(Via Debbie Baaske, Member Engagement Manager for Reaching Across Illinois Library System)
I would also like to put in a plug for Facetime. This is an opportunity to network with colleagues on particular topics at talk tables. Facetime will be held on Friday, 9-10am in room 222 of the Peoria Civic Center. A continental breakfast is included, so please join us.
Here is a list of topics and facilitators:
Assistant Directors/Middle Managers–Cyndee Landrum, Oak Park Public Library
Technology trends–Anthony Andros, Tinley Park Public Library
Leadership–Jennie Mills, Shorewood Troy Library
Training/Staff development–Joe Filapek and Louise Svehla, RAILS
Resource Sharing–Veronda Pitchford and Amanda Musacchio, RAILS
Outreach/Community Collaboration–Lindsay Harmon, Lewis University
Organizational Culture–Richard Kong, Skokie Public Library
Ebooks: Support, Marketing, and collection development–Kelly Haras, Plainfield Public Library and Natalie DeJonghe, RAILS
Marketing/PR–Brock Peoples, Dunlap Public Library District
Rural Libraries–Beth Duttlinger, Lillie M. Evans Library District
Self-publishing and libraries–Paul Mills, Fountaindale Public Library District
Youth and Technology–Amber Creger, Schaumburg Township District Library
Providing Programming and Services for Youth–Erin Wyatt, Highland Middle School
Illinois Libraries Celebrate Shakespeare’s First Folio, #DiscoverWill–Terri Suda, Wauconda Area Public Library District
Library Outreach Through STEM–Laura Turner, Caterpillar, Inc.
Using LibGuides, Pathways, and other tools to promote library resources–Lisa Dettling, Stevenson High School
And, of course, stop by RAILS booth # 216.