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2016 MLA Annual Conference

Welcome to the 2016 MLA Annual Conference! MLA looks forward to celebrating its 125th Anniversary with you.

Anne Hennen Barber

Morris Public Library
Library Director

8:50am CDT

Reading the Art in Caldecott Award Books: What Makes a Picture Book Distinguished Lake Superior Ballroom OGail Nordstrom, Public Library Consultant, Viking Library System • Heidi Hammond, Associate Professor and SLMS Coordinator, MLIS Program, St. Catherine University Weeding for Your Health: Kill the Dust Bunnies! French River Room 1Emily Soltis, Librarian, Rochester Community and Technical College • Pam O'Hara, Instructional Librarian, Rochester Community and Technical College Moving Forward: A Guide for New Members and First Time Conference Attendees Gooseberry Falls Room 3Deborah Bifulk, Librarian, Dakota County Library • Sara Ring • Jenny McElroy, Reference Specialist, Minnesota Historical Society

10:55am CDT

50 in 60 Book Blast - Fiction Lake Superior Ballroom OJean Silverberg, Librarian, Dakota County Library • Angie Noyes, Library Program Coordinator, Washington County Library • Katie Polley, Librarian, Dakota County Library • Rachel Gray, Information Services Librarian, SELCO Artist Made : Community Engaged French River Room 2Noah Keesecker, Program Director – Artist Development, Springboard for the Arts • Peter Haakon Thompson, Community Development Coordinator, Springboard for the Arts Early Literacy Play Spaces: How to Create and Maintain Opportunities for Playful Learning in Your Library Split Rock Room 1Jane Boss, Librarian, Hennepin County Library • Joyce Linman, Librarian, Hennepin County Library • Tracy Hvezda-Lehtola, Librarian, Hennepin County Library Forming a Partnership Between Community Supporters of Libraries Gooseberry Falls Room 2Judy Schotzko, President, MN Association of Friends • Heidi Hoks, Director, Carver County Libraries • Jim Weygand, Library Board, Carver County Library Tax Resources for Minnesota Libraries French River Room 1Emily Kissane, Library Development Specialist, Minnesota Department of Education • Sarah Bjorklund, Outreach Leadworker, Minnesota Department of Revenue - Income Tax & Withholding Division • Chris Anning, Librarian, MN Department of Revenue

1:45pm CDT

Library Legislative Process 101 Gooseberry Falls Room 1Barbara Misselt, Director, East Central Regional Library • Jami Trenam, Associate Director of Collection Development, Great River Regional Library It's All About Relationships: Build Your Best Diversity Outreach Split Rock Room 2Sara Zettervall, Librarian, Hennepin County Library, Nokomis • Makeda Zulu-Gillespie, Director of Community Outreach, University of Minnesota Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Ce • Barb Fabre, Administrator, Child Care & Early Childhood Program, White Earth Reservation • Karen Cadigan, PhD, Screen@3 Director, Bloomington-Richfield Public Schools • Natalie Hart, Librarian, Hennepin County Library, Sumner Pop-up Library Services: Hennepin County Library service to Cedar Riverside Gooseberry Falls Room 3Chip Gehring, Librarian, Hennepin County Library • Kelly Stade, Library Services Manager, Hennepin County Library • Ruqia Abdi, Cultural Liaision, Hennepin County Library Rapid Fire Resources: 30 in 60 Lake Superior Ballroom OHannah Buckland, Director, Leech Lake Tribal College • Liz Reppe, State Law Librarian • Jill Smith, Director, Bayport Public Library • Mary Healy, Branch Manager, Anoka County Library • Stacey Hendren, Branch Manager, Anoka County Library

3:50pm CDT

An Introduction to User Experience Thinking: Across the Library Split Rock Room 1Michael DeNotto, Instructional Services Librarian, St. Mary's University of Minnesota Everyone Welcome: Best Practices for Racially Inclusive Storytimes Lake Superior Ballroom LAnna Haase Krueger, Children's Librarian, Ramsey County Library • Tamara Lee, Children's Librarian, Ramsey County Library A New Look for Minnesota Reflections: Enhancing the User Experience St. Louis River RoomJason Roy, Director, Digital Library Services, University of Minnesota Libraries Ignite Session: Learn What's Sparking at Minitex Gooseberry Falls Room 1Nick Banitt, Minitex • Molly Huber, Minitex • Dana Kocienda, Minitex • Agnes Lee, Minitex • Matt Lee, Minitex • Zach Miller, Minitex • Beth Staats, Minitex • Paul Swanson, Minitex Pause with a Purpose French River Room 1Carla Powers, Manager, Duluth Public Library

8:50am CDT

Brace Yourself, College is Coming!! Engaging Older Teens through Test Preparation Programming French River Room 1Ally Addison, Youth Services Subject Specialist, Scott County Library • Lisa Pollard, Youth Services Coordinator, Scott County Library A Conversation about Collections Gooseberry Falls Room 3Jessica Zillhart, Selection Librarian, Anoka County Library • Katy Schulz, Materials Selection Librarian, Saint Paul Public Library What's New in Interlibrary Loan -- Trends, MnLINK Discovery and more Lake Superior Ballroom LCarol Nelson, Resource Sharing Manager, Minitex • Nick Banitt, Resource Sharing Manager, Minitex

10:55am CDT

50 in 60 Book Blast - Nonfiction Lake Superior Ballroom OLaurel Bradshaw, Librarian, Carver County Library • Donovan Lambright, Automation Librarian, SELCO • Rachel Gray, Information Services Librarian, SELCO Diversity Salons: A Safe Place to Engage in Challenging Conversations Gooseberry Falls Room 3Lara Friedman-Shedlov, Description and Access Archivist, University of Minnesota Libraries • Scott Marsalis, Social Sciences Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries • Todd Fenton, External Services Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries