Alberta Library Conference 2008

We are pleased to announce the speaker line-up for ALC 2008.

Keynote Speakers presenting at the conference will be John Wood and Loriene Roy.

Authors readings at the conference will be Guy Vanderhaeghe & Dave Bidini on Friday night and Marty Chan on Saturday night.

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ALC 2008 will take place in Jasper, Alberta
Thursday, April 24 - Sunday, April 27, 2008

The theme for ALC 2008 is:
Reach Out: Step Away from the Desk

Libraries and Library Boards are changing traditional service delivery in many ways. We are reaching out to our communities, bringing the library to more people, of all ages and cultures, outside the library walls. People in the community are using their library online without ever coming to the Circulation Desk. Reference librarians are leaving the Reference Desk to bring information to students wherever they are, across campus or via social software. Library Boards are taking up the challenge of creating partnerships, and planning to meet the needs of the younger generation and the growing population of the elderly in innovative ways. Our theme this year celebrates these developments and aims to support library staff and trustees in their activities to expand and enhance library service.

Conference sessions, keynotes, pre-conferences, author talks, social events, and exhibits will be announced over the next few months.

August 15th, 2007 is the deadline for session proposal submissions.