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7:00am CDT

Registration & Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall & Silent Auction Opens TBA

8:00am CDT

I Did It!!: The Tip-Meister Dishes on Effective Processes to Get to the Finish SwisshelmMarge Loch-Wouters Out-of-the-Box Book Clubs Metzroth/HelgensonDeni Buendorf • Andrea Hermanson • Arielle Krohn • Amy Oelkers • Mary Wetterlin Connect and Collaborate!: Getting to Know MN Regional Library Systems WhitneyKaren Pundsack • Mollie Stanford Engaging Our Community EdelbrockDonna Larson • Jody Wacker Harness the Power of Geek: Connect the Library and Nerd Communities by Hosting Your Own Library Comic Convention CobornAndrea Herman Hello City: Presenting Library Services to Local Governments Fandel/MarschChad Lubbers Whole Person Librarianship: Structured Empathy on the Front Lines Bell/AlexanderMary C. Nienow • Sara Zettervall MDL: A Smorgasbord of Services and Projects SchilpinGreta Bahnemann • Molly Huber Money Can't Buy Me Reference: Imagining New Possibilities for Reference and Adult Services MitchellHannah Buckland Show me the data: How a simple observational study of furniture use is guiding thinking in a large research library WeidnerCarolyn Bishoff • Hayley Coble • Katherine Gerwig Stop Supervising in Circles: Five questions to get direction in challenging situations First AmericanBrandi Canter

8:50am CDT

Break in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

9:15am CDT

The role of libraries in Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences: Building Self Healing Communities Bell/AlexanderGail Hedstrom • Deb Hengel Use Your Words: Tips on Being an Articulate Advocate in Your Work and Community MitchellMarge Loch-Wouters Champagne Library Technology on a Beer Budget: Tech Tools for Small Libraries Fandel/MarschHeather Biedermann Librarians and Instructional Technologist Moving Forward Together WhitneySarah R. Gewirtz • Miranda Novak Library Cards for Every Student: Customizing a Program for Your Community SwisshelmAmy Boese • Emily Kissane • Amanda Xiong Making the most of MLA: Mentorship, MILE, and Leadership in Action CobornHeidi Anderson-Ferdinand • Jonathan Carlson • Kristen Cooper • Sarah Ethier • Margaret Gardner • Pam O'Hara • Emily Soltis • Angela Stangl • Diana Symons • Kirsten Vaughan Family Science with NASA WeidnerStacey Hendren • Becky Walpole Geek Squad by Default: Dealing with patron technology questions as front-line staff Metzroth/HelgensonJake Fejedelem Visual Merchandising in Marketing your Library: What is it? How can you use it at your library? EdelbrockLeah Egersdorf • Tony Molaro A Bookless Library? - David Lewis' Reimagining the Academic Library as a Map for the Future SchilpinSerena Giese • Scott Kahoi • Lizzy Tegeler Getting to Measures that Matter First AmericanJennifer R. Nelson

10:05am CDT

Break in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

10:30am CDT

Libraries in Laundromats: Making Information and Services Accessible for Low-Income Families MitchellAdam Echelman • Jen Nelson Smash that Wall! A dialogue with two disabled library workers Fandel/MarschDaniel Ostroot • Katherine Whitney What’s New in State Library Services? SwisshelmJen Nelson Collaboration: The Cornerstone of the "New Special Library" SchilpinKathy Allen • Janic Lurie MN American Indian Children's Literature: Evaluating Resources and Building Networks Bell/AlexanderHannah Buckland • Guthrie Capossela Meeting Users Where They Are: Teaching Information Literacy Online Metzroth/HelgensonAnne Beschnett • Trent Brager Leadership is On The Air! Training Through Podcasting! First AmericanAngie Gentile-Jordan • Mary Wilkins-Jordan Going Far Together: Working in Teams EdelbrockValerie Horton Become a Data Therapist: Developing a Data Culture in Your Library CobornAmanda Feist • Xenia Hernandez Keep 'em Reading!: Summer Reading Programs around the State WeidnerKathleen James • Heidi Schutt • Mollie Stanford

11:20am CDT

Break in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

11:35am CDT

Librarian Evolution: Libraries Thrive When We Change Glenn CarlsonGina Millsap

1:00pm CDT

CANCELLED - DORT Roundtable Edelbrock/Clarke CYP Subunit meeting First American/ThielmanJulia Carlis GODORT Roundtable Metzroth/Helgenson IFC Roundtable Fandel/Marsh IRT Roundtable Mitchell MILE Subunit meeting Whitney RART Roundtable Schilpin RASS Subunit meeting Swisshelm SRLRT Roundtable Coborn TSS Subunit meeting Weidner

1:50pm CDT

Break: Desserts in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

2:15pm CDT

Data Driven Storytelling (Part 1 of 2) WhitneyAudrey Betcher • Nicole MartinRogers Stop Sex-Trafficking First American/ThielmanEmily Shore Together in the Wilderness: A Teen Services Sharing Session WeidnerJulia Carlis • Tom Jorgenson Don't just guess. Ask!: Using community engagement to guide collection and program development CobornKali Freeman • Phasoua Physical labor is not the only labor that can be hard: Emotional labor in librarianship MitchellKimberly L Clarke • Wanda R Marsolek Embarking on an OER & OA Adventure Fandel/MarschJodi Grebinoski • Danielle Ostendorf Making Virtual Reality a Reality in Your Library SchilpinChris Austin • Cheryl Hill • James Hill Building Buy-in for Marketing at Your Library Bell/AlexanderGina Millsap Learnin' & Earnin': Mapping and Meeting the Needs of a Future Workforce EdelbrockAdele Murray • Morgan Wylie Let's Get Digital: Preserving Analog Memories at the Public Library SwisshelmLeasa Sieve • Kris Wiley

3:05pm CDT

Break in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

3:35pm CDT

Data Driven Storytelling (Part 2 of 2) WhitneyAudrey Betcher • Nicole MartinRogers Leading the Way on Rights CobornGreta Bahnemann • Molly Huber • Sara Ring • Nancy Sims • Christopher Welter Resume Building - Cultivating inexperienced staff in the workplace WeidnerNick Banitt • Alyssa Chermak • Jade Erickson Counting Pieces-Circulating Board games in the Library Metzroth/HelgensonOlivia Hedlund • Andrew Wylie Engaging Our Communities Through Usability Testing EdelbrockTony Hirt • Amy Luedtke • Stephanie Rosso Providing Customized Reading Services - Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library SchilpinCatherine A. Durivage • Dan Malosh An Inside Look at the Library Construction Grant MitchellEmily Kissane • Erin Smith • Patrick Smith MN Writes MN Reads: Tips for Connecting with Writers Fandel/MarschRuth Dukelow • Sarah Hawkins • Andrea McKennan Mission Possible: Working towards a stronger staff culture Bell/AlexanderMeg Manahan • Ann Gwinn Zawistoski Successfully Navigate Change and Improve Librarianship Through Self-Care First AmericanKarly J. Hall