Rhode Island - Group: Young Adult Round Table (YART)

Join the REFORMA NE Chapter today!‏

2009-11-18T01:16:56Z

Hi Everyone,

I would like to invite students, librarians and organizations to become members of the REFORMA NorthEast Chapter. Reforma Northeast Chapter is:

The Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking in:
Connecticut ~ Massachusetts ~ New Jersey ~ New York ~ Pennsylvania ~ Rhode Island

This is a great way to connect with an organization that not only looks to improve the library and information services to Spanish Speakers and people of Hispanic/Latino origin, but also serves as an advocate.

To learn more about the REFORMA NE Chapter chekout their website: http://reforma-northeast.org/

Currently, I am the Rhode Island State Coordinator and pleased to be a member. Join the REFORMA NE Chapter today!
Annual dues are payable each calendar year (Jan-Dec). Dues paid October or later will be credited to the following year.
Libray students are only $5.00 (waived first year).

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me or call 401-467-2625.

Sincerely,
Maria Cotto
Children's Librarian
Knight Memorial Library
275 Elmwood Avenue
Providence, RI 02907
401-467-2625
mcotto@provcomlib.org

Want a Space Shuttle Artifact for your Library?

2009-11-12T19:09:26Z

Now, for something completely different, check out this opportunity to apply for a space shuttle artifact for your library...helmet anyone?

Reading Across RI: Save the Date

2009-11-09T20:00:06Z

The RI Center for the Book at Providence Public Library's 2010 selection . . .

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows

Shortly after the end of WWII, Juliet Ashton of London receives a letter from a founding member of the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - only the beginning of a series of letters bridging two islands and chronicling the story of the Guernsey islanders indomitable spirit during the German occupation.

Save the Date: The 8th Annual May Breakfast:
May 1, 2010 with Keynote, Annie Barrows, co author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society.

Ms. Barrows is also the author of the childrens series Ivy and Bean and The Magic Half. Mary Ann Shaffer, a librarian and editor, nurtured the tale about Guernsey for twenty years before committing pen to paper. Unfortunately, Ms. Shaffer passed away in February, 2008 before the final edits to the manuscript were complete. She asked her niece, Annie Barrows, to complete the revisions - and the story is now ours to share with all Rhode Islanders.

Next YART: November 12, Gaming!

2009-11-04T15:19:51Z

Hi everyone,

The next YART meeting is scheduled for:

Thursday, November 12
4:00 PM
Topic: Gaming
Presented by: Aaron Coutu, Melanie Makin, Linda Archetto
Location:
Narragansett High School
245 South Pier Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
401-792-9409
location host: Donna Good

Directions from the OLIS website (these are just from the North):
95 South to exit 9 (Rt.4) which becomes Rt.1.
Take the Point Judith/Scarborough exit off Rt.1.
Go right at the end of the ramp.
Go straight at the light at Rt. 108.
NHS is about 1/4 of a mile from that light on the left.

If you can bring snacks, please let us know. Thanks so much!

See you there,

Cheryl

What is a prize? a.k.a. what you can order with your voucher

2009-11-03T21:35:27Z

Going through the Upstart Catalog page by page, here is a summary of what you can purchase with your voucher:

Yes: Order!
No: Can't order with your voucher; can order with library, sponsor, or friends' group money
If: Can order for promotion/marketing only (i.e., you pass it out at the beginning of the summer before a child/teen completes any requirements for your SRP, not as a prize)

Children's Program:

Page 2: YES
Page 3: bookmarks, YES; bags, IF
Page 4: YES
Page 5: YES
Page 6: Photo frames, NO; Pencils, IF; Notepad, IF; Baby Bib, IF; Mini Jigsaw Puzzle, NO; Temporary Tattoos, IF; Newspapers, YES; Buttons, IF
Page 7: Rubber Buttons, NO; Balloons, IF; Jumbo Wave Border, YES; Iron-On Patches, IF; Jigsaw Puzzle, NO; Water Bottle, NO; Lapel Pin, YES
Page 8: NO
Page 9: Magnetic Bookmarks, IF; all other items, NO
Page 10: NO
Page 11: IF
Page 12: IF

Teen Program:

Page 14: YES
Page 15: Plastic Book Bags, IF; Travel Mug, NO; Waterproof Wallet, IF; Mood Pencils, IF; Mini Buttons, IF; Sticky Notepad, IF, Reading Records, YES
Page 16: Clock Bookmark, IF; Lanyard, IF; Mini Stickers, NO; Temporary Tattoos, IF; Sunglasses Holder, NO; Surfboard Bracelets, NO; Dolphin Necklaces, NO; Iron-on Patches, IF; Book Light, NO
Page 17: Outdoor Sign, YES; all other items, IF

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about this list. Or, if you'd like to propose one of the "no" items as a marketing tool.

Thanks!

Cheryl

Ordering for the 2010 Summer Reading Program

2009-11-03T21:34:13Z

Hi everyone,

Now is the time! You can place your orders for the 2010 summer reading program using your vouchers (distributed to the Children's Librarians on October 5th at the Summer Reading Program meeting). Here is the number you have been waiting for:

RI State Purchase Order Number: Please check with your children's librarian. You will place one order with Upstart for the Children's and YA Summer Reading Programs. (I'm not posting the number here since this is a public forum). This purchase order number has been sent to Upstart, so you should have no problems (fingers crossed).

A few important points to remember:

When you call Upstart, please say that you are using a STATE STIPEND for RHODE ISLAND.

1. Shipping is FREE! It is being paid by the Collaborative Summer Library Program.
2. Orders using the voucher must be placed no later than January 29, 2010.
3. Please copy your voucher and send it to me, Cheryl Space, via fax (574-9320) or delivery (DSL) by February 2, 2010. Retain a copy of the voucher for your records.
4. For orders which exceed the voucher amount: Your library will be billed by Upstart for the balance and will be responsible for payment directly to Upstart. Give your library name and address for both billing and shipping.
5. Prizes can not be purchased with the voucher. You may purchase prizes with money from your library, a donor, or a friends group. Please see WebJunction for a complete list of what can and can not be purchased using your voucher. I will post the list by the end of the day today, or first thing tomorrow morning.

**The manuals, catalogs, and vouchers are in the delivery to libraries that were not represented at the summer reading program meeting on October 5, 2009. Look for your envelope by the end of this week.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Cheryl

RE: YA advisory Board

2009-10-22T14:53:49Z

Hi, Deb,

You could give each meeting have a theme, and let the kids just bring books they have read that tie in with it. They could also make recommendations of other books as well. This would make it more of a reading circle than a book discussion group, but it does open up for a more interest since they are not necessarily stuck with a certain book. Then as the group gets more comfortable, they can select titles to go with as a group, maybe even from suggestions everyone has provided.

Aaron @ GVL

YA advisory Board

2009-10-21T23:18:47Z

Hello Library Friends. I am looking for advice as I put together a
"young adult advisory board and book discussion club" for ...yes, YA's in my public library.
I am hoping to create monthly meetings where YA's review and recommend their fave books,
vote for best book of 2009, as well as assist me with choosing books to purchase for the collection & recommend other
YA programs and materials. An ongoing club......

Has anyone else run a program like this?
Any shorter names/titles you can help me brainstorm for this board/club?

sugggestions and thoughts are appreciated

Deb in RI
Bibliodeb@gmail.com

thanks!

2010 RILA Annual Conference - Save the date!

2009-10-21T16:43:49Z

Save the Date!

The 2010 Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference will be held at the Bryant Center (Bryant University, Smithfield, RI) on Thursday and Friday, May 27 and 28.

Eileen Dyer
Vice President/President-Elect, RILA

Great Article on Shelving Graphic Novels.

2009-10-19T15:34:01Z

Hi, all,

I found this great article on the YALSA blog that discusses the challenges of shelving/cataloging graphic novels.

Step 2: Planning your graphic novel collection
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Author: ebrown
Name: Emily Brown
Email: emilyruthbrown@gmail.com

About: Emily is a Children's and YA librarian at Providence Community Library in Rhode Island. She currently serves on the Great Graphic Novels for Teens selection committee.See Authors Posts (1) | Lists, Teen Reading | Monday, October 19th, 2009
In dream library world, planning would probably be Step 1 in building a graphic novel collection. But in real library world, I didn’t make a plan for how to define, collect, catalog, process, and shelve graphic novels. I just started buying them.

As I’ve blithely added materials to my graphic-novel-and-nonfiction collection, I’ve run into all kinds of interesting questions: If I shelve my graphic novels by author, am I devaluing the role of artists? If I have a graphic adaptation of a novel, like Stephen King’s Dark Tower series, do I shelve it under the name of the adaptor, or the original author? Can I make a meaningful distinction between superhero comic books and other graphic novels? If I do make that distinction, where do I put series about heroes without superpowers? And don’t even get me started on nonfiction.

I find these questions inspiring, and I enjoy doing what I call “remerchandising” my collection. However, the tech services department doesn’t appreciate me doing what they call changing call numbers randomly and putting graphic novels stickers on whatever I feel like. Not only that, but since I started serving on the Great Graphic Novels for Teens committee, people have started asking me these questions like I’m an expert, and I’ve realized that for some libraries, these unanswered questions are actually obstacles to building a great graphic novel collection.

So now that I’ve completed real library world Step 1 (buy a bunch of cool new stuff!), I’m ready for Step 2 (plan). In other words, I’m ready to try answering the inspiring questions. I don’t think there are necessarily right or wrong answers to these questions–it depends on your population, physical space, the conventions in your library system, etc.–but I do think that sharing answers is about a million times more efficient than operating in a vacuum. So I’m posting my planning questions here for you to consider, and hopefully share your answers to.

My three main questions are:

What do you include in your graphic collection? Are books about graphic materials (like Understanding Comics), magazines like Wizard, how-to-draw books, and anime DVDs part of the mix?
Do you subdivide your graphic novel collection? What are the sections? Manga/Other GN? Fiction/Nonfiction? Masks/No masks? Series/Standalone volumes?
Do you organize the books by series title, title, or author? If you use more than one of those options, how do you decide when to use each one?
OK, I’ll go first.

At my library, I like to treat the graphic collection like a special collection and I include anything that I think is related. I find that the circulation of relevant nonfiction and magazines increases when I shelve it with the graphic materials. However, not everyone agrees with me on this, so it may soon change.

I have been subdividing my collection into manga, comic books, graphic novels, and graphic nonfiction, but we’re moving to interfiling everything because there are too many books that blur the lines.
We’re going to give books in series call numbers based on their series title. Standalone volumes with one author will get call numbers based on the author’s name. Standalone volumes with a bunch of write

Great Stories CLUB grants available

2009-10-16T18:28:35Z

The deadline to submit your online application for the Great Stories CLUB is coming up very quickly! Be sure to complete and submit your application at www.ala.org/greatstories before November 2 to be one of 265 libraries selected to present a book discussion group for troubled teens. Participating libraries will receive 11 copies of each of three award-winning, theme-related titles to share with the participants of a reading and discussion group. Additionally, up to 50 sites will receive small cash grants ($100-$200) to support program-related expenses. The ALA Public Programs Office and YALSA are awarding more grants this round than ever before, so be sure to complete your application in advance of the deadline.

YALSA's Outreach to Young Adults with Special Needs Committee selected "New Horizons" as the Great Stories Club theme, along with the following titles:

One of Those Hideous Books Where The Mother Dies by Sonya Sones (Simon & Schuster, 2004)
Fifteen-year-old Ruby Milliken leaves her best friend, her boyfriend, her aunt, and her mother's grave in Boston and reluctantly flies to Los Angeles to live with her father, a famous movie star who divorced her mother before Ruby was born. (ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, ALA Best Books for Young Adults)

The Afterlife by Gary Soto (Harcourt, 2003)
A senior at East Fresno High School lives on as a ghost after his brutal murder in the restroom of a club where he had gone to dance. (ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, a Booklist Editors' Choice, and a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age)

Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin (Speak, 2006)
Seventeen-year-old Matthew recounts his attempts, starting at a young age, to free himself and his sisters from the grip of their emotionally and physically abusive mother. (National Book Award Finalist, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, LA Times Book Prize Finalist)
All types of libraries (public, school, academic and special) located within or working in partnership with facilities serving troubled teens in the United States and its territories are eligible to apply for a Great Stories CLUB (Connecting Libraries, Underserved teens and Books) grant. Potential organizations for Great Stories CLUB partnership include juvenile justice facilities, drug rehabilitation centers, nonprofits serving teen parents, alternative high schools, agencies serving teenaged foster children, shelters serving homeless and runaway youth and other agencies. For tips on creating a partnership, visit www.ala.org/greatstories.

For more information on the Great Stories CLUB, including guidelines, book descriptions, application instructions and feedback from past participants, visit www.ala.org/greatstories.

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ALA Public Programs Office

www.ala.org/publicprograms

publicprograms@ala.org

the website www.ala.org/greatstories www.ala.org/greatstories

Author, Matthew Peterson Launches "The Author Hour"

2009-10-16T15:31:40Z

Hi,
I thought this might be of interest to some of you.
Eileen @ CRA

Hi there! I hope you're doing well. I know you've attended some book conventions and fairs in the past, so I thought you might be interested in my new online radio show called The Author Hour: Your Guide to Fantastic Fiction. It just launched yesterday with Terry Pratchett, Eoin Colfer, and Piers Anthony. I'm interviewing over 50 best-selling authors like Anne Rice, Meg Cabot, Kate DiCamillo, Charlaine Harris, Terry Brooks, Diana Gabaldon, and many more. You can listen to the first episode online at http://TheAuthorHour.com (it'll be up later today in the archives).

Oct 15: Satire, Puns, and Humor

Terry Pratchett (International bestselling author of the Discworld series, 65 million sold)
Eoin Colfer (NYT bestselling author of Artemis Fowl, continuing The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy)
Jody Lynn Nye (continuing Robert Asprin's Myth-Adventures series)
Piers Anthony (NYT bestselling author of the Xanth series)

Oct 22: Strong Female Characters / Romantic Elements

Diana Gabaldon (International bestselling author of the Outlander series, 15+ million sold)
Meg Cabot (#1 NYT bestselling Princess Diaries, Airhead, Allie Finkle's Rules, 15+ million sold)
Shannon Hale (NYT bestselling/Newbery Honor author of Princess Academy, ALA Teens' Top Ten)
Kristin Cashore (Graceling, Publishers Weekly and SLJ Best Book of the Year)

Oct 29: Faeries

Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi (NYT bestselling Spiderwick Chronicles)
Melissa Marr (NYT bestselling author of Wicked Lovely, Ink Exchange, and Fragile Eternity)
Maggie Stiefvater (NYT Bestselling author of Shiver, Ballad, & Lament)
Aprilynne Pike (NYT bestselling author of Wings, optioned Disney movie with Miley Cyrus)

Thanks for your time. I hope you enjoy my new radio show and my book. Please pass the word!

Matthew Peterson

Update: April as Reading Month

2009-10-15T18:08:32Z

Re-posted from RIEMA listserv, FYI.
Eileen @ CRA

A few weeks ago I posted a message to the list regarding reading week. After
some discussion with other librarians and reading teachers, it seems best to
consider April as reading month. We will work with the RI chapter of the
International Reading Association and use the theme and week they have
selected— "CATCH THE WAVES OF LITERACY" APRIL 5-9 2010 (we’ll save out Read
Green theme for another time.) This will allow us to have a jump start on
the theme for the state summer reading program, (The children's theme for
this coming summer is "Make a Splash - Read." The teen theme is "Make Waves
at Your Library") it will allow us to capitalize on National School Library
Week, and it will allow schools to have some flexibility in their planning
and celebratory events.

Here are some things to consider for April as reading month:

National Poetry Month—host a poetry slam in the library

School Library Media Month

5-9 RI Reading Week

11-17 National School Library Week

14-20 Young People's Poetry Week

21-27 TV Turn-off Week

9 International Children's Book Day

12 D.E.A.R. Day

23 World Book & Copyright Day

30 Dia de los Niños y Dia de los libros*

*Children's Day/Book Day, also known as El día de los niños/El día de los
libros (Día), is a celebration of children, families, and reading held
annually on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the importance of literacy
for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds. In the past,
Providence Public Library has sponsored a Bilingual Young Authors Story
Writing Contest. This might be a good way to get more middle and high school
students involved in the celebration of reading and provide opportunities
for collaboration with the foreign language teachers.

Phyllis Humphrey

rid04893@ride.ri.net

National Gaming Day: November 14th

2009-10-15T17:15:28Z

Hi everyone,

If you are interested in hosting an event at your library for National Gaming Day, Saturday, November 14th, take the time to register at:

http://ngd.ala.org

There's a link from this website for registering your event (it's a survey monkey questionnaire). It looks like the first 1,000 libraries to register will win a free game - but you have to hurry since they are closing the registration applications on October 21st (next Wednesday).

Hasbro is the national sponsor and they are shipping a box of card games to every public library in the country, including Monopoly Deal, Pictureka and Scrabble Slam. Be on the look out for your package.

If you decide to host an event, please share with all of us!

Thanks,

Cheryl

Reding Week 2010

2009-10-07T14:43:43Z

Re-posted from RIEMA listserv:

-Eileen Dyer @ CRA
RILA Liaison to RIEMA

As some of you may know, the Providence Journal is no longer sponsoring
reading week. RIEMA has decided to step up to the plate by taking the lead
in the organization of Reading Week 2010. Please pass the word on
(particularly to your school reading specialists)-reading week will be April
11th-April 17th; the theme is "Read Green." Stay posted for additional
information including a reading list.

Phyllis Humphrey
rid04893@ride.ri.net

Teen SRP funds/OLIS Vouchers

2009-10-06T16:14:30Z

Hi, All,

I want to take this opportunity to announce a new way of figuring Teen SRP funds for the OLIS vouchers. These vouchers are used to purchase materials for your summer reading program from Upstart, available to us because RI is a member of the national Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP). Instead of alloting $10.00 per library, the teen money is being determined using the same formula as the children's SRP funding. Each library that has reported Teen SRP program statistics for 2009 will receive a core amount ($8.00) plus .25 per participant.

For example, if your library had 57 teens signed up (not completed) for your 2009 SRP, here is how much you will receive on your voucher:

$8.00 (core funds) + $14.25 (57 participants x .25/participant) = $22.25

If your children's librarian attended the Summer Reading Program sharing session yesterday at the Warwick Public Library, she will have your library's voucher, a catalog, and the 2010 SRP manual from the CSLP. Each library has one voucher, with the total for the teen materials included with the children's total. Orders should be placed together.

As usual, prizes for the SRP can not be ordered using the voucher from OLIS (LSTA money can not be spent on prizes). Please check WebJunction as I will be posting a list of what can be purchased using your voucher. Prizes, and more materials than your vouchers can support, can be ordered using funds from your library's budget, a friends group, or a local sponsor. You will give Upstart your library's billing information when you place your order if you exceed your voucher total. The state of RI will be billed for the voucher amount, and your library will be billed for the rest of the order.

Please note: Orders can not be placed until I email the State of RI purchase order number out (probably by the first week in November).

I hope this is good news! Many of you will see an increase (in some instances a substantial increase) in your vouchers.

If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. Thanks,

Cheryl

Please check your YA statistics - thanks!

2009-09-30T15:12:23Z

Hi everyone,

I know there have been a few difficulties entering data into the YA summer reading statistics page. Chaichin worked out a few bugs in the text field this morning (she had to tell it to accept "&" and apostrophes). Since this is a new form, there are details to work out. It should be totally ready to go next summer! Please check to be sure your statistics are on the final form by going to this link:
http://www.olis.ri.gov/services/ya/statread.php

If your library is not there, please try to enter your statistics again. I'm sorry for the need to repeat...thank you for your patience.

If you can do this by the end of the day, it would be very helpful. I am going to be creating the vouchers for summer reading materials and I'd love to include YA money for your library if you participated this summer.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. You can also fax me your form if you have difficulties: 574-9320.

Thanks again,

Cheryl

Great Programs at the NELA Conference!

2009-09-23T15:46:52Z

NOW IS THE TIME!

It’s time to register for the New England Library Association Annual Conference in Hartford, CT on October 18 – 20, 2009.

Why? Just take a look at the great program lineup at www.nelib.org/conference to see the details on this dynamic educational event and networking opportunity.

Youth Programs include: Mother Goose on the Loose, Creative Writing with Teens, Anita Silvey, Early Literacy Programs Luncheon with Kevin Hawkes, Service to Kids with Autism, Reinventing the Reading Program, Teenage Brain, & Trash to Treasure.

But Wait! There’s More! Will Manely banquet speaker, drop-in gaming and tech demos, Limber Librarians, NELA games, and wonderful vendors –new & old faves!

Why now? Both the Early Bird registration discount and the special NELA rate at the Marriott hotel are good until October 9. Take advantage of the savings by registering now at www.nelib.org/conference.

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN HARTFORD!

Teen Summer Statistics - Form is Ready!

2009-09-22T17:41:36Z

Hi everyone,

The summer reading program statistics form is ready to accept your numbers and information. Please enter everything as soon as you can - I know this is coming to you late. The deadline will be next Wednesday, September 29th, for entering your statistics. If you need more time, please let me know so that I know your numbers are coming.

Please let me know if you have any questions about the form, or any issues with entering your information. Make sure you put only numbers in the boxes that ask for numbers, otherwise your information will not be accepted.

Here is the link for the form:
http://www.olis.ri.gov/services/ya/stat.php

Thanks again for your help,

Cheryl

RE: Teen Summer Statistics

2009-09-21T19:18:38Z

Hi everyone,

Please hold onto your statistics - Chaichin is still working on the reporting form. The YA stats won't be due on 9/25 - you'll have some time after the form is ready. Thanks for your patience,

Cheryl