Make plans to attend!
Empire State Plaza Convention Center
Albany, New York

SALS schedule of activities and appointments

8:00 – 9:30 AM Legislative Breakfast Reception – NYLA hosts an informal buffet breakfast for legislators and staff to meet with library advocates from around the state in Meeting Room Six in the Concourse of the Empire State Plaza.

9:30 AM Assemblyman Jim Tedisco – LOB 933

10:00 AM Assemblywoman T. Sayward – LOB 940

10:00 AM Senator Betty Little — LOB 903

10:30 AM Assemblyman Bob Reilly – LOB 452 (with UHLS)

11:30 AM – Noon Rally and Speeches – Library advocates rally in Meeting Room Six to voice their support for library funding and provide a demonstration of the strength of the library community to legislators. Various speakers are scheduled.

Noon – 1:00 PM Lunch on your own

1:00 PM Senator Hugh Farley – LOB 412

1:30 PM Assemblyman Roy McDonald – LOB 402 (with UHLS)

2:00 PM Mike Fox (for Senator Joe Bruno) – 433A Capitol Building (with MVLS & CDLC)

Save the date: April 11, 2008 at the Melville Marriott on Long Island.

Location: Saratoga Springs Public Library

Register with lunch choice by Februray 1, 2008, Jennifer Ferriss jferriss@sals.edu

Smoked Turkey (Cranberry Salad, Cheddar, Honey Mustard in a Whole Wheat Wrap)
Veggie (Eggplant, Artichoke Tapenade, Roasted Red Peppers, Provolone in a Red Pepper Wrap)
Honey Ham (Pepper Jack, Spicy Mustard on Whole Wheat Bread)

All lunches come with Pretzels, Carrots & Pepperchini, Cookie & Bottled Water

SALS members: Free
Non members: $15

Join us for a performers’ showcase, summer reading update, hands on youth programming roundtables, and featured speaker, Linda Braun, author of Teens, Technology, and Literacy; Or Why Bad Grammar Isn’t Always Bad.

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