- When entering Tenafly High School’s Lalor Library Media Center on Tuesday during the  winter vacation,  one could observe a mountain of supplies stacked on several tables. On the other side of this mountain were THS library secretaries Jean Rohrbeck and Linda Paganis.  Taking it upon themselves, they emptied every supply cabinet, closet, and cubby hole with the intention of taking stock and bringing order.  A day later the mountain was gone, and everything was methodically placed back, in order, with full knowledge of exactly what is where and how much we have.  This work is so very important in the war against disorder and a constant fight, especially in a busy library media center.  It is also important for efficient re-ordering of supplies for next year.  Many thanks to Jean and Linda for taking this initiative, for their work, and for putting disorder in its place!!

- Linda Paganis has taken over for Julie in the library media center.  Linda was an aid in the cafeteria.  Welcome Linda!

During the holiday break, thanks to library secretary Jean Rohrbeck, all of the new books on display in the TV studio have been shelved.  Ms. Rohrbeck also conducted an inventory of the VHS collection, updating information and correcting irregularities.  The last shipment of books is due in soon.  A reconfigured electronic reference center will allow students better access to non-log-in computers for fast print out of articles from the library's subscription databases. 

Thanks to the Tenafly High School Home School Association Broadcast Fund, the library media center has been able to add the following to our broadcasting setup:
▪ Added camcorders for student loan.  All camcorders are now checked in and out at the circulation desk with specific approval from subject teachers
▪ Purchase of 2 100 meter multi-core camera control cables enabling the relocation of the camera control units from the studio into the TV control room
▪ Purchase of a multiple use Ikegami ITC-730A studio camera placed in the academic theater for use as a "flashcam" for recording educational bulletins and video email.  A self controlled teleprompter, lapel microphone, lighting, and blue screen for chroma-keying makes the flashcam setup the ideal video communication tool.  See example of what can be produced here.

September 2005
This school year students and teachers will notice some changes in the library media center personnel as well as enhancements to the library's range of print, non-print, and broadcast media offerings.  Many thanks to graduate David J. Kim for assisting in many of the projects:

▪   Ms. Jean Rohrbeck takes over as a library secretary.  She comes to us via Smith school were she worked as an aid. Welcome Ms. Rohrbeck!!
▪  Integration of two in house designed and installed Sound Isolating Listening Center Domes  located on either side of the TV studio where students can listen to "Shakespeare under the Dome" and other audio media without disturbing others in the library.  This among other things optimizes space utilization in the library.  This will enhance IDT options for students and can serve to support classroom instruction and test preparation.  Listening domes can be activated and controlled with a wireless laptop and D-link's Blue Tooth audio streaming technology.     
▪  Construction and deployment of a customized new six piece carpeted oval TV studio stage suitable for a wide variety of programs in addition to our morning announcements - enhanced TV studio lighting
▪  Integration and organization of equipment donated by WPIX to into a manual patching center with a downstream processing amplifier to optimize signal level broadcast to the community   
▪  Establishment of a Satellite Operations Center  (a rack of equipment) to include inspection, repair, and tuning of 2 satellite dishes the replacement of a third (unused for ten years) enabling stable feeds for rebroadcast from each as follows;
NASA, CLASSIC ARTS SHOWCASE, and ANNENBERG CPB channels.  Two dishes may steered for additional feeds.  This optimizes satellite dish investment made by the technology department over six years ago.
▪  Integration of a 16 input 16 output Knox audio video router enabling seamless integration and more efficient scheduling of tape and digital video production playback, satellite feeds, format trans-coding and downstream keying
▪  Planning, building and introduction of a mobile production bus into our television broadcasting program, enabling inclusion a wider variety of programs on THS-TV's channel 77 and www.librarymedia.net web-casting – enabling students to cover football, soccer, and away games.
▪  Established relationship with Japanese consulate in New York City for loaning tapes to enhance media support for Japanese language program
▪  Re-organization of editing computers in library’s media production alcove
▪  Repositioning of library reptile tank and aquarium
▪  Installation of surround sound system in library’s academic theater
▪  New titles added to the print collection presently on display in back and on either side of our TV studio.  See complete list by clicking here: NEW IN OUR PRINT COLLECTION .  Comprehensive weeding of older titles in collection / listing of missing titles for reorder.
▪  Addition of specially constructed plexi-glass newspaper caddies and the addition of Star Ledger, International Herald Tribune, Financial Times to the newspaper line up

ALUMNI'S PRINT & BROADCAST MEDIA CORNER

SUMMER READING LISTS FROM THE ENGLISH DEPARTMENT