Library Supporters Network

8:30-9:00 a.m.	Sign-In, Exhibits & Refreshments
9:00-10:00 a.m.	Keynote Address Your Library, Your Community: A Vital Alliance Patrick Heath - TLA President-Elect & 20-Year Mayor of Boerne, TX
10:00-10:30 a.m.	Break for Exhibits & Refreshments
10:30-11:15 a.m.	Sessions 501(c)3: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly * Christi H. Stinson, CPA and CAE, - Funding Information Center Executive Director For Those Fun-Loving People on Boards: Duties, Meetings & Other Stuff Cecil Carter, Member of Lake Cities Library Board & 4 other boards Friends & Foundation Volunteers - Getting 'Em, Keeping 'Em & Making 'Em Dance & Sing & Smile Julie Ousley, Texas Library Association / Library Friends, Trustees & Advocates (TLA / LiFTA) Chair-Elect and President of the New Braunfels Public Library Board President Friends Selling on the Internet Jerry E. Hunt, Friends of the Arlington Public Library, Inc, Vice President - Book Sales How to Convey Your Library’s Value to City Council Members, County Commissioners & the Public Patrick Heath, TLA President-Elect & 20-Year Mayor of Boerne, TX
11:15-11:30 a.m.	Break for Exhibits & Refreshments
11:30-12:15 p.m.	Sessions 501(c)3: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly * Christi H. Stinson, CPA, CAE - Funding Information Center Executive Director Acronym Soup … Library Style Adam Wright, North Texas Library Partners Executive Director Discover the Secret Weapons You Have That Can Keep 'Em Coming Back & Wanting More Tina Hager, Little Elm Public Library Director Not Bored Board Volunteers - Vision for the Long Haul (& Not Letting the Good Ones Get Away!) Julie Ousley, Texas Library Association / Library Friends, Trustees & Advocates (TLA / LiFTA) Chair-Elect and President of the New Braunfels Public Library Board President Strengthening Our Friends' Group: What's Next? Carolyn Davidson Brewer, North Texas Library Partners Assistant Director
12:15-1:30 p.m.	Break for Lunch, Exhibits & Table Talks
1:30-2:15 p.m.	Sessions Boards, Friends & Foundations: Who Is Who & What Do They Do? * Steve Standefer, City Librarian for the city of Mansfield Designing Advertising Materials 101 Nell Callison, North Texas Library Partners Outreach & Special Projects Coordinator Not Bored Board Volunteers - Vision for the Long Haul (& Not Letting the Good Ones Get Away!) Julie Ousley, Texas Library Association / Library Friends, Trustees & Advocates (TLA / LiFTA) Chair-Elect and President of the New Braunfels Public Library Board President One City / One Book Programs - Mansfield Reads! Paula Highfill, Friends of the Mansfield Public Library President & Mansfield Reads! Chair Supervising & Managing Volunteers Yoko Matsumoto, Arlington Public Library Literacy Coordinator
2:15-2:30 p.m.	Break for Exhibits & Refreshments
2:30-3:15 p.m.	Sessions Discover the Secret Weapons You Have That Can Keep 'Em Coming Back & Wanting More Tina Hager, Little Elm Public Library Director Friends & Foundation Volunteers - Getting 'Em, Keeping 'Em & Making 'Em Dance & Sing & Smile Julie Ousley, Texas Library Association / Library Friends, Trustees & Advocates (TLA / LiFTA) Chair-Elect and President of the New Braunfels Public Library Board President Idea Sharing: Colleyville’s Race to Read, Mansfield Writes - & YOU! Mary Rodne, Colleyville Public Library Director; Paula Highfill, Friends of the Mansfield Public Library President & Mansfield Reads! Chair Increase Your Grant-Writing Success - Tips from a Pro * Cecil Carter, Economic Development Specialist - Center for Rural Competitivenessr Starting a Website: Clearing the First Hurdles Judy Daniluk, North Texas Library Partners Webmaster & Technology Consultant
3:15-3:30 p.m.	Door Prizes