LACONI Circulation Services Section is pleased to be a sponsor for Reaching Forward! We have previously had the good fortune to be able to sponsor great speakers such as the dynamic Erin Weed from Girls Fight Back, the wily wisdom and humor of Al Gini from Loyola University and the fabulous Jaclyn Rowe, a personality expert and coach. [...]
Read More →NominationsFlyerRF Click on this link! Follow instructions! Nominate, Submit, Repeat! We are accepting nominations through March 31st! Looking forward to reading about all of the accomplishments of our fabulous Library staff members! The Awards Committee
Read More →“One of the things I especially appreciated about Reaching Forward 2012 was the opportunity to have an author join us at our lunch table. Though I had not attended the session on Bullying, Zak Mucha provided stimulating conversation and gave us language for dealing appropriately with abusive patrons. A patron who comes into our library [...]
Read More →The program schedule for the May 3, 2013, conference is on our Website. This year you can choose from 44 exciting, informative programs. Details on a few of the programs are still being worked out, but almost all of the programs and speakers are listed. The day is divided into 4 programs sessions. The extra [...]
Read More →Happy 2013! The Reaching Forward Committee has been hard at work planning another fabulous conference! (If we do say so ourselves!) The Awards Committee urges you to take the opportunity to nominate one of your support staff for the Oberman Rich Award or the Robert P. Doyle Award. The award winners will be given recognition [...]
Read More →After much deliberation, the committee decided to have a fourth session of programs rather than a keynote speaker. We will be interested in hearing your thoughts especially after the Conference. Even though we will miss the observations and energy of a keynote, we are looking forward to having an additional 11 programs to offer you. [...]
Read More →If you attended Reaching Forward this spring, stop by the registration area and say hello to Tobi and Tom. They would love to see you!
Read More →James Feldman: D-A-T-I-N-G Your Customer To see the slides from this program, click here. Toby Greenwalt and Anthony Molaro: Geeks Bearing Gifts: Technology Trends for Library Staff and Technology to Improve Your Life To see the slides from these two programs, click here. When we get additional materials from the speakers at this year’s convention, [...]
Read More →Each year Reaching Forward sponsors two awards that highlight the contributions made by Library Assistants to their Libraries and to the Library community. It is very gratifying to be a part of the award process. The awards themselves were named in honor of three people who have accomplished much for ILA and for our library [...]
Read More →The 2012 Oberman-Rich and Robert P. Doyle Awards were presented at Reaching Forward during the luncheon. The following people were nominated for these prestigious awards. The winners’ names are bolded. The Awards Committee wishes to thank all those who took the time to praise and raise up their special staff members for recognition as well [...]
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