CLA Conference Program Institutes & Schedule

(Subject to Change)

Institutes

Friday

9:00am – 12:00Noon
Finding Solid Ground*
Professor Jeremy Hunter, Ph.D.

At this interactive workshop, Professor Hunter (Drucker School of Management) will engage us in a conversation about the internal dynamics of leadership – productively moving forward in times of stress, how to keep from acting on instinctual survival reactions, how to engage with diverse and conflicting points of view, and how to face problems with an open mind. By the end of the workshop participants will have a better understanding of:

• the skills to help gain inner balance, perspective and calm
  
• the relationship between stress and productivity
• how the human brain functions, how those functions can intentionally undermine effectiveness, and what to do about it
  *Registration limited to 48 attendees.
  

Getting to WIN! How to Effectively Speak to Those in Power—in Your City, Your State, Your Nation*
Jan Sanders & Deborah Doyle

We will use the PLA training documents to show participants the easy, painless way to structure conversations with those who run the show and come away with a WIN for the library. We’ll cover the planning, the tips, the right terminology, the best approach, and the most effective way to sell your ideas, promote your library, and gain the support of your electeds. This hands-on approach is perfect for those who have never done any advocacy work as well as for those seasoned presenters who just want to hone their skills. Plenty of conversation, work sheets, and role playing make this an experience you can count on.
*Registration limited to 75 attendees.

9:00am - 5:00pm
Strategic Reality Check*
George Needham & Joan Frye Williams

Times change and plans need to change with them. If your library has experienced a significant budget, staffing, or management upheaval, you should probably take a fresh look at your strategy. The Strategic Reality Check is a process developed by consultants Joan Frye Williams and George Needham to assist libraries in moving quickly to revise and update their strategic plans, or to create entirely new plans as needed. This course will prepare you to conduct a straightforward, pragmatic process that uses existing data and simple decision tools to create a strategic plan that is community-focused, timely, and flexible.
*Registration limited to 32 attendees.

Life Long Eureka Leadership: Reinventing Yourself And Your Library*
John Shannon & Becky Schreiber

In the rapidly changing environmental landscape, libraries need to harness the power of individual staff members to generate collective action, positioning libraries as vital to the health of our communities. The recession-driven atmosphere presents opportunities to let go of old models and adopt new practices to keep our libraries relevant for the future. This is a workshop for those who want to enhance the contribution of work throughout their career and operate collaboratively with others doing the same. We will explore two conceptual models at the crossroads of personal mastery and organizational effectiveness. In age specific groups, you will explore the values, motivations, and skills of the current stage of your career, and talk with colleagues who are navigating their way through similar life experiences. We will discover together what each stage of life has to offer in four areas of organizational vitality – immediate systems improvement, creating an organizational culture for the future, current customer responsiveness, and vision alignment with community goals.
*Registration limited to 32 attendees.

12:30pm - 2:00pm
CLA Legislative Lunch*

The legislative luncheon is your chance to meet with other interested professionals, catch up on all the legislative issues, and hob knob with the power-people. Come hear Debra Doyle, current chair of CLA’s Legislative Committee as she reports on all the action in Sacramento and Washington, DC this year—and it was full one!—and as she prepares us for what’s to come.
*Additional fees associated with this event—$45 per person.

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Fundraising Success for Libraries – What You Really Need to Know Now About Fundraising*
Kevin McArdle
Carlos Perez
Francie Palmer

Given today’s financial challenges, fundraising activities will be critical to the future of Libraries. Whether your Library is currently conducting successful fundraising campaigns or just starting to consider a new program, this session will help you be fully prepared to raise more money in the future. The experienced facilitator will provide an important overview of fundraising planning considerations, review recent trends in successful fundraising and walk through the important steps to fundraising success. Delegates will enjoy the actual hands-on opportunity to develop and practice a donor prospecting, cultivation and solicitation plan which you can take home and use right away. Attendees will receive helpful checklists and other valuable resources which will help you become fundraising experts for your Library.
*Registration limited to 52 attendees.

Dream Big! CLA’s 2012 Summer Reading Workshop*
Natalie Cole

This year’s summer reading theme is Nighttime. Please join us at CLA’s annual Summer Reading Training Workshop and find out how to inspire your community to Dream Big, Own the Night, and get Between the Covers of a good book this summer! We have creative, fun, and affordable programming ideas for all ages (babies to adults), suggestions for decorating the library, tips on marketing your summer reading program to the community, and resources to help you evaluate the success of your program. At the end of this program, participants will know how to: present creative and affordable summer reading programs for all ages using the statewide summer reading theme, Nighttime; decorate the library using the summer reading theme; and market and evaluate the success of their summer reading programs.
*FREE.

2:15pm - 3:15pm
Saving Millions: Meet your CLA Lobbyists
Mike Dillon & Christina Dillon DiCaro

Mike Dillon and Christina Dillon DiCaro, CLA's crack father-daughter lobbying team, summarize the titanic struggle to restore state library funding to the current state budget and prepare us for next year's battle. At the end of the program, participants will have a greater understanding of the 2011-12 budget process for library funding, be able to articulate clearly the various state programs for libraries, understand the critical role of local advocacy and good relationships with state elected officials, staff will receive tips and suggestions for building those critical relationships, and understand the importance of Day in the District.

3:00pm – 6:00pm
Exhibit Hall Open
Enjoy the Exhibits!

5:00pm – 6:00pm
Book Cart Drill Team in Exhibits Hall

Remember the competition in Sacramento? Now is your chance—get your book cart drill team together and start practicing! Download the rules and application. For questions, contact Yvonne Weinstein at mrsweinstein@fastmail.fm. See Book Cart Drill Team Rules & Application on pages 23-24.

• Download Book Cart Drill Team Rules & Application
  

7:00pm-9:00pm
CLA Awards Reception - A Star-Studded Journey*

Don’t miss this gala night of stars, paparazzi, great food and wine, and hobnobbing with the beautiful people! Join us at the Pasadena Central Library, 285 E. Walnut, as we honor and adore our CLA Award winners for 2011. President Maghsoudi and Award Chair Mary George will do the honors, while the rest of us munch snacks, have a glass of wine and generally applaud the recipients. Watch out for the cameras as you step onto the red carpet—the flashbulbs are sure to be blinding!
*Registration limited to 125 attendees.

Schedule

Saturday

8:30am – 10:00am
Keynote Presentation
Sir Ken Robinson, Ph.D.

Welcome from Pasadena Mayor Bill Bogaard | Keynote Speaker Sir Ken Robinson, PhD is an internationally recognized leader in the development of education, creativity and innovation. He is also one of the world’s leading speakers with a profound impact on audiences everywhere. The videos of his famous 2006 and 2010 talks to the prestigious TED Conference have been seen by an estimated 200 million people in over 150 countries.

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10:15am -11:00am
Book signing

10:00am - 5:00pm
Exhibit Hall Open

10:15am - 12:15pm
Concurrent - Two Hour Sessions
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12:30pm - 2:00pm
Exhibits Open

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Live Poster Presentations in Exhibit Hall

12:30pm - 2:00pm
CALTAC Luncheon

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Master Speaker Nancy Duarte
Located in the Exhibit Hall

Nancy Duarte has driven the vision and growth of Duarte Inc. for 20 years, building an internationally respected design firm, which has created over a quarter of a million presentations.

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3:00pm - 3:45pm
SJSU SLIS CLA Lecture
Justines Ballroom
Sheraton Hotel
303 East Cordova Street, Pasadena, CA 91101

3:45pm - 5:00pm
SJSU SLIS CLA Reception
Piazza Ballroom
Sheraton Hotel
303 East Cordova Street, Pasadena, CA 91101

The Future: Frankenbooks, Social Collaboration and Learning on Steroids
Stephen Abram

The future, depending on your point of view and attitude, can be viewed as exciting or scary - or maybe both, like a rollercoaster! Do e-books change everything? Does format trump reading? We can acknowledge that the future won't be the same as the past - not by a long shot. What are the opportunities for us and what enhancements might we expect? Is this the final straw for libraries or the biggest opportunity for us since the advent of the web? Are libraries going to be even more open and boundary-less? Are the newest social technologies for the web a great opportunity for social institutions like libraries, schools, universities and governments? Or are we entering a DIY search and answer world? Which new 'ways' are worth investigating to set the library's mandate and philosophies?

Stephen Abram is a veteran library watcher, strategic technologist and library futurist. For the SJSU SLIS CLA lecture he will share his perspectives on these issues, challenges, and opportunities.

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2:00pm - 3:30pm
Concurrent - 90 Minute Sessions
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3:45pm - 4:45pm
Concurrent - One Hour Sessions
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5:00pm – 6:00pm
State Librarian Reception
Hosted by Stacey Aldrich, California State Librarian

6:00pm – 7:30pm
CCLA Meeting
El Chole Café, in Paseo Colorado Mall, 260 E. Colorado Blvd, #203
Across from the Convention Center.

Sunday

8:30am - 10:00am
Membership Meeting
Guest Speaker—Susan Hildreth, Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services

10:00am - 2:00pm
Exhibit Hall Open

10:15am - 12:15am
Concurrent - Two Hour Sessions
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12:30pm - 1:30pm
Poster Sessions

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Master Speaker David Hutchens
Located in the Exhibit Hall

David Hutchens is a writer and “organizational storyteller” who has helped to create change through innovative learning solutions and products for some of the greatest companies in the world.

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2:00pm - 3:30pm
Concurrent - 90 Minute Sessions
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3:45pm - 4:45pm
Concurrent - One Hour Sessions
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Time TBD
UCLA Department of Information Studies
Career Forum Series

The Juggling Librarian: Getting the Most Out of Part-Time Jobs
Speaker—Cielo Botello-Williams, Assistant Librarian at Windward School, Los Angeles, CA
Many librarians find themselves working one, if not multiple, part time jobs. Hear from a librarian who worked up to five part time jobs at one time. Learn how to handle juggling multiple jobs and how to gain the most out of various experiences.

Getting the First Public Library Job
Speaker—Dana Vinke, Acting Principal Librarian of Operations| Torrance Public Library, Torrance, CA
For the newly minted MLS graduate looking for entry level position in the public library sector. Included will be: an overview of the application process for most civil service organizations, tips on filling out the application and the interview process. Learn what potential employers are looking for in an entry level candidate.

Using Research to Prepare for the Current Job Market in Academic Librarianship
Speaker(s)—William Breitbach Instruction and Reference Librarian, California State University, Fullerton
Adolfo Prieto Instruction and Reference Librarian, California State University, Fullerton
Using current research to understand trends in academic libraries, the role of technology, and the value of personal qualities, this session will provide insights for career preparation. Participants will gain an understanding of the future of academic libraries and be better prepared to compete in the current job market.

The Independent Librarian
Speaker—Sarah Clark, Librarian at Windward School, Los Angeles, CA
Many school librarian positions have been on the chopping block during the last several years. What is the role of a librarian in a school setting and how can a school librarian prove that her role is essential to student learning? Hear from an independent school librarian about building a library and research culture and connecting with teachers and students.