Read more details as they become available at palibraries.org.

Read more details as they become available at palibraries.org.

What: ebooks: Libraries at the Tipping Point will bring together public libraries, academic libraries, and school libraries (K-12) in a day-long virtual conference environment.

When: Wednesday Sept 29, 10am – 6pm EST

Here’s some info about a planned bus trip:
Date: Wednesday May 26th, 2010
Locations:
Pick up- Fox Chapel Publishing
1970 Broad St- East Petersburg, PA 17520
Drop off – Jacob Javits Conv. Ctr- 655 West 34th Street- NYC, NY 10001-1114
Times:
Depart: East Petersburg at 7AM -Arrive NYC (Jacob Javits Center) at 10:00AM
Return: 6PM (from Jacob Javits Center) – Arrive back to East Petersburg at 9PM

Cost:
Includes transportation to/from East Petersburg only- does not include admission to BEA- Badge’s will be your responsibility.
$50.00 per person (Non Refundable)

Parking:
Please park across the street from the Zion Lutheran Church (Lemon St/Broad St) at the bottom of the large parking lot (only 1/2 block from the bus)

Payment is due upon booking . Check or Credit Card is accepted (Visa, MasterCard, or Discover) Please provide your name, address, and cell phone # (important – if we need to reach you on the day of the trip) ~ These will not be shared with anyone.

Space is limited and will be reserved on a first come-first served basis. Please contact the name below with any questions and to reserve your seats!

Sincerely,
Wendy Calta
Sales & Marketing
Fox Chapel Publishing
1970 Broad St.
East Petersburg, PA 17520
wendy@foxchapelpublishing.com
Direct Line (717) 715-8626
Fax (888) 369-2885

The Keynote Speaker for Thursday’s Opening Session will be Dr Loriene Roy, past President of ALA. For the Closing Session on Saturday morning, Pat Wagner from Pattern Research will address the group. Both individuals are well known and respected speakers in the library world.

In addition, local author and radio personality Dom Testa will speak at an Friday Author’s Lunch. A Wednesday night Welcome Mixer is planned to allow you to meet old friends and make some new ones. There will be dine-arounds on Thursday evening and a Magic Show on Friday night. A time to visit bookmobiles, stop by the vendor tables as well as to reconnect with friends and associates from across the county will be included in this year’s schedule. Workshop selection is being finalized and workshop titles will be announced in a few weeks. Some of the topics for this year’s workshops include gaming in the library, using outreach programs for children and teens, ethics, library advocacy, and managing change.

Early Bird member’s rate for conference registration index.html is $200 (good through 8/29/2010).

Three exciting pre-conferences are planned as well. All are scheduled for Wednesday, October 13, 2010.

Dealing with a Runaway Board will offer real world solutions for those who are having difficulty managing boards, directors or other library personnel who are out of control. A panel of experts will work with attendees to develop solutions for your situation.

10 Things You Should Know Before Disaster Strikes will take you step by step through disaster preparedness; what you need, who you should call and how to organize now, before a disaster hits your library. This workshop includes a hands-on salvage workshop for restoring damaged library materials.

Think Outside the Box is a 1/2 day tour of the two newest libraries in the Anything Library System. LEED Certified and completely Deweyless, these two new libraries offer an opportunity for you to see a different kind of library. Meet with the architect, talk to the directors and tour the facilities. Transpiration to and from the libraries is included.

The Crown Plaza Hotel – Denver Airport – is situated just outside lovely Denver, Colorado at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. Minutes from the Denver International Airport, the hotel offers a lovely lobby area, a restaurant with a wide variety of meals, an exercise room, business center and swimming pool. All the rooms for the conference will have free internet access and the conference room rate is only $99 per night (single or double occupancy). This rate is good for 3 days before and after the conference, so plan an extra day and do some sightseeing. The hotel also will provide a free shuttle service to and from the Denver Airport. Be sure to ask about it when you register (303-371-9494).

Conference registration information and an online conference brochure can be found at the following link:denver-conference-2010

To register, please stop by the Conference Registration and Exhibitor website:
index.html If you have any questions regarding the upcoming conference – please send email to: arslannualconference@gmail.com

We will host all of the sessions at CADM, in the training lab.
You will receive 1 CE credit for each session you attend.
There is a limit of 9 people in the room at any time, so signups are on a first come, first serve basis. Sign up FAST.
Please review the session details at this website: www.placonference.org/virtual_conference.cfm

Links to register and complete information about Day 2 of the PLA Virtual Conference on Friday, March 26 are now available below:

Friday, March 26: 10:45-Noon: Cracking the Code: Beyond Dewey: words vs. numbers
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W927NMG

Friday, March 26: 12:15-1:15: Adrift or Right on Target: Perspectives on Floating Collections
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WDDRXYM

Friday, March 26: 1:30-2:30: Advanced Black Belt Librarians: The Top 10 Security Issues in Public Libraries
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W2P7QRF

Friday, March 26: 2:45-3:45: Inside the Author’s Studio: Debra Gwartney
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WCSPHP2

Friday, March 26: 4-5: Books: The Top 5 of the Top 5
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WJHLZ8H

Friday, March 26: 5:15-6:15 (and beyond): Shortcuts to Greatness or Ten Things that Great Libraries Know that Maybe You Don’t
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WWNFRB3

Register TODAY to take advantage of this great opportunity. Participant’s libraries will be billed $5 for each session they attend after the event. Get permission from your supervisor to register.
This event is ONLY for staff in the Capital Area Library District.

The day will begin with an active rally at 11:00am at the Upper Senate Park on the capitol grounds. From there we will go to our scheduled visits with Pennsylvania legislators.

Make plans to join other concerned advocates. There are no fees for the event, but prior registration is necessary. Go to the PaLA web site at www.palibraries.org and look for the PA registration form. We need to know who your legislator is to make appropriate appointments. Check out the FAQ that is on the site as well. You’ll also need to register with ALA so a nametag will be ready for you. To do that, go to http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/libraryadvocacyday/index.cfm to find lots of interesting information about the day.

Informative webinars hosted by ALA in May will contain current issues before congress.

If there are any questions, please email the PA coordinator Debbie Malone at debbie.malone@desales.edu

If you are interested in a local district carpool or van trip, make notes or comments below. Let’s rally around libraries!

We will host all of the sessions at CADM, in the training lab.

You will receive 1 CE credit for each session you attend.

There is a limit of 9 people in the room at any time, so signups are on a first come, first serve basis. Sign up FAST.

Please review the session details at this website: placonference.org/virtual_conference.cfm and then use the sign up link next to the corresponding title for each session. This post has the links to register for Day 1 sessions. Day 2 sessions are not yet finalized. Stay tuned for a second posting for Day 2 (March 26) with additional topics.

COST: Your library will be billed after the event $5 for each session each person from your location signs up for. Please try not to cancel at the last minute, because then we’d have empty seats.

Schedule and Individual Session Registration Links:
Thursday, March 25, 2010
10:45 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction (Anyone coming for the 11:00 session can attend this.)

11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
If You Didn’t Work Here, Would You Come Here? Register for If You Didn’t Work Here, Would You Come Here

12:15p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Cross Over Readers Advisory Register for Cross Over Reader’s Advisory

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
LITA’s Top Technology Trends Register for LITA’s Top Technology Trends

2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Inside the Author’s Studio with Booklist’s Donna Seaman Register for Donna Seaman

4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Marketing as Conversation: How to Interact with Your Community Through Your Website Register for Marketing as Conversation

5:15 – 6:15 p.m.
S.Y.A.S.S. Save Your After School Sanity Register to Save Your Sanity

6:15:
Happy Hour/Wrap-Up (If there is interest, anyone in the room is welcome to hang around to view for FREE. Note: We may be happy, but we’ll have to leave the drinks–there’s no bar in library unless you rearrange the letters. :)

Audio Poster Sessions: As an important element of the conference experience, ALL Virtual Conference attendees will receive access to explore our audio poster session which features PowerPoint presentations or Web tours with audio narration. As part of the last PLA National Conference (2008), we offered twenty poster sessions for attendees to peruse, on topics like Early Literacy, Website Accessibility, Cataloging Video Games, Public/Academic Library Collaboration, and Impact of Library Outreach. We also featured poster sessions on library programming like 52 Books – 52 Weeks, A.R.T. Revolution forTeens, Local History, and more.

Access to Archived Programming for One Year: All virtual conference registrants will have access to archived Virtual Conference programming for one year after the event. Maybe some of your staff can bring the information they learned back to train your local staff too!

Especially for Librarians…the “Big Ideas at BEA” Conference featuring targeted Librarian sessions and the annual Library Journal Day of Dialog, a free, day-long program bringing together librarians and top executives from the publishing world will change the way you do business with new ideas and the latest trends. Plus, two places on the exhibit floor for you to meet, network and plan your day Librarian Lounge sponsored by Library Journal and the Unshelved Reading Room.

Special Librarian Deals: Registration is now open, so register today at and save with Librarian Discounts on top of Early Bird Discounts. If you’re traveling in a group, email Diana Press at dpress@reedexpo.com and she will tell you about the Librarian Group Discounts. To register go to: ar?evt_uid=134&attendeeguid=F885BDCA-CB20-4FA3-AA3B-56D968E69AB0&attendeeid=6655724&campaignid=61554381&iusercampaignid=60577603&appname=100559&campaigncode=EM2A

Be sure to also book your hotel early at the Librarian Hotel—$199 per night at the Holiday Inn Midtown 57th Street (reference code: library10 when you book.) For librarian hotel booking go to:Librarians.asp?campaignid=61555529&iusercampaignid=60577727

If you are interested in watching any part of this in a group facilitated session, please post a comment below or send an email to your district consultant.