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Libraries: Foundations and Fundamentals in Times of Challenge and Change Virginia Library Association 2009 Annual Conference Williamsburg, Virginia October 29–30, 2009
Libraries: Foundations and Fundamentals
in Times of Challenge and Change Conference
Information
W
elcome to the 104th annual conference” with sessions and programs
Virginia Library Association geared toward “User Centered Librar- Registration
conference. We come together ies.” As you enjoy our many activities, Registration packets can be picked
to celebrate libraries and librarianship, don’t forget to visit the exhibits and ven- up outside the President’s Ball-
to learn and be encouraged by our dors in the exhibit hall. It is their sup- room (Exhibit area) on Wednesday
colleagues’ ideas and accomplishments, port that enables us to have a successful afternoon, Oct. 28 from 3:00–4:00
to be introduced to new ideas and conference. or inside the President’s Ballroom
trends, and to be inspired by our keynote Thursday morning immediately
speakers. Be sure to join us on Thursday evening after the 9:00 Grand Opening.
for a great night filled with music, dance, Friday, the registration desk will
The theme for this year’s conference is and humor. IONA, one of the leading open at 8:00.
Libraries: Foundations and Fundamen- Celtic groups in the mid-Atlantic region,
tals in Times of Challenge and Change. will entertain us with their rich blend Exhibits
Our theme highlights the fact that the of traditional Celtic music and original Exhibits will be open on Thursday
roles of libraries become especially criti- acoustic arrangements. Audience par- from 9:00–5:00 and on Friday from
cal during economically difficult times. ticipation is expected and encouraged. 8:00–12:00. Please plan to visit the
Often experiencing budgetary trials exhibits.
of their own, libraries throughout the During your stay in Williamsburg,
Commonwealth continue to provide a please take the opportunity to experi- Box Lunch ($5)
foundation for communities to prosper ence some of the great attractions the A turkey box lunch on Thursday
and grow. area has to offer. There are wonderful will be provided for those who
restaurants, shopping outlets, libraries, requested it and paid the $5. In
This year’s conference promises to be and historical sites to tour and discover. order to receive the box lunch you
one of our best. The programs focus on I am pleased to welcome you to the 2009 must indicate it on the registration
meeting today’s challenges with enthu- VLA conference and to historic Wil- form. A ticket to pick up the lunch
siasm and creativity. Guest speakers liamsburg. I am sure your time with us will be in the registration packet.
are Adriana Trigiani, an accomplished will be fun-filled and beneficial. Please remember the lunches have
author and playwright, and Leonard S. to be pre-ordered so there will be
Marcus, a respected and talented writer, Robin P. Benke no onsite tickets available.
historian and critic. In addition to the President
traditional offerings, the ACRL is host- Virginia Library Association Conference Evaluations
ing a first time ever “conference within a The conference evaluation forms
will be available online at www.
vla.org.
2 From the President 13 VLA Scholarship Winners Book Signings
2 Conference Information 13 Thank You to Sponsors
INSIDE
4 Preconference 14 VLA Award Winners Check your conference packet for
4 Wednesday Tour 17 Conference Sessions information on book signing times
6 Opening General Session 29 Exhibitors and locations. Please visit Booth #308
7 Conference Committee 39 ACRL Conference within
8 Social a Conference
to purchase books of the authors
10 Second General Session 43 Map of Exhibit Hall presenting at the conference.
12 Jefferson Cup Luncheon 44 Map of Meeting Rooms (back cover)
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What’s new and
what’s tried and true
S taff from Williamsburg Regional
Library invite you to a free pre-
conference on Wednesday, Octo-
ber 28 at 1:00 pm at the Williamsburg
Marriott. We’ll look at what’s new from
publishers for adults, teens, and children.
We’ll also look at tried and true books
that can fill the gaps when the newest
hot book has a long list of reserves.
Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch,
as well as a list of your favorite recom-
mendations when there is not a Stephe- Wednesday, 4:00 PM
nie Meyer or David Baldacci book to be
found. Tour
Presenters: Barry Trott, Andrew Smith,
Noreen Bernstein
J oin Bea Hardy, Director of Swem
Library’s Special Collections
Research Center, for a very special
behind-the-scenes tour of one of
peek into an 18th-century library. These
treasures and more await you on the
campus of The College of William and
Mary; we look forward to seeing you!
Virginia’s largest special collections
facilities. See the bursar’s accounts of If interested please sign up using the
college student Thomas Jefferson and the conference registration form. Direc-
original Frenchman’s Map of Williams- tions and parking information will
burg. Marvel at the skill of the artists be sent to you. There is no cost for the
who painted the fore-edges of books and tour.
Look for folks wearing New Member and 1st Time Attendee ribbons
and please welcome them to the conference.
PAGE 4 Libraries: Foundations and Fundamentals in Times of Challenge and ChangeThursday, 10:00 AM — Auditorium
Opening General Session — Speaker: Adriana Trigiani
A driana Trigiani is beloved by
millions of readers around the
world for her hilarious and
heartwarming novels. Adriana was
raised in a small coal mining town in
southwest Virginia in a big Italian family.
She chose her hometown for the setting
and title of her debut novel, the critically
acclaimed and bestselling Big Stone Gap,
followed by the sequels Big Cherry Holler,
Milk Glass Moon, and the fall 2006 release
Home to Big Stone Gap. Lucia, Lucia, The
Queen of the Big Time, Rococo and Very
Valentine were all instant New York Times
bestsellers. Adriana also teamed up
with her family for Cooking With My Sis-
ters, which was co-authored by her sister
Mary, with contributions from their
sisters and mom; the cookbook-memoir
features recipes and stories dating back
a hundred years from both sides of
their Italian-American family. Adriana’s
novels have been translated and sold in
over 30 countries around the world.
Trigiani’s latest blockbuster Very Valentine,
the first in a series, debuted at number
nine on the New York Times bestseller
list following its February 2009 debut. In
this contemporary family saga, 33-year-
old Valentine Roncalli must save her
family’s custom made shoe company —
one of the last family owned businesses
in Greenwich Village — while juggling
the personal demands of love, family
ties, and an unexpected trip to Italy.
The novel’s sequel, Encore Valentine, will titled Viola in Reel Life, which will debut novel Big Stone Gap, which will go into
debut in February 2010. during fall 2009. production this summer, and has also
written the film adaptation of Lucia,
Trigiani is also working on a young Adriana wrote the screenplay for and Lucia.
adult novel, the first of three in a series will direct the big screen version of her
PAGE 6 Libraries: Foundations and Fundamentals in Times of Challenge and Change2009 Conference
Committee
Critics from the Washington Post to the Different World, and executive producer/
New York Times to People have described head writer for City Kids for Jim Henson Dr. Benjamin Goldberg, Chair
Adriana’s novels as “tiramisu for the Productions. Her Lifetime television Williamsburg Regional Library
soul,” “sophisticated and wise,” and special, Growing up Funny, garnered an
“dazzling.” They agree that “her char- Emmy nomination for Lily Tomlin. In Robin Benke
acters are so lively they bounce off the 1996, she wrote and directed the docu- The University of Virginia’s
page,” and that “…her novels are full mentary film Queens of the Big Time. It College at Wise
bodied and elegantly written.” Her won the Audience Award at the Hamp-
novels have been chosen for the USA tons Film Festival and toured the inter-
Noreen Bernstein
Today Book Club, the Target Bookmarked national film festival circuit from Hong
Williamsburg Regional Library
series, and she’s now officially a regular Kong to London. Adriana then wrote a
with Barnes & Noble Book Clubs, where screenplay called Big Stone Gap, which
she has conducted three online book became the novel that began the series. Janet Curtis
clubs. Adriana speaks to book clubs Adriana spent a year and a half waking Williamsburg Regional Library
from her home three to four nights a up at three in the morning to write the
week. Her books are so popular around novel before going into work on a televi- Valerie Gardner
the world that Lucia, Lucia was selected sion show. Hampton Public Library
as the “best read of 2004” in England by
Richard and Judy. Adriana is married to Tim Stephenson,
John A. Moorman
the Emmy award-winning lighting
Williamsburg Regional Library
After graduating from Saint Mary’s Col- designer of the Late Show with David
lege in South Bend, Indiana, Adriana Letterman. They live in Greenwich Vil-
moved to New York City to become a lage with their daughter, Lucia. Kevin Smith
playwright. She founded the all-female York County Public Library
comedy troupe “The Outcasts,” which Perhaps one popular book critic said it
performed on the cabaret circuit for best: “Trigiani defies categorization. She Pat Van Zandt
seven years. She made her off-Broadway is more than a one-hit wonder, more College of William and Mary
debut at the Manhattan Theatre Club than a Southern writer, more than a
and was produced in regional theatres woman’s novelist. She is an amazing
Luke Vilelle
of note around the country. Among her young talent.”
Hollins University
many television credits, Adriana was a
writer/producer on The Cosby Show, A
Tom Wetzelberger
3M Library Systems
Lydia Williams
Longwood University
Libraries: Foundations and Fundamentals in Times of Challenge and Change PAGE 7Thursday, 8:00 PM — Auditorium
Social with IONA
J oin us to hear IONA. Dessert and
coffee will be served along with
a cash bar. Don’t forget to bring
your ticket for a free glass of wine
or beer! (Ticket provided in your regis-
tration packet.)
IONA’s music is a unique, acoustic weave
of the traditional music of Scotland, Ire-
land, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany (France),
the Isle of Man, Asturies and Galicia
(Spain), as well as their transplants in
America. Blending songs, dance tunes,
and aires into a rich and stunning tap-
estry, their style is outstanding in an
arena where these traditions are seldom
intertwined.
Conceived in 1986, IONA was the musi-
cal offspring of lead singer, bouzouki,
guitar and bodhrán player Barbara Ryan
and wind section, Bernard Argent. With
fiddlers Jim Queen (banjo and vocals
as well) and bass guitar player Chuck
Lawhorn, IONA has become the leading
Celtic group in the Mid-Atlantic region.
They are all seasoned performers: enter-
tainers who involve their audiences with
the history and cultural backgrounds of
the music, with teaching words to the
songs — even those sung in a Celtic
tongue, with leading simple Breton
dances, with humor, and with every
emotion in the spectrum.
An IONA show is known for:
1. Traditional Celtic Material All the members of the band play 3. Lively Entertaining Presentation
The haunting songs, toe-tapping several instruments, often switching Above all, IONA’s performances are
dances and the humor of the Celtic within a piece to achieve their unique FUN! Barbara and Bernard teach
peoples from Scotland to Brittany sound. They weave tunes from dif- audiences words to their songs (some
provide IONA with an incredibly ferent countries around their songs, in Celtic languages!), lead them in
varied repertoire pursuing complex rhythms with deft clapping and even encourage them to
2. Original Acoustic Arrangements professionalism. dance!
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Second General Session — Speaker: Leonard S. Marcus
L
eonard Marcus is one of the
children’s book world’s most
respected and versatile writers,
historians, and critics. His incisive book
reviews have been featured in Parenting
magazine in every issue since 1987. He
has been a frequent contributor to The
New York Times Book Review, Washington
Post Book World, The Horn Book, Publishers
Weekly among other publications, and
is a three-time judge of the New York
Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year
prize. He has been featured on numer-
ous programs on television and radio.
Leonard speaks to children, parents,
and professional groups throughout the
U.S. and around the world.
His books about children’s literature and
the authors and artists who create them
include: Margaret Wise Brown: Awakened
by the Moon; Dear Genius: The Letters of
Ursula Nordstrom; A Caldecott Celebration;
Author Talk; Side by Side; Ways of Tell-
ing; Storied City; The Wand in the Word:
Conversations with Writers of Fantasy;
Gold Legacy; Minders of Make-Believe.
Recent children’s books include Oscar:
the Big Adventure of a Little Sock Monkey
(co-authored and illustrated by Amy
Schwartz) and Pass it Down: Five Picture-
Book Families Make Their Mark.
Leonard was born and raised in Mount
Vernon, New York, where he attended
public school. He holds degrees in his-
tory from Yale and poetry from the Uni-
versity of Iowa Graduate Writers’ Work-
shop. In 2007, Leonard was awarded an
honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters
from the Bank Street College of Educa-
tion. He and his wife, the picture-book
artist Amy Schwartz, live with their son
Jacob in Brooklyn, New York.
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Virgina office opening Fall of 2009Friday, 12:30–2:00 PM — Room 18 (Ticketed Event, $31)
Jefferson Cup Luncheon
T he Jefferson Cup Luncheon will
be held on Friday, October 30 at
12:30 in Room 18. Ticket sales are
limited to 150 on a first come first served
basis.
The 2009 Jefferson Cup Award Winner
is George Washington Carver, by Tonya
Bolden.
Shampoo from peanuts? Wallpaper from
clay? Ink from sweet potatoes? Discover
Carver’s imagination and inspiration in
this one-of-a-kind biography.
With imagination and intellect, George
Washington Carver (1864–1934) devel-
oped hundreds of unexpected products
from everyday plants. This book reveals
what an exceptionally uncommon man
Carver was: trailblazing scholar, innova-
tive scientist, pioneering conservation-
ist, and impassioned educator.
This book follows his life from slave and
orphan to his college days as the first
African American to attend Iowa State
College (where he later taught), and on
to his life and work in the field of agri-
culture. Illustrated with historical arti- Memories and Mementos of Being Young and named a YALSA Best Book for Young
facts and photographs, the book traces Black in America was named a Best Book Adults, an ALSC 2006 Notable Children’s
Carver’s life, discoveries, and legacy. of the Year by School Library Journal. Book, a NAPPA Gold Award Winner, a
Her Wake Up Our Souls: A Celebration of CCBC Best Book of the Year, a New York
Tonya Bolden has written more than Black American Artists received a starred Public Library Book for the Teen Age,
twenty books for children and adults. review in Booklist magazine. Maritcha: and a Coretta Scott King Honor Book.
Her book Tell All the Children Our Story: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl was She lives in New York City.
PAGE 12 Libraries: Foundations and Fundamentals in Times of Challenge and Change2009 VLA Scholarship Winners
THANK YOU
T his year VLA is able to award
four $2500 scholarships: two are
sponsored by the VLA; one is spon-
sored by the VLA Foundation; and this
and has been a volunteer at the Rich-
mond Public Library. She currently is
a book reviewer for the Library Journal.
She is earning her MS in Library Science
VLA would like to thank the
following sponsors:
Bowker
year, one is sponsored by the Tidewater from the University of North Texas and
Area Library Director’s Council. We will complete her degree in 2010. Long’s-Roullet Bookbinders, Inc.
deeply appreciate these two additional Holzheimer Bolek + Meehan
scholarships being made available for Architects
2009. VLA Foundation Scholarship
Lexis Nexis
Lisa Blydenburge-McGuinness is the
2009 recipient of the VLA Foundation Nature Publishing Company
VLA Clara Stanley
Scholarship. Lisa began working at the
Scholarship Library Interiors
Loudoun County Public Schools in 2005
Deborah Sweeney from the Augusta and is currently a Library Assistant. She
Midwest Tapes
County Library is the 2009 recipient of has been a member of VLA since Janu-
the VLA Paraprofessional Forum Clara ary 2009. She has been active in commu- University of North Texas
Stanley Scholarship. Deborah began nity organizations. She will begin her
working at Augusta County Library MSLS degree from Catholic University Association for Computing
in 1998 as a Library Assistant; she has of America, DC, in the summer of 2009, Machinery (ACM)
made advancements within the library and will complete her degree in 2012.
and is currently the Assistant Director. Larry Arntz, Inc.
She has been an active member of VLA
ProQuest
since 2002, and is a member of ALA and Tidewater Area Library
PLA. She attended the PLA Conference Director’s Council Scholarship EBSCO
in 2008. She has been active in organiza-
Kelly Bevins is the 2009 recipient of the American Math Society
tions within her community for several
Scholarship being given this year by
years. She is earning her MLIS degree at
the Tidewater Area Library Director’s Lyrasis
the University of North Texas and will
Council. Kelly is employed as a Library
complete her degree in 2010. Annual Reviews
Information Specialist II at the Central
Library in Virginia Beach. She has been
AAAS/Science
a member of VLA since 2008, and cur-
VLA Scholarship
rently serves on the Library of Virginia Lukmire Partnership
Megan Hodge is the recipient of the 2009 Youth Service Advisory Committee. She
VLA Scholarship. Megan is Circulation is also a member of ALA. She has been A special thank you to Friends of
Supervisor at the McGraw-Page Library involved in her community’s Youth and the Williamsburg Regional Library
of Randolph-Macon College. She has Family Services Team Kelly is earning for sponsoring the conference bags
been a member of VLA since 2007, and her Master of Library Science degree and the entertainment for the
is also a member of ALA, NMRT, ACRL, from Florida State University and will conference social and to MELOS
LLAMA, LSSIRT, SRRT, and LITA. She complete her degree in 2009. for sponsoring the conference lan-
served on the VLACRL Conference yards.
Planning Committee for 2008-2009. She
is active in community organizations,
Libraries: Foundations and Fundamentals in Times of Challenge and Change PAGE 132009 VLA Award Winners
Friends of the Library Award the VLA Newsletter, providing readers George Mason Award
Friends of the Jefferson-Madison a window into current Board issues as “ALL HENRICO READS: Linking
Regional Library they occurred. Mr. Bernstein’s writing Libraries, Communities, and
skills were also evident in his positions Cultures”
The 2009 Friends of the Library Award as a writer for Academic American and as
will be presented to the Friends of the an editor for Colliers Encyclopedia. Addi- Responding to a recent surge in the area’s
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library tionally, Mr. Bernstein served as the Out- Hispanic population, the Henrico Public
for their continued support of local reach Librarian for the Handley Library Library and Henrico County Public
and statewide library services over the in Winchester, and recently retired from School system identified a need to create
past forty-four years. Almost all of the the Heritage Public Library in Providence programs which encourage community
funds donated by the Friends group Forge as their Library Director. discussion about immigration and its
are generated from the very successful related political issues. Building on the
book sale, held at the Gordon Avenue ALA’s “Linking Libraries, Communities,
Library annually since 1964. Most of the
Trustee Library Award and Cultures” theme, they invited Latina
Larry Yates, Lonesome Pine Regional
funding helps to support local library author Julia Alvarez to participate in
Library Board
services for children and young adults, their 2008–2009 ALL HENRICO READS
while also supporting statewide library Larry Yates, the Chairman of the Lone- partnership project. Waiving her usual
activities such as annual donations to some Pine Regional Library Board, will speaking fee, Ms. Alvarez agreed to a
VLA for legislative activities, the VLA be given the 2009 Trustee Library Award two-day speaking engagement, offer-
Scholarship fund, the VLA Foundation, for his work in creating the new Haysi ing a large-audience evening event as
the Virginia Festival of the Book, and Community Library in Haysi, Virginia. well as small-group sessions with area
the library at the Fluvanna Correctional As a selfless volunteer devoted to his com- students the following day. Build up to
Facility for Women. The Friends of the munity, Mr. Yates recognized the need to the grand event included such opportu-
Jefferson-Madison Regional Library also relocate the existing Haysi library to a nities as participating in the annual Que
established the first library endowment larger, more accessible location. In order Pasa Festival in Richmond, book discus-
fund in the Charlottesville Area Com- to accomplish this, Mr. Yates rolled up his sions at the area Spanish Immersion
munity Foundation in 1992, with a gift sleeves and solicited the help of the com- Center, and even an unexpected censor-
of $20,000. Since that time, four addi- munity at large. With his guidance, the ship incident in which parents objected
tional library endowed funds have been town was able to locate a building and to their children reading Alvarez’s book
created, to which the Friends group also raise funding for its renovation through How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents.
provides support. bake sales, book sales, and carnival The advertising, conversation, and con-
booths. Mr. Yates recruited volunteers to troversy helped to draw a crowd of well
help with the renovation, even managing over 1000 participants, which assisted in
Honorary Life Membership
the construction crews himself so fund- achieving the program’s goal of educat-
Alan Bernstein
ing could be spent on materials rather ing the community about the immigra-
The 2009 Honorary Life Membership than labor. Often found digging water tion experiences of their local Hispanic
will be awarded to Alan Bernstein for a lines or installing shelves, his response families. Undoubtedly, the most heart-
lifetime of service to the library profes- when faced with funding or construction warming members of the gathering
sion, Virginia libraries, and the Virginia setbacks was always “I know someone were those Hispanic families who not
Library Association. Mr. Bernstein faith- who… .” Currently the Mayor of Haysi, only came to hear Ms. Alvarez speak,
fully served as the VLA Reporter at the Mr. Yates has proven himself to be a dedi- but waited hours after the program with
Board of the Library of Virginia meet- cated leader, motivating the entire com- other audience members to see her, talk
ings for nearly twenty years. His clear munity to get involved as they worked with her, and share their own immigra-
reporting produced a regular feature in together to build a new library. tion stories.
PAGE 14 Libraries: Foundations and Fundamentals in Times of Challenge and ChangeConference Sessions
THURSDAY ThuRsday 1:15–2:00 Amphitheater Thursday 1:15–2:00 Room 18
LibX 2.0 - Enhancing the Web Library Advocacy: It’s Everybody’s Job
Thursday 9:00 –10:00
President’s Ballroom
LibX (http://libx.org) is a popular browser In an informative session learn from
plugin for Firefox and Internet Explorer American Library Association President
Grand Opening of Exhibits that has been adopted and customized Camila Alire about the importance of
and Registration by hundreds of libraries. Through its advocacy and how frontline librarians
Coffee and pastries provided by Mid- intuitive configuration interface, the and library staff can get involved in advo-
west Tapes. Edition Builder, LibX editions can be cacy with the people they know best.
freely created and customized. LibX 2.0 Presenter: Dr. Camila Alire, American
Thursday 10:00 –11:30 Auditorium is a new community effort to enhance Library Association.
the web.
Opening General Session
Presenter: Annette Bailey, Virginia Tech. Thursday 1:15–2:00 Room 2
Jefferson Cup Award announcement.
Keynote Speaker: Adriana Trigiani, Are You a Censor? Of Course Not!
Thursday 1:15–2:00 Center Lounge
Author. Does your library own BOY TOY,
Broadcasting Business Information: ME, PENELOPE and THE RAINBOW
Thursday 11:45–1:00 Library Instruction for 500 PARTY? If not, why? Do you recatalog
Helping inexperienced users navigate items from Juvenile to YA or Adult? Do
Box Lunch Served in Exhibit Hall.
business library resources is challeng- you put picture books in non-fiction? Is
ing for any librarian. But helping 500 this self-censorship or doing what you
Thursday 12:00 –12:30 Room 18
neophyte business students to locate, must to make sure the book stays avail-
VPLDA Executive Committee Meeting understand and use information for able? Should public libraries and school
their business plans is just another day libraries use different criteria for selec-
Thursday 12:00 –1:00 Center Lounge on the job for librarians at James Madi- tion? Let’s talk about it.
son University. Presenter: Noreen Bernstein, Williamsburg
VLACRL Business Meeting
Presenters: Jason Sokoloff and Kathy Clarke, Regional Library.
James Madison University.
Thursday 1:15–2:00 Room 3
Thursday 1:15–2:00 Auditorium
State Government Publications Thursday 1:15–2:00 Room A/B
Dialogue with Directors: Library Lead-
& DigiTool
Face(book)ing the facts: A librarian’s ers Answer Your Burning Questions
This session covers how the Govern-
guide to surviving Facebook Join us for a candid question & answer
ment Documents staff designed a course
Social networks are increasingly popu- session with a panel of Virginia library
to teach a user base with little to no
lar tools for personal communication. directors. Panelists will address ques-
technical library experience to deposit
Large numbers of patrons use Face- tions submitted anonymously before-
their agencies’ publications using Digi-
book or similar websites daily, but can hand along with ones posed by attend-
Tool and how LVA staff has handled this
libraries use Facebook effectively? Our ees. Sponsored by the Leadership Devel-
influx of submissions to build a central-
presentation will provide an overview opment Forum.
ized collection of born-electronic state
of Facebook and its use in an academic Presenters: Sandra Treadway, Library of Vir-
government publications.
library setting. ginia; John A. Moorman, Williamsburg Re-
Presenters: Nathan Verilla and Meiku Lo,
Presenters: Bettina J. Peacemaker and John gional Library; Wendell Barbour, Longwood
The Library of Virginia.
Glover, Virginia Commonwealth University University; Sylvia Rortvedt, Northern Vir-
(VCU) Libraries. ginia Community College; and Scott Firestine,
Appomattox Regional Library. Moderator:
Elizabeth Hensley, Culpeper County Library.
Libraries: Foundations and Fundamentals in Times of Challenge and Change PAGE 17Conference Sessions CONTINUED
Thursday 1:15–2:00 Room 17 Thursday 2:15–3:00 Amphitheater Thursday 2:15–3:00 Room 17
More for Your Money: What Our Users Are Telling Us: How to Score the Score: Copyright
Using Grants as Leverage A Simple Method of Analyzing Friendly Music in your Library
Most of us think of grants solely as a Survey Comments This presentation will discuss online
means to procure funding. In today’s Surveys of our users often yield many government and company resources
ever-changing and highly connected comments. Their insights are often for copyright research in music. After a
world, grants can do much more for underutilized due to the difficult and brief general copyright discussion, the
your organization than simply provide time-consuming nature of qualitative session, which will cover both music
a source of money. This workshop will analysis. Using only Excel, ClinTools recordings and scores, will take the par-
address some grant basics, but will focus freeware, highlighters, and the quantita- ticipant through the entire research pro-
primarily on how to leverage grants to tive method introduced here, one person cess from determining copyright holders
shape more innovative programming, can uncover basic patterns of user satis- and investigating copyright renewals to
improved community relations, new faction from their comment data. researching orphan works.
and invigorating partnerships, and yes, Presenter: Eric Ackermann, McConnell Presenter: Ana Dubnjakovic, Virginia Tech.
even future grant proposals! Library, Radford University.
Presenters: Shari Henry and Mike Mabe, Thursday 2:15–3:00 Room 18
Chesterfield County Public Library. Thursday 2:15–3:00 Center Lounge
What’s Hot in Romance?
Learning to Share: Research Guides Let’s discuss the newest trends in the
Thursday 1:15–2:00 Room 11
as Web 2.0 Tools of Interaction romance industry. Discuss the pros and
The Devil is in the Detail: and Collaboration cons of each new trend and how you can
Building a User-Centered Collection Listen to the story of Longwood librar- put it to use for your library. Learn what
For a mid-sized, academic library with- ians who bought LibGuides to guide titles and publishers are HOT and which
out subject specialist for most fields, a students through the research labyrinth. are not.
year-long analysis of our collection using They created research guides in their Presenter: Randi Wines, Roanoke Public
a commercial product was challenging. own image and lived happily ever after Library.
Hear how our project was ultimately …until one day librarians sought stu-
worthwhile and resulted in a collection dents’ opinions and collaborated with Thursday 2:15–3:00 Room 2
more focused on user needs. the academic community. Learn how
Welcome to the Virginia Library
Presenters: Gail Flatness and Katherine those adventures made them rewrite
Association
Absher, Marymount University. their story.
Explore the opportunities that abound
Presenter: Tatiana Pashkova-Balkenhol,
with your active membership in the Vir-
Thursday 2:15–3:00 Auditorium Longwood University Library.
ginia Library Association. VLA offers a
How to Become a Passport platform for professional and parapro-
Acceptance Facility fessional achievement, provides net-
How to go about it, criteria of the agent, work possibilities, and helps to improve
training, and benefit to the Library. libraries throughout Virginia. From
Presenter: Velma Bush, Washington Legislative Day to Continuing Educa-
Passport Agency. tion, discover where you can make a
difference!
Presenters: Marianne Ramsden and Stella
Pool, Jefferson-Madison Regional Library;
and Kathy Clevenger, Culpeper County
Library.
PAGE 18 Libraries: Foundations and Fundamentals in Times of Challenge and ChangeThursday 2:15–3:00 Room 3 Thursday 3:00 –3:45 Thursday 4:00 – 4:45 Room 11
President’s Ballroom
ALA: Your Way! Crossing Over
Join Jim Rettig, Immediate Past Presi- Visit the Exhibits Crossover fiction bridges the gap
dent of the American Library Associa- Cookies and soda provided by EBSCO. between adults and teens. This trend
tion, and Jessica Schwab, ALA Chapter is quickly growing — don’t let your
Councilor for VLA, for a discussion Thursday 4:00 – 4:45 Amphitheater library fall behind! Come learn how you
about what ALA can do for its members can incorporate this growing trend into
Textbook Sticker Shock?
and the profession as ALA develops its your library — learn about program-
Come to the Library!
next five-year strategic plan. ming, purchasing and displaying new
Marymount University’s Reinsch Library
Presenters: Mr. James Rettig, Boatwright materials. Let’s capture the attention of
had to develop processes and procedures
Memorial Library University of Richmond both teen and adult readers.
to satisfy a Student Government Asso-
and Jessica Schwab, Prince William County Presenters: Randi Wines and Alicia
ciation request to place course textbooks
Public Library System: Bull Run Regional Gladwell, Roanoke Public Libraries.
on reserve. However, this request had to
Library.
be satisfied with no additional monies
Thursday 4:00 – 4:45 Room 2
for the print collection budget.
Thursday 2:15–3:00 Room A/B
Presenters: Marcia Dursi and Gwen Polish Your Diamond(s) in the Rough:
Programs on a Shoestring Vredevoogd, Marymount University. Building Staff through Big Changes
Your program and circulation statistics and Small Adjustments
are up, but your budget (and/or staff) Thursday 4:00 – 4:45 Center Lounge Do you need help figuring out how to
has been reduced! Not to worry. You incorporate staffing changes into your
User-Centered Teaching: Experiences
can still offer quality programs that library’s strategic plan? CCPL needed
Developing a Credit Bearing
will please your patrons and not wreck to increase professional staff and utilize
Graduate Course
your budget. Please come prepared to personnel resources in a more effective
Drawing on three years of experience
share your ideas with the group. This is way. After 1-1/2 years of investigating
in developing and teaching a required,
sponsored by the Youth Services Forum benchmark libraries, we justified the
credit-bearing graduate course for Eng-
Executive Commitee. additions and adjustments in a written
lish majors, Ms. Stoval will explore strat-
Presenter: Jennifer Schultz, Fauquier plan that allowed us to communicate
egies employed in creating a user-cen-
County Public Library. with county administration and board
tered classroom. Discussion will include
members the measures necessary to
details of course inception, present-day
Thursday 2:15–3:00 Room 11 move forward. Join us as we share our
in-class assignments, future plans for an
process and our written plan.
Speed Weeding online course, and overall course chal-
Presenters: Mike Mabe and Polly Duffey,
When the Von Canon Library was given lenges and rewards.
Chesterfield County Public Library.
six weeks to move its off-site materials Presenter: Connie Stovall, Virginia Tech.
into a new space 1/3 the size, its small
staff faced the challenge of weeding or
moving tens of thousands of items in
record time. Come find out how what we
learned could help you.
Presenters: Duane Wilson and Melissa
Davis, Southern Virginia University.
Libraries: Foundations and Fundamentals in Times of Challenge and Change PAGE 19Conference Sessions CONTINUED
Thursday 4:00 – 4:45 Room 3 Thursday 4:00 – 4:45 Room 18 Thursday 5:00 – 6:00
ROOM A/B and fireplace lobby
Bikes, Bytes, and Books — Surf Smart with NetSmartz
Creating a Downtown Library Scene Internet Safety can be a fun family expe- University of Tennessee School of
It takes more than books to bring people rience using NetSmartz, an interactive Information Sciences Alumni &
to the library; sometimes it takes hula web based program that shows how Friends Reception
hoops, Vikings, dancing, and bicycles! to identify and avoid Internet pitfalls. Prospective students, current students,
Learn how to engage and invigorate your Learn how Roanoke Public Libraries and alumni and friends of our school are wel-
community by transforming your pro- the City of Roanoke Police Department come to join SIS Director Dr. Ed Cortez for
grams, marketing, even the library itself have teamed-up to provide free access to socializing, networking, and fun. Refresh-
into what they want, when they want it! training for families using this valuable ments and a cash bar will be provided.
Presenters: River Laker, Wendy Allen and safety tool.
Nathan Flinchum, Roanoke Public Libraries. Presenters: Jason Moore, City of Roanoke Thursday 5:00 – 6:00 amphitheater
Police Department, Jason Lane and Amber
Virginia Library.Solution User’s Group
Thursday 4:00 – 4:45 Room A/B Yopp, Roanoke Public Libraries.
Meeting
Great Buildings, Less Money Open discussion and demonstration of
Current economic and social forces LS2 KIDS and LS2 PAC.
Thursday 4:00 – 6:00 Room 17
afford new opportunities to rethink Presenter: Brad Cole.
library facilities. How best to attack VIVA User’s Group Meeting
costs of program, site, building, and VIVA (The Virtual Library of Virginia) Thursday 5:00 – 6:00 room 3
technologies? How do green buildings convenes its 13th Annual Users Group
Lyrasis Member Forum
contain costs now and conserve money Meeting. Agenda: a discussion of jour-
The Lyrasis Member Forum is an oppor-
and resources long-term? And: can the nal/database licensing by Madelyn
tunity to learn more about what Lyrasis
move away from print, and toward new Wessel, Special Advisor/Liaison to Gen-
has to offer new and existing members,
media, save costs? eral Counsel, University of Virginia;
and gives attendees a chance to share
Presenters: Randolph Hudson, AIA, LEED brief update on VIVA’s products and
their individual feedback with key Lyra-
AP, Hayes Large Architects, LLP and Richard activities; creation of an OCLC Reclama-
sis staff. All are welcome to attend.
Murphy, Prince William County Libraries. tion Project Best Practices document;
Presenter: Ken Norquist, Lyrasis.
access to government statistics.
Thursday 4:00 – 4:45 Auditorium Presenters: Kathy Perry, Virtual Library
Thursday 8:00 –10:00 auditorium
of Virginia; Madelyn Wessel, University of
Strategies for the Future —
Virginia; Peter Bruce and Donna Hughes- Conference Social
a Legislative View
Oldenburg, Old Dominion University. Join us to hear IONA. Dessert and coffee
Libraries throughout Virginia are com-
will be served along with a cash bar.
mitted to responding to community infor-
Thursday 5:00 – 6:00 Don’t forget to bring your ticket for a free
mation needs and meeting the increased
glass of wine or beer! (Ticket provided in
demand for service generated by a trou- Business Meetings
your registration packet.) Entertainment
bled economy. Key legislators will discuss Local History Forum – Center Lounge
provided by the Friends of the Williams-
strategies to ensure a successful legisla- VPLDA Meeting – Room 18
burg Regional Library.
tive agenda to support libraries’ histori- Youth Services Forum – Room 2
cally important responsibility to serve all Please join the Youth Services Forum
Virginians during difficult times. for wine and cheese.
Presenter: Delegate Bud Phillips. Paraprofessional Forum – Room 11
PAGE 20 Libraries: Foundations and Fundamentals in Times of Challenge and ChangeFRIDAY Friday 8:00 –8:45 Center Lounge Friday 8:00 –8:45 Room 16
Website Re-design on a Dime: Intellectual Freedom: What Is it?
Friday 8:00 Gathering User Input on a Budget Why Is It Important?
Registration in Exhibit Hall In this presentation we will discuss how This will be a short course on Intellec-
Coffee and pastries provided by Pro- we designed and implemented a plan to tual Freedom in the library. Participants
Quest. gather information from our students will get a better understanding of the
on the usability of the Grafton Library reasons behind library policies that pro-
website at Mary Baldwin College. We tect users’ First Amendment rights in
Friday 8:00 –8:45 Auditorium
will also show how we used the infor- their use of the library.
Extreme Makeover: mation we gathered to design a more Presenter: John A. Moorman, Williamsburg
New Ideas for Older Libraries user-friendly website. Regional Library,
Does your library look worn down, Presenters: Alison Peppers and Ilka Datig,
outdated? Learn how to re-image your Mary Baldwin College. Friday 8:00 –8:45 Room 2
library, improve customer service,
increase your circulation and put the Let’s Get Crafty
Friday 8:00 –8:45 Room 17
WOW back in your library. Practical solu- Okay, so you’re no Martha Stewart. Fear
tions for all budgets will be presented. Serving Time: Extending Library not! You too can have successful craft
Presenter: Denelle Wrightson, PSA- Service to Incarcerated People programs that will win over your teen
Dewberry. Have you considered serving the incar- and tween audience. Learn some simple
ceration facilities in your area? Through craft ideas that will appeal to both boys
our outreach services department, we and girls and your budget. You’ll also
Friday 8:00 –8:45 Amphitheater
lead two monthly book discussion learn some valuable resources and tips
Assessing the One-Shot Instruction groups at the juvenile detention home for craft programming.
Session and one at the women’s diversion center, Presenters: Amber Yopp and Alicia
VT librarians will discuss how and why and make magazine and book deliver- Gladwell, Roanoke Public Libraries.
they transitioned from a paper-based ies to the county jail and youth group
instruction assessment to an online assess- home. This workshop will address the Friday 8:00 –8:45 Room 3
ment survey. The new format allows for programming, partnership, and practi-
speedy lesson modifications and greater Beyond Recession Library Usage
cal (funding and staff) aspects involved
depth of analysis. This format also pro- Surge: Retaining Library Patrons
in bringing library services and materi-
vides an easy method for a follow-up The economic recession has been the
als to those serving time.
survey from the content area instructor. main focus for library usage surge. A
Presenters: Mike Mabe and Clara Hart,
Presenters: Carolyn Meier and Jennifer systemic approach and long term care
Chesterfield County Public Library.
Nardine, Virginia Tech. to maintaining and sustaining patrons
surge usage post economic recession will
be discussed. It is sine qua non that the
libraries sustain this surge. Maintaining
gained library usage momentum for all
times will be discussed. This presenta-
tion will discuss current library initia-
tives, and how patrons can partner with
the library for mutual benefits.
Presenters: Abiodun Solanke and Dora
Douglas, University of Richmond.
Libraries: Foundations and Fundamentals in Times of Challenge and Change PAGE 21Conference Sessions CONTINUED
Friday 8:00 –8:45 Room A/B Friday 11:30 –12:15 Room 17 Friday 11:30 –12:15 Center Lounge
Challenging Times for Librarians and STAT-USA: Can’t Afford it, This, That or Both? Comparing the
the Va. Employment Commission Can’t Live Without It Usability of Results from LibQual+®
Public libraries and the Virginia Employ- STAT-USA/Internet is an extensive col- and a “Home Grown” Customer
ment Commission are swamped with job lection of U.S. economic and finance data, Satisfaction Survey
seekers/unemployment needs. This ses- international trade statistics, and market A comparison of results from a Library
sion will introduce the redesigned VEC research reports. Campus-wide access Customer Satisfaction Survey to those
website and discuss possible cooperative to STAT-USA ended in May 2009 when from LibQUAL+®, a survey developed
efforts to meet overwhelming needs. VIVA did not renew the contract. Join us and sponsored by the Association of
Presenters: Cindy Church, Library of and learn free, easily accessed sources College and Research Libraries, dem-
Virginia, and John Payne, Virginia for much of this information. Presented onstrates how a variety of assessments
Employment Commission. by the VLA Public Documents Forum. maximize communication with library
Presenters: Ellen Krupar, University users to make service enhancements.
Friday 8:00 –8:45 Room 11 Libraries/Va Tech and Alan Zoeliner, Presenters: Sandra Yaegle and Sara Baron,
College of William and Mary. Regent University.
Creating SLACers: How to Build a
Student Library Advisory Committee
Friday 11:30 –12:15 Amphitheater Friday 11:30 –12:15 Auditorium
Boatwright Library’s Student Library
Advisory Committee (SLAC) was created Case of the Millennials Mysterious The Balanced Scorecard:
in the fall 2007. Learn how we decided Searching Habits How to Adapt Business-Centered
to structure and organize the commit- Much has been made of the search Principles to Your Library
tee, engage our student members, and habits of “millennials,” who have grown Particularly in today’s economic cli-
maximize benefits to both students and up with the Internet for information. mate, libraries have to implement solid
library staff. Participants will be encour- But when students need more in-depth business principles in order to stay
aged to share their experiences as well. or scholarly information, what do they viable. This session will teach you how
Presenter: Olivia Reinauer, University of really do? Lucy Holman will share the to use Balanced Scorecard principles to
Richmond. results of her research into millennials’ align your staff, services, facilities, and
search behaviors and the curious incon- resources with your library’s mission.
Friday 9:00 –10:30 Auditorium sistencies she discovered. We’ll look at who we are, how we do
Presenter: Lucy Holman, University of what we do, cause/effect relationships in
Second General Session
Baltimore. the workplace, formulating a plan, and
Annual Business Meeting
measuring progress.
VLA Scholarship Presentation,
Presenter: Mike Mabe, Chesterfield County
Awards and Recognition Presentation
Public Library.
and passing of the gavel
Keynote Speaker: Leonard Marcus,
Author.
Friday 10:45–11:15
President’s Ballroom
Visit the Exhibits
Scholarship raffle drawing
PAGE 22 Libraries: Foundations and Fundamentals in Times of Challenge and ChangeFriday 11:30 –12:15 Room 16 Friday 11:30 –12:15 Room 3 Friday 11:30 –12:15 Room 11
Circulation Staff as Reference How to Choose: Faith Based Fiction What is the Focus?! Zooming in
“Assistants” and Non-Fiction on Student Needs
In the fall 2008, the Library of Virginia Of increasing concern to librarians is In a world where students find infor-
began training Circulation Staff on the issue of self censorship in various mation sources themselves, contact
Reference resources and services. Origi- “sensitive” areas. How do you balance between librarians and students can
nally designed to enhance referrals at community needs and standards with be limited. In this presentation, librar-
the Circulation Desk, Circulation staff a commitment to Intellectual Freedom? ians from the University of Virginia
now work alongside librarians at the What is and is not suitable for YA and will report on a multi-phase assessment
Reference Desk. This session will dis- juvenile collections? What role might project designed to answer the question,
cuss how the Library developed and has your own views play? How do you deal “What are our students working on, and
benefited from the program. with the concerns of individuals and how can we help?”
Presenter: Suzy Szasz Palmer, Library of groups on opposing sides of the debate? Presenters: Matt Ball and Meridith
Virginia. We will look specifically at the area of Wolnick, University of Virginia.
Faith Based Literature in this light.
Friday 11:30 –12:15 Room 2 Presenters: Doug Henderson, Loudoun Friday 12:30 –2:00 – Room 18
County Public Library and Barry Trott,
Top 25 Websites for Teaching Jefferson Cup Luncheon
Williamsburg Regional Library.
and Learning (Ticketed Event $31)
The AASL Teaching and Learning Task
Friday 11:30 –12:15 Room A/B
Force was given the charge to find the Friday 2:15–3:00 Room 3
top 25 innovative websites for education. Justnathan TV: Just in Time
Resource Description and Access
Come and see the new and landmark Tech Training
(RDA): Is the Code Ready, Done,
technologies that were chosen for this Broaden your tech training and pro-
and Available?
year. Learn about these websites and gramming horizons by using video
Resource Description and Access, the
how they can be used for your teachers and putting your content on the Web!
new cataloging code, is slated for pub-
and students. Streaming live and hosting recorded
lication in late November 2009. This ses-
Presenter: Dr. Heather Moorefield-Lang, videos is a great way to connect to users
sion will highlight differences between
Virginia Tech. everywhere! Learn how to easily start
the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules
your own “channel” for almost nothing!
and RDA and discuss implications and
Presenters: Nathan Flinchum and Wendy
proposed actions for integrated library
Allen, Roanoke Public Libraries.
system vendors.
Presenter: Dr. Robert Ellett, Joint Forces
Staff College.
Libraries: Foundations and Fundamentals in Times of Challenge and Change PAGE 23Conference Sessions CONTINUED
Friday 2:15–3:00 Amphitheater Friday 2:15–3:00 Room 17 Friday 2:15–3:00 Auditorium
Non-Traditional Users and Donors: Just the Ma’am Facts: Library School from Afar
Desegregation of Virginia Education Women’s Nonfiction Distance education has grown expo-
(DOVE) Project Nonfiction books marketed to women nentially and library schools across
A new initiative, the Desegregation of are hotter than ever, but libraries, book- the nation have answered the call. The
Virginia Education (DOVE) project, is sellers, and publishers have been slow to distance education experience of the
attracting non-traditional users to aca- notice. Learn about this reading interest presenters will be shared — the good,
demic libraries by documenting a turbu- and discover how you can better serve the bad, and the ugly of DE, so to speak.
lent era in Virginia educational history. the readers at your library. We’ll discuss Attendees will learn what it is like to
Led by Old Dominion University Librar- collection development, readers’ advi- pursue graduate education from afar,
ies Special Collections, the statewide sory, and forthcoming hot titles. in virtual classrooms, with real time
DOVE project is identifying, locating Presenter: Jessica Zellers, Williamsburg results.
and preserving material related to Vir- Regional Library. Presenters: Jamie B. Price, Jefferson College
ginia’s school desegregation process. of Health Sciences and Maryke Barber,
Presenters: Sonia Yaco, Old Dominion Friday 2:15–3:00 Room 2 Hollins University.
University and Dr. Beatriz Hardy, College
Beyond 20 Things:
of William and Mary. Friday 2:15–3:00 Room A/B
Practical Uses for the Social Web
Curious about the “brave new world” Making Sense of Big Dollars
Friday 2:15–3:00 Center Lounge
beyond Web 2.0 learning projects like 23 Feasibility, prospect identification, creat-
Implementing LibraryH3lp for Things? See how one library system uses ing the case, making the ask…it’s all about
Chat Reference sites such as YouTube, MySpace, and trustees and directors building relation-
This presentation will describe the Uni- Flickr to create videos, subject guides, ships in the community. Daunted? Don’t
versity of Virginia Library’s transition scrapbooks, and more to enrich daily li- be! Learn the hard won lessons of other
from an IM-based chat reference service brary operations and enhance and extend libraries. Especially in tough economic
to a new model based on LibraryH3lp, public service in their communities. times, it’s critical to strategize, develop
an integrated chat reference system that Presenters: Sherida D. Bradby, Donna-Jo key relations and integrate fundraising
allows us to staff the service collabora- Webster and Carolyn Garner, Pamunkey into your way of doing business.
tively across the library system, and to Regional Library. Presenters: Charles B. Fitzgerald,
provide higher quality service to our Development Office: University of Virginia
patrons. and Pam Fitzgerald, The Ivy Group.
Presenters: Christine Ruotolo and Keith
Weimer, University of Virginia.
PAGE 24 Libraries: Foundations and Fundamentals in Times of Challenge and ChangeFriday 2:15–3:00 Room 11 Friday 3:15– 4:00 Auditorium Friday 3:15– 4:00 Center Lounge
Building your Music Collection: Succession Planning for Everyone, Keeping Up With Users: Assessing the
A Few Basic Survival Skills for Starting Now Training Needs of Staff to Maximize
Acquiring CDs and Scores While Nearly 50,000 librarians will turn 65 User Centered Libraries
Coping with Music Terminology between 2010 and 2019, many of them User centered libraries require respon-
Join Erin Mayhood, Head Music Librar- managers. Who are the GenXers and sive staff to meet the diverse needs of
ian at the University of Virginia, as she millennials waiting in the wings, and our constituencies. This project shares
demystifies music collection develop- what should we all be doing now? findings of a training needs assessment
ment. The session will focus on explor- Beyond handing over the keys and the conducted at 16 member libraries of the
ing some free tools available to assist procedures manual, what’s the succes- Virginia Tidewater Consortium (VTC)
with selecting CDs and music scores for sion plan in your library? and provides a progress report on how
your collections, choosing vendors, and Presenters: Carol Sinwell and Sylvia Rortvedt, the results are being used.
making sense of the language of music Northern Virginia Community College. Presenters: Sara Baron and Faye Watkins,
materials. Regent University.
Presenter: Erin Mayhood, University of Friday 3:15– 4:00 Amphitheater
Virginia. Friday 3:15– 4:00 Room 17
Library Research Awards: Promoting
the Library’s Role in Student Man Fiction: Give ’em What They Want
Friday 2:15– 4:00 Room 16
Academic Success Male readers, what do they want to read?
Our Jefferson Cup Overfloweth For the past 4 years, our library has pro- Do we provide them with the books
The Jefferson Cup Award is given each vided two $500 awards to undergraduate they are looking for? These patrons are
year to a work of outstanding history students who show creative and original often overlooked when materials are
writing for young people (history, library research in their coursework. purchased. Come see what new topics
biography, historical fiction). Can you Find out how library research awards are hot in this publishing industry and
imagine selecting only one winner from can be developed as an unusual mar- explore many of the upcoming titles.
300 reviewed books? Almost impossible! keting technique to promote students’ Presenters: Wendy Allen and Randi Wines,
Come and hear members talk about their achievements and how libraries contrib- Roanoke Public Libraries.
personal favorites, the honor books and ute to that success.
the 2009 winner. Sign up to also attend a Presenter: Candice Benjes-Small, Radford Friday 3:15– 4:00 Room 2
luncheon with the winning author. University.
How to Go From 0–80 in One Year:
Presenter: Connie J. Moore, Battlefield
Implementing Successful Teen and
Middle School Library.
Adult Programs on a Tight Budget
Learn how Suffolk Public Library went
from offering no teen and adult pro-
gramming to hosting over 80 programs
in one year’s time. We will share our
strategies for planning, marketing, and
executing successful programs that meet
community needs, even with a small
staff, limited funding and no dedicated
meeting space.
Presenters: Olivia DiLeonardo and Julie
Darnell, Suffolk Public Library.
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