Library Policies: From Local to National
*EVENT DATE:* 11 June 2009
*6th International Conference of the Committee for the Support of Libraries*
The Athens Information Resource Center of the American Embassy in Athens
will participate in the 2009 conference organized
by the Committee for the Support of Libraries (CSL) under the auspices of
the Hellenic Ministry of Education.
The committee has organized five conferences in Greece, inviting library and
information professionals from the U.S. and
other European countries. *The 2009 CSL conference will be held at the
French Institute in Athens from June 11 to June 12*.
This year's theme is Library Policies: From National to Local.
Keith Michael Fiels, Executive Director of the American Library Association,
has been invited to speak by U.S. Embassy, Athens
via digital video conference to address how library policies are formed and
implemented in the U.S., and will also discuss ALA's
recent recommendations to President Obama on forming library policy on a
national level.
The Committee for the Support of Libraries was established in 2003 and its
aim is to assist the development of the Greek
library community with through conferences and other programs.
*The conference program* is available at:
http://www.goethe.de/ins/gr/lp/prj/syn/aca/prog/enindex.htm
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June Samaras
KALAMOS BOOKS
(For Books about Greece)
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