1. Library Science Internship Abbie Anderson, Spring 2004 Melton Public Library Youth Services Dept. French Lick, Indiana Carol Thornton-Anderson, Supervisor Library Director and Head of Youth Services

2. …a Tale of Twelve Documents Four Programs Two Displays One National Conference One Database and Some Security Measures

3. The Preschool Program that Didn’t Happen a.k.a., “What About My Clothes?” January One script

4. The Teen Reading Promotion that didn’t really happen a.k.a., “Get on Board and Read @Your Library” January-April One display One flyer

5. The Mardi Gras Party February 17 Historical and cross-cultural research One display One flyer One script One program

6. Public Library Association Seattle, Washington February 26-28 One National Conference One “Talk Table” facilitated

7. Yu-Gi-Oh! Meet 6 th grade through High School March 19 One simple flyer One program One community partner

8. Teen Advisory Board Initial Meeting March 30 One database One merged invitation One flyer One program One email list One set of Minutes

9. Summer Reading Program (a.k.a., “Treasure Your Library”) Cover Sheet Early April One Publisher page

10. One new summer program launched a.k.a., “100 Books Before Kindergarten” April One flyer One reading record One brochure

11. One Summer Teen Program Prepared a.k.a., “Jack Sparrow Bingo” Late April One free bingo game template located (see http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/kadkins/templates/ bingo_master.xls) One bingo game created

12. Computer Security Measures Taken a.k.a., “spyware and malware” February onward Spyware problem identified (see http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm) HOSTS file installed Ad-Aware software installed and regularly run Instructions created for staff to continue

13. Summative Thoughts Rural libraries face great challenges with fewer resources Staff has no formal Library Science training and relatively low technological expertise Reciprocal community engagement and commitment make a difference: the library loves the community, the community loves the library