American Libraries articles from October 2010

American Libraries archives from October 2010

Banning and Burning
October 1, 2010... I have never been prouder to be a part of this profession than I was on September 11 this year, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Barbara Jones, director of ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom, at the entrance to ALA headquarters here in...

Qur'an read-out commemorates 9/11, decries book burning.(american libraries magazine.org)(Brief article)
October 1, 2010... Barbara Jones, director of the American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom, opened a 9/11 commemoration September 11 on the steps of the ALA headquarters. The event started taking shape days before after an announcement in the...

Friend your library poster.(american libraries magazine.org)(Brief article)
October 1, 2010... Everyone needs friends--especially the library! Recognize the important role of your Friends group and generate enthusiasm for new members with this poster. The accompanying bookmark makes a great give-away and reminds all patrons there are many...

2010 Teen Read Week poster.(american libraries magazine.org)
October 1, 2010... For more than a decade, librarians and educators nationwide have come together in October to encourage teens to "Read For the Fun Of It!" during YALSA's annual Teen Read Week [TM] celebration. This year's theme--Books with Beat @ your...

Help from Our Friends: It's Time to Develop a New Mix of Knowledge
October 1, 2010... Following my return in August from the 76th International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions General Conference and Assembly in Gothenburg, Sweden, I was interviewed on two successive days about the state of America's libraries...

Correction.(Correction notice)
October 1, 2010... CORRECTION: The name of Rachel A. Fleming-May, coauthor of the Dispatches from the Field article "Measuring E-Resources Use" (Sept, p. 22), was misspelled AL apologizes for the error.

Librarian salaries jump three percent in 2010.(ALA)(Brief article)
October 1, 2010... In the midst of tough economic times, job shortages, and cutbacks, a new report shows increases in library salaries. The 2010 edition of the "ALA-APA Salary Survey: Librarian--Public and Academic" reveals average increases across all six...

AASL President embarks on national tour.(ALA)(American Association of School Librarians president Nancy Everhart)(Brief article)
October 1, 2010... Until May 2011, all donations made to ALA's American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) "Friends of AASL" campaign will help underwrite the travel of AASL President Nancy Everhart as she completes her Vision Tour. The Vision Tour takes...

Endowment trustee candidates sought.(ALA)(Brief article)
October 1, 2010... Applications are being accepted for ALA Endowment Fund trustee. The candidate will be selected by the Executive Board during the 2011 ALA Midwinter Meeting to be held January 21-26 in San Diego, California. The deadline for receiving...

Great Stories CLUB themes announced.(ALA)(Connecting Libraries, Underserved teens and Books)(Brief article)
October 1, 2010... Themes and book titles for the fourth round of Great Stories CLUB (Connecting Libraries, Underserved teens and Books) grants have been announced by ALA's Public Programs Office and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Electronic...

AASL's Walker elected strategic council chair.(ALA)(Julie Walker has been appointed as chair of P21)(Brief article)
October 1, 2010... Julie Walker, executive director of ALA's American Association of School Librarians (AASL), has been appointed strategic council chair for P21 for the 2010-2011 academic year. P21 (www.p21.org) is a national organization that advocates for...

Calendar.(ALA)(meetings and conferences)(Brief article)(Calendar)
October 1, 2010... ALA EVENTS Oct. 17-23: Teen Read Week, ala.org/yalsa. Nov. 5-7: Young Adult Literature Symposium, Albuquerque, New Mexico, ala.org/yalsa. 2011 Jan. 7-11: ALA Midwinter Meeting, San Diego, California, www.ala.org. Mar. 30-Apr. 2:...

ACRL Website wins Design Award.(ALA)(Association of College and Research Libraries)(Brief article)
October 1, 2010... ALA's Association of College and Research Libraries Conference Supervisor Tory Ondrla and the ACRL staff are winners of a 2010 Communicator Award in the category of Branding and Website Design from the International Academy of the Visual Arts...

Teens seek books with beat during TRW.(ALA)(Teen Read Week)(Brief article)
October 1, 2010... Thousands of teens will participate in Teen Read Week (TRW), October 17-23, celebrated this year with a theme of "Books with Beat @ your library," and sponsored by ALA's Young Adult Library Services Association. The annual literacy...

Wedgeworth named ILA Library Luminary.(ALA)(Robert Wedgeworth of the Illinois Library Association)(Brief article)
October 1, 2010... Robert Wedgeworth, global library leader and former ALA executive director, has been named an Illinois Library Luminary, which represents the Illinois Library Association's (ILA) Hall of Fame and honors individuals who have made a significant...

September Project Evolves with Freedom Programming
October 1, 2010... Libraries around the country and the world hosted events last month as part of the September Project, a grassroots effort to encourage library programming about freedom during the month of September. The September Project was founded in 2004...

One Man's Vision for the Future: Books for the Children of Ethiopia
October 1, 2010... The need in Ethiopia is great but the vision and perseverance of Yohannes Gebregeorgis is greater, which helps explain why a new library worthy of any developed country opened August 20 in Mekele, the first of its kind in this small and...

Summon Summons 100th Customer
October 1, 2010... Serials Solutions announced September 13 that its web-scale discovery product Summon has reached the 100-customer mark. (The company has chosen not to name its 100th customer because "it's a three-way dead-on tie," according to media...

Media hypes blog post as library's "don't be an idiot" voting message.(Perspectives)(Brief article)
October 1, 2010... With the fall election season about to enter full swing across North America, it seemed that the staff of the Calgary (Alberta) Public Library was doing its part to get out the vote when the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reported August 25...

Global Reach
October 1, 2010... CANADA [1] The director of University of Prince Edward Island library put his administrative foot down when an academic database proposed increasing the fee it charges the university by 120%. Mark Leggott responded by announcing in a...

Swedes Drive Technology to New Levels during IFLA in Gothenburg
October 1, 2010... The recent IFLA conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, marked a sea change in the federation's use of technology and social networking, which could be seen on the new IFLA website, where photos and stories from the conference were posted daily on the...

Acceptable-use policies go mobile in Delaware libraries.(Perspectives)(Brief article)
October 1, 2010... Proponents of curbing what some deem inappropriate internet use might find it instructive to examine a new law that went into effect in the state of Delaware September 15. The act extends libraries' acceptable-use policies to any mobile...

Newsmaker: Ellen Tise
October 1, 2010... South African librarian Ellen Tise is president of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, 2009-2011. American Libraries caught up with her during the 76th IFLA World Library and Information Congress, August 10-15,...

How the World Sees Us
October 1, 2010... "Print is dead. Everybody says so. I checked it out and it's true. Print is dead. 1 saw that on the internet." "Native Son" columnist CARL NOLTE, on the irony of predictions about the death throes of print even as library circulation and...

GPO Must Go: The Government Printing Office Is an Obsolete Relic
October 1, 2010... There are two things that Congress and Library-land need to eliminate from their thinking before government information can truly move into the digital age. The first is the word "printing," as in Government Printing Office (GPO). The second is...

Rethinking Library Linking: Making Open URL Better with Data, Data, and More Data
October 1, 2010... Open URL link resolvers have become a vital part of many libraries' offerings, especially in academic libraries. As resolvers have become more important, they have undergone the same iterative usability testing and interface improvements that...

As the Web Fades Away: Users Are Gravitating toward Special-Purpose Utensils like Apps, Gadgets, and Widgets
October 1, 2010... Growing up, my athletic prowess was legendary. Strong, graceful, fleet of foot, gifted in multiple sporting endeavors, and a role model to friends and rivals alike. I was also, coincidentally, third in line for the throne of France. ...

Nurturing Innovation: Tips for Managers and Administrators
October 1, 2010... I've spoken to library staff from libraries all over North America and have heard countless stories about innovative new services that failed. I always ask people why they think the initiative didn't work at their library and the answer has...

Fit Libraries Are Future-Proof: It's Survival of the Fittest in Libraryland These Days. How Does Your Library Shape Up?
October 1, 2010... The year 2009 marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, as well as the 150th anniversary of the publication of his most famous book, The Origin of Species. Darwin's work is memorable for its theories about the survival of the...

Assistive Technologies: The 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act Is a Time to Celebrate Its Passage and to Ponder the Staggering Amount of Work That Remains to Be Done to Achieve True Parity in the Workplace
October 1, 2010... On July 26, 2010, thousands of people applauded the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which mandates that disabled individuals be accorded the same rights as persons without disabilities. The...

Our Authors, Our Advocates: Four Authors Help Kick off ALA President Roberta Stevens's "Our Authors, Our Advocates" Presidential Initiative
October 1, 2010... The American Library Association got a brand-new president in June, when Roberta Stevens of the Library of Congress entered the ballroom at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C., dancing to the tune of "Celebration," along with the incoming...

Mary Beth.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... In August Mary Beth Applin joined Hinds Community College in Raymond, Mississippi, as district dean of learning resources. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Kim Armstrong.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... August 16 Kim Armstrong was promoted to deputy director of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation's Center for Library Initiatives in Champaign, Illinois. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Tom Baione.(Currents)(newly appointed Director of the Department of Library Services in New York's American Museum of Natural History)(Brief article)
October 1, 2010... Tom Baione was appointed Harold Boeschenstein Director of the Department of Library Services at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on July 1. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Dana Belcher.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... August 16 Dana Belcher became librarian at Fleming County (Ky.) Library.

James R. Benn.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... September 13 James R. Benn was appointed director of Godfrey Memorial Library in Middletown, Connecticut. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Adam Brooks.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... In August Adam Brooks was named library services manager for Hernando County (Fla.) Public Library.

Jack Buchanan.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... Jack Buchanan retired August 31 as city librarian at Santa Barbara (Calif.) Public Library.

J. Drusilla Carter.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... In October J. Drusilla Carter became director of Blue Ridge (Va.) Regional Library.

Rein van Charldorp.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... Rein van Charldorp has announced his retirement as managing director of OCLC Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, effective December 31.

Steve Crandall.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... Steve Crandall was appointed dean of libraries at Alfred (N.Y.) University August 13.

Mary Dalton.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... In August Mary Dalton retired as children's services supervisor at Wellesley (Mass.) Free Library.

Terry Dawson.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... In January 2011 Terry Dawson will retire as director of Appleton (Wis.) Public Library.

Michael Flug.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... Michael Flug retired as senior archivist of Chicago Public Library's Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection in September.

Andrea Francisco.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... July 1 Andrea Francisco was appointed school librarian at Forest Avenue Elementary School in West Babylon, New York.

Lauren Gage.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... Lauren Gage joined the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services as a library program specialist on August 16. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Aurea Garcia.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... August 20 Aurea Garcia retired as head of the "Westchester Square branch of New York Public Library.

Rhonda H. Griffin.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... Rhonda H. Griffin resigned, effective September 3, as director of the Halifax County--South Boston (Va.) Regional Library System.

Ann Hammond.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... In September Ann Hammond became the executive director of Lexington (Ky.) Public Library.

Barbara Henry.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... In August Barbara Henry retired as adult services librarian and assistant director of Wood Library in Canandaigua, New York.

Kristi Howe.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... September 8 Kristi Howe became director of Beloit (Wis.) Public Library.

Kathy Husser.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... Kathy Husser was promoted to youth services supervising librarian for the Downtown branch of Chandler (Ariz.) Public Library August 16.

Jennifer Inglis.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... August 27 Jennifer Inglis resigned as director of Dartmouth (Mass.) Public Libraries.

Suzanne Jones.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... August 19 Suzanne Jones retired as manager of the Little Boston (Wash.) branch of Kitsap Regional Library.

Maureen Kenney.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... In December Maureen Kenney will retire from East Bridgewater (Mass.) Public Library as children's library associate.

Stephen Kershner.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... September 20 Stephen Kershner became executive director of Cook Memorial Public Library District in Vernon Hills, Illinois.

Claudia Krauspe.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... September 3 Claudia Krauspe was promoted to head of youth services at the Helen Plum Library in Lombard, Illinois.

Paula Laurita.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... In October Paula Laurita will become director of Athens-Limestone (Ala.) Public Library.

Patricia Lessane.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... In August Patricia Lessane was named director of the College of Charleston, South Carolina, Avery Research Center. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Brenda Manning.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... August 28 Brenda Manning retired as manager of the Gunter branch of Rapides Parish (La.) Library.

Melanie Miller.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... September 30 Melanie Miller retired as director of Hays (Kans.) Public Library.

Kate Moore.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... August 31 Kate Moore retired as library manager of Mount Pleasant (N.C.) Library.

Peggy Mueller.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... March 31 Peggy Mueller retired from the University of Texas Libraries in Austin as special programs officer.

Heather Muller.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... August 4 Heather Muller was named library services director of Woodland (Calif.) Public Library.

Elizabeth Murphy.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... August 26 Elizabeth Murphy retired as reference supervisor at the Tufts branch of Weymouth (Mass.) Public Libraries.

Peggy Newman.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... August 31 Peggy Newman retired as head librarian of the Ardmore branch of the Lower Merion (Pa.) Library System.

MacArthur Nickles.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... MacArthur Nickles retired July 31 as director of Garfield (N.J.) Public Library.

Steven Potter.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... In August Steven Potter was promoted to director of Mid-Continent Public Library in Independence, Missouri.

Virginia Ruzicka.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... September 1 Virginia Ruzicka retired as director of Charles City (Va.) Public Library.

Judy Schewe.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... August 8 Judy Schewe became adult services and reference librarian of Wood Library in Canandaigua, New York.

Robin Shader.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... August 2 Robin Shader became director of the Northwest Regional Library System in Panama City, Florida.

Sally Decker Smith.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... Sally Decker Smith retired as special services librarian at Indian Trails Public Library District in Wheeling, Illinois, July 1.

Josephine Tam.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... August 20 Josephine Tam became research instruction librarian at Golden Gate University in San Francisco.

Rhonda Weintraub.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... June 25 Rhonda Weintraub retired as librarian of Forest Avenue Elementary School in West Babylon, New York.

Lisa Zilinski.(Currents)
October 1, 2010... July 19 Lisa Zilinski became business librarian at the University of South Florida Polytechnic Library in Lakeland.

Joshua Capp.(At ALA)
October 1, 2010... Joshua Capp became program coordinator, governance and finance, for the American Association of School Librarians in August.

Denise Davis.(At ALA)
October 1, 2010... October 1 Denise Davis left ALA as director of the Office for Research and Statistics.

Kathy Mitchell.(At ALA)
October 1, 2010... Kathy Mitchell left ALA as program coordinator of the Office for Information Technology Policy on August 27.

Jenny Najduch.(At ALA)
October 1, 2010... In August Jenny Najduch was named program officer for continuing education for the Association for Library Service to Children.

Markisan Naso.(At ALA)
October 1, 2010... Markisan Naso joined the American Association of School Librarians as manager, journals and newsletter, in August.

Pam Sandlian Smith.(CITED)(Brief article)
October 1, 2010... Pam Sandlian Smith, director of the Rangeview Library District, has received the 2010 Colorado Librarian of the Year Award from the Colorado Association of Libraries. The award recognizes exceptional achievement during the past year by a...

Stephen Hopkins Armitage.(Obituary)(Brief article)
October 1, 2010... Stephen Hopkins Armitage, 67, died of kidney and lung cancer August 1. He was a librarian at Westport (Conn.) Public Library and various locations at Multnomah County (Ore.) Library, including the Midland branch, from which he retired as...

Eileen Carpino.(Obituary)(Brief article)
October 1, 2010... Eileen Carpino, 89, died August 19. Librarian emerita at Wheeling (W. Va.) Jesuit University, she served there for 46 years before retiring as library director in 2001.

Katherine Finkbeiner.(Obituary)(Brief article)
October 1, 2010... Katherine Finkbeiner, 92, assistant librarian at Nichols Library in Naperville, Illinois, died August 7. She worked at Nichols Library from 1950 until her April 26, 1987, retirement, which was declared by the mayor of Naperville to be Katherine...