2018 Spring Conference at Queens Library

Post date: May 2, 2018 7:16:32 PM

Dear Northeast Chapter members:

Led by Hong Yao, the Northeast Chapter Vice President, and sponsored by CALA Northeast Chapter, China Books & Publication, Inc., China Sprout, Ingram, Oriental Culture Enterprise Co., Inc. and W. J. Bookstore, the Northeast Chapter held a remarkable 2018 Spring Conference on Friday, April 20, 2018 at the Queens Flushing Library.  

Book Exhibitions

The conference included 3 presentations as below:

1) Building Staff Culture Competency Through Diversity Training

      By Manny Figueroa, Talent Development and Training Manager, Queens Library

2) Patterns of Reading Promotion in Academic Libraries

      By Xu Qian, Deputy Director, Library of Shanghai Ocean University

3) Book Club Picks: Spotlight on the Chinese Experience

      By Miriam Tuliao, Library Marketing, Penguin Random House

Guest Speaker: Manny Figueroa

Guest Speaker: Miriam Tuliao

Additionally, Lauren Hilgers about her book, Patriot Number One: American Dreams in Chinatown.

                                                        Guest Speaker: Lauren Hilgers

Over 50 participants, including Northeast Chapter members and public librarians, attended the conference.  The conference also drew the attention of newspapers and social media, which photographed and reported about the event.

Please see the following links:

http://ny.uschinapress.com//m/spotlight/2018/04-21/143198.html?from=singlemessagehttp://video.sinovision.net/?mobile=yes&id=44320&from=singlemessage#sinovapp-1524508120&sts=1524508152967&sts=1524515934323

Sincere thanks to Hong Yao’s hard work and the Planning Committee for making this conference happen. Special thanks to the speakers for their great presentations, and the vendors for their wonderful book displays. The last but not the least, special thanks to Yang Zeng, Director of Queens Library, for providing the venue for this conference and a tour of the Library.  

The conference was an extraordinary success!  

Planning Committee

Hong Yao (Chair)

Hung-Yun Chang

Junli Diao

Yuan Li

Ying Shieh

Clara Tran

Yang Zeng

Sincerely,

Clara Tran

CALA Northeast Chapter President (2017-2018)