In addition to LLAMA’s great programs, there are dozens of meetings and special events of note at the upcoming conference:
 
Friday, July 10
Building Blocks 101:  A Space Planning Guide with Hands-On Experience
Come experience the wonders of the Chicago Merchandise Mart. Learn how to use basic planning guidelines and the new edition of “Building Blocks” to plan your next renovation/expansion or new building. Case studies of both public and academic libraries. Tours of furniture showrooms will complete this exciting day.  Speakers: Barbara Norland, Senior Librarian, Building Projects, District of Columbia Public Library; James Lutz, Texas Christian University; Denelle Wrightson, PSA-Dewberry Architects.  Fees: ALA Member $200; LLAMA Member $150; Non-Member $300; Student $100

Development’s Next Top Model:  Best Practices in Fund Raising
Program will highlight best practices for capital and annual-giving campaigns: put a new face on old practices with smart, unique strategy plans for every type of library. A panel of experts revamps donor recognition with a complete make-over; from friend-raising to fund-raising, learn innovative ways of building affiliations and honoring donors. Participants will focus on edgy “e”-merging technologies, the latest trends to date. This exciting day is designed to put you on the fundraising runway. Speakers: Dana Rooks, Dean of Libraries, University of Houston; Susan Hyatt, Director of Development, The Gelman Library System, The George Washington University; Peter Pearson, President, Library Strategies: A Consulting Group of the Friends of the Saint Paul Pu; Tricia Ambler, Client Services Manager, WealthEngine.com; George Needham, Vice President, Member Services, OCLC, Inc. Fees: ALA Member $175; LLAMA Member $125;  Non-Member $275; Student $75

Uncommonly Sustainable: The New Information Commons at Loyola University Chicago
This day-long preconference examines the planning, design, and features of the Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons. Spanning four floors, the facility includes smart group rooms and a digital media lab. Assistance is available on all floors. The facility is LEED registered, and utilizes numerous energy efficient technologies. Presenters include the architect, dean of libraries, director of the Information Commons, and facilities managers. There will be ample time to tour the facility and see the infrastructure that supports it.  Speakers:  Leslie M. Haas, Director, Klarchek Information Commons, University Libraries, Loyola University Chicago; Robert Seal, Dean, University Libraries, Loyola University Chicago, Library; Jeannette Pierce, Head, Reference, Loyola University Chicago, Library; Devon Patterson, Architect, Solomon Cordwell Buenz; Bruce Montes, Loyola University Chicago, Information Services; Wayne Sliwa, Loyola University Chicago, Facilities. Fees: ALA Member $135; LLAMA Member $85; Non-Member $235; Student $50
       
Saturday, July 11
The LLAMA Board of Directors will meet Saturday, July 11, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon, McCormick Place, W-176a, and Tuesday, July 14, 8:00 am - 12:00 noon, in the same location.

Learn about everything LLAMA at LLAMA 101, Saturday 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Sheraton, Sheraton Ballroom IV.

LLAMA Diversity Officer’s Discussion Group; 8:00 - 10:00 am, Sheraton, Parlor C

LLAMA Middle Management Interest Group, 10:30 am - 12:00 noon, Hilton, Conference Room 4F

LLAMA BES Library Interiors Discussion Group, 1:30 - 3:00 pm, Hilton, Conference Room 4A

LLAMA FRFDS Development Issues Discussion Group, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Hilton, PDR 4

LLAMA MAES Discussion Group, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Hilton, Lake Huron

Sunday, July 12
LLAMA PRMS Swap ‘n’ Shop, 11:00 am - 1:30 pm McCormick Place Exhibit Floor - Special Events Area

Author and consultant Patricia Martin will speak at the LLAMA President’s Program, 1:30-3:00 pm, Fairmont, International Ballroom. Martin is one of the nation’s foremost authorities on the emerging marketplace created by the convergence of art, entertainment, education, and technology; and she is the author of RenGen: Renaissance Generation–The Rise of the Cultural Consumer and What It Means to Your Business.

LLAMA’s Meet & Greet, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Westin, Astor Court, is a great opportunity for current and prospective members to network, talk with LLAMA leaders, and become more involved in LLAMA activities. 

LLAMA HRS Union Relations for Managers Discussion Group, 8:00 - 10:00 am, Sheraton, Parlor C

LLAMA SASS Circulation/Access Services Discussion Group, 8:00 - 10:00 am, Hilton, Northwest 5

LLAMA Women Administrators Discussion Group, 10:30 am - 12:00 noon, Sheraton, Missouri

LLAMA BES Moving Libraries Discussion Group, 10:30 am - 12:00 noon, Sheraton, Arkansas

LLAMA BES Safety and Security Discussion, 10:30 am - 12:00 noon, Hilton, PDR 4

LLAMA Storage Discussion Group, 3:30 - 5:30 pm Hilton, Lake Erie

LLAMA LOMS Fiscal and Business Officers Discussion Group, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Hilton, PDR 4

LLAMA LOMS Organizational Development Discussion Group, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Sheraton, Michigan

Monday, July 13
LLAMA FRFDS Fund Fare, Forever Green: Updating Fundraising Basics for Growth and Sustainability, Monday 10:30 am - 12:00 noon, McCormick Place, W-470b.

2009 ALA/AIA Library Building Awards, Monday, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Intercontinental, Grand Ballroom.  Biennially, representatives from the AIA and ALA gather to celebrate the finest examples of library design by architects licensed in the U.S. The 2009 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards honor eight separate projects.  Recipients will be present their projects, and a reception follows at 5:30 pm, Grand Balcony.

LLAMA HRS Emerging Trends Discussion Group, 1:30 - 3:00 pm, Sheraton, Mayfair

LLAMA Dialog with Directors Discussion Group; 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Sheraton, Sheraton Ballroom 1

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The LLAMA Publications and Editorial Advisory Board (PEAB) is a new committee designed to streamline and facilitate all types of LLAMA publishing.  PEAB is here to coordinate creation and delivery of high quality content by recommending publishing policy, overseeing publishing budget preparation, recognizing publishing priorities, and facilitating timely publishing in all appropriate publishing formats. What does that mean to your committee?  We can help turn your ideas into publishable content, whether on your committee’s website or a completed article appearing in Library Leadership & Management (LL&M), the division’s journal.  PEAB wants to hear from you and your committee.  Feel free to attend our meeting in Chicago on Monday, July 13, 10:30-12noon,Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Parlor B, and you can also email me with ideas or contact LL&M editor Eric Shoaf (eric.shoaf@utsa.edu) about submitting articles for publication.  PEAB is here to help you and your committee get your content out there!

Diane Bisom
Chair, LLAMA Publications Editorial Advisory Board

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Author and consultant Patricia Martin will speak at the LLAMA President’s Program on Sun., July 12, 1:30-3:00 pm at the Fairmont Hotel International Ballroom.  Martin is one of the nation’s foremost authorities on the emerging marketplace created by the convergence of art, entertainment, education, and technology. She is president of LitLamp Communications Group, an award-winning communications firm she founded in 1995. The firm has worked with a variety of organizations including the Discovery Channel, Bank North, the Seattle Opera, the New York Philharmonic, Target, Unisys, and Sun Microsystems. She was the Chicago Public Library’s Charlotte Kim Scholar in Residence, 2008.

Martin is the author of RenGen: Renaissance Generation–The Rise of the Cultural Consumer and What It Means to Your Business. The book is based on a two-year research effort by Patricia and her team who gathered insights from a diverse array of experts. Her analysis draws on her 20-plus years working with artists and corporate executives alike who are anxious to understand the cultural consumer. Her thinking goes beyond standard demographics to paint a new picture of the American consumer as a thinking, expressive individual.

Copies of her book will be available for purchase at the program.

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Entries for the 2009 Swap & Shop program at the ALA Annual Conference can be mailed to Chicago’s McCormick place using mailing labels available at the following page:

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/llama/docs/swap_and_shop_label_.doc

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May 19, 2009

Gail A. Kennedy, director of the Lucille Little Fine Arts Library at the University of Kentucky, has been elected vice-president/president-elect of the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) with more than 4,000 members.

“I am honored and excited to have the opportunity to play a leadership role in LLAMA,” Kennedy said. “LLAMA faces the challenge, as do all professional organizations, of remaining relevant to members and developing new models of service. LLAMA has embraced this challenge, and I look forward to being a part of the progress ahead. In a time when strong leadership and management skills are indispensable, LLAMA will continue to grow as a vibrant community nurturing and supporting library leaders at all levels.”

Kennedy received a Master’s in Library Science from the University of Kentucky in 1974 and has been a member of LLAMA for 19 years. Active in LLAMA’s Buildings and Equipment Section (BES), Kennedy currently chairs the Interior Design Awards Committee and was a mentor for new librarians in LLAMA’s mentoring program. She has also served on LLAMA’s President’s Program, the joint ACLR/LLAMA Interdivisional Committee on Building Resources, and chaired the Buildings and Equipment Section.. Kennedy will begin her term in July 2009, at the close of the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.

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Below are the recently announced results from the 2009 election:

LLAMA
President-elect
GAIL A. KENNEDY

Director-at-Large
EMILY BATISTA

BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT SECTION
Chair-elect
LAVERNA M. SAUNDERS

Member-at-Large
FRANÇOISE S. PUNIELLO

Secretary
CRAIG B. CLARK

FUND RAISING AND FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT SECTION
Chair-elect
JUNE KOELKER

Member-at-Large
LISA WELLS (Two-year term)
LOREN MCCRORY (One-year term)

HUMAN RESOURCES SECTION
Chair-elect
JOYCE C. WRIGHT

Member-at-Large
MELISSA A. LANING

Secretary
JOYCE KING THORNTON

LIBRARY ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT SECTION
Chair-elect
NANCY SLIGHT-GIBNEY

Member-at-Large
H. AUSTIN BOOTH

Secretary
M. JANE WILLIAMS

MEASUREMENT, ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION SECTION
Chair-elect
KATHLEEN R. BROWN

Member-at-Large
LILITH R. KUNKEL

PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING SECTION
Chair-elect
SALLY LEDERER

Member-at-Large
ELIZABETH B.UZELAC

SYSTEMS AND SERVICES SECTION
Chair-elect
MICHELLE TURVEY-WELCH

Member-at-Large
NANCY LEE MYERS

Secretary
ANN MACKAY SNOWMAN

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LLAMA BES:  LIBRARY 2.0 BUILDINGS:  CREATING ZONES WITH HEART
Buildings for College and University Libraries Committee
Saturday, July 11, 2009; 1:30 – 3:30 PM

Library 2.0 is a philosophy of library service centered on library users, virtual and physical spaces and constant change which helps create library zones with the needs of users in mind.  Come hear how and see the results!

Moderator and Introduction

Michael Stephens
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Dominican University

Dr. Michael Stephens is Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University in Illinois. He spent over fifteen years working in public libraries while developing a passion for technology and the human connections it affords. His recent publications include two ALA Library Technology Reports on Web 2.0, the monthly column “The Transparent Library” with Michael Casey in Library Journal, and other articles about emerging trends and tech. Michael also maintains the popular blog Tame the Web. He received an IMLS doctoral fellowship at the University of North Texas, was named a Library Journal “Mover and Shaker,” and received the 2009 Association of Library & Information Science Educators Faculty Innovation Award. He is the 2009 CAVAL Visiting Scholar, researching the effect of Learning 2.0 programs in Australian libraries. Michael speaks nationally and internationally on libraries, technology, and innovation. He is fascinated by library buildings that center around users, content, digital creation and encouraging the heart.

Case Study 1:  Darien Library, Darien, Connecticut
Alan Kirk Gray
Assistant Director - Operations, Darien Library

Alan Kirk Gray is Assistant Director - Operations for Darien Library, Darien, CT, where he is responsible for the program, planning and construction of Darien Library’s new 54,000 square feet building, which has been cited for its anticipation of trends in the innovative use of library facilities. The library utilizes many Library 2.0 principles supported by library service and technology innovation to create an environment that focuses on customer-centered services. The facility’s entry zone welcomes users into its “Main Street”, an innovative reinterpretation of circulation, gathering and high-touch collection service delivery. Darien Library’s organization, including a broad range of integrated technology, was predicated on enhancing the user experience, by reducing the need for staff involvement in repetitive tasks and augmenting opportunities for quality interaction between staff and patrons.

Case Study 2:  The Commons, Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Robert E. Fox, Jr.
Associate Director, Libraries, Georgia Institute of Technology

Bob Fox is the Associate Director for Public and Administrative Services at the Georgia Tech Libraries.  Bob provides leadership for a robust Public Services agenda that seeks to transform the physical and programmatic aspects of the Library by actively seeking user engagement and employing continuous assessment.  He is also responsible for all administrative areas of the Library including budgeting, HR, facilities and security.  He has been at Tech since 2005.  Prior to that, he was the Director of Library Services at Clayton State University in metropolitan Atlanta.  He holds a master’s degree in library science from Clark Atlanta University and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in finance from the University of Georgia. The Commons at Georgia Institute of Technology broke new ground when it was first built in 2002 and continues to serve as a model as it evolves and expands. Bob will speak about how it has worked and served as a model for other Library 2.0 environments.

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The ALA Legislation Committee and ALA/GODORT have requested a LLAMA representative at a forum on access to government information during the 2009 ALA Annual Conference.  The forum is on Friday, July 10, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.  If you will be at the conference on Friday morning and have interest in attending this meeting on behalf of LLAMA, please email Kerry Ward at kward@ala.org by next Wednesday, April 22. 

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There is still time to register for one of LLAMA’s renowned pre-conferences that will take place on Friday, July 10, 2009, in Chicago.

Uncommonly Sustainable: The New Information Commons at Loyola University Chicago, this on-site pre-conference at the Richard J.Klarchek Information Commons at Loyola University Chicago offers the opportunity to see and experience first hand a new state-of-the-art knowledge environment for students.  The architect, dean of libraries, facilities and IT managers, and director of the Learning Commons — the experts at Loyola — will address the planning, design, features, and operation of this resource.  Spanning four floors, the Learning Commons includes smart group rooms, a digital media lab, and user assistance on all floors.  The facility is Leed registered, and incorporates numerous energy efficient technologies.  The pre-conference includes ample time to tour the Learning Commons and see the infrastructure that supports it.  For more information, see http://www.luc.edu/ic/

Bus transportation will be available for registrants.  More information is available at the LLAMA Web site http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/llama/llama.cfm

You DO NOT need to attend Annual Conference to register for a LLAMA preconference.  Visit the 2009 ALA Annual Conference registration page http://www.ala.org/ala/conferencesevents/upcoming/annual/2009/registration.cfm to register for this pre-conference.

Please note: If you have any problems registering for an event via phone or online, please contact ALA Conference Services at 800-545-2433, ext.
3229.

Kate Carpenter

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Library Leadership & Management, the quarterly journal of LLAMA, seeks manuscripts for publication. Contributions can take many forms: scholarly research on issues related to leadership and management of libraries, reports of successful project implementation, interviews with important movers and shakers in the profession, presentations from conferences and symposia, or invited articles. There is no shortage of topics and the pace of change in libraries makes for rich and fertile from which ideas can spring. Articles can be submitted individually or written by committees, colleagues, or co-workers. Those submitting manuscripts need not be members of LLAMA. Email the editor at eric.shoaf(at)utsa.edu to discuss your ideas.

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