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ULA / MPLA Conference 2024
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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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Wednesday
, May 8
255 A
9:00am •
Library Ethics: What Would You Do? (half day)
1:30pm •
Brain-Building at the Library (half day)
255 D
9:00am •
Reference Mapping: Introducing Front Line Support Staff to the Reference Interview (half day)
1:30pm •
Empowering Your Staff: Creating a Scaffolded System for Developing Your In-House Leaders (half day)
257 B
8:45am •
Quiet Space
258
9:00am •
Design Accessible Infographics to Market Your Library (full day)
259
9:00am •
New and Official RDA: A Sampling of the PCC Training Course (full day)
260 A
4:30pm •
MPLA Opening Board Meeting
FamilySearch Library
11:00am •
FamilySearch Library Tour
1:30pm •
FamilySearch Library Tour
MPLA Presidential Suite, Marriott City Center Hotel, 15th Floor
9:30pm •
Hot Tub Roundtable
Squatters Pub Brewery
5:00pm •
Wednesday Evening Social: Dinner at Squatters
Upper Mezzanine
7:30am •
Registration
8:30am •
Headshots from Career Services (8:30am-4pm)
10:50am •
Morning Break
3:20pm •
Afternoon Break
Your Choice
12:00pm •
Lunch On Your Own
Thursday
, May 9
155 A
10:10am •
Reshaping Libraries: The Power of Branding and Voice
11:10am •
Curating Positive Representation through Children's Fairy Tales and Folklore from around the World
1:30pm •
How Rio Rancho Stopped Book Banners in their Tracks—A Library Victory Story
2:50pm •
Adult Literacy in Utah: The Impact Your Library Can Have
3:50pm •
Wingin' It in Storytime
155 B
10:10am •
Reducing Library Anxiety Through Playfulness
11:10am •
The Future of Libraries
1:30pm •
Here Be Monsters: Reviewing and Maintaining Library Policies
2:50pm •
We are All Mockingbirds: Imposter Syndrome among Library Employees and How to Manage It
3:50pm •
Stratified Approaches to Audiovisual Preservation
155 D
10:10am •
Utah Kids Ready to Read 2.0 Relaunch Party
11:10am •
Ranganathan Was on to Something: The Facets of Classification Schemes
1:30pm •
Starting a Sensory Storytime at Your Library
2:50pm •
Community Partnerships
3:50pm •
Your Patrons Are Multilingual — And So Are Scammers
255 A
10:10am •
Filling the Gap: Creating Children's Programming That Meets Your Community's Needs
11:10am •
A Vision for the Future of ULA: An Advocacy Perspective
1:30pm •
Empowering Librarians: Leveraging Data for Enhanced Patron Engagement
2:50pm •
Beyond Eliminating Overdue Fines: Creating a Culture of Trust by Re-evaluating Patron Policies in Access Services
3:50pm •
BYU's "Art in the Library" Program
255 B/C
8:30am •
Presidents' Address & Keynote - Sara Jones
255 E
10:10am •
Process Art at the Library; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Paint
11:10am •
Barbrarianship: Utilizing RPGs for Library Programming
1:30pm •
Roles and Responsibilities: What Can Come from Clarifying and Agreeing to Expectations
2:50pm •
In-House Marketing
3:50pm •
360 History: Creating a Historical Campus Tour Using Thinglink
255 F
10:10am •
They're Free, Now What?: Finding and Using Government Documents
11:10am •
From Baptists to Buddhists: A Practical Approach to Missionary-Related Subject Heading Enhancement
1:30pm •
Expanding Ecological Literacy: Seed Libraries and Gardens at Your Public Library
2:50pm •
Free Websites for Family History Researchers
3:50pm •
Online, Offline, & On the Go: Increasing Access to Oral Histories Through Podcasting
257 B
8:15am •
Quiet Space
258
10:10am •
Beyond Late Fees: What a Stray Cat Taught Me About Library Service
11:10am •
ULA 101 and Power Up Your Professional Development with MPLA
1:30pm •
The Curious Case of the Vanishing Librarian: Leaving Our Politics, Religion, and Morals at the Door
2:50pm •
Programs On-Demand: Managing On-Demand Programs at a Public Library
3:50pm •
Qualitative Analysis on a Budget: Improvising with Free Software
259
10:10am •
Library Architecture: Practical Solutions for Contemporary Problems
11:10am •
Teens Talking: Amplifying Young Adult’s Perspectives in Libraries
1:30pm •
Fostering Belonging Through Displays
2:50pm •
Libraries as Career Boosters: Helping Our Patrons Soar
3:50pm •
Planting the Future: Teen Scientists Doing NASA Research at the Library
260 A
8:00am •
MPLA Past Presidents Council
Exhibit Hall 2
8:00am •
Silent Auction
9:40am •
Career Services Booth
9:40am •
Morning Break & Exhibit Hall Opens
12:00pm •
Lunch & Awards Presentation
2:20pm •
Afternoon Break & Exhibit Hall
4:20pm •
Networking Social
Gracie's
6:00pm •
Trivia Night at Gracie's
Lower Mezzanine
9:40am •
Poster Sessions
MPLA Presidential Suite, Marriott City Center Hotel, 15th Floor
9:30pm •
MPLA President's Reception
Southeast corner of Salt Palace (200 S and West Temple)
7:30pm •
Ghost Tour
Upper Mezzanine
7:30am •
Registration
7:30am •
Early Morning Coffee Service
9:40am •
Copyright Booth
Friday
, May 10
155 A
8:00am •
Assessment Roundtable (ASMTRT) Meeting
8:00am •
Library Paraprofessional & Support Staff Roundtable (LPSSRT) Meeting
8:00am •
Library Administration & Management Roundtable (LAMART) Meeting
8:00am •
Reference and Adult Services Roundtable (RASTR) Meeting
8:00am •
Library Instruction Roundtable (LIRT) Meeting
10:45am •
STEAM Programming for Youth
1:15pm •
Inclusive Metadata: What It Is, Isn’t, and Other Things Catalogers Want You to Know
2:30pm •
The Traumatized Librarian: Psychological Injury within the LIS Profession
3:30pm •
How to Run a Successful Tradeshow
155 D
10:45am •
What Perplexity AI Can Do for You!
1:15pm •
The Wellness Project: Addressing our Staff's Wellbeing Head to Toe
2:30pm •
Going with the Flow: Adapting Strategies for Reaching Rural Audiences in the Four Corners Region
3:30pm •
A Tribal Libraries Committee: Support for Indigenous C
255 A
10:45am •
Candid Conversations About Censorship
1:15pm •
Reviewing, Rewriting and Respecting Reconsideration Interactions
2:30pm •
Coding in the Library
3:30pm •
Mentoring as a Key Part of a Succession Planning Program
255 B/C
9:00am •
Keynote - Emily Drabinski & Welcome MPLA
255 D
10:45am •
The Power of Relationship Building
1:15pm •
Meeting the Misinformation Moment: Library Interventions in an Era of Supercharged Artificial Intelligence
2:30pm •
Just Winging Our First Diversity Audit, And You Can Too
3:30pm •
Debrief and Decompress: A Guided Session to Document Your Conference Insights and Tasks
255 E
10:45am •
Beginning Ukulele for Storytime
1:15pm •
Tough Conversations in Library Management
2:30pm •
Unlocking Staff Potential: Best Practices in Library Staff Management
3:30pm •
Resources to Understand the Conflict in the Middle East: A Librarian’s Guide
255 F
10:45am •
What to Do with Older Teens and New Adults
1:15pm •
Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers: Library Services for Our Youngest Patrons
2:30pm •
Public Library Lightning Round
3:30pm •
The Business of Ebooks & Audiobooks: Libraries, Authors, Publishers, and Platforms
257 B
8:45am •
Quiet Space
258
10:45am •
Buzzing About the Beehives
1:15pm •
Numbers That Say Something: Choosing Effective Performance Metrics
2:30pm •
It's a Three-Winged Circus! Collaborating Across Town Yields Efficiencies, Programming Opportunities, and Expanded Notions of How Best to Meet Patron Needs
3:30pm •
D.I.Y. Library Escape Rooms
259
10:45am •
Collaboration that Counts: Embedding ACRL Framework for Effective Information Literacy Instruction
1:15pm •
Focusing on the "Can": Framing Your Messaging for Patron Empowerment
2:30pm •
Understanding the Value of "Grey Literature" - A Case Study with Indigenous Resources
3:30pm •
How to Circulate Weird Stuff Like Telescopes and Projectors!
260 A
8:00am •
MPLA Membership Meeting
8:30am •
MPLA Closing Board Meeting
260 B
7:30am •
ULA Past Presidents Breakfast
Exhibit Hall 2
10:15am •
Career Services Booth
10:15am •
Morning Break & Exhibit Hall
10:30am •
Sy Montgomery Book Sales & Signing
11:45am •
Lunch & Author Sy Montgomery
2:05pm •
Afternoon Break
Lower Mezzanine
10:15am •
Poster Sessions
Upper Mezzanine
7:30am •
Registration
7:30am •
Early Morning Coffee Service
10:15am •
Copyright Booth
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FamilySearch Library
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FamilySearch Library
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Squatters Pub Brewery
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