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ULA wants to allow for physical distancing so rooms will have some lower capacity. Arrive early to your sessions. When a room reaches capacity, the doors will be closed to indicate that the session is full.

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

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Liesl Seborg

Salt Lake County Library
Librarian
Salt Lake County
Liesl holds a Master’s of Library and Information Science from the iSchool of the University of Washington and an MA in English from the University of Utah. She has worked in public libraries for the past 18 years and has been with Salt Lake County Library since 2011. In 2016, Liesl was awarded ULA Librarian of the Year for her work to bring financial literacy to refugees and new immigrants. She is an alumna of the PNLA Leadership Institute and ILEAD USA.
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

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

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

Vendor Hall Eclipse Evaluating library policies from the perspective of equity ZephyrJeff Belliston • Ernesto Hernandez Jr • Dan Broadbent • Allison Spehar • Debbie Ehrman • Teresa Gomez

11:30am MDT

Dungeons and Dragons (Online) As a Learning and Socialization Tool Stratus 7-9Mieke Nielson • Stephanie Novak • Jackson Myrick

12:30pm MDT

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

2:30pm MDT

Afternoon Refreshment Break Eclipse; Break Station East

3:00pm MDT

The Library is Open! ZephyrDan Compton

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

Vendor Hall Eclipse Reader's Advisory: Booktalks Twilight 2Elizabeth Weaver • Holly Whistler 40 Diverse Books in 50 Minutes: Book Joy for Children 0-14 Twilight 3 & 4Heather Novotny • Lisa Grant • DaNae Leu

12:30pm MDT

Lunch & Diversity Book Club EclipsePublic Section of ULA

1:30pm MDT

The Lightning Round Meridian D & HPatrick Hoecherl

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

Toilet Habits in the Ancient World: How to make History STEAM Into Your Library Stratus 5Nancy Moos • Natalie Giauque