School Librarian Petition

Get on board to support School Librarians!  Whether you are one, know one or believe in them, please sign the petition! Do not put this off for later.  We need 25,000 signatures by February 4th.  The current count 14,894. You CAN make a difference.

http://wh.gov/Wgd

 

Digital Learning Day – February 1, 2012

Digital Learning Day is a nationwide celebration of innovative teaching and learning through digital media and technology that engages students and provides them with a rich, personalized educational experience.

For more information visit: http://www.digitallearningday.org/

 

Hudson Valley NYSCATE Conference

Registrations are being accepted for the Hudson Valley Conference March 3, 2012 at the Roy C Ketcham High School, Wappingers Falls, NY. The one day conference is only $40 and includes a light breakfast, the best conference lunch, and exhibit area with the latest in educational technology.

For more information go to: http://www.nyscate.org/

For the registration form go to: http://www.nyscate.org/files/filesystem/nyscate%20hudsonconference.pdf

 

Advocate Now!

Dear Library Advocate,

Starting next week, the Legislature will be holding hearings on the Governor’s proposed 2012-13 State Budget which held Library Aid flat at $79 million, while providing a 4% increase in School Aid.  NYLA’s advocacy message this year is equity with schools when it comes to funding (percentage increases not actual dollars).

Over the last three years, Library Aid has been cut by 23% , going from $102 million in 2008 to $79 million in 2011, which is below 1994 levels of funding.  No other educational institutions are being asked to operate and provide services at 1994 levels, not schools or colleges, and neither should libraries.

Therefore I encourage you to contact your state legislators by going to our website at www.nyla.org and click on the Contact Your Elected Officials button in the lower left of the screen to send a fax or email to your state representatives.

Remember Library Advocacy Day is Tuesday, March 6^th here in Albany in Meeting Room Six of the Empire State Plaza, so please make every effort to attend by contacting your local library system to find out about how to participate.

Also Library SnapshotNY  Day is the weeks of February 12-25^th so please start planning to gather statistics, testimonials, videos, and photos to upload to the Protectnylibraries website at www.protectnylibraries.org so we can use the information in our state advocacy efforts (and you can use them for your local efforts as well).

Michael J. Borges

Executive Director

New York Library Association

NYC – Director of Library Services

The New York City (NYC) school system is the largest in the country, composed of approximately 1.1 million students and 80,000 teachers in over 1,700 schools.  In January 2003, the Department of Education (DOE) launched Children First: A New Agenda for Public Schools in New York City, a multi-year reform effort aimed at significantly improving student achievement through effective teaching and learning.

Position Summary:  The Director of Library Services will be an integral member of the OSPP leadership team participating in policy decisions as the leader of the Office of Library Services and the New York City School Library System.  The Director will spearhead critical initiatives in support of the alignment of library services with the citywide instructional expectations and the CCLS by steering the planning, development, and implementation of library standards, programs, instruction, and services in all schools, PreK-12. The Director provides policy guidance on the development of library standards and curriculum, fosters their implementation through library initiatives, offers ongoing opportunities for professional development, manages the delivery of library operational support to public and non-public schools throughout New York City, administers the Offices Library Services budget, and consults with schools, Children First Networks, and clusters about library program !
implementation.

The Director of Library Services fosters strategic partnerships throughout the DOE, the New York State Education Department (NYSED), the NYC public library systems, foundations and community-based organizations, library vendors, and the library systems of institutions of higher education.  As Director of the New York City School Library System, the Director is responsible for the fulfillment of NYSED requirements for library systems through the development and ongoing management of a Plan of Service, fulfillment of annual reporting requirements, and compliance with state library system regulations and procedures.

To read the complete posting, please click here: http://hostedjobs.openhire.com/epostings/submit.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobinfo&jobid=212648&company_id=15651&version=2&source=ONLINE&JobOwner=1001970&startflag=1

How-To Videos

Learn it in 5 is a library of how-to videos, produced by technology teachers, for the purpose of helping teachers and students create classroom strategies for today’s 21st century’s digital classroom. In five minutes or less, the step-by-step how-to videos walk teachers through Web 2.0 technology, demonstrating how to use Web 2.0 applications such as blogs, social networks, podcasts, interactive videos, wikis, slide sharing and much more.

 Big Deal Book of Technology – 1/16/12