DOCKET Editor: Cheryl Wood McLeanAssistant Documents LibrarianDocuments BranchDivision of State LibraryRaleigh, NC 27611(919) 733-3343ChildrenTs Services SectionChildrenTs Services Section members received newslettersduring this biennium which kept them informed of programsand activities of concern to librarians who work with children.The newsletter presented reviews of books and other materials,articles on topics of interest such as computer use in publiclibraries, and notes on programming ideas.Section members engaged in a fund-raising project by sell-ing CSS notepads for $1.00 each. The notepads with a ChildrenTsServices Section logo at the top and the phrase oChildren andLibraries " an investment in our future� were popular itemsduring the biennium and at the T85 conference. Proceeds werechanneled into future programming efforts.The section presented a program at the NCASL Work Con-ference in October, 1984. The program was a selection of the1983 Notable Showcase presented at ALA annual conference inthe summer of 1984. Program Chairman Rebecca Taylor andacommittee of Mary Lou Rakow, Diana Young, and Sue Williamsmade arrangements for this popular program to be given.The biennial conference programs planned by the sectionleadership included a presentation of selections from the 1984Notables Showcase and a breakfast featuring illustrator andauthor David McPhail as speaker. The NCASL co-sponsored theNotable Showcase program, making. the second conference atwhich the NCASL and CSS have cooperated in programming fortheir members.Committees at work within the section included a Stand-ards Committee looking at the possibility of publishing andformulating standards for ChildrenTs Services in public librariesin N.C., and the ChildrenTs Book Award Committee which didnot meet during the biennium due to the death of its chairman,Lucy Cutler. These two committees will be asked to continuetheir work during 1985-87.Public Library SectionThe Planning Council, comprised of the officers of the sec-tion, the section representative on the North Carolina Librarieseditorial board, and the chair and vice-chair of each sectioncommittee, conducts the business of the Public Library Sectionbetween biennial conferences. The Planning Council of the sec-tion met seven times during the biennium. The work of the sec-tion was accomplished through eleven committees. A briefdescription of the accomplishments of each of the committeesfollows.The Adult Services Committee met its goal of providing oneSignificant continuing education opportunity for staff engagedin services to adults in each year of the biennium. The initialeffort was a readerTs advisory workshop entitled oGenreflecting�held in Winston-Salem and Kinston September 13 and 14, 1985.The second workshop, coordinated by NCCUTs Continuing Edu-cation/Staff Training Office, concerned business reference servi-ces and was held September 18, 1985, in High Point.With LSCA grant support, the Audio Visual CommitteePlanned and produced a workshop on oVideo Lending Servicesin the Public Library� on September 25, 1984, in Winston-Salem.The committee also sponsored a 1985 NCLA conference pro-gram session on oClay Animated Film.�The Development Committee identified and addressedissues and concerns facing public libraries including: fee vs. free,Confidentiality of library records, legal issues affecting publiclibraries, financial support for research on issues, networking,and statewide borrowing privileges. The committee developedand distributed a model disruptive behavior policy whichincluded a listing of applicable North Carolina laws.A basic workshop for library staff members serving genealo-gists was prepared and presented by the Genealogy Committeein Raleigh on October 4-5, 1984, and in Winston-Salem onNovember 1-2, 1984. In response to evaluation suggestions fromthis workshop, the committee will co-sponsor a follow-up work-shop with the Friends of the Archives December 5-6, 1985, inRaleigh.Strong organization and vigorous efforts on behalf of theGovernmental Relations Committee resulted in the introductionand successful passage of bills in the NC General Assemblyincreasing the annual appropriation of State Aid to PublicLibraries by $3 million. Lobbying techniques such as the well-designed and executed Legislative Day 1985, established visibil-ity, rapport, and the credibility for public libraries needed withthe Legislature.The Literacy Committee worked to promote literacy aware-ness and to suggest means by which public libraries can assist ineradicating the problem of illiteracy in North Carolina. To thisend, the committee presented a workshop entitled oLearningabout Literacy: How to Set up a Literacy Program in YourLibrary� in Kinston on May 3 and Hickory on May 24, 1985. Atthe 1985 NCLA Conference, the committee sponsored a boothpromoting literacy awareness.Two major projects were undertaken by the PersonnelCommittee in the biennium. On March 15 and 16, 1985, thecommittee cosponsored a workshop, oHow to Improve EmployeePerformance,� in Clemmons and Fayetteville with the Cape FearLibrary Association. The committee conducted a study of per-formance appraisal systems and job descriptions in 26 publiclibraries in NC. This project will be continued in the next bien-nium with the publication of study results.The Public Relations Committee presented a workshop onbasic PR techniques in the fall of 1984 in Kinston and Charlotte.The committee sought to encourage efforts to increase libraryvisibility through their PR Swap and Shop, Idea Exchange andPR contest at the Biennial Conference in 1985.The Standards and Measures Committee recommendedthat no changes or revisions be made in the reporting of publiclibrary statistics for the annual statistical report produced bythe State Library. The committee received suggestions for waysin which the state's public libraries can continue to quantify andmeasure the services they provide.The Trustee-Friends Committee planned, organized, andpresented an excellent orientation workshop for new trusteesfor the 1985 Trustee-Librarian Conference in Raleigh, on May 29,1985.The Young Adult Committee sponsored three programs inthe biennium: a YA Film Preview in Durham in October, 1984, aoTools for Term Papers� reference workshop in High Point inMarch, 1985, and a biennial conference program on Young Ado-lescents and the Library. The committee produced six issues ofGrassroots, the very popular, high quality publication for librar-ians interested in young adult services.The section concluded business in the biennium with anLSCA supported conference session featuring noted author, JoeMcGinniss. Section work included eleven workshops offered insixteen locations, four conference program sessions, a variety ofpublications, and studies on issues and concerns of interest andvalue to North CarolinaTs public libraries. The section designatedan association representative for the NC team which obtainedan NEH/ALA oLet's Talk About It� national project grant. Thiscooperative effort as well as numerous mutual endeavors withother professional library associations and NCLA units contrib-uted to the awareness of the services public libraries provideand the important role of libraries in our communities.1986 Spring"55