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Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Monday, February 11, 2019
Local History and Genealogy Research
The Whitewood Public Library History Collection archives,
collects and preserves our community’s memory for future generations of
researchers. Written, materials created by and about Whitewood area residents
are housed in our historical binders and cabinet, and are available to the public
for research. Collections documenting early geographic, cultural and social
regions of Whitewood include:
· documents
· photographs
· original Whitewood newspapers starting in 1908
· fiction and non-fiction books written by or pertaining directly to the
Whitewood area
· maps
· The archive’s resources are
non-circulating and must be used in the archive.
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Friends of the Library and Historical Society.
Organizational Meeting
Tuesday, 12 February, 2019
6:30pm at the Whitewood Public Library
This meeting will explore what we need to do to have a nonprofit organization called :
Whitewood Friends of the Library & Historical Society.
What will need to be started to establish this as a non-profit group is.
1. File paperwork with the South Dakota Secretary of State. This will give us:
a. Registered SD Organization
b. EIN Number
c. By Laws
This takes about a month to get back and costs $35.00.
2. File paperwork with the U>S> IRS. This will get us:
a. Non-profit Status
This takes 6 to 9 months to get back at a cost of $275 - $400 depending on the type of form used.
Annual forms must be filed with each of these organizations.
What would it mean for the Whitewood Public Library to have this nonprofit?
1. Provide support for the Whitewood Library along with many other South Dakota Libraries who currently have Friends of the Library.
2. Provides the Whitewood library Director with a method of getting library needs known and, possibly, filled. Contributions to the Library would be tax deductible.
3. It would send a clear signal that our community is serious about supporting the library and maintaining our Whitewood Historical Collection
4. This would be the vehicle that would allow us to push forward with the dream of having a place where Whitewood historical material could be on show.
5. Once we have this status we can apply for nonprofit grants. That does not guarantee we will get any grants, but it will give us the opportunity to try.
6. It provides an opportunity for people to get involved. People who live in Whitewood and the surrounding area and those who have an interest in Whitewood but live some distance away.
7. Once a membership list is established, we will be able to communicate on a monthly basis with members.
8. This organization could work with other organizations to move all agendas forward and accomplish goals.
We need as many people as possible to participate in getting this organization started and keeping it going. That does not mean you will be asked for money all the time or you will be asked to attend endless meetings.
We are proposing the Whitewood Friends of the Library and Historical Society Governing Board meets once a quarter. Committees would be formed to work on defined projects.
As with most organizations. fund raising will be important so one of our first jobs will be to establish monetary goals and what kind of fund raisers we want to try.
More important than raining money, we need to "have everyone on board" with the overall goals of the organization. For this we need you to speak up and give your input.
What is important to you?
What would you like to see this organization do in its first year? In its 5th year? In its 10th year?
Do you have ideas that you haven't heard anyone else talk about?
Please talk to us.
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Monday, December 10, 2018
Information Access just got BETTER!
On December 4, the South Dakota State Library made it easier for residents to access the 54 Library-provided electronic resources from home or anywhere outside of a library or school building.
We are excited here at the Whitewood Public Library to be a part of providing this extended service to our patrons.
With the new system, GeoIP, if the user is physically located within the State of South Dakota, all citizens have to do is "click and go,” to access the eresources. This is much faster and simpler than the previous system which required entering a library card and password. (Of Note: The SDSL ecard/barcode method will remain as a backup). For most residents, GeoIP will be invisible, making the process much simpler.
GeoIP will improve access for most South Dakota residents to these vetted, authoritative, and commercial-free electronic resources. These resources are excellent for doing school research, preparing for a career test, ACT test prep, accessing early literacy e-books or popular magazines, researching ancestors, and many other educational uses. If a citizen has additional questions, please contact a local librarian or the state library.https://library.sd.gov/LIB/ERD/access/complete.aspx
Daria Bossman, State Librarian, stated, “We are thrilled to bring South Dakota citizens this new technology. It is important to note that our school, academic and public libraries are still ‘hard-wired’ for reliable access, but GeoIP authentication allows the convenience of accessing news and vetted information without have to go inside a library building.”
The State Library’s electronic resources are provided for free to all South Dakota residents through a combination of funding from the South Dakota State Library/Department of Education and federal funding through the Library and Technology Act/ Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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