YASD Flyer december meeting.pdf

Another successful afternoon ends a great year for YASD!

Our brand new display created by our Executive Board

President Terry Ain greets conference attendees at the YASD Table

Fabulous "Green" note cubes with our brand new YASD Logo

NCLA YASD B.E.S.T. Award Winner, Kaitlin Quinn (center), from East Williston Public Library, receives her award from Rocco Cassano, East Meadow Public Library(far left), and Nassau County B.E.S.T. Award Chairman Peter Cirona, Massapequa Public Library (far right).

President:
Terry Ain
Rockville Centre Public Library
(516) 766-6257
tain@rvpl.org

Vice President/ President Elect:
Peter Cirona
Massapequa Public Library
(516) 798-4607 Ext. 305
pcirona@massapequalibrary.org

Secretary:
Mara Marin
Elmont Public Library
(516) 354-5280 Ext. 247
mmarin@elmontlibrary.org

Treasurer:
Barbara Mickowski
Oceanside Public Library
(516) 766-2360
bmickowski@oceansidelibrary.org

Immediate Past President:
Cathy Loechner
Shelter Rock Public Library
(526) 248-7363
cloechner@srpl.org

NLS Liason:
Renee McGrath
Nassau Library System
(516) 292-8920 Ext. 230
renee@nassaulibrary.org

Constitution:
Peter Cirona

Membership:
Courtney Greenblatt
Great Neck Public Library
(516) 466-8055
cgreenblatt@greatnecklibrary.org

Nominating:
Kelly Rechsteiner
Elmont Public Library
(516) 354-5280 Ext. 237
kellyslibrary@gmail.com

Technology:
Sharon Rappaport
Manhasset Public Library
(516) 627-2300 Ext. 209
srappaport@manhassetlibrary.org

PR/Marketing
Larissa Simonovski
Merrick Public Library
(516) 377-6112
larissas@merricklibrary.org

Maureen Johnson, author of the popular teen novels Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes, Devilish, and the just released Suite Scarlett, shared her insights on authors' internet presence with YA librarians at our joint NCLA/SCLA YASD meeting.

According to Johnson, many authors can be found on Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, but while it's a great way to connect with fans and students there is no real way of measuring whether it increases readership or is just time spent not writing. Following Maureen's talk and Q & A session, she signed copies of all her books.

Thanks to Terry Ain and her helpers for a great morning!

It's not too late to hear popular YA author Maureen Johnson!

Thursday, Feb. 5 @ 9:30 a.m.
Massapequa Bar Harbor Library
Refreshments will be served and CEUs granted

$5 NCLA/SCLA Members and students, everyone else $15

Hope to see you all there!

NCLA Media Services and Young Adult Services Divisions are please to hold a joint Annual Luncheon and Installation of Officers on Tuesday, December 16 from 9:30 a.m. -1 p.m. in the Nassau Library System Ballroom

A very special program will focus on the 2005 documentary film Mad Hot Ballroom and how it sparked a nationwide interest in American Ballroom Theater's model arts-in-education program "Dancing Classrooms".

Special guest Nancy Duncan, Long Island representative of "Dancing Classrooms", will talk about this not-for-profit project of the American Ballroom Theater Company which was launched in 1994. In addition to clips from Mad Hot Ballroom and Take the Lead, the movie inspired by the life of Pierre Dulaine, co-founder of "Dancing Classrooms", students in the program from the Wilson Elementary School in Rockville Center will demonstrate their dancing skills.

This special event is $15 for NCLA Members and $25 for non-members

For further information contact Mamie Eng at (516) 825-6422 or via e-mail: nclanews@hotmail.com

Join us as we explore some of what Brooklyn has to offer.
Alison Hendon, the Youth Selection Coordinator at Brooklyn Public Library will give us a tour of the Central Library and a brief talk about how she selects books for the YA Manga & Graphic Novel Collections. From there we will walk to the Brooklyn Museum for lunch in the cafe followed by a guided tour of the museum. The tour will include the special exhibitions: The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago and Japonisme in American Graphic Art, 1880-1920. After exploring the museum we will have a tour of the museum library.

Date: Friday, Oct. 3rd

11:00 a.m.: Meet @ Brooklyn Public Library: Central Library Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238

12:15 p.m.: Lunch in Brooklyn Museum Cafe

1:30 p.m.: Tour of the Brooklyn Museum & Museum Library

Cost: $10 for NCLA members/ $20 for non-members

Transportation will not be provided. We encourage you to commute together by train or carpool.

Register by Sept. 29 to Cathy Loechner @ Shelter Rock Public Library
Phone: 248-7363 Ext. 239 FAX: 248-4897

Make checks payable to Nassau County Library Association