A Message from the State Librarian |
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Greetings, everyone!
As of September 24, a new law moved the Arizona Capitol Museum under Legislative Council from the Office of the Arizona Secretary of State, where it has been a branch of the State Library. The ACM will remain open with the same dedicated staff. We’ll miss being on the team with our museum colleagues, but both ACM and the State Library will continue to share common goals related to preserving Arizona and providing access. Watch our calendar for future ACM public programs and exhibit openings!
Last month we shared several staff changes within the State Library. Megan Hammond’s move to Library Development Administrator left the position of Research Library Administrator open. I’m happy to share that Kori Tueller has now been named to that position after serving in an interim capacity. Many of you will recognize Kori for her capable facilitation of a number of webinars and online events such as Arizona Genealogy Day, Patent & Trademark Resource Center Workshops, and several AzLA monthly professional development webinars featuring Research Library resources.
The State Library will be sponsoring the opening Keynote at AzLA October 27-28 and will have a booth with other exhibitors. Please stop by and say hello! We’re looking forward to seeing you in Prescott.
Holly Henley
State Librarian
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Mark your calendar for upcoming Training Opportunities, Wisdom Wednesdays, Grant Deadlines and Events.
OCTOBER
Archives Month
October 3, 10:00am-1:00pm
October 4, 10:00am-12:00pm
October 5, 11:00am-12:00pm
October 12, 11:00am-12:00pm
October 19, 11:00am-12:00pm
October 25, 11:00am-12:00pm
October 26, 11:00am-12:00pm
NOVEMBER
November 7, 3:00-4:00pm
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"Turning the Moment into Movement” is the theme for this year’s 6th Annual National Digital Inclusion Week. The state of Arizona is busy doing just that! The Digital Equity Institute (DEI) is in the planning stages of creating a Digital Equity Plan for the entire state, a precursor to federal funding that will soon be available to close the gaps in digital inclusion being experienced by many residents of our state. Digital Inclusion Week 2022 aims to raise awareness of solutions addressing home internet access, personal devices, and local technology training and support programs.
DEI will kick off the week with an interactive virtual Arizona Digital Inclusion Celebration Summit on Monday October 3, 2022 from 10am to 1pm. We will celebrate how Arizona partners are working collectively and collaboratively to close the digital divide and advance sustainable digital equity for all Arizonans. Register HERE. State Librarian Holly Henley will have a speaking role in the summit to talk about the importance to this movement of Community Engagement, a role that the libraries are uniquely suited to play.
Connect Pima, the Pima County Digital Infrastructure and Inclusion Action Plan, along with Literacy Connects of Tucson, are sponsoring a virtual Digital Literacy Forum on Tuesday October 4, 2022 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm as we explore “Why Digital Literacy Matters”. Topics will include Digital Literacy in Workforce, Health Care, Older Adults and Online Safety. Please join us to understand how critical digital literacy is to the future of Pima County and the state of Arizona and how you can become involved! Register HERE.
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Arizona Memory Project Update |
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The new Arizona Memory Project is now live!
After 16 years on the same platform, the Arizona Memory Project has been updated to a more intuitive, user-friendly website accessible at https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov
The new website features many enhancements:
- Searching is easier with thousands of additional items fully text searchable.
- Related content is linked sitewide across collections and items.
- New storytelling tools highlight Arizona’s people, places, and events.
- Users can bookmark favorite items by optionally signing up with an email address.
The new site is fully functional on any digital device, making the Arizona Memory Project a portable resource for educators, researchers, travelers, or history buffs.
The Arizona Memory Project is supported by the Arizona State Library, Archives & Public Records, a division of the Secretary of State, with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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October is Arizona Archives Month |
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This October, Arizona joins other archival institutions across the nation in celebrating Archives Month by promoting the preservation of our country’s documentary heritage. The month gives archivists a chance to feature their unique collections, engage the public in documentary history, and highlight some of the challenges they deal with in their daily work.
The theme of “Lost Architecture”, was selected with the help of the public on social media. This year, we asked the public to vote on eight themes through a tournament held in March. The winning theme, “Lost Architecture,” provided repositories and organizations an opportunity to examine Arizona’s history in structures that no longer stand. It is an example of how archivists from around the state preserve our collective memory as History while the built environment changes around us.
Archives and Records Management (ARM), a division of the State Library, Archives and Public Records is responsible for soliciting photographs and for developing the poster. The poster is funded and distributed through the Arizona Historical Records Advisory Board (AHRAB) by means of a federal grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Visit the Arizona State Archives website to learn about their collections. If you have any questions, need help with research, or plan a visit you can submit your request to the Archives Staff through "Ask a Question."
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State Library Staff Updates |
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Kori Tueller is now the Research Library Administrator for the State Library. The Research Library collects, preserves, and provides access to information for Arizonans about their government, their state, and their world in a variety of formats.
Kori joined the State Library in 2018, and has held the positions of Newspaper Collection intern and contractor, Arizona Collection and Reading Arizona librarian, and most recently Patent and Trademark Resource Center representative and Research Library assistant administrator. She has enjoyed collaborating on outreach and programming opportunities, such as working with the genealogy community to host Arizona Genealogy Day, and connecting people with the valuable information held in the Research Library's collections.
Kori has a B.A. in Psychology from Harvard and a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Arizona.
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State Grants-in-Aid Awards: 2023 Intents to Apply Now Open |
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All eligible Arizona public libraries are invited to apply for State Grants-in-Aid Construction (SGIAC) funds.
Libraries may apply for up to $50,000 with a 1:1 cash match provided from the library or its administrative agency. This is a reimbursement grant. Funds for this program are awarded on a competitive basis. Please review information about SGIAC on https://azlibrary.gov/libdev/funding/sgia before submitting your application.
The application process is in two stages: an Intent to Apply and a full application. The deadline for submitting the online Intent to Apply form is 11:59PM on Friday, October 7, 2022. After reviewing the Intents, the State Library will invite a limited number of applicants to complete a full application. The full application requests detailed information such as a needs assessment, timeline and proposed project sketch/drawing.
Please contact Jaime Ball if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing your construction project ideas!
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AZ Librarians Enhancing Resilient Rural Communities Mini Grant |
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The Arizona Center for Rural Health (AzCRH) in partnership with the Arizona Library Association (AzLA) is announcing a mini-grant opportunity for Arizona “small and rural” public libraries. This opportunity is part of a larger initiative – AZ Librarians Enhancing Resilient Rural Communities – that aims to support rural libraries in community efforts that promote local resilience, address inequities, and build community cohesion through capacity-building and training on a variety of topics including disaster response, addressing misinformation, and fundamentals of public health.
Available funding for this opportunity encompasses priority areas that seek to reduce health and health- related disparities in rural populations in Arizona that may be disproportionately affected by inequities related to geographic isolation, limited resources, and structural policies.
Mini-Grant Details:
- Award amount – $5,000/grantee
- Anticipated number of grantees – 18
- Applications are being accepted through November 18, 2022, 11:59PM (MST)
- Selection notification will be sent via email on November 28, 2022
- Grant project period – December 1, 2022, to May 31, 2023.
Webinar:
- November 2, 2022, 2:00pm – 3:00pm MST
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AzLA Professional Development Webinar Series |
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Understanding Copyright Education Need in Libraries: Leading from the West
Date: October 13
Time: 1:00 - 2:00pm
Program Description:
As the COVID pandemic forced libraries and educational institutions to abruptly shift their services to online and hybrid modalities, library staff were facing new and pressing copyright questions from their patrons and colleagues. While the pandemic brought new questions, our everyday work in libraries has always required us to interpret copyright law. With technology changing how documents (of all types and format) are created, shared, and used, library personnel make interpretations of copyright law daily. Believing that libraries in the Western U.S. have unique barriers to receiving quality copyright education, we conducted a survey and focus groups with library personnel regarding their prior copyright education; the need for additional education; and what barriers they face in accessing that education. In this presentation we will share what we learned and talk about how it informs our plans for developing future copyright education opportunities.
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October 18 - November 14, 2022
November 8 - December 5, 2022
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Upcoming webinars:
October 19 12:00-1:00pm
Webinar registration is free.
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AzLA Annual Conference
October 27-28, 2022
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Arizona Library Association 2022 Annual Conference is almost here!
October 27-28, 2022, at Prescott Resort & Conference Center.
Pre-Conferences on Wednesday, October 26, 2022.
The tentative program schedule is available now. Program days and times are subject to change. Some programs are offered both days to accommodate scheduling. A finalized schedule will be posted the beginning of October.
The cost to attend includes breakfast and lunch on Thursday and Friday. You can still register for the conference if you aren't an AzLA member. For information, please visit the Conference page here.
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