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Volume 92, No 3 Fall 2016 Published by the TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION President’s Letter: Ideas, Values, & Meaning...... 70 Walter Betts Membership in TLA is open to any Editorial: Onward! ...... 71 individual or institution interested in Texas libraries. Gloria Meraz

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69 Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 President’s Perspective by Walter Betts

convention center with general sessions Innovation: Ideas, featuring national speakers, hundreds of break-out programs, and an exhibit hall Values, & Meaning full of library vendors. This is the result of several major changes spread out over a nnovation is a key measure for number of years. Isuccessful libraries and librarians. But it is more than novel ideas; it is better Change does not have to be big; minor defined as “translating an idea or concept tweaks can be powerful, too. The 2017 into something that creates value.” Program Committee’s goals include “providing opportunities for attendees Creating value is key. My curious mind to gain the skills necessary to succeed has always overflowed with ideas; and as in a fast changing world and become a teen, I would share these ideas with my innovative future-ready professionals” very practical father. Most of the time he and “supplying attendees with practical would look me straight in the eye and say, tools and resources to create challenging “Son, that’s a great idea. It’s just not worth yet achievable plans that will remarkably a damn.” My father was not being overly impact their careers, libraries and Walter Betts harsh; this was his way of encouraging me communities.” In order to achieve these to think through my ideas before I opened goals, we are: my mouth. • Eliminating the 80 and 110 minute How do we ensure our ideas have value? program slots. Why? Scheduling will and expert panels, comprised of 13 library Guy Kawaski describes innovation as hard, be much easier with a uniform time directors, to explore special competencies risky work. He states that you have to be period, but more importantly shorter needed by library administrators at the willing to fail and be prepared to polarize sessions allow adults to learn more highest level. This inaugural Executive people. Innovation comes from radical information and to retain it longer. Leadership Immersion focused on helping and incremental change. It must support • Creating digital badges. Why? The participants create plans to bring large- overarching goals; or, to use Kawasaki’s scale ideas to fruition. phrase, innovation must make meaning. MacArthur Foundation argues that “digital badges validate learning.” These are just an example of TLA’s many Kawaski uses the food preservation Members who attend specific sets great ideas, but do they meet my father’s business as an example. Ice harvesters in of programs will receive badges as test? The annual conference supports the late 19th century provided a state of evidence of the skills that they have “continuous improvement towards the art solution – until ice factories sprang learned. excellence in libraries and librarianship.” up in the early 1900s. Thirty years later, • Eliminating “show and tell” programs. TLA’s marketing campaign promotes ice deliveries disappeared as consumers Why? There is nothing wrong with public awareness of the value libraries adopted the electric refrigerator. Each bring to their communities. TLA is of these innovations brought immediate sharing one’s success; however, presenters need to teach attendees how committed to leadership development and value; however, this value was not helping librarians develop the skill sets sustained. Owners of ice harvesting to replicate that success. Programs must provide some sort of “take-away.” needed to lead “dynamic, vibrant library operations did not open ice factories, and services.” Our ideas not only pass my owners of ice factories did not become Innovation at TLA extends beyond our father’s test, they are innovations that make refrigerator manufacturers. Because these conference; our units and committees meaning. industries defined themselves by what are full of great ideas. On September 15, they did and not why they did it, their Power Up at Your Library Day, all Texas individual ideas lost value, and they faded libraries were invited to “to help promote Kawasaki, Guy. “The Art of Innovation: into history. technology, innovation, and creativity in Guy Kawasaki at TEDxBerkeley.” TEDX: Rethink. Redefine. Recreate. Our annual conference is the epitome of their communities.” This initiative is a key innovation that creates sustained value. part of the PR & Marketing Committee’s 2014. Accessed June 19, 2016. http:// Not many of our members remember the Ideas Powered: It’s What We Do campaign. goo.gl/nLMMWH. days when we met at a single hotel and I invite you to learn more at www. “Strategic Long Range Plan, 2016-2019.” the program consisted of one track of poweredlibraries.org/power-up/. Texas Library Association. April 22, plenary sessions. My experience has always In August, 54 librarians from all types of 2016. Accessed July 25, 2016. http:// been a conference that occupied a major libraries joined ALA President Julie Todaro www.txla.org/strategic-plan. J

70 Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 Editorial by Gloria Meraz Onward! he Texas Library Association is a As you likely suspect, I will always be a Tworld-class organization that is great fan of TLA and you. I carry with populated by incredible people and soars me all the extraordinary lessons I have A Moment of to be even more than its extraordinary learned about the profession, service, and Editorial Privilege parts. The power of TLA has always a love of learning through my work at come from its members and leaders. We TLA. I am indebted to you all beyond To the people who got me started at all share a passion for what we do; but measure. Thanks for your support, TLA and helped me find my way, thank more importantly, we all share a deep commitment, smarts, generosity, and you. I am here because of you, Rhoda commitment to each other. unwavering devotion to libraries and Goldberg and Mark Smith With all the ups and downs of budget TLA. You truly are amazing. To the incredible Legislative Committee years, the push and pulls within our own Here is what I really want to stress. Chairs who led with such grace and institutional settings, TLA has been a Libraries move forward. Librarians and skill, you are heroes! Rhoda Goldberg, shelter, advocate, partner, and bridge for all the people who work in them and Julie Todaro, Jana Knezak, Carol Brey, expertise, growth, and community. And support them are the muscle behind Joyce Baumbach, Susan Mann, Rebecca lifelong friendships – the kind that keep that momentum. Whatever happens, us growing personally and professionally. our community responds and surges Sullivan, and Jennifer LaBoon. I truly believe this ingredient of ahead. With your energy and TLA’s community and comradery is the source I thank all of the members of TLA’s infrastructure for action, all things are of strength for TLA Legislative Committees, Executive possible. Board, and past presidents! I wish Few other state library associations can boast of serving all types of librarians We are always at a time of change – everyone understood how much through CE, advocacy, professional whether it seems to affect us directly energy and love you all give the dialog, PR, networking, and so much or not. If we look carefully, we see the profession. more. TLA brings diverse people signs. See an opportunity? That means To the second-to-none, uber committed, together, and this can’t help but create something in your landscape has shifted an environment ripe for embracing new to welcome a new experience, a new talented, fun, and supreme staff of experiences and new challenges. After all, approach, a new partnership. So, I say TLA: you make MAGIC! My absolute that is the whole reason for joining ranks: onward to the next challenge. The things gratitude to all, especially Mary Ann to meet the future with a great team on that change are always mastered with Emerson, Ted Wanner, Elise Walker, what remains constant: commitment, your side. Cindy Boyle, Sara Ortiz, Kasey Hyde, passion, energy, expertise, a willingness to If I’m sounding like a commercial, then Catherine Lee, Bonnie Walker, Nan Ellis, I’m doing just what I want: to proclaim grow, and reinforcements. That’s where you, your colleagues, and TLA come in. and the whole TLA Team. You make us LOUDLY, CLEARLY, and ABSOLUTELY all look good! that TLA makes a lasting impact on our So, meet that new administrator with lives, and I believe strongly in what it does. confidence; you are ready to lay out To Pat Smith, my mentor, best-ever all that you and your library will make model for good and gracious behavior, I began my new position as Assistant happen. Greet that new constituency; leader, top banana, partner-in-crime, State Librarian at the Texas State Library you have so much to offer. Roll out the and Archives Commission in August. So, DEAREST red carpet for that new program; you sage, mischief buddy, and by the time you get publication, I will be will make it a success! Embrace that FRIEND, thank you. There are not at my new library home. I am honored to new technology; you will be the boss of enough pages to say what you mean have been given this opportunity to serve it and use it to serve your customers or to me, list all you have given, or the library, archives, and information services communities in new ways. It’s students. elaborate on how I, TLA, and libraries an adventure, one that I am so looking You all have the power. You all are the have achieved so much because of you. forward to undertaking! I am thrilled muscle. TLA is with you. You make us all Thank you all. J to be working with the talented staff at strong. Onward! TSLAC.

Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 71 students to earn a high school diploma with success in college, dual enrollment Dual Credit and associate’s degree simultaneously. particularly prepares students for college- Texas has 164 early college high schools, level academic work. Students also benefit with 16 more set to open in 2016-17. from exposure to expectations about the in Texas: Aimed broadly at increasing higher time and habits required to succeed at education enrollment and easing the college-level work, especially when taking classes at the college campus and not at college transition, dual credit programs their high school or online. Challenges are part of a toolbox of college and career readiness strategies receiving federal For high schools, dual credit is a low- funding through the Every Student cost way to broaden curriculum options, and Succeeds Act, passed last December as a especially in low-income or rural school fix for No Child Left Behind. Although districts. Funding from the federal Opportunities dual credit programs can benefit students government or partner colleges may pay as well as secondary and higher education to train its teachers, and courses that take institutions, critics question their place on college campuses or career centers for Libraries academic rigor and ability to prepare relieve high schools from the cost of students for college. Libraries play an specialized lab or career training facilities. important role in that equation: despite Colleges and universities also benefit from by Jane D. Stimpson the challenges of connecting dual credit dual credit partnerships. Not only do they students with library resources, there are ual enrollment in its various strengthen the “vital communications forms has been around for many opportunities for collaboration link” between high schools and higher decades, but you may be hearing between school and academic librarians education, they also provide a financial aboutD it more than ever lately. The to better prepare students for college and incentive. In Texas, both high schools number of high school students taking career success. and colleges receive state funding for dual college courses for postsecondary credit The Promise and Peril credit. Community colleges especially rely has grown over 7% annually nationwide on state funding based on contact hours, during the last 15 years. Of the nearly of Dual Credit and dual credit students increase their 1.5 million high school students in Texas It’s not hard to see why dual credit courses share of the pot. who participated in some kind of dual appeal to both students and parents. Faced Despite the financial and academic enrollment in fall 2015, over 133,000 were with soaring tuition, dual credit can save benefits of dual credit to students and receiving dual credit, a number that has students time and money by shortening institutions, there are doubts about its more than tripled over the last 10 years. the time to earning a degree or certificate. scalability and effectiveness. Even 10 years “Dual enrollment” refers to any In Texas, decisions about who pays for ago, educators wrote of the “inherent partnership between an institute of higher dual credit courses are made at the local tension between opening access and education and a local education agency level. Most community colleges waive all ensuring that only students ready for enabling high school students to enroll or some of the costs, though universities college-level work participate in college in postsecondary classes and earn transfer tend not to do so. At my community courses.” As dual credit expands in Texas, credit. “Dual credit” is a type of dual college, the largest in Houston, dual those worries only increase. enrollment in which juniors and seniors credit students pay for textbooks and State law sets eligibility requirements receive both high school and college credit fees, but not tuition. Earning transferable for academic dual credit; students must for the same course. Unlike exam-based college credit while in high school means demonstrate college readiness by either courses for college credit like Advanced fewer credits required to finish a degree passing a Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Placement (AP) and International once students enroll in a postsecondary assessment or proving they are TSI- Baccalaureate (IB), taken largely by high- institution, saving them time and money. exempt based on other test scores or achieving students, dual credit students Advocates of dual credit also say their transcripts. The growing popularity are not necessarily high-achievers and exposing high school students to college of dual credit courses, coupled with earn credit immediately upon course courses improves college outcomes like increasing ways to access them, has led completion. enrollment, persistence, and retention, Texas higher education commissioner In 2010-11, 82% of U.S. public high and eases the transition to college. One Raymund A. Paredes to worry that “we are schools reported students taking dual study in Texas found that dual enrollment going to admit students into these courses credit courses; of those schools, 93% students in the 2004 graduating class were who aren’t ready for college...[and] rigor reported students in academic courses more likely to enroll in a two or four year will be diminished.” and 59% reported students in technical institution and complete a college degree As enrollment grows, so does the demand or vocational courses. Early college high than students who did not participate in for qualified instructors. Texas law requires schools start the pathway even earlier, dual enrollment. It’s thought that since a colleges to hire and evaluate dual credit starting at ninth grade and allowing rigorous high school course load correlates instructors by the same standards as

72 Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 adjunct faculty hired to teach the same librarians eager to support dual credit institutions. Dual credit represents course to college students on campus. students in their institutions. Though a natural bridge between school and Skeptics say that as “demand for [dual state law requires access, it doesn’t specify academic librarians that is fertile ground credit] classes intensifies and the pool minimum standards or how to provide it. for outreach and collaboration. When of qualified teachers is constrained, Dual credit students taking courses on the institutions are relatively close, librarians enforcement has been spotty.” Though college campus naturally have full access and dual credit instructors can collaborate state law also stipulates dual credit courses to the campus library, but students who by bringing dual credit classes to campus be equal in rigor and assessment as the take dual credit classes at their high school for library tours of the academic library same course taught on campus, some or online often cannot travel to the main and instruction sessions; academic higher education administrators are campus. How can librarians connect those librarians can also travel to high schools to starting to fear dual credit amounts to students with appropriate and timely show students and staff how to use online nothing more than “relabeled high-school instruction and resources? college resources. Many academic libraries courses.” That attitude may lead students The barriers are plentiful. Some are promote online resources specifically to waste time accumulating credits that technological. According to state law and geared toward dual credit students through LibGuides, course LMS pages, won’t ultimately count towards their the Association of College and Research and virtual reference services. degree. Public colleges in Texas must Libraries Standards for Distance Library accept credits earned at another college Services, dual credit students are entitled However, building a sustained program through dual credit, but universities with to online library access and research help, of outreach and collaboration takes time, doubts about a course’s rigor may not but often encounter basic challenges staff, and resources that few libraries apply the credit towards a student’s major, that prevent access, like not having login can support, though there are examples. defeating dual credit’s promise to decrease credentials or school district firewalls Colorado State University’s LSTA- time and cost of a college degree. blocking access to college databases. grant funded “Senior to Sophomore But the biggest criticism about dual Even if students do have access to online Information Literacy Program” connects credit is that it doesn’t adequately prepare academic library resources, another barrier school librarians, dual credit instructors students for the academic and mental is making sure students know they exist and students, and university librarians transition to college. Composition and have timely instruction on using them through ongoing conversations among instructors at Colorado State University effectively. all participants about the importance of information literacy instruction in dual report feeling that students who took Both school and academic librarians have credit courses. Indiana’s Project HAIL composition classes through dual trouble reaching students in dual credit (Hoosiers and Information Literacy) is a enrollment did not demonstrate “the courses; instructors may feel they do not “joint effort by librarians from all fields... same level of understanding of research have the class time or students do not to actively promote information literacy techniques” as students who had taken need library instruction, and academic skills for all ages” that identified dual the entire sequence on campus as college librarians may not be able to travel to high credit as a primary concern. A similar students. Dual credit students who take schools for outreach. It is difficult to find partnership at Indiana University - classes at their high schools, in classes the time, staff, and resources to forge and Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) composed entirely of their high school maintain connections with librarians at connects school media specialists and peers, miss the experience of navigating the partner institutions your dual credit academic librarians through professional the college environment. They may arrive students attend. Students taking dual development workshops, on-site visits, on college campuses with dozens of credits credit classes at a high school without a and access to each other’s online resources. under their belt but still be unprepared for full-time school librarian or any librarian The partnership successfully leveraged the transition to college. at all are at an even greater disadvantage. high school librarians to be “ambassadors” Challenges and Opportunities An added challenge for academic to university library resources. for Libraries Serving Dual librarians is that many students enroll Dual credit is an opportunity for school in general education courses like Credit Students and academic librarians to come together composition, speech, and history for to reach an underserved population and For school and academic librarians, dual dual credit. Those courses typically have demonstrate their worth. Librarians credit raises concerns about equity of a research component and are the most can provide instruction in each other’s access to library resources and information common in which librarians deliver classrooms, help each other understand literacy instruction. Texas law states that instruction. When librarians miss teaching their institution’s expectations and dual credit students must be able to first-year information literacy skills in resources, and better serve dual credit “utilize the same or comparable support dual credit classes, those students may students who may be struggling to succeed services that are afforded college students enter four-year universities unprepared for in their college courses. It is also a chance on the main campus,” including “timely college level research. to advocate for certified school librarians and efficient access to...learning materials Despite the challenges, there are many in every school that serves dual credit (e.g., library resources).” This poses examples of librarians working together students. Efforts are ongoing in Texas to unique challenges and opportunities for to support dual credit programs at their partner with organizations like the Texas

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74 Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 Discovery & Making in the Library: Two Specialized Spaces in Austin Community College Libraries

by Ashley Carr, Carrie Gits, Molly Dahlström as part of his vision. Project Enable is of planning for a celebration, a review Ledbetter, Melinda Townsel, and Betsy Young also consistent with the college’s focus on of a myriad of other libraries identified accessibility, universal design and learning, very few library environments or similar and the Student Success Initiative. Its Centers. Of those Centers which were Exciting things assistive devices and software can be used similar in vision, Project Enable was to meet the learning needs of all students determined to be one of the very few are happening in the libraries who rely on adaptive technology to be environments offering this unique of Austin Community College! independent researchers. Project Enable focus and commitment to cutting-edge also helps educate the community about resources and services offered by expert Not only is our cutting-edge, specialized assistive technology and universal design users. Discovery Center Project Enable and learning. celebrating the anniversary of five highly Finally, five years of success illustrates that successful years later this year, but our The Project Enable Center employs Project Enable is designed to ensure that new and innovative BatLab makerspace is individuals with experience using the no students are left behind as they pursue rocketing towards equal success! But what Center so they can assist other users in their postsecondary education and as they are these environments and how do they the exploration and use of resources. study and research in ACC libraries. By employing users with this unique support teaching and learning? The BatLab Project Enable In addition to ACC’s “homegrown” Project Enable is a unique Project Enable Discovery Center, ACC Discovery Center for differently- Library Services has started participating abled learners that complements in the national trend of “libraries as the college’s other efforts that makerspaces.” This year-old library provide inclusive learning makerspace initiative has included experiences. Project Enable aims benchmarking of other makerspace to support students with different successes, a design of makerspace model learning preferences and to help elements unique to ACC, as well as a students overcome any barriers program that includes partnerships and to communicating and learning. cooperation with other staff and faculty at Center resources provide access the college. to assistive technology in diverse ACC’s makerspace process began in formats to help address varied response to President Obama’s challenge learning needs and preferences. in the summer of 2014, when an ACC Project Enable also operates as an expertise, the students teach electronics department tutor began a assistive technology petting zoo where each other how to use assistive volunteer program to offer free, informal students and staff alike can experiment technology, software, and with devices such as Arduino kits, Braille devices. Thus, Project Enable is labelers, Dragon Speech Recognition based on peer-to-peer learning Software, large-key keyboards, experiences and its community magnification aids, talking calculators, grows bigger every semester. and much more. Additionally, Project Enable Project Enable is a response to a has instruction guides for items recommendation from ACC’s College in the Project Enable inventory, Accessibility Committee (CAC) to so all Center users can work establish a platform for students independently to learn to use to experiment with new assistive hardware devices and software software. The CAC recommendation was instead of always relying on the proposed by Marshall Levett a professor Project Enable staff. and student counselor at ACC’s Eastview On November 1, 2016, Campus. Professor Levett recently retired Project Enable celebrates its from ACC, yet Project Enable continues fifth anniversary and, as part

Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 75 workshops in physical computing to all 2015. Each week the BatLab encourages to have clearly stated them on their website. ACC students, faculty, and staff. To meet students, faculty, and staff to “come join The BatLab aligns its activities with the student demand, weekly open meetups our noise!” – reminding everyone that following Student Learning Outcomes: were added in the spring of 2015 at the libraries are not always quiet and that is new Highland Campus (HLC). These were okay! • Explored topics (followed along, asked attended by ACC students and faculty questions) Today’s BatLab identifies itself as “a pop-up • Engagement in problem-solving from a variety of academic departments, makerspace for all ACC students, faculty, including Architectural and Engineering (troubleshooting) and staff interested in doing hands-on, • Developed project idea (new or Computer Aided Design, Music, real-world, multidisciplinary projects in an Computer Science, Art, and Electronics modified) informal, co-curricular setting.” Providing • BatLab resources used to explore topics and Advanced Technologies. Although this type of service and access to a variety these meetups only used a campus (utilizing available resources to find of resources in all formats only furthers the potential projects and solve design conference room on a temporary basis, the mission of both libraries and makerspaces “pop-up” makerspace still attracted students challenges) to support democratized access to cutting- • Related results to peers (collaborating to come tinker, learn, and work on their edge information, tools, and technology. own projects, which included repairing and with peers, teachers, and experts across building robots, light displays, a Halloween ACC’s BatLab has now expanded from disciplines) automation controller, and a jacket that weekly Maker Meetups to include pop-up Frequently asked questions about the controlled DJ equipment. events at other campus libraries; class visits; BatLab include queries on these Student and widely-successful maker kits, which ACC library staff at HLC became aware of Learning Outcomes (SLOs), hardware and check out for two weeks at a time. To date software available in pop-up sessions, and the weekly meetups organized by classroom there are over 60 attendees at the weekly faculty and attended a few to learn more. kits that check out (range of activities and Meetups. Students come together to attend processes). Immediately, library staff envisioned how workshops on 3D printing, Arduino, and the library could align its services and Raspberry Pi, and return each week to One of the most successful aspects of resources (and even design new service) work on their own projects among their the initiative include 15 different types to further promote and support the peers. Student (and faculty) participants of circulating BatLab kits that include makerspace initiative, all while keeping a represent departments from across the starter kits like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and pop-up model given limited library spaces. curriculum – English and government to Makey Makey. Additional kits focusing on robotics and electronics also circulate to In the summer of 2015, library staff engineering and dental hygiene. BatLab enhance these starter kits and include Pixy requested seed money to purchase representatives have attended eight events Cameras, SparkFun Robots, and AdaFruit materials, resources, and design kits for at several other, different campus libraries Wave Shields. These circulating kits became makerspace meetups in the library. These and locations and visited nine classes. available in January 2016 and circulation library meetups, designed for students, Partly because of these events, the BatLab’s is currently over 52 checkouts, with the faculty, and staff in ANY discipline, goal of reaching hundreds of students Arduino and Raspberry Pi kits being the provided opportunities for exploration and across the college, regardless of program most popular. experimentation. Following an assessment or major, is being met. There is a strong of the diverse world of makerspace belief among makerspace managers Finally, the BatLab is growing and evolving, activities, library staff chose to create kits that makerspaces in libraries are most and it continues to work on defining its to check out at the HLC library and all successful in meeting their goals when role and mission in library services and other (10) ACC libraries. In addition to those goals are tied to measurable learning its support of student success across the these kits, library staff also decided to outcomes and constructivist learning college. As it evolves, the Maker Meetup design learning objectives for makerspace environments (Designer Librarian). Several project will expand, workshop offerings activities. other academic libraries have tied their will continue to grow, student learning outcomes will be refined, a 3D printing In the fall of 2015, the HLC library started makerspace programs and activities to the ACRL Information Literacy Framework policy will be defined and implemented, hosting and supporting weekly Maker and kit circulation will grow to include Meetups on Friday and Saturday mornings. (San Diego State University) and critical thinking outcomes (NCSU Hunt Library). more kits to keep up with demand. ACC A Library Services Makerspace cross- libraries welcome tours of resources by campus team was assembled to further the ACC’s makerspace initiatives fall in line interested librarians. Come visit us! J initiative within the department. The team with the bigger picture of Texas K-12 worked diligently in the fall to identify libraries often partnering with public the goals, mission, Student Learning libraries to tie their maker activities to Carrie Gits and Melinda Townsel are Outcomes, assessment methods, and TEKS-aligned curriculum and learning head librarians; and Ashley Carr, establish an ongoing budget to support objectives. Accordingly, ACC is among the Molly Dahlström Ledbetter, and Betsy this new venture. As a result, the BatLab few higher education academic libraries Young are faculty librarians at Austin (affectionately named after the college’s to have identified programmatic Student Community College. Riverbat mascot) was launched in late Learning Outcomes for its makerspace and

76 Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 webinar that was broadcast According to the Pew Research Center to four regional branch Survey report, January 16, 2014, locations and was archived E-Reading Rises as Device Ownership for later viewing by those Jumps, almost half of readers under 30 Librarians unable to attend. read an e-book in the past year. APL launched OverDrive to Who would have thought that the its customers on Saturday, Virtual Library would overtake the NeededNovember 5, 2011 via OverDrive’s circulation of the physical library? Digital Bookmobile. It was parked Today, the monthly circulation within by Sandra Cannon Still at the Hampton Branch at Oak Hill. the APL Virtual Library is usually Curious customers inundated staff with 95,000+. In 2014-2015, the Virtual “Your books are due in two questions: What is an e-book? What is an Library circulation increased by 39%. e-audiobook? What devices do I need to This year, 2015-2016, it increased 61%. weeks, and a book that you access OverDrive? What is the difference OverDrive, alone, is currently at 944,434 between e-pub and PDF? Cheat sheets with five more months of the calendar turned in was due yesterday, so for different devices and FAQ sheets were year remaining. Based upon last year’s distributed to anyone who wanted them. circulation count, OverDrive will be at you have a fine of 25 cents.” The answers to those questions today are 1,291,903 by December 31. That is over common knowledge among digital users. a million circulations within one year. This interaction was a common On opening day for APL’s Virtual Librarians are information specialists occurrence in libraries before myriad Library, its collection of e-books and of opportunities afforded by digital who facilitate access to information and e-audiobooks contained approximately lifelong learning. Rapid technological technologies. Today, we may never even 1800 titles, including current fiction see many of our customers, and those changes demand that librarians be and nonfiction for adults, children, and trained to answer customers’ questions customers never have fines. Why? They teens; Spanish language materials; 34,000 are customers of the Austin Public about how they can access digital content public domain titles; and 600 Disney from any digital device. To be able to Library (APL) Virtual Library. Through Digital books. this service model, a customer accesses immediately respond to customers’ Today APL’s Virtual Library collection our OPAC (online), checks out materials questions and to have someone interact has expanded from OverDrive, to include online, or streams the content through with a vendor’s technology staff, APL OneClick (Recorded Books), Freegal a browser or downloads the content to hired an electronic resource librarian who music (Library Ideas), hoopla (MidWest a device. We might see a customer only monitors and troubleshoots the Virtual Tape), Zinio magazines, and ODILO once a year when they come into the Library. (Spanish and English separate platforms). library to renew their library card by The librarians may miss the personal verifying their address. Ironically, in addition to traditional face-to-face contact with many of their media (newspaper, television and The 2015 State of America’s Libraries: customers; however, virtual libraries radio) and flyers for promotion, APL’s A Report from the American Library allow shifting of resources to benefit their Virtual Library marketing campaign Association reported that libraries are customers. It has changed the usage of now saturates digital media (Facebook, transforming communities, schools, space and has provided opportunities Twitter, Instagram, Flickr, Soundcloud, and campuses by offering 24/7 virtual for customers to access up-to-date iTunes, Google+, YouTube, and APL access to e-Books and digital materials. information. APL’s print reference blogs). Research shows that families are collection is considerably smaller than it increasing their access to digital media. The Public Libraries in the United States was just five years ago. Online reference Survey: Fiscal Year 2013 reported that materials can be accessed anywhere, at A benefit of the digital era is that APL “public libraries circulated 2.4 billion any time. There are very few physical is issuing library cards to new customers materials in FY 2013, a 10-year increase encyclopedias being printed. When a who only want to access digital material. of 25.4 percent. There has been a slowing new edition is purchased, the old edition To meet this new demand, APL in overall circulation in recent years, with cannot even be sold at APL’s Recycled contracted with OverDrive, a digital a decrease of 3.6 percent since a peak in Read Bookstore, because no one content vendor, to create our Virtual FY 2010. However, circulation has not Library. declined at the same rate as in-person In preparation for the introduction visitation, which may be explained of OverDrive’s digital materials, APL by the increase in access to digital Who would have thought that the partnered with OverDrive to inform materials that can be accessed and train its staff. An OverDrive remotely.” Virtual Library would overtake the representative was on hand to demonstrate and answer questions via a circulation of the physical library?

Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 77 purchases it. No longer is there a large list of standing orders for subscriptions to newspapers, periodicals, phone books, and travel guides. Publishing companies have eliminated many of the physical titles for online content only. by Patrick Ferrell The customers have adapted to the ive-year-oldKatelyn’s Katelyn Vincik was technological advances and so have born without a fully developed his skill producing high-quality 3D prints. librarians. Technical services staff left hand and is on a waiting He was eager to apply these 3D-printing has learned about platform fees and Flist for a professional prosthetic skills to a greater purpose and said, “When subscriptions fees as well as all of the device. Through their research Katelyn’s need presented itself, I jumped at lending models that impact the budget. and contacts, her parents learned the opportunity to use this technology for a Some of the lending models are pay-per- about the e-NABLE Community worthy end.” use, metered access, simultaneous use, (enabling thefuture.org), a world-wide and one copy/one user. All have impacted The Vinciks made the two-hour drive organization of volunteers who develop from their home in Victoria to Houston the library’s materials budget and how it and share designs for prosthetics is managed. and visited the Freeman Branch Library to that can be 3D printed at low cost. meet with a team of staff and volunteers Since Austin is referred to as the Live Anyone with access to a 3D printer to discuss options for making Katelyn a Music Capital of the World, the Virtual can download and print the required prosthetic. The selected option was the Library has been a boon to APL. It now parts. Kimberly Vincik, Katelyn’s “Unlimbited Arm,” a design developed by has a designated media librarian who mother, contacted Harris County volunteers in Britain. This device straps interacts with local musicians, attends Public Library (HCPL) to see what to the triceps and lower arm and features local music meetings, and attends the 3D printing options were available. a gripping hand which opens and closes music/film festivals. APL utilizes digital HCPL is home to the Jocelyn H. Lee as the wearer bends her elbow. Although vendors by loading local musicians’ Innovation Lab, and fortunately for the Innovation Lab team had no prior works for circulation. Katelyn, the Innovation Lab is home experience with prosthetics, Katelyn’s The Virtual Library allows APL to be to a fantastic community of maker arms were measured and the team started more responsive to a dynamic Austin volunteers who were eager to help. to work making the device – in pink and community. APL has transformed When Jocelyn H. Lee passed away purple, Katelyn’s favorite colors. itself to provide the most up-to-date in 2012, he left a sizeable bequest to Mike took the lead in preparing the files information to its customers, to partner the Clear Lake City-County Freeman and printing the parts; but shortly after more with its community’s initiatives, Branch Library, one of 26 branches in the project began, all of the 3D printers and to provide online access to its local the HCPL system. With input from in the Innovation Lab suffered unrelated culture. Whether staffing brick and the branch staff and encouragement malfunctions. While staff and volunteers mortar libraries or virtual ones, librarians from HCPL administration, Branch worked to repair the machines, Mike will still be needed. The Austin Public Manager Jim Johnson honored Mr. coordinated with Robert Bannon, another Library is definitely “more than books” Lee’s gift through the creation of a J Innovation Lab volunteer, to print parts – and our community appreciates it! library makerspace – the Jocelyn H. Lee on Robert’s personal machine until the Innovation Lab (JHLIL). This staffed, Innovation Lab printers were again dedicated space opened in early 2015 Sandra Cannon is the division operational. Printing a prosthetic had been and quickly gained recognition in the on Robert’s “bucket list,” and he was eager manager for collection and Houston-area maker community as a to contribute. “Let [the Vincik family] cataloging services at valuable resource for equipment access, know that my machine, filament, and time Austin Public Library. training classes and a growing culture of are at their disposal,” he said. This sidetrack patrons with diverse backgrounds and had an unanticipated benefit – due to his a shared passion for making, tinkering, machine configuration, some of the parts and creative pursuits of all stripes. Robert made on his personal printer had After a few email and phone call much higher quality than would have exchanges with Katelyn’s family, library been possible on the Innovation Lab staff put out a request for JHLIL printers. volunteers interested in helping on the Katelyn’s Unlimbited Arm required about project. Michael Craig was the first of three dozen parts printed using PLA several volunteers to answer the call. He (polylactic acid – a nontoxic material began using the 3D printers when they commonly used for 3D printing). were introduced at the Freeman Branch Altogether, this totals 22 hours of Library in 2014 and is recognized for printing time assuming everything goes

78 Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 joint using parts from the local hardware been wanting for so long and seeing store. This was a great improvement for a bright future with new possibilities function and durability, and the team for your child.” There are plenty of in the Innovation Lab is considering intangible benefits too – both for incorporating this upgrade into future individuals who put their talents designs. towards this worthwhile cause and for This remarkable group effort – from the community of JHLIL volunteers Armright the first time. The parts were then as a whole, strengthened through the hand-finished to remove any remaining a world-wide network of designers who freely distribute the model files, teamwork of making Katelyn’s ‘bright bits of plastic. The triceps and forearm future’ a reality. sections required an extra, critical step to the support provided by HCPL – thermoforming. To improve printing administration and staff, to the Jocelyn H. Lee was a long-time Clear performance, these are printed flat, but fabrication and assembly of parts Lake resident who valued his local they needed to be curved to fit around by JHLIL volunteers, to the key public library and the benefits it Katelyn’s arm. The plastic parts were improvements made by the family – provided his own life. Mr. Lee’s bequest, heated in a hot water bath to become demonstrates the value and importance along with ongoing support from malleable, then molded to give the of a connected community in solving the Friends of Freeman Library and a required shapes. Once cooled, the PLA real-life problems. And the nexus for this dedicated cadre of staff and volunteers, has expanded the Freeman Branch plastic again becomes rigid and holds the group effort to give a child the use of her Library’s ability to improve the lives of new form. hand was the public library. others. In her note of thanks, Kimberly The Innovation Lab exists in an These 3D-printed parts were combined Vincik says: with additional fasteners, bands, and intersection of art and technology that “You have impacted our lives in a other hardware to complete the assembly attracts patrons with a range of ages, way that we will always be thankful of a working prosthetic arm. All told, the skill levels, and talents. One of its key resources is a community of makers for. Katelyn is already a different pro-rated cost of parts was less than $50. person in just the two days she’s had Compared to the cost of a professionally eager to share with one another, and building that community is perhaps the this hand… You are a very large part made prosthetic hand ($6,000 - $10,000), of that happiness.” J it’s easy to see the financial benefits of most important work of the makerspace. these 3D-printed designs – particularly for From the temporary partnerships formed during a 90-minute class to the children who may need new prosthetics as Patrick Ferrell is the Innovation Lab they grow throughout childhood. friendships and business relationships sparked by casual interactions during trainer at Clear Lake City-County While low cost, these 3D-printed parts are open lab periods, the Innovation Lab is a Freeman Branch Library, Harris generally not as durable as professionally community center for makers. County Public Library. manufactured hardware. The team had John Colborn is another JHLIL volunteer concerns about the robustness of some of who provided key engineering support the smaller printed parts and considered Katelyn and her little sister on Katelyn’s prosthetic arm project. Photo used by permission of the Vincik family metal replacements – particularly for the He said, “Through my involvement with elbow joint. But they decided to take the Innovation Lab’s training programs, advantage of a sudden opportunity to I have met astronauts, engineers, rocket personally deliver the arm and then send scientists, physicists, artists, teachers, software improved replacement parts later on, after developers and race-car drivers. You have the Katelyn was able to test the device. opportunity to meet and work with people On a Saturday afternoon in late July, with from all kinds of backgrounds who also are Katelyn’s extended family coincidentally learning and exploring the possibilities of the gathered for a party, Katelyn received a technology.” present of her own. “My new hand!” she Providing access to fabrication tools may exclaimed when she unwrapped it and be a relatively new role for libraries, but “After slipped it on. Her mother said, makerspaces are just another example [Katelyn] put it on the tears built up in our of how public libraries provide crucial eyes as she told her little sister, ‘we can hold community resources that change lives hands now’.” every day. In this case, Katelyn’s benefit Katelyn’s family were shown some of the was heartwarming and tangible – a concerns about the design and potential prosthetic that allows her to grasp and weak points, and they discussed options hold with her left hand. As Kimberly for improvements. Katelyn’s father, Casey Vincik wrote, “There is nothing better Vincik, later fashioned a new elbow than to see your child get something they’ve

Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 79 dramatically. The position may focus settled on the name “Copyright and on the needs of library users or may Access,” because it emphasizes that issues Introducing the provide copyright assistance across the other than copyright law are becoming organization. The position is most often increasingly important in our ability to located within the library, but in some provide access to works, such as the move Copyright cases elsewhere, such as administration or from ownership to licensing. At this point, instructional design. Importantly, these we were ready to move forward! & Access positions rarely require a J.D. (though a In December 2014, I created an online J.D. is often a “preferred” qualification). petition and posted to all TLA division Interest Group! But for most librarians, copyright is lists an email explaining the purpose simply one other area of professional of the IG and providing a link to the by Gretchen McCord and Deirdre McDonald knowledge they must incorporate into petition. We had several signatures in the their daily responsibilities. Too often, this first few days and then a lull. On March Note: Gretchen was the first chair of the occurs with little support for continuing 13, 2015, we were still short 15 signatures Copyright & Access Interest Group, and education to increase the librarian’s of the required 60, so I posted a reminder Deirdre is the second, and current, chair. expertise in the area. to all division distribution lists. In less Librarians in all these situations often find than a week, we had a total of almost 120 it difficult to identify centralized resources signatures! Gretchen’s Story to assist and support them in learning CAIG’s First Year of Life more about copyright law and addressing When I began providing copyright copyright issues in the workplace. CAIG’s first official meeting was at workshops fifteen years ago, the reason Annual Assembly in July 2015. Fourteen I most often heard from librarians Copyright & Access Interest individuals attended (a great turnout for a requesting a workshop for their institution Group is Born brand-new unit). Among other things, we elected our first slate of officers, identified was something like “The librarians in After years of talking to a growing number potential goals for the first two years, and our district need to know more about of self-described “copyright experts” who discussed program options for the 2016 copyright.” Over the years, that evolved felt uncertain – or even down-right lost – Annual Conference. to also include faculty/teachers/others about their copyright abilities, it became as those who “need to know.” For the clear that these folks needed some kind We identified several potential projects to past past few years, though, when I of centralized resources. Ever TLA’s #1 pursue in the first two years. Even though am contacted by librarians requesting fan, I thought, “TLA can do this!” So not all of these can be accomplished in training, or simply asking a question in late 2014, I tossed out to TLA email CAIG’s first two years, seeing that original about copyright, I frequently hear some discussion lists the idea of forming a TLA list will give you an idea of our vision for version of: interest group for these librarians. the role CAIG can play within TLA: “I’m supposed to be the An “interest group” (IG) in TLA is like a • Create a toolkit for addressing copyright expert here, and I don’t baby round table. Members who wish to copyright issues know what to do!” form a new IG must obtain the signatures • Create a directory of library copyright of 60 TLA members supporting the “experts” Why Now? formation; once the petition is certified by • Collect information about When it comes to copyright, librarians the executive director, the IG is created. conferences, workshops, and other often find themselves in a difficult When it has maintained a minimum copyright education opportunities situation. Few MLS programs include membership of 50, the IG can move TLA • Host a pre-conference copyright in required content for all Council to become a round table. • Host a summit (possibly based on students, and many provide only brief People responded with enthusiasm, and the Library Instruction Round Table coverage of this increasingly complex many TLA members participated in Summit model) topic. Yet librarians are increasingly discussion about what both the purpose As a brand-new IG with less than 100 expected to be the copyright “expert” in and the name of the IG should be. members, we had only a few dollars in their workplace, both by and for their There was broad agreement that the the kitty. We felt it was very important colleagues, users, and bosses. purpose should be to provide resources to sponsor at least a couple of programs We have seen an explosion in the past and support for TLA members who so we could start introducing CAIG to several years of the number of librarian must address copyright in their work; TLA. Luckily, the group in attendance positions either dedicated specifically although these resources might include was a clever one, and one of our newly to copyright or for which copyright educational materials about copyright, elected officers was on the 2016 Program responsibilities are expressly a major the primary purpose of the IG would Committee. We identified several component. Both the responsibilities not be to educate TLA members about programs already in the works from other and the structure of these positions vary copyright per se. The unofficial majority

80 Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 TLA units that we might be able to co- new tradition by offering you the most would be helpful for you!). We also use sponsor for as little as $25. recent updates at our 2017 program. our TLA listserv for communication with By the 2016 Annual Conference, we All conference attendees are welcome to CAIG members and as one of our primary had over 80 members, which is a real come and hear about developments in means of helping librarians answer testament to how needed CAIG is by the copyright that have happened since the tricky copyright questions. (Be sure to TLA community! CAIG was involved last conference and to bring questions and add CAIG to your TLA membership if in two very well-attended programs at ideas for discussion. you haven’t already, so that you can take Conference. We co-sponsored “Copyright This next year, we are also expanding our advantage of this member benefit!) and Digital Collections: Lessons from programming to include a pre-conference Most importantly, we want to make Astrodome Memories 2016,” and most called “Becoming the Copyright Expert sure that we have an active and engaged exciting of all, we presented “Copyright at Your Library.” This program addresses community. If you deal with copyright Year in Review,” which we intend to make a common problem faced by librarians issues in your work or simply are a regular part of every conference. in all library types: Your institution is interested in copyright, come and assuming that you, the librarian, are the check us out, either online or at the At our business meeting, we continued to copyright expert, yet many of us don’t next conference. If you are ready to get build on our plans, and then I confidently have the training or background to be involved, come to our business meeting or handed the reigns of CAIG Chair over to that. This workshop will help librarians contact one the authors of this article. Deirdre McDonald. create their own copyright toolkit and Help us make CAIG the place where we What’s Next for CAIG support network. We will have facilitators can say: from multiple types of libraries as well as copyright experts like Kevin Smith and “I’m supposed to be the our own Gretchen McCord. copyright expert here, and I do Deirdre’s Story know what to do!” J Our social media presence is up and As a librarian with liaison duties, I am running with our Facebook page and Gretchen McCord is a copyright often called upon to provide assistance Twitter accounts active at www.facebook. with faculty members’ questions about com/caigtxla and @txla_caig. The beta attorney at Digital Information Law; what rights they have to use their version of our website is available at Deirdre Mc Donald is a librarian at published articles, how to use materials www.txla.org/groups/CAIG, and we Texas A&M University like videos in courses, and all the other are continuing to develop this based on - San Antonio. kinds of copyright questions we see in an member feedback (please let us know what academic library. I had to stumble through this all on my own, and so I was very excited to see Gretchen’s online petition www.facebook.com/caigtxla to form the IG. I knew immediately that I wanted to join and help other librarians in similar situations to my own. So at the first meeting of CAIG, I volunteered to be chair-elect and am now the current chair of CAIG. As a new IG, the most important thing for us is to make sure that we are meeting the needs of our members and providing a service to the library community. Our current goals for this year are to provide high quality copyright information through programming at the annual conference, to develop our social media presence for increased communication with our membership, and to continue to develop our website as a go-to-source for copyright information. We have been quick to move ahead on our programming for this coming year. We were very excited to see how popular our ‘Copyright Year in Review” program was in 2016, and we will continue this

Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 81 BannedWeek Books Banned Books Week is an Often, a parent or teacher will note that certain age or class level or restricted annual event celebrating a book is simply not “age appropriate,” it only for the child whose parents without providing details as to what complained. the freedom to read. exactly is offensive. When a book Of course, any due process begins is challenged, a school might ban it, This year, communities with the library having a strong and sometimes permanently. approved collections policy. and libraries celebrated These often emotionally-charged September 25-October 1. situations can be fraught with tension, If you need assistance, have questions, compounded by a lack specific or find yourself in the midst of a local censorship issue, the TLA Banned Books Week brings together information and knowledge of the Intellectual Freedom Committee can the entire book community – librarians, process used to first select then use offer guidance, resources, and support. booksellers, publishers, journalists, reading materials in school. For these teachers, and readers of all types – in reasons, it is critical to rely on a vetted Librarians stand together to project shared support of the freedom to seek policy. Fortunately, most ISDs report individuals’ right to free speech and J and to express ideas, even those some they have retained the challenged books free inquiry. consider unorthodox or unpopular. By or have restricted the book’s use to a focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, Banned Books Week draws national attention to the harms of censorship. Library Bill of Rights Banned Books The American Library Association affirms that all libraries are forums for information and ideas, and that the following basic policies should An important way of combatting such guide their services. censorship issues is to first know of instances when attempts to limit I. I. Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, intellectual freedom take place. information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library For almost 20 years, the American Civil serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, Liberties Union of Texas (ACLUTX) or views of those contributing to their creation. has drafted its annual Banned Books II. II. Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points Report, which tracks book challenges of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed in school districts across the state. Visit or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval. the ACLU of Texas website, which III. III. Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their offers access also to past years’ reports responsibility to provide information and enlightenment. as well as many resources. http://www. IV. IV. Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with aclutx.org/resources/banned-books/. resisting abridgment of free expression and free access to ideas. The American Library Association’s V. V. A person’s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because Office for Intellectual Freedom (http:// of origin, age, background, or views. www.txla.org/intellectual-freedom) VI. VI. Libraries which make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the offers a robust website for tracking and public they serve should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, dealing with censorship issues. regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting Due Process Before their use. Adopted June 19, 1939, by the ALA Council; amended October 14, 1944; Pulling A Book June 18, 1948; February 2, 1961; June 27, 1967; January 23, 1980; Books are almost always challenged by inclusion of “age” reaffirmed January 23, 1996. a parent or, every so often, by a teacher.

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The Texas State Library and Archives Doubles Down Commission’s (TSLAC) TexQuest program recently doubled its vendors from three to six and saw five new on Vendor Content resources go live on June 15, 2016. The new vendors are EBSCO, ProQuest, assistance, outreach, communication, database offerings, please see New and TeachingBooks. The TexQuest and training to support the TexQuest Additions to TexQuest Program at http:// program is now providing new non- program. texquest.net/news and TexQuest Resources fiction and reference ebooks content TSLAC is able to offer the five new at http://texquest.net/welcome. J resources from five EBSCO ebooks TexQuest program products due to an collections and Encyclopedia Britannica’s additional $6 million in funding from Ann Griffith is the electronic resources E-STAX and new STEAM (Science, the 2015 Texas Legislature for TexShare Technology, Engineering, Arts, and and TexQuest shared digital access coordinator at the Texas State Library Mathematics) content resources from programs. TSLAC used a competitive and Archives Commission. ProQuest’s SIRS Discoverer, GALE bidding process and posted two TexQuest CENGAGE Learning’s (GALE) Science program Request for in Context, and TeachingBooks.net. Offers (RFOs) for Continuing TexQuest program content STEAM and non- includes primary source materials fiction/reference from Adam Matthew Digital, multi- ebooks content. These level encyclopedias from Encyclopedia subject areas were Britannica, and general content databases selected in response from GALE. to statewide surveys The TexQuest program, previously and Texas Legislature known as the K-12 program, provides input. TSLAC statewide 24/7 access to high quality, negotiated offers with authoritative electronic information a number of vendors, resources to all educators, students, and then approved and students’ immediate families in K-12 finalized the contracts. public schools and open enrollment TSLAC is pleased charter schools. Supported, in part, by to announce it also Texas State Legislature appropriations, negotiated contracts Texas school districts pay a small per making GALE’s student participation fee to gain access to Science in Context TexQuest resources. TSLAC administers and TeachingBooks. all aspects of the TexQuest program net resources available and is responsible for the selection to TexShare, as well and coordination of all TexQuest as TexQuest, program resources, as well as district invoicing. users. TSLAC’s educational partner, Education For more information Service Center, Region 20, serves as on TSLAC’s new the TexQuest support center and is TexQuest vendors and responsible for help desk, technical complete TexQuest

Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 83 The Texas Book Memories… or nine of the first 10 years, I handled Ms. Nixon was a truly lovely person, Festival & Fthe children’s authors. Laura Bush and I adored that bit of insight into her attended some of the sessions with her creative process. Sara K. Joiner Librarians: daughter, Jenna. It was fun to see them sitting on the floor listening to authors ast year was the first time that my speaking. One of the programs I started Lmother and I attended the Texas Book A Partnership is the precursor to today’s Reading Rock Festival, and it won’t be our last. Stars that brings authors into schools that We enjoyed the big-name authors from the would otherwise never have that kind of (Lemony Snicket, Sandra Cisneros) as well program and gives copies of their books to as learning about new ones (Meg Medina) the students. A neat project we did while via panels. We even saw Aaron Franklin, Beginning I was at the Texas State Library was to the Austin BBQ guy! The variety of events by Gloria Meraz create autograph books for the kids. The to choose from made it tough to pick booklets included some fun activities as which ones to attend, but what a great well as autographs from the Governor and problem to have! The fact that most of the As most of you know, the Texas First Lady. These gave the kids a reason to events and speakers are within walking talk to the authors and get an autograph distance of each other was a huge plus as Book Festival was launched in 1995 even if they couldn’t buy a book. The best we were able to walk to the festival from by then First Lady of Texas Laura part about working at the Book Festival our hotel. We can’t wait to see who will be in the early years was being invited to there this year! Cecily Saldaña Bush and a committed group of the White House for the National Book volunteers, including librarians. Festival. Jeanette Larson am a retired school librarian (20 years Iin Lubbock, TX) and am now working The Book Festival bloomed out he first year I attended the Texas part-time as a public services librarian of a desire to advance literacy TBook Festival (probably 1998 or at Bee Cave Public Library. I to ok my 1999), I spoke with Naomi Shihab Nye. granddaughter (Addison Blanc, three efforts in the state, support Texas I had heard about a book of hers called years old at the time) to the Texas Book public libraries, and promote Texas Mint: A Chapbook of Poems that I was Festival in 2013. Patricia Vermillion was unable to find in any bookstore – new or there and autographed a copy of her book authors and literature. used. When I told her this, she said she Texas Chili? Oh My! and was sweet enough had just gotten a call from a bookseller to pose for this picture with Addison. Now, on its 20th anniversary, TBF is somewhere who had multiple copies We read the book numerous times over that she was buying back from him. the ensuing weeks and Addison even a state institution – an event like no She offered to send me one when they named some of her dolls/stuffed animals other that brings together diverse arrived. And she did – along with some Bluebonnet, Mockingbird, and Sweet promotional material for another book. Olive. I really appreciated Ms. Vermillion people all in the name of literacy. Multiple moves (including to Indiana) for making this young reader feel very later, and I still have Mint and the other special that day. We still read the book, TLJ asked our librarian community items. In fact, an autographed copy of and now Addison’s younger siblings even her poem “Who’s Rich?” is in my office know the story and talk about “trickster to share their personal TBF stories. now. All of these treasures came from coyote.” Terry Lewis Below, you will read remembrances one little conversation at the Texas Book Festival. of TBFs past. We want to celebrate Another year at the Texas Book Festival the many wonderful years of (2001 or 2002), I was the author escort past festivals, but we also want to for Joan Lowery Nixon. We talked about her book The Kidnapping of Christina energize you to participate and Lattimore, and I told her that reading volunteer for the 2016 TBF. Let’s that book as a teen had made quite an impression since it was set in Houston. keep this great event growing She told me she was initially going to strong! set it in Beverly Hills but didn’t want to pay the long-distance phone charges for research calls to their police department!

84 Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 taught a Children’s Literature course I for first semester freshmen. We made Texas Book Festival assignments about TBF authors who Announces the students could see and meet at the Festival. One student from the Valley 2016 Poster Featuring met an author from her home town. Artist Jack Unruh She was so excited and energized; it broadened her horizon to meet a real The 2016 Texas Book Festival published author. Other students spoke poster was selected in honor of with authors who they had studied and Jack Unruh, the legendary Texas saw them working with school children artist and illustrator who passed in the Reading Rock Star program. away in May 2016. Unruh's Graduate students wrote curriculum for iconic work appeared in many teachers hosting RRS authors and then major publications over the saw those authors working with children. years, including The Texanist It was a very exciting time for all of us in column in Texas Monthly. The the library community. The joy seeing so image used for the poster is taken many friends enjoying the events at TBF from Bill Wittliff’s 2014 novel, thanks for the opportunity to remember. The Devil's Backbone, which Unruh famously illustrated. The Barbara Immroth Wittliff Collections at Texas State University and University of Texas Press made the artwork available to the Festival. Save These Dates: About this Year’s Festival The Texas Book Festival is FREE and Disaster Relief Fund. TBF will be a great Texas Teen open to the public. One of the largest place to get your copy and start your Book Festival and most prestigious literary festivals Christmas shopping. in the country, the annual Texas Book The TBF is a nonprofit organization Saturday, October 1 Festival features over 250 nationally created to promote literacy and support and critically recognized adult and public libraries. The TBF has now children’s authors, exhibits, and grown to encompass both the traditional activities at Austin venues including festival as well as the Texas Teen Book Texas Book Festival the State Capitol. This huge event for Festival, taking place this year on book lovers statewide draws thousands Saturday & Sunday October 1 at St. Edwards University in each year to celebrate literary Austin. November 5 & 6 achievement. This year, the TBF takes place November 5-6. For additional This year, TBF awarded more than information on the schedule, visit $100,000 in grant support to 44 public Austin, Texas www.texasbookfestival.org/. libraries throughout the state. Check out all the winners (benefiting from You’ll want to make your plans to proceeds from last year’s festival) at attend. In addition to all of the great http://www.texasbookfestival.org/ authors, TBF is now also the official www. launching forum for TLA’s TBA library-grants/. Master List. This year, expect to see TLA and TBF have been partners since texasbook the presence of several TLA reading the inception of the book festival, and we lists at the festival! Additionally, TLA encourage librarians to attend the festival will offer its new adult coloring book and to volunteer. There are many areas festival.org for public sale. This new item features that need support – from helping authors images from top book illustrators and to ensuring a smooth weekend of literary authors, including Don Tate, Roxie fun (librarians are experts on this front!). Munro, Nick Bruel, Don Santat, Please consider volunteering (http:// Rosemary Well, and many others. This www.texasbookfestival.org/volunteer/) at project will benefit the TLA Library this year’s festival. J

Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 85 newsnotes

Call for Texas Library District Meetings Schedule Journal Indexer District meetings provide regional settings for presenting continuing The Texas Library Association (TLA) is education, carrying on legislative looking for an experienced indexer for activities, and recruiting members. the quarterly publication of the Texas The annual fall meetings also present Library Journal (TLJ). The TLJ indexer a wonderful opportunity for local will put together indexes for users or Thank you for participating librarians, para-professionals, and readers to find the information they need trustees from all types of libraries to easily; the indexer will work remotely and in Power Up at Your meet, network, and set a foundation for will need to dedicate approximately 1-2 Library Day collaborative efforts. hours each quarter (fall, winter, spring, summer) to index the publication. From McAllen to El Paso to Nacogdoches Membership in a district is automatically to Lubbock, and hundreds of libraries included in your annual dues based on The TLJ indexer is a vital volunteer role in between, library supporters gathered residence. You may, however, choose to for TLA and provides important access at over 300 library events in academic, affiliate with a district other than the one for researchers for years to come. public, school, and special libraries. in which you live. If you are interested in being a part of Libraries around the state have responded Districts 1 & 2 held their meetings on the TLJ team, please send an email with by organizing events geared to promote September 17 and 27 respectively. The your experience or inquiries to Sara Ortiz technology, innovation, creativity, and District 8 meeting was on September 24, ([email protected]). literacy in their respective communities. and District 9 also gathered on that date.

TSLAC awards 2.1 Million in Thank you to all the participating libraries DISTRICT 3 for uniting in a powerful way. Every Friday, October 7 Texas Library Grants day, Texas libraries welcome people to Austin Community College for FY2017 learn, create, and achieve. As a critical Eastview Campus component of the state learning and 3401 Webberville Road, Austin Science, technology, engineering, art economic infrastructure, Texas libraries and math take center stage alongside provide the resources, internet access, DISTRICT 4 reading, writing, robots and more in the and expertise to help individuals meet Thursday, November 17 (social) list of grant proposals recently approved their educational goals. Continue to stay Friday, November 18 (meeting) by the Texas State Library and Archives informed about the Powered Libraries Texas A&M University Commission (TSLAC). Together with the campaign by vising the website www. Kingsville Institute of Museum and Library Services, poweredlibraries.org or by tracking the TSLAC awarded $2.1 million in grants to DISTRICT 5 tag #poweredlibraries. 73 libraries statewide. Saturday, November 5 The awardees included libraries spanning University of Texas - Tyler the state such as the Harris County Tyler Public Library, Plano Public Library DISTRICT 6 System, Abilene Library Consortium, Saturday, October 22 Pottsboro Library, among several others. Hanks High School Congratulations to all the grantees! Read 2001 Lee Trevino Drive, El Paso the full press release at: DISTRICT 7 Friday, October 21 UT - Arlington Arlington DISTRICT 10 Saturday, October 22 Texas Lutheran University Seguin

86 Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 Ready, Set, Color! NEW this Year at Annual The Ultimate Coloring Book, a benefit Conference project for the Texas Library Association Disaster Relief Fund, will be released at the Texas Book Festival in November. Featuring over 60 sketches from award- winning illustrators and Texas artists, the publication is a must-have for coloring enthusiasts and book art fans of all ages. The coloring book, packaged as a two volume set, is priced at $20 with a free Start Planning Now copy thrown in for every four ordered. Classroom teachers dream about their attendance, guiding them through The illustration below by Melissa Baker attending the TLA Annual Conference the registration process, and ensuring our was colored for TLJ by talented first – and they might not even know it. guest teachers have a positive experience. grader Evelynn Hernández of Kerrville. Books, authors, technology integration, The planning has begun for a fun, makerspaces, curriculum connections, interactive day for the teachers who librarians who want to collaborate; isn’t attend as well as for the librarians who that the stuff teachers’ dreams are made sponsor them. of? Teachers who experience a TLA conference could return to their districts The teachers selected for this program will as library advocates and collaborators or be welcome to stay for the full conference, even become librarians themselves. if they wish. One of our goals will be to encourage many, if not all, of these You might make a teacher’s dream teachers to join our profession; and you come true! On Friday, April 21, 2017, might just be the gateway to adding 100 100 classroom teachers will have the more librarians to the state! opportunity to attend a special day during the TLA conference with speakers, Details about the inaugural Teacher Day activities, and pricing designed just for at TLA, an event that could become an them. You can play a crucial role by annual highlight, will be shared by task identifying interested teachers, helping force members soon via listservs, social them secure permission and funding for media, and the TLA website.

The TLA Coloring Book will be available in Booth 507 at the Texas Book Festival!

We appreciate our Corrections: Corporate In the summer issue of TLJ (92:2), the article “Color Me Happy” mistakenly Members attributed an image created by Jessica Palmer to Brian Karas. Our deep apologies to both, along with a huge thanks for their wonderful contributions to TLA’s Baker & Taylor coloring book project. Additionally, the co-author of the piece, Elizabeth Howard, Bound to Stay Bound is the director of the Eunice and James L. West Library at Texas Wesleyan University. Capstone Davidson Titles Demco, Inc. Follett H-E-B/Read 3 LostandFound.com Mackin Educational Resources Media Source

Illustration by Brian Karas Illustration by Jessica Palmer

Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 87 Continuing Education connect to know October November October 6, 1 pm This free webinar will show practical November 15, 2 pm and quick methods for approaching city Working Within the Academic Dealing with Even More Difficult administrators about your library. Situations Community to Deliver Your REGISTER (https://join.onstreammedia. (AZ webinar series for support staff) com/register/80146595/publictalk) Library’s Message (Doable Action series on advocacy This program features advanced customer October 26-27 service training (frontline and behind made simple) the scenes) including types and levels Leaving Library Services behind: an This free online training will discuss of service, scripts for consistency and e-forum on essential questions about time-efficient methods for communicating training, coping with difficult situations retirement the libraries’ value and services on your (conflicts with patrons, coworkers, bosses) campus. and articulated behavioral expectations. Hosted by the Retired Librarians REGISTER (https://join.onstreammedia. REGISTER (https://secure.txla.org/ Round Table com/register/80146595/acad) secure/forms/mtgLogin.asp) Let’s face it. Many of us are afraid of retirement. We have so many questions October 11, 2 pm December that is hard to know where to begin or Public Libraries Rallying who to ask. To address these concerns, December 7, 12 noon Supporters and Empowering the Retired Librarians Round Table will State Advocacy For Librarians Friends host a TLA e-forum October 26-27 aimed at putting aside fear and finding (Doable Action series on advocacy (Doable Action series on advocacy answers for many of the most common made simple) made simple) questions regarding planning for and This FREE webinar series concludes This free webinar will focus on easy ways making the most of your retirement. The with training for all types of librarians to to bring patrons, Friends, and community e-forum format is similar to a town hall become champions for their organizations partners together to support your library. meeting or a panel discussion. Since the through easy, practical techniques. e-forum takes place over e-mail, you will REGISTER (https://join.onstreammedia. Participants will learn methods for have the freedom to ask questions, share com/register/80146595/publicfriends) identifying, contacting, and persuading your experiences, or just listen and lurk. state lawmakers about library-related October 12, 4 pm We expect the forum to be populated by legislation. REGISTER (https://join. librarians from all areas of library service School Libraries Reaching and onstreammedia.com/register/80146595/ who are concerned about this issue. To be stateadvocacy) Talking To Local Decision Makers truly successful, we need subscribers who (Doable Action series on advocacy are retired as well as those who are just December 8, 1 pm made simple) considering retirement. Over the course of Getting Along with Co-Workers two days, moderators will pose questions This free webinar will show practical and (AZ webinar series for support staff) quick methods for approaching school via e-mail to those who have signed up to administrators about your library. participate to get the discussion going. One of the most common and well- To join this new forum, please visit used tools for identifying and designing REGISTER (https://join.onstreammedia. policies, processes and techniques for com/register/80146595/schooltalk) the registration page. Or, for step by step instructions, consult the Retired working with others is Julie Todaro’s October 25, 2 pm Librarians Round Table’s Google Doc on “Reasonable Expectation of Adult the eForum. Behavior.” Webinar content will include Public Libraries Reaching and templates for creating your library’s own Talking To Local Decision Makers “Expectation” document. REGISTER (Doable Action series on advocacy (https://secure.txla.org/secure/forms/ made simple) mtgLogin.asp)

88 Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 All webinars will be recorded. A link to Executive Leadership Immersion the recording will be sent to all registrants (i.e. you may want to register even if Fifty-three participants from public, school, academic, and special libraries declared you know you cannot attend the live this first-ever immersion (held July 31-August 4) a resounding success. The immersion event). All webinars will carry Continuing focused both on the unique skill sets and aptitudes needed to lead today’s complex Education credit, some also have CE organizations and on real world projects drawn from the participants’ institutions. credit available for viewing the recording. Classroom sessions were supplemented by private and group consultations in which See individual descriptions for details. facilitator Julie Todaro guided participants through the process of refining and strengthening their work-related projects. www.txla.org/CE Plans are underway to repeat the immersion July 30-August 3, 2017 at the Barton Creek Omni in Austin.

Here is a sampling of comments from the “This program is absolutely amazing before and am grateful for the opportunity Executive Leadership Immersion Class and informative. I recommend it to & experience! Job well done and a of 2016: librarians interested in leadership.” thousand thanks!” “Thank you for speaking to ALL “Great panel of speakers. Great amount of “Really grateful to have had the libraries…” resources.” opportunity to be part of the inaugural “I feel that I am not one, or two, but ten program. I truly enjoyed Julie’s teaching “Highly recommend – it was much style and the format really allowed me steps forward in my thinking and progress needed!” in leadership projects. I have exceeded my to take in tons of great information. Would highly recommend to my own expectations thanks to the guidance, “Amazing experience. Content was colleagues.” competence, and leadership at this excellent, pacing excellent, and program.” opportunities for discussion & “Thanks to Julie, Pat, and Ted for making contemplation perfect. Thank you!” “So incredibly real! Refreshing! Thank this an opportunity in leadership I will never forget.” you, TLA!” “Julie’s expertise, passion, and modeling leadership excellent.” “Thank you for excellent program. I think “I came away with more in-depth knowledge about leadership, but also the information was valuable and project “Everything about this program was more inspired about our profession and focus was helpful.” educational, inspiring, and valuable. I feel my expertise.” support in my field that I have never felt

Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 89 A Day in the Life of Your Library

How many people do you help in a day? What is the impact of your library on the lives of students, faculty, your community, and the people who rely on your library, its resources, and its serves? Texas Library Snapshot Day is a great important information that can be used in additional resources and information opportunity to showcase what happens advocacy and promotional materials. in your library in a single day. The annual on how to upload your photos to Texas Library Snapshot Day is officially Every year, we also ask you to complete TLA’s flickr account, visitwww. scheduled for October 31, which lands on a short survey that focuses on your Texaslibrarysnapshotday.org. Monday this year, but libraries can select examples of programming, activities, As always, keep us updated with your any day in October as their Snapshot Day. and student/client interactions. The TLA This event offers libraries a framework for Library Snapshot Day Survey can be snapshots via our social media channels promoting services, inviting the public found here: https://www.surveymonkey. (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) using and media to the library, and capturing com/r/TxSnapshotDay2016. For @txla or #txla.

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Deserving Candidate! When you nominate someone, you are asked to include some Each year, TLA honors individuals, information for a press release. A libraries, supporters, and projects with TLA award is an honor, and TLA the TLA Awards; and the association wants to help recognize this hard depends on its membership to identify work with some great publicity for worthy candidates. Chances are the winning individuals, programs, you have someone in your library and projects. system or in your life that you Who do you know that is setting a always say deserves an award for the standard that others are following? work that they’re doing, the projects Maybe it’s you. Do you have a career, or programs they’re leading, or the a project, or an accomplishment you’re support that they’re giving in their particularly proud of? Nominate yourself! community. These awards are for real people and real TLA AWARDS categories are: projects just like yours. • Librarian of the Year Nominations are open from September • Wayne Williams Library Project of Awards recipients range from small 15th through January 15th. For more the Year community projects and programs led information on all of the awards, previous winners, and to preview the nomination • Lifetime Achievement by front-line staff to lifetime library forms head to www.txla.org/tla-awards. • Outstanding Services to Libraries advocates and major donors. One thing is Nominate someone today. • Benefactor a constant: all of these awards started first • Distinguished Service as an idea in the mind of someone like Also consider the many awards TLA units you that this project or individual deserves • Libraries Change Communities offer to their members at www.txla. In addition, a variety of TLA Branding some recognition and support. When you org/awards. TLA’s website and social Iron Awards are given each year to take the time to put that idea to writing, media outlets are another good way to recognize exemplary public relations and you’re contributing to the further success keep current on new offerings and on marketing efforts. and recognition of that person or project. approaching deadlines.

90 Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 AWARDS, • District 3 • Van Dusen-Tobin-Kaiser (awarded in • District 5 even numbered years) SCHOLARSHIPS, • District 8 • Vivian Greenfield Education Award STIPENDS, & GRANTS • Escue (paraprofessionals) • Walter H. Escue Memorial • Genealogy (AGLHRT) Scholarship The association and individual units Unit Sponsored Scholarships in TLA sponsor post-baccalaureate • Junior Library Guild/Diversity & scholarships, grants, and conference Inclusion Committee • ATRT (TLA Membership) • Library Instruction RT- Devin stipends. Visit the website for details on • CULD (Academic Librarianship) Zimmerman these award and funding opportunities. • TASL (School Librarianship) The acronyms refer to units within TLA. • New Members RT Special Scholarships “RT” designates Round Table. • NMRT Professional Development • Spectrum Scholarships (ALA) TLA/Partner Awards • Public Libraries Division • Reference & Information Services Grants • Shirley Igo PTA/School Library (RISRT) • J. Frank Dobie Library Trust Collaboration Award (co-sponsored • Supervision, Administration, & by the Texas PTA) • James L. Love Awards Management RT • Jeanette & Jim Larson Grants (public • GODORT/Marcive “Knowledge Is • Tocker Foundation Power” library for mystery genre) Scholarships • Upstart Innovative Programming • Texas Book Festival (See Library Award • Association-sponsored Post Programs) • Intellectual Freedom Award Baccalaureate Scholarships • Texas Library Disaster Relief Unit-sponsored Awards • Janeway • Tocker Foundation • TLA Summer School • Woll Memorial Fund • Distinguished Service for School Administrators (TASL) • Library Instruction Project of the Year thanks these (LIRT) TLA Sponsors • Media/Virtual Presence Award (TASL) Diamond Silver • Outstanding New Librarian (NMRT) Bound To Stay Bound ABC-CLIO • Outstanding Service in Library Capstone ABDO Instruction (LIRT) Demco, Inc. Aladdin Books and Atheneum • Siddie Joe Johnson Award (CRT) Follett Imprints of Simon & Schuster Children’s • Small Community Librarian & Small Publishing Community Library Advocate Award H-E-B / Read 3 Biblionix (SCLRT) Mackin Educational Resources Ingram Content Group • SMART Award (SMART) Media Source - Junior Library Guild, Innovative Interfaces Inc. • Standing TALL Award (TALL Texans) The Horn Book, & School Library • Texas Media Awards Journal JIMMY Patterson Books • Texas Reference Source Award Imprint of Hachette (RISRT) Platinum LearningExpress • Young Adult Reading Incentive Living Language / (YARI) Award (YART) Baker & Taylor Penguin Random House Conference Stipends Brodart • ABC-CLIO (YART) Libra-Tech Bronze • Acquisitions & Collection Escue & Associates Development RT Gold National Center for Children’s Illustrated • Automation & Technology RT Gale, Cengage Learning Literature • Biblionix (SCLRT) Library Interiors Of Texas /Estey Library • Black Caucus RT Perma-Bound Books Shelving by Tennsco • Cataloging and Metadata RT Rosen Publishing • College & University Libraries Tocker Foundation Tech Logic Corporation Division TexServe

Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 91 Volume 92, 2016 TLJ ANNUAL compiled by Mitzie Stewart Issue Pages

Spring, 92:1...... 1-40 index Bruel, Nick: 84 Diversity & Inclusion Committee Junior Library Guild/ Buckles, Susan: 62 (pic) Media Source Conference Stipend: 63 Summer, 92:2...... 41-68 Burton, LeVar: 18, 48-49 Dobie Award: 64 Bush, Barbara: 84 Escue Annual Conference Stipend: 63 Fall, 92:3...... 69-92 Jeanette & Jim Larson Mystery Grant: 63 Cannon, Sandra: 77-78 Texas Book Festival: 64 The winter issue, TLJ 92:4, will include the 2017 Capstone: 17, 64, 87, 91 Gray, Carlyn: 62 Annual Conference Program with its own index. Castillo, Debra: 63 Green, Debbie: 63 Chavez, Deborah: 63 Gregory - Portland ISD: 63 Chick, Zoe: 63 Griffith, Ann: 83 Claud H. Gilmer Memorial Library (Rocksprings): 64 3D-Printing: 78-79 Grumet, Lori: 64 Continuing education: 67-69, 88-89 Abbott, Greg: 54-56 Guidice, Jo: 64 Cooper, Michelle: 60, 63 ABC-CLIO: 17, 64, 91 Gullett, Sharon: 60 Coppell ISD ABDO: 17, 64, 91 Riverchase Elementary School: 63 Hand, Dorcas: 45 Abilene Public Library: 64 Wilson Elementary School: 63 Harris County Public Library - Clear Lake City-County Academic libraries: 72-76 Freeman Branch: 6-9, 78-79 Copyright: 80-81 Accardo, Chris: 62 (pic) Hathaway, Deborah: 63 Curiosity: 42-43 Adult coloring books: 57, 85, 87 Hazelton, Juanita: 63 Advocacy: 45 Dallas ISD - Robert T. Hill Middle School: 63 HEB - Read 3: 17, 64, 87, 91 Alladin Books and Atheneum: 17, 64, 91 Dallas Public Library: 15-16, 60, 64 Heitman, Kari: 63 Amarillo Public Library: 59 Darnell, Jean: 63 Helmbrecht, Sarah: 63 American Civil Liberties Union of Texas: 82 Davidson Titles: 17, 64, 87, 91 Hersh, Emily: 64 Austin Community College Libraries: 75-76 De Angelis, Christine: 63 Hidalgo, Veronica: 61 Austin ISD - Crockett High School: 63 de Leon, Christi: 63 Hinojosa, Ruben: 62 (pic) Austin Public Library: 77-78 Delgado, Priscilla: 63 Houston Public Library: 58-59 Awards: 90-91 Demco Inc: 17, 64, 87, 91 Howard, Elizabeth A. M.: 57 2016 Branding Iron Awards: 58-60 DeOre, Bill: 57 Hu, Benjamin: 63 Distinguished Service: 62 dePaola, Tomie: 57 Librarian of the Year: 62 Digital libraries: 77-78 Imprint of Hachette: 64 Libraries Change Communities: 63 Digital Public Library of America: 61 Imroth, Barbara: 85 Lifetime Achievement: 62 Disasters: 57 Indexer for Texas Library Journal: 86 Outstanding Services to Libraries: 62 Dual enrollment: 72-74 Ingram Content Group: 17, 64, 91 Siddie Joe Johnson Award: 63 Innovation: 6-9 TASL School Administrator of the Year: 63 e-NABLE: 78 Innovative Interfaces Inc: 17, 64, 91 Texas Media Awards Winner of the Bob Bennett Best Edney, Marsha: 60 Institute of Museum and Library Services: 61 in Show for 2016: 63 Electronic books: 61 Interlibrary loan: 14 Wayne Williams Project of the Year: 62 Escue & Associates: 17, 64, 91 Irving ISD: 57 aker, Melissa: 54-56, 87 Estey Library Shelving by Tennsco: 17, 64, 91 B ames, Anne Wallace: 62 (pic) Baker & Taylor: 17, 64, 87, 91 Executive Leadership Immersion (Austin): 15, 89 J Jerath, Karan: 6-9 Ballengee, Megan: 63 Exhibitors: 19-40 JIMMY Patterson Books: 17, 64, 91 Banned Books Week: 82 Ferrell, Patrick: 6-9, 78-79 Johnson, Andrew: 63 Bell-Whittington Public Library (Portland): 63 Figueroa, Carlos: 6-9 Johnson, Jim: 6-9 Betts, Kristi K McCown: 57 First Book: 61 Johnson, Yvonne: 49 (pic) Betts, Walter: 42-43, 65 (pic), 70 Fleming, Denise: 57 Jones, Whitney: 45 Biblionix: 17, 64, 91 Flores, Carolyn Dee: 13 Bird, Sharilyn: 10-11 Flower Mound Public Library: 59 Kansas, Terry: 64 Bol, Tod H.: 16 Follett: 17, 64, 87, 91 Karas, Brian: 57, 87 Books for Dallas Babies: 15 Fort Bend ISD: 63 Katy ISD - Tompkins High School: 63 Bound to Stay Bound: 17, 64, 87, 91 Friends of the Dallas Public Library: 15 Kostel, Lynn: 62 (pic) Boyd, Kellie: 63 Gale Cengage Learning: 17, 64, 91 LaHue, Tracy: 62 (pic) Branch, Susan: 57 Galvan, Nora: 62 (pic) La Joya ISD - Juarez-Lincoln High School: 63 Brannon, Sion: 46-47 Gibson, Claudia: 63 LaPerriere, Renee: 63 Bresnehen, Carrie: 64 Grants & stipends Larson, Jeanette: 57, 84 Brodart: 17, 64, 91 Christina B. Woll Grant Award: 63 Lawson, Rhea Brown: 49 (pic)

92 Texas Library Journal • Fall 2016 Learning Express: 17, 64, 91 Rooks, Dana: 50-51 Unit awards & stipends Ledbetter, Molly Dahlstrom: 75-76 Rosen Publishing: 17, 64, 91 ACDRT Conference Stipend: 63 Lee, Jocelyn H.: 6-9 Round Rock Public Library: 59 AGLHRT Conference Stipend: 63 Leuzinger, Julie: 46-47 Rowe, Jennifer: 46-47 CULD Melody Kelly Support Staff Stipend: 63 CULD Stipend: 63 Lewis, Terry: 84 ablack, Raymond: 57 S CULD TALL Texans Scholarship: 63 Libra-Tech: 17, 64, 91 Saldana, Cecily: 84 Library Bill of Rights: 82 District 3 Conference Stipends: 63 San Antonio Public Library: 59 District 8 Conference Stipends: 63 Library education: 46-47 Santat, Dan: 57, 84 Lirt Devin Zimmerman Conference Stipend: 64 Library innovation: 70 Schachner, Judy: 57 PLD Conference Stipend: 63 Library Interiors of Texas: 17, 64, 91 School libraries: 45 SCLRT Advocate Award: 64 Library programs: 54-56 Scroggins, Lisa Burleson: 64 SCLRT / Biblionix Conference Stipend: 64 Library publicity: 54-56 Sharyland ISD: 60 Small Community Librarian of the Year: 64 Library rotation: 45 Silverton Library: 64 SMART Award: 64 Literacy: 48-49 Smith, Edward: 10-11 TASL Letters about Literature - Level One: 63 Little Free Library Across America Texas Tour: 16 Smith, Pat: 50-51 TASL Letters about Literature - Level Two: 63 Living Language - Penguin Random House: 17, 64, 91 Sponsors: 17, 64 TASL MVP Award: 63 TASL MVP Committee Honorable Awards for Lone Star College: 72-74 Stanton, Karen Zimmerling: 63 LostandFoundcom: 87 Excellence: 63 Steakley, Shawn: 6-9 TASL Letters about Literature - Level Three: 63 Lubbock Christian University: 64 Stimson, Jane: 72-74 TASL Scholarship: 63 Mackin Educational Resources: 17, 64, 87, 91 Sylve, Joshua: 58 YART / ABC CLIO: 64 Makerspaces: 6-9, 75-76, 78-79 TTRT Standing TALL Award: 64 Task Force on Legacy Gifts: 50-53 University of Dallas: 63 Mann, Susan: 2-3, 50-51, 65 (pic) Tate, Don: 57, 84 McCord, Gretchen: 80-81 University of Houston: 50-51 Teacher Day at TLA: 87 University of North Texas: 58 McDonald, Deirdre: 80-81 Tech Logic Corporation: 17, 64, 91 Media Source: 17, 64, 87, 91 University of Texas Libraries: 60 Texas A&M University - Commerce Libraries: 60 Unruh, Jack: 85 Mentoring: 46-47 Texas Book Festival: 84-85 Meraz, Gloria: 5, 50-51, 71 Texas Center for the Book: 16 Villagomez, Aylin: 63 Munro, Roxie: 84 Texas Library Association: 71, 86 Vineyard, Karlee: 64 Murphy, Mark: 10-11 2016 Annual Conference: 18-40, 48-49, Vizini, Beth: 63 National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature: 62-64, 66 Voter education: 2-3 17, 64, 91 2016 Annual Assembly: 65-66 Wang, Tiffany: 63 National Medal for Museum and Library Services: 16 2016 District meetings: 86 Washington, Brittney Lauren: 63 Nestor, Christopher: 63 (pic) 2016 Sponsors: 17, 64, 87 Weaks, Cathy: 64 New York Public Library: 61 2017 Annual Conference: 65, 87 Weather balloons: 6-9 Nino, Ana: 63 Copyright & Access Interest Group: 80-81 Weisman, Dona: 64 Nonfiction: 43 Disaster Relief Fund: 13, 57, 85, 87 Wells, Rosemary: 57, 84 North Richland Hills Library: 60 Fund for Excellence: 51 West Public Library: 57 Northam, Sarah: 63 Funding: 50-53 White Oaks ISD: 63 Oil spill remediation: 6-9 Internship Program: 43 Whitesboro Public Library: 63 Open e-Books Initiative: 61 Library Snapshot Day: 90 Williams, Deanna: 64 Ortiz, Sara: 54-56 Public relations: 12-13 Strategic planning: 10-11 Yang, Gene Luen: 18 Palmer, Jessica: 87 Texas State Library and Historical Commission: Young, Betsy: 75-76 Pan, Jane: 63 14, 16, 83, 86 Yzaguirre, Rachel: 63 Parkland Health and Hospital System (Dallas): 15 Texas State University: 63 Zerangue, Amanda: 63 J Perez, Ana Maria: 63 Texas Statewide Resource Sharing Summit: 14 Perma-Bound Books: 17, 64, 91 Texas Tech Libraries: 60 Pilkey, Dav: 18 Texas Teen Book Festival: 84 Plano Public Library System: 58 Texas Woman’s University: 60 Maribelle Davis Library: 63 TexQuest: 14, 93 Power Up at Your Library Day: 54-56, 86 TexServ: 17, 64, 91 Professionalism: 5 TexShare: 14 Prosthetics: 78-79 Tocker, Darryl: 50-51 Pruett, Gretchen: 50-51 Tocker Foundation: 17, 64, 91 Quadcopters: 6-9 Todaro, Julie: 15, 89 Tuttle, Michelle: 63 Resource sharing: 14 Rodriguez, Maria E.: 63 Roker, Al: 18

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