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NELA News July 2009NELA News is a monthly e-newsletter of the New England Library Association It’s Happening It’s Happening It’s Happening!!! What’s happening? Our Annual Fall conference, It’s Happening in Hartford. Can’t wait? Check the website http://nelib.org/conference Everything you need to know to book your room, register, order tickets for the banquet and luncheons and plan which of the dozens of sessions you want to attend. Some Hightlights of the ConferenceDr. Camila Alire, ALA President-Elect, at NELA October2009 We are pleased to announce that Dr. Camila Alire, ALA President-Elect, will be joining us at the next NELA Annual Conference in October 2009. Dr. Alire will be leading a special ALA Forum on Sunday, October 18. Share your thoughts on how ALA should focus its efforts in the next five years. As her presidential initiatives, Dr. Alire will also be sharing her expertise and innovative ideas about Library Advocacy and Literacy in a presentation on Monday, October 19. Meet your Mentor Have you signed up to participate in our mentoring program? If so, perhaps you and your mentor/mentee can arrange to meet face to face at Conference. If not, look at the program details here http://nelib.org/mentoring Laughing Matters: Using Humor as a Healthy Habit Humor and laughter have long been used to cope with anxiety, pain, and crisis and can also be used to alleviate workplace stress. Recent studies show how humor works these miracles. Licensed social worker Jane de Colgyll discusses the effects of stress, the healing qualities of humor and laughter, and ways to bring these qualities into our lives. NELA Annual Banquet: with Will Manley, author of Snowballs in the Book Drop The outside world often gets a kick out of making fun of librarians and the librarian stereotype. Turnabout is fair play. Will Manley, author, columnist and retired librarian, offers a therapy session for us to make fun of the outside world, and our patrons certainly give us much to laugh about. The Emerson Greenaway Award is also presented at the banquet. Will Manley’s books are available for purchase. Autographing follows the dinner. Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children’s Book In her latest book, Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children’s Book, Anita Silvey provides insight into the questions that have informed her career - what are the best books for children to read and what do adults remember about them? She interviewed more than 100 respected and admired leaders for the book. In this NERTCL presentation she discusses some great children’s books and the leaders they inspired, as well as the roles that books, teachers and librarians have played in shaping our national heroes. Anita Silvey’s books are available for purchase. Autographing follows the program. Reinventing the Customer-Centered Library: 12 Questions for 2009 Change requires upheaval. It’s past time for big changes in attitude, approach and environment to attract and delight your customers and make each day more rewarding for you. What’s stopping you? Discover the 12 steps with maximum impact from Karen Hyman, Executive Director, South Jersey Regional Library Cooperative and a speaker who sends audiences away laughing and promising to make some changes happen. And MORE! http://nelib.org/conference NELA Counterparts 2009 – CanceledThe last day for Counterparts 2009 registration has come and gone. And regrettably, the attendee numbers were not there to proceed with the program. The NELA Executive Manager is in the process of canceling registrations, and returning funds. We ask for your understanding regarding the cancelation, and your patience on the refunds. NELA News is a monthly e-newsletter of the New England Library Association. |