Academic Library Association of Ohio
29th Annual Conference
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Dublin, OH
November 14, 2003

Academic Libraries Connecting with Community: Connecting with Power

Come and listen as our Keynote Speaker Sally Gardner Reed discusses the importance of defining and connecting with "community" to raise awareness about the importance of the library in academe and to raise financial and political support for the library.

Sally Gardner Reed is currently serving as Executive Director of Friends of Libraries, U.S.A. Prior to that, she was Director of Libraries at Norfolk Public Library in Norfolk, VA. Gardner Reed holds a B.A. in English from Colorado State University and an M.A. in Library Science from Northern Illinois University. She has also attended the Senior Executive Institute, Darden School of Business at University of Virginia.

Ms. Reed has authored numerous articles and books; her most recent books are Small Libraries: A Handbook for Successful Management, 2nd ed. (McFarland & Co., 2002) and Making the Case for Your Library (Neal-Schuman, 2001). She has written on a variety of topics including library assessment, volunteers, librarianship, collection development, management and marketing.

Her current and past professional affiliations include ALA, Virginia Library Association, Iowa Library Association, New England Library Association, Vermont Library Association, Bibliographic Center for Research and Research Publications, Inc. She has served ALA in many capacities since 1980 and is currently a member of the Public Awareness Committee (2002-), @Your Library Task Force (2001-), and a past Executive Board Member (1997-2001). She is also serving on the Editorial Board for Journal of Library Administration.

In 2000, Sally was presented the Herbert and Virginia White Award for Promotion of Libraries and Librarianship from ALA.