Fall 2011 Newsletter

The Fall 2011 newsletter is now available! Enjoy!

This issue will be shared digitally through the Beta Phi Mu Omicron Web site and email. Look for the Spring 2012 issue in your mailbox as well as in-box!

~Maureen

Save the Date!

The 2012 Omicron Chapter Annual Meeting and Dinner will be held on Tuesday, April 24th at the Rutgers Club.

Look for the Fall newsletter and more details within the next few weeks.

~Maureen

Fall Lecture Oct 5th! Flyer and parking

Come join us for:

The Exploding Book and The Smiling Librarian / Marc Aronson, Ph.D. and Evan St. Lifer

How ebooks, apps, Skype — the digital materials and tools coming to school and public libraries — change what youth service librarians do: What is changing? What is staying the same? What are the opportunities? How can the next generation of librarians change the field as young people grow up with swipes, clicks, and tablets along with page turns, citations, and textboks. 

Marc Aronson, Ph.D., YA author and SC&I lecturer, and Evan St. Lifer, Vice President Digital Initiatives, Scholastic Library Publishing, share their thoughts and experiences.

Our flyer is attached. Please post or forward to those who may be interested!   If you need a parking permit, please email katherineawiggins at gmail.com.  Parking will be available in the College Avenue Deck, next to Alexander Library.

BPM Fall Lecture Flyer

Hope to see you there!

~Melissa

Thank you to all our active members and scholarship fund donors!

Last Thursday night, I represented the Omicron Chapter at the SC&I Scholarship Donor Recognition Reception, held at the Livingston Campus Student Center. On everyone’s behalf I accepted our table’s centerpiece as a token of SC&I’s appreciation, which I share now with you, virtually.

I sat with two of our deserving 2011 scholarship recipients, Shanna Hollich and Anna Raya Rivera, who extend their gratitude and appreciation to everyone at Omicron.  It was a delightful evening getting to know each of them better and meeting their spouses.

Shanna, Anna, Miraida, and Natalia:  We wish you the best of luck in finishing your studies and your future careers and life paths!

~Melissa

BPM Fall Lecture and MLIS Colloquium:

Marc Aronson and Evan St. Lifer:  “The Exploding Book and The Smiling Librarian”

Oct 5, 2011, 7:30 pm (reception 6:45 pm)

SCC Lecture Hall (Alexander Library, 4th Floor)

What is changing in libraries? What is staying the same? What are the opportunities? How can the next generation of librarians change the field as young people grow up with swipes, clicks, and tablets along with page turns, citations, and textbooks. Marc Aronson, YA author and SC&I lecturer, and Evan St. Lifer, Vice President of Scholastic Library publishing share their thoughts and experiences.

Please join us for an exciting lecture and discussion!

New Facebook page

Hi, everyone!  We are transitioning from our old Facebook group page (which FB is archiving) to a new page you can “like.”  If you were a member of our old group page, please “like” our new page. Once we get to up to 25 “likes,” we can claim our FB URL.  So, “like” away!

Thanks to Maureen for setting this up!

~Melissa

FYI: Scholarship Opportunity

Please pass this along! ~Melissa

A $1,000 scholarship from The Friends of the Monmouth Co. Library Association is being offered to Monmouth Co. residents for graduate study in library science/ information studies who have been accepted or are attending an ALA approved graduate program. Applications are available from Shirley Norby at snorby@verizon.net Applications must be received by Sept. 20, 2011.

Messages from National: ALA and Voting!

1) The Beta Phi Mu General Assembly G-ALA (ALA Mtg #66241) will
take place in New Orleans, LA on Saturday, June 25th from 3:30 – 5:30 PM
in the Acadia Suite of the Royal Sonesta Hotel. The hotel is located in
the French Quarter @ 300 Bourbon Street, (504) 586-0300. If you are
planning to attend, please RSVP to betaphimuinfo@admin.fsu.edu. If you
have members who would like to be initiated during the General Assembly
G-ALA, please email their name and email address so that we can plan
accordingly. Also, for chapters sending a representative to the meeting,
please be prepared to present a brief Chapter Report (an overview of
chapter activities and news).

2) Beta Phi Mu is currently holding an Online Election for Vice
President/President-Elect and Director-At-Large. Beta Phi Mu members are
invited to cast their votes any time up until midnight, June 20, 2011.
The link to the ballot is: http://www.beta-phi-mu.org/Election.
Election results will be announced at the Beta Phi Mu General Assembly
G-ALA on Saturday, June 25th in New Orleans, LA (3:30-5:30 PM)

Dinner Parking FYI

FYI: If the Rutgers Club lot is full, lot 36 (almost directly across from the Rutgers Club) is designated RU Club overflow parking. 

~Melissa

Accepting nominations for ASST. SECRETARY/TREASURER

Whether or not you are able to join us for the annual meeting/dinner tomorrow night, May 9th, at the Rutgers Club, please consider joining the Omicron Executive Board as Assistant Secretary/Treasurer.  We would love to have you join us! 

The Assistant Secretary/Treasurer:

• Takes minutes at annual meeting for write-up/approval at next year’s meeting
• Maintains files for archival purposes (electronic  and paper)..
• Answers membership-related questions by accessing archives
• Is trained for Secretary/Treasurer position

Serving in the Omicron Chapter is a fun and enriching way to give back to the profession and support Rutgers MLIS students.   We meet two to three times a year. The current EB is a mix of academic, public, school, and corporate librarians: come support us with your vision!

If you would like to nominate yourself or know of someone who would love to join us, please email Melissa Hofmann or let us know at the dinner.  Thanks!