ULA / MPLA Conference 2024

Library Ethics: What Would You Do? (half day) 9:00am - 12:00pm

Brain-Building at the Library (half day) 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Reference Mapping: Introducing Front Line Support Staff to the Reference Interview (half day) 9:00am - 12:00pm

Empowering Your Staff: Creating a Scaffolded System for Developing Your In-House Leaders (half day) 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Design Accessible Infographics to Market Your Library (full day) 9:00am - 4:30pm

New and Official RDA: A Sampling of the PCC Training Course (full day) 9:00am - 4:30pm

MPLA Opening Board Meeting 4:30pm - 5:30pm

FamilySearch Library Tour 11:00am - 12:00pm

FamilySearch Library Tour 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Hot Tub Roundtable 9:30pm - 11:00pm

Wednesday Evening Social: Dinner at Squatters 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Headshots from Career Services (8:30am-4pm) 8:30am - 4:00pm

Reshaping Libraries: The Power of Branding and Voice 10:10am - 11:00am

Curating Positive Representation through Children's F... 11:10am - 12:00pm

How Rio Rancho Stopped Book Banners in their Tracks—A... 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Adult Literacy in Utah: The Impact Your Library Can H... 2:50pm - 3:40pm

Wingin' It in Stor...

Reducing Library Anxiety Through Playfulness 10:10am - 11:00am

The Future of Libraries 11:10am - 12:00pm

Here Be Monsters: Reviewing and Maintaining Library P... 1:30pm - 2:20pm

We are All Mockingbirds: Imposter Syndrome among Libr... 2:50pm - 3:40pm

Stratified Approac...

Utah Kids Ready to Read 2.0 Relaunch Party 10:10am - 11:00am

Ranganathan Was on to Something: The Facets of Classi... 11:10am - 12:00pm

Starting a Sensory Storytime at Your Library 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Community Partnerships 2:50pm - 3:40pm

Your Patrons Are M...

Filling the Gap: Creating Children's Programming That... 10:10am - 11:00am

A Vision for the Future of ULA: An Advocacy Perspecti... 11:10am - 12:00pm

Empowering Librarians: Leveraging Data for Enhanced P... 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Beyond Eliminating Overdue Fines: Creating a Culture... 2:50pm - 3:40pm

BYU's "Art in the...

Process Art at the Library; or, How I Learned to Stop... 10:10am - 11:00am

Barbrarianship: Utilizing RPGs for Library Programmin... 11:10am - 12:00pm

Roles and Responsibilities: What Can Come from Clarif... 1:30pm - 2:20pm

In-House Marketing 2:50pm - 3:40pm

360 History: Creat...

They're Free, Now What?: Finding and Using Government... 10:10am - 11:00am

From Baptists to Buddhists: A Practical Approach to M... 11:10am - 12:00pm

Expanding Ecological Literacy: Seed Libraries and Gar... 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Free Websites for Family History Researchers 2:50pm - 3:40pm

Online, Offline, &...

Beyond Late Fees: What a Stray Cat Taught Me About Li... 10:10am - 11:00am

ULA 101 and Power Up Your Professional Development wi... 11:10am - 12:00pm

The Curious Case of the Vanishing Librarian: Leaving... 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Programs On-Demand: Managing On-Demand Programs at a... 2:50pm - 3:40pm

Qualitative Analys...

Library Architecture: Practical Solutions for Contemp... 10:10am - 11:00am

Teens Talking: Amplifying Young Adult’s Perspectives... 11:10am - 12:00pm

Fostering Belonging Through Displays 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Libraries as Career Boosters: Helping Our Patrons Soa... 2:50pm - 3:40pm

Planting the Futur...

MPLA Past Presiden...

Career Services Booth 9:40am - 4:00pm

Trivia Night at Gracie's 6:00pm - 8:00pm

MPLA President's Reception 9:30pm - 11:00pm

Ghost Tour 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Early Morning Coffee Service 7:30am - 8:30am

Copyright Booth 9:40am - 4:00pm

Library Paraprofessional & Support Staff Roundtable (... 8:00am - 8:50am

Library Administration & Management Roundtable (LAMAR... 8:00am - 8:50am

Library Instruction Roundtable (LIRT) Meeting 8:00am - 8:50am

Reference and Adult Services Roundtable (RASTR) Meeti... 8:00am - 8:50am

Assessment Roundtable (ASMTRT) Meeting 8:00am - 8:50am

STEAM Programming for Youth 10:45am - 11:35am

Inclusive Metadata: What It Is, Isn’t, and Other Thin... 1:15pm - 2:05pm

The Traumatized Librarian: Psychological Injury withi... 2:30pm - 3:20pm

How to Run a Successful Tradeshow 3:30pm - 4:20pm

What Perplexity AI Can Do for You! 10:45am - 11:35am

The Wellness Project: Addressing our Staff's Wellbein... 1:15pm - 2:05pm

Going with the Flow: Adapting Strategies for Reaching... 2:30pm - 3:20pm

A Tribal Libraries Committee: Support for Indigenous... 3:30pm - 4:20pm

Candid Conversations About Censorship 10:45am - 11:35am

Reviewing, Rewriting and Respecting Reconsideration I... 1:15pm - 2:05pm

Coding in the Library 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Mentoring as a Key Part of a Succession Planning Prog... 3:30pm - 4:20pm

The Power of Relationship Building 10:45am - 11:35am

Meeting the Misinformation Moment: Library Interventi... 1:15pm - 2:05pm

Just Winging Our First Diversity Audit, And You Can T... 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Debrief and Decompress: A Guided Session to Document... 3:30pm - 4:20pm

Beginning Ukulele for Storytime 10:45am - 11:35am

Tough Conversations in Library Management 1:15pm - 2:05pm

Unlocking Staff Potential: Best Practices in Library... 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Resources to Understand the Conflict in the Middle Ea... 3:30pm - 4:20pm

What to Do with Older Teens and New Adults 10:45am - 11:35am

Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers: Library Services for... 1:15pm - 2:05pm

Public Library Lightning Round 2:30pm - 3:20pm

The Business of Ebooks & Audiobooks: Libraries, Autho... 3:30pm - 4:20pm

Buzzing About the Beehives 10:45am - 11:35am

Numbers That Say Something: Choosing Effective Perfor... 1:15pm - 2:05pm

It's a Three-Winged Circus! Collaborating Across Town... 2:30pm - 3:20pm

D.I.Y. Library Escape Rooms 3:30pm - 4:20pm

Collaboration that Counts: Embedding ACRL Framework f... 10:45am - 11:35am

Focusing on the "Can": Framing Your Messaging for Pat... 1:15pm - 2:05pm

Understanding the Value of "Grey Literature" - A Case... 2:30pm - 3:20pm

How to Circulate Weird Stuff Like Telescopes and Proj... 3:30pm - 4:20pm

MPLA Membership Meeting 8:00am - 8:30am

MPLA Closing Board...

ULA Past Presidents Breakfast 7:30am - 8:50am

Career Services Booth 10:15am - 4:00pm

Early Morning Coffee Service 7:30am - 9:00am

Copyright Booth 10:15am - 11:45am