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2018 MLA Annual Conference

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 The Basics of Community Engagement: Nailing the Fundamentals so Magic Can Happen! SwisshelmAngie Gentile-Jordan • Mary Wilkins-Jordan

9:10am CDT

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

10:30am CDT

A Bigger Boat: Data Visualization Lessons from the Movies SchilpinMark Vaillancourt • Trish Vaillancourt Grab That Dough: Getting a Minnesota Historical and Cultural Heritage Grant Whitney Librarianship In and Out of Prison: The Law Library Service to Prisoner's Program EdelbrockSusan Trombley

2:15pm CDT

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

3:35pm CDT

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

8:00am CDT

Connect and Collaborate!: Getting to Know MN Regional Library Systems WhitneyKaren Pundsack • Mollie Stanford Engaging Our Community EdelbrockDonna Larson • Jody Wacker

9:15am CDT

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

10:30am CDT

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

3:35pm CDT

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