Library Scoop February 2015
Johnson County Public Library
NEWS & UPDATES FOR
JCPL STAFF
HR News! Amber Turner
Human Resources Manager
To the Core Ten years ago this Gratefulness month, a group of Letting others know staff members by my words and formed the Ethics actions how they Task Force. They have benefited spent many months my life. talking with co-workers and benchmarking with other libraries to create a brochure that defined ethical behavior for JCPL. In apprecation for their hard work, each month I will highlight a word in the hope staff members will think of their own ethics. From: Chris Kolderup To: Sue Hewett Sue Hewett was a die cutting fiend for Winter Reading. She made hundreds of finger puppets and tangram die cuts for prizes for Winter Reading. Amazing! Dedicated! Systematic! Good-natured during her work! Thank you to Sue from the Winter Reading Committee!
The annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner is scheduled for Tuesday, April 14 at Trafalgar. The theme is “Celebrate Our Library Heroes at the Soup-er Supper!” and will include an evening of dinner and trivia. The Volunteer Committee chose the superhero theme as it ties in with the 2015 Summer Learning Program, “Every Hero has a Story.”
From: Amber Turner To: All Staff Employees like you are the heart of JCPL! It is a pleasure to have each of you as coworkers! Happy Valentine's Day!
If you know of someone who needs to be on the volunteer invite list, please send Amber an email.
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HR News Celebrations / Mock Caldecott Winners Getting to Know…David Allen Newcomer’s Strategy Underway
Wear jeans on Fr idays & Saturday s for just $2.00! Al l proceeds go to Cheers & Te ars & United Way . Thank you, Bev!
p.5 Never Stop Learning / SWAT Spot! p.6 Unlikely Fictional Valentines p.7 Top 10 YA Titles / Guess the Desk!
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Celebrations February Birthdays Heather Grantham Diane Erney Tom Randall Karen Emery Bobbi Whittemore Donna Vlcan Kelley Gilbert Andrea Kaucher Hannah Rollett
March Birthdays Nathan Turner Kalen Jones Kelly Schmidt Ken Crenshaw Amber Turner LuAnn Waltz Chad Vanmeter
Years of Service
February 11 February 14 February 16 February 20 February 22 February 22 February 22 February 24 February 25
FRB FRB WRB FRB LSC WRB CPB FRB CPB
March 7 March 9 March 11 March 13 March 17 March 18 March 29
WRB FRB FRB FRB LSC TRB FRB
Amy Dalton Tom Randall Denise Urrutia Chris Kolderup Sue Hewett Josephine Whitaker
Babies!
February 3 February 3 February 3 February 11 February 11 February 25
1 year 6 years 1 year 7 years 13 years 1 year
Andrea Kaucher Baby’s Name: James
Children’s Librarian FRB Born: January 19
Annemarie Wallace Baby’s Name: Malcolm
Children’s Librarian TRB Born: February 3
Ann Alexander Grandson’s Name: Talibe
Associate Director
MOCK Caldecott Winner Sarah Taylor, FRB Branch Manager they don’t take into account our selection, we’re pretty proud of our choices! Plus, it gives us a great opportunity to get together, have some snacks, get to know our co-workers from around the system, and discuss some of the best picture books published during the previous year. JCPL Children’s Librarians chose:
JCPL’s Children’s Librarians met on January 26th for a new annual tradition, our Mock Caldecott celebration! The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Although,
MOCK Caldecott Honor Books include:
MOCK Caldecott Medal Winner: Gaston Author, Kelly DiPucchio Illustrator, Christian Robinson
Draw! Author & Illustrator, Raul Colon
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The Farmer and the Clown Author & Illustrator, Marla Frazee
Viva Frida Author & Illustrator, Marla Frazee
Getting to Know…
David Allen, Adult Services Manager, Franklin If you could choose to stay a certain age forever, what age would it be and why? That’s a hard question! I would have to say 25. I was that age about a year after I graduated from I.U. and I was ready to move on to new things. Also, I had more energy back then. If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? To learn how to play Chicago Blues the right way on electric guitar. Buddy Guy is my favorite, but there are many others like Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and Magic Sam that are great to listen to. If you had to work on only one project for the next year, what would it be? Remodeling my bathroom. It‘s an old house and the floor needs to be replaced, plus other things need to be fixed or improved. If you were reincarnated as an animal, what would it be? I guess it would be a cat. I’ve been around cats my whole life, since I was two years old. They eat and then sleep for most of the day. You can‘t beat that! When you have 30 minutes of free time, how do you pass the time? I try to practice playing guitar. Sometimes it gets really hard to do that. If you could have dinner with only three people (real or fictitious/from any time period/dead or alive), which three people would you choose and why? Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, and Elvin Bishop of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band during the early to mid sixties. The stories these guys could tell about the south side Chicago blues clubs would be very interesting. What is your idea of fun? If given a chance to skip work for a day, how would you spend the entire day? I would take my daughters out for the day and visit the zoo, the Children’s Museum or go to a movie. They are growing up super fast! If you were stranded on a beach alone, what are five things that you would want to have with you? What is this? Survivor! A tent for shelter, a fishing pole for food, matches to start a fire, an ax to cut firewood and whatever else, and finally a pole pruner to get the coconuts out of the trees. What was your favorite musical group in middle school? I will say Van Halen. Not Van Hager. The old Van Halen with David Lee Roth. Nothing against Sammy, but I feel the older songs were better! They are the reason why I wanted to learn how to play guitar. Name one thing you miss about being a kid. The free time. My kids are always telling me that they’re bored and I tell them to enjoy it now because you won’t have much free time when you become an adult. Do you have any phobias? I don’t have any fear of heights or enclosed spaces, but I don’t really care for big spiders. Nothing bothers me more than getting under my house in the crawl space and coming across a big, hairy spider! What types of food do you NOT eat? Any meat that is not cooked really well. If it is steak, the more burnt, the better. It seems like there is always something in the news about some foodborne illness caused by undercooked or bad meat. Maybe I’ll become a vegetarian.
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Newcomers Strategy Underway Tiffany Wilson, CPB Branch Manager Our Newcomers Strategic Initiative is now a "go" for launch! Our wonderful Community Relations department have finished designing the postcards that have been sent out for the very first time to some of our brand new residents. Both Jen Sinclair and Elyssa Everling worked hard on creating the address labels. 131 postcards have been sent in this very first "welcome wagon" effort to encourage new patrons to Johnson County to stop in and apply for a library card.
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The branches have received brochures from the Franklin and Greenwood chambers of commerce, and the "Community Corners" are being created within each branch. These slatwall displays contain brochures from the chambers, including maps and county information, that newcomers to the community might enjoy taking.
Now that the postcards have been mailed, be on the lookout for new faces. Welcome them to Johnson County and to our library, and encourage them to sign up for Winter Reading! A huge thank-you goes out to Community Relations for all their hard work on the postcards and other literature for the welcome packets. I also want to thank Jen Sinclair and Elyssa Everling for locating new patrons, working on the labels, ordering bookbags and working with the local Chambers of Commerce to get all of the materials gathered for our Community Corners.
At Clark Pleasant, Elyssa has transformed the slatwall display next to the Circulation desk into our Community Corner, and brochures are already being taken! We're excited to see this information being so popular so quickly. I spoke with one patron who came in the week of January 26th to apply for a library card, who mentioned that she had just moved from out-of-state. I pointed out the information about the county and she was very interested in taking several brochures with her. She said she didn't know that libraries carried this kind of information!
The Newcomers Strategy is well under way! We look forward to seeing new patrons begin using the branches and becoming more familiar with our library resources as well as with our county.
Tiany A love knot is a symbol of undying love, as its twisting loops have no beginning and no end. In the past, they were made of ribbon or drawn on paper to prove one's eternal love.
15 percent of U.S. women send themselves flowers on Valentine's Day.
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Approximately 110 million roses, mostly red, will be sold and delivered within the three-day Valentine's Day time period.
Never Stop Learning! Davin Kolderup, Virtual Branch Manager Microsoft Office, Photoshop, and a wide range of web design and programming languages; Writing & Publishing, both creative writing and business & grant writing; and Personal Development topics like Digital Photography and Personal Finance.
Have you checked out Gale Courses recently? If not, you should find out what hundred of JCPL patrons already know: they’re a great, free way to learn a new skill or improve an existing one. If you aren’t familiar with Gale Courses, they consist of six-week online courses you can login and complete on your own schedule. New class sessions start every month and feature expert instructors, interaction with classmates, and plenty of materials to help you master the course subject.
Courses that directly support or enhance your job duties can be completed on work time, so talk to your supervisor if you think you would benefit from Gale Courses. Oh, and librarians, did I mention that certain courses will earn you 20 (that’s TWENTY) LEUs if you successfully complete the final exam? Contact Davin for a list of courses approved for LEUs and TLEUs. Davin
There are too many courses to list here, but popular topics include Computer Software, including
SWAT Spot! Linda Kilbert WRB Branch Manager
• Cultivate Gratitude. Make a list everyday of things for which you are thankful. Pondering even the smallest joy can brighten your outlook.
I’ve heard it said that “February is to the year, what Monday is to the week.” How true! February may have the fewest days on the calendar, but it can sure seem like the longest month of the year. The cloudy dreary days of February can sap our energy and turn us into major grumps. Short of moving to Florida, what can we do?
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There is a clinical condition called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which has to do with lack of sunlight and the change of seasons, and may require medical intervention. But apart from that, researchers say there are some simple things we can do to thwart those general feelings of malaise and brighten our attitude. Here are several tips to “Get Happy!” • Choose Happiness. Make a conscious choice to be happy by having a positive attitude. Don’t look for things that are wrong or bother some, but instead focus on what’s good in your life.
Be Happy!
Foster Forgiveness. Choosing to be forgiving rather than holding a grudge can have positive effects on both your mood and your health. Don’t let bitterness bring you down.
• Savor Your Senses. Take time to focus on the good things your body is sensing: inhale the fresh smell clean laundry, feel the softness of a plush rug under your feet, or savor the crisp clean taste of an orange. • Prioritize Fun. Don’t just try to fit some fun into your day, build your schedule around it. Plan to make enjoyable activities a priority every day.
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• Practice Kindness. Make being nice intentional. Attempt to do or say something to several people every day to make them happy. Even something as simple as smiling at a clerk in the store can lift your mood and theirs. Linda
Unlikely Fictional Valentines Nathan Biberdorf, WRB Circulation
The Doctor (Doctor Who) + Clare Abshire (The Time Traveller's Wife) Clare Abshire spends her life in love with a man who bounces randomly through his timeline. Wouldn't things be much easier if she was in love with someone who bounced through time unrandomly? With a TARDIS built for two, they can travel all of time and space together! True, technically he isn't human, but this is the twenty-first century! When it comes to romance, species is secondary. Consider, for instance...
If there's one thing I've learned from hundreds of novels and romantic comedies, it's that you should never let incompatible personalities, irreconcilable differences, or basic laws of physics get in the way of true love. Forget Romeo and Juliet...let's consider such fictional romances as... Nick Dunne (Gone Girl) + Libby Parsons (Double Jeopardy) He may have killed his wife. She may have killed her husband. Throw in the kid from the Omen, and you've got the perfect family for madcap comedy antics! Tune in each week, and find out how sometimes, spending time with the family can just be...murder.
Edward Cullen (Twilight) + Hazel Lancaster (The Fault in Our Stars) It's the oldest love story of all: Boy meets girl. Girl gets cancer. Boy turns out to be an ageless vampire who sparkles in the sunlight instead of burning up like any respectable vampire. Teenage angst happens.
Elizabeth Bennett (Pride and Prejudice) + Christian Grey (Fifty Shades of Grey) In 1813, British author Jane Austen showed that women the world over could fall for a man who was arrogant and socially aloof, provided he made at least ten thousand pounds a year. In 2011, British fan-fiction writer Snowqueen's Icedragon showed that if the guy makes millions a year, he can also get away with being a manipulative sadist as well.
But how will this poignant tale end? Will Edward's vampiric bite bestow immortality upon Hazel? Or will he lose his own by contracting her disease. Only time will tell, with this match made in...where do vampires go when they die, anyway? Nathan
Will Lizzie hold on to the prim mores of the early nineteenth century? Or will she succumb to Mr. Grey's wicked ways? And how exactly did they meet? Was there a time machine, or...?
220,000 is the average number of wedding proposals on Valentine's Day each year.
Every Valentine's Day, the Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet.
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More than 35 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate will be sold for Valentine's Day.
Top 10 YA Titles CPB
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TRB
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If I Stay by Gayle Forman
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
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Paper Towns by John Green
Paper Towns by John Green
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Paper Towns by John Green
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The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
If I Stay by Gale Forman
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
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Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
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Graduation Day The Hunger Games by Joelle Charbonneau by Suzanne Collins
Forbidden Boy by Hailey Abbott
Divergent by Veronica Roth
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Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
The Giver by Lois Lowry
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Fifteenth Summer by Michelle Dalton
Legend by Marie Lu
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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Insurgent by Veronica Roth
Sixteenth Summer by Michelle Dalton
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
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Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Tidal by Amanda Hocking
What I thought was True by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsburg
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
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by Veronica Roth
JANUARY 2015 GUESS THE DESK
FEBRUARY 2015 GUESS THE DESK
Who’s Desk? Todd Jones
Who’s Desk is this?
Winner: No winner for January. Nobody guessed correctly. :-(
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Submit your answer to Amber by March 1 and you just might win a treat from the Cheers & Tears Snack Box and a JCPL mug!