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Thursday, March 31, 2011
College of Southen Idaho
Taylor Building — 2nd Floor
Twin Falls, Idaho
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The Game Plan!

8:00 a.m. Registration

• Breakfast and Vendor time

9:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Judi Baxter - "Books: Trends, Trials and Treasures- And What about the Future"

Is Gutenburg turning in his grave?  Are printer's books becoming obsolete?  What about libraries as we know them?

10:00 a.m. Sessions

• Shelfari: The Social Network for Book Lovers.  Glynda Pflieger, Idaho Commission for Libraries
• Online @ your Library:  It's Not Just Computers!  Shirley Bildeau, Idaho Commission for Libraries
• It's Not All Fun:  Personnel Issues.  Jim McNall, ICRIMP 

11:00 a.m. Sessions

• Alex, We'll Take Adventure for $200:  Our Favorite Nonfiction Titles in 12 "Mission Possibilities."  Jennifer Hills and Beth Swenson
• How to Stay Out of Jail:  Conflict of Interest and Record Keeping.  Jim McNall, ICRIMP
• Discovering Free Stuff:  Who said you couldn't get something for nothing?  This is a whirlwind tour of the multitude of "free" content.  Shirley Biladeau, Idaho Commission for Libraries

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

• Lunch and Vendor Time
• Tasty Taco Bar Lunch
• Engaging Teens with Trendy Technology:  Book trailers and PSA's.  Erica Compton and Sue Walker, Idaho Commission for Libraries

1:00 p.m. Roundtables

• Children/Teen Services/Programming, Adult Services/Programming, Technical Services/Cataloging, Elementary School, Middle School, High School and Public Libraries

1:45 p.m. Sessions

• Polish your Customer Service Skills:  Attitude, Teamwork, Consistency and Service.  Debbie Dane, Executive Director of So. Idaho tourism
• Consider LiLI:  Teaching students, teachers and patrons research organization using E-library Curriculum Edition.  Debra Richards, Filer High School
• Violence Prevention and Security in the Work Place Environment:  Jim McNall, ICRIMP

3:00 p.m. Sessions

• "LIKE" you want a grant "REALLY?":  Grant writing beginning to end.  Sonja Hudson, Idaho Commission for Libraries and Idaho Department of Education
• Programming Possible!:  Children and Teen Programming, how to get them to show up.  Erica Littlefield, Twin Falls Public Library
• ELL: ¡Bienvenidos a la Biblioteca!:  Supporting EglishLanguage learners in your library.  Susan Tabor Boesch, Wood River Middle School