volume #4 issue#21

May 24, 2007

Prairie Views: the newsletter of the Prairie Area Library System

System News

Memorial Day Holiday
The PALS Service Centers will be closed on Monday, May 28 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. No delivery routes will be completed that day and PALSGroup staff will not be available for support.

READ Software Group Purchase
PALS is coordinating a group purchase of ALA READ software disk 1, ALA READ software disk 2, and Photoshop Elements 5. The READ disks contain files to create custom READ posters with your own photos. Many of the files can be used with Microsoft Publisher or Microsoft Word, but some of the more involved files require Photoshop Elements to create posters. READ 1 and READ 2 contain different files and can be ordered separately. An overview of the files on the disks is available at http://www.alastore.ala.org/img/641.pdf.

The cost for each READ 1 or READ 2 will depend on the quantity of the group purchase, but should not exceed $60, which includes postage. Your library will receive an invoice from PALS. Photoshop Elements 5 is a graphics program that gives you additional options for working with graphics. You can use Elements to edit your photos or create publications, as well as create READ posters. Information about Elements is available at http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelwin/overview2.html. The cost of Elements is $96.99, which includes shipping. Your library will receive an invoice from PALS.

If you would like to order READ 1, READ 2, or Photoshop Elements, please fill out the form at http://www.palsnet.info/members/purchase/. To help us maintain accurate records, no orders will be accepted without a completed order form. The deadline for ordering is June 30, 2007. For more information on the READ software, contact Rhonda Krahl at rhondak@palsnet.info or ext. 3151. For more information on Photoshop Elements, contact Kacy Kelly at kacyk@palsnet.info or ext. 3251.

Two Elections Now Underway
Each member library may cast a ballot for the current nominees for the PALS Board of Directors and for the PALS Librarians' Advisory Committee. Unless the library makes other arrangements, we expect the Library Director to cast the library's ballot. If your library needs to make arrangements so PALS will count the ballot from someone other than the Library Director, please contact Cori Swanson at coris@palsnet.info.

PALS Board of Directors Election
Deadline for submission is June 15, 2007.
If you would like to learn more about the nominees go to http://www.palsnet.info/about/board/candidates.asp.

PALS Librarians' Advisory Committee Election
Deadline for submission is June 22, 2007.
If you would like to learn more about the nominees go to http://www.palsnet.info/members/laccandidates.asp.

Feel free to contact Cori Swanson if you have any questions regarding the election or your ballot. Happy voting!

ILA Bookmarks
Prairie Area LS still have boxes of the ILA bookmarks if anyone would like more.

If interested call:
Brenda at 309-799-3155 x. 3152
or email brendar@palsnet.info

School members:
Sorry to be slow to announce a schedule for cessation of PALS school deliveries for this school year, and resumption in the fall.

The last "official" delivery day for school libraries will be Friday, May 25, 2007. If your library is open longer than that and you need additional pickups, please contact the delivery supervisor for your hub. If your library is closing before May 25, please let your delivery supervisor know that as well, so we don't stop when you're closed!
The first "official" delivery day for school libraries in the fall will be Tuesday, September 4, 2007. Again, if you have materials to be picked up before that, please contact your delivery hub supervisor. We plan to make our regular schedule in the future the Friday before Memorial Day and the Tuesday after Labor Day, each year, so you can plan accordingly.
Your delivery hub supervisors are:
Coal Valley hub (your delivery code ends in "G"): Brenda Roman, brendar@palsnet.info or ext 3152
Rockford hub (your delivery code ends in "Y"): Marilyn Janssen, marilynj@palsnet.info or ext 4470
Shorewood hub (your delivery code ends in "B"): Shirley Grasty, shirleyg@palsnet.info or ext 2706

Events/Continuous Learning
CLeO: All continuous learning events sponsored by PALS are open to all staff or representatives of member libraries. Registration is required for all PALS continuous learning programs. To register, visit the PALS CLeO at http://www.palsnet.info/events/

Information on registration, how to set up a CLeO account, and PALS procedures for continuous learning can be found on the PALS website at: http://www.palsnet.info/services/cl/default.asp

PALS Events by Month

Fall 2007 LTA Classes at Rockford and Coal Valley Service Centers
Attention library support staff! Are you looking for opportunities to learn more about the library world? Are you looking toward advancement in your current position or in your career? Then the LTA (Library Technical Assistant) Program may be for you. In past years, PALS has offered the LTA program from the College of DuPage via videoconference at both the Rockford and the Coal Valley Service Centers. We are considering offering this opportunity again in fall 2007.

If you are interested or for additional information, please contact Dawn DiVenti dawnd@palsnet.info
This is a great way to enter or re-enter the academic environment.
Check http://www.cod.edu/LTA for more information.

Limited Openings
The Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS), in cooperation with the UIUC Office of Continuing Education, is pleased to announce a limited number of registration openings in several on campus and online Summer 2007 graduate level credit courses via the Community Credit Academic Outreach Program. Formal admission to the University is not necessary, but a bachelor's degree is required. Those interested in taking a class should fill out the Request to Enroll in GSLIS Course(s) form. You will be contacted regarding availability and registration procedures.

Summer Session Two begins June 9 and ends August 2.

Online (LEEP)
LIS 504 LE Reference and Information Services Lori Mestre Live sessions Tu 4-6 pm On campus Saturday, June 9
LIS 530 GLE Legal Resources Travis McDade Live sessions W 4-6pm On campus Tuesday, June 12
LIS 590 SDL Digital Social Sciences William Wheeler Live sessions W 6:30-8:30 pm On campus Saturday, June 9
LIS 590 SLE HR Mgmt in Library and Info Centers Debra Wilcox Johnson Live sessions M 4-6:15 On campus Sunday, June 10
LIS 590 TML Topic Maps Patrick Durusau Live sessions Tu 6:15-8:15 pm On campus Tu Wed June 12 and 13

A list of classes available for the summer semester and the enrollment form are located at http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/Community_Credit/

Book Arts and Conservation Workshops
The University of Illinois GSLIS announces the following summer workshops:

What is a book worth? A workshop on evaluation of books.
Date: Sunday, May 27, 2007
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Location: LIS Building, 501 E. Daniel Street Room 131, Champaign
Cost: $ (for GSLIS students, alumni, and previous Book Arts workshop attendees)
Taught by: Sid Berger, Ph.D. Faculty at GSLIS, Simmons College and Adjunct faculty at GSLIS, University of Illinois
What is a book worth? And how do you know? And what do you mean by the "worth of a book"? Books have dollar value and intrinsic, research value. This workshop will discuss both. Many things add to--or detract from--the values of books. What are the variables? Many tools exist out there to help us determine what the going rate for a book is. What are those tools? How can we use them? The tools themselves are fallible. How? What kinds of fudge factors must we employ when we use the pricing guides so that we don't pay (charge) too much for the books we are buying (selling)? Is there a difference in the evaluation of a book for purchase from the evaluation of it for insurance or estate purposes? How should I evaluate a book if I want to sell it as opposed to buy it? Is there a difference between "insurance value" and "replacement value"? What about buying books at auction? What are the opportunities and pitfalls? How can you protect yourself and wind up with a good deal? Should I get my books from booksellers? eBay? thrift shops? relatives? How do variant copies of the same title vary in value? These are some of the questions you will hear the answers to in this valuable workshop.

Tackling Simple Book Repair at Home or in the Library
Date: Saturday, June 9, 2007
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Conservation Unit, Oak Street Library Facility, 2nd floor, 809 S. Oak Street
Cost: $ for GSLIS students, alumni, and previous Book Arts workshop attendees
Taught by: Jennifer Hain Teper, Conservation Librarian for the UIUC Library
Class size limited to 12
Ms Teper will lead a workshop on the basics of book structure, identifying different types of damage, and conduct a hands-on tutorial for simple repair techniques for books, which can be used in libraries or at home*. Techniques to be covered include inserting loose pages, mending torn pages, cleaning, consolidating frayed corners and tightening loose hinges. All repairs can be accomplished with a small number of tools and supplies and do not require any large, specialized book binding equipment. Supplies to perform all repairs covered will be provided to each participant to take home and will include: a brief manual, a practice book (pre-"broken"), archival mending tape, a bone folder, small scissors, archival quality paper, a brick (to make a book weight), materials to make a light weight, vinyl eraser, soft brush, glue brush, polyvinyl acetate adhesive, skewers and Plexiglas rods (used for tightening hinges), and sheets of waxed paper. *these repairs are durable and not appropriate for very old or fragile materials, or those of high value.

For further information on these workshops, contact:
Marianne Steadley
Continuing Professional Development Program Director
501 E. Daniel St.
Champaign IL 61820
217/244-2751
Fax: 217/244-3302

Community as Intellectual Space (CIS) Symposium
The Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Juan Antonio Corretjer Puerto Rican Cultural Center of Chicago are pleased to announce the 3rd annual Community as Intellectual Space (CIS) Symposium - Our Barrio, Our Stories, Ourselves: The Role of Oral History in Community Building. The theme for the conference acknowledges the essential role that individuals’ experiences play in the development, maintenance, and survival of the Puerto Rican community. This three-day symposium, held at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center (PRCC), seeks to share, celebrate, discuss, and explore the multiple stories and narratives of community members and groups in the Paseo Boricua area, and to consider how such narratives are important in other communities, as well.

The symposium starts Friday, June 15 at 3:00 pm. with registration, community walking tours and exhibits. It encompasses the Puerto Rican People’s Parade, with the theme “Retire #21 (for Roberto Clemente), dedicated to the 30th Anniversary of the 1977 Division Street Riots” on Saturday, and ends on Sunday, June 17 with the premier of an original play by Tato Laviera. Panel topics include: Children as Oral Historians, Narratives in Community Health, Construction of a Diasporic Puerto Rican Identity through Community Narratives, and Perspectives on Oral History and Community Building (with invited scholars from a variety of disciplines). Students are invited to submit posters for exhibit during the symposium, which will also celebrate the first anniversary of the UIUC Community Informatics Corps master’s program on Paseo Boricua. Continuing professional development credits will be available. The $95 registration fee covers dinner on Friday night, continental breakfast on Saturday and Sunday mornings, light refreshments on Saturday afternoon, lunch on Sunday, and program materials. It also includes the symposium performance by Grupo Bembeteo, an original installation by Chicago artist Hector Arce-Espasas, and the Tato Laviera play performed by Café Teatro Batey Urbano.

For additional information and to register, please visit http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/programs/cpd/CIS2007/ or contact:
Marianne Steadley, Continuing Professional Development Program Director
501 E. Daniel St.
Champaign IL 61820
217/244-2751
Fax: 217/244-3302

Member News

Library Director Thinks of Way to Move Books to New Library
By Erin Sapp ntprinceton@ivnet.com
PRINCETON — Library director Carol Bird proposed an idea to the board Wednesday to involve the community in the move into the new building. Bird suggested purchasing 1,500 to 2,000 printed bags and loading them with 10 books each. Library patrons could check out a bag of books, ones they might not even want to read, and keep the books until the new library is ready for them. Patrons would then return the books, and keep the bag for their efforts.

Missing Books - we've added a new section to Prairie Views where members are welcome to post information about materials that are missing in transit. As with all Prairie Views submissions, please send to prairieviews@palsnet.info.

Missing
Beginning with Books
Call number: 027.625 DEF
In transit from Harlem HS to PALS

Freebies/Exchanges/For Sale/Wanted

Prairie Area Library System offers a means for members to share discarded items to needy libraries. Procedures are outlined in the Reference Member Services Guide http://www.palsnet.info/services/reference/reference_guide.asp They are also outlined below.

Libraries wanting to offer up materials can email to Prairie Views, providing the following information:
*Library's name and phone number
*Title(s) of the items discarded

A list will be compiled for inclusion in the weekly Prairie Views newsletter. Anyone interested in freebies are to contact the library directly, (no earlier than Monday following the listing). Members are responsible for making their own arrangements. The PALS van delivery may be available for transporting items, as space and time permits. Contact your Service Center Delivery Manager to arrange for delivery of large shipments.

PALS Members - please remember that you are asked to not request or release any items whether they are Free or For Sale until Monday following the publication of the announcement in Prairie Views. This gives library staff a chance to see the message and request the materials if they are interested. Thanks for your cooperation - we have had several complaints in recent weeks about items being released before Monday.

For Sale
Prairie Area Library System has 2 sets of van shelving for sale that have never been used. One set is at the Coal Valley Service Center and the other is at the Shorewood Service Center.
We are asking $250.00 per set, please check out the pictures.
the large unit dimensions are 79" L x 46" H x 12.5" W,
the small unit dimensions are 37.5" L x 36.5 H x 12" W.

If interested contact:
Coal Valley: Brenda Roman, brendar@palsnet.info or 309-799-3155 ext. 3152.
Shorewood: Shirley Grasty, shirleyg@palsnet.info or 815-729-3345 ext. 2706

Bettendorf Public Library
We have weeded the following from our collection: Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism (Gale), vol. 1-165.

If anyone is interested, please contact:
Barb Reardon, (BPLG)
Phone: 563-344-4179.
You must arrange transport of the volumes.

Kaplan University
is offering the books in the attached list.
List 2.

If interested contact:
Jennifer Smith at jsmith@kucampus.edu

Plainfield Public Library District
has received a significant quantity of Secretary of State Driving instruction books. We were updating our copies and received cases instead of copies.
So, if any libraries would like the latest, 2007, editions of:
Rules of the Road
Motorcycle Operator's Manual
Illinois Commercial Driver's License Study Guide

Please email Pierre Gregoire, pjgregoire@plainfield.lib.il.us and we will send them to you through the PALS van.

Job Openings
Jobs can be submitted on the PALS website at http://www.palsnet.info/jobs/ or by sending them to prairieviews@palsnet.info. All jobs submitted by either method will be included in Prairie Views for one week and will be posted for 120 days on the PALS website unless the library posting the job requests that it be removed before 120 days. Visit http://www.palsnet.info/jobs/ to views all the job ads that PALS currently has posted.

Sorter/Back-up Drivers
Prairie Area Library System is seeking two part-time Sorter/Back-up Drivers to assist in sorting library materials which are transported between various libraries and to serve as a backup delivery driver when needed. Must be able to lift and carry 50 pounds, have a valid driver's license.
Library experience and previous delivery or sorting experience highly preferred.

Contact Shirley Grasty at 815-729-3345 ext. 2706, or apply at
Prairie Area Library System
405 Earl Rd.
Shorewood
between 9:00 - 5:00.

Librarian
Harper College is extending its' search for a full-time tenure track librarian to coordinate the Circulation and Interlibrary Loan departments. Regular responsibilities for the Coordinator of User Services will include reference, instruction, collection development, and committee work.

For a complete job description, and to apply online, visit the Harper College website at:
http://jobs.harpercollege.edu

Head of Children's Services
(F/T): Seeking an experienced MLS, including supervisory experience, to manage an innovative and thriving Children’s Services Department in the fastest growing community in metro Chicago. The Plainfield Public Library District serves 60,000 people from several diverse communities and continues to grow - mainly adding families with young children! Under the administration of the Library Director, this position is responsible for the professional leadership and management of the Children’s Services Department.
* Responsibilities include: the development and implementation of Children’s Services initiatives and activities which support the library’s long range plan, budgeting and monitoring expenditures, hiring, training, scheduling and evaluating staff, and planning, developing and implementing children’s programs and public services. ALA/MLS degree required with a minimum of three years professional youth services experience including one year of supervisory experience. Includes evenings and weekends.
* Salary from $51,334.40, with IMRF and generous benefits package.

Send cover letter, resume and name/contact information of three references to:
Julie M. Milavec
Library Director
Plainfield Public Library
15025 S. Illinois Street
Plainfield, IL 60544
or to jmmilavec@plainfield.lib.il.us.
Applications open until position is filled.

Library Director
Pontiac Public Library is seeking an enthusiastic, creative leader to fill the position of Director of the Library. The director leads a skilled staff of 12 in providing high quality patron service. Experience and confidence in managing the library’s annual budget in cooperation with the library board is essential. The library director is responsible for development of the library’s growing collections as well as planning for and organizing public programs for adults. As the primary spokesperson for the Pontiac Public Library, outstanding communication skills are fundamentally important.
* Successful candidates for this position must have an MLS/MLIS from an ALA-accredited school. Experience in a leadership role in a public library is desired. Competitive salary and excellent benefits package.

Letters of application accompanied by a detailed resume may be sent to the attention of:
William Lamb
Pontiac Public Library
211 E. Madison
Pontiac, IL 61764
wlamb@pontiacpubliclibrary.com.
Review of applications begins June 11, 2007.

Circulation Clerk/Youth Services
The Charles B Phillips Public Library is seeking a self-motivated, energertic person for the position of part-time circulation clerk/Youth services. 12 - 16 hours, Computer experience required. Library experience a plus.

Send resume to:
Charles B Phillips Public Library
P O Box 156
Newark, IL 60541
or e-mail to laheiden@cbplib.us
or Fax 815-695-5804

Librarian
Sauk Valley Community College, a comprehensive community college located in a picturesque rural setting in northwestern Illinois, invites applications from innovative individuals for a 12-month full-time faculty position for the Learning Resource Center. Located in rural northwestern Illinois, along the scenic Rock River, between the cities of Dixon and Sterling; the College is one hour from Rockford and the Quad Cities and two hours west of Chicago.
* Responsibilities: The Librarian will assist in the overseeing of the daily operations of the Learning Resource Center. In addition, this position will function as the system administrator for an I-Share Endeavor Voyager OPAC, teach information literacy classes, create library on-line instructional resources, conduct library tours, manage all technical services activities (including doing original cataloging) , and answer reference questions.
* Qualifications: ALA accredited Master’s degree in Library Science or Library and Information Science required. One year of broadly responsible Library experience strongly preferred. Cataloging/technical service combined with a computer application and database/library system administration background and experience at an I-Share institution are desirable. Strong customer relations skills are required. The College offers a liberal fringe benefits package and does not deduct FICA from paychecks. Review of applications will begin immediately; position will remain open until filled.

Interested individuals should send a cover letter, resume, unofficial transcripts, and contact information for at least four (4) professional references to:
Sauk Valley Community College
Att: Human Resources
173 IL Rt. #2
Dixon, IL 61021
e-mail: employment@svcc.edu
Phone: 815-288-5511 x 291

Library Technician II
Eastern Iowa Community College District. Part-time Library Technician II (19hrs/wk): High School diploma or equivalent. Some college preferred. Basic keyboarding skills required. Some experience with computers and knowledge and/or experience with library resources preferred. Customer relations background helpful.
Deadline for application, June 4.
Salary, $11.27/hr.

Direct Responses and Inquiries to:
Human Resources Department
Eastern Iowa Community College District
306 West River Drive
Davenport, IA 52801-1221.

Librarian
FULL-TIME Stillman Valley High School / Public Librarian MLS & Secondary
* School Certification Required $35,000 - $50,000

To apply send letter of application, resume, transcripts and letters of reference.
Deadline for Application: Friday, June 15, 2007
Contact Person:
Mr. Michael Mandzen, Principal
Stillman Valley High School
425 S. Pine St.
Stillman Valley, IL 61084
or mmandzen@mail.meridian223.org

Reference and ILL News
No Reference and ILL News this week.

Youth Services and School Library News

School members:
Sorry to be slow to announce a schedule for cessation of PALS school deliveries for this school year, and resumption in the fall.

The last "official" delivery day for school libraries will be Friday, May 25, 2007. If your library is open longer than that and you need additional pickups, please contact the delivery supervisor for your hub. If your library is closing before May 25, please let your delivery supervisor know that as well, so we don't stop when you're closed!
The first "official" delivery day for school libraries in the fall will be Tuesday, September 4, 2007. Again, if you have materials to be picked up before that, please contact your delivery hub supervisor. We plan to make our regular schedule in the future the Friday before Memorial Day and the Tuesday after Labor Day, each year, so you can plan accordingly.
Your delivery hub supervisors are:
Coal Valley hub (your delivery code ends in "G"): Brenda Roman, brendar@palsnet.info or ext 3152
Rockford hub (your delivery code ends in "Y"): Marilyn Janssen, marilynj@palsnet.info or ext 4470
Shorewood hub (your delivery code ends in "B"): Shirley Grasty, shirleyg@palsnet.info or ext 2706

Public Library News

CPLA courses offered by PLA
The Public Library Association is proud to be an approved provider of Certified Public Library Administrator (CPLA) courses. This series of continuing education programs is designed to meet both the requirements for CPLA certification and the needs of library managers wanting to enhance their skills outside of the CPLA framework. The basic content of the workshops is of equal interest to librarians pursuing certification and librarians desiring to enhance their professional skills in more informal way. The workshops have been designed to be practical rather than theoretical and include interactive exercises and group work. Librarians pursuing CPLA certification will be required to take both a pre-test and a post-test and will be asked to do outside readings or complete a project. All of the PLA courses for CPLA are interactive and include a variety of group exercises based on a case study about a medium-sized county library with multiple branches. Using the same case study throughout each training program will give participants an opportunity to apply what they are learning in a practical way in the “real” library – and to see the effects of the decisions they make throughout each of the two-day programs.

PALS is partnering with PLA to be a host site for several upcoming CPLA courses. Mark your calendars for these upcoming events:

Serving Diverse Populations
Instructor: Yolanda Cuesta
Prairie Area Library System - Rockford Service Center
October 24-25, 2007

Current Trends
Instructors: George Needham and James McPeak
Prairie Area Library System - Coal Valley Service Center
April 1-2, 2008

For more information on becoming a Certified Public Library Administrator, and a complete list of courses, visit the CPLA Web site. Registration will be available soon for these courses.

Senate Bill 186 - Working Cash Fund
For full text, see http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=&SessionId=51&GA=95&DocTypeId=SB&DocNum=186&GAID=9&LegID=27567&SpecSess=&Session= The House just passed Senate Bill (SB) 186 by a vote of 113 to 2. Senate Bill 186 is an initiative of the Illinois Library Association and is designed to bring consistency to the management of Public Library District working cash funds by adopting provisions consistent with other units of local government such as park districts and schools. Public Library Districts are entitled to establish working cash funds for a period of four tax years, but the tax years need not be consecutive. The establishment of a working cash fund is subject to a back door referendum. Senate Bill 186 makes three changes to Public Library District working cash funds: 1 The bill updates the annual limit on the maximum size of a working cash fund. The current limit is 0.2% of the cash value of the taxable property in the district in 1978 or even less if established before 1978. This cap has not been raised in almost 30 years and is completely outdated. The bill would place the limit at 0.2% of the 1998 cash value of taxable property. Park Districts have NO LIMIT. School Districts are limited to 85% of taxes levied. 2 The bill clarifies that interest earned from temporarily idle funds may be transferred to the general fund. Both Park Districts and School Districts are already allowed to do this, and library districts believe this is the current law. 3 Finally, the bill allows Library District's to reestablish working cash funds by the same method as originally created; meaning they are subject to a back door referendum. School Districts may reestablish without ANY referendum, and Park Districts are only subject to a back door referendum if the fund has been terminated for more than 10 years. The bill will now be sent to the Governor. In the next month, ILA will be requesting our members to write letters asking the Governor to sign the bill.

HB 2782 Library Annexation
House Bill 2782 with our language has passed the Illinois Senate and will now go to the Governor for signature. This bill arose from an annexation controversy in Geneva and Batavia. The bill requires that prior to adopting the ordinance, the library district shall send notice that an annexation under this section will be considered by the board of trustees to the president of the board of trustees of each public library with territory within one mile of the territory to be annexed. The library district may in addition provide notice of a proposed annexation ordinance on a Web site maintained by the library district. At any meeting of the board of trustees in which an annexation ordinance under this section shall be considered, the board shall provide a reasonable opportunity for any interested person to make public comments on the proposed annexation ordinance. Within fifteen days of the passage of the annexation ordinance, the library district shall send notice of the adoption of the ordinance, a copy of the map showing the boundaries of the territory to be annexed, and a copy of the text of the publication notice required in this Section to the president of the board of trustees of each public library with territory within one mile of the territory to be annexed.

Academic Library News
No Academic Library News this week.

Special Library News
No Special Library News this week.

Support Staff News
No Support Staff News this week.

Technology Services News
No Technology Services News this week.

E-Rate Corner

This week I have attached an important communication from ALA. Please read through this request and, if you can, send your comments to the FCC. Remember that your internet access is eligible for E-Rate reimbursement as long as you are filtering. Next week as promised, we will conclude our discussion on the BEAR form.

For help with E-Rate contact Marilyn at PALS –Rockford, 815-229-4470 or email marilynj@palsnet.info

New Books at PALS
No New Books at PALS this week.

Library News Around the State & Nation

Read for a Lifetime
It's been another great year for Read for a Lifetime, the Illinois State Library's reading program for high school students. As the school year winds down, program coordinator Jeanne Urbanek reports 1,449 students from 101 schools and public libraries completed the program requirements this year. 1,420 students received regular congratulatory certificates from Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White, while 29 seniors received special certificates for having completed the program during all four years of their high school career.

SPLMI, BRADLEY Participants Announced
Congratulations to the following individuals who have been selected to participate in the Illinois State Library-sponsored Small Public Library Management Institute, June 3-8 in Springfield, and the Institute for School and Public Librarians, June 10-15 at Bradley University in Peoria.

SPLMI:
Linda Gilbert Dallam, Mills & Petrie Memorial Library, Ashton
Megan Baznik-Wilson, Earlville Library District
Kim Winter, Elizabeth Township Public Library
Susi Ludwig-Ruppert, Galena Public Library
Dawn DiVenti, Prairie Area Library System

BRADLEY:
Debra Heitkamp, Freeport High School
Jody Olivieri, Homer Township Public Library, Homer Glen
JoAnne McClenning, Aux Sable Middle School, Joliet
Eleanor Garcia, Malta Township Public Library
Susan Parker, Marengo Public Library District
Cecily Meers, Mokena Junior High School
Donna Stanley, Shabbona Elementary School
Tami Pettis, Sheffield Public Library
Carol Conderman, Stillman Valley High School
Lynne Noffke, Wilmington Public Library District

News from Vendors
No News from Vendors this week.

Legislative/Advocacy News

Senate Bill 364 - Sex Offender Community Notification Law
The Illinois House just passed Senate Bill (SB) 364 unanimously. The bill provides that the local law enforcement agencies having jurisdiction shall disclose to libraries located within their jurisdictions, the name, address, date of birth, place of employment, school attended, and offense or adjudication of all sex offenders and violent offenders against youth required to register in their jurisdictions under the Acts.

Legislative Update
The House and Senate are scheduled to adjourn next week on May 31. The calendar has the legislature in Springfield from now until the scheduled adjournment, including the weekend and Memorial Day. There’s little doubt however that they will remain in Springfield after the May 31 date. Our ILA lobbyist believes that they may there well into the summer. At this time, there appears to be no agreement on the budget or any of the Governor’s proposed plans for increased funding for education and health care for all. With only a week left on the schedule, there are still a significant number of bills for both chambers to deal with.

The House has extended the deadline on bills for three weeks and keeps sending them over to the Senate. The Senate has been more selective in the number of bills getting deadline extensions. To date more than 160 House bills and four Senate Bills have passed both houses. There remain 671 measures on the House Calendar alone for action yet this session.

As this is written, HB 1727, Mandatory Filters for Libraries, sits with the Rules Committee and no hearings are scheduled for the bill. PALS senators Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson and Christine Radogno sit on this committee. It could still be brought up for a third reading on the Senate floor. Please make sure to contact senate president Emil Jones as well as your own senator and request that the bill be held. For contact info, go to http://www.ila.org/ and select the Advocacy tab.

Just So You Know
No Just So You Know this week.

Grant News
No Grant News this week.

On the Internet

FAREWELL TO NEAT NEW STUFF!

Marylaine Block is moving to Greensboro, North Carolina! Since she will no longer be within the PALS area, she is withdrawing permission for us to republish Neat New Stuff in Prairie Views. Marylaine would like to announce that anyone who wishes to keep on receiving Neat New can subscribe directly to it at http://marylaine.com/subscrib.html

Our best wishes to Marylaine and thanks for suppling Neat New to us over the last 10 years.

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