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April 25, 2008
Anaheim Advocacy Institute explores School Library Crisis: "Spokane Moms" scheduled to speak
Meet the "Spokane Moms" at the ALA Advocacy Institute, Friday, June 27, 2008! Founders of the Washington Coalition for School Libraries and Information Technology, Spokane Moms Lisa Layera Brunkan, Denette Hill, and Susan McBurney will discuss their grassroots efforts, which have raised $4 million for school libraries in Washington state.
"School Libraries in Crisis: Why Everyone Should Care", will take place on Friday, June 27th from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Grand Ballroom E/F at the Hyatt Regency Orange County (registration begins at 8:30 a.m.) during the 2008 Annual Conference in Anaheim, California.
Attendees will learn how the crisis in school libraries can affect libraries of all types, and how to leverage this crisis into their own advocacy campaigns.
Online advance registration to the program is available at the discounted rate of $50 through May 16, 2008. Onsite registration will be $75 at the door, with both prices including a box lunch. Registration to ALA's Annual Conference is not required. To register, please visit www.ala.org/annual.
Also available is the "I Love Libraries" Advocate's Package, which includes registration for the Advocacy Institute, "Exhibits Supreme" badge for Annual Conference, and an ilovelibraries.org Advocacy Membership, for $100 (a $120 value). To learn more, visit www.ala.org/advocacyinstitute.
The Advocacy Institute in Anaheim, California, is co-sponsored by the California Library Association (CLA), the California School Library Association (CSLA), and the American Association of School Librarians. It is coordinated by the Office for Library Advocacy (OLA), the OLA Advocacy Committee, the Advocacy Institute Task Force and the Library Advocacy Now! Training Subcommittee, in cooperation with the ALA Public Information Office (PIO), the Association for Library Trustees and Advocates (ALTA), the Chapter Relations Committee, the Washington Office's Committee on Legislation, and Friends of Libraries USA (FOLUSA).
Posted by claadmin at 11:22 AM
April 23, 2008
Communications Tool Kit
The CLA PR Committee Announces the Communication Toolkit to aid you in all your Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations activities.
Posted by claadmin at 1:15 PM
Senate Education Committee Passes Library Bond Measure
TO: CLA MEMBERS/ SYSTEMS/ NETWORK CONTACTS
FROM: Mike Dillon, CLA Lobbyist and Christina Dillon, CLA Lobbyist
RE: NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL
Several weeks ago the Senate Education Committee took testimony on SB 1516 by Senator Joe Simitian. The measure, which is sponsored by CLA, seeks to place a $4 billion library construction and renovation bond measure on the November 2010 ballot. Offering support of the measure in committee was CLA, highlighted by the testimony of CLA's Legislative Chair, Melinda Cervantes (Santa Clara County Library Director). Also joining in support of the bill was the California Special Districts Association, the California Federation of Teachers, the California School Library Association, and various cities and counties, including Burbank, Sonoma, Merced, and San Jose.
Chairman, Senator Jack Scott, indicated that he was "saddened" that the 2006 bond on the June ballot did not pass, and noted that he hoped there would be a more positive future outlook for library bonds. He acknowledged that SB 1516 would have to be sent to the Senate Education Committee "suspense file" due to its significant cost. You may recall that the fiscal committees in each house - the Assembly Appropriations Committee and Senate Appropriations Committee, for many years, have implemented a so-called "suspense file." Bills costing more than $150,000 are traditionally sent to the "suspense file," which allows the leadership and the committee Chair and Vice Chair to prioritize which bills should go forward given the state's finances. In recent years, the Senate Education Committee, and the Revenue and Taxation Committees have also implemented their own version of the "suspense file."
Last Thursday, the Senate Education Committee took up all of the items on their "suspense file" and voted, on a strong bi-partisan vote of 8 "ayes" to 1 "no" to pass the bill out of committee. Voting in support of the measure were Democrat Senators: Jack Scott, Elaine Alquist, Alex Padilla, Gloria Romero, Joe Simitian, and Tom Torlakson. Republican Senators voting in support were: Jeff Denham and Abel Maldonado. Voting against the bond was Vice Chair, Senator Mark Wyland. Thanks to all of you who wrote letters to the committee, as well as visited with these legislators on CLA Legislative Day!
SB 1516 is now scheduled to be heard in the Senate Appropriations Committee on Monday, April 28. Due to the substantial costs involved with any bond measure, it is assumed that SB 1516 will be sent to the Senate Appropriations "suspense file." The measure would then sit on the "suspense file" until late May, when leadership and the committee Chair and Vice Chair prioritize these measures and send them to the Senate Floor for a vote, or hold them in committee. Please take a moment to write the members of the Senate Appropriations Committee (you will have until mid-May to send your letters), and encourage their support of SB 1516-Simitian.
Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee
Senator Tom Torlakson, Chair
Senator Dave Cox, Vice Chair
Senator Sam Aanestad
Senator Roy Ashburn
Senator Gil Cedillo
Senator Ellen Corbett
Senator Bob Dutton
Senator Dean Florez
Senator Sheila Kuehl
Senator Jenny Oropeza
Senator Mark Ridley-Thomas
Senator George Runner
Senator Joe Simitian (author)
Senator Darrell Steinberg
Senator Mark Wyland
Senator Leland Yee
Sample address:
The Honorable Tom Torlakson
Chair, Senate Appropriations Committee
State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
Posted by claadmin at 12:52 PM
April 21, 2008
Spring 2008 CSL Connection Available Today on CSL Website
The Spring 2008 issue of the California State Library's quarterly newsletter, CSL Connection, is now available in HTML and PDF on the California State Library website at http://www.library.ca.gov/newsletter/.
To go directly to the HTML version of Spring 2008 CSL Connection, please visit: http://www.library.ca.gov/newsletter/2008/2008Spring/.
To go directly to the PDF version of Spring 2008 CSL Connection, please visit: http://www.library.ca.gov/newsletter/2008/2008Spring/CSL0408.pdf.
Sarah Dalton
Editor
CSL Connection
California State Library
914 Capitol Mall, Ste. 211
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 654-1483
www.library.ca.gov
sdalton@library.ca.gov
Posted by claadmin at 3:02 PM
April 18, 2008
From the President: My Legislative Day(s)
This week, I was involved with CLA meetings and Legislative Day. On Tuesday, April 15, the CLA Assembly and the CLA Executive Committees met. Then, on Wednesday, April 16, I participated in the annual Legislative Day activities. It was a lovely, cool day in Sacramento, and while the legislative news is not great, I feel that the visits were successful.
Continue reading "From the President: My Legislative Day(s)"
Posted by Monique le Conge, 2008 CLA President at 12:19 PM
April 14, 2008
2008 Beatty Winner Announced!
Joan W. Blos will be honored with the 2008 John and Patricia Beatty Award for her book Letters from the Corrugated Castle: A Novel of Gold Rush California 1850-1852 (Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2007). The Beatty Award is given annually to the children's or young adult book that best represents California, its people, culture, and history.
Continue reading "2008 Beatty Winner Announced!"
Posted by claadmin at 8:15 AM
April 8, 2008
SJSU Fundraiser Scheduled in Conjunction with CLA Conference
The School of Library & Information Science at San Jose State University is hosting an exciting event,The Future is Within Reach-A Night at the Museum. This fundraiser will showcase the San Jose Museum of Art and is scheduled to coincide with CLA's 110th Annual Conference and Exhibition. One-hundred percent of all proceeds will go towards student scholarships. This fantastic evening, consisting of art, music, wine and cheese tasting, hors d'oeuvres, and both a silent and a live auction, will be presented at the San Jose Museum of Art on Saturday, November 15, 2008, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit our website at http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/slis/events/fundraiser2008/nightatmuseum.htm
On behalf of the students, staff and faculty in the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University, we would like to say "Thank you." We appreciate your support of the Library and Information Science Scholarship Program at San Jose State University.
Rhonda Dahlgren
Recruitment & Events Coordinator
Posted by claadmin at 1:05 PM