PLA Programs and Events at ALA Annual Conference
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PLA Programs
06/26/2010
8:00:00 AM to 10:00:00 AM
HELP! My Patron is a Cyber Patient; Learn to Help Patrons Identify Their Health Information Needs and Locate Relevant Resources
Emerging web technologies continue to impact library-patron relations. According to a Pew study, health information seekers continues to be a leading activity among Internet users. Although patrons can access vast amounts of information, identifying relevant resources can be bewildering. Participants will learn from an experienced medical librarian how to communicate with patrons to identify their health information needs and locate quality resources. The session will also address health information literacy, effective communication strategies, and Web site evaluation criteria.
Speaker: La Ventra Danquah, Coordinator, Education and Community Services, Shiffman Medical Library, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich.
I'm Doing Events at the Library from Now On: Running an Effective Author Series on a Budget
A panel of staff members from the St. Louis County Library discuss their experience with successful author events at the library, how librarians can work with publishers to bring in A-list authors, and how libraries can work with sponsors to leverage these events for fund-raising and public relations opportunities.
Speakers: Charles Pace, St. Louis County Library, Director; Carrie Robb, St. Louis County Library, Adult Program Coordinator; Tim Wadham, Assistant Director for Youth and Community Services, St. Louis County Library
10:30:00 AM to 12:00:00 PM
Help for Hard Times @ the Library
Learn how San Diego County Library developed programs and services to help customers survive, thrive and get through tough economic times. A panel presentation including representatives from the award winning Housing Opportunities Collaborative, San Diego Workforce Partnership, and San Diego County Library. Learn how you can develop similar partnerships and replicate these services in your community.
Speakers: Jose Aponte, San Diego County Library, Director; Polly Cipparrone, San Diego County Library, Training & Web Services Manager; Appaswamy "Vino" Pajanor, Housing Opportunities Collaborative, President & Executive Director; Susan Moore, Principal Librarian, Adult Services, Literacy and Volunteers, San Diego County Library
I Need a Mentor, Quick!---Mentoring Options in Rural Public Libraries
Track: Administration & Leadership; Leadership & Management
This program will be a panel discussion of various forms of mentoring, particularly virtual and cross-generational mentoring, tailored to the rural public library situation. Formal mentoring, such as the LLAMA (Div. of ALA) Mentoring Program, will be described, as well as informal mentor/mentee relationships that formed on their own.
Speakers: Sharon Froehlich, Steele Memorial Library, Branch Manager; Dwight McInvaill, Georgetown County Library, Director; Steve Seale, Northeast Texas Library System, Special Services Consultant; Tanya Shelton-Council, Elkton Central - CCPL, Branch Manager; Neely Tang, The Johnson School at Cornell University, Chair, LLAMA Mentoring Committee; Larry Grieco, Director, Gilpin County Public Library
Public Library at the Heart of the Community: New Service Models for a Changing Era
Look to Your Library , Especially Now - PDF File
GED Testing - PPT Presentation
Richland County Public Library PPT Presentation
Track: Administration & Leadership
Families are turning to their local library for many things during these challenging times and librarians are responding by planning programs and services tailored to community needs. Librarians will present models for innovative programs unique to the communities they serve. From San Francisco’s project to provide citizenship information online and King County Library System’s “Look to Your Library in Hard Times” project to GED (General Equivalency Diploma) testing at the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System and Sew Divine, a group that grew into a community centered program at the Richland County Public Library System.
Speakers: Brian Bannon, San Francisco Public Library, Chief of Branches; Julie Brand Williams, King County Library System, Community Relations and Marketing Director; Clo Cammarata, Richland County Public Library System, Librarian; Anne Haimes, Branch Group Manager, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System; Gayle Holloman, Central Library Administrator, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System; Sarah Maner, Richland County Public Library System, Librarian; Valerie Rowe-Jackson, Richland County Public Library System, Deputy Director;
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Bang for Your Buck: Partnerships that Save Money and Are Easy to Replicate
PowerPoint Presentation
Crossing Cultural Borders Handout
Flint Public Library - Character Analysis, PDF File
Flint Public Library - Story Board, PDF File
Flint Public Library - Visualization, PDF File
Brief overviews of successful projects between children’s services in public libraries and their partners give practical ideas for replication. Learn new ways to share and enrich programming, provide community outreach, and expand online services. Discuss "how-tos" with panelists.
Speakers: Emily Blumenthal, Manager of Children & Family Programs, The Walter’s Art Museum, Baltimore, Md.; Betsy Diamant-Cohen, Port Discovery, Early Childhood Specialist; Catherine Hakala-Ausperk, Cleveland Hts.-University Hts. (Oh.) Public Library, Deputy Director; Elena Hartley, Director, United Hands of Carroll County, Westminster, Md.; Jan Johnson, Princeton Public Library, Manager, Youth Services; Cathy Lancaster, Flint Public Library, Children's Librarian; Tess Prendergast, Vancouver Public Library, Assistant Manager, Children's Services; Ellen Riordan, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Coordinator, Children's Services; Carol Sandler, Strong National Museum of Play, Director of Library and Archive; Dorothy Stoltz, Caroll County Public Library, Outreach Services Manager; Leah Wagner, Monroe Township Public Library, Assistant Library Director
Extreme Makeover: Summer Reading
PowerPoint Presentation
Cuyahoga County Public Library Summer Reading Program - MS Word
Cover Page
Equipment Needs
Attendance Requirements
Survey
Fairy Tale Variations
Registration Form
K-W-L Chart
Is your summer reading program looking a little dated? Need some fresh ideas to grow or groom your program? Come learn how San Diego County Library and Cuyahoga County Public Library have undergone extreme makeovers and realized great results, like more than doubling summer reading participation, and using new technologies to market and attract new readers. Learn how other library systems revamped their programs to maximize benefits and minimize hassles. Take away a resource list to help update your program, whether it be a minor repair or a major renovation.
Speakers: Julia Boxler, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Youth Programming Specialist; Celia Huffman, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Youth Services Manager; Jennifer Lawson, San Diego County Library, Teen Services Coordinator; Pat Downs Bright, Youth Services Manager, San Diego County Library.
Programs, Promotion, and PR
Program Outline
Programs for Lifelong Learning
Computer Labs
Commonwealth Libraries Program Planning Session
People's University Program Initiative
Attendees--from all size libraries--will learn how to better plan programs, how to determine what programs to offer, ensure sufficient attendance, promote the programs and find the funds. They will also learn how to better analyze their collections, develop better acquisition policies and evaluate how well their collections are circulating.
Speakers: James Keller, Queens Library, Chief Marketing Officer; Bonnie Young, Head, Public Libraries & Professional Development, Pennsylvania State Library
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Reach Out and Serve: Embracing Special Populations
Presentation Handout
Practical Tips for Serving Children With Special Needs
Books Discussed in the FACE-IT Program
Hospital Storytelling at the Brooklyn Public Library
Resource and Vendor List
Universal Design @ the Child's Place for Children With Special Needs
Universal Design @ the Child's Place for Children With Special Needs - Spanish
Get out of your comfort zone and gather ideas for programs and services that include special populations. Learn how to organize a "library community special education night." Gather ideas for literature-based programs for special education classes, preschool through high school. Become informed on services for children in hospital settings and halfway homes. Learn great ways to service and lead book discussions for teens in detention centers. See how these services work in large, mid-size and small libraries.
Speakers: Carrie Banks, The Child's Place for Children with Special Needs, Supervising Librarian; Holly Jin, Skokie Public Library, Preschool Services Coordinator ; Eileen Glazik, Librarian, Vernon Area Public Library
Sharing Costs, Sharing Spaces: The Cost Savings of Designing a Multi-Purpose Facility
Track: Administration & Leadership; Buildings
Is a new library in your jurisdiction’s Capital Plan, but you’re concerned that tight budgets will prevent it from moving forward? Consider collaborating with another agency in your jurisdiction to build a multi-purpose facility under one roof. Combine resources and funding and reduce land acquisition costs, site development costs, design & construction costs, and overhead expenses over the lifetime of the facility. Presenters will analyze the cost savings and explore the community benefits of this approach to a new building. Could this be an option for your jurisdiction’s next library project?
Speakers: Paul Edmeades, Edmeades & Stromdahl, Ltd. Architects/Planners, PresidentBel Air, Md.; Mary Hastler, Harford County (Md.) Public Library, Associate Director; Audra Caplan, Director, Harford County (Md.) Public Library; Arden McClune, Director, Parks and Recreation, Harford County, Md.
Summer Camp @ The Library?
PowerPoint Presentation
Track: Children & Young Adults
Think you can’t do a summer camp? Yes, you can! We’ll share the scoop on potential partnerships and planning tools that can help you offer a variety of successful summer camps @ your library.
Speakers: Julia Boxler, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Youth Programming; Celia Huffman, Youth Services Manager, Cuyahoga County Public Library
6/27/2010
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR): Evaluation Update
Track: Administration & Leadership
Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR) is a parental education initiative created by PLA and ALSC. A joint taskforce was created in 2008 to evaluate ECRR and to recommend next steps. Dr. Susan Newman of the University of Michigan and Dr. Donna Celano of LaSalle University were selected to work with the taskforce. This program will present the results of this evaluation and the recommended next steps.
Speakers: Viki Ash, San Antonio Public Library, Youth Coordinator; Clara Bohrer, West Bloomfield Township Library, Director; Kathleen Reif, Library Director, St. Mary's County, St. Mary's Library
8:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Homeless, Not Helpless: Issues, Challenges and Solutions for Serving Customer Without Homes
This program will address the evolving needs of the homeless patron, their impact on library services, and how to facilitate empowering and potentially life-changing library programs to address the needs of these customers.
Speakers: Pamela Stovall, DC Public Library, Associate Director; Angela Craig, Outreach Services, Program Specialist, ImaginOn
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Advocacy By All
PowerPoint Presentation
Track: Administration & Leadership; Advocacy, Marketing & Fundraising
After a failed levy lid lift, the Metropolitan Group recommended that Kitsap Regional Library raise its awareness in the community through an education initiative. The KRL Cafe, a staff-driven advocacy group was created. The Cafe develops initiatives to inform and excite the community about the library, its mission, collection, programs, and services. Collecting and sharing stories with staff and the public, reaching out to groups, developing a grassroots information campaign, the group has directly influenced the community's support of the library.
Speakers: Peggy Branaman, Kitsap Regional Library, Librarian; Suzanne Christman, Kitsap Regional Library, Librarian; Rachele Deininger, Sylvan Way Branch Library, Kitsap Rgnl. Library, Technical Services Specialist; Christina Nofziger, Silverdale Branch, Kitsap Rgnl. Library, Library Assistant
Passing the Baton: Who Will Take It?
There are 72 million baby boomers, 11,000 Americans turn 50 every day, 4.6 adults turn 65 each minute, and almost 60% of librarians are 45 or older. There is little balance: only 7% of the library work force is age 20-29! Not surprisingly the profession worldwide is asking “who will run the libraries when this talent leaves?” Be proactive – be ahead of the curve! Learn how to make a case, hear what other libraries are doing, and accelerate your planning and leadership development to deal with this reality.
Speakers: Jo Pinder, Baltimore County Public Library, Assistant Director; Paula Singer, President, The Singer Group
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
HELP! My Patron is a Cyber Patient: Learn to Help Patrons Identify Their Health Information Needs and Locate Relevant Resources
Emerging Web technologies continue to impact library-patron relations. According to a Pew study, health information seeking continues to be a leading activity among Internet users. Although patrons can access vast amounts of information, identifying relevant resources can be bewildering. Participants will learn from an experienced medical librarian how to communicate with patrons to identify their health information needs, and locate quality resources. The session will also address health information literacy, effective communication strategies, and Web site evaluation criteria.
Speakers: La Ventra Danquah, Coordinator, Education and Community Services, Shiffman Medical Library
Japanese Paper Theater: Interactive Culture for Your Library
Track: Children & Young Adults
Parents’ Choice Award-winning authors demonstrate how the traditional Japanese storytelling format called kamishibai (paper theater) can inspire children to develop literacy and enable librarians to tell stories rather than simply reading them. The session explores kamishibai history and educational applications, showing how kamishibai can transform storytime into a dynamic, multicultural experience.
Speakers: Hazuki Kataoka, Author/Performer, Leaf Moon Arts, Folsom, Calif.
Recruiting the Future: Promoting Public Librarianship as a Career
In this program speakers will discuss lessons learned and best practices from a variety of recruitment strategies – “growing our own,” college interns, non-traditional job fairs, scholarship programs, library trainees, etc. Learn how to identify your needs and potential audience, how to market your library, and how to develop, adapt, and successfully use recruitment methods
Speakers: Staff recruited in non-traditional ways, Free Library of Philadephia, Various; Theresa Ramos, Free Library of Philadephia, Program Development Coordinator; Hedra Packman, Dierctor of Library Services, Free Library of Philadelphia
6/28/2010
10:30AM to 12:00 PM
Phat* Fiction: Engaging Hip-Hop Literature in the Public Library (*phat=popular, hip and tempting fiction)
Program Handout
Order Form, PDF File
Why should librarians identify and purchase urban fiction? While book reviews, publishers’ lists, and patron requests drive much library purchasing, mainstream publisher’s omission of hip hop imprints often means patrons are not finding what they want to read on library shelves. This presentation will be both an exploration of the impact of hip hop publishers and authors in public libraries and a comparison of racial, ethnic and regional aspects of urban fiction presentation.
Speakers: Coe Booth, Author; Kimberly Boyd, Librarian, Chicago (Ill.) Public Schools; Paula Chase-Hyman, Author; Kia Dupree, www.kiadupree.com, Author; D.L. Grant, San Antonio Public Library, Asst. Mgr., G. W. Carver Branch; Megan Honig, New York Public Library, Teen Collection Specialist; Christopher Lassen, Brooklyn Public Library, Children's Librarian; Vanessa Irvin Morris, Author; Amy Pattee, Simmons College GSLIS, Faculty; Susan McClelland, Reader’s Advisor Librarian, Evanston Public Library; Tachelle Wilkes, Author
Translation Station: Tools for Serving New Americans
Track: Administration & Leadership
This program includes a demo and giveaway of “Translation Station,” a communication tool for library staff to respond to simple requests for library resources and services in other languages, and training kits to introduce staff to language phrases and different cultures. We will also discuss lessons learned from the Free Library of Philadelphia’s LSTA grant, and provide an opportunity for participants to share best practices for serving New Americans.
Speakers: Theresa Ramos, Free Library of Philadephia, Program Development Coordinator; Fred Gitner, Queens Library; Frances Roehm, Skokie Public Library; Hedra Packman, Director of Library Services, Free Library of Philadelphia.
Programs Cosponsored by PLA
Saturday, 6/26, 1:30-3:30pm, “GIS in EVERY Library: Making It Happen,” MAGERT, Program Handout (PDF File)
Saturday, 6/26, 3:00-4:30pm,, “Reaching Latino Teens Through Multiple Literacies: A Program for School and Public Librarians,” REFORMA/Children and Young Adult Services Committee
Sunday, 6/27, 8:00-10:00am, “Pass It On! National Preservation Week,” ALCTS
Sunday, June 27, 1:30-3:30pm, “Documenting and Celebrating Your Library’s History: Tips from the Experts,” LHRT
Monday, 6/28, 8:00-10:00am, “EBooks: How Do You Know They’re Worth It?” ALCTS/AS/Research & Statistics Committee
PLA President's Program and Awards Presentation featuring Will Shortz
Sunday, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
The Public Library Association (PLA) is pleased to announce famed puzzle master, Will Shortz, as keynote speaker for the PLA President’s Program and Awards Presentation at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The program is part of the ALA Auditorium Speaker Series and will take place at the Washington Convention Center, Sunday, June 27 at 1:00 pm.
Listeners to NPR’s “Weekend Sunday Edition” and readers of the New York Times are familiar with the challenging style of Will Shortz, the world’s only academically accredited enigmatologist.