REGISTRATION

8:00 - 8:30 Registration

8:30 - 8:45 Welcome & Opening Remarks

8:45 - 9:15 Keynote: Yasmin Aguilar

12:00 -1:30 Lunch | Vendors

3:45 - 4:00 Closing remarks

Please mark the programs you plan to attend so presenters may prepare a sufficient number of handouts.

SESSION ONE—9:30 to 10:30

Teaming with Teens: how to build strong

programs with the teens @ your library

Summer Reading for ALL Ages @ your library!!

SPLAT 102

Maximizing Your Professional Development

SESSION TWO—10:45 to 11:45

Integrating Puppetry Into The School/Library

Program

Highlighting the "Be Outside Campaign"

Free Web Tools

Wrangling Digital Collection into Existence

SESSION THREE—1:30 to 2:30

Book Club in a Bag

Extreme Booktalking!

eBooks: Easy, Expansive, Efficient

Working with Difficult Patrons

SESSION FOUR– 2:45 to 3:45

Creating and Using Digital Booktalks in Your

Library

Setting the Scene: Adult “Themed” Mystery Book

Groups

Website Usability Made Easy

Starting From Scratch: Lessons Learned

PROGRAM

Integrating Puppetry Into The School / Library Program. Lori Graybeal | Carolyn Hotchkiss

A. Creating puppets & skits with items available in your library with little or no cost. B. Using puppets in your library can: -> bringing stories alive using curriculum ties and extension activities -> encourage creative expression -> help monitor student behaviors C. Receive a complete bibliography of information covered.

Highlighting the "Be Outside Campaign" Stephanie Bailey-White

The Idaho Children and Nature Network is a group of over 40 representatives from Idaho city, state and federal agencies and organizations with the mission to “connect children with nature in Idaho, from backyards to mountaintops.” Learn how your library can be a part of this exciting project!

Free Web Tools: serving library customer needs Memo Cordova | Ellie Dworak | Kim Leeder | Sara Seely

Join four inventive librarians as we demonstrate how to use free Web tools to improve library services. Because these tools are free, simple to use, and customizable, they can enhance library services without the steep learning curve and huge time commitment that providing high quality Web content used to require.

Wrangling Digital Collections Into Existence Rick Stoddart |Amy Vecchione |Erin Passehl

This presentation will highlight local/regional efforts to digitize library collections. Presenters will provide useful tools for getting started with your digital collection and tips to avoid potential pitfalls. This presentation is geared to librarians of all types (school, public, academic, and special).

SESSION TWO 10:45 - 11:45

Teaming with Teens: Library Advisory Boards, Student Assistants, Book Clubs and more – how to build strong programs with the teens @ your library. Gena Marker

This discussion will involve programming ideas that target and involve teens, especially in secondary school libraries.

Summer Reading for ALL Ages @ your library!!Kathleen Stadler | Jody Vestal

Jody Vestal and Kathy Stalder, Boise Public Librarians, will show and tell their summer reading programs for children, teens and adults.

SPLAT 102 Memo Cordova | Stephanie Bailey-White | Dylan Baker (virtually) | Anna Warns (virtually)

SPLAT presents six mini-presentations of five minutes each! Dylan and Anna will present a variety show (Five Minute Special)! Memo will present screen capturing utilities! ILA SPLAT ROOM! Stephanie will present on movie maker! And another surprise SPLAT 101 attendee will talk about what they liked! And then five minutes of what's coming soon for SPLAT!!!

Maximizing Your Professional Development Shirley Biladeau

Continuing Education opportunities for staff involved with libraries can be overwhelming in today’s online world. Learn about free – as well as discounted opportunities that are available online. Determining the competencies needed along with a professional development plan can help you stay on track toward your career goals.

SESSION ONE 9:30 - 10:30 Name

Library

Street Address

City, State & Zip Code Phone Number

E-mail

REGISTRATION FEE:

AM PM $15 half day fee (members)

AM PM $40 half day fee (non-members)

$27 ILA Member (Lunch included)

$52 ILA Non-member (Lunch included)

No Refunds

For ILA membership information:

http://www.idaholibraries.org/membership/

Please make checks payable & mail by April 1st to:

ILA SW Regional Conference Shirley Biladeau Idaho Commission for Libraries 325 West State Street Boise, ID 83702-6072

Questions? Please contact Committee Chair Shirley Biladeau by phone at 334-2150 or shirley.biladeau@libraries.idaho.gov

Conference location:

Kathryn Albertson International Center, College of Idaho 2112 Cleveland Blvd. Caldwell, ID 83651 http://www.idaholibraries.org/node/509 ~ VENDOR BREAK 10:30 - 10:45 ~

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Creating and Using Digital Booktalks in Your Library. Kit Parker

The use and creation of digital booktalks, or book trailers will be shared. Student and librarian created book trailers will be viewed. Technical advice and software recommendations to create your own. Use in various formats to promote your library and its books.

Setting the Scene: Adult “Themed” Mystery Book Groups. Laura Olson

How do you like your Mystery? Cozy, Romantic, Hard Boiled or with Vampires? Imagine a book discussion with other mystery fans who like it just the opposite! Learn how to have a fun and lively book discussion at your own library when members have entirely different tastes.

Website Usability Made Easy Ellie Dworak

The goal of this presentation is to help you improve your library website through audience testing, accessibility testing, and other methodologies. You will leave with a basic understanding of website usability and accessibility, understand several simple ways to discover and remedy problems, and learn about other resources to expand your knowledge.

Starting From Scratch: Lessons Learned Jim Pace

Since the end of August Jim has had the opportunity to start a small college library from scratch, literally from bare walls. Jim will briefly review his experiences, outline issues along the way, and get a discussion going on how one might, with hindsight and with the collected wisdom of the audience, approach the challenge of creating a library.

Closing Remarks Susan Nickels, SWILA Conference Co-chair

Final Evaluations & Door Prizes

LUNCH | VENDORS 12 - 1:30

SESSION THREE 1:30 - 2:30

APRIL 8, 2009

8:00 AM ~ 4:00 PM

KATHRYN ALBERTSON

INTERNATIONAL CENTER

College of Idaho

2112 Cleveland Blvd.

Caldwell, ID 83651

Solid Assets:

Leveraging Your

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Book Club in a Bag Megan Olivier | Becky Proctor

Book Clubs are a great way to promote the love of reading for pleasure, while enhancing literacy and social skills. We will provide ideas and resources for planning and promoting your Book Club, choosing and getting books, creating a fun discussion/theme party, and networking your Book Club in a Bag with other librarians. Participants will decorate their own book bag and take home plenty of handouts. Extreme Booktalking! Liesl Seborg | Ezequiel Luna

We will demonstrate different styles of booktalking and provide tools and tips to generate positive results. The participant will leave able to successfully booktalk anything! eBooks: Easy, Expansive, Efficient Charlotte Fowles

eBooks can be part of your library’s Ready Reference Collection and so much more. Find out about the newest full-text titles added to the collection along with some ways to incorporate this valuable, reliable, and free resource into your library’s collection. Working with Difficult Patrons Joy Lear | Laura Olsen

Our presentation is based on the PLA 2008 workshop by Johnson County Library with their permission to share. Learn 18 tools for more effective communication when working with a difficult patron. We will be encouraging audience participation and sharing of ideas – what works, what doesn’t!