From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Tue Feb 1 10:17:29 2011 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 18:17:29 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] FW: ODLC/Library2Go accepting applications for membership Message-ID: If your library is not part of Library2Go, you might be interested in the message below. FYI, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Library Development Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301-3950 503-378-5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us From: libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Ottow, Carrie Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 9:30 AM To: libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [Libs-Or] ODLC/Library2Go accepting applications for membership The Oregon Digital Library Consortium (ODLC) is now accepting applications for public library membership for fiscal year 2011-12 (July 2011-June 2012). ODLC is a group of public libraries that contract for downloadable library materials for our patrons. Our Library2Go (http://library2go.lib.overdrive.com) collection, purchased through Overdrive, includes thousands of ebooks, audiobooks and videos for adults and children. We are organized with bylaws, a governing board, and committee chairs who's many hands make light work for all. Annual maintenance fees for membership in ODLC are based on population served, require a $1,500 start up fee and may require SIP license fees. Groups of libraries sharing the same server can be added under one fee. If your public library is interested in joining the consortium, please see the "Procedures for Joining ODLC As of July 1, 2011," fill out a preliminary application form, and return it to me by March 1, 2011. The procedures and application are posted on the ODLC web page: https://sites.google.com/site/odlccommittee/shared-documents Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Carrie Ottow Chair, Oregon Digital Library Consortium Corvallis Public Library 645 NW Monroe Ave. Corvallis, OR 97330 541-766-6487 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us Tue Feb 1 12:36:34 2011 From: jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us (Jim Scheppke) Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 20:36:34 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Governor's Balanced Budget for 2011-13 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Dear Directors: I am pleased to report that the Governor's Balanced Budget released today preserves all of the programs and staffing of the State Library. The Governor's budget includes 44 positions and 42.26 FTE, the same as our current staffing this biennium. An important change in the Governor's Budget is to take the grant funds from the Ready to Read Grant Program and transfer them to a new Early Learning Council that will design a more seamless early childhood education delivery program in the state. The Early Learning Council budget totals nearly $800 million and is comprised of all the money that in the past has funded programs like Oregon Pre-kindergarten and Healthy Start. The Governor's budget indicates that in the first year of the biennium, the early childhood programs, including Ready to Read grants, will be administered as they have in the past, while the new Early Learning Council designs the new program that will begin in the second year of the biennium. I see a real opportunity here to potentially increase funding for the Ready to Read Grant program, based on the excellent work that you all are doing for children in your communities. We haven?t seen the details of the Governor?s Balanced Budget yet, but I did want to inform you that the Ready to Read Grant program seems to have survived, at least for now. I hope you will continue to educate your Legislators about the importance of this program in supporting early learning programs and summer reading programs in your library. You will be hearing more as we get more details. Please let me know if you have questions about this. Jim Scheppke, State Librarian Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-378-4367 (fax) 503-585-8059 jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us [cid:3379408592_1087332]Go Green, Keep it on screen - think before you print. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Jim Scheppke, State Librarian Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-378-4367 (fax) 503-585-8059 jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us [cid:3379911425_145398]Go Green, Keep it on screen - think before you print. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1427 bytes Desc: image.jpg URL: From darci.hanning at state.or.us Fri Feb 18 11:15:29 2011 From: darci.hanning at state.or.us (Darci Hanning) Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:15:29 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] FW: ODLC/Library2Go accepting applications for membership Message-ID: Hello Directors: I wanted to pass this on as an FYI in case you've been thinking about providing the Library2Go service to your patrons: this year's application deadline is March 1. Please follow-up directly with Carrie Ottow if you have any questions or concerns (see below). Cheers, Darci ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Darci Hanning * Technology Development Consultant * Library Development Services Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 503-378-2527 darci.hanning at state.or.us Ask me about Plinkit! http://www.plinkit.org/ http://oregon.plinkit.org I am resending this as a reminder that the deadline for applying for membership to ODLC is March 1st. Please also note that the procedures for joining (linked below) have been revised with a new fee schedule. The vendor is no longer charging the $1500 joining fee. -Carrie ______________________________________________ The Oregon Digital Library Consortium (ODLC) is now accepting applications for public library membership for fiscal year 2011-12 (July 2011-June 2012). ODLC is a group of public libraries that contract for downloadable library materials for our patrons. Our Library2Go (http://library2go.lib.overdrive.com) collection, purchased through Overdrive, includes thousands of ebooks, audiobooks and videos for adults and children. We are organized with bylaws, a governing board, and committee chairs who's many hands make light work for all. Annual maintenance fees for membership in ODLC are based on population served, require a $1,500 start up fee and may require SIP license fees. Groups of libraries sharing the same server can be added under one fee. If your public library is interested in joining the consortium, please see the "Procedures for Joining ODLC As of July 1, 2011," fill out a preliminary application form, and return it to me by March 1, 2011. The procedures and application are posted on the ODLC web page: https://sites.google.com/site/odlccommittee/shared-documents Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. 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