2024 Iowa Library Association Fall Conference

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2024 Iowa Library Association Fall Conference

10:00am CDT

Intersections: Where Cities and Their Libraries Meet Salon EBrittany Jacobs • Nancy Medema • Bonnie McKewon Going on a Treasure Hunt: Finding Free but Hidden Historical and Archival Gold Salon ABRenate Bernstein • Jaycie Vos • Chris Neuhaus Book Repair Using the Cover One Book Repair System Salon DKatie Dreyer • Pat Williams

12:00pm CDT

ILA Board Meeting Salon C

3:00pm CDT

Grand Opening of Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall

7:00pm CDT

Conference Reception Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

7:00am CDT

Breakfast Exhibit HallBiblionics

8:30am CDT

Opening and Legislative Panel Discussion Exhibit Hall

10:00am CDT

Exhibit Hall Break and Lightning Talks Exhibit HallBecca Draus • Jackie Tracey • Megan Harding • Jennifer B Pierce • Micah Bateman • Ben Wolf

11:00am CDT

A Fireside Chat with Julie Finch Salon DTyler Hahn • Alex Blend • Julie Finch All Together Now: Scalable Programming for All Ages & Schedules Salon EJillian Aschliman • Becky Maher-Jacobsen • Bailey Keimig-Gehrke Become Interwoven By Doing What You Do Best Salon GHBrittany Jacobs • Matt Proctor • Janette McMahon FIRST Lego League Robotics Minicamp Salon CAbigail Good The Big Move Salon ABShirley Taylor • Susan Mesecher • Kendra Evers

12:00pm CDT

Lunch, Business Meeting, and Awards Ceremony Exhibit Hall

1:30pm CDT

Does it Have Spice: How Adult Readers are Changing Young Adult Literature Salon DJacy West • Emma Stoffer Practical Solutions for Combating Burnout in Library Staff Salon CMegan Klein-Hewett • Bobbi Newman Read to GO! Going Places with Public and School Library Collaboration Salon ABHelen Rigdon • Emily McClimon • Trevor Krug • Lyndsi Luck Social Media is a Telephone, Not a Megaphone Salon FMaggie Martin • Liz Deets STEM? Yes, you can! Salon GHDanielle Ziegler • Sue Petersen • Dawn Miller • Casey Wenstrand You are Not Alone: Leveraging Community Advocates for Children to Unite Against Book Bans Salon EEric Jennings • Amanda Sand • Kenton Oliver • Tyler Hahn

2:30pm CDT

Exhibit Hall Break and Lightning Talks Exhibit HallBen Wolf • Jenay Dougherty • Kate Garretson • Andrew Gehlsen • Dennis Cooper • Elizabeth Hoover de Galvez

4:00pm CDT

Private Sector Gems for Public Libraries Salon FJulie Finch • Kellee Forkenbrock Promoting Community Ties Through Library Events and Services Salon GHMichell Klinker-Feld • Nick Shimmin Reducing Barriers: A Roadmap to Making Your Library Accessible Salon EMaggie Martin • Kate Thompson • Susan Greenwood Setting Up a Seed Library Salon CJeNel Allen Barth • Becca Draus • Maggie Turza The Robots Are Coming! Intellectual Freedom in the Age of AI Salon DMaggie Halterman-Dess • Corissa Thompson • Janette McMahon • Becky Maher-Jacobsen • Amanda Sand • ILA Intellectual Freedom Committee Unconference: Incorporating Alternative Formats in Your Library Salon ABBrittany Jacobs • Leslie Heinzler • Sarah Willeford • Denise Bean • Leland Smith

5:00pm CDT

Dine-Arounds TBA

7:00am CDT

Iowa Small Library Association Meeting Salon C Breakfast Exhibit Hall

8:30am CDT

Effective Governance and Leadership in Public Libraries: Roles and Responsibilities of Library Boards and Directors Salon CEric Jennings • Elsworth Carman • Robin Paetzold Reducing Bias in the Library Catalog: Moving the "Othered" Histories to the 900s Salon DMegan Klein-Hewett • Abbi Jensen Starting Off on the Right Foot = Long Term Success Salon GHMelita Tunnicliff • Janette McMahon The Complete Project Management Caboodle (*Not* a Toolbox) Salon EMichelle Andersen • Samantha Bouwers The Sleuths of Silence: Libraries' Contributions to Resolving Historic Cold Cases Salon ABNick Rossman • Tyler Hahn • Sarah Enright

9:30am CDT

Become a Dementia Friend Salon GHMichelle Andersen • Michell Klinker-Feld Empowering Staff to Turn Your Conduct Policy into Reality Salon FAmanda Sand • Jacy West • Jody Ross Frozen in Place: The Context and Consequences of Anti-DEI Board of Regents and Senate Filings in State Academic Libraries Salon ABMaggie Halterman-Dess • Madde Hoberg Music + Literacy in Your Library Salon EJodie Morin • Dr. Lucy Santos-Green • Dr. Brad Green Public Libraries: Catalysts for Civic Renewal Salon CTyler Hahn • Bill Carroll • Jennie Garner The Book(is)Mobile on Channel 5 Salon DLiz Winter • Robert Fiedler • Chad Yocom

10:30am CDT

Best Practices for Hiring Salon EElizabeth Hoover de Galvez • David Eckert • Antonia Krupicka-Smith Business Librarian: It's Not as Scary as You Think Salon FNick Rossman • Rachel Rugg Community Connections for Mental Health: A Toolkit for Mental Health Information and Programming Partnerships Salon DSeth Warburton • Bobbi Newman • Gina Schlesselman-Tarango How Can We Better Display Historical Photos Online? Salon GHBrittany Jacobs • Lindsay Nieland • Dr. Bettina Fabos • Olivia Waller • Lindsey Kuhlman • Paige Hibbs Reshaping Libraries: The Power of Branding and Voice Strengthening Your Libraries Position by Breaking Convention Salon CMaggie Martin • Liz Deets Sensory Storytime: How Community Partnerships can build a successful Program Salon ABHelen Rigdon • Emerson Taylor

11:30am CDT

Lunch and Closing Keynote: "The Power of Persuasion: Marketing Your Library in a Changing World" Exhibit HallJulie Finch • Eric Jennings • Elaina Norlin

1:00pm CDT

Iowa Library Trustees Association Meeting Salon C IT Subdivision Meeting Salon F Local History & Genealogy Subdivision Meeting Salon AB