Commonwealth Libraries Town Hall Session At the Pennsylvania - PDF document

10/16/2017 Commonwealth Libraries’ Town Hall Session At the Pennsylvania Library Association Annual Conference October 16, 2017 www.statelibrary.pa.gov > Welcome from the Deputy • State Budget Update • Office of Commonwealth Libraries Staffing • New priorities: o STEM o Workforce development o Community engagement (Turning Outward) o Developing relationships within state government www.statelibrary.pa.gov > Welcome from the Deputy Office of Elementary Office of & Postsecondary Postsecondary & Education Higher Education Matthew Stem Noe Ortega, Acting Secretary of Education Pedro Rivera Office of Child Office of Development & Commonwealth Early Learning Office of Libraries Suzann Morris Administration Glenn Miller Deborah Reeves www.statelibrary.pa.gov > 1

10/16/2017 Welcome from the Deputy LSTA 5 -year plan 1. Lifelong learning and literacy 2. Digital library services 3. Training and support 4. Underserved and populations with special needs 5. Workforce development www.statelibrary.pa.gov > Youth Services 2018 One Book, Every Young Child www.statelibrary.pa.gov > Youth Services GOAL 1 -- Libraries provide experiences that have impact beyond the program. Examples include, coding, drawing, painting, writing, photography, Yoga, and sewing . GOAL 2 -- Libraries offer age appropriate literacy based programming to help children increase their reading and writing skills. Libraries don’t teach children to read and write, but give them ways to practice and grow. GOAL 3 -- Libraries make intentional efforts to reach children most in need of what the library provides during the summer. www.statelibrary.pa.gov > 2

10/16/2017 POWER Library • E-Resources RFP Current contract for EBSCO and SIRS Discoverer expires in December We will continue to have the following: AP Images; Consumer Health; BookFlix; TrueFlix; EBSCO e-books; Contemporary Authors; Cyber Smarts • TrueFlix Science and social studies resource. While it is designed for 3 rd through 6 th graders it is great for English language learners and adults just learning to read. • URL Changes If you can’t access TrueFlix, it may be your library hasn’t changed its URL’s for POWER Library e‐resources. Talk to HSLC in the Exhibits today as these must be changed by October 31 or you lose access to all of POWER Library www.statelibrary.pa.gov > Questions? www.statelibrary.pa.gov > Overview of Library Services The State Library’s collections stretch back to the beginnings of the Commonwealth -- • Great resource for genealogists and National History Day student research • Did you ever wonder what the real Mason Dixon map was and how it came to be? • Wonder where you can find an historic topographical map of PA Services include: • Interlibrary loan of newspaper microfilm • Tours for groups of students and librarians • Access to Mortality Schedules, Passenger Lists, and church records such as baptisms and marriages • Speakers on genealogy research, digitization and STEM topics www.statelibrary.pa.gov > 3

10/16/2017 Digitization Projects • Scan PA 26 library systems and district library centers which represent 449 libraries have participated in HSLC’s pilot project over the last year. • Table Top Scribe Station The State Library has 2 table-top Scribe stations to loan to libraries around the commonwealth. This year 4 separate institutions have borrowed this equipment to work on larger bound collections. • PA Digital and DPLA https://dp.la/primary-source-sets • Open Educational Resources Project with academic libraries to develop affordable options to provide textbooks or resources for college students www.statelibrary.pa.gov > Digitization Projects www.statelibrary.pa.gov > State Library’s Efforts for Digitization Newspaper Microfilm/Digitization • Titles during the last year • Updated list of newspaper titles • PA Newspaper Archive http://panewsarchive.psu.edu/ Other items including: • PHMC efforts • Internet Archive production – World War I and World War II • PA Bulletin and historic Legislative Journals www.statelibrary.pa.gov > 4

10/16/2017 Maker Space/ STEM • STEM Survey of Public Libraries • MakerSpace Directory • STEM for Librarians Trainings • State Library’s MakerSpace/STEM Lab -- • will continue to do professional development for teachers and librarians • will be piloting a STEM programming/school integration in the coming year • is open by request for trainings and “free play” • is currently testing a project with Whitebox Learning and local schools www.statelibrary.pa.gov > Questions? www.statelibrary.pa.gov > Overview of Library Development “The core purpose of BLD is to support libraries statewide so they can create, support and engage successful communities through outstanding library resources and services.” What we do: Mandated by Law Leveraging Our Resources Library Code & Regulations Sensitive Populations State Aid Emergency Preparedness Grant Management Health Certification Institutions Data/Annual Reports School Libraries Districts/Systems Technology Early Learning & Youth Workforce Staff Development www.statelibrary.pa.gov > 5

10/16/2017 Certification Certification Committee • Mary Garm • Melinda Tanner • Beth Bisbano • The Committee’s priority continues to be the list of directors who were classified as long-term non-certified in 2015. A recommendation will be made to Deputy Secretary Glenn Miller, regarding how to handle these. • They are also looking at better tracking granting/monitoring of Extensions of Time requests. • They will also be making recommendations to Deputy Secretary Glenn Miller in how to address certification in the next iteration of regulations. www.statelibrary.pa.gov > Listservs To Join: To subscribe to a list please send an e-mail to ra-lists@pa.gov with the following:  Your name  Position title  Name of your library  The list(s) to which you wish to subscribe Listserv titles in italics have restricted access and are approved by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries . www.statelibrary.pa.gov > Waivers Waivers • Forms are available on Libraries Laws and Regulations page of our website: www.statelibrary.pa.gov. • Mandatory Elements: 1. Signatures: Board President and Library Director. 2. Copy of Board Resolution (will also accept meeting minutes.) • If we do not receive an application with the necessary information it will be returned and we cannot maintain the 30 day timeline. E-mail to RA-stateaid@pa.gov. www.statelibrary.pa.gov > 6

10/16/2017 Keystone Grants for Public Libraries • What are Keystone Grants? • Update on the 2016 cycle. • Examples of 2016 cycle projects. • Keystone program updates. Contact us: RA-Keystone@pa.gov www.statelibrary.pa.gov > Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Do you know someone who has challenges with reading standard print materials due to a visual or physically challenges? Pennsylvania has two Regional Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped who can help. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh http://www.carnegielibrary.org/lbph Free Library of Philadelphia www.freelibrary.org/lbph Staff of these two facilities can be found in the Exhibits this afternoon and tomorrow morning. Stop by and talk to them about their services. Questions? Contact Stacey Mulligan at smulligan@pa.gov www.statelibrary.pa.gov > Statewide Initiatives Workforce Development • 5-Year LSTA plan priority • Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) gives libraries new opportunities • Governor’s Advisory Council resolution encourages libraries to collaborate with local workforce agencies • Spring 2017 held three regional meetings with libraries and local workforce development agencies • April 2017 conducted library survey More Information: • http://www.statelibrary.org/WorkforceDevelopment • Questions? Contact Stacey Mulligan at smulligan@pa.gov www.statelibrary.pa.gov > 7

10/16/2017 Questions? www.statelibrary.pa.gov > Statewide Initiatives Turning Outward • The Harwood Institute (Bethesda, MD) • 2-Year project with up to 20 competitively selected libraries • Public Innovators Lab, November 7-9, 2017 in State College • Monthly coaching calls, plus in-person and virtual meetings Learn More • http://www.statelibrary.org/TurningOutward • http://theharwoodinstitute.org • http://www.ala.org/tools/librariestransform/libraries- transforming-communities/case-studies www.statelibrary.pa.gov > Statewide Initiatives Library Regulations • Pushing the ‘reset’ button • Internal review and study has started April 2018 • District Library Center and System summit for administrators and consultants • Three regional meetings state for librarian education and input Fall 2018 • Draft of regulations available for comment Comments? • Contact Jonelle Darr at jodarr@pa.gov www.statelibrary.pa.gov > 8