NDLC - Conference Details

SPECTRUM OF THE FUTURE - CONFERENCE DETAILS 2008 KLA/KSMA/SELA/ARL National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC) Program The 2008 National Diversity in Libraries Conference (NDLC) is being held in conjunction with the Kentucky Library Association, Kentucky School Media Association, and Southeastern Library Association joint conference in Louisville, KY. The NDLC is supported by the libraries of the University of Kentucky and University of Louisville, the University of Kentucky School of Library and Information Science, and the Association of Research Libraries Diversity Initiatives. October 1-4, 2008 Louisville Marriott Downtown 280 W. Jefferson St. Louisville, KY 40202 The National Diversity in Libraries Conference is a biennial event that serves as a regional meeting for library staff members to discuss diversity issues, especially issues common to the host region's culture. Online Hotel Room Reservations Rooms at the Louisville Marriott Downtown (conference hotel) have already oversold our block by 100 rooms! We have been able to secure a limited number of additional rooms. Make your reservations today, the rooms are going fast!!!
SPECIAL EVENTS
	All Conference Reception at The Muhammad Ali Center Sponsored by OCLC Thursday, October 2, 6:00-9:00 p.m. The Muhammad Ali Center is both a destination site and an international education and cultural center that is inspired by the ideals of its founder Muhammad Ali. The Ali Center's innovative exhibits, educational and public programming, and global initiatives carry on Muhammad's legacy and inspire exploration of the greatness within ourselves. Much more than a place that tells the story of one man's journey, the Ali Center reaches beyond its physical walls to fulfill its mission: To preserve and share the legacy and ideals of Muhammad Ali, to promote respect, hope, and understanding, and to inspire adults and children everywhere to be as great as they can be. For more information see http://www.alicenter.org/
	Reception at the Louisville Free Public Library Western Branch Library Friday, October 3, 6:00-7:30 p.m. The Western Branch, the first public library in the United States to be dedicated solely to the service of African Americans, began in 1905 and moved into its present Carnegie building location in 1908. The Reverend Thomas Fountain Blue, a native Virginian educated at Virginia Union University, was the first branch librarian. The first African American to head a public library, he produced a first-rate facility which the community and library board recognized as a huge success. Western still is an African American archive and resource center and offers many other services to the public. The branch has computers, Internet access and computer classes and there are a variety of children's programs, such as story time; as well as adult programming. The branch provides reference and has a diverse collection of books and other library materials. The Western Branch is "remembering yesterday and planning for tomorrow."
FEATURED SPEAKERS
	JOSÉ APONTE Recruitment, Retention, Promotion, Building an Inclusive Workplace - "Merengue to Mambo" Wednesday, October 1, 2:00 p.m. Mr. Aponte was named the 2004 Trejo Librarian of the Year by REFORMA, a national affiliate of the American Library Association. He has a White House appointment to the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries Advisory Council and has been a tireless organizer creating councils to represent low-income areas, expanding library hours, creating literacy and cultural programs, and spearheading efforts to build branches in traditionally underserved areas. He is the director of the San Diego County library system and actively promotes library services for Latinos. For more information see http://www.sdcl.org/directorbio.html
	NEAL PETERSEN Thursday, October 2, 9:00 a.m. Neal Petersen is a world class yachtsman who in 1999 circumnavigated the world solo in the 27,000-mile "Around Alone" sailing race. It is an unparalleled adventure, the longest most extreme race for any man or woman, 27,000 miles in a boat, 9 months at sea--alone--and in a boat Neal built himself, some dubbed "the floating coffin" because of its small size. Petersen was born physically disabled and impoverished in apartheid-era South Africa. His book *Journey of a Hope Merchant* recounts the epic journey that took this misfit kid from a racially segregated, working class neighborhood to the prestigious world of solo yacht racing. He credits public libraries with introducing him to the world of sailing. For more information see http://www.no-barriers.com/
	DR. DWAYNE K. BUTTLER Copyright in the Library: Painless Solutions for the Moderately Squeamish *sponsored by KLA Special Section* Dr. Buttler is Professor and the first Evelyn J. Schneider Endowed Chair for Scholarly Communication at the University of Louisville's University Libraries. His work focuses on the complex interrelationship of copyright law, licensing, technology, and activities at the core of the university and library mission - teaching, learning, and scholarly communication. Dwayne earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis and teaches courses on intellectual property and mass communication law.
	TRACIE D. HALL Invited but not Included: Library Workforce Diversity in Conflict (or What to do When Diversity at Work isn't Working) sponsored by KLA AALERT, KLA Special Section, and KLA Recruiting Mentoring and Diversity Committee Tracie is Assistant Dean at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University. Formerly Director of the American Library Association Office for Diversity, Hall has worked in Public Libraries and taught at the schools of library and information science at Catholic University of America and Dominican University. Recognized by Library Journal as the August 2004 "Mover and Shaker," Hall's writings have appeared in several professional publications. She holds Bachelors degrees from the University of California at Santa Barbara, a Masters degree from Yale University and the MLIS from the University of Washington.
	ALA PRESIDENT ELECT JIM RETTIG Jim Rettig will be ALA President by the time the conference is here. Jim is the University Librarian at the University of Richmond. He has published on a number of library-focused topics, focusing on the nature and future of reference resources and services. Under his leadership significant renovation has been carried out over the past six years in the University of Richmond's Boatwright Library generating a dramatic increase in on-site library use. He has continued to develop their Web presence and to seek ways to increase student and faculty awareness of the wide range of resources and the services the library provides. For more information see http://jimrettig.org/index.htm
	PAMELA GOODES How to Get Published in American Libraries Pamela has been associate editor at American Libraries magazine for seven years and on the ALA staff for 17 years, coming to ALA with experience in radio, television, and newspaper reporting. She has served as ALA press officer and project coordinator for the ALA Public Programs Office, organized workshops and seminars, developed training and program materials, and wrote grants. Pamela is responsible for ALANews, the President's Message, the Reader Forum, and serves as Manuscripts Acquisition and Photo Editor. In 2002, she co-produced with Editor Leonard Kniffel, "Loss and Recovery: Librarians Bear Witness to September 11, 2001"--a documentary produced by American Libraries in cooperation with Library Video Network.
	STEPHANIE BANGE "Kids! @ your library ® Tool Kit" developed by librarians for librarians is loaded with promotion tips, sample press materials, downloadable art, and other tools to help you reach out to kids, their parents and caregivers. Learn about the toolkit, select the tools you need when you need them and learn how to use them, too. Everyone will walk away with a packet of samples of materials including a CD to use right away. Stephanie has been a children's librarian since 1979 and worked in libraries across the U.S. -- in small towns, rural areas, and large cities. She was on the ALSC Task Force who put together the Kids! @ your library toolkit, serving as Chair for 3 years. Currently, she is a Children's Librarian at Dayton Metro Library in Dayton, Ohio.
	JOYCE VALENZA A multi-talented school technology guru. Joyce has a PhD from the University of North Texas, School of Library and Information Sciences. She has been a columnist for Techlife@school for the *Philadelphia Inquirer. Joyce is the author of numerous books including Information Fluency Meets Web 2.0* (2007). Her other endeavors include creating video projects, podcasts, webcasts, etc. Joyce has been recognized with various awards and grants and has presented at professional conferences throughout the United States. For more information see http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/jvweb.html
	DEVIN BROWN A Lilly Scholar and Professor of English at Asbury College teaches literature classes including a course on C. S. Lewis. He has a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. Devin has published articles on Lewis in *Mythlore, The Lamp-Post, CSL, and The New Review of Children's Literature and Librarianship. Devin's book Inside Narnia: A Guide to Exploring The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, published in 2005, is in its sixth printing. His second book, Inside Prince Caspian, was released in January 2008. He has signed a contract for a third book, Inside the Voyage of the Dawn Treader*, due in 2010. For more information see http://www.asbury.edu/majors/english/faculty/Devin-Brown
	MARIE BRADBY Marie switched from a career as a full-time journalist to mothering, fiction writing, and free-lance writing. Marie has held staff reporting positions with The Providence-Journal (Rhode Island), *The Lexington-Herald* (Kentucky), and The Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY); and was a staff writer for National Geographic Magazine. A native of Alexandria, VA, she holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from Hampton (Institute) University. Marie has spoken at numerous workshops and schools. A couple of her most recent books include *Once Upon a Farm* and *Some Friend*. For more information see www.mariebradby.com
	Discover the Village Branch - Bus Trip Through the Bluegrass $25.00 Sponsored by SELA and the Lexington Public Library, Lexington, KY The Village Branch of the Lexington Public Library, an old AutoZone storefront renovated in 2006, is a multi-cultural branch serving a predominantly Hispanic community in west Lexington. This 8,000 square foot branch has become a community center, homework help center, and gathering space for the community. In the summer of 2008 it was expanded to 12,000 square feet. The trip will travel by horse farms and the Keeneland Race Track.
	ELI NEIBURGER Just Like Storytime, Only Louder and Smellier: Why Videogame Tournaments Belong In the Library $25.00 The Associate Director of IT and Product Development at the Ann Arbor District Library; Eli travels around the country offering workshops, producing tournaments, and helping libraries to launch gaming programs. Eli's book *Gamers...in the LIBRARY?!* was published in 2007 by ALA Editions. Eli spoke at the Ugame-Ulearn Conference in the Netherlands and is part of the Urban Libraries Council's, Foresight 2020, Scenario Planning team. Eli is on the editorial board of Conversants, an Ejournal of participatory librarianship.
	ED KLEE Conflict Resolution: The Art of Effective Communication and Resolving Conflict $25.00 A trainer and consultant specializing in management practices and employee development. He has Masters Degrees in Library Science and Conflict Resolution. His areas of expertise are personal and managerial development, organizational performance, and facilitation of groups. He is a public library consultant, a manager of library consultants and a bookmobile and extension program. Ed has been an officer with ALAs Association of Specialized & Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA), Library and Management Association (LAMA), and Council of State Library Agencies (COSLA). His publications include articles in American Libraries, Creative Training Techniques, Library Administration and Management, and for the American Society for Training and Development.
	DIANTHA DOW SCHULL Library Services for a New Age: Transforming Libraries into Centers for Boomer Learning and Community Participation $25.00 From 1994-2007 Diana Dow Schull was the president/executive director of Libraries for the Future (aka Americans for Libraries Council). This national non-profit is dedicated to advancing investment and innovation in American libraries, with offices, board members, staff, partnerships and programs in multiple states. During her fifteen year tenure she developed the organization from a small grass-roots advocacy group to a national organization with a budget of $2.5 M carrying out research, re-grants, issues forums, continuing education and leadership development. For more information see http://lifelonglibraries.org/index.php
	JANE BRYANT, RN, MLIS Health Literacy: It Knows no Boundaries $25.00 Jane is the Patient Education/Consumer Health Librarian at the Health Information Library and Chandler Medical Center Library at the University of Kentucky. Along with providing reference services to patients, families, nurses, and other hospital staff, she is responsible for the development, editing, and revision, of approved patient education materials at UK Chandler Hospital. This includes evaluating the readability of the materials developed in house as well as the selection and evaluation of purchased consumer health and patient education materials. Jane's involvement in Health Literacy began in 1999 when she attended the American Academy of Family Practice's Conference on Patient Education.
	ED HAMILTON Thursday, October 2, 2008, 7:00 p.m. Ed Hamilton noted Louisville sculptor will be appearing at the All Conference Reception at The Muhammad Ali Center. His work "Spirit of Freedom" is a memorial to the more than 200,000 African American soldiers and sailors that fought in the Civil War is the first major art piece by a black sculptor to be placed on federal land anywhere in the District of Columbia. Other public memorials of note created by Mr. Hamilton include: "Booker T. Washington" Memorial Garden, Hampton, VA. 1984 "Joe Louis Memorial" Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI. 1987 "Amistad Memorial" New Haven, CT. 1992 "Whitney M. Young Jr." Kentucky State University, Frankfort KY. 1998 "Lenny Lyles" Cardinal Park Complex, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. 2000 "York" the slave of William Clark, a vital part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Louisville, KY. 2003 Mr. Hamilton is the author of *The Birth of an Artist: A Journey of Discovery* published by the Chicago Spectrum Press in 2006. He is currently working on a memorial to Abraham Lincoln to be unveiled in April 2009, at Louisville Waterfront Park as part of the Kentucky Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration. For more information see VIPP Communications
TALENT SHOW 2008 The fourth annual installment of the now infamous Talent Show returns to the River City. We are looking forward to wider participation this year by inviting SELA members and NDLC attendees to share their talents. Pre-registration requested. More information will come. Thursday, October 2, 9:00 p.m.
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