THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE NORTH DAKOTA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION March-June 2015 NDLA Website - http://www.ndla.info Volume 45 • Issue 1-2 SnapshotSnapshot DayDay Photos Capture NDLA Libraries AND NationalNational LibraryLibrary WeekWeek 20152015 Celebrations t NDLA Legislative Day t Grad School Experience t Five Ways to Fully Engage t NDLA Conference Update INSIDE t Did you know …? Historical Nugget Table of Contents President’s Message ................................................. 3 Comstock Reading Aloud Initiative ....................... 4 Digital Public Library of America: Get Involved! ......................................................... 5 Did You Know...? NDLA Historical Nugget ........... 5 Five Ways to Fully Engage in NDLA ....................... 6 Flicker Tale Children’s Book Award ....................... 7 NDLA Membership Dues and Conference Fees ................................................. 8 2015 NDLA Spring Workshop .............................. 8 Published quarterly by the North Dakota Library Association MPLA Seeks Award Nominations ........................ 9 NDLA Legislative Day at the Capitol ................... 10 Editorial Committee Marlene Anderson, Chair Grants Available through Joan Erickson Eric Stroshane Mountain Plains Library Association ................ 12 Production Artist Canoe Kudos Awards ............................................ 13 Clearwater Communications, Robin Pursley Browsing in the Cyberstacks ................................ 14 Subscription Rate Grad School Experience: $25/year Go to Library School .......................................... 16 Advertising Rates 2015 NDLA Conference ........................................ 17 (per issue) People Stuff ............................................................ 18 $100 – full-page ad $50 – half-page ad NDLA Membership Report ................................... 19 $25 – quarter-page ad Library Events and Conferences .......................... 19 For information contact: North Dakota in Print ............................................ 20 Marlene Anderson, Chair Good Stuff from Around the State ...................... 26 The Good Stuff Editorial Committee Treasurer’s Report .................................................. 30 NDLA Membership Form ..................................... 31 Editorial Policy NDLA Executive Board .......................................... 32 Letters should be sent to Marlene Anderson, Chair, The Good Stuff Editorial Committee, Bismarck State College, PO Box 5587, Bismarck, ND 58506-5587, or e-mail: [email protected] Editor’s Note Deadlines for Articles/News Submission Submission Guidelines & Deadlines Issue Deadline This issue is a departure from our usual pattern Issue Deadline August 2015 Friday, July 3, 2015 of publication. That is, the March and June 2015 August 2015 Friday, July 3, 2015 (pre-conference issue) issues are combined rather than being published (pre-conference issue) as two separate issues. Our regular publishing schedule will with resume with the August Submit news and articles via e-mail to any of these (pre-conference) 2015 issue. Good reading! addresses: [email protected] Minutes and Reports are linked to [email protected] www.ndla.info/exbdmin.htm [email protected] The Good Stuff - Page 2 - March-June 2015 President’s Message By Greta Guck, NDLA President Greetings! It has been a I think we have an interesting dynamic in our busy few months. There organization right now. We have a strong contingent are so many great things of veteran librarians who have been involved in going on right now – ILEAD NDLA activities and leadership for years. They have USA, L3ND (The Bremer invaluable experience, wisdom, and knowledge about Rural Libraries and Literacy our organization and have ensured that NDLA has Leadership Institute), the thrived through the years. Library Advocacy & Funding Workgroup, #ndlibchat, the There is also a group of new and emerging librarians – Mentorship pilot program – it new to the profession, new to the organization. Many is certainly an exciting time in of you are just finding your footing in your careers and North Dakota Library Land. may be finding yourselves ready to get more involved in NDLA, but perhaps are unsure of how to do so. I While attending graduate school, I remember my know that was certainly the position I was in. professors stressing the importance of getting involved in professional organizations, and so, diligent Involvement in NDLA creates the bridge between student that I was, I took advantage of the student our seasoned veterans and new recruits. It provides combo rate for ALA/Wisconsin Library Association a forum and space where ideas can be shared membership, attended my first conference, poked and encouragement can be given. I gave my first around the ALA website a bit – all the while feeling conference presentation this past fall upon the urging a bit overwhelmed. At that first WLA conference in of a longtime NDLAer. Milwaukee, I remember marveling at how everyone seemed to know each other. Sure, I was a recent NDLA allows opportunities for mentorship, both graduate attending my first conference, but I couldn’t formal and informal. NDLA has a mentorship pilot help but wonder if I would ever move through the program underway, which will grow in the years to conference halls as confidently as those around me come, but mentorship can also occur more informally, seemed to be doing. e.g., from long time NDLAers who encourage new members to get involved, run for office, present at the Shortly after that conference, I left Wisconsin for annual conference, etc. I encourage you to reach out Minot and promptly joined NDLA. When I first to one another – whether it is within your workplace, joined, I had similar feelings as I did in Wisconsin NDLA section or roundtable, the NDLA listserv, at -- scanning NDLA emails but feeling like I showed up the NDLA Conference, or via Twitter chats and our mid-conversation, not quite knowing how I could get Facebook page. involved, or even when I would feel confident enough to do so. Over the course of a few years, however, it The future of our organization lies in the strength of has been the wonderful people of NDLA who drew its membership. As we go forward, let us reach out me in and encouraged me to become more active in to one another so that we may continue to do great the organization. That has made all the difference. things for librarianship in North Dakota! The Good Stuff - Page 3 - March-June 2015 Comstock Reading Aloud Initative For the eleventh year, regional children have chosen the best books read out loud to them as part of MSUM’s (Minnesota State University Moorhead) Comstock Reading Aloud Initiative. Through the program, 18 regional teachers and librarians and 240 MSUM students read 286 picture books aloud to 21,988 children during the year. 2015 Wanda Gág Book Award Winner (preschool to 8-year old category) Sam & Dave Dig a Hole written by Mac Barnett; illustrated by Jon Klassen Honor Book • A Perfectly Messed-up Story written and illustrated by Patrick McDonnell 2015 Comstock Book Award Winner (9 to 12-year old category) What to Do When You’re Sent to Your Room written by Ann Stott; illustrated by Stephen Gilpin Honor Books • The Bambino and Me written by Zachary Hyman and illustrated by Zachary Pullen • Gifts from the Enemy written by Trudy Ludwig and illustrated by Craig Orback • Rags: Hero Dog of WWI: A True Story written by Margot Theis Raven and illustrated by Petra Brown The program is administered by staff of the Livingston Lord Library Curriculum Materials Center at MSUM. For all the details, visit http://www.mnstate.edu/cmc/. Digital Public Library of America: Get Involved! SUBMITTED BY STEPHANIE KOM, NORTH DAKOTA STATE LIBRARY Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) “brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world … It aims to expand this crucial realm of openly available materials, and make those riches more easily discovered and more widely usable and used… “ (Source: DPLA website - About page) If you’re interested in DPLA and want to help it grow and thrive, if you’re enthused about open access access, digital collections, and the potential of a national digital library, take the next step and volun- teer to be a Community Rep. North Dakota currently has one rep, Stephanie Kom, the Digital Initiatives Librarian at our State Library. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have more North Dakotans involved? For all the details, visit the Community Reps section of the Get Involved page. The Good Stuff - Page 4 - March-June 2015 DID YOU KNOW…? NDLA Historical Nugget The Good Stuff, NDLA’s official publication, began in 1971. How it got its name is an interesting story. Early issues were typed, mimeographed, stapled, and mailed first class. With the March 2005 issue, The Good Stuff became a web-based publication. The Good Stuff - Page 5 - March-June 2015 Five Ways to Fully Engage in NDLA BY GRETA GUCK, NDLA PRESIDENT Are you looking for more ways to get involved in 4. Submit a program proposal for the NDLA and make the most of your membership? 2015 Conference The strength of our conference lies in Here are five things you can do: the variety of the sessions offered. The only way to make that happen is for you 1. Like NDLA on Facebook to present your ideas to the rest of the The NDLA Facebook page has been taken NDLA community. Past President Victor over by new administrators,