Previous Conferences

Libraries have long been trusted sources for reliable health information. In recent years, partnerships with public health nurses and social workers have brought preventative healthcare and behavioral health referrals into […]

In this session, you are encouraged to reflect on open access afresh, whether you are convinced or skeptical or somewhere in between. It’s growing, by what is it and how […]

As library leaders explore new ways to serve their communities during later-stage COVID, many places are in real crisis while society is in turmoil. Old modes of library advocacy and […]

Join library marketing expert Cordelia Anderson for a look at the ways that libraries get, keep, and sometimes lose customers. Cordelia will introduce the concept of the "marketing funnel," talk […]

Marshall Breeding will give an overview of the major trends currently at play in libraries. How are libraries shaping their services to the changes in society and in information dissemination? […]

With their disruptive nature, emerging technologies can elicit feelings of both fear and excitement. Our speaker shares strategies and tips for first identifying, then incorporating new technologies into a library […]

Allister Chang will share lessons learned from recent efforts by Libraries Without Borders to extend public library services to spaces that meet people where they are, such as laundromats and […]

As librarians and library staff, we're all very passionate about our work and roles in the community. Is it possible for those who we serve to be as passionate about […]

Rivkah Sass, will take participants on a meandering journey of leading change, fighting good fights and staying passionate about libraries and why they matter today, more than ever.