SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEM COUNCIL MEETING
Meeting Date: January 13, 2009 Minutes Taken By: Ann Voorhees
Members Present:
Mary Nellenback, Auburn
Susan Cutri, Cato-Meridian
Dessa Bergen, Jordan-Elbridge
Loretta Johnson, Jordan-Elbridge
Arlene Hertzog, Moravia
Kelly Cullen, Port Byron
Rachel Lewis, Skaneateles
Deb Covell, Skaneateles
Lori Belair, Union Springs
Stephanie Weaver, Union Springs
Maureen Southorn, Weedsport
Mary Kay Worth – Southern Cayuga-Superintendent
Ann Voorhees, SLS - CO BOCES
Linda Nichols – ISS Director CO BOCES
1. Introductions and Welcome: The SLS Council meeting commenced at 12:30 pm.
2.SCOOLS Catalog/ILL:
Interlibrary loan has increased since last year. Judy Beaumont has been very busy handling your requests. There is always an increase in ILL requests during term paper periods.
ILL Procedure Reminders: Please remember to address any ILLs destined for schools outside our CO BOCES area to Judy Beaumont. Also, please remember to update your ILL records for materials received and returned.
Remember to complete and return the paper copy Interlibrary Loan Form the first week in February. The SLS will send the spring ILL form to you this month. Please note any ILL materials borrowed/loaned between your district buildings, public libraries, etc on the form. If you have any questions please contact the SLS office.
3. Database/CCD CoSER:
The 2009-210 Database request forms have been distributed to Council members. The forms include pricing for any databases currently being purchased by our districts. Please contact the SLS with any pricing questions. Please share the request form with all the LMS in your districts and your business officials. The 2009-2010 school year budget process will begin earlier this year in anticipation of serious budget cuts from Albany.
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
· Love & Forgiveness: is a book, movie and discussion series hosted by the Seymour Library, Auburn. This series of book talks and movies is open to everyone, with events monthly through May 2009. For further information go to http://www.seymourlibrary.org/, or call 252-2571
· Book Lovers Retreat: If a child is going to become a reader and a writer, that child needs a bonded relationship with a joyfully literate adult. YOU! This 10-hour retreat is an invitation to educators to join a community of readers. Come and renew your commitment to yourself as a reader and share the joyful experience of reading and sharing in a nurturing, supportive atmosphere. Have the opportunity to read and relax in a beautiful setting, develop new ideas to inspire and engage your students. . Developing ourselves as readers is the best way to enhance the love of reading in our students. Starr LaTronica is the children’s librarian for the 4-County Library System and has led numerous professional development workshops and continues to inspire reading among the children and young adults of the Southern Tier. Her previous workshops have been highly rated. List of titles on the theme of “Coming of Age” will be provided to registrants
Location: Stella Maris, Skaneateles
Date: March 13-14
Time: 5:00pm, Friday – 4:pm Saturday
Cost: $100/15 hrs 1 in-service credit. Cost includes Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast and lunch.
Please respond directly to myudin@oswegoboces.org by January 30 if interested
· SLMS Conference – April 30-May 2 2009 – Saratoga Springs:
Registration Information is located on the NYLA web site at:
locateloctheYLAbsite:http://www.nyla.org/index.php?page_id=52
Speakers include: Esme Raji Codell, David Adler, Bill Barnes & Gene Ambaum (Unshelved), and Gregory Maguire
· LearningExpress Library.com is a comprehensive, interactive online learning platform of practice tests and tutorial course series designed to help patrons—students and adult learners—succeed on the academic or licensing tests they must pass. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results. Test include: ACT, Advanced Placement, Business Writing Success Skills, Civil Service, College Entrance Exams, Computer Skills, Corrections Officer’, Cosmetology, GED, GMAT, Graduate School Entrance Exams, GRE, Health Careers Entrance Practice, High School Skills Improvement, LSAT, Nursing, Nursing School Entrance Practice, SAT, etc
You may access this database through your local public library – using your public library card number. Includes libraries in the Finger Lakes Library System (Cayuga County) and the Onondaga Public Library System.
· Educational Media Technology Association (EMTA): The EMTA is accepting applications for their Media Literacy Project Grant. This grant is open to all teachers with applications due by April 30, 2009. For further information contact Linda Nichols (lnichols@cayboces.org) or access the web site at: http://edmediatech.org/
· The CO SLS has been invited to join in The Eastern Regional Pilot of the Teaching with Primary Sources Program currently being administered in our region by the DCMO BOCES SLS. Through this program the CO SLS will accept up to three proposals from LMS to integrate promising practices in teaching with primary sources into existing education curricula. This program sponsored by the LOC will include 3 mini-grants of up to $1500 to develop projects using primary sources. This grant will also provide educational programs for all library media specialists. Specific information will be provided in the spring.
5. School Library System programs for the 2008-2009 school year:
Michele Gorman – “Getting Graphic –Using Graphic Novels to Promote Literacy In Your School Library” – January 29, 2009 – Wells College
AASL Reading Institute: Reading and The Elementary Media Library Specialist – Pam Berger, presenter – February 13, 2009 at the TST BOCES in Ithaca NY
Kathleen O’Dean – March 26, 2009 – Wells College
6. School Library System Budgets 2008 and Beyond
The School Library Systems are anticipating further fund decrease (18%) for the 2009-2010 school year. School Library System services will be affected. For example, the SLS will no longer be able to provide the CERF database to districts, programs and speakers will be cut back, ILL services outside of our BOCES will be cut. I will be asking for help with advocacy efforts on the behalf of libraries and library systems.
DISTRICT REPORTS:
AUBURN: Mary Nellenback reported that Carolyn Hirst-Loucks, Asst. Superintendent for Instruction, has been awarded the SLMS Administrator of the Year award to be presented at the SLMS conference in Saratoga Springs. Mary also noted that Matthew Newuiett has resigned from his position at Owasco Elementary.
CATO-MERIDIAN: Sue Cutri reported that the students are working on their research papers this month, so this is a busy time in her library.
JORDAN-ELBRIDGE: Dessa Bergen reported that she has been attending department meetings and collaborating with teachers on various projects.
MORAVIA: Arlene Hertzog has reclassified her fiction collection by genre; the students are heavily utilizing print materials and databases for their research projects; Ill has been great this year – the students are excited to receive the materials; and the Battle of the Books program will be held again this year.
SKANEATELES: Debra Covell reported that State Street library has also classified their fiction collection by Genre and the students love it. Also, the library will undergo renovations this spring. Author, Bill Wallace will visit State Street on April 2, 2009. They would like to share his cost – If anyone is interested in hosting Bill Wallace in April – please contact Deb Covell foe specific information/cost.
Rachel Lewis mentioned that Follett provides spine labels with the genre label so the books arrive shelf-ready.
UNION SPRINGS: Lori Belair reported that Union Springs is also participating in a Battle of the Books program at the middle school; a subcommittee of the Literacy PLC have started an Adult Book Club for all staff; will have community members speak about their professions and serve as book readers during National Library Week, and that Stephanie Weaver is a member of the District's Literacy Professional Learning Committee.
WEEDSPORT: Maureen Southorn is also participating in the Battle Of the Books program. The Weedsport Sports Boosters have donated funds to purchase sports books for the library. LMS from the Oswego BOCES visited and received a demonstration of OPALS. In the elementary library, the K-2 nonfiction books have been placed near the easy books for easier access by students. A Buddy Reading program is being established with HS and MS students reading with elementary students. A reference/curriculum area has been developed in the high school library.
Justin and Gary Van Riper, “Adirondack Kids series of books”, will visit on May 1, 2009.
Meeting adjourned at 3:00 pm. Respectfully submitted, Ann Voorhees, School Library System Director
