About Trendy Topics 2010

"We wanted to take the Trends Report to the next step and create a forum and community for ongoing discussion and recognition of the wonderful work librarians are doing in these areas," stated Pope. "With this series, librarians can both read about and have the opportunity to interact with experts, movers, and shakers in these areas."

Topics and keynote speakers for upcoming conferences include the following:

• March 9 ~ "Marketing: The Medium and the Message" ~ Alison Circle, Columbus Metropolitan Library
• April 13 ~ "Teens and Technology" ~ Kelly Czarnecki, Public Library of Charlotte~Mecklenburg County
• May 11 ~ "Ebooks and Audiobooks" ~ Tom Peters, TAP Information Services
• June 8 ~ " The Future of Libraries" ~ Stephen Abram, Gale Cengage
• July 13 ~ "Web Design for Libraries" ~ Aaron Schmidt, Washington DC Public Library
• September 14 ~ "Digital Reference" ~ Alison Miller, Internet Public Library
• October 12 ~ " Virtual Worlds and Libraries" ~ Jeremy Kemp, San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science
• November (TBA) ~ "Building an Electronic Branch for your Library" ~ David Lee King, Topeka/Shawnee Public Library

More information on and registration for these workshops can be found at http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com/trendytopics.

Register at http://www.eventbee.com/view/trendytopics/event?eid=65537

For more information on these workshops please contact Lori Bell at ALS, lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com or Tom Peters at TAP Information Services at tpeters@tapinformation.com.

Alliance Library System is one of nine regional library systems in Illinois serving 260 libraries of all types in a 14,000 square mile area.