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TLA by the Numbers

hen I was a middle school Legislature, you have 2 potential librarian, a social studies teacher advocates in Austin right now. Can you Wbrought me a t-shirt that read, name yours? Have you talked with them “My head is full of children”– and it about the needs of libraries in Texas? Have usually was. These days my head is full of you told them stories about your library TLA, our 2015 Conference, and Texas and the people who use it? It’s never too libraries and librarians. For fun, let’s look late to begin this relationship. Visit the at TLA by the numbers, in the random TLA website for the information you’ll way our minds work. need to start the conversation. First, our Association. And now our 2015 Conference, April information booth in the convention 10 grassroots districts form TLA. 14-17 in Austin… center for other nearby eating bargains. Looking at our 2015 membership, they 12 square blocks make up the The 3 events in our first ever TLA TRI- range in size from 1143 members in Austin Convention Center, and it logy - biking, swimming, and running District 8 to 80 in my own District 6.* has 205,497 square feet of exhibit – will make you feel like number 1 in If you haven’t tried out the filters in the space. No wonder you’ll want to bring the fitness department! You don’t have to Membership Search feature on the TLA comfortable shoes! In the Exhibit Hall, compete in all three, but some will. And website, do! Who knew we have 29 you’ll find new ideas and resources, get don’t forget the Friday morning health members named Sharon? to talk directly to vendors, try out new event, Body Resistance to a Beat. In addition to the districts, we have 61 software, and save time by evaluating Treat yourself to at least one of our 11 TLA units – from divisions to round products right on the spot. Don’t forget to special meal events at conference. Not tables to interest groups to committees thank our exhibitors for supporting TLA. only will you meet librarians from across to task forces. When librarians ask me 350+ face-to-face programs make the state, you’ll also enjoy a meal with an how to get involved in TLA, I always say our conference the can’t-miss event for author – and sometimes more than one. that these unit listings are the best place librarians in Texas. Included are 12 pre- It’s not too late to add a meal to your to start. And if you don’t find the group registration. that’s for you, start one! conferences, the day-long Tech Camp, and 13 hands-on-labs covering topics Children in 37 shelters will enjoy the 15 TLA staff members work to make that range from book repair to 3-D pajamas we bring to conference as part of ours the very best state library association. printing. You’ll learn lots of new skills our service project partnership with The There’s nothing they won’t do to help with these and other offerings! Pajama Project. Our pajamas (newborn Texas libraries and librarians, and they to XL) will be given along with a book to Planning to do TLA “on the cheap”? prove it day after day. children in need. Leave your donation in 23 Don’t forget the minute bus ride from the crib near the registration area. 9 Reading lists are created each year by the airport to downtown Austin for only TLA members. They’re a fantastic resource $1.75. Choose a hotel with breakfast 6 tables will fill the brand-new Sync Up – not only for your library, but also for included and share your room with other Station, a special corner of the registration your own personal reading and for ideas librarians. Enjoy some refreshments at area, right next to the Exhibit Hall. for gifts. We’ve got every age covered. our Welcome Reception in the Exhibits This is the place for informal meet ups, With a representative and senator who Hall and the President’s Party. Visit an extended conversation with presenters, personally represent you in the State and anything else you can imagine. Drop in or sign up in advance. And now my head is full of numbers! I hope you’re one of the 7000+ librarians and library supporters who will sync up with us in Austin! J * www.txla.org, accessed on 3/1/15

2015 Exhibitor Listing Edition: SYNC UP! 3 Guest Editorial by Dorcas Hand, Susi Grissom, and Julie Briggs on behalf of TASL School Librarians Are Teachers First

Editor’s Note: The following letter was has a formal position in support of grounded in the principles of teaching. written by the leadership of TLA’s school the current requirements; we respond Classroom experience strengthens their library division, the Texas Association of particularly in support of the requirement understanding of student development, School Librarians (TASL). This message of two years of teaching experience. academic needs, and the pressure placed was sent to members of the State Board The mission of Texas school librarians on school faculty and leadership to impact for Educator Certification to make the is to advance student learning and student achievement demonstrated by case: school librarians are teachers, and the achievement. Expert school librarians test scores. Further, school librarians teaching credential now required (two years strengthen their schools’ goal of building are unique in their school because they of teaching experience) is an important one. and supporting learner-centered offer a powerful combination of teaching instruction precisely because they have experience and specialized training in Dear Chairwoman Cain experience in teaching. By collaborating information literacy, which includes access and Committee Members, with faculty, actively participating in and evaluation. On behalf of members of the community curriculum and other school committees, This one, two punch provides Texas of Texas school librarians, thank you and and providing relevant, tailored students with solid opportunities for all the members of SBEC for your work professional development and support, strong academic and personal growth in school librarians positively impact student ensuring Texas children have access to and beyond the classroom. qualified, professional educators. As you progress. School librarians consistently consider the elements of certification build programs with the depth to Some districts report difficulty in locating for school librarians, we share here cover all subject areas and interests qualified job candidates for school information about the function of and the breadth to address differing library openings. Given the number school librarians in Texas schools. The learning styles, grade levels and skills. of strong school library certification Texas Association of School Librarians, a To succeed in this undertaking, school programs in Texas (several with successful division of the Texas Library Association, librarians’ practice must be strongly online components) plenty of qualified

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4 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2015 candidates exist and could increase to support classroom teaching Library Research Service website (http:// especially if candidates see a solid job assignments. www.lrs.org/impact.php). future. In addition, districts have recruited • School librarians are critical for As of January 2009, 20 states, and one current teachers to pursue school library student achievement Canadian province, have either completed certification through arrangements with • Standards, assessments, and or are in the process of completing state graduate school library certification accountability have all increased in studies on the effects of school libraries programs while maintaining employment rigor over recent years. Librarians on student achievement. Scholastic and this effort has added strong school bring many strengths to the team that Publishing began summarizing these library practitioners to the ranks meets this challenge largely because impact studies in 2004 under the title statewide. of their understanding of classroom School Libraries Work. The 2008 third An abundance of research speaks to the demands, understanding which edition online: www2.scholastic.com/ importance of school librarians and derives directly from their teaching content/collateral_resources/pdf/s/slw3_ libraries to student learning. Please refer to experience. (See Resources below 2008.pdf the documentation below for more detail for links to research data reflecting Texas Study 2001: Texas School Libraries: and specific data illustrating the impact of the impact of school librarians and Standards, Resources, Services, and Students’ school librarians and libraries on student libraries.) Performance by Ester G. Smith, Ph.D. of achievement. Thank you for your kind Resources attention. We are confident you will make EGS Research & Consulting prepared the best decision for Texas students as The library impact studies continue to for the Texas State Library and Archives you consider school librarian certification inform educators the influence school Commission: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ requirements and the role school librarians libraries have on student achievement. sites/default/files/public/tslac/ld/pubs/ schlibsurvey/survey.pdf play in Texas learning communities. From 1993 through 2007, Lance and School Librarians – Teachers First! his associates a conducted other studies AASLEssential Links on Student similar to the Colorado study in several Achievement (comprehensive overview of • School libraries are classrooms. other US states. A compilation of these studies related to “The Impact of School • Teaching may be individual, small school library impact studies, known as Libraries on Student Achievement”) group or full class. “the Lance studies,” is available on the http://aasl.ala.org/essentiallinks/index. • Topics taught may be classroom Colorado Department of Education php?title=Student_Achievement J assigned or of personal interest. • Teacher librarians need to know from their classroom experience a myriad of teaching skills to reach varied individual needs. • TEKS list many specific skills taught in, or supported by school libraries. • School libraries expand the academic classrooms in so many ways, both traditional and forward-looking. • Technology for learning is embedded in the librarian’s lessons, including Peachtree ess to computers and other forms of technology. • InstructionEquitable acc in how to use state- funded TexQuest digital resources. • A library website that offers access 24–7 to an online catalog, selected electronic resources, databases, and curriculum-related websites. • School librarians’ teaching experience inspires literacy by • Providing a broad, carefully selected collection of resources to support every student at any level and in many interests to encourage reading for pleasure and lifelong learning. • Understanding specific literacy skills when recommending useful resources

2015 Exhibitor Listing Edition: SYNC UP! 5 TOOLKIT for School Administrators: Hiring and Retaining Librarians “I don’t speak your language!” by Terry Roper and Maria Elena Ovalle Many school librarians and K-12 school hiring a good teacher, some major aspects standards, certification information, and administrators will admit that while they remain that apply to library services but other policy issues. may have the same goals, it sometimes not to classroom. Some of these areas The next steps in this project include feels as if they speak a different language. include library budget management, categorizing the list of interview Principals are well-versed in all things collection development, technology questions and adding some possible teacher. They have the tools, skills, and integration, support of diverse areas “ideal”’ responses or keywords as an communications networks to recruit, of the curriculum, collaborating with aid for the administrator that does train, and retain quality teachers, but teachers, and of course, circulating not recognize responses they might when they are faced with the need for books and digital resources. School want to be aware of and sample job new school library personnel, they may administrator certification programs may descriptions for both school librarians not be as well-versed. not offer much guidance on these issues, and paraprofessionals. so it is a ‘win-win’ to help busy principals Texas school librarians have always dealt Our intent is that this will be a with a certain amount of ambiguity over gain insight and access to user-friendly information in non-library language. living resource with a broad range of their status or category in the education contributors. We must keep in mind realm: teacher/non-teacher, certified/non- The work on this project took place the purpose and intended audience of certified. This situation is due, in part, virtually using email, conference calls this toolkit, so we will want to avoid too to the fact that Texas does not mandate and collaborative Google Docs and much “library” language. certified school librarians. The Texas Sites to work through the process and We know Texas has many qualified and State Board of Educator Certification bounce ideas around. We started with a talented librarians seeking jobs and (SBEC) does clearly define the criteria core group that networked with library good school districts seeking librarians, for certified school librarians. The Texas colleagues across the state to get input on and prospective librarians seeking State Library and Archive Commission what types of information and resources information on librarian certification (TSLAC) promotes Standards for administrators and HR departments requirements. We are hopeful this toolkit School Library Programs: Standards and needed to know, what links would be will grow to meet the needs of all parties Guidelines for Texas (2005), a policy helpful as we developed this materials, involved and will facilitate the process document which also offers clarity if you and which sample documents and of recruitment and retention of school know where to look. questions we could use or adapt. We library personnel. The Texas Library Association (TLA) polled groups including a local North We have included recognized that it would be helpful Texas Library Director’s group, contacts materials from to have a toolkit designed for school at the Education Service Centers, and the toolkit: some administrators and school HR others to make sure we were getting input broadly. We were careful to ask sample interview departments to better inform them when questions hiring and retaining library personnel. permission to use sample documents and to strip any identifying information and a rubric The intent of this project is to create when requested. for library a repository or toolkit of sample candidate documents, templates, examples, The toolkit, still evolving, will contain interview question banks, and links to help K-12 several categories ranging from librarian questions. See pages 8-10. communication channels (such as TLA’s school administrators navigate the shift If you have information, ideas, or from classroom teachers to teacher own TLA listserv and LM_Net) and “idea/best practices” venues to support resources you would like to share, please librarians. We started planning for contact us! this resource by brainstorming a list human resource materials. The goal is to of potential areas to include: Where provide administrators with information to post openings? Where do librarians and access showcasing librarian Terry Roper (Terry.Roper@region10. look for jobs? What interview questions collaborative forums, banks of sample org) is a library consultant at Region will elicit the best outcome for ensuring interview questions they can pick and 10 Education Service Center. María quality and qualified hires? How can choose from, sample librarian evaluation Elena Ovalle ([email protected]) administrators effectively evaluate a forms, and links to Texas school library is the retired coordinator of library librarian? services and media for Region One https://sites.google Education Service Center. While many of these documents and procedures closely parallel the process for .com/site/hiringlib/

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AD INFORMATION Job No.: A14-10-24-133 Subject: Library Science Publication: Texas Library Journal Size: 7.5”x10” Color: 4C CR: November 14, 2014 Publish: Winter 2014 & Spring 2015 City of Publication: Statewide Client: M&C Designer: HN Sample Interview Questions • Describe the library’s role with special • How and by whom was the schedule • As a librarian, how would you build education and bilingual students. developed? How does this schedule relationships with faculty and staff to • Describe your educational preparation accommodate classes, small groups, and ensure that information literacy skills and relevant experiences toward the job individual students? To what extent and technology skills are integrated of librarian. does this schedule provide maximum into the teaching and learning • Describe your philosophy on discipline instructional access to the library media programs in the classroom? management in the library. center services and resources (e.g., • As a librarian, what would you do to • Discuss how technology and libraries flexible scheduling, or extended hours)? help increase student achievement? work together in a typical school • How are you building your Professional • Define the term collaboration. How librarian’s day. Perhaps describe a day in Learning Network ? the library. does this term apply to teachers and • How can you, as a librarian, build school librarians? • Do you consider yourself a leader? relationships with students, faculty, What motivates you to go the extra • Describe a successful project or administration, and staff in your program you have administered. mile on a project or job? building? • Describe a staff development session • Do you have a digital portfolio, • How could classroom teachers that you have presented or one you website, blog, or public wiki that we would like to present if given the can view? incorporate the library to help their students be successful? opportunity. • Do you have or can you give examples • Describe any qualities or characteristics of how you have used Web 2.0 tools • How did you develop your policies and you possess that would help you deal (such as Prezi, Edmodo, etc.) with procedures? with these challenges? students? • • How do you communicate these • Describe any training you have • Give an example of a lesson that relates policies and procedures to all members conducted lately to any group of adults to a specific curriculum skill taught? of the learning community (e.g., (community, church, faculty, etc.) • Given the opportunity to conduct a students, teachers, other school staff, • Describe the atmosphere you would try staff development session, what would and parents)? to create in your library. you like to present?

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Biblionix-TXlibraryJourn-halfPg.indd 2 11/18/14 10:35 PM 8 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2015 Rubric Library Candidate Interview Questions

Applicant Name: ______Date: ______

1. Tell us something about yourself and your library (or teaching) experi- Background Information ence. 1 2 3 State minimum of 2 years classroom 5 + years’ experience with students at this level (as experience (approximately) a teacher or librarian)

Little experience with this age children

2. What is the title of a children’s or young adult book you have read re- Score cently that would be a good addition to a school library? Choose one title and tell me how you could connect it to curriculum. 1 2 3 Little or no reading experience Little experience with materials at this Many examples of reading on this level level

3. What specific steps will you take to foster instructional partnerships Score with teachers? 1 2 3 Expects teachers to use the library Begins with 1-2 teachers and builds Attends grade level and PLC meetings bringing automatically program (which is a good start) ideas for library lessons that address the curriculum and state testing requirements

4. Define transliteracy and how it impacts your role in the library. Score (definition: Transliteracy is The ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms, tools and media from text, digital, visual, and tech- nology through print, TV, radio and film, to digital social networks. The modern meaning of the term combines literacy with the prefix trans-, which means “across; through”, so a transliterate person is one who is literate across multiple media. 1 2 3 Does not understand transliteracy Can define transliteracy but is not Can give several examples of how they could literate across all 4 mediums (text, teach, and apply transliteracy in a library. visual, technology, digital)

5. A teacher brings in an assignment which is asking students to find facts Score about a typical subject (i.e., animals and their habitat). How would you as a librarian make suggestions to turn this unit into a good research project and a win-win for students and teacher? Please tell me the strat- egies you might suggest to help a teacher tweak this unit to incorporate deeper learning? 1 2 3 No strategies suggested or strategies A few good ideas Has many suggestions suggested would alienate the teacher Makes one or two suggestions but Can give examples of good research projects to cannot elaborate fully. share

2015 Exhibitor Listing Edition: SYNC UP! 9 6. How would you teach students to curate information? Score

(Definition: organizing or synthesizing information to make meaning. Can also be used to describe ways to use advanced searching tech- niques, RSS feeds, twitter, or other social media tools to help students’ process information to see both sides of a topic (i.e. political debate or to differentiate between a conspiracy and a reasoned analysis). 1 2 3 Does not understand curating Understand the term but cannot give Can give examples of teaching students advanced information examples of how to teach or apply it. searching, using RSS feeds, twitter feeds, tagging, or other social media tools and how No experience with social media for they can use the information there for scholarly research research.

7. Discuss how technology and libraries work together in a typical school Score librarian’s day. Describe a day in the library. 1 2 3 Discusses technology for self only (i.e. Describes technology for the learner Technology is integral to teaching, learning, checking out books) such as PowerPoint, Word, clip art, and productivity with many examples such as library databases) Evernote, Dropbox, Glogster, Animoto, digital storytelling, and other web 2.0 tools.

8. How will you ensure that your library program contributes to student Score learning and school goals? How will you convey these contributions to each of your stakeholder groups? 1 2 3 Provide resources for teachers Cites statistics but no examples Gives many examples of ways the library can help affect student achievement (i.e. Taught Sends newsletters or flyers Poetry at the request of 5th grade and connected it to the poetry tested on the English Language Arts STAAR test)

Attends grade level & PLC meetings to plan with teachers

9. Thinking about the future, what will the library be like in 10 years? Score How will you help prepare students to be successful members of society? 1 2 3 Discusses Reading promotion or state- Discusses some library skills such Discusses skills needed to be productive members testing only as research (or Big 6), may list some of a digital society. (i.e. Advanced searching website evaluation skills. Does skills, website evaluation skills, plagiarism, not discuss ways to help students research skills, ways to find information, ways to navigate a digital society. present information. )

10. Tell me about a professional development workshop you attended re- Score cently and how you can incorporate something learned from it into the library? 1 2 3 No recent professional development or Professional development district Able to apply learning to the library no application to the library mandated or leans heavily toward one area (literature or technology)

Non-rated questions:

1. In what professional organizations are you a member? 2. What conferences have you attended? 3. Do you have any questions for us? J

10 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2015 Policy Revolution! MEET An Initiative for Libraries in America A Project of the American Library Association OUR

Libraries are in a revolution “library” story rather than on the silos of AUTHORS fueled by rapid advances in technology, academic, school, public, government, and thus the roles, capabilities, and and special or other libraries. expectations of libraries are changing “Though contemporary libraries and rapidly. National public policy for librarians have evolved in the context libraries must reflect these changes. The of the digital revolution, this evolution American Library Association (ALA) is not widely understood by decision Office for Information Technology Policy makers and influencers, who may often (OITP) with the support of the Bill & have mental models of libraries and Melinda Gates Foundation has been librarians from decades past,” said ALA working with stakeholders to prepare and OITP Director Alan S. Inouye. “This disseminate a draft policy agenda. agenda will enable library organizations, “Too often, investment in libraries and including their members and allies, librarians lags the opportunities we to drive toward common goals in present,” said ALA President Courtney shifting how libraries are perceived and Young Adult writer Young. “Libraries provide countless resourced.” MICOL OSTOW benefits to U.S. communities and Outlining this key set of issues and author of Amity and family campuses, and contribute to the missions context is being pursued through the WEDNESDAY of the federal government and other Policy Revolution! Initiative, led by 10:15 am Poetry Roundup national institutions. These benefits ALA OITP and the Chief Officers of 2 pm signing in the autographing area must be assertively communicated to State Library Agencies (COSLA) with 4 pm Texas Tea national decision makers and influencers guidance from a Library Advisory THURSDAY to advance how libraries may best Committee – which includes broad 10 am Nightmare Panel contribute to society in the digital age.” representation from across the library 2 pm signing in booth #1757 The draft agenda flows out of library community. The three-year initiative, values and the imperative of “opportunity funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates for all,” as well as within a context Foundation, has three major elements: of national political, economic and to develop a national public policy demographic trends. As such, it seeks agenda, to initiate and deepen national to answer the questions: “What are stakeholder interactions based on policy the U.S. library interests and priorities priorities, and build library advocacy for the next five years that should be capacity for the long-term. emphasized to national decision makers?” The ALA has been soliciting feedback and “Where might there be windows on the draft. To read the full draft, go of opportunity to advance a particular to: http://www.ala.org/offices/sites/ala. priority at this particular time?” org.offices/files/content/PublicDraft- The draft agenda articulates three NationalPublicPolicyAgenda- broad themes to organize the national PolicyRevolution-2015Jan23.pdf/. We Austin’s own public policy goals of the U.S. library include excerpts from the draft beginning ANNE BUSTARD community: on the following author of Anywhere but Paradise Services, People, and page. The ALA WEDNESDAY Institutional Issues. will soon showcase 11 am signing in the autographing area Services, for instance, a revised version 4 pm Texas Tea include education, of this framework THURSDAY entrepreneurship and given public 3 pm signing in booth #1757 access to government comments received information. The in February. WWW.EGMONTUSA.COM agenda focuses on the high-level

2015 Exhibitor Listing Edition: SYNC UP! 11 Draft PRESENTED for Public Comment A National Public Policy Agenda for Libraries and the Policy Revolution Initiative Introduction to the Agenda With this environmental context, what and free expression. These values of and Initiative are the library priorities that are likely equity, opportunity and openness are Libraries are in a revolution fueled by rapid to be of most interest to decision makers quintessentially democratic values, as well. advances in technology, and thus the roles, and influencers? And where might there At the same time, rapid changes in capabilities, and expectations of libraries be windows of opportunity to advance a digital information and communication are changing rapidly. Libraries provide particular priority at this particular time? technologies touch every aspect of our myriad benefits to U.S. communities – and This shared agenda is intended to provide lives and are shifting expectations and therefore contribute to the missions of the guidance for the U.S. library community. roles for America’s libraries. The increasing federal government and other national Thus, this document is not intended to proliferation of digital information, institutions. To date, however, investment be used directly outside of the library networking, and services challenges libraries in libraries has lagged the opportunities community – other documents and to re-engineer their value proposition and they present. As such, the U.S. library language aligned with the agenda will be focus less on access to “stuff.” As a result, community must reach out to national developed for such advocacy purposes. The libraries are increasing their focus on decision makers and influencers to raise audience for this agenda is library leaders managing digital information abundance, awareness of these roles and capabilities to and close allies in the United States. information production and curation, advance how libraries may best contribute Libraries: An Extraordinary bridging skills gaps, experiential learning, to society in the digital age. Increasing and community building. this understanding establishes the basis Resource for the United Libraries today represent a national for added support from and collaboration States critical infrastructure that delivers services with national government agencies, non- U.S. libraries are an equalizer in this and engages communities – with a long profit organizations, foundations, trade information-rich nation, serving people of history of accomplishment connecting associations, and commercial entities. every age, income level, location, ethnicity, people with each other and with diverse The development of a national public or physical ability, and providing a full collections. The nation derives economic policy agenda for libraries is needed to range of tools and resources needed to live, and operational efficiency and effectiveness guide focused and energetic outreach to learn, govern, and work. Equitable access, by using this existing infrastructure, rather key decision makers and influencers. This intellectual freedom, creating knowledge, than reinventing such a network to deliver agenda will enable library organizations, diversity, preserving and sharing the services (e.g., jobs centers, technological including their members and allies, to drive nation’s cultural heritage, literacy and innovation or computer labs, or data toward common goals. The focus here is on lifelong learning are core values that serve repositories). Collaborations with libraries the highest-priority national policy goals as the foundation for library programs, to fulfill national mission needs should be for the library community. Accordingly, it services, administration and advocacy. contemplated whenever plausible – and cannot be all-encompassing with respect to Equitable access includes the gamut of especially before the creation of a new library interests and priorities. What are the books, media, computers and internet national network for a public service is U.S. library interests and priorities for the access, as well as the expert assistance of contemplated. next five years that should be emphasized to librarians in navigating and effectively Specific Policy Goals national decision makers? using these resources. Libraries serve Libraries as a distributed national asset The agenda also is contextualized as part of a digital safety net (e.g., of people, places, and platforms and the within national political, economic and working to ensure access for people with imperative of “opportunity for all” underlie demographic trends. For instance, the disabilities), as well as a launching pad to all of the national public policy goals baseline political outlook is a Republican- exploration and innovation of cutting-edge below. Though contemporary libraries controlled U.S. House of Representatives technologies and advanced information and librarians have evolved in the context for the next few elections, a Republican- services. Literacy is a basic building block controlled U.S. Senate for at least two for full civic participation – the first step of the digital revolution, this evolution is years, a Presidential election in the fall of among a lifetime of learning needed to not widely understood by decision makers 2016, and a new Administration beginning respond to changing technology and and influencers, who may often have in January 2017. The baseline economic workforce demands. A commitment to mental models of libraries and librarians outlook includes the assumption that the intellectual freedom is expressed through from decades past. Thus, aggressive trend of increasing commercial influence inclusive and diverse collections, neutral communication of the roles and capacities and control over the public’s access public spaces that encourage information of contemporary libraries is inherent across and engagement with information will exchange and debate, protection the policy goals. continue. Other trends such as increasing of privacy and confidentiality, and Too often, investment in libraries lags the income disparity also are assumed to advocacy for government transparency, opportunities that libraries present. And in continue. uncensored communications networks, the digital age, these opportunities expand

12 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2015 considerably. Thus, the nation will be interdisciplinary settings guided by well-served with increased investments in teacher-librarians and research specialists. libraries, and especially in areas of notable Embedded within educational institutions, Meet Our opportunity that advance the agendas of school, college, and university libraries national decision makers. develop students’ ability to effectively find, Finally, effective solutions for U.S. libraries evaluate, synthesize, communicate, and Authors need to be informed by the international produce information. Libraries of all kinds context. The diffusion of digital also curate and broker homework and at TLA! information and worldwide networks research resources. cause information flows, technologies, C – Continuing education is a hallmark VISIT BOOTH #1460 and practices to be porous across national of libraries, and becomes more important borders. National public policy, whether in a time of educational disruption in Wednesday, conducted by the U.S. government, which technology creates new mechanisms information-sector corporations, or other for personalized and distributed learning. April 15 entities, is inherently connected with the Massive open online courses (MOOCs) Maryann policies and practices of other countries. and digital badging represent early forms Cocca-Leffler The remainder of this document articulates of this trend in which libraries provide 1–2pm three broad themes to organize the physical access to broadband infrastructure, Janine. national public policy goals of the U.S. devices, complementary content, proctoring, and face-to-face mentor or AVAILABLE NOW! library community: Services, People, 9780807537541 and Institutional Issues. Each goal peer learning for otherwise digital-only includes a brief characterization of library providers. Linda Joy Singleton contributions or interests and desired E – Early learning programming and 2:30–3:30pm outcomes with the associated policy services boost school readiness for young The Curious Cat changes. children and directly serve parents and Spy Club #1 caregivers as their children’s first teachers. SERVICES Many libraries also have outreach programs AVAILABLE NOW! Libraries Making a Difference to 9780807513767 to Head Start and child care centers. Americans N – Non-traditional students such as those Libraries serve communities in diverse schooled at home, seeking GEDs or online Thursday, ways. With advances in technology, new certifications, or developing basic literacy, possibilities emerge for improved or April 16 are served by libraries. new services and service delivery. With Ana Crespo shifts in demographics and other societal D – Digital literacy is enabled by providing 11am–12pm changes, new demands and opportunities new information technology, services and The Sock Thief emerge. Programmatic policy goals provide training. From laptop labs to maker spaces direction for the most promising avenues to 3D printing, librarians provide both AVAILABLE NOW! at the national level for libraries to deepen formal and informal learning opportunities 9780807575383 and/or expand services. Four goal areas are to gain familiarity and confidence using discussed below: Education & Learning, technology. Sara Kocek Employment & Entrepreneurship, Health The fundamental goal is to increase 1–2pm & Wellness, and Government Services. awareness and understanding by decision Promise Me Something Education & Learning makers of these roles, leading to additional library capacity for these educational Libraries are instrumental in education PB AVAILABLE MAY 2015! and learning for all ages. The range of opportunities through strengthened 9780807566435 services and policy intersections implicated and new collaborations and funding may be conveniently delineated using the by the federal government, non-profit ASCEND acronym: organizations, private philanthropy, and information services and technology A – All educational activities and firms. Additional capacity would support advancement are supported at libraries. national policy priorities ranging from the This includes those described below, as well Campaign for Grade-Level Learning to Publishing award-winning children’s books since 1919 as summer reading programs; resources and increasing college readiness and retention. www.albertwhitman.com services that advance science, technology, National partners may include agencies and F Albert Whitman & Company engineering, and mathematics (STEM) organizations such as the U.S. Department knowledge; and afterschool enrichment L @AlbertWhitman of Education, the U.S. Department of : AlbertWhitmanCo and tutoring programs, among others. Health and Human Services, the American S – Students in K-20 use libraries as Academy of Pediatrics, American Honda

2015 Exhibitor Listing Edition: SYNC UP! 13 Foundation, Coursera, National Center for and proactively (e.g., I want to move to a of projected growth in the demographic, Families Learning and many others. healthier lifestyle for the future; how do I specialized needs beyond the program Employment & Entrepreneurship achieve this?). areas outlined above, political potential In addition to educational and learning Libraries and librarians also help people for resource availability, or other policy opportunities that equip students to begin navigate health service organizations, opening specifically relevant for libraries. their careers, libraries also provide direct whether in the government or the private Four population segments are deemed to contributions to workforce and economic sector. As an individual’s health care fit in one or more of these categories: Rural development in communities. Libraries now involves engagement with multiple Communities, Veterans, New Immigrants, provide programming and services for job large bureaucracies in both the public and Older Americans. search and the improvement of job skills. and private sectors, the information Rural Communities Many libraries serve as centers to establish, requirements for obtaining services can Fundamentally, libraries in rural areas, sustain, and promote small businesses. be daunting for many people, which which constitute 17% of the U.S. With longer hours than other community created the need for libraries to help their population, serve the same roles as libraries organizations, better technology access communities. in urban and suburban areas. However, and training, and the ability for parents to More and closer collaboration between rural libraries often are even more critical engage in employment-related activities libraries and health care organizations to their communities because alternate while children participate in other will enable libraries to fully contribute at educational, cultural, and civic institutions activities, libraries are particularly attractive national scale. Libraries already address may be much more limited. For example, workforce partners. a varied range of activities from helping a rural library may well serve as a local area New technologies, changing business people complete web-based forms museum, jobs center, health information models, and evolving cultural norms to creating information systems for center, community center, and theater by are enabling more decentralized work medical research and providing access to necessity. opportunities. Libraries with their rich these systems. With additional focused At the same time, rural libraries tend information resources, skilled staff, and investment, considerable social benefit will to face more profound challenges than distributed physical locations are prime be realized. Useful library collaborations other libraries because they often are venues to advance entrepreneurship may take place with the U.S. Department geographically isolated, lack easy or and sustain a more mobile workforce. A of Health Human Services and multiple affordable access to infrastructure such as number of libraries already are engaged other federal entities with health high-speed broadband, and may struggle in promoting entrepreneurship in their components in their missions, as well as a to recruit librarians or IT staff. Needed communities, but much more may be done. wide range of private sector organizations, services – especially in more remote areas Under the bipartisan Workforce Innovation such as foundations, health management – are inhibited, such as distance learning, and Opportunity Act (WIOA), libraries are organizations, and other entities in the telehealth and teleworking, to name a few. eligible for the first time to be considered health care arena. Rural libraries are essential connectors for One-Stop partners and eligible for federal Government Services their residents, but frequently lack the staff, funding to support job training and job Libraries provide public access to funding and infrastructure capacity needed search programs. The Department of Labor government information and services – at to erase the geographic limitations that should develop rules and regulations for the local, regional, state, and federal levels. technology can enable. WIOA that make it possible for libraries to Libraries provide computers and network The overriding goal is to provide rural apply for funding so that their services can access and staff expertise as well as library- libraries with comparable infrastructure, best meet evolving workforce needs. developed portals and tools and access to access, and resources to other libraries Another goal is to establish stronger or fee-based online services. in the country. But some aspects – for new collaborations with groups that example solid video conferencing Except for a narrow class of information advance the ability of libraries to promote capabilities – are foundational as they (e.g., classified information), the data and entrepreneurship. These groups include enable numerous other community information collected, produced, managed, federal agencies such as the Small Business services. The U.S. Department of or funded by the federal government Administration and the Department of Agriculture (particularly the Rural should be widely available to the public. Commerce; non-profit organizations Utilities Service and perhaps the The library community strives for stronger such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Cooperative Extension System Office) provisions for simple and direct access to and the U.S. Conference of Mayors; and serves as a partner with libraries, as well federal government information, with a commercial entities and start-ups. as foundations and non-profits like the focus on e-government services and digital Foundation for Rural Service. However, Health & Wellness (“big”) data. As health care is a major sector of the U.S. many other entities are excellent prospects, PEOPLE economy and society, it is a significant as well, for working toward this goal. focus for libraries. People use library Leveraging Opportunities to Serve Veterans resources to learn about and discuss every Specialized Community Needs More than 22 million Americans are aspect of their health, both reactively (e.g., Libraries serve all of society, but certain veterans of military service, constituting I have a disease and need to learn more) sectors demand particular attention because about 7.5% of the total U.S. population.

14 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2015 About 2.2 million people currently serve development is to strengthen or expand broader public interest beyond libraries – in the military. Community reintegration work already begun by the Institute of helping schools, museums, archives, social and support are key concerns. Major issues Museum and Library Services (IMLS) services by religious organizations, and faced by veterans fall within the domain of with US Citizenship and Immigration many companies in the information and mainstream library services – job search, Services. Family literacy programs like technology sectors. Needs in eight areas improving job skills, formal and informal “The American Dream @ your library” are articulated: Library-specific Funding, education, digital literacy, access to health also should be considered for additional Privacy & Transparency, Systems for information, cultural and civic activities, funding and capacity with funders like Digital Content, Protecting the Nation’s and more – and a few libraries already the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. Digital Heritage, Balanced Copyright & provide veteran-specific services. But many other opportunities are may be Licensing Frameworks, Equitable Access In addition to the life challenges faced by realized in the federal government, not-for- to Abundant Broadband, Aggregating and community residents generally, veterans profit sector, and philanthropic initiatives. Leveraging Library-related Functions in may face some specific challenges such as Older Americans the Federal Government, and Preparing access to and awareness of behavioral health The U.S. population is getting older. In the Next Generation of Library and services; enhancing financial readiness; 2050, about one in five people will be over Information Professionals. promoting home security; and ensuring the age of 65. In contrast, this was true for Library-specific Funding availability of substance abuse prevention only 13% in 2009. Challenges associated Significant funding targeted to libraries and treatment. with this trend include whether this older is provided through the Library Libraries can help close information population will have adequate retirement Services and Technology Act and the gaps and collaborate to offer community income and health care. Increased time Telecommunications Act. Multiple space and trained staff assistance to help in retirement also could result in demand other federal agencies – ranging from address these needs. There are a number for leisure activities to fill older adults’ the National Science Foundation and of agencies and organizations that work to time, deeper pools of volunteer talent, or the Department of Education to the meet the diverse needs of this community need for new community and gathering National Endowment for the Humanities and could partner with libraries, including spaces. Libraries already are creating and Department of Health and Human the Veterans Administration, American stronger outreach connections with senior Services – direct a small portion of their Legion, ReserveAid, USA Cares, Operation centers, and many technology training budgets to library-related activities. Homefront, U.S. Army Wounded Warrior opportunities are specifically geared to Additionally, the federal government Program and the Center for Veterans Issues. older Americans. directly funds the Library of Congress, Leveraging the resources and infrastructure As the population grows, specific attention National Library of Medicine, and of libraries in the service of veterans has should be devoted to building capacity other federal libraries, as well as related great potential for cost-effective services, for libraries to offer accessible services and organizations such as the National Archives and consequently libraries seek stronger and outreach to support lifelong learning and and Records Administration, Government more numerous collaborations in this area. engagement. Libraries also should continue Publishing Office, and the Smithsonian New Immigrants to support volunteer opportunities with Institution. For at least the next five years, this library-specific funding needs to be The U.S. population is becoming more organizations like SCORE to leverage increased faster than the rate of inflation diverse. This increased diversity results from this valuable expertise to support program to take advantage of the opportunities immigration that has grown steadily since goals listed above like entrepreneurship. enabled and demands created by the digital the 1950s and differing birth rates among Relationships should be explored with revolution. Private-sector funding should different races and ethnicities, as well as the Administration on Aging (within the intermarriage. Libraries have long been a U.S. Department of Health and Human be similarly increased for the same reasons. Services) and the American Association of part of the new American experience, and There are a number of national-level Retired Persons (AARP) to develop and today more than 55% of use the public programs – both in the federal government fund model projects that might then be library at least once a week. Libraries of and private sector – that provide funding replicated, among other groups. all types provide a trusted environment, for allied functions and institutions such resources and community connections INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES as schools, community centers, or various that can ease the way to full participation What Libraries Need to Serve other social service organizations – but in American society. Libraries serve as a Their Communities not libraries. Oftentimes, the exclusion gateway to citizenship, English language Libraries have the potential to make of libraries is unintentional. Whether learning, and civic engagement. even more significant contributions to intentional or not, one goal is to modify Libraries are well placed to serve this diverse communities than in the past. But given existing programs and ensure that newly community, both physically/geographically the evolving technological, economic, established programs designate libraries as and in terms of programming, services, social, and political environment, libraries eligible entities for funding if libraries can and expertise. Collaborations with also need some assistance at the national meaningfully contribute to program goals. libraries yield cost-effective solutions to level to enable these contributions Privacy & Transparency helping new immigrants integrate into to be realized. We note that these A major challenge of the digital revolution U.S. communities. One possibility for accommodations also generally advance the for libraries is the ease with which personal

2015 Exhibitor Listing Edition: SYNC UP! 15 information can be collected, transmitted, financial resources, and inclusion in related discriminatory basis to support equitable and analyzed – through the actions of programmatic initiatives, as well as public public access, enable content creation and the federal government and commercial policy making, are needed. dissemination and distribute digitized and entities. New information services and Protecting the Nation’s Digital digital collections. As new technologies technology often capture such information and technological opportunities arise (e.g., as part of their normal operation. This Heritage unlicensed spectrum), libraries need to be data collection and storage, however, can A central role of libraries is serving as included among the potential user groups jeopardize individual privacy, absent robust stewards of the nation’s cultural heritage. during policy decision making. Libraries safeguards. For physical materials, this role and will continue to advocate for federal policy operations are well established, and and work with coalitions and collaborate A central tenet of librarianship is that user facilitated by copyright law and policy. By with others toward this end. Efforts to take information must be kept private unless contrast, preservation of digital materials advantage of existing opportunities such disclosure is explicitly permitted – thus the is a huge and complex challenge because those from E-rate modernization in 2014 privacy bar is even higher for libraries. By materials are typically provided through need emphasis. contrast, many of the digital information licensing regimes and so the rights to services used by libraries and the public fail preserve digital content are distributed, and Aggregating and Leveraging Library- to adequately safeguard privacy. The library responsibility and commitment uncertain related Functions in the Federal community must work more intensely at best. Government and proactively to combat intrusions in While there are multiple disparate efforts The visibility and champions for libraries the privacy of library users and the general towards digital preservation, their scope and related institutions within the federal public and advocate for appropriate is limited and under-resourced. National government are dispersed and loosely changes in legislative, regulatory, and decision makers and influencers must connected, which means that our sector is judicial arenas, as well as with the understand and be willing to articulate the less powerful and visible than it could be. information and technology industries – necessity of a national strategy for digital Many of the organizations are standalone working independently and with coalitions preservation. Then a process to establish units (e.g., Library of Congress [which and other allies. a coordinated national strategy and includes the U.S. Copyright Office], IMLS, Systems for Digital Content implementation plan needs to be developed Federal Communications Commission, Library systems to manage physical and subsequently launched. National Archives and Records Administration, Smithsonian Institution, materials are mature, whereas the library Balanced Copyright & Licensing systems for managing digital materials National Endowment for the Humanities, are fragmented and in the early stages Frameworks and National Science Foundation) whereas of their life cycle at the national level. Copyright in the physical world provides others are within the bureaucracies of Accordingly, the digital infrastructure needs for limitations and exceptions that promote various cabinet departments (e.g., National investment to boost discovery and leverage and enable public interest functions. By Telecommunications and Information the opportunities enabled by digital contrast, the digital world increasingly Administration, National Library of information and network technology. This bypasses copyright law – and these public Medicine, and National Agricultural investment includes systems architecture, interest provisions – through licensing Library). The goal then is to increase hardware, software, networking, regimes. ties among relevant units in formal and information management, and human The library community must continue informal ways to leverage the aggregate capital dimensions. to advocate for the public interest in the resources and political influence towards management of digital content, whether more coordinated planning, advocacy, and A strengthened national digital action. infrastructure also enables sharing across through copyright or licensing frameworks. libraries of all types, as well as other Society’s institutions such as libraries, and Preparing the Next Generation the public at large, need to be able to use community and cultural institutions, of Library and Information digital content in a reasonable, fair, and which derives economic and operational Professionals common-sense manner, as envisioned efficiencies over standalone systems. And in the U.S. Constitution. An important Given the revolution in libraries – and technological advances enable a broad goal of this advocacy is to broaden the the information sector generally – the range of data and information production national copyright conversation from its roles and responsibilities of library staff and distribution possibilities (e.g., open focus on piracy and protection to creativity, also are changing in fundamental ways. access-based models) for libraries and innovation, and the needs of the public at New models for library organizations and our communities that extend beyond the large. staff positions are emerging. Many of the confines of traditional models or siloes. traditional skills of librarianship remain The federal Digital Libraries Initiative Equitable Access to Abundant applicable in the digital age, but additional (DLI) led by the National Science Broadband skills also become necessary. Federal Foundation could represent a model, or at All libraries should have affordable access agencies and private foundations should least provide insight into possibilities for to high-speed broadband infrastructure. increase their investments in preparing the a future programmatic proposal. Stronger Telecommunications services should staff for libraries in the digital age.J support from decision makers, in terms of be available to libraries on a non-

16 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2015 Woodrow Wilson Elementary Summer Reading 4th Graders enjoy a read-a-thon Program Collaboration: at the North Branch Library. An Outstanding Opportunity for a Public Library, School Library, and University Course Photos courtesy of the authors

Partnership waiting for feedback, the team gathered strategy for serving the year-round literacy by Dana Tucker and Judi Moreillon with research-based evidence for the soundness needs of the youth in our communities. Carol Richmond and Michelle Lynn of school-public library collaboration for summer reading. Using the evidence and Project Timeline s most librarians who work with data from the survey, they developed a The timeline that follows encapsulates our children know, youth who read planning timeline, which included step- procedure, which began with the survey A over the summer do not suffer by-step procedures for working toward and ended with an evaluation of the SRP from “summer reading loss.” When increasing elementary school students’ outcomes. You can access our timeline at: students continue to read independently, participation in the 2014 SRP. http://tinyurl.com/collab4srpt. their reading proficiency remains stable These are some of the highlights: over the summer, and they are more Research Summary prepared for the next school year. Researchers and practitioners in the field 1. The school and public librarians will Researchers, librarians, teachers, and have identified summer reading loss as jointly pitch the idea of publishing the parents have identified the public library a problem that can be addressed. Many names of all youth who complete the summer reading program (SRP) as researchers have studied this issue with SRP in the Denton Record Chronicle. support for students’ reading when the the goal of finding evidence to help close (The infographic will be our handout: school library is closed. the reading achievement gap between http://tinyurl.com/collab4srpinfo.) Judi Moreillon, assistant professor in the children who live in poverty and those 2. The public librarian (PL) will visit School of Library and Information Studies from affluent homes (Roman and Fiore the school to promote the SRP with at Texas Woman’s University, explored 2010). Some have found the positive children and will present at PTA this issue for her Information and impact of summer reading has been most meetings or participate in spring school Communication Technology course. The pronounced for low-income families events in order to reach parents. project, “Expanding Our Reach through and most particularly for kindergarten 3. The PL will also visit students who are Summer Reading,” was designed to and first-grade children (Allington and involved in summer school as well as increase communication and collaboration McGill-Franzen 2013). One study showed day camps, daycare centers, and other between school and public librarians as that teachers and parents recognize locations where students spend their well as embed school librarians in the SRP children are better prepared for the new summer time. and the public librarian in the locations school year when they have engaged and facilities where children spend the in reading through a summer reading 4. Each school librarian (SL) will provide summer months. program (Bogel 2012). a storytime or other presentation at the public library during the SRP. Moreillon contacted Dana Tucker, youth School librarians and others have called services librarian at the North Branch for school and public library partnerships. 5. To recognize the achievements of the of the Denton Public Library (DPL), Librarians know that for many students youth who participated in the SRP, to tackle the project. Along with then- the public library is their only source the SLs and PL will jointly plan and graduate assistant and school librarian, Julie for summer reading materials. A recent facilitate an author event to be held the Sorum, they began their collaboration by Pew Study noted that libraries can do a Saturday before the school year begins. seeking feedback from the four elementary better job of outreach for both preschool 6. The librarians will evaluate the program school librarians whose students are in and afterschool activities (Rainie 2013). and plan for the next year. the North Branch’s service area. While Summer reading programs fit into this

2015 Exhibitor Listing Edition: SYNC UP! 17 For our community, increasing still made for SRP 2014, but additional planned to participate, other children communication and launching awareness-raising campaigns were initiated who had never come into the library or collaboration between the school librarians to make the parents more aware of the SRP who had not previously participated in and public librarian are the solution to and to encourage students and families to the SRP signed up as well. the problem of summer reading loss. The experience the public library first-hand. After the success of the SRP sign-up at survey and the infographic were the first At Wilson Elementary School, a little Mustang Break-Out Day, Caleb Leath, steps in increasing communication and more than a mile from the North Branch Wilson’s principal, announced that all extending the invitation for collaborative Library, many of the students had never students who completed their 10 days of work. The infographic also supported stepped foot inside the public library. reading and turned in their form at DPL advocacy efforts and appeals for support School librarian Carol Richmond and would be invited to a party when school in the community, particularly with Wilson’s 2nd and 4th grade teachers wanted was back in session. Leath also made the media. (One idea was to invite the to change that trend, and in 2014, they an automated phone call to all Wilson media to all of the outreach efforts in the began annual field trips to DPL’s North families in early August reminding community.) Branch. These field trips, which were them to stop by the library and turn in Intended Outcomes conducted at the end of the school year, their forms. Participants were treated included public library staff talking about to an outdoor party with popcorn and • Increase participation in North Branch lemonade in September. Library’s summer reading program by at the SRP, a library tour, and a read-a-thon. least 10% from 2013 According to Richmond, “Our visits During the months of May and June of 2014, Evers Park Elementary School • Increase June and July youth item to the public library resulted in a new excitement about the library and what librarian Lynn along with Tucker checkouts at North Branch by at least collected new and gently-used books to 5% from 2013 it has to offer. Even students who were regular library users were introduced to distribute at the city’s free-lunch sites • Increase June and July youth program areas of the library they had never visited during the summer; many of the books attendance at North Branch by at least and had a new comfort level with the came from Denton ISD teachers and 5% from 2013 facility. Students had such a positive librarians. The school/public library collaboration soon turned into a city- • Collect data to document increase - experience that they were eager to return wide collaboration. Nine local businesses, record child’s school at SRP registration on their own.” three library branches, and the school Collaboration in Action The day before school let out for the district had boxes for donations for a The public-school library collaboration summer, Wilson Elementary School’s month, and the Community Market had began with a joint meeting facilitated by PTA held its annual “Mustang Break- a “Bring Your Books to the Market” day. Moreillon and attended by Tucker and Out Day,” a school-wide event at a Two Denton citizens stepped up and two Denton ISD librarians: Michelle local park with activities for the whole donated $1,200 to the effort to add to the Lynn of Evers Park Elementary and Carol family. Richmond and Tucker ran a $1,000 of public library donation funds Richmond of Wilson Elementary. The joint school/public library booth at the used for the project. Through contacts meeting allowed the librarians to establish event advertising the SRP and signing at the Denton Record-Chronicle, Lynn their mutual goals for students during the up students and parents for the program. was able gain enough publicity for the summer, and brainstorm how they could While many signed up who already project to collect over 5,000 books for the work together to encourage even more students, particularly those who are not Children and parents decorate school highly motivated readers, to maintain supplies during a back-to-school event their reading levels over the summer. The at the North Branch Library. team determined that DPL’s SRP would be the primary vehicle for motivating the area students to read during the summer. This entailed raising awareness with children and parents before the program began. Many ideas were generated in that meeting, and the team was able to carry out most them in the months following the initial brainstorm. In the past, DPL’s SRP publicity had been a flyer that went home in the folder of every elementary-aged student and, when possible, a visit to the school by the public library staff to raise awareness of the SRP. These traditional publicity efforts were

18 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2015 children that needed them most. During author for the event. All team members Tucker will be able to compare those June and July, Lynn, Tucker, DPL staff, selected school poems, and Tucker took figures at the end of summer 2015. and volunteers sorted and distributed responsibility for gathering materials for Beyond the numbers, however, the the books to over 600 children at free back-to-school crafts. outcomes in terms of collaboration lunch sites. Children were encouraged to All of the librarians greeted the children between the public and school librarians sign up for DPL’s SRP at the lunch sites and parents. Moreillon shared her and the university librarian preparation and were given information about the book, and the children shared their program were outstanding. The librarians program to take home to their parents. At excitement or misgivings about returning have formed relationships based on their the sites over 200 children signed up for to school. The librarians performed the shared commitment to literacy in the the program and over 500 fliers with SRP school poems, and everyone facilitated community. They are building on this registration forms were distributed. craft activities, which included making foundation as they prepare for the 2015 According to Lynn, bookmarks, decorating writing journals, SRP. In addition, the library science So much evidence points to the and building crazy pencil tops. A fun graduate students had the opportunity to fact that kids will read during the time was had by all. see a real-world example of how librarians can work together to solve a literacy summer if they have access to reading 2014 Summer Reading material. The problem was connecting challenge. This project will serve as a kids to books. Our town’s transient Program Outcomes model of best practices in librarianship in population and higher levels of The outcomes for the SRP in terms of future semesters as well. poverty mean fewer kids have home numbers were quite positive. Participation libraries. Also, public library branches in the SRP at North Branch increased Dana Tucker is with Denton Public are not necessarily close or convenient by 27% over the 2013 level. Based on Library. Judi Moreillon is with Texas to all neighborhoods. We wanted to the average number of attendees per Woman’s University. Carol Richmond bring books to the kids who needed program in both years, North Branch and Michelle Lynn are school them the most – at-risk kids who youth program attendance in June and librarians with Denton ISD. would lose literacy skills if they didn’t July increased by an average of 23% read over the summer. per program compared with 2013. The North Branch youth circulation in June References Allington, Richard L., and Anne McGill- Collaboratively Planned and and July actually decreased by one-fifth Franzen. 2013. “Eliminating Summer Implemented Event of a percent from 2013.There were other Reading Setback: How We Can Close factors that could have accounted for The team decided to hold an event the Rich/Poor Reading Achievement this, including the fact that DVD and marking the end of the SRP and the Gap.” Reading Today 30, no. 5: 10-11. beginning of the new school year. We CD checkouts are decreasing because of thought this would be a good way to increased ebook checkouts, streaming Bogel, Gayle. 2012. “Public Library reinforce the connection between the services, and download services. (All DPL Summer Reading Programs Contribute public and school libraries for children branches experienced decreases during to Reading Progress and Proficiency.” and families. Moreillon, author of Ready this period.) SRP 2014 was the first year Evidence Based Library & Information and Waiting for You (Eerdmans Books for the library tracked participation data Practice 7, no. 1: 102-104. Young Readers 2013), served as the guest based on the child’s school of attendance. Moreillon, Judi. 2013. Ready and Waiting for You. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers. Rainie, Lee. The New Library Patron. Pew Internet & American Life Project, October 29, 2013, http://pewinternet. org/Presentations/2013/Oct/The- Dana Tucker helps children select New-Library-Patron.aspx, accessed on books at a free lunch site. January 18, 2015. Roman, Susan, and Carole D. Fiore. 2010. “Do Public Library Summer Reading Programs Close the Achievement Gap? “ Children & Libraries: The Journal of the Association for Library Service to Children 8, no.3: 27-31. J

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Legislative Update: Keene, Ty Burns, Becky Calzada, Mayor years of teaching experience. The SBEC Hal Richards, Jennifer Schwartz, Rebecca will vote on keeping or changing this The 84th Session Sullivan, Tina Urdiales, and Cynthia Velis. element when it convenes in late March. The state budgeting process is fully We also appreciate everyone who Advocates who traveled to Austin for the underway. Now is the most critical time to participated in Library Virtual Action March 6 hearing included Julie Briggs advocate for increases in library funding, Day! We know libraries across the state (Texas Association of School Librarians as the respective budget committees are took the opportunity to contact legislative chair, testifying for the group), Christine in the formative stage of making budget offices. Members of the Friends of Van (representing the Texas Association recommendations. Libraries and Archives of Texas took day of School Library Administrators), We need all library advocates to contact to visit with their state lawmakers here Cindy Buchanan of the TLA Legislative their representative and senator to urge in Austin. We thank Lori Brix, Gene Committee, Lean Mann, Irene Kistler, them to support libraries! Mackenzie, Julie Ousley, Carol Roark, Wendy Hawk, and Tracy Rutan. Rhoda Goldberg, and Kerry McGeath School Library Standards The Message to legislators:Support who traveled down or the day. the full budget and exceptional items The State Board of Education’s Committee requests of the Texas State Library Current Recommendations on Instruction met on February 12, 2015 and Archives Commission (Article I/ House: $6 million/biennium for Shared to discuss revising current school library General Government). We need our Digital Content (TexShare/TexQuest) and standards. State Librarian Mark Smith library advocates to urge elected officials $900,000 for e-archives of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission presented information to to support the educational and workforce Senate: recommendations pending at the the SBOE on the current school library infrastructure in legislators’ home districts time of printing by supporting the following key library- standards and the need to begin a process related initiatives. Next steps: We must work with senators to update them. and representatives to ask that the State The members of the SBOE were very For full details, see TLA Texline Library budget requests are fully funded. positive about the importance of school updates at www.txla.org/texline- With both chambers soon to consider library programs and agreed that revising updates. For resources information, their respective budgets (HB 1/ SB 2), the standards was an important process to including handouts, go to www.txla. advocates must urge lawmakers to fund begin. As state statute stipulates, updating org/take-action. library programs. these standards is a joint endeavor Budget Hearing Recaps Other Policy Updates undertaken by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the Texas Members of the Senate Finance School Librarian Certification Education Agency. Committee heard testimony on Feb. The State Board for Educator Certification 4 on the State Library’s budget, and (SBEC) was scheduled to meet on We expect additional information about the House Appropriations Article I March 6, 2015 in Austin to consider this process to be developed by the Subcommittee heard testimony on Feb. the certification requirements of school agencies in the coming weeks. To view 16. A total of 20 people have testified in librarians. However, due to a lack of a the background material on the current support of the agency’s budget request. quorum, the SBEC was unable to hold the standards, you may review the SBOE’s Library supporters spoke passionately meeting. The meeting was rescheduled for documentation for the Feb. 12 meeting. about library programs – shared digital later in the month. Telecom Bill Filed content (i.e., TexShare and TexQuest) and TLA’s Texas Association of School Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock (R-Killeen) workforce development training funds – Librarians (TASL) has worked diligently has filed HB 1475. We appreciate and the agency’s overall budget at these on this issue over the last few months, Rep. Aycock’s support of educational hearing. including providing information and institutions. This bill would We thank the following individuals who support, along with TLA, as SBEC extend the special state pricing for testified and traveled to Austin (some gathered school library representatives telecommunications services first twice!) in support of the State Library to discuss the criteria and make established in 1995, by the landmark and Archives Commission budget at the recommendations. A taskforce met HB 2128, the state telecommunications hearings. in November and offered key points deregulation bill, known as the Public Chris Custer, Sharon Gullett, Traci Jensen, for consideration. The TASL and TLA Utility Regulatory Act of 1995. Jim Johnson, Donna Kearley, Jennifer position was conveyed to SBEC in a letter Provisions implementing the primary goal LaBoon, Leah Mann, Darrell Newsom, submitted by TASL leaders. of HB 2128 in Texas were designed to Danielle Plumer, Jeanne Standley, Robin SBEC members received other written open competition for local service in order Stout, Kyle Whipple, Jim Allison, Anne comments on the critical element of two to both keep rates down and generate

20 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2015 new services, such as high-speed Internet include T1, T2, and T3 lines/trunks) was these discounts at almost $100 million access. The legislature took special care set to expire in 2005, but SB 5 (Second annually and anticipated a rapid increase to ensure that a telecommunications Called Session of the 79th Regular in these values. infrastructure that connects public entities Session) extended these discounts through This special pricing program was such as schools, libraries, institutions of January 2012. extended in the 2011 session to run higher education, non-profit telemedicine These discounts allow libraries, schools, through January 1, 2016. Since the State centers, and public hospitals was colleges and hospitals to purchase high Legislature next convenes in 2017, this established at a reasonable rate. speed services from incumbent local special pricing program must be extended To that end, several discounts were exchange carriers at 105% to 110% in this 2015 session to avoid a gap. HB established under Chapters 57, 58 and 59 of long run incremental costs (LRIC). 1475 seeks to continue the program of the Texas Utilities Code for the benefit Approximately 877 public entities are through 2024. TLA will continue to of these entities. In particular, a discount currently utilizing these discounts. In provide information about this legislation on contracts for private network services 2005, the Public Utility Commission of and what you can do to support the (i.e. customer specific contracts that Texas (PUC) approximated the value of critical state policy matter.

to their work as well as how to understand Introduction to Providing how it is used in contemporary society. Information and Directional The ease of access to data collection Reference (A to Z for Support Staff tools (such as online surveys) means that series) - $15 for TLA members, $25 for data analysis is a good teachable skill nonmembers, group rates available that librarians can introduce to students All webinars will be recorded. A link to Julie Todaro, Dean of Library Services, for both school work and everyday life. the recording will be sent to all Register at https://join.onstreammedia.com/ Austin Community College registrants (i.e. you may want to register register/80146595/register_for_bigdata This webinar covers information desk even if you know you cannot attend the live event). All webinars will carry April 2, 1 1am-noon; services and resources, including the continuing education credit and some repeats at 2-3 pm Central Time patron interview, moving patrons among also have CE credit available for viewing Cataloging: Introduction to public service desks, reader’s advisory, and the recording. See individual Organizing Information (A to Z for delivering information and reference for descriptions for details. Support Staff series) - $15 for TLA paraprofessionals through online, digital members, $25 for nonmembers, group and virtual services. For registration and New this year: please note that TLA’s rates available discount information see www.txla.org/ Onstream Media webinar platform can CE-AZ also be used on mobile devices! You can Julie Todaro, Dean of Library Services, get the free app at: Austin Community College May 19, 2-3 pm Central Time Building a Culture of Collaboration • For Android: https://play.google. This session begins with the basics of com/store/apps/details?id=air.com. acquisitions, cataloging, and processing (Collaboration Series) - FREE onstreammedia.webinars with an overview of technical services. Lucy Santos Green, Assistant Professor, • For iPhone: https://itunes.apple. For registration and discount information Instructional Technology, Georgia com/us/app/onstream-webinars/ see www.txla.org/CE-AZ Southern University id850541796?mt=8 May 12, 11 am-12 noon; Melissa Johnston, Assistant Professor, SCHEDULE repeats at 2-3 pm Central Time School of Library and Information March 31, 10-11 am Central Time Got Big Data? Big Data and School ™ Libraries (Collaboration Series) - RDAExpress FREE Evelyn Schwartz, Librarian and Teacher, Georgetown Day School, Washington, DC Automatic conversion of From Google’s Ngram Viewer to Twitter MARC records to RDA Trends, from the World Bank to Google Public Data Explorer, the prevalence of “The promise of RDA is Linked Data. It’s necessary and Big Data (and its analysis and collection) cost-e ective to use a conversion service to get us there.” opens a door to new kinds of integrated ~ Sue Beidler, Lycoming College, Pennsylvania library instruction for many classes. Librarians can teach their students how TLCdelivers.com/RDAexpress/ to access and manipulate “raw” data for

2015 Exhibitor Listing Edition: SYNC UP! 21 Studies, University of Alabama Judy Kaplan, Coordinator of the School TLA wants to know what’s cool (and hot!) Library Media Studies Sequence, TLA at your library! The Cool Stuff Initiative University of Vermont M.Ed. Curriculum promotes your most successful programs & Instruction and services, favorite displays, and any Judi Moreillon, Assistant Professor, School special projects and events at your library of Library and Information Studies, Texas you want the world to see. We have received Woman’s University great photos so far, showcasing Halloween zombie shootouts, travel kit backpacks, book How can you increase collaboration character scavenger hunts and more! in your school learning community? Building a Culture of Collaboration Check out TLA’s Cool Stuff board on Pinterest for ideas and inspiration from great at Edublogs (link to:http:// libraries. Want to see your library on the board? Send your photos along with a brief buildingacultureofcollaboration. description to [email protected]. If your library has a Twitter account, include it in edublogs.org/) co-bloggers will share the email so we can give you a shout-out when we post your photos! strategies for reaching out and developing We know cool stuff happens in libraries every day, so this project is open year-round! collaborative relationships with four Please note that if you are submitting a photograph, you assume responsibility library stakeholder groups: administrators, for having the authority to post the photo. This means that any photograph that classroom teachers and specialists, includes children has been taken with the expressed permission of their parents and students, and families and community gives TLA permission to post. members. Bring your commitment to building partnerships, your experiences, Cool Stuff Pinterest board: your ideas and your questions to the https://www.pinterest.com/pin2tla/the-cool-stuff-initiative/ conversation. Register at https://join. Twitter: www.twitter.com/TXLA (our handle is @TXLA) onstreammedia.com/register/80146595/ register_for_culture June 4, 11 am-12 noon; Texas Book Festival at Work repeats at 2-3pm Central Time Class Act: HSPVA creative writing students host Festival authors What’s New in Library Collections and Services (A to Z for Support Staff Note: This article by Allison Baron has been edited for length. It is available in its full length at www.texasbookfestival.org. series) - $15 for TLA members, $25 for nonmembers, group rates available At the Texas Book Festival, we love introducing young minds to new ideas and authors. It’s so rewarding for us when introductions made at our Festival inspire classroom This introductory program describes the curriculum and give birth to lasting, flourishing literary relationships. role of electronic resources in the library, from databases to eBooks. It includes Students in the creative writing program at the High School for Performing and Visual basic techniques for working with these Arts in Houston take an annual field trip to the Texas Book Festival every fall. Judith applications as well as the tools to use Switek, the program chair, says it’s their favorite activity all year. Judith brought back them, such as eReaders, smartphones, oodles of books and ideas from the Festival that she is incorporating into upper-level and tablets. For registration and discount electives such as having her students create artifacts for a piece of writing to further information see www.txla.org/CE-AZ delve into storyline and character development, this based on an interactive storytelling panel she attended called “The New Era of Interactive Fiction” with Doug Dorst, July 16, 11 am-12 Noon; Michael McGriff, and J.M. Tyree. repeats at 2-3pm Central Time “The kids start talking about it in August. They love the Festival and really bond over Maximizing the Life of Resources: the course of the weekend. Each session they attend is like a master class. We had Books, Discs, Flash Drives, and More another wonderful experience this year. We brought 52 students with nine chaperones – (A to Z for Support Staff series) - $15 parents love to come along on this field trip. The students talked with many writers and for TLA members, $25 for nonmembers, even invited some to our school,” says Judith. group rates available 2014 Festival author Jericho Brown visited the HSPVA students after he met them at Julie Todaro, Dean of Library Services, the 2013 Festival and most recently, past Festival author and famed poet Roger Reeves Austin Community Colleg came to their school for not only a day, but an entire week – the creative writing The instructor discusses the “care and program’s first-ever week-long residency! feeding” of physical materials including Stories like this are what the Texas Book Festival is all about: basic book repair and caring for media celebrating authors and their contributions to the culture (DVD’s and CDRoms) as well as USB of literacy, ideas, and imagination. We look forward to drives and other hardware peripherals. seeing the HSPVA students again at the 2015 Festival, and For registration and discount information we hope their story inspires more teachers, librarians, and see www.txla.org/CE-AZ students to explore new literary horizons at the Festival.

22 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2015 ALA Welcomes Strong Network Neutrality Protections Proposed by FCC Chairman Don’t On February 4, Federal Communications Information Technology Policy. “We also Forget Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom are pleased these rules will apply to both Wheeler outlined the network neutrality fixed and mobile broadband, which ALA Your PJ’s proposal he plans on bringing to a vote on has long advocated.” February 26, 2015. In a Wired op-ed he Chairman Wheeler also outlined TLA is partnering with wrote: “I am submitting to my colleagues provisions of Title II from which Pajama Program for our 2015 Conference the strongest open Internet protections he would forbear from enforcing, Service Project. This organization provides ever proposed by the FCC. These including rate regulation or imposing new pajamas to children in need as part of enforceable, bright-line rules will ban new taxes or fees. “After the recent a literacy effort. paid prioritization, and the blocking and successful completion of E-rate program throttling of lawful content and services.” Pajama Program serves children of all The American Library Association (ALA) modernization to better enable affordable ages throughout the nation and has has welcomed this affirmation of strong access to high-capacity broadband four chapters in Texas. The Austin Area network neutrality protections. through libraries and schools, ALA has a Chapter works with 37 shelters and will particular interest in safeguarding FCC provide a book with each pair of pajamas “I am very pleased that Chairman authority related to the Universal Service we donate. Wheeler’s outlined proposal matches Fund,” Clark said. “We are encouraged Remember that kids in need come in the network neutrality principles ALA the Chairman specifically called out all sizes from newborn to adult XL. and nearly a dozen library and higher universal service and look forward to Stop by the SYNC UP Station near the education groups called for last July,” better understanding how a partial Registration Area in Hall 5 to drop off said ALA President Courtney Young. application of Section 254 will work.” your pajama donations. “America’s libraries collect, create and disseminate essential information to the Young concluded: “Libraries strongly public over the Internet, and enable our value and support the open Internet users to create and distribute their own as a cornerstone for preserving our TLA Corporate Members digital content and applications. Network democracy in the information age. We neutrality is essential to meeting our also depend on it to make sure essential Baker & Taylor H.R. Gray mission in serving America’s communities library services and content aren’t stuck in Capstone Library Interiors and preserving the Internet as a platform an Internet ‘slow lane.’ The educational Davidson Titles of Texas for free speech, innovation, research and and public interest benefits of an open Demco, Inc. Media Source learning for all.” Internet are extremely important, and Follett Mackin we welcome strong network neutrality In its January 2014 ruling on Verizon v. H-E-B/Read 3 Sourcebooks FCC, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals protections that will help ensure equitable struck down much of the FCC’s 2010 access to online information, applications Open Internet Order. The Commission and services for all.” responded by opening a new public For more on libraries and network Check our social proceeding in May 2014. Subsequently, neutrality, visit the ALA website. media platforms! nearly 4 million public comments were filed with the FCC. Twitter: @TXLA www.twitter.com/ “The ALA commends the Chairman TXLA for asserting FCC authority under both Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Title II of the Communications Act and TexasLibraryAssociation Section 706 of the Telecommunications Pinterest: Texas Library www.pinterest. Act of 1996 to provide the strongest com/pin2tla/ possible legal foundation for network neutrality rules,” said Larra Clark, Tumblr: www.txla1902.tumblr.com deputy director of the ALA Office for Instagram: @txla_1902 LinkedIn: Texas Library Association (group) www.linkedin.com/ Keep your schedule OPEN groups?mostPopular=&gid=1960317 for the 2016 TLA Annual YouTube: Texas Library Assoc www. Conference in Houston next spring. youtube.com/texaslibraryassoc

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More than 25 million people live in our state, and Texas libraries have programs, resources, and services figures from a school, academic, and Drafthouse during the President’s Party. that can help them enhance their lives. public library describe how they make Health events include a first-ever trilogy Most importantly, Texas libraries have their libraries indispensible. of cycling, running, and swimming at Barton Springs. The newly-scheduled librarians, library support personnel, Author Meal Functions. From the Freedom to Read activities at Uncle and advocates who work together to enjoyable selections of TLA’s Lariat List Julio’s on Wednesday evening and the design, deliver, and promote incredible (adult fiction) and the ever popular TBA Intergalactic Dance Club RT Party on educational and electronic services. luncheon to the elegant Evening with Thursday at the famous Austin Scholz the Authors, don’t miss your opportunity LIBRARIES IMPACT: Garten offer classic Austin fun. And back to celebrate literature and authors at by popular demand: the Book Cart Drill • Education and a Ready Workforce the various events (including the Black Team Challenge and Battledecks IV: • Research, Innovation, and Top Tier Caucus Session, Texas Tea, Opening Keeping It Weird in Austin! Universities Conference Session, and Friday’s Youth • Economic Vitality and Support for Breakfast and Closing Lunch – both EXHIBITS Business Development featuring Caldecott-winning authors) Shop and plan now to visit our fabulous “Sync Up!” 2015 explores these priority throughout conference. TLA 2015 Exhibitors. TLA offers many state concerns and other critical areas for Celebrations Austin Style! Enjoy formats: Texas libraries. From April 14 -17, you an 1980’s sing along by the Alamo • The mobile friendly Buyers Guide to and thousands of your colleagues will TLA Exhibitors now has more than connect in Austin to prepare for your 200 new categories. Shop the Buyers own challenges, master new skills, make General Sessions Feature an Guide year round on your mobile important contacts and relationships, Author, a Journalist, and a devices! and help establish an exciting and • Find exhibitors in the hall using the professionally-supportive environment Texas Music Treasure FX Hall Map! You can select a specific for librarians and libraries in the coming As already announced, author David category to highlight the booths in the year. Baldacci will address TLA’s opening hall that offer the product(s) that you general session on Wednesday In addition to the vast learning want. morning, and journalist Cokie opportunities, the TLA conference offers • Create your list using the My Exhibits you an unparalleled venue to network. Roberts takes the stage on Thusday afternoon for the second general via the Conference Mobile App to plan What Makes Conference Special? session. to visit those you don’t want to miss. Spending time with colleagues, knowing • Find contact information of exhibitors that you are part of a community, and A third general session early Friday by logging in to Members Only or on sharing the experience of discovery make afternoon promises a true Austin the Conference Mobile App. TLA conference the learning event of the finale to conference. Renowned Authors Authors! Read about our year. Beyond the impressive array of daily Texas musician/songwriter Tish fantastic authors who will be signing sessions, TLA offers many opportunities Hinojosa will share her stories and in the hall. Print our author signing for you to enjoy conference through music. Throughout her pioneering schedule at: www.txla.org/authors. special events. Here are just a few! career, Hinojosa has focused much of her talent on bridging cultures Stop by to greet our sponsors (listed at Preconferences. From Storming and personifying that perspective right) while you’re in the exhibit hall the Capitol with colleagues in a fun in unique music that speaks to the and thank them for supporting TLA and and energizing advocacy experience to young and old. Hinojosa has been a Texas libraries. Reframing Information Literacy, check out all of the terrific opportunities for long-time supporter of libraries and you to enhance your CE credits. participated in TLA’s Read for Your Life Campaign. Special Learning Forums. From We invite everyone to join in a SYNC the Hands On Labs to the Directors’ Symposium, approach professional celebration of creativity, learning, development from a truly experiential and music during this relaxing yet approach. At the Directors’ Symposium inspiring close to conference. UP! on Thursday, April 16, nationally-known Austin • April 14-17

24 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2015 TLA thanks these Sponsors We love our Sponsors! Be sure to thank our sponsors when you see them. They help us tremendously DIAMOND GOLD with their commitments to our events, Capstone Brodart Company programs, awards, scholarships, stipends, prizes, and much more! Black Caucus Round Table Brunch & Silver 3D Printing and MakerSpace Hands-on-Lab Anniversary Reception General Session II Official Conference Badge Library Interiors Of Texas BRONZE Demco, Inc. Conference Mobile App Biblionix Battledecks Member Grand Prize Biblionix/PLD Travel Stipend Book Cart Drill Team Competition Biblionix/SCLRT Stipend Demco / TLA Research Grant SILVER Small Community Libraries RT Dessert Social TALL Texans Institute and Tall Texans RT Escue & Associates Conference Reception ABC-CLIO Escue & Associates Conference Stipend Upstart Innovative Programming Award Strong Libraries, Strong Scores Administrator’s Conference General Session I Entertainment Follett Tech Camp Walter H. Escue Memorial Scholarship General Session I Young Adult Round Table/ABC-CLIO Estey Library Shelving by Tennsco Strong Libraries, Strong Scores Administrator’s Conference Stipend Conference Mobile App Conference ABDO Gumdrop Books Tech Camp Youth Breakfast Sponsor TLA Diversity Summit Texas Bluebonnet Award Session Tabletop Donor Aladdin Books and Simon & Schuster Infobase Learning H-E-B / Read 3 Children’s Publishing Tech Camp Exhibit Hall Grand Opening and Welcome Texas Bluebonnet Award Session Tabletop Donor Innové LLC Mackin Educational Resources Driving-Tests.org Tech Camp Pocket Program TLA Store National Center for Children’s Texas Bluebonnet Award Lunch Travel Stipends EBSCO Information Services Illustrated Literature Tech Camp Refreshments Legislative Activities Texas Bluebonnet Award Lunch Tabletop Donor Media Source Ingram Content Group Overdrive, Inc. Aisle x Aisle Coupon Book – Library Journal/ Exhibit Hall Grand Opening and Welcome Tech Camp School Library Journal Authors Area – School Library Journal/ Innovative Interfaces Inc. Perma-Bound Books Horn Book LIS Program: You Have a Degree, Now What? Texas Bluebonnet Award Lunch Tabletop Donor Children’s Round Table Breakfast Sponsor – Planning a Rewarding Career Junior Library Guild SMART Award ProQuest Junior Library Guild / Diversity & Inclusion TALL Texans Institute Tech Camp Committee Conference Stipends LearningExpress Scholastic Trade Books PLATINUM Legislative Activities Tech Camp Little, Brown and Company YART Texas Tea Baker & Taylor Tech Center Texserve President’s Party Penguin Random House Tech Camp Bound To Stay Bound & Living Language Tutor.com Texas Bluebonnet Award Lunch Texas Bluebonnet Award Session Lunch Tabletop Tech Camp Gale, Cengage Learning Donor - Penguin Young Readers Group and Random House Children’s Books University of North Texas College Legislative Activities of Information I Love Libraries So Much’ Photo Spot – Living Tech Camp Refreshments Language Conference Program Sessions: Libra-Tech Corporation Tech Logic Corporation Wednesday: Social Media and Marketing Music City Lounge Hands-On-Lab Connect to Know Recharge Lounge New Social Media: School Kids Tell Us What’s In Rags to Riches: Recycling Books for Fun… Thursday: Welcoming Mobile Devices in Your Library Turning Outward: Adding Veterans’ Services

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TLA’s Texas Library Disaster Relief Fund assists libraries that have been damaged by floods, fires, tornados, hurricanes, and other such calamities. When you take a chance on art, you’re also increasing the chances that affected libraries can recover quickly. At the same tickets: $5 time, of course, you’re giving each or 5 for yourself a chance to take home a $20 masterpiece! Tickets may be purchased onsite at the TLA Store or online. Visit the Itsy Bitsy Gallery (www.txla.org/gallery) for more details. The drawing will be held from Chengdu COULD during General Session II on Thursday, not, WOULD not Fall Asleep! April 16. (disney-Hyperion, 2014)

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28 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2015 app) recommendations based on each child’s BiblioLabs...... 1223 on a wide variety of topics, presented with interests. Recommended books are selected www.biblioboard.com innovative approaches, dynamic photographs by your children’s librarians and link directly and illustrations, and multiple reading levels, to your collection. They also include learning BiblioBoard® is the PatronsFirst mobile library. to serve all facets of the school library market. guides created by librarians nationwide. The Digital collections of books, images, articles, We feature hardcover library-bound titles as audio and video from leading publishers entire experience is optimized for mobile well as a selection of books in paperback. 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Our products are Candlewick Press...... 1554 Accessible Books for Texas provides training curriculum-correlated, designed for students www.candlewick.com of all ages from preschool to college, and to Texas public K-12 educators, parents, and Candlewick Press publishes award winning continuously updated by Britannica’s editors students. hardcover and paperback children’s books for and expert contributors. BDL products Bound To Stay Bound Books...... 1733 readers of all ages, including board books, make effective and creative use of classroom picture books, beginning readers, chapter www.btsb.com technologies – such as interactive whiteboards, books, and novels for middle grade and young Prebound juvenile laptops, and student-response devices – aiming adult readers. 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