Take 1 - Your Library,
Center Stage
Utah Educational
Library Media
Association
An AASL Affiliate
*Starring: Librarians that Lead The Way
Utah Library Media
Association
Authors:
Shannon Hale,
Nathan Hale, &
Kelly Milner Halls
Author Book
Signings & Book
Sales
Professional Breakout Sessions aligned
to the new Library
State Standards
Megaplex at the District
2015 SPRING CONFERENCE
9295 South State Street
Sandy, UT
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UELMA – Utah Educational
Library Media Association
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page 1
Table of Contents
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Page 2
Venue Map
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Page 3
Conference Day at a Glance
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Page 6
Welcome & President’s Message
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Page 7
New Board Members
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Page 8
Author Kelly Milner Halls
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Page 9
Keynote Speaker Shannon Hale
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Page 10
Keynote Speaker Nathan Hale
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Page 11
Presenter Information
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Page 14
2014 Financial Report
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Page 15
Conference Committee Members
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Page 16
Service Project Information
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#uelmatips
Extends a special
thanks to:
ULA
For sponsoring Author
Kelly Milner Halls
The Utah State Library
For providing the Uplift Grant
to cover Key Note Speakers,
Shannon Hale & Nathan Hale
----------------------------------------------------------------------------Larry Kershaw
For Sponsoring the Coffee
Break
Soda Fountains can be found on the
1st and 2nd floor in Huston B and Capra B
Deseret Books
*Wi-Fi Access is limited and only available to
For Providing our Book Sales
presenters &atvendors
Attendance
UELMA’s 2015 conference will be submitted
to USOE for relicensure credit based on your information
provided at registration. Attendees will need to login to
OnTrack to print off their certificates.
Conference Handouts available at:
http://www.uelmaconference.org
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AFFILIATES & PARTNERSHIPS
ULA-www.ula.org
UCET-www.ucet.org
UEN-www.uen.org
PALS-http://schoollibrarypals.
wikispaces.com/
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The Studios at
Jordan Commons
Level 1
The
Huston
Lounge
Huston Studio A
Huston Studio B
Huston Studio C
Hitchcock
Studio
The Studios at
Jordan Commons
Level 2
The
Capra
Gallery
Capra Studio A
Capra Studio B
Capra Studio C
Capra Studio D
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Conference at a Glance
Time
Event
Location
7:00
Registration
7:00
Continental Breakfast
Floor Front
Entrance
1st Floor Lobby
8:00
General Session
Large Theater
9:15
Session 1
1-1
CLAU –Elementary
Kara Pearson, Rachel Wadham,
Shauna Worthington, Judy Yaka,
Lisa Grant
1-2 Book Frenzy 2015-Secondary
Cindy Mitchell
1-3
1-4
1-5
1-6
1-7
1-8
Library Fundraising
Carlynn Christian
How to be a Video Ninja
Robert Gordon
Location
Strand
& Level
1st Floor
Small
Theater
Reading
Engagement
1st Floor
Small
Theater
Reading
Engagement
1st Floor
Huston
Studio A
Reading
Engagement
Secondary
Secondary &
Elementary
Media
Literacy
1st Floor
Huston
Studio B
Elementary
& Secondary
Reading
Engagement
Anna Zanarini
Action Research: The Basics
for A Better Library
Selena Campbell
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio A
Research &
information
Literacy
Programming Partnerships
Cathleen Edwards
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio B
Reading
Engagement
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio C
Research &
information
Literacy
Searching Smart With Standards:
Using Curriculum Standards to Find
Educational Resources in Digital
Libraries
Elementary
Secondary
Secondary
Elementary
& Secondary
Anne Dikema
1-9
1-10
10:00
Reading
Engagement
Nancy Rountree
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio D
National Library of Medicine
Resources in the Classroom
John Bramble
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio E
Research &
information
Literacy
Making Library Fun
(while sneaking in some skills)
Assorted danishes, donuts,
fresh fruit, juice, coffee
President welcome, Announcements
Keynote Speaker: Nathan Hale
Session Descriptions
Find out about the new Beehive Book Award nominees!
Elementary
1st Floor
Huston
Studio C
Book & Boogie: Using Music and
Movement to Enhance Literacy Skills
Description
1st
Elementary
Elementary
& Secondary
Exhibitors
2nd Floor Hitchcock
Book Sales
1st Floor Huston Lounge
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Cindy Mitchell and other reviewers from Kiss the Book, all
professional librarians, will give you at least 50 books,
picture books, fiction and non-fiction, that you can buy now
and share with your teachers and students. (Middle-HS)
Great librarians need new books and the latest technology!
Learn how to improve your collection by fundraising,
writing grants and increasing your book fair sales. This
presentation will give you practical tips that keep
fundraising simple.
Learn some tricks about collecting video, viewing them in
the classroom, and storage and distribution. Also how to
download a video from Youtube, convert different formats
of video to fit your needs, and pull that perfect segment
from your favorite DVD.
Research has shown that movement and music enhance
literacy learning skills. Come find out some of the best
pairings of books and music and how you can effectively
use music and movement in your program.
Want to know if your book displays are really making a
difference? What are student perceptions about the
library? Are your collaborative efforts really making a
difference? Action Research helps to produce important
results so you can discover the potential of your library.
Come learn how to successfully partnership with school
departments by creating annual programs that showcase
student achievement and faculty participation. The session
will provide examples that show how each program was
designed, organized, marketed, and executed.
This presentation will show how standards can be used
directly in the search process, resulting in relevant
educational resources to support teaching and learning. A
variety of state and national standards will be used in
example searches.
Fun, engaging library times that students love, teachers
enjoy and are just plain fun to teach! Teach non-fiction with
gum, kazoos, and gloop. Sneak in math, science and
writing skills with ease. Let's teach our students that
Literacy is FUN!
This session will introduce participants to the free online
resources from the National Library of Medicine. Topics will
highlight the K-12 educational resource useful to
educators, such as key health and environmental
databases and exhibits that are organized around core
competency standards.
10:30
2-1
Session 2
CLAU- Secondary
Kara Pearson, Rachel Wadham,
Shauna Worthington, Judy Yaka
2-2 Book Frenzy 2015-Elementary
Cindy Mitchell
2-3
Your Library
Starring Non-fiction!
Marianne F. Bates, Joanne F.
Christensen, Catherine Bates
2-4
2-5
Read Books With Your Ears
Robert Gordon
Free the Mind: READ; The newly
adopted Secondary Media-Standards
will be showcased!
Christelle Estrada
2-6
2-7
2-8
2-9
Augment your Reality
Jeremy Smith
Strand
& Level
1st Floor
Small
Theater
Reading
Engagement
1st Floor
Small
Theater
Reading
Engagement
1st Floor
Huston
Studio A
Reading
Engagement
Elementary
Elementary
& Secondary
Reading
Engagement
1st Floor
Huston
Studio B
Elementary
& Secondary
1st Floor
Huston
Studio C
Research &
information
Literacy
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio A
Reading
Engagement
Secondary
Elementary
& Secondary
Reading
Engagement
Collaboration with your Public
Library
Carrie Rogers-Whitehead
Heather Novotny
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio C
Reading
Engagement
"CultureGrams", "ProQuest Research
Companion", and Key Research Tools
in ProQuest K-12 Resources
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio D
How Libraries Help Schools: A
Summary of the Research
Tiffany Hall
Secondary
Elementary
& Secondary
Research &
information
Literacy
Elementary
& Secondary
Reading
Engagement
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio E
Library
Supervisors
11:30
Lunch & Keynote Speaker
Pick up lunch in main
lobby & head to large
theater
12:45
Exhibitors
2nd Floor Hitchcock
Book Sales
1st Floor Huston Lounge
1:15
3-1
3-2
Session 3
Author Session!
(Sponsored by ULA Intellectual
Freedom Committee)
Kelly Milner Halls
Successful Research with
NoodleTools
Jared Covili
Session Descriptions
Find out about the new Beehive Book Award nominees!
Secondary
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio B
Hobbits, Tributes, and Spies
Cathleen Edwards
Jeffery M. Cutler
2-10
Location
Location
1st Floor
Huston
Studio A
Announcements, Fundraiser, Awards
Keynote Speaker: Shannon Hale
Session Descriptions
Intellectual
Freedom
Author Kelly Milner Halls will discuss her writing and her
experiences with intellectual freedom, both personal and
assisting author Chris Crutcher in defending challenges on
his books.
Research &
information
Literacy
Elementary
& Secondary
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Do your Audiobooks show up as Music? Getting your
books on CD (compact Disk) to iTunes and your iPod is
really easy. We'll join the tracks to one file per disk, import
to iTunes, then make it an audiobook and add album art so
you can visually keep track of your book in your library.
This interactive workshop will provide both a context for
and a preview of the newly adopted secondary Library
Media Standards. All three strands will be considered with
a focus on Reading Engagement as connected to inquirybased approaches and Media Literacy.
Have you seen Augmented Reality in action yet? Come
join this session as we explore tools and ideas for how
Augmented Reality can be used to not only engage
readers, but supplement and add value to learning. This
new technology is sure to bring your library to life.
Planning a successful book to movie event can be
overwhelming. Let the Syracuse High Titan Library show
you how easy it can be to organize your next Hollywood tie
in. Examples of activities and marketing ideas will be
shared.
How can your public library help you? Learn about the
collaboration with Granite School District and Salt Lake
County Library to engage staff and reach out to
underserved populations. You will leave with some tools
and tips to better collaborate and partner.
This session will review effective research tools
incorporated into CultureGrams, as well as highlight the
value of other key research tools in ProQuest K-12
resources. The session will additionally introduce
ProQuest's all-new completely dedicated information
literacy tool: "ProQuest Research Companion."
We know that libraries are critical to student learning.
There is a large body of research that links a high-quality
library with a certified library media teacher to increased
student achievement. This presentation will review the
research base and provide talking points for schools and
districts thinking about expanding their library programs.
Strand
& Level
Elementary
& Secondary
1st Floor
Huston
Studio B
Cindy Mitchell and other reviewers from Kiss the Book, all
professional librarians, will give you at least 50 books,
picture books, fiction and non-fiction, that you can buy now
and share with your teachers and students. (K-6)
Bring your library into the spotlight by implementing
strategies to bring non-fiction to center stage. Learn how
to use non-fiction and primary sources in creative ways to
support school and library literacy goals.
NoodleTools, available through UEN’s Pioneer Library, is a
web-based tool for collaborative research and writing.
Learn how this software can facilitate a systematic
research and literacy process for students from upperelementary through university students.
1:15
3-3
Session 3
(Continued)
Building a Better Librarian:
Evaluating the School Librarian
Cindy Mitchell
3-4
The Power of Coteaching in the
Library Learning Commons
David Loertscher
3-5
3-6
3-7
3-8
4-1
4-2
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio A
Elementary &
Secondary
Research &
information
Literacy
Jennifer Throndsen
World Book Online - Classroom
and Library Uses
Rob Geertsen & Mark Swenson
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio D
Research &
information
Literacy
Designing Essential & Guiding
Research Questions (2-12 grades)
Secondary
Elementary
Elementary &
Secondary
Research &
information
Literacy
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio E
st
Elementary &
Secondary
nd
1 & 2 Floor Lobby
Session 4
Location Strand &
Dani Sloan
4-4
The Social Media Center: 4 Ways to
Enrich Your Library and Community
Using Social Media
Joshua Whiting
What Should I Buy Next?
Judy Yaka, Shelly Ward
Author Session
(Sponsored by ULA)
The Weird and Wonderful
Nonfiction of:
Level
Media
Literacy
1st Floor
Huston
Studio A
1st Floor
Huston
Studio B
1st Floor
Huston
Studio C
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio A
Secondary
Media
Literacy
Elementary &
Secondary
Research &
information
Literacy
Elementary
Media
Literacy
Elementary &
Secondary
Reading
Engagement
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio B
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio C
Elementary &
Secondary
Media
Literacy
Elementary &
Secondary
Kelly Milner Halls
4-7
Argumentative Writing & the
Common Core
Brian Ferguson
4-8
ULMS Meeting
Cold Stone Ice-cream sundae
2 Floor Hitchcock
1 Floor Huston Lounge
UEN Tools and Resources
ULMS and UELMA are finalizing a state-level evaluation
tool for school librarians, working towards having it
adopted by USOE. Join us as we review where the
evaluation tool is at this point and look towards adoption
by the state.
Coteaching will soon become the central element of the
school library program. My recent research study
demonstrates a powerful impact on achievement. The
presenter will explain why teacher librarians who lead
such an initiative will become indispensable in their
schools.
Teen Advisory Groups keep you connected to your
patrons and make it easier for you to design, plan, and
execute successful programs. This session will show you
how to TAG your library by taking you through the process
of determining your TAG goals.
This presentation will share information concerning the
revision that is taking place on the state core for
elementary schools. Participants will be asked to provide
feedback on the current draft of the revised standards in
order to further guide the process.
World Book has recently made some excellent
enhancements that will benefit students and educators. A
brief overview of these new resources will be covered in
this session including teacher activities, videos, and
games.
Students from 2nd-12th grade can benefit from learning
how to ask questions that will open their inquiry to more
questions. Strategies, examples, practice and feedback
will be provided in this session.
st
Author Signings
Creating Media
Ann Riding
Session Descriptions
nd
Exhibitors
Research Skills for
Elementary Schools
Marianne Jones
4-6
Elementary &
Secondary
Research &
information
Literacy
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio C
State Library Core Revision Elementary; Elementary Library
Media Standards Feedback
4-3
4-5
Research &
information
Literacy
1st Floor
Huston
Studio C
Reading
Engagement
Refreshments
2:30
Level
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio B
TAG Your Library
Cathleen Edwards
Michelle Melville
2:00
Location Strand &
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio D
Research &
information
Literacy
2nd Floor
Capra
Studio E
Library
Supervisors
Secondary
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Session Descriptions
Discover how librarians can support STEM education by
encouraging student media production. Using the tools at
hand, empower your youth to create powerful stories and
discover their potential.
Discover the vast selection of tools and resources
provided by Utah Educational Network. This presentation
will introduce eMedia, Gale Reference Collection, Pioneer
Library, assessment tools, lesson plans, and much more!
We will explore ideas for teaching research skills to
elementary students which include evaluating websites,
summarizing information, organizing your research,
plagiarism, and creating electronic displays.
In this session we will explore several ways to leverage
Twitter and other social media networks. There will be
numerous resources and opportunities to learn and share
for beginners and experienced social media users alike.
Learn about a variety of resources for ordering fiction and
non-fiction, what's popular, current trends and eBooks.
Kelly Milner Halls delves into the lives of those who devote
their energies into ferreting out the unproven: ghost
hunters, cryptid seekers, alien investigators. Her award
winning nonfiction covers all things weird and fantastical
and are a godsend to the 001.9 shelves of libraries
everywhere!
School librarians can provide valuable to support to
teachers as they teach argumentative writing. This
session will a short refresher course in argumentative
writing and provide a teaching model and materials that
can be used directly with students.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
JESSICA MOODY
The UELMA board is excited to bring you the 2015 conference!
We know that you will gain and share many invaluable contacts
and ideas. This year’s theme is: Ready! Set! ACTtion! We have
had a lot of changes to our curriculum, technology, schools, and
jobs in general. Now is the time to implement those changes!
BOARD MEMBERS
2014/2015
Brian Rollins: Executive Director
Liz Petty: Web Manager/
Newsletter Editor
Jessica Moody: President
Please consider attending one of the workshops on the new
Michelle Miles: President Elect
standards. UELMA is committed to helping support you in our
Nikki Ann Gregerson: Secretary
ever changing jobs. Thank you for your membership and
Sarah Herron: Board Member
continued support.
Shannon Johns: Board Member
Be sure to join us on Twitter and Facebook for continual updated
Kathy Ballard: Board Member
and fun information from UELMA!
Jeri Albrecht: Board Member
Facebook: UELMA – Utah Educational Library media Association
https://www.facebook.com/UELMA.org
Emily Davenport: Board Member
Steven Irving: Board Member
Twitter: @UELMA_Utah
https://twitter.com/UELMA_Utah
Sharon Deeds: State Library Liaison
____________________________________________________
Leslie Lewis: UCET Liaison
Lisa Moeller: Private School Liaison
DaNae Leu: Paraprofessional &
ULA Liaison
Alison Griffiths: Rural Liaison
Randy Barron: Vendor
Representative
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MEET THE CANDIDATES
New Board Member 2015/2016
Sonya Ralphs
Sonya Miles-Ralphs is from St. George and loves all the beautiful country in
Utah. She is the Library Media Specialist for Eastmont MS and has two
Eastmont Middle School students....go Patriots! She attended Dixie State
College for her Associates Degree, and then graduated from SUU in
Broadcasting and Marketing. She worked in Broadcasting for 4 years; 2 years at
a Fox-13 affiliate station and 2 years at KUED. She went back to school to
obtain her teaching degree in Journalism, Marketing, then attended USU for
a MS Degree in Instructional Technology and a Library Media Endorsement.
Sonya taught in Nephi for several years, including the Library at Juab High
School. She was a Trustee for the Nephi City Library for 6 years and served in
Friends of the Library a year prior to becoming a Trustee. She enjoys video,
photography, tennis, racket ball, volleyball, laughing, water sports,
snowboarding, technology, and (of course) reading.
New Board Member 2015/2016
Selena Campbell
Selena Campbell M.Ed. is the Teacher Librarian at Northridge High School in Layton,
Utah. Her professional mantra is “Literacy = Empowerment”. Known for vicious
weeding abilities early on in her career, the Northridge Media Knight Library won the
2013 Utah Best of State for Library Community Development award for utilizing
volunteers to help bring the Media Knight Library up to 21 st-Century collection
standards. Selena is the current secretary of the Davis Teacher Library Association,
teaches Junior Advisory and Media Skills classes, advises three non-curricular high
school clubs, creates the quarterly high school digital newspaper, and is an active
member of the ALA (American Library Association) and the YALSA (Young Adult
Library Services Association). She also serves on the Davis School District book
evaluation committee. Selena has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information
Systems and received her School Library Media Endorsement from Utah State
University. She is proud to be a military spouse and the mother of 4 children. In her
leisure time you can often find her perusing her Goodreads account, keeping up in
her social networks, techno-dabbling, and of course reading several good books at
once!
New Board Member 2015/2016
Steve Irving
Steve Irving is an assistant professor of Library Media at Southern Utah
University since 2010. He received his BS in Philosophy from Oakland
University, MLIS from Wayne State University, and a graduate certificate
in Digital Media Management from the University of Arizona. Steve has
taught students from kindergarten through graduate students and
recently became the interim director of the LM program at SUU and
works as the electronic resources librarian. Steve’s interests also
include intellectual freedom, library instruction, and instructional
design. Steve spends his free time meandering in the canyons and
mountains of Southwest Utah.
New President Elect 2015/2016
Sarah Herron
Sarah Herron has been a Library Technology Teacher in the Salt Lake School District
for the past 10 years for both a middle school and two high schools. Before earning
her teaching certification with an emphasis on Educational Technology, Mrs. Herron
was employed as a Computer Lab Supervisor in an elementary school for 8 years.
She has earned a Master’s degree from the University of Utah in Instructional Design
and Educational Technology and has endorsements in ESL and Library Media. She
has served on the Standards Review Committee for the revision of the secondary
Library Media Core Standards and on the Steering Committee for the design of the
new Glendale Branch of the Sale Lake Public Library. Being a librarian is the perfect
job for her since it combines her loves of using technology in schools and reading as
much as she can.
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SPECIAL GUEST AUTHOR
Kelly will be presenting breakout sessions on the following topics:

Censorship (see session description 3-1)

Wild & Wacky Nonfiction (see session description 4-6)
Thank you to the ULA Intellectual Freedom Committee
for Sponsoring this opportunity!
:
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
SHANNON
HALE
BOOKS
Shannon Hale is the New York Times best-selling
author of fifteen children's and young adult novels,
including the popular Ever After High trilogy and
multiple award winners The Goose Girl, Book of a
Thousand Days, and Newbery Honor recipient
Princess Academy. She also penned three books
for adults, beginning with Austenland, which is now
a major motion picture starring Keri Russell. She
co-wrote the hit graphic novels Rapunzel's
Revenge and Calamity Jack and illustrated chapter
book The Princess in Black with husband Dean
Hale. They live with their four small children near
Salt Lake City, Utah.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
NATHAN
HALE
BOOKS
Nathan Hale is an award winning children's book
illustrator and author with a background in
scientific and natural history illustration. Nathan
has painted science murals for museums around
the U.S. He studied illustration at Cornish College
of the Arts in Seattle. He writes and illustrates
picture books and graphic novels.
He is the author and illustrator of NATHAN HALE'S
HAZARDOUS TALES, a series of non-fiction
graphic novels about American History. He has
been nominated for an Eisner award for Rapunzel's
Revenge, and a Silver Spur award for Donner
Dinner Party.
All four of his HAZARDOUS TALES books have
been on the New York Times Graphic Novel
Bestseller list.
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Presenter
(alphabetical by first name)
Professional Bio
Presenter Information
Ann Riding
Ann Riding holds a Master of Education in Learning and Technology from Western Governors
University. In her nearly fourteen years as an educator, she has gained experience both in
elementary and secondary as a classroom teacher, technology specialist, and teacher librarian.
Ann also sponsors an Adobe Youth Voices group at North Davis Junior High where her students
are encouraged to "Create with Purpose!" and find their creative confidence.
Anne Dikema
Anne is an assistant professor in the Department of Instructional Technology and Learning
Sciences at Utah State University where she is teaching aspiring school librarians all over the state
of Utah. Her research interests are in information discovery and human information behavior.
Anne Zanarini
Anna Zanarini has been a youth services librarian in the public library for nearly 20 years. She is
also a certified group fitness instructor. Anna's recent passion has been combining the two and
connecting kids to books through music and movement.
Brian Ferguson
Brian is the teacher librarian at South Davis Junior High school in Davis district. He is the Pastpresident of the Davis Teacher Librarian Association (DTLA) and is currently a member of the
Committee on Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules of the National Education Association (NEA). Brian
is a frequent presenter at UELMA.
Carlynn Christian
Carrie RogersWhitehead
Catherine Bates
Cathleen
Edwards
Christelle Estrada
I have worked as a Title I Elementary Librarian Technology Teacher for the past four years.
Previously, I taught secondary science for ten years. My favorite part of my job is collaborating
with classroom teachers and filling my library with great books.
Carrie Rogers-Whitehead is a Senior librarian for Salt Lake County Library Service. She works with
teens and on the outreach team and finds joy in working with special populations. She is the 2013
Utah Librarian of the year and a Red Cross “Community Hero” for her library work. Carrie has a
Masters in Library and Information Science and a Masters in Public Administration.
Catherine Bates, teacher librarian at Brighton High, has been a librarian for 2 years. She has a
MEd in Instructional Technology from Utah State University.
A Davis County educator for seventeen years and creator of the Syracuse High Titan Library.
Cathleen also subs for the Weber County Library at their Pleasant Valley and Main branches.
When not surrounded by books and patrons, she contributes to the Triple Threat book review
column for the UELMA newsletter.
Dr. Christelle Estrada, Ph.D. is currently the Secondary English Language Arts Specialist and the
Secondary Library Media Specialist at the Utah State Office of Education. Previously she was the
Chief Academic Officer at Stanford New Schools and the Director of Professional Development at
Salt Lake City School District. In her thirty years in education, Christelle has taught grades 4-12 as
well as undergraduate and graduate courses at universities in California and Utah.
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Cindy Mitchell
Cindy Mitchell has been the librarian at South Jordan Middle School for 17 years. She started Kiss
the Book more than 10 years ago in order to share her book thoughts with the K-12 library
community. With the help of other professional librarians, KTB reviews about 1500 books each
year. Cindy just completed her Masters of Library Science and is greatly relieved.
Dani Sloan
Dani Sloan is a technology specialist with expertise in using social media in the classroom. She is
also an adjunct instructor at the University of Utah teaching technology integration in classrooms.
Dani is enthusiastic about sharing new online tools, using iPads and Chromebooks in classrooms,
and learning to unplug at homoe.
David Loertscher
Heather Novotny
Jeff Cutler
Jennifer
Throndsen
Jeremy Smith
Joanne F.
Christensen
Jared Covili
John Bramble
Joshua Whiting
Professor Loertscher has been an elementary and secondary teacher librarian in Nevada and
Idaho; he has degrees from the University of Utah, the University of Washington, and Indiana
University. He lives in Salt Lake City but teaches full time via online technology to students around
the world. He has presented in almost every state of the U.S. and in many foreign countries. He is
a past president of the American Association of School Librarians.
Heather Novotny serves as Senior Librarian for Children’s Outreach & Programming with Salt Lake
County Library Services where she strives to share the joy of books and reading with the public
and promote the library as an integral part of the community. Heather is most proud of her work
with the Road Home Shelter in Midvale, Utah, where she organized a library outreach program to
promote reading and build early literacy skills.
Jeff Cutler is a Training and Consulting Partner with ProQuest, working with state, K-12, and
academic libraries since 1993 on research, reference content, learning tools, workflow, and
ebooks. Jeff manages ProQuest's K-12 video training program; ProQuest's Webex online training
system; K-12 training posts for ProQuest's "Share This" blog; and covers training for K-12, state
libraries, and community colleges in the western U.S. He resides in Salt Lake County and has a
B.S. from Brigham Young University and an M.B.A. from Utah State University.
Jennifer Throndsen currently serves as the K-12 Literacy and Library Media Coordinator for the State Office of
Education. She has been an elementary teacher, instructional coach, district specialist, and adjunct professor
in Utah and Alaska. She holds her ESL, Gifted, Reading and Math Endorsements, as well as her
administrative certificate. She is currently working on her PhD at Utah State University
I have taught elementary school for 18 years, working with high ability students while also being a
special and regular educator. I enjoy presenting and helping students and adults learn and apply
their new learning to their personal situations in ways that add real value. I believe literacy in all of
its forms is critical for today's students so educators have the responsibility to stay current as well.
Joanne Christensen, teacher librarian at Weber High, has been a librarian for the past 14 years.
She has a MS from Brigham Young University.
Jared Covili specializes in teaching strategies for classroom integration of technology. Jared's background is
in secondary education where he was a Language Arts teacher. Jared received his Bachelors degree in
English and his Masters degree in Instructional Design and Educational Technology from the University of
Utah. Besides his work at UEN, Jared is also an adjunct faculty member of the College of Education at the
University of Utah, where he teaches technology integration classes to undergraduate students.
John Bramble, MLIS, has been a health sciences librarian at the Eccles Health Sciences Library at
the University of Utah for the last 15 years. John enjoys presenting energetic learning sessions to
groups interested in learning about quality health information resources plus identifying strategies
for incorporating them into their workflow. John has a special interest in the early identification of
technologies that support and enhance the learning process such as his current explorations into
gaming in adult learning where he has developed online games aimed at helping library
professionals be better at what they do.
Josh Whiting has worked as a library media and educational technology specialist in Granite
School District for five years. You can usually find him cataloging books he wishes he had time to
read, curating digital content on websites and in district content management systems, managing
social media accounts, answering lots of questions about library management software, and
otherwise working in the background to help librarians and teachers provide quality resources for
students. You can also usually find him on Twitter as @jdwhiting.
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Judy Yaka
Kara Pearson
Kelly Milner Halls
Lisa Grant
Judy Yaka has been the children's best seller central selector for the Salt Lake County Library
System for over 10 years.
What does the Salt Lake County Library System, BYU, and an elementary school all have in
common? Our CLAU nominee presenters. Four talented women present our CLAU nominee
books.
Kelly Milner Halls has written countless non-fiction books covering the weird but true she also stray
toward fiction from time to time. She lives in Spokane, Washington with a dog, daughters, cats and
an iguana.
I am the children’s librarian at the City Library’s Sprague Branch. I love serving kids and their
grownups! The Beehive Booklists and winners are an invaluable tool for me in recommending
some of the best books for kids. I served on CLAU’s 2014 committee for Informational books,
joined the board last year and served as the chair of Informational committee this year.
Marianne Bates
Marianne Bates has worked in the Albion Middle School library since 2000. She has a MEd in
Instructional Technology from Utah State University.
Marianne Jones
I taught grades 2, 4, 5, and 6 for the first 15 years of my career. Since returning from working with
teachers in Africa for 2 years, I've been teaching in an elementary library for 10 years.
Mark Swenson has been hired to cover Utah as the new World Book Sales Representative.
Mark Swenson
Michelle Melville
School Librarianship is my passion! I have been in the library world for 6 years in Vermont and
Utah. My K-12 experience ranges from a tiny elementary school, two charter schools, and now
wonderful WEST High School.
Nancy Rountree
I am trained in interlibrary loans and created Dugway Post library's interlibrary loan program. I have
built two libraries from scratch (and rebuilt them again several times) have contracted with other
school libraries to create their libraries and have written and worked the Grantsville Summer
Reading Program for six years.
Rachel Wadham
What does the Salt Lake County Library System, BYU, and an elementary school all have in
common? Our CLAU nominee presenters. Four talented women present our CLAU nominee
books.
Rob Geertsen
Rob Geertsen has been calling on libraries throughout the State of Utah for the past 13 years. Rob
was recently promoted as a Regional Sales Vice President and is now covering the Western
United States.
Robert Gordon
For the past 20 years Robert Gordon has been working with students, teachers, and technology.
Robert is the past President of the Utah Coalition of Educational Technology. He presents
whenever he has a chance and a willing audience.
Selena Campbell
Shaunna
Worthington
Shelly Ward
Tiffany Hall
Selena is the teacher librarian of the Northridge High School Media Center. She is also the current
secretary of the Davis Teacher Library Association, teaches Junior Advisory and Media Skills
classes, advises three non-curricular high school clubs and publishes the quarterly NHS digital
newspaper.
What does the Salt Lake County Library System, BYU, and an elementary school all have in
common? Our CLAU nominee presenters. Four talented women present our CLAU nominee
books.
Shelly Ward is a Youth Services Librarian and has been ordering juvenile fiction, juvenile nonfiction and young adult fiction at the Taylorsville Library for 10 years.
Tiffany Hamilton Hall has loved libraries all her life…even more after she forged her dad’s signature on the
card so she could go into the ‘real’ section of the library and start reading ALL the books. The amount of
knowledge and wonder in those four walls has never left her. Working with the library technology teachers
makes her happier than when Neil Gaiman publishes a new book.
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Thank you for
coming!
2014 FINANCIAL
REPORT
Don’t forget to turn in your
conference evaluation on
your way out!
31-Dec-14
Wells Fargo Checking
Savings Bonds
Cash Position
$
41,560.55
$
200.00
$
41,760.55
Outstanding Items (approximate)
Payroll and other taxes $
Tonights Meal
$
Net Position
100.00
$
150.00
250.00
$
41,660.55
Comparisons
2015
Year over Year
12/31/2013
12/31/2014
Net Change
$
$
30,822.79
41,760.55
CONFERENCE
$
10,937.76
COMMITTEE
Budget Year
Total Income January to December 2014
Total expenses January to December 2014
Net Profit/Loss
$
28,417.07
$
(28,127.52)
$
289.55
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UELMA 2015 Conference
Committee Members
Conference Chair: Jeri Albrecht
Planning: UELMA Board
On-line registration: Brian Rollins
Registration: UELMA Board Members
Schedule: Jeri Albrecht, Sarah Herron, Jessica Moody
Booklet and action planner: Shannon Johns
Hospitality & signage: Emily Davenport
Awards: Kathy Ballard, Lisa Moeller
Publicity: Nikki Gregerson (social media), Liz Petty (website)
Brian Rollins (listserv)
Elections: Michelle Miles
Service Project: Sarah Herron, Ellen-Anita Olson
Keynote speakers and presenter facilitator:
DaNae Leu, Sarah Herron
Exhibits: Randy Barron, Brian Rollins
Business & Evaluations: Jessica Moody, Board Members
A special thanks to:
Utah State Library, Uplift Grant - Keynote
Speakers
Utah Library Association, Author sponsor
2015 UELMA Board members
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Free Little Library Project
A Free Little Library is a little mini library set up in a community or neighborhood that does not
have ready access to a public library. It is a little “box” set up in someone’s yard where people
from the surrounding area can come and pick up a book to read. They can get a book and leave a
book. No membership, fees, or anything like that is required. The Free Little Library is a
worldwide movement. The goal is to promote literacy and love of reading by building free book
exchanges worldwide. (http://littlefreelibrary.org/ourhistory/)
Anyone can stop and pick up a book or two and leave a book or two to share. It is my hope that
it will also be a great gathering place for the neighborhood/area it is placed in.
Building the Little Library “box” also makes a great Eagle Scout project! This is just one way to
foster literacy, reading and community spirit.
I am so excited to have been asked to participate in this project! I have my “charter” and a
cute sign to put on “my” Free Little Library. I will place this one somewhere in the south end of
Utah County, in an area that is mostly rural. I feel strongly that children especially need easy
access to reading materials.
UELMA Thanks you for your generous donations towards our 2015 Service Project!
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