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The Paradox of Everything: Librarianship and the Fake News Game with Troy Swanson
“The network has a structure, and that structure stands upon a paradox. Everything is close, and everything is far, at the same time. This is why cyberspace can feel not just crowded but lonely. You can drop a stone into a well and never hear a splash.” –James Gleick, The Information p. 425 With the rise of “fake” news libraries have a responsibility to educate and inform the public on the authenticity of information. Troy Swanson will discuss "fake" news,…
Find out more »The Art of the Headline with Charlie Meyerson
Learn what your audience is telling you about which headlines (and subject lines, tweets, and Facebook posts) work best to connect your work with those who’ll find it most relevant. Improve email open rates, website engagement and more—without compromising your integrity or your audience’s trust. Takeaways: Why email is still a channel unmatched for gaining audience insight Easy ways to determine the words your audience finds most interesting How article-level headlines should differ from email and social media headlines The…
Find out more »Middle Managers Section: Best Practices for Building the Best Team
This is a panel discussion covering team building topics presented by speakers who are practicing middle managers in Adult Services, Circulation Services, Technical Services, and Youth Services. Rebecca Bartlett, Head of Technical Services, La Grange Public Library Carlen DeThorne, Head of Adult Services, Grayslake Area Public Library District Vicki Rakowski, Head of Youth Services, La Grange Public Library Brittany Smith, Assistant Director and Head of Patron Services, Westmont Public Library Some of the topics covered will include: job descriptions, interview questions, job…
Find out more »Trustee Banquet
Annual Trustee Banquet hosted at the Hilton Oak Lawn (93rd and Cicero). Special guest presenter: Retiring ALA Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels. $50 per ticket. Register here!
Find out more »RASS Stealthy Yet Effective: Passive Readers Advisory Ideas
Readers' Advisory is an indispensable tool for library staff members. But, how do you reach those patrons who just don't want to engage in the classic readers' advisory interview? How can you reach your users who never approach your desk to talk tomes? It's simple...practice the art of stealth readers' advisory! Please join us for this special program featuring Readers' Advisory Masters who will share with you the ways of sneaky, effect Advisory such as: sneaking RA into conversations, building…
Find out more »Technical Services Section: RDA Serials Cataloging
This Basic Serials Cataloging Workshop will offer an introduction to cataloging serials with RDA. It will cover RDA and CONSER standards, RDA core elements and terminology, transcribed versus recorded elements, new or revised areas of information, and creation of new records and serial maintenance.
Find out more »Civic Technology, Hackathons, and Libraries: An Introduction (Technology Section)
Learn how your library can leverage its role as a trusted community partner to bring technologists and community members together to tackle local problems. We've assembled a panel leaders in the civic technology movement in Chicago including Christopher Whitacker, Claire Micklin, and Josh Kalov to give you the tools you need to understand civic tech, open data, and how to host a civic hackathon. Registration includes lunch. Schedule 9:00: Welcome / Breakfast / Civic Tech 101 (Christopher Whitaker) 9:30: Deep…
Find out more »On-boarding and Orientation
Speakers Wyatt Fertig (Adult Services), Rebecca Bartlett (Technical Services), Alea Perez (Youth Services) and Lea Pottle (Human Resources) will discuss the topic of onboarding new staff members. This program will have individual presentations from each speaker, a topic discussion and a Q&A session. Please note that there is a registration fee: Members $10.00; Non-members $15.00. Please send the registration form and a check payable to LACONI, Inc. Download the form linked: Registration Form Mailing Address: Downers Grove Public Library, Attn: Nicole…
Find out more »RASS Who’s On Desk? Adapting to Changing Trends in Public Service
The scope of public library service is ever-evolving. Frontline library staff have had to seek out new skill sets and creative service models to best meet our patrons' needs. What does it mean to keep up with the changing trends? How do you prioritize these successfully? Join us at the Wheaton Public Library to hear from a few change agents in Illinois: Jolie Duncan from the Arlington Heights Memorial Library will speak about AHML's transition to a Call Center Model and…
Find out more »Tech Services Section: Anatomy of a MARC Record
Catalogers and non-catalogers are invited to attend this workshop on the MARC format for bibliographic records. Catherine Suchy, instructor at the Joliet Junior College Library Technical Assistant Program, will present an overview of the fields and tags in the MARC bibliographic record.
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