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7:00pm

RART Happy Hour House of PizzaLIMITED TSS Happy Hour 7 West TaphouseLIMITED

7:00am

Registration & Breakfast Opens Lobby East

8:00am

Friends Beyond Fundraising: Creating Community Engagement by Building Relationships Edelbrock/ClarkeSheila McKinney DeChantal • Laurel M. Hall MLA New Members and First Time Attendees Welcome MitchellRyan McCormick • Nate Nins • Tasha Nins The Basics of Community Engagement: Nailing the Fundamentals so Magic Can Happen! SwisshelmAngie Gentile-Jordan • Mary Wilkins-Jordan Little Coders: Infectious (The Good Kind) Activities for Preschoolers WeidnerBrianna Bleeker • Stacy Lienemann Manga VS Graphic Novels: a Beginner's guide WhitneyChris Mallo • Katherine Whitney Branding for Beginners (Like Me!) Fandel/MarshKaren Lemke Dream (Projects) Come True with LSTA Grants First American/ThielmanJodi Edstrom • Leah Larson • Kristin Schneider Find the Gap: Needs Assessment Essentials for Training Programs Bell/AlexanderWyatt Fertig Success, Failure, and In-Between: a Minitex Cataloging Update SchilpinLizzy Baus • Sara Ring The Web is lovely, dark, and deep... Metzroth/HelgensonKatherine Bauer • Scott Davis • Suzanne Hunt • Race MoChridhe Advocate's Action Plan: Building Suppport CobornAnn Hokanson

9:10am

Science Fiction is a Setting! (& Fantasy is too) CobornAllison Girres • Emily Kittelson Everybody Supercharge: Supercharged Storytimes for All Training Fandel/MarshJulia Carlis • Mollie Stanford • Jen Verbrugge Leaders and Legends in Minnesota Libraries Bell/AlexanderCarol Nelson • Sara Ring Programmed to Read: Community Reads Metzroth/HelgensonJulie Clinefelter • Rachel Gray What Does Advocacy Look Like? SwisshelmSue Grove • Mary Murphy • Jim Weygand • Amy Wilde Starting and Expanding World Language Collections WhitneyChelsea Couillard-Smith • Marcus Lowry • Andrea McKennan • Jessica Zillhart Attack of the Killer Computer!: Is Your Library Ready to Code? MitchellBrianna Bleeker • Stacy Lienemann The art of communicating: mastering the ancient artform known as a public presentation First American/ThielmanTony Molaro Why not library and information science? Exploring undergraduate student awareness and interest in LIS Edelbrock/ClarkeJanis Shearer

10:00am

Break in the Exhibit Hall & Silent Auction Opens Terry Haws C

10:30am

Programming Outside the Lines WeidnerAmy Muchmore • Sarah Smith Understanding Our Past, Reframing Our Present: the History of Racism in Minnesota Libraries Bell/AlexanderHeidi Anderson-Ferdinand • Violet Fox • Emilie Hanson • Melissa Prescott A Bigger Boat: Data Visualization Lessons from the Movies SchilpinMark Vaillancourt • Trish Vaillancourt Grab That Dough: Getting a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant WhitneyMonica Howell Librarianship In and Out of Prison: The Law Library Service to Prisoner's Program EdelbrockSusan Trombley Teenagers are humans and you can too!: An introduction to building relationships with the teens in your library CobornZ Akhmetova • Charisma Lee • Tasha Nins • AJ Ragland • Amanda Xiong Working Towards Accessibility for People with Disabilities SwisshelmAnne Friederichs • Renee Grassi • Heather Stephenson MALF: Evy Nordley Award for Best Projects by Friends Groups & Stand Up for Stand Out Friends MitchellNancy Guerino Our Stories, Our Community: Preserving Local Stories through Oral Histories Metzroth/HelgensonKim Edson • Brian Lind • Lynette Perry

11:35am

We, surveilled and afraid, in a world we never made Glenn CarlsonDorothea Salo

1:00pm

ARLD Division meeting First American/Thielman MALF Annual Meeting & Idea Popcorn (Division Meeting) Schilpin MLTA Division Meeting Mitchell PLD Division meeting Bell/Alexander

1:50pm

Break: Desserts in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

2:15pm

Starting, Supporting and Sustaining a Homeless Advisory Group WeidnerKate Coleman • Chris Ruiz • Dillon Young Thinking Critically about Library Management SchilpinDanya Leebaw Under the Radar: The Other Youth Book Awards Worth Watching Fandel/MarschHeidi Hammond • Gail Nordstrom • Heather Palmer Connecting to Existing Academic Networks to Extend Library Services: A Data Management Case Study Edelbrock/ClarkeMeghan Lafferty Meeting Patrons Where They Are: Legal Partnerships at the St. Paul Public Library CobornSarah Larsen • Katrina Hartz Taylor Crafts for the Un-Crafty: Everyone has fun with upcycling and a hot glue gun. MitchellKristin Woizeschke Robot Petting Zoo Metzroth/HelgensonJoshua Akkerman • Jonathan Carlson • Dr. Diana Fenton • Sarah Lauer 40 in 50 Book Blast First American/ThielmanLinda Dallavalle • Rachel Grey • Paul Lai • Jean Silverberg MCF-Shakopee's Chautauqua: How a corrections librarian builds community using a 19th century model of engagement SwisshelmAndrea Smith Advocates' Action Plan in a Flash: Know the Details WhitneyHannah Buckland • Ann Hokanson • Sara Ring • Ann Walker Smalley • Jami Trenam Rescuing Audio, Video, and Digital Data on a Budget Bell/AlexanderDorothea Salo

3:05pm

Break in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

3:35pm

Journey to the National Medal Metzroth/HelgensonAudrey Betcher • Wendy Pradt Lougee 12 DIY Adult Programs Fandel/MarschLaura Morlock Community Responsive Information Literacy First American/ThielmanElissah Becknell • John Daniels • Rebecca March • Jenny Sippel Getting Middle Schoolers "Future Ready" CobornVicki Bartz Project Management as Bridge: Building Connections between Library Strategic Goals and Direction and Project Work WeidnerKirsten Clark • Kate McCready Because Every Voice Matters: Update on Minnesota Library Advocacy Bell/AlexanderAnn Hokanson • Ann Walker Smalley • Sam Walseth Librarianship and Parenthood: A Balancing Act SwisshelmJamie Hoehn • Jacquie Kramer • Amy Riegelman • Matt Youngbauer Open Book: Creating a PressBook Anthology of Creative Works by Minnesota Library Workers Edelbrock/ClarkeBridget Reistad • Rachel Wexelbaum Revising, Reversing, Rebuilding your LibGuides SchilpinAdam Brisk • Doreen Hansen • Kim Pittman What to do with a cataloging backlog WhitneyJessie Fries • Casie (KC) Reiner • Jeanette Ward • Sarah White

4:40pm

MLA's State of the Association (also known as the Annual Business Meeting) First American

5:45pm

Awards Happy Hour Kelly Inn Pool Atrium

7:00pm

ARLD Happy Hour Pickled LoonLIMITEDJonathan Carlson PLD Happy Hour 7 WestLIMITED

7:30pm

CYP Happy Hour White HorseLIMITEDJulia Carlis

7:00am

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

8:00am

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 • Brian Lind 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

Break in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

9:15am

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

Break in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

10:30am

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 • Janice Lea 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

Break in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

11:35am

Librarian Evolution: Libraries Thrive When We Change Glenn CarlsonGina Millsap

1:00pm

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

Break: Desserts in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

2:15pm

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 SwisshelmBrian Lind • Leasa Sieve • Kris Wiley

3:05pm

Break in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

3:35pm

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