NCompass Live - January 10, 2024 http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/ What is the Nebraska Library Commission? Who are we? What do we do? To kick off 2024, we will introduce you to the people and departments of the Nebraska Library Commission. In Part 2, you will meet Christa Porter, Library Development Director; Tessa Timperly, Communications Coordinator; Gabe Kramer, Talking Book & Braille Service Director; and Devra Dragos, Technology & Access Services Director.

1. Meet the NLC, Part 2
NCompass Live – January 10, 2024

2. What is the Nebraska Library Commission?
Who are we?
What do we do?

3. Library Development Services
Christa Porter, Library Development Director
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/AboutUs/ldserv.aspx

4. Sally Snyder – Coordinator of Children and Young
Adult Library Services

5. Holli Duggan – Continuing Education Coordinator

6. Andrew ‘Sherm’ Sherman - Library Technology
Support Specialist

7. Mary Geibel – Office Specialist

8. Accreditation and Certifications
Public Library Accreditation
– Community Needs Response Planning
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/LibAccred/
Public Librarian Certification
– Public Library Director’s Guidebook
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/CE/libcert.aspx
Public Library Board Certification
– Nebraska Library Board Manual
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/trustees/pubcert.aspx

9. Basic Skills
Required Courses
– Collection Management
– The Community and the Library
– Communication – self-paced, available any time
– Customer Service
– Intellectual Freedom & the Core Values of
Librarianship
– Introduction to Cataloging – self-paced, April
 http://nlc.nebraska.gov/CE/BasicSkills/index.aspx

10. Basic Skills
Electives – 10 courses, choose 7
– Leadership
– Library Finance
– Library Governance
– Library Policy
– Library Services to Children and Youth
– Library Technology
– Management & Supervision
– Programming & Outreach
– Readers Advisory
– Reference

11. Continuing Education
NCompass Live
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/NCompassLive/
United for Libraries
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/trustees/altaff/
WebJunction
https://www.webjunction.org/find-training/free-
events.html
CE Records for Librarians and Library
Boards

12. NLC Grants
Youth Grants for Excellence
Continuing Education & Training Grants
Library Improvement Grants (LSTA)
Internship Grants
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/grants/nlc.aspx

13. Children’s & Young Adult Library
Services
Summer Reading Program
– 2024: Adventure Begins at Your Library
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/youth/summerreading/index.aspx
Best New Children’s and Teen Books
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/Handouts/index.aspx
One Book for Nebraska Kids & Teens
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/Youth/OBOK/index.aspx
– 2024:
• Kids: Parachute Kids, by Betty C. Tang
• Teens: Between the Lines, by Nikki Grimes

14. E-rate
Federal program that provides discounts to
schools and libraries on Broadband Internet
access and Internal Connections equipment
costs to make these services more affordable
All legally established public libraries in
Nebraska are eligible to apply
Applications for 2024 are open now!
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/erate/

15. Technology
DNSFilter
https://nlc.nebraska.gov/infrastructurebroadband/filter
ing/index.aspx
Tech Reviews
Broadband Upgrades/Improvements
Computer Security
Contact Sherm

16. Tessa Timperley, Communications Coordinator
Communications &
Public Information

17. What do we do?
• Social Media
• News Releases
• Annual/Biennial Reports
• Nebraska Center for the Book
• Graphics & Photography
• Program & Collection promotions

18. NLC on Social Media
• Facebook facebook.com/NebraskaLibraryCommission
• Instagram nlc.social
• Twitter @NLC_News

20. Nebraska Library Commission
NCompass Annual &
Biennium Reports
• Released annually
• Covers programming, statistics from
library surveys, project funding, and
more.
• Annual report coving one fiscal year,
July-June.
• Biennial report covers two fiscal
years.

21. The Nebraska
Center for the Book
• NCB Newsletter
• One Book One Nebraska
• Letters About Literature
• Nebraska Book Festival
• Nebraska Book Awards
• Celebration of Nebraska
Books

22. Talking Book and Braille Service
• Gabe Kramer – Director
• Readers’ Advisors – Hollin Attendola & AnnaWalter
• Book CirculationTechnician – Amy Irons
• Studio Manager – Matt Hier
• Studio & BookCirculation Support –Trey Porter
• AudioTape Duplication Coordinator – Brad Hauptman
• Volunteer Services Coordinator – Annette Hall

23. How to sign up?
•On-line:
https://nlc.nebraska.gov/tbbs/applyforservice.aspx
•Individual
•Facility
•School
•Certifying Authority
•Must be signed by: medical professional, social
worker, teacher, school administrator,
professional librarian, or others that fit within
these strictures

24. Delivery
•USPS
•All items: machines, cartridges, etc.
•Coming and going from patrons
•Free!
•No postage necessary

25. Products Offered
•DigitalTalking Book Machines
•with cartridge
•Cartridges are duplicated in-house via
duplication on demand
•We can customize your cartridges especially
for you. (Infinite number of copies of books,
full series in order).
•BARD/Mobile app
•Braille E-Reader
•Print Braille – Children’s and adult (adult via Utah)

26. Readers’ Advisory
•First line of contact
•Will help with:
•Filling out application
•Setting up service
•Book selection
•Troubleshoot machines, BARD, BARD mobile app
•Answer general questions

27. Recording Studios
•Magazines
•19 titles of local and regional interest
•Nebraska Life, Nebraska Farmer,Taste of Home,
etc.
•Books
•Local authors
•Books about Nebraska
•One Book One Nebraska

28. More Information
•Phone: (402) 471-4038 or 800-742-7691
•E-Mail: NLC.talkingbook@nebraska.gov
•Web: https://nlc.nebraska.gov/TBBS

29. Technology & Access Services
• Devra Dragos
• Technology & Access Services Director
• Allana Novotny
• Technology & Access Services Librarian
• Susan Knisely
• Online Services Librarian
• Amanda Sweet
• Technology Innovation Librarian
• Open
• Cataloging Librarian
• Jennifer Wrampe
• Administrative Technician

48. Questions?
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/aboutus/staffdir.aspx
800-307-2665