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Welcome to the 2024 joint conference for the Utah Library Association and Mountain Plains Library Association!
Wifi network ULA-MPLA 2024, password ULAMPLA24
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Thursday
, May 9
7:30am MDT
Early Morning Coffee Service
Upper Mezzanine
Registration
Upper Mezzanine
8:00am MDT
MPLA Past Presidents Council
260 A
Silent Auction
Exhibit Hall 2
8:15am MDT
Quiet Space
257 B
8:30am MDT
Presidents' Address & Keynote - Sara Jones
255 B/C
Patrick Hoecherl • Sara Jones • Amadee Ricketts
9:40am MDT
Morning Break & Exhibit Hall Opens
Exhibit Hall 2
Career Services Booth
Exhibit Hall 2
Copyright Booth
Upper Mezzanine
Poster Sessions
Lower Mezzanine
Charlene Brewer • Julia Curtis • Deanna Duffy • Adam Griggs • Emily Hernandez • Bryan Hull • David Irvin • Ben Peterson • Ashley Shaw • Carmin Smoot • Erin Renee Wahl
10:10am MDT
Reducing Library Anxiety Through Playfulness
155 B
Jennifer Schill • Cindy Ledingham
Library Architecture: Practical Solutions for Contemporary Problems
259
Sameem Kanishka
Reshaping Libraries: The Power of Branding and Voice
155 A
Corey Hayes
They're Free, Now What?: Finding and Using Government Documents
255 F
Brian Wages
Beyond Late Fees: What a Stray Cat Taught Me About Library Service
258
Carrie Valdes
Filling the Gap: Creating Children's Programming That Meets Your Community's Needs
255 A
Whitney Bitton
Process Art at the Library; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Paint
255 E
Ellie Arnold
Utah Kids Ready to Read 2.0 Relaunch Party
155 D
Joella Bagshaw • Rozanna Benally-Sagg • Suzanne Christensen • Kalvina Hanley • Hannah Henrikson • Karen Liu • Rachel Lenahan • Heather Novotny • Shannon Terry
11:10am MDT
A Vision for the Future of ULA: An Advocacy Perspective
255 A
Rebekah Cummings • Peter Bromberg
The Future of Libraries
155 B
Shelley O'Rourke
ULA 101 and Power Up Your Professional Development with MPLA
258
Shay Beezley (she/her) • Maggie Marchant • Emily Johnson
Barbrarianship: Utilizing RPGs for Library Programming
255 E
Amber Swartz • Hailey Stephenson
Curating Positive Representation through Children's Fairy Tales and Folklore from around the World
155 A
Katie Young
From Baptists to Buddhists: A Practical Approach to Missionary-Related Subject Heading Enhancement
255 F
Katie Yeo
Ranganathan Was on to Something: The Facets of Classification Schemes
155 D
Anna Szczepanski
Teens Talking: Amplifying Young Adult’s Perspectives in Libraries
259
Claire Doctorman • Emery Lieberman • Rayne Weinstein
12:00pm MDT
Lunch & Awards Presentation
Exhibit Hall 2
1:30pm MDT
Fostering Belonging Through Displays
259
David Pixton • Jennifer Schill • Paul Robbins • Teresa Gomez • Dan Broadbent • Cindy Ledingham
Empowering Librarians: Leveraging Data for Enhanced Patron Engagement
255 A
Ryan Patrick • Heidi Fendrick
The Curious Case of the Vanishing Librarian: Leaving Our Politics, Religion, and Morals at the Door
258
Chris Younkin
Here Be Monsters: Reviewing and Maintaining Library Policies
155 B
Josh Johnson • Carla Gordon • Linda King • Shawn Bliss
How Rio Rancho Stopped Book Banners in their Tracks—A Library Victory Story
155 A
Jason E. Shoup
Roles and Responsibilities: What Can Come from Clarifying and Agreeing to Expectations
255 E
Daniel Neville-Rehbehn
Expanding Ecological Literacy: Seed Libraries and Gardens at Your Public Library
255 F
Rikki Longino • Jeri Gravlin • Lily Weeks
Starting a Sensory Storytime at Your Library
155 D
Kirsa Merrell • Kaili Cox
2:20pm MDT
Afternoon Break & Exhibit Hall
Exhibit Hall 2
2:50pm MDT
Beyond Eliminating Overdue Fines: Creating a Culture of Trust by Re-evaluating Patron Policies in Access Services
255 A
Whitney Hilley
Adult Literacy in Utah: The Impact Your Library Can Have
155 A
Shauna Brown • Carla Gordon • Matt McLain
Community Partnerships
155 D
Deborah Smith
Free Websites for Family History Researchers
255 F
Cherie Bush
Libraries as Career Boosters: Helping Our Patrons Soar
259
Maggie Marchant • Lee Whiting • Jessica Tuwun
We are All Mockingbirds: Imposter Syndrome among Library Employees and How to Manage It
155 B
Alyssa Meldrum
In-House Marketing
255 E
Gloria Larson • Michelle Clements
Programs On-Demand: Managing On-Demand Programs at a Public Library
258
Erika Hill • Breanne Gilroy
3:50pm MDT
BYU's "Art in the Library" Program
255 A
Cassandra Belliston
Online, Offline, & On the Go: Increasing Access to Oral Histories Through Podcasting
255 F
Tallie Casucci • Rachel Wittmann
360 History: Creating a Historical Campus Tour Using Thinglink
255 E
Benjamin Hedges
Qualitative Analysis on a Budget: Improvising with Free Software
258
Anne R. Diekema • Brandon Patterson • Betsy Hopkins • Nena Schvaneveldt
Your Patrons Are Multilingual — And So Are Scammers
155 D
Ari Lazarus
Wingin' It in Storytime
155 A
Katrina Kmak
Stratified Approaches to Audiovisual Preservation
155 B
Ben Harry
Planting the Future: Teen Scientists Doing NASA Research at the Library
259
Mel Lindsay • Jon Sears • Jen Jones
4:20pm MDT
Networking Social
Exhibit Hall 2
6:00pm MDT
Trivia Night at Gracie's
Gracie's
Donnie Tidwell
7:30pm MDT
Ghost Tour
Southeast corner of Salt Palace (200 S and West Temple)
Wanda Huffaker
9:30pm MDT
MPLA President's Reception
MPLA Presidential Suite, Marriott City Center Hotel, 15th Floor
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