PLA at ALA Annual Conference

Find education and information dedicated to public library professionals at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference, June 27–July 2, 2013, in Chicago, Ill.

On This Page:

• Preconference
• Educational Programs
• Business Meetings and Special Events

Other Resources:

• ALA Annual Conference Website
• ALA Annual Conference Scheduler

President’s Program

PLA President’s Program and Awards Presentation
Sunday, June 30, 1:00–2:30 PM

Join PLA President Eva Poole, chief of staff, District of Columbia Public Library, for an inspiring and engaging afternoon recognizing PLA award winners and enjoying keynote speaker, author Ann Patchett. More….

Preconference

Preconferences require a separate registration; however you do not need to be registered for the ALA Annual Conference itself to register for a preconference.

Digital Media Labs 101
Friday, June 28, 8:30 AM–12:00 PM

This preconference explores the new wave of creative spaces appearing in public libraries all over the United States and explains why libraries have an essential role in digital media creation. More….

Educational Programs

Click a program title to view its description in the ALA Annual Conference Scheduler. You'll then be able to add the program to your schedule (login required) or download it to your calendar. We also have a printable schedule available with full program descriptions online.

Transforming: Community Relationships

• The Road to Civility: Implementing a Choose Civility Initiative—Saturday, June 29, 3:00–4:00 PM
• Forming Partnerships in Unlikely Places—Sunday, June 30, 10:30–11:30 AM
• We Are the Champions: 20s–30s Library Advocacy—Sunday, June 30., 3:00–4:00 PM

Transforming: Customer & User Expectations

• The Elusive Library Non-User—Sunday, June 30, 8:30–10:00 AM

Transforming: E–Book & Collections

• Long E-Overdue—Saturday, June 29, 1:00–2:30 PM
• GenLit & Genre X: Collections and Programming for 20- and 30-Somethings—Monday, July 1, 10:30–11:30 AM

Transforming: Library Leadership Expectations – Staff and Boards

• From Outputs to Outcomes: The Means and Motives of Measurement—Saturday, June 29, 8:30–10:00 AM
• Librarians as Learning Leaders: Networked for the 21st Century—Saturday, June 29, 10:30–11:30 AM
• Mid-Level Administrators: Leading with the Leaders, Managing the Managers—Sunday, June 30, 8:30–10:00 AM
• Communicate with Confidence: One Year to Success—Monday, July 1, 8:30–10:00 AM

Transforming: Library Workforce

• Do What You Love: Make Your Talents and Passions Work for You—Saturday, June 29, 4:30–5:30 PM

Transforming: Physical & Virtual Space

• 10 Steps to a Better Library Interior—Saturday, June 29, 8:30–10:00 AM

Transforming: Services

• Take Ten With Tweens & Teens—Saturday, June 29, 10:30–11:30 AM
• Mi Casa es su Casa: Libraries Building Communities for Latinos—Saturday, June 29, 4:30–5:30 PM
• Leading Readers to Water… Guerilla Marketing for RA—Sunday, June 30, 10:30–11:30 AM
• Late Nights at the Library: After-Hours Programming for Public Libraries—Sunday, June 30, 4:30–5:30 PM
• Hip History: Promoting Archives and Special Collections with Creative Programming—Monday, July 1, 8:30–10:00 AM

Transforming: Systems & Technology

• Is This Trend a Library Friend? Understanding Current Analytical Measures—Monday, July 1, 10:30–11:30 AM

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

• What's Hot in STEAM Education: How Using ECRR2 Supports Literacy, Common Core and School Success—Saturday, June 29, 1:00–2:30 PM
• Maker Nation: Providing STEM Programming Through Partnership—Saturday, June 29, 3:00–4:00 PM
• DigitalLearn.org: A New National Digital Literacy Tool—Sunday, June 30, 10:30–11:30 AM

Business Meetings and Special Events

Click a meeting to open it in the ALA Annual Conference Scheduler. You'll then be able to add the meeting to your schedule (login required) or download it to your calendar.