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PLDS Deadline Extended to March 31, 2010
Reminder to Participate – Deadline Extended to March 31, 2010
PLA invites your library to participate in the 2010 Public Library Data Service Statistical report. Visit http://illinois.edu/goto/plds to complete the survey. You will need your library’s individual PLDS ID number and password to complete the survey.
If you do not have this information, you [...]
Interested in Checking Out Portland Area Libraries during PLA 2010?
Here’s some info to get you started:
Multnomah County Library | Portland, Oregon
Multnomah County Library is the oldest public library west of the Mississippi, with a history that reaches back to 1864. As Oregon’s largest public library, Multnomah County Library serves nearly one-fifth of the state’s population with a wide variety of programs and services. Here [...]
What Two Challenges are Most Critical to Public Libraries? ALA Presidential Candidates Respond
The ALA election season is upon us (electronic polls open and paper ballot mailing begins) on March 16 and polls close on April 23, 2010. We wanted to find out a bit more about the two ALA presidential candidates, so we asked them to provide us with an answer, for the PLA blog, to [...]
Final Slate of Programs for PLA Virtual Conference Confirmed
The final slate of programs for the PLA 2010 Virtual Conference is now confirmed. On March 25-26, 2010 the Public Library Association (PLA) will share a condensed, live and online PLA 13th National Conference with public librarians and public library workers who can’t make the trip to Portland.
The Virtual Conference will include many familiar elements [...]
Be a Part of PLA’s Virtual Conference with Virtual Poster Sessions
Share Your Library’s Successes and Challenges
PLA is seeking interested parties to submit virtual poster sessions as part of the upcoming PLA Virtual Conference. The topic of your poster session can be your choosing, but must be related to public librarianship. Virtual posters can be submitted as Web pages, PowerPoint presentations, or other formats which [...]
Books: The Top 5 of the Top 5 Program Added to PLA Virtual Conference
Floundering at the desk when someone asks you for a book or author you haven’t read? Would you like a ‘go-to’ list for books/authors you may not be familiar with? During this PLA 2010 program, a panel of Readers’ Advisory experts will showcase five top genres (Women’s Fiction, Humor, Horror, SF/Fantasy, and Mystery) and what [...]
Bloggers Needed for PLA 2010
PLA is looking for lots of enthusiastic bloggers to fan out and cover all of the important details of the PLA 2010 conference.
We’re planning to deliver detailed coverage of PLA 2010 programs, social events, exhibits, interviews, and maybe even a few podcasts.
If you will be at the conference and want to blog sessions or other [...]
Leadership Fellows Scholarship – Approaching MARCH 1st and APRIL 1st Deadlines!
Don’t miss an opportunity to strengthen your leadership skills to benefit your career and library community! The PLA Leadership Fellows Program offers full tuition scholarships for four executive leadership training programs at prestigious universities in the United States. The program provides a unique learning opportunity for public library managers who want to broaden their perspectives, [...]
PLA Virtual Conference to Feature Interviews with Authors Mary Roach and Deborah Gwartney
Inside the Author’s Studio Back By Popular Demand
Two author interviews are scheduled to take place live during the 2010 PLA Virtual Conference. The PLA Virtual Conference will take place on Thursday, March 25, and Friday, March 26, during the PLA 2010 National Conference in Portland, Oregon.
Thursday’s Author Interview (11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. (PDT) will [...]
Be a Part of PLA’s Virtual Conference with Virtual Poster Sessions
Share Your Library’s Successes and Challenges
PLA is seeking interested parties to submit virtual poster sessions as part of the upcoming PLA Virtual Conference. The topic of your poster session can be your choosing, but must be related to public librarianship. Virtual posters can be submitted as Web pages, PowerPoint presentations, or other formats which can [...]
