South Dakota State Library: Library Development e-Newsletter

In this month's issue

Grant Opportunities

• National Endowment for the Humanities Grant
• Gale/Library Media Connection TEAMS Award
• IMLS Save America's Treasures Program
• Lois Lenski Covey Foundation Grants

Rapid City Flood Project
Rapid City Public Library wanted to create something great for their community, in doing so they released the first of their “Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories” series.

Build Your Support Base with the 3 P’s: Getting and Sustaining Funding
Robin Schrupp, Grant County Library Director since 1991, has learned to get and sustain funding for her library by applying the 3 P’s: a Personal Touch, Publicity, and Persistence.

More PR Pointers
A Make-‘Em-Think Donation Box from Platte

In Focus: Lee Crary
Meet South Dakota State Library's Staff: Lee Crary, School Library Coordinator, West River

School Libraries

• School Library Annual Report Moratorium
• Copyright Lessons Available for Middle School Students

Children’s & YA Services

• Harry Potter’s World Traveling Exhibit
  Apply to host this new traveling exhibit in your library!
• 2009 South Dakota Children’s Book Award Winners
• Young Adult Reading Program (YARP) Teen Choice Winners
• Teen Summer Reading Project

Trends & More…

• SDLN Members: GALE Databases Provide ReadSpeaker
• Web Site Resources To Check Out

Featured e-Resources of the Month
This year, National Library Week, April 12-18, celebrates “Worlds Connect @ Your Library.” Connect to other worlds from the library or home using South Dakota State Library electronic resources.

Library Development

• Public Library Certification/ Accreditation Process Changes
• Online Access Available to Free Trustee Training Resource
• The Clock is Ticking
• South Dakota Public Libraries Data Digest

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