Children's Services Planning Retreat

Date: 10/01/07 Monday, 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Location: Barrington Public Library
Presenter:
Refreshments and registration from 9:00-9:30.
Registration required: Yes
Intended Audience: children's services librarians and anyone from a LORI library or the GSLIS interested in the future of library services for children and their adults.

Budgeting for Non-financial Managers

Date: 10/05/07 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Cumberland Public Library
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Presenter: Susan Kasuba, NELINET, Inc.
Registration required: Yes
Intended Audience: LORI library directors, LORI library staff working with budgets

Developing an Endowment @ Your Library

Date: 10/10/07 Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
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Location: Westerly Public Library
Presenter: Bruce Astrein and Diantha Schull from Libraries For the Future; Jane McDermott and Shawn Buckless from Fund Consultants, Inc.; Kathryn Taylor, Westerly Public Library Director Registration required: Yes, Limited to 50 participants.
Intended Audience: Library Directors, Managers, Board Members/ Trustees, and Library Fiscal Advisors

Microsoft Publisher

Date: 10/11/07 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Rochambeau Branch Library – Computer Lab
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Presenter: Shane Sher, Providence Public Library Technology Trainer
Registration required: Yes. Limited to 12 participants.
Intended Audience: LORI library staff

Children Services Advisory Council

Date: 10/11/2007 12:00 - 2:00
Location: RI Department of Administration, Cafeteria
Contact: Melody Allen, 222-5758 or melody_allen@olis.ri.gov
Registration: No

NELA Pre-conference

The Rhode Island Festival of Children's Books and Authors

Date: October 13, 2007 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 a.m.
Location: Lincoln School, 301 Butler Avenue, Providence, RI 02906
Contact: Meagan Lenihan, mlenihan@lincolnschool.org, 331-9696
Sponsor:
Registration Required?: No
Note: Meet the authors: Blue Balliett, Mary Jane Begin, Mary Downing Hahn, Sy Montgomery, Giselle Potter, Helen Recorvits, Peter Reynolds, Chris Van Allsburg, David Wiesner and Arthur Yorinks

NELA Annual Conference

Date: 10/14/07 through 10/16/07
Location: Sturbridge Host Hotel, Sturbridge, MA
Contact: www.nelib.org
Registration: www.nelib.org

Teen Read Week - "LOL @ your Library"

Date: 10/14/07 - 10/20/07
Contact: www.ala.org/teenread/ or (800)545-2433, ext. 4391

Date: 10/18/07 9:30 am
Location: West Warwick Public Library
Presenter: Shannon Kennedy and Lexi Henshel
Contact: Hope Houston, hhouston@olis.ri.gov
Sponsor: OLIS
Registration: No
Intended Audience: Library staff working with young adults, library school students, teachers
Meeting Notes: Coffee is available 15 minutes prior to start of each meeting. Reading lists will be posted to the YART listserv a few weeks before the relevant meeting.

Mock Newbery, Part 1

Date: October 23, 2007 Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Eldredge Elementary School
Snow Date:
Registration required: No
Intended Audience: Children's services librarians, school library media specialists, GSLIS students, anyone interested in quality children's literature

Blogging with Blogger

Date: 10/26/07 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Greenville Public Library – Computer Lab
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Presenter: Shane Sher, Providence Public Library Technology Trainer
Registration required: Yes. Limited to 16 participants.
Intended Audience: LORI library staff

Improving Your Customer Service: Delivering Excellent Service

Date: 10/30/07 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Cranston Public Library
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Presenter: Susan Abell & Stephen Sanzo, NELINET
Registration required: Yes
Intended Audience: LORI library staff