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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.

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

Coding Camp: Teaching Middle School Students How to Code Python with Minecraft Split Rock Room 2Jessi Schulte, Senior Library Manager, Washington County Library • Natalie Eierman, Librarian, Washington County Library

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

3:50pm CDT

Helping Decipher Doctorspeak: Health Literacy in Your Community Split Rock Room 2Katherine Chew, Associate Librarian & Research/Outreach Services Librarian, UMN Health Sciences Library

8:10am CDT

Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) Subunit Meeting Split Rock Room 2

8:50am CDT

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

10:55am CDT

Passive Program Power! Split Rock Room 2Marge Loch-Wouters, Children's Librarian, retired and Consultant, La Crescent, MN • Kelsey Johnson-Kaiser, Youth Services Manager, George Latimer Central Library, St. Paul

1:45pm CDT

ConnectED Library Challenge in Minnesota Split Rock Room 2Katherine Debertin, Youth Programs and Services Manager, Hennepin County Library • Marcus Lowry, Teen Librarian, Ramsey County Library • Marika Staloch, Youth Services Coordinator, Saint Paul Public Library

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