Welcome to the Libraratory! 2024 VLA/VLACRL Annual...

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Welcome to the Libraratory! 2024 VLA/VLACRL Annual Conference

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1:00pm EDT

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

2:00pm EDT

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

4:00pm EDT

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