Why Libraries? NSLA/LBANS Conference October 25-27, Hosted by Colchester-East Hants Public Library Holiday Inn, Truro

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1 Why Libraries? NSLA/LBANS Conference October 25-27, 2013 Hosted by Colchester-East Hants Public Library Holiday Inn, Truro

2 Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Centre 437 Prince Street Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 1E6 Directions From Halifax & e Robert Stanfield International Airport Proceed Nor on Highway 102 Take Exit 14 Turn Right onto Robie Street, pass e fast-food outlets and Truro Mall. At e Ford Dealership, turn Right onto Juniper. Continue on Juniper until Prince Street. Turn Left onto Prince Street. Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Centre is located at 437 Prince Street. From New Brunswick & Cape Breton: Travel on e Trans-Canada Highway until Exit 15. Take Exit 15 into Highway 102 (towards Halifax) Take Exit 14 off Highway 102 Turn Left onto Robie Street, pass e fast-food outlets and Truro Mall. At e Ford Dealership, turn Right onto Juniper. Continue on Juniper until Prince Street. Turn Left onto Prince Street. Holiday Inn Hotel & Conference Centre is located at 437 Prince Street.

3 Reservations Please make your own reservations by calling The conference room rate is $109 / standard room Make your reservations early (room block will be held until September 25, 3013) For more information about hotel please go to website

4 Conference Schedule Friday, October 25 1:00-4:30 Holiday Inn, Oak Room 3D Printing and Future Innovation What s Been Done and Where Are We Going Facilitated by Troy Myers, CEO Sou Shore Public Libraries (SSPL) Presenters: Jeff Mercer and Christina Pottie, SSPL, LQC@P Donald Moses, UPEI Mike Ross, CoRDA/NorC@P Sponsored by Sou Shore Public Libraries and NOVACAD 3D systems No Cost 1:00-4:30 Colchester-East Hants Public Library Truro Branch Prince St. - Community Rm Facilitated by Wendy Kearnes, Outreach Services Manager, Annapolis Valley Regional Library No Cost The session will open wi an overview of completed and current projects, and proceed on to an open discussion of possible future directions. We hope to initiate some new partnered-project proposals, and investigate e start of a best-practices outline for e region. Outreach Services Roundtable Discussion Outreach Services brings e experience of e library and its resources to people in e community. This workshop will allow staff in Outreach Services e opportunity to network, share ideas, discuss programming, satellite sites, books by mail, deliveries to institutions and preschools, staffing and vehicles. 1:00-4:30 Colchester-East Hants Public Library Truro Branch Prince St. - Gates Lab Facilitated by Lynda Marsh, Administrator You Services for e Colchester-East Hants Public Library No Cost Summertime and e Reading is Easy. A Summer Reading Program Roundtable Discussion and Ideas Exchange A lively conversation regarding summer reading programs in public libraries. There will be a sharing of ideas for programs, managing statistics and encouraging all ages to participate in order to make future summers successful. 3:30-7:00 Holiday Inn, Hemlock Boardroom Registration Desk Open 4:00-5:15 Holiday Inn, Birch Room NSLA Board of Directors Meeting 5:00-6:30 Holiday Inn, Aspen Room LBANS Executive Committee Meeting 5:30-6:30 Holiday Inn, Birch Room NSLA Annual General Meeting (Part One) 7:30-9:30 Colchester-East Hants Public Library Truro Branch Prince St. Meet and Greet Reception Please join e Colchester-East Hants Public Library Board and Staff for an evening of conversation and refreshments, an opportunity to reconnect wi old friends and create new ones.

5 Saturday, October 26 7:30-8:45 Elm Room, Holiday Inn (lower level) Breakfast 8:00-3:00 Hemlock Boardroom, Holiday Inn Registration Desk Open 9:00-10:30 Oak Room, Holiday Inn (lower level) Keynote Address by Ami McKay Since her debut novel, The Bir House, became a Canadian Best Seller, Ami McKay is now an award winning auor and favourite of bo library patrons and staff across our province. Her second novel, The Virgin Cure, was a CBA Libris Award nominee and made O Magazine s list of picks for summer reading in Born and raised in e very flat state of Indiana, she now calls a mountain in e Annapolis Valley home. Sponsored by e Nova Scotia Provincial Library 10:30-11:00 Exhibit Area, Holiday Inn Nutrition Break - Sponsored by Whitehots Inc. 11:00 - noon Birch Room, Holiday Inn Teens Work Pam Eakin, Stewiacke Branch Manager at e Colchester-East Hants Public Library wi STG members Sean Davenport, Alex Kaminski, Dan Mitchell, Patrick Wells, and Coral Yorke The Stewiacke Teen Group (STG) is a sometimes oughtful, sometimes rowdy, and always interesting group of teens. They have worked togeer on volunteer projects for e town, movie shorts (one of which won a prize at e Atlantic Film Festival for You), book discussions, photography projects, teen civics lessons, and more. Members of e group can join any or all of e activities depending on eir interests. STG is currently working on a PSA promoting public libraries to teens, and developing a You Media Team, which will cover stories locally for publication on e town website. I encourage all libraries to invite teens into eir branches, whatever e situation, row out some ideas, and see where it takes you. Teens work!

6 Saturday, October 26 cont d 11:00 - noon Maple Room, Holiday Inn Effectively Managing Bedbugs in Libraries Helen Thexton, Manager of Alderney Gate Public Library and Carrie Muller, Branch Operations Supervisor at Alderney Gate Public Library, Halifax Public Libraries Bedbugs are increasingly present in communities roughout Canada, including in Nova Scotia. While libraries are at low risk for infestation, e presence of bedbugs in our communities means libraries need to know what to do, if e pests are found in materials or facilities. This session will provide background information about bedbugs and strategies for detection, treatment and prevention. 11:00 - noon Aspen Room, Holiday Inn Theft in Libraries Rosalind Morrison, Research & Planning Librarian at e Nova Scotia Provincial Library Have you had ings stolen from your library? Do you know who e ieves could be or who is trying to catch em? Come for a history of eft in libraries and some tips to prevent it! 12:00-2:00 Lunch on your Own 2:00-3:00 Birch Room Holiday Inn Readers Advisory: Three Genre Spotlight Erica Penton, Public Services Librarian at e Truro Branch of e Colchester-East Hants Public Library Bruce Ross, Campus Librarian, NSCC (Akerley Campus) Angela Reynolds,Head of You Services, Annapolis Valley Regional Library Me Me Me Memoir!: From e post-scandal-tell-all to e off-to-find-myself-diary, memoirs and autobiographies have long been a part of e publishing world. Erica will provide e historical context of e genre and how it has (or hasn t) changed over e years, highlight new and hot titles, and recommend several helpful resources for is fascinating genre. Memoir: it s e gateway drug to non-fiction. Comic Books: Scratching e Surface of Sequential Art: Covers e basics of e various genres of comics, what are essential titles and creators, and a brief history of e medium. Focus on e audience demographics for major comics titles It is OK to Read YA (even if you are A): Twilight, Harry Potter, Hunger Games... adults are reading YA and loving it. Angela will recommend some great books, which adults will enjoy, and give some resources for finding more, as well as some display ideas to get even more people in on e YA craze.

7 Saturday, October 26 cont d 2:00-3:00 Maple Room, Holiday Inn Decision-making in Complex Environments Eric Stackhouse, Chief Librarian, Pictou Antigonish Regional Library Library boards and staff are often faced wi problems in very complex environments and e usual approaches to decision-making just don t work. This session will provide an introduction to a different way of making sense of ese complex environments and some approaches for finding solutions. This is based on David Snowden and Cognitive Edge s work wi Cynefin organizational systems. 2:00-3:00 Aspen Room, Holiday Inn Safety and Security in Our Public Libraries an officer from e Truro Police Service and Sgt. Noel Lannon, Commissionaires Nova Scotia Regardless of size or location, libraries should be a safe place for bo staff and patrons. That s not as easy as it sounds when you serve e general public. Sgt. Noel Lannon of Commissionaires Nova Scotia togeer wi an officer from e Truro Police Service will talk about safety and security in our public libraries. 3:00-3:30 Exhibit Area, Holiday Inn Nutrition Break - Sponsored by Atlantic Book Ltd. 3:30-4:30 Birch Room, Holiday Inn Opening Doors : Halifax Public Libraries Immigrant Services Project Heaer MacKenzie, Manager of Diversity and Accessibility, Halifax Public Libraries Wi funding provided by Citizenship and Immigration Canada in , e Keshen Goodman Public Library in Halifax embarked on a project to engage wi eir local immigrant communities to identify eir library service needs and to better position e library to support e settlement and integration process. The project exceeded expectations in many ways and has developed strong community connections wi new and innovative services and programs. Heaer will present an overview of is amazing experience, which was moving and inspiring for all participants and which truly demonstrates e power of community engagement.

8 Saturday, October 26 cont d 3:30-4:30 Maple Room, Holiday Inn Telling Tails: Paws to Read at e Library Alison Creech, Regional Children s Librarian at Alderney Gate Public Library, Halifax Public Libraries Don LeBlanc, Halifax Team Leader for Therapeutic Paws of Canada Studies have shown at reading to dogs encourages confidence and boosts self-esteem in children, who struggle to read aloud in class, erefore boosting eir literacy. Since 2007, Halifax Public Libraries, in partnership wi Therapeutic Paws of Canada, has brought trained erapy.dogs and eir handlers to work wi struggling readers in a number of branches. Join Alision and Don to learn more about is partnership and how it has grown from one man and a dog to become an integral part of e library s support for young readers. 3:30-4:30 Aspen Room, Holiday Inn The Roles and Responsibilities of Effective Trustees Dr. Tom Urbaniak, Associate Professor of Political Science, Cape Breton University How can board members be effective in providing oversight, ensuring accountability, and articulating a meaningful vision for eir public libraries? How can trustees respect e role of administration while adding value as a group of leaders and advocates in eir own right? This workshop will examine best practices in library governance, wi practical advice and anecdotes. 4:30-5:00 Birch Room, Holiday Inn NSLA Pre-resolutions Session 6:30 Elm Room, Holiday Inn (lower level) Awards Banquet Join colleagues and friends at e Annual Awards Banquet, where NSLA and LBANS will honour e 2013 recipients of e Norman Horrocks Award for Library Leadership, e Emile Theriault Library and Information Technology Award, and e LBANS Honourary Membership Award. The banquet will offer a roast turkey buffet dinner wi an Atlantic Salmon option and provide an opportunity to mingle wi old and new friends.

9 Sunday, October 27 7:30-8:45 Elm Room, Holiday Inn (lower level) Breakfast 8:00-9:00 Birch Room, Holiday Inn NSLA Annual General Meeting (Part Two) 8:00-9:00 Aspen Room, Holiday Inn LBANS Annual General Meeting 9:30-10:30 Birch Room, Holiday Inn Why Partner? Community Connections Serving Older Adults Trecia Schell, Community Services Librarian, Pictou Antigonish Regional Library Wendy Kearnes, Outreach Services Manager, Annapolis Valley Regional Library Christina Pottie, Outreach Cooridnator, Sou Shore Public Libraries This session will look at best practices in community partnerships. A panel presentation and discussion showcasing Community Partnerships and program delivery in regional libraries. 9:30-10:30 Maple Room, Holiday Inn Getting Crafty at Your Library Facilitated by Denise Corey, Deputy Chief Librarian, Cumberland Public Libraries A roundtable discussion about adult crafting programs. We ll be sharing program ideas and practicalities including what works and what doesn t when crafting wi adults. Participants are encouraged to bring program ideas (and eir own crafts to work on). 9:30-10:30 Aspen Room, Holiday Inn LBANS - Rural Libraries: Approaches for Sustainable Service Facilitated by Laurie Suitor The Library Boards Association of Nova Scotia has completed its Rural Libraries: Approaches for Sustainable Service report. This facilitated session will be exploring next steps, challenges, roles and responsibilities emerging from e report and determining concrete actions to move forward. The session will focus on e identified core issues at require change to ensure strong rural service delivery in an equitable manner across e province. 10:45-11:30 Birch Room, Holiday Inn NSLA Board of Directors Meeting (retiring and new board members are requested to attend)

10 Atlantic Book Ltd. A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors and Exhibitors for eir support

11 2013 NSLA/LBANS Conference Registration Form Name: Phone: Library/Organization: Address: Postal Code: Conference Fees (fees do not include accommodations): Full Conference (includes banquet, nutrition breaks, and Saturday and Sunday breakfasts) Early Bird (by September 20 ) Member $145 $ Non-Member $170 $ After September 20 Member $170 $ Saturday Workshops (includes breakfast, nutrition breaks and banquet) Non-Member $195 $ Early Bird (by September 20 ) Member $85 $ Non-Member $110 $ After September 20 Member $110 $ Non-Member $135 $ Additional Banquet Ticket $35 $ Total Fee $ *** All Registrations to be received by October 4 *** Payment Make cheque payable to Colchester-East Hants Public Library Mail to Shelley Mattix NSLA/LBANS Conference Colchester-East Hants Public Library 754 Prince Street Truro, NS B2N 1G9 Forms or questions may also be sent to smattix@cehpubliclibrary.ca or faxed to (902)

12 Conference Registration Check-List Please check off sessions you plan to attend Name: Friday, October 25 1:00-4:30 " 3D Printing and Future Innovation - What s Been Done, and Where Are We Going Oak Room, Holiday Inn " Outreach Services Roundtable Colchester-East Hants Public Library " Summertime and e Reading Is Easy. A Summer Reading Program Roundtable Discussion and Ideas Exchange Colchester-East Hants Public Library 4:00-5:15 " NSLA Board of Directors Meeting Birch Room, Holiday Inn 5:00-6:30 " LBANS Executive Committee Meeting Aspen Room, Holiday Inn 5:30-6:30 " NSLA Annual General Meeting (Part One) Birch Room, Holiday Inn 7:30-9:30 " Meet and Greet Reception Colchester-East Hants Public Library Saturday, October 26 7:30-8:45 " Breakfast Elm Room, Holiday Inn (lower level) 9:00-10:30 " Official Opening/Keynote Address by Ami McKay Oak Room, Holiday Inn (lower level) 10:30-11:00 " Nutrition Break - Sponsored by Whitehots Inc Exhibit Area, Holiday Inn 11:00 - noon " Teens Work Birch Room, Holiday Inn " Effectively Managing Bedbugs in Libraries Maple Room, Holiday Inn " Theft in Libraries Aspen Room, Holiday Inn 12: 00-2:00 Lunch On Your Own 2:00-3:00 " Readers Advisory: Three Genre Spotlight Birch Room, Holiday Inn " Decision-making in Complex Environments Maple Room, Holiday Inn " Safety and Security in Our Public Libraries Aspen Room, Holiday Inn 3:00-3:30 " Nutrition Break - Sponsored by Atlantic Book Ltd. Exhibit Area, Holiday Inn 3:30-4:30 " Opening Doors : Halifax Public Libraries Immigrant Services Project Birch Room, Holiday Inn " Telling Tails: Paws to Read at e Library Maple Room, Holiday Inn " The Roles and Responsibilities of Effective Trustees Aspen Room, Holiday Inn 4:40-5:00 " NSLA Pre-resolutions Session Birch Room, Holiday Inn 6:30 " Awards Banquet Elm Room, Holiday Inn (lower level) Sunday, October 26 7:30-8:45 " Breakfast Elm Room, Holiday Inn (lower level) 8:00-9:00 " NSLA Annual General Meeting (Part Two) Birch Room, Holiday Inn 8:00-9:00 " LBANS Annual General Meeting Aspen Room, Holiday Inn 9:30-10:30 " Why Partner? Community Connections Serving Older Adults Birch Room, Holiday Inn " Getting Crafty at Your Library Maple Room, Holiday Inn " LBANS - Rural Libraries: Approaches for Sustainable Service Aspen Room, Holiday Inn 10:45-11:30 " NSLA Board of Directors Meeting (retiring and new Board Members are requested to attend) Birch Room, Holiday Inn