Conferences and Continuing Education Opportunities

Conference Listings

Public Library Conferences

• Public Library Track at Internet Librarian 2005: Implementing New Technologies in PLs

• Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL) Annual Conference, May 3-5, 2006, Wisconsin Rapids, WI. See http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/wapl/conf.html for more information.

Academic Library Conferences

• Wisconsin Association of Academic Librarians (WAAL) Annual Conference, March 28-31, 2006, Stevens Point, WI. Watch http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/waal/ for more information!

Local/State Library Conferences

• Wisconsin Library Association Annual Conference, "Grand River, Great Libraries," October 25-28, 2005, La Crosse, WI. See http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/conferences/2005/ for more information.

Special Library Conferences

• SLA.org
  • 2006 SLA Annual Conference will be held in Baltimore, Maryland (June 11 - 14, 2006)

Technology-Heavy Library Conferences

• Blog University September 18, 2005 Marriott Crystal City, Arlington, VA
• Internet Librarian International 2005 London, UK October 10-11 2005
• Internet Librarian 2005 Monterey, CA October 24-26, 2005
• Computers in Libraries Hilton, Washington, D.C. March 22-24, 2006

Blogs/Websites to Watch

• InfoToday Blog
• LITA Blog
• PLA Blog

Specific Blog Posts/Articles to Check Out

• Ten Things I've Learned Presenting at Library Conferences