For ADA accommodations, please contact the WLA office at
1-800-704-1529 by September 15, 2005.
CANCELLATIONS
Cancellations: A $10.00 service charge applies to all cancellations.
Only written cancellations received by the registrar will be honored.
Refunds will be processed and mailed within 30 days after the conference.
Meals Schedule
Conference registration includes the following meals:
(Please check one button for each meal)
Thursday Evening Dessert Buffet
Attending
Not Attending
Friday Lunch
Garden Wraps: Spinach tortilla, yogurt dill-garlic, hummus spread, veggies
Taco Salad with beef
Apple Capital Chicken: Cider basted chicken breast w/apple chutney
Friday Dinner
Goat Cheese Portobello: Broiled mushroom cap filled w/goat cheese
Pork Loin: Roasted w/orange marmalade sauce
Chicken Parmesan: Breast coated in bread crumbs w/marinara sauce, cheeses
Saturday Breakfast Buffet
Attending
Not Attending
If you have special dietary restrictions, please contact the hotel at 1-800-553-8225 and ask to speak to Dawn Dibble, Catering Manager.
Breakout Sessions
(Please select which breakout sessions you will most likely attend.)
Session 1, 10:00 - 10:45am
P is for Productive: Using Your PC More Effectively Jennifer Reichert, Seattle Public Library
Connecting with Our Communities Jonalyn Woolf-Ivory and Mary Kelly, Sno-Isle Libraries
Diversity, the Library and ILL Troy Christenson, Eastern Washington University
Yoga at Work Dean Marney, North Central Regional Library, yoga instructor
How Free is Free Speech Mike Wessells, Timberland Regional Library
Earn your MLIS Degree from Near or Far! D.J. Miller & Lindsay Boswell, The Information School, University of Washington
Session 2, 11:00 - 12 noon
Stay a Step-Ahead with Safety Lisa Rosier, Spokane Police Department
Talking & Listening Skills for Effective Communication David Chittim, Lifeline Counseling & Community Services
Early Literacy: What It is and How to Foster It Theresa Gemmer, Everett Public Library, & Bonnie Gerken, Sno-Isle Library
Let's Get Together (yeah, yeah, yeah): Teen Programs in Your Library Kirsten Edwards, King County Library System
What's New at OCLC Rick Newell, OCLC Western Service Center
Wheel of Diversity Storm Reyes, Pierce County Public Library
Session 3, 2:00 - 3:30pm
Squeak Up! Charlie Williams, storyteller and performer, the Noiseguy
Book Collecting: Building Collections of Value Joshua Novick, book collector/dealer
Dealing with Expectation Inflation Buff Hirko, Washington State Library
How our Unique Libraries Fit into the Puzzle Carolynne Myall, Martha Parsons, and Mary Jo Torgeson
Creating Buzz Sharon Shipley, dramatist, University of Phoenix
I'm Looking for a Book to Read: Can you Help Me? Pat Chupa and Christine Mahood, WG Reed Public Library
Session 4, 3:45 - 4:30pm
Yoga at Work Dean Marney, North Central Regional Library, yoga instructor
Feeding the Hand that Bites You: Intellectual Freedom and the Religious Right Mike Wessells, Timberland Regional Library
OCLC Union Listing Changes Rick Newell, OCLC Western Service Center
Six Essential Skills in Library Storytime Theresa Gemmer, Everett Public Library & Bonnie Gerken, Sno-Isle Library
Find it Fast! Reference Online Jennifer Reichert, Seattle Public Library
How Staff can Work with Board, Friends, and Foundations Patience Rogge, WLFFTA
Payment Due
Grand Total:
$
Keynote Speakers:
Thursday Evening: Pam Young & Terry Richard
Friday Evening: Ruth Kirk
Friday Morning: Dorothy Morgan
Saturday Morning: Dorothy Morgan
