New YART Officers Named:
The YART business meeting was held on Thursday, October 14th at 1:30 p.m. during the annual NLA/NEMA Conference. Nominations were taken and elections held for Chair, Chair Elect, and Secretary/Treasurer. We would like to extend a warm welcome to our incoming officers:
Chair - Gordon Wyant, Bellevue Public Library
Chair Elect - Jake Rundle, Hastings Public Library
Secretary/Treasurer - Cathy McMahon, Keene Memorial Library
We look forward to their leadership and vision for YART during the next year.
Presentations Were A Success:
We want to extend a big thank you to the following individuals for presenting at this year's NLA/NEMA Conference. Their sessions were outstanding - and standing room only!
With Popcorn or M&M's? The Public Library's Mission to Entertain:
Jake Rundle, Keene Memorial Library
Micki Dietrich, Omaha Public Libraries
Hey Kids! Look What We've Got: Effective Marketing to Tweens and Teens:
Jake Rundle, Keene Memorial Library
Cathy McMahon, Keene Memorial Library
Gordon Wyant, Bellevue Public Library
Zombies, Cubeee and Gocks - Oh My! Teen Crafts, Back From the Dead and Hungry for Brains!:
Gordon Wyant, Bellevue Public Library
Lindsey Tomsu, LaVista Public Library
Jake Rundle, Keene Memorial Library
Novel Movie Trailers:
Laurie Konrad, Omaha Public Schools
Jan Campion, Omaha Public Schools
Upcoming Spring Event:
Stay tuned for more information on a planned upcoming Spring Event! In April (Date TBA), we will be meeting at Sump Memorial Library in Papillion to spend the morning with featured guest speaker Michael Sullivan, author of Connecting Boys with Books and Connecting Boys with Books 2: Closing the Reading Gap. He will share practical, proven, and sometimes off-beat suggestions on how to turn boys into life-long readers. The afternoon will be spent at LaVista Public Library where we will unveil our new Program-In-A-Box - a must have for all youth services, teen, and secondary librarians!
