School Library System
May 29, 2015
A Note from Jen and Jane
- End of Year Dinner - RSVP by June 2nd
- Courier Schedule
- ILL Statistics for June
End-of-Year Dinner - Final Reminder
Courier Schedule Reminder
Our couriers will be making their last stops in districts the week of June 15th - June 19th. Please plan to have all interlibrary loan materials in the courier box the week before to ensure that all items find their way home. Thank you!
Reminder - ILL Statistics
Library Girl
Call for Entries - Gale/Library Media Connection TEAMS Award
Library Media Connection (LMC) and Gale invite all media specialists and educators at K-12 public and private schools in the United States and Canada to share their collaboration success stories and submit them for the 2015 TEAMS Award—Teachers and Media Specialists Influencing Student Achievement. The TEAMS Award recognizes and encourages the critical collaboration between the teacher and media specialist to promote learning, increase student achievement, and develop 21st-century skills.
Three winning teams will receive cash prizes ($2,500), Gale products, a one-year subscription to Library Media Connection, and a choice of professional publications from Libraries Unlimited.
Request for Information
We have been asked to fill out a survey for a librarian who is completing her doctoral studies. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey:
My name is Catherine Masrour and I am a librarian in Suffolk County, NY. As part of dissertation research, I am collecting information on the challenges and opportunities facing school librarians across New York State and New England. In order to gather current feedback from librarians, I have developed a survey. Could you please take this brief survey? Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Nuv2MDmGoIjhxd-LgDVegt7Yu9fsi6C1LHDM7q5io2o/viewform?usp=send_form
For more information, here is a link to my research website: http://cmasrour.wix.com/librarychange. Here you will be able to view the results of the survey, learn more about my study, and get involved if you are interested. Thanks in advance for your participation.
Best Wishes,
Cathy
More Openings
Visit http://egcsd.org/employment/ for more information.
OverDrive Read - Summer
"OverDrive is excited to introduce our inaugural OverDrive Summer Read program, designed to encourage your students to keep reading all year long. This program aims to help prevent the Summer Slide by providing exciting titles for your students that are simultaneously available during the summer weeks. The below title(s) will be automatically added to your OverDrive-powered website in eBook and OverDrive Read formats (and Kindle format where available) with unlimited access between June 9 (midday US EDT) and July 9 at 11:59PM (US EDT). The title(s) and a promotional spotlight at the top of your [OverDrive] homepage will be automatically added at no cost. For more information and marketing materials to help promote this great program to your school community, please visit partners.overdrive.com/overdrive-summer-read."
Author Visits
Currently, we are aware of the following visits:
October 17th (TeenReaderCon) - Eliot Schrefer, S. A. (Stephanie) Bodeen, Helen Frost, Eric Devine, Jackie Morse Kessler
November 5th & 6th - Ted Scheu
Don't forget, author visits can be purchased through the Arts in Education CoSer allowing your district to receive state aid back the following year! Contact Jen for more information.
A Look at ILL - CDLC Program
Wednesday, June 10th, 2015
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
(Pizza lunch will be provided!)
CDLC Offices, 28 Essex Street, Albany
Sponsored by CDLC’s Committee on Resource Sharing
Come meet and network with your colleagues, learn and share ideas, and provide input about CDLC programs and services that support resource sharing. This program is open to anyone interested in interlibrary loan; space is limited.
http://cdlc.org/index.php/calendar/eventdetail/216/28|29|36/a-look-at-ill