History
Encyclo-Media began in 1981 as a statewide workshop, featuring library media programs. The first Encyclo-Media was held at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, OK on September 10 & 11, 1981. There was a special breakout program held for recipients of the Library Media Improvement Grant.
In the late 1970s the Library Media Improvement Program was established by the Oklahoma state legislature, the Oklahoma State Board of Education, and the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE). Money was appropriated and Library Media Improvement (LMI) Grants were awarded to help upgrade the collection and staffing of school libraries to meet state and national guidelines. LMI Grants were awarded from 1978 through 1994, beginning with the 1977-78 school year.
Encyclo-Media got its start as a result of the LMI Grants. In 1980 a workshop was held for grant schools. There was so much interest, that Barbara Spriestersbach, Assistant Administrator at the OSDE, decided there was a need for professional development programs for everyone, not just grant schools. The following year, in 1981, Encyclo-Media was officially organized and as a result Spriestersbach was awarded the American Association of School Librarians Baker & Taylor Distinguished Service Award in 1991 for her leadership in the implementation of the LMI program. Since the first Encyclo-Media directors of the Library Media/Instructional Television Section have organized and directed the conference.
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