ARP ESSER Support for Libraries
ESSER stands for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief. ESSER is part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP), a federal law that was passed in 2021 to provide relief [...]
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09, 2022
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04, 2022
ShareIdaho/OCLC Renewal and Enrollment for Fiscal Year 2023
If you are a library director/manager/point of contact for all things OCLC, and your library currently participates in our statewide resource-sharing agreement, you should have received your annual renewal notice [...]
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02, 2022
SPLAT wants you to join!
Do you enjoy reading the Curiosity Report? Do you see change as an opportunity to learn and grow? Do you find yourself going with the flow when things don't go [...]
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02, 2022
A Little More For Your Reconsideration
Note: The guidance and resources in this post are from 2022. For up-to-date information on Idaho statute and library best practices, please consult the ICfL’s Public Library Knowledge Base. [...]
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02, 2022
Introducing the 2022 Menu of Interactive Continuing Education Sessions!
We’re offering a menu of continuing education sessions your library or organization can pick from if you’re looking for a short, interactive training session for your library, board meeting, regional [...]
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02, 2022
Openings at the ICfL
Public Library Consultant Open through February 20, 2022. This position exists to provide quality programs, professional development consultation, and other services consistent with ICfL’s mission, vision, and values. And to [...]
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01, 2022
Read to Me Rendezvous, March 2022
The Idaho Commission for Libraries’ Read to Me program is excited to host the biennial Read to Me Rendezvous this spring. This two-day convening for Idaho library staff has [...]
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01, 2022
For Your Reconsideration
Materials challenge. Request for reconsideration. Whatever term you use, addressing objections to your library’s collection is a difficult subject. It is also one that libraries across the country are facing [...]
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11, 2021
ICfL Has a New Board Member
The Idaho Commission for Libraries’ (ICfL) board of library commissioners recently welcomed Dawn Wittman as the newest member of the five-person board. For more on the ICfL’s board, visit: https://libraries.idaho.gov/about/board-of-commissioners/. [...]
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11, 2021
Welcoming Libraries Grant is Open
As of today, the 3rd year of the Welcoming Libraries Grant is open for applications. Who: Idaho public and school libraries can apply - (Yes, you can apply even if [...]