PLA eNewsletter
Volume 7, Number 11
October 1, 2004
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"BETWEEN THE LIONS" STAR ROARS IN NATIONAL LIBRARY CARD CAMPAIGN AT BROOKLYN PUBLIC
On Thursday, September 29, 2004, Brooklyn Public Library joined the Public Library Association in launching a national effort urging Americans to get and use the Smartest Card - their library card. Brooklyn Public Library Executive Director Ginnie Cooper and PLA President Clara Nalli Bohrer received a "helping paw" from Between the Lions star Theo in concluding Library Card Sign-up Month with 30 new library card holders from P.S. 282. Read the entire press release at www.ala.org/ala/pr2004/september2004/brooklyn.htm. See photos at http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/campaign/publiclibrarycampaign/Brooklyn_photo.jpg
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PLA NEW PLANNING FOR RESULTS ONE DAY WORKSHOP - REGISTRATION ENDS SOON
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! Get more information at http://www.ala.org/ala/pla/plaevents/travelingwksp/planforresults/planningresults.htm
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PLA SPECIAL EVENTS AT MIDWINTER
Plan to attend these PLA special events at the upcoming ALA Midwinter Meeting:
Friday, January 14, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
E-Learning: Training When You Need It - Where You Need It
Are you looking for ways to improve employee morale while giving staff the tools they need to provide excellent services? Studies have shown that workers who receive regular training are more satisfied and more productive. In the past, there have been many barriers to providing the training your staff needed - training programs always seemed to be hours away, on the wrong day, at the wrong time, or too expensive. E-Learning is the answer to these problems and provides a powerful tool for today's library managers. Participants will learn how to identify effective
E-Learning programs, prepare and support staff who are involved in E-Learning, and evaluate the effectiveness of E-Learning programs.
Advance registration rate for PLA members is $125. Visit http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2005/home.htm to register.
Friday, January 14, 9:00 a.m. - 5: 00 p.m.
Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library
This institute will provide an overview of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read @ Your Library program and will consider research on early literacy development and the role of the parent/caregiver. Sharing this information with parents/caregivers encourages them to provide valuable literacy experiences for their children; and using the reading research helps libraries become an acknowledged partner in the community. You will become familiar with workshops for parents/caregivers of Early Talkers (0-2 years), Talkers (2-3 year olds), and Pre-Readers (4-5 year olds). Advance registration rate for PLA members is $125. Visit http://www.ala.org/ala/eventsandconferencesb/midwinter/2005/home.htm to register.
Saturday, January 15, 5:00 p.m.
PLA Leadership Development - Open to all registered conference attendees.
PLA President Clara Nalli Bohrer invites you to take part in an enlightening event featuring one of the most distinguished names in leadership today. Ronald A. Heifetz, founding director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, is renowned worldwide for his seminal work on the practice and teaching of leadership. His research at Harvard focuses on how to build adaptive capacity in societies, businesses, and nonprofits. His courses on leadership and authority are among the most popular in the University, and his widely acclaimed book, Leadership Without Easy Answers (The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1994) has been translated into many languages and is currently in its twelfth printing. His new book, Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through the Dangers of Leading, written with Mary Linsky, was published in May, 2002, by Harvard Business School Press. Heifetz is a principal in Cambridge Leadership Associates (www.cambridge-leadership.com). He speaks and consults extensively in the U.S. and abroad with leaders in business, government, and nonprofit organizations. A graduate of Columbia University, Harvard Medical School, and the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Heifetz is both a physician and a cellist, having studied with the Russian virtuoso, Gregor Piatigorsky. Heifetz lives in the Boston area with his wife, Sousan Abadian, and their two children.
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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 $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.
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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 reviewed by the members of the 2006 National Conference Program Subcommittee and will be rated according to Content (Is it creative/interesting? It is timely? How practical is it?); Speaker (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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