Conference
The 2007 Colorado Association of Libraries Conference - Get RadiCAL 2007 - will take place November 8-10, 2007 at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center/Holiday Inn DIA (I-70 & Chambers).
We hope you can join us!
2008 Conference: Communities and Libraries
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Communities and Libraries
Are you feeling inspired by CAL 2007's great sessions, keynotes, and the opportunities to catch up with colleagues around the state? We had a great conference!
While we were "Getting RadiCAL", there was another theme in the background. Nancy Pearl mentioned it when she talked about libraries being at the heart of the community. Commissioner Dwight Jones hinted at it as he talked about the importance of libraries to lifelong learning. ALA President Dr. Loriene Roy spoke of it as she outlined her plans for her presidency. During the "Julie Lecture", Nancy Kranich spoke of libraries being "temples of civic engagement", and Nick Arvin talked about it at his closing session.
What was this hidden theme? It's the theme for the 2008 CAL Conference: Communities and Libraries.
Over the next year, I challenge all of you to look at your communities with fresh eyes and notice the impact your library has on education, economic development, and the revitalization of the community. The work you do has a profound effect on creating the community you are part of. Come back next year to CAL 2008 and share your stories!
CAL President Martin Garnar sees this theme as part of what he wants to do this year -- strengthen the community of librarians through CAL. There will be many opportunities through the year to participate in building a strong library community. Come to CAL 2008, hear the stories and be part of our library community.
I look forward to working with an inspired conference planning team to create an opportunity for all of you to share the story of your community.
Jo Haight Sarling
Chair, CAL 2008 Conference
"Communities and Libraries"
The winners of the CAL Legislative Raffle baskets are:
- Warm Yourself Up: Janie Besel
- Date Night: Judy Barnett
- Dealing with Challenges: Donna Miller
- Go Confidently: Katharine Phenix
- Connect to the World: Su Eckhardt
- Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate: Lea Hart
- International Gift Box: Cathy Jones
- Cook Smart: Anne Marie Obarski
- Walk on the Wild Side: Sara Lawton
- Cozy Up with Nancy Pearl: Peggy Strick
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ALA Lawyers for Libraries Training at CAL Conference
Registration is now open for the Rocky Mountain Regional Lawyers for Libraries Training Institute in Denver, November 8.
This program, sponsored by the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom, will double as a preconference to the Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL) Annual Conference. Note: Separate registration is required for the CAL conference and Lawyers for Libraries.
Lawyers for Libraries workshops are open to licensed, practicing attorneys retained to represent or advise libraries on legal issues. Library trustees or board members who are responsible for establishing library policy may also attend. Librarians may attend if they are accompanied by a library attorney.
For workshop and registration details, visit the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom Blog at:
http://blogs.ala.org/oif.php?title=registration_open_for_lawyers_for_librar&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
For info, contact: Jonathan Kelley Office for Intellectual Freedom American Library Association, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; 312/280-4226; fax 312/280-4227; jokelley@ala.org
Conference Schedule -- What Happens When
Subject to change due to circumstances we do not control
In progress: this will be available soon
- Schedule as it appears in the printed program - (PDF)
- Small Group Meeting Schedule - (PDF)
- Assocation Meeting Schedule - (PDF)
Exhibitors Information
About exhibiting, exhibits application, and list of those who are exhibiting
Conference Workshop Handouts
During or after the 2007 CAL Conference, attendees, presenters and all interested parties may access workshop handouts posted by the presenters. Handouts are arranged alphabetically by workshop title for each day of the conference. (Not every presenter will choose to post their handouts to the conference website.)
Career Connections @ CAL: Job Fair
Career Connections Schedule - (PDF)
Career Connections @ CAL is included in your conference registration! If you are not coming to any other part of the conference but the job fair, you may attend for $25. Register using this registration link by October 24.
Calling all library employers!
On Saturday, November 10, at 4:30 p.m. we will hold a Job Fair at the CAL Conference. If you are interested in having a table at the Fair, please contact Rochelle Logan at rlogan@dclibraries.org
Library job seekers!
Bring your resume to the Job Fair at the CAL Conference. The Fair will be a great place to gather information about potential employers and make contacts.
Registration for Attendees
Preregistration for the conference is now closed.
To register onsite, just come to the conference and register there. We'll be at the Holiday Inn DIA/Hammons Convention Center, 15500 E. 40th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80239. Preconference workshops are on Thursday, November 8. The regular conference begins Thursday evening, and continues through Saturday, November 10. Come to the conference office near registration and we'll be happy to get you registered.
To save you waiting time onsite, you can download the onsite registration form, complete it, and bring it with you to the conference.
Service Projects 2007
The Colorado Association of Libraries Service Projects for 2007 will benefit the Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies (GRRR) and the Colorado Correctional Libraries Read to the Children program.
Please bring supplies for GRRR (see list below), children’s books in gifting condition, or monetary donations with you to the conference to help support these projects.
Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies (GRRR)
Golden Retriever Rescue of the Rockies (GRRR) is an all-volunteer non-profit 501(c)3 organization that helps place unwanted, abandoned or surrendered Golden Retrievers into loving forever homes. GRRR is always in need of the following items:
- Medical supplies
- Tennis balls
- Towels
- Stamps
- Laundry soap
- Dog Toys
- Adult dog food (sensitive stomach and senior versions of preferred brands: Wellness and Nutro Natural Choice)
- Office supplies - printer cartridges, copy paper, file folders
- Monetary donations
Read to the Children Program
CAL conference attendees can donate gift-quality books for children aged zero through twelve to help state correctional libraries expand the caring connection between parents and children separated by incarceration. Monetary donations are also accepted.
Nearly 14,000 individuals are currently incarcerated in Colorado, and many have school-age children. "Read to the Children" is offered by libraries in state correctional facilities to promote literacy and the use of libraries by providing incarcerated parents the opportunity to participate in their children's lives through the use of audio media and children's literature.
Bring your donations to the office (near registration) at the CAL Conference and support these projects. Thank you!
UCD Graduate Credit for Attendance
Interested in graduate credit from UCD for attending the CAL conference? The University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center School of Education & Human Development has made this credit available. Thanks to Dr. Laura Summers for her work in making this possible.
Workshops
Updated October 19 - (Subject to change)
- Thursday, November 8, Preconference Workshop Detail - (PDF)
- Friday, November 9, Workshop Detail - (PDF)
- Saturday, November 10, Workshop Detail - (PDF)
- Trustee Programming - (Word)
Jen Cotton (left) and Jo Haight Sarling (right), Conference Co-Chairs 2007