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Volume 27, Number 3, June/July 1999

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The second annual Santa Fg#estival Of the Thep~ltTradelairwifllep~i1on 'FridayBook is coming Septemoer:.2&.October 2\- afternoon,.at'f8z";ip,m. mflle'Sweeney1999., Expande<.1 f*om.tl1ree daY$ to five < exhibit~ haUtv~¥~Ji'f~rtS' PJbllshers,days for 1999, t1le~"ival Y{iIIJeature '" ...----------~boukseffetsff8~Io~k,.E>rganjzations areauthors, poets. Qhautauqu~. program~/----- expected this year:"-l~tJtl!twestemand "entertainment, abook.Jradefalr,~pO Western publishers are-,prominenHeaturesactlvitiesfor aU ages.Present,.:J.iby the with representatives froml4ewMexico,Santa Fe Publicf".ibra.r:yf the)estival's Colorado, Texas and WashinQtonv A 'purpose,s the pr,On)ot,jpn"Qfbooks and reception will celebrate the op~f)ing ,of ther~ading in thecomf'l'lunit~! exhibits at 5:00 p,m. \

I The kick-off will take pla~e on~LeSday, Also at Sweeney, 9>~day eve'~ingat 7:00 .September 28, at 7;OO/p.m. in ¥e St.g.m., poet John Y/J. wi.1I read from. his work.Francis Auditoriumwi~h a lectur,~ and ~electedJjPs thjpstival participar)\inJhe Lilaautograph session byiPam Hoc!ton. . JVallace ea~~'s Digest Fund program, '

resident of creede"COloradO'IR'am is , r .XJ '/!!au, ai, g~ .Arthur Sze will a1,.....,9•.•,..•... c•.•.••.'.o..• n.• duct .author of the.b.est-seller, Cow r. Are' ~ Ir'poeHY,. :)tin orkshops on Satu~dayWeakness. On Wednesday. 'I,ng t ~ aft,' I .. I I",day on Saturday t~~ bookLannan Foundation\vill pre ei'\;; .. t.! " I . continue with programs;

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On Thursday, school: stude~ " . tW ~ r the festival is still in i, .;elementary and junio'r high g~ij ( I "ment. All events in the Sweeney.Richard Peck,authOt of over \ en ( ; tion Cen!er are free ad~i!iO~ ~ndadult books. Presentations are c ~ to the public. For further mformatlonfor 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. at S eljll La Farge Library at 505-4!t3~72a2}Convention Center.· the public is ~ ,sof the festival also can be f~unrJ onbut advance registra~ion is reques \ " ~ 7. e festival webpage at r'on Thursday the festival keynote spe rf! . ' J4'lttp:/Iwww.cLsanta- I"

E..dward Ball, W.•..illl.ec..tu.' re and autograpt'\1!- "If fe.nm.us/sfpl/festival.html. I·;Sweeney at 7:00 p.m. His book, SIave4zn J. 1"t/'le Fa.m.Ny, is the w.i..".. ner of the 1998 \\ \1:-1 If>

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NMLAofficers & more

President: Charlene Greenwood3540 Haines Ave NEAlbuquerque, NM 87106Phone: 256-1379Cgreen2224@aol.com

Vice President: Laurie Macrae6363 NDCBUTaos; NM 88130Phone: 737-5287 Fax: 737-5286laurimac@laplaza.org

Secretary: Kris WarmothUniversity of New MexicoPhone: 925-8991 Fax: 925-8501krisw@unm.edu

Treasurer: Earl PhillipsLas Cruces School DistrictPhone: 527-6065 Fax: 526-1941ephillip@lcps.k12.nm.us

ALA Councilor: Drew HarringtonAlbuquerque Academy6400 Wyoming NEAlbuquerque, 87109Phone: 828-3111 Fax: 1828-3119harrington@aa.edu

Member at Large: Toni Beatty173 Calle Vista GrandeBernallilo 87004Phone: 896-8817 Fax: 891-724qtbeatty@albug.rgv.lib.nm.us

Member at Large: Nancy OstenbergP.O. Box 2008Ruidoso Downs 88345Phone: 258-3904 Fax: 258-4619nancygypsy @yahoo.com

Member at Large: Isabelle Rodarte921 Ppseo de OnateEspanola 87532Phone: 747-2241 Fax: 747-2245irodarte@nnm.cc.nm.us

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The Carlsbad Conference was agreat success thanks to Ellen Harbaugh,Local Arrangements Committee, the peopleof Carlsbad, 53 vendors, and the 311attendees. The evaluations have been greatand they will be beneficial to the new VicePresident, Laurie Macrae, and her LocalArrangements Committee. By the way, ifyou attended and did not send in anevaluation, you may still do so. There was aperforated evaluation form with the addresson the back or you may e-mail me atcgreen2224@aol.com. These are used tohelp plan the next year's conference. It hasbeen -great this past year to make newfriends while working on the CarlsbadConference. Carlsbad welcomed us withopen arms and helped in numerous ways.Thanks to all who were involved in thisconference.

Groups (SIG) chairs. NMLA is always opento having new SIGs, so let us know if youwant to start one. If you are interested inbeing more involved, contact me concerningopportunities.

We will be working this year on newgoals. Currently, Carol Brey is heading upthis effort. This will be an exciting year. Wewould love to have suggestions orcomments on this. Follow the Newsletter fordevelopments in this area.

I would especially like to thankEllanie Sampson for all the support shegave me last year. She did a great job asPresident and Vice President. She willcontinue serving NMLA by being the chair ofthe Nominations and Elections Committee.Then maybe NMLA will let her have moretime for her husband and her cats.

I look forward to this year andworking with the newly elected officers,committee chairs and Special Interest Charlene Greenwood

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The Carlsbad Conference Wrap-Up'

The conference in Carlsbad is over! TheLocal Arrangements Committee is relievedand grateful for everyone who drove to ourcorner of the state for this year's NewMexico Library Association Confere.nce. Ifyou missed it, you missed a treat!

The final numbers looked something likethis: 311 people attended for th.econference; 170 people attended thebanquet on Thursday evening; andapproximately 110 people attended theYouth Services Luncheon.

.The conference was held on the beautifulPecos River in the Pecos River VillageConference Center. The exhibitors werelocated just a short walk down the river atthe Riverwalk Recreation Center. We had53 exhibitors come show their wares, whichwe were able to view during the breakfastsand lunches held at the Exhibit Hall.

The classes were stimulating and refreshing,'with teachers from all walks of the library .world -- and a few outside the library world!The classes ranged from "Financial .

, Planning for Your Future" to "UMI ProQuest,Direct" to "Playing Chess in a Checker'sWorld.:' They were very well attended andwe saw netiNorking take place among theattendees during the breaks between thesessions.

Thank you to the City of Carlsbad for all they.did to help the conference be such huge asUGcess. In a small city, it's amazing whatcan be done and needs to be done to host aconference this size. The City of Carlsbadadded phone lines and electricity to theRecreation Center and allowed us to use theCenter free of charge. We also want to

. thank everyone on the Local ArrangementsCommittee for all their hard work. After theconference, many of them when asked"when will the next conference beinCarlsbad?" responded with, "Not In mylifetime!" Thafwas definitely exhaustionspeaking, because we were thrilled to havethe opportunity to show off our beautiful city.

As one conference atteridee said soeloquently in his evaluation, "I'll alwaysremember Carlsbad as Carlsgood after thisconference!" If you haven't doneso, pleasesend your evaluation to CharleneGreenwood to help the planners at the nextconferenCE:! -- 2000 in Taos! You can e-mailher at Cgreen2224@aol.com withyourresponses. We want to hear your opinion

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Lorie Mitchell

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ALA Library Legislative Day - Washington, D.C. - May 3,1999

This year ALA wa,s cE;!lebrating the 25th Anniversary of National Library Legislative Day.On May 3 there was an all day briefing on the "Key Issues and Messages for Congress." Theseincluded the Library Services and Technology Act / Library Services through Education andLiteracy Programs / Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization (ESEA) / .Database Protection Legislation / Copyright and Distance Education / Public Access to ,Government Information / Universal Service; Discounted Telecommunications Rates (E-Rate) /Filtering Req'uirements / and the Higher Education Act, Next Generation Internet, Digital Libraries,

Ben Wakashige and I visited the offices of New Mexico's representatives and senators. 'As we visited, we were able to describe how some of these programs directly affect our state.This is an important part of helping all libraries including the ones in New Mexico. It is also aneducation for those of us who attended. We would have to say that we felt that visiting our

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congressmen's offices really does make a difference. They are receptive to the local stateinformation as it relates to.what they are doing at the national level.

Charlene Greenwood

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Balloon Quilt to AlbuquerqueThe third--and final--fund raising qUiltdonated to the Foundation by BettyReynolds, The First Ever Black RangeInternational Balloon Festival, was won byJoe Sabatini, Head of the Main and SpecialCollections Branches of the .Albuquerque/B~rnalillo County LibrarySystem. Appropriately, Joe is also a veteranhot air balloon chase crew member since'1975. Joe's winning ticket was drawn byBarbara Robinson, keynote speaker at theNMLA's Youth Services Luncheon at theannual meeting in Carlsbad. Previouswinners were Sidney Margolis (Santa Fe)and Mary Pat Kraemer (Los Alamos).

The trustees thank all of those whocontributed to the Foundation through thisraffle and also welcome suggestions forfuture fund-raisers. This one has raisedabout $2,000 annually for the NMEH FundsTravelling Exhibit/Program on NM LibraryHistory. Just before the Carlsbad meeting,the New·Mexico Endowment for theHumanities announced that the partnershipof the Foundation, NMLA, and the NM StateLibrary had been awarded $8,960 towardcreating and circulating a travelling exhibitand public program on the history of NewMexico's lib~aries.

The source book for the exhibit is "OneBook at a Time" by Linda G. Harris of Las

. Cruces. This book won a BRLA 1998Southwest Book Award. Ms. Harris willassist in developing the content and be.available for pUblic programs hosted byparticipating libraries. While the NMEH grantis for 18 months, the exhibit is expected totravel throughout the state for four to five

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years. The exhibit will include space forlocal library history. A manual will be created

. to assist librarians in best using theexhibit/program as a community event.NMLA will assume responsibility for thelogisti9s of moving the exhibit throughout thestate.

The NM~H grant is approximately half ofthat required to ensure the project'ssuccess; Fund raising to match the NMEHgrant is underway. More news will beprovided as plans are completed. Thanks tolibrarians who wrote letters of support fbrthis project; they were very valuable.

NMLF 1998 Annual. Report includes mini­grant program. A summary report of theFoundation's 1998 An8ual Report written byFoundation secretary Cheryl Wilson wasdistributed at the Carlsbad meeting duringthe NMLF' reception.

Noted in the report and of special interest toNMLA members from all types of libraries is

. the modest grant program (up to $1,000)begun last year. Guidelines and copies ofthe NMLF 1998 annual ~eport summary canbe obtained by phoning David.Giltrow inSanta Fe at (505) 988-4751 or e-maildgiltrow@rncimail.com: Note that there aretwo deadlines; June 30 and December 31.We strongly suggest discussion prior tosubmitting a proposal. .

David Giltrow

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.Genealogy Searches G~Electronic'at :Albuquerque's,SpechtlCollections" Libr~ry , , ,,' '

the genealogy coll~ction expa~ded to ,become the most 'comprehensive in the'state and highly regarqed among 'libraries in

,the region'. Just priorto her retirement; Ms.,, Drew obtained permission to secur,e '

... .r:i1icrofilmr,ecords of tlieArchdiocese'of,""SantCi Fe, an invaluable grqup of recprdsfbr''New Mexico research. ":' ,'; "., , " "' ",

, , The, Library enjoys a sp,ecialrelationship' , ' :• 'with ,three large clubsthalactively' promote, '- .'genealogical research. Trese groups have..

'monthly meetings and lectqres'aUhe ,":,, Liptary:They providErLibrai)t volu~teers who, assist.beginners in starting their, family trees.. Their magaziriesand pUblicqtions feature

New MexiCO family history research:They, oftendoriate proceeds from their bo'ok ~ales

. to the Library to purchase additional' ''resourc~s.lndividual club.mernbersoften \,

. ',doncite books and Census'microfilrTls after, .. ~hey have ,finished using ~hem. Each club '

has a website with information and links toother'resoiJrcei. Thes.e can be reached'through th~ Special ColJections page ol1th.e 'LibrarY'sweb~ite) , ' ',' , ' o'" "

, , http://www.cabq.gov/rgvls.. ' ~ .. . ' There are even gen'ealogical computer'

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(April 19, 1999) reflects the growing interest, in genealogy a~rPore and more pe,op!e seek'" to trace their ancestors. The Albuquerque I

Berl,1alillo County Library System offers ;outstanding loCal and hatiO'nal genealogical'research resources at the SpecialColleCtions Libra'ry at Edith and Central NE.'Receptly, these resources.were reorganJzedto provide better service to a growing" "

, number of local'residents and out~of.-town' ., researchers.,Library holdings include an .'..18,000 book reference collection, research '.• files, periodicals, and an exte'nsive collection" nineteenthcentiJry Census ,and other ',' ,'microfilOl records. ' '. ,

'. The 1q~page TIME ,article calls g~nealogical, research ,ucybel'."rooting'~ because people are

increasingly: using compl;lters and the .:'Int~rneUouncover their family histories. At'

"the Special Collection~'Library; the " "'genealogy computers are so popular·that ,

" visitors must bftenmake advance. ' 'reservations to usethem~,Special , 'Collections,has a.growing nUhlb~r ofr~search'tools in 'large capacity CD-ROM, '

, .' disk format. These disks are now much,more accessible due to recent computer

. 'equipmentdonations from three " ' .. "genealogical groups that support Library . '. Each ~I~b has Library resea.rchprojects that' ' ,aCtivities. These groups have committed toa ,welcome individual volunteer participation."public~private partnership"" witl1 the City ,The New Mexico GenealogicalSociety ','

. through an ongoing program of support and. '(founded in 1960) prepares name indexes to', ,periodic upgrades for new technologies..' . 'New Mexico censuses by county, and ,,'

publishes church r,ecords. The.GenealogyThE;lLibrary'sinvo.lvement in genealOgy. ' ,ChJb bfAlbuquerque(fou[1ded in 1972) is .began in; 1. 973 wilen several genealogical indexing Albuquerque vital reGords' tromand patri6tic'societies'esta~lished',a ' ,,' newspapers, and has' a card index of,

'" ,'combined book collection housed· at the, 'Bernalillo COlmty cemetery records., These ":Erna Fergusson Branch. This collection was, indexes have' recently been scarin(3d into a .

, ,,' moved to the old Main Library when,it was:' . dedicatEld computer, so that searc~ing forren(jva~ed in 1978, and the New MeXICO an Albuquerqu'e'ancestor is,made much,Genealogical $ocietyand the Genealogy "easier. The Hispl:inicGEmealogical'Research 'Club of Albuquerque donated their', "Center of New Mexico (1993) is beginning a'collections: to, the City. Over the Yf3ars, other project with th~ Diocese of GallUp to' index' ,large,donations'were receiv~d from , '. arid microfilm previously unavailable church "

, . "individ!Jals and groups. Under the leadership :,' ,,'-, recor.ds,for northwE;lstNew Mexico and , ,, of LaiJrel,Drew; who, served as branch '" 'c' ':.' northeastArizor'a. They alsq have 'posted a

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surname index of Hispanic New Mexicanson their web site.

The Special Collections Library is located 'at423 Central NE (at Edith) and is openTuesdays - Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00p.m. The telephone is 848-1376. The Libraryis wheelchair accessible. In addition togenealogical materials, Special Collectionshouses a collection of New Mexico researchresources and the Center"for the Book, ahands-on education center where childrenfrom fourth and fifth grade classes learnabout the .history of books, writing and

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printing. For additional information aboutthe Center for.the Book, call Jeff Bantly at768-5115.

*(Raphael Cristy is the Public Information'Officer of the Cultural & RecreationalServices Department of the City ofAlbuquerque. I am Head of Main Library,Albuquerque/Bernalillo County LibrarySystem. If you want to download a picture ofthe building, there is one on the AlBCLS·website.) .

NMLA joined the MPLA this year and I have been appointed as the NMLA representative·to the MPLA. '1 will be attending my first meeting in Big Sky, Montana June 13 - 16. If there isany information you would likeme to relay to them concerning libraries in NM, please let me know(cgreen2224@aol.com). I will be attending meetings quarterly and writing articles for theirnewsletter, so let me know anytime there is something of interest for publication. I will beincluding in the our newsletter .information from their organization.

I am looking forward to our association with MPLA. I believe that it will benefit our stateand our organization.

Charlene Greenwood

University of Arizona

Despite rumors to the contrary, the University of Arizona's School of Information Resources andLibrary Science (SIRLS) is currently ALA accr.edited. Last fall the ALA's on~site accreditation teamvisited the campus and issued a report stating that the SIRLS program met all six ALA standardsfor reaccredidation. However, in February 1999 the ALA's Committee on Accreditation (COA)unexpectedly voted to deny reaccredidation to SIRLS.

SIRLS has made ·an appeal of this deCision with the complete support of the University and willretain accreditation during t\:1is time. University President Peter Likins and the UniversityAttorney's Office are involved with the appeal.

In the event that the appeal is not successful, the Maste(of Arts program will remain accreditedfor eighteen months following the decision. For more information abouUhe appeals process, visitALA's Office of Accreditation's guidelines page at http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oa/appeal.html

The S'chool ha~set up a web site to track the process. It'can be found athttp://www.sir.arizona.edu/school/alacoa.html. Should you need additional information, pleasecontact SIRLS at (520) 621-3565 or e-mail usatsir)s@u.arizona.edu..

Judith Becker, Acting Director SIRLS

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$i~ce·the fir~t, FORO in1 ~89; this' ', conference has been held in theU:S. and'Mexico in alterhating years. 'In2000,the ,FORO will be held in New Mexico for the 'firsf time, with 'Albuquerque serving as the: " "',conference'site. ' CETYS MexicaliCampus" , ' .. ',

, , hosted FORO IX, with assistance from San, QiegoState University (SDSU): Cecilia ",,'

Aviles of CETYS w;3.s conference chair; withCecilia Puerto ,ofSDSU'seiving'as,U:S: '

, coordinator: A lively plar,hing'sessior\fdr ,, , FORO X took place at the' end,of FORO 'IX,

w)1er'e chairs of past fOROs PClssed 9n theirvaluable advic~tonext year's planning"committee. ,TheriEilxt FORO will take placeMarch 23 -,25, 2000, and will be hosted by"the University of New Mexico in

, Albuquerque'. Conference chairs are :'Elizabeth Steinhagen,and Jan Dodson

, ,Barnhart of the UNry1 Library'. Formore', ', i~formation; see http://www.uhm.edu/-'fqrol.

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,Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia ,e, Informatica' (INEGI) discussed thestafistics

,,' colles:tedand distributed by his:agency,: " .. ,"while Lynne Reasoner6tJhe Uf)iversity of. '

" California-Riverside presented, informatiQn "ot:l.finding U~S. ,and California government;i"n,formation' l,Ising that university's InfoMine,web in.dex~ Other programsincl~aeda'panel of library educators from the.G..S.:'

, Canada,and Mexico discus~ing trends in'Iibrary,education. I.ndividual pr()grcH)ls,

targeted interests as diverse as prison'libraries, 'storytelling for children, and.

,b~nchrTlarking in libraries. Two, New',MeXicans served as presenters. Verla'

" 'Peterson of the Thomasi?ranigari Memorial "'Libraryin LasCru'ces presented:an' ,,',

" , evaluatiol} of the continuinglLLprogra'm,deyeloped by FORO attendees,:ancfJulie'Schneider of Silver Cit~'s InterhetiiisphericResoorce Center discussed netWorking ," ,

, between non-gov~rnmentalorganjzations ",'and libraries: Siniultaneol.:ls tran~lati()n to,English or ,Spanish w?s,provided'for all'

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,FORO IX, the9thTransb6rderLib~ary ,,' ';Forouni,washeld March 4' - 6 in Mexicali, ''Saja"CC;ilifornia, Mexico. Thecbilference '

" sessions were held at the Centro de, '" Ensenanza Tecnica y. Superior (CETYS) .'

MexicaliCampus, and participants staYed at,th~ Araiza Inn Mexicaliandseve'ral other,hotel~ nearby. ' As always, FORO., "

" participants enjoyed thechance to meettheir colleagues' from across the border;

. renewingoid friendships arid startfng· new 'ones. ,Over 100 librarians from Mexico, .

'Canada, the U.S;, Spain, gnd Nicaragug. ' ,,were in 'attendimce, includihg ,at least eight. ~,

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JulieSchneiqer of the lriterhemisphericResource Center (Silver City,N,M.)commented:that'''it's always n(ce to kno~that.our collea'gues are facing the same,,'problems, and to better'define .our uniq~e

, 'bordeririforrnation,needs." The first Cf;3.Y's,' ', keynq,te speakers included Eiizabeth' ',. ' 'Martinez' of the Uniyersity of C,alifornia 'c,Los,Angeles and Estela Morales of the ' . "Universidad Nacional Auton'oma dervlexico! "

,,' (UNAM). B6th discussed Ilowlibrariaris can'lead the way to the borderless future 'of:'

,inf.ormation. The 'second day's keynote Ify'as ,: '.,a w6nderfu,l presentation by local writer, , ,David Martin del Campo, who discussedmany types of borders that we all'face andhow we handle them. ' ,

,'librarians from Mexico, the United'States,.'and Canadaalso,conducted awidevarietyof indiv.idual programs. Generally, librariaqsfrom each country were matched up tq ,del,iver, presentations together;, For'example, Judith Krug of ALA'~ Office forIntellectLial Freedom presented a session.abouUhe U.$:Communications Decency,Act and, <>,therrecent attempts to legislate ,',

, , contentonlhelnternet, followed by Elda :"'G'uerrero of theCemro de Investigacion yDocencia Economicasdiscussinginternational implications of copyright for'electronic Information. ,In anotner session,Ramon Mon,cada Romero'of the:.1 nstituto '

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Post Conference Special Interest Group Reports

Youth Services SIGRogers Barde

Youth Services SIG met with 29 present, Patricia Froehlich presiding. The agenda waspresented and the meeting began with greetings from Ben Wakashige, State Librarian. Hedescribed several State Library initiatives of great interest to those who provide library services toyouth. .

1. The UMI Proquest database, the beginning of a variety of databases statewide.2. NM Task Force on School libraries, newly constituted, to begin its work with a needsassessment and which should have a long-range effect on school libraries.3. Increase in the budget of the Roadrunner reading program by $5000.4. NM TaskForce on electronic resources will look at long range planning in relation toelectronic resources, and discuss what should we add and who will be responsible.5. The State Library will be involved in long range planning of all kinds of libraries.

A. CHANGES IN YOUTH SERVICES SIG GOALS:

1. Advocate, encourage, and support children's services around the state, regardless of libraryformat.2. Continue communication among all those who work with children.3. Support and encourage workshops, presentations, and discussions at NMLA and otherconferences.4. Promote continuing education opportunities.

B. I. INCLUDE A REPRESENTATIVE TO BATTLE OF THE BOOKS PROGRAM AND LAND OFENCHANTMENT BOOK AWARD IN THE YOUTH SERVICES SIG.

Charlotte Dombrowski reported on the Battle of the Books, and made a case for its need of anumbrella organization. Presently the program is funded by donations and sponsored by NMLAand the NM Library Foundation. Tip Spain-Vandewart agreed that Land of Enchantment BookAward would benefit from being under the Youth Services SIG as well. It is sponsored by NMLAand the New Mexico International Reading Association.

C. The following officers agreed to serve: Treasurer, Judy Hulsey; Conference Site andLuncheon Chair (2000), Sandra Gonzales; Recorder/Reporter, Rogers Barde; Membershipcoordinator, JUdy Hulsey and Rogers Barde; AASL and School Library Rep, Tip Spain­Vandewart; Public Library Rep, Lora Harlan; Advocacy for Libraries Rep, Claire Odenheim andRogers Barde; Coordinator/Liaison, Patricia Froehlich assisted by Kathleen Jones; NMLYSDiscussion List Coordinator, Patricia Froehlich. We still need someone to be Battle of the BooksRep and Land of Enchantment Award Rep, 'Several names were proposed for consideration.

. REPORTS:1. Dr, Kitty Sherlock from the NM State Department of Education presented the list of members

of the new task force on School Libraries, and spoke about the need for better training andprofessional development for school librarians. A needs assessment is being sent to allschools in September with phone calls (funded by the State Library) to follow up. The draft ofthe assessment will be coming out in June. She reported that the State Board of Educationwas meeting on April 30th to act on the proposed competencies for certification of schoollibrarians based on AASL competencies. These proposed competencies will become thelicensure base. Kitty also presented a list of what is looked at in libraries when the State

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2. :Clai~e Odenheim and Rogers Barde reported 'on ~ecent progress"in having library programs'presented at other professional confere,rices in New Mexico. ,Dotty,pfeiffer presented at theNM Middle School AssociationApril29~30 and Claire Odenheim is on th~ program fqrtheNMCoaJitiOri ofSchool Aqministrators Conferenceinthe summer. Claire andRogers,are ' ,,,"'seeking preseritersand ideas for many conferences including ,NM Council for the SO,Cial.

,:Studies,NM Council for the Teachers of English, NMAssociatiori of Elementary School' ,. I?rincipals,and NM School Boards Assoc. The budget includes ,$3~'0 to reimburse threepre~en~e'rs at conferences to help'with their expenses.' '.' '. ' .

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Northern Ne,w Mexico Youth Services Rourkl Table (NNMVSRT)Lori~nyde,r and \/aundaNelson, liaisonstq,the NMLA Board

The purposed this group .is to meet three times a year ,to share information andideas,in.the field,,'of Youth.Services., ' " , '

The spring meeting was held in May 1998..13.t the Mesa'Public Library in Los Alamos: Liz'Laemmle.'and the children's staff of Mesa Public Library hosted the event. The topics <;liscuss'edwere library'policies regarding unattended children, in the'lib:rary, Internet policies for children use, and youth: .volunteers in the library. Attendees shared theirlibrary~~ policies"if they hadon,e.There were':'"many different perspectives shared as the group represents yerysmall to very large Iiprary ,

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The fall meeting was held at the new state library facility on 'September 18; 199fr Patricia'Froehlich 'hqsted the meeting. Virginia Matthewl?, coordit;lator of t~e Viburnum Fami!yLiter,acyProject, a program of the ~ibrary of Congress Center for the Book, was the guest sp~aker'. Ms.Matthews discussed libra,yadvocacy and family literacy programs in public libraries (forr:ningpartnerships, getting started, etc.). Attendees were taken on an extensive ,tour of the new statelibrary facility.

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The winter meeting was heid at the Cherry Hills branc'h iri Albuquerque on Janu'ary 22, 1999.Marge ,Pool,.children'slibrarian-, hosted the group. The topic was summer reading:andlibraryprograms: purposes and benefits. Ways, of measuring success and visibility of these programs , .were discussed. The concept 'of the "Roadrunner Reading Club" was' introduced,'The group, brokeinto smaller groups to create a program idea for "Creature Featute".ldeas were collected for '

'inclusion in the summer reading program manual. Three performers, Markie Scholz, Sarah" , 'Malone, and LetiCia Pizzino; available for summer reading programs,preserifedtheir storytelling.technique,s. The Albuquerque B,iopark sent a guest speaker to let the group know what·pro:grams .they had avail~ble,for summer reading programs:' :" ,. '

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Local & Regional History SIGPeter B.lves, liaison to the NMLA Board

The speaker at the 1998 Annual Conference in Albuquerque was Howard Bryan, a popularhistorian and former newspaperman. His talk was entitled "Tales of Old Albuquerque," which wasa series of stories about various memorable personalities from the turn-of-the-century. It waswell-attended and favorably received. There was a serendipitous tie-in with his new book,Incredible Elfego Baca: Good Man, Bad Man of the Old West, which he signed at the Clear LightPress booth later in the day.

At the 1999 Annual Conference in Carlsbad, the Local & Regional History SIG had a panelpresentation on "Documenting Southeastern New Mexico History: New Approaches". Featuredspeakers were Austin Hoover, NMSU Archivist, Ann Massmann, UNM SW Studies Librarian, andFrank Sanchez, Rosweil community organizer. Again, the program was very well attended andfavorably received.

Public Libraries SIGNancy Osterberg, liaison to the NMLA Board

The Public Libraries SIG presented a program at the NMLAlSWRLLS October 1998 conference·in Taos entitled "Storytelling, A Different Approach". At the 1999 annual conference in Carlsbad,the Public Libraries SIG sponsored a panel discussion on Regional Libraries, and participated ina discussion on House Bill 15 with the Municipal Librarians Association, a section of the NewMexico Municipal League.

Members present voted to request approval from the NMLA Board to continue the PublicLibraries SIG into the upcoming year. Nancy Osterberg will continue as chair. Plans for theupcoming year include:

Presentation of a program at the mini-conferenceRequesting information from New Mexico public libraries on

program suggestions, questions, and commentsPresenting a luncheon program at the 2000 NMLA annual conference in Taos,

and inviting participation from the Municipal Librarians Association.

White House Conference SIGBetty Long and Susie Sonflieth, liaisons to the NMLA Board

Betty Long attended the 1998 WhiteHouse Conference on Library and Information ServicesTaskforce annual meeting in Phoenix in August 1998. At that meeting the Taskforce did decide tocontinue work toward another national forum for libraries, and members of the Taskforce havebeen attending meetings and communicating with groups such as NCLlS, ALA, and COSLAconcerning this. There should be an update on the progress soon, since the 1999 Taskforcemeeting, attended by Betty Long, took place April 30 - May 2, 1999 in Washington D.C.

There were other reports distributed to Taskforce members at the 1998 Annual Meeting,including:

Update on Congressional Actions (which affect libraries) as of the end of July1998Timeline of planning actions for the two preceding White House ConferencesSeventh Annual Report from the States (New Mexico is in Region V)

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If any NMLA members are~ interestediri,any ~f these reports,,'Uley niay'c6ntact either. of-the NewMexico Taskforce delegates, Susie Sonflieth (Santa Fe Public Library) or Betty Long (RosweliPublic~ibra~y) for a copy. :

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WHCLIST nO\l\l has a website to keep people updated on th~ planningprocess,<a~~ualrne~tings,and the latest resolutions. It is: www.whclistsailorsite.net " '

The 2000, WHCLIST annual meeting will be in Omaha, NE, at th~ Ramada Inn, October·25~28.

, Nominations ,and ElectIons Committ~eEllanie Sampson; Chair

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the Nominations and Elections,Committee (EllanieSamp~ori, Mary Pat Kraemer, <;lnd M~rilyn"Reeves) is looking ,for afew good people who would be wflling to serve NMLA in the followingcap~aciti.es: ' '.,'

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Vice: President (w,ould:m~veup automatically 'to President) ."Secretary (2~year term) , , ,Member atLarge (3 Memb~rsat Large, 1-year terms at present) "

;; you are'iriteres~ed,"orbelieve a'collea~ue might beinterested,:p'leas~ ~~Ii, write or'e-rilail'orie ofthe, c,ommittee.The NMLA Direetorythas all'pertfnent contactinformatiol") except for e"mail:" "

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Becoming~nofficer of NMLA is an ex~iting E;lxperience and really gets you, involved in the realinner working of the 9rganization. You travel to many places in N.ew Mexico to attend board .

, meetings;you'assist your fellow board members in planning NMLAactivities, conferences, andboard retreats; you meet lots of interesting and active people,' and you ma~ea lot of friends'. Getinvolved! Runf9r an office! E-mail the, NomCorrimembers:today! '

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l The New Me~ico Preservation Alliance wqrks to identify and address library and archivespreservation and conservation needs throughout the state of. New Me~ic·o. 1998-1999 NMPAmeetings were held August5 and February 3. Tom Clareson, AMIGOSpn3servationserVicemariager,att'ende,d the August meeting. Ann Massmann and Cheryl Wilson contillued as CO"",chairs. The next meeting of the NMPA will be on Wednesday, July 14, at 10:30 a:m. in Socorro.

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Ann Massmann prepared and submitted a proposal to the New Mexico 'State L,.ibrary and the,StateHecords Center and Archives requesting funding for an !'Emergency Prep<;lredness 'and'Recovery" workshop. Both agencies provided $500 for the'workshop held in Santa Fe October 8 ,and 9,1998', with twenty-five partiCipants representing libraries and archives from throughout the

'state. The registration fee forthe workshop was $25.00, a substantial reduction fromthe usual, $180.00for anAMIGOS two-day, hands-on workshop. Tom Clareson, AMIGOSPreservation' '

Service; was the presenter. Ann Massmann prepared a proposal submitted to the New Mexico'Historic Records Advisory Board in February 1999 'requesting funding for "Holdings Maintenance", workshops ~o train staff 'to better care for a wide range of materials intheir collections. The .

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NMHRAB funded the proposal and workshops will be held in Silver City, Roswell, Santa Fe, andFarmington from mid-September through mid-October 1999. The AMIGOS Preservation staff willteac~ one-day workshops. The registration fee for the workshops will be $20.00. The NMHRABalso funded three "Basic of Preservation" workshops for organizations receiving NHPRC funding.The workshop presenters, Judy Murphy and Kathlene Ferris, are NMPA members. SandraJaramillo is coordinating the workshops to be held in Albuquerque on May 13-14, Las Cruces inlate September, and in Las Vegas later in the year.

CALL FOR PROPOSALSNMLA Annual Conference

Taos, NM April 26-29, 2000

Send thoughts, ideas, suggestions,(even actual proposals!) to:

Patricia FroehlichNew Mexico State Library1209 Camino Carlos Rey,Santa Fe, NM 87505patricia@stlib.state.nm.us(505)476-9723 fax(505)476-9721

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Laurie MacraeTaos Public Library402 Camino de la PlacitaTaos, NM 87571laurimac@laplaza.org

Celebrating theCoyote

a memoir by

BARBARA WATERS0-9659521-5-0 • $20.00 • Cloth0-9659521-4-2· $16.00· Paper

"...[a] moving memoir .... BarbaraWaters shares insights that will go straight

to the heart of any reader."-Bookman News

A moving saga of a woman's liftingherself step by step from the canyonof her grief following the death ofher gifted and spiritually powerfulhusband, the writer Frank Waters.

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NETWORK WITH SCHOOL"LIBRARIANSJOIN NEw MEXICO LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

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The New Mexico Library Associationinvites all schoQllibrarians to becomemembers of the Association. Manyschool librarians are active membersand participate iIi annual meetings,mini-conferences, the nmla listserv,and receive the bimonthly newsletter.Membership offers you the opportunity.to network with other school librariansaround the state. You can representschool library interests on NMLAcommittees working on awards,scholarships, continuing educationprograms,. membership, and publicrelations:NMLA has. several interest groupswhich provide programs.andinformation valuable to schoollibrarians. The Northern New Mexico

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Youth Services.Round Table and theYouth Services Interest Group addressK-12 topics, including books,maximizing diversity, and services tostudents. At the 1999 NMLA .conference' in Carlsbad, Barbara.

· Robinson (Land of Enchantment BookAward winner) we;ts the luncheonspeaker. Other programs of interest to

· school librarians were: ."I am Phoenix: The Children's

Literature Association Phoenix, Award'"

"Libros para Ninos" ."Using the New Mexico Media

Literacy Proje~t's New CD-ROMResource"

"Bias and its Effect on Humans"."Spanish in Libraries""The New Information ~ower for

School Librarians.".Learn more about new electronic

· resources by visiting the vendorexhibits at NMLA. At the 1999

· conference over fifty vendors qisplayed .· new technologies and new books.

Information was available on UMI'sProquest, AMIGQS First Search, andEBSCOhost. These systems (and .many similar ones) are being used in. :.

.' school, public, and academic libraries.Find out more about gov.emment .

. documents, Native Ameriqm libraries,preservation of libraJ;y materials, andlocal and regional histories. Each ofthese areas has a "Special InterestGroup" offeringprograms and newsthroughout the year. Contacts,camaraderie, and cooperation arethree 'of the "C"s offered by NMLA.Libraries are the heart of the school, theuniversity, and the community. Fill outthe application form available on the'NMLA website.

Visit the NMLA web site at http://lib.nmsu.eddAImlal Join the Iistserv:' nmla@nmsu.edu

nmla newsletter contributions sought

The NMLA newsletter seeks news articles, ideas, interest groups, research; updates, etc. Thedeadline for the June/July 1999 issue is July 14, 1999. That issue should arrive in yourmailboxes by mid-June.Send submissions to Jackie Shane (UNM) at jshane@unm.edu ; phone 505/277-5327.Electronic submissions (e-mail or disk) in Word or ascii are preferred. The editor reserves theright to edit contributions.

Future newsletter deadlines are:

July 14November 10March 8

September 15January 26, 2000May 10

New Mexico Library Association Newsletter

The New Mexico Library Association Newsletter (ISSN 0893-2956) is published six times a year(February, April, June, August, October, and December) Submissions can be sent via e-mail(preferred), on disk, or printed (double spaced). Electronic format is highly preferred.

Send Newsletter submissions to:

Jackie Shane, Newsletter EditorCentennial Science and EngineeringLibraryUniversity of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM 87131-1466

. e-mail: jshane@unm.edufax: 505/277-0702phone: 505/277-5327

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