"The Library" at the Soap Factory

Interactive art installation entitled, "The Library" that is on exhibit at the Soap Factory. It is created by Anthony Warnick. The show only runs through May 26

Link to the show:
http://www.soapfactory.org/exhibit.php?content_id=594

Link to hear Anthony Warnick talk about "The Library"
http://soapcast.libsyn.com/artists-on-the-verge-4-artist-profile-anthony-warnick

Collection Development Manager (PLA3), University of Iowa

Collection Development Manager (PLA3)
(Acquisitions Manager/Technical Services)
University of Iowa Law Library
Position available as of July 1, 2013

Employer Information:  The University of Iowa Law Library is a nationally recognized premier law library. It has one of the largest collections of legal materials in the country, with an exceptional research collection of print and electronic resources relating to U.S. domestic, international, foreign and comparative law. The Law Library has a permanent staff of thirty, including fourteen professional librarians. For more information about the University of Iowa Law Library, visit http://www.law.uiow.edu/library.

The University of Iowa College of Law, founded in 1865, is the oldest law school west of the Mississippi River. The Law School currently has approximately 530 J.D. students and forty-five faculty members. For more information about the College of Law, go to http://www.law.uiowa.edu.

The University of Iowa is a major national research university located in Iowa City, Iowa and enrolls over 30,000 students. The Iowa City area provides a wealth of intellectual, cultural and athletic opportunities along with affordable housing.  For more information about the University of Iowa, visit http://www.uiowa.edu.

Stillwater Area Public Schools are looking for media specialists

Stillwater Area Public Schools are currently seeking both full time licensed Media Specialists for the 2013 - 2014 school year.

Our schools are safe and welcoming places where students receive personal attention from adults who care about them. Teachers get to know the learning styles and unique abilities of each student and thoughtfully design lessons that not only align with state standards, but take into consideration the unique needs of every child. Students are challenged, supported, encouraged, and engaged in lessons tailored to match their own educational needs and goals.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits.

A Media Specialist License issued by the State of Minnesota is required.

See all open positions.

Apply

Middle School Teacher-Librarian Intern, The Blake School

Job Description:

The Blake School is seeking a part-time librarian intern for their middle school media center. A stipend is offered for this seven to eight month commitment (September 2013-May 2014) of 8-10 hours a week. We are seeking an enthusiastic candidate to work closely with the teacher-librarian to support and enhance the middle school library program. The candidate must be academically and technically proficient, but also be comfortable collaborating with faculty and working with middle school students.

For more information, go to the full posting.

Congratulations to the Spring 2013 MLIS Graduates!

The MLIS Graduate Reception was held on Monday, May 20 in the Coeur de Catherine Spillane room. The Student Governance Organization presented the graduates with an MLIS Alumnae pin. Graduates who were unable to attend may pick up their pin from their student mailbox along with a tote from the Alumnae/i Relations and a packet from the MLIS Program.

Also announced at the reception were the recipients for the Sister Marie Cecilia Marzolf, CSJ Founder’s Award, MLIS Scholarship, Friends of the Library Development and Service (FLDS) Scholarship, and the Beta Phi Mu paper award. Congratulations to all of the winners! The new Beta Phi Mu initiates were also honored.

Paul Lai and Helena Kilbride, MLIS Founder's Award recipients

Paul Lai and Helena Kilbride were presented with the Sister Marie Cecilia Marzolf, CSJ Founder’s Award by Dr. Sarah Dahlen. The award is given each semester to the students whom the faculty has identified as the most outstanding MLIS graduates of the semester. Paul and Helena's names will be engraved on the Founder’s Award plaque along with previous graduates who have received this honor. The plaque is located in the MLIS Student Lounge.

Amelia Snetting, MLIS Scholarship recipient, and Dr. Sheri Ross

Amelia Snetting was presented as the recipient of the MLIS Scholarship by Dr. Sheri Ross. Each spring semester, the MLIS Program faculty at St. Catherine University award at least one merit-based scholarship for academic excellence and leadership potential.

Dr. Kyunghye Yoon, Rachel Dols, Candice Marsh, Laura Hulscher, and Tara Newberry, FLDS Scholarship recipients

Rachel Dols, Laura Hulscher, Candice Marsh, and Tara Newberry received the FLDS Scholarship that will fund their research project that first began in LIS 7970: Web Usability and Accessibility with Dr. Kyunghye Yoon. Melissa Brechon spoke on behalf of the Friends of the Library Development and Service, who made this scholarship possible to fund collaborative students/faculty research on a topic that is explicitly related to library and information science.

Linda Mork, Beta Phi Mu Beta Beta Xi Chapter Research Paper Prize recipient

Linda Mork received the Beta Phi Mu Research Paper Prize awarded by the local St. Catherine University chapter, Beta Beta Xi. Her paper will be made accessible in SOPHIA. Earlier in the evening, the Beta Beta Xi chapter of Beta Phi Mu inducted eight new members. Alexis Bush, Helena Kilbride, Paul  Lai, Heather Palmer, Joan Van Norman, and Kathryn Zielski; Kathryn Oosterhuis and Sara Zettervall were initiated in absentia.They were joined by current members.

Front Row seated: Heather Palmer, Helena Kilbride, Alexis Bush, Kathryn Zielski, Paul Lai;
Middle Row: Dawn Lyons, Sook Lim, Inductee Joan Van Norman, Birch Carlson, Suzanne Mahmoodi;
Back Row: Laura Morlock, Karen Harwood, Nick Steffel, Sheri Ross, Leslie Hunter-Larson, Michael Mitchell,  Deborah Grealy.

Beta Phi Mu was founded in 1948 as the international library and information science honor society.  The purposes of Beta Phi Mu are to recognize distinguished achievement in and scholarly contributions to librarianship, information studies or library education and to support and sponsor appropriate professional scholarly projects related to these fields.

Reminders for May 2013 graduates:

• Commencement is this Thursday, May 23 in the O'Shaughnessy Auditorium. The procession begins at 7:00pm; commencement at 7:30pm. Find Commencement details here.
• If you have not done so already, don't forget to turn in your resume to the MLIS Office.
• Email will stay active for two years after graduation.

Join the LIS 7630 Readers' Advisory Services students as they showcase their edible books on Friday, May 17!

In LIS 7630, we've talked a lot about books, genres, and readers' advisory services, but readers' advisory also includes book/reading promotion and events. To celebrate our last class, students will hold a small event, a mini edible book festival.

Edible book festivals are where participants create something out of food that is inspired by books. Libraries of all different types all over the world hold edible book festivals as a fun way to celebrate reading.

Come join us and vote for the best edible book!

Friday, May 17

Classroom 19

5-5:45pm

MLIS Graduate Reception (May 20)

Date: May 20th, 2013
Time: 6:30-8:00 pm
Place: CdC 401 & 4th floor atrium

All MLIS students are welcome to attend.
Come celebrate with,
Congratulate and honor the graduates.
Enjoy this evening with refreshments sponsored
by the Student Governance Organization.

The following awards will be announced:
Founder’s Award , MLIS Scholarship, Beta Phi Mu Paper Award,
Urban Library Scholarship, FLDS Scholarship
and Beta Phi Mu inductees.

RSVP to imdept@stkate.edu

REGISTER for Social Justice in Children's and YA Literature

LIS 7190: Social Justice in Children's and YA Literature (CRN: 40487) has been added to the Summer 2013 schedule and is now open for registration.

Course Description:
In this course, you will learn how to select, evaluate and analyze depictions and aspects of social justice and injustice in children's and young adult literature. We will consider topics such as power, racism, diversity, violence, perspective, publishing trends, authorship, illustrations, and ideology. We will also consider how these texts may be used in library programming.

Prerequisites: LIS 7010, 7040

Classes meet Mondays and Wednesdays. See exact dates on the course calendar on the MLIS website in Kateway.