Rapid Reviews :  Join library veterans for booktalks of the best adult reading published since last May. You, too, can learn to promote the best in your collection, and we'll tell you how.

Green Mountain Book Award:  Catch a teen view of the latest GMBA list as student reviewers share their enthusiasm for individual titles via video clips.

Hannah Peacock, Ellen Arapakos, Annie Brabazon, Judith Flint, Susan Hennessey, Mary Neville Hood, Kathy Johnson, Jessica Langlois, Dollinda Lund, & Martha M. Walke

“Reality Is What You Make It:  Collection Management in Two Vermont Academic Libraries”: Discover collection management philosophies and techniques from the front lines of library service delivery in an experiential college learning environment AND from the collection management/tech services division of a liberal arts college. Learn about evidence-based content decisions: analyzing usage statistics, allocation formulas that shift a significant portion of book purchasing toward high circulation subject areas, decisions tied to cost-per-use, new subscriptions based on evidence of “expected use.” The panel will examine what can rationally be accomplished with a small staff and presents provocative questions and propositions intended to elicit responses and discussion from attendees.

Laura Crain, Saint Michael’s College and Ben Johnson, Vermont Technical College

School-Age Programming on a Shoestring : Are you ready for the school-age crew this summer? Gail offers art, crafts and basic science programs to get you through some long hot days of summer programming.

Gail Lavaude - Bradford Public Library

Programs & Storytimes for Children & Teens with Special Needs : Even in a small town, it's possible to create welcoming, inclusive, individualized programs that serve youth with Asperger’s disorder, youth in wheelchairs, and youth with other disabilities.

Tracey Dugdale & Jan Weiner - Norman Williams Library