Channel Weekly

1. WisconsinEye: A Resource for Civic Education
2. WRLBPH names new Regional Librarian
3. IMLS calls for 2009 Native American Library Grant applications
4. Website of the Week - Healthfinder
5. Calendar

1. LSTA Advisory Committee nominations sought
2. Summary of adult literacy needs in Wisconsin
3. February 1, 2009 deadline for IMLS National Leadership Grants
4. Recent study emphasizes "Grey Gold" for rural communities
5. Website of the Week - Stateline.org
6. Calendar

1. WISCAT License: An excellent value for libraries of all types and sizes
2. NEH grants for Lincoln traveling exhibition
3. Website of the Week – Free Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
4. Calendar

1. Nominations sought for DSAC and LITAC
2. State’s technology survey completion rate one of highest in nation
3. Website of the Week – Truman Library
4. Calendar

1. New Gates Foundation Internet-broadband program
2. Latest MaintainIT Project public computing Cookbook released
3. Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Education Literacy Education
4. 7th annual International Children’s and Young Adult Literature celebration
5. Website of the Week -- WebExhibits
6. Calendar

1. Reminder: LSTA Advisory Committee meeting and public hearing scheduled
2. Nominations sought for 2009 Standing Up for Rural Wisconsin Schools, Libraries, and Communities Award
3. Reference and Loan’s Native American AV list updated
4. Study shows positive link between children’s public library use and reading scores
5. Website of the Week – State Health Facts
6. Calendar

1. LSTA meeting and public hearing scheduled
2. IMTT regional meetings held
3. DWD launches new website for job seekers
4. Wisconsin Environmental Education Board seeks grant proposals
5. Greater access to voting information
6. National Friends of Libraries Week
7. Time to apply for The Big Read
8. New "We the People" Bookshelf Grants
9. Apply for free materials to bring great American art to your school or library
10.Website of the Week
11.Calendar

1. DLTCL programs at WLA conference
2. List of libraries eligible for Gates grants finalized
3. New Gates Foundation grants seek innovative approaches to using community libraries
4. Major library partners launch HathiTrust Shared Digital Repository
5. Wisconsin student selected as grand-prize winner of Step Up to the Plate @ your library
6. Reminder to complete the ALA technology survey
7. Website of the Week – TV Converter Box Coupon Program
8. Calendar

1. List of libraries eligible for Gates grant being finalized
2. Lieutenant Governor recommends use of public libraries and BadgerLink to help save money
3. Wisconsin Department of Revenue plans changes in tax forms, assistance, and electronic filing
4. Public libraries often help in emergency situations
5. Website of the Week – Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
6. Calendar

1. COLAND requests your feedback on the “Roadmap to the Future of Wisconsin Libraries”
2. LSTA technology project benefits teens and senior citizens in Waukesha County
3. July-August 2008 issue of Channel now available online
4. Jessica Doyle invites libraries to participate in statewide book club
5. Teen Read Week tools available
6. Picturing America applications due October 31
7. Website of the Week – The Why Files
8. Calendar

1. Wisconsin to be part of 2009 Gates hardware grant
2. 2008 PLA national conference DVD-ROM available for loan from the Reference & Loan Library
3. CCBC 2008 Charlotte Zolotow Lecture with Judy Blume
4. New national poll shows library card registration reaches historic high
5. Results of new study on library services for Hispanics released
6. Website of the Week – Biographical Dictionary
7. Calendar

1. State superintendent announces budget initiatives for next biennium
2. LSTA applications for 2009 projects
3. Library directory now available online
4. Wisconsin to participate in National Book Festival
5. DOJ will host five seminars on Wisconsin public records and open meetings laws
6. IMLS calls for Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant applications
7. New round of Great Stories CLUB grants now available
8. Website of the Week - U.S. Gazetteer
9. Calendar

1. Updated reminder: LSTA grant applications due September 12, 2008 by 4:30 p.m.
2. New ALA report finds continued growth in library Internet use
3. Library education and continuing education scholarships available
4. Best Small Library in America award nominations sought
5. NEH Digital Humanities Start-Up Grants
6. Preserve America Community Designation and Grants
7. Website of the Week - Project Gutenberg
8. Calendar

1. Reminder: LSTA grant applications due September 12
2. BadgerLink featured at the Wisconsin Alumni Association's 'Wednesday Nite @ the Lab'
3. Wisconsin museums receive funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Services
4. IMLS Announces New Round of the Connecting to Collections Bookshelf competition
5. September is Library Card Sign-up Month
6. Boys and Girls Club Day for Kids
7. Website of the Week - Digital History
8. Calendar

1. ALA library funding and technology survey
2. BadgerLink Federated Searching...an update
3. Library accessibility toolkit available
4. "Libraries and Autism: We're Connected" project
5. Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times "I Love My Librarian" award nominations sought
6. Website of the Week - Finding Information on the Internet: A Tutorial
7. Calendar

1. LSTA application forms
2. BadgerLink introduces exciting new functionality
3. IMLS calls for applications for Connecting to Collections statewide planning grants
4. Celebrate Books with Bite @ your library(r) during Teen Read Week 2008
5. CBS Evening News reports on library usage in a slowed economy
6. Website of the Week - Current Sky Information
7. Calendar

1. Some flood-damaged libraries re-open
2. Governor reappoints five to COLAND
3. New DVD on Web tools available for loan from the Reference and Loan Library
4. Wisconsin Library Heritage Center website launched
5. 2008 Carter G. Woodson Book Awards announced
6. Libraries and schools encouraged to apply for "Picturing America" teaching tool
7. Website of the Week - The Pulitzer Prize
8. Calendar

1. Guide to federal funding in response to natural disasters is available
2. Apply to host "Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery" exhibit
3. NPR story: Libraries shine in tough economic times
4. ALSC updates Kids! @your library(r) campaign
5. Cultivating Readers/Cultivando el Habito de la Lectura brochure
6. Website of the Week - Our Earth as Art
7. Calendar

1. Certification and continuing education forms and documents on the Web
2. Library Journal construction questionnaires
3. Webinar on motivating and empowering your library board
4. Online utility helps determine copyright status
5. And the winner is..."Discover Your Library!"
6. Website of the Week - American Stroke Association
7. Calendar

1. Update on flood-affected libraries
2. Publication discusses best practices for immigrant outreach by public libraries
3. Bank of America/IMLS American Heritage Preservation Program
4. New report from the National Center for Education Statistics
5. Latest survey: Over 50% of households now have broadband Internet access
6. Latest survey: Newspaper readers show little decline
7. Better Homes and Gardens Magazine on the value of a library card
8. Website of the Week - Federal Communications Commission: Parent's Place
9. Calendar

1. LSTA 2009 Information Session archives available
2. System technology managers meet
3. LSTA Forms
4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to be Library Card Sign-up Month honorary chair
5. Lois Lenski Covey Foundation grants for children's books
6. ALA Teams with the National Association of Broadcasters to provide DTV toolkit
7. Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy National Grant Program
8. Website of the Week - Traditions of the Sun: Ancient Astronomy
9. Calendar

1. May-June 2008 issue of Channel now available online
2. More "Administrative Essentials" available
3. BadgerLink vendors EBSCOhost and LitFinder release new interfaces
4. Six Wisconsin tribes awarded IMLS grants
5. Waukesha Library System LSTA Project Wins a National Achievement Award
6. Website of the Week -- Religion in American Culture
7. Calendar

1. Wisconsin public libraries affected by June flooding
2. Wisconsin educators receive technology innovation award
3. Thinkfinity enhances engaged learning
4. Wisconsin libraries awarded Big Read grants
5. 130 Wisconsin libraries receive Picturing America resources
6. ALA and Scholastic Library Publishing announces 2009 National Library Week Grant
7. Website of the Week - Language Learning Library
8. Calendar

1. Public libraries asked to accept children's hospital reading logs
2. Kate Bugher, DPI School Library Media Consultant, to retire
3. Kids ages 5-17 say they will always want to read books printed on paper
4. Website of the Week -- FactCheck.org
5. Calendar

1. ALA meetings address library broadband issues
2. New DVDs on library partnerships and model services available for loan from RLL
3. IMLS press release on summer reading programs
4. Governing magazine article features changes in library service
5. Free Webinar: "Cultivating a Culture of Learning in the Library"
6. Website of the Week - Kids.gov
7. Calendar

1. LSTA 2009 grant information sessions scheduled
2. Library Information Technology Advisory Committee meets
3. Delivery Services Advisory Committee meets
4. CCBC adds FAQ page to Web site
5. Teen library services subject of free Webcast
6. ALA PIO launches redesigned library funding Web site
7. Website of the Week - Guinness World Records
8. Calendar

1. New librarian supervisor at Reference and Loan Library
2. Stuart Ciske, IMTT consultant, appointed to CASTLE Advisory Board
3. Libraries for the Future Offers "Fit For Life" Initiative Grants
4. Website of the Week -- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
5. Calendar

1. Study shows public libraries contribute significantly to Wisconsin economy
2. Map added to Wisconsin Children's Performer Web page
3. Grants from Target Corporation available through local stores through May 31
4. Free educational resources for Prince Caspian film
5. Website of the Week - Plant Information Online
6. Calendar

1. DLTCL programs at the 2008 WAPL Conference
2. January-February/March-April 2008 issue of Channel now available online
3. New BadgerLink training videos now available
4. Registration opens for YALSA's Teen Read Week
5. Website of the Week -- THOMAS
6. Calendar

1. Legislative Audit Bureau releases Best Practices review of public library services
2. Strategic Visioning Summit & Year of the Library's Future background reading list
3. $300 grants available for writers and illustrators
4. Website of the Week - Arts & Letters Daily
5. Calendar

1. State superintendent's National Library Week message
2. Steve Sanders elected to national school networking board
3. AskAway sponsors YouTube contest for teens
4. NEH and ALA "Soul of a People" grants
5. Website of the Week - Small Business Administration: Free Online Courses
6. Calendar

1. Finding songbooks has never been easier
2. Libri Foundation grants for children's books to small, rural libraries
3. Step Up to the Plate @ your library(r) swings into action
4. Promote Woman's Day health initiative through May 11
5. Tickets available for April 17 Arbuthnot lecture
6. National Library Week - April 13-19, 2008
7. Website of the Week - Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection
8. Calendar

1. TEACH Wisconsin to increase library bandwidth
2. Summer reading program will feature state park passes
3. Culver's joins National Library Week
4. WebJunction announces trustee resources
5. Storytubes contest announced
6. Website of the Week - YourDictionary
7. Calendar

1. Burmaster announces 2008 LSTA grant awards
2. Nancy Pearl picks Milwaukee Central Library as one of her ten favorite libraries
3. Website of the Week - American FactFinder
4. Calendar

1. Budget repair bill proposes change in library system funding source
2. Projects recognized for strengthening rural Wisconsin
3. Leadership conference on adolescent literacy for public librarians to be held in Madison
4. IMLS announces results of study on the Internet's impact on libraries and museums
5. School Library Media Month gains momentum with two great spokespersons
6. Julie Andrews shares her thoughts on libraries in new NLW video
7. Lance Armstrong Foundation and ALA team up to deliver cancer survivorship notebooks to libraries
8. Website of the Week - Librarians' Internet Index
9. Calendar

1. Library donation bill signed by Governor
2. LSTA meeting and public hearing scheduled
3. Deadline for "Connecting to Collections Bookshelf" extended to April 30
4. Update on NFB NEWSLINE
5. Staff training fact sheets offer
6. CCBC pod casts begin
7. CCBC Choices 2008 available after March 8
8. Website of the Week - PublicRadioFan
9. Calendar