Upstate NY YA Conference

[Sue Rokos <MVL_ROKOS@SALS.EDU>]

"Awesome! Teens in Your Library", the second Upstate Librarians' Network
for Teens Conference will be held at the Adirondack Community College,
Glen Falls, NY on May 13, 1994 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  The
Conference will feature YA author Patrice Kindl, author of OWL IN LOVE,
a 1994 ALSC Notable Book and 1994 Recommended Book for Reluctant Young
Adult Readers for its keynote address.

Workshop titles include "Comics, Magazines, Graphic Novels & Paperbacks,"
"Wicked Good! Writing Workshops for Teens," "Plain Talk: Preparing a Needs
Statement for Grant Applications," "Wealth Watchers: Funding Tactics,"
"Multimedia CD's: the Basics," and "Multimedia CD's: An Exhibition."

The registration fee of $25.00 includes continental breakfast, lunch
and handouts.  Deadline for registration in May 6.  The conference is a
cooperative project of the Mohawk Valley Library Association, the Southern
Adirondack Library System, the Upper Hudson Library System and the Clinton-
Essex-Franklin Library System.  CD programs are funded, in part, by a LSCA
Title I grant to the Mohawk Valley Library Association by the New York
State Library.  For more information, contact Elaine Baker at the Southern
Adirondack Library System, 22 Whitney Place, Saratoga Springs, NY 12766,
(518) 584-7300 or sal_baker@sals.edu