KDLA E-Newsletter Page 1 of 17 Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Libraries & Archives Monthly News from the Kentucky Department May 2010 for Libraries and Archives In This Issue Corbin Public Library Breaks Muhlenberg Public Library Participates in Ground "Imagination Library" Library Asks Public to by Anniesse Williams Contemplate Why We Read Director, Muhlenberg County Public Library Trustee Tip Lincoln County Public Library Dolly Parton's "Imagination Celebrates Grand Opening Library", a part of the Dollywood Fact, Fiction and Forensics Foundation, is a literacy project that is open to children age 5 and Speaker Series under in participating Muhlenberg Public Library communities. Each enrolled child Participates in "Imagination receives one free book per month Library" from the time of their birth until Digital Talking Book Internet they enter Kindergarten. If a Service Delivers One Millionth family has more than one child Download to Kentucky Reader enrolled in the program, each child receives one book per Jessamine County Public month. Library Hosts First Ever, Live Video Conference with Author The Dollywood Foundation has a special arrangement with Neil Gaiman Penguin Press for purchase of the books. Each title is age Friends of Kentucky Libraries appropriate and selected by a reading specialist. The first are Back! book for every child is "The Little Engine that Could", and 92 Year-Old Program the final book for every child is "Kindergarten Here I Coordinator an Example for Come". All Librarians Research Opportunities in the To participate, a community must make the program State Archives: State Capitol accessible to all preschool children in their area. The Building Commission community pays for the books and mailing, promotes the program, registers the children, and enters the Corbin Public information into the database. From there the Dollywood Library Breaks Foundation takes over and manages the system to deliver the books to the home. Read more... Ground By Samantha Swindler Digital Talking-Book Internet Service Times-Tribune Delivers One Millionth Download to Construction at the new Kentucky Reader Corbin Public Library is already underway, but recently the library board When Kentucky Talking Book Library patron Tonia Gatton made the start of the downloaded the digital talking-book version of "Charlotte's project official with a Web" to her home computer, she knew she was going to ceremonial ground read a classic of children's literature. What she didn't breaking at the building, know was that she was also making history. That talking located at 305 Roy Kidd https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=11033148... 6/18/2010 KDLA E-Newsletter Page 2 of 17 Ave. book marked the one millionth piece of reading material delivered by the Braille and Audio Reading Download The whirl of drilling was (BARD) service, a new initiative from the National Library heard inside the building Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), as city officials, library Library of Congress. supporters and other community leaders lauded Gatton is a rehabilitation teacher at the Kentucky Office the new project. The for the Blind. "Finally having instant access to thousands interior of the building, of books and magazines that I can download and read as formerly the home of the desired, rather than waiting and hoping for new books to Vintage House Restaurant, come in the mail, has been an incredible experience," said has already been gutted Gatton. "I've recently started going back and reading a lot and construction crews of the classics that I either hadn't read or didn't appreciate worked in the background as a child, such as "Charlotte's Web." After a little over a throughout the year of using BARD, I can't imagine what I did without it." ceremony. Read more... Formally launched on April 30, 2009, BARD quickly became popular. Today more than 15,000 of NLS's more than 800,000 patrons are registered for access. Gatton is one of approximately 300 NLS patrons who have Library Asks Public registered for BARD through the Kentucky Talking Book to Contemplate Library. Read more... Why We Read By Doug Tattershall Media Relations Coordinator Lexington Public Library Jessamine County Public Library Hosts First Ever Live Video Conference with Author Why do you read? Neil Gaiman Sometimes people read to By Carol Grossi learn something new, to Community Relations and Adult Programming Coordinator Jessamine County Public Library discover more about the world around them, or maybe just to relax. The Jessamine County Public Library (JCPL) hosted a live video Why does it matter? conference in Nicholasville, Kentucky on April 12, 2010. Over Because reading changes fifty Neil Gaiman readers living in people's lives, making central Kentucky were able to them more likely to visit JCPL and speak directly to advance in their careers, the award winning author via Internet2 technology. In this more likely to be civically singular event, libraries across the country were invited to engaged in activities such view the discussion as well. as voting, and more likely to be physically active. The program was entitled "An Evening with Neil Gaiman" and served as the kick-off for National Library Week (April A new campaign by the 11-17). It was coordinated by the American Library Lexington Public Library is Association's Campaign for America's Libraries and JCPL. asking everyone in Lexington to finish the An Honorary Chair of National Library Week, Gaiman, the phrase, "I Read Therefore 2009 Newbery Medal winner for "The Graveyard Book," I ________" in order to spoke to his lifelong love of libraries and the role they play encourage people to think in a democratic society by supporting intellectual freedom about how reading https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=11033148... 6/18/2010 KDLA E-Newsletter Page 3 of 17 improves their lives. and privacy. Read more... Read more... Photo: Fans chatted with award winning author Neil Gaiman via Internet2 technology. Trustee Tip Friends of Kentucky Libraries are Back! By Paul M. Poland President, Scott County Board of By Mary Lynn Collins Trustees President, Friends Steering Committee [email protected] Public library trustees' are, The Friends of Kentucky Libraries are pleased to announce by design, your libraries they are now up and running. The state Friends group biggest fans. They not recently held their first annual meeting since the group only are responsible for was revitalized last May. The meeting was held in oversight of operations conjunction with the Kentucky Public Library Association (finances, policies & Conference. Judith Gibbons moderated a panel focused on procedures, etc.) but are how local Friends groups can develop and maintain a good community advocates for relationship with library staff and trustees. the library. Trustees should take every Getting these relationships right is critical to the success opportunity to promote of any Friends of the Library group. Panelists included: the library and the vast Jennie Boyarski, president of the Friends of McCracken array of services and County Public Library; Lisa Rice, director of the Warren activities it provides the County Public Library; and Lisa Day, trustee of the community. Muhlenberg County Public Library. Lori Acton is the director The Kentucky Friends also elected officers and directors at of the Laurel County Public the annual meeting. Nelda Moore (Bardstown) will lead the Library and has developed Friends as the new president; other officers are: Cathy a unique way to keep her Snell (Louisville), vice-president; John Clark (Louisville), former trustees involved. treasurer; and Carol Baughman (Frankfort), secretary. She has a luncheon once a Read more... year and invites her current as well as former trustees to attend. I asked her to send me a blurb of what she does and this 92 Year-Old Program Coordinator an was her response: Example for All Librarians "Trustees play a vital role By Paige Sexton in the success of any Communications Officer, KDLA public library... Read more... The Hardin County Public Library Book Buddies Program will soon be celebrating its 20th year. It Lincoln County is a highly successful Public Library venture, due in large part to the program's senior Celebrates Grand coordinator, Joe Kareth. At Opening the age of 92, Kareth has demonstrated a history of making a success of anything By Kay Peppard Director, Lincoln County Public he attempts. Library https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=11033148... 6/18/2010 KDLA E-Newsletter Page 4 of 17 The Lincoln County Public Upon earning his degree in journalism from the University Library held a grand of Kentucky, the Lexington native entered the armed opening ceremony for its services. After five years in the service he began his new library April 25 from 2 career as a civilian personnel management specialist at Ft. p.m. - 4 p.m. Luckily, the Knox. He would hold that position until the age of 55 when weather held out and he began to look for his next challenge, that of a certified approximately 150 people real estate agent. attended the ceremony. Kareth spent a few years in that field before returning to The new building has his old job, where he retired for a second time after a five 16,200 square feet, year stint. But retirement was just not for Kareth. After 10 compared to the former years of "semi-retired" life (selling advertising for The 4,235 square foot Penny Saver during this time), he was ready for his next building. career move. Read more... The first floor contains the Photo: Joe Kareth, senior program coordinator for the Hardin collection, a teen room, County Public Library Book Buddies Program the Kentucky Room, 16 public access computers, and a beautiful children's Research Opportunities in the State area where a local artist is painting murals of Archives: State Capitol Building Kentucky forest animals, Commission trees and flowers.