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V o l u m e 7 3 , I s s u e 2 Bulletin APRIL/MAY/JUNE 2018 Board of Directors Elections Ballots will be emailed in July and voting closes on August 10 Meet the candidates for First Vice-President/President-Elect Susan Jeffery Michele Legate Susan Jeffery is the library Michele Legate is the director at the North district consultant for Pocono Public Library the Northeast Library in Moscow, Lackawanna District. Prior to this County. Susan has been position, she was the the director at North grants development Pocono for 10 years. She and reference librarian was previously the head of for the Scranton Public reference at the Scranton Library. Before working Public Library, assistant in libraries, she worked director of the Tompkins at a non-profit cancer County Public Library, and organization and served as assistant director of the an AmeriCorps member. South Central Regional Library Council, both in Ithaca, N.Y. She has volunteered as a wish granter with the Make a Wish Susan has served as adjunct faculty for the Library Technical Foundation for 11 years. Assistant Program at Northampton Community College, and Legate received her M.L.S. from Clarion University and her has over 27 years of library experience. B.A. Political Science from Kutztown University. Susan earned her M.L.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and Her Pennsylvania Library Association activities include: her B.A. in English from Bloomsburg University. • Director-at-large, (2017-current) Her Pennsylvania Library Association activities include: • Co-chair, Conference Banquets & Reception • Vice-chair, PaLA Awards Committee (2018-Present) Committee (2016) • Chair, PA Forward Health Literacy Committee (2016-2018) • Chair, Scholarship Committee (2016) • PaLA Conference Committee at Kalahari (2016) • Presenter, PaLA Annual Conference (2015) • Co-chair, PA Forward Health Literacy Committee (2012-2016) • Chair, Northeast Chapter Nominations Committee (2015) • Chair, Buildings, Equipment, and Furnishings Roundtable • Recipient, New Librarian Honors Award (2014) (2013-2014) • Chair, Northeast Chapter (2014) • Board member, Northeast Chapter of PaLA (2007-2008) • Presenter, Northeast Chapter Annual Meeting (2013) • Member, Northeast Chapter of PaLA (2006-Present) • Vice Chair, Northeast Chapter (2013) • Gold Star Library, North Pocono Public Library • Secretary/Treasurer, Northeast Chapter (2012) • Alumni, Pennsylvania Academy of Leadership In addition to her PaLA activities, Susan has presented Studies (2010) workshops for the New York Library Association, the Ontario • Chair, PR & Marketing, Northeast Chapter (2010-2011) Library Association, and the Upstate NY/Ontario Chapter of the Medical Library Association (UNYOC). Susan served Continued on page 5 as the conference chair for the UNYOC Chapter, 1998, and as the conference chair for the NY State Library Assistants Association Conference held in Ithaca, N.Y., in 1997.
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President Tina Hertel Bulletin Muhlenberg College JANUARY/FEBRUARY/MARCH 2018 V o l u m e 7 3 , I s s u e 1 Allentown, PA 484-664-3550 [email protected]
1ST Vice-President Denise Sticha Berks Co. Public Libraries Contents Gettysburg, PA 724-561-8939 1 Board of Directors Elections: First Vice-President [email protected] 2ND Vice-President – 2018 Conference 5 Introducing your Candidates for Second Vice-President Sara Edmiston Adams Co. Library System 5 New Award in 2018 Gettysburg, PA 717-334-5716 x243 6 Encourage Everyone to Connect with Their Local Library, [email protected] Opening a World of Possibility 2ND Vice-President – 2019 Conference Paula Collins 7 Open Educational Resources in Pennsylvania Academic Libraries: Clearfield Co. Public Library Spring Workshop Preview Curwensville, PA 814-236-0589 8 Introducing your Candidates for Director at Large [email protected] 3RD Vice-President 10 Pennsylvania Libraries | Moving PA Forward Sheli Pratt-McHugh University of Scranton 11 Remembering Lois Albrecht Scranton, PA 570-941-4227 12 Having the Difficult Conversations - Life Planning! A lecture series [email protected] at the North Pocono Public Library Past President Carrie Turner 14 Start the Membership Conversation Cheltenham Township Library System Glenside, PA 15 Awards Committee Seeks Nominations 215-885-0457 [email protected]
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2 | PaLA Bulletin APRIL/ MAY/JUNE 2018 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Making Changes
BY TINA HERTEL
I write this in he couldn’t wait for DST on Seinfeld?2 • Discuss libraries, PaLA, and PA March — that Many of us like when we roll back the Forward with your representatives. month when we clocks and are rewarded with an extra • Appreciate all that we are doing, and start thinking, hour of sleep. While DST may rob us of share in the good news! or hoping, that an hour of sleep in the spring, it does winter is coming give most of us the reward of being able DST may have taken away an hour to an end. We to enjoy more daylight. of our sleep, but it has also given us lament how dark more time to enjoy the daylight. While Since we have to change our clocks, and gray it seems membership in the Pennsylvania Tina Hertel perhaps we can also use DST to inspire to be all the time. Library Association may cost us some us to make some other changes. Take Fortunately, March brings us Daylight money, it rewards us with wonderful advantage of that hour shift and go to Saving Time (DST). While New Year’s colleagues, clever programs, strong bed a little earlier; most of us probably is when we make promises of change, advocacy, engaging stories, and lasting don’t get our adequate amount of sleep March is when we can really change friendships. So, make a little change as it is. Now that it is daylight longer, we things: we change our clocks, we change and see how much you will be can enjoy the outdoors more by going our seasons, and Facebook even told me rewarded! for a walk or reading our books outside. it was a long time since I had changed my profile picture. What other changes might we consider? Perhaps there are changes we could Sometimes, in order for us to accept make in how we interact with and Tina Hertel is the president of PaLA and director change, we have to understand why of the Trexler Library at Muhlenberg College. support the Pennsylvania Library we are making that change. Let’s start She is currently re-reading A Wrinkle in Time Association (PaLA). Here are some with DST. What is DST, and why do we by Madeleine L’Engle, Letters to a Young Writer suggestions: have to change our clocks? According by Colum McCann, and listening to Forest Dark written by Nicole Krauss and narrated by Gabra to the Time and Date website, “Daylight • Consider attending a workshop Zackman. Saving Time (DST) is the practice of outside your chapter or division. setting the clocks forward 1 hour from 1. https://www.timeanddate.com/ • Talk to people about your membership 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= standard time during the summer and what you gain through your ZidUzpou4kI&feature=youtu.be&t=4m10s months, and back again in the fall, in membership. order to make better use of natural daylight.”1 • Set a goal to invite a certain number of new members into PaLA. • Make a donation in addition to your annual membership (and please “Sometimes, in order for us RENEW your membership every to accept change, we have year). to understand why we are • Volunteer with PaLA. making that change.” • Write an article for the PaLA Bulletin. • Increase your attendance at the annual conference.
There have been articles, books, songs, • Invite fellow members to your library shows, and debates over and about event. DST. Remember when Kramer decided
APRIL/ MAY/JUNE 2018 PaLA Bulletin | 3 E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R ’ S M E S S A G E
Advocacy ≠ Lobbying
BY CHRISTI BUKER
Lately I’ve libraries? Don’t you want to boost that our entire team is committed to heard a lot libraries? being lifelong learners! of comments Since 1901, the Pennsylvania Library • A 40-year old was able to use our across the state Association has advocated for computers and software to create about the need the advancement of libraries and a resume after she was laid off. for greater librarianship. With the support of our You could just feel the sense of advocacy for members, we promote the outstanding accomplishment when she saw the libraries – work, resources, and people who make final product on the printer! public, school, Christi Buker libraries pillars of our communities. and academic. Yes, we do use professional lobbyists At the same time, it seems there are to specifically address legislative and plenty of opposing messages that regulatory issues affecting libraries. say “we can’t do advocacy,” whether “We should recognize that However, don’t let any confusion with because of grant-related funding, limited the difference between lobbying and the word ADVOCACY is staff, or organizational structure. I think advocacy stop you from the critical work it is time that we all review the term defined as supporting a of engaging with your community. advocacy a little more closely. cause or a proposal.” Even if you aren’t intimidated by the Yes, there are rules and regulations term or the rules, perhaps you don’t feel related to lobbying. For example, you comfortable in your abilities to advocate can’t use federal grant funds to lobby for your library. Please let me reassure Advocacy is truly about everyday government representatives or agencies you that while there are excellent trained conversations, a short story, a picture, for support - whether votes, funding, lobbyists at work, YOU, and everyone a tag line, and examples of impact individual purposes, or regulations. connected to your library, are the BEST and possibilities. Whether the cause is Nonprofit entities such as charitable advocates! Yes, data and facts are useful, keeping trained librarians in schools, organizations cannot campaign for an but the emotional connection is what ensuring academic libraries have individual running for elected office. will urge people to become champions, appropriate resources, or working While I’ve oversimplified and only friends, and promoters of the library. toward adequate funding in public noted a few rules here, we do need to YOU can be a strong advocate simply libraries, we all need to be advocates! acknowledge the rules are there for by showing pride in and talking about legitimate reasons, and we need to The 2018 Annual Conference is going to the accomplishments of your library. For follow them. present some new opportunities to learn example, use these as starters and fill in and take part in advocacy. You can stay After noting there are rules, we should your own details. up to date with legislative recognize that the word ADVOCACY • We just had a program that PACKED updates throughout the year at is defined as supporting a cause or our community room. Now residents http://www.palibraries.org/ a proposal. Consider some of the are asking for additional sessions! blogpost/1005146/PA-Library- synonyms and related words from Legislative-Updates and plan to join us Merriam-Webster for advocate: • We just witnessed a child reading booster, in Harrisburg, October 14-17. champion, friend, promoter, supporter, new words at our summer reading embrace, aid, boost, advance, forward, program or exploring our Maker further, go to bat for, stand up for, stick Space. You should have seen the Christi Buker is the executive director of the up for. The further discussion about smile on that child’s face, and the Pennsylvania Library Association. She is reading synonyms in Merriam-Webster notes parent’s too! Change the Way You See Everything by Kathryn that “advocate” stresses urging or • Our staff is trained on customer Cramer and Hank Wasiak. . Do any of these words resonate pleading service, information literacy, or (you with you? Aren’t you a supporter of fill in the recent topic). It is great to see
4 | PaLA Bulletin APRIL/ MAY/JUNE 2018 Introducing your Candidates for Second Vice-President
Catherine Stewart Sylvia Orner Catherine Stewart is the Sylvia Orner has served assistant director and head as the head of technical of children’s services at services at the Scranton the Memorial Library of Public Library since 2016. Nazareth & Vicinity in She previously worked as Nazareth. She has worked a cataloger and a branch at the library since 1980 manager. Orner earned and has been a full-time her Bachelor of Arts from employee since 2001. Gettysburg College and her Master of Library and She received her B.A. Information Science from English & History from Syracuse University. Athens College, Athens, Ala., in 1975. Catherine holds a provisional librarian certificate Her Pennsylvania Library Association activities include: from the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. • Chair, Leadership Development Committee (2017-present) Her Pennsylvania Library Association activities include: • Chair, Northeast Chapter (2016) • Member, PaLA Annual Conference Committee (2016) • Member, PaLA Conference Committee – co-registration • Chair, Technical Services Roundtable (2014-2015) chair (2013, 2016, 2017) • Member, PALS Planning Committee (2013-present) • Member, Lehigh Valley chapter of PaLA (2001-present) • Member, Membership Committee (2011-2013) • Vice chair, Lehigh Valley chapter of PaLA (2018) • Graduate, PaLA Academy of Leadership Studies (2011) • Member, PaLA Membership Committee (2017-present) • Member, Best Practices Committee (2016-present) In addition to her PaLA activities, she is also an active member • Member, Carolyn Field Award Committee (2004, 2013) of the SPARK Users’ Group where she chairs the Cataloging Committee and provides cataloging training to libraries across Pennsylvania. She also serves as co-chair for Scranton Reads: One City, One Book. Continued on page 8
New Award in 2018 BY JANIS STUBBS Awards season is upon us! Not the types of Pennsylvania libraries, and The deadline for nominations is Academy Awards — those are old the winner will be selected based on August 1, 2018, but it’s never too early news — but the annual Pennsylvania three simple but important criteria: to get started on a nomination in any Library Association (PaLA) Awards the library’s service to its community, of the categories. The committee is which are given to library colleagues, advancing staff development, and looking forward to handling what trustees, and elected officials who have leadership in and support of PaLA will surely be an avalanche of significantly contributed to library activities. Institutional membership nominations this year. We’re also services in the commonwealth. Of or the library’s support for individual looking into Warren Beatty and Faye particular note this year is that the members of the association will be Dunaway as presenters… let the Awards Committee has changed the considered when determining the games begin! Library Support Staff Recognition award winner. Award in a substantial and, we We hope the new award will create a hope, exciting way. Instead of the friendly, healthy competition among Janis Stubbs is the assistant director/district Library Support Staff Award, there consultant for Delaware County Libraries and libraries; imagine the accolades you will now be a Library of the Year is the 2018 Pennsylvania Library Association would get if your library is chosen, Award. Nominees may represent all Awards Committee chair. She is reading Force of especially if it got the very first one! Nature, by Jane Harper. APRIL/ MAY/JUNE 2018 PaLA Bulletin | 5 Encourage Everyone to Connect with Their Local Library, Opening a World of Possibility
BY BRANDI HUNTER-DAVENPORT
Libraries open a world programming and opportunities that organizations connect with all that you of possibility to the may not otherwise be available. have to offer. Consider partnering with communities they them to put together a worthwhile The Pennsylvania Library Association serve. One can enter program for the community. works to support all that you offer, them and get lost Collaborative partnerships and giving voice to your daily efforts. in a book for hours, opportunities will help libraries to We are here to help you share your becoming enthralled continue their evolution. Brandi stories. Use PA Forward to connect Hunter-Davenport with characters, your patrons with your programs, We are happy to come to you and blurring the lines between fiction and services, and resources. This statewide bring training and resources to assist reality. Another may enter the library platform aligns with the Association’s you. If you have suggestions for for one of the many programs offered overall efforts to strengthen libraries, trainings that you’d like to see offered – job application assistance, income tax encourage innovation and partnership or ways we can provide more support, filing services, budgeting 101 courses, opportunities, provide training let us know. We’re here because of you smoking cessation programs, or and development opportunities for and will continue to work to support healthy eating demonstrations. library staff members, and to help your efforts. Or someone could simply visit the communities recognize and support all Together, we move PA forward. library to get in from the cold or to you bring to your local areas. participate in another organization’s PA Forward is a direct pipeline community program. Either way, between you and your patrons. these individuals have come together, Brandi Hunter-Davenport is the PA Forward Libraries continuously provide an project manager. She just picked up a copy of A sharing in a communal space, and are educational foundation and access to Wrinkle In Time and plans to read this with her leaving richer than they were upon materials and resources for residents children before viewing the newly released movie entering because something was to succeed in today’s world.1 You, your of the same title. gained while there. libraries, level the playing field and PA 1. http://www.ala.org/news/sites/ala.org.news/ Libraries are true community centers, Forward is a part of that leveling. files/content/2013-State-of-Americas-Libraries- welcoming all to enter their doors. You Report.pdf. Accessed 3/12/18. Use PA Forward to help your patrons, work with varying budgets and staff your area businesses, and neighboring complements and continue providing
6 | PaLA Bulletin APRIL/ MAY/JUNE 2018 IT’S ACADEMIC Open Educational Resources in Pennsylvania Academic Libraries: Spring Workshop Preview
BY EMILY LAUREN MROSS
“Do you have my textbook?” projects in place while other have yet those aware of OER, there were still to start the conversation about textbook significant barriers in implementing Library staff hear this common question costs. Collectively, Pennsylvania’s OER for their course. Primary barriers at the start of each term. Your library academic and research libraries in actually adopting an OER textbook probably provides textbook reserves to clearly lag behind other states where were lack of materials in their subject help students ease some of their course- well-organized statewide textbook area or difficulty in finding the resources related materials costs, but do you affordability initiatives and legislative they needed. Libraries can help bridge collaborate with faculty to support open advocacy efforts are underway.” this gap by partnering with interested educational resources (OER)? faculty to seek out useful OER materials Bell is the author of two regular columns According to the OER Commons, a and platforms. Some libraries even for Library Journal: the weekly From the leading online OER library, “OER are provide funding and support to faculty Bell Tower, discussing the intersection teaching and learning materials that who develop or implement OER for of libraries and higher education, and you may freely use and reuse at no cost, their courses. the monthly Leading from the Library, and without needing to ask permission. discussing leadership development. He Temple University and Penn State Unlike copyrighted resources, OER is a past president of the Association of University Libraries currently have been authored or created by an College and Research Libraries (ACRL) participate in the Open Textbook individual or organization that chooses where he founded the ACRLog, the Network which “promotes access, to retain few, if any, ownership rights.”1 official ARCL blog. Bell is the co-author affordability, and student success Learn more about OER in Pennsylvania of Academic Librarianship by Design through the use of open textbooks,” academic libraries by joining the and the editor of Crucible Moments: available through the network’s Pennsylvania Library Association Inspiring Library Leadership. He has Open Textbook Library. Large- College & Research Division (CRD) for spoken and written extensively about scale, state-wide OER planning and the spring workshop on Thursday, May new, innovative, and changing roles for cooperation is still in development for 24, 2018, at Shippensburg University. librarians and library services. Pennsylvania, but according to Bell The workshop is coordinated by and Joseph Salem, associate dean for incoming CRD Chair Maggie Albro, How are libraries involved? learning, undergraduate services, and STEM librarian at Shippensburg OER is a pathway for libraries to Commonwealth Campus Libraries at University. move beyond traditional course Penn State University Libraries, model Keynote Speaker reserves, which still rely on costly, programs operate in Virginia, Louisiana, conventionally-published textbooks, and Ohio, Georgia, and Oregon.2 Steven Bell, associate university librarian partner with campus faculty to identify Registration for research and instructional services free and low cost resources that make at Temple University, will give the learning more accessible by making it Registration will be available online in keynote address, It’s Up to the Librarians: more affordable. April. Check https://crdpala.org and Working Together for OER Adoption. Bell https://palibraries.org for more In a recent Babson Survey Research will discuss strategies for a statewide details. Group survey of college/university OER and textbook affordability faculty regarding OER, 90% of initiative, provide an update on current respondents said that the cost of course developments, and identify ways that materials for students was “important” Emily Lauren Mross is the business librarian attendees can start working together and library outreach coordinator at Penn or “very important” during their to advance awareness of OER at State Harrisburg as well as the CRD publicity selection process. The average reported Pennsylvania’s academic institutions. coordinator. She is currently reading Tomorrow textbook cost per course across all Will be Different: Love, Loss and the Fight for Trans According to Bell, “When it comes disciplines was $97, but this can vary Equality by Sarah McBride. to promoting textbook affordability significantly from major to major. Less 1. https://www.oercommons.org/ on their campuses, Pennsylvania’s than half of the surveyed faculty — 44% 2. Bell, S.J., & Salem, J. A. (2017). It’s up to the academic and research libraries are all — indicated that they were aware of librarians: Establishing a statewide OER initiative. across the adoption spectrum. Some OER; however, this is a 10% increase Pennsylvania Libraries: Research & Practice 5(2), 77-82. have robust textbook affordability from the survey two years ago. For http://palrap.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/palrap/ article/view/166/615
APRIL/ MAY/JUNE 2018 PaLA Bulletin | 7 Introducing your Candidates for Director at Large
Robyn Vittek Erin Burns Robyn Vittek has served Erin Burns is the reference as director of Mt. Lebanon and instruction librarian at Public Library in the Penn State Shenango. She South Hills of Pittsburgh joined the Pennsylvania since November 2015. Library Association about Her previous career in nine years ago when first Ohio included work at hired by Penn State at the three different systems, Wilkes-Barre campus, and including lead teen services she has since been involved librarian for Akron-Summit with various committees County Public Library and within PaLA and was a director of St. Clairsville part of the PALS group in Public Library. She holds 2011. She has her M.L.I.S. a Master of Library and from Kent State University Information Science from and B.A. English from Kent State University, a Master of Science in Education from Youngstown State. Erin has also presented at TLT workshops the Franciscan University of Steubenville, and a Bachelor and the PaLA conference. When she isn’t focused on books of Arts in English from The Ohio State University. She was and libraries, Erin likes to hike, do yoga, and Netflix and knit. very active in the Ohio Library Council and professional Her Pennsylvania Library Association activities include: community, including chairing the 2013 OLC Convention and Expo and helping to found and create the “Take Five!” Youth • Member of the Northeast Chapter Services Conference, now in its sixth year. She was a 2010 • Member of the TLT Round Table ALA Emerging Leader and part of the 2012 class of Library • Member of the Northwest Chapter Leadership Ohio. • Membership liaison for the CRD • Member of the CRD Board Vittek is the incoming president of the Dormont-Mt. Lebanon- • Publicity coordinator and member of the 2016 PaLA Castle Shannon Rotary Club, a member of the Mt. Lebanon Conference Committee Lions Club, and has been appointed to the WQED Community • Member and chair of the tech team for the Connect Advisory Board. and Communicate series (serving at the discretion of the Her Pennsylvania Library Association activities have CRD chair). included: Continued on page 9 • PA Forward Gold Star Library (2018) • Pennsylvania Delegation of National Library Legislative Day (2017, 2018) • PaLA Membership Committee – Member-at-Large (2017- present) • PaLA Exhibits Co-Chair for the 2017 PaLA Conference Committee • PaLA Public Library Division Executive Committee (2018- ) ote • Allegheny County Library Association South Region Electronic ballots will be sent to members in July. Convener and a member of the Executive Council of the Librarian’s Advisory Council (2017-present) The deadline for voting in the PaLA Elections is • Harwood Institute’s Public Innovators Lab and Turning Outward Initiative team member (2017-2019) August 10, 2018
8 | PaLA Bulletin APRIL/ MAY/JUNE 2018 Dana Farabaugh Ed Wolf Kelli Knapp
Dana Farabaugh is the district Ed Wolf recently started a new Kelli Knapp is the director/district consultant for the Westmoreland position as the information technology administrator for the Warren Library District. She previously served as an – reference librarian at the Peters Association/Seneca District. She worked information and community education Township Public Library. Prior to as a circulation clerk, children’s services librarian at the Altoona Area Public this, he served as the instructional assistant, cataloging manager, and Library and as the director of the reference librarian at the Bethel Park also worked for four years as a district Portage Area Public Library. Farabaugh Public Library and has been working consultant before becoming the director received her Bachelor of Arts and in libraries for the past ten years and in 2017. Kelli graduated from Clarion Master of Library and Information specializing in technology instruction. University of Pennsylvania with her Science degrees from the University of Master of Science in Library Science in Wolf holds bachelor’s degrees in English Pittsburgh. In addition to Pennsylvania 2011. literature, history, and anthropology Library Association activities, she has as well as an M.L.I.S. from the Her Pennsylvania Library Association served as an instructor for ILEAD USA University of Pittsburgh. In addition, activities have included: and was a member of the Pennsylvania he participated in Pennsylvania’s first Library Director’s Institute. • Co-Editor, PaLA Bulletin ILEAD USA program, presented for (2017-present) Her Pennsylvania Library Association PA Forward at the 2017 Pennsylvania • PA Forward Steering Committee and activities have included: Library Association Conference, and has Training Team since 2016 conducted trainings on digital archiving • Mentor, PaLA Academy of Leadership • PaLA Northwest Chapter chair (2018) for the Washington County Library Studies (present) • Chapter Vice-chair (2017) System. • Member, PA Forward Information • Chapter Intellectual Freedom Literacy Team (present) His Pennsylvania Library Association Committee representative (2016) • Chair, PaLA Annual Conference activities include: • Presented sessions at the 2015 and Committee (2017) 2017 PaLA Annual Conferences • Chair, Southwest Chapter (Current) • Member, Awards Committee (2016) • Vice-chair, Southwest Chapter (2017) Kelli has presented at staff and district • Co-chair, PA Forward Information • Presenter, 2017 PaLA Annual workshops across the commonwealth. Literacy Team (2016) Conference She was also on the team that • Secretary/treasurer, Juniata- • Member, PA Forward Training established the original Library Conemaugh Chapter (2015) Committee (2015-present) Directors Institute in 2014. • Member, PaLA Annual Conference • Member, Southwest Chapter Executive Committee (programming co-chair) Committee (2015-present) (2015) • Graduate, PaLA Academy of Leadership Studies (PALS) (2015)
APRIL/ MAY/JUNE 2018 PaLA Bulletin | 9 Pennsylvania Libraries | Moving PA Forward
BY LORA-LYNN KAHLER
The 2018 Pennsylvania Library leadership speaker to the PaLA services, and public librarians. Instead of Association Conference & Expo, Conference — James Robbins. James is a closing luncheon on Wednesday, you “Pennsylvania Libraries | Moving PA a rare mix of management consultant, can attend the legislative breakfast to Forward” takes place at the beautiful change specialist, adventurer, and hear from key Pennsylvania legislators Harrisburg Hilton, October 14-17. The motivational speaker. James is the about what is happening in government hotel itself is a destination. This urban author of Nine Minutes on Monday: The three weeks before the general election. location offers easy walking to popular Quick and Easy Way to Go from Manager to After breakfast, you’ll have the option to restaurants, and the Harrisburg Hilton Leader. Inc. Magazine has named James attend a breakout session to hone your will offer PaLA conference attendees part of the top 100 leadership speakers government official communication free validated parking, even for daily for 2018. He will help us ready our skills before traveling to the Capitol for a commuters and exhibits pass holders. staff to face their fears, take risks, find PA Libraries press conference, tours, and Conference attendees can also enjoy strength to persevere in tough times, scheduled visits to your representatives newly upgraded conference facility Wi- and contribute to the team. Join us for and senators. Fi and an impressive array of amenities his keynote presentation “Reach New Check out our website for conference including an indoor pool, the 1700° Heights” on Sunday, October 14. information: http://www.palibraries. Steakhouse with wine wall, the Ad Lib Our location, the State Capitol, offers org/?page=2018ConfInfo Craft Kitchen and bar, touch screen conference attendees a unique and information kiosks, and easy access to timely opportunity to learn about, sessions and the exhibits hall. hear from, and talk with Pennsylvania Lora-Lynn Kahler is the Director of Marketing & PaLA Academy of Leadership Studies legislators. For the first time, the Communications for York County Libraries and (PALS) participants have long enjoyed conference and expo is offering a 2018 Conference Publicity Chair. She is reading the opportunity to build leadership legislative track in addition to our Appalachian Trials: A Psychological and Emotional skills. This year we bring a tremendous customary tracks for academic, youth Guide to Thru-Hike the Appalachian Trail (Volume 1) by Zach Davis.
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10 | PaLA Bulletin APRIL/ MAY/JUNE 2018 Remembering Lois Albrecht
BY GLENN MILLER
She greeted me warmly with that broad company she and Pat Mulgrew from Oil City High School and then smile that I identify with Lois. It was formed following her years with the Clarion University. She earned her May of 1995, and it was my first day on State Library’s Bureau of Library Master’s in Library Science from the the job as the newly-minted executive Development from 1972 until 1989; University of Pittsburgh. Later, her director of the Pennsylvania Library Lois’ work included service as interim trailblazing work integrating computers Association (PaLA). She had everything director of the bureau. Few people into library service at a time when card ready at my new desk in the second- had a better handle on Pennsylvania catalogs were state-of-the-art earned floor office with sweeping views of the libraries than Lois. She knew people and her Clarion University’s Distinguished Susquehanna River. That day and each circumstances, and her insights helped Alumni Award. day that followed was marked by Lois’ me immeasurably over the years. I visited with her several years ago calm demeanor, unrelenting patience, after she moved back to western and that ever-present smile. And when Pennsylvania. We had a great time she burst into laughter, there was hardly “We will strive to carry reminiscing and laughing — she had any restraining her. on your high standard the best laugh. I thought that day and Lois was Pennsylvania Library remain convinced today that, while most Association’s interim executive director of hard work and may never know it, Pennsylvania library at that time, bridging the time between professionalism — users owe a real debt of gratitude to Lois the 10-year service of Margaret Bauer Albrecht. Through her work at the State and me. In that interim period, Lois laid hallmarks of your lifetime Library of Pennsylvania, through her the foundation that I needed to begin business, Foresight, Inc., and through my nearly 20 years as PaLA executive commitment to more her faithful support of the Pennsylvania director, and I owe her plenty for the equitable and accessible Library Association and Pennsylvania guidance and encouragement which Citizens for Better Libraries, she helped she continued to provide throughout library services for all to change the nature of library services my career with libraries. We took some Pennsylvanians.” across the commonwealth. road trips together, the first being to Thanks for everything, Lois. I will Northampton Community College for a miss you as will your family and many College and Research Division meeting. Always a strong supporter of the friends. We will strive to carry on I did not know a soul, and Lois paved Pennsylvania Library Association, Lois your high standard of hard work and the way with introductions, whispered took an active role advancing the work professionalism — hallmarks of your background, and much-needed of Pennsylvania Citizens for Better lifetime commitment to more equitable reassurance. Libraries (PCBL), helping them to and accessible library services for all grow their voice on behalf of friends of Unsurprisingly, when my appointment Pennsylvanians. libraries and trustees. Both organizations as deputy secretary was announced bestowed their highest honors on Lois in 2015, Lois was one of the first to when she received PaLA’s Distinguished call to offer congratulations and, Service Award in 1990 and PCBL’s Glenn Miller is the deputy secretary of education more importantly, support and and commissioner for libraries for Pennsylvania. He Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009. encouragement. is currently reading Playing With Fire by Lawrence Born in a small West Virginia town O’Donnell. Our paths crossed many times in her along the Ohio River, Lois graduated work with Foresight Inc., the consulting
APRIL/ MAY/JUNE 2018 PaLA Bulletin | 11 Having the Difficult Conversations - Life Planning! A lecture series at the North Pocono Public Library
BY SUSAN JEFFREY
I am a member of what is being called planning. The purpose of the series is to that providing up-to-date information the sandwich generation. We are a inform families and older adults about on these important life issues would group of adults who may still have the key elements they should have in greatly benefit our community. some responsibility for our young adult place prior to a crisis. The series consists This series connects with several of the children as well as taking care of elderly of the following sessions: PA Forward literacies. It touches on parents or relatives, and we are trying • Caring is Preparing. This session is Civic and Social Literacy by providing to care for ourselves and maybe our a lecture on planning your final life new knowledge to our community significant others, too. With all of those celebration (a.k.a. funeral preparation). about resources that are available to responsibilities, there are some things This session will repeat in the fourth help them with these life challenges. we may not think about until it’s too week Everything offered ties in to Information late. Literacy and providing our patrons • Caring for Family: Important Legal As I continue getting older and and community members with access Documents. This session helps people understanding that time stops for no to that information. Finally, the learn what documents they need in one, I’ve realized that I need to begin program correlates to Health Literacy place to take care of elderly parents giving some thought to questions like, as discussions will focus on the best such as a will, power of attorney, and a “What if something happens to me or living situation as our family members living will. my loved ones?” “Am I ready to deal age and what that scenario can mean for with this scenario? Are they?” And as I • Palliative and Supportive Care for the overall quality of life for everyone thought about these things and began to Seniors. This session will feature an involved. discuss them with my peers, I realized Area Agency on Aging representative We feel honored to bring this series two things: I’m not the only one in this as well as someone from a local to our community, and we have position, and the library could help to hospice agency who will explain already begun to see the power of the facilitate a community conversation services and options for elder care. knowledge provided. For any libraries around topics that are sometimes Proper planning really can make life interested in learning more about difficult or unpleasant to consider. much easier. There are now many this series, feel free to contact me at In January 2018, the North Pocono options for funerals. There are numerous [email protected]. Public Library began offering a legal hurdles that need to be overcome proactive approach to help our patrons to protect your family members’ assets prepare for these unavoidable events by should they require skilled-nursing care. Susan Jeffery is the North Pocono Public Library offering a four-part series around life The North Pocono Public Library felt director. She is currently reading The Last Mile by David Baldacci.
These photos were taken as a part of the library’s “Important Legal Documents” discussion in late February. In total, there were more than 40 attendees. Participants expressed their appreciation for the program, with many noting they were ready for the next session in the series. Photos courtesy of the North Pocono Public Library.
12 | PaLA Bulletin APRIL/ MAY/JUNE 2018 CALENDAR
APRIL 9 Board of Directors & Full Council Meeting PaLA Headquarters 12 PA Forward Financial Literacy Team Meeting PaLA Headquarters 13 PR & Marketing Committee Meeting PaLA Headquarters 16 Legislative Committee Meeting PaLA Headquarters 18 Organization & Bylaws Committee Meeting PaLA Headquarters 19 PA Forward Health Literacy Team Meeting PaLA Headquarters 23 PA Forward Civic & Social Literacy Team Meeting PaLA Headquarters 24 Conference Planning Meeting PaLA Headquarters 25 CRD Board Meeting PaLA Headquarters 26 PA Forward Training Team Meeting PaLA Headquarters 27 Membership Committee Meeting PaLA Headquarters MAY 18 Southwest Chapter Financial Literacy Summit Westmoreland Cty Comm. College 18 Lehigh Valley Annual Spring Conference Northampton Comm. College 21 Organization & Bylaws Committee Meeting PaLA Headquarters 24 CRD Spring Workshop Shippensburg University 29 CRD Membership Meeting Virtual 31 West Branch Spring Workshop TBA JUNE 1 Juniata Conemaugh Chapter Workshop TBA 3 Choosing Leadership by PALS Best Western Premier 3-6 Leadership Academy by PALS Best Western Premier 6-9 Directors’ Institute by PALS Best Western Premier 13 Ex Libris Society Meeting PaLA Headquarters 14 PR & Marketing Committee Meeting PaLA Headquarters 15 Board of Directors Meeting PaLA Headquarters 18 Legislative Committee Meeting PaLA Headquarters 22 PA Forward Steering Committee Meeting PaLA Headquarters
2018 Nominations & Elections Committee at Joseph T. Simpson Library: Seated (from left to right): Jeanne Clancy, Melissa Rowse, Martina Soden. Standing (from left to right): Jessica Church, Rebecca Martinazzi, Brianna Crum. Not pictured: Lugene Shelly, Cindy DeLuca. APRIL/ MAY/JUNE 2018 PaLA Bulletin | 13 Start the Membership Conversation
MARLEEN CLOUTIER
Do you know a friend, colleague, or continuing education grants to help great benefits from PaLA membership. institution who is not a Pennsylvania students interested in a career in Did you know that your library could Library Association (PaLA) member? libraries. Did you know that you can receive discounts for non-members’ Want them to join but need to suggest receive a 20% tuition discount towards conference and workshop registrations? some incentives? Here are just a few an ALA accredited MLS degree online Institutional members receive Bucks ideas to help get your conversation through Drexel University? discount codes (one for every $100 in going. dues). Each Bucks code allows one Students also receive a discounted PaLA non-member staff person to register for Are you new to Pennsylvania, or do member rate! a PaLA event at the member rate. This you know someone who is? Do you know someone looking for could translate to up to $100 in savings Join PaLA to connect with a network of work? Does your library or business for a full conference registration! colleagues who can provide valuable have positions to fill? Making a commitment makes a assistance in professional development, Tell them about the Pennsylvania powerful statement meet with peers, and expand the circle Library Association 24-hour Job Line for of valuable library contacts through With support through membership, employment listings. For institutional state, regional and local activities. the Pennsylvania Library Association and commercial members, Pennsylvania can continue to advocate on behalf of Keep an eye out this summer for the Library Association provides free, Pennsylvania libraries at the local, state, Pennsylvania Library Association unlimited Job Line postings. Use those and federal level. Membership Matters Campaign. local chapter connections to get the From July 15 to September 15, the word out that you are looking. Talk to someone about joining Pennsylvania Library Association will be today! Is your library or business a member? offering a 10% discount on membership Do you think they should be? to new members. Talk to your institutions, owners, Ask someone new to check out a local Marleen Cloutier is a cataloging assistant at and directors. Let your institutions University of Scranton, and she serves on the chapter event with you! There are a and commercial partners know that Pennsylvania Library Association’s Membership number of workshops and local social membership matters to you and that Committee. events that chapters offer every year. membership is not just for individuals. Are you a student, or do you want to Vendors, business partners, and other be one? commercial entities support PaLA through institutional membership. The Pennsylvania Library Association Libraries and other institutions receive offers awards, scholarships, and
14 | PaLA Bulletin APRIL/ MAY/JUNE 2018 Pennsylvania Library Association Awards Committee Seeks Nominations
DEADLINE: AUGUST 1, 2018
• Distinguished Service Award: This is the highest award the Association gives. It may be awarded annually to one person in recognition of exceptional meritorious statewide service to the libraries of the Commonwealth and service to the Pennsylvania Library Association. • Certificate of Merit: These awards may be given to individuals making outstanding contributions to libraries and the Pennsylvania Library Association during the past five years. • Elected Official Award: This award may be given annually to an elected official or officials for exemplary support of library service in Pennsylvania. • New Librarian Honors Award: This award honors a librarian who has been in the profession for fewer than six years. It recognizes the originality and inventive ability of a new librarian who devises new and improved methods of library service on a statewide or local level and who demonstrates promise for continued growth in librarianship. • Trustee of the Year Award: This award is presented to a public library trustee in recognition of outstanding leadership and service to library development at the local, system, district, and/or state level. • Library of the Year Award: This award is presented to a library that exhibits excellence in the following: 1. Service to the community 2. Advancing staff development 3. Leadership in and support of Association activities such as the Pennsylvania Library Association Academy of Leadership Studies (PALS) and the PA Forward initiative. Organizational membership or the library's support for individual members of the Association will be considered. General nomination criteria: All award recipients must be members of the Pennsylvania Library Association with the exception of the Trustee of the Year and Elected Official of the Year. Employees of the Association are not eligible for awards. Candidates will be evaluated only on materials submitted by the nominator(s). Responses should be 100-1000 words.
I nominate_(name)______for the (category)______Award, to be presented by the Pennsylvania Library Association in 2018. I am making this nomination because of the following (100-1000 words please; attach additional sheets if necessary):
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