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First RAILS Board meeting July 1

Submitted by PALS Staff on June 30, 2011 - 12:39pm
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The first meeting of the Reaching Across Illinois Library System is scheduled for July 1, at 10:00 a.m. The primarly location for the meeting will be the RAILS Burr Ridge Building (Metropolitan Library System), with videoconference connections with several other locations and live online streaming video.

For details, including the meeting agenda and other documents, see:

http://www.systemsmerger.info/meeting/988

Recordings of June 29 Merger Transition Board meeting

Submitted by PALS Staff on June 30, 2011 - 12:34pm
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The videorecording of the final meeting (June 29) of the Merger Transition Board is available through the merger website:

http://www.systemsmerger.info/docs/993

Members in the news

Submitted by PALS Staff on June 30, 2011 - 10:05am
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Rockford Public Library volunteer group set to open East Branch shop
http://bit.ly/jaLuYr

The Gallery Cafe exhibits works by photographer (column, Freeport)
http://bit.ly/kyY6uS

Marengo library to review details of architect proposal
http://bit.ly/kFtyUp

What's to love about local libraries? (column, Freeport)
http://bit.ly/jTu9ZM

Public Library Per Capita Grants

Submitted by PALS Staff on June 30, 2011 - 10:02am
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The FY2012 Public Library Per Capita and Equalization Aid Grant application is now available. Read a memorandum about the grant from State Library Director Anne Craig

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/lda177.pdf

and then download the application from

http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/lda179.pdf.

UW-Madison CE courses

Submitted by PALS Staff on June 30, 2011 - 8:46am
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July and August Continuing Education Courses

University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Library and Information Studies Continuing Education Services
http://www.slis.wisc.edu/continueed.htm

In Madison: Fundamentals of Cataloging
July 11-15
http://www.slis.wisc.edu/SummerCat.htm

Online: Creating Dynamic Pathfinders
July 11-August 5
http://www.slis.wisc.edu/pathfinders.htm

Online: Promoting Yourself in the Library Job Market
July 25-August 21
http://www.slis.wisc.edu/LibJob.htm

Online: Create a Vibrant Facebook Page for Your Library
Offered twice: August 1-12 or August 15-26
http://www.slis.wisc.edu/Facebook.htm

More Online ...

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Goodbye PALS. Hello RAILS…

Submitted by Michael Piper on June 30, 2011 - 7:59am
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Thank you for your support and encouragement of PALS over the years. All of us at PALS are grateful for the opportunity to serve you, and we cherish all the great memories. On this last day of operations for PALS, you may be wondering: What happens tomorrow, when RAILS launches?

Throughout the past twelve months, as representatives from ALS, DLS, MLS, NSLS and PALS have worked on the merger, maintaining member services has been a top priority. So on RAILS’ first day of operations tomorrow, we will strive to provide the same level of service to which you are accustomed.

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ILLINET interlibrary loan survey

Submitted by PALS Staff on June 24, 2011 - 12:59pm
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The FY 2011 ILLINET Interlibrary Loan & Reciprocal Borrowing Statistical Survey is available at http://collect.btol.com for completion. Data submitted should cover the fiscal year July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. The Survey will be closed on September 30, 2011.

If you have questions, please follow these guidelines:

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ISL approves system mergers

Submitted by PALS Staff on June 24, 2011 - 12:52pm
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From the Illinois State Library:

The State Library is pleased to announce that Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has approved the merger of Alliance, DuPage, Metropolitan, North Suburban and Prairie Area Library Systems into the Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) and the merger of Lewis and Clark, Lincoln Trail, Rolling Prairie and Shawnee Library Systems into the Illinois Heartland Library System (IHLS).

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TechSoup fiscal year reminder

Submitted by PALS Staff on June 24, 2011 - 10:52am
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A reminder from TechSoup (http://www.techsoup.org):

Place donation requests before June 30

Make sure your organization gets all of the hardware or software it needs from TechSoup before our fiscal year ends on June 30, 2011.

Why the rush? Most of TechSoup's donation programs limit the number of requests an organization can place per fiscal year - our fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. Don't worry, you can request products again on July 1, but you don't want to miss out on getting your fiscal year 2011 allotment.

For more information, see: http://bit.ly/iXslYk

Microfiche giveaway

Submitted by PALS Staff on June 24, 2011 - 10:45am
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The DeKalb Public Library is weeding the microfiche collection. The microfiche is free to any library that is interested. The collection can be split up, so if a library is only interested in one or two of the titles, that is okay. Please contact Teresa Iversen at 815-756-9568, ext. 270 or email at teresai [at] dkpl [dot] org.

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