2008 SCLA Conference Wiki
The SCLA Annual Conference will be held at the Greenville Hyatt on October 21–24, 2008.
April 17, 2008
Program Proposals have been coming in like crazy! So many interesting ideas for sessions! If your committee, section or roundtable has not gotten a proposal in, please contact Libby Young (libby.young@furman.edu). It is still possible to have a session.
Feb. 4, 2008: Thanks to everyone who came to the leadership planning retreat last Saturday in Columbia. We had a great turnout and a good beginning for our year and conference. The theme for our conference this year is Going Green. You can view the powerpoint we saw on Saturday below or http://www.slideshare.net (just search for SCLA). Its intent is to get everyone thinking about possible programing and poster sessions, as well as show how we can make our meeting as environmentally-friendly as possible. The theme should not be a limiting factor, and if your committee, roundtable or section has an idea for a conference session that is not within the theme, that is fine.
Here are some dates to keep in mind:
Program proposals forms April 11
Speaker registration forms June 13
Initial Program Information July 11
Final Program Information September 12
Libby Young
Vice President
Libby Young’s Conference Theme Presentation
Click on image to view slides.
SCLA Leadership Retreat (2/7/2008) Video - Video by Curtis Rogers
February 25, 2008
The Program Proposal form for the conference is on the Resources page. Your propsals can be made any time until April 11.
March 19, 2008
I am hearing from lots of different people about their interest in coming to the conference.Some as vendors, others ans presenters.
Please look at the list below and see if any are of interest to your committee, section or roundtable. If so, the contact information is listed.
Contacts/Ideas for 2008 Conference
Architects:
Barb Wagner
Riemenschneider Design Associates, Inc.
213 W. Liberty
Suite 10
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
ph. 734.930.0882
fax 734.930.0974
www.riedesign.com
We are the designers of the 2007 Best Small Library in America and are receiving a lot of interest on this project. We would like to submit to your call for presentations for your next conference. Could you please provide us with the appropriate documents to be considered for inclusion in your schedule Thank you.
Soyka Smith Design Studios
52 Watchung Avenu
Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
973–783–7032
www.soykasmith.com
Specializing in:
Library design & furnishings
Space Planning
Design development
Schematic design
She is interested in exhibiting and possibly being a speaker.
Vendors:
CoLibri Cover System “The most user and environmentally friendly book covering system!”
CoLibri Systems, LLC
925 Vista Park Drive
Pittsburg, PA 15205
877-COLIBRI (877–265–4274)
FAX 412–787–5138
Denyse Conway, Customer Service
877–265–4274
dconway@colibriusa.com
Polaris is interested in attending your annual conference in Greenville.
Connie Wilson
Conference Manager
Polaris Library Systems
P O Box 4903
Syracuse NY 13221
315 634 4557 ph
315 457 5883 fax
connie.wilson@polarislibrary.com
AGATI Furniture
1219 W. Lake Street
Chicago, IL 60607
312 829–1977
www.agati.com
Sustainable furniture
Authors:
• James Barilla
barilla@sc.edu
Working on: The Nature of Homelands. Narrative nonfiction. Will include chapters on returning and restoring New Orleans, inhabiting toxic landscapes such as North Richmond, California, the role of the casino in the reservation landscape, and the control of invasive species.
Article about: September 14, 2007 Chronicle of Higher Education
• Ron Rash c/o Kathie C. Bennett (kathiecbennett@hotmail.com) Magic Time Literary Agency (www.magictime.us)
Other authors managed by Magic Time: Elizabeth Cox, Cassandra King, Masha Hamilton
All are from Southeast. Ron Rash is in western North Carolina
• April Sayre
April Pulley Sayre is an award-winning author of over 55 natural history books for children and adults. Her read-aloud books, known for their lyricism and scientific precision, have been translated into French, Dutch, Japanese, and Korean. She is best known for pioneering literary ways to immerse young readers in natural events via creative storytelling and unusual perspectives.
apsayre@aol.com
• Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp
Co-authors, The Book Club Cookbook and The Kids’ Book Club Book
info@kidsbookclubbook.com
www.kidsbookclubbook.com
www.bookclubcookbook.com
Institution co-authors, THE BOOK CLUB COOKBOOK and THE KIDS’ BOOK CLUB BOOK
City/Zip; Needham, MA 0249
Bus. Phone: 781–771–3305_____indo________ Home Phone: 781–771–3305_ FAX: 781–559–8440
E-Mail(s): info@kidsbookclubbook.com
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Presentation Title: Creating Dynamic Book Clubs for Children and Teens
Are you interested in starting a book club for children or teens? Do you already run a youth book club and want to inject new life into meetings?
Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp, co-authors of The Kids’ Book Club Book, discuss what they learned in conversations with hundreds of youth book club facilitators and members across America. Gelman and Krupp will share the secrets of creating and sustaining vital, exciting youth book clubs for boys’, girls’, co-ed, parent-child and multigenerational groups. Topics include the nuts and bolts of organizing meetings, selecting books, and running discussions, as well as the creative ways that youth book clubs around the country are integrating food and activities into their meetings.
Honorarium Expected: $ $750.00
Travel/Housing $ Yes (from Boston – estimated flights ($500.00- $600.00 total), Housing if overnight stay necessary