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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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Amy McNally

Hennepin County Library
Deputy Director
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Amy McNally is the Deputy Director for Public Services at Hennepin County. She sponsors the Community Based Hiring Pathways initiative. She is the co-sponsor for the Education Domain within Hennepin County's effort to reduce disparities. Amy has a Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of St. Catherine, and has 19 years experience leading and engaging with communities to develop and provide responsive and innovative library service. amcnally@hclib.org
Thursday, October 5
 

8:00am CDT

Radical all along: A historical look at Minnesota librarianship Meeting Room 102Olivia Moris • Sara Ring • Ann Walker Smalley

9:10am CDT

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

10:30am CDT

Privilege: Calling In, Calling Out, and Promoting Conversation Meeting Room 103Emilie Hanson • Daniel Ostroot Would Trader Joe's Hire You?: Lessons from the Best Retailers Meeting Room 104Tasha McLachlan • Dr. Anthony Molaro • Suzi Stephenson Reinventing ourselves: Making Organizational Changes Work Meeting Room 113Matt Rosendahl When in Doubt, Throw It Out: When Storytime Isn't Working Meeting Room 109Mary Dubbs

11:35am CDT

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

1:00pm CDT

Public Library Division (PLD) Meeting Meeting Room 104

2:15pm CDT

100 Years/100 Stories: How Saint Paul Public Library Used New Storytelling Tools to Advance Community Engagement Meeting Room 114Tracy Baumann • Phoebe Larson • Chase Maxwell • Therese Scherbel Featured Session: Understanding ages and stages of youth development connected to race and racism Meeting Room 102Alicia Sojourner

3:35pm CDT

At the Root of Our Profession: Fundamental Changes through Fundamental Values Meeting Room 102Raina Bloom • Carrie Kruse Revolting Librarians Make Art Meeting Room 104Monica R. Howell

4:40pm CDT

MLA Membership Annual Meeting Meeting Room 102
 
Friday, October 6
 

8:00am CDT

Libraries Were Never Neutral: Advocating for Social Justice in the Library Meeting Room 104Chip Gehring • Emilie Hanson • Katie Pierce

9:15am CDT

Learning is For Everyone! Making staff-wide training a reality Meeting Room 114Lisa Motschke • Elizabeth Proell • Cindy Purser

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

Diversity and Outreach Round Table (DORT) Subunit Meeting Meeting Room 105

2:15pm CDT

Featured Session: Algorithms of Oppression: What’s at stake when we automate decision making on the web and in the library Meeting Room 102Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble

3:35pm CDT

Better Together: Building Partnerships with Adult Education and Workforce Meeting Room 109Tom Cytron-Hysom • Emily Kissane • Rebecca Ryan • Susan Wetenkamp-Brandt Revolution Zine Style Now! Meeting Room 103James Arnold • Sarah Joynt