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THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE NORTH DAKOTA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION December 2012 NDLA Website - http://www.ndla.info Volume 42 • Issue 4 2012 NDLA Conference September 19-22 • Fargo, ND Al Peterson, incoming NDLA Kirsten Baesler, Librarian and now President, and State Superintendent of Public Aubrey Madler, Schools outgoing NDLA President Closing Keynote Speakers: The Unshelved Guys Finding Your Voice 2012 NDLA Awards t Election Results t Resolutions t Read North Dakota t INSIDE Summer Reading Program t Opening Keynote Speaker: Judy Drescher Table of Contents President’s Message ......................................... 3 NDLA Awards.................................................. 4 Flicker Tale Children’s Book Awards .................... 6 Canoe Kudos Awards ....................................... 7 2012 Conference Exhibits .................................. 8 Conference Highlights ....................................10 Collection Development: Selection or Censored .....................................12 Upcoming Library Events and Conferences ....13, 17 MPLA Conference Report ................................14 Maximizing Your Return on Membership in MPLA (or any Professional Organization) ...........15 Professional Development Grant Evaluation Reports ..........................................16 A Look at NDLA’s Executive Board: Nominations, Published quarterly by the Elections, & Voting Committee .........................18 North Dakota Library Association A Look at NDLA’s Executive Board: Web Editor ....19 Editorial Committee 2012 Conference Resolutions ...........................20 Marlene Anderson, Chair Kalan Davis On the DOCket ..............................................22 Joan Erickson Chandra Hirning Eric Stroshane Read North Dakota .........................................23 2012 Election Results .......................................24 Production Artist Clearwater Communications, Robin Pursley STEM Kids .....................................................25 2013 Summer Reading Program .........................26 Subscription Rate Browsing in the Cyberstacks .............................27 $25/year People Stuff ...................................................28 Advertising Rates Membership Report ........................................29 (per issue) Banned Books Week .......................................30 $100 – full-page ad North Dakota in Print ......................................32 $50 – half-page ad Good Stuff from Around the State .....................36 $25 – quarter-page ad Nerd Up ........................................................38 For information contact: Treasurer’s Report ..........................................40 Marlene Anderson, Chair NDLA Membership Form .................................41 The Good Stuff Editorial Committee NDLA Executive Board .....................................42 Editorial Policy Letters should be sent to Marlene Anderson, Chair, The Deadlines for Articles/News Submission Good Stuff Editorial Committee, Bismarck State College, PO Box 5587, Bismarck, ND 58506-5587, or e-mail: Issue Deadline [email protected] March 2013 Friday, January 11 Submission Guidelines & Deadlines June 2013 Friday, March 15 Submit news and articles via e-mail to any of these addresses: August 2013 Friday, June 21 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Minutes and Reports are linked to [email protected] www.ndla.info/exbdmin.htm The Good Stuff - Page 2 - December 2012 President’s Message By Al Peterson, NDLA President Editor’s note: In addition to his moment was announcing the Librarian of the new role as NDLA President, Year. The fact that I was able to surprise Christine Al is learning the ropes of Kujawa made it all the more special. The look being a dad to his son, Owen, on her face when she finally figured out that the who was born on August 17. award was going to her was priceless. I would Congratulations, Al! also like to offer my congratulations to our Major Benefactor Award winners, Dr. Wayne Sanstead As the 107th president of and the CLIO Club of Enderlin. I enjoyed the the North Dakota Library opening keynote address from Judy Drescher and Association, I am truly honored to serve this the closing address by the Unshelved guys, Gene wonderful organization. I first joined NDLA in Ambaum and Bill Barnes. I also enjoyed the 2001 and took my first board position in 2005 as presentations from our Flicker Tale winners. Chair of the New Members Roundtable. I served as MPLA State Representative from 2007-2010 This year the legislature will meet in Bismarck and have been involved with ad hoc committees and decide the state’s budget for the next two and special projects while serving on the board. years. Please contact your local legislators and I was also selected to represent the state as an ask them to support the State Library’s budget. attendee of the MPLA Leadership Institute. When Let them know how important their support of the call came to consider running for NDLA libraries is to your community. Also, remember to president, I thought it over, talked it over with thank them for the past support. my wife and with my boss, State Librarian Hulen Bivins, and decided to say “yes.” I was pleased Next year’s conference will be part of a tri- to see three candidates step up and run for conference with the South Dakota Library President-elect this year and I encourage anyone Association and the Mountain Plains Library who is considering a position on the NDLA board Association in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. to say “yes.” I’m sure you’ll find the experience as Wouldn’t it be great if we could have a large rewarding as I have. bunch of North Dakota librarians represented there? If there is enough interest, maybe we This year’s conference was a whirlwind of can charter a bus or two and ride down in style. activities for me, but I thought it was a success. Other plans for the year include continuing My hat goes off to Rita Ennen and Aubrey Madler the work that Aubrey started with an online for planning a great conference. I hope you mentorship database. all enjoyed the vendor hall poker run. I had lots of full houses turned in; however, the royal I look forward to the coming year and the tri- flushes beat them. In between taking care of conference in Sioux Falls, and I want to say thank our vendors, I was able to squeeze in a couple you for the opportunity to serve you as your of conference program sessions. My favorite president. The Good Stuff - Page 3 - December 2012 NDLA Awards President’s Award: Laurie McHenry BY AU B REY MA DLER , Imm ED ia TE NDLA PA ST PRES I DE N T Each year the NDLA President has the option to give an award to a phenomenal person of his or her choosing. The award is intended to recognize someone the president has witnessed making major contributions to the Association and to librarians in the state, or who has significantly assisted the President. I am pleased to announce that Laurie McHenry is the 2012 recipient of this award. Laurie dedicated several years to the Board, during which time she fulfilled many roles and excelled in all of them. Laurie is a Catalog Librarian at the Thormodsgard Law Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. Laurie also served as a valuable mentor for me as I began the preparatory year as President-elect, continuing throughout my presidential year. Laurie is generous. She is selfless. She is the perfect example of what NDLA is about—a forum for growth and networking and a chance for new and seasoned librarians to meet, exchange ideas, and learn from one another. Congratulations, Laurie, and thank you for your mentorship and dedication to NDLA! Librarian of the Year: Christine Kujawa BY AL PETERSO N , NDLA PRES I DE N T The North Dakota Library Association honored Christine Kujawa as the 2012 Librarian of the Year at the annual conference in Fargo. The Librarian of the Year Award is given to librarians who have made notable contributions to the North Dakota library profession, have furthered significant development of libraries in North Dakota, or have performed exemplary statewide service for an extended period of time. Christine is the Head of Circulation Services at the Bismarck Public Library where she has worked since 2003. In addition to the daily management of full and part-time employees, she is the Assistant Systems Administrator for the Central Dakota Library Network. Christine is involved in programming at the Bismarck Public Library; heads up the Reader’s Voice Book Discussion; schedules movies for public viewing; participates in BARK (Bismarck Animals Reading with Kids) with her dog, Daphne; works regular reference shifts; is very involved in collection development, including the selection of OverDrive materials; and actively promotes the library in her community. Christine also teaches management classes online for the Library and Information Sciences program at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. As chair of NDLA’s Intellectual Freedom Committee, Christine has been a voice in our state for the cause of intellectual freedom. She offered her support and guidance to the Beulah High School librarian when the school and library went through a book challenge in 2009. This year, Christine coordinated a project for Banned Books Week to submit a video to ALA’s Intellectual Freedom Committee project, “50 State Salute to Banned Books,” (view it at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxMWYe5S8YI). For her continuous support