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On Monday, January 11, 2010 the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Library System, and the Board of LIMRiCC will meet. The LIMRiCC meeting will convene at 3:00 p.m., the MLS Board meeting immediately following. Meeting agendas can be found at http://www.mls.lib.il.us/board. Both meetings will be held at the MLS Chicago Office located at 224 S. Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois.

Are you a new or seasoned librarian in the profession looking for a Mentoring or Mentee opportunity, but don’t have time to commit to an ongoing program? MLS's Flash Mentoring: Connecting New Library Staff and Seasoned Professionals with only a 2 Hour Commitment http://www.librarylearning.info/events/?eventID=6863 (must be logged into L2 to view) returns to MLS Burr Ridge office on Friday, February 26, 2010. The event will pair up to 14 mentees and mentors from MLS libraries. The deadline to apply is February 5, 2010. Questions can be sent to the MLS Consultants at consultants@mls.lib.il.us.

The deadline has been extended to Friday, December 11th for YS staff in all MLS Public Libraries to complete the Youth Services Gaming Survey http://www.mls.lib.il.us/YSAdvisoryGamingSurvey2009.asp. Currently only half of the MLS Public Libraries have completed the survey. The survey is part of the on-going Gaming 2.0 project by MLS YS Advisory asking the question, "What hasn't been focused on yet with regard to gaming in libraries?” The survey results will be shared with the entire membership. Questions contact Christina Stoll at stollc@mls.lib.il.us.

In preparation for a cleanup of the registered user database, WebJunction Illinois asks that all registered WebJunction Illinois users please verify that you have chosen their Library System affiliation correctly in your Account. In order to verify and/or change your System affiliation, please follow these steps:

• Log into WebJunction Illinois at http://il.webjunction.org.
• Click on the “Edit Account” link in the My Account box on the right.
• Click on the “My Affiliations” tab.
• Scroll down to Illinois and verify that you have checked Illinois as your State Affiliation.
• Click to drop down the list of Library Systems
• Choose the Library System which your library is a member
• If you are a student in a Library School program, choose the Library System which your school is a member
• Scroll down and click on the “Save” at the bottom of the page to ensure that any changes stick.

Highlights from Internet Librarian Conference 2009

A call went out to MLS members who attended this year’s Internet Librarian Conference and would be interested in serving a guest writers sharing with the rest of the membership what they took away from the conference, the speakers they heard and the sessions they attended. Check out what your fellow MLS library members had to say.
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Read full article http://www.mls.lib.il.us/ennounce/2009/03_23/internetlibrarianconference2009.asp

Continuing Education Events

YA SIG, Topic: Book Discussion Groups, Monday, December 7, 2009, 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., University Park Public Library District

NWYS, Monday, January 11, 2010, 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Northlake Public Library

NSAP, Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Hillside Public Library

LIS Online Career Fair, Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., MLS Chicago

Time Management Basics, Lynn Meier-O’Dowd, Thursday, January 21, 2010, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., MLS Burr Ridge

CLASS, Monday, January 25, 2010, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Bridgeview Public Library

For more information and to register, visit the MLS CE Calendar at http://www.librarylearning.info/?LibSys=MLS.
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Grants & Awards

The Institute of Museum and Library Services in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and in cooperation with Arts Midwest, announces the The Big Read, a program to revitalize the role of literature in American culture. Grants range from $2,500 to $20,000. Selected communities will participate in The Big Read from September 2010–June 2011. Learn more about Big Read events at http://www.neabigread.org. The proposal deadline is February 2, 2010. Apply at http://neabigread.org/guidelines.php. Questions should be directed to Arts Midwest at (612) 238-8010 or TheBigRead@artsmidwest.org. [Permalink]

Member Spotlight: Frankfort Public Library / Museum Collaboration

The Frankfort Public Library District, located in a south suburb of Chicago, was recently ranked the 36th fastest growing suburb by Forbes magazine. Read how this library is expanding its reach by partnering with a local museum to share resources and services.
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Read full article http://www.mls.lib.il.us/ennounce/2009/03_23/librarymuseumcollaboration.asp

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The next issue of MLS E-nnounce will appear December 16, 2009. [Permalink]

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Christina Stoll, stollc@mls.lib.il.us

Kathy Roegge, roeggek@mls.lib.il.us