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Tuesday, April 15
 

10:45am EDT

Bringing Your Favorite Characters to Life - Cosplaying and the Library Community
Tuesday April 15, 2025 10:45am - 12:00pm EDT
Cattails A
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
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Hannah Brandon

Information literacy librarian
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
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Steve Roberts

Circulation Manager, NSU Florida
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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
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Lindsay Bush

Reference and Instruction Librarian, Union College
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Fannie Ouyang

Associate Director of Access and Engagement, Barnard College
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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 →
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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

5:45pm EDT

Save Scribbler: Northwoods Noir
Tuesday April 15, 2025 5:45pm - 6:45pm EDT
Cattails A
In its 7th year, Save Scribbler is a library orientation session for Skidmore's First Year Experience students that blends elements of an escape room with a scavenger hunt.  It features Scribbler Squirrel the library's mascot and researching rodent.  In this adapted session, you will work in teams to play this year's version - Save Scribbler: Northwoods Noir.  After the session you are welcome to stay and ask questions about the gameplay.
Speakers
avatar for Johanna MacKay

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 →

Tuesday April 15, 2025 5:45pm - 6:45pm EDT
Cattails A
  Make/Hack/Play
 
Thursday, April 17
 

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
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Terrence Bennett

Business / Economics Librarian, The College of New Jersey
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Amelia Landenberger

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

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.
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Phil Clark

Branch Manager, Pioneer Library System
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Thursday April 17, 2025 2:45pm - 3:45pm EDT
Cattails A
  Interactive Panel, Roundtable Discussion
 
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