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Applications are being accepted until March 21 for the State Library's annual Small Public Library Management Institute (SPLMI) June 1-6 and the Institute for School and Public Librarians June 8-13. Information and application forms for the SPLMI institute and the Institute for School and Public Librarians, are available on the ISL website.
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Don't forget to register for Information Literacy Summit 2008: Quality and Shared Responsibility. The Summit will explore the relationship between collaboration, sharing responsibility, the quality of instruction, and the learner's success. Dates and locations are:
April 2, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Palos Hills
April 7, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Carterville
April 8, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., East Peoria
The registration fee of $20 includes materials, continental breakfast, and lunch. Space is limited.
Details and registration information are available at: http://www.morainevalley.edu/library/informationliteracysummit2008.asp
The winner of the Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award for 2008 is Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. It was the runaway favorite, receiving over four times as many votes as the second place winner, Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson. In third place was The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom.
The new list of nominees has been announced and is available on the ISLMA website at http://www.islma.org/lincoln.htm. The number of high school students on the reading committee increased this year and their input was especially insightful for helping select the titles.
Prairie Area Library System invites public and school librarians to Make Room for Teens on Monday, May 5, 2008, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Mendota Civic Center. Cost: $!0.00 to cover lunch. Funding for this program is provided by an LSTA grant. Topics will include teen involvement, space planning, design, alternative collection development, and marketing. This program is listed on Cleo http://www.palsnet.info/events/. If you have any questions, contact Norma Applegate at 815-729-3345, Ext. 2705, or normaa@palsnet.info.
The Kankakee Area Library Association’s Award Night is scheduled for April 25, 2008 at the Kankakee Country Club with cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. The group will honor Dr. Fred Schlipf, U of I Professor, Consultant, Administrator, and Librarian Extraordinaire and celebrate the accomplishments of the libraries and librarians of Kankakee County. Anyone is welcome to attend. RSVP by April 11, 2008 to: Cindy Fuerst, Kankakee Public Library, 815-939-4564 or cfuerst@lions-online.org. The cost for the dinner buffet is $25.00.
