Allen County
Summer Reading Fun
This morning, I stumbled across an old email from my 13-year old daughter. It reads:
MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM, MOM,
We simply must go to the library and sign up for the summer reading program.
She sent that gentle reminder because we had not made it in to sign up on opening day. We are so thankful for Allen County Public Library's excellent summer reading programs. I've had kids involved in each level, and have found each one to be so very well done. I appreciate having an ally in my efforts to instill the love of books. We are year-round library users (as homeschoolers, I don't know how we'd make it, otherwise!), but the pure fun of summer reading draws the kids every year. It's only January as I write this, but I won't be surprised if their questions about programs for the coming summer start soon.
Jane, Clerical/administrative
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INSPIRE Is Lifelong Learning Tool
Inspire is a great tool for students and educators. Once they are able to navigate the information, they are amazed at the amount of information available that will assist them in their research. This is a very valuable lifelong learning tool.
Connie, Librarian
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INSPIRE Is Benefit of Indiana Residency
As an academic library director, I can tell you that we would be lost without INSPIRE. The databases made available in that manner are incredibly important to our students. If we have to redirect funds to pay for INSPIRE, not only do our students lose the use of most of our databases, but the residents of Indiana who use it at home lose as well. Not everyone who needs information lives near a library, nor has transportation to get to one. The loss of INSPIRE funds will surely divide our residents into the haves and the have-nots when it comes to information access. Information is key to performing in the workplace, job hunting, exploring the resources of our state, and more. Please realize that our citizens deserve this continued information resource as a benefit of Indiana residency.
Sharon, Librarian
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INSPIRE Supports Students at All Levels
As a college professor, I encourage my students to search for resources using INSPIRE. Use of electronic data bases such as INSPIRE aids in learning as students access information much more quickly than they could access the information in a traditional manner. I also use the INSPIRE databases to aid in my continuing education. I would be lost without it. Our state needs to continue to support our students at all levels by continuing to make such resources available.
Jewel, Academic/educator
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Support for Indiana Students
The INSPIRE Databases are second only to the books in our library as sources for student research. The students value the usability of these resources. We need to continue supporting Indiana students.
Shirley, Academic/educator
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INSPIRE Invaluable
As a student and academic library employee, the INSPIRE databases have proven invaluable at several levels. Research on contemporary and traditional topics is not only possible, but more easily achieved via INSPIRE. The state has failed to see the value of this resource.
Sarah, other
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Vital Resource
Access to INSPIRE has enabled me to research a variety of topics during my graduate studies (Library Science). I believe that it is a great resource for students of all ages and their teachers. It provides easy access to material that would take an extremely long time to access via the Internet. And, I appreciate the fact that our state has offered it to so many. I feel that it is a vital resource for our current and future students. I am, and will continue, to promote this site at my junior-senior high school.
Gena, Librarian
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