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LibLearnX Program

LibLearnX Program

  • 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 – 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
    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
  • 2:15pm – 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
    Stengthening 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