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Thursday, October 10
 

4:00pm CDT

Private Sector Gems for Public Libraries
Thursday October 10, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
Salon F
This session will explore how to use business strategies to secure partnerships that benefit the library and the community it serves. Attendees will learn the three core lessons of successful outreach in libraries, how to use the resources they possess to assist local business owners and budding entrepreneurs, and the benefits of forging connections within the community.
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KF
Thursday October 10, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
Salon F
  Concurrent Session 3

4:00pm CDT

Promoting Community Ties Through Library Events and Services
Thursday October 10, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
Salon GH
Learn how to develop library events and services that not only provide entertainment and education, but help foster connection among members of your community.
Speakers
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Nick Shimmin

Adult Services Librarian, North Liberty Library
Nick has been an Iowa librarian since 2007, serving as the director of the West Branch Public Library for over 15 years and adult services librarian at the North Liberty Library for a year and a half. Nick's focus throughout his career has been in libraries as a center for community... Read More →
Thursday October 10, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
Salon GH
  Concurrent Session 3

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
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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 →
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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

4:00pm CDT

Setting Up a Seed Library
Thursday October 10, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
Salon C
Marion Public Library and Carnegie-Stout Public Library will share about their different seed library set ups and give ideas and pointers on how to personalize and differentiate seed libraries according to a library's needs.
Speakers
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Becca Draus

Children and Family Services Library Assistant, Marion Public Library
Becca Draus is a Children and Family Services Librarian at the Marion Public Library in Marion, Iowa. Before working at the library,Becca was an elementary school teacher for four years, before moving to Glasgow, Scotland to get her Masters of Information andLibrary Science at the... Read More →
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Maggie Turza

Library Aide, Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Maggie Turza is a part-time Library Aide at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library in Dubuque, Iowa. After attending an ILA session about Seed Libraries,she re-opened C-SPL's "Carnegie-Sprout" to overwhelming success.
Thursday October 10, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
Salon C
  Concurrent Session 3

4:00pm CDT

The Robots Are Coming! Intellectual Freedom in the Age of AI
Thursday October 10, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
Salon D
Learn about the current state of AI in libraries and how it has an impact on intellectual freedom. Attendees will understand the basic terminology and function of various AI tools, be introduced to how AI is already being used in libraries and its impact on intellectual freedom, learn the benefits and drawbacks of implementing AI tools in respect to patron privacy and learn how to create a framework of how to approach the use of AI at your institution.
Speakers
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Corissa Thompson

Teacher Librarian, Ankeny Schools
Corissa Thompson has a Masters in Education and certifications in Pre-K - 5 Classroom, K-8 Reading, and K-12 School Librarian. She has been a school librarian for 15 years and is currently working on her second Masters at the University of Iowa in Library and Information Science... Read More →
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Janette McMahon

Director, DeWitt Community Library
Janette has been a director in Iowa and Wyoming libraries for 30 years and is currently the director at the DeWitt Community Library. She is serving currently as the Clinton County Public Library Association and is a member of the Intellectual Freedom Committee. Janette is an avid... Read More →
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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 →
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Amanda Sand

Library Director, Dubuque County Library District
Amanda is the Library Director at the Dubuque County Library District with over a decade of experience working in all areas of public libraries. She has first-hand experience with intellectual freedom challenges and now offers direct support to library workers experiencing challenges... Read More →
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Thursday October 10, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
Salon D
  Concurrent Session 3

4:00pm CDT

Unconference: Incorporating Alternative Formats in Your Library
Thursday October 10, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
Salon AB
An unconference featuring brainstorming plus question and answer on how the Iowa Library for the Blind and Print Disabled can help libraries incorporate alternative formats into programming and services.
* Participants will gain an understanding of what alternative formats are and why they are important in a library setting. * Participants will learn about accessibility principles and guidelines related to alternative formats, including considerations for users with visual impairments, learning disabilities, and other accessibility needs. * Participants will learn about current programming and services offered at the Iowa Library for the Blind with alternative formats in mind.
Speakers
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Leslie Heinzler

Iowa State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled and the Instructional Materials Center
Leslie Heinzler is the Special Services Librarian at the Iowa Library for the Blind and Print Disabled in Des Moines.  She is passionate about providing books and other materials in alternative formats to patrons who are unable to read standard print.
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Thursday October 10, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
Salon AB
  Concurrent Session 3
 
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