1. State Library Update NCLA - October 23, 2015 1

2. State News  New name! Department of Natural and Cultural Resources  Department of Environmental Quality  Move from General Government Subcommittee to Agricultural, Natural and Economic Resources Subcommittee  State budget includes additional $1million to state aid  Recurring  Disbursed through the formula 2

3. Personnel  Resignation / Retirement  Jennifer Pratt, Chief of Library Development resigned  Jan Reagan, Chief of Library Services Section retired  Recent new hires  Cardinal Support  @40 new staff from DENR to provide admin. support 3

4. 4 http://ncpedia.org/educator-resources

5. Government and Heritage Library  RootsMOOC: A Free Online Course in Genealogy  State Library partnered with Wake Forest University  Offered Spring 2015  4014 participated  30% from NC  68% other states  3% international  Libguide - http://statelibrary.ncdcr.libguides.com/rootsmoochttp://statelibrary.ncdcr.libguides.com/rootsmooc  Video tutorials - https://goo.gl/NLKgbLhttps://goo.gl/NLKgbL 5

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7. Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 7

8. L S T A Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)  Formula based allotment of federal $  2015-2016 total is $4,363,304  From Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Grants to States Program  State Library distributes  Over half directly to libraries $2,200,259  Complete list of 2015-2016 LSTA Grant Awards http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/grants/lsta/2015-2016Awards.htm http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/grants/lsta/2015-2016Awards.htm

11. 2016-2017 LSTA ANNUAL PROGRAM PLAN  EZ Digitization Project Access & Digitization increase accessNC library holdings, special collections digitization projects RFID (project grants only)  EZ Literacy & Lifelong Learning Project Literacy & Lifelong Learning expand patrons’ ability read, write, and interact across a range of platforms promote continuous learning  EZ Planning – consulting services for space needs/reallocationstrategic planning technology planningproject planning http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/grants/lsta.html

12. L S T A  Building the Bench 12 library staff - Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) Conference 50 library staff - North Carolina Library Association (NCLA) Conference  EZ Edge Technology Program, Round 2 23 libraries funded

13. L S T A  Reauthorization of the Museum and Library Services Act in 2016  New evaluation process  NC was a pilot state for new process  Outcomes based  New Director - Dr. Kathryn K. Matthew

14. Cardinal 14 State Library Systems = 35% Number of items = 6.1 million Total Transits = 1.2 million

15. Cardinal 15 Plans for 2015-16  Standardization and Consolidation  Training Expansion  Migrations  National Recognition  Strategic Planning

16. Continuing Education - Online  SkillSoft classes via WebJunction are free for any library staff member in the state.  Focus is on leadership, management, communication, popular software, & 3,000 brief videos about software & technology skills.  To register for a free account, complete the application at http://webjunction.skillport.com/ and be sure to select the State Library of North Carolina as your sponsoring agency. http://webjunction.skillport.com/  Lynda.com had an extensive course catalog but very low usage so contract was not renewed.  State Library staff will continue to evaluate distance education methods for library staff in the state. 16

17. Continuing Education  Almost 800 responses to the 2015 CE survey  Top training topics from the survey & the CE Advisory Committee:  Merchandising & promoting library collections  Technology tips & tricks in instruction  Social media tools and techniques  Using NC LIVE for community data and academic research  Outreach & marketing  Library security & safety  Partnerships 17 Are there NCLA Sections who would like to partner with us?

18. Continuing Education  In-person workshops offered this fall:  ECRR2  NC LIVE 1 (Basics)  Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Response  Protecting Privacy and Intellectual Freedom  LibGuides version 2  RDA  Train the Trainer (NCLA preconference) 18

19. Continuing Education  Training topics under consideration for spring 2016:  Promoting library collections and resources  Social media tools and techniques  eBooks in NC LIVE  Using NC LIVE for community data and academic research  Outreach, marketing & partnerships  Planning, designing & implementing surveys  Train the Trainer  Teens and emerging adults  RDA: A/V & Serials  Cataloging Basics  LibCal version 2 19

20. Public Library Annual Statistics  2013-14 Public Library Annual Statistics  http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/aboutlibraries/plstats/1314/131 4rpt.htm http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/aboutlibraries/plstats/1314/131 4rpt.htm  NEW! Data on workforce development  21,835 patrons participated in a total of 2,751 programs for workforce development in 2013-14.  Libraries reported they answered 402,169 questions for job searchers. 20

21. Broadband / E-Rate Project  Goal: test a consortia e-rate application for dark/lit fiber in public libraries in, potentially, 30 systems across the state  Takes advantage of the modernization of e-rate program discounts that focus on broadband connectivity  Builds upon the Golden LEAF Rural Broadband Initiative grant completed in 2013 that built fiber connections in North Carolina  Partner in this project is The Rural Center  RFP written and posted late fall of 2015 21

22. Center for the Book  Let's Talk About It  NC Center for the Book and NC Humanities Council are working to develop new Let's Talk About It series based on popular genres. Please send suggestions for authors, titles, and genres to include to Caitlin Patton cpatton@nchumanities.org  Gilbert-Chappell Distinguished Poets  Seeking aspiring poets to be mentored  Send suggestions to molly.westmoreland@ncdcr.govmolly.westmoreland@ncdcr.gov 22

23. Supercharged Storytimes 23  http://www.webjunction.org/explore- topics/supercharged-storytimes.html http://www.webjunction.org/explore- topics/supercharged-storytimes.html

24. Regional Library Study  Studying Regional Libraries  Environment  Governance  Structure  Funding  Operations  Best practices 24

25. On the Radar Aspen Institute Report “Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries” http://csreports.aspeninstitute.org/documents/AspenLibra riesReport.pdf 25

26. Feedback!?!?! 26

27. Wrap Up  Questions and comments?  Cal Shepard  cal.shepard@ncdcr.gov cal.shepard@ncdcr.gov  919-807-7410 Thank you! 27

28. State library Update URLs  Ncpedia Educator Resources - http://ncpedia.org/educator-resources http://ncpedia.org/educator-resources  RootsMOOC Libguide- http://statelibrary.ncdcr.libguides.com/rootsmooc http://statelibrary.ncdcr.libguides.com/rootsmooc  RootsMOOC Video tutorials – https://goo.gl/NLKgbL  LSTA grants awarded 2015-16 - http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/grants/lsta.html http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/grants/lsta.html 28

29. URLs  Cardinal Nest - http://statelibrary.ncdcr.libguides.com/thenest http://statelibrary.ncdcr.libguides.com/thenest  WebJunction - http://learn.webjunction.org/http://learn.webjunction.org/  2013-14 Public Library Annual statistics - http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/aboutlibraries/plstats/131 4/1314rpt.htm http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/ld/aboutlibraries/plstats/131 4/1314rpt.htm 29

30. URLs  Supercharged Storytimes - http://www.webjunction.org/explore- topics/supercharged-storytimes.html http://www.webjunction.org/explore- topics/supercharged-storytimes.html  Aspen Institute Report – “Rising to the Challenge” http://csreports.aspeninstitute.org/documents/AspenLib rariesReport.pdf http://csreports.aspeninstitute.org/documents/AspenLib rariesReport.pdf 30