Hispanic Heritiage Month Comes to a Close!

 



Mr. Brian Kelley, Director LLRC, opening this event

Attorney Jesus Irizarry, Alumni 2002
Guest Speaker

 

Pat Alvarez, Reference Librarian; event organizer

 



 



Dental students enjoying the presentation!


 



Staff enjoying the Hispanic Heritage festivities and exhibits in the LLRC Gallery!

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Nora-Library Assistant
Janet-Library Technician
Hispanic Display Artists

Passing of Professor Richard Marshall







 Monday, August 19,
Professor Richard Marshall passed away.

 

Professor Marshall was admired and loved for his straight shooting philosophy that inspired students to try harder and encouraged them to scramble up the academic ladder.  He loved to mix his work with real life stories to keep students engaged.

Many days as he passed by our Circulation Desk, he would stop to relate a new story about teaching. Hardly a visit went by that a student would stop, look right at Richard with great admiration and shake hands. The student would tell him a story about how much he/she enjoyed one of Richard’s life lessons.
 

The book Who Moved My Cheese was one of his class favorites. He made sure we always had an ample supply of books for students.  The library hosted his classes in our Gallery with books and real pieces of cheese for snacks. This was definitely a big hit with the students.

 

Read Together Palm Beach County Program featuring

To Kill a Mockingbird

LLRC-Gallery

In 2006, Richard also included in his lessons for students the Read Together Palm Beach County Program featuring To Kill a Mockingbird. Students gathered in our Gallery to discuss key themes.

The tables were decorated with shoes from all walks of life to illustrate when Atticus tells the children several times that they need to walk in someone else’s shoes before judging.

Constitution Week!



Richard always enjoyed 'Unscrambling the Preamble' with students!

Richard, Jerry as Ben Franklin, and Nora

 

 

It was always a pleasure to see Richard for the scheduled Instructional Lab with one of our Reference Librarians for each of his Strategies classes that included a tour of each department. He worked closely with our library staff to promote learning and skill building for his students especially in the area of research. Richard was always the first one to say YES to a library event!

All of us here at the library will miss Richard very much; his professionalism, his passion for teaching, his big sincere smile and especially his hearty laugh.
Goodbye Professor Marshall.  We miss you!

Part IV-From the Chair’s View! SEFLIN Regional Technology Conference

 

Article below submitted by Doug Cornwell
Chair of the SEFLIN Regional Technology Conference 2013

Image Credit: Courtesy of The SEFLIN Conference Planning Committee  

 

Chairman Doug Cornwell-Librarian at Palm Beach State
Keynote Speaker Jamie LaRue
SEFLIN's Executive Director Jeannette Smithee

From the chair’s view, working with the SEFLIN Conference Planning Committee this year was a real joy!  With attendance last year nearing the top, we figured we had a potential problem. The facilities at Florida International University are a great venue, but we could exceed the limitations and turn people away.  We don’t want to do that.  However, after looking at other venues which would bring us to the next level, the costs jumped tremendously. 

 

We thought about Palm Beach County.  Then we looked at the huge number of non-SEFLIN members in Miami who attended, but would not likely make the trip to Palm Beach County.  Would there be an equal or better number of non-members in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, or Indian River Counties who would pick up the slack?  An informal survey of library directors told us this would not be a possibility.  So, we remained with the Kovens Center at FIU. 

We were overjoyed at the response which capped off at 302 by the end of the registration period. The committee people were all great people to work with and made the chairperson’s job extremely easy!  It was great!  And very rewarding and fulfilling to hear the wonderful remarks! 

 I thought we should spend time celebrating our success!  We had never done that before, in all the years I served on the committee.  So we made arrangements to celebrate at a Duffy’s near the convention center.  We had a small group, but it was nice – to CELEBRATE a job well done!

 Doug

Image Credit: Courtesy The SEFLIN Conference Planning Committee

 

 

 

'Did You Know?" LLRC Staff Training Day

Did You Know?

LLRC Staff Training Day

August 19, 2013

Palm Beach State Library Staff Training Day Presenters:
Doug, Pat, Rob, Janet, Robbie, Connie, Ken



Lyn Becker, Wellness Center Coordinator

Lyam Christopher, Reading Learning Specialist
 Carrie Thompson, English Learning Specialist
Debra-Anne Singleton, Student Learning Center Manager

 





LL303 Instructional Lab for today's presentations

The day started with staff networking, fresh coffee, juice, hot tea and delicious homemade fruit and nut breakfast cakes and breads made by Estaline. Our presenters were well prepared with their Power Point presentations followed by an informative Q and A session.

 

Topics Covered:
Accessing the databases through Social Media-Doug
Using the iPad as a research tool using EBSCO mobile-Rob
Saving to eShelf and knowing MyAccount-Connie
Finding media resources, accessing 'Films on Demand'-Pat
Keeping informed about the library via Twitter and Facebook-Ken
Knowing your college via our College Digital Archives-Janet
Reading eBooks after signing into Panther Web-Robbie
Reading the Life of Pi, Common Reader for FYE
Mr. Kelley and Estaline
http://www.palmbeachstate.edu/library/default.aspx

Keeping Healthy
Our New Wellness Center Building and Schedule
Lyn Becker, Wellness Center Coordinator
http://www.palmbeachstate.edu/wellnesscenter/lake-worth/


Cooperating with the SLC
Debra-Anne Singleton-Student Learning Center Manager
Reading Lab-Lyam Christopher
Writing Lab-Carrie Thompson
http://www.palmbeachstate.edu/slc/lake-worth/default.aspx

A BIG thank you to all our presenters today! 
You gave us incredible information we can use on a daily basis to help promote these numerous programs with students, faculty and staff.  Have a terrific Fall Semester!
 

Part III SEFLIN Regional Technology Conference



 

Article below submitted by Doug Cornwell, Chair of the SEFLIN Regional Technology Conference 2013

 Image Credit: Courtesy The SEFLIN Conference Planning Committee

 

The SEFLIN “Evolving Technologies” Annual Conference was held July 11, 2013, at the Kovens Conference Center, Biscayne Bay Campus, Florida International University, North Miami Beach, Florida, to the largest crowd in the history of the conferences.  Three-hundred and two registered guests attended the conference and were provided a healthy dose of new information and knowledge about technologies which impact our organizations and enhance our ability to provide educational and library services. 

The 17-member Planning Committee was headed by Palm Beach State College / Lake Worth Campus Library Professor Douglas Cornwell.  Together with the SEFLIN staff, this team worked diligently over the past year in putting together a successful conference.

The keynote speaker, Jamie LaRue, library director of the Douglas County, Colorado Public Libraries, addressed issues regarding improved library systems for delivery of traditional library resources and digital technologies such as ebooks and databases.

 

Twenty-four speakers and panelists presented 12 breakout sessions about various library technologies.  Conference sponsor displays, a luncheon, and exciting door prizes were well received.



Marisha Kelley and Halimeh Shatara from the Belle Glade Campus
Image Credit: Courtesy The SEFLIN Conference Planning Committee

Attending the conference from Palm Beach State College were Nita Johnson, Janet DeVries, Nora Homan, Connie Tuisku, Rob Krull (Lake Worth Campus); Marisha Kelly and Halimeh Shatara (Belle Glade Campus); Susan Setterlund, Amanda Chick, and David Pena (Palm Beach Gardens Campus). 

 

 

Part II SEFLIN Regional Technology Conference




Image Credit: Nora Homan
Nita, Nora, Janet and Connie
 

The article below was submitted by Connie Tuisku; Librarian at Palm Beach State College.

Wish everyone could have attended the SEFLIN Regional Conference, Evolving Library Technologies because it had much to offer.  Jamie LaRue gave a provocative keynote with a vision for making the Douglas County Library an indispensable service-provider in the community.  Having used technology to automate the check-out function, creating higher paying/functioning positions, and saving the county money, he used his creative mantra , “now that you have more time, I’d like you to…” to  inspire and support library personnel to new levels of community service.

Everyone loves apps, and when they’re free, well, what could be better? In the first breakout session, Is There an App for That?  Assessing the Next Generation of Information Literacy,  Dr. Jonathan Roach, St. Thomas University, in addition to giving us a history of information literacy in less than 30 minutes (can’t wait for his PowerPoint) gave his audience a basketful of apps—great for student learning and library geeks.  Here’s a sample:

·         Rubric Tools:  Google public template gallery

·         Environmental Meter App:  Decibel 10^th  

·         Graphic Organizers:  Popplet; Tools 4 Students;

·         Observation:  Evernote

·         Learning & Assessment:  Infuse Learning; Go Class; Edmodo

Another session that was packed with great information was Open Access: What? Why? How? by Stephanie Brenenson.  Stephanie provided an overview of the traditional academic publishing model and developed a thesis on how and why the “disruptive innovation” of open access publishing challenges the traditional academic model to create new markets.  

This conference will be hard to top!  Thanks to Doug Cornwell for a great job as Chair of the Conference Planning Committee and for the welcome address.

Thank you Connie for a terrific article!

 See more pictures of this event at the SEFLIN website: https://www.facebook.com/SEFLINRegionalConference

Image  Credit: Nora Homan

 

 

Part 1-LLRC attends SEFLIN Regional Conference July 11th in Miami

 "Evolving Library Technologies" 

https://www.facebook.com/SEFLINRegionalConference



Image credit: Courtesy The SEFLIN Conference Planning Committee
Chairman Doug Cornwell-Librarian at Palm Beach State
Keynote Speaker Jamie LaRue
SEFLIN's Executive Director Jeannette Smithee





Image Credit: Nora Homan
Doug opened the General Session

Image Credit: Nora Homan
Nita, Nora, Janet and Connie at lunch



Nora liked the Seflin Conference because it was very intellectual. It inspired her to use the T3: Teach, Tools and Transformation at work. Nora says, "It is a tool that opens the door to a deeper grasp of our mission."

 

Nita enjoyed Keynote speaker, Jamie LaRue, who addressed technology and change in 'T3: Tech, Tools, and Transformation'. She noted, 'Many of these useful technologies are already active at Palm Beach State College'.

 

 Janet DeVries submitted this article below:

 

On Thursday, July 11, 2013, three Palm Beach State College librarians and three library paraprofessionals from the Lake Worth campus traveled to North Miami for the Annual SEFLIN Regional Conference. Evolving Library Technologies was the theme of the daylong conference held at the Kovens Conference Center on the campus of Florida International University.

Librarian/Associate Professor I Douglas Cornwell who served as the chairperson for the 2013 Technology Conference, opened the General Session with a zealous welcome and introduced Keynote Speaker Jamie LaRue. LaRue, former President of the Colorado Library Association and director of the Douglas County Libraries since 1990, spoke to the enthusiastic group of over 300 library professionals about current trends and the future of technology in libraries with his presentation T3: Tech, Tools and Transformation. LaRue encouraged librarians and staff to embrace new technologies and library automation. The use of technology allows future staff to work better and smarter, leaving more time for personalized assistance and enhancements to library service. LaRue spoke about cultivating local authors and facilitating libraries as e-publishers. In addition to bringing books and information to the community, a progressive library embracing new technology brings ‘local stories’ to the world.

Conference participants had time to network with attendees from other libraries, meet with sponsors, and select individualized workshops from a wide array of breakout sessions. I attended three wonderful 60 minute sessions. While all sessions were interesting and informative, two sessions had takeaway skills I could use immediately in my position as Library Technician II.  Is There an App for That? Assessing the Next Generation of Information Literacy, spoke of the many ways customer service is delivered to our patrons. After a brief history of libraries and information literacy, the speaker dazzled the crowd with a myriad of new apps to manage libraries. Some of the more memorable Apps were the library environment apps including Decibel Meter Pro and Sound Meter. Jonathan Roach’s session on Assessing Information Literacy, introduced the topics of Trans-literacy & Digital-literacy. He explained the way librarians and technicians keep up with information literacy and the changing way it is delivered is to “learn, unlearn & relearn!”

 

The SEFLIN Technology Conference energized, inspired and encouraged me to embrace new technologies and keep my eyes open for opportunities to deliver exceptional customer service in new and changing ways. [ Thank you Janet! ]



Image Credit: Nora Homan