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Wednesday
, September 28
Fireside Room at Fitger's Inn
10:00am •
Pre-Conference Workshop: Advocacy/Intellectual Freedom Boot Camp
Thursday
, September 29
Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1
10:00am •
Exhibit Hall and Silent Auction Hours
10:00am •
Morning Break with Exhibitors
2:55pm •
Afternoon Dessert in Exhibit Hall
French River Room 1
8:50am •
Weeding for Your Health: Kill the Dust Bunnies!
10:55am •
Tax Resources for Minnesota Libraries
1:45pm •
Not your 1990 Government Information Anymore! Evolving Government Website Search Design and Interfaces.
3:50pm •
Pause with a Purpose
French River Room 2
10:55am •
Artist Made : Community Engaged
Gleensheen Mansion
6:00pm •
Glensheen Mansion Evening Event
Gooseberry Falls Room 1
8:50am •
MILE 2017: Leading for Life
10:55am •
Follow the Storyboard Road
1:45pm •
Library Legislative Process 101
3:50pm •
Ignite Session: Learn What's Sparking at Minitex
Gooseberry Falls Room 2
8:50am •
Being the Voice of an Organization: A New Approach to Advocacy
10:55am •
Forming a Partnership Between Community Supporters of Libraries
1:45pm •
Minnesota Association of Library Friends (MALF) Annual Meeting and Idea Exchange
3:50pm •
Evy Nordley Award for Best Project by Library Friends Groups
Gooseberry Falls Room 3
8:50am •
Moving Forward: A Guide for New Members and First Time Conference Attendees
10:55am •
Development of eBook Purchasing Guidelines
1:45pm •
Pop-up Library Services: Hennepin County Library service to Cedar Riverside
3:50pm •
Accepting Passport Applications: Pros and cons
Lake Superior Ballroom JK - Floor 2
7:00am •
Continental Breakfast, Welcome & Awards presentation
12:05pm •
Lunch Keynote: Relevance with Nina Simon
Lake Superior Ballroom L
8:10am •
Academic and Research Library Division (ARLD) Meeting
8:50am •
ARLD Poster Session
10:55am •
ReThink: Connecting Libraries to Metacognition, Student Learning, and Student Success
1:45pm •
Believe It. Build It. This Book Can Help You Offer Amazing Programs for Youth at Your Library
3:50pm •
Everyone Welcome: Best Practices for Racially Inclusive Storytimes
Lake Superior Ballroom MN
8:10am •
Minnesota Libraries Trustees and Advocates (MLTA) Meeting
8:50am •
Sustainable Social Media for Libraries
10:55am •
Community Based Program Design
1:45pm •
Presidential Panel - One Conference One Book - a Good Time for the Truth
3:50pm •
Legislative Insider Report
5:00pm •
MLA Membership Annual Meeting
Lake Superior Ballroom O
8:10am •
Public Library Division (PLD) Meeting
8:50am •
Reading the Art in Caldecott Award Books: What Makes a Picture Book Distinguished
10:55am •
50 in 60 Book Blast - Fiction
1:45pm •
Rapid Fire Resources: 30 in 60
3:50pm •
Coach Your Team to Greatness!
Registration Area - Floor 1
7:00am •
Registration
Split Rock Room 1
8:50am •
Deep Dive Into Digital Content: Minnesota Reflections Primary Source Sets
10:55am •
Early Literacy Play Spaces: How to Create and Maintain Opportunities for Playful Learning in Your Library
1:45pm •
Raising Your Library's Profile with Google and Wikipedia Pages
3:50pm •
An Introduction to User Experience Thinking: Across the Library
Split Rock Room 2
8:50am •
Launch a Book Club for Seniors
10:55am •
Coding Camp: Teaching Middle School Students How to Code Python with Minecraft
1:45pm •
It's All About Relationships: Build Your Best Diversity Outreach
3:50pm •
Helping Decipher Doctorspeak: Health Literacy in Your Community
St. Louis River Room
8:50am •
Two Efforts at Reaching Patrons Experiencing Homelessness
10:55am •
Partnerships to Improve Digital Equity in Tribal Communities
1:45pm •
The MYRAs! Kids + Books = Winners!
3:50pm •
A New Look for Minnesota Reflections: Enhancing the User Experience
Friday
, September 30
Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1
7:00am •
Continental Breakfast
7:00am •
Exhibit Hall & Silent Auction Hours
10:00am •
Morning Break in Exhibit Hall
2:55pm •
Afternoon Desserts in Exhibit Hall
French River Room 1
8:10am •
Reference and Adult Services Section (RASS) Subunit Meeting
8:50am •
Brace Yourself, College is Coming!! Engaging Older Teens through Test Preparation Programming
10:55am •
State Library Services: Moving Ahead to 2022
1:45pm •
Developing Financially Capable Adults and Youth @ The Library
3:50pm •
The Night Library: Providing Outreach through a Massive Interactive Art Installation
French River Room 2
8:10am •
Small and Rural Libraries Round Table (SRLRT) Subunit Meeting
Gooseberry Falls Room 1
8:10am •
Children and Young People's Section (CYP) Subunit Meeting
8:50am •
Library Resources for those Serving Asian Communities Across Minnesota
10:55am •
Marketing Magic: Top Tips and Tricks for Marketing Your Library
1:45pm •
Learn, Lead, Repeat: Professional Development for the Long haul
3:50pm •
Diversity! Move Your Collection Forward
Gooseberry Falls Room 2
8:10am •
Diversity and Outreach Round Table (DORT) Subunit Meeting
8:50am •
Beyond the Reading Room: Engaging Archives Users through Social Media
10:55am •
Library Linked Data for the Uninitiated
1:45pm •
LSTA Grantee Panel: Meeting Emerging Community Needs through LSTA
3:50pm •
An Urban Public Library Analysis: Diversity in Young Adult Collections
Gooseberry Falls Room 3
8:10am •
Government Documents Round Table (GODORT) Subunit Meeting
8:50am •
A Conversation about Collections
10:55am •
Diversity Salons: A Safe Place to Engage in Challenging Conversations
1:45pm •
What Do They Really Need? Polling Twin City Residents on Digital Access Issues
3:50pm •
Big Questions: Creating and Sustaining a Library Discussion Series
Lake Superior Ballroom JK - Floor 2
12:05pm •
Lunch Keynote: Privacy and Libraries in the 21st Century
Lake Superior Ballroom L
8:50am •
What's New in Interlibrary Loan -- Trends, MnLINK Discovery and more
10:55am •
State Public Library Funding: Fun & Facts
1:45pm •
More with Less: Project Management for Beginners
3:50pm •
I Don't Want to Adult Today: Children's Programs for Adults
Lake Superior Ballroom MN
8:50am •
Begin Your Love Affair with Data: Evaluating Programs = Finding Success
10:55am •
BiblioTech – Bringing the Library to the Public
1:45pm •
CANCELLED - Digital Literacy Requires Life Long Learning
3:50pm •
Looking Back to Move Forward: 'What I Wish I Had Learned in Library School'
Lake Superior Ballroom O
8:10am •
Technical Services Section (TSS) Subunit Meeting
8:50am •
Transforming Lives: Addressing the Diverse Needs of Our Communities
10:55am •
50 in 60 Book Blast - Nonfiction
1:45pm •
Now That's What I Call Community!: Professional Development through Local Collaboration
3:50pm •
Always Be Closing: Providing Effective Customer Service in Libraries
Registration Area - Floor 1
7:00am •
Registration
Split Rock Room 1
8:10am •
Instruction Round Table (IRT) Subunit Meeting
8:50am •
Deep Roots and New Growth: A Minitex Digital Initatives & Cataloging Update
10:55am •
Integrating Data Literacy and Management into the Liberal Arts Curriculum
1:45pm •
Divine Secrets of the Library Sisterhood: In-State Sister Libraries and Why They Matter
3:50pm •
Do More with Less: Getting Started with Your Digital Asset Management Initiative
Split Rock Room 2
8:10am •
Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) Subunit Meeting
8:50am •
eGovernment: Assisting Library Patrons in a Paperless Landscape
10:55am •
Passive Program Power!
1:45pm •
ConnectED Library Challenge in Minnesota
3:50pm •
How to Learn To Stop Worrying And Love Mindfulness: Wellness in the Workplace
St. Louis River Room
8:10am •
Reader's Advisory Round Table (RART) Subunit Meeting
8:50am •
State Library Services On-Demand!
10:55am •
Vocal Lessons 101 for Librarians
1:45pm •
Moving On: Lessons Learned from an Information Literacy Instruction Assessment Project
3:50pm •
The Kids Don't Make the Choice: Supporting Schools without Libraries
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Edmund Fitzgerald Exhibit Hall - Floor 1
Fireside Room at Fitger's Inn
French River Room 1
French River Room 2
Gleensheen Mansion
Gooseberry Falls Room 1
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Gooseberry Falls Room 3
Lake Superior Ballroom JK - Floor 2
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