Announcements
7/14/2008
NCSLMA Awarding 2008 Fall Forum Scholarships
The North Carolina School Library Media Association will be providing ten scholarships for NCSLMA members to attend the 2008 AASL Fall Forum from Oct. 17-19. The scholarships will be awarded to representatives from each of the three NCSLMA regions. Scholarship recipients will receive funding for airfare, registration, hotel, and meal expenses for the Forum, not to exceed $1,000.
The 2008 Fall Forum, "Assessment Part II: Constructing and Interpreting viable Tools for Effective Student Learning in the Library Media Center " will be held October 17-19, at the Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort, Oak Brook, IL.
Forum presenters include leading school library media professionals – Everett Kline, Dr. Celeste Nalwasky, Judith Dzikowski, Barbara Schloman, and Julie Gedeon. Detailed information about the AASL 2008 Fall Forum is available online at http://www.ala.org/aasl/fallforum.
The Director-at-Large and the three Regional Directors for NCSLMA will be attending the Fall Forum along with school library media specialists from their regions. In order to be selected to attend the Forum, candidates must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a current NCSLMA member (from 2007-present) and an AASL member currently working in a public or private school in NC
- Must be willing to provide training on what they learned at the Forum to media specialists in their region and at the 2010 NCSLMA Conference
- Must agree to pay travel expenses up front with reimbursement for expenses provided by NCSLMA upon their return
- Must not have received a previous NCSLMA Fall Forum Scholarship
If you meet the criteria and are interested in applying for a Fall Forum Scholarship, please electronically submit a one page document indicating why you want to attend the Fall Forum and how you plan to use the knowledge you will gain to improve your practice. In your narrative, briefly describe other experiences you have had providing professional development for colleagues. In addition, list contact information for one person in your county who can speak for your work as a media professional. Email this information to your Regional Director no later than Aug. 15, 2008. (Counties/regions list for your information).
COASTAL: NANCY HEINIGER
Media Coordinator
Edenton-Chowan
D F Walker School
nheiniger@ecps.k12.nc.us PHONE: 252-221-4151 Ext. 338
PIEDMONT: SUE KIMMEL
Media Coordinator
Guilford County Schools
Gillespie Elementary School
kimmels@gcsnc.com Phone: 336-370-8640
Media Coordinator
Wilkes County Schools
North Wilkes Middle School
kuenzels@wilkes.k12.nc.us PHONE: 336-696-2724 x4201
7/5/2008
AASL National Conference in Charlotte in 2009
Have you always wanted to attend a national conference but never had the opportunity? This is your chance! AASL will host their national conference in Charlotte, November 5-8, 2009. The conference theme is "Rev Up Learning @ your library." To keep up to date with the speakers, conference sessions and other great events that are scheduled please check the conference website frequently.
NCSLMA members have a part in the arrangements for this conference so you know it will be great! Dr. Sandra Andrews, a past president of NCSLMA is the local arrangements chair and Ernie Cox is the programs co-chair. Join ALA and AASL now. NCSLMA will not hold their annual conference in the fall of 2009 because we do not want to conflict with AASL and our member surveys showed that many of you would like to take advantage of the opportunity to attend a national conference. NCSLMA's annual conference will return in the fall of 2010.
5/26/2008
NCSLMA Executive Board Nominations Needed
WE NEED YOU!
Here's your opportunity to get involved with NCSLMA and to serve your profession. We're looking for people committed to school library media to help make a difference. Please nominate your self or a worthy candidate for the NCSLMA Executive Board. The Board meets 4 times a year--at conference and at NCAECT conference and two other times a year. Serving your professional organization adds another layer of satisfaction to your life as a school library media professional!
The following positions are available for the 2008-2009 year:
President-elect (2008-2009)
Secretary (2008-2009)
Treasurer (1/2009-12/2010)
Director: Piedmont (2009-2010)
Director: Mountains (2009-2010)
We have a few names to put on the ballot, but we would love to have a complete ballot and a slate for elections.
We are also looking for volunteers to serve on the Financial Committee in a continuing effort to have the financial duties divided during conference.
Please consider nominating yourself or qualified candidates.
Please submit nominations by June 28, 2008 to Jackie Pierson at JackieP@triad.rr.com.
A form will be posted on the NCSLMA website if you would like to fax the information.