Previous Conferences
Previous Conference
April 15-April 17, 2010 - Penn Stater Conference Center
Theme - Make Your Mark @your library®
Keynote Speaker - Stephanie Vance
Banquet Speaker - Robin Wasserman
Luncheon Speaker - Laura Amy Schlitz
!pril 30-May 2, 2009 - Penn Stater Conference Center
Theme - Evidence Found!!! @your library®
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Ross Todd
Banquet Speaker - Adam Rex
Luncheon Speaker - Rick Riordon
April 24-26, 2008 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Score With Information Literacy and Reading @your library®
Breakfast Speaker - Ridley Pearson
Keynote Speaker - Allison Zmuda
Banquet Speaker - Ridley Pearson
Luncheon Speaker - Kadir Nelson
Author - Laurie Allen Klein
Contributor - Joseph Marrone, Ph.D.
Outstanding Individual School Library Information Center – Maureen M. Welch Library
Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award - Carol Boston Weatherford
April 12-14, 2007 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - The Future is in Your Hands @your library®
Keynote Speaker - Jim Trelease
Banquet Speaker - Gordon Korman
Luncheon Speaker - Chris Raschka
Author - Richard Ammon
Contributer - Dr. Mary Kay Biagini
Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award - Walter Dean Myers
Outstanding District School Library Media Program - Ephrata Area School District
May 4-6, 2006 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Get On Board the Leadership Express
Breakfast Speakers - Doug Johnson and Suzanne Collins
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Stephen Krashen
Banquet Speaker - Bruce Coville
Luncheon Speaker - Laurie Halse Anderson
Author - John Manders
Contributor - Eileen Kern
Outstanding Individual School Library Information Center – Garnet Valley High School
Outstanding District School Library Media Program - West Chester School District
Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award - Joyce Sidman
April 28-30, 2005 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Powering Up!
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek
Banquet Speaker - Judith Kristen
Luncheon Speaker - Chris Soentpiet
Author - E.B. Lewis
Contributor - Janice Dysart
Outstanding Individual School Library Information Center – Springfield Township High School
April 29-May 1, 2004 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Global Connections with a Local Touch
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Harry Wong
Breakfast Speaker - Peter Catalanotto
Banquet Speaker - Pam Muñoz Ryan
Luncheon Speaker - Esmé Raji Codell
Author - Peter Catalanotto
Contributor - Dr. Larry Nesbit
Outstanding Individual School Library Information Center – Springton Lake Middle School
April 24-26, 2003 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Shaping the Future
Keynote Speaker - Doug Johnson
Banquet Speaker - T.A. Barron
Luncheon Speaker - Brad Bagert
Author - Megan Lloyd
Contributor - Cynthia Keller
Individual School Program - Strath Haven High School
April 18-20, 2002 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Navigating the Future @ Your Library
Keynote Speaker - Jamie McKenzie
Banquet Speaker - Simms Taback
Luncheon Speaker - Joan Bauer
Author - Elizabeth Howard
Contributor - Rebecca Frost
April 26-28, 2001 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Librarians Take the Spotlight
Keynote Speaker - Gary Hartzell
Banquet Speaker - Will Hobbs
Luncheon Speaker - Paul Zelinsky
Author - Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Contributor - Debra Kachel
Individual School LMC Program - Kiski School
May 4-6, 2000 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Kids Kount
Keynote Speaker - Zacharie Clements
Banquet Speaker - Robert Newton Peck
Luncheon Speaker - Patricia Polacco
Author - Jerry Pinkney
Contributor - Sally Myers
School LMC Program - Garnet Valley
April 22-24, 1999 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Power of Information
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Michael Eisenberg
Banquet Speaker - Cynthia Voigt
Luncheon Speaker - Robert Bender
Author - Judith Gorog
Contributor - John Emerick
April 30-May 2, 1998 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Mission Possible
Keynote Speaker - Carol Kuhlthau
Banquet Speaker - Johanna Hurwitz
Luncheon Speaker - David Wisniewski
Author - Lois Duncan
Contributor - Diana Murphy
April 17-19, 1997 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Passport: Paradigms Found
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Kenneth Haycock
Banquet Speaker - Jerry Pinkney
Luncheon Speaker - Chris Crutcher
Author - Nancy Springer
Contributor: Dr. Jacqueline C. Mancall
April 25-27, 1996 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Media Magic
Keynote Speaker - Frank Charles Winstead
Banquet Speaker - Tom Feelings
Luncheon Speaker - Robert San Souci
April 27-29, 1995 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Books and Beyond
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Caroline Feller Bauer
Banquet Speaker - Russell Freedman
Luncheon Speaker - Thomas Locker
Author - Robin Moore
Contributor - Margaret R. Tassia
School LMC Program - Upper St. Clair School SD
April 28-30, 1994 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Building Bridges: Tradition, Transition, Transformation
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Albert Mamary
Banquet Speaker - Lois Lowry
Luncheon Speaker - Deborah Nourse Lattimore
Author - Lois Lowry
Contributor - James Fogarty
April 29-May 1, 1993 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Collaboration
Keynote Speaker - Joni Bodart
Banquet Speaker - Hadley Irwin
Luncheon Speaker - Leonard Everette Fisher
Author - Paula Danziger
Contributor - Blanche Woolls
School LMC Program - Council Rock
April 30-May 2, 1992 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Restructuring: Opportunities for Excellence
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Beverly Kobrin
Banquet Speaker - Joan Lowry Nixon
Luncheon Speaker - Jim Arnosky
Author - Jerry Spinelli
Contributor - Gerald Cumer
School LMC Program - State College
April 18-20, 1991 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Be a Star
Keynote Speaker - Kaycee Hale
Banquet Speaker - Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Luncheon Speaker - Gail Gibbons
Author - Aliki
Contributor - Celeste DiCarlo Nalwasky
April 26-28, 1990 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Challenges for the 90's
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Julia Thomason
Banquet Speaker - Lois Duncan
Luncheon Speaker - Aliki
Author - Carolyn Meyer
Contributor - Dorothy Lawley
April 27-29, 1989 - Seven Springs Mountain Resort
Theme - Partnerships
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Hanock McCarty
Banquet Speaker - E. L. Konigsburg
Luncheon Speaker - Trina Schart Hyman
Author - Marc Brown
Contributor - Sue Walker
School LMC Program - Elizabethtown Area
April 14-16, 1988 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Celebrations!
Keynote Speaker - Jack Taub
Banquet Speaker - Norma Klein
Luncheon Speaker - Donald Crews
Author - Fred Rogers
Contributor - Doris Epler
April 9-11, 1987 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Connection
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Dov Peretz Elkins
Banquet Speaker - Gary Paulsen
Luncheon Speaker - Marc Brown
Author - Lucille Wallower
Contributor - Shirley Pittman
April 17-19, 1986 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Reflections
Keynote Speaker - Jonothan Kozol
Banquet Speaker - Jean Craighead George
Luncheon Speaker - Tomie Di Paolo
Author - Barbara Brenner
Contributor - Marion Saul
School LMC Program - Mt. Lebanon
Special - Marvin Miller
April 11-13, 1985 - Lancaster Host Farm
Theme - Kaleidoscope: Changing Images
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Emeral Crosby
Banquet Speaker - Norma Fox Mazer
Luncheon Speaker - Eric Carle
Author - Barbara Robinson
Contributor - Dr. Charles R. Walker
School LMC Program - Centennial
April 26-28, 1984 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Invest in the Future: Teach a Child
Keynote Speaker - Dorothy DeBolt
Banquet Speaker - Katherine Paterson
Luncheon Speaker - Steven Kellog
Author - Muriel Feelings
Contributor - Minda M. Sanders
May 5-7, 1983 - Seven Springs Resort
Theme - Challenge and Change
Keynote Speaker - Carol G. Lewis
Banquet Speaker - Richard Peck
Luncheon Speaker - Jose Aruego
Author - Robin Brancato
Contributor - Jack Luskay
April 22-24, 1982 - Philadelphia Marriott
Theme - Looking Back - Moving Ahead
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Zacharie J. Clements
Banquet Speaker - Sue Ellen Bridges
Luncheon Speaker - Stan & Jan Berenstain
Author - James Michener
School LMC Program - Centennial
Special - Joan Diana
April 25-28, 1981 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Together We Can Make It Happen
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Fenwick English
Banquet Speaker - Betty Martin & Ben Carson
Luncheon Speaker - Lee Bennett Hopkins
Author - Harriet May Savitz
Contributor - Sara R. Mack
April 10-12, 1980 - Seven Springs Resort
Theme - Every School a Good School
Keynote Speaker - Robert Scanlon
Banquet Speaker - Robert Cormier
Luncheon Speaker - Ed Emberley
Author - Walter Farley
Contributor - Gwendolyn Brown
School LMC Program - Abington
April 24-26, 1979 - Philadelphia Mariott
Theme - The Subject is Learning
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Richard Foster
Banquet Speaker - Bette Greene
Luncheon Speaker - Peter Spier
Author - Carolyn Haywood
Contributor - Doris Rosenberger
April 27-29, 1978 - Seven Springs Resort
Theme - Learning from Today and Yesterday for Tomorrow
Keynote Speaker - Daniel Fader
Banquet Speaker - Beverly Cleary
Luncheon Speaker - Arnold Lobel
Author - Jean Fritz
Contributor - Alice Bartz
School LMC Program - City of Lancaster
April 28-30, 1977 - Downingtown Motor Inn
Theme - Dear Class! I Love You
Keynote Speaker - Harry Wong
Banquet Speaker - M.E. Kerr
Luncheon Speaker - Lillian Hoban
Author - Margaret Hodges
Contributor - Ruth Ann Davies
School LMC Program - North Penn
April 8-10, 1976 - Hershey Lodge and Convention Center
Theme - Curriculum '76
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Barry Farnum
Banquet Speaker - Virginia Hamilton
Luncheon Speaker - Gerald McDermott
Author - Lloyd Alexander
Contributor - Dr. Robert Grimm
School LMC Program - Boyertown
Special - Helen A. Ganser
April 4-5, 1975 - Seven Springs Resort
Theme - The Key to Quality
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Marilyn Miller
Banquet Speaker - Alvin Schwarz
Luncheon Speaker - Elizabeth Hoffman
Author - Marguerite De Angeli
Special - Elizabeth Hoffman
April 19-20, 1974 - Harrisburg Host Inn
Keynote Speaker - John Pittenger
Banquet Speaker - Nat Henthoff
Luncheon Speaker - Elizabeth Hoffman