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Wednesday Word │February 2, 2022
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In This Issue Indiana Early Literacy Upcoming workshops
Firefly Award nominees and important dates
Indiana library jobs
In the news announced
Get INSPIRED: EBSCO Usage
Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Statistics and Reports
Award nominees announced When: Feb. 9, 10-11 a.m.
What's Up Wednesday 'kind Where: Webinar
communication' webinar
scheduled for Feb. 23 Getting Started with Marketplace -
Brownsburg Public Library Indiana Digital Library (Overdrive)
offers new permanent kinetic When: Feb. 15, 1-2 p.m.
art installation Where: Webinar
Upcoming workshops and
Integrate Book Connections
important dates
The Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Resources to Inspire Summer
All about taxes
Committee has released its list of Reading
Blog Spotlight for February:
nominees for the 2022 Indiana When: Feb. 17, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Monroe County Public
Early Literacy Firefly Award. The Where: Webinar
Library
nominees are "Find Fergus" by
Build a Better World at Work and in
Mike Boldt, "Grace and Box" by
Life with Kindness and Gratitude
Indiana author Kim Howard, "Now
When: Feb. 23, 10-11 a.m.
Now, Cow" by Tammi Sauer and
Where: Webinar
illustrated by Indiana illustrator
Troy Cummings, "One-Osaurus, Building Community Engagement
Two-Osaurus" by Kim Norman and and Awareness Through Little Free
"We All Play" by Julie Flett. Library (NEW DATE!)
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Indiana library jobs In its eighth year, the literacy When: Feb. 24, 10-11 a.m.
award recognizes picture books Where: Webinar
that serve an important role in the
first years of a child's life and Summer Reading 2022 Roundtable
Discussion
encourages parents, caregivers and
When: March 1, 1-2 p.m.
very young children to interact
together with exceptional picture Where: Webinar
books.
Indiana 211 and Libraries
When: March 16, 2022, 10-11 a.m.
Voting is limited to children who
This week's new Indiana library jobs Where: Webinar
live in Indiana and who are under
age 6 as of July 31. It is expected
Youth and Teen Collection Librarian Curating and Maintaining Vibrant
that most Indiana children will
Evansville Vanderburgh Public Collections for Users with Print
require help from a parent, Disabilities
Library
caregiver or librarian. Children
When: March 17, 10-11 a.m.
Public Services Librarian (part-time) should circle their favorite Firefly
Where: Webinar
Indianapolis Public Library nominee on their ballot and turn it
in to their local voting location. What's Up Wednesday - The Ins and
Public Services Librarian This year, every public library Outs of On and Offboarding
La Porte County Public Library system in Indiana will receive 15 When: March 30, 10-11 a.m.
print copies of the ballot and six Where: Webinar
Public Services Librarian - Youth
sheets of Firefly stickers for
Focus What's Up Wednesday: Effective
marking nominees and winning
La Porte County Public Library Staff Development on Any Budget
titles. Packets of printed materials
should arrive by late February or When: April 27, 10-11 a.m.
Information Technology Specialist
early March. Tallies will be Where: Webinar
Lake County Public Library
accepted through July 31 and the
Museum Assistant (part-time) award winner will be announced on
Marion Public Library Aug. 8. Voting locations should
tally the votes and send them in
Director
an email to the Indiana Center for
Nappanee Public Library
the Book.
Assistant Director and Head of
The Indiana Center for the Book
Public Services
will be releasing a program guide
University of Southern Indiana
by March 15. The award
Assistant Director nomination period runs through
Waterloo Grant Township Public the summer, allowing librarians to
Welcome to the Government
Library do Firefly programs to coincide
Information Minute. Every other
their summer reading programs.
week, government information
Those who would like an Indiana
The ballot will be available soon. librarians at the Indiana State
library job posting to be listed in the
Click here to learn more about the Library cover current resources on
Wednesday Word should submit the
award. governmental data at the state,
position and its description to the
national and international levels, all
Indiana State Library. Click here for
The committee would like to to keep the public well-informed.
submission guidelines and to submit.
thank TeachingBooks who Follow the Indiana State Data Center
supported printing and who put on Facebook and Twitter and feel
together additional Indiana Early free to leave comments and
In the news Literacy Firefly Award book suggestions.
information.
Please contact Suzanne Walker,
director of the Indiana Center for All about taxes
the Book, with any questions and to
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receive additional Firefly Award
social media materials.
What's Up Wednesday
'kind communication'
webinar scheduled for It’s income tax filing season! The
Feb. 23 Indiana Department of Revenue has
Indiana individual income tax forms
available online. Check out DOR’s
FAQs for 2021 Tax Year (Filed in
There is still time to participate in
2022). Indiana residents who
library’s Read. Do. Explore. program
contribute to CollegeChoice 529
Eckhart Public Library
Savings Plans, may find this tax
Goshen library opens charging credit information from the Indiana
station State Treasurer useful. Some
Goshen Public Library property tax deductions might be
reported on Indiana income tax
Libraries more than just books As part of the Indiana State returns and the Indiana Department
Harrison County Public Library Library's What's up Wednesday of Local Government Finance has
series, "Build a Better World at deduction forms online for Hoosier
Library starts circulating LovEvery
Work and in Life with Kindness taxpayers wishing to claim property
toy collection
and Gratitude" will be presented on tax deductions. Please note the
Harrison County Public Library
Wednesday, Feb. 23, from 10-11 qualifications, filing deadlines, and
Read to Feed Challenge underway a.m. the county offices to send the forms
Harrison County Public Library for approval. Tax matters can be
Science has shown that people who complicated, and the Indiana DOR’s
Indianapolis library making changes practice gratitude in their lives legal resources explains how to
after racism allegations show an increase in enthusiasm request written guidance from their
Indianapolis Public Library toward life, make more progress Tax Policy Division and how to file
toward their personal goals, sleep
an appeal.
Library announces teen, adult better, show less symptoms of
programming illness and depression and have Be aware of scams targeting
Jackson County Public Library more energy. taxpayers, since the
IRS doesn't initiate contact with
Library board holds first meeting forIn this webinar, presenter David
taxpayers by email, text messages or
2022 Seckman will discuss how social media channels to request
Jackson County Public Library cultivating kindness and gratitude personal or financial information. If
can improve work and personal there is a problem, the IRS will mail
Free tax return assistance available
relationships, as well overall well- a notice or letter, as explained on the
by appointment at Morrisson-Reeves
being. Learn how practicing “kind webpage Understanding your IRS
Library
communication” can help
Morrisson-Reeves Library notice or letter. Similarly, the
determine the success of employee
Indiana DOR warns of scams
Library construction making interactions with co-workers and impersonating the IRS or DOR. The
progress customers alike. Discover the most Indiana Attorney General also warns
Shelby County Public Library important ingredient to improving of property tax exemption offers
team dynamics, according to a among the scams targeting seniors.
Warsaw library director celebrates large research project sponsored by
40 years of books, growth And Google. For federal income tax filing, the
community Internal Revenue Service has forms,
Warsaw Community Public Library Seckman is the director of the publications, and instructions
Jeffersonville Township Public available online. The IRS has
Library. He has been researching information for filers concerning
and studying the effects of kindness child tax credit payments and how to
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Is your library making and gratitude on well-being and claim a missing economic impact
relationships for 15 years and payment. All taxpayers are being
news?
speaking on these topics for the last encouraged to file online using
Email news links for inclusion in the 12 years. With over 10 years of federal filing options and Indiana
Wednesday Word's "In the news" experience as a library filing options due to anticipated
section. administrator and manager, he delays in processing paper returns.
puts these concepts into practice on Check the IRS website for
To be featured in the Wednesday a daily basis. information about free tax return
Word, please email a press release preparation for qualifying taxpayers
and a photo. The webinar is eligible for one LEU and where to find VITA/TCE and
for Indiana library staff and will be AAPR Tax-Aide sites. To support
held via Zoom. Click here to read volunteer tax preparers, Indiana
more and click here to register.
DOR has created a Volunteer
Please contact Kara Cleveland, Handbook, which contains
legislative updates, due dates,
Professional Development Office
supervisor at the Indiana State changes to common forms and other
Library, with any questions. information. The federal and state
filing deadlines to submit 2021 tax
returns or an extension to file and
pay tax owed is Monday, April 18,
Brownsburg Public
2022.
Library offers new
permanent kinetic art
installation Blog Spotlight for
February: Monroe
County Public Library
This month's featured blog comes
from the Monroe County Public
State Library blog Library. Titled Think Library, the
blog features "news, staff picks, book
The Brownsburg Public Library is reviews and more."
offering a new permanent kinetic
art installation in the library's A recent staff picks blog, titled
children’s area. The Everbright is "Inspiration for RPGs," provides a
Follow the Indiana State Library's similar to a giant Lite Brite™, but list of fiction and nonfiction books
blog for weekly posts covering all with a twist. Young artists can selected to help those looking for
aspects of the State Library. change the colors on the board and inspiration for their next role playing
present their art creation for all to game, board game or video game.
Indiana library employees who
see. Featured titles include "The Ruin of
would like to contribute a guest blog,
Kings" by Jenn Lyons, "Sparrow's
please send an email with an idea. Everbright is produced by Hero Roar" by C. R. Chua and "The
Design in Sacramento, California Legend of Zelda, Breath of the Wild:
and was conceptualized by designer Creating a Champion."
Miss an issue of the and neuroscientist Dr. Alan
Wednesday Word? Rorie. This is the first installation Click here to visit the Monroe
of the Everbright in the state of County Public Library blog.
Back issues of the Wednesday Word
Indiana and was made possible by
are available here. Libraries interested in having their
a generous grant from Thomas A.
blog featured in a future issue of
Kays.
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The library is located at 450 S. John Wekluk, communications
Jefferson St. in Brownsburg. director at the Indiana State Library.
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newsletter of each month.
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employees on LinkedIn
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