From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Tue Dec 3 11:26:16 2013 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 19:26:16 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] An Hour of Code: A Computer Science Event to Introduce People to Computer Programming Message-ID: Please pardon the cross-posting. Computer Science Education Week is December 9th ? 15th, and as part of that, Computing in the Core and Code.org are sponsoring An Hour of Code (http://csedweek.org/). ?It's a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify ?code? and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, an innovator.? Anyone age ?6 to 106? can participate. ?We'll provide a variety of self-guided tutorials (http://csedweek.org/learn) that anybody can do, on a browser, tablet, or smartphone. We'll even have unplugged tutorials for [those] without computers. No experience needed.? Libraries can sponsor An Hour of Code events. Here are some ideas: ? Sponsor an event for homeschooling families ? Try a code tutorial with the teen advisory council or similar groups ? Try it with staff during or instead of a meeting ? Let local groups know: homeschoolers, Girl and Boy Scouts, chamber of commerce, etc. ? Offer this instead of a traditional public library ?computer 101? workshop. (Too late? Offer it after the ?official? week.) If you want to join the fun, you can participate anytime during the week of Dec. 9th. Organizers ask that you register so they can track the number of events and participants (http://csedweek.org/participate). 3-minute information video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfZrX5YDltU Participation kit for community organizers: http://csedweek.org/community Tips for those leading events: http://csedweek.org/learn (Scroll to about 2/3s down.) This is late notice, I know, but I just found out about An Hour of Code yesterday afternoon. FYI, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us OSLIS || www.oslis.org Learn to research. Research to learn.? [http://ola.memberclicks.net/message/image/5d2d5d02-2542-41cd-8e16-63d416096d3d] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Wed Dec 4 09:21:48 2013 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 17:21:48 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] Enter to Win Complete Series: Scientists in the Field In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Please pardon the cross-posting. This morning I ran across information about a drawing for a chance to win all 30+ Scientists in the Field books, which is a series geared towards upper elementary and middle school students. Employees of public and academic libraries are eligible to enter, entry seems straightforward, and entry = opting-in to receive announcements from the publisher of the series. One entry per person, and there will be 5 winners. The drawing will take place on or close to December 31st. A side note is that the series has at least two Oregon connections: Elizabeth Rusch, an award-winning Oregon author, wrote The Mighty Mars Rovers and Eruption!, and The Wildlife Detectives features the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Forensics Laboratory in Ashland, Oregon. Online entry: http://www.slj.com/galley-giveaways/hmhscienceadventure/ Books in the series: http://www.sciencemeetsadventure.com/books/ FYI, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter St NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us [http://ola.memberclicks.net/message/image/455f9ea5-93de-42ba-a35f-90ddf12ed4a6] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Thu Dec 5 13:58:05 2013 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2013 21:58:05 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] New Books to ILL from State Library => Topics: Lifelong Readers, Creativity, Makerspaces, & Privacy Law Message-ID: Please pardon the cross-posting. The following new titles are available for interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library. Click on the OSL LIS blog links for information about each book. [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bUZ-ZF0LYZw/Up_vo6fZWHI/AAAAAAAAAVc/5Q-5ElAors0/s320/ReadingWild.jpg] Miller, Donalyn, with Susan Kelley. Reading in the Wild: The Book Whisperer's Keys to Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2013. ISBN: 978-0-47090-030-7 http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/2013/12/reading-in-wild.html [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-grLfon9i2Jo/Up_uXOl_eTI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/EaqXZ0wBnAo/s1600/LoveReading.jpg] Baumann, Nancy L. For the Love of Reading: Guide to K-8 Reading Promotions. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-61069-189-5 http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/2013/12/for-love-of-reading.html [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G8lQmAkPst0/Up_sgXT7E9I/AAAAAAAAAVE/nrWZL68JCg0/s1600/ReadForward.jpg] Kay, Linda. Read It Forward. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-59884-808-3 http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/2013/12/read-it-forward.html [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-k3XTl1Hbna0/Up_psTp_SnI/AAAAAAAAAU4/fTyymo7Ivxc/s1600/Creative.jpg] Jones, Jami B., and Lori J. Flint, eds. The Creative Imperative: School Librarians and Teachers Cultivating Curiosity Together. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-61069-307-3 http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-creative-imperative.html [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Atm-XOyoQ9Y/Up_oLVNnAqI/AAAAAAAAAUs/-0ikCAPeRQw/s1600/MakerSpaces.jpg] Preddy, Leslie B. School Library Makerspaces: Grades 6-12. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-61069-494-0 http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/2013/12/school-library-makerspaces.html [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WEMY0HhmtNM/Up_mKZ9wUlI/AAAAAAAAAUg/Z7DbG6h_k40/s1600/PrivacyLaw.jpg] McCord, Gretchen. What You Need to Know about Privacy Law: A Guide for Librarians and Educators. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-61069-081-2 http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/2013/12/what-you-need-to-know-about-privacy-law.html [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d039Cy6sWSo/Up_AgIejRFI/AAAAAAAAAUQ/OgyEJLCI6qA/s320/HandbookReading.jpg] O'Connor, Rollanda E., and Patricia F. Vadasy, eds. Handbook of Reading Interventions. Reprint ed. New York: Guildord, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-4625-0947-8 http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/2013/12/handbook-of-reading-interventions.html [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P5S6aNiP7LU/Up-9vaN5cMI/AAAAAAAAAUE/Y0XFTwQXXjk/s320/HandbookLangLit.jpg] Stone, Addison C., et al, eds. Handbook of Language & Literacy Development and Disorders. 2nd ed. New York: Guilford, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-4625-1185-3 http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/2013/12/handbook-of-language-literacy.html Detailed descriptions and table of contents are available on our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog. If you would like to request these or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process or send your full name, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request at state.or.us or (fax) 503-588-7119. Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos). Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. Normally a single copy is purchased and is loaned on a first-come-first-serve basis. You may be put on a hold list for several weeks. Be sure to check out our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog to discover the most recent additions to our LIS collection and search our catalog for our complete holdings. The library science collection is meant to support the whole Oregon library community. Library Development welcomes your suggestions for acquisitions - see the blog for an input form or email us! This collection is supported in whole by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library. Thanks, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us OSLIS || www.oslis.org Learn to research. Research to learn.(c) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The LearningExpress Library(tm) platform provides a comprehensive selection of educational resources for basic skills mastery, academic success, job preparation, and career advancement. Popular software tutorials, Internet instruction and basic computer instruction are also included. Upgraded features in LearningExpress Library 3.0 include a sleek new format and user interface that provides easier access to content. Centers-a collection of related materials organized around a theme or classification of user including: * School Center (grades 4-12) * College Center * GED(r) Test Prep Center * College Preparation Center * Career Center * Adult Learning Center * Recursos para Hispanhoblantes (Spanish) Centers Patrons can search and access tutorials before signing into and downloading content to their secure personalized portfolios, "My Center." The new test preparation features includes learner, exam, and simulation modes. These timed and untimed practice modes, in which the user can view answers during testing, and practice in untimed mode to learn the material and in timed modes to improve test readiness, help students and adults prepare for a wide range of academic exams-such as the GED(r) test, COOP, HSPT(r), SAT*, ACT(r), AP*, PSAT/NMSQT*, ACCUPLACER(r), ASSET(r), and COMPASS(r), career certification tests such as NCLEX-RN(r), Praxis I(r) and II(r), and more, and build skills in math, reading, writing, and basic sciences. How Does the Upgrade Impact Users? The update of LearningExpress Library and the shift to a new platform requires users to re-register their accounts. Accounts from LearningExpress 2.0 will not be carried over to the new version. Users should be encouraged to finish their work in Version 2.0, re-register their account in Version 3.0, and start new work in Version 3.0. In addition, all new content added to LearningExpress Library, including materials for the 2014 GED Test, will only be available in Version 3.0. How Will the Transition Work? In early January, the State Library will provide custom URLs to libraries to access the new Version 3.0. Libraries will have the following options * Immediately replace their current LearningExpress Library link with the URL to the new version * Provide links to both Version 2.0 and Version 3.0 simultaneously, encouraging current users to finish up their current work in Version 2.0. Libraries that access LearningExpress Library through OSLIS will have the option of accessing both versions through June 2014. Please note: Access to Version 2.0 will be only be supported through June 2014 How Do I Learn More about Version 3.0? LearningExpress Library provides regularly scheduled webinars specifically on the new features of 3.0. Please go to their product training site to register. [http://www.learningexpressllc.com/support/webinars/home.cfm]The next scheduled live session is December 18, 2013. There are also recorded videos introducing Version 3.0 available at: http://www.learningexpresshub.com/learningexpresslibrary/user-guides Promotional materials for Version 3.0 are available at: http://www.learningexpresshub.com/center-administrator More Questions? If you have questions about access through OSLIS, please contact Jen Maurer, 503-378-5011. All other questions can be directed to me at: Arlene Weible Electronic Services Consultant Library Development Services Oregon State Library 250 Winter St NE Salem OR, 97301 503-378-5020 arlene.weible at state.or.us http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/technology/sdlp/index.aspx -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Wed Dec 11 08:10:26 2013 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:10:26 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] Update =>Audio Options of Print Resources for Students on 504 and IEP Plans In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: This morning, I learned about LibriVox, a site of free public domain audiobooks: https://librivox.org/. "LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain, and then we release the audio files back onto the net for free. All our audio is in the public domain, so you may use it for whatever purpose you wish:" https://librivox.org/pages/about-librivox/. I noticed that some of the books, like The Scarlet Letter, have different narrators by chapter: https://librivox.org/the-scarlet-letter-by-nathaniel-hawthorne/. Another random search revealed a readers' theater-style version of Macbeth: https://librivox.org/the-tragedy-of-macbeth-by-william-shakespeare/. This website?s offerings could be helpful for IEP and 504 students, homeschoolers, and in general. FYI, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us OSLIS || www.oslis.org Learn to research. Research to learn.? From: OYAN [mailto:oyan-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Jennifer Maurer Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 3:44 PM To: oyan at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [OYAN] Audio Options of Print Resources for Students on 504 and IEP Plans I posted the below email on the OASL listserv. The information may be of interest to youth services librarians. FYI, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us OSLIS || www.oslis.org Learn to research. Research to learn.? From: oasl-all at memberclicks.net [mailto:oasl-all at memberclicks.net] On Behalf Of Jennifer Maurer Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 3:33 PM To: Jennifer Maurer Subject: [oasl-all] Audio Options of Print Resources for Students on 504 and IEP Plans I recently received basically the same question from two different school librarians. They asked about sources for audiobooks or audio options of print resources for students on IEP and 504 plans. After doing some research, I shared the following. But before we get started, here?s a random nugget: November is Picture Book Month. ?Every day in November, there is a new post from a picture book champion explaining why he/she thinks picture books are important.? http://picturebookmonth.com/ And now back to our regularly scheduled email? TBABS Many IEP or 504 plan students qualify for Talking Book and Braille Services, a service based out of the State Library and which is free to the user. Qualifying patrons receive an audio player and access to downloadable or physical audiobooks. Note that textbooks are not part of the TBABS library. Elke Bruton is the TBABS outreach librarian. If you still have questions after viewing the TBABS website, Elke will be able to answer them. http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/TBABS/pages/index.aspx elke.bruton at state.or.us 503.378.5455 Who is eligible for the service? The legally blind, visually disabled, physically disabled, deaf-blind, and reading disabled all qualify. Note that for reading disability only, the application must be signed (certified) by a doctor of medicine (MD) or osteopathy (DO). For all other qualifying conditions, you or the teacher could sign off on the application. That being said, if you?re unsure about whether or not a student would qualify, call or email Elke. Sometimes she/TBABS recognizes a qualification that we would miss. http://www.oregon.gov/osl/TBABS/Pages/registration.aspx Here?s info about BARD, the portion of the TBABS collection that can be downloaded straight to a mobile device or onto a flashdrive to use in the TBABS player. http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/TBABS/Pages/bard_info.aspx ODE-Adopted Materials and NIMAC Per Melissa Glover with the Oregon Department of Education, all publishers whose instructional materials are adopted in Oregon must provide alternate accessible formats. The publishers do this through the National Instructional Materials Access Center, although some publishers also post files on their own websites. NIMAC is a ?national electronic file repository that makes National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) files available for the production of core print instructional materials in specialized formats. Created under IDEA 2004, the NIMAC receives source files in NIMAS format from textbook publishers, and makes these files available for download to Authorized Users (AU) in the United States and its territories through an online database.? While districts can have a designated NIMAC authorized user, there are also other ways to access NIMAC files. For example, Bookshare and Learning Ally offer access to NIMAC files. http://www.nimac.us/ Melissa Glover Education Specialist, Oregon Department of Education melissa.glover at state.or.us 503.947.5811 Accessible Instructional Materials: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1827 Bookshare Bookshare bills itself as ?an accessible online library for people with print disabilities? and claims to have over 200,000 titles. If offers both literature and instructional materials. On the How Bookshare Works page, it indicates that ?through an award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Bookshare offers free memberships to U.S. schools and qualifying U.S. students.? Per Melissa Glover, any student with an IEP or 504 plan qualifies for Bookshare. To learn about audio options for Bookshare books, review the section called Reading Tools found under Getting Started. Learning Ally is another company with a similar mission, but best I can tell, it costs money for students to participate. https://www.bookshare.org/ https://www.bookshare.org/_/aboutUs/howBookshareWorks https://www.bookshare.org/readingTools https://www.learningally.org/educators/ Audiobook Vendors Vendors like Audible, Overdrive, and 3M offer a large selection of audiobooks from a variety of publishers. Also, there are options from standards like EBSCO, Follett, Mackin, etc. It looks like Audible may not have a K-12 program? Overdrive and 3M are more known for eBooks, but their sites indicate that they have audiobooks, too. Plus, maybe eBooks can be listened to via Kindles, etc. (read-to-me features). If your school or district (special ed department?) won?t pay for this kind of access, you could see if your public library subscribes. For example, many belong to Library2Go, which is an Oregon public library consortium that contracts with Overdrive. Students or teachers with library cards could download audiobooks from Library2Go. It is not ideal to have to rely on an outside source, but it could help in a pinch. http://www.audible.com/ http://www.flr.follett.com/intro/av.html http://www.overdrive.com/education/k-12-schools/ http://www.mackin.com/SITE/AUDIO_BOOKS.aspx http://bit.ly/15bXPiF http://www.ebscohost.com/ebooks/schools/subscriptions Gale Databases When you need informational text, remember that all articles found in the Gale databases, part of the statewide database package, can be listened to, and the audio files can be downloaded. It?s machine-read audio, but it?s pretty good. Click on this article (http://tinygaleurl.com?eit66lk) and click on Listen (towards the top left). If you are prompted to log in, try your school district?s Gale login. If there is only one textbox, usually you just enter the password portion of the login. Once you click on Listen, a small box will pop up, and in that is the download link. Depending on the database, the Listen feature is in different places towards the top of the page. An audio feature is likely available in periodicals and reference databases from other vendors, too. FYI, Jen P.S. Please note that my mention of specific vendors is meant to serve as examples and is not an endorsement. Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us OSLIS || www.oslis.org Learn to research. Research to learn.? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aanderson at cclsd.org Wed Dec 11 18:51:49 2013 From: aanderson at cclsd.org (Abbie Anderson) Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2013 18:51:49 -0800 Subject: [OYAN] Teen Video Challenge 2014! Message-ID: <52A924C5.6070307@cclsd.org> Dear radiant servants of our marvelous Oregon teens, The time has come! It has arrived! Just in time for the holidays, I give to you the Teen Video Challenge for 2014! Using the forms attached, you can encourage the teens in your library to create a video at least 90 seconds in length that promotes reading and the library for Summer Reading next year. The theme: Science! The slogan: Spark a Reaction! The entry deadline: February 14! As your OYAN CSLP Liaison, I have the honor of coordinating CSLP's Teen Video Challenge for our glorious state of Oregon. I will post entries to the Oregon TVC YouTube channel, where anyone can vote on them by "Like"-ing their favorites. Voting will be open through March 7. I have submitted the Oregon entry form to CSLP for posting on their website. It doesn't appear there yet, but it should do so before long. In the meantime, feel free to reproduce these forms and distribute them to your young auteurs. One of the best parts of the CSLP Annual Meeting last year was the screening of all the states' TVC videos. I can't wait to see what Oregon's teen film-makers produce this year! Yours, Abbie OYAN CSLP Liaison -- _________________________ Abbie Anderson Assistant Director North Bend Public Library 541.756.1007 www.northbendlibrary.org -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 2014_OregonTVCEntryForm.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 1151914 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: TVC Model Release Form CSLP_2014.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 148904 bytes Desc: not available URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Mon Dec 16 12:58:08 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 20:58:08 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] Free planning resources: 2014 summer reading ideas for kids, teens, and adults Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA24428599AA@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hi! Iowa used some of their state's Library Services and Technology Act funds to develop a summer reading website. Iowa is a Collaborative Summer Library Program member so the resources on their website are related to the 2014 science theme: Fizz Boom Read for children, Spark A Reaction for teens, and Literary Elements for adults. The Iowa library community hopes their website will be useful for you too. Enjoy, Katie URL: http://fizzboomread.weebly.com Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Tue Dec 17 08:39:55 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:39:55 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] Best Multicultural Children's (and Teen) Books of 2013 Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2442859ED0@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Forwarded on behalf of Dr. Claudette S. McLinn: Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature (CSMCL) has chosen the Best Multicultural Children's Books of 2013. See attached. Enjoy! Dr. Claudette S. McLinn, Executive Director Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature 8461 S. Van Ness Ave., Suite 101 Inglewood, CA 90305 Email: Center4MulticulturalChildrensLit at aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Best Multicultural Books of 2013 CSMCL.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 335865 bytes Desc: Best Multicultural Books of 2013 CSMCL.pdf URL: From aanderson at cclsd.org Tue Dec 17 11:34:01 2013 From: aanderson at cclsd.org (Abbie Anderson) Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 11:34:01 -0800 Subject: [OYAN] video length correction: Teen Video Challenge 2014! In-Reply-To: <52A924C5.6070307@cclsd.org> References: <52A924C5.6070307@cclsd.org> Message-ID: <52B0A729.3080803@cclsd.org> Correction! I stumbled in my typing (blush). Videos should be at least 30 seconds in length, and no more than 90 seconds long. That is all, Abbie Anderson OYAN CSLP Liaison On 12/11/2013 06:51 PM, Abbie Anderson wrote: > Dear radiant servants of our marvelous Oregon teens, > > The time has come! It has arrived! > > Just in time for the holidays, I give to you the Teen Video Challenge > for 2014! > > Using the forms attached, you can encourage the teens in your library > to create a video at least 90 seconds in length that promotes reading > and the library for Summer Reading next year. > > The theme: Science! > The slogan: Spark a Reaction! > The entry deadline: February 14! > > As your OYAN CSLP Liaison, I have the honor of coordinating CSLP's > Teen Video Challenge for our glorious state of Oregon. I will post > entries to the Oregon TVC YouTube channel, where anyone can vote on > them by "Like"-ing their favorites. Voting will be open through March 7. > > I have submitted the Oregon entry form to CSLP for posting on their > website. It doesn't appear there yet, but it should do so before long. > In the meantime, feel free to reproduce these forms and distribute > them to your young auteurs. > > One of the best parts of the CSLP Annual Meeting last year was the > screening of all the states' TVC videos. I can't wait to see what > Oregon's teen film-makers produce this year! > > Yours, > Abbie > OYAN CSLP Liaison > > > > _____________________________________________________ > OYAN mailing list > OYAN at listsmart.osl.state.or.us > http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/oyan > Hosted by the Oregon State Library. The Library is not responsible for content. > Questions related to message content should be directed to list owner(s) or the sender of the message, by phone or email. > Technical questions? Call 503-378-8800. -- _________________________ Abbie Anderson Assistant Director North Bend Public Library 541.756.1007 www.northbendlibrary.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Wed Dec 18 16:08:34 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:08:34 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] New book available to ILL from State Library: Serving grandfamilies and summer reading manuals Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244285A892@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> The following new titles are available for interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library. If you would like to request these or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process or send your full name, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request at state.or.us or (fax) 503-588-7119. Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos). Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. Normally a single copy is purchases and it is loaned on a first-come-first-serve basis. You may be put on a hold list for several weeks. Thank you for your patience. [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-POG2oOHr1jM/UrI0zzi1nuI/AAAAAAAAAQ0/3RnF7Q3rWe4/s320/0810887630.jpg] Gough, S., Feehan, P., & Lyons, D. (2013) Serving Grandfamilies in Libraries: A Handbooks and Programming Guide. New York: Scarecrow Press. Gough, Feehan, and Lyons have taken everything learned from their research on developing GrandFamily Resource Collections and leading grandfamily programming in several states and put it in this easy to use guide. They share the successes and failures of existing programs so other librarians can hit the ground running rather than trudge through a time-consuming and costly period of trial-and-error. It's a lot more efficient to learn from someone else's mistakes than to make your own. The target population, grandfamilies, and most specifically, grandparents raising grandchildren have become a statistically-significant group worthy of attention in many communities but library practitioners may not have explored further due to a lack of resources and money. Special features include: List of Web resources (government agencies, support groups, etc.) * List of grants and funding opportunities * Sample grant applications * List of possible community partners for the library * Sample surveys or some tactic for getting to know the needs of one's target population * Sample marketing plans * Sample promotional materials * Sample activity sheets * Sample release forms, etc. With this practical and comprehensive guide, your library will be ready to jumpstart or easily expand a stellar program for the grandfamilies in your community. (book description) [http://www.buncombecounty.org/governing/depts/library/images/fizzboomread.jpg] The 2014 summer reading manuals are also available to Collaborative Summer Library Program members to check out. You can find title information here http://catalog.osl.state.or.us/search~S2/X?SEARCH=collaborative+summer+library+program Be sure to check out our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog (http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/) to discover the most recent additions to our LIS collection and search our catalog (http://oregon.gov/OSL/index.shtml) for our complete holdings. The library science collection is meant to support the whole Oregon library community. The Library Development Division welcomes your suggestions for acquisitions - see the blog for an input form or email us! This collection is funded with LSTA funds administered by the Oregon State Library. Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 _____________________________________________________ All Oregon public, volunteer, and tribal libraries are members of the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP), and receive a free summer reading manual. To get the most out of your membership, create an account on the CSLP website (http://www.cslpreads.org/) and you will be able to access additional summer reading resources. CSLP membership dues and manual fees are paid for by the State Library with LSTA funds. Summer reading manuals are distributed by OLA's Children's Services Division summer reading chair, summer reading feedback and suggestions are collected by OLA's Young Adult Network CSLP Liaison, and all four of us listed below represent you on CSLP committees and at the CSLP annual meeting. For more information contact one of your CSLP representatives: * Rick Samuelson, CSD Summer Reading Chair: ricks at wccls.org * Danielle Jones, CSD Summer Reading Incoming Chair: daniellej at multco.us * Abbie Anderson, OYAN CSLP Liaison: aanderson at cclsd.org * Katie Anderson, CSLP Oregon State Representative: katie.anderson at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2998 bytes Desc: image003.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu Dec 19 13:24:29 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 21:24:29 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] Grant opportunity: STEM hubs in Oregon Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244285AE3C@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> The Oregon Education Investment Board's STEM Council (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) has announced some grant opportunities that could be great for library involvement. Right now, they are seeking proposals for forming STEM Hubs. The Hub concept is to create regional, education-based community partnerships. These Hubs will then be the recognized centers for organizing and pursuing various projects in their stated area of interest. In this case: science education that includes the key principles of Oregon's Education Reforms including a strong focus on the underserved, underachieving and below poverty level children in Oregon. If you go to their link, you will see that Oregon STEM Council's number one goal is: "Double the percentage of students in 4th and 8th grades who are proficient or advanced in mathematics and science, as determined using a nationally representative assessment of students' knowledge in mathematics and science." Libraries could get in touch with existing, or jump on some new school/community partnerships and submit a proposal that would include libraries as an integral part of a Hub in their area. Learn more online at: * STEM Hub grants: http://www.ode.state.or.us//wma/opportunities/grants/regional_stem_hub_grant_2014-15.doc. * STEM Council info: http://education.oregon.gov/Pages/STEM-Council.aspx * Minnesota STEM site that graphically shows the connection between early learning and early science! (We should totally borrow this!): http://www.mncompass.org/education/stem/overview Questions? Contact Kat Davis, retired Pendleton Public Library director, at queenbee at wtechlink.us A few things to get you thinking: What cool possibilities could there be to partner with museums and certified interpreters from various parks, science-based organizations and non-profits around the state to provide informal, free (grant funded), accessible science-based activities? What if libraries took initiative to help form STEM Hubs (libraries can be community partners, but schools/colleges must be the lead applicants)? These Hubs must include schools, a college, community-based child-focused partners and a connection to the business/job market. The Hubs would focus projects and activities on building interest, proficiency and continuing educational opportunities towards ultimate employability in science fields. Libraries should be active partners in this! "Project Ready2Learn" is an innovative project that addresses the early learning components of the OEIB's Early Learning Council. R2L serves birth through kindergarten. Could a similar, related or tangential program to Ready2Learn be designed to address the need to inspire children in science in their early elementary years? R2L stops at kindergarten when all children complete their kindergarten assessment. "Ready2Learn Science" could be developed as a program to meet the needs of k - 4th grade, when students receive their first standardized test in science. :All kids in the program get a Ready2Learn (Science) card. Any time it is swiped for check out of related items or awesome interpretive programs, a small cash amount goes into their Oregon College Savings Plan account. When the kids hit the testing, it would be possible to compare an amalgam of scores for those who participated in the program vs those who did not. Voila! You have that measurable OUTCOME that is so hard to get for programs where the organization doesn't "own" the clients (like schools do their students). R2L Webpage: http://www.ready2learnoregon.org/ The 2014 summer reading theme at all public libraries nation-wide is SCIENCE. Could be a wonderful springboard! Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu Dec 19 13:40:46 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 21:40:46 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] New book available to ILL from State Library: STEM Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244285AE6D@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> The following new titles are available for interlibrary loan from the Oregon State Library. If you would like to request these or other materials from the Oregon State Library please use your library's established interlibrary loan process or send your full name, the name of your library, complete title information, shipping address, and a phone number to the document delivery department at library.request at state.or.us or (fax) 503-588-7119. Items will be checked out to your library, not to you personally, for 4 weeks (print materials) or 2 weeks (videos). Materials will be delivered via mail or Orbis Cascade Alliance Courier, and you may return them the same way. Normally a single copy is purchases and it is loaned on a first-come-first-serve basis. You may be put on a hold list for several weeks. Thank you for your patience. [http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eQMYHo7KhxY/UrNlzNQ-bvI/AAAAAAAAARE/hVkMTqRh2IE/s320/51obL2QdrDL.jpg] Gubnitskaia, V. & Smallwood, C. (2014). How to STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in Libraries. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. Library staff realize the importance of getting involved in STEM education, but many have difficulty finding comprehensive information that will help them plan and successfully implement STEM direction in their organization. This book is designed to meet that need. It is timely and relevant. How to STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in Libraries is by and for libraries who are involved in contributing efforts into advancing these subjects. It is organized in 9 parts including funding, grant writing, community partnerships, outreach, research, and examples of specific programming activities. Authors are drawn from the professional staffs of educational institutions, libraries, and non-profit organizations such as science museums. The book contains eight parts, each emphasizing a different aspect of how to succeed with STEM. Part 1 emphasizes how hands-on activities that are both fun and educational can be used to further STEM awareness. Parts 2 and 3 contain chapters on the uniting of STEM with Information Literacy. Innovative collection development ideas are discussed in Part 4 and Part 5 focuses on research and publishing. Outreach is the theme of Part 6 and the programs described in these chapters offer an array of ways to connect with students of all ages. The final section of How to STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education in Libraries addresses the funding of these programs. Librarians of all types will be pleased to discover easy-to-implement suggestions for collaborative efforts, many rich and diverse programming ideas, strategies for improving reference services and library instruction to speakers of English as a second language, marketing and promotional tips designed to welcome multicultural patrons into the library, and much more. (book description) [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Atm-XOyoQ9Y/Up_oLVNnAqI/AAAAAAAAAUs/-0ikCAPeRQw/s1600/MakerSpaces.jpg] Preddy, Leslie B. School Library Makerspaces: Grades 6-12. Santa Barbara, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-61069-494-0 Publisher's Description An essential resource for intermediate, middle, and high school librarians that guides the planning, learning, and implementation of a school library makerspace. The roles of school library media specialists and school libraries themselves are ever changing in response to the needs of the community and the evolution of human thinking, interaction, and learning processes. A school library makerspace can provide patrons with a place for learning, doing, and creating. It offers a location for tackling inventions, fine arts, crafts, industrial technology, hobbies, e-textiles, foodcrafting, DIY couture, fabrication, upcycling, and STEM right in the middle of the information gateway-the library. This book completely explains the makerspace concept and supplies real-world implementation guidance and inexpensive programming ideas that can be used as-is or adapted to suit a specific library or community's needs. Readers will be able to hit the ground running to implement their own makerspace with practical project ideas they can put to use immediately. Features * Explains how to transform school libraries-always considered a destination for thinking and learning-to also be the place of doing, creating, and producing * Supplies practical guidance on makerspace design, safety, instruction, budget, mentoring, and more * Includes a "Think, Create, Share, and Grow" section with each makerspace activity that supplies learning and enrichment resources, guidance, and step-by-step how-to instructions * Provides appendixes of national and local events; of ideas and supplies for makerspace activities; and of maker communities and maker resources Sample Topics Books Repurposed Crafts and Hobbies DIY (Do It Yourself) Hobbies Learning4Life Makerspaces Pathfinders School Libraries Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Traditional Crafts Redefined Upcycling Be sure to check out our Library and Information Science (LIS) blog (http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/) to discover the most recent additions to our LIS collection and search our catalog (http://oregon.gov/OSL/index.shtml) for our complete holdings. The library science collection is meant to support the whole Oregon library community. The Library Development Division welcomes your suggestions for acquisitions - see the blog for an input form or email us! This collection is funded with LSTA funds administered by the Oregon State Library. Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image005.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 2346 bytes Desc: image005.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I know some of you have already done this type of party and I'm hoping you will share your details! Thanks, Aimee Aimee Meuchel Teen Services Librarian City of Tualatin | Tualatin Public Library 18878 SW Martinazzi Avenue, Tualatin, OR 97062-7092 503-691-3083 | www.tualatinoregon.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I know some of you have already done this type of party and I'm hoping you will share your details! Thanks, Aimee Aimee Meuchel Teen Services Librarian City of Tualatin | Tualatin Public Library 18878 SW Martinazzi Avenue, Tualatin, OR 97062-7092 503-691-3083 | www.tualatinoregon.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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For example Aimme Meuchel, Tualatin Public Library, wrote a great article call I Prefer to Count on Success: A Summer Reading Program that Supports Lifelong Reading (page 14) for the Spring 2013 OLA Quarterly. (http://www.olaweb.org/assets/OLAQ/olaq_19no1.pdf) After reading Aimee's article, Amy Hutchinson from Lake County Library hopped into action! It was too late to get books for everyone for 2013 since they had already spent their incentive money on tchotchkes (and craft supplies, of course). Instead they switched their approach - "Tchotchkes for everyone! Just because you came!" - and had only certificates of completion vs certificates of participation at the end. Both library staff and the kids loved it. No incentive to lie when turning in reading logs, everyone was happy to have a tchotchke to go with their crafts, no hard feelings about competition, and their overall minutes and attendance even climbed a smidge. They can't wait until next year when they can give out books to go with registration - and hopefully a second book halfway through, depending on how SRP fundraising goes. Some competition can be fun and motivating, but high-stakes competition that makes some kids feel unsuccessful, emphasize stereotypes like leveled reading groups, or think that they'll never have a chance to "win" can have the opposite effect. What is your library doing to reduce high-stakes competition and motivate all kids to participate, have fun, and feel successful? Rewards can motivate kids to read more temporarly, but they may not help kids develop a lifelong love for reading. What is your library doing to try to reduce extrinsic rewards and increase intrinsic rewards? 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As is too-often the case, it'll be hard to find some of them, but I hope you seek them out! http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/12/19/9-childrens-books-summon-native-christmas-spirit-152799 As always, be sure to use your library's collection development policy to make sure all items you acquire are appropriate for your library's collection. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kris.lutsock at ci.mcminnville.or.us Fri Dec 20 13:09:29 2013 From: kris.lutsock at ci.mcminnville.or.us (Kris Lutsock) Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2013 21:09:29 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] Mock Printz: attend on site or remotely, participate or observe Message-ID: (Cross posted to memberclicks and libs-or) >From Sat Jan 18, 2014 1:00 PM PST to Sat Jan 18, 2014 5:00 PM PST Want to attend on site? Location: US Bank Room, Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97205. To register: Email susansm at multcolib.org with name, library and email address for all participants you want to register. * Snacks provided! Have you ever wanted to participate in the annual Mock Printz workshop, but travel to Portland in January prevented from doing so? OYAN will once again make this workshop available to you and your group of teens to participate from your library or classroom. Not sure how an award committee operates? Sit back and observe the process. Maybe you'll choose to participate in the future. Up to 25 "attendees" (each attendee is a computer in a single location, in which you may as many people in your room with which you are comfortable) may attend remotely. If you are a teacher or librarian who would like to sit-in on the workshop to see if it is something you'd like to do in future years, you may also register to attend. Please contact Kris Lutsock (kris.lutsock at ci.mcminnville.or.us) if you'd like to attend remotely. Please specify if you'd prefer to observe or participate. If it is the latter, please let Kris know how many people will be participating from your location. Equipment: You will need a computer, high-speed internet connection, and computer speakers & microphone. Having a webcam is preferred. In a smaller room, the speakers and microphone built into a laptop may suffice. However, if your group requires more space, please consider using an external speakers and microphone. Being able to plug into a cable connection with a data cable is also preferred, as wireless can cause a lag which may create sound echoes. If you will be an individual attendee, a set of headphones will suffice. If you wish to converse with the rest of the attendees, you will also need some kind of microphone. There is also a IM chat feature to discuss software issues or program details with the session administrator. Where to log in: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/join/792584758 For additional information about Go to Meeting, please follow this link: http://support.citrixonline.com/gotomeeting For more information: Contact: Susan Smallsreed Phone: 503.988.5560 Email: susansm at multcolib.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ssomerville at cityofsalem.net Tue Dec 24 08:58:16 2013 From: ssomerville at cityofsalem.net (Sonja Somerville) Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2013 08:58:16 -0800 Subject: [OYAN] Divergent party In-Reply-To: <7548B27D8AAFED41A13C1D7CB60350A20F1BDFEF@Tual-Exchange.ci.tualatin.or.us> References: <7548B27D8AAFED41A13C1D7CB60350A20F1BDFEF@Tual-Exchange.ci.tualatin.or.us> Message-ID: <52B94CA80200000D00053846@GWGate.cityofsalem.net> Hello. I'm planning a Spring Break Divergent event as well. I have the odd restriction that - because of some renovations in the building - I will have to make it work in our auditorium, which means I'm trying to blend things that can be "interesting" on a stage with things that can be done in chairs or in the lobby. Anyway, my general plan is to have the kids go through "testing stations" to determine which Divergent faction they should belong to. I clearly have lots of details work out, but here are my notes: - Candor - Play "Two Truths and Lie" to determine your skills as a liar - Abnegation - A variation on the game we played at the last OYAN workshop, where one partner builds a Lego structure and gives instructions to the other to build it - Erudite - Who Owns the Zebra? (http://lib.fit.edu/documents/library-displays/200306/puzzle2.pdf_) Amity - Teamwork activity in which a pair or group has to get all members across an imaginary acid river using tin cans and planks and other props without anyone falling in. I'll need to look up details, but remember something like this from a high school gym class. Dauntless -- I wrote down "blind feely things" by which I think I meant sticking your hand into a box with horrible-to-feel stuff inside. At this point, this is my weakest idea, but has the advantage of not actually being life-threatening (which most of my other ideas would be.) :-) SONJA Sonja Somerville Teen Services Librarian Salem Public Library Phone: 503-588-6083 E-mail: ssomerville at cityofsalem.net FAX: 503-589-2011 Address: 585 Liberty St. SE Salem, OR 97301 >>> AIMEE MEUCHEL 12/19/2013 11:30 AM >>> Hi Everyone, I?m having a Divergent party during spring break. I know some of you have already done this type of party and I?m hoping you will share your details! Thanks, Aimee Aimee Meuchel Teen Services Librarian City of Tualatin | Tualatin Public Library 18878 SW Martinazzi Avenue, Tualatin, OR 97062-7092 503-691-3083 | www.tualatinoregon.gov ( http://www.ci.tualatin.or.us) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu Dec 26 08:05:15 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 16:05:15 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] 3 week reminder: Surveys: 2013 CSLP Materials, and 2016-17 Slogans and Artist Ideas In-Reply-To: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2442810057@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> References: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA2442810057@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244285DADD@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Posted on behalf of Abbie Anderson, OYAN's Collaborative Summer Library Program Liaison: Dear Library Folk, The power lies in your hands! Great power at your fingertips! You--yes, you!--can shape Summer Reading to come, and vent praise and scorn for past Summer Reading resources, with just a few minutes of your time! And how can I achieve all this, you ask? By following the two links below (one at a time, of course), and giving your answers to a total of 16 questions. A mere nothing to you, but on your words depends the future of Summer Reading! POWER!!! Bwahahahahaaaaaaa!!! But I digress. The first survey covers the 2013 Summer Reading materials you just put away a few months ago. The second survey lets you suggest slogans and artists for 2016's theme of FITNESS, plus a theme for 2017. Make Summer Reading sparkle as gloriously as you and your teens do! Without further ado, here are the links: 2013 Summer Reading Feedback: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MBMM565 2016-17 Summer Reading Suggestions: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MHP8PX9 Survey responses are due by January 20. I'll send out a reminder as the deadline looms. POWER, I say, POWER!!! Your own in the Cause, Abbie Anderson OYAN CSLP Liaison -- *************** Abbie Anderson Assistant Director North Bend Public Library 541.756.1073 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Thu Dec 26 14:35:22 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 22:35:22 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] Announcing the Reimagining Ready to Read project Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244285E110@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> As you know, the State Library is transforming! In 2014 we are convening a task force to re-imagine the Ready to Read Grant program. The goal is to better align the grant program with library youth services best practices and the 40-40-20 education goal. The task force will meet for the first time in January and submit a proposal to the Oregon State Library Board of Trustees in April. The proposed new grant program will then go through the State Library's budget process and the 2015 legislative session. If passed, it will replace the Ready to Read Grant program and launch sometime soon after July 1, 2015. Reimagining Ready to Read project timeline: * January 2014: Convene a task force to develop a proposal to align the Ready to Read Grant with the three library youth services best practices and 40-40-20. * January-March 2014: The task force will seek feedback from the public library community at least once. * April 2014: Submit final proposal to the Oregon State Library's Budget Committee. * June or August 2014: Oregon State Library Board of Trustees approves the State Library's budget and submits it to the Governor's office-the State Library budget will include the proposal. * December 2014: The Governor's budget is released-including the State Library's budget. * Spring 2015: The State Library's budget goes through the regular legislative process. * July 2015: The new grant program will launch, replacing the current Ready to Read Grant program. Reimagining Ready to Read task force members: * Barratt Miller, Crook County Library, bmiller at crooklib.org * BJ Toewe, Salem Public Library, bjtoewe at cityofsalem.net * Brett Walker, Early Learning Division, brett.walker at state.or.us * Dawn Borgardt, Beaverton City Library, DBorgardt at beavertonoregon.gov * Heather McNeil, Deschutes Public Library, heatherm at deschuteslibrary.org * Julie Handyside, Seaside Public Library, jhandyside at cityofseaside.us * Lucy Iraola, Multnomah County Library, lucyi at multcolib.org * Nicole Dalton, ODE Education Specialist, English Language Arts, nicole.dalton at state.or.us * Sam Hall, Oregon State Library Board of Trustee, leeshall at msn.com * Stu Spence, Woodburn Recreation & Parks (OregonASK Steering Committee), Stu.Spence at ci.woodburn.or.us * Whitney Grubbs/Kristin Gimbel, Oregon Education Investment Board, whitney.grubbs at state.or.us/kristin.gimbel at state.or.us Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or ideas. Thank you, Katie Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Mon Dec 30 12:33:55 2013 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:33:55 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] Free Access to Online K-12 Books on myON Extended to Jan. 31st Message-ID: Please pardon the cross-posting. The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) partnership with myON (www.myon.com), a digital book platform vendor, to offer all Oregonians free access to K-12 books has been extended (again) and now goes through January 31st. For details, see the earlier announcement below. Note that some folks have had problems with the login. For the "school name," Oregonians should begin typing "Oregon Readers" (no quotes) and select "Oregon Readers, Oregon Department of Education" (no quotes) from the dropdown box. Then fill in the other two boxes with "read" (lower case, no quotes). Permission has been granted to share the login widely within Oregon, and that includes posting the login instruction sheet online. * ODE announcement about myON: http://www.ode.state.or.us/news/announcements/announcement.aspx?ID=9173&TypeID=4 (Note it has not been updated to reflect Dec. end date.) * Login instructions: http://www.ode.state.or.us/superintendent/priorities/myon-user-login-details.pdf * myON logo to download for use on webpage, in advertising, etc.: http://oslis.org/resources/myon-logo or http://oslis.org/resources/myon-logo/view FYI, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us OSLIS || www.oslis.org Learn to research. Research to learn.(c) From: oyan-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:oyan-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Jennifer Maurer Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 5:12 PM To: oyan at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [OYAN] Free Access to Online Books for Summer Reading on myON =>Oregon Summer Reading Opportunity Hi, The State Library is helping to promote a last-minute opportunity that ODE had to partner with myON (www.myon.com), a digital book platform vendor. Together they are offering all Oregonians free access to myON books through September November 15th December 20th January 31st with the goal of encouraging reading in the summer. Content includes nearly 4,000 books, materials are for PK-12th grade, 70% are nonfiction, some are in Spanish, all can be read independently or listened to, and users can access them from the website or download a free Apple or Android app. There is one universal login that anyone in Oregon can use. For details, see the announcement below and the attachment. Please help spread the word. Permission has been granted to share the login widely within Oregon, and that includes posting the attached information sheet online. I also included two versions of the myON logo for those who choose to post an access point on their library websites. If you advertise library activities via social media, please consider promoting this opportunity there, too. By the end of next week, we'll add an access point on OSLIS that will stay through September 15th November December 20th. Questions? Please ask. Thanks, Jen Jennifer Maurer School Library Consultant Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301 503.378.5011 jennifer.maurer at state.or.us OSLIS || www.oslis.org Learn to research. Research to learn.(c) From: superupdate-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:superupdate-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of ODE Communications Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 1:39 PM To: superupdate at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [SuperUpdate] Oregon Summer Reading Opportunity: Free Online Books for Summer Reading on myON! To: Oregon Educators Re: Oregon Summer Reading Opportunity: Free Online Books for Summer Reading on myON! There is little that impacts student success as much as strong literacy skills, and we are pleased to invite you, your children, and your community to join our statewide efforts to develop a culture of reading in Oregon. ODE is partnering with organizations including schools, libraries, Boys & Girls Clubs, scout troops, schools, faith-based organizations, United Way and other non-profits statewide to promote reading over the summer months. Join us by including reading within your summer programs this year. Thanks to a new partnership with myON BOOKS, students and their families across the state will have unlimited access to thousands of digital books on myON, giving families an opportunity to share rich, grade-appropriate, literacy experiences together regardless of socioeconomic status, access to a local library, or whether or not there is a proficient reader in the home. Through this summer partnership, Oregon students and families can access: * More than 3,000 digital books from Capstone and additional publishing partners, ranging from illustrated and picture books to chapter books, graphic novels, literary non-fiction, photo and informational texts spanning multiple eras and cultures. * Capstone imprints include Capstone Press, Heinemann-Raintree, Picture Window Books, Compass Point Books and Stone Arch Books. * Digital books from the following publishing partners will also be available: August House Little Folk/ Story Cove, Bellwether, Hothouse, Mikaya Press, Orca, Reference Point, Saddleback and Sylvan-Dell. * The collection includes 70% nonfiction, 10% Spanish or dual language, 20% high interest books for struggling readers, and is continually growing. * A wide range of titles and topics provides varying levels of text complexity and supports close reading in a range of genres and content areas, including history/social studies, science and technical works. * Users can read the books independently or listen to them, and they can choose whether or not to have sentences highlighted while in narration mode. * Through a secure environment, students have unlimited access to the entire digital library, within the parameters set by the Oregon Department of Education. We are encouraging all of our readers to read anything that interests them -including graphic novels, non-fiction books, magazines and newspapers- whether online or in print. We suggest that they: * Read with someone * Read to someone * Share with someone what he/she has read * Listen to someone read * Help others read * Read independently The Oregon summer reading partnership with myON will be available at NO COST until September 15, 2013. For more on gaining access to myON BOOKS at http://myOn.com, please see the attached document for login directions. If you have questions or need additional assistance, please contact Carla Wade at Carla.Wade at ode.state.or.us or Drew Hinds at Drew.Hinds at ode.state.or.us. Please share this resource and opportunity with your communities and help build a strong reading culture in Oregon this summer! For even more reading opportunities, take advantage of the magazine, newspaper, and reference book content in the Gale databases available on OSLIS (www.oslis.org). For example, students can read articles from Cobblestone, Faces, and The New York Times or learn about their favorite creatures in Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. OSLIS is an information literacy website from the Oregon Association of School Libraries in partnership with the Oregon State Library and is supported with an IMLS grant. For database login questions, please contact Jennifer Maurer, Jennifer.Maurer at state.or.us, the School Library Consultant at the State Library. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From katie.anderson at state.or.us Tue Dec 31 13:16:43 2013 From: katie.anderson at state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 21:16:43 +0000 Subject: [OYAN] One more person on the Reimagining Ready to Read project In-Reply-To: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244285E110@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> References: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244285E110@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Message-ID: <640435851FD7CB4AB3C4BE0D1963BA244285EE53@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> Hello again, I'm pleased to inform you that we were finally able to secure academic library representation on the Reimagining Ready to Read task force-Candice Watkins from Clatsop Community College. Below is the updated list of task force members. Thanks, Katie Katie Anderson, Library Development Services * Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator * Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528 From: Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Katie Anderson Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 2:35 PM To: (kids-lib at listsmart.osl.state.or.us); oyan at listsmart.osl.state.or.us; (libs-or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us) Subject: [Libs-Or] Announcing the Reimagining Ready to Read project As you know, the State Library is transforming! In 2014 we are convening a task force to re-imagine the Ready to Read Grant program. The goal is to better align the grant program with library youth services best practices and the 40-40-20 education goal. The task force will meet for the first time in January and submit a proposal to the Oregon State Library Board of Trustees in April. The proposed new grant program will then go through the State Library's budget process and the 2015 legislative session. If passed, it will replace the Ready to Read Grant program and launch sometime soon after July 1, 2015. Reimagining Ready to Read project timeline: * January 2014: Convene a task force to develop a proposal to align the Ready to Read Grant with the three library youth services best practices and 40-40-20. * January-March 2014: The task force will seek feedback from the public library community at least once. * April 2014: Submit final proposal to the Oregon State Library's Budget Committee. * June or August 2014: Oregon State Library Board of Trustees approves the State Library's budget and submits it to the Governor's office-the State Library budget will include the proposal. * December 2014: The Governor's budget is released-including the State Library's budget. * Spring 2015: The State Library's budget goes through the regular legislative process. * July 2015: The new grant program will launch, replacing the current Ready to Read Grant program. Reimagining Ready to Read task force members: * Barratt Miller, Crook County Library, bmiller at crooklib.org * BJ Toewe, Salem Public Library, bjtoewe at cityofsalem.net * Brett Walker, Early Learning Division, brett.walker at state.or.us * Candice Watkins, Clatsop Community College, cwatkins at clatsopcc.edu * Dawn Borgardt, Beaverton City Library, DBorgardt at beavertonoregon.gov * Heather McNeil, Deschutes Public Library, heatherm at deschuteslibrary.org * Julie Handyside, Seaside Public Library, jhandyside at cityofseaside.us * Lucy Iraola, Multnomah County Library, lucyi at multcolib.org * Nicole Dalton, ODE Education Specialist, English Language Arts, nicole.dalton at state.or.us * Sam Hall, Oregon State Library Board of Trustee, leeshall at msn.com * Stu Spence, Woodburn Recreation & Parks (OregonASK Steering Committee), Stu.Spence at ci.woodburn.or.us * Whitney Grubbs/Kristin Gimbel, Oregon Education Investment Board, whitney.grubbs at state.or.us/kristin.gimbel at state.or.us Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or ideas. 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