PLA eNewsletter
Volume 7, Number 10
September 9, 2004
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REGISTRATION OPEN FOR 2005 PLA SPRING SYMPOSIUM
The Public Library Association's 2005 Spring Symposium will be held March
7-9, 2005, at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel in Chicago. Registration and
workshop information is available at www.pla.org. A registration brochure also will be
mailed to all PLA members; the registration deadline is January 28, 2005.
This year's Symposium features a new and improved schedule with a variety of
full day and half day programs for attendees to choose from. The 2005 Symposium
also will include a "track" for library assistants, with programming developed
by "Reaching Forward, a forum for Library Assistants." Other topics include:
"Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library," "Finding Oz: Discovering a Bright
Future for Libraries," "Preserving the Future: Sustainable Libraries," "Readers'
Advisory: Fiction," "Choices, Choices, Choices," "Millenial Users: Different.
You Bet!," "How to Develop and Deliver a Powerful Message for Your Library,"
"Building a Library Marketing Communication Plan," "Creating Policies for
Results," "Beyond HTML: Dynamic Websites Deconstructed," and "Readers Advisory:
Nonfiction."
A $10 Early Bird Discount is available to those registering before January 7,
2005 and attendees who register online also will receive an additional $5
discount. The 2005 Spring Symposium also will feature continental breakfasts, an
Opening General Session, and an Author Luncheon (speakers to be determined).
Please visit www.pla.org or call
1-800-545-2433, ext. 5752 for more information. PLA is a division of the
American Library Association.
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PROGRAM PROPOSAL SITE FOR PLA 2006 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
NOW AVAILABLE
The Public Library Association (PLA) is now planning the 2006 PLA National
Conference, which will be held in Boston, March 21-25, 2006. The most important
part of that planning is assembling the slate of preconferences and the 100+
concurrent program sessions that will be presented during the conference. Visit
www.pla.org to submit a
proposal.
The proposal process is completely electronic: only proposals submitted
through this online process (www.pla.org) will be considered. Proposals will be
reviewd by the members of the 2006 National Conference Program Subcommittee and
will be rated according to Content (Is it creative/interesting? Is it timely?
How practical is it?); Speakers (Are they experienced presenters? What are their
qualifications?); and Format (Is it appropriate to the content being presented?
Is it creative?).
The deadline for submitting all proposals is November 30, 2004. For
questions about the proposal process, contact Linda Bostrom at the PLA office,
lbostrom@ala.org or
800-545-2433, ext. 5027.
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ALA AND PLA LAUNCH "SMARTEST CARD" CAMPAIGN DURING
LIBRARY CARD SIGN-UP MONTH - "SMARTEST CARD" TOOLKIT AVAILABLE ONLINE
Observed since 1987, Library Card Sign Up Month is a time when the American
Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country remind parents that a
library card is the most important school supply of all. The message this year
is that the library card is also the smartest card a child can own. PLA's new
campaign officially kicks off this month, in conjunction with Library Card
Sign-Up Month. This month, libraries across the country will use the campaign to
promote library card use and enrollment, including teaming with local elected
officials in media events and other activities. See http://www.ala.org/, click "Issues and
Advocacy" and scroll to National Library Card Sign Up Month for more
information.
And, to help libraries make the most of Library Card Sign-Up month and the
campaign, "The Smartest Card. The Smartest Campaign," a new toolkit with
graphics and sample publicity materials is online at www.pla.org/smartestcard.htm. The message: "The Smartest Card. Get it. Use it. @ your
library(r).
Advocacy is a fundamental goal of the PLA Strategic Plan. The "Smartest Card"
campaign focuses on how public libraries save you money, help make you smart and
are a bargain for taxpayers. It was selected based on the work of the PLA @ your
library(r) Task Force, the PLA Strategic Plan and on focus groups with members
of the public and public librarians. PLA has made a multi-year commitment and
will focus on one or two key external audiences each year. For the initial year,
the audiences are families and "influentials"-funders and policymakers,
community and business leaders.
Another primary audience is library staff, trustees, Friends, and other
members of the library "family." One of the campaign goals is to help
libraries-especially small and medium-sized libraries-position themselves as
partners for vibrant, educated communities, as places of opportunity-and a
bargain for taxpayers.
A "Smartest Card" poster, bookmark, and other promotional materials directed
at families is available in the Fall 2004 ALA Graphics Catalog and from the ALA
online store at www.alastore.ala.org. 3M
Library Systems is a sponsor of the PLA initiative and a founding Partner in
ALA's @ your library (r) Campaign for America's Libraries.
Stay tuned to the PLA web site for more campaign news during the launch month
at www.pla.org/smartestcard.htm
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NEW PLANNING FOR RESULTS ONE DAY WORKSHOP - October 19
Does your library need to develop a new operational plan? If you thought that
planning was too hard or too time-consuming to be practical for your library,
this workshop is for you! The Public Library Association's The NEW Planning for
Results: A Streamlined Approach (ALA Editions, 2001) incorporates the
experiences and recommendations of many of the librarians who used the 1997
version of Planning for Results to make this a uniquely informative planning
tool. The NEW Planning for Results presents a simplified process that most
library managers can complete in a few short months.
PLA is sponsoring a one-day workshop taught by the author of the book, Sandra
Nelson, in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 19, 2004. This hands-on workshop
will introduce public library staff members to this streamlined planning
process. Participants will leave this workshop with the skills needed to begin
to plan for results!
This program is appropriate for library managers and trustees. The cost for
PLA members is $175 and the deadline for registering is September 24, 2004. You
can find complete information and the registration form at www.pla.org. Space is
limited so sign up today!
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UNIVERSITY PRESS BOOKS BIBLIOGRAPHY ONLINE
Each year, librarians who work with middle high school students and the
general public, select, review, and rate hundreds of books from scholarly
presses. The results are published by the Association of American University
Presses (AAUP) in an annual volume, "University Press Books Selected for Public
and Secondary School Libraries," that is distributed free of charge to more than
13,000 U.S. librarians. For the first time this valuable collection development
tool is also being made available online at www.aaupnet.org/librarybooks.
The almost 500 books listed in the 2004 edition include works on a wide
variety of subjects - Eskimo architecture, zinfandel, camembert,
Spanish-language science fiction, "The Simpsons," dragons, mummies, and the
American presidency, to name a few. A joint project of AAUP, the American
Association of School Librarians (AASL), and the Public Library Association
(PLA), this bibliography is a popular and trusted acquisitions resource.
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2004 LAMA NATIONAL INSTITUTE - CREATING LIBRARY LEADERS FOR
THE 21ST CENTURY: WHAT IT TAKES TO TAKE THE LEAD
The third Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) National
Institute will take place in the Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel, Palm Springs,
California, November 18-20, 2004. Institute programs will be offered in two
series runnign concurrently. Institute attendees will have the opportunity to
attend all six sessions. Learn from the experts - and from each other!
Dr. Carla Hayden, 2004 ALA president and Director of the Enoch Pratt Free
Library, will give the conference keynote and capstone addresses. Other
speakers include Camila A. Alire, Ph.D., 2005 ACRL President-Elect, University
of New Mexico; Julie Todaro, Ph.D., Austin (Texas) Community College; Luis
Herrera, 2004 PLA President, Pasasdena (Calif.) Public Library; John Lubans,
Jr., North Carolina Central University, and Patrick Wheeler, 3M Library Systems.
Advance registration ends October 22, 2004. For more information and to
register go to www.ala.org/lama and click on
the National Institute banner. Or call, 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5032. LAMA is a
division of the American Library Association.
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