The annual national conference of the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) will be held this fall in Sacramento on September 19-21, 2008. The conference focus is for libraries serving a population of 25,000 or fewer. Conference information and registration is available at www.webjunction.org/arsl . This link also takes you to the WebJunction Rural and Small Library community page, a portal to a plethora of resources.

The keynote speakers and workshops for the conference include
George Needham and Joan Frye Williams
Bill Harmer, Head of Adult Services, Chelsea District Library "Serving Seniors: Giving Them What They Want"
Jessamyn West, Library Technologist (and longtime blogger) "Tiny Libraries, Tiny Tech"
Betty Ann Delahay, ICMA's "Local Government and Public Libraries Partnership Initiative"

As an Idaho librarian, if you are interested in attending, contact Shirley Hansen, Continuing Education Consultant at Idaho Commission for Libraries, regarding a CE grant for 1st Time Attendee.