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Table of Contents
1. Reminder: LSTA Advisory Committee meeting and public hearing scheduled
2. Nominations sought for 2009 Standing Up for Rural Wisconsin Schools, Libraries, and Communities Award
3. Reference and Loan’s Native American AV list updated
4. Study shows positive link between children’s public library use and reading scores
5. Website of the Week – State Health Facts
6. Calendar
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1. REMINDER: LSTA ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED
Wisconsin's Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Committee will meet in Madison on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 11 and 12, 2008, at the Crowne Plaza, 4402 East Washington Avenue, Madison, to discuss grant proposals and make award recommendations for LSTA projects to take place in 2009.
As a part of the meeting, there will be a public hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. on November 11 for interested persons to make suggestions on the LSTA program for 2010. Final guidelines for the 2010 LSTA program will be developed in April 2009.
If you are unable to attend the public hearing, written comments may be submitted by letter, fax, or e-mail to Terrie Howe, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841; fax number (608) 266-2529; email address: Teresa.howe@dpi.wi.gov. Testimony must arrive by 4:00 p.m., Monday, November 10 for inclusion in the hearing.
2. NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR 2009 STANDING UP FOR RURAL WISCONSIN SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITIES AWARD
State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster has opened nominations for the 2009 “Standing Up for Rural Wisconsin Schools, Libraries, and Communities Award.” The Department of Public Instruction is seeking nominations of partnerships between and among schools, libraries, and communities that have resulted in programs or projects which demonstrate the great potential and spirit of rural Wisconsin.
The “Standing Up for Rural Wisconsin Schools, Libraries, and Communities Award” began in March 2005, when eight schools and communities were recognized for exemplary programs. Since 2005, twenty more programs have been honored at ceremonies held in the State Capitol. For a description of the previous award winners, please see our website at http://www.dpi.wi.gov/rural/suawards.html .
The awards ceremony will be held on Monday, March 23, 2009, in the State Capitol. The nomination form can be filled out on-line at http://www.dpi.wi.gov/rural/suawards.html and submitted to rebecca.hannah@dpi.wi.gov or by mail to: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Attn: Rebecca Hannah, Office of the State Superintendent, P.O. Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841. Please note the January 15, 2009, deadline for submission.
3. REFERENCE AND LOAN’S NATIVE AMERICAN AV LIST UPDATED
“Native Americans: Audiovisual Materials available for Free Loan from the Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library” is an annotated browsing list for teachers and others wishing to borrow audiovisual materials about Native Americans.
In time for National American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month in November, the list has been updated with the addition of nearly 20 DVDs and CD-ROMs. It is available in portable document format (PDF) on the Reference and Loan Library’s website at http://www.dpi.wi.gov/rll/pdf/nativeamericanav.pdf
The list includes over 200 VHS, DVD, and other visual programs containing documentary, informational, instructional, and dramatic presentations that deal with Native American history, arts and crafts, traditional and contemporary culture, government, treaty rights, sovereignty, relations with other cultural groups, and efforts to preserve traditional values. Over 150 sound recordings offer documentary programs, music, and Indian language instruction. Materials are about Indians of North, South, and Central America, with a significant number of them about tribes in Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region.
Borrowing instructions are included in the document. For further information about the materials or borrowing procedures, contact Reference and Loan at 608-224-6169 or toll-free in Wisconsin at 888-542-5543, #3; by fax at 608-224-6178; or email, dpirllill@dpi.wi.gov.
4. STUDY SHOWS POSITIVE LINK BETWEEN CHILDREN’S PUBLIC LIBRARY USE AND READING SCORES
A recent study done by Keith Curry Lance and Robbie Bravman Marks published in the September 2008 “School Library Journal” observes that the factors affecting children’s reading scores are complex. However, data about reading scores and children’s services in public libraries supports the widespread belief that the efforts of public libraries to promote early literacy pays off in terms of higher reading scores during elementary school. There is a positive and statistically significant relationship between children’s services in public libraries and early reading success.
Since 1990, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has been collaborating with the 50 states and the District of Columbia to compile basic statistics about public libraries, including the circulation of children’s materials and attendance at children’s programs. According to the Lance/Marks study, comparison of the reading scores (fourth-grade NAEP reading scores) with children’s circulation statistics shows “a strong, positive link, while comparison of the same reading scores with attendance at children’s programs demonstrates a positive, if somewhat weaker, link.”
Of states ranking in the top half of all states on reading scores, 82 percent also ranked in the top half on circulation of children’s materials per capita. Conversely, four out of five states in the bottom half on reading scores also rank in the bottom half on children’s circulation. Of states ranking in the top half on reading scores, 70 percent ranked in the top half on attendance at children’s programs per capita. Seventy-one percent in the bottom half on reading scores also rank in the bottom half on children’s program attendance.
Wisconsin ranks in the top half of all states on the reading scores, and also ranks in the top half for attendance at children’s programs and children’s circulation.
These findings support the position that public library children’s services make a significant, measurable difference in early reading success.
To read the complete article, go to http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6590044.html .
5. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
State Health Facts -- http://www.statehealthfacts.org/ -- A project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, this website is designed to provide free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data on all 50 states. The site provides data on more than 500 health topics and is linked to both the Kaiser Family Foundation website (http://www.kff.org) and KaiserNetwork.org (http://www.kaisernetwork.org). The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation. The Foundation is an independent voice and source of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the general public. The Foundation is not associated with Kaiser Permanente or Kaiser Industries.
6. CALENDAR
November 4-7, 2008 – Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference, Middleton
November 11-12, 2008 – Library Services & Technology Act (LSTA) Meeting, Madison
November 14, 2008 – Council on Library and Network Development, Madison
January 9, 2009 – Council on Library and Network Development, location to be announced
March 22-24, 2009 – Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association (WEMTA) Spring Conference, Madison
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Roslyn M. Wise
Editor, Channel Weekly
Department of Public Instruction
Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning
PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 266-6439
FAX: (609) 266-8770
For questions about this information, contact Roslyn M. Wise (608) 266-6439
Last updated on 10/31/2008 10:45:11 AM
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