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Announcements

On Monday, April 20, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Library System, and the Board of LIMRiCC will meet. The LIMRiCC meeting will convene at 5:30 p.m., the MLS Board meeting immediately following. Meeting agendas can be found at http://www.mls.lib.il.us/board. Both meetings will be held at the MLS Burr Ridge Office located at 125 Tower Drive, Burr Ridge, Illinois 60527

Don't Forget to Vote! Online voting for the MLS Board of Trustees will begin on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Ballots can be found on the MLS website at http://www.mls.lib.il.us/board/elections . Deadline for submission of completed electronic ballots is noon, Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Detailed information on the candidates can be found at http://www.mls.lib.il.us/board. Election results will be announced to the membership in the June 17, 2009 edition of E-nnounce.

Special and Academic MLS Libraries are asked to complete their Annual Report, which is a requirement of membership. The Special Library Annual Report can be completed at http://www.mls.lib.il.us/SpecialAnnualReport2009.asp, and the Academic Library Annual Report can be completed at http://www.mls.lib.il.us/AcademicAnnualReport2009.asp. Deadline for both is April 30, 2009. Questions, contact MLS Consultants at consultants@mls.lib.il.us.

MLS is looking for one member from each library type to serve on the 2009 MLS Awards Selection Committee. This committee, consisting of members, an MLS board member, and an MLS staff member, will coordinate the nomination process and select the winners, presented at the annual meeting. Interested members should email Diane Colletti at collettid@mls.lib.il.us.

Technical Services Networking Group Struggling with cataloguing and processing issues? Interested in connecting with other technical services librarians to hear what they do? Then join us May 1, 2009 at MLS Burr Ridge for the first meeting of the Technical Services Networking Group. For more information and to register go to http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=6501 or contact Diane Colletti collettid@mls.lib.il.us . [Permalink]

Diversity in Libraries

Semi Morales-Grady from the MLS Resource Sharing Department was asked to present a program for the Illinois State Library Diversity Program held on March 19 at the Lincoln Trails Library System. The program was called “Empowering Library Staff to meet the needs of Spanish Speakers in their Communities”. [Permalink]
Read full article http://www.mls.lib.il.us/ennounce/2009/03_08/diveristy.asp

Continuing Education Events

Middle Managers Networking Meeting April 17, 2009, 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Indian Praire PLD

Basic Collection Development Jerry Dachs April 30, 2009, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., MLS Burr Ridge

Fundraising for Public Libraries June Garcia, May 5, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., MLS Burr Ridge

Goal Setting & Performance Management Susan Pasetti, SPHR & Gretel Stock-Kupperman, May 7, 2009, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., MLS Chicago

Navigating the ALA Conference for the First Time John Chrastka, May 13, 2009, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., MLS Burr Ridge

SAVE the DATE for Navigating the SLA Conference for the First Time, Deborah Schwarz, May 27, 2009, TIME TBD, MLS Chicago [Permalink]

Grants & Awards

NEH Preservation Assistance Grants for Smaller Institutions. Awards of up to $6000 support preservation related collection assessments, consultations, training and workshops, and institutional and collaborative disaster and emergency planning. Grants cover consultant fees, workshop registration fees, related travel and per diem expenses, and the costs of purchasing and shipping preservation supplies and equipment. Deadline is May 14, 2009. For more information visit http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/pag.html. [Permalink]

Library Law: How to Handle a Mechanic's Lien Claim

Libraries face many issues when they close out construction projects. The receipt of a lien claim is one such issue. When a contractor has a dispute with a subcontractor regarding payment for labor and/or material, a library may be served with a mechanic’s lien. This article provides an overview of the mechanic’s lien process and explains the necessary steps that a library must take if served with a notice of lien. [Permalink]
Read full article http://www.mls.lib.il.us/ennounce/2009/03_08/librarylaw_04_09.asp

MLS Service: LVIS Libraries

Libraries Very Intersted in Sharing (LVIS) was formed in 1993 by the Illinois State Library and the Missouri Library Network Corporation(MLNC). It was started to encourage and provide greater opportunities for no charge resource sharing throughout the Midwest region. [Permalink]
Read full article http://www.mls.lib.il.us/ennounce/2009/03_08/lvis.asp

Member Spotlight: Chicago History Museum Research Center

The Chicago History Museum is the city’s oldest cultural institution. Researchers visiting their Research Center range from authors working on books to high schools students doing a history fair project, to a building owner researching a specific building. This article highlights the Center and it’s collection of unique items pertaining to Chicago history. [Permalink]
Read full article http://www.mls.lib.il.us/ennounce/2009/03_08/chichist.asp

Next issue

The next issue of MLS E-nnounce will appear May 6, 2009. [Permalink]

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Editors

Christina Stoll, stollc@mls.lib.il.us

Diane Colletti, collettid@mls.lib.il.us

Kathy Roegge, roeggek@mls.lib.il.us