Tahoe Library Coalition Nevada Library Association Conference 2011

1. Tahoe Library Coalition Nevada Library Association Conference 2011 Betts Markle emarkle@sierranevada.edu Pam Rasmussen prasmussen@washoecounty.us Rachel Wright rwright@ttusd.org

2. Tahoe Library Coalition Nevada Library Association 2011 • TLC Facts: • Eight Tahoe Libraries— public and private K-12 schools, Incline Public Library, and Sierra Nevada College • Monthly meetings • Provides professional support • Creates opportunities to share resources • Collaborates to provide community cultural , literacy and technology programs • Bi-annual book sales • Grant partnerships • Tahoe Facts: • The highest alpine lake in the U.S. and the second largest alpine lake in the world • Towns of Tahoe include: Tahoe City, Incline Village, Truckee, Kings Beach, Squaw (Olympic) Valley, Alpine Meadows, South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Vista, Carnelian Bay, Crystal Bay, Brockway, Homewood, Tahoma, Meeks Bay, Meyers, Stateline, and Zephyr Cove. • States: California and Nevada • Average Snowfall: 415 inches

3. The Libraries2011

4. Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV libguides.sierranevada.edu/library Betts Markle, Librarian

5. Incline Village Library, Incline Village, NV http://www.co.washoe.nv.us/library/incline_village.html Pam Rasmussen, Managing Librarian Amy Levy, Program Services Librarian

6. North Tahoe Schools 4-12, Tahoe City, CA http://nths.ttusd.org/?PageName=%27Library Rachel Wright, Librarian

7. Incline High School 9-12, Incline Village, NV http://www.inclinehs.org/index.php/academics/library Shelah Brown, Librarian and Milly Corneil, Assistant Librarian

8. Tahoe Expedition Academy Pre-K- 8th, Kings Beach, CA http://www.tahoeexpeditionacademy.com/index.html Jess Larabee, Librarian

9. Other Participating Libraries • Incline Elementary School, Incline Village, NV • Incline Middle School, Incline Village, NV • Lake Tahoe School, Incline Village, NV

10. TLC History • The idea stemmed from the vision of three community members to form a lake-wide coalition of libraries which would support literacy efforts and share opportunities and resources. • First meeting of librarians, Spring 2008 • Sierra Nevada College hosted two librarian luncheons, 2008 & 2009 • Currently hold monthly meetings rotating locations

11. TLC Provides Professional Support • We get to know each other’s areas of expertise. • We become familiar with each other’s library resources. • We share our professional challenges with each other. • We show our community we are connected but unique.

12. Cultural, Literacy and Technology Programs • Shared Author Visits—Ellen Hopkins • Literacy Programs– Middle School Book Buddies • Technology Programs– Community Computer Courses • Book Sales • Book Resource Sharing—Library Discards, GLSEN Presentation • Awarded Grants—NEH, We the People Bookshelf • Shared Cultural Programs—Masankho Banda, Patricia Hruby Powell, Ruth Anne Kocour, International Cultural and Film Festivals • Supplemental Programming– Greg Mortenson, Northern Nevada Reads, The Big Read, and Nevada Reads, Nevada Arts Council Travelling Exhibits, Squaw Valley Institute

13. The Future of The Coalition • Living Libraries • QR Codes • Book Bag Program • More Author Visits Collaborating with Book Stores • Other Presentations • More Student Participation in Coalition Activities • Expand the Coalition • Assist Libraries in Transition