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SILS Welcomes ALA President-elect Leslie Burger
October 31, 2005 — Leslie Burger, president-elect of the American Library Association, will be visiting the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the keynote speaker at the Today's Leaders/Tomorrow's Libraries evening event on Monday, Nov. 7.
Burger's lecture, “Transforming Libraries for the 21 st Century: A Call to Action,” will be followed by a reception and panel discussion at the School of Information and Library Science (SILS) on UNC's campus. The panel discussion titled, "Uniting Education and Practice: Preparing Students for Tomorrow's Workforce,” will highlight how library school curricula prepares students for professional positions. It will feature Burger and panelists Dr. José-Marie Griffiths, dean of SILS at UNC; Dr. Irene Owens, dean of the School of Information and Library Science at North Carolina Central University; Rebecca Vargha, president-elect of the Special Libraries Association and SILS head librarian at UNC; and moderator Dr. David Carr, a SILS professor at UNC.
Panelists
Leslie Burger, president elect, American Library Association and director for the Princeton Public Library.
Dr. José-Marie Griffiths, dean of the School of Information and Library Science, UNC.
Dr. Irene Owens, dean of
the School of Library and Information Science at North Carolina Central University.
Rebecca Vargha, president-elect of the Special Libraries Association and SILS head librarian at UNC.
Moderator
Dr. David Carr, Associate Professor, School of Information and Library Science, UNC.
Burger is currently the director for the Princeton Public Library and the founder of her consulting firm, Library Development Solutions, where she has overseen more than 100 library development projects. Over the last five years, Burger's life has been dedicated to the 62,000 square foot Princeton Public Library, which opened to an enthusiastic community in April 2004.
She raised the profile of the library by building partnerships within the community and challenging notions of what a public library means for local residents. She ultimately convinced donors to contribute $21 million to the library's capital and endowment campaigns. Burger is recognized as an accomplished speaker, writer and consultant and is recognized by colleagues for her expertise in the media on issues related to the future of libraries, revitalizing downtown areas, and fundraising.
The event begins at 5:30 p.m. in room 209 of Manning Hall with Burger's keynote address, followed by a reception in the lobby at 6:30 p.m. The panel discussion will begin at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
For a map of visitor parking, please see: http://www.lib.unc.edu/visitorinfo.html In addition to parking areas noted on the Web site, limited spaces may be available on campus after 5 p.m.
For more information, contact Michael Habib or Stefanie Warlick.
Access a pdf version of the event flier at: http://www.ils.unc.edu/~scala/leaders.pdf
This event is sponsored by the Graduate and Professional Student Federation, the Student Chapter of the ALA , the Student Chapter of the SLA, the Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists, the University Libraries, and the School of Information and Library Science. All organizations are at the UNC at Chapel Hill.