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HIGHLIGHTS | Unforgettable Speakers, Exhibitors, New Products and Services, Fun and Entertaining Networking Activities and Social Events

TRACKS | General Librarianship, Public Librarianship, Academic Librarianship, Management & Leadership, Technical Services, and Youth Services

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Erika Church

University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library
Design & Technology Coordinator
Greater Salt Lake City Area
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Let's talk about ZINES! Bridging the gap to contemporary primary source material and engaging community archivists and story tellers. Also material collections, design and prototyping resources, maker spaces, and 3D printing.
Wednesday, May 18
 

8:00am MDT

Early Morning Coffee Service Sky Lobby

10:30am MDT

Morning Refreshment Break Break Station East

12:00pm MDT

Lunch on your own TBA

1:00pm MDT

Diversity Management: Creating Organizational Change in Libraries Twilight 1 & 2Patty Wong

2:30pm MDT

Afternoon Refreshment Break Break Station East
 
Thursday, May 19
 

7:30am MDT

Early Morning Coffee Service Sky Lobby

8:00am MDT

Silent Auction Eclipse

8:30am MDT

President's Address & Keynote: Centering Diversity through Individual Awareness, Action and Advocacy EclipseTwanna Hodge

10:00am MDT

Morning Refreshment Break Eclipse; Break Station East

10:30am MDT

“You feel special when you get a library card”: Replicating Latinx Students' Public Library feelings in Academic Library Spaces Meridian D & HNiki Fullmer Comic Books, Coding, Cosplay, Crazes, and D&D: Making Libraries a Hub for the Inclusive Nerd Culture Stratus 5 & 6Sarah Hall • Gloria Larson

11:30am MDT

Teaching an old dog new tricks: An informal apprentice model for mid/late-career librarians Stratus 5 & 6Tallie Casucci • Lorelei Rutledge • Alfred Mowdood Dungeons and Dragons (Online) As a Learning and Socialization Tool Stratus 7-9Mieke Nielson • Stephanie Novak • Jackson Myrick

12:00pm MDT

Scanning the Wall: Medium Format Capture of Oversized Cultural Heritage Items ZephyrAbby Beazer • Brenna Cooper • Isaac Harper

12:30pm MDT

Lunch & Diversity Book Club Break Station East; Solstice CourtyardPublic Section of ULA

1:30pm MDT

Reaching Out to Diverse Student Populations : Collaborations and Programs at the Academic Library ZephyrDianne Aldrich University Treasure - Collections of Secrets: How Utah State University Libraries Modernized the University Archives Stratus 5 & 6Paul Daybell • Becky Skeen • Liz Woolcott • Kelly Rovegno • Healther Housley • Quinn Gerber

2:00pm MDT

Documenting Ourselves: Writing Procedural Manuals Meridian BTeresa Hebron

2:30pm MDT

Afternoon Refreshment Break Eclipse; Break Station East

3:00pm MDT

Ethnographic Comics: Stigma, Substance Use Disorders, and Harm Reduction Meridian C & GKatie Zaman

4:00pm MDT

Author Keynote and Q&A: "Mending the Circle" EclipseCarole Lindstrom

5:00pm MDT

Social, Happy Hour, and Book Signing with Carole Lindstrom Eclipse
 
Friday, May 20
 

8:30am MDT

Awards Ceremony & Keynote: Empowerment, Leadership & Diversity EclipsePatty Wong

10:00am MDT

Morning Refreshment Break Eclipse; Break Station East

10:30am MDT

Shifting the College Research Paradigm: Approaching Research with Intellectual Humility Meridian C & GMatt Armstrong • Leanna Balci • Brandon Merrill • Annie Brown 3D Scanning: Why and How Meridian BJed Johnston

11:30am MDT

Covid Keepers: Maintaining strategies for morale, productivity, and stress reduction during and after a pandemic. ZephyrCatherine Soehner • Carmin Smoot • Heidi Greenberg

12:00pm MDT

Investigation of Tenured and Tenure-Track Academic Librarians’ Service Loads at Public Association of Research Libraries’ (ARL) Institutions. ZephyrTallie Casucci • Lorelei Rutledge • Savannah Kelly

12:30pm MDT

Lunch & Diversity Book Club EclipsePublic Section of ULA

1:30pm MDT

How to Speak WHALE: A patron focused model of technology customer service Twilight 3 & 4Ben Nielsen

2:30pm MDT

Afternoon Refreshment Break Eclipse; Break Station East

3:00pm MDT

How to Be Fearless in Conversations about Broadband Meridian BLiz Gabbitas

4:00pm MDT

Gaming the System: Using Student Employees to Teach Information Literacy and Library Navigation Twilight 3 & 4Jessica Green • Brittany Maloy • Lily Skinner A Library of Things: How We Started Board Game and Video Game Collections at the Provo City Library Meridian C & GMarcie Beard • Allison Smith DIY Library Escape Rooms Stratus 7-9Sami Merrell • Kelly Merrell