The newly expanded Warren-Newport Public Library will be featured in the second part of the program. Don McKay, lead architect from Nagle Hartray Architecture, and Steve Bero will give an overview of the design and realization of this renovated library building. The program will close with a complete tour of the facility led by Steve and his staff.

Friday, May 9th, 2012

9:15 – Coffee and Conversation
9:45 – Business Meeting
10:00 – Program, Tour of Facility & Questions, Comments
12:15 – Optional box lunch from Panera at the library. Beverages available from the library vending café.
To reserve your seat, please return the registration form and checks in the amount of $15.00 ($24.50 if having lunch) for member libraries or $25 ($34.50 if having lunch) for non-member libraries (made payable to LACONI) to:

LACONI
c/o Bob Harris
Helen M. Plum Memorial Library
110 W. Maple, Lombard, IL 60148
Please use a separate form for each person attending.

Knowing what resources are available to our patrons can help us help them, and the expertise of the archivists and librarians on staff at the Pritzker can greatly benefit the students, historical researchers, and other interested individuals that we work with every day.

This special tour is limited to 25 participants; spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Pritzker Military Library
104 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago IL 60603

10:00a.m. -11:30 a.m.

To register, email Michaela Haberkern.

This program is free for members and $10 for non-members. If your library is a member, you’re a member!  (If you’re not sure, check the membership directory.) Non-members can make your checks payable to LACONI-RASS and pay at the door or mail to:

 Carol Roza
Chicago Public Library-Mount Greenwood Branch
11010 S. Kedzie
Chicago, IL 60655

Join us for a general discussion about the benefits and  implementation of RFID at your library!

Our special guest will be Shai Robkin, President, The Americas, and CEO of Bibliotheca ITG LLC.

Thursday, May 17 2012

9;00 am-12:00 pm

Warren Newport Public Library

224 n. Oplaine Rd.

Gurnee, IL

WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM!

For more information and registration, download the flyer.

I think we can all agree that, for the foreseeable future, the answers to those questions are the same: yes. However, there is no doubt that libraries as an institution have reached a point where a moment of introspection and analysis of purpose is needed. Instead of channeling our inner Chicken Littles, perhaps we should call on our inner Bob Dylans instead, because times definitely are a changin’.

Library innovators have long been discussing how to adjust and refocus the library to address patrons’ and communities’ changing needs. One that’s currently gaining ground is the library as creation space. The way to start? Creating a digital media lab!

Once only seen in academic libraries, digital media labs (DML) have been popping up in public libraries around the country. In northern Illinois, several DMLs are up and running, serving as creative spaces for patrons to make everything from a photo slideshow with music to a school project involving a green screen and advanced video editing. Here are a few Chicagoland DMLs that are working to transform the library into a creative space.

Skokie Public Library
The oldest of the bunch, Skokie started their DML in 2009 and offers four Apple workstations, video and sound equipment, and a large green screen wall for filming.

Barrington Area Library
The lab at BAL has a single workstation with dual monitors and offers online tutorials via Atomic Learning.

Ela Area Public Library
Two separate spaces are available offering filming, recording, and editing equipment.

Blue Island Public Library
Merging a huge studio space with their already formidable local history museum, Blue Island has created a unique space designed to encourage creativity among groups while still allowing for individual work.

Franklin Park Library
Versatile and equipped to meet users’ needs, the newest DML to join the group highlights freeware and encourages creativity.

Interested in learning more about DMLs? Register today for the Laconi Technology section’s upcoming program, Building a Digital Media Lab: Libraries as Creative Spaces, April 20 at Fountaindale Public Library District.

Carolyn Ciesla
Web Liaison
LACONI Technology

9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Fountaindale Public Library District
300 W. Briarcliff Road
Bolingbrook, IL 60440

Click here to register

Libraries have always stored and provided access to content, but as technology changes and the digital divide persists how will libraries adapt to best serve their communities? For some, the next step is content creation. Join us on April 20th at the Fountaindale Public Library and hear two tech-minded librarians share their experiences.

Paul Mills, Director of the Fountaindale Public Library, will discuss the process they are undertaking to renovate a portion of their building and transform it into a digital media space.

Karen McBride, Public Information Manager of the Barrington Public Library, will discuss their digital media space and content creation projects that she has implemented both at the Barrington and Des Plaines Public Libraries.

To register for any of these programs, send registration and any fees (made out to LACONI — TSS) to:

Amy Weiss, Treasurer
Woodridge Public Library
3 Plaza Drive
Woodridge, IL 60517
(630) 487-2547 / Fax (630) 964-0787
aweiss@woodridgelibrary.org

For more information on our programs, if you’d like to suggest a program, or if you would like to host a program at your library, please let us know.

We now offer CPDU credits for any LACONI programs. CPDU forms and evaluations will be given out at the end of each program for those interested. Please let us know in advance if you will require these forms.

For information on past meetings, please visit our Archived Programs page.

The Oberman Rich award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated personal and professional growth to advance themselves to a position of leadership within their own library, library system, the Illinois Library Association, or the library community at large. This individual has made a significant impact on the support staff working in Illinois libraries. The nominee must be a support staff member working in any type of library without an advanced degree in library science. The recipient(s) will receive free registration to the current year Reaching Forward Conference, an overnight stay at the Reaching Forward conference hotel, $50 for expenses, and a framed certificate. Oberman-RichNominationForm

The winner of the Robert P. Doyle Award will win a one-year ILA membership , full registration to ILA conference as well as $800 in expenses.  This award is open to all support staff working in all types of libraries. Please submit a letter of one page or less in length that explains “Why I (or my nominee) would like to attend the ILA Annual Conference and how it would affect my (or his/her) personal and professional growth.”  RobertDoyleNominationForm

Nomination deadline is March 31, 2012.

Please send e-mail letters of recommendation to Maureen Dunne at mdunne@phpl.info.

Mobile technology allows staff to deliver service at point of contact, innovation incubator provides opportunities for assistance to those wanting to start a microbusiness, and a renewed commitment to library services in a digital age has staff focused on the customer’s
experience.

Friday, February 17, 2012
Harold Washington Library Center
400 S. State St.
Chicago, IL
(312) 747-4300

Agenda:
9:15 – Coffee and Conversation
9:45 – Business Meeting
10:00 – Program
Questions, Comments
12:30 – Lunch on your own.

To reserve your seat, please return this form and checks in the amount of $15.00 for member libraries or $25 for non-member libraries (made payable to LACONI) to:
LACONI
c/o Bob Harris
Helen M. Plum Memorial Library
110 W. Maple, Lombard, IL 60148

Please use the attached registration form. One form per registrant.

Friday, April 20th
6:15 – 9:00 PM
The Carlisle
435 East Butterfield Road
Lombard, IL 60148

Registration:
The event is $55 per person and includes dinner. Please use the attached registration form.

Missy Brown, of Trader Joe’s in the South Loop, will describe a day in the life of a customer-focused store manager. In June 2009 MSN Money ranked Trader Joe’s second in its third annual Customer Service Hall of Fame. Recently, an article in Fortune Magazine described the store as an “offbeat, fun discovery zone that elevates food shopping to a cultural experience.”

Sally Decker Smith, former Head of Adult Services at Indian Trails Public Library District and author of the “Sally in Libraryland” column in the ILA Reporter, will present What I Learned in 30 Years at the Reference Desk. Motivated by a profound respect for the myriad ways library staff serve patrons, Ms. Decker Smith will discuss the experience of good customer service.

Anthony Molaro, Associate Dean of Library and Instructional Services at Prairie State College and 2011 Library Journal Mover and Shaker, will discuss how reference services and customer service evolve in a transliterate world. According to Molaro, “a transliterate person is someone who can engage in the flow of knowledge via any medium (whether print, oral, digital, or other) so that they may be a fully functional citizen and participant of society.”

Friday, February 3, 2011 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Harold Washington Library Center
400 S. State Street, 60605

Register here or contact Michaela Haberkern at 630-986-1976×227.

If your library is a LACONI member, you’re a member!  Check our membership list if you’re not sure.  Cost is $15.00 for members and $25.00 for nonmembers; make your check payable to LACONI-RASS and mail to Carol Roza, Chicago Public Library-Mount Greenwood Branch, 11010 S. Kedzie, Chicago IL 60655.

We now offer CPDU credits for any LACONI programs.  CPDU forms and evaluations will be given out at the end of each program for those interested.