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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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Olivia Moris

Metronet
Program Manager
St. Paul, MN
Websitemetronetmili.org
Information literacy is my specialty. I teach infolit to K-12 teachers and media specialists in metro area school districts. Our focus is on learning how to promote and teach information literacy using a variety of technology tools, specifically for the iPad. Reach out to me if you'd like PD training in your district, now offered virtually, in person, or hybrid! (olivia@metronet.lib.mn.us) I also crater programming to support PD for librarians of all types. Have something you're interested in learning butt don't know where to start? I'm your librarian! Reach out to me to learn more. (olivia@metronet.lib.mn.us)
Thursday, September 29
 

8:50am CDT

Launch a Book Club for Seniors Split Rock Room 2Holly Rakocy, Librarian, Outreach Services, Hennepin County Library • Jan Gugino, Librarian, Hennepin County Library • Sarah Garbis, Services Manager, Hennepin County Library

10:55am CDT

ReThink: Connecting Libraries to Metacognition, Student Learning, and Student Success Lake Superior Ballroom LAmy Riegelman, Social Sciences Librarian, University of Minnesota • Kate Peterson, Undergraduate Services Librarian, University of Minnesota

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

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 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

Pause with a Purpose French River Room 1Carla Powers, Manager, Duluth Public Library

6:00pm CDT

Glensheen Mansion Evening Event Gleensheen Mansion
 
Friday, September 30
 

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

10:00am CDT

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

10:55am CDT

State Public Library Funding: Fun & Facts Lake Superior Ballroom LKen Behringer, Executive Director, Metropolitan Library Service Agency • Karen Pundsack, Executive Director, Great River Regional Library • Kathleen James, Youth Services & Project Manager, MELSA • Peg Werner, Director, Viking Library System Vocal Lessons 101 for Librarians St. Louis River RoomMonica Stratton, Branch Manager & Children's Coordinator, Ramsey County Library

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

More with Less: Project Management for Beginners Lake Superior Ballroom LKelly McBride, Director, Osceola Public Library • Anthony Molaro, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, St. Catherine University CANCELLED - Digital Literacy Requires Life Long Learning Lake Superior Ballroom MNBobbi Newman, Librarian, Writer, Consultant, Library Advocate, and International Speaker Moving On: Lessons Learned from an Information Literacy Instruction Assessment Project St. Louis River RoomSue Gray, Reference and Circulation Librarian, St. Catherine University Minneapolis Campus Library • Anne Beschnett, Research and Instruction Librarian, St. Catherine University

3:50pm CDT

Looking Back to Move Forward: 'What I Wish I Had Learned in Library School' Lake Superior Ballroom MNMary Healy, Branch Manager, Anoka County Library • Jill Smith, Director, Bayport Public Library • Matt Youngbauer, Library Associate, Anoka County Library • Reagen Thalacker, Regional Librarian, SELCO 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