[Libs-Or] FYI - interesting new snippets from IMLS

[Ann Reed]

Know Kidding, The Best of the Best in Youth Services
<http://www.imls.gov/closer/archive/hlt_l0404.htm> ...Dealing with
overenthusiastic parents and initiating reference interviews with shy
children are just two of the challenges of being a youth services
librarian. For the past two years Sharon Ball, a consultant with the
North Suburban Library System of Wheeling, Illinois, has overseen the
compilation, publication, and distribution of a 723-page youth services
handbook entitled Know Kidding, The Best of the Best in Youth Services.
Using LSTA funding, Ball was able to print 1,000 copies of the handbook
and send one to every Illinois public library and public library branch.
Read more in this month's highlight
<http://www.imls.gov/closer/archive/hlt_l0404.htm> . 


Request for Proposals for Future of Librarians Study
The Institute of Museum and Library Services, Office of Library
Services, is seeking proposals for a national research study on the
future of librarians in the workforce. The deadline for proposals is
June 15, 2004. The maximum award is $1,000,000 for a two-year project
beginning September 30, 2004, and ending September 30, 2006. IMLS
anticipates making a single award for the project. Read more in the IMLS
press release <http://www.imls.gov/whatsnew/current/040604.htm> . 


IMLS-Sponsored Conference on Interaction Design and Children
The University of Maryland will host the Third International Conference
on Interaction Design and Children (IDC 2004) from June 1 to 3, 2004, in
College Park, Maryland. The event will bring together researchers,
educators, and industry professionals from around the world concerned
with designing technologies for young users. IDC 2004 will feature
panels and in-depth workshops with academic leaders and media producers
who have helped found and shape the field of interaction design and
children. The conference will also showcase research papers and
tutorials on topics ranging from "Designing Handheld Tools for Learning"
to "Using Personas and Scenarios in the Design of Children's Interactive
Media." In addition to the University of Maryland, sponsors for IDC 2004
include the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Special
Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (SIGCHI) of the Association
for Computing Machinery, the National Science Foundation, Fisher-Price,
and LeapFrog. For more information, please visit http://www.idc2004.org
<http://www.idc2004.org/> . 


Save America's Treasures
The National Park Service, in partnership with the President's Committee
on the Arts and the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts,
National Endowment for the Humanities, and Institute of Museum and
Library Services, is seeking applicants for the 2004 Save America's
Treasures grant program. Save America's Treasures makes critical
investments in the preservation of our nation's most significant
cultural resources. Grants are awarded to preserve and/or conserve
historic structures and sites as well as collections of intellectual and
cultural artifacts. Grant amounts range from $50,000 to $1 million for
collections, and from $250,000 to $1 million for historic property and
sites. All the awards must be matched dollar-for-dollar from nonfederal
sources. Complete information, guidelines, and applications, as well as
a database of previous Save America's Treasures awardees, can be found
on the National Park Service Web site
<http://www2.cr.nps.gov/treasures/index.htm> . The deadline for
applications is May 19, 2004. For general information, contact Kimber
Craine at the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities at
202/682-5661 or kcraine at pcah.gov. 

-- 
Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator
Oregon State Library
250 Winter St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 378-2112 Ext 254
fax (503) 378-6439
ann.reed at state.or.us

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