2004 Conference
The 2004 MLA conference was held October 19-22, 2004 in Natchez. If you attended the conference, please fill out an evaluation form.
* Evaluation form as a PDF file.
* Evaluation form as a Microsoft Word document.
* 2004 Conference Program and Schedule
Final version of the Conference Program (PDF)
(This program is designed to be printed on 11X17 paper as a booklet, so the pages will appear out of order when you view the file.)
Earn CEU credits — See the Conference Program (PDF) for details.
Billie Jean Young, Poet, Actor, Director, Orator, and Community Organizer
Ms Young will read selections from her last work, Fear Not the Fall, a book of poems and a two act drama.
Dinner with Greg Iles
Dinner with Natchez’s own, Greg Iles, 1995 MLA Fiction Award Winner. Autographs and books available.
Librarians in Film Festival
The two evening event will show one film each evening, both films featuring a librarian as the main character.
An Afternoon Tea with Authors
Great Houses of Mississippi, by Mary Carol Miller, with photographs by Mary Rose Carter; Soldier’s Son, by Ben W. McClelland; 11th Hour, by Bradley Warshauer
Breakfast with Brad Watson
Brad Watson, National Book Award Finalist and winner of the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
2004 Mississippi Authors Awards Dinner
Fiction: Davis L Temple, Jr. for Two Letters Then Booger Den: Land of Dark Waters
Nonfiction: Minor Ferris Buchanan, for Holt Collier: His Life, His Roosevelt Hunts, and the Origin of the Teddy Bear
Juvenile: Freddi Williams Evans, for A Bus of Our Own
Autographs and books available.
Free tours on historic Natchez homes on Tuesday the 19th of October.
See the second page of the home tours flyer.
Peggy May Scholarship Fundraiser
Tour two historical libraries & a genealogical library, then enjoy wine & cheese in the Gardens of Rosalie.
Champagne Under the Stars
Champagne & desserts in historic Memorial Park.
Autumn Morning Star
Lunch and a storytelling workshop.
A Passion for Puppets
From the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta.
Exhibits
The Mississippi Library Association welcomes library vendors and service providers to exhibit their products at the annual conference. The exhibits will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, October 20 and 21.
We are still looking for volunteers to help with the 2004 Conference. Email Susan Cassagne if you would like to volunteer to be on a conference committee.
Roundtable Officers, Section Officers and Committee Chairs, the 2004 Conference Planning form is due March 31, 2004. You can print the 2004 Conference Planning Form (PDF) and mail it to the address listed on the form or you can fill out the 2004 Conference Planning Form as a Word Document and email it to Susan Cassagne. If you have any questions contact Susan Cassagne at (601)445-8862.
The new convention center in Natchez is a state-of-the-art facility and occupies an entire city block of the historic district. Visit http://www.cityofnatchez.com/ to learn more about Natchez from the Natchez Convention & Visitors Bureau. convention center picture
Hotel Accommodations
Isle of Capri Casino Hotel
645 South Canal Street
Natchez, MS 39120
RESERVATIONS
800.722.5825
601.445.0605
Fax 601.442.9823
Isle of Capri Hotel
Rate: $50.00 plus 10% Tax, unless proof of Tax Exempt Status is provided.
Based on Double Occupancy; add $5 per person additional.
Non-smoking rooms cannot be guaranteed, but early reservations are suggested.
Note: Hotel is NOT adjacent to Casino.
The Casino, itself, is “Under the Hill”; the Hotel is on the Bluff.
ROOM OVERFLOW: If the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel is full, the Ramada Inn and Comfort Inn have also guaranteed rates to MLA, as follows:
Ramada Inn, 601.446.6311, $65.00 (plus 10% Tax)
Comfort Inn, 601.446.5500, $55.00 (plus 10% Tax)
When making reservations, inform the Reservation Clerk that you are with the “Mississippi Library Association Conference.”
NOTE: OUR CONFERENCE FALLS DURING THE LAST WEEK OF NATCHEZ’S FALL PILGRIMAGE (OCTOBER 6-23, 2004). KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN MAKING RESERVATIONS./
A list of Bed and Breakfasts can be found on the Accommodations link at the City of Natchez’s web site:
www.cityofnatchez.com.
The Annual Balloon Races will be held in the Bicentennial Garden of Rosalie, October 15-17, 2004.
