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2008 Annual Conference
Programming
Preconference:
LeadershipPlentyTM: Building
Strategic Partnerships to Move from Talk to Action Tuesday
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Join Mary Beth
Harrington as she continues the LeadershipPlentyTM
series. Learn
to build strategic partnerships between diverse organizations and individuals to
effectively marshal community resources. Examine leadership strategies for
charting the journey from community vision to concrete action.
Preregistration required.
Mary Beth
Harrington, certified trainer, LeadershipPlentyTM
Project (Austin). Cosponsored with the TALL Texans Round Table
Practical Metrics: A Performance Yardstick
Wednesday 4:00 - 5:50
pm
Develop a practical understanding of using metrics to measure the
effectiveness of an organization. Apply this knowledge to market your
library and secure additional funding.
A business meeting follows the program.
Presented by
Kerry McGeath, deputy director/community services,
Southlake Public Library.
*A SMART Blog!*
Did you know that SMART has a blog? If not, check it out! You can access TLA
blogs by logging into the members only part of the TLA web site.
Congratulations to our new
officers: Beth Perry, chair-elect,
and Beth Thomsett-Scott, secretary-treasurer.
The B2's are looking forward to an active and exciting year under the
leadership of
Kerry McGeath, our 2007-2008 chair.
Purpose of the Round Table:
(formerly known as the Administration Round Table)
Quoted in a letter
from Pat Murphey to Richard L. O’Keeffe,
President of the Texas Library Association, March 11, 1974. (Texas State
Archives)
SMART (the Supervision, Management, and
Administration Round Table) "is a means of staying professionally aware
and informed. Such a Round Table can be an excellent vehicle for
continuing education. Utilizing not only library personnel, but others in
management, finance, business administration, automation, networking,
audio-visual, education, etc., seminars and mini-courses can be offered to
members. Although the format of our annual conference has changed to
accommodate the mini-course and seminar, there needs to be an opportunity
for administrators to get together and discuss common problems and needs.
I like to think that by offering a relevant Round Table, we can enhance
the true value of our association with TLA.”
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