What is it? A state-wide virtual conference developed by the Nicolet Federated Library System and co-sponsored by Eastern Shores, Indianhead, Lakeshores, Manitowoc-Calumet, Mid-Wisconsin, Northern Waters, Outagamie Waupaca, South Central, Southwest, Waukesha County, Winding Rivers, Winnefox, and Wisconsin Valley library systems.

 

What is the cost? All sessions are FREE and will be recorded.  We'll also be live tweeting at #wwwc13 the day of the conference. 

8:30 – 9:30 am

The Great Library Swindle: Your Rights Are at Risk Register here
Carson Block, Founder
Carson Block Consulting Inc.     

Fort Collins, Colorado

Libraries, oft loved and honored, are under attack from the most unlikely of sources. Many of us feel that book publishers, municipal governments, eContent superstores and others are bent on library destruction.  We shudder when people question the relevance of the library in the digital age. If the library disappears, who will really defend the right to confidentially access free information? Libraries - and librarians - care. Come to learn what's really at risk, how the library is more relevant today than ever, and what you can do to change your world!

 

Carson served as a consultant to the Colorado State Library, helping libraries understand and comply with the Children’s Internet Protection Act through an informational Web site and public speaking.  He has also contributed library technology standards established by the Colorado State Library, and digitization best practices for the Collaborative Digitization Program.

 

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10 - 11 am

Sonja Plummer-Morgan, Library Director

Mark and Emily Turner Memorial Library

Presque Isle, Maine

 

Think about the 10 most difficult situations you had to deal with in your library throughout the years. Were they with patrons?  With staff, with budgeting?  Seasoned rural library director Sonja Plummer-Morgan will discuss these types of situations and how she handled them, as well as what she might have done differently. 

 

Sonja Plummer-Morgan was appointed Director for the Presque Isle Library in 2003.  Prior to this, she directed a public library in Moab, Utah and worked as Ed Tech in a school library in Scarborough, Maine.  She received a BS in Library and Information Technology at the University of Maine at Augusta and an MLS from the University of South Carolina.  Sonja is past president of the Maine Library Association and the Association of Small and Rural Libraries.

 

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11:30 – 12:30 pm

Ben Bizzle, Director of Technology

Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library,

Jonesboro, Arkansas

 

From its billboard and poster campaign to its YouTube comedy series, Craighead County Jonesboro (AR) Public Library (CCJPL) takes an adventurous approach to increasing community awareness. Compelled to change the perception of the library as an antiquated and boring institution, CCJPL produces aggressive, comedic promotional material that’s sure to inspire. We'll discuss strategy, getting buy-in, budgeting, the creative process, and community response. 

 

 As Director of Technology for the Craighead County Jonesboro Public Library, Ben utilizes over 20 years of technology experience to meet the challenges facing libraries in the 21st century. With an emphasis on virtualizing resources and extending the library’s reach beyond the library itself, he has developed a number of cost-effective ways to enhance the patron experience and increase community awareness of the value of public libraries.

 

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Jenica P. Rogers, Director of Libraries

State University of New York at Potsdam

Potsdam, New York

 

What kind of library do you want to be for your users?  We need to worry less about what we're doing, and more about why we're doing it.  Why did the academic library buy two hospital-style sleeper armchairs for our study area?  Why does the tiny public library offer a delivered book service for housebound patrons?  When we set looser goals, we can embrace spontaneity and allow room for change.  Jenica will discuss great projects and directions that can come about from focusing on “Library Self” instead of “Library Action.” 

 

Jenica P. Rogers is Director of Libraries at the State University of New York at Potsdam, coming from a background in cataloging, collection development, and staff training. Jenica earned her MLIS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2001 after graduating from Trinity College in Hartford, CT in 1998 with a BA in English Literature. In 2009 she received a SUNY Potsdam President’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service and was nominated one of Library Journal’s Movers and Shakers for 2009.

 

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2:30 – 3:30 pm

Are We Hypocrites? Library Ethics and Digital Content Register here

Sarah Houghton, Director 

San Rafael Public Library

San Rafael, California

 

The digital content market for libraries is changing more rapidly than most library professionals can keep up with. Libraries have been in a rush to acquire eBooks and other digital content to meet user demand, often glossing over critical issues: legal limitations such as copyright, contract terms and conditions, and how eBook acquisition and access is affected by library ethics including the ALA Library Bill of Rights. This webinar offers an overview of the evolving notion of content, legal and contract issues to consider when acquiring digital content, how library digital services can be guided by library ethics (such as providing equitable access to information, formats and fair budgeting, challenging censorship, and promoting free access to ideas), and how digital content is shaping the future of libraries.

 

Sarah Houghton is the Director at the San Rafael Public Library and is best known for her blog: Librarian in Black. She was named a 2009 Library Journal Mover & Shaker as a Trendspotter.  She speaks internationally at online and realspace events for libraries and other institutions.  Sarah received her MLIS from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign and an MA in Irish Literature from Washington State University.

 

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Scale Up: 10 Ways to Increase Your Impact Without Increasing Your Workload Register here

Joan Frye-Williams

Library Futurist

Sacramento, California

 

Traditional library service has focused on – and done a good job with – individual service transactions.  We’re always happy to help you, one-on-one.  But there’s no way we can touch everyone who’s entitled to our service, one person at a time. 

 

Consultant and futurist Joan Frye Williams thinks that the long-term viability of libraries may depend on using our talents in new ways, to benefit far more people.  In this lively session, Joan will offer practical suggestions for changing how we work, in order to multiply – and get credit for – the benefits each of us provides to the communities we serve. 

 

For more than 25 years, Joan Frye Williams has been a successful librarian, consultant, vendor, planner, trainer, evaluator, and user of library services. Her clients include libraries of all types and sizes, library consortia, state library agencies, professional library associations, library boards, library vendors, and architects.  Joan is best known as an acute--and sometimes irreverent--observer of emerging library trends, issues, and practices. She is an internationally recognized library futurist and designer of innovative library services.