Librarian+&+Library+Conferences

by Robert R.

The opportunity for Librarians to network and learn abound. Conferences provide attendees the opportunity to learn new ideas and best practices, share success stories with each other, gain job placement assistance, and meet fellow Librarians from across the county and around the world.

= American Library Association:= The //ALA// is the oldest and largest library association in the world. The ALA conferences are the big ones. These are attended by Librarians, trustees and staff from around the globe. At the conferences you will experience: over 300 educational programs covering a variety of hot topics, over 2000 committee meetings and events, andentrance to the exhibits, including the closing receptionYou deserve to go to these regularly.

June 24-29, 2010: The ALA 2010 Annual Conference - Washington, DC
= Public Library Association:= The Public Library Association (PLA), with more than 11,000 members is one of the fastest growing divisions of the American Library Association (see above). Every other year, PLA members from across the country—and across the globe—come together for the American Library Association's largest conference devoted to public librarianship.

Mar. 23-27: PLA 13th National Conference - Portland, Oregon
= = = Information Today= //Computers in Libraries// is the most comprehensive North American conference and exhibition on all aspects of libraries and how they can leverage technology. The focus of the **Computers in Libraries 2010** conference is on leading-edge technology that is building information fluency, transforming library operations, enabling information products and services, and redefining roles within all types and sizes of library and information services.

April 12-14 Computers in Libraries
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= Alaska Library Association=

Mar. 4-7 Anchorage, AK
=Louisiana Library Association=

Mar. 10-1 Baton Rouge
= = = Tennessee Library Association = = =

April 4-6 Annual Conference Wisconsin Dells, WI
=Florida Library Association=

April 7-9 Orlando
=Kansas Library Association=

Apr. 7-9 Wichita, KS
=[|New Mexico Library Association]=

[|April 7-9 Ruidoso, NM]
=[|Montana Library Association]=

[|April 7-10 Bozeman, MT]
=[|Alabama Library Association]=

[|Apr. 13-16 Huntsville, AL]
= = = = = = = = =Texas Library Association=

Apr. 14-17 San Antonio
=The Missouri Association of School Librarians=

April 18-20 Tan-Tar-A Resort, Osage Beach MO
=Connecticut Library Association=

April 19-20 Mohegan Sun Casino
=Oklahoma Library Association=

April 19-21 Oklahoma City (with Mountain Plains Library Association)
=Maryland Library Association=

April 21-23 Ocean City, MA
=New Jersey Library Association=

April 26-28 Long Branch, NJ

=Massachusetts Library Association=

April 28-30 Hyannis, MA = =

=Delaware Library Association=

April 29 Dover, DE
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=Utah Library Association=

May 12-14 St. George, UT
=New Hampshire Library Association=

May 14 Worcester, NH
=Vermont Library Association=

May 25 Saint Michael's College (Burlington)
= = =Rhode Island Library Association=

May 27-28 Smithfield, RI
= = = = =7th National Conference of African American Librarians=

August 4-9 Birmingham, AL
=Washington Library Association with Pacific Northwest Library Association=

August 11-13 Victoria, BC.
=Kentucky Library Association=

Sept. 15-19 Louisville, KY
=South Dakota Library Association=

Sept. 22-24 Sioux Falls, SD
=Arkansas Library Association with Southeastern Library Association=

Sept. 26-28 Little Rock, AK
=Illinois Library Association=

Sept. 28-Oct. 1 Chicago, IL

= = =North Dakota Library Association=

Sept. 29-Oct. 2 Grand Forks, ND
=Minnesota Library Association=

Oct. 6-8 Rochester, MN
=Missouri Library Association=

Oct. 6-8 Lake of the Ozarks, MO
=Idaho Library Association=

Oct. 6-9 Post Falls, ID
=Nevada Library Association=

Oct. 6-9 Henderson, NV
=Maine Library Association=

Oct. 7-8 Camden, ME
=Colorado Association of Libraries=

Oct. 7-9 Loveland, CO
=Iowa Library Association=

Oct. 12-14 Coralville, IA
=West Virginia Library Association=

Oct. 12-15 Roanoke, WV
=Nebraska Library Association/NEMA=

Oct. 13-15 Grand Island, NE
=New England Library Association=

Oct. 17-19 Boxborough, MA
=Pacific Northwest Library Association=

Oct. 17-22 Schweitzer Resort, ID
=Mississippi Library Association=

Oct. 20-22 Vicksburg, MS
=South Carolina Library Association=

Oct. 20-22 Myrtle Beach, SC
=Virginia Library Association=

Oct. 21-22 Portsmouth, VA
=Pennsylvania Library Association=

Oct. 24-27 Lancaster, PA
=Wisconsin Library Association=

Nov. 2-5 Wisconsin Dells, WI
=New York Library Association=

Nov. 3-6 Saratoga Springs, NY
=Michigan Library Association=

Nov. 10-12 Acme-Traverse City, MI
=California Library Association=

Nov. 12-15 Sacramento, CA
=Indiana Library Federation=