Americans for Libraries Council
Lifelong Access Libraries Institute Fellowships
July 29-August 3, 2007 at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Americans for Libraries Council (ALC) seeks Fellows for its second annual Lifelong Access Libraries Institute. The Institute will introduce participants to Lifelong Access, a new framework for working with active older adults that promotes productive aging through learning and civic engagement. Lifelong Access is based on an understanding of older adults as resources for their communities and offers an alternative to the predominant deficit-based model of aging.
The Institute will focus on three primary areas: (1) concepts and research underlying new approaches to working with midlife and older adults; (2) promising practices in library services, including the Lifelong Access framework for new older adult services; and (3) leadership and skills in community librarianship.
The Institute is based on the principle of “action learning," in which the acquired skills and knowledge are put to practical use at libraries over a sustained period of time. Candidates and their library directors must be prepared to implement Lifelong Access in their own libraries, test and refine the model, help disseminate the model, train or mentor other adult services librarians, and participate in evaluation of the Institute. The Fellows will be linked electronically in a national community of practice based on information exchange and communications.
The Institute is part of the Lifelong Access Libraries initiative, funded by a major grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies. The first Institute was held in 2006 and a third national Institute will be conducted in 2008.
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Selection of Fellows
Fellows will be selected by a panel of national advisors and staff of Americans for Libraries Council. Applicants should be mid-career practicing librarians. They should include in their application packet a letter from their library director in support of their application and expressing a commitment to improve the library's services and resources for midlife and active older adults.
Applicants will be evaluated in part on the basis of:
* Evidence of success in the design and implementation of new programs and services;
* Experience in building collaborations and working successfully in partnerships with community organizations, groups, or agencies;
* Enthusiasm for becoming an active member of the Lifelong Access community of practice and a commitment to sharing experiences and insights through the online Lifelong Access network;
* Readiness to make presentations at library conferences and to contribute written materials to professional literature.
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To Apply
The application is available online and must be accompanied by a letter of support from the library director. Selection will be on a competitive basis. The cost of Fellows' travel, tuition, and room and board for the Institute will be covered by ALC. A limited number of qualified candidates not selected as Fellows may participate at cost.
The deadline for submitting an application is April 13. Please visit our website www.lifelonglibraries.org for further details.
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About Lifelong Access Libraries and Americans for Libraries Council Lifelong Access Libraries is an initiative developed by Americans for Libraries Council to transform library services for active older adults making the transition to new forms of retirement. Lifelong Access Libraries regards aging as an opportunity for individual and social renewal and establishes libraries as centers for lifelong learning and civic engagement. The national initiative is funded by a grant from The Atlantic Philanthropies, with additional support from local funders.
Americans for Libraries Council is a national nonprofit that champions the role of libraries in American life and promotes new approaches to sustaining and developing libraries in the 21st century. Through its program division, Libraries for the Future <www.lff.org>, the Council develops and oversees national programs to strengthen individual libraries and library systems.
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Are you a Library Trustee interested in conversing with other Trustees about library concerns??
FLLS now has a trustee listserv, for trustees only. This allows trustees a forum to discuss issues surrounding libraries, such as funding, building issues, personnel and policies, with other library trustees. The listserv is now up and running!
If you are a trustee in the Finger Lakes Library System, and are interested in joining our new trustee listserv, please contact me: ext. 26 or marisa@flls.org
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Making Connections: Libraries Serving the 50+ Population in their Community
Just a reminder: the registration deadline for the LSTA workshops on serving the baby boomers in your community is today! That being said, you are welcome to register after the date if need be. I also encourage you to think of others in your community - perhaps people at different agencies – that serve this population. Tell them about the workshop; invite them to attend! The more connections made, the better chance for collaboration.
Three workshops are being offered:
Thursday, April 19, 2007, 9:30 – 3:30pm (lunch will be provided)
Productive Aging: Are Public Libraries Productive Partners?
Thursday, May 10, 2007, 9:30—noon
Not Just for Kids Anymore: Intergenerational Programming
Thursday, September 27, 2007, 9:30– noon
Mary Catherine Bateson and Active Wisdom— A Community Conversation
If you have not received information, would like more information or would like to register, please contact me: ext. 26, marisa@flls.org.
I hope to see you there!
Summer Reading Order Deadline
All Highsmith orders must be placed by April 1st to receive your materials by May 15th! Janway materials can be ordered anytime.
Summer Reading T-shirt Orders
The t-shirt orders have been placed. My large reading mice will don toddler sized summer reading t-shirts and be available for visits to your library for promotional displays. I will have a few others for displays and/or raffles if you need an easy prize. Even if you don’t wear them, they can help promote your summer reading programs. Hopefully, these suggestions will inspire you next year, if you didn’t place an order this year.
Summer Reading Book Orders
Your $100 worth of free books orders are due April 13, no exceptions. Don’t miss your free books!
Thanks to everyone who came out for the Reader’s Advisory, Summer Reading or Storytime Application Workshop. Winter was a busy time for Youth Services events!
Please contact me if you have any other questions or concerns regarding your summer reading plans.
I am out of the office from Thursday, March 29 through Wednesday, April 4. If you have any ILL questions please call June Gilligan, ext. 42.
ILL REMINDER
Please do not renew out-of-system ILLs under any circumstances. You must contact June Gilligan, ext. 42 or jgilliagan@flls.org, at least five days before the due date we have given you, to request a renewal. June will then contact the lending library to request an extended loan period. Please understand that each of the hundreds of lending library who send us items sets their own policies regarding renewals. We must abide by these policies If we want to continue the privilege of borrowing books through interlibrary loan.
RECYCLED REFERENCE BOOKS Please let me know by April 13 if you are interested in any of the following items:
- 2006 National 5-Digit Zip Code and Post Office Directory 2 vols.
- Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (2006) 5 vols.
- Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (2005) 5 vols.
- Oxford Russian Dictionary (2000)
DATABASES
RosettaStone
Sorry for the delay in getting RosettaStone promotional material out to you. They reported back to me that they are out of brochures and bookmarks (I asked for 500+ of each). So we are working on our own material which we anticipate being ready in a few weeks. Thanks for your patience.
The America’s Newspapers (NewsBanks) Special Report focusing on the African Health Crisis is now available; it contains both current and historical articles organized into topical areas covering
- Specific health issues and possible solutions
- The AIDS crisis
- U.S. policies toward assistance
- International policies toward assistance
- Information on specific nations in this area
- History of the relationship between these countries
Related photos are included also, as are links to related maps and
websites. All articles are easily accessed and can be printed or
e-mailed from within the site.
The African Health Crisis Special Report is accessible from the left
side bar, accessed through the Electronic Databases link on
www.flls.org
or from any Online Catalog search screen: Magazines and Databases Online
→ Magazines & Newspapers
→ America’s Newspapers (NewsBank)
Other currently featured Special Reports include
- Women’s History
- Iraq
- Natural Disasters around the World
- Presidential Campaign 2008
- Science & Health in the News
- World Environment
- World Health
WEBSITES – Science & Technology
www.science.gov Science.gov is a gateway to over 50 million pages of authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results. You can search the entire database using key words or by topic. Among the resources I found were a publication about autism from the National Institute of Mental Health, a Science Education resources website from the National Institutes of Health (may be very helpful for home schooling families), and Earthquake information from the US Geological Service
www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/resources.html Selected Internet Resources in Science and Technology from the Library of Congress is also arranged by topic and provides access to online journals, reports, and more from governmental, academic and other websites for adults and children.
LAST WEEK’S QUESTION OF THE WEEK: The person in the milk keg is Harry Houdini. What was his given name and what was his date of birth?
Jen Schlossberg, TCPL, identified Harry Houdini’s given name as Ehrich Weiss (alternate spellings - Erich Weiss or Erik Weisz) and his birth year as 1874. According to Grolier’s Online he was probably born on Mar. 24 in Budapest, Hungary although he claimed to be born on April 6 in Appleton, Wisconsin. Last week would have marked his 123rd birthday. Grolier Online often provides related web links, such as, memory.loc.gov/ammem/vshtml/vshdini.html from the Library of Congress. The photo above comes from their Houdini component of the American Variety Stage Collection which includes 143 photographs and 29 related items of personal memorabilia documenting the career of Harry Houdini.
THIS WEEK’S QUESTION OF THE WEEK Identify the highest performing road bikes according to Consumer Reports (June 2006).
A new custom report has been added to Report Manager. It is entitled: AA-Weeding Shelf List 10 Year. This will print a list of items that have not circulated within 10 years, but excludes items that have been added in the past 10 years. You must choose the library and the collection code.
Please keep in mind that if your library has not been automated for 10 years, this report will not be accurate.
Here is what the report looks like:
DVD & VHS Cases Still Available
The A-V department still has both gently used DVD and VHS boxes available for free, as well as new VHS boxes available for purchase.
This is what we have:
Single VHS boxes: 80 new boxes @ 60¢ each
‘Disney’ clamshell VHS boxes: 5 new boxes @ $2.05 each.
Double VHS boxes: 3 old boxes, free; 10 new boxes @ $3.10 each.
Single DVD boxes: 100 used, free; 16 doubles, free.
If you are interested in either used or new boxes, please contact me at malia@flls.org. Thanks!
FYI: All member libraries should receive a notice of the Spring issue of FLLS News’ deadline, April 9, in the delivery bag earlier this week. Please email your articles to me at chendrix@flls.org
Thanks.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding FLLS library service, you are welcome to contact a DAC member from the list below.
Janet Steiner, TCPL, Ithaca
Judy Barkee, Ulysses Philomathic Library, Trumansburg
Lois Maki, Newfield Public Library
Kay Zaharis, Cortland Free Library
Mary Frank, Peck Memorial Library, Marathon
Sally Otis, Hazard Library, Poplar Ridge
Sheila Anderson, Seymour Library, Auburn
Beverly Dann, Waverly Free Library.