Registration Deadline: November 22, 2002

Christopher Zinn, Executive Director of the Oregon Council for the Humanities will share his thoughts on reading, and Why Do we Read? The audience will be asked to consider what happens when we read, what’s at stake in the preservation and encouragement of a culture of readers. Prepare to be inspired!

How do you get 5th-8th graders reading the newest and best books? How can you make national book awards part of your community? Start a Newbery book discussion group at your library! Hear how this successful program works, and how you can replicate it in your own library. Presented by Angela J. Reynolds, WCCLS and Teresa Salatino, Cedar Mill Community Library.

So you want a standout movie and music collection, but don’t know where to start? Try partnering with your local book and music store. The benefits are endless! You can increase your circulation, own and maintain a vital, contemporary collection, serve the interests of your community, develop your library’s potential and save money. Attend this session and discover the fun and benefits of building a popular collection! Presented by Mary Crabtree, Business and Educational Sales Coordinator with Borders and Mary Thompson of Tualatin Public Library.

Tony Larson, EBSCO Sales Manager will demonstrate the newest features of version 6.0 of the EBSCO host product currently used by all Oregon libraries for access to full-text periodicals.

Our stories are the heart of who we are culturally. Stories offer an entry point to understanding our own and other cultures. Dorothy M. Sermol, PSU professor and director of Intercultural Communication Solutions, a Portland-based training and consulting company, will conduct this workshop which explores the centrality of stories to intercultural learning. Participants will have the opportunity to discover the place of story telling within and across cultures, and to consider the different intercultural values and communication styles stories reveal.

Do you have a book in you trying to find a way out? Want some tips on how to break into the writing field? Three local published authors will share some of their experiences in the literary world. Listen to Lisa Cach, who specializes in Romance novels; Heather Vogel Frederick, a Young Adult author; and Judy Cox, who writes Children’s books. This could be your first step towards becoming a published author!

David Pauli, Kiera Koester & Jill Adams, Adult Services Librarians from Washington County, will share their adult programming success stores. What works, what doesn’t, how to organize a program for adults in your community, and where to find popular programming ideas.

This very practical training is designed to help library personnel learn how to respond when confronted with someone who is angry and hostile in ways that will improve the situation and lead into productive problem-solving. Presented by Laurel Singer, M.S., L.P.C. Mediator Consultant.

Need to find information on a rare disease or an obscure treatment? Learn tips for finding those hard-to-find medical answers. Karen Lippert, Reference Librarian with Oregon Health and Science University, will share what’s available on the Internet and at three local consumer health libraries.

You’ve got the books, now get the kids and teens! Find out how to organize and run a successful book group for youth. You’ll get tips on advertising your program, choosing books, getting the discussion started and keeping it rolling. Each participant will leave with a packet of information bursting with ideas to inspire! Presented by Youth Service Librarian’s: B.J. Quinlan from Salem, with Elaine Morgan and Ruth Allen from Multnomah County.

Find out about the hottest titles from those who know. Learn about current trends, how to navigate series and where to look for information in order to answer patron questions. Presented by Matthew Mattera, General Manager with Borders, Cynthia Peterson, WCCLS Outreach Services and Jill Hinckley, Murder By The Book.

You don’t need a stage and a curtain to tell stories with puppets. Children’s Librarian Steven Engelfried shares tips and ideas for using puppets with children from toddlers to middle school, including choosing stories, handling puppets & developing voices. Session includes hands-on activities & attendees will learn at least 3 full stories to tell with puppets.

Are patrons asking for more and more Japanese Anime/Manga in your Library? Want to know why it’s so popular? Stephanie Capistranao, Dawn Hoyt and Linli Pao are big fans of this genre, and will share their expertise with you, including a brief history of Anime, Anime films, and some recommended titles for beginners and experts alike.

How to keep one step ahead of new media formats like Game Boys, Leap Pads, and e-books while providing excellent access. Join Judy Roberts, Rita Rivera & Sandra Birkner, catalogers from Clackamas & Washington counties, in a round table discussion of cataloguing and technical services questions from the audience. Staff from all areas of the library are encouraged to come, ask questions, and contribute.

Struggling with promoting your library’s services "outside the walls"? Then this presentation may be just the ticket. Multnomah County Library’s Knowmobile is a mobile reference desk used to promote reference and library services. Come hear Pauline Baughman present the Knowmobile story, from conception to reality.

Basic Reference techniques and resources for helping students and/or their parents find materials enabling them to complete homework assignments or projects. Presented by Deanna Draper, Adjunct Instructor, PSU Graduate School of Education,Library Media Certification Program.

Designing eye-catching materials to promote your library events and programs is easier than you think. But how do you communicate all the details and still make it look good? This session looks at easy ways to design for print and in-house displays, using readily available programs and tools. Carol Rugebregt and Erin Middleton, both from Cedar Mill Community Library, will share their tips for creating visually exciting materials. Time will be set aside to brainstorm solutions to your designing dilemmas—bring you unfinished promotional materials to share.

Why are people motivated to volunteer? June Bass and Arlene Kraft have designed this workshop for all library staff. It will involve break-out discussion groups, hands-on activities and brainstorming ideas that work. Learn to effectively use volunteers throughout the library.

Join Amy Lee, Fort Vancouver Regional Library’s Online Reference Coordinator, and find out how she is able to keep up with the latest innovations in the ever-changing world of the Internet.