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2018 MLA Annual Conference

Kate Niemisto

Carleton College/St. Catherine University
Periodicals & Cataloging Specialist
Northfield, MN

7:00am CDT

Registration & Breakfast Opens Lobby East

8:00am CDT

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

9:10am CDT

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

10:00am CDT

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

1:50pm CDT

Break: Desserts in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

2:15pm CDT

Starting, Supporting and Sustaining a Homeless Advisory Group WeidnerKate Coleman • Chris Ruiz • Dillon Young Thinking Critically about Library Management SchilpinDanya Leebaw

3:05pm CDT

Break in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

3:35pm CDT

12 DIY Adult Programs Fandel/MarschLaura Morlock Community Responsive Information Literacy First American/ThielmanElissah Becknell • John Daniels • Rebecca March • Jenny Sippel Librarianship and Parenthood: A Balancing Act SwisshelmJamie Hoehn • Jacquie Kramer • Amy Riegelman • Matt Youngbauer

5:45pm CDT

Awards Happy Hour Kelly Inn Pool Atrium

7:00am CDT

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

8:00am CDT

Whole Person Librarianship: Structured Empathy on the Front Lines Bell/AlexanderMary C. Nienow • Sara Zettervall 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

8:50am CDT

Break in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

9:15am CDT

Use Your Words: Tips on Being an Articulate Advocate in Your Work and Community MitchellMarge Loch-Wouters A Bookless Library? - David Lewis' Reimagining the Academic Library as a Map for the Future SchilpinSerena Giese • Scott Kahoi • Lizzy Tegeler

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 Collaboration: The Cornerstone of the "New Special Library" SchilpinKathy Allen • Janic Lurie Meeting Users Where They Are: Teaching Information Literacy Online Metzroth/HelgensonAnne Beschnett • Trent Brager

11:20am CDT

Break in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

11:35am CDT

Librarian Evolution: Libraries Thrive When We Change Glenn CarlsonGina Millsap

1:50pm CDT

Break: Desserts in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

2:15pm CDT

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 Building Buy-in for Marketing at Your Library Bell/AlexanderGina Millsap

3:05pm CDT

Break in Exhibit Hall Terry Haws C

3:35pm CDT

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