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News from PALS
New Literacy Grant ApplicationThe Illinois State Library Literacy Office is pleased to announce that effective at 8:00 a.m. March 11, the web-based version of the Penny Severns Summer Family Literacy Grant application will become available. Once the web-based application is posted, the PDF version will no longer be available. Please plan accordingly. Free Advocacy WebinarStephanie Vance, advocacy consultant used by ALA, is offering a number of upcoming webinars about effective advocacy. You can participate in one annually at no cost. Snapshot Day video: PALS DeliveryThanks to the PALS member libraries that sent in video clips about their deliveries for Library Snapshot Day last week. The clips have been compiled into a YouTube video. New and Updated Items on the PALS WebsiteThe Best Books of 2009, revised die cut list, and the updated Youth Services/Young Adult Librarian Directory are now available on the PALS website. Register Now for PALS Day 2010 - "Unearth Your Potential"PALS Day 2010 will be held at the IWireless Center in Moline on Thursday, April 22, 2010, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Celebrate Earth Day with us along the Mississippi River! Early bird registration ends on March 31, 2010. A new feature for this year is half-day registration, so if your library would like to send some staff for the morning and others for the afternoon, you can do that! Bus rides are available from the Rockford and Shorewood areas. |
