MLA 2024 Conference

7:30am CDT

Registration & Hospitality Desk KCI Expo Center

8:00am CDT

Performer's Showcase Ambassador Room

9:00am CDT

Beyond the Library: Innovative Approaches to Sharing Local History and Genealogy Preconference Salon BKathryn Althoff-Hall • Tim Dollens • Katie Smith Access Challenged? Intellectual Freedom Workshop Preconference Salon AMLA Intellectual Freedom Committee

1:00pm CDT

Opening Keynote Speaker: ALA President Cindy Hohl Exhibition Hall BCindy Hohl

2:15pm CDT

Navigating Book Selections with Book Resumes and Collection Analysis Salon ESusannah Gilbert Interlibrary Loan Basics Salon CAngie Rundle No Escape!: Creating Family Friendly Escape Rooms Salon AAlli Boyer Supporting Cirriculum Through 3D Printing in Your Library Salon BDebra Loguda-Summers Libraries & Parks in Partnership Salon DShelley Bretsnyder Missouri Strategies for Adapting Storytime for Young Children with Disabilities Salon FDenice Adkins

3:15pm CDT

Four Department Approach to Create a One-Stop Site of Parent & Guardian Resources Salon ANicholas Holladay Preserving the Past, Digitizing the Future: Empowering Our Communities with Memory Labs Salon BChelsea Clarke Library Design Considerations for Natural Lighting, Acoustics, and Flexible Spaces Salon CChristen Stein • Brad McKenzie Lifelong Learning 101 Salon EJessie Caliman Midtown Community Fridge & Food Literacy Program Salon DGina Marie Walden Get in the Game: Using Tabletop Gaming for Programming, Professional Development, and Partnership Building Salon FKelsey Bates • Ron Freeman • Kenneth Hardcastle • Josie Schneider • Matthew Scrivner

4:00pm CDT

Exhibitor Reception Exhibition Hall B

7:00pm CDT

PEER Bohley Trivia Night Truman Room in the Holiday Inn

8:00am CDT

Vendor Breakfast Exhibition Hall B

9:00am CDT

Championing the Right to Read: Strategies to Advocate for Intellectual Freedom and Privacy in Libraries Salon FCody Croan Dynamic, Delicious and Data-Driven Lists: How to Drive Engagement and Cross-Promote Library Services, Collections and Events with Staff List Best Practices Salon DLucy Donnelly • Alisha Helms • Erica Reynolds • Kaite Stover Webtoon Readers' Advisory: A Guide and Discussion Salon EHyerim Cho Where We Belong: LGBTQ+ Academic Library Workers and Identity Salon BJoe Kohlburn Counting, Clapping and Tapping: Fingerplays, Rhymes and Songs for Young Children Salon APriscilla Howe Social Services for Teens in the Library Salon CEstrella Hernandez

10:00am CDT

Grand Challenges in Missouri Libraries Salon BDenice Adkins • Jenny Bossaller • Cindy Dudenhoffer In Their Own Words: Libraries as Stewards of Oral History Salon EEmily Wildhaber Creating Staff Centered Readers' Advisory Training Salon DLucy Donnelly • Alisha Helms • Kaite Stover Budget Friendly Ideas for an Engaging Teen Space Salon CHelen Li Surefire Read-Aloud Hits: The Missouri Building Block Picture Book Award Salon AKatie Long Promoting Early Childhood Initiatives through Community Partnerships Salon FLaura Polak

11:00am CDT

Library Bond Financing 101: Navigating the Muncipal Capital Markets to Balance Borrowing for Capital Plan While Maintaining Flexibility with Existing and Projected Budgetary Needs Salon BMartin Ghafoori • Michael Short From Learning to Action: Planning a Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge at Your Library Salon CKalin Preston The Book Doctor is In: Selecting the Best Book for Book Groups Salon DLucy Donnelly • Alisha Helms • Kaite Stover Good Days Don't: Rules for Positive Outlook at the Public Library Salon AAllison Wisniewski Thinking Outside the Book Box Salon FStephanie Chinn MACRL Luncheon Salon E Thusnelda Schmidt Luncheon Ambassador Room

1:15pm CDT

Hip Hop Inside Libaries and Museums: The Programming Dream Team Salon CAndrea Purnell Powerful Partnerships: Schools, Public Libraries and TeachingBooks Salon BSusannah Gilbert Buzzing About Books Salon DWhit Gillenwaters • Kenzie Leverton • Lucy Lockley Beyond Boolean: Proximity and Frequency Operators Salon FKaty Smith Navigating the Tween Scene: Library Programming for 3rd-6th Graders Salon EKiesha Collins • Josie Schneider • Emily Schroeder • Kate Tammeus Trans-forming Allyship: Supporting Your Transgender Customers and Colleagues Part 1 Salon ASam Begley-May

2:15pm CDT

Safe Spaces, Open Hearts: The Library's Dual Role in Security and Support Salon FTyler Davis • Andrew Ide • Angela Scott Reimagining a Library: Adapting Building Solutions to Foster Community Connection Salon DBrooke Cinalli Bring Storytelling to Your Library and Community Salon BCourtney Waters Stepping Up Wellness Programs with Tech & Partnerships Salon CGreg Brown Library Programs in the Maker Space Salon AAmber Spencer Leaving Your Library Better Than You Found it: The Importance of Succession Planning in Public Libraries Salon ESteve Potter

3:15pm CDT

MO Author Award Talk: Stop the Presses: Susan Croce Kelly on Women, Journalism, and the Ozarks Salon FSusan Croce Kelly

4:00pm CDT

Table Talks and Poster Sessions Exhibition Hall B

4:30pm CDT

MLA Business Meeting Salon E

6:30pm CDT

Awards Ceremony Ambassador Room

8:00am CDT

Friday Morning Yoga! Truman Room in the Holiday Inn

9:00am CDT

Committee & CI Meetings Salon C

10:00am CDT

You Belong in Missouri Libraries Salon BCindy Thompson • April Roy • Jennifer Gibson No News Isn't Good News: Connecting SHSMO's Archival Resources to the Public Salon DAutumn Cuddy • Syd Stoll • Katelyn Ziegler Self-Herding Cat Clowders: Successful Organically Grown Grassroots Collaborations Salon EKaty Smith Creating a Third Place: A Case Study of the Merriam Library Salon CElissa Andre • Dan Maginn • Stephenie Smith Reading from the Ears Up: Appeal of the Audio Book Salon FLucy Donnelly • Kaite Stover Trans-forming Allyship: Supporting Your Transgender Customers and Colleagues Part 2 Salon ASam Begley-May

11:00am CDT

Closing Keynote Speaker Cory Scheer Exhibition Hall B