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RCLS Weekly Memo 1 August 23, 2010

Serving Member Libraries Since 1959

January 11, 2016

Robert Hubsher, Executive Director Ruth K. Daubenspeck, Newsletter Editor

Ramapo Catskill Library System • http://www.rcls.org 619 Route 17M • Middletown, NY 10940-4395 • 845.243.3747

Albert Wisner Public Library Named

Best Small Library in America Finalist

2016

The Albert

W i s n e r

P u b l i c

L i b r a r y ,

W a r w i c k

was selected

from among

hundreds of nominations for final consideration for the

prestigious, intensely-competitive Best Small Library in

America Award for 2016, conferred jointly by the Bill &

Melinda Gates Foundation and Library Journal magazine.

Being named as a finalist is an incredible honor for both the

library and its community! The winner will be announced in

late January 2016.

Library Trustees’ Oaths of Office

New York State Public Officer’s Law requires all public

library trustees (but not association library trustees) to take

an oath of office within 30 days of beginning

their term of office. If a public library trustee

does not properly complete and file an oath

of office, the trustee’s position may be

deemed vacant. For more information, see

the Oaths of Office FAQ on the New York

State Library’s website.

Times Herald Record Editorial

In response to the December 20 Times Herald-Record

editorial on the State needing to step up and support

libraries, Vera Farrell, Livingston Manor Library Board

President has responded with a comment. View her opinion

on the Times Herald-Record website.

YSS Spring Conference

Scholarships

Michelle Waldenmaier, YSS

Scholarship Committee Chair

Apply today for one of the

scholarships to attend the 2016 YSS

Spring Conference on Friday, April 15

at the Desmond Hotel & Conference

Center in Albany, NY!

Two scholarships are

available. Each of the

scholarships is designed to

cover registration fees and up to $250

reimbursement for hotel charges,

meals, and transportation costs for

attending the conference. Don’t

delay—the deadline for the application

is Monday, February 1.

The planning committee’s goal with

this year’s theme, Find Your Stride!, is

to help our fellow youth library

professionals find trends, practices and

programs that will work for them,

their library and their communities.

We are bringing back old favorites and

introducing new ideas so that those

new to the profession and our more

seasoned members can walk away

with something exciting to try. It’s our

hope that you’ll use what you learn to

FIND YOUR STRIDE!

How do you apply? For your

convenience, a Web page has been set

up with all of the details:

2016 YSS Spring Conference

Scholarship Page

2016 YSS Spring Conference

Scholarship Application Form

(PDF)

2016 YSS Spring Conference

Registration Form (PDF)

For further information, contact:

Michelle Waldenmaier

YSS Scholarship Committee Chair

Bethlehem Public Library

451 Delaware Avenue

Delmar, NY 12054

January 11, 2016 2 RCLS Weekly Memo

Annual Report Workshop

It is not too early for libraries to begin preparing for the

Annual Report to New York State!

Registration, using the RCLS online

calendar, is open for the RCLS Annual

Report Workshop at RCLS on Friday,

January 29 starting at 10:00 a.m. The

training will not be teleconferenced as

there are numerous handouts and online

demonstrations. All staff and outside

professionals involved in preparing the

State Annual Report are invited to attend. The registration

deadline is Thursday, January 28 at 8:00 a.m.

The deadline for submitting State Annual Reports to

RCLS is Monday, February 8.

Further details will be e-mailed to Directors as soon as the

DLD posts the report form.

Special Interest Group: eBooks

Join convener Kristy Lee from SUNY New Paltz and

other Southeastern New York Library Resources Council

(SENYLRC) members for an open discussion on eBooks

and other similar resources in the library. This is a great

opportunity to share knowledge about what works and

doesn’t work, and connect directly with your colleagues.

The agenda is set by the participants, and they will learn

from each other, so the Special Interest Group (SIG) is

appropriate for all, from beginners to intermediate to

experts.

Possible topics can include:

Problems and solutions with the

discovery and access of eBooks.

Best practices for including eBooks

in catalogs.

Cooperative projects in the area that

are currently underway.

Choosing the best platforms, access

models, and pricing structures.

Ideas for convincing service providers to create a

consistent product.

Sharing favorite tools for managing eBooks.

The event takes place Tuesday, January 19, from 1:30 to

4:30 p.m. (Snow date: January 29) at the SENYLRC

Conference Room and is free to all SENYLRC members,

including members of other ESLN Councils. eBook users of

all skill level are welcome to share and learn together.

To learn more and to register, visit the SENYLRC

website.

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RCLS Weekly Memo 3 January 11, 2016

2015 RCLS Annual Program of the Year Awards

At the RCLS Legislative Breakfast and Annual Meeting held on Friday, September 18 Annual Awards

presentations were made. The following is a description of a program that was nominated for the the

Member Library Adult Program of the Year Award:

Program: “The Sound and Story Cube” Creator: Brian Clay Jennings, Local History Librarian

Nominating Library: New City Library

Brian Jennings first became aware of the Cube when working with Eileen McAdam of the Sound

and Story Project of the Hudson Valley on a grant while employed at the Nyack Library. It became

apparent to Brian in June 2014 that it was important to initiate an oral history program at the New City

Library when he received an award from the Orangetown Museum for

work he had done in Nyack of collecting new stories and digitizing older

taped interviews. Brian knew that bringing the Cube, a ten foot tall

portable audio recording booth, to the library was the way to make a big

splash and get things started in New City. He wrote a grant proposal to the

Library Association of Rockland County, which was approved. The

Association would match funds provided by the New City Library to

obtain the Cube and begin an oral history collection based on interviews

collected in the Cube. It was also agreed to select residents that

represented all five towns in Rockland County as part of the grant.

The Cube interviews were just the start of the library’s oral history

collection. Since the initial interviews, the library has secured an RCLS

Outreach grant to train volunteers and staff in the craft of oral history

interviewing and create a series of Listening programs. Staff have

collected 17 new interviews and will make this a part of library services that will continue to connect

the library with the community in a special way.

Genealogical Resources from the New York State Archives

The Genealogical Resources from the New York State Archives webinar will help you explore and

discover the resources for genealogy and local history research that are available from the New York

State Archives. Topics, Tools and Tips will help you identify what kinds of collections

holdings are maintained by the State Archives; the means for accessing different kinds of

information; and research tips you can use and share with patrons searching for historical

records, online and onsite.

Monica Gray, Archivist, Collections Management at the New York State Archives will lead the one-

hour webinar that takes place on Tuesday, January 12 beginning at noon. A fee is charged. For more

information and to register, visit the Western New York Library Resource Council website.

Enhancing Your Library’s Web Presence with WordPress

WordPress makes it easy for libraries of any size or budget to have a user-friendly web presence.

Whether your library’s website needs to be refreshed or rebuilt, this webinar will provide practical

steps for creating, maintaining, and enhancing your website without technical expertise.

Learn how the right WordPress template and plugins can help you provide your community

with an informative and nimble website, 24/7.

Enhancing Your Library’s Web Presence with WordPress is a free, one-hour webinar

scheduled for Thursday, January 21 at 3:00 p.m. For more information and to register, visit the

WebJunction website.

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Deadlines

Thursday, January 28 @ 8 a.m.

Registration for the State Annual

Report Workshop (1/29)

System Calendar

For a complete and up-to-date list of events, including

links to additional information, see the RCLS Calendar.

To add information, contact Ruth Daubenspeck.

January

Monday, 11 System Services Committee, RCLS – 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday, 12 OLA Director’s Council, Middletown – 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday, 13 CTUG, Middletown –10:00 a.m.

Thursday, 14 Director Continuing Education Committee, Middletown – 10:00 a.m.

Friday, 15 SUPLA, Liberty – 9:30 a.m.

Friday, 15 LARC-YS, Haverstraw – 10:00 a.m.

Monday, 18

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – RCLS CLOSED

Tuesday, 19 RUG, Nyack – 9:30 a.m. (1/26 Snow Date)

Tuesday, 19 RCLS Board Meeting, RCLS – 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, 21 APOC, New City – 10:00 a.m.

Monday, 25 ANSER Committee, RCLS – 9:30 a.m.

Thursday, 28 RCLS Managers Meeting, RCLS – 10:00 a.m.

Friday, 29 State Annual Report Workshop, RCLS – 10:00 a.m.

RCLS Headquarters E-mail and Extension Directory (845.243.3747)

Robert Hubsher ............ Executive Director ................................................................. 242

Chuck Conklin .............. Delivery & Building Maintenance Supervisor ......................... 226

Dan Donohue ............... ILL/Technical Services Librarian ............................................ 237

Grace Riario ................. Assistant Director & Outreach Coordinator ............................ 233

Jerry Kuntz ................... Electronic Resources Consultant ........................................... 246

John Schneider ............ ANSER Manager and Systems Administrator ....................... 228

Randall Enos ................ Youth Services Consultant .................................................... 240

Stephen Hoefer ............ Fiscal Officer .......................................................................... 223

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