Schedule is Subject to Change
Wednesday 4.7.10 (Pre-conference)
9:00 -12:00 pm 3 Half Day Morning Sessions
“Lift Off @ Your Library”
Presenters: Sonja Woods, Hannah Nash, Mary Gerlach and Sami Pierson
“Optimizing Your Library's Web presence”
Presenters: Keith Seyffarth and Adam Munson
"Indigenous Cultural Heritage: Resources and Library Programming"
Presenter: Loriene Roy
1:00 – 4:00 pm 3 Half Day Afternoon Sessions
"Cataloging Made Simple”
Presenters: Roberta Gebhardt and Lauren McMullen
"Socialization of the Employee: It’s About Building an Organizational Culture Committed to Employee Success"
Presenter: Carina Beck
"School Libraries and Learning in the 21st Century"
Presenter: Colet Bartow
1:00 – 4:00 pm MLA Board Meeting
2:00 - 4:00 pm Gibson Guitar Tour-$10
Location: Gibson Guitar
TBA Historic Downtown Bozeman Walking Tour-$10
5:30 – 7:00 pm Welcome Reception
Location: Baxter Hotel
7:00 pm Dinner on Your Own
8:00 pm Nelson Twins Concert at the Ellen Theater
Thursday 4.8.10
7:00 – 8:00 am New Member and Past Presidents Breakfast
Everyone is welcome. This breakfast is free for new members and past presidents.
8:30 – 10:00 am Workshops
What's New in K-12 Literature
Presenters: Ron & Barb Scherry
Montana Courier Pilot
Presenters: Sarah McHugh
Customer Service Survey Tips for Libraries
Presenters: Greg Adams
Using SmartBoards and the CPS in Libraries
Presenters: Teresa Makela
Humanities Montana Today--and One Book Montana
Presenters: Ken Egan
Home Away From Homelessness: Providing Library Services to the Homeless
Presenters: Bill Cochran, Samantha Pierson, Susie McIntyre, Jane Howell
Grants 101: How Do I Start and Where Do I Look for Funding Opportunities?
Presenters: Mary Anne Hansen
10:00 – 10:30 am Vendors Area Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
10:30 – 12:30 pm Welcome & Keynote Speaker
An Eagle-level View of Trends, Issues, and Opportunities in Libraries
Dr. Loriene Roy Professor in the School of Information, University to Texas Austin; ALA-Allied Professional Association President-elect
With special performance by: MSU Bobcat Singers and Dancers
12:45 – 2:00 pm Awards Lunch
2:15 – 3:45 pm Workshops
Target Marketing: Aim to Sell Your Library
Presenters: Joyce Doyle
Lights, Camera, Popcorn! The Ins and Outs of a Successful Movie Night @ the Library Program!
Presenters: Julie Boggs Rishara Finsel Donna Worth Milla Cummins
Let's Talk About. . . Space!: Leading an Organization Wide Targeted Strategic Planning Discussion.
Presenters: Amy Foster, Doralyn Rossmann, Josh Andrews, Shari Curtis, Jan Zauha, Eric Austin
Montana Library Certification Program 2010
Presenters: Sue Jackson, Darlene Staffeldt, Tracy Cook, Honore Bray, Liz Babbitt, Mary Ann George
Digitization Boot Camp
Presenters: Jason Clark, Beverly Marsh, Bonnie Mccallum
Banned in the Big Sky: the New Montana Book Challenges Poster
Presenters: Sheila Bonnand, Amy Cannata
Investment in Early Childhood
Presenters: Thale Dillon
4:00 – 5:00 pm Author Readings
Michele Corriel
5:00 - 6:00 pm Interest Group
Children's and Young Adult Interest Group Meeting
Presenters: Linette Ivanovich Green
Hosted by the Library Foundation
Early Literacy Interest Group
Presenters: Cindy Christin
Friends of the Library
Presenters: Della Dubbe
Montana ILL Happenings
Presenters: Bob Cooper
Offline Interest Group
Presenters: Dee Ann Redman, Suzanne Reymer
Public Library Directors
Presenters: Joanne Erdall
Technical Services Interest Group
Presenters: Darlene Hert, Lois Dissly
University of Montana's K-12 School Library Media Specialist endorsement program
Presenters: Anne Kish
6:00 – 7:30 pm Montana Book Award Reception
Location: Bozeman Public Library
7:00 – 8:00 pm Dinner on your own
8:30 – 10:00 pm Sheila Cates Event
Friday 4.9.10
7:00 - 8:00 am Division Breakfast Meetings
PLD, ASLD, SMLD
8:30-10:00 am Membership Meeting
10:00 - 10:30 am Exhibit Area Break
10:30 – 11:30 am Special Program
Dinosaurs; Creating New Ones, and Destroying Old Ones
Dr. Jack Horner, Regent Professor of Paleontology, Museum of the Rockies and Regents' Professor of Paleontology, Montana State University
11:30 – 12:30 pm Lunch with the Vendors
Lunch and visit with vendors
12:30 – 2:00 pm Workshops
Live From the Library: Real-Time Library Instruction for Students at a Distance
Presenters: Sheila Bonnand, Mary Anne Hansen
Building Public Library/School Partnerships
Presenters: Pad McCracken, Niki Whearty
Using Montana Primary Sources to Open Minds and Expand Horizons
Presenters: Roberta Gebhardt, Zoe Ann Stoltz
Ever Green
Presenters: Justine Shaffner
You, Too, Can Be a Presenter!: Public Speaking 101 for PR & CE
Presenters: Cheryl J. Heser
"Make a Splash!": Sharing Summer Reading Ideas
Presenters: Cindy Christin
Making Your Library Genealogy Friendly
Presenters: Melody Condron
2:15 – 3:45 pm Workshops
Librarians at the Bounds of Rationality: How Bounded Rationality Can Help Us Help Others
Presenters: Samantha Hines
Barbarians in the Stacks: Collection Development
Presenters: Scott Juskiewicz, Betsy Harper Garlish
Digital Story Books
Presenters: Kari K. Eliason
Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptops so they can create a short version of a digital story.
Knowing What It Takes to Provide the Best Possible Mystery Collection in Your Library
Presenters: Mary Bushing
Building Community Partnerships at Your Library
Presenters: Paula Beswick, Alice Meister, Greg Young, Tate Chamberlin, Melody Condron
Conversations with Your Montana State Library Commissioners
Presenters: Darlene Staffeldt, Don Allen, Joyce Funda, Richard Quillin, Bonnie Allen, Colet Bartow, Marsha Hinch, Anita Scheetz
3:45 - 4:15 pm Exhibit Area Break
4:15 – 5:15 pm Author Readings
Alan Kesselheim
4:45 pm Vendor Exhibits Close
5:15 - 5:45 pm Break
5:45 – 6:45 pm Reception and Poster Sessions
Are You Geographically a-Where?
Presenters: Jennie Stapp, Sarah McHugh, Diane Papineau
Certification for Library Workers in Montana
Presenters: Sue Jackson
Finding state government information in Archive Montana
Presenters: Jim Kammerer
Genealogical Vital Records listingsGenealogical Vital Records listings
Presenters: Marjorie Doyle
Get Out There: Out of the Library and Into the Community
Presenters: Katrina Krupicka, Cindy Christin
Interlibrary Loan and Copyright Pathfinder
Presenters: Jill Zabel, Chris Vance
It Works For Us!: A Solution for a Family Resource Center
Presenters: Renee Goss
Trojans Bloggin' Books
Presenters: Holly Harper
Entertainment
Celtic Musicians
7:00 – 10:00 pm Membership Dinner and Entertainment
Entertainment
String Jumpers
Saturday 4.10.10
8:00 – 9:30 am Workshops
Workplace Civility: Holding One Another Responsible for Behaviors in the Library Workplace
Presenters: Mary Bushing
Readers' Advisory 101
Presenters: Molly Ledermann
Laws You Need to Know
Presenters: Tracy Cook
Can I Wash My Fruit With Comet? Discovering How to "Go Greener" at Work and at Home
Presenters: Gail Kouame
Montana Shakespeare in the Parks - MONTANA SHAKES
Presenters: Michael Gonring, John Bynes, Joel Jahnke
Significant Tidings
Presenters: Moderator:Mary Anne Hansen, Jennie Stapp, Megan Stark, Tammy Ravas, Megan Dazey, Teressa Keenan, Chris Ehrman, Mary Guthmiller, Darlene Hert, Mary Lou Mires
You Can Learn It!
Presenters: Lauren McMullen
9:45 – 10:45 am Tech Round Robin Mini-Workshops
Digital Video Cameras
Presenters: Kate Holloway
Downloadable Audio at its Best
Presenters: Katrina Krupicka
Making the Most of Your Digital Camera
Presenters: Nancy Hatfield, Kari Grimm
The Value of a Book
Presenters: Jamie Johnston
Wireless Readers
Presenters: Beth Boyson, Lois Dissly
Internet Communication Tools
Presenters: Pam Henley
11:00 - 12:30 Workshops
Rousing Reads: Favorite Picks from the 2009 Montana Book Award Committee
Presenters: Anne Kish, Sami Pierson
It's Good to Have Friends: Friends Groups for Academic and Public Libraries
Presenters: Beth Boyson, Maggie, Meredith Panel, Brian Close
The 24 Hour Library: Increasing Your Database Use
Presenters: Justine Shaffner
Creative Collection Management for the Rural Library
Presenters: Melody Condron
Protecting Library Collections from Disasters
Presenters: Randy Silverman
From Mundane to Marvelous: The Joys of Reading to Dogs
Presenters: Nancy Rosen, Kathy Klotz
Serving Families with Children Ages 0-5 at Your Library: Easy Ways to Start Now
Presenters: Cindy Christin, Sara Groves
12:30 – 2:00 pm Author Luncheon
Keys to Inspiring Young Minds
Christopher Paolini, Author of the Inheritance Cycle books Eragon, Brisingr and Eldest
1:00 - 2:00 pm Sunset Hills Cemetery Tour - $5
2:30 – 5:00 pm MLA Board Meeting