Good Morning! Today in EYE-OPENER:
1) And the ILA Winners Are…
2) Welcome New Northwest Directors
3) List of Best Illustrated Children’s Books
4) Meetings / Events This Week
1) And the ILA Winners Are...
The votes for Iowa Library Association officers have been cast and counted. And congratulations go out to Dale VandeHaar as ILA President Elect. Dale is Dept. Coordinator for the Des Moines Public Schools.
Louise Alcorn with Wes Des Moines Public Library and Tena Hanson with Milford Public Library were both elected to terms on the ILA Executive Board. Many of you met Louise in September when she presented a workshop at Lakeside Learning. And of course you know Tena from her many workshops with Northwest LSA, her work with Northwest Special Consulting Team, and her involvement with the Iowa Small Libraries Association.
Again, congrats to Tena, Louise, and Dale on your ILA election!
2) Welcome New Northwest Directors
By our count, we’ve welcomed 6 new directors to Northwest public libraries in 2009 (a decidedly more stable year than 2008, when the tally was 16!) In case I’ve been remiss in not announcing all new names and faces, here they are:
· Penny Tilden @ Rolfe—Jan09
· Sherri Peterson @ Newell—May09
· Mary Parker @ Sloan—June09
· Sherri Stevenson @ Aurelia—Nov09
· Val Kaczewski @ Lake Park—Nov09
· Desiree Fitzgerald @ Pomeroy—Nov09
Haven’t met the newest of the new yet, but I’ll remedy that in the next few weeks before the snow flies. Just know that we’re glad to have you among the 114 library directors in Northwest LSA—our staff is looking forward to working with you!
Speaking of new recruits, the next LIBRARY101 is coming up quick: it’s December 10, online in NWILS new Adobe Classroom. The time is 9:00AM—12:00PM and the intent of this class is an orientation for newly hired directors and staff. Hear about the services of the LSAs, the State Library, and ILA. Learn about standards for public libraries and many other statewide programs. Lots of Q&A time—and a great chance to log into NWILS new online classroom.
LIBRARY101 is ideally suited for people who have not yet taken the Public Library Management classes. Pre-registration for LIBRARY101 is required and you’ll find that in the c.e. catalog.
3) List of Best Illustrated Children’s Books
Since 1952, the New York Times Book Review has arranged for a panel of judges to pick the Top 10 Best Illustrated Children’s books of the year. From the thousands written each year, here’s the list of the best from 2009:
Only a Witch Can Fly by Alison McGhee
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo11 by Brian Floca
The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett
A Penquin Story by Antoinette Portis
The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
The Snow Day by Komako Sakai
Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales by Lucy Cousins
White Noise by David Carter
All the World by Liz Garton Scanlon
How about this for a collection development tool? A pretty good gift-giving list, too. With Christmas coming, does your library set up a giving tree—for the library itself? If you don’t have these particular titles, ask Christmas shoppers to give one of these children’s books to the library’s collection...might give people’s Christmas spirit a little nudge :-)
4) Meetings / Events This Week
Osceola County Library Association meets tonight @ Sibley Public Library. “Building Effective Boards” is the program; things get underway at 5:00PM with a light supper, followed by the program from 5:30—7:00.
Thursday this week, November 19, the State Library is sponsoring an online workshop called Recession Relief. This is a hot topic these days as public libraries tout the important role they play in people’s lives during tough economic times. The speaker is Justine Shaffner, a library services consultant with BCR. This class takes place online from 9:45AM—11:30AM…here’s a description:
“…This economy is really depressing. Everyone is anxious and the future seems bleak. But you can help relieve your patrons' woes. Join us to find out how to effectively use your resources to help your community with job searches, economic development, resources for the needy, medical insurance, unemployment and government forms. Justine’s focus is on the challenges public libraries are facing and helping develop BCR products, services and training that will turn these challenges into success stories...”
Register deadline is tomorrow—you’ll find it in the c.e. catalog.
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