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Thinking Outside the Box – Programme
Thursday, November 5th
10.00 a.m.
Registration of delegates at The Marriott Hotel, Ashbourne. (Tea/Coffee on arrival)
10.45 a.m to 11.00 a.m.
Official opening of Conference by Siobhán Fitzpatrick, President of the Library Association of Ireland
11.00 a.m. to 11.45 a.m.
Bealtaine: an evaluation of partnership in action by Ann Leahy, Assistant CEO, Age and Opportunity, and library speaker (t.b.c.)
11.45 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Serving multi-cultural communities the Spanish Way by Rachel Ford and Gisela Sendra, Biblioteca Gandia, Spain
12.30 p.m. to 1.15pm.
Twenty-first Century Reading Partnerships by Miranda McKearney, OBE, Director of The Reading Agency
1.15 p.m
Buffet Lunch in Grill 21 Restaurant
2.45 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.
The Meath Healthy Reading Scheme by Jim Cullen, Senior Clinical Psychologist, HSE, followed by a guided tour of Ashbourne Library.
8.00 p.m.
Conference Dinner in the Rath Ballroom
Guests of Honour: Councillor William Carey, Cathaoirleach of Meath County Council, and Mr Tom Dowling, Meath County Manager
After dinner speaker – Trish Wylie, award-winning author
Friday, November 6th
9.30 a.m. to 10.15 a.m.
Looking into the Past and towards the future: approaches to Local Studies by Frances Tallon, Senior Executive Librarian, Meath County Council and Colm McQuinn, Fingal Archives Service.
10.15 a.m to 11.00 a.m
A perfect fit: FÁS eLearning at the Library by Colm Hughes, Head of Lifelong Learning at FÁS and Betty Boardman, Executive Librarian, Fingal County Libraries.
11.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.
Tea/Coffee
11.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Partnership in action Quickfire round, including:
The Adult Learners’ Festival by Bernie Brady, Director of Aontas
Starting with start pages by Eddie Byrne, Dublin City Public Libraries
12.30 p.m. to 1.00 p.m. General Meeting of the Section
1.15 p.m.
Conference Close and Lunch in Grill 21