In observance of Labor Day, the SELCO office will be closed on Monday, September 6. There will be no Automation Support that day. Also, there will be no delivery service on Monday - a regular Monday delivery schedule will take place on Tuesday that week. Delivery to schools will begin on Wednesday, September 8.
SELCO officially welcomes Sherry Mooers to Minnesota as the new Library Director in Lake City. Sherry has more than 12 years of library management experience, including 7.5 years as a library director. Her work experiences also include management of a non-profit organization and coordinating a state task force in 43 counties. Sherry holds a Masters in Library and Information Science from Kent State University. In 2007 Sherry was honored by her peers in the Mississippi Library Association with the Outstanding Library Achievement Award and again in 2008 with MLA’s Public Relations Award.
Ann Hutton and Sherry Mooers
Ann Hutton, SELCO Executive Director, visited Sherry on August 25 and kicked--off a series of orientation sessions outlining SELCO organizational structure and services. Ann’s visit will be followed up with information about technology and information services shared by Donovan Lambright, Automation Librarian. SELCO Assistant Director, Michael Scott, will continue the discussion with Sherry within the next few weeks offering information about children’s and adult programming support, training and library advocacy.
On August 23, 2010, SELCO implemented an email user alert service available from MnLINK. Now, your library patrons who use MnLINK and have a valid email address in their Horizon patron record will receive an email alert when a MnLINK request is unable to be filled (non-supplied) by a participating MnLINK library. This alert will allow your library patrons to receive information about any of their MnLINK requests that are unfilled and will cut down on the amount of paper you receive from us via your Delivery tub! For more information, check out this document posted to SELCO's Interlibrary Loan page that explains this change.
Four scholarship recipients will attend the annual conference for the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) this fall. The conference will be held in Rochester, October 6-8, 2010. Each winner has agreed to share impressions of the conference via the SELCO Librarian . The 2010 SELCO-MLA Scholarship winners are:
Today was the first day that the new notices forms were used for the 24 libraries that have SELCO process their notices. 434 print notices were generated, folded and stamped for mailing this afternoon, in addition to the 1272 notices and pre-overdue notices emailed out to patrons. Photos of the new equipment and staff in action are on our flickr account .
A new post went up on Friday on the Online Catalog page outlining several enhancements coming to the catalog in the coming weeks. Along with a new interface for links to resources such as MnLink and My Accounts are a number of new links, including the Suggest a Title webform and local resources for individual Online Libraries. Check it out.
9:36 AM -- We are experiencing technical problems preventing Online Libraries from accessing Horizon. SELCO staff are in the office working on a resolution. Updates will be posted here as well as in email to Online Library Directors and Automation Contacts.
The front doors to the SELCO office were moved 90 degrees from facing south to west as the remodeling project continues. Additional windows were added to fill the hole in the building which creates a bright and inviting entryway. Still to come – more plaster, paint, tile and a ceiling for the exterior entrance. Follow the progress with our Flickr thumbnail photos .
Work steadily continues on the remodeling project at the SELCO office. The window has been removed and space created for the double doors. Two concrete pours are complete which added the new foundation and entryway. Yet to come is the approach to the building. Keep an eye on the progress by checking our Flickr thumbnails .
As anyone who entered the SELCO building last winter will remember, everyone had to navigate icicles dangling from the roof and skate on the icy sidewalk. With the encouragement of our insurance provider and the approval of the SELCO/SELS Board of Directors, SELCO undertakes a small remodeling job.
The project will shift the front door 90 degrees from the current south-facing entrance to the west side under the existing covered walkway. (Interestingly, the original building plans had the door under the walkway facing west.) The shallow overhang over the front door makes for a very wet entrance on a rainy day and, as experienced each winter, a slippery escapade when there is snow and ice. Throughout the years we have added eave troughs, investigated heat--tape, re-directed downspouts, seasonally adjust and re-adjusted eave troughs, caulked and re-caulked the crack between eave trough and soffit. Despite setting out orange cones to alert people to the conditions, we still had numerous falls.
Work began on Monday, August 2, with the removal of the Nova Brick which will be reused. Excavation equipment arrived this morning so construction begins in earnest.
Using signboards borrowed from several public libraries, there is information directing visitors to the east side delivery door which will be the temporary entrance during construction. The remodeling project should take 4 – 6 weeks.
The National Poetry Slam (NPS) is the largest team performance poetry event in the world. Teams from all over North America, as well as other countries will be in St. Paul for a week of poetry, revelry and competition. A great opportunity to check out SELCO's recently released poetry anthology - Poetic Strokes.
Buckham Memorial Library Youth Services Librarian Frances Veit has an article in the Summer 2010 issue of Young Adult Library Services (YALS), the official journal of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). The article, Absolutely True Experiences of Two New Librarians: The Importance of Popular Literature in Educating Young Adult Librarians, offers tips for new YA librarians, examines the critical nature of including popular lit in grad school, and lists some great resources for popular literature selection. Frances and her graduate school friend, Fumiko Osada, co-wrote the article. Way to go, Frances!!
SELCO will offer ten scholarships to defray basic costs to attend the annual Minnesota Library Association (MLA) conference at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN on October 6-8, 2010. The application deadline for those interested in being considered as a scholaraship recipient will be Friday, August 20, 2010 at 12:00 noon. For more information, click here or complete SELCO's online scholarship web form .
Just a reminder that Art and Culture Live!Community Collaboration grant applications are due on the 25th of every month for consideration in the following month's round of grants. The deadline for August applications is July 25, which is this coming Sunday. If you're planning on submitting an online application, please remember that all supplemental materials, including signatures and partner letters are also due on the 25th.
What this means is that your materials must be at the SELCO office or postmarked no later than the monthly due date in order to be eligible for consideration. When the deadline falls on a Sunday, you'll need to be sure that those documents are postmarked the day before (Saturday the 24th) in order to remain eligible for funding. Also, as of July 1st, 2010 (the start of our Fiscal Year 2011), all applications for Community Collaboration grants must include at least one partner organization. For more information, please visit the Community Collaboration page, or contact Abbey Thompson-Chapel .
SELCO accepted the first submission of artwork for the EASEL 2010-2011 inaugural tour. All of the artwork in the first ever traveling art show will depict the artist's celebration of a book, letter or letters, authors, reading or the library. The EASEL exhibit will visit 15 libraries in southeastern Minnesota, and will be displayed to the public for one year beginning in October 2010. But before the art can be on the move, members of SEMVA will serve as judges to select those pieces for inclusion in the exhibit.
Artwork may be submitted at the SELCO office from 9:00am to 5:00 pm, Monday, July 19 - Friday, July 23 and again Monday, July 26 - Saturday, July 31. Artists must be 18 years of age and live in one of the 11 southeastern Minnesota counties. The artwork must be suitable for public viewing by library visitors of all ages. The 2-D artwork must measure 12 x 12 inches, including frame and be gallery ready. The 3D pieces may only be a maximum of 12 x 12 x 12 inches and at least one of those dimensions must be 12 inches.
Great news! Minnesota's Greatest Generation (MGG) Kits are now available to book for programming and focus on events and activities for the generation of Americans who grew up in the Depression, fought in World War II, and brought along the Boom in prosperity after. There are four types of kits available: Film Festival Kit, Trivia Contest Kit, Craft Kits, and Family Day Kits. Each kit contains programming ideas, contents lists, craft supplies and evaluations. Requests for MGG Kits must be made by e-mail. These kits were created by staff working for the Minnesota Historical Society and Minnesota's Regional Library Systems. This project was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage fund. For booking and other information, please click here .
The issue with accessing SELCO Vendor Databases from outside of SELCO has been resolved. Some on line sites and patrons from outside the libraries may still experience problems connecting today. The updated DNS information needs to propagate across the Internet to the various Internet Service Provider’s DNS Servers. This is a process that can take anywhere from 24 – 48 hours. Last night from home on Charter’s network I was able to connect to the SELCO Vendor Databases so DNS propagation already started to occur.
It seems that the work done by DTI this afternoon, while solving a number of issues, has introduced a problem with authentication for the Research Databases. As a result, they are unavailable at Online Libraries and for patrons on the internet. We have contacted DTI and are working with them to resolve the problem.
The Rochester Arts Council presents its second annual ARTigras, an arts and cultural festival on Saturday, August 21. More than 100 juried artisans will be onsite selling their wares and demonstrating their craft. The event offers fun for the family, activities for kids, free entertainment, and food vendors offering culinary treats.
DTI has finished their DNS work and calls to Online Libraries who have contacted us show (so far) that services are now functioning normally. Since these problems were sporadic, it is possible that there may still be Online Libraries experiencing problems of which we are not aware. If your library is still unable to access any SELCO services that were working earlier in the day, please contact the SELCO Help Desk. In most cases, any such lingering problems will be fixed as local ISP DNS servers update themselves. Nevertheless, we will check up on any continuing problems Online Libraries might still be experiencing.
DTI, SELCO's Internet Service Provider (ISP), is carrying out some modifications of their Domain Name Server (DNS) records for SELCO. As a result, we are seeing outages of some SELCO services this morning. Anything that requires connecting to a website could be affected at some or all Online Libraries. This includes such services as the Automation portal, placing requests through iPac via the Online Catalog, or using the SELCO website.
We are in touch with DTI as they work to resolve these issues. Updates will be posted to this website and will be sent out as email to Automation Contacts and Directors.
SELCO staff received a letter of thanks and appreciation from Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty for sending him a copy of the 2010 Poetic Strokes anthology and for the work to promote reading and literature in the state of Minnesota. To see a full-color scanned copy of the letter, please click here .
Our thanks to everyone who called in and who worked with us this morning when requesting was not available. With your help and with the assistance of SirsiDynix, we have restored requests and the ability to log in. We appreciate your patience.
WordPress training and a new version of Cataloging I & II have been added to the training calendar. WordPress will be offered July 22nd. Cataloging will begin being offered again in the fall.
Requests in the Online Catalog appear to be working now. As this functionality is dependent upon DNS propagation, there may be variation in when it is restored for different Online Libraries. If patron-placed requests are not working at your library, please contact the SELCO Help Desk . This will help us track the changes.
Partial functionality has been restored to the iPac. This means:
1) Requests placed in the Horizon staff client (aka Staff PAC) are now working normally. It is possible that some Online Libraries will have to log out of the client and log back in first. If requests don't seem to be working, try that first.
2) Patrons can use the My Account button in the online catalog (aka AquaBrowser) to perform account functions such as renewals and paying fines.
3) Requests placed in the online catalog are not functioning as of now, 11:16 AM. Changes to DNS have been made that should restore that functionality in 30 to 45 minutes. We'll post an update when we've verified that this function is working.
As always, please contact the SELCO Help Desk if your experience are at odds with this information.
The issue with Pharos stemming for our weekend network upgrade has been resolved. Each library will need to restart their signup server to restore normal functionality. In the event, that restarting the signup server does not restore Pharos, please contact the SELCO Help Desk .
As previously announced , we took the opportunity presented by the Independence Day weekend to perform a major upgrade to the internet connection in the SELCO office. While not without a few bumps along the way, this upgrade was successful. As of today, however, there are a handful of issues we are still resolving.
1) Horizon is functioning normally for the most part, although one of our Citrix servers is not talking to the network. This means that attempts to log in to Horizon via automation.selco.info will fail periodically with an error message referencing a XenApp server not being available. If this happens at your library, simply acknowledge the error and try clicking Horizon again. So far, in every case we've seen, the second attempt has been successful.
2) More seriously, the Horizon iPac server is not yet communicating with the rest of the network. This means that it is not possible to place requests, since all requests functionality for Horizon is in that server. This includes requests placed through the staff client. We are in touch with SirsiDynix today to resolve this issue. When you first login to the Horizon staff client, you'll see an error message referencing the "middle tier" not being available. This message is referring to iPac. When you see it, simply click OK and the Horizon software will work normally for non-requests functions.
3) Our old Pharos server is not communicating with the network meaning that Pharos is not functional for Online Libraries using the old server. The new upgraded server is working normally. Fortunately, only one Online Library using Pharos is open today and they are on the new server. We hope to have this issue resolved by the time Online Libraries open tomorrow.
Updates on these issues will be posted as they become available.
In observance of Independence Day, the SELCO office will be closed on Monday, July 5, 2010. There will be no Automation support on Sunday or Monday. There will be no delivery on Monday. A regular Monday delivery will take place on Tuesday that week.
The order form for the Summer 2010 Cooperative PC Purchase has been released and emailed to Online Library Directors and Automation Contacts. The deadline for orders is Friday, July 30, with SELCO placing orders in the first week of August. Equipment installations will be carried out as orders arrive.
Next Wednesday is the ALA Virtual Conference. Register here to attend at the SELCO office with your colleagues before it is too late. Find a list of the programs available on the ALA wiki .
This Independence Day weekend, the SELCO office internet connection will be upgraded from approximately 4.5MB to 10MB. We are excited to be able to improve the speed of the connection that Online Libraries use to access Horizon, AquaBrowser, Pharos, and other key services. Like any major infrastructure project, however, there will be some short-term bumps along the way. I'd like to take a moment to let you at the Online Libraries know what we're doing and what you should expect.
As announced earlier, SELCO has been in negotiations with OverDrive to begin offering the public libraries online with the SELCO ILS the capacity to “buy-into” a cooperative purchase for downloadable titles. I am pleased to announce an agreement with Overdrive was signed this week for their Digital Library Reserve, a collection of digital content including eBooks and downloadable audio books. SELCO staff will add to their ongoing task list the job of getting participating libraries connected in the coming weeks.
A copy of the details including your annual price to participate is attached to this post. Paper copies are in your delivery bin for shipment on Monday, 06-28-2010. As you know, the budget you recommended for approval at the June Advisory Committee included a SELCO contribution of $10,000 towards this new Value Added Service and a cooperative purchase for Overdrive technology and content. Public Libraries online with SELCO may "buy-in" for a fee calculated on city population of 10 cents per potential user and a base contribution of $115 per library. One-half of each library’s value added fee will be used to license the technology required to host and offer e-content and one half of the fee will be used to purchase titles. Libraries can opt to contribute additional funds to add more content to the shared collection.
Make your voice heard, even if you can't make it to Washington, D.C. tomorrow for Library Advocacy Day! There are still many of opportunities to get involved. Please show your support for libraries this week by participating in Virtual Library Advocacy Week. This event, which will be held in conjunction with Library Advocacy Day, will be the biggest show of library advocacy on a federal level in the history of the American Library Association. Your voice will raise awareness about the important work that libraries and library staff do on a daily basis. A simple phone call or e-mail is all it takes. To send an email, please click here and click on the issue you are interested in. The website will take you to a sample form letter. Take the time to personalize it and share stories about what's going on at your own library. These examples truly matter to your elected officials. If you'd like to speak with your elected official, please call the Capitol switchboard at 202-224-3121 and ask for your member of Congress. Help support libraries! Your phone calls and emails can really make a difference!
The Minnesota Library Association, as a part of its Annual Conference, recognizes the contributions of Association members and others who have worked to improve library services throughout the state. Information about the awards and the work of the Awards Committee can be found at www.mnlibraryassociation.org/about-mla/awards. Should you wish to nominate someone to receive an MLA award, you will find a convenient online nomination form through the same page. The deadline for nominations is August 20, 2010.
Cheryl Hill and James Hill, directors of the Pine Island and Zumbrota Public Libraries, were kind enough to share with us their experiences hosting a successful Library Legacy project.
We contacted an artist, Greg Preslicka, who has a company called "The Big Picture" - http://www.thebigpicturemurals.net/ He visited our libraries and we talked about options and what we wanted to see for murals at our respective libraries. In Zumbrota, we chose a section of wall near our Young Adult section that we have been developing over the past year. In PI, they chose to paint a mural from the top of the stairway all the way downstairs and covering the walls of the lower level of Pine Island Library. Greg and his wife, Heidi, were very easy to work with. They offered presentations to the community while painting the murals. In Pine Island, the community voted on specific themes and characters the wanted to see in the mural, and these were worked into the designs. Greg and Heidi also helped write up the overview for the grant application that we submitted for legacy funds. Greg came up with conceptual designs for both libraries, and we chose the mural we liked best (In Zumbrota, I had my board vote on the design).
The murals turned out extremely well, and we were very pleased with the project, and excited to share the outcome with everyone. As Cheryl says, "It was such a wonderful experience that I have to say it was worth all the time and hard work. The best part of my day now is when people see the mural for the first time and I hear them go 'oh look there's Horton, there's the hungry caterpillar, there's Charlotte web'. Just the pure excitement from the kids and the nostalgia from the adults makes my day".
I've attached a couple photos of the work in progress and the final product. Pine Island has several photos on their flickr account off their website: http://pineisland.lib.mn.us/
If you are thinking of a mural at your library, I highly recommend these artists.
James Hill
Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO) & Southeastern Minnesota Visual Artists (SEMVA) invite you to be a part of the Experience Art in Southeastern Libraries traveling art exhibit. We are requesting art submissions for EASEL’s 2010-2011 inaugural tour. This exhibit will travel throughout libraries in Southeastern Minnesota, and be displayed to the public for one year. We are looking for pieces that correspond with your artistic interpretation of books, a letter or letters, reading, authors, or the library. To submit artwork, you must be 18 years of age and live in one of the eleven counties in the SELCO region: Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, and Winona. There is no fee to enter; however, artists are limited to one piece of artwork.
Artwork Requirements:
All 3D artwork may only be a maximum of 12 x 12 x 12 inches, and at least one of those dimensions must be 12 inches. All 2D artwork must be 12 x 12 inches frame included and gallery ready. Artwork not meeting these requirements will unfortunately be rejected. The General Info Card must be completed and attached to your artwork at the time of submission. This card can be found attached to the printed Call to Artists. If you need a General Info Card sent to you, please let us know. We will have extras at the SELCO front desk as well.
Timeline:
Artwork needs to be submitted to the SELCO office in Rochester (2600 19th Street NW, Rochester, MN 55901) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, July 19 – Friday, July 23, 2010 and Monday, July 26 – Saturday, July 31, 2010. Judging will take place August 3-4, 2010. You will be notified within two weeks of the Jury’s decision. If your artwork is not selected, you can pick up your piece at SELCO between Monday, August 9 and Friday, August 20 including Saturday, August 14. Selected artwork will travel to libraries from October 2010 to September 2011. SELCO will handle all aspects of the exhibit including storing and shipping to and from libraries. SELCO will also insure all artwork while exhibited, in storage, and during transit.
Printed calls are available for distribution. If you would like extra copies to distribute at your locations or other locations in your communities, please contact Mollie Pherson at mpherson@selco.info. Help us spread the word!
For more detailed information, please visit the EASEL website by clicking here.
This project was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.
The Minnesota Library Association is pleased to announce its 2010 Annual Conference will be held in Rochester October 6-8, 2010. This three-day conference will be of value to all library professionals and supporters. Here are the basic event details:
Minnesota Library Association
2010 Annual Conference -- Serious PlayOctober 6-8, 2010
Mayo Civic Center, Rochester
A press release with additional information is available for download here . A PDF flyer is available for download here . Please feel free to print and post or distribute copies as you see fit.
If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact the Minnesota Library Association office at 1-877-867-0982 or office@mnlibraryassociation.org.
With programs, digitization projects, historical re-enactments and new books being published around Minnesota as a result of Library Legacy's creative energy, the Council of Regional Public Library System Administrators is happy to release an Arts and Cultural Heritage logo specific to library activities.
A collection of high-quality graphics for Online Catalog (AquaBrowser) library profiles has been posted to the Online Catalog page. See the post for more details.
The 2010 MLA Legislative Forum is an opportunity for library employees, Trustees, Friends, and other advocates to begin planning for 2011. All members of MLA and/or MEMO, as well as others in the Minnesota library community, are encouraged to attend. 2011 is a budgeting year at the Legislature and looks to be challenging on many fronts, from funding shifts and potential budget deficits to the continuation of Legacy funding for libraries, the potential impact of the Office of the Legislative Auditors report on public libraries, and newly elected (or re-elected) legislative and gubernatorial officials.
How will the Minnesota library community respond to these challenges? A good start is to come to St. Cloud in July 2010 and be part of the conversation. Spend the day with your colleagues from around the state and help determine MLA and MEMOs legislative platform priorities. Bring your enthusiasm, ideas, concerns, and solutions to help move Minnesota libraries forward. Lunch and refreshments are included. Free Wi-Fi is available.
Details:
Minnesota Library Association 2010 Legislative Forum Tuesday, July 20, 2010 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM St. Cloud Public LibrarySt. Cloud, MN
Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) Assistant Commissioner Karen Klinzing shared this information with the library community.
I am pleased to announce that Nancy Walton, a current department specialist within the Library Services Division at the Minnesota Department of Education has accepted the offer from the Commissioner's Office to serve as the Acting Director for the Minnesota State Libraries Services Division in the Minnesota Department of Education. Nancy has two decades of experience working with libraries and library policy in the State of Minnesota as well as corporate experience from job positions she held prior to her service with the state. Ms. Walton has also previously served in a supervisory role for the state of Minnesota at the Braille Talking Book Library in Faribault. The Department knows that Nancy can step in easily and responsibly to run the State Libraries Division and keep the public libraries serviced well throughout the state. Ms. Walton will serve in this position as the state conducts a search for the next State Librarian to follow in the footsteps of former state librarian Suzanne Miller.
06-14-2010, 06:04 PM -- The problem with the Online Catalog has been resolved and it is now functioning normally. In addition to restoring from backup, we had to roll the bibliographic database back to yesterday, meaning that titles added or modifications made on Sunday will not be visible until tomorrow (Tuesday).
We apologize for this outage and thank you for your patience. This is the final update on this issue. For more details, including updates issued before the problem was resolved, please see the Online Catalog page .
06-14-2010, 12:22 PM -- It has just come to our attention that the Online Catalog is down. We have contacted AquaBrowser and are working with them to diagnose the problem. Further updates will be posted to the Online Catalog page and in email to Directors and Automation Contacts.
SELCO will be projecting the ALA virtual conference in our meeting rooms. Come and get together with other library staff members to get the ALA experience without leaving the state. Register to attend on our training page .
ALA is offering a full series of 11 interactive Web sessions on Wednesday, July 7 and Thursday, July 8 after the 2010 Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The conference will begin each day at 10:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. A list of the programs is available from the ALA Website.
Interact with speakers and other attendees during each of these hour long sessions on a variety of exciting topics. Each day will start with a keynote speaker, include various sessions, plus an optional author lunch. All sessions will be one hour in length, with the exception of the author lunch which will be thirty minutes, followed by thirty minutes of down time for the attendees.
These interactive programs are the next best thing to being right at the Annual Conference itself. The sessions focus on some aspect of how to do your jobs better so you will learn creative solutions to work smarter in this economy. The Virtual Conference is perfect for those who could not make it to Washington D.C. this year or for Conference attendees who missed sessions due to busy or conflicting schedules.
SELS and SW Area Multicounty Multitype Interlibrary Exchange (SAMMIE) are pleased to bring Jennifer Nelson and Keith Braafladt to Southwest Minnesota State University Library in Marshall on Thursday, July 22 for a Minitex workshop called Imagine, Program, Share: Library Programming with Scratch. This workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is free to attendees. This workshop was developed as part of an IMLS funded Nation of Leaders Demonstration grant. Scratch, a free software tool developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab, is an increasingly popular tool that allows libraries to offer relevant, technology-based and creative program for kids ages 8 and up. If you'd like to learn more about Scratch, please click here . To view the workshop flyer for more information, please click here .
If you're interested in attending this workshop and you'd like to register, please click here . The deadline for registration is Friday, July 16, 2010. Spaces are limited, so sign up soon for a guaranteed spot. We have booked a van for carpooling to this event. If you would like a ride to Marshall, please reserve your spot by Friday, July 16, 2010. The van will be leaving SELCO at 6 a.m. You may book your spot by clicking here . Please keep in mind this is just for booking a spot in the SELCO van – you will need to register for the workshop separately. If you have any questions, please contact us.
Two part-time elementary media specialist positions are available in the Rochester Public Schools. Go to SELCO's Job Postings page for more information. Please note that the application deadline for both positions is this week.
In observance of Memorial Day, the SELCO office will be closed on Monday, May 31, 2010. There will be no Automation support on that day. There will be no delivery service on Monday. A regular Monday delivery will take place on Tuesday that week.
Minitex Director, Bill DeJohn, created this meaningful graphic that shows the journey of a student from pre-kindergarten through the K-12 educational system and either into the workforce or on to a higher education institution. Along the way, school, academic, and public libraries are all available to provide services to the student and parents in support of learning and information literacy. This graphic was developed after attendance at various P-20 meetings where it seemed important to show that libraries play an important role throughout the life of students and adults. Minnesota libraries collaborate in sharing services and resources. Once in the workforce, information continues to be available through the public library for lifelong learning and recreation activities.
This week, the SELCO Legacy Review Committee allocated a total of $63,986 for 4 Library Legacy projects affecting 14 communities. Congratulations to this month's grant recipients - remember, the next grant round deadline is Tuesday, May 25! Vetted Programs can be applied for at any time and are awarded on a weekly basis.
Recipient(s)
Project Title
Description
Date
Amount Awarded
LaCrescent Public Library, with Community Education and Appleseed Community Theatre
Summer of the Arts
The Guthrie Theatre Group will visit LaCrescent and provide two seperate three-day workshops. A Shakespeare Workshop will be offered for students aged 11-17 and includes three days of acting, voice and movement training by experienced Gutherie actors. The Storytelling Workshop is for children aged 4-10 and helps build acting, voice and movement skills using fairy tales, myths, legends and stories of their own creation. The culmination of both workshops will be a public performance in the Fine Arts Center at the LaCrescent High School.
August 2-27, 2010
$10,600
Austin Public Library, with the Paramount Theater
Rose Ensemble Community Concert
The Rose Ensemble will perform a 50-minute evening concert at the Paramount Theater, in conjunction with an educational workshop at the library that same the afternoon (a SELCO Vetted Program). This performance hopes to encourage first-time concert-goers, particularly families with children. The workshop is titled "Il Poverello: The Life & Deeds of St. Francis of Assisi", featuring an incredible variety of choral and instrumental music written by Franciscan composers or telling stories of St. Francis’ life, his deeds, his love of the earth and its creatures. The singers will perform some of the earliest medieval polyphony, including pieces written for up to eight individual voice parts. The Rose Ensemble instrumentalists will be joined by Isacco Colombo, a guest artist from Milan who will play the cornamusa (early Italian bagpipes), pipe and tabor, and recorder.
This Rose Ensemble program will be free to the public and give Austin area residents an unparalleled opportunity to experience music that they would otherwise not hear in a concert venue that is normally beyond the financial means of many families in the community. The Rose Ensemble program is an excellent way to tap into the community's long standing interest in music as a way to enhance the ongoing dialogues on race, culture, and tolerance.
October 19, 2010
$5,245
Houston Community Garden, with Houston Nature Center and the Houston Public Library
Friday Night Food Films: Fresh the movie
The Houston Community Garden, a project of the Friends of the Houston Nature Center, will sponsor a monthly "Friday Night Food Film" to be shown in the band shell at the nature center. Films will be open to residents of Houston and surrounding communities. This grant will enable the Houston Public Library to purchase the public viewing rights for the film Fresh, one of four movies to be shown during this ongoing series.
"Food films" can be used to educate people about current issues with our food supply and encourage discussion of food choices and possible lifestyle changes. It is hoped that the films will encourage greater participation in the Houston community garden. Participants will encouraged to discuss ways in chich we can make changes locally and personally to improve our food supply and food choices. The film will then be made available to borrow from the Houston Public Library for continued viewing and future discussions.
June 11, 2010
$145
Great River Shakespeare Festival, with Winona Public Library, Rushford Public Library, Northfield Public Library, St. Charles Public Library, Caledonia Public Library, Austin Public Library, Houston Public Library, LaCrescent Public Library, Lake City Public Library, LeRoy Public Library, Rochester Public Schools, Rochester Public Library, Spring Grove Public Library, Zumbrota Public Library
GRSF Library Ticket Program
The Great River Shakespeare Festival (GRSF) is a professional, 501(c)3 organization with a core company of professional actors, directors, and designers that performs in the summer months in Winona, Minnesota. GRSF is committed to developing a sense of ownership between the Festival and its host community, as well as to expanding the Festival’s regional and national audience.
The goal of the GRSF Library Ticket Program is to reduce or eliminate barriers to the Festival experience, thereby increasing access to the Festival’s work for all Minnesotans and help fulfill the Festival’s goal of increased participation in education and community outreach programs. The GRSF Library Ticket Program will bring quality arts programming to traditionally underserved audiences in 14 Minnesota communities. The Library Ticket Program removes financial barriers by offering either free tickets available for daily "checkout" through partnering libraries, or blocks of tickets and transportation to the Festival for those libraries that identify distance and ability to drive as barriers to access.
The GRSF Library Ticket Program will expand participation in three SELCO libraries that have implemented successful library ticket programs in previous seasons (Winona, Rushford and St. Charles), and extend the ticket program to eleven new libraries, serving a wide geographic area in the SELCO system (Austin, Caledonia, Houston, La Crescent, Lake City, LeRoy, Northfield, Rochester, the Rochester Public School Library, Spring Grove and Zumbrota). The Festival also intends to enhance the play going experience for Library Ticket Program participants by encouraging partnering libraries to schedule one or more GRSF workshops currently available through SELCO’s Vetted Programs Catalog .
By offering tickets through participating libraries, the Festival makes it possible for library patrons and specifically targeted, underserved populations to attend the productions for free, providing arts access to the citizens of Minnesota in the spirit of the Legacy Amendment.
There is still room available for the May 12th workshop with April Sutor from United Way of Olmstead County. In addition to filling out outcomes for grants, this is a great way to tell your funders exactly what you are accomplishing with the funding you receive. Don’t miss this opportunity to add another advocacy tool to your skills. Register by visiting the SELCO training site.
The library community has begun to prepare and share "white papers" outlining positions on the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor Report on Public Libraries .
The State Library Advisory Council endorsed the OLA recommendations in a prepared response and offered additional items for consideration. The Advisory Council's statement was presented to the the Minnesota House of Representatives' Cultural and Outdoor Resources Finance Division on Monday, April 19, 2010. The State Library Council is comprised of appointees from each of Minnesota's Congressional districts.
The Council of Regional Public Library Administrators (CRPLSA ) endorsed the four recommendations and in a short statement outlined key factors that need to be considered when implementing local plans. CRPLSA membership includes the 12 directors responsible for managing Minnesota 12 regional public library systems.
For more information check SELCO's Structure blog .
05-04-2010, 12:37 PM -- Day End has completed and seem to be fine. If you have any questions, problems, or concerns please contact the SELCO Help Desk. Thank you for your patience in this matter.
05-04-2010, 07:37 AM -- When doing systems checks this morning we noticed that Day End did not run last night. We are in the process of running this currently and will let you know when it is completed. If you have any other questions or concerns please contact the SELCO Help Desk, thank you.
A farewell reception was held on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at the MELSA Office in St. Paul honoring six years of service by Suzanne Miller, State Librarian. Suzanne has accepted a position with the U.S. Department of State as a Foreign Service Information Officer. This career opportunity will make a long standing dream come true as it has been her desire to work in Foreign Service since she was very young. Ms. Miller will conclude her duties with the Minnesota Department of Education on May 4 and begin a course of study in Washington, DC on May 10, 2010. Barbara Misselt, Director of the East Central Regional Library (ECRL) and 2010 Chair of the Council of Regional Public Library System Administrators (CRPLSA) read a letter of appreciation for Suzanne's hard work and dedication from the Minnesota Commissioner of Education, Alice Seagren. Photos from the reception are available on SELCO's Flickr page .
Robin Chaney, Ann Hutton, Nick Dimasis, Suzanne Miller and Kathy Fredette
05-03-2010, 04:45 PM -- The AquaBrowser online catalog is back up. With this, all SELCO services are now functioning normally. Thank you for your patience during this difficult afternoon.
05-03-2010, 02:57 PM -- All systems are now up and operating with the exception of the AquaBrowser-based online catalog. We are working on the problem with AquaBrowser technical support staff. Further updates will be posted as they become available.
05-03-2010, 2:33 PM -- Citrix and Horizon are now functioning normally and Online Libraries can log in and resume normal functions. It is possible that some libraries may experience problems with printing; if this happens, please contact the SELCO Help Desk for assistance.
5/3/2010 - 2:19pm -- We have the Pharos server back up. Those locations using Pharos need to reboot your signup servers in order to restore service to your public workstations.
05-03-2010, 2:07 PM -- At about 1:15 PM (roughly 50 minutes before this news post), SELCO experienced a serious problem on our internal network. Since then, we have been bringing systems up. As you can tell by reading this, the website is now operational. Citrix/Horizon, Pharos, and other services should be running again in the next few minutes. A further update will be sent out shortly as all systems come back up. We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this outage.
The Northfield Public Library is hosting a workshop for library staff called Food Preservation: What’s New and Where to Find Credible Resources on Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 2-3:30 p.m. Suzanne Driessen, a University of Minnesota Extension Educator in Food Science, will show participants where to find credible research-based food preservation information and tested recipes and preservation methods for the home food preserver. To register for this free workshop, please email Debby Nitz at Debby.Nitz@CI.NORTHFIELD.MN.US. To view the workshop flyer, please click here .
Camp Read-A-Lot is back! And there are spots still available for both days! So, mark your calendars and sign up today! Camp Read-A-Lot is a summer workshop for practitioners working with children from birth to grade 5. Camp Read-A-Lot offers summertime fun by reading current books that could be used in connection with curriculum. SELCO is offering two days of camp and two different tracks this year, August 10-11, at the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center in Lanesboro, MN. Tuesday, August 10 features books for Early Literacy (Birth-Grade 1) and presentations by an Early Literacy Expert and award-winning Minnesota author Betsy Bowen. Wednesday, August 11 features Primary Grade (Grades 2-5) and presentations by Children’s Book Expert and Librarian Kathy Baxter and award-winning Minnesota author Marion Dane Bauer. The registration fee is $15 per day and lunch is included.
To register for one or both days of camp, please visit click here or call us at 1-800-992-5061. To see the agendas for both days and the book lists, please click here . To view the Camp flyer for more information, please click here . Questions? Email us at camp@selco.info. Hope to see you there!
The agenda for the Technology Users Group meeting on May 11, 2010 has been posted on the Technology Users Group page . The May meeting features:
Tips on searching the new AquaBrowser-based online catalog
Demonstrations of new hardware ranging from small hand-held circulation devices to self-check stations
A demonstration of how you can make the Horizon Inventory Report work for you even if you don't do inventories
This is just a partial list so make sure you join us at 9:30 on May 11, 2010 in the SELCO office! For those who cannot attend, there will be no online option but video of each and every presentation will posted to the SELCO website after the meeting.
The Minnesota Department of Education approved two LSTA grant applications for SELS technology projects in FY 2011. Community School Media Centers as Online Partners will enable two school libraries in the Stewartville Public Schools district to join the SELCO Integrated Library System and participate as Online Libraries. The second Community Libraries as Online Partners grant will enable SELCO and the Chatfield Brass Band and Music Lending Library to concentrate on a discrete collection of "big band" sheet music that is currently unavailable.
LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) is a competitive Federal grant program administered through State Library Services of the Minnesota Department of Education.
Seven library staff members from around the SELCO/SELS region have been awarded scholarships to attend the 18th symposium for library paraprofessionals and support staff presented by the University of Minnesota Libraries, known as Enhancing Quality Staff in Changing Times. And the winners are:
Sara Steinhoff from Austin Public Library
Christy Hyke from Chatfield Public Library
Barbara Hanning from Preston Public Library
Karen Fasching from Rochester Public Library
Alma Kalenborn from Rochester Public Library
James Koelsch from Rochester Public Library
Lynette Perry from Rochester Public Library
The symposium will be held on May 11, 2010 at the Radisson University Hotel in Minneapolis. More information on the symposium can be found at http://staff.lib.umn.edu/eqs/ . Congratulations to our scholarship winners. Each of our scholarship winners will have a post on the SELCO Librarian blog about their experience so look for those later in May 2010.
Last week, the SELCO Legacy Review Committee allocated a total of $18,524 for 13 Library Legacy projects. 5 Vetted Programs were also approved. Congratulations to this month's grant recipients - remember, the next grant round deadline is Sunday, April 25! Vetted Programs can be applied for at any time and are awarded on a weekly basis.
Recipient(s)
Project Title
Description
Date
Amount Awarded
Buckham Memorial Library (Faribault)
Minnesota's Gangster Past: Land of 10,000 Crimes
Chad Lewis, author of "Minnesota Road Guide to Gangster Hot Spots", will present a program in the library's Great Hall about the lesser known activities of famous gangsters in Minnesota's past. Mr. Lewis, an author who writes books about Minnesota, is a very interesting speaker and covers the more unusual and sometimes bizarre subjects of Minnesota history. His dynamic talks include slides, and he often invites the audience to go out and find some of the places he talks about for themselves.
September 23, 2010
$250
Dodge County Licensed Child Care Assn., with the Dodge Center and West Concord Public Libraries
"Mike the Baker" by Mike Mann - Celebration for the Week of the Young Child & Child Abuse Prevention Week
The child care providers, librarians, and preschool teachers of Dodge County will host Mike Mann as "Mike the Baker." Mike will perform a storytelling presentation, followed by story time, face painting, temporary tattoos and the distribution of information about Early Literacy and Child Abuse Prevention. The event will be held at the Triton High School in Dodge Center. It will provide entertainment for the children and it will get information (about the importance of early literacy and prevention of child abuse) out to the parents. There will also be information available on agencies to get additional information.
April 17, 2010
$423
Freeborn County Historical Society, with the Freeborn County Genealogical Society and Albert Lea Convention & Visitors Bureau
Genealogical Crossroads Workshop
The Freeborn County Historical Society Library and the Freeborn County Genealogical Society are partnering to host a 2 day Genealogical Workshop to promote individuals to research, record and share their family history for future generations. There will be 7 speakers: Jay Fonkert, CG (Director, Association of Professional Genealogists); Tom Rice, CG (HeritageHunters.com); Mary Bakeman (Park Books); Linda Coffin (History Crafters); Linda Evenson (FCHS Librarian); Patricia Mulso (FCHS Executive Director and Genealogist); and Vickie Storlie (Genealogist).
August 28-29, 2010
$965
Kasson Public Library
Building Community Connections Through Collaboration
The Kasson Public Library (KPL) will partner with the Kasson-Mantorville High School architectural (CAD) class to design a larger, functional library facility using an existing vacant building. This design project is as an academic exercise for a hypothetical library design. After the Request for Design (RFD) has been announced, students will be given a list of needs to be incorporated in their designs for a functional library. They are advised to visit area libraries to observe how library space is utilized and how patrons use library services. The students are also advised to consult with the KPL director and a board trustee for additional guidance to be used in their designs as they are being developed. The student designs, when submitted, will be reviewed by the Library Director and the KPL Board of Trustees. Two designs will be chosen that best meet the needs of a larger, functional library and stipends will be awarded to the two students with the best designs. The stipends will be announced and the winning designs will be on display at the time of K-M’s graduation ceremony (June 6, 2010). The winning designs will also be on public display at the library and other sites throughout the KPL service area during the summer of 2010.
Spring, 2010
$650
Lake City Public Library
CLIMB Theatre performance of "Stubby the Elephant"
The Lake City Public Library has engaged CLIMB Theatre, noted for using dramatic arts for building literacy and reading readiness, to perform "Stubby the Elephant" for the children of Lake City. The play is an adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's fable, "The Elephant's Child." This will be a chance for at least 150 children and adults in a small, rural town, to experience the arts as performed by a metropolitan group. The children will also gain an appreciation of classic literature as demonstrated by their enthusiasm and involvement, which will be photographed. The performance will take place at the library which will provide correlating materials for the children to check out.
June 22, 2010
$550
Spring Grove Public Library, with the Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Festival of Quilts Show & Sale
The Spring Grove Public Library, in collaboration with the Piecemakers Quilt Guild of Spring Grove, will host a Festival of Quilts Show & Sale during the town's annual "UffDA Fest" in October 2010. The show will feature the artwork of area quilters and provide a venue for these local artisans to sell their work, creating awareness of quilting as a modern art form as well as an historical one. Author/quilter Jennifer Chiaverini of Madison, WI will hold an author talk, and Spring Grove resident Kay Capps Cross will host a professional quilter's presentation.
October, 2010
$10,000
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, with the Winona Public Library
A Gathering for Narnia
A gathering at the Winona Public Library will be held to celebrate the visit of Theatreworks USA's production of "The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe" at the Page Theatre on October 26, 2010. This will be a craft orientated program with SMU Teacher Education majors, developing craft-making projects for children from Kindergarten through 6th grade. They will develop different stations to create masks, simple costumes, and accessories based upon the characters from C. S. Lewis's novels. Families will register for a drawing to receive tickets to see the performance of "The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe" at the Page on Oct. 26. This drawing will be held at end of the event.
October 23-26, 2010
$1,387
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, with the Winona Public Library
A Gathering at the Waters
A nature inspired gathering will be held at the Winona Public Library on Saturday, October 9 to celebrate the visit to Winona on October 12 of the Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble at the Page Theatre. Ed Lagace, Park Ranger of the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife Refuge, will present a program exploring the connections of native peoples of the past and current residents of the region with the natural landscape of the region. There will be a sign up for a drawing to be held at the end of Mr. Legace's presentation for free tickets to the October 12 performance of the Kevin Locke Native Dance Ensemble at the Page Theatre.
October 9-12, 2010
$1,367
Wabasha Public Library, with Wabasha Community Education and the River Junction Arts Council
Children’s Music and Show: Safari Band
This show will be an opportunity for children to experience a live band suited to their age group. The band dresses in costumes as animals with Safari guides. There is music with a variety of instruments and singing. It will be in the early evening on a weekend night to allow whole families, especially rural families to attend.
June 11, 2010
$617
Whalan Standstill Parade, with the Lanesboro Public Library
Eagle Education Program
Whalan will bring a new level of interest to their 15th "golden anniversary" of the Whalen Standstill Parade, attended by more than 1,500 visitors each year. A "nose-to-beak" eagle education program will be provided by the National Eagle Center (NEC). NEC staff and a live eagle will provide educational programming under four educational themes. Dedicated to environmental stewardship and community sustainability, the NEC delivers entertaining and educational programming to audiences of all ages. This program will add an extra special highlight to the day's festivities in downtown Whalan.
May 15, 2010
$680
Winona Public Library
Winona Reads!
Winona Reads! is a "One Community One Book" program designed to promote reading and literature through the experience of the community reading and discussing the same book at the same time. Winona has chosen *The Turtle Catcher*, by Minnesota author Nicole Helget. Three public discussions are scheduled; one each at the library, the senior center and the history center. The project ends with a "Meet the Author" event, giving readers a chance to ask questions of the author.
Spring, 2010
$1,000
Zumbrota Public Library
Pirate Storytelling
A pirate-themed storytelling summer reading program for families and children age 2-10.
June 23, 2010
$300
Zumbrota Public Library
Splish Splash Science! By Mad Scientist of Iowa Plus+
Mad Science tackles the imagination of young readers by engaging in Impact Shows, designed to match the summer reading program theme, "Make a Splash at your Library!". The show will draw from the likes of water optical illusions, and other science-based themes dealing with water.
Greetings! I'm happy to announce the poets who have been selected by the Poetic Strokes judging panel for the 2010 Poetic Strokes anthology. During the contest, a total of 280 poems were submitted by 118 regional poets from 30 towns, representing all 11 SELCO counties. The judging panel selected 42 poems, written by 30 poets, to be published in the 2010 anthology. Congratulations to the selected poets! And a big thank you to everyone who submitted poetry! We hope to see your submissions next year!
Name of Selected Poet (alphabetical by last name)
Town
Ronda Anderson-Sand
Zumbrota
Nan Babcock
West Concord
Jane Belau
Rochester
Nicole Borg
Wabasha
Delores Daggett
Winona
Emilio DeGrazia
Winona
Toni Easterson
Northfield
Tonya Eberhard
Rochester
Gary Eddy
Dodge Center
Kathleen Keating Elms
Rochester
Dawn Erickson
Red Wing
Kathy Erickson
Winona
Deirdre Flesche
Lake City
Kate Halverson
Lake City
Audrey Kletscher Helbling
Faribault
Judy A. Johnson
Red Wing
MaryAnne Lynch
Austin
Janet Mitchell
Northfield
Kathryn Phelps
St. Charles
Barbara Riley
Rochester
Karen Sandberg
Oronoco
Spenser Santos
Winona
Kim Schaufenbuel
Owatonna
Leslie Schultz
Northfield
S.J.F. Stratford
Rochester
Roger Sween
Red Wing
Judy Thorn
Winona
Sr. Rafael Tilton
Rochester
Beverly Voldseth
Goodhue
Edith Zamboni
Owatonna
This project was funded in part or in whole with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November 4, 2008 which dedicated funding to preserve Minnesota's arts and cultural heritage.
The winners of the 22nd annual Minnesota Book Awards were announced April 17 at a gala hosted by The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library. In addition to winners in eight categories, the Book Awards presented the Readers’ Choice Award, which was selected by over 2,000 voters from across Minnesota. The winners of the 2010 Minnesota Book Awards are:
Award for Children’s Literature
Joyce Sidman – Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors
Award for General Nonfiction
Joy K. Lintelman – I Go to America: Swedish American Women and the Life of Mina Anderson
Award for Genre Fiction
David Housewright – Jelly’s Gold
Award for Memoir & Creative Nonfiction
Kent Nerburn – The Wolf at Twilight: An Indian Elder’s Journey through a Land of Ghosts and Shadows
Award for Minnesota
Cary J. Griffith – Opening Goliath: Danger and Discovery in Caving
Award for Novel & Short Story
Marlon James – The Book of Night Women
Award for Poetry
Jude Nutter – I Wish I Had a Heart Like Yours, Walt Whitman
Award for Young People’s Literature
Kate DiCamillo – The Magician’s Elephant
The Readers’ Choice Award, sponsored by Pioneer Press and TwinCities.com
Dave Kenney – Honor Bright: A Century of Scouting in Northern Star Council
Books written by a Minnesotan and first published in 2009 were eligible for the 22nd annual Minnesota Book Awards. 250 books were nominated for awards this year, and 32 books were selected as finalists. The winners were chosen by panels of judges from the list of finalists. Nominations for next year’s Awards will open in early fall, 2010. For more information on the Book Awards process, and a complete list of finalists and winners since 1988, click here .
The 22nd annual Minnesota Book Awards is a Capital City project, led by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, with the Saint Paul Public Library and the City of Saint Paul. Statewide outreach partners include: the Loft Literary Center, Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA); Minnesota Department of Education---State Library Services; Minnesota Educational Media Organization; Minnesota Library Foundation; and Saint Paul Almanac. Media sponsors include: Minnesota Public Radio, Pioneer Press, Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN),Swank Audio Visual and TPT-Minnesota Channel. Major funding for the Book Awards was provided by Boss Foundation, the Harlan Boss Foundation for the Arts; the Huss Foundation; The Katherine B. Andersen Fund of The Saint Paul Foundation; a Library Services and Technology Act grant from the Office of State Library Services; a Cultural STAR grant from the City of Saint Paul, 3M Company, Books for Africa, Minnesota AFL-CIO; Wellington Management, Inc.; and Xcel Energy.
SELCO is happy to announce that Terry Glidden has accepted will join the SELCO staff on May 3 in the position of Web Development Technician. Mr. Glidden has a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from Mankato State University. He also holds an MBA from the Minnesota School of Business and is in the midst of course work for a second Masters in Information Technology with an anticipated graduation date of December 2010.
His previous and current work experiences include working at IBM as a Staff Software Engineer, serving as a Technical Consultant for Broadway and Seymore and employment as Software Engineer at eContinium in Minneapolis. He has operated his own business, Captain Spider Technologies, since 1999 and is currently teaching at Minnesota School of Business as Adjunct Instructor. In these diverse technology roles, Terry has managed complex database driven web site projects, analyzed customer requirements while mindful of budget, security and technical performance, designed programs in both traditional and object oriented methodologies, and developed and delivered instructional materials. Terry will be a strong asset to the SELCO Information Services Work Group.
Taken from email sent to all school library media centers online with the SELCO ILS
To help consolidate the process of collecting information needed with regards to the SELCO ILS (Horizon) and Delivery, please use our web-based form to enter in the important information to ensure that a smooth transition to the end of the 2009-10 school. This form can be accessed here:
Instructions for filling out this form can be accessed from within the form. Please be sure to fill out as much information as possible and submit it no later than Monday, May 3, 2010. If you have questions about this form, please contact the Help Desk.
Good luck with the rest of the school year!
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