Best of Friends Friends of the Durham Library Newsletter Winter 2015
Innovative Programming Abounds at Durham County Library Durham County Library strives to provide library patrons with original and state-of-the-art programming experiences to meet the demands of the changing world of technology. One of the most exciting recent developments is the creation of the MakerSpace, complete with a MakerBot Replicator 3D Printer, at the Main Library. The "Maker" movement that has spread through the country in the last decade is a technology-based extension of the DoIt-Yourself (DIY) culture. It encourages informal, peer-led and shared learning opportunities in a social environment, exploring novel uses of technology and alternative ways of working in fields such as film making, computer programming, metal-working and more. Recognizing the possibilities for new library programming opportunities within the movement, DCL unveiled the MakerSpace in fall 2014.
The library currently offers one MakerDay per month where patrons are invited to discover their most creative self by learning how to design objects and work together with other members of the community. These days also allow library technology staff to share other offerings with patrons. A recent MakerDay featured extensive play time with Dot and Dash, robots created by Wonder Workshop that are designed to introduce the fundamentals of coding and programming to younger generations. For more information about the printer and MakerDays, visit durhamcountylibrary.org/3dprinting. Check out page 3 for news on additional innovative offerings at the library. Top row (l-r): Matthew Wood, DCL Systems Support Technician, and Anna wait for the printer to begin; Jill Wagy, DCL Technology Management Administrator, shows young patrons how to load designs for the printer; Jasper (l) and Quinn the robots Dot and Dash; Far left: Samples of projects printed on the 3D printer at the library; The sign for the MakerSpace.
The Library Family Board of Trustees Henry Felder, Chair Shawn Miller, Vice Chair Rosemarie Kitchin, Secretary Mrinmay "Moy" Biswas Sandra Chambers Joe Hewitt Tamara Heyward Melissa Kimathi Dawn Trembath Eve Marion, Friends Liaison Wendy Jacobs, BOCC Liaison
Upcoming Board of Trustees Meetings March 19, 2015, East Regional May 21, 2015, North Regional
Friends of the Durham Library Janet W. Hessling, President Alan B. Teasley, Vice President Shayne Goodrum, Treasurer Lauren Spohrer, Secretary Martha Scotford, Past President Robert Colver Jane Goodridge Felicia A. Leggett Arlene Lutenegger Eve Marion Tina Oshinski Carol Owen Leah Rutchick Elnora Joyner Shields André Vann Carol Ann Walters Elsa Woods Angela Zoltners
Durham Library Foundation Phil Hutchings, President Elizabeth Townsend, Vice President Bonnie Cox, Treasurer Andrew Hutchings, Secretary Alice Alexander De (Diane Elizabeth) Cutshaw Dannette Daniels Leslie Dillon Frances Dyer Pierce Freelon Tom Keller Anne Lloyd Frances Rollins Anne Wright Dawn Trembath Board of Trustees Representative Felicia Leggett Friends Representative
Honoring the Legacy of Selena Warren Wheeler
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n September 26, patrons, DCL staff C. Eileen Watts Welch, President and Board past and present, elected officals, Chair of Durham friends, family members and more Colored Library, gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Inc.; and Selena Warren Wheeler, who passed away on Carter Cue, July 18, 2014 at the age of 102. Daughter Warren Adult of Stanford L. Warren, Wheeler devoted her Services Librarian. life to providing quality library services to Right: Selena Warren Wheeler; the Durham community. Wheeler served as the head librarian of the Durham Colored Library, which later became Stanford L. Warren Branch Library, for 13 years. She also served on the Warren Board of Trustees for 20 years and the Durham County Library Board of Trustees for seven years, extending library hours and services, and designating a portion of the Warren Negro Collection as a special, non-circulating collection to be preserved for future generations. In 1990, that collection was renamed the Selena Warren Wheeler Collection in her honor. The tribute began with a tour of the historic Stanford L. Warren library and a special display of a selection of rare books in the SWW Collection. A program followed honoring Wheeler's life and accomplishments, with speeches by Tammy Baggett, Library Director; Andre Vann, SLW Friends Chairman; Eddie Davis, Durham City Councilman; Ben Speller, former NCCU Library School Dean; Sandra Johnson, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority member;
Above: Ben Speller discusses his personal history with Wheeler; Left: Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority gather to remember their soror.
DCL Wins Award from NCPLDA
Tammy Baggett, Library Director 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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Below: Celebration participants stand behind Wheeler's children (seated).
DCL was awarded the 2014 North Carolina Public Library Director Association’s Library Programming Award for the First Library in Space Program at their annual meeting, held in Pinehurst, Dec. 4-5. The criteria for the award are originality, ability
to be replicated, involvement with other community organizations, relationship to mission, effectiveness of publicity and results to cost ratio. Tanika Martin, North Regional Children’s Services Manager, presented a poster display at the event.
New Digital Services Arrive at the Library
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he library is buzzing with new digital services that offer exciting opportunities to patrons: hoopla, Zinio and PrinterOn Mobile Printing. hoopla gives patrons free, no-wait access to more than 107,000 music albums, almost 8,000 movies and television shows, and more than 10,000 audiobooks. Music is a real strength of hoopla's collection. It contains 84% of current Billboard top music. Albums are released to hoopla the day they are released to the market. Zinio offers free, digital versions of popular magazines for our patrons. DCL subscribes to more than 70 e-magazines including Cosmopolitan; Newsweek; ESPN the Mag azine; National Geographic; O, the Oprah Magazine; and many more. The service features no waiting or checkout periods, multiple viewing platforms, interactive elements such as audio and video, and intuitive searching and navigating within each magazine. Through PrinterOn, DCL patrons can now print to any library printer from their mobile device or their internet-enabled computer. Print jobs can be emailed, sent through a mobile app or uploaded to a website. There are mobile printing apps for most popular platforms, and they can be found in your device’s app store or at printeron.com/apps.html.
DCL Completes Successful DRT 2014 with March: Book One
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urham Reads Together (DRT) 2014 attracted diverse and enthusiastic crowds at a variety of events throughout October. Focused on the graphic memoir, March: Book One, written by Congressman John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, and illustrated by Nate Powell, the month-long celebration brought more than 1,650 attendees to the DCL system through films, lectures, concerts, workshops and more, exploring an array of themes connected to Civil Rights history and the graphic novel/comic book genre. Thank you to the Friends of the Durham Library and Durham Library Foundation for their generous support of DRT 2014!
Durham Board of County Commissioners Chair, Michael Page; U.S. Congressman John Lewis; State Senator Floyd McKissick Jr.; U.S. Congressman David Price; U.S. Congressman George "GK" Butterfield; co-author Andrew Aydin; Durham County Library Board of Trustees Chair, Henry Felder.
Clockwise from top:The cover of March; Congressman John Lewis (second from left) with special guests; Patrons march through downtown during "Durham Marches Together" (photo by Phil Fonville); Lewis and co-author Andrew Aydin answer questions during the kickoff event. Friends of the Durham Library Newsletter 3
Humanities Programs at Durham County Library
Brought to you with support from Durham Library Foundation. All progra ms are free and open to the public.
Scream Echo: A Collaboration Among Three Women
Saturday, Feb. 28, 3 p.m. Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Old Fayetteville St. This collaboration echoes the screams of racism through the centuries, carrying the audience from slavery to the present. It is presented in the hope of creating equality. Bobbie O’Connor, social activist and writer, created the text; Tahirah Whittington, cellist and composer, wrote the original music; Kenyada Williams, actress, gives voice to the narration. Co-sponsored by the Diversity Committee of The Forest at Duke Retirement Community.
That Championship Season of 1965
Sunday, Mar. 1, 3 p.m. North Regional Library During the era of school segregation, Durham-area high schools produced several powerhouse athletic teams. In March of 1965, all three of Durham’s black high schools won state championships in boys basketball. Little River High, Merrick-Moore High and Hillside High competed in the four different divisions of the North Carolina High School Athletic Conference. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of those state-wide titles, local historian and city council member Eddie Davis will moderate a panel of athletes, school officials and sports historians.
The Activists’ Playbook: From SNCC to Selma to the New Civil Rights Movement
Wednesday, Mar. 4, 7 p.m. Main Library Join us for a panel discussion with Dr. Wesley Hogan, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) scholar and director of the Center for Documentary Studies; Charlie Cobb and Judy Richardson, SNCC veterans and Visiting Activist Scholars for the One Person, One Vote project; Cynthia Brown, local activist; and two youth activists. A reception and demonstration of the website will follow the discussion.
Meet the Author: Dr. Wallace “J” Nichols
Sunday, Mar. 22, 3 p.m. Main Library In celebration of Durham’s Creek Week, join New York Times Best Selling author Dr. Wallace “J” Nichols for a reading from his book, Blue Mind: The Surprising Science That Shows How Being Near, In, On, or Under Water Can Make You Happier, Healthier, More Connected, and Better at What You Do. A book signing will follow the reading. Co-sponsored by Durham’s Creek Week Partners and the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University.
Witnessing Social Protest: COINTELPRO to Tiananmen Square to Occupy Central to Ferguson
Tuesday, Mar. 24, 7 p.m. Stanford L. Warren Library In this interactive film screening and discussion, former Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent and United Press International reporter, and current Duke University visiting scholar Scott Savitt discusses his days covering the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, engaging Chinese activists and exploring how the actions of the Civil Rights Movement, COINTELPRO, Tiananmen Square, Occupy Wall Street, Red Spring and Ferguson, Missouri share certain similarities.
Reflections on Aurelia Whittington Franklin
Saturday, Mar. 28, 3 p.m. Main Library Join us as we celebrate the legacy of Dr. John Hope Franklin for this program on the life of Mrs. Aurelia Whittington Franklin. A native of Goldsboro, NC, Franklin worked alongside her husband at North Carolina College for Negroes as a professional law librarian in the 1940s. A distinguished panel of close friends and family, moderated by her daughter, Mrs. Karen Franklin, will reflect on her professional life, personal relationships and marriage to John Hope for 59 years. This event is co-sponsored by the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture, and is a part of the John Hope Franklin Centenary Celebration at Duke University.
Celebrating Donors of Materials to the North Carolina Collection
Sunday, Mar. 29, 3 p.m. Main Library The North Carolina Collection is not just books. Many local individuals and organizations have donated photos, scrapbooks, funeral programs, high school graduation programs, historical documents and much more. Join us for a reception recognizing recent donors, complete with a slide show showing examples of all the cool things that are available for your research and enjoyment. Learn about some of the “hidden treasures” of the Collection, and meet the people who donated them.
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Friends Fund New, Creative Programs in Fall Cycle
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he reemergence of phonics?!! Gardens at the library?! Kits built specifically to engage teens and young adults?! These programs, the “brainchildren” of library staff, will soon be launched at various library locations, thanks in large part to funding from the Friends. The Friends have been granting funds to the library since their founding in 1968. These funds are critical, as they often make possible initiatives that budget shortfalls would otherwise prohibit. Twice a year, the Friends consider staff proposals for funding. This past November, the following innovative projects were chosen: Expanding the Roving Teen Programming Kits: Resources, supplies and fun program ideas, packaged neatly in accessible and ready-made roving programming kits, will enhance the library’s ability to serve and welcome teens throughout the system. Phonics-Based Easy Readers for Emergent Readers: A demand for easy reader books has driven this project, which will provide valuable resources for children specifically designed to teach and reinforce the phonics method of learning to read and write. Role Playing Game Collection: Southwest Regional Library will expand its collection of role playing games to meet the demands of patrons interested in the library’s increasingly popular gaming programs.
Puppets for Literacy: Storytimes at North Regional Library will become even more exciting with the addition of puppetry, a proven method of enhancing children's literacy skills. littleBits Mini Maker Lab: Southwest Regional Library will launch this new programming series for tweens featuring the littleBits snap-together hardware system that turns participants into scientists and creators of circuitry, engaging youth through S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) activities. North Regional Library Garden: North Regional will partner with SEEDS, the Hub Farm, Master Gardeners, NCSU, Durham Public Schools and Cooperative Extension to launch a growing laboratory. The garden will provide a safe haven for children and families to explore many topics, including learning about growing foods, gardening as a healthy practice and understanding the environment. Self-Publishing Boot Camp: Get Your Book Out in Print or Digital Ebook: This program, launched last spring at Stanford L. Warren, was a huge success. Guest speakers and industry experts will guide participants through strategies and hands-on exercises to help them become self-published authors. Stay tuned, and mark your calendar to participate in these library initiatives supported by the Friends!
Calling All Volunteers
Children’s Books Needed
Volunteering during the book sale is a terrific way to get involved with the Friends and the community. If you would like to be added to our list of volunteers for the spring book sale, send an email to Dionne Greenlee at dgreenlee@dconc.gov or call 919-560-0190.
If you've been to a book sale at the library, you know that children’s books are among the first to sell out. We are asking for special donations of this genre to meet the needs of our youngest readers during the upcoming spring sale. Visit friendsofthedurhamlibrary.org for details about book donations.
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. 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. Friends of the Durham Library Newsletter 5
Spring Book Sale Spring into savings on over 50,000 items! Gently Used Books DVDs Audio Books Children’s Books Gift Books Collectible Books
Friday, April 24, 4 - 7 p.m.
Friends members only – join at the door!
Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday, April 26, 2 - 5 p.m. $7 Bag Sale.
Debit & Credit Cards Welcome.
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Durham Library Foundation Welcomes New Members The board is pleased to highlight new members Leslie Dillon and Andrew Hutchings. A native of New Jersey/New York, Leslie Dillon originally came to Durham to attend Duke University. After teaching high school English in the area for seven years, Leslie enrolled at the UNC School of Information and Library Science and received a Master of Science in Library Science (MSLS). For many years, Leslie worked in reference and research services at OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) in Ohio, a worldwide library cooperative. She was a technical writer and manager, preparing documentation and promotional materials for various OCLC systems.
Born in Bahama, Andrew Hutchings grew up in Durham, spending quite a bit of time at the Main Library with his grandmother. In the second year of his first term on Durham Library Foundation’s board, Andrew is serving as board secretary. Andrew received his undergraduate and MBA degrees from East Carolina University. His desire for a hands-on learning environment led him to Hutchings and Hutchings, a certified public accounting firm in Durham started by his grandfather, Philip Hutchings, Sr., and uncle, Philip Hutchings III, who is also president of the Durham Library Foundation Board. Andrew firmly believes that education and access to information are the cornerstones of a successful and vibrant community and will help to solve many societal problems.
Humanities Society Gathers for Annual Holiday Celebration The majestic Hill House welcomed Humanities Society members for the fourth year at the annual holiday reception on Tuesday, December 9. Hutchings and Hutchings sponsored the event. Attendees enjoyed music by a jazz combo from North Carolina Central University, and had the opportunity to mingle with four of the artists who have provided cover art for recent humanities brochures. Members also enjoyed a sneak preview of the current brochure. The Humanities Society now happily boasts 1800+ members! To join, please visit durhamlibraryfoundation.org. Clockwise from top left: Jim Lee and artist Marjorie Pierson; Joanne Abel, Nicki Rivers, Lois Deloatch and Arnold George; Sylvianne Roberge, Elayne Bernstein and Alice Sharpe; The NCCU Jazz Ensemble performs during the reception. Friends of the Durham Library Newsletter 7
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