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TASL Past President, Margaret Hausauer receives award from Tennessee Library

AssociationTASL member and one of

our past presidents, Margaret Hausauer, was honored with the Louise Meredith School Media Award at the Tennessee Library Association’s 2009 conference. The award is given to a school library media specialist who has made unique and worthy contributions to the total school instructional program. Margaret works closely with the classroom teachers, the academic coach, and parents to help Clarksville’s West Creek Elementary students succeed. She involves the community and families in literacy projects throughout the year.

FOOTNOTES2009 TASL Conference Edition

...TASL is coming to Mur!eesboro’s new Embassy Suites Hotel

TASL President"elect and Conference Chair, Becky Jackman has

been working closely with our immediate Past"President, Lynn Caruthers on our

upcoming 2009 TASL conference.

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Come be part of the 2009 TASL Conference as we explore a new conference site, the Embassy Suites Murfreesboro. Get excited about the nationally known speakers, and leave feeling empowered.

The conference will be at a new time for TASL September 24"26, and will feature 3 fun"filled days. The conference kicks o# on Thursday at 5:00 with the opening of the Exhibit Hall. Scholastic Bookfairs is again sponsoring the evening by providing food, drink, and a surprise author.

Read more about our 2009 conference in this newsletter.

MAKE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATIONS NOW FOR EMBASSY SUITES IN MURFREESBORO

Embassy Suites Murfreesboro is o#ering a special rate for the TASL Conference. The single rate for a standard suite is $125 and the double rate is $135. The rate includes complimentary cooked"to"order breakfast as well as

other amenities. The hotel is located just o# Interstate 24 at Exit 76. To receive the TASL rate, you must reserve your room before August 23. You may call the hotel directly at %615& 890"4464. For more information about the hotel, try http://tinyurl.com/TASL2009 .

Becky Jackman, Margare" Hausauer & Leah A#iso$

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THOUGHTS FROM THE PRESIDENT

Ahhh, the relaxing sounds of summer. Yes, it’s late summer as I write this and I’m really glad summer has come. Aren’t you? We can sleep late some mornings and have that extra cup of co#ee with the newspaper. I’m wireless at home so I can go out on the patio read the online newspaper and enjoy our garden and the sounds that come with it. The dogs running around in the yard, the bees buzzing around the chaste tree, the water trickling over the edge of the urn and then running down the hill into the pond below where the sound of the falls echoes back up to the patio where I sit. I relax and recharge here. Get my thoughts together about what I do and who I am and how I can be better. This is my personal way of recharging.

I also need to recharge professionally and our conferences are a great place to go and get recharged. Lynn Caruthers, our Past"President and Conference Programs Chair has done a great job of lining up speakers and presenters for us. Make sure you look through this newsletter to read about some of the who they have lined up for us. You will absolutely

love Michael Dahl! Michael, a very entertaining and charismatic speaker. He is also a writer for Stone Arch Books. I think you will enjoy what he will bring to us here in Tennessee. “Bad Kitty” author, Nick Bruel will be there and so will authors Alane Ferguson, Suzanne Supplee and Dianne de Las Casas. I look forward to hearing them and using them to recharge my batteries.

Don’t forget the Exhibitor’s Reception on Thursday night. This is a great opportunity to visit with each of our vendors in the Exhibit Hall and it really is a fun social event for us too. A chance to talk with our friends and colleagues across the state. Please try to stay through Saturday and finish up the conference with us. There are always some great sessions and speakers on Saturday morning.

Hope to see all of you in Murfreesboro September 24th.

DO YOU KNOW WHO IS ON OUR TASL EXECUTIVE BOARD?TASL !""# Executive Board & Committee Chairs

Bruce HesterPresident

Becky Jackman

President-Elect

Lynn Caruthers

Past-President

Carol Burr

Treasurer

Paige Eiseman

Secretary

Cathy Kendall

Mississippi River Region Representative

Pam Renfrow

Western Plains Region

Representative & Awards Chair

Lora Black

West Tn River Region

Representative

Betsy Stubblefield

Highland Rim Region

Representative

Hannah Little

Walking Horse Region

Representative

Barbara Winningham

Cumberland Region Representative & Technology

Chair

Emmaly Fisher

East TN River Region Representative

Carol Reams

Volunteer Region Representative

Belinda Castille

Appalachian Region Representative

Nancy Dickinson

Membership Chair

Nancy Brown

Intellectual Freedom Chair

Jeanette Lambert

Advocacy Chair

Allison Roberts

Professional Development Chair

Judy Bivens

Certification Chair

Donna Jerdan

TEA Liason

Patty Williams

VSBA Chair

Scot Smith

Webmaster

Michael Dahl and I in Reno for AASL 2007. Look for Michael in Murfreesboro this year.

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TASL’S NINE REGIONAL DIVISIONS

Mississippi River Region: %Cathy Kendall& Lake, Obion, Dyer, Lauderdale, Crockett, Tipton, Haywood, Shelby, & Fayette counties.

Western Plains Region: %Pam Renfrow& Weakley, Henry, Gibson, Carroll, Madison, Henderson, Chester, Hardeman, & McNairy counties.

West Tennessee River Region: %Lora Black& Stewart, Houston, Benton, Humphreys, Decatur, Perry, Hickman, Lewis, Hardin, Wayne, & Lawrence counties.

Highland Rim Region: %Betsy Stubblefield& Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner, Macon, Dickson, Cheatham, Davidson, Wilson, Trousdale, & Smith counties.

Walking Horse Region: %Hannah Little& Williamson, Rutherford, Cannon, Maury, Marshall,

Bedford, Co#ee, Giles, Lincoln, Moore, & Franklin counties.

Cumberland Plateau Region: %Barbara Winningham& Clay Pickett, Jackson, Overton, Fentress, Putnam, DeKalb, White, Cumberland, Warren, Van Buren, & Grundy counties.

East Tennessee River Region: %Emmaly Fisher& Marion, Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Rhea, Meigs, McMinn, Monroe, Polk, Bradley, & Hamilton counties.

Volunteer Region: %Carol Reams& Scott, Campbell, Morgan, Anderson, Union, Knox, Rhoane, Loudon, Blount, & Sevier counties.

Appalachian Region: %Belinda Castile& Claiborne, Hancock, Hawkins, Sullivan, Johnson, Grainger, Hamblen, Je#erson, Cocke, Greene, Washington, Unicoi, & Carter counties.

Come be part of the 2009 TASL Conference as we explore a new conference site, the Embassy Suites Murfreesboro. Get excited about the nationally known speakers, and leave feeling empowered.

The conference will be at a new time for TASL September 24"26, and will feature 3 fun"filled days. The conference kicks o# on Thursday at 5:00 with the opening of the Exhibit Hall. Scholastic Bookfairs is once again sponsoring the evening by providing food, drink, and a surprise author. Friday will be a busy day with break out sessions, business

luncheon, general session speaker, Volunteer State Book Award dinner, and exhibit hall times.Saturday will finish o# with 2 general sessions and a break out session.Come be part of the 2009 TASL Conference as we explore a new conference site, the Embassy Suites Murfreesboro. Get excited about the nationally known speakers, and leave feeling empowered. The conference will be at a new time for TASL September 24"26, and will feature 3 fun"filled days. The conference kicks o# on Thursday at 5:00 with the opening of the Exhibit Hall. Scholastic

Bookfairs is once again sponsoring the evening by providing food, drink, and a surprise author. Friday will be a busy day with break out sessions, business luncheon, general session speaker, Volunteer State Book Award dinner, and exhibit hall times. Saturday will finish o# with 2 general sessions and a break out session.

AN INVITATION FROM OUR CONFERENCE CHAIR, BECKY

Michael Dahl is the author of more than 200 books for children and young adults. He has won the AEP Distinguished

Achievement Award three times for his non"fiction. His Finnegan Zwake mystery series was shortlisted twice by the Anthony and Agatha awards. He has also written the Library of Doom series and the Dragonblood books.

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ALANE FERGUSON

....... is currently completing her thirty-second novel.! A recipient of the 1990 Edgar Allan Poe Award as well as the Belgium's Children's Choice Award for her young adult novel SHOW ME THE EVIDENCE, Alane was also a nominee for her third young-adult mystery, POISON. WOLF STALKER, a National Geographic middle-grade novel co-authored with her

mother, was also nominated. In 2007 Alane received an

Edgar nomination for

her young adult novel, THE CHRISTOPHER KILLER, the first in the Sleuth Forensic Mystery series launched by Penguin Putnam.!

Alane won the Children's Crown Classic Award for CRICKET ANDTHE CRACKERBOX KID, the American Bookseller's Association's "Pick of the List" for her picture book entitled THAT NEW PET, and has been on numerous ALA Recommended Books for

Reluctant Young Readers and is currently on many Young Adult's Choice lists.

Nick is the author and

illustrator of Boing (a

New York Times

bestseller) Bad Kitty (winner of the 2008 Volunteer State Book Award in Tennessee), Who is Melvin Bubble? (Winner of the 2009 North Carolina

Bookhive Picture Book of the Year), and Bad Kitty Gets A Bath (Winner of a 2009 Gryphon Honor from the Univ. of Illinois and the CCB).

SUZANNE SUPPLEE

Suzanne is the author of When Irish Guys Are Smiling, a Students Across the Seven Seas series book, and Artichoke’s Heart. Currently, Suzanne is working on her third book, Somebody Everybody Listens To, due out in the summer of 2010.

NICK BRUEL

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! MARY JO HUFF

A nationally known speaker, professional storyteller, author, recording artist and Early Childhood educator. She is the author of seven publications and has written articles for several Early Childhood and storytelling publications. “Storytelling with Puppets, Props, and Playful Tales” has been awarded the coveted Pegasus Award from the National Youth Storytelling Network and has received a Parent’s Choice Approval. As a recording artist, she has produced a training video, three CDs and a new, interactive DVD - Fairytales, Fantasy and Storytelling Fun.

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Full Conference Registration (Check Appropriate Boxes Below)

Postmarked by Early-Bird

06/30/09 Regular

08/28/09 After

08/28/09

! Member $75.00 $95.00 $115.00 $

! Non-Member $125.00 $150.00 $165.00 $

! Full-Time Student

$30.00 $40.00 $50.00 $

! Retiree $50.00 $65.00 $80.00 $

! Administrator $25.00 $30.00 $35.00 $

Volunteer State Book Awards Banquet (Is on Friday Night & Requires Early-Bird/Regular registration)

! VSBA Banquet $35.00 $

Alternate LIMITED Conference Registrations

! Exhibits Only Reception Included

$25.00 $

! VSBA Banquet Only

$55.00 $

! Saturday Only

$50.00 $

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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES What’s included in the Conference Fee? Full registration fees include a

name badge that gives you access to all educational sessions, Exhibit Hall, Exhibitors Reception on Thursday Evening.

TASL Membership (Please check one): ! I am currently a member for 2009

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can be downloaded from http://www.discoveret.org/tasl/

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! Out-of-State affiliate members may register for the conference at the TASL member rate.

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2009 Annual Conference

Upon written request refunds and cancellations, less a $20.00 handling charge, will be honored on requests postmarked by August 24, 2009.

TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL LIBRARIANS

Dianne de Las Casas

An author and award-winning storyteller. Her performances, dubbed “traditional folklore gone fun” and “revved-up storytelling” are full of energetic audience participation. Her multi-award winning CDs include Jambalaya ~ Stories with Louisiana Flavor, World Fiesta ~ Celebrations in Story and Song, and Jump, Jiggle & Jam ~ A Rhythmic Romp Through Story Land.

Dianne’s books include The Cajun Cornbread Boy, Madame Poulet & Monsieur

Roach, Story Fest: Crafting Story Theater Scripts; Kamishibai Story Theater: The Art of Picture Telling; Handmade Tales: Stories to Make and

Take; Tangram Tales: Story Theater Using the Ancient Chinese Puzzle, The Story Biz Handbook and Scared Silly: 25 Tales to Tickle and Thrill.

Slate of Nominees for 2010 TASL O'cers

President

Rebecca (Becky) Jackman

President-Elect

Pam Renfrow

Treasurer

Elizabeth (Beth) Frerking

Secretary

Alice Bryant

Bruce Hester

TASL President

1724 Valley Rd.

Clarksville, TN 37043