The Future of Libraries (5.0) Libraries: The Recovery Engine on the Hard Times Train
	Danielle Patrick Milam Keynote Speaker San Francisco Public Library Main Library Koret Auditorium Wednesday September 23, 2009 9:00 am–4:45 pm (sign-in 8:30–9) $40 Registration Fee
Sponsored by the Pacific Library Partnership Staff Development Committee (formerly the Library Staff Development Committee of the Greater Bay Area) and the BayNet Library & Information Network
“The Future of Libraries 5.0” is the fifth in an ongoing annual series of conferences where speakers draw from library traditions to highlight innovations taking place in libraries today. This year's conference will focus on libraries' special roles in helping our patrons navigate the challenges of today's economy. Presentations will feature examples of what is and is not currently working for libraries, with an emphasis on projects and programs that are being implemented creatively and economically. Keynote Speaker and Panelists Keynote speaker Danielle Patrick Milam is Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Foundation Development Director and was formerly the Vice President for Program and Development of the Urban Libraries Council. She edited the Urban Libraries Council report Making Cities Stronger: Public Library Contributions to Local Economic Development. Danielle will provide a survey of how libraries and businesses are creatively forming partnerships to benefit the communities they serve. The remainder of the presenters throughout the day are drawn from libraries, nonprofit organizations, and businesses throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and will be discussing the programs, services and collaborations that they have developed to assist with economic development in our communities
<%@ Page Language="C#" %> AGENDA 8:30 – 9:00 am SIGN-IN 9:00 am WELCOME Tamera LeBeau & Paul Signorelli, Event Co-Chairs Luis Herrera, City Librarian, San Francisco Public Library 9:15 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS Danielle Patrick Milam, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District Foundation Development Director 10:15 am BREAK 10:30 am Services: Discover and Recover Jewelle Gomez, President, Library Commission, San Francisco Public Library Luis Herrera, City Librarian, San Francisco Public Library 11:00 am Services: Empowering Job Seekers: The Free2 Succeed Job Center Leila Swisher, Supervising Librarian, Livermore Public Library 11:30 am Case Study: Library Literacy Programs for a Strong Economic Future Sherry Drobner, Richmond Public Library Program Director, Literacy for Every Adult Project (LEAP) Noon – 1:30 pm LUNCH BREAK 1:30 pm Case Study: Libraries’ Economic Value to Community (based on Providing for Knowledge, Growth and Prosperity: A Benefit Study of the San Francisco Public Library) Donna Bero, Executive Director, Friends of the San Francisco Public Library 2:00 pm Services: Reinventing Help: The LibGuides and LibAnswers Experience Michele Hampshire, Library Specialist: Emerging Technologies, & Valerie Zito, Library Specialist, Business Services Contra Costa County Library 2:30 pm Case Study: School Library Staff as Partners in an Educational Community Enid Davis, Library Director, The Harker School 3:00 pm BREAK 3:15 pm Services: Full Steam Ahead on the Business Train Roslyn Donald, Business Librarian, San Mateo Public Library Jackie Nelson, Director of Events, BelMateo Bowl 3:45 pm Services: Designing a Customer Service Plan for Hard Times Loretta Micheals, Supervising Librarian, Mountain View Public Library 4:15 pm WRAP UP AND FINAL Q&A.
Registrations are due by September 20, 2009. Registration may close earlier due to space limitations. Refunds will be available for cancellations received before September 16, 2009. For more information about workshop registration, contact Peninsula Library System staff at 650.349.5538 or krause@plsinfo.org. For more information about the workshop program, contact Paul Signorelli at 415.681.5224 or paulsignorelli@gmail.com . Click here to Register