Annual Conference Chicago logoASCLA/COSLA Reception event details are here:http://ala13.ala.org/node/11434

ASCLA has some great events planned for the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago this summer.  This year, our preconferences cover: How your library can serve as a disaster recovery center and address community needs after an emergency; Servant leadership: Help your employees develop and perform better by cultivating your servant leadership persona; Rethinking resource sharing: Learn about radical resource sharing theories, the finances of interlibrary loan (ILL) and e-books, and the latest trends in physical delivery. Keep reading for more detailed information about each of these events.

You can register for these events here: http://ala13.ala.org/register-now

Consultants Give Back

Schedule a free session with a library consultant! Our participating consultants have a wide variety of expertise, from strategic planning to technology. Get details, and schedule your session today!

 

ASCLA @ 2013 ALA Annual Conference

Innovative programming and workshops await you! Browse our offerings. Remember that registration for our preconferences closes Friday, June 21.

Make sure to add ASCLA’s premier social event, the ASCLA/COSLA Reception, to your conference calendar. Network with colleagues and meet some new people from the most outstanding division of ALA. We’ll present this year’s ASCLA awards, too!

 

ASCLA President’s Program: Michael Margolis shares compelling strategies for telling your library’s story

“Storytelling Mojo: Creating the 21st Century Library Narrative”, featuring Michael Margolis of GetStoried, will focus on how we can think strategically about how we communicate within and outside of our libraries more effectively. Through this engaging and interactive session, Margolis will provide simple ways to help design and deliver powerful messages. Full program details at the ASCLA blog.

 

Preconferences

You do not need to register for the ALA Annual Conference in order to participate in these preconference events. Simply select “Preconferences and Ticketed Events Only” as your registration type.

Ports in a Storm: Your Library as a Disaster Recovery Center

Friday, June 28, 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

This workshop focuses on community needs after an emergency, and will prepare libraries to actively function as disaster recovery centers by partnering with emergency responders and providing vital resources to the community. Hear firsthand how libraries in Queens County, NY and New Jersey responded to Hurricane Sandy. Learn what role your library can play in educating communities on disaster preparedness, and review the resources available via the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) Emergency Preparedness & Response Initiative.

Speakers: Thomas W. Galante, president and CEO of Queens Library, Queens County, NY; Michele Stricker, associate director, Library Development Bureau, New Jersey State Library; Lori Foley, vice president of emergency programs at Heritage Preservation; Dan Wilson, associate director for collections and library services at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Library.

Registration Rates: $179, ASCLA member. $209, ALA member. $249, non-member. $159, ALA Retired and Student members.

REGISTER NOW: http://ala13.ala.org/register-now

================================

Servant Leadership in Your Library

Friday, June 28, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Excellent leadership—in partnership with outstanding management—is required to Servant leadership can change the dynamics of a library–large or small–by cultivating strong loyalty from both employees and library users. Servant leaders focus outwardly and work in partnership with their staff and communities. Through exercises, group discussion, real-world stories and personal reflection led by professional library trainer Linda Bruno, participants will develop their servant leader persona.

Speaker: Linda Bruno, expert trainer and workshop facilitator

Registration Rates (thru June 21): $279, ASCLA member. $299, ALA member. $319, non-member. $239, ALA Retired and Student members.

REGISTER NOW: http://ala13.ala.org/register-now

 ================================

Discovery to Delivery: Rethinking Resource Sharing

Friday, June 28, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Sponsored by ASCLA’s Physical Delivery Interest Group and RUSA’s Rethinking Resource Sharing Steering Committee

This event will bring together discussions of the critical components of resource sharing in the academic and public library environments, including innovations in discovery and ILSs as well as trends in both physical and virtual delivery of library materials to users. Attendees will learn about radical resource sharing theories, the finances of interlibrary loan (ILL) and e-books, and the latest trends in physical delivery that will provide efficient, fast and comprehensive access to patrons. In addition to panels and presentations, attendees will participate in breakout groups to further pursue ideas presented by the event speakers.

Speakers: Marshall Breeding, Jamie LaRue, Jason Kucsma, Lori Ayre and other representatives from public and academic library consortia.

Registration Rates: $169, ASCLA member. $199, ALA member. $219, non-member. $219, ALA Retired and Student members.

REGISTER NOW: http://ala13.ala.org/register-now