Parking Info for January Meeting on LLID, 1-26

Parking: Indiana History Center Parking Lot 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202  Go to Welcome Desk for Exit Code. Enter Indiana State Library at the 315 West Ohio Street Door. Please check in at the Information Desk and get a Visitor’s Badge. The meeting is on the 4th floor which is a non-public area. Exit the elevator right and continue down the hall to the glassed meeting room straight ahead. Facing the elevator on the 4th floor: the Women’s Bathroom is to the left and the Unisex Bathroom is to the right. You are welcome to bring food and drinks to the 4th floor meeting area. If there is no parking available in the History Center’s lot, try this link and click on Maps: http://www.indydt.com/parking.cfm 

Any questions?  Contact:  Marcia Smith-Woodard (PH: (317) 232-3719 IN Toll Free: (800) 451-6028 mwoodard@library.IN.gov)

 

Save the Date: Library Career Expo Coming March 5, 2009

The Indiana State Library, the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science, (SLIS) and the IVY Tech Library Technical Assistant (LTA) invites high school seniors, collegians, library employees, and library professionals to come take a closer look at the myriad of educational and professional library opportunities available in Indiana at the inaugural Library Career Expo.

The Expo, entitled “Indiana Librarianship in the 21st Century,” takes place on Thursday, March 5, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST) at the IUPUI Main Library in Indianapolis. Attendees may participate in equivalent morning (9:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.) or afternoon (1:10 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.) sessions in which they may attend 4 of 7 unique discussions led by leaders in the library field. The Expo is free and open to the general public. 

The purpose of the Library Career Expo is to raise awareness of librarianship and career opportunities among Indiana residents. Each discussion will provide insight on a professional or educational subject matter. These topics include: Public Libraries Discussion, Special Libraries Discussion, Academic Libraries Discussion, School Libraries Discussion, Financial Aid for College, Current MLS and LTA Students/Recent Grads Sharing Experiences, Q& A with Lorelle Swader, Director, Office for Human Resources Development and Recruitment at the American Library Association, and SLIS Alumni Board member.

Participants will also have an exclusive opportunity to interact with the library employees, potential employers, and college education providers that will be located in the expo hall throughout the day.

Please stay tuned for the complete program schedule and registration to be announced in January. Immediate questions may be directed to Marcia Smith-Woodard at: mwoodard@library.in.gov; (317) 232-3719; or (800) 451-6028.

 

Indiana Chapter of the Special Libraries Association meeting at the Indiana State Library

Please join the Indiana Chapter of the Special Libraries Association for a meeting at the Indiana State Library. Marcia Smith-Woodard will be discussing the Librarian Leading in Diversity (LLID) program.  Please bring your lunch and join us in learning about LLID Monday, January 26, 2009 at 12:00 pm at the  Indiana State Library, Room 401. Parking may be available at the Indiana Historical Society.  Street parking will be hard to find around the Indiana State Library because the Legislature is in session. RSVP by January 22, 2009 to rochelle.smith@cliftoncpa.

~ Rochelle Smith, President, InSLA

We are pleased to announce our Board for 2009.

President: Rochelle Smith, Clifton Gunderson LLP

President-Elect: Marydee Ojala, ONLINE Magazine

Secretary: Christina Bennett-McNew, Infotrieve Inc.

Treasurer: Ellen Summers, NCAA

Membership Chair: Wendie Hilberdink, Eli Lilly & Co.

Webmaster: Shelley Arvin, Indiana State University

Ethics Ambassador: Lisa Greer-Douglass, NCAA

Past President: Andrea Shain, General Cable

 

Happy New Year!   Rochelle Smith