May 2009 - Council Minutes

SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEM COUNCIL MEETING


Meeting Date: May 13, 2009 Minutes Taken By: Ann Voorhees


Members Present:
Mary Nellenback, Auburn
Sue Cutri, Cato-Meridian
Dessa Bergen, Jordan-Elbridge
Loretta Johnson, Jordan-Elbridge
Kelly Cullen, Port Byron



Rachel Lewis, Skaneateles
Dawn Sedorus, Southern Cayuga
Lori Belair, Union Springs
Maureen Southorn, Weedsport
Ann Voorhees, SLS


1. SED/DLD Updates: The NYS regulations now state that School Library System Liaison representatives will be officially renamed “Communication Coordinators”. The School Library System By-Laws need to be amended to reflect this change. Rachel Lewis made a motion to officially amend the by-laws to read Communication Coordinators. The motion was passed by those present.

2. New York State Summer Reading Program: The 2009 theme is “Be Creative! Express Yourself!! @ Your Library”. Posters have been distributed to all schools. Additional information can be accessed at http://www.summerreadingnys.org/

3. School Library Media Section (SLMS) of New York library Association: SLMS was held in Saratoga Springs this year. SLMS 2010 will be held in downtown Albany from April 29 – May 1, 2010. Esme Codell, the keynote, and the featured authors David Adler, Gregory Maguire and Unshelved were excellent. Those who attended the conference provided a short report on the workshops they attended.
Carolyn Hirst-Loucks, Asst. Superintendent for Instruction – Auburn CSD, was awarded the SLMS Secondary Administrators Award.

4. Database/CCD CoSER: The 2009-2010 database requests will reflect the changes in the NOVELNY database offerings. All schools will still receive Proquest Direct and Grolier New Book of Popular Science in the base package.

5. Future SLS Workshops: Kathleen Odean is scheduled to present a full day workshop on middle school and young adult literature on March 23, 2010. This workshop is sponsored by the CO and TST BOCES SLSs and will be held at Wells College. All LMS, and teachers will be invited to attend.
Michele Gorman (Graphic Novels) and Starr LaTronica (Four County Library System) will present at the SLS annual meeting on September 28, 2009.
Pam Berger’s workshop utilizing the newly released AASL publication “Standards For The 21st –Century Learner In Action” will take place on December 9, 2009. A copy of this publication has been purchased and distributed to all LMS by the School Library System.
OPALS-NA training will take place as needed.
Please send other workshop suggestions to Ann Voorhees, or include suggestion in the SLS Annual Report.

6. Communication Coordinator meetings: Exact dates to be determined – meetings will be held in November, January, March, and May.

7. Cayuga Reads: “Pay It Forward” by Catherine Ryan Hyde has been chosen as the 2009 Cayuga Reads title. Program information will follow. The SLS has purchased copies of this title. If you wish to borrow a copy over the summer please contact the SLS.

8. SLMS Leadership Retreat – Cornell University – 8/3-8/4 2009. Registration information was distributed at the Council meeting. Further information can be accessed at http://www.nyla.org/index.php?page_id=1157


DISTRICT REPORTS:

AUBURN: Mary Nellenback reported that the LMS position at Owasco Elementary School has been posted.

CATO-MERIDIAN: Sue Cutri hosted a virtual intern from Syracuse University. Su

JORDAN-ELBRIDGE: Loretta Johnson’s students featured display at the middle school Culture Fair on South America, which highlighted the research process.

SKANEATELES: Rachel Lewis attended a New York State Archives workgroup consisting of library media specialists, teachers, principals and public librarians to discuss the use of primary source resources contained in the New York State Archives.

SOUTHERN CAYUGA: Dawn Sedorus had a successful project using power point completed by her 5th graders. She co-taught projects with 9th and 12th grade teachers. The art classes are displaying their work in the library,

UNION SPRINGS: Lori Belair explained that the library-reading theme this year centered on horse stories. The culminating event will feature a bucking bronco ride, and a western themed field day. This is the first year that library grades will be included on student report cards.

WEEDSPORT: Maureen Southorn reported that the Weedsport Elementary School and the Weedsport Free Library hosted the author, Matthew McElligott this spring. For 2010, Johanna Hurwitz will be the guest author.
Students at Weedsport Elementary participated in a videoconference with Anne Mlod and second grade class from Genesee Elementary who performed ‘Tikki Tikki Tembo”.
Weedsport has received the National Endowment for the Humanities, We The People Bookshelf and Picturing America.
Grades 4-6 will have flexible scheduling next year.

Meeting adjourned at 3:00 pm

Respectfully submitted, Ann Voorhees, School Library System Director