Conference At-a-Glance
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Wednesday, April 30
12:30-4:00 Preconference
So What Do I Do Now? Practical Approaches to Archival Processing (WIGLHR)
4 – 6 p.m. WAPL Board Meeting
5 – 8 p.m. Registration
Thursday, May 1
7 – 8:30 a.m. Continental breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Registration
8:45 – 10 a.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS: David Ward, President and
Founder, NorthStar Economics
10 – 10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. First Concurrent Sessions
• Investment Returns: Using the Public Library Economic Impact Study Results in Your Library (DLTCL, WLAF)
• What’s New in Digital Wisconsin (RASS, SSS)
• Interlibrary Loan in a “Do It Yourself” World (RSRT, SSS)
• Imagine That! A Celebration of Storytelling by People with Memory Loss (WAPL)
• Reel to Real: Facilitating Film Discussions at Your Library (WLA)
• Playing to Learn, Learning to Play (YSS)
12 noon – 1:45 p.m. Luncheon & Speaker Jay Rath, Madison journalist
2 – 3 p.m. Second Concurrent Sessions
• Digitization of Local History Materials: LSTA Success Stories (DLTCL)
• Hispanic Outreach: Best Practices from the Gates’ 2007-08 Training Workshops (DLTCL, OSRT)
• WORKnet: Information to Grow Wisconsin's Workforce (GIRT)
• “One Book One Community” Reading Programs: The Do’s and Don’ts (READ)
• Where are We Going?: Strategic Planning for Results (WISLR)
• MySpace - Don’t Be Intimidated By It! Can It Work For Your Library? (YSS)
3 – 3:15 p.m. Break
3:15 – 4:30 p.m. Third Concurrent Sessions
• Is the Plaque Free? Myths and Facts About the National and State Registers of Historic Places (GIRT, WIGLHR)
• Unintended Consequences: Traditional Library Practices as Barriers (OSRT)
• Continuing Education in Your Pajamas—New Technologies Bring New Opportunities (P2C2)
• Complementary Medicine: Connecting with the Mind-Body Connection (RASS)
• Tell Me More About WiLS (WiLS, RSRT)
• Dynamic Children and Teen Departments (YSS)
4:45 – 6 p.m. Business Meetings: OSRT, READ, WISLR, YSS
4:45 – 8 p.m. Dinner on your own
8 – 10 p.m. Reception at Portage County Public Library
Friday, May 2
7 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast buffet
7:30 – 10 a.m. Registration
9 – 10:15 a.m. First Concurrent Sessions
• Investment Returns: Using the Public Library Economic Impact Study Results in Your Library (DLTCL, WLAF)
• Speed Training: Teaching in a Hurry (LUERT)
• Have You Heard About… (MATS)
• A Thousand Splendid Suns: Book Discussion (READ)
• The Public Library as the Heart Beat of the Community: How We Can Show Our Relevance to Our Communities and Funders (WISLR)
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Second Concurrent Sessions
• Digital State Government Information: Now Available to Your Library (DLTCL)
• Intellectual Freedom Matters in Theory and Practice for Children and Teens (IFRT, YSS)
• Experience of the Local Immigrant (OSRT)
• Notable Genre Book Discussion (READ)
• Be the Boss of Your Browser (SSS)
12 noon – 1:45 p.m. Luncheon Speaker, Dick Bennett, former UW-GB and Wisconsin men's basketball head coach