The Friday Grab Bag is a weekly series that highlights fun, unique, and interesting happenings in Colorado libraries, and includes news from the Colorado State Library. Let’s open the Friday Grab Bag!
Grant/ Assistance Funding Opportunities:
Annual Colorado Teen Literature Conference:
Grants are now available for teens and adults to attend the 31st Annual Colorado Teen Literature Conference on Saturday, April 13th, 2019, featuring keynote authors Sandhya Menon and Bill Konigsberg. This annual conference offers breakout sessions that have appeal for teens, educators, librarians, and anyone interested in teen literature.
The conference will be held at the Tivoli Conference Center (900 Auraria Parkway, Denver CO, 80204) on the Auraria Campus. Grant applications for the 2019 conference are open starting November 15th, 2018. The deadline for all grants is January 25th, 2019. All applicants will be notified of final decisions by email.
All grants include conference registrations ($75 for adults and $40 for students), breakfast snacks and lunch at the conference. Grants are awarded before general registration opens. If you do not receive a grant you may register for the conference starting February 4th. For more information – click here.
Council on Library and Information Resources: Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives
Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives, a program of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), is intended to help digitize and provide access to collections of rare or unique content in cultural heritage institutions. The program supports projects that make digitized sources easily discoverable and accessible alongside related materials, including materials held by other collecting institutions as well as those held within the home institution. Collections proposed for digitization may be in any format or relevant to any subject. Grants, ranging from a minimum of $50,000 to a maximum of $250,000 in the case of a single-institution project or $500,000 for a collaborative project, will be provided to colleges and universities, research centers, museums, libraries, historical societies, cultural associations, and select government units. Online initial proposals must be submitted by April 3, 2019; final proposals are due September 17, 2019. Visit the CLIR website to review the program guidelines and application process.
Dollar General Literacy Foundation.
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation supports nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and libraries that offer literacy programs in communities served by Dollar General in 44 states. The Foundation provides support through the following grant programs: Adult Literacy Grants support nonprofit organizations that provide direct services to adults in need of literacy assistance. Family Literacy Grants support family literacy service providers that combine parent and youth literacy instruction. Summer Reading Grants help nonprofit organizations, schools, and libraries with the implementation or expansion of summer reading programs for students who are new readers, below grade level readers, or readers with learning disabilities. Online applications for the three programs described above must be submitted by February 21, 2019. In addition, Youth Literacy Grants support nonprofit organizations, schools, and libraries that work to help students who are below grade level or experiencing difficulty reading. The application deadline for this program is May 16, 2019. Visit the Foundation’s website to access guidelines for each grant program.
EBSCO Information Services Solar Grant : (EBSCO) continues its commitment to helping libraries in their sustainability efforts with the 2019 EBSCO Solar grant program. As part of the EBSCO Solar initiative, EBSCO is soliciting grant applications to give libraries the opportunity to “go green” by funding solar installations. EBSCO will be accepting submissions from both domestic and international libraries. For more information, click here.
CHNC New Content Support Program:
The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection (CHNC) is excited to announce that the 2019 program to support the addition of new historic news in the CHNC is now open for applications. The Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection New Content Support Program for newspaper digitization is designed to help cultural heritage organizations across our state increase online access to historic community news through the CHNC.
Libraries Making News:
- Mesa County Libraries: Grand Junction Daily Sentinel – Search firm seeks library director
- Loveland Public Library: Loveland Reporter-Herald – Loveland Public Library tells popular books for 2018
- Grand County Library District: Sky-Hi News – Library Corner: Diversity in libraries
- Pike Peak Library District: The Colorado Springs Gazette – LETTERS: Start enforcing the laws; progress at the libraries
- Pikes Peak Library District: The Colorado Springs Gazette – Colorado Springs-area libraries to slash late fees, implement automatic renewal
Learning for Everyone:
CLiC Spring Workshops:
The CLiC Spring Workshops are just around the corner and registration is open now. The dates and locations for 2019 are: Grand Junction: March 21 & 22 @ Colorado Mesa University Fort Morgan: March 29 @ Fort Morgan High SchoolPueblo: April 15 & 16 @ CSU-Pueblo
- For more information and to register: http://bit.ly/2019SpringWorkshops
- Apply for a scholarship here: http://bit.ly/CLiCScholarship2019
- Questions? Just ask at mailto:clichelp@clicweb.org
Library Creation and Learning Website:
Do you make use of the Library Creation and Learning website? Well you should! This site, developed by the Colorado State Library, is your portal to library continuing education opportunities and information. At the site you will find:
- Online courses
- Training information and curriculum for both staff and the public
- Library Makerspaces
- Software and hardware information
- Information about library customer service, intellectual freedom, privacy and confidentiality, and professional ethics.
Please contact Christine Kreger with any questions you may have or recommendations for content. We would love to hear from you.
Whats New:
Garfield County Libraries – New Castle Branch: Masquerade Suicide Awareness Rally
Grab a mask and join us at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 30 at the New Castle Branch Library of the Garfield County Libraries to bring light to the often stigmatized suicidal mind. The rally will include a poetry reading by Beth Walgren, who has been suicide free for almost 9 years. Free and open to all, with a suggested minimum age of 15. Masks provided at the event. For more information call 970-984-2346. https://www.gcpld.org/news-and-events/event/masquerade-suicide-awareness-rally
Vail Library: This Year’s One Book One Valley Valley Selected Title . . . One Book One Valley is a collaborative effort designed to unite and uplift hundreds of citizens by encouraging reading and promoting a sense of community by sharing a common topic for conversation. This year’s selected title is “The Last of the Menu girls” by Denise Chavez. Join us! throughout January, February, March and April for book discussions, movies, author visits and round table discussions of this wonderful book! For more information, please contact us at libinfo@vailgov.com or 970-479-2187.
What’s New at the Colorado State Library
Book Club Hiatus: The Colorado Book Club Resource, managed by us at CSL, will need to go on a brief hiatus from the end of January thru the first week of February. Book club is run through the AspenCat Union Catalog, and the good folks at CLiC will be migrating the AspenCat service in early February. That means that while that process is happening – we cannot change content online – no cataloging – no editing – and no circulation. We will not accept any more loan requests after 10:00 pm January 31st, but all loans before that cut off time will be fulfilled. Right now we do not know the exact date the service will be open again – but we will keep you posted through LibNet , CVL and of course – the Friday Grab Bag. For more information, contact Madison Basch (basch_m@cde.state.co.us) – our Book Club Goddess. Thanks for your patience everyone, and get your book club requests in now.
Colorado Virtual Library Blog:
Plains to Peaks Collective Grows
The Colorado State Library and the Plains to Peaks Collective (PPC) are excited to announce that our partners have recently shared new historic collections with the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA). The PPC partners now offer 181,001 items for research and discovery through the DPLA.
With this second collection of items, the PPC welcomes new partners: American Alpine Club; University of Colorado, Art Museum; University of Wyoming, Art Museum; Mountain Scholar with collections from Colorado State University Libraries; University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Strauss Health Sciences Library and University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Kraemer Family Library. Check out this link to see what is there.
Colorado State Publications Blog:
Library Related Employment:
Are you thinking of making a change this year in your job? Check out Library Jobline for hot new library employment opportunities.
- Executive Director : Grand County Library District / Grand County
- Children’s Services Specialist : Eagle Valley Library District / Avon, CO
- Corner Library Specialist : Boulder Public Library / Boulder
- Teen Services Librarian : Boulder Public Library / Main Branch
- Kids and Families Librarian – Evergreen Library : Jefferson County Public Library / Evergreen Library
- Adult Services Librarian : Jefferson County Public Library / Belmar Library, Lakewood, CO
- Collections Analyst Student Assistant : Auraria Library- University of Colorado Denver / Denver
- Library Technician I : City of Louisville / n/a
- Community Relations and Marketing Manager : High Plains Library District / Administration and Support Services, Greeley, CO
- Library Director : Fort Lewis College / Durango, CO
- Acquisitions Coordinator : Mesa County Libraries / 8 locations in Mesa County
- Librarian – Creative : Pikes Peak Library District / Southeast Region
- Librarian – Creative : Pikes Peak Library District / Library 21c
- Part-time 25 hour Help Desk Technician: Anythink Libraries / Northglenn
- Patron Experience Supervisor – Lakewood Library : Jefferson County Public Library / Lakewood
- Part Time Reference Librarian : Colorado School of Mines / campus
- Library and Cultural Services Director : City of Aurora, CO / Aurora, CO
- Library Associate : City of Fort Lupton / Public and School
- Branch Manager : Pines & Plains Libraries / Elizabeth, Colorado
- Community Relations and Marketing Librarian : High Plains Library District / Greeley, CO
- Library Services Coordinator : Arapahoe Community College / Littleton Campus
- Archives Technician : Douglas County Libraries / Douglas County Libraries at Castle Rock, CO
- Branch Manager : Douglas County Libraries / Douglas County Libraries at Castle Pines, CO
- Collections and Resource Management Librarian: Regis University / Denver, CO
- Faculty Director of Scholarly Resource Development : University of Colorado Boulder / Boulder, Colorado
- Librarian – Full Time : Aurora Public Library / Iliff Square Library and PC Center, 2253 S Peoria Street, Aurora CO
- Library Clerk – Part Time: Aurora Public Library / Iliff Square Library and PC Center, 2253 S Peoria Street, Aurora CO
- Library Assistant: Clear Creek County Library District / Georgetown & Idaho Springs
- Library Coordinator : Clear Creek County Library District / Georgetown
Have a great weekend everyone! This post is part of the Spotlight on Sharing initiative, which aims to increase the visibility of resource sharing in Colorado libraries. Do you have a story from your library to share? Email Regan Harper, harper_r@cde.state.co.us. Also, be sure to follow Colorado State Library on Twitter and Facebook
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