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Thursday, April 17
 

9:00am EDT

An Interactive Game to Reimagine Scholarly Communications
Thursday April 17, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
Cattails A
This interactive session will be organized as a board game (in the style of the Game of Life), shaking players out of the barrier mindset to explore how a radical rethinking of the scholarly communications landscape would advance the educational and stewardship missions of academic libraries while better serving university communities.
Speakers
avatar for Jennifer Townes

Jennifer Townes

Open Access Librarian, Emory University
Jenny Townes joined the Emory University Libraries Scholarly Communications Office in May 2022 as the Open Access Librarian. In this capacity Jenny leads open access outreach and advocacy, specifically focused on two of the university’s open access repositories: OpenEmory and E... Read More →
avatar for John Morgenstern

John Morgenstern

Copyright and Scholarly Communications Librarian, Emory University
As the Copyright and Scholarly Communications Librarian, John Morgenstern is the primary resource within Emory Libraries for copyright education and consultation with a secondary focus on scholarly communications topics such as the publishing process, publishing contracts, and open... Read More →
Thursday April 17, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am EDT
Cattails A
  Make/Hack/Play

9:00am EDT

Don't Ditch Your Discards: Clever Ways to Reuse Old Books in Your Library
Thursday April 17, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
Cattails B
Do you have more discards than the FOL could sell in a lifetime? Piles of ARCs whose publication date has long past? Join us to learn innovative new ways to use old books and bookpages to create interactive displays, passive programming, and workshops to engage the whole community!
Speakers
LH
Thursday April 17, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
Cattails B
  Hands-On Workshop

9:00am EDT

Make your LibGuides Accessible
Thursday April 17, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
Cattails F
Want to make a real difference in accessibility and inclusion? This hands-on workshop will guide you through the process of making your web content more accessible to everyone, regardless of your tech ability.
Learn to: Identify accessibility issues in your LibGuides; Use user-friendly tools to improve your content; and Receive personalized support to address your specific needs. By making your LibGuides more accessible, you'll contribute to a more inclusive learning environment for all.
Speakers
CS
Thursday April 17, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
Cattails F
  Hands-On Workshop, Skill-Building Workshop

10:30am EDT

Break
Thursday April 17, 2025 10:30am - 10:45am EDT
TBA
Thursday April 17, 2025 10:30am - 10:45am EDT
TBA
  Networking/Social Activity

10:45am EDT

Less But Better: Rethinking What Matters in Your Library Life
Thursday April 17, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
Cattails C
Tired of trying to do it all? Join us as we explore how to focus on what really matters in your library work. Through trivia, teamwork, and real talk, you'll learn to ditch the busywork, prioritize the impactful, and walk away ready to work smarter, not harder!
Speakers
avatar for Kate Tompkins
BF
Thursday April 17, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
Cattails C
  Plenary Session, Skill-Building Workshop

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Break
Thursday April 17, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
TBA


Thursday April 17, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
TBA
  Networking/Social Activity

1:30pm EDT

DNA Wutchyalike: Entwining the strands of established and innovative strategies to understand genetic information
Thursday April 17, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Cattails A
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing provides access to confusing revelations; yet we lack expertise to interpret this information about ourselves. This hands-on workshop will guide participants through finding reliable consumer health information; grappling with issues of privacy, financial burdens, ethics and the emotional impact of uncertainty; and handling emerging information about risk.
Speakers
TB
avatar for Amelia Landenberger

Amelia Landenberger

Assistant Professor, Law Library, University of Akron
Thursday April 17, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Cattails A
  Hands-On Workshop

1:30pm EDT

Research Revolution: Promoting Access and Inclusion in Scholarship Through Zines
Thursday April 17, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Cattails F
Attendees will learn how to harness the revolutionary power of zines to change how students think about their scholarship and research processes. There will be a hands-on activity that attendees can take back to their libraries, and discussion prompts that just may ignite a few more ideas!
Speakers
MR
Thursday April 17, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Cattails F
  Hands-On Workshop

1:30pm EDT

Connecting through Gaming: Fostering Collaborations among Librarians through Bingo!
Thursday April 17, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Cattails C
In this hands-on session, participants will work together to design a collaborative, team-building library bingo game that can be modified to suit the needs of an individual library or department within the library. Session participants will walk away with customizable templates, instructions, and experience creating a low-cost, reusable game.
Speakers
avatar for Alejandra Mendez

Alejandra Mendez

Coordinator of Library Services, Lowell Campus, Middlesex Community College
I am an academic librarian, and education researcher. My areas of interest are information literacy education, information and algorithmic bias, critical curriculum theory, and video game scholarship.
KM

Kim Money Priddy

Systems and Electronic Resources Librarian, Middlesex Community College
Thursday April 17, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Cattails C
  Make/Hack/Play

1:30pm EDT

Building Strategic Leadership Opportunities Within Libraries
Thursday April 17, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Cattails B
Libraries recognize the need for more inclusive leadership, yet there’s limited discussion on the structures that foster leadership roles. In this roundtable, we'll explore how libraries can create more opportunities for staff to engage with leadership and brainstorm innovative approaches to developing leadership skills and competencies for more meaningful retention/progression in leadership positions.
Speakers
JH
Thursday April 17, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Cattails B
  Roundtable Discussion

1:30pm EDT

It's Fine, I'm Fine, Everything's Fine: Confessions of a First-Year Librarian
Thursday April 17, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Cattails E
Join us for a tea-spilling session with two first-year librarians who survived the wild ride of post-grad life, first jobs, and all the chaos in between. Whether you're here for the laughs, the lessons, or just to know you're not alone, we're breaking norms and telling it like it is.
Speakers
KD
avatar for Samantha Rose

Samantha Rose

Learning & Curricular Services Librarian, Texas A&M University
Thursday April 17, 2025 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Cattails E
  Roundtable Discussion

2:30pm EDT

Break
Thursday April 17, 2025 2:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
TBA
Thursday April 17, 2025 2:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
TBA
  Networking/Social Activity

2:45pm EDT

From Mold to Magic: Seizing Opportunities to Reimagine Library Staffing
Thursday April 17, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
Cattails A
Make the most of unexpected challenges by innovating in times of crisis! Learn how one library system challenged the traditional perceptions of library staff roles by implementing a new service pilot, and relocating more than 60 staff when the main library unexpectedly closed due to the discovery of mold.
Speakers
LW
CD
Thursday April 17, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
Cattails A
  Interactive Panel, Roundtable Discussion

2:45pm EDT

LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX BABY! Let's Talk About Sex: Engaging Students in Sexual Health Education through Gaming
Thursday April 17, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
Cattails B
Librarians worked to address gaps in students' sexual health knowledge. Since 2022, we have hosted "Sextember" trivia that provides fun, educational information. Attendees of Sextember gain sexual literacy, resources, and a positive experience. This trivia-style presentation will share how we plan the program, sample trivia questions, and a template for future replication.
Speakers
avatar for Elizabeth Long Allen

Elizabeth Long Allen

Humanities and Social Sciences Librarian, Louisiana State University
avatar for Larissa Elliott

Larissa Elliott

Resource Sharing Specialist, LSU Libraries
I have been in ILL since 2012, the first 5 years I was a student worker and I have been full time staff ever since. I am now the student supervisor as well as the resource sharing specialist so when I am not working on processing, my focus is training students, working on schedules... Read More →
avatar for Randa Lopez Morgan
Thursday April 17, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
Cattails B
  Interactive Panel

2:45pm EDT

Me, Myself and AI: Prompts, Hallucinations, and Bias, OH MY!
Thursday April 17, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
Cattails E
Hey, I didn't learn this in Library School! How often do I say this? As an early career faculty librarian, DAILY. Navigating the uncharted territory of AI in an ever changing academic landscape has not made me an expert. But I do have handy tools and strategies that I've found incredibly valuable for a proactive approach to AI Literacy!
Speakers
avatar for Jennifer Davis

Jennifer Davis

Public Services Librarian, Assistant Professor of Practice, University Libraries, The University of Akron
Thursday April 17, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
Cattails E
  Lighting Talks

2:45pm EDT

The Makerspace Rainbow Librarian
Thursday April 17, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
Cattails F
In a makerspace, librarians engage with a wide array of users, including readers, authors, explorers, scientists, and designers. What requirements arise from makerspaces that foster diverse creativity, utilize various tools, and adapt to ever-evolving technology? Is the creation of a lively, colorful makerspace an artistic endeavor, a skill, or something one is born with? Do we have librarians who represent this vibrant makerspace spectrum?
Speakers
avatar for Stephen Ario

Stephen Ario

Librarian, USIU-Africa
I am a teacher-librarian, specialized in cataloguing, User services, information literacy and computer studies.I am a very sociable person, team player and an adventurer.
EG
Thursday April 17, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
Cattails F
  Make/Hack/Play, Roundtable Discussion

3:45pm EDT

Break
Thursday April 17, 2025 3:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
TBA
Thursday April 17, 2025 3:45pm - 4:00pm EDT
TBA
  Networking/Social Activity

4:00pm EDT

Wrap Up Session
Thursday April 17, 2025 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT
Cattails B
Join us to discuss your favorite parts of The Collective!

You don't want to miss this plenary session!
Speakers
avatar for Corey Halaychik

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 →
CH
Thursday April 17, 2025 4:00pm - 4:45pm EDT
Cattails B
  Plenary Session
 
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