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NCLS Open House ~ April 27, 2012
About 200 staff, trustees, volunteers, and friends of member
libraries attended the NCLS Open House on Friday, April 27th. We
were delighted that several Jefferson County Legislators also
attended. The grand door prize of a Kindle Touch was won by Joanne
Sheedy, a trustee from the Williamstown Library. Best Buy of
Watertown donated the Kindle Touch and the Arsenal Street
(Watertown) Dunkin’ Donuts donated 250 Munchkins, paper cups, and
99 cent coffee coupons for our guests.
Group tours were held every half hour and the Technical Services
Department had a grand display of re-purposed books created by
staff at the Flower Memorial Library. Our huge puppet collection
was on display in the board room as well as posters and take-away
information on the HeritageQuest Online and Universal Class
databases and the AskUs 24/7 virtual reference service. Our ‘BTOP
boys’, Matt and Branden, demonstrated Overdrive and various
e-reader devices in the computer lab and each department had a
poster on display that highlighted statistical achievements and
departmental information.
Thank you Best Buy and Dunkin’ Donuts for sponsoring our
event!
May 2012
In this issue…
Betty Maute tells us about her PLA national conference
experience
2012 NCLS Annual Meeting information
Henderson Free Library adds WOW!
Gouverneur Reading Room receives grants
Upcoming Events
"Censorship, like charity, should begin at home; but unlike
charity, it should end there." — Clare Booth Luce
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Public Library Association National Conference March 13 – 17,
2012
Philadelphia, PA By Betty Maute, Director, Fulton Public
Library
I have attended ALA (American Library Association) and MLA
(Medical Library Association) conferences earlier in my career
however this was my first PLA (Public Library Association)
conference. I have come away from conferences before with some
useful information, but this was the first time the conference was
focused on my library needs. Unfortunately my library could not
afford to pay my way, but I wanted to try PLA at least once. The
conference itself (no extra add-ons) cost less than one night in a
Philadelphia hotel (ouch)! Next time I will locate a roommate to
make it more affordable. There is so much going on at this
conference, I could not begin to cover everything. I will say it
was worth every penny! Check out the conference handouts at
http://www.placonference.org/programs or you can purchase the
recording of the entire conference at
http://www.associationarchives.com/SITES/pla for $179.00. The
conference was kicked off with an inspiring opening session, “A
Call to Action” by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., attorney and
environmental rights advocate. To see a video of his interview by
Nancy Pearl you can visit:
http://www.placonference.org/kennedyinterview .
The conference ended on a lighter note with Betty White on
Saturday, sorry I missed her! There were so many great sessions
offered, it was hard to choose. Here is a short list of those I
attended: Creative Funding: How to Afford the Services Your
Community Wants No Fear Management: Dealing with Difficult People,
Situations, and Conversations Commando Diplomacy: Building Skills
and Tolerance for Having Difficult Conversations Dancing with
Elephants: Leading Not Following during Tough Times Making Business
Intelligence Work for Libraries: How Patron Driven Customer
Research Will Improve the User Experience Can’t, Won’t, Don’t,
Couldn’t, Shouldn’t, Wouldn’t: Combating Negativity Nellies What
Public Libraries Can Do for Families Experiencing Homelessness Many
of the presenters were from large urban libraries, but they still
offered new ideas and shared experiences. I found it interesting
that the Director of the Free Library of Philadelphia stated that
40% of the residents do not have internet access in their homes! I
learned a lot, came home with new ideas, and lots of freebies. The
vendors were very generous and willing to take the time to answer
all questions. I started saving my spare change for the next PLA in
Indianapolis, March 11-15, 2014 because I will be there. Let me
know if you need a roommate!
Thank you, Betty, for sharing your experience with us!
http://www.placonference.org/programshttp://www.associationarchives.com/SITES/plahttp://www.placonference.org/kennedyinterview
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May
Patron Requests: ICICILL and Beyond! Tuesday, 5/8, NCLS,
9:30am-noon Friday, 5/11, NNYLN, 9:30am-noon
Creating and Maintaining Your Library’s Web Site Thursday, 5/10,
Lowville Free Library, 9:30am-3pm Wednesday, 5/16, Potsdam Public
Library, 9:30am-3pm Annual Report to the Community Tuesday, 5/15,
NCLS, 9:30am-noon Friday, 5/18, NNYLN, 9:30am-noon Publicizing Your
Library Using Social Media Tuesday, 5/22, NCLS, 9:30am-noon
Thursday, 5/31, NNYLN, 9:30am-noon
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Henderson Free Library Adds WOW to their library!
Mary Bidwell, Director of the Henderson Free Library, attended
the “Library Makeovers: Adding WOW to Your Library” workshop
presented by Dawn Vincent and Paulette Roes in March and
immediately took what she learned back to her library. Check out
these photos!
BEFORE AFTER
Nice Job, Mary!
June
Why Can’t We Be Friends? A Closer Look at Friends Groups
Tuesday, 6/5, NCLS, 6-8pm & VIDEOCONFERENCES at Potsdam and
Oswego Public Libraries
Tuesday, 6/12, WEBINAR, 6-8pm
Navigating the NCLS Web Thursday, 6/5, NCLS, 9:30-11:30am
Thursday, 6/14, WEBINAR, 9:30-11:30am Thursday, 6/21, WEBINAR,
6-8pm
Register for classes at www.nclsweb.org Under Continuing
Education Class Registration
Please create or log-in to your NCLS web site account first
Call Steve Gaines for assistance
Upcoming Workshops
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If your library has information to share in NCLS @ccess, Please
contact Amy Zuch at NCLS: 782-5540 or [email protected]
Automation Update Currently involved in some stage of the
automation process are Hay Memorial Library in Sackets Harbor,
Clifton Community Library in Cranberry Lake, the Hepburn Library of
Lisbon, and the Constableville Library . If your library is
interested in automation, please contact your Consultant.
2012 NCLS Annual Meeting Saturday, October 6th
Jefferson Community College 10am: Meeting and Trustee
Elections
12:30pm: Lunch 2pm: Director’s Organization and Trustee
Organization Meetings
At this year’s annual meeting, we will have Senator Hugh Farley
as our keynote speaker. Senator Farley, a Watertown native,
represents the 44th District in the Capital Region. Current Chair
of the recently created Senate Select Committee on Libraries,
Senator Farley is a long time library advocate. As Chairman of
the Senate
Subcommittee on Libraries, he sponsored virtually every piece of
major
library legislation from 1978 through 2008. During his tenure,
State aid to
libraries increased and new forms of library services, including
school library
systems and hospital library programs, were established.
Stay tuned for more information about the annual meeting on
October 6th!
Grants Awarded to Gouverneur Reading Room The Gouverneur Reading
Room received 79 children's fiction and non-fiction books thanks to
a grant from the Libri Foundation. They also received a $400 grant
from Stewart's to be used for Summer Reading Program incentives and
paperback books for their teen book discussion group.
Happy Spring!
