If you think your Midwest librarians would be interested in this event, we would be happy to have them join us.
Yours, Shelley Arvin InSLA President-Elect ****************** InSLA November 2003 Program "Where Are We Going; Notes and a Road Map from the State Librarian" Who: Barbara R. Maxwell, Director of the Indiana State Library, previously Library Director at USA Today When: 12:00 PM, Wednesday, November 12, 2003. Please RSVP by November 6 for an accurate meal count. Where: Indiana State Library 140 N. Senate Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-3675 Cost: $20.00 for SLA member (InSLA members may pay at the door. ) $25.00 for non-member $12.00 for students Program Background: Barbara Maxwell will speak to us and show us the newly renovated Indiana State Library, the special library of Indiana. Ms. Maxwell began her work as the Indiana State Librarian on April 21, 2003. Previously, she served as Library Director at USA Today. The Indiana State Library is responsible for: **Developing and providing library services to state government, its branches, its departments and its officials and employees; **Providing for the individual citizens of the state those specialized library services not generally appropriate, economical or available in other libraries of the state; **Encouraging and supporting the development of the library profession; and **Strengthening services of all types of publicly and privately supported special, school, academic, and public libraries. Through its history, the Indiana State Library has developed strong collections in the fields of Indiana history and culture, Indiana state government and United States government publications, Indiana newspapers, genealogy and family history resources on Indiana and the eastern United States, Braille, large print, and books on tape for the visually impaired, library science, and American history, politics, and economics. Its collections in these areas support research by state agency employees, scholars, genealogists, librarians, students, Indiana residents who are blind or physically challenged, and the general public. The Library Development Office works to improve and support the libraries of Indiana through assistance, training, and supervising the distribution of state and federal funds. Find more information about the Indiana State Library on their website at http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/ Meeting Agenda: 11:45 p.m. Registration 12:00 p.m. Lunch/Networking, catered by Arlette 1:30 p.m. Tour and presentation 3:00 p.m. End of presentation 3:00 p.m. Board Meeting (open to all InSLA members, optional) 5:00 p.m. Adjournment Directions and Parking: Driving Directions are available at: A map of downtown Indianapolis and parking information is available at: http://www.indydt.com/dtmap.html and http://www.indydt.com/parkingmap.html Coming from the North: Take I-65 South and exit at the Martin Luther King Jr. Street/West Street exit (exit 114). Continue south on West Street for about three-quarters of a mile. Turn left on Ohio Street. There is metered parking available on both sides of Ohio Street (not available after 3 p.m. on the north side of the street, Monday-Friday) or in the state parking garage (entrance from New York Street or Senate Avenue). Coming from the South: Take I-65 North, and then change to I-70 West. Go west for just under one mile, and exit at West Street (exit 79A). Turn right onto West Street/Missouri Street and continue north for about a mile. Turn right onto Ohio Street. There is metered parking available on both sides of Ohio Street (not available after 3 p.m. on the north side of the street, Monday-Friday) or in the state parking garage (entrance from New York Street or Senate Avenue). Coming from the East: Take I-70 West, and exit at West Street (exit 79A). Turn right onto West Street/Missouri Street and continue north for about a mile. Turn right onto Ohio Street. There is metered parking available on both sides of Ohio Street (not available after 3 p.m. on the north side of the street, Monday-Friday) or in the state parking garage (entrance from New York Street or Senate Avenue). Coming from the West: Take I-70 East to the West Street exit (exit 79A). Make the first possible left (north) onto West Street/Missouri Street and go about a mile. Turn right onto Ohio Street. There is metered parking available on both sides of Ohio Street (not available after 3 p.m. on the north side of the street, Monday-Friday) or in the state parking garage (entrance from New York Street or Senate Avenue). RSVP Instructions: Please RSVP by mail, phone, or email to: Shelley Arvin Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne Helmke Library 423 2101 E Coliseum Blvd Fort Wayne, IN 46805 (260) 481-6502 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please use the subject line heading "SLA Meeting RSVP". Deadlines: RSVP by November 6 for an accurate meal count. Please mail the registration form to Shelley with check made out to In-SLA. 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