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RCLS Weekly Memo 1 August 23, 2010
Serving Member Libraries Since 1959
June 20, 2016
Robert Hubsher, Executive Director Ruth K. Daubenspeck, Newsletter Editor
Ramapo Catskill Library System • http://www.rcls.org 619 Route 17M • Middletown, NY 10940-4395 • 845.243.3747
CLOUSC Recognition Award
“Our award is in recognition to an individual or group who
has made significant contributions to and an impact on the
library services to Children and Children’s Librarians of
Orange, Ulster and Sullivan Counties (CLOUSC),” stated
Pennie Mercado, CLOUSC Award Committee Chair in
declaring Grace Riario, RCLS Assistant Director and
Outreach Coordinator the recipient of its 2016 Recognition
Award.
The Award was pre-sented at a luncheon held on Monday,
June 6 at the
Ethelbert B.
C r a w f o r d
P u b l i c
Library in
Monticello.
Grace has
made con-
tributions to
the CLOUSC
m e m b e r
libraries long
before she
became the
A s s i s t a n t
Director of RCLS. In her role as the Outreach Coordinator,
Grace has given guidance on how to reach the non-library
users and/or special needs children. She has assisted
at functions, facilitated weeding, helped with
children’s programs and much more. Grace has
always made it clear that she is available.
One librarian stated that she has learned so much
from Grace. Another indicated that Grace’s
assistance was invaluable when she was trying to
translate materials into Spanish for her library.
Simply stated, Grace Riario has made significant
contributions to assist the Youth Librarians in the
CLOUSC service area and the committee is proud to
be able to present the award to her on behalf of
CLOUSC.
Continued on Page 2
RCLS Board
Meeting
The materials for the Monday,
June 20 RCLS Board Meeting are
now on the RCLS Website. The
meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at
the System Headquarters in
Middletown.
Please feel free to attend.
From left to right: Vicey Thomas, Liberty Public Library; Pennie Mercado, Fallsburg Library; Grace Riario, RCLS and Joni Armstrong, Chester Public Library.
CLOUSC luncheon featured speaker, illustrator Robert Rayevsky.
The featured speaker at the luncheon
was Robert Rayevsky, illustrator of the
children’s books Under New York,
Pirate Pup, and Joan of Arc: The Lily
Made.
Valley Cottage Library
Announces ValCon 2.0
—The Stormtroopers
Are Coming!
The Valley Cottage Library will be
hosting “ValCon 2.0,” on Saturday,
July 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The
event is free and open to the public.
ValCon is a mashup of the words
“Valley Cottage” and “Comic
Convention.”
The guest of honor will be Nyack
resident Denny O’Neil, who was the
original writer and editor of the
Batman Comics from the 1960s
through the 1990s. In addition, the
Stormtroopers of the 501st Legion will
be present. They are an all-volunteer
organization formed for the express
purpose of bringing together costume
enthusiasts to promote interest in Star
Wars in local communities.
ValCon 2.0 will also be loaded with
activities. Some of them include:
Workshops on publishing fan
fiction, manga and cartoon
drawing and candy sushi rolling;
Yoshi Amao from Samurai
Sword Soul will perform a sword
fighting demonstration;
Jennifer Cihi, known for being
the original English dub singer
of Sailor Moon
Michele Knotz, a voice actress
of anime and videogames; best
known for her voice work on the
Pokémon franchise;
The Valley Cottage Library is
located at 110 Route 303, Valley
Cottage, New York 10989.
June 20, 2016 2 RCLS Weekly Memo
Little Free Library Opens in Florida
Madelyn Folino, Director, Florida Public Library
On Saturday, June 4, the Florida Public Library (FPL) and
Roe Brothers, Inc. unveiled a joint project: a Little Free
Library on the front porch of Roe’s newly renovated
hardware store and lumberyard at 65 Maple Avenue in
Florida. The occasion was the 130th anniversary of this
historic mainstay of Florida’s business community which
opened in 1886.
The Little Free Library was constructed by the members
of the library’s Tween Club, fourth and fifth graders who
worked under the supervision of several local volunteers.
Architectural drafter and newly elected library trustee
Cecelia Lillard oversaw the design process and taught the
students how to imagine, plan and draw designs for the
structure. Expert woodworker Bob Persing was in charge of
construction. Funds for the project were provided by a grant
directed to the library by State Senator John J. Bonacic. Roe
Brothers also donated materials and Tim Bieling crafted a
gleaming copper roof for the miniature library.
The Little Free Library is now open for business and
stocked with paperbacks for summer reading, children’s
books and how-to books on home repair, carpentry and
renovation. All books were donated to FPL and are free for
the taking. Roe Brothers has provided rocking chairs for the
porch and a pet watering station, as well, so store
customers, neighbors and passers-by may sit, stay and read.
Florida Public Library will be the steward for the library
and keep it stocked with reading materials while Roe
Brothers will see to maintenance. Bookmarks and flyers on
library programs are also available in compartments within
the little
library.
Left to right, Florida Public Library volunteer Bob Persing and Tween Club members Brianna, Alana, Morris and Arianna at Roe Brothers with the Little Free Library they built.
RCLS Weekly Memo 3 June 20, 2016
Mary Bobinski
Innovative Public
Library Director Award
The Mary Bobinski Innovative
Public Library Director Award was
established in 2010 by Dr. George
Bobinski, Dean and Professor
Emeritus of Library and Information
Studies at the University of Buffalo, to
commemorate the memory and
accomplishments of his wife, Mary
Bobinski, Director of the Amherst
Public Library in Erie County, 1973-
2006. She was a past President of
NYLA’s Public Library Section (PLS)
and past President of the Public
Library Directors Association. Mary
Bobinski passed away on November
20, 2009.
The Award comes with a $1,200
prize and is given to a public library
director who during the past two years
developed or implemented an
innovative program leading to an
increase in financial support and/or
usage of their library.
Nomination Form and supporting
documentation must be submitted to
the NYLA Office by Friday, July 15.
Nominees must be a NYLA member
and attend the Annual Conference to
receive the award. For further
information, visit the NYLA website.
Local Author and RCLS Employee
Publishes New Title
In April, 2016, RCLS Electronic Resources Consultant,
Jerry Kuntz had another example of his historical research
pastime published. His new book is
entitled, The Heroic Age of Diving:
America's Underwater Pioneers and the
Great Wrecks of Lake Erie. Jerry’s book
has been awarded the 2016 Dr. Art
Bachrach Literacy Award for important
and significant contributions to the
literature of diving history by the Historical
Diving Society.
This account presents, for the first time, the history of the
first decades of apparatus diving in the United States,
culminating in the race in the 1850s to salvage the wrecks
of two famous palatial steamers in Lake Erie, the SS Erie
and the SS Atlantic. Although many new technologies were
brought to bear on Lake Erie during these years including
a submarine, a
mobile diving
bell, weight-
lifting “camel”
buoys, and
giant derricks
— u l t i m a t e
success went
t o d a r i n g
i n d i v i d u a l s
using recently-
d e v e l o p e d
s u b m a r i n e
armor, i.e.
hard-helmet
diving suits.
During this era, no one was aware of the physiological
effects of breathing air under pressure, and deaths and
debilitating injuries resulted.
Praise for the book comes from Leslie Leaney, Historical
Diving Society Co-founder who notes, “The Heroic Age of
Diving is both very interesting and very important. Having
spent over 20 years researching and publishing general
diving history, I am confident that this book will fill an
important gap in the nation’s diving history.”
This nonfiction tome is published by Albany, SUNY Press
and sells for $19.95.
Mary Bobinski, Director of Amherst Public Libraries.
RCLS employee “Diver Dan” Hulse wearing an early 20th century British Siebe diving helmet weighing 56 pounds.
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YALSA Teen
Programming HQ
Connect with others who plan,
implement and evaluate teen library
programs by sharing and discussing
programming ideas on the new Young
Adult Library Services Association
(YALSA) Teen Programming HQ.
Programs featured on this site are
those that align with the standards in
YALSA’s Teen P rogramming
Guidelines. The site, funded through a
sponsorship from Best Buy and a grant
from the Dollar General Literacy
Foundation, is moderated by an
appointed group of YALSA member
volunteers. For information about how
to participate in the group, or for other
questions, contact YALSA at
June 20, 2016 4 RCLS Weekly Memo
How to Get Teens in the Library
this Summer
American Libraries Trend, June
Bailey Brewer writes, “Teen patrons of the Lexington
(KY) Public Library can step inside a popular book this
summer when they participate in a technological scavenger
hunt called BattleKasters. Using their smartphones, readers
can virtually experience Alane Adams’ book The Red Sun
by visiting ‘beacons’ -
or points on a
scavenger hunt map -
around the city of
Lexington, gaining
virtual cards that give
game advantages until
completing their
journey at a final location.”
Pride display in the teen section at the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library, Monticello.
How to Make a
Librarian Happy
ZestNow, May 24
Roz Warren writes, “I work at a
public library and I love my job. But
sometimes our patrons make the job
tougher than it has to be. I recently
asked my fellow librarians to help me
come up with a wish list of things, big
and small, serious and frivolous, that
users can do to make their favorite
l i b ra r i ans
happy. So
what can
the library-
g o i n g
public do to
help us better serve our patrons and
enjoy our jobs? Just 40 things.”
June 20, 2016 5 RCLS Weekly Memo
Deadlines
Friday, June 24
RCLS Directory Updates to
Ruth Daubenspeck @ RCLS
Thursday, June 30 ANSER Contracted Equipment
Changes to Ryan Smith @ RCLS
Wednesday, August 17 @ 4 p.m. Nominations for RCLS Trustee to
Carla Randazzo Amthor @ RCLS
Thursday, Setpember 1
2016-2019 Public Library
Construction Program Applications
Submitted Online to RCLS
RCLS Headquarters E-mail and Extension Directory (845.243.3747)
Robert Hubsher ............ Executive Director ................................................................. 242
Chuck Conklin .............. Delivery & Building Maintenance Supervisor ......................... 226
Dan Donohue ............... ILL/Technical Services Librarian ............................................ 237
Randall Enos ................ Youth Services Consultant .................................................... 240
Stephen Hoefer ............ Fiscal Officer .......................................................................... 223
Jerry Kuntz ................... Electronic Resources Consultant ........................................... 246
Grace Riario ................. Assistant Director & Outreach Coordinator ............................ 233
John Schneider ............ ANSER Manager and Systems Administrator ....................... 228
System Calendar
For a complete and up-to-date list of events, including links to
additional information, see the RCLS Calendar.
To add information, contact Ruth Daubenspeck.
June
Monday, 20 RCLS Board Meeting, RCLS – 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, 23 ANSER Committee, RCLS – 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, 23 – Monday 27 ALA Annual Conference, Orlando, FL
Thursday, 30 RCLS Managers Meeting, RCLS – 10:00 a.m.
July
Monday, 4
Independence Day – RCLS CLOSED
Wednesday, 6 Directors Association, RCLS – 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, 6 Direct Access Committee, RCLS – Noon
Monday, 11 System Services Committee, RCLS – 9:30 a.m.
Monday, 18 RCLS Board Retreat
Thursday, 28 RCLS Managers Meeting, RCLS – 10:00 a.m.
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