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2018 MLA Annual Conference

9:10am CDT

Science Fiction is a Setting! (& Fantasy is too) CobornAllison Girres • Emily Kittelson

10:30am CDT

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

2:15pm CDT

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

3:35pm CDT

Journey to the National Medal Metzroth/HelgensonAudrey Betcher • Wendy Pradt Lougee

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

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

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

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

3:35pm CDT

Data Driven Storytelling (Part 2 of 2) WhitneyAudrey Betcher • Nicole MartinRogers