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Now Online @ www.rcls.org RCLS Weekly Memo Archives 2016 RCLS Highlights RCLS Directory—Summer Edition Serving Member Libraries Since 1959 August 7, 2017 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 Media 101: Truth or Consensus Survival Tools in the Age of Fake News On Sunday, October 1, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is hosting a two-hour entertaining and interactive roundtable that will focus on the perplexing issue of factual reporting, the role of satire, the influence of 1960s newsmakers and satirists and how to be an informed citizen. The event envisions a nationally well- known keynote speaker and expert panelists, accompanied by a college student who developed a FB news verifying app, a member of our local press and a representative from our 47-member regional library system. RCLS purchased tickets for member library staff to attend the event for FREE. Register via the RCLS calendar , not the Bethel Woods website and the tickets will be delivered to your library one week before the event. Are You Ready for September? September presents a number of great opportunities for libraries to raise their profile: National Library Card Sign-Up Month Outside the Lines National Voter Registration Day (September 26) Banned Books Week (September 24 – 30) Start planning now to make the most of these national promotional opportunities. At each link above you will find tips, resources and samples to help you get noticed in your community!
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RCLS Weekly Memo Archives
2016 RCLS Highlights
RCLS Directory—Summer Edition
RCLS Weekly Memo 1 August 23, 2010
Serving Member Libraries Since 1959
August 7, 2017
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
Media 101: Truth or Consensus
Survival Tools in the
Age of Fake News
On Sunday, October 1, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts is hosting a two-hour entertaining and interactive roundtable that will focus on the perplexing issue of factual reporting, the role of satire, the influence of 1960s newsmakers and satirists and how to be an informed citizen. The event envisions a nationally well-known keynote speaker and expert panelists, accompanied by a college student who developed a FB news verifying app, a member of our local press and a representative from our 47-member regional library system.
RCLS purchased tickets for member library staff to attend the event for FREE. Register via the RCLS calendar, not the Bethel Woods website and the tickets will be delivered to your library one week before the event.
Are You Ready for September?
September presents a number of great opportunities for libraries to raise their profile:
National Library Card Sign-Up Month
Outside the Lines
National Voter Registration Day (September 26)
Banned Books Week (September 24 – 30)
Start planning now to make the most of these national promotional opportunities. At each link above you will find tips, resources and samples to help you get noticed in your community!
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Seven Answers to
Seven Weeding Questions
Deciding how to weed your library's collection can be daunting. Decisions about criteria and policies are important to address to provide guidance and clarity to staff. Holly Hibner, Adult Services Coordinator, and Mary Kelly, Adult Services Librarian from the Plymouth (MI) District Library answer seven weeding questions that can help you approach your weeding project. Visit the WebJunction website to learn more.
ALA Library Fact Sheet 15
Weeding Library Collections: A Selected Annotated Bibliography for Library Collection Evaluation
“Next to emptying the outdoor bookdrop on cold and snowy days, weeding is the most undesirable job in the library. It is also one of the most important. Collections that go un-weeded tend to be cluttered, unattractive, and unreliable informational resources.”
Will Manley, “The Manley Arts” Booklist, March 1, 1996, p. 1108.
Second Life for Used Book
Check out these websites for recycling used books:
The Spruce
Earth911
Care2
Neatorama
Popsugar
Your Input Requested
Do you have a minute to help plan upcoming webinars? WebJunction and TechSoup for Libraries are collaborating on a series focused on “Libraries and Social Media.” WebJunction would like to understand more about how your library uses social media and your learning needs on the topic as they develop fall 2017 sessions. Registration will open soon and they will share information from the survey in the webinars and in a final report. Take the survey now via SurveyMonkey.
Thank you for taking the time to share your input!
2017 Teens’ Top Ten
Nominees
The Teens’ Top Ten is a “teen choice” list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year. Nomin-ators are members of teen book groups in 15 school and public libraries around the country. Nominations are posted on the Thursday of National Library Week, and teens across the country vote on their favorite titles each year. Readers ages 12 to 18 will vote online between August 15 and Teen Read Week™ (October 8-14, 2017) on the Teens’ Top Ten site. The winners will be announced the week after Teen Read Week.
Meet the 2017 – 2018 Teens' Top Ten book groups, who will choose the nominees for the next two years.
See all the Teens’ Top Ten books, plus titles from Young Adult Library Services Association’s (YALSA) other awards and booklists, in the Teen Book Finder App.
Learn more about how you can apply to participate in Teens’ Top Ten here. YALSA will be accepting applications beginning in August 2018.
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Photo of the Week
The Pine Bush Area Library congratulates Elizabeth Battaglia (pictured above, left) on the publishing of her heartwarming memoir entitled, George & Janine, published by Words in the Works.
Elizabeth has been a loyal and constant member of the Memoir/ Writing Group which has been meeting at the Library since May 2015. When Elizabeth first came to the group, which is facilitated by Francine D’Alessandro, local writer and poet, (pictured above, right) she expressed her desire to write a memoir based on her British soldier father, her beautiful French mother, and their love story that started during the ending years of WWII in the south of France. With the help of Francine and the encouragement of the other members of the Memoir/Writing Group, Elizabeth’s literary quest has been fulfilled. Karen Fox, Adult Program Coordinator at the library, states, “It’s nice to know that we were part of the process to help make this book a reality for Elizabeth.”
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New Dewey Decibel Podcast:
Fighting Fake News
AL: The Scoop, Aug. 1 In Episode 16 of the Dewey Decibel podcast, American
Libraries looks at the “fake news” phenomenon—its history, how we become susceptible to it, and how we can fight it. AL Associate Editor Phil Morehart talks with Joanna Burkhardt, fake news expert, professor, and director of the University of Rhode Island branch libraries, about its pernicious presence in today’s media landscape. Also making an appearance is Marnie Shure, managing editor of The Onion, about the satirical newspaper’s very specific brand of fake news, the role of comedy in truth telling, and how current US politics affects its work.
PBS to Celebrate the Joy of Reading
PBS, July 30 On July 30, at the Television Critics Association Press
Tour, PBS announced The Great American Read, a new eight-part TV series and nationwide campaign that will explore the joy of books and the power of reading, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved books, chosen by the public. Designed to spark a national
conversation about reading and the books that have inspired, moved, and shaped us, the series will launch in spring 2018 with a multiplatform digital and social campaign.
Readers and Non-readers
Knowledge Quest blog, Aug. 1 Hannah Byrd Little writes, “Over the past few years, I
have been deeply concerned about declining reading scores. And despite my best efforts, there is an overall decrease in readers in my library. I try to provide support and materials for readers who might struggle with reading and who have learning disabilities. But this decline seems to have little to do with diagnosed disabilities and more to do with changing times. The decline in reading seems to fall into one of three categories: distraction, overwhelm, and overwork.”
News Worthy
Regional
Monticello's Crawford Library Pavilion Project underway Sullivan County Democrat
Capital Region bike-share starts Thursday | The Daily Gazette 7.27.17
New Pound Ridge library director resigns; former director still fighting in court | lohud.com 7.28.17
The New York Times covers nationwide Summer Eating | Summer Reading at New York Libraries 7.28.17
PBS Celebrates the Joy of Reading With THE GREAT AMERICAN READ (w.t.) | PBS 7.30.17
National
Library spends thousands on cleaning bathroom | The Sacramento Bee 5.18.17
SRP's Gnome-themed scavenger hunt at Kansas library | The Topeka-Capital Journal 6.10.17
Millennials are saving public libraries | The Sacramento Bee 6.23.17
Are Libraries the Key to Teaching Computer Science? | EdTech Magazine 7.26.17
Before you buy that tool, check out West Philly library | The Philadelphia Inquirer 7.29.17
Free Lunch at the Library | The New York Times 7.30.17
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Deadlines
Friday, August 11 2018 RCLS Group Movie License Agreement/Renewal to Tracey Webber @ RCLS
Tuesday, August 15 Upload video tour of Minecraft Bio Dome City to YouTube. For information, contact Sue Scott ([email protected])
Wednesday, August 23 @ 8 a.m. Registration for BLUEcloud Analytics: Hands-on-Workshop (8/24)
Thursday, August 24 @ 8 a.m. Registration for BLUEcloud Analytics: Hands-on-Workshop (8/25)
Monday, August 28 @ 8 a.m. Registration for Let’s Chat About Customer Services (8/29)
Thursday, August 31 NYLA Conference Early Bird Registration Ends
Job Openings
Job Postings
Building Your e-résumé
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.
August
Friday, 11 Battle of the Books Planning Committee, RCLS – 9:00 a.m.
Saturday, 12 LTA Regional Workshop: Trustees in the Know, Plainview, NY
Monday, 21 Mock Printz Committee, RCLS – 9:00 a.m.
Monday 21 RCLS Board Meeting, RCLS – 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 23 RCLS Managers Meeting, RCLS – 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, 24 BLUEcloud Analytics: Hands-on-Workshop, RCLS – 10:00 a.m.
Friday, 25 BLUEcloud Analytics: Hands-on-Workshop, RCLS – 10:00 a.m. (repeat)
Monday, 28 ANSER Committee, RCLS – 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, 29 Let’s Chat About Customer Services Session 1, RCLS – 10:00 a.m.
RCLS Headquarters E-mail and Extension Directory (845.243.3747)
Robert Hubsher ............ Executive Director ................................................................. 242
John Schneider ............ ANSER Manager and Systems Administrator ....................... 228
Grace Riario ................. Assistant Director & Outreach Coordinator ............................ 233
Chuck Conklin .............. Delivery & Building Maintenance Supervisor ......................... 226
Jerry Kuntz ................... Electronic Resources Consultant ........................................... 246
Stephen Hoefer ............ Fiscal Officer .......................................................................... 223
Dan Donohue ............... ILL/Technical Services Librarian ............................................ 237
Randall Enos ................ Youth Services Consultant .................................................... 240
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