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Emily Savageau

Two Harbors Public Library
Library Technician
Two Harbors, MN
Wednesday, October 4
 

7:00am CDT

Breakfast Ballrooms A-D

7:50am CDT

Welcome to the Conference - featuring Minnesota First Lady Gwen Walz Ballrooms A-DJulia Carlis

8:00am CDT

Expanding (Not Just Protecting) the Right to Read: Librarianship in the Age of Censorship Ballrooms A-DNick Higgins

8:50am CDT

Break: Exhibits open & Silent Auction Ballroom Concourse

9:20am CDT

"Pod" work makes the dream work: Getting things done and supporting each other through informal work groups Meeting Room 8Kat Nelsen • Kim Clarke • Lacie McMillin • Kate Peterson

11:35am CDT

Lunch Ballrooms A-D

12:00pm CDT

2023 MLA Awards Presentation Ballrooms A-D

1:00pm CDT

BPL Featured Session: Books Unbanned: A Blueprint for Your Library Meeting Room 13/14Amy Mikel • Nick Higgins Book-Talking the Best: Award Winning Children's and Middle-Grade Literature of 2023 Meeting Room 3Jenny Hill

2:15pm CDT

Author Panel (John Coy, Shannon Gibney, Molly Beth Griffin, Naomi Kritzer, Mindy Mejia, Sun Yung Shin) Meeting Room 5Mary Berning • Christie Kess 40 in 50 Book Blast Meeting Room 4Sarah Weinberg • Jennifer Brannen • Katie Polley (she/her) • Allison Girres

3:05pm CDT

Break: Exhibits, Silent Auction, & Snacks Ballroom Concourse

3:35pm CDT

Beyond Readers' Advisory: Building a Culture of Reading Meeting Room 8Debra Geiger • Allison Hackenmiller • Abbey Engebretson Greening Your Library: Utilizing Outdoor Spaces and Bringing the Outside In Meeting Room 2Karen Mackey • Laura Mesjak • Honora Rodriguez Pandemic trauma in Rural Libraries: Signs & Symptoms Meeting Room 6Steve Harsin • Pam O'Hara

4:45pm CDT

MLA Membership Meeting Meeting Room 13/14Julia Carlis Minnesota Kestrels Bird-Watching - Time Change Crosby Farm ParkAmy Simso Dean

6:00pm CDT

Trivia Night hosted by Capstone George Latimer Central Library, Saint Paul Public Library
 
Thursday, October 5
 

7:00am CDT

Breakfast Ballrooms A-D

8:00am CDT

There's No Shame in Our Reading Game: Weird Sh*t We Love and How We Discuss It Meeting Room 6Katie Polley (she/her) • Megan Demeuse

8:50am CDT

Break: Exhibits open & Silent Auction Ballroom Concourse

9:20am CDT

For All Ages! For All Time! Picture Books for Everyone! (Aimee Bissonette, Michael Hall, Melanie Heuiser Hill, Kao Kalia Yang) Meeting Room 5Mary Berning • Christie Kess • Aimee Bissonette • Michael Hall • Melanie Heuiser Hill • Kao Kalia Yang

10:45am CDT

Collective Action Panel Meeting Room 5Andrea Egbert • Kate Clayborne • Laura Gingras • Janeen Perrizo

11:45am CDT

Lunch Ballrooms A-D

12:10pm CDT

Best of Both Worlds: Building Community Online and Off Ballrooms A-DDionne Sims

1:20pm CDT

Readers' Advisory Roundtable (RART) Meeting Room 5Katie Polley (she/her) • Jennifer Brannen

2:20pm CDT

Author Panel (Allen Eskens, Nina Hamza, David Mura, Melody Tenhoff (Nova DuBois), Anne Ursu) Meeting Room 5Mary Berning • Christie Kess I don't have to agree, but I will protect your right to say it Meeting Room 4Annie Wrigg

3:10pm CDT

Break: Exhibits, Silient Auction, & Snack Ballroom Concourse

3:40pm CDT

Everything is on fire, but you are doing great! Trust me! Meeting Room 5Annie Wrigg MNLINK transition is just around the corner Meeting Room 2Nick Banitt • Gerri Moeller • Kyle Triska