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2010 Conference

The 2010 conference was held October 20-22, 2010 at the Vicksburg Convention Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi. The theme was “Outside the Lines: Mississippi Libraries, Defining Ourselves”
See the Winter 2010 issue of Mississippi Libraries (PDF) for a conference report and award winners.

Date: October 20 – 22, 2010
Location: Vicksburg, MS
Theme: “Outside the Lines: Mississippi Libraries, Defining Ourselves”

MLA 2010
Preliminary Schedule (PDF)

Don’t miss out on these exciting scheduled events! (PDF)

Conference Registration Form (PDF)
Conference Registration Form for Speakers (PDF)
Conference Registration Form for Exhibitors (PDF)

CEU Form (PDF)
CEU Form (DOC)

Vendors:

Conference Hotels:

Hampton Inn Logo

The preferred hotel is the Hampton Inn and Suites-Vicksburg.
Please use code “MSL”
$99.00 per night, King or Double.

Quality Inn & Suites is the second conference hotel

The second Hotel is the Quality Inn and Suites.
The code to use is “Mississippi Library Association.”
$62.00 per night.

Keynote Speakers:

Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes of the comic Unshelved will be the keynote speakers at the Mississippi Library Association’s annual conference this October in Vicksburg!

http://www.unshelved.com/2010-2-9/Unshelved_on_the_Road

School Librarians:

The need has never been greater for MLA to support our school librarians.  When you request permission from your principal to attend a conference, you may use this letter to principals of school librarians from 2010 MLA President Ann Branton.

15 Comments

  • 1. Mississippi Library Assoc&hellip  |  March 15th, 2010 at 1:39 pm

    [...] the 2010 conference page for more [...]

  • 2. katisha sutton&hellip  |  June 10th, 2010 at 9:19 pm

    I have a children’s book I’d like to introduce to librarians in the state. What is the process to participate in your event.

  • 3. Bruce Davis&hellip  |  July 7th, 2010 at 5:36 pm

    Where do we find Vendor forms and information?

  • 4. Suzanne Ahlvin&hellip  |  August 11th, 2010 at 10:10 am

    Which day is the focus on public school libraries?

  • 5. MSArtist&hellip  |  August 12th, 2010 at 11:38 pm

    Where can I find the fee to attend the conference?

  • 6. Katrina Castilaw&hellip  |  August 24th, 2010 at 12:04 pm

    Will there be a pre-conference event on the 19th?

  • 7. TH&hellip  |  August 25th, 2010 at 8:58 am

    When will the conference registration forms be available? We need to submit ours to our principal and district for approval as soon as possible. Thanks.

  • 8. editor&hellip  |  August 31st, 2010 at 3:36 pm

    They are available now on the 2010 conference page. Thanks for your patience.

  • 9. editor&hellip  |  August 31st, 2010 at 3:40 pm

    Yes. See the conference page for more information.

  • 10. Sahlvin&hellip  |  September 1st, 2010 at 6:40 pm

    Where is the conference going to be in Vicksburg? Is it at the Convention Center? What workshops are going to be held on Wednesday? What is the agenda?

  • 11. Anonymous&hellip  |  September 3rd, 2010 at 10:23 pm

    Your letter is pretty good, but it doesn’t mention the research studies that have documented that school librarians raise test scores by as much as 8% across the board. Administrators care about test scores and precious little else. The Accelerated Reader program (AR) which is supposed to be a reading enrichment program has all but destroyed school library programs. School librarians are under pressure to shelve books by the reading level instead of by library science standards. Many have caved in to the pressure. Too many school librarians in this state are burned out classroom teachers who tested into the job because they wanted out of the classroom, but not out of the paycheck. They make it even more difficult for those of us who are trying to bring our school libraries up to 21st standards.

  • 12. Anonymous&hellip  |  September 3rd, 2010 at 10:35 pm

    Correction: They make it even more difficult for those of us who are trying to bring our school libraries up to 21st century standards because they are not highly qualified librarians trained in library science methods and standards.

  • 13. Laura Gilham&hellip  |  September 8th, 2010 at 10:53 am

    How do I find out which programs are offering CEU?

  • 14. BBlack&hellip  |  September 22nd, 2010 at 2:10 pm

    If I can only come day, which day would you suggest for an elementary school librarian?

  • 15. Crystal O&hellip  |  September 29th, 2010 at 11:35 am

    Is there a more detailed schedule? I can’t come for all days but wondering time for afternoon tea with authors…thinking I might could do Wed pm and Thursday