1. State Librarian’s Quarterly Webcast
Susan Hildreth
June 13, 2006
Noon – 1pm

2. Final decisions/award letters issued by June 30th
2006/07 LSTA Cycle
Final decisions/award letters issued by June 30th
Grants Anticipated/Awarded 
Local History Digital Resources Program - 7  
Cultural Crossroads Program - 7  
Public Library Staff Education Program - 63  
Competitive -  11 
Priority/ongoing - 28

3. Public Library Directors Forum
Infopeople wiki
OCLC’s Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources (2005)
Anne Marie Luthro, Envirosell – Best Practices

4. Live Homework Help Cost-sharing Plan
Year 1 – LSTA 100% remote and in-library access
Year 2 – LSTA 75% remote, local funds 25% plus in-library access
Year 3 – LSTA 50% remote, local funds 50% plus in-library access
Year 4 – Local funds 100%
Application Information - Due July 7, 2006

5. Family-Centered Early Learning
June 30            Intent to Apply available
July 12             Intent to Apply due
July 14             Full application available
August 25        Application due
September 22   Participants selected and announced 
Check CSL website at for more information

6. Eureka! Leadership Program: Discover the Leader Within
Exploring Library Leadership July – September 2006
Building Leadership Skills October 2006 – June 2007
Eureka! Leadership Institute – 2008
Leadership in Action
For more information – check below and Infopeople website

7. Current State of CLSA Cooperative Library System Service Assessment
Next Steps
Consideration of systems
How to best provide 2nd level reference
Best practices of delivery and other system services

8. The Big Read www.neabigread.org NEA/IMLS Partnership
Positive Response to “Reading at Risk”

9. Long Overdue: Americans for Libraries Council Survey Results
Libraries = High credibility 
Public values traditional & 21st century services 
Civic leaders support libraries but not engaged 
Libraries = Problem solvers, yet vulnerable 
People support library funding when case is made