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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! If you need to register, please visit the
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Wednesday
, May 8
7:30am MDT
Registration
Upper Mezzanine
8:30am MDT
Headshots from Career Services
Upper Mezzanine
Becca Lael
8:45am MDT
Quiet Space
257 B
9:00am MDT
Library Ethics: What Would You Do? (half day)
255 A
Gail Santy • Patty Collins
Reference Mapping: Introducing Front Line Support Staff to the Reference Interview (half day)
255 D
Mary Chapman • Deanna Simonis • Donnie Tidwell • Cherie Willis
Design Accessible Infographics to Market Your Library (full day)
258
April K. Miller • Katherine Loving
New and Official RDA: A Sampling of the PCC Training Course (full day)
259
Robert L. Maxwell
10:50am MDT
Morning Break
Upper Mezzanine
11:00am MDT
FamilySearch Library Tour
FamilySearch Library
12:00pm MDT
Lunch On Your Own
Your Choice
1:30pm MDT
FamilySearch Library Tour
FamilySearch Library
Empowering Your Staff: Creating a Scaffolded System for Developing Your In-House Leaders (half day)
255 D
Eileen Wright • Judi Boyce
Brain-Building at the Library (half day)
255 A
Robyn Green • Laurel Miller-Jones • Travis Allred • Liesl Jacobson
3:20pm MDT
Afternoon Break
Upper Mezzanine
4:30pm MDT
MPLA Opening Board Meeting
260 A
5:00pm MDT
Wednesday Evening Social: Dinner at Squatters
Squatters Pub Brewery
9:30pm MDT
Hot Tub Roundtable
MPLA Presidential Suite, Marriott City Center Hotel, 15th Floor
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
Karen Liu
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 • Petra Sonntag
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
Wanda Huffaker
9:30pm MDT
MPLA President's Reception
MPLA Presidential Suite, Marriott City Center Hotel, 15th Floor
Friday
, May 10
7:30am MDT
ULA Past Presidents Breakfast
259
Early Morning Coffee Service
Upper Mezzanine
Registration
Upper Mezzanine
8:00am MDT
MPLA Membership Meeting
260 A
Assessment Roundtable (ASMTRT) Meeting
155 A
Heidi Fendrick
Library Administration & Management Roundtable (LAMART) Meeting
155 A
Joella Bagshaw
Library Instruction Roundtable (LIRT) Meeting
155 A
Katherine Paterson
Library Paraprofessional & Support Staff Roundtable (LPSSRT) Meeting
155 A
Kara VanderLinden
Reference and Adult Services Roundtable (RASTR) Meeting
155 A
Deanna Simonis
8:30am MDT
MPLA Closing Board Meeting
260 A
8:45am MDT
Quiet Space
257 B
9:00am MDT
Keynote - Emily Drabinski & Welcome MPLA
255 B/C
Emily Drabinski
10:15am MDT
Morning Break & Exhibit Hall
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 • Erin Renee Wahl • Ashley Shaw
Career Services Booth
Exhibit Hall 2
10:45am MDT
Collaboration that Counts: Embedding ACRL Framework for Effective Information Literacy Instruction
259
Brittany Maloy • Ana Katz
The Power of Relationship Building
255 D
Lizanell Boman • Susan Hiner
Candid Conversations About Censorship
255 A
Rachel Wadham • Jamie Hansen
What Perplexity AI Can Do for You!
155 D
Shelley O'Rourke
Beginning Ukulele for Storytime
255 E
Kirsa Merrell • Anna Millett
Buzzing About the Beehives
258
Virginia Pine
STEAM Programming for Youth
155 A
Karlene Eberth
What to Do with Older Teens and New Adults
255 F
Sarah Hall
11:45am MDT
Lunch & Author Sy Montgomery
Exhibit Hall 2
Sy Montgomery
1:15pm MDT
Focusing on the "Can": Framing Your Messaging for Patron Empowerment
259
Amber Swartz
Meeting the Misinformation Moment: Library Interventions in an Era of Supercharged Artificial Intelligence
255 D
Rebekah Cummings
Reviewing, Rewriting and Respecting Reconsideration Interactions
255 A
Wanda Huffaker • Katie Wegner
Numbers That Say Something: Choosing Effective Performance Metrics
258
Dallin Witt
The Wellness Project: Addressing our Staff's Wellbeing Head to Toe
155 D
Diana Castro
Tough Conversations in Library Management
255 E
Joella Bagshaw
Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers: Library Services for Our Youngest Patrons
255 F
Lora Smith
Inclusive Metadata: What It Is, Isn’t, and Other Things Catalogers Want You to Know
155 A
Shay Beezley (she/her)
2:05pm MDT
Afternoon Break
Exhibit Hall 2
2:30pm MDT
Understanding the Value of "Grey Literature" - A Case Study with Indigenous Resources
259
Danielle Masursky
It's a Three-Winged Circus! Collaborating Across Town Yields Efficiencies, Programming Opportunities, and Expanded Notions of How Best to Meet Patron Needs
258
Annie Epperson • Elena Rosenfeld • Carol Satersmoen
The Traumatized Librarian: Psychological Injury within the LIS Profession
155 A
Donna Baluchi • Lorelei Rutledge
Unlocking Staff Potential: Best Practices in Library Staff Management
255 E
Davie Bird • Daniel Mauchley • Carla Gordon • Joella Bagshaw • Kerry Burnham
Coding in the Library
255 A
Gloria Larson
Going with the Flow: Adapting Strategies for Reaching Rural Audiences in the Four Corners Region
155 D
Claire Ratcliffe Adams
Just Winging Our First Diversity Audit, And You Can Too
255 D
Becca Lael • Daniel Thurston
Public Library Lightning Round
255 F
Casandria Crane
3:30pm MDT
A Tribal Libraries Committee: Support for Indigenous C
155 D
Katherine Witzig
D.I.Y. Library Escape Rooms
258
Sami Merrell
Debrief and Decompress: A Guided Session to Document Your Conference Insights and Tasks
255 D
Matt Armstrong
How to Run a Successful Tradeshow
155 A
Dana Belcher • Gloria Farmer
Resources to Understand the Conflict in the Middle East: A Librarian’s Guide
255 E
Safi Safiullah • Lindsay Pruett
The Business of Ebooks & Audiobooks: Libraries, Authors, Publishers, and Platforms
255 F
Stephanie Everett • Darci Card • Joshua Johnson
Mentoring as a Key Part of a Succession Planning Program
255 A
Maggie Mills
How to Circulate Weird Stuff Like Telescopes and Projectors!
259
Joella Bagshaw • Breanne Gilroy • Ann-Marie Marchant
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