NYLA-SSL Update

June 2022 | Vol. 2 | No. 8

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Happy summer break (and for those of you working summer school happy respite week off before you start all over again)! We have made it through a year we never thought we’d survive. SSL will be working hard on your behalf over the summer, starting with our leadership institute in August.

See the related article in this SMORE regarding the Institute - registration is still open for what is sure to be a fabulous event. Keep up with us by following our social media pages and regularly checking our website at www.nyla.org/ssl.

I hope the end of the school year finds you all well and that you make the most of your summer vacation, ready to take some time for yourself and make the time off count.

As always, don’t hesitate to reach out to myself or any board member if you have questions or concerns we can help with.

Cheers to a restful summer!

Lisa Perkowski,

NYLA/SSL President, 21-22

The NYLA/SSL Carol A. Kearney Educational Leadership Institute, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Part II: Teaching Diverse Books in Difficult Times will be held August 4-5, 2022 at the Syracuse University Sheraton. Featuring Jula Torres and Donna Gray, this is sure to be an impactful professional development opportunity.

View the complete flyer here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-afZe1LPqOcWWo5VXJYP6T1b9pK51Mjb/view

Registration will opened on June 1st use this link and it is limited to 115 registrants. You do need to be a NYLA/SSL member to attend this event. Hotel rooms are $133/night plus tax and fees and can be reserved via this link from Marriott.

Visit our Institute website for all the details, including information regarding scholarship opportunities.

For those of you who attended the NYLA/SSL conference, this was shared at the end of the business meeting on Saturday morning. For those that did not attend, please see below. If you've been wondering what might you do to make a difference since the horrific event in Buffalo on May 14th, please see below:

When a white supremacist opened fire at a Buffalo grocery store on Saturday, May 14th, Zeneta Everhart's son Zaire was the first person shot. Zaire was helping an elderly woman with her cart, when he was shot in the neck. By a miracle, he survived. 10 others were targeted and killed simply because of the color of their skin. When asked how our country can do better, Zeneta repeated one thing: educating our children. From a young age, she says kids need to learn about race and racism and black history, so that we can foster a new generation of inclusive and compassionate leaders. By purchasing a book from this list, you're investing in that vision. Zeneta and Zaire will distribute these books to community centers, schools, and local organizations to start these conversations at a grassroots level here in Buffalo, N.Y. Find the list of books here if you wish to donate to this worthy cause. You can also support a local black owned bookstore in Buffalo by purchasing titles for this effort from them. See their information at: https://www.facebook.com/zawadibooksbflo/

Dr. Cathy Masrour, the librarian at Smithtown High School West in the Smithtown School District, was nominated by librarian Noelle Eichenlaub. Cathy is described as an innovative leader who is eager to take charge and explore innovative and creative ways to reach students and staff. She values learning and growth as a librarian, visiting libraries around the world and incorporating things she learns about into Smithtown West’s library to benefit her students. She advocated for and designed a high-tech STEM lab, leads a Makerspace Club, spearheaded a buddy program with ENL students from one of the districts elementary schools, and lunch and learns, where students and staff could attend presentations about new technology.

Cathy’s work is not only limited to her library. She is also the founder of the Three Village STEM Enrichment Foundations and has also served on the board of the Long Island Library Resources Council (LILRC). Cathy’s dedication to her students and our profession makes her well-deserving of this award. Congratulations Cathy!

Bathe the Cat by Alice B. McGinty and illustrated by David Roberts is a fun, laugh out loud picture book about a family trying to finish their chores. The cat, who does not want to take a bath, steps on their magnetic letter to-do list and hilarity ensues. This book would be a great text to incorporate with lessons using magnetic letters! A further description of the book can be found here.

This winter SSLMA hosted a Digital Citizenship roundtable discussion. Members submitted questions and resources were shared. A Google Doc of the resources were compiled and can be viewed at this link.

SSLMA will be hosting an awards celebration, tentatively scheduled for September 20th at the newly renovated Bayport-Blue Point Public Library. This celebration will honor the 2022 SSLMA Grant and Award recipients:

Librarian of the Year: Dr. Cathy Masrour

(Smithtown School District: Nominated by Noelle Eichenlaub)

Administrator of the Year: Dr. Christopher Michael

(Hauppauge School District: Nominated by Melissa McParland)

Innovator Award: Elizabeth Berthold (Sachem School District)

Library Project Award: Cathy Masrour (Smithtown School District)

"Adapting Don Quijote: From the Page to the Screen"

Fresh Start Award: Lisa Cosgrove (West Islip School District)

Noelle Eichenlaub (Smithtown School District)

Technology Project Award: Cathy Masrour (Smithtown School District)

"Walk, Listen, and Learn"

Bianca Rivera (East Islip School District)

"Accessible and Integrative STEAM Education for Students with Special Needs"

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/sslmassoc

Officers:

President - Michelle Robinson

Vice President - Julia DeMaio

Treasurer - Susan Henke Brinkman

Secretary - Bianca Rivera

Past President-Mary Charters

Past President and NYLA-SSL President Elect: Madelyn Haussner

NYLA-SSL Region 1 Rep and Membership Chair: Ann Diffley

Social Media/Webmaster: Bridget Sitler

Merchandise/Past President: Jennifer Olsen

Advocacy: Sandy Bucher

Trip Coordinator/Past President: Susan Glaser