[CASL-L] Invitation from Kathy Lowe of the Massachusetts School Library Association

[Michelle Luhtala]

Dear CASL Colleagues,

The MSLA Conference Committee has planned a fantastic program for our
annual conference, March 4-5, 2012 in Hyannis on Cape Cod and we'd like to
invite you to join us!

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 <http://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 <%28866%29%20%20828-9111> 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

-- 
Kathy Lowe, Executive Director
Massachusetts School Library Association
PO Box 658
Lunenburg, MA 01462
klowe at maschoolibraries.org
Phone/fax: 978-582-6967

MA Learning4Life (L4L) Coordinator and AASL Lesson Plan
Database<http://aasl.jesandco.org/>
 Lead Moderator
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