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ALS News For Monday, October 13, 2008
CONTACT Webmaster to report any problems with this website.ALS Annual Meeting on October 30 |
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The 2008 ALS Annual meeting will be held on Thursday, October 30, at Alliance Library System
in East Peoria. A reception will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. with the annual meeting and awards
presentation immediately following. All attendees should register via Library Learning (L2).
Please join us! |
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Breast Cancer Awareness Program |
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Please join us as we celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 from 9:30a to noon. Wear pink to support a cure! more... |
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Per Capita Grant Apps Due Next Wednesday |
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 This is a reminder that the FY2009 Illinois Public Library Per Capita and Equalization Aid grant applications deadline is fast approaching. The applications are to be postmarked on or before Wednesday, October 15 or hand delivered to the Illinois State Library no later than 4:30 p.m. on October 15. more... |
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The New Website Is Live |
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As you’ve noticed there is a new look to the website. The transition so far has been successful. Feel free to send any comments to me. Please note: If you have bookmarks to old pages, find those pages on the new website and re-bookmark them. The old website will be around only for a very short time at which time any old
bookmarks won’t work. |
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Future Uncertain for Pekin Library Work |
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City Council likely to put all major projects on hold because of budget deficit - By Kevin Sampier PEKIN - Plans to renovate and expand the Pekin Public Library are now uncertain to say the least, despite library officials dividing the project into two parts and cutting its overall costs to make it more enticing to city officials. more... |
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Introducing Programapedia: |
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The Synergistic Approach to Programming Visit Programapedia at www.programapedia.org for “The Synergistic Approach to Programming.” more... |
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National Ag Library Speaker Coming to McLean County Museum |
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On Saturday, November 1, the McLean County Museum of History welcomes Ellen Landon Mann of the National Agriculture Library in Washington D.C. At 2 pm, Mann will present a special program on the federal career of William H. Prestele, more... |
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New Listserv for Anyone Interested in Disaster Information |
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You’re invited to subscribe to a new listserv: DISASTR-OUTREACH-LIB. This new listserv is a discussion forum for librarians, information specialists and anyone interested in responding to their community’s needs for information services in support of disaster preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery. more... |
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Book Repair Workshop coming to ALS! |
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 Back by popular demand! In addition to growing a collection, maintaining the books a library already owns is equally important. Brian Shea, Territory Manager for Demco, will present this hands-on workshop on November 14 at Alliance Library System to teach you the basics of book repair and maintenance. more... |
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ALS Cookbook Has Arrived! |
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 The ALS cookbook Food, Friends and Libraries Matter! (a compendium of concoctions from libraries and friends) has arrived. This cookbook contains 350 of the best recipes submitted by Alliance Library System staff, libraries, family, friends and library supporters from around the world. more... |
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Upcoming Luncheon – October 16 |
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Interested in oral histories or digitization done on a small scale? This will be the topic of the Special Librarians luncheon scheduled for October 16 11am-2pm at Graham Hospital School of Nursing. more... |
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