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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8:30am EDT

Registration and Badge Pickup Norfolk Ballroom

9:00am EDT

Extending Reality TBA Friday Lightning Talks Lightning Talks Friday: Low Risk, High Reward: Shifting to Online Workshops for Broader Reach TBA Lightning Talks Friday: The Turtle and the Hare: A Project Manager’s Journey to Optimize a Shared Digital Workspace for Discovery, Collaboration, and Usability. TBA Challenging the Challengers: ALA's Policy Corps and Unite Against Book Bans TBA Disinformation, Book-Bans, Tribalism: How Did We Get Out of This Morass Before? (Hint: Librarians & some clever teens) TBA Innovating with Intergenerational Programming TBA Laying Out the Welcome Mat (Or Not) ~ Designing an Inclusive & Engaging Orientation Program TBA Let's Get Inclusive Using the Power of Data TBA Pohick Regional Library's POD: An antidote to loneliness TBA The Power of Partnerships in Meeting Community Needs TBA Where the Hell is That File?: Tactics to Organize Your Library’s Knowledge TBA Are We Supporting Neurodiverse Job Candidates?: Creating a Neuro-Inclusive Workplace TBA Introvert Lounge Madison Room Nursing Parents Room Lynnhaven Room

10:00am EDT

Towards a Library Metaverse: Transforming Mason Libraries with an Immersive 3D Virtual and Augmented Reality Tour TBA A Low Code Solution to Scheduling Staff TBA Be Prepared for Plot Twists: Hosting a Human Library TBA Book Résumés: An Innovative Tool and Collaborative Solution for Supporting Intellectual Freedom TBA Cardinal Cup Overfloweth and Book Giveaway TBA Connecting Experiences, Year One: Rebuilding a VLA Mentorship Program TBA Cultivating Tomorrow's Leaders: Building an Internal Leadership Development Journey TBA Help! I'm in a Crisis! Public Relations 101 for Libraries TBA Howdy Partner! Working Across Agencies to Better Serve Communities Affected by Dementia TBA Reader’s Advisory: Ask Us Anything TBA Tackling Climate Change Together via the Libraratory TBA This is Not a StoryWalk® TBA Search Advocacy: Enhancing Library Inclusivity and Reducing Bias TBA Using a Makerspace to Promote a Holistic Student Experience TBA

11:00am EDT

Let's Get Creative: Bringing the Arts to Public Libraries TBA Be a Citizen Scientist and Bring Real-world Science Programs to Your Library TBA Connecting with Social Services TBA From Virginia to Guinea: School Libraries Transform TBA Hosting In-Person FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) Assistance @ Your Library TBA Naloxone Distribution in Public Libraries Protecting the Right to Read in Virginia’s Public Schools and Public Libraries TBA Reimagining Library Services and Library Leadership TBA Solidarity in Advocacy and Policy Work TBA Transcribing the Past: Two Libraries Experiment with Digital Preservation TBA Developing an Academic Library Undergraduate Internship Program: Student Perspectives and Recommendations TBA Publishing Practicalities, Peer Review, and Predatory Practices TBA

12:00pm EDT

Buffet Lunch/Ticketed Event Norfolk Ballrooms I & II

1:15pm EDT

Community Mosaics TBA Connect with the Youth and Family Services Forum DEI in Resource Description for Small Libraries TBA DIY Lists in Libby and hoopla TBA Innovating Across City Lines: How Three Distinct City Library Systems Work Together for Staff Development TBA Let It Grow: Cultivating a Seed Library Within Your Budget TBA So They Put You In Charge of Summer Reading - Now What? TBA Staff Appreciation & Boosting Staff Morale in the Workplace TBA The ABC’s of Babysitting 101 at Your Library: How a Community Observation Gave Birth to a Multi-Problem Solution TBA The Writer's Perspective TBA Optimizing Research Support with AI Integration: Reflecting & Exploring TBA Unraveling a Broken Model: Exploring Librarians' Experimentation and Early Use of ChatGPT TBA

2:00pm EDT

Closing Session: VLA Business Meeting & Scholarship Raffle Drawing