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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.

Heather Wambach

Hennepin County Library
Circulation Supervisor
Minneapolis

7:00am CDT

Continental Breakfast, Welcome & Awards presentation Lake Superior Ballroom JK - Floor 2 Registration Registration Area - Floor 1

8:10am CDT

Public Library Division (PLD) Meeting Lake Superior Ballroom O

8:50am CDT

Sustainable Social Media for Libraries Lake Superior Ballroom MNBecky Rech, Librarian, Hennepin County Library • Ben Brown, IT Specialist, Hennepin County Library • Heather Wambach, Patron Experience Supervisor, Hennepin County Library • Ian Stade, Senior Librarian, Hennepin County Library

10:00am CDT

Morning Break with Exhibitors Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1

10:55am CDT

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 Follow the Storyboard Road Gooseberry Falls Room 1Jon Allen, Youth Services Librarian, Rochester Public Library • Karen Lemke, Head of Marketing and Community Engagement, Rochester Public Library

12:05pm CDT

Lunch Keynote: Relevance with Nina Simon Lake Superior Ballroom JK - Floor 2Nina Simon, Director, Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History

1:45pm CDT

Not your 1990 Government Information Anymore! Evolving Government Website Search Design and Interfaces. French River Room 1Alicia Kubas, Government Publications and Regional Depository Librarian, University of Minnesota Libraries • Andrea Stelljes, Librarian, Hennepin County Library • Helen Burke, Service Manager for Information Services & Depository Library Coordinator, Hennepin County Library • Jodi Carlson Grebinoski, Reference and Government Information Librarian, Kathryn A. Martin Library, UMD • Michael Gorman, Reference, Instruction, and Government Documents Librarian, St. Cloud State University Raising Your Library's Profile with Google and Wikipedia Pages Split Rock Room 1Becca Peters, Cataloging and Acquisitions Librarian, Metro State University • Christine Larson, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Metro State University • Kristin Hall, Periodicals Specialist, Carleton College Part-time Reference Librarian, Concordia University.

2:55pm CDT

Afternoon Dessert in Exhibit Hall Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1

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 Coach Your Team to Greatness! Lake Superior Ballroom OJenn Straumann, Community Engagement Manager, Anoka County Library • Maggie Snow, Director, Anoka County Library • Stacey Hendren, Branch Manager, Anoka 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 Pause with a Purpose French River Room 1Carla Powers, Manager, Duluth Public Library

7:00am CDT

Continental Breakfast Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1

8:50am CDT

Begin Your Love Affair with Data: Evaluating Programs = Finding Success Lake Superior Ballroom MNJennifer Verbrugge, Library Program and Partnership Coordinator, State Library Services, MN Department of Education • Eric Billiet, Expanded Learning Education Specialist, MN Department of Education A Conversation about Collections Gooseberry Falls Room 3Jessica Zillhart, Selection Librarian, Anoka County Library • Katy Schulz, Materials Selection Librarian, Saint Paul Public Library Beyond the Reading Room: Engaging Archives Users through Social Media Gooseberry Falls Room 2Jamie Hoehn, Assistant Archivist, Migration and Social Services Collections, University of Minnesota • Jennifer Rian, Reference Librarian, Gale Family Library, Minnesota Historical Society

10:00am CDT

Morning Break in Exhibit Hall Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1

10:55am CDT

Marketing Magic: Top Tips and Tricks for Marketing Your Library Gooseberry Falls Room 1Jennifer Harveland, Communication Specialist, SELCO (Southeast Libraries Cooperating) • Karen Lemke, Head of Marketing and Community Engagement, Rochester Public Library Integrating Data Literacy and Management into the Liberal Arts Curriculum Split Rock Room 1Aaron Albertson, Instruction & Research Librarian - Social Sciences, Macalester College • Ron Joslin, Instruction & Research Librarian - Sciences, Macalester College

12:05pm CDT

Lunch Keynote: Privacy and Libraries in the 21st Century Lake Superior Ballroom JK - Floor 2Bobbi Newman, Librarian, Writer, Consultant, Library Advocate, and International Speaker

1:45pm CDT

CANCELLED - Digital Literacy Requires Life Long Learning Lake Superior Ballroom MNBobbi Newman, Librarian, Writer, Consultant, Library Advocate, and International Speaker

2:55pm CDT

Afternoon Desserts in Exhibit Hall Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1

3:50pm CDT

How to Learn To Stop Worrying And Love Mindfulness: Wellness in the Workplace Split Rock Room 2Katherine Chew, Associate Librarian & Research/Outreach Services Librarian, UMN Health Sciences Library • Julie Rashid, Manager, Acquisitions and Rapid Cataloging Unit, University of Minnesota Do More with Less: Getting Started with Your Digital Asset Management Initiative Split Rock Room 1Heidi Johnson, Librarian, College of St. Scholastica Library • Kevin McGrew, Director, College of St. Scholastica Library • Linda Richter, Innovation Coordinator, PALS • Alex Kent, Digital Initiatives Librarian, PALS Big Questions: Creating and Sustaining a Library Discussion Series Gooseberry Falls Room 3LeAnn Dean, Library Director, Briggs Library, University of Minnesota Morris • Peter Bremer, Reference Coordinator, Briggs Library, University of Minnesota Morris I Don't Want to Adult Today: Children's Programs for Adults Lake Superior Ballroom LIngvild Herfindahl, Director, Dodge Center Public Library • Samantha TerBeest, Adult Services Librarian, Winona Public Library