NJLA Young Adult Meeting
Wednesday October 12, 2016
10:00 – 10:15am, coffee & networking,
10:15am – business meeting
Hosting Library: Clayton High School Library
Meeting called to order at 10:18am
Introductions
2016-17 Executive Board
Saleena Davidson, President/ Teen Librarian at South Brunswick Public Library
Keisha M. Miller, Secretary/ Teen Librarian & Volunteer Coordinator at South Orange Public Library
Kristen Anderson, Member-at-Large/ Teen Librarian at West Orange Public Library
Rosy Wagner and Jes Schneider were not present
Attendants
Sophie Brookover, Program Coordinator & Social Media Manager, Library Link NJ
Darby Malvey, Media Specialist Clayton High School
Stephanie Smith, Youth Services, Gloucester County Library System
Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Specialist, NJ State Library
Carolyn Aversano, Teen Librarian, Ocean County Library - Jackson
Total in attendance: 9
Member Updates
Saleena mentioned the memo that went out about having meetings at school libraries. Jackson librarian mentioned that she is willing to host as well.
Carolyn – Saturday November 19, Jackson Branch of the OCL will have their grand opening of their makerspace.
Kristen – Melanie Conklin was at the WOPL. Kristen said that she was as engaging as a presenter with the kids during a writing workshop.
If anyone is interested in contacting local NJ author, Melanie Conklin*, she can be reached at:
*Melanie Conklin, author
Penguin/G.P. Putnam’s Sons
345 Hudson Street
14th floor
New York, New York 10014
Complete contact information can be found here:
Keisha will contact Melanie Conklin and Rosy regarding the 2017 NJLA Conference.
Darby – shared that the Clayton HS makerspace is open. NJLA is doing the school librarian task force and spoke on partnership between NJLA and NJSL. Take a look at the blog. “Unlock student potential”:
New Jersey School Librarian Conference - Saleena reached out to NJSL about NJLA having a table at the conference on November 17 & 18. YA Section will have information at the table about the YA section & GTSBA. Saleena will reach out to Candace (CSS Pres) and see if she or other members of CSS will be interested in going to NJSL November 17-19. Saleena will create a Doodle poll to see how many people are interested in going; will send to Keisha to send out to YA Section.
Stephanie says her library will have their first member athletes program at GCLS. Special Olympics Young Athletes program (from NJLA).
Update on Saleena’s mentoring program: isn’t working out as well as she had thought. High School doesn’t want to collaborate on the public library’s terms. Group of students has created, “The Society for the Creative Innovators” who will be putting on a “big idea fare” to encourage ideas and an entrepreneur fix, showing off innovations that will help in different areas. Date will be scheduled for some time in March 2017. December 17 will be an informational meeting.
Updates from around the state
NJ State Library: with exception to the Grants for Mobile Mini-Maker Spaces (see September’s notes) Sharon Rawlins doesn’t have many updates to share; deadline is November 1 to apply. Grant information is listed under the state library’s website:
Additionally, Sharon is working with Rutgers to do bilingual storytime. This grant will focus on ways to get more libraries involved, and conducting the program primarily in Spanish. This storytime will be a bilingual storytime with a math and science focus. Libraries should have a staff member who is bilingual or member of the community who can come in and be the Spanish storytime. Prospective date is Fall 2017.
LLNJ update:
Webinars
LibraryLinkNJ webinars are presented free of charge to members of the New Jersey library community. We archive recordings of the webinars, along with presenters’ slides or handouts, for easy access following the live event.
Thinking Outside the Stacks for Innovative Community Partnerships
Presented by Beth Saxton
October 19, 2016, 3:00-4:30 pm
Registration is open
Youth services librarians are all about getting the right resources for their patrons, but our range is often limited when seeking resources for ourselves. Librarianship shares many commonalities with other fields in the recreation, education, and even business sectors. Join us as we identify these fields and key resources within them, learn how to apply those ideas to programs and services within the library, and explore how we can use these similarities to build relationships with potential community partners.
Learning Objectives:
After participating in this webinar library staff will be able to:
- Identify fields outside of librarianship whose knowledge enhances our practice as youth library staff, and key resources in those fields
- Apply knowledge and resources from other fields to best serve youth in the library and the community
- Explain the ways library staff skills and knowledge can benefit youth-serving partners in your community
The Right & Proper Way to Play Mind Tricks on Your Supervisor
Presented by Brett Bonfield
November 16, 2016 | 2:30-3:30 pm
Registration is open
You have a great idea and wonder how you can present it in a persua... forget this. I'm going to give you a rare opportunity to listen in while we talk, library leader to library leader. Yo, Directors, Managers, Supervisors, Leaders, and other muckety mucks: Isn't it nice that most of the people you supervise almost never give you any suggestions at all, and the few suggestions you do get are boring, impenetrable, or impossible? If you want to go on coming up with your own ideas and ignoring the few ideas your colleagues bother to present, then I recommend *not* letting them participate in the "The Right and Proper Way to Play Mind Tricks on Your Supervisor" webinar, which will not only teach them to read your thoughts, it'll teach them to BLOW YOUR MIND. And who wants that, right?
This program is offered in collaboration with MentorNJ, a joint initiative funded by the New Jersey State Library and LibraryLinkNJ, The New Jersey Library Cooperative.
Webinar Save the Dates:
Please save the dates for the following webinars. We’ll be opening registration for each one about a month before the event takes place, and will announce registration for each widely.
Fresh Lit 2016: New & Forthcoming Literary Fiction for Readers and Book Groups, with Roz Reisner: December 8, 2016
An annual tradition at LibraryLinkNJ! This will be the sixth time Roz joins us to share all the titles your readers will be clamoring for in 2017.
Data Visualization for the Rest of Us, with Linda Hofschire: January 4, 2017
Your library collects data all year round. Come learn how to present it to stakeholders so you really shine.
MentorNJ In-Person Networking Event, with presentations & table talks by ALA Past President Courtney Young, Fobazi Ettarh, Tiffany McClary, Sophie Brookover and more: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 - registration is open now! This event is free of charge, is open to all staff in NJ libraries & will include a delicious buffet lunch.
Membership Meetings: Save the Dates
Please save the following dates for our Fall and Spring Membership Meetings:
- Wednesday, November 30, 2016 | 9:30 am to 2:00 pm at the Monroe Twp Public Library (Middlesex County)
- Thursday, June 8, 2017 | 12:00 pm to 3:30 pm at the Forsgate Country Club
For each event, we’ll be putting together an enticing combination of convivial networking with colleagues from around the state, a productive business meeting, and engaging, practical learning opportunities for staff at all member libraries.
In keeping with our longstanding tradition and belief in the power of good food, we’ll also furnish a delicious lunch for all.
Our membership meetings are always open to all library staff. You don’t need to be a Voting Representative to attend.
Stay tuned for further announcements about speakers and the opening of registration. Registration for membership meetings is free of charge.
Children’s Services Section Update? See their minutes from their September meeting.
Upcoming Events:
Snapshot Day 10/18/16
Teen Read Week 10/9-10/15-2016
October is also Anti-bullying Month
Comicon was last week…
Ongoing Business
Garden State Book Awards – need more readers. Saleena sent out link by email; and will include in minutes (she will give them to me). To date, we have approximately 27 readers. Keisha suggested extending the deadline until next Friday 10/21, and make an announcement at the Youth Services Forum for additional readers. Saleena will email me a blurb to send out to the YA section.
Link to register:
NJLA Conference Update: Rosy wasn’t available for updates on conference. Refer to minutes from September’s meeting. Deadline for conference proposals is November 18. Keisha should reach out to Andy Luck and Jen Schureman re: homeless youth. Saleena will reach out Readers Advisory section regarding a crossover program on adults and teens. Sophie (LLNJ) recommends: Rachel Fershleiser who used to work at Tumblr. Maris Kreizman of Slaughterhouse 90210…to be on panel (works on Book on the Month club). Stephanie Anderson, from Darien PL for Readers Advisory…
Sophie will email her ideas to Rosy about GSTBA.
Stephanie suggested Jennifer Weiner (put out new children’s book)
Jen (TBBC) suggested a program/panel discussion on audio books in general…??
Sophie suggested that we should follow up on rethinking holidays in libraries. Would like to resubmit and continue the conversation. Would also like to approach the speaker Lashona Dean (probably at Kean or William Paterson U.).
Kody Keplinger is local?
Teen librarian toolbox – in December at SOPL, need speakers.
Jen and Liz (TBBC) want to share what’s happening at the center. Saleena mentioned that we will be doing the “share your own spotlight” workshop…
Meeting adjourned at 12:09pm.