• ANNETTE BIRDSALL, Youth Services Coordinator

Harry Potter will be at your library in next week’s delivery just in time for the July 16^th release date.

 Please remember Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince cannot be read, circulated, or distributed before July 16.  Midnight July 16 is the first moment the book is released; so if you are planning Harry Potter parties prior to the 16^th you have agreed not to share, read, or release the book before midnight.

 Thanks for your patience.

·     MARISA IACOBUCCI, Adult Services Coordinator

The South Central Regional Library Council is offering a workshop on Disaster Planning and Collection Salvage.  It looks like it will be very helpful and encourage you to attend if you can.  The information is below along with the form for registration which you should send directly to SCRLC.

 Disaster Planning and Collection Salvage

Date/Time:   Tuesday, August 2, 2005, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Location:      Tompkins Cortland Community College
                      Downtown Extension Campus
                      The Commons, Ithaca, NY

Instructors:   John Dean, Cornell University

Registration:  $30/members-SCRLC; $35/non-members.

Audience:      Library staff in public and special libraries, historical agencies and museums.

                      Maximum of 25 participants. 

This workshop is designed to address the basics of disaster planning and will emphasize the recovery and salvage aspects of emergency response.  The first section of the program will deal with the practical matters of preparation, and those components of disaster planning dealing with speedy and well-prepared response, including the assembling of general and unit supplies. 

The second part of the program will be a live demonstration of recovery and salvage techniques. 

 9:30 am    Introduction and review of the principals of disaster planning

10:45 am    Emergency supplies

11:45 am    Demonstration of recovery and salvage techniques. 

John Dean is Cornell University’s Preservation and Conservation Librarian.

John received his City and Guilds of London Institute medal in bookbinding, a Master of Arts degree in Library Science (University of Chicago), and a Master of Liberal Arts degree in the History of Science (Johns Hopkins University).  John has lead the Cornell University Library preservation program since 1985.  He is author of several works on conservation and preservation management, has taught conservation and preservation management at the University of Maryland, Syracuse University, the University of Alabama, and the State University of New York at Albany. 

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South Central Regional Library Council

Disaster Planning and Collection Salvage – August 2, 2005 Please email kjackson@lakenet.org, send or fax this form and payment by 7/19/2005 to:

SCRLC, 215 N. Cayuga St., Ithaca NY 14850

Telephone: 607-273-9106  Fax: 607-272-0740

 

Name______________________________________________________________ 

Institution___________________________________________________________ 

Address____________________________________________________________

Telephone (day) ______________________________Fax ____________________ 

Email Address_______________________________________________________

 

REGISTRATION FEE: Coffee/refreshments are included.

                  Make checks payable to SCRLC. 

________  $30 per person for SCRLC members, including staff of SCRLC-member  public and school library systems.

________  $35 per person for non-members. 

MasterCard, Visa, Discover or American Express 

Name of Card Holder__________________________________________________ 

Signature___________________________________________________________

Credit Card#_______________________________________Exp.Date__________ 

 

Free Art Books

Diana passed on the following information.  It is an organization which offers free art books to underserved communities.  Check it out! 

I run a nonprofit, the DUC Library Program, that sends art books to public schools and libraries in all 50 states and all the American territories absolutely free of charge.  We even pay for shipping.  The DUC stands for Distribution to Underserved Communities, and you can find out all about us on our website, www.ducprogram.org. 

We are supported by grants from the NEA, the Andy Warhol Foundation, and many other foundations and individuals -- that's where all the money comes from to give you all books for free.  The books themselves were all donated to us in mint condition from their respective publishers and museums, all for the purpose of creating access to contemporary arts around the country. 

So, if you're interested getting free art books from us, there are some 560 offered this year, just send an email with your library's name, address and a contact person.  We will reply with our distribution catalogue.  It has all the instructions to place your order for free art books. 

Keep up the good work, and I hope to hear from you soon. 

Cesar Sevilla
DUC Library Program
Art Resources Transfer, Inc.
New York, NY 

artresources@earthlink.net

(212) 255-2919