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I!"#$%:Partnering in our Community20,000 Book Shelf Books!Behind the Card Catalog
F&'' B(() S&'%Saturday, November 2
10 am to 5 pm
Sunday, November 31 pm to 5 pm
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(Renew your membership or join the Friends!)
Friday, November 15:30 pm to 7 pm
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Sign-up sheet available at the Reference Desk or email
Lesley Wilson at [email protected]
The Friends of the Issaquah Library
Newsletter
Fall/Winter 2013Vol. 15, No. 2
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT: How do Coordinator Ann Fletcher and her team of volunteers at Book Shelf make a di0erence? One book and one child at a time … and those books add up! This month, in its ninth year of providing services to the community, Book Shelf will distribute its 20,000th book. Now that is a milestone!
Started with a matching grant from King County, Book Shelf is fully fund-ed by the Friends of the Issaquah library as part of our e0ort to promote literacy and educational outreach in the Issaquah community. Book Shelf is located at and works in concert with the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank providing books to underprivileged children of all ages. Children are encouraged to select one book per week to enable them to start their own book shelf at home. Ann’s team also provides information about library programs and services to families who might not otherwise have the information readily available. You can learn more about Book Shelf by visiting us on the web at www.issy-friends.org or by reading Ann’s update inside this issue. If you are interested in supporting this project, Ann always welcomes new vol-unteers. Congratulations to Ann and her entire team – that is a lot of books!
On another note, we have a new Webmaster. Bill Frisinger has just complet-ed updating and relinking the website. All content is current, including past issues of the newsletter. We look forward to working with Bill in the future as this project evolves. Thanks Bill for volunteering to help.
Library programs, community events, Book Shelf, (and more!) are made possible by membership donations, book sale revenues, and volunteers who provide their time and organizational skills to make our events successful. Your membership and your participation matter. Many members not only give their valuable time, but make us part of their annual giving as well. All e0orts are deeply appreciated – especially by those kids.
This year, the Fall book sale is the weekend of November 2nd/3rd. Come down to the library Friday evening, Nov. 1st, for the Friends only sale from 5:30 - 7:00 pm and peruse the stacks before the public sale starts on Satur-day. You have to be a current member to buy books on Friday evening, but you can renew your Friends membership at the door. Bring a friend! We’ll be happy to sign them up as well!
I always welcome emails and communication. Please drop a line to [email protected] if you have any thoughts. I will see you at the library!
Dave
S/&11#!2 2.0 3N%4 F&5%" &!$ N%4 R%"6(!"#+#'#/#%"7By PhilisAnn Bodle, Librarian Services ManagerOne of these days, you will not see an article in this newsletter about library sta8ng changes; this is not that day. This issue, we say farewell to Robbin Gaebler, and welcome to Amanda Hirst.
So first, the sad news: for the past 7 or 8 years, Robbin Gaebler was the site manager of the Samma-mish Library, and she occasionally spent time in the Issaquah Library as well. When we moved to a new sta8ng model this year, Robbin took on the role of Librarian Services Manager for both build-ings– guiding the librarians through the change as their direct supervisor. In July, Robbin accepted a position as a Supervising Manager with the Scottsdale, AZ, library system, and she was thrilled to move back to the sunshine and warmth of the southwest. The last time anyone spoke with her, she was picking out art for her new o8ce, and sounding as though the move was shaping up to be a good one.
In happier news, PhilisAnn Bodle smoothly stepped into the Librarian Services Manager role, and the library is excited to have Amanda Hirst coming on board as the new Supervising Librarian. Amanda has worked in libraries for 14 years. She started at her hometown library in Cincinnati, Ohio as a Library Assistant and later moved with her husband to the Pacific Northwest to pursue her MLIS at the University of Washington while working as a Page at the Redmond Library. Upon graduation, she moved to Phoenix, AZ and worked for the Maricopa County and then the Phoenix Public Library Systems. Deciding that it
was just too hot to live in Arizona, she relocated back to Seattle where she was hired again at KCLS as the Redmond Library’s Teen Services Librarian. She has worked there for past eight years.
Outside of work, she and her husband mostly enjoy out-door activities. During the fall she trains for the Seattle Half Marathon and this will be her second year completing the race. In between activities, she enjoys reading, watch-ing movies, and slavishly attending to her two cats.
The way the sta8ng complement keeps changing around here, there will undoubtedly be new faces to introduce next time. For now, as always, stop into the library if you have a chance, and say hello.
!e Newsletter is a publication of the Friends of the Issaquah Library, a
501(c)(3) organization.
Membership forms are available in the lobby.
E-mail: [email protected]
I""#$%#& F'()*+" B,#'+: Dave Wettstein, President Vee Fletcher, Vice President Karlen Trucke, Treasurer Lesley Wilson, Secretary
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P&,/!%,#!2 #! (., C(**.!#/-By PhilisAnn Bodle, Librarian Services ManagerThis summer and fall, the Issaquah Library has had a wonderful opportunity to engage in the local commu-nity in a unique way. The library sta0 was aware that the Downtown Issaquah Association (DIA) is working toward becoming a “Main Street – Washington” a8li-ated community, so we approached their board to see if we could help. The Association intended to gather in-
formation about what the public would like to see and experience when they are in the downtown area. Information gathering – that’s what libraries do best!
Tackling the theme, “Issaquah: Past, Present, Future,” the library and DIA have partnered to get people thinking about downtown Issaquah. The partners decided to showcase Issaquah’s past vi-sually. The Issaquah Historical Society gave KCLS the rights to use photos from their archives, and we chose 4 of them to highlight as part of the library’s Digital Display informational unit.
The “Present” and “Future” aspects of the project are covered by an online Dialogue and a printed survey – both formats seeking input about what brings people into the downtown Issaquah area, and what they might like to see downtown in the future.
Check out http://convey.dialogue-app.com/Iss to join the fol-lowing conversation, “Do you live, work, go to school or shop in Issaquah? How can Downtown Issaquah meet your needs? We want to hear from you!” Registered participants on the Dialogue page may post comments as often as they like and they may read, review, and rate other participants’ sugges-tions. The highest rated ideas rise to the top of a tag list.
Surveys that expand on the question of why people come to Downtown Issaquah and what would keep them coming back are available in the library and at a number of locations in the downtown area and a list is available on the Dialogue page.
This conversation is a part of Convey, an initiative of the King County Library System, designed to foster civic engagement in person, online and in the community. Input will be collected through early December, and all findings from the online Dialogue app (being hosted by KCLS) and the written comments will be provided, anonymously and unedited, to the DIA and all other interested individuals, civic groups, and organizations. Thank you for taking an opportunity to share your thoughts.
L#+,&,- 2 G( U6$&/%By Karla Anderson, Reference Librarian
We had an active summer with Library 2 Go. Our visits to the Issaquah Farmer’s Market drew over 100 guests each time, and we continued to stop at the Issaquah Food Bank through September. Library users and new
patrons alike were excited to come on board and take advantage of the books, CDs, and DVDs that we had to o0er. Additionally, this is the second year our cluster has attended Camp Terry, located in Preston, which is a YMCA youth camp. During the three summer months, our Issaquah/Sammamish cluster circulated 683 items! We are expanding our service and adding new sites this fall, which will allow us to reach even more patrons.
B&!!%$ B(()" W%%) &/ I""&9.&: L#+,&,-By Ann Crewdson, Children’s Specialist
September 22nd -28th was Banned Books Week, and Issaquah Library put a spotlight on banned books in the Children’s area by displaying books for checkout and by giving away free bookmarks. Over the years, titles like “Brown Bear, Brown Bear” by Bill Martin Jr., “Where’s Waldo” by Hansford, “Little Black Sambo” by Bannerman and “Guess What?” by Mem Fox, have all come under the censor’s radar as books marked for deletion. The books pictured here were challenged or removed throughout the United States for reasons cited including political opposition or religious beliefs. According to ALA’s O8ce of Intellectual Freedom, there have been 5,099 reported challenges in the last decade. Thanks to all the librarians who believe in intellectual freedom and who fight for the First Amendment - we make sure that our patrons have the right to read, view, listen to, and disseminate constitutionally protected ideas, right inside the library.
H#2:'#2:/" 1,(* T%%! S%,;#5%"By Jessica McClinton López, Librarian, Teen Services
As part of KCLS Series of Stories and Songs, we hosted artist Amaranta Ibarrafor a Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) program for teens in the library. Originating in Mexico, Día de los Muertos is a sacred holiday celebrated on November 1st and 2nd that honors and celebrates those who have passed away. Amaranta brought in skulls made from sugar (known as calavaritas) and the teens decorated
the skulls with sequins, glitter, paint, and feathers. Teens were very creative in decorating their skulls. See their handiwork below! Teens also learned a little about the history behind Día de los Muertos and about the celebrated Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. As a part of the KCLS series, Life After High School, we also welcomed Katie Conrad Moore from Collegewise and her pro-gram, College Admissions 101. A great turnout of 20 parents and students learned details about exactly what colleges are really looking for. Thank you to the Issaquah Friends of the Library for hosting Ms. Ibarra and the Sugar Skull program and Katie Conrad Moore from Collegewise!
A$.'/ B(() C'.+ C(*#!2 A//,&5/#(!"By Karla Anderson, Reference Librarian
Our long-standing book group at the Issaquah Library met once this summer to discuss Paula McClain’s novel, The Paris Wife, and other literary gems that the twenty-four attendees had been reading. In September, we had a lively evening for the fall kick-o0 meeting as we examined Susan Vreeland’s Clary and Mr. Ti0any.U65(*#!2 *%%/#!2" &,% &" 1(''(4":
November 25th at 6:30pm Astray, by Emma Donoghue Powerful, honest, and deeply moving, Booker Prize finalist Donoghue explores the un-likely twists and turns of life in this collection of stories. She transports the reader from the Victorian era, to the Civil War, the Yukon Gold rush, and beyond, each tale bringing keen insight into the depths of the human heart.
December 16th at 6:30pm Lavinia, by Ursula Le Guin Recalling Virgil’s Aeneid, Le Guin creates a masterful tale of the founding of Rome told from the perspective of Lavinia, the princess of Latium. Destiny is set in motion when the oracles declare that Lavinia will marry a stranger from a distant shore, none other than the Trojan hero Aeneus. This work is a riveting and fully-realized vision of history from a woman’s perspective.
January 13th at 6:30pm A Land More Kind Than Home, by Wiley Cash Southerner Wiley Cash writes about his native North Carolina in this debut literary thriller that is at once stunning, graceful, and evocative. Smalltown secrets, the bonds of family and community, and a compelling mystery all converge to create an unforget-table reading experience.
February 10th at 6:30pm Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity, by Katherine Boo This New Yorker author and Pulitizer prize-winning writer spent three years in the squalor of the Annawadi slums, over 300 flimsy huts lurking in the shadows of decadent Mumbai hotels. It is an intelligent, yet shocking, glimpse into a world of corruption and desperation that will both enlighten and dismay.
March 10th at 6:30pmMy Antonia, by Willa Cather The Nebraska plain becomes home to Bohemian immigrants who have come to wres-tle the untamed land and make their living. Souls are laid bare as they struggle to sur-vive, but the pioneer spirit shines brightly in this gorgeously-written tale of grit and love that recalls a bygone era with depth, grace, and compassion.
B(() S:%'1 D#"/,#+./%" I/" 20,000/: B(()< L%/’" C%'%+,&/%<By Ann Fletcher ([email protected])
WOW! How did that happen? For the last nine years, over time and book-by-book, the Friends of the Issaquah Library have consistently provided books to families who use the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank.
Starting with King County Library Foundation matching funds, FOIL has committed funds every year for this community outreach literacy program. Volunteers purchase, process, and o0er a variety of appealing children’s books to Food and Clothing Bank clients. English, Spanish, and bilingual books are available for ages 0-18. Distribution volunteers encourage browsing and o0er help to find just the right book for each child to keep. Regular customers can build their own shelf of books to enjoy again and again.
Choosing the right book can take many forms. Sometimes children search through the bins to locate exactly what they want, and sometimes children and their parents decide together. Children who are at home or school are not left out; their parent or a sibling can find a book to bring home to them too.
All these individual selections added up to thousands and thousands of useful books for families in our community. Educational op-portunities and school success increased. Our surveys show that partic-ipants read and reread their books and pass them along to other family members and friends. They also participate more in library activities and utilize more of the library services.
This is something to celebrate, so celebrate we will! Special bookmarks will be distributed to all Book Shelf participants at the Food Bank on Monday, October 28 from 5-7 PM and on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, November 5-7, from 10 AM-12 Noon. Alumni of the Chil-dren’s Garden School will make bookmarks and
distribute them Monday evening. Volunteers will distribute other book-marks during the morning times.
Volunteers are still needed for the Tuesday and Thursday morning book-mark celebration and also for our final 2013 distribution the third week of November. Please contact Book Shelf Coordinator, Ann Fletcher, if you would like to help with that or if you would like to become involved in the 2014 Book Shelf Program.
I found these mysel!!
Let’s choose one together.
Searching for just the right ones
Happy with what I selected for both my children!
F(($ 1(, T:(.2:/: A P'&5% &/ /:% T&+'%By Mark Shields, Librarian
Some of you may know people who like food. If so, you may want to know about this year’s series: A Place at the Table; Inspiring Cooks. Nourishing Communities. From March till December the King County Library System is presenting a series of food related programs. Such events include author events, cooking demonstrations, and the promotion of healthy eating. Upcoming local events include All About Pie at the Issaquah library on Saturday, November 16 at 10:30am (please contact the library to register) and The Spice of Life at the Sammamish library on Wednesday, October 23 at 7pm. Also, PCC Natural Markets is presenting a series at your local libraries. Organic Food: Who, What, Why, Where and When will be at the Issaquah branch on Tuesday, November 12 at 7pm, Good Mood Food will be presented at the Sammamish library on Wednesday, November 13 at 7pm, and The Nutritional Benefits of Eating Seasonally will be at Issaquah on Tuesday, December 10 at 7pm. Many other programs are listed in the fan-cy brochure. If you can’t find the listings in print, you may find them online at http://www.kcls.org/cooks/.
Also, you’re invited to share your favorite recipes online and read many food blogs. If you can’t attend all of the cooking classes you can also learn new tricks by enrolling in Universal Class, one of many online resources at http://www.kcls.org/databases/. If you are more of a visual learner, you may watch films using Access Video educational movies and documentaries, also available online at http://www.kcls.org/downloads/.
The King County Library System is also participating in a food drive to support the hungry. People can deposit food for local food banks in the large white boxes located in the the lobbies of all branch libraries. You can participate by donating non-perishable food (no glass containers please). For a list of suggested items please peek inside the A Place at the Table brochure, online, or grab one of the free brown paper bags that contain the list of suggested items. As of Septem-ber, the public has donated over 17,479 pounds of food.
B%:#!$ /:% C&,$ C&/&'(2Ever wondered what’s behind the computers that we use every day to check out library materials? We did too, so we asked Lynette Hall, Operations Manager at the Library, to help us find out. Here, with help from Jennifer Simon Halai, Jessica Gomes, and Jed Mo8tt, are the answers to our ques-tions.
Where do libraries buy the software they use to check out books? Is it written just for the Issaquah library, or is it something that all libraries use?
The software KCLS uses to check-out books and other materials is a bit unusual. It is a soft-ware system that is “open-source” meaning that the software is freely available, but you have to develop the local expertise necessary to make it work well for you. The software system is called Evergreen, and lots of information is available about it on Google.
Where are the library computers located? The central computers that run the circulations system (checking books in and out, searching, etc.) are all located in the Issaquah Service Center and distributed to the libraries via a wide area network.
Why can’t we search for library books on Google? You actually can search for library books on Google—for instance Google “Where the red fern grows KCLS” and click on the first item in the Google returns. That will be direct access to a KCLS ebook for that title. You can’t do this for hard copy books in the KCLS catalog but likely will be able to in the not too distant future. Presently, the collection of hard-copy books is a closed collection and is not available title by title via Google. The software just isn’t that sophis-ticated yet.
Are there any library apps that I can run on my phone or tablet?Currently, KCLS cardholders can use the KCLS app to renew items, place holds, search the cat-alog, find upcoming events, and more. The KCLS app is available for both iOS and Android. A new and improved mobile experience is in development- stay tuned. Readers curious to see how many minutes they read in a day, month, or year can download the KCLS READometer on their iPhone or iPad to track their reading minutes. (Android version coming soon.) Apps are also available from our eBook vendors (e.g., OverDrive) and from language learning database services (e.g., Mango) to make using KCLS eBooks and language learning databases easy on phones and tablets.
Who selects the library databases? Databases are selected cooperatively by Selection and Virtual Library Services librarians, who are advised by members of a committee comprised of librarians from all three service specialties and from various community libraries.
Are there any plans to add new things that we will be able to do from home?
We’re in the process of launching a new website and catalog later this year. Both of these new online services will make it easier to access library resources and infor-mation at the library and from home, particularly on mobile devices. More details regarding these changes are coming soon.
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