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Welcome to the 2005 MLA Conference

Greetings and welcome to the 2005 Annual Conference! Several years ago, I took up gardening and still enjoy planning, planting, nurturing, re-arranging, trading, anticipating, watching things grow, pruning, ridding pests, and wedging dirt under my fingernails. It’s therapeutic. Working in a library, I find we are much like gardeners (and occasionally get just as dirty). We spend our days planning programs, nurturing young (and sometimes not so young) minds, watching our collections grow, and weeding materials from the stacks. For those of us who allow food and drink in our libraries, we sometimes even have to rid our buildings of pests! We’re now spending a few days in Grand Rapids, home of the lovely Meijer Gardens among other great amenities. I hope that you may take some time before or after the conference to visit some of the area museums and other attractions. Many are offering conference goers discounts on admission prices if we show our badges. (See page 5 for more details.) I wish to convey my gratitude to the many sponsors who have given so generously Michael McGuire to MLA. Their logos, sponsorship acknowledgments, and advertisements appear PRESIDENT, MICHIGAN LIBRARY throughout this program. Our conference would not be such a success without them. ASSOCIATION My thanks go to the staff of the Grand Rapids Public Library for hosting our All- 2005–2006 Conference Reception on Wednesday evening. And I also wish to extend a thank you to the staff of the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel for providing us with such lovely facilities for our conference. Over the new few days, I hope you will enjoy yourselves, share your ideas, learn something, relish the Association’s resurgence, and head back home enthused about our active roles in “Helping Grow Minds.”

Mike McGuire, President Michigan Library Association

As I embark upon my first year with the Michigan Library Association I am optimistic about the opportunities that lie ahead for MLA and its members. This past year the leadership and members devoted considerable time and energy to refocusing our vision in two strategic directions: uniting as one voice to represent and advocate on behalf of libraries and librarians in Michigan and strengthening MLA to provide greater services to our members. Both are achievable with commitment and hard work. Successful advocacy will depend upon our ability to articulate how libraries improve people’s lives, help grow minds in Michigan and support economic development. Fortunately, the public already has a positive image of libraries. But quantifying and communicating the value of libraries to the average constituent – children, students, elderly, handicapped, businesses, the unemployed – will be key to our success. I look forward to visiting your library and learning about all aspects of your organization and communities. Doing so will help me represent your interests and advocate on behalf of the mission and vision of the Michigan Library Association. And Gretchen Couraud building a grassroots network of advocates including you, your trustees and friends is EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, the best vehicle to secure public support for libraries. MICHIGAN LIBRARY In the coming year the Michigan Library Association will continue to evaluate all the ASSOCIATION programs and services we provide to our members. With your input we will enhance our services and provide measurable value and benefits to you, our members. My passion for libraries is rooted in my belief that libraries cross all social, cultural, political and economic boundaries. They are a place to go for unbiased resources and rich educational tools. As librarians you make all that possible and I look forward to growing with you.

Gretchen Couraud, Executive Director Michigan Library Association

MLA Annual Conference 2005 • 1 2 • Libraries: Helping Grow Minds Welcome to Grand Rapids

George Heartwell MAYOR, CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS

Table of Contents Welcome from the MLA President & Executive Director ...... 1 Welcome from Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell ...... 3 MLA 2005 – 2006 Executive Board & Presidents, 1975 – 2005 ...... 4 2005 Conference Committee ...... 5 Conference Sponsors...... 6 General Information & Area Attractions & MLA Annual Meetings ...... 7 MLA Award Winners ...... 8–10 Preconference Programs & Speakers Biographies ...... 11 Keynote & All-Conference Speakers Biographies ...... 12, 13 Luncheons Speakers’ Biographies ...... 14,15 Programs At A Glance ...... 16,17 Overview of Special Conference Events by Date ...... 18 Conference Programs: Wednesday, October 26 ...... 19 Thursday, October 27 ...... 24 Friday, October 28 ...... 29 Conference Exhibitors ...... 32 Amway Grand Plaza Hotel Floorplan ...... Back Cover

MLA Annual Conference 2005 • 3 MLA Executive Board 2005–2006 Past Presidents

Gretchen Couraud Katie Bell Moore 2005–2006 ...... Michael McGuire Executive Director, Michigan Library Chair, Reference Division 2004–2005 ...... Linda Farynk Association Ransom District Library 2003–2004 ...... Marcia Warner 2002–2003 ...... Phyllis Jose Michael McGuire John Chambers 2001–2002 ...... Elaine K. Didier President Chair, Trustees and Advocates 2000–2001 ...... Tom Genson Traverse Area District Library Division 1999–2000 ...... Denise Forro Oakland County Library 1998–1999 ...... Nancy Bujold Linda Farynk 1997–1998 ...... Pamela Grudzien Past President Anne Heidemann 1996–1997 ...... Beverly Papai Saginaw Valley State University; Chair, Teen Services Division 1995–1996 ...... Martha Stilwell MLA Representative to Library of Chippewa River District Library 1994–1995 ...... Sandra Scherba Michigan Board of Trustees Faye Backie 1993–1994 ...... Sandra Yee Leah Black Academic Libraries Representative 1992–1993 ...... Francis J. Buckley President-Elect Michigan State University 1991–1992 ...... Jean Houghton Michigan State University 1990–1991 ...... Jule Fosbender Karren Reish 1989–1990 ...... Linda Heemstra Julia Nims Other Libraries Representative 1988–1989 ...... Colleen Hyslop Vice President 1987–1988 ...... Clara N. Bohrer Eastern Michigan University 1986–1987 ...... Margaret E. Auer Kathleen Zaenger 1985–1986 ...... A. Michael Deller Gail Parsons Public Libraries Representative 1984–1985 ...... Robert Garen Treasurer Howell Carnegie District Library 1983–1984 ...... Eleanor Pinkham Public Libraries of Saginaw 1982–1983 ...... Margaret Thomas Sherry Hupp 1981–1982 ...... Patricia Wilson Sheryl Vanderwagen Co-Chair, Public Policy Committee 1980–1981 ...... Howard Lipton Secretary Cromaine District Library 1979–1980 ...... Carolyn McMillen Lakeland Library Cooperative Bryon Sitler 1978–1979 ...... Robert Raz Eileen M. Palmer Co-Chair, Public Policy Committee 1977–1978 ...... Joan Wilcox ALA Councilor White Pine Library Cooperative 1976–1977 ...... Robert Gaylor The Library Network 1975–1976 ...... Roberta Cheney

Duryea Callaway Chair, Academic & Research Libraries Division ibraries: Thanks To Our Wayne State University 2005 Logo Designer Christine Klien Chair, Children’s Services Division MLA President Mike Portage District Library McGuire has selected Sheryl Knox “Libraries: Helping Grow Chair, Library Technology Division Minds” as his 2005 Capital Area District Library Conference theme. The logo was designed by Kathy M. Irwin Chair, Management & Administration Nathan Cradit of Central Division Michigan University. Many –Dearborn thanks to Nathan for volunteering his time and Marla J. Ehlers Chair, Public Library Division talent to this project. Grand Rapids Public Library Conference program layout and design by Theresa Moore.

4 • Libraries: Helping Grow Minds 2005 Conference Committee

CONFERENCE CHAIR SPECIAL EVENTS Mary Rzepczynski, Delta Anne Marie Casey Claudia Diaz, Co-Chair, Albion Township District Library Central Michigan University College Marla Ehlers, Co-Chair, Grand • Michigan Library Consortium CONFERENCE MANAGER Rapids Public Library Anne Donohue Polly Ross Ruth Dukelow Michigan Library Association • Multicultural Roundtable Vanessa Middleton, Wayne State PROGRAM COMMITTEE MICHIGAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION University Tanya Burnham, Business Mgr. Michael Rodriguez, Chair, Anne Winkel, Admin. Assistant Michigan State University • Public Library Division Elizabeth Bollinger, Vice Chair, Marla Ehlers, Grand Rapids Public Michigan State University Library

AUCTION COMMITTEE • Academic & Research Libraries • Public Policy Committee Leslie Behm, Chair, Michigan State Division Sue Hill, Capital Area District University Nancy Fleck, Michigan State Library Stephanie Perentesis, Michigan University Evelyn Holzwarth, Dowagiac District Library State University • Access, Collections & Technical Services Roundtable • Reference Division EXHIBITS COMMITTEE Ruth Bever, Kent District Library Kara Gust, Michigan State Nancy Colpaert, Chair, Monroe University County Library System • Children’s Services Division Jule Fosbender, Adrian Public Christy Klien, Portage District • Rural and Small Libraries Library Library Roundtable Shirley Ehnis, Adrian Public Library John Sheridan, St. Charles District • Information Literacy Roundtable Jeanne Lawler-Marsac, Retired Library Sheila Bryant, Michigan State INTERNET ROOM University • Services to Special Populations Roundtable Marie-Lise Shams, Chair, University • Intellectual Freedom Committee Jackie Skinner, Otsego County of Mercy Randy Call, Detroit Public Library Triza Crittle, University of Detroit Library Mercy • Leadership Academy Advisory • Support Staff Roundtable Committee Molly Fleishman, Herrick District MEMBER-AT-LARGE Cindy Krolikowski, Wayne State Library Maureen Hirten, Capital Area District University Library • Teen Services Division • Library of Michigan Kathy Rice, Troy Public Library ON-SITE COMMITTEE Deb Bacon Ziegler • Trustees and Advocates Division Leah Black, Co-Chair, Michigan • Library Technology Division John Chambers, Oakland County State University Robert G. Kelly, Kresge Business Library Ranti Junus, Co-Chair, Michigan Administration Library State University Karen Ventura, Novi Public Library

PRECONFERENCE COMMITTEE • Management & Administration Julie Garrison, Co-Chair, Central Division JOB DESK Michigan University Leah Black, Michigan State Lothar Spang, Wayne State Kara Gust, Co-Chair, Michigan State University University University Kathy Irwin, University of Michigan–Dearborn MEMBER SERVICES DESK PUBLICITY Steve Sowards, Michigan State Stephanie Mathson, Chair, Central • Marketing Roundtable University Michigan University Gary Pullano, Herrick District MLA Membership Committee and Library Volunteers

MLA Annual Conference 2005 • 5 Thank You to the MLA Conference Sponsors

Trustee and Advocates Division Annual Meeting Breakfast All Conference Reception All Conference Banquet

Morning Coffee

Trustee and Advocates Division Annual Meeting Breakfast Pre-Conference Program “The Leader Within”

Trustee and Advocates Division Annual Meeting Breakfast Morning Coffee

Alumni Reception

Morning Coffee Trustee and Advocates Division Annual Meeting Breakfast

Alumni Reception

MLA Awards Luncheon Miles Harvey Keynote Address Michigan Author Award Luncheon

Sleeping Bear Press

Conference Signage Michigan Author Awards Luncheon

Raffle Tickets

Herrick District Library Internet Room Internet Room Internet Room

6 • Libraries: Helping Grow Minds General Information MLA Annual & Area Attractions Meetings

REGISTRATION DESK order to place sessions in rooms which MLA ANNUAL MEETING Amway Grand Center Concourse best accommodate the expected Wednesday, Oct. 26, 5:30–6:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 26, and audience. If your session is over- Emerald A–B Thursday, October 27, 7:00 a.m.– crowded, we apologize for the inconvenience. 5:00 p.m.; Friday, October 27, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. SMOKING POLICY ACCESS, COLLECTIONS AND Smoking is not permitted in any MLA TECHNICAL SERVICES MEMBERSHIP TABLE & JOB DESK Conference functions, including general Center Concourse sessions, programs, luncheons, ROUNDTABLE Wednesday, Oct. 26, and Thursday, receptions, and dinners. Thursday, Oct. 27, 5:00 p.m. Oct. 27, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Thornapple Room SPECIAL SERVICES INTERNET ROOM Conference registration personnel are INFORMATION LITERACY Heritage Hill Room available throughout the conference to ROUNDTABLE Wednesday, Oct. 26, and Thursday, assist those needing special services. Thursday, Oct. 27, 5:00 p.m. Oct. 27, 8:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Friday, Please let the MLA staff at the Kendall College Library Oct. 28, 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Conference Registration Desk (Amway Grand Center Concourse) know if you LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY DIVISION Sponsored by Herrick District Library, Michigan Library Consortium, and University need assistance. BREAKFAST of Michigan . Friday, Oct. 28, 7:30 a.m. HOTEL INFORMATION Ottawa Room COMPLIMENTARY COFFEE Amway Grand Plaza check-in time is 4:00 Adjacent to the Registration Desk p.m. Check-out time is Noon. MANAGEMENT AND Wednesday, Thursday and Friday ADMINISTRATION DIVISION COAT RACKS beginning at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, 5:00 p.m. Crown Foyer lobby, second floor. The Sponsored by Emery-Pratt, Saginaw Valley Pearl Room State University Library, and Swets. coat room (not staffed) is made available for your convenience throughout the MARKETING AND PUBLIC BOOK SALES conference. The Amway Grand and the RELATIONS ROUNDTABLE Authors’ books will be available for Michigan Library Association are not Thursday, Oct. 27, 5:00 p.m. responsible for loss of any items left in sale throughout the conference. Haldane Room the coat room. Check at the Registration desk for MULTICULTURAL ROUNDTABLE further information. AREA ATTRACTIONS Wednesday, Oct. 26, 3:15 p.m. • Frederik Meijer Gardens and EXHIBITS Sculpture Park. Receive a $4.00 Kendall Room DeVos Ballroom A–B discount on admission by showing your REFERENCE DIVISION Grand Opening Wednesday, Oct. 26, conference badge! Thursday, Oct. 27, 5:00 p.m. 11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.; Thursday, Oct. • Gerald R. Ford Museum. Receive a Berkey Room 27, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. $1.00 discount on admission by showing your conference badge! RURAL AND SMALL LIBRARIES • Grand Rapids Art Museum. Receive POSTER SESSIONS ROUNDTABLE Exhibits Area, DeVos Ballroom A–B a $1.00 discount on admission by showing your conference badge! Wednesday, Oct. 26, 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, Noon-2:30 p.m. • Meyer May House – 450 Madison SE. Thornapple Room Session 1: 12:00–1:00 p.m. Frank Lloyd Wright designed prairie style Session 2: 1:30–2:30 p.m. house built in 1908 for founder of May's SERVICES TO SPECIAL Two poster sessions, hosted by the of Michigan clothing store. Restored to POPULATIONS ROUNDTABLE Academic and Research Libraries its original splendor by the Steelcase Thursday, Oct. 27, 9:45 a.m. Division, will showcase innovative Corporation. Open free to the public on Grand View A collections, services, handouts and Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 research findings. a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; Sundays from 1:00 TRUSTEES AND ADVOCATES p.m. to 5:00 p.m. DIVISION BREAKFAST • Van Andel Museum Center. Receive Wednesday, Oct. 26. 7:30 a.m. a $1.00 discount on admission by Nelson Room MEETING ROOM SPACE showing your conference badge! MLA requests conference attendees to • Voight House Victorian Museum. pre-register for conference programs in Admission: $2.00. No discount.

MLA Annual Conference 2005 • 7 2005 MLA Award Winners

Judi Stillion, director of the Alpena County Library, has been named the Judi Stillion Librarian of the Year by the Michigan Library Association. For over 30 years Judi has made outstanding contributions to the Alpena County Library, starting out as a children’s librarian, then serving as assistant director and since 1998, serving as the library director. Active in state and national library associations, Judi also participates in the Michigan Center for the Book and the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs. Her involvement in these organizations has enabled her to bring cultural and multicultural events to Alpena County each year. Her “Authors in Fall” series has brought such notable authors as Bill Bryson, Thomas Pynchon, LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR Edward Albee, George Plimpton, Loren Estleman and Judith Guest to the Alpena area. Her library’s sponsorship of a carnival for children attracts over 3,000 people each year to an event that has outgrown the library’s space and has since moved to the county fair grounds. These quality programs have improved the library’s visibility countywide enough to insure the successful passage of each millage request. Judi’s impact goes beyond her library walls. Her involvement in the Thunder Bay Literacy Conference brought together readers and authors to share thoughts and inspiration. This conference also began the Michigan Author Award in 1992. Judi has collaborated with the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary to bring the valuable Labadie collection of Great Lakes maritime history to the library, thus offering access to the collection to thousands of people who would otherwise not have had access. Judi’s leadership has made the Alpena County Library the role model for any library that wants to be involved in the cultural and intellectual life of a community. The fact that she has been able to accomplish so much within the structure of a small rural library is even greater testament to the accomplishments of Judi Stillion, the Michigan Library Association’s 2005 Librarian of the Year. – Bryon Sitler, Director, White Pine Library Cooperative

Recognize a colleague or advocate’s outstanding contribution to the Michigan library community by nominating him or her for one of MLA’s five annual awards. The year’s winners are announced each Make summer, and they are officially recognized at an Awards Someone’s Luncheon during the Annual Conference. B e sure to check the MLA Awards Committee webpage (www.mla.lib.mi.us) for complete information on the Mom nomination criteria and deadlines. Official nomination forms Proud! will be posted in mid-November.

8 • Libraries: Helping Grow Minds 2005 MLA Award Winners

Sara Castle, youth librarian at the Pinckney Community Public Library, has Sara Castle been named the Michigan Library Association’s 2005 winner of the Loleta D. LOLETA D. FYAN AWARD Fyan Award. The Fyan Award is given to a librarian who has transformed a routine task or untried idea into an imaginative, creative service. Sara has taken a small rural library’s youth department and transformed it into an important part of the community. In a short four years, her efforts have expanded and improved the youth department’s appearance, collections and activities. She spearheaded efforts to renovate the library’s interior and was able to get a local artist to paint a mural on the wall of the children’s department, making the area much more inviting and exciting. Her collection development activities have increased the circulation of youth materials by 102% in a single year, with another 27% the following year. Programming has doubled not only in the building but through outreach efforts to local businesses, schools and HeadStart programs. Susan Mankoff, a library patron and volunteer in Pinckney, cites Sara’s dedication to building the next generation of enthusiastic readers through lap sit reading programs and a teen round table discussion group. Sara’s energy is contagious and her ideas are endless, making her justly deserving of the Michigan Library Association’s 2005 Loleta D. Fyan Award. –Hope Siasoco, Director, Pinckney Community Public Library

For the first time ever, the Walter H. Kaiser Memorial Award has been awarded Sandy McCarthy to two Michigan librarians for their shared efforts to provide enhanced services to more than 380,000 community college students. Sandy McCarthy (Washtenaw Community College) and Ann Walaskay (Oakland Community College/Orchard Ridge Campus) developed a collaborative virtual reference service, which was launched on March 14, 2005. Virtual reference is not a new concept, but what is unique about the project is its collaboration among 17 participating colleges. As co-leaders of the Virtual Reference Advisory Group, Ann and Sandy were instrumental in spearheading Research Help Now, an online tutoring service WALTER KAISER AWARD that provides real-time, online individual research assistance from a Michigan community college librarian via a chat session. Ann and Sandy were involved in the software selection, purchase, and installation. They oversaw the Ann Walaskay development of policy guidelines and marketing materials, as well as staff training, and the creation of an electronic discussion list to promote communication among the participants. Twenty-eight publicly funded community colleges in Michigan have worked together since 1997 in the development and operation of the Michigan Community College Virtual Learning Collaborative. This program allows students from anywhere in the state to enroll in any of the online courses offered by Michigan community colleges from a single online catalog. Seventeen of those institutions are now able to improve their existing online WALTER KAISER AWARD programming in a variety of disciplines and offer support to their online and on campus students. Due to Sandy’s and Ann’s leadership, community college students across Michigan are having a fuller college experience now that they can get research assistance from a librarian. The Walter H. Kaiser Memorial Award honors Walter Kaiser, who served as director of the Wayne County Federated Library System for 26 years and was a nationally known library consultant, authority in local government, and innovator in technical services. – Martha Stilwell, Director of Library Services and Facilitator for Online Library Resources, Kellogg Community College

MLA Annual Conference 2005 • 9 2005 MLA Award Winners Edward Repik, an eight-year member and treasurer of the Board of Trustees Edward Repik of the Howell Carnegie District Library, has been named the 2005 Michigan Library Association’s Trustee of Merit. This award is made to a public library trustee to focus attention on the important contributions trustees make to Michigan library services and to give recognition to outstanding trustees. Cited for his skills in financial forecasting and a profound dedication for public service, Ed has helped set a tone for library board and committee meetings that is not only effective, civil and informative, but often inspirational. Such a tone on the board allowed for very diverse opinions to come together to build strong library services and to build support throughout the community. TRUSTEE OF MERIT “The combination of his ability to do the financial forecasting and the ability to train others to use the forecasts effectively is a gift that he shares with no pretensions or expectation of reward”, said Kathleen Zaenger, director of the Howell Carnegie District Library. In the past Ed has presented workshops on budgeting and developing employee pay structures at the Michigan Library Association’s annual conferences. He has also turned his vision of a certified training program for public library trustees into a reality. Ed is also a remarkable recruiter of library board members, promoting the rewards of serving the library to other community leaders. His recruiting skills have greatly enriched the make-up of the library board. His humility, congenial manner, attention to detail, and commitment to libraries makes Ed Repik the perfect recipient of the 2005 Michigan Library Association’s Trustee of Merit Award. – Kathleen Zaenger, Howell Carnegie District Library

Trenton Smiley, Marketing Director for the Capital Area District Library, has Trenton Smiley been named the winner of the 2005 Michigan Library Association’s Award of Excellence. The Award of Excellence recognizes a staff member of a Michigan library who has made an outstanding contribution to effective and improved local library service. In his relatively short library career, Trent has developed successful marketing programs for the Detroit Public Library, Genesee District Library, and now the Capital Area District Library. Some of his major accomplishments include: • Pioneering the idea of using special events like a presentation by Suze AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Orman to allow the library to gain instant credibility in the field of personal finance. He obtained grants totaling $28,000 as well as over $60,000 of in- kind support from local media. • Forming a partnership with WFMK to hold a special Harry Potter movie event at the NCG Cinema. Five thousand people entered a drawing for tickets with 450 lucky winners. • Linking programs and services to an image or lifestyle of the library’s target audience. The library now has a radio program featuring information on its African-American book discussion group. • Attracting more people to the library with well designed, high-quality brochures. Trent has promoted cooperation between all types of libraries by working with the Mideastern Michigan Library Cooperative’s PR Committee and on Library Day at . His involvement with organizations like the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Community Advisory Council, the Grand Blanc Planning Commission, and the Lansing Boys and Girls Club help spread the word about the value and services of Michigan’s public libraries. MLA’s Award of Excellence recognizes a staff member of a Michigan library who has made an outstanding contribution to effective and improved local library service. Trent has done this and more. – Susan Hill, Director, Capital Area District Library

10 • Libraries: Helping Grow Minds Pre-Conference Preconference Programs Speakers Tuesday, October 25 • Amway Grand Plaza Hotel Kathy Irwin is a Senior Associate Each Session has been awarded .3 CEUs. Librarian and Head of Circulation at the Mardigian Library at the University of REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST: 7:30–8:00 a.m. Michigan–Dearborn. Kathy’s prior Hotel Conference Level, 3rd floor experience includes teaching middle school and high school for eight years, MORNING SESSIONS: 8:00–11:30 a.m. along with serving as librarian at Comerica Incorporated for two-and-a- Who Wants to Hire a Superstar? A reality guide to hiring, half years. She is past president of the training, and retaining good student workers and library pages Michigan Chapter of the Special Kathy Irwin, University of Michigan-Dearborn Libraries Association and is currently chair of the MLA Management and Room: Thornapple Administration Division. Is finding good student workers and pages like an episode of the Amazing Race? Is your training program a little too much like Survivor? Is retention a Dr. Lew Dotterer is currently the game For Love or Money? This program combines presentation and group Director of Learning and Organization participation to help us all find the best Apprentice for the job. Development for Sparrow Health System in Lansing, Michigan. Before Making the Most of Now! (Being Assertive and that, he was manager of Training and Engaged at Work and in Life) Development for Lincoln National Life Lew Dotterer, Ph.D., Sparrow Health System and also worked for over five years as a therapist, consultant and director of Room: Grand View A–B training for the Concern Employee People who are more assertive are seen as positive contributors to others and Assistance Program. Lew’s rich as being more fully engaged in their work and their life! In this session we will background includes a blend of look at what the difference is between assertive, aggressive, and passive counseling, university teaching, behavior. We will identify ways to build relationships based on being open, organizational consulting, and honest, clear, concise, and direct. We will discuss the value in being able to coaching and departmental admin- give and receive feedback from others. We will also look at what it means to istration. live an assertive lifestyle. Resources that have influenced the design of this Leslie Behm & Nancy Lucas session include: FISH!; Dawna Markova’s, I Will Not Die an Unlived Life; First, Leslie Behm is currently the Training Break All The Rules by Buckingham and Coffman and Ben Zander’s ideas and Reference Technology Librarian at taken from the video entitled, Radiating Possibility. the Main Library at Michigan State University. Nancy A. Lucas is currently the Head of the Gast Business Library AFTERNOON SESSIONS: 1:30–4:45 p.m. at Michigan State University. Together, Leslie and Nancy have numerous Ergonomics on a Shoestring years of ergonomics training and Nancy A. Lucas & Leslie M. Behm, Michigan State University experience—presenting ergonomics Room: Thornapple workshops, conducting ergonomic evaluations, and serving as members Need to make your work environment more ergonomically friendly, but have a of the MSU Libraries Ergonomics limited budget? In this workshop, we will learn what is involved in ergonomics, Committee. the basics of an ergonomic evaluation, what the OSHA standards are currently, and how some of the changes can be made on a shoestring budget. We will Dr. John Vinson has been the actually work on doing ergonomic evaluations during the workshop. Undersheriff for the Isabella County Sheriff’s Department since January The Leader Within 2005. As Undersheriff, he is second in John N. Vinson, Ph.D., Undersherriff, Isabella County, Michigan command and responsible for the day- Room: Grand View A–B to-day operations and leading a staff of 60 employees. John has held other What exactly is leadership and what does it all mean to you? What can make leadership positions in corporate you a more effective leader? In this workshop, participants will gain valuable America and has conducted numerous insight into the effectiveness of their personal leadership style and learn how invited presentations and workshops and when to use the five practices of exemplary leadership: Challenging the on various aspects of leadership and Process, Inspiring a Shared Vision, Enabling Others to Act, Modeling the Way, diversity subjects. He is also an Adjunct and Encouraging the Heart. Participants will also learn how to create an Faculty member, who teaches in the environment that supports various leadership styles, including their own Management and MSA departments at personal leadership style. Central Michigan University. Sponsored by: Central Michigan University.

MLA Annual Conference 2005 • 11 MLA Conference Keynote Speakers Miles Harvey Miles Harvey, author of The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime, a national and international bestseller that explores the theft of scores of centuries-old maps from prominent research libraries by an enigmatic antiques dealer named Gilbert Joseph Bland, Jr. Named one of the top ten books of 2000 by USA Today, which described it as “astonishingly imaginative,” The Island of Lost Maps was also a Borders Books Original Voices Award finalist, as well as a Book of the Month Club, Quality Paperback Book Club and Booksense 76 selection. Foreign editions have appeared in the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan and Taiwan. A graduate of the University of Illinois and the University of Michigan, Miles KEYNOTE SPEAKER Harvey spent four years on the trail of Gilbert Bland, beginning with an article Wednesday, October 26 that appeared in Outside Magazine in 1996. In a journalistic career that spans 10:00 a.m., DeVos Place two decades, he has worked for United Press International and In These Sponsored by: Times, in addition to serving as the book-review columnist for Outside. His Law Weathers & Richardson. articles have appeared in a variety of publications, including Mother Jones, Salon.com, The Columbia Journalism Review, The Progressive, The Utne Reader, and The Los Angeles Times. He was a finalist for a 1997 National BOOK TALK Magazine Award and the recipient of a 2004-2005 Illinois Arts Council (Conference Program W22) fellowship. Wednesday, October 26 During the book talk (program W22), Mr. Harvey will provide attendees with 3:45 p.m., Nelson Room an overview of his new book about the life of the 16th-century artist Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues.

Chris Crutcher Popular young adult writer, Chris Crutcher, will deliver the 10 a.m. keynote, “When Real Life Fiction Meets the Censor.” Crutcher will speak from his personal experience as a frequently banned author. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to a WWII bomber pilot and a homemaker, Crutcher grew up in Cascade, Idaho (a tiny logging town north of Boise). He graduated from Eastern Washington State College (now EWU) with a BA in Psychology and Sociology. After a few years of travel and working odd jobs, Crutcher returned to EWU to earn his teaching certificate. Offered the chance to direct a “last chance” alternative school in Oakland, California, he respectfully served the at-risk K-12 students for almost KEYNOTE SPEAKER a decade before returning to Spokane to write his first book, Running Loose, for Thursday, October 27 Greenwillow in the early 1980’s. 10:00 a.m., DeVos Place Eight other novels – Stotan!, Chinese Handcuffs, The Crazy Horse Electric Game, The Deep End, Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, Ironman, Whale Talk, and PANEL DISCUSSION The Sledding Hill – as well as a collection of short stories (Athletic Shorts) (Conference Program T10) followed the first. His autobiography, King of the Mild Frontier, was released in Thursday, October 27 April, 2003. A new novel, a second collection of short stories, and two nonfiction 2:00 p.m., Berkey Room book projects are also in development. Crutcher’s fast-paced fiction — heavily influenced by his work as a therapist and child protection advocate — is known for its expert balance of comedy and tragedy, as well as its unflinching honesty and authentic voice. He has been honored with dozens of awards including the 2005 Catholic Library Association’s St. Katharine Drexel Award, Writer Magazine’s 2004 Writers Who Make A Difference Award, the ALA’s 2000 Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award, the NCTE’s 1998 National Intellectual Freedom Award, and the ALAN Award. Crutcher is also a 2005 PEN/Newman’s Own First Amendment Award nominee. After the keynote attend the Intellectual Freedom Committee’s panel discussion, “Right to Know or Right to Censor?” (program T10).

12 • Libraries: Helping Grow Minds MLA Conference Keynote Speakers Duncan Sings-Alone For over forty years, Duncan Sings-Alone has been a healer, first as a minister, then as a psychologist. After intensive training in Lakota medicine and & Priscilla Cogan spirituality from 1976-83, he became known in the Native American community as a teacher, ceremonialist, and storyteller. Widely respected as a healer and teacher, Sings-Alone is enrolled in the Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee Indians, and was the founder of the Free Cherokees, an intertribal cultural organization for all people interested in exploring Native American spirituality. Elder and author of Sprinting Backwards to God, he also holds a Ph.D. in Counseling and Psychology from the University of Florida.

Author of internationally acclaimed novels, Winona’s Web, Compass of the KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Heart, and Crack at Dusk: Crook of Dawn, Priscilla Cogan, Ph.D., is a clinical Friday, October 28 psychologist of Irish-American descent and a practitioner of Native American 10:00 a.m., Ambassador pipe and sweat-lodge ceremonies. She lives with her husband, Duncan Sings- Ballroom East Alone, and two Shelties betwixt and between rural Massachusetts and the Leelanau Peninsula in northwest Michigan.

MLA All-Conference Banquet Speaker Timothy Baughman The 2005 All Conference Banquet Speaker, Dr. T. H. Baughman, will address conference goers during dinner on Thursday, October 28. His presentation will be entitled, “The Greatest Antarctic Adventure.” Baughman, a professor of History at the University of Central Oklahoma, has published widely in the field of polar history. His publications include: Before the Heroes Came: Antarctica in the 1890s (University of Nebraska Press, 1994), Ice: The Antarctic Diary of Charles F. Passel (Texas Tech University Press, 1995) and Pilgrims on the Ice: Robert Falcon Scott’s First Antarctic Expedition (University of Nebraska Press, 1999). He has also published a short popular biography, Shackleton of the Antarctic. ALL-CONFERENCE Baughman has lectured widely on his research interests not only for their BANQUET SPEAKER impact on polar history but also on how historical and polar figures demonstrate Thursday, October 27 leadership lessons for the business world. Widely regarded as a masterful 7:00 p.m., Ambassador Ballroom storyteller, Tim is a popular lecturer on expedition cruise ships to both polar Pre-registration required. regions and throughout Europe. Sponsored by: ProQuest Company

MLA Annual Conference 2005 • 13 Luncheon Speakers for Thursday, October 27 Nancy Robertson Acting State Librarian Nancy Robertson has been with the Library of Michigan since 1995, when she was hired as the library’s first rare books cataloger. In STATE LIBRARIANS EXCELLENCE 1997, she became the curator of the library’s rare book collection, a charge she AWARD LUNCHEON continued when she was appointed director of the Technical Services Division Noon–1:45 p.m., in 2000. Imperial Ballroom During her tenure as director of Technical Services and curator of the rare Pre-registration required. book collection, Robertson worked with the Library of Michigan Foundation to establish the Martha W. Griffiths Michigan Rare Book Room. Robertson was closely involved in selecting the architects, completing the design, and overseeing the construction of this state-of-the art rare book storage and reading room facility within the Library of Michigan’s walls. When Robertson became Deputy State Librarian in 2002, she took charge of handling the Library of Michigan’s budget tracking and planning, and also began acting as the agency liaison to the Department of History, Arts and Libraries administrative staff. In 2004, her duties were expanded to include more statewide operations in addition to internal operations functions. Robertson has a library background dating to her youth. Born in Ohio, she frequented the Wright Library in Dayton throughout her childhood. During her last semesters at the College of Wooster, she worked as an assistant to the cataloger of a special collection acquired by the college library. Though she earned an M.A. in English Literature at the University of Illinois-Chicago in 1979, it was not until she relocated to Philadelphia that she was able to move forward with her ambition to become a librarian. At Drexel University, where she earned her M.S. in Information Studies in 1990, Robertson focused on rare book librarianship and began working, also in 1990, at the renowned Library Company of Philadelphia, which was founded in 1731 by Benjamin Franklin and later served as the library of the Continental Congress. In 1992, Robertson was hired by the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, another of the country’s premier Americana collections. There she spent two years cataloging new acquisitions. Robertson lives in Jackson with Jim, her husband of 30 years. They enjoy spending time at their summer cottage near Crystal Lake and frequently visit their two sons who reside in and Charlottesville, Virginia. Robertson, owner of a Jack Russell terrier, collects Edward Gorey books and late 19th- and early 20th-century decorated publishers’ cloth bindings. (Adapated from Casey Warner’s column in the February 2005 Library of Michigan’s Access Newsletter)

Gordon Korman Gordon Korman will be the guest author and speaker at this year’s Children’s and Teen Services Divisions’ Author Luncheon. Mr. Korman began writing at the age of twelve, when a seventh grade English assignment became his first published novel. He has since authored more than fifty books for children and young adults, most recently Son of the Mob: Hollywood Hustle, and the On the Run series. A graduate of New York University’s Dramatic Writing Program, Korman lives with his wife and family in Long Island, NY.

CHILDREN’S & TEEN SERVICES DIVISIONS’ LUNCHEON Noon–1:45 p.m., Pantlind Ballroom Pre-registration required.

14 • Libraries: Helping Grow Minds Luncheon Speakers for Thursday, October 27 Joseph J. Mika Dr. Joseph J. Mika, Professor and Director of the Library and Information Science Program (LISP) at Wayne State University in Detroit, arrived at Wayne “Retirement, Recruitment, State in 1986 as Director of the LIS Program. Under his direction (1986-1993), and the Job Market” the faculty grew from five to eleven full-time positions, the student body increased from 79 to 400+, five endowed scholarships were established, and the LISP received accreditation from the American Library Association. Dr. Mika moved to faculty as a full professor in 1994, but once again accepted the position of Director in January of 2002. Prior to working at Wayne State, Dr. Mika served as Assistant Dean and Associate Professor of Library Science at the University of Southern Mississippi, was Assistant Librarian and Assistant Professor at Johnson State College (VT), and was on the staff of the library at ’s ACADEMIC LIBRARIANS Mansfield Regional Campus. LUNCHEON Dr. Mika is an author and editor, and frequently makes presentations to library Noon–1:45 p.m., Gerald R. Ford organizations, which focus on customer service, personnel issues, leadership, Presidential Ballroom and strategic planning. Pre-registration required. Dr. Mika’s professional activities include numerous American Library Association committee appointments, and election to the ALA Council as Chapter Councilor, first from Mississippi and later from Michigan. He recently completed a term as Chair of the Michigan Center for the Book, and he has been active in Beta Phi Mu, the international library and information science honor society, having served on its Board and as its President. In addition to his career in the field of library and information science, Dr. Mika is a retired colonel in the Army Reserve.

Michigan Author Award Luncheon Speaker Christopher P. Curtis Christopher Paul Curtis is the winner of the 2005 Michigan Author Award. The Michigan Center for the Book, a program of the Library of Michigan, and the Michigan Library Association present the Michigan Author Award annually to recognize a Michigan writer for his or her literary merit. The only writer to win the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Award – two of the most prestigious prizes in the field of children’s literature – in the same year, Curtis has published three young-adult novels. He was also the first African American to win the Newbery Medal since 1977. Curtis received these awards for his second novel, Bud, Not Buddy. His first book, The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963, was an honor book for both the MICHIGAN AUTHOR Newbery and Coretta Scott King awards. His third novel, the recently published AWARD LUNCHEON Bucking the Sarge, was included on the Library of Michigan’s 2005 Michigan Friday, October 28 Notable Books list. 11:45 p.m., Pantlind Ballroom Curtis’s writings are historical fiction that is noted for its inclusion of serious Pre-registration required. social issues, humor, significant events in American history, and family heritage. Sponsored by: Michigan Center for Curtis’s Michigan heritage has a significant place in his novels as well. the Book; Michigan Library Originally from Flint, Curtis worked for GM at the Fisher Body plant for years Association; Sleeping Bear Press. before following his dream of writing.

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MLA Annual Conference 2005 • 17 An Overview of Special Conference Events WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 the Grand Rapids Public Library while • University of Michigan Alumni socializing with fellow conference Reception, Atrium Room Trustees and Advocates Division goers. The library is only a 7-minute • Wayne State University Alumni Annual Meeting Breakfast walk from the Amway Grand! Meet at Reception, Cascade Room 7:30–8:15 a.m., Nelson Room the Motor Lobby (Pearl Street Sponsored by: Comerica Bank, Entrance) at 6:50 p.m. or 7:10 p.m. Live Auction & Conference Detroit; Plante & Moran, Southfield; for a guided walk to the library. Banquet Reception Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc., (Parking is limited but available for 5:45–7:00 p.m., Crown Foyer Novi; Stauder Barch Associates, Ann those who need to drive.) Come This MLA fund raising event benefits Arbor. (Pre-registration required.) enjoy hors d’oerves and Member Services. Raffle tickets are $5.00 each. Tickets will be available Keynote Address: Miles Harvey camaraderie. (Pre-registration required.) for purchase at the Membership 10:00 a.m., DeVos Place Table, Wednesday and Thursday, Sponsored by: Law Weathers & 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Raffle drawing THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 Richardson. will take place at the conclusion of Exhibit Hall Grand Opening Exhibits the live auction. Cash bar available. 11:30 a.m., DeVos Place, Ballroom 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., DeVos Place Sponsored by: Thomson Gale A–B (reception); Aldinger, Inc. (raffle Keynote Address: Chris Crutcher Learn about new products and tickets). 10:00 a.m., DeVos Place. “When services, do some price shopping, Real Life Fiction Meets the All-Conference Banquet with and visit with scores of vendors Censor.” Crutcher will speak from Timothy Baughman offering everything from architectural his personal experience as a 7:00–9:00 p.m., Ambassador design to digitization services. frequently banned author. Ballroom. “The Greatest Antarctic Exhibits remain open until 5:30 p.m. Adventure.” Baughman, a noted Getting the Most Out of Your First Luncheons authority on Antarctica and Ernest MLA Conference (Pre-registration required for each.) Shackleton, frequently lectures on 11:30 a.m.–Noon • State Librarian’s Excellence leadership lessons gleaned from his Ruby Room Award Luncheon with study of polar explorers. Nancy Robertson Sponsored by: ProQuest Company MLA Awards Luncheon Noon–1:45 p.m., Imperial (Pre-registration required.) Noon-1:45 p.m., Pantlind Ballroom Ballroom MLA members honor their own at the • Children’s and Teen Services FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28 Awards Luncheon. Plan to attend to Divisions Author Luncheon with honor the best of the profession. Gordon Korman Library Technology Division Sponsored by: Library Design, Inc. Noon–1:45 p.m., Pantlind Annual Meeting Breakfast (Pre-registration required.) Ballroom 7:30–8:15 a.m., Ottawa Room • Academic Librarians Luncheon (Pre-registration required.) Poster Session with Joseph J. Mika Keynote Address: Duncan Noon-2:30 p.m., Exhibits Area, Noon–1:45 p.m., G. R. Ford DeVos Place, Ballroom A–B Sings-Alone & Priscilla Cogan Presidential Ballroom Session 1: 12:00–1:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m., Ambassador Ballroom Session 2: 1:30–2:30 p.m. Silent Auction East. Native American singers, Two poster sessions, hosted by the Noon–5:30 p.m., West Concourse. songwriters and storytellers. Academic and Research Libraries This MLA fund raising event benefits Michigan Author Award Luncheon Division, will showcase innovative Member Services. with Christopher Paul Curtis collections, services, handouts and 11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Pantlind research findings. Cookie Break with Exhibitors 3:15–3:45 p.m., DeVos Place, Ballroom MLA Annual Membership Meeting Ballroom A–B Join us in honoring award-winning 5:30-6:30 p.m., Emerald Room A–B children’s author Christopher Paul Receptions Curtis. All-Conference Reception 5:00–6:30 p.m. Sponsored by: Michigan Center for 7:00–9:00 p.m., Grand Rapids (You do not need to be an Alumni the Book; Michigan Library Public Library. Explore the Association member to attend, but Association; Sleeping Bear Press. beautifully renovated main branch of pre-registration is required.) (Pre-registration required.)

18 • Libraries: Helping Grow Minds Wednesday Wednesday, October 26 Special Events Registration: 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Center Concourse Trustees and Advocates Division Membership Table & Job Desk: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Center Concourse Annual Meeting Breakfast: Internet Room: 8:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Heritage Hill Room 7:30–8:15 a.m., Nelson Room Exhibits: 11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., DeVos Place, Ballroom A–B (Pre-registration required.)

Keynote Address: 10:00 a.m., Trustees and Advocates Division Trustees and Advocates Division DeVos Place, Miles Harvey. Harvey, Annual Meeting Breakfast: W02 .... Ask the Lawyers is the author of The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic 7:30–8:15 a.m. Room: Nelson Crime, a national and international Room: Nelson An open Q & A session where bestseller that explores the theft of (Pre-registration required.) lawyers will attempt to answer any scores of centuries-old maps from Sponsored by: Comerica Bank, question from attendees on any prominent research libraries by an Detroit; Plante & Moran, Southfield; library or employment law topic. enigmatic antiques dealer. Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc., Annual meeting follows program. Exhibit Hall Grand Opening: Novi; Stauder Barch Associates, Ann Presider: Edward Repik, Trustee, 11:30 a.m., DeVos Place, Arbor. Howell District Library Ballroom A–B Speakers: Stephen Schultz, Partner, Learn about new products and MORNING PROGRAMS Foster, Swift, Collins and Smith; Anne services, do some price shopping, 8:30–9:45 a.m. Seurynck, Partner, Foster, Swift, and visit with scores of vendors Collins and Smith offering everything from architectural Academic and Research Libraries design to digitization services. Division Intellectual Freedom Committee Exhibits remain open until 5:30 p.m. W01 .... Buried Treasures W03 .... Keep It on the Shelf: MLA Awards Luncheon: Room: Pearl Diffusing Situations Involving Noon–1:45 p.m., Pantlind Ballroom Come hear about some of Michigan’s Patron Challenges (Pre-registration required.) unique library collections! From a Room:CANCELLED Haldane MLA members will honor their own at to a vast comic art The old saying that “an ounce of the Awards Luncheon. Plan to attend the luncheon to honor the best of the collection, this talk will focus on prevention is worth a pound of cure” profession. interesting and fun libraries. is true. This session will use case Presider: David Scott, ILL/Reference studies to review challenged books. Poster Sessions: Noon–2:30 p.m., Librarian, Ferris State University Attendees will leave with tips and Exhibits Area, DeVos Place, Panelists: Elaine Didier, Director, strategies for coping with challenges, Ballroom A–B Session 1: 12:00–1:00 p.m. Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum; conducting hearings, and handling Session 2: 1:30–2:30 p.m. Randall Scott, Special Collections sensitive censorship situations. Two poster sessions, hosted by the Librarian, Michigan State University; Presider: Mary Howard, Adult Services Academic and Research Libraries Frank Boles, Director, Clarke Librarian, Rochester Hills Public Library Division, will showcase innovative Historical Library, Central Michigan Panelists: Erin Helmrich, Youth collections, services, handouts and University Services Librarian, Ann Arbor District research findings. Library; Barbara Jones Clark, MLA Annual Membership Meeting: Coordinator, Media and Enrichment 5:30–6:30 p.m., Emerald Room A–B Services, Birmingham Public Schools All-Conference Reception 7:00–9:00 p.m., Grand Rapids Attending your first MLA Annual Conference? Public Library (Pre-registration required.) If so, be sure to join the MLA Membership Committee in the Ruby Room on Wednesday, Explore the beautifully renovated October 26, from 11:30 a.m. to Noon (just after the exhibits open but before the MLA main branch of the Grand Rapids Awards Luncheon) to hear quick tips, tricks, and advice that will help you navigate the Public Library while socializing with conference successfully. How do you prioritize among the wide variety of breakout fellow conference goers. The library is sessions? What is the etiquette for sampling several programs in the same timeslot? How only a 7-minute walk from the Amway do you make small talk with colleagues at luncheons and other events? Grand! Meet at the Motor Lobby This session will help you plan the most effective conference for yourself. Do you have (Pearl Street entrance) at 6:50 p.m. or more questions than you can ask in half an hour? No problem! We can continue our 7:10 p.m. for a guided walk to the conversation over lunch. library. (Parking is available but limited for those who need to drive.) “Getting the Most Out of Your First MLA Conference” Come enjoy hors d’oerves and Wednesday, October 26, 11:30 a.m.–Noon camaraderie.

MLA Annual Conference 2005 • 19 Wednesday, October 26 Public Library Division Michigan Library Consortium Library Technology Division W04 .... “ReadersAdvisory.com”: W05 .... Digitizing Michigan: An W06 .... The Nuts and Bolts Behind What Works on the Web Update on Statewide Digitization MLA’s New Website Room: Emerald B Projects Room: Emerald A What readers’ advisory tools are Room: Berkey The Web Access Team will introduce available to serve our online What’s going on with statewide the newly redesigned MLA website. customers, and what really works? digitization? Speakers will discuss the Details about the software used to Learn from a panel of librarians who Making of Modern Michigan, the create the site will be highlighted. use a variety of homegrown and Council of Library Directors’ (COLD) New features include RSS feeds for commercial products to connect County Histories & Atlases Project, job postings, events, news, and readers with the right book. Virtual Motor City, MeL Digital, the more! The team will encourage Presider: Maureen Derenzy, Director, Michigan Library Digitization Task feedback on the site and solicit ideas Otsego County Library Force, and the statewide digitization for future enhancements. Panelists: Eva Davis, Youth Services grant program. Presider: Robert Kelly, Electronic Manager, Ann Arbor District Library; Presider: Xan Goodman, MLC Sales Selection Librarian, Kresge Business Cheryl Whistler Garrison, Assistant Consultant, Michigan Library Administration Library, University of Director, Kent District Library; Valerie Consortium Michigan Meyerson, Director, Charlevoix Public Panelists: Ruth Dukelow, Associate Panelists: Larry Neal, Interim Library; Katherine Redwine, Director, Michigan Library Director, Clinton Macomb Public Reference Librarian, Grace A. Dow Consortium; Shawn McCann, Web Library; Roshayne Jaimon, Digital Memorial Library Librarian, Wayne State University; Services Developer, Ann Arbor Michael Seadle, Assistant Director for District Library; Janet Yanosko, Information Technology, Michigan Systems Librarian, University of State University; Sheryl Mase, Michigan-Dearborn Director, Library Development and Data Services, Library of Michigan Membership Committee W07 .... What Library School Didn’t Teach You: Tales from First Year Professionals Room: Thornapple ARLD POSTER SESSIONS First year librarians speak about what library school doesn’t teach, from day Wednesday, October 26 • Noon–2:30 p.m. to day responsibilities, library organization and cultures, to other Exhibits Area, DeVos Place, Ballroom A–B information important to the job. Beneficial to students, job seekers, Two poster sessions, one from and administrators, this panel 12:00–1:00 p.m. and one from includes public, academic, and special librarians. 1:30–2:30 pm., hosted by the Presider: Emily Barton, Reference Academic and Research Libraries Librarian, Michigan State University Division, will showcase innovative Panelists: Katie Rosen, Youth Librarian, Rochester Hills Public collections, services, handouts and Library; Stephanie Mathson, research findings. These are some Instruction/Reference Librarian, Central Michigan University; Elisia of the topics that will be presented Johnson, Librarian and Legal Writer at the third annual ARLD-sponsored Coordinator, Carson City Correctional poster sessions. Facility; Anne Cottingham, Law Librarian, Wayne State University; Allow time from your busy conference schedule to visit with Jean Fisher, Adult Services Librarian, Ypsilanti District Library your colleagues as they present interesting and unique findings. See what is going on across the state in a variety of libraries.

20 • Libraries: Helping Grow Minds Wednesday, October 26 Library of Michigan AFTERNOON PROGRAMS Trustees and Advocates Division W08 .... Beyond the Busman’s 2:00–3:15 p.m. W11 .... Internal Controls for Fraud Holiday: Cultural Tourism and Abuse Room: Ruby Marketing and Public Relations Room: Nelson Tourists are becoming special Roundtable The program will provide an interest travelers who rank the arts, W09 .... The Smartest Card: Get it. introduction to “Fraud Triangle” and heritage and/or other cultural Use it. @ Your library how to apply this concept in your activities as one of the top five Room: Emerald A library. We will highlight controls over reasons for traveling. Join this panel The goal of the Public Library cash receipts, cash disbursements, of experts to learn the role of the Association’s Smartest Card payroll, and fixed assets. public library in cultural tourism, how advocacy campaign is to make the Presider: John F. Chambers, the impact of libraries is measured, library card the most valued and used Trustee, Oakland County Library and how to get the word about card in every wallet. Learn how to Panelists: Kris Cusumano, cultural tourism out to your patrons, promote the value of your library and Associate, Plante & Moran, PLLC; board, and community. about PLFIG’s plans to adapt and Michelle McHale Adams, Associate, Presider: Debra Bacon-Ziegler, conduct this campaign in the state of Plante & Moran, PLLC Continuing Education Coordinator, Michigan. Library of Michigan Presider: Mary Rzepczynski, Public Teen Services Division Panelists: Nancy Robertson, Acting Services Librarian, Delta Township W12 .... Put your Best Flyer State Librarian, Library of Michigan; District Library Forward William Anderson, Director, Michigan Panelists: Clara Bohrer, Director, Room: Pearl Department of History, Arts and West Bloomfield Township District What can we learn from the museum, Libraries Library; Jean Tabor, Director, Canton theater and retail world about flyers? Public Library Make sure your message comes Keynote Address: 10:00 a.m. across clearly and professionally Room: DeVos Place Reference Division without the need to spend a great Miles Harvey, author of The Island of W10 .... You Gotta Have Art, and deal of money. Lost Maps: A True Story of Music, Too: Masterpieces for “A Presider: Kathy Rice, Teen Librarian, Cartographic Crime. Sharp” Collection Troy Public Library Sponsored by: Law Weathers & Room: Thornapple Speakers: Sally Decker Smith, Adult Richardson. Can your CD music collection do Services Librarian, Indian Trails Speaker biography page 12. double duty as a reference Public Library District; Ted Swigon, collection? Are you apprised of where Consultant, formerly with Chicago Exhibit Hall Grand Opening: to find key art information? An expert Museum of Science and Industry 11:30 a.m. from the Detroit Institute of Arts and a Room: DeVos Place, Ballroom A–B public library music selector will Public Library Division introduce you to valuable print and W13 .... Knowing What They Want! Membership Committee Open online resources. Learn how to create Room: Haldane Forum: “Getting the Most Out of a core collection suitable for any Just what, exactly, is an Attitude Your First MLA Conference” library in the areas of fine arts and Awareness Usage Study (AAUS) and 11:30 a.m.–Noon music. how can your library use the Room: Ruby Presider: Brenda Plizga, Branch information it reveals? The discussion Manager, West Bloomfield Township will focus on the mechanics, costs, MLA Awards Luncheon Public Library expectations, and outcomes of such Noon–1:45 p.m. Panelists: Maria Ketcham, a study and how it can be used to Room: Pantlind Ballroom Department Head, Research Library improve current library services and (Pre-registration required.) and Archives, Detroit Institute of the plan for the future. Sponsored by: Library Design, Inc. Arts; Ken Bignotti, Teen Services Presider: Donna J. Alward, Director, Award winner biographies pages 8–10. Librarian, Livonia Public Library Houghton Lake Public Library Panelists: William J. Schroer, Poster Sessions: Noon–2:30 p.m. Principal, WJSchroer Co.; Michael Session 1: 12:00–1:00 p.m. McGuire, Director, Traverse Area Session 2: 1:30–2:30 p.m. District Library Room: Exhibits Area, DeVos Place, Ballroom A–B

MLA Annual Conference 2005 • 21 Wednesday, October 26 Multicultural Roundtable Library Technology Division Library of Michigan W14 .... Digital Diversity: Building W16 .... The UM-Google Digitization W18 .... Quality Service and The Multicultural Digital Collections Deal – What it is, How We Got Trustee Room: Emerald B There, and What it Will Mean for Room: Ruby This discussion will explore the ins Libraries You became a public library trustee to and outs of developing digital Room: Ambassador East improve the quality of service your collections that reflect the cultural In December, 2004, Google and the library provides to your community. diversity of our patron communities. University of Michigan announced an But how, exactly, do you and your Experts from public and academic initiative to digitize the entire fellow board members, director, and institutions will share their collection of the University Library. staff achieve these improvements? experiences of developing nationally More than two years in the making, Try “QSAC,” a step-by-step process recognized digital collections and will this landmark agreement represents to systematically evaluate your library provide audience members with not only a major change in the way services. simple tips and strategies related to that library resources are delivered to Speaker: Martha Seaman McKee, developing multicultural digital the library’s constituencies, but a QSAC Project Coordinator, Library of projects. Learn more about funding manifestation of major changes in Michigan sources, project planning and the digital technologies and culture. technology needed to plan and Panelists will discuss the events Intellectual Freedom Committee develop uniquely rich treasures of leading to the announcement, the W19 .... Subtle Censorship: digital culture. processes being used for conversion, Censorship in Collection Presider: Stacy Brooks, Assistant and how the library sees this affecting Development Manager, Detroit Public Library its delivery of services in the coming Room: Haldane Panelists: Shawn McCann, Web years. Learn about censorship through Librarian, Wayne State University; Presider: Robert Kelly, Electronic buying decisions and find out how Matthew Martin, Digital Projects Selection Librarian, Kresge Business academic and public library policies Librarian, Wayne State University; Administration Library, University of and procedures can help prevent Duryea Callaway, Librarian/IMLS Michigan challenges as well as prevent self- Grant Coordinator, Wayne State Panelists: Brenda Johnson, censorship by library staff. Discover University; Cheri Gay, Librarian, Associate University Librarian for non-standard sources and Detroit Public Library. Public Services, University of independent publishers that will help Michigan; Laurie Alexander, Assistant you buy materials that your library Michigan Library Consortium/Library to the Director of the University users never knew existed but will find Technology Division Library, University of Michigan useful and relevant. W15 .... How is MeLCat? How is Panelists: Annette Haines, Art & MeL Delivery? Come Find Out! AFTERNOON PROGRAMS Design Field Librarian, School of Art Room: Berkey 3:45–5:00 p.m. & Design, University of Michigan; Do you know all the latest and Cathleen Russ, Assistant Director, greatest information about MeLCat? Rural and Small Libraries Roundtable Macomb County Library What about MeL Delivery? If not, join W17 .... I Keep it How Long?: members of the MeL team as they Records Retention in Public Children’s Services Division give an update on what’s new with Libraries W20 .... Grab Their Attention! this exciting statewide project. Room: Thornapple Booktalk! Presider: Anne Donohue, MeL The passage earlier this year of the Room: Emerald A Delivery Coordinator, Michigan new records retention schedule by Are you a novice book talker or are Library Consortium the U.S. Treasury Department can be you looking to polish up your book Panelists: Louise Bugg, MeLCat a bit confusing. Regulations cover talking style? Learn the ins and outs Project Coordinator, Michigan Library everything from employee records to of book talking to get kids and teens Consortium; Sheryl Mase, Director, bills paid and income records. This excited about reading. Library Development & Data program gives you an overview of Presider: Christine Klien, Head of Services, Library of Michigan what needs to be saved and for how Youth Services, Portage District Library long. Annual meeting follows program. Speaker: Nancy B. Johnson, Presider: John Sheridan, Director, Director, White Lake Township Library St. Charles District Library Panelists: Kathy Rice, Teen Services Speaker: Karen Wojcik, Michigan Librarian, Troy Public Library; Connie Department of History, Arts and W. Ilmer, Youth Services Librarian, Libraries Baldwin Public Library

22 • Libraries: Helping Grow Minds Wednesday, October 26 Management and Administration Access, Collection and Technical Other Meeting On-Site: Division & Academic and Research Services Roundtable and Library Michigan Center for the Book Libraries Division Technology Division Meeting W21 .... Growing the Next W24 .... Xtreme Makeovers in Room: Kendall Generation of Library Leaders Technical Services Room: Pearl Room: Emerald B MLA Annual Membership Meeting: Panelists will share their leadership In our evolving technological 5:30-6:30 p.m. journeys and offer advice to those environment, many tasks in Technical Room: Emerald A–B wishing to become library managers Services departments are being and leaders. MAD annual meeting streamlined. This program will focus All Conference Reception: follows program. on how three libraries have met user 7:00–9:00 p.m., Grand Rapids Presider: Kathy Irwin, Senior needs in innovative ways using both Public Library Associate Librarian, Head Circulation traditional and non-traditional (Pre-registration required.) Services, University of Michigan– workflows. Topics to be discussed Explore the beautifully renovated Dearborn include shelf-ready books and OCLC main branch of the Grand Rapids Panelists: Josie Parker, Director, PromptCat services, outsourcing Public Library while socializing with Ann Arbor District Library; Michael monographic cataloging, and fellow conference goers. The library Lorenzen, Head, Reference Services, authority control methods and is only a 7-minute walk from the Central Michigan University; Julie enhancements. Amway Grand! Meet at the Motor Farkas, Associate Director of Public Presiders: Frances Krempasky, Lobby (Pearl Street entrance) at 6:50 Services, Baldwin Public Library, Acquisitions/Serials Librarian, p.m. or 7:10 p.m. for a guided walk to Paulette Groen, Library Director, Thomas A. Cooley Law School; Jolee the library. (Parking at the library is Visteon Corporation Hamlin, Former LSTA Specialist, limited but available for those who Library of Michigan need to drive.) Come enjoy hors Conference Committee Panelists: Leah Black, Head of d’oerves and camaraderie. W22 .... Miles Harvey Book Talk Current Processing, Michigan State Room: Nelson University; John Sterbenz, Manager, Miles Harvey will discuss his latest Technical Services and Automation, research and book on the French Kresge Business Administration artist, Jacques Le Moyne de Library, University of Michigan; Morgues. Barbara Kriigel, Associate Director for Presider: Michael Rodriguez, Circulation and Technical Services, Michigan State University Libraries University of Michigan-Dearborn

Michigan Library Consortium W23 .... MeL Databases: An Update Room: Berkey What new features have been added Upcoming MLA Workshops to the MeL Databases? How does federated searching offer new search Join the ACTS Round Table for its Spring Workshop: “We’ve got your options to users? What’s going on numbers: the what, why and how of great statistics” on Friday, March 24, with the databases contract renewal 2006, at the Michigan State University Main Library. process? Panelists: Suzanne Robinson, MeL Databases Training Coordinator, The Services to Special Populations Round Table will present Michigan Library Consortium; Sheryl “Partnerships in Your Community” on Friday, April 28, 2006, at the Mase, Director Library Development Capital Area District Library-main branch. Possible sessions may include a and Data Services, Library of Michigan keynote session on grant-writing

Save the date! It’s our profession’s own superhero action figure! It’s Michigan’s own Librarian on the Loose! It’s Nancy Pearl! Join Nancy for an incredible PLD Fantastic Fiction experience on Monday, May 15, 2006, at the Holiday Inn South in Lansing.

MLA Annual Conference 2005 • 23 Thursday Thursday, October 27 Special Events Registration: 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Center Concourse Membership Table & Job Desk: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Center Concourse Exhibits: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., DeVos Ballroom A–B Internet Room: 8:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Heritage Hill Room Exhibits: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., DeVos Place, Ballroom A–B Keynote Address: 10:00 a.m., DeVos Place. Chris Crutcher, “When Real MORNING PROGRAMS Public Library Division Life Fiction Meets the Censor.” 8:30–9:45 A.M. T03 ..... Nurturing and Pruning Crutcher will speak from his personal Collections in Tight Times experience as a frequently banned author. Reference Division and Children’s Room: Haldane Services Division Growing strong collections can be Luncheons: Noon–1:45 p.m. T01 ..... Trading Spaces: Help! I hard in tight budgetary times, and (Pre-registration required.) Have to Cover the Children’s/ judiciously weeding them even • State Librarian’s Excellence Reference Desk! harder. Join us for insights on Award Luncheon with Nancy Room: Pearl weeding, especially when you know Robertson, Imperial Ballroom Uh-oh. The children’s librarian called you don’t have the resources to • Children’s and Teen Services in sick and you’re the only person replace all that you’re discarding. Divisions’ Author Luncheon available to cover the desk! These Hear tips for making the most of your with Gordon Korman, Pantlind Ballroom survival tactics will help you wing it limited materials budgets, working • Academic Librarians through those times when you’re with vendors, and cost-savings and Luncheon with Joseph Mika, called upon to serve patrons outside efficiencies in materials selection. G. R. Ford Presidential Ballroom your area of expertise. Your collection can thrive, even when Presider: Katie Bell Moore, Chair, the well seems dry! Silent Auction: Noon–5:30 p.m., Reference Division Presider: Marla Ehlers, Reference West Concourse. This MLA fund Panelists: Paulette Medvecky, Youth and Adult Services Coordinator, raising event benefits Member Services Department Head, Wayne Grand Rapids Public Library Services. Public Library; Sharon Vincent, Panelists: Jim Flury, Head of Cookie Break with Exhibitors: Coordinator, Adult Services, Acquisition Services, The Library 3:15–3:45 p.m., DeVos Ballroom A–B Farmington Community Library Network; Debby Sears, Reference (Pre-registration required.) Coordinator, Jackson District Library Library Technology Division Receptions: 5:00–6:30 p.m. T02 ..... Never Pay Full Price Again! Public Policy Committee (You do not need to be an Alumni Buying Technology for Libraries T04 ..... Legislative Update Association member to attend, but Room: Emerald A–B Room: Nelson pre-registration is required.) Need to replace those ancient Mike Ranville of Karoub Associates • University of Michigan Alumni computers? Trying to keep up with will present MLA’s legislative agenda Reception, Atrium Room • Wayne State University Alumni patrons’ technology expectations but for 2006 and report on legislation Reception, Cascade Room on a tight budget? Want some help? passed in the previous session that is Come learn how procurement of interest to libraries. Live Auction & Conference Banquet resources, aggregate discounts and Presider: Sherry Hupp, Director, Reception: 5:45–7:00 p.m., Crown other strategies can help stretch your Cromaine District Library Foyer. This MLA fund raising event technology dollars. Q & A session will Speaker: Mike Ranville, Karoub benefits Member Services. Raffle follow panel presentations. Associates tickets are $5.00 each. Tickets will be Presider: Sheryl available for purchase at the Mase, Director, conference. Raffle drawing will take place at the conclusion of the live Library Development auction. Cash bar available. & Data Services, Library of Michigan All Conference Banquet: 7:00 Panelists: Andy 9:00 p.m., Ambassador Ballroom Wolber, Director of (Pre-registration required.) Consulting, NPower Timothy Baughman, “The Greatest Michigan; Jeff Antarctic Adventure.” Stauffer, Service Baughman frequently lectures on Manager, leadership lessons gleaned from his study of polar explorers. WebJunction

24 • Libraries: Helping Grow Minds Thursday, October 27 Services to Special Populations Library of Michigan Michigan Center for the Book Roundtable T06 ..... Genealogy and the T07 ..... Michigan Center for the T05 ..... P.A.W.S. for Reading Reference Librarian: Is It Really Us Book: New Projects, Resources Room: Grand View A Against Them? and Grants A new of way of improving children’s Room: Thornapple Room: Ruby literacy skills is sweeping the nation. Staff from the Library of Michigan’s Come for a review of the award P.A.W.S. for Reading is a literacy Abrams Foundation Historical winning Michigan Center for the program founded in Utah in 1999. Collection of genealogy materials will Book. We will demonstrate our Children are encouraged to read by discuss how libraries can effectively statewide resources, highlight our sharing their books with canine serve genealogists without breaking activities, and discuss our new grant companions. Two Michigan libraries their budgets or losing their minds. program. Join us and learn how you will share their programs’ stories and This session will explore building a can participate in bringing Michigan’s explain how to start such a program core collection and strategies for rich literary heritage to people across in any library. Annual meeting follows establishing successful partnerships. the state! program. Discover various ways you can make Presider: Karren Reish, Coordinator, Presider: Jacquie Sewell, Reference your library’s collections more family Michigan Center for the Book Librarian, Capital Area District Library. history friendly. Panelists: Denise Hooks, Director, Speakers: Marta Kwitkowsky, Speakers: Kris Rzepczynski, Mott Community College Library; Assistant Director, Chesterfield Michigan and Genealogy Coordinator, Christine Byron, Local History Township Library; Michelle Yochim, Library of Michigan; Randy Riley, Librarian, Grand Rapids Public Head of Children’s Services, Romeo Special Collections Manager, Library Library; Gary Pullano, Public Public Library of Michigan Relations Coordinator, Herrick District Library

MLA Annual Conference 2005 • 25 Thursday, October 27 Intellectual Freedom Committee share the responsibility for managing your library’s tax revenue. T08 ..... RFID and Privacy: Potential the relationship between yourself and Presider: Sue Hill, Director, Capital and Perils your boss. Taking advantage of that Area District Library Room: Berkey responsibility can strengthen your Panelists: Vincent Spagnuolo, Radio Frequency Identification motivation, productivity, and overall Murphy, Breton & Spagnuolo; Bob (RFID) has the potential to streamline life quality. In this program Raz, Public Library Funding Initiative circulation functions and provide participants will examine the Group patrons with greater access to self characteristics of good employer- service, yet the computer chips employee relationships, how to Leadership Academy Advisory embedded in each item also have the communicate with a boss effectively, Committee ability to store vast amounts of and how to best work with various T12 ..... Enhancing Your information. Come learn about the types of leadership styles. Leadership Abilities: Getting the current state of the technology and Presider: Kathy Irwin, Senior Most from the Mentor Relationship hear viewpoints from both a vendor Associate Librarian, Head Circulation Room: Haldane and the Electronic Frontier Services, University of Michigan- Representatives from the first MLA Foundation. Dearborn Leadership Academy and the 2003- Presider: Paul McCann, Director, Speaker: Carmeda Stokes, Human 2004 Leadership Academy will be on Dexter District Library Resources Consultant, University of hand to discuss the use of mentoring Panelist: Lee Tien, Attorney, Michigan-Dearborn in their Academy experience. There Electronic Frontier Foundation will be a brainstorming session about Intellectual Freedom Committee the mentor relationship as part of the Keynote Address: 10:00 a.m., T10 ..... Right to Know or Right to program, so come prepared to share Room: DeVos Place Censor? (Reactor Panel to Chris your own ideas! Chris Crutcher, “When Real Life Crutcher Program) Presider: Cynthia Krolikowski, Fiction Meets the Censor” Room: Berkey Collection Management and Speaker biography page 12. What causes the banning of Young Development Coordinator, Wayne Adult literature and what are the State University Silent Auction: Noon–5:30 p.m., neoconservative trends that seem to Panelists: Margaret E. Auer, Dean, Room: West Concourse go with it? How are public libraries, University Libraries/Instructional public schools, and the legal Design Studio, University of Detroit Luncheons: Noon–1:45 p.m. profession dealing with this disturbing Mercy; Pamela Grudzien, Head, (Pre-registration required.) phenomenon? Technical Services, Central Michigan Speaker biographies pages 14–15. Presider: Kevin King, Teen Services University; Tammy Turgeon, Director, • State Librarian’s Excellence Librarian, Kalamazoo Public Library Suburban Library Cooperative; Sara Award Luncheon with Nancy Panelists: Paul McCann, Director, A. Memmott, Web Coordinator, Robertson Dexter District Library; Robert A. University of Michigan-Dearborn Room: Imperial Ballroom Sedler, Distinguished Professor of • Children’s and Teen Services Law & Gibbs Chair in Civil Rights and Library Technology Division Divisions Author Luncheon with Civil Liberties, Wayne State T13 ..... Top Technology Trends Gordon Korman University Law; Lynn Rutan, Room: Emerald A–B Room: Pantlind Ballroom Librarian, Macatawa Bay School, Fad or fait accompli? Ballyhoo or • Academic Librarians Luncheon Holland; Angela Semifero, Librarian, shrewd insight? A “top ten” of with Joseph Mika East Lansing Public Library technology trends for libraries. Live Room: G. R. Ford Presidential judging and audience reactions. Ballroom Public Policy Committee Presider: Karen Ventura, Head, T11 ..... Tax Abatement and Tax Systems and Technology, Novi Public AFTERNOON PROGRAMS Capture Programs Library 2:00–3:15 p.m. Room: Nelson Speaker: Sheryl C. Knox, Technology The Public Library Funding Initiative Director, Capital Area District Library Management and Administration Group estimates that public libraries Division & Public Libraries Division lose as much as $9.4 million each T09 ..... Management Is Everyone’s year to programs such as “TIFAs,” Job — Including Yours “Enterprise,” “Smart,” and Room: Grand View A–C “Brownfield” zones. Learn more about Whether you know it or not, you these programs and their impact on

26 • Libraries: Helping Grow Minds Thursday, October 27 Public Library Division Children’s Services Division T16 ..... No program scheduled T14 ..... Town Hall Meetings T15 ..... Brain Gym®: Growing Room: Winchester Minds Cookie Break with Exhibitors: Town hall meetings can serve as a Room: Pearl 3:15–3:45 p.m. starting point to discuss issues in Brain Gym® is a profound system for Room: Exhibits Area, DeVos communities about which everyone enhancing learning through brain- Ballroom A–B talks and has an opinion, yet body integration. In this experiential (Pre-registration required.) disagreements and hot heads seem workshop, you will learn how to use to grab all the media attention. How this technique to prepare learners for AFTERNOON PROGRAMS can your library foster discourse at story time and how to incorporate 3:45–5:00 p.m. town hall meetings and take a movement in stories. Brain Gym® leadership role in disseminating facts activities will also assist attendees in Marketing and Public Relations and opposing viewpoints? maintaining greater balance, focus, Roundtable Presider: Michael McGuire, Director, and organization. Participants are T17 ..... Navigating News Media Traverse Area District Library encouraged to bring their own bottled Inquiries during Crisis Situations Panelists: Margaret Kelly Braden, water. Room: Haldane Adult Services Coordinator, Traverse Presider: Christine Klien, Head of Do you fear the consequences of Area District Library; Mike Kroes, Youth Services, Portage District saying the wrong thing to news TCTV-2 Coordinator, Traverse Area Library media? reporters? Want to be better District Library; Albert T. Quick, Speaker: Monica Panagos, Senior prepared to manage and articulate Attorney, Traverse Area District Consultant, Brain Gym and the your library’s position on controversial Library board member, Traverse Area Growth Corporation issues? Learn from a public relations District Library veteran how to effectively respond to media inquiries during challenging times. Annual meeting follows program. Presider: Mary Rzepczynski, Public 17th Annual MLA Auction Services Librarian, Delta Township District Library Wednesday, October 27 • Ambassador Ballroom Speaker: Dan Spaulding, APR, Each year at its annual conference, the Michigan Library Association Principal, Seyferth Spaulding Tennyson Inc. sponsors an auction and raffle. Join the fun and help make this year’s auction a significant fund raising event! Access, Collections and Technical Services Roundtable Silent Auction: Noon–5:30 p.m. T18 ..... Changing Faces of Silent auction items donated in the past Interlibrary Loan included library theme baskets; hand made Room: Thornapple items from staff members; autographed books, What’s new with ILL? Panelists will basketballs and jerseys; hotel getaways; quilts; discuss new technologies (OCLC’s and more! Stop by the West Concourse to see ILLiad) and new issues in ILL, what there is to bid on this year! including ILL in cooperative/public library settings, how MeLCat has Live Auction: 5:45–7:00 p.m. affected the ILL process, and how patrons are initiating the process Raffle Drawing will be held at the conclusion of the Live Auction! themselves. Annual meeting follows Tickets are $5.00 each and will be available for purchase at the Membership program. Desk Wednesday and Thursday from 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Presiders: Ruth Bever, Access Services Clerk, Kent District Library; Librarian-on-the-Loose Wen-ying Lu, Catalog Librarian, This past year the Librarian-on-the-Loose has been traveling Michigan State University Michigan to find her paramour. Here she is in the Romeo Panelists: Karen Liston, Interlibrary Public Library. Visit the Auction to hear about her Loan Librarian, Wayne State adventures. She and her travelogue will be part of the live University; Martha Pitchford, auction offerings. Assistant Director, Lakeland Library Cooperative

MLA Annual Conference 2005 • 27 Thursday, October 27 Information Literacy Roundtable Rural and Small Libraries Roundtable Services to Special Populations T19 ..... Library Instruction in “First T21 ..... Public Library Funding Roundtable; Multicultural Roundtable Year Experience Programs:” Initiative Group (PLFIG) Update T24 ..... Adapting Library Services Getting in on the Ground Floor and Room: Nelson to Changing Demographics Sustaining Partnerships. Changes are being made in library Room: Grand View A Room: Winchester law and in the marketing of libraries How well do you know your Get a foothold in the college in Michigan. What does it all mean community? Did you know that the classroom! Join representatives from and what’s next? This informative Library of Michigan employs state academic libraries for a practical session will give you the information demographers to help profile your guide to getting and remaining on the changes that have been made community? Two state demographers involved in classes geared toward and the ones that are coming. will demonstrate how to find and first year college students. Learn how Presider: John Sheridan, Director, St extract the necessary data a library one library achieved a presence in a Charles District Library needs to define its community. first year seminar program and see Speakers: Robert Raz, Chairman, Multicultural Roundtable annual examples of how established PLFIG; Sherry Hupp, Director, meeting follows program. programs sustain partnerships with Cromaine District Library Presider: Donna Debutts, administration and faculty. Annual Community Relations Coordinator, meeting follows program off-site. Library Technology Division Ypsilanti District Library Presider: Carrie Croatt-Moore, T22 ..... RSS – Piping Hot Content Speakers: Darren Warner, State Information Services Librarian, for Your Library Census Data Coordinator, Library of Wayne State University Room: Emerald A–B Michigan; Ken Darga, State Census Panelists: Teague Orblych, Using RSS to distribute news and Data Coordinator, Library of Michigan Research Education Librarian, information is one of the hottest new University of Michigan-Dearborn; trends on the web. Learn what all the Receptions: 5:00–6:30 p.m. Stacy Nowicki, Associate Director for buzz is about and how you can use (You do not need to be an Alumni Digital Resources and Access RSS to keep your patrons on top of Association member to attend but Services, Kalamazoo College; Sara what’s happening at your library! pre-registration is required.) Memmott, Web Site Coordinator, Speakers: Michael Samson, • University of Michigan Alumni University of Michigan, Dearborn; Government Documents, Reference Reception Robin Rank, Reference and and Systems Librarian, Arthur Neef Room: Atrium Instruction Librarian, Kalamazoo Law Library, Wayne State University • Wayne State University Alumni College Reception Teen Services Division Room: Cascade Reference Division T23 ..... Core Graphic Novel T20 ..... Finding Non-Profit Funding Collection Live Auction & Conference Sources Room: Pearl Banquet Reception: 5:45–7:00 p.m. Room: Berkey Discussion will focus on how to Room: Crown Foyer Confronted by patrons looking for develop, maintain, and enhance your • Live Auction and Raffle Drawing funding? This session will provide an graphic novel collection. Topics • Cash Bar introduction to resources available at include working with a limited budget Sponsored by: Tomson Gale Foundation Center Cooperating and customizing your collection to (reception); Aldinger, Inc. (raffle Collections — in Michigan and suit patron needs. Get a sneak tickets). around the country. FCCCs provide preview of TSD’s publication on free access to the foundation’s graphic novels. All Conference Banquet: database, as well as print resources Presider: Janice Insinga, Teen 7:00–9:00 p.m. related to grant writing and nonprofit Librarian, Howell-Carnegie District Room: Ambassador Ballroom administration. Annual meeting Library (Pre-registration required.) follows program. Speaker: Kathleen Rice, Teen Timothy Baughman, “The Greatest Presider: Kara Gust, Assistant Services Librarian, Troy Public Library Antarctic Adventure.” Instruction Coordinator, Michigan Panelists: Anne Heidemann, Youth Sponsored by: Proquest Company State University Coordinator, Chippewa River District Speaker biography page 13. Speaker: Jon J. Harrison, Social Library Science Coordinator, Michigan State University

28 • Libraries: Helping Grow Minds Friday Friday, October 28 Special Events Registration: 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m., Center Concourse Internet Room: 8:30–11:00 a.m., Heritage Hill

Library Technology Division Library Technology Division Presider: Eric Owen, Librarian, Annual Meeting Breakfast: Annual Meeting Breakfast: Eastern Michigan University 7:30–8:15 a.m., Ottawa Room 7:30–8:15 a.m. Speakers: Nancy Droll, Student, (Pre-registration required.) Room: Ottawa Library and Information Science (Pre-registration required.) Program, Wayne State University; Keynote Address: 10:00 a.m., Andrea Wiggins, Student, School of Ambassador Ballroom MORNING PROGRAMS Information, University of Michigan; Duncan Sings-Alone & Priscilla 8:30–9:45 a.m. Mark Bard, Student, School of Cogan, Native American singers, Information, University of Michigan; songwriters and storytellers. Public Library Division Jonathan Baugh, Student, School of F01 ..... Political Advocacy: Information, University of Michigan Michigan Author Award Keeping Legislators Well Informed Luncheon: 11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Room: Berkey Teen Services Division Pantlind Ballroom This session will help librarians F03 ..... Designing on a Dime (Pre-registration required.) devise strategies to connect with Room: Pearl Join us in honoring award-winning politicians at a variety of levels. The Make your Teen Area sparkle by children’s author Christopher primary goal of the session is to inviting interest. Re-do, fix-up, Paul Curtis. provide participants with an action upgrade just make it a whole lot plan for identifying key issues and better without going broke. how to foster good relationships with Presider: Kathy Rice, Teen Services local, state and national political Librarian, Troy Public Library bodies. Speaker: Kimberly Bolan Taney, Presider: Richard Schneider, Library Independent Library Consultant, Manager, Traverse Area District E*vanced Solutions Library Panelists: Shirley Bruursema, Vice Management and Administration Chair, Library Board, Kent District Division MA Library; Jerry Kooiman, State F04 ..... How to Find the Best L Representative, Michigan House of Director for Your Library Future Conference Representatives; Carl Meyering, Room: Pullman Library Commissioner, Grand Rapids A practical guide to preplanning to Dates & Locations Public Library avoid difficulties in hiring for this key position. Pros and cons of hiring from October 10–13, 2006 Library Technology Division within, when to use a consultant, and Mariott Detroit, Renaissance F02 ..... Tomorrow’s Professionals: recommended timelines for the Center, Detroit Library School Student Projects process will be discussed. Room: Emerald A Presider: Leslee Niethammer, November 6–9, 2007 Library School students from the Director, Saline Public Library Lansing Center & Radisson Hotel, University of Michigan and Wayne Panelists: Martha Custer, Director, Lansing State University will speak on Baldwin Public Library; Christine interesting projects they have Hage, Director, Rochester Hills Public October 21–24, 2008 completed while working toward their Library; Jim Fausone, Board Member, Radisson Plaza Hotel at library degrees. Annual meeting Library Network and Canton Public Kalamazoo Center, Kalamazoo precedes program. Library

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MLA Annual Conference 2005 • 29 Friday, October 28 Academic and Research Libraries Support Staff Roundtable Services to Special Populations Division F06 ..... Managing Conflict Roundtable F05 ..... How to Prepare a Poster Professionally F07 ..... How Does It Feel?: Session Room: Haldane Disability Awareness Room: Thornapple Communication with internal and Room: Winchester Three past presenters will provide external clients, patrons or customers What does it feel like to maneuver hints and guidelines on the can be challenging, especially if there between tall book stacks in a wheel preparation process used when doing is conflict. In this session we will chair? How would a person with poster sessions at MLA and at explore communication strategies visual impairments discover the help national conferences. Discussion will that can help us understand the desk? The more understanding a touch on the selection process used sources of the conflict we are staff member has about how people to determine participants in poster experiencing. We will focus on the with disabilities cope, the more sessions, including opportunities and interests of the parties, instead of consideration they will take in guidelines. focussing on their positions. We will decisions that are made. Join experts Presider: David Scott, ILL/Reference discuss how to maintain a in disability sensitivity for some Librarian, Ferris State University professional demeanor and disability awareness exercises. Panelists: Kara Gust, Assistant interaction as we apply appropriate Presider: Donna Debutts, Instruction Coordinator, Michigan conflict management communication Community Relations Coordinator, State University; Stephanie Mathson, techniques. Ypsilanti District Library Instruction/Reference Librarian, Presider: Molly Fleishman, Panelists: Julie Ross, Classroom Central Michigan University; Denise Administrative Assistant, Herrick Systems Specialist, Lenawee ISD; Forro, Head, Interlibrary Services, District Library Susan Donner, Classroom Systems Michigan State University Speaker: Edita Herbstova, Human Specialist, Lenawee ISD Resources Development Coordinator, Michigan State University

30 • Libraries: Helping Grow Minds Friday, October 28 Library of Michigan Other Meetings On-Site: Michigan Author Awards F08 ..... Discovering Michigan • MCCL Meeting Luncheon: 11:45 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Notable Books Room: Cascade Room: Pantlind Ballroom Room: Grand View A • AICUM Meeting (Pre-registration required.) Michigan Notable Books is an annual Room: Kendall Children’s author Christopher Paul program with roots stretching back to Curtis. Michigan Week in 1991. The program Keynote Address: 10:00 a.m. Sponsored by: Michigan Center for was created to formally recognize Room: Ambassador Ballroom East the Book; Michigan Library and highlight great books about Duncan Sings-Alone & Priscilla Association; Sleeping Bear Press. Michigan and the Great Lakes Region. Cogan, Native American singers, Speaker biography page 15. This session will examine the 2005 songwriters and storytellers. Michigan Notable Books list and Speaker biographies page 13. discuss the process used for selecting titles. Speaker: Randy Riley, Special Collections Manager, Library of Michigan Panelists: Kris Rzepczynski, Michigan and Genealogy Coordinator, Library of Michigan; Sue Thoms, Book Review Editor, ; Michael Rodriguez, Reference Librarian, Michigan State University

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32 • Libraries: Helping Grow Minds Conference Exhibitors MEBS, Inc. NewsBank, Inc. SirsiDynix Wallaceburg Bookbinding Ltd. 3809 Lake Easstbrook 4501 Tamiami Tril N. #316 101 Washington St. SE 95 Arnold St. Grand Rapids, MI 49546 Naples, FL 34103 Huntsville, AL 35801-4827 Wallaceburg, Ontario ph: 616-458-6327 ph: 800-762-8182 ph: 256-704-7000 CANADA N8A3P3 fax: 616-458-1486 fax: 203-966-6254 fax: 256-704-7007 ph: 800-214-2436 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] fax: 519-627-6922 www.mebs.com www.newsbank.com www.sirsidynix.com [email protected] Representative: Herb Early Representative: Jim Teeter Representative: Rick Branham wbmbindery.com Booth: 45 Booth: 64 Booths: 46 and 47 Representative: Ron Riedstra Booth: 70 Merritt McPherson Cieslak, PC OverDrive Digital Library the Book House, Inc. 33750 Freedom Rd 8555 Sweet Valley Drive Suite C 208 W. Chicago St. Wayne State University Farmington, MI 48335 Cleveland, OH 44125 Jonesville, MI 49250 Library Info Science Program ph: 248-476-3614 ph: 216-573-6886 ph: 800-248-1146 106 Kresge Library fax: 2480476-1374 fax: 216-573-6888 fax: 800-858-9716 Detroit,MI 48202 mmc#mmcarchitects.com [email protected] [email protected] ph: 313-577-2523 www.mmcarchitects.com www.overdrive.com www.thebookhouse.com fax: 313-577-7563 Representative: Ron Cieslak, R.A. Representative: Claudia Weissman Representative: Krista Miller [email protected] Booth: 78 Booth: 41 Booth: 72 www.lisp.wayne.edu Representative: Jennifer Bondy Michigan Health Sciences Partners Book Dist. The Breton Group Booth: 51 Libraries Association (MHSLA) 2325 Jarco Drive 2504 Ardmore S.E. Borgess Library, 1521 Gull Road Holt, MI 48842 Grand Rapids, MI 49506 Wilson (IS THIS BWI???) Kalamazoo, MI 49048 ph: 800-336-3137 ph: 616-975-9907 address ph: 269-226-6875 fax: 517-694-0617 fax: 616-975-9909 city, state, zip fax: 269-226-5914 [email protected] [email protected] phone [email protected] Representative: Becky Nicoson www.bretongroup.com fax www.mhsla.org Booth: 48 Representative: Ann Williams email Representative: Jennifer Barlow Booth: 73 url Booth: 9 Plante & Moran CRESA Representative: 27400 Northwestern Highway The Library Corporation Booth: 55 Michigan Library Consortium Southfield, MI 48034 Research Park 1407 Rensen Suite 1 ph: 248-223-3413 Inwood, WV 25428 World Book Lansing, MI 48911 [email protected] ph: 304-229-0100 925 Plymouth Road S.E. ph: 800-530-9019 Representative: David Asker fax: 304-229-0295 Grand Rapids, MI 49506-6523 fax: 517-394-2096 Booth: 83 [email protected] ph: 800-975-3250 [email protected] www.tlcdelivers.com fax: 616-241-4877 www.mlcnet.org Quality Books, Inc. Representative: Tom Sumpter [email protected] Representative: Ruth Dukelow 1003 West Pines Rd. Booth: 56 http://products.worldbook.com Booth: 31 Oregon, IL 61061 Representative: Cheryl Kaufman ph: 800-323-4241 The Troyer Group Booth: 33 Mulder’s Red Carpet Moving fax: 815-732-4499 550 Union St. & Storage [email protected] Mishawaka, IN 46544 1313 Ravine www.quality-books.com ph: 574-259-9976 Kalamazoo, MI 49004 Representative: Lawton-Leferre Angel fax: 574-259-9982 ph: 269-344-6683 Booth: 44 [email protected] fax: 269-381-3687 www.troyergroup.com [email protected] Recorded Books Representative: Jeff Angelmyer muldersmoving.com 270 Skipjack Rd. Booth: 42 Representative: Richard Benthin Prince Frederick, MD 20678 Booth: 66 ph: 800-638-1304 Thomson Gale fax: 410-414-2573 27500 Drake Rd. Nagle Hartray Danker Kagan [email protected] Farmington Hills, MI 48331 McKay Penney Architects Ltd. [email protected] ph: 800-877-GALE 30 W. Monroe #700 Representative: Phil Raglin fax: 248-699-8094 Chicago, IL 60603 Booth: 1 [email protected] ph: 312-425-1000 www.gale.com fax: 312-425-1001 ReferenceUSA Representative: TBD [email protected] 5711 South 86th Circle Booths: 35 and 36 www.nhdkmp.com Omaha, NE 68127 Representative: Eric Penney ph: 800-808-1113 Unique Books, Inc. Booth: 60 fax: 402-596-7688 5010 Kemper Ave. [email protected] St. Louis, MO 63139 Net Portfolio www.referenceusa.com ph: 800-533-5446 19959 Wernier Rd. Ste. 4B Representative: TBD fax: 800-916-2455 Harper Woods, MI 48225 Booth: 43 [email protected] ph: 313-882-1214 Representative: Brent Bowen fax: 313-882-1267 Riemenschneider Design Assoc. Inc. Booth: 79 [email protected] 213 W. Liberty #10 www.netportfolio.com Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Representative: Thomas Shaheen ph: 734-930-0882 Booth: 69 fax: 734-930-0974 [email protected] Representative: Alyce Riemenschneider Booth: 65 Amway Grand Plaza Hotel 187 Monroe NW Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503