The Halifax Public Libraries Board will host the 2006 Creative
Connections @ Your Library joint NSLA/LBANS annual conference a the
Holiday Inn Select in Halifax, September 29th - October 1st. The cost of
the conference is $125 for members (including Friday's pre-conference
sessions).
Saturday's keynote address, “12 Habits of Highly Effective Librarians,”
will be presented by Maureen Sawa, Director of Public Services and
Community Development for Hamilton Public Library and author of the
recently published children’s book, “The Library Book.
Other programs include: Archives Canada, Graphic Novels, Creative
Connections, E-Learning, IT Trends, Managing Workplace Priorities,
Library Design, Genealogy, Readers’ Advisory, Technical Services,
Recruiting for Library Leaders, and author readings. Topics will be of
interest to trustees, school library staff, public library staff, and
the pre-conference day (at a cost of $35, including lunch) may also be
of interest to educators.
For more details, please visit the conference website:
http://nsla.ns.ca/conference2006/conference2006.html
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Denise Parrott, Cataloguing Librarian
Halifax Public Libraries
32 Glendale Ave., Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
Tel: 902-869-4427; Fax: 865-3754
halifaxpubliclibraries.ca
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