[Libs-Or] State Library Newsletter: Letter to Libraries Online August 2016

[Jessica Rondema]

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Letter to Libraries Online

A Monthly Newsletter from the Oregon State Library

Volume 26, Issue 8, August 2016



Contents:
Library Board News
State Library News
Contacts at the State Library


Vision: All Oregonians have the information essential to be engaged citizens, to strengthen our communities, and to build a prosperous state.

Mission: The State Library provides leadership and resources to continue growing vibrant library services for Oregonians with print disabilities, the Legislature and state government, and all Oregonians through local libraries.


Library Board News


State Library Board to Meet in Salem on August 26th

The Oregon State Library Board will meet on Friday, August 26, 2016 at the Oregon State Library in Salem. The board will hear reports from board members, the State Librarian, and State Library staff. They will then discuss the board work plan as well as the annual assessment of Key Performance Measure #15, regarding best practices for the board. The open forum will be held at 11:45 a.m. Anyone may address the board on any topic at the open forum.

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State Library News


Resource Guide to Royalty Free Photographs

[Camera in Woods]In the course of answering questions from our state agency patrons, we frequently get asked about sources of free photos that can be used on web pages and publications. So we decided to pull together the sources and links we send them and include these on a web page<http://libguides.osl.state.or.us/c.php?g=502265>. We hope you find this page helpful for your patrons as well!



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In addition to Libs-Or, the State Library hosts a number of other library-related lists as well as a very numerous lists for the State of Oregon in general. We have been told that the State Library may be the largest installation of the open-source, 'mailman' software in the country. We currently host 868 lists consisting of over 770,000 total subscribers. Please let us know if we can be of help with any of your State Library-hosted list subscriptions. Contact Jerry Curry<mailto:jerry.w.curry at state.or.us>, 503-378-5008.



New STEM Content in Gale Virtual Reference Library

[GVRL Logo]As advised by the Statewide Database Licensing Advisory Committee, the State Library has added science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) reference books to the state's Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) subscription. Focused on supporting the K-12 curriculum, examples of the 36 new titles include UXL Encyclopedia of Science<http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9781414430867&v=2.1&u=oslis&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w>, Achieving Sustainability<http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9780028662046&v=2.1&u=oslis&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w&authCount=1>, and Worldmark Global Health and Medicine Issues<http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9781410317551&v=2.1&u=oslis&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w>. A complete list of titles is available on the Statewide Database Licensing Program (SDLP) website<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/technology/sdlp/GVRLtitles.aspx>. The titles will appear automatically in all SDLP participating libraries' GVRL subscriptions. If you have any questions, please contact Arlene Weible<mailto:arlene.weible at state.or.us>, 503-378-5020.



Oregon Libraries: Feeding Bodies and Minds

When schools close in the summer, low-income families struggle even more to feed their children. The State Library has been working with Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon and the Oregon Department of Education's Child Nutrition Program to expand access to food and summer learning to low-income families. Last year, 13 public libraries reported that they were a summer food site. In July, the Child Nutrition Program reported to the State Library that 29 libraries are summer food sites this year. Even more public libraries take the summer reading program to local summer food sites or coordinate the timing of the summer reading program with food sites within walking distance of the library. Youth must full-up with healthy food in order to learn, so it's a great partnership! To learn more about public library summer food sites, read about the Stanfield Public Library's summer food program on the Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon's website<https://oregonhunger.org/blog/stanfield-public-library-summer-meals>. Direct any questions to Katie Anderson,<mailto:katie.anderson at state.or.us> 503-378-2528.

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Contacts


Oregon State Library

Library Support and Development Services: 503-378-2525, Ferol Weyand<mailto:FerolWeyand at oslmail.osl.state.or.us>, Darci Hanning<mailto:darci.hanning at state.or.us>, Ann Reed<mailto:ann.reed at state.or.us>, Jennifer Maurer<mailto:jennifer.maurer at state.or.us>, Katie Anderson<mailto:katie.anderson at state.or.us>, Tamara Ottum<mailto:tamara.ottum at state.or.us>, Arlene Weible<mailto:arlene.weible at state.or.us>, Susan Westin<mailto:susan.b.westin at state.or.us>.

Oregon Talking Book and Braille Library Manager: 503-378-5435, Susan Westin<mailto:susan.b.westin at state.or.us>.
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Government Information and Library Services Manager: Vacant.

State Librarian: 503-378-4367, MaryKay Dahlgreen<mailto:marykay.dahlgreen at state.or.us>.

Letter to Libraries Online Editor: 503-378-2464, Jessica Rondema<mailto:jessica.rondema at state.or.us>.

Letter to Libraries Online is published monthly by the Oregon State Library. It is available free of charge and is published only in electronic form on the publications page<http://www.oregon.gov/osl/Pages/publications.aspx> on the Oregon State Library's website<http://www.oregon.gov/OSL>.

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