IPLA Board Nominations Announced

At its meeting on August 26, 2010 the IPLA Board approved the following slate of nominees for election later this fall. Per IPLA by-laws these nominations are being sent to you, the membership, in advance for your consideration.

Nominations for the IPLA Board (5 to be elected for 3 year terms)

Dana Burton (Dist. 5) Monroe County PL
Stephanie Davis (Dist. 3) Wells County PL
Peg Harmon* (Dist. 2) Kokomo-Howard County PL
John Helling (Dist. 5) Bloomfield-Eastern Green County PL
Marcia Learned Au* (Dist. 7) Evansville-Vanderburgh County PL
Ginny Nilles* (Dist. Eight) Muncie PL
Sally Stegner* (Dist. 6) Lawrenceburg PL
Ware Wimberly* (Dist. 2) Wabash PL
*Incumbents, completing a one year term.

Nominations for the Nominating Committee (4 to be elected, 2 for 1 year and 2 for 2 year terms)
One Year terms: (may vote for two)
Kelly Currie (Dist. 2) Delphi PL*
Carol McKey (Dist. Eight) Morrison Reeves PL*

Two year terms: (may vote for two)
Rebecca Cole (Dist. 5) Sullivan County PL
Mary Hall (Dist. 5) Bedford PL
Alex Sarkissian (Dist. Eight) Morrison Reeves PL

IPLA also makes recommendations to the ILF Legislative Committee.

Nominations for the Legislative Committee (3 to be elected for 3 year terms)
Laura Bramble (Dist. 4) Indianapolis Marion County PL
Jane Hall* (Dist. 1) Argos PL
Judy Hamilton (Dist. 1) LaPorte County PL
Ginny Nilles* (Dist. Eight) Muncie-Center Twp. PL
Dianne Osborne* (Dist. 4) Hancock County P L
Libby Pollard (Dist. 6) Jeffersonville Township PL
*Incumbents, completing a first term

Details on how to vote for your board will be announced shortly, with the annual meeting being held on Tuesday, November 16th at the ILF conference.

IPLA Nominating Committee
Marcia Au, Dana Burton, Jim Cline, Kelly Currie, Kelly Ehinger, Carol McKey, Sally Stegner

ILF Advocacy

ILF is urging you to “Take Action!” ILF has created a great one-stop shop with timely and informative pages, text, links, etc. to provide important information about the referendum for vote (Nov. 2) on property tax caps being placed into the state constitution. The site will constantly change with news and updates, so please check back regularly. IPLA will post this to our Advocacy page, so you can keep checking back.

A great time of discussion today at the Town Hall meetings

Thanks to everyone who participated at the Town Hall meetings today. Around 130 people heard Larry DeBoer’s presentation on Tax Cap effects and discussed what legislation we should focus on this fall. Here is Larry’s handout, so feel free to make copies and share with your boards and other people of interest.

Very shortly we’ll post the discussion points from today’s meeting.

Over 115 people are registered for the IPLA Town Hall Meetings….Where are you going?

12 Locations around the state..one easy registration
Allen Co Public Library
Batesville Public Library
Bedford Public Library
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
Jennings County Public Library
Kokomo–Ivy Tech
New Castle Public Library
Plainfield Guilford Township Public Library
Plymouth Public Library
Porter County Public Library
Vigo County Public Library
Wabash Valley Education Center, West Lafayette

Marcia Au , IPLA Vice President, who will serve as moderator
Sarah Later, Legislative Committee Co-Chair, will address the group
Speaker Larry DeBoer, a Purdue University Ag Economics Professor, will address the group on the effects of tax caps. Larry is one of the foremost experts on the subject of property tax assessment and he can be viewed in this YouTube video.

More information on Larry is available at a Purdue website

In addition, the sites will break into individual groups to discuss these important issues:
Issue 1: Developing talking points on property tax caps as they relate to public libraries.
Issue 2: Legislative Committee – What do you think is the most important legislative issue for IN libraries at this time?
The day will end as the groups come back together to discuss their findings.

West Lafayette Added For Town Hall Meetings

The Wabash Valley Education Center at 3061 Benton Street in West Lafayette is the 12th and final addition to the Town Hall lineup.

Registration

Town Hall agenda is set

The agenda for the August 17th event from 1 to 3pm (Eastern) includes:

Marcia Au , IPLA Vice President, who will serve as moderator
Sarah Later, Legislative Committee Co-Chair, will address the group
Speaker Larry DeBoer, a Purdue University Ag Economics Professor, will address the group on the effects of tax caps. Larry is one of the foremost experts on the subject of property tax assessment and he can be viewed in this YouTube video.

More information on Larry is available at a Purdue website

In addition, the sites will break into their individual groups to discuss these important issues:
Issue 1: Developing talking points on property tax caps as they relate to public libraries.
Issue 2: Legislative Committee – What do you think is the most important legislative issue for IN libraries at this time?
The day will end as the groups come back together to discuss their findings.

Register Today!

ALA Webinar on July 27….Getting your policymakers to listen

In this ALA Washington office webinar we’ll reveal the secrets to getting policymakers at all levels – whether your local city councilperson, a state legislator or a member of the U.S. Congress – to take libraries seriously. If you’re looking for more funding, a better policy environment or just a little positive attention, this is the session for you! We’ll outline the differences between being heard and being agreed with and how you can move policymakers from one side to the other. We’ll also look at five critical steps to capturing the attention and support of your policymakers that are effective either as a follow-up for attendees of the ALA Legislative Advocacy Day rally or as stand-alone efforts to boost awareness. Attendees will come away from the session with a concrete plan for moving forward on core relationship-building activities.

Register now:
Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT

This session is open to library staff and leadership, friends, trustees, students – really anyone who support libraries! Oh, and the one that always works? Well, you’ll have to join the webinar to find out!

IPLA Town Hall Registration for August 17th!!

Registration is now up by clicking on the following link. My Town Hall! New sites have been added, and will continue to be added prior to the event.

The IPLA Town Hall Meeting will focus on the effects that Tax Caps will have on Indiana libraries, and what you can do to make the public aware of the impact. Also included will be a look at the upcoming Legislative session.

The program will be held from 1 to 3 pm Eastern time and Noon to 2 pm Central time.

This meeting is important to ALL public library employees, not just directors. The program is free of charge.

The Indiana Public Library Association is an Association of the Indiana Library Federation.

Annual CYPD conference coming in August

The CYPD 2010 Annual Conference will be held at the Marriott North Indianapolis at Keystone at the Crossing on August 29-30. Featured keynote speakers include award-winning author, Jack Gantos; Coretta Scott King Honor Book recipient, Fred McKissack, Jr.; Library Journal’s 2006 Mover & Shaker, Beth Gallaway; and Indiana’s award-winning author, April Pulley Sayre.

http://www.ilfonline.org/CYPDConference

New Town Hall Sites Added!!!!!!

Here are the current Town Hall sites for next month…The time will be 1pm to 3pm (Eastern) and registration is forthcoming.

Allen Co Public Library
Batesville Public Library
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
Jackson County Public Library
Kokomo–Ivy Tech
New Castle Public Library
Plainfield Guilford Township Public Library
Plymouth Public Library
Vigo County Public Library