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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.

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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 Two Efforts at Reaching Patrons Experiencing Homelessness St. Louis River RoomChris Ruiz, Associate Librarian, Hennepin County Library • Kyle Orcholski, Librarian, Hennepin County Library

10:55am CDT

Partnerships to Improve Digital Equity in Tribal Communities St. Louis River RoomHannah Buckland, Director, Leech Lake Tribal College • Jennifer Nelson, Director of State Library Services, Minnesota Department of Education 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 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

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

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Accepting Passport Applications: Pros and cons Gooseberry Falls Room 3Marcia Anderson, Director, Grand Rapids Library, • Respresentative, Customer Service Office of the Regional Passport Agency in Minnesota Helping Decipher Doctorspeak: Health Literacy in Your Community Split Rock Room 2Katherine Chew, Associate Librarian & Research/Outreach Services Librarian, UMN Health Sciences Library

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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 eGovernment: Assisting Library Patrons in a Paperless Landscape Split Rock Room 2Jenn Straumann, Community Engagement Manager, Anoka County Library • Maureen Gormley, Digital Services Manager, Dakota County Library Transforming Lives: Addressing the Diverse Needs of Our Communities Lake Superior Ballroom OMeg Robertson, Manager, Ramsey County Library - New Brighton • Carrie Watts, Assistant Manager Roseville, Ramsey County Library • Peter Hedberg, Maplewood Circulation Supervisor, Ramsey County Library

10:55am CDT

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 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 Vocal Lessons 101 for Librarians St. Louis River RoomMonica Stratton, Branch Manager & Children's Coordinator, Ramsey County Library

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Developing Financially Capable Adults and Youth @ The Library French River Room 1Becky Hagen Jokela, Extension Educator, University of MN Extension • Lori Hendrickson, Extension Educator, University of MN Extension 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

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Always Be Closing: Providing Effective Customer Service in Libraries Lake Superior Ballroom OJake Fejedelem, Technology Librarian, Austin Public Library 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