MAPLA/DLDS Update January Irene Padilla, State Librarian

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1 MAPLA/DLDS Update Irene Padilla, State Librarian Public Libraries and State Networking (PLSNB) Branch Chief Dennis Nangle begins work today, January 23, 2012, as the new Public Libraries and State Networking Branch (PLSNB) Branch Chief. He is attending the required MSDE orientation this morning and will visit LBPH in the afternoon. Dennis will accompany me to many meetings and I hope you have a chance to meet him in the near future. Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LBPH) Branch Chief Interviews were held in December for the LBPH Branch Chief position. We expect to announce the name of the new Branch Chief in the very near future. Deaf Culture Digital Library Task Force SB571 passed in the 2012 Legislative session mandated that a Task Force be formed to Study the Establishment of a Deaf Culture Digital Library. This study includes consideration of past initiatives to determine best practices for access to high quality library service for the deaf and hard of hearing in the areas of education, training, partnership, leadership, and communication and craft recommendations for consideration. In addition, the task force will identify potential funding sources for a Deaf Culture Digital Library through a public private partnership or the establishment of a Friends of the Library organization. The task force will also make recommendations regarding the coordination of a Deaf Culture Digital Library to educate individuals about deaf cultures in the United States and other countries, including reference material and links to other resources. The task force consists of the following eleven (11) members: Senator Karen S. Montgomery; Senator Joanne C. Benson; Delegate Bonnie Cullison; Delegate Eric G. Luedtke; Irene M. Padilla, Chair, State Superintendent s Designee; Paula Isett, Division of Library Development and Services, MD State Department of Education; Lisa H. Kornberg, Governor s Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Raymond M. Conrad, Representative of the Deaf Community; Emily H. Ferren, Maryland Library Association; Alec C. McFarlane, Representative of the Deaf Community; and Sylvie Soulier, Representative of the Deaf Community. The first meeting of this task force was held on January 7, The next meeting is scheduled for January 30 where we will ill review and approve draft recommendations for the Governor concerning the Deaf Culture Digital Library (see handout). The goal is to recognize Maryland Public Libraries as a community place where people will look as a first stop when seeking deaf resources, training and links. These recommendations recommend the establishment of a Deaf Culture Advisory Board, DCAB, to implement the strategic directions of the organization and to develop initiatives to further the knowledge of deaf culture. Presentation to the Joint Information Technology and Biotechnology Committee on the Status of E-Book Use in Maryland and Elsewhere The Joint Technology Oversight Committee held a hearing about the use of digital textbooks in Maryland and elsewhere. I was asked to provide an update on the status of E-book use in public libraries as part of the MSDE presentation.

2 MAPLA Update 2 Mollyne Honor, Assistant Director, Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped NASA Space Science Training Jupiter s Family Secrets, March 25-26, 2013! The library will participate in the science camp. The attendance limit of 25 was reached. All of the 25 attendees will receive a $350 stipend Training Program The library s training program in accessible technology continues to grow. New classes are being added. Our staff has worked with 165 students so far during this fiscal year. An Introduction to Voiceover course has been designed and added to our class offerings. Voiceover is a course intended to teach users how to use any of the (i) devices (ipad, ipod Touch, iphone). Voiceover is what a blind person uses to execute a gesture. The gesture is the same across all platforms. Our website now has a link that gives a job description for anyone interested in volunteering to be a trainer for this program. Support to Public Libraries LBPH staff provided support for both the Pratt Library (I Pad) and Anne Arundel County (Touch) patrons on the navigation of I-Books. Maintaining Core Functions- The library is still short staffed and most of its efforts are directed towards its core function of circulating reading material to its patrons. Outreach-Library staff made presentations to 1075 people since the beginning of the fiscal year starting July Nini Beegan, Project Coordinator, Organizational Learning & Innovation Leading From Any Position: Influencing Library Effectiveness and Responsiveness Next session will be held on May 16 and 17, 2013 at Arbutus Library, Baltimore County. Follow-up from December 2012 session will be held on May 15, 2013 at Arbutus Library. Staff Development Meetings The next statewide staff development meeting will be scheduled for June people attended the Staff Development Unconference held for staff development liaisons in December, Participants learned how to deliver a successful Unconference. Topic groups included: Training Transfer and ROI; What to Do When Good Training Goes Bad; Succession Planning; Mentoring; How to Encourage a Culture of Learning; Makerspaces; Training to Support Digital Projects; and Webcasting (UStream).Special thanks to Sam Eddington, ESRL, and Helen Blumberg, SLRC for developing and facilitating the day. Synchronous Trainers Blackboard Collaborate is successfully being used for online meetings as well as webinars/training, including some LATI sessions. Video features are being tested.

3 MAPLA Update 3 The next Synchronous Trainers meeting is scheduled for February 26, 1pm-2:30pm online Web Accessibility The goal of the web accessibility project:by October 31, 2012, liaisons from Maryland public libraries will have reviewed their site using the federal 508 guidelines; determined what needs to change; changed what they could; and made plans for how they will proceed to continue to modify. Project liaisons submitted their updates in November A summary is being developed for distribution to MAPLA. Maryland econtentadvisory Committee (MEAC) The Maryland econtent (changed from ebooks) Advisory Committee (MEAC) has representatives from public, academic, and school libraries. The committee charge is: Learn about econtent opportunities for libraries and share current trends and developments statewide; Investigate statewide collaborative econtent projects; Provide updates and recommendations to the new Maryland Library Consortium (MLC) board for approval on statewide econtent projects; Advocate Maryland econtent needs John Taube has agreed to chair this committee. SkillSoft Online Training New project began September 1, 2012 and runs to August 30, Seats are open to all Maryland public library staff. Course completion statistics so far for the 2012/2013 year: 251 users completed 341 courses. MakerMeetup Approximately 120 people attended the Maker Meetup on November 28 at West County Library, Anne Arundel County. All library systems were represented. Special thanks to Anne Arundel County Public Library for hosting this event. Planned, on-going support for learning and collaboration amongst libraries includes the Resources page on the event website; participant listserv; online roundtable exchanges; MLA preconference; follow-up session at the DLDS/SLRC public maker event on June 1, Online exchanges are scheduled for March 14 and 21, 10am to 11am. Keynote speaker and Affinity Group speaker videos, as well as other resources are posted here - Renee Croft, Library Facilities Projects Manager FY 2013 Capital Grants Quarterly reports were due December 28. Please submit reimbursement requests as soon as invoices are paid. FY 2014 Capital Grants

4 MAPLA Update 4 The Governor's Capital Budget was released January 16 and included $2.3 million in funding for 11 projects. This amount includes funding at the 50% local match level plus an $887,000 reduction due to rescinded grants in the statewide contingency fund. Preliminary notices of grant awards have been mailed. FY 2015 Capital Grants The schedule for the next grant cycle (including the training session and proposal due date) will be determined following Legislative action on the proposed revision to the local match formula. Paula Isett, Community Outreach Specialist Read Across Maryland Kick off occurs at the Charles Carroll Middle School on March 1 in the afternoon. New Carrollton Branch of Prince George s County Memorial Library System, is working to assist Launch on March 1- Green Eggs and Ham with Lt. Governor, Anthony Brown will be in attendance along with students. Library kick off will be at the Annapolis Branch of the Anne Arundel County Public Library around 8:30 on March 1. All students are encouraged to Read 30 minutes for 30 days. Public Libraries will have their calendars on the Read Across Maryland website demonstrating how often libraries are reading. Finale for Read Across Maryland will be at the New Carrollton Branch Library. Race to the Top Cohort One- St. Mary s, Caroline, and Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick counties will meet on February 20, 2013 to evaluate the year and plan for year two. Cohort Two- Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, Talbot, Washington and Wicomico will meet on February 20 th for orientation to Race to the Top. Cohort One will coach Cohort Two. SNAPSHOT Day - October 10, 2012 Collaboration between MLA, MSLA, CALD, and DLDS. The slideshow will be part of the presentation at Maryland Library Legislative Day Career Technology Awareness- Washington County is hosting events this year after the kick off in December. Talbot County Library is in the talking stages of planning for next year. Maryland Oral Health Learning Alliance Webinar was presented on January 11 and 15 in the use of the Oral Health Kit Oral Health Kits were distributed to the youth coordinator in each system. Marketing Team Trainings Christie Lassen (Howard), Elizabeth Cromwell (Frederick), Jeanine Lis (Harford), Laurie Hayes (Anne Arundel), Vicki Falcon (SMRLA) At the MLA conference there will be a two hour marketing training.

5 MAPLA Update 5 March 25 th, another marketing training will occur at the Miller Branch of the Howard County Public Library. Susan Paznekas, Public Library Consultant FFY 2012 Statistics- Collection began January 15 th and will close February 28 th. Liz Sundermann, Youth Services Coordinator Every Child Ready to Read- We had a very successful webinar about how to use the Every Child Ready to Read program presented by Dorothy Stoltz from Carroll County and Connie Wilson. STEM Discovery I ve been working with Ellie Mitchell from the Maryland Out of School Time Network (MOST) STEM initiative trying to come up with ways that Maryland public libraries can benefit from the collaborative network infrastructure that the Network is building. An Introduction webinar originally scheduled for December has been moved to January 29 th. It will be presented by Jessica Brown from Pratt and Rachel Wright from Cecil County. The workshop is full, but if you have staff who are interested please have them add themselves to the waiting list. If the list is long enough we will try to offer it again sometime this spring. DLDS is hosting a hands-on STEM Discovery! Program at the MLA conference this year. Library staff from Pratt, Cecil, and Caroline Counties will be giving demonstrations and handing out resources for public library STEM programs for students of all ages. One Maryland One Book I m the DLDS representative on the One Maryland One Book committee this year. We re submitting our final votes this Friday, but I can share with you the top three choices from which the selection will be made: King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village by Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor Herman. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan That Night by Alice McDermott Youth Coordinator Meeting will take place on 4/23 at Owings Mills in Baltimore County if it s open if not it will be at the Rosedale branch. The agenda will include a Summer Reading report by Elizabeth Rafferty from Baltimore County, a presentation showcasing examples of various ways to utilize the Every Child Ready to Read materials by Janis Cooker from St. Mary s, and Angie Knight and Dolores Schuyler from Carroll County will teach us about their great Battle of the Books program. Mini Maker Faire- We are getting into the serious planning stages for the Mini Maker Faire for the public to be held at the State Library Resource Center this June 1 st. If you are doing anything cool and maker-related in your systems (and I know many of you are) please let me know so that we can invite interested state-wide staff to present their program at a

6 MAPLA Update 6 table at the Faire. Nini will be hosting a staff follow-up to the November Maker Meet-Up that day as well. Teen contacts Thanks to those of you who sent me contact information for the individual/s you want to be the teen contact for your county. If you haven t yet, please do- I will be stepping up the teen-related communications and programs in the next year, and I need to ensure that my s are going to the right person. Even if you don t have a teen services leader in your system, please let me know to whom you d like me to send information (this person might be your children s coordinator, your staff development coordinator, a librarian who enjoys working with teens and wouldn t mind forwarding s, or you!) Thanks!