Clubhouse Take a spin around the posters Meal Tickets Alternatively, breakfast will be Kick off your first Alberta and see what people have been If you are staying offsite, served until 10:00 AM in the Library Conference with a learning about a variety of individual meal tickets can be Moose’s Nook for those guests bang! This is the place to meet subjects. Location: Great Hall purchased at the JPL Concierge with meal tickets. other first-timers: trustees, during the Opening Reception. Desk. All three meals may be Exhibit Hall library staff members, and Author Talks & Book purchased at the rate of $111 per day or you can purchase Thank you to all our exhibitors! exhibitors. Make new The Exhibit Hall is in the Mary connections, learn how to make Signing individual meal tickets at the Pick up your books in advance at following rates: Schaffer Ballroom during the the most of your conference, following hours: enjoy a complimentary the ULS booth then have them  Breakfast $26 signed: Thursday 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM beverage, and enter to win  Lunch $27 (cash bar in Exhibits Area)  Susan Juby Friday 12:00 PM at waived registration to next  Dinner $58 Friday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM the ULS booth year’s conference. Dining Alternatives: (coffee in Exhibits Area)  Kate Beaton Friday 2:30 PM at  Fitzhugh’s to Go Saturday 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM Exhibits Mix & Mingle the ULS booth 6:30 PM Exhibits  Emerald Lounge (coffee in Exhibits Area) The ALC 2017 theme is and other ways to engage  Rick Mercer Friday 10:00 to  ORSO Trattoria This year: researchers and students, and Opening Reception 10:30 AM in the Great Hall. Libraries: More than Ever  Room service  There are 60 exhibitors Libraries are branching out are bringing puppies into the 9:00 PM Great Hall  Joseph Boyden Saturday 10:00 library to help students with to 10:30 in the Great Hall. Alcoholic beverages are  16 of them are first time further than the printed word. It will be hip to the jive to visit available to order from the wait exhibitors exam stress. Libraries really are the Exhibit Hall (which opens While books are still our bread Hungry? staff at the banquet, or to You are sure to find something and butter, some public libraries doing “more than ever.” And in at 6:30 PM) before joining us Dinner will be served tonight purchase at the bar in the new in the exhibit hall! are taking the lead on these times of economic and for a belt and socializing in the from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM in dining room, but are not expanding their offerings. For social crisis, libraries are truly Great Hall during the Opening Come with your questions. the Beauvert Dining Room. On included in your meal ticket. example, Sudbury Public needed more than ever! This Reception at 9:00 PM. It is Exhibitors are here to help you! Friday & Saturday, dinner will Library lends out fishing rods conference will explore new bound to be the bee’s knees! Spare Meal Tickets? be served from 6:00 PM to 8:00 and tackle, Toronto Tool ideas about a broad range of Partake of the conference’s Leave them at the registration Thursday at a Glance events, services and materials signature cocktail provided by PM in the Beauvert. desk and they will be Library is offering a wide 1:00 to Pre-conference selection of donated power that keep people coming the swell fellas at Gale: the Breakfast is served from 6:45 distributed to those who can 5:00 PM Sessions tools, Edmonton Public Library through library doors. Crime, Punishment, and Popular AM to 8:15 AM in the Beauvert use them (such as our starving Culture. If you’d prefer to not Dining Room and from 6:45 students). 3:00 to Registration Desk offers clothing and support Keynote Speakers 9:00 PM Open services to the city's homeless have the hair of a dog, Punch AM to 10:00 AM in the Guests Friday: Rick Mercer Magazine is a non-alcoholic 6:00 to and Kitchener Public Library Moose’s Nook. Sunday brunch Dinner Saturday: Joseph Boyden Are you a guest but not 10:00 PM recently became the first alternative. Other drinks will be served from 7:30 AM to Be sure to be in the Beauvert available if you have a spare registered to attend the Canadian library to loan mobile 11:00 AM. 6:30 to Dining Room by 8:30 AM for clam. conference sessions? Please Tradeshow wi-fi hotspots to their library Mix & Mingle Tables finish your breakfast by 8:15 10:00 PM our keynote speakers on Friday Sponsored by: Gale, celebrating Gale card holders. Academic libraries AM to make room for and Saturday mornings. Primary Sources Collection Sit down with your soon-to-be 7:45 to First Timers’ are taking the lead on research new friends and learning conference attendees who are 8:45 PM Reception First Time at ALC? data management, journal Poster Sessions companions at the Mix & staying off-site to join us for 9:00 to Mix & Mingle impact measures, open access 7:45 PM to 8:45 PM 9:00 to 10:00 PM Mingle tables. our keynote speakers. 10:00 PM Reception Canada 150+ • We respectfully acknowledge that Jasper Park Lodge is situated on traditional territory of First Nations and Métis peoples. Info to Go • Thursday, April 27, 2017 • Volume 42, Issue 1

Registration Desk Hours Pyramid A/B in the Main to Go on the tables outside the Book Award/Sheila A. Egoff Celebrating Bonnie Gray com/documents/ Thursday Lodge. The LAA Board of Beauvert Dining Room, the Children’s Literature Prize. Her The Public Library Services ALCCodeofConductNovember2016. Directors will be presenting novels have been published all 3:00 AM to 9:00 PM Registration Desk, and the Branch of Alberta Municipal PDF bylaw changes and introducing over the world and nominated Friday Clubhouse. It can also be found Affairs cordially invites you to Saturday night’s dinner new board members. The 2017 online at: for many awards, including the 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM attend a come-and-go theme President's Award, the Punch Amazon/Books in Canada First retirement reception in honor www.albertalibraryconference.com Red and white rule the night! 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Jackson Award of Excellence in Novel Award and an Edgar of Bonnie Gray. Saturday Library Service, and student Minister’s Awards Award by the Mystery Writers Celebrate by donning Canada’s Friday, April 28 5:00 to 6:30 national colours for the closing 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM awards will also be presented. Congratulations to the winners of America. She is the author of of the 2017 Minister's Awards PM Milligan Manor banquet! 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Alberta Library Trustees the bestselling Alice, I Think, for Excellence in Public Cancelled Sessions Head to the photo booth at the There is a message board next Association (ALTA) AGM named one of the essential 40 Library Service. The awards Young Adult novels by Rolling H5 Session Cancelled. dance, starting at 9:00 PM, to to the registration desk to Annual General Meeting for the will be presented Friday at make sure your memorable communicate with others at the Stone Magazine and adapted into Vital Rules for Customer Alberta Library Trustees lunch by Brad Pickering, a CTV/Comedy Network Engagement If you had look is captured forever! conference. Association (ALTA) will be Deputy Minister, Municipal television series. Her upcoming registered for this session, Gotta Go? Announcements, submissions, held on Friday, April 29 at Affairs. See the complete list of book, The Fashion Committee, will please attend another. Not sure which one to use? anecdotes for Info-to-Go? 3:00 PM in Spike (Clubhouse). winners in Sunday’s Info to Go. Tweet @conandeb or email be available May 24, 2017. Code of Conduct Watch for gender neutral Don’t forget to stop by the Systems Reception washrooms where it doesn’t [email protected] Trustee Welcome table (located B7 Growing Your Library The conference has adopted a You’re invited to join Alberta’s matter. Just remember to wash The registration desk can be across from ALC registration A kiitapskotoop gi Code of Conduct. See it here: found in the lobby of the Regional Library Systems on your hands, please. table) to pick up your new ahkiiahpkonahnoop nitap www.albertalibraryconference. main lodge “I’m ALTA” buttons. Wear it Friday at 8:30 PM in the Outlook Cabin. oohtahtoomahpii and connect with fellow nootsitsikoo. Ahgstinaskiinip Edmonton Public Library & Calgary Public Library Like us on Facebook trustees. B1 Meet Author invite you to meet and mingle with your fb.com/albertalibraryconference niitahkootagop iistopoomoop colleagues at an informal reception: Want to Register for An Susan Juby gi nitagahpstoop

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