Thursday, October 11
OLC Living Room – Battelle Hall
Registration Desk
7:30 am – 6:00 pm
Hospitality Desk
7:30 am – 6:00 pm
Convention Store
8:00 am – 6:00 pm |
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E-mail Café
7:30 am – 6:00 pm |
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OLC thanks OPLIN our event sponsor! |
| OLC thanks the State Library of Ohio for providing the computers for the E-mail Café. |
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Exhibit Hall
8:30 am – 12:00 pm and
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
OLC Connects!
8:30 am – 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
8:00 – 9:00 am
Kent State University Alumni Breakfast
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Start your day with other alumni from the Kent State University's School of Library and Information Science, and enjoy a breakfast buffet consisting of juices, scrambled eggs, bacon, breakfast potatoes, muffins, croissants, Starbucks coffee, and tea. Find out what is new and exciting at Ohio 's only ALA-accredited master's program!
Cost: $22.00 (Pre-Registration is required)
8:30 – 9:30 am
Exhibit Hall Opening with Continental Breakfast
Enjoy complimentary continental breakfast. There will be ample time to visit dozens of booths to see what this year's vendors are featuring.
| OLC thanks Mr. Rapid our event sponsor! |
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6:00 am
Running in Columbus
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Are you a jogger or runner who likes early-morning running in a group? All levels of joggers and runners are welcome to meet in the Hyatt Regency Hotel (High Street) lobby at 6:00 am on Thursday October 11 and/or Friday October 12 for a run up High Street. We'll run between 30-60 minutes, depending on who shows up and their needs. There are several Starbucks on High Street which makes this activity even more enticing! Email Pat Carterette at pcarterette@heightslibrary.org or Molly Carver at mcarver@bellevue.lib.oh.us for more information.
9:45 am – 10:45 am
Public and School Libraries: Customers in Common
(Education Track)
Cynthia DuChane, INFOhio
Ohio 's K-12 students and educators are served by both their local school and public libraries; we even have large sets of electronic resources in common, although we deliver them quite differently. Learn more about the particular challenges faced by school libraries to support the Ohio Academic Content Standards, and how public and school libraries can work together to meet the information needs of the "Born with the Chip" generation.
Sponsored by: Program Committee
9:45 am – 10:45 am
Fundraising Experts: Can You Afford Not to Hire Them?
(Funding Track)
Mike Schmidt, Hodge Cramer & Associates; Elaine Paulette, Wood County District Public Library
Are you and the library trustees perplexed by the thought of running a capital campaign, devising a plan to encourage giving to the library, or investigating methods of raising money for special projects? Don't miss this session in which Mike Schmidt with Hodge Cramer & Associates and Elaine Paulette, Director of the Wood County District Public Library explain the benefits of using a financial consulting firm to accomplish the tasks at hand. Find out what services can be expected from a consulting firm, what information financial planners can provide that would be difficult for the library to ascertain, why and when it is the wisest choice to hire the experts, and explore the affordability. Fundraising experts—can you afford not to hire them? Walk away knowing for sure!
Sponsored by: Small Libraries Division
9:45 – 10:45 am
Plethora of Project Possibilities: Preserving Local History in Ohio
(Marketing and Product Development Track)
Bill Barrow, Cleveland State University Library; Patricia Van Skaik, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County; Lori Moore, Retired
Helping to preserve and promote local history is a natural and increasingly significant role for libraries to assume in communities of virtually any size. Libraries can serve not only as the repository for information, but proactively collect oral histories that otherwise would vanish into oblivion. This program will provide updates from three different types of local history projects throughout Ohio and offer ideas and techniques for reaching out to your community in new and important ways.
Sponsored by: Technical Services Division
9:45 -10:45 am
"You Offer Me Nothing": Serving Next Generation Patrons
(Next Generation Librarians Track)
Don Yarman, Moderator, Delaware County District Public Library; Karl Jendretzky, OPLIN
They have their own computers and their own high speed Internet. They don't read novels or printed newspapers, and they get their movies and music from NetFlix, iTunes, and Bittorrent. They think we don't have anything they want or need. Are they right? Join this lively discussion with a panel of people who do not consider themselves library users.
Sponsored by: Information Technology Division
9:45 – 10:45 am
People Places: Designing New Libraries as Community Centers
(Organizational Redesign Track)
Jeffrey R. Krull, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN; David Jennings, Akron-Summit County Public Library; John Arbuckle, Gwathmey Siegel and Associates Architects, LLC
The new main libraries in Fort Wayne, Indiana and Akron, Ohio are active community centers. In this session you'll hear two directors and an architect's representative from their design firm talk about what went into planning their facilities and discover some of the special features that make them so popular
Sponsored by: Program Committee
9:45 – 10:45 am
Knowing Your Spanish Speaking Community: Making Library Services Accessible and Relevant to Your Unique Community (Service and Services Track)
Kathy Lechman, Ohio State University; Tom Lianez, Consultant; Rachel Rubin, Columbus Metropolitan Library; Wendy Dunn, Lane Public Library; Lois Brown, Lane Public Library
Last spring the Ohio Web Junction Spanish Language Outreach Project equipped many librarians with strategies and resources to reach out to Spanish speaking community members. Join the SLO trainers and a panel of librarians who attended the workshops in understanding why it's important to learn about the Spanish speaking community you want to reach before designing library services for them. By understanding the needs of Spanish speaking community members, you can effectively plan, make community connections, create a welcoming environment, provide collections and services, better integrate cultural awareness into the library, plus recruit staff and board members from this community. No matter if your community has few or many Spanish-speakers, third and fourth generation Spanish speakers, migrant workers or permanent residents, few or several potential organizational partnerships, or if staff only speaks a few words in Spanish, this session will help you learn how to be effective in your efforts to help Spanish speaking community members have the information they need to participate successfully in American life.
Sponsored by: Program Committee
9:45 - 10:45 am
Vendor Demo: Mr. Rapid
Steve Toohey, President, Mr. Rapid
Disaster Planning and Recovery
9:45 – 10:45 am and 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (2 hr program)
Ready to Read Initiative: Surveying the Early Literacy Landscape
(Education Track)
Sandra Miller, Office of Early Learning and School Readiness, Ohio Department of Education; Terrie Hare, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services; Donna Ruhland , Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association; Debbie Wright, Bureau of Early Intervention, Ohio Department of Health; Lynda Murray , Ohio Library Council; Patricia Claeys, Columbus Metropolitan Library
Learn how several state and community organizations are supporting the Ready to Read Initiative sponsored by the State Library and Ohio Library Council. These agencies are working to provide the resources and training to better prepare our children for reading and learning upon entering kindergarten. Representatives from the Ohio Department of Education, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, the Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association will share their efforts and provide practical tips for collaboration with libraries.
Sponsored by: Program Committee
9:45 – 10:45 am and 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (2 hr program)
Inspiring Ideas, Enriching Lives, Creating Community: Our Mission Statement Comes Alive in Our Partnerships
(Organizational Redesign Track)
Carolyn Dick, Stark County District Library; Edlyn Theiss, Stark County District Library; Patty Marsh, Stark County District Library; Karen Elizabeth Miller, Stark County District Library; Marg Hummerickhouse, Stark County District Library; Kent Oliver, Stark County District Library; Greg Burlingame, Stark County District Library; Bill Stetler, Lake Local Schools; Lyn Sabino, Stark Parks; Bob Fonte, Stark Parks; Rebecca Hartmann, Moderator, Stark County District Library
This program will bring the “reality show” of library partnerships to the audience. Included in the program will be presentations regarding the benefits and challenges and finally naming the true winners in partnerships—the patrons. The star studded cast made up of all the partners will present their perceptions of the three unique models. The partnerships include: 1) the Lake Community Branch, which is a public and school library, side by side in a complex which also includes a YMCA and a health care facility, 2) the Plain Community Branch, which is the public library in the school, serving both the school and public library populations, and 3) Perry Sippo, which is a Branch located in the Exploration Gateway, an exhibit and educational building built by Stark Parks—a totally new and exciting model for partnering within a community.
Sponsored by: Program Committee
9:45 – 10:45 am and
11:00 am – 12:00 pm (2 hr program)
Wake Up Call: What Our Customers Are Trying to Tell Us…If We'd Only Listen
(Organizational Redesign Track)
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Susan Kotarba, Denver Public Library; Corinne Jackamore, Denver Public Library; Gwendolyn Crenshaw, Denver Public Library
“One size fits all” might be fine for clothes but not for libraries. Utilizing demographic and community analysis techniques, Denver Public Library gained a deep understanding of customer needs, which drove them toward service designs targeted to particular segments of their communities. Learn how the Denver librarians discovered four different customer usage patterns and rapidly re-invented its self to respond, providing the services users crave.
Sponsored by: Program Committee
9:45 – 10:45 am and 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (2 hr program)
Bringing in the Boys: Using Multiple Intelligences to Plan Programs that Appeal to Boys
(Service and Services Track)
Molly Meyers, Worthington Libraries; Amy Brown, Worthington Libraries
How can you attract boys to library programs? By using Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, you can take topics you already love and create exciting programs that attract boys. We will show participants how to design programs using the eight intelligences by highlighting two successful programs attended by a large number of boys: Bookopoly (a life-sized board game based on a book for 4th-6th graders) and BookTrek (a program that lets kids in grades K-3rd travel the globe through crafts, food, stories, and songs). You will leave this program with an understanding of boys and literacy, multiple intelligences, and how to take topics you already love and create programs that attract boys.
Sponsored by: Program Committee
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Libraries and the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route : A New Plan for Learning and Sharing
(Education Track)
Mario C. Browne, Center for Minority Health, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health; Chuck Harmon, OCLC
The new Underground Railroad Bicycle Route , a joint project of Adventure Cycling and the Center for Minority Health, follows the path escaped slaves used to find freedom in the North. The route bisects Ohio from Cincinnati to Ashtabula , and public libraries are encouraged to serve as "conductors" on the trip. Mario Browne, from the Center for Minority Health, and Chuck Harmon, who laid out the Ohio route, will discuss how libraries can take advantage of this unique new opportunity. George Needham will moderate and introduce the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route community on WebJunction.
Sponsored by: Program Committee
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Pay for Performance: Merit-Based Pay Systems
(Funding Track)
Wendy Crosby, Columbus Metropolitan Library
Interested in paying for performance? Come learn about ways to structure your compensation system with performance assessment.
Sponsored by: Human Resources and Trainer Development Division
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Making Staff into Good Ambassadors
(Leadership Track)
Susan Ungham, Cleveland Public Library; Patricia Rainey, Medina County District Library
Does your community think of the library as foreign territory? Learn how to empower your whole staff to be effective library ambassadors. Explore what you need to know before initiating community contacts, how to prepare for successful community contacts, and how to enhance the community's perception of the library.
Sponsored by: Program Committee
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Vendor Demo: World Book
Bob Buck, World Book
World Book introduces the new World Book Advanced which is tailored for the needs and skills of older students. World Book Advanced integrates primary source databases in a single search along with e-books. Resources include encyclopedic content, e-books, multimedia, a vast collection of primary source documents and a wealth of research tools that allow students to customize and save their work. This database also allows you to create your own timeline. World book has also introduced World Book Kids tailored for younger users. Simple to navigate, easy to read articles, thousands of illustrations, a wealth of engaging activities and teacher resources that offer standard correlations and printable worksheets are just a few of the great features. Come see what Cheryl LaGuardia, Heard of Instructional Services at Harvard College Library regards as “a masterwork that belongs in all libraries.”
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
What Can You Learn from a Bookstore?
(Marketing and Product Development Track)
Suzanne DeGaetano, Mac's Backs—Books on Coventry; Richard Wilson, Borders Books; Liz Murphy, The Learned Owl Book Shop
Why are bookstores so successful in the 21st century? How do stores successfully market their materials through Web sites and continue to draw so many people through their doors? Listen and learn from a panel of experts why stores from corporate-styled Borders to local bookstores such as "Mac's Backs" and "The Learned Owl" continue to be a place of choice for their communities.
Sponsored by: Management and Administration Division
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
When I Grow Up I'm Gonna Be _______.
(Next Generation Librarians)
Astrid Olfenbuttel, Worthington Libraries; Jamie Mason, Avon Lake Public Library; Evan T. Struble, Westerville Public Library; Tamara Murray, Westerville Public Library; Monica Baughman, Worthington Libraries; Jeff Regensburger, Worthington Libraries; Wayne Piper, Moderator, Ohio Library Council
The panelists in this group are grown up chronologically, but professionally they're not yet in charge. As the boomers fade away (will the boomers EVER fade away?) members of the generation represented here are going to run public libraries. What do they think about that? What are their perceptions of the realities of current library services? And what of the future? What beckons them and what do they hope to contribute, discard, and enhance or change? Join in their conversation and in a stimulating exchange of ideas.
Sponsored by: Program Committee
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
The Balanced Scorecard: A Strategic Planning and Management Tool for Today's Libraries
(Organizational Redesign Track)
Catherine Hakala-Ausperk, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library; JoAnn Vicarel, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library; Steve Haynie, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library; Ben Gulyas, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library; Pat Carterette, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library; Nancy Levin, Rocky River Public Library; Susan Black, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library
Today's libraries don't have need or have the time for old-fashioned, 3-5 year long range strategic planning documents that just sit on a shelf and gather dust. They need to think, act and plan quickly to keep their libraries vital and relevant. The Balanced Scorecard is a strategic planning and management tool that does just that. Cleveland Heights-University Heights Public Library was one several libraries nationwide that participated in a 2005 IMLS "experiment" designed to help libraries use The Balanced Scorecard. Members of the Balanced Scorecard team will share what they've learned and how their library has benefited by translating their library's vision into action.
Sponsored by: Program Committee
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
AV for the Challenged
(Service and Services Track)
Patricia Renick, Wright State University; Lalene DyShere Kay, Baldwin Wallace College
What are some of the benefits of music therapy in conjunction with other treatments for those who have trouble communicating or have a short attention span? How can listening to a book on tape help increase someone's reading comprehension? What is our role in helping these patrons and what are some materials you can provide including audio described movies, packaged sets with the print copy and a CD of the same book, and instructional materials? These are just a few of the topics we will discuss in "AV for the Challenged,” as we explore ways to better meet the needs of our challenged patrons.
Sponsored by: Audio Visual Division
12:00 – 1:30 pm
Author Luncheon featuring Karen Harper
In her 25-year publishing career, New York Times bestselling Ohio author Karen Harper has written in four genres using both historical and contemporary settings. Currently published in contemporary romantic suspense, a historical mystery series, and single-title historical novels, she will talk about the "split-personality" it takes to create stories set in both the past and present.
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Depending on whether she is writing about such varied topics as the Ohio Amish or royalty in Elizabethan England, dealing with different research techniques, voice, and character traits can be challenging. She will also share some author "war stories" about how different genres dictate varied titles, covers, packaging and promotion.
Karen Harper, a former Ohio State University and high school English instructor, is The New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of contemporary suspense, historical mystery and historical novels. A lifelong Ohioan, she has been published since 1982. She won The Mary Higgins Clark Award in 2006 for Dark Angel (Mira Books), a suspense novel set in Ohio Amish Country. "Harper has a fantastic flair for creating and sustaining suspense," says Publisher's Weekly. Her most recent suspense novels are Hurricane and Inferno. Harper's historical novels are The Last Boleyn and The First Princess of Wales, from Random House. Her nine-book The Queen Elizabeth I Mystery Series (St. Martin 's Press) includes a novel which won the Top Ten Genre Fiction Award from Library Journal. Harper and her husband live in Columbus where they are on the advisory board for the rebuilding of the OSU Library. Her author collection is with the Rare Books and Author Collection at The Ohio State University. Her Web site is www.karenharperauthor.com |
Book signing session from 1:45 - 2:45 pm
Cost: $30.00 (Pre-Registration is required)
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12:00 – 1:30 pm
Author Luncheon featuring Shelley Pearsall
Put on your blue suede shoes and come hear Shelley Pearsall as she regales us with stories of historical journeys, rainbow pyramids, and even a little Elvis!!!
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Join Shelley at lunch where she will feature stories from each of her books, an introduction to her new Elvis book and humorous anecdotes from her writing life. Her new Elvis-themed novel is due out in April 2008.
Shelley is an Ohio native through-and-through. She grew up in a Cleveland suburb and attended the College of Wooster and John Carroll University . Shelley writes historical fiction for middle grade and teen readers. Interest in writing historical fiction began when she returned to school for her Master's degree in 1993. A children's literature professor began each class by reading from Night John by Gary Paulsen. Shelley was, “spellbound by the story. It was like being given the key to a reading and writing world I hadn't visited since childhood.” Shelley has won many honors for her writing, including, the 2003 Scott O'Dell medal for Historical Fiction for her first novel, Trouble Don't Last , the Junior Library Guild selection and an NCSS-CBC choice for Crooked River, and All of the Above is an ALA Notable book for 2007. Shelley was also the recipient of an Ohio Arts Council Fellowship in Writing in 1999 and was named the 2005 Children's Writer-in-Residence for the James Thurber House. |
Book signing session from 1:45 - 2:45 pm
Cost: $30.00 (Pre-Registration is required)
1:45 – 2:45 pm
Castles Against Ignorance: How to Make Libraries Great Educational Environments
(Education Track)
Ed Rossman, Shaker Heights Public Library
Whether you're a solo librarian or working as part of a large organization, there are many things you can do to create an effective learning environment in the library. This motivating hour will review critical skills needed and point participants toward great practices and resources that will help them create a rich learning atmosphere for their patrons.
Sponsored by: Program Committee
1:45 – 2:45 pm
Protect Yourself, Protect Your Patrons
(Education Track)
Lt. Brian Charles, Ohio Highway Patrol
Libraries have traditionally been safe places for staff and patrons. However, if the worst happened, is your staff prepared to handle threatening situations? Lieutenant Brian Charles of the Ohio Highway Patrol will talk about safety within our buildings. He will look at procedures and policies that will keep our patrons and staff safe. Some areas to be covered include threats from gang violence, dealing with disruptive emotionally and mentally challenged patrons, finding unidentified packages in the building, sexual misconduct, assault, loitering, bomb threats, weapons and suspicious behavior.
Sponsored by: Outreach and Special Services Division
1:45 – 2:45 pm
Is Your OPAC Fun?: Lessons from LibraryThing
(Marketing and Product Development Track)
Tim Spalding, LibraryThing
Making your collection finable is a noble goal, but why not aim higher? Why not have the OPAC drive demand, connect to patrons and their lives—in short, why not make OPAC fun? Tim Spalding the founder and developer of LibraryThing, discusses where library catalogs can go, using tags, recommendations, user-generated content, blog widgets, social networking and other "Web 2.0 pixie dust" to unleash a new, fun OPAC.
Sponsored by: Information Technology Division
1:45 – 2:45 pm
Slaying Dragons: The Pros and Cons of Offering a Teen Dungeons and Dragons Program and How to Run a Campaign
(Next Generation Librarians Track)
Susanne Nirschl Cogar, Barberton Public Library; Sarah Granville, Barberton Public Library; Allen R. Cogar, Gamer
Getting a group of teens together who are interested in starting a Dungeons and Dragons campaign can be daunting. How do you run a campaign? Should you let them run it themselves? What is a GM? What should you say if their parents have questions? We will cover these topics and many more.
Sponsored by: Program Committee
1:45 - 2:45 pm
Vendor Demo: Innovative Interfaces, Inc.
Tom Jacobson, Innovative Interfaces, Inc.; Bill Easton, Innovative Interfaces, Inc.
Innovative Interfaces (www.iii.com) provides trusted technology to libraries including the Millennium ILS, the INN-Reach direct consortial borrowing solution, Electronic Resource Management the Innovative ERM, and the Encore discovery services platform. Innovative serves over 100 libraries including more than 20 public library systems and provides key technology supporting SearchOhio, a web-based service that brings together catalog data from public libraries throughout the state.
1:45 – 2:45 pm
Go Where They Are: Reaching Out to Students, Parents, and Schools in the Online Environment
(Next Generation Librarians Track)
Ann Pechacek, Worthington Libraries; Annisha Jeffries, Cleveland Public Library; Nancy Levin, Rocky River Public Library; Meredith Southard, Worthington Libraries; Janet Ingraham Dwyer, Worthington Libraries
Your public library has new potential to connect with tweens and teens, from blogs and online book clubs to demonstrations of HomeworkNow and Live Homework Help. But how do you catch the attention of busy young people? Meet them where they are, with your library's presence on popular social networking sites. Partner with them to create podcasts. Deliver digital content to them via RSS. Train them to become savvy producers and researchers, through technology workshops and screen casts of library resources. And support them and their parents and teachers by educating the community about online safety in the Web 2.0 environment. Come check out the innovative approaches of libraries in Ohio and across the country, and join us for a discussion of how to work with students, parents and schools to encourage appropriate use of new technologies in and out of the library.
Sponsored by: Outreach and Special Services Division and Young Adult Services Division
1:45 – 2:45 pm
You Want it When?!: Meeting the Challenge of 48-hour Turnaround in Technical Services
(Organizational Redesign Track)
Shaunessy Everett, Columbus Metropolitan Library; Marihelen Hatcher, Columbus Metropolitan Library; Robin Nesbitt, Columbus Metropolitan Library
How did Technical Services of Columbus Metropolitan Library go from 30-days to an average of 48-hour turnaround of new material? Come hear how the materials selection, acquisitions, catalog and processing sections used technology, creativity and teamwork to achieve and surpass this goal. Learn what's next and how you can get faster, too!
Sponsored by: Management and Administration Division
1:45 – 2:45 pm
Now Hear This! Behind the Scenes in the Audiobook Studio
(Service and Services Track)
Scott Brick, Narrator; Dan Musselman, Books on Tape
Take a trip behind the scenes in the Audiobook Studio with Publisher's Weekly's Narrator of the Year, Scott Brick and award-winning Executive Producer, Dan Musselman. Learn how your favorite stories come to life from casting to post-production. You'll hear how actors prepare for a project, the research involved and about the supporting cast of producers, directors and editors. Also, learn about emerging technologies and the rise of digital downloads. Each attendee receives a FREE unabridged audiobook read by Scott Brick. Come one, come all—hear the story, feel the magic.
Sponsored by: Program Committee
1:45 – 2:45 pm
Trading Spaces: Almost a Year of Living with Revamping Library Environments and Merchandising the Collection
(Service and Services Track)
Cindy Lombardo, Tuscarawas County Public Library; Patricia Grover, Delta Public Library; Wendy Bethel, Upper Arlington Public Library; Poppy Girton, Carnegie Public Library – Washington Court House; Anne Quinn, Carnegie Public Library – Washington Court House; Jan Haines, Moderator, State Library of Ohio
In Dec. 2006, Kathy Schalk-Greene and Joan Bernstein from Mt. Laurel Library in New Jersey brought Trading Spaces to Ohio to inspire us to reinvent the library environment with little money by using retail-style techniques. Hear how Ohio libraries have applied the lessons learned from Trading Spaces to create customer-centered environments. A panel of librarians will share how they managed their projects. They will not just tell stories of merchandising makeovers, but will explain why other libraries should consider this approach to revamping buildings. Learn not only how libraries were “tweaked,” but about changes in staff culture, new staff roles, the impact of these changes, what has been learned so far, managing change with the public, and future plans to continue merchandising makeovers.
Sponsored by: Program Committee
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall
Visit the Exhibits, OLC Connects!, the Convention Store and more in Battelle Hall. Enjoy a cold drink or a fresh cup of coffee to refresh yourself, compliments of our event sponsor. Exhibitors will be available to answer your questions about their exciting products and services.
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OLC Thanks Bricker and Eckler our Event Sponsor!
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1:45 – 2:45 pm and 4:15 – 5:15 pm (2 hr program)
Crisis Communication: Sound Like a Star on the 6:00 News
(Intellectual Freedom Track)
Bob Zajac, Highland Public Relations
You respond every day to individuals who have concerns about your materials and programs, but now the microphone is in your face and the camera is rolling. The whole community will be watching what you say and do. Learn how to get your message across when it really matters. Bob Zajac from Highland Public Relations will help you prepare your message and teach you to respond professionally when the media comes to call.
Sponsored by: Intellectual Freedom Committee
1:45 – 2:45 pm and 4:15 – 5:15 pm (2 hr program)
Developing Leaders with 360 Degree Evaluations
(Leadership Track)
David Gratz, Gratz & Associates, Ltd.
Developing the skills and methods used by managers has a tremendous impact on an organization's productivity. A powerful initiative for affecting a manager's performance is conducting 360 degree evaluations. This process includes information from the boss, manager, peers and direct reports to provide comprehensive feedback for the manager. This creates the foundation for a productive workplace where people can grow and prosper. During this session we will examine advantages of 360 degree evaluations; designing effective 360 degree evaluations; using evaluations to create behavior change; linking evaluations and development activities; and analyzing results for organizational development needs.
Sponsored by: Adult Services Division
1:45 – 2:45 pm and 4:15 – 5:15 pm (2 hr program)
Library 2.0 in Action
(Organizational Redesign Track)
Thomas J. Froehlich, Kent State University; Brian Gray, Case Western Reserve Library
Many Web users and library patrons are surfing in the world of Web 2.0. In this presentation, we will discuss the basic tools and ideas of Web 2.0: social bookmarking, tag clouds, mashups, RSS feeds, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies. The presentation will discuss how these can be helpful tools as well as pose challenges for librarians. Real world examples of Library 2.0 in action will be shared.
Sponsored by: Reference and Information Services Division
1:45 – 2:45 pm and 4:15 – 5:15 pm (2 hr program)
Building Bridges for Effective Business Services to Patrons
(Service and Services Track)
Rachelle Miller, Dayton Metro Library; Erik Collins, Montgomery County Economic Development; Wally Nugent, Dayton SCORE; Eric Young, Sebaly Shillito & Dyer; Kelly McCracken, Aileron
Three business professionals will discuss how library resources can benefit their clients. Erik Collins, manager of Montgomery County Economic Development, will discuss how library resources can benefit business owners and how he has used Dayton Metro Library as a resource partner for his Business First! economic development program. Wally Nugent, president of the Dayton SCORE chapter, will discuss his organization's involvement with the library. And, librarian-turned-lawyer Eric Young will share information on his firm's collaborative project with Dayton Metro as well as his thoughts on how librarians can serve the legal community. All three will share their ideas on how libraries can better reach out to and meet the needs of business people—and on the positive impact this can have on a community! DML's Business Specialist Rachelle Miller will chime in with her insights on working with business people as well.
Sponsored by: Adult Services Division
4:15 – 5:15 pm
You're the Expert – Share It!: On-the-job Training at Your Library
(Education Track)
Connie Kuns, Columbus Metropolitan Library
There is so much to know, it can be overwhelming. Library staff struggle to keep up to date with all they need to know and there is often little time or money to send multiple staff to off-site formal training. But libraries are learning organizations and are filled with resourceful, knowledgeable people. You just need to harness all that knowledge, experience and energy within your library and train each other! We'll discuss the value of training internally as well its advantages and disadvantages.
Sponsored by: Human Resources and Trainer Development Division
4:15 – 5:15 pm
Managing and Understanding Your Building Project
(Leadership Track)
Mark Evans, Bricker & Eckler; Sylvia Gillis, Bricker & Eckler
Library construction projects vary in size and complexity, including new construction, an addition to an existing building, and renovation to upgrade existing facilities or address building issues. How do you comply with public bidding requirements and complete the work on time and on budget? Bricker & Eckler's Construction Law Group attorneys, Mark Evans and Sylvia Gillis, will walk you through the process. Topics will include: recruiting a quality design team; selecting a construction manager or owner's representative that complements the design team; planning the budget to minimize re-bidding; Bidding Process 101: How to review bids and recognize and reject non-responsible bidders; setting a reasonable construction schedule; preparing the library board and design team to be responsive/flexible with time-table changes/change orders; close out process—steps you can take to get timely close out of your project.
Sponsored by: Program Committee
4:15 – 5:15 pm
Getting the Building You Really Want!
(Marketing and Product Development Track)
Allan S. Lupton, Lupton Rausch Architecture & Interior Design; James A. Rudy, Lupton Rausch Architecture & Interior Design
A successful building design or renovation can and should last for many years. Presented by architects with library design success, learn how to work effectively with a professional design team to get maximum results
Sponsored by: Program Committee
4:15 - 5:15 pm
Vendor Demo: Baker & Taylor
Outsourcing Technical Services Operations
James Smith, Baker & Taylor
Are you building a new branch or expanding an existing library? Is the size of your staff shrinking and budget expanding? There are several reasons why more and more libraries are looking to vendors to provide opening day collection or ongoing technical services. This will be a discussion of what to expect from outsourcing technical services operations to a vendor including benefits, a discussion of the vendor process, managing the process, and managing the ongoing relationship.
4:15 – 5:15 pm
Pimp My Library
(Next Generation Librarians)
Speaker TBD
Three students from the Ohio State University Interior Design Department will look at the teen space at the Upper Arlington Public Library's Tremont Branch and compete to have their ideas implemented. Presentations will be voted on by the attendees at the convention.
Sponsored by: Children's Services Division
4:15 – 5:15 pm
Making the Grade
(Organizational Redesign Track)
Dr. Rick Rubin, Kent State University; Betsy Eikenberry, Washington-Centerville Public Library
While commonplace in business, pre-employment testing is a new idea for most libraries. Learn how your library, too, can benefit from hiring employees who make the grade.
Sponsored by: Adult Services Division
4:15 – 5:15 pm
Ring the Bell …In Your Community
(Service and Services Track)
Michelle Hannan, Salvation Army
Michelle Hannan of the Salvation Army will be offering ideas to reach out to clients of various social organizations. Since many of these people are non-traditional library patrons, libraries can broaden their scope of community outreach to include these individuals.
Sponsored by: Outreach and Special Services Division
4:15 – 5:15 pm
Web Site Casting: Netting Bigger, Better, More Diverse Audiences
(Service and Services Track)
David Bullock, Cuyahoga County Public Library; Kathy Schnell, Cuyahoga County Public Library
Sell your cutting edge products and services using methods media people understand. See how presenting podcasts and Web casts of your library programming, reader's advisory, and tutorials on your Web site can increase your library's value to your community and reach a broader audience than plain print. Reach beyond your walls and present your services using new media technologies. Inform, entertain, and enrich!
Sponsored by: Information Technology Division
6:00 – 7:00 pm
Pre-Banquet Reception
Join your colleagues for networking and relaxation as you enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. After a vigorous day of absorbing new information we encourage you to attend the reception even if you don't plan to attend the banquet.
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7:00 - 9:00 pm
Convention Banquet
Retracing Steinbeck's Travels with Charley
Mike Harden, The Columbus Dispatch columnist and author
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At the same time that John Steinbeck was discovering the country and documenting his expedition in his famed book, Travels with Charley , nearly 50 years ago, Mike Harden was discovering Steinbeck at his public library. Harden began his love affair with the library one summer when he broke his arm and learned that the library had much more to offer than research for school science projects. Now he has plans to circumnavigate the lower 48 states and retrace Steinbeck's journey with his own traveling companion, an old yellow lab named Molly. Harden will share his itinerary for this upcoming adventure and his plans to write a book detailing his travels.
Note: Mike Harden originally planned to discuss his trip scheduled for summer 2007. An unfortunate accident caused Mike Harden to postpone his trip until spring 2008 but he's looking forward to sharing his research on Steinbeck's journey, his plans for the trip, and anecdotes about being a columnist and author.
Harden is a nationally-syndicated columnist for The Columbus Dispatch whose column appears in 350 different newspapers. He has authored 11 books including seven collections of his columns as well as a couple of histories of Columbus. |
Book sale and signing session from 9:00 - 10:00 pm
Cost: $50.00 (Pre-Registration is required)
Draco and the Malfoys are the current musical project of two brothers from Rhode Island, Brian Ross and Bradley Mehlenbacher. They perform at libraries, educational institutions, book stores and clubs around the United States and Canada singing songs about JK Rowling's beloved Harry Potter stories from the perspective of Harry's school-aged antagonist, Draco Malfoy.
Their mission is to work (often with their friends Harry and the Potters) to celebrate reading and literature through rock and roll music. The two began playing music together when Ross turned 12 and got his first drum set. Their musical journey together has continued since then, working on projects like Providence-based Camellia, Delphine, and the Jena Campaign. Mehlenbacher has also worked as the studio and touring drummer for Gordon Gano of the pop music band the Violent Femmes, as well as Harry and the Potters and many others.
You won't want to miss the opportunity to experience wizard rock. Snacks and a cash bar will be available.
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