PROGRAM REGISTRATION ~ VENDOR BREAK 9:15 - 9:30 ~ SESSION TWO 10:45 - 11:45

8:00 - 8:30 Registration

8:30 - 8:45 Welcome & Opening Remarks
SESSION ONE 9:30 - 10:30 Integrating Puppetry Into The School / Library
Name Program. Lori Graybeal | Carolyn Hotchkiss
8:45 - 9:15 Keynote: Yasmin Aguilar, Teaming with Teens: Library Advisory Boards,
Community Coordinator for the A. Creating puppets & skits with items
Student Assistants, Book Clubs and more – how available in your library with little or no cost.
Agency for New Americans Library to build strong programs with the teens @ your B. Using puppets in your library can:
12:00 -1:30 Lunch | Vendors library. Gena Marker -> bringing stories alive using curriculum ties and
3:45 - 4:00 Closing remarks extension activities
Street Address This discussion will involve programming ideas
that target and involve teens, especially in -> encourage creative expression
Please mark the programs you plan to attend so
secondary school libraries. -> help monitor student behaviors
presenters may prepare a sufficient number of
C. Receive a complete bibliography of
handouts. City, State & Zip Code Phone Number
Summer Reading for ALL Ages @ your library!! information covered.
SESSION ONE—9:30 to 10:30
Kathleen Stalder | Jody Vestal
 Teaming with Teens: how to build strong E-mail
Highlighting the "Be Outside Campaign"
programs with the teens @ your library Jody Vestal and Kathy Stalder, Boise Public Stephanie Bailey-White
Librarians, will show and tell their summer
 Summer Reading for ALL Ages @ your library!! REGISTRATION FEE:
reading programs for children, teens and adults.
The Idaho Children and Nature Network is a
 SPLAT 102 $27 ILA Member (Lunch included) group of over 40 representatives from Idaho city,
state and federal agencies and organizations with
 Maximizing Your Professional Development $52 ILA Non-member (Lunch included) SPLAT 102 the mission to “connect children with nature in
Memo Cordova | Stephanie Bailey-White | Dylan Idaho, from backyards to mountaintops.” Learn
SESSION TWO—10:45 to 11:45 AM PM $15 half day fee (members)
Baker (virtually) | Anna Warns (virtually) how your library can be a part of this exciting
 Integrating Puppetry Into The School/Library AM PM $40 half day fee (non-members) project!
Program SPLAT presents six mini-presentations of five
 No Refunds minutes each! Dylan and Anna will present a
 Highlighting the "Be Outside Campaign"
variety show (Five Minute Special)! Memo will
Free Web Tools: serving library customer needs
 Free Web Tools For ILA membership information: present screen capturing utilities! ILA SPLAT
Memo Cordova | Ellie Dworak | Kim Leeder |
Sara Seely
 Wrangling Digital Collection into Existence http://www.idaholibraries.org/membership/ ROOM! Stephanie will present on movie maker!
And another surprise SPLAT 101 attendee will Join four inventive librarians as we demonstrate
SESSION THREE—1:30 to 2:30 Please make checks payable & mail by April 1st to:
talk about what they liked! And then five minutes how to use free Web tools to improve library
ILA SW Regional Conference of what's coming soon for SPLAT!!! services. Because these tools are free, simple to
 Book Club in a Bag Shirley Biladeau use, and customizable, they can enhance library
 Extreme Booktalking! Idaho Commission for Libraries Maximizing Your Professional Development services without the steep learning curve and
 eBooks: Easy, Expansive, Efficient 325 West State Street Shirley Biladeau huge time commitment that providing high
Boise, ID 83702-6072
 Working with Difficult Patrons
Continuing Education opportunities for staff
quality Web content used to require.

SESSION FOUR– 2:45 to 3:45
 Creating and Using Digital Booktalks in Your
Library
 Setting the Scene: Adult “Themed” Mystery Book
Groups
 Website Usability Made Easy
 Starting From Scratch: Lessons Learned
Questions? Please contact Committee Chair
Shirley Biladeau by phone at 334-2150 or
shirley.biladeau@libraries.idaho.gov
Conference location:
Kathryn Albertson International Center,
College of Idaho
2112 Cleveland Blvd. Caldwell, ID 83651
http://www.idaholibraries.org/node/509
involved with libraries can be overwhelming in
today’s online world. Learn about free – as well
as discounted opportunities that are available
online. Determining the competencies needed
along with a professional development plan can
help you stay on track toward your career goals.
~ VENDOR BREAK 10:30 - 10:45 ~
Wrangling Digital Collections Into Existence
Rick Stoddart |Amy Vecchione |Erin Passehl
This presentation will highlight local/regional
efforts to digitize library collections. Presenters
will provide useful tools for getting started with
your digital collection and tips to avoid potential
pitfalls. This presentation is geared to librarians
of all types (school, public, academic, and
special).

LUNCH | VENDORS
12 - 1:30
SESSION THREE 1:30 - 2:30
Book Club in a Bag
Megan Olivier | Becky Proctor
Book Clubs are a great way to promote the love of
reading for pleasure, while enhancing literacy and
social skills. We will provide ideas and resources for
planning and promoting your Book Club, choosing
and getting books, creating a fun discussion/theme
party, and networking your Book Club in a Bag with
other librarians. Participants will decorate their own
book bag and take home plenty of handouts.
Extreme Booktalking!
Liesl Seborg | Ezequiel Luna
We will demonstrate different styles of booktalking
and provide tools and tips to generate positive
results. The participant will leave able to
successfully booktalk anything!
eBooks: Easy, Expansive, Efficient
Charlotte Fowles
eBooks can be part of your library’s Ready
Reference Collection and so much more. Find out
about the newest full-text titles added to the
collection along with some ways to incorporate this
valuable, reliable, and free resource into your
library’s collection.
Working with Difficult Patrons
Joy Lear | Laura Olsen
Our presentation is based on the PLA 2008
workshop by Johnson County Library with their
permission to share. Learn 18 tools for more
effective communication when working with a
difficult patron. We will be encouraging audience
participation and sharing of ideas – what works,
what doesn’t!
~ VENDOR BREAK 2:30 - 2:45 ~
SESSION FOUR 2:45 - 3:45 IDAHO LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
Southwest Regional Conference
Creating and Using Digital Booktalks in Your http://www.idaholibraries.org/node/509
Library. Kit Parker
The use and creation of digital booktalks, or book
trailers will be shared. Student and librarian
created book trailers will be viewed. Technical
Solid Assets:
advice and software recommendations to create
your own. Use in various formats to promote your
library and its books.
Leveraging Your
Library in Times
Setting the Scene: Adult “Themed” Mystery Book
Groups. Laura Olson
of Change
How do you like your Mystery? Cozy, Romantic,
Hard Boiled or with Vampires? Imagine a book
discussion with other mystery fans who like it just
the opposite! Learn how to have a fun and lively
book discussion at your own library when
members have entirely different tastes.
Website Usability Made Easy
Ellie Dworak
The goal of this presentation is to help you
improve your library website through audience
testing, accessibility testing, and other
methodologies. You will leave with a basic
understanding of website usability and
accessibility, understand several simple ways to
discover and remedy problems, and learn about
other resources to expand your knowledge.
APRIL 8, 2009
Starting From Scratch: Lessons Learned 8:00 AM ~ 4:00 PM
Jim Pace
Idaho Commission for Libraries
ILA SW Regional Conference
Since the end of August Jim has had the opportunity
to start a small college library from scratch,
literally from bare walls. Jim will briefly review his
Boise, ID 83702-6072
experiences, outline issues along the way, and get a
discussion going on how one might, with hindsight
KATHRYN ALBERTSON
325 W. State St.
and with the collected wisdom of the audience,
Shirley Hansen
approach the challenge of creating a library. INTERNATIONAL CENTER
College of Idaho
Closing Remarks 2112 Cleveland Blvd.
Susan Nickels, SWILA Conference Co-chair Caldwell, ID 83651
Final Evaluations & Door Prizes