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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.

Steve Harsin

SELCO
Public Library Consultant & Past President MLA
Rochester, MN

Steve Harsin, Public Library Consultant, SELCO, Past President of MLA

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

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

10:00am CDT

Exhibit Hall and Silent Auction Hours Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1 Morning Break with Exhibitors Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1

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

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

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 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 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

5:00pm CDT

MLA Membership Annual Meeting Lake Superior Ballroom MN

7:00am CDT

Continental Breakfast Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1 Exhibit Hall & Silent Auction Hours Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1

8:10am CDT

Small and Rural Libraries Round Table (SRLRT) Subunit Meeting French River Room 2

8:50am CDT

Deep Roots and New Growth: A Minitex Digital Initatives & Cataloging Update Split Rock Room 1Jolie Graybill, Assistant Director for Digital Initiatives & Metadata Eduction, Minitex • Lizzy Baus, Cataloging & Metadata Education Librarian, Minitex • Greta Bahnemann, Metadata Librarian, Minnesota Digital Library, Minitex • Carla Urban, Digital Exhibit Outreach Coordinator, Minitex/MDL • Molly Huber, Outreach Coordinator, Mintex/MDL • Sara Ring

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

LSTA Grantee Panel: Meeting Emerging Community Needs through LSTA Gooseberry Falls Room 2Kelly Stade, Library Services Manager, Hennepin County Library • Mary Lukkarila, Director, Cloquet Public Library • Paul Ericsson, Branch Manager, Carver County Library

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 The Night Library: Providing Outreach through a Massive Interactive Art Installation French River Room 1Amy McNally, Library Services Manager, Hennepin County Library • Elizabeth Hilber, Associate Librarian, Hennepin County 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