A Message from the State Librarian |
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Greetings,
Since 1987, the American Library Association has worked with public libraries annually in September to observe Library Card Sign-up Month. With September marking the beginning of the school year, it’s a great time for a national effort to ensure every child signs up for a public library card. ALA’s message is that a library card is one of the most cost-effective back-to-school supplies available.
Teen author, executive producer and founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks, Marley Dias, is serving as honorary chair of this year’s Library Card Sign-Up Month to remind the public that signing up for a library card provides access to technology, multimedia content and educational programming that transforms lives and strengthens communities. “A library card is the ticket you need to travel across the globe. It allows you to experience stories that can connect you to diverse and empowering experiences," Dias says.
#1000BlackGirlBooks is an international movement to collect and donate children’s books that feature Black girls as the lead character. Dias launched the #1000BlackGirlBooks drive in November 2015 with the help of GrassROOTS Community Foundation. The goal was to collect 1,000 books by February 2016, and Dias has now collected more than 13,000 books.
ALA has lots of resources available for you to promote Library Card Sign-Up Month! On their website you’ll find sample public service announcements, artwork, and links to facts about America’s libraries to use in your marketing.
For facts to share about Arizona’s235 public library outlets, see the latest edition of the Arizona Public Library Statistics that covers the time period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
Stay safe and well,
Holly Henley
State Librarian
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Mark your calendar for upcoming Learning Path, Wisdom Wednesdays, Grant Deadlines and Events.
SEPTEMBER
September 8, 11:00am-12:00pm
September 8, 2:00pm-4:00pm
September 9, 11:00am-12:00pm
September 10, 9:00am-11:30am
September 14, 9:00am-11:30am
September 14, - October 11
September 14 - October 11
September 15, 11:00am-12:00pm
September 15, 2:00pm-3:00pm
September 22, 11:00am-12:00pm
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September 22, 2:00pm-3:00pm
September 23, 11:00am-12:00pm
September 23, 1:00pm-2:00pm
September 24, 10:59pm
September 29, 11:00am-12:00pm
September 29, 2:00pm-3:00pm
September 30, 12:00pm-1:00pm
OCTOBER
October 12 - November 1
October 12 - November 1
October 14, 11:00am-12:00pm
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Arizona Capitol Museum Virtual Field Trip |
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The Arizona Capitol Museum tour program serves over 20,000 K-12 students annually. Our education team has converted the program to a virtual learning format that is available free of charge to educators and students.
- Filmed recordings following Arizona’s journey from westward expansion through statehood, the Arizona legislative process, and more.
- Pre-and post-tour activities.
- An opportunity to interact with a museum educator through either a live Q&A or a digital question form.
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Join the National Citizen
and Community Science Network!
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SciStarter, in partnership with Arizona State University, has launched the National Citizen and Community Science Library Network in May with the goal of providing resources, support, and connections to libraries across the country interested in becoming a community hub for citizen science. Membership is free, with a monthly newsletter that provides upcoming training, funding opportunities, and new resources that support you as a community hub for citizen science. To receive the newsletter and officially join the national network please sign-up via this form.
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Have you ever received questions from library patrons about the United States Census that you did not feel equipped to answer? While the Census Bureau has finished collecting data for the decennial census, your library patrons may have questions as the data continues to be analyzed and released.
Beginning September 20, you can access "Census 101" on Niche Academy, a webinar designed to help library professionals answer general questions about the decennial census, the Census Bureau, the American Community Survey, and the upcoming release of redistricting data. Contact Janelle Breedveld at jbreedveld@azlibrary.gov with questions.
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State Grants-in-Aid Construction
Notice of Funding Opportunity
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Libraries may apply for up to $50,000 in grant funds with a 1:1 cash match required from local sources. This is a reimbursement grant. Funds for this program are awarded on a competitive basis. Please review the construction guidelines before submitting your application.
The application process is in two stages. The deadline for submitting the online Intent to Apply form is 11:59PM on Thursday, September 30, 2021. After reviewing the Intents, the State Library will invite a limited number of applicants to complete a full application. The full application asks for detailed information such as a needs assessment, timeline, and proposed project sketch/drawing.
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Let’s Talk About It: Women’s Suffrage |
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Let’s Talk About It (LTAI): Women’s Suffrage is a reading and discussion project that will spark conversations across the United States about the women’s suffrage movement.
Led by libraries in their communities, participants will read a series of books, curated by humanities scholars, and discuss the people and events from this important part of U.S. history.
Twenty-five libraries will be selected in 2022 to receive materials and funding to lead the first Let’s Talk About It: Women’s Suffrage discussions. Follow the grant guidelines and more information about the program consult the FAQs. Applications are open from September 1 - December 1.
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Applicants have through September 24, 2021, to submit their two-page preliminary proposals.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries program supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice in these professions to strengthen library and archival services for the American public.
The Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian program supports the development of a diverse workforce of librarians and archivists to better meet the information needs of communities being served.
Applicants should review the notices of funding opportunity carefully and reach out to IMLS staff members listed on the NLG-L and LB21 webpages with any questions. A free on-demand informational webinar will be made available in the coming weeks on the IMLS website.
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Libraries Transforming Communities:
Focus on Small and Rural Libraries Grant
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Libraries Transforming Communities: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries Grant, Round 3
What could you do with $3000? Apply now for the third round of the LTC: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries Grant to secure funding to make your community engagement dreams come true! Up to 100 grants will be awarded in this third round of funding. Libraries that previously were awarded LTC: Focus on Small and Rural Libraries grants are eligible to apply for additional funding to expand their previously awarded projects.
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Revealing History – A Look at Community Through Arizona’s Historical Newspapers |
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On Thursday, September 30, 2021, at 1:00 pm Sativa Peterson will present a talk on Revealing History - A Look at Community Through Arizona’s Historical Newspapers. Want to know what was happening where you live a hundred years ago? Using headlines, editorials, advertisements, and photojournalism, Sativa Peterson of the State of Arizona Research Library will give a free, interactive presentation introducing attendees to Arizona’s historical newspapers.
Look at old headlines to gain fresh perspective on news and events of today and discover how you can use historical newspapers to delve into your own community or family history. This presentation is made possible by the Arizona Humanities.
Sativa Peterson is the News Content Program Manager for the State of Arizona Research Library. Over the past three years she’s helped the State of Arizona digitize over one hundred fifty thousand pages of historical newspapers and contributed content to Chronicling America, a national newspaper database hosted by the Library of Congress.
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On Thursday, September 23 at 1:00 pm Jennifer Jenkins will present a talk, "Western Ways Film Service and the Invention of the Postwar Southwest" as part of the State of Arizona Research Library’s 2021 Arizona Author Series.
Charles and Lucile Herbert brought the first motion picture sound gear into Arizona in the summer of 1929, tasked with filming the “Baby State” and testing Fox Movietone’s new sound-on-film technology. After that two-week stint, the Herberts would travel the world for Movietone and Magic Carpet, finally settling in Tucson in 1936. At its busiest, the Western Ways Film Service ran studio portrait, aerial photography, news photo, photo-story, and motion picture divisions out of an adobe building in downtown Tucson. In this presentation, Professor Jenkins will discuss the career of the Herberts and show how their films of Arizona and Sonora shaped the image of the region in the popular imagination.
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Preschool, Kindergarten Program Training
This program provides a comprehensive introduction to key aspects of early childhood and brain development, as well as the crucial role caregivers and educators play in helping children learn effective stress-management strategies. This program contains practice and curriculum-based strategies to help young children learn how to manage stress.
Grades 1 to 6 Training
This research-based program is built on an experiential learning approach and provides you with practical, developmentally appropriate, engaging activities for students in grades one to six. Its aim is to help educators, social service workers, librarians, caregivers, and parents create teachable moments to introduce stress management strategies and build emotional resiliency.
Both of these online trainings need to be attended live. They will not be recorded to view later. If you have any questions contact Ann Marie Creegan.
Kids Have Stress Too! is a registered trademarked program from Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada, a Canadian Charity that has been working to nurture resilience in children and youth for over 45 years.
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The Arizona State Library and the Arizona Science Center are collaborating to host Leap into Science Informal Educator trainings.
Leap into Science is a nationwide program developed by The Franklin Institute Science Museum that integrates open-ended science activities with children’s books, designed for children ages 3-10 and their families. During this training facilitators will focus on the Leap into Science Core Four and the fundamentals of a Leap into Science workshop, which then can be applied to any of the themes.
Upon completion of the Leap into Science Fundamental training, new educators must register for at least 1 Theme training to be fully trained on the Leap into Science workshops. Fully trained educators will be given access to ALL curriculums, themes and resources available on the Leap into Science website, and an educator resource kit.
Please register for each of the trainings Leap into Science trainings. You must have completed fundamental class to register for the theme sessions.
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Expert children’s librarian and author Penny Peck will help you to acquire the knowledge and skills to be more comfortable and confident about providing fundamental children’s services.
This course will provide you with the basics of design principles, standards and skills along with the practical application needed to understand design and apply it. Learners will be able to apply the concepts learned to their own library and community by creating designs that communicate library programs and services well to their users.
Are you curious about the term cultural humility? At its root, cultural humility requires one to acknowledge inequality and take action. This online course will introduce cultural humility as a concept for professional practice.
If you have you ever wanted to create professional looking live streams that are interactive and engaging, then OBS Studio might be the right tool for you. OBS Studio is a free and open-source software for live streaming and recording. It allows you to have better control over what your audience sees and hears during your live programs.
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Library Works
**Must be attended live**
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September 23, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
This grant webinar shares best practices including checklist examples for guidelines and workflows, funding alerts describing funding opportunities for libraries, and templates for sharing submitted and pending proposals with library employees. Behind the scenes stories will divulge unusual ways ideas were generated for fundable projects, and how ideas developed through engagement with a diverse array of experts and assets.
October 14, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Good manners and a friendly demeanor can handle most library customer issues. But what if being courteous is not enough? Do you, your staff, and your co-workers know what to do if someone is emotionally bullying or physically threatening to staff or library visitors? Belligerent? Acting out because of drugs, alcohol, or other cognitive issues? Refusing to leave? Caught stealing or damaging property? The awareness, attitude, and actions of library employees are the first defenses against customers who are AOA (Angry on Arrival). Make safe practices a priority for front line staff. Planning, consistent enforcement of policies, training, support from supervisors and managers, and applied technology can work together to protect library employees, customers, vendors, and visitors as well as your workplace’s property.
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Continuing Education Scholarship Information
All library personnel employed full-time in Arizona libraries are eligible to apply for a scholarship to learn best practices of librarianship and provide continuing education at their libraries or to the Arizona library community at large.
To request a Continuing Education Scholarship, all applicants must submit a scholarship application and W-9 (for the individual or organizational payee) at least 60 days prior to the date of the event. For more information Scholarships or contact Ann Marie Creegan.
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2021 National Book Festival
September 17-26
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From the Festival Website:
Create your National Book Festival experience with the Library of Congress in 2021 by engaging in author conversations online, watching the PBS Books special, listening to an NPR podcast series and attending a ticketed event at the Library. Join us for an expanded festival, Sept. 17-26, a 10-day event with the theme, “Open a Book, Open the World.”
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Association of Rural and Small Libraries
October 20-23, 2021
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From the conference website:
The 2021 ARSL Conference will be held at the Nugget Resort in Reno/Sparks, Nevada, from October 20-23.
The 2021 theme: The Biggest Little Library Conference. Our libraries may be small, but our community is mighty. As we come together to share ideas and learn from each other in Reno, the “Biggest Little City,” the possibilities are huge.
The Arizona State Library has a limited number of scholarships available to attend ARSL. These scholarships will be given out on a first-come, first served basis and cover registration only. If you would like travel costs covered, a separate CE Scholarship application is required. Apply here or contact Ann Marie Creegan.
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American Association of School Librarians
October 21-23, 2021
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Internet Librarian
October 26-28, 2021
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Call To Action: Innovation In Library Technology & Communities
From the conference website:
Join us at the most comprehensive conference for library and information professionals interested in technology to discover the insights, strategies and practices that allow us to push the envelope in expanding the net, building solid connections to the Internet of Things, managing libraries and digital information, and enhancing the information sharing and learning experience of people in our communities.
The conference is being held in Monterey, California.
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YALSA Symposium
November 5-7, 2021
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From the symposium website:
The symposium will take place November 5 - 7, 2021 with a theme of Biggest Little Safe Spaces: Serving Teens During Times of Adversity. Join YALSA, librarians, and YA authors in Reno for the 2021 Symposium as we discuss strategies for serving teens during difficult times and continue to develop programs that ensure our biggest little safe spaces thrive for years to come. YALSA will offer a virtual event as well as an in-person event.
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Every Wednesday from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, Library Development offers webinars on various topics through PCI. Topics include management, children's programs, genealogy and more. Register today. Seats are limited.
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