Pala Board Nominees for 2017 Announced
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PENNSYLVANIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Bulletin Volume 72, Issue 2 APRIL/MAY/JUNE 2017 Board Nominees for 2017 Announced The PaLA Nominations & Elections Committee submits the following slate of candidates for this year’s election. The offices to be filled include first vice-president/president-elect, second vice-president/conference chair (for the 2018 conference in Harrisburg and the 2019 conference in Erie), treasurer, and three directors-at-large. Those elected will serve with the incoming president, Tina Hertel, beginning on January 1, 2018. First Vice-President/President-Elect David Belanger Denise Sticha David Belanger is director of the Denise Sticha is the system adminis- Lower Merion Library System, a trator for the Berks County Public six-member system providing Library System and the district con- public library services to 58,000 sultant for the Reading Public customers. Prior to working in Library, holding these positions for Lower Merion, David spent 30 the last five years. Prior to that, she years with the Delaware County was the executive director of the Library System, first as the auto- Westmoreland County Federated mation coordinator, then as district Library System for seven years, and consultant, and finally as system administrator. the director of the Murrysville Community Library for 17 years. Belanger received his M.S.L.S. from Villanova University, Sticha began her career in the Kanawha County Public Library along with certification as a school librarian. He holds a System in Charleston, W.Va., before returning to her native master’s of Management from Penn State and a bachelor’s southwestern Pennsylvania roots. Additionally, she served as in telecommunications from Kutztown State College. head of the Humanities Department of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and as the public services/reference librarian at Belanger’s Pennsylvania Library Association Seton Hill University in Greenburg. activities include: Sticha earned her M.L.S from the University of Pittsburgh and • Member, PA Forward Steering Committee and has a bachelor’s degree from Bethany (W.Va.) College. NextGen Task Force • Chair-elect, Southeast chapter (2017) Sticha’s Pennsylvania Library Association activities • Founding member, Ex Libris Society include: • Recipient, Distinguished Service Award (2014) • Director-at-large, Pennsylvania Library Association, • Served on four conference committees 2011–2013 • Treasurer, PaLA board of directors • Member, PA Forward Steering Committee, 2011–present • Chair and treasurer, SEPLA chapter • Pennsylvania Library Association Conference commit- • Member, Platform for 21st Century Libraries tee, multiple years task force • Secretary, Southwest chapter secretary, 2003–2005 Continued on page 16 Continued on page 16 Pennsylvania 220 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 10 • Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 Library 717-766-7663 • 800-622-3308 (PA) • 717-766-5440 (Fax) PaLA Association www.palibraries.org PENNSYLVANIA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION President Carrie Turner Cheltenham Township Library System Volume 72, Issue 2 APRIL/MAY/JUNE 2017 215 S. Keswick Avenue Glenside, PA 19038 215-885-0457 [email protected] 1ST Vice President Tina Hertel Contents Muhlenberg College 2400 Chew Street Allentown, PA 18104 5 2017 Conference Theme — 484-664-3550 Bridge to the Past, Gateway to the Future [email protected] ND 7 PA Forward: Elevating Libraries Means Celebrating Diversity 2 Vice President Dana Farabaugh and Inclusion Westmoreland County Federated Library System 10 Northwest Chapter News 226 Donohoe Rd. Ste. 202 Greensburg, PA 15601 11 Sharing a Community With Itself: 724-420-5638 Penn State University Libraries’ First Human Library [email protected] 3RD Vice President 13 One Library: Blair County Melissa Rowse Degenstein Community Library 14 Award Nomination FAQs 405 S. 5th Street Sunbury, PA 17801 14 In Memoriam 570-286-2461 [email protected] 15 PaLA Awards Committee Seeks Nominations Past President Jennifer Stocker 16 PaLA Board Nominees for 2017 (continued) Easton Area Public Library 515 Church Street 23 Personal Membership Application Easton, PA 18042 610-258-2917 x 310 [email protected] Treasurer DEPARTMENTS Alison Gregory Lycoming College 3 President’s Message Campus Box 141 700 College Place 4 Executive Director’s Message Williamsport, PA 17701 570-321-4082 [email protected] 8 It’s Academic ALA Councilor 22 Welcome New Members Rob Lesher Dauphin County Library System 24 Calendar 101 Walnut Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 717-234-4961 [email protected] Executive Director The PaLA Bulletin is published 4 times a year by the Pennsylvania Library Christi Buker Association, 220 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 10, Mechanicsburg, PA [email protected] 17055, Phone: 717-766-7663, 800-622-3308 (PA); Fax: 717-766-5440. Education & Finance Manager Subscriptions are $40 per year; single issues and back issues $4 each. Kim Snyder Wise [email protected] PA Forward Project Manager Managing Editor Contributing Editor Brandi Hunter-Davenport Beth Schetroma Christi Buker [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Administrative Assistant Editorial Coordinator Design/Layout Cindy Heasley Cindy Heasley Lilo Mueller, LiloGrafik [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Pennsylvania Library PaLA Association 2 | PaLA Bulletin APRIL/MAY/JUNE 2017 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE Rising to the Challenge BY CARRIE TURNER “To the librarians everywhere, who spend their lives in battle against the forces of darkness.” — Laurie R. King, Dedication, The Moor, 1998 I have always been a big fan promoting my personal point of view in the workplace. of Laurie King’s Mary Rus- I think our ability to embrace diversity and inclusion is sell series and I loved the fact a major reason that a recent survey (h t t p ://d i g i - that someone, somewhere, talmaine.com/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1100& saw us as superheroes in the context=msl_docs) by the Maine State Library showed battle between good and evil that librarians are the second-most trusted profession- despite the common stereo- als out of the 22 professions studied (2016). Trust is a types of librarians in the lay rare commodity in a world where so much communica- world. Carrie Turner tion is sponsored and at its foundation is a sales pitch. Here we are today, being For many people, the library is a refuge and the librar- touted as warriors and the antidote to “fake news”. ian is the guardian at the gate. In this context, our pro- Truth be told, there has always been “fake news” – fessional associations are more important than ever. We remember fairy photographs, Von Däniken, and alien need the strength of multiple voices to support the abductions? And propaganda, whether from the left timeless ideals of our profession in an ever-changing or the right? Librarians have risen to the challenge in world. the past and for the most part fought the suppression of unpopular ideas and censorship and supported the rights of the minority to express its point of view. I Carrie Turner is the president of the Pennsylvania Library remember one colleague describing collection devel- Association and president and CEO of the Cheltenham Town- opment as the art of inclusion, not exclusion. In these ship Library System. She is reading Gallows View by Peter turbulent times, when “the forces of darkness” means Robinson and listening to The Summer Before the War by different things to different people, I hope I can live Helen Simonson, read by Fiona Hardingham. up to my professional code of ethics and refrain from APRIL/MAY/JUNE 2017 PaLA Bulletin | 3 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE Identifying Association Priorities BY CHRISTI BUKER Hello Penn- By prioritizing our time, brain power, and Financial sustainability through sylvania resources into these areas, we want to membership: Library strengthen Pennsylvania Library Associa- • From March 15 to June 15, the Penn- Association tion. So, what does this mean in applica- sylvania Library Association will members! tion here at headquarters? host it’s Membership Matters Cam- Since starting Greater awareness and visibility: paign. This is the only time a dis- as your exec- count will be offered to first-time • Using our full name, Pennsylvania utive direc- members. tor, I have Library Association, not the PaLA Christi Buker learned acronym. • A clear distinction of member and many fascinating and inspiring charac- non-member rates will be made for • Clearly identifying PA Forward as an teristics about our libraries. One com- applicable programs and products, initiative of the Pennsylvania Library mon denominator that continues to and defining the real value of what Association. stand out for each is the sheer number is offered and available through of activities and resources you provide, • Recognizing the rigor of being a pro- Pennsylvania Library Association serving and uplifting each of your fessional librarian by asking mem- membership. communities. bers to identify where you earned • Promotion of member-only, mean- your master’s degree versus “library You serve your community and, in turn, ingful benefits for all types of mem- school”, and encouraging you to use Pennsylvania Library Association serves bers – personal, institutional, and the MLS or MLIS after your name. you as both professionals and library commercial. institutions. Through the collective body • Encouraging members to add These priorities will help lead the Penn- of all our members – no matter the size, “Member of the Pennsylvania sylvania Library Association’s efforts type, geographic location, or population Library Association” to your email this year. What priorities have you set to served – we will help advance ALL signatures; and add that title if you move your library forward in 2017? Have libraries across the state. are a volunteer leader. you determined the key priorities for What a broad mission, right?! There are Clear communications: your personal career path or in your library institution? so many aspects of the library field that • Updating the www.palibraries.org ask for our involvement as well as an website to be mobile friendly in the We, our collective body of members, are investment of time and resources.