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MLA/DLACon2023

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Liz Gabbitas

Utah State Library Division
Digital Access & Education Program Manager
Salt Lake City

https://library.utah.gov/equity/digital-inclusion/

I'm a librarian with an interest in the future of library services and professions. After working for state, public, and academic libraries, I'm passionate about the potential our libraries have to grow and evolve. Ask me about Utah's Digital Connectivity Plan, our roadmap to digital equity!

1:00pm EDT

Kill the Library: How a Culture of Constant Innovation Can Save Skipjack BJenny Bakos • Sarah Nadeau

4:30pm EDT

Keynote Speaker: Justina Ireland Choptank BallroomJustina Ireland

5:30pm EDT

Ignite Talks 1 Chesapeake ESharon Morris • Cecelia Thomas • Kris Buker • Erin Gambrill • Katie Brown • Martha Ruff • Traci Eaton All Conference Reception and S'Mores Break Conference Corridor

7:00pm EDT

Networking Happy Hour Michener's Lounge

8:30am EDT

A Star to Steer by': Navigating the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Clipper CNick Schaffer • Jelena Goldstein

9:45am EDT

I'll Bring You The Library: Pop-up Locations in Historically Excluded Communities GalleonRebecca Oxley

11:00am EDT

Legislative Update: Things Library Advocates Should Know WindjammerNatalie Edington • Andrea Berstler

12:00pm EDT

William G. Wilson Maryland Author Award Luncheon: Ellen Oh Choptank BallroomEllen Oh

1:30pm EDT

Libraries Build Business: Cultivating a Thriving Local Economy with Library Programming and Services Chesapeake EJulie Brophy • Megan Janicki

3:00pm EDT

The Book Crawl: Engaging Millennial Customers Through Pop-Up Programming Chesapeake GCarian Gray • Isaiah West • Sara McDonough

4:15pm EDT

Ignite Talks 2 CutterKathryn Bayer • Karen Earp • Dani Craige • Dominque Brightmon • Frances Payne

6:00pm EDT

Keynote Speaker: Travis McElroy Choptank BallroomTravis McElroy

8:00pm EDT

Game Night Cutter

9:30am EDT

Elevating Morale: Centering Self-Preservation and Accountability in Library Workplaces Choptank BallroomKaetrena Davis Kendrick

10:45am EDT

Building a Psychologically Safe Leader Chesapeake GAshley M Biggs • John W. Owen

12:00pm EDT

Ignite Talks 3 CutterErin Durham Wright • Moneik Frazier • Thomas Vose • Jessie Bauer • Leslie Ann Hynes