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PLA preconference, Top Ten Benefits of Tough Economic Times
The PLA preconference, Top Ten Benefits of Tough Economic Times, was presented by Cathy Hakala-Ausperk and Kim Bolan Cullin. Cathy and Kim started the session by talking about the importance of the CASE philosophy. If you’re unfamiliar with the CASE it stands for Copy and Steal Everything. In that vein, I am going to present [...]
Technical Services: Engine of the library
Despite a late-in-the-day time slot, Cindy Orr, Library Consultant at Cynthia Orr Consulting and Deborah Ensor, Director of Technical Services at Cuyahoga County Public Library spoke to a full house about returning the Technical Services department to its role as the “central engine of the library.” They spoke from their experience revamping the technical services [...]
ALL STAR LINEUP FOR PLA 2010
Acclaimed authors including Nicholas D. Kristof, Scott Turow, Sue Grafton, and Sarah Vowell are among the speakers who will keynote author events and luncheons during the PLA 2010 national conference, held March 23 -27, 2010 in Portland Oregon. Tickets for these events can be purchased at www.placonference.org. Nancy Pearl presents “Book Buzz” Wednesday, March 24, [...]
A Day at the Massachusetts Library Association Conference
This morning, I took a trek over to Springfield, MA for the Massachusetts Library Association Conference where I spoke for a little while about some of the programs I did back when I worked at the Bushwick Branch of Brooklyn Public Library. I spoke about focusing the collective expertise of your community, user-generated collections, and [...]
Deadline extended for 3M Leadership Institute
PLA has extended the application deadline for the 3M Leadership Institute to November 16. Applications may be submitted through an online form available at www.pla.org. PLA will notify applicants of their acceptance by the end of November. Presented by PLA and 3M, a PLA partner, the Leadership Institute is a daylong preconference focused on developing [...]
Learn to be a change agent within the profession! Special preconference opportunity…
PLA and 3M, a PLA Partner, will be offering a special daylong preconference focused on developing leaders and creating transformational change agents within the library profession. Participants will learn how to set a change strategy, how to handle various challenges, and what innovations can be most productive in implementing, driving and defining change. The preconference [...]
Checking in to ALA 2007
Hello. My name is Catherine Moffatt and I am a Public Services Librarian in the Reference Department at a public library in Southern Maryland. This is my first time blogging for PLA at an ALA event so here is goes. Friday I arrived at the ALA Annual Conference on Friday afternoon. After checking in, getting [...]
More on WebJunction
I am thrilled to be blogging this year’s ALA. My name is Nanette Bulebosh and I direct a small public library in Kiel, Wisconsin (population 3,700). This is my first PLA blogging experience. I spent most of Friday at Webjunction’s Rural Libraries Sustainability Forum at the Embassy. I am one of the lucky 185+ librarians [...]
Free wifi at ALA 2007
I must say, the wifi at the Washington Convention Center is *fabulous*. It’s free, strong, and available just about anywhere. If you’re here at the conference, look for “ALA2007″ in your list of available wireless networks. Free wifi is also available at all of the District of Columbia Public Library branches.
Hello from D.C.!
Hi everyone! I’m Anne Robert, a children’s/teen librarian with the Jacksonville (FL) Public Library system. This is my 5th time writing for the PLA Blog, and I’ll try to cover as much as I can! I arrived in DC this afternoon and took in the sights. I went to the Library of Congress Open House, [...]
