From jennifer.maurer at state.or.us Tue Oct 4 14:03:11 2011 From: jennifer.maurer at state.or.us (Jennifer Maurer) Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 21:03:11 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Reminder -- YOUR FEEDBACK NEEDED: Oregon LSTA Evaluation Survey Message-ID: If you filled out the LSTA evaluation survey or encouraged others to do so, thank you. For those who didn't, please give us your valuable feedback. The survey closes Friday. See the original email below for the survey link and more information. 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 From: pl-directors-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:pl-directors-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of MaryKay Dahlgreen Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 12:55 PM To: pl-directors at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [PL-Directors] YOUR FEEDBACK NEEDED: Oregon LSTA Evaluation Survey Please participate in our LTSA Evaluation Survey and encourage your staff and colleagues to do the same. Thanks! MK Dear Colleague: The Oregon State Library is conducting an evaluation of the use of Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds, as specified in Oregon's LSTA Long Range Plan, 2008 -2012. As part of this evaluation, we invite you to complete a survey designed for library staff members from all types of libraries and public library trustees. This survey asks for your opinions about all aspects of the State Library's LSTA program and for your views about priorities for the future use of these funds. Please complete the survey and share the following survey link with other staff members in your library. If you are public library director, please share this link with your library's trustees. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VVQT9FJ This survey will take you about 10-20 minutes to complete. After completing the survey, you may enter a drawing for a $25 gift card for Powell's Books. The deadline for survey responses is Friday, October 7, 2011. If you have any questions about the LSTA evaluation or the survey, please contact Ann Reed at ann.reed at state.or.us. Thank you in advance for your help. MaryKay Dahlgreen Library Development Program Manager Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-378-5012 marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us Wed Oct 5 16:37:58 2011 From: jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us (Jim Scheppke) Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 23:37:58 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Request for Budget Reduction Options Message-ID: Dear Directors: I need to inform you of the fact that on September 15th the Legislative Fiscal Office requested all state agencies to submit plans to reduce their 2011-13 General Fund biennial budgets up to 10.5% in three increments of 3.5%. A copy of this request is attached. This matter will be before the State Library Board of Trustees at their upcoming meeting on October 21st. The staff will be making the following recommendation to the Board for the requested options: First 3.5% ($101,087) The staff recommends the first reduction be made to the personal services budgets in Library Development and Talking Book and Braille Services. Anticipated staff changes will enable this to be accomplished without any reduction in staff. Second 3.5% ($101,087) The staff recommends a reduction in Ready to Read grants made in the second year of the biennium (December 2012). The grant budget would be reduced by 16.58%, from 83 cents per child to 69 cents per child, to a total of $508,668. Third 3.5% ($101,087) The staff recommends a reduction in Read to Read grants made in the second year of the biennium (December 2012). This reduction combined with the second reduction would be a reduction of 33.16%, from 83 cents per child to 55 cents per child, to a total of $407,581. I want to emphasize that these staff recommendations are just options that may or may not need to be considered when the Legislature convenes in February 2012. The State Library Board will decide on the final list of options that will be submitted in early November. The Board will deliberate on this at their meeting on Friday, October 21st. There will be an Open Forum for anyone to address the Board on this or any other matter at 10 a.m. You may also send comments to the Board Chair, Sam Hall, in care of the State Library. I will be happy to answer any questions any of you have about this. Jim Scheppke, State Librarian Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301 503-378-4367 (fax) 503-585-8059 jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us [cid:3400677447_1832502]Go Green, Keep it on screen - think before you print. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 1427 bytes Desc: image.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Here is Keavy?s message with a link to the online survey. Thanks colleagues. Jim *** Dear Oregon Library Directors, Three statewide foundations, The Ford Family Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, and The Oregon Community Foundation, would like to ask for your help. Each of the three foundations has a strong history of funding libraries. And the Foundations, with the support of the Oregon State Library, would now like to learn more about the current needs of your Library. The following survey is designed to take about 10-15 minutes to complete. We hope to learn from you and would greatly appreciate your feedback. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DKDV2BD Please respond before the close of business on October 19, 2011. We hope to hear from you. 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Oregon currently has a response rates of 7% overall for branches (Part 1 of the survey) and 3% overall for systems (Part 2 of the survey). Please help before this survey closes November 11. It needs to hit a 60% participation rate to have any reliable statewide data. Thank you in advance! The address for the survey portal is http://www.plinternetsurvey.org. The survey support line is 301-405-9445 and the general survey support e-mail is ipac.umd at gmail.com. I asked Dr. John Bertot, the chief researcher, to share how the past data has been used to benefit the library community. Here are some ways your involvement in this survey has helped make a difference: * The data from the survey were used extensively and successfully by ALA to support and lobby for continued LSTA funding during the last Congressional session. * The data was used with both the FCC and NTIA to get libraries recognized as critical community anchor institutions and thus benefit from Broadband Technology Opportunity Grants as well as Broadband Initiatives Programs as part of the stimulus funding. In addition, they were successful in getting libraries prominently featured in the FCC's National Broadband Plan. * The Gates Foundation, along with several state librarians and state library agencies, used the data extensively for their BTOP/BIP applications, and some 15 states were successful in their grant applications, providing libraries with additional workstations, better connectivity, computer labs, and a range of alliances with workforce development and other partners. * "At the state level, I was just at a meeting at which several state librarians were present. I'm not sure if you've explored our www.plinternetsurvey.org site (actually, a new version of the site is about to be loaded in the next couple of days), but if you go to directly to http://plinternetsurvey.org/?q=node/31, you will be able to access a range of content -- issue briefs on Broadband, Community Access, Digital Inclusion, E-government, and Employment; state profiles, state fact sheets, and more. The state librarians at the meeting all indicated that they used the materials extensively during their legislative sessions, and that having state-based data, handouts, and other content was very helpful in helping them articulate the role of libraries as public access technology providers, helping people find work, showing how libraries help with government services, and more." John Bertot Dr. Bertot went on to indicate that the more data they have, the more they can do the above activities. The project has some additional plans with mapped data (http://plinternetsurvey.org/?q=node/86) and that what's there now is just the beginning. This year, apart from running the survey, their focus is to push as much data out in usable products getting closer to the library level. Please help with this survey, as they are putting your data to good use. Thanks! Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Library Development Services Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 ann.reed at state.or.us phone: (503)378-5027 fax: (503)378-6439 http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us Wed Oct 19 08:23:28 2011 From: jim.b.scheppke at state.or.us (Jim Scheppke) Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:23:28 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] Last Day to Share Your Needs with Oregon Foundations In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Dear Directors: The brief library survey developed by three statewide charitable foundation closes at the end of the day today. So far about half of you have taken the survey. I would ask that those of you that haven?t try to get to it today. The link is below. The survey results will have a strong influence on future plans of the foundations to support your libraries, so please participate if you haven?t already. Thanks Directors. Jim *** Dear Oregon Library Directors, Three statewide foundations, The Ford Family Foundation, Meyer Memorial Trust, and The Oregon Community Foundation, would like to ask for your help. Each of the three foundations has a strong history of funding libraries. And the Foundations, with the support of the Oregon State Library, would now like to learn more about the current needs of your Library. The following survey is designed to take about 10-15 minutes to complete. We hope to learn from you and would greatly appreciate your feedback. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DKDV2BD Please respond before the close of business on October 19, 2011. We hope to hear from you. Best, Keavy ____________________________ Keavy Cook Senior Program Officer - Grants Program The Ford Family Foundation 1600 NW Stewart Parkway Roseburg, OR 97471-1957 Voice: 541-957-5574 Fax: 541-957-5720 www.tfff.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ann.reed at state.or.us Fri Oct 21 15:19:45 2011 From: ann.reed at state.or.us (Ann Reed) Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:19:45 +0000 Subject: [PL-Directors] LSTA Advisory Council looking for new members Message-ID: <810CC03BDFB8D94883767344C8B7EE2E1BE2BF04@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local> [unclesam.jpg]LSTA wants YOU! Like to be part of the big picture of library services in Oregon? The State Library has an opportunity for you! The Oregon State Library is looking for new members for the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Advisory Council. We'd really appreciate hearing about any people you would like to suggest for one of the vacancies. Please suggest possible people by November 10. You can suggest yourself or someone else, including anyone currently on the LSTA Advisory Council. Out of all the suggestions made, two people will be nominated for each vacancy. New Council members will be elected by the Oregon State Library Board of Trustees at their December 9, 2011 meeting. The State Library tries to have a good geographic representation of Oregon in the Council, which may influence who is nominated. Use our survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VS2K56M to make suggestions. Please suggest one person per each survey response. You may suggest more than one person by doing multiple surveys. We are looking for suggestions for: Public Library Representative (1 position) Disadvantaged Persons Representative (1 position) Library User Representative (1 position) School Library Representative (1 position) The LSTA Advisory Council is a 13-member body that advises the State Library Board on LSTA competitive grants and statewide programs. Terms on the Council are for three years. Representatives would serve from January 2012 to December 2014. The Council normally has two all-day meetings a year; one in May and one in September, with special meetings as needed. In recent years, the Council has added an additional half-day meeting in May. All travel expenses are reimbursed for Council members to attend meetings. Minutes from Council meetings, and information on Council members can be found at: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/lstacouncil.shtml Information on Oregon's LSTA program can be found via http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/grantmainalt.shtml. Thank you for helping the LSTA Council represent the Oregon library community. Please contact Ann Reed at 503-378-5027 or ann.reed at state.or.us if you have any questions. Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator Library Development Services Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. Salem, OR 97301 ann.reed at state.or.us phone: (503)378-5027 fax: (503)378-6439 http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Hulshof-Schmidt will assume his duties on January 1st, 2012, succeeding Jim Scheppke, who is retiring at the end of 2011 after twenty-five years of service with the Oregon State Library, twenty as the State Librarian. "I am thrilled by this opportunity. I appreciate the trust that the Oregon State Library Board, staff and the library community have placed in me. These are exciting and challenging times for Oregon's libraries and I look forward to leading this strong organization into the future." He holds a Master's Degree in Library Science from the University of Washington and Bachelor of Arts in English from Willamette University. Hulshof-Schmidt was selected from a field of 12 candidates who met the qualifications of the position. The Board chose Hulshof-Schmidt from three finalists. Although the vote was unanimous, all members said each of the three finalists were well qualified. The Oregon State Library provides quality information services to Oregon state government; reading materials to blind and print-disabled Oregonians; and leadership, grants, and other assistance to improve library service for all Oregonians. Jessica Rondema Administrative Services Coordinator Oregon State Library 250 Winter St. NE Salem OR 97301 503-378-2464 jessica.rondema at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 22061 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 3962 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: