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LibLearnX Program

  • Thursday, January 23, 2025
  • 1:00pm – 5:00pm MST
    Registration Open
  • Friday, January 24, 2025
  • 7:30am – 5:00pm MST
    Registration Open
  • 8:00am – 9:00am MST
    BYO Coffee & Conversation with IFRT
  • 8:00am – 12:00pm MST
    Black Caucus of the American Library Association - Board Meeting: Closed Session
  • 8:00am – 4:00pm MST
    Emerging Leaders Leadership Development
  • 9:00am – 10:30am MST
    ALA Gives Back
  • 10:00am – 10:30am MST
    EMIERT Information Share
  • 10:00am – 12:30pm MST
    ALSC Executive Committee Meeting
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm MST
    American Indian Library Association General Meeting & Information Session
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm MST
    LSSRT Meet Up and Information Share
  • 11:00am – 12:30pm MST
    ALA Gives Back
  • 1:00pm – 4:00pm MST
    Embedding Anti-Racism Practices into Program Innovations
  • 1:00pm – 4:00pm MST
    The Library As a Civic Space for All: Bridging Divides One Conversation at a Time
  • 1:00pm – 4:00pm MST
    It's Not Bragging! (if it's true): Reimagine Your Interview Experience
  • 1:00pm – 4:00pm MST
    Wellness is Not a Perk: Reimagining Work-Life Balance for Library Workers
  • 1:00pm – 5:00pm MST
    ALA Governance Institute
  • 1:00pm – 5:00pm MST
    Black Caucus of the American Library Association - Committee Meetings / Meet & Greet
  • 1:30pm – 2:30pm MST
    Rainbow Round Table 101
  • 3:00pm – 4:00pm MST
    ALA Retention Study: Diversity Within Librarianship
  • 6:00pm – 8:00pm MST
    I Love My Librarian Award followed by the LLX Welcome Reception
  • 8:00pm – 10:00pm MST
    USBBY Presents: Four Latina Authors on Triumphs and Challenges
  • Saturday, January 25, 2025
  • 7:30am – 5:00pm MST
    Registration Open
  • 8:00am – 9:30am MST
    Opening General Session featuring Raina Telgemeier & Scott McCloud
  • 8:00am – 5:00pm MST
    Community of Care Quiet Room
  • 9:30am – 4:00pm MST
    LLX Marketplace
  • 9:40am – 10:00am MST
    The Library of Congress Indigenous Headings Project and Tribal Community Engagement
  • 9:40am – 10:00am MST
    Wonder Libraries: Expert Perspectives on What Kids Need Now
  • 9:45am – 10:15am MST
    Planting Library Joy with Community
  • 9:45am – 10:45am MST
    Reimagining Customer Experience: Using Design Research and Personas to Connect Customer Needs to Library Offerings
  • 9:45am – 10:45am MST
    Storytelling in Action: A Practical Approach to Intellectual Freedom Advocacy
  • 9:45am – 10:45am MST
    Artificial Intelligence in the School Library: Navigating a New Course in Digital Learning
  • 9:45am – 10:45am MST
    ALA at 150: So You Wanted to Be the President: ALA Leaders Reflect on Their Experience and Forecast the Association’s Future
  • 9:45am – 10:45am MST
    Social Justice Unlocked: Strategic Partnerships and Organizational Support for Tomorrow’s Leaders
  • 10:15am – 10:35am MST
    Reflections on the Use of Photovoice for Student Engagement in an Academic Library
  • 10:15am – 10:35am MST
    Reimagining Operational Planning as a Tool to Cultivate Collaboration and Leadership Opportunities
  • 10:30am – 11:00am MST
    Successful Submissions: How to Write a Conference Proposal
  • 10:50am – 11:10am MST
    Ditching Dewey: How Refocusing to Library of Congress cataloging supports Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • 10:50am – 11:10am MST
    Teaching with the American Prison Newspapers Collection: Enhancing Learning through Open Access Primary Sources
  • 11:00am – 11:30am MST
    SRRT Info Share and Connect
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm MST
    Reimagining Library Services at a Self-Service Library 
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm MST
    Recovery in the Library: Outreach and Community Engagement around Substance Use Disorder
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm MST
    Changing the Conversation:  Using Children’s Literature to Discuss How We’re More Alike Than We’re Different
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm MST
    Committee on Literacy Meeting
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm MST
    Core 101
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm MST
    The Handbook of Black Librarianship: An Empowering Resource
  • 11:00am – 12:30pm MST
    Council Orientation
  • 11:00am – 1:00pm MST
    ALA Executive Board Meeting (Closed Session)
  • 11:00am – 1:00pm MST
    Committee on Library Advocacy (COLA) meeting
  • 11:15am – 11:45am MST
    Frontier Strategies in the Scholarly Conversation: AI Tools for Literature Review
  • 12:00pm – 12:30pm MST
    Whose on third(space)? Connecting the university community to the libraries as third space concept.
  • 12:00pm – 1:00pm MST
    LSSRT Meet Up and Information Share
  • 12:00pm – 1:00pm MST
    Rainbow Round Table Membership Meeting
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm MST
    Creating Interactive Literacy Activities for Your Patrons Living with Dementia
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm MST
    Get Familiar with Freedom of Information Laws
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm MST
    LLX Studio Speaker Nick Brooks
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm MST
    The Rhythm of Connection: Infusing Music, Movement, and Culture into Youth Programming
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm MST
    Turning the Page: ADHD and Library Employee Policies
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm MST
    Megan E. Freeman/Alone
  • 2:15pm – 2:35pm MST
    Reimagining the Archives: Integrating Faculty Needs for a Future-Focused Approach
  • 2:15pm – 2:35pm MST
    Birding Backpack Lending Program: Providing Access, Creating Partnerships, Enhancing Programming
  • 2:15pm – 2:45pm MST
    Strengthening Library Ecosystems: Intro and Exploration
  • 2:30pm – 3:00pm MST
    ALA-APA Council
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm MST
    Unbannable: The Impact of Book Bans on Library Patrons and How Libraries Can Push Back
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm MST
    Watching Clouds for NASA: Reimagine your library as a center for community science!
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm MST
    Critical Indigenous Librarianship: Centering Indigenous peoples in Library spaces, collections and research services
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm MST
    Reimagining Library Safety: Managing Active Shooter Incidents
  • 3:00pm – 3:20pm MST
    Reimagining Virtual Events from Screen to Community
  • 3:00pm – 3:20pm MST
    The Battle for the Oval Kingdom: Reimagining Library Orientation Through Play
  • 3:00pm – 4:00pm MST
    LLX Studio Speaker Harshita Jerath
  • 3:00pm – 5:00pm MST
    ALA Council I
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm MST
    Designing Responsive Library Services for Evolving Community Needs: The Libraries as Launchpads Model
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm MST
    Empowering Communities Through Citizen Science: How Libraries Can Lead the Way
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm MST
    Diversifying Library and Public Service: Addressing the Youth Engagement Cliff through Internships
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm MST
    Initiating a Regional Digital Navigator Sharing Program Anchored by Multiple Libraries
  • 4:15pm – 4:45pm MST
    Did You Hear That? Using Audio Supplements in Newsletters to Engage and Inspire
  • 4:30pm – 4:50pm MST
    Adaptive Libraries: AI Applications for Inclusive Design
  • 4:30pm – 4:50pm MST
    We are All Readers: Story Immersion and Creative Techniques to Engage Elementary, Special Education Audiences
  • 7:00pm – 9:00pm MST
    EMIERT Social Meet & Greet
  • Sunday, January 26, 2025
  • 6:30am – 8:00am MST
    Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunrise Celebration
  • 7:30am – 5:00pm MST
    Registration Open
  • 8:00am – 5:00pm MST
    Community of Care Quiet Room
  • 8:45am – 10:00am MST
    ALA President's Program featuring Kyle Edwards
  • 10:00am – 4:00pm MST
    LLX Marketplace
  • 10:15am – 10:45am MST
    Reinvigorating Green Spaces for Library Services
  • 10:20am – 10:40am MST
    Reimagining Library Space and Classification: the χʷəχʷéy̓əm Indigenous Collection at KPU Library
  • 10:20am – 10:40am MST
    Geek Out Expo: Creating a Con for Your Library
  • 10:30am – 11:30am MST
    Harnessing the Power of Education for Climate Work: Libraries Chart a Path for the Future
  • 10:30am – 11:30am MST
    Information Specialists Reimagined: School Libraries as the Hub for Emerging Technologies
  • 10:30am – 11:30am MST
    It’s Experiential! Reimagining Traditional Library Services Through Experiential Learning
  • 10:30am – 11:30am MST
    Checking Out Elder Justice: Preparing Your Library For Its Demographic Destiny
  • 10:30am – 11:30am MST
    RUSA Book & Media Awards
  • 11:00am – 11:20am MST
    Books for All: Creating and Curating Collections to Serve Children with Vision Loss
  • 11:00am – 11:20am MST
    Reimagining Library Engagement in Currently Oppressed Communities
  • 11:00am – 11:30am MST
    Adapting to change: What do students want in collections and services from academic libraries post-pandemic?
  • 11:45am – 12:15pm MST
    Harvesting health, sustainability, and beauty - one seed at a time
  • 12:15pm – 12:35pm MST
    Creating an Inclusive Library Workforce: Practical Steps for Disability Inclusion
  • 12:15pm – 12:35pm MST
    AI in Action: Reimagining Metadata and Cataloging with Chatbots and OpenAI
  • 1:00pm – 1:20pm MST
    Guerilla-Style Usability Testing: The Importance of Flexibility and Mobility in Reimagining the Library Website 
  • 1:00pm – 1:20pm MST
    Guardians of Knowledge: The Making of a Documentary about Black Librarians and their fight for equality
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm MST
    An Introduction to Law for Librarians
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm MST
    Digital Inclusion and Arizona Libraries
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm MST
    Libraries and Genealogical Societies Partner Up: Enhanced Connection with Community through Virtual Genealogy Programming
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm MST
    Libraries on the Line: Charting a Path Beyond the 2024 Elections
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm MST
    Stakeholder Synergy: Librarians Leading the Creation of a Culturally Relevant Elementary Math Database
  • 1:40pm – 2:00pm MST
    ¡Para Todos! Leveraging The Latinx Kidlit Book Festival to Support Your Curriculum & Community
  • 1:40pm – 2:00pm MST
    Overcoming recruitment challenges: Implementing the Search Advocate Program for inclusive hiring practices
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm MST
    ALA Executive Board Candidates' Forum
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm MST
    CSKBART Meet and Greet
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm MST
    Refreshment Break
  • 2:15pm – 2:45pm MST
    Mock Book Awards and Book Madness:  Two Annual Library Projects Creating Whole School Library Engagement
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm MST
    Navigating Misinformation in One-on-One Patron Interactions
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm MST
    Leveraging Universal Design for Learning and Digital Tools to Transform Higher Education Library Instruction
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm MST
    In the Trenches: The Fight to Create Safe Spaces in Military Libraries
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm MST
    Serving the Underserved: Strategies for Inclusive Community Engagement
  • 3:00pm – 3:20pm MST
    Connecting Non-Traditionally Published Authors to Local Communities for Greater Programming Impact.
  • 3:00pm – 3:20pm MST
    Let's Dish! Leveraging Informal Communication in Academic Library Settings
  • 3:00pm – 4:00pm MST
    Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz
  • 3:00pm – 5:00pm MST
    ALA Council II
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm MST
    Pathways to Librarianship: Designing an Inclusive Profession
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm MST
    Re-imagining Library Instruction: Lessons from the Open Educational Resources (OER) on Algorithmic Literacy Project
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm MST
    Reimagining Community Engagement with Transformative, Creative, and Innovative Strategic Partnerships
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm MST
    Who Tells Your Story: Collecting and Using Oral Histories in Your Library to Elevate Voices
  • 4:15pm – 4:35pm MST
    What I've Learned from Teaching English in Prisons: Successes, Challenges, and New Perspectives
  • 4:15pm – 4:45pm MST
    More Than Recycling: Customizing High School Outreach Programs
  • 5:00pm – 6:00pm MST
    Association of Jewish Libraries Schmooze and Nosh
  • 5:00pm – 6:00pm MST
    Everything You Need To Know About Serving on the Printz Committee
  • 6:00pm – 8:00pm MST
    Rainbow Round Table (RRT) Social
  • 6:00pm – 10:00pm MST
    Black Caucus of the American Library Association - Membership Meeting & Fireside Chats
  • Monday, January 27, 2025
  • 7:30am – 12:00pm MST
    Registration Open
  • 8:00am – 9:30am MST
    ALA Youth Media Awards
  • 9:30am – 12:00pm MST
    LLX Marketplace
  • 9:40am – 10:10am MST
    Making library gaming collections inclusive, diverse, and equitable for everyone
  • 9:45am – 10:05am MST
    Reimagining Information Literacy Continuing Education for K-12 Teachers
  • 9:45am – 10:05am MST
    A Very Modern Turing Test: AI in the Information Literacy Classroom
  • 10:20am – 10:40am MST
    20 tips in 20 minutes: How to Incorporate play into the library
  • 10:20am – 10:40am MST
    Let's talk Accessibility: Five Ideas to Support Equitable Library Service and Practice
  • 10:25am – 10:55am MST
    AI? Oh My! : Sparking Innovation and Discovery Through an OpenAI Partnership
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm MST
    LLX Close Out featuring Vauhini Vara
  • 1:00pm – 5:00pm MST
    ALA Executive Board Meeting