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Welcome to the Libraratory! 2024 VLA/VLACRL Annual Conference

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9:00am EDT

Exhibit Hall Ribbon Cutting/Registration and Badge Pickup Norfolk Ballroom Introvert Lounge Madison Room Nursing Parents Room Lynnhaven Room

10:00am EDT

Opening General Session and Keynote Address by Megan Lotts

12:00pm EDT

Thusday Box Lunch/Ticketed Event Norfolk Ballroom

12:15pm EDT

VLACRL Business Meeting TBA

1:00pm EDT

Cardinal Cup Author Spotlight TBA Patrons LOVE Them: Writing Big Programs TBA Empower Staff, Enhance Services: AI in Libraries TBA Libratories of Democracy: Resources from the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) TBA More with Less: Experiments in Merchandising to Increase Circulation TBA Moving Beyond DEI 101: From Intentions into Actions TBA Revitalizing Community Spaces: Adapting Library Design for Changing Needs TBA Teen Volunteer Programs: Encourage Meaningful Volunteer Experiences at Your Library TBA The “library of [awesome] things”: A Library’s Journey toward a Sustainable Collection of Unconventional Library Materials TBA We Outchea!: A Conversation For Us By Us TBA Welcome to the Table: How to Succeed as a New Manager TBA What Do Public Librarians Need to Know About Virginia Public Schools? TBA At Your Leisure: Reading for Fun at the Academic Library TBA DIVERSIFY IT! Reading Challenge TBA Dog Park Presidential Foyer, Third Floor Zen Den Monroe Room

2:00pm EDT

Author Visit Pitch Session with Local Authors and Illustrators: Programs for Kids 12 and Under TBA Out of the Blue Sky: Executing Large Events TBA Thursday Lightning Talks Thursday Lightning Talks: How to Partner with Student Organizations on Campus TBA Thursday Lightning Talks: Naming Cultures: Celebrating Linguistic Diversity TBA Thursday Lightning Talks: Our Stories, Our Queries, Our Health: Health Information Seeking Behavior in the Context of Blackness TBA Thursday Lightning Talks: Whiteboards for the win! TBA Accidental Librarianship TBA Generations United: Crafting Connections Through Library Programs (Intergenerational Programs) TBA How are Virginia’s Libraries Growing Library Workers? TBA Intellectual Freedom TBA Self-Advocacy and Support for Librarians with ADHD TBA Small but Mighty: The Struggles and Successes of Building an Outreach Team from Scratch at a Small Institution TBA Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Library Patrons TBA VLACRL Networking Roundtable TBA Ambitious for the Commonwealth: The Library of Virginia new directions TBA Building a Collaborative Translation Framework in Libraries TBA Creating a Community Chain Reaction through Targeted Focus TBA Eradicating Human Trafficking Training TBA From idea to impact: Publishing with the Virginia Libraries Journal TBA Libraratory Inspection: Best Practices for Supporting Experimentation, Innovation, Creative Problem Solving, and FAILs TBA That All May Read: Talking Books and You! TBA The Freedom to Read TBA Traveling through the Wilderness: Blazing New Trails in Children’s Outreach to Rural Service Populations TBA “Think Global, Cook Local”: A Recipe for Bringing Culinary Literacy Programming to Rural Libraries TBA The “Enshittification” of the Internet and the Impact on Libraries TBA Capturing Your Stories: Intellectual Freedom Washington & Wilson

2:45pm EDT

All-Conference Refreshment Break: Norfolk Ballroom Norfolk Ballroom

4:00pm EDT

Author Visit Pitch Session with Local Authors and Illustrators: Programs for Teens and Adults TBA 3D Scantastic! TBA Asking the Right Questions And Getting to Yes!: Transforming the Virginia Library Leadership Academy (VALLA) TBA Floating Collections: Evolution and Process Assessment TBA Offboarding Onboarding: the Cohort Model and Building Institutional Culture TBA Outward In: Developing Community-Led Programming TBA Science Sleuths: Designing and Playing a Source Evaluation Escape Room Challenge TBA Supporting Your Autistic & ADHD Coworkers TBA The Best of Both Worlds? Joint-Use Public & Community College Libraries in Virginia TBA The Future Is Now: Building an AI Community of Practice to Educate and Prepare Library Staff for AI’s Challenges and Possibilities TBA Things Are (Maybe?) About to Get VERY Weird -- Possible AI Futures, the Information Landscape, and Libraries TBA What is a Digital Navigator: Providing a Gateway to Digital Literacy Skills TBA Where Did This Come From?: Provenance Research for Any Library TBA VIVA Annual Member Meeting TBA

5:00pm EDT

LGBTQIA+ Forum Business Meeting Librarians of Color Business Meeting Local and Family History Business Meeting Makerspace Business Meeting New Members Roundtable Forum Business Meeting VLAPAF Business Meeting Youth & Family Services Business Meeting

6:00pm EDT

Thursday Evening Dine-Arounds

8:00pm EDT

All-Conference Build-A-Bike Social