Public Programs Office sessions at ALA 2008

The Public Programs Office is offering 5 sessions by talented and interesting presenters at the upcoming 2008 ALA Annual Meeting, with a focus on arts and humanities programs in libraries (see the PPO Upcoming Events page for session descriptions):

• Traveling Exhibits for Libraries: New Opportunities
  Speakers: Denise Smith and Frank Summers, Space Science Telescope Institute, Baltimore, MD; Susan Brandehoff, Program Director, ALA Public Programs Office.
• We the People Picturing America: Presenting Programs in Your School or Public Library
  Speakers: Thomas Phelps, Director, Division of Public Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities; Lainie Castle, Project Director, ALA Public Programs Office; Nancy Davenport, Acting Director of Library Services, District of Columbia Public Library; Mary L. Chute, Deputy Director for Libraries, Institute of Museum and Library Services; Kathie Burns, Library Media Technician, Arnold O. Beckman High School, Irvine, CA; Dornel Marie Cerro, Head Librarian, Sequoyah Educational Center, Pasadena, CA
• Soul of a People: Voices from the Writers’ Project
  Speakers: Andrea Kalin, President and Executive Producer, Spark Media, Washington, DC; David Bradley, Author and Associate Professor, University of Oregon; Susan Brandehoff, Program Director, ALA Public Programs Office.
• PRIME TIME FAMILY READING: Bilingual Programs Expand Nationally
  Speakers:Thomas Phelps, Director, Division of Public Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities; Lainie Castle, Project Director, ALA Public Programs Office; Faye Flanagan, Director, PRIME TIME FAMILY READING TIME, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities; Pat Lawson-North, Executive Director, Vision Literacy, Santa Clara County Library, California; Anne Masters, Director, Pioneer Library System, Oklahoma.
• Let’s Talk About It: Love & Forgiveness (speakers not posted)

The PPO is also presenting an impressive line up of authors for the LIVE! @ your library Reading Stage.

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