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RCLS Weekly Memo 1 August 23, 2010

Serving Member Libraries Since 1959

June 20, 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

CLOUSC Recognition Award

“Our award is in recognition to an individual or group who

has made significant contributions to and an impact on the

library services to Children and Children’s Librarians of

Orange, Ulster and Sullivan Counties (CLOUSC),” stated

Pennie Mercado, CLOUSC Award Committee Chair in

declaring Grace Riario, RCLS Assistant Director and

Outreach Coordinator the recipient of its 2016 Recognition

Award.

The Award was pre-sented at a luncheon held on Monday,

June 6 at the

Ethelbert B.

C r a w f o r d

P u b l i c

Library in

Monticello.

Grace has

made con-

tributions to

the CLOUSC

m e m b e r

libraries long

before she

became the

A s s i s t a n t

Director of RCLS. In her role as the Outreach Coordinator,

Grace has given guidance on how to reach the non-library

users and/or special needs children. She has assisted

at functions, facilitated weeding, helped with

children’s programs and much more. Grace has

always made it clear that she is available.

One librarian stated that she has learned so much

from Grace. Another indicated that Grace’s

assistance was invaluable when she was trying to

translate materials into Spanish for her library.

Simply stated, Grace Riario has made significant

contributions to assist the Youth Librarians in the

CLOUSC service area and the committee is proud to

be able to present the award to her on behalf of

CLOUSC.

Continued on Page 2

RCLS Board

Meeting

The materials for the Monday,

June 20 RCLS Board Meeting are

now on the RCLS Website. The

meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at

the System Headquarters in

Middletown.

Please feel free to attend.

From left to right: Vicey Thomas, Liberty Public Library; Pennie Mercado, Fallsburg Library; Grace Riario, RCLS and Joni Armstrong, Chester Public Library.

CLOUSC luncheon featured speaker, illustrator Robert Rayevsky.

The featured speaker at the luncheon

was Robert Rayevsky, illustrator of the

children’s books Under New York,

Pirate Pup, and Joan of Arc: The Lily

Made.

Valley Cottage Library

Announces ValCon 2.0

—The Stormtroopers

Are Coming!

The Valley Cottage Library will be

hosting “ValCon 2.0,” on Saturday,

July 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The

event is free and open to the public.

ValCon is a mashup of the words

“Valley Cottage” and “Comic

Convention.”

The guest of honor will be Nyack

resident Denny O’Neil, who was the

original writer and editor of the

Batman Comics from the 1960s

through the 1990s. In addition, the

Stormtroopers of the 501st Legion will

be present. They are an all-volunteer

organization formed for the express

purpose of bringing together costume

enthusiasts to promote interest in Star

Wars in local communities.

ValCon 2.0 will also be loaded with

activities. Some of them include:

Workshops on publishing fan

fiction, manga and cartoon

drawing and candy sushi rolling;

Yoshi Amao from Samurai

Sword Soul will perform a sword

fighting demonstration;

Jennifer Cihi, known for being

the original English dub singer

of Sailor Moon

Michele Knotz, a voice actress

of anime and videogames; best

known for her voice work on the

Pokémon franchise;

The Valley Cottage Library is

located at 110 Route 303, Valley

Cottage, New York 10989.

June 20, 2016 2 RCLS Weekly Memo

Little Free Library Opens in Florida

Madelyn Folino, Director, Florida Public Library

On Saturday, June 4, the Florida Public Library (FPL) and

Roe Brothers, Inc. unveiled a joint project: a Little Free

Library on the front porch of Roe’s newly renovated

hardware store and lumberyard at 65 Maple Avenue in

Florida. The occasion was the 130th anniversary of this

historic mainstay of Florida’s business community which

opened in 1886.

The Little Free Library was constructed by the members

of the library’s Tween Club, fourth and fifth graders who

worked under the supervision of several local volunteers.

Architectural drafter and newly elected library trustee

Cecelia Lillard oversaw the design process and taught the

students how to imagine, plan and draw designs for the

structure. Expert woodworker Bob Persing was in charge of

construction. Funds for the project were provided by a grant

directed to the library by State Senator John J. Bonacic. Roe

Brothers also donated materials and Tim Bieling crafted a

gleaming copper roof for the miniature library.

The Little Free Library is now open for business and

stocked with paperbacks for summer reading, children’s

books and how-to books on home repair, carpentry and

renovation. All books were donated to FPL and are free for

the taking. Roe Brothers has provided rocking chairs for the

porch and a pet watering station, as well, so store

customers, neighbors and passers-by may sit, stay and read.

Florida Public Library will be the steward for the library

and keep it stocked with reading materials while Roe

Brothers will see to maintenance. Bookmarks and flyers on

library programs are also available in compartments within

the little

library.

Left to right, Florida Public Library volunteer Bob Persing and Tween Club members Brianna, Alana, Morris and Arianna at Roe Brothers with the Little Free Library they built.

RCLS Weekly Memo 3 June 20, 2016

Mary Bobinski

Innovative Public

Library Director Award

The Mary Bobinski Innovative

Public Library Director Award was

established in 2010 by Dr. George

Bobinski, Dean and Professor

Emeritus of Library and Information

Studies at the University of Buffalo, to

commemorate the memory and

accomplishments of his wife, Mary

Bobinski, Director of the Amherst

Public Library in Erie County, 1973-

2006. She was a past President of

NYLA’s Public Library Section (PLS)

and past President of the Public

Library Directors Association. Mary

Bobinski passed away on November

20, 2009.

The Award comes with a $1,200

prize and is given to a public library

director who during the past two years

developed or implemented an

innovative program leading to an

increase in financial support and/or

usage of their library.

Nomination Form and supporting

documentation must be submitted to

the NYLA Office by Friday, July 15.

Nominees must be a NYLA member

and attend the Annual Conference to

receive the award. For further

information, visit the NYLA website.

Local Author and RCLS Employee

Publishes New Title

In April, 2016, RCLS Electronic Resources Consultant,

Jerry Kuntz had another example of his historical research

pastime published. His new book is

entitled, The Heroic Age of Diving:

America's Underwater Pioneers and the

Great Wrecks of Lake Erie. Jerry’s book

has been awarded the 2016 Dr. Art

Bachrach Literacy Award for important

and significant contributions to the

literature of diving history by the Historical

Diving Society.

This account presents, for the first time, the history of the

first decades of apparatus diving in the United States,

culminating in the race in the 1850s to salvage the wrecks

of two famous palatial steamers in Lake Erie, the SS Erie

and the SS Atlantic. Although many new technologies were

brought to bear on Lake Erie during these years including

a submarine, a

mobile diving

bell, weight-

lifting “camel”

buoys, and

giant derricks

— u l t i m a t e

success went

t o d a r i n g

i n d i v i d u a l s

using recently-

d e v e l o p e d

s u b m a r i n e

armor, i.e.

hard-helmet

diving suits.

During this era, no one was aware of the physiological

effects of breathing air under pressure, and deaths and

debilitating injuries resulted.

Praise for the book comes from Leslie Leaney, Historical

Diving Society Co-founder who notes, “The Heroic Age of

Diving is both very interesting and very important. Having

spent over 20 years researching and publishing general

diving history, I am confident that this book will fill an

important gap in the nation’s diving history.”

This nonfiction tome is published by Albany, SUNY Press

and sells for $19.95.

Mary Bobinski, Director of Amherst Public Libraries.

RCLS employee “Diver Dan” Hulse wearing an early 20th century British Siebe diving helmet weighing 56 pounds.

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YALSA Teen

Programming HQ

Connect with others who plan,

implement and evaluate teen library

programs by sharing and discussing

programming ideas on the new Young

Adult Library Services Association

(YALSA) Teen Programming HQ.

Programs featured on this site are

those that align with the standards in

YALSA’s Teen P rogramming

Guidelines. The site, funded through a

sponsorship from Best Buy and a grant

from the Dollar General Literacy

Foundation, is moderated by an

appointed group of YALSA member

volunteers. For information about how

to participate in the group, or for other

questions, contact YALSA at

yalsa@ala.org.

June 20, 2016 4 RCLS Weekly Memo

How to Get Teens in the Library

this Summer

American Libraries Trend, June

Bailey Brewer writes, “Teen patrons of the Lexington

(KY) Public Library can step inside a popular book this

summer when they participate in a technological scavenger

hunt called BattleKasters. Using their smartphones, readers

can virtually experience Alane Adams’ book The Red Sun

by visiting ‘beacons’ -

or points on a

scavenger hunt map -

around the city of

Lexington, gaining

virtual cards that give

game advantages until

completing their

journey at a final location.”

Pride display in the teen section at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library, Monticello.

How to Make a

Librarian Happy

ZestNow, May 24

Roz Warren writes, “I work at a

public library and I love my job. But

sometimes our patrons make the job

tougher than it has to be. I recently

asked my fellow librarians to help me

come up with a wish list of things, big

and small, serious and frivolous, that

users can do to make their favorite

l i b ra r i ans

happy. So

what can

the library-

g o i n g

public do to

help us better serve our patrons and

enjoy our jobs? Just 40 things.”

June 20, 2016 5 RCLS Weekly Memo

Deadlines

Friday, June 24

RCLS Directory Updates to

Ruth Daubenspeck @ RCLS

Thursday, June 30 ANSER Contracted Equipment

Changes to Ryan Smith @ RCLS

Wednesday, August 17 @ 4 p.m. Nominations for RCLS Trustee to

Carla Randazzo Amthor @ RCLS

Thursday, Setpember 1

2016-2019 Public Library

Construction Program Applications

Submitted Online to RCLS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

June

Monday, 20 RCLS Board Meeting, RCLS – 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, 23 ANSER Committee, RCLS – 9:30 a.m.

Thursday, 23 – Monday 27 ALA Annual Conference, Orlando, FL

Thursday, 30 RCLS Managers Meeting, RCLS – 10:00 a.m.

July

Monday, 4

Independence Day – RCLS CLOSED

Wednesday, 6 Directors Association, RCLS – 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday, 6 Direct Access Committee, RCLS – Noon

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

Monday, 18 RCLS Board Retreat

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

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