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Enriching Individuals, Strengthening Communities
By karen | May 23, 2012
There is still time to register for next week’s annual Rhode Island Library Association Conference, Enriching Individuals, Strengthening Communities
Dates: Thursday, May 31 & Friday, June 1
Location: Bryant Center @ Bryant University, Smithfield, RI
Conference highlights include:
Three opportunities to hear from Will Manley, author of Booklist’s “Manley Arts” column and the “Will’s World” column in American Libraries Magazine.
- Humor in the Workplace (luncheon presentation)
- Retirement for Librarians: Dead End or New Beginning
- The Director–Trustee Relationship: Power Struggle or Partnership?
Two sessions with the 2012 ACRL Instruction Section Innovation Award winners, Joshua Vossler and John Watts:
- Humor in the Classroom: Theory
- Humor in the Classroom: Practice
A luncheon presentation by the Occupy Wall Street Librarians:
The People’s Librarians – Occupy Your Community
For children’s librarians, Dr. F. Joyce Gerber, an Educational Consultant and Early Childhood Specialist at Teaching with Heart in Maryland, presents two sessions:
- Art Experiences for Toddlers
- Science and Math Experiences with Infants and Toddlers
For the YA crowd, Stephanie Squicciarini of the Fairport Public Library (NY):
Teen Book Festival: You CAN Do It!
And more:
- Emily Wichman of the Clermont County Public Library (OH):
Cheap and Easy: An Introduction to Passive Programming - Roger Podell, Director of the Western Suffolk BOCES (NY):
21st Century Leadership for Libraries - Shannon Barniskis, Director of Lomira Quad-Graphics Community Library/Consultant, Center for Public Library Research (WI):
Making It at Your Library: Users Create
There’s more still, including several presentations by our own Rhode Island colleagues and the opportunity to chat with AskRI database providers including World Book, Tutor.com and Mango Languages. Check out the 2012 RILA Conference brochure, you don’t want to miss this year’s exciting conference!
Register online today on the RILA website.
We hope to see everyone there, and don’t forget to stop by the OLIS booth!
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