May 23, 2022

Indiana Evergreeners,

There’s a lot in today’s update.  

Memorial Day Database Software Upgrade

Regularly scheduled maintenance on the Evergreen Indiana database will occur over the Memorial Day weekend.  Libraries will need to use the offline transactions module on Saturday, May 28 – Monday, May 30.  

Call for Nominations Extended

The call for nominations for committee elections has been extended.  Specifically, Evergreen Indiana is looking for nominations from Class B libraries to fill seats on both the Executive Committee and the Patron Services Committee.  These nominations will be accepted through Friday, May 20.  To nominate a colleague or yourself, please fill out this form.

Evergreen International Online Conference Scholarships Awarded

Thanks to everyone who submitted an application for a scholarship to attend the 2022 Evergreen International Online Conference.  Eight individuals will be contacted in the next few days about the scholarship and their conference registrations.

Virtual Annual Meeting Rescheduled

The Evergreen Indiana Annual Meeting has been rescheduled for Monday, May 23rd at 1 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. ET.  The annual meeting is required by Evergreen Indiana Library Consortium by-laws, and all staff at member libraries are encouraged to tune in and participate.  At this meeting, the nominees for committee elections will be announced, with ballots to be distributed following. The link to join is available in the calendar event at https://evergreenindiana.org

Annual Feature Request Survey

Thanks to everyone who has already submitted feature requests!  You have two more days to get your ideas submitted.  The survey will be open until May 18Fill out the linked form with your ideas.  We will use these ideas to determine future development projects.

Member Library Spotlight  

It has been a long [this many] year(s).  You have all done some amazing things during that time.  It’s time to let us help you sing your praises.  Use the linked form to share something about your library that you are particularly proud of.  You are also highly encouraged to send related photographs to rfrasur@library.in.gov with the subject line [your library] EI Member Library Spotlight.

Upcoming Events

Please check out the calendar at https://evergreenindiana.org to see when upcoming training sessions are scheduled and find registration links. Also find links to join Evergreen Indiana committee meetings.