2008+2009+Issues

This is the information from past issues.

FALL (Deadline: August 15, 2008) This issue will include some education on what CFF is and some promising practices for collaborations between high school librarians and CFF coaches. Also this issue needs to include collaborations at middle school and/or elementary levels. Sharon Nardelli Joyce Valenza Brenda Boyer (was a coach, now back to the library) One of the CFF coach/mentors Ask members of the Editorial Board to do a brief survey of the CFF examples Staying Current on the Annual Conference - Doug Francis
 * Classrooms for the Future/Collaborations for the Future:**

WINTER (Deadline: November 15, 2008) "Evidence Found" is the theme for next year's conference This issue should precede next year's conference. Ross Todd (or one of his graduate students) Celeste Nalwasky or Cindy Keller Deb Kachel's article for the PA Administrators Journal Diane Fry, Columbia School District, improving schools through improving school libraries. Lynn Moses will contact. Ray Barber will give us an article on the assessment -- student involvement
 * Evidence-based Best Practices/Assessment:**

SPRING (Deadline: February 15, 2009) This issue can include information about the new law -- Rule 108, open content, the creative commons, copyright and copyleft, combating plagiarism Lin Carvell -- ACRL Dr. Scott Garrigan, Lehigh/CAPE - Lin will contact Doug Johnson pushing boundaries of fair use - Doug agreed to write this article. Kim Brosan will contact him again closer to November. Renee Hobbs at Temple Veanna Baxter has promised a feature article by December 1.
 * Ethical Use of Intellectual Property:**

SUMMER (Deadline: May 15, 2009) This issue could include cooperation with public libraries, colleges and universities Public libraries cooperation: how we work with PaLA Early literacy forum - best practices - Marge Tassia will find the list and make contact Christine Metcalfe and Kelly Guiswhite - Summer Reading Program
 * Working Together: Libraries interacting with other institutions:**

Harrisburg Area Community College - Christine Metcalfe reports: //I contacted the woman from HACC about writing an article dealing with a literacy meeting she held this week. I thought it would be good for the “Working Together” issue. The Harrisburg group met on May 5, 2008. She has agree to write an article combining information from both of the Spring meetings. Below is a description of the groups that met at HACC:

HACC is// creating an Information Literacy Forum for the high school, community college, and university librarians in Central PA. During the spring of 2007, we met with several high school, community college, and university librarians in the Lancaster/Lebanon area to discuss the transition of students from high school to college and from the community college to the 4-year institution. The discussion was a great success, and we have decided that we would now like to reach out to more librarians within our Harrisburg community. A second group was formed which will meet in May of 2008. -- from Kathleen's e-mail Harrisburg Hospital - Christine reports: The Dauphin County Library System has a program called Born To Read. It is awesome. It partners with child birth classes and also with the local hospital. Each newborn gets a new board book. New mothers of all income levels get educated in the importance of reading. Where do school libraries come in? Well, don’t we ultimately benefit from this program too? They can mention the 3-4 yr. old day care in our high schools. I am also going to see if our students can hold a fundraiser next year to help buy more new board books. They rely on donations to get the books. I thought this might be good for the collaboration issue. I asked Maureen if she would write-up an article. She agreed.

Gabriella Miller reports: Hi all, I spoke with the members of the Sewickley Area Libraries and there are 4 of us that will contribute to an article. We thought we'd go over the history of the group, how we arrange our meetings and then discuss past and present collaborative projects. Appeal out on the SCHOOLs listserve for collaborative ventures Joe Marrone - cooperative in southwestern PA - Gabriella will bring up at meeting ETS measurement of student involvement in the library - Ray will check for PA field test Harrisburg Academy and public library summer reading Summer reading lists with rationale for the selections and assignments that follow from the reading Dual enrollment NEA grant program with Ephrata Public Library - Russian culture -- Candy Blessing