LTLS - Quick Connections

Target Store Grants

Applications for Target Store Grants are available either at your local Target store or online. The grants, of up to $3,000, focus on arts, family violence prevention and reading. Reading grants are awarded to schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations, supporting programs such as weekend book clubs, after-school reading programs and events encouraging family reading time.

For more information, visit the Target Store Grant website. Deadline: Applications accepted March 1- May 31, 2007

Nominate Your Library

As part of its latest editorial initiative, Woman's Day magazine is collecting stories about how the library has helped readers start their business. Readers can submit their stories until May 10. Librarians can promote the initiative in their library by downloading free promotional tools from the @ your library® website. Sample tools include a press release, newsletter copy, and Web button.

Lost: The Cold Six Thousand Audiocassette Set

VA Illiana Health Care System Library has found a set of 9 audiocassettes in a plastic bag entitled The Cold Six Thousand by James Ellroy, Random House audio books, 2001. The following information is on each cassette: 5-01 B&T 81549. If you are missing this set, contact Nancy Vaglica at nancy.vaglica@va.gov or 217-554-5605.

Free Oprah Book Club Selection

Lincoln Trail Libraries System will give away three copies of the Oprah Book Club's latest selection The Road by Cormac McCarthy. LTLS members may contact Helen Neal at hneal@lincolntrail.info.

May LTLS Board Meeting Rescheduled

The May meeting of the LTLS Board of Directors originally scheduled for Monday, May 21, 2007, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.

AskAway Awareness Week

AskAway Awareness Week is set for May 7-11, 2007. The AskAway publicity committee is calling on libraries to help spread the word about the AskAway online virtual reference service. Libraries will receive bookmarks, fliers, and celebration ideas to be used throughout the week to let patrons know about this great service to which they all have access. If your library is interested in joining AskAway, please contact LTLS Consultant Pat Boze at pboze@lincolntrail.info or 217-352-0047, Ext. 219. (http://www.askawayillinois.info)

Congratulations Donna

The April issue of Illinois Libraries has an article by Donna Schaal, LTLS Consultant. The Article "Happy Twenty-fifth Birtday IREAD!" explores the history of the popular summer reading program of the Illinois Library Association. I encourage all of you to read and enjoy this article.

Collection Development Webinar

ISLMA's next professional development event, the Collection Development Webinar led by Kathryn Miller of National-Louis University. The registration form and information about the event can be found at http://www.islma.org/webinar07.htm

The webinar will be held on Thursday, May 3, 2007, from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., and will address issues surrounding building and maintaining a quality school library collection for all members of a school's learning community.

The fee for the event is $40.
Gail Janz can be contacted with questions about the webinar at gjanz@mchs.grundy.k12.il.us.