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2 10, 2020
  • banned books week

ALA Releases List of Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books

By Kevin Tomlinson|October 2nd, 2020|Library Leadership & Management, Library News & Trends, Professional Development, Public Libraries, School Libraries|

This year's Banned Books Week runs from September 27 to October 3, so I will begin by apologizing for the tardiness of this post. The good thing is that I [...]

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31 07, 2020

Library Staff Encouraged to Attend Regional Town Hall Discussions

By Staci Shaw|July 31st, 2020|Children's Programs, Early Literacy, Library Leadership & Management, Public Libraries|

The University of Idaho McClure Center for Public Policy Research and the Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children (Id AEYC) invite you to a town hall meeting in [...]

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8 05, 2020
  • Digital Content

Electronic Resources for Public Libraries in the Time of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

By Kevin Tomlinson|May 8th, 2020|Adult Programs, Children's Programs, Continuing Education, Covid, Library Leadership & Management, Library News & Trends, LiLI, Online Services, Perceptions, Public Libraries, STEM, Teen Programs|

Digital content may include eBooks, audio books, comics and graphic novels, movies, music, and television programs.

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5 05, 2020
  • Zoom Meeting

Suggested Best Practices for Zoom Meetings

By Kevin Tomlinson|May 5th, 2020|Adult Programs, Children's Programs, Continuing Education, Covid, Library Leadership & Management, Library News & Trends, Online Services, Professional Development, Public Libraries|

Test your video and audio. Turn on your video. Position yourself so that most of the light is coming from in front of you. Use a headset if you have one....

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21 04, 2020
  • State Capitol

Legislative Update 20200421

By Kevin Tomlinson|April 21st, 2020|About ICFL, Library Law, Library Leadership & Management, Library News & Trends, Public Libraries|

Please find below a summary of bills introduced during the second regular session of the 65th Idaho Legislature, January 6 – March 20, 2020, that most directly impact Idaho libraries [...]

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24 03, 2020
  • Open Meeting

Temporary Changes to Idaho’s Open Meetings Law

By Kevin Tomlinson|March 24th, 2020|Covid, Library Leadership & Management, Public Libraries|

Idaho’s Open Meetings Law [chapter 2, title 74, Idaho Code] specifically authorizes the holding of a meeting using telecommunications devices which enable all members of the library board participating in [...]

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1 02, 2019
  • Idaho Library Districting Handbook

The Idaho Library Districting Handbook, 2019 edition is now online!

By Kevin Tomlinson|February 1st, 2019|Library Districting, Library Leadership & Management, Professional Development, Public Libraries|

The Idaho Commission for Libraries is pleased to announced that the 2019 edition of the Idaho Library Districting Handbook is now available. It can be accessed: from the Trustee page [...]

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11 07, 2018

July 12 is Summer Learning Day in Idaho

By Donna Eggers|July 11th, 2018|Children's Programs, Library Leadership & Management, Library News & Trends|

Governor Otter proclaimed July 12, 2018 to be “Summer Learning Day” in Idaho. The day is observed throughout the United States to raise awareness of the importance of keeping youth [...]

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8 01, 2018
  • Buhl Library Engagement

Community Engagement – Where to Start?

By Shirley Biladeau|January 8th, 2018|Library Leadership & Management|

If you have been in the same room as I for any length of time,you have heard me talk about “community engagement” as an important task for all library staff [...]

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28 12, 2017

Legislative Outreach Tips by State Librarian Ann Joslin

By Ann Joslin|December 28th, 2017|Library Leadership & Management, Library News & Trends|

The American Library Association (ALA) recently invited me to contribute a piece about legislative outreach, which was placed in ALA’s magazine, American Libraries. If you would like to read the [...]

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