PLA Electronic Newsletter
Vol. 5, no. 9
http://www.pla.org/members/enews/vol5no9.html
PLA President's Report 2001-2002 Available Online
PLA Special Events at ALA Annual Conference
PLA Membership Booth - Volunteers Needed!
Interactive Map of Atlanta and Exhibit Floor
PLDS 2002 Available at Annual Conference
PLA Draft Strategic Plan Available on PLA Website
PLA Managing for Results Workshop
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PLA President's Report 2001-2002 Available Online
Visit http://www.pla.org/organization/presreport02.pdf to read PLA's annual president's report.
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PLA Special Events at ALA
PLA LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Developing Your Leadership Style
Friday, 6/14/02
5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Omni Hotel - CNN 5-7
Members of PLA committees are invited to join PLA President-elect JoAnn Pinder and the PLA Board of Directors to meet, mingle and learn about our association. The keynote speaker, an authority on association management, will consider association leadership and discuss the differences between a member-driven organization and a member-focused organization. Refreshments and musical entertainment will be provided.
PLA PRESIDENT'S PROGRAM
Saturday, 6/15/02
2-4:00 p.m.
SHER Capitol North
PLA President Toni Garvey is pleased to invite you to attend the PLA President's Program featuring Frank DeFord. Among the most versatile of writers, DeFord's work has appeared in virtually every medium. He writes for Sports Illustrated; on radio he may be heard on NPR; he is a regular correspondent on HBO's RealSports. DeFord is the author of thirteen books. The latest of his seven novels, The Other Adonis, is a psychological thriller. Elected to the Hall of Fame of the National Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters, DeFord has also won both an Emmy and a George Foster Peabody award for broadcasting.
PLA PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION
Monday, 6/17/02
5-7:00 p.m.
The 755 Club at Turner Field
755 Hank Aaron Drive
Join PLA President Toni Garvey in honoring PLA leaders, Partners, and award-winners during this gala reception. Light hors d'oeuvres will be served. Musical entertainment and a cash bar will be featured. Open to all PLA members. In addition to these events, PLA is sponsoring over twenty educational programs at the conference. Visit http://www.pla.org/conference/pla@ala02.html for a complete list of PLA Programs and a schedule of PLA committee meetings.
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PLA Membership Booth - Volunteers Needed!
PLA is participating in the joint division membership booth at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference. The membership booth is usually located in the registration area of the convention center. We're looking for PLA members to spread the word about PLA to booth visitors. Staffing the membership booth is usually done in one-hour time slots (although many people choose two-hour time slots!). The booth is open Saturday, June 15, from 9-5; Sunday, June 16, from 9-5; Monday, June 17, from 9-5; and Tuesday, June 18, from 9-4.
We need volunteers for the following slots:
Saturday: 9-10 a.m.; 12 - 1 p.m.; 1-2 p.m.; 2-3 p.m. Sunday: 9-10 a.m.;
12-1 p.m.; 1-2 p.m.; 2-3 p.m.; 4-5 p.m. Monday: 9-10 a.m.; 12-1 p.m.;
3-4 p.m.; 4-5 p.m. Tuesday: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 12-1 p.m.; 1-2 p.m.;2-3
p.m.; 3-4 p.m.
If you are interested in volunteering to staff the PLA membership booth, please send an email to Kathleen Hughes, khughes@ala.org indicating the time slot for which you are available.
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Interactive Map of Atlanta
Check out the interactive exhibit floor map and Atlanta City Map at http://maps.urhere.com/atlanta/ sponsored by Adobe and H.W. Wilson. The URHere Interactive Map allows you to find hotels, resturants, shopping and attractions in the Atlanta area, all at a click of your mouse. Then click the link at the top of the map to see an interactive map of the ALA Annual Conference exhibit floor, showing the locations of all the ALA exhibitors. At the conference, look for your free hardcopy of this map, which will include Atlanta info, exhibits info and program info, all in one easy-to-carry pocket-sized map. Also the interactive floorplan will be available on the Message Center Product Locator Terminals located in the ALA Registration Area at the Georgia World Congress Center.
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PLDS 2002 Available at Annual Conference
Designed to aid and enhance the public library planning and evaluation process, the "Public Library Data Service Statistical Report 2002" is now available. The current edition will help library managers identify top performing libraries, compare service levels and technology usage, and provide documentation for funding requests. Also included are the results of a special survey on public library facilities. The data contained in this year's report was collected from more than 1000 public libraries. Categories include financial information, library resources and output measures, annual use figures, technology in public libraries and more. Library identification is also provided.
The "Statistical Report 2002" (ISBN 0-8389-8182-8) will be available at the ALA Store at the ALA Annual Conference or from the ALA Order Department in July. The cost is $80 with discounts for ALA and PLA members. The ALA Order Department may be reached at 1-866-746-7252. For more information about the PLDS Statistical Report contact the PLA office at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5PLA or pla@ala.org
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PLA Draft Strategic Plan Available on PLA Website
Tell Us What You Think! Visit http://www.pla.org/organization/stratplan.html to check out the PLA draft strategic plan. We'd like as much input as possible on the strategic plan from you, our members. So, please take a look and let us know what you think. You may post your comments directly to the form on the PLA web page. The PLA Board of Directors will vote on the draft strategic plan at the upcoming ALA Annual Conference.
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PLA Managing For Results Workshop
Managing for Results Workshop PLA is offering a special one day workshop, "Managing for Results: Effective Resource Allocation for Public Libraries," to be held October 8, 2002 at the Brown Palace Hotel in Denver, Colorado. Sandra Nelson, author of the ALA publication "Managing for Results," will present an overview of the issues library managers must consider as they make their resource allocation decisions, concentrating on four specific areas: staffing, facilities, collections, and technology. The workshop will also provide library managers with the information they need to determine the current capacity of their resources, how those resources are being utilized, and how many of those resources will be required to accomplish the results identified in the library's strategic plan. Registration is limited and all registration forms must be received by September 13, 2002. The registration form is available at PLA's web site, www.pla.org, or by calling the PLA office at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5PLA. You are receiving this message because ALA believes you will benefit from this information. You are not receiving this message because you are subscribed to an electronic list. If you have any input about mailings of this type please email our Customer Service Center (mailto:customerservice@ala.org).