Welcome the to the 2021 PSLA Conference!
April 15-17 2021| Hershey Lodge | Hershey, PA
For Participants and Membership
It is with deep regret that I announce the cancellation of the 47th Annual PSLA Conference scheduled for April 30 – May 2, 2020. PSLA leadership has been following the continuous updates from the CDC and the Pennsylvania Department of Health. As a result of their recommendations and in working with Hershey Resorts, the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Board of Directors has made the very difficult decision today to cancel the face-to-face conference.
The annual conference has been our largest event each year since 1974 and has never been canceled, however, COVID-19 presents unprecedented health risks to the community. The health of our members and their families, our vendors and sponsors, and Hershey Lodge staff is of utmost importance, so it is with this in mind that we have come to this decision.
If you have made hotel accommodations at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center using the conference lodging link or by calling and requesting PSLA's group rate, your reservation WILL BE CANCELLED automatically. Any deposits or payments relating to lodging will be refunded from Hershey Resorts. Please do not call the hotel to cancel your room reservation.
We ask for your continued patience as we work through this difficult and unprecedented situation to determine policy and procedure for registration refunds. We will be making an announcement as quickly as possible while we determine the financial implications for the association and also potential hardships for those that have already registered. We are committed to doing what is in the best interest of everyone.
We are currently discussing options for a virtual PSLA Business meeting as well as possible virtual professional development opportunities for the school librarians in Pennsylvania. PSLA will begin planning immediately for our 47th Annual Conference, Discover Your Superpower, scheduled for April 15 -17, 2021, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey, PA.
On behalf of the PSLA Board of Directors, thank you for your continued support and understanding. I am confident that our members and the school library community in Pennsylvania will remain strong and know that their greatest impact at this time is our support of K-12 students and the staff members in our schools.
Cathi Fuhrman
PSLA President
It is with deep regret that I announce the cancellation of the 47th Annual PSLA Conference scheduled for April 30 – May 2, 2020. PSLA leadership has been following the continuous updates from the CDC and the Pennsylvania Department of Health. As a result of their recommendations and in working with Hershey Resorts, the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association Board of Directors has made the very difficult decision today to cancel the face-to-face conference.
The annual conference has been our largest event each year since 1974 and has never been canceled, however, COVID-19 presents unprecedented health risks to the community. The health of our members and their families, our vendors and sponsors, and Hershey Lodge staff is of utmost importance, so it is with this in mind that we have come to this decision.
If you have made hotel accommodations at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center using the conference lodging link or by calling and requesting PSLA's group rate, your reservation WILL BE CANCELLED automatically. Any deposits or payments relating to lodging will be refunded from Hershey Resorts. Please do not call the hotel to cancel your room reservation.
We ask for your continued patience as we work through this difficult and unprecedented situation to determine policy and procedure for registration refunds. We will be making an announcement as quickly as possible while we determine the financial implications for the association and also potential hardships for those that have already registered. We are committed to doing what is in the best interest of everyone.
We are currently discussing options for a virtual PSLA Business meeting as well as possible virtual professional development opportunities for the school librarians in Pennsylvania. PSLA will begin planning immediately for our 47th Annual Conference, Discover Your Superpower, scheduled for April 15 -17, 2021, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center, Hershey, PA.
On behalf of the PSLA Board of Directors, thank you for your continued support and understanding. I am confident that our members and the school library community in Pennsylvania will remain strong and know that their greatest impact at this time is our support of K-12 students and the staff members in our schools.
Cathi Fuhrman
PSLA President
Get ready for the 2021 conference
Hotel accommodations will be available fall 2020 for the 2021 Conference.
Keynote Speaker- Joyce valenza
After 25 years of joyful practice as a teacher-librarian in K12 education (in the Wissahickon and Springfield Township Districts), and several more as a public and special librarian, Joyce joined the faculty of Rutgers University where she prepares future librarians to lead cultures of literacy and engage communities.
Joyce writes the NeverendingSearch Blog for School Library Journal and contributes to several other library and edtech publications. She speaks globally about the thoughtful use of technology in learning and the power of librarians to lead. Joyce has been honored as the AASL 2017 Social Media Luminary, with the AASL 2019 Distinguished Service Award, as a PSLA Outstanding Contributor and with the PSLA Outstanding Individual Library Program of the Year Award. Her research interests include: school librarianship, youth information seeking, educational technology, social media curation, OER, emerging literacies, social media and online communities of practice. |
Keynote Author- A.S. King
The 2020 Michael L. Printz winner, A.S. King has been called “One of the best Y.A. writers working today” by the New York Times Book Review. King is the author of novels including DIG, Still Life with Tornado, 2015’s surrealist I Crawl Through It, Glory O'Brien's History of the Future, the 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize winner Ask the Passengers, 2011 Michael L. Printz Honor Book Please Ignore Vera Dietz among others. She also writes middle grade fiction as Amy Sarig King, and most recently released The Year We Fell From Space. She is a faculty member of the Writing for Children and Young Adults MFA program at Vermont College of Fine Arts and spends many months of the year traveling the country speaking to high school students about trauma, emotions, and red velvet cake. After fifteen years living self-sufficiently and teaching literacy to adults in Ireland, she now lives in Pennsylvania.
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THANKS TO OUR 2020 CONFERENCE SPONSORS
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Morning and Afternoon Break Sponsor |
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College Student Awards Sponsor |
Advisory Council Luncheon sponsor |
Book giveaway sponsor |
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2020 Conference Exhibitors
