Conference & Continuing Education Committee
Annual Conference
Fall 2009 Conference
As you may have heard, there will be no joint MASL/MLA Conference this fall. Instead, MLA is helping to sponsor How to Build a Neighborhood/Community One Hello at a Time with Pat Wagner at the October 30th Fall Council Meeting with CMLD, NMLD and SMLD. While there won't be the typical auditorium full of vendors, there will be a great presentation on networking and community building. Pat's presentation applies to public, school and academic libraries. All staff at all levels will come away with some great strategies on building coalitions among institutions, how to reach out to underserved populations, how to participate in reinforcing community values and an exploration of what community means.
Pat Wagner has worked with Pattern Research, Inc. and its predecessor, the Office for Open Network, since 1977. She is an educator, trainer, writer and consultant, focusing on personnel, management, leadership, marketing, career and strategic planning issues. She has special interests in conflict management, project management, community outreach and future studies.
Registration information will be available soon on the conference section of our website!
The 2010 Maine Libraries Conference will be held at The Samoset in Rockport on October 7 and 8, 2010. Please go to the Conferece section of the website to find out more information and register!
The 2008 Maine Libraries Conference was held at the Grand Summit Resort Hotel at Sunday River in Bethel, Maine on Thursday, October 23 and Friday, October 24, 2008.
Continuing Education
- New England Library Leadership Symposium (NELLS)
The New England Library Leadership Symposium (NELLS) is an intensive 4-day course designed for "up and coming" library leaders. NELLS was created through a cooperative effort of the New England Library Association and all six New England state library associations, including MLA. - Tuition Discounts
MLA members are eligible for a 20% tuition discount at Drexel University's Master of Library & Information Science program.