Hello Everyone,
Below is the agenda for the 2009 ALM so take a look at it and start making your decisions on which workshops you are going to attend. Just a reminder, all workshops are open, no prior registration is required. Additionally, there will not be a detailed agenda that will be handed out on the day of the ALM so be sure to look at this post for additional information.
Revised-09/30/2009 Some minor changes to the agenda have been made. The SRP awards have been added and room changes have been made for the 1:30 to 2:30 workshops.95th Annual
2009 Fresno County Annual Library
Monday October 12th, 2009
Location: Woodward Park Regional Library
Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 9 a.m.
9 a.m. to 9:40 a.m.
All staff presentation
Location: Outside – Back parking lot of Woodward Library
Welcome and introduction of keynote speaker by Karen Bosch Cobb. County Librarian
Keynote Speaker: Dr Robert Watts 9:10 to 9:40 a.m.
9:40 to 9:50 Library Cheer and Stretch
9:50 to
10: 30 10:25 Service Awards
Revised 10:25 to 10:30 Summer Reading Program Awards
10:30 to 11 a.m. Break, refreshments and time to purchase raffle tickets for the Staff Association Baskets.
Edible Book Voting- get your votes in by 1 p.m. Vote for your favorite Edible Book. Awards will be given to the top three.
Workshops at 11 to 12 noon
1. Fresno County Library: This is your life!
Get a "sneak peek" at the new book celebrating Fresno County Library's centennial in 2010. Bill Secrest, Jr. will give a preview of this original publication exploring 100 years of library history. From the humble beginnings of library service in Fresno County to celebrity visitors, literary librarians and the "lighter side" of librarianship, this workshop is sure to fascinate and entertain. You might even discover a bit of unknown library trivia!
Location: River Room
2. You are the course, but are you teaching? Presented by Dr Robert Watts
Quote from Dr. Watt’s website:
Imagine finally getting what you ever wanted from your friends, family, boss, vendors, or employees! In this highly entertaining and breakthrough session, Dr. Watts will give you the knowledge and skills that will make your relationships measurably more beneficial. You will laugh, cry with joy, and feel goose bumps all over your body as your mind and heart opens to the power of teaching your course!
Location: Story Room
3. The Writing Life
Writing is empowering, even if your words are hidden in a locked diary, for your eyes only. Whether you want to journal as an art form, record your life experience, or resolve difficult issues, this workshop will help you begin your journal, develop new journaling strategies and offer techniques to keep you inspired. Discover the power of writing life. Presenter: Tanya Nichols
Location: Quiet Room
4. Statistics Spa Day: Massaging Your Data
Do you wish there was an easier way to analyze those 10,000 rows of data from the summer reading program? Or maybe you want to summarize 200 survey responses for your supervisor. Come learn how to analyze and present data you have collected using Excel pivot tables and charts. Pivot tables allow you to easily summarize, as well as perform calculations on just about any kind of data. Once you understand the basic concepts of this dynamic tool, you can begin massaging your own data to make it more understandable and usable. Presenter: Kathleen Smith.
Location: Computer lab
5. Recessionary Veggie Gardening Tactics for Survival!
When times get tough - the tough figure out how to survive. Listen to tips on how to create a small scale solution to family budget woes and boost your morale, with a little planning and a little digging in the dirt.
Presenter: Janet Cangemi, Fresno County Master Gardener
Location: Teen Zone
6. Library Programming Under Difficult Times
How can you cut programming and meet the needs of your community at the same time? Join Jeanne Johnson and Lisa Eckman discuss strategies to reduce the programming by the mandatory 1/3.
Location: Picture Books
Lunch Break: 12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
Workshops: 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
1. Mother Goose in Fresno
Illustrator/Author Doug Hansen will share the artist's point of view in a slide show and discussion of the challenges and rewards of re-imagining classic children's literature. Hansen's book, Mother Goose in California, was published in April 2009 by Heyday Books.
Location: River Room
2. Aging with Grace and Gusto
Would you like the rest of your life to be filled with creativity, joy and fulfillment?
Aging sneaks up on all of us. We can resist, or we can embrace this natural life process and maximize our enjoyment of what can be the best phase of our lives.
In this talk, Nancy Tan, author of award-winning QUIET MIND, HEALTHY BODY: The Art of Low-Stress Living, will identify the key ingredients for graceful aging and address what gets in the way of happiness.
Location:
Story Room Quiet Room
3. Title: Making Sense of the Deluge of Economic Information
Description: Do you understand how consumer spending, unemployment, interest rates and inflation are linked? This workshop dissects a typical business cycle and provides a framework for making sense of the deluge of economic information presented on TV, radio and in the newspapers. It shows how to determine where we are in the economy and how to predict where we are going. Presented by Elizabeth Shields
Location:
Quiet Room Picture Book Area (Children's Room)
4. Get Involved: Powered By Your Library
Presented by the team who participated in California State Library, Get Involved: Powered by Your Library training institute will provide highlights on volunteer engagement benefiting the library. They will share information on areas where volunteers are currently assisting the branches and new ways volunteers can support staff in serving the community.
Location: Computer Lab
5. Networking for Personal and Professional Development
Networking is a vital life skill that does NOT mean insincere conversations or selling. Instead, learn how a build a strong network of great relationships which will help you personally and professionally.
Presented by Beth Bridges, membership director from the Clovis Chamber of Commerce
Location: Teen Zone
6. What’s Up with People First!?
People First!? Maybe that sounds familiar. You heard about it at the last Annual Library Meeting. You’ve heard it mentioned by your boss…by your coworkers. Yes? No? Either way, come hear from Politi, Clovis and Fowler staff on how People First! thinking and doing is changing the way they provide library service. You’ll also experience some People First! workshop techniques to try yourself and hear about the future of People First! Presented by the People First Team
Location:
Picture Books - Children’s Room Story Room
Afternoon Break and Raffle Basket Drawings: 2:30 to 3 p.m.
Staff will enjoy the eating of the Edible Books
2:20 p.m. last chance to purchase raffle tickets
Raffle Drawing at 2:40 p.m.
Workshops: 3 to 4 p.m.
1. San Joaquin River Parkway-Take Me to the River.
The San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust. Diadre Metzler, Education Director, will chat about the abundant opportunities offered by the River Parkway Trust for recreation, education, stewardship and family fun. You’ll discover how to unwind at the San Joaquin River!
Location: River Room
2. Yoga for Stress Relief
Do you have neck and shoulder tension? Do you find yourself worrying about the future? Do you have digestive problems? Do you have trouble sleeping? If you answered yes to any of these questions, yoga can help.
Yoga is an excellent stress relief technique. It involves a series of both moving and stationary poses, combined with deep breathing to link the body and the mind. The physical and mental benefits of yoga provide a natural counterbalance to stress, and strengthen the relaxation response in your daily life. In this workshop you will experience conscious breathing to engage your relaxation response, combined movement and breathing exercises to help focus the mind, and gentle mindful stretches to relieve physical tension and stress
Conducted by: Audrey Tan
Location: Story Room
3. Use Credit Wisely: Know the Rule: Learn how to get credit, keep credit, and protect your credit (identity theft) Presented by Donna Silva from Citibank
Location: Quiet Room
4. The Big Read: the Past, the Present & the Future” To Kill a Mockingbird, The Joy Luck Club, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and now Fahrenheit 451. FCPL’s next Big Read needs Your help to succeed. Linda Aragon and Jeanne Johnson will give you a sneak peek at what’s in store!
Location: Computer lab
5. Hang in there! Stress management for You!
Lt. Burke Farrah helps you learn more about stress, how you react, and how to make it work for you.
Location: Teen Zone
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All of these vegetables made us so hungry that we decided to play with our food and make silly faces, flowers, and designs together! As you can see from Keizo Fleuridor’s amazing vegetable face! At the end, we passed out “Fit for Life” fun, educational learning kits with balls, colorings books, puzzles, and nutritional information for parents. 
