Extreme Makeover: LIBRARY EDITION ©

Conference Brochure

Wednesday April 9, 2008
8 AM - 4 PM
Kathryn Albertson International Center
College of Idaho
Caldwell, Idaho

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8:00 - 8:30 Registration
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome & Opening Remarks
8:45 - 9:15 Keynote: Jerome Eberharter “American Libraries - Thriving in the
Digital Age”
12:30-1:30 Lunch speaker: Azam Houle “Dare to Read!”

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SESSION ONE 9:20 to 10:00 AM
Ultimate Librarian
I Want Everything Online
How to Survive Summer Reading w/o Going Buggy
An Ongoing Makeover: The Evolving Story of Library Spaces

• 10:00-10:10 ~ Exhibitor Break

SESSION TWO 10:15-11:05 AM
Free From The Fortress
Early Literacy: Puppetry, Wildness, and Lapsit Storytimes
Leadership & Communication
Programs & Services for the Senior Population

• 11:05-11:15 ~ Exhibitor Break

SESSION THREE 11:20 to 12:15 PM
Blood, Sweat & Money
Notes from a Wandering Librarian
An Introduction to Storytelling
Graphic Novels for Teens & Adults

• 12:20 - 1:30 LUNCH Speaker: Azam Houle - “Dare to Read!”

SESSION FOUR 1:30 to 2:20 PM
Web 2.0 Makeover— New ICFL Website
The Teen Scene
YRCA Nominees 2009
Get out! (of the library): Reaching Teens and Latinos

• 2:25-2:55 ~ Exhibitor Break/Snack

SESSION FIVE 3:00 to 3:50 PM
Get Your Game On: Video Games for All Ages @ Your Library
Cell Phones: They’re Not Just for Talking Anymore
Researching & Writing Creative Family History
Portal to the World: WebJunction Idaho

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Closing Statements
Shirley Hansen, SWILA Conference chair
Final Evaluations & Door Prizes

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Contact: Shirley Hansen, Idaho Commission for Libraries
shirley.hansen@libraries.idaho.gov

Vendor Contact:
Kim Leeder, Boise State University
kimleeder@boisestate.edu
208-426-1621