The Collective 2025: Full Schedule

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9:00am EDT

Welcome to The Collective

Tuesday April 15, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am EDT

Welcome and plenary session to The Collective 2025: Doowutchyalike!. We promise it will be fun and interactive--not your typical keynote or welcome, so fear not! We hope everyone will attend.

Speakers

Corey Halaychik

Founder and President, The Library Collective

Corey Halaychik is an author and award-winning librarian whose work and research have focused on improving efficiency, teamwork, and leadership skills development. He is also Founder and President of The LIbrary Collective whose goal is to redefine the professional development landscape... Read More →

Emily Mann

Associate Research and Instruction Librarian, University of South Florida St. Petersburg

Jessica Szempruch

Associate University Librarian and Head of Information Commons, University of South Florida

Tuesday April 15, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
Cattails C

Plenary Session, Skill-Building Workshop

4:30pm EDT

Storytelling Slam: Confessions of a Librarian

Tuesday April 15, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT

Cattails C

Join us for Storytelling Slam: Confessions of a Librarian, where real librarians share hilarious, heartwarming, and unexpected tales from behind the stacks. From quirky patrons to chaotic book returns, discover the untold stories of life in the library. It's a session of laughs, revelations, and unforgettable confessions!

Speakers

ALICE ISOKA

Librarian-Research Hub, USIU-A

Professional librarian with experience in academic library setting. Dedicated to serving the community by providing assistance in information retrieval and research techniques, promoting information literacy through information literacy training, research databases, circulation and... Read More →

Tuesday April 15, 2025 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Cattails C

Plenary Session, Lightning Talks