Join Us
in Hawaii!
The
Offical New Members Business Meeting will
be held on Monday, May 18th from
5:30-7:30PM in the Honolulu Suite 1, Hilton Hawaiian Village.
The agenda - 5:30 – 6:30PM: Business Meeting
- Greetings
and introductions
- A review the NM SIG purpose, goals, and
objectives
- Selection of SIG co-conveners and blog administrators
- Suggestions for programming to co-sponsoring at
the 2010 Annual Meeting
- Open discussion
6:30 - 7:30PM: Discussion Forum
Topic:
Leadership Development for New Librarians and New MLA Members.
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Co-sponsored
Program!
Fusing Career Resources Through Mentoring Roundtables
and Speed Mentoring.
When & Where:
Monday, May 18th from 10:30 - Noon, in Hawaiian Convention
Center (HCC): Room 317A.
About
the Session:
Building on the success of speed mentoring at the previous
annual meetings, "Fusing Career Resources Through
Mentoring" is a two-part interactive session. In part
one, attendees will participate in roundtables designed
to inform and enlighten on the following topics: Anatomy
of MLA, What We Wish We Knew
When We Started Librarianship (Confessions of a Senior
Librarian), and Career
Reinvention.
In part two, attendees will
be paired with library administrators for fifteen-minute
sessions
for resume critiques and career advice. Join us this
year and become fused with career resources. Register
online by May 12, 2009.
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Tips for First Time Conference
Attendees! 
If the 2009 Annual Meeting is your first conference please
review MLA
09 Tips for First Timers & New
Attendees. These tips will help you maximize your
time and get the most of your first conference experience.
Mark Your Calendars! - Colleague
Connection
This popular networking program pairs a new member or first-time attendee
with an experienced member. Once assigned, the pairs work out their own
meeting
schedules. To participate,
either as someone seeking a connection or as a volunteer connecting
with someone attending an MLA annual meeting for the first
time, register online today!
Any questions about Colleague Connection can be directed to
Heidi Schroeder at
517.432.6123 x128.
You're Invited! - New Members/First-time
Attendees Breakfast
Sunday,
May 17 from 6:30 a.m.–8 a.m. in the Hawaiian Convention
Center: Room 305AB.
Is this your first time attending an MLA
annual meeting or are you a new member? Please attend the
New Member/First-time
Attendee Breakfast hosted by the Membership Committee.
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New Members Column in MLA News!
Beginning with the May 2006 issue, MLA News began
publishing a quarterly column featuring issues relevant to
new MLA members and new librarians. Read the previous issues:
- Plant Your Garden: Reflect, Reset, Strategize, and Revive!,
March 2008
- First-career Librarians: Share and Learn, January 2008
- Network! Network! Network! August 2007
- Getting the Most Out of MLA 2007!, May 2007
- Bring Out the Leader in You!, March 2007
- Power Boost Your Membership by Getting Active!, January
2007
- Finding Your First Professional Position, August 2006
- New Special Interest Group Forms, May 2006
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