2024 Iowa Library Association Fall Conference: Full Schedule

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11:00am CDT

All Together Now: Scalable Programming for All Ages & Schedules

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am CDT

Learn how adult and youth services staff can work together to create scalable and engaging
intergenerational programming based on the feedback and schedules of library patrons.

Predicted learning outcomes:
➢ How to use patron feedback to design programs patrons actually want to participate in.
➢ How to capitalize on program ideas for multiple audiences.
➢ How to build program attendance and boost community connection through consistency and
continuity.

Speakers

Becky Maher-Jacobsen

Carnegie-Stout Public Library

Becky Maher-Jacobson (she/her) works in the Adult Services department with an emphasis onReaders’ Advisory at Carnegie-Stout Public Library in Dubuque, Iowa. She holds her Master’s inLibrary and Information Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and is a member ofthe... Read More →

Bailey Keimig-Gehrke

Carnegie-Stout Public Library

Bailey Keimig-Gehrke (she/her) is part of the youth services team at Carnegie-Stout PublicLibrary in Dubuque, Iowa where she enjoys leading toddler and baby storytimes, writing bookreviews for the local newspaper, and finding new ways to accidentally get paint on the library’scarpets... Read More →

Thursday October 10, 2024 11:00am - 11:50am CDT
Salon E

Concurrent Session 1

1:30pm CDT

You are Not Alone: Leveraging Community Advocates for Children to Unite Against Book Bans

Thursday October 10, 2024 1:30pm - 2:20pm CDT

Salon E

Participants will gain insights into the importance of opposing book bans, learn strategies for advocating against censorship, and explore successful case studies of communities defending intellectual freedom.

Speakers

Kenton Oliver

Tyler Hahn

Director, Cherokee Public Library

Tyler Hahn is the Library Director in Northwestern Iowa. He serves as the Midwest representative for the Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL) board and is a member of the Iowa Governor's STEM Council, also being recognized as a "STEM Gem." Tyler was recently named one of... Read More →

Thursday October 10, 2024 1:30pm - 2:20pm CDT
Salon E

Concurrent Session 2

4:00pm CDT

Reducing Barriers: A Roadmap to Making Your Library Accessible

Thursday October 10, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT

Salon E

Participants will learn how to self-assess the current physical and mental accessibility of their library, solicit feedback from community partners, and implement solutions to reduce barriers on a budget.

Speakers

Kate Thompson

Reference Librarian, West Des Moines Public Library

Kate Thompson is a reference librarian at the West Des Moines (IA) Public Library and disability advocate interested in expanding perspectives around neurological difference. She is a graduate of the Iowa Family Leadership Training Institute and a former member of the Olmstead Task... Read More →

Susan Greenwood

Executive Assistant to the Director, West Des Moines Public Library

Thursday October 10, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
Salon E

Concurrent Session 3