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 APPENDIX C

California State Library’s Convocation on Providing Public Library
Services to California’s 21st Century Population

May 20-21, 1997

Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza, Sacramento

AGENDA

Tuesday, May 20
7:00-8:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00-8:25 am Welcome–Dr. Kevin Starr, State Librarian of California
8:25-8:45 am Introduction to Convocation–Liz Gibson, Bureau Chief, Library Development Services 
8:45-9:00 am Review Convocation agenda and packet–Kathy Low, Library Development Services
9:00-9:15 am Update–Library Services and Technology Act and Funding Implications –Jay Cunningham, Library Development Services
9:15-9:45 am Participants’ Convocation Goals and Expectations–Shelly Keller, Convocation Coordinator
9:45-10:00 am California’s 21st Century Demographics–Elias Lopez, California Research Bureau
10:00-10:15 am BREAK (sign up for Breakout Sessions)
10:10-11:45 am Review of Issues and Process of Identification–Bessie Condos Tichauer, Library Development Services 
Perspectives Paper Presentations on Issues (3-5 minutes each): 
    1.  Access 
     –Diane Duquette 
     –Margaret Miles 
    2.  Collection Development & Resource Sharing 
    –Hope Hayes 
    –Brian Reynolds 
    3.  Community Collaboration & Outreach 
    –Luis Herrera 
    –Penny Markey 
    –Francisco Pinneli 
    4.  Life-long Learning 
    –Martha Arroyo-Neves 
    –Henry Der 
    5.  Promoting the Value of Libraries 
    –Regina Minudri 
    –Linda Wood 
    6.  Staffing to Serve California’s 21st Century Population 
    –Marilyn Crouch 
    –Billie Dancy 
    7.  Technology 
    –John Kallenberg 
    –Mark Parker 
11:45-1:15 pm Lunch In John Q Ballroom, 16th floor
1:15-1:30 pm Participants sign up for 2 Breakout Sessions
1:30-1:45 pm Instructions for Breakout Sessions–Shelly Keller
1:45-3:00 pm Breakout Session 1 (by topics listed below) 
    1.  Access 
    2.  Collection Development & Resource Sharing 
    3.  Community Collaboration & Outreach 
    4.  Life-long Learning 
    5.  Promoting the Value of Libraries 
    6.  Staffing to Serve California’s 21st Century Population 
    7.  Technology
3:00-3:15 pm BREAK
3:15-4:45 pm Breakout Sessions report back to group for comment
4:45-5:00 pm Identify other relevant issues 
5:15-6:30 pm No-host Bar in John Q Ballroom on 16th floor
6:00-7:30 pm Dinner and Keynote Address in the John Q Ballroom, 16th floor 
–Dan Walters, Syndicated Political Columnist, The Sacramento Bee
Wednesday, May 21
7:00-8:00 am Hotel check-out (please check out before 1:00 pm) 
Continental Breakfast
8:00-8:10 am Regroup; review instructions for Breakout Session 2–Shelly Keller
8:10-9:30 am Breakout Session 2 (by topic) 
    1.  Access 
    2.  Collection Development & Resource Sharing 
    3.  Community Collaboration & Outreach 
    4.  Life-long Learning 
    5.  Promoting the Value of Libraries 
    6.  Staffing to Serve California’s 21st Century Population 
    7.  Technology
9:45-11:25 am Breakout Sessions report back to group for comment
11:25-11:30 am Funding Library Education–Kathy Low
11:30-11:40 am Instructions for Breakout Session 3–Shelly Keller
11:45 am-1:15 pm Lunch and Keynote Address in the John Q Ballroom, 16th floor 
–Richard Rodriguez, author and journalist
1:15-2:25 pm Breakout Session to Develop Plan for Implementation 
    1.  Front line public library staff and middle managers 
    2.  Library policy makers 
    3.  Library educators 
    4.  Public library supporters
2:30-3:30 pm Breakout Sessions report back; group gives comment and feedback on each
3:30-3:45 pm Suggestions for Library Services and Technology Act Funding–Jay Cunningham
3:45-4:00 pm Next steps; wrap-up–Shelly Keller and Kathy Low
4:00 pm Adjourn
 

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