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Annual Conference
What’s
Inside
2 Introduction
3 Keynote Speaker
3 Conference Schedule
4 Special Events
6 Conference Pricing
7 Getting There
8 CE Workshops
10 Thursday Programs
11 Friday Programs
13 Saturday Programs
Conference Brochure September 25 – 28, 2013 Niagara Falls, NY
2013 NYLA Conference Brochure
Introduction
New York Library Association
6021 State Farm Road / Guilderland, NY 12084
518 – 432 – NYLA (6952) / 800 – 252 – NYLA (6952)
www.nyla.org / info@nyla.org
Executive Director
Jeremy Johannesen
Marketing & Communications Manager
Cara Longobardi
Director of Finance
Galina Tsvaygenbaum
Director of Membership Services
Lois Powell
Special Projects Coordinator
Mary Anne Waltz
The NYLA Annual Conference Brochure is published annually
for attendee information for the New York Library Association
Annual Conference.
All programs, speakers, dates and times are subject to
change without notice.
2013 Conference Programmers 2013 NYLA
TThe conference programmers are representatives from all the sections, roundtables,
Conference
and committees that make up NYLA. It is their hard work that results in the conference
as you know it. Many thanks to each and every conference programmer.
NYLA 2013 Conference Chair – Ellen Rubin
Continuing Education Committee – Meg Van Patten Wednesday, September 25 through
Section Programmers Saturday, September 28, 2013
ASLS
LAMS
Academic and Special Libraries Section – Karen Gardner Athey
Leadership and Management Section – Gillian Thorpe
Niagara Falls, NY
PLS Public Library Section – Sara Dallas
RASS Reference and Adult Services Section – Kelly Yim
SMART
SSL
YSS
Section on the Management of Resources and Technology – Ann Penwarden
Section of School Librarians – Livia Sabourin
Youth Services Section – MaryJo Smith
Libraries Spark
Roundtable Programmers
BIRT Bibliographic Instruction – David Titus
Imagination
CORT Correctional Outreach Resource Team – Judith Doyle Please join me in scenic Niagara Falls this fall as the New York
EFR Empire Friends – Lisa Wemett
ESRT Ethnic Services – Adriana Blancarte-Hayward
State Library community gathers for our largest annual event.
GIRT Government Information – Rosemary Lasala Come prepared to be energized as the theme, “Libraries Spark
IFRT Intellectual Freedom – Rebecca Gerald Imagination,” has been enthusiastically embraced by the various
NMES New Members – Tinamarie Vella programmers, sections, and vendors. The expansive trade show
RLRT Rural Libraries – Leona M. Chereshnoski
RLSP Library Services to Special Populations – Brigid Cahalan
floor will provide access to exhibitors as well as NYLA’s sections
and roundtables. The convention center will be home to scores
Affiliate Programmers of creative and inspiring programs and special events, including
NY3Rs Nora Hardy our keynote speaker, the renowned author Alice Hoffman. This
LTA Library Trustees Association – Mary Ellen O’Connor conference is a “can’t miss” event! If you are thinking of coming,
PULISDO Public Library System Directors – Tim Burke
REFORMA Manuel Figueroa but need some financial help, please check out the various
SED / NYSL State Education Department / NYS Library – Mary Beth Farr section scholarships and the Dewey Fellowship awards.
SLSA School Library System Association – Mary Ann Hebert
ULU Urban Librarians Unite – Lauren Comito I look forward to seeing you in September.
Center for the Book Rocco Staino
Future NYLA Conference
2014 Saratoga Springs, November 6 – 9
2015 Lake Placid, October 21 – 24 Celebrating our 125th Anniversary
Carol Anne Germain, NYLA President
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Keynote Address
Thursday, Sepember 26th – 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Alice Hoffman was born in New York City on love and loss on Long Island, was donated to help create the Hoffman Breast
March 16, 1952, and grew up on Long Island. Center at Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA. Blackbird House is a book
After graduating from high school in 1969, she of stories centering around an old farm on Cape Cod. Hoffman’s recent books
attended Adelphi University, from which she include Aquamarine and Indigo, novels for pre-teens, and The New York Times
received a BA, and then received a Mirrellees bestsellers The River King, Blue Diary, The Probable Future, and The Ice Queen.
Fellowship to the Stanford University Creative Green Angel, a post-apocalyptic fairy tale about loss and love, was published
Photo by: Deborah Feingold
Writing Center, which she attended in 1973 by Scholastic and The Foretelling, a book about an Amazon girl in the Bronze
and 74, receiving an MA in creative writing. Age, was published by Little Brown. In 2007, Little Brown published the teen
She currently lives in Boston. novel Incantation, a story about hidden Jews during the Spanish Inquisition,
Hoffman’s first novel, Property Of, was which Publishers Weekly had chosen as one of the best books of the year. Her
written at the age of twenty-one, while she most recent novels include The Third Angel, The Story Sisters, the teen novel,
was studying at Stanford, and published Green Witch, a sequel to her popular post-apocalyptic fairy tale, Green Angel.
shortly thereafter by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. She credits her mentor, professor, The Red Garden, published in 2011, is a collection of linked fictions about a
and writer Albert J. Guerard, and his wife, the writer Maclin Bocock Guerard, for small town in Massachusetts where a garden holds the secrets of many lives.
helping her to publish her first short story in the magazine Fiction. Editor Ted Hoffman’s work has been published in more than twenty translations and
Solotaroff then contacted her to ask if she had a novel, at which point she quickly more than one hundred foreign editions. Her novels have received mention as
began to write what was to become Property Of, a section of which was published notable books of the year by The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Los
in Mr. Solotaroff’s magazine, American Review. Angeles Times, Library Journal, and People Magazine. She has also worked as a
Since that remarkable beginning, Alice Hoffman has become one of our screenwriter and is the author of the original screenplay “Independence Day,” a
most distinguished novelists. She has published a total of twenty-one novels, film starring Kathleen Quinlan and Dianne Wiest. Her teen novel Aquamarine was
three books of short fiction, and eight books for children and young adults. Her made into a film starring Emma Roberts. Her short fiction and non-fiction have
novel, Here on Earth, an Oprah Book Club choice, was a modern reworking of appeared in The New York Times, The Boston Globe Magazine, Kenyon Review,
some of the themes of Emily Bronte’s masterpiece Wuthering Heights. Practical The Los Angeles Times, Architectural Digest, Harvard Review, Ploughshares, and
Magic was made into a Warner film starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman. other magazines.
Her novel, At Risk, which concerns a family dealing with AIDS, can be found Hoffman’s latest work, The Dovekeepers, was released in April 2012. Toni
on the reading lists of many universities, colleges, and secondary schools. Morrison called it: “a major contribution to twenty-first century literature.” The
Hoffman’s advance from Local Girls, a collection of inter-related fictions about story of the survivors of Masada is considered by many to be her masterpiece.
2013 NYLA Conference Schedule
Wednesday 9/25 Thursday 9/26 Friday 9/27 Saturday 9/28
Pre – Con CE Programs
10:00 – 1:00 Half Day AM NYLA Network / Membership Meeting Program Slot #3 ALA Breakfast with Barbara Stripling
2:00 – 5:00 Half Day PM 8:00 – 9:00 8:00 – 9:15 8:00 – 9:30
10:00 – 5:00 Full Day
Exclusive Trade Show Time
NYLA Council Meeting Program Slot #1 Program Slot #7
Exhibitor Spotlight Sessions
12:00 – 4:00 9:00 – 10:15 9:30 – 10:45
9:30 – 11:00
Niagara Falls Tours Trade Show Grand Opening Program Slot #4 Program Slot #8
3:00 – 5:00 10:30 – 12:00 11:00 – 12:15 11:00 – 12:15
Center for the Book/RASS Luncheon
Section Board Meetings Section Luncheons LAMS/YSS/EFR
Pecha Kucha Presentations
7:00 – 10:00 12:30 – 2:00
12:00 – 1:30
Keynote Address — Alice Hoffman Program Slot #5
1:30 – 3:00 2:15 – 3:30
Exclusive Trade Show Time
Program Slot #6
Wine Tasting Reception
3:45 – 5:00
3:00 – 4:00
Program Slot #2 Receptions
4:00 – 5:15 5:30 – 7:00
Author! Author! / YSS Telling Tales Inaugural Banquet
5:30 – 7:30 7:00 – 9:00
Scholarship Fund Benefit Event ULU Fundraiser for Disaster Relief Fund
8:00 – 10:00 9:00 – 11:00
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Special Events
Experience Niagara Falls: Maid of the YSS Telling Tales with NYLA-Dewey Scholarship Fund Event
Mist Boat Trip The Genesee Storytellers @ the Aquarium of Niagara
Wednesday, September 25 – 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Annual storytelling event and fundraiser for the Ann Gibson Thursday, September 26 – 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
This world-famous scenic boat tour of the American and Scholarship Fund Our annual Scholarship
Canadian Falls is a spectacular half-hour ride but the Thursday, September 26 Fund Event will be held at
memory lasts a lifetime. Access the tour via the Observation 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM the Aquarium of Niagara.
Tower elevator at Prospect Point in the state park. Waterproof The Genesee Storytellers pride The Aquarium of
clothing is provided. themselves on their large repertoire Niagara is a world of discovery with over 1,500 aquatic
Tickets are $13 per person of folktales from around the world animals. Sharks, piranhas, sea lions, sea horses, giant
which enables them to tailor programs for any theme and for any Pacific octopus and a colony of Peruvian penguins will
Correctional Outreach Resource Team audience. They have a special interest in seeking and telling tales make this a Scholarship Fund Event like no other! www.
(CORT) Annual Dinner of pioneer New York State. They are all former children’s librarians aquariumofniagara.org
Wednesday, September 25 – 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM with a rich experience in children’s literature and storytelling. Proceeds from the event will support the NYLA-Dewey
Join members of CORT for their annual gathering and dinner Their stories can make you laugh, scare you silly, or give you a Scholarship Fund, which provides financial assistance
at the Hard Rock Café. Open to all. glimpse into the past. Don’t miss this event! to enable interested and deserving students to pursue a
Tickets are $22 per person. Tickets are $15 per person Masters Degree in Library Science at an ALA-accredited
library school in New York State. Each year, a recipient
Empire State Center for the Book / RASS New Members Meet & Greet from each of New York’s seven library schools is eligible
Thursday, September 26 – 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM for an award of $1,000 to cover tuition costs and related
Noted Author Luncheon
Calling all new NYLA members! Don’t miss this opportunity to expenses.
Thursday, September 26 – 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
network with others who are new to NYLA. This event is free and Tickets are $50 per person
Enjoy lunch and meet three authors
at the combined Empire State Center will take place in the Sheraton at the Falls Hotel. Sponsored by
for the Book Author and RASS the New Members Engagement Subcommittee (NMES). FREE YSS Empire State Award Luncheon
Friday, September 27 – 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Noted Author Luncheon. Already
scheduled to attend the event are LAMS Luncheon: FEAR, the New F Word YSS is pleased to present the 2013 Empire State Award
Pauline A. Chen, Brian Castner, and Friday, September 27 – 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM for Excellence in Literature for Young People to Laurie Halse
Will Schwalbe. Chen is the author of Today people in the library community are caught in a spiral of Anderson. She is The New York Times-bestselling author known
the children’s novel Peiling and the fear making it difficult to make for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. Her work
Chicken-Fried Christmas, and most tough decisions. Many are so scared has earned numerous national and state awards, as well as
recently the novel, The Red Chamber. The Red Chamber of losing their funding, resources or international recognition. Two of her books, Speak and Chains,
is based on the epic Dream of the Red Chamber, one of support, that fear is overtaking their were National Book Award finalists. Laurie was honored with
the most famous love stories in Chinese literature. Brian decision-making. No good can the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award, given by the YALSA
Castner served three tours of duty in the Middle East, two of come from this as fear prompts retreat. Join Rebekkah Smith division of the American Library Association, for her “significant
them in Iraq as the head of an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Aldrich and Sue Considine to learn how to embrace the changes and lasting contribution to young adult literature.” Mother of
unit. He used his experiences to write The Long Walk—a in libraries and feel confident about your library’s future. four and wife of one, Laurie lives in northern New York.
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich is the Coordinator for Library Tickets are $35 per person
thrilling, heartbreaking, stunningly honest book that deals
with the camaraderie of combat and the unshakable fear, Sustainability at the Mid-Hudson Library System in New
anxiety, and survivor guilt. Will Schwalbe is a New York York where she has assisted 66 member libraries in the Empire Friends Luncheon
Times bestselling author of End of Your Life Book Club, the areas of governance, management, funding and facilities Friday, September 27 – 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
inspiring true story of a son and his mother who start a since 1998. Rebekkah is a Library Journal Mover & Shaker Please join in some Friendly conversation and face-to-face
“book club” that brings them together as her life comes and is the author of a number of publications, including networking with other Friendly colleagues at this social
to a close. He is the founder of Cookstr.com, has worked the Handbook for New Public Library Directors in New York luncheon. This event is hosted by the EFR Executive Board.
in publishing (most recently as senior vice president and State. An active member of the New York Library Association Open to all NYLA attendees, especially any representatives
editor-in-chief of Hyperion Books), in new media, and as (NYLA), Rebekkah currently serves as a Councilor-at-Large of Friends of the Library groups participating in “Friends
a journalist, writing for various publications including The and a member of the Legislative Committee. Day.” It will be held at the Castellani Art Museum at the
New York Times and The South China Morning Post. He is Sue Considine is the Executive Director of the Fayetteville Falls, within the Convention Center.
also the co-author with David Shipley of SEND: Why People Free Library, near Syracuse, NY, and is a past recipient of the Tickets are $25 per person.
Email So Badly and How to Do It Better. Join us to hear all Mary Bobinski Innovative Public Library Director Award from
three authors as we are constantly reminded of the power the New York Library Association. Sue is a pioneer in the field NYLA Inaugural Banquet and
of books to comfort us, astonish us, teach us, and tell us of new librarianship who has worked to redefine the role of a Awards Ceremony
what we need to do with our lives and in the world. librarian by creating opportunities for staff to lead at all levels. Friday, September 27 – 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Tickets are $40 per person Tickets are $34 per person Join us for the farewell address of the 2013 NYLA President,
Carol Anne Germain, the presentation of NYLA’s major
PLS Presents - Author! Author! awards, and the induction of the 2014 NYLA President,
Thursday, September 26 Sara Kelly Johns.
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Tickets are $50 per person
This PLS special event features Harold
Schechter, a professor of American ALA Breakfast with Barbara
Literature and Culture at Queens Saturday, September 28 – 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
College, the City University of New Join American Library Association (ALA) President and New
York. He is the author of the critically Yorker, Barbara Stripling for a panel presentation outlining
acclaimed mystery series featuring her presidential theme, “Libraries Save Lives.”
Edgar Allan Poe, which includes The Tell-Tale Corpse, The Together with her invited guests (Sue Considine, Pam
Hum Bug, Nevermore and The Mask of Red Death. Among Berger, and Matt Delaney), Barbara will discuss how you
his nonfiction works are the historical true-crime classics can get involved in projects and programs that embrace
Fatal, Fiend, Deviant, Deranged, and Depraved. This is a the concepts of changing lives for the better in your library.
ticketed event at Top of the Falls Restaurant, Goat Island, A full hot breakfast will be served as part of this ticketed
Niagara Falls. There will be bus transportation to and from program.
the program. Tickets are $25 per person
Tickets are $35 per person
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Destination Information
Niagara Falls Information Niagara Scenic Trolley Dominic’s Little River Bar and Grille
Enjoy the beautiful Niagara Falls and have an experience www.niagarafallsstatepark.com 7611 Buffalo Ave., Niagara Falls, NY 14304
that will last a lifetime. Niagara USA is not only home to The best way to see the park! Stopping at several locations Phone (716) 524-2140
the Falls but it is a place rich in history, culture, outdoor life, throughout the park, you can board and stay on for the entire Closed Monday. Enjoy burgers, seafood, steak and more.
shopping, adventure and agriculture. There are hundreds of 3 mile route or get on and off as you wish. A history of the
attractions and things to do in Niagara Falls year-round. park is provided by an on board tour guide. (Admission) Koi
310 Fourth Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14303
Shopping: Observation Tower Phone (877) 873-6322
Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls USA www.niagarafallsstatepark.com www.senecaniagaracasino.com
1900 Military Road (I-90 exit 22) The Tower’s observation deck extends over the Niagara Pan-Asian cuisine meets timeless traditions. A high energy,
Niagara Falls, NY 14304 Gorge and is the only place in the Park to view both the high style environment. Fine dining attire and reservations
Phone 716-297-2022 / 1-800-414-0475 American and Horseshoe Falls at the same time! Ride the required. Located inside the Seneca Niagara Casino Hotel.
www.fashionoutlets.com elevator down to the lower landing for a view from below or
Fashion Outlets is the region’s premier outlet center located to board the Maid of the Mist. (Admission) La Cascata
in Niagara Falls USA, just minutes from the Conference 310 Fourth Street, Niagara Falls, NY
Headquarters Hotel. Our upscale shopping environment Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours Phone (877) 873-6322
enclosed in a beautiful climate controlled space, houses www.whirlpooljet.com www.senecaniagaracasino.com
over 150 of the top designer name outlets as well as As seen on The Amazing Race, Whirlpool Jet Boat Tours is an Italian fine dining. A strong accent placed on traditional
several dining options. exhilarating experience aboard 1500 horsepower jet boats recipes, complemented with a remarkable collection of
that take you safely through the Niagara River Gorge on wines and cheeses. Fine dining attire and reservations
Wineries: the Niagara River. You’ll experience awe-inspiring scenery, required. Located inside the Seneca Niagara Casino Hotel.
Niagara Wine Trail historical significance, and Class Five white water at the
www.niagarawinetrail.org Devil’s Hole Rapids! Hydrate your senses! (Admission) Savor
Located along the lower river below the roaring waters of 28 Old Falls St., Niagara Falls, NY 14303
the Falls, is the Niagara Wine Trail. These delightful Niagara Old Fort Niagara Phone (716) 210-2580
wineries offer selections for all tastes. The fertile soil and www.oldfortniagara.org nfculinary.org/restaurants-and-retail.php
adequate rainfall of the Niagara region contribute to the Original 18th century fortress active during the French and Located inside the Niagara Falls Culinary Institute. Fine
excellent growing conditions on the vineyards. The Niagara Indian War, American Revolution, and War of 1812. Exciting living dining and an open hearth oven in an intimate setting.
USA region has a unique microclimate for the production history programs, exhibits and spectacular scenery. Minutes from Open Wednesday-Sunday. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
of world class wines, along with a beautiful countryside the Falls via the Robert Moses Parkway North. (Admission)
situated on the Niagara escarpment. Wine on Third
Niagara wine tours, events and festivals are held year- Dining: 501 3rd Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14303
round to offer the wine tasting experience to all visitors of Phone (716) 285-9463
Gadawski’s
Niagara Falls. Visitors can purchase a Niagara Wine Trail Open evenings. Serving wines from all over the world
1445 East Falls St., Niagara Falls, NY 14304
Vino Visa Passport for only $30 and enjoy free tastings, including some of the best from the Niagara Wine Trail.
Phone (716) 285-0320
gifts and coupons.
Open daily for lunch. Featured on the TODAY show for their
pierogi. Serving other Polish & Irish specialties.
Attractions:
Niagara Falls State Park
www.niagarafallsstatepark.com
Niagara Falls State Park is America’s oldest state park,
established in 1885 and designed by great landscape
architect, Frederick Law Olmsted.
Cave of the Winds
www.niagarafallsstatepark.com
Get closer than you can imagine at the Cave of the Winds!
Go face-to-face with the pounding waters of Niagara Falls
and get soaked on the Hurricane Deck where you are just
feet from the thundering waters. You cannot get any closer
to the Falls! Be sure to plan a trip at night when the Falls
are illuminated in a rainbow of color! (Admission)
Maid of the Mist Boat Tour
www.maidofthemist.com
This world-famous scenic boat tour of the American and
Canadian Falls is a spectacular half-hour ride but the
memory lasts a lifetime. Access the tour via the Observation
Tower elevator at Prospect Point in the state park. Waterproof
clothing is provided. (Admission)
Niagara Gorge Discovery Center
www.niagarafallsstatepark.com
Since the Ice Age ended the Falls have been the scene
of constant change. Through interactive displays, fossil
and rock specimens, a multi-screen presentation and an
exciting elevator ride, you’ll see how plant and animal life
developed and rivers and lakes were created. (Admission)
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NYLA Annual Conference Pricing 2013 Registration Policies
Early-bird rates apply to all registrations submitted online by July 12, 2013.
Payment must be received within 30 days of receipt of the registration
Early Bird Deadline: July 12, 2013 Advance Deadline: August 30, 2013 submission, if not the registrant will be charged the prevailing rate (i.e.
Advanced or Late). Please note that the registration fees increase after July 12,
ALL registrations MUST be submitted online. This will include those 2013 and August 30, 2013. Registrations submitted after August 30, 2013, will
be charged the late registration rate.
being paid by organizational check and purchase order. The conference rates for NYLA members are for NYLA personal members.
Registration is open online at: www.nyla.org Institutional members are permitted to send one member of their staff
who is not a NYLA member to the conference at member rates (designated
Conference Registration Fees and Plans representative). A letter from the institution’s director must accompany the staff
Package Plan Registration – Includes: Badge, entry to all non-ticketed programs, Trade Show, member’s registration.
Scholarship Fundraiser, Awards Banquet, and ALA Breakfast.
Early Bird (7/12) Advance (8/30) Late (after 8/30) Group Registrations
NYLA Members $270 $310 $330 Organizations that register four or more individuals to attend the conference will
receive a discount on their total overall amount due of ten percent (10%). The
Non – Members $335 $375 $395
discount applies to registration fees only and is not applicable to special events
Full Conference Registration – Includes: Badge, entry to all non–ticketed programs and the Trade Show. (package plan registration and pre-conference CE workshops are eligible). In
order to qualify for the group registration discount, the sponsoring organization
Early Bird (7/12) Advance (8/30) Late (after 8/30) must be an organizational member of NYLA, all registrations in the group
NYLA Members $163 $203 $223 must be submitted at one time, and all registrations must be paid by a single
Non – Members $228 $268 $288 organizational payment (check or credit card). Please denote on the online
“Full Conference Registration” is available to the following NYLA member types at the discounted rates: registration form that the registration is part of a group. Following submission,
Unemployed / Retired / Trustee / Student / Friend as revised adjusted invoice will be issued with the correct discounted total due.
Group registration payments are due within 30 days of receipt of the submission,
Early Bird (7/12) Advance (8/30) Late (after 8/30) if not the registrants will be charged the prevailing rate (i.e. Advanced or Late).
$40 $50 $60
Single Day Registration – Includes: Badge, entry to all non-ticketed programs and the Trade Show
Refunds
Written requests with signature for Conference or Continuing Education workshop
(Thursday or Friday). Single day registration is for ONE DAY ONLY. refunds must be postmarked or faxed by August 30, 2013. An administrative
Thursday & Friday Early Bird (7/12) Advance (8/30) Late (after 8/30) processing fee of $50 will be deducted from the amount refunded. NYLA will
NYLA Members $120 $160 $180 honor requests for refunds which are received by the stated deadline, and will
Non – Members $160 $200 $220 retain only an administrative fee from them. Refunds will not be offered for
discounted registrations—Unemployed Librarian, Student, Friend, Trustee, Retiree,
Saturday Early Bird (7/12) Advance (8/30) Late (after 8/30) or any Single Day Registrations.
NYLA Members $60 $100 $120 After the deadline has passed, no refunds will be issued.
Non – Members $85 $125 $145 Instead, the registration amount, less a $50 administrative-processing fee,
will be credited toward the conference or the Institutes in the next calendar year
“Single Day Registration” is available to the following NYLA member types at the discounted rates: only. No credit or refund will be issued for unused funds. If the recipient fails
Unemployed / Retired / Trustee / Student / Friend to attend the subsequent conference or a NYLA Institute before the close of
Early Bird (7/12) Advance (8/30) Late (after 8/30) the following calendar year, no refund will be made and no further credit given.
$20 $25 $30 The credit is nontransferable based on the person or organization who made
the original payment. Refunds will be processed as promptly as possible after
the close of the Conference. Credit vouchers will not be offered for discounted
registrations - Unemployed Librarian, Student, Friend, Trustee, Retiree, or any
Single Day Registrations. No refund credit will be issued for special event tickets
after the cancelation deadline has passed.
Special Events In fairness to all attendees, registrants who do not attend the Conference will
Events listed in bold are included in the Package Plan Registration. be liable for their entire Conference fee. Full refunds will be made if a Continuing
Please note that the Package Plan is not available when registering onsite. Education Workshop and/or special event is canceled or closed out.
Wednesday, September 25
NYLA Leadership & Management Academy: Human Resources - $130
Maid of the Mist: Tour - $13 Pre-Conference CE Workshops – Wednesday, September 25
CORT Dinner - $22 Morning Workshop (10:00am – 1:00pm)
Digital Literacy Training - Free CE-A: Planning for Disasters: The Nitty Gritty
Thursday, September 26 Afternoon Workshops (2:00 – 5:00pm)
NYLA Networking Breakfast/Membership Meeting CE-B: Planning for Disasters: Developing a Written Plan
FREE for NYLA Members / Non-members $14 CE-C: Digital Repositories
(pre-registration required, space limited)
CFTB / RASS LUNCHEON - $40 Full Day Workshops (10:00am – 5:00pm)
PLS Author! Author! - $35 CE-D: Leading Library-Style
YSS Telling Tales - $15 CE-E: Build Your Common Core Compass
NYLA Scholarship Fundraiser - $50 CE-F: Everyday Ethics
CE-G: Supervising for Success
Friday, September 27 CE-H: DIY Library Box + $50 Materials Fee
Empire Friends Luncheon - $25
LAMS Luncheon - $34 Early Bird (7/12) Advance (8/30)
YSS Empire State Award Luncheon - $35 Morning or Afternoon Workshop* Member: $65 $80
NYLA Inaugural Celebration and Awards Banquet - $50 Non-Member: $90 $105
Saturday, September 28 Full Day Workshop Member: $95 $110
ALA ‘Breakfast with Barbara’ - $25 Non-Member: $125 $140
* Two half-day workshops will be billed at the same rate as one full day workshop.
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Getting There & Hotel Information
Traveling to Niagara Falls
Whether you are visiting Niagara Falls from across the state, country or Internationally, a trip to
the region has never been easier. View a full listing of buses, shuttles, airports, train stations
and other transportation options available to and from Niagara Falls NY. There are plenty of
options when looking for transportation in Niagara USA.
By Plane
If you are coming from a distance you might want to fly into the Buffalo Niagara International
Airport (BUF). Round trip flights from NYC are starting as low as $159! A free shuttle will
be provided during peak travel days from the Buffalo Niagara International Airport to the
Conference & Event Center. Please refer to nyla.org for more details.
By Train
Niagara USA is connected to East Coast destinations such as New York City, Philadelphia
and Washington D.C via Amtrak. Service also runs to and from Canada. Amtrak offers a 10%
discount for attendees off the best available rail fare to Niagara Falls, NY (NFL) between
September 22, 2013 – October 1, 2013. To book your reservation call Amtrak at 800-872-
7245 or contact your local travel agent. Please be sure to refer to Convention Fare Code
X26P-972 when making your reservation. Reservations must be made by phone to receive
this discount.
This offer is not valid on the Auto Train and Acela Service. Fare is valid on Amtrak Regional for
all departures seven days a week, except for holiday blackouts. Offer valid with Sleepers, Business
Class or First Class seats with payment of the full applicable accommodation charges.
By Bus
For many travelers coming to Niagara USA, buses serve as an affordable, convenient option.
Niagara USA is serviced by Greyhound, New York Trailways and various tour operators.
By Car
If you are traveling to Niagara USA by car, the region is connected is connected to Interstate
90, a major highway by the Interstate 190 interchange. The region also has various parkways,
highways and expressways that make traveling between attractions a breeze. The address of
the Conference & Event Center is: 101 Old Falls St. Niagara Falls, NY 14303.
Please note that this is not an endorsement of any travel provider, and all travel is at your own risk.
Where to Stay
Headquarters Hotel Overflow Hotel
Sheraton at the Falls Holiday Inn
300 Third Street 114 Buffalo Avenue
Niagara Falls, NY 14303 Niagara Falls, NY 14303
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Pre-Conference Continuing Presenters: Presenters:
Jim DelRosso is the Digital Projects Coordinator for Dr. Marc Aronson has over 30 years
Education Programs Cornell University’s Hospitality, Labor, and Management experience in the field of nonfiction as an
Library, where he is responsible for such projects as award-winning author and editor of children’s
Planning for Disasters DigitalCommons@ILR, the digital repository for Cornell’s and young adult nonfiction trade books,
This pair of workshops is presented as two stand-alone ILR School. A digital librarian since 2009, Jim is also the and as a professor at Rutgers University in
programs that may be taken as a full day workshop. President for the Upstate New York Chapter of the Special the School of Communication and Information. He is a
Libraries Association, and has served as the Communication passionate advocate for nonfiction and writes an online
CE A: Planning for Disasters: & Social Media Chair for the SLA’s Academic Division. column for School Library Journal titled “Consider the
The Nitty Gritty Source.” http://www.slj.com/category/opinion/consider-
Sponsor: NYLA CEC Amy Buckland is the eScholarship, ePublishing the-source/ Marc Aronson believes “that a nonfiction book
Half-Day AM Program 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM & Digitization Coordinator at McGill University is not just an illustrated text about a person or subject, it is
The workshop will cover techniques for coping with water Library, where she is responsible for scholarly also the result of a research and writing journey that can be
disasters, such as drying books and documents. Supplies communication, publishing initiatives, and a model for young people… His mission is to inspire young
and materials needed, vendors, and identifying materials making rare items from special collections people to ask questions, to look around, behind, and inside
for special handling will be discussed. Michele Brown available to the world through digitization. She loves of the stories the world tells us—whether that means being
is a professional book conservator with experience in information almost as much as Fluevog shoes, and thinks a detective, examining the clues history has left behind, or
disaster planning and remediation, mold prevention and academic libraryland is ripe for a revolution. You can find her a reporter, telling the truth about the modern world.”
remediation, and care and handling of library materials. online at informingthoughts.com and in most social networks
as Jambina. Sue Bartle has over 25 years experience in
CE B: Planning for Disasters: school and public libraries. She is currently
Developing a Written Plan CE D: Leading Library-Style: the School Library System Director at Erie
Sponsor: NYLA CEC Discovering the Leader Within! 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES. Sue is
Half-Day PM Program 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Sponsor: PLS a grant writer, technology ebook/ereader
The workshop will address disaster plans: how to create Full Day 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM program developer, and a Common Core Nonfiction advocate
them and how to evaluate their effectiveness. Although Based on the premise that you don’t need a title to be and consultant. Sue has been described as the librarian’s
disasters can take many forms (fire, water, loss of a leader, this workshop is designed to enhance personal librarian – a compliment she takes seriously as she is always
electricity) and scopes (regional, building, single room), leadership skills while exploring real-world examples of sensitive to the needs of those she works with professionally.
disaster planning can minimize the damage and speed how librarians – at every level - are leading change without Her enthusiasm for nonfiction and commitment to developing
the response and recovery processes. Participants will be losing sight of their core mission and values. Participants ways that quality nonfiction can move to the center of the
given the skills needed to go back to their libraries and will reach a better understanding of their most significant Common Core stage is contagious.
create a disaster plan. Participants will also be given a values, identify their leadership orientation, and formulate
disaster plan on a thumb drive that they can then use to personal initiatives as they prepare to take their leadership CE F: Everyday Ethics: Tools for First
adapt with information for their own institutions. Michele to the next level and enhance their contribution to their Responders on the Library’s Front Lines
Brown is a professional book conservator with experience libraries’ growth. All will walk away with a personal action Sponsor: NYLA CEC
in disaster planning and remediation, mold prevention and plan for success. Full Day 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
remediation, and care and handling of library materials. Concerns and complaints about library services and
Presenter: programs aren’t scheduled. When facing a frustrated or
Presenter: David Bendekovic, President, The B. A. upset patron, there’s no time to brush up on your library’s
Michele Brown is head of Book Conservation at Cornell David Company, and creator and facilitator policies or to practice your “elevator speech” on our
University, and a graduate of Fordham University. She of the nationally acclaimed Lead The professional values. How can you be prepared for that next
received a certificate in Hand Bookbinding and Restoration Change leadership development event confrontation at the desk?
from the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, England, in series. He has over thirty years of practical This highly interactive workshop, presented at an
1977. She has been involved in book conservation since experience in building and leading companies in highly introductory level, will explore a variety of ethical scenarios
1977, and has been a contract conservator for Harvard competitive business and non-profit environments. David in public library settings, offer suggestions for how to equip
University, Dartmouth College, the Boston Athenaeum, and has also served as program director at the Leadership yourself and your staff for these situations, and review
the University of Vermont, as well as a book conservator Institute and the Graduate School of Sales and Marketing available resources for training and expert assistance.
at the Boston Public Library, before taking over the Management at Syracuse University, as visiting instructor Participants will learn through observation of and
management of the book conservation operation at Cornell at the University’s Whitman School of Management, and participation in role-playing exercises and discussions.
in 1995. She has taught numerous bookbinding classes as advisor/consultant for Student Agencies at Cornell
and conducted many workshops on the care and handling University. Today, David serves as a visiting instructor at the Learning Outcomes/Objectives:
of library materials, disaster preparedness, and mold University of Texas School of Information Studies and as l Learn to identify common ethical dilemmas in specific
remediation. She is a member of the Guild of Book Workers, program developer and lead instructor at the Pennsylvania library settings
and the American Institute for Conservation (AIC). Library Association Academy for Leadership Studies. l Gain skills in addressing such issues through role-
playing and discussion
CE C: Digital Repositories CE E: Build Your Common Core Compass l Practice articulating ethical responses to a variety of
Sponsor: ASLS with Nonfiction Resources audiences and in multiple settings
Half Day PM 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM Sponsor: YSS l Learn about available resources for training and
This workshop addresses key issues surrounding the Full Day 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM assistance with ethical issues
creation, maintenance, and cultivation of digital repositories. Help your library shine as you build your knowledge base l Gain an understanding of ways in which you can sustain
Drawing on the latest literature, case studies, and personal about the Common Core (CC) Standards. Nonfiction is an ethical community in your libraries and systems
experiences, speakers lead a discussion that covers the magnetic center of CC implementation. Learn how to
planning the digital repository, selecting a methodology assemble resources that will attract attention and help Presenter:
for its establishment, populating it with content, marketing prepare your patrons and students to appreciate all the Barbara M. Jones is the Director of the Office for Intellectual
it to the library’s constituencies, and meeting the various features nonfiction has to offer. Be ready for those parent Freedom at the American Library Association in Chicago,
challenges and questions along the way. Participants have and teacher questions about where to find informational she received her Ph.D. in U.S. Legal and Constitutional
the opportunity to bring their own experiences to bear, as text and field questions about text complexity. Create the History at the University of Minnesota and her MLS at
well as engage in group discussions regarding how to get sparkle and fizz that nonfiction can be! Columbia University in New York. Before
the most out of a digital repository. Each attendee is asked to bring 3 to 5 books that they ALA, she worked in academic libraries for
feel represent quality nonfiction and an Internet ready her entire career, including several in New
device for the hands-on portion of this workshop. York State: Union College; Fashion Institute
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of Technology; New York University; and Columbia Teachers anything from a superhero to a ringmaster to a zombie if it How to Teach Adults
College. She has written material for and has conducted will help libraries. 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
professional workshops all over the U.S., and also in Africa, In a recent survey of public libraries in New York, 78%
South and Central America, Europe, and Asia. Ethics and Christian Zabriskie is the CEO of Urban Librarians Unite, responded that patrons under 18 had a working or
intellectual freedom have been her professional focus a 2012 Library Journal Mover & Shaker, the coauthor of advanced knowledge of computers and technology, 86%
for the last 35 years. Her most recent book is: Protecting “Grassroots Library Advocacy: A Special Report” and a reported that patrons between 18 and 25 had working or
Intellectual Freedom in Your Academic Library: Scenarios popular speaker and writer about library advocacy, graphic advanced knowledge, and 83% reported that the 25-40 age
From the Front Lines (ALA, 2009). novels, and library service to diverse and at risk teens. group had basic to working skills. The potential population
Christian is an aggressive advocate for libraries in the for digital literacy classes then will be primarily adults over
CE G: Supervising for Success community and a tireless warrior for any library at risk. 40. This session will explain the difference between adult
Sponsor: NYLA CEC and young learners, present a summary of the principles of
Full Day 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Digital Literacy Training adult education, and highlight tips and techniques that can
If you are new to management or just looking for some answers Wednesday, September 25, 2013 be used in library workshops aimed at adult learners.
to get your team working more effectively, this is the workshop The training is a full day workshop and consists of two Speaker:
for you. We will look at leadership myths, the difference sessions, one on the digital literacy curriculum and one on Mary Anne Waltz is currently the project manager and instructor
between managing and leading, establishing a productive how to teach adult learners. It is open to both librarians and for the NYLA Digital Literacy project. Since acquiring her MLS at
environment, coaching & delegating, along with goal setting. library support staff who interact with the public. There is Syracuse, she has worked in libraries at Syracuse University, the
This is an interactive workshop with exercises designed to get no fee for registering for this program. University at Albany, and RPI. She has been involved in digital
you up on your feet and thinking. You will leave with real action literacy training since serving with the group of librarians at
steps that you can use immediately. This workshop is built Digital Literacy Curriculum Syracuse whose job it was to help faculty make the transition
around Situational Leadership and group development. 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM from a card to an online catalog. Her current interests, in
The strategy of the New York State Broadband Initiative is addition to digital literacy, include the role and potential of
Presenter: “to create more ‘e-citizens’ who are digitally literate and technology in the delivery of library services.
Ted Baumhauer, with his Doctorate of Education in one hand connected to affordable Internet access, so they can be
and juggling props in the other, delivers a unique program that full participants in the information age.” In support of this NYLA Leadership &
both entertains and teaches. Through the use of interactive
games, energetic presentation style, and object manipulation
initiative, a set of digital literacy standards were approved Management Academy Program
in 2010, and a supporting set of exemplary skills were Wednesday, September 25, 2013
skills, Ted creates a memorable learning program. Participants identified soon after. By early 2012, a full curriculum, This course is offered as part of the NYLA Leadership &
leave with new perspectives and ideas about leadership, based on these standards and skills, was developed and Management Academy. There is a separate registration fee
teams, creativity, and how to be more effective. approved. The four modules comprising the curriculum are: required to participate in these programs. All participants
Basic Computer Skills, Using the Internet, Communicating must complete the application form found at nyla.org
CE H: DIY Library Box Online, and Introduction to MS Word. The morning session
Full Day 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM will introduce this curriculum and its accompanying Human Resources
This hands-on workshop will introduce non-techy people resource materials, highlighting especially Basic Computer 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
to some very very cool technology. Participants who have Skills and Using the Internet. This full day program will cover the essentials of Human
very low exposure to computers and IT will build a wireless
Resource Management.
virtual library. The Library Box, an innovation by librarian
Jason Griffey, acts as a wireless hub for a contained, self-
sufficient library and file exchange. Urban Librarians Unite
has used them to provide free e-book downloads in the
subway but other uses abound including publishing local
authors, project exchange spaces, and game play.
This workshop will expose technology neophytes to
hardware and open source software solutions which will
make them the envy of their “tech guys” when they get back.
Not only will participants learn about the use of the Library
Box but along the way they will find out about telnet, open
source, and the command line.
There will also be an exploration of how to find free
content and program around the library box as well as
the opportunity to start your collection with the ULU Core
Library of hundreds of rights free texts. Damn the Man—
Free Information Everywhere For Everyone!
All participants will leave this training with a fully
functioning Library Box and bragging rights that they are on
the razor’s edge of the information revolution. The Library
Box was originally created by Jason Griffey, and you can find
more information about the project at www.librarybox.us.
* A $50 materials fee in required in addition to the
standard CE registration rates.
Presenters:
Lauren Comito is an Outreach Librarian for Queens Library
where she helps people to understand and embrace
technology as well as helping in job readiness and
employment. She has recently been elected as an ALA
Councilor at Large, and been appointed to the Committee
on Library Advocacy. As the Director of Communications and
Operations for Urban Librarians Unite she is a key figure in
modern urban library activism and is willing to dress up as
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Thursday Programs
Program Slot #1 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM Just Imagine! Libraries Welcoming Everyone! Dr. Rahimeh Andalibian, Author and Clinical Psychologist
Sponsor: RLSP Mark Coker, Smashwords Founder/CEO
Sparking Open Access Publishing Come to share your opinion about future program topics to
for Faculty
help libraries provide access to all, including people with all Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) –
types of disabilities. What Does it Mean for Libraries?
Sponsor: ASLS
Track: Diverse & Special Populations Sponsor: NY3Rs
This panel will discuss open access publishing and how
Speaker: Learn about DPLA’s steps toward the realization of a
to encourage faculty to publish in open access journals.
Brigid Cahalan, New York Public Library large-scale digital public library that will unlock a trove of
Challenges facing academic publishing, as well as the
escalating costs of managing serials collections will also historical and cultural data digitized, archived and easily
be addressed. Create a School Library Writing Center searchable thanks to rich metadata.
Track: Administration & Leadership Sponsor: SSL Track: Technology & Digital Information
Speakers: Learn how to create a Writing Center that operates within Speaker:
Jenica Rogers, SUNY Potsdam the school library during the day and after school. The Emily Gore, Digital Public Library of America
Amy Buckland, McGill University Writing Center utilizes peer tutoring to address Common
Jim DelRosso, Cornell University Core Standards in writing. Travel the Road to a Special
Track: School & Youth Programs, Services, Legislative District
and Literacy Sponsor: PLS
Self-motivation for Prison and Jail
Speaker: The Buffalo Erie County Public Library will be asking voters
Librarians Timothy Horan, Hauppauge High School
Sponsor: CORT in Erie County to create one library district comprised of
Panel will present ways one-person library personnel can stay on autonomous public libraries. Key personnel will discuss this
YOUmedia: Cypher @ Teen Central ambitious effort.
top of their profession and organize their work for rewarding results
Sponsor: YSS Track: Administration & Leadership
inside sometimes bleak surroundings. Please bring some of your
Encourage your teen users to hang out, mess around, and Speakers:
own self-motivating resources, stories, and ideas to share.
geek out by developing a space in your library where they Mary Jean Jakubowski, Buffalo Erie Public Library
Track: User Services
can explore, express, and create using digital media. Jack Connors, Buffalo Erie Public Library
Speakers:
Track: School & Youth Programs, Services, and Literacy Joy Testa Cinquino, Buffalo Erie Public Library
Merribeth Advocate, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speakers: Libby Post, Communication Services
Corinne Leone, Gowanda Correctional Facility
Tonia Burton, Rochester Public Library
Judy Doyle, Hudson Correctional Facility
Brian Bailey, Nazareth College Enhancing Libraries for
What’s Your Library’s Reputation? Children with Autism
Sponsor: LAMS Program Slot #2 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM Sponsor: RLSP / SSL / YSS
How is your library marketing itself? Is your library sending Learn how to make your library more welcoming
the right message to your community? Are you sending the Sparking Internal Academic Library Advocacy to individuals with autism. Find out how iPads
wrong message and not realizing it? Learn how to create Sponsor: ASLS and other technology combined with innovative
consistent and well thought out marketing messages and a Network with fellow ASLS members at this unconference programming can help.
reputation as a strong library. session that will focus on brainstorming ideas for advocacy Track: Diverse & Special Populations
Track: Core Knowledge & Career Development within your library. Advocating to library directors can be Speakers:
Speakers: daunting, but discussions during this session should provide Marie Vahue, Summit Educational Resources
Rebekkah Smith-Aldrich, Mid-Hudson Library new ideas. Membership meeting will follow. Andrea Brown, Summit Educational Resources
System Come by for ideas, coffee, and cookies.
Gillian Thorpe, Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Track: Core Knowledge & Career Development Get SMART with Mobile Websites
Library Speaker: Sponsor: SMART
Elaine Lasada Bergman, University at Albany Learn about tools and complementary technologies that
The Human Library— will help you and your staff, without advanced technical
Real Books and Conversation Libraries Supporting Released skills, create and easily maintain a professional, functional
Sponsor: PLS / RSLP Offenders and Families mobile site at little to no cost.
Check out a human from the Toronto Public Library’s Human Sponsor: CORT Track: Technology & Digital Information
Library. The Human Library is designed to promote dialogue, Offenders are released into our communities everyday. Many Speaker:
reduce prejudices, and encourage understanding that can are referred to the public library for “free” internet access, Karrie McLellan, East Greenbush Community Library
be replicated in your community. employment, and literacy programs. Hear from re-entry
Track: Administration & Leadership services providers, who work directly with ex-offenders, about Information, Technology, Imagination,
Speakers: what their needs are for themselves and their families. Intelligence and Teens
Linda Hazzan, Toronto Public Library Track: Administration & Leadership Sponsor: SSL / BIRT
Ab. Velasco, Toronto Public Library Speakers: Being hyper-connected and tech-savvy does not equate to
Antwan Diggs, Western NY Coalition for Re-entry being intelligent. We will introduce a recipe for empowering
The Future of Reference Collections Tools Sharon Spaker, Peace Prints students to explore, answer questions, and think critically to
Karen Smith, Spectrum Human Services build knowledge with technology.
for Managing Digital Collections
Tracy Fleming, Buffalo Urban League Track: School & Youth Programs, Services, and Literacy
Sponsor: RASS
Judy Doyle, Hudson Correctional Facility Speaker:
Spreadsheets and spreadsheet applications are pervasive when
it comes to metadata management. They are used for generating, Paige Jaeger, WSWHE BOCES
capturing, editing, importing, exporting, exchanging, and reporting Disseminating Multicultural Works
of metadata. Opinions about this fact aside, the reality is that it is Through Self-Publishing YSS Membership Meeting and
critical to know how to properly use spreadsheet applications within Sponsor: ESRT / REFORMA Meet Adam Gidwitz
this context. This workshop will explore some useful metadata A panel composed of self-published authors of ethnic Sponsor: YSS
management features within Excel and Google Spreadsheets and literature and a professional in the publishing industry will Author Adam Gidwitz will tell a REALLY Grimm fairy tale,
talk about how to work around them when they behave badly. share their experiences in self-publishing. and then relate how imagination, and a little bit of reading,
Track: Technology & Digital Information Track: Diverse & Special Populations transformed him from a boy who never wrote into a writer.
Speaker: Speakers: Track: School & Youth Programs, Services, and Literacy
Chris Lacinak, AudioVisual Preservation Solutions Tejas Desai, Queens Library Speaker:
Neesha Meminger, Author and Filmmaker Adam Gidwitz
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Program Slot #3 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM Promoting Library Services display, along with ease of use across desktop and mobile
Through Hispanic Media devices. Enjoy learning how these two updated web resources
Sponsor: REFORMA / ESRT can help your patrons get the primary resources they need
Curating Library Data, Big Data, Data Sets
In order to more effectively reach out to their Hispanic customers, and deserve in a whole new way.
Sponsor: ASLS
many libraries are now working closely with Spanish language Track: Current Issues & Research
Collecting large amounts of complex data can help to
media outlets to get the word out to this community. A panel of Speakers:
assess your library’s services for purposes of advocacy. This
library professionals and communications media representatives Rosemary LaSala, St. John’s University, Rittenberg Law Library
session will discuss the basics of “Big Data”
will share their experiences and ideas on reaching the Hispanic Astrid Emel, St. John’s University, Rittenberg Law Library
and “Data Science” including the data that
can be collected, how it is stored, and how community through various media outlets.
it can be used. Track: Diverse & Special Populations You’re Reading WHAT?!?!
Track: Current Issues & Research Speaker: Sponsor: IFRT
Speakers: Zoila Bofill, Queens Library A discussion of banned and challenged books along with
Jill Hurst-Wahl, Syracuse University some inspiring films to match.
Erin Bartolo, Syracuse University Rudi Weiss Lecture: Track: School & Youth Programs, Services, and Literacy
IT Security for Librarians Speaker:
Michael O’Neil, Communications Coordinator,
Canadian Government Information: Sponsor: SMART / ASLS
Learn ways to be more secure, how to stay safe online and National Coalition Against Censorship
Knowing Our Neighbors
Sponsor: GIRT secure your browser, PC, and other devices used daily and tackle
This program describes the Canadian government depository some common security myths as well as network security. Everything You Wanted to Know About
program and Canadian government information comparing Track: Technology & Digital Information the Open Meetings and Freedom of
it to U.S. government information. Speaker: Information Laws…But Were Afraid to Ask
Track: Current Issues & Research Blake Carver, New York Power Authority Niagara Project Sponsor: LTA of NYS
Speaker: An overview of the Open Meetings and Freedom of
Edward Herman, State University at Buffalo, Lockwood Library Family Literacy Night for the Community Information Laws will be offered, with emphasis on issues
Sponsor: SSL pertaining to libraries and boards of trustees.
Creating a Thriving 21st Century Library Learn to plan, fund, market, and execute a Track: Administration & Leadership
Sponsor: LAMS reading event that community members of all Speaker:
This popular program returns with twenty-one more new ages will rave about! Robert Freeman, NYS Committee on Open Government
examples of library innovations including customer service, Track: School & Youth Programs, Services,
facilities, technology, and more. LAMS Membership meeting and Literacy NYSED Virtual Learning Initiative
at the beginning of the program. Refreshments will be Speakers: Sponsor: NYSED-NYSL / SSL
served. Kristina Pierce, Arcade Elementary School Come learn about NYSED’s work in Virtual Learning over the
Track: Administration & Leadership Maria Muhlbauer, Pioneer Middle School past year, featuring a summary of recently funded Virtual
Speakers: Stephanie Kosmerl, Pioneer High School Advanced Placement Programs.
Kimberly Bolan, Kimberly Bolan and Associates Elizabeth Brisky, Delevan Elementary School Track: Technology & Digital Information
Rob Cullin, Evanced Solutions Speakers:
Lawrence Paska, NYSED
Program Slot #4 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM John Brock, NYSED
Expand your Local Network!
Sponsor: NMES Moving Friends’ Records to Cloud Storage
Learn how to network with fellow librarians to achieve joint Build Your Base. Grow. Support. Win.
Sponsor: EFR
goals, brainstorm, and have fun. Sponsor: PLS
Turnover in officers and bulging file cabinets are reasons to
Track: Current Issues & Research Library advocate Libby Post will bring you the best of PLA’s
consider an online backup service for archival membership
Speaker: Turning the Page and other advocacy program strategies for
and financial records. This basic overview will focus on
Tatiana Bryant, The Desk Set building your base of support so you can win.
considerations for selecting a service, what costs are
Track: Administration & Leadership
involved, and the security of your files.
Legal Issues for Public and Speaker:
Track: Technology & Digital Information
Libby Post, Communication Services
Association Libraries Speaker:
Sponsor: PLS Polly-Alida Farrington, PA Farrington Associates
This is a continuation of the PLS “Legal Issues” series. SMART Flash Talks & Membership Meeting
Library law experts, Ellen Bach and Robert Schofield, will Sponsor: SMART
Sparking a New Life for Refugees Come join your fellow SMART members as they share short
continue to develop our lay knowledge of the law. Sponsor: ESRT / REFORMA
Track: Administration & Leadership and fast presentations on how technology is shaping their
A panel of experts will present their experiences working
Speakers: libraries concluding with a short membership meeting and
with immigrants and refugees in Utica, NY, and the impact
Ellen Bach, Whiteman, Osterman and Hanna roundtable discussions.
on the community services and revitalization, from 1979
Robert Schofield, Whiteman, Osterman and Hanna Track: Technology & Digital Information
to the present.
Speaker:
Track: Diverse & Special Populations
Rachel Jaffe, Binghamton University Libraries
Innovative Reference Services Speakers:
Sponsor: RASS Darby O’Brien, Utica Public Library
This workshop will explore taking a proactive approach to Kevin Marken, Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees
Management and Activity Ideas for
reference by creating innovative service models including: Storytimes
roving reference, reference outreach with local businesses Sponsor: YSS / RSLP / SSL
Same Information: Whole New Look
and community groups, “rent a librarian,” and Are your storytimes sometimes out of control? Try these
Sponsor: GIRT / BIRT
interactive help desks. tested techniques for calming and managing your young
Help your patrons and students get the information they
Track: User Services participants. These easy activities work well for children with
need on the Federal Government using Ben’s Guide to U.S.
Speaker: or without special needs.
Government for Kids. Give them the latest congressional
Monica Kuryla, Fayetteville Free Library Track: School & Youth Programs, Services, and Literacy
details with Congress.gov. The Government Printing Office
Speaker:
(GPO) is upgrading Ben’s Guide, its educational web tool. The
Don Sinton, Stepping Stones Learning Center
Library of Congress is transforming Thomas into Congress.gov
to provide a more powerful search and better ADA compliant
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