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

Willmar Public Library
Head Librarian
Willmar, MN
Websitewillmarpubliclibrary.org/
Originally from Montana; lived and worked in Japan for four years; have three school-aged children (Gus, Clyde, Frances); recently moved to Willmar from Kerkhoven, MN; besides MLS degree, I have an MFA in English/Creative Writing from UM-Missoula; long time member of American Indian Library Association; have lots of ranching experience.
Thursday, September 29
 

7:00am CDT

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

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

Exhibit Hall and Silent Auction Hours Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1

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

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

2:55pm CDT

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

3:50pm CDT

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
 
Friday, September 30
 

7:00am CDT

Continental Breakfast Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1

8:10am CDT

Diversity and Outreach Round Table (DORT) Subunit Meeting Gooseberry Falls Room 2

8:50am CDT

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

10:00am CDT

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

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

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

Diversity! Move Your Collection Forward Gooseberry Falls Room 1Sara Zettervall, Librarian, Hennepin County Library, Nokomis • Kathryn Pierce, Branch Librarian, ECRL, Aitkin Library • Emilie Hanson, Science House Librarian, Science Museum of Minnesota • Heather Fisch, Associate Librarian, Hennepin County Library, Outreach Services • Phuoc Thi Minh Tran, Librarian, Author, and Storyteller • Stacy Lienemann, Director, Waseca-Le Sueur Regional Library System