The LLCC Library Edible Book Festival, in celebration of National Library Week, is fast approaching—Tuesday, April 12. Bring out your talented, silly, imaginative, punny, creative side and create an edible creation that represents a book. After the voting/judging, everyone is invited to taste the creations. Edible Books can be dropped off any time after 7:30 a.m. Books are on display and voting is 11-noon.  We’ll announce the winners at noon, then eat the books!

RSVP is not required but welcomed for planning purposes: Contact Leslie Rios, faculty librarian, associate professor at leslie.rios@llcc.edu or 786.4617.

Want to see some of the Edible Books our very own LLCC crew has created over the years? Check them out here: https://www.pinterest.com/bookish2/llcc-edible-book-festival/

The LLCC Library and I-SHARE Online Catalog, Vu-Find, will be unavailable from 5 p.m. on Friday, June 12, until approximately 8 a.m. Monday, June 15. During this time, we will be upgrading the I-SHARE systems software. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience that this might cause, and thank you for your patience while we complete the necessary system maintenance.

The LLCC Library would like to thank everyone who participated and helped us make our Food for Fines program a success. The Foods for Fines program allowed students, staff and faculty to donate to a local food pantry in exchange for having their library fines waived. We collected over 180 items to donate to the Central Illinois Food Bank, and Hy-Vee matched our donations by donating $375 worth of food! We greatly appreciate your support!

– Please join us for the Edible Books Contest! Submissions are accepted for drop-off between 7:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m., and voting will held from 11:00 a.m.–noon. At noon, the two favorites will be announced and each will win a $25 Barnes and Noble gift certificate! Beginning at noon, everyone is invited to stop by and help eat the edible books!

Other activities today in celebration of National Library Week include:
– Food for Fines – the first 100 people to bring in a non-perishable donation will win a free book light. You don’t have to have library fines to donate! All proceeds benefit the Central Illinois Food Bank.
– Free candy at the Reference and Access Services desks.
– Add to the “What’s Your Favorite Book?” poster.
– Daily raffle drawing! Winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to the bookstore.

The LLCC Library will celebrate National Library Week starting today, April 13 and continuing through the end of the week. During the week, the Library will give out free candy, host a daily raffle drawing, invite participants to create a “What’s Your Favorite Book?” poster, and host a variety of daily events. Please join us!

Today’s activities:
– Food for Fines begins! The first 100 people to bring in a non-perishable donation will win a free book light. You don’t have to have library fines to donate! All proceeds benefit the Central Illinois Food Bank.
– Free candy at the Reference and Access Services desks.
– Add to the “What’s Your Favorite Book?” poster.
– Daily raffle drawing! Winner will receive a $5 gift certificate to the bookstore.

Don’t forget that the Edible Books Contest starts Tuesday morning. Drop off your submissions at the LLCC Library from 7:30–10:45 a.m., and vote for your favorites between 11 a.m. and noon. Two winners will be announced at noon and will each win a $25 Barnes and Noble gift certificate!

To see the rest of the week’s scheduled activities: National Library Week.

In honor of National Library Week (April 12-18) the LLCC Library is hosting the Edible Book Festival. The purpose of this event is to have fun and flex your creative muscles while celebrating all things literary via food. See the flyer for more details: 2015 Edible Book Festival FAQ

The LLCC Library will kick off a “Food for Fines” campaign during National Library Week, April 12-18 and continuing throughout the spring semester. LLCC will donate all collections to the Central Illinois Food Bank. Hy-Vee groceries will match up to $500 worth of items collected.

Food for Fines allows students, faculty and staff to pay off fines or fees on their library account by donating non-perishable items for the Central Illinois Food Bank. For each item donated, individuals will receive $5 off of their total fines.

Suggested items include canned meat, fruit, vegetables and pasta sauce; chili, beef stew and other soups; cereal, pasta, rice and macaroni and cheese; boxed meals and peanut butter; along with non-grocery items such as soap, toilet paper and diapers. Click HERE for the complete list of items most needed by the Central Illinois Food Bank.

The Illinois State Library was awarded an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) National Leadership Forum grant to help libraries better serve patrons and family members impacted by Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Mary DiMaggio and Amanda Wiesenhofer from the LLCC Library, and Linda Chriswell, accessibility services professional, have been selected to participate in the Targeting Autism forums. The purpose of the forums is to develop an action plan to include the following: 1. Implementation plan to increase ASD awareness, education and support services; 2. Implementation plan to improve and streamline online access to the wealth of information intended to provide support for families and individuals with ASDs; and 3. Infrastructure plan to ensure sustainable, interorganizational partnerships committed to enhancing ASD support statewide. This project explores how libraries can work with diverse community organizations and programs to address the topic of ASD, through training, education and support services. The content of the action plan will be included in a subsequent grant proposal to IMLS. WayMark Systems (a partner in the Targeting Autism Project) is conducting a survey to better understand the needs, priorities and interests around ASD in order to guide the development and delivery of ASD information services by community libraries across the state. The Targeting Autism Forum will present the survey results at the March forum, and use the results to facilitate discussion. Please take a moment to fill out the survey and share with any Illinois residents that you may know who have been personally or professionally affected by ASD. http://maps.waymarksystems.org/s3/Targeting-Autism-2015-consent  For further information about this project, please follow this link: http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/libraries/targeting-autism.html