APALA Conference Programs

CONFERENCE PROGRAMS

The Program and Local Arrangements committees have produced programs that inspire and stimulate as well as provide practical information to members and other appreciative attendees.

The annual APALA Conference, held during the ALA Annual Conference, includes a program, membership meeting and a social function. The programs are usually related to the theme of the current ALA president. Examples of past programs include 1995's "Identity and Achievement -- Proud to be an American, Proud to be Who I Am!" and 1996's "Partners on the Information Superhighway: an Asian Pacific America Perspective," which spotlighted APA achievers in nuclear physics, publishing, play writing, community education, and literature. APA cultural performances and writers' readings of their works were featured in these programs.

2010 Mid-Winter APALA Sponsored and Related Programs and Events
Boston, January 14 ~ 18, 2010

Friday, January 15

7:30 - 9:30pm APALA Executive Board Meeting. Location: Back Bay C, Sheraton Hotel

Saturday, January 16

11:00-11:30 am Tour of Boston Chinatown Storefront Library

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Check out the Storefont Website: http://www.storefrontlibrary.org/
11:45 am -1:00 pm Dim Sum lunch -- Chau Chow City

Please RSVP to Eugenia Beh at eugenia_beh@yahoo.com for both events.

4:00 - 6:00 pm JCLC Fundraiser. (All invited - FREE) - WESTIN - C. Alire's Suite (Presidential Suite 1645)

Sunday, January 17

10:30 am - 12:00 pm APALA All Committee Meeting. (including 30th Anniversary) Location: Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Room 252 A/B
7:00 pm APALA "Dutch Treat" Dinner - Tantric India Bistro (http://www.tantricgrill.com/home/) 123 Stuart Street, Boston, MA 02116. Please bring cash.

Please RSVP to Eugenia Beh at eugenia_beh@yahoo.com

January 18 (Monday)

6:30 am -7:30am Martin Luther King, Jr., Sunrise Breakfast Celebration. Location: Westin Grand Ballroom A/B (attached to the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)

Past Programs

2009 Summer (Chicago, IL)

2009 Mid-Winter (Denver, CO)

2008 (Anaheim, CA)

2007 (Washington, DC)
"Asian American Materials: Preserving Our Histories and Moving Into the Future"

2006 (New Orleans, LA)

2005 (Chicago, IL)

2004 (Orlando, FL)

2003 (Toronto, ON)

2002 (Atlanta, GA)
"Cultural Competency: Library Practices In Eracing Stereotypes And Myths In Our Imagination"

2001 (San Francisco, CA)
"Shared Visions"

2000 (Chicago, IL)
"Asian/Pacific American Librarians: Opportunities and Challenges in a Multiethnic Environment"

1999 (New Orleans, LA)
"Asian American Library Leaders: An Endangered Species"

1998 (Washington, DC)
"Asian American Librarians: Efforts in Global Outreach"

1997 (San Francisco, CA)

1996 (New York, NY)
"Partners On The Information Superhighway: An Asian Pacific America Perspective"

1995 (Chicago, IL)
"Identity And Achievement -- Proud To Be An American, Proud To Be Who I Am!"