Minutes – Children’s Librarians Meeting
February 8, 2012
Present: Joan Celantano – Rush; Anne Strang – Ogden; Judy Carpenter – Penfield; Jean Slocombe – Winton; Kathy Wolf – Central; Peg Tyler – Pittsford; Mary Clare Scheg – Monroe; Mary Jo Smith – Gates; Elissa Schaeffer – Brighton; Miranda Hazen – Central; Anne Hicks – Henrietta; Marcia Thor – Maplewood; Natalie Burch – Highland; Gina Wells – Charlotte; Ruth Otto – East Irondequoit; Robin Benoit – Fairport; Amy Joslyn – Fairport; Claret Bob –Duru; Jane McManus – Winton; Pat Connor – Lyell; Maria Heeks-Heinlein – Sully; Meghan Kite – Wheatley – Bruce Tehan – Arnett; Cathy Henderson – Greece; Jennifer Lindsey – Chili
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Summer reading: Tonia will contact the following places to ask for coupons:
Smart Boards: Cathy Henderson asked the group for ideas on how to use them in programming and story time.
Internal cards: System Services committee is working on a policy for their use.
Comics Conference will be great and is being held on April 27th.
RPL and city branches will be closed on February 20th.
CLASSIFICATION AND MARKETING:
Tonia gave a great presentation which included Darien Public Library’s GLADES classification and Arizona’s “Neighborhoods” system. Gina Wells and Bruce Tehan also discussed their reclassification of their “under 5” books at their city branches.
For further information, check out the Darien website:
slideshare.net/gcaserotti/darien-library-kidlit-reorg-2719879
OTHER BUSINESS:
Upcoming meetings:
Tonia’s e-mail address: tonia.buton@libraryweb.org
Respectfully submitted,
Robin Benoit