From The Bookshelf
Central Savannah
River Area Library Association Newsletter
Volume 36, Number
4, May, 2001
We have had three delightful meetings this year and I have no doubt our business meeting on May 5th will be as well. The business meeting will end our year of quarterly meetings. I want to thank the officers organizing this year's meetings. Amy Duernberger is planning the May meeting. A huge thank you to Melissa Harter from Augusta State for being the editor of our newsletter The Bookshelf. The newsletter is a great communication tool for this organization as we are both near and far from each other.
As president, I've enjoyed meeting new faces and seeing familiar faces. I thank all of you for your help and support. A peek at some program possibilities for next year proves that it will be another year of fun. The strength of any organization is its members. I urge those of you who have not yet renewed your membership to do so.
Debbie Barron is organizing a CSRA Library Association night at the Greenjackets. Last year we had a double-header! The dates will be announced via e-mail or on the web page.
-Susan
Member Bob Boerner, unchaperoned by the vivacious Pat,
was charmed by the pink-feathered Woopet Francis the Flamingo
during a show by the Wooten Performance Company. Various
Woopets and their handlers were performing on Saturday, April 21,
at the Augusta Museum of History. Photo by Lillian WanThe Aiken County Public Library received a $76,000 bequest from the estate of Dorothy Richey. The grant will be used to fund improvements to the collection and services of the library's reference department.
Next CSRA Library Association Meeting
The next CSRA Library Association Annual Business meeting will be held on Saturday,
May 5th at 11:00 am at the Aiken Center for the Arts, 122 Laurens Street, Aiken. Here are the directions:From Augusta: Take the Aiken-Augusta Highway (Route 1, 78) head to Aiken. It is about 15 miles starting from the Walton Way Intersection. Stay on this road until intersecting with Laurens Street in downtown Aiken. You will go through Midland Valley towns of Clearwater, Bath, Langley, and Warrenville. Landmarks to look for coming into Aiken are Dick Smith Dodge/Jeep, Swan Antique Mall, Roses Department Store, Wendy's and the Aiken County Complex. Once in Aiken the Highway will change to the name of Richland Avenue. Laurens Street intersects with Richland in the center of town. At the intersection will be Aiken Drug, Plum Pudding, Security Federal Bank. There is a fountain in the middle of the intersection. (You went too far if you pass the intersection of Richland York Street where Route 1 continues).
From Richland Avenue, turn right on to Laurens. The street is four lanes divided by a parkway. Aiken Center for the Arts is on the left side on the street. There is street parking on both sides of the street, and parking on Richland Ave and Newberry Street the next turn after Laurens Street. Aiken Center for the Arts 122 LAURENS ST SW City: AIKEN State: SC Zip: 29801-3888
Phone: 803-641-9094Totally confused and live beyond Augusta? Check out the mapquest web site:
http://www.mapquest.com/
Look forward to seeing you there!
Join Us for the Greenjackets Game
It's baseball time again!
We will use the picnic "All-you-can-eat" option again this year with reserved seats behind homeplate. The minimum number of picnickers is 20 at $12.00 per person (all ages). The price includes the ticket and food (hamburgers, hot dogs, BBQ, chips, and soft drinks). The picnic area is on the far left as enter from the front gates and is open an hour before the game until the National Anthem. Please write checks to Debby Barron and give to her at the May 5 luncheon or mail to Augusta Public Library, 902 Greene St., Augusta, GA 30901-2294. The money is needed 2 weeks before the game.
Games start at 7:15 P.M. Come early for the giveaways. Date options listed below. Please E-mail preferences to Debby at barrond@mail.richmond.public.lib.ga.us or call at 821-2600.
Thank you.
Fri., June 15 youth Smokey Bear T-shirts
Fri., June 29 adult capSat., July 7 Zooper Stars (character to perform)
Fri., July 13 youth cap
New Website
A new website is now in effect for the regional system including libraries in Richmond, Columbia, Burke, Lincoln, Warren, and Glascock Counties.
<www.ecgrl.public.lib.ga.us>. Galileo remains available through the library's website. A password is still required to use Galileo databases. Patrons must visit a library location to obtain the latest password.
New Hours now in Effect
Friedman -- Monday and Wednesday 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. (T, Th, F -- 9 A.M. to
5:30 P.M.; Sa 10 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.)Maxwell -- Tuesday and Thursday 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. (M, W, F -- 9 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.)
Grand Opening for Headquarters at 9th and Greene Sts.
The Grand opening is scheduled for Sat., May 12, 2001. Festivities will begin at 11:00. The Mayor will proclaim 5/12 -- 5/19 as ECGRL Week in Augusta. Activities are planned at all locations throughout the week. For further details, check in The Augusta Chronicle or at the website: <www.ecgrl.public.lib.ga.us>. Hope to see you there!
Savannah River Site Library Update Seminar
In keeping with April's celebration of our nation's libraries, the Savannah River Site (SRS) Library staff offered employees the opportunity to become familiar with some of the Library's new products and services offers:
· access to E-Journals from the site's periodical vendor
· expansion of the Elsevier & American Chemical Society online journals
· "ChemKnowledge"- information for safe management of chemicals in the workplace
· demonstration of access to Federal and South Carolina Laws and Regulations for Environmental Safety and Health
· electronic books available for use, any time, anywhere
· 4 web-based databases/1 search engine
· recommended internet science sites
The seminar, available to all interested library customers, also included a presentation by Karen Spence, "Strength through Science: Enabling Scientific Progress through Information Access". Karen Spence is the Assistant Director for the Office of Program Integration for the U. S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI). Her knowledge of information science and information management activities has contributed to the development of innovative programs and mechanisms for public access to Government information.
Presentation materials and handouts from the session were made available the Library Services web site. The session was well attended and much positive feedback was received from those attending.
Augusta State University gets great report from SACS Committee
The SACS visiting committee concluded its work last week, praising Augusta State University for its collegiality and "sense of family," the high quality of its faculty and staff, the high opinion in which it is held by students. The committee left the University with 10 recommendations and one suggestion.
Dr. Ralph Russell, the SACS liaison official on the committee, said that the ten recommendations were the fewest he has encountered in eleven visits this year. The average number of recommendations is around 25.
ECGRL is proud to announce two new employees. The new Maxwell Library Branch Head is John Roy. Mr. Roy was previously employed at the Headquarters Library (9th and Greene) and at Greenblatt Library. The second is Joyce Fears as the Community Services Librarian. Ms.Fears has been working at the Gibbs Memorial Library in Columbia County.
Dr. Bill Nelson, Reese Library, has been appointed by the President of ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries) as chair of the ACRL Committee on the Status of Academic Librarians. He has served on this national committee since 1999 and his appointment as chair is for 2001-2003.
Guest Spot: Beautiful Photos Taken By Lillian Wan, Reese Library
This yellow rose is not in Texas but right here in Augusta at the beautiful new Augusta Golf and Gardens.
This refreshing 18-foot waterfall was
among many features set up at the Augusta Golf
and Gardens tourist attraction at the Riverwalk.
This butterfly was one of a supposed thousand set up in a butterfly tent during the Garden Festival held in March at the Sacred Heart Cultural Center.
This orchid was one of many plants sold by out of town dealers at the Garden Festival held back in March at the Sacred Heart Cultural Center.
None submitted
Gail Anderson
Deborah Baron
Diane Black
Bonnie Boatright
Pat Boerner
Robert F. Boerner
Pat Bush
Roxann Bustos
Elizabeth Caldwell
Dara Combs
Marilee Creelan
Kathleen Crosson
Amy Duernberger
Wendy Ellis
Sally Farris
Rebecca Fehrenbach
Robert Ferneckes
Melissa Harter
Susan Isaacs
Betty S. Jenkins
Mellie Kerins
Tamara Lee
Paul Lewis
Jennifer Little
Nancy Morrison
Linda Orne
John O'Shea
Susan Poorbaugh
Charlotte Rogers
Gary Swint
Carrie Thompson
Margaret Truitt
Fay Verburg
Susanna Weaver
David White
If your name is not on the membership list, please send the application form along with a check payable to: CSRA Library Association C/o Fay Verburg Reese Library 2500 Walton Way Augusta, GA 30904 The membership year in the Association runs runs Jan 1 to Dec 31. Annual dues are $7, of which $3 goes to the Elizabeth M. Tyson Memorial Fund.
About the Association and People to ContactThe Central Savannah River Area Library Association includes libraries in the Georgia counties of Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren and Wilkes. It includes the South Carolina counties of Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Edgefield, Hampton, Jasper, and McCormick. The largest city in the area is Augusta, GA.
Members of the association consists of librarians and paraprofessionals from public libraries, school media centers, special libraries, and university and college libraries. The membership directory was compiled through lists in the American Library Directory published by R.R. Bowker and lists furnished by school media center coordinators and the regional libraries. The list does not include every library in every county. Please contact co-editors Melissa Harter or Fay Verburg if you have any corrections or additions to the directory as well as suggestions or comments about the web site.
