Tomorrow's Trends/Today's Libraries

Board Meeting: 10:00 to 11:45 a.m. - Everyone welcome
Luncheon: Noon - 1:00 pm
Membership meeting and speakers: 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Digital Collection Service Center Open House: 3:00 pm
Luncheon cost: $15.00
(please indicate entree choice when registering)

Challenges & Opportunities for Public Libraries - Deborah O’Connor, Director of the Geauga County Public Library, will address changes in the "traditional" family and its impact on library services today and in the future.

Challenges & Opportunities of Future Technologies – Brad Stephens, NOLA’s Technology Coordinator, will demonstrate the possibilities of video conferencing and voice recognition. These technologies are nearly ready for "prime time" and will likely become commonplace within the next two to three years. With the availability of high-speed connections to the Internet and increasingly more powerful computers, we can anticipate that both of these "futuristic" technologies will impact libraries by the turn of the century.

Challenges & Opportunities for Library Education – Danny Wallace, Dean of the Kent State University School of Library and Information Science, will share news about the School’s new OHIOLEARN (Ohio Libraries Education, Access, and Resource Network), a coordinated multilevel education and training program for Ohio libraries.

Challenges & Opportunities for Schools – Beverly Willis, Rootstown Middle School Librarian, will challenge us to act as "navigators" who will guide students and teachers to the most useful resources, thus unlocking the knowledge and information contained in the vast annals of the information superhighway. She will be discussing INFOhio and electronic resources for social studies.

Challenges & Opportunities of Digitizing Local Collections – Because of growing electronic capabilities, your library’s local collection could become "everyone’s" collection. During our Open House, you can tour the new state-of-the-art NOLA Digital Collection Service Center where you can have a hands-on demonstration of how today’s technology will allow you to share your library’s collection "with the world."

Don’t miss this chance to learn about the top trends facing libraries as we quickly move toward the next millennium! A Glimpse at Tomorrow’s Libraries...While Not Forgetting Our Past.

Krystina’s Katering and Banquet Facility is located at 4451 Mahoning Avenue in the Champion Plaza, Warren, Ohio, near the NOLA Regional Library System Conference & Training Center .

The Champion Plaza is just north of the Route 5 & 82 Warren Bypass at the Mahoning Avenue / Kent State Trumbull Campus Exit (State Route 45) in the Champion Plaza. The entrance to the plaza is at a traffic light and is directly across from Educational Boulevard, the entrance to Trumbull County Joint Vocational School. Parking is free and plentiful. Landmarks include Hills, McDonalds, Arby’s, and Burger King. You can access the Warren Bypass from Route 422 / Parkman Road, Perkins Jones / Larchmont Avenue, Route 5 / Elm Road, Sharon-Warren Road / East Market Street as well as Route 82 East or West. Routes 7, 11, 193, 46 intersect Route 82 East of Warren.

Luncheon Information:

The main entree is Chicken Marsala with Portobello Mushrooms. A vegetarian selection will be provided upon request. Luncheon includes salad, potato, vegetable, rolls and butter, dessert and choice of beverage. Please indicate entree choice on the registration form. Luncheon cost is $15.