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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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Zachariah Miller

Minitex
Head of Communications
Minitex is a state-funded library organization located at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Our mission is to strengthen libraries, cultural institutions, and the communities they serve. We connect libraries and individuals with information, ideas, and experiences to enrich lives and strengthen communities.
Websitehttps://minitex.umn.edu/
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Thursday, September 29
 

7:00am CDT

Continental Breakfast, Welcome & Awards presentation Lake Superior Ballroom JK - Floor 2

8:50am CDT

Being the Voice of an Organization: A New Approach to Advocacy Gooseberry Falls Room 2Sam Walseth, Vice President Capitol Hill Associates, Inc.

10:55am CDT

Early Literacy Play Spaces: How to Create and Maintain Opportunities for Playful Learning in Your Library Split Rock Room 1Jane Boss, Librarian, Hennepin County Library • Joyce Linman, Librarian, Hennepin County Library • Tracy Hvezda-Lehtola, Librarian, Hennepin County Library

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 Presidential Panel - One Conference One Book - a Good Time for the Truth Lake Superior Ballroom MNAndrea Jenkins, Author/Contributor, A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota • Rodrigo Sanchez-Chavarria, Author/Contributor, A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota • Shannon Gibney, Author/Contributor, A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota • Sun Yung Shin, Editor, A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota 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

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