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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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Lee Whiting

Salt Lake County Library
Manager
Hunter Branch
Websitehttps://slcolibrary.org/
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Member of the Utah Health Literacy Coalition.  Interested in supporting CHIS Training.  Interested in topics of business librarianship and supporting small business/ entrepreneurial activities in public library settings. Chair-elect ULA Business Roundtable.
Wednesday, May 18
 

8:00am MDT

Early Morning Coffee Service Sky Lobby

9:00am MDT

Bienvenido a su biblioteca / Welcome to Your Library: Removing Barriers to Serving Latinos and Spanish Speakers at Your Library Meridian A & ENicanor Diaz • Madeline Peña • Nadia Rendón

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 Managing Change When You’re not in Charge: How to keep your sanity during organizational change. Twilight 3 & 4Catherine Soehner

2:30pm MDT

Afternoon Refreshment Break Break Station East
 
Thursday, May 19
 

7:30am MDT

Early Morning Coffee Service Sky Lobby

8:00am MDT

Business Meeting Space for Roundtables Twilight 3 & 4 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

Defending Intellectual Freedom Meridian BKatie Wegner • Debbie Short

11:30am MDT

How nurses evaluate consumer and scholarly health information: implications for information literacy Meridian BAnne R. Diekema • Brandon Patterson • Betsy Hopkins • Nena Schvaneveldt

12:00pm MDT

Showcase of Business Books on Diversity and Inclusion Meridian BLeticia Camacho • Maggie Marchant

12:30pm MDT

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

1:30pm MDT

Beyond the Homework Gap: Libraries and Technological Equity Twilight 3 & 4Zack Allred • Lizanell (Liza) Boman • Jeff Ouellette

2:00pm MDT

Documenting Ourselves: Writing Procedural Manuals Meridian BTeresa Hebron

2:30pm MDT

Afternoon Refreshment Break Eclipse; Break Station East

3:00pm MDT

The Library is Open! ZephyrDan Compton What Do YOU Think? Passive Programming for Children and Teens Meridian BKirsten Nilsson • Erin Warnick

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

The Library E-Book Wars and State Legislation Stratus 5 & 6Annalee Hickman Pierson • Iantha Haight

11:30am MDT

Forging Partnerships for Utah Health Literacy Meridian BTrish Hull • George Strawley • Lee Whiting

12:00pm MDT

Helping Immigrants Develop Library Skills Twilight 2Lorie Womack

12:30pm MDT

Lunch & Diversity Book Club EclipsePublic Section of ULA

1:30pm MDT

Advice from Electeds: How to position your library for support and funding Stratus 5 & 6Rebekah Cummings • Peter Bromberg • Panel of elected officials The Lightning Round Meridian D & HPatrick Hoecherl

2:00pm MDT

One Pager - Strategic Planning of the Future ZephyrAdriane Herrick Juarez • Angela Dohanos

2:30pm MDT

Afternoon Refreshment Break Eclipse; Break Station East

3:00pm MDT

How to Be Fearless in Conversations about Broadband Meridian BLiz Gabbitas None of our Business: Examining the Economics and Business Dynamics of the Library and Information Industry ZephyrAlex Sundt • Robert Heaton • Jason Folkman • Nick Gittins • Erica Finch • Stephanie Western

4:00pm MDT

Hey Kids, Listen to This! Literary Podcasts Not to Miss Meridian BKirsten Nilsson • Tami Austin