A Message from the State Librarian |
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Greetings!
November’s holidays bring opportunities to celebrate and to reflect on significant topics. Veteran’s Day provided the opportunity to thank veterans for their service, and this Thanksgiving week is an excellent opportunity to express gratitude to our dedicated library and archives colleagues who work so hard to serve communities.
November is also National Native American Heritage Month. Celebrate with these helpful resources providing information on Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and affiliated Island communities, helping to ensure their rich histories and contributions are recognized.
Enjoy the beautiful fall weather and holiday time with family and friends!
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Holly Henley
State Librarian
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Mark your calendar for upcoming In-person Training, Webinars, Deadlines, and Public Events.
NOVEMBER
November 29, 12:00pm -1:00pm
DECEMBER
December 6, 12:00pm -1:00pm
December 13, 12:00pm -1:00pm
December 19, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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CSLP’s Virtual Summer Symposium
Adventure Begins at Your Library
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Thursday, December 7, 2023
11am – 4:30pm EST (9am – 2:30 AZ)
The CSLP Summer Symposium is a half-day virtual offering for public library staff to connect, learn, and collaborate as we plan for summer library programming around the 2024 theme of Adventure Begins at your Library.
Sessions will include:
- Simplifying Summer: Adventurous Observations from a Seasoned Storyteller - Get inspired and organized while streamlining the planning process.
- 2024 Manual Highlights: Adventure Begins at Your Library! - Gather ideas to jumpstart planning for summer 2024!
- Once Upon an Adventure: Practical Tips for Gathering Stories to Promote Your Library - Learn how a good story becomes good marketing, as well as practical tips to find stories that you can use for advocacy and promotion.
- Taking Adventure Outdoors: Programming and Partnerships facilitated - Panel discussion on ideas, resources, and partners that can support outdoor library programming.
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BEAD Initial Proposal, Volume II |
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The Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) has released for public comment Volume II of the Initial Proposal for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.
Volume II outlines the long-term objectives for deploying broadband, closing the digital divide, addressing access, affordability, equity, and adoption issues, and enhancing economic growth and job creation including information developed in the Five-Year Action Plan.
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Artificial Intelligence training survey |
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Library Development is planning to offer a series of trainings in 2024 focusing on emerging technologies and issues related to Artificial Intelligence, virtual reality, and libraries.
If you are interested in receiving more communication about AI tools and issues, and their potential impact on library services and information literacy, please complete this two-question survey: https://azsos.libwizard.com/f/aitraining
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Arizona Genealogy Day 2024
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📆 Save the Date!
The 4th Annual virtual Arizona Genealogy Day returns on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Join the Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board and the Arizona State Library, Archives, & Public Records for a day of excitement, learning, and discovery. Whether you're a seasoned genealogist or just starting out, whether or not you have Arizona roots, there's something for everyone at this free virtual event. Stay tuned for more details! #AZGenealogyDay2024 🌵📚
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The Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries provides funds to our Nation’s neediest schools so that they can extend, update, and diversify the book and print collections in their libraries with the goal of encouraging students to develop a love of reading and learning.
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Mini Grants are small grants of up to $2,000 that are available year-round to support innovative public programs that increase understanding of the human experience. Applicants may request up to $2,000 in Mini Grants per fiscal year (November 1 – October 31). Mini Grants can be used for capacity-building, program planning, and implementation of programs. Capacity-building may include training and education for constituents to help plan and/or implement public humanities engagements. The applicant organization’s budget must not exceed $500,000. Larger institutions must partner with a smaller institution that will lead the program or project. For more information please see the Arizona Humanities Grant Guidelines.
Mini Grant applications are accepted on an ongoing basis until funds are exhausted within our fiscal year (November 1 – October 31).
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Microsoft Technology Grants and Discounts for Public Libraries |
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This program offers grants and discounts across Microsoft cloud products for the purpose of providing affordable and accessible technology and tools to help eligible organizations of all sizes achieve their missions. Eligible organizations such as public libraries must demonstrate a mission to benefit the local community, including providing relief to the poor, advancing education, improving social welfare, preserving culture, preserving or restoring the environment, promoting human rights, and establishing a civil society.
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November 28, 12:00pm - 1:00pm Living Our Values Out Loud: Programs that Walk the Talk This webinar with the Sustainable Libraries Initiative will feature practitioners who have found ways to design, implement, and evaluate programs using frameworks that better represent their library’s values.
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The Arizona State Library has a limited number of registrations available at no cost for Arizona library staff to take InfoPeople courses. To register, please contact Melissa Kummen, CE Consultant, at mkummen@azlibrary.gov.
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Looking for Additional E-content to Offer Your Patrons?
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Reading Arizona is a collection of fiction and nonfiction eBooks and eAudiobooks for all ages about the people, places, and history of Arizona.
Best of all: it’s free for you and your patrons!
Libraries can also receive rack cards to help inform patrons about this platform.
MARC records for perpetual titles are available for your library to help improve accessibility and visibility. These records are available in MARC-8 or UTF formats.
~*Special announcement*~ Axis360 will be rebranded as Boundless! If you or your patrons need assistance with the new interface, please contact us.
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