CONFERENCES We still have space for additional attendees! Use this registration form. CLiF Conference for Rural Librarians “Sharing Our Successes” Friday, September 17, 2010 Hotel Coolidge, White River Junction, VT Attend this conference and hear dozens of ideas from librarians across New Hampshire and Vermont on ways to survive and succeed with limited resources. Special lunch presentation by author/illustrator John Steven Gurney! You’ll leave with inspiration, many examples, and tangible steps you can take. Our panelists are experts from small and medium-size libraries across the Twin States. Their ideas will be the starting point for a lively day of sharing stories about what works and what doesn’t. Come with stories, suggestions, and questions. The cost is only $10 per person. Space is limited to the first 95 people from New Hampshire or Vermont libraries to register. Maximum of two attendees per library please. Morning Agenda 9:00 – 9:25 a.m.: Registration & coffee, muffins, fruit & juice 9:25 – 9:30 a.m.: Welcome & Conference Overview 9:30 a.m.: GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR LIMITED RESOURCES Moderator: Duncan McDougall Creatively Getting the Word Out Maximizing the Impact of Your Collection $ Collaborating with Local Schools Panelists: Catherine Callegari Library Director – Troy, NH Grace Greene Children’s Services Consultant – Montpelier, VT Cathi Wilken Library Director – Guilford, VT 10:45 – 11:10 a.m.: Networking break 11:10 a.m.: STRENGTHENING YOUR LIBRARY’S PROGRAMMING Moderator: Grace Greene Pulling Off Programs with Little or No Staff Working with Special Needs Children Serving (and Surviving) Older Kids Panelists: Carol Sanborn Director of Youth Services – Hampton Falls, NH Laura Lawson Tucker Theatre Director & Teacher – Brattleboro, VT Liza Comiskey Library Director – Highgate, VT Afternoon Agenda 12:25 – 1:25 p.m.: Lunch at the Hotel Coolidge (included in conference fee) Lunch Presentation by Children’s Book Illustrator/Author John Steven Gurney! John Steven Gurney is the author and illustrator of Dinosaur Train, and illustrator of more than 100 books for children including all the titles in The Bailey School Kids and The A to Z Mysteries series. 1:25 – 1:35 p.m.: See 10-Minute DVD profiling CLiF’s 15 free literacy programs 1:35 – 2:50 p.m.: RE-ENERGIZING YOUR LIBRARY’S FUNDRAISING Moderator: Ann Hoey Measuring and Communicating Your Library’s Value Finding and Winning Grants Building and Benefiting from Friends of the Library Panelists: Linda Wells Library Director – Craftsbury, VT Amy Inglis Library Director – Barrington, NH Judy Russell Friends of Library – Lyme, NH 2:50 – 3:00 p.m.: Closing Remarks Cost of Conference: $10 PER PERSON. Includes breakfast & lunch. Number of Attendees: From June 25 to July 15 registration is open only for those who have never attended a CLiF conference before. Starting July 15, anyone connected with rural libraries or bookmobiles in NH or VT may register. Space is limited to the first 95 people to register. No more than 2 attendees per library please so the most libraries can participate. How to Register: Print this registration form and mail it with your check payable to CLiF to: CLiF Conference Registration, 1536 Loomis Hill Road, Waterbury Center, VT 05677