On Thursday, April 29, the LLOPS Professional Development Committee presented the 2010 Professional Development Workshop: “The Social Librarian: Changing the Landscape of Library Interactions.” It was an educational and entertaining day at the Federal Courthouse where we had nearly fifty registrants.

Our morning speakers were Kevin O’Keefe, CEO of LexBlog, Inc. and Jason Preston, from Parnassus Group. Kevin talked to us about the history of social media, the evolution of social media applications and their current uses in the legal industry. Jason gave a presentation on social media and how we could use it in our organizations. Our first afternoon session featured a presentation by Elaine Jennerich from the University of Washington Libraries on the importance of recognition in the workplace. Finally, the day ended with a smashing session by Renee Smith Nyberg from New Lens Consulting, where we participated in an interactive activity involving dinner plates and a discussion of change in the workplace.

Lunch was a delicious assortment of sandwiches and salads catered by Herban Feast.

LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters provided generous sponsorships of $1500 each which helped the committee buy supplies for the interactive exercise with Renee Smith Nyberg and provide a $200 honorarium for each speaker.

We sent a SurveyMonkey survey out to attendees, and we received a mostly positive response. Most respondents enjoyed the day; some liked one half of the day better than the other.

The committee had a lot of fun putting this workshop together. Thanks to Lori Fossum, Holly Gale, Erin Hoffrance and Kristine Lloyd for making the day a great success. Thanks also to Tim Sheehy and the staff at the Federal Courthouse for providing the great location and for being fantastic hosts.

Respectfully submitted,

Jennifer Hill

LLOPS Professional Development Committee Chair, 2009-10

Registration fees received………………….$2,665

Expenses (food, supplies, honoraria)…………($2,657)

Profit………………………………………..$8

Sponsorhips…………………………………$3,000