Term+2+Meeting+Lumen+Christi

Term 2 – 1 June 2016 (Week 6) Lumen Christi Catholic College ||   || __Present__: Michele Bootes (Lumen), Scott Baker (BVSC), David Jones (BVPS), Tracy Stroud (Wolumla/Wyndham PS), Anne Moore (BVSC), John Eastlake (Bega HS), Jenny Cocks (Eden PS), Leonie Price (SCAC), Karen Tarpey (Pambula PS) __Apologie__s: Gaye Allison (Lumen), Erin Feneck (Merimbula PS), Nick Whittock (Mumbulla) · Wes sick/Erin unable to attend so we haven’t got the minute book & minutes from Term 1 · Scott spoke about new Tura/Merimbula library services since last year’s restructure · Eden had an error with barcode coming up as a website. Resolution: Resources – Cataloguing – Change reservation date & it fixes it the next day and then website disappears. (Jenny wasn’t there that day! J ) · Federated searches not able to be done as Google no longer available in Oliver · Ebooks can be accessed via overdrive system as long as kids have a library card with BVSC <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char">· <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">Reluctance of staff and students to make use of Oliver within schools <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char">· <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">Karen – high loss rate and can’t afford to lose teaching resources. Suggestions: rich language text labels – kept as reference resources and not put out in library <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char">· <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">Bega High students can’t borrow if they have an overdue. Pambula tried this but it meant reluctant readers/underprivileged were not borrowing so policy changed to allow them to borrow hence high loss rate/problem with budget <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char">· <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">Pambula experience problem with kids just borrowing Where’s Wally, joke books etc. and so have removed them from the shelves. Discussion re importance of spending time introducing quality literature – need time to develop the joy of reading as isn’t time elsewhere <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char">· <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">Premier’s Reading Challenge not popular with the kids <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char">· <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">Bruce Pascoe won NSW Premier’s Literary Award for Black Emu and shared inaugural Indigenous Writer’s Prize 2016 – congrats Bruce! <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char">· <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">REAP Table of Plenty Theme at Twyford Hall – will try to have Bruce Pascoe as guest speaker. Scott will let everyone know <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char">· <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">National Simultaneous Story time – I Got This Hat was boring and disappointing choice. Consensus juvenile and extremely hard to engage anyone over kindergarten <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char">· <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">Oliver stocktake training has been cancelled due to Oliver 8 build. Tracy & Karen unsure if DET need to do a stocktake this year. Leonie said stocktaking with Oliver is easy and happy to provide advice <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">2. <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char">· <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">Anne brought Book Week books to view – some very interesting titles <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char">· <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">John – Combined PD Day for public schools in Narooma or Moruya in Term 3 will be broken into specialist areas. Any interest in running a library training/info session. Let John know if interested. <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char">· <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">Book Fair discussion – being able to view books before the day advantageous. Candelo Books: great variety but dear; didn’t sell much, SCAC use Carnival – great value, Eden use Ashtons but often given rubbish books at end of year, Booktique have been good in the past but stock depleting, Merimbula Newsagency are great with a good range of prices <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char">· <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">Booktique on market and stock being depleted so redeem book vouchers quickly <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char">· <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">Thank you Michele and Lumen for hosting and providing a lovely lunch! <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char">J <span class="List_0020Paragraph__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">Meeting concluded: 3.15pm. <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">Next Meeting: Bega High on Wednesday 31 <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-size: 13.33px; vertical-align: super;">st <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-size: 16px;"> August at 1.30pm (Week 7) <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">__Agenda items for next meeting__: <span class="Normal__Char" style="font-size: 16px;">If you have anything for the agenda, please email John Eastlake.
 * <span class="Table_0020Grid__Char" style="font-size: 18.66px;">SCLC <span class="Table_0020Grid__Char"> Library Network Meeting