Past Meetings
Schedule & Locations
2023
29 April, 2023 - Intellectual Freedom in Libraries, Braden River Library
2022
02 December, 2022 - SIS Holiday Party
04 November, 2022 - Interview with a Prison Librarian
23 August, 2022 - Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Libraries
20 June, 2022 - Books at Park Place, St. Petersburg
20 May, 2022 - Anna in the Tropics at Stageworks Theatre
27 February, 2022 - The Lost Apothecary and Forest of Vanishing Stars Discussion with Authors Sarah Penner & Kristin Harmel
2021
December 10, 2021 - Holiday Networking/Meet Up - Tiki Docks St. Petersburg
August 20, 2021 - Lunchtime Virtual Meeting - Cyber Citizenship Initiative
June 04, 2021 - Lunchtime Virtual Meeting - Zion Cemetery Discussion
April 09, 2021 - Lunchtime Virtual Meeting - SciStarter Superstars
March 2, 2021 - Lunchtime Virtual Meeting - Family Heritage House Museum Tour
2020
October 30, 2020 - Online Zoom Discussion, PolitiFacts - Fact-checking, Misinformation, and the 2020 Election
August 5, 2020 - Online Zoom Discussion, John F. Germany Library Art Collection
July 16, 2020 - Online Zoom Discussion, Pinellas Talking Book Library
April 16, 2020 - Canceled
February 19, 2020 - 2020 Census Discussion, USF St. Pete Campus
2019
December 13, 2019 - SIS/TBLC Holiday Hobnob and Cookie Exchange
October 24, 2019 - State College of Florida Library & Learning Center
August 27, 2019 - Bookbinding Workshop, Clearwater East Community Library
June 13, 2019 - Wild Rover Brewery
April 2, 2019 - Nielsen Media
February 28, 2019 - Cyber Intelligence, SouthShore Regional Library
2018
December 5, 2018 - Besitos, Tampa, FL, Holiday Social
November 7, 2018 - Arthenia L. Joyner University Area Community Library
August 15, 2018 - Ringling Art Library, Sarasota, FL
June 7, 2018 - Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
April 14, 2018 - Arthenia L. Joyner University Area Community Library
February 28, 2018 - USF, Career Stages Round Table
2017
December 6, 2017 - Grimaldi's Pizzeria, Westshore Plaza, Tampa Fl, Holiday Social
October 25, 2017 - HCC Plant City
August 28, 2017 - Manatee County Public Library, Bradenton FL
June 19, 2017 - Art Institute of Tampa, Speaker Theresa Burress
April 22, 2017 - Dade City, Pioneer Florida Museum and Village
February 22, 2017 - John F. Germany Public Library, Tampa, Speaker Bill Harris, Genealogy Training for Library Staff
2016
December 13, 2016 - Hofbrauhaus, St. Petersburg, Holiday Social
October 14, 2016 -Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Public Library, SIS 30th Anniversary Celebration
August 23, 2016 -St. Petersburg Public Library, Brooke Stewart and the MacDill Puppy Raisers
June 17, 2016 - Dunedin Public Library
April 25, 2016 - SouthShore Regional Library, Speaker David Thomas, Digital Humanities: Exciting Tools for Discovery
February 15, 2016 - USF Tampa Library, Wikipedia
2015
December 10, 2015 - Holiday Dinner, Carmel Kitchen & Wine Bar, Tampa
October 20, 2015 - Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Public Library. Speaker Stacey Jurewicz. Libraries: Community Engagement, Partnerships, and Grants
August 31, 2015 -Largo Public Library. Speaker David Ellis on Copyright
June 13, 2015 - Clearwater Main Public Library, Clearwater, FL
April 14, 2015 - Gulf Gate Public Library, Sarasota, FL
February 23, 2015 - Palm Harbor Library, Palm Harbor, FL
2014
December 11, 2014 - SIS/TaBaMLN Holiday Mixer, Revelry Pub and Grill, Sarasota, FL
September 27, 2014 - Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL
August 5, 2014 - Seminole Heights Branch Library, Tampa. E-learning, technology, and the job market for Information Specialists, Educators, and Information Technology Specialists
June 17, 2014 - SouthShore Regional Library, Technology Roadshow
April 29, 2014 - USGS, St. Petersburg
February 26, 2014 - North Tampa Public Library
2013
December 5, 2013 - The Hangar Restaurant & Flight Lounge. St. Petersburg, Holiday Dinner Social
October 1, 2013 - West Tampa Public Library. Round table discussion about resumes, interviews, networking
August 19, 2013 - Temple Terrace Public Library
June 15, 2013 - Heritage Village, Largo. Speaker Jim Schnur. History of Heritage Village and archives
April 25, 2013 - Palmetto Branch Library. Laurie Bates-Weir talked about Wanting What You Can’t Have: Independent Scholars, Information Vagabonds, and Inaccessible Information
February 2, 2013 - Ringling Museum of Art Library, Sarasota. The Fantastic Challenges of Librarianship: Digital Solutions panel discussion by Mēgan Oliver, Gail Donovan, and Sarah Norris
2012
December 11, 2012 - SIS/CFALL Holiday Dinner Social, Bungalow Restaurant, Tampa
October 24, 2012 - Port Tampa PL. Elections. Andrew Breidenbaugh, Chief Librarian in the THPL System, spoke about Library Informational Partnerships with Local Government
August 18, 2012 - Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium. Sue Stover, Director of the Arthur Vining Davis Library along with other Mote staff, discussed the Research Library's Special Environmental Collections and give a tour
June 27, 2012 - CANCELLED. Town 'N Country Regional Public Library, Tampa. eBooks: What's Hot, What's Not. Sue Polanka, a Library Journal 2011 Mover and Shaker for her work with e-books, reviews the latest information on ebook trends, via Skype
April 2, 2012 - Privatization of Public Libraries. The panel discussion with Sarabeth Kalajian, General Manager of the Sarasota County Library System and Ed Kilroy, Former Director of the Osceola County Library System
February 18, 2012 - New College, Sarasota. The speaker Gene Coppola (Director: Palm Harbor Library) gave a presentation on "Florida Library Leadership Today"
2011
December 1, 2011 - SIS/CFALL Holiday Dinner Social, Red Mesa Cantina, St. Petersburg
October 14, 2011 - 25th anniversary celebration
August 17, 2011 - J.F. Germany Public Library, downtown Tampa. SIS Roundtable Discussion: Changing Technologies, Services and Our Libraries. Recaps by SIS members of recent presentations
June 11, 2011 - Saturday lunch at Mattison's Riverside, Bradenton. Speaker Matt Woodside, Director of Exhibits and Collections at South Florida Museum, and tour of South Florida Museum
April 14, 2011 - Canterbury School, St. Petersburg. "The School Library Media Center in the Private School" Speakers Linda Garrison and Ramsey Jones
February 15, 2011 - CAE, Tampa. Google Apps. Speakers Jessica Riggins, Betsy King, Al Carlson, Diana Silveira
2010
December 9, 2010 - SIS/CFALL Holiday Dinner Social, CBD's Southside Italian Restaurant and Bar, Tampa
October 11, 2010 - Jan Platt Public Library, Tampa. Speaker Drew Smith and the 2010 IFLA Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden
August 7, 2010 - Saturday brunch and program in Sarasota at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Program by Linda McKee, head librarian at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library
June 23, 2010 - Tour and Talk with News Researcher Carolyn Edds of the St. Petersburg Times and Dinner at The Hanger
April 14, 2010 - Picadilly Cafe, Tampa. Teen Services in Pasco County. Speaker Paul Stonebridge
March 3, 2010 - CAE, Tampa. Speaker Jessica Voss, Communication and Information Officer at the USF School of Library and Information Science. "The New Way to Market Yourself - How to Utilize Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online Media"
2009
December 7, 2009 - Columbia Cafe, Florida History Museum, Tampa. Joint SIS/CFALL Holiday Mixer
October 13, 2009 - Stetson Univ College of Law, Gulfport Campus. "Technology Petting Zoo"
August 18, 2009 - Tour of Ringling Museum of Art Library, with Librarian Linda McKee, Sarasota, FL
June 17, 2009 - Florida Orchestra, St. Petersburg. "From the Page to the Stage". Speaker Ella M. Fredrickson, Principle Librarian, Florida Orchestra
April 29, 2009 - Florida History Museum, Columbia Cafe, Tampa. "Exploring Electronic Collections, License Agreements and Negotiations." Speaker Monica Metz-Wiseman, Coordinator of Electronic Collections at USF libraries
February 26, 2009 - CAE, Tampa. Speakers Alicia Ellison and Judy Nolasco. "Thanks for This Assignment - A Research Paper Students (Eventually) Love"
2008
December 8, 2008 - Habana Cafe, Gulfport. Joint SIS / CFALL Holiday Mixer
October 28, 2008 - Piccadilly Cafeteria, Tampa. Speaker: Alan Nichter. "Book Talks to Young Adults"
August 27, 2008 - Tampa Theatre, Tampa Florida. Special screening of movie "Hollywood Librarian
June 24, 2008 - Stetson Univ. College of Law, Tampa Campus. "Legal Research." Speakers Jessica Zairo and Wanita Scroggs
April 17, 2008 - Panera, Largo. Speaker: Gary Mormino
February 26, 2008 - CAE, Tampa. "Print-On-Demand Publishing." Speaker: Ken Kister, Librarian and author
2007
December 3, 2007 - Trang Viet Cuisine, Tampa. Joint SIS CFALL Holiday Mixer
October 21, 2007 - CAE, Tampa. "MedlinePlus - the best kept secret at NLM." Speaker Karen Keene, USF Shimberg Health Sciences Library
August 23, 2007 - Columbia Restaurant, Tampa. "From Archivist to Author: Writing the Columbia Restaurant�s Centennial Cookbook." Speaker: Andrew Huse, Assistant Librarian, USF, Tampa Library
June 4, 2007 - Stetson University College of Law Library, Gulfport. "Special Collections Librarianship and the Fine Arts." Speaker: Keli Rylance, Assistant Librarian, USF Tampa Library
April 25, 2007 - Piccadilly Cafeteria, St. Petersburg. "10 Books Every Floridian Should Read." Speaker Jeff Klinkenberg, St. Petersburg Times reporter
February 8, 2007 - CAE, Tampa. "Web 2.0: Its all about YOU." Speaker: Diane Sachs-Silveira, Virtual Reference Manager at TBLC
2006
December 6, 2006 - Ceviche Restaurant in St. Petersburg. Dutch Treat dinner and elections
October 9, 2006 - Stetson Univ. College of Law, Tampa Campus, 20th Anniversary Reception
August 7, 2006 - Piccadilly Cafeteria, St. Petersburg, Nora Everlove.
June 8, 2006 - Habana Cafe, Gulfport, Dutch treat and book swap
April 5, 2006 - Panera, Clearwater. RSS Feeds, presented by Shirl Kennedy
February 7, 2006 - Stetson Univ. College of Law, Tampa Campus. Rare book dealer John Shevock
2005
December 14, 2005 - Safety Harbor Public Library, Altered Books demonstration
October 5, 2005 - CAE, Tampa. Current Issues in IT Systems Security, speaker Dr. Bruce Judd
August 12, 2005 - Panera, Clearwater. "The Power of Literature," with guest speaker Dr. Speaker Joan F. Kaywell
June 2, 2005 - Viva la Frida's, Tampa. Dutch Treat Dinner and summer reading book swap
April 6, 2005 - ebistros.com restaurant, Pinellas Park. Living With Terrorism, presented by Steve Collins Purl
February 23, 2005 - Stetson Univ. College of Law, Tampa Campus. "Advocating for Public Access to Legal Resources." Guest speaker was Rebecca Frank, director of the Pinellas County Law Library
2004
December 9, 2004 - Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport. "Library Management Roundtable"
October 6, 2004 - Berkeley Prep, Tampa. "What Else Can You Do with a Library Degree?"
August 12, 2004 - Networking dinner, Cancelled due to Hurricane Charley
June 16, 2004 - CAE, Tampa. "Professional Publishing." Panel discussion
April 8, 2004 - USF, Alice G. Smith Lecture
February 11, 2004 - Jan Platt Branch, Tampa Hillsborough Public Library. One Community, One Book project
2003
December 8, 2003 - Pinellas Park Public Library
October 14, 2003 - Florida Mental Health Institute, Tampa. Dinner
August 7, 2003 - Safety Harbor Public Library. "Library services for the deaf." Dinner
June 9, 2003 - CAE. TBLC projects - Florida Virtual Reference Project, and Anywhere-Anytime Library
April 7, 2003 - Eckerd College. "Why Marketing and Mentoring Matters!" presented by Anita Lindsay
February 20, 2003 - McDill AFB, hosted by Kathy Kaldenberg. Speaker Jay Hines, Historian for U.S. Central Command, discussed his role as historian
2002
December 4, 2002 - Picadilly Cafeteria, St. Petersburg, dinner. Speaker Lynn Carol Henderson, storyteller
October 8, 2002 - St. Peterburg College, Seminole. Dinner. Election
August 7, 2002 - Hill, Ward & Henderson, Law Firm, Tampa. Lunch. Speaker Cary Kenney: "Recent Trends in Online News Delivery"
June 5, 2002 - Picadilly Cafeteria, St. Petersburg, dinner. Speaker Patsy Shipp Lieb, author
April, 4, 2002 - CAE, Tampa. Dinner, sponsored by Dialog
February 26, 2002 - Bennigans, St. Petersburg. Dutch treat dinner
2001
December 5, 2001 - Berkeley Preparatory School, Tampa. Dinner
October 3, 2001 - USF Tampa Campus Library. Joint meeting with CFALL and USF SLA/ALA Student Chapters. Lunch
August 22, 2001 - USF Bayboro Campus library, St. Petersburg. Lunch
June 6, 2001- CAE, Tampa. Dinner, sponsored by Lexis-Nexis
April 5, 2001 - Hops Restaurant & Brewery, Tampa. Dutch treat dinner
February 21, 2001 - Stetson College of Law, St. Petersburg. Lunch
2000
December 2000- BAE Systems, Tampa. Dinner
October 5, 2000 - Pinellas Public Library Cooperative: Talking Book Library
August 2, 2000 - Dinner at Rio Bravo, Tampa
June 7, 2000 - lunch at Sweet Tomatoes, tour of Heritage Village, Largo
April 5, 2000 - Tampa Hillsborough Public Library, Tampa. This was a joint meeting the Central Florida Association of Law Librarians - CFALL. Bill Raddatz from Pro Vise Management Group, Inc., an SEC Registered Investment Advisor, spoke on financial planning. Lunch
February 9, 2000 - Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, hosted by Karen Roth. The SLA video on marketing the library, entitled "Selling the Invisible," was shown. Dinner
1998/1999
December 2, 1999 - Tampa Bay Library Consortium, Tampa. TBLC staff discussed the mission, services and focus of the Consortium
October 6, 1999 - Paradyne Corp, Largo. CD McLean and Teresa Burress gave presentation on web site development (hosted by CD McLean)
August 2, 1999 - Raytheon, luncheon. Speaker from Road-Runner cable internet (hosted by Sue Weiss)
May 18, 1999 - Tampa Hillsborough Public Library with catered dinner, program by John Iliff - John's electronic handouts: http://www.mylibrarian.com
April, 1999 - Time, Inc, with dinner at Ruby Tuesday's (hosted by Liz Bumgarner)
February 1, 1999 - Stetson University College of Law. Lunch
December 7, 1998 - St. Pete JC Seminole Campus. Workshop and tour. Lunch
1997/1998
Juvenile Welfare Board Library, Pinellas Park: Dr. R.J. Doody, "Enneagram"
American College of Physician Executives (ACPE), Tampa
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg
Reflectone, Tampa
Joint Meeting with ASIS at USF: Dr. James Carey, "Human Communication and Information Processes"
Dinner Meeting, Bombay Bicycle Club, Clearwater: Ebsco representatives, Melissa Howard and Chuck Leachman
1996/1997
Pinellas Center for the Visually Impaired, Largo
Tour of new Poynter Memorial Library, University of South Florida at St. Pete
Science Library at MOSI, Tampa
Dinner meeting, Valencia Gardens Restaurant, Tampa: Harriet Tompkins, "The Perils of Downsizing"
SPJC Allstate Center Criminal Justice Library, St. Petersburg
Dinner meeting, West Shore Steak & Ale, Tampa: Ken Kister, "Electronic Reference Sources"
1995/1996
Lunch meeting, Chi Chi's Restaurant, Pinellas Park: Marilyn Mulla, "SCFN"
Annual Meeting of ASIS, FMHI, USF, Tampa: speakers on GIS
All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg
Channel 13 WTVT, Tampa
Commerce Clearinghouse, St. Petersburg
Dinner Meeting, Red Lobster, Tampa: Dr. Joseph Ponds, "A Short Course for a Short Memory"
1994/1995
Florida Power, St. Petersburg
Lamalie Amrop International, Tampa
Center for Applied Engineering, St. Petersburg: John Newton, DataTimes "new features of DataTimes"
10th Anniversary of SIS at USF: Guy Sinclair, "Power and Influence: Enhancing Information Services with the Parent Organization"
Dinner meeting, Radisson Bay Harbor Inn, Tampa
1993/1994
Solinet speaker | TBLC, Tampa
AT&T Paradyne, Largo
Price Waterhouse, Tampa
Dinner meeting | Tampa Bay Conference Center, Largo
"Courtroom visit" | Stetson College of Law, Gulfport
Tom Kennedy, "Hurricane Watch" | Dinner meeting Red Lobster, Tampa