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MPLD SUMMER CONFERENCE

AGENDA
June 4 and 5
The Stoney Creek Inn in St. Joseph

Thursday, June 4

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-1:15 Welcome and Housekeeping

1:15-2:15 Open Source Integrated Library Systems

Amy Crump, Library Director,
   
Marshall Public Library

Mickey Coalwell, Library Development Consultant,
    
Northeast Kansas Library System

2:15-3:00 Sharon McCaslin, MLA President-Elect        
                   Fontbonne University

Sharon McCaslin is "interested in hearing about the concerns of Missouri public library directors with the goal of strengthening the Association and being more responsive to members.”

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-3:45 Tracy Byerly , MLNC

3:45-5:00 Kent Brown 

Friday, June 5

8:00-9:00 Breakfast

9:00-10:00 MPLD Business Meeting

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-11:00 Margaret Conroy, Missouri State Library

11:00-11:45 Mollie M. Dinwiddie,
                    MOBIUS Executive Committee Chair

                         Dean of Library Services,
                                    James C. Kirkpatrick Library,
                                       University of Central Missouri

 "MOBIUS members have determined in their new strategic plan that [they] will seek ways to connect with other types of libraries to collaborate and possibly offer services. In going forward with that objective...[they would like to identify individuals] in public libraries who may be interested in working with MOBIUS to explore possibilities. [MOBIUS officers] would like to attend an MPLD meeting to share information and seek...input about how that might occur."