DLA Bulletin March./April page 1
Delaware Library Association
BULLETIN
Volume 56, Number 2 March / April 2004
The news and proceedings of the Delaware Library Association
the April 29, 2004 conference. Most of these were
those presented back in 2001. Members will vote
on these at the business meeting.
A second vote would occur by mail.
At this point, we’re nearing the peak. Let’s stay
our course and create a more dynamic DLA.
-submitted by Suzanne Smith,
Q: What may be more difficult than climbing Mt.
Everest?
A: It’s updating the DLA By-Laws and Hand-book!
But the good news is some intrepid DLA members
are trudging toward base camp with suggested
changes. Soon we’d like to plant the DLA banner,
indicating that members have voted to accept these
changes. Most of these changes are semantic up-dates
rather than transformations to the way we
operate.
Back in 2001, members attempted the arduous
climb to effect change. Some updates were imple-mented,
such as a new dues structure, new quorum
numbers, and the inclusion of a mail vote when the
Executive Board deems such action is warranted.
At that time, the Executive Board with President
Janet Chin, recommended a list of additional
changes. Due to the requirement that these
changes must be voted on at two consecutive
meetings of the membership, these proposals lost
steam in the inevitable change in administrations.
History shows that DLA used to hold both a fall
and a spring conference, which made this process
conceivable. Recent history finds DLA offering
one annual conference, usually in the spring, when
the general membership meeting provides for the
conduct of any business. This results in a nearly
impossible two-year time frame to effect any
changes whether minor or major.
My goal is to mail a list of proposed by-law and
handbook changes in March, one month prior to
DLA By-Laws and Handbook:
Not-So-Extreme Makeover Needed
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DLA Library Legislative Action Day……………….. 2
Advocacy for Libraries…....………………………… 2
Conference 2004 Program Updates…………………. 3
Paraprofessional Division Offers Incentive…………. 3
Delmarva Discussions………………………………. 4
Memories of Frankford……………………………… 4
South Costal Library Anniversary…………………... 4
DDL Master Plan………………………….. ………. 5
ALA News…………..………………………………. 5
Professional Development ………………………….. 6
DLA Contact List……………………………………. 8
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If All The Delaware Library Community
Read The Same Book…
The 2003 OCLC Environmental
Scan: Pattern Recognition report
was produced for OCLC’s world-wide
membership to examine the
significant issues and trends im-pacting
OCLC, libraries, muse-ums,
archives and other allied or-ganizations,
both now and in the future. The scan
provides a high-level view of the information land-scape,
intended both to inform and stimulate dis-cussion
about future strategic directions.
-submitted by Sonja Brown
DLA Bulletin March./April page 2
The thirteenth annual DLA Library Legislative Ac-tion
Day will be held on Thursday, March 25,
2004. Since the first event in 1992 library support-ers
have influenced legislation and funding to
benefit libraries throughout Delaware.
Schedule of Events
9:30-10:00 am. Registration
Delaware Division of Libraries 43 S. Dupont
Hwy. Pick up your information packet and
enjoy a continental breakfast.
10:00-11:45 am. Orientation/Information
Delaware Division of Libraries. Get all the
facts before you visit your legislators
TBA Governor’s Proclamation
12:00-1:30 pm. Reception
Legislative Mall, Mezzanine
12:00-2:00 pm. Legislative Appointments
Appointments scheduled in advance, as indi-cated
in your packet.
Please register before Friday, March 12, 2004.
Registration and orientation will take place at the
Delaware Division of Libraries this year. To regis-ter
please contact Paula Davino by phone: (302)
376-4191, fax: (302) 378-5293, or email: pau-ladavino@
yahoo.com.
-Submitted by Paula Davino & Terry Plummer
DLA Library Legislative Action Day
Below are some suggestions of things you could
do. Please check actions that you will take in the
coming months to communicate the importance of
libraries to elected officials.
Make an appointment with an elected official
to provide him/her with information about a
library in his/her district. Invite him/her for a
cup of coffee and get acquainted.
Invite an elected official to be your guest at an
event or activity at a library.
Offer a tour of a local library to an elected of-ficial.
Ask an elected official to meet with the Board
of a local library.
Send newspaper clippings about a local li-brary
or event at a library to an elected official
with a personal note describing its success.
Prepare a written description or an oral pres-entation
about the activities of a local library
or activity at a library, describing the number
of people who attend events, the number of
people who are members of the Friends of the
Library and/or library patrons, and the benefits
the community accrues from the library.
Partner with other public libraries, including
school, academic and special libraries, and
invite elected officials to a "discover local li-braries
program" at a local library where each
of the different libraries present brief descrip-tions
of their services, collections and pro-grams,
and describe their successes in serving
the needs of the community.
Do some research on your elected officials to
find out what connections they or their family
members have with libraries.
Do some research on your elected officials to
find out what their personal interests are in
order to discover how libraries can serve them
personally.
Help organize the state of Delaware in to re-gions
of library advocates so that all elected
officials have an advocacy group that will
broaden their understanding of libraries.
-Submitted by Betsy Baxter
Advocacy for Libraries
DLA Bulletin March./April page 3
This year the Delaware Instructional Technology
Conference (DITC), will host a strong slate of
events for librarians, or anyone interested in books
and technology. Thursday, April 29 will feature
several programs of interest to librarians.
The day will begin with a 'special' Breakfast Au-thor:
Jason Ohler, Ph.D, noted for "...Using tech-nology
effectively, creatively, wisely... and funly."
Dr. Ohler, is the Keynote speaker for Wednesday
and will present this Thursday breakfast author
event. He is well known as a workshop facilitator,
storyteller Composer, writer, promoter of art in
education Educational technology planner, adviser,
project manager.
Visit his website at
http://www.jasonohler.com/books/index.shtml for
detailed listing of his works.
Our guest speakers include a special DLA only
Keynote, immediately following the DLA Awards
Ceremony. This keynote will be presented by:
Dr. Carla Hayden President,
American Library Association Di-rector,
Enoch Pratt Free Library,
Baltimore, MD.
Featured workshops include:
"Every Student Succeeds @ Your
Library: An AASL Advocacy Cam-paign"
presented by Frances
Roscello President, American Asso-ciation
of School Librarians Associ-ate
in School Library Media Ser-vices,
New York State Education Department
Also attending the DLA Awards Ceremony
"Administrative Support for Young
Adult Library Services" presented
by Sheila B. Anderson Member,
Young Adult Library Services Asso-ciation
Board of Directors Director,
Dover Public Library, Dover, DEand
Audra Caplan President, Young
Adult Library Services Association Directory, Har-ford
County Public Library, Bel Air, MD.
Conference 2004 Programs Update
Are you currently a member of the Paraprofession-als
Division? Are you interested in joining? If so,
here is some exciting news! Our Paraprofessional
Division has taken a step towards building mem-bership
and using our annual conference as a
building block.
The Conference’s two day format will provide a
unique opportunity to provide a participating day
for staff who might otherwise need to cover posi-tions
during conference absences. Each day will
have DLA workshops and presenters.
Although Thursday is a focused day for DLA ac-tivities,
the Wednesday offerings will hopefully
stimulate participation from those of our staff who
have been unable to participate in a scheduled con-ference
activity before. They will have a first time
opportunity to enjoy a day of workshop develop-ment
with their colleagues and realize the impor-tant
part they play in our mission of library service
to our patrons.
As an incentive for joining and becoming active in
the division, you may be eligible to receive reim-bursement
for DLA dues and DLA conference reg-istration
fees. Please contact Lisa Olson at the
Delaware Division of Libraries at lolson@lib.de.us
or 302-739-4748 ext 117 for more information.
-submitted by Lisa Olson & Margaret Prouse
Paraprofessional Division Offers Incentive
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Our DLA day will conclude with a 'Dessert Spe-cial'
hosted by Palinet, occurring during our DLA
Annual Meeting.
Join us at the Sheraton at our first ever joint con-ference
for a day of "Technology and Literacy: A
Partnership for Lifelong Learning" for a chance to
meet with and learn from some of the most influ-ential
leaders in our field! Discover new ideas and
techniques to use in your own library. Plus, get a
chance to interact with your fellow librarians, and
education and technology professionals.
It's all waiting for you at
http://www.dcet.k12.de.us/ditc/index.html . . .
make your reservation today!
-Submitted by Margaret Prouse
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DLA Bulletin March./April page 4
Mrs. Rae Long, Circulation Manager of Frankford
Public Library, together with over 30 members of
the Frankford Community, began compiling an
oral history of the Town of Frankford over an
eleven month period.
This oral history was expanded by printing the fi-nalized
book, including photos of old homes in the
town, and memories of the people of the town as
told to Mrs. Long. The completed project was cul-minated
by a "Celebration of the Town of Frank-ford."
At the present time, orders for the book
have exceeded 500 copies. The Frnkford Public
Library receives a portion of the monies collected
to support their Building Fund.
The project has been a source of pride for the
townspeople, young and old. Copies will be on
sale for $14.00 at the Delaware Library Associa-tion
and Delaware Instructional Technology com-bined
conference on April 28 and 29.
-submitted by Joan Loewenstein
Frankford Oral Histories Recorded In
"Memories of Frankford"
Delmarva Discussions
Delmarva Discussions is offering its scholar-led
book discussion series to Delaware libraries for 1/3
the former cost! Thanks to a grant from the Dela-ware
Humanities Forum, a state program of the
National Endowment for the Humanities, we are
able to provide your library with all you need to
hold one of our popular reading/discussion series
for just $500.
Delmarva Discussions provides you with intrigu-ing
themes, all the books you’ll need, the publicity
materials and evaluation forms to copy, and the
scholars to lead the discussions! You provide the
space, refreshments, and a site coordinator. With
over 30 series themes to choose from and the flexi-bility
of day or night sessions, you can tailor your
discussion series to your audience.
For more information on the program and how it
works, surf to the Delmarva Discussions website at
www.delmarvadiscussions.org or contact the Pro-ject
Director, Bethany Hacker, at
bhacker@delmarvadiscussions.org. You may hold
your series this Spring or in the Fall but get your
requests in early as this funding is limited!
-submitted by Bethany Hacker
South Costal Library to Celebrate
Tenth Anniversary
The South Coastal Library will host a 10th Anni-versary
celebration on Saturday, April 17 from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will include outdoor
tents, food, entertainment and the recognition of
the people who have contributed to the develop-ment
of this library. We will also display the win-ning
poster from the Lord Baltimore elementary
school for "Adopt-A-Book". This will be the offi-cial
poster used during the 10th anniversary year
and will encourage patrons to purchase a book in
honor of the occasion. This event coincides with
the start of National Library Week, an event cele-brated
by all libraries.
-submitted by June Moran
DLA Bulletin March./April page 5
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(Dover, DE) - The Delaware Division of Libraries
/ State Library is embarking on a Statewide Master
Plan for Library Services and Construction, a com-prehensive
planning effort designed to set the
course for public library services, facilities, and
technology in Delaware for the next twenty years.
The year-long planning effort, which will appraise
the current status of public library service and will
address future trends and needs, will be conducted
under the guidance of Himmel & Wilson, Library
Consultants and PROVIDENCE Associates Inc.
Himmel & Wilson specializes in evaluation and
planning services for libraries. PROVIDENCE
Associates Inc. focuses on planning for library fa-cilities.
The planning effort is designed to engage the pub-lic
in an active discussion of the kinds of library
and information services they want and need and
to examine the long-term service, facility, and
technology needs required to meet the public’s ex-pectations.
Over the next few months, the public
will have the opportunity to participate in 75 focus
groups that will be held in every region of the
State, in a telephone survey to be conducted by the
University of Delaware’s Center of Applied De-mography
and Survey Research, and in surveys
that will take place in every public library in Dela-ware.
The public will also have the opportunity to
react to the consultants’ findings and recommenda-tions
in a series of “Town-Hall” sessions that will
take place in convenient locations throughout the
State later in the year.
The consultants have already started to review
background documents and have started to work
on the collection of the data necessary to create
demographic profiles for each of the library ser-vice
areas in Delaware. The first of the public fo-cus
groups will take place during the week of
March 15, 2004; the balance will be scheduled in
April. A team of consultants will also be visiting
each of the public library facilities during April to
conduct an assessment of the physical characteris-tics
of each building. Another activity that will
involve all libraries is an “in-library survey.”
These surveys will be conducted using touch
screen computers that will be placed in each li-brary
for a period of approximately one week in
each location. The consultants will be contacting
library directors to arrange specific times and dates
for all of these activities.
Another key aspect of the planning initiative will
be examining ways in which the development and
improvement of public library services can support
and augment other statewide and local initiatives
aimed at enhancing the quality of life enjoyed by
all Delawareans. The consulting team will interact
with State and local elected officials, educators,
and representatives of non-profit and community
organizations in an effort to ensure that Delaware’s
public libraries complement other efforts to make
information available and that Delaware citizens
have seamless integrated and equal access to qual-ity
library and information resources.
The Steering Committee for the Statewide Master
Plan for Library Services and Construction con-sists
of members of the Council On Libraries and
administrative staff of the Delaware Division of
Libraries. If you have any questions about this
project, please contact Annie Norman, State Li-brarian,
at Norman@lib.de.us, 302-739-4748, or 1-
800-282-8696.
-submitted by Annie Norman
Delaware Division of Libraries To
Conduct Statewide Master Plan for
Library Services and Construction
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ALA Update
The ALA 2004 Midwinter Meeting in San Diego
was very busy for ALA Council. I distributed a
report of ALA Council actions and updates to the
DLA electronic mail list in January. If you would
like a copy, just let me know.
ALA members should look forward to a new
online balloting process this Spring. As a new
membership service, ALA will provide the oppor-tunity
for members to vote electronically in the
annual membership elections. Information about
the elections and electronic voting is available at
http://www.ala.org/election2004/
DLA Bulletin March./April page 6
National Library Legislative Day Set for
May 3 — 4
National Library Legislative Day (NLLD), cospon-sored
by the District of Columbia Library Associa-tion
and the American Library Association, is held
each year in May to bring librarians, library trus-tees,
board members, and other library friends to
Washington, DC to talk with their Representatives
and Senators about issues of concern to the library
community. 2002’s events brought over 450 li-brarians
and friends of libraries from 47 states to
Capitol Hill to advocate on behalf of libraries and
library programs.
May 3 is the briefing day and May 4 is the Con-gressional
visits and reception day. The deadline
for registration is Friday April 9, 2004. The
$15.00 registration fee will be paid by the Dela-ware
Library Association for Delaware partici-pants.
For more information visit:
http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/washevents/nlld/na
tionallibrary.htm.
-submitted by Lisa Olson
Professional Development
Teen Services Conference
The Education Institute is proud to announce the
first ever TEEN SERVICES Conference!
If you are passionate about Teen Services you
won’t want to miss this two day training.
You will walk away with BIG ideas on advocacy,
development, literature, collections, booktalking,
zines, indie culture, graphic novels and so much
more!
Location: University of Toronto, Faculty of
Information Studies
Date: April 30 and May 1, 2004
Time: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Topics include: advocacy, adolescent develop-ment,
literature, collections, booktalking, zines,
indie culture, graphic novels, gender and literacy,
teen areas, encouraging creativity, programs, advi-sory
groups, outreach, community involvement,
class visits, technology (websites, weblogs,
MOOs), underserved teens (queer, immigrant, at
risk). Full details on for this two day workshop
and registration can be found online at:
<http://www.accessola.com/site/showPage.cgi?
page=education/edinst03/BIN.html>
-submitted via DLA Listserv
Just Published
Two articles written by Sheila B. Anderson, Direc-tor
of the Dover Public Library, will be published
in library journals, including:
1. "Interviewing the Interviewer" in the March/
April 2004 issue of Public Libraries, the journal of
the Public Library Association (PLA) of the
American Library Association (ALA)
2. "It Was Twenty Years Ago Today: the Baker
& Taylor/YALSA Conference Grant, 1984-2004"
in the Spring 2004 issue of Young Adult Library
Services, the journal of the Young Adult Library
Services Association (YALSA) of the American
Library Association (ALA)
-submitted via DLA Listserv
Paper ballots will continue to be an option.
Whichever method you prefer, electronic or paper,
don’t forget to vote in the ALA elections!
In addition to selecting a new ALA Vice-President
/ President-Elect, Treasurer, and Councilors-at-
Large, ALA members will be asked to vote on an
amendment to the ALA Bylaws. The amendment
would create a new ALA membership category for
library support staff with a dues rate of $35.
One of the most important documents to come be-fore
the ALA Council at the Midwinter Meeting
was the Principles on Government Information
drafted by the Government Documents Round Ta-ble.
(See sidebar for a short summary of the Prin-ciples).
The full document should be posted to the
ALA website soon.
If you have any questions about ALA Council ac-tivities
or concerns to be taken to the ALA Coun-cil,
please contact me at jbrewer@udel.edu.
-submitted by Julie Brewer
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DLA Bulletin March./April page 7
FastTrack MLIS
For prospective librarians in Delaware, Drexel of-fers
an online degree that requires no travel or
campus residency and a 20% tuition discount
(Please check with the DLA for the affiliation
code). Online students may take on-campus
courses as well. In some cases, credit may be
given for previous work experience or course
work. Visit Drexel’s College of Information and
Technology website for details:
http://www.cis.drexel.edu
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Visit the student community site:
http://drexel.blackboard.com
Username: bbtemp1 (note: usernames can go up to
20 users i.e. bbtemp 19, bbtemp20)
Password: bbtemp
To apply online: http://www.drexel.com/ist
Prospective applicants with specific questions
about the qualifications for admission may contact
Drexel’s College of Information Science and Tech-nology,
215-895-2474; or email the Online Pro-grams
Assistant, Ruthie Kroah at
rak38@drexel.edu.
Representatives from Drexel’s College of Informa-tion
Science and Technology will be attending the
DLA 2004 Annual Conference. We would love to
meet you!
Drexel Offers Online Program
The ALA-APA Council voted last summer to des-ignate
the Tuesday of National Library Week,
"National Library Workers Day".
The National Library Worker's Day Working
Group, ALA, and ALA-APA staff are busily creat-ing
promotional materials, strategy recommenda-tions,
and celebration ideas for individual libraries
wishing to commemorate the First Annual Na-tional
Library Workers Day on Tuesday, April 20.
For more information, visit www.ala-apa.org.
-submitted via DLA Listserv
Library Workers Day Set for April 20
In response to the needs of working adults who
wish to pursue a Master of Library and Informa-tion
Science (MLIS) degree, the University of
Pittsburgh Department of Library and Information
Science offers online through the FastTrack MLIS
Program. FastTrack MLIS students are able to
earn the MLIS degree in two years from one of the
highest ranked American Library Association-accredited
programs, according to the 1999 U.S.
News and World Report rankings.
The 36-credit degree program is tailored to fit the
needs of adult working students from the location
of their choice. Areas of concentration include the
School Library Certification Program, Pub-lic/
Academic/Special Library career track, and
Medical Librarianship.
COMPLETE FASTTRACK MLIS PROGRAM
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
http://fasttrack.sis.pitt.edu
CONTACT:
Department of Library and Information Science
University of Pittsburgh
135 N. Bellefield Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Phone: 1-800-672-9435
E-mail: ftinfo@mail.sis.pitt.edu
DLA Bulletin March./April page 8
President
Suzanne Smith John Dickinson High
School
302-992-5500 / 302-992-5506 (fax) 1801 Milltown Road
suzanne.smith@redclay.k12.de.us Wilmington, DE 19808
Vice President
Peggy Prouse Del Tech Terry Campus
302-857-1060/302-857-1099 (fax) 1832 Dupont Highway
mprouse@college.dtcc.edu Dover, DE 19901
Treasurer
Michael Gutierrez University of Delaware
302-832-0234 / 302-831-1046 (fax) Morris Library
mgutierrez@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717-5267
Secretary
Sheila Anderson Dover Public Library
302-736-7030 /302-736-5087 (fax) 45 S. State Street
sanderso@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
ALA Councilor
Julie Brewer University of Delaware
302-831-4669 /302-831-1046 (fax) Morris Library
jbrewer@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717-5267
Immediate Past President
Win Rosenberg Rehoboth Beach Public
302-227-8044/302-227-0597 (fax) Library
wrosenberg@delaware.net 226 Rehoboth Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, DE
19971
President, Children’s Services Division
Mary Borecki Appoquinimink Community
Library
302-376-4190 /302-378-5293 (fax) 118 Silver Lake Rd
bookwormal@aol.com Middletown, DE 19709
President, College & Research Libraries Division
Michele Giglio Wesley College Library
120 North State St.
GiglioMi@wesley.edu Dover, DE 19901
President, School Library Media Association
Barbara Ruszkowski Padua Academy
302-421-3738x117 905 N. Broom Street
brusz@aol.com Wilmington, DE 19806
President, Paraprofessional and Library Support Division
Lisa Olson Delaware Division of
Libraries
302-739-4748x117 43 S. Dupont Highway
lolson@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
President, Public Library Division
Shelley Stein Claymont Public Library
302-798-6973 /302-798-6329 (fax) 3303 Green St.
sstein@co.new-castle.de.us Claymont, DE 19703
President, Trustees Division
Vacant
Delaware Library Association Contact List 2003-2004
Continuing Education Committee (Standing)
Kathy Graybeal Delaware Div. of Libraries
800-282-8696 / 302-739-6787 43 S. Dupont Highway
graybeal@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
Intellectual Freedom and Open Access Committee (Standing)
Mary S. Tise, Chair Cab Calloway/ Charter Libraries
302-651-2700x114/302-425-4594 100 N. Dupont Road
Mary.Tise@redclay.k12.de.us Wilmington, DE 19807
Legislative Action Committee (Standing)
Elizabeth Baxter, Chair
302-537-1432/ 302-537-9106 (fax) P.O. Box 1319
Ecb1024@aol.com Bethany Beach, DE 19930
Membership Committee (Standing)
Betty Maute Dover Public Library/Consumer
302-736-7079 / 302-736-5087(fax) Health
chealth@lib.de.us 45 S. State St.
Dover, DE 19901
Public Relations Committee (Standing)
Patty Langley & Anne Norman Delaware Div. of Libraries
800-282-8696/302-739-6787 (fax) 43 S. Dupont Highway
plangley@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
Norman@lib.de.us
Publications Committee (Standing)
Vinny Alascia Wesley College Library
302-736-2492 120 N. State Street
AlasciVi@wesley.edu Dover, DE 19901
Scholarships, Awards and Citations (Standing)
Janet Chin Hockessin Library
302-239-0706/302-239-1519 (fax) 87 Reads Way
jchin@co.new-castle.de.us New Castle, DE 19720
Directory Committee (Standing)
James Cayz Delaware Div. of Libraries
800-282-8696/302-739-6787 (fax) 43 S. Dupont Highway
cayz@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
Handbook and Bylaws Committee (Standing)
Michele Giglio Wesley College Library
120 North State Street
GiglioMi@wesley.edu Dover, DE 19901
Job Placement Committee (Special)
Jane Tupin Delaware Div. of Libraries
800-282-8696x151 /302-739-6787(fax) 43 S. Dupont Highway
Tupin@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
Long-Range Planning Committee (Special) Vacant
State Friends (Special)
Elizabeth Baxter
302-537-1432/302-537-9106 (fax) P.O. Box 1319
Ecb1024@aol.com Bethany Beach, DE 19930
Web Page Committee
Jane Tupin Delaware Div. of Libraries
800-282-8696x151/302-739-6787(fax) 43 S. Dupont Highway
Tupin@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
State Librarian
Anne Norman Delaware Div. of Libraries
800-282-8696/302-739-6787 (fax) 43 S. Dupont Highway
Norman@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
Executive Board Standing and Special Committees
