Thursday, July 7

9:00am - 12:00pm

Weeded: Retirement Planning for Library Workers Pre-Conference

Presented by: LaSSAL, Shayne Bertrand, Stacy Dubrock, Keisha Hamilton, Kathy Tuminello, and Greg Walker

Description: This important information for those getting close to retirement age or those who want to start planning on their first day of work. Five speakers who will be speaking on the topics of estate planning, social security, and the retirement parochial system.

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Anti-Racism and Libraries: What YOU Need to Know! Pre-Conference 

Presented by: John Tuggle, Shreve Memorial Library & Dr. Michael Hicks, Centenary College of Louisiana 

Description: What is Anti-Racism, how can it help your library system? Dr. Michael Hicks, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist, and John Tuggle, Executive Director of Shreve Memorial Library utilize whole and small group exercises and discussions, providing you with knowledge, skills, and insights into an uncomfortable topic using humor and compassion. 

4:00pm - 5:00pm 

LaSSAL Meeting

5:00pm - 6:00pm

LLA Executive Board Meeting

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Exhibits Opening

Friday, July 8

8:00am - 9:30am

Academic Section/ACRL-LA/Preservation Interest Group/Subject Specialists Section Breakfast and Business Meeting

9:30am - 10:30am

Collection Auditing for Children's Books

Description: This presentation will cover what a collection audit for a children's collection entails and why it is critical to develop and grow your children's collection to stay relevant and appeal to your community. 

Learning Circles & Remote Workers

Presented by: Clare Coleman & Rebecca Purcell, Jeff Davis Parish Library

Description: Learning Circles are becoming the preferred format for adult learning classes. Find out what they are, why they can be so effective, and how you can implement something similar. Jeff Davis Parish Library will discuss their first Learning Circle, which focused on people interested in remote work of building a location independent business. Tools and digital handouts will be provided so you can replicate this program for any topic. 

Loups Garous, Cauchemars, and Feux Follets! Integrating Archives and Folklore to Display Original Children's Stories on the Institutional Repository

Presented by: Zachary Stein & Roxanne M. Bourque, University of Louisiana at Lafayette 

Description: The presenters will discuss a collaborative project where undergraduate students in the College of Education explored Edith Garland Dupre Library's Special Collections to craft original folktales and showcase them in the University's institutional repository. The project presents a unique way to use archives to craft and teach children's stories. 

State of the State Library

Presented by: Rebecca Hamilton, State Library of Louisiana 

Description: State Librarian Rebecca Hamilton will present an overview of the activities and initiatives of the State Library of Louisiana. 

10:45am - 11:45am

c. 9th - 12th Grade Book Talks, 2022-2023 Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice (LTRC)

Presented by: LTRC Committee 

Description: This program and two others will showcase upcoming titles and resources to promote them to educators, public librarians, and school librarians. 

Managing Organizational Change

Presented by: Giovanni Tairov, Livingston Parish Library 

Description: Managing changes in organization can be stressful for library administrators. The program will review theoretical frameworks and practical recommendations to handle organizational change effectively. 

Mental Health Training for Librarians: Helping Ourselves to Help Others

Presented by: Blair Jones, University of Louisiana at Lafayette 

Description: Library employees receive all kinds of training for their jobs. With current statistics showing more people facing substance abuse issues and mental health issues than ever before, it is important to share what resources are available for library employees to better prepare them for encounters with patrons experiencing these issues. 

Partnerships to Bridge the Digital Divide: What happens when academic libraries, public libraries, the state library of Louisiana, and government leaders come together? 

Presented by: Caitlin Cooper, Marty Miller, Rebecca Kelley, Stacey Davis, and Jessica Styons

Description: LOUIS, Board of Regents, ConnectLA, State Library, public libraries, NorthStar Digital Literacy, and National Digital Inclusion Alliance are all coming together to pilot a program to address digital inclusion in Louisiana. As many as 460,000 Louisiana residents ages 18-64 lack basic foundational computer skills to take advantage of broadband services. 

12:00pm - 1:30pm 

Public and Trustee Sections' Awards Luncheon with Guest Speaker Leo Honeycutt

1:30pm - 2:30pm

3rd - 5th Grade Book Talks, 2022-2023 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice (LYRC)

Presented by: LYRC Committee

Description: This program and two others will showcase upcoming titles and resources to promote them to educators, public librarians, and school librarians. 

Libraries, OER, and Dual Enrollment 

Presented by: Emily Frank & Laurie Blandino, LOUIS

Description: LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network recently received two federal grants that will results in redeployable OER courses for dual enrollment courses in Louisiana. This work builds collaboration between instructors in the educational systems in Louisiana and the library community. This sessions will outline the approaches and share opportunities for engagement. 

Mental Maintenance, Self-Case, and Mindfulness for the Overwhelmed, Impatient, Fastidious, and Quick-Tempered 

Presented by: Jeremy Bolom, Lincoln Parish Library 

Description: Mindfulness and self-care are well-intentioned buzz terms, but, how often do we really have the time or extra energy to follow through with them? Now more than ever, keeping your emotional well-being afloat can mean the difference between surviving and thriving, and not just at work. Drawing from various sources and personal experiences, including both successes and failures, discover how one hot-headed and persnickety librarian found a slice of inner peace (and can even sleep at night). 

Partnerships Make Perfect 

Presented by: Kacey Richard, Lincoln Parish Library 

Description: This program covers ways libraries can effectively partner with local businesses to reach new patrons. 

2:45pm - 3:45pm

6th - 8th Grade Book Talks, 2022-2023 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice (LYRC)

Presented by: LYRC Committee

Description: This program and two others will showcase upcoming titles and resources to promote them to educators, public librarians, and school librarians. 

LEAP Librarian Legal Resource Training 

Presented by: Stephanie Beaugh & Rachael Mills, Louisiana State Bar Association; Miriam Childs & Sara Pic, Law Library of Louisiana 

Description: LEAP (Legal Education Assistance Program) offers Louisiana's public libraries specialized legal "Libguides," training for staff on how to respond to legal questions, and assistance with "Lawyers in Libraries" pro bono events. This training will provide a more in-depth look at how librarians can assist patrons in finding and accessing legal resources. 

Library Ethics Round Up

Presented by: Jessica Styons, State Library of Louisiana 

Description: Public libraries face ethical issues all the time. This sessions aims to create open discussion about library core values and ethics Borrowing the idea from a session at the 2020 Public Library Association Conference and at the 2021 Association for Small and Rural Libraries Conference, this program will provide scenarios, followed by a discussion This is a highly interactive session; audience participation and questions are highly encouraged. 

2:45pm - 5:00pm 

Performer's Showcase

Organized by: Pabby Arnold, East Baton Rouge Public Library 

Description: Performers who offer educational and entertaining programming for libraries will have fifteen minutes each to show what they do and five minutes to answer questions. 

4:00pm - 5:00m

Broadband Initiative - Brining Faster Internet to Your Community

Presented by: Francesca Parent, Kisatchie Delta Regional Planning & Development District 

Description: Louisiana Association of Planning and Development Districts will share information relating to the Louisiana Broadband Initiative and how libraries and communities can be involved. Broadband is the crucial, cross-cutting infrastructure needed for advancing inclusive economic recovery, development, and competitiveness. Join our discussion, so your opinions and your library's needs can be part of shaping and developing the Louisiana Broadband Initiative. 

Spotlight on National Library Trends: Ditching Dewey

Presented by: Megan Thomas, State Library of Louisiana 

Description: This presentation will cover the ongoing national trend of libraries ditching the Dewey Decimal system. This new change in libraries has seen success all over the county, as various libraries adopt new, more accessible ways for patrons to find the items they need. 

Upcoming Titles from HarperCollins

Presented by: Lainey Mays, HarperCollins 

Description: Hear about exciting upcoming Summer and Fall 2022 titles from HarperCollins Publishers. 

6:00pm - 8:00pm 

Awards Ceremony

Saturday, July 9

8:00am - 9:30am

Bringing Graphic Medicine to Our Students: How it Worked for Us and Can for You

Presented by: Erin Ware & David Duggar, LSUHSC

Description: We will share our experiences teaching a Graphic Medicine (graphic novels about health, disability, and illness) class to our first year medical students and why we thing Graphic Medicine is just the prescription for school and public libraries. We will also share resources to help you get started.

Critical Programming for Public Libraries 

Presented by: Nicollette Davis, Constance Milton, and Crystal Chen, State Library of Louisiana & East Baton Rouge Public Library 

Description: For this poster session, participants will be presented with various topics to plan, create, and implement inclusive library programs for adults and teens. This poster will highlight the ideas and tools necessary for participants to critique their library programming practices. Participants will hear from three librarians who identify as Black, Indigenous, or Persons of Color (BIPOC) on the different aspects of library programs. This poster is an abridged version of a webinar we presented earlier this year. 

Face to Facebooks: Library Service and the Crisis of Connection

Presented by: Chandler Taylor, Ascension Parish Library 

Description: When the COVID-19 pandemic forced many libraries to shut down or limit patron access, it created a crisis of connection that was unprecedented in the age of the internet. Our solutions to these challenges were not entirely innovative as our predecessors showed a similar tact for swift adjustment in 1918 when the influenza pandemic threatened the survival of our public libraries. How can this inform our response to the next crisis? 

Outdoor Youth Programming - What we Know Now! 

Presented by: Morgan Sherlock, St. Tammany Parish Library 

Description: Outdoor programming has become a new normal for youth services librarians. From creating an outdoor storytime essentials checklist, discerning new technological needs, creating new outdoor spaces for outreach opportunities, and more, there is a lot we are constantly discovering in this new, niche area for library programming. While this has been initially thought of as a poster program, this could also be formatted as a discussion among youth/teen programming librarians and how they have adapted to the new normal outdoor programs, and provide a space for brainstorming or idea sharing. 

Virtual Reality Children's Books 

Presented by: Zach Berenson, Peeka VR 

Description: Peeka brings picture books to life in virtual reality, so kids can jump into the pages of beloved books and let the stories happen to them. In large, we provide access to high quality educational experiences for kids who don't usually have access to it. It's motivating kids K-3 to fall in love with reading, thus read more books & increase literacy rates. 

Wizards of Zero Dollar Fun

Presented by: Shawnie Crador & Anna Lester, Cameron Parish Library System

Description: No budget? Trying to get people of all ages in the door (virtual or not)? Let us show you how to do magic with no money. 

9:30am - 10:30am

Fostering Wellness in the Library Workspace

Presented by:

Description: During this interactive workshop participants will explore the aspects of a healthy workplace including physical, mental, and emotional components. We will look at the evidence on the benefits of having a healthy working environment and why it matters to you, to the library, and to your community. 

LibraryReads Readers' Advisory 101

Presented by: Rebecca Vnuk, LibraryReads

Description: New to Readers' Advisory? Need a brush-up on the basics? Let LibraryReads share some best practices for RA. We'll discuss appeal factors, book talking, how to read a book in 5 minutes, and more! 

Staff Association - What? 

Presented by: Gail Goldberg, Kendra Bertrand, Cory Miller, & Celise Reech-Harper, Rapides Parish Library 

Description: The need of a Staff Association - things that can be done for the staff that the system is not allowed to do: hospital stays, funeral; celebrations and items that can not be purchased because of Ethics. Discuss the cost compared to the worth. 

The Scots & Irish in Louisiana: In Story and Song

Presented by: Rickey Pittman, Bard of the South 

Description: A presentation in story and song about the influence, notable individuals, settlements, and achievement of the Scots and Irish in Louisiana. 

10:45am - 11:45am

Coaching Staff to Success: An Introduction to Coaching 

Presented by: Jessica Styons, Megan Thomas, & JD Lovelace, State Library of Louisiana 

Description: Looking to better communicate with staff and improve conflict resolution? Want to figure out how to equip employees with the tools to work through problems? Join the State Library of Louisiana Library Development team to learn more about effective coaching for your staff. 

Read and Rave

Presented by: Luis Interiano, West Baton Rouge Public Library 

Description: Librarians from across the state will provide a preview of their favorite upcoming new releases across a variety of genres. 

12:00pm - 1:15pm 

Networking Lunch with Trivia

1:30pm - 2:30pm 

President's Program/Closing Session

2:30pm - 4:00pm 

General Membership Meeting