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

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Welcome to the Libraratory! 2024 VLA/VLACRL Annual Conference

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

9:00am EDT

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

10:00am EDT

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

11:00am EDT

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

1:15pm EDT

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