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10:45am EDT

Bringing Your Favorite Characters to Life - Cosplaying and the Library Community

Tuesday April 15, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT

Do you love dressing up for halloween? Want to escape reality with a new persona? Interested in stepping up your storytelling game? Find out how you can dress up anytime with cosplay! Come learn a brief history, the types of cosplay, resources for cosplays and conventions, and how to integrate cosplay programming into your library.

Speakers

Hannah Brandon

Tuesday April 15, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
Cattails A

Interactive Panel, Skill-Building Workshop

1:30pm EDT

Anything Can Explode: Preparing your library for emergencies and disasters

Tuesday April 15, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT

Cattails A

At Nova Southeastern, we are located in the hurricane belt of South Florida and we've seen it all. We want to share experiences with others on the role of the library during emergency situations, exchange tips and best practices in preparing your library for the next one, and ways to keep everyone safe and calm

Speakers

Steve Roberts

Circulation Manager, NSU Florida

Alejandro Sierra

Circulation Supervisor - Martin and Gail Press Health Professions Division Library, NSU Florida

Tuesday April 15, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Cattails A

Interactive Panel

2:45pm EDT

Escape the Lecture: A Choose Your Own Adventure for Library Instruction

Tuesday April 15, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT

Cattails A

Are you ready to spark your creativity and gamify a one-shot? This panel discussion will feature four academic librarians who have taken elements from a variety of games to create one-shot sessions where students must critically think through solving clues while also being introduced to people, library resources, and spaces.

Speakers

Lindsay Bush

Reference and Instruction Librarian, Union College

Fannie Ouyang

Johanna MacKay

Instructional Design Librarian, Skidmore College - Lucy Scribner Library

Johanna provides reference and instruction as well as develops outreach and programming for faculty, staff, and students at Skidmore College. She’s the library liaison to several departments and programs and oversees several collections including the library’s Children’s collection... Read More →

Devon Cozad

Research and Instruction Librarian, Daemen University

Hello! I am a Research & Instruction Librarian at Daemen University, a private college located in Amherst, New York. I specialize in first year experience and information literacy instruction. I am also involved in campus conversations about supporting early adopters of genAI. As... Read More →

Tuesday April 15, 2025 2:45pm - 4:15pm EDT
Cattails A

Interactive Panel, Hands-On Workshop