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  • CANCELLED
    CANCELLED: Lessons from the Trenches: Learn How Louisiana Libraries are Fighting the War on Intellectual Freedom
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • CANCELLED
    CANCELLED: Libraries as a Resource Hub: How the Nashville Helps Website Connects Patrons to Providers
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • CANCELLED
    CANCELLED: Truly 24/7: Access on the Patron’s Schedule
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Saturday, Jan 20th
    9:40am – 10:10am EST
    Beyond the Bachelor's Degree: Supporting First-Generation Students Through Graduate School
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, Ideas Xchange Area 1 (LLX Marketplace, Level 100)
    Content Leader: Danielle E. Maurici-Pollock (she/her/hers) – University of New Mexico Health Sciences
    Content Leader: Rebecca Stallworth (she/her/hers) – Simmons University
    Primary Contact: Danielle E. Maurici-Pollock (she/her/hers) – University of New Mexico Health Sciences
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Saturday, Jan 20th
    10:00am – 10:20am EST
    Representing Indigenous Knowledges on the Web: A Work-in-Progress
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, ShopTalk Area B (LLX Marketplace, Level 100)
    Content Leader: Giselle M. Aviles – Library of Congress
    Content Leader: Troy W. Smith (he/him/his) – Library of Congress
    Content Leader: Henry G. Widener (he/him/his) – The Library of Congress
    Primary Contact: Troy W. Smith (he/him/his) – Library of Congress
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Saturday, Jan 20th
    1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Creating Welcoming and Supportive Libraries for Asylum Seekers and People Experiencing Homelessness and Poverty
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 339-340
    Moderator: Carrie S. Banks (she/they) – Brooklyn Public Library
    Content Leader: Brenda Bentt-Peters – Brooklyn Public Library
    Content Leader: Rakisha Kearns-White (she/her/hers) – Brooklyn Public Library
    Content Leader: Julie A. Winkelstein (she/her/hers) – University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    Primary Contact: Carrie S. Banks (she/they) – Brooklyn Public Library
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Saturday, Jan 20th
    1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Fighting Censorship in a Changing Landscape
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 337-338
    Content Leader: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – Office for Intellectual Freedom
    Content Leader: Eric Stroshane (he/him/his) – ALA, Office for Intellectual Freedom
    Primary Contact: Betsy Gomez (she/her/hers) – ALA, Office for Intellectual Freedom
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Saturday, Jan 20th
    1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Flip the Fair: Elementary school students visit public library to judge graduate student science projects
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 317
    Content Leader: Amanda Hensley (she/her/hers) – Virginia Tech
    Primary Contact: Amber Lowery – Roanoke Public Libraries
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Saturday, Jan 20th
    1:00pm – 4:00pm EST
    All Jobs are Climate Jobs: Why Library Workers Need to be Climate Action Leaders
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 316
    Content Leader: Jennifer Ferriss (she/her/hers) – Saratoga Springs Public Library
    Content Leader: Lisa G. Kropp, MLS (she/her/hers) – Lindenhurst Memorial Library
    Content Leader: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) (she/her/hers) – Mid-Hudson Library System
    Primary Contact: Lisa G. Kropp, MLS (she/her/hers) – Lindenhurst Memorial Library
    Content Leader: Matthew Bollerman (he/him/his) – Hauppauge Public Library
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Saturday, Jan 20th
    2:10pm – 2:30pm EST
    The "Haunted Library Tour" as Community Outreach and Engagement
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, ShopTalk Area B (LLX Marketplace, Level 100)
    Moderator: Kent Huffman (he/him/his) – Denison University
    Content Leader: Kent Huffman (he/him/his) – Denison University
    Content Leader: Beronica Avila (she/her/hers) – Denison University
    Primary Contact: Kent Huffman (he/him/his) – Denison University
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Saturday, Jan 20th
    2:30pm – 3:30pm EST
    Establishing Early Children's Literacy Book Ecosystems in Indigenous Communities: Reading Nation Waterfall
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 341-342
    Moderator: Anthony S. Chow, PhD in Instructional Design – San Jose State University School of Information
    Content Leader: Leah Choi (she/her/hers) – San Jose State University School of Information
    Content Leader: Anthony S. Chow, PhD in Instructional Design – San Jose State University School of Information
    Content Leader: Shana Coriz – Santo Domingo Pueblo Public Library
    Content Leader: Lynette Dial – Lumbee Tribe
    Content Leader: Adam Lambert – EBCI
    Content Leader: Sophia LaMonica – SJSU School of Information
    Content Leader: Jim McQuillen – Yurok Tribe
    Content Leader: Adrienne Violett – Chief Dull Knife College Library
    Primary Contact: Anthony S. Chow, PhD in Instructional Design – San Jose State University School of Information
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Saturday, Jan 20th
    4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    Building Culturally Responsive Library Collections and Programming with Schools
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 343-344
    Content Leader: Shauntee Burns-Simpson – New York Public Library
    Content Leader: Elisa A. Garcia – New York Public Library
    Primary Contact: Elisa A. Garcia – New York Public Library
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Saturday, Jan 20th
    4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    The Book Crawl: Engaging Adult Customers Through Pop-Up Programming
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 341-342
    Content Leader: Sara McDonough (she/her/hers) – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
    Content Leader: Isaiah West, MSIS (he/him/his) – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
    Primary Contact: Isaiah West, MSIS (he/him/his) – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    8:30am – 9:45am EST
    Main Stage Panel: It’s All Happening at the Library!
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, Ballroom I-IV
    Moderator: Emily Drabinski – Queens (N.Y.) College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
    Speaker: Nicole T. Bryan – Brooklyn Public Library
    Speaker: Eboni M. Henry – DC Public Schools
    Speaker: Sherry Scheline – Donnelly Public Library District
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    10:00am – 11:00am EST
    Advocacy Remixed: ALA Groups and Members Collaborate to Support Librarians and the Communities they Serve
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 337-338
    Content Leader: Betsy Gomez (she/her/hers) – ALA, Office for Intellectual Freedom
    Content Leader: Joyce McIntosh – ALA / Freedom to Read Foundation
    Content Leader: Kent Oliver (he/him/his) – American Library Association
    Primary Contact: Joyce McIntosh – ALA / Freedom to Read Foundation
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    10:00am – 11:00am EST
    BookBag: Bridging the Summer Gap with Books, Hygiene Kits, Snacks, and Fun!
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 341-342
    Content Leader: Sheila E. Michaels (she/her/hers) – Nixa Public Schools
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    10:10am – 10:30am EST
    Enhancing Outdoor Access: Cultivating a Gear Library for the LGBTQIA+/BIPOC community
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, ShopTalk Area A (LLX Marketplace, Level 100)
    Content Leader: Devin Cowens (she/her/hers) – Radical Adventure Riders, Atlanta Chapter
    Content Leader: Sarah Cruz, MLIS – The Coca-Cola Company Archives
    Content Leader: Hannah Griggs, PhD, English (she/her/hers) – Emory University Libraries
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    11:15am – 12:15pm EST
    Going Green with Summer Reading
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 339-340
    Content Leader: Amy K. Alapati (she/her/hers) – Montgomery County Public Libraries
    Content Leader: Sean Riley – Montgomery County Public Libraries
    Content Leader: Maranda L. Schoppert – Montgomery County Public Libraries
    Primary Contact: Maranda L. Schoppert – Montgomery County Public Libraries
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    11:15am – 12:15pm EST
    Knowledge of the Community: What It Is and How To Measure It
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 343-344
    Content Leader: Nichelle M. Hayes – Black Caucus of the American Library Association
    Content Leader: Deborah Robinson – Insitute for Social Research, University of Michigan
    Primary Contact: Deborah Robinson – Insitute for Social Research, University of Michigan
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Be Prepared: Program Challenges at Your Public Library
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 337-338
    Moderator: Betsy Gomez (she/her/hers) – ALA, Office for Intellectual Freedom
    Content Leader: Betsy Gomez (she/her/hers) – ALA, Office for Intellectual Freedom
    Content Leader: Sukrit Goswami – Haverford Township Free Library
    Content Leader: Amanda Vazquez, MLIS (she/her/hers) – Dubuque County Library District
    Primary Contact: Betsy Gomez (she/her/hers) – ALA, Office for Intellectual Freedom
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Library Advocacy Basics: Creating Lifelong Civic Engagement
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 341-342
    Content Leader: Paul Signorelli – Paul Signorelli & Associates
    Primary Contact: Paul Signorelli – Paul Signorelli & Associates
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Library Programming for Expectant Parents and Parents of Newborns that Build Community Partnerships
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 339-340
    Moderator: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD (she/her/hers) – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
    Content Leader: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist (she/her/hers) – Resources in Reading
    Content Leader: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD (she/her/hers) – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
    Content Leader: Sylvia Hennessie – University of Maryland’s Center for Early Childhood Education and Intervention
    Content Leader: Carrie Sanders (she/her/hers) – Maryland State Library Agency
    Content Leader: Anneliese Trainer – Calvert Library Twin Beaches Branch
    Primary Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD (she/her/hers) – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Not Another Named Storm: Disaster Planning in Public Libraries
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 318-319
    Content Leader: Denise M. Gomez – Florida State University
    Content Leader: Faye R. Jones (she/her/hers) – Florida State University
    Content Leader: Marcia A. Mardis – Florida State University
    Primary Contact: Denise M. Gomez – Florida State University
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Stronger Together: A Summary of Priorities and Best Practices from National Heritage Month EDI Symposiums
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 321-322
    Moderator: Anthony S. Chow, PhD in Instructional Design – San Jose State University School of Information
    Content Leader: Anthony S. Chow, PhD in Instructional Design – San Jose State University School of Information
    Content Leader: Eori Tokunaga (she/her/they/them) – San Jose State University
    Primary Contact: Anthony S. Chow, PhD in Instructional Design – San Jose State University School of Information
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    2:00pm – 4:00pm EST
    Bmore Collaborative: Building a Successful School & Public Library Partnership
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 316
    Content Leader: Emmanuel Faulkner (he/him/his) – Baltimore City Public Schools
    Content Leader: Brooke M. Grams – Baltimore City Public Schools
    Content Leader: Carly Reighard (she/her/hers) – Enoch Pratt Free Library
    Content Leader: Jurée Hall (she/her/hers) – Enoch Pratt Free Library
    Primary Contact: Brooke M. Grams – Baltimore City Public Schools
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    2:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    You Had Me at Hello! Renovating Libraries for Inclusion
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 324-325
    Content Leader: Joe Huberty (he/him/his) – Engberg Anderson Architects
    Content Leader: David Vinjamuri (he/him/his) – New York University
    Primary Contact: David Vinjamuri (he/him/his) – New York University
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    2:40pm – 3:00pm EST
    Restorative Justice in the School Library
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, ShopTalk Area C (LLX Marketplace, Level 100)
    Content Leader: Jain Orr (she/her/hers) – Austin Independent School District
    Primary Contact: Jain Orr (she/her/hers) – Austin Independent School District
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    2:45pm – 3:45pm EST
    Co-designing librarian training for effective immigrant outreach: An ideas workshop
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 341-342
    Content Leader: Ana Ndumu – University of Maryland iSchool
    Primary Contact: Ana Ndumu – University of Maryland iSchool
    Content Leader: Hayley Park (she/they) – King County Library System / University of Maryland iSchool
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    2:45pm – 3:45pm EST
    Libraries Catalyze Communities in Times of Crisis: A participatory workshop
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 343-344
    Content Leader: April Hobbs (she/her/hers) – University of Memphis
    Content Leader: Denise R. Lyons (she/her/hers) – Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
    Content Leader: Feili Tu-Keefner – University of South Carolina School of Information Science
    Primary Contact: Denise R. Lyons (she/her/hers) – Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    3:15pm – 3:35pm EST
    Promoting the Merritt Fund: Strategies and Resources (NOTE NEW TIME & ROOM)
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 337-338
    Content Leader: Michael D. Kirby, MLS, MA (he/him/his) – CUNY Kingsborough Community College
    Primary Contact: Michael D. Kirby, MLS, MA (he/him/his) – CUNY Kingsborough Community College
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    3:25pm – 3:45pm EST
    Promoting Diverse Books Through School, Library, and University Partnerships
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 314-315
    Content Leader: Lesley Colabucci – Millersville University
    Content Leader: Shannon C. Schinagl (she/her/hers) – Lancaster Public library
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Sunday, Jan 21st
    4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    Crowdsourcing and community engagement
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, 343-344
    Content Leader: Victoria Van Hyning, MSt, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, iSchool
    Primary Contact: Victoria Van Hyning, MSt, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, iSchool
    Content Leader: Tara Cox – National Girls Collaborative Project
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Monday, Jan 22nd
    10:00am – 10:20am EST
    Low Stress, High Mayhem: Using Twitch for Professional Development and Programming
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, ShopTalk Area A (LLX Marketplace, Level 100)
    Content Leader: Elizabeth Brown – Kraemer Family Library, UCCS
    Primary Contact: Elizabeth Brown – Kraemer Family Library, UCCS
    Community Outreach and Engagement
  • Monday, Jan 22nd
    10:30am – 10:50am EST
    Setting International Patrons Up for Success by Dismantling Deficit Thinking
    Location: Baltimore Convention Center, ShopTalk Area B (LLX Marketplace, Level 100)
    Content Leader: Emily Reed (she/her/hers) – Penn State University Libraries
    Primary Contact: Emily Reed (she/her/hers) – Penn State University Libraries
    Community Outreach and Engagement