Conference Program - Illinois Library Association

Wednesday, October 4
2:00 – 3:00 P.M.
Reference Services Forum Meeting
LOCATION: Room 322
Beyond Espresso: The Library’s Role in 2015
Augusten Burroughs (author of Running with Scissors) suggested
in a recent interview that in the next ten years, libraries will be
converted into more useful real estate – condos and coffee bars —
and the librarians who work in them will be rounded up and
retrained to operate industrial espresso machines and cash
registers. What can academic libraries do to disprove that
prediction? What will the roles of academic librarians and
the services provided look like in 2015?
MODERATOR: Charlotte Johnson, Southern Illinois University
SPEAKER: Mary Ellen K. Davis, Association of College and
Research Libraries
SPONSOR: IACRL
TRACK: Management
LOCATION: Room 205
“Ask ? Away” Reliable Answers… Anytime
Virtual Reference: A Cooperative
Want to provide 24/7 reference service to your patrons who may or
may not come into the library, but are out on the Internet? You and
your library are invited to join in a new exciting and innovative
statewide service, called “Ask ? Away” Illinois. Librarians all over
Illinois and the world will provide online reference service to our
library users.
MODERATOR: Debra Aggertt, Illinois State Library
SPEAKERS: Bill Pardue, Arlington Heights Memorial Library;
Louise Greene, Rolling Prairie Library System; Mary-Carol
Lindbloom, Alliance Library System; and Debra Aggertt,
Illinois State Library
SPONSOR: Reference Services Forum
TRACK: Reference
LOCATION: Room 206
Beyond Tokenism: Achieving Genuine Diversity
Hard to define and even harder to achieve, genuine diversity
embraces different backgrounds and experiences. It means more
than appreciating differences; it means allowing differences
to change the culture of the workplace. Why is this important
to libraries? Challenge your assumptions and join us for
a provocative discussion of these issues.
MODERATOR: Mary Sue Brown, Woodridge Public Library
SPEAKERS: Tolonda Henderson
SPONSOR: Librarians for Social Responsibility Forum
TRACK: Management
LOCATION: Room 207
Personnel Issues — The Minefield of Lawsuits
for the Unprepared
Personnel issues continue to be a major cause of expensive legal
costs to libraries. The hot topics are sexual harassment, privacy
rights, collective bargaining, and personnel policy manuals.
This is a must-attend session where you can learn how to collect
warning signs and take proactive moves instead of dealing with
costly reactive actions regarding personnel issues. Collective
bargaining is now for five employees or more. Are you prepared
for a union?
MODERATOR: Scott Davis, Fremont Library District
SPEAKERS: Margaret Kostopulos and Darcy Proctor, Ancel, Glink,
Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Rolek, P.C.
SPONSOR: Ancel, Glink, Diamond, Bush, DiCianni & Rolek, P.C.
TRACKS: Management, Professional Development, Trustees
LOCATION: Room 324
Beyond Storytime: Early Literacy Programs in
Public Libraries
Public libraries do a great job of introducing children to the joy
of books and reading through regular storytimes. If you’re eager
to expand your library’s literacy efforts with programs and services
beyond the traditional storytime, this workshop will provide
practical ideas to reach parents and children.
MODERATOR: Melissa Henderson, Warren-Newport Public Library
SPEAKERS: Kay Chisamore, Ela Area Public Library District;
Janet Colwell, Warren-Newport Public Library District; Holly Jin,
Skokie Public Library; and Andrea Johnson, Cook Memorial
Public Library District
TRACK: Youth and Young Adult Services
LOCATION: Room 325
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