HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM ALL OF US AT SOUTHEASTERN LIBRARY SERVICES!

Our office will be closed on Thursday, November 27th in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will resume normal business hours on Friday, November 28th.

PROFESSIONAL BOOK OF THE WEEK

Title: The Librarian’s Guide to Partnerships
Editor: Sherry Lynch

Summary:
Libraries are forever being asked to tighten our belts, and we will probably see further financial cuts in the next few years. It is important for libraries to develop community partnerships to cement our sustainability. This book shows particular cases where community partnerships aided in one library’s mission of providing excellent quality service to their community.

Wi Fi Library List

Karen Burns, Administrator from Southwest Iowa Library Service Area, has taken-on the Herculean task of creating a list of libraries in Iowa that currently offer Wi Fi services. Whew! At the moment there are 111 libraries listed (not counting branches.) It is definitely a work in progress, so if you don't see your library's name on the list, please feel free to contact Karen at kburns@swilsa.lib.ia.us. She'll be happy to include you. Please access the current list is at: http://www.ilsa.lib.ia.us/libhotspots.htm.

PROFESSIONAL BOOK OF THE WEEK

Title: The Small Public Library Survival Guide: Thriving on Less
Author: Herbert B. Landau

Summary:
Landau covers a wide range of topics from defining your role in the community and converting your community’s needs into a strategic plan through to writing, and winning, grants, library programming on a tight budget and more. In a time where every penny spent is precious, this will be useful to libraries of all sizes and types.

Marshalltown’s New Library Hailed as Iowa’s First Public Library to Seek LEED Silver Certification

From Library Journal online: The first public library in Iowa to seek LEED “silver” certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is nearing completion in Marshalltown, a county seat of 26,000 people about 50 miles northeast of Des Moines. The current Marshalltown Public Library, a five-level Carnegie building, was built in 1902 and expanded in 1974. It has for years been overcrowded; the new 35,670 square foot building, on one level, will double the space.
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6608914.html

"National Gaming Day @ Your Library" is November 15, 2008

On Saturday, November 15, 2008, hundreds of libraries throughout the country will showcase gaming programs and services in support of National Gaming Day @ Your Library (NGD). For information on the event and to register your own plans, go to http://gaming.ala.org/resources/index.php?title=Ngd2008.