o n INDIANA FOCUS LIBRARIES INDIANA LIBRARY FEDERATION • Vol. 69 No. 8 • August 2015 2015 ILF Annual Conference Strengthening Connections: Your Key to Success November 16-18 Indianapolis Marriott East Early Bird Registration Rate - August 1 through October 2 Standard Registration Rate - October 3 through October 26 New this year at the Full Conference - Member Full Conference - Non-Member ILF Annual Conference Early $165 Early $250 Reg $180 Reg $270 A President’s Wine and Full Conference - Trustees $50 Cheese Reception sponsored by Follet will be Full Conference FOIL/Student/Retiree held on Early $105 Registration opens early August! Tuesday, Nov. 17 Regular $120 at 5:30 p.m. For more information and to register go to: https://ilfonline.site-ym.com/?page=2015annualconference Conference Session Survey Results CONFERENCE SESSION SURVEY The ILF sent a survey to many members to identify Interested/Very Interested Not Interested what support staff and new managers would be 84% 74% 72% interested in regarding upcoming professional 68% development. 47% 47% 47% 43% 40% 35% 31% 30.50% We asked whether the respondent was not interested, 23% 22% 21% 18% somewhat interested, interested or very interested. 11.50% 7% 5% We combined the percentages of answers of 1% “interested” or “very interested,” in red and the “not interested” in black. The respondents were able to write in topics (those are not included below). The respondents show their interest level as below with missing percentage being the answer “somewhat interested.” See chart for results. 2 August 2015 FOCUS President’s Column Indiana’s libraries are some of the best in the country. The quality of any organization is dependent on the quality of the staff and Indiana’s libraries are blessed with outstanding staff professionals, including support staff. Professional development is essential for staff to develop in their profession. Librarians are finding a rapidly changing environment in their chosen field.The diverse population that libraries serve requires that library staff expand their own horizons EDITOR’S NOTE professionally so that they can continue to bring the best to each of their positions. Focus on Indiana Libraries is a publication of the Indiana It is important for library staff to find affordable yet quality instruction. ILF members benefit Library Federation. from reduced registration fees for professional development opportunities. Over the coming months, ILF has numerous opportunities for members. Hopefully you will join your fellow Its purpose is to act as a professionals for these opportunities. publication for disseminating current news and information of interest to people working • Aug. 7 - Library Information & Technology Division Conference in Avon, Ind. - This in and with Indiana libraries. conference has been postponed until late winter or early spring. • Aug. 14 - IALA and Reference Division Conference at IUPUI All correspondence, requests for advertising information, • Sept. 17-18 - Small & Medium-Sized Libraries Division Conference at Westfield PL subscriptions and claims for • Sept. 18 - Friends of Indiana Libraries Conference, Vigo County PL back issues should • Sept. 22 - “The Difference is You!” a one-day event especially for support staff, new be directed to: managers sponsored by the Indiana State Library, the Indianapolis Public Library and the ILF Focus on Indiana Libraries which will be held at the Indianapolis Public Library. 941 E. 86th Street, Suite 260 • Oct. 6 - Legislative Fall Forum at the Mansion at Oak Hill, Carmel, Ind. Indianapolis, IN 46240 • Oct. 7 - The Indiana Public Library Association one-day conference, Oak Hill, Carmel, Ind. • Nov. 17-19 - The Indiana Library Federation Conference with over 115 sessions from which Phone: (317) 257-2040 to choose at the Marriott East in Indianapolis. Fax: (317) 257-1389 For more information and to register for these amazing events, go to: https://ilfonline.site-ym. E-mail: [email protected] com/?page=events Website: www.ilfonline.org It is important for support staff to take advantage of these opportunities as well. We hope to see you at some of these outstanding conferences! Editor: Diane J. Bever Sincerely, Managing Editor: Tisa Davis Beverly Gard, 2015 ILF President Publications Committee: Susan Akers, Diane Bever, Spotlight ILF Board Member Beverly Gard, Andrea Morrison, Jenny Johnson,Gigi Steve Pearl is the Indiana Library Trustee Association (ILTA) representative on Shook, Greg Youngen, Sean the 2015 ILF Board. Steve is currently serving his 3rd term (nine years) on the Davis, Portia Kapraun, Rachel Jamieson, Shannon M. Bahler, Avon Washington Township Public Library Board of Trustees and is the current Helen Cawley, Tisa Davis president. All submissions for Focus He has served as an elected member of Avon Community School’s Board of need to be submitted by the Trustees for 12 years, (1993 - 2005) and as president of that board for four years. He is currently a 2nd day prior to the month of publication. For example, member of the Avon Oriole Advocates, a parent and community advocacy committee, served four an article in the June issue years on Avon Parent Teacher Organization Executive Board, including one year as president and would need to be served on a number of committees for Avon Schools, including redistricting committees. submitted by May 2. Steve graduated from Purdue University in 1975 with a BS in Environmental Engineering and Annual subscription rate: $20 retired from Duke Energy in 2010 where he worked for Duke (and predecessor companies) for 35 years as Environmental Scientist and Environmental Manager. Steve lives in Avon with his wife Sue. They have three children and four grandchildren. August 2015 3 CYPD (Children and Young People Division) Conference - Choose Your Own Adventure August 23-24 Indianapolis Marriott East 7202 East 21st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46219 Registration Rates: Full Conference - Member $165, Non-Member $250 Sunday only - Member $100, Non-Member $150 Monday only - Member $90, Non-Member $135 Sunday Opening Session Keynote: Author, Troy Cummings has been writing and illustrating since he was a little kid. Among other things, he’s the creator of Giddy-Up, Daddy! and The Notebook of Doom. Troy lives in Greencastle, Ind. with his nice family and mean cat. Sunday Dinner Keynote Speaker: Author, Jay Asher is the author of the award winning Thirteen Reasons Why. Jay has worked at an independent bookstore, a chain bookstore, an outlet bookstore, and two public libraries. Before those jobs, he worked at a shoe store, a trophy shop, and an airline. His very first writing award earned him a free fruit smoothie every day for a year. Jay has won a lot of awards since then, but that one tasted the best! Monday General Session Speaker: Abby Johnson is the children’s services manager at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library. She graduated from Indiana University with her MLS and worked at a Chicago-area library before taking her current job in 2009. She was selected as a member of ALA’s 2011 class of Emerging Leaders and has served on the Young Hoosier Book Award Committee and ALSC’s Quicklists Consulting Committee. She has also had the pleasure of serving on the 2015 Newbery Award Committee. You can find her on the web atabbythelibrarian.com. Monday Lunch Keynote Speaker: Sylvia Martinez works in schools around the world to bring the power of authentic learning into classrooms, particularly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) subjects. Sylvia speaks, writes, and advocates for student-centered, project-based learning, gender equity in technology, computer programming, and life-long learning. For the past 10 years, Sylvia was president of Generation YES, a non-profit with a mission of empowering young people to improve their schools and communities with modern technology. Breakout sessions include: Adventures in Art: Taking Crafts to the Next Level, S.T.E.A.M. Punks: A Teen Tech Tutorial, To See How to Connect Students and Books, Turn to Page...,To Dance Will Be A Great Adventure: Music and Movement in Preschool Programs, Early Childhood Development: Taking the Wonder out of Understanding Behaviors, Choose Your Own After Hours Teen Adventure, and many more! There will also be an “after hours” event featuring Jess Frederick and Casey O’Leary from Mooresville Public Library, author signings, and craft and exhibit tables. Become a member to save on registration rates on this and other ILF events. New member price is only $40! To join ILF or renew your membership, go to http://ilfonline.site-ym.com/login.aspx. For a downloadable brochure and to register, go to: https://ilfonline. site-ym.com/?page=cypdconference. New ILF Division The ILF is working toward the formation of a new division! It will be called Young Professionals Division and its purpose is to build relationships, network, encourage and support those 40 years of age and under and to develop leadership opportunities. The new division’s standing rules will be on the ILF board of director’s August agenda, so if all is favorable, the division will move forward in seeking a chairperson, vice chair, secretary and three at-large members. The chair, vice chair and secretary terms will be for one year and the at-large positions are on a two-year basis. The terms would run on a calendar year. For more information on this new division or to discuss serving in one of the above positions, please contact Susan Akers, ILF Executive Director, at 317-257-2040 ext. 101 or email [email protected] 4 August 2015 FOCUS A unique one-day conference being sponsored by IALA and the Reference Division will be held August 14. This conference will be held at the IUPUI Library in Indianapolis. The theme for this conference is "Legal Issues in Libraries." Attendees will learn about an array of legal and policy issues on access for the homeless, vendor contracts for digital content licenses, common legal topics in libraries and more.