18 Apr - Ramapo Catskill Library System

RCLS Weekly Memo
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August 23, 2010
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
Serving Member Libraries Since 1959
April 18, 2016
Now Online @
www.rcls.org
 RCLS Weekly Memo Archives
 Juvenile Books Preview Session
 National Children’s Book Week
Press Release
 AccuCut LibGuide
 On Your Mark, Get Set AccuCut
Shapes
 AccuCut Dies Alphabetical List
 AccuCut Die Procedures
 2015 RCLS Plan of Service
Evaluation Survey Results
 RCLS Annual Meeting Award
Guidelines
Success in Albany!
Library Advocacy Works! The Governor and Legislature
have come to an agreement on the FY2016-17 New York
State budget. Thanks to your efforts and effective advocacy,
we are happy to report the following:
 State Library Aid: $95.6 million ($4 million
increase) This allocation represents a 4.3% increase in
total library aid, which is equivalent to the increase in
educational foundation aid. This is the most library aid
included in any state budget since FY2008-09.
 State Library Construction Aid: $19 million
($5 million increase) The allocation for the
construction aid program was increased by 35% which
is the first increase in nearly a decade.
 MTA Payroll Tax Reimbursement: $1.3 million
Last year we were able to secure a permanent
exemption for public libraries and public library
systems subject to the MTA payroll tax. This
reimbursement reflects the taxes paid in the previous
year. It will be the last year this reimbursement is
required.
THANK YOU!!! to everyone who participated in
making the case to the legislature this year. Our messages
are working, our efforts matter. Thank you for all you do!
Juvenile Books Preview Session
RCLS Board
Meeting
The materials for the Monday,
April 18 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.
The Juvenile Books Preview Session at RCLS
headquarters in Middletown is in full swing! Come and take
advantage of this opportunity to look at some of the new
books for children and teens. Those library staff who
participate will be able to request books from the preview
collection. Other free items are available to those who come
to RCLS to preview the books.
The list of over 1,060 books is available for viewing on
the RCLS website along with the instructions that explain
how the Preview Session works, plus the breakdown of the
number of books that are in each of the nine categories.
Registration is required to participate. Contact Eileen
Kieva (ext. 221 or [email protected]) to reserve a date and
time. Space is limited! The Session ends Friday, May 20.
Don’t pass up this great opportunity!.
April 18, 2016
Examine the State of
America’s Libraries
Libraries face an uncertain economy
as they shift resources and services to
meet the needs of the 21st-century
digital world. The State of America's
Libraries 2016: A Report from the
American Library Association, a very
special American Libraries digital
supplement, details the critical ways
that academic, school, and public
libraries are transforming the
communities they serve, this year and
beyond.
Edited by Kathy Rosa, director of
A L A’s O f f i c e f o r R e s e a r c h
and Statistics, The State of America's
Libraries 2016 features news and
commentary on:
 The Top Ten Most Challenged
Books in 2015
 Children’s and teen services
 Community engagement
 The Every Student Succeeds Act
 Privacy in the digital age
 Calls to action in support of
libraries
To read this special issue, visit the
American Libraries website.
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Former RCLS Director Passes
Richard (Dick) V. Anglin, retired Director of the Ramapo
Catskill Library System, passed away following a long
illness on Thursday, April 14. He was 77.
Dick started his RCLS career in
September of 1976 as the Adult Services
Consultant and Outreach Coordinator.
During that time he oversaw the Talking
Books for the Blind program, Radio Vision
Radio Reading Service for the Blind, and Richard V.
Books-by-Mail home delivery program. Anglin
Dick also served as liaison to the state and
federal correctional facilities that RCLS serves.
In 1987, Richard V. Anglin was appointed Director of
RCLS, a position he held until his retirement in 2000. In his
first year in that role, Dick oversaw the creation of ANSER
(Automated Network SERvices) with nine member libraries
committing to automation. All other member libraries
received computers with modems and printers at that time.
In 1988, he established the first annual RCLS Legislative
Breakfast.
In the 1990s, Dick guided the expansion of automation to
include all 48 member libraries. That decade also saw the
creation of the RCLS website and the ability to access the
RCLS database of member libraries’ holdings including the
electronic means to request library materials from home,
things that are taken for granted today.
Leading up to the new millennium, Dick, along with the
RCLS Board and staff, strove to meet the challenge for
RCLS to continue to provide new electronic services to
member libraries and their patrons. He championed libraries
with the RCLS catchphrase, “Let our Libraries amaze
YOU!”
Dick Anglin is survived by his wife Mariela, three sons,
three brothers, four sisters and two grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 22 at
the Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, 130 Highland
Avenue, Middletown NY. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated
at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 23 at Our Lady of Mt.
Carmel Church, 90 Euclid Avenue, Middletown.
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Phishing Emails and You
Cyber Security Tips Newsletter April 2016 Volume 11, Issue 4
Thomas F. Duffy, Chair of the Cyber Security Tips
Newsletter says, “Social engineering refers to the methods
attackers use to manipulate people into sharing sensitive
information, or taking an action, such as downloading a file.
Sometimes
social
engineers interact with
the victim to persuade
the victim to share
details or perform an action, such as entering information
into a login page.” Learn more at the Center for Internet
Security website.
Bogle Pratt Fund Funding Program Allows
Travel Abroad for ALA Members
The American Library Association(ALA) is accepting
applications for the Bogle Pratt International Library Travel
Fund sponsored by the Bogle Memorial Fund and the Pratt
Institute School of Information and Library Science. An
award of $1,000 is given to an ALA personal member to
attend their first international conference. An international
conference may be defined as a conference sponsored by an
international organization or a conference held in a country
other than your home country. Recipients must be personal
members of the ALA for at least one full year. The deadline
to apply has yet to be announced; however, this is an annual
award that has always had a deadline of January 1. Check
the ALA website often for an official date. The winner will
be announced after the ALA Midwinter Meeting.
The award is in recognition of Sarah Comly Norris Bogle,
a prominent U.S. librarian who made notable contributions
to international library service. She frequently represented
ALA abroad at meetings of and pertaining to international
library significance.
More information and application forms can be found on
the ALA website.
April 18, 2016
YALSA’s Teens Succeed
with Libraries Video
Contest
The Young Adult Library Services
Association (YALSA) invites library
staff and teens to submit creative and
compelling videos for its Teens
Succeed with Libraries Video Contest.
The contest is open to library staff
and the teens they serve. YALSA is
looking for creative video entries that
compellingly demonstrate how teens
make use of library services, programs
and staff in order to succeed in school
and prepare for college, careers and
life. Examples of content may include,
but are not limited to: showing how
teens use libraries to get good grades,
explore careers, pursue hobbies, plan
for college, build digital skills, serve
the community, become engaged
citizens, connect with others, create,
and more.
Videos must be uploaded to
YouTube by Sunday, May 1. Winners
will be announced no later than
Wednesday, June 1. The top three
entries will receive a box of books,
audiobooks and graphic novels worth
a minimum of $200.
2016 Teen Read Week™ Activity Grant
Eligible library staff, afterschool providers and educators can now apply for the Young Adult Library
Services Association (YALSA) 2016 Teen Read Week Activity Grant.
Ten grants worth $1,000 each will be awarded to help fund literacies-focused Teen Read Week
programs and activities that are especially geared towards youth who speak English as a second
language. Applications are due by Wednesday, June 1. Funding for the grants is generously provided
by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. Learn more on the official Teen Read Week web site at
www.ala.org/teenread.
April 18, 2016
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Thirty Libraries, One Week, Endless Possibilities
What is Break the Box?
Thirty libraries in Orange, Rockland, Sullivan and Ulster counties came together to provide brand
new programs for National Library Week 2016. By working to promote programs as a unit, the libraries
hoped to bring local attention to their amazing libraries and give their
patrons outstanding service.
All the programs were open
to anyone regardless of their
home library because they
believed that all libraries can
become safe, welcoming
spaces for all visitors.
Nyack Library and
Valley Cottage
Library
West Nyack Free Library
West Nyack Free Library
Valley Cottage Library
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Valley Cottage Library
West Nyack Free Library
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Deadlines
System Calendar
 Tuesday, April 19 @ 8 a.m.
Registration for Trustee
Orientation Workshop (4/20)
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.
 Wednesday, April 20 @ 8 a.m.
Registration for Are Your E-mails
Sending the Right Message? (4/21)
April
 Monday, April 25 @ 8 a.m.
Registration for Get Smarter with
Your SmartMail—Tips and Tricks
(4/26)
Wednesday, 20
Trustee Orientation Workshop, Monticello – 5:30 p.m.
 Sunday, May 1
Direct Access Plan Approval Form
due to Robert Hubsher @ RCLS
 Friday, May 20
Annual Meeting Awards
nominations due to Annual
Meeting and Awards Committee @
RCLS
Job Openings
 Job Postings
 Building Your e-résumé
Monday, 18
RCLS Board Meeting, RCLS – 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, 21
Are Your E-mails Sending the Right Message?
RCLS – 9:30 a.m.
Monday, 25,
ANSER Committee, RCLS – 9:30 a.m.
Monday, 25
CLOUSC, Greenwood Lake – 9:30 a.m.
Monday, 25
RCLS COSAG, RCLS – 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, 26
Get Smarter with Your SmartMail—Tips and Tricks
RCLS – 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, 29
RCLS Managers Meeting, RCLS – 10:00 a.m.
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Robert Hubsher ............Executive Director ................................................................. 242
Chuck Conklin ..............Delivery & Building Maintenance Supervisor ......................... 226
Dan Donohue ...............ILL/Technical Services Librarian ............................................ 237
Grace Riario .................Assistant Director & Outreach Coordinator ............................ 233
Jerry Kuntz ...................Electronic Resources Consultant ........................................... 246
John Schneider ............ANSER Manager and Systems Administrator ....................... 228
Randall Enos ................Youth Services Consultant .................................................... 240
Stephen Hoefer ............Fiscal Officer.......................................................................... 223