volume #2 issue#17

April 28, 2005

Prairie Views: the newsletter of the Prairie Area Library System

System News

LAC Nominations Close April 30th
Nominations for positions on the Librarian's Advisory Committee (LAC) that begins office on July 1, 2005 close this Friday, April 30. We have nominees from 5 of our 8 neighborhoods - but we have no nominees from the Kankakee, LaSalle-Peru, or Sterling-Rock Falls neighborhoods.

Librarians from these areas (or any from any area!) may learn how to self-nominate by following the news item on the Librarian's Advisory Committee on the PALS home page at http://www.palsnet.info/

Thank You for Attending PALS Day 2005!
A big thank you to everyone who made the effort to attend PALS Day 2005 on Tuesday. There were more than 150 attending the day including staff and speakers, and we have received many favorable comments from the evaluations and follow-up emails. Here are just a few comments from members:

"I thought it was a really nice day. I enjoyed the keynote speaker and the session on blogging was really interesting. The food was also good!"
"What a great event PALS Day was! I am so happy I was able to attend. Lynne Lancaster was fabulous - very, dynamic speaker. And the breakout sessions were informative. Great job!"

PALS Day Pictures
Bob McKay, PALS Executive Director, Opening Remarks
LibraryU Breakout Session with Lisa Barnhart
"Shopping" for treasures in the "Giveaway Room!"

We are seeking volunteers to serve on our PALS Day 2006 Committee to begin planning our next annual event for spring 2006. If you are interested, please contact a PALS staff member. We hope to hold as many of the meetings as possible over the telephone or using web meeting software.

Buses to ALA!
Registration is now open in CLeO for buses to the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago at McCormick Place. There will be buses on Saturday, June 25 and Monday, June 27. Buses will either leave from the Coal Valley area, stopping in the LaSalle-Peru area and in Shorewood, or from Rockford, stopping in Rochelle and Aurora. Check under Recently Added Events in CLeO. Contact Nancy Smith at nancys@palsnet.info or at ext. 4466 with any questions.

Update on the UW-Madison SLIS-PALS Master's degree program
We now have the first cohort of students for this new program, with classes beginning in the Fall 2005 semester. For those of you interested in being a part of this program in the future, information about the program is available on the PALS website under the Services tab, http://www.palsnet.info/services/cl/libscied.asp

You can also obtain information from Judy Moore, at 608-890-0364, jgmoore1@wisc.edu, or from Sandy Ringstrom (sandyr@palsnet.info) or Jane Lenser (janel@palsnet.info) at PALS.

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

April CE Events:

4/29 PALS Academic Librarians Meeting via videoconferencing at:
Coal Valley Service Center- Rockford Service Center-Shorewood Service Center
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

4/29 First Search Administrative Module-Fulton High School
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

4/29 FirstSearch ILL using SILC-Fulton High School
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM


May CE Events:

5/2 - Spring Youth/Teen Services Meeting - Odell Public Library
9:30 am - 11:30 am

5/2 - LSTA Grantwriting Basics - Odell Public Library, Morrison
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

5/3 - PLAID #5 – Managers that Manage (Delegating Effectively) –
Coal Valley Service Center- Rockford Service Center-Shorewood Service Center
$30.00 workshop fee
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

5/4 - LSTA Grantwriting Basics - Mokena Community PLD, Mokena
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

5/4 - Web Site Management – V-Tel
Coal Valley Service Center- Rockford Service Center-Shorewood Service Center
$10.00 Workshop Fee
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

5/5 - HAL Online Library Training - Sirsi Circulation I - $10.00 Workshop Fee - Shorewood Service Center
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

5/5 - LSTA Grantwriting Basics - Robert W. Rowe PLD, Sheridan
9:30 am - 11:30 am

5/5 - HAL Online Library Training - Sirsi Circulation II - $10.00 Workshop Fee -Shorewood Service Center
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

5/6 - First Search Administrative Module-Coal Valley Service Center
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

5/6 - Spring Youth/Teen Services Meeting - Stockton Township Public Library
9:30 am - 11:30 am

5/6 - FirstSearch ILL using SILC-Coal Valley Service Center
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

5/6 - LSTA Grantwriting Basics - Flagg-Rochelle Library District, Rochelle
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

5/9 - LSTA Grantwriting Basics -
Coal Valley Service Center- Rockford Service Center-Shorewood Service Center
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

5/10 - NIC Web/OPAC Committee Meeting - Rockford Service Center
9:30 am - 11:30 am

5/11 - Bi-SAL Meeting – KAPG-Kaplan College
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

5/12 - HAL Data Entry Committee Meeting - Reddick Library in Ottawa
9:30 am - 12:00 pm

5/12 - NIC Circulation Committee - Rockford Service Center
9:30 am - 11:30 am

5/17 - Prairie Area Library System Board of Directors Meeting - Bettendorf Public Library
10:00 am - 1:00 pm

5/18 - HAL Online Library Training - Sirsi Essentials - $10.00 Workshop Fee - Shorewood Service Center
9:00 am - 12:00 pm

5/18 - HAL Online Library Training - Sirsi Cataloging I - $10.00 Workshop Fee - Shorewood Service Center
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

5/24 - Quad-LINC CIC Committee - Bettendorf Public Library
9:00 am - 11:00 am

5/26 - PLAID #6 – Dealing with Difficult People (Communication Skills) –
Coal Valley Service Center- Rockford Service Center-Shorewood Service Center
(videoconferenced from RFSC) - $30.00 workshop fee
9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Member News

Official Groundbreaking of Davenport Branch Library
Groundbreaking for the West Branch of the Davenport Public Library will be at 10 a.m., Monday, May 2, at the construction site, 3000 N. Fairmount Street. The public is invited to attend and participate in the festivities.

Freebies/Exchanges/For Sale

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 are to notify Brenda Roman (brendar@palsnet.info or x3152) or Judy Hutchinson (judyh@palsnet.info or x3150), or you can email to Prairie Views (prairieviews@lists.palsnet.info), 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.

Augustana Tredway Library
is giving away the following:

CQ Researcher - paper weeklies (v.14 2004)

If interested contact:
Sally L. Cobert
Thomas Tredway Library
Augustana College
Technical Services - Cataloging
309-794-7641
alisc@augustana.edu

Sycamore Public Library
Has mostly bound volumes (in good condition) of National Geographic to offer. Issues from 1935 through the 1950’s are unbound except for 1950-51. You will need to arrange a pickup.

Please contact:
Shelly Hamlin-Rodrick
815-895-2500, ext. 27

Rock Valley College
has the following to give away:
2005 Sweets Catalog File (architects, engineers, and contractors edition)
11 volumes (brand new)

Please contact
Brent Eckert
b.eckert@rvc.cc.il.us

Job Openings
Jobs can be submitted on the PALS website at http://www.palsnet.info/jobs/ or by sending them to prairieviews@lists.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.

Medical Librarian
Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, has an