Special Events
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Tour
Connecting with Our Past: H.H. Bennett Studio and History Center
Pre-registration required
Wisconsin Health Sciences Library Association (WHSLA) and Association of Wisconsin Special Librarians (AWSL) members are invited to attend a dessert reception and tour of the H.H. Bennett Studio and History Center. Special librarians from across the state will get an opportunity to connect with their colleagues at this evening event sponsored by EBSCO Information Services. There also will be a WHSLA Business meeting at the reception, but we promise it will be short and not detract from your enjoyment of the delicious desserts.
Sponsors: Wisconsin Health Sciences Library Association, Association of Wisconsin Special Librarians
Partner: EBSCO Information Services
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Tour
International Crane Foundation
Departing from and returning to the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center
Pre-registration required
Where is the only place in the world that you can see all 15 crane species? That place is Wisconsin's very own International Crane Foundation near Wisconsin Dells. Join us for a tour of this rare and very special environmental habitat. Protection of the cranes is paramount, and this area on which they depend has been carefully preserved and restored. This tour will serve as a great introduction to Thursday’s presentation “The Secret Lives of Cranes."
Sponsor: Association of Wisconsin Special Librarians
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Making Connections: All Conference Reception
Sponsor: WLA Conference Committee
UW-Madison SLIS Reunion
Sponsor: UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies
UW-Milwaukee Reunion
Sponsor: UW-Milwaukee School of Information Studies
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
WLA Foundation Fundraiser
Moosejaw Pizza & Brewing Company, 110 Wisconsin Dells Parkway South
Pre-registration required
Feast on delicious pizza in the Wisconsin Dells' only brewpub, and enjoy live entertainment provided by our special musical guests, Mississippi Blue! The talented David Polodna and Mike Obmascher play great tunes of their own plus covers by Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, The Eagles, Bob Dylan, John Prine and many others. Just $30 buys you a lot of fun and a $15 tax-deductible, charitable contribution! Take the free shuttle from the main lobby or take your car west on Highway 12 about one mile.
Sponsor: Wisconsin Library Association Foundation
Partners: Alpine Book, Maris Associates, Mississippi Blue, Rob Zimmers (Quality Books)
Thursday, November 2, 2006
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Awards Banquet
Join us for this annual celebration in recognition of those professionals who symbolize the best in librarianship. Dinner will be followed by presentation of the following awards: Banta Award, Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award, Librarian of the Year Award, Library of the Year/DEMCO Award, WLA/Highsmith Award, Trustee of the Year Award, Special Service Award, Citation of Merit Award, and WLA/ProQuest Intellectual Freedom Award.
Sponsor: WLA Awards & Honors Committee
Partners: DEMCO Inc.; Highsmith Inc.; Wisconsin Library Association Foundation; Worzalla Publishing Company; Banta Corporation Foundation