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Karen Mackey

Dakota County Library
Adult Services & Technology Librarian
Eagan, MN
Websitehttps://co.dakota.mn.us/libraries
Karen is a librarian at the Wescott Library in Eagan, focused on Adult Services & Technology. Previous roles include corporate librarian and archivist. Karen is passionate about connecting with older adults, making local history accessible and by inspiring makerspace creativity for all ages.
Wednesday, October 4
 

7:00am CDT

Registration 2nd Floor 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

Author panel (Chad Corrie, Satish Jayaraj, Jess Lourey, Raymond Luczak, Matt Wendt) Meeting Room 5Christie Kess • Mary Berning "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 Essential elements for successful change management. Meeting Room 4Emily Waitz Mental Health Conversations in the Library Meeting Room 7Liza Shafto

11:35am CDT

Lunch Ballrooms A-D

12:00pm CDT

2023 MLA Awards Presentation Ballrooms A-D

1:00pm CDT

Minnesota Author Project: Celebrating the 2023 Winners Meeting Room 5Mary Johnson • Emily Gooding PubMed: Helping Your Patrons Find and Access Health Research Meeting Room 10Katherine Chew

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 George Latimer Central Library Historic Building Tour George Latimer Central Library, Saint Paul Public Library What All Can You Do with Canva? Meeting Room 10Jen Legatt

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

4:45pm CDT

MLA Membership Meeting Meeting Room 13/14Julia Carlis

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

Making Flyers Is Not Marketing: Learn the Secrets of Successful Marketing Meeting Room 3Kenzie Putz • Anthony Molaro • Alaina Bailey • Stefanie Tywater-Christiansen • Amy Gabbert-Montag

8:50am CDT

Break: Exhibits open & Silent Auction Ballroom Concourse Exhibit Hall Open Ballroom Concourse

9:20am CDT

Come Fly With Me! Birds, Bees and Butterflies Cohabitating with Libraries Meeting Room 3Jennifer Dietrich • Amy Simso Dean Work Updates from the Minnesota Digital Library Meeting Room 12Molly Huber • Greta Bahnemann • Stephanie Hess

10:10am CDT

George Latimer Central Library Innovation Lab Tour George Latimer Central Library, Saint Paul Public Library

10:45am CDT

Collective Action Panel Meeting Room 5Andrea Egbert • Kate Clayborne • Laura Gingras • Janeen Perrizo Planting Partnership: How a Garden Promotes Community Meeting Room 3Elizabeth Ripley • Angela Skauge

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 Finding Court Records and Using Private Laws for Genealogy Searches Meeting Room 10Rich Harrington Friends of Friends: Reaching Your Community in Unique Ways Through Events and Partnerships Meeting Room 7Laurel M. Hall • Sheila DeChantal 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

Adding It Up and Breaking It Down: Minnesota's Public Libraries by the Numbers Meeting Room 11Verena Getahun Right of Access: Prison Libraries and Litigation Rights. Meeting Room 3Zachary Fannin