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Volume 2, Number 9
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April 30, 2004
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Remember Annual Meeting on May 4
The Library Emporium is a success!
FAQ on new parental access to library records law
SCLS Professional Collection
Online training sessions eligible for CE grants
National Library Week in Reedsburg
Need an idea for adult programming?
Women’s Conference eligible for CE grant funds
Member/Staff News
Waunakee Friends co-sponsors garden tour July 9 & 10
May Surf Report highlights endangered species
Quotable Facts About America’s Libraries now available in Spanish
Upcoming CEs
Remember Annual Meeting on May 4
Member libraries are reminded that the 2004 South Central Library System Annual Meeting will be held next Tuesday, May 4, in the Commons at Olbrich Gardens in Madison.
A copy of the meeting agenda and directions are available online at psw.scls.lib.wi.us/about/annualmeeting/index.html.
During lunch we will recognize our colleagues who have provided many years of service to the SCLS community, and we will offer a special welcome to library directors new to SCLS.
The Library Emporium is a success!
The first month of posted listings on The Library Emporium, the SCLS eBay auction and sales site, have met with considerable success, and this is only the beginning of the enterprise.
A piece of Wisconsin’s paranormal past was the first item to sell. That’s right, the first item to receive a bid and sell was the bone-chilling paperback Haunted Wisconsin! The used book pulled in our first dollar ($3.99 on a 7-day auction format) and is on its way to Albuquerque, NM.
Congratulations also to Mill’s Music Library at the UW-Madison for its “record” success! We have sold a number of their vintage 78-rpm recordings from the 1930s and helped share the collection with the world. We have received positive feedback from the staff for the listings and have tried our hardest to please some finicky collectors. With bids flowing in from all over America, the UK, and other parts of the globe, The Library Emporium is up and running.
Who knew? Old runs of magazines are hot items and Deforest Public Library has the right idea. The magazines are flying out of our inventory faster than they can be listed.
Deforest isn’t the only library that is turning the pages of yesterday into resources today. The Monroe Public Library has had incredible success with their contribution of Antique books dating from the mid-18th century through the First World War.
Not participating yet? Have a basement full of stuff and nowhere to sell it? Send it over and we’ll start turning those collections into proceeds for your library. For more information, or to arrange a pick-up, contact Troy Baumann, Library Emporium manager, 1601 Gilson St., Madison, WI 53715, at (608) 266-6039 or (800) 209-8672 (emporium@scls.lib.wi.us).
FAQ on new parental access to library records law
Frequently asked questions (and answers) about the new parental access to library records law are now available online at www.dpi.state.wi.us/dltcl/pld/ab169faqs.html.
For more information, contact Mike Cross, director of the Public Library Development Team in the Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning, at (608) 267-9225 (michael.cross@dpi.state.wi.us).
The following titles have been added to the SCLS Professional Collection.
Professional Collection holdings are included in LINKcat but do not appear in the public access catalog. To recommend titles for the collection, contact Cheryl Becker at (608) 246-7973 or by email.
Online training sessions eligible for CE grants
Two upcoming Web-based workshops by Diane K. Kovacs, a recognized trainer in the library community, are eligible for CE grant funds from the South Central Library System.
The first Web-based workshop is "Finding Graphics and other Multi-media on the Web: From Copyright Awareness to Free Graphics & Multi-Media Archives.” This hands-on workshop will teach participants how to find images on the web and use them to add style to their own web pages and print publications. The workshop includes discussion about copyright guidelines and Web etiquette to help understand which graphics may be copied freely and which may not. This workshop is intended for people who want to learn about using the Internet to find and ethically use pictures/graphics.
For more information, or to register, visit www.kovacs.com/pictures.html.
The second Web-based workshop is "Beyond Boolean: Effective Web Reference Strategies,” during which participants will learn to use advanced Web search strategies including subject specific databases, directories and electronic library collections, as well as Web-search engines. It is intended for people who want to learn to more efficiently use the Web as an information source. It is specifically designed for reference staff who will be using the Web to assist with reference questions.
For more information, or to register, visit www.kovacs.com/beyondboolean.html.
You can register at anytime to work at your own pace during 2004-05. Registrants will receive a certificate confirming eight hours of continuing education contact hours on completion of this workshop. These Web-based workshops involve individually paced Web-based work in consultation with the teacher and other students through the Web and e-mail. Participants should know how to use e-mail and a current standard Web Browser, e.g., Mozilla/Firebird, Netscape 7.0, or IE 5.5 or higher is preferred. Some HTML or HTML editor experience will be useful.
National Library Week in Reedsburg
Staff at the Reedsburg Public Library decided this year to celebrate National Library Week with a theme and to center programs around that theme.
The Friends group had a Bunco fundraiser with Luau @ the Library as the theme on Sunday April 18. On Tuesday the library hosted an After School Club where children made grass skirts and learned to hula, and later that day was a Family Storytime during which "Liz the lizard" from the Magic School Bus visited—wearing a grass skirt, of course. All week the library served Hawaiian coffee, pineapple-orange juice, tropical trail mix, and made Macadamia Nut cookies.
According to Director Sue Steiner, the effort served it's purpose because many people asked what the library was celebrating, which in turn provided staff the opportunity to talk about National Library Week. The library is already working on its theme for 2005.
For more information about the Reedsburg Public Library’s efforts during National Library week, contact Sue Steiner at (608) 524-3316 (sjs@scls.lib.wi.us).
Need an idea for adult programming?
The Dane Co Legal Resource Center (DCLRC) would like to once again extend an invitation to Madison-area libraries to host the class "Legal Research in a Nutshell: How to Find and Understand Legal Information in Wisconsin."
The class is taught by librarians from the DCLRC and Wisconsin State Law Library and is designed for those with little or no legal experience or background. Both print and online resources are covered in this lecture-style class. Host libraries are asked to provide advertising for the class (a poster has already been produced by SCLS), copies of all handouts for participants, and a suitable room, chairs and tables. Libraries are also asked to provide a projection screen (or white wall) and laptop and projector (if available).
This class has been presented 13 times in 10 different locations since May 2003. The next scheduled date is May 11 at Sun Prairie Public Library. References from former host locations are available upon request.
If your library is interested in hosting this class, contact Paula Seeger, DCLRC, at (608) 266-6316 (paula.seeger@wicourts.gov) or Connie Von Der Heide, State Law Library, at (608) 266-1600 (connie.vonderheide@wicourts.gov) for more information.
Women’s Conference eligible for CE grant funds
The Women's Conference, scheduled July 9 at the Quality Inn South in Madison offers three interesting tracks, any one of which has sessions on topics that may be of interest to library directors and staff. Presented by Careertrack, the same conference will be held July 21 in Milwaukee.
The program fee for the one-day seminar is $149, and participants are eligible for CE grant funds. To learn about the different breakout sessions for the three tracks, or for registration information, visit www.careertrack.com/index.asp.
Kaia Fry, director of the Deerfield Public Library, is celebrating 25 years of service. The Library is holding an open house on Wednesday, May 5, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Mary Knapp, a reference librarian at Madison Public Library, was appointed by Gov. Doyle to a three-year term on the board of the Wisconsin Humanities Council. According to Mary, the governor was looking for a librarian with a strong labor connection (Mary is also the also a vice president in her AFSCME local).
New employees at the Monroe Public Library are Carolyn Hardy, who will do processing and work at the circulation desk, and Lisa Schumacher, who will be assistant to the children's librarian.
Virginia Bryan has resigned as director of the New Glarus Public Library after 11.5 years, effective May 28. She will be working in the library at the downtown campus of Madison Area Technical College.
Waunakee Friends co-sponsors garden tour July 9 & 10
A perennial favorite returns as the Waunakee Garden Club and Friends of the Library again co-sponsor the Garden Tour on July 9 and 10. Tickets are $5 and go on sale June 9 at the library, 710 South St., and at Fabrita Orchard and Garden Gallery, 5936 Hogan Rd., Waunakee.
In addition to a tour of seven unique gardens, a ticket also gets you coupons for discounts at several Waunakee restaurants and gift shops, including Fabrita, where you can get 25 percent off perennials through August. Composting demonstrations will also be given at one site during the tour. A "Poppies" Art Quilt, donated by a local quilter who is also a Friend of the Library, will be raffled off as well. Raffle tickets, which go on sale May 1 at the library, are $1 each or six for $5. The drawing will be at 3:00 p.m. July 10 at the library.
May Surf Report highlights endangered species
If your patrons are looking for information about endangered species, the May "Surf Report" from the Educational Communications Board (ECB) is a perfect starting point.
From the local Karner blue butterfly to the mountain gorilla of central Africa, from fact sheets to live critter cams, you can learn about endangered animals and their habitats around the state and around the world.
Visit the ECB Surf Report at www.ecb.org/surf/.
Quotable Facts About America’s Libraries now available in Spanish
En los Estados Unidos existen mas bibliotecas publicas que restaurants McDonald’s -- un total de 16,220 incluyendo las sucursales. (There are more public libraries than McDonald’s in the U.S. -- a total of 16,220, including branches.)
This is just one of many fun and interesting facts included in the American Library Association’s (ALA) popular, wallet-sized Quotable Facts About America’s Libraries. Available for the first time in Spanish from the ALA Public Information Office, the piece was compiled with assistance from the ALA Office for Research & Statistics, the ALA Washington Office, and the Library Research Service at Colorado State Library.
The new version was developed in response to the increasing need to have materials available for the growing Spanish-speaking populations that libraries serve.
"Libraries are committed to reaching people of all ages and backgrounds," says ALA President-Elect Carol Brey-Casiano, who is focusing her upcoming presidential year on library advocacy and serves a large Latino community as the director of El Paso (Texas) Public Library. "Being able to promote libraries in multiple languages is important to ensuring that our communities know about the valuable programs and services we provide every day."
Quotable Facts are available in quantities of 100 for $25 each plus shipping and handling. To order hard copies, contact the ALA Public Information Office at (800) 545-2433, ext. 5041, or send an e-mail to pio@ala.org.
To download the PDF files directly from the ALA Web site, click the appropriate link below.
Continuing Education --
May 11 -- Hard Choices: Thriving During Change & Catastrophe, with Pat Wagner, an independent consultant with Pattern Research, Denver, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., SCLS Administration , 5250 E. Terrace Drive, Madison.
May 20 -- Public Library Budget Basics, with John Thompson, Prairie du Sac Library Director, 9:30 a.m.-noon, SCLS Administration , 5250 E. Terrace Drive, Madison.
June 17 -- What Next and Beyond: Strengths, Weaknesses and Alternatives of the "What Do I Read Next?" Database, with Liz Amundson and Jane Jorgenson, Madison Public Library, 9:30-11 a.m. SCLS Administration, 5250 E. Terrace Drive, Madison, and Portage County Public Library (Pinery Room) Stevens Point.
For more information about marketing and public relations, contact Mark Ibach at (608) 246-5612 or by email.
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