Welcome to the Libraratory! 2024 VLA/VLACRL Annual Conference: Full Schedule

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Please contact Vanessa, VLA administrative assistant, at 973-668-8420 with questions, comments, or concerns.

Contact Hours:
Wednesday, October 16th 3PM – 8PM / Thursday, October 17th 9AM – 10PM / Friday, October 18th 8AM – 5PM

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9:00am EDT

Let's Get Inclusive Using the Power of Data

Friday October 18, 2024 9:00am - 9:45am EDT

Hampton Ballroom 7

This session will teach attendees how to use Census data to advocate, fundraise and plan strategically for their libraries. Explore one library's journey with making informed decisions based on Census, American Community Survey, and local data sources.

Speakers

Katarina Spears

Library Director, Hamner Public Library, Amelia County

Stacie Cochran McNeal

U.S. Census Bureau

Friday October 18, 2024 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
Hampton Ballroom 7 Third Floor

VLA

11:00am EDT

Be a Citizen Scientist and Bring Real-world Science Programs to Your Library

Friday October 18, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am EDT

Hampton Ballroom 7

Communities working together make bigger impacts on problems related to health, society, environment, and more. Learn how you can bring citizen science programs to your library. Engage in citizen science activities, receive resources, and new program ideas to plan your own citizen science programs for youth, teens, and adults!

Speakers

Rebekah Kreitner

Youth Librarian I, Virginia Beach Public Library

Hello! Come over and introduce yourself!I love meeting new people and discovering new things. I've worked for VBPL for over 12 years, most of that time in outreach. Meeting our patrons where they are is the most exciting, transformative action we take, and I love it! Talk to me about... Read More →

20241018 LIB BA VLA Presentation CitScience RKreitner pdf

20241018 LIB BA VLA Presentation NOTES CitSci RKreitner docx

2021 Project Squirrel Data Collection Form CitSci pdf

Friday October 18, 2024 11:00am - 11:45am EDT
Hampton Ballroom 7 Third Floor

VLA

1:00pm EDT

Innovating Across City Lines: How Three Distinct City Library Systems Work Together for Staff Development

Friday October 18, 2024 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT

Hampton Ballroom 7

Step into the Libraratory for a look at how the training facilitators from three library systems came together to experiment with how to leverage individual resources, experiences, and needs to create collective professional development experiences for their staff, including planning and implementing a Regional Library Leadership Summit training experience.

Speakers

Jane Gagne

Learning and Staff Development Supervisor, Suffolk Public Library

Isaac Acosta Jr.

Training Specialist, Chesapeake Public Library

I'm glad that you are with us at the Chesapeake Public Library! As your resident Department Training Specialist, I help welcome and introduce all new hires, volunteers, and MLIS college/NextGen interns to the library. I serve as the administrator of our Department's Communications... Read More →

Clenise Platt

Virginia Beach Public Library

Clenise Platt is a native of Virginia Beach and the Strategic Talent Development & Training Coordinator for the Virginia Beach Public Library. She is a graduate of the College of William & Mary and Old Dominion University. She also earned a certificate in the Foundation of Management... Read More →

Jennifer Luck

Library Specialist III | Frontline Staff Liaison, Chesapeake Public Library

VLA Across City Lines for Sched pptx

Friday October 18, 2024 1:00pm - 1:45pm EDT
Hampton Ballroom 7 Third Floor

VLA