Conference Program (Preliminary as of August 19, 2005 )
Tuesday * Wednesday * Thursday * Friday

Friday, September 23
7:30am-9:00am All-Conference Breakfast with Antiques Appraiser/Author Emyl Jenkins
9:00am-10:00am Program Sessions
 
  •  Diversity Programming and Services in Our Library
  •  E - procurement in North Carolina – One Year Later
  •  Extreme Makeover; Library Edition
  •  From Sidewalk Chalk to Itty Bitty Spiders
  •  Investment Resources on a Zero Budget
  •  Library Support Staff in an Age of Change
  •  Organizing Special Materials (Pt. 1)
  •  Relics, Widows, Free Traders, and Femme Coverts: Helping Researchers Find Female Ancestors in North Carolina
  •  Superior Supervision Makes for a Supremely Happy Library
  •  Technology, Popular Culture, and the Future of the Library
10:00am-10:45am No-conflict Exhibit Time / Poster Session / Swap and Chat (10:00-11:30)
10:45am-11:45am Program Sessions
 
  •  Barry Jacobs--ACC Basketball program
  •  Blogs, Wikis, RSS, Podcasting and Other Social Software
  •  FRBR Demystified: Why Does it Matter To Users?
  •  Hispanic Services at the Union County Public Library
  •  How Public and School Librarians Build Resiliency in Kids
  •  How to Get Your Customers Talking: Word of Mouth Advertising
  •  Instructional Technology – What’s New and What’s Cool
  •  An Intellectual Freedom Primer
  •  NC ECHO: Building an Enduring Legacy
  •  Organizing Special Materials (Part 2)
  •  Random Acts of Literacy: Releasing Books into the Wild
  •  Writing a Winning Resume
12:00-2:00pm All-Conference Lunch with Ron Jones, including installation of new officers and
prize drawings.

Celebrate the conclusion of the 56th Biennial Conference by sharing lunch with your friends and colleagues as you listen to storyteller Ron Jones. You may even win one of many prize baskets to be raffled off during the meal.