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2009 Schedule

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

9:00 a.m. Pre-Conference Session at the Family History Library Cherie Bush

6:30 p.m. Registration Salt Lake City Main Library Auditorium

7:00 p.m. Keynote Speaker – Stephen Abram - At the Heart of Libraries: Innovation

8:00 p.m. Reception

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

8:00 a.m. Coffee

8:30 a.m. Library Schooled! with Yvonne Chandler

9:00 a.m. Breakout Group Sessions:

  • Is an MLS Worth It?
  • Are We Educated Educators?
  • Libraries: An Educational Alternative?
  • Keep them Curious: Lifelong Learning

10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Finding the Phoenix: Feathers, Flight & the Future of Libraries with Helene Blowers

11:15 a.m. Breakout Group Sessions:

  • Exploring the Library Phoenix
  • How Bad Could It Get? Doomsday Brainstorming
  • Whisper Down the Lane: Digital Preservation
  • Industrial Evolution: Man and the Machine

12:45 p.m. Lunch (on your own)

2:30 p.m. The Value Proposition for Libraries in Dismal Economic Times with Danielle Patrick Milam

3:00 p.m. Breakout Group Sessions:

  • Using the Economic Crisis to Position Libraries for the Future
  • Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks
  • Fund This!
  • Is Positive Partnering Possible?

4:30 p.m. Tours of the Salt Lake City Public Library

We will do informal dinners on Friday night:
Charlie Chow’s Dragon Grill
Thai Lotus
Cannella’s Italian Restaurant

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

8:00 a.m. Coffee

8:30 a.m. Bridging Divides with Dr. Sandi Parkes

9:00 a.m. Breakout Group Sessions:

  • Refugees: The Hope of a New Life
  • It’s Here; It’s Queer; What are You Going to Do With it?
  • Homelessness is not Hopelessness

10:30 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m. Principled Leadership with Nancy Tessman

11:15 a.m. Breakout Group Sessions:

  • Renegade Librarianship
  • Serving Everyone-No Exceptions
  • Watch Those Trends!

12:45 p.m. Break

1:00-2:00 p.m. Closing Panel discussion