PNLA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
submitted by Sue Sherif  

The registration for PNLA ANNUAL CONFERENCE in SUN VALLEY, IDAHO went out on the slow boat again this year; however, this year you still have time to register. The conference will be in August 12-15.

If you did not receive a registration packet, please contact Kevin Booe at the Boise Public Library (208-384-4029). You will also find conference information at the PNLA Web Site. It is also linked under Related Organizations on the AkLA Site. Registration forms are available on the web site if you have Adobe Acrobat installed on your machine.

There will be many interesting programs and the setting, as with most PNLA conferences, will be splendid. I think that many of you will be interested in the outstanding preconference on Wednesday, August 12. The topic is LIBRARIES, THE INTERNET, and THE FIRST AMENDMENT: STRATEGIES FOR THE FUTURE. The workshop will feature Karen Schneider, prominent evaluator of software filters and co-moderator of PUBLIB; ALA President Ann Symons, former ALA Intellectual Freedom Chair Candace Morgan, and June Pinnell-Stephens, president of the Freedom to Read Foundation. Many of us have had the opportunity to see Ann and June present and know what an excellent job they do, but to have Ann, June, Candace, and Karen all on the same program will make for a powerful program.

This wonderful opportunity will be available much closer to home and in a much more informal atmosphere than any of our national library conferences, so I urge you to attend. In addition, you will have the opportunity to hear from the PNLA Young Reader's Choice winners.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Sue Sherif  Alaska PNLA Representative

MLA Satellite Teleconference -- Evidence-Based Health Care
submitted by Kathleen Gaydos

Evidence-Based Health Care in Action is MLA's first multi-level distance education program. This education opportunity includes a satellite teleconference on September 16, 1998, Journal Clubs, CE courses at the 1999 MLA Annual Meeting, and more.

Learn from experts in the field, including Rosanne Leipzig, MD; Ann McKibbon; Jean Sullivant; David Slawson, MD; Carol Scherrer; Robert Mrtek, Ph.D.; and Gabriel Rios.

To find out more information about EBHC in Action and to register for the teleconference, please check MLANET.

If you have questions, please contact Kathleen Gaydos, MLA continuing education coordinator via email or 312/419-9094 x29.