[OPLINLIST] 2004 Diversity Conference
Carol Verny
Cverny@ohionet.org
Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:14:23 -0400
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Building on a five-year tradition of heightening the awareness of
the Ohio library community to the changing nature of the people and
communities they serve, the Ohio Library Council will host the 2004 =
Diversity
Conference on August 17 and 18. The conference will be held at the =
Embassy Suites
Hotel in Dublin and will feature such outstanding speakers as Jose =
Aponte,
Director of the Pikes Peak (CO) Library District; Tracie Hall, Director,
ALA Office for Diversity and the Spectrum Initiative; and Raymond =
Santiago,=20
Director of the Miami-Dade (FL) Public Library. The Conference is =
co-sponsored by
OLC's Diversity Awareness and Resources Committee, OHIONET, and OCLC, =
and
generously underwritten by grants from the Ohio Library Foundation and =
LSTA
funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, awarded by the
State Library of Ohio. Registration is available at
http://www.olc.org/WorkshopDescription.asp?ID=3D264.
On the evening of August 17, the annual Ohio Dinners for
Spectrum will be held in the atrium of OCLC's Kilgour Building, across =
the
street from the Embassy Suites Hotel. OCLC will underwrite all
costs of the dinner, so that every ticket sold is a contribution to the
Spectrum Scholarship Initiative of the American Library Association. =
The
featured speaker will be Mart=EDn Gom=E9z, the incoming President of the =
Urban
Libraries Council and a member of the OCLC Board of Trustees. =
Immediately
following dinner and Mr. Gom=E9z's remarks, there will be a screening of =
the
film "Flag Wars" about culture clash in a Columbus neighborhood affected =
by gentrification.
This film, which premiered on the PBS series POV, is a powerful
documentary that has sparked considerable debate about urban change.
Registration for the Spectrum Dinner is separate from conference =
registration and is
available at http://www.oclc.org/news/announcements/announcement101.htm.
The OLC Diversity Conference has a national reputation for the quality =
of
its educational program and the breadth of its approach. Please attend =
and
bring your managers, your staff, your trustees, and anyone else who is
interested in making library services broadly accessible.
Carol Verny
Director of Library & Member Services
OHIONET
1500 West Lane Avenue
Columbus, OH 43221
614-486-2966, x33
Fax: 614-486-1527
800-686-8975
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Building on a five-year tradition of =
heightening the awareness of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">the Ohio library community to the =
changing nature of the people and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">communities they serve, the Ohio =
Library Council will host the 2004 Diversity</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Conference on August 17 and 18. =
The conference will be held at the Embassy Suites</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Hotel in Dublin and will feature such =
outstanding speakers as Jose Aponte,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Director of the Pikes Peak (CO) =
Library District; Tracie Hall, Director,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">ALA Office for Diversity and the =
Spectrum Initiative; and Raymond Santiago, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Director of the Miami-Dade (FL) Public =
Library. The Conference is co-sponsored by</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">OLC's Diversity Awareness and =
Resources Committee, OHIONET, and OCLC, and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">generously underwritten by grants from =
the Ohio Library Foundation and LSTA</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">funds from the Institute of Museum and =
Library Services, awarded by the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">State Library of Ohio. =
Registration is available at</FONT>
<BR><A =
HREF=3D"http://www.olc.org/WorkshopDescription.asp?ID=3D264"><U><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial">http://www.olc.org/WorkshopDescription.asp?ID=3D264</FONT>=
</U></A><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">On the evening of August 17, the annual =
Ohio Dinners for</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Spectrum will be held in the atrium of =
OCLC's Kilgour Building, across the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">street from the Embassy Suites =
Hotel. OCLC will underwrite all</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">costs of the dinner, so that every =
ticket sold is a contribution to the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Spectrum Scholarship Initiative of the =
American Library Association. The</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">featured speaker will be Mart=EDn =
Gom=E9z, the incoming President of the Urban</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Libraries Council and a member of the =
OCLC Board of Trustees. Immediately</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">following dinner and Mr. Gom=E9z's =
remarks, there will be a screening of the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">film "Flag Wars" about =
culture clash in a Columbus neighborhood affected by =
gentrification.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">This film, which premiered on the PBS =
series POV, is a powerful</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">documentary that has sparked =
considerable debate about urban change.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Registration for the Spectrum Dinner =
is separate from conference registration and is</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">available at </FONT><A =
HREF=3D"http://www.oclc.org/news/announcements/announcement101.htm"><U><F=
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FACE=3D"Arial">http://www.oclc.org/news/announcements/announcement101.htm=
</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">The OLC Diversity Conference has a =
national reputation for the quality of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">its educational program and the =
breadth of its approach. Please attend and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">bring your managers, your staff, your =
trustees, and anyone else who is</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">interested in making library services =
broadly accessible.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Carol Verny</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Director of Library & Member =
Services</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">OHIONET</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">1500 West Lane Avenue</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Columbus, OH 43221</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">614-486-2966, x33</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Fax: 614-486-1527</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">800-686-8975</FONT>
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