ALA Releases List of Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books
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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10, 2020
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08, 2020
$2 Million Available to Idaho Public Libraries to Boost Broadband in Small Communities
The Idaho Commission for Libraries (ICfL) has been awarded two $1 million grants for “Rural Libraries Connecting Idahoans via Wi-Fi Hotspots” to provide reliable, open, wireless internet access in Idaho’s [...]
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08, 2020
Child Care Crisis: How your library can support early learning
Thank you to the library staff who joined us for today's conversation regarding the child care and preschool crisis in Idaho and throughout the nation. As mentioned during the [...]
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07, 2020
Library Staff Encouraged to Attend Regional Town Hall Discussions
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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07, 2020
Library Programs Benefit Both the Public Library and the Community
Idaho's library laws are found in Title 33: Education. Why? Because Idaho's public libraries form an integral part of the state's education system. Idaho Code section 33-2601 states, "It is [...]
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05, 2020
Electronic Resources for Public Libraries in the Time of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
Digital content may include eBooks, audio books, comics and graphic novels, movies, music, and television programs.
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05, 2020
Suggested Best Practices for Zoom Meetings
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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04, 2020
Legislative Update 20200421
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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04, 2020
Content Filtering & Mobile Hotspot Reimbursement
The Idaho Commission for Libraries is offering a one-time reimbursement to Idaho public libraries for internet content filtering purchased between July 1, 2019 and May 13, 2020 utilizing remaining state [...]
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04, 2020
Notes from the Field: The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled
Notes from the Field: The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled.