Best of Friends - Fall 2016 by Durham County Library

Best of Friends Friends of the Durham Library Newsletter

Fall 2016

Dr. Shayne Goodrum: New Friends’ President is Passionate About Libraries

areer educator. Literacy expert. Lover of libraries. What a great combination of characteristics for a library supporter and new President of the Friends of the Durham Library! Dr. Shayne Goodrum has assumed the position of President of the Friends’ Board, bringing with her a wealth of organizational management and educational expertise. Her tenure with the Friends is not new. Goodrum previously served for years as a dedicated volunteer with the Friends, first as a general board member and book sale volunteer. She then moved up the ranks to lend her talents as board treasurer for two years. As that role concluded this past spring, she graciously accepted the even more demanding role of leading the organization through 2017. Currently, Goodrum is the Director of Educational Programs for the Duke Talent Identification Program (TIP), overseeing summer enrichment programming for over 5,000 gifted students across the Southeast. Previously, her career involved teaching English in grades 7-12, including Advanced

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Placement (AP) Literature and Language. She also served as Department Chair for English at C.E. Jordan High School before moving to the Durham Public Schools’ Central Office, where she directed secondary English and Literacy. Goodrum later served as secondary English Curriculum Specialist for the North Carolina Department of Public Dr. Shayne Goodrum Instruction and then became Team Lead for Need Assessment, working with schools and districts across the state to improve student achievement. As a career educator, Goodrum has provided extensive professional development in literacy, writing and leadership. She is also a fellow of the Capital Area Writing Project at North Carolina State University, where she received her doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction. Continued on page 3

Love is in the Air: November is Fall Into Romance Festival Month!

This year’s Fall Into Romance Festival will take place beginning Friday, November 4 through Saturday, November 5, 2016. Sponsored in part by the Friends of the Durham Library since its inception in 2012, this successful festival for fans of romance novels draws readers from across the region. Originally launched to raise awareness of this unappreciated genre, the event’s growth has created an ongoing sense of community through creative library programming. Festival organizers cite diversity as this year’s theme, featuring authors who write about minority or diverse characters and subjects in

their romances. As the theme reflects Durham’s strength as a very inclusive community, participants will be challenged to read outside of their comfort zone. Founder of the festival, award-winning romance writer and former Durham County Librarian Jennifer Lohmann put a great deal of thought into this year’s theme. The focus on diversity encourages people to read and write diverse books, creating a culture in which people see their community reflected in the literature available on library bookshelves.” Lohmann is also excited that other related library resources will be presented. We will also use the opportunity to promote Durham County Library's many digital resources, including

Overdrive and Hoopla. With the rise in eBooks, both traditionally and independently published, many popular romance materials aren't available in print. Additionally, readers may not realize that Hoopla offers a wide range of eAudiobooks that we don't have in our other collections.” Event highlights include a Friday kickoff party at 6 p.m. at Black Twig Cider House in Durham. Light appetizers will be served and drinks will be available to purchase. On Saturday, enjoy an all-day speakers’ event at Southwest Regional Library with book signings. Featured authors include Piper Huguley, Sonali Dey and Latoya Smith.

Sixth Year of Durham Comics Fest – A Complete Success!

he Triangle region is becoming a convening place for lovers of comics and graphic novels to share their passions about this emerging genre. Libraries around the country are embracing comics enthusiasts to foster an appreciation for this art form that combines illustration with the written word. Durham County Library is no exception. For the sixth year in a row, comics readers and creators celebrated Durham Comics Fest, the library’s growing festival supporting this local community of admirers. Festival co-creator and Southwest Regional Librarian Patrick Holt was pleased with this year’s summer event, consisting of eight programs held throughout Durham, July 6-10. Workshops presented by artists, along with additional programs of interest to all ages, were made possible by the support of the Friends of the Durham Library, Durham Library Foundation, Atomic Empire (a local comics and games store), Cocoa Cinnamon (a downtown Durham coffeehouse) and Durham Comics Project. “The programs were attended by an excellent mix of new folks and those who’ve come to previous years. All of our guests told us they had a really great time, which is a measure of success that I hold in particularly high regard,” shared Holt. He also added that he’d learned that Durham Comics Fest has gained a reputation among cartoonists as a good event to participate in. This was “very flattering and encouraging to hear.”

Top: This year’s Durham Comics Fest organizers (from left to right) Caroline Peterson, Allie Massey and festival co-creator Patrick Holt wear the event’s signature t-shirts. Middle: Presenter George O’Connor distributes pencils for comics workshop. Right: Alex Y. and Abby Y. read and play at the Durham Comics Fest.

Holt was especially pleased that Atomic Empire hosted a “Local Comics Creator Networking Night,” a new event attracting mostly artists and writers looking to meet other working comics folks from the Triangle. Positive reviews included requests to have this event again next year, as attendees were excited that an event was organized “for them.” Festival organizers seek to build on this momentum. In early stages are plans to create a quarterly networking night for this audience, as well as a possible expansion 2 Best of Friends Fall 2016

Durham County Library staff member Allie Massey and presenter George O’Connor distribute pencils and paper on clipboards to children and adults participating in a Saturday session on drawing Greek gods and goddesses.

into a NaNoWriMo-like event (one that supports writers to begin and complete a project in a month’s time), exclusively for comics creators. Friday’s Drink & Draw at Geer Street coffeehouse Cocoa Cinnamon provided attendees an opportunity to participate in low-key, cooperative drawing exercises in a relaxed, allfun environment with other artists. Many came out to draw with friends old and new at this event also supported by the Durham Comics Project (another project previously funded by the Friends of the Durham Library). A full day of events was held at Southwest Regional Library on Saturday, July 9 for comics fans and creators of all ages with over 300 people in attendance! George O’Connor came for the second time, holding his popular drawing workshops. Local and nationally-acclaimed newspaper/online cartoonist Keith Knight gave advice to cartoonists early in their careers on how they can improve, and then talked with long-time Triangle cartoonists (and frequent Comics Fest allies) Eric Knisley and Andrew Neal about humor comics in a world that doesn’t always feel humorous. Participants enjoyed a very successful comic swap and giveaway, along with an artists’ alley featuring an excellent range of local artists.

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The festival concluded on Sunday, July 10 with a screening of the documentary Dear Mr. Watterson, focused upon the cultural significance of Calvin and Hobbes. The Durham Library Foundation made this program possible. Holt notes that the intimate, supportive nature of Durham Comics Fest makes it attractive to those who wish to explore comics on a smaller scale than that of much larger comicsthemed events, such as Comic-Con. “In the future, Comics Fest programs may be extended to take place more frequently with the support of new partnering organizations,” explained Holt. He also shared that from year to year, the festival will change based upon featured artists and authors, with planning well under way for Durham Comics Fest 2017. Under consideration for next year’s event is graphic novelist Kazu Kibuishi, creator of the ongoing Amulet series! The Friends of the Durham Library look forward to next year’s Durham Comics Fest!

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When asked about her love of libraries, Goodrum reflected upon her family’s inclusion of library visits in their everyday life. “Through my growing up years, the public library was the center of our social and intellectual life. On hot summer days, I remember the pleasure of going to the library and feeling so rich that any book in the building was open to me.” This love has driven her to continue her volunteer service to the Friends.

“Today, I’m so proud that the work of the Friends of the Durham Library augments the work of Durham County Library to provide that same access and richness all across our Durham community.” The Friends of the Durham Library welcomes Dr. Goodrum to her new post. “It’s an exciting time for the Friends,” says Goodrum. “We invite new Friends and old to come join us as we continue our work to benefit library programs and services.” Friends of the Durham Library Newsletter 3

Humanities Programs at Durham County Library

Highlights from upcoming Humanities programs. For more, see the Oct. – Dec. 2016 Adult Programs Brochure. Brought to you with support from Durham Library Foundation. LOVE AND LIBERATION: A HISTORY OF LGBTQ+ DURHAM Saturday, Oct. 1, 5 p.m. Downtown Durham

DCL’s NC Collection is proud to announce the launch of a new web exhibit ‒ Love and Liberation: A History of LGBTQ+ Durham. Lynn Richardson and Luke Hirst, who was instrumental in establishing the LGBTQ collection, will share how this exhibit came to be and show highlights of it. In the spirit of the Stonewall Suppers of the early 1980s, join us for dinner and reminiscing. Event is free; advance registration required. Register at http://bit.ly/LoveLiberation. Photo courtesy NC Collection, Allan Troxler papers.

SIMON WINCHESTER*

Tuesday, Oct. 4, 7 p.m. Carolina Theatre, 309 West Morgan St. The Durham Technical Community College Dr. Charles Sanders President’s Lecture Series proudly presents author Simon Winchester. His works include Atlantic, Pacific, The Men Who United the States and the New York Times bestselling Professor and the Madman. This special event is sponsored by the Durham Library Foundation. Please note this event is *not* free. Tickets will be available from the Carolina Theater ($15 public; $10 with student ID). Photo by Setsuko Winchester.

MEET THE ARTIST: CORNELIO CAMPOS

Sunday, Oct. 30, 3 p.m. Main Library This Day of the Deadthemed event will feature Cornelio Campos, a prominent Mexican American painter who has been active in the North Carolina arts community for over 15 years. In conversation with UNC doctoral student in library science Colin Post, Campos will discuss his life and work as an artist and the process of building a personal archive to document his career. NC Collection librarian Lynn Richardson will build on this conversation by discussing the importance of archives in capturing the vital history of Durham's Hispanic community. Photo courtesy Cornelio Campos.

PAULI MURRAY PROGRAM: HARRIET SMITH

Thursday, Nov. 3, 7 p.m. Main Library Pauli Murray’s 1956 memoir Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family chronicles her grandmother Cornelia Smith ‒ a slave reared alongside her sisters in their white aunt’s Orange County plantation home ‒ and her free, brick-making Fitzgerald family in Durham. Regrettably, history overlooked Cornelia Smith’s siblings and their mother, Harriet. In a lecture and exhibit focused on Harriet’s remarkable family, Duke University Graduate Liberal Studies scholar Kim Smith reintroduces noteworthy members of the Smith, Fitzgerald, Morphis, Kirby and Toole families. Co-sponsored by the Pauli Murray Project. Photo on right is of Delia Toole, courtesy of Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.

FILM SCREENING: BEING MORTAL Thursday, Nov. 10, 7 p.m. Stanford L. Warren Branch Library

Be part of a national dialogue taking place that asks Have you and your family had the tough conversations and planned ahead?” The documentary film Being Mortal delves into the hopes of patients and families facing terminal illness. Join Dr. Betsy Barton for a Q & A following the film.

SISTER CITIES: GLOBAL TRENDS AFFECTING FAMILIES

Sunday, Nov. 13, 3 p.m. Main Library What do all families in the world have in common? How are global trends affecting families in various areas of the world differently? This presentation by Dr. Deborah Tippett, Professor of Human Environmental Sciences at Meredith College, will explore ways in which families are facing key trends such as changing family structures, demographic aging and migration.

THE HISTORY OF YOUR OLD HOUSE

Bullish Saturday, Nov. 19, 2 p.m. on Durham Main Library Just how old is your old house? Who built it? Who lived in it? What style is it? Would you like to solve the mystery of that odd door or those strange markings on the floor? Let local historian and historic preservationist Tom Miller show you how to answer these questions and more. Presented by Preservation Durham and the Durham County Library, this event will run approximately 2.5 hours in the first floor computer lab. Registration required. Photo from Open Durham site.

For more information, call 919-560-0268 or visit durhamcountylibrary.org 4 Best of Friends Fall 2016

Durham Library Foundation Salutes Outgoing Board Members

t Durham Library Foundation’s Annual Meeting, marking the end of the 2015-2016 board year, several board members rotated off the board. Their service has been invaluable and greatly appreciated! They are:

In Memory

Elizabeth Townsend: Serving since 2009, Elizabeth Townsend has been board vice president for most of her tenure. She brought a savviness for marketing and fundraising that was a tremendous asset to the board. She was an advocate for supporting and expanding new, cutting edge library programs and services that benefit the community. She truly gave of her “time, talent and treasure.” Dannette Daniels: With quiet, elegant charm, Dannette Daniels was an engaged board member. Not only was she present at the board table, but she rarely missed a Foundation donor or special event. She and Bessie Carrington were the “stars” of a grant related video produced for Whole Foods. Throughout her tenure, her passion for the Foundation came through loud and clear! Frances Rollins: A stalwart supporter of the Foundation, Frances Rollins helped to expand the reach of the very popular Humanities programming. She established the E.T. Rollins Jr. and Frances P. Rollins Humanities Endowment in 2007. In addition to programming, this endowment helps support collection development related to travel, DCL’s popular Summer Reading program and journalism. Her gift will continue to impact Durham children and families for many years to come. Philip Hutchings III: As a stellar CPA, Philip Hutchings III brought a wealth of financial knowledge that was a huge asset for the Foundation. After chairing the Finance Committee, he seamlessly transitioned to be the president of the board, following Willis Whichard and Ann Craver. His firm also supported the now annual Humanities’ Holiday Reception at historic Hill House. He was a great Foundation leader and his amazing sense of humor and broad smile will be truly missed! In the next issue of Best of Friends, meet the incoming board members for 2016-2017: ReShonda Tate Billingsley, G. Rhodes Craver, Nick Seligman and Jody White.

October 17, 1931 – April 7, 2016

Remembering Bessie Carrington As a Durham County Library trustee Bessie Carrington relayed that she and other DCL trustees wanted to enhance the library’s programs and services but there was not enough extra” money to provide these enhancements. I got tired of hearing `No’ (to these requests)” she said in a special video made for a potential funder. So, we started Durham Library Foundation to raise money for Durham County Library.” Her leadership in establishing Durham Library Foundation has had a profound impact on the quality of services the library is able to provide. She and her husband Paul moved to a retirement community in Maryland from Durham in 2014 to be near their children and grandchildren, who all live in that area. They moved with their basset, Me!Me!, and beagle, Bernie. Bessie missed Durham but loved being near family and creating a home, with a little garden, in a new place. Bessie served as a board member on the newly created Durham Library Foundation in 2000 and later served as treasurer for a number of years preceding her relocation to Maryland. She was a phenomenal friend to Durham County Library and to Durham Library Foundation. In December 2014, after their move, she wrote, I miss the library and being a part of a great institution.” We miss her, too, and continue to be so grateful for her tremendous contributions to our community.

Durham Library Foundation Board 2014-2015. Seated left to right: F. Dyer, A. Wright, P. Hutchings, B. Cox, T. Keller. Standing left to right: T. Baggett, D. Trembath, D. Daniels, A. Alexander, L. Dillon, F. Rollins, A. Hutchings, E. Townsend, D. Cutshaw, A. Lloyd, A. Sharpe.

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Fall Book Sale Enjoy savings on over 50,000 items! Gently Used Books DVDs Audiobooks Children’s Books Gift Books Collectible Books

Friday, October 7, 4 - 7 p.m.

Friends members only – join at the door!

Saturday, October 8, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Everyone welcome.

Sunday, October 9, 2 - 5 p.m. Everyone welcome. $7 Bag Sale. Debit & Credit Cards Welcome.

Main Library l 300 N. Roxboro St. l friendsofthedurhamlibrary.org l 919-560-0190

Fall Book Sale Call to Action: In Search of Volunteer Cashiers

ove the smell of books and the thought of helping the Friends raise money for library programs and initiatives? Have a few hours over a weekend to volunteer with a great group of Friends? If you answered yes to either of these questions, the Friends of the Durham Library has a volunteer opportunity for you! Preparations for the 2016 Fall Book Sale, which will be held Friday, October 7 through Sunday, October 9 at the Main Library, are well underway. While it takes an amazing amount of volunteer effort to prepare for and execute the Friends’ book sale fundraisers year-round, the culminating events of the larger spring and fall book sales require a unique volunteer troop to pull them off ‒ a crew of cashiers. Former Friends of the Durham Library board member Lauren Spohrer started volunteering years ago with the Friends as a cashier. She loved it so much that she’s achieved “veteran” status, serving with the Friends in many different capacities since her first book sale. After her tenure as an executive board member, Spohrer is now a book sorter ‒ one of a group of about 25 Friends members who weekly comb through many book donations to guarantee that high quality, gently used books are available for purchase at each library book sale. Spohrer reflects upon these larger book sale events, “It’s really an exciting day. You meet tons and tons of people. And you also have the opportunity to shop the sale. Every year after I finish my shift, I shop and go home with a huge load of books, which is great!” This year she’s accepted a new volunteer role: Spohrer is in charge of the cashiers and is recruiting. She’s looking for people who can handle crowds, who really love books and can share in the enthusiasm of all the shoppers. Cashiers are special volunteers who are patient with excited customers ready to purchase their literary treasures after combing through aisles of thousands of books. And, of course, they’re good counters. More than anything, cashiers are truly “people” people. “It’s fun for the cashiers to connect with the shoppers,” says Spohrer, who is eager to meet this year’s group of cashiers, both newbies and returners alike. If you are interested in volunteering for the upcoming book sale as a cashier, please contact Dionne Greenlee at dgreenlee@dconc.gov or 919-560-0190 to get started or to ask any questions regarding these positions.

HOW TO DONATE BOOKS The Friends of the Durham Library welcomes donations of books, audiobooks, CDs and DVDs, except for: encyclopedias, magazines, cassettes and condensed books. This year, critical needs include children's and YA books. You may take your donation to any Durham County Library location during regular hours. Please bring large donations (more than one bag) to the Main Library garage on Tuesday mornings, between 9 a.m. and noon, when the Friends of the Durham Library are present and can help unload. For more info, visit: friendsofthedurhamlibrary.org.

The Library Family Board of Trustees

Shawn J. Miller, Chair Sandra Chambers, Vice Chair Melissa B. Kimathi, Secretary Mrinmay “Moy” Biswas Hank Kinsley Luis Olivieri-Robert Dawn Trembath Angela L. Wilson Alan B. Teasley, Friends Liaison Wendy Jacobs, BOCC Liaison Anita Robinson, Library Liaison

Upcoming Board of Trustees Meetings

Sep. 15, Stanford L. Warren Branch Library Nov. 17, South Regional Library

Friends of the Durham Library

Shayne Goodrum, President Carol Owen, Vice President Felicia A. Leggett, Secretary Susan Skinner, Treasurer Robert (Bob) Colver Jane Goodridge Elizabeth Hein Amy Kostrewa Eve Marion Tina Oshinski Leah Rutchick Elnora Joyner Shields Alan Teasley André Vann Carol Ann Walters Elsa Woods Dionne R. Greenlee, Library Grant Writer & Liaison to the Friends

Durham Library Foundation

Frances Dyer, President Lew Myers, Vice President Leslie Dillon, Secretary Andrew Hutchings, Treasurer Alice Alexander ReShonda Tate Billingsley C. John Chen G. Rhodes Craver De (Diane Elizabeth) Cutshaw Tom Keller Anne Lloyd Nick Seligman Jody White Sandra Chambers, Trustee Liaison Felicia A. Leggett, Friends Liaison Tammy Baggett, Library Director Alice Sharpe, Library Development Officer

Best of Friends is published in support of Durham County Library, with primary expenses for printing and distribution paid by the Friends of the Durham Library. The newsletter is produced by the library’s Marketing & Development Division.

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