About the PLA Conference

Welcome...

...to the Public Library Association 2012 Conference website.

As we countdown to conference this will be the place to come for details on the nearly 200 educational, entertaining, and exciting events of next year’s conference in Philadelphia.

—Marcia Warner, PLA President

About PLA 2012

The PLA Conference is the premier professional development event for public librarians, public library workers, trustees, Friends, library vendors, and others with an interest in public libraries.

PLA 2012 will be held March 13–17, 2012 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, located in the heart of the Center City district at 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PLA 2012 will provide opportunities to learn new ideas, share success stores, hear best practices, and meet colleagues from across the county and around the world.

PLA Conference Committee

Karen Danczak-Lyons (Chair), Chicago (Ill.) Public Library
Sara Dallas (Program Chair), Southern Adirondack (N.Y.) Library System
Siobhan A. Reardon (Local Arrangements Chair), Free Library of Philadelphia, Pa.
Audra L. Caplan (PLA Past-President 2010–2011), Baltimore, Md.
Sari Feldman (PLA Past-President 2009–2010) Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Public Library
Marcia A. Warner (PLA President) Grand Rapids (Mich.) Public Library

PLA Conference Program Subcommittee

Sara Dallas (Chair), Southern Adirondack (N.Y.) Library System
Elaine A. Baker, Mid Columbia (Wash.) Libraries
Brian A. Bannon, San Francisco (Calif.) Public Library
Ronald Block, Jacksonville (Fla.) Public Library
Martha Camacho (Emerging Leader), Los Angeles, Calif.
Rose M. Chenoweth, Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center
Erica Cherup (Emerging Leader), Columbus (Ohio) Metropolitan Library
Kimberlee A. DeNero-Ackroyd, Willoughby (Ohio) Public Library
Ruth Ellen Faklis, Prarie Trails (Ill.) Library
Jenna Hecker (Emerging Leader), University of Albany (N.Y.), SUNY
Nate Hill, San Jose (Calif.) Public Library
Theresa A. Jehlik, Omaha (Neb.) Public Library
Kendi L. Kelley, Nicholasville, Ky.
Abby Kiracofe (Emerging Leader), Columbus (Ohio) Metropolitan Library
Linda Mielke, Butte County (Calif.) Library
Fatima K. Perkins, Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Public Library
Sarah Townsend, Norfolk (Va.) Public Library
Jay Lamar Turner, Georgia Public Library Service
Kate Walker (Emerging Leader), Anderson (S.C.) County Library

PLA Conference Local Arrangements Subcommittee

Siobhan A. Reardon (Chair), Free Library of Philadelphia, Pa.
Hedra L. Packman, Free Library of Philadelphia, Pa.

You can access information about the most recent past PLA conferences here.