PROGRAM
VISIT OUR VENDORS
This year we've decided to offer our vendor exhibits as
an alternative to each of our workshop sessions. Have you had the
experience that the workshop you signed up for was not exactly what you thought
it was going to be? Or has your chosen workshop filled up before you
could get a seat? Now you have an alternative. The vendors will
be located in the Clackamas Room, right next to the workshops. We've
asked the vendors to remain all day so that everyone will have a chance to
spend some "quality time" checking out new products, books and systems. Of
course we will have our regular vendor viewing times but sometimes there
is such a crowd during those times that it's hard to really concentrate.
So, drop in on our vendors during workshop time for some in-depth
browsing.
HOW TO TALK SO OTHERS WILL
LISTEN
Men and women are often frustrated when talking with each other, because
they use conversation for different purposes. Men tend to get right to the
point; women tend to talk less directly, adding details. Both style
have their appropriate place in what Marian Woodall calls our "conversational
wardrobe." Develop your own conversational wardrobe, by assessing the
"talk" situation, building a dialogue, and using effective non-verbal cues.
Learn to be powerful and effective -- learn how to talk so others will
listen! Marian Woodall offers you sound advice, valued experience,
a tremendous enthusiasm. An executive speech coach, Marian is the author
of Thinking on Your Feet, Speaking to a Group, and How to
Talk So Men (and Others) Will Listen. She is owner and president of
Professional Business Communications, a presentation management firm in
Portland.
SERVING THE "DIFFERENTLY ABLED": LIBRARIES AND
THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Mike Clement, Technology Information Specialist from the Technology Access
for Life Needs (TALN) Project located at PCC will describe the databases
of information about the uses and availability of "assistive technology devices
and services" he has created, a valuable resource for libraries and differently
abled patrons. Eugene Organ, Executive Director of the Oregon Disabilities
Commission will present an overview of the ADA and discuss its implications
for libraries. Making accommodation to the needs of Americans with
disabilities will require our creativity and commitment in the coming years,
and this workshop will provide the inside information you need to take the
proper steps.
MOSAIC MINDEDNESS: A MULTI-ETHNIC
"PLAYSHOP"
Join Theonie Gilmore and Dennis Phillips from M.U.S.I.C., a local arts
organization dedicated since 1983 to the preservation of ethnic music and
other endangered arts. The cultures of the world will come to life
for those attending this two-hour "playshop." Using ethnic instruments
and traditional dress and costumes from every continent, attendees evolve
as participants collaborating to foster cross-cultural respect and harmony.
The interactivity segments will model possible library programs and
activities that can be presented to both adults and children.
HOW DO I GET PUBLISHED?
This panel of "book folks" will discuss how to get into print. Here's
your chance to gather some inside information for would-be authors and
illustrators. The panel will consist of Conrad Haynes, mystery writer;
Sarah Chamberlain, illustrator; and MaryLou Mahar, Editorial Assistant with
Harper Collins Children's Books. This workshop will be of interest
not only to those who harbor secret (or not so secret) desires to write or
illustrate their own books, but may provide valuable "reference" information
that you can share with patrons who have been "bitten by the publishing bug."
Panel members will be happy to answer questions after their brief
presentations.
WORKING WITH DIVERSITY IN THE
WORKPLACE
Ann Small will focus on how people of different ethnic origins may create
differences in the workplace, and how we respond to them. Special emphasis
will be placed on how we perpetuate prejudice and oppression, often
unconsciously. In today's multicultural society, it is becoming
increasingly important to be sensitive and culturally aware in all interactions
with patrons, staff, or anyone with different ethnicity. The format
of this workshop is designed to encourage participation and interaction.
Ann Small is a consultant who works in the areas of team building,
leadership development and workplace diversity. She is also an adjunct
professor at Marylhurst College.
LIBRARY DESIGN AND RENOVATION: CONSTRUCTION CAN BE CHEAP
AND EASY -- NOT!
MORE IDEAS, WITH ADA IN MIND.
Those of you who missed Carl's popular workshop last year, or who are just
not entering into the mysterious world of library construction or renovation,
or who are concerned about possible impact of new federal legislation on
your facility, this session is for you! Carl Mosely has 14 years of
construction project management experience. For the past few years
he has been involved in the design and construction of several libraries
including those at West Linn, Canby, and Clackamas Community College. Carl
will take you through some proven approaches and helpful ideas to renovate
your library on a limited budget, and suggest things that can be accomplished
without paid professional help.
HOW TO TELL COYOTE STORIES WHEN YOU'RE NOT A
COYOTE!
Have you ever felt a little uncomfortable trying to create the proper mood
to tell a story from a totally different land? Internationally known
storyteller Susan Strauss will speak on the sensitive issue of telling stories
from other cultures. She will discuss the process which led up to the
publication of her book, Coyote Stories for Children: Stories from Native
America. She will also relate some of her own experiences telling
Jewish stories (being of Jewish / Aryan heritage). Exploration of this
subject will be enhanced by Susan's entertaining telling of traditional myths
and folk tales. Susan Strauss is an author of storyteller who lives
in Bend.
FUN & PROFIT, PROFIT, PROFIT: ALTERNATE FUNDING FOR
LIBRARIES
Concerned about supplementing a dwindling library budget? Come and
hear a lively panel discuss three alternate funding success stories.
Carolyn Peake, assistant director of Lake Oswego Public Library will
describe the new bookstore operated by Lake Oswego Friends called "Booktique"
that is located in a retail shopping mall. Multnomah County Library
operates a bookstore that looks just like a library called "Title Wave."
Manager Virginia Swaren will describe this unique operation. The
Cedar Mill Community Library takes an entirely different approach. Mary
Packer from the Cedar Mill Board of Trustees will describe their thrift shop
"Second Editions." Bring your individual ideas and questions since
the panel will leave plenty of time for a question and answer session.
CD ROMS VS. ONLINE SEARCHING: UNDERSTANDING YOUR
ALTERNATIVES
As CD ROM products and systems proliferate, librarians are faced with many
more choices when they want to select database searching products. How
do you decide when a CD ROM product makes more sense than online searching?
Once you decide on CD ROM, what do you do next? In July 1991,
Salem Public Library opened a CD ROM center to the public. Janet Weide,
Online Coordinator at Salem P.L., will take the novice through all of the
necessary steps that help you make the right decisions for your library.
She will explain where Salem P.L. obtained funding for the special
CD ROM center, how they selected their hardware and software, and what was
involved in staff training. She will explain when to search CD and
when to go online and cover many details involved in the technical setup
and security of equipment.
Conference time: 9:00 am to 4:15 pm
Price: $15 half day, $25 full day
Luncheon: Chicken with Pinot Noir marinade, Fresh baked salmon, or Pasta
Primavera
Attendance: Approximately 200