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Item Table of Contents(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana LibrariesItem Indiana Libraries: Indiana Library Federation Professional Journal Advertising Reservation Form(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana LibrariesItem Planning for Diversity at Monroe County Public Library(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Callison, Patty; Holman, Stephanie; Jackson, Chris; Overman, BobbyThe American Library Association’s Bill of Rights and its call for equitable access to all has long guided Monroe County Public Library (MCPL) and its mission. These broad statements of purpose guide MCPL in the creation and implementation of a Strategic Plan that will tend to the needs of our constituents. Libraries with current work plans or those writing new three to five year plans may consider access initiatives similar to those that currently guide MCPL. The following are results of initiatives that have directed the maintenance of useful collections, relevant programming, and helpful outreach services.Item From Japanese Tea Ceremony to Spanish Guitars: The Library is a Perfect Place for Cultural Exchange(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Burdine, FloIn a central Indiana town skirted by industry and agriculture, there is a fascinating place ripe with opportunities for cultural exchange. Frankfort, Indiana has become a melting pot of cultures that has grown to include Japanese business executives and their families, immigrant Hispanic farm and factory employees, Anglo farmers, businessmen and blue-collar factory workers. The Frankfort Community Public Library, nestled in the heart of Frankfort, has become a gathering place for all people to meet. The library has become the cultural center of the community.Item Indiana Libraries Submission Guidelines(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana LibrariesItem Forthcoming Issues of Indiana Libraries(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana LibrariesItem Forward: Diversity in Indiana Libraries(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Evans, KarenWe have become not a melting pot, but a beautiful mosaic, different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams. -Jimmy Carter. Diversity, what does the word mean to you? How does the term influence your library?Item Notes(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Indiana LibrariesItem There is No Egg in Eggplant, No Ham in Hamburger, Neither Pine or Apple in Pineapple!(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Schellenberg, ChrisIf you have recently tried to learn a foreign language or traveled abroad, your awareness becomes stimulated by the challenge of functioning in a culture vastly different than your own. Even if you possessed the ability to speak the language; idioms, everyday expressions, and exceptions to grammatical rules probably led to a host of humorous exchanges. For burgeoning populations in not only urban but also sub-rural and rural communities, public libraries have become a destination for patrons seeking an informational and social center. There may be “no place like home”, but what if you are far from home or need to adjust to a new home? The encouragement and promotion of multiplicity and diversity can take many forms in public libraries.Item Project to Recruit the Next Generation of Librarians: The First Year(H.W. Wilson Company, 2006) Bayard, Laura; Fisher, LindaFive Northern Indiana regional academic libraries participate in an Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) supported project awarded under the funding initiative “pre-professional program of the 21st Century Librarians.” The 3 year project, which began 1 November, 2004 to recruit diverse and younger people to the profession will allow 42 college-bound diverse high school graduates to be hired as library summer student assistants. The project’s strategies are cost-effective and measurable.