Hello, Council,

Here’s just a brief update on selected activities over the past week.
Cheers,
Loriene Roy

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I. Communication: Interviews
A. 11 October 2007: Boston Globe (Topic: varying circulation of Cds/Dvds and Text; changes in libraries)

II. Presentations:
“Meet the ALA President,” Illinois Library Association 2007 Annual Conference, Springfield, Illinois. (September 10, 2007)

“Serving the Changing Iowa Landscape,” Iowa Library Association Annual Conference, Coralville, Iowa. (September 12, 2007)

“Cultivating Leaders: Empowering Leaders from Within,” Iowa Library Association Annual Conference, Coralville, Iowa. (September 12, 2007)

III. Meetings and visits:
1. October 9, 2007: Public Library Forum Reception, Illinois Library Association Annual Conference

2. October 10, 2007: Lunch with ILA Cultural and Racial Diversity Committee

3. October 10, 2007: Book Cart Drill Team, 2007 State Championship, Illinois Library Association Annual Conference

4. October 10, 2007: Illinois State Library and Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) Reception

5. October 10, 2007: Poster Session: The PolyTalk Project, Illinois Library Association Annual Conference

6. October 11, 2007: University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and Information Science Alumni Reception, Illinois Library Association Annual Conference, (brief stop)

7. October 11, 2007: Exhibits, Illinois Library Association Annual Conference

8. October 11, 2007: Banquet, Iowa Library Association Annual Conference (featuring Masha Hamilton)

9. October 12, 2007: General Session, “Social Libraries: The 2.0 Phenomenon,” Iowa Library Association Annual Conference. (Speaker; Stephen Abram)

10. October 12, 2007: Lunch, “All Iowa Reads Author Presentation,” Iowa Library Association Annual Conference. (Speaker: Jeffrey Kluger)

IV. Upcoming Travel:

15-16 October: AMBAC District meeting in Monterrey, Mexico

17-21 October: ALA Executive Board Fall Meeting

VI. Publications:

A. “President’s Message: Circle of Learning,” American Libraries 38 (9) (October 2007): 6.

VII. For Fun

October 9, 2007: Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, Springfield, Illinois

October 9, 2007: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum, Springfield Illinois. Thank you, Jan Ison!

October 10, 2007: All-Conference Reception, Illinois Library Association Annual Conference, Springfield, Illinois

October 11, 2007: President’s Party, Iowa Library Association Annual Conference

VIII. Fall 2008 “Public Libraries” graduate class, Mondays, 9 a.m. to noon. Students presented issues panels on Internet filtering, services for immigrants, and National Security Letters. Also, student advising for spring 2008 semester.