THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE NORTH DAKOTA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION August 2009 NDLA Website - http://www.ndla.info Volume 39 • Issue 3

103rd Annual NDLA Conference Days Inn Grand Dakota Lodge – Dickinson, ND September 23-26, 2009 • Keynote Speaker John Berendt • Intellectual Freedom Panel Discussion • Dickinson Area Public Library Reception • Assumption Abbey Tour • SPECIAL EVENT: Murder in the Library • NDLA Awards Banquet • NDLA Conference Auction Table of Contents President’s Message...... 3 Conference Preliminary Schedule...... 4 Conference Registration Form...... 6 Conference Lodging...... 7 Conference Auction...... 7 Continuing Education Credits at Conference...... 8 Tour of Assumption Abbey...... 9 Conference Social at Dickinson Area Public Library...... 10 Murder in the Library...... 10 Keynote Speaker John Berendt...... 18 Discussion of Intellectual Freedom Issues...... 19 2009 NDLA Election...... 20 VCSU Hosts 2nd Annual Summer Institute...... 23 Browsing in the Cyberstacks...... 24 Published quarterly by the Membership Report...... 25 North Dakota Library Association North Dakota in Print...... 26 Editorial Committee Good Stuff from Around the State...... 29 Marlene Anderson, Chair People Stuff...... 31 Karen Anderson Rachel White Joan Erickson On the DOCket...... 31 Production Artist Collection Conversations: How Safe Clearwater Communications, Robin Pursley is Your Heritage?...... 32 Subscription Rate New Online Library Resources...... 33 $25/year BCR Partners with North Dakota...... 34 State Library Promotes Librarianship...... 35 Advertising Rates (per issue) Conception to Implementation: Improving Teen Services at the Minot Public Library...... 36 $100 – full-page ad $50 – half-page ad TechTips & More...... 40 $25 – quarter-page ad Treasurer’s Report...... 42 NDLA Membership Registration...... 43 For information contact: 2008-2009 NDLA Executive Board...... 44 Marlene Anderson, Chair The Good Stuff Editorial Committee

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The Good Stuff - Page 2 - August 2009 President’s Message By Phyllis Bratton, NDLA President

This year may well be Thanks to all of you who dug in and just quietly remembered as one of the did what needed to be done during the floods. most unusual and trying This is a fine example not only of the North periods in our personal and Dakota spirit, but also of the librarian ethos professional lives. The spring (there’s that parallelism again) of evaluating a floods have changed the shape problem and then getting to work on it. of our landscape and our sense of security. Many of us, In the coming year, I know that you will use this myself included, believed that same strength of character and professional ability having survived the 100-year flood of 1997, we to meet the challenges of a changing economic were probably safe in playing the odds that we landscape. We do not know how the recession would not see another like it anytime soon. And, will affect us all, but we do know this: We are of course, we didn’t – we saw a 500-year flood able. We are light on our feet. We can adapt. instead. We can change. We can evolve in our response to pressure. Irony has never been one of my strong points. Anyone who knows me, knows that a symbol It is perhaps the final irony that, in a year needs to come up and shout, “I am a Symbol!” when we have had to do so much changing in my face before I get it. Still, this year has been and adapting, the theme of our conference is full of so much of both that even I can connect “Evolution of the Library.” Come and join us in the dots. Dickinson to celebrate, share, and learn how to continue to change and grow! The sight of waves of water closing over the land while the waves of a sinking economy closed over our budgets and plans presented one of those perfect parallels that are so irritating in fiction and astonishing in real life. Two completely unrelated events were hindering us in performing our jobs just when the need for our services was greatest. As countless others have observed in similar akota Gold circumstances, there’s irony for you. D Centennial But in the midst of all this turmoil, wonderful things happened. The new Fargo Public Library Cookbook and opened in the midst of the flood -- how could North Dakota Library Association History one find a better symbol that life will not only go akota Gold on, but improve? Librarians provided support to D NDLA Celebrates 100 Years their local citizens and to those who came from will be available outside to help deal with the emergency – how at the NDLA could one find a better symbol of the library as the heart of the community? Library staffs worked Conference on the front lines of sandbagging and behind the scenes with food and logistical support to No sales tax for the flood workers – how could one find a better symbol of our involvement in the lives of our conference sales! towns? The Good Stuff - Page 3 - August 2009 103rd Annual NDLA Conference Days Inn Grand Dakota Lodge – Dickinson, ND September 23-26, 2009 Preliminary Schedule ALL TIMES ARE MDT – MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 TIME DESCRIPTION LOCATION 9 a.m. – Noon NDLA Executive Board Meeting...... Room TBA 9 a.m. – Noon Pre-conference: The Dynamic New ProQuest Experience with Jeff Cutler (No charge; underwritten by State Library and ProQuest)...... Lewis & Clark Room Noon – 7 p.m. Registration/Hospitality...... Days Inn lobby 12:15 p.m. Assumption Abbey Tour...... Meet in Days Inn lobby for car pool to Richardton 1 - 4 p.m. Pre-conference: EBSCO Database Searching with Kathy Kiely (No charge; underwritten by State Library and EBSCO)...... Lewis & Clark Room 2 – 8 p.m. Exhibitor Set-up...... Mezzanine 7 – 9 p.m. Conference Opening Reception ...... Dickinson Area Public Library 139 Third Street West THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 6 – 8 a.m. Exhibitor set-up...... Mezzanine 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Registration/Hospitality...... Days Inn Lobby 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast...... Grand Dakota Ballroom 8 a.m. Opening of Exhibits...... Mezzanine 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Exhibits Open...... Mezzanine 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. First General Session...... Grand Dakota Ballroom Business Meetings 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Public Library Section...... Roosevelt 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Health Science Information Section...... Medora 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. New Members Roundtable...... Mandan 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Technical Services Roundtable...... Elkhorn 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Break & Visit Exhibits...... Mezzanine 10:45 a.m. – Noon Minitex Services and OCLC Update...... Roosevelt 10:45 a.m. – Noon Creating Digital Projects Using CONTENTdm...... Medora 10:45 a.m. – Noon Emotional Intelligence: Raise the Bar on Service...... Mandan 10:45 a.m. – Noon E-rate Basics for Public Libraries...... Lewis & Clark III 10:45 a.m. – Noon “Sidewalk Thoughts” & More on Writing & Publishing.....Lewis & Clark I Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch...... Grand Dakota Ballroom 1:30 – 3 p.m. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library: Making History...... Roosevelt 1:30 – 3 p.m. ND Legislative History: Resources & Research...... Medora 1:30 – 3 p.m. Become an Advocate for Your Library...... Mandan 1:30 – 3 p.m. Library 2.0...... Elkhorn

The Good Stuff - Page 4 - August 2009 1:30 – 3 p.m. Savvy Searching for Senior Health Information, Part I...... Lewis & Clark 3 – 3:30 p.m. Break & Visit Exhibits...... Mezzanine 3:30 – 5 p.m. Learning Objects InfoHelp 2gO...... Roosevelt 3:30 – 5 p.m. Evolution Fact and Theory: Examining the Changing Face of Life...... Medora 3:30 – 5 p.m. GODORT Business Meeting...... Mandan 3:30 – 5 p.m. Savvy Searching for Senior Health Information, Part 2...... Lewis & Clark 5 p.m. Auction Set-up...... Grand Dakota Ballroom 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Social, Silent Auction, and Auction Preview...... Grand Dakota Ballroom 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Awards Banquet and Keynote Address by John Berendt....Grand Dakota Ballroom 8:30 – 10 p.m. Auction...... Grand Dakota Ballroom

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast...... Grand Dakota Ballroom Business Meetings 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Academic & Special Libraries Section...... Mandan 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. School Library & Youth Services Section...... Medora 8 – 11:30 a.m. Registration/Hospitality...... Lobby 8:30 a.m. – 3 :30 p.m. Exhibits Open...... Mezzanine 8:30 – 9 a.m. Break & Visit Exhibits...... Mezzanine 9 – 10:15 a.m. Learning Commons...... Roosevelt 9 – 10:15 a.m. How Can ALA Help Achieve Your Goals?...... Medora 9 – 10:15 a.m. Web-based Library Automation ...... Mandan 9 – 10:15 a.m. OneBook Programs Finding Common Ground in North Dakota...... Elkhorn 9 – 10:15 a.m. Basic Computer Troubleshooting and Maintenance 101... Lewis & Clark I 10:30 a.m. Resolutions Due...... Registration/Hospitality 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Break & Visit Exhibits...... Mezzanine 10:45 a.m. – Noon Intellectual Freedom Panel Discussion...... Roosevelt 10:45 a.m. – Noon Murder in the Library...... Medora 10:45 a.m. – Noon Go Viral on ActivityVine...... Mandan 10:45 a.m. – Noon Walking on Eggshells: Stand Up, Speak Up!...... Elkhorn 10:45 a.m. – Noon Backup and Recovery 101...... Lewis & Clark I Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch with Flicker Tale Speaker David Slonim...... Grand Dakota Ballroom 1:30 – 2 p.m. Second General Session...... Grand Dakota Ballroom 2 – 3:15 p.m. Hanging with Dave...... Roosevelt 2 – 3:15 p.m. Introduction to Book Repair: What Every Librarian Needs to Know...... Medora 2 – 3:15 p.m. ND State Library Grants...... Mandan 2 – 3:15 p.m. TBA...... Elkhorn 2 – 3:15 p.m. Browsers and Search Engines 101...... Lewis & Clark I 3:15 – 3:30 p.m. Break...... Mezzanine 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Third General Session...... Grand Dakota Ballroom 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Executive Board Meeting (Outgoing and Incoming Board Members)...... TBA 7 – 9 p.m. Murder in the Library...... Dickinson State University

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 9 a.m. – Noon Post-conference: Summer Reading Programs: Ideas, Discussion, and Fun! with Adam Emter...... Lewis & Clark

The Good Stuff - Page 5 - August 2009 NDLA 2009 Annual Conference "Evolution of the Library" September 23 - 26, 2009 • Dickinson To receive “Early Bird” registration rates, envelopes must be postmarked by September 5, 2009!

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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES Tour: Assumption Abbey (12:15 Wednesday - no charge) (limit of 50) $0.00 Pre-conference: ProQuest (underwritten by NDSL/ProQuest) $0.00 EBSCO (underwritten by NDSL/EBSCO) $0.00 Conference: Full Conference $100.00 One-day (Thursday) $55.00 One-day (Friday) $55.00 Additional Banquet ticket(s) [ ] x $25.00 Murder in the Library (Friday night) (limit of 40) $0.00 Post-conference: Summer Reading Programs . . . $50.00 If non-member, add $35.00 If postmarked after September 5, add $15.00 Total

Full conference registration includes Thursday and Friday breakfast and lunch and Thursday Awards Banquet. One-day registration includes breakfast and lunch for that day only. All meals will be served buffet style to allow for vegetarian and other dietary needs. Non-member fee includes NDLA dues through Dec. 31, 2009.

CONTINUING EDUCATION FEES 1 continuing education credit: conference fees plus $50.00 2 continuing education credits: conference fees plus $100.00 Payable separately to Valley City State University. For information about CE credit, contact Donna James at [email protected] or (701) 845-7252.

Mail to: Kathy Thomas If you have registration questions, please contact NDSU Library Kathy Thomas: Dept 2080 (701) 231-8863 Phone PO Box 6050 (701) 231-7138 Fax Fargo ND 58108-6050 [email protected]

Full refund of registration fees will be made if canceled more than two weeks before the conference. A $25 processing fee will be assessed if canceled less than two weeks before the conference. No refund will be made once the conference is underway. Conference Lodging Make Your Reservation Today! Days Inn Hotel – Grand Dakota Lodge 532 15th Street West (I-94 Exit 61, North on Hwy 22), Dickinson, ND 58601 Phone: 701-483-5600; 800-422-0949; Fax: 701-483-0090 The conference hotel is the Days Inn Hotel- travel west. Hotel is located two blocks on the Grand Dakota Lodge in Dickinson. Completely left. renovated in 2005, the hotel features a full-service restaurant and lounge, free high speed internet, a South gym/fitness center, and a pool. Travel north on Hwy 22, crossing I-94 overpass, and north to intersection of 15th Street West. Conference Rate Turn left at stop light and travel west. Hotel is The Days Inn has booked all rooms for the located two blocks on the left. conference at the State Rate, which will be $63 as of August 1, 2009. Please telephone the hotel East directly for these rates at 701-483-5600 or I-94 Exit 61, turn right and travel north on Hwy 800-422-0949. 22 North to intersection of 15th Street West. Turn left at stop light and travel west. Hotel is located For more information, visit two blocks on the left. www.daysinn.com/DaysInn/control/home. West I-94 Exit 61, turn left and travel north on Hwy 22 Getting to the Hotel to intersection of 15th Street West. Turn left at North stop light and travel west. Hotel is located two Travel south on Hwy 22 to the intersection of blocks on the left. 15th Street West. Turn right at stop light and Place Your Bid! NDLA Conference Auction As September quickly approaches, the NDLA Conference Auction Committee encourages you to consider supporting this event by donating something (crafters, artists, bakers…we’re talking to you!), by contacting a local business for a donation, or by planning to bid on an item at either the silent or live auction.

The funds we raise help support professional development opportunities for North Dakota librarians.

If you plan to donate an item, please contact Eileen Kopren at eileen.kopren@dickinsonstate. edu. Auction items can be left at the conference registration desk. If you are unable to attend, but have an item you wish to donate, please mail it to Eileen Kopren, Stoxen Library, Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND 58601.

The committee appreciates your generosity!

The Good Stuff - Page 7 - August 2009 Credits Available ucation ing Ed A Conferenc ntinu 9 NDL e Co 200 By Donna James, Director, Allen Memorial Library, at Valley City State University Through Valley City State University, one OR two continuing education (CE) credits, which will apply toward Library Media Specialist credential renewal and the Current Issues strand, will be available by attending the 2009 NDLA Conference in Dickinson in September. COURSE AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION If you are interested in earning LMIS 700 continuing education credits for your attendance at the NDLA conference, you need to: 1. Register for the NDLA Conference (www.ndla.info/Conference/09conf.htm), AND 2. Register for the course when you arrive at the conference in Dickinson.

Course number LMIS 700 Course Title North Dakota Library Association Conference Instructor Donna James Location Days Hotel – Grand Dakota Lodge & Conference Center, Dickinson, ND Dates September 23 through September 26, 2009 Cost : One (1) CE credit $50 plus conference costs* Cost: Two (2) CE credits $100 plus conference costs*

*SEPARATE registration and payment must be made to NDLA and VCSU as follows: • Registration for NDLA conference (www.ndla.info/Conference/09conf.htm) payable to NDLA, and • Registration for course credit (register for course when you arrive at the conference) payable to Valley City State University Continuing Education. [Please have a check ready, payable to Valley City State University Continuing Education. Cost: 1 credit = $50; 2 credits = $100.] EXPECTATIONS To earn one (1) credit, you must register for the conference and choose one of these attendance options: 1. Attend one half-day pre-conference and one full day of the conference, OR 2. Attend the half-day post-conference and one full day of the conference, OR 3. Attend two full days of the conference. To earn two (2) credits, you must register for and attend one pre-conference, two full days of the conference, and the post-conference. At the conference and after you register for the class, you will be issued a course packet which will contain an Attendance Verification Card, a schedule of breakout sessions which apply toward the CE Track of the conference, and professional reading. You will be responsible to verify attendance at breakout sessions. There will be two options for the course project: 1. Participate in a blog during the conference to share what you have seen/heard, OR 2. Write and submit a reflection paper following the conference. Once you are registered, your instructor will meet with you to discuss the details. For more information, contact Donna James ([email protected]; 701.845.7275).

The Good Stuff - Page 8 - August 2009 NDLA Conference Join the Tour of Assumption Abbey Join other librarians and their guests for a special tour of Assumption Abbey on Wednesday, September 23. The Abbey is located in Richardton, about twenty-five miles east of Dickinson on I-94. Those who register for the tour will meet at 12:15 p.m. (Mountain Time) in the lobby of the Days Inn Hotel, the site of this year’s conference. Participants are asked to car pool for the short drive to the Abbey where the tour thrown stoneware and fine porcelain, also will begin at 1 p.m. MDT. There is no charge for the offers woodcraft, icons, handmade soaps, tour, although it is limited to fifty (50) participants. jewelry, and homemade bread, among other Librarians who register for the tour and are driving to items. Dickinson from the east can easily stop at Richardton to join the group. Please remember the Mountain For more information about Assumption Time factor. Abbey and its Benedictine monks, please visit them at www.assumptionabbey.com. The Benedictine Monks of Assumption Abbey have lived on the North Dakota prairie for over 100 years. They take a vow of stability and therefore, after joining the monastery, they live at the Abbey their entire lives. Their monastic life is shaped by prayer, spiritual reading and study, fellowship, work, and recreation.

The visit will feature a tour of beautiful St. Mary’s Church, whose distinctive twin spires can be seen for many miles. It was built in the early 1900s and completely refurbished in 2001. Although the Abbey’s library is closed to the public, guests will be able to view some of the Abbey’s books that date from the 1500s. On the agenda will also be a visit to the Abbey winery where wine can be purchased. The gift shop, which features hand built and wheel

The Good Stuff - Page 9 - August 2009 Author Paul Goble to be Guest at Reception By Leah Calbreath, able to tour the recently renovated and expanded Local Arrangements Committee library at their leisure. The original 1908 Carnegie portion of the library retains much of its charm Paul Goble the author of the Caldecott Award and last summer the building was entered in the winner, The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, will National Register of Historic Places. be the honored guest at a reception at Dickinson Area Public Library. The event is scheduled for Included in the evening will be an exhibit of Wednesday night, September 23, from 7 to 9 original art from staff member Leah Calbreath’s p.m. MDT. Paul will be available to sign books personal collection. Many of the pieces will that have already been purchased, as well as the feature either Native American or Western themes books that will be available for sale that evening. and will include several Goble originals.

The library will be closed to the general public for Join the library staff for wine, hors d’oeuvres, and the reception. NDLA members and guests will be good conversation!

Join us Friday, Sept. 25, from 7-9 p.m. for MURDER IN THE LIBRARY! Let your secret sleuth emerge! We invite you to wrap up your 2009 NDLA conference by attending a special event sponsored by Stoxen Library. A crime has been/will be committed and it is up to you to solve the mystery.

Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams and desserts will be provided for everyone. Register early for this free event– limited slots available on a first come, first serve basis (see conference registration form).

The Good Stuff - Page 10 - August 2009 Conference Programs and Presenters WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 and developed the EBSCO Publishing Technical Support team. As an Implementation Specialist, PRE-CONFERENCES Kathy’s key responsibility is to familiarize customers with EBSCOhost products and new The Dynamic New ProQuest Experience - features. Before joining EBSCO Publishing, Jeff Cutler – 9 a.m. - noon Kathy was an elementary school teacher and No charge; pre-conference underwritten by the North Dakota also conducted a variety of training sessions as a State Library and ProQuest corporate trainer.

Learn about the all NEW THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 eLibrary: Publishing 10:45 A.M. - NOON Timelines and Slideshows, Note Taking, Essential Minitex Services and OCLC Update Content, Translation, and – Mark Wilhelmi & Bill DeJohn more. Get the latest on eLibrary Elementary and This session will include a short update on ProQuest. Minitex budget, interlibrary loan, delivery, and other services Minitex provides to North Jeff Cutler is a Senior Account Developer/Trainer Dakota libraries. The other half of the session with ProQuest K-12. He received his B.S. in will include important developments in OCLC’s Marketing in 1988 from Brigham Young University products and services and a discussion of changes and his M.B.A. in 1991 from Utah State University. in OCLC’s relationship with member institutions. Jeff has worked in the information industry for 16 years, selling and training public, academic, Mark Wilhelmi is a coordinator in the and K-12 schools with SIRS from 1993-2003, and Bibliographic and Technical Services unit at as an Account Developer/Trainer with ProQuest Minitex. He received his MLS from Catholic since 2003. University of America and has worked in both reference and cataloging. He has provided EBSCO Database Searching - training, support, and consultation on the use of Kathy Kiely - 1 - 4 p.m. OCLC services in libraries throughout Minnesota No charge; pre-conference and the Dakotas for over four years. underwritten by the North Dakota State Library and EBSCO Since 1984, Bill DeJohn has been director of Minitex Library Information Network, a publicly This training session will supported network of academic, public, state demonstrate key features of government, and special libraries in Minnesota, EBSCOhost, such as effective North Dakota, and South Dakota that work searching, retrieving and cooperatively to improve library service for their manipulating results, citing users. Under DeJohn’s leadership, MINITEX references, subject searching, has built a strong program of training sessions, creating alerts, and My Folder. There will be workshops and conferences on timely issues. an overview of currently available databases DeJohn was named one of twelve recipients of the (including new databases) and interfaces, as well 2007 President's Award for Outstanding Service as support resources for research and training. by University of Minnesota President Robert Bruininks. Kathy Kiely has been with EBSCO Publishing since 2002. She began working with EBSCO Creating Digital Projects Using CONTENTdm – Publishing Customer Satisfaction, focusing on Sara Ring & Rachel White technical support in the Midwest and Northwest Are you thinking about starting up a digital regions. Prior to transitioning to her current role project at your institution? Attend this session as Implementation Specialist, Kathy managed and hear about the digital projects that the State

The Good Stuff - Page 11 - August 2009 Conference Programs and Presenters Historical Society of North Dakota has begun Libraries and associations in Indiana, Oklahoma, using CONTENTdm, OCLC’s digital collection Texas, Washington, D.C., New Mexico, Ohio, management software. Minitex will provide an Pennsylvania, Florida, Minneapolis, and Georgia, overview and demonstration of CONTENTdm among others, have gained skills to elevate service and how it works and the State Historical levels, increase work relationship productivity, Society of North Dakota will show some of the manage unacceptable behaviors, work better digital collections they have created using this under pressure, and build team. software, talk about their collaborations with other institutions in the state, and share results of a pilot E-Rate Basics for Public Libraries – Al Peterson project they’ve been working on. Does E-Rate confuse you? Does E-Rate make you I-Rate? This workshop will provide an overview of Rachel White is the Head of Technical Services at the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal the State Historical Society of North Dakota. She Service Fund, commonly known as "E-Rate." has done metadata work, quality control, training, The category of Telecommunications Services and project planning for the State Historical will be examined and ways of applying for Society’s component of the Digital Horizons Telecommunication Services will be introduced. project (www.digitalhorizonsonline.org/), and supervised metadata work for the Dakota Mosaic Al Peterson is the Training Coordinator at the project, for which the SHSND received a grant North Dakota State Library. He is also the state from the National Historical Publications and technology plan approver and E-rate coordinator Records Commission. She received her MLIS from for public libraries. He holds a Master’s of Dalhousie University. Science in Library Science from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Al has been employed with the Sara Ring is a coordinator in the Bibliographic North Dakota State Library since July 2000. and Technical Services unit at Minitex. She has provided training, support, and consultation on “Sidewalk Thoughts” & More on Writing & the use of OCLC services in libraries throughout Publishing – Mickey Renner Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota for Becoming a published author is an evolving over four years. experience. There are more choices for authors, including self-publishing or print-on-demand Emotional Intelligence: Raise the Bar on Service – publishing. Renner’s book, Sidewalk Thoughts, Lauren Burnett was accepted by PublishAmerica. PublishAmerica The intelligence of is different from self-publishing in that there are no emotions, our ability costs for the author, although marketing the book to create empathetic is up to the author. Mickey will share her first- exchanges, self-regulate, hand experiences and discuss the process. and balance tasks and relationships, raises Mickey Renner was the librarian at Dickinson customer service experience High for 27 years. She retired from that position levels. Take away last spring and now teaches math at Dickinson techniques focused on the 5 State University during the school year. In the Points of Connection and enhance staff retention summer, she works part-time at the Dickinson by applying the ABC’s of Empowerment and the Area Public Library. ASAP Formula for Praise. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 Lauren Burnett is president for the Center 1:30 - 3 P.M. for Inner Quality and a nationally respected workshop presenter and coach. She develops Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library: Making staff and leaders at conferences, during staff History – Sharon Kilzer days, and for system-wide training initiatives. The Theodore Roosevelt Center is undertaking

The Good Stuff - Page 12 - August 2009 Conference Programs and Presenters an ambitious project to digitize all the writings, Rhonda Schwartz, M.L.S., J.D., Ph.D., is the photographs, cartoons, and ephemera of and Library Director of the Thormodsgard Law Library about the twenty-sixth President of the United and Assistant Professor of Law at the University of States. Roosevelt wrote more than any other North Dakota School of Law in Grand Forks. president and much of his correspondence and ephemera has never been mined -- even by his Become an Advocate for Your Library – most serious biographers. Gathering all of his Lauren Burnett papers in one “virtual presidential library”* and Make the most of making them freely accessible and searchable opportunities to share online will open new avenues for researchers and your message; talk up historians, as well as K-12 students and interested your library; create a citizens. *[Note: Presidents before Hoover do memorable impression; not have physical libraries where their papers are and contribute to positive collected.] organization recognition. Prepare for success as an With experience and training in office advocate for your library by administration and an ardent interest in history turning one-on-one conversations into marketing and the humanities, Sharon Kilzer brings passion opportunities. Leverage the strategy: identify your and enthusiasm to the Theodore Roosevelt circle of influence; translate what you/your library Digitization Project. She first learned of Theodore offers into values that benefit those you serve; Roosevelt through his charge up San Juan Hill at select talking points that grab attention; and create the Medora Musical, and is delighted to complete a thirty second one-on-one conversation. the picture of this multi-faceted and energetic personality who holds such a significant place For presenter information, see program description in the history of our country. Sharon holds two for “Emotional Intelligence: Raise the Bar on Bachelor’s degrees from Dickinson State University Service.” and a Master of Arts from Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. Library 2.0 – Jennifer Jenness According to Wikipedia, “Library 2.0 is a loosely ND Legislative History: Resources & Research – defined model for a modernized form of library Marilyn Johnson & Rhonda Schwartz service that reflects a transition within the library Learn how to efficiently locate and effectively use world in the way that services are delivered a wide variety of print, microfiche, and online to users. The focus is on user-centered change resources, which are available for researchers and participation in the creation of content to utilize when compiling the legislative history and community.” If you want to find out more of a North Dakota statute. Among the materials about Library 2.0 and its impact on libraries, this to be discussed and displayed will be: North program is for you. Dakota Legislative Council interim background memorandums, interim committee minutes, and Jennifer Jenness is the Electronic Resources reports; bills; entries from House and Senate Librarian at Allen Memorial Library at Valley City Journals; Legislative Assembly standing committee State University as well as an Assistant Professor in minutes; testimony from public hearings and Communication Arts. audio files; Attorney General opinions and letters; Governors’ statements; the session laws (Laws of Savvy Searching for Senior Health Information, North Dakota); and the codes (e.g., North Dakota Part 1 – Samanthi Hewakapuge Century Code). (3 hours in two parts: 1:30-3 p.m. & 3:30-5 p.m.) This is an interactive, hands-on training session Marilyn Johnson is the Research Librarian at designed for librarians working with senior patrons the North Dakota Legislative Council Library in to assist them with their health information needs. Bismarck. Participants will be introduced to the services

The Good Stuff - Page 13 - August 2009 Conference Programs and Presenters of National Network of Libraries of Medicine – advances in our understanding of the natural Greater Midwest Region; receive an overview of world, as well as tremendous controversies as issues concerning access and utilization of health related to the origins of humans. Evolution is both information as well as health information-seeking fact and theory. Much of the fact of evolution behavior; learn how to evaluate health resources is demonstrable over even short periods of time. on the Internet; receive a listing of recommended The applied theory of evolution has generated consumer health resources and training programs controversy, although many of the perceived with the senior patrons in mind; and be controversies stem from misunderstanding and introduced to resources for creating a consumer misapplication of the actual theory. health resource collection. Dr. Shaughnessy received a B.A. in 1991 from Samanthi Hewakapuge is the Consumer Health Colby College in Waterville, Maine, majoring in Coordinator at the National Network of Libraries Biology. He received his M.S. in Biology from of Medicine - Greater Midwest Region (GMR). Shippensburg University in 1993. In 2000, he She is responsible for coordinating the consumer earned a Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma. health program within the GMR's 10 states, His field of study is mammalogy/vertebrate including developing instructional materials, biology with emphasis on anatomy, evolution, and training librarians to provide consumer health ecology. Dr. Shaughnessy conducts field research information services, and promoting NLM's on mammals in Pennsylvania and has served as a consumer health resources. She also oversees curator at the National Museum of Natural History consumer health subcontracts awarded to libraries and the Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. and community-based organizations. Prior to Dr. Shaughnessy is presently serving as curator of joining GMR she was a Health Sciences Librarian the natural history collection at DSU. at Ohio University and the Outreach Information Specialist for the College of Pharmacy at the Savvy Searching for Senior Health Information, University of Arizona. Part 2 - Samanthi Hewakapuge (3 hours in two parts 1:30-3:00 & 3:30-5:00) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 See Part 1 description for details. 3:30 - 5 P.M. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 Learning Objects InfoHelp 2gO – Char Myhre 9 - 10:15 A.M. Looking for another way to get help with information on the Internet? Try developing Learning Commons – Rita Ennen and Dr. Stacie learning objects using social networking and other Varnson technology tools to accomplish the task. Dr. Stacie Varnson of the Academic Success Center will join Rita Ennen to talk about their Char Myhre is currently the Educational Services experiences with moving towards a learning Librarian at NDSU Libraries. Her background commons at Dickinson State University. The ASC experience includes four years as the Life Sciences and all related programming moved into Stoxen Librarian at NDSU, ten years as a Health Sciences Library at DSU in 2005. Librarian, five years as a public library reference librarian, two years as a curriculum librarian, and Rita Ennen is Director of Library Services at Stoxen three years as a K-12 school librarian and foreign Library, Dickinson State University. language teacher. Dr. Stacie Varnson is Director of the Academic Evolution Fact and Theory: Examining the Success Center, Dickinson State University. Changing Face of Life – Dr. Michael Shaughnessy Since the publication of the Origin of Species in 1859, the theory of evolution and the concepts contained therein have generated significant

The Good Stuff - Page 14 - August 2009 Conference Programs and Presenters How Can ALA Help Achieve Your Goals? – affordable, comprehensive Web-based library and Michael Dowling, Director, ALA Chapter textbook management solutions that deliver more Relations features and demand fewer resources. For more How can ALA help you, information visit www.booksys.com. your library, and your users during the next five years? OneBook Programs Finding Common Ground in Join ALA representatives North Dakota – Kristen Borysewicz for a discussion to let them Common reading programs are gaining in know where ALA should popularity, whether they happen on college focus its energy to help you campuses, in urban or rural communities, or and the libraries in North even as part of conferences! At this session, we Dakota. ALA members and will discuss Big Read programs sponsored at the non-members are encouraged to participate. state and federal level and open up the discussion for participants to share their own initiatives. Michael Dowling has been Director of ALA's Speakers include those currently running such Chapter Relations Office and International programs and those who are preparing for Relations Office since 2001. He previously next year’s round of grant funding. We’ll share was Deputy Director of ALA's Reference and our stories; perhaps you’ll be inspired to try a User Services Association. Michael received his OneBook program at your institution. Master’s in Library Science from the University of Maryland. Before joining ALA, he was the Kristen Borysewicz has worked at a variety of Director of Monroe Public Library in Wisconsin, libraries in the Grand Cities since 1994, from and a reference librarian at Temple University's military to public to higher education. No matter branch campus in Tokyo, Japan. the library, she most enjoys interacting with patrons via programming and outreach. At UND, Web-Based Library Automation – Bart Eby she currently serves on a Big Read committee to Librarians, IT coordinators, and administrators apply for 2010-2011 federal funding. are invited to attend a presentation discussing Web-based library automation. Libraries today Basic Computer Trouble Shooting and go beyond a brick building in one location. The Maintenance 101 – Damien Seese OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) allows Learn about the dos and don’ts of maintaining patrons to search the catalog, access their your computer and some simple things you can accounts, reserve items, and more. Federated do when your computer misbehaves. Searching is a valuable feature which opens a world of information, providing the library Damien Seese is Applications Developer and user access to online databases and other web SharePoint Consultant for Nexus Innovations, resources. Web-based library software provides a Inc., an IT consulting firm that provides strategic richer experience for the end user and for library answers to tough technology and management staff. Join us to learn more about how you can challenges. Prior to his current position, he trained benefit from Web-based library software. and mentored support technicians on various computer hardware and software applications at Bart Eby is currently employed as the National Sykes. Raised in Mandan, North Dakota, Damien Sales Manager for Book Systems, Inc. He has now lives with his wife and two children across worked in the library industry for nine years as a the river in Bismarck where he graduated from Library Automation Consultant, providing services the University of Mary with a degree in Computer for school, public and special libraries. Bart can be Information Systems. Damien is involved in reached at [email protected] or 800-219-6571. the community through various organizations, including Toastmasters and the Dakota Thunder Book Systems, based in Huntsville, Alabama, RC Club, where he holds the office of President. has been an innovator in the library automation industry for over two decades. They provide

The Good Stuff - Page 15 - August 2009 Conference Programs and Presenters how quickly and easily you and your students can FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 be connecting with each other and with those of 10:45 AM - NOON similar interests.

Intellectual Freedom Panel Discussion Melinda Drellack and Jason Weekley saw the Join a lively discussion of censorship topics need to develop a social network to connect moderated by Victor Lieberman (Academic & individuals involved with school activities to Special Libraries Section Chair) and Christine improve education by meeting the changing Kujawa (Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair). needs of students. Melinda graduated with a B.S. Leading the panel are Dickinson State University Degree in English Education and a B.A. Degree in biology professor, Dr. Michael J. Shaughnessy, Jr.; English from MSUM. She is currently pursuing a bestselling author and NDLA conference keynote Master’s in Education with an emphasis on Library speaker, John Berendt; Beulah Public High School and Information Technologies from VCSU. Jason librarian and IF committee member, Kathy Jo has a B.S. Degree in Finance from MSUM and a Cline; and UND School of Law Library Director Business Education certification from Concordia and Assistant Professor of Law, Dr. Rhonda College, Moorhead. Jason has spent the last Schwartz. eleven years teaching and working in a variety of roles. Panel members will field questions and discuss topics relating to issues surrounding the Stop Walking on Eggshells: Stand up! Speak up! – availability of literature and scholarship that Lauren Burnett may, from time to time, be removed or excluded Tip-toeing around others is no fun and ineffective. from public or academic library collections, or Identify four egg approaches and the effect on otherwise be made unavailable to the public. With self/others. Send a more confident message by the panelists' broad range of backgrounds and learning techniques to positively assert what expertise, this discussion promises to be a lively you want and need. Take away five steps to and thoughtful conversation on these issues from a set boundaries; benefit from the “Impact of variety of standpoints. ‘I’ messages; and explore the five aspects of presenting an Assertive Physical Presence. Murder in the Library – Eileen Kopren This presentation will center on the "Murder in the For presenter information, see program description Library" event held at Stoxen Library at Dickinson for “Emotional Intelligence: Raise the Bar on State University in April 2008. Find out what Service.” they did, what worked, and what didn't! "Murder events" in other libraries will also be discussed. Backup and Recovery 101 – Damien Seese A look at the options available to protect your data Eileen Kopren has been a Public Services Librarian and some simple things you can do to make sure at Dickinson State University for 34 years and an your data is safe. NDLA member for many of those years. For presenter information, see program description Go Viral on ActivityVine – for “Basic Computer Trouble Shooting and Melinda Drellack and Jason Weekley Maintenance 101.” Take full advantage of the new web 2.0 technologies by integrating social networking FLICKER TALE LUNCHEON into your group or activity. Learn how social networks allow us to connect and collaborate NOON - 1:30 P.M. with others of similar interests. This widely used “NOSTRILS: THEIR IMPORTANCE” method of communication amongst our students WITH SPEAKER DAVID SLONIM should be used as an educational tool to advance the goals and objectives of your group. See how David Slonim has been drawing and making up ActivityVine.com can provide the portal for you stories since he was a kid growing up in New to take advantage of these new technologies and Jersey. Thanks to his elementary school art

The Good Stuff - Page 16 - August 2009 Conference Programs and Presenters teacher, he worked with papier-mache, puppetry, information about where conservation materials stained glass, ceramics, two-D and clay animation can be purchased will be provided. (Limited space films by age 11. "Mrs. Hulsizer invited some of available.) us to hang out in her art supply closet during lunch and make stuff while she munched tuna Eric Stroshane is the Head of Public Services at sandwiches and cracked us up with stories about the North Dakota State Library where he spends her dogs. It was great." his lunch breaks quietly sobbing over how patrons abuse the books. He was trained in the mystical David continued writing stories and making arts of book conservation at the E. Lingle Craig films, puppets, and costumes through junior high Preservation Laboratory in Bloomington, Indiana, and high school, going on to study illustration at while pursuing his MLS. Rhode Island School of Design. After about ten years creating images for clients like Tony's Frozen North Dakota State Library Grants – Pizza, UPS, and T.G.I. Friday's, he was asked State Library Staff to illustrate his first children's book. At about State Library staff will present information on the same time, he began exhibiting fine art oil how to apply for State Library grants and answer paintings in art galleries and exhibitions nationally. questions about the current grant round.

David now divides his time between oil painting Browsers and Search Engines 101 – and creating children’s books. He lives in Indiana Damien Seese with his wife Bonnie, their four children, and a A look at the most popular browsers and search dog who matches the carpet. engines and how to use them to effectively find the information you need. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 2 - 3:15 PM For presenter information, see program description for “Basic Computer Trouble Shooting and Hanging with Dave – David Slonim Maintenance 101.” Join author/illustrator David Slonim as he discusses different POST-CONFERENCE techniques and steps involved SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2009 in the creative process and the 9 A.M. – NOON development of a character for children's literature. Attendees Summer Reading Programs: Ideas, Discussion, will be asked to actively and Fun! - Adam Emter participate in the development of This workshop will help your library plan, a character from start to finish. promote, and host a successful summer reading program. Topics include hosting a kickoff event, Introduction to Book Repair: What Every engaging your community, activity ideas, and, of Librarian Needs to Know – Eric Stroshane course, the 2010 theme, “Make a Splash - READ!” Repeated circulations, day-to-day handling, Don't forget to bring your thinking cap! shelving, and photocopying can take a toll on library books. Book repair is an often-overlooked Adam is the Public Awareness Coordinator at skill many librarians need to maintain their the North Dakota State Library, where he has collections. Participants will learn about book been employed since November 2005. He is the structure and get an introduction to the history North Dakota representative to the Collaborative and philosophy of book conservation. There will Summer Library Program (CSLP), a consortium be a hands-on portion in which basic repair of forty-six states dedicated to providing quality procedures such as paper mending, tipping in summer reading program materials and resources. loose pages, and hinge tightening will be taught. Adam holds a B.A. in History/Political Science A bibliography of additional resources and from Jamestown College.

The Good Stuff - Page 17 - August 2009 Keynote Speaker John Berendt

In January 1994, John Berendt published his Both books focus on a roster of eccentric first book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and characters. The Lady Chablis, a hilarious black Evil. The book chronicles the real-life events transvestite in Midnight, subsequently became a surrounding a murder trial in the lushly beautiful minor celebrity in her own right, publishing her southern city of Savannah. It became a finalist for autobiography (Hiding My Candy) and playing the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for general nonfiction and herself in Clint Eastwood's movie. spent a record-breaking 216 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. In The City of Falling Angels, one of Berendt's colorful characters is the maker of rat poison who Published in 26 foreign editions, and with explains that he achieved success around the worldwide sales approaching five million copies, world by incorporating the local cuisine into each Midnight and Berendt have been credited of his poisons. Time magazine has called Berendt, with making the previously unheralded city of "a state-of-the-art weirdo magnet." Savannah into one of the most popular tourist destinations in America. Clint Eastwood directed a Born in Syracuse, New York, he graduated from film of "Midnight," which was released in 1997. Harvard, where he was an editor of the Harvard Lampoon. Before turning to the writing of books, Savannahians refer to Midnight simply as "The John Berendt was an editor at Esquire magazine Book." and for twelve years a monthly columnist for Esquire. He was also a television writer and Berendt's most recent book, The City of Falling producer, and the editor of New York magazine. Angels, chronicles interwoven lives and intrigues He lives in New York. in Venice in the aftermath of the 1996 fire that destroyed the La Fenice opera house. Like Midnight, it was a number-one New York Times bestseller.

The Good Stuff - Page 18 - August 2009 A Discussion of Intellectual Freedom Issues By Aubrey Madler, translated into 23 languages and 24 international Intellectual Freedom Committee Member editions, received the 1994 Southern Book Award, was a finalist for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for The Academic/Special Libraries Section and general nonfiction, sparked a spin-off into a TV NDLA’s Intellectual Freedom (IF) Committee are documentary, and became a blockbuster movie sponsoring a panel discussion at the 2009 NDLA and a traveling theatrical production. In 2005, conference. Leading the panel are Dickinson Berendt published his second book, another work State University biology professor, Dr. Michael of non-fiction, The City of Falling Angels. John J. Shaughnessy Jr.; bestselling author and NDLA Berendt now lives in New York City. conference keynote speaker, John Berendt; Beulah Public High School librarian and IF Committee Kathy Jo Cline will discuss how she dealt with member, Kathy Jo Cline; and UND School of Law censorship as a librarian. We may all remember Library Director and Assistant Professor of Law, Dr. the challenge she faced at the Beulah High School Rhonda Schwartz. Library this winter as she upheld ALA’s Bill of Rights. She will also provide information about Appropriate for this year’s conference theme, NDLA’s IF committee. Evolution of the Library, and the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, we anticipate Dr. Dr. Rhonda Schwartz will discuss the background Shaughnessy will speak about the social impact of censorship as well as recent cases involving of Charles Darwin’s ideas and about the Origin of censorship in libraries and their outcomes. Species throughout its history as a book. Academic freedom is an issue recognized by the American To help move the discussion along and include as Association of University Professors, who state: much participation as possible, please email your "Institutions of higher education are conducted for questions for the panelists to Christine Kujawa the common good and not to further the interest [email protected] or Victor Lieberman victor. of either the individual teacher or the institution [email protected] anytime between now as a whole. The common good depends upon the and the conference. You may also submit hand- free search for truth and its free exposition" (1940 written questions through Thursday evening Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and (September 24) – look for a submission box at the Tenure). The ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom registration desk. similarly supports librarians by stating: "Librarians are entitled to the protection of academic freedom To read up on Intellectual Freedom and as set forth in the American Association of Censorship, I recommend: University Professors’ 1940 Statement of Principles - ALA: Intellectual Freedom: Censorship & First on Academic Freedom and Tenure" (Guidelines Amendment Issues for Academic Status for College and University - ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom Librarians, Association of College & Research - Beacon for Freedom of Expression: The long Libraries). history of censorship - LISNews Librarian and Information Science John Berendt will address his experience as a News: Censorship writer of a work that has faced scrutiny within - National Coalition Against Censorship our libraries. Berendt was born in Syracuse, New - North Dakota Intellectual Freedom Handbook for York, in 1939, and graduated from Harvard with Libraries a B.A. in English. He published his first book, - Timeline of the history of censorship in America Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, in 1994 while living in Savannah, Georgia. As of 2002, it We hope you will consider attending this panel sold over 3 million copies in 101 printings, was discussion on the morning of Friday, September 25.

The Good Stuff - Page 19 - August 2009 Submitted by Johanna Bjork, North Dakotans. With so many of us serving in Nominations and Elections Committee Chair areas far dispersed, it is particularly important to be able to rely on our state library association In August, watch your e-mail for the first NDLA for support and encouragement. NDLA is Election conducted online. The voting deadline an invaluable resource to assist in providing will be attached to the online SurveyMonkey affordable continuing education and training ballot. Every NDLA member votes for the opportunities for librarians as well as opportunities President-elect, Secretary, and Treasurer. to share experiences and best practices for Members also vote for officers for the specific the benefit of all. If elected, I will work hard sections and roundtables to which they belong. to promote sharing and cooperation between libraries, provide awareness of the services each Officer Candidate Profiles of our unique libraries provides and to increase support for NDLA and its member librarians. It PRESIDENT-ELECT would be a privilege to serve North Dakota libraries and librarians as chair-elect of NDLA. Name: Rita Ennen Name: Victor Lieberman (Photo Unavailable) Current Position: Director of Library Services, Current Position: Stoxen Library, Dickinson Reference Librarian & Social Sciences State University Bibliographer, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks Education: • MLIS, University of North Education: Texas • BA, Anthropology, University of Chicago • B.S. in Social Studies • Ms.LIS, University of Illinois, Urbana/ Education, Bob Jones University Champaign

Professional Involvement: Professional Involvement: • Member of ALA, ACRL, NDLA • NDLA Academic & Special Libraries Section, • Chair, Local Arrangements Committee for 2009 Current Chair NDLA Conference in Dickinson • NDLA, New Members Roundtable, Chair, 2001-02 Vision Statement: According to our NDLA constitution, our purpose Vision Statement: is “to exercise professional leadership and to I am a keen and, perhaps sometimes too vocal promote library services and librarianship.” advocate of libraries in our state. I believe that While each of us has a responsibility to provide for libraries to flourish in North Dakota, librarians the services uniquely needed by our own library themselves must take an active and interested role constituents and to advocate for the same, all in the delivery and maintenance of services and libraries and librarians benefit from opportunities collections in our communities. This can be an to work together to increase awareness of the intricate and complex task, but to the extent that services we provide and to cooperate to increase we rely on others to understand and perform the the opportunities and resources available for all job for us, is the degree to which we abandon

The Good Stuff - Page 20 - August 2009 our responsibilities as stewards of an important Name: Aubrey Madler public trust. As President of NDLA, I would work to articulate both a common message on behalf Current Position: of library professional concerns in our state, as Information Specialist, Rural well as communicate the specific and differing Assistance Center, UND needs of our distinct constituencies. There is on Center for Rural Health, the one hand a need to act collectively when School of Medicine and trying to achieve our goals, while there also exists Health Sciences, Grand the need to value and promote the unique and Forks differing roles libraries fulfill for their users and communities. If elected NDLA President, I will Education: try to build on the strength of our collective voice, • MLS, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX while not losing sight of the differing needs that • BS, Elementary Education, Library Science we all bring to the organization, which provide Minor, Mayville State University a powerful mandate to represent the entire profession in our North Dakota. Thank you. Professional Involvement: • ALA member, 2007-present; MPLA member, 2007-present; ACRL member, 2007-2008; SECRETARY NDLA member, 2008-present • NDLA Intellectual Freedom Committee, Name: Chandra Hirning 2008-present

Current Position: Vision Statement: Reference Librarian, As a Librarian, I value the preservation and Rasmussen College – dissemination of information. Included, is the Bismarck Campus information that works to build NDLA's historical record. If elected NDLA Secretary, I promise Education: to follow the policies outlined in the NDLA • MS in Education, handbook. I will accurately create and preserve University of Wisconsin-Platteville our association's records for their dissemination • BA in Language Arts, Elementary Education to and access by current and future North Dakota Program, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI library advocates.

Professional Involvement: • Member of NDLA TREASURER • NDLA HSIS (Health Science Information Section), Secretary, 2008-09 Name: Tim Dirks • Medical Laboratory Technician Programmatic Library Liaison, Rasmussen College System Current Position: Director, Fargo Public Vision statement: Library NDLA serves the librarians of North Dakota by providing opportunities for professional growth Education: and development as well as networking and peer • MPA, University of support. As an organization, NDLA encourages Colorado, Denver librarians to view themselves as a team, united • MLIS, University of in promoting literacy and the use of information. Wisconsin, Milwaukee Through NDLA, the librarians and libraries of • BS, History, University of Wisconsin, our state are supported and encouraged as they Milwaukee continue to serve North Dakota’s patrons and communities.

The Good Stuff - Page 21 - August 2009 Professional Involvement: ALA member since 2005; NDLA member since Section & Roundtable 2008; Wisconsin Library Association member Candidates since 1998 Academic and Special Libraries Section (A&SL) • Chair-elect: Konnie Wightman, ND Correctional Vision Statement: & State Penitentiary Library, Bismarck I believe that the ongoing professional • Secretary: No candidate; secretary will be development provided by NDLA is essential for elected at the A&SL business meeting at the the continued success of librarianship in the State conference of North Dakota. The proper maintenance of NDLA’s financials will assist with the enhancement Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT) of the ongoing professional development activities • Chair-elect: Marilyn Johnson, Legislative Council of the organization. It is my goal to provide all Library assistance in that regard. • Chair-elect: Kalan Davis (formerly Knudson), Thormodsgard Law Library, UND Name: Michael Safratowich Health Science Information Section (HSIS) Current Position: • Chair-Elect: Mary Markland, SE Clinical Campus Bibliographic Control Librarian, University of North Dakota School of Librarian, Harley E. Medicine and Health Sciences, Fargo French Library of the • Secretary: Theresa Norton, Computer Services Health Sciences, School Librarian, Harley E. French Library of the Health of Medicine and Health Sciences, UND, Grand Forks Sciences, UND, Grand Forks New Members Roundtable (NMRT) Education: • Chair-elect: No candidate; chair-elect will be • MLS, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee elected at the NMRT business meeting at the • BA, Music Major/Library Science Minor, conference Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota • Secretary: Aubrey Madler, UND Rural Assistance Center, Grand Forks Professional Involvement: • NDLA Member, 1980-present Public Library Section • NDLA Treasurer, January 2001-present • Chair-elect: Daphne Drewello, Alfred Dickey • NDLA Membership Committee, Chair, 1997-99 Public Library, Jamestown • NDLA Health Science Information Section, • Secretary: Karen Kohoutek, Fargo Public Library Chair, 1990 • Midwest Chapter / MLA Conference, Finance School Library and Youth Services Section (SLAYS) Chair, 2005 • Chair-elect: Beth Greff, Mandan Middle School • Secretary: No candidate; secretary will be Vision Statement: elected at the SLAYS business meeting at the NDLA's stated purpose is to provide leadership in conference order to promote library services and librarianship. It has been my privilege over the past several Technical Services Roundtable (TECHSERT) years to serve as treasurer and to work with many • Chair-elect: Kristen Northrup, North Dakota talented NDLA members who strive to make this State Library, Bismarck goal a reality. With your support, I would be • Secretary: Clarice Hackman, NDSU Libraries, happy to continue serving as treasurer. Fargo • Secretary: Stacey Goldade, North Dakota State Library, Bismarck

The Good Stuff - Page 22 - August 2009 The second annual Library and Information Technologies Summer Institute was held at Valley City State University (VCSU), June 25-28, 2009. Sixteen students from the University’s online M.Ed. program, all enrolled in the library and information technologies concentration, three mentors, and four faculty members attended. The Institute is paid for, in part, by an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant to fund curriculum development and student Back row (l to r): Kathy Burkle, Maggie Townsend, Linda Dam- mel, Rachel Miller, Kirsten Baesler, Toni Gredesky, Carmen Har- tuition in the M.Ed./LIT program. bach, Kathy Berg, Jennifer Miller. Middle row: Heather Davidson, Donna James, Mike Mack, Leanne Falconer, Konnie Wightman. The Institute provides distance students with an Front: Karen Retzlaff, Judy Ringgenberg, Beth Undem, Andrew opportunity to meet their peers, mentors, and Fischer, Melinda Drellack, Judy Koester, Tina Grenier. instructors and to earn field experience hours to meet graduation requirements. This year the group assisted in the organization of the library collection and program director for the IMLS grant, also serves as at the James River Correctional Center in Jamestown, the school library media specialist at the Fort Ransom under the guidance of Konnie Wightman, who serves School 1½ days each month. as adjunct faculty in the M.Ed./LIT program and as a librarian for the North Dakota correctional system. A special event at this year’s Institute was the Kipp Gamber Technology Event. At an informal banquet in The University’s president, Dr. Steven Shirley, met Fort Ransom Saturday evening, Dan Clark, Director the online students at an opening reception at the of VCSU’s Office of Instructional Design, discussed President’s House Guest Inn on the VCSU campus. The the use of Web 2.0 tools in libraries. The first annual students enjoyed the opportunity to personally meet Kipp Gamber event was made possible through the with the president and express their views about the generosity of Larry Kipp, a 1937 graduate of VCSU. In graduate program at VCSU. 1985, he established the Arthur Fordyce Gamber Fund in honor of a well-respected professor. Kipp served as The group also visited both campuses of the Barnes an academic librarian in several institutions of higher County North School District, examining the facilities education throughout his career and, after learning and collaborating to develop ideas for remodeling a about the new M.Ed./LIT program at VCSU, Kipp and school library. Beth Undem, the first graduate of the his niece, Gail Stremel, chose to sponsor an event at M.Ed./LIT program and school library media specialist the annual Institute. The Institute concluded on Sunday at Barnes County North, began serving as a mentor in with presentations by faculty and a program overview the program after her graduation in May 2009. by Dr. Margaret Dahlberg, interim Vice President of Academic Affairs. On June 27, the group traveled to Fort Ransom School in Fort Ransom to gain first-hand experience “The value of an annual face-to-face event for students developing and organizing a school classroom in an online program can’t be underestimated”, collection. Fort Ransom School is a three-room said Donna James, “every single attendee expressed schoolhouse without a central library. Institute appreciation for this opportunity to meet their peers participants discussed ideas and developed a plan and instructors and, as well, the president of the which could assist the school library media specialist university. I believe that this year’s event was even in providing information literacy instruction. Donna more successful than the first Summer Institute last James, Director of Allen Memorial Library at VCSU year.” The Good Stuff - Page 23 - August 2009 Browsing in the Cyberstacks Compiled by Rachel White, Editorial Committee Member

Summer is nearly at an end, and desires the simple elegance of cool black and while the memories of summer fun white text. A brief history of polar photography may have faded, the bright colors describes just how difficult it was to bring these of the season still shine bright in images to the public, starting as early as 1875. gardens, parks, and picnic areas. Enjoy this selection of red, white, and blue selections as the sun sets Blue: Western Slang, Lingo & Phrases on another North Dakota summer. http://www.legendsofamerica.com/WE-Slang. html I Dad! Have a hankering for colorful language, Red: Robert Burns Poetry, Music & Song: the or find yourself needing to turn the air ‘blue’ Poems, Life & Works of Robbie Burns once in a while? Surprise, amaze, and entertain http://burns.visitscotland.com/ those around you with this listing of exclamations Avid gardeners have no doubt been tending from the Old West. You may well need to air their gardens throughout the spring and summer. your lungs* if you get a sudden slap to your bible If you’re a rose fancier, perhaps you have bump**, or if some curly wolf*** has been out considered penning a poem to your bounteous waking snakes**** before breakfast. Use the blossoms, particularly if they’re of the red, red search feature to translate modern parlance, or variety. Take inspiration from the words written just sit on your prat and read through all of the by Robert Burns on the topic nearly 215 years Western slang page by page. Accompanying ago. This site commemorates the 250th birthday pages on the Code of the West and western of the Scottish poet, and encourages visitors to insults are also wildly entertaining. Slip a few read his most famous works, including “A red, Western words into your next book talk about red rose” and “Auld Lang Syne;” follow the Burns the works of Louis L’Amour to give it that ring of trail around Scotland; and even plan a menu for authenticity. a Burns supper. Suggestions for the proper drink, dress, and ‘piping in the haggis’ are included. For *cuss, swear those of you who are already wealthy poets, the **cyst on your wrist site, affiliated with Scotland’s national tourism ***tough guy organization, allows you to plan a pilgrimage to ****raising a ruckus the land of Robbie’s birth.

Green: National Wildlife Federation Water White: Freeze Frame Historic Polar Images Calculator http://www.freezeframe.ac.uk/home/home http://www.nwf.org/water/watercalculator.cfm If the late summer heat has left you limp and After the opening months of 2009, reading about wilted, bury yourself in the cold, clear whiteness water conservation in a North Dakota publication of the Arctic and Antarctic images from the Scott might be a bit hard to take. However, water Polar Research Institute, located at Cambridge is a resource where the motto should always University. The photographs document life, be waste not, want not. The National Wildlife death, and polar research in the barrens from Federation’s water calculator is a tool that totals 1845 to 1982, and include many images of ice just how many gallons of water an individual and icebergs, cold weather transport, wildlife, consumes each day. Enter a few details about the and “quirky and interesting” shots. If you are not length of your morning shower, your dishwashing prepared to see a terrier in a balaclava or a clown frequency and habits, and other water uses, and in Antarctica, I’ll direct you to the gallery devoted watch the gallons add up. Tips for saving both solely to penguins. Substantial sections detailing water and money are returned with even the most the history of expeditions to the Arctic and modest totals. Antarctic are available for reading if your heart The Good Stuff - Page 24 - August 2009 StillTasty: Your Ultimate Shelf Life Guide with confidence, direct them to the Rainbow of http://www.stilltasty.com/ Books Pool at Flickr. Or, perhaps you’re a rogue technical services librarian ready to call Dewey One place you don’t want to see green, unless a dud, and are looking for some classification it is of the dark, leafy variety, is on your food. inspiration. No libraries in the traditional sense Is the pizza that sat on the counter overnight are included here, but one bookstore (albeit still fit for human consumption? How long temporarily) and many home libraries have do vegetables last in the freezer? The “Your clearly taken the plunge to organize by hues Questions Answered” link addresses these specific rather than author, subject, or title. questions, and food safety fans can browse the “Keep It or Toss It” tab for tips on the best way to Feel free to send some of your favorite websites store everything from soup to nuts. Visit the Shelf to me at [email protected]. Maybe you’ll see Talk section for a translation of expiration dates. one of your favorites in a future Browsing in the The website draws its information from sources Cyberstacks column. such as the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, universities, and food producers and manufacturers.

Multicolored: Smarthistory: Art History http://smarthistory.org/ Smarthistory calls itself “a multimedia web-book about art and art history” and was created by two Welcome to NDLA! art historians dissatisfied with the limitations and Welcome to NDLA! New members since the expense of the traditional art history textbook. last issue of The Good Stuff are Sharon Silengo The site covers the art world from ancient (Bismarck); Traci Petry (Crosby); Elizabeth history to the present, and allows visitors to view Madson (Fargo); Carol A. Junk and Wendy art by era, style, artist, or general theme. In Wendt (Grand Forks); and Krista R. Tiller addition to lush images of the art itself, many (Minot). have accompanying videos featuring art history professionals detailing the history and significance Membership Report of art objects, and related items that visitors may (as of August 4, 2009) also want to examine. Once your appetite for art Compiled by Kathy Thomas has been whetted, visit the selected external links Membership Chair for online tours of the National Gallery of Art and other electronic art experiences. Expand the site Academic & Special Libraries Section...... 79 by contributing photos of your own gallery visits Health Sciences Information Section...... 26 at the Smarthistory Flickr group. Smarthistory Public Library Section...... 117 won the Webby award in the education category School Library & Youth Services Section...... 87 earlier in 2009. Government Documents Roundtable...... 36 New Members Roundtable...... 47 Technical Services Roundtable...... 48 The Rainbow of Books Pool Associate members...... 8 http://www.flickr.com/groups/96822943@N00/ Institutional members...... 8 pool/ Student members...... 4 Finally … some therapy (or torture) for reference Trustees...... 30 and circulation librarians. If you’ve ever had New members...... 33 patrons fumbling to remember a book title but only able to recall the color of the binding Total members...... 276 The Good Stuff - Page 25 - August 2009 North Dakota in Print Compiled by Marlene Anderson, Editorial Committee Member

North Dakota Representative Earl Keep your eyes open for The Ghosts of Devils Pomeroy hosted a screening of Lake by Corrine Kenner, which will be released American Herro, a documentary by Llewellyn Worldwide. Kenner was raised on film by Kirk Roos, at Capitol Hill in a farm near Devils Lake and grew up hearing Washington, D.C., on July 9, 2009. ghost stories from the Lake Region. Kenner is The film is about Herro Mustafa, the author of ten books and the editor of several a Kurdish-American woman who anthologies. For more information, visit Kenner’s came to Minot as a refugee from website at www.corrinekenner.com/. If you have Iraq in 1976, became a successful U.S. diplomat, a Devils Lake ghost story to share, visit http://site. and now plays an influential role on the world ghostsofdevilslake.com/. stage. The film has also been screened around the region and was broadcast on PBS on July 9 Holly Ellis, a Minot High and July 28. For more information and to order alum and independent film the DVD ($19.95), visit www.americanherro.org. producer now living in New York City, was back home In If you like Lauraine Snelling’s books about the July for a screening of the hit fictional Red River Valley town of Blessing, indie film, The Graduates, you likely would have enjoyed “Bound for at the Oka Park Theater in Blessing,” a play based on Snelling’s books that Minot. Ellis said, “This is a was performed at the annual Drayton Riverfest genuine comedy with tons celebration on July 18-19, 2009. Saralee of laughs. I’m thrilled to Hoselton of Drayton wrote the script for the play, bring a great indie film back to Minot.” For more which combined history with the plot lines of information about The Graduates, visit www. Snelling’s books. Wayne Stegman directed a cast thegraduatesmovie.com. of 35 area residents in the production, which was sponsored by the Ox Cart Trails Historical Honey You’re Wrong ($8, CD) is the debut album Society. Author Snelling was also on hand to from a Grand Forks-based band called June sign books after each performance. For more Panic’s Wife. The group is working on a second information about the play, visit www.oxcarttrails. album. For more information, including the story net/. For more information, about Blessing, North behind the name of both a person and a band, Dakota, visit www.blessingnd.com/. Finally, for visit www.myspace.com/junepanicswife. more information about Lauraine Snelling and her books, visit her website at www.laurainesnelling. The American Historical Society of Germans from com/index.html. Russia has published a book of prairie poetry by Gerald (Gerry) Warner Bertsch entitled In This Troy Parkinson is a spiritual Land: Prairie ($20, pbk.). Bertsch is the son of medium and recently published Edna K. Bertsch of Ashley, North Dakota, and also a book on his life, entitled the author of Gifts of Healing, Peace, and Justice. Bridge to the Afterlife: a For more information, visit the website at www. Medium’s Message of Hope & ahsgr.org. Healing ($15.95, 240 p., pbk.). Troy grew up in Fargo and After hearing friends speak of the need to find graduated from Fargo North someone to write a history of Lake Metigoshe, High School in 1996. His book Wes Turner decided to take up the task himself. is available online from www. His 600 hours of research, including many Amazon.com and www.BarnesandNoble.Com. interviews, brought primary and secondary For more information about Troy and his book, sources together to create Lake Metigoshe: the visit www.troyparkinson.com. “Gem” in the Heart of the Turtle Mountains.

The Good Stuff - Page 26 - August 2009 Lake Metigoshe can be purchased at the Daron Krueger and Clint Saunders is now Spectrum Gift Haus (520 Main St, Bottineau, ND available. Obsessed with North Dakota ($34.95, 58318; 701-228-3702). For more information, hardcover) features 126 full-color images of contact the Spectrum Gift Haus directly. North Dakota in six categories: the Plains, Rustic, Miscellaneous Landmarks, the Badlands, Wildlife, Mark Timbrook, a member of the Ward County and Rivers, Lakes and Streams. To view cover Historical Society, has penned a history of Minot images and sample photos from both books, entitled The Last Hurrah: an Account of the visit the website at www.opgart.com. You can Mouse River Valley, Bone Town, Little Chicago, order the books directly from the photographers and the Magic City (ca. $21.95). The book or find a list of retailers on the website. The first was bound and printed at Niess Impressions book by the Obsessed Photographers Group was Publishing of Minot and is available at Main Backroads and Byways. Street Books and Home Sweet Home in Minot. For more details and purchasing information, visit Prairie Public Broadcasting, headquartered in http://niessimpressions.com/lasthurrah.html. Fargo, recently received Communicator Awards for three of its 2008 productions. “Out of the A native of Kulm, North Air into the Soil” and “Reducing Our Carbon Dakota, Allan P. Harris, is Footprint” each won an Award of Excellence in the co-author of A Long Pull the Environmental Documentary category, while ($19.90, 392 p., pbk.), which “Prairie Churches” won an Award of Distinction is set in the fictional James in the Religious Documentary category. The River Valley Coffee Shop in International Academy of the Visual Arts presents Jamestown, North Dakota. The the Communicator Awards. “Reducing Our Amazon.com description says, Carbon Footprint” explores the business of “California transplant Brian carbon management and the role of carbon Lawson runs a popular North markets in helping to finance projects that will Dakota coffeeshop, but still can't make money. lead to the low-carbon world of tomorrow. One day he's fighting the competition - and the “Out of the Air into the Soil,” examines land next day fighting for his life, diagnosed with bone practices that reduce atmospheric carbon. cancer. A radical, dangerous treatment could be “Prairie Churches” ($29.95, DVD) looks at these his cancer cure; a beautiful, equally dangerous monuments of faith and explores the role of woman could be the cure for everything else.” churches in sustaining the history and culture of a The book is available from both www.Amazon. vanishing rural landscape. For more information com and www.BarnesandNoble.com, and about Prairie Public and these productions, visit will soon be in bookstores and coffee shops the website at www.prairiepublic.org. throughout the state. A new radio program, Red, An opera by Grand Forks native Reed Reimer White and Blue: German and Benjamin Emory Larson opened at the Russians Remember International Firehouse Cultural Center in Independence Day ($15, Portland, Oregon, on July 10, 2009. Maelstrom CD), first aired on July 3, the Zombie Opera is a 90-minute opera “about 2009 on Prairie Public. The four friends who are at ground zero of a zombie program was created as part apocalypse.” To find out more about the of the Dakota Memories Oral latest addition to zombie culture, visit www. History Project and featured zombieopera.net. stories about community celebrations, firecrackers, foot races, and even The second book by Valley City photographers accidents. The project is sponsored by the

The Good Stuff - Page 27 - August 2009 Germans from Russia Heritage Collection of the More than just a travelogue, it is about living life NDUS Libraries. For complete information or to to the fullest, jumping in despite the fear, and order a CD of the program, visit www.ndsu.edu/ taking each moment as it comes. Every library grhc/dakotamemories. should own a copy."

Small Town Soldiers, a one-hour documentary One man’s experience growing film by Cody Shimek, premiered in Watford City up on a farm near Manfred, with showings on June 26 and June 27, 2009. North Dakota, is captured Shimek is a 1991 graduate of Watford City High in What Makes Me Happy School and owner of Media Men, Inc. He is Is Family and Good Friends also a military history buff and interviewed nine ($6.99, pbk.; $21.95, hardcover; World War II soldiers from McKenzie County for 61 p.). Author David Johnson his film. The veterans tell their own stories from started school in Manfred, growing up during the Depression to their feelings attended classes in Drake and about Pearl Harbor to their own experiences in Harvey, graduated from Minot High School, and combat and coming home again. Shimek doesn’t now resides in Minot. For more information have a distributor yet, but is talking with PBS or to purchase a copy online, visit www. about airing the film. For more information about PublishAmerica.com, www.BarnesandNoble. Shimek and his company, visit www.mediamen.tv. com, or www.Amazon.com. [Note: prices vary by site.] The latest release from 32 Below, an aptly named The spring of 2009 lives on in a commemorative Fargo-based band, is book published by the staff of The Forum in Stopping the Machine Fargo. Will Over Water: How the Red River ($10.99, CD; $9.99, MP3). Region Rallied to Fight the Flood of 2009 Band members are Matt ($19.95, 120 p.) is an “elegant coffee table book, Aakre, Jeb Reinhiller, Nathan packed with photos” and includes a 50-minute Stang, and Luke Nygaard. DVD from the WDAY TV news staff. To order a Earlier this year, 32 Below beat out 300 other copy, visit www.inforum.com or send a check artists in a nationwide contest at Eventful.com along with your name, mailing address, phone, to open for Little Big Town on its 2009 tour. The and e-mail address, to The Forum, “Will Over band’s other releases include 32 Below (2002), Water” Book, PO Box 6022, Fargo, ND 58107. Don’t Look Back (2004), and This One’s for [Note: Single copies are $19.95; two books are the Fans (2006). For more information, visit $18.95 each; and three books are $17.95 each. www.32below.net/. The prices include shipping and handling.]

This Water Goes North ($21.95, 256 p., Roxana Saberi, a journalist and former Miss North hardcover) by Dennis Weidemann is the true story Dakota from Fargo, is working on a memoir of four Iowa farm boys who paddled nearly 1,400 that HarperCollins will publish in March 2010. miles from near Fergus Falls, Minnesota, all the Saberi is well-known in North Dakota and now way to Hudson Bay in 1979. The boys tackled the world. After serving four months of an eight- the journey with beat-up canoes, almost no year sentence for allegedly spying for the United experience, big dreams, and a sense of adventure. States, she was freed from an Iranian prison on When they were on the Red River just south May 11, 2009. Saberi’s book, currently untitled, of Grand Forks, they met Gene and Margaret will tell of her arrest, her initial sentence to Sondreal. Margaret wrote an entry for the book’s eight years in prison, and her release after being epilogue. Wendy Wendt, the new director of the granted a two-year suspended sentence. Grand Forks Public Library, had this to say about the book, “"Delightful … beautifully written.

The Good Stuff - Page 28 - August 2009 Good Stuff from Around the State

Compiled by Marlene Anderson, Editorial Committee Member One Book One Summer to decorate their own cakes to take home to The Bismarck Veterans Memorial share with their families. Women from Center Public Library launched a new contributed to the project by baking more program to celebrate summer than 130 cakes. Another special activity was reading. Geared toward adults, a performance of “Peter and the Wolf” by the “One Book One Summer” is a way Bismarck-based Northern Plains Dance company. to encourage readers to enjoy and Of course, reading was the most important part share the same book. Readers were of Book Week and the children tallied more also invited to attend one of two book chats held than 18,900 minutes of reading time during the in July. The first “One Book One Summer” book is evenings. Book week activities were sponsored The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by the Center-Stanton School, Oliver County by Mary Ann Schaffer and Annie Barrows. Commission, the city of Center, Center gaming and community funds, and Wal-Mart. Center Library Tea Librarian Milissa Meckle said, “It was a fabulous The Friends of the Bismarck Veterans Memorial week. The numerous high school helpers and Public Library held its first Ladies’ Tea at the moms that stayed daily made it all possible.” library in early June. The English Garden Afternoon Tea featured scones, cucumber Updating the Grand Forks Public Library sandwiches, chicken salad sandwiches, cake, In 1997, the Grand Forks Public Library was and tea. The room was beautifully decorated and supposed to be renovated, but that spring’s library staff members, Kathy Vander Vorst and Traci devastating flood of the Red River put the kibosh Juhala, provided musical entertainment. Four on the project. In recent years, the project has Teen VIPS (Volunteers in Public Service) helped been further stalled by a shortage of funds, but with serving the guests. now it seems that the time has come. In early August, Library Consulting PA of Minneapolis Leaky and Too Small began the work of gathering information about When the Carrington City Council met on July 13, problems and potential opportunities and seeking 2009, problems with the Carrington City Library input from community members about what kind building were on the agenda. Despite numerous of library they want. Based on what they learn, attempts to fix the leaky roof over the years, water the consultants will prepare a building use plan, has been finding its way in. Many books have identify possible funding sources, and finally, will been damaged or destroyed and there is mold in help oversee construction work, which might even the building. A need for more reading room space be a new building. Residents are encouraged to for adults and children, an office for the librarian, also provide input online via a public forum at an audiovisual room, and kitchen facilities were [email protected]. also discussed. Mayor Don Frye appointed a committee consisting of council members, the city Celebrate Librarians! auditor, and library board members to investigate On August 6, 2009, the Grand Forks Public further. Library hosted a “Celebrate Librarians” event and invited community members to meet Children’s Book Week at Center Wendy Wendt, new library director, and Aaron From June 8-12, 2009, the Center Library was Stefanich, new Children's Librarian. It was abuzz with activities for the 2009 Center Library also an opportunity for the public to show their Children’s Book Week. Story time and craft appreciation to other library staff members. events kept 86 children and 13 junior and senior Refreshments, door prizes, and a slide show high students and parent helpers busy. Among depicting the Grand Forks Public Library, past and the many special activities was a demonstration present, were also part of the afternoon’s activities. of cake decorating and a chance for children

The Good Stuff - Page 29 - August 2009 Heart of America Library Celebrates a Summer as part of the fun. Full of Creativity The Heart of America Library in Rugby celebrated On August 4, the library also sponsored Kenmare the summer by becoming creative. The Summer Refuge Day and a tour of Des Lacs National Reading Program served 60 children, ages 7-12, Wildlife Refuge as the final activity for the summer with a wide variety of creative learning, stories, reading program. activities, and games. The children earned bookworms to mark the number of books read Kidder County Library Receives Grant or pages read. A graph was also maintained to As a public library in North Dakota that hadn’t monitor progress toward the reading program goal received a grant in the last five years, the Kidder of reading 1,000 books this summer. Participants County Library qualified for a $1,500 grant for learned about a variety of musical instruments, computers for public libraries available through painters and artists, creative writers, and dance. the North Dakota State Library and North Dakota Special guest speakers who work in theater, Library Coordinating Council. Library Board music, dance, and art talked about dramatics President Muriel Nitschke heard about the grant, and Rugby’s summer musical, the importance of did some research, wrote the application, and strings to an orchestra, different types of dance, was delighted when news arrived that the library and painting. Among the activities the children would receive funds to purchase a new computer participated in were painting like Michelangelo, and printer. The new equipment should be up considering the need for others to see the whole and running by September 1, 2009. For more picture, learning the importance of all the different information about grant sources, visit the State instruments that can be played, playing lasso golf, Library at www.library.nd.gov/index.html. and other games. “Be Creative @ Your Library” gave students a chance to explore the world of Bid for New Bookmobile Approved music, dance, art, books, and more. They had a In June, the Logan County Commission approved fun-filled summer of reading while discovering a bid for a new bookmobile to serve LaMoure and ways to be creative! Logan Counties. Matthews Specialty Vehicles of North Carolina will build the bookmobile, which Summer Fun in Kenmare will be based in Edgeley. The Kenmare Branch of the Ward County Public Library hosted “Movie & a Makeover” at the Unquiet Zone for a Day Kenmare Theatre on July 1 with a free showing The Leach Public Library in Wahpeton was not of The Tale of Despereaux. Moviegoers had a necessarily a quiet place to read on June 30, chance to “makeover” the book jacket for The 2009. That’s the day members of the DL Cloggers Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo. Prizes showed sixty kids how to clog dance as part of were offered for the best book jackets. “Movie the library’s summer reading program. Clogging & a Makeover” was part of the library’s summer is characterized by heavy, stamping steps and reading program and offered one more way to “Be cloggers wear wooden-soled shoes, or clogs. Just Creative @ Your Library.” for Kix was also on hand to demonstrate ballet and jazz dance. Kids of all ages were invited to “Touch-a-Truck,” an event hosted by the Kenmare Branch of the Imagination Theatre Ward County Public Library on July 9, 2009. The Morton Mandan Public Library hosted a Nineteen vehicles, including everything from special story time presentation on July 21, 2009. farm equipment to buses, ambulances, and Michael Gallo, an assistant professor of early construction vehicles, were on display at the childhood education at the University of North Kenmare High parking lot. Attendees were also Dakota in Grand Forks, presented “Imagination invited to check out the Ward County Bookmobile Theatre,” a program that included puppet plans,

The Good Stuff - Page 30 - August 2009 people Compiled by Marlene finger plays, music, and imaginative storytelling. Anderson, Editorial The public was invited to attend this free program Stuff Committee Member for young children. Cheryl Hill, Head of Cataloging at NDSU Libraries, has been appointed the new director Partnership/Library Vision Grant of the Pine Island Public Library in Pine Island, The New Rockford Public Library has received the Minnesota. Innovative Partnership/Library Vision2010/Library Services and Technology Act Grant from the Jenny Grasto is the new NDSU Libraries Downtown Campus Librarian. Jenny is North Dakota State Library. The library worked responsible for both the Architecture & Landscape in partnership with the NRACBC (New Rockford Architecture Library in the Klai Building and Area Community Betterment Corporation) to the new business library to be located in Barry secure funding for a “mobile lab,” including 6 Hall. She also serves as the subject specialist for laptops, a copier and fax machine, and other architecture and business. software and hardware. The grant required a $1 local contribution for every $3 awarded. For more information, see Librarian Susie Sharp’s tip about On the DOCket raising library funds in this issue’s “TechTips & By Rachel White, Editorial Committee More” column. Member and GODORT Chair Big Read at TMCC Two award-winning state documents from the The Turtle Mountain Community College 2008 NDLA conference were recognized for (TMCC) Library in Belcourt hosted a Big Read excellence by the American Library Association’s program celebration on May 30, 2009, to kickoff Government Documents Roundtable in its annual a community-wide project to read and study list of best government publications. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. North Dakota History : Readings about the Many other activities, including building rafts, Northern Plains State, co-produced by the State presenting original skits and plays, a treasure hunt, Historical Society of North Dakota and the North and more were also planned for the Big Read Dakota Center for Distance Education, and (see the complete calendar at www.neabigread. Terry Shoptaugh’s “You Have Been Kind Enough org/communities/?community_id=1554). The Big to Assist Me” : Herman Stern and the Jewish Read is an initiative of the National Endowment Refugee Crisis, published by the North Dakota for the Arts in partnership with the Institute of Institute for Regional Studies, were both included Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. on the 2008 Notable Documents list, which can If you want to learn more about it and how your be viewed at the Library Journal website (www. library can be involved, visit www.neabigread.org. libraryjournal.com/article/CA6657395.html), or in the May 15th issue. News from Valley City Barnes County Public This isn’t the first time North Dakota documents Library have been recognized at the national level. For Crazy Days on July 29, 2009, the Valley City North Dakota publications have been elevated to Barnes County Public Library hosted coffee & the ALA GODORT list nineteen times since 1984. rolls and a book sale. The library is a Gates grant recipient for new patron computers in 2010-11, a Additional honors for North Dakota History grant which requires some local dollars. Proceeds were bestowed by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), when the book from the sale of the “Friends of the Library received that organization’s Award of Merit. Chocolate and Salad Cookbook” (see August 2008 issue of The Good Stuff for details) as well as Be sure to stop by the GODORT booth at the Cents for Technology fundraising jars are both part Dickinson conference to peruse a selection of of the library’s fundraising efforts. 2009’s nominated state documents and to vote for your favorites!

The Good Stuff - Page 31 - August 2009 Collection Conversations: MPLA Leadership Institute a Go! By Al Peterson, MPLA Representative How Safe Is The MPLA Leadership Institute is a go! The Leadership Institute 2010 will be held in Estes Park, Colorado, at the YMCA of the Rockies, Your Heritage? April 25-30, 2010. Application requirements and forms will be announced in September and will be available on the website (www. mpla.us/). Maureen Sullivan has agreed to Join fellow archive, library and museum continue as the facilitator. professionals and volunteers at FREE regional meetings in October for: I will be making a formal announcement to the general membership in September when I • Collections care information and resource learn more details and I will be promoting the materials Leadership Institute at the MPLA booth at the • Discussions about the current state of NDLA Conference as well. collections in North Dakota, leading to As an alumnus of the Leadership Institute, I potential future funding opportunities am extremely excited that this professional • Networking lunch with collections development opportunity is once again professionals/volunteers and elected officials available for North Dakota librarians to attend. Regional Meeting Schedule (10 a.m.-2 p.m. local time) See what's new! • October 12 – Dickinson, Dickinson City Hall at DakotaBookNet.com • October 13 – Williston, Williston Community Bismarck, D.T. - Great stories about the wild and wooly early days of Library Bismarck by Kim Fundingsland. • October 15 – Bismarck, North Dakota Heritage North Dakota Counties, Towns and People, Volume 2 - More colorful Center stories about the state's counties and towns by Joseph Gavett • October 16 – Minot, Minot State University Enoch's Saga: Horsepower to Satellite In a Single Lifetime - Memoirs of a lifetime of farming and public service by Northwood's • October 19 – Devils Lake, Lake Region State Enoch Thorsgard College Divine Assignment - The inspirational life of ministry and mission of • October 20 – Grand Forks, Grand Forks County Pastor Marcus and Elva Mae Bakke by Virginia Dohms Historical Society When the Landscape is Quiet Again: The Legacy of Art Link - A DVD about the story of the man, the speech and the landscape that inspired • October 21 – Fargo, Plains Art Museum this North Dakota governor's passion for the land produced by Clay • October 22 – Jamestown, National Buffalo Jenkinson and David Swenson Museum People of the Prairie and The Magic Telescope - Two richly illustrated stories by young Devils Lake author Will Bergstrom Registration required by September 30, 2009, at Stand Up and Cheer - A book and music CD telling the story of the University of North Dakota men's singing group, the Varsity Bards, by http://collectionconversations.eventbrite.com or longtime director James T. Fudge by calling 701-355-4458. Woodrow Wilson Keeble: The Man Called Chief -- the heroic story of the first Sioux soldier to receive the Medal of Honor by Fargo author Limited travel stipends of up to $100 are Merry Helm. Also available! Dakota Stories I and Dakota Stories II by Lauraine available on a first-come, first-served basis by Snelling; If this Land Could Talk: Homesteading on the Northern calling 701-355-4458 by September 30, 2009. Plains by Judy Cook; North Dakota Wildlife Photos by Chet Nelson, Curse of Al Capone's Gold by Mike Thompson and a great selection of Germans from Russia books. Hosted by ND Cultural Heritage Initiative Sponsored by the Institute of Museum and Library Order online at Services www.dakotabooknet.com Take a Look at our Books! * 701-222-0947

The Good Stuff - Page 32 - August 2009 New Online Library Resources Submitted by Adam Emter, in-depth tools for even the most advanced North Dakota State Library genealogists; Opposing Viewpoints Reference Center, a virtual library of resources designed to New resources which are available to all North aid students and citizens in the study of today’s Dakota citizens and libraries have been added to social issues; and Health and Wellness Resource the Online Library Resource package, thanks to Center, which provides access to medical, the State Library’s funding from the North Dakota statistical, health, and related information. State Legislature. New resources include topics e-Library, a database of multi-media educational on job preparation, Spanish language, fine arts, resources, will also continue to be provided to government documents, education, and more. North Dakota libraries and citizens. Two exciting additions are Britannica Online, which will include the public library, school, and Partnership for Online Library Resources academic editions; and LearningExpress, which Continues features practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, and information to help students and The North Dakota State Library continues to adults succeed. Other additions include ERIC, the partner with the Online Dakota Information Education Resource Information Center, a guide to Network (ODIN), Minitex, and the South published and unpublished sources on thousands Dakota State Library to re-license Online Library of educational topics; and ¡Informe!, a reference Resources. The State Library’s partners realize the tool created especially for Spanish-speaking users. importance of statewide access to a common suite of databases to libraries, school media centers, The new resources are being added to an already students, and citizens within and among the three impressive list of Online Library Resources. states. Through the partnership, North Dakota Existing resources that will continue to be is able to maximize its purchasing power, and available to North Dakota libraries and citizens ultimately provide a more inclusive and robust include WorldCat, a worldwide cooperative Online Library Resource package to its libraries database of more than one billion records and and citizens. EBSCO Auto Repair Reference Center. Other existing resources include Ancestry Library Partnership resources are available to libraries in Edition, a genealogical resource that makes family North Dakota who choose to contribute toward research easy for beginners while still providing the price of the resources. For schools, the formula is $1.10 per high school student, and for public libraries the formula is $0.11 per citizen in the legal service area. Resources available to contributing libraries include databases from EBSCO, Gale, and ProQuest, including Health Source - Nursing/Academic Edition (which provides over 500 full-text journals focusing on medical disciplines) and other new databases. If your library is interested in participating in this program, please contact Cindy Larson at 1-800-472-2104 or [email protected].

The Good Stuff - Page 33 - August 2009 BCR Partners with North Dakota to Administer Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Opportunity Online Hardware Submitted by Adam Emter, North Dakota State Library BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research) is partnering with the North Dakota State Library to administer the third and final round of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Opportunity Online To date, the Foundation has invested $350 million Hardware Grants program. The grant program will in grants and other support to install and sustain help eligible public libraries in the state upgrade computers in libraries and train thousands of and add public computer workstations for patrons library staff in all 50 states and U.S territories. in communities with high concentrations of Opportunity Online hardware grants are expected poverty and where a library’s public computers to be the last grants given by the Foundation to are at risk of becoming outdated with limited fund computer upgrades in U.S. public libraries capacity for users. with vulnerable technology, but the Foundation BCR is administering the grant funds for the continues to support libraries through investments State Library. In its role as administrator, BCR in Internet connectivity, research, training and will work with 26 public libraries in the state, advocacy. helping them secure sustained local funding for About BCR computer replacements and upgrades. With 80% BCR brings libraries together for greater success of library funding originating with local sources, by expanding their knowledge, reach, and power. libraries eligible for the Opportunity Online They offer a broad range of solutions and their hardware grant program are required to match the hands-on, personal attention enables them to foundation funds with local dollars to show they deliver effective and timely solutions that help can sustain investments in technology access in libraries keep pace with new developments in the future. technology and services. BCR is the nation’s Library staff participating in the program are oldest and most established multistate library required to attend “Turning the Page: Building Your cooperative. Since 1935, the BCR team has Library Community,” a professional development helped libraries learn new skills, reach patrons, conference offered by the Public Library increase productivity, and save money. BCR is Association that is focused on advocacy, to help a 501(c)3 nonprofit headquartered in Aurora, them build the skills and confidence they need to Colorado. For more information, visit www.BCR. raise awareness about the value of their libraries org or e-mail [email protected]. and increase local support. About the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation The foundation has awarded grants to libraries Guided by the belief that every life has equal in 32 states. The remaining 18 states were value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works not eligible due to their participation in the to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. foundation’s Public Access Computing Hardware In developing countries, it focuses on improving Upgrade Grant program in 2006. people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and Co-chair William H. Gates Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett.

The Good Stuff - Page 34 - August 2009 State Library Promotes Librarianship through Ongoing Education Grant

Submitted by Adam Emter, North Dakota State Library

For many years, the North Dakota State Library has supported the education of professional librarians in North Dakota. Until now, individuals who were interested in pursuing a career as a librarian only had a few chances throughout the year to apply for the State Library-funded Master of Library and Information Science grant. All that has changed.

The Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) grant is now being offered on an ongoing basis, with applications being accepted at any time throughout the year. This change allows the State Library to be more accommodating to students who are overloaded with deadlines and workloads. “We were thinking of ways to become more aggressive with the MLIS grant and this was one of the most simple ideas,” State Librarian Doris Ott said. “It will certainly help us achieve our goal of continued development of current and prospective library science students.”

The grant, which requires that recipients be North Dakota citizens and also be enrolled in an American Library Association-accredited school, may be used to pay for tuition, university fees, and textbooks required to complete the course of study. Grant recipients must work full-time in a North Dakota library for two years following the completion of their degree. Grant awards will range from a minimum of $1,000 to a maximum of $7,000 and are awarded on a competitive basis. More complete grant guidelines and an application form are available on the State Library website at www.library.nd.gov/grants/ MLIS2009.pdf. Additional questions may be directed to Cindy Larson at 1-800-472-2104 or [email protected].

The Good Stuff - Page 35 - August 2009 Conception to Implementation Improving Teen Services at the Minot Public Library, 2007-2009 By Katie Murtha, Former Teen Services Coordinator Bremer Grant Writing the grant application was a collaborative The Need for Change staff effort, although the bulk of it was written I first walked into the Minot Public Library in the by Jerry Kaup. Several core components were summer of 2005 shortly after moving to Minot. determined by examining a planning and As the wife of a career Air Force officer, I had marketing survey conducted the year before and accumulated a wallet filled with library cards researching successful teen programs at other from the places I called home over my husband’s libraries. In our grant, we requested funding to: twenty-year career. I was pleasantly surprised provide teen programs and activities; create a by the library’s size and facilities, but my three Teen Advisory Group; enhance the teen web: page; teen and pre-teen daughters were disappointed subscribe to electronic resources addressing teen by the offerings in the young adult section. I was needs; enhance the décor in the teen area; build entering the final year of my master’s program a core collection of digital audiobooks; and add in information sciences and had recently a teen services coordinator. The grant included a completed both a young adult literature course timeline of measurable objectives, an outcome- and a children’s and teen programming course. I based evaluation, and evidence of sustainability. thought to myself, “This is a library desperately in We requested $34,000 from the Foundation and need of offerings for teens.” However, nothing I listed another $14,000 in funding from local noticed that day foreshadowed my future role in sources. On February 7, 2008, we received a enhancing the library’s teen services. check from the Bremer Foundation and began implementing our vision. After completing a practicum at the library and earning my master’s degree, I was offered a part- Teen Advisory Group time job as reference librarian and administrative Libraries with successful teen programs have assistant. Over the course of the next year, a group of teens who give their opinions on Library Director Jerry Kaup often asked my services and materials they want from the library. opinion for improving teen services. Teen use Forming a Teen Advisory Group (TAG) was our of the library had steadily decreased over the first step. Letters announcing the formation of a past twelve years compared to use by adults and TAG and teen focus groups were sent to all teens children. Providing quality teen services required that completed the Summer Reading Program in a substantial increase in funding, which was 2006 and 2007. National Honor Society advisors especially difficult to obtain given our budget and and librarians at Minot’s public high schools and the fact that Minot Public was one of many North middle schools were also asked to tell students Dakota libraries that were denied state aid in about the library’s new teen initiatives. Initially, 2006. Eventually, Jerry decided to pursue a grant 29 teens signed up for TAG, and an outside through the Otto Bremer Foundation, a foundation consulting firm, Results Unlimited, conducted that provides funds to “assist people in achieving focus groups to ask teens what services and full economic, civic, and social participation improvements we needed to make. Twenty-one in and for the betterment of their communities” teens participated in focus groups in March 2008. in the states of North Dakota, Minnesota, and The TAG met monthly and contributed to the Wisconsin. development of our teen web pages, selection of The Good Stuff - Page 36 - August 2009 teen programs, Playaway audiobook selections, calendar of events page; and a recommended and furniture purchases. reading page. Teens also wanted to write and post reviews to the web site. Results Unlimited TAG meetings are scheduled for days and times developed a draft of the teen pages and again met convenient for teens. Currently, seven teens with TAG members, who made more suggestions. regularly attend meetings and four occasionally We were all happy with the final result. attend. Teens are busy and TAG attendance varies when they are involved in sports or have after- Keeping the web page current is challenging. Our school jobs. Our most active members are middle staff encountered many technical difficulties using school students. the software purchased to edit the web content. Although teens indicated in the focus groups they Web Page Development wanted to write reviews and contribute to a teen Members of TAG, the library director, and I met e-zine, only three teen-submitted book reviews with Results Unlimited to discuss ideas for the have been received since the revised website teen web pages. We previewed library sites was posted in June 2008. I tried to reach teens that had attractive teen pages to get an idea of by creating accounts through social networking what Minot teens liked. TAG members provided sites such as MySpace and Face Book. Even ideas for content as well as the overall look of though TAG members helped create the MySpace the pages – bright colors and a variety of shapes. page, it never became an efficient method for Content-wise, we included a homework help reaching teens. A similar experience happened page with links to educational resources and on Facebook when I received more friend requests local schools; a career planning page with links from my high school classmates than I did from to test preparation, individual skill assessments, current high school students. and college selection tools; a TAG page; a teen The Good Stuff - Page 37 - August 2009 Programs learners) can access Live Homework Help through Teen summer programs, developed in cooperation the library’s webpage and be connected to a with TAG, were offered for the first time in subject specialist in math, science, social studies, 2008. From a list of possible programs based on and English. Career Library provides a range of suggestions from teen focus groups, TAG members resources for career planning. ranked the programs to determine a final list of offerings. The theme for the summer programs Teens are pleased by the addition of these was “Metamorphosis @ Your Library” and a resources. The usage rate for Live Homework program per week was offered in the evening. Help is ranked at the top for our service Fall programs began in October 2008 with two population by www.Tutor.com. Two school after-school programs per month. Although principals were supporters of the service and the summer programs were well attended (104 allowed me to give live demonstrations to participants, 9 programs), the fall programs were students and faculty. I also attended parent- sparsely attended (15 participants, 4 programs). teacher conferences to promote the service. The After analyzing the reasons why, we decided to biggest complaint from teens is that it can take a offer one scheduled program and one passive long time to connect to an individual tutor, but program each month from January through April user comments are very positive and the service 2009. Scheduled programs were offered on week currently has an approval rating over 90%. Career days when teens were off from school. Passive Library is used less than Live Homework Help programs were designed to run for a month and because it appeals to a smaller segment of the involved completing a survey. At the end of the teen audience. Still, usage statistics are rising month, a winner of a $10 gift certificate was and comments from a November 2008 teen focus drawn from all completed entries. group indicate that teens are becoming aware of it and find the information useful. Partnering with local organizations was the key to our most successful programs. The local Teen Area Game Crazy store organized a Super Smash Bros In focus group discussions, teens said they and Soul Calibur IV gaming tournament. They wanted a separate space that was visually provided all of the gaming equipment and made appealing and functional. After reviewing their an arrangement with Aaron’s Sales and Lease comments, the library purchased additional to provide large screen televisions. The Minot bookcases and shifted materials so all of the Geocachers met with teens in Oak Park for an teen fiction would be located in the teen area. evening of food and fun. After watching a slide This change meant expanding the area by 210 show on geocaching provided by a Metigoshe square feet. TAG members wanted bright, bold Park Ranger, we headed into the woods to search colors and comfortable seating. A local interior for caches. Local teachers also offered their designer provided ideas about what furniture talents for a “prose to poetry” workshop and Alka- and colors would be appealing. We purchased a Seltzer rocket science experiments. Teens enjoyed book display and also added two teen-use-only these hands-on, interactive programs and asked computers to the area. These computers have for similar future programs. expanded graphic cards to allow for gaming software. Live Homework Help from Tutor.com & Career Library The teen area now has a definite and distinct Teens repeatedly voiced concerns about look. The reading booth and video rockers are homework help and college/career planning popular, especially after school. Unfortunately, in the focus groups and web page discussions. we cannot calculate the impact on circulation The library purchased Live Homework Help from moving the hardcover fiction to the teen and Career Library. Live Homework Help is an area since circulation of YA fiction was previously online, student-driven, tutoring service from www. included in adult fiction statistics. Still, I know Tutor.com. Students (kindergarten through adult more books are being checked out because I can

The Good Stuff - Page 38 - August 2009 see the empty spaces on the shelves. One of flyers, posters, and bookmarks with a schedule of the complaints from the focus groups was about teen programs also help us spread the word. the limited amount of teen materials. Many teens assumed that the only things available Local news organizations have helped us advertise for them were paperbacks and new materials. our services, too. We send public service They did not realize that hardcover YA fiction announcements to the newspaper, and television was interfiled with adult fiction. The day we and radio stations monthly. In April 2008, I asked moved the hardcover YA fiction, I pointed out the KMOT-TV if they would be interested in helping additional materials to a teen browsing through us find marketing partners for the teen summer the paperbacks. I could see the question on her programs. They were very enthusiastic and face, “Where did all these books come from?” secured three local businesses to fund publicity We received many compliments regarding the for the 2008 summer programs. KMOT agreed improvements and teens are very happy to have to help us again with the 2009 teen summer their own space. programs.

Playaway Audiobooks Conclusion A Playaway is a type of digital audiobook The Bremer grant was meant to get our teen that has the look and feel of an Ipod or MP3 services program off to a robust start and we player. It requires one AAA battery and ear buds accomplished just that -- a start. Although we and features easy portability, only one piece fell short in some of our participation goals, (audiobooks on CD usually have several CDs), our successes far outweighed our failures. I and durability. However, at a cost of about $50 can look around and see the changes that were per title, Playaway titles are relatively expensive implemented in just one year, the community compared to books on CD. The Bremer Grant partnerships we developed, and the increase in included funding to purchase a core collection the number of teens sitting at a reading booth or of 50 titles. Teens who liked audiobooks are very working on a teen computer. excited about Playaways. Personally, I was wistful as I finalized the 2009 Marketing summer teen programs because I knew I would Reaching teens to tell them about our services not be here to provide them. My husband is still an enormous challenge. Comments from received orders to Maxwell Air Force Base our focus groups indicated they would come to in Alabama and we left Minot in June. My the library for programs and events if they knew experience with improving teen services at Minot about them. Their primary recommendation was Public Library presented me with enormous to publicize events through their schools, but professional challenges and opportunities. I getting information to teens through the school was a contributing author of a sizable grant. I system is cumbersome. All literature must first benefited from attending many educational be approved by the school administration and conferences and workshops. I responded to cannot be delivered to individual students. two challenges to award-winning teen books. I Currently, we send flyers to the middle and high wish my successor the best in dealing with the school librarians and ask them to post the flyers or challenges of attracting and serving that fickle distribute them to teachers. group of customers known as teens. I am proud of all the efforts that went into making our first Over the course of the year, we developed year successful. The greatest accomplishment is many in-house marketing plans. The teen web simply knowing that teens are now being better pages and MPL e-notes provide us with online served than when I first arrived. opportunities to promote our programs. MPL e-notes provides e-mail alerts to subscribers and there are three teen e-note categories: Teen New Reads, TAG, and Teen Scene. Using table tents,

The Good Stuff - Page 39 - August 2009 TechTips & More

Compiled by Karen Anderson, Editorial Committee Member Tips on “Held Up,” Using EBSCO, and Raising Library Funds

Thanks to Kalan Davis, Carrie Scarr, and Susie Sharp for their great tips! “Held Up” generally have to switch between Kalan Davis, Serials Associate, windows quite a bit and don't want Thormodsgard Law Library to utilize the mouse or that handy- dandy Alt+Tab shortcut, I use My fiance and I are big fans of free software. Who HeldUp instead. Go to www.johnmacintyre.ca/ isn't? On our home computers, we use Gimp HeldUp.asp and let your annoyances be over. and Open Office; but here is a real winner that I recently learned about and utilize at work. It’s EBSCO Slide Rule Tip got all sorts of "general" computing uses, but Carrie Scarr, Assistant Director, when applied in a Technical Services light, I think West Fargo Public Library you'll find that it’s a real time saver. Here’s a tip for the new EBSCO interface. After Here’s the scenario: You have a list of records you do a search, the search results can be limited from WorldCat, another consortia catalog, or by publication year by adjusting the slide rule GPO's catalog. Your task is to generate a list of just under "limit your results." This slide rule has OCLC control numbers from the search results become my favorite feature of the new EBSCO! so you can eventually put these same records in ODIN. The task probably goes something like Raising Library Funds this: first, you generate your search results list. Susie Sharp, Librarian, Next, you display the MARC format information New Rockford Public Library in the OPAC. That's the easy part. The next three hours will consist of this: highlight 035 field, I became the librarian at the New Rockford copy, switch to Notepad, paste, switch to the Public Library two years ago because of my browser window, click the "next record" button, love of books and reading. I have no degree or copy, switch to Notepad, paste, switch to the experience. Within a month of getting the job, I browser window... and so on. By the time you heard about the Libri Foundation Grant for kid’s do this 750 times in a row, you want to smack books. I had never written a grant, but thought your head against the keyboard. You ask yourself, I’d give it a try and asked the Minerva Club to "WHY, oh WHY, Microsoft, doesn't the Notepad raise the money for the local match. They held a application have an "always display window on library tea and raised the money we needed. We top" feature?! WHY ME, BILL GATES?" celebrated getting the grant with a huge party and invited the newspaper and school to attend. Well, you can stop feeling sorry for yourself. Available free to download and register, is a small Soon afterwards, I was approached by the program by John MacIntyre called "HeldUp." executive director of the New Rockford Area HeldUp will put a small icon on your windows Community Betterment Corporation (NRACBC), toolbar. If you click on the icon and drag it to who was looking for a place to hold small any window currently open on your desktop, that business classes. I told her I didn’t have room in window will be the foremost window displayed the library and she proposed moving the library "on top" -- until you tell "HeldUp" to stop ... well, to a larger location. I was very interested in this holding it up. as we were running out of room. We started looking at an empty building on Main Street Now when I generate lists of control numbers, or that was once a clinic and approached the City

The Good Stuff - Page 40 - August 2009 Commission, which approved putting a bid on the 2009, we received word that we got the grant. building. Our library is growing and circulation has The owners of the former clinic were willing doubled. We continue to attract new patrons to donate the building to the library. With that and the classes are successful. I think the key to news, our first hurdle was cleared and the next our success is trying to get the library mentioned challenge was finding money to renovate the in the local paper two or three times each month. building. A community member was interested This may not be possible in larger towns, but in buying the old library to open a store, which promotion is so important. Even if it’s only a little gave us part of the funds we needed. The Eddy blurb, it helps to remind people that your library County Commission was willing to donate is here and going strong. money for the tech center, and MDU, Otter Tail Power Company, and Northern Plains RC&D Local fraternal organizations, e.g., Lions, Eagles, also donated funds. North Dakota Telephone Kiwanis, and American Legion, are great sources Company gave us a $5,000 grant for computer for donations, as are local banks and credit and telephone equipment, including a desktop unions. Don’t be afraid to ask, the worst they can and laptop computer, a projector, two conference say is no! phones, and wireless Internet, including the wiring and labor. Our local credit union donated money for furniture, and the Lions Club donated Visit Karen’s Q & A TechDrop & Useful Links blog the materials for new shelves, which were built at http://qatechdrop.blogspot.com/ if you want by a library patron. to view, ask, or answer questions about software programs, computers, etc. You can also see useful We went back to the City Commission and web links there or add your own by posting a explained that the library needed to expand comment. since circulation was up, and, according to a survey done by the NRACBC, there was a need TechTips & More is a column that gives tips about for classes in our community. After much work, technology (TechTips) and other things that our the Commission decided to fund our endeavor readers do in their libraries to make their lives a and the library moved to its new location in little easier or more efficient (More). Please submit September 2008. your tips to Karen Anderson at karen_anderson@ und.nodak.edu. Once we started having successful small business classes, we saw the need for more laptops so we could add computer classes. We found the State Library’s Innovative Partnership Grant to get a mobile computer lab, fax service, software, class curriculum, and a business database. To raise the money for the matching part of the grant, we contacted the local Chamber of Commerce and asked if they would be willing to donate the proceeds from their annual auction to the library. That was approved and the NRACBC donated the rest of the matching funds. We also asked the City Commission to put a line item in the budget to replace the computers in three years, which was unanimously approved. At the end of May

The Good Stuff - Page 41 - August 2009 TREASURER'S REPORT As of June 30, 2009 (EndTreasurer's of 2nd Quarter) Report By Michael Safratowich, As of June 30, NDLA 2009 (EndTreasurer of 2nd Quarter) Editor’s note: Approved by By electronic Michael vote ofSafratowich, the Executive Board NDLA on July 20,Treasure 2009. r

Beg. Balance Receipts Disbursements End. Balance CHECK BOOK 1/1/2009 $24,206.46

NDLA Funds $24,206.46 Annual Conference 2009 $1,175.00 $21.44 Book Sales $2,845.00 $16.00 $127.20 $2,733.80 Centennial Cookbook -$4,384.11 $76.77 $56.24 -$4,363.58 Dues 2009 $1,265.00 $7,716.00 $35.00 $8,946.00 HSIS Partner Account $4,481.64 $4,481.64 Investment Account Transfers Other receipts/disbursements $52.02 $7,580.18

NDLA Funds Subtotal $9,035.79 $7,820.06 $25,422.19

Check Book Balance 6/30/2009 $25,422.19 ******************************************************************************************************************** INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS Beg. Balance Receipts Disbursements End. Balance NDLA Bank Money Market Ready Cash $19,082.62 Interest $4.73 Deposits Transfers $19,087.35 Professional Development Bank Money Market RC $18,761.37 Interest $4.65 Deposits Transfers $18,766.02 Jaugstetter Leadership Fund CD $2,500.00

$2,500.00 Jaugstetter Leadership Fund Savings $500.14 Interest $0.13 Deposits Transfers $500.27 NDLA CD $10,000.00 Transfers $10,000.00 $0.00 NDLA CD Ready Cash $0.00 Interest $335.28 Transfers $10,000.00 $10,335.28 Rudser CD $10,000.00

$10,000.00 Rudser Money Market Ready Cash $0.00 Interest $209.30 Transfers $209.30 TOTAL investment accounts $60,844.13 $61,398.22

TOTAL EQUITY 6/30/2009 $86,820.41

The Good Stuff - Page 42 - August 2009 North Dakota Library Association Membership for January 1 - December 31, 2009 Name______Address______City State Zip+4______Institution______Position______Work Phone______Home Phone______FAX______E-mail______Choose Sections/Roundtables—Membership entitles you to join as many as you wish! ___ Academic and Special Libraries Section ___ Government Documents Roundtable ___ Health Science Information Section ___ New Members Roundtable ___ Public Library Section ___ Technical Services Roundtable ___ School Library & Youth Services Section

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