Counties in District 4: Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Shelby, Morgan,
Johnson, Marion, Hendricks

Registration Rates*

Member Rate: $45 / Non-Member Rate: $67
Trustee Rate: $36
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, May 8, 2012

*Lunch is included in the price of registration.

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Conference Agenda

 

 

8:30 – 9 a.m.                     Registration and Business Meeting

 

9 a.m. – 10 a.m.               Keynote Speaker: Brenda Bailey Hughes

                New Perspectives: Mental Shifts that Change Your Life 

Sometimes change is easy, but more often, it is difficult. We decide to make a behavioral or attitudinal change, but find ourselves continually slipping back into old habits. HOW do we change when change is hard? Based on extensive research, this workshop explores three myths regarding change—things we believe will help us alter our behaviors but actually have tremendous failure rates. More importantly we’ll examine three strategies positively associated with successful change behavior. 

Presenter: Brenda Bailey Hughes, IU Kelley School of Business, and co-owner of Team Performance      

 

10 a.m. – 11 a.m.            Breakout Sessions - I

 

 

A) Change Ready! (Break Out)

Libraries of today face more change than perhaps ever before. Increasingly difficult economic times, radically new technological innovations, and a changing attitude about the value of libraries make change an inevitable part of our daily lives. Are you ready to LEAD change in your institution? Are you ready to survive and thrive through the changes initiated by others?  Research clearly points to seven attributes a person needs to be change-ready.  Learn and practice those attributes during this dynamic session.

Presenter: Brenda Bailey Hughes, IU Kelley School of Business, and co-owner of Team Performance

 

B)  Every Child Ready to Read

This one-hour course offers an overview of the Every Child Ready to Read @ Your   Library program for staff not directly involved in children’s services. The six early literacy skills   and the importance of story time activities are covered in this session.

Presenter: ISL

C)  SAVI Workshop

SAVI contains a wealth of free data about the social, physical, and economic conditions of Central Indiana communities from counties to neighborhoods and census tracts, as well as information on thousands of non-profit and community-based organizations and programs. SAVI is a donor-supported, Web-based, interactive system that allows users to create custom maps, graphs, charts, and data profiles of over 2,000 Central Indiana communities.

Presenter: Michelle Derr,  SAVI

 

D) RSS Feeds (limited to 10 seats per session)
The Internet provides us with an overwhelming amount of information, and, as librarians, we are expected to stay on top of all of it--especially as it relates to librarianship. Since we all have limited time and limited budgets, the key is to make the most of our time and energy. So the question arises: How can I organize all of the sites I visit and sift through all of the stories and articles that I need, to stay on top of developments in my profession? Scott Pfitzinger presents some tools (e.g., RSS feeds and Google Reader) that can keep you organized and save your time and energy. This demonstration will teach you everything you need to know and allow you time to set up your own RSS aggregator and start collecting articles and other resources to help you stay caught up with the latest in librarianship.

Presenter: Scott Pfitzinger, Butler University

 

11a.m. - 11:15 a.m.        Break

 

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.               Breakout Session – II

               

A) Teen Behavior: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Please be quieter. You are in a library. Please don’t push your friends. You are in a library. Please stop kissing your girlfriend. You are in a library.

 

Ever feel like a broken record when it comes to tackling teen behavior? Feel like you should advocate for them, but what’s the point? Want to turn those problem issues into great teen programs? Suzanne Walker, Youth Services Librarian and CYPD 2011 Chair, will cover these topics and more in this session all about why teens act the way they do, and what you can do about it!

Presenter: Suzanne Walker, Mooresville Public Library

               

B) Word of Mouth Marketing

It is never too late to restart the conversation about your library. Find out how this can   and is being done in simple, cost effective ways, through word of mouth marketing techniques.

Presenter: ISL

 

C) 10 Most Important Things to Know and Remember about Copyright Law

This session will review essential and basic concepts of copyright in the library and school setting with an emphasis on maximizing use rights and assessing risk in the day-to-day of the library and classroom, etc. There will also be time for Q&A.

Presenter: Dr. Tomas Lipinksi, IUPUI

D) Technology “Petting Zoo”

EBooks and other downloadables are impacting libraries every day.  You can learn how and much more about eBooks, downloadable audio books, music and videos, including benefits and challenges of this technology.  Also enjoy time exploring the digital petting zoo, including the most popular digital devices.

Presenter: ISL

 

12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch/Exhibitor Visit

 

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.    Breakout Session III

 

A) Help Your Patrons Achieve Their Goals

LearningExpress, LLC, founded in 1995, is an educational technology company           founded with the mission to help adult and student learners improve basic skills required for academic and career success. LearningExpress quickly emerged as an industry leader in both online and print resources.

Since its inception, LearningExpress has continued to pair innovative technology with a strong foundation in research-based testing and tutorial course development. All of our products are developed by leading educators and professionals, and meet rigorous standards. The company currently serves over 4,000 public libraries, 5,000 schools, and 1,200 colleges across the United States and Canada, and helps more than 1.5 million adults and students each year.
Presenter: Pam Friday, Manager, LearningExpress, LLC

 

B) Connecting Teens and Technology

This one-hour session will offer an overview of technology that teens are using today. You’ll also learn how to connect your with your teens through the use of these new mediums.

Presenter: ISL

 

C)  SAVI Workshop

SAVI contains a wealth of free data about the social, physical, and economic conditions of Central Indiana communities from counties to neighborhoods and census tracts, as well as information on thousands of non-profit and community-based organizations and programs. SAVI is a donor-supported, Web-based, interactive system that allows users to create custom maps, graphs, charts, and data profiles of over 2,000 Central Indiana communities.

Presenter: Michelle Derr, SAVI

 D)  No Books Allowed! An Experimental Library Without Paper

Come explore the creation of a library void of print materials!  Gain a sneak peek into the collaboration between the Columbus Metropolitan Public Library System and Fanning Howey Architects as they work through this process. Their collaboration will develop a print-free library model which encourages technology fluency and spontaneity. The project will be located in lease space in the most underserved area of the community, with an undetermined life expectancy. The primary outcome is to reframe community interaction and provide opportunities for inspirational thinking through the use of technology. Conceptualized as a playground for new technologies, private partnerships will be formed to allow the library to serve as a beta testing site for technology and furniture providers. New staffing models and flexible spaces controlled by the user will also be tested.  Through its successes or shortcomings, there is much to be learned! Open discussion will ensue at the end of the presentation. Tell us what you think!

Presenter: James Mumby & Tracey Sweeney, Fanning Howey Architecture, Inc.

 

2:30 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.    Break

 

2:40  p.m. – 3:40/4 p.m.               Breakout Sessions – III

A) Strategic Planning
Finding a path to the preparation of a three-year strategic plan for middle and small public libraries is possible. Learn about the journey that two public libraries made in pursuit of a reasonable planning process. The library directors of  Mooresville and Zionsville made the trip and will tell about the obstacles they encountered. Strategic Planning for Results by Sandra Nelson provided a map for their journey.
Presenters: Martha Catt, Diane Huerkamp, Mooresville Public Library, and Jake Speer, Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Library

B) Rethink, Re-envision, Redesign: Planning and Designing the Thriving 21st Century Library

Libraries are changing. For starters, planning and designing libraries has changed. Libraries are no longer just warehouses of books, instead they are interactive and engaging places for people of all ages and backgrounds. Interior space and service needs are evolving every day. Today's successful libraries are successful community spaces. They focus on the user, materials of various types and formats, technology, collaboration and meeting areas, and quiet as well as social space.

 

Geared at libraries that are interested in revamping and redesigning their space and creating a thriving 21^st century library without building new, participants will learn the nuts and bolts of cost effective forward-thinking planning and design.  

 

This workshop focuses on best practices for 21st century library space planning and design including actively engaging users in the process, new planning tools and concepts, general planning design considerations, and more.

Presenter:

C) RSS Feeds (limited to 10 seats per session)
The Internet provides us with an overwhelming amount of information, and, as librarians, we are expected to stay on top of all of it--especially as it relates to librarianship. Since we all have limited time and limited budgets, the key is to make the most of our time and energy. So the question arises: How can I organize all of the sites I visit and sift through all of the stories and articles that I need, to stay on top of developments in my profession? Scott Pfitzinger presents some tools (e.g., RSS feeds and Google Reader) that can keep you organized and save your time and energy. This demonstration will teach you everything you need to know and allow you time to set up your own RSS aggregator and start collecting articles and other resources to help you stay caught up with the latest in librarianship.

Presenter: Scott Pfitzinger, Butler University

D) Technology “Petting Zoo”

EBooks and other downloadables are impacting libraries every day.  You can learn how and much more about eBooks, downloadable audio books, music and videos, including benefits and challenges of this technology.  Also enjoy time exploring the digital petting zoo, including the most popular digital devices.
Presenter: ISL