Camille Turner, Woodward Park
The Professional Library collection that has been located on the second floor of Central is being integrated into the regular collection.
Today library staff has access to professional issues, trends, discussions, etc., through a variety of internet resources. We have library blogs and online training, full text periodicals and more.
When the Fresno County Library Professional Library was created it was the main source of professional development resources.
The majority of the Professional collection has been available to the general public through Valley cat, besides library staff, but it has had low circulation. These materials will be incorporated into the Central collection and therefore also be browsed and perhaps enjoy greater use.
The Professional library currently spends much of its budget on professional periodicals that are routed. Many of these are now online in full text with very developed websites. I include a few of the links below. Accessing them is much faster than being on a list for routed print copy. If you want to remove yourself from a routing list please email Gaoneng Lee at Central who handles the routing of Central magazines.
In the next months we will be evaluating all the titles purchased by Professional Library funds to see if we can reduce the purchase of paper subscriptions and spend more resources on electronic sources.
Read the current issue of Library Journal, School Library Journal and Booklist on their websites:
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/
http://www.libraryjournal.com/
http://www.booklistonline.com/
October 6, 2009
SJVLS Logo Contest
Jeff Crosby, SJVLS
It's not too late!
The staff of all SJVLS member libraries are invited to participate in a contest to design the new system logo. The current logo is a colorized version of a line graphic adopted 22 years ago. The SJVLS Administrative Council is interested in developing a new logo that can be used for brochures, posters, a new library card design, and the system web site.
Designs can be submitted electroncially or on paper. Electronic submissions should be made to jeffrey.crosby@sjvls.org. Please type System Logo in the Subject line. Hand-drawn submissions on paper should be sent to Jeff Crosby at SJVLS through the system delivery. If you submit on paper, please write your name and library on the back side of the submission—not the front. All submissions must be received in the system office by 5:00 on Friday, October 16. The designs will be submitted to a review committee who will submit the three best designs to the Administrative Council at its November meeting. If a design is selected, the winner will be acknowledged in the next issue of News & Clues. Below are the rules/guidelines for this contest:
If you have any questions, contact me through e-mail.
It's not too late!
The staff of all SJVLS member libraries are invited to participate in a contest to design the new system logo. The current logo is a colorized version of a line graphic adopted 22 years ago. The SJVLS Administrative Council is interested in developing a new logo that can be used for brochures, posters, a new library card design, and the system web site.
Designs can be submitted electroncially or on paper. Electronic submissions should be made to jeffrey.crosby@sjvls.org. Please type System Logo in the Subject line. Hand-drawn submissions on paper should be sent to Jeff Crosby at SJVLS through the system delivery. If you submit on paper, please write your name and library on the back side of the submission—not the front. All submissions must be received in the system office by 5:00 on Friday, October 16. The designs will be submitted to a review committee who will submit the three best designs to the Administrative Council at its November meeting. If a design is selected, the winner will be acknowledged in the next issue of News & Clues. Below are the rules/guidelines for this contest:- Each staff member can submit a maximum of two designs for the new logo.
- The design can be computer generated or hand drawn.
- The graphic must be able to incorporate well in a variety of uses, including brochures, posters, business cards, ValleyCat and the web page.
- The graphic should employ a maximum of three colors.
- The logo should still be distinguishable when photocopied or FAXed.
- The winning logo becomes the property of SJVLS.
If you have any questions, contact me through e-mail.
TBLB Goes Digital
Wendy Eisenberg, Talking Book Library
Here are longtime patron Michael and his wife Susan receiving a hands-on introduction from Senior Library Assistant Ivy L. Bennett to one of TBLB's new digital machines. Michael, 86, is a military veteran and an active member of our monthly Book Discussion Group. He has been using Talking Books for many decades, and has had 6,115 cassette books to date along with uncounted thousands of books on records and in Braille. He is a lover of military fiction, Westerns, mysteries, and many other kinds of books. We were pleased to include Michael among our first 25 digital machine recipients.
NOYS: Hello, Howard
Everyone please welcome Howard, the newest member of our team here in Youth Services. His arrival gives me the chance to revive an old feature here at NOYS: "I'll make you famous!"Name - Howard A. Hamme
Title - Youth Services Librarian
Location - Central Library located in sunny, downtown Fresno!
What does a Youth Services Librarian do?
As a YS Librarian I get to go out to the schools and talk about how great the library is. Games, movies, BOOKS, homework help…all can be yours with the smartest card you will ever get a chance to get. I also go out on the daycare bookmobile reading stories to young kids. One thing I’ve learned thus far…Cosby was right, kids do say the darndest things. Other fun things include working on content for the children’s website and ordering children’s graphic novels and children’s video games.
What is your favorite thing about your job?
Co-workers, variety of tasks, talking to the kids about goofy and silly things.
What is something that people wouldn’t generally know about you?
I moved here from the east coast… grew up in south central PA, and lived in upstate NY for the past ten years. I graduated from Syracuse University with my Masters in Library and Information Science, having focused on archiving at various internship experiences. I’ve been married for 11 years. Two cats, Hal and Charlie, run our household as they see fit. I study aikido (still terrible at it), and I’ve been trying to create my own sitcom (called Stacks) about a busy urban library. Anyway, I like pina coladas and getting caught in the rain, I’m not much into health food, but I am into champagne. My father and Bugs Bunny are the major influences in my life. Strange, but true. That’s all, folks!
So...if you see Howard out and about (or here at Central!), say "Hi!"
In the future, you (yes, YOU!) could be the next person NOYS makes famous. Keep an eye out for a remarkably nosey email from me, asking you to tell us about yourself...
Plant Give and Take at the 2009 Annual Library Meeting
Hi Everyone,
As part of the Annual Meeting we are hosting a Plant Give and Take. The idea is you bring cuttings, seeds, bulbs, plants that you have harvested from your garden or want to share and take what you need.
We will conduct this on the Terrace of the Woodward Park Library. There is an area that stays shady all day where you can leave fragile plants till the end of the Annual Meeting so they don’t have to sit in a hot car.
The Plant Give and Take will be at 12 noon right after the Master Gardener workshop “Recessionary Veggie Gardening Tactics for Survival”.
Anyone can participate in the Plant Give and Take – not just workshop participants.
J
As part of the Annual Meeting we are hosting a Plant Give and Take. The idea is you bring cuttings, seeds, bulbs, plants that you have harvested from your garden or want to share and take what you need.
We will conduct this on the Terrace of the Woodward Park Library. There is an area that stays shady all day where you can leave fragile plants till the end of the Annual Meeting so they don’t have to sit in a hot car.
The Plant Give and Take will be at 12 noon right after the Master Gardener workshop “Recessionary Veggie Gardening Tactics for Survival”.
Anyone can participate in the Plant Give and Take – not just workshop participants.
J
Guidelines for Annual Library meeting Attendance
Hello Everyone,
Attendance requirements for attending the Annual Library Meeting in the past has been unclear. As a result, staff have taken vacation, illness days, etc. during the ALM. This year, the guidelines for the Annual Library Meeting is now clarified, so please review.
"The Annual Library Meeting is the one time during the year when all library staff gather for renewal, training and recognition of our collective contributions to Fresno County communities. In recent years, some staff have not attended the meeting due to vacation, a regularly scheduled day off, illness or other reason. Please review the following attendance guidelines that will be enforced for the 2009 Annual Library Meeting.
-The Annual Meeting is a work day and all permanent library employees (with few exceptions) are required to attend
-The meeting day is considered part of the regular work week. Supervisors will schedule another day off for employees who are normally off on Monday
-Full-time staff are required to attend the full day. Please check the ALM Blog on the Intranet for the schedule
-Permanent, part-time employees who work public service may attend the full day if authorized by their supervisor
-Permanent, part-time Library Aides and Maintenance staff are expected to attend the morning session only.
-Extra-help is not authorized to attend the 2009 Annual Meeting due to budget shortfalls
-Supervisors are required to monitor their employees' attendance during the meeting
Annual leave will not be approved (unless authorized by your Manager prior to the meeting)
Employees who call in sick may be asked by their supervisor to provide a doctors' statement upon returning to work if abuse of sick leave is suspected
Employees will be docked and subject to disciplinary action if they fail to attend and do not have an excused absence."
have a great day everyone and I'll see you at the ALM
J
Attendance requirements for attending the Annual Library Meeting in the past has been unclear. As a result, staff have taken vacation, illness days, etc. during the ALM. This year, the guidelines for the Annual Library Meeting is now clarified, so please review.
"The Annual Library Meeting is the one time during the year when all library staff gather for renewal, training and recognition of our collective contributions to Fresno County communities. In recent years, some staff have not attended the meeting due to vacation, a regularly scheduled day off, illness or other reason. Please review the following attendance guidelines that will be enforced for the 2009 Annual Library Meeting.
-The Annual Meeting is a work day and all permanent library employees (with few exceptions) are required to attend
-The meeting day is considered part of the regular work week. Supervisors will schedule another day off for employees who are normally off on Monday
-Full-time staff are required to attend the full day. Please check the ALM Blog on the Intranet for the schedule
-Permanent, part-time employees who work public service may attend the full day if authorized by their supervisor
-Permanent, part-time Library Aides and Maintenance staff are expected to attend the morning session only.
-Extra-help is not authorized to attend the 2009 Annual Meeting due to budget shortfalls
-Supervisors are required to monitor their employees' attendance during the meeting
Annual leave will not be approved (unless authorized by your Manager prior to the meeting)
Employees who call in sick may be asked by their supervisor to provide a doctors' statement upon returning to work if abuse of sick leave is suspected
Employees will be docked and subject to disciplinary action if they fail to attend and do not have an excused absence."
have a great day everyone and I'll see you at the ALM
J
October 1, 2009
Fit for Life Veggies
Sara Gibbs, Fowler
Peas, corn, red cabbage, and carrots were the craft materials of the preschool children at the Fowler Library on September 8th, after our “Fit for Life” Vegetable Story Time! We started off the story time with a magical tale about a girl who grows giant onions, carrots, and other vegetables that are so BIG they have to be cut down with a forklift in Scarlette Beane by Karen Wallace. Then we stretched, rhymed, sang and stirred some “Stone Soup” with our flannel board. Next, we cautiously went into the Night of the Veggie Monster by George McClements, where a little boy squirms, wiggles, and curls his toes until he turns into a horrible vegetable monster when he eats a…gulp…PEA! But he discovers after actually eating one that maybe they aren’t SO bad. Next, we danced “In My Garden,” a fun song where we all dug, hoed, planted, picked, and ate peas along with Raffi from his album, “One Light, One Sun.” Finally, we ate the ENTIRE alphabet when we read Eating the Alphabet: Fruits& Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert.
All of these vegetables made us so hungry that we decided to play with our food and make silly faces, flowers, and designs together! As you can see from Keizo Fleuridor’s amazing vegetable face! At the end, we passed out “Fit for Life” fun, educational learning kits with balls, colorings books, puzzles, and nutritional information for parents.
“Fit for Life is a new countywide bilingual initiative focusing on brain health for kids and teens which highlights nutrition, physical activity, socialization, mental stimulation – complexity, and mental stimulation – novelty.” Check out Fresno County Public Library’s event calendar for more “Fit for Life” activities at www.fresnolibrary.org!
Peas, corn, red cabbage, and carrots were the craft materials of the preschool children at the Fowler Library on September 8th, after our “Fit for Life” Vegetable Story Time! We started off the story time with a magical tale about a girl who grows giant onions, carrots, and other vegetables that are so BIG they have to be cut down with a forklift in Scarlette Beane by Karen Wallace. Then we stretched, rhymed, sang and stirred some “Stone Soup” with our flannel board. Next, we cautiously went into the Night of the Veggie Monster by George McClements, where a little boy squirms, wiggles, and curls his toes until he turns into a horrible vegetable monster when he eats a…gulp…PEA! But he discovers after actually eating one that maybe they aren’t SO bad. Next, we danced “In My Garden,” a fun song where we all dug, hoed, planted, picked, and ate peas along with Raffi from his album, “One Light, One Sun.” Finally, we ate the ENTIRE alphabet when we read Eating the Alphabet: Fruits& Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert.
All of these vegetables made us so hungry that we decided to play with our food and make silly faces, flowers, and designs together! As you can see from Keizo Fleuridor’s amazing vegetable face! At the end, we passed out “Fit for Life” fun, educational learning kits with balls, colorings books, puzzles, and nutritional information for parents. “Fit for Life is a new countywide bilingual initiative focusing on brain health for kids and teens which highlights nutrition, physical activity, socialization, mental stimulation – complexity, and mental stimulation – novelty.” Check out Fresno County Public Library’s event calendar for more “Fit for Life” activities at www.fresnolibrary.org!
SJVLS Public Awareness Campaign
Roberta Barton, Headquarters
A campaign raising the visibility of SJVLS launched in late September. The goal of the campaign is to remind the public that even in these tough times, their local libraries are open 24/7 to meet their entertain, information and research needs. The announcements are broadcasting on Valley Public Radio on Monday, Wednesday and Friday around the morning news and evening public affairs programs through January 2010. Tune into KVPR, FM 89.3!
A campaign raising the visibility of SJVLS launched in late September. The goal of the campaign is to remind the public that even in these tough times, their local libraries are open 24/7 to meet their entertain, information and research needs. The announcements are broadcasting on Valley Public Radio on Monday, Wednesday and Friday around the morning news and evening public affairs programs through January 2010. Tune into KVPR, FM 89.3!
Library LIVE!
Roberta Barton, Headquarters
Attention California librarians! Catch the Orange County Department of Education's monthly live, interactive broadcast of Library LIVE! The show launched in August and runs on the last Thursday of each month throughout the 2009-2010 school year.
You can connect TWO ways: through live web streaming AND through a video conferencing unit (e.g., Polycom or Tandberg). Each broadcast will have its own unique URL link (for web streaming) and IP address (for videoconferencing).
Each show targets school librarians, media specialists and technologists across the country, featuring news about the triumphs and challenges facing the 21st century community. However, this show is NOT just for teacher librarians. Segments will explore four "spheres of influence," including community (educational partners), curriculum (resources and best practices), legislation (state and national) and technology (trends and innovations). Each show will feature at least one interview with Q&A time.
To be a part of Library LIVE! experience and receive up-to-date program information, sign up at the Orange County Department of Education website. If you have questions or programming ideas, contact Glen Warren at gwarren@ocde.us.
Attention California librarians! Catch the Orange County Department of Education's monthly live, interactive broadcast of Library LIVE! The show launched in August and runs on the last Thursday of each month throughout the 2009-2010 school year.
You can connect TWO ways: through live web streaming AND through a video conferencing unit (e.g., Polycom or Tandberg). Each broadcast will have its own unique URL link (for web streaming) and IP address (for videoconferencing).
Each show targets school librarians, media specialists and technologists across the country, featuring news about the triumphs and challenges facing the 21st century community. However, this show is NOT just for teacher librarians. Segments will explore four "spheres of influence," including community (educational partners), curriculum (resources and best practices), legislation (state and national) and technology (trends and innovations). Each show will feature at least one interview with Q&A time.
To be a part of Library LIVE! experience and receive up-to-date program information, sign up at the Orange County Department of Education website. If you have questions or programming ideas, contact Glen Warren at gwarren@ocde.us.
Best of Story Writing Contest
Roberta Barton, Headquarters
The William Saryoan Society is proud to publish Best of the Best, a collection of winning stories from their annual story writing contest for students in grades one through college. The book is the final element in the Saroyan Centennial celebration.
The 23 stories cover 26 years of contest winners. Stories were selected by Rod Janzen, Ph.D., professor and resident scholar at Fresno Pacific University; Paul Kaser, retired professor of English at Reedley College; and Norma Kaser, a teacher of reading and English at Madera College Center. Copies were distributed to those included in the book, schools and libraries in the areas represented by the winners. Copies were not printed for sale, but the Saroyan board will consider making the book available for sale if there is demand.
The Society thanks member George Ollikkala whose support made publication of the book possible.
The William Saryoan Society is proud to publish Best of the Best, a collection of winning stories from their annual story writing contest for students in grades one through college. The book is the final element in the Saroyan Centennial celebration.
The 23 stories cover 26 years of contest winners. Stories were selected by Rod Janzen, Ph.D., professor and resident scholar at Fresno Pacific University; Paul Kaser, retired professor of English at Reedley College; and Norma Kaser, a teacher of reading and English at Madera College Center. Copies were distributed to those included in the book, schools and libraries in the areas represented by the winners. Copies were not printed for sale, but the Saroyan board will consider making the book available for sale if there is demand.
The Society thanks member George Ollikkala whose support made publication of the book possible.
Annual Library Meeting Blood Drive
Hello Everyone,
The Central California Blood Center will have a mobile unit at the ALM for attendees that would like to donate blood. The process takes approximately a 1/2 hour and you can donate whenever you want, whether it is at lunch or during a workshop. Sign up with Camille Turner by emailing her here or you can decide to donate on the day of the ALM and check available space.
For more info on the Central California Blood Center can be found here.
J
Big Read: School Grant Applications
January - March, Youth/Adult Services staff plan to visit middle and high schools. Here are the choices we offer:
Book Discussion: a discussion of the themes & ideas in Fahrenheit 451 and how they relate to our current society
Booktalk: a presentation of contemporary teen novels that are similar in theme to Fahrenheit 451.
The Inflammatory Institution: a presentation on the history of book banning, censorship, and libraries as targets of destruction
Meet Ray Bradbury: a presentation about Ray Bradbury, including an overview of his life, works and accomplishments
-OR-
Just the books: 3 copies of Fahrenheit 451 and 1 copy of Tim Hamilton’s graphic novel adaptation of Fahrenheit 451 for your school library
We will also provide all schools with Fahrenheit 451 lesson plans, reader's guides, and audio guides. Any school library can ask for the books; 25 classrooms or book clubs who submit the form will be awarded the books and visit from our staff. Schools will be notified by November 2nd, 2009.
Please spread the word. Any questions can be directed to Youth Services Division at 488.3205. Thanks!
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