2016 MLA Annual Conference: Grid

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

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Pre-Conference Workshop: Advocacy/Intellectual Freedom Boot Camp 10:00am - 4:30pm

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Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1	French River Room 1	French River Room 2	Gleensheen Mansion	Gooseberry Falls Room 1	Gooseberry Falls Room 2	Gooseberry Falls Room 3	Lake Superior Ballroom JK - Floor 2	Lake Superior Ballroom L	Lake Superior Ballroom MN	Lake Superior Ballroom O	Registration Area - Floor 1	Split Rock Room 1	Split Rock Room 2	St. Louis River Room

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Morning Break with Exhibitors 10:00am - 10:45am

Exhibit Hall and Silent Auction Hours 10:00am - 3:40pm

Afternoon Dessert in Exhibit Hall 2:55pm - 3:40pm

Weeding for Your Health: Kill the Dust Bunnies! 8:50am - 9:50am

Tax Resources for Minnesota Libraries 10:55am - 11:55am

Not your 1990 Government Information Anymore! Evolving Governme... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Pause with a Purpose 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Artist Made : Community Engaged 10:55am - 11:55am

Glensheen Mansion Evening Event 6:00pm - 8:00pm

MILE 2017: Leading for Life 8:50am - 9:50am

Follow the Storyboard Road 10:55am - 11:55am

Library Legislative Process 101 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Ignite Session: Learn What's Sparking at Minitex 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Being the Voice of an Organization: A New Approach to Advocacy 8:50am - 9:50am

Forming a Partnership Between Community Supporters of Libraries 10:55am - 11:55am

Minnesota Association of Library Friends (MALF) Annual Meeting a... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Evy Nordley Award for Best Project by Library Friends Groups 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Moving Forward: A Guide for New Members and First Time Conferenc... 8:50am - 9:50am

Development of eBook Purchasing Guidelines 10:55am - 11:55am

Pop-up Library Services: Hennepin County Library service to Ceda... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Accepting Passport Applications: Pros and cons 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Continental Breakfast, Welcome & Awards presentation 7:00am - 8:00am

Lunch Keynote: Relevance with Nina Simon 12:05pm - 1:35pm

Academic and Research Library Di... 8:10am - 8:40am

ARLD Poster Session 8:50am - 9:50am

ReThink: Connecting Libraries to Metacognition, Student Learning... 10:55am - 11:55am

Believe It. Build It. This Book Can Help You Offer Amazing Progr... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Everyone Welcome: Best Practices for Racially Inclusive Storytim... 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Minnesota Libraries Trustees and... 8:10am - 8:40am

Sustainable Social Media for Libraries 8:50am - 9:50am

Community Based Program Design 10:55am - 11:55am

Presidential Panel - One Conference One Book - a Good Time for t... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Legislative Insider Report 3:50pm - 4:50pm

MLA Membership Annual Meeting 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Public Library Division (PLD) Me... 8:10am - 8:40am

Reading the Art in Caldecott Award Books: What Makes a Picture B... 8:50am - 9:50am

50 in 60 Book Blast - Fiction 10:55am - 11:55am

Rapid Fire Resources: 30 in 60 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Coach Your Team to Greatness! 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Registration 7:00am - 4:30pm

Deep Dive Into Digital Content: Minnesota Reflections Primary So... 8:50am - 9:50am

Early Literacy Play Spaces: How to Create and Maintain Opportuni... 10:55am - 11:55am

Raising Your Library's Profile with Google and Wikipedia Pages 1:45pm - 2:45pm

An Introduction to User Experience Thinking: Across the Library 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Launch a Book Club for Seniors 8:50am - 9:50am

Coding Camp: Teaching Middle School Students How to Code Python... 10:55am - 11:55am

It's All About Relationships: Build Your Best Diversity Outreach 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Helping Decipher Doctorspeak: Health Literacy in Your Community 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Two Efforts at Reaching Patrons Experiencing Homelessness 8:50am - 9:50am

Partnerships to Improve Digital Equity in Tribal Communities 10:55am - 11:55am

The MYRAs! Kids + Books = Winners! 1:45pm - 2:45pm

A New Look for Minnesota Reflections: Enhancing the User Experie... 3:50pm - 4:50pm

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Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1	French River Room 1	French River Room 2	Gooseberry Falls Room 1	Gooseberry Falls Room 2	Gooseberry Falls Room 3	Lake Superior Ballroom JK - Floor 2	Lake Superior Ballroom L	Lake Superior Ballroom MN	Lake Superior Ballroom O	Registration Area - Floor 1	Split Rock Room 1	Split Rock Room 2	St. Louis River Room

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Exhibit Hall & Silent Auction Hours 7:00am - 3:40pm

Continental Breakfast 7:00am - 8:00am

Morning Break in Exhibit Hall 10:00am - 10:45am

Afternoon Desserts in Exhibit Hall 2:55pm - 3:40pm

Reference and Adult Services Sec... 8:10am - 8:40am

Brace Yourself, College is Coming!! Engaging Older Teens through... 8:50am - 9:50am

State Library Services: Moving Ahead to 2022 10:55am - 11:55am

Developing Financially Capable Adults and Youth @ The Library 1:45pm - 2:45pm

The Night Library: Providing Outreach through a Massive Interact... 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Small and Rural Libraries Round... 8:10am - 8:40am

Children and Young People's Sect... 8:10am - 8:40am

Library Resources for those Serving Asian Communities Across Min... 8:50am - 9:50am

Marketing Magic: Top Tips and Tricks for Marketing Your Library 10:55am - 11:55am

Learn, Lead, Repeat: Professional Development for the Long haul 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Diversity! Move Your Collection Forward 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Diversity and Outreach Round Tab... 8:10am - 8:40am

Beyond the Reading Room: Engaging Archives Users through Social... 8:50am - 9:50am

Library Linked Data for the Uninitiated 10:55am - 11:55am

LSTA Grantee Panel: Meeting Emerging Community Needs through LST... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

An Urban Public Library Analysis: Diversity in Young Adult Colle... 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Government Documents Round Table... 8:10am - 8:40am

A Conversation about Collections 8:50am - 9:50am

Diversity Salons: A Safe Place to Engage in Challenging Conversa... 10:55am - 11:55am

What Do They Really Need? Polling Twin City Residents on Digital... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Big Questions: Creating and Sustaining a Library Discussion Seri... 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Lunch Keynote: Privacy and Libraries in the 21st Century 12:05pm - 1:35pm

What's New in Interlibrary Loan -- Trends, MnLINK Discovery and... 8:50am - 9:50am

State Public Library Funding: Fun & Facts 10:55am - 11:55am

More with Less: Project Management for Beginners 1:45pm - 2:45pm

I Don't Want to Adult Today: Children's Programs for Adults 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Begin Your Love Affair with Data: Evaluating Programs = Finding... 8:50am - 9:50am

BiblioTech – Bringing the Library to the Public 10:55am - 11:55am

CANCELLED - Digital Literacy Requires Life Long Learning 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Looking Back to Move Forward: 'What I Wish I Had Learned in Libr... 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Technical Services Section (TSS)... 8:10am - 8:40am

Transforming Lives: Addressing the Diverse Needs of Our Communit... 8:50am - 9:50am

50 in 60 Book Blast - Nonfiction 10:55am - 11:55am

Now That's What I Call Community!: Professional Development thro... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Always Be Closing: Providing Effective Customer Service in Libra... 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Registration 7:00am - 4:30pm

Instruction Round Table (IRT) Su... 8:10am - 8:40am

Deep Roots and New Growth: A Minitex Digital Initatives & Catalo... 8:50am - 9:50am

Integrating Data Literacy and Management into the Liberal Arts C... 10:55am - 11:55am

Divine Secrets of the Library Sisterhood: In-State Sister Librar... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Do More with Less: Getting Started with Your Digital Asset Manag... 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Intellectual Freedom Committee (... 8:10am - 8:40am

eGovernment: Assisting Library Patrons in a Paperless Landscape 8:50am - 9:50am

Passive Program Power! 10:55am - 11:55am

ConnectED Library Challenge in Minnesota 1:45pm - 2:45pm

How to Learn To Stop Worrying And Love Mindfulness: Wellness in... 3:50pm - 4:50pm

Reader's Advisory Round Table (R... 8:10am - 8:40am

State Library Services On-Demand! 8:50am - 9:50am

Vocal Lessons 101 for Librarians 10:55am - 11:55am

Moving On: Lessons Learned from an Information Literacy Instruct... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

The Kids Don't Make the Choice: Supporting Schools without Libra... 3:50pm - 4:50pm