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Learn about MyMediaMall on Webinar with Overdrive CEO Steve Potash

Downloadable digital media is more popular than ever! OverDrive and Illinois Library Systems are working together to provide libraries an affordable way to offer a great selection of popular downloadable audiobooks, e-books and videos. OverDrive CEO Steve Potash will present an introduction to the MyMediaMall collection (www.mymediamall.net) on a Web and phone conference on August 23, 2:00 p.m.

MyMediaMall currently contains over 4,000 titles, composed of 2,500 audiobooks, 1,200 Adobe e-books, 250 Mobipocket e-books, and 550 videos, and additional titles are added monthly. Users have shared their appreciation on many aspects of the MyMediaMall experience including the diversity of the collection, ease of use, and the automatic return feature, which means no late fees!

The next quarterly enrollment contracts will be accepted up to October 1, so this is the perfect time to explore the many benefits of this popular service.

To participate in the webinar, all you will need is an Internet connection and a phone, with the following access information:

Date: August 23, 2007
Start time: 2:00 p.m. CT
Audio dial-in number: 866-740-1260
Access code: 5736201
Web access: www.readytalk.com

To join the audio portion of the conference, dial the toll-free number and enter the Access Code. You will be put on music hold until the call begins.

To join the web port of the conference, visit www.readytalk.com and enter the Access Code under “Join a Conference,” then click “Join.”

ISL and Talking Books at the Illinois State Fair

Once again this year, the Illinois State Library and the Talking Book and Braille Service will be at the Illinois State Fair, which starts next Friday, August 10th, sharing information about these great library programs.   If you are attending the Fair, stop by and say hello.

Registration Reminder for ILS Symposium

The LTLS-sponsored Symposium on the Future of Integrated Library Systems will be held on September 13-15, in Champaign.  Online registration form, agenda, speaker bios and hotel information is available at the symposium website.  This is a major conference with nationally known speakers and promises to be an excellent opportunity for library staff and trustees to become better informed about the changing environment for integrated library systems.

Live & Learn Construction Grants

The State Library will post information on the FY2008 Public Library Live & Learn Construction Grant offering on the ILS web site as soon as possible. Details are not finalized yet because the amount of funding available for the program is unknown until a budget is adopted by the Illinois General Assembly and signed by the governor.  Once a state budget is signed, ISL will finalize dates for the program and post the grant documents on the State Library web page.  The announcement will also be made in this blog.

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