Presentations

American Library Association, Washington D.C. Session Presentation, "Research in Youth Services," a panel discussion, June 24, 2007.

New York Library Association. Buffalo, New York. Session presentation, "Conducting Staff Development Workshops," October 27, 2005.

American Association of School Librarians Association. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Poster session, "Conducting Effective Staff Development Workshops," October 7, 2005.

New York Library Media Association. Melville, New York. Session presentation, "Issues and Innovations in the Preparation of School Library Media Specialists," a panel discussion, May 7, 2005.

Wayne Finger Lakes BOCES Library Leadership Academy. Clifton Springs, New York. Session presentation, "Conducting Staff Development for Teachers," with Sue Janczak, January 27, 2005.

Association for Library and Information Science Education Conference. Boston, Massachusetts. Session presentation, "The Impact of Internet Use by Youth on Use of the Public Library by Youth," with June Abbas and Melanie Kimball, January 12, 2005.

International Association of School Librarianship Conference. Dublin, Ireland. Session presentation, "Engaging Students in Storytelling" with Melanie Kimball, June 18, 2004.

New York School Library Media Specialists Conference. Buffalo, New York. Session presentation, "Ready-to-Present: Conducting Effective Staff Development Programs," with Sue Janczak, April 30, 2004.

Eleventh National American Association of School Librarians Conference and Exhibition. Kansas City, Missouri. Session presentation, "Making Multicultural Literature Meaningful," October 2003.

American Library Association Conference. Atlanta, Georgia. Session presentation, "Data for Decision Making: Using Focus Groups in Practice and Research," with Sandra Hughes-Hassell, Pat Bauer, Sarah O'Neal, and Frances Jacobson, April 17, 2002. The presenter shared information from focus group interviews conducted in her case study research for the DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Library Power Initiative.

Florida Library Association Conference. Daytona Beach, Florida. Session presentation, "The Teen Environment," with Pat Bauer, April 10, 2002. This presentation was a follow-up of the research study "Attracting Young Adults to Public Libraries," partially funded by the Frances Henne/YALSA Research Committee. Four public youth librarians that were interviewed in the study were invited to be on a panel with the presenters to discuss aspects of their young adult programs.

Fifth International Forum on Research in School Librarianship. Auckland, New Zealand. Session presentation, "The Impact of Technology on School Library Media Centers in Two Florida School Districts," July 11, 2001. This was an in-depth presentation of a research study conducted over a two-year period.

International Association of School Librarianship Conference. Auckland, New Zealand. Session presentation, "Mother Goose for All Ages," with Marilyn Stauffer, July 10, 2001.

Florida Library Association Conference. Kissimme, Florida. Session presentation, "Attracting Young Adults to Public Libraries," with Pat Bauer, April 11, 2001. This presentation was based on the research findings from the study, "Attracting Young Adults to Public Libraries," partially funded by the Frances Henne/YALSA Research Award.

University of Southern Mississippi Children's Book Festival. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Workshop presentation, "Coretta Scott King and Pura Belpre Awards," with Henrietta Smith, March 22 and 23, 2001.

Pinellas Library Media Specialists District Meeting, Clearwater, Florida. Presentation, "Making Multicultural Literature Meaningful," February 8, 2001.

International Association of School Librarianship Conference. Malmo, Sweden. Session presentation, "Evaluating Your Collection to Facilitate Literacy," with Nancy Everhart, August 9, 2000.

Manatee County Media Specialists District Meeting, Bradenton, Florida. In-service presentation, "Sharing the ALA Notable Children's Books," April 6, 2000.

University of Southern Mississippi Children's Book Festival. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Workshop presentation, "Making Multicultural Literature Meaningful," March 23 and 24, 2000.

Manatee County Media Specialists District Meeting, Bradenton, Florida. In-service presentation, "Collaborating to Improve Reading," March 9, 2000.