Susan Sharpless Smith

Last weekend the American Library Association held its annual conference in Washington, DC. I am on the LITA National Forum Planning Committee for the October conference and the committee meets at both midwinter and ALA annual. In addition, my new book was being introduced at the ALA Store, so that was a big deal for [...]

I just returned from a longer than planned trip to Salt Lake City where I attended the LITA National Forum. I am on the planning committee for the conference so it was a busy conference where I played a much different role than I normally do as a mere presenter or attendee! Erik and Lauren [...]

Tomorrow, I’ll be heading to Cincinnati to attend the LITA National Forum where Erik and I will be making a presentation on Saturday afternoon. Look for blog activity on the professional development blog for the library, and for pictures of the trip.

Announcing our Session Immediately upon finishing up at the Harvard Leadership Institute, I hopped on a plane and headed to Minneapolis to attend the Merlot International Conference. Lauren Pressley, Kevin Gilbertson and I were accepted to present on our library’s campus-wide blog and wiki services that we implemented in the last academic year. It was [...]

Mickey and Minnie at Downtown Disney Originally uploaded by CellPhoneSusie I’m in Anaheim for several days to attend the Annual ALA Conference. Follow my activities on the ZSR Professional Development blog. So far, two days in, I’ve found that Anaheim is great if you are here to go to Disneyland, but isn’t geared toward too [...]

Susan Presenting At Lilly South Conference This past weekend, Lynn and presented a session on our South trip at the Lilly South Conference in Greensboro. You can read details about my experiences in the ZSR Library Professional Development blog.

Liberty Bell I just arrived home after spending 3 days in Philadelphia attending the 2008 American Libraries Association Midwinter Conference. Details of my activities can be seen on the ZSR Library Professional Development Blog.

Best Way to Tour a City Originally uploaded by CellPhoneSusie I got an early start this morning ( 4 am) to travel to Denver to attend the 2007 LITA National Forum. With the 2 hour time difference coupled with an ungodly early flight, I was settled in my hotel and ready to explore the city [...]

Washington Monument in the Evening Originally uploaded by CellPhoneSusie I’m in Washington, D.C. attending the annual ALA (American Library Association) conference. I’ll be here 3 days attending educational sessions and committee meetings. I’m blogging on ZSR Library’s Professional Development Blog, so take a look at it for a report on my activities here!

Last weekend I traveled to Seattle to attend the ALA Midwinter Conference. It was my first time to attend this one as I was recently appointed to an ALA committee – the Instructional Technology Committee, a sub-committee in the Instruction Section of ACRL. To read about my experiences at the conference, check out our new [...]