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Volume 26, Number 3, June/July 1998
public library services task force seeks fundingalternatives
By Joe Sabatini
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NMLA officers & more
President: Ellanie SampsonT or C Public LibraryPhone: 505/894-3027 Fax: 894-2068
Vice President: Charlene GreenwoodPhone: 505/[email protected]
Secretary: Kris Warmoth ' .University ofNew MexicoPhone: ,505/925-8991 Fax: 505/[email protected]
Treasurer: Earl Phillips.. Las Cruces School District
Phone: 505/527~6065 Fax: 505/[email protected]
ALA Councilor: . Drew HarringtonPhone: 505/828-3111 Fax: 505/828-3119
Member at Large: Russel GladstoneNI '
Phone: 505/224-3286 ,Fax: 505/224-3300"
, ala library legislative day,washington, d.c.
Member at Large: Dina JentgenZia Middle School, Las Cruces
· Phone: 505/257-9475· dinahj@zianeLcom
Member at Large: Betsy Kraus· EEG LibraryPhone: 505/828-1003 Fax: 505/828-1062
Administrative Svc.: Linda O'Connell,Phpne: 800/898-6652 or 505/899-3516 .Fax: 505/899-7600
NMlA homepage: http://lib.nmsu.edu/nmlaNMLA listserv: [email protected] subscribe, send a message [email protected] with'SUB nmla firstname'Iastname inthebody of the message.
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By Sarah Henderson
The theme ofthe 24th National Library Legislative day, May 5, 1998 was "tell your librarystory - make friends for libraries." ALA provides an all-day briefing on key library issues andmessages for Congress. Emphasis.was on the issues of the literacy/reading programs,copyright/intellectual property, telecommunications discounts, filtering and the E-rate, and publicaccess to government information. As New Mexico's representative I visited each congressionaloffice and met with the staff person responsible for telling the legislators our concerns, and thestories about libraries in New Mexico. When possible I gave anecdotes from their specificdistricts. The items I emphasized were the number of applications for the E-rate, the number' ofInternet hook-ups (number of libraries online), and the choosing of a school librarian, ,BonnieHopkins, as teacher of the year. From the itemized sheets prepared by the specialists on the ALAstaff, I emphasized funding for LSTA and ESEA Title VI, passage of the children's literacy initiativebefore July 1, balance in the copyright act between fair use and protection for those who create.works, (particularly for digital information), protection of the E-rate, and to respect local decision.making concerning filtering. '
The preparation of information to inform the legislators is detailed, accurate and vital forbringing our concerns, interests, and requests to their attention. All libraries in New Mexico . 'benefit when. our legislators are informed.-':" ,
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from the president's pen
The 75th anniversary conferencereally sparkled, thanks to Kathy Matter andher local arrangements committee, to all 408of you who attended, and to the 74 vendorswho participated. The evaluations were, onthe whole, quite positive, and will giveCharlene Greenwood, our new VicePresident, an assist in planning for the 1999Conference in Carlsbad.
Congratulations to the newly electedofficers and board members, and to the newNorthern New Mexico Youth ServicesSpecial Interest Group, which joins five otherSIGs this year. You'll find the reports fromthose SIGs in this issue of the newsletter. Ifyou want to join a SIG, let the chair of thatSIG know. If you want to create or"jumpstart" a dormant SIG, let me. know--I'IIget you the forms. .
Speaking of SIGs brings to mind therestructuring of NMLA that occurred in 1994,
and the planning and goal-setting thatfollowed in 1996. We are now in year threeof the five-year plan and I believe it is time totake a look back at all the changes andmake sure the Association is functioning atits best. With this in mind, I welcome yoursuggestions and comments (email me [email protected]) so the Board can makeplans for evaluating our progress.
And finally, many thanks to BettyLong and the officers and board membersI've had the pleasure of working with duringthe past year--their support, encouragement,and friendship really kept me going. Lookingforward, I think I can safely say, "It's going tobe another exciting year for NMLA".
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New M~xico Pres.ervationAlliance'.', .
The New Mexico PreserVation. "Alliance works to identify and addre!')s library
. and archives preserv~tion and conservation 'needs throughout the state of N.ewMexico.'1997-1998 NMPA meetings were held on'July 17, November 5,JanuarY21,.and 'March 25. Torn Glaresori, AMIGOSpreservation service manager, attendedthree ofthe meeting~. During the Julymeeting AnnlV1assmann and Cheryl Wilso(l
.were elected co~chairs: The n~xt meeting ofthe Alliance will be on Wednesday, July 15,
" .i;lt 1'O:~0 ,a,m. in theNe'wMexico Tech'Library inSo~orro:
TheNMPA session during the 1998NMLA Conference, titled "Emergency , .preparedness: Plan Now or Pay Later" waspresented by Ann ,Massmann, Tom' Clareson·and Nancy'Turner. The session included ashort business meeting followed by theemergency preparedness presenfations.Ann Massmann distributed the NMPA 'erriergencyplarming handy guide and. other .inforr:nation;, NancyTurner talkedabourthe,
, Branig~8 public Library mold outbreak; and ' ,Tom Clareson discussed otheremergency/disasters in the area, AMIGOSresources; ,and working with ven~ors. ' '
. NMPAsubrilitted two g'rant " ., proposals; prepared, by Ann Massmann, to .the New M.exico Historic PreservationDivision 'r~questing funding for ~,series of
"Em'ergE3ncy' Preparedness and' Recoveri' ,"workshops to be held in' several: locations(A!buquerque, Las \/egas, Farmington,Silver City and Roswell) du'ring September '.'1998. Ann Massmann and Judy Murphyalso prepared a'proposal submitted tathe
. ,New Mexico State Library, the Friend~ofthe"
UNM Library and the Friend;:; of t~e .' ., .: Albuquerque Public Library requesting" "
additional funding for the workshops. Tne,NMPA goal is to receive enough funding to ' '
, keep the cost fortM, participants to 'no more .,'. ,'than $25.00 for the two-day workshop:,
NfY1PA snould rec~ive notificqlion on the, funding by mid-May.
. , During the N~PA meetings various, . preservation topics were discussed. Tom. Clareson reported on AMIGOS involvment in '
theCqlorado'State University Library, ":c1eanup;AMIGOS o.utreath sessions f~Jr.,gen'ealbgists, AMIGOSsite survey~, and, tribal archives,preservati()n, Ann .Massmann .., and Sandra Jaramillo presented a~eries of :/
'. four workshops in Ruidoso, Alcal'de, Galiu'p ,, and'Socorr.ofor the New Mexico Historic: '
Records AdvisOry Board, Ann's presentation. ''~was on emergen'cy preparedness and ' ,
Sandra gave a preservation ov~rview," '
.CherylWilson, 'do~chair .
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'The YouthS~rvices SIG;,"
, 'The Youth Services SIGmet from 1to 2 p.m. with 45peopleprese~t. Liaison.Patricia OFroel1lich made introductions andpresentep the ~genda. We have a webpage, . " .<http://wWw.stlib.state.nm.us/youth.html>
, .and have adisclJssion list (NMLYS) .. currentlyhosted by the New Mexico State. . . , . ~ . . - , , .
'L1bra~. YS sponsored ten programs at, ".conference, inclUding the Lail~ Of ,Enchantment luncheon and Lois, LoWrY'
, moving and thou9ht-provokingspeech..
, 'Kitty Sh.~rlock at the St,at~' Dept.of. Education<[email protected]:ncLnet>,'gave a description Ofwhatthe Standards,of'
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Excellence for Library/Media involve.Library/Media is a required support serviceand must: 1. Have a written, delivered andassessed program, K-12; 2. Providelicensed staff to develop and supervise theprogram; 3. Be assessed as part of theEPSS Self Study; and 4. Support the localcurriculum and EPSS. It is very importantfor school librarians to get the library intoassessment and the long range plan. Kittyhad important information and very little timeto address it. Contact her for information oncontinuing education opportunities,technology money, alternative licensure, andprofessional development.
A slate of board members waspresented: Liaison: Patricia Froehlich;Conferences and programs: ClaireOdenheim; Corresponding Secretary:Rogers Barde; Public Library Rep: LoraHarlan; School Library Rep: Tip SpainVanderWort and Treasurer is unfilled. It wasmoved and seconded to accept the slate,motion carried.
Local and Regional HistoryInterest Group
The speaker at the Santa FeConference (1997) was Chris Wilson,architectural historian at LJNM, who spokeon The Myth of Santa Fe, his new book onthe historical link between the tourist tradeand the city's adoption of its architecturalstyles. He's an excellent speaker, and thetopic was perfectly suited to the locale. Itwas very well received, and he did a booksigning with LTNM Press later that day. Thisyear's program features Howard Bryan, along-time former history and travel columnistfor the Albuquerque Tribune who will speakon "Tales of Old Albuquerque," a series ofpersonality vignettes from the late 19th andearly 20th centuries.
Peter B. Ives, Liaison
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Patricia presented the logo for YouthServices designed by Robert Upton. It wasmoved and seconded to adopt the logo;motion carried. .
Areas of concern, goals, ideas andsuggestions for the mini conference inOctober, 1998 and the conference inCarlsbad in 1999 should be sent to PatriciaFroehlich <[email protected]> (butdon't forget that the State Library e-mail isout of commission until June 8.) or ClaireOdenheim <[email protected]>.
It was pointed out that a schoollibrarian can receive credit for years workedin other libraries as well as school libraries.It is necessary to go to the person whohandles personnel matters in your districtand ask for the form. Contact Dinah Jentgenat Zia Middle School in Las Cruces<[email protected]> or ClaireOdenheim at Onate High School in LasCruces <[email protected]>.
Patricia Froehlich
The Public Library Special InterestGroup
The Public Library Special InterestGroup was initiated in 1997 following theconference in Santa Fe. The SIG sponsoredseveral programs at the 1998 NMLAconference. During our annual meeting, 498 we voted to continue the SIG for anotheryear. Nancy Osterberg was elected chair for1998/99. She will appoint people as neededto fill committee slots.
Sandy White, Chair
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Registration:1.
, .Local Arrangements Committee: Conference April 22-24, 1998
Kathy Matter, Chair
Subcommittees
Preregistration mailing and responses handledby Linda O'Connell.'. Programs, meals, and lodging information included.
Registration packets assembled by committee., 500 canvas tote bags (NM Industries for the Blind). 75th anniversary colors andlogo. Cost recovered by advertising of vendors '(personally contacted) and/or
, . exhibitors on bag. Exhibitors solicited with second mailing from Linda O'Connell.Four company logos @ $500.00 each. Silver pens and pencils (sharpened) withimprint from Atlas. Folders. Inserts: programs, booksignings, lunchtime eating,commemoratives for sale, etc. ,
3. . Registration desk at the conference staffed by committee.75 hats for conference staff (Zia Graphics), sell extras: 'Schedule of committee members for two d<;lYs.
Job Fair:.1.2.
Information exchange prepared by committee..Program room staffed by commIttee.
Exhibits: .'. 1.Exhibitors recruited and agreements finalized by Linda O'Col"")nel1:
Disco Display contract for decorating.2. . Floor monitors scheduled for set-up and during exhibit hours.3.· Thursday's grand opening box luncheon supervised (no tickets).4. NMLA tables for sale of merchandise arid silent auction (scholarship fund).5.. .BIG gallery table.
Past Presidents' Reception: ,1, Invitations printed and mailed. (Acknowledge co-sponsors.)
Database createq. ,Name tag labels printed. RSVP not reliable.
2. Aquarium reserved for 6:30-9:30.75 guests.Full facility access.
3. Light repast and beverages with in-house catering.4. Co~sponsorship by EBSCO and UNM for $1250.00 each.5. Musical interlude with Celtic harp.
Awards Banquet:1. Reception ih honor of Karen Watkins sponsored by UNM.2...'. Convention Center room and catering for plated dinner.3. Sparkling champagn'e 75th annivers~ry decoration theme.
Live band playing music from each of the decades.4. . Program, presentations, and awards managed by Awards Committee.5. No head table; tables reserved for award recipients in front.6. Native American ceremony.7. . Photographer (VOlunteer).
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Land of Enchantment Award:1. Conference Center in-house catering for plated salad luncheon.2. Speaker, award, and program were responsibility of SIG.3. Table decorations by school children from John Baker.4. Autographing by Lois Lowry arranged with Page One (limit to 2 books,
signature only).Book Signings:
1. Master schedule of all book autographing throughout conference preparedfor distribution, and posted as a sign daily.Page 1 ; Bound to Be Read; BIG; other booths
2. Book Illustrators Guild table set up in exhibit area.Giving two program presentations on Friday, early and late, with
signings and demonstrations throughout both days.Housing and Hospitality:
1. Conference hotel contracted; alternates selected and listed.Speaker accommodations arranged through travel agent.
2. Speakers' gifts selected, ordered, addressed, and delivered for presentation.Southwestern gift baskets.People' introducing speakers received instructions for pick-up with registration
materials,3. Transportation offered for speakers to and from the airport.
Committee Members: Kathy Matter, ChairGlenda Armstrong,Linda AveryTrina CarterNancy EbelingJenifer FellPatricia FroehlichCharlene GreenwoodMarolyn GriffinSarah HendersonSara Lehman
White House Conference InterestGroup
Betty Long, one of new Mexico's twoWHCLIST members, was able to representour state at the 6th Annual Conference of theWhite House Conference on Library andInformation Service Task force. Themeeting was held in Little Rock Arkansasduring August 1997. The purpose of theseannual meetings is to bring staterepresentatives together to trackimplementation of the White Houseconference II, held in 1991,recommendations both on state and federal
Linda LewisBarbara MooreMaggie ReysenSteve RollinsJoe SabatiniAnn TareltonDora TrudellBarbara VanDongen
levels, help implementation of thoserecommendations not having any actiontaken, and plan the White HouseConference III. The Seventh AnnualConference will be held on Phoenix, AR,August sixth 1998.
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,Native 'American Libraries Special Interest Group (NALSIG)(excerpt) ,
, "When a'person sits inthe'iibrary, ,it,is usually quiet, it is quiet and they do notmove very much but their mind is just hurlingwith information and ideas. This is why the
, library is designed in the shape of an eaglein f1lghLbecause our minds are taking flightin libraries.'; ,David Riley, Laguna ArchitectDedicationof Laguna, Library, September 19,1997, '
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These are the words ,that themembers of Native American Libraries
,Special Interest Group (NALSIG) heard at, the dedication of the new Laguna Library. It
was such an exciting moment for themembers as they had seen ElizabethWacondo, Laguna Librarian, work for a verylong time to have her dream of a new librarybecome a reality.
" The agenda of the first meet'ing ofNALSIG after the spring conference 1997 ' ,was to establish the priorities ·and meetingand training schedule for the year.' Westarted the meeting with a Talking Circle. Ina Talking Circle, each individual is given achance to speak.' The question to beanswered was "what is the one area that you,Complain aboLl,t daily?" The answers werethen prioritized into several areas and basedon the prioritization, the training topics weredeveloped: Time management, security"library boards, and funding were the areasthatNAl.,SIG members requested fortraining. .'
, We wereable to meet the expressed trainingn~eds of the members. We highlyencouraged the members to go to the SoloLibrarianship training at NMLAfor their timemanagement issues. A training se'ssion oncomputers and security was held at the:
'December 4,1997 meeting. Edward Padillafrom UNM Zimmerman Library gave:an 'excellent session on Library Securityfollowed,by Andrew Lowry on Security andComputers. Both were applicable to tribal,.needs. At the February meeting that was
'held in Zuni,the Zuni Library Board and the'
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state library consultant gave a successful,training session on library boards. Theareas offunding or establishing endowmentsneed to be on the agenda for the coming:
, yE;lar. The ha'ndouts are attached. 'Inaddition, the State Library developed an'excellent handout on security, in one person
"libraries whilebeing'the only librarian.'. . .
Chamisa funded the most extensivetraining program and it was held for a weeka't Santa Fe Indian School. As stated in thegrant proposal, The Museums, Libraries andArchives in the city of Santa Fe hold many'treasures 'from the Native American'communities around the State' of NewMexico reflecting their-spiritual" cultural andpolitical traditions. Most Native Americansare not aware of these' collections and 'resources. An efficient way of sharing thisinformation w.ith the Native American
,communities is through their Tribal Library/, Information Centers. This turned out to bean' awesome workshop for everyone. Tribal
'librarians walked away from the workshopsaying. Our heritage is in those museums,"libraries and archives. We need to bring'more Indian people here. The photographswere fantastic. It brought memories of ourchildhood.
NALSIG held six very productive andenergetic meetings this year. There wasalways good food for lunches during which'we discussed and networked. They were asfollows: ' '
, Santa Fe, NM: Santa Fe Indian School, Laguna, NM: 'Laguna Tribal Library withdedicationSilver City, NM: NMLA Mirii-confer~nce
Albuquerque, NM: Futures forChildrEm 'Zuni, NM: Zuni LibraryAlbuquerque, NM: NMLA AnnualConference
, There were ten goals,agreed to by the'members. The members did their work incommittees.
Database Committee: To establish a,database fo~ mailing and processing of
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materials of NALSIG. Met three times andcontinues to work with Joe Sabatini on themailing list.
Technology/Computer Training Committee:To provide technology and computer trainingfor tribal librarians. Librarians reached thisgoal through the Santa Fe Workshop, whichhad one day, allocated to working oncomputers.
Honoring/Recognition Committee: Torecognize and honor people instrumental inthe history of Native American Libraries atthe annual NMLA conference in spring 1998.The committee met twice and decided to dothe recognition in 1999 instead of 1998
. because the SIG would be 20 years old.Their focus thisyear was fund raising fortheceremony
Educational Presentations Committee: Toprovide educational presentations atmeetings on endowment funding, timemanagement, library boards and securitysystems to assist librarians. This committeemet twice and planned the training sessionsfor the year.
History Committee: To gather and write thehistory of the American Indian libraries andthe Special Interest Group. The committeemet once and decided ,to do research.
Networking Committee: To 'explorenetworking between libraries to expand thedollar$ available to libraries. The committeemet once and· made somerecommendations to NALSIG. This will beexpanded for next year.
NMLA Conference Programs Committee:To plan for special presentations at the miniconference and annual conference of NMLA.The committee planned two excellentpresentations for NMLA conferences.Henrietta Stockel, UNM Health SciencesLibrary, spoke about the Native AmericanHistorical Health Database in Silver City forthe fall mini-conference. Dr. Louis Owens,author and professor at UNM, spoke at theannual spring conference. His topic was onthe history of American Indian fiction writers.
NALSIG also sponsored an HonoringCeremony at the banquet of the NMLAconference. The ceremony honoredSenator Leonard Tsosie who received theLegislator of the Year Award and KarenWatkins who is retiring as the StateLibrarian.
Advocacy Committee: To communicate andadvocate on behalf of the Native AmericanLibraries with the New Mexico State Library.To support the Native American LibraryProject and the Crownpoint Center.
Mary Alice-Tsosie
CALL FOR PAPERS FOR PROGRAM
1999 CARLSBAD CONFERENCE
The next NMLA Conference will be in beautiful Carlsbad. We are planning someunique features this year. Stay tuned and see what will be corning! We are beginning toplan the programs now.
, All program ideas are very welcome. See the form on the following page. Wewould like programs from all the Special Interest Groups (SIG) and more. Send yourideas to:
Charlene Greenwood3540 Haines Ave., NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106505-256-1379, email: [email protected]
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. meeting on Saturday, June 20 from 10:00 to2·:30. Guest indexer Anne Leach willconduct a workshop entitled ConsideringYour Audience fora Quality Index, andgroup members Who are attendin'g the ASIAnnual Conference in Seattle will report onthe . ,
workshops, round-tables, and generalsessions they participated in Anne'sworkshop will cover term selection for,multiple aUdiences, and will .
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Pre-registration is requested; Thecost of the workshop is $25, includingdessert; lunch is brown-bag; For moreinformation or t() receive a registration form,contact (before 5/28) Francine Cronshaw(505-281-8422 during business hours;[email protected]); or (5/28 and after)Caroline Parks (505-286-2738;[email protected]).
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Please submit this application for consideration for interesting and informative programs. Topics·ofspecial interest include: children and youth services, school libraries, technology and the Internet,strategic planning, management, future libl:ary trends, services to small libraries, All topics are welcome.Please send by July 1, 1998. The sooner the better since we are starting to schedule soon.
, Presenter(s) names and titles:.
Contact person:.
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library foundation quilt to losalamos
Mary Pat Kraemer, Mesa PublicLibrary director at Los Alamos, was thewinner of the NM Library Foundation's 1998quilt fund raiser. The winning ticket wasdrawn by ALA president Barbara Ford on thefloor of the exhibits hall at the recent NMLAannual meeting. The quilt, "It's a SmallWorld", was donated by retired librarian, andnow full time quilter, Betty Reynolds ofHillsboro. Betty is already working on the1999 quilt which has a hot air balloon theme.The
"We have mounted the quilt on the wall closeto the circulation desk so everyone can seeit."
Foundation trustees thank the approximately120 people who purchased tickets for theevent which raised nearly $1,800. A portionof those proceeds will likely be used toincrease the Foundation's annualcontribution to the "Battle of the Books".For those who have noted errors ofcommission and/or omission in the book,please forward those comments toDavid Giltrow, NMLF chair, at either<dgiltrow@mcimai\.com> orPO Box 389,Santa Fe, NM 87504.
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nmla awardsAndrea Howe and Kathy Matter
New Mexico Library' Amigo Award
This award is fJ18de to an individual (friend,volunteer, trustee, board member, othercitizen,. or other non-certified personnel)whose work on behalf of their loeallibraryhas resulted in significant progress' and/orachievement fQrthat library.
, Elizabeth Goggin
Much like the little red hen iri thefamiliar fairy tale, Elizabeth Goggin is 'credited with spearheading every phase of
, the planting', growth, and flowering of theFriends of the Mesa Public LibraryBookstore. H~r enormous contributions oftime, talent, intelligence, and good humorhave nurtured this thriving store into apopular gathering place for members of thecomr:nunity. the bookstore is staffed entirelyby volunteers and uses the proceedsfrom
, donated boC?ks to fund a variety of projects in 'the library.
Unlike the little red hen, Elizabeth'inspires all of those with whom she works.Her energy and enthusiasm have fostered'the development of the Friends of the Libraryorganization. She has been an activemember of the Board of the Friends of the
.Library and has participated in the annual'fund'raiser gala. All of her work has beencheerfUlly performed for the quiet·satisfaction ora job well done.. Elizabeth hastruly been a good friend to the Mesa PublicLibrary:
'New Mexico LibraryCommunity Achievement Award
The Community Achievement Award isJar ,librarians (those c,ertified or wi(h a degree)for outstanding library service orachievement at the local level. This award
, may also be given as NMLA's recognition ofan awardfrom another source that has~nh8nced the library,.'and, to the entire library
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community,' thus to a local, schopl, or 'academic librarian who h~s recelved acommunity, regional, or national honor. '
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Margaret Chan Becker
, "Margaret Chan Becker is unique',She embodies all the characteristics ota
'totally professional and dedicated fiprarian., She has always enchanted the people she
works with, for, and serves, Children run toher, even the toddlers. She,always has timefor everyone, and so obviously loves herprofession" says Kathleen Fisher Cook ofthe Library Board of Directors, MarshallMemorial Library, Deming. ,
, Since she became the librarian in1992, Margaret has fully automated the'library, established a supportive friendsgroup, created a' brochure, stocked aSpanish book and video collection,redecorated, raised staff morale, .encouraged'staff certification, and received a 'Title II LSCA Grant. For these efforts andthe love of her community, Margar~'t ChanBecker is awarded the CommunityAchievement Award from the New Mexico
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New Mexico Legislator of the YearAward
This award is given to a New Mexico statelegislator who has demonstrated leadershipin the advancement of libraries throughoutthe state. Criteria: Notable legislativecontribution to library funding, the issues ofintellectual freedom, and/or access to libraryservices.
Senator Leonard Tsosie
Senator Leonard Tsosie has madethings happen in his two terms of office inthe New Mexico Legislature.
In 1994, he successfully sponsoredlegislation appropriating half a million dollarsto provide computer networking capability,improve library staff skills, and provideprograms and staff necessary to integrateNative American Community libraries intothe state library network system. TheCrownpoint Community Network System hasprovided centralized training; technicalassistance and support to over 30 triballibraries and communities.
Also in 1994, Senator Tsosiesponsored a bill which brought $100,000 to .the University of New Mexico to strengthenits Native American Collections.
In 1995, he spearheaded the NativeAmerican Student Records TrackingSystem, a collaborative project monitoringNative American students mobility betweenschool systems.
In 1997 Senator Tsosie introducedthe Native American EducationalTechnology Act which identifies andassesses current access to technology forNative American communities and schools inNew Mexico.
Not only has Senator Tsosie broughtthese messages to the state legislature, hehas actively imparted his time, wisdom,vision, and convictions to the manymembers of: the New Mexico State librarY,the Native American Community Libraries,the State of New Mexico Department ofEducation, Santa Fe Indian School, theNative American Libraries Special Interest
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Group, San Juan College, Dine College, theUniversity of New Mexico, and the NewMexico Library Association. For all his workwith the library community in New Mexico,Leonard Tsosie is recognized as the .Legislator of the Year.
Special Award
Karen Watkins. State Librarian
Karen Watkins was born inAlbuquerque and graduated from St. John'sCollege in Santa Fe in 1969. She receivedher Master's degree in Library Science fromthe University of Denver in 1972 andcontinued post-graduate work in LibraryAutomation at the University of California atBerkeley. In 1973, she returned to NewMexico as the head of Technical Services atthe Santa Fe Public Library. She openedthe Alto Street Branch Library and in 1978joined the New Mexico State Library staff asa Program Manager. She was promoted to Library Administrator and became ActingDirector in 1989. She was named StateLibrarian on March 22, 1990.
Karen has been a member of theNew Mexico Library Association since 1973.She was Chair of the Legislation andIntellectual Freedom Committee in 1985 andelected by the membership to be NMLAPresident in 1988. In 1990 she served on .the Special Committee on AutomationPlanning, producing the "NMLA Long RangeAutomation Plan, 1989-2000". She was afounding member of the New Mexico LibraryFoundation and a founding member of theCenter for the Book which came into being in1996.
She has·been active in the AmericanLibrary Assoc:;iation, the American
Association of University Women, and amember of the Capitol Club of Toastmasters
International.
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Progressive Library I Media Award
Winner Winnebago SoftwareCompany Award
Marian Eyer .
Marian is the librarian/mediaspecialist at Acoma Elementary School inAlbuqu~rque. Her winning proposal is titled
Call for PapersCHECSCouncil for Higher EducationComputing/Communications ServicesAnriualFall Conference, October 28"30,1998 ''Alamagordo
CHECS and the New Mexico Association orResearch Libraries will be holding its annualfall conference. You are invited to submit apaper. Conference Theme:Computing & Communications ConvergenceTowards the YR2000 and Beyond
Please submit an abstract before July 1,1998 to:[email protected] call at: 505/454-330~ ,
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"Where's the Roving Roadrunner?" Hergoals for the project are to incr.ease studentinterest and knowledge of U.S. geography,and to familiarize students with electronic'methods of information retrieval.
In order to accomplish ,her goals,Marian will place a large map of the U.S. onthe library wall with a large cu~out of a 'roadrunner. Each week clues will be givenabout the location of the roadrunner leading .students to identify the roadrunner's .itinerary. To researcl:l the clues, studentswill use CD-ROM encyclopedias and Internetlocations. As the roadrunner travels, themap will be marked with information a,boutthe states. Small incentive prizes will begiven in drawings from correct answers.
The $400.00 Winnebago grant will:be used to increase the number of CDROMs available to students for searching.'Marian looks forward to helping the childrenbecome proficient in ,electronic resE!a~ch
methods and to providing, them with anopportunity to 'travel' in their learning:
New Mexico Children's BookAward Named
, The Best School Year Ever by BarbaraRobinson is the winner of New Mexico'sLand of Enchantment Book Award. Thisaward is New Mexico's book award foryouth. Students from communitiesthroughout the state participate in the voting.The award is cosponsored byNMLA and theNM Chapter of the International ReadingAssociation. Libraries not receiving n.extyear's reading list can contact: JoyceEtulain, Publicity Chair .Land of Enchantment Award Committee1707 Stagecoarcti Rd. SEAlbuquerque, NM 87123 'email: [email protected] '
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The NMLA newsletter seeks news articles, ideas, interest groups, research, updates, etc. Thedeadline for the AugusUSeptember 1998 issue is July 17, 1998. That issue should arrive in yourmailboxes by mid-August.Send submissions to Jackie Shane (l:JNM) at [email protected] ; phone 505/277-5327. Electronicsubmissions (e-mail or disk) in Word or Ascii are preferred. The editor reserves the right to editcontributions.
New Mexico Library Association newsletter
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Send Newsletter submissions to:
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