DLA Bulletin Nov./Dec. page 1
Delaware Library Association
BULLETIN
Volume 56, Number 5 November / December 2004
The news and proceedings of the Delaware Library Association
The State Board met on October 20, 2004 at
DDL. The divisions are all progressing on their
workshops and yearly activities. The audit with
Jefferson, Urian, Doane & Sterner, P. A. has
commenced and a report will be completed this
year. The conference plans were presented and we
all look forward to a fun time at the
Sheraton. Enjoy your holidays and remember to
share your holiday programming with us on the
DLA List.
-submitted by Margaret Prouse
On October 9, 2004, The Library of Congress and
First Lady, Laura Bush welcomed one and all to
the 2004 National Book Festival. Held on the Mall
in Washington, DC, this fourth annual celebration
of books and the joy of reading had something for
anyone who has ever picked up a book and entered
a new world, learned an amazing lesson or
discovered a previously
unknown fact.
Christine Payne, librarian at
Olive B. Loss Elementary
School in the Appoquinimink
School District arranged a
bus trip to the festival for
DSLMA. Librarians from
Red Clay, Christina,
Colonial, Brandywine, and
Appoquinimink school
districts participated in an
amazing collection of
readers, writers, and books,
books, books!
This year featured more than 70 award-winning
authors of mystery, poetry, history, biography and
more. Readers of all ages had a chance to hear
these authors talk about their work and what
inspired them to write. Among the writers were
Poet Laureate Ted Kooser, Lim Lehrer, David
Macaulay, Neil Gaiman, Ian Caldwell and Dustin
Thomason, R.L. Stine, Kate DiCamilo and many
more.
In the Library of Congress Pavilion, the Veterans
History Project recorded personal stories of the
men and women who have served in the military
during wartime as well as those who actively
DSLMA Attends 2004 National Book
Festival in Washington D.C.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DLA Conference News…………………………….…2
Books for Your Collection…………….……………...2
Happenings………………………...…………….……3
Fall CRLD Program.………………………………….3
DelAware Update……………………………………. 4
Professional Development ………………………….. 4
DLA Contact List……………………………………. 6
DLA President’s Update
supported the brave service
members on the battlefield. This is
an ongoing project of the Library
of Congress to collect and preserve
primary sources of our American
soldiers.
According to Christine Payne, the
day was wonderful and the authors
were a joy to meet. “ Marc Brown
( of the Arthur series) was
definitely a highlight of the kids'
day. Meeting him was a moment
to remember.”
-submitted by Janet Shaw
Evan Kutcher, Howard Dade (students), Christy
Payne, and author Christopher Paul Curtis
DLA Bulletin Nov./Dec. page 2
It takes more than a four-leaf clover to win grants,
influence officials, reach the public or improve
professional skills. Today's librarians constantly
adjust to meet the changing demands of their
communities, technology, and profession. To do
otherwise is to cling to beliefs or behaviors that
persist long after the reason for them has been
forgotten -- to embrace superstition: the irrational
fear of the unknown. As most of us have come to
realize, the future is here, and it's not as frightening
as we'd thought!
Therefore, mark your calendar for Friday the 13th,
May 2005 and plan to attend the Delaware Library
Association Conference at the Dover Sheraton,
where the theme is "Great Libraries: It Takes More
Than Luck!"
Thirteen of the presenters, workshops and panels
for the one-day annual Delaware Library
Association conference include: "Books That
Cook," a review of popular titles with Joyce
Valenzi; "Detectives Without Pants," with Michael
Garrion, "Blogging for Students and Teachers,"
with Delaware teen author Laura Zeises, "Finding
Performers, Winning Grants," with Susan Saken,
Delaware Division of the Arts; and "Working with
Volunteers: A Toolkit." Also slated is "Internet
Literacy" (Fred Hoffstetter); "Pay Equity" (Martha
Duyra); "Just the Facts, Ma'am," (panel of
nonfiction writers, reviewers, and readers); "The
Patriot Act" (Stephanie Ardito); "Improving
Readers Advisory" (Peggy Dillner); an audio book
workshop and a safety seminar. The keynote
speaker is to be announced.
A book-signing is planned for the pre-conference
evening of Thursday, May 12th. Over a dozen
local and regional authors have agreed to
participate in this Delaware Library Association
fundraiser.
Please encourage vendors to contact Sonja Brown
(sbrown@lib.de.us) at the Delaware Division of
Libraries to secure tables for the Delaware Library
Association Conference.
-submitted by Hilary Welliver
DLA Conference News Books for Your Collection or Friends Sale
Delmarva Discussions, the organization which
offers scholar-led book discussion series to
libraries and other community sites, is retiring
several of its series to make room for new
ones. With storage space tight, we are offering the
books from these older series to libraries so they
can be put to use in collections or to raise money
for programming.
The titles and genres are varied, with something
for every literary interest! There are adult titles
including those significant to Delmarva such as
Delaware History by Carol Hoffecker, Jack
Wennersten’s The Oyster Wars of Chesapeake
Bay, and Hal Roth’s edition of The Entailed Hat;
classics from Steinbeck, Hawthorne and
S h a k e s p e a r e ;
biographies of a range
of personalities; books
on World War I and
the Civil War; and
titles on American
History such as The
Federalist Papers and
DeT o c q u e v i l l e ’ s
D e m o c r a c y i n
America. Scaling back
our children’s books
allows us to offer kid-f
riendly stories
including the ever
popular Charlotte’s Web, Tatterhood Tales, and
The Wind in the Willows.
These titles and many more are available to
Delaware Libraries at no cost. You may select
specific titles or request a random selection. To
find out more, including all the titles available, go
to the Delmarva Discussions website at
www.delmarvadiscussions.org. Don’t miss this
opportunity to round out your collection and raise
some funds!
-submitted by Bethany Hacker
DLA Bulletin Nov./Dec. page 3
The College and
Research Libraries
Division (CRLD) held
their 2004 Fall
Program on Tuesday,
October 5. The
program was held at
the Conference Center
at the Stanton campus
of Delaware
Technical and Community College. The theme
was Information Literacy.
The program featured two speakers. The first
speaker was Etheline G. Thomas, Chair of the
English Department at Delaware Technical and
Community College – Wilmington. Dr. Thomas’s
presentation was “Strengthening the Academic
Identity of First Year Students through
Information Literacy.” Dr. Thomas spoke about
the Academic Identity program for First Year
Students at DelTech. According to Dr. Thomas
there is a wealth of information useful in
collaborating with faculty and counselors to
develop strong academic identities for the first
year students. Information literacy relates to
academic identity formation through multiple
channels, such as fostering independent learning
and achieving academic success.
Pamela A. MacPherson of the English Department
at DelTech Stanton was the second speaker. She
spoke on Multiple Intelligences and Learning
Styles. According to the Multiple Intelligences
theory, people have different ways of learning and
perceiving the world and these can be classified
into eight (or seven or nine) different Intelligences.
Students can be more successful if they know
themselves and their strengths and can more easily
develop new skills if they understand the overall
framework of intelligences.
We had an array of college and university
librarians attending the program. We were able to
offer a free lunch to all attendees. Lunch provided
Information Literacy & Academic
Identity: Fall CRLD Program
Happenings @
This month’s
H a p p e n i n g s
come from the
Dover Public
Library.
Newly Hired
The Dover
Public Library
has hired Susan E. Ray as the Teen Services
Librarian. Sue is a graduate of Clarion University
of PA and recently helped teens in Dover celebrate
Teen Read Week by hosting a writing workshop
with DE author Lara M. Zeises. Welcome, Susan!
Nomindated
Sheila B. Anderson, Dover Public Library
Director, has been selected by the YALSA
Nominating Committee to run for President of
YALSA in the spring 2005 election.
-submitted by Sheila Anderson
If your library has some news you would like to share send a
brief email to alscivi@wesley.edu with the subject line:
“Happenings”.
an excellent opportunity for discussion of the ideas
brought up in the program. We also took a tour of
the Library at Stanton.
The next event sponsored by CRLD will take place
in the early spring. A trip to Dover museums is in
the planning stages, including the DAFB Museum
and the museums in downtown Dover.
-submitted by Rebecca knight & Mary Rose Durk
Continued from below
Continued above
DLA Bulletin Nov./Dec. page 4
Professional Development
The new licensed resources in DelAWARE
include:
• Heritage Quest & Sanborn Maps
• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Learning Express Library
• News Bank
• World Book Online
Training for Gale Virtual Reference Library will
be offered on Tuesday, November 23 at the
Delaware Division of Libraries Training Center.
Contact Lisa Olson to sign up (lolson@lib.de.us).
The next edition of DLA Newsletter will have
more details about these new databases.
-submitted by Terry Plummer
Recruitment Drive Seeks to Attract New
Members
DLA's Membership Committee, chaired by Betty
Maute, has started preparation for a recruitment
drive to be held throughout the fall. The purpose
of this drive is to increase the number of new
members, as well as encourage current members to
remain in good standing.
As a way to motivate interested people to join
DLA, the Membership Committee is working to
gain discounts or coupons from various local
merchants who might be interested in partnering
with DLA. More information will be
forthcoming.
The Membership Committee is always looking for
new members. Besides the recruitment drive, the
Committee is making plans for a brochure and
other membership materials to be created in the
coming months. If you are interested in joining
the committee, please contact Betty Maute at
chealth@lib.de.us.
- submitted by Melissa Rabey
Library Town Meeting
Members of the Delaware Library Community
are cordially invited to attend the Delaware
Library Town Meeting In Dover (Location to be
announced) Wednesday, December 8, 2004
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 P.M.
Please join us to receive updates and to chat with
library colleagues from around the State
The Statewide Master Plan for Library
Services and Construction Himmel/Wilson/
Waters
The OCLC 2003 Environmental Scan:
Pattern Recognition Cathy DeRosa, Vice
President of Marketing, OCLC Sponsored
by PALinet.
Please bring your Friends and Board members
R.S.V.P.: Sonja Brown, 302-739-4748 x120,
sbrown@lib.de.us., fax 302-739-6787
A confirmation will be sent to you.
- submitted by Sonja Brown
To Be Published
"Flashback to Fantasyland: It's Off to Work We
Go," written by Sheila B. Anderson, Dover Public
Library Director, will be published in the Winter
2005 issue of Young Adult Library Services, the
official journal of the Young Adult Library
Services Association (YALSA) of ALA. The
article highlights library directors who were
panelists at "It's Not Fantasyland: Directors Speak
About Young Adult Services" at the 2004 ALA
Annual Conference in Orlando. Panel members
included Past YALSA President Audra Caplan
(Snow White), Past YALSA President Michael
Cart (Doc), C. Allen Nichols (Grumpy), Sheila B.
Anderson (Dopey), Stephen Crowley (Sleepy),
Bette Ammon (Bashful), Monique le Conge
(Happy), and Susan Riley (Sneezy).
- submitted by Sheila Anderson
DelAWARE Update
DLA Bulletin Nov./Dec. page 5
FastTrack MLIS
For prospective librarians in Delaware, Drexel offers 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 f o r d e t a i l s :
http://www.cis.drexel.edu
Drexel's online program has been recognized to be a
leading program. In 2002, in U.S. News and World
Report’s ranking listed Drexel's online program as one
of the best in the nation and includes it in their current
list of graduate online degree programs.
The benefits of our program include:
• A curriculum that has been tested and proven
effective by students pursuing the degree both
online and on campus
• Support and encouragement from Delaware
librarians and current students in the program
• An easy-to-use "anytime/anyplace" environment
offering an effective means of earning the Drexel
MS degree from virtually any location in the world
• A multi-user platform that supports student-to-faculty
and student-to-student communication and
prepares students for professional careers in high-tech
librarianship
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 Technology, 215-895-2474; or email the
Online Programs Assistant, Ruthie Kroah at
rak38@drexel.edu.
We are currently accepting applications for the spring
term! Apply today!
Drexel Offers Online Program
We are pleased to announce openings in the fifth
cohort of the University of Pittsburgh's Online
MLIS Program, outlined below. Currently, 18
states are represented in this distance education
program. Applications for the next cohort are due
by February 14, 2005 and classes begin on May 9,
2005.
For more information about the program, please
visit our website at http://fasttrack.sis.pitt.edu/
Additionally, we will be holding three virtual open
houses, which will offer a forum for prospective
students to ask questions about the FastTrack
MLIS program without leaving their homes. The
dates for the virtual open houses are:
• Wednesday, November 3rd, 12-1 PM EST
• Thursday, November 4th, 9-10 PM EST
• Sunday, November 7th, 5-6 PM EST
If you are interested in participating in the virtual
open house, please RSVP via email and indicate
your date preference to ftinfo@mail.sis.pitt.edu.
Further instructions will then be mailed to you.
If you should have any further questions and/or
would like to receive an information packet, please
c a l l 1 - 8 0 0 - 6 7 2 - 9 4 3 5 o r e m a i l
ftinfo@mail.sis.pitt.edu.
**Attending the ALA Mid-Winter Conference
in Boston? Stop by the University of Pittsburgh’s
Booth (#1100) and have your questions answered
there!**
DLA Bulletin Nov./Dec. page 6
President
Margaret Prouse (Peg) Delaware Tech Terry
Campus
302-857-1060 / 302-857-1099 (fax) 100 Campus Drive
mprouse@college.dtcc.edu Dover, DE 19904
Vice President
Hilary Welliver Dover Public Library
302-736-7034/302-736-5087 (fax) 45 S State Street
hwell@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
Treasurer
Michael Gutierrez Univ. of Delaware Library
302-831-6076 / 302-831-1631 (fax) 181 S College Ave
mgutierr@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717-5267
Secretary
Tamatha Lambert Laurel Public Library
302-875-3184 /302-875-4519 (fax) 101 E 4th Street
tlambert@lib.de.us Laurel, DE 19956
ALA Councilor
Julie Brewer Univ. of Delaware Library
302-831-1594 /302-831-1046 (fax) 181 S College Ave
jbrewer@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717-5267
Immediate Past 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
President, Children’s Services Division
Melissa Rabey Brandywine Hundred
302-477-3150 /302-477-4545 (fax) Library
mrabey@co.new-castle.de.us 87 Reads Way
New Castle, DE 19720
President, College & Research Libraries Division
Rebecca Knight Univ. of Delaware
302-831-1730/302-831-1631(fax) 181 S College Ave
knight@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717
President, School Library Media Association
Janet Shaw Shue-Medill Middle School
302-454-2171x112/410-398-3802(h) 1500 Capitol Trail
shawj@christina.k12.de.us Newark, DE 19711
jshaw012@comcast.net
President, Paraprofessional and Library Support Division
Lisa Olson / Sonja Brown Delaware Division of
302-739-4748x117 / x120 Libraries
302-739-6787 (fax) 43 S. Dupont Highway
lolson@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
sbrown@lib.de.us
President, Public Library Division
Joan Lowenstein Frankford Public Library
302-732-9351 /302-732-3353 (fax) 8 Main St.
jloewens@lib.de.us Frankford, DE 19945
President, Trustees Division
Vacant
Archivist
Mary Borecki Appoquinimink Community
302-376-4190/302-378-5293 (fax) Library
mmborecki@co.new-castle.de.us 87 Reads Way
New Castle, DE 19720
Delaware Library Association Contact List 2004-2005
Continuing Education Committee (Standing)
Kathy Graybeal Delaware Div. of Libraries
302-736-4748 / 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)
Cathy Wojewodzki, Librarian Univ. of Delaware
302-831-8085/302-831-1631 (fax) 181 S. College Ave.
cathyw@udel.edu Newark, DE 19717-5267
Membership Committee (Standing)
Betty Maute Dover Pub Lib/Consumer Health
302-736-7079/302-736-5087(fax) 45 S. State St.
chealth@lib.de.us Dover, DE 19901
Public Relations Committee (Standing)
Patty Langley & Anne Norman Delaware Div. of Libraries
800-739-4748/302-739-6787 (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 East Dover Elementary School
302-672-1655 852 s Little Creek Rd
mgiglio@capital.k12.de.us Dover, DE 19904
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)
Suzanne Smith John Dickinson High School
302-992-5500/302-992-5506 (fax) 1801 Milltown Rd.
Suzanne.smith@redclay.k12.de.edu Wilmington, DE 19808
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
DLA Bulletin Nov./Dec. page 7
Delaware Library Association
Membership Application
Name:
Library:
Address:
(Include School District for school libraries)
Home Address:
Home Telephone: Work:
Email Address:
Personal Membership:
$10.00 Student
$15.00 Trustee
$15.00 Friend
$15.00 Paraprofessional
$15.00 Retired
$35.00 Professional
$40.00 Sustaining
Organizational Membership:
$35.00 Regular
$50.00 Sustaining
$100.00 Organizations with budgets exceeding
$1,000,000
$_______ Contribution to Scholarship Fund
(tax deductible)
Divisions: (Membership in one division is included in your dues, $5.00 for each additional)
Children’s Services (CSD)
Public Library (PLD)
Trustees (TRST)
College & Research (CRLD)
School Library & Media (DSLMA)
Paraprofessional / Library
Support (PALS)
Committees: (I am interested in the following committees)
Archives
Grants
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Publications / Bulletin
Continuing Education
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Legislative Action
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Directory
Intellectual Freedom
Long Range Planning
Program / Conference
Membership is renewed annually for January—December. Dues received after November 1
will be applied to the f0ollowing year’s membership. Mail to: Treasurer of DLA P.O. Box 816,
Dover, DE 19903-0816.
