The Marketing Section of the Library Management Division will host the annual Swap & Shop on June 9, 1998, at the 89^th SLA Conference in Indianapolis. Swap & Shop provides the opportunity for librarians to exchange marketing tips and tricks. Promotional materials are on exhibit for attendees to peruse for their own marketing ideas. We will again provide attendees with a list of all the participating libraries and consultants, as well as marketing workbooks for their use.

We encourage you to submit your library's marketing tools to Swap & Shop. Send us whatever you use to sell your library - everything from fact sheets and brochures to pens and notepads to videos and Web sites!

Thanks to our generous sponsorship from LEXIS-NEXIS, awards will be given for First and Second places in the following classifications and categories:

• Printed materials (e.g., fact sheet, brochure, newsletter)
• Non-printed materials (e.g., sweatshirts, tote bag, pens)
• Web site
• Video

Medium/Large Library (more than 2 professionals):

• Printed materials (e.g., fact sheet, brochure, newsletter)
• Non-printed materials (e.g., sweatshirts, tote bag, pens)
• Web site
• Video

Consultants

• Printed materials (e.g., fact sheet, brochure, newsletter)
• Non-printed materials (e.g., sweatshirts, tote bag, pens)
• Web site
• Video

To be eligible for the awards, send the completed Swap & Shop entry form along with seven (7) copies of your marketing materials to:

Please feel free to call, fax or email me for additional information. I can be reached at:

In addition to being exhibited in the Swap & Shop, your materials will be included in the SLA Information Resource Center's marketing files, which are available for review by all members and non-members.

Start your engines - the deadline for the annual LMD Swap & Shop is May 15, 1998!! See you in Indy!!