Poplar Bluff Public Library



MPLD WINTER CONFERENCE
Conference Information

AGENDA
December 6 and 7
The Resort at Port Arrowhead

Thursday, December 6

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-1:15 Welcome and Housekeeping

1:15-2:00 How To Talk With Your Legislator

Steve Potter, MLA Legislative Committee Chair

2:00-2:45 Prevailing Wage Laws—Mo. Dept of Labor

2:45-3:00 Break

3:00-3:15 MLNC Update—Tracy Byerly

3:15-4:00 Electronic Books To Go—

A Demo of Playaways, MP3s, Downloadable E-Books
Keri Cascio, MLNC

4:00-5:00 Kent Brown, MPLD Legal Counsel

Friday, December 7

8:00-9:00 Breakfast

9:00-9:30 Business Meeting (MPLD Members Only)

9:30-10:00 Margaret Conroy, State Librarian

10:00-10:30 Safe At Home—

Missouri’s New Confidentiality Program
Brenda Sites, Program Director

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-11:45 My Newbery Year: The Burden and the Boon

Jean Hatfield, Wichita Public Library

11:45-12:00 Closing and Announcements