C J R L C UPDATE

Region News
&
Notes

Newsletter of Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, serving Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties

March 2007

2007-6

ALA President
Leslie Burger 
Spring Membership
May 24, 2007

So What is it Really Like to be ALA President?

Leslie Burger, Director of the Princeton Public Library, and former director of CJRLC, will come home to the CJRLC Spring Membership Meeting to tell us about her year as ALA President. What has she learned? What was surprising? How do you make an impact with a one year term? What does she hope to still accomplish in her last few weeks? What is planned for ALA Annual in DC in June? She’ll answer your questions, too.

Plan now to attend. The date is Wednesday, May 24, 3:30-5:30, at the newly renovated Battleground Country Club, 40 Millhurst Road in Manalapan.

Staff changes

Donna Esposito at Crockett MS (Hamilton )
Leigh Shaffer at Farmingdale SD

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You are invited to say Farewell to Jeff Kesper who is retiring as Director of the Library Development Bureau of the NJSL. The party is March 15 at Pierre’s in South Brunswick from 5-9 PM. For more information or to RSVP, you may contact Kathleen Peiffer by email at kpeiffer@njstatelibrary.org.

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The Central Jersey Academic Reference Librarians will meet at Mercer County College, March 23rd, from 10-12. RSVP to Amy Clark, 732-224-2483.

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Updated publicity materials have been ordered for ListenNJ libraries.

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There will be an informational workshop for the NJ Summer Reading program at Neptune Township Library on Wednesday, March 28th, from 10-12. You can register online.

Tech Challenge Update

CJRLC is offering this challenge to all library staff members to expand their technological prowess by learning about Web 2.0. Do all 6 things on the Challenge and we’ll reward you at our membership meeting, May 24th. Do any part of the challenge and you’ll still be recognized for your efforts! As part of the Challenge, you’ll set up a blog, learn to use Flickr, RSS feeds, and more.

You can do the program totally on your own schedule. We’ve also arranged several workshops to help you along -- see p.3. There are resources on our website.

We have 20 fearless participants. Call or email Roz to join them!

SchoolGroup Open House

We’ve chosen an interesting location and speaker for the annual Spring Open House. The library in the West Long Branch School District serves 2 schools and is the physical bridge between them. Librarian Angel Somers will tell us how that works.

Then, Steve Garwood, from Rutgers SCILS, will talk about tactics for plagiarism prevention. Join us at Frank Antonides School from 3:30-4:30 for refreshments and tour; Steve’s talk is 4:30-5:30. See the flyer on our website for more information and a link to directions.

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CJRLC "We are connected" logo

CJRLC
Executive Board

President
Cathy Boss
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Vice President
Marian Bauman
Neptune Public Library
Secretary
Ingrid Bruck
Long Branch Public Library
Treasurer
Karen Klapperstuck
Bradley Beach Public Library

Members
Karen Black
West Windsor-Plainsboro
Community Middle School
Ruth Bogan
Georgian Court University
Katherine Durante
Lay Representative
Mary Fraser
Pennington School
Robert Lackie
Rider University
Rebecca Lucas
Lay Representative
Laurence McNamara
Mercer County Library
Karen Moench
Monmouth County Library
Rita Oakes
Ocean County Library
Barbara Ruth
Toms River
Hooper Avenue Elementary School
Karen Topham
Brookdale Community College

Executive Director and Update Editor
Connie Paul
connie@cjrlc.org

Contributing Editor
Rosalind Reisner
roz@cjrlc.org

732-409-6484
1-800-316-2518
Fax: 732-409-6492

www.cjrlc.org

www.becomealibrarian.org

Letters to Laura

Forty-three people have had their lives directly changed by two IMLS grants from the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program through IMLS, the Institute of Museum and Library Services. They have received or will receive tuition to help reach the next stage of their education. CJRLC is one of five partners in the grant. Connie Paul has been gathering letters from them to the First Lady to thank her for promoting the scholarship program and to let her know the impact of the program on their lives.

All of the AA, BA, and MLIS grant recipients work in NJ urban public libraries. The theme of their letters is “Without your grant, I could never have done this”. Linda Keane got her MLIS degree from Rutgers SCILS in the first grant, 2003-2006. She is now working as the first children’s librarian Asbury Park PL has had in 30 years. “My goal is to reach as many children as possible and bring to them my love of reading.” she wrote.

Tonya Badillo from Long Branch PL is one of four grant recipients who completed a BA degree in round one, and who will have the opportunity to get an MLIS degree in the new grant, 2006-2009. As the first college graduate in her family, Tonya has great plans after receiving her MLIS degree. She wants to “expand ESOL programs, work diligently to close the digital divide and continue to reach out to urban youth so that they no longer are overwhelmed by the size of our doors, but feel empowered and welcomed to walk through them.”

Malakia Oglesby, Asbury Park PL, goes for the big picture: Urban public libraries, she writes, “understand our mission, our jobs as the quintessential information portals of the world, and I’d like to give a heartfelt thanks to you for understanding it too.”

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Phyllis’s and Everyone’s Favorites

Phyllis’s Websites have been a staple in our newsletter since 1999. We often hear comments from librarians about how much they appreciate them, but we thought we’d find out more detail.

The listserv message we posted received some wonderful responses. Phyllis’ recommendations wend their way around the globe, connecting friends and family members!

Kathy Logue, at Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, stays connected to a niece in California by sending her links. “I’ve sent her on ‘trips’ to Africa and Egypt as well as Philadelphia and to wild animal sites all over the world. By keeping her informed of interesting sites to check out, I’ve been spurring her interest to look outside of her own neighborhood.”

Dorothy Alibrando, at the NJ Dep. of Environmental Protection “can sometimes find Websites that our research scientists could use either here or when they are out speaking.”

Denise Vodola, Wall MS, saves them in a separate folder for teachers; some become the “site of the week” on her school Website. She forwards others to her nieces and nephew in Germany, who “find many of the sites helpful, not only for language and grammar, but for ‘games’ and classwork.”

Linda Greenwood, at Manchester HS, writes: “I send them to our departments and administrators. The teachers think I am wonderful since this saves them time.”

You can subscribe to a daily email of favorites from Phyllis at anker@hslc.org. Her blog is another place to check for good Websites. The blog started in December 2004 and there are now 2,766 postings! Salutations and thanks to Phyllis, our very own CJRLC search engine!

Program Coordinator's
Notes

I’m one of those people who hates cold weather, limited daylight, and heavy winter clothing, so I endure February cheerfully only because it’s short! March doesn’t always meet expectations, but at least we’re headed the right way.

We’re welcoming in brighter, warmer weather with a profusion of workshops and get-togethers.

Whether you’re taking the Tech Challenge or not, you may want to sign up for our blogging workshop on March 21st at Princeton, with Janie Hermann, from 2:30-5:30.

Learn how to use Flickr, that nifty photo sharing, storing, and searching site, on March 27th at the CJRLC lab, from 2:00-5:00. Our instructor is Elizabeth Burns, from Ocean County Library.

The third technical workshop, on setting up and using RSS feeds, is on April 10th, at CJRLC, taught by Jessica Adler, from 3:00-5:00.

Each of the above workshops is $20.00 and each has limited space, so sign up soon.

The TechGroup is meeting on March 20th for a program on gaming. Learn about the huge world of games and what libraries can do to attract gamers to the library. Tyler Rousseau, from Ocean County Library, will present at CJRLC. It’s free, but RSVP to CJRLC so we can plan for refreshments.

The Monmouth Librarians Association will have an Open House on March 29th at the new Ocean Township Branch of Monmouth County Library Come see the delightful library-as-beach-house architecture and network with colleagues. RSVP to CJRLC.

Phyllis’s
Favorites for
March

Alterna Timelines
http://www3.canisius.edu/~emeryg/time.html

American Museum of Natural History: Resources for Learning
http://amnh.org/education/resources/index.php

Harvard Library Open Collections Program Women Working, 1870-1930
http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww/

Immigration to the United States, 1789-1930
http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/immigration/

KidsReads
http://kidsreads.com/index.asp

The National Humanities Center
http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/tserve/tserve.htm
http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/pds/tblibrary.htm

Paleontology Portal
http://www.paleoportal.org/

Resources for Teaching American History
http://www.smithsoniansource.org/

Science Animations: Movies & Interactive Tutorial Links
http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/animatio.htm

Biology Tutorials and Resources
http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/bio1int.htm

Science Learning Network
http://www.sln.org/resources/index.html

Temperance & Prohibition
http://prohibition.osu.edu/

Time-Warp: Archive of Vintage Technology Through the Decades
http://www.time-warp.org/

21st Century Literacies
http://www.noodletools.com/
debbie/literacies/21c.html

World Heritage Centre: The List
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/

-- Phyllis Anker
anker@hslc.org

Editor’s Note: To subscribe to an email list of selected daily websites 5 days/week, email Phyllis above.

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We still have mouse pads to give away — call Carol and let her know how many you need!

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Have you seen a placemat at your local diner advertising NJ public libraries as the place for wireless connectivity? The Country Kitchen in Wall Township, Belmar Café, and Pat’s Diner in Trenton are three of the eateries where our ad is or will be featured. “Wireless? Think NJ Public Libraries! www.njlibraries.org” -- that’s the message! More publicity coming soon!

This is a joint project with INFOLINK with matching funding from the NJ State Library.

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Don’t miss the NJLA Spring Conference, April 23-25, at the convenient Ocean Place Resort in Long Branch. Register early.

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Don’t forget about the HSLANJ program on March 7th -- Caring for the Mind: Providing Reference Services for Mental Health Information. See flyer for details.

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Weather forced us to re-schedule Ten Magic Phrases Spanish cultural workshop. The new date is Tuesday, April 17th, from 9:30-12:30 at CJRLC. Coffee will be ready at 9:00! The cost is $25.00. Call the office to register.

Calendar of Events

March 6: JerseyCat Basic Training Class, 10:00-12:00, CJRLC. Call Scherelene Schatz to register: 609-777-2059.
March 7: Caring for the Mind, HSLANJ program, NJ Hospital Association, 9:00-12:00; see p.3.
March 14: SchoolGroup Open House, Antonides School, West Long Branch, 3:30-5:30; see p.1.
March 15: Executive Board Meeting, CJRLC, 3:30-5:30.
March 20: TechGroup Meeting on Gaming, CJRLC; see p.3.
March 21: Blogging for Everyone, Princeton PL, 2:30-5:30; see p.3.
March 23: CJARL Meeting, Mercer County College, 10:00-12:00. RSVP Amy Clark: 732-224-2483.
March 27: Flickr 101, CJRLC, 2:00-5:00; see p.3.
March 29: Monmouth Librarians Open House, Monmouth County Library - Ocean Township, 2:30-4:30. RSVP to CJRLC; see p.3.
April 10: RSS - What’s it all About?, CJRLC, 3:00-5:00; see p.3.
April 13: Book Eval, 9:30-1:00, Neptune Township PL, call Cheryl Otten: 732-775-8241.
April 17: Ten Magic Phrases (rescheduled), CJRLC, 9:30-12:30, $25.00. Call CJRLC to register.

Getting to Know
David Lisa

David Lisa, director of the West Long Branch PL, is the co-chair of CJRLC’s TechGroup committee, an avid fan of technology, and a NJ native.

David found his way into Library Science through work-study jobs in the libraries at the University of Miami and Kent State University during undergraduate and graduate work in radio broadcasting and journalism. After a stint as supervisor of circulation at Kent State, he began a MLS program there and completed his degree at Clarion University in Pennsylvania.

His next position was at Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA, as head of Access Services. When he saw a posting for a reference position at the public library in Wayne, NJ, he felt that would combine his desire to return to NJ and branch out into reference work and Web design.

In 2002, after several years in Wayne, he applied for the director position at the West Long Branch PL and moved to Monmouth County. At West Long Branch, David has been able to use his technical skills and outside interests to enrich the library.

As a fan of technology, David has encouraged all of his staff members to learn about and use technology as much as they can. His Web design skills are evident in the West Long Branch Website cum blog: www.wlbpl.org.

Because of his lifelong interest in comics and graphic novels, he has established collections of these media at WLBPL to attract new patrons.

David’s interest in gaming (he’s a World of Warcraft fan), dictated the topic of the next TechGroup meeting at CJRLC on libraries and gaming.

Come to the meeting on March 20th and meet David Lisa!

Central Jersey Regional Library Cooperative
4400 Route 9 South, Suite 3400
Freehold, NJ 07728-1383
(732) 409-6484

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