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Workshop on Library Security - September 6, 2002 - 9 am to 4 pm - Wake Forest University, Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Winston-Salem, NC
Every week you're faced with the fact that security and safety are becoming important issues in the library. You not only deal with short staffing and time constraints, but disgruntled patrons as well. And it doesn't help that some parents think you are a baby-sitting service! Solutions to these problems take work, but there are answers that can restore order to your work environment. You'll become more aware of your problems and potential problems and learn field-tested techniques that will help you deal effectively with them.
Topics will include: essential elements of a sound security program; how to approach problem patrons and obtain compliance with your rules; hiring and training quality security personnel; what to do if front line staff serve as security; responding to book alarms and detecting deception; how to perform security surveys to detect your vulnerabilities.
Registration information and instructions are at http://www.solinet.net/workshops/workshopdesc.cfm?wkspID=26LS. Registrations received after August 23, 2002, will be assessed a $25 late fee.
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EAD Workshop - September 12-13, 2002 (Winston-Salem, NC) - September 19-20, 2002 (Greenville, SC)
Please visit the front page of the NC ECHO web portal http://www.ncecho.org to find details about the EAD (Encoded Archival Description) Workshop being offered by NC ECHO on September 12-13 at Winston Salem State University and September 19-20 at East Carolina University.
Instructors are Josh McKim of Duke University and Kathy Wisser of NCSU.
This basic workshop is designed for Archives and Special Collections staff seeking to start creating EAD coded finding aids in accordance with North Carolina and national EAD encoding standards. It will also help those repositories struggling with the implementation process. It will introduce the NCECHO-NCEAD template, created by the NCEAD working group and now maintained through NCECHO. It will introduce XML authority software, the NCEAD template, computer file management requirements and strategies, and XSLT transformation programs to allow for XML and HTML web documents to be the end result of the effort. All participants should have basic computer skills and knowledge of archival theory and the writing of finding aids.
Participants will be able to practice what they have learned while receiving individual guidance from the instructors.
Attendance will be limited at each site, so register soon to be
ensured a place, and look forward to a fun, challenging, and enlightening
experience. Registration information can be found at www.ncecho.org.
There will be no onsite registration. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kim Andersen Cumber, kcumber@library.dcr.state.nc.us.
--Jeanne Crisp, State Library of North Carolina
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Spread the Word: Exhibits and Outreach - September 13, 2002 (Lenoir, NC) - September 27, 2002 (Kinston, NC)
If you can only go to one workshop this year - this may be the workshop for you!
When budgets are tight, it's more important than ever to:
understand PR,
to be working with donors, and
to be able to get the best exhibits out there for as little expense as possible.
For a minimal registration fee of $22.00, you will get a full day of sessions and an opportunity to win an "Exhibits on a Shoestring" kit. One kit will be given away at each workshop. The kits include rotary cutters, rulers, glue guns and more.
The Round Table on Special Collections and the Reference & Adult Services Section of the North Carolina Library Association are offering two sessions of this workshop:
Friday, September 13, 2002 in Lenoir, NC
Friday, September 27, 2002 in Kinston, NC
For more information and a registration form, go to http://www.nclaonline.org/rtsc/Workshop.htm.
The deadline for the September 13th workshop in Lenoir is September 9th.
--Jan Blodgett, Chair, Round Table on Special Collections
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The Sky Is Not the Limit! - September 22-24, 2002 - Asheville, NC
The South Atlantic Regional Conference of the Special Libraries Association will meet September 22-24, 2002 in Asheville, North Carolina. Registration information can be found at www.sla.org/conf/conf_sar/index.html.
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Effective Presentations to 1 or 1,000 - September 27, 2002
The Round Table on the Status of Women in Librarianship will
present a workshop entitled "Effective Presentations to 1 or 1,000" on
September 27, 2002, 10 am to 4 pm, in Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Arabelle
Fedora, business consultant (and former librarian) will be the leader.
More information and a registration form for downloading are available on the
website at http://www.nclaonline.org/rtswl.
--Laura Weigand, Chair, Round Table on the Status of Women in Librarianship
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ESL @ The Library.Org - October 4, 2002 - Greensboro, NC
The ESL @ The Library.Org workshop will be held at the Greensboro Public Library, Glenwood Branch, on October 4, 2002 from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. Included will be the Statewide Hispanic Services Program, and a Panel on ESL Programs at Libraries and Literacy Centers. A special session will focus on the Glenwood Branch Library ESL Computer Lab, Tutor Resource Room, and Multicultural Resource Center. The registration fee is $15 for NCLA members and $30 for non-members. All payments should be made payable to North Carolina Library Association or NCLA and mailed to ESL @ The Library.Org, NCLA, 4646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4646.
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"Doing More With Less" - October 4, 2002 - Archdale, NC
The NC Public Library Branch Managers Network will meet with the
theme of "Doing More With Less, an opportunity for Branch managers to
network and explore possibilities," on Friday, October 4, 2002 from 10 am
to 2 pm at the Archdale Public Library in Archdale, NC. Speakers will be
Frannie Ashburn, Director, Center for the Book at the State Library, and Beth
Gore, President, Asheboro Library Friends. The afternoon session will
include small group discussions on a variety of topics. This workshop is
sponsored by the Public Library Section Branch Committee.
--Patrick Valentine, Chair, Public Library Section
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"Dazzlement . . . Providing Quality Customer Service to Library Customers" - October 10, 2002 (Goldsboro, NC) - October 17, 2002 (Wilkesboro, NC)
"Dazzlement" will be offered to library staffs across
the state on October 10 at the Wayne County Public Library in Goldsboro and on
October 17 at the Wilkes County Public Library in Wilkesboro. Cost is a
bargain ($10-$20) in tight times for this vital program presented by Ann
Burlingame and Terri Luke from the Wake County Public Library system. Each
workshop is from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm and includes a box lunch. For more
information, email mchijiok@guilford.edu. The LAMS Board hopes to see everyone there.
--Dale Cousins, Chair, Library Administration & Management Section
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NCLA 2002 Leadership Institute - October 14-18, 2002 - Brown Summit, NC
The North Caorlina Library Association's 2002 Leadership Institute will be held October 14-18, 2002 in Brown Summit. Approximately 30 participants will be invited to attend the five day seminar. The content of the institute will focus on development of individual leadership skills and the creation of a leadership network. Potential candidates for the institute will be nominated (or may nominate themselves) and will be selected based on their demonstrated interest in being a leader and their commitment to development of library service in North Carolina.
For more information, go to http://www.nclaonline.org/leadership/information.htm. The deadline for application has been extended to September 1, 2002..
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Library Services for the Next Generation: Responding to New Challenges - October 21-22, 2002 - Brown Summit, NC
The Children's Services Section is sponsoring its eighth biennial workshop October 21-22 at The Summit Conference Center in Brown Summit, NC. The title of the workshop is "Library Services for the Next Generation: Responding to New Challenges." Topics include story telling for the Hispanic audience, grant writing, stress management and an author presentation.
Presenters are members of Hispanic Library Services Committees at PLCMC and Forsyth County. In addition, Kathy Beach of PLCMC will talk about grant writing. Massage therapist Josh Herman will give ideas on how to reduce work-related stress. NC author Clay Carmichael will demonstrate how she got her books written, illustrated and published.
The cost is $90 per person - double occupancy only - and that includes the overnight stay, three meals, and all conference materials. Additional activities include two fund raising projects: selling CSS Logo sweatshirts and t-shirts as well as a silent auction featuring items donated by the CSS Board.
The Summit Conference Center is a retreat facility set in an out-of-the-way forest location. This is a great opportunity to connect with other librarians who work with young people, to get away from the stress at work, and to get some great new ideas.
The workshop is open to all who are interested in library
services to children. Members of CSS will get a registration blank in the
mail (if the address is correct on the NCLA data base). For further
information, contact Jacky Miller, Rockingham County Public Library, jmiller@library.rcpl.org
or phone 336-627-1106.
--Jacky Miller, Secretary/Treasurer, Children's Services Section
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"Big Adventure" - October 24, 2002 - Raleigh, NC
The New Members Round Table would like to announce its "Big
Adventure" which will happen in Raleigh on October 24. We will be
visiting the State Library, its archives, the Museum of Natural Science library,
and more! This event is open to anyone who can get away for a Thursday of
fellowship and visiting other collections. Look for our brochure soon!
--Jennie Hunt, Chair, New Members Round Table
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SELA/SCLA Fall 2002 Conference - October 24-26, 2002 - Charleston, SC
The Joint SCLA/SELA Conference will be held at the Lightsey Center of the College of Charleston and the Westin Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, SC on October 24-26, 2002. The theme for the conference is "Access the Past: Anticipate the Future: 2002." Mitch Freedman, ALA President-Elect, has been confirmed as the closing keynote speaker.
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Documents Section Fall Workshop - November 8, 2002 - Raleigh, NC
The Documents Section Fall Workshop will be held November 8,
2002, at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh. The topic will be North Carolina
state documents with the focus on electronic format. Confirmed speakers
are: Jan Reagan and Michelle Hayslett, both from the State Library, and Michael Van
Fossen from UNC Chapel Hill..
--Eileen Brown, Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, Documents Section
Fall Schedules for Continuing Education Series sponsored by State Library of North Carolina
The Fall 2002 schedules for two continuing education series sponsored by the State Library of North Carolina (Interlibrary Loan and NC LIVE Training) are available on the State Library's web site at http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/ce/ceopps.htm. The registration process is now open. The descriptive brochures and registration forms can be printed from the web. Paper copies were also mailed to libraries.
Please note there is a new NC LIVE course offered this fall: NC LIVE Vendor Training. This workshop is designed to help participants further explore the range of resources available through NC LIVE from Gale and Grolier. Additional NC LIVE classes include: NC LIVE Basics, NC LIVE Business, and NC LIVE Ready Reference.
The Spring 2002 series of NC LIVE classes included several that were filled well before the registration deadline. Register early to be assured of the classes you need. (A limit of two participants per library system will be followed when classes fill to capacity.)
Training for Interlibrary Loan will be offered in two sets of
two-day programs, one for beginners and the other for those with
experience. We hope you find something in this list to help your staff
provide better service. Feel free to send me any comments about the
schedule or ideas for future courses. Or give us your ideas via the
"Input" form at http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/forms/ceinterest.htm.
--Jeanne Crisp, State Library of North Carolina
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Central Carolina Community College: Library and Information Technology
Beginning its third year, the Library and Information Technology program at Central Carolina Community College is now offering two certificate options for its students. Each certificate requires 12 semester credit hours of course work in specific subjects. The two certificates are in Public Services and Cataloging. In addition, a more advanced cataloging course (LIB 113: Cataloging & Classification is a prerequisite) and a short term cataloging course that focuses on MARC will both be offered for the first time during the Spring, 2003.
The degree program (70 semester credit hours) and diploma program (36 semester credit hours) continue to be offered to a record breaking number of students. The library-related courses are only offered through Distance Education and other courses in the program may be taken through Distance Education or in a traditional seated classroom at the community college of the student's choice.
Seven students in the program fulfilled their co-op work experience requirement (internship) in a variety of libraries throughout North Carolina and in New Mexico this summer. Participating libraries included the School of Information and Library Science at UNC-CH, the Carteret County Public Library (Beaufort), the special library at the Lord Corporation in Cary, the LRC at Fayetteville Technical Community College, the Albuquerque Academy Library in Albuquerque, NM, the Tyrrell County Public Library, and in the LRC at South Piedmont Community College in Polkton. Previous co-ops have taken place at the Harnett County Public Library in Lillington and at the Carlyle Campbell Library at Meredith College in Raleigh during which the student worked on the recently donated Clyde Edgerton collection.
Two students in the Library and Information Technology program, MaryAnne Mazzola and Jeannine Cabe, have received Myrtis Bell Scholarships from the North Carolina Learning Resources Association. Each scholarship is worth $1,000. The North Carolina Learning Resources Association is an organization for the state's community college Learning Resource Center employees. Mazzola, who lives in Hope Mills, began the program in the fall, 2000. She works in the Learning Resource Center at Fayetteville Technical Community College. Cabe started the program this summer. She lives and works in Clyde, NC. She began working in January, 2002, in the Learning Resource Center at Haywood Community College. Prior to moving to the community college, she worked for eight years in a school media center.
Please direct any inquiries to Ellen Dickey, Lead Instructor, at
edickey@cccc.edu.
--Ellen Dickey, Central Carolina Community College
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News from Cumberland County Public Library
Nicholas Sparks, best-selling author of The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, Message in a Bottle, The Rescue, A Bend in the Road, and other novels, will speak at the Library's 3rd Annual Guest Author Lecture to be held at the Cape Fear Regional Theatre on Monday, October 14, 2002, at 7:30 pm. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Library Endowment Trust of the Cumberland Community Foundation, Inc.
Tickets will be required for admittance to the lecture at a cost of $10 per person (tax-deductible), and will go on sale in the fall of 2002.
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September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! And We Have Contests! In celebration of National Library Card Sign-Up Month, the Friends of the Library are co-sponsoring two contests for ages 5 through adult. The contests, 10 Reasons to Get Carded at the Public Library (a numbered list), and How I READiscovered History and Heroes at My Hometown Public Library (written and visual format), offer an opportunity to win several prizes, including a $100 US Savings Bond! Prizes will be awarded in different age categories. Pick up an entry form with all the details at any library location.
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A sampling of September programs at the Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center:
Tuesday, September 17, 2002, 7:00 pm, Headquarters - Author visit: Jerry Bledsoe. Join us for what is sure to be a fascinating evening with this NC resident and author of Death by Journalism, Bitter Blood, and many others. True crime lovers, mark your calendars!
Saturday, September 21, 2002, 1:00 pm, East Regional Branch - Our Families. Children 5-12 years old, do you have a special aunt, uncle, or grandparent, or perhaps a brother or sister who drives you crazy? Then you will enjoy hearing funny and touching stories about families. Afterwards, everyone will make their own family tree. Register for this program.
Tuesday, September 24, 2002, 6:30 pm, Headquarters - Mental Health on Your Mind: Stress and Your Family's Mental Health. Stress comes from your job, relationships, international affairs - from many sources! Find out how to deal with the stress that affects your family. Laura Musselwhite, LCSW, begins the first of a series co-sponsored by the Mental Health Association of Cumberland County, Mental Health on Your Mind. The program starts at 6:30 pm with refreshments, and the speaker begins at 7:00 pm.
Friday, September 27, 2002, 7:00 pm, Headquarters - 4th Friday
Presents: A Celebration of Latino Culture. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
Month! Hear La Orquesta Ideal perform contemporary Latin music, see the
Carmen Rivera Dancers, and enjoy cultural exhibits from several Latin American
countries.
--Susan Parrish, Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
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News from Davidson College Library
Susanna Boylston has joined the library staff as Head of Library and Instruction and Collection Development. She was most recently on the library staff of the University of Virginia, previous to that at Lafayette College.
A new music library was opened in August as part of the renovation of the old library building (1941-1974) to serve as the location for the Department of Music. Stephen Mantz is the Music Librarian.
Leland Park, Library Director, has been named to the editorial
board of CHOICE.
--Leland Park, Davidson College
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News from Guilford College Library
Hege Library, Guilford College, is pleased to announce the
following staff changes in Technical Services: Ruth Richardson Scales has been
appointed to the position of Technical Services Librarian. A 1993 Phi Beta
Kappa graduate of the University of New Mexico, Scales received her MLIS in
December 2001 from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she was
a named member of Beta Phi Mu. Prior to her new appointment, she had
worked at Hege Library since 1998, first as Catalog Assistant, then as Library
Associate for Technical Services. Rachel A. Miller, a 2002 graduate of
Guilford, has been named Library Assistant for Technical Services to replace
her. These appointments follow the retirement of Catalog Librarian Malone
B. Stinson after 17 years of service in Reference and Cataloging at Hege
Library.
--Mary Ellen Chijioke, Guilford College
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News from NC Council of Community College Library Administrators
The new officers of the NC Council of Community College Library Administrators are:
Chair, Robert James, Wake Technical Community College
Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, Debbie Luck, Randolph Community College
Secretary/Treasurer, Sondra Oakley, Vance-Granville Community College
--Robert James, Wake Technical Community College
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News from New Hanover County Public Library
David M. Paynter, Director of the New Hanover County Public Library, received first prize for a feature article from the Public Library Association for his article "Building Libraries, Building Community: The Wilmington Experience." The article was published in the January/February 2001 issue of Public Libraries, and described the $1 million community fundraising campaign to open the Northeast Regional Library in September, 2000. The award was presented at a reception held at Turner Field's 755 Club, during the 2002 American Library Association conference in Atlanta.
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The New Hanover County Public Library has received a shipment of 335 books in foreign languages from the Cumberland County Public Library. These books are available for local readers until the end of November, when they will be returned to Fayetteville and exchanged for another shipment.
The deposit collection includes books in Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Korean, Vietnamese, Hindi, Gujarati, Russian, French, German, and Spanish. Most are novels by foreign authors, but some translations of English titles and some children's books were also received. Head Reference Librarian Bob Cox expects that the books in Spanish and in Asian languages will be the most heavily used.
The foreign language deposit collection is shelved next to the Reference Collection at the Main Library. The books may be borrowed for three weeks. To obtain a New Hanover County Public Library card, borrowers should show two forms of identification with their correct home address. Cards are free to residents of New Hanover County, and $20 per year to non-County residents.
For over 20 years, North Carolina used state and federal funds available for library services to non-English speakers, to build and operate a foreign language library in Fayetteville, where the largest number of the state's immigrants were concentrated around Fort Bragg. Because of recent cutbacks in library funding at all levels, the cost of operating this service has fallen on Cumberland County Public Library. New Hanover County Public Library now pays the Cumberland County Library $2500 per year to continue receiving foreign language deposit collections.
For more information about the foreign language deposit
collection, please call the Main Library Information desk.
--Dorothy Hodder, New Hanover County Public Library
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The Special Collections Unit at UNC Charlotte has received
600-700 canisters of 16mm film from WBTV. The film represents
approximately 20 years (late 50s - late 70s) of television news broadcasts from
the Carolinas' oldest television station during one of the most important periods of
Charlotte's history. We are at least six months away from being able to
make the films available publicly, but wanted to share the news of this exciting
acquisition.
--Robin Brabham, UNC Charlotte
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The first electronic issue of North Carolina Libraries is available on the Web at http://www.nclaonline.org/NCL. I hope you will agree with me and the Editorial Board that we have arrived! The issue looks beautiful and the content is great. Give it a good look and read!
Manuscripts still needed for upcoming issues of North Carolina Libraries! The first issue is dated Spring/Summer 2002. We hope to have a Fall issue and a Winter issue. Beginning in 2003, we will be on a regular quarterly schedule.
Articles on any topic of interest to librarians are welcomed. The articles for any given issue will no longer have to reflect a common topic or theme. Articles to be considered for publication on the North Carolina Libraries Web site should be sent on disk or via email attachment (Word format) to:
Al Jones, Editor
North Carolina Libraries
LTDI, School of Education
East Carolina University
122 Joyner East
Greenville, NC 27858
252-328-6803
jonesp@mail.ecu.edu
The Editorial Board is composed of the following NCLA members, all of whom are serving on a volunteer basis:
Joline Ezzell, Associate Editor
Mike Van Fossen, Associate Editor
Dorothy Hodder, North Carolina Books Review Editor
Ralph Scott, Wired to the World (reviews of web sites ) Editor
Michael Cotter, Indexer
Paula Hinton, Assistant Editor for Academic Libraries
Page Life, Assistant Editor for Academic and Special Libraries
Joan Sherif, Assistant Editor for Public Libraries
Suzanne Wise, Lagniappe/North Caroliniana Editor
Diane Kester, Assistant Editor for School Libraries
Terry Brandsma, NCL Webmaster/Consultant
Bao-Chu Chang, NCLA Webmaster/Consultant
North Carolina Libraries' greatest strength has been the quality of articles it has published and made accessible to the library community worldwide. The journal will continue to be indexed by H. W. Wilson Company. Articles will be juried or refereed, that is, every article must pass the approval of at least two editorial board members. Articles approved for publication will be proofread and edited by board members online. NCLA will maintain an archive of all electronic issues at the NCLA Web site.
We are planning on publishing a print annual sometime in late
December to be ready for shipment to your mailboxes in January 2003.
--Al Jones, Editor, North Carolina Libraries
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Project Grant Application Information
There are still funds (about $1500) available for 2002 Project Grants. While the next posted deadline for applications is October 1, 2002, the Committee will be happy to receive and review any application prior to this deadline.
Please keep in mind that all 2002 grant funds must be expended in 2002 and all expenditures reported to the NCLA Treasurer by December 15, 2002.
If you are interested in applying for a grant, the criteria and
guidelines are at http://www.nclaonline.org/grants/index.html.
--Catherine Wilkinson, Chair, Finance Committee
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Do you have library-related cartoons taped to your desk or posted on your bulletin board? Is there a favorite library humor web page that you monitor regularly - or favorite humorous books or articles? Jeanette Smith of the New Mexico State University Library is collecting library humor for a research project. She would appreciate it if you would send her your favorite pieces of library humor from inside or outside the profession, from the popular or professional literature. She may be contacted by email jcsmith@lib.nmsu.edu or mail material to P. O. Box 3352, Las Cruces, NM 88003.
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Tar Heel Libraries Looking for News
Now's the time to submit news for the fall issue of Tar Heel Libraries. Who has done what? Who's new and Who's through? We need tidbits and big scoops. We also need news from all types of libraries and all types of librarians. Send your news to:
Kevin Cherry, cherryt@mail.ecu.edu,
or
Frannie Ashburn, fashburn@library.dcr.state.nc.us
--Ross Holt, President, NCLA
The Children's Services Section is sponsoring its eighth biennial workshop October 21-22 at The Summit Conference Center in Brown Summit, NC. The title of the workshop is "Library Services for the Next Generation: Responding to New Challenges." Topics include story telling for the Hispanic audience, grant writing, stress management and an author presentation.
Presenters are members of Hispanic Library Services Committees at PLCMC and Forsyth County. In addition, Kathy Beach of PLCMC will talk about grant writing. Massage therapist Josh Herman will give ideas of how to reduce work-related stress. NC author Clay Carmichael will demonstrate how she got her books written, illustrated and published.
The cost is $90 per person - double occupancy only - and that includes the overnight stay, three meals, and all conference materials. Additional activities include two fund raising projects: selling CSS Logo sweatshirts and t-shirts as well as a silent auction featuring items donated by the CSS Board.
The Summit Conference Center is a retreat facility set in an out-of-the-way forest location. This is a great opportunity to connect with other librarians who work with young people, to get away from the stress at work, and to get some great new ideas.
The workshop is open to all who are interested in library
services to children. Members of CSS will get a registration blank in the
mail (if the address is correct on the NCLA data base). For further
information, contact Jacky Miller, Rockingham County Public Library, jmiller@library.rcpl.org
or phone 336-627-1106.
--Jacky Miller, Secretary/Treasurer, Children's Services Section
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Community and Junior College Section
The Community and Junior College Section hosted a workshop, "Library Disaster Planning," Friday, August 9, 2002, at Craven Community College in New Bern. The workshop, co-sponsored with the North Carolina Preservation Consortium (NCPC), was a big success with 35 participants representing community college libraries, public libraries, academic libraries, museums, historic sites, state archives, and even a law firm. Robert James, Director of Library Services at Wake Technical Community College, and representing NCPC, led the workshop in which participants were provided with an outline for creating and improving their own institutional disaster plan. Particularly helpful was the sharing of many at the workshop who have experienced a disaster and its aftermath at their workplace.
The CJC Executive Board is preparing a "fact sheet" of
information of our section, highlighting past accomplishments, future plans, and
promoting membership. The "fact sheet" will be mailed Fall 2002
to library constituents throughout the state.
--Peggy Quinn, Chair, Community and Junior College Section
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The Documents Section Fall Workshop will be held November 8,
2002, at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh. The topic will be North Carolina
state documents with the focus on electronic format. Confirmed speakers
are Jan Reagan and Michelle Hayslett, both from the State Library, and Michael Van
Fossen from UNC Chapel Hill..
--Eileen Brown, Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect, Documents Section
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Library Administration and Management Section
"Dazzlement" will be offered to library staffs across
the state on October 10 at the Wayne County Public Library in Goldsboro and on
October 17 at the Wilkes County Public Library in Wilkesboro. Cost is a
bargain ($10-$20) in tight times for this vital program presented by Ann
Burlingame and Terri Luke from the Wake County Public Library system. Each
workshop is from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm and includes a box lunch. For more
information, email mchijiok@Guilford.edu.
The LAMS Board hopes to see everyone there.
--Dale Cousins, Chair, Library Administration and Management Section
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North Carolina Association of School Librarians
Ross Holt has appointed me chair of the Section for the 2001-2003 biennium. I would like to have a school librarian work with me this biennium as Vice Chair and be able to assume leadership of the section during the 2003-2005 biennium. Together the two of us can appoint a board to resume activities of the Section. I will not be able to do this alone, but I will do all that I can to rejuvenate the section if there is interest among our NCLA members.
Diane Kester and I attended the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Affiliate Assembly composed of delegates from each state chapter. At this point, North Carolina has two chapters: the North Carolina Association of School Librarians of NCLA, and the newly established School Library Media Association. Why not support both organizations!
To continue to be represented in the AASL Affiliate Assembly, it is required that all state chapters have at least twenty-five members who are also members of AASL.
NCASL Section is offering a scholarship to a practicing school
librarian to attend the NCLA Leadership Intitute. It is our desire that
the scholarship recipient/Leadership Institute participant will assume a
leadership role in the rejuvenation of the NCASL Section.
--Al Jones, Chair, North Carolina Association of School Librarians
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We are reviving the Public Library Reference Committee, a component of the Public Library Section of NCLA, to give all reference librarians in North Carolina public libraries an opportunity to meet and discuss common concerns; find out how different libraries handle various situations; and meet reference librarians from public libraries throughout the state. Right now we do not have a forum just for reference librarians in public libraries to discuss issues that are directly concerned with what we do on a daily basis.
The first meeting will be held at the Archdale Public Library on Tuesday, October 1 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Lunch will be included so I'll need to collect $6.50 the day of the meeting from all attendees to cover the cost of the box lunches and drinks.
Here are some of the ideas I had for agenda items:
each person come prepared to talk about one major concern his/her library is facing
electronic vs. print resources - what to cut?
what are libraries doing about archiving?
what kind of programming is being done around the state?
how are Internet concerns being handled?
do we want a reference listserv? an NC Stumpers listserv?
virtual reference and the State Library's LSTA grant
future meetings - time of day, how often?
Let me know if you can join us, and let me know if you have
other agenda items. Please share this with colleagues who may not be
current NCLA members. We'd like to reach as many public library reference
librarians throughout the state as possible so we're not limiting this meeting
just to NCLA members. For further details of this meeting, directions to
the Archdale Public Library and parking information, contact Susan Herzog, sherzog@plcmc.org.
--Susan Herzog, Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County
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The NC Public Library Managers Network will meet with the theme
of "Doing More With Less, an opportunity for Branch Managers to network and
explore possibilities," on Friday, October 4, 2002 from 10 am to 2 pm at
the Archdale Public Library in Archdale, NC. Speakers will be Frannie
Ashburn, Director, Center for the Book at the State Library and Beth Gore,
President, Asheboro Library Friends. The afternoon session will include
small group discussions on a variety of topics. This workshop is sponsored
by the Public Library Section Branch Committee.
--Patrick Valentine, Chair, Public Library Section
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Reference and Adult Services Section
The Reference & Adult Services Section and the Round Table on Special Collections are co-sponsoring a fall workshop entitled "Spread the Word: Exhibits and Outreach," on September 13 in Lenoir, NC and on September 27 in Kinston, NC.
When budgets are tight, it's more important than ever to: understand PR, to be working with donors, and to be able to get the best exhibits out there for as little expense as possible. For a minimal registration fee of $22.00, you will get a full day of sessions and an opportunity to win an "Exhibits on a Shoestring" kit. One kit will be given away at each workshop. The kits include rotary cutters, rulers, glue guns and more. For more information and a registration form, go to http://www.nclaonline.org/rtsc/Workshop.htm. The deadline for the September 13th workshop in Lenoir is September 9th.
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The Reference & Adult Services Section has produced a
brochure describing the section and the benefits of membership in it. It
will be available for the first time at the "Spread the Word" workshop
on September 13 and September 27.
--Joline Ezzell, Chair, Reference and Adult Services Section
The New Members Round Table would like to announce its "Big
Adventure" which will happen in Raleigh on October 24. We will be
visiting the State Library, its archives, the Museum of Natural Science library,
and more! This event is open to anyone who can get away for a Thursday of
fellowship and visiting other collections. Look for our brochure soon!
--Jennie Hunt, Chair, New Members Round Table
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Round Table on Special Collections
The Round Table on Special Collections and the Reference & Adult Services Section of the North Carolina Library Association are offering two sessions of the workshop "Spread the Word: Exhibits and Outreach." One session will be on September 13, in Lenoir, NC, and the other will be September 27, 2002, in Kinston, NC.
If you can only go to one workshop this year - this may be the workshop for you! When budgets are tight, it's more important than ever to understand PR, to be working with donors, and to be able to get the best exhibits out there for as little expense as possible.
For a minimum registration of $22.00 you will get a full day of sessions and an opportunity to win an "Exhibits on a Shoestring" kit. One kit will be given away at each workshop. The kits include rotary cutters, rulers, glue guns and more.
For more information and a registration form, go to http://www.nclaonline.org/rtsc/Workshop.htm.
The deadline for the September 13th workshop in Lenoir is September 9th.
--Jan Blodgett, Chair, Round Table on Special Collections
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Round Table on the Status of Women in Librarianship
The Round Table on the Status of Women in Librarianship will
present a workshop entitled "Effective Presentations to 1 or 1,000" on
September 27, 2002, 10 am to 4 pm, in Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Arabelle
Fedora, business consultant (and former librarian) will be the leader.
More information and a registration form for downloading are available on the
website at www.nclaonline.org/rtswl.
--Laura Weigand, Chair, Round Table on the Status of Women in Librarianship
There are still funds (about $1500) available for 2002 Project Grants. While the next posted deadline for applications is October 1, 2002, the Committee will be happy to receive and review any application prior to this deadline.
Please keep in mind that all 2002 grant funds must be expended in 2002 and all expenditures reported to the NCLA Treasurer by December 15, 2002.
If you are interested in applying for a grant, the criteria and
guidelines are at http://www.nclaonline.org/grants/index.html.
--Catherine Wilkinson, Chair, Finance Committee
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Intellectual Freedom Committee
The Intellectual Freedom Committee has created a challenged work
form for any material that has been challenged in your library. We would
appreciate it if you would let us know of any material that is being challenged
by using this form. The form is on the NCLA web site http://www.nclaonline.org/intellect/challenge1.html.
--Michael Sawyer, Chair, Intellectual Freedom Committee
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The ESL @ The Library.Org workshop will be held at the Greensboro Public Library, Glenwood Branch, on October 4, 2002 from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. Included will be the Statewide Hispanic Services Program, and a Panel on ESL Programs in Libraries and Literacy Centers. A special session will focus on the Glenwood Branch Library ESL Computer Lab, Tutor Resource Room, and Multicultural Resource Center. The registration fee is $15 for NCLA members and $30 for non-members. All payments should be made payable to North Carolina Library Association or NCLA and mailed to ESL @ The Library.Org, NCLA, 4646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4646.
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