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rom the president's penDynamic plans were approved at the

conclusion of the New Mexico LibraryAssociation Executive Board's "Strategic Planning Retreat" held at GhostRanch, November 11-12,1995. In orderto continue NMLA reorganization, theExecutive Board, Committee Chairs,Development Committee members, andpresidential candidates were requested toparticipate for the purpose of enabling"proactive" instead of "reactive" actionby the board. My respect and gratitude tothe following for their dedication andparticipation:

Board members:Alison AlmquistBarbara BilleyDonnie CurtisNova DuhrsenKathy FlanaryValerie HortonMary Pat KraemerKay KrehbielBetty LongGeorge MarrKathy MatterMarilyn Reeves

Joe SabatiniVirginia SeiserSusie SonfliethKaren WatkinsCheryl Wilson

Development Committee Members:David MyersHarris Richard

Presidential candidates:Mary GrathwolValerie Horton (also board member)Ellanie Sampson

Guest presenter, David Giltrow, Ph.D.,Educational Technology, set the stage forforward thinking by stating factual information about technology and emphasizingtheresulting implications for our profession.Kathy Flanary shared "A Model for Complex Change," which defines the components of change as: Vision + Skills + Incentives + Resources = Action Plan (Tafoyaand Newbill, 1995, adapted from Knoster,1991). Tommy Thomas, of the State HumanResources Dept., then facilitated as theparticipants developed the action plan onpages 19-21.

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President - Kathy FlanaryNM School for theVisually Handicapped

1st Vice President - Jenny MinterDona Ana Branch, NMSU

2nd Vice President - Betty LongRoswell Public Library

Secretary - Marilyn ReevesEspanola Public Library

Treasurer - Nova DuhrsenOnate High School

Newsletter Editor - Donnelyn CurtisNew Mexico State University

ALA Councilor - Susie SonfliethNew Mexico Coalition for Literacy

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nnual conferenceLUISA SponsorsDenise Chavezby Molly Molloy, LUISA Liaison

LUISA, the Spanish Language InterestGroup of NMLA, is delighted to sponsor apresentation on "Border Literature" by LasCruces native and award-winning novelist

and playwright,Denise Chavez.Author of manyplays and shortstories, her mostrecent book is FaceofAn Angel(Farrar, Straus, andGiroux, 1994). Inher words, "I feel,as a Chicanawriter, that I amcapturing the voiceof so many whohave been voiceless for years. Mywork is rooted inthe Southwest, inheat and dust, andreflects a worldwhere love is asreal as the land. Inthis dry and seemingly harsh and

, empty world thereis much beauty tobe found. Thathope of the heart iswhat feeds me, my

characters" (Contemporary Authors 131:104).Denise Chavez puts this hope and joy

into her writing and her presentations. Welook forward to her contribution to ourconference in March. •

Documents SIGSponsors Programsby Kathleen S. Le Febre,New Mexico Tech Library

Maureen K. Crocker, State PublicationsConsultant and Public Library Consultantfor the Colorado State Library and AdjunctFaculty Member of Emporia State University, will conduct two workshops at theNMLA Annual Conference in Las Cruces

"Government Business Sources" willidentify Federal and state sources which canbe used to answer business questions,methods for locating unpublished sources!people and getting the answers your patronsneed, and generic county and city sourcesfor business information.

"Handling a Business Question" willcover categories of business informationquestions, identification of business sourcesby types, and the business reference interview.

Maureen Crocker teaches InformationTransfer in Business and Industry and BasicInformation Sources for Emporia StateUniversity School of Library and Information Management. As State PublicationsConsultant for the Colorado State Libraryin Denver, she covers reference, acquisitions, and collection management in bothprint and electronic form. As a PublicLibrary Consultant she provides consultingand continuing education services for publiclibraries and boards of trustees in the areasof planning, library law, collection develop-·ment, policies, and public services. Sheteaches continuing education courses andshe is a co-trainer for a day long referenceskills workshop entitled 'Thinking on YourFeet: Or How to Look Smarter Than YouFeel While Doing Reference." •

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Beer, History, and the Rio Grandeby Mark Pendleton Branigan Library, Las Cruces

Plan to arrive in Las Cruces early Old West Breweryenough on Sunday before the conferenceand join us for some relaxation and fun! Youcan go on one, two, or all three tours scheduled for Sunday afternoon.

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Beer etc., cont.tions, and sample the product! The tourprice of $5.00/person includes a glass ofbrew. We will meet at 1:00 p.m. in theHoliday Inn parking lot (University andMain) near the hotel entrance and carpoolto the brewery.

Old Mesilla

Vesta Siemers, author of A HistoricWalking Tour ofMesilla New Mexico willtake us on just such a tour. Mesilla was thecapital of the Confederate territory ofArizona and New Mexico. Billy the Kid wasa prisoner for a time here. The GadsdenTreaty was signed here. The tour price of$5.00 per person includes a copy of Ms.Siemers's book. Carpool from the Breweryto the Mesilla Plaza at 1:45 p.m.

Nature Walk on the Rio Grande

Author, naturalist and engaging conversationalist Susan Tweit will lead a strollalong the riverbank and discuss local naturalhistory. Ms. Tweit's The Great SouthwestNature Factbook won her the 1994 Friends ofThomas Branigan Memorial Library annualauthor award. She has written several booksabout the Chihuahuan Desert and has herown radio program, "Wild Lives," on 90.7FM KRWG. Meet at the new La Llorona citypark on the east side of the river (off Picacho)or at the Branigan Library parking lot tocarpool at 3:30 p.m. Price: $5.00 per person.For further information, contact:

Mark Pendleton505/526-1048 (work)5051527-6181 (fax)505/522-1329 (home)[email protected] t

Some Facts About Your Competition:What is the percentage of 7th graders who watch more than 3 hours of TV daily?

47%

What is the percentage of 7th graders who read daily for pleasure?

27%

What is the number of videos rented daily in the U.S.?

6 million

What is the number of public library items checked out daily in the U.S?

3 million

How much time does the average 5th grader spend watching television per day?

130 min.

How much time does the average 5th grader read outside of school per day?

90% read 4 min. or less

Bob McCannon, Director of the NewMexico Media Literacy Project, willpresent at the March conference aboutmedia, their effects and strategies forteaching and parenting in this era ofincreasingly powerful electronics, with hisunique multimedia database. Bob is alsoCoordinator 0 Technology at AlbuquerqueAcademy and has presented widely on thetopics of media and technology. NMMLPhas been featured on the front page of the

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Los Angeles Times, and has received local,state and national attention as aleadinggrassroots revolution to "take back"our culture by creating more informedconsumers of media. The Southern NMMedia Literacy Coalition, a volunteerorganization consisting of educators,parents, and media personnel, will alsopresent at the conference.For more information call Erica Hizel at (505) 828-3129or email: hizel @aa.edu. t


19.96 NMLA AwardsThe Association is very pleased to honor the following people at the Awards Banquet onMonday, March 4th at 6:30 PM at the Holiday Inn de Las Cruces.

Leadership Award

Stephen J. Rollins, Associate Dean of Library Services, University of New Mexico,Albuquerque

Ellanie Sampson, Director, Truth or Consequences Public Library, Truth orConsequences

Legislator of the Year Award

Senator Stuart Ingle, District 27, Portales

New Mexico Library Amigos Award 1996Judy Armstrong, volunteer, Friend of the Library, and author of a weekly librarycolumn for the Roswell newspaper, Roswell

Joanne Benard, Executive Board member of the Friends of the Library and volunteer,Lovington

Carol Gaines, Board of Trustees member and volunteer, Thomas Branigan MemorialLibrary, Las Cruces

First-Time Attendee Member ContestThe Education Committee for the New

Mexico Library Association is sponsoring acontest for NMLA members who havenever been to an NMLA Annual Conference. One lucky fIrst-time attendee will bethe guest of the Education Committee forthe 1996 Annual Conference in Las Cruces,March 3-5.

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($140) to cover lodging expenses. Therecipient must be a member of NMLA at thetime of application, must not have attendedan annual conference before, and must residemore than 30 miles from the host city (LasCruces).

To apply, submit a statement in 25words or less telling why you want to attendthe NMLA Annual Conference. The deadlineis January 25, 1996. Include your name,address and telephone number.

Send your application to:

Kay Krehbiel, ChairNMLA Education CommitteeNew Mexico Tech. LibrarySocorro, NM 87801

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Just Say Know!New Mexico Library Association

Annual ConferenceOnate High School, Las Cruces, New Mexico

Sunday, March 3rd - Tuesday, March 5th, 1996 (no conflicts)

Note from Jenny Minter, First Vice President and Conference Coordinator:You should have already received your conference mailer. Please be aware that the preregistration formhas a new look this year! It is not the traditional packet that you are used to seeing. If you have notrecieved a glossy turquoise, black and white brochure, please e-mail me at: jminter@/ib.nmsu.edu, orcaI/527-7556. Thanks! See you in Las Cruces in March. "Just Say Know."

Silent Auction: 8:30 a.m. Monday-noon TuesdayKeynote Addresses (no conflict):

Herb White, Columnist for Library Journal11 :oo-noon Monday"Librarians and the Information Superhighway: Traffic Cops or Roadkill?"

Richard Lee, librarian, cartoonist, writer9:45-10:45 a.m. Tuesday"What's so Funny About Being a Librarian?"

Exhibits Grand Opening Buffet Noon-l :30, MondayFoundation Celebration 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday NMSU MuseumNo Host Bar 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Holiday Inn de Las CrucesBanquet 7:30-10:00 p.m., Holiday Inn de Las Cruces

Guest speaker: Leon Metz, historian and author, "Chasing History across the Southwest,"Awards presentations

Continental Breakfast in Exhibits Area Tuesday 7:30-9:30 a.m.NMLA Business MeetinglUpdate

Guest speaker: Elizabeth Martinez Executive Director, ALA, "Yes, Know!"Land of Enchantment Book Award Luncheon

Winning author: Peg Kehret, Terror at the Zoo 12-1:30 p.m. Tuesday (order a box lunch)NMCAL Luncheon (Invitation only) Noon-l:30

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Open Internet LabInternet Resources for Children's Librarians Donnie Curtis, NMSU LibraryTaming the Net: Getting Information to Come, Sit and Stay! (Integrating& Using Electronic Information) Carol Boyse and Christopher Landt, NMSU LibraryTaming the Net: Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Screen (The Nuts &Bolts of an Information Network) Carol Boyse &Christopher Landt, NMSU Library

Developing World Wide Web Information about Your Library, Gwen Gregory,Cynthia Watkins and Cindy Wambeam, NMSU LibraryGovernment Documents on the Internet Jackie Shane & Dan Barkley, UNM LibraryA Systematic Approach to Searching the Internet, Marlo Brown, NMSU Library


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8: 15-9:30 New Mexico Newspaper Project Marilyn fletcher. UNM Library

The New Mexico Preservation Alliance and "The State of Preservation"Tom Clareson. AMIGOS

Nike, Nintendo, and Name Calling: Are we Communicating in 1995?Bob McCannon. Director. New Mexico Media Literacy Project

9:45-11:00 Is There a Need for On-site Catalogers? Ellen Zyroff.San Diego Co. Library

Ways of Knowing through Reference and Technology Irene Owens. University of Texas at Austin. Graduate School of Library Science

Black New Mexicans, 1850-1990 Monroe Billington. former professor ofHistory at NMSU

Know Your Neighbors Ellen Trost. Bloomfield Community Library and

Linda Welsch. Rio Vista Middle School. Bloomfield

1:45-3:00 Reading with the Enemy James LaRue. Douglas County LibraryDistrict.Colorado '

Organizational Restructuring: Moving from Hierarchy to Teams at theUniversity of Arizona Library. Doug Jones and Chestalene Pintozzi, Univer-sity of Arizona . .

Self Defense for Librarians Peg Strain and Denise Wheeler. Open Way SafetyAlliance. Albuquerque

Spanish for the Reference Interview Ed Erazo. NMSU Library

3:15-4:30 Staying Committed While your Workplace is in Chaos Pat Wagner. PatternResearch, Denver .

Virtual Reality in the Library and Classroom Margaret Holleman and MicDenfeld, Pima County Community College, Tucson

How to Publish Your Book Panel of Southwest writers: Denise Chavez.Robert Boswell, Marilyn Hadrill. Don Kurtz

Challenging Isolation Patricia Froelich, New Mexico State Library, KittySherlock. NM State Department of Education, Charlene Greenwood, Albuquerque Public Schools

Tuesday, March 5th8:30-9:30 Planning for Automation: The People Side Bruce McLaren, NMMI Library

How you can predict the future when futurists Can't••..Pat Wagner, PatternResearch, DenverUsing Government Publications to Answer Business Reference Questions.Maureen Crocker. Colorado State LibraryInformation '96: AMIGOS/OCLC Update Barbara Nicholls, AMIGOS

1:45-3:00 Media Literacy: Getting Started Jim Ficklin, Sunny Conley and FrancisCampbell, Southern New Mexico Media Literacy CoalitionReference Triage Barbara M. Robinson, Robinson & Associates. and a panelof practicing NM reference librarians.Think Nationally-Act Locally: Ideas from FOLUSA that Friends GroupsCan Use Jan Dodson Barnhart, President. Friends of the Libraries, UNMPR Doctor Karen McPheeters, Farmington Public Library

3:15-4:30 Handling a Business Reference Question Effectively Maureen Crocker,Colorado State LibraryDesigning the Electronic Classroom Laural Adams, NMSU Library

Border Literature Denise Chavez, author of Face ofan Angel and The Last ofThe Menu Girls

White House Conference Task Force National Issues Update ElizabethMartinez, Executive Director, ALA, Susie Sonfleith, ALA Councilor. and BettyLong. NMLA 2ndVice-President


NMARL Program to Focus on OrganizationalRestructuring in Librariesby Tim McKimmie, NMARL Chair-elect

Two librarians from the University ofArizona will present "Organizational Restructuring: Moving from Hierarchy toTeams at the University of Arizona Library"at the NMLA Annual Conference in LasCruces. The program is scheduled forMonday, March 4, at 1:30. The presentersare Doug Jones and Chestalene Pintozzi.The program topic will be applicable to alltypes of libraries.

Mr. Jones is Team Leader of the Science-Engineering Team. He has been ascience reference librarian for 22 years andhas been involved in the UA Library strategic long range planning project. Ms. Pintozzihas been a reference librarian since 1982 andhas also been involved in long range planning.

Arizona is in its 3rd year since restructuring to become a tearn-based organization.The process is still evolving. It is based on acustomer-focused model while placingimportance on individual team memberempowerment, meeting effectiveness, andprocess improvement. Decisions are databased as much as possible. The library has11 teams with permanent membership. Eachteam is assigned a particular group ofcustomers or function, namely BibliographicAccess, Business Operations, Fine Arts!Humanities, Information Access, LibraryInformation Systems, Library Support,Materials Access, Research Archives

Museums & Special Collections, ScienceEngineering, Social Sciences, and Undergraduate Services. Each team has a teamleader who reports to the library dean. Twoother teams have rotating membership: theStrategic Long Range Planning Team and theInformation Resources Development/Preservation Team. Short term task force teamsmay also be appointed. An Associate Deanfor Team Facilitation assists teams in accomplishing their goals, facilitates meetings, andholds team building sessions. Volunteerfacilitators as well as the Associate Dean forTeam Facilitation have had training by theARL Office of Management Services and theUA campus TQM group.

The speakers will describe the ongoingprocess and experience of reorganization atthe University of Arizona Library. Issues tobe addressed include the local environmentand forces leading to restructuring, creating adesign, staff involvement, key elements ofthe structure, and implementation of the newstructure. The specifics of the transition forthe Science-Engineering team will be discussed including team structure, team commitment, the team focus and customersserved, work descriptions, team dynamics,individual roles, and interaction with other.teams. An evaluation of the system, what isworking, what has not worked and whatchallenges remain will conclude the talk. Thespeakers will be available later in the afternoon for smaller group discussion. •

Poster Session at 1996 NMLA Annual ConferenceIf you have launched an innovative

program or completed a research projectyou'd like to share with fellow librarians,consider preparing a poster for the NMLAAnnual Conference in Las Cruces. TheEducation Committee is sponsoring a postersession during the grand opening of theexhibits, noon to 1:30 p.m., Monday March4th.

Through a poster session you presentyour ideas or information concisely in avisual display consisting of one or moreposters, answer viewer questions, anddistribute handouts.

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How to participate: Submit an abstract,with your name, address, phone and/or faxnumber and e-mail address.

Deadline: January 17, 1996. Selectedposter authors will be notified by January 30th.

If you'd like to learn more about postersessions or plan to submit an abstract, contact:

Kay Krehbiel, ChairNMLA Education CommitteeNew Mexico Tech. LibrarySocorro,NM 87801Phone: 835-5766Fax: 835-5754E-mail: [email protected] •


Candidates for nmla officeSecond Vice President

Mary GrathwolBA French, College of St Catherine, St Paul, MN; MA Library Science, University

of Chicago; MA Philosophy, University of Chicago. Academic and public library experience; currently Technical Services Librarian, Santa Fe Public Library.

Campaign Statement

Who are we as we? As we have been for the entire twentieth century, we are verysmart people working hard in geographic isolation, stretching scarce resources to provideexcellent library service. As we reach the century's end we must GET A GRIP! ... ontraditional skills and the newest technologies. The Internet is one of a battery of technologies which erase geographic barriers and which challenge us to integrate in the wisest wayto benefit our communities.

NMLA can help. I will support membership in moving beyond the twentieth centuryby strengthening the traditional programs in networking, legislative initiatives, and education, emphasizing gaining command of the newest technologies. I will continue tostrengthen NMLA's role in making our job easier and our service better, enhancing oursharing-because I have found the entire NMLA membership full of talent and dedication.We are terrific people! t

Second Vice President

Valerie J. HortonValerie is currently Head of Systems at the New Mexico

State University Library. She recently returned from The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago where she spent eight months as anautomation consultant through the ALA International FellowshipProgram. Prior to moving to New Mexico in 1988, Valerie wasAssistant Head of Systems at Brown University. She receivedher MLS and Beach-Bum degrees from the University of Hawaiiin 1985.

Campaign statement:

In the thirteen years I have been working with automation, Ihave learned two things. The first, and least important, is thatautomation makes libraries better. The second and more important thing I have learned is that no matter how nifty a library'sautomation is, it is the role the library has in the wider community that makes a great library.

To me the importance of NMLA is that it brings together acommunity of librarians. If elected as second vice president, Iwould concentrate on keeping the focus on the community as theheart of our organization. Further, I believe that the broader thescope of our communities, the stronger we are. I believe NMLAshould be working cooperatively with other groups which shareour educational and cultural missions, and would hope to buildthese partnerships in my tenn of office. Thank you. t


Second Vice President

Ellanie SampsonI believe that there is no

finer group of people in thisstate than the membership ofthe New Mexico LibraryAssociation. You were kindenough to elect me once to theoffice of 2nd Vice President,and you stood behind me whencircumstances made it necessary for me to resign. All haschanged and I have beenassured of definite local support, and have been encouragedto throw myself before youagain. I continue to espouse thecause of service to our patronsand to each other. I have been with the Truthor Consequences Public Library for sixteenyears, been active in the New MexicoMunicipal League (serving as President ofthe Municipal Librarians Association in1987-88), was Treasurer ofNMLA (198789), and was involved with the BiblioFileUser Group (1990-93). If elected, I realize

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the commitment would keep me on theNMLA board through March of the year2000, and I am ready and willing, if you are.No one can do this alone, and if you do electme, I'll be calling on your support and yourhelp. My opponents are worthy folks, this is ademocracy, and I respect your wishes.•

secretary

Beverly McFarlandAlways leaving for the opportunity

and returning for the enchantment, BeverlyMcFarland has worked in New Mexicolibraries off and on for the past sixteenyears. She began her lib~ary ~areer in .Austin, TX in 1977, as hbranan for MaXImum Potential Alternative Resources, anarchitectural firm. She obtained a Mastersin"Library and Information Science fromthe University of Texas while working asthe Assistant Head of Public Services forthe American History Center at UT.

Before taking her current position asLibrary Director for the Carlsbad PublicLibrary, she worked on the Navajo Reservation, as Branch Coordinator for theSanta Fe Public Library, and as a LibraryDirector in Colorado and Florida.

Beverly has a particular interest inadult literacy and is a member of the LVACarlsbad Literacy Board of Directors. Sheis also a member of the Board for theCarlsbad Museum and Fine Arts Center. •


Member at Large - School. Libraries

Sarah HendersonWhen I went to work as a cataloger

for the Library Media Technical Servicesof the Albuquer-que Public .Schools I alsobecame active inNMLAbyserving on theEducationCommittee andas the chair ofthe Children'sServices Division. Currently Iam on theIntellectualFreedom Committee. In 1990 Ibecame thecoordinator ofthe cataloging

.and processingfunctions ofLMTS. For thelast two yearsthe emphasis ofmy job has beenin developing aplan to movefrom the current

mainframe to a PC system, to revolutionize the ~xisting cataloging, and processingprocedures, and to establish and maintainthe Union Catalog in MARC format tosupport the newly automated schoollibraries. This is apparently evolving into alifetime commitment to mostlyincomprehensive change equivalent towandering around lost in a wilderness.

Campaign Statement

I believe that librarians have theability to supply maps to help shorten thetime spent wandering. I have been sohelped by many of the people I have metin NMLA. Because of this help I wouldlike to work toward having NMLA become important to all who work in libraries, and toward the annual conferencesbecoming an event that is eagerly awaited. t


Member at Large - SchoolLibraries

Rogers BardeMter teaching reading and social

studies at Mesa Alta Junior High for sixyears, I became our school librarian. Mypast five years as librarian have beenchallenging. Along with all schoollibrarians I deal with increasing numbers ofstudents, no clerical help, automation,MARC.records, the internet, shrinkingbudgets, changing technology-the list islong. Meeting these challenges has beenrewarding and through it all I have alwaysappreciated the help and support ofNMLA. I would like to be a Member-atLarge of the Executive Board because itwould be a way to give backto NMLA,

and all the fine people involved in it, alittle something in return for all the helpthey have given me. Thank you for theopportunity to be of service. t

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Member at Large - College,University and Special Libraries

Kay KrehbielAfter a teaching middle school social

studies for a few years, Kay Krehbiel joinedthe New Mexico Tech Library staff as acataloger in 1982, earned an MLS from theUniversity of Arizona in 1991, returned toTech Library and since 1992 has been publicservices librarian. Before NMLA was restructured she served as Government DocumentsRoundtable chair, has been a member ofALA and ACRL for several years and attended the ACRL national conference inPittsburgh, PA last April. She recently took

Member at Large - Public Libraries

Mary Lee SmithI am presently the director of Lovington

Public Library, and have been employed bythe Lovington library for almost seventeenyears. I began as a library clerk and wasnamed director in 1991. I grew up in northeastern Montana, and came to New Mexicoto attend New Mexico Tech. I have sinceattended a number of colleges and universi-

ties as a part-time,nontraditionalstudent Besidesmy membership inNMLA,lam amember of theLibrarians subsection of the NewMexico MunicipalLeague. I amtreasurer of theLand of Enchantment Book AwardCommittee and Iam a member ofthe Learning andCareer ServicesAdvisory Committee for NewMexico JuniorCollege. I alsoserve on theadvisory board forthe LovingtonGood SamaritanCenter, and have

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over as chair of the NMLA EducationCommittee. This year she is also president ofNew Mexico Academic and ResearchLibrarians with time for country and westerndancing and teaching English as a secondlanguage through Literacy Volunteers ofAmerica.

Campaign statement

Board membership is a great opportunity to learn and to discuss stirring andimmediate issues facing librarians andlibrary organizations in New Mexico today. t

been seen leading songs at my church. Ienjoy cooking and have a reputation forhoarding recipes. My husband, Dale, and son,Garrett, are active Friends for our library andoften accompany me to NMLA conferences.

Campaign Statement

As I became acquainted with many ofyou, I have come to realize that NewMexico's public libraries are quite diverse.We have library systems with branches andbookmobiles, and we have one-room community libraries that rely on donations andvolunteers. Individually, we face a diversityof challenges, but together we have a common obligation and desire: to provide the bestservices we possibly can.

One afternoon, early in my career as alibrary clerk, two young girls, about six orseven years old, wandered into our library.They asked me if they could look around, andthen wanted to know what this place was andhow much it cost. I will never forget seeingthe excitement on their faces grow, as Iexplained to these girls what the library hadfor them, that the library was theirs, and thatit was free. As librarians we need to conveyexcitement for libraries and informationservices. We need to see that excitementreflected on the faces of the people we serveand we need to put excitement for libraries onthe faces of our administrators and ourlegislators. I believe that the current NMLAgoals provide ways in which this excitementcan be generated and sustained. t

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the privileges and associated problems oflarge population centers. Some of our libraries are geographically isolated but can still beinvolved with teleconferencing, internet, andother means of connectivity.•

Member'at Large - College,University and Special Libraries

Eleanor K. Guenther

Campaign Statement

I will strive to represent the ruralisolated library concerns. We can't all have

Eleanor K. Guenther is from WestVirginia, educated at West Virginia University, Duke University, and Syracuse University. She worked at Duke University libraries after receiving the Masters in LibraryScience from Syracuse University. Over theyears, Eleanor has worked also at BluefieldCollege in Virginia, Furman University inSouth Carolina, Millsaps College in Mississippi, and now at Navajo CommunityCollege in Shiprock, New Mexico. Eleanorthinks that being a library director in theseventies was easier. Today there are tighterbudgets, limited grant and federal aidprograms-altogether more challenges forthe library director. Or maybe it is just that30 years ago Eleanor had more energy andenthusiasm to meet the challenges of libraryadministration.

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Campaign Statement

My diverse background, both occupationally and geographically speaking, hasallowed me to see "how it is done" byvarious libraries, associations, and otherorganizations. The frequent moves havekept my thinking relatively fresh, objective,and independent of establishment influences. As a Member at Large I will beparticularly interested in public libraryaffairs and in those issues that are notreceiving, in the opinion of the concerned,adequate attention. •

Member at Large - Public Libraries. Director (Germany). I've also run libraries

PauIF. Miller for an international peacekeeping organization on the Israeli/Egyptian border. And inthe corporate world (EncyclopaediaBritannica) I've been both BibliographyEditor and Manager of Traveling Exhibits(marketing department). When serving as apublic librarian I have been active in locallibrary association activities.

I got my startin libraries as alibrary assistant ina military community library inGermany, went toRutgers Universityfor the MLS (BetaPhi Mu), and sincethen have had adiverse career inpublic, military,and corporatelibraries. In publiclibraries I'veserved as Head ofOutreach, asReference Librarian, and as Director (NJ, DE, andNM). In themilitary I've beenPublic ServicesLibrarian and

new mexico libraryassociationewsletter

Minutes, 1995 NMLA General Business MeetingEd.'s note: The NMLA bylaws require that the minutes from the annual all-association businessmeeting be published in the preconference newsletter. The approval of these minutes is anagenda item for this year;s general meeting, which will be held during the conference.

Ruidoso Civic CenterRuidoso, New MexicoApril 28, 1995

The meeting was called to order at 10:05 a.m.by President Barbara Billey who welcomedattendees to the nnd Annual Conference andintroduced the officers.

Officers, Newsletter Editor, StateLibrarian, and N M Library Foundation

Secretary: Marilyn Reeves announced thatthe minutes of the April 28, 1994, General Business Meeting had been published in the March1995 Newsletter as required by the Bylaws. JoeSabatini moved and Betty Long seconded that theybe accepted as published. Motion passed.

Treasurer: Virginia Seiser reported thatNMLA's general fund balance includes $26,874.30in checking, $15,000 in reserve in a three-yearcertificate of deposit, and $3,477.16 in short-termreserves in a Merrill Lynch Ready Assets account.Funds not yet deposited include memberships paidduring the month of April and Conference registration paid at the door. Outstanding invoices to becollected total $3,579.00. Some major bills havenot yet been received for some conference expenses so it is too early to determine whether theConference will break even. The Mini Conferencewas a financial success earning $1,440 afterexpenses. TheBattle of the Books fund is comingled with the NMLA general fund in theSunwest checking account. The Battle received a$2,000 donation this quarter for a balance of$2,822.88. The balance remaining after theexpenses for this year's Battle are paid will becarried over into the next fiscal year. The MarionDorroh Scholarship fund contains a total of$15,687.57 of which $11,584.45 is invested in aCD which matures March 22, 1996. The remainder resides in a checking account at Norwest Bankin Hobbs with a balance of $4,103.12. TheEducation Committee awarded a $1,500 scholarship to Melissa Haraughty. NMLA members havethe option of including donations to the NewMexico Library Foundation with their dues. Thusfar this fiscal year, $749 in donations have beentransferred to NMLF.

First Vice-PresidenUl995 ConferenceChair: Kathy Flanary reporteQ that the Conference would serve as her report with nothing new tosay at this time.

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Second Vice-President: Jennifer Minterannounced that the Mini Conference was a hugesuccess. She has been making preliminary contactsfor the 1996 Conference to be held in Las Cruces atthe Onate High School, March 6-9. The banquet istentatively scheduled for Thursday, March 7, at theLas Cruces Hilton. She is researching the possibility of using shuttle buses from various hotels to thehigh school. She is currently assembling the LocalArrangements Committee.

ALA Councilor: Susie Sonfleith reportedthat she had attended both the ALA AnnualConference in Miami Beach in June and the ALAMidwinter Meeting in Philadelphia in February.She participated·in both Chapter and CouncilCaucus sessions learning about issues. Sheparticipated in the Legislative Training preconference in Miami and the Library AdvocacyNow! training in Philadelphia. ALA is in theprocess of restructuring and reassessing prioritiesto become more responsive to the needs of thelibrary field. "ALA Goal 2000" is a five-yearinitiative to position the American Library Association as a force for the public interest in theemerging electronic information infrastructure andto secure the role of libraries and librarians in the21st century. New Mexico presently has 326 ALAmembers.

Newsletter Editor: Donnie Curtis remindedeveryone that the deadline for the next issue is May1. Special Interest Groups need to send theirannual reports to Marilyn Reeves.

State Librarian: Karen Watkins reported onthe status of the Statewide Internet Project. TheState Library began by malqng grants to libraries.Thirty-two libraries received first round grants.The State Library is continuing negotiations fortoll-free Internet access and hopes to have this byearly summer.

New Mexico Library Foundation: InGeorge Marr's absence, Kathy Flanary remindedeveryone about the drawing for the airline tickets,the Henriette Wyeth book, and the prints. Thedrawing will be held at noon.

Committee Chairs

Archivist: Paul Agriesti sent word that thearchives are in good shape.

Awards: Linda Avery announced that fiverecipients were given awards at the banquetThursday evening. Montgomery Phister, RuthFarley, William Fulginiti, and the Georgia

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0'Keeffe Friends of the Library received NewMexico Library Amigo awards. RepresentativeDavid Townsend received the Legislator of theYear award. Linda asked everyone to be thinking of awards and send nominations to the newAwards Committee chair Karen Stabler.

Bylaws and Procedures: Cheryl Wilsonreported that no changes had been proposed.

Conference Site: Stan Ruckman announced that the 1996 Conference will be heldMarch 6-9 in Las Cruces. The 1997 Conferencewill be in Santa Fe April 9-12.

Education: Gary Mayhood reported thatthe Education Committee had granted threeEducation Grants of $200 each to Roger Steebfrom NMSU, Norice Lee from Dona Ana BranchCommunity College Library, and BettinaRomero from Las Vegas Medical Center and twoprofessional grants to Karen George from NMSUand Lori Snyder from Rio Rancho PublicLibrary. There are five $50 scholarships pendingfor the Internet course offered through EasternNew Mexico University at the Annual Conference. The Marion Dorroh Memorial Scholarshipwas awarded to Melissa Haraughty of EasternNew Mexico University who is attending classeson a part-time basis leading to a Master's inLibrary Science at North Texas State University.The committee again sponsored the FirstTimeAttendee's contest, and again, through thegenerosity of David Keyes of A.C.T. Systems inSanta Fe, were able to offer two prizes this year.The winners were Kathy Barco from the TaylorRanch Branch of the Albuquerque Public Libraryand Teddie Payne a student in the library techprogram at Dona Ana Branch CommunityCollege and part-time employee at the NMSULibrary. Four poster sessions were sponsored atthe Annual Conference.

Legislation and Intellectual Freedom:Joe Sabatini reported that $8 million was received through G.O. Bonds passed by the votersin November. There were a few pieces of"Collections and Connections" which werebrought back to the 1995 Legislature for funding.Of these, only the training component ($100,000)made it through the Legislature, but is was lineitem vetoed by the Governor. The State Library!Records Center and Archives merger was vetoedby the Governor due to the size of the commission that would govern it. Management from thetwo agencies is beginning to revise the proposedreorganization language. The new Officer ofCultural Affairs is Gary Morton, and NMLAneeds to correspond with him to let him knowwhat NMLA is, what NMLA does, and whereNMLA wants to go. House Joint Memorial 25


requested the State Department of Education torevise educational standards to reflect the needfor licensed library media specialists in the publicschools. It passed the House but was not heard inthe Senate so did not take effect. The Committeewill begin working on the 19961egislativeagenda.

Development Committee: Betty Reynoldswas not at the meeting but the Committeerecommended that the Goals of the Associationbe retained.

Membership: Mary Grathwol reportedthere are currently 526 members ofNMLA-504personal and 22 institutional.

Members at Large:

No reports from Kris Wycisk representingcollege libraries, Dinah Jentgen representingschool and young adult librarians, or Lucie Olsonrepresenting public libraries.

Nominations and Elections: AlisonAlmquist announced that Betty Long fromRoswell Public Library had been elected to serve

. as Second Vice-President. Nova Duhrsen,librarian at Onate High School Library in LasCruces, was elected to serve as Treasurer.Elected Members at Large are Mary Pat Kraemerof Los Alamos County Library (public librariesrepresentative), Kathy Matter, librarian at APSJohn Baker Elementary (school and young adultlibrarians representative), and Virginia Seiser ofUNM General Library (college libraries represen-tative). .

Public Relations: Karen McPheetersreported that the Committee will continue itsefforts to coordinate a statewide public relationscampaign to promote libraries and reading inNew Mexico. This campaign will take placeduring National Library Week 1996.

Special Interest Groups

There were no reports from Special InterestGroups.

Old Business:

None.

New Business:

Kathy Costa, the liaison for the PublicLibrary Special Interest Group, reported thatthe speaker for the afternoon meeting had tocancel but did send a report.

Meeting was adjourned at 10:30 a.m. t

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Registration fees are as follows:

New Mexico Library AssociationConference

March 3-5, 1995Las Cruces

Entire Conference MemberPayment by 2/7/96 $35On-site Registration $60

Daily RatePrepayment by 2/7/96 $25On-site Registration $35

Non-member$50$75

$35$45

NEW MEXICO LIBRARY ASSOCIATION1996 CONFERENCE

For More Inforation, Visit the Web Site athttp://lib.nmsu.edu/nmla

For more information, contact:Norice Lee, Registration Chair527-7675 e-mail: [email protected]

NMLA Membership Dues:Institutional/Commercial $50Personal Membership

Sustaining $75Library Employee:

Non-salaried - $7,499 $10$7,500 - $14,999 $14$15,000 - $22,999 $22$23,000 - $29,999 $30$30,000 - $39,999 $38$40,000 & Above $50

Related (Trustee, Friend,Student, Retired, Other) $10

For more information, contact:Anne Morgan, Membership Chair646-1527 e-mail: [email protected]

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NMLA Action Plan-1996Note: The following action plan for 1996 ispart of a five-year plan developed at aretreat November 11th and 12th at GhostRanch. See Kathy Flanary's letter on page4 for more information about the process.

Goal 1: Provide Leadership to initiate, maintain and enhance librarylegislation and act on political issuesaffecting library interests.

i) Identify key components of legislativenetwork by:

• Appointing a Federal relations coor~i

nator

• Appointing four Legislation and Intellectual Freedom committee members torepresent the four geographic quadrantsof the state

• Investigating the possibility of usingthe New Mexico State Library directory as the foundation for a legislativealert database

• Determining logical groupings (geographical, type of library, key playersby position, function)

• Determining method for maintainingcurrency of database

Goal 2: Foster an awareness andsupport the activities of the New MexicoLibrary Foundation

i) Identify two projects for the Foundationto support

ii) Include paragraph about the Foundationon membership/renewal form and theNMLA Home Page (WWW site)

iii)Add educational program on Foundation to NMLA 1996 Conference

iv) Recognize donors

Goal 3: Provide and support education opportunities for library personnel

i) Expand scope of training grants byinvestigating:

• Grants for school librarians to paysubstitutes

• Grants to pay trainers' expenses


ii) Encourage institutional support of stafftraining

iii)Identify trainers within NMLA

iv) Investigateadditional training opportunities such as:

• 2 mini-conferences per year (north!south)

• Videos

v) Investigate CEU procedures

Goal 4: Provide and communicate therole and value of librarians and libraries

i) Appoint PR subcommittee to:

• Create statewide PR campaign forSpring 1997

• Develop budget for 1997 PR campaign

• Plan process for annual campaigns

• Solicit PR expertise

ii) Review NMLA's PR handbook

iii)Design training for 1997 PR campaign

iv) Support "kickoff' of 1997 campaign

Goal 5: Plan, direct and evaluate thegrowth and effectiveness of NMLA

i) Evaluate organizational effectiveness by:

• Analyzing roles of SIGs, members atlarge and Development Committee

ii) Hire Executive Secretary

iii)Conduct membership drive (recruit 125new members)

Goal 6: Support and assist planningefforts for networking in New Mexico

i) Initiate a feasibility study to achieveelectronic communication amongstNMLA Board members

ii) Support statewide efforts to provideInternet services to libraries by:

• Appointing a special committee toevaluate electronic communicationinformation sharing to recommend astructure suitable for New Mexicolibrarians t

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Five Year Action Plan for NMLA

Goal 4: Provide and communicate therole and value of libraries and librarians

1998 Obtain and allocate more funding fortraining grants

Further develop resource directory

Continue publicizing training opportunities

1999 Publicize training opportunities

Further develop resource directory

Develop distance education modulesfor internet

2000 Maintain resource lists of volunteerand roving trainers, coordinateassignments and administer CEU's

Fund training opportunities sponsoredby interest groups

Encourage all libraries with internetaccess to have appropriate training forstaff

Note: Detailed plan for 1996 has beenextracted and is presented on page 18

Goal 1: Provide leadership to initiate,maintain, and enhance library legislationand act on political issues affecting libraryinterests

1997 Develop online legislative network

1998 Migrate to online capability

1999 Implement totally online legislativenetwork

2000 Realize effective network with thecapability to mobilize for specificefforts

Goal 2: Foster an awareness of andsupport the activities of New MexicoLibrary Foundation

1997 Model fundraising campaign onUnited Way's, "Ask Us!!"

Provide conference program slot forFoundation

Co-sponsor Fund raiser

1998 Support the display of NMLF materials in libraries

Publicize in newsletter donors andfunded projects (press releases)

1999 Encourage members to acceptinvitations to become trustees

Fund speaker-education programduring the annual conference toexplain about foundations & how tobe supportive as individuals

2000 Cultivate and secure one major donorforNMLF

Goal 3: Provide and support educational opportunities for library personnel

1997 Appointed task force to develop''training manifesto" (continuingeducation standards)

Compile training resources directory

Publicize training opportunities

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1997

1998

1999

2000

Conduct 1997 National Library Weekcampaign

Develop 1998 campaign and implement PR training

Hold kick-off for 1998 campaign


Review and evaluate NLW timelineand campaign

Oversee annual PR campaign

Investigate underwriting opportunities for annual PR campaign

Develop 1999 campaign, implementtraining, and hold kick-off


Develop 2000 campaign

Conduct 2000 campaign

Evaluate last 5 campaigns and planprojects for next 5 years


II New NMLA Members & Updates to 1995-96 Directory

Pam AlvarezMargaret ArmijoPatricia Gay BarbeauRobert BledsoeTim BlevinsKaren BullardErnestine CampJerilynn ChristiansenAnnette ColbertDee CrownoverPeter P. CrumNelda DictsonMary ElmsKimberly S. FelknorSarah G. FentonJohn GeddieRudy GonzalesBernadine GoldmanBelinda GutierrezMolly HarrisKathy C. HoganKen HolmesJudith IrelandJill H. IrvineCarmen M. JaramilloKirsten KeelJane KramerEstrella LazaroKathryn S. Lee

Artesia Public LibraryLuna Vocational-Technical Inst.

Farmington Public LibraryNew Mexico State Univ LibraryLake Arthur Municipal SchoolsBayard Public LibraryLos Alamos County LibraryCrownpoint Inst. of TechnologyEstancia Public LibrarySilver City Public LibraryE.N.M.V., Golden Library, PortalesRetiredNew Mexico Jf. C. Pannell Lib.AP.S. - Chamiza Elem.AlbuquerqueTruth Or Consequences Pub. Lib.Mesa Public Lib., Los AlamosHondo Valley Public SchoolsThomas Branigan Mem. Lib.Rio Rancho Public LibraryZuni-Dowa Yalanne & A Shiwi Elem.AlbuquerquelB.C. Lib. S. Brdwy.Dona Ana Branch Community ColI.Los Lunas Community LibraryA.P.S. - Armijo Elem.EI Rito Public LibraryRuidoso Public LibraryAztec Schools

Amy LewisGeorge LillymanTeresa MartinezMary McNeillDeborah McWilliamsBetty MeinersAnthony MescaleCory Ann J. MeyerVemiece MorganJanice PankeyMarjorie PoolMichael RigsbyPriscilla RouseWilliam E. SatterM. L. ScottDawn SeiterMartha SluyterElizabeth W. StoneyChristine TafoyaBarbara TuckerMarlyn ValdezBarbara Van DongenJo Anne VincentiCynthia WatkinsJulia WhiteWarren WoodCarol WoodworthLucie Yassa

University of Texas Library SchoolG.P.N University of NebraskaDavid Cargo Public LibraryNew Mexico State LibraryLas Cruces - Hillrise Elem. SchoolRetiredCrownpoint Inst. of TechnologyUN.M. Medical Center LibraryTrusteeAlam Navajo School Lib., MagdalenaSanta Fe Public Schools E.S.c.Thomas Branigan Memorial LibrarySante Fe - Ortiz Middle School

Truth or Consequences Library BoardRoswell Museum & Art CenterDona Ana Branch Community CollegeOjo Encino Elementary SchoolEmbudo Valley LibraryNew Mexico State Univ. LibraryDavid Cargo Public LibraryAP.S. - Eugene Field ElementaryLas Cruces - Onate High SchoolNew Mexico State Univ. LibraryNew Mexico State Univ. - CarlsbadRetiredArthur Johnson Mem. Library, RatonWestern N.M.V., Miller Library


Board meeting following the close of theannual conference.

Section 3. Each interest group will select anExecutive Board liaison who shall representthe group and submit the group's objectives, proposed activities, and budgetrequests to the Executive Board.

Section 4. Interest groups may request aprogram or meeting time during theAssociation's annual conference or othergeneral meetings.

Section 5. Each interest group liaison shallsubmit a written annual report to bepublished in the post-conference issue ofthe Association's official periodical andshall submit this report to the Secretary atthe close of the annual conference. t

18I nterest groups

Forming an NMLA Interest GroupThe procedures for establishing interest

groups are defined in Article XN of theNMLA Bylaws:

Section 1. An interest group may be formedby members whose common interestsreflect the Goals of the Association.Members wanting to form an interestgroup submit a proposal to the Executive Board for recognition. The proposalwill include the name of the member whowill serve as Executive Board liaison, astatement of purpose, and objectivesrelated to the Goals of the Association.

Section 2. Once formed, an interest groupwill annually submit a proposal forrecognition. The Executive Board shallauthorize continued recognition of existing interest groups at the first Executive

Note: The current goals for the association are outlined on pages 19-21. Theconference is a good opportunity for organizing with others around a common interest. Aninterest group might follow up on some aspect of a conference presentation. An interestgroup can exist for one activity and then disband, or may be ongoing. The interest groupsstructure allow the association to fund and support member initiatives with a minimum ofred tape -but it is up to members to TAKE THE INITlATIVEI

Current NMLA Interest GroupsFriends and Trustees:Government Infonnation:Local and Regional History:Land of Enchantment Awards:LUISA - Spanish Language Services:Native American Libraries:New Mexico Preservation Alliance:Public Libraries:Service to Young'uns:Southern New Mexico Libraries:Technical Services:Two Year College Libraries:White House Conference:

Linda O'Connell (899-7600)Kathleen Le Febre (835-5740)PeterIves (277-9243)Jennifer Marquardt (299-9010)Molly Molloy (646-6931)Teresa Naranjo (753-7326)Cheryl Wilson (646-3238)Jae Luree King (287-4793)Patricia Froehlich (827-3814)Mark Pendleton (524-1048)Gwen Gregory (646-7488)Melinda Dermody (439-3628)Susie Sonflieth (982-3997)

Attention: If your name is on this list, you are responsible for writing an annual reportof your interest group's activities for publication in the post-conference Newsletter.Please send your report to:

Jenny MinterLMC, Dona Ana Community College3400 S. EspinaLas Cruces, NM 88005 t


NMLAInterest Group Proposal

Date: _

NMLA Executive Board Liaison

Name: _

Address: _

City,State,Zip: _

Telephone: Home Work, _

FAX:------

E-mail:, ~_

Focus of interest:, _

(example: library instruction)

Statement of purpose:, ~

Objective(s) as related to Goals of the Association:

Return to:Jenny MinterLMC, Dona Ana Community College3400 S. EspinaLas Cruces, NM 8005


Friends and Trustees Interest GroupLiaison: Linda O'Connell, 3301 R Coors

NW #113, Albuquerque, NM 87120ph: 899-7676 fax: 899-7600

Purpose: To support the promotion,expansion, and enhancement of libraryservice in New Mexico through anetwork of Friends and Trusteesgroups.

Objectives:Support the NMLA legislative agendawith the appropriate actions.Collect information concerning localand national Friends and Trusteesactivities and disseminate to othergroups through a regular NMLANewsletter column and through NMLAConference meetings and programs.

The former Friends and TrusteesRoundtable and the New Mexico Friendsof Libraries have united to form a newInterest Group. By joining forces theyexpect to have a much stronger platformfor their efforts to support New Mexicolibraries by taking advantage of NMLAresources. Their proposal was approved bythe NMLA Board during its January 13meeting and reapproved for the currentfiscal year on June 12, 1995.

The main purpose of the Group willbe to network with national and statewideFriends and Trustees organizations. Theycan then disseminate information aboutactivities through the NMLA Newsletterand offer programs at the annual Conference. The Group will also be supportingthe NMLA legislative agenda with whatever actions are appropriate.

As you can see from the followingarticles, Friends and Trustees play anactive part in libraries in New Mexico. Ifyou wish to share your activities, send anarticle or information to the liaison, LindaO'Connell. AND for the interest group tocontinue and flourish, we will need a newliaison to start at the NMLA conference inMarch. If anyone is interested in thisinteresting job, please contact Linda.

UNM Friends' Amazing Schedule

Friends of the Libraries, UNM is anactive organization engaged in manyactivities. For fund raising, they haveopened a shop in the Zimmerman Library

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which is open 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Monday through Friday and staffed bymembers. They offer a variety of itemsfrom tote bags, refrigerator magnets, pens,pins, cookbooks, paperweights and mugs,to gently used books. Their customers havebeen very enthusiastic and the Friends arepleased with the sales. They are alsopleased with the proceeds of $5,000 whichthey raised at their first annual Sock Hop.In fact, so pleased that they are planningthe second one, a Sweetheart Sock Hop ofthe 50's and 60's on Friday, February 9,1996.

The Friends also take on projects to"beautify" and refurbish the library. Theyare forming a committee to identify Southwestern art works and artifacts which havebeen donated to the library over the yearsand which could be put on display. Theysponsored a furniture refurbishing projectwhich resulted in donations of a chair andtable. They are now producing a donorplaque created by Ray Trujillo, localarchitect and artisan.

They also participate in projects whichimpact the community. They were therecipient of two grants, one from US Westand the other from the New MexicoQuincentenary Commission to assist in thepublication of Hispanic Heroes, PortraitsofNew Mexicans Who Have Made aDifference. This publication was disseminated to high school libraries throughoutthe state.

The UNM Friends also became thesponsors of the Oral History AssociationExecutive Secretariat, an internationalorganization with members in 29 counties.As the sponsors, they were heavily involved with the national meeting, assistingwith registration, an information booth,book exhibits, etc.

And the Board of Directors voted toassist the Hispanic Culture Center in theformation of the library which will behoused in the building in the Barelassection of Albuquerque. One of the members, Hy Adler, compiled the desiderata listwhich will enhance a book collection forresearch on New Mexico.

Jan Dodson Barnhart, President,attended activities of Friends of LibrariesUSA at last summer's ALA conference.She will present a program entitled"Think Nationally-Act Locally" at theNMLA Annual Conference on Tuesday,


March 5 at 1:45 p.m. She will sharemany of the ideas featured in Chicago andlead a discussion on marketing and otheraspects of Friends activities.

Friends &Trustees Support Artsin Alamogordo

Maude Rathbeger of Alamogordo hasbeen a stalwart Friend of the Library fornearly 40 years. In fact, she organized theFriends of the Library in 1959. She laterorganized the Eugene Manlove Rhodescollection which had been purchased forthe library. Her pet project was the StoryBook Wall in 1962-63. The wall represents 247 titles in pictures reproducedfrom children's artwork in 1962. Volunteers from the AAUW worked for threemonths to reproduce the pictures onto tileswhich were then fired in a kiln. The wallwas dedicated May 11, 1963, and continues to be the focal point of the library.Aileen McClung, member of the LibraryBoard, has put together a newsletter calledEx Libris. In the second edition theyreport on a variety of activities sponsoredby both the Board and the Friends.

The Friends held their Fabulous BookSale October 13-14. They also are sponsoring four programs for 1995-96. Speak-

Photograph ofRoosevelt Library by Joe Sabatini


ers have included Dr. Tom Goodgame, on"Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Fuels," andSudeshna Sengupta on "Traditional Art andTextiles of India." On January 15th Daveand Linnie Townsend and Floydean Gagewill give "A Birthday Program on EugeneManlove Rhodes." And finally, in February, Don Perkins will give a one man showon Frederick Douglas.

Friends & Trustees AssistBernalillo Miracle

This September brought with it the endof an era and the beginning of one whichwe hope will be as rewarding as the last.The Martha Liebert Library which cameinto being through the efforts of a dedicated band of friends and neighbors inFebruary of 1965ceased to exist. A newtype of library (which may well representthe wave of the future) will arise in itsplace. No, it is not called the Phoenix;rather, this new entity which is called TheBernalillo Roosevelt Library is a combinedpublic and lower grade (Grades I and 2)school library. The name Roosevelt requires some explanation. It is one of thefew remaining, (and if I may add on apersonal note, outstanding) examples of theWPA's guilding projects, initiated by

Franklin D. ROOSEVELT, leftstanding in the town of Bernalillo.

The chain of events leading tothis renewal of the building, whichis owned by the Board of Education of the town of Bernalillo, werespearheaded by the town administrator, Ron Abouseleman. Muchlike the founders of the libraryalmost 30 years before, Mr.Abouseleman saw a need. Attempting to fill it, he drafted a grantproposal which was submitted toState Senator Virgil Rhodes, Thegrant requested monies for therenovation of the building allowingfor its transformation into a publiclibrary and community use facility.Senator Rhodes was able to procure a considerable sum for thisendeavor, and renovation wascompleted on the first level of thebuilding. Work on the second storyhas been ddayed due to the lack of

monies but efforts to secure further fundingare ongoing. •

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announcements and updatesStatewide Library Programs Sought in Legislatureby Joe Sabatini

The Legislation & Intellectual Freedom Committee will be advocating apackage of programs to enhance librarycapability to deliver information resourcesstatewide. The Library Resources SharingAct would appropriate $200,000 to fundInternet training, enable additional librariesto share resources through OCLC, and paystart-up costs for a statewi

de delivery courier service. Theseprojects are consistent with the "Collections and Connections" program passed bythe Legislature and the voters in 1994.

Representative Edward Sandoval ofBernalillo County is expected to be thesponsor of this legislation. In addition, theCommittee is working with RepresentativeDanice Picraux and State Superintendent ofPublic Instruction Alan Morgan to developa bill which will address the role of schoollibrarians in New Mexico schools.

Librarians and library friends are askedto communicate with local legislators inadvance of the session. It would be especially appropriate to invite elected officialsto a demonstration of Internet access andother improvements purchased with the1994 funding. •

NMLA Scholarships and Grants AvailableOne of the benefits of NMLA member

ship is financial support opportunities forprofessional development. The EducationCommittee offers several types of grants andscholarships and encourages you to considerapplying. Please note that the Associationhas changed the requirements for the MarionDorroh Scholarship to allow applicants topursue either full-time or part-time study.

College ScholarshipsCollege Scholarships are awarded for

undergraduate study either 1) towards anassociate's degree in Library Science whichleads to certification or 2) for undergraduatework leading to a bachelor's degree to enablethe applicant to eventually pursue a master'sdegree in Library Science.

GrantsOne or more scholarships may be

awarded per half year period; the amount ofeach recipient's grant depends on the numberof grants awarded; maximum total $1,500awarded per half year.

Criteria:

1) Proof of acceptance into a collegeprogram

2) New Mexico residency

Marion Dorroh ScholarshipGrant: $1,500 one time only

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Criteria:

1) Applicant must have been a New Mexicoresident during the year precedingapplication

2) Applicant must be accepted for admission or currently attending an ALAaccredited library school as a full-time ofpart-time student

Application:

1) Resume2) Statement of professional goals3) Official transcripts4) Three letters of reference, at least one

of which is from a librarian

Deadline:

Application must be complete and onfile with the chair of the EducationCommittee no later than February 5, 1996

Continuing Education GrantThroughout the year grants up to $200

are awarded to enable recipients to attendworkshops, conferences, and related activities.

For scholarship and grant guidelines andapplication forms, contact:

Kay Krehbiel,New Mexico Tech. LibrarySocorro, NM 87801Phone: 835-5766 Fax: 835-5754E-mail: [email protected] •


NMSL Home PageThe new WWW home'page for the

New Mexico State Library is now available. It contains a Telnet access to theironline catalog, current and archived copiesof the Hitchhiker (NM State LibaryNewsletter), state docs publications lists,ZIANET home page, information aboutstate government including the phonedirectory. You can access the homepageat:

http://www.stlib.state.nm.us t

-SPANISH-ESL

-BILINGUAL-FRENCH-GERMAN

by Joe Sabatini

Three years after successfully pioneering patron self-checkout, the Main Libraryof Albuquerque's Rio Grande ValleyLibrary System is the test site for 3MCompany's self-check-in terminal. Acomputer terminal with a laser scannersimilar to the checkout terminals wasinstalled on October 30th, adjacent to thebook return window. The borrower placesthe book on a tray so that the scanner canread the barcode. If the book is a MainLibrary book with no hold on it, the borrower is instructed by a display on theterminal to put the book in the "yellow" slot.If the book is from a branch, has a hold on it,or has any other exception, the displayinstructs the borrower to put it in the "red"slot. When the borrower has checked in allbooks, a receipt is generated when a buttonis pushed. This serves as proof that thebooks were returned. Books placed in the"yellow" slot are put in order and shelved.

Nation's First Library Self-Cheek-In Tested inAIbuquerque Exceptions are discharged by staff at the

discharge terminal, and processed for holds orrouted to branch delivery.

Many Albuquerque area library usersalready use self-checkout terminals, whichare installed in most library agencies. Over70% of system checkouts are already donedirectly by patrons. Self-check-in works thesame way as self checkout, except that theborrower does not need to use a library cardto activate it. The 3M Company has developed self-checkout and self-check-in asextensions of its library security systems.Library Director Alan Clark has activelypursued the development of these systems.Clark believes that libraries must enablecustomers to participate in basic circulationroutines, to allow the limited library staff toprovide effective information services to thecommunity.

During the introductory period, staff areregularly scheduled to assist patrons in usingthe new equipment. Staff and customerexperiences are shared with systems engineers at 3M so that problems can be remediedand software can be refined. The initialpatron reaction seems to be favorable to.enthusiastic. Staff is now working on aredesign of the discharge/sorting work area totake full advantage of self-check-in. t .

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Anthony Celebrates Community Libraryby Reyes Mata, EI Paso Times, Sunday, Oct. 29, 1995

Editor's note: Anthony straddles the New Mexico-Texas border. As the followingarticle states, approximately 28,000 people live in and around Anthony. The libraryhas not been eligible for state grants because Anthony is not an incorporatedmunicipality. The library was created by dedicated volunteers as a labor of love.

A volunteer group that for the past sixyears has struggled to bring a communitylibrary to the Anthony, NM area is basking today in a major victory.

Through dogged maneuvers, theValley Communities Library Association-a group of about 50 people-hassecured three classrooms at AnthonyElementary School to house the 9,000books it has tried to make available to arearesidents. Saturday was moving day, withvolunteers moving books and equipmentfrom temporary quarters to the library'snew digs.

In 1989 the group, frustrated at thecommunity's lack of a library, organized

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themselves into the Valley CommunitiesLibrary Association and started their crusade to equip the surrounding 28,000 peoplewith a library. Books and library equipmentwere donated both by association membersas well as community members.

Eventually, in 1991, a prominentfamily in the area added a building to thelist of donations.

"They let us stay there rent-free," saidEleanor Beddo, president of the association.The group lent its books to the communityfrom there and sent grant applications toany group that might offer funding support.The money started rolling in. But a death inthe family that donated the building forcedthe property to be put on the market.

"We had all this equipment coming,and no space," said Mary Payne, secretaryof the organization.

The chief frustration of all, memberssaid, was that community interest waspicking up. The community library, whichhad started as a dog-eared collection ofbooks, was gaining a foothold in the community, but the new turn of events meantwaning support. Bills went unpaid andmorale plummeted.

But again the group rallied. It bombarded Santa Fe with appeals for help, andthe Gadsden School District Board eventually caught wind of the effort.

The board offered the classrooms forthe 9,OOO-volume library, which is still runby volunteers, and the association broughtin a crew from La Tuna federal prison tomove the books and build more shelves."We need to get the word out that we arehere," Beddo said.

The new library is in Anthony Elementary School on the corner of Fourth andChurch streets.

Those interested in donating to theassociation or volunteering should call(505) 882-5222. t


Excerpted Minutes from OCLC User's CouncilHuman Factors and Information Technology

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tion, likely changes in library and informationenvironments, and contributions that librarystaffs and OCLC can make to help accomplish a desirable information future. She thensummarized OCLe's strategic directions inthe years ahead, which include enhancementsto core services, expansion of reference andcollection services, and expansion of international programs.

Deanna B. Marcum, president of boththe Council on Library Resources and theCommission on Preservation and Access,focused on "People Who Work in Libraries:Leading Change in Electronic Information."Dr. Marcum said changes in informationtechnology are driving new expectationsabout the role of the library, and librariansmust be able to sustain their role as intermediary between the user and the complexity ofinformation resources. "Education andcontinuous updating in a subject disciplineare essential for academic librarians especially," said Dr. Marcum. "Libraries mustbecome both learning and teaching organizations, not jut information providing sources."

A resolution supporting standards andtechnical platforms to support connectivityfor interlibrary loan and document deliverytransactions was referred to the ResourceSharing interest group for further study. TheUser's Council recognized 23 OCLC staffmembers with 20 years or more service fortheir contributions to library automation andto the OCLC membership.

George Happ, User's Council president,announced the next meeting will be Feb. 5-7,1996, with a focus on the 'The Users ofElectronic Information." •

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Edward G. Holley, the William RandKenan Jr. Professor at the University ofNorth Carolina, Chapel Hill, andformerCchair of the OCLC Board of Trustees, spoke on"Looking Back: OCLe'sImpact on Librarianship." "The libraryworld has changed significantly and OCLChas been a major player, indeed a pacemaker, in that change," said Dr. Holley."OCLC tackled the major problem oforganizing the world of information, notonly in the context of the past, but especiallyin terms of the needs of the future."

Nancy L. Eaton, Chair of the OCLCBoard of Trustees and Dean of LibraryServices at Iowa State University of Science

and Technology,spoke on"LookingForward:What'sAhead forOCLC?"Ms. Eatonforecastlikelychanges touser accessto informa-

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Librarians' Friend Dies at 63by Carol Myers

When DonnieCurtis asked me if I hada picture of Dwight forthe newsletter, I askedwho would be writingthe article. When sheanswered that excerptswould be taken fromarticles already havingappeared elsewhere, Ivolunteered to take onthis painful task. Iwanted to set the recordstraight, at least in onepublication.

Dwight A. Myerswas born in Jamestown,New York, on November 24, 1931. He died inKalispell, Montana, onSeptember 16, 1995. Heand I were just starting a

2-1/2 week vacation, our anniversary gift toeach other. September 16th was our 45thanniversary; I say that mostly to make surethat all three of our children remain legitimate!

We had driven leisurely from Albuquerque to Big Fork, Montana, taking the bestpart of five days. I did most of the driving(Dwight never has liked to drive my Jeep).Most of the time spent on interstates foundDwight catching up on his reading. Hecompleted 4-1/2 books by the time wereached our destination. We had made stopsin Colorado Springs,Cheyenne, Sheridan, andButte, before arriving at our condo in BigFork. This was a part of our country that wehad not explored before, and we were reallylooking forward to visiting Glacier NationalPark. .

We checked into our condo about 4:00p.m. on Friday afternoon. Dwight brought inall our luggage, etc., and I busied myselfhanging up clothes and putting things indrawers. We then went grocery shopping,picking up just enough things to providebreakfasts and lunches for the week. Wepicked up a Subway sandwich on our wayback to the condo and ate a quiet supper infront of1V.

Dwight awoke at 6:00 the next morning,made a pot of coffee and put breakfast on thetable. Around 7:15, as he was straighteningup our little kitchen area, he doubled overwith terrible abdominal pain. Within 10

30

minutes we were on our way to the KalispellRegional Hospital in an ambulance. The hospital was only about 20 miles away; it was aSaturday morning, and there was very littletraffic, so the trip went fast. In the emergencyroom, we were both told that an aortic aneurysmhad ruptured in his abdomen. He was takenimmediately into surgery, after the doctorsdetermined that he was in good health other thanthe immediate problem. I think, despite thegrave situation, we were both optimistic as wewere separated. A young radiologist, the onewho had taken the X-rays, took me under hiswing during the morning. At one point, somewhere around 11:00, he called the OR and got areport that everything was going smoothly.They were just beginning to replace the part ofthe aorta that had been cut out. And his vitalsigns were all good. About 1:30, the su.rge~n

appeared to give me the bad news. DWIght sheart simply gave out near the end of the operation. I thought at that time-we never even gotto say "Happy Anniversary" to each other. B~tI'm sure we each expected to do so that evenmg.

Our two boys, Bob and Jim, arrived inKalispell at 7:30 that evening. The next morningwe started the over-1500-mile trek home. Ourdaughter Debbie drove to Albuquerque from herhome in Ruidoso and kept the home firesburning.

Dwight spent 35 years in the publishingbusiness before retiring in June of 1994. Amonghis favorite customers were always NewMexico librarians. And they were all his goodfriends. He so looked forward to each statewidetrip to sell a new list. In 1988,~LA awardedboth Dwight and me Honorary LIfe Memberships. He was very proud of that honor. He hadreceived many other awards in recent years,mostly for the service he provided to bookpeople everywhere through the New MexicoBook League and its publication, Book Talk.

Many of you knew Dwight well and willremember his generosity, his infectious smile,his humor, his energy, his creativity, his honesty, and his curiosity. But most of all, I ~opeyou will remember that he was a good fnend toeach of you. I have lost my best friend! •

Editor's note: Heartfelt thanks to Carol forsharing herpersonal story of Dwight's last days.When the Myers family suggested that, in lieuof flowers, donations be made to a specialNMLA scholarship fund in Dwight's name, manygenerous contributions honored his memory.The New Mexico Library Association mournsthe loss ofa treasured life member.


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PLA's 6th National Conference, "Accessfor All: The Public Library Promise," will beheld March 26-30, 1996, in Portland, Oregon.The final advance registration deadline isFebruary 26, 1996. PLA members automatically received registration materials, otherscan phone the PLA office at 800-545-2433,ext. 5PLA to have the information mailed tothem.

The conference will feature more than110 continuing education programs in severalareas of specialization including administration, buildings, collection management,customer service, electronic library, theInternet, special populations, staffing, trustees/friends/volunteers, visions, and youthservices. Additionally, the conference willfeature an author track, more than 250 exhibitors and a number of special exhibit eventsincluding author signings and a dessertreception.

Preconference programs will be held atvarious times on Tuesday, March 26, andWednesday, March 27. The preconferencesinclude "Boards and Directors: GrowingTogether," "Planning for Technology:

Mission Impossible?," "How to Build aPublic Library: A Primer for Librarians andTrustees," "Internet 101" and "Writing YourHome Pages", "Make Connections: The Roleof the Public Library in Community Networking," and "Workplace Ergonomics."One and two-day program sessions areavailable. Preconference rates for PLAmembers range from $60 to $120.

.For more information, call the PLAoffice at 800 545-2433, ext. 5PLA. PLA is adivision of the American Library Association. t

PLA 1996 NationalConference Program

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The Colorado Chapter ofACRL and College and University Division of the ColoradoLibrary Association announcetheir Spring 1996 program, "NewDirections in Information Literacy: Instruction for the 21stCentury," on Monday, March 18,1996, at the University of Denver.This all-day program will featureCarol Hammond of ASU West,Lori Arp and Bill Garrison ofCU-Boulder, Kathleen Lance andSusan Potter of Regis University,Kathleen Cain of Front RangeCommunity College, and Dr. LynnConnaway of the University of Denver'snew Library and Information ServicesProgram.

Special arrangements have been madefor out of town visitors to obtain discountedconference rates at the historic Oxford Hotelin lower downtown Denver, a vital area ofgalleries, shops, restaurants and clubs, andthe Burnsley Hotel on Capitol Hill, a shortwalk from the new Denver Public Library,State Capitol, Denver Art Museum andColorado History Museum. Both hotels areapproximately five miles from the conference site.

Contact Thomas K. Fry at the University of Denver for more information: (303)873-3418, or [email protected]. t

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"Living the Future" at the U of A

Project Vote Smart

Conference registration: $290 ($100 forfull-time students). Registration brochures areavailable from The University of Arizona,Extended University, P.O. Box 210158, Tucson, AZ 85721-0158. Or call: (602) 621-8632;(800) 478-9065. World Wide Web address:http://www.library.arizona.edu/conference.html. t

A new political information organizationhas contacted NMLA about providing freeinformation to libraries. Project Vote Smart is anational nonprofit, non-partisan organizationfounded by private citizens and prominentpolitical leaders including Jimmy Carter,Gerald Ford, Barry Goldwater, GeorgeMcGovern, Geraldine Ferraro, and WilliamProxmire. It is supported by major foundationssuch as the Ford, Carnegie and MacArthurFoundations. "We do not support or opposeany candidate or cause," their literature claims."Our focus is to provide all citizens with free,factual, non-biased information that has notbeen fIltered through the media or throughcandidates. They sponsor a Voter's ResearchHotline (l-800-622-SMART). They are veryinterested in working with libraries as a way toreach people. For an information packet,contact:

Project Vote SmartJoanna KandelAssistant Director, Public Information129 NW 4th St., Suite 204Corvallis, OR 97330(503) 754-2746 t

CHECS/NMARL Conference

How will libraries change as theyapproach the 21st Century7 How will librarystaff make exciting, innovative improvements-both for customers and themselves?How difficult is the change process?

Find out May 1-4,1996, at The University of Arizona Library in Tucson by attending "Living the Future: Process Improvement and Organizational Change. " Thisthree-and-a-half-day conference, designedfor administrators, professionals and staff atacademic, university, and other libraries,promises to challenge existing paradigms oflibrary organizations, services, and staffroles.

University of Arizona Library staff at alllevels will share experiences and insightsabout library restructuring and developing ateam-based organization, founded on theirown expertise gained during the last threeyears. Some issues addressed include: libraryrestructuring from hierarchy to team-basedorganizations; changing roles of librariansand staff as decision makers; valuing diversity; staff-driven planning, budgeting, andbusiness process reengineering.

The staff conference planning team willshare ideas and innovations experiencedwhile facing challenges during restructuringto show how a researGh library transformsitself-how it is possible to turn an age ofuncertainty and change in libraries into anenvironment that accommodates needs forfuture demands. This may be a conferencethat is the first of its kind- a report on thedynamic of change as it happens.

by Melinda Dermody

The New Mexico Council for HigherEducation Computing Services! NewMexico Academic and Research LibrariansConference (CHECSINMARL) was held inRoswell at New Mexico Military Institute onNovember 8 - November 10, 1995. NewMexico CHECSINMARL Annual Conference brings together individuals fromacademic libraries and academic computingservices, providing an interesting andeducational experience for everyone involved. This year's conference in Roswellwas a great success with over 130 registrantsand 28 papers presented over the two days.

The keynote speaker was BenWakashige, Library Directory, Texas A&M,Corpus Christi, and a final presentation on"Building Cooperative Networks in NewMexico" was given by Jeff Harris, CANTO,NMSU. The award of Best Written Paperwas given to Gwen Gregory and MarloBrown of New Mexico State UniversityLibrary for their presentation of "A Structured Approach to Homepage Design," whilethe award of Best Paper Presentation wasgiven to William Kincade of New MexicoTech Library for his presentation of "WWWHomepages: An Examination of Content andAudience." t


SChOOl and youth Iibrarianship"Who ya gonna call?"

"Collaboration for Change"AASL and ALA'S Office for Intellectual

Freedom are planning a Leadership Development Institute called "Collaboration forChange: A Team Approach to IntellectualFreedom" in Chicago, April 19-21, 1996. Wehave the opportunity to sponsor a team of twomembers. Teams participating in the Institutewill learn strategies and techniques for defending intellectual freedom principles in theirown school districts. They will leave the Institute prepared to serve as trainers who can helpothers learn this vital information in theirschools, districts and states. For additionalinformation contact Kathy Matter by January 20.

Kathryn Sherlock, School Library ConsultantNM Dept. of Education827-6567

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Ruidoso Students Deliver Books & Gifts toMexican Childrenby Ellie Keeton

In December of 1989, the RuidosoMiddle School Library Club and StudentCouncil (under the sponsorship of Librarian,Ellie Keeton) embarked on their first Goodwill Mission to Palomas, Mexico. The eventmarked the fulfillment of a dream for

.Keeton. For many years, she and her husband, Jerry, visited Palomas while workingat their nearby mining property in the TresHermanes district. She often wondered whysomething educational couldn't be done forthe children of this tiny border town located32 miles south of Deming.

Members of the Student Council andLibrary Club at Ruidoso Middle Schoolresponded to the idea with great enthusiasm.The groups unanimously decided to sponsora project. Keeton, current Student CouncilSponsor, Robyn Johnson, and RuidosoMiddle School Principal, Sergio Castanonrecently worked with the Student Counciland Library Club to coordinate the SeventhAnnual Palomas, Mexico Goodwill Mission,which took place on December 6, 1995.

Each year, approximately 100 RuidosoMiddle School students, teachers, andparents leave Ruidoso in the early morninghours, arriving in Palomas in the early


afternoon. Fifty of the most deprivedchildren (selected by officials from theIgnacio Zaragosa School) are transported tothe Community Center. The childrenexchange welcomes, and soon music anddance transcend cultural differences as theChristmas tunes of George Strait andtraditional Mexican holiday songs fill thehall.

Ceremonies begin as the Palomaschildren entertain the guests with theirpolished Mexican dance, followed by thepresentation of a handmade gift to eachRuidosoan. Santaarrives with his sackbulging with a brand new toy for eachchild. Additionally, school officials arepresented with boxes of books, clothing,and school supplies.

This year the Library Club establisheda major goal: to deliver a box of Spanishlanguage materials for each classroom atthe impoverished school. This project, anaward-winning token of international peaceand friendship, has been a shining star forRuidoso Middle School for the past sixyears. Each year those who participate areblessed by many touching experiences.Students and adults as well agree that,indeed, the best Christmas gift is the discovery that it is in giving that we receive. t

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Hands Across the NationICONnect, a technology initiative of the

American Association of School Librariansis designed to get students, library media 'specialists and teachers connected to learning using the Internet. ICONnect resourceswill: help students to develop the information and visual literacy skills that they needto~ produ~ti."e citizens provide librarymedIa specIalIsts and teachers with trainingto effectively navigate the Internet and todevelop and use meaningful curriculumconnections with teachers and students.

Sign up to participate in ICONnect andyou will receive information about:ICONnect's Gopher and Home Page,Internet Curriculum Advisors, On-lineCourses, and KidsConnect!

ICONnectAASL50 East HuronChicago, IL 60611

Count on Reading, an initiative of the~SL and other partner literacy organizahons, cha~e~ges the nation's young peopleto read a billion books, become avid readersand earn their driver's license for the infor!D~~o~ superhighway. By linking readinglllihahves throughout the country, Count on~eadihg wil~ demonstrate the long-termImpact of aVId reading on children.. Count ~m Rea~ingchallenges school~brary media SpecIalists, teachers, publiclibran~s and 0!her community members to~elp build a natIon of readers by implementmg reading initiatives in their communities~r by lin~g th.eir existing reading initia?':'~ t? ~IS nahon~effort. The goal of thislllit.tatIve IS to motIvate the youth of thenahon to read a billion books and as a result:

• Build a reading habit

• Enjoy reading

• Raise academic achievement throughimproved reading comprehension,vocabulary growth, spelling accuracy,grammar and writing ability

. Count?n ~~adingw~l provide organizatIons and mdividuals WIth ideas forbui!ding and linking local efforts across thenahon. To receive an official registration

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form and instructions for participating, send arequest and a SASE to:

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Media AwardAttention school librarians/media

specialists! Winnebago Software Companyand the New Mexico Library Association aresponsoring the Progressive School LibraryMedia Award.

Award Guidelines~e aw~d will ?e b.ased on the imple

men!'lhon ~f I.nnovahve Ideas by librarian(s)/medIa specIalIst(s) to enhance the lifelonglearning skills of students.

The $400 cash award will be used topurchase technology that will enhancestudents' access to information such as anon-line public access catalog, CD-ROMs,and so on. It is up to the recipient to selectth~ type and brand of technology he/she feelswill be most beneficial to hislher library.

NMLA will ask the recipient to write afollow-up letter to Winnebago SoftwareCompany indicating how the cash awardwas u~d and how it benefited the library.

Wmnebago Software Company will beallowed to write a follow-up feature articlehighlighting the winner, to be published inthe NMLA Newsletter, as well asWinnebago newsletters, following theannouncement of the award. The NMLAAwards Committee will select the winnerwho will receive $400 cash and a plaque atthe NMLA Annual Conference.

Entry deadline is Thursday, February 15, 1996. All entries must be receivedby that time as selection will be made onSaturday, February 17, 1996.Send entries to: ~

Linda Avery,NMLA Awards Committee8802 Chambers Place NEAlbuquerque, NM 87111

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