Hitchhiker #1487 - New Mexico State Library

February 17, 2003; #1487
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LIBRARY LEGISLATION
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Joe Sabatini of the New Mexico Library Association's Legislation &
Intellectual Freedom Committee publishes a Legislative Bulletin online as a
summary of library legislation during the 2003 Legislative Session (see HH
#1485). A continuation of the report of the bills thus far introduced are as
follows:
House Bills:
HB 570 Picraux $6,000,000 School library materials act
This bill is comes from the work of the NMLA/NMSL School Libraries
Task Force. Here is a key section of the bill:
Section 3. A new section of the Public School Code is enacted to read:
"[NEW MATERIAL] SCHOOL LIBRARY MATERIAL FUND--
CREATION.--The "school library material fund" is created in the state
treasury. The purpose of the fund is to provide an account from which
the department of education may distribute money to school districts
and state institutions to pay for the cost of purchasing school library
material. The cost of purchasing school library material may include
shipping and handling charges for the delivery of school library
material. The fund shall consist of appropriations, gifts, grants,
donations, and bequests. Money in the fund shall be appropriated to the
department of education to pay for the cost of purchasing school library
material. Disbursements from the fund shall be by warrant of the
secretary of finance and administration upon vouchers signed by the
state superintendent or his designated representative. Money in the fund
shall not revert to the general fund at the end of a fiscal year."
House Capital Outlay Requests
HC 381 Cordova $180,000 Site improvements at the village
library in Los Lunas
HC 387 Miera $250,000 Renovation and repair of the Special
Collections Library, Albuquerque/BCLS
HC 372 Cordova $510,000 Design and construct a library addition
in Bosque Farms

HC 414 Godbey $80,000 Reallocates 2002 funding for library
books for East Mountain Charter High School to Tijeras water system
improvements.
Senate Capital Outlay Requests
SC 388 Romero $5,250 Furnishing the library at Valle Vista
Elementary School, Albuquerque
SC 392 Romero $20,000 Information technology at the Main
Library, Albuquerque/BCLS
SC 436 Robinson $25,000 Purchasing library books for Van
Buren Middle School, Albuquerque
SC 437 Robinson $25,000 Purchasing library books for La Mesa
Elementary School, Albuquerque
SC 463 Snyder $25,000 Design, construct and equip an
information technology system for public access computer catalogs in
Albuquerque/BC libraries
SC 533 Nava $100,000 Purchasing books and furniture for the
Anthony Library
SC 574 Sanchez, M. $180,000 Site improvements at the village
library in Los Lunas
SC 595 Sanchez, M. $50,000 Video and audio equipment for the
library in Belen
NMLA events: This year's New Mexico Library Association Legislative Day
in Santa Fe will be Wednesday, February 19 (see HH #1484). For more
information, contact Toni Beatty at the Rio Rancho Public Library, )(505)
896-8817, e-mail tbeatty@ci.rio-rancho.nm.us; Lori Grumet, at the Thomas
Branigan Memorial Library in Las Cruces, )(505) 528-4032, e-mail
lgrumet@las-cruces.org; or Mark Pendleton, at the Thomas Branigan
Memorial Library, )(505) 528-4001, e-mail mpendleton@las-cruces.org.
BRIEFINGS
New Mexico librarians will defend privacy. The New Mexico
Library Association Executive Board unanimously voted to accept the
American Library Association’s (ALA) resolution on the USA Patriot Act and
the measures that infringe on the rights of library users. Librarians in New
Mexico and across the country have expressed great concern over sections in
the USA Patriot Act that allow federal law enforcement officials to search

library computers and circulation records without a court order. The
ALA resolution opposes the federal government’s right to access these records
and encourages libraries to adopt policies that protect patron privacy. ALA’s
president, Mitch Freedman, supported the resolution stating, "Librarians have a
deep commitment to the First Amendment, the freedom to read, and the privacy
of library users. And the USA Patriot Act knocks the hell out of that."
The New Mexico Library Association is a nonprofit organization with a
legislative network promoting library legislation concerning confidentiality of
circulation records, and other issues important to libraries.
Join NMLA. Rogers Bardé, Membership Chair of the New Mexico
Library Association, would like to ask you to support your library by joining
the NMLA (and qualify for the membership conference rates). Go to the
website to investigate the benefits of membership and then print and fill out the
membership form. NMLA will be glad to have you as a member.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Privacy video. ALAWON (American Library Association Washington
Office Newsline) for February 7, announces that videotape of “Safeguarding
Our Patron’s Privacy” is available for purchase. This video kit of the December
11, 2002, teleconference sponsored by the American Association of Law
Libraries, American Library Association, Association of Research Libraries,
Medical Library Association, and Special Libraries Association provides
libraries and their governing institutions with an analysis of the implications of
recent anti-terrorism legislation. Panelists address key legal issues and policy
implications for libraries and the impact of legislative and regulatory proposals
on the privacy of library users. To order “Safeguarding Our Patrons' Privacy:
What Every Librarian Needs to Know about the USA Patriot Act and Related
Anti-Terrorism Measures Videotape” (120 minutes) and manual (27 pp.)
contact ARL Publications Distribution Center, P.O. Box 531, Annapolis
Junction, MD 20701-0531, or )(301) 362-8196, FAX (301) 206-9789, e-mail
pubs@arl.org. See the web site. Cost is $35. For shipping and handling in the
U.S. add $10/publication UPS Ground; international and rush orders add
$15/per publication.
Call )(301) 362-8196 or e-mail pubs@arl.org for quote.
Libri Foundation grants. The Libri Foundation is currently accepting
applications for its 2003 Books For Children grants. The Libri Foundation is a
nationwide non-profit organization, which donates new, quality, hardcover
children's books to small, rural public libraries throughout the United States.
Since October 1990, the Foundation has donated over $1,840,000 worth of new
children's books to more than 1,600 libraries in 48 states.

In order to encourage and reward local support of libraries, The Libri
Foundation will match any amount of money raised by a library's local sponsor
(s) from $50 to $350 on a 2-to-1 ratio. Thus, a library can receive up to $1,050
worth of new, quality, hardcover children's books. After a library receives a
grant, local sponsors (such as formal or informal Friends groups, civic or social
organizations, local businesses, etc.) have four months, or longer if necessary,
to raise their matching funds.
The librarian of each participating library selects the books her/his
library will receive from a booklist provided by the Foundation. The 700-plus
fiction and nonfiction titles on the booklist reflect the very best of children's
literature published in the last three years. These titles, which are for children
ages 12 and under, are award-winners or have received starred reviews in
library, literary, and education journals. The booklist also includes a selection
of classic children's titles.
Libraries are qualified on an individual basis. In general, libraries
should serve a population under 10,000 (usually under 5,000), be in a rural area,
have a limited operating budget, and an active children's department.
Please note: Rural is usually considered to be at least 30 miles from a
city with a population over 40,000. Town libraries with total operating budgets
over $125,000 and county libraries with total operating budgets over $250,000
are rarely given grants. Applications are accepted from independent libraries as
well as libraries that are part of a county, regional, or cooperative library
system. A school library may apply only if it also serves as the public library
(i.e. it is open to the general public and has summer hours).
A branch library may apply if the community it is in meets the
definition of rural. If the branch library receives its funding from its parent
institution, then the parent institution's total operating budget, not just the
branch library's total operating budget, must meet the budget guidelines.
Previous Books For Children grant recipients are eligible to apply for a
second grant three years after the receipt of their first grant. Libraries that do
not fulfill all the grant requirements, including the final report, are not eligible
for a second grant. Application (postmark) deadlines are March 15, July 15,
and November 15. Award dates are the end of April, August, and December.
Libraries are encouraged to apply for the earliest deadline possible.
To have an application form e-mailed to you, please contact Barbara J.
McKillip at librifdn@teleport.com, with the subject line: Grant Application.
For more information about the Foundation, please check the website at
or contact Ms. Barbara J. McKillip, President, The Libri Foundation, P.O. Box
10246, Eugene, OR 97440; )(541) 747-9655; FAX (541) 747-4348. Normal
office hours are: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pacific Time.
PEOPLE NOTES

Phyllis Reed is the new Library Director at Ruidoso Public Library.
Phyllis has been a librarian for 28 years. Phyllis graduated from South Plains
College and West Texas A&M. She has a Master’s degree in Library Science
from East Texas A&M, and a Master’s degree in Information Science from
Texas Woman's University. She has done post-graduate work in Library
Science and Technology at the University of Texas and the University of North
Texas. The past 12 years she has been library director at a community college
library in Carthage, Texas, where she served not only college students, but
public library patrons as well. She and her husband moved from East Texas to
Ruidoso last July. She says her passion for libraries surfaced when the Ruidoso
library position opened, and she is thrilled to be the new library director for
Ruidoso Public Library.
JOBS
Reference head. New Mexico State University Library invites
nominations and applications for the position of Department Head for
Reference and Research Services. This position directly reports to the
Associate Dean of the Library and is responsible for the daily operational
supervision and management of the department which currently has 13 FTE
faculty, five FTE classified staff, and two FTE students. Program areas include
reference desk services, library instruction, collection development, and
government documents. Specific duties include: responsible for programmatic
planning and personnel management of the department; encouraging the
professional development of staff; as a member of the department heads group
and the management group advises the Dean of the Library on library-wide
issues; contributes to meeting library goals/objectives/targets; assures library
services are user satisfaction oriented, works with the dean and development
officer in a highly collaborative setting on fund raising. As a member of the
library faculty will pursue an active and ongoing program of professional
development, research, and service appropriate for his/her rank at the
university. Requires an MLS degree from an ALA-accredited program; a
minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in public
services within an academic research library setting; demonstrated evidence of
successful progressive supervisory and management experience; excellent
interpersonal, written and oral communication skills; evidence of creativity in
problem-solving; strong organizational skills; strong ability to work in
collaborative group structures; strong in team building skills; demonstrated
leadership skills; effective at multi-tasking. Preferred qualifications include
strong customer-satisfaction service orientation; skills in the
development/implementation of electronic service delivery; extensive, in-depth
knowledge of reference collections; experience in teaching library skills/literacy
using a variety of instructional delivery approaches. This is a 12-month tenuretrack
or tenurable at time of hire position at rank of associate professor
depending upon qualifications. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and
experience. For benefits see web page. Qualified applicants should submit a
cover letter stating qualifications, a résumé, and names, addresses, (including e-
mail), and telephone numbers of three references to Marti Torres,
Administrative Assistant, NMSU Library, Box 30006, MSC 3475, Las Cruces,
NM 88003-8006; FAX (505) 646-6940; e-mail mjtorres@lib.nmsu.edu.

Review of applications will begin March 7 and will continue until the
position is filled. For additional information about NMSU, visit the web site at
http://lib.nmsu.edu. NMSU is an EEO/AA employer. Offer of employment
contingent upon verification of the individual's eligibility for employment in the
United States.
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