7:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Registration Open – Riverside
8:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Exhibits Open
8:00 a.m.—8:50 a.m. FIRST THURSDAY SESSION
Art of the Caldecott, Part One
Gib Neal, Artist
A look at winners of the coveted Caldecott Medal, the annual award to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children, with emphasis on how the illustrations have evolved over the last two decades. How has culture, environment and technology shaped the award winner? Can we see a connection between current illustration and that of the decades past? Sponsored by SCYP. Audience:
General, Public, Elementary.
Holiday Inn – Ambassador’s
Workshops, Meetings…Webinars
Christa Burns, Nebraska Library Commission
Budgets are tight, travel is limited. So how can you provide training and host meetings without the usual costs? Holding events online is a great way to continue offering your trainings and meetings. In March 2010, the Paraprofessional Section of NLA hosted their first ever online Spring Meeting using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Come learn why they did it, how they did it, and how you can do this at your own library. Sponsored by Paras. Audience: General.
Holiday Inn – Executive’s
Foundations and Friends: Fundraising, Focus and Community Involvement
Panel
Hear success stories from a wide variety of library positions as they discuss the importance of a healthy Foundation and Friends support network. Sponsored by PLTS. Audience: Public, Trustees, Friends.
Holiday Inn – Governor’s
RDA: The New Cataloging Code
Margaret Mering, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
RDA was published in June 2010. This presentation will give a brief history of RDA and its development. It will give a broad overview of the difference between RDA and AACR2. It will explore what differences our users can expect to see when searching the catalog. Sponsored by TSRT. Audience: General.
Holiday Inn – Islander I
Why is Weeding So Hard and What Can We Do About It?
Laura Johnson, Nebraska Library Commission
We’ll explore weeding and offer some solutions to the problem. We’ll discuss what weeding criteria are, and how they vary according to subjects and types of material, as well as according to situation. We will also offer some tips and techniques for keeping the library collection user-friendly, useful, and well-groomed. Come with your favorite tips, and with some weeding problems you’d like to discuss. Sponsored by Paras. Audience: General, Public.
Holiday Inn – Islander II
Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Resources for Libraries
Marty Magee, National Network Libraries of Medicine
Is your library prepared for an emergency? Learn about authoritative consumer health resources addressing emergencies and disasters. Identify how libraries can be active in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery planning within the community. Sponsored by NNLM. Audience: General, Public.
Riverside – Maple
All About E-Readers
Nebraska Regional Library System Directors
New Program Description: Get a basic introduction to several e-Readers currently available along with a thought-provoking discussion of e-Readers, e-Books and their role in the future of the library. Sponsored by Regional Library Systems. Audience: General.
Riverside – Walnut
9:10 a.m.—10:00 a.m. SECOND THURSDAY SESSION
Art of the Caldecott, Part Two
Gib Neal, Artist
A look at winners of the coveted Caldecott Medal, the annual award to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children, with emphasis on how the illustrations have evolved over the last two decades. How has culture, environment and technology shaped the award winner? Can we see a connection between current illustration and that of the decades past? Sponsored by SCYP. Audience: General, Public, Elementary.
Holiday Inn – Ambassador’s
With Popcorn or M&M’s? The Public Library’s Mission to Entertain
Jake Rundle , Keene Memorial Library and Micki Dietrich, Omaha Public Libraries
A discussion about the library’s new mission to be a source for entertainment (DVDs, Wii games, and other expensive media) as part of its public services in the wake of lost jobs, lower incomes, and a drooping economy. We’ll discuss the impact this has on the collection, and look at libraries nationwide and here in Nebraska that do a good job at providing these new services to patrons. Sponsored by YART. Audience: Public.
Holiday Inn – Executive’s
History of the Book…The Story Continues
Sheila Siegeler, Paper Conservator
Join us for the continuing saga of the book, as Dr. Siegeler again shares her expertise. Those who have attended her previous sessions know how informative and entertaining this will be. Sponsored by TSRT. Audience: General.
Holiday Inn – Governor’s
Growing Our Future, Community Engagement
Joyce Neujahr and Nora Hillyer, University Nebraska at Omaha
UNO believes part of our future lies in looking farther than our own campus for new partners. By being accessible to not only the academic community, but also to the wider Omaha community, we are building a bridge to our future. UNO has a history as the Omaha metropolitan university and being very active in the community. To that end, Criss Library has formed a community engagement link with Girls Inc. of Omaha and the UNO Teachers Education Department library science classes to create functional libraries for both the north and south campuses of Girls Inc. This session will detail the first steps already taken in this three year agreement and will offer ideas to other libraries how they, too, can build a future with their wider community. Sponsored by C & U. Audience: General.
Holiday Inn – Islander II
Library Students/New Professionals Poster Session
Are you curious about the interests of today’s library science students and new professionals? Attend this poster session to learn about the class projects, research papers, and innovative ideas that are occupying the newest members of Nebraska’s library community. Presenters will be available to answer questions about their posters during this session. Sponsored by NMRT. Audience: General
Riverside – Cedar
Quick Repairs for One More Circ
Carolyn Dow, Polley Music Library, Lincoln City Libraries
The customer is waiting to checkout that book that’s falling apart, or a CD or DVD that’s dirty. We’ll look at some simple, quick, and inexpensive repairs or care that will allow you to give that damaged item to the customer for just one more circ. The repairs will be demonstrated. Sponsored by S&I. Audience: Public, Special.
Riverside – Locust
Booktalks (for Librarians and Students) With a Bang
Sarah Churchill, Blair Public Schools
This session will highlight a few ways to create book talks that will grab people’s attention. Using Google Lit Trips, iMovie, GarageBand, and more, multimedia presentations will gain the attention of kids and adults alike. Student created Google Lit Trips and iMovie Book Talks will be displayed. Audience: Public, Elementary.
Riverside – Maple
Picture Book Read-A-Thon
Jessica Chamberlain, Northeast Library System
Participants will have an opportunity to read and evaluate many picture books during this session. This hands-on approach will help librarians make the best possible selections with their book budgets, as well as strengthen their evaluation process. Books to peruse will include story time favorites, award winners, nonfiction and biography. Sponsored by SCYP. Audience: General, Public, Elementary.
Riverside – Walnut
Everyday Ethics & Facebook
Brenda Hough, Northeast Kansas Library System
Facebook and friending raises many questions for the professional. Do you friend your patrons? Do you friend your staff? Do you allow staff to post to their personal page during work hours? These and other questions will be raised during this interactive session.
Riverside – Willow
10:00 a.m.—10:45 a.m. EXHIBITS BREAK
Holiday Inn and Riverside
10:45 a.m.—11:45 a.m. GENERAL SESSION AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Welcome from Grand Island Mayor Margaret Hornady
Past to the Future: Meeting Technology Trends – Joe Murphy
Holiday Inn
Exhibit Area/Atrium
12:15 p.m.—1:45 p.m. NLA Luncheon and Business Meeting
Holiday Inn
VIP Rooms
12:15 p.m.—1:45 p.m. NEMA Luncheon and Business Meeting
Riverside
Walnut
1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
YART Business Meeting
Riverside – Evergreen
2:00 p.m.—2:50 p.m. THIRD THURSDAY SESSION
Notable Books
Pat Leach, Lincoln City Libraries
As she has for many years, Pat will present information, opinion, and evaluation of titles from the 2010 ALA Notable Books list for adults. Audience: General.
Holiday Inn – Governor’s
Hey Kids! Look What We’ve Got!: Effective Marketing to Tweens and Teens
Jake Rundle, Keene Memorial Library
With the library taking a much deeper look at marketing itself in order to bring in patrons, this program will look specifically at the Teens and Tweens of the community and present effective means of marketing to them. Since this is a traditionally under served population in the library, we will be looking at what the research has to say for marketing to this group, as well as our own experiences with marketing to Teens and Tweens. Sponsored by YART. Audience: Public, Secondary.
Holiday Inn – Islander II
Past to the Future Breakout
Joe Murphy
Holiday Inn – Executive’s
NMRT Business Meeting
Holiday Inn – Board Room
QR Codes: Connecting Mobile Phones to Your Library
Michael Sauers, Nebraska Library Commission
QR Codes are similar to barcodes, but can contain much more and different types of information. This session will introduce your to just how QR Codes work and how you can integrate them into your library, giving your patrons easy access to information on their mobile devices. Sponsored by ITART. Audience: General.
Riverside – Cedar
Sell Your Library With Sizzling Showbiz Skills Part I
Tom Becka, Author and Radio Personality
Join Nebraska Author, award winning talk show host and stand-up comedian Tom Becka as he walks us through the four R’s of super selling your library. Sponsored by PLTS. Audience: General.
Riverside – Locust
Technology Planning 101
Christa Burns, Nebraska Library Commission
Christa Burns will take you through the ins and outs of technology planning for your library. Topics will include not only the why’s of technology planning but also the how’s; from formulating your library’s technology goals to just which technologies you should be planning for now. By the end of this session, attendees will be prepared to return to their libraries and get the process going in this world of ever-changing tech. Sponsored by ITART. Audience: General.
Riverside – Maple
Discovery tools? You Can Compete with Google
DeeAnn Allison, University Nebraska at Lincoln
Discovery tools that can be customized for your library can be a powerful alternative to Web search engines like Google. Libraries can customize these tools to provide an Information Portal that brings together the best resources for our communities. Sponsored by C&U. Audience: General.
Riverside – Willow
3:10 p.m.—4:00 p.m. FOURTH THURSDAY SESSION
Zombies, Cubees and Gocks. Oh My! Teen Crafts, Back from the Dead and Hungry for Brains!
Gordon Wyant, Bellevue Public Library; Lyndsen Tomsu, LaVista Public Library and Jake Rundle, Keene Memorial Library
One of the most rewarding and effective types of program for teens is also one of the least implemented. Whether a result of a lack of ideas, lack of budget, fear of poor teen response, or a combination of factors teen crafts are often seen as not worth the effort. This session aims to change those misconceptions and bring the popular and social activity of teen crafts back from the heap of long dead programs. It is time to graduate from the paper plate masks! Rise against the decline of craft events and give those idle teen hands something to do! Come, comrades: JOIN THE DIY REVOLUTION! Sponsored by YART. Audience: General, Public, Secondary.
Holiday Inn – Ambassador’s
One Book, Many Librarians
Southeast Library System and CASTL
This is a great opportunity to relax and take part in an informal book discussion, while getting to know your colleagues in the state. The book to be discussed is The Passage by Justin Cronin. Refreshments will be served. Tip: It would probably be advantageous to read the book prior to conference. Sponsored by SELS and CASTL. Audience: General.
Holiday Inn – Executive’s
NEMA Nebraska Guide—Learning 4 Life
School Librarian Panel
Hot Off the Press–The new NEMA “Nebraska Guide”–. Join us for an engaging presentation of what is in this, the 7th edition of The Guide for Developing and Evaluating School Library Programs, 2010. You will leave with reasons to use the guide and an understanding of how to share it with administrators and others. Sponsored by NEMA. Audience: Elementary.
Holiday Inn – Governor’s
What’s In a Name? Discussion of Trends and Changes in the School Library
School Librarian Panel
Discussion of the trends and changes in a school library and how they affect NEMA. Sponsored by NEMA. Audience: Schools.
Holiday Inn – Islander I & II
S&I Business Meeting and Mixer
Riverside – Cedar
Sell Your Library with Sizzling Showbiz Skills Part II
Tom Becka, Author and Radio Personality
Join Nebraska Author, award winning talk show host and stand-up comedian Tom Becka as he walks us through the four R’s of super selling your library Sponsored by PLTS. Audience General.
Riverside – Locust
What’s So Funny? Humor in Books for Kids and Not-So-Grown-Ups
Vicki Wood and Lisa Voss, Lincoln City Libraries
Laughter is the best medicine! From Wild Boars to Adrian Mole, the presenters will introduce you to authors and books they think are a hoot! Audience: General.
Riverside – Maple
One World, Many Stories; Summer Reading Program 2011
Sally Snyder, Nebraska Library Commission
Listen to brief book talks of new titles pertaining to the 2011 Summer Reading Program themes: “One World, Many Stories” (children’s theme) and “You Are Here” (teen theme). Sponsored by Paras.
Audience: Public, Elementary.
Riverside – Walnut
Libraries in Guatemala
Margaret Mering, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
From May 15 to June 12, Margaret Mering was in Xela, Guatemala. One of her objectives in going to Guatemala was to gain new insights into how the culture views its libraries and what the needs of libraries are in that region. She visited academic and community libraries in Xela and surrounding areas. Several of the community libraries were established by the Riecken Foundation. Sponsored by C&U, PLS. Audience: General.
Riverside – Willow
Speed Networking: Get Connected!
New Members Round Table
Are you looking to connect with new people and increase your library contact list in a hurry? Attend this speed networking session to engage in a series of brief conversations designed to help you expand your networking circle. Sponsored by NMRT. Audience: General.
Riverside – Cottonwood
ITART Business Meeting
Riverside – Evergreen
4:00 p.m.—5:30 p.m. EXHIBITORS RECEPTION
Holiday Inn and Riverside
6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m. NLA/NEMA BANQUET
Holiday Inn
VIP Rooms
8:00 p.m.—10:00 p.m. Nebraska Library Commission Gaming Night
Riverside