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Session Preference Survey Closes Today
Don’t forget to tell us which programs you are planning to attend during PLA 2010. Access our survey here. This information helps us determine appropriate meeting rooms for each program. The survey closes at 4:30 (CST) today. Thanks!
Building Green – Working Green @ PLA 2010
Do you have the opportunity to build or remodel? What can you do with your existing building to either become a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building or just a ‘green’ building? Can you change the way you work or the supplies you use? Can you lead your community by example? Attend this [...]
GOOD NEWS FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY PATRONS AROUND THE WORLD
eIFL.net receives grant to spark innovation in public library services in developing countries eIFL.net is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a three-year $1.4 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to spark the development of innovative public library services using technology in transitioning and developing countries. The Public Library Innovation [...]
Effie Lee Morris, PLA Past President, Children’s Advocate, dies at 88
Effie Lee Morris, the first African-American president of the Public Library Association, and tireless advocate of library services for children, has died at the age of 88. Read the School Library Journal article here.
Which programs will you attend at PLA 2010?
Help us plan for your comfort at PLA 2010 by taking our session preference survey at www.placonference.org. This answers to this survey will allow us to determine appropriate meeting rooms for each program. The survey will close on Friday, November 20, 4:30 p.m. (cst). Let us know your preference today! Thanks!
From our friends over at YALSA
Its the 2010 Frances Henne/YALSA/VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) Research Grant! The deadline for this opportunity is coming up! Don’t miss your chance! This grant of $1000 provides seed money for small-scale projects that will encourage research that responds to the YALSA Research Agenda, which is available here Details regarding the applications for the 2010 [...]
Barbara A. Macikas named PLA executive director
Barbara A. Macikas has been named executive director of the Public Library Association (PLA). Macikas, who was chosen from a nationwide pool of candidates, will assume her responsibilities at PLA on Nov. 23, 2009. Macikas brings extensive association management experience to the position. She served as executive director of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative [...]
Nancy Pearl @ PLA 2010
You’ll have a couple of opportunities to attend Nancy Pearl programming at PLA 2010. Pearl is presenting a preconference program on Tuesday, March 23, from 2 – 5:30 p.m. and also will host her popular Book Buzz event on Wednesday, March 24, from 10:30 a.m. – Noon. Pearl’s preconference program, on Tuesday, is entitled “Opening [...]
Active Learning Environments for Children
If you are looking to expand your library’s educational services by creating interactive learning environments for children of all ages, then you won’t want to miss this PLA 2010 preconference program. This program will be held on March 23, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Interactive learning environments promote skills in areas such as [...]
