2013 Annual Conference and Trade Show: Libraries Spark Imagination
September 25-28, 2013
Niagara Falls, NY
The Conference & Event Center
101 Old Falls Street
Niagara Falls, New York 14303
The Annual Conference and Trade Show, held each October/November around the state, is the largest state library association conference held on the East Coast. Offering a wide variety of programs, special events, networking opportunities, and vendor displays, the NYLA Annual Conference and Trade Show offers educational opportunities for all segments of the library community from library staff to trustees.
Advanced Registration is now closed.
We welcome you to register on-site in Niagara Falls!
Can't wait to get your hands on the Conference Catalog? Download it now by clicking here.
Remember to sign up for Consultant Office Hours
Download the conference promotional brochure by clicking here.
Please note, any 2012 Conference vouchers received due to cancellations must be used by December 31, 2013. Vouchers cannot be used toward membership.
NYLA will be providing a free shuttle from the Buffalo Airport to Niagara Falls on Wednesday, September 25, and returning on Saturday, September 28. Transportation is being provided by the Buffalo Airport Shuttle. To reserve your space, please contact Lauren Roehner. She can be reached either by e-mail (lauren@buffaloairportshuttle.com) or by phone (877-750-2550).
Please be sure to include your Flight number, airline, departure and arrival times, as well as the number of passengers. Use the code "library" when making your reservations.
2013 Conference Programming is now Available!
Thursday, September 26
Friday, September 27
Saturday, September 28
Conference Programs Listed by Sponsor
Conference Programs Listed by Track
What else are we offering in Niagara Falls?
NYLA is proud to announce novelist Alice Hoffman as our 2013 Keynote Speaker!
Click here for more information
Click here for a current list of NYLA 2013 Trade Show Exhibitors
Wine Tasting
Thursday, September 26, 3:00 - 4:00. Join us for a beautiful afternoon of wine, cheese and good company on the Trade Show Floor. Meet and Greet with exhibitors while enjoying wine from some of New York State's finest wineries. Attendees may purchase bottles to be enjoyed at home.
Thanks to our participating wineries to date:
Pecha Kucha Presentations
(Formerly known as Poster Sessions)
Please click here for a listing of this year's Pecha Kucha presentations.
The conference programmers are representatives from all the sections, roundtables, and committees that make up NYLA. It is their hard work that results in the conference as you know it. Many thanks to each and every conference programmer.
2013 Conference Chair
Ellen Rubin - erubin@frontiernet.net
Section Programmers
ASLS/CE Academic & Special Libraries Section - Karen Gardner Athey
LAMS/Lunch Leadership & Management Section - Gillian Thorpe
PLS/CE Public Libraries Section - Sara Dallas
RASS/Lunch Reference & Adult Services Section Kelly Yim
SMART Section on Management of Information Resources and Technology - Ann Penwarden
SSL Section of School Librarians - Livia Sabourin
YSS/CE /Lunch Youth Services Section - MaryJo Smith
Roundtable Programmers
BIRT Bibliographic Instruction - David Titus
CORT Correctional Outreach Resource Team - Judith Doyle
EFRT Empire Friends - Lisa Wemett
ESRT Ethnic Services - Adriana Blancart-Hayward
GIRT Government Information - Rosemary Lasala
IFRT Intellectual Freedom - Rebecca Gerald
NMES New Members - Tinamarie Vella
RLRT Rural Libraries - Leona M. Chereshnoski
RLSP Library Services to Special Populations - Brigid Cahalan
Affiliate Programmers
NY3Rs New York 3Rs Association - Nora Hardy
LTA Library Trustees Association - George L. Stamatiades
NYSLAA New York State Library Assistants' Association - Donna Kuhner
PULISDO New York State Public Library System Directors - Tim Burke
REFORMA Manuel Figueroa
SED / NYSL State Education Department/NYS Library Mary Beth Farr
SLSA School Library Association - Mary Ann Hebert
ULU Urban Librarians Unite Lauren Comito
Council for the Humanities Erika Halstead
Center for the Book Rocco Staino
CE Committee Meg Van Patten
Future NYLA Conferences
2014: Saratoga Spring, November 5 - 8
2015: Lake Placid, October 21 - 24 Celebrating our 125th Anniversary