State Librarian Richard Burns received an "Exceptional" rating from the Board of Education (BOE), the highest rating possible, during his annual job performance evaluation at the Board's General Business Meeting conducted at the Hawaii State Library July 16.
"I would like to thank the Board of Education for their confidence in me, their support of my leadership and especially for their consistent support of the Hawaii State Public Library System and our staff," said Burns.
IMLS Awards Hawaii’s Public Libraries $1.17 Million Grant
The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a grant of $1.17 million to the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS). The IMLS distributes these funds annually through state library agencies nationwide, as part of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Each state, in turn, is tasked with meeting match and maintenance of effort requirements.
HSPLS uses the grant money to fund IT infrastructure, network and other technology costs, annual subscriptions to online databases, Microsoft IT Academy, PowerSpeak Languages and our newest eResource, Ed2Go. The grant funding also pays for some eBook/eAudio/eMusic and Internet access costs.
"LSTA funding is the primary source of federal funding for America's libraries, and HSPLS would be unable to provide the programs, public access technology and resources we do without these funds," said State Librarian Richard Burns.
Explore all our collections, as well as information on HSPLS programs and services at www.librarieshawaii.org. A valid HSPLS library card is required to access these and other resources.
Lucky Teens Win Top Prizes in Summer Reading-Oahu Finale
Four Oahu teens are the "Top Four" winners of the 2013 Hawaii State Public Library System and Hawaii Pizza Hut Teen Summer Reading Program-Oahu Finale event conducted this morning (7/27) at Kahala Mall Center Court Stage. Lilinoe Kuoha, Grade 12, the Waianae Public Library finalist, won the Grand Prize of a Notebook computer; Jessica Seuh, Grade 7, Aiea Public Library finalist, won a 32" LCD television; Clarissa Skipworth, Grade 8 (homeschooled), Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library finalist, won a Nintendo 3D; and Ashley Kunihiro, Grade 8, the Pearl City Public Library finalist, won an iPod Nano.
They were among a large group of finalists, each a lucky drawing winner of the 24 Oahu branch public libraries.
One-by-one, finalists selected a numbered pizza box that had a prize listed inside. Other prizes included Nook HD Tablets, G-Boom Bluetooth Wireless Boombox, 8" Android Tablet, 9" portable DVD player, player and a wide array of fabulous entertainment, electronic and apparel gift cards from various stores. All prizes are donated by Hawaii Pizza Hut, corporate sponsor of the Teen Summer Reading Program for the past 21 years.
See Award-winning Students’ Artwork Display at Wahiawa Library
Award-winning artwork by Leilehua High School students is currently on display at Wahiawa Public Library through August 31, 2013 in the Young Adult and Teen Section.
The Library's Summer Art Exhibition 2013 features current Leilehua students' pencil drawings and other mixed medium art, some of which has been showcased in Washington, D.C. This free exhibition is suitable for all ages and available for viewing when the Library is open. A printed guide to the art exhibit is available at the Library.
Contact the Library two weeks in advance if a sign language interpreter or other special accommodation is needed for a viewing.
Wahiawa Public Library is located 820 California Avenue. For more information, please call the Library at 622-6345.
Legislature Appropriates $700,000 for Library eBooks, other Materials
With the support of the Governor and the Hawaii State Legislature, $700,000 was provided to the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) to significantly expand its collections of eBooks and other new library materials.
"We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the Legislature and Governor for providing this much needed funding to enhance our eBooks collection as well as our other library collections," said State Librarian Richard Burns. "Our eBook collection is extremely popular and well-used, and eBook circulation is growing at a faster rate than any other materials collection. Accordingly, we plan to devote fully half of these funds to eBook purchases, which we estimate will increase our total eBook collection by approximately 25%. This funding will help us meet the high demand for eBooks and other library materials."
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