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Flexible Spaces: Planning for Innovative Technology and Community Needs

Posted Tue, 01/01/2013 - 9:28pm by Admin

There is no time like now to be a librarian, to be responsive to the services that we cannot even imagine because of the rapid change of technology. The future relevance of libraries depends on this paradigm shift of librarians continuing to be intermediaries to the future of technology and community. This mindset change, paradigm shift, must be focused on the future of libraries, on technology and community, creating open flexible spaces that allow for unforeseen future conditions, technology, and service models. In this session you will learn ways to adapt existing spaces to new technology, how to plan new spaces to be adaptable to new technology, and an introduction to some of the innovations in both technology and flexibility for library users and staff.

 

Presenters:
Jeffrey L. Davis, Library Planning Consultant

Date: 
Fri, 05/03/2013 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: 
Soldier Creek

Adventures in Roving Reference

Posted Fri, 12/28/2012 - 1:40pm by Admin

Roving Reference was a new way of providing service for the Day-Riverside Library in Salt Lake, as the facility celebrated it's 16th Birthday in 2012. The staff, looking for ways to best serve a diverse community with a young population, implemented a new model for helping patrons that involved moving out from behind desks. This allowed direct involvement with the large after school population of kids and allowed the staff to develop strong community-service standards and patron relations. Staff members will share information and insights about implementing elbow-to-elbow service within existing organizational frameworks and building constraints.

 

Stephanie Costa, Salt Lake City Public Library
Candy Markle, Salt Lake City Public Library
Christine Smart,, Salt Lake City Public Library
Adriane Herrick Juarez, Salt Lake City Public Library

Date: 
Fri, 05/03/2013 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: 
Cascade A

All for One and One for All! - "Marketeering" in the Library

Posted Fri, 12/28/2012 - 1:26pm by Admin

The Logan Library has drawn upon local talent - current staff members and board members - to establish an internal marketing committee, formal marketing plan and measurable goals and strategies.

 

Presenters: Robert Shupe, Director of the Logan City Library

Date: 
Fri, 05/03/2013 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 
Battle Creek

LDS Fiction Extravaganza

Posted Fri, 12/28/2012 - 1:08pm by Admin

 

Join three popular LDS authors as they discuss their books, their lives, and why they write!  Bring your business cards for free book drawings!

Presenters:

Julie Daines

Margot Hovley

Robison Wells

 

Date: 
Fri, 05/03/2013 - 9:30am - 10:30am
Location: 
Battle Creek

Vital Service: Connecting Patrons to Community Resources

Posted Wed, 12/19/2012 - 4:25pm by pfrade

How can a library address the often challenging issue of meeting the health and human services needs of a diverse community?  This session will deliver information about these local resources including 211: Utah, a community services database tool that provides accurate and up-to-date information, and describe the Salt Lake City Public Library partnership with the Volunteers of America.   Learn to use the vital resources of the 211 database as well as how to develop the skills utilized by the VOA’s Library Engagement Team.  Build rapport and trust with your disadvantaged patrons, equitably meet those
patron needs, and de-escalate tense situations when they arise to improve the library experience for both patrons and staff.
 

Presenters:  Amy Bosworth,   Director 211 Utah and Ethan Sellers, Volunteers of America, Library Engagement Team Leader

Handouts:

ULA powerpoint VOA.pptx

 

Date: 
Fri, 05/03/2013 - 8:30am - 9:30am
Location: 
Cascade B

Hoarder's Guide to Collection Maintenance

Posted Wed, 12/19/2012 - 4:17pm by pfrade

Weeding is time consuming and can even be painful, yet we all recognize the importance of keeping our collections current. Not putting as much effort into the process of weeding out items that no longer work for our patrons can be just as harmful as failing to purchase new titles. This informative session will discuss steps that can be taken before, during, and after a weeding project to help make the process more manageable.

Presenters:

Anjanette Jones, Provo City Library

Suzanne Huff, Provo City Library

Kelly Kloser, Provo City Library

Date: 
Fri, 05/03/2013 - 8:30am - 9:30am
Location: 
Cascade E

Launching a Successful Community Reads Program

Posted Wed, 12/19/2012 - 3:04pm by pfrade

This speaker session will discuss Weber Reads, a community reads program sponsored by the Weber County Library System, Ogden Standard Examiner, Weber State University, and the Weber County Commission.  It will detail how partnerships were built with the local government, schools, and community groups to bring the program to all segments of Weber County and surrounding areas.  The seminar will give attendees strategies for building partnerships and creating an accessible library programming plan for children, teen, and adult community reads programs.

Presenter:

Sarah Lovato, Branch Manager at the Weber County Library System

 

Date: 
Thu, 05/02/2013 - 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: 
Cascade B

PP: Entrepreneurial Leadership in Public Libraries

Posted Wed, 12/19/2012 - 2:25pm by pfrade

Public libraries function in a climate where budget cuts and the realignment of services are a reality.  They have to find a balance between providing core services and offering new services that meet the information needs of their communities.  One way of doing this is by engaging in entrepreneurial activities in which a library creates new revenue streams. Yet, no study has investigated whether public library directors engage in entrepreneurial leadership as a means of generating revenue in new ways.  This presentation is based on a study which examined the view of library directors on entrepreneurial leadership, the types of entrepreneurial opportunities they are pursuing, and whether they are planning additional endeavors. (1/2 hour program)

Presenter:

Jasmina Jusic, Park City Library

Date: 
Thu, 05/02/2013 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: 
Soldier Creek

Makerspaces

Posted Wed, 12/19/2012 - 2:01pm by pfrade

Makerspaces seem to be the latest buzz in the library world. However, what are they and what do people really mean when they are talking about them? Are Makerspaces something that require thousands of dollars of technology, or is it just a way of re-branding the programming libraries already do. The first goal of this session will be to get a general idea of what people are talking about when they talk about Makerspaces. The second and more important goal of this session will be to brainstorm ideas of how our libraries could use the Makerspace concept or if you already are using a Makerspace model in your library feel free to share your experiences.

Presenter:

Eric Ikenouye, Librarian at the Salt Lake City Public Library

Date: 
Thu, 05/02/2013 - 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: 
Cascade E

Not From Here: Preparing to Advocate for Non-English Speakers

Posted Wed, 12/19/2012 - 10:30am by pfrade

This presentation draws on international experiences with pre-professional library science students to show how basic cultural awareness and sensitivity can increase the level of service to patrons with limited or no English, and how librarians can advocate for these patrons through increased collaboration with outside partners and through simple alterations in selected library procedures. The presentation will also discuss physical space, display and arrangement and collection issues, as well as staff awareness and action.

Presenters:

Andrew Smith, Assistant professor in the School of Library and Information Management at Emporia University

Date: 
Thu, 05/02/2013 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: 
Cascade D
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