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MLS E-nnounce Changes

Future issues of MLS E-nnounce may appear slimmer due to recent staff changes. Articles on technology will now appear as main articles, and the Grants, SWAN and MLS Service sections will appear periodically. The newsletter will continue to be delivered twice a month in subscribers emails, RSS, and archived on the MLS web site at http://www.mls.lib.il.us/ennounce/archives.asp. Your feedback on these changes are welcomed, as we have not determined if these changes will be permanent. Questions, comments, or topics from your library you’d like to write about in a future issue contact the MLS Consultants at consultants@mls.lib.il.us.

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Announcements

Congratulations to our new and reelected MLS Board members

William N. Coffee, LaGrange Public Library
Jeana Mays-Browne, Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library
Milfred Moore, Matteson Public Library
Sylvia Jenkins, Moraine Valley Community College

For more information about the MLS Board, please visit http://www.mls.lib.il.us

The offices of the Metropolitan Library System will be closed on Friday, July 3, 2009 in observance of Independence Day. There will be no delivery service on these days.

A page has been created on the MLS website http://www.mls.lib.il.us/consulting/pdf/PerCapitapage.pdf with the current information about Per Capita Grant details. If MLS is notified of any changes we will send those out on the MLSPubl e-mail list. For more information contact Gretel Stock-Kupperman atstockg@mls.lib.il.us or Kathy Roegge at roeggek@mls.lib.il.us

Nominations for the 2009 MLS Awards are open. The MLS awards recognize MLS member libraries, trustees, MLS staff, and government officials for their contribution to libraries and/or the field of librarianship. Nominations will close on August 21, 2009. The nine awards will be presented at the MLS Annual Meeting on October 21, 2009. For award descriptions and nomination instructions, visit http://www.mls.lib.il.us/members/awards/.

MLS member libraries are eligible for discount pricing on Brodart products. MLS members receive discounts on books, processing and cataloging materials. Some restrictions apply. Contact consultants@mls.lib.il.usfor information on the offer.

The next MLS New Librarians Meeting will take place on Friday, July 24, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the MLS Chicago office. The topic will be Working for Yourself! Pros and Cons as a Consultant. Listen to the insights of Lisa Barnhart, Lorene Kennard and Dawne Tortorella on how to succeed in your own consulting business. Register at http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=5476.

Chicago Fire Soccer Announces Library Appreciation Night for Saturday, August 1, 2009. On this special night all library staff, trustees, families, friends and neighbors have the opportunity to purchase specially priced Corner Kick tickets for $18. Download the order form at http://www.mls.lib.il.us/consulting/pdf/Chicago_Fire_Soccer_Library_Night_2009.pdf. This form and payment must be received by the Chicago Fire no later than THURSDAY, JULY 23. For more information, please call Katie Kiene at (708) 496-6780 or email kkiene@chicago-fire.com.

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MLS Board Highlights

Highlights from the MLS Board Meeting held on June 15, 2009 include:

• The Board certified the MLS Board election results.
• Recognized Resource Sharing staff for their professionalism and excellent customer Service in enacting the change in Resource Sharing Services and the on-site support and training of individual library staff members.
• Approved a change in status to a number of Academic School, and Special members.
• Discussed the recent member survey results.
• Discussed the SWAN Research Pro Group Purchase Agreements

Macy's Museum Adventure Pass Program

Starting in September, public libraries from the Metropolitan, DuPage, and North Suburban Library Systems will be offering a fun and exciting new service to their patrons. Through the Macy’s Museum Adventure Pass program, patrons will be able to check out free admission passes to local cultural organizations such as the Brookfield Zoo, Chicago Botanical Garden and the Kohl’s Children Museum.

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Read full article http://www.mls.lib.il.us/ennounce/2009/03_12/macymuseumpass.asp

Continuing Education Events

Middle Managers Networking Meeting Friday, June 19, 2009, 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Flossmoor Public Library meeting room

Magazine Reference, Steve Black, Monday, July 27, 2009, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., MLS Meeting Room Burr Ridge

Small Spaces Tight Budgets: How to make the most of your space and funds , Kathy Parker, Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., MLS Meeting Room Burr Ridge

Succession Planning - A Dual Process, Miriam Pollack, Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Oak Park Public Library

MS Word 2007 - Basic, Richard Flint, Friday, August 7, 2009, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., MLS Training Lab Chicago

For more information and to register, visit the MLS CE Calendar at http://www.librarylearning.info/.
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Library Law: Hiring a Worker Who Has Been Laid Off

In this article we address a question about liability under the Illinois Unemployment Compensation Act when an employing library, library district or library system hires a person who has been laid off from other employment.

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Read full article http://www.mls.lib.il.us/ennounce/2009/03_12/librarylaw_06_09.asp

MLS Staff: Mary Tucker, Delivery Department

Mary Tucker joined the MLS Delivery Team as a clerk and substitute driver in January of 2008. Now you can find her in the MLS Delivery Department as you enter the building.

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Member Spotlight: Voices of the Holocaust, IIT's LSTA Grant

Illinois Institute of Technology Reference and Digital Services Librarian Eben English and Assistant University Archivist Ralph Pugh have dedicated significant scholarship and creativity to the The Voices of the Holocaust project, which makes accessible the work of psychologist David P. Boder. Funded through LSTA grants received in FY 2007 and 2009, the steelwire recordings that Dr. Boder made of the voices of Holocaust survivors in Europe in the summer of 1946 will be heard again and be available to students and researchers of all levels.

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Read full article http://www.mls.lib.il.us/ennounce/2009/03_12/iitvoicesoftheholocaustgrant.asp

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

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