PLA 2004 National Conference Call for Program
Proposals
From: Kathleen Hughes
PLA Manager, Communications
312-280-4028
The Public Library Association (PLA) 10th National Conference will be held February 24-28, 2004, in Seattle. The program subcommittee, under the leadership of Neel Parikh, Pierce County (Wash.) Public Library System, is seeking proposals for programs and preconferences to be held at the National Conference. All programs are 75 minutes long. Preconferences can be one-half day, one-day or one-and-a-half days long.
Program topics of interest include, in addition to all aspects of library management and administration, Collection Management; Fund Development; Technical Services; and Services to Special Populations, Adults, Children and Young Adults. A complete list of subject categories is included in the online form.
All proposals must be entered using the online form available on PLA's Web site at http://www.pla.org/conference/conf04/proposal.html. Faxed or mailed proposals will not be accepted. Please read the detailed instructions on the Web site carefully before entering your proposal information.
The deadline for entering proposal information is December 31, 2002. The deadline for entering proposal information for programs sponsored by American Library Association (ALA)/PLA committees, divisions, or affiliates only is January 31, 2003. After this date, the online form will no longer be available on the PLA Web site. Program organizers will be notified of acceptance or rejection beginning in February 2003.
Proposals for Talk Tables - loosely moderated round-table discussions - will be accepted at a later date and will have a different deadline.
PLA is a division of ALA.
PLA Announces Keynote Speaker for Spring Symposium
For Immediate Release
From: Brendan Dowling
PLA Communications Asst.
800/545-2433, ext. 5021
Noted children's author Mem Fox will keynote the Opening General Session of PLA's 2003 Spring Symposium, to be held March 6-8, 2003, in Chicago, IL. Fox, whose books include "Possum Magic," "Time for Bed" and "Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge," frequently links the joyful experience of families reading together to children's future success. She has also written several books addressing literacy, including "Reading Magic" and "Radical Reflections: Passionate Opinions on Teaching Learning and Living." The recipient of numerous writing awards, Fox was a professor of Literacy Studies prior to embarking on her writing career.
Symposium attendees will have the choice of attending one of five programs that cover all aspects of librarianship: "Building the Perfect Library;" "Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Effectiveness;" "Power Up With Print: Connecting Teens and Reading in a Digital Age;" "Emergent Literacy Part II: Research and Preschool Services;" and "Staffing for Results."
In addition, the 2003 Spring Symposium will also offer tours of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio and the Newberry Library, an author luncheon, and other special events. Registration information will be available shortly.
Please check www.pla.org for updates or call the PLA office at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5PLA.
PLA is a division of the American Library Association.
PLA to Contribute $100,000 to the ALA Spectrum Scholarship Endowment
From: Kathleen Hughes
PLA Manager, Communications
312-280-4028
During the 2002 American Library Association Annual Conference, the Public Library Association (PLA) Board of Directors voted to contribute an additional $100,000 to the ALA Spectrum Scholarship Endowment; $50,000 for fiscal year 2003 and $50,000 for fiscal year 2004. PLA has previously donated $50,000 to the Spectrum Scholarship Endowment and in addition, has provided 20 scholarships of $1500 each for Spectrum Scholars to attend the last 2 PLA National Conferences. With this recent action, the PLA Board strengthens its commitment to supporting the goals of the Spectrum Scholarship program. For more information please contact PLA at 800-545-2433, ext. 4028 or pla@ala.org.