This document provides information about the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL). It highlights past and upcoming ARSL conferences in various cities from 2007 to 2019. It promotes the benefits of ARSL membership and resources for small and rural libraries. It also lists the ARSL board members and announces scholarship winners for the 2014 conference.

2. Big Talk From Small Libraries

3. 2009 GATLINBURG, TN 2012 RALEIGH, NC
FORMER BOARDS
GROWING THE
ORGANIZATION

4. 2015 ARSL Board

5. “Anyone who
works in a
small or rural
library needs
to take
advantage of
all that ARSL
has to offer.”
IARSL
!!!

8. ARSL BOARD-HARD AT
WORK

9. “It is always
great to meet
people who
share the same
problems as
you. You make
great friends
and find great
resources.”

10. ARSL
Other
Organization
s
MEMBERSHIP RATES

11. Where do you fit in?

12. BOARD
Membership
Development
Member Services
Partnerships
Conference
Governance
Finance
Nominating
Executive
(President, Vice President, Treasurer,
Secretary, Past President)

14. “ARSL
ROCKS!”
“You have
more
relevant
information
for small
and rural
libraries
than our
state
meetings
and PLA
combined.”

15. 2007-Columbus, OH 2015-Little Rock, AR
2008-Sacramento, CA
2009-Gatlinburg, TN Upcoming:
2010-Denver, CO 2016- VT / NH
2011-Frisco, TX 2017-St. George, UT
2012-Raleigh, NC 2018- Illinois
2013-Omaha, NE 2019 – MN / ND
2014-Tacoma, WA

16. Look at the reaction to the
announcement
of the 2016 ARSL Conference Location
(They aren’t excited or anything.)

17. October 1-3, 2015
Little Rock, Arkansas
JOIN US!

18. ARSL Conference
Scholarship Winners for
2014
Bernard Vavrek Scholarship
Andrea Mewbourn
Student at the University of
Alabama and PR / Business
Manager at the Orange
Beach Public Library.
Founders Scholarship
Selena Swink
Branch Manager, Lake and
Sebastopol Public Libraries
Ken Davenport Scholarship
Elizabeth Rivera
Library Assistant, Coquille
Public Library

19. Some states bus attendees to the
Conference like Kansas did one year and
Iowa is making plans for Little Rock, AR.

20. Donna Brice, President
Jet Kofoot, VP/President
Elect
www.arsl.inf
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dbrice@elancolibrary.org
jet.kofoot@lib.state.ia.us
Judy Calhoun, 2015 Conference Chair
director.searl@gmail.com