PROGRAM:

• HOW TO GET FREE PUBLICITY
  Sara Wichman-Fuller: teacher, journalist, free-lance writer, and communications consultant, will teach you what is news, how to write press releases, when to present stories and how to follow up.
• THE VIDEO CONNECTION: CARE & FEEDING
  B.J. Doty, West Linn Public Librarian and member of the Oregon Cooperative Video Acquisition Project, will cover selection, development, and care of a videocassette collection.
• THE CHALLENGE OF YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMMING IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
  Naomi Angier, YA Specialist for Multnomah County Library, will discuss YA programs, book review groups, usage of YA paperbacks, and school visits.
• AUTHOR: PHILLIP MARGOLIN
  Mr. Margolin, a Portland criminal defense attorney and accomplished author, will share how he gets ideas, turns them into a book, and what happens after it is accepted for publication.  His books include Heartstone (nominated for the Edgar Award for best original paperback mystery) and The Last Innocent Man, which was made into a 1987 HBO movie.
• TELEPHONE ETIQUETTE
  Sue Waddell from the West Linn Public Library and Terri Towery, Management Analyst for the West Linn Fire Department, will focus on how to make a good impression for your library by using proper telephone skills.
• THE FRIEND'S PORTFOLIO: AN INVESTMENT IN TIME
  Anne Carter, President of the University of Oregon Friends and past President of Oregon Library Association's Trustees and Friends Section, will discuss how to conduct a Friends business meeting and how to develop good relations between library staff and library board members.
• OPAC & MORE: TECHNOLOGY IN LIBRARY SERVICES AT THE STATE LIBRARY
  A four-member panel from the Oregon State Library including John Webb will demonstrate and give vital information on reference and information services available at OSL.
• CIRC-PLUS
  Follette Software Company will present its user-friendly and affordable Circ-Plus system for schools and small public libraries, including its new online cataloging system.
• TEAM WEEDING: A GOOD PLACE TO START
  Steve Stephensen, Corvallis-Benton Public Librarian, will give practical approaches to accomplishing collection weeding with resources at hand.  
• OVERSEAS JOB EXCHANGE
  Are you a footloose librarian?  A well-traveled five-member panel will discuss overseas library job exchange experiences, and share useful tips and advice.
• WHAT IS A GOOD LIBRARY?
  Trustees and directors won't want to miss this stimulating session by Len Freiser, President of the OLA Trustees & Friends.  He will describe good libraries, how to tell if you don't have one, and what to do about it!
• OK - WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
  Come and hear what the Network's joint committee from the Citizen Policy Board and Council of Librarians has been doing since the HBW Report.  Trustees, staff, and Friends will find this presentation informative.
  
  Cost: $16.50 full day, $7 half day, $8.75 luncheon only

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