Register now for the Annual Awards Dinner!

Let's celebrate our most deserving members who have made an impact on our chapter this year. Our Annual Awards dinner promises to be a fun event, with dinner and wine at a beautiful historic venue and even a panel discussion about our profession. Whether you're a member or not, whether you're a student or professional, everyone is welcome to join us for this important celebration.

When: Wednesday, November 10th.
4:00pm Board meeting.
5:30pm Registration and networking.
6:00pm Award presentations.
7:00pm Panel discussion.

Where: LA84 Foundation.
2141 West Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90018
Parking before 5pm: Visitors can park on the south side of the lot if space is available. After 5pm: Visitors can park in any available space. If the lot is full, parking is safe, plentiful, and free on Adams or Gramercy.
Access to the building before 5pm: Enter through the front door of the Britt House. After 5pm: Enter through the black gate to the Pavilion.

Cost:
$40 Members
$35 Students/Retired/Unemployed
$45 Non-members

Includes appetizers, dinner, and wine!

Featuring a panel discussion with:

Jean Crampon

Associate University Librarian

Science and Engineering Library

University of Southern California

Dorothy McGarry

Librarian Emerita, UCLA

Retired Head of the Cataloging Division of the UCLA Physical Sciences and Technology Libraries

Cindy Mediavilla

Library Programs Consultant

California State Library

and

Lecturer

UCLA Department of Information Studies

Moderated by
Richard Hulser
Chief Librarian, Natural History Museum of LA County

On the topic:

"A Celebration of Librarianship and the Information Profession"

Let's have an upbeat and lively discussion about the reasons we all became information professionals, our core values, and our hopes and goals for the future of our profession.

RSVP: PLEASE EMAIL ROBIN at rdodge@fidm.edu by November 6th if you plan to attend. Facebook and Paypal are great aren't they? But they don't count as emailing Robin. Only emailing Robin counts as emailing Robin.

THEN you may use the links below to pay via paypal, or bring your payment to the event, or mail your check to:
Robin Dodge, FIDM Library, 919 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90015.

Members:

Students/Retired/Unemployed:

Non-Members:

Sternheim Fundraiser wrap-up.

It was a dark and drizzly day at the Arboretum, but nothing could stop us from having a fantastic time at the Sternheim Fundraiser. We moved the event inside the cozy Peacock Cafe and enjoyed our wine and appetizers in good company. We even ventured out into the weather for a brisk walk through the gardens and a tour of the Arboretum Library, led by Arboretum Librarian Susan Eubank. We were very fortunate to have several VIPs in attendance. Karen Sternheim's parents, Jesse and Shirley Gersten, as well as her husband, Harvey Sternheim, touched our hearts with their memories of Karen and their commitment to the Sternheim Scholarship Fund. We were also introduced to the very deserving 2010 Sternheim Scholarship award winner Ashley Sands, who told us a bit about her exciting work as an archeologist.

Some pictures of the evening are here:

And more pictures, from Sara Tompson, are here:
http://cmd.shutterfly.com/commands/pictures/slideshow?site=slasccsternheimscholarship2010&page=slasccsternheimscholarship2010/pictures&album=8

It takes a village to pull together an event like this. Thank you to all who attended. Your support of the scholarship fund is invaluable. I want to offer a special thank-you to my unofficial scholarship committee who volunteered either time or resources or both to the cause:

Drea Douglas
Joyce Hardy
Bill Lee
Susan Eubank

And to our Scholarship Committee for doing such a great job selecting the best candidate:

Peter Johnson (Chair)
Rita Costello
Keith Gurtzweiler
Victoria McCargar
Norah Xiao
Emi Yoshida

The fundraiser would be impossible without a lively raffle and silent auction, made possible by these folks:

Teresa Bailey
David Cappoli
Rachel Clarke
Rita Costello
Glen Gustafson
Peter Johnson
Bill Lee
Mary Sohn Lee
Kathleen McElhinney
Sara Tompson

Thank you all for making it a very memorable event. See you at the next one!

-Robin

Chapter Election Results

Please congratulate the winners of this year's SLA Southern California Chapter elections:

• For President-Elect: William Lee
• For Treasurer: Peter Johnson
• For Communications Director: Lesley Farmer
• For Director-at-Large: Cameron Trowbridge

Your 2011 Chapter Executive Board will be:

• President: Robin Dodge
• President-Elect: William Lee
• Past President: Belinda Beardt
• Treasurer: Peter Johnson
• Secretary: Drea Douglas
• Communications Director: Lesley Farmer
• Director-at-Large: Cameron Trowbridge

Thank you for voting, and much appreciation goes to the Nominations Committee members, Alison Becker and Joan Dubis.

And please consider volunteering for an Advisory Board position in 2011 - contact Robin Dodge if interested.

SLA-SCC Fall events.

We have a fantastic line-up of events for the rest of the year. From happy hours to evening programs, we have all your networking needs covered. I hope you will join us at all of them!

October 17th, 5pm. Sternheim Fundraiser at the Arboretum.
It's not too late to register for the Sternheim fundraiser! Help our Chapter support future information professionals by attending this important fundraising event. Please see the blog post for details and email your RSVP by Wednesday, October 13th to rdodge@fidm.edu. If you can't attend, donations to the Sternheim fund are always welcome. Last-minute donations to our raffle are also welcome. Please contact raffle coordinator Drea Douglas by Wednesday, at Drea.Douglas@hklaw.com.

October 21st, 6pm. Happy Hour in the Valley.
Fall is such a beautiful time of year in Southern California. Let's celebrate in the Valley at the Blue Dog Beer Tavern, with our host Shawn Stamm, President of the LA LISSA organization. RSVP: rdodge@fidm.edu or on the facebook event invite.

November 4th, 6pm. Happy Hour on the Westside.
But wait, there's more! You can always make room on your calendar for another happy hour, right? Let's celebrate Fall again at the Westside Tavern, with our host Maria Brahme, SLA-SCC Mentor Program Chair. RSVP: rdodge@fidm.edu or on the facebook event invite.

November 10th, 5:30pm. Awards Dinner and Evening Program at the LA84 Foundation.
I'm excited to announce that the Awards Dinner has been scheduled for November 10th at 5:30pm at the LA84 Foundation. And because we should keep the celebratory mood going all through the Fall, the Awards Dinner will be combined with a program titled "A Celebration of Librarianship and the Information Profession." We will have a panel discussion led by Jean Crampon, Cindy Mediavilla, and Dorothy McGarry, about the core values of our profession and the values we should consider protecting and carrying forward into the future. More details about this event, as well as registration instructions, will be posted shortly.

An essential part of the Awards Dinner are the Awards of course! Awards Chair Lynn Lewis would like to remind everyone that nominations are now open:
"The Holidays are coming, and what better way to celebrate than by choosing to honor a colleague with a special Chapter Award. There are two ways to do this: the first is to honor a Chapter member who has provided outstanding service to the Chapter over a long period of time (the Billie Connor Award). The other is to recognize a member for exceptional service for a shorter period of time, or has successfully completed a short-term project which benefits the Chapter (The Meritorious Service Award).

All we need is the name and contact information (phone, email, company/organization), which award (Connor or Service), and a brief description of what the nominee has done that makes him/her eligible.

Send your nominations today to Lynn Lewis, Chair, SCC/SLA Awards Committee, at: llewis@gia.edu. Awards must be received by no later than October 31, 2010."


December 9th, 11:30am. Tour of the Natural History Museum Library.
Chief Librarian Richard P. Hulser will treat us to an informative presentation on the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County with a focus on the past, present and future of the Research Library. Details and registration for this event will be posted soon.

December 15th, 6pm. Holiday Party at the Skirball Center.
We are planning a truly spectacular holiday party. You won't want to miss this. Please save the date and stay tuned for all the details.

Recent events wrap-up.

Our Chapter hosted two fantastic events recently, a professional development workshop on Career Agility, and a Mentor Program Open House. Both events were packed with so much useful information, they're impossible to summarize here. Don't miss out on the high-quality content of our programs! Be sure to join us at our upcoming events.

A few pictures from the Career Agility workshop are here:

Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to put these events together. And a big shout-out to our 2010 Professional Development Program Chair, and now 2011 Incoming Director for the SLA Board, Sara Tompson. Congratulations Sara!