Our program is packed with the hottest names in our profession. Sunday's featured speakers are two of the most highly regarded authorities on school libraries and technology, Ross Todd and Alan November. Author and motivational speaker Tim Green will speak at lunch, and AASL President-Elect Susan Ballard will be our dinner speaker. Sunday's program will also include an Author Meet & Greet, Exhibit Hall Opening Reception, the MSLA awards, and a special after-dinner presentation and book signing by author Jeff Kinney (Diary of a Wimpy Kid).

On Monday, we'll feature school library greats Joyce Valenza, Buffy Hamilton and Christopher Harris, 2010 AASL School Library Program of the Year winner (and your CASL colleague) Michelle Luhtala, author Jarrett Koroszka, Karen Brennan of MIT's Scratch project, and Universal Design Specialist Lori Cooney, along with many other notable colleagues from our state and region. A first on Monday will be the public judging and announcement of the winners of MSLA's annual and ever-popular Bookmark Contest.We'll have a whole batch of different authors for you to meet and greet on Monday, and we'll end the day with a block-buster panel discussion with our featured speakers on the Future of School Libraries.

You can register with a credit card or purchase order online at www.regonline.com/msla2012.

You'll find details about all of our speakers and presentations on the MSLA web site (www.maschoolibraries.org), along with a mail-in registration form for those who prefer that option.

We're excited about our new venue at the Hyannis Resort and Conference Center. We think you'll enjoy this lovely facility and all the amenities it has to offer. The hotel is ready to take your reservations now. Single/double room rates are $105, plus 11.7% MA occupancy tax. Just call the Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis Group Reservations Office at(866) 828-9111 or (508) 775-7775 and say you are attending Massachusetts School Library Association Conference 2012.

We hope you'll say you'll to join us for the best professional development opportunity of the year for anyone who supports, works in or with school libraries