From ann.reed at state.or.us Fri Aug 2 15:19:14 2013 From: ann.reed at state.or.us (Ann Reed) Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 22:19:14 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Time is running out - Free Outcome Based Evaluation training for libraries! useful for LSTA and Ready 2 Read grants - good for all libraries Message-ID: <810CC03BDFB8D94883767344C8B7EE2E3801CB91@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Time is running out - so take advantage of these opportunities Free Outcome Based Evaluation training for libraries! [wolf1.jpeg] Feeling like your library is a straw house when it comes to describing the impact of your services or grants? Know that what you do changes lives but having trouble proving it? Don't huddle in a brick library - save the date and attend a free outcome based evaluation training session coming to a location near you! All levels and types of library personnel are welcome. Training by Sara Behrman sponsored by the Oregon State Library. [pigs.jpg] Registration at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3K7RGFQ OBE Training Locations and Times Eastern Oregon / Pendleton Area August 6, 2013 1:00 - 3:00 pm Pendleton City Hall - Community Room 500 SW Dorian Pendleton, OR 97801 (541) 966-0220 Directions: Drive around to the back of the building on Immigrant St. Enter through the Municipal Court entrance. [wolf3.jpeg]Webinar* August 8, 2013 12:30-2:30 NOTE: Internet Audio is not supported on tablets URL: https://oregonconnect.ilinc.com/join/kbyjcct * The webinar will be recorded and posted to the Library Development Services OSL website later. A manual of handouts was mailed to everyone who registered for the webinar by 1:00 pm on August 2. For later registrations, the handouts for the session are at: http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/LSTA/OBE/OBE%20TrainingManualFINAL.pdf This project is supported in whole by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library. Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Oregon State Library Library Development Services 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 ann.reed at state.or.us phone 503-378-5027 fax 503-378-6439 http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3273 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2263 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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MaryKay MaryKay Dahlgreen State Librarian Oregon State Library marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us 503-378-4367 [cid:image003.jpg at 01CE4751.8A8D6B50] Summer Reading 2013 at Oregon libraries! From: kids-lib-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:kids-lib-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Katie Anderson Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 10:27 AM To: (kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Subject: [kids-lib] Potential grant opportunities for libraries: ODE Strategic Initiatives Hello! I received the following emails last week and have been mulling over how best to share this information with you. The emails below provides a good summary of the new education legislation and funding, but it may be confusing if you haven't followed the new education legislation closely. I've left the email below intact for those who have been following it closely. If you haven't been following this closely or you just don't want to read the emails below, here is what is important to libraries: * This is a draft timeline of funding opportunities from the Oregon Department of Education (ODE): https://oslmail.osl.state.or.us/owa/redir.aspx?C=ZwQOtY8w1Ue6BS1-XK-xdio4usuXbNAIQvy-hmHBv_1A_uUOVhf7dCkjZ6--a4g41G5Agju-jbM.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ode.state.or.us%2fsuperintendent%2fpriorities%2fstrategic-initiatives-timeline.pdf * Go to the top of the second page and look at the section called "Early Reading Initiative". You will see: * 'Ready to Read program (State Library)' is included in this section. This funding opportunity is being administered by the State Library as usual via Ready to Read Grants. Eligible libraries will receive this funding in December 2013. Being included in this chart is significant because it recognizes libraries as contributing to the education of young children--hurray! * 'Expanded access to libraries/resources' and 'Early literacy instruction for families/caregivers, early childhood educations' which the chart indicates will be distributed in the form of grants and that the request for proposals (RFP) will be announced in September. I don't know much about these new grant opportunities, but am working on learning more! However, I want to let you know about them ASAP so you can start thinking about whether or not your library wants to get involved and take advantage of this opportunity. * Is your library interested in one of these new grants from ODE? If so, unfortunately I don't have solid information to help you yet. I don't even know how much money applicants will be able to apply for or what the eligibility requirements will be for applicants. However, the opportunity is coming up fast so you need to start thinking about what you might do. It is probably safe to assume that: * ODE will only fund projects that will help achieve one or more of their desired outcomes. Their desired outcomes, strategies for achieving them, and the metrics they will be using to evaluate progress towards their outcomes are clearly stated on the second page of the attached handout. * They will look more favorably on projects that target high-risk populations such as people of color, English language learners, immigrants, families in poverty, pregnant and parenting teens and their children, etc. * They will look more favorably on projects that involve one or more community partnerships that streamline services, increase services for the targeted high-risk population (i.e. increase the dosage), and/or improve cultural competency in service delivery. There is a possibility that schools, school districts, and/or education services district will have to be the applying agency. If this ends up being the case, then your library could be one of their community partners. * The Oregon Education Investment Board has used the Ready to Learn library project currently underway in Umatilla, Wallowa, Baker, Union, and Grant counties as an example of the types of projects they would like to fund. Learn more about Ready to Learn (R2L) and the type of project they want to fund: * R2L on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/readytolearnoregon * R2L's full LSTA Grant application: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/LSTA/2013/13-09-4pfull.pdf We will do our best to keep you informed as we learn more! Thanks, Katie Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 From: GREENE Crystal [mailto:crystal.greene at state.or.us] Sent: Monday, August 05, 2013 9:59 AM To: super at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: ODE Strategic Initiatives Good morning, We know that many of you have questions about the recent legislation that provided funding for key strategic investments in our students and educators. House Bill 3232 and House Bill 3233 provide funding designed to leverage matching funds and community partnerships to scale best practices, expand proven programs, help turn around under-performing schools, and improve student outcomes in our state. Over the coming months, we will be announcing a number of opportunities for school districts and community partners to submit proposals to fund initiatives in the areas of early literacy, STEM and CTE, creating a college going culture, and developing a robust Network for Quality Teaching and Learning. Click here for a rough timeline for when these various initiatives will be launched and the related funding levels. Please note that this information is still subject to change as we finalize plans for how to most effectively roll out each program. As Request for Proposals (RFPs) are announced, we will share additional information. You can also check our Strategic Initiatives webpage for additional details and updates. On this webpage, you can find an overview of the Strategic Investments, links to the related legislation, the rollout timeline, and a PowerPoint presentation on the initiatives that was presented to the Education Subcommittee of Ways and Means this past May. We are currently seeking RFPs for the Oregon Mentoring Grant which remains open through August 14, 2013. In mid-August, we will also be opening the RFP process for the Collaboration Grants and will post details on the Strategic Initiatives webpage once available. Stay tuned for future updates. We look forward to hearing your ideas and suggestions on how to move these initiatives forward. Crystal Greene Communications Director | Office of the Deputy Superintendent | Oregon Department of Education 503.947.5650 (office) | 503.428.3481 (cell) | crystal.greene at state.or.us | www.ode.state.or.us _________________________________________________________________ From: ALLEN Seth * OEIB [seth.allen at state.or.us] Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 9:40 AM Subject: Message on Strategic Initiatives from Rob Saxton and Nancy Golden Yesterday, the Governor held a signing ceremony for two important pieces of education legislation, House Bill 3232 and House Bill 3233. This public signing marked the official launch of four Strategic Initiatives designed to improve opportunities and outcomes for our students through a targeted investment in key leverage areas: early literacy, STEM, creating a college-going culture, and building a robust network of supports for our educators. Click here for a video from the Governor on these important efforts and what they will mean for Oregon. These Strategic Initiatives are a critical part of the larger systems work our state is engaged in around creating a seamless P-20 education system that supports students from birth through graduate school. In our rapidly changing, technology-rich world, ensuring our students have a strong educational foundation is more critical than ever before - both for the future success of our students and the economic prosperity of our state. Oregon has made a commitment to dramatically increase the number of students graduating from our high schools prepared to enter, and complete, higher education and workforce training programs. These four Strategic Initiatives are designed to fund areas with a high return on investment, kick start innovation, expand best practice, and make significant progress toward our 40-40-20 goal. We know that one of the most significant predictors of a student's future educational success is whether or not that student can read at grade level by the end of third grade. Our Early Reading Initiative is designed to expand existing programs with a proven track record in early literacy, provide parents and caregivers with additional literacy resources and tools, and ensure our most at-risk students have additional time and individualized support to master this critical skill. A student's journey to gradation and beyond starts with a solid foundation in literacy and this funding will ramp up our efforts in this important area. Getting all of our students to graduation is essential - but it is only the first step. We also need to ensure our students leave high school ready, and inspired, to go on to college and workforce training. Our efforts around guidance and support for post-secondary aspirations are designed to help more students see college as a possibility through mentoring, guidance, and opportunities to gain college credit while in high school. In addition, our initiative to connect students to the world of work focuses on increasing access to engaging, hands-on learning that can build direct pathways from high school to critical, family-wage careers - especially in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). The final initiative is the creation of a Network for Quality Teaching and Learning to ensure we are recruiting the best and brightest into the profession, delivering relevant, high-quality training in our teacher preparation programs, providing our new teachers and administrators with experienced mentors, and ensuring that all of our teachers have the strong, embedded professional development they need to be as effective as possible. This Network will include expansions to some proven programs as well as new and innovative approaches designed to better support the development of strong educational leaders throughout our system. Over the coming months, we will be announcing a number of opportunities for school districts, colleges, non-profits, and education partners to apply for Strategic Investment funds through several rounds of grants and contracts. Information about these opportunities will be shared by email and will be posted to our Strategic Initiatives webpage. A draft timeline for when these various grant opportunities will be announced is also available on our website. There are already a number of existing innovative and effective efforts in place to support student success in Oregon. The Strategic Initiatives are designed to enhance and expand the impact of these successful approaches while stimulating additional solutions and partnerships. The Initiatives will provide resources and demonstration models that can be adopted or replicated throughout the state and which can inform future strategic investments. We look forward to hearing from our district, higher education, and community partners throughout this initiative process. Improving education in our state will take all of us - educators, parents, students, business leaders, and community partners. But it will also impact and benefit all of us. Our students deserve a rigorous, engaging, relevant education that prepares them for the opportunities and challenges they will face upon graduation. Our educators deserve a system that encourages their professional growth and development and supports their success as practitioners. And our state deserves the economic prosperity and engaged citizenry that stems from a robust, effective education system. Together we can, and will, build the system our students, educators, and state deserve. Thank you for all you do every day, Nancy Golden Rob S. Saxton Interim Chief Education Officer Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 5365 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Cover Oregon will be rolling out on October 1, 2013. I am happy to announce that Cover Oregon will provide libraries the ability to order promotional products (brochures, bookmarks, etc.) from their web site. The Oregon State Library has been asked to provide a list of library contacts for Cover Oregon to use as they set up accounts. We will provide the contact information for public and tribal library directors unless you want to appoint someone else from your library to serve as a contact. If you want to appoint an alternative contact, please fill out the form linked below by August 23, 2013. There is no need to fill out the form unless you want to provide an alternative contact. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CoverOregon If you have further questions or comments, please contact me. --Arlene Arlene Weible Electronic Services Consultant Oregon Federal Regional Depository Coordinator Library Development Services Oregon State Library 250 Winter St NE Salem OR, 97301 503-378-5020 arlene.weible at state.or.us http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/technology/sdlp/index.aspx -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From darci.hanning at state.or.us Wed Aug 14 13:45:15 2013 From: darci.hanning at state.or.us (Darci Hanning) Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 20:45:15 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Survey: Digital Collections in Oregon Message-ID: Greetings! (Please ignore any duplicate requests -- we are attempting to be as inclusive as possible, thanks!) The Oregon State Library has contracted with Danielle Plumer to develop a statewide digital collections plan for Oregon. As part of that project, Danielle has developed an online survey to collect additional detail about current digital collections in Oregon. You can help by completing this survey by August 31. Please feel free to forward this message to any partners or contacts you might have in other institutions. We are attempting not only to compile a comprehensive list of digital collections in Oregon but also to identify institutional needs and obstacles to digitization of historical collections by libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and other cultural heritage institutions in the state. The survey is available at http://osl.digital-collections.sgizmo.com/s3/. It should require approximately twenty minutes of your time, plus roughly five minutes per digital collection listed. You do not need to identify every collection separately if there is a single "landing page" or access point for multiple collections. Individual responses will remain private, but aggregate detail, including a listing of the collections identified through this survey, will be made available to the Oregon State Library. If you have any questions about the survey, please do not hesitate to contact me. The survey will remain open through August 31, 2013. 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From arlene.weible at state.or.us Wed Aug 21 08:24:21 2013 From: arlene.weible at state.or.us (Arlene Weible) Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:24:21 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Cover Oregon promotional materials: Please read by Aug 23, 2013! Message-ID: <203B0B8CF6665A4B822F17E789DD1AD1380FD93B@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Please remember to fill out the form linked below if you want someone other than the library director to be the contact for Cover Oregon promotional materials by Friday, August 23rd. Thanks! From: Arlene Weible Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 1:29 PM To: 'pl-directors at listsmart.osl.state.or.us'; 'tl-directors at listsmart.osl.state.or.us' Cc: MaryKay Dahlgreen Subject: Cover Oregon promotional materials: Please read by Aug 23, 2013! Greetings! Cover Oregon is Oregon's new health insurance exchange, and is part of the federal Affordable Care Act. This new online marketplace will help Oregonians compare and enroll in health and dental coverage that fits their needs and budget. More Oregonians will be able to get health coverage, even if they already have a health condition, and access financial help. Cover Oregon will be rolling out on October 1, 2013. I am happy to announce that Cover Oregon will provide libraries the ability to order promotional products (brochures, bookmarks, etc.) from their web site. The Oregon State Library has been asked to provide a list of library contacts for Cover Oregon to use as they set up accounts. We will provide the contact information for public and tribal library directors unless you want to appoint someone else from your library to serve as a contact. If you want to appoint an alternative contact, please fill out the form linked below by August 23, 2013. There is no need to fill out the form unless you want to provide an alternative contact. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CoverOregon If you have further questions or comments, please contact me. --Arlene Arlene Weible Electronic Services Consultant Oregon Federal Regional Depository Coordinator Library Development Services Oregon State Library 250 Winter St NE Salem OR, 97301 503-378-5020 arlene.weible at state.or.us http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/technology/sdlp/index.aspx -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From darci.hanning at state.or.us Mon Aug 26 12:44:28 2013 From: darci.hanning at state.or.us (Darci Hanning) Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 19:44:28 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Survey: Digital Collections in Oregon Message-ID: Hello! This is a final reminder to please respond to the survey mentioned below if you haven't already done so. It's just as important to complete the survey if your library currently has NO digital collections as it is if your library does have digital collections. The deadline to complete the survey is August 31st. Thanks again for your time! Cheers, Darci From: Darci Hanning Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 1:45 PM To: pl-directors at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; tl-directors at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; al-directors at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: Survey: Digital Collections in Oregon Greetings! (Please ignore any duplicate requests -- we are attempting to be as inclusive as possible, thanks!) The Oregon State Library has contracted with Danielle Plumer to develop a statewide digital collections plan for Oregon. As part of that project, Danielle has developed an online survey to collect additional detail about current digital collections in Oregon. You can help by completing this survey by August 31. Please feel free to forward this message to any partners or contacts you might have in other institutions. We are attempting not only to compile a comprehensive list of digital collections in Oregon but also to identify institutional needs and obstacles to digitization of historical collections by libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and other cultural heritage institutions in the state. The survey is available at http://osl.digital-collections.sgizmo.com/s3/. It should require approximately twenty minutes of your time, plus roughly five minutes per digital collection listed. You do not need to identify every collection separately if there is a single "landing page" or access point for multiple collections. Individual responses will remain private, but aggregate detail, including a listing of the collections identified through this survey, will be made available to the Oregon State Library. 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URL: From ann.reed at state.or.us Wed Aug 28 12:23:45 2013 From: ann.reed at state.or.us (Ann Reed) Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 19:23:45 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Oregon Digital Newspaper Program seeks nominations for titles to digitize from small or rural communities Message-ID: <810CC03BDFB8D94883767344C8B7EE2E3A87B3A5@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Posted on behalf of ODNP The Oregon Digital Newspaper Program (ODNP) has received a National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) grant from Library of Congress and NEH to digitize more historic Oregon newspaper content over the next two years. As part of the process for selecting which newspaper titles we will digitize, we are requesting nominations from public libraries for titles published in small or rural communities before 1923 that are not yet represented on the Historic Oregon Newspapers website (http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/). If you would like to nominate a title from your area, please respond off list to srabun at uoregon.edu and provide newspaper title information (place of publication, title, publication dates, OCLC or LCCN, etc.) as well as why you would like to see the title digitized. Nominations will be reviewed and considered by the ODNP Advisory Board, where a final decision will be made. Many thanks! Best, Sheila Rabun Project Coordinator, Oregon Digital Newspaper Program University of Oregon Libraries (541) 346-1859 Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Oregon State Library Library Development Services 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 ann.reed at state.or.us phone 503-378-5027 fax 503-378-6439 http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: