Monday, April 21
Pre-Conference Events

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Legislating Away Intellectual Freedom

Sponsors: Intellectual Freedom Committee, Legislative Committee

Explore the concept of Intellectual Freedom that allows us more access to information than citizens of any other country in the world. Learn about the recent legislative efforts at the state and national level designed to reduce that access.

Speaker: Carrie Gardner, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of Library Science and Instructional Technology at Kutztown University in Kutztown Pennsylvania.  She is a current member of the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee, and has chaired the AASL Intellectual Freedom Committee, chaired the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Intellectual Freedom committee for over 10 years, and chaired the ALA Intellectual Freedom Round Table.  She has given over 150 speeches on intellectual freedom and privacy.  

Of interest to public, academic, school librarians and managers.

9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Low or No Cost Resources for Libraries

Sponsors: University and College Division, Library Education Division, Information Technology Roundtable

All you need is a web browser to provide incredible tools for your patrons, conduct meetings, collaborate and create (free or at next to nothing). The workshop will focus on Office 2.0, web & computer-based open source applications. The presentation will be adjusted to cover the technologies selected by participants. Workshop will be held in computer lab for hands-on practice in the afternoon. Facilitators will be on hand to help and guide participants. (3rd workshop of 4 in series Reaching the Millennials: Taming their Technology).

Speaker: Roy Degler, Oklahoma State University.

Of interest to public and academic librarians, managers and support staff.

10:00 AM

Sequoyah Children’s Awards Presentation

Sponsors: Children’s Sequoyah and Sequoyah Administrative Teams

Children's Sequoyah Award winning author Betty Birney will speak about her book, The World According to Humphrey.

Of interest to all.

10:00 AM

Sequoyah Young Adult Awards Presentation

Sponsors: Young Adult Sequoyah and Sequoyah Administrative Teams

Young Adult Sequoyah Award winning author Priscilla Cummings will speak about her book, Red Kayak.

Of interest to all.

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Effective Facilitation Skills

Sponsors: Leadership Institute, Supervisors Managers & Administrators Roundtable

Much of the work in libraries today is accomplished by groups, teams, and committees. In your own library you may be asked to lead others, direct their efforts or harness their energies to achieve desired results. Effective facilitation skills require insight and unique skill development - development that many managers may not have had an opportunity to experience. This pre-conference program will help participants build or enhance the skill-set needed to facilitate meetings through demonstration and facilitation.

Speaker: Jill Hudson, Hudson & Associates Consulting, Oklahoma City.

Of interest to all.

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Springboard Your Leadership

Sponsor: Supervisors Managers and Administrators Roundtable

Learn to focus on four aspects of leadership: Defining your leadership; inventory your leadership/communication styles; deliver, seek, and receive feedback and facilitate change.

Speaker: Lauren Burnett, President for the Center for Inner Quality, has provided professional development programming and consulting to help increase the effectiveness, empowerment and emotional intelligence of people in the workplace.

Of interest to public and academic librarians, managers and beginning supervisors.