Daetceem ber 2018 Volum e 48, Issue 4 ThGe OOD STUFF The Official Magazine of the North Dakota Library Association
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Also in this issue: - Unconference 2019 - Membership Year - What YOU Need to Do by December 31 - NDLA Election Results - 2018 Conference Recap - 2019 Day @ the Capitol - Letters About Literature he Tabl e of Cont ent s Page T President's Message 3 Good 2019 Day @ the Capitol 3 NDLA Membership Year 4 Stuff Published quarterly by the North Dakota Membership Report 5 Library Association Library Events and Conferences 6 Editorial Committee Marlene Anderson, Chair Conference Recap 7 Joan Erickson Eric Stroshane NDLA Election Results 13 Production Artist Lesley Allan Unconference 2019 14 Subscription Rate $25/year Get to Know Your Grants 16 Advertising Rate (per issue) Grassroots Grant Report 17 $100 - Full Page Ad $50 - half-page ad Healthy ND: Precision Medicine 18 $25 - quarter-page ad Initiative For information contact: Marlene Anderson, Chair MPLA 19 The Good Stuff Editorial Committee State Library Recognizes 21 Editorial Policy Outstanding Libraries Direct correspondence to: Marlene Anderson, Chair On the DOCket 22 The Good Stuff Editorial Committee Nerd Up 23 Bismarck State College PO Box 5587 Letters About Literature 24 Bismarck, ND 58506-5587 [email protected] Good Stuff 25 Issue Deadlines People Stuff 30 March 2019 Friday, January 18, 2019 June 2019 Friday, April 12, 2019 North Dakota In Print 32 August 2019 Friday, June 28, 2019 (August is the pre-conference issue) Treasurer's Report 37 December 2019 Friday, October 18, 2019 Submit news and articles via email to any of Membership Form 38 these addresses: 2018-19 NDLA Executive Board 39 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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The Good Stuff 2 December 2018 President's Report by Maggie Townsend, NDLA President
December is a time for faith and family, holidays and cheer. December also means that January is right around the corner and that is a time of renewal and resolutions. Here are five resolutions that every NDLA member should vow to keep: - Submit a proposal to present at the annual NDLA conference. The greatest asset our organization has is YOU. Although you might think you have nothing to share, or that everyone already knows what you know, I would bet money that each of you does something or knows something that we can all learn from. - Attend an Executive Board meeting. The NDLA Executive Board conducts all of its meetings via Zoom, a web conference platform, and you can join from the comfort of your own home or office. Attending a meeting is a great way to become familiar with the inner workings of our organization. - Serve NDLA in a leadership capacity. We need you! Volunteer to serve on a committee, as a section chair, or run for an elected position. It seems that every year we struggle to find volunteers. It is time for all of us to step up! , - Apply for a professional development grant. Did you know that NDLA offers funding to help our members offset the financial burden of attending professional conferences? This is a great way to leverage your NDLA membership. - Nominate a colleague or community member for an award. NDLA recognizes a variety of professionals at our annual conference. Nominating someone for an award is a great way to say ?Thank you for your service.? Instead of promising to get fit, cut down on the chocolate, or declutter your home, make a resolution that you are guaranteed to keep. Need an accountability buddy? Head over to the NDLA Facebook page and share your resolution. We will help you stay on track. 2019 will be the year you keep a resolution!
The Good Stuff 3 December 2018 NDLA M em ber shi p Year : W hat You Need to K n ow an d DO befor e Decem ber 31, 2018 By Laurie McHenry, Membership Chair NDLA is nearing the end of the second year of a new dues structure. I want to highlight a change from a calendar year to a revolving year, depending on when you join and/or how you choose to pay your dues. While there was much forgiveness and leniency while we adjusted to both the new online system and the structure, the flexibility allowed during the transition ends December 31, 2018. If your dues are more than 30 days past due on December 31, 2018, you will automatically be moved to non-member status. What does non-m em ber st at us m ean? Non-member status means that you will not be able to login to pay your dues, update your information, or view the member directory. The system?s current grace period is 365 days. On December 1, 2018, the grace period will be reduced to 30 days. How do you know if you are delinquent ? You can login and find the information yourself. How? - Access the NDLA website: https://ndla.info/ - Click on Member Area in the upper right
Login Your login is your email address (unless you changed it to something else). If your email address doesn?t work, contact [email protected] and request that the login be changed to your email or a username of your choice. Once you are logged in, you may choose whatever you want your login to be. Passw ord Your password is whatever you choose. If you have never logged in, click "Forgot Username/Password" and you will receive an email link to reset the password (unless your email address has changed and has not been updated).
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Expirat ion Dat e & Renew al Once you are logged in, click Renew on the left side of the screen. Your expiration date will be highlighted: ?Your current membership expiration date is: MM/DD/YYYY.? From there, choose the appropriate dues amount, click continue, and pay your dues. Mem bership Inform at ion Edit or Click on Member Information Editor on the left to update or check your information for accuracy. You can even add a photo and biographical information.
Your Assignm ent : Do This BEFORE Decem ber 31, 2018
Please login and make sure your membership is not delinquent. . We value each and every one of you. We do not want you to be moved to non-member status when December 31, 2018, arrives.
The Good Stuff 5 December 2018 Library Events and Conferences
January 2019 - January 11 ? Lake Superior Libraries Mid-Winter Unsymposium, Superior Public Library, Superior, WI - January 25-29 ? American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, Seattle February 2019 - February 1 ? World Read Aloud Day - February 12 ? North American Virtual Reference Conference (10 a.m. ? 3 p.m., Central; free and fully online) - February 28 ? Digital Learning Day March 2019 - March 3-9 ? Teen Tech Week - March 20-21 ? LibTech 2018 (Library Technology Conference), Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota - March 16 - Freedom of Information Day (held annually on or around this date) - March 28 ? ACRL Assessment in Action Roadshow, NDSU, Fargo - March 30-April 6 ? Money Smart Week April 2019 - April 2019 ? D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) - April 2019 ? School Library Month - April 2 ? International Children?s Book Day - April 7-13 ? National Library Week - April 9 ? National Library Workers Day - April 10 ? National Bookmobile Day - April 11 ? Take Action for Libraries Day - April 21-27 ? Preservation Week - April 23 ? World Book Night - April 30 - Día (Children's Day/Book Day)
The Good Stuff 6 December 2018 2018 NDLA A nnual Conference Highlights By Lesley Allan, Conference Chair and (then) Past-President
The 2018 North Dakota Library Association annual conference was held at the Clarion Hotel in Minot, October 3-5. The conference drew 120 full-conference attendees and 20 half-conference (one day) attendees. 33 individuals attended the Future Ready Libraries pre-conference and 14 attended the ALA Advocacy pre-conference. In an attempt to go completely paperless, we experimented with a new conference app called SCHED. As with anything new, there were a few glitches, but overall many people enjoyed the easy access to a digital schedule. Wednesday Highlights Shannon McClintock Miller, Future Ready Librarian and Project Connect Spokesperson for AASL, led the Future Ready Libraries pre-conference. The 33 attendees learned how school libraries connect to the Future Ready School initiative. The second pre-conference, ALA Advocacy Bootcamp, urged attendees to re-think advocacy and re-define the library community. Our presenters were James LaRue, the director of ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom as well as the Freedom to Read Foundation, and Marci Merola, the Director of ALA?s Office for Library Advocacy. In the evening, the opening reception was held in Minot's beautiful Carnegie library. Attendees enjoyed delicious treats, amazing music, and a preview of Authors Alley. We also kicked off our first annual Ribbon Race; attendees had to pay attention to notices via SCHED to collect as many badge ribbons as they could. The person with the most ribbons at the end of the conference got first choice of some excellent prizes. Afterwards, a few librarians braved the chilly winds for a pub crawl. It was a great way to kick off our conference! A BIG thank you to the Minot local planning committee. Thursday Highlights Keynote speaker Shannon McClintock Miller shared her experiences as a school librarian in her current role as the Future Ready Librarians spokesperson. NDLA's School Library and Youth Services Section (SLAYS) provided the funding to bring Shannon to our conference. Minot Mayor Shaun Sipma gave the welcoming address and talked about the importance of libraries in people?s lives and in their communities. He thanked conference attendees for the work they do and for coming to Minot. Mayor Sipma also officially opened the conference exhibits. Thursday breakout sessions included topics such as digital preservation, library budgets and funding, and a heated discussion about genrefication. Presenters were from all areas of the library world as well as the Minot Police Department and the Scandinavian Heritage Association. The day also featured ?Authors Alley? with 10 regional authors talking about and selling their books.
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Thursday Highlights (cont.) After a full day of sessions, conference attendees headed to the Vendor Social to relax and enjoy beverages and conversation with our terrific exhibitors, followed by the Awards Banquet, emceed by NDLA President-elect Maggie Townsend. The banquet included recognition of NDLA Board members, conference sponsors, and others, as well as the presentation of numerous awards, including our Librarian of the Year, Laurie McHenry. After the banquet, our live auction was especially entertaining due to the return of our own amazing auctioneer, Minot Public Library Children?s Librarian Paulette Nelson! A silent auction ended on Friday at noon. To cap off the evening, there was a hilarious game of The Feud - NDLA Style. Hosted by Encore Events, teams of 5 battled the night away to be The Feud champion. There were moments of breathtaking laughter as contestants used their wits to find the top answers for their teams. Friday Highlights Sue Hamilton kicked off the day with her keynote address, ?Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary?. There were several great breakout sessions, including Minitex cataloging, STEAM/STEM, and hosting a comic con. There were also three hot topic sessions: School and Youth Services, Unique Collections, and How-To Tech. We were treated to an author visit at lunch. Wendelin Van Draanen enthusiastically spoke about her path as an author, her inspirations, and some of the pitfalls in her career. After the laughter and some tears, Wendelin signed books and spoke one-on-one with many attendees. Wendelin also visited many local libraries and schools during her visit to Minot. NDLA President Stephanie Kom led the annual business meeting during our Friday lunch hour. At the end of the meeting, President Kom turned the gavel over to incoming President Maggie Townsend, who adjourned the session.
See you nex t year in West Fargo!
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Thank You to Our Vendors!
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Guest Author Wendelin Van Draanen
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The Good Stuff 11 December 2018 NDLA Conference A w ards
- The Notable North Dakota Documents Award was given to The Prairie Post Office: Enlarging the Common Life in Rural North Dakota. Written by K. Amy Phillips & Steven R. Bolduc, photographs by Wayne Gudmundson, history by Kevin Carvell and published by NDSU Press. - The Library Benefactor Award was given to Richland Soil Conservation District for their donation of books and participation in school events with Richland County Schools. - The Youth Excellence Program of the Year Award was given to Dana Stansbery, Library Media Specialist for Central Cass Library and Media Center in Casselton. She was cited for grants she has written to provide learning opportunities for students and staff, and for incorporating a Squirrel Reading program ?to involve the whole school in reading each and every day." - The Friendly Booth Award was given to Matthew Kopyar, from Apple, Child's Life, and Scholastic Books. Visitors to his booth noted that he is always super friendly and remembers people. - The President's Award was given to Jesse Leraas, Professional Development Committee Chair. President Stephanie Kom said Jesse volunteered to help on the Professional Development Committee and was very good natured when she asked if he would serve as chair. Kom said: ?Jesse hit the ground running. He recruited members from across the state and across library types. His initiative has been inspiring and has shown others what is possible with hard work and determination. I expect very good things to come out of Professional Development in the future." - The Librarian of the Year Award was given to Laurie McHenry. Click here to read the award nomination letters.
The Good Stuff 12 December 2018 Submitted by BreAnne Meier 2018 Election Results Nominations, Elections, & Voting, Committee Chair
The votes are in and the election results validated by the NDLA Executive Board. Congratulations to our new 2018-19 officers and thank you for stepping up to serve our association. NDLA Officers President-elect: Traci Lund, Library Director, Divide County Public Library Secretary: Eric Stroshane, Library Development Manager, North Dakota State Library Treasurer: Aaron Stefanich, Children?s Librarian, Grand Forks Public Library Section and Roundtable Officers Academic & Special Libraries Section (A&SL) Chair-elect: Lisa Eggebraaten, NDSU Libraries Government Documents/Technical Services Roundtable (GODORT/TECHSERT) Co-Chair-elects: Danae Snavely and Renae Tholkes, both of Chester Fritz Library, UND Health Science Information Section (HSIS) Chair-elect: Sara Meidinger, NDSU Libraries Secretary: Erienne Sandness, Enterprise Librarian, Sanford Health New Members Roundtable (NMRT) Chair-elect: James Murphy, North Dakota State Library Public Library Section (PLS) Chair-elect: Mary Lorenz, Grand Forks Public Library School Library and Youth Services Section (SLAYS) Carmen Redding, North Dakota State Library
We Want You! Interested in serving NDLA on the Executive Board? Want to find out more? Contact BreAnne Meier, Nominations, Elections, & Voting Committee Chair, at bmeier@ nd.gov or 701-328-4656
The Good Stuff 13 December 2018 Unconference 2019: Undoing Undue Influence on Our Electorate By Anne Mostad-Jensen & Kristen Borysewicz, Planning Committee Members
Going into its third year, Unconference 2019 is just around the corner! It?s fun and gratifying to be part of the planning committee. In fact, we like it so much that, as soon as one UnConference ends, we turn around and start planning the next one! What is an Unconference? un·con·fer·ence /??nkänf(?)r?ns/ - noun - a loosely structured conference emphasizing the informal exchange of information and ideas between participants, rather than following a conventionally structured program of events A key advantage of this unconference is not needing to drive on North Dakota roads during the winter months! Because it is online, you can participate from your warm office or, if there is a blizzard, while wearing pajamas and drinking a hot beverage at home. NDLA?s Unconference is a little more structured than some, with five separate components: a poster session, a lightning talk session, presentations, a facilitated group discussion, and a keynote speaker. The schedule is flexible; you can attend the entire Unconference or drop in on the part(s) you want. Our Them e and Keynot e Speaker Unconference 2019 will focus on ?Undoing Undue Influence on Our Electorate.? You likely know that Mark Zuckerberg, Chairman and CEO of Facebook, testified before a joint hearing of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 10, 2018, to explain Facebook?s knowledge of Russian disinformation in the 2016 election. While social media platforms are one piece of the puzzle, the users of the platforms are the ones who need to be vigilant and critical thinkers about the information they consume. We are excited about this important topic and our keynote speaker, Nina Jankowicz, a Global Fellow at the Wilson Center, one of the nation?s key non-partisan policy think tanks for tackling global issues. Ms. Jankowicz is sounding the alarm that our government and our citizens need to forcefully combat Russian disinformation and take back control of our national discourse. Unconference 2019 will allow you to have a conversation with her! 2019 Unconference - When is it ? Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 1 to 4:00 pm (CST) - Where is it ? Wherever you can find an internet connection - How m uch does it cost ? Zero dollars - Who should at t end? Everyone and your grandma. Seriously. Your grandma can attend if she wants. For free. All she needs to do is register as a participant. - How do I regist er? Register here: https://ndla.info/unconference - As we get closer to the Unconference date, watch your email for instructions about how to attend. For a preview of how it works, click on this link: https://ndla.info/Unconference_Participants. Past Unconferences To view past materials and see if this experience is for you, visit the 2017 (https://ndla.info/2017_Archive) and 2018 (https://ndla.info/Unconference_2018_Archive) Unconference archives.
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Get Involved ? Subm it a Proposal! - Submit a proposal for a poster, a lightning talk, a presentation, or a facilitated group discussion at: https://form.jotform.com/82354380907157 - For posters, the Unconference website has information on what makes a good topic, design tips, template suggestions, and other helpful resources: https://ndla.info/content.php?page=Unconference_Posters - Need help developing an idea or unsure your proposal idea fits the Unconference format? Contact us! We are only an email away: [email protected] or [email protected]. - Hesitant about presenting online? We will have practice rooms and practice sessions for you prior to the Unconference. Need More Inform at ion? Still not convinced you should attend? Need answers to other questions? Feel free to contact Anne Mostad-Jensen or Kristen Borysewicz for additional information: [email protected] or [email protected]. Nina Jankow icz Links - Nina Jankowicz?s Senate Judiciary Committee testimony (June 12, 2018) video (starting at 1:57): https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/election-interference-ensuring-law-enforcement-is- equipped-to-target-those-seeking-to-do-harm - Nina Jankowicz?s Senate Judiciary Committee written testimony (June 12, 2018): https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/download/06-12-18-jankowicz-testimony - Mark Zuckerberg?s written testimony from the joint Senate Committee on the Judiciary and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing (April 10, 2018): https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/04-10-18%20Zuckerberg%20Testimony.pdf
Unconference Planning Com m it t ee The committee, comprised of Health Science Information Section and Academic & Special Libraries Section members, includes: Kristen Borysewicz, Jessica Gilbert-Redman, Dawn Hackman, Erika Johnson, Anne Mostad-Jensen, and Laura Trude.
The Good Stuff 15 December 2018 Get to K now Your Grants! Submitted by Jesse Leraas, Professional Development Committee Chair
Cont inuing Educat ion NDLA Professional Development Grants NDLA believes that furthering an individual's skills is beneficial to the North Dakota Library environment. Each year NDLA sets aside general fund dollars for this purpose. The Professional Development grant may be used for college or university classroom work, independent study, workshops, conferences, or participation in any activity that will benefit the library community in North Dakota. Ron Rudser Memorial Continuing Education Grant Ron Rudser was a librarian and library science instructor at Minot State University at the time of his death in 1986. This memorial grant fund was initiated by his wife, Kaye. The Ron Rudser Memorial Continuing Education Grant may be used for credit courses, workshops, seminars, or pre-conference programs that enhance the education of a practicing librarian in any type of library. Regular conference programs or conventions do not qualify. Bookm obile Services M. Vivian Hubbard Memorial Grant M. Vivian Hubbard was State President of the Federated Women's clubs in the early 1950s. The Federated Women's Clubs greatly influenced the development of the rural bookmobile program in North Dakota. Hubbard believed in this program and requested that memorial funds at her death be donated to NDLA to further interest in bookmobiles. Each year Hubbard investment funds are budgeted to provide grants to NDLA members. The grant may be used for formal college or university classroom work, independent study, workshops, conferences or seminars, or participation in any other activity that will promote interest in, provide instruction with, or further the work of the bookmobile. The grant can also be used to purchase books and other materials to enhance and promote bookmobile services. Leadership Grant Mike Jaugstetter Leadership Memorial Grant The Mike Jaugstetter Leadership Memorial Grant honors the superb leadership skills in librarianship, which Mike Jaugstetter demonstrated when he was the State Librarian of North Dakota. The grant money may be used for library leadership institutes or programs.
Apply today! https://ndla.info/grants
The Good Stuff 16 December 2018 NDLA Conference: A First-Time A ttendee Perspective By Kari Stromme, Grass Roots Grant Recipient
Editor?s Note: This report from Grass Roots Grant Recipient Kari Stromme, Library Media Specialist with Light of Christ Catholic Schools in Bismarck, fulfills the grant requirement to submit an article about the conference experience for publication in The Good Stuff.
As the recipient of a Grass Roots Grant to attend the 2018 NDLA conference, I can honestly say that it was everything I hoped it would be and everything I needed it to be! As a one-woman library show in a school with 650 students, I sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day operations of the library (facilitating online classes, proctoring exams, checking books in & out, handling computer issues, etc.) that I forget why I went back to school to become a librarian! Last spring I decided I was going to make it a priority to attend the NDLA conference. I jumped at the opportunity to apply for a grant to pay the registration fee.
One of my favorite things about attending the conference was the chance to talk to other librarians, both from the school and public library settings. Whether it was over a cup of coffee in the morning, during lunch, before or after a session, or while visiting with vendors, it was interesting to talk shop with those in my field. Many of my concerns or questions were common to others. Not surprisingly, librarians, by nature, are very friendly and helpful people.
There were many different breakout sessions to choose from. I appreciated that there were sessions specifically for school librarians, such as ?Library Boot Camp,? which was packed full of ideas, some of which I already do but many more that I had either intended to try or hadn?t heard of before. One of the first things I did when I got home was call my local Barnes and Noble to secure a date for a book fair. Another session I enjoyed was on green screen technology. Again, I was familiar with it, but really needed a reminder of how awesome (and cheap) it is.
The keynote speakers were people I have known through their work and I was excited to learn from all of them. Shannon Miller has such genuine passion for her work in the library. Her message challenged all librarians to be future ready. It was inspiring to hear about the amazing work she does in her elementary library with a small space and budget. Sue Hamilton shared the challenges she has faced and shared with us the importance of a positive attitude, both personally and professionally. Finally, it was fun to come back to school with a couple of books signed by Wendelin Van Draanen and to tell my students that I heard her speak at a conference.
I returned to school after attending the conference feeling rested and recharged. I will certainly make it a priority to attend future NDLA conferences.
The Good Stuff 17 December 2018 The Pr ecision medicine init iat ive and l ibr ar ies Healt hy ND By Erika Johnson, Southeast Clinical Campus Librarian, Health Sciences Library, University of North Dakota Precision medicine is "an emerging approach for disease treatment and prevention that takes into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle for each person."[1] In the past, this approach has also been called ?personalized medicine.? That is a bit of a misnomer because the goal is not to develop unique treatments for each individual. Rather, the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) is intended to look for the differences between people and ethnic groups and then select treatment options for patients with similar treatment needs. A second part of the PMI is to increase the amount of data that is available for the study of a wide range of diseases. As librarians, we can help our patrons discover information about advances by guiding them to current and reliable health and genetic information using web sites such as MedlinePlus (http://medlineplus.gov) and Genetics Home Reference (https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov).
The MedlinePlus website is maintained by the National Library of Medicine. It is an excellent source for reliable and current information on a variety of conditions, diseases, and general health topics, including material related to genetics. Genetics Home Reference is also maintained by the National Library of Medicine and provides information on a range of genetic conditions. The site includes description of frequency of conditions, inheritance patterns, treatments, and more. It also provides information about specific genes and basic lessons on genetics written in simple language for non-experts. Librarians may also help with the long-term data collection goals by sharing information about the All of Us Research Program that was recently launched. This program ?is a historic effort to gather data from one million or more people living in the United States to accelerate research and improve health. By taking into account individual differences in lifestyle, environment, and biology, researchers may uncover paths toward delivering precision medicine.?[2] Study participants will be asked for different types of information. Questions about lifestyle and medical history will be part of the study data, as well as physical attributes such as blood pressure, height and weight, etc. Participants will have access to their study results, along with summarized data from across the program. The collected data will be most useful if people from all regions of the country and people of all ethnic and racial backgrounds are included in the study. As community centers, libraries are perfect places to share information about the All of Us program.[3] You can learn more about the details of the study on their website: https://www.joinallofus.org/ If you think people in your area would be interested in participating in this landmark study, visit the Community Resources page for posters and other downloadable materials: https://www.joinallofus.org/en/community/com munity-resources.
[1] Genetics Home Reference. What is Precision Medicine? [Internet]. Genetics Home Reference. [cited 2018 Oct 10]. Available from: https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/precisionmedicine/definition [2] All of Us Research Program. All of Us Research Program [Homepage]. [Internet]. National Institutes of Health. [cited 2018 Oct 10]. Available from: https://allofus.nih.gov/ [3] All of Us Research Program. Participation. [Internet]. National Institutes of Health. [cited 2018 Oct 10]. Available from: https://allofus.nih.gov/about/participation
The Good Stuff 18 December 2018 Celebrating & Learning M PLA Style! By Paulette Nelson, MPLA Representative
MPLA librarians gathered in Wichita, Kansas, to learn, network, collaborate, and celebrate at the 2018 KLA-MPLA Conference, October 24-26. The conference theme, ?Ad Astra ? Together: From the Mountains to the Plains,? reflected the motto of Kansas, "Ad Astra per Aspera", which is Latin for "to the stars through difficulties". One of the highlights of KLA-MPLA was celebrating MPLA?s 70th birthday at a bash at Wichita?s new Advance Learning Library. Attendees had a chance to tour a beautiful new library, meet up with friends old and new, and share news about their libraries and states. The spacious children?s and teen areas in the new library - inviting spaces with all kinds of fun things to do - were of particular interest to me. The MPLA conference kicked off with nine (yes, nine!) pre-conferences. There was something for every type of librarian and then some. It was very difficult to choose between supercharging your storytime and customer service, as well as pre-conferences on project management, how to be a one-person UX (user experience) team, taking your career into your own hands (with tips about resumes, cover letters, and interview skills), and more. The regular conference program sessions also featured a rich mix of offerings. In fact, there were 100+ programs as well as business meetings, tours, poster sessions, exhibits, receptions, etc. A group of six MPLA members from across the region presented a particularly interesting program on conference planning. They discussed successful strategies and challenges; shared anecdotes about successes, failures, traditions, and highlights of their own state conferences; and also shared manuals, checklists, and best practices. Patrick Sweeney, Political Director of EveryLibrary and founder of the ALA Think Tank Facebook page (Library Think Tank - #ALATT), presented a timely message about citizens and how they view the library. He said that people and money influence politicians and librarians should identify and use their super supporters to secure funding for their institutions. Sweeney emphasized that librarians should build relationships in their communities and get to know the people who make decisions in their towns. We need to develop relationships with those who can kill progress in our communities and those who can advance the hopes and dreams of our citizens.
The Good Stuff 19 December 2018 Celebrating & Learning M PLA Style! By Paulette Nelson, MPLA Representative
Another highlight was the presentation of MPLA?s Innovator Award to a group of North Dakota librarians from UND?s Chester Fritz Library! The award recognizes ?an up-and-coming individual(s) or group(s) in the MPLA region for a creative, inventive, trail-blazing project that has significance to the library community.? The Open Educational Resource Working Group includes Stephanie Walker, Holly Gabriel, Sara Kuhn, and Devon Olson. The award citation said: Stephanie Walker, Dean of Libraries, UND, and Annie Epperson, MPLA President
The Open Educational Resources Working Group, chaired by Dean Stephanie Walker, has brought open educational resources to the University of North Dakota on a large scale. This successful program is also working with other institutions across North Dakota to promote open educational resources on a statewide basis. These resources have saved University of North Dakota students alone almost 6.1 million dollars in course materials costs over 3 years. Their efforts were recognized at a national level when Congress voted to allocate 5 million dollars to open educational resources based on the particular success of programs in North Dakota and Georgia. Congratulations to this talented group of North Dakota librarians! We are proud of you. The conference concluded in a most enjoyable way with a presentation by Marci Penner, executive director of the Kansas Sampler Foundation and author of the Big Kansas Road Trip. Conference attendees enjoyed a quick visual tour of Kansas and saw some little-known attractions that most tourists miss. Mark your calendar for the 2019 conference now. NMLA-MPLA will be held in lovely Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 30 - November 1. Hope to see you there!
The Good Stuff 20 December 2018 State Library Recognizes Outstanding Libraries
Wheelie Award - Stanton Public Library, Director Nancy Miller The Wheelie honors the service of the state?s bookmobiles and is based on circulation per Total Operating Expenditures $10,000 - capita, stops, and mileage. $24,999 The 2018 Wheelie went to Ward County - Maddock Community Library, Director Public Library and Director Kerrianne Priscilla Backstrom Boetcher. - McVille Community Library, Director Patricia Czarnik Star Library Award - Velva Public & School Library, Director To recognize public libraries that go above Jen Kramer and beyond in the service they provide to Total Operating Expenditures $25,000 - their communities, the State Library began $99,999 the Star Library Award in 2017. To determine which libraries are the brightest stars, - Bowman Regional Public Library, selectors use the same statistically-rigorous Director Sarah Snavely model that Library Journal employs for its - Griggs County Library, Director Bonnie Library Index. Krenz - Lisbon Public Library, Director Bonnie - First, libraries are divided into peer Mattson groups based upon total operating expenditures. Total Operating Expenditures $100,000 - - Within each group, selectors look at $499,999 measures that reflect a range of - Divide County Public Library, Director services: circulation, central branch Traci Lund service hours, program attendance, - Hazen Public Library, Director Sienna combined computer and Wi-Fi usage, Sailer and the percentage of NDLCC - Leach Public Library, Director Melissa Standards for Public Libraries met. Bakken - When it makes sense to do so, figures are scaled per capita to level the Total Operating Expenditures >= $500,000 playing field. For each metric, libraries - Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public are compared to the average Library, Director Christine Kujawa performance within their peer group. - Dickinson Area Public Library, Director Rita Ennen North Dakota?s 2018 Star Libraries are: - Fargo Public Library, Director Tim Total Operating Expenditures < $10,000 Dirks - Killdeer Public Library, Director Pamela Boepple Congratulations to all! - Max Community Library, Director Amy Hauf
The Good Stuff 21 December 2018 On the DOCk et By Danae Snavely, TECHSERT/GODORT Co-chair It was wonderful to see everyone at the NDLA conference in Minot this year. I hope you enjoyed the conference as much as I did. I am one-half of the TECHSERT/GODORT Roundtable Co-chairs and work with federal documents at the UND Chester Fritz Library in Grand Forks. At the conference, attendees voted for their favorite state documents from six nominees. The purpose of the Notable Document Award is to honor exceptional documents produced and distributed by North Dakota state agencies. The winner receives a plaque from the TECHSERT/GODORT Roundtable. The Roundtable submits the top-three NDLA vote-getters to ALA?s GODORT for consideration for its Notable Documents list, which includes state, federal, and international documents. Our top vote-getter was The Prairie Post Office: Enlarging the Common Life in Rural North Dakota by Amy Phillips and Steve Bolduc, published by NDSU Press. Prairie Post Office is the authors? response to the ?Save the Post Office? plea. The book explores the contemporary role of post offices in North Dakota. It includes a history of northern Dakota Territory and North Dakota rural postal services by Kevin Carvell and 100+ color photos by Wayne Gudmundson. In second place was The Bakken: An Archaeology of an Industrial Landscape by William R. Caraher and Bret A. Weber, also published by NDSU Press. The Bakken oil patch ranks among the great achievements of the contemporary age. The bustle of heavy industry and a landscape of dramatic contrasts present a magnetic attraction for the adventurous traveler. The authors take the reader on a unique journey to a frontier landscape forged by industry. Finally, in third place, we have Prairie Reconstruction Guidebook for North Dakota from the NDSU Extension Service. This guidebook focuses on prairie reconstruction defined as the planting of a native seed mixture composed of multiple prairie species in an area where the land has been cultivated or anthropogenically disturbed. The others nominees were: Ready? Safe? Go! 2017 Buckle Up! K-2 & 3-6 from the Department of Transportation and the Department of Health; Field Guide to Sustainable Production of High-quality Durum Wheat in North Dakota and From Orchard to Table: Apples!, both from the NDSU Extension Service. Congratulations to the nominees and winners. It would be great if our local winners are also selected at the national level! ALA GODORT?s selections will be showcased in the May 2019 issue of Library Journal. Thank you to everyone who voted. I hope to see you at the NDLA Conference again next year.
The Good Stuff 22 December 2018 By Eric Stroshane, Editorial Committee Member
We?ve all been through some dark times. Things feel bleaker as our celestial path carries us further from the sun and into shorter days and colder nights. For some, even the winter holidays kindle anxiety as time with family grows tense or the distance from loved ones feels more profound. That?s why my gift to you this season is a column covering ways we can use technology for self-care, as well as a list of practices providing relief from how technology can overwhelm and undermine us. The first item on the gift list is the soothing sound of Ambient Sleeping Pill. ASP describes their station as ?pouring out uninterrupted music for sleeping, taking naps, and other more wakeful tranquil moments.? This relaxing, ad-free, beat-free stream of ambient new-age music can calm frayed nerves through your browser or Internet radio app of choice (such as iTunes or TuneIn). If none of those options works for you, they also make their compilations available for free download through Bandcamp. While they do have Spotify playlists, if you don?t have a Spotify Premium account, you will suffer their insipid advertising, so that should be your last resort. Dive in at: https://ambientsleepingpill.com/ Next up is a simple app for your smartphone or tablet that can help teach you to breathe in a deep and calming manner. By regulating your rate of respiration, you can regulate your mood and decrease stress. These apps offer a simple visual inhale/exhale graphic to help you reach a restful state. With practice, you?ll be able to control your breathing without the app. Click here for Android or here for Apple/iOS. My final online offering for you is Greater Good in Action (https://ggia.berkeley.edu/). This elegant website offers scientifically-based guides on developing mindfulness and compassion through daily and weekly activities. You can choose from categories like Empathy, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Resilience to Stress, and Self-Compassion to find targeted and thoughtful ways to live better. It?s lovely. Obviously, all technology is double-edged, and on the obverse side, constant exposure to news and social media can elevate stress levels. Numerous studies have found correlations between higher smartphone use and incidence of anxiety and depression. Information bubbles and confirmation bias breed discontent. While it?s wonderful to have distant friends and family at our fingertips, by interacting with our devices instead of those around us, we risk pushing them away. Finally, if you?re gazing into your tablet or phone at night, the light emitted from it can suppress melatonin and interfere with your sleep pattern. If you?re struggling with anxiety, depression, insomnia, or even if you?re just generally stressed out or frazzled, it?s important to recognize the roles your phone and tablet may be playing. Here are some practices you should consider: - Impose device curfews (e.g. no news or Facebook after 7 p.m., no device use after 9 p.m. - Keep meals screen-free - Mute your phone, so you can be present with those in your meet-space - Read fiction before bed to allow your mind some respite from the world Hopefully, these resources will help you cultivate practices of mindfulness and sleep a little better at night. See you in the New Year!
The Good Stuff 23 December 2018 The 2018-19 Letters About Literature contest is underway! Entries are accepted online from November 1, 2018 through January 11, 2019. Letters about Literature is a national reading/writing contest sponsored by the Library of Congress for students in grades 4-12. Students read a book, a speech, or a poem, and write to an author (living or dead) about how the book affected them personally. There are three levels: Level 1 for Grades 4, 5, & 6; Level 2, Grades 7 & 8; and Level 3, Grades 9-12. Prizes for each level are: $150, 1st place; $100, 2nd place; and $50, 3rd place. The official Letters About Literature site (http://read.gov/letters/) is a rich source of information. For the official rules and other details, click on these links: - Call for entries - Official rules - Permission form for students under 13 *NEW* For resources that teachers, librarians, and homeschool parents can use to guide their student participants, go to http://read.gov/letters/teachers.html. Among the things you will find are: - A video series to guide students in participating in Letters About Literature and writing their letters. Watch here - The Letters About Literature Teaching Guide to provide activities that can be used to guide students through the book discussion and letter-writing process. The guide addresses the LAL teaching strategies and ways in which the program can dovetail with curriculum for teaching, reading, and writing. It includes worksheets for duplication and assessment checklists. - An archived webinar for educators (Recording password: Letters123!) that explores 25 years of best practices. Questions? Call the State Library 1-800-472-2104 or email [email protected].
The Good Stuff 24 December 2018 Good St uf f Library also hosted its fifth annual Old f r om Ar ound Fashioned Christmas fundraiser the evening of t he Stat e December 7. The ticketed event featured hors d?oeuvres, Christmas cookies, traditional By Marlene Anderson wassail, music, a wine pull, a silent auction, Editorial Committee and time to socializing at the beautifully Member decorated library. The Eddy-New Rockford Library Book Club discussed News of the World: A Novel by Bismarck State College Library?s 20th Paulette Jiles in October. The November annual BookTalk at BSC book discussion selection was Secret Daughter: A Novel by series begins on January 6, 2019. The theme Shilpi Somaya Gowda. is ?Off the Grid? and the books include Walden The Fargo Public Library is taking books to on Wheels: On the Open Road from Debt to the people in a new way. The ?Book Bike? Freedom by Ken Ilgunas (January 6); The made its debut at Library-Palooza! on July 27, Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary 2018. The bike, which looks more like a trike Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel than a bike, was built by Worksman Cycles (February 3); and The Mosquito Coast: A and purchased through Great Northern Bicycle Novel by Paul Theroux (March 3). Discussion Company. It includes a wooden compartment leaders are Dr. Kim Crowley, Dr. Brian that unfolds to become display space and Palecek, and Michael Tomanek. The Sunday drawers for books and other supplies. There is afternoon discussions are free and open to all. even an umbrella holder! With the ?Book Bike?, BookTalk at BSC is funded by the BSC Library library staff can ride to community events and and a grant from the BSC Foundation. create library cards, check out books, and Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public promote library services and events. The bike Library offers opportunities for young patrons was out and about until early fall. For more to get together to make a positive change in details and to see a photo, click here. the community. Miss Sparkles' Kindness Club Regional author Marcie R. Rendon, an has a mission of spreading kindness all enrolled member of the White Earth Nation, around Bismarck and Mandan one project at a read from her debut mystery novel, Murder on time. For one of the projects, boys and girls the Red River, and gave a talk at the Fargo decorated flower vases for the 911 Public Library on August 1, 2018. A book Dispatchers at Central Dakota signing followed the event. For more Communications Center (CenCom). information about Rendon, visit Four North Dakota libraries - Cavalier http://www.marcierendon.com/Home. County Public Library, Heart of America On August 20, 2018, the Fargo Public Library, Park River School and Public Library hosted a presentation on the Parker Library, and Valley City Barnes County Solar Probe. Jan Cabanela, a physics and Public Library - received Code Club for Small astronomy professor at Minnesota State & Rural Libraries grants to start coding clubs University Moorhead, talked about the probe?s at their libraries. 350 libraries across the nation mission, how it will survive the intense heat of applied for the grant and 50 recipients were the sun, and what scientists hope to learn. chosen. The grant will cover the cost of an annual subscription to Prenda?s code club. The Fargo Public Library hosted a Native American Festival and Education series, Cavalier Public Library hosted a silent November 4-8, 2018. The festival featured auction in conjunction with the Cavalier Wine guest speakers, food samplings, music, and Walk on September 13, 2018, and raised films at the library, and ended with a Native $1,400 for its building fund. American Juried Arts and Crafts Festival .The Dickinson Area Public Library invited the project was a collaboration of the Fargo Public community to a ?rather curious Halloween Library, the Native American Commission, the party? the afternoon of October 30, 2018. The Plains Art Museum, Cultural Diversity Alice in Wonderland theme was a hit. The Resources, and the Daughters of the Earth.
The Good Stuff 25 December 2018 In partnership with the Cultural Diversity In 2018, the Institute of Museum and Resources Center, Fargo Public Library Library Services awarded four federal grants, hosted ?The Colors and Culture of Pakistan? totaling $164,905, to help maintain and on September 16, 2018. Samina Zaidi and Atif enhance library services on the Spirit Lake, Osmani shared images of Pakistan and spoke Standing Rock, and Turtle Mountain Indian about its festivals, art, languages, religions, and traditions. The event was part of Reservations. Welcoming America Welcoming Week FM. The James River Valley Library System?s Other events held at the library were the Alfred Dickey Free Public Library in ?World in Fargo-Moorhead? photo exhibit, a Jamestown reopened with an open house on community conversation about race, an September 12, 2018, after a three-month Initiative for Peace and Conflict Prevention launching event, and English language tutor closure for a project that included foundation recruitment. and interior work. The most visible transformation was the children's area in the The SCBWI (Society of Children?s Book lower level; more subtle changes were made Writers and Illustrators) Books for Readers on the main floor. The deterioration in the book drive is an ?annual literacy initiative that foundation added $100,000 to the $502,000 grew out of the desire to combine its regional project and also required changes to the efforts to make a greater impact in increasing budget, fundraising efforts, and reserve book access nationwide.? The Indian funding. Landscaping work is planned for the Education Program of the Fargo and West spring. The library will celebrate its centennial Fargo Public Schools was one of the two in February 2019. 2018 recipients of 1,000 books collected through the book drive. On October 8, books Construction on the Barbara McCormick were given to children at the Schools? Reading Garden at the Lake Region Public Indigenous Peoples Day powwow to Library is underway. The Reading Garden will encourage kids to read and learn as well as provide a green space for people to come and encourage family literacy and help build family read, reflect, and enjoy the outside weather. libraries. The garden honors Barbara McCormick, who Grand Forks Public Library was selected passed away in November 2016 at the age of as one of nine public library sites to host the 85. McCormick was named Unsung Hero for second national tour of ?Discover Space: A the Lake Region and was named Devils Lake Cosmic Journey.? The interactive exhibit Citizen of the Year in 2001 by the Chamber of opened on September 9 and was on site Commerce. The Library is also accepting through November 2018. The children?s donations to aid in the construction of the department hosted several events and STEM Reading Garden. classes in conjunction with the exhibit. Mildred Johnson Library at North Dakota Pints & Pages is the Grand Forks Public State College of Science instituted a new Library book club for ?social readers?. The policy on July 1, 2018, as part of a first meeting was held at Half Brother?s streamlining effort. The general public can use Brewery on September 10, 2018, to discuss the library to read library materials onsite and Dark Matter by Blake Crouch. to access Wi-Fi, but can no longer check out books directly from the library. Instead, they Library 701 is a new project for the Grand need to use their local public library, i.e., Forks Public Library that ?aims to provide a Wahpeton?s Leach Public Library, to obtain Reference Librarian and library resources to materials from Johnson Library through the young professionals working? at the 701 interlibrary loan. NDSCS Chief Information CoWorking Space in downtown Grand Forks. Officer Cloy Tobola said, ?In this age of limited On the second Tuesday of each month, the budgets, we realized there was a duplication Community Engagement Librarian is available of services between the Johnson and Leach from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to 701 CoWorking libraries. We realized we were taking away Space users. Library resources available to patrons from the Leach. We?re going to the users include ?everything from online continue to welcome the public, but for those schooling, tutoring, business resources, and [eliminated] services, we?re going to send more.? them to the Leach.?
The Good Stuff 26 December 2018 The Minot Public Library is offering a series throughout the county for people who are of classes aimed at helping those who are unable to visit the library. MMPL will focus on ?new to adulthood? (or those who need a computer and internet access, homebound refresher course!) with basic life skills. Adulting services, programs/events at bookmobile 101 began on November 12, 2018, with a stops, expanding the summer reading class on natural cleaning. program, and public awareness of the library programs and services. The library plans to MPL Game Night made its debut at the Minot hold ?Meet & Greet? sessions in New Salem, Public Library on September 19, 2018. Flasher, Hebron, and Glen Ullin so community Participants can choose from board games members can meet library staff and discuss available at the library or bring their own. library services and programs. Everyone is welcome to attend game night on the third Wednesday of the month. The NNLM Reading Club from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NNLM) Poetry Aloud at the Minot Public Library provides ?a selection of ?ready-to-use? fiction gives people a place to bring poems they like, and nonfiction book titles along with free and read them aloud, and learn from one another. downloadable materials designed to help Poetry Aloud is open to everyone in high libraries support health literacy and their school and older, with each meeting offering a communities? health information needs ? unique theme for guests to consider when they through the fun and intimacy of a book club.? bring in poems. The first gathering focused on The books are related to health topics from the the Midwest and on Midwestern poets. Poetry National Health Observances calendar and Aloud was started by Maggie Mayer and is are available for free to Network members. based on a similar group she was part of in Joining NNNLM is also free and you don?t Oregon. She said, ?This is not an academic have to be a medical library (or even a library) group or class. We will, of course, learn from to join. Check it out! one another, but pleasure is the aim.? Poetry Aloud meets at the library the third Thursday The North Dakota State Library announced of the month. that thirteen North Dakota rural school librarians will begin a three-year professional Mohall Public Library sponsored a ?Cards development cohort program designed to for a Cause? fundraiser in September. enhance their skills in the digital world. Participants could buy boxes of 30 greetings Through both face-to-face and virtual learning, cards for $30 and the Library earned $13 for they will gain expertise in using Open each box sold. The Library?s book club Educational Resources and be prepared to discussed Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya serve as instructional leaders in their schools. Gowda in October and Taking Those Who The North Dakota ?Reaching Out ?participants Save Us by Jenna Blum in November. are: Julie Burkhart, St. John; Melissa Dalke, The Morton Mandan Public Library Wishek; Olivia Dwyer, McKenzie County; celebrated its designation as a passport Corene Freeman, Mapleton; Rhonda Hanson, acceptance facility with a grand opening on Lewis and Clark School District #161, Danette August 25, 2018. The library can now accept Kappes, Circle of Nations School, Wahpeton; passport applications on behalf of the U.S. Rebecca Kingsley, Starkweather; Andrea Department of State. "With growing demand Leier, Napoleon; Amy Jo Murphy, Fargo; Angie for passport services in the area, we are Nagle, Turtle Lake-Mercer; Nola Roth, pleased to be adding Morton Mandan Public Elgin-New Leipzig; Carmen Shannon, Grand Library to our list of great facilities in North Forks; and Kari Stromme, Light of Christ Dakota," Minneapolis Passport Agency's Catholic Schools of Excellence, Bismarck. Assistant Director Suzie Iverson-Rivers said in Carmen Redding, School and Youth Services a statement. Specialist at the State Library, will also attend. Rural school librarians from South Dakota and A $30,000 grant from the Otto Bremer Trust Wyoming are also part of the cohort will help the Morton Mandan Public Library expand its outreach services. The money will be used to develop and deliver services
The Good Stuff 27 December 2018 Librarians helped librarians when a broken School of Law created a collection of books valve resulted in water-damaged books at the that cover legal issues important to the North Dakota Supreme Court Law Library. everyday lives of citizens. To see what?s On July 18, 2018, contractors were working on available, click here. Borrowers can request a fan coil replacement project in the judicial the item(s) they want through their local public wing of the state capitol. When they shut off an library and the law library will send the book(s) old valve, it broke and water started to spray. to the local library. State Library staff and Arrow Cleaning After the 19th annual Americana Festival Services came to the rescue. State Library Quilter?s Jubilee in Valley City on August 5, staff took eight carts of books from the law 2018, the group made a donation to the Valley library to dry out with commercial-grade City Barnes County Public Library and dehumidifiers and fans. Arrow Cleaning plans to provide several quilts for display in the salvaged some books with a freeze-drying library. process. The Open Door Center raised $125 for the For Open Access Week 2018, UND?s Valley City Barnes County Public Library Chester Fritz Library and UND Open from free will donations during its staff Educational Resources/Open Access Working appreciation grill out in August. The group Group sponsored ?Publish, Don?t Perish! wanted to support the library ?in recognition of Retaining Your Rights & Maximizing Impact? all the good things they do for the community.? on October 22. The free event included a Several Open Door clients regularly use the presentation by guest speaker Megan Wacha, library and its services and an Open Door Scholarly Communications Librarian at City crew has done all of the janitorial cleaning at University of New York (CUNY) and President the library for the past couple of years. of Wikimedia NYC, entitled ?Authors? Rights When Authors Write.? In addition, UND Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Librarians facilitated a mini-workshop on how a $2,000 grant to Valley City Public Schools to retain your rights when publishing your Libraries to support youth literacy on August work, and screened Paywall: The Business of 28, 2018. According to Sarah Lerud, Library Scholarship. The film can also be viewed Media Specialist for grades 7-12, and Jessica online. For more information, check out the Sanden, Library Media Specialist for grades Author?s Rights and Publishing Strategies K-6, the grant funds will be used to license guides, which are part of the Chester Fritz cloudLibrary, an eBook and eAudioBook Library?s suite of scholarly communication platform. guides. Beginning October 1, 2018, the West Fargo UND?s Chester Fritz Library has partnered Public Library no longer charges late fees on with Broken Sentry Games to host a monthly children?s materials, including books, game night the first Wednesday of each magazines, and audiobooks for young children month. The Library has games and Broken through the middle grades. They will continue Sentry also brings some favorites for people to to charge fees for lost or damaged items, all try. Participants are welcome to bring their own music CDs or DVDs, and materials from the favorites, too. Game night is a great way to teen and adult collections. meet people and have some fun. Chris Gasink West Fargo Public Library launched a new of the Access Services staff is the CFL game ?E-card? service in September. West Fargo coordinator. residents without library cards may now apply The Chester Fritz Library at UND now has online for an E-card ? an online resource only an easy, do-it-yourself recording studio -- One library card. E-cardholders may access all of Button Studio. Find all of the details on the the online resources that regular cardholders CFL blog. can access and may ?upgrade? their card at any time by visiting the library in person and UND?s Thormodsgard Law Library is now presenting photo ID and proof of address. The lending self-help legal books to public libraries new E-cards are designed to make WFPL?s in North Dakota. With the help of a Library online resources more accessible to people Vision 2020 Collection Development grant who cannot easily get to the library. from the North Dakota State Library, the UND The Good Stuff 28 December 2018 For National Library Card Sign-up Month in Bullet Journaling is ?a mindfulness practice September, Williston Community Library disguised as a productivity system? and was partnered with local businesses to get people created by Ruder Carroll. Williston reading and to sign up for a library card. The Community Library started a Bullet Journal library gave new card holders a tote bag of Workshop to help people to get organized. goodies and several businesses offered The workshop classes are held monthly and discounts to patrons who showed their library each class builds upon the one before. For card. There were also weekly give-aways for more information on bullet journals, visit card holders who visited the library and www.bulletjournal.com. checked something out. There is a reward ? literally ? for both Williston Community Library hosted its checking out books and returning them on 18th annual Tables of Contents fundraiser on time through Battle of the Schools 2.0, a September 9, 2018. Guests purchased creative program at the Williston tickets ($10) at the door, then strolled Community Library. The program is geared through the library to admire a variety of towards schools that use the Williams creative table settings, enjoy refreshments, County Bookmobile. The school that has the and take part in a silent auction. The funds least number of books checked out at the raised are being used for the creation of a end of the school year will get free ice cream. History Room for the library. The school that checks out the most books Williston Community Library worked with during the year will get an Amazon gift card. the North Dakota State Library to host The grand prize for the school with no books ScanDay on November 8, 2018. Members of out at the end of the year is still in the works, the community and surrounding areas were but the library hopes to be able to purchase invited to bring historical photographs, an electronic device, e.g., a tablet, for each documents, and artifacts to be scanned, class or for each grade. Library Director photographed, and archived for the North Andrea Placher said the program is a fun Dakota Memories (North Dakota State way to get students reading while teaching Library) collection on Digital Horizons. them proper library etiquette and responsibility and creating lifelong learners.
The Good Stuff 29 December 2018 People Stuff Compiled by Marlene Anderson, Editorial Committee Member
Linda Allbee accepted a paralegal helps me guide the students in the Assistant Director of their research projects/papers? and that her ODIN position, effective favorite part of the job is ?helping the October 16, 2018. In her students succeed in any way I can!? She is new role, Linda will assist married and has three grown children and with the management of one granddaughter. operations in coordinating Leonard Kransdorf has been the new staff responsibilities, evening and weekend library associate at identifying technology Stoxen Library at Dickinson State University needs, budget allocation, since the fall semester began in August and promoting and 2018. sharing the overall vision for ODIN services. Linda has more than 10 years of experience Hallie Pritchett is the new Associate Dean with ODIN as a Training Specialist. She will of Libraries for Research and Learning at continue with most of those responsibilities, NDSU. Before joining NDSU, Pritchett spent especially documentation & training, along 11 years at the University of Georgia with her new responsibilities. Libraries, most recently working as head of the Map and Government Information Jason Bedsaul started Library. At NDSU, she leads the libraries? working for ODIN from the research, learning, and scholarly CTS (Core Technology communication services. Pritchett earned a Services) offices in Fargo bachelor?s degree from the University of on September 17, 2018, as Minnesota, a Master of Library and a Library Information Science from the University of Systems/Applications and Illinois, a Master of Internet Technology from Web Integrator. Jason the University of Georgia?s Terry College of came to ODIN from NDSU Business, and a post-baccalaureate Libraries and has a BS in New Media/Web certificate in Geographic Information Design, a Master?s in Mass Communication Systems from the University of West from NDSU, and is currently working on his Georgia. Pritchett is currently the chair of Ph.D. in Communication. He is also an ALA?s Government Documents Round Table. adjunct faculty member for the NDSU She is a past chair of ALA?s Map and Communications department, teaching Geospatial Information Round Table and a courses in web/media design and web past chair of the Depository Library Council, development. Jason has held positions which advises the director of the Government within NDUS as the IT User Services Publishing Office and the superintendent of manager at NDSCS and the Director of Web documents on matters related to the Federal Services for Mayville State. Jason is also a Depository Library Program. world traveler. He and his wife, Tracy, took a two-year career sabbatical and visited more Monica Struck is now the University than 50 countries. They now live in West Librarian at Stoxen Library at Dickinson State Fargo with their two young sons. University. She began her new job on August 1, 2018. Monica is in charge of student Shari Erdman began her position as workers and course reserves and also helps Learning Commons Coordinator at Williston with library instruction. Prior to moving to State College on August 13, 2018. Before DSU, she was the Learning Commons that, she was the textbook associate at the Coordinator at Williston State College. WSC Bookstore and worked as a paralegal for many years. Shari says that her ?work as
The Good Stuff 30 December 2018 After 40 years of service, Toni Vonasek, Margaret (Peggy) reference supervisor at Grand Forks Public Wieland passed away Library, retired on September 14, 2018. Toni on September 26, began working at the library on November 1, 2018, at the age of 82. 1978, as one of two reference librarians. In For those who knew 1984, she became the first reference her, Peggy was a supervisor with three full-time and two part- lifelong learner and time employees, and now leaves a enjoyed being a department of seven full-time and three-part reference librarian at time employees. Toni was honored with a Allen Memorial Library retirement celebration on September 5th at at Valley City State the library. Congratulations and best wishes University. She worked for your retirement, Toni! at VCSU for 22 years and was a member of NDLA. Click here for the obituary.
'Tis the Season to be Reading!
The Good Stuff 31 December 2018 By Marlene Anderson, Editorial Committee Member
Cliff Naylor and Monica Hannan first penned Dakota Day Trips: Discovering North Dakota?s Hidden Treasures in 1999. That New Town author Edna Sailor book was the print version of the has penned her first novel, stories produced for Naylor?s ?Off Alfalfa Girl: The Path from the Beaten Path? television series Childhood Molestation to Soul that still airs on KFYR-TV in ($29.99, 201 p., hardcover; Bismarck. The book was $19.99, pbk.; $3.99, ebook). The reprinted four times, but has been book tells about a ?painful but unavailable for several years. The authors illuminating self-discovery and the Tourism Division of North Dakota?s journey?, as a mentor and her Dept. of Commerce have now updated the mentee build a relationship of trust. Although guide with 20 new stories and new the book is fiction, the sexual abuse incidents photographs and have ?refreshed? the are based on Sailor?s own story as well as information for the original stories. The new stories from women and girls that she knows version of Dakota Day Trips: Discovering or has interviewed. The author earned North Dakota?s Hidden Treasures ($12.95, degrees from Minot State University in 155 p., pbk.) is available in area bookstores, English, Communication Arts, and French, the Museum Store at the North Dakota and a Master?s in Education from NDSU. Heritage Center & State Museum, and from Sailor is now retired, but continues to do Barnes & Noble. some part-time writing as a reporter for two
North Dakota weekly newspapers. Alfalfa Girl is available from XLibris, Barnes & Noble, There is a North Dakota and Amazon. connection in the New York Times bestseller Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All NDSU Press has published Destiny Odds and Made Aviation Manifested ($30, chapbook), a collection of History ($28, 352 p., hardcover; poetry by Bonnie Larson Staiger of $15.99, pbk. [release date: Bismarck. Kathleen Norris, author of Dakota: 3/5/19]; $39.99, CD audiobook; A Spiritual Geography, praised the book, $14.99, ebook). Florence saying, "A sense of place defines this book. Klingensmith, one of the women profiled in Staiger reminds us that history is the lived Keith O?Brien?s book, grew up just north of experience of people in a distinct place ... Moorhead and began her flying career with where weather matters and ... the cycle of the Fargo Aeronautics Club. She became the seasons mirrors the cycles of life." Staiger first licensed female pilot in North Dakota in was honored at a reception and book launch April 1929 and bought a plane she named at The Capital Gallery in Bismarck on ?Miss Fargo?. Klingensmith also helped found November 4, 2018. She is the first recipient the Ninety-Nines, an organization of women of the NDSU Press ?Voices of the Plains and pilots that is still active. In 1931, she set a Prairies Poetry Award?. The Destiny world record for inside loops and she also Manifested chapbook was printed on antique earned the first Amelia Earhart Trophy in presses by NDSU students in Dr. Suzzanne 1932. Unfortunately, Klingensmith?s life was Kelley?s Introduction to Publishing class. To cut short when her plane crashed on order a copy, visit the NDSU Press online September 4, 1933, during the Phillips store. Trophy air races in Chicago. Fly Girls is widely available in bookstores and from online sellers, including Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
The Good Stuff 32 December 2018 Kindness is Contagious: 100 Stories to Frank Bennett Fiske: The Remind You God Is Good and So Are Most Standing Rock Portraits ($49.95, People. Phillips now has a second book unpaged, hardcover) by Murray entitled, Kindness is Courageous: 100 Lemley features a beautiful Stories to Remind You People Are Brave collection of black & white + Kind ($15.99, 288 p., pbk.). Both books photographs taken by Frank are available from Barnes & Noble and Bennett Fiske, 1883-1952, at his Amazon. For more information, visit her studio in Fort Yates, North Dakota. website at https://nicolejphillips.com/. Fiske was only 16 years old when he took over the studio from S.T. Fansler and started taking photographs of his Once upon a time, a lake that friends and neighbors, who were members of ?could have swallowed all five the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. The images Great Lakes with room to were made with a large studio camera on spare? covered part of North glass negatives and the results are stunning. Dakota. Intrigued? Put Lake For this book, Murray Lemley curated a Agassiz: The Rise and selection of photographs from Fiske?s Demise of the World?s collection, which is housed at the State Greatest Lake ($26.95, 263 p., pbk.) by Bill Historical Society of North Dakota as the Redekop on your reading list and learn Frank Fiske Archive. The book, The Standing about this amazing lake and its impact on the Rock Portraits, is available from Barnes & North American terrain, the global climate, Noble. and how we live today. Lake Agassiz was General Grant and the Rewriting published by Heartland Associates in of History: How the Destruction Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and is available of General William S. Rosecrans from McNallyRobinson.com. It is also Influenced Our Understanding of available from the publisher. the Civil War ($19.95, 312 p., pbk.; $9.99, ebook) is a first book from Love without Limits: Jesus? Frank Varney, Ph.D. as well as the Radical Vision for Love with No first of two planned volumes. By Exceptions ($24.99, 195 p., ?comparing primary source hardcover; $12.99, ebook) is a documents against Grant?s own new book from Jacqueline pen, Varney sheds new light on what really Bussie, a Concordia theology happened on some of the Civil War?s most professor and Florida native who important battlefields.? The review from Civil has adopted Fargo as her War News said, "This superb book disproves hometown. The book is ?part the notion that there?s nothing new to learn memoir, part how-to guide on how about the Civil War. Frank Varney builds a to love others? and getting it published wasn?t convincing case that William Rosecrans has easy. Bussie said the first publisher balked at been treated unfairly by historians and, some of the content because it ?was not in perhaps more significantly, that Ulysses S. line with the values of the majority of Grant deliberately destroyed his reputation readers.? When she refused to do the edits and the reputations of other Civil War and rewrite, she was dropped from the generals." Varney earned his Ph.D. at company and had to pay back the advance. Cornell University and teaches U.S. and Several months later, Bussie returned to classical history at Dickinson State writing the book and shared the story of what University. Varney?s book is available from had happened on Facebook. The post went Amazon and Barnes & Noble. viral and 24 hours later, Bussie had a new offer from Augsburg Fortress and was able to Nicole J. Phillips, formerly of Fargo buy back the rights to her book. Love without and now living in Athens, Ohio, Limits is available at Zandbroz Variety in writes the ?Kindness Is Contagious? Fargo and from several booksellers, column, which runs in North Dakota including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and and Minnesota newspapers. Two Target. years ago, she compiled some favorite stories for her book,
The Good Stuff 33 December 2018 The Dunn County Writers are celebrating South Fargo, and asked staff Moods, their fifth annual collection of about the possibility of a essays, poems, and short stories exploring writing class. With the help five moods that start with the letter M -- of a grant from Humanities mysterious, melancholy, mad, merry, and North Dakota, a memoir mellow. Organized five years ago, Dunn County Writers is a nonprofit group of grass writing class became a roots writers and currently has 15 members. reality. Gunness worked Jennifer Strange, founder and executive extensively with Dr. Karla director, said, ?Our mission is to build Smart-Morstad, a retired community around the cultural arts and to Concordia College education preserve a written legacy of the people of our professor, to create a book region.? The group meets the first Monday of of stories from her life each month at the Dunn County Museum. experiences titled Nurtured Moods and the group?s four earlier booklets by Nature: Sixty Years of Learning and can be found in the Killdeer Public Library, Loving in the Red River Valley of the Dickinson Area Public Library, Bismarck North ($33.95, 240 p., hardcover; $17.95, Public Library, and the North Dakota State pbk.; $3.99, ebook). The book is available Library. For more information, contact: from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Collette (Koko) Gjermundson (701-690-3866; [email protected]). North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU) has No Ordinary Life ($16, 310 released Our Family Farm: Everyone p., pbk.; $9.99, Kindle) by Mary Works on a Family Farm ($16.95, 34 p., Ann Byron and co-author Lori hardcover) by Dana Sullivan, a children?s Windsor Mohr tells the story of book that tells the story of family farm a young couple?s experiences agriculture. The story focuses on the Rhodes while on a diplomatic family farm where several generations work assignment in South Africa in together to grow crops and raise livestock. the early 1990s. It was an Author and illustrator Dana Sullivan was interesting time for Byron, a commissioned to create the work and said, ?I diplomat, and her husband, love that I got to work on a book that is so Patrick McGhee, a special topical and important right now by showing agent. Nelson Mandela was kids and their parents where the food they working to end apartheid, the eat actually comes from.? Book sale nation?s first democratic election was held in proceeds will be used to support NDFU?s 1993, and Mandela became president in youth education program and humanitarian 1994. Author Byron grew up in Moorhead efforts, research initiatives that enhance rural and attended Shanley High School in Fargo. life, and rural economic development No Ordinary Life was published by Mountain opportunities. To purchase a copy, visit High Publishing and is the first in a planned ndfu.202brand.com or call 1-800-366-NDFU. three-book series. It is available from the publisher, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble. For more information, visit the author?s website at https://maryannbyron.com/. It?s never too late to write a book. At age 85, Alice Bjorklund Gunness is proof of that. Gunness says she first thought about being a writer as a young girl living in Richville, Minnesota, but life as a teacher, mother, wife, and partner in a farming operation didn?t leave much time for dreams. After her husband passed away, Gunness moved to Riverview Place, a retirement community in
The Good Stuff 34 December 2018 Using the pen name Kat their owner, Joe. Main Street Books in Minot Socks, Katherine hosted a book signing on September 15, Pendergast tells the story 2018. For more information and to order a of Pickles, a dog searching copy of the book, visit for her forever home. https://www.timmothytimm.com/. Pickles the Dog: Adopted in North Dakota ($16.99, hardcover, unpaged; $12, Traces: Early Peoples pbk.) was illustrated by of North Dakota ($25, 128 Bismarck Artist Ben Brick p., pbk.) provides ?an and is loosely based on the overview of North Dakota?s story of the real-life Pickles. In the aftermath 13,000 year archaeological of the 2011 floods in Minot, Pickles ended up record accompanied by a at the Souris Valley Animal Shelter before wonderful array of being sent to the Central Dakota Humane photographs and Society in Mandan where she was adopted by the author?s mother-in-law. Pickles the drawings.? Barbara Handy Dog is available in North Dakota stores or Marchello, UND Associate online from www.picklesthedog.com, Professor Emerita, and Amazon, and Barnes & Noble. A portion of Fern E. Swenson, Director of the book sale proceeds will be donated to the Archaeology and Historic Preservation Central Dakota Humane Society. Division at the State Historical Society of Former Fargo resident and North Dakota (SHSND), co-authored the author Robert V. Dodge gave a book, which was published by the SHSND. talk on his book, Tempest-Tost: Chapters include: Artists in Stone: The Refugee Experience Paleoindians in North Dakota, Great through One Community?s Innovations: The Plains Archaic Era, Prism ($13.99, 256, pbk.), at the Influences from the East: Plains Woodland Fargo Public Library on Cultures, People of the Earthlodges: Plains September 17, 2018. The book Village Cultures, and Bison, Horses, and focuses on the experience of International Trade: The Equestrian Tradition refugees in the Denver area and Fur Trade Era. The book features where Dodge now resides. mostly color illustrations, photographs, and Dodge taught history for 37 years and was maps. Traces is available from the Museum an expat for 35 years until 2014. He earned Store at the North Dakota Heritage Center & BA and MS degrees at North Dakota State State Museum in Bismarck. University, where he was awarded an NCAA In Twenty Three & Debt Post-Graduate Scholarship, and an MPA Free: 50 Practical Tips to Set from Harvard's Kennedy School of You Financially Free ($22.96, Government. Dodge is the author of seven 208 p., hardcover), University books, including Prairie Murders: The True of Jamestown graduate Story of Three Murders and the Loss of Annika Joy Caldwell shares Innocence in a Small North Dakota Town how she and her husband paid (2009, North Star Press of St. Cloud). off $97,000 of debt by the Temper-Tost is available from Amazon, ages of 23 and 25, Barnes & Noble, and WildBlue Press. respectively. The book grew Titus and Philemon Take the out of a Facebook page, 23 & Stage ($12.95) is a book of Debt Free, and provides tips on cutting costs original comic strips by and living on less to achieve financial 17-year-old Timmothy Timm of freedom. The couple now has two daughters Minot. The comic strips feature and lives comfortably in Grand Forks on just the everyday lives of two guinea 15% of their income. pigs, Titus and Philemon, and
The Good Stuff 35 December 2018 the Sun is available in bookstores and online Virgil Wander ($27, 352 p., from University Press of New England, hardcover; $15.99, ebook; Amazon and Barnes & Noble. $39, audiobook; $36.99, large Rev. Jen Tyler, pastor of print) is the latest book from Evergreen United Methodist Leif Enger, a Minnesota author with North Dakota Church in Wahpeton, is one connections. Enger?s four of five co-editors of We Pray grandparents lived in our state with Her: Encouragement and he visited often when he for All Women Who Lead was growing up. In her review ($16.99, 256 p., pbk.; $10.99, in Library Journal (April 19, Nook; $9.99, Kindle). The 2018), Donna Bettencourt wrote, ?Enger ? book was published by takes us on one man?s moving journey of Abingdon Press and includes renewal after his car skids on an icy road and 100 devotions written by 70+ women faith lands in Lake Superior. Virgil Wander leaders who are part of WePrayWithHer, a escapes with short-term memory loss, grassroots movement. The book is available followed by visions of a dark figure no one from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and else can see ... Surprises and delights Abingdon Press. For more information, visit throughout; definitely worth waiting for.? Sally Wizak Wills of Beagle and Wolf Books https://wepraywithher.com/. & Bindery, said, ?Incredible and improbable, Willy Willy Wonkey, You and totally wonderful. I love this book.? Silly Silly Donkey ($14.95, 38 Enger?s other bestselling books include So p., hardcover) is a first book Brave, Young, and Handsome (2008) and from Pamela Lynch of Peace Like a River (2001). Enger was a luncheon speaker at the 2006 NDLA Gladstone. The rhyme popped Centennial Conference. Virgil Wander is into Lynch?s head one day and available in bookstores and online from became a fun and funny story Amazon and Barnes & Noble. about the misadventures of a young donkey. The book was ?On a winter day in 2013, Tom self-published through Mascot Books and is Haines stood in front of his available from Amazon and Barnes and basement furnace and wondered about the source of the natural gas Noble. that fueled his insulated life.? That Woman Walks Ahead question led him to wander through ($13.99, DVD) is a new film ?landscapes of fuel ? oil, gas, and about Caroline ?Catherine? coal, and water, wind, and sun? and Weldon, an artist and activist for write Walking to the Sun: A Native American rights who Journey through America?s Energy journeyed from New York City Landscapes ($22.95, 248 p., pbk.). The first to what is now the Standing chapter, ?Boom Time Tornado,? begins with Rock Indian Reservation in these words: ?Sand Creek Road, as 1889. Weldon befriended McKenzie County Road 2 is also known, Sitting Bull, acted as his secretary for several months, and created four paintings of the turns from asphalt to hard-packed dirt just chief during her stay. One of the two past the small bay at Tobacco Garden and surviving paintings now hangs in the North climbs steeply to a ridge before tracing the Dakota Heritage Center?s Inspiration Gallery. rugged terrain south of Lake Sakakawea.? The film is based on actual events, but Author Tom Haines was formerly the staff accuracy is sometimes sacrificed for drama travel writer at the Boston Globe and has ? the film was entirely shot entirely shot in written for several other publications. He has New Mexico. Jessica Chastain plays Weldon been named Travel Journalist of the Year in and Michael Greyeyes plays Sitting Bull. The North America three times. Haines is DVD is available from Barnes & Noble and currently an associate professor of English at Amazon. the University of New Hampshire. Walking to
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President ALA Councilor Margaret (Maggie) Townsend Laurie McHenry Legacy High School Thormodsgard Law Library 3400 East Calgary Avenue University of North Dakota School of Law Bismarck, ND 58503 2968 2nd Ave N Stop 9004 Work Phone 701.323.4850 Grand Forks ND 58202-9004 Email [email protected] Work Phone 701.777.3475 President-elect Email [email protected] Traci Lund MPLA Representative Divide County Public Library Paulette Nelson PO Box 90 Minot Public Library Crosby, ND 58730-0090 516 2nd Ave SW Work Phone 701.964.6305 Minot ND 58701-3792 Email [email protected] Work Phone 701.838.0606 Past President Email [email protected] Stephanie Baltzer-Kom Academic & Special Libraries Section State Historical Society of North Dakota Anne Mostad-Jensen 612 East Boulevard Ave. Thormodsgard Law Library Bismarck ND 58505 University of North Dakota School of Law Work Phone 701.328.3571 2968 2nd Ave N Stop 9004 Email [email protected] Grand Forks ND 58202-9004
Secretary Work Phone 701.777.6114 Eric Stroshane Email [email protected] North Dakota State Library 604 E Boulevard Ave Dept 250 Technical Services / Government Documents Roundtable Bismarck, ND 58505-0800 Danae Snavely, Co-chair Work Phone 701.328.4661 UND Chester Fritz Library Email [email protected] 3051University Ave Treasurer Stop 9000 Aaron Stefanich Grand Forks, ND 58202-9000 Grand Forks Public Library Work phone 701.777.4489 2110 Library Circle [email protected] Grand Forks ND 58201-6324 Renae Tholkes, Co-chair Work Phone 701.772.8116 UND Chester Fritz Library Email [email protected] 3051University Ave Stop 9000 Grand Forks, ND 58202-9000 Work phone 701.777.4220 [email protected]
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Health Science Information Section Kristen Borysewicz, co-chair Erika Johnson Chester Fritz Library UND Health Sciences Library, 3051 University Ave Stop 9000 Southeast Clinical Campus Grand Forks ND 58202-9000 Librarian Work Phone 701.777.4647 Medical Education Center Email [email protected] Room 222 1919 Elm St N Stop 9002 Continuing Education Committee Fargo, ND 58102-2416 Vacant Work Phone 701.293.4173 Finance Committee Email [email protected] Michael Safratowich New Members Roundtable UND Harley E. French Library of the Health Randi Monley Sciences Minot Public Library Medical School Room 1300 516 2nd Ave SW 501 N Columbia Rd Stop 9002 Minot ND 58701-3792 Grand Forks ND 58202-9002 Work Phone 701.852.1045 Work Phone 701.777.2602 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Intellectual Freedom Committee P ublic Library Section Susie Sharp Rita Ennen Eddy-New Rockford Library Dickinson Area Public Library 10 8th St N 139 Third Street West New Rockford, ND, 58356 Dickinson, ND 58601 Work Phone 701.947.5540 Work Phone (701) 456-7700 Email [email protected] Email [email protected]
School Library & Youth Services Section Legislative Committee Allison Radermacher Janet Anderson, co-chair Ellendale Public School Minot Public Library 321 N 1st St, 516 2nd Ave SW Ellendale, ND 58436 Minot ND 58701 Work Phone 701.349.3232 Work Phone 701.852.1045 Email [email protected] Email [email protected]
Constitution, Bylaws & Policies Committee Christine Kujawa, co-chair Laurie McHenry, co-chair Bismarck Veterans Memorial Thormodsgard Law Library Public Library University of North Dakota School of Law 515 N 5th St 2968 2nd Ave N Stop 9004 Bismarck ND 58501-4057 Grand Forks ND 58202-9004 Work Phone 701.355.1482 Work Phone 701.777.3475 Email [email protected] Email [email protected]
The Good Stuff 40 December 2018 NDLA EXECUTIVE BOARD Nominations, Voting & Elections Committee Public Relations Committee BreAnne Meier Vacant North Dakota State Library Archivist/Historian 604 East Boulevard Ave Trevor Martinson Dept 250 North Dakota State Library Bismarck, ND, 58505-0800 604 E Boulevard Ave Dept 250 Work Phone 701.328.4680 Bismarck, ND, 58505-0800 Email [email protected] Work Phone 701.328.4663 Email [email protected] Membership Committee Laurie McHenry State Librarian Thormodsgard Law Library Mary Soucie University of North Dakota North Dakota State Library School of Law 604 E Boulevard Ave Dept 250 2968 2nd Ave N Stop 9004 Bismarck, ND 58505-0800 Grand Forks ND 58202-9004 Work Phone 701.328.4654 Work Phone 701.777.3475 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Web Editor Professional Development Committee Josh Pikka Jesse Leraas Minot Public Library Sanford Health 516 2nd Ave SW 1711 S. University Dr. Minot, ND 58701 Fargo, ND, 58103 Work Phone 701.852.1045 Work Phone 701.419.4848 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] The Good Stuff Editorial Committee Marlene Anderson Bismarck State College Library PO Box 5587 Bismarck ND 58506-5587 Work Phone 701.224.5578 Email [email protected]
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