NSLA PRESENTS AWARDS AT ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The Nova Scotia Library Association held its annual conference October 3rd-5th in Greenwich, NS. The conference was held jointly with the Library Boards Association of Nova Scotia and was hosted by the Annapolis Valley Regional Library. Approximately 120 library workers and supporters from across the province attended the conference, which included author presentations, a keynote speaker, and a variety of workshops related to this year’s theme, “Sharing Resources, Building Communities.”


Awards were presented at the banquet. Congratulations to this year’s recipients:

Penny Logan, Norman Horrocks Award for Library Leadership
Peggy Hiscock, Emile Theriault Library and Information Technology Award
Dawnita Butler, NSLA Award for Library and Information Technology Student
Amanda Horsman, NSLA Award for School of Information Management Graduate
Kate Oland, NSLA Conference Bursary


Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the 2008 LBANS/NSLA conference.


Submitted by
Katharine McCoubrey
Public Relations & Promotions Convenor

Conference Time!!

The NSLA Conference will be a Joint Conference with the Library Boards Association of Nova Scotia. This will take place at the Old Orchard Inn in Greenwich, NS October 3 - 5, 2008. The Annapolis Valley Regional Library will be your host region.

A wonderful line-up of workshops, authors and speakers has been arranged by the Program Committee for everyone to enjoy. The keynote speaker is Scott Walter of CODE. The authors are Len Wagg, Margaret Read MacDonald, Pamela Hickman, Frances Jewel Dickson, Budge Wilson, Hadley Dyer and Marie-Louise Gay. Workshop topics include technology trends, yoga, reader's advisory, roving, early literacy, history of public libraries in NS, and much, much more.
There are two pre-conference sessions as well with limited seating, so don't delay in registering.

Details and any schedule changes are available here on the Annapolis Valley Regional Library website. You can also get your pdf copy of the program at:

http://www.valleylibrary.ca/NSLA/lbansnslaprogram.pdf

Hard copies are being mailed today.

Charlotte Janes
Chair, Local Arrangements
Annapolis Valley Regional Library