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2017 MLA Annual Conference

Welcome to the 2017 MLA Annual Conference! This year’s theme is Radical Librarianship - the power of libraries to provide access to the truth, strengthen our community voices, create opportunity for exploration and innovation, and assist our patrons to build a better future. Libraries have always been radical, but what does Radical Librarianship mean for us today? Join us at the 2017 MLA Annual Conference to help shape that conversation!

Anne Friederichs (Dakota County Library)

Dakota County Library, Wescott
Children's Librarian
Eagan, MN

co.dakota.mn.us/library

I have been in Youth Services for over 20 years at Dakota County Library. I know my storytime material very well and can recommend books for a storytime or preschool event very quickly.

6:30pm CDT

Dine Around: Youth Services Unite! The Tap House

7:00am CDT

Welcome & Continental Breakfast Grand Ballroom 2 & 3

8:00am CDT

Volunteer Summers: The Experience Meeting Room 103Katlin Heidgerken-Greene • Stacey R. Hendren

9:10am CDT

Locking In Literacy: Using Breakout Boxes for Library Programming Meeting Room 104Meg Curtiss • Angie Gustafson • Alice Henderson

10:30am CDT

When in Doubt, Throw It Out: When Storytime Isn't Working Meeting Room 109Mary Dubbs

1:00pm CDT

Public Library Division (PLD) Meeting Meeting Room 104

2:15pm CDT

Summer Reading Programs for Youth: Breaking the Mold Meeting Room 111Tracy Kampa • Gail Nordstrom • Mollie Stanford

3:35pm CDT

Planting the Seeds of Learning: The Library as a Nature Based Learning Center Meeting Room 109Alison Reiter • Monica Stratton • Katrina Hartz Taylor • Jody Yungers

4:40pm CDT

MLA Membership Annual Meeting Meeting Room 102

5:45pm CDT

Happy Hour, Presentation of the Above & Beyond Awards and Social Event Riverfront Plaza

7:00am CDT

Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall / Silent Auction Continues Grand Ballroom 1

8:00am CDT

Filling a Gap in Children's Literature - Where are all the sporty girls? Meeting Room 110Shelly Boyum-Breen • Kara Thom

9:15am CDT

Escape the Library: Creating and Hosting an 'Escape the Room' Style Program for Youth at Your Library Meeting Room 102Amy Oelkers • Martha Riel

11:20am CDT

Break With Exhibitors Grand Ballroom 1

11:35am CDT

Lunch Keynote with Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble: Social Justice in LIS, Finding the Imperative to Act Grand Ballroom 2 & 3Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble

1:00pm CDT

Children and Young People's Section (CYP) Subunit Meeting Meeting Room 109

2:15pm CDT

Let's Get Together, YA YA YA! or How an Elementary Media Center and a Public Library Worked Together for their Community Meeting Room 111Connie Stirling • Ann Wahlstrom

3:35pm CDT

Creating Autism-Friendly Libraries Meeting Room 104Tony Hirt • Maureen Millea Smith • Jody Wurl • Sara Zettervall