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Tennessee Association of School Librarians December 2015 newsletter... · Thimble, Mozilla’s...
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1 Tennessee Association of School Librarians December 2015 Inside this issue: From the President 1 Member Spotlight 2 AASL 2015 3 Bookmark Contest Information 4 “All In” Highlights 5 Knox County Public Library 6 Banned Books Week Photos Letter to the Editor 7 8 FROM THE PRESIDENT Tis the Season, I am sure many of us are feeling the hustle and bustle of the season as much as Llama Llama in Ann Dewdney’s Llama Llama Holiday Drama, not to menon, the Heinz ketchup ancipaon of a much needed break. However, I hope you will find a minute or two to unwrap this holiday edion of TASL Talks. Tis the season for celebrang, seeking out new opportunies, and making plans for the new year. In this edion of TASL Talks you will find informaon about the Humanies Tennessee Outstanding Educator Award, #TASLChat, and other pro- fessional opportunies that improve the lives of Tennessee children. Make plans to renew your membership, promote the annual bookmark contest, and sched- ule your trip to SE-YA in the Boro. Last, take me to celebrate some of this year’s highlights by enjoying a few of the snapshots from AASL 2015 in Columbus, “All In” at TASL Conference, the Banned Books Week Facebook challenge, and the member spotlight. As we close out the old and ring in the new, I would like to thank you for the op- portunity to serve this organizaon, and I look forward to a fabulous new year of TASL under the very capable leadership of Mindy Nichols and her team. I wish you all the blessings and love of the season, and hope you find the same bustling joy and moments of sweet peace as Llama Llama and his mama. Best wishes for a joyful season, Lora Ann Black
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Tennessee Association of School Librarians
December 2015
I n s i de t h i s i s s ue :
From the President 1
Member Spotlight 2
AASL 2015 3
Bookmark Contest Information 4
“All In” Highlights 5
Knox County Public Library 6
Banned Books Week Photos
Letter to the Editor
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Tis the Season,
I am sure many of us are feeling the hustle and bustle of the season as much as
Llama Llama in Ann Dewdney’s Llama Llama Holiday Drama, not to mention, the
Heinz ketchup anticipation of a much needed break. However, I hope you will
find a minute or two to unwrap this holiday edition of TASL Talks.
Tis the season for celebrating, seeking out new opportunities, and making plans
for the new year. In this edition of TASL Talks you will find information about the
Humanities Tennessee Outstanding Educator Award, #TASLChat, and other pro-
fessional opportunities that improve the lives of Tennessee children. Make plans
to renew your membership, promote the annual bookmark contest, and sched-
ule your trip to SE-YA in the Boro. Last, take time to celebrate some of this year’s
highlights by enjoying a few of the snapshots from AASL 2015 in Columbus, “All
In” at TASL Conference, the Banned Books Week Facebook challenge, and the
member spotlight.
As we close out the old and ring in the new, I would like to thank you for the op-
portunity to serve this organization, and I look forward to a fabulous new year of
TASL under the very capable leadership of Mindy Nichols and her team. I wish
you all the blessings and love of the season, and hope you find the same bustling
joy and moments of sweet peace as Llama Llama and his mama.
Best wishes for a joyful season,
Lora Ann Black
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TASL member, Cristol Kapp, was invited to participate in the 2015 Mozilla Festival located in London, England, as one of 300 session facilitators. She facilitated two sessions. Her session “Embracing the Chaos of 21st Century Learning” focused on the pro-cess of bringing change to a space, while her second session focused on the actual process of creating a library makerspace. Cristol has created a teaching kit to help school librarians transform their libraries into makerspaces using Thimble, Mozilla’s online code editor.
Cristol is the librarian at Clifton Hills Elementary in
Chattanooga.
Join us on Twitter in 2016 for
#TASLChat.
These opportunities to tap into the professional
conversation with other librarians will kick off in
February. Watch for details in your January inbox!
Give yourself the gift that
keeps on giving.
The TASL membership drive is open.
Don’t forget, we now offer the two-year
discounted membership!
Join TASL first and save on your TLA membership!
Click here to join or renew today!
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AASL 2015 TA S L G O E S TO C O LU M B U S : 1 7 T H A A S L N AT I O N A L C O N F E R N C E
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Grant and Award Opportunities
2016 NMRT Professional Development Grant ALA’s New Members Round Table (NMRT) members can apply for a grant to minimize expenses to attend the ALA Annual Conference, June 23 – June 28, 2016, in Orlando, Florida. To join the NMRT, visit the ALA web-site and follow the “Join ALA” link to add NMRT to your ALA membership. Only members of the NMRT can apply. Application: Click here. Outstanding Educator for 2016 Award Humanities Tennessee is accepting applications through December 31st for a $3,500 award to provide resources and support projects for teachers and librarians. More information can be found about the Humanities Tennessee’s Outstanding Educator Awards here.
Kick Off 2016 with
TASL’s Bookmark Contest Plan to jump right into the new year by having your students participate in TASL’s Annual Bookmark Contest. It’s a great way for students to express their creativity and communicate just how much they love their libraries.
Winners and their librarians receive copies of the bookmarks. The student receives a cash prize, and the library receives an enlargement of the bookmark to display.
The entry forms and contest rules will be available January 1st on the TASL website.
Remember, the school librarian must be a member of TASL in order to participate, so renew today.
One of last year’s winners: By Molly Mayes from Freedom Middle School, Franklin
Be Ready to Take Action
Congress will be voting very soon on the ESEA Reauthorization Act, and ALA is watching the progress carefully. When ALA has a chance to see the language of the bill, they will contact us regarding the best way to advocate. TASL will pass that infor-mation along as soon as we have it. Remember that anyone can be an advocate. Be sure all of the people you know who understand the importance of school libraries in students’ lives communicate with their House Repre-sentative and their Senators. We cannot un-derscore enough how essen-tial it is to have specific language regarding school libraries in this important legislation. Things will happen quickly, so be ready to take action!
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“ALL IN” TASL 2015 A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL
Conference Highlights
● 1st time conference attendees
sport their buttons and receive
VIP treatment at vendor booths.
● Sarah Weeks moved the VSBA
Banquet audience with her per-
fectly-delivered acceptance
speech.
● TASL attendees were the first
audience to hear the "happy end-
ing" version of Marc Tyler Noble-
man's "Heroes With and Without
Capes."
● Runners and walkers donned
character costumes for the "All In"
fun run.
● Over 50 member presented
sessions.
● TASL award winners were hon-
ored at the VSBA banquet
● Clifford greeted bookstore visitors.
● Mrs. Clara Hasbrouck was in
attendance.
Hope we see you
next year!
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The Children’s Festival of Reading is a free regional event hosted annually each May by the Knox County Public Library celebrating reading with a host of literacy-related activities for youth of all ages. It has been part of the Tennessee landscape for over a decade; taking root in 2005, it is touted as the oldest and largest of its kind in the country with an estimated 12,000 in atten- dance in 2014. This extraordinary program supports the common goal shared by public and school librarians of creating and sustaining life-long readers. TASL is pleased to announce it has been awarded the 2015 TASL Presidential Award, and has been recognized nationally with a commendation from the American Association of School Librarians.
Festivalgoers can be entertained at one of the main staging areas or may actively participate in a variety of hands-on activities provided by community groups throughout the day. Evolving each year, the main stages continue to delight children with an assortment of reading pleasure. At the Fizz-Boom- Read! Stage, festivalgoers have been invited to join Curious George, stilt walkers, and Wah Lum Lion Dancers in the Parade of Books that meanders through World’s Fair Park or to take part in a live performance of a children’s book. At the Author & Illustrators’ Stage, event-goers can observe artists illustrating characters or listen to authors reading from their books and sharing interesting background information. The Music Stage hosts everything from string quartets to the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, while the Children’s Performance Stage showcases an equally diverse dance repertoire. In addition, participants can explore science under the Sunsphere at Science Village as students from the L & N Stem Academy demonstrate their skills. Embracing the love of reading each year, more than thirty community groups provide additional activities to support the yearly theme. With hundreds of activities from face painting to crafts and generous special stage events, every facet celebrates the written word.
In its infancy, the festival was conceived to generate interest in summer reading pro-grams, and while it has grown to fulfill an even greater role in developing and sustaining young readers, this aspect remains a focal point for organizers. We congratulate the Knox County Pub-lic Library and wish them continued success.
Visit the Knox County Public Library’s website for more information.
Knox County Public Library Receives 2015 Awards
TASL President, Lora Ann Black, and TASL member, Sarah Searles, present Mary Pom Claiborne, Director of Knox Co. Public Library Marketing and Community Relations, and staff, with an AASL Certificate of Commendation and the 2015 TASL Presidential Award for meritorious support of Tennessee school librarians’ mission.
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Tis the Season to Make a Difference in the Life of a Child
Jenifer Grady Tenn-Share Affiliate
Keep Me Safe Storytime: Preventing child sexual abuse in our community was an article in the February 2015
issue of American Libraries that struck a chord with me. I'm a certified facilitator for Darkness to Light's Stew-
ards of Children, a 2-hour training course to teach adults to recognize and respond responsibly to signs of child
sexual abuse. I have promoted the training in educational and other non-profit settings, but after I read about
Keep Me Safe, I realized that library staff throughout Tennessee have a similar opportunity to bring Stewards
training to their communities.
Child sexual abuse in the US is likely the most prevalent health problem children face, with the most serious
array of consequences. In fact, 1 in 10 children will experience sexual abuse before their 18th birthday. And of
the children who are abused, only 1 in 10 will have the courage to tell someone about it.Stewards of Children is
the only nationally distributed, evidence-informed curriculum proven to increase knowledge, improve attitudes
and change protective behaviors in adults. The program believes and teaches that child safety is an adult’s
job. Participants in the training meet survivors who lived through child sexual abuse, experienced its immediate
and long-term effects, and ultimately were able to find healing. They also hear from experts who work with chil-
dren and families, and confront abuse on a daily basis. The two-hour action-oriented program leads adults
through five steps that they can take as individuals to protect children.
Tennessee has several initiatives to prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE), including a summit held on
November 12, organized by ACE Awareness Foundation (Memphis), Baptist Healing Trust (Nashville), and First
Lady Mrs. Crissy Haslam. Prevent Child Abuse Tennessee and the Nashville Child Protection Coalition are but a
few of many agencies that are offering free and low cost training.
My interest was sparked by membership on the Board of Our Kids, which administers Middle Tennessee clinics
with expert staff who perform forensic examinations of children and counsel parents when sexual abuse is sus-
pected, and is one of the founding members of the Nashville Child Protection Coalition. Our goal is to reduce
the occurrence of child sexual abuse through a coordinated effort to bring Stewards of Children to Tennessee
schools, businesses, congregations, organizations and community groups - and we can add libraries and school
parent organizations - shifting perspectives on child sexual abuse and making prevention part of our cul-
ture. We know that child sexual abuse is a crime of secrecy which, tragically, breeds within our community be-
cause it is difficult to talk about. We want to change the conversation. We want Tennesseans to engage in a
conversation about this issue because that is the most effective tool we have to eradicate child abuse. We be-
lieve that the eradication of child abuse begins with building informed, empowered adult communities with the
courage to talk openly about child abuse.
If you are interested in the training, hosting training or have questions, please consider Joining the Movement
and finding a D2L training or facilitator near you at www.d2l.org. I'm also happy to answer any questions.
Jenifer Grady, MSLS, MBA, CAE
615-474-4313
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This issue of TASL Talks was de-signed and edited by Lora Ann Black and Murray State MLS student, Rachel Wyatt.
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