, ,,. nevv mexico library association. . Volume31 Number 5,:, .evvsletter . October/November2002

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.Bond 1'C;' Campaign Steaming Ahead FilII SpeedToni Beatty,' Co-Chair, Legislation and Intel/ec-'tual Freedom Committee ' . ,'--"", ~ - .. . ' ...'

LIbrarians and volunteers all over the state. , ~ .

are getttngthe word,out about Bond "C";-which wm be'on the November 5th ballot.~

,~ BerlWakashige, David Giltrow, Linda '. ,'O'Connell and Toni Beatty h~webeenmeet- '

ing regular~y as the Bonds Task-Force. TheTask Force coordinates the efforts"of the,

, .Regional Coo"rdiliatOrs, the PRfirm of ­,Cooney-Watson, and the New Mexico'". . ,

'Books Bond:Committee, a,politi<;;al action'committee (PAC) formed to collect,fundsand to runthecampaign. Jim Cooney and

. ' Patti Watson are,concurrently, running alibrary awareness campaign commissioned" I

by New Mexico'State Library, which will "focus on the many ben~fits libraries providecqmmunities. Ou'r theme for both cam- '

--paigns is ",libr~ries Change liVes.;' .

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Omar..Qurant, Charlene Greenwood and other.members ofthe School Libraries Taskforce· ...ht;ivebeen working with school librarians all

':over.the statej:>roviding them with a task-listand distributional' materials.~ ,

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Awareness ofBond"C" is the most impor-'tant factor in its passage. Bond"C" ap~pears near the.end Of C! long ballot. Thatfact, combined with recent bieak eco­nomic news, m'akes for an uphill battle.This iswtiyevery Iibrari~:ml'lib'rarysup-

· porter, trustee, 5choolboard member 'i:md~., ,

member ofour public.schbdls & academic', comml)nities must ailqe working towards ',the common'g'oal oJ passing "C"this ., November. '

. ' , \'So, what should you be'doing fo ensurethatBond "C"is successful? Thewebsite: .

.mounted tiy thepAc is your source for" ,- information on local eff6rt~, how the bond

funds will be distributeq, talking points, .downloadable logos, book marks,factsheets, ,and press releases. It is foun'd'at

· www.nmbooksbond.org. The"website is·updated airylost daily, so be $ure to check '

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-.you'll finda,list of Regional Coordinatorson the website. Contactyour county's ,,'

. coordinator to get the' newest information" advice, inspiration, and tipstb avoid .,

Quplication of'e~ort. One ofth'e most· important messages we have to give iS,toours.e'lves: what libraries andlibraria'ns.dois important to all.New Mexica~s.

, ,Libraries really do change lives. We see " ." thatevery dayas we workwith the public;'

.Bond "c" will help, us do a better job for'- those we serve.

,Than~s to all who are working hardto se~Bond "C'~pass in November by contribut:"ing time, mo~ey, and effort.to the.cause.

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The New MexicoLibraryAssociationNewsletter{ISSN: ,'.0893':2956) is Pllblis~ed sixtim~s~year (FebruarY, April, ,June"August, October;and December):

Send nt?JV~letter'sublDission~to: ....Stephanie Gerding, Editor

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NMLA homepage: http://~:nmla.org·. .NMLAe-\ist: nmla@inhsu.~du,To sUQsc~ibe;see the e-iistpageon'our w~bsite.,

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· Send newsie~ter advertisements, address changes, b~ck issuerequests and~otherrequests to: .

Biu"bRosen

':~016An~er~on ~E" ~" •. ' ..Albuquerque; NM 87108' .,Phone: 277-0676brosen@unm.edli

AaminlsfrativeServices:· Linda O'Connell.-J .. " . •

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/ .Treasurer: KathrynAlbr~cht,

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2907 CrescentAve.FarriIingto~, NM 87401 _Phone: 566-3449; Fax: 566-3381 .

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. Vice Pr~sideJlt:Eileen Lcfngs\v,orth ' '. 501 Copper NW' .

Albuquerque,'NM 87102 . ... phone: 76'8'-5l34;Fax: 768~5}91

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ALA Counciior:Thaddeus P. Bejnar ''. \. _. s·

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Members At Large:

. Secretary: Susan Magee'UNM Pmjsh Busmess Library' .

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'NMLA,Awards NOininations,Sought ',., ". ~

To nominate ,a colle~gue: http://www.nmla.orgi 'awardsforms.html ,

: , ' .. No~inatioris and supporting letters are to be", mailed no laterthanFrrday, "

,~ November 15, 2002 and sentto; , 'Marilyn' Belcher .

,?01 N. Main'Clovis,NM 88101Emai( mbelcher@cityofclovis.org,"

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New Me,xi"co Libr~rY' Leaderstlip, Awards made to librarians who have rendered,. outstandil)g servk;e beyond the local com~unity.', ' Criteria: Notable contribution to the advance"'

ment of libraries within the state, known and'.re~6gnized inlTlore than one communitY..Contri-"butioris,of anatur~ thatbringrecognitionand/or 'enhance the image of libraries in genera1witn!nNew Mexico. Activities and,effbrtsthat have ,helped otherlibra'rians to improve service c-apa-'b,ilities. " , . , ' . '

" ,"NEW! Award for'Outstanding School'Librarfes' '. . ' ' -,

• NMLAAdvocacy for School Libraries Special',.InterestGr'ouPwould like to recognize'outstand­

, ing NM school libraries. This is opento al.Ischools in NM. The basis'torthis form is the

,Standards forNew 'Mexico SchoolUbraries '.develqped by the New Mexico Task Force for' ,'School Libr~ries, January 2001. The standardsmay be found at www.nmla.org 'and ", , "www.stlib.state:nm.us , Fill out the form for nomi':

,nations: http://www.nmla.org/libra.ryaward.html. ",\ '., '. . -

Honorary, Life, MembershipNMLA's highestaward given to individualsforoutstandi'ng contrtb,utions to the purposes ofNMLA, for constructive accomplishment ratherthan longevity ITlay be given to anyone for helping

,NMLAand/or libraries in New Mexico. Criteria: ,Significant contribution to NMLA;and"iJs activitiesl'throughoutthe,library career. Sc:ope of activity,'beyond own'work location;achi~~ementsand ' ""

,contributions to NMLA growth are knowilwithin/, ,'the librarycommuhity,'asw~1Ias being recog-

nized by other persons or entities in New' ''. ,I Me)<icC?~ ~' ,

Legislator of the YearAward given toa New Mexico stat~ legislator'who has'demonstrated leapershipin the ad-,vancement oflibraries throughout the state.Criteria: 'Notable legislati,ve contr'ibuti.on to lil;>"rary , 'funping, the issues of intellectual freedom, and/Qr 'access to library services~ ' .. ~ , \

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Community" Athievement'Award for librarians. (those certified or 'with a 'degree) fqr outstanding library service or' ,achievement at thelocalleve1. Also maybe given

." as.NMLA's.recognition of an award from an0thersource'that,has enhanced the library, and to th~ ,entire library community; thus toa local, school;or acade'mic'librarian who has-received·a.com-", .

,munity, reg,ional,:or national honor. ' , '

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New Mexico' Library ~migo .Award made to an indiv'idual(friend, voILinteer,' /~trustee, board member, other citizen; or other' ','non-certifiedpersolJn~l)whose/workon behalf ofthe local hbrary has resultep i'n significant

. progress and/or achievem~ntfor that library; or" in recognition of work in the promotion.of library,serviCe within the state. ":' ' , '

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Booklist. Update, .Battle'of the Books Committee

There has.been a change in the Middle School'IisUorthe Battle ofthe Books 2003.Please' .-. . " - ~'.", - -. -, " . :.:

replace Carver:A Life in Poerps by MarilynNelson with Spindle'~End by Robin McKinley.Thal)kyou. ,

Fo'r.more information contact: Sarah Geiger.geige~@aps.edu;505-856-266? .

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" SLA's .Upcoming· Workshop: ..Translating Reseafchlnto·Practice

: Sarah Knox MorleY, Speciaiubraries Assoicqti6n,~,Rio Grande Chapter President-Eled, , , '.

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When: November.2.0,2002,9:dOa.m':~:~0-'. . -

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H6wdb you'make decisi~ms in yourJibr~ry?'Do,, you baset,hese decisions'on the best findings 'fro~napplied reseat6h?Tbis,course walks, , "

, 'participants through'thest~ps in finding 'relevantresearch evidence heede~~tomake 'informed '

. decisions in librarianship.These stepi:; involve:'forrnulatiAg aquestion relevant toJibrarianship;refining thequestio'n;' searc~ing for relevant ;, •.

~eviden~e in both the libra~ andbtherliteratures;', " weighing the comparative.validity ofdifferent "

types ofevidence; e~timating Pbssiblecosts"and benefits,o(adeclsion; and making the' .decision. This process, known as EvidenceBased Librari~mship,representsa'par-tof thebroader evidence based practice m'ovemenUn

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The University of New Mexicc;>HeaithSciemces, '.'LibrqryaridlnformaticsCenter.' '

RSVP to: ',"Sarah Knox Morley

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. library & Informatics Ceriter 'Albuque~ue, NM871;31

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NMSL Sponsors College 0'; DuPageTeleC0:t;lferences for all New Mexico

'Libraries ; , "Stephanie'Gerding, CE DirectorNew Mexico State Library' ;-

College 'of DLiPage's Soaring to Exceilence '200:3 Telecbnferences:', 'Time, Technology and Techniques, - ','

,These workshops~reavailab,le toall ofNewMexico bysatellite through astatewide' iicensepurchased by.tl1eNewMexicoState Liorary. , '

, Registeryo~r site online at: titip:lIWwW.cod.edu/', .teleconf/soaringlregsite:htl11, there Will be no,cha~ge to you a~!()rig as youh~'1e a NM' ad:- C :

,dress. All thatthe NMSLasks.is thatyouopen,your session' to.librarians,outside of your work- '

, ,place,'if possible; and also,informth~mofhow,many viewers atten~:L ' ',~',

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Ateleconference is.a method fordistance learn-, ing. Cla!;)se~.occ"urbysatellit~broadcastat" "-schedUled titries. PartIcipant sitesmustr~gister.,' ". in advance ,and aregiventhe connection coordl7.nates a week prior'to the teieconference. Tele': ,,'yonferenceJ:) are'anefficiemt way for librarians tt> . ,

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Friday, March 21,2003 (10:'06am -12:00 noon).'Library Support Staff Soar To: Great Heights:

How libraryworkers give Hack ',.•PermyMandizara,: Youth SerVices, BensenvilleCommunity Public Library; Janis Williams, 'Library Technical Assistant, Elmhurst CollegeLibrary: This program focuses specificC!lIyon

, librarY sU'pport staff and what they are ~Ireadydoing to enhance their jobs, thei~ skills, theirlibrarjes, their attitUdes, and their relationshipswith patrons, students,or co-workers. fXlso, theI~.test topics in theirprofessional arena will bediscus~ed by exploring resources such as.Library Mosaics; ,and AlA's Career Ladders.This will becomprehensive 'view ofwhat library

. service is now,and what It can be in the future'. ",

get quality training from nationally known experts... " .

without having to travel far distances. If you are ata public librarY, you migbtnot have asatellite, but,if you have a university branch or college in yourto,wn, they'might have satellite capabilities. If so"check to see if they are planning to host it.ot ifyou could helpthem coordinate. ' '

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Again, there is no chargefo'r-these teleconfer­ences, ~s New Mexico State Lit;lrary has pur­chased a license that c.overs the entire state ofNM

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Friday,' Noveinber 15, 2002 (10:00 am -12:00noon) - ' ' '

Building Anotf}er Bridge: Equal Access to 'Technology for Special Populations' For more information'see: http://wwW.cod;.edu/: 'Presented bY: Daneen Richardson, Reference 'teleconf/s~aringl or contact,Steph~mieGerding, ",Librarian, GrahC!m Hospital S~hool of Nursing in Continuing Education Director, Library Drvelop-~

Canton,IIIi,nois "., ment Ser\ticesBureau, Ne~'MexicoState Li-. . ,. . I

This wor.kshop will offefa practical, humanistic '. -brary; 505.476.9727; ,approach to providing.accessfOr'special popu- 'sgerding@stlib.state.nnl.l~s·

, .lations. BuildingAnother Bridge will offervery--- - -' -,specific suggestions toins,urethat all indiyidtlals'ha,ve equal access to inforniation,'regardle~softhe medium through which that information ispresented.

,Friday January 24, 2003 (10:00am -12:00 ,}

noon) ,'.Time Management: Getting Things DonePresentedby:,Debra wiicox Johnson, Johnson

? &Joh!1son Consulting. 'This session explores practical techniques for

,managing Y9ur work,' offering a wiqe range ofsuggestions for more effectiv~ us~ of your time.

"Factors to be considered include howto negoti­. ate deadlines arid work, assignments, beingmore 'realistic about the tim.e available, and :.,maintaining a balance betweenwork and home.

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Joi~ New Mexican colleagues at theflnnual NMLA Mi'ni Conference aHheRuidoso Convention Center on Novem~ber 1, There will bean opening recep­tion sponsored by. the New MexicoLibrary Foundation, at the HubbardMus~urn of the American West, on the,,eveningof October 31 st.. See the

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FOrmore'inforr:nation on howyduand your,-',:: ' Iibra.ry or'community 'canjoin the funbyr~ading." " and \(otingforthe 22nd.AnnuaILandofEnchant­, 'mentAwafd,contact committee head Charlie,'

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from all over the state voted "Rumpelstiltskin's:',Daughter" py Dian~ St81'J1ey and "Ghc;>st Canoe" '. '. by Will Hobbs (both published by WilliamMorrow& Corripany)their favorit~ books of 2001;' ' -'. . , .

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"Ru~pelstiltskin's Daughter" by Diane Stan.ley, a': .wry tWiston, a fa~iliattale, won'the children's':,·.

division.'Diane Stanley lives in Houston,TX,with,. Peter Venner,na;:herhusqarid andfrequent '

t6IiabC?rator. Sheis~be$t known'for her delight-;-' 'fullyfunny pi9turebpoks, "Saving Sweetness" - ...and the:sequel "Raising Sweetness," as well as.for herl?ainstakingly researched and lavishlydetailed picture-book biographies of historicalfigures ranging from Queen Elizabeth-the I to ' ,Shaka Zulu. "Rump~lstiltskin'~ Daughter"tells the'unexpected story of a very clever miller's dal,Jgh.:.,

, ter who manages to save herkingdorn ~nd ., ".red~em herwavward king using her nothing but :-.

. her wits (and perhaps a da~h of-her father's.,. .intelligence),' ' , '

"Ghost CarlOel' by'WiII Hobbs, a wnderri~ss'"adventurepacked with action, wo~ the young .adult'sdivision.,Will Hobbs is a gradJate of '.

, Stanford University and the author of 7 previous, 'novels for you'ng; readers. ~'Ghost Canoe" is his' .,'c •

firstmysteryand is based on:his ttclVeis through. "the Northwest. In~'Ghost Canpel", 14 year,old

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Lighthouse George" to.get to the bottom 'of adangerous mysterY. "

- Forty~two schools and libraries pa"i'ti'cipatedin'this year's 'program by'returning ballots., 2,736votes~werecast in the children's division. Nine- 't~enschopls-and libraries:mailed in ballots toparti,cipate in the youlJgadult division vdting, ,

, ,407 votes were cast. Although there was a : ',decreaseinthe'young adultvotilJg: .the voting in .',the children's divisio'lroseby 518 votes.Thisyear 1'8 new libraries'voted for their favorites ontliechildreri's .list and 7 new libraries voted for' ',­theidavorites on the young ~dult'list. ' .

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yearthere~has been a separate category'for',young adult works. The program is sponsored'byNMLAand the New Mexico fnte'rnational'Reading Associat,ion. " . .

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School ahd public libraries from all over the, ~tate ~re encouraged to participate in the Land,

,- of Enchantment Program, whicB allows childrento select titles toTead from a diverse lisl and '

.. vote. on their favorite. By voting; libr~riesare, al;JtomatiGatlY,entered into a drawing for:a com-

plete title list ofLand of Enchantment books for•their libraries. This year'swinners were'Oatif 'E;lementary, winning a children's title list, and

,Art~sia In,termediate'School; winning a youngadult title list., ' ' . , I

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..The Virginia Departmet:lt of Educ~tionand the. Virginia Satellite Educational Network are,pleased to armou/lce two ~atell'ite training'opportunities on the Universal Service Schoolsand Librariesprogram, better-known ~~ E-Rate.Greg Weisiger, E-Rate coordinator for Virginiawill host these informative programs.

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, Since January 199ft eligiblescl;loolsand librar­ies h~lVe had Universal Service,'E-Rate discounts' .~n telecommunications service~, Internet acce~s

. arid build'ing h~rdware.· Since its incepti~n., '. "billions·of dollars in E-.Rate funding has enabledschobls and'libraries'to connect students"teach- .ers, and, citizens to Internenesources.

Despite overall success of E-Rate~ the'applica- ,tion ,and funding process remains complex. Each·

, year approximately 20 percent of E-Rate applica­tionsaredenied, largely for simple proceduralerrors. Even after funding commitments,have .been made,hundreds o(millions of dollars areuncoll~cted because of personnel turnover and·

, missedfilirig deadlines~.

On Oct. 17,2002 from 2:0.0 to 4:00 p.m. eastern~ time the Virginia Qep.artment pf Education will,present a live'; interactive' satellite teleconference:E-Rate for Beginners, de~igned for new appli~ ,

, cants and applicants that have b~en deni~d in thepast. The teleco[Jferemce vYillwalk applicants ,"step-by-step through th~ appli9atiqn and fundingp.r<?cess with advice on avoiding funding denial

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On Oct. 24,2002 from 2:o'O'to 4:00 p.m.. eastern'~' time, Maximizing. FRate Discounts will be .' ,

offered. This teleconference is also live, interac-' .. tive and will provide suggestions to legally maxi- "

mize E-Rate discounts for the upcoming 'fundingyear: Included will bethe forbid<;jen words and

; phrases noUo be used when submitting docu­mentation to the E-Rate administrator,'"how toincrease discount rates, how to prepare for anaudit, anp how-to ~Ie appeals'. '.

Both ~eleconferences'are.offeredat no charge.anp m.aybe· recorded,duplicated, and rE3broad­cast non- commercially. Both will air on C-Bandsatell)te Anik E 1; located at 1'18 degrees west,Channel 19. Test-time-begins aU :~O easterntime. For assis~ance,loc:atingtheAnik satellite'prior to thetelec6nferenc~s,VirginiaSatellite

:' :Educational Network classes'are broadcast• Mon.-Fri. from 8:30 and 1:20.

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Virginia Department of EducationE-Hate TeleconferencePO. Box 2120Richmond, VA23218

. For more information o~ these teleconferences,contaCt Greg Weisiger,Yirginia Department of ECJu'cation, at (804) 692-'0335 or email:· '.gweisige@pen.k1.2.va.u's

Adapted fromALAWON (ISSN 1069-7799),-a'free, irregu,lar publication.of the American Library'A~sociation Washington Office.ALA Washington Office,1301 Pe'nnsylvaniaAve., N.W"Suite A03, .

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" sity) wili be'offering seVeral coursess!artingin, January and March~ All course~ are offered.. ",

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nityCollege; P.O.'Box30POl, rvisC 3DA, LasCruces, NM -88003-8001; 505-527-7567; 800­903-'7503, ext" 7567; spinkert@nmstJ.~du, ,

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CO(Jrse~ being offe'red in the spril]g ~eine~ter "inClude:' "

_OELT 100 'Intr-oduction tp LibrarY and,Information Seryi¢es (Jan.a ~Mar.5). . . . , . . . ~

"OELT.110 ,Information Resources I .(Jan; 8'.: May 9)"

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OELT 203,' School Library MediaSpecianst, (Mar. 12 .: May 7) ,

,Non-deg'ree seekirig,studeritswtmdesire sif)gle ~ ,c1asse~ for:'profes~ional development are'alw~'yswelcome; howeverstudents may alsochooseJo ,'coniplete coursework leading to anAssociates 'Degree in librarY and Jnfor'matlonTechnolog'y or '

, .a-Certificate of Cor:npletionin 'L!brary and ,Infor.,. ­mation Technology.'A~ditionally"the prqgram ' , .. ,

, offers course~ that fulfill ~he ~tate requirement fOf'the Library Medi~ SpeCialist E.ndors~llient", \"

, , JoAnne Martinez-KilgoreCarino'Conserv~tion of Book~ and Paper "1-608Los Arboles,Ave. ~.W.. ,Alb.uquerqu~, New Mexico 87107(505) 343;9172 ' " ' '

The New Mexico Preservation Alliance, has'goalsaimed a't fost~ril)g pre,servation actfvities in' ,.,'cultural institutions throughout the state and inbuilding cooperation with similar gr6ups in the

, region.,Tti.re-e orfourme~tingsare ,held through- 'outtheyear..presently,theAili~mceisplanning a"numberof programs for this year' and is'seeking ~'

input and participation'from inter~stedparties.,- This yeanheAllianceWill also ryvive the New- ,

- Mexico Disaster Recovery AssistanceTeam ",'(NM:ORAT):ari'dinitiate,~ w~b site; '. "

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..tALA Mini Conferencefriday, November 1, 2002

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,4.d" .~ eonuentJon Cente,. -.".

"How to craft and deliver effeCtive messages to manage legislative and public policy issues;how to use the art of persuasion to solicit community support for your library."

Thursday, October 31 st, 7-9 p.m.Reception at the Hubbard Museum of the American West

Preconference reception sponsored by the NMLA Foundation, and open to all mini conferenceattendees as a "Friends of the Foundation" membership drive. Refreshments, raffle ticketsUewelry, pottery, airline tickets) and a No Host Bar.

Friday, November 1st All meetings at the Ruidoso Convention Center8:00 - 8:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast

Due to the association's budget constraints this year, a light breakfast fare will be offered.Conference attendees are encouraged to take advantage of the free hot breakfast buffetprovided by the Hawthorn Suites Resort.

ALA video:"Rediscover America @ your library"An 'in house' program, a publicity piece, and a PSA.

Authors autographing their books:Mark Mathis (Feeding the Media Beast: An Easy Recipe for Great Publicity)M. H. Salmon (High-Lonesome Books)

8:30 - 10:30 NMCAL Meeting (for members)

9:00 -10:15 Session I"Advocacy Tool Time." School librarians must become advocates.Take these tools developed by AASL and the NMLA State Task Force, and goforth and deliver your message.

Barbara VanDongenOmar DurantCarol SarathDora Trudell

Maggie ReysenClaire OdenheimRogers Barde

"How to Get Results though Interactive Training: Making Sure Your Message isReceived." Learn how to have training sessions for staff and public that are moreinteractive and dynamic.

Stephanie Gerding, Continuing Education Director, NMSL

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10:30 - 11 :45 Session IIWelcome to the Neighborhood." Tailor your message to your audience.Consider what your school library does for the various groups in yourCommunity and what you need from these groups on behalf of your library.

Mark Mathis .Rogers BardePeggy MaceEllie Keeton

"Using Culturally Relevant Children's Literature to win friends for yourLibrary." Book talks and a bibliography by selected Latino and NativeAmerican authors. Sherry York, Author

..Gila Descending: How a River Trip Became a Book'and a Publishing Company.'" Theauthor will present a slide show of the Gila River trip he wrote about, and wiil then tal'kabout his writing and the founding of his pUblishing company, which publishesWestern/wilderness works.

M. H. Salmon, Author and Publisher

11 :45 • 1:00 Lunch and Keynotes"Political advocacy is worth the effort!" Senator Nava represents Senate District 31 (DonaAna County). She is Chair of the Senate Education Committee and Chair of theLegislative Education Study Committee.

'i NM Senator Cynthia Nava

"Mark Mathis, author of "Feeding the Media Beast: An Easy Recipe for Great PUblicity."Mr. Mathis has been a meqia consultant and trail")er to many"Fortune 500 companies. Hehas ,worked as a television reporter and anchor, a columnist, and a talk radio host. Forthe past several years Mathis has taught the media Rules method to people fromhundreds of organizations.

Mark Mathis, Author

1:15 - 2:30 Session Three"Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Santa Fe and Washington, D.C." .Bootcamp for legislative lobbying in both the state and national battlefield.How to personally contact legislators and how to network regionally

Ben Wakashige, State Librarian, NMSLChristine Cantrell' 'Stephanie EagleOmar Durant, 'R<:>rh<:>r<:> "<:>nrlnnnon__I .""-, - • _ ••_-- ':::l!_I'

Kathy Matter

"The Apaches," by Sherry Robinson, author, from the speakersprogram of the NM Endowment for the Humanities. Sponsored by the

Native American Libraries SIG 'Sherry Robinson, Author

"Common Ground: Navigating the Rapids of Local Politics and Landing YourlibrarY on Terra Firma. "Directors and'a municipal government representative will shareexperiences and philosophies on how to promote the public library within the communityand governmental structure and gain adequate funding. Panel format. .

Betty Long (Director, Roswell Public Library)Karen McPheeters (Director, Farmington Public 'Library)Bill Mattiace (Las Cruces City Councilor, District 2)

I2:30 - 3:30,' Special Interest Group meetings

Paraprofessionals SIG (Chair: Leslie Monsalve-Jones).NALSIG (Chair: Mary Alice Tsosie)Advocacyfor School Libraries (Chair/Liaison - Judy Hulsey)ASL Curriculum Committee Meeting

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- 4:30 . Relaxation and reduced stress techniques with MolI}1~.<7//7/""//7//7'/,A'P'/~/~/.AlT/~A"'/~/,n/#/AI"/"'7/,.f,JI"/<W'/A'7/.<W/.-'7'/~Q'/~/!'Y,(."/",,,"/.J'7';;:"'7'/Ar/ff~q/-;YhW/-<U"/~i"Y/ff/e/H/ep'/""'"/."'J'"A!'J"//7/.<"Z"M/.<p'/'-:W/",".a:

NMLA Membe'rs at Large:Louise Bolton bolton@sjc.cc.nm.usKathy Matter matterkathy@aol.comMolly McGettrick mmcget@u.washington.eduBarbara Rosen brosen@unm.edu

Thank you to Follett for the Mini To~1Kits and to ProQuest for the bags! ,

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New Mexico Library Association 19th Annual Mini-Conference

"Your Medium, Your Message @ your library"

Friday, .November 1, 20028:00 a.m. ·4:30 p.m.

Ruidoso Convention Center

LODGINGMention NMLA for special discounted rate when making reservations for October

31,2002.

Hawthorn Suites Golf &Convention Resort

107 Sierra Blanca DriveRuidoso, New Mexico 88345

For 1 to 4 person occupancy for October 31: .Double-QueenKing Studio SuitesKing One Bedroom Suites

(505) 258-5500 (Voice)(505) 258-2419 (FAX)

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The resort is a luxury 120-room three-story hotel and is adjacent to the ConventionCenter. "Signature amenities" include a complimentary hot breakfast buffet daily, anoversized fitness facility, an indoor pool, whirlpool, massage room. Lounge, guestlaundry facility, and convenience center. Also available TV's, data port phones (freelocal calls), irons, hairdryers, and wet bar or kitchenette. Some suites feature fireplacesand balconies.

New Mexico Library Association 19th Annual Mi~i-Conference

"Your Medium, Your Message @your library"

Friday, November 1, 20028:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

REGISTRATION FORM

Name:

Library/Affiliation

Address:

Telephone:

NMLA Member: Yes--___No

Email:

Registration fee includes all programs, continental breakfast, lunch buffet and afternoonsnack. Please pre-register by Friday, October 25.

$25 NMLA members

$35 Non-NMLA members

After October 25, add $5

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Are you planning to attend the Preconference Reception Thursday, October 31, 7 p.m.?Yes ---No

Return this form with payment or P.O. number to:

NMLAP.O. Box 26074Albuquerque, NM 87125

Hope to see you there! Contacts:Louise Bolton (boltonl@sjc.cc.nm.us)Molly McGetrick (mmcget@u.washington.edu)Kathy Matter (matterkathy@aol.com)Barbara Rosen (brosen@unm.edu) July 2002

The nonprofit group Friends for the Public Library isfighting a Bernalillo County proposal that reduces theamount ofcounty funding earmarkedfor library materials.

"When you're in tough financial times, you deal with the basics,"said Bernalillo County Commissioner, Steve Gall~gos. "We've gota lot ofbooks already. I think they should be appreciative they'regoing to be getting $1 million." The Commission did not vote forthe additional million dollars.

This is the challenge that lies before us. There is a growing mis­conception that libraries are relics ofthe past--dinosaurs in amedia-saturated culture. Ofcourse, nothing could be further fromthe truth, but how would the community know this? What are wedoing to communicate our message to businesses, neighborhoodgroups, elected leaders, and thegeneral public through the news media? This is truly a matter ofsurvival. In these difficult economic times funding for libraries is atarget for the budget-cutter's axe. Ifpeople don't know howimportant libraries are to a community, they won't support us, Mark Mathisfinancially or otherwise.

That's why we are excited to annourice that Mark Mathis wili be our keynote speaker and program trainer at our 19th

Annual Mini-Conference, "Your Medium, Your Message @ Your Library." Mark is a communications expert who special­izes in dealing with the news media. His new book, Feeding the Media Beast: An Easy Recipe for Great Publicity has beel).positively reviewed in more than a dozen local and national publications, including The Wall StreetJournal. Mark hastaught people from hundreds oforganizations (business, non-profit,govemment, athletics, legal, political) how to success­fully use the news media for positive exposure. He is the first author to break the communications process down into asimple set ofrules that anyone can follow. And these rules don't just work with the press. Fore Word Magazine said ofMathis' approach, "This book should be on the reading list ofanyone who'se job involves communicating effectively, oranyone interested in improving communication skills."

Please make a special effort to attend this conference. What you learn will have an enormous impact on how you commu­nicate your library's message to the community. Let's face it. Ifwe don't get busy marketing ourselves to the people weserve, more and more people will have reason to believe that the "obsolete library" perception is true. We should besending a steady stream ofpositive, upbeat messages about the value and needs oflibraries to avoid the' sudden death'crises at decision-making times.

Notice: Ifyou have any newspaper or magazine clippings (good, bad, or neutral) about your library please forward copiesto Kathy Matter, 2 View Drive, Cedar Crest, NM 87008. Kathy will forward these articles to Mark who will then usethem in his presentation~ You may also find it helpful to order Mark's book for your library and read it prior to the confer­ence. Copies ofhis book will be available at the conference and Mark will be autographing during the registration andbreakfast session.

What you will learn:

The basics of attracting press exposure.The three key ingredients to any powerful message.How to "Simplify to Amplify."Why facts often ruin a message.The "Media Beast" just wants a friend.

Feeding the Media Beast:An Easy Recipe for Great Publicity

byMark Mathis

"Mr. Mathis is spot on... there are valuable nuggetsin Feeding the Media Beast."

-Wall Street Journal, 8.02.02

"Witty and ironic, entertaining and simple to read,this book is a smart, useful text on how to effec­tively generate publicity. "

-ForeWord Magazine, Fall 2002

':4 snappy read. Mathis' examples are right-up-to­the-minute, therefore easy to digest and apply toyour own media challenges. "

-O'Dwyer's PR Daily, 6.25.02

Tve been using Mark's Media Rules for years and the results speak for themselves-excellent cover­age in major newspapers, magazines, television news, and the Internet. Now reporters call me be­cause they know I will give them what they need when they need it. lowe all our success to followingthe Media Rules."

- Steve McKee, President, McKee"lWallworklHenderson advertising

"Before the Media Rules, I was constantly being eaten by the Beast, then raging about being mis­quoted and treated shabbily. Now that the Rules have become second nature to me, the Beast is myfriend and helps to get the message out my way. "

- David Campbell, Vogel, Campbell, Blueher, &Castle PC.

"Getting a feature story on the number one rated TV station in town and now landing on the front pageof the paper (Sunday edition in color!) has got my superiors convinced that your program is verypowerful."

-Kevin Chadwell, Marketing Specialist, Presbyterian Healthcare

"Anyone who wants to reach a mass audience needs to know this stuff. Mark's program is comprehen­sive, clear, and inspiring. "

- Hendrick Serrie, International Business Expert

"Mark brings the seemingly secret world of the media into complete focus. His presentation style is soengaging and approachable. "

- Lisa Stephenson, Lovelace H~alth Systems

"1 now know that Ihave been driving blind. The Media Rules are anepiphany."- George Marquez, Public R,elations Specialist

The New Mexico Library FoundationInvites you to join us in a

10th Anniversary Celebration

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Enjoy the Special Environmentof the Hubbard Museum.

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The New Mexico Library Foundation 10th anniversary celebration will be the first annual Recognition of Friends event. Mini­conference attendees, local librarians and library friends are invited to be the guests of the Foundation on this special occasion

The Foundation will sell raffle tickets for airline tickets and an Indian pot during the reception and Mini-conference. Thedrawing for the airline tickets and the pot will be at the mini-conference luncheon on Fri~ay, November 1.

The Hubbard Museum of the American West is located one mile eastof Ruidoso Downs Race Track, on Highway 70 in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico.

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"Get physical in Ruidoso! Oneadivity planned for,the Nov. 1st NMLAiTlini:-conference with the ,th~me of advocating"for I(braries is creatin'g yardsign's for'the 2002 general elec~ibn·campaign.

Posterboards printed with·iVoteForBondC. I- "

" ,Library Books!" -or..something similar-', will be ",aVailable together with the traditional wooden 'stakes and staplers, thanks to help fromOr:nar,Durant ofAPS and others from the Sctiool, "Lib~a~ies Task ForGe'. Your bit ofstapling will : '

" resultin'sev~ral yard signs; which can go in your,front yard and c;>ther ~trategic places ih your' "

, . community. By doing this rightbefore t~e elec-, tioni you will be drawing attention to Bond C "through a freshly pla'ced message'to your con- 'stituents. ' , " '

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While county afld'iocallibraiy bond issuesgener-'ally do well in NeW Mexico, statewide bond ,issues sllch as this year's GO Bond C have less 'support: Taxes,.the mish3ading ballot wording("public library'acquisition bonds" and nC?men:'tion of.books), and apropensity to vo~e "Against" ' 'rather than "For" bond issues generallymay be

.: at·work. Ybur. grass roots efforts are thecritical. factorforinforming and persuading voters to. IO'ok for Bond Issue C on theirballot and con-

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Librarians~ personal contributions an,d friends .groups' generoLJs checks have provided the,.major·fu~ds for the'Committee. We'll be spend;- ..

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, b.efore the.election. The majoreffort' of the Com-,, mittee will,b,e tospons9r radiq spots, broad­casted over as'm'any radio stations as we can,afford. Thismeans stations mostly out ot'the ' ,Albuquerque metro~olitari area because of the: .

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,pr~fession by doing all we Gan forthe libraries. we'love. This is one,ofthose opportunities that

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It was a READiciJlous,Summer!. KathyBarco, Youth Services Coordinator, NewMexico $tate Library.'~ .

, ,READiculous/Leer el ridiculo was the theme for·the 2002 New Mexico statewide Summer Read-~

'ingProgram.!he focus was-on ,humor from A- z;', Amusing to Zany.

. Ne'Yol Mex'ico~ Fi~st Lady,-Mrs: D~ejohnsoi1, readsjrom'ClbudyWith a Chance ofMeatballs, to children'at the, La Farge branch ofSi:l/1ta Fe public Lfbrary during a'READitulous ~ick~offcelebra,tion May,2?, ,2002. ,

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, Center, is to bring them books:,ontheirspecial.interest, talk aboLit how the librarY seriles t~e' "community, and then tell them that Bo~d ",C" willhelp you continue tobuild collections that they.can 'use andenjoy. People wanqbknow What "they.getout of Bond "C", so'the'booktalklbondtalk 'links those together nicelyandyou,don'V1ave to askJhem to vo~efor the issue..:, , '

"you' may not use ahY li,brary or school ~6piersj. comp'ut~rsorothersupplies arid equipment to:, create or transmitadvocacymaterials that ask "'peopletovoteyesbnthe issue. You may, how- '

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'As civil serVants, public sG~obl andunive~sityemployees, librarians usually approach dO,ing apolltioal Gampaign with great trepidation:Work~ing wit~ ~he g'ujdance of NMLj. Councilor and '

,State Law Librariah;'Thaddeus Bejar, we hC!ver~ompiled a list of ;'do',s qnd don'ts" for'thishea~y

cam'paignseason, . ' J,'.Tb,e most basic rule is that you may not us.e any,publi¢ funds, your paid time,'or any:suppliesor "equipment to advocate voting in favor of the 'issue. However, you do have'the' right to conductapublicinformatiqr)c'ampa'igrf: This canih'cluqe, '

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bond is all about, such as,how:the money will be,distributed, how much it will cost the average'homeowner,why your'library; school orcollege', ~

, needsthesefund~~and hpwyou.plari,tq sp~nd "the mohey. What you.cpnrlOt do IS ~sk people to, ,vote, for, endorse, suppo,rt or advo~ate.for the,issue.

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It seems like'a.good tirne.was had byall-yoyng'- ',sters, parents and staff. The Ilumqers,tell the tale.For the seco'ndvear in-a row, total juvenil~ circula- 'tion in NM for June and Julytopped half a million,

, items: 506:662 in 2001 and 545,260 in 2002.,Farmington registeredJhe largest number of, participants: 8,51 0'-, Statewide attendance at,library program~ (story times;' perforiners;'etc.)' "was 74,.402. All four bookmobiles werein~olved .

,as well, with nearly 400 childrel1 participating.• j .~. - ••••• ~ • • . ' ~ -. • •

The them~f6r'2003 is Magical MysteryTour/,, Viaje magico deHmisterio.For'more,c1ues, , :,'

,including informatio'n'about the workshops forYS'staff planned for Noy.andaliTip$'&Trickf,', , 'gr~phics training, visit the Statel.ibrary ':Veb site:­http://www.stlib.state.nm.us/NmsfP.lindex.htm·. '

.:lnApril, F{EADiculqus posters;',bookmarks, stick- ,:" 'ers, temporarY tattoos and ~ubbersta:rt1pswere '~

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Befor~ I, considered e,,:publishing, I submitted my,',, book of fiction, titled Tom Fool & Three More, to' ,

"every majqr pUQlisher in Mantiattan and severai,_"small'presses~ ,I sentitdirectly,to editors,.whom I _

'had called first, tiaving foun'd their names in l~P, _ '.'etc.· Many of them made encouraging comments. 'One called my book "witty and accessible."Another praised :the "Life" :in ,its op~nirig pages.'A ,

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'" 'on-line. iUniversepublicizes its website with e-. 'mail address and telep,hqne num~er,in many

periodicals. I foundinfor'''!1ati6n Of! it in the Ne\y ~

,York Review of Books. I called, arid the process", ,w~ict) might s'ound out of ~rder, started right up;_

This is ~hat I mea'n))ublishing withiUniverse is, Ii~e letting key lime pie melt in your mouth.,You'" , '

New Mexico Books Bond,website for doWnlbad- ": ing at www.nmbooksb()nd.brg. Tliese carH>edistrib,uted from yeur GirculatiQn and refe'rencedesks irl the library and you can hand them out inyour capaCity as a library direCto(or,public 'employee.'

Friemds of the,Library, board members and other, volurl!eers c~n pass out materials that adyocat~ ,

voting for'''C'' in the library or oth~rmunicipal or, , scliool faCi!ity~beca,usethey are not public em-"9 ~ ployees. This type of aCtivity is ok as Imig ci§ it :

" does' not impede"the operation ofthe library,, . disturb libfary users, orinterrupt the work of, 'employees'. The best way to'handle thisisto" ' ;, have trem set up a table in the foyer or outside '

" . the door'and talk to people as they' leave the ,,lib.r~ry. Some s'chools and muniCipalities mayhave stricter rules ab.out" this, so be sure to check'

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. Tom Fool &Three,More wa~ readyrlt's'avail~b'lenow at: http://iuniverse.comibookstore/writetshow.asp.Enter'rny'titl~inthe magicalrectangle, anq my bookwill mat~rialize.Browseit and then youcanpwrchase on-line, th~ proeess 'is ,simp,le. " . . ' ,

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,d~eams,an.d desire and historY, as he, frets aboutthe bills, ,makes love to his wife andconverses at

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