You are invited to attend the

2000 WAPL Spring Conference

May 10, 11 & 12, 2000

1313 John Q. Hammons Dr.

Middleton, Wisconsin

Sponsored by the Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL) in conjunction with the: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL) • Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) • Outreach Services Round Table (OSRT) • Readers Section (READ) • Reference and Adult Services Section (RASS) • Support Staff Section (SSS) • WAPL Personnel and Professional Concerns Committee (P2C2) • Library Development and Legislation Committee (LD&L) • Technical Services Section (TSS) • Wisconsin Library Trustee Association (WLTA) • Youth Services Section (YSS) • Wisconsin Genealogy and Local History Round Table (WIGLHR) • WAPL is a division of the Wisconsin Library Association

8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registration/Information Desk will be available.

9 to 10 a.m. Keynote Address: Learning From the Past, Preparing for the Future

Public librarians and trustees face numerous opportunities and challenges as a new century begins. With almost 40 years experience as a public librarian, William R. Gordon, Executive Director, American Library Association, occupies an excellent vantage point from which to reflect on public library services in the second half of the 20th century. As head of the largest library organization in the world-the American Library Association with 57,000 members-he is in a unique position to view the trends, issues, and prospects for public library services in the 21st century. His thought-provoking perceptions will help us focus and define our directions.

Presenter: William R. Gordon, Executive Director, American Library Association

William R. Gordon became the executive director of the American Library Association on March 1, 1998. Prior to joining ALA, Gordon was the director of the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System in Hyattsville, Maryland, for 21 years. During his career, he has also served as a public library administrator in Minnesota, Idaho, and Washington.

Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and

Community Learning (DLTCL)

This program will provide an update on the BadgerLink program and explore how this program is evolving to provide citizens of the state with more information. Included will be the latest information on the EBSCO and ProQuest magazine and newspaper databases. In addition, information will be provided regarding efforts to digitize state government documents and make state government information more accessible over the Web. The decision to not move forward in 2000 with the Linked System Project will also be discussed.

Presenters: Bob Bocher, DLTCL

Sally Drew, DLTCL

Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL)

A discussion of the ways some conservative organizations have quietly gained representation on library and school boards in order to write public policy along the guidelines of the private organization. Some groups have been successful in convincing text book publishers to use language that reflects narrow conservative values. At least one of these groups might be characterized as a cult in the making.

Presenters: John Kean, Associate Dean, School of Education, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Anne Altshuler, Madison Area Nurse and Activist

Sponsor: Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT)

Take a tour of some of the best children’s library spaces in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois through this report on the YSS Spring 2000 Bus Tour. A narrated slide presentation will highlight some of the sites from Manitowoc to Minneapolis, Wisconsin Rapids to Wheeling. You will discover creative uses of space for children that can be adapted to your existing floor plan. If you are considering remodeling or a new building, this program will provide much food for thought.

Presenters: Barb Huntington, Children’s and Special Needs Consultant, South Central Library System (SCLS)

Tour conductors and planners

Sponsor: Youth Services Section (YSS)

Learn what is in the new Wisconsin Public Library Standards and how you can use them to improve your library.

Presenters: Mike Cross, DLTCL

David Polodna, Director, Winding Rivers Library System

Joy Botts, Director, Pauline Haass Public Library, Sussex

Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL)

Expectations for public library directors and managers are changing—making some uneasy. What does it take to succeed as a public library director today? What characteristics and skills are needed? Can we learn these skills if we don’t have them? What lessons can be learned from the past? Discuss the implications of these and other issues with William R. Gordon.

Presenter: William R. Gordon, Executive Director, American Library Association

Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL)

12 noon to 1:45 p.m. Luncheon

State Representative Marlin Schneider, Wisconsin Rapids, shares his concerns on privacy and public libraries, including confidentiality of the records of minors. Take advantage of an excellent opportunity to hear from one of the leading library supporters in state government.

Sponsor: Wisconsin Association of Public Librarians (WAPL)

An update on QuILL use and operation for sending, receiving, and tracking interlibrary loan requests.

Presenter: Terry Wilcox, DLTCL

Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL)

In 1999, the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, using grant funds from the National Historic Preservation Act, contracted with Mead & Hunt, Inc., to conduct a statewide survey of historic public library buildings in Wisconsin. The survey included the photographing of the interiors and exteriors of 75 public library buildings, and the evaluation of 28 public library buildings to determine their eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places. A historic preservationist from Mead & Hunt, Inc., will discuss the survey and its results and show slides of the buildings surveyed.

Presenter: Elizabeth Miller, Historic Preservationist from Mead & Hunt, Inc.

Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL)

Grab your community’s attention by developing new and exciting online services! This session will give you ideas for new services your library can provide. Once these services are developed, you must be proactive about getting the word out. Learn how to market your library using traditional and online methods.

Presenter: Beth Carpenter, Electronic Resources Librarian, Outagamie-Waupaca Library System (OWLS)

Sponsor: Reference and Adult Services Section (RASS)

This program will provide three or four perspectives related to public access to the Internet in public libraries. Included on a panel will be representation from a library that uses filtering software and representation from a library that doesn’t filter. In addition, the issue of acceptable use policies and potential or actual legislation (federal and/or state) related to controlling content will be covered.

Presenters: Bob Bocher, DLTCL

Connie Meyer, Director, Dwight Foster Public Library, Fort Atkinson

Ruth Ann Montgomery, Director, Evansville Public Library

Other panelists

Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL)

3 to 3:15 p.m. Refreshment break

A demonstration of the new WISCAT client and database structure and an update on WISCAT activities.

Presenter: Mary Clark, Reference and Loan Library, DLTCL

Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL)

Come to the second annual reference forum to learn about what is happening in reference in Wisconsin public libraries. Share news about your library’s projects or services, meet your colleagues, or ask questions about policies, planning, or procedures. We always have a great time!

Moderator: Jan Dibble, Oshkosh Public Library

Sponsor: Reference and Adult Services Section (RASS)

An overview of labor law basics. Topics to be discussed include employee breaks, overtime, record keeping, accident and incident reports, and the Wisconsin retirement system.

Presenter: Curtis Witynski, legal counsel, League of Wisconsin Municipalities

Sponsors: Wisconsin Library Trustee Association (WLTA)

Support Staff Section (SSS)

Personnel and Professional Concerns Committee (WAPL-P2C2)

This program will provide information on the new public librarian certification requirements and guidelines effective in 2000. A panel of public librarian certification validators at the system level and DLTCL staff will highlight the changes and features of the certification rules and manual.

Presenters: Peg Branson, DLTCL

David Weinhold, Director, Eastern Shores Library System

Sandra Robbers, Library Development Coordinator, Indianhead Federated Library System

Larry Nix, DLTCL

Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL)

Join a professional organization? Are you kidding? Who has time, anyway? If you’ve asked these questions, you’ve had such thoughts, or if you’ve wondered why anyone would join WLA, come and hear the answers. Our panel of experts will tell you why WLA is important, including details on the critical advocacy role the association has played in improving Wisconsin libraries.

Presenters: Lisa Strand, Executive Director, Wisconsin Library Association

Barbara Kelly, President, Wisconsin Library Association

Peg Bredeson, Chair, Wisconsin Association of Public Librarians

Sponsor: Wisconsin Association of Public Librarians (WAPL)

Enjoy a real down-home barbecue in the company of your WAPL friends and colleagues. This informal event, to be held in the hotel atrium, is an opportunity to wind down at the end of a busy day. To help you relax, no speakers are scheduled.

A discussion and demonstration of new methods to acquire MARC records that are particularly suited to small libraries and consortia. What are the implications of using this new technology?

Presenters: Debbie Cardinal, Wisconsin Interlibrary Services (WILS)

Mary Clark, DLTCL

Daniel Cawley, Watertown Public Library

Sponsor: Technical Services Section (TSS)

Legendary bluesman Robert Johnson passes his enchanted guitar to young Thomas-Builds-the-Fire, who takes it on a journey of ancestral nightmares and rock-and-roll dreams. Sherman Alexie won the American Book Award for this poetic, humorous story of the Coyote Springs Band and the Spokane experience in the Pacific Northwest.

Presenter: Elizabeth Bauer, Circulation Services, Middleton Public Library

Sponsor: Readers Section (READ)

This will be a panel presentation by several librarians on how they are using the Internet and the Web to augment their reference service. Included will be a discussion on the issues involved in integrating the Web into reference service.

Presenters: Bob Bocher, DLTCL.

Evan Bend, Reference Librarian, Appleton Public Library.

Tracy Blaschka, Director, Whitefish Bay Public Library.

Patti Dwyer Wanninger, Assistant Director, Hedberg Public Library, Janesville.

Susan Pack, Computer Training Coordinator, Milwaukee Public Library.

Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL)

Major copyright legislation was passed during the last Congress, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. More changes are anticipated in the current Congress. Learn what effects these changes bring to libraries, distance education and the Web. Prepare to defend libraries’ rights in the new digital millennium.

Presenters: Kay Ihlenfeldt, DLTCL

Steve Sanders, DLTCL

Mike Cross, DLTCL

Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL)

Currently, more than 150 Wisconsin public libraries have web sites. Technology permitting, this will be a live online tour of some of these sites. The program will take a critical look at site design, layout, and content.

Presenter: Bob Bocher, DLTCL

Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL)

Librarian P.W. Filby referred to genealogists as "the bane of reference librarians." Learn what genealogists expect from librarians and how librarians can provide a reasonable level of service to them. This is your chance to find out what makes genealogists tick, how they become the way they are, the changing nature of genealogical research, and how your library can better serve this important group of patrons.

Presenter: Jack Brissee, President, Wisconsin State Genealogical Society

Sponsor: Wisconsin Genealogy & Local History Round Table (WIGHLR)

Panelists discuss innovative outreach projects, including: "Project Read and Play" designed for children with disabilities and their families to explore positive play and literacy building activities; the creation of Supported Parenting Kits for new parents with developmental disabilities, adult new readers, and teen parents; and a rural library’s efforts to welcome Hispanic migrant workers to their community.

Presenters: Claudia Backus, Youth Services Consultant, Waukesha Co. Federated Library System

Delores Liamba, Consultant, Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities

Jeanne Radke, Director, Jane Morgan Memorial Library, Cambria

Enjoy a real down-home barbecue in the company of your WAPL friends and colleagues. This informal event, to be held in the hotel atrium, is an opportunity to wind down at the end of a busy day. To help you relax, no speakers are scheduled.

A discussion and demonstration of new methods to acquire MARC records that are particularly suited to small libraries and consortia. What are the implications of using this new technology?

Presenters: Debbie Cardinal, Wisconsin Interlibrary Services (WILS)

Mary Clark, DLTCL

Daniel Cawley, Watertown Public Library

Sponsor: Technical Services Section (TSS)

Legendary bluesman Robert Johnson passes his enchanted guitar to young Thomas-Builds-the-Fire, who takes it on a journey of ancestral nightmares and rock-and-roll dreams. Sherman Alexie won the American Book Award for this poetic, humorous story of the Coyote Springs Band and the Spokane experience in the Pacific Northwest.

Presenter: Elizabeth Bauer, Circulation Services, Middleton Public Library

Sponsor: Readers Section (READ)

This will be a panel presentation by several librarians on how they are using the Internet and the Web to augment their reference service. Included will be a discussion on the issues involved in integrating the Web into reference service.

Presenters: Bob Bocher, DLTCL.

Evan Bend, Reference Librarian, Appleton Public Library.

Tracy Blaschka, Director, Whitefish Bay Public Library.

Patti Dwyer Wanninger, Assistant Director, Hedberg Public Library, Janesville.

Susan Pack, Computer Training Coordinator, Milwaukee Public Library.

Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL)

Major copyright legislation was passed during the last Congress, including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. More changes are anticipated in the current Congress. Learn what effects these changes bring to libraries, distance education and the Web. Prepare to defend libraries’ rights in the new digital millennium.

Presenters: Kay Ihlenfeldt, DLTCL

Steve Sanders, DLTCL

Mike Cross, DLTCL

Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL)

Currently, more than 150 Wisconsin public libraries have web sites. Technology permitting, this will be a live online tour of some of these sites. The program will take a critical look at site design, layout, and content.

Presenter: Bob Bocher, DLTCL

Sponsor: Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL)

Librarian P.W. Filby referred to genealogists as "the bane of reference librarians." Learn what genealogists expect from librarians and how librarians can provide a reasonable level of service to them. This is your chance to find out what makes genealogists tick, how they become the way they are, the changing nature of genealogical research, and how your library can better serve this important group of patrons.

Presenter: Jack Brissee, President, Wisconsin State Genealogical Society

Sponsor: Wisconsin Genealogy & Local History Round Table (WIGHLR)

Panelists discuss innovative outreach projects, including: "Project Read and Play" designed for children with disabilities and their families to explore positive play and literacy building activities; the creation of Supported Parenting Kits for new parents with developmental disabilities, adult new readers, and teen parents; and a rural library’s efforts to welcome Hispanic migrant workers to their community.

Presenters: Claudia Backus, Youth Services Consultant, Waukesha Co. Federated Library System

Delores Liamba, Consultant, Wisconsin Council on Developmental Disabilities

Jeanne Radke, Director, Jane Morgan Memorial Library, Cambria

Sponsor: Outreach Services Roundtable (OSRT)

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