1. New Public Library Space Needs: A Planning Outline now available
2. ALA Office for Information Technology Policy appoints DPI's Bob Bocher as fellow
3. DPI consultants present workshops on developing technology plans
4. Libraries and the Department of Education call on Americans to help promote summer learning
5. Apply now for the 2010 Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week grant
6. Planning Journal features article on "Libraries at the Heart of Our Communities"
7. Website of the Week
8. Calendar
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1. NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY SPACE NEEDS: A PLANNING OUTLINE NOW AVAILABLE
The popular tool for conducting a preliminary space needs assessment for Wisconsin public libraries has been recently updated and revised by its author and former DLTCL consultant Anders C. Dahlgren, now president of Library Planning Associates, Inc. The 30-page narrative outline and corresponding electronic worksheet can help public library staff and trustees estimate their library's future space needs to determine whether more comprehensive facility planning should be conducted. The DLTCL is grateful to Anders Dahlgren for donating his time to update this useful tool, and to the volunteer reviewers who provided comments for the revision: John Thompson of the Indianhead Federated Library System and Deb Haeffner of the South Central Library System.
The outline covers six broad types of library space--collection space, reader seating space, staff work space, meeting space, special use space, and non-assignable space (including mechanical space). It suggests how library goals relating to each of these areas can be projected to meet future needs and provides a way to translate resulting service assumptions into space needs. Using the library's future service population and estimated collection size, the resulting simplified assessment of the future space needs can be compared against the available space in the existing building. The space needs estimate can be used to evaluate the adequacy of the present site or the amount of property that may be needed at a new location.
The link to the PDF version of the publication, as well as a link to the Excel-formatted worksheet, can be found at
http://dpi.wi.gov/pld/plspace.html.
2. ALA OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POLICY APPOINTS BOB BOCHER AS FELLOW
The American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) has appointed Bob Bocher, Library Technology Consultant with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning, as an OITP Fellow. Bocher will provide OITP with strategic advice on an array of networking issues from the technical, policy, and operational perspectives.
Bocher has worked with OITP in a number of areas over the past several years including the following:
Served on the E-rate Task Force since 1999, including a term as Chair;
Served on the OITP's Advisory Committee;
Served as the first Chair of OITP's Telecommunications Subcommittee, and
Developed OITP's Internet Access Principles.
"I am ecstatic that OITP will continue to benefit from Bob Bocher's extraordinary knowledge of all things related to libraries and telecommunications," Alan Inouye, director of OITP, said. "His knowledge is even more important now because of the heightened priority placed on broadband by the federal government (in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act), foundations, and other key stakeholders."
3. DPI CONSULTANTS PRESENT WORKSHOPS ON DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY PLANS
Instructional Media and Technology (IMT) education consultants Stuart Ciske and Donna Steffan took to the road this week to provide 4-day workshops to K-12 districts on developing information and technology plans in CESA 10 at the Cray Summer Academy and in CESA 12 at the GitchiGumee Academy. The workshops are designed to lead teams from districts through the planning process and provide structured work time during the week for the teams to review research on technology and learning, examine results from local needs assessments, and develop goals for the plan that promote student achievement that is supported by strong information and technology programs and services. This is the fourth year that the Department of Public Instruction has participated in the Cray Academy and the third year at the GitchiGumee.
4. LIBRARIES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CALL ON AMERICANS TO HELP PROMOTE SUMMER LEARNING
When "United We Serve" officially launched on June 22, America's libraries and the U.S. Department of Education were poised and ready to be a major part of the program from the very beginning. They will remain engaged throughout the summer, and they call upon all Americans to join them.
At a special kick-off event organized by the Department of Education at Fanwood Memorial Library in Fanwood, N.J., American Library Association (ALA) President Jim Rettig and many regional librarians had the opportunity to discuss how libraries are helping communities by offering reading programs for children to combat summer reading loss and assisting individuals with obtaining job skills and employment. During the event, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine took part in a roundtable led by Rettig and they later read to a group of children who are just becoming readers. To emphasize the importance of these sorts of activities, Rettig explained: "Research has shown that children who participate in summer library reading programs are better prepared to continue their education when they return to school in the fall. Students who participate in a program in which they read ten books over the summer show more reading achievement than students who do not."
The very next week, Secretary Duncan launched "Read to the Top!" At this weekly "United We Serve" event, the Secretary, other Cabinet members, and top Administration officials read age-appropriate books to area children on the Department of Education's Plaza. At the launch, Secretary Duncan said, "The road to academic success begins early, which is why early childhood learning and reading are so important. When we read to our kids, it helps them become better readers and develop a love of reading on their own."
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and White House Senior Advisor David Axelrod have already participated in "Read to the Top," and future guests of the Department of Education's weekly reading campaign include Chair of the Domestic Council Melody Barnes, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary F. Locke, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet A. Napolitano, Director of the Office of Management & Budget Peter R. Orszag, United States Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice and U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki.
Libraries will continue to be engaged with "United We Serve" throughout the summer as well. Libraries are the cornerstone of every community and have a long tradition of stepping in to meet the needs of individuals in a spirit that resonates with the President's call to volunteerism. This summer, the American Library Association urges individuals to go to their local libraries to help their neighbors through this difficult economic time by sharing their skills and their time in an effort to unite our country and build a better future together.
5. APPLY NOW FOR THE 2010 SCHOLASTIC LIBRARY PUBLISHING NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK GRANT
All types of U.S. libraries are invited to apply for the Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant. The $3,000 grant will be awarded to a single library for the best public awareness campaign incorporating the 2010 National Library Week theme, "Communities thrive @ your library®."
The grant is sponsored by Scholastic Library Publishing, a division of Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company. It is administered by the Public Awareness Committee of the American Library Association (ALA). This year's application deadline is October 16, 2009. National Library Week is April 11-17, 2010.
All proposals must use the "Communities thrive @ your library" theme, which incorporates The Campaign for America's Libraries' "@ your library" brand, on any and all promotional and publicity material supporting National Library Week activities. Guidelines for using the brand are available on the campaign Web site at under the "download logos" section.
An electronic grant application form and guidelines are available on the Scholastic Library Publishing National Library Week Grant Web site. Information also is available from the ALA Public Information Office -- telephone: 800-545-2433, ext. 2148, or e-mail:
mmcfarlane@ala.org. The winner will be notified and announced following the 2010 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston. Last year's winning application from Moline (Ill.) Public Library can also be found on the Web site at
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/pio/natlibraryweek/nlwgrant.cfm.
6. PLANNING JOURNAL FEATURES ARTICLE ON "LIBRARIES AT THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITIES"
According to an article by Wayne Senville in the Summer Issue of the Planning Commissioners Journal, there's been a dramatic change in the mission of libraries across the country. No longer just static repositories of books and reference materials, libraries are increasingly serving as the hub of their communities, providing a broad range of services and activities. They are also becoming important "economic engines" of downtowns and neighborhood districts.
According to the Planning Commissioners Journal website, they would be pleased to email a complimentary copy of "Libraries at the Heart of Our Communities" as a pdf attachment on request; please email your request to:
pcjoffice@gmail.com or call us at: 802-864-9083 (note: the pdf file is 1 MB in size).
7. Website of the Week
Mayo Clinic: First-Aid Guide --
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/FirstAidIndex/FirstAidIndex -- Learn how to give first aid in emergency situations; more than 50 topics covered. Medical emergencies don't occur every day. But when they do, you should have the information you need to deal with these situations. This site by Mayo Clinic provides first-aid information from Animal Bites through Toothache. (Website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)
8. CALENDAR
September 11, 2009 - Council on Library and Network Development meeting, TBD
October 15, 2009 - Library Information Technology Advisory Committee, Madison
October 20-23, 2009 - Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference, Appleton
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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 8/4/2009 11:45:49 AM
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