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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!
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Thursday, October 5
 

7:00am CDT

Registration Ballroom Lobby Welcome & Continental Breakfast Grand Ballroom 2 & 3

8:00am CDT

Small Libraries as a Makerspace Meeting Room 112Jodi Edstrom • Suzi Stephenson

9:10am CDT

Serving our Emerging Bilingual Community Members: Best Practices and Big Holes Meeting Room 103Dr. Mary Wilkins Jordan

10:00am CDT

Morning Break With Exhibitors Grand Ballroom 1 Silent Auction Grand Ballroom 1

10:30am CDT

Would Trader Joe's Hire You?: Lessons from the Best Retailers Meeting Room 104Tasha McLachlan • Dr. Anthony Molaro • Suzi Stephenson

11:20am CDT

Break With Exhibitors Grand Ballroom 1

11:35am CDT

Lunch & Keynote with Alicia Sojourner, YWCA Minneapolis: Intentional Inclusion: Do Not be the Monkey! Grand Ballroom 2 & 3Alicia Sojourner

2:15pm CDT

Engaging Community through Cultural Arts Experiences Meeting Room 105Shakun Maheshwari • Betsy Mowry Voss

3:05pm CDT

Afternoon Break/Dessert With Exhibitors Grand Ballroom 1

3:35pm CDT

At the Root of Our Profession: Fundamental Changes through Fundamental Values Meeting Room 102Raina Bloom • Carrie Kruse

5:45pm CDT

Happy Hour, Presentation of the Above & Beyond Awards and Social Event Riverfront Plaza
 
Friday, October 6
 

7:00am CDT

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

8:50am CDT

Break With Exhibitors Grand Ballroom 1

9:15am CDT

Digital Preservation Day at the Library: A How-To Guide Meeting Room 109Jolie Graybill • Sara Ring

10:05am CDT

Break With Exhibitors Grand Ballroom 1 Silent Auction Grand Ballroom 2 & 3

10:30am CDT

Dewey Decimation: Going Dewey-free with Book Map at Rochester Public Library Rochester Public Library AuditoriumKeri Ostby • Laura Randolph

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

1:50pm CDT

Break With Exhibitors Grand Ballroom 1

2:15pm CDT

Diversity in Tights: Creating graphic novel collections that more closely mirror an evolving America Meeting Room 104Nate Deprey

3:05pm CDT

Dessert With Exhibitors Grand Ballroom 1

3:35pm CDT

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