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Carla Lydon

East Central Regional Library
Executive Director
Cambridge, MN
Websitehttps://ecrlib.org
Carla Lydon has worked in Minnesota libraries for 12 years. Her prior experience includes public, school and academic libraries in South Carolina and Michigan. She is a University of South Carolina MLIS graduate and is the Executive Director at East Central Regional Library, the oldest consolidated regional public library system in Minnesota.
Thursday, October 11
 

8:00am CDT

Branding for Beginners (Like Me!) Fandel/MarshKaren Lemke Advocate's Action Plan: Building Suppport CobornAnn Hokanson

9:10am CDT

What Does Advocacy Look Like? SwisshelmSue Grove • Mary Murphy • Jim Weygand • Amy Wilde The art of communicating: mastering the ancient artform known as a public presentation First American/ThielmanTony Molaro

10:30am CDT

Programming Outside the Lines WeidnerAmy Muchmore • Sarah Smith A Bigger Boat: Data Visualization Lessons from the Movies SchilpinMark Vaillancourt • Trish Vaillancourt Working Towards Accessibility for People with Disabilities SwisshelmAnne Friederichs • Renee Grassi • Heather Stephenson

11:35am CDT

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

1:00pm CDT

PLD Division meeting Bell/Alexander

2:15pm CDT

Thinking Critically about Library Management SchilpinDanya Leebaw Advocates' Action Plan in a Flash: Know the Details WhitneyHannah Buckland • Ann Hokanson • Sara Ring • Ann Walker Smalley • Jami Trenam

3:35pm CDT

12 DIY Adult Programs Fandel/MarschLaura Morlock Because Every Voice Matters: Update on Minnesota Library Advocacy Bell/AlexanderAnn Hokanson • Ann Walker Smalley • Sam Walseth

4:40pm CDT

MLA's State of the Association (also known as the Annual Business Meeting) First American
 
Friday, October 12
 

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 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

9:15am CDT

Use Your Words: Tips on Being an Articulate Advocate in Your Work and Community MitchellMarge Loch-Wouters Library Cards for Every Student: Customizing a Program for Your Community SwisshelmAmy Boese • Emily Kissane • Amanda Xiong Visual Merchandising in Marketing your Library: What is it? How can you use it at your library? EdelbrockLeah Egersdorf • Tony Molaro

10:30am CDT

Going Far Together: Working in Teams EdelbrockValerie Horton

11:35am CDT

Librarian Evolution: Libraries Thrive When We Change Glenn CarlsonGina Millsap

2:15pm CDT

Data Driven Storytelling (Part 1 of 2) WhitneyAudrey Betcher • Nicole MartinRogers Building Buy-in for Marketing at Your Library Bell/AlexanderGina Millsap

3:35pm CDT

Data Driven Storytelling (Part 2 of 2) WhitneyAudrey Betcher • Nicole MartinRogers Counting Pieces-Circulating Board games in the Library Metzroth/HelgensonOlivia Hedlund • Andrew Wylie