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Save the Date

The Association's Annual Meeting will take place at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, Boynton Beach, on Wednesday, May 28. The guest speaker will be Eliot Kleinberg of the Palm Beach Post.  Mr. Kleinberg is a noted author and lecturer on Florida history.  We will also have our business meeting, which will include the annual report, the election of Board members, and an opportunity to renew your membership ($10).  A tour of the Oscar C. Schorp library will follow the meeting.  We will gather at 2:30 for networking, with the meeting at 3:00.  A Google map is provided here.

PBCLA Contribution

The Board sent a check in the amount of $300 to FLA's Campaign to Convince Floridians of the Value of Libraries.

Recent Events

The April meeting featured David Pena, from Miami Dade College,     Heidi Estrin, from Congregation B'nai Israel in Boca Raton, and Donna Smith, from the Palm Beach County Library System.  Each shared their experiences in both getting started publishing and the work involved in writing for publishing.  David Pena, as editor of the Journal of Access Services, gave an editor's perspective on writing and getting work published.  Donna Smith and Heidi Estrin both talked about getting started by reviewing books.  Thanks to all three for the pointers and encouragement!

Pictures from the event can be found by clicking here.

Their outlines and notes are available on Google Docs:

David Pena

Donna Smith

Heidi Estrin

Past Events

Visit our new blog to view an archive of past events.  Visit http://pbclablog.blogspot.com/

Scholarship Award

The Palm Beach County Library Association will announce the winner of its $700 scholarship award at the Annual Meeting to be held May 28.

Membership Dues

Renewals and new memberships paid at this time will cover your membership through June 30, 2009.  Payment, with updated contact information for the Directory may be sent to the address below or may be paid in person at our May 28 Annual meeting.

Who We Are

PBCLA is a professional organization open to any person interested in library service.

Our purpose:

For More Information

Please e-mail 2007-08 PBCLA President Elena Romeo (eromeo at vpslibrary dot net). Annual dues are $10.00. New members are welcome at any time, but the membership year runs from July 1 to June 30.  Download an application form here.