Minutes 02-01-2005

Youth Services Advisory Council
February 1, 2005
Various ICN Sites
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Introductions

Mary Cameron called the meeting to order at 11:30 a.m.   In attendance were: Kim Bell, Ginny Cameron, Karen Day, Cheryl Haman, Jerri Heid, Joa Laville, Maria Levetzow, Missy Mayfield-Cook, Beth Marie Quanbeck, Sue Reiher, Carol Rosenbaum, Mary Siegner, Terri Tesch, Marilyn Tilley, Deb Tobias , Jeaneal Weeks, Pat Engemann, Nancy Pudenz, Cathy Shaw, Barb Sowers, and Sally Van Dorin

Absent:  Linda Fox, Brenda Knox and Lisa Manley.

Minutes

Minutes from the November 23, 2004 meeting were approved.

2005 Dragons, Dreams and Daring Deeds

The workshops presenters are ready to go and all the boxes are packed for the road trip that starts next week. Mary has counted 28 boxes at the State Library alone without handouts and door prizes.  Karen Day hopes the copy machine in her office doesn’t break down.  Marilyn Tilley reports that there is just so much material to present.  Everyone is excited and ready to go.  Past workshop presents on the YSAC wished everyone a good time.  Workshop numbers so far are:  Algona 40, Anamosa 53, Calmar 40, Cherokee 61, Churdan 26, Elliott 46, Grundy Center 45, Johnston AM 43, Johnston PM 51, Mason City 56 and Ottumwa 26. Eileen Redinger has made over 105 crafts for the workshop.

Sally Van Dorin reported on her Planning and Promoting Your Summer Library Program ICN session that she is doing March 17.  There are 60 participants registered.  If anyone has any suggestions, please let her know.  She wants to present a wide variety of information for all sizes of libraries with all types of budgets.  We will be taping this session

Deb Tobias asked the group for ideas for librarians that are staffing one-person libraries.  The group gave her many ideas.

2005 Joust Read

On Thursday, March 10, from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Maria will present the 2005 YA Workshop over the ICN.    Registration is at 90 participants.  Maria said this is a great theme and she has lots of ideas to share.  She also thinks that the theme is really going to be fun.  We will be taping this session.

2006 Reading Program

Mary Cameron is the Manual Chair for CSLP this year and said that four chapters are done.  The 2005 Collaborative website is not up and running right now.  They are in the process of updating and it will be back up in March.  Maria reported that the YA manual is done and she has seen the rough draft.  Karen Day shared a rough sketch of the poster being done by David Shannon. Maria also reported on the YA artwork that she has seen.  Karen asked for ideas for incentives for the Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales and Creature Features theme. 

Kids First 2005

Kid First will be held Thursday & Friday April 28 & 29, 2005 at Four Points Sheraton on Merle Hay Road .  The theme is “Chillin’ @ The Library”  Registration is available on the Kid First website on the State Library page, but will also be distributed at summer workshops.

Keynote speakers will be Gene Del Vecchio, “Making the Library a Cool Place for Kids” on Thursday morning and the Friday keynote speakers are Jean Gullikson and Debi Stephenson from the Dubuque-Carnegie Stout Library.  They will be speaking on “Extreme Makeover @Your Library; Wild and Eye-catching Promotionals.”  These two keynotes will complement each other very well.

The schedule will be a little longer on both days to accommodate both keynotes.  Registrations costs are the same as in 2001 and 2003.  All breakouts are filled except for one YA session.  There won’t be an activity on Thursday night.

Mary promises that it will be a busy two days with full schedules.

CYP Update

Jerri Heid gave an update from CYP.  CYP had a goal setting session in January and some of the goals were: more use of ys_talk, change name of CYP, reinforce that CYP is for all types of youth services librarians, host events at ILA, have a spring meeting at Kids First, and many more.  It was a good group with a mix of veteran and new youth services librarians.

Meeting Dates

The next meeting date for May 5, 2005 was scheduled for 11:30-1:00 p.m.

Go Around

Sue Reiher reported that she is looking forward to Kids First and she has started doing outreach to daycares because of low attendance at story times.

Barb Sowers is now the director at Readlyn and has been busy getting settled in that job.  She is excited about the summer reading program.

Terri Tesch is getting ready for summer reading and the roof of the library has a leak and ruined the art books.

Marilyn Tilley is looking forward to the summer reading workshops.  The Lion’s Club came to the library and screened children for eye problems.  They are also hosting an exercise program for children.

Karen Day is busy getting the handouts ready for the summer workshops.

Cathy Shaw is looking for new ideas for her library.  She has new trustees, so she is doing an orientation and featuring them in the local paper.  She is also doing a celebration for Read Across America Day.

Missy Mayfield-Cook attended the Smart Start Conference in North Carolina .  They have the same model for early childhood that Iowa is using.  One statistic that she mentioned was that prison population is projected based on fourth grade literacy skills. She encouraged everyone to check into Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

Deb Tobias reminded everyone of the ICN Booktalks on February 23.

Jeaneal Weeks is doing a winter reading program “Disney on Ice” that coincides with the program that will be held in Cedar Rapids.  Her library is doing a space needs assessment.

Mary Siegner is hosting the Sponge Bob movie at the local theatre as a library program.

Pat Engemann has been busy with her Lemony Snicket party and is doing a construction story time.

Kim Bell is starting her winter programming this week with book discussions and story times.

Ginny Cameron has taken Jim Trelease’s idea of using rain gutters for book displays. Her circulation has gone up tremendously.

Nancy Pudenz’s director has been gone for three months with a broken hip.  They are looking at expanding their library in a partnership with DMACC.  They are doing a National Library Week program.

Cheryl Haman received the Outstanding Volunteer Award for Stanhope. She has been doing programs for the daycare in Stanhope and she loves the sharing of ideas at this meeting.

Maria Levetzow is doing a winter program and Bettendorf is also doing early release day programs with school children.  They are seeing lots of new faces.

Carol Rosenbaum is hosting a Lemony Snicket evening and the children are writing stories afterwards.  She uses Family Fun magazine all the time.

Beth Marie Quanbeck reminded everyone of the February 23 booktalking session. Her library service area has expanded its children’s roundtables from one to four.

Mary announced that Tami Chumbley will be doing an ICN program on May 4 promoting “Let’s Build” and Afterschool Treats.”

The meeting adjourned at 1:00 .