Program

Date: Friday, October 15, 2010
Location: Stanley Milner Library, Edmonton [map]

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8:30 am - 9:00 am

Registration and coffee [provided]

9:00 am - 9:15 am

Welcome and opening remarks

Louise Reimer

Location: Library Theatre

9:15 am - 10:30 am

Opening Keynote: Rachel Van Riel

Reaching Readers

Slides: Reaching Readers Pt. I
Slides: Reaching Readers Pt. II

Location: Library Theatre

10:30 am - 11:00 am

Coffee [provided]

Location: Centennial Room

11:00 - 12:00 pm

Breakout Session 1

1A: The Media's Role in Supporting Readers
Todd Babiak, author
Ken Davis, host of Bookmark, CKUA Radio
Moderator: Anna-Marie Klassen
Location: Edmonton Room

1B: Reaching Readers Outside the Mainstream
Panel discussion featuring representatives from:
Greater Edmonton Library Association Women's Prison Committee
Centre for Family Literacy
Mennonite Centre for Newcomers
Moderator: Dr. Margaret Mackey
Location: Library Theatre

12:00 pm - 1:30pm

Lunch [not provided]

1:30 pm - 2:15 pm

Breakout Session 2

2A: Big-World Readers
Dr. Margaret Mackey
Moderator: Heide Blackmore
Location: Edmonton Room

2B: Publishing For The New Reading Environment
Glenn Rollans, Lone Pine Publishing
Moderator: Jocelyn Badley
Location: Library Theatre

2:15 pm - 2:45 pm

Coffee [provided]

Location: Centennial Room

2:45 pm - 4:15 pm

Closing Keynote: Ross Todd

Partnerships: Literacy, Learning & Living

Slides: Partnerships for Literacy, Learning, and Living

Location: Library Theatre

4:15 pm - 4:30 pm

Closing remarks

Margaret Mackey

Location: Library Theatre

Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010
Location: Whitemud Crossing Branch, Edmonton Public Library [more info]

Slides: Outside the Library
Slides: Inside the Library