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Welcome to the North Carolina Library Association’s monthly eNewsletter! A production of the NCLA Marketing Committee, the eNewsletter is devoted to highlighting professional events and programs, librarians making exceptional differences in their communities, and how the association is working to serve YOU! Please subscribe and your feedback is always welcome. |
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RASS is seeking board member nominations for the 2021-2023 biennium!
We have multiple vacancies available on the RASS Committee! Join us today to help provide opportunities to learn, network and collaborate with other librarians, support staff and institutions across the state. Fill out the interest form here. |
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Did you get your favorite section’s latest newsletter? Not sure? It may be because you are not subscribed to administrator updates through the NCLA website. Subscribing to administrator updates allows you to receive emails such as section newsletters and member-only emails, such as invitations to vote for the next biennium’s executive board. Go to https://nclaonline.org and use the person icon in the upper right-hand corner to login to your account. Click on “View Profile”.
On the “My profile” page, click “Email subscriptions” and ensure there is a check mark next to “Mass emails from administrators, such as newsletters and other important notifications”. If it is not checked, click the “Edit profile” button, click the check box to subscribe, then Save. You should now receive the emails sent through the NCLA website. If you have any questions or issues, you may contact the NCLA Web and Technologies team at web@nclaonline.org |
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The State Library posts position announcements as a service to libraries in the state of North Carolina. For more information regarding a position please contact the hiring library or organization in the provided link. Check out current openings here. |
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From the NC Department of Health and Human Services: Find COVID-19 vaccine information here! |
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Maria Luisa Saldarriaga Osorio Reference Librarian Surry Community College 1.What was the first library job you had that made the little voice in your head go “Yes- I have found the profession for me!” I am a late bloomer librarian if we can call it that. I had another profession before I came to the US in 2011, nothing related to librarianship. My first job in the US was at Surry Community College library as the evening circulation assistant, but I never thought about becoming a librarian until David Wright (my boss/mentor) left a piece of paper on my desk and told me "Maria, this is for you. If you are interested in becoming a librarian, this scholarship could be yours. " I loved library school (UNCG). I realized how fun this is since the beginning. I wish I knew this when I was in Colombia. 2.What part of your job keeps you going to work every day? How do you continue to find inspiration and passion in the library field? Just knowing that I have a job where I learn something new every day, and meet different people all the time, is enough for me to love going to work (even on Mondays). Finding inspiration and passion is easy when you have a job where you not only help people find information, but the job helps you to become a better human being. Collaboration is what I find more inspiring, and librarians are collaborative by nature. 3. Who are your library heroes in North Carolina and beyond? My heroes are David Wright, Associate Dean of Learning Resources, and Alan Unsworth, Director of Academic Support & Research at Surry Community College. I am who I am in this country because of them. They are my mentors, teachers, friends. Both have taught me almost everything I know about libraries, and how to become a better librarian every day. Their deep knowledge of libraries, their desire to learn every day, and the way they share their experience are what make them my heroes. 4. Tell us a little about your interests and hobbies outside of the library. No pets, no babies, no plants. I love to travel, and since my family is spread around the world that is very convenient. Our family reunions are always somewhere different. I have a face painting hobby/business (closed due to Covid-19). You will find my tent at events in Winston Salem, Mount Airy, or wherever I am invited to. I am a swimmer since I was a toddler when my mother decided to put me in swimming lessons to help me spend all the energy I had. I try to swim one mile 3 to 4 times a week. I also love riding bikes. Are you interested in being featured in the “Librarian Interview” section of the NCLA Newsletter? We are looking for members who want to share their experiences and advice with our membership. If you would like to be considered, please provide your name and contact information on this form. |
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Featured section of the month: BLINC (Business Librarianship in NC) Submitted by Summer Krstevska, Chair 1. What is the history of this section? When/why was it founded? BLINC was formed in 2003 by Susan Wolf Neilson (formerly NC State) & Steve Cramer (UNC-Greensboro)! 14 librarians from across the state attended the first BLINC meeting that took place at UNC-Greensboro. Read more about the history of BLINC here!
2. Who are the primary people that your section serves? Who should join?
BLINC serves those who are business librarians or business liaisons by title or those who don't have the title but dabble with business reference or who are interested in business information in both the academic, public, special and community college settings. 3. What types of programming do you offer? We offer 4 free workshops a year (next workshop will be in July 2021)! They're open and free to anyone in NCLA, not just BLINC members. In 2020, we hosted our first conference, Entrepreneurship and Libraries, which will be a biannual conference and return in 2022. Until then, we will be hosting various workshops under the Entrepreneurship & Libraries name, which are free to those who are interested. 4. What's one thing you want people to remember about your section? We are a welcoming, friendly, & supportive community. If you join BLINC, you will gain more than professional experience or development, you'll gain a group of friends! |
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Black Girl, Call Home
by Jasmine Mans
"A literary coming-of-age poetry collection, an ode to the places we call home, and a piercingly intimate deconstruction of daughterhood, Black Girl, Call Home is a love letter to the wandering black girl and a vital companion to any woman on a journey to find truth, belonging, and healing. As a competitive spoken-word poet who draws large crowds of people, Jasmine Mans's collection is divided into six sections, each with a corresponding active telephone number where she has recorded excerpts of her poems. You can listen now, just dial! Using poetry to bring change to the world with positive agitation and hoping to prompt dialogue where there is normally fear, poet Jasmine Mans explores the intersection of race, feminism, and queer identity in her latest collection Black Girl, Call Home..."
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All Boys Aren't Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto
by George M. Johnson
A first book by the prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist shares personal essays that chronicle his childhood, adolescence and college years as a Black queer youth, exploring subjects ranging from gender identity and toxic masculinity to structural marginalization and Black joy.
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