Calendar of Library Events
Contents
Updated May 16, 2008
ALA EVENTS
Information about events sponsored by ALA and its divisions is also available
on the ALA Web page. Visit www.ala.org and go
to “Events and Conferences” for additional information, or call 800-545-2433.
June 26–July 2: ALA Annual Conference, Anaheim, California. Preconferences include: June 24–27: ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section Preconference, “Rare and Special Bytes: Special Collections in the Digital Age”, Luxe Hotel, Los Angeles; June 26: ALCTS Preconferences, “Collection Development: Policy, Planning, and Fiscal Management”, “Collection Analysis: Assessment and Evaluation”, and “Electronic Serials Cataloging”; June 26–27: ALCTS/Library of Congress Preconference, “Metadata and Digital Library Development”; June 27: AASL Preconferences, “Reading and the Secondary School Library Media Specialist”, “Eating Elephant 2.0 One Byte at a Time: Using the Read-Write Web in Classrooms and Libraries”, “E-Books, E-Kids, E-Flat! Three Trends Schools and Libraries Will Ignore at Their Peril”, and “Standards for the 21st-Century Learner”; ALCTS Preconferences, “Cataloging Cultural Objects in Libraries” and “Electronic Serials 101: What I Wished I'd Known Before I Got In Over My Head”; LITA Workshops, “Library-wide IT Proficiency”, “Datagrid Technologies and Libraries”, and “Getting Started with Drupal”; RUSA Machine-Aided Reference Section and Reference Services Section, “Reinvented Reference 4: Emerging Technologies for Reference Services”; RUSA Sharing and Transforming Access to Resources Section, “Throw Off Your Policies and Expose Your Resources: Rethinking Resource Sharing.”
Sep. 18–20: ALSC Institute, Salt Lake City.
Sep. 27–Oct. 4: Banned Books Week.
Oct. 16–19: LITA Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio. “Technology and Community: Building the Techno Community Library.”
Oct. 17–19: AASL Fall Forum, Oak Brook, Illinois. “Assessment, Part II: Constructing and Interpreting Viable Tools for Effective Student Learning in the Library Media Center.”
Nov. 7–9: Young Adult Literature Symposium, Millennium Maxwell House Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee. Sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association.
Jan. 23–28, 2009: Midwinter Meeting, Denver.
Events for Libraries and Literacy: For a listing of these events and
links, please click here.
Association for Library Collections and Technical Services: This ALA
division offers a series of programs and institutes. For information please
click here.
Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies: This ALA
division offers preconferences, programs, and more. For information please
click here.
Library and Information Technology Association: This ALA division offers
a series of programs and institutes. For information, visit their Web site.
Library Administration and Management Association: This ALA division
offers a series of programs and institutes. For information, visit their Web
site.
Public Programs Office: ALA’s Public Programs Office has a regular
series of events of interest to librarians. For information please click here.
Reference and User Services Association: This ALA division offers online
educational training, preconferences, programs, and more. For information
please click here.
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ALA COURSES AND INSTITUTES
Information about classes sponsored by ALA and its divisions is also available on the ALA Web page. Visit www.ala.org and go to “Education and Careers” for additional information. * Indicates institutes seeking papers or presenters.
July 7– Aug. 18: Making the Match: Finding the Right Book for the Right Teen at the Right Time. Online course sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association.
July 7– Aug. 18: Reaching Teens with Gaming. Online course sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association.
July 7– Aug. 18: Tech Tools for Teen Leadership. Online course sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association.
Aug. 3–8: ACRL/Harvard Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians, Cambridge, Massachussets.
Sep. 9–10: Marketing, Southern Adirondack Library System, Saratoga Springs, New York. Certified Public Library Administrator course sponsored by the Public Library Association.
* Nov. 2–4: ALA TechSource Gaming, Learning, and Libraries Symposium, Oak Brook, Illinois. Submit presentation proposals by June 15.
Ongoing: ALA and the Southeast Florida Library Information Network offer
ALA members more than 1,500 e-learning courses from Element K.
Ongoing: AASL offers licenses to host a one-day regional institute,
“Collaborative Leadership.”
Ongoing: LITA offers licenses to host several one-day regional institutes:
“User Centered Design: Design Process and Usability,” “Establishing
an Institutional Repository,” “Wireless
Networks in Libraries,” and “XML
and Libraries.”
Ongoing: LAMA offers licenses to host several one-day regional institutes.
Ongoing: PLA offers a variety of online courses through e-Learning
@ PLA.
Ongoing: ACRL offers a series of podcasts on issues in academic librarianship.
Ongoing: YALSA offers a series of licensed institutes that can be scheduled as organizations desire: “Get Graphic @ your library,” “Power Up with Print,” “Teens and Technology,” and “Beginners Guide to Teens and Libraries.”
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ALA CHAPTER CONFERENCES
A listing of state library associations with Web sites is available on the ALA Web page. * Indicates conferences seeking papers or presenters.
May 21–22: New Hampshire Library Association Conference, Grappone Conference Center, Concord. “Innovate in '08: Library Basics and Beyond.”
Nov. 9–12: Pennsylvania Library Association Conference, Valley Forge Convention Center/Scanticon Hotel. “Pennsylvania Libraries: Leading For Life.”
Nov. 19–21: Minnesota Library Association Conference, Sheraton Bloomington.
* Dec. 2–5: West Virginia Library Association Conference, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs. Submit session proposals by August 15.
Apr. 22–24, 2009: New Mexico Library Association Annual Conference, Albuquerque.
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CONFERENCES
Includes conferences in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. See the International Events section for conferences in other countries. * Indicates conferences seeking papers or presenters.
May 14–17: National Genealogical Society Annual Conference, Kansas City, Missouri.
May 16–21: Medical Library Association Annual Conference, Chicago. “Connections: Bridging the Gaps.”
May 21–22: Ohio Library Council Management Conference, Columbus.
May 21–24: Canadian Library Association Annual Conference, Vancouver. “Libraries and Publishing 3.0: Connecting Authors to Readers in the Digital Age.”
May 22–23: WebVisions, Portland, Oregon.
May 30–June 1: Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property Annual Conference, Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec, Montreal.
June 1–4: Academic Library Advancement and Development Network Conference, Driskill Hotel, Austin, Texas.
June 5–7: Canadian Association for Information Science Annual Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. “Information Beyond Borders: LIS Interacting With Other Disciplines.”
June 5–8: North American Serials Interest Group Annual Conference, Tapatio Cliffs Hilton Resort, Phoenix. “Taking the Sting out of Serials.”
June 9–12: Association of Christian Librarians Conference, Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, Massachusetts. “The Revolution Continues.”
June 10–12: Digital Directions: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections, Hyatt Regency Jacksonville (Fla.) Riverfront. Sponsored by the Northeast Document Conservation Center and Solinet.
June 15–18: Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, Seattle.
June 27: One Big Library Unconference, Centre for Social Innovation, Toronto.
June 22–25: Association of Jewish Libraries Annual Conference, Marriott Cleveland East. “Jewish Libraries: Tradition, Text, and Technology.”
June 22–28: Association of Seventh-day Adventist Libraries Conference, Loma Linda (Calif.) University. “Libraries 360°: The Whole Picture.”
June 29–July 2: International Society for Technology in Education National Educational Computing Conference, Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas.
* July 9: Mid-Atlantic Digital Library Conference, Bucknell University, Lewistburg, Pennsylvania. Submit presentation proposals by May 1.
July 9–10: Ohio Library Council Reference and Adult Services Conference, Columbus.
July 12–15: American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon. “Energize * Explore * Evolve!”
July 23–24: WiLSWorld 2008 Conference, Madison, Wisconsin. Sponsored by Wisconsin Library Services.
July 24–27: Digipalooza: OverDrive User Group Conference, Cleveland.
* July 30–Aug. 1: Ex Libris Users of North America Annual Meeting, California State University, Long Beach. Submit poster proposals by April 30.
Aug. 3–6: International Association of School Librarianship Annual Conference, University of California, Berkeley. “World Class Learning and Literacy Through School Libraries.”
Aug. 4–6: Association of Research Libraries/University of Washington/University of Virginia Library Assessment Conference, Seattle. “Building Effective, Sustainable, Practical Assessment.”
Aug. 5–7: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions Public Libraries, Children and Young Adult Libraries, and Management and Marketing Sections Satellite Meeting, McGill University, Montreal.
Aug. 10–15: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions World Library and Information Congress, Quebec City, Quebec. “Libraries Without Borders: Navigating Towards Global Understanding.”
Aug. 17–22: International Association of Jewish Genealogy Conference, Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile.
Aug. 20–21: Ohio Library Council Children and Teen Services Conference, Columbus.
Sep. 12: Ohio Library Expo, Columbus.
Sep. 18–21: Reforma National Conference, El Paso.
Sep. 19–21: Association for Rural and Small Libraries Annual Conference, Sacramento, California. “Go West:: Discover Gold @ Your Library.”
Sep. 24–25: Ohio Library Council Supportive Staff Conference, Columbus.
Oct. 1–4: Access 2008, Hamilton, Ontario.
Oct. 16–17: Maryland Association of School Librarians, Turf Valley Convention Center, Ellicott City.
Oct. 16–17: New Mexico Library Association Mini-Conference, Macey Center, Socorro.
* Oct. 20–21: Internet@Schools West, Monterey, California. Submit presentation proposals by April 21.
* Oct. 20–22: Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Medical Library Association Annual Meeting, Morgantown, West Virginia. “Almost Heaven: Exploring New Vistas.” Submit papers and poster abstracts by June 16.
Oct. 22–24: Ohio Educational Library Media Association Conference, Columbus.
Oct. 23–24: Long Island Library Resources Council Conference on Libraries and the Future, Oakdale, New York. “Millennials: Talkin' 'bout Y Generation.”
Oct. 24–29: ASIS&T 2008, Hyatt Regency, Columbus, Ohio.
Nov. 5–6: Ohio Library Council Innovative Environments Conference, Columbus.
* Nov. 17–18: Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition Digital Repositories Meeting, Renaissance Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore. Submit presentation proposals by May 30.
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INSTITUTES, WORKSHOPS, AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
* Indicates institutes seeking papers or presenters.
May 17–20: The Acquisitions Institute, Timberline Lodge, Mount Hood, Oregon.
May 23: Southern California Instruction Librarians Spring Program, Azusa Pacific University. “Making Change for the Better.”
May 28–30: Center for Intellectual Property Annual Symposium, Washington, D.C. “Copyright Monopoly: Playing the Innovation Game.”
May 29–30: Human-Computer Interaction Lab Annual Symposium, College Park, Maryland. “25 Years of HCI, 25 Years of HCIL.”
May 30–June 1: Canadian Association for Conservation of Cultural Property/Canadian Conservation Institute Workshop, McCord Museum, Montreal. “New Methods of Cleaning Painted and Decorative Surfaces, Including the Modular Cleaning Program: A Systemic Approach to Cleaning Artworks.”
* June 5–7: Information Law and Public Policy, Chicago State University. Submit presentation proposals by April 1 to ilppsymposium@csu.edu.
June 9–11: Current Issues: Books in Spanish for Young Readers, Baharona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents, California State University San Marcos.
June 10–12: Digital Directions: Fundamentals of Creating and Managing Digital Collections, Hyatt Regency Jacksonville (Fla.) Riverfront. Sponsored by the Northeast Document Conservation Center and Solinet.
June 16–20: Primarily Teaching: Original Documents and Classroom Strategies, Gerald Ford Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
June 17–19: Bank Street College of Education Infancy Institute, New York City.
* June 20: Mississippi Library 2.0 Summit, Mississippi State University, Starkville. Submit "Steal-this-Idea" session and poster session proposals by April 25.
June 23–25: Books and Reading Strategies for English-language Learners in Grades K-8, Baharona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents, California State University San Marcos.
June 24–25: Institute for Museum and Library Services Conservation Forum for Collecting Institutions, Denver. “Collaboration in the Digital Age.”
June 24–July 3: Primarily Teaching: Original Documents and Classroom Strategies, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
July 12: South African Children's Literature Seminar, Simmons College, Boston.
July 14–16: Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents, Baharona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents, California State University San Marcos. Conducted in Spanish, though Spanish-speaking ability is not required.
July 14–18: Primarily Teaching: Original Documents and Classroom Strategies, National Archives Regional Facility, Denver.
July 14–17: National Institutes for Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums, Cherokee Resort and Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma. “Displaying and Caring for American Indian Objects.”
June 17–18: Library Management Institute @ Arcadia University Human Resources Conference, Philadelphia.
July 17–25: Primarily Teaching: Original Documents and Classroom Strategies, Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, Kansas.
July 28–Aug. 1: Primarily Teaching: Original Documents and Classroom Strategies, Lyndon B. Johnson Library, Austin, Texas.
Aug. 4–8: Primarily Teaching: Original Documents and Classroom Strategies, National Archives Regional Facility, Philadelphia.
Aug. 11–14: National Institutes for Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums, Cherokee Resort and Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma. “Collection, Use, and Care of Photographs.”
Aug. 11–15: Primarily Teaching: Original Documents and Classroom Strategies, George Bush Library, College Station, Texas.
Oct. 21–24: National Institutes for Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums, Cherokee Resort and Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma. “Training for American Indian Library Services.”
Nov. 7: Brick and Click Library Symposium, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville.
Nov. 13–15: Fleur Cowles Flair Symposium, University of Texas at Austin. “Creating a Usable Past: Writers, Archives, and Institutions.”
Academic Impressions offers a series of professional development conferences of interest to librarians.
American Association of Law Libraries: The AALL offers a series of
professional development workshops.
Amigos Library Services: Amigos offers a series of training classes
to improve the technical skills of librarians.
Association of Research Libraries: ARL offers a series of institutes
and programs aimed at improving skills of library management and staff.
Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and
Adolescents, California State University/San Marcos offers seminars and
workshops of interest to librarians.
Central Florida Library Cooperative: The library cooperative offers
a series of ongoing workshops of interest to librarians at locations throughout
central Florida.
The Foundation Center: This nonprofit organization offers a regular
series of seminars and workshops on securing grants and proposal writing.
Illinois State Library: The Illinois State Library has a series of
institutes and continuing education programs of interest to librarians.
Infopeople offers a series of online and in-person workshops on library-related topics.
Long Island Library Resources Council: The council offers a series of continuing education programs for librarians.
Michigan Library Consortium: The consortium offers a series of ongoing
workshops of interest to librarians.
National Council of Teachers of English: The council sponsors
conventions and other professional meetings concerning the teaching of English
at all levels.
Palinet: The organization offers workshops concerning new library technologies.
Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information
Science offers an ongoing series of onsite workshops. Spring/Summer 2007 workshops
include: “Children’s Literature: The 100 Best Books for Children,” “Get Your Game On! Gaming in Libraries,” “Out From Behind the Desk: Helping Librarians Develop Their Public Voice,” and “Revitalize Your LIS Career.”
Southeastern
Library Network: Numerous workshops of interest to
librarians are offered at locations through the southeastern U.S.
Special Libraries Association: SLA has an ongoing professional development
program with events and distance education programs at varying locations.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: The
school offers a series of continuing professional development courses.
University of Toronto: Continuing Education Program, Faculty of
Information Studies. The university has an ongoing continuing education
program offering courses of interest to librarians.
University of Utah: Academic Outreach and Continuing Education
Program. The University of Utah is offering four independent study courses
of interest to librarians: Reference Work, Selection
of Library Materials, Cataloging and Classification, and Management
of the Library Media Center.
University of Wisconsin/Madison, School of Library and Information Studies: The
school offers a series of workshops and events of interest to librarians.
University of Wisconsin/Milwaukee, School of Information Studies: The
school offers a series of workshops and events of interest to librarians.
Utah State University offers a graduate-level program called
Online Learning Communities in Education and Training.
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ONLINE COURSES
May 1–31: Isn't Otaku a Kind of Sushi? Graphic Novels, Manga, and Anime. Online workshop sponsored by Simmons College GSLIS.
Ongoing: ALA and the Southeast Florida Library Information Network offer
ALA members more than 1,500 e-learning courses from Element K.
Ongoing: SirsiDynix offers podcasts as a means of sharing
its web seminars with library and information professionals.
Ongoing: Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information
Science offers an ongoing series of online workshops. Spring/Summer 2007 workshops
include: “Creating Online Tutorials; A Designer’s Challenge,” “Marketing Your Library,” “Podcasting Boot Camp,” and “Working with Students with Special Needs in School Libraries.”
Ongoing: PALINET offers live and self-paced online workshops as well as a series of “Technology Conversations”
podcasts.
Ongoing: University of Washington Information School offers “InfoSpeak,”
a series of student-produced podcasts showcasing leaders in various areas of
information access and awareness.
Ongoing: Online Programming for All Libraries offers
a variety of interactive online programs for library staff and library
users. Johnson County (Kans.) Library has announced a monthly series of professional
development opportunities for librarians that will be offered through the OPAL
collaborative on the third Friday of each month at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time.
Ongoing: The Special Libraries Association offers
online courses for members interested in participating in its competitive intelligence certificates program.
Ongoing: The University of North Texas offers
a variety of online courses for librarians. “Budget and Finance,” “Fundraising and Grantsmanship,” and “Planning and Management of Buildings” are 8-week courses with new sessions beginning every two months, and are approved for the ALA-APA’s Certified Public Library Administrator certification.
Ongoing: Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis and the Institute for Museum and Library Services offers
“Shaping Outcomes,” an instructor-mediated online short course in outcome-based planning and evaluation for museum and library professionals. Courses are offered throughout 2008.
Ongoing: Linworth Publishing offers the
“Linworth @ The Forefront,” series of author webinars.
Ongoing: Infopeople offers a series of online and in-person workshops on library-related topics.
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INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
* Indicates conferences seeking papers or presenters.
June 19–20: Forbidden Fruit: The Censorship of Literature and Information for Young People, Southport, United Kingdom.
July 1–5: Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche Annual Conference, Istanbul, Turkey. “Bridging the Digital Divide: Effective Library Partnerships in the Digital Age.”
July 28–31: International Reading Association World Congress on Reading, San José, Costa Rica. “Reading in a Diverse World.”
* July 29–August 1: International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics, and Scientometrics, Berlin. Submit posters by May 4.
Aug. 10–15: International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions World Library and Information Congress, Quebec City, Quebec. “Libraries Without Borders: Navigating Towards Global Understanding.”
Aug. 25–29: International Digital Library Course, Tilburg University, The Netherlands.
Sep. 3–5: UNESCO Training the Trainers in Information Literacy Workshop, Ankara, Turkey. Limited to 50 participants; apply by April 30.
Sep. 22–26: International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, Berlin. “Metadata for Semantic and Social Applications.”
* Oct. 15–17: Internet Librarian International, London. Submit speaking proposals by Mar. 28
Nov. 2–5: Library and Information Association Aotearoa New Zealand Conference 2008, Auckland. “Poropitia Outside the Box.”
Nov. 12–14: Sofia 2008: Globalization and the Management of Information Resources, Sofia, Bulgaria. Submit paper abstracts by June 9, and poster summaries (open to students only) by June 3.
Nov. 26–28: Special Libraries Association Asian Chapter International Conference of Asian Special Libraries on Shaping the Future of Special Libraries: Beyond Boundaries, India Islamic Cultural Centre, New Delhi. Submit paper proposals by July 15.
* Jan. 20–22, 2009: Information Online, Darling Harbour Exhibition and Convention Centre, Sydney, Australia. Submit papers for consideration by March 28.
Feb. 19–Mar. 4, 2009: Bibliotheca Alexandrina Book Fair, Alexandria, Egypt.
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APPLY FOR
By July 31: The Association of Research Libraries seeks applications for the Initiative to Recruit a Diverse Workforce.
By Sep. 15: The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation seeks applications for minigrants up to $500 to support school and public library programming.
Ongoing: Libri Foundation Books For Children Grants will match
$50 to $350 raised by local sponsors on a 2-to-1 ratio to help small, rural
public libraries buy children’s books. The foundation makes grants
three times a year, with deadlines of Apr. 15, July 15, and Dec. 15.
Ongoing: The ALA Honor Roll Website will acknowledge libraries
that are champions of staff support and development, that provide support to
their employees to attend work-related workshops, conferences, and/or classes.
Sponsored by the Programs and Special Projects Working Group of the Better
Salaries and Pay Equity Task Force. Submit an electronic application.
Ongoing: The Staples Foundation for Learning makes quarterly grants to programs from 501(c)(3) organizations that support or provide job skills and/or education for all people, with a special emphasis on disadvantaged youth.
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OTHER EVENTS
Events of primarily local interest, such as library book sales, can be found and promoted through local media.
May 12–18: Children’s Book Week, sponsored by the Children’s Book Council.
May 16: See For Yourself Assistive Technology and Resource Fair, Long Island Talking Book Library, Bellport, New York.
May 29–June 1: Book Expo America, Los Angeles.
June 6: San Francisco Public Library Effie Lee Morris Lecture. “Storytelling, the Heart of Literacy,” presented by Patricia McKissack.
Sep. 23–27: West Texas Book and Music Festival, Abilene.
Oct. 10–12: Keystone Book Festival, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Oct. 10–12: Southern Festival of Books, Nashville, Tennessee.
Nov. 29–Dec. 7: International Guadalajara Book Fair, Guadalajara, Mexico.
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