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MERIDIAN LIBRARY SYSTEM AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2011
MERIDIANMONITOR
Your System Board:Sherry Crow
Kristi HagstromAnn Matzke
Debra MoningerLinda Nickel
Charlotte RasmussenChristine Walsh
Janet Wilke
Laurie YocomJoan Davis, Emeritus
Meridian Library SystemSuite 7
816 East 25th StreetKearney NE 68847
Phone: 800-657-2192Phone: 308-234-2087
Fax: 308-234-4040Email:
[email protected]:
http://libraries.ne.gov/mls/
2011 Nebraska Library Leadership InstituteVision Statement:
NLLI graduates:
Strive for personal and professional growth, Expand the library
beyond its walls by col-
laborating with community organizations,
Transform individuals into informed, activecitizens by providing
essential tools andrelevant information,
Shape and ensure a sustainable, innovativefuture for our
libraries, our communities, andour world.
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MPLA Leadership Institute
MPLA is now accepting applications for the MPLA2012 Leadership
Institute. The institute will beheld May 6 11 at the YMCA of the
Rockies in Es-
tes Park Colorado. Maureen Sullivan will be thefacilitator.
Maureen has been elected ALA Presi-dent for 2012-2013 and will
facilitate MPLAsworkshop during her presidential year.
The application requirements are
Employed in a library organization in MPLAs12-state region
Current member (including last 2 years) of
one of MPLAs 12 affiliated state library associa-tions. (Arizona
Library Association; Colorado As-sociation of Libraries; Kansas
Library Association;Montana Library Association; Nebraska
LibraryAssociation; Nevada Library Association; NewMexico Library
Association; North Dakota LibraryAssociation; Oklahoma Library
Association; SouthDakota Library Association; Utah Library
Associa-tion; Wyoming Library Association)
Minimum of 5 years in a library-related job
with progressive experience
Record of experience that demonstratesleadership potential
Expected continued contribution to the pro-fession
A thoughtfully completed application
Two letters of recommendation
Applications are due 1 November 2011.
More information and the application form areavailable at
www.mpla.us/leadership/index.html.
E-Readers Available
Want to try out an e-reader with no monetary in-vestment? The
System has two e-readers (Kindleand BeBook) that you can borrow for
a two-month
period. Contact the System Office to sign up.
A list of all system services can be found on ournew
website:
http://libraries.ne.gov/mls/
Books of the Month
This month my books are both audio versions
since I listened to them while on vacation. Thefirst is a short
novella by Stephen King, StationaryBike. The protagonist is out of
shape and his doc-tor recommends exercise. He purchases a
sta-tionary bike and paints the walls of his basementwith a road
and scenery. However, after a time,the road begins to change and a
truck can beheard following him. Is his experience on the bikereal
or fantasy? My brother and I enjoyed thebuild-up of the suspense
laced with humor. Nicesummer escape read.
Although I have read Shackletons Wayin paper,listening to this
story was pretty riveting. Thebook, by Margot Morrell and Stephanie
Cappar-elli, is actually about leadership. Although theSouth Pole
expedition was a disaster, Shackle-tons leadership skills were such
that he managedto bring back the entire group alive after two
yearsstuck in the polar ice. A mix of travelogue andleadership,
this is a great book to revisit every fewyears.
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AASL Minneapolis Bus Ride
It's not a barrel of monkeys, but it will be abus full of school
librarians!Have you ever attended an AASL NationalConference? If
not, now's your chance!
The conference this year is a mere hop,jump and a skip away!AASL
is in Minneapolis October 27-29.You dont want to miss this
opportunity toglean ideas for your program from schoollibrarians
representing states across thecountry!To help with expenses, NEMA,
UNO &UNK are chartering a bus! Here are thedetails:Depending on
the number of people hop-
ping on, the bus will start in Kearney orLincoln with a stop in
Omaha, before driv-ing us in padded comfort to a
fabulousconference! It will leave Lincoln aroundnoon Wednesday,
October 26 and returnlate October 29. This will give everyone
anopportunity to recover before headingback to school on Monday.If
there are a minimum of five passengerswho would like to board the
bus in Kear-ney, the trip will begin there, keeping pas-
senger pick-up points in Lincoln andOmaha.Space is limited for
this once in a lifetimeopportunity! In order to hobnob with
fellowschool librarians all the way to Minneapo-lis, you will need
to reserve a seat.Please send your checks for $95 to:Karen Buckley,
Pius X High School, 6000A Street, Lincoln NE 68510.For more
information on the conferenceitself, please visit the website:
http://www.aasl11.org/.
It's time to start gearing up for the bigevent on November 12!
Registration is of-ficially open for National Gaming Day2011 at
http://svy.mk/ngd11reg.
Welcome to Lincoln for the 2011 NLA/
NEMA Annual Conference October 5-7!
Nebraska Libraries have been CultivatingCommunity Connections
for more than acentury. Please plan to join us as we cele-brate
library accomplishments and contri-butions to our state as well as
look to thefuture with three days of fantastic pro-gramming.
For full conference information, go to:
http://ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/lita/conferences/forum/2011/index.cfm
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ALA Notable Books for Adults List, 2011
FictionNashville Chrome by Rick Bass. Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt.This lovely and unsettling account of pop trio The
Brownsreels you in as though the concept of rags to riches
werebrand new.Room: A Novelby Emma Donoghue. Little,
Brown.Five-year-old Jack vividly narrates the story of his life
con-fined in a room with his mother in this unsettling
explorationof resilience and hope.
A Visit from the Goon Squadby Jennifer Egan. Knopf.A70s punk
band becomes the touchstone for a motleycrew who spin their
interconnected stories over time anddistance.Crooked Letter,
Crooked Letterby Tom Franklin. WilliamMorrow.Two men one black, one
white must confront the se-crets surrounding their childhood
friendship following thedisappearance of two girls in rural
Mississippi.Freedom by Jonathan Franzen. Farrar, Straus and
Giroux.This incisive portrait of the fractured Berglund brood
cap-tures the zeitgeist of contemporary America.
Nextby James Hynes. Reagan Arthur.Welcome to the worst day of
Kevin Quinns life as he bat-tles the anxieties of the modern world
in steamy Austin,Texas.The Surrenderedby Chang Rae Lee.
Riverhead.The complex entangled lives of three people
foreverscarred by the Korean War are sympathetically portrayedin
gorgeous prose.Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam Warby Karl
Marlantes.Atlantic Monthly Press.An ambitious and idealistic
American Marine faces the hor-ror, heroism, futility, and
pragmatism of war in this visceralportrayal of life in-country.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet: A NovelbyDavid Mitchell.
Random House.A young clerk attempts to establish himself in the
artificialand intense world of Dejima, the Dutch trading colony
in1800s Japan.Skippy Dies by Paul Murray. Faber and Faber.Filled
warmth and humor, this coming-of-age novel set in aDublin boys
schools is a sprawling homage to adoles-cence, string theory,
donuts, and unrequited love.The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli. St.
Martins.The adrenaline high that danger offers infects
photojournal-ist Helen Adams as she documents the war in
Vietnam.The Lonely Polygamist: A Novelby Brady Udall.
W.W.Norton.In this big-hearted novel, Golden Richards and his
clannavigate their chaotic lives as each clamors to be noticed.
Non-FictionWashington: A Life by Ron Chernow. Penguin.A landmark
biography provides insights into the complexi-ties of this founding
fathers character, and brings him fullyto life within the context
of his times.The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Familys Century of Art
andLoss by Edmund de Waal. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.Blending
history, biography and art, this personal account
elegantly traces the fate of a European Jewish family andtheir
collection of 246 netsuke.Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North
Koreaby BarbaraDemick. Spiegel & Grau.Chronicling the
experiences of six people, this powerfulaccount draws back the
curtain on the brutality of life undera totalitarian regime.Travels
in Siberia by Ian Frazier. Farrar, Straus andGiroux.
Stricken by Russia love, a writer sets out to experience
allthings Siberian and takes us along for the rollicking
jour-ney.The Price of Altruism: George Price and the Search for
theOrigins of Kindness by Oren Harman. W.W. Norton.This moving work
provides insight into the mind of a tor-mented genius attempting to
understand an illusive aspectof human nature.Last Call: The Rise
and Fall of Prohibitionby Daniel Ok-rent. Scribner.This
intoxicating history of the 18th amendment reveals thesurprising
relationship between Prohibition and other socialmovements, and
explores its lasting impact on Americanlife.Citizens of London: The
Americans Who Stood with Britainin Its Darkest, Finest Hourby Lynne
Olson. RandomHouse.In this compelling portrait three influential
individuals per-suade a reluctant President to come to the aid of a
belea-guered nation in the early days of WWII.The Last Stand:
Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of theLittle Bighorn by
Nathaniel Philbrick. Viking.An epic encounter between two iconic
individuals is vividlyportrayed in fluid, evocative, and decidedly
objective prose.The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca
Skloot.Crown.A science writer uncovers the fascinating story of an
Afri-
can-American womans cancer cells harvested for medicalresearch,
thereby raising important questions of bioethics.Just Kids by Patti
Smith. Ecco.The poet and musicians endearing memoir about her
rela-tionship with Robert Mapplethorpe captures life and art inNew
York City during the 1960s and 70s.The Tiger: A True Story of
Vengeance and SurvivalbyJohn Vaillant. Knopf.Russias ecological and
cultural history serves as the back-drop for this riveting
adventure tale of man versus beast.The Warmth of Other Suns: The
Epic Story of AmericasGreat Migration by Isabel Wilkerson. Random
House.The 20th century exodus of over 6 million Black Americans
from the South is sensitively retold through the lives ofthree
who left.
PoetryUnincorporated Persons in the Late Honda Dynasty: Po-ems
by Tony Hoagland. Graywolf Press.These poems capture the
absurdities and loneliness ofAmerican life using matter of fact
language and humor.Wait: Poems by C.K. Williams. Farrar, Straus and
Giroux.A lifetime of experience is distilled into a slim but
significantvolume of verse by this Pulitzer and National Book
Awardwinning poet.
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Websites of the Month
Just Craft RecipesThis craft recipe page has recipes for
almostany craft materials you can imagine, includingplaydough,
sliime, paints, paste, silly putty,and
more.http://www.justkidsrecipes.com/inxkcr.html
KinderArt"Over 160 art lesson plans, including drawing,painting,
printmaking, sculpture, cross curricu-lar art, multicultural art,
seasonal units, recy-
cling projects, textiles, drama, the art book,lessons for
preschoolers and yes, coloringpages too.
"http://www.kinderart.com/index.html
Helping Your Child Learn to ReadThis publication, by the U.S.
Department ofEducation offers hints, tips, and "activities
forchildren from infancy through age 6." It in-cludes information
on how to get kids startedreading, and what to do to help them to
keep
reading. The activities that this page describesare about both
reading and spending time
to-gether.http://www2.ed.gov/parents/academic/help/reader/index.html
Storyline OnlineWatch and listen as picture book favorites
likeStellaluna and The Polar Express are readaloud by actors from
movies and televisionshows.http://www.storylineonline.net/
Howtostudy.orgHowtostudy.org provides students with
com-prehensive advice for developing successfulstudy habits. From
organizing study time tostopping procrastination and developing
goodnote taking skills, HowToStudy has all thetools students
need.http://howtostudy.org/
(copyright ipl.2.org)
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16th Annual
Plum CreekChildren's LiteracyFestivalEarly Childhood,
Ele-mentary, Secondary &Adult Offerings
Sept. 22-24, 2011
Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011 - Children's Day forSeward
SchoolsFriday, Sept 23, 2011 - Children's Day for com-
muting schoolsSaturday, Sept. 24, 2011 - Adult Conference Dayand
Endowment Dinner
For full information, go to:
http://www.cune.edu/about/conferences-and-camps/plumcreek/
Authors speaking will be:Bill HarleyGrace Lin
Brian PinkneyRoland Smith
Barbara RobinsonEllen ChristelowDyanne Disalvo
Basic Skills Courses
September 6-16: A new course has been addedto the curriculum,
Library Services to Childrenand Youth.
September 19-30: Communication
Register on the Nebraska Library CommissionTraining and Events
Calendar. Search for "BasicSkills."
The full schedule of courses may be found at thissite.
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