This program is $12 for members of NCLA, SCLA and library students. Non-member fee is $22. Send your check, payable to NCLA, to Jillian Carney, Island Trees Public Library, 38 Farmedge Rd., Levittown, NY 11756. Reservation deadline is July 1 so don't miss out!
For further information contact Marbara Mickowski: (516) 766-2360 or bmickowski@oceansidelibrary.com.
Space is limited so reserve your place today! For further information call Peter Cirona @ (516) 799-0770 Ext. 305
The 2010 B.E.S.T. Award (Bringing Excellence in Service by Teens) was presented to David Kane of the Rockville Centre Public Library at the Long Island Library Conference.
David was nominated by Terry Ain, Rockville Centre's YA Librarian and chosen from a group of worthy candidates by the members of the YASD board. The award was presented by Barbara Mickowski, vice president of the YASD of NCLA.
Over the past several years David has not only donated his time to the library, but has contributed his creative talents and visionary ideas. David has served as a member of the Teen Advisory Board for over three years and is currently president. He maintains the teen blog and his involvement on the board has led to many successful teen-run programs at the library.
As a way to involve the Tween population, David has conducted a journalism program, creating a Teen/Tween newspaper, So The Paper,now in its third edition. His dedication and commitment as director/producer/judge/publicity manager for a talent competition The Rockville Centre Idol demonstrated not only his creative talents but served as a statement to his character.
David will be graduating this June from Archbishop Molloy High School and will attending the Macauley's Honor Program at City College this fall on a full scholarship. He plans on majoring in journalism.
Congratulations to David, his family and the Rockville Centre Library.
(In photo: Barbara Mickowski, David Kane, Terry Ain)
Our NCLA YASD-organized program at the 2010 Long Island Library Conference was an overwhelming hit!
The panal discussion: Recipe for Success: Collaboration Between School and PublicLibraries was moderated by Margaux DelGuidace, School Library Media Specialist, Garden City High School & Youth Services, Freeport Memorial Library. The other participants in the informative program were Karen Farrell, Head of Youth Services, Freeport Memorial Library; Cindy Soto and Michelle Samuel, Youth Services, Freeport Memorial Library; and Marge Kelly, Young Adult Librarian, Garden City Public Library.
The YASD table, with it's fabulous baskets, display board, and clever give-away of hand sanitizer with our logo, was one of the most popular!
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).
