2023 TLA Conference

Welcome to the 2023 Tennessee Library Association Conference #tnla23! We’re glad you’re here. Build your schedule below, and be sure to check the More Info page for additional conference details.

9:00am CDT

LGBTQ+ 101 Customer Service Training Tennessee Ballroom DMegan Adovasio-Jones (ze/hir) • Alexandria Danner (she/her) Program Planning: Engaging your communities Tennessee Ballroom EStephanie M Bandel • Ashley Armstrong

1:00pm CDT

Banned Books: The Roleplaying Game Tennessee Ballroom DAlex Sharp • Bryan Neil Jones • Lyn Hunter • Intellectual Freedom Committee Creating Interactive Displays for K-12, Academic, and Public Libraries Tennessee Ballroom EGina Garber

8:00am CDT

Improving Accessibility of Library Services and Resources: A collaboration between University Libraries and the Office of Disability Resources for Students Director's Row 3Karen Brunsting • Tiffany Day • Caitlin Harrington • Sofiya Dahman • Jaafar Al-Azzawi Leading through Change: Helping Staff Take Ownership in Adopting New Ideas Director's Row 6Carol Ghattas So...You Need a New Library (or Renovation) Director's Row 1Susan Martel • Allison McKittrick

9:00am CDT

Opening General Session Southeast Ballroom A, B , CSean Dietrich

11:00am CDT

Free Time in Exhibits Tennessee Ballroom A & B Exhibits Open Tennessee Ballroom A & B

12:00pm CDT

Intellectual Freedom Luncheon Tennessee Ballroom CJennie Rose Halpern • Intellectual Freedom Committee

1:30pm CDT

Intellectual Freedom Committee Meeting Tennessee Ballroom EBryan Jones • Alex Sharp • Jessica McClure • Intellectual Freedom Committee Disaster Response for Libraries, Archives, and Cultural Institutions Southeast Ballroom BSamuel Richardson Diversify Your Library: Inclusive Goals for Programming and Collections Southeast Ballroom CDr. Vanessa S. Jones Hey Library Students: Working Librarian AMA! Tennessee Ballroom DLyn Hunter Public Library Solution Room Southeast Ballroom ACynthia Matthews • Caitlyn Haley So you Want to Start a Book Club at your Library? Director's Row 6Hollye Ferguson • Monique Williams

2:30pm CDT

Leadership Roundtable Business Meeting Tennessee Ballroom EJennifer Cowan-Henderson • Leadership Roundtable Don't Fear Library Planning Southeast Ballroom BJenny Gillihan • Erik Nordberg • Jenny Claiborne • Jessie Newsome Food for Thought: Kitchen-Free Food Programs Tennessee Ballroom DBethany Jones Interlibrary Loan: An Unsung Hero Director's Row 6Holly S. Hebert PebbleGo - TEL Us About It! Southeast Ballroom CAndrea Zielke • David Burrow • Tennessee Electronic Library Personal Finance for Families Southeast Ballroom AMaria Edlin King

3:30pm CDT

Children's and Young Adult Roundtable Business Meeting Tennessee Ballroom ELyn Hunter Outside the Book: Starting and Maintaining Community Outreach Programs Southeast Ballroom CNikki Glassley Social Media Starring Your Library Tennessee Ballroom DSarah Thompson Starting from Scratch: The Importance of Effective Documentation Practices for Training New Hires Southeast Ballroom BKaren Brunsting • Tiffany Day • Caitlin Harrington • Sofiya Dahman Tennessee's New State Librarian and Archivist Q&A Director's Row 6Jennifer Cowan-Henderson • Jamie Ritter Too tired to think big? Think small! Southeast Ballroom AHolly S. Hebert

7:00pm CDT

All-Conference Reception Tennessee Ballroom C

8:00am CDT

New Member Roundtable Business Meeting Director's Row 6Brandi Harmon Let Your Library Shine: Creating a Student Newsletter to Raise the Profile of an Academic Library across Campus Southeast Ballroom BJonathan Wilson • Lydia Gwyn Libraries are Better with Friends: How to Foster a Strong & Supportive Group Tennessee Ballroom EKathy Dooley-Smith Reaching for the Stars: Learning Professional Writing Skills Southeast Ballroom CAshley Roach-Freiman • Cassandra Taylor The Road Less Taken: Communication and Collaboration vs. Perspectives and Assumptions Tennessee Ballroom DMachelle Keen Where the Record Meets the Road: Institutional Repositories as a Vehicle for Records Southeast Ballroom AGina Garber • Scott Shumate Exhibits Open Tennessee Ballroom A & B

9:00am CDT

Celebrating the Stars of Tennessee Library Association through Membership Engagement Tennessee Ballroom EErin Lankford • Cathy Farley • Dwight Hunter • Tennessee Library Association Graphic Novels/Manga "Look, Up in the Sky! Southeast Ballroom CMelissa Skipper • Christy Kirchner No Capes! : Re-evaluating the perception of the "Super Librarian" to cultivate healthy work-life balance Southeast Ballroom BSarah Martin So You Want to Be a School Librarian? Tennessee Ballroom DCaroline Mickey Stars Will Light the Way: Reflective Strategies to Scaffold One-Shot Academic Library Sessions Director's Row 6Ross Bowron • Jenny Harris XR Technologies and the Library: Notes from the Field Southeast Ballroom ADavid Presley

10:00am CDT

Free Time in Exhibits Tennessee Ballroom A & B

11:00am CDT

Technical Services Roundtable Business Meeting Tennessee Ballroom EJulie Huskey • Technical Services Roundtable "Neither Stars & Bars Nor Orange & White": Teaching Primary Source Research Methods with Local Black History Topics Director's Row 6Dunstan McNutt • Noah Lasley A Glimpse Into The Life: A Hands On Adventure! Tennessee Ballroom DAlyse West • Erin Lankford • Ruth Hemphill Noise in the Stacks: An Instrument Lending Library Southeast Ballroom CLyn Hunter • Lee Hope • Crissy Varnell Wait, We're Drawing?: Engaging Visual Strategies for First-Year Library Orientation Southeast Ballroom AAshley Roach-Freiman • Carl Hess • Jessica McClure

12:00pm CDT

Trustees & Friends Luncheon Tennessee Ballroom C

1:30pm CDT

Making your Application Stand Out in the Academic Library Recruitment Process Tennessee Ballroom ELaura Perryman • Albert "Al" Salatka Jr. • Nora Ketron Pollinator Garden at the Library Southeast Ballroom AKathy Flaherty Read a Good Book Lately? Southeast Ballroom BCathy Farley • Jennifer Cowan-Henderson • Erin Lankford • Michael Hale The Curiosity Club: Innovation and Imagination in Adult Programming Southeast Ballroom CCrissy Varnell • Katie Mullaney (she/her) • Richard Groves The Library Speaker Symposium: Engaging Faculty, Staff, and Students at Christian Brothers University Director's Row 6Mark W. Duncan

2:30pm CDT

TN GODORT Business Meeting Southeast Ballroom APerveen Rustomfram Best Practices for Virtual and Physical Escape Rooms at your Library Southeast Ballroom BAliccia Lark • Christy Kirchner • Madison Virgilio Genre Blends "When you Don't Quite FIt in" Tennessee Ballroom EHollye Ferguson • Melissa Skipper Libraries + Early Math Literacy = Success Southeast Ballroom CKate Greene Smith • Dr. Alissa Lange Redesigning Workflows and Research Guides Director's Row 6Carl Hess • Jessica McClure Rural Libraries as Community Builders Tennessee Ballroom DKathryn Wisinger