libraries victorious in bond elections
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Volume 40, Number 6 November/December 2010
Libraries Victorious in Bond Elections by Joe Sabatini
he library community was mobilized to support Bond B
through the activities of the Bonds for Libraries Political Action Committee (PAC). The PAC met monthly to promote the legislation, raise funds, prepare and distribute campaign materials and place ad-vertising. Responding to the lessons of the 2008 bond campaign, the campaign was designed to provide basic informational and advocacy materials for use locally. A media kit was sent to every public, tribal and academic library director, and the Advocacy for School Libraries SIG coordinated school librarian participation. The PAC raised over $9,000 in individual and group contributions beginning at the annual conference in Ruidoso.
• $4,100 was used to produce English and Spanish language ra-dio spots for KKOB and KABQ to reach the metropolitan Albu-querque market.
• “Vote Yes Library GO Bond B” bumper strips were distributed to librarians statewide.
• $2,000 was invested in newspaper ads. An ad was also placed on the state’s leading political blog, “New Mexico Politics with Joe Monahan.”
Bond B was endorsed by major newspapers, several pub-lic school boards and state organizations. Librarians showed creativity in publicizing the bonds; among these special efforts were:
• Library floats in the Santa Fe Fiesta parade and at Laguna Pueblo’s Feast Day parade
• Table display in the School Arts Building at the State Fair
• Video on the NMSU Library website. At their victory celebration, members of the PAC appre-ciated the efforts of Chair David Giltrow and Treasurer (Secretary/Office Manager) Linda O’Connell. Regular members of the PAC included Kitty Sherlock, Omar Du-rant, Kevin Unrath, Joe Sabatini, Cynthia Shetter and Ruben Aragon. Rachel Altobelli, Linda Morgan Davis and Louis Lafredo posted information and campaign ma-terials to our webpage and to a PAC Facebook page. PAC members were pleased that the campaign reached the entire library community and seemed to have a positive impact on the outcome. Given the negative political climate, our message about libraries as “economic life-lines” was effective and timely. The $7 million that the bonds will provide over the next two years will be wel-come despite its modest amount. Our election victory demonstrates once again that voters do support library services in their communities.
Pictured above: State Fair Bonds for Books table.
Pictured above: PAC Celebration
by Joe Sabatini
ibrary Bond issues were successful state-wide in the 2010 New Mexico General Elec-
tion. State General Obligation Bond B will provide $7 million for public, academic, public school and tribal libraries passed by an unofficial margin of 23,640 votes. With 268,752 yes votes and 244,428 no votes, Bond B won with 52.4% in favor, one-tenth of a percentage point higher than attained by Library Bond issue C in 2008. This was accomplished through higher margins in De Baca, Santa Fe and McKinley Counties and significant margin gains in Union, Bernalillo, Eddy and San Juan Counties. These gains cancelled significantly lower margins in Otero, Sandoval, Mora, San Miguel, Quay, Los Alamos, Taos, Curry and Guadalupe Counties.
Bond B showed the third-highest level of support among the four state bond issues; the $5 million Public School Facilities Bond C received a 60.7% favorable margin, followed by the $7 million Senior Citizen Facilities Bond A with 53.8%, with Library Bond B at 52.4%. Bond D, to provide $155 million for higher education facilities, appeared to be los-ing by 2,081 votes, with a 49.8% yes vote. These are unofficial totals, which will be updated when the State Canvassing Board meets on November 23rd. Among the projects funded by Bond D were $18 million to renovate/construct and equip the Hershel Zohn Theater and Branson Library to house the Institute for Public Policy at NMSU, $1.4 million for improvements to the Zollinger Library at UNM Gallup and $2 million to construct and equip phase I of the research center and learning library at UNM Taos.
In Bernalillo County, Library Bonds to provide $1.5 million to the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Li-brary System passed by a vote of 127,320 yes to 54,239 no, a 70.1% margin. This margin exceeded the 2009 City of Albuquerque Library Bond margin of 67.5%, but was below the 76.6% margin for the 2008 County Library Bond. Voters in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County have now passed forty-nine consecutive library funding questions dating back to 1892, with an average margin of 68.7% favor-able, totaling $100 million in funding. The drop-off in support in Bernalillo County from the 2010 County Bond to State Bond B was 15%, which was considerably improved from the 24% drop-off in 2008. The Library Bond was the highest vote-getter
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Libraries Victorious in Bond Elections: The Numbers
among the six bond issues proposed to Bernalillo County voters in 2010.
In Sandoval County, voters passed a $3,250,000 bond to purchase library books, databases, media, other materials and technology upgrades for the fourteen public libraries in the county. The money will be distributed to each public and tribal library in the county based on the size of the population served. The bond passed by a vote of 22,318 yes to 16,698 no, a 57.2% favorable margin. The drop-off in support for State Bond B in Sandoval County from the county bond was 10.6%. A similar Sandoval County bond issue passed in 2006 by a margin of 25,736 yes to 7,178 no, a 78.1% margin.
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Tribal Libraries: Where Dreams Take Flight
by Janice Kowemy
ribal Libraries: Where Dreams Take Flight is a fundraiser for participating Tribal Libraries in New Mexico. This event included librarians and staff from the following communities: Acoma, Isleta,
Jemez, Laguna, and San Ildefonso. The Tribal Libraries Fundraising Committee would like to thank Wes Studi, Tara Gatewood, Patricia Michaels, ABQ the Magazine, The Phoenix Agency, Angela McKissic Samuels, and Emergence Productions for their help.
The 3rd Annual Tribal Libraries Fundraiser was held on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. The key-note speaker for the event was actor/musician Wes Studi who gave a talk about libraries and shared one of his favorite books, The Call of the Wild. The MC for the evening was Tara Gatewood, Native American Broadcaster of Native America Calling and Indigenous Foundation. New this year was the Native Fashion Show featuring Taos Pueblo’s Patricia Michaels’ collection. The silent and live auc-tion featured donated works of pottery, paintings, pictures, jewelry, baskets, clothing, and sculptures by Native American artists from New Mexico Tribes.
Auctioneer Daryl Felipe did a great job during the live auction. There was also a surprise visit from actor Steven Michael Quezada of the TV series Breaking Bad. He talked about the importance of libraries and shared a few jokes. We will be hosting the 4th Annual event in 2011 and invite you all to join us!
Contact Janice Kowemy, Laguna Public Library at 505-552-6280 or [email protected] for more infor-mation.
By Sharon Stewart iki Wall? WHAT is a Wiki Wall? A wiki is a web program that allows users to collaborate and edit content. A wall is literally, a wall in the building. The Ruidoso Public Library
Wiki Wall in the Teen Library is a creative wall that invites users to share comments, 2-cents, tweets, the first thought that comes to mind by jotting them down on a post-it note and sticking on the pic-ture. The teen library is celebrating new books, fun art, creative thoughts and music-to-live-by. To add fun to the Wiki Wall - the librarians created Wordles, to help start the creative juices flowing. A Wordle is a fun tool on the web for generating “word clouds” from text pro-vided. Cloud generation can be tweaked by choosing different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. Younger kids are fascinated with the Wiki Wall, so we created a “Wiki Wall for All”. Now families and kids younger than 12 are invited to look at the pictures and add their comments – their wall tweets. Come join the fun at the Ruidoso Public Library, located just behind at 107 Kansas City Road. Our website is www.youseemore.com/ruidosopl where you can find our catalog of books, calendar of activities, genealogy databases, and more! Also, subscribe to our blog at www.ruidosopubliclibrary.blogspot.com for book reviews, event reminders, or frequently asked questions.
Pictured above: Tribal Libraries Fundraising Committee with Wes Studi
Wiki Wall for All @ the Library
Pictured above: Wiki Wall at the Ruidoso Public Library
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Library News & Events
By Jeanette Smith, NMSU Library anta Fe Zubia, a student shelver at the New Mexico State
University Library, is the winner of the NMSU Library's "Guess the Weight of the Pumpkin" contest. She guessed twelve pounds, ten ounces, and the pumpkin weighed twelve pounds, nine ounces. Zubia is a NMSU sophomore majoring in anthropology. Her prize in-cludes a gift certificate for treats at the NMSU campus plus the pumpkin. She told NMSU government documents librarian, Dotty Ormes, that she was attracted to the Library's display of documents from the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture by the children's books included in the display. Zubia guessed the weight of the pumpkin in the display by comparing it with the weight of her five-month-old son, Ori. He weighs much more than that now, but she has carried him around so much that she has a pretty good sense of how much a package that size weighs! There were 118 entries in the contest. For more information, visit http://nmsu.libguides.com/governmentdocuments or contact Ormes
Pictured above: Santa Fe Zubia and son. Courtesy NMSU Library
by Jeanette Smith, NMSU Library he New Mexico State University Library announces that a
member of the Library faculty, Alisa Corona Gonzalez, has been awarded a Sony Scholarship Grant. Gonzalez is one of two NMSU faculty members and five students to re-ceive the 2010 Sony award. The faculty award, given to junior tenure-track faculty to support the pur-suit of academic excellence, consists of Sony equipment valued at $2,300, including VAIO EA Notebook computer, a Handycam HD Video Camcor-der, a Walkman MP3 player and peripherals. For more information, contact Gonzalez at (575) 646-6926. Pictured above: Alisa Gonzales
Student Wins Pumpkin Contest
Alisa Gonzales Receives Sony Award
Courses Scheduled Full Semester January 13 – May 6:
EMD 412 M70 (CRN#16444) Administration of the School Library EMD 512 M70 (CRN#16445) Administration of the School Library L SC 295 D01 (CRN#13548) Introduction to Young Adult Literature
THREE (3) CREDIT COURSES starting in January and March: Courses Scheduled January 13 – March 8: L SC 100 D01 (CRN#13514) Introduction to Library & Information Services Careers L SC 110 D01, D02 (CRN#13517, 18) Reference and Information Resources I L SC 111 D01, D02 (CRN#13519, 20) Introduction to Information Literacy L SC 200 D01 (CRN#13533) Collection Management & Development in Libraries L SC 204 D01 (CRN#13535) Special Libraries and Information Centers L SC 220 D01 (CRN#13536) Innovative Technology Applications for Libraries L SC 260 D01 (CRN#13544) Cataloging Non-Book Formats
Courses Scheduled March 9 – May 6: L SC 100 D02, D03 (CRN#13515, 16) Introduction to Library & Information Services Careers L SC 111 D03–D06 (CRN#13521-24) Introduction to Information Literacy L SC 140 D01, D02 (CRN#13527, 28) Multimedia Materials & Presentations in Libraries L SC 203 D01 (CRN#13534) School Library Media Specialist L SC 250 D01 (CRN#13543) Reference & Information Resources II L SC 270 D01 (CRN#13545) Library Science Capstone L SC 275 D01 (CRN#13546) Fundamentals of Library Supervision
ONE (1) CREDIT COURSES starting in February, March and April: L SC 155 D01 (CRN#13529) Award Winning Books for Children (February 1-28) L SC 231 D01 (CRN#13541) Copyright Basics for Libraries (March 1-31) L SC 236 D01 (CRN#13542) Banned Books (March 1-31) L SC 193 D01 (CRN#13532) Poetry for Children (April 4-29)
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Registration has stated for ONLINE graduate and undergraduate courses in Library Science at NMSU—Doña Ana Community College in Las Cruces
Several 3 credit courses, only 8 weeks long, will be starting in January and March. All courses are offered ONLINE! There are also several short month long one credit courses, with no text required. Online courses being offered in the spring semester include:
Non-degree seeking students who desire single classes for pro-fessional development are always welcome, however students may also choose to complete coursework leading to an Associ-ates Degree in Library Science or one of three Certificates in Library Science. Additionally the program offers courses that fulfill state requirements for School Library Media Specialist Endorsement.
It’s easy to be admitted and enroll in our reasonably priced courses. Out of state students enrolling in 6 credits or less even receive the in state tuition rates! For further information about courses or degree options, go to the web site at http://dacc.nmsu.edu/lsc or contact: Nora Bernal: Phone: 575-528-7338 or 800-903-7503 ext. 7338 or Email Susan Pinkerton at [email protected]
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These awards are as follows:
Community Achievement Award – this award is give to librarians (those certified or with a degree) for outstanding library service or achievement at the local level. Also may be given as NMLA’s recognition of an award from another source that has enhanced the library, and to the entire library community; thus to a local, school, or academic librarian who has received a community, regional, or national honor.
Honorary Life Membership Award – NMLA’s highest award is given to individuals for outstanding contributions to the purposes of NMLA, for con-structive accomplishment rather than longevity, not limited to librarians, may be given to anyone for helping NMLA and/or libraries in New Mexico. Cri-teria: Significant contribution to NMLA and its ac-tivities throughout the library career. Scope of activ-ity beyond own work location; achievements and contributions to NMLA growth are known within the library community, as well as being recognized by other persons or entities in New Mexico.
Legislator of the Year Award – given to a New Mexico state legislator who has demonstrated lead-ership in the advancement of libraries throughout the state. Criteria: notable legislative contribution to library funding, the issues of intellectual freedom, and/or access to library services.
New Mexico Library Amigo Award – given to an individual (friend, volunteer, trustee, board member, other citizen, or other non-certified per-sonnel) whose work on behalf of the local library has resulted in significant progress and/or achievement for that library; or in recognition of work in the pro-motion of library service within the state.
New Mexico Library Leadership Award – given to librarians who have rendered outstanding service beyond the local community. Criteria: nota-ble contribution to the advancement of libraries within the state, known and recognized in more than one community. Contributions of a nature that bring recognition and/or enhance the image of li-braries in general within New Mexico. Activities and efforts that have helped other librarians to improve their service capabilities
The nomination form is at: http://nmla.org/docs/award_nomination.doc. Due 1/4/11
The membership of NMLA will elect officers for the 2011-2012 term in February, 2011. The Nominations and Elections Committee has prepared the following slate of candidates to run for office:
Vice-President / President-Elect
Tina Glatz (Onate High School, Las Cruces)
Treasurer
Norice Lee (NMSU Las Cruces)
Member-at-Large
Steven Harris (UNM)
Poppy Johnson Renvall (CNM)
Linda Keulen (Roosevelt Middle School, Tijeras)
Janice Kowemy (Laguna Public Library)
Please note that NMLA allows association members to appear on the slate of candidates through a petition process. Accordingly, “nominations may….be made by the membership, provided the candidate has agreed and one or more petitions for that candidate signed by a total of at least 20 current members of the Association have been submitted. Such petitions must be received by the Chair of the Nominations and Elec-tions Committee postmarked no later than January 1st” (NMLA Procedural Handbook, Section 410:1). The official petition form and accompanying signature form are available directly at the following link:
http://www.nmla.org/docs/Election_Petition_Form.pdf.
For any questions or for further information on the process, please contact Dan Kammer, Nominations & Elections Committee Chair, at [email protected].
It’s That Time Again! 2011 NMLA Election
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New Mexico Library Association (NMLA) Awards Nominations Form
Award nominated for (please check only one):
Community Achievement
Honorary Life Membership
Legislator of the Year
New Mexico Library Amigo
New Mexico Library Leadership
Name of nominee: ______________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________
City: ____________________________ State: ______________ Zip: _____________________
Phone Number(s): ______________________________________________________________
Library affiliation: ______________________________________________________________
Person making or supporting nomination: ____________________________________________
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The nomination is made in collaboration with: ________________________________________
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Please submit form to: P.O. Box 26074, Albuquerque, NM 87125 or fax to (505) 891-5171
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By Jennifer AW Stubbs oung Adult literature is a hot battle-ground. Parental fears, under-
developed prefrontal cortex, and evolving so-cial pressures contribute much to the fight. The Young Adult Library Services Asso-ciation’s (YALSA’s) first Literature Symposium held in Albuquerque, NM, November 5-7, 2010, focused on how to provide a diverse sup-ply of materials to young adults. The diversity had two facets: media and message. At least one presentation introduced the pa-rental fear that readers practice what they read. Ah, if only that could be true (I am a sci-fi/fantasy fan!). Several presenters shared ex-periences quite to the contrary. These exam-ples indicated that vicariously experiencing the dangerous behaviors modeled on today’s real-ity TV shows do not always lead to real-life ex-perimentation. Many of the books discussed that weekend emphasized the emotional ex-periences (confusion, rejection, or tolerance) and the negative repercussions as well as the negative social responses to reckless behavior. Behavior is only one of many hot potatoes in young adult literature. Readers self-censor when reading and selecting material. Provide the widest variety of role models and situa-tions, so that the reader can learn to identify when and whether this is the right time and the right book. Young adult literature may dis-cuss alcohol, drugs, dating, gender-identification, ethnic identities, domestic vio-lence, international violence, or none of the above. Readers are capable of self-censoring and self-selecting what s/he wants to read about today. Diversity is especially important as young adults may be uncomfortable asking for a book on these topics. Authors and pre-senters shared examples of readers motivated to abstain from a behavior after reading a book. The mere presence of books with a di-versity of characters (ethnic, orientation, abil-ity, or experience) can be a positive environ-ment for a teen, scared, confused, or shoe-horned/rejected by his or her own parents. Today, the media presenting these messages have revolutionized the “issue novel.” Graphic novels about obese characters are subtle. You
see the character in a glance, but his/her weight is never a focus in character description. The same subtlety in-corporates characters with disabilities or ethnicities. As leading characters their lifestyles are major elements of the story, but they are only elements, not a lec-ture. Manga characters may change gender, opening questions for readers about what gender roles they en-counter. Yet manga focuses on emotions and social in-teraction. The reader can experience the confusion of a girl finding a supermodel beautiful without that topic driving the whole story. Nonfiction is another medium appealing to the current generation, as entranced as they are by “reality” television. Whether young adults engage in cooking shows or “16 & Pregnant,” making these topics available on the shelves can appeal to a self-identifying “non-reader” simply because many only see fiction as “reading.” If nothing else, this symposium fired me up to be there for young adults—readers or not.
Report on YALSA’s Literature Symposium
The ASL-SIG is looking to enhance library outreach. We are interested in finding school librarians who want to host either a professional development or ad-vocacy event. The host will need to provide the space and the audience. The steering committee will bring snacks and drinks as well as a presentation to fit your local audience. So, join some local librarians together, and call us for professional development, or invite some local community leaders and we can come for an advocacy talk about why school libraries improve stu-dent achievement. Contact Heather Dahl, ASL-SIG chair at [email protected] for more information or to host an event.
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Updates from the Advocacy for School Libraries Special Interest Group (ASL-SIG)
Honorary Life Members
By Heather Dahl On Saturday, September 18th, School Librarians met at Eldorado High School for a one-day workshop. The school librarians spent the first two hours creat-ing and fine-tuning school library blog sites. Thanks to Linda Keulen, Tina Glatz, and Rachel Altobelli for being prepared as blogging experts. The ASL-SIG maintains their own blog at : http://aslsignm.edublogs.org/. We hope to link all school library blog sites to our SIG blog. Look for updates to these blogs at the NMLA spring workshop. The school librarians en-joyed book talks and book talking activity ideas by Jackie Dean and Margo Lamb. At lunch we heard leg-islative updates from Joe Sabatini and Kitty Sherlock. In all, school librarians enjoyed a great day!
Sustaining Members NMLA Membership
Paul Agriesti Alison Almquist Thaddeus Bejnar Octavia Fellin David R. Giltrow, PhD Charlene Greenwood Martha A. Liebert Betty Long Elinor F. McCloskey Carol A. Myers Linda O’Connell Calla Ann Pepmueller Earl H. Phillips Joseph D. Sabatini Ellanie Sampson Cheryl Wilson
Paulita Aguilar Ann Bender Gary Harris Kathy Matter Rita Pino-Vargas John Powers Kathleen M. Puffer Elizabeth Rhine-Egelhoff L. Scott Sheldon Susan M. Sheldon Cecilia Stafford Dianna Valdez Barbara VanDongen Frederick Walter These members give extra each year because they believe in NMLA. Thank you sustaining members! Your confidence is
New Members
Mary Beahm, Zuni Katherine Ferriss, Gallup Sara Finch, Las Cruces Julianne Hix, Albuquerque Yubao Li, Las Cruces Lanee Lujan, Las Cruces Ruth Krug, Albuquerque Melissa Mackey, Espanola Kelly Miller, Las Cruces Thea Grace Morgan, Albuquerque Sharon Nicholson, Questa JoAnn Pfeifer, Zuni Virginia Samora Price, Tohatchi Gayle Reeves, Silver City Kara Shetima, Zuni
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NMLA Officers and More President Barbara Lovato-Gassman,
Vice-President/ President-Elect
Mary Alice Tsosie, [email protected]
Secretary Lynette Schurdevin, [email protected]
Interim Treasurer Norice Lee, [email protected]
ALA Councilor / APA Councilor
Paulita Aguilar [email protected]
Members at Large (and their SIGs)
Danielle Johnson, [email protected] Native American Libraries, REFORMA, Retired Librarians
Mary Ellen Pellington, [email protected] Northern New Mexico Youth Services, Rural Libraries
Mildred Walters, [email protected] Local and Regional History, New Mexico Preservation Alliance
Tina Glatz, [email protected] Advocacy for School Libraries, Battle of the Books
Administrator Lorie Christian, [email protected]
Archivist Barbara Edwards, [email protected]
AASL Representative Alison Almquist, [email protected]
MPLA Representative LeAnne Weller, [email protected]
NMLF Chair Barbara Van Dongen, [email protected]
State Librarian Susan Oberlander, [email protected]
Conference Site Tina Glatz, [email protected]
Education Kevin Comerford, [email protected]
Intellectual Freedom Dr. Felipe de Ortego & Gasca, [email protected] Dr. Gilda Baeza Ortego, [email protected]
Legislative Cynthia Shetter, [email protected] Joe Sabatini, [email protected]
Membership Tammy Welch, [email protected]
Nominations & Elections
Dan Kammer, [email protected]
Local Arrangements Vacant
Public Relations Melanie Templet, [email protected]
Newsletter Editor Robyn Gleasner, [email protected]
Bylaws Vacant
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