Category: Events - Conferences    

North America’s largest technology conference and exhibition for librarians and information managers will be at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia from March 30-April 1, 2009.

Creating Tomorrow: Spreading Ideas and Learning is the theme for this event. Along with the theme there will be:

• Leading edge technology tools for libraries
• Innovative library processes and practices
• Information discovery and visualization
• Next generation catalogs and Metadata schemes
• Building learning communities and environments
• Search engines, intranets and portals
• Strategies for digital information operations
• Implementing social media and 2.0 initiatives
• New way to connect people and technology
• eContent and digital libraries

More information on this exciting conference can be found on www.infotoday.com.

Read more about this conference in Monterey, CA at www.infotoday.com/il2008

PANO Annual Conference & Membership Meeting
June 05, 2008 9:00 am - 3:40 pm

Event Type: Conference
Category: Annual Membership Meeting
Where: 777 East Park Drive, Suite 300 - Harrisburg, PA 17111

Please view the following site for additional information and registration:
PANO Annual Conference Details

Learn about the PALA annual conference!
Up to the minute info about the conference on the palibraries.org website

Leave comments or notes here about your conference attendance, need for a room or a carpool.

Learn about the PALA annual conference!
Up to the minute info about the conference on the palibraries.org website
Pennsylvania Libraries: Leading for Life

November 9 – 12, 2008
Valley Forge Convention Center

The 2008 Conference Committee has been hard at work planning this year’s conference in Valley Forge. A PDF file of the Annual Conference Brochure is available on the brand new PaLA web site, www.palibaries.org.

Online registration for the conference is also available – just click on the 2008 PaLA Annual Conference link on the right side of the home page. You will also see links for a listing of sessions, as well as the opportunity to print/view your itinerary after you register.

You can register online and pay with a credit card, or you can opt in to send a check to PaLA. What’s more, online registrants can avoid the $10 processing fee assessed to paper registrations! Libraries registering multiple staff can save big, as the $10 online savings is available for each registration. Invoices can be printed during the registration process and submitted to the library’s accounting department for remittance – and a group of registrations can be paid with one check.

What’s more, the online registration process will be linked with the PaLA membership database, pre-populating much of the registration information for members and saving you time! Simply log in as a member to receive the PaLA member discounted rate and this time-saving benefit. Username and password instructions will be shared at the log-in prompt. Non-members can also enjoy the savings and ease of online registration by registering as a non-member and can easily download a membership application should they wish to join and take advantage of the discounted member rate.

For even more savings, the early bird registration rate is available through September 30, 2008. (Save an additional $20 for full conference and $10 on the daily rate). After September 30, you will still be able to register, but at the regular conference rates. We encourage you to register today! You will not want to miss the fantastic line-up of programs, poster sessions, exhibitors, guest authors, luncheons, dinners and tours available during the conference.

Hope to see you in Valley Forge!

Leave comments or notes here about your conference attendance, need for a room or a carpool.

Lehigh Valley’s Spring Conference will be held on Thursday, May 15th at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA.

This year’s keynote speaker is best selling author Lisa Scottoline.

Please view the following website for additional information and registration form: www.lehigh.edu.

Registration deadline: No later than May 1, 2008.

The Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship at Clarion University is sponsoring a conference, “From the Center City to the Exurbs: [Trends in] Public Library Realities,” April 30-May 2, 2008, at Holiday Inn on the Lane, Columbus, Ohio.

The registration fee for the conference is $75.

For additional information visit the following site: news.clarion.edu

For registration information contact the Office of Continuing Education at Clarion University at (814) 393-2227 or 1-800-672-7171; or by e-mail at continuinged@clarion.edu.

The 35th Annual Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Conference
Theme: SCORE!!! with Information Literacy and Reading @ Your Library
Thursday, May 1 - 3
Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
P.O. Box 446
West Chocolate Avenue & University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033
Phone: 717.533.9642
Contact: Nancy H.G. Smith

Annual Conference Speakers
Keynote Speaker: Allison Zmuda
Banquet Speaker: Ridley Pearson
Luncheon Speaker: Kadir Nelson

View the following site for additional information: www.psla.org

Please save the date for the Southeast Chapter’s Annual Conference on Friday, December 7.

The conference will be held at the newly expanded Free Library of Northampton Township in Richboro, Bucks County. The library is located at 25 Upper Holland Road in Richboro, PA 18954-1514. The branch can be reached by phone at 215-357-3050.

The topic will be: “Managing Change“

The speakers will include: Kelly Krieg-Sigman, Executive Director, LaCrosse Public Library, LaCrosse, Wisconsin; Jennifer Nace, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Penn State’s Worthington Scranton campus; and Alexia Hudson, Reference Librarian, Penn State Great Valley.

The following PDF file has the agenda, directions and registration information:
SEPLA Brochure

Mary M. Maguire
District Consultant Librarian
610.278.5100 x124

This year the 18th Annual CODI Conference will be held at the lovely Westin Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA from November 7-9, 2007. The Westin Convention Center is located in the heart of the business and art center of Pittsburgh and is attached, via a skyway, to the nation’s first 100% environmentally green convention center, the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

Eat, Think and Share! is the theme of the conference this year and is a reflection of what the CODI Conference does so well. It is the best opportunity to learn (and think about) the ever changing face of technology, to hear our colleagues’ unique solutions to common problems, and review new products or new features from SirsiDynix and the vendors who attend this annual conference. It is a time to share our thoughts and discoveries with our contemporaries. And, of course, it is a great time to sit down and break bread with both our old friends and new acquaintances.

The Keynote speaker this year will be Roy Tennant, author of a number of books including Managing the Digital Library (2004). Roy is also the author of the monthly column “Digital Libraries” for the Library Journal, and a recognized pioneer in digital library development and internet training.

The program and schedule information may be viewed by visiting the following site:
CODI Conference Program and Schedule

To register visit one of the following sites:
Online Registration
Mail In Registration

Do you have a question, comment, or suggestion for the CODI 2007 Conference Planning Committee? You can email the committee at codi2007@biblio.org

If you are interesting in attending and would like to carpool, feel free to post here and perhaps coordinate rides.

Learn about BookExpo in CA here: http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/App/homepage.cfm?moduleid=42&appname=288

Learn about BookExpo in CA here: http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/App/homepage.cfm?moduleid=42&appname=288

Check out this link to the national PLA conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota from March 25-29, 2008.  http://www.placonference.org/ 

The biennial National Conference is the premier event for the public libraries, drawing librarians, library support staff, trustees, Friends, and library vendors from across the country and around the world.  

Check out this link to the national PLA conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota from March 25-29, 2008.  http://www.placonference.org/ 

The biennial National Conference is the premier event for the public libraries, drawing librarians, library support staff, trustees, Friends, and library vendors from across the country and around the world.  

Use this space if you’d like to try to arrange a carpool, find a roommate or talk with others who may be attending the conference from our district.

Check out this link to information about ALA Midwinter, this year hosted nearby in Philadelphia.  http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2008/home.htm

Currently, it is possible that a one day van trip for a day at the exhibits will be planned.  Stay tuned for more information.

Check out this link to information about ALA Midwinter, this year hosted nearby in Philadelphia.  http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2008/home.htm

Please feel free to post comments if you plan to attend and would like to find a roommate or someone to carpool with. 

Currently, it is possible that a one day van trip for a day at the exhibits will be planned.  Stay tuned for more information.

The PALINET 07 Conference + Vendor Fair will be held on Monday & Tuesday, October 29 - 30 at the Tremont Grand Conference Center in Baltimore, MD.

This year’s theme, Practical Innovation, will offer solutions to help you transform your library with informative sessions on topics ranging from open source applications to library advocacy.

The keynote speaker is Dr. Deanna Marcum, Associate Librarian for Library Services with the Library of Congress. She has been a leader in the effort toward building a national digital library. Dr. Marcum will explain her vision for innovation in the national library and discuss the planning process and results. Other speakers include Mary Madden from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, and many more leaders in the field.

PALINET Digitization Expo will follow the PALINET 2007 Conference + Vendor Fair on October 31, also at the Tremont Grand. Stay an extra day and meet with the leading providers of digitization and preservation services. Hear the latest on state collaborative digitization efforts as well as informative presentations on grant writing and digital asset management.

Visit the following link to view more information: 2007 Conference + Vendor Fair

While on the above site, you can click on the Registration link to the left or click this link provided Conference Registration.

Don’t miss out. Space is limited.
Early bird registration closes on September 28, 2007.