The CTLS Bulletin Calendar of Events and News You Can Use from the Central Texas Library System December 2001, Number 21 The CTLS Bulletin is distributed every other month, alternating with The CTLS Newsletter. The CTLS Bulletin is mailed to all subscribers of The CTLS Newsletter and sent by e-mail to CTLS-L. The CTLS Bulletin is also available online at www.ctls.net.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS December 14 - Application deadline: Christina Woll Memorial Fund Award - up to $1,000 for libraries that serve children 12 and under 14 - Application deadline: J. Frank Dobie Library Trust Awards - $8,000 to improve collections in public libraries that serve a population of 20,000 or less and that are open at least 20 hours a week. 15 - Application deadline: Texas Library Association/Public Library Division Conference Stipend - (4) $400 stipends for public library employees without an MLS to attend their first TLA annual conference. 15 - Submission deadline: Articles for the January Newsletter 20 - Last day to submit E-Rate Year 5 Form 470 for next year's discounts 23 - Mail large print statistics to CTLS 24-25 - Christmas Holiday - CTLS and ILL closed January 1 - New Year's Day Holiday - CTLS and ILL closed 15 - Application deadline: Tocker Foundation - grants up to $50,000 for public libraries that serve a population of 12,000 or less. 15 - Submission deadline: Articles for the February Bulletin 17 - E-Rate Year 5 filing window closes 21 - Martin Luther King Day - CTLS and ILL closed 23 - Mail large print statistics to CTLS 25 - CTLS Winter Meeting - Salado 25 - Application deadline: Texas Library Association/New Members Round Table Professional Development Grant - financial assistance to cover costs of attending TLA annual conference. February 15 - Submission deadline - Articles for the March Newsletter 15 - Begin preparation for Large Print Circuit rotation on March 1 23 - Mail large print statistics to CTLS 28 - Texas Reading Club Workshop - Hewitt NEWS YOU CAN USE Toys R Us Settlement Approved The Federal court in Brooklyn, New York has approved the Toys R Us settlement. Member libraries may now spend their SFY 2002 Collection Development allocations. Materials that you would normally purchase for children are eligible, even though adult patrons may also use them. Please follow the spending allocation plan distributed in November at the regional meetings. If you need a copy of the allocation schedule, please call the System office at 512-974-7488 or 800-262-4431 or go to www.ctls.net/documents/toysRUsCD.pdf. Here is a summary of the guidelines you should follow: > Group your orders so that only children's materials will appear on a single invoice. > On children's materials invoices write, "Texas Settlement" at the top. > Order your children's materials as soon as possible. Once you have satisfied your children's materials allocation, you may begin ordering other kinds of materials. If you have any questions, please call Laurie Mahaffey at 512-974-7517 or Donald Harper at 974-7486, or call 800-262-4431. PLD Stipends for TLA Applications for Public Library Division (PLD) stipends to attend the 2002 Texas Library Association (TLA) Conference in Dallas must be postmarked by December 15, 2001. The Public Libraries Division will award four $400 stipends to first-time attendees to the TLA Conference who are currently employed in public libraries and who do not hold a Master's Degree in Library Science or its equivalent. There are still about two weeks left to apply, and they have only received one application to date. This is too good an opportunity to pass up! CTLS would like to ask librarians to encourage staff members to apply. The application forms are available from the System office; call 800-262-4431 or 512-974-7488. The application form is also available online at www.txla.org/groups/pld/html/PLDapplication.rtf. If a window pops up asking for a user name and password, just close the window and you can proceed without having to provide those. New Members Round Table/Quality Books Inc. Professional Development Grant Texas Library Association members in the first five years of their professional career and TLA membership are eligible for the TLA/NMRT/Quality Books Professional Development Grant. This grant provides assistance to attend the annual TLA Conference on April 23-26, 2002 in Dallas by covering conference registration, travel expenses, lodging, and $50 per diem, up to $1000 total expenses. Apply online at www.txla.org/groups/nmrt/grant.html>. For more information, contact Debye Nicholl at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 210-999-8160. Applications must be postmarked on or before January 25, 2002. TExpress Subsidies Still Available TexShare sponsors the TExpress Courier Service, by which the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) subsidizes the pickup and delivery of materials among TexShare libraries in Texas. This service offers low-cost, rapid pickup and delivery of ILL items among participating libraries. Member libraries pay an annual fee for five-day-per-week service. Although the service is primarily structured for interlibrary loan items, other materials may be shipped. The current total cost for most TExpress subscribers is $225 per month. Subsidized libraries do not pay the total amount. The State Library pays 60%, or $135 of the cost for 178 libraries, leaving the libraries' actual cost at $90. Right now, 173 of the 178 slots are filled, leaving five available slots. Applicants are selected on a first-come, first-serve basis. To indicate your interest, contact Amigos at www.amigos.org/tae/signup.html or call the Amigos Help Desk at 800-843-8482. All applications must be approved by TSLAC. Contact Valerie Johnson, TexShare Coordinator, at 512-463-0188 or e-mail her at [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2002-2003 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List The Texas Bluebonnet Award (TBA) Committee has selected the 2002-2003 Texas Bluebonnet Award Master List titles. The books, all recommended by one or more reviewing sources, should be evaluated in terms of each library's selection policy; it is not required that a school or public library purchase all titles listed. > Avi. Ereth's Birthday. HarperCollins, 2000. > Barasch, Lynne. Radio Rescue. Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000. > Bonners, Susan. Edwina Victorious. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000. > Borden, Louise and Mary Kay Kroeger. Fly High! The Story of Bessie Coleman. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2001. > Clements, Andrew. The School Story. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2001. > Creech, Sharon. Love That Dog. Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. > Deedy, Carmen Agra. The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark. Peachtree Publishers, 2000. > Facklam, Margery. Spiders and Their Web Sites. Little, Brown and Company, 2001. > Hill, Kirkpatrick. The Year of Miss Agnes. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2000. > Kerley, Barbara. The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins. Scholastic Press, 2001. > LaMarche, Jim. The Raft. HarperCollins Publishers, 2000. > Nagda, Ann Whitehead. Dear Whiskers. Holiday House, 2000. > Park, Barbara. The Graduation of Jake Moon. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2000. > Ryan, Pam Munoz. Esperanza Rising. Scholastic Press, 2000. > Sanderson, Ruth. The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring. Little, Brown and Company, 2001. > Stanley, Diane. The Mysterious Matter of I. M. Fine. HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. > Stevens, Janet and Susan Stevens Crummel. And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon. Harcourt, Inc., 2001. > Tanaka, Shelley. Attack on Pearl Harbor: The True Story of the Day America Entered World War II. Hyperion/Madison Press, 2001. > Woodson, Jacqueline. The Other Side. G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001. > Yep, Laurence. Cockroach Cooties. Hyperion Books for Children, 2000. If you would like additional information, please contact Pat Jefferson, the TBA Coordinator. You can e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] or contact her by phone at 940-575-4653. Her mailing address is 615 Runaway Bay Dr., Runaway Bay, TX 76426. Bring Frankenstein To Your Library! The ALA Public Programs Office is now accepting applications for Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature, a new traveling exhibition. The exhibit examines the intent of Mary Shelley's novel and encourages audiences to discuss Shelley's and their own views about personal and societal responsibility as it relates to science and other areas of life. In addition to the exhibition, participating libraries will receive interpretive and educational materials that help audiences examine Mary Shelley's novel and how it uses scientific experimentation as a metaphor to comment on cultural values, especially the importance of exercising responsibility toward individuals and the community in all areas of human activity, including science. If your library is interested in hosting the "Frankenstein" exhibition between October 2002 and December 2005, please visit www.ala.org/publicprograms/frankenstein/ for more information and to download a grant application and guidelines. Applications must be postmarked by December 14, 2001. If you have any additional questions, please contact Susan Brandehoff at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Free MARC Records for netLibrary Titles You can still download free MARC records for the TexShare ebook collection from netLibrary at their web site. This offer is good through December 31, 2001. Information about getting MARC records for the TexShare ebooks is at www.texshare.edu/programs/academicdb/marc/marcrecords.html. Does having netLibrary MARC records in your catalog make a difference? When Houston Public Library completed its first month (October, 2001) after adding the 18,000+ TexShare ebook titles from netLibrary, statistics showed a 78% increase in ebook use over October 2000, and a 54% increase over the highest monthly use they had ever reached. Free Workshops on Proposal Writing Austin Community College is presenting two free proposal-writing workshops in January that might interest you. On January 11, 2002, Linda Young Dean, Grants Development & Special Assistant to the President for Governmental & Community Relations, Austin Community College, will present Getting Government Grants. On January 18, 2002, Jeffrey Cohen, of Cohen & Associates will present Grant Writing for Small or Start-Up Organizations. You can get details about times and registration at www2.austin.cc.tx.us/npo/sessions.htm. Austin Community College offers a variety of workshops through its Center for Community-Based and Nonprofit Organizations programs. The center serves over 200 community based and nonprofit organizations. If you would like to be on the e-mail list or for more information, please contact Barry Silverberg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or 512-223-7076. Director Needed in Groesbeck The Maffett Memorial Library in Groesbeck is looking for a library director to work 30 hours per week with city benefits. Duties include planning and executing programming, preparing department reports and statistics, making budget recommendations, marketing programs to the community, supervising staff, coordinating children and adult programs, and implementing policies and ordinance. The director must have County Librarian Certification Level III, completion of 60 semesters credit hours at an accredited college and/or 2,000 hours of paid or voluntary work experience in a library within the past five years. This is a great opportunity to get experience in all areas of library work, at a great library. Contact George Humble at 254-729-3168 or P.O. Box 606, Groesbeck, TX, 76642. Special Reading Rainbow Pricing Reading Rainbow has added six new video episodes, priced at $15.95 each. The price includes public performance rights as well as shipping and handling charges. New titles include: The Shaman's Apprentice; Pet Stories: You Don't Have to Walk; Lemonade for Sale; The Secret Shortcut; My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States; and Badger's Parting Gifts. Each Reading Rainbow video title is now packaged in a unique video sleeve to make it easy to distinguish and more attractive. If you already own Reading Rainbow programs, you can purchase the new VHS sleeves for 75 cents each. The $15.95 price is valid through January 31, 2002. For a copy of the special library order form, contact Sharon Herfurth in the CTLS office at 512-974-7598 or 800-262-4431. You can find more information about Reading Rainbow at www.readingrainbow.net. Project VITAL Adult Literacy Conference Project VITAL (Volunteers In Training for Adult Literacy) will be hosting its annual statewide conference for volunteer adult literacy program administrators and tutors in Fort Worth on January 30, 2002. The theme for this year's conference is "Volunteers: A VITAL Link for Success". It will be held at the Radisson Plaza in downtown Fort Worth on January 30, 2002 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Project VITAL would be pleased to have you join us as an exhibitor or submit a presentation proposal for the conference. For more information contact Amy J. Normand, Director, Project VITAL, at 512-245-7982. Database Discounts for CTLS Members Just a reminder that both SIRS and Congressional Quarterly are currently offering CTLS members free trial subscriptions and discounted subscription rates for their online web-based reference products. For more information, contact Sharon in the CTLS office. The Koran Online Each CTLS library already owns a copy of the Koran but may not even realize it. The Koran is available through netLibrary, the electronic book database that you get via the Texas State Library. To locate the Koran and related titles on netLibrary, use the Advanced Search Screen. In the subject box type: Islam Sacred Books OR Koran. Be sure to include both subject headings. You should get four titles in the results list: 1. Prolegomena to the Qur'an; 2. Women in the Qur'an, Traditions and Interpretations; 3. The Holy Qur'an; and 4. Christ in Islam and Christianity. If you'd like help using netLibrary or would like more information, please get in touch with Sharon Herfurth in the System office at 800-262-4431 or 512-974-7598. The Confidentiality And Privacy Of Library Records The American Library Association's (ALA) alert on the confidentiality and privacy of library records is available, along with other announcements, from Larra Clark, Press Officer at ALA's Public Information Office. E-mail her at [EMAIL PROTECTED] You may also contact her by phone at 800-545-2433 ext. 5043, 312-280-5043, by fax at 312-944-8520, or by mail at 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795. Texas library laws regarding confidentiality of user information are at www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/go/go055200.html. USA PATRIOT Act Assistance In consultation with the American Library Association's counsel, the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom posted an alert at www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/alertusapatriotact.html. For your convenience, we are reprinting it below. On October 25, 2001, Congress passed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act. This law broadly expands the powers of federal law enforcement agencies investigating cases involving foreign intelligence and international terrorism. The new legislation amends the laws governing the Federal Bureau of Investigation's access to business records. One provision orders any person or institution served with a search warrant not to disclose that such a warrant has been served or that records have been produced pursuant to the warrant. The existence of this provision does not mean that libraries and librarians served with such a search warrant cannot ask to consult with their legal counsel concerning the warrant. A library and its employees can still seek legal advice concerning the warrant and request that the library's legal counsel be present during the actual search and execution of the warrant. If you or your library are served with a warrant issued under this law, and wish the advice of legal counsel but do not have an attorney, you can still obtain assistance from Jenner & Block, the Freedom to Read Foundation's legal counsel. Simply call the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) at 800-545-2433 ext. 4224 and inform the staff that you need legal advice without disclosing the reason you need legal assistance. You do not and should not inform OIF staff of the existence of the warrant. OIF staff will assure that an attorney from Jenner & Block returns your call. Forming a Library District If your library is considering forming a library district, the best place to start for information is online. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts has the Library District Sales Tax brochure online in PDF format at www.window.state.tx.us/lga/libdist.html. The Texas State Library and Archives Commission Web site has a discussion of library districts history and law at www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/pubs/som/chapter7.html. CTLS Winter Meeting The Winter Meeting will be in Salado on January 25. The 2004-2005 biennial budget will be considered. Watch for a flyer with further details. Printing funded with a grant from the Texas State Library through the Texas Library Systems Act and the Library Services and Technology Act. --------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Include in body: unsubscribe ctls-l For information on CTLS-L please visit: http://www.ctls.net/document/ctls-l.htm
