Reading the Region 2019-2020: Award -Winning Titles from Around the Region

Reading the Region 2019-2020: Award -Winning Titles from Around the Region is a poster in the 2020 PNLA Virtual Poster Session. We encourage you to engage in discussion by leaving a comment on the page. The author of the poster will respond to comments the week of August 4-7, 2020.

Presenters:

  • Alaska Julie Niederhauser, Alaska PNLA Representative, Public Library Coordinator, Alaska State Library, Juneau (julie.niederhauser@alaska.gov)
  • Alberta Jocie Wilson, PNLA YRCA Chair, Manager, Collections and Resource Sharing, Yellowhead Regional Library, Spruce Grove (director@llbcl.ca)
  • BC Barbara Weston, Manager of Programming and Community Connections, Coquitlam Public Library (bweston@coqlibrary.ca)
  • Idaho Ellie Dworak, Idaho PNLA Representative, Associate Professor, Scholarly Communications and Data Management Librarian, Albertsons Library, Boise State University (elliedworak@boisestate.edu)
  • Montana Jan Zauha, Past PNLA President, Humanities & Outreach Librarian, Archives & Special Collections, Montana State University, Bozeman (jzauha@montana.edu)
  • Washington Jane Lopez-Santillana, Washington PNLA Representative, Interim Managing Librarian, Oak Harbor Library (JLopez-Santillana@sno-isle.org)
  • Regional Rick Stoddart, PNLA Co-President, Library Assessment Coordinator, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene (ricks@uoregon.edu); Jocie Wilson; & Jan Zauha

Track: Public & School Libraries

Abstract: Overwhelmed by your reading list? Shocked by how minuscule your collections budget is? As readers and as stewards of library collections, we want to spend our book budgets and our time wisely on the very best titles. Join PNLA’s leadership (past and present) to explore award-winning book titles for 2019-2020 from Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, and Washington. Books for all ages and interests will be reviewed in this program. You’ll come away with a great reading list for yourself and your patrons!

Poster:

Supporting Materials:

About the Presenter: Jan Zauha, Humanities & Outreach Librarian in Archives & Special Collections, has been a faculty member at Montana State University for 25 years. Her background is in English Lit and her goal is to increase reading in the community. She has led PNLA’s presentation about regional book awards since 2006.

 

 

Building a National Brand for Libraries

Building a National Brand for Libraries is a poster in the 2020 PNLA Virtual Poster Session. We encourage you to engage in discussion by leaving a comment on the page. The author of the poster will respond to comments the week of August 4-7, 2020.

Presenter: Stephanie Hlywak

Track: Academic, Public, & School Libraries

Abstract:
Since 2015, Libraries Transform has endeavored to create a national “brand” for the modern library in all its permutations. In the years since, the campaign has mobilized library lovers across the world with easy-to-use graphics and messaging for marketing, advocacy, fundraising and more.

ALA’s poster will share statistics and information about the campaign, including its original goals (Increase AWARENESS of and support for the transforming library; shift the PERCEPTION of libraries from “obsolete” or “nice to have” to essential; ENGAGE and energize library professionals and build external advocates to influence local, state and national decision-makers), key messages (Libraries transform lives; libraries transform communities; librarians are passionate advocates for lifelong learning; libraries are a smart investment) and results (more than 15,000 libraries and supporters have joined Libraries Transform from all 50 U.S. states as well as international libraries in more than 100 countries). Additionally, we’ll share our formula for creating the central building block of the campaign: the “Because…” statement. We’ll also have plenty of examples of how libraries across the US have used Libraries Transform in creative and effective ways to increase awareness and funding.

Finally, our poster will also share some of the challenges and lessons learned along the way. Attendees will gain an understanding of the opportunities and obstacles to implementing any kind of public awareness campaign for a cause or concept.

Learning Objectives
Attendees will leave the session informed and inspired about creative ways to use ALA’s free Libraries Transform toolkit. Specific topics include print and digital marketing tactics, raising public awareness on a tight (or nonexistent) budget, and finding the right messaging for your unique audience.

Poster:

About the Presenter: A communications leader with extensive experience in all aspects of public relations, digital marketing and social media, Stephanie Hlywak is the director of the American Library Association’s Communications and Marketing Office. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and her master’s degree in the humanities from the University of Chicago, where she concentrated on creative short fiction. A committed educator, she currently teaches online courses on Social Media Marketing at The New School. Stephanie lives with her family in Chicago.

 

Drag and Storytime! Joyful inclusivity for Libraries and the Whole Family

Drag and Storytime! Joyful inclusivity for Libraries and the Whole Family is a poster in the 2020 PNLA Virtual Poster Session. We encourage you to engage in discussion by leaving a comment on the page. The author of the poster will respond to comments the week of August 4-7, 2020.

Presenters: Amelia Jenkins & Miss Gigi Monroe

Track: Public Libraries

Abstract:
Drag Queen Storyhours are becoming popular around the country. What are these? Why are people doing them? And how do you host your own? A youth services worker at the Juneau Public Library and a world famous drag queen will share what they have done and answer your burning questions.

Poster:

About the Presenters:
Amelia Jenkins is a life-long Alaskan. She received her MLIS from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and has worked in academic, state, and Forest Service libraries before finding her home in youth services at the Juneau Public Libraries where she has worked with children of all ages for the past 20 years.

Gigi Monroe: Beginning in Atlanta, then from South Lake Tahoe to Los Angeles, Richmond, VA, and southern Oregon, and all over the country, now based in Juneau, Alaska, it’s been a long, strange, trip…. Gigi absolutely loves her job. It’s the best thing in the world to bring entertainment, joy, and a place to escape to so many people. Thank you to everyone who allows me to show you my heart for a living.

 

How Libraries Are Supporting Their Communities During COVID-19

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How Libraries Are Supporting Their Communities During COVID-19 is a poster in the 2020 PNLA Virtual Poster Session. We encourage you to engage in discussion by leaving a comment on the page. The author of the poster will respond to comments the week of August 4-7, 2020.

Presenter: Rob Rando

Track: Academic, Public, & School Libraries

Abstract: As the nation’s libraries closed their physical branches in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, patrons increasingly turned to libraries’ digital collections of ebooks and audiobooks. Several libraries rose to the challenge and found new ways to reach readers and support their communities during these difficult times. In this session, we’ll share some of their best practices, including leveraging low-cost and no-cost simultaneous use titles to build your collection, how to provide access from a distance with Instant Digital Card, and ways that public libraries and schools can work together to support students doing remote learning. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn valuable and creative strategies to apply moving forward.

Poster:

About the Presenter:
Rob Rando (rrando@overdrive.com) joined OverDrive in 2017. Originally, working with the new sales team he helped to set up 50+ academic and corporate libraries with an OverDrive Platform. Now, Rob works as an Account Manager to Public Libraries in the Northwestern United States.

Chat with the Presenter:
Rob will be available to chat in real time via comments, August 4th-7th 12:30-1:30pm (Pacific time). Can’t make it during these times? Don’t worry! Leave a comment and he will get back to you.

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Gracious Greetings

Gracious Greetings is a poster in the 2020 PNLA Virtual Poster Session. We encourage you to engage in discussion by leaving a comment on the page. The author of the poster will respond to comments the week of August 4-7, 2020.

Presenters: Jacqueline Highfill, Chikae Shavers, Jose Lira Pedroza, Vivian Kwan, Gretchen McClusky, Wing Tang, Shin Park, & Luyi Yang

Track: Public Library

Abstract: Gracious Greetings is a virtual series that enriched public library staff with the ability to warmly welcome and assist patrons in our buildings. These were developed by the Gracious Greetings Facilitators team who shared their expertise in their native tongue with their fellow staff members. Through this program the facilitators learned new technical skills on how to utilize Microsoft Teams to host a meeting. The facilitators also gained skills in leadership, feedback and facilitation. The facilitators developed their own program through video meetings and Power Point presentations independently while taking feedback from their participants and their fellow facilitators. Gracious Greetings included the following languages:

  • American Sign Language -ASL (hosted by Gretchen McCluskey)
  • Cantonese – a dialect of Chinese (hosted by Wing Tang)
  • English – for ESL Staff (hosted by Vivian Kwan)
  • Japanese (hosted by Chikae Shavers)
  • Korean (hosted by Shin Park)
  • Mandarin – a dialect of Chinese (hosted by Cira Yang)
  • Spanish (hosted by Jose Lira Pedroza)

Suddenly finding ourselves working from home, we discovered that COVID-19 presented us with a unique opportunity. Jacqueline Highfill suggested that those who felt comfortable sharing their knowledge amongst their staff members could host language learning sessions. 6 staff members volunteered their work time and energy to help staff practice their language learning skills. Each facilitator oversaw a discussion and presented basic vocabulary focused on using the library. These sessions provided a safe space where staff could practice welcoming and assisting patrons with day-to-day transactions.

This time period will leave an everlasting impact on how staff viewed one another as teachers, coworkers and team members too.

Poster:
Suddenly finding themselves working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, staff members of the Northcentral Region of the King County Library System (KCLS) sought to create a conducive learning opportunity as they worked with Microsoft Teams. Knowing that our diverse staff provided an invaluable resource of being multilingual and realizing that there were staff interested in language learning sessions. Jacqueline Highfill suggested that those who felt comfortable sharing their knowledge amongst their staff members could host language learning sessions. 6 staff members volunteered their work time and energy into making a temporary program to assist staff practice their language learning skills. Each facilitator oversaw a discussion and present different words to help greet and welcome patrons into their libraries. These sessions also provided a safe space where staff could practice welcoming and assisting patrons with day-to-day transactions. Some phrases included, “Welcome!,” “How may I help you?” , “Where are the (items)?” and “Goodbye!” Some facilitators even shared how to utilize the Language Line telephone translation service, allowing staff members to easily transition to get immediate translation help.

Each session lasted for an hour. Usually there would be a demonstration on how to speak these phrases and the participants would be given time to practice and mirror the facilitator. The sessions went on for 7 weeks from April 21 to May 27. Some facilitators went above and beyond and hosted additional “office hours” to answer grammatical questions or “conversational sessions” that went beyond the basic of greeting and helping patrons in the library.

The English sessions operated differently in that they were for staff in which English wasn’t their first language. Vivian shared about the different English language learning resources available to staff on KCLS’ and on other reputable sites. Participants would learn how to “check in” with one another, where to access movies, news, podcasts as well as how to build confidence while speaking in English.

After every week, the facilitators would meet once a week for an hour to discuss how the sessions went. This helped establish accountability and trust among the team when they went to developing their sessions. Most of the facilitators attended each other’s sessions to learn and improve their own classes. Staff members who participated (in a non-facilitator role) felt more kinship and that they had been able to exercise a new skill among their peers. The sessions also allowed all staff members to learn more cultural insights into their languages, fostering empathy.

The Gracious Greetings sessions were innovative as they were developed by staff with no formal training on how to lead a language class using new software that allowed staff members to connect and learn with one another. This time period will leave an everlasting impact on how staff viewed one another as teachers, coworkers and team members too.

About the Presenters:
The Gracious Greetings Facilitators team consists of seven public library employees, including Jacqueline Highfill (Operations Manager), Vivian Kwan (Library Technical Assistant), Jose Lira Pedroza (Library Technical Assistant) ,Gretchen McCluskey (Library Technical Assistant), Shin Park (Library Technical Assistant), Chikae Shavers (Library Technical Assistant), Wing Tang (Library Technical Assistant) and Luyi (Cira) Yang (Library Page).

 

Be a Hummingbird: Successful GLAM Partnerships in a Rapidly Changing World

Be a Hummingbird: Successful GLAM Partnerships in a Rapidly Changing World is a poster in the 2020 PNLA Virtual Poster Session. We encourage you to engage in discussion by leaving a comment on the page. The author of the poster will respond to comments the week of August 4-7, 2020.

Presenters: Devon Tatton & Caitlin Ottenbreit

Track: Public Library

Abstract: The Be a Hummingbird series was a curated collection of programs that explored the themes of environmentalism, responsibility and courage. Inspired by Haida author and artist Michael Nicholl Yahgulanaas’s book Flight of the Hummingbird, and in support of Pacific Opera Victoria’s original opera based on said book, this program series exemplifies GVPL’s pre-COVID-19 community arts partnerships. These partnerships remain a foundational element of GVPL’s programming, and this session seeks to share our experiences developing these programs, bolstering our partnerships throughout our mutual COVID-19 closures, and planning ways to take these relationships into the future.

Poster:

GLAM at GVPL

About the Presenters: Devon Tatton & Caitlin Ottenbreit are Public Services Librarians who lead the Arts, Culture and Heritage programs and services (aka the fun stuff) in beautiful Victoria British Columbia.

 

Tell Your Story: Encouraging Young Writers to Share Their Voices

Tell Your Story: Encouraging Young Writers to Share Their Voices is a poster in the 2020 PNLA Virtual Poster Session. We encourage you to engage in discussion by leaving a comment on the page. The author of the poster will respond to comments the week of August 4-7, 2020.

Presenter: Patricia Lesku

Track: Public & School Libraries

Abstract: Tell Your Story gives young writers and artists in West Vancouver the chance to turn their original projects into real ebooks that can be checked out by anyone with a WVML card. It aims to:

  • Pair inspiration with action: take a young artist’s idea and help them turn it into something shareable
  • Empower young people to create and share their original stories
  • Amplify young voices in our community
  • Help young creators form a community in West Vancouver

Tell Your Story is generously supported by the West Vancouver Memorial Foundation

Poster:

Supporting Material:

About the Presenter:
Patricia is a Digital Access Librarian with the West Vancouver Memorial Library. A passionate teacher for more than 20 years, she is always looking for creative ways to use technology to inspire learners of all ages — especially young writers.

Chat with the Presenter:
Patricia will be available to chat in real time via comments, Thursday, August 6, 9:00am-10:30am (Pacific time). Can’t make it during these times? Don’t worry! Leave a comment and she will get back to you.

 

Love is a Battlefield

Love is a Battlefield is a poster in the 2020 PNLA Virtual Poster Session. We encourage you to engage in discussion by leaving a comment on the page. The author of the poster will respond to comments the week of August 4-7, 2020.

Presenters: Robin Bradford & Nancy Clark

Track: Public Library

Abstract: Our goal is to show why a diverse romance collection is important to the public library, who reads it, and why it matters to your community. And also, we aim to introduce library staff to the broad range of diverse romances available and where to acquire them.

Poster:

About the Presenters:
Nancy Clark is a branch manager and former readers’ advisory librarian for Anchorage Public Library. A lifelong Alaskan, she writes contemporary romance novels and hopes for another World Series win for her beloved Chicago White Sox.

Robin Bradford works for the Pierce County Library System in Tacoma, WA. She was recognized as RWA’s 2016 Cathie Linz Librarian of the Year and as a 2018 Library Journal Mover & Shaker.

 

Professional Librarian Development with Lynda.com

Professional Librarian Development with Lynda.com is a poster in the 2020 PNLA Virtual Poster Session. We encourage you to engage in discussion by leaving a comment on the page. The author of the poster will respond to comments the week of August 4-7, 2020.

Presenters: Niki Sutherland, Devon Tatton, Caitlin Ottenbreit, Leah Pearse, Deborah Van Der Linde, Katie Gunther, Delia Filipescu, & Megan Clark

Track: Public Library

Abstract: During Covid-19, Greater Victoria Public Library used Lynda.com for librarian professional development. Librarians saw an opportunity to use their learning to co-create a community of colleagues using Lynda tutorials as a discussion platform. This poster explains the impact, challenges and opportunities of librarians learning with Lynda.com

Poster:


Librarian Professional Development with Lynda.com

About the Presenter: This large group of Canadian librarians work in Public Services, in portfolios ranging from Early Literacy to Creative Technology and Arts, Culture and History. We have a combined library services experience of over 70 years.

Leading Through the Chaos

Leading Through the Chaos is a poster in the 2020 PNLA Virtual Poster Session. We encourage you to engage in discussion by leaving a comment on the page. The author of the poster will respond to comments the week of August 4-7, 2020.

Presenter: Karen Yother

Track: Public Library

Abstract: Fear. Frustration. Anxiety. Uncertainty. Confusion. Worry. Stress. Sadness.

On a good day, managing staff dealing with just one of these emotions can be difficult, but when your entire team is feeling most of these emotions on a daily basis for weeks on end, how we lead can be the difference between tidal waves that capsize the boat or calm seas ahead for everyone.

The recent pandemic shone a spotlight on what I do well as a supervisor and what my team does very well on a daily basis, but it also highlighted some areas that were lacking and gaps in how we interact and communicate with each other.

In this poster session I will share how we improved communication, created a stronger support system, the lessons we learned, and how to sustain it all moving forward. From shifting to a virtual platform and setting aside summer plans for a new model just weeks prior to kick-off to learning to listen to what people aren’t saying and practicing being bendy, small changes in our behavior and actions can have a significant impact on staff. You can be the calm in the storm for your team starting today.

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About the Presenter: As the Youth Services Coordinator at the Community Library Network, Karen leads a talented and amazing team of Super Librarians. She has served on various PNLA, ILA and CSLP committees since 2003. She received the Coeur d’Alene Schools “Inspiration Award”, the Hayden Chamber of Commerce Youth Award, was named Librarian of the Year by ILA, was a PNLA LEADS emerging leader, and was selected as one of the Top 30 Leaders Under 40 from the North Idaho Business Journal. Contact Karen at kareny@communitylibrary.net