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We Can Do It!
Thriving in Tough Economic Times
2009 Fall Retreat
Spiritual Life Center in Wichita, KS
Oct 1-2, 2009
Thursday, October 1
11:00 am – Registration and Room Assignments (Lobby) – Paper Agenda (.pdf)
12:00 pm – Lunch, cafeteria style
12:45 pm – Welcome to the PLS Fall Retreat – housekeeping issues, schedule, goals
12:52 pm – Library Legislative Days Update – Royce Kitts and Gail Santy
Kansas Library Association – Advocacy Page & Governmental Affairs Committee
1:00 pm – Librarianship in Tough Times: A Library Story – A library story from Cynthia Berner Harris
1:40 pm – Leadership in Tough Times: My Adventures as KLA President with Laura Loveless
2:00 pm – No Cost, Low Cost Solutions with Tom Taylor, Leah Krotz and Gail Santy
Libraries in Uncertain Economic Times – Tom Taylor, Consultant at SCKLS
Belleville Public Library – Leah Krotz, Director – Leah’s Handouts (10 page document)
Central Kansas Library System – Gail Santy, Consultant – Gail’s Handout – Find IT for free
Tinychat | Meebo | Wikis | Luminotes | PBWiki (pbworks) | Flash drive as boot disc – Portable Apps | LiberKey | Fireshot | Twitter | Powerline | Doodle | Koha | Dim Dim| Google Docs | Pay Pal on Library website for donations
3:30 pm – Break & Snacks
3:45 pm – Helping Job Seekers with Terry Miller, TSCPL and Patti Butcher, SLK
Topeka & Shawnee County Library – Jobs & Careers Neighborhood
State Library of Kansas
5:30 pm – Dinner
7:00 pm – Andover Public Library Field Trip – a green, energy-efficient library
Friday, October 2
8:00 am – Breakfast
8:45 am – Human Resources Management in Tough Times with Toni Boyles
Toni will cover Stress and Motivation in the Workplace, as well as Navigating Difficult Conversations.
Toni’s Handouts (.pdf)
10:45 am – Break and Check Out
11:00 am – Toni Boyles, continued
12:15 pm – Wrap up with Rosanne – Turning to one another by Margaret Wheatley
12:30 pm – Lunch
Special thanks to Cindy Frazer, Creative Services, Johnson County Library
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