From ferol.weyand at state.or.us Thu Sep 4 08:33:13 2014 From: ferol.weyand at state.or.us (Ferol Weyand) Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 15:33:13 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Library issues on the upcoming elections? Message-ID: <103BDFBB998BBB40B6F9DA335F44B4FC3CE056FC@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hi Everyone, Sorry about the cross posting. Do any of you know of any library referendums, measures or ballot issues in the state of Oregon. If your library or any library that you know of has anything on the September or November general election ballot, please let me know as soon as possible. Links to any of the above would also be helpful. Ferol Weyand, Library Support and Development Services Consulting Assistant Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St NE, Salem, OR 97301-3950 503-378-2525 ferol.weyand at state.or.us [http://www.ala.org/bbooks/sites/ala.org.bbooks/files/content/BBW14_Profile_op1.jpg] Banned Books Week is September 21-27, 2014 Celebrate the Freedom to Read in Oregon! Plan Banned Books Week Activities. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3482 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us Thu Sep 4 14:04:07 2014 From: marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us (MaryKay Dahlgreen) Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 21:04:07 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Announcement from the ALA Washington Office about Social Security information Message-ID: Hello all- I received the following message from my state librarian group. MaryKay Some of your librarians and library contacts might have a hard time helping patrons locate information on Supplemental Security Income or Social Security. On September 17, 2014, the ALA Washington Office is hosting a free webinar that will teach participants how to use My Social Security (MySSA), the online Social Security resource. Here's more on the webinar: http://www.districtdispatch.org/2014/09/free-webinar-understanding-... MaryKay Dahlgreen Oregon State Librarian 503-378-4367 marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us http://oregon.gov/osl [library logo.jpg] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 4829 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From ferol.weyand at state.or.us Tue Sep 9 08:02:26 2014 From: ferol.weyand at state.or.us (Ferol Weyand) Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2014 15:02:26 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Library Journal Architectural questionnaire Message-ID: <103BDFBB998BBB40B6F9DA335F44B4FC3CE082D3@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Dear Librarians, Please be sure to submit your projects for the 2014 LJ Architectural Issue. Apologies for duplicating emails, but I want to ensure that all appropriate projects are included. See further details below. Thank you. [Library Journal] Architectural Questionnaire for Libraries completed between July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014 Dear Librarians, The 2014 Library Journal Architectural Issue will be published in the November 15, 2014, issue. It will collect data for finished public and academic library projects-new builds and renovations/additions-completed between July 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014 only. Be sure to fill in all information requested at www.libraryjournal.com/PublicArch2014 www.libraryjournal.com/AcademicArch2014 THE DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014. THE DEADLINE FOR ACADEMIC LIBRARIES IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014. See additional information about artwork. If you had/are having a Referenda for capital improvements and/or operating funds between December 1, 2013 and November 30, 2014, tell us how it turned out at www.libraryjournal.com/referenda Please disseminate this information where appropriate. Thank you. Bette-Lee Fox Managing Editor Library Journal 646-380-0717 blfox at mediasourceinc.com ________________________________ This email was sent to . To Unsubscribe from future survey notices, Click Here VIEW OUR UPDATED PRIVACY POLICY: Click Here. CONTACT US: Library Journal 123 William Street, Suite 802 New York, NY 10038 Tel: 646-380-0700 Fax: 646-380-0756 Email: ljinfo at mediasourceinc.com Ferol Weyand, Library Support and Development Services Consulting Assistant Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St NE, Salem, OR 97301-3950 503-378-2525 ferol.weyand at state.or.us [http://www.ala.org/bbooks/sites/ala.org.bbooks/files/content/BBW14_Profile_op1.jpg] Banned Books Week is September 21-27, 2014 Celebrate the Freedom to Read in Oregon! Plan Banned Books Week Activities. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Call me if it shows up. Survey data is cleaned through the fall, then posted in draft form in December at http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/statsploregon.aspx. Many local, state and national groups use this data, so thank you very much for working on the survey. If you have not yet finished your survey, or believe that your library should be on the list below, please contact me. Thanks for timely data go to: The Diamond Star award for submission before August [diamondstar.jpeg] Enterprise City Library Wallowa County Library The Platinum Star award for submission before September [platninum star.jpg] Brownsville Community Library Grant County Library Joseph City Library Seaside Public Library Silver Falls Library District Springfield Public Library The Dalles-Wasco County Library Ukiah Public Library Wasco County Library Service District Weston Public Library The Gold Stars so for submission before October 2, 2014 [goldstar2.gif] Astoria Public Library Bandon Public Library Coos Bay Public Library Dufur School/Community Library Garden Home Community Library Independence Public Library Langlois District Library Newberg Public Library North Bend Public Library Pilot Rock Public Library Umatilla Public Library Vernonia Public Library Wallowa Public Library Woodburn Public Library Help is available! Call early and call often! 503-378-5027. 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Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2057 bytes Desc: image003.jpg URL: From ann.reed at state.or.us Thu Sep 25 08:26:40 2014 From: ann.reed at state.or.us (Ann Reed) Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 15:26:40 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] LETTERS OF INTEREST FOR OREGON HUMANITIES PUBLIC PROGRAM GRANTS DUE OCT. 31 Message-ID: <810CC03BDFB8D94883767344C8B7EE2E4569D6F4@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> LETTERS OF INTEREST FOR OREGON HUMANITIES PUBLIC PROGRAM GRANTS DUE OCT. 31 Oregon Humanities (OH) encourages nonprofits to submit letters of interest for its 2015 Public Program Grants by no later than Oct. 31 for public programs beginning after April 1, 2015. Applicants must apply using the OH online system. Potential applicants must submit Letters of Interest via OH's online system no later than October 31, 2014. In the past year, Oregon Humanities Public Program Grants funded programs that examined topics such as the effects of tribal termination, investigated the history of the Oregon railways, and explored the experience of black tradeswomen. To learn more about Public Program Grants and to submit a Letter of Interest, visit Oregon Humanities online. OH also invites interested organizations to a webinar on writing strong letters of interest for Public Program Grants, set to take place from 11 a.m. - noon, Oct. 2. Participation is not mandatory, but it is strongly encouraged. Click here to register! Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Oregon State Library Library Support and 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: From ferol.weyand at state.or.us Thu Sep 25 15:28:08 2014 From: ferol.weyand at state.or.us (Ferol Weyand) Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 22:28:08 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] You are invited to visit the Oregon State Library! Message-ID: <103BDFBB998BBB40B6F9DA335F44B4FC3CE3C240@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hello to all Library Directors in the state of Oregon! * Are you new to your library or the state of Oregon? * Have you been at your library for awhile, but have never visited the Oregon State Library? * Do you know what the Oregon State Library has to offer you? * Would you like to know about our collections? * Are you curious about the status of OSL's transformation? * Have you thought about applying for an LSTA Grant? * Would you like to know about the Summer Reading Program? * Would you like to learn more about the Edge Initiative? * How about those statewide databases? * Would you like to learn about the Talking Book and Braille Library? The Library Support and Development Services Division would like to invite you to visit the Oregon State Library on Monday, October 27, 2014, from 9:30 - 1:00. You will meet with the State Librarian, Library Support and Development Services consultants and Talking Book and Braille Library staff. You will also get a tour of the State Library and there will be plenty of time for staff to answer any questions. If you have other staff that you would like to attend, feel free to bring them! You are welcome to stay for a no-host lunch with the Library Support and Talking Books staff after the tour. Instead of going out to lunch, I will be ordering lunch to be delivered around 1 pm. I will be sending options with prices as RSVP's are received. Please let me know if you are interested in attending by 4 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014. Ferol Weyand, Library Support and Development Services Consulting Assistant Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St NE, Salem, OR 97301-3950 503-378-2525 ferol.weyand at state.or.us [http://www.ala.org/bbooks/sites/ala.org.bbooks/files/content/BBW14_Profile_op1.jpg] Banned Books Week is September 21-27, 2014 Celebrate the Freedom to Read in Oregon! Plan Banned Books Week Activities. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3482 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From ann.reed at state.or.us Fri Sep 26 12:57:21 2014 From: ann.reed at state.or.us (Ann Reed) Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 19:57:21 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Libraries finished with annual survey, congratulations! Call early and often for help! Message-ID: <810CC03BDFB8D94883767344C8B7EE2E4569DB20@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hello Public Library Directors, The October 1, 2014 due date for Oregon's Public Library Statistical Survey 2013-2014 is next week. Help is available! Call early and call often! 503-378-5027. As a FYI: Question 12.1 is acting strange. Just attach a federal note saying "Ann will fix." That will let the survey continue on and submit after edit checks. Question 12.6 may also be a problem, especially if section 2, 5,or 6 has a lot of empty or 0 entries. Call me if it shows up. Your data is important and is used by many groups to fight to keep libraries in the e-rate and the national and state broadband debate. The State Library also uses the data, for instance, to argue for Ready to Read funding. Your data matters. If you have not yet finished your survey, or believe that your library should be on the list below of libraries that finished, please contact me. Thanks for timely data go to: The Diamond Star award for submission before August [cid:image001.jpg at 01CFD989.68CFF5C0] Enterprise City Library Wallowa County Library The Platinum Star award for submission before September [cid:image002.jpg at 01CFD989.68CFF5C0] Brownsville Community Library Grant County Library Joseph City Library Seaside Public Library Silver Falls Library District Springfield Public Library The Dalles-Wasco County Library Ukiah Public Library Wasco County Library Service District Weston Public Library The Gold Stars so for submission before October 2, 2014 [cid:image003.jpg at 01CFD989.68CFF5C0]Call if you should be on this list! 503-378-5027 Adams Public Library Astoria Public Library Athena Public Library Bandon Public Library Chetco Community Public Library Coos Bay Public Library Cottage Grove Library Curry Public Library District Dallas Public Library Douglas County Library System Dufur School/Community Library Elgin Public Library Fern Ridge Library District Flora M Laird Memorial Library Garden Home Community Library Gladstone Public Library Harney County Library Harrisburg Public Library Helix Public Library Hermiston Public Library Independence Public Library Ione Library District Jefferson County Library Langlois District Library Lebanon Public Library Lyons Public Library Milton-Freewater Public Library Molalla Public Library Monmouth Public Library Mt Angel Public Library Newberg Public Library Newport Public Library North Bend Public Library Nyssa Public Library Oakridge Public Library Oregon City Public Library Pendleton Public Library Pilot Rock Public Library Port Orford District Library Salem Public Library Stayton Public Library Tigard Public Library Tillamook County Library Toledo Public Library Umatilla Public Library Vernonia Public Library Wallowa Public Library West Linn Public Library Wilsonville Public Library Woodburn Public Library Yachats Public Library Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Oregon State Library Library Support and 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... 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We would like to salute the following community-minded libraries that have gotten their data in so far: The Diamond Star award for submission before August [diamondstar.jpeg] Enterprise City Library Wallowa County Library The Platinum Star award for submission before September [platninum star.jpg] Brownsville Community Library Grant County Library Joseph City Library Seaside Public Library Silver Falls Library District Springfield Public Library The Dalles-Wasco County Library Ukiah Public Library Wasco County Library Service District Weston Public Library The Gold Stars so for submission before October 2, 2014 [goldstar2.gif] Adams Public Library Agness Library District Astoria Public Library Athena Public Library Baker County Public Library Bandon Public Library Banks Public Library Beaverton City Library Canby Public Library Cedar Mill Community Library Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service Chetco Community Public Library Clackamas County Library Clatskanie Library District Coos Bay Public Library Coos County Library Service District Cornelius Public Library Corvallis-Benton County Public Library Cottage Grove Library Curry Public Library District Dallas Public Library Dora Public Library Douglas County Library System Dufur School/Community Library Echo Public Library Elgin Public Library Fern Ridge Library District Flora M Laird Memorial Library Forest Grove City Library Garden Home Community Library Gilliam County Library Gladstone Public Library Harney County Library Harrisburg Public Library Hazel M. Lewis Library Helix Public Library Hermiston Public Library Hillsboro Public Library Independence Public Library Ione Library District Jackson County Library Services Jefferson County Library Klamath County Library La Grande Public Library Lake Oswego Public Library Lakeside Public Library Langlois District Library Lebanon Public Library Ledding Library Library Information Network of Clackamas County Lyons Public Library Mary Gilkey Library McMinnville Public Library Milton-Freewater Public Library Molalla Public Library Monmouth Public Library Mt Angel Public Library Newberg Public Library Newport Public Library North Bend Public Library North Plains Public Library Nyssa Public Library Oakridge Public Library Oregon City Public Library Pendleton Public Library Pilot Rock Public Library Port Orford District Library Rainier City Library Salem Public Library Sandy Public Library Scappoose Public Library Sheridan Public Library Sherman County Public/School Library Sherwood Public Library Spray Public/School Library Stanfield Public Library Stayton Public Library Sweet Home Public Library Tigard Public Library Tillamook County Library Toledo Public Library Umatilla Public Library Union Carnegie Public Library Vernonia Public Library Wagner Community Library Wallowa Public Library West Linn Public Library Willamina Public Library Wilsonville Public Library Woodburn Public Library Yachats Public Library Congratulations all! 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