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Greetings Members, We had two significant events in May that should be highlighted. First of all, we sent a large delegation to Washington DC for National Library Legislative Day with great success, and we said goodbye to our friend Cal Shepard as she starts a phase of her life in retirement and doing what she wants. Much appreciation goes out to our team who went to Washington in early May. The photo included was taken with Senator Richard Burr on the capitol steps and the efforts made by all of our advocates were noticed and appreciated. Our student ambassadors were also recognized at the ALA reception and given the opportunity to share their work. See more here: https://nclibraryadvocacy.org/ A coordinated effort was spearheaded by ALA to ask for support on 4 critical issues: - FUND the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) at $183.6 million for FY 2019
- REAUTHORIZE IMLS and LSTA’s bipartisan enabling statute, the Museum and Library Services Act
- Maintain $27 million in FY 2019, as in FY 2018 and 2017, for the Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) program
- Support Equity to Access to Broadband: Bring High Speed Broadband to Every Library and Support the E-Rate Program
Our efforts were coordinated locally by Dr. Anthony Chow and LaJuan Pringle who did an amazing job of gathering relevant information for our congressional leaders, and recruiting and organizing teams of North Carolina library supporters who met with each and every one of our representatives or their staff. Many thanks to everyone involved in the planning and execution of this important event—it does make a difference. By now you all know that Cal Shepard has retired. I know we are sorry to see her go but we acknowledge and thank her for those many years of support to our association. I wanted everyone to know we did present her with an award of gratitude which included a congratulations card signed by the members of the executive board at the April meeting. Good luck Cal and don’t be a stranger!! Have a great and safe summer!! Mike
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Marian Fragola Director, Program Planning and Outreach NCSU Libraries 1. What set you on the road to your project that earned you the Mover & Shaker title? How do you feel about that project now that you have received the title The Making Space series was created as a collaboration between two of my colleagues at the time, Josephine McRobbie and Lauren DiMonte, and myself. They had recognized a gender disparity in the users of our Makerspaces and gaming areas - a disparity that has been documented in the literature regarding the maker movement. We created Making Space, a series of public talks and workshops, to confront bias and systemic barriers to inclusion in the STEM fields by presenting the experiences and perspectives of underrepresented groups in science and technology, including people of all identities and abilities. I feel proud of Making Space and the experiences we are offering to our campus community. We have a small team of library staff who works on the series, and I think we select outstanding people to come share their expertise with our students, faculty and staff. The students have responded with so much enthusiasm that we know we are on the right track. I don’t want to pick favorites, but I have to say that I especially loved hearing Lauren Sporher and Phoebe Judge talk about their work developing the Criminal podcast. 2. What new projects do you have in the works that you can share with the NCLA members? We are working on a Global Film Series in collaboration with campus partners that I’m really excited about. And though it’s not a new program, I always love seeing what students present for our annual Banned Books Onstage program in conjunction with Banned Books week. 3. Who are some of your role models in the library world? What about their work inspires you? I was privileged to start my library career working for Skip Auld at the Durham County Library (now the CEO of Anne Arundel County Public Library). Skip is a true believer in the transformative power of libraries. Susan Nutter, who gave me an opportunity to work for NCSU Libraries, is a deservedly renowned visionary and I admire her commitment to working “on student time.” I love the podcast “The Librarian is In” by Gwen Glazer and Frank Collerius of New York Public Library, and I follow April Hathcock (another one of this year’s Movers & Shakers) @AprilHathcock on Twitter - I’ve learned a lot from her.
4. Tell us a little about your interests and hobbies outside of the library. I conduct dog behavioral assessments (using a creepy rubber hand on a stick in case there’s a biter) for Independent Animal Rescue (animalrescue.net), and am on their volunteer dog team. I also do Crossfit, and we have a bunch of library staff who go to the NC State gym together to work out and lift weights. There’s a lot of complaining but it’s fun.
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Kiara Garrett Teen Service Specialist Charlotte Mecklenburg Library 1. What set you on the road to your project that earned you the Mover & Shaker title? How do you feel about that project now that you have received the title The list came on a whim. I was on a dating app and, of course, in the middle of 21 questions, I was asked what I do for a living. I told them I worked for a library and immediately the person said they hadn’t read a book in a while and then asked for a recommendation. That’s when I recommended This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz. The person responded thinking I was giving them a book on relationship advice. Jay-Z’s 4:44 album had just come out and I responded with “If you like 4:44, you’ll like this.” I shared this comment with a coworker and the thought of making a list matching albums and books came about. When the email came in saying I was chosen for the Mover and Shaker title, I initially thought it was spam. I had to wait until the following day to ask my supervisor if it was a legitimate email and it really took off from there. I’m relatively new to the library world, so I had no prior knowledge of this title. After receiving the title, it has put a lot of the library world in perspective for me. It is really one big community. Other library systems have reached out who have done displays on the book list, and schools who have added the booklist to their curriculum. Not once did I think generating this list would have so many shares to make it go viral, let alone be nationally recognized. 2. What new projects do you have in the works that you can share with the NCLA members? In honor of receiving the award, I did release a second “If you like this album read this book” list (https://bit.ly/2pNOyKU). I have a TON of books that I am currently reading that I might want to add into a third. I am also working as one of the co-leads on our third annual library con (ImagiCon). 3. Who are some of your role models in the library world? What about their work inspires you? In my library system, there are two people who come to mind: my Circulation manager, Dana Walters, and Viviette White who is our Children’s Librarian. Both of these ladies have been ‘dubbed’ my library mom and library auntie (respectively). Both of these ladies were one of the first few people I met working for this system. They were the two people who molded me and encouraged me in everything I did. They both instilled a lot of knowledge in me about everything library. It is Dana Walters who I joke with all the time that I am 'gunning' for her job when she retires—she encouraged me to go into Teen Services. And last, but not least, I have people who I've met while in teen services like my two coworkers, Cearra Harris & Jay Pendergrass, Teen Services Coordinator, Holly Summers-Gil, and Angela Craig, Branch Manager, that have inspired me to go above and beyond my limits because they know “the limit does not exist.” (Mean Girls humor)
4. Tell us a little about your interests and hobbies outside of the library. Outside of the library, and now that it’s starting to warm up, I try to go and hike Crowder’s Mountain once or twice a month
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Help! I’m an Accidental Government Information Librarian presents: Census Bureau Data Access Thursday, June 7 • 12 pm Online Webinar The Government Resources Section of the North Carolina Library Association welcomes you to a series of webinars designed to help us increase our familiarity with government information. All are welcome because government information wants to be free. Do you find American FactFinder challenging to use? Well, get ready, because the Census Bureau is beta-testing a new data platform that will replace ALL of its data tools! Michele Hayslett will give a brief overview of the process, the tools to be transferred, and the timeline; provide an orientation to the interface; and demonstrate a few searches. You will receive the questions the Census Bureau would like testers of all skill levels to answer about their experiences with the new interface, and the email address to which to send feedback. To register please visit this link.
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NCLA DLS Discusses!: Accessibility and Online Learning Monday, June 18 • 12 pm Virtual Meeting NCLA Distance Learning Section has created a series of brown bag lunch virtual meetings for librarians to get together and have a conversation about topics to do with online learning and e-learning. There will be a moderator of the session, but these sessions are meant to be a conversation between a group of librarians.
To register please visit this link.
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Go Suck a Lemon: Strategies for Improving Your Emotional Intelligence by Michael Cornwall
Our emotions, regardless of how much strength we have learned to give to them, can be brought down, deconstructed and reshaped. We just have to learn how to give our knee-jerk response to emotional stimuli less strength - less of a jerk. To do that we must reinvent the way we think and behave. Learn the no-nonsense style of emotional problem solving, learn to use a process of level-headed decision -making, become more efficient, flexible and open-minded when addressing emotional problems.
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Coffee With A Cop Wednesday, June 6 • 10 am Mauney Memorial Library Stop in for coffee and conversation with Kings Mountain Police officers on the first Wednesday of each month. All are welcome! Coffee With A Cop brings police officers and the community members they serve together--over coffee--to discuss and learn more about each other. To learn more about this program or about Mauney Memorial Library please visit this link.
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Popup Art Trailer Wednesday, June 6 • 6 pm Macon County Public Library The WCU Roadworks Art Trailer is managed and presented by four students in the Western Carolina University College of Fine and Performing Arts School of Art and Design. It will feature an aluminum pour demonstration, drum painting accompanied by music, and a display of current students' art. At the end of the event, participants will be able to take their own paintings home.
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