MLA Annual Conference, October 18-21, 2011, Jackson, MS Collaboration and Partnerships: The Building Blocks of Libraries
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Pre-Conference

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Preservation of Books and Archival Materials
Location: Marriott, Jackson, MS
Time: 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Registration Fee: $30 (includes lunch)
Offered as a pre-conference workshop at the Mississippi Library Association's annual conference, this workshop will focus on the preservation of books and a variety of archival materials. This is a repeat of 2010's popular workshop and features a participatory book-mending component. Jennifer Brannock (USM) and Linda Overman (Southern Preservation and Consulting, LLC) will teach the workshop in Jackson on October 18, 2011, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with sign-in beginning at 8:30 a.m. To receive a registration form or more information, visit the MLA conference website at http://library.msstate.edu/mlaconf/ or contact the Mississippi Library Association at info@misslib.org.
Sponsorship: Co-sponsored by the Mississippi Library Association (MLA), Mississippi Historical Records Advisory Board (MHRAB), the Society of Mississippi Archivists (SMA), the Archival Training Collaborative (ATC), and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH).
Libraries at the Front Lines of Workforce Recovery
Presenter: Zola Maddison
Location: Marriott, Jackson, MS
Time: 9:00 a.m. - Noon
The IMLS-funded Project Compass Workshop will provide participants with real-world success stories and skills to build programs and services to respond to workforce recovery needs. Sponsored by IMLS and OCLC/WebJunction.
Library Advocacy – Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAG)
Presenter: James H. LaRue
Location: Mississippi Library Commission
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
A presentation describing an advocacy program successfully implemented in Colorado AND hands-on workshop on building community support for libraries by identifying and training community leaders.