NLA/NEMA Conference Para Scavenger Hunt & Raffle Results
The Silver Scavenger Hunt was a rousing success at the 2008 NLA/NEMA Conference.
Thank you to all the sponsors and donors-NEMA, PLTS, SCYP, and TSRT, and thank you to all the participants.
A total of 67 participants completed the ‘hunt for silver’ and the top prize winners were-
- $75---Jennifer Sorensen of Bellevue University
- $65---Linda Jensen of the Nebraska Library Commission
- iPod Shuffle---John Felton of the Nebraska Library Commission
22 second level prizes of a Para bag, pen and silver item were also awarded.
This year’s raffle of an iPod Shuffle and accessories was won by Lori Sailors of the Nebraska Library Commission.
Congratulations to all!
The Paraprofessional Section
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NLA/NEMA Conference Evaluation
Thanks to all librarians and friends of libraries who attended the 2008
NLA/NEMA conference at the Cornhusker Hotel in Lincoln last week.
NLA and NEMA try hard to produce a high quality conference for Nebraska
librarians and would greatly appreciate feedback on all aspects of the
conference from this year's attendees!
PLEASE download/print the Conference Evaluation form located on the
conference website
(the link to
the form is right under the words "Welcome to Conference").
If you'd like to MAIL the form - send it to:
Kathy Thomsen
Lexington Public Library
907 North Washington Street
PO Box 778
Lexington, NE 68850-0778
If you'd like to FAX the form, fax it to: ATTN: Kathy Thomsen at
308-324-2140
If you'd like to send the form as an EMAIL attachment, send to
kthomsen@cityoflex.com
Thank you for your time as your comments will be carefully considered in
the planning for next year's 2009 conference in LaVista (October 28-30,
2009).
Thank you also for attending to this evaluation at your earliest
convenience (while you can still remember!)
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Report your NLA/NEMA attendance for CE Credit
Report your attendance at NLA/NEMA with the
online form.
Just a few keystrokes, hit the submit button, and you're done!
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NLA/NEMA conference Paraprofessional Section Scavenger Hunt
The Paraprofessional Section is having another Scavenger Hunt, this year in honor of their silver anniversary.
More information can be found on their
poster.
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Win an iPod at the 2008 NLA/NEMA Conference!
Be sure to attend one of the final sessions at the NLA/NEMA Conference on Friday (3:50-4:40 p.m.) for your chance to win one of six iPod Shuffles!
Each attendee will be entered into a drawing and one person from each session will be the lucky winner. What a fabulous door prize!
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Conference Reminder List
It’s finally here! The 2008 NLA/NEMA Annual Conference!
Please remember to bring…
- your own tote bag for registration materials and vendor goodies
- handouts printed from the conference website for the sessions you plan to attend
(Remember, we’re going green this year!)
- your watch, so you don’t miss the bus for the quilt gala on Wednesday night
- money for various raffle tickets and books to be autographed by Golden Sower authors and Keynote speakers
- your appetite for the luncheons and banquets
- your luck, sequins and diamonds for the casino night
See you there!
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Author Signing
You are invited to an author signing following the Regional Library
Systems Pre-Conference on Wednesday.
Place: Bennett Martin Branch of Lincoln City Libraries meeting room
Time: 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Authors signing:
Kevin J. Anderson (sci-fiction)
Sean Doolittle (mystery)
Victoria Alexander (romance)
Jennifer Covi and others (cookbook)
We will have copies of books to purchase at the signing.
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Go Green at Conference
In an effort to cut back on paper for the upcoming annual meeting, the agenda and accompanying material have been posted on NLA’s website.
Please see the link below to access the documents for printing. If those members attending the meeting bring their own copies, we should eliminate much unnecessary paperwork.
Access the annual meeting documents at http://www.nebraskalibraries.org/AnnualMeeting2008.pdf
Also, Tote bags will not be given out as part of the NLA/NEMA conference registration this year. Recycle a bag from previous conferences and bring it along with you. Be prepared for an incredible conference, thanks to Pam Bohmfalk, Robin Shrack, and all of the local arrangements committee members.
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NLA Legislative sessions at Conference
NLA Legislative Committee invites you to attend 2 sessions
Friday, October 17th at the NLA/NEMA Conference
Political Influence: How you can be effective
10-10:50 a.m. Olive Branch
Libraries are already political. Find out how you and your library can be more
involved. Brian Mikkelsen, Director of Political Activity for Nebraska Educational Association will be leading the discussion.
Cosponsored by: Intellectual Freedom Committee & Nebraska Regional Library Systems
Political Issues Facing Nebraska
3:50-4:40 p.m. Arbor I
What will the focus be in the upcoming Legislature Session? What can we as librarians do to help citizens be informed and involved?
Panel discussion on issues that impact Nebraskans from three Senators:
Senator Adams-York (Education & Government Committees)
Senator Avery-Lincoln (Education & Government Committees)
Senator Heidemann-Elk Creek (current chair of Appropriations)
Door prize of iPod shuffle will be awarded at end of session; must attend to win.
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NLA/NEMA Conference Poster Session
While you are at the NLA/NEMA Conference be sure to take a look at these
entries in the 2008 Poster Session:
"Teen Café: Vision for the Information Age" by Carol Eshleman of North
Platte Public Library.
"New Ways @ Your Library" and "The American Dream Starts @ Your Library" by
Karla Shafer of Hooper Public Library
"Don't Just Google It; McGoogan It! - Promoting the academic library to new
and established patrons" by Teresa Hartman, Euem Osmera, Mary DeSive, Sue
Clark, Peggy Finch, Sheryl Williams of McGoogan Library
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NLA Photos
Hello, everyone! Conference is just around the corner, and I’m sending out one more plea for any NLA-related photos you might have. I’ve received many digital files from NLA members, but could use a few more for our membership table we’ll be setting up at The Cornhusker.
The photos don’t have to be from NLA/NEMA conferences only. If you have any spring meeting photos or NLA sponsored training photos or any other related photos, please send them to me. Thank you!
See you all in Lincoln!
Lisa Olivigni, lolivigni@crete-ne.gov
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2008 Credit form for conference
In an effort to be "green" the 2008 CE credit form for the NLA/NEMA
Conference is a "live" interactive form this year - no need to print and
mail anything! The URL is:
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NLA/NEMA Exhibitors
Remember to visit the following exhibitor booths at the 2008 NLA/NEMA
Conference, Oct. 16-17 in Lincoln! For more information about the conference
visit www.nebraskalibraries.org/conference/2008/
ABDO Publishing - Spotlight - Magic Wagon
Alexandria/Big 6 Turbo Tools
Aitken Educational Specialties
Auto-Graphics, Inc.
Baker & Taylor
BCDM Inc.
Biblionix
Books on Tape/Listening Library
Bound to Stay Bound Books
Capstone
The Child's World, Inc.
The Clark Enersen Partners
Clear Image Solutions
Cornhusker State Industries
Davidson Titles, Inc.
Davis Designs
Diamond Sales
Follett Library Resources
Follett Software Company
Gale Cengage Learning
Gumdrop
Houchen Bindery, Ltd.
H.W. Wilson
JEO Consulting Group, Inc.
Leo A. Daly
Marshall Cavendish
Microfilm Imaging Systems
Midwest Storage Solutions, Inc.
Munson Sales
National Network/Libraries of Medicine
Nebraska Library Commission
Perma-Bound
ProQuest
R. R. Bowker
Recorded Books
The Schemmer Associates, Inc.
Stop Falling Productions
TLC - The Library Corporation
University Libraries - UNL
University of Missouri - Columbia Library Science Program
University of Nebraska - Omaha Library Science Program
University of Nebraska Press
World Book, Inc.
Non-profit Exhibitor's List:
Golden Sower Award
ITART
MPLA
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
Nebraska Center for the Book
NEMA
NLA
NMRT
Paraprofessionals
Prairie Fire Newspaper
Nebraska Regional Library Systems
SCYP
SELS Friends
TSRT
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Silent Auction at NLA October 16
Just a few weeks away until the Scholarship Committee's Annual Silent Auction! Items to bid on include art, wine, unique Nebraska items and more!
The theme for this year’s silent auction is “Simply Nebraska" and will be held one day only, Thursday October 16th in the vender’s hall at the Cornhusker.
If you have a unique Nebraska item (made in Nebraska, created by a Nebraskan or just something of Nebraska) to donate for the auction, please email or call Marcia Dority Baker (mdoritybaker2@unl.edu or 402-472-8307).
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Kent Haruf books for sale at Conference
Author and NLA/NEMA keynote speaker Kent Haruf will autograph books at the
SELS Friends table on Friday, October 17 during the morning exhibit break
and again after his talk that afternoon. Now is your chance to pre-order
the books you would like to have him sign. Save a little cash and help the
Southeast Library System at the same time!
See http://selsfriends.org/reservations.html for the online order form which
has a deadline of noon on October 8. Very few extras will be available for
purchase without pre-ordering, so don’t delay - order yours today!
Payments will be taken at conference - cash or checks only please.
Questions or comments can be directed to info@selsfriends.org. Thanks!
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Conference Poster Session
Attention all NLA Conference attendees! It is not too late to enter this
year’s NLA Conference Poster Session. Guidelines are posted on the NLA/NEMA
Conference Web page. Contact Cindy Schuller to discuss needs and/or other
arrangements for which these guidelines may not accommodate. Entry form may
be submitted via Fax, e-mail, or snail mail. We want to embody your Vision
for the Information Age as exhibited by your Poster Session display, and
don’t forget, scrapbooks are welcome!
Guidelines and entry form available at the 2008 NLA/NEMA Conference Web
site.
Contact Person:
Cindy Schuller
402-280-2220
Fax: 402-280-2435
cindyschuller@creighton.edu
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Conference Early Registration Deadline Approaching!
August 31 is the deadline for the early NLA/NEMA conference registration rates.
Take advantage of the lower rates while you still can!
While you are attending the 2008 NLA/NEMA conference, be sure to attend one of the many luncheons on Thursday or Friday as well as the banquet on
Thursday night.
Learn what your organization has on its agenda by attending business meetings!
Celebrate the awards given to your friends!
Eat, drink and be merry while networking with your colleagues!
See you there!
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Golden Sower Authors Attending 2008 NLA/NEMA
Golden Sower authors attending the 2008 NLA/NEMA Conference are:
Primary Winner:
Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel
Winning Title: The Great Fuzz Frenzy
Intermediate Winner:
Betty G. Birney
Winning Title: The World According to Humphrey
Young Adult Winner:
The Golden Sower Committee is very sorry to report that the Young Adult winning author, Rick Riordan, will NOT be able to attend this year.
Winning Title: The Lightening Thief
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2008 NLA/NEMA Conference Program
There is something for everyone at the 2008 NLA/NEMA Conference!
- Get wild about wikis
- Focus on fundraising
- Rejoice in library renovation
- Discuss Dewey
- Plan for programs
- Discover databases
- Taste some technology
- and much more!
For a look at the conference program, visit the website.
(Please note that this is a DRAFT of the program and changes may occur.)
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2008 NLA/NEMA Conference Early Registration Rate
The deadline for early conference registration is August 31!
Please visit the conference website for more information
and to download a registration form.
Also, don't forget to reserve your room at this year's conference hotel.
Reservations at the Cornhusker Hotel at the conference rate are $119.00.
You can call the Cornhusker Hotel at 1-402-474-7474 to reserve a room or book
online at www.thecornhusker.com using our conference code NLANLAA.
Remember, the early registration bird gets the discount!
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Pre--Conference Preview!
Join your colleagues for one of these fantastic pre-conferences to the 2008
NLA/NEMA Annual Conference on Wednesday, October 15.
The 4 R's: Robots, Romance, Revolvers and Recipes
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sponsored by the Nebraska Regional Library Systems
What is a Book Worth? Determining the Value of a Book
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sponsored by the Technical Services Round Table
Serving Library Customers With Disabilities
1:00-4:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the NLA Diversity Committee
Learn more about each pre-conference by visiting the conference website preconference secion.
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Authors & Avatars - Keynote Speakers at the 2008 NLA/NEMA Conference
Point your browser to
www.nebraskalibraries.org/conference/2008/ to learn
all about the nationally recognized keynote speakers Annette Lamb and Kent
Haruf! Plan to hear them speak at the 2008 NLA/NEMA Annual Conference
October 15-17 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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Serving Library Customers with Disabilities preconference
Serving Library Customers with Disabilities
Wednesday, October 15, 1pm-4pm
Cornhusker Marriot Hotel, Lincoln, NE
Increase your understanding and awareness of how disabilities affect library users' access to information. This engaging and interactive workshop will provide hands-on demonstrations of the obstacles various disabilities can place in the way of your users, illuminate the challenges our differently-abled customers face in their day-to-day lives, and propose simple solutions for improving the experience of disabled users. Dress comfortably for this hands-on and interactive presentation.
Kathleen Newman, MA COMS, is an experienced Special Education instructor for university and college teacher preparation programs and has over 30 years experience working with children and adults with visual and/or multiple impairments.
For more information contact John Bernardi (bernardj@omahapubliclibrary.org)
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Register now for the 2008 NLA/NEMA Annual Conference!
Registration and lodging information is now available for the 2008 NLA/NEMA
Conference to be held October 15-17 in Lincoln, Nebraska at the Cornhusker
Marriott Hotel.
Please see the webpage for complete information.
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2008 NLA/NEMA Conference
Join your colleagues at the upcoming
NLA/NEMA Annual Conference
October 15-17, 2008
in Lincoln, Nebraska at the Cornhusker Marriott Hotel
Theme: Vision for the Information Age
Conference Website
Make your reservations now!
Cornhusker Marriott Hotel
333 South 13th Street
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
Phone: 1-402-474-7474
Toll-free: 1-866-706-7706
Be sure to ask for the NLA/NEMA Nebraska Libraries conference rate.
www.thecornhusker.com
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Conference Program Proposals Due March 31st
Is your library the place to be? Do you have standing room only programs and events? Perhaps you have a "don't try this in your library" story. Tell us how you accomplished success or avoided disaster at the 2008 NLA/NEMA Conference. The 2008 program proposals are due March 31st and early submissions are always welcome. The CE committee is waiting to hear from you.
[Program Proposal Form]
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Thank you!!!
The Paraprofessional Section would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to
TSRT, S&I and NEMA for their financial support and belief in our Scavenger
Hunt, held during fall conference. A total of 72 prizes were
distributed. Congratulations to Marjorie Brubaker (winner of the $100
grand prize), Kathy Nelson (Spa basket) and Sheila Siegler (dinner
certificate)!
A second thank you to everyone who has taken the time to provide such
positive feedback! The vendors are hoping the hunt becomes a tradition!
It was a fun event, and we appreciate the contributions of our
co-sponsors, the vendors -- and the participants.
On behalf of the Para Section ... have a wonderful winter season. See you
all at Legislative Day and our Spring Meeting!
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2007 NLA Poster Session Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the Poster Session competition! Winners in each category are set out below, along with the comments from the judges at SCORR Marketing in Kearney:
- Best Theme – Holdrege Area Public Library
We liked how the graphic theme of the two back to back characters is carried throughout the materials, from library card to the Friends of the Library Book Bag.
- Best Headline/Title – North Platte Public Library
We liked the whole idea of presenting the library as a “teen café.” The design is effective and consistently applied. We could definitely imagine the appeal to teens!
- Best Design – UNO Criss Library READ Posters
Although there are many interesting design materials in this entry from Omaha, we want to single out the READ posters for being colorful, vibrant and focused.
- Best Use of Multimedia – Crete Public Library
This is fabulous. What a great idea! This candy bar elevates the annual report from the commonplace, creating something especially effective and memorable.
- Most un-Library-like – Holdrege Area Public Library
This was a difficult category to judge. We chose Holdrege because the motive seemed most “corporate:’ to us.
Keep up the good work, and be thinking about projects you undertake this year and how they might be inspiring to others at the 2008 NLA Conference Poster Session!
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MPLA Leadership winners
Ten names were drawn at the NLA/NEMA 2007 Conference in Kearney to receive a free year of membership in the Mountain Plains Library Association. The lucky winners are:
- Sheryl Williams, McGoogan Library, UNMC
- Jenny Puchalla, Administrative Assistant, SELS
- Gayle Roberts,Promotions Specialists, UNO
- Nancy Escamilla, YA Librarian, Scottsbluff Public Library
- MeMe Smith, Library Director, Schuyler Public Library
- Karen Drevo,Youth Services Librarian, Norfolk Public Library
- Rebecca Bernthal, Reference Librarian, UNL
- Carole Matthews, Librarian, Hay Springs Public Schools
- Rachel Erb, Systems Librarian, University of NE- Omaha
- Ruth Carlock, Assistant Director, Levitt Library
Please join me in saying “CONGRATULATIONS and WELCOME to MPLA!”
Julie Beno, MPLA rep
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Winner of Para Raffle Basket
Congratulations to Allana Novotny, Nebraska Library Commission. She is the winner of the Hawaiian Basket raffled by the Para's. Thanks to all who purchased tickets.
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NLA Diversity Committee invites you
The NLA Diversity Committee invites you to attend "There's Someone Queer @ the Library: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Issues in Libraries," co-presented by Kim Shelley (Lincoln City Libraries) and Debbie Krahmer (UNL).
"It's no mystery--Nebraska libraries serve patrons from all backgrounds, including gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) individuals. Learn how you can improve your collections and services in big and small ways to better serve the needs of GLBT patrons and library staff through this interactive session. There will be a special emphasis on transgender issues and resources."
Bring your questions and concerns. We'll be bringing information, books, handouts, and even a lesbigaytr! Take our Queer Speak quiz and win a prize. The session is at 9am on Thursday, so bring your coffee.
Still hungry for more information? Want to hang out with fellow GLBT and Ally librarians? Eager to try out a chocolate fountain? (Secretly dying to get your picture taken with the lesbigaytr?) Then plan on attending the Diversity Committee's GLBT&Ally Mixer! It starts at 9pm Thursday evening, and we'll be having snacks and dippables, as well as wine and the chocolate fountain. Stop in for a short time, or spend an hour discussing Dumbledore. Check your bulletin for location.
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Raffle basket from the Para's
Don't forget to purchase your raffle tickets at the Para booth. The cost is $1 per ticket or 6 tickets for $5 - the more you buy, the better chance you have at winning! We will stop selling tickets at 11:30 on Friday and the winning name will be drawn at the Para luncheon. Thanks and Good Luck!!
Contents:
Ancient Hawaii - paperback
Music of Hawaii CD
Macadamia Nuts
Sliced Pineapple
Shredded Coconut
Seashells
Lei
Bartles and James Pina Colada
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Looking for public librarians for National Library of Medicine Focus Group at NLA/NEMA on Thur. Oct. 25 - Free Lunch!
Looking for public librarians for National Library of Medicine Focus Group at NLA/NEMA on Thur. Oct. 25 - Free Lunch!
An important mission of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine is to improve the public's access to information, enabling them to make informed decisions about their health. In many communities, the only resource for health information is the public library. For certain ethnic groups, lower-income and less-educated citizens the public library is the sole source for accessing the Internet. With your skills and knowledge, you can help customers use health information resources effectively and bolster the health information literacy of the community. In turn, this information can empower consumers and facilitate their health care decision-making.
The Regional Medical Library is asking for approximately 15 Nebraska public librarians to participate in a focus group to provide a snapshot of the public library's available resources, staff comfort level in assisting health information customers, and library outreach programs. Your participation in this focus group will greatly assist the MidContinental region's staff in understanding how we can assist you, develop useful health information training programs that will enhance your skills and knowledge, and facilitate partnerships in your community to support consumer health information.
The focus group will be held during NLA/NEMA conference at the Holiday Inn (more details below) on Thursday, Oct. 25 from 12:15-1:15 p.m.
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Date: | Thursday, October 25, 2007 |
| Time: | 12:15-1:15 (Conincides with NLA and NEMA lunches) |
| Location: | Holiday Inn Hotel and Convention Center, Kearney, State Room D |
| Contact: | Marty Magee |
Toll Free: 800-338-7657 (when prompted, dial 1, then 2, then 5)
Office:402-559-7076
mmagee@unmc.edu
If you are interested in participating, please contact Marty Magee (mmagee@unmc.edu) by Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007.
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NLA Scholarship Committee silent auction
Don’t forget that the scholarship committee is holding a silent auction. All donations are greatly appreciated. Help support our profession by being a donor and a bidder! Due to limited space, the auction will run on Thursday only. Bids will close during the vendors’ reception on Thursday evening.
If you have an item to donate, please bring it to our tables located next to the registration area early Thursday morning. I will be at the preconference on Wednesday and will also take items that day. If you can volunteer to take a shift at the table on Thursday, that would be wonderful. Please e-mail me at this address kjacobs@southsiouxcity.org if there is a time you can volunteer. Thanks.
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NMRT-sponsored sessions at conference
The New Members Round Table invites you to attend the following session at this year’s annual conference:
Emotional and Social Intelligence: When Library Skills Aren’t Enough for Success. Joan Giesecke, Dean, and Nancy Busch, Associate Dean, UNL Libraries will outline the work done in the areas of social and emotional intelligence and show how this can help librarians excel in the future. When having the technical skills of librarianship is not enough, what do you need to know?
We also hope you’ll join us for our annual Conference Connections Mixer. There will be socializing and refreshments. Meet other librarians new to the state or profession. Join us as we present the Houchen Bindery Beginning Professional and Mentor of the Year awards.
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Happy Trails to you
What are the first three
letters of Fundraiser?
Fun!
And what are you going to have at the Legacy Fundraiser at the Happy Trails Saloon?
That’s right-Fun!
And why wouldn’t you—
games, costumes, people you know & love,
more games, and western
ambiance galore!
Come join in the fun and dress the part-whether it’s Val Kilmer from Tombstone or Jodi Foster in Maverick or your uncle/aunt from the ranches of western NE– and help the NLA Legacy Fund at the same time!
Bingo, Blackjack, Draw Poker, Craps, & Roulette
or if you don’t want to play, come by and watch.
There’ll be an empty boot for donations to the Fund.
We’re your Huckleberry!
Join us in Ballroom II Thursday after the banquet.
$5 for 50 chips.
Cash Bar
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Scavenger Hunt at Fall Conference
Join the Para’s for a scavenger hunt.
A fun, free activity for conference attendees!!
Stop by the Para booth to pick up your passport and instructions.
The more items you find, the better the prizes!
Plus, don’t forget to purchase a raffle ticket for our
Hawaiian themed basket.
$1 per ticket or 6 for $5.
Good Luck!!
Thanks to our co-sponsors: TSRT, S&I, and NEMA
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One Book Many Librarians
Read Dead Ex by Harley Jane Kozak and then come to the One Book, Many Librarians session at Conference. It’s a wonderful opportunity to relax and take part in an informal book discussion with the author, while getting to know your colleagues in the state. Refreshments will be served.
4:40-5:30 p.m. Thursday Ballroom ILabels: Conference
Poster Sessions - Have you got yours ready!!!
Get your campaigns ready, details have changed this year for the Poster Sessions!
[2007 NLA Poster Session Entry Form]
Display how you promoted your program/event/new library practice/organization/etc. Why reinvent the wheel, share your thoughts with other libraries so they can benefit from your hard work, research, and/or new found success. Get ready to "Toot Your Own Horn", we want to hear about it. You may have done just the thing that another library needs to do, so show them how.
Did you mount a campaign to introduce a new service or resource? Generate enthusiasm in your community for a special program or speaker in your library? If you have made a special effort to market your library's services this year, here is a great opportunity to share your strategy with your colleagues.
We'll make arrangements for you to receive the questions attendees have for your exhibit, so you won't have to hang around, feel free to attend sessions and learn more, so next year you can do this again. Exhibit items should be no taller than 48 inches. Scrapbooks, or just about anything is welcome.
http://www.2007nla-nema.info/poster
Bring in your display Thursday morning by 10am and set it up.
For questions or information, contact:
Pam Soreide
Holdrege Area Public Library
308-995-6556
director@holdregelibrary.org
Janet Greser
Nebraska Library Commission
800-307-2665
jgreser@nlc.state.ne.us
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MONA Reception
If you are attending the 2007 NLA/NEMA Conference Chairperson’s Reception on Wednesday, Oct. 24, please note the following information:
The reception will be at Museum of Nebraska Art (MONA), 2401 Central Ave., from 5-8 p.m. The Kearney Trolley will shuttle participants to and from the Holiday Inn throughout the evening.
At MONA there are two major displays including black and white photographs of Nebraska pioneers by Solomon D. Butcher and a Rick Beck Glass Display. MONA docents will be available to answer questions on the museum artwork.
There will be background music of piano and strings throughout the event. Mary Henning will do storytelling between 6-7 p.m. Door prizes will be awarded before and after her performance.
The MONA Gift Shop will be open with a 10% discount for purchases made that evening.
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Hang out with your BFF @ NLA/NEMA!!
Don’t miss out on the Southeast Library System Friends' Booth!
Check out these must have items available for purchase, including:
- Books by Harley Jane Kozak; and books, DVDs and postcard books
by Joel Sartore.
For more information on these items and more, check the website
(Both keynote speakers will be available for autographs during Conference)
- Nifty librarian tattoos
- Bakers chocolates, with the special “libraries sweet indeed” wrappers
- A framed READ needlework picture for silent auction
- A raffle to win the best seat in the house for the Friday keynote
Conference can be hectic. Need a break?
Stop by the Friends’ Hospitality Room. With just a good will donation, you can take a break with your colleagues, and enjoy a beverage and some snacks.
The Hospitality Room will be available:
Wednesday, 10/24 8:30 p.m. - ?
Thursday, 10/25 12-1:30 p.m., 2:40-3:30 p.m. and post Casino Night
For the room number, check at the conference registration desk or with any of the Friends committee members (Karen Frank, Jan Thomsen, Tom Schmitz, Lisa Olivigni and Becky Baker.)
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Looking for public librarians for National Library of Medicine Focus Group at NLA/NEMA - Free Lunch!
Looking for public librarians for National Library of Medicine Focus Group at NLA/NEMA on Thur. Oct. 25 - Free Lunch!
An important mission of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine is to improve the public's access to information, enabling them to make informed decisions about their health. In many communities, the only resource for health information is the public library. For certain ethnic groups, lower-income and less-educated citizens the public library is the sole source for accessing the Internet. With your skills and knowledge, you can help customers use health information resources effectively and bolster the health information literacy of the community. In turn, this information can empower consumers and facilitate their health care decision-making.
The Regional Medical Library is asking for approximately 15 Nebraska public librarians to participate in a focus group to provide a snapshot of the public library's available resources, staff comfort level in assisting health information customers, and library outreach programs. Your participation in this focus group will greatly assist the MidContinental region's staff in understanding how we can assist you, develop useful health information training programs that will enhance your skills and knowledge, and facilitate partnerships in your community to support consumer health information.
The focus group will be held during NLA/NEMA conference at the Holiday Inn (more details below) on Thursday, Oct. 25 from 12:15-1:15 p.m.
|
Date: | Thursday, October 25, 2007 |
| Time: | 12:15-1:15 (Conincides with NLA and NEMA lunches) |
| Location: | Holiday Inn Hotel and Convention Center, Kearney, State Room D |
| Contact: | Marty Magee |
Toll Free: 800-338-7657 (when prompted, dial 1, then 2, then 5)
Office:402-559-7076
mmagee@unmc.edu
If you are interested in participating, please contact Marty Magee (mmagee@unmc.edu) by Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007.
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Reserve your conference purchases now!
Take time now to reserve items to purchase at NLA/NEMA this year including
books by Harley Jane Kozak and Joel Sartore (the two keynote speakers who
will both be available for autographing) as well as some cool librarian
tattoos!
These items are being offered below list price by the SELS Friends group,
who will also have Baker's Chocolates in those special library wrappers
(milk chocolate and dark chocolate mint), and a couple of unique raffles
will also be taking place at our exhibitor table - be sure to stop by!
To reserve your items online, to get a printable order form, or to learn
more about the SELS Friends group, please visit www.selsfriends.org.
Members of SELS Friends will receive special discounts on sale items, and
for first-time members who join now, your dues will cover 2008 as well!
Contact any SELS Friends board member if you have questions. Thanks!
Becky Baker
Tom Schmitz
Jan Thomsen
Karen Frank
Lisa Olivigni
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The Work of Reconciliation: Creating American Indian Library Collections, Services and Programs
NLA Diversity Committee and Paraprofessional Section
Present
"The Work of Reconciliation: Creating American Indian Library Collections, Services and Programs" by Dr. Naomi Caldwell on October 26, 2007.
Dr. Caldwell, a professor at the Graduate School of Library and Information Studies, University of Rhode Island, former School Media Center Specialist and past president of the American Indian Library Association, will provide information on how to choose American Indian materials for the libraries that will be cultural sensitive and provide accurate information.
Dr. Caldwell has been sharing her expertise with librarians and students through presentations and in book reviews in Broken Flute and other publications. Dr. Caldwell will also address multiculturalism in libraries by discussing the importance of respecting everyone’s culture and providing ideas on how libraries can meet the needs of their diverse communities.
Dr. Caldwell will present three sessions at the NLA/NEMA 2007Conference on Friday, October 26, 2007. Sessions will be held at 8-8:50 a.m., 9-9:50 a.m., and 10-10:50 a.m.
This project was supported in part by state aid funding appropriated by the Nebraska Legislature, granted and administered by the Nebraska Library Commission.
This project is funded by the Nebraska Humanities Council, a statewide, non-profit organization cultivating an understanding of our history and culture, and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. If you enjoy this type of programming, please consider supporting the Council and the Cultural Endowment with a contribution. Donations are matched by state and federal funds. Your support helps to preserve our past and inform our future.
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NLA/NEMA Fall Conference Registration
The 2007 NLA/NEMA Conference is right around the corner!
Be sure to take advantage of the early registration discount available through the end of September to attend the 2007 NLA/NEMA Fall Conference to be held in Kearney, October 24-26, 2007. Look through the Fall issue of the NLAQ or the July issue of the NEMA News for details, or go to the conference website to find the registration form and see the full roster of programs and special activities scheduled for this event. Plans include pre-conferences on Making Partners and Money for Your Library (Alex Sarkisian), Computer Hardware Confidence (John Seyfarth) and a session sponsored by Read Aloud Nebraska with Australian author and reading authority Mem Fox.
Kicking off the conference will be the opening reception Wednesday night at the Museum of Nebraska Art featuring storyteller Mary Henning as well as piano and string background music. Be sure to check the conference website to explore the full program of sessions beginning on Thursday morning to appreciate the hard work being done by our planning committees. There is a huge range of topics being covered during the conference, from conceptual Web 2.0 issues to practical advice regarding library funding elections. The General Session on Thursday will have a keynote address by author/actress Harley Jane Kozak followed by the NLA and NEMA luncheons. Enjoy browsing through the offerings in the exhibit hall at the Exhibitor’s Reception, followed by the NLA/NEMA annual Awards banquet. Later Thursday evening, come try your hand at poker, blackjack, craps, roulette and bingo at Casino Night at the Happy Trails Saloon to support the NLA Legacy Fund.
Friday morning brings another round of interesting and useful sessions, including the Golden Sower Awards presentations. Authors attending to accept awards include Keiko Kasza, author/illustrator of My Lucky Day (Primary), Mary Downing Hahn, author of The Old Willis Place (Intermediate) and Natasha Friend, author of Perfect (Young Adult), all of whom will be available for book signings later in the day. After the business meeting luncheons at noon, we will have an opportunity to enjoy our second keynote speaker, wildlife photographer and fellow Nebraskan Joel Sartore.
Last, be thinking of communications efforts you have undertaken this past year that you can share at the poster session. Poster session entry forms are available on the conference website.
Make plans now to come to the NLA/NEMA Fall Conference, Charting Paths to the Future. In Kearney, we’ve got it all!!
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Re"Mem"ber
Just a quick reminder that the early registration deadline for the Mem Fox
Preconference is October 10. Registration information can be found at
www.readaloudnebraska.org. It will be fantastic day - hope to see you
there!
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Silent Auction
The NLA Scholarship Committee is once again sponsoring a silent auction at Annual Conference. If you have an item you would like to donate, please let me know and, if possible, send a digital of that item to me so we can begin posting on the conference web site as soon as possible. Thanks!!
Kathy Jacobs, kjacobs@southsiouxcity.org
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NLA Para's offering scholarships to attend 2007 NLA/NEMA Annual Conference
The Paraprofessional Section is offering four $50 scholarships to attend the 2007 NLA/NEMA Annual Conference – Nebraska Libraries: Charting Paths to the Future. The Conference will be held October 24-26, 2007 in Kearney, NE. This year’s keynote speakers will be author/actress Harley Jane Kozak and photographer Joel Sartore. Click the following link for more information on the conference http://www.2007nla-nema.info/.
You must be a member of the Paraprofessional section to receive this scholarship.
The scholarship recipients will be asked to submit an article about their experience to the Para’s newsletter.
If you are interested, please submit your name, address, email, phone, library affiliation, and reason for applying for the scholarship to Jennifer Wrampe, jwrampe@nlc.state.ne.us.
All applications must be received by October 19, 2007.
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NLA/NEMA Conference 2007
Hello, Everyone! Could it be possible? Is the NLA/NEMA Conference
Nebraska Libraries: Charting Paths to the Future only seven weeks away?
Well, it's true! And the release of the fall issue of NLAQ is just
around the corner. But if you just can't wait to see the conference
schedule, go to the conference website
and then click on NLAQ - Conference Information. You'll find a detailed
schedule for this action packed, educational, three-day event. You'll
also find a registration form available on the web site.
You might notice the registration form is a little different this year.
We are not asking for people to select the sessions they'll be
attending. So you're just a one page form away from a conference filled
with great people and great sessions. Just follow the directions on the
form and send it on its way! Keep in mind that separate registrations
are required for pre-conference attendance. That information is also
available on the conference website.
As you complete your registration, take a moment to consider
volunteering to be a room host. It's relatively quick, painless and
could even be fun. Think about it!
Hope to see you all in Kearney!
Thanks
Lisa Olivigni
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Technical Services Round Table Scholarship to Fall Conference
Need funding to attend the NLA/NEMA Fall Conference in Kearney? Do you
belong to the Technical Services Round Table (or are you willing to join)?
TSRT is sponsoring one $100 scholarship to the 2007 Conference. Deadline is September 10, 2007. [
Application Form]
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New Poster Session guidelines
This year we have new guidelines for the Poster Session at the NLA/NEMA Fall Conference.
The new guidelines and entry forms are available on the Conference website.
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NLA/NEMA Conference October 24-26 in Kearney
KEARNEY, NE – Outstanding pre-conference workshops as well as two days of stimulating conference sessions will highlight the annual conference of the Nebraska Library Association/Nebraska Educational Media Association. The NLA/NEMA Conference will be held October 24-26 at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center in Kearney.
Internationally respected children’s book author and literacy consultant Mem Fox will present, “Dirt Roads or Highways? Two Different Directions to Literacy”. The pre-conference workshop will explore the critical role reading aloud to children plays in their social, psychological, educational, and even physical development. Fox will also present, “Reading Aloud So People Stay Awake, Stay Active and Stay with You”. The session will involve participants in developing read-aloud skills.
Also available as a pre-conference workshop will be “Image is Everything: Making Partners and Money for Your Library”. Presented by Alexis Sarkisian of the LAMA Institute, the workshop will focus on providing librarians with the knowledge, tools, and skills they need to make and use partnerships in their marketing, fundraising, and development efforts.
John Seyfarth will present “Computer Hardware Confidence,” a workshop providing a hands-on opportunity to build a computer from parts and install an operating system. This session will also help participants become familiar with typical troubleshooting and remove-and-replace tasks.
Pre-conference registration information is available on the conference website, or you may register online for the Mem Fox sessions at Read Aloud Nebraska.
A wide array of programming is planned for the two days of conference sessions. Thursday’s opening speaker will be Harley Jane Kozak, an author/actress whose screen credits include Arachnophobia, The Favor, and Parenthood. Her books include Dating Dead Men and Dating is Murder.
Friday’s keynote speaker will be Joel Sartore, a National Geographic photographer who was recently featured on the PBS documentary At Close Range. He is also the author of Nebraska: Under a Big Red Sky.
Mark your calendar now to participate in this exciting, energizing conference. For more information check the conference website.
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Sponsorship available
The Paraprofessional of NLA section is open to sponsoring
programs at the 2007 NLA/NEMA conference. If your section or group is
looking for or in need of a sponsor please contact LaRaine Cihak,
Vice-Chair, Para section. Contact information below.
Thank You!!!!
La Raine Cihak
Gilbert Library
628 2nd St.
Friend, NE 68359
402-947-5081
gilbertlibrary@galaxycable.net
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NLA/NEMA Conference request for programs
You might be surprised to know that there are only 315 days left until Christmas! No need to panic about that, though. What’s really alarming is that there are only 39 days left for you all to submit your program proposals for NLA’s 2007 Conference!
March 23, 2007!! Mark it on your calendar. We can’t wait to hear from you. We know there are some great ideas out there just waiting to be written on a program proposal form and sent of to us! For your convenience, Here's the proposal form.
These are some topics of interest that were listed on evaluation forms from the 2006 Conference.
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How to deal with angry patrons
- Book clubs
- Sessions on non-English services
- Security & issues in your library (policies)
- Assessment for school libraries
- Preservation of materials
So send your proposal in today and beat the rush!
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Pictures of 2006 Conference
Go to the
Para website and click on the Pictures link to check out the pictures from Fall Conference. [Courtesy of the Paraprofessional Section]
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Initial Conference Information
Calling All Librarians!!!
Nebraska is fortunate to be home to many talented, knowledgeable and creative librarians. Here is a great opportunity to share that talent, knowledge and creativity with your colleagues from across the state. The Nebraska Library Association's 2007 Conference will be held in Kearney, October 24 - 26, and NLA's Continuing Education Committee is calling for program proposals.
The proposal form is currently available here. It includes the contact information for all Committee members, so please contact any of us with questions you may have.
Please note that in previous years, there has been some confusion regarding the designation/use of a sponsor for a program you might wish to present. A program sponsor may be an NLA Section, Round Table, NEMA, the Library Commission, etc. The program presenter may or may not be a member of the particular sponsoring group, but the presentation may fall in line with the sponsoring group's goals and interests. When developing a program proposal, please visit with those folks you think most likely would sponsor your program.
Proposals are due March 23, 2007. Submission information is included in the attachment.
So don't miss out on this great opportunity to share your expertise with your fellow librarians. The CE Committee can't wait to hear from you!
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