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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ------------------ Greetings to all=21 With the 1999 ARLIS/NA conference fast approaching = Public Library Division members will want to mark on their calendars several = important events scheduled this year in Vancouver. The annual business meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 30th from 11:00 = am to 12:30 pm. Items on the agenda will be the selection of a moderator/Update column = editor (you'll remember that we combined the two positions into one) for the next conference year and discussion of the 2000 ARLIS/NA conference in = Pittsburgh, PA. The conference program chair, Mona L. Chapin wrote that the theme will = be =22Links to the Past--Bridges to the Future=22 and asked that we discuss any= ideas we might have for programs or other contributions. The Update column. We could probably make better use of this feature of ARLIS/NA membership. Possibities include highlighting the public libraries located in or near the upcoming conference locations, renovation or building plans undertaken or planned=3B new technologies and material recently = acquired or anticipated, etc. There are many possibilities for increasing the value of = the Update column, Another subject which we might revisit is the establishment of a Public = Library Division list as a forum for public library issues. The need for such a = vehicle may be more apparent now that many of us have access to the Internet. We have scheduled a discussion group session following the business meeting (March 30) from 1:00 to 2:30 pm. Members who were at the San Antonio = conference in 1997 might remember that we had a very stimulating exchange of ideas and =22how-we-do-it-at-our-library=22 testimonies at that time. There is strong= support for making this an annual event. Last, but certainly not least, will be a panel session entitled =22Is My = Artist Listed? Bibliographic Instruction for the Public in Artist and Price = Research=22 on Sunday, March 28, from 3:30 to 5:30 pm. This very promishing program, sponsored by the Public Library Division, was put together by Jill Connor = (Brand Library, Glendale (Calif.) Public library) and will be moderated by Jeri = Byrne (Beverly Hills Public Library). We expect the program to be popular and = highly informative. Please feel free to e-mail or telephone me concerning any items that = individuals would like to discuss at the business meeting. I look forward to seeing everyone in Vancouver. Carl R. Baker Public Library Division moderator Beverly Hills Public Library Fine Arts Division 444 N. Rexford Drive Beverly Hills, CA 90210 310.288.2273 cbaker=40ci.beverly-hills.ca.us