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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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Peter Rudrud

Saint Paul Public Library and City of Saint Paul
Librarian
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Peter is a Librarian with Saint Paul Public Library. He currently serves as Assistant Branch Manager of the Highland Park Library. Peter is a graduate of Carleton College where he majored in English Literature and Film. After decades working in film and television production, he changed careers attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Library and Information Studies, completing his MLIS in 2013. Prior to working for SPPL, he was a Reference Associate at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire, WI. An avid hiker, he is about halfway through segment hiking the Superior Hiking Trail.
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

Minitex, where libraries are strong, staff are good-looking, and patrons are above average Meeting Room 110Carol Nelson 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

10:30am CDT

Privilege: Calling In, Calling Out, and Promoting Conversation Meeting Room 103Emilie Hanson • Daniel Ostroot

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

Wikipedia as Community Organizing Meeting Room 104Ben Weiss • Rachel Wexelbaum • Margit Wilson Government Documents During Times of Strife and Change Meeting Room 113Danya Leebaw

3:35pm CDT

At the Root of Our Profession: Fundamental Changes through Fundamental Values Meeting Room 102Raina Bloom • Carrie Kruse Like a Boss: 10 Pathways to Non-Management Leadership Meeting Room 105Kelsey Johnson-Kaiser • Marge Loch-Wouters

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

8:50am CDT

Break With Exhibitors Grand Ballroom 1

9:15am CDT

Light Bulb to Launch and Beyond: Libraries Growing the Economy Meeting Room 110Erin Cavell • Lindsey Dyer • Amanda Feist When Home Won't Let You Stay: Telling the Story of Refugees Living in Minnesota Meeting Room 104James Bowey • Lezlea Dahlke • Alice Henderson

10:05am CDT

Break With Exhibitors Grand Ballroom 1

10:30am CDT

#Librarianshipsowhite: Using Critical Race Theory to Form a Call for Action Meeting Room 103Amy Mars • Deborah A. Torres Collaborations that engage communities in transforming libraries Meeting Room 110Sue Grove • Rollin Hall • Joseph Owens • Jim Weygand

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

Diversity and Outreach Round Table (DORT) Subunit Meeting Meeting Room 105 Reference and Adult Services Section (RASS) Subunit Meeting Meeting Room 104

1:50pm CDT

Break With Exhibitors Grand Ballroom 1

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