Calendar of Library Events
Contents
Updated December 19, 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 “Conferences and Events” for additional information, or call 800-545-2433. * Indicates events seeking papers or presenters.
Jan. 23–28, 2009: Midwinter Meeting, Denver. Includes: January 22: ALCTS symposium, Implementing an Institutional Repository: Benefits and Challenges; January 23: AASL institute, School Library Advocacy Institute; ALCTS symposium, Breaking Down the Silos: Planning for Discovery Tools for Library 2.0; LLAMA institute, Library Leadership: You Are How You Communicate; LLAMA institute, Mission Possible: Practical Project Management; LSSIRT institute, Success in the Workplace; ACRL Institute, Bring it Home! Creating Custom Search Plug-ins for Your Library; ACRL Institute, Do You Q? Looking at Your Users in a New Way; ACRL Institute, Nobody Told Me I'd Have to Teach! Strategies for the Accidental Librarian; RUSA Institute, Behind the Genealogy Reference Desk.
Mar. 8–14, 2009: Teen Tech Week. “Press Play @ your library.”
Mar. 12–15, 2009: Association of College and Research Libraries National Conference, Seattle, Washington. “Pushing the Edge: Explore, Engage, Extend.”
Apr. 1–3, 2009: Public Library Association Spring Symposium, Nashville, Tennessee. “Pushing the Edge: Explore, Engage, Extend.”
Apr. 12–18, 2009: National Library Week.
Apr. 30, 2009: El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros.
May 7–8, 2009: LITACamp, Dublin, Ohio.
May 11–12, 2009: National Library Legislative Day.
July 9–15, 2009: ALA Annual Conference, Chicago. Preconferences include: July 9: ALCTS: "Streaming Media and Proliferating E-Books: Acquiring and Managing Emerging Formats" and "Cataloging Digital Media: Back to the Future!". July 9-10: ALCTS: "Metadata Standards and Applications: A 'Cataloging for the 21st Century' Workshop". July 10: CLENERT: "Making it Stick: Designing, Delivering, and Surviving Presentations" and "Punch it Up with Pictures: Presentations with Visual Power"; Office for Diversity: "2nd National Dialogue on the Curriculum of Readiness for the 21st Century Librarian" and "Many Voices, One Nation Chicago"; GODORT: "All Government Information is Local: Building on a Century of Local and Regional Information in Libraries; IRRT: Digitization Developing Countries; AASL: "Using NCES Databasis for School Library Research", "Gaming in the School Library: Curriculum Aligned and Still Fun!", "Let's Use Primary and Secondary Sources to Bring 'Real Life' to the Classroom!–It's as Easy as 'Making Butter'", and "Disaster Preparedness for School Library Media Specialists"; ACRL: "Discovering Digitization: Defining Your Path to Digital Access", "Instructional Design for Librarians: The What, Why, and How of ID", and "The Not-So-Distant Librarian: Online Library Instruction to Engage Students and Faculty"; ALCTS: "RDA, FRBR, and FRAD: Making the Connection" and "Manipulating Metadata: XSLT for Librarians"; ALSC: "Meeting the Challenge: Practical Tips and Inspiring Tales on Intellectual Freedom; ASCLA: "Be My Guest–Customer Service from the Best" and "After the Grant Runs Out–Funding Collaborative Digitization"; LITA: "Creating Library Web Services: Mashups and APIs" and "A Thousand Words: Taking Better Photos for Telling Stories in Your Library"; LLAMA: "Building Blocks 101: A Space Planning Guide with Hands-On Experience", "Green Library Interiors: Fact and Fiction", "Moving Your Library's Collections", "An Inside Look at Leadership", "Preserving Rare Materials: Optimal Environments for Paper-Based Collections", "Development's Next Top Model: Best Practices in Fundraising", "Living the Balanced Scorecard", and "Uncommonly Sustainable: The New Information Commons at Loyola University Chicago"; OLA "The Advocacy Institute"; PLA "Building Communities through Innovative Applications of Technology", "Why We Borrow: Small Libraries Chime In", and "Library Advocacy... From Your Community's Perspective"; RUSA: "Reinvented Reference V: Using Our Collective Wisdom", "From Lincoln Logs to Linkin' Families", "Mastering Business Acumen (MBA) in a Day: Business Concepts for Library", and "A Dialogue with the Aging Network and the Library Community: The New Guidelines on Library and Information Services to Older Adults"; YALSA: "Moving up the YA Career Ladder."
* Oct. 1–4, 2009: Library and Information Technology Association National Forum, Salt Lake City, Utah. “Open and Mobile.” Submit proposals by February 20, 2009.
Oct. 18–24, 2009: Teen Read Week. “Read Beyond Reality @ your library.”
* Nov. 5–8, 2009: American Association of School Librarians National Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina. “Rev Up Learning @ your library.” Submit proposals for concurrent sessions by December 1, and proposals for Exploratorium sessions by March 30, 2009.
* Mar. 23–27, 2010: Public Library Association National Conference, Portland, Oregon. Submit proposals for concurrent sessions by November 30.
Nov. 4–7, 2010: Young Adult Literature Symposium, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association.
Association for Library Collections and Technical Services: This ALA division offers a series of programs and institutes. 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 Leadership, 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.
Jan. 14–15, 2009: Budget and Finance, Decatur, Georgia. Certified Public Library Administrator course sponsored by PLA.
Feb. 2–Mar. 13, 2009: The Reference Interview. Online course sponsored by RUSA.
Feb. 9–10, 2009: Management of Technology, Phoenix, Arizona. Certified Public Library Administrator course sponsored by PLA.
Feb. 9–Mar. 20, 2009: Reading Instruction and Children's Books. Online course sponsored by ALSC.
Feb. 9–Mar. 20, 2009: Sharing Poetry with Children. Online course sponsored by ALSC.
Feb. 9–Mar. 20, 2009: The Tech Savvy Booktalker. Online course sponsored by ALSC.
Feb. 9–Mar. 20, 2009: The Newbery Medal: Past, Present, and Future. Online course sponsored by ALSC.
Feb. 16–Mar. 13, 2009: Business Reference 101. Online course sponsored by RUSA.
Feb. 16–Mar. 21, 2009: Genealogy 101. Online course sponsored by RUSA.
Feb 20, 2009: Lawyers for Libraries Training Institute, Los Angeles. Sponsored by the Office for Intellectual Freedom.
Mar. 12–13, 2009: Organization and Personnel Management , Decatur, Georgia. Certified Public Library Administrator course sponsored by PLA.
Apr. 2–4, 2009: Current Issues, Nashville, Tennessee. Certified Public Library Administrator course sponsored by PLA.
Apr. 2–30, 2009: Marketing Basics for Libraries. Online course sponsored by RUSA.
Apr. 14–15, 2009: Serving Diverse Populations, Spokane, Washington. Certified Public Library Administrator course sponsored by PLA.
Apr. 21–22, 2009: Marketing, Kansas City, Missouri. Certified Public Library Administrator course sponsored by PLA.
Apr. 29–30, 2009: Organization and Personnel Management, Saratoga Springs. Certified Public Library Administrator course sponsored by PLA.
May 4–29, 2009: Business Reference 101. Online course sponsored by RUSA.
May 4–June 19, 2009: The Reference Interview. Online course sponsored by RUSA.
May 13–14, 2009: Budget and Finance, Columbus, Ohio. Certified Public Library Administrator course sponsored by PLA.
June 4–5, 2009: Politics and Networking, Decatur, Georgia. Certified Public Library Administrator course sponsored by PLA.
Aug. 6–7, 2009: Serving Diverse Populations, Houston, Texas. Certified Public Library Administrator course sponsored by PLA.
Sept. 16–17, 2009: Planning and Management of Buildings, Saratoga Springs. Certified Public Library Administrator course sponsored by PLA.
Oct. 19–20, 2009: Marketing, Cleveland, Ohio. Certified Public Library Administrator course sponsored by PLA.
Oct. 27–28, 2009: Fundraising, Kansas City, Missouri. Certified Public Library Administrator course sponsored by PLA.
Nov. 12–13, 2009: Management of Technology, Mountlake Terrace, Washington. Certified Public Library Administrator course sponsored by PLA.
Ongoing: AASL offers licenses to host several one-day regional institutes: “School Library Advocacy,” “Collaborative Leadership,” “Reading and the Elementary School Library Media Specialist,” “Reading and the Secondary School Library Media Specialist.”
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: LLAMA 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.”
Ongoing: ALA offers the ALA Connections Salon, an online environment for members to participate in monthly formal and informal discussions on a specific topic. Schedule.
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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.
Mar. 12–14, 2009: Louisiana Library Association Annual Conference, Baton Rouge.
Mar. 31–Apr. 3, 2009: Texas Library Association Annual Conference, Houston. “Creating Communities of Ideals and Innovation.”
Apr. 1–3, 2009: Oregon Library Association Annual Conference, Salem. “Oregon Reads: One State, Many Stories.”
Apr. 7–10, 2009: Alabama Library Association Annual Convention, Auburn. “Alabama Libraries: Invite, Involve, Inform, Inspire.”
Apr. 8–10, 2009: Tennessee Library Association Annual Conference, Salem. “Customer Service Is Our Heart.”
Apr. 20–22, 2009: Oklahoma Library Association Annual Conference, Midwest City.
Apr. 22–24, 2009: New Mexico Library Association Annual Conference, Albuquerque.
Apr. 22–24, 2009: Utah Library Association Annual Conference, Sandy. “Utah Libraries: Turning Up The Volume.”
Apr. 27–29, 2009: New Jersey Library Association Annual Conference, Long Branch. “New Jersey Libraries Rock.”
Apr. 29–May 1, 2009: Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference, New Haven.
Apr. 30–May 2, 2009: New York Library Association Spring Conference, Saratoga Springs. “Educational Leaders @ your library.”
May 6–8, 2009: Florida Library Association Annual Conference, Orlando. “Libraries... Connecting People, Information, and Knowledge.”
May 8, 2009: Delaware Library Association Annual Conference, Dover.
May 13–15, 2009: Maryland Library Association Annual Conference, Ocean City.
May 28–29, 2009: Rhode Island Library Association Annual Conference, Bryant Center, Bryant University, Smithfield.
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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.
Jan. 20–23, 2009: Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference, Denver. “iCreate.”
Jan. 28–31, 2009: Ontario Library Association Super Conference, Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Feb. 9–12, 2009: Electronic Resources & Libraries, Los Angeles.
Feb. 13, 2009: Online Northwest, Oregon State University, Corvallis.
Feb. 17–21, 2009: Music Library Association Annual Meeting, Chicago.
Feb. 23–26, 2009: Code4Lib Conference, Providence, Rhode Island.
Feb. 26–27, 2009: WebWise Conference on Libraries and Museums in the Digital World, Washington, D.C.
Mar. 20: North American Serials Interest Group Regional Unconference, Kansas State University, Manhattan.
Mar. 22–24, 2009: Association of Information and Dissemination Centers Spring Meeting, Tampa Bay Grand Hyatt, Tampa, Florida. "Innovation in a Time of Great Change."
Mar. 28–29, 2009: Reading the World XI, University of San Francisco.
Apr. 8–11, 2009: Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Apr. 15–18, 2009: Museums and the Web, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Apr. 18–19, 2009: Beatrix Potter Conference, Arne Nixon Center, California State University, Fresno.
Apr. 19–21, 2009: Missouri Association of School Librarians Spring Conference, Tan-Tar-A, Osage Beach. “Passport to Treasures @ your library.”
Apr. 26–29, 2009: Academic Library Advancement and Development Network Annual Conference, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Apr. 29–May 1, 2009: Loleta Fyan Small and Rural Libraries Conference, Grand Traverse Resort, Traverse City, Michigan.
May 15–20, 2009: Medical Library Association Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.
* May 22–23, 2009: Ethics of Information Organization, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Submit paper proposals by January 1, 2009.
* May 28–30, 2009: Canadian Association for Information Science Annual Conference, Ottawa. Submit paper proposals by January 16, 2009.
June 10–12, 2009: New York State Library Assistants' Association Annual Conference, Sage College, Troy.
June 14–17, 2009: Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
* June 23–24, 2009: Second International m-Libraries Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Submit paper proposals by December 15.
Apr. 28–30, 2010: Off-Campus Library Services Conference, Cleveland Marriott Downtown.
Aug. 4–9, 2010: National Conference of African American Librarians, Birmingham, Alabama.
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INSTITUTES, WORKSHOPS, AND CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
* Indicates institutes seeking papers or presenters.
Jan. 24, 2009: California School Library Association Northern Section Region 3 Workshop, Bullard High School, Fresno. “Clouds and Clout.”
Feb. 14, 2009: An Introduction to Document and Photograph Preservation, National Archives and Records Administration-Great Lakes Region, Chicago.
Feb. 27, 2009: Drupal4Lib Camp, Darien (Conn.) Public Library.
May 9, 2009: Using Court Records to Find Local and Family History, National Archives and Records Administration-Great Lakes Region, Chicago.
* May 16–19, 2009: Acquisitions Institute at Timberline Lodge, Oregon. Submit papers by December 30.
Aug. 8, 2009: African-American Genealogical Research, National Archives and Records Administration-Great Lakes Region, Chicago.
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
Jan. 6–Feb. 2, 2009: Innovative Approaches to Collection Development in Tough Economic Times. Offered by Infopeople.
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.
Dec. 18–20: International Symposium on Emerging Trends and Technologies in Libraries and Information Services, Noida, India.
Jan. 20–22, 2009: Australian Library and Information Association Information Online, Darling Harbour Exhibition and Convention Centre, Sydney, Australia.
Feb. 3–5, 2009: International Bielefeld Conference, Bielefeld, Germany. “Upgrading the eLibrary: Enhanced Information Services Driven by Technology and Economics.”
Feb. 16–21, 2009: Jamaica Library Service International Conference, Kingston. “Public and School Libraries: Your Partners in National Development.”
Feb. 19–Mar. 4, 2009: Bibliotheca Alexandrina Book Fair, Alexandria, Egypt.
July 14–15, 2009: Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Umbrella 2009, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom.
Feb. 4–6, 2010: Indian Board on Books for Young People Conference on Children's Libraries, New Delhi. “Building a Book Culture.”
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APPLY FOR
By Jan. 30, 2009: ALA and the National Endowment for the Humanities seeks applications for We the People bookshelf grants. This year's Bookshelf contains books complementing the Picturing America grant program.
By Feb. 3, 2009: The Institute of Museum and Library Services and National Endowment for the Arts seeks applications for The Big Read grants of $5,000 to $20,000 to allow communities to inspire reading by developing programming around a single work of literature.
By Mar. 1, 2009: ALA seeks applications for library science or school library media master's degree scholarships ranging from $1,500 to $6,500 per student per year.
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 17–June 6, 2009: University of North Carolina School of Information and Library Science Summer International Programs. Two tours are available: Libraries and Librarianship: Past, Present and Future, in Oxford, England, May 17–30, and Libraries and Librarianship in the Czech Republic, in Prague, May 24–June 6.
June 23–July 5, 2009: Nye Memorial Children's Literature Tour of the Ukraine.
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