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Monday
, May 21
8:00am EDT
OPENING SESSION BREAKFAST AND KEYNOTE: Mauricio Velasquez, "Toxic Employees – Toxic Workplaces"
Grand Ballrooms Salons I & II
Mauricio Velasquez
10:15am EDT
Beyond Fake News, Strategies for Evaluating Information in an Era of “Alternative Facts”
Pearl Ballroom II
Nancy Speisser • Henrietta Verma
NoveList - Readers' Advisory and so much more!
Blue Point Ballroom I
Martha Higgins
Patron challenges and banned book questions: are you ready?
Grand Ballroom III
M Teresa Doherty
Other Duties As Assigned Gone Wild
Grand Ballroom V
Rachel Elliott
Finding Your Focus: How Goal-Setting Can Make You a Better Library Professional
Pearl Ballroom I
Natalie Browning
Taking Charge of Your Career
Pearl Ballroom III
Nan Carmack • Cindy Church
Virginia Libraries Journal 101 - Getting Published
Blue Point Ballrooms II & III
Paige Flanagan • Sue LaParo
11:15am EDT
Beyond Fake News, Strategies for Evaluating Information in an Era of “Alternative Facts”
Pearl Ballroom II
Nancy Speisser • Henrietta Verma
How Can I Not Help You?
Grand Ballroom III
Stephani Rodgers
Staying on Track: Using Technology to Help Student Workers Provide Up-to-Date Information to Patrons
Pearl Ballroom III
Linh Nguyen
Dragons in the Stacks - Tabletop Roleplaying as Outreach
Grand Ballroom V
Linnea Browning
Finding Your Focus: How Goal-Setting Can Make You a Better Library Professional
Pearl Ballroom I
Natalie Browning
Booktalking - An Essential Tool in Your Outreach Toolbox
Blue Point Ballrooms II & III
R. Timothy Carrier • Angela Critics
YouMedia: A New Approach to Teen Services
Blue Point Ballroom I
Patricia Kendalls • Jineane Shorter
12:15pm EDT
LUNCHEON AND FEATURED SPEAKER: Lydia Netzer, "Five Cultural Questions of This Very Moment, and Where to Find the Answers in the Library"
Grand Ballrooms Salons I & II
Lydia Netzer
1:45pm EDT
Lightning talks: 5 minute tricks, cool stuff, and great ideas!
Grand Ballroom IV
M Teresa Doherty
Makerspaces for the Modern Library
Pearl Ballroom I
Rich Sykes
Serving Genealogy Patrons
Blue Point Ballrooms II & III
Katie Derby
The Crowd is a Demanding Mistress: Scope Drift + Crowdsourcing
Pearl Ballroom II
Sonya Coleman
Dragons in the Stacks - Tabletop Roleplaying as Outreach
Grand Ballroom V
Linnea Browning
Introduction to the VLA.ORG Website
Pearl Ballroom III
Gregg Grunow
Orientate and Educate: Training Techniques for New Hires and Current Colleagues
Grand Ballroom III
Michelle "MJ' Jones
Who is supposed to be doing what?: understanding the murky relationships between Trustees, Friends and Foundations
Blue Point Ballroom I
Kim Armentrout
2:45pm EDT
Expanding Library Horizons: Partnering High Schools with Academic Libraries
Blue Point Ballroom I
Donna Coghill • Denise Smith
Providing Genealogy Programming
Blue Point Ballrooms II & III
Katie Derby
Outreach Services - Bookmobiles and Beyond!
Pearl Ballroom I
Willow Gale
eMagazines, eBooks, and eAudio, oh my! Promoting RBdigital to patrons.
Grand Ballroom V
Bethany Leach
You Don't Look Like A Librarian
Grand Ballroom III
Rachel McCaskill
Library Services as a Connecting Point for Teens in the Community
Pearl Ballroom II
Cheryl Costello • Jane Smith
Booktalking - An Essential Tool in Your Outreach Toolbox
Pearl Ballroom III
R. Timothy Carrier • Angela Critics
3:45pm EDT
VLA Awards Presentation and Scholarship Raffle
Grand Ballrooms Salons I & II
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