ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries


102 /  C&RL  News

Utah Library Association Annual Conference welcomes 
ACRL

By Sally M. Patrick

Conference Chair, Utah Library 
Association A nnual Conference

T he U tah Library Association (ULA) will hold its 
annual conference April 13-15,1992, concurrently 
with ACRL’s 6th National C onference in Salt Lake 
City, April 12-14. ULA m em bers w elcom e our 
ACRL colleagues and hope th at th e  program m ing 
and exhibit opportunities from  each association will 
enhance th e  experience for all participants.

ULA’s conference th em e is “Success Through 
Diversity.” T h e conference program s will be h eld  at 
th e  D o u bletree H otel an d  th e  exhibits will b e  in the 
ACRL exhibit area in th e  Salt Palace. T he ULA 
exhibits will feature w estern regional publishers 
and a w ell-stocked com bined book exhibit. The 
registration rate for ULA o r ACRL m em bers is $35 
($50 after M arch 13,1992). T he fee for individuals 
registering for b oth conferences is $25 ($40 after
M arch 13, 1992).

Please look over th e  details below  an d  additional 
inform ation in th e  January issue o f C &R L  News, fill 
out th e  registration form on th e  next page, and send 
it in promptly. W e look forward to seeing you!

“Success through Diversity” 
conference highlights

Author functions
Monday, April 13, luncheon with Gary Paulsen. 

Gary Paulsen, N ewbery H o n o r Award w inner
for H atchet an d  The W in ter Room, is a favorite
with juvenile and young adult librarians. H e
thrills readers o f all ages w ith his exciting
stories.

Tuesday, April 14, luncheon with Barbara
Kingsolver. Projecting a new  release this
s p rin g , a w a r d -w in n in g  w r i t e r  B a r b a r a
Kingsolver has received international acclaim
for h e r sensitivity to w om en. She is b est known
for h e r books The Bean Trees and Animal
Dreams.

Tuesday, April 14, a gala evening with Tony
Hillerman. Legendary author o f rich tales o f
th e  d esert Southwest, Tony H illerm an is re ­
leasing a new  book soon en titled  M udhead

 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Kiva. It promises to b e  ju st as popular as his 
num erous other successes, including A T h ie f o f  
Time. Join Mr. Hillerm an for a reception and 
dinner as he discusses how th e  crafting o f this 
novel was influenced by a river trip down the 
beautiful San Juan River in Southeastern Utah.

Post-conferences
T he following post-conferences will be offered 

on April 15 at th e  D ou b letree H otel (you do not 
n e ed  to register for th e  ULA conference to  atten d  
th e  post-conference).

H ere’s how to C.O.P.E.—creating opportuni­
ties for personal empowerment given by 
Kaycee Hale, executive d irector o f th e  Re­
source and R esearch C en ter o f th e  Fashion 
In stitu te o f D esign & M erchandising. This 
post-conference will cover personal an d  p ro ­
fessional em pow erm ent, coping skills for suc­
cess into th e  21st century, stress reduction, 
problem -solving in th e  workplace, an d  m an­
aging change. She is a truly inspiring speaker.

Creativity: (What it is and how to use it) given by 
Susan Jurow, Office o f M anagem ent Studies. 
This w orkshop is d esigned to  im prove library 
effectiveness through th e  application o f cre­
ative problem-solving strategies to  library pro b ­
lems an d  concerns. It will assist individuals in 
m aking th e  b e st possible use o f personal 
strengths in th e  developm ent and im plem en­
tation o f  new  ideas.

Total quality management in government, or 
how to thrive on chaos and achieve TQM
given by  Roger Kirkham, president, American 
Training Alliance. This post-conference will 
cover th e  basic principles o f Total Quality 
M anagem ent an d  im plem entation strategies 
which could b e  effective in public sector appli­
cations. H e re  is an opportunity to learn an 
overview o f one o f th e  m ost popular m anage­
m e n t topics o f th e  decade.



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