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CSLA Members and Friends to Our NewsletterVolume 34 Number 8 December 2011 Welcome CSLA members and friends to our first post-conference newsletter! Those of you who became one of the IDEAL team in Pasadena: thank you for participating in one of the finest convening of expertise in our field. The workshops, concurrent sessions and publicly attended Cyber Sunday sessions were all exemplary. Barbara Duffy served as an outstanding Conference Chair and her team worked wonders! Those of you, who for whatever reason, were unable to attend, you were missed. This team is all inclusive, go to http://csla2011.wikispaces.com/ for the next best thing to being there. (Thank you, Marie Slim for this terrific resource!) The more we share, the better we all can become for our students. There are members of our IDEAL team that need our recognition and our support. Our EXHIBI- TORS are supportive of CSLA irregardless of economic downturns. The Conference Committee celebrates the opportunity to recognize our Sustaining Members: Davidson Titles, Follett WHAT’S INSIDE Library Resources, Inc., Follett Software Company, Gale/Cengage Learning, Mrs. Nelson’s Library Services, and Perma-Bound Books. These six wonderful exhibitors have gone above-and-be- CDE ......................................................2 yond in their loyalty and acknowledgment of what access, resources, and instruction means to Presidents’ Letter to Members .. 3 our students. If you have only $10.00 to spend this year, consider one of these vendors. CSLA Exhibitors from Conference ....... 4 salutes our Sustaining Members, and all of our exhibitors that made the convention hall buzz Legislative Liaison .......................... 5 with new ideas and possibilities. Please refer to the list of exhibitors included in this newsletter. There are so many wonderful options available. Technology Committee ................6 Your CSLA board is meeting on Saturday, December 3 virtually through Blackboard. As a cost Northern Notes ............................... 7 cutting measure we meet monthly virtually. Our face-to-face meeting is during the conference. Southern Snippets ......................... 9 This year, we thank the Northern and Southern Region boards for donating travel expenses to Governmental Relations ............10 allow for a face-to-face retreat held at CSULB (thank you, Dr. Farmer!) in August. There are Calendar ..........................................12 many constraints facing CSLA this year. It is this Board’s goal to be transparent. Questions were raised at the Membership Breakfast, and you will find an “Open Letter” to our membership in this issue. At our meeting Saturday, we will determine where to post agendas, minutes, and financials for our membership. These are challenging times and we all need to do more than just “imagine” the IDEAL team, we must take action. I am stepping into the shoes of giants. It is an honor to serve as your president. This is my twenty-sixth year as a teacher librarian in Long Beach Unified School District, my third year at Poly High School. I began this adventure in elementary and K-8. CSLA has been the backbone of my professional development throughout the years. I used to look in awe at the Presidents. I never imagined myself in this role. Let me be an encouragement to you. You too, can grow, serve, and grow some more. Your students will be even better served. Welcome to the team, let’s huddle up and make good things happen! I’m ready, are you? Pam Oehlman CSLA - President CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION by Barbara Jeffus, , School Library Consultant ‘Tis the Season I just couldn’t write another headline with the word “survey” in it though at this time of year it is my duty to send a reminder that the CDE Online School Library Survey is open. ‘Tis the season to stir the participation pot. If you represent one of the 370* schools with information already entered, thank you! Please, go on and California read something more fun. School Library Association *As I prepare this column while it is still November, the following counties have 950 Glenn Drive, Suite 150 zero/0 (!) participants: Folsom, CA 95630 (916) 447-2684 | (916) 447-2695 Fax Alpine, Colusa, El Dorado, Imperial, Inyo, Lake, Lassen, Mariposa, Mendocino, [email protected] | www.csla.net Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Placer, Plumas, San Benito, San Francisco, San We have provided general staff respon- Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Sutter, Tehama, Tuolumne, sibilities to assist you when contacting Yolo, Yuba. Help! If you want to see for yourself who has participated, go to https://www3. the office. If you are uncertain who cde.ca.gov/LibrarySurvey/reports/surveycountsreport.aspx It reveals participation right on staff should address your question, down to school level. please contact Deidre. Deidre Bryant To review, here are the basics: Executive Director [email protected] • Survey home page - http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/lb • Office operations and • Password for everyone typed just as it appears here: @YourLibrary administration • Executive Board liaison • Survey period – now until April 30, 2012 • Northern and Southern Sections To print a copy of what you submit, see the link to Survey Results from Current Board liaison and Prior Years on the survey home page. Select the school’s record for 2010-11. • Membership development What you will have before you is a concise, printable version of the information • Staff management you just submitted. • Staff liaison to Vice Presidents and their respective committees • Oversee website content in What can the survey do for you? The information provided over the years is conjunction with various always available online for your access. It can give you an annual snapshot of committees your school’s library whether you were working there or not. A longitudinal look • Conference program logistics is helpful for planning, informing those who allocate resource dollars, and coordination justifying requests. And let’s face it. We all work better with a deadline and that is • Exhibits coordination • Conference Committee liaison just what the survey offers every year. Teri Bearden A few examples of survey results from 2009-2010 Senior Membership & include: Technology Associate [email protected] 13,254. The average number of books in a California • Membership processing, new and renew school library collection, K-12. That is up from 13,000 • Membershipdatabase management in 2008-2009. • Conference registration • Journal advertising coordination 1993. The average copyright date of nonfiction books • Administration support found in California K-12 school libraries. That is up • Job Hotline coordination from 1992 in the prior survey. Please update your records accordingly and forward to any departments for 87% of K-12 school libraries with automated catalogs. database and billing purposes. 11% of California school offer online access to the catalog. More results to come in January! Meanwhile, let’s see if we can bounce up the participation numbers! Season’s Readings to All! 2 CSLA Newsletter, December 2011 Presidents’ Update to Members Dear CSLA Members, The presidents would like to share several questions and comments posed at the membership meeting on November 13 at the Annual Conference in Pasadena. Our message includes the questions, responses, and update on CSLA operations. Here are the questions and comments with our responses. “Why is CSLA not having a joint conference with the California Library Association next year?” The joint conference did provide a unique opportunity for our vendors to meet with school, public, academic and other library professionals simultaneously. However, over the summer, the CLA President sent a letter to CSLA’s President, Diane Alexander, expressing CLA’s appreciation for the opportunity to partner with CSLA, but indicated CLA’s decision to return to a separate conference event. The CSLA Board supports this decision. The silver lining is that it will allow CSLA far more flexibility for dates, location, and program for our members. “What is the financial position of CSLA and why did CSLA use funds from the Leadership for Diversity (LFD) fund for another purpose other than awards and scholarships?” CLA and CSLA shared the rental expense of the Sacramento Convention Center for the 2010 Annual Conference. In March 2011, CSLA learned that CLA had not been paid over $19,000 for the 2010 conference center in Sacramento. As our Treasurer Sandy Patton stated at the membership meeting, CSLA’s reserves were depleted through three years of economic downturn and deficit spending. She further noted that the CSLA Board borrowed $11,000 from the LFD fund to pay the debt to CLA. This loan still left LFD with an ample balance ($3,700) to present an award and scholarship this year. Since August, CSLA has deposited $500 per month to the LFD fund to replenish the $11,000; the balance due to LFD is $8,500. “What is the status of the administration of CSLA and the fees paid for staff and operations?” In July 2008, CSLA contracted with the Association Resource Center (ARC) to administer the day-to-day operations of the association including the conference. In 2008, the office building where CSLA leased space sold and the rent would have increased. The increase, including a part-time director and secretary, would have been greater than $10,000 per month. The Board decided that CSLA could operate more efficiently retaining a management company. However, in the current economy, this rate is more than we can afford, so we are in the process of exploring all options. Since March, the CSLA Board has been taking a more hands-on approach to management of our association. We negotiated a one-year contract with ARC that relies far more on CSLA board members performing day-to-day duties. Cost-saving measures in all areas of operation are in effect. We commit to finding the best management solutions and providing programs and services that members expect and desire.
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