Index
- Registration open for March 16 All Directors meeting
- Member/Staff News
- Deerfield celebrates 25th Trivia Contest
- Media Mentors in Libraries
- NASA @ My Library project announced
- Continuing Education Calendar
Registration open for March 16 All Directors meeting
Registration is now open for the March 16, 2017, All Directors meeting, which will be held at DeForest Area Public Library. The agenda and more information, including a registration link, is available through the SCLS Calendar.
The afternoon session will feature a panel discussion to share information about how three SCLS member libraries are identifying community needs and then using that information. Panelists include:
- Kate Hull and Tim Powers, Fitchburg Public Library’s strategic planning process;
- Cindy Fesemyer, Columbus Public Library’s Root for Columbus project; and
- Sarah Lawton, Madison Public Library’s Tell Us process.
Following the panel discussion, we will host table talk discussions with the panelists & Jody Hoesly, the new SCLS Data Services Consultant. Participants will visit the tables of their choice, rotating at 13-minute intervals, to facilitate further questions and discussion (45 min.). The goal is to get more information and identify the first several steps libraries can take to use assessment tools in their respective communities.
Following the table talks there will be a brief full group discussion about how SCLS can help member public libraries assess community needs?
This afternoon panel presentation and discussions are eligible for 2.5 hours of CE credit
The final session of the day is intended to get those library funds pumping! This will be a presentation about the SCLS Foundation and the benefits of having a 501(c)(3). The content of this session will also be of interest to library trustees, and directors are encouraged to invite their trustees to this portion of the program. Presenters will include:
- Martha Van Pelt, SCLS
- Kristine Millard, Lodi
- Suzann Holland, Monroe
- Lindsey Ganz, Poynette
There will also be a presentation by First Business Bank Vice President Kevin Pomarnke, who will discuss the pros and cons of actively managed portfolios, certificates of deposit (CD) and money market accounts.
If you have questions about the schedule for the day, please contact Martha Van Pelt. SCLS director.
Ryan Claringbole (at right) has been named director of the Monona Public Library, and will begin his appointment on March 1, 2017. He has been the Technology Consultant with the Public Library Development Team at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction since 2014, and previously was the Overnight Supervisor at College Library at the UW-Madison in 2013-14. He began his library career as the Digital Services Librarian at the Chesapeake (VA) Public Library from 2010-13. Ryan holds a Masters of Library Science and History from the UW-Milwaukee.
Carrie Portz (at left) started as director of the Spring Green Community Library on Feb. 1, 2017. She was the Library Director of the Barneveld Public Library since 2010, following a career as a nursery plant grower and office manager at a Madison area landscaping company. Carrie is also pursuing a Masters degree at the School of Library and Information Studies at UW-Madison.
Tamara Ramski (right) is the new SCLS Digitization Specialist, and she will work with libraries interested in digitizing portions of their collections. This is an LSTA-funded position, and her initial responsibility will be to create documentation and work with the libraries that registered for the initial phase of the grant. She will help libraries with best practices, creating meta-data, and provide equipment training. In the future she will identify other libraries interested in starting digitization projects. Tamara earned an MLS from Wayne State University, Detroit, in 2014, and most recently worked as a special projects library assistant at Bok Tower and Gardens in Lake Wales Florida. In that position she worked with the collections manager to achieve the goals of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Cataloging Hidden Special Collections and Archives grant funded project “Cataloging the Vertical Files of the Anton Brees Carillon Library.”
The February issue of WSLL @ Your Service is now online. As always, your comments are welcome. Please direct them to the editor, Kristina Martinez.
Deerfield celebrates 25th Trivia Contest
This is Deerfield Public Library and the Friends of Deerfield Public Library's 25th Team Trivia Contest! On Feb. 25, 2017, they will be celebrating 25 years of this amazing contest that is the Friends biggest fundraiser of the year.
Not only will there be amazingly challenging trivia questions to answer, but also raffle tickets to buy for goodies, along with good food, good drinks and good music for the evening.
It all starts at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6pm) at Doubledays in Cottage Grove. You can sign up at www.deerfieldpubliclibrary.org/events/trivia.html.
The movie questions for 2017 will be based on the movie “Glengarry Glen Ross.” Get ready to trivia!
In order to fully support literacy for families, librarians need to consider digital, as well as print, literacy. Media mentors help parents and caregivers navigate digital resources to strengthen learning and create meaningful experiences. In this role, youth services staff can guide families to develop healthy media habits that will benefit them far into the future.
The iSchool at UW-Madison is offering a five-week, online professional development class on Media Mentorship starting March 27, 2017.
Course Topics in Media Mentorship include:
- Defining Media Mentorship and Family Engagement
- Making the Case for Media Mentorship in the Library
- 3 Ways to be a Media Mentor for Children and Families
- Evaluating and Finding High Quality Digital Media for Children
- Partnering and Collaborating In and Out of Libraryland: PLNs
The class is taught by Claudia Haines, co-author of Becoming a Media Mentor: A Guide for Working with Children and Families. Learn more about the book and media mentorship at www.ala.org/alsc/mediamentorship
Questions? Contact Anna Palmer at 608-263-4452.
NASA @ My Library project announced
Public libraries are invited to apply for NASA @ My Library, a STEM educational initiative that will increase and enhance STEM learning opportunities for libraries across the nation, including geographic areas and populations currently underserved in STEM education.
Seventy-five U.S. public libraries will be selected through a competitive application process to become
NASA@ My Library Partners and participate in the 18-month project (Phase 1), with the opportunity to extend for an additional two-year period (Phase 2). Applications must be submitted by March 22, 2017.
The project is offered by the National Center for Interactive Learning (NCIL) at the Space Science Institute (SSI) in partnership with the ALA Public Programs Office, the Pacific Science Center, Cornerstones of Science, and the Education Development Center. Funding comes from NASA’s Science Mission Directorate.
As part of Phase 1, NASA @ my library partners will receive:
- two NASA STEM Facilitation Kits (total value: $750) designed for use in hands-on STEM programming facilitated by library staff or outside groups;
- a tablet computer, pre-loaded with how-to videos, apps, educational games and visualizations relevant to the kit materials;
- a $500 programming stipend;
- participation for one library staff member in a required two-day orientation workshop in Denver in February/March 2018;
- an $800 stipend for travel costs for the orientation workshop; and
- much more
Libraries that participate in Phase 2 will receive:
- NASA STEM Backpacks designed for circulations (total value: $200);
- two additional NASA STEM Facilitation Kits (total value: $750); and
- an additional $500 programming stipend
Participating libraries will be required to hold at least three public programs per year that utilize the NASA STEM Facilitation Kits, NASA educational resources and/or NASA subject matter experts. The programs should target a variety of age groups, and at least one program per year must be a publicized, high-profile event. Grantees will also be asked to host a community dialogue event to discuss STEM learning needs of their community. (View the full project guidelines)