Agenda_01_28_12

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NEMA Board Meeting Agenda January 28, 2012

**NEMA Board Meeting Agenda** January 28, 2012 Teleconference: Lincoln (Culler Middle School, 5201 Vine), Blair, (Arbor Park Intermediate School, 1717 Adams), Kearney (Kearney High School) and Scottsbluff ESU.

I.Call to Order: Karen Buckley

II. Additions to Agenda, Moved by Laura PIetsch, s by Stacy Licktig. Motion approved

III. Minutes from September 17, 2011: Beth Kabes. Moved by Carrie Turner, s by Betty Meyer. Motion approved.

IV. Treasurer's Report: Tammi Mans. Posted online. Report is submitted and filed for audit.

V.President's Report President Buckley met with Senator Nelson’s office. 2011 AASL conference. Sarah Mitchell resigning as Talking Braille Liaison. Sara Churchill resigning from Web Master. Joie Taylor is resigning from Read Aloud NE. Glenda Willnard resigning from NE State Advisory Council on Libraries with Betty Meyer appointed to replace.

VI. Executive Secretary's Report: Kim Gangwish Current Membership 336 active members, 74 lapsed membership. Correspondence thank you received from Jennie Schneider.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">VII. Communications: Karen Buckley

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">VIII. Committee Reports-Written reports submitted. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A. Finance Report: Tammi Mans (Stacy Lickteig) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">B. AFCON Liaison: Lora Leibrandt <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">AFCON continues to support both the (stalled) Student Expression bill and the (passed) Civics Education bill. Civics education is important for Academic Freedom in that understanding ones First Amendment rights is essential to supporting and exercising those rights. AFCON's Annual Meeting last November included a Civics Education panel. Going forward, AFCON is holding a video contest for high school students with some really nifty prizes. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">D. NDE Liaison: Mary Reiman. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nothing new to report. School library articles and information continue to be sent to Brent Gaswick, NDE. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">E. NLA Liaison: Gordon Wyant <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2012 Conference, “Back to the Basics, Building the Future,” with Keynote Dr. Tom Osborne. Proposal deadline is April 30. Nebraska Library Commission Liaison: Deficiency budget request. Deficiency appropriation for the Talking Book and Braille Service request. 5-year report and a 5-year plan for NLC. April 25 National Library Legislative Day. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">F. NEMA Liaison to NLA: Stacy Lickteig

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">G. NLC Liaison: Rod Wagner <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The Nebraska Library Commission and State Advisory Council on Libraries will meet together on March 9 (location to be determined). The Library Commission submitted a deficiency budget request to restore state funding to last fiscal year’s funding level for the state aid to libraries program (grants and contracts). The amount requested is $88,012 for this fiscal year and the same amount for next year (2011-2013 state biennium budget). If successful, the Commission will have increased support for state aid to public libraries, regional library systems, and interlibrary loan compensation payments. The Commission is also seeking a deficiency appropriation for the Talking Book and Braille Service program for purchase of digital talking book supplies (flash memory cartridges and mailers). The Commission’s federal funding has also been reduced. Budget cuts for the Library Services and Technology Act have resulted in a reduction of nearly $100,000 from the FY 2010 funding level. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">H. State Advisory Council on Libraries: Glenda Willnerd/Betty Meyer.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Nebraska State Advisory Council on Libraries (SACL) met at the Nebraska Library Commission(NLC) on Friday, November 18, 2011.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rod Wagner gave an update on Federal Library Programs. LSTA - no final action and appropriations since Oct. 1 have been on a short term basis.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NLC is still waiting for Congress to make a decision.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ESEA needs to include schools in this funding.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Rod has submitted a request to bring the funding level back to the previous years since NLC lost federal funds. The funding is desperately needed to continue to purchase talking book resources.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Michael Sauers gave a presentation on Tech Game Changes.Betty Meyer will be NEMA’s new SACL representative.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">H.Nebraska Youth Advisory Board: Kelly Melson <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•YAB has not met, but over e-mail YAB members have agreed to work on different components of the One Book for Nebraska Teens selections for 2012-2013, Blank Confession by Pete Hautman. Members are completing their tasks and the items will be up on the website soon: http://nlc.nebraska.gov/youth/obok/. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Activities are taking place all over Nebraska with this year's book: //[|The Last Newspaper Boy in America]// by [|Sue Corbett]. She is willing to Skype with groups of kids and librarians. Her Skype name is: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">susan.corbett5129. To borrow the book bags, contact Nebraska Library Commission Information and Reference Services, 402-471-4016, 800-307-2665, [|e-mail], or the Regional Library System [|offices]. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">•Also the YAB is beginning to send in suggestions for future choices for One Book for Nebraska Kids and One Book for Nebraska Teens.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">J. Awards and Scholarships: Deanna Reilly <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">K. AASL Liaison: Carrie Turner <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ALA offers many things to **retirees who have been continuous members for 25 years** including free membership. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**AASL Intellectual Freedom Committee** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Resources: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Fall Forum 2012** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Five areas AASL is involved in for advocacy:** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Changing the Story: The California Campaign for Strong School Libraries** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**http://librarycampaign.csla.net:**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2 surveys coming out:National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES.ed.gov) Commonly known as SAS (School & Staffing Survey) Random sample: if surveyed please take the time to fill it out. **Not everyone will get it so if receive your opinion counts. There has been a time when school librarians weren’t included so if response is low they may remove us from the survey**.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School Libraries Count survey is out
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On **AASL Essential Links**:Please email **Helen Adams: hadams@mansfield.edu if you have an example of a privacy policy.** They are currently gathering these from school libraries.
 * Intellectual Freedom
 * Banned Website Awareness day (Sept. 25)
 * Choose Privacy Week (May1-7)
 * AASL Blog (last month on Digital Footprints. Next month Self-Censorship)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Consider joining the **Freedom to Read Foundation: “Free People Read Freely” (**Membership dues help pay litigation fees to defend First Amendment Rights) Protecting First Amendment
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Consider joining the **Freedom to Read Foundation: “Free People Read Freely” (**Membership dues help pay litigation fees to defend First Amendment Rights) Protecting First Amendment
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Greenville, SC Embassy Suites $125 -145/night
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All meals (except one dinner provided)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">500 attendees
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Topic: Transliteracy
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">National STEM Video Game [|http://www.stemchallenge.org]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Digital Learning Day [|http://www.digitallearningday.org] (best learning practices)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Whole Child [|www.wholechildeducation.org] (exemplary models of schools that meet whole child learning)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NCLE National Center for Literacy Education []
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Partnership for 21st Century Skills [|http://www.p21.org]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The OLD Story: Literacy
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The NEW Story: Books + Tech Tools Digital Literacy, Cyber Safety

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">L. Read Aloud Nebraska: Joie Taylor <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">RAN has not met since the last NEMA meeting. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">M. Talking Books & Braille: Sarah Mitchell <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">N. Student Liaison: Sharon Axthelm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">O. NEMA Webmaster: Sara Churchill <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">P. Learning 4 Life: Judy Henning <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Christa Burns, Technology and Access Services at the Nebraska Library Commission, has scheduled a Learning4Life NCompass program on Feb. 8th. L4L presenters Sherry Crow, Judy Henning and possibly Deb Levitov will be presenting a program similar to the 2011 NLA/NEMA Conference L4L program presented by Crow and Henning. The NCompass program will focus on ways to use technology to differentiate instruction. This will include ways to integrate open source applications when teaching the 21st Century Learner Standards of collaboration, critical thinking, problem solving and inquiry. Lori Umstead was also asked to help present the NCompass program, but she declined and no longer wishes to be a presenter on the L4L committee.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">IX. Old Business

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">AASL Liaison description. Appoint 3-year term from July to June. AASL member for 1 year prior to appointment.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Moved by Stacy Licktig to accept the description as amended. Seconded by Laura Pietsch. Motion carried.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">X.New Business <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A. Nominating committee: Slate of candidates (Betty Meyer) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nominating committee slate of candidates - President Elect - Dr. Sherry Crow, UNK. Secretary - Beth Kabes, ESU7. Board Member Candidates - Beth Faulks, Ponca, Kim Esser, NE City, Courtney Pentland, Omaha, Kris Haeffner, Lincoln. Moved by Carrie Turner, to accept slate of candidates as presented. Seconded by Stacy Licktig. Motion carried. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">B. NEMA Finances (Stacy Lickteig) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">No additional report <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">C. Request for funding; SELS-NEMA workshop

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Moved by Betty Meyer to approve SELS-NEMA workshop request of $100. Seconded by Laura Pietsch. Motion Carried.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">D. Online membership directory (replace membership CD with online version) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">E. Administrators Days, July 25-27 in Kearney <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">F. NEMA membership offer: Big Deal Book of Technology, bi-monthly newsletter <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">G. Newsletter assignments (Kim Gangwish)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Betty Meyer || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Legislative Day report ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Karen Buckley || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">President’s message ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Betty Meyer || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Slate of Officer candidates and biographies ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Stacy Lickteig || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Conference “Save the Date” information ||
 * || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Conference program proposal form ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Carrie Turner || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">National Library Week Information ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Joie Taylor || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Read Aloud Nebraska ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Glenda Willnerd
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sharon Axthelm || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Student Liason report ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tammi Mans || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Audit Report ||
 * || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Important Dates ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Judy Henning || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">L4Life ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Deb Levitov || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Information Power news ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Kim || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Membership report ||
 * || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Other: ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">XI. Announcements- <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Future Board Meetings: April 28 10:00 LaVista Public Library <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Next Board Meeting April 28 10:00 LaVista Public Library.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">XII. Adjournment <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Motion to adjourned meeting by Carrie Turner. Seconded by Laura Pietsch. Motion carried. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Respectfully submitted, Beth Kabes, Secretary