*** Please excuse cross-posting and multiple postings *** It's going to be spooktacular! * Hear Nancy Pearl speak on "The Pleasures and Perils of a Life of Reading" * Find out who has the bragging rights to say "I am wicked sweet" as the Colorado Librarian of the Year * You may turn into a pumpkin if you miss the authors of Why Business People Speak Like Idiots * Learn which library has both the tricks and treats of an Outstanding Library Website You'll have a frightfully good time. 2007 Colorado Association of Libraries Conference November 8th - 10th 2007 Holiday Inn DIA John Q. Hammons Convention Center CAL Awards Dinner Friday, November 9th, 2007 at 5:30 pm Dinner tickets can be purchased when registering for the CAL Conference Some of the awards presented include: Career Achievement; Colorado Librarian of the Year; Exemplary Library Media Center; Exemplary Library Service to Diverse Populations; Library Benefactor; Library Partner; Jean Maio Literacy; Technology Project; Outstanding Administrator; Outstanding Library Website; Outstanding Volunteer Service; and Project of the Year. For a description of each award, visit <http://www.cal-webs.org/committees1_2.html> http://www.cal-webs.org/committees1_2.html CAL Keynote Presentations For more information, visit <http://www.cal-webs.org/keynotes.html#1> http://www.cal-webs.org/keynotes.html#1 * Thursday, November 8 Nancy Pearl: The Pleasures and Perils of a Life of Reading * Friday, November 9 Brian Fugere or Jon Warshawsky: Speaking on the book Why Business People Speak Like Idiots * Friday, November 9 Dr. Loriene Roy: Can an ALA President Get RadiCAL? * Saturday, November 10 Nancy Kranich: Information, Civic Engagement and Human Rights Saturday, November 10 Nick Arvin: Fiction, War, and Community: Not Necessarily in that Order