Hey everyone,
Jake here at the NLA board meeting. Gordon, Lindsey and I have been hanging out with a lot of really interesting librarians talking shop about NLA business.
A few things that you need to know:
1. If you have any ideas for presentations at NLA, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE submit them. It is very important that YART be a powerhouse of representation. Last year, we had at least 3 presentations at NLA Fall Conference, and we had standing room only at one of them and very good attendance at the other two. We have been doing well and we hope to continue that tradition. Proposals are due NEXT FRIDAY!!
2. June 1st is the deadline for nominations for Vice-Chair and Secretary. Each year, we have to elect new members to positions in our organization. It has come to our attention that we will need two (2) nominees for each position. That means we will need at least four (4) people to try for our open positions. I will be taking over for Gordon as Chair, so there will be someone in the exec board who knows what's going on (right...?)!
Lots of great things happening here. Be sure to keep in mind your Fall schedules because we will be having a meeting before NLA sometime in September.
Be Well!
Friday, April 8, 2011
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
YART Spring Meeting
Hey there, YARTers!
Gordon here, messing up Jake's blogging flow and telling you some of what went on at the spring meeting. Good times!
Well, we had our Spring Meeting on Saturday . . . and it was EPIC! Well, maybe not epic, but it was a lot of fun! We discussed our Program in a Box initiative, came up with some amazing program ideas during our speed programming, found out about some incredible books from NLC's Sally Snyder, ate some donuts, elected a new secretary, and watched some buffoon dance around like a muppet. Well, I didn't watch a buffoon dance around like a muppet . . . you guys did. I was the muppet. Anyway . . . on with the post!
Welcome to our new Secretary!
Cathy Mcmahon indicated she might have bitten off more than she could chew in the beginning of the year and asked to step down from secretary. Lindsey Tomsu said she would step in as interim secretary and has served in that capacity since then. At the spring meeting, it was put to vote to make Lindsey the official YART secretary until the term ends at this year's conference, as per YART bylaws.
So, a big thank you to Cathy for all you've done for us! We sincerely hope that you'll continue to contribute your time and expertise to YART where and whenever possible. Much love!
And a big welcome to Lindsey Tomsu as our new YART secretary! You've been doing a fantastic job as interim secretary and we are happy to have you on in an official capacity!
Program in a Box:
For those of you who weren't there, "Program in a Box" is an initiative by YART to distill our varied areas of expertise into programs and lesson plans put into a box with all of the materials you will need to execute those programs or lesson plans. These boxes contain items, supplies, and information for doing around 4 library programs and lesson plans. Any member of yart (this might end up being a flexible definition) may “rent” a box for $10, which covers shipping to the library and resupply (the home library is responsible for restocking and the initial ship, but is reimbursed any cost by Yart).
Essentially, for $10 the renting library or school gets at least 4 programs that they can put on. The idea is that there are many librarians and school librarians out there who would like to do certain programs, lessons, and events, but feel they do not have the money or expertise to execute those events. While they might not, someone else in the state just may . . . so we are trying to share our expertise in a way that all of us can benefit. After the renting library is finished with the box or the rental period is up, they are responsible for getting it to the next on the list or back to the home library. This can be accomplished through library rate shipping or hand-offs. All of this will be organized and orchestrated by the Yart exec board.
We came up with three initial boxes we presented to the group: Japanese culture, anime, history, and language; mystery, math, critical thinking, Blue Balliett book club; and Hunger Games book club, world politics, social issues. We will be looking to make a few more for this year. So, if you have any suggestions or interest in putting one together, being a home library for a box, or helping out in some way please email us and let us know.
NLA/NEMA Conference is just around the corner . . .
. . . and we want YOU! We want a plethora of presenters and sessions with the "sponsored by YART" tag at conference this year! If you have anything you would like to present or anything you would like US to present, please let us know! The deadline for proposals is the 15th! That's next Friday! So, think about it and decide to share your expertise with us at the NLA/NEMA 2011 conference! If you have any questions or want to make suggestions, post on our forum thread or send us an email!
Additionally, it was discussed at the meeting that we will have a pre-post-conference business meeting on the Thursday of conference. This will happen after the day's sessions, but before the evenings activities and banquets. This change is due to the previous year's sadly small attendance to the YART business meeting. It is a bit difficult to schedule a business meeting for YART with all the other round tables, sections, and session events going on at the same time. We feel our members end up having to play triage in regards to what session is more vital for them to attend. We are hoping that by using this unconventional scheduling we will have more attendants to our business meeting. Please, if you have any comments or suggestions on this, let one or all of us know. Otherwise, watch the schedule for us and make sure to pop in and say hello and help steer our direction for the next year!
Thanks very much, all!
Gordon Wyant
Resident Muppet and YART Chair
Gordon here, messing up Jake's blogging flow and telling you some of what went on at the spring meeting. Good times!
Well, we had our Spring Meeting on Saturday . . . and it was EPIC! Well, maybe not epic, but it was a lot of fun! We discussed our Program in a Box initiative, came up with some amazing program ideas during our speed programming, found out about some incredible books from NLC's Sally Snyder, ate some donuts, elected a new secretary, and watched some buffoon dance around like a muppet. Well, I didn't watch a buffoon dance around like a muppet . . . you guys did. I was the muppet. Anyway . . . on with the post!
Welcome to our new Secretary!
Cathy Mcmahon indicated she might have bitten off more than she could chew in the beginning of the year and asked to step down from secretary. Lindsey Tomsu said she would step in as interim secretary and has served in that capacity since then. At the spring meeting, it was put to vote to make Lindsey the official YART secretary until the term ends at this year's conference, as per YART bylaws.
So, a big thank you to Cathy for all you've done for us! We sincerely hope that you'll continue to contribute your time and expertise to YART where and whenever possible. Much love!
And a big welcome to Lindsey Tomsu as our new YART secretary! You've been doing a fantastic job as interim secretary and we are happy to have you on in an official capacity!
Program in a Box:
For those of you who weren't there, "Program in a Box" is an initiative by YART to distill our varied areas of expertise into programs and lesson plans put into a box with all of the materials you will need to execute those programs or lesson plans. These boxes contain items, supplies, and information for doing around 4 library programs and lesson plans. Any member of yart (this might end up being a flexible definition) may “rent” a box for $10, which covers shipping to the library and resupply (the home library is responsible for restocking and the initial ship, but is reimbursed any cost by Yart).
Essentially, for $10 the renting library or school gets at least 4 programs that they can put on. The idea is that there are many librarians and school librarians out there who would like to do certain programs, lessons, and events, but feel they do not have the money or expertise to execute those events. While they might not, someone else in the state just may . . . so we are trying to share our expertise in a way that all of us can benefit. After the renting library is finished with the box or the rental period is up, they are responsible for getting it to the next on the list or back to the home library. This can be accomplished through library rate shipping or hand-offs. All of this will be organized and orchestrated by the Yart exec board.
We came up with three initial boxes we presented to the group: Japanese culture, anime, history, and language; mystery, math, critical thinking, Blue Balliett book club; and Hunger Games book club, world politics, social issues. We will be looking to make a few more for this year. So, if you have any suggestions or interest in putting one together, being a home library for a box, or helping out in some way please email us and let us know.
NLA/NEMA Conference is just around the corner . . .
. . . and we want YOU! We want a plethora of presenters and sessions with the "sponsored by YART" tag at conference this year! If you have anything you would like to present or anything you would like US to present, please let us know! The deadline for proposals is the 15th! That's next Friday! So, think about it and decide to share your expertise with us at the NLA/NEMA 2011 conference! If you have any questions or want to make suggestions, post on our forum thread or send us an email!
Additionally, it was discussed at the meeting that we will have a pre-post-conference business meeting on the Thursday of conference. This will happen after the day's sessions, but before the evenings activities and banquets. This change is due to the previous year's sadly small attendance to the YART business meeting. It is a bit difficult to schedule a business meeting for YART with all the other round tables, sections, and session events going on at the same time. We feel our members end up having to play triage in regards to what session is more vital for them to attend. We are hoping that by using this unconventional scheduling we will have more attendants to our business meeting. Please, if you have any comments or suggestions on this, let one or all of us know. Otherwise, watch the schedule for us and make sure to pop in and say hello and help steer our direction for the next year!
Thanks very much, all!
Gordon Wyant
Resident Muppet and YART Chair
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