I had a very inspiring day on Thursday at PLA in Portland. Went to a great workshop called "Partner Up: Outreach to After-School Programs." I got some great ideas for reaching children who go to day-care after school.
Chris and I went to the SJSU SLIS reception last night. Ken Haycock, the Director of SJSU SLIS, who is retiring this year, gave the group a nice welcome and was inspirational to listen to.
At the reception, I had the pleasure of speaking at length with Molly Raphael, who is running for ALA President. I am very excited about her ideas and think she would make a great ALA President. She really wants to work with current library students as they are the future of the profession. I encourage you to visit her website at http://mollyraphael.org. She just retired as the Library Director for Multnomah County here in Portland, so she really has the time to dedicate to the organization. She really inspired me! More on that later!
I have to go now because the workshop that I'm speaking at is in 41 minutes. I'm starting to get butterflies even though I'm only speaking for 2 minutes out of 75 minutes (do you like that I conveniently left out what a minor speaking role I actually have in my initial email?? :)). Chris Spitzel, the Booklegger Coordinator at the Pleasanton Public Library, and Cathy Schneider, the Books 2 U Program Coordinator from Multnomah County Library are the main 2 speakers. I'm speaking (briefly!) about my experience as a Booklegger volunteer.
I'm leaving tonight to go back home. If I have time to blog again tonight about the workshop I will, otherwise I will do it this weekend!
Thank you for your support!
Friday, March 26, 2010
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