All pre-conferences will be held on Wednesday, October 5, 2011.
Libraries, Laws and Lee Lawrie
9:00 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Nebraska State Capitol
Cost: $25 – Catered lunch included
Sponsor: Special & Institutional Section, College & University Section
Our full day Preconference at the State Capitol will be a first for NLA. It will
showcase the State Capitol special collections on site and reflect on our state history.
It opens with a welcome from Bob Ripley , Capitol Administrator, followed by
a special presentation by Gregory Paul Harm, preeminent scholar and
author of “Lee Lawrie’s Prairie Deco”. This will include a select sculpture tour.
A catered lunch will be followed by a visit to the State Law Library and its collection
of rare printed materials. A tour of the Capitol Archive will focus on how the Archive serves the ongoing preservation and restoration of the Capitol. A guided tour will include Capitol artwork and furnishings. This will be a truly unique experience for all who appreciate special collections and Nebraska History.
Attendance will be limited to 35 due to space and time constraints.
A full informational flyer (including directions) can be found at:
http://www.nebraskalibraries.org/SANDI/2011preconf.pdf
Shortcuts to Greatness, or 10 Things that Great Libraries Know and Maybe You Don’t
9:00 to 12:00
Location: Cornhusker Hotel
Cost: $20
Sponsors: Nebraska Regional Library Systems
Karen Hyman, former New Jersey based library consultant from the South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative, will address what makes a library great and how that aligns with a customer-centered library. Karen developed services for 600 member libraries and says her chief inspiration is her role as a library user – which “clears the vision wonderfully.” Program will include insight on leadership, customer service, and marketing with a strong dose of humor addressing issues that include the following:
- Difficult economic times have made it imperative that libraries demonstrate their value in competition for funding as an investment that pays in dividends to their community.
- Technology has required a wide diversity of services to customer that can be challenging and requires a constant energy to keep up and looking towards the future.
- Evaluation of library services is critical in remaining relevant and examining the role of the library.
- The library needs to be seen as a leadership organization in their communities, not only for their success but for the success of the community as a whole.
This project was supported in part by state aid funding appropriated by the Nebraska Legislature, granted and administered by the Nebraska Library Commission.
Libraries at the Front Lines of Workforce Recovery
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Location: Cornhusker Hotel
Cost: No charge
Sponsors: Institute of Library and Museum Services (IMLS) & OCLC WebJunction
Presenters: Betha Gutsche and Zola Maddison, OCLC WebJunction
Library staff are first-responders to increased demands for job-related assistance. Yet during these tough times, increased demands often outstrip our time to build resources and services. This IMLS-funded Project Compass session will provide participants with real-world success stories and a foundation of skills to take the guess-work out of building programs and services in response to patron workforce recovery needs in the 21st Century. The session will explore best practices for building programs and services for job seekers and local business development, building partnerships with local workforce agencies, and providing financial literacy and technology training.
Keeping the Bricks & Mortar in Shape to Keep the Books on the Shelf
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Cornhusker Hotel
Cost: No charge
Sponsor: Paraprofessional Section
Learn about facilities management from experts and discover ways to manage your building more efficiently and systematically! In an interactive setting, Randy Herrick and Dave Miller from Stroh Service, a mechanical company, will discuss how to budget for maintenance costs, how to manage for capital expenditures to replace equipment, how to reduce energy consumption, and how to match maintenance needs to staffing skill sets. Randy and Dave will provide information about maintenance scheduling and equipment life cycles. After questions & answers and a break, David A. Hawes and Nancy Novak from Leo A Daly will talk about the selection of the interior features (lighting, furnishings, paint, wallpaper, carpet) and of the exterior components (brick, glass, concrete) to increase the life cycle and efficiency of a building. David and Nancy will also discuss solutions to existing building maintenance issues. All panelists will provide time for questions and answers.