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Annual Conference
November 13-16, 2019 — Saratoga Springs, New York
2 Introduction
3 Keynote Speaker
3 Conference Schedule
4 Special Events
6 Registration Details
7 Getting There
8 CE Workshops
10 Thursday Programs
11 Friday Programs
13 Saturday Programs
2019 NYLA Conference Brochure
Introduction
New York Library Association
6021 State Farm Road / Guilderland, NY 12084
518-432-6952 / 800-252-NYLA
nyla.org / info@nyla.org
Executive Director
Jeremy Johannesen / director@nyla.org
Director of Membership Services
Lois Powell / membership@nyla.org
Director of Finance
Galina Tsvaygenbaum / finance@nyla.org
Director of Communications & Marketing
Kelsey Dorado / marketing@nyla.org
Director of Government Relations & Advocacy
Mike Neppl / advocate@nyla.org
Membership Services Associate
Becky Czornobil / projects@nyla.org
2019 Conference Curators / Guide to Acronyms NYLA President’s Welcome
The conference curators are representatives from Sections, Round Tables, Committees, and All Libraries are Powerful: What’s Your Story?
Affiliates, that make up NYLA. It is their hard work that results in the conference as you know it.
Many thanks to each and every conference curator. This listing also provides you with a key for Welcome to the 2019 New York Library Association (NYLA) Annual Conference in beautiful,
the assorted NYLA Unit and Affiliates acronyms used throughout this document. historic Saratoga Springs, New York. While you are here and working hard, take some time
and enjoy the libraries, historic sites, spas, horses, art, culture, restaurants, and so much more.
2019 Conference Chair – Amanda Travis Speaking of working hard, don’t forget your conference to-do list! NYLA’s reputation as
Associate Chair – Ellen Rubin a premier educational conference is well attended by library workers from all library
Continuing Education Committee Chair – Deanna DiCarlo types. Meet people from public, academic, special, and school libraries. Learn about
their backgrounds, varied positions, challenges and dreams. Take the time to speak
Section Curators
with and thank all of our vendor partners as they showcase new products and services.
ASLS Academic & Special Libraries Section – Ryan Perry
And of course, learn and expand your horizons.
FLS Friends of Libraries Section – Lisa Wemett
LAMS Leadership & Management Section – Tim Furgal NYLA is the voice of the library community leading, educating, and advocating for the
PLS Public Libraries Section – Kelly Yim advancement of all libraries. Your attendance at the annual conference not only helps NYLA’s
RASS Reference and Adult Services Section – Kristin Charles-Scaringi revenue stream to continue its important work but is an important resource for you to learn
SMART Section on Management of Information Resources and Technology – Rosemarie Gatzek how to advocate and be a champion for libraries across our great state. Annual conference
SSL Section of School Librarians – Stacey Rattner gives you the ability to learn new innovative ideas, strategies, and techniques. It offers a
YSS Youth Services Section – Jessica Bowen place to re-energize and become excited about your work, your profession, and your vision
SCLA Suffolk County Library Association – Angela Breslin for the future. It is a forum for networking and developing new, important relationships and
contacts. It is a place where you can share your story and create new ones.
Round Table Curators
CORT Correctional Outreach Resource Team – Andrea Snyder Why did you join NYLA? What do you get out of our amazing state organization?
ESRT Ethnic Services Round Table – Selina Sharmin What do you give back? Are you an active or passive member? Do you need more
GIRT Government Information Round Table – Mary Redmond information? Are you sharing your passion with non-members – yes, are you recruiting?
IFRT Intellectual Freedom Round Table – Frank McKenna NYLA is a membership driven organization and its diversity of members and library types,
ILRT Information Literacy Round Table – Kate Erwin focus, strategic planning, advocacy and activities are driven by the membership. We have
LAR Library Access Round Table – Casey Conlin work to do! We are stronger together and need to grow not only by library type but also
LGBTQIART Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual/Ally Round Table – Tom Vitale expand the perspectives represented in our membership. NYLA members, through their
LHRT Local History Round Table – Peter Ward sections, round tables, interest groups, affiliates, and other groups inspire ideas, create
M&PRRT Marketing & Public Relations Round Table – Michelle Metcalf amazing content for the conference, briefinars, workshops, academies, and make an
MSRT Making and STEAM Round Table – Leah Hamilton impact in libraries and communities statewide. We need to be active and representative.
NMN New Members of NYLA – Arielle Hessler
NYBLC New York Black Librarians Caucus – Sandra Echols NYLA’s annual conference offers a great opportunity to build your professional and personal
PCRT Pop Culture Round Table – Laurie Dreyer network. Get out there and meet new people, cross pollinate with those from other
RLRT Rural Libraries Round Table – Andrea Snyder library types, from different regions, connect with a newbie librarian, student, or first-time
conference attendee. Share your story and create new ones.
Affiliate Curators
After 19 years in the profession working in academia, I am
ESLN Empire State Library Network – Jessica Philippe
always delighted to meet new people, learn new things, and
LTA Library Trustees Association – John McCarthy
reinvigorate at conference. Do you have questions or need
PULISDO Public Library System Directors Organization – Lauren Moore
help? Please come find me. Tell me your story – I want to
SED / NYSL State Education Department / Division of Library Development – Frank Rees
know! I am here for you, always (even after my term has
SLSA School Library System Association – Susanne Ford-Croghan
ended). Really, come see me! The limit is only the one you put
ULU Urban Libraries Unite – Larissa Larrier
on yourself. Learn, grow, and change this week and have fun
doing it! Lastly, don’t forget, when you get back to the office, Michelle L Young
Future NYLA Conferences develop and follow-through with a plan to implement all that
2020: Saratoga Springs, November 4-7 2022: Saratoga Springs, November 2-5 NYLA President
you’ve learned at the best conference ever.
2021: Syracuse, November 3-6 2023: Saratoga Springs, November 1-4
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Keynote Address
Astra Taylor
Thursday, November 14, 9:00 – 10:15 AM
Philosophical Publics:
Ruling Ourselves, Thinking Together
Democracy is a word we hear all the time, but we
rarely pause to reflect on what it actually means.
Building on her 2018 documentary “What Is
Democracy?” and recent book, Democracy
May Not Exist, but We’ll Miss It When It’s Gone,
Astra Taylor will speak about democracy’s
inherently paradoxical nature. Both ideal and
action, a combination of theory and practice,
democracy demands that every single one of
us think philosophically—even though Plato, one
of democracy’s first and most famous critics, lamented that democracy
marginalizes the wise (in other words, philosophers like himself). This talk
will address the challenge and urgent necessity of nurturing philosophical
publics and creating spaces where people can come together to ask the
Socratic question: How should we live?
Astra Taylor is a filmmaker, writer, and political organizer. She is the director
of the philosophical documentaries What Is Democracy?, Examined Life,
and Zizek!; the author of the American Book Award winner The People’s
Platform: Taking Back Power and Culture in the Digital Age; and a co-
founder of the Debt Collective. She has written for The New York Times,
The London Review of Books, The Guardian, The Walrus, The Baffler, n+1,
and many other outlets. Her new book, Democracy May Not Exist, but
We’ll Miss It When It’s Gone, is now out from Metropolitan Books.
2019 NYLA Conference Schedule
Wednesday 11/13 Thursday 11/14 Friday 11/15 Saturday 11/16
Pre-Con CE Programs
9:30 – 12:30 Half Day AM NYLA Annual Membership Meeting Breakfast with the Vendors Intellectual Freedom for Breakfast
1:30 – 4:30 Half Day PM 8:00 – 9:00 8:00 – 8:30 8:00 – 9:30
9:30 – 4:30 Full Day
NYLA Council Meeting Keynote Address Program Slot #3 Program Slot #7
11:00 – 3:00 9:00 – 10:15 8:30 – 9:45 9:30 – 10:45
Local Tours Trade Show Grand Opening Exclusive Trade Show Time Program Slot #8
2:00 – 5:00 10:30 – 11:30 9:45 – 10:45 11:00 – 12:15
ESLN Luncheon
Section Board Meetings Program Slot #4
7:00 – 10:00
Lightning Rounds
11:00 – 12:15
Cover Image:
12:00 – 1:30
Project #2323 District 4: The establishment
Program Slot #1 Section Luncheons and operation of a pack horse library in
1:45 – 3:00 12:30 – 2:00 Owsley County, District 4, is Project #2323.
Four pack horse librarians in this county
The NYLA Annual Conference Brochure Exclusive Trade Show Time rode 564 miles last month with saddle bags
Program Slot #5
is published annually for attendee
Trade Show Reception filled with books and magazines, which were
2:15 – 3:30
3:00 – 4:00 distributed in rural and isolated sections
information for the New York Library
Association Annual Conference. All Program Slot #2 Program Slot # 6 of the county. The books and magazines
programs, speakers, dates and times are 4:00 – 5:15 3:45 – 5:00 are later collected in a similar manner
subject to change without notice. for redistribution. A Pack Horse Librarian
Author! Author! returning over the mountain side for a new
Battle Decks
New Members Meet & Greet supply of books. View photographed October
5:30 – 7:00
5:30 – 7:30 15, 1936., October, 1936 - November, 1936
Scholarship Fund Benefit Event Inaugural Banquet Courtesy of: Goodman-Paxton Photographic
8:00 – 10:00 7:00 – 9:00 Collection, University of Kentucky Libraries
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Special Events
Local Tours New to NYLA? Start Here! brain science to disrupt cycles of violence, addiction,
and disease. This film informs the LAR program “Trauma
Thursday, November 14
Volunteer: Franklin Community Center 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Happened. What Next?” Friday 11/15 - 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM.
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 Welcome to NYLA! If you want to learn about library advocacy, This is a free event.
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM how to become more involved, or have ever wondered what
Visit the Franklin Community Center and help organize, the organization does for libraries, please join us. PLS Author! Author!
stock, and freshen up the food pantry. This is a free event, Thursday, November 14
but space is limited. To learn more about the Franklin Uncovering Privilege & Addressing 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Community Center, visit franklincommunitycenter.org Microaggressions PLS is thrilled to host
Sponsor: Empire State Library Network author Madeline Miller.
Library Crawl Thursday, November 14 The Song of Achilles, her
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM first novel, was awarded
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM Examine the notion of privilege, including how privilege and the 2012 Orange Prize
Spend a couple of hours visiting, exploring, and learning unconscious bias create barriers for patrons, staff, and for Fiction and was a New York Times Bestseller. It has been
about unique and innovative programs at a school, community, and how these barriers and interactions can translated into over twenty-five languages including Dutch,
academic, and public library near Saratoga Springs! The play out in microaggressions. This workshop introduces the Mandarin, Japanese, Turkish, Arabic and Greek. Madeline
tour will depart from and return to the Saratoga Hilton. concept of privilege as a social justice concept and explores was also shortlisted for the 2012 Stonewall Writer of the
Tickets are $15 per person and include transportation. how to identify and begin to address microaggressions in Year. Her second novel, Circe, was an instant number one
the library. New York Times bestseller, is currently short-listed for the
Speakers: Women’s Prize for Fiction, and won the Indies Choice Best
Jody Gray (Lakota) is the Director of ALA’s Adult Fiction of the Year Award and the Indies Choice
CORT Annual Dinner Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Best Audiobook of the Year Award. It was also given The
Wednesday, November 13 Services (ODLOS). She has been actively Red Tentacle Award, an American Library Association Alex
7:00 PM involved with equity, diversity, and leadership Award (adult books of special interest to teen readers),
Join members of the Correctional and Outreach Resource development since the beginning of her career. Using a and the 2018 Elle Big Book Award. Madeline’s essays
Team (CORT) for their annual gathering and dinner. social justice framework, Jody and her team are responsible have appeared in a number of publications including the
Tickets are $35 per person. for programs and services that promote recruitment and Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Telegraph,
retention to the field of librarianship and development of Lapham’s Quarterly and NPR.org. She currently lives
PCRT Game Night best practices in serving underrepresented communities. outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To learn more about
Wednesday, November 13 She was the Diversity Outreach Librarian at the University of Madeline please go to www.madelinemiller.com.
7:00 PM - ? Minnesota for 13 years prior to her position at the American Tickets are $35 for NYLA members and $45 for non-
Location TBA Library Association. She is an enrolled member of the members, and include appetizers and cocktails.
Come play games, mingle & have fun! Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. She received
Games provided or bring your favorite along. her MLIS from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. New Members of NYLA – Meet & Greet
Tickets are $5 per person, available at the door. Kristin Lahurd is Assistant Director for Literacy Thursday, November 14
and Continuing Education in ALA’s Office for 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
YSS - Ann Gibson Scholarship Reception Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services Join with fellow new members of NYLA to explore ways to engage.
Wednesday, November 13 (ODLOS), where she develops strategic Open to all. Sponsored by the New Members of NYLA (NMN).
8:00 PM – 11:00 PM plans for literacy and continuing education This is a free event.
Join us for a dessert reception to support the Ann Gibson that further equity, diversity, and inclusion; works with ALA
Scholarship Fund. We will have raffles, free desserts, and a units, members, and partner organizations to create literacy NYLA-Dewey Scholarship
cash bar. Location: Jacob & Anthony’s American Grille, 38 and continuing education initiatives and resources; and Fund Benefit Event
High Rock Avenue (just steps from the conference!) represents ALA on the National Coalition for Literacy. Kristin Thursday, November 14
Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. brings to the position several years of work in education, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
including roles as literacy coach, English teacher, and Our annual Scholarship Fund Benefit
Thursday, November 14, 2019 reading teacher in the middle grades. Prior to her work in Event will be held at the National Museum
the public schools, Kristin held positions in public health of Racing. The National Museum of Racing
NYLA Annual Membership Meeting and social service. She has master’s degrees in education and Hall of Fame is committed to the preservation and promotion
Thursday, November 14
and public health and a bachelor’s degree in English. of the history of Thoroughbred racing in America and honor the
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Tickets are $39 per person. sport’s most accomplished participants in the Official National
Open to all NYLA members.
Pre-registration is required. Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame. Learn more about the venue
“Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the at racingmuseum.org Proceeds from the event will support
Science of Hope” (screening) the NYLA-Dewey Scholarship Fund, which provides financial
Sponsor: Library Access Round Table (LAR) support to enable interested and deserving students to pursue a
Thursday, November 14 Master’s Degree in Library Science at an ALA-accredited library
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM school in New York State. Each year, a recipient from each of New
Join us for a screening of this film that chronicles the York’s eight library schools is eligible for an award of $1,000 to
birth of a new movement among pediatricians, therapists, cover tuition costs and related expenses.
Tickets are $50 per person.
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Special Events
NYLA After Dark Queens Public Library’s Lamplighter of the Year Award; NYLA Inaugural Banquet
Thursday, November 14 2007 BCALA Professional Development Award; 2011 Friday, November 15
10:00 PM – NYLA Outstanding Service to Libraries Award; 2012 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Sponsored by: Urban Librarians Unite BCALA/DEMCO Award for Excellence in Librarianship, and Join us for the farewell address of the
Just wait till you see what we have up our sleeves for BCALA’s 2013 Outstanding Contribution to Publishing Citation. 2019 NYLA President Michelle Young, the
afterhours hijinks for 2019! Recognized for his community service and extensive presentation of NYLA’s major awards, and the
outreach, he presented Black history talks with inmates on inauguration of the 2020 NYLA President, Dr.
Friday, November 15, 2019 Rikers Island and other NYC correctional facilities over a 14- Jen Cannell.
year period and served as a consultant/advisor to libraries Tickets are $59 per person. One ticket is
Skidmore and Back Again Fun-Run
in New York, North Carolina, and Florida. Andrew also included with Full Conference Registration
Friday, November 15
mentors numerous graduate students and young librarians through the Early Bird Deadline.
6:30 AM – 8:00 AM
across the country.
Approximately 3.5 miles
Today, he is an adjunct professor of Black Studies at York Intellectual Freedom for Breakfast
On this out and back run, you will take a slightly hilly 5k
College and teaches Library Science at Queens College. The Power to Inspire: Comics, Community,
course around the Skidmore Campus. We will pass mansions
Tickets are $39 per person.
reflecting Victorian architecture from the 1870s to the turn of & The Future of Intellectual Freedom
the twentieth century as well as the newly built Palazzo Riggi Saturday, November 16
that will be decorated for the holidays. Sidewalks, bike lanes, YSS Empire State 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
and soft gravel paths will keep us all safe, but since this is a Award Luncheon In the intellectual freedom community, our job is to change
pre-dawn event, headlamp and reflective gear is suggested. Friday, November 9 the world one mind at a time. How can the stories we share,
Registration for this event is $8 per person. Proceeds to 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM the spaces we make, and the programming we create
benefit the NYLA Sustainable Thinking & Action Round Table The Youth Services Section is pleased to make a positive difference in the lives of the patrons we
(START). present the 2019 Empire State Award for serve? Drawing from his experiences defending comics
Excellence in Literature for Young People to and graphic novels, Charles Brownstein discusses how
LAMS Leadership Bryan Collier. Books were a huge part of Bryan library professionals can be motivational thought leaders
Collier’s life as a child in Pokomoke, Maryland, in creating a culture of empathy, respect, curiosity, and
Luncheon: Diversity
and he’s remarked that while he enjoyed the stories, what he intellectual freedom.
and Inclusion in Librarianship really loved was the pictures. At home and school, his passion Presenter:
Friday, November 15 for art was encouraged, and he developed a unique style,
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Charles Brownstein is the Executive Director of Comic Book
effortlessly melding collage and watercolor. In 1985, Bryan Legal Defense Fund, a non-profit organization providing
Public Access, Social Justice, and Leadership Distribution was awarded a scholarship to Pratt Institute in New York City
Administrators and facilitators of libraries and community legal aid, advocacy, and education related to the comic
as part of their national talent search, and graduated with field’s First Amendment rights. He also serves as chair of
media centers are responsible for creating spaces for honors. He is a passionate advocate for the arts, and worked
people to access community, resources, education, and the Banned Books Week Coalition, and president of the
for years as the program director at Harlem Horizon Studio Freedom to Read Foundation.
opportunities. We are simultaneously managing operations, and Harlem Hospital Center, with a mission towards providing
performing direct-service, confronting systemic injustice, Tickets are $29 per person.
self-taught artists work space and materials.
and evolving to bridge the growing economic and digital Over his illustrious career, Bryan’s work has won numerous
divide. How do we cultivate a culture of empowerment, awards. He is a four-time Caldecott Honor recipient, a six-time
creativity, and equity within our roles and relationships in Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award recipient, and a three-
ways that impact systems-level change? time Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award recipient. He
Nasha Taylor is the Community Engagement has created beautiful and iconic imagery for books including
Director at PhillyCAM, Philadelphia’s Public Uptown, for which he was named the Ezra Jack Keats New
Access TV and Community Radio Station. Illustrator Award recipient, Rosa, Dave The Potter, Martin’s
Her role is to strengthen its membership Words, I Too, Am America, and Trombone Shorty. His work is
and programming while deepening unique, stunning, and unforgettable.
community media’s social impact in neighborhoods Tickets are $39 per person.
throughout Philadelphia. She has prior experience in
grassroots community organizing, youth development,
ASLS Presents: “Paywall: The Business of Sustainability Initiative
education, community and economic development, digital
inclusion, and nonprofit program management. Nasha Scholarship” (a documentary) Purpose Statement
grew up in Binghamton, NY and earned her Bachelor’s Friday, November 15
To create leadership and provide tools to mobilize libraries
in Communications and Media at Temple University in 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
to think and act sustainably. In a way that builds awareness
Philadelphia, PA. “Paywall: The Business of Scholarship” is a documentary
and consensus while inspiring action by members of
Find PhillyCAM online @PhillyCAM or www.phillycam. which focuses on the need for open access to research and
the library community to own their role as sustainability
org. Find Nasha online on LinkedIn @NashaTaylor or email science. The film questions the rationale behind the $25.2
leaders in their communities, so that communities thrive,
nasha@phillycam.org billion a year that flows into for-profit academic publishers,
bounce back from disruption and are infused with new
Tickets are $39 per person. examines the 35-40% profit margin associated with the top
and better life for everyone.
academic publisher, Elsevier, and looks at how that profit
margin is often greater than some of the most profitable For more information visit:
RASS Noted Author Luncheon
tech companies such as Apple, Facebook, and Google. Join
Friday, November 15
the film’s director and producer Jason Schmitt for a Q&A nyla.org/sustainability
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
following the screening, to be moderated by NYLA President In support of the sustainability Initiative, the program is
In an ever-changing world, much about the profession of
Michelle Young. printed on 100% post-consumer waste recycled paper,
librarianship has not changed. Andrew Jackson will center
This is a free event. using eco-friendly soy-based inks.
his message around the need for inclusion and diversity
and attempt to dispel some of the myths as well as give
some insight as to how we can incorporate more inclusivity
going forward.
NYLA presents Battle Decks!
Friday, November 15 GO GREEN!
Andrew is an Activist librarian, library 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM When registering, you have the opportunity to select the
consultant/advisor, and award-winning Improv meets public speaking: courageous volunteers ‘Green Registration” option. Under this option, you will not
published author and essayist. Among his tackle a live presentation based on PowerPoint slides that receive a printed conference program, tote bag or badge
awards and honors, he was a recipient of they have NEVER seen before. Hilarity will ensue. holder. Remember to tell us when you register that you
the 1999 BCALA Library Advocacy Award; This is a free event. want to “Go Green”!
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NYLA Annual Conference Pricing
Early Bird Deadline: Saturday, August 31, 2019 Advance Deadline: Monday, September 30, 2019
ALL registrations MUST be submitted online. This will include those being paid by organizational check and purchase order.
Be sure to register in advance to secure event tickets.
Registration is open at: www.nyla.org
Please note that when signing up for meals, you must indicate any dietary restrictions (vegetarian, gluten free, etc). We may not be able to accommodate your needs onsite without advanced request.
Conference Registration Fees and Plans
Package Plan Registration (Package plan is only available until 9/30)
The Package Plan saves you money by bundling tickets to all the special events into one discounted rate. The Package Plan includes:
Conference Badge (entry to all non-ticketed programs and Trade Show, Empire State Library Network Luncheon (Thursday), Scholarship Fundraiser (Thursday), One Friday Section Luncheon Choose
from LAMS Luncheon, RASS Luncheon, or YSS ESA Luncheons, Inaugural Banquet (Friday), Saturday Intellectual Freedom Breakfast.
Early Bird (8/31) Advance (9/30) Late (after 9/30)
NYLA Members $349 $389 $409
Non-Members $419 $459 $479
Retired/Trustee/Student/Friend* $234 $274 $294
Full Conference Registration
Register for everything the conference has to offer, including:
Badge, entry to all non-ticketed programs, entry to the Trade Show, AND one ticket to the Inaugural Banquet. (Ticket to Inaugural Banquet included through 8/31 only)
Early Bird (8/31) Advance (9/30) Late (after 9/30)
NYLA Members $219 $259 $279
Non-Members $289 $329 $349
Retired/Trustee/Student/Friend* $99 $139 $159
Single Day Registration
Includes: Badge, entry to all non-ticketed programs and the Trade Show (Thursday or Friday). Single day registration is for ONE DAY ONLY.
Thursday OR Friday Early Bird (8/31) Advance (9/30) Late (after 9/30)
NYLA Members $139 $179 $199
Non-Members $179 $219 $239
Saturday Early Bird (8/31) Advance (9/30) Late (after 9/30)
NYLA Members $70 $110 $130
Non-Members $95 $135 $155
Any One Single Day
Retired/Trustee/Student/Friend* $30 $35 $40
* These rates are available to NYLA members of these categories.
Special Events Pre-Conference CE Workshops
Events listed in BLUE are included in the Package Plan Registration. You will also be entitled to one Wednesday, November 13
Section Luncheon. Please note that the Package Plan is available only until 9/30. If you would like to
CE-A: The Line Between Service and Safety {CEC}
purchase more than one ticket to an event, please indicate the number of tickets next to the event on
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
the online form. When registering for the Package Plan you must confirm your desire for each event ticket
as part of the registration process. CE-B: Shameless Shelf Promotion {CEC}
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Wednesday, November 13 Friday, November 15
Volunteer: Franklin Community Center Skidmore and Back Again Fun-Run - $8 CE-C: Achieving Success for the Friends through
2:30 - 4:00 PM 6:30 AM - 8:00 AM Strategic Planning {FLS}
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Library Crawl One Luncheon is included in the
2:30 – 5:00 PM - $15 Package Plan:
CE-D: Today’s Comic/Graphic Novels and Graphic
• LAMS Luncheon - $39
Nonfiction {YSS}
CORT Annual Dinner 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
• RASS Noted Authors Luncheon - $39
7:00 PM - $35
• YSS Empire State Award Luncheon - $39 CE-E: EDIcon: Foundations of Equity, Diversity, and
PCRT Game Night Inclusion {PLS}
NYLA Inaugural Celebration and
7:00 PM - $5 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Awards Banquet - $59
Thursday, November 14
NYLA Networking Breakfast/Membership Saturday, November 16 Half-Day Workshops* Early Bird (8/31) Advance (9/30)
Meeting – FREE for NYLA Members / Non- Intellectual Freedom for Breakfast - $29 (Morning or Afternoon)
members $14 (pre-registration required) NYLA Members (AM or PM) $65 $80
Non-Members (AM or PM) $90 $105
Empire State Library Network Luncheon - $39
PLS Author! Author! - $35 / $45 non-members Full Day Workshops Early Bird (8/31) Advance (9/30)
NYLA Members $95 $110
NYLA Scholarship Fund Benefit - $50
Non-Members $125 $140
* Two half-day workshops will be billed at the same rate as one full day workshop.
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Getting There & Hotel Information REGISTRATION POLICIES
Early-bird rates apply to all registrations submitted
online by August 31, 2019. Payment must be received
within 30 days of receipt of the registration submission,
if not the registrant will be charged the prevailing rate
NYLA has negotiated discount rates at the following hotels: (i.e. Advanced or Late). Please note that the registration
Saratoga Hilton (headquarter hotel) fees increase after August 31, 2019 and September
$167/night 30, 2019. Registrations submitted after September 30,
534 Broadway 2019, will be charged the late registration rate.
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 NYLA members (including Individual, Organizational-
(518) 584-4000 Associate, and Support Staff members) are eligible
Standard Room: Single $167 / Double $167 / Triple $182 / Quad $197 for discounted member rates. Organizational members
Junior Suite: Single $197 / Double $197 / Triple $212 / Quad $227 are permitted to send all associate members at the
Luxury Suite: Single $297 / Double $297 / Triple $312 / Quad $327 discounted NYLA member rate. Special discounted
rates are available to NYLA members of the Retired,
Hampton Inn & Suites Trustee, Student, and Friend member types.
$174/night
25 Lake Avenue GROUP REGISTRATIONS
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Individual organizations that register four or more
518-584-2100 individuals to attend the conference will receive a REBATE
Reservations: Call 518-584-2100 on their total overall amount due of ten percent (10%).
request group rate for NY Library Association (Group Code NYL) The rebate applies to registration fees only, and is not
applicable to special events (package plan registration
Courtyard by Marriott Additional hotel options are available and pre-conference CE workshops are eligible). In
$157/night visit NYLA.org/conference for details. order to qualify for the group registration discount, the
11 Excelsior Ave. organization must be an organizational member of
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REFUNDS
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Continuing Education workshop refunds must be
postmarked or faxed by September 30, 2019. An
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from the amount refunded. NYLA will honor requests for
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By Air... By Bus...
The Albany International Airport, approximately 30 minutes Greyhound and Trailways buses travel directly to the After the September 30, 2019 deadline has
from downtown Saratoga Springs, provides convenient Saratoga Springs Amtrak station (26 Station Lane). For fare passed, no refunds will be issued.
commercial air service between the Capital District and and schedule information contact: Instead, the registration amount, less a $50
many major American cities. Taxi fare between the airport Greyhound at 800-231-2222 or www.greyhound.com administrative-processing fee, will be credited toward
and Saratoga hotels is approximately $75. Trailways at 800-776-7548 or www.trailwaysny.com the conference or the Institutes in the next calendar
year only. No credit or refund will be issued for unused
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Saratoga Springs Amtrak station (SAR) is located near of the hotel & convention center is 534 Broadway, Saratoga following calendar year, no refund will be made and no
downtown Saratoga. The Albany/Rensselaer Amtrak station Springs, NY 12866. further credit given. The credit voucher is transferable.
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Springs is somewhat limited, though the station is Special Needs Requests after the cancelation deadline has passed.
very convenient to our conference hotels. Service into NYLA is happy to accommodate the special needs of our
In fairness to all attendees, registrants who do not
Albany (best for travelers coming from points south) and attendees in order to make the conference fully accessible.
attend the Conference, and do not submit notification
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their scheduled attendance, will be liable for their
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entire Conference fee. Full refunds will be made if a
the registration form.
Continuing Education Workshop and/or special event is
canceled or closed out.
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CE Workshops Wednesday, November 13
NYLA’s Continuing Education Committee (CEC) coordinates CE-B: Shameless Shelf Promotion CE-C: Achieving Success for the Friends
the presentation of these in-depth programs. Immerse Sponsor: Continuing Education Committee (CEC) Through Strategic Planning
yourself in a half or full day program that provides an 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM Sponsor: Friends of Libraries Section
opportunity to explore a topic in a way that is not possible Your library is a powerful resource for your community – 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
in the standard conference program format. but if no one knows about the amazing programs and Every public and association library in New York is required
services you offer, you may as well just be a book repository. to have a written long-range plan of service. The library’s
CE-A: The Line Between Service and Safety We all know that libraries are awesome - but does your long-range plan often involves the Friends of the Library,
Sponsor: Continuing Education Committee (CEC) community know that? How do you effectively promote all most especially in the arenas of fundraising, advocacy,
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM your amazing programs and services to an audience that and long-term financial support. When the Friends develop
Library workers exposed to inappropriate speech or includes everyone in your community? Join Albany Public their own strategic plan, the group can be certain that their
conduct by members of the public might wonder if what Library’s super fun PR team to find out! APL serves an projects parallel the library’s objectives. A strategic plan
they have experienced is “actual” harassment or “harmless” incredibly diverse audience of all ages, interests, identities, will help the Friends prepare for the future, determining
unwanted, misconstrued conversation. Where is the line and abilities, so our marketing has to be just as diverse. the direction of the organization, and improving the ability
between patron-centered, relational customer service We’ll break down what we do in a way that works for to fulfill its mission. Reviewing the plan regularly with the
and personal assertiveness, comfort, and safety? How libraries that may not have a PR team and whose staff library board will help the Friends leadership assure the
can we firmly establish a culture of civility in our public has to fit marketing in with all their actual librarian duties. organization’s ongoing support for the library. Fundraising
spaces for everyone? Attendees will gain insight into the We’ll cover social media, digital and print marketing, and efforts, community involvement, membership recruitment,
scope of workplace sexual harassment, applicable state community engagement in a way that doesn’t overwhelm service to members, and succession planning for the
laws, and current library and related-fields research, (we promise!). group’s leadership all play a role. Planning can provide
and will learn how to effectively respond to instances of Presenters: stability and sustain the Friends most vital asset: its
patron-perpetrated sexual harassment directed towards Dana Willbanks, a library lover and patron volunteer corps. Clear objectives will keep active volunteers
themselves or others in the library. since she was old enough to hold a book, engaged, but can also attract new volunteers who want to
Presenters: feels privileged to work in a public library align themselves with a group that is flourishing and has a
Elizabeth Olesh is the Director of the Baldwin despite not actually being a librarian. vision of success. Note: Libraries are encouraged to enroll
Public Library. Prior to this, she was the A circuitous education and career path Friends officers, trustees, and library administrators as a
Manager of Outreach Services and then ultimately led her to her current position as Public strategic planning team. When two or more FLS members
Assistant Director at Nassau Library System. Information Specialist at Albany Public Library. register for this CE workshop and attend as a team, the
In addition to an MLS from Queens College, Stephanie Simon is APL’s public information library’s Friends group will receive a $25 rebate in the form
Elizabeth holds a Master of Public Administration from officer and manages the library’s com- of an Amazon gift card after the conference.
Baruch’s Executive MPA program. She has served on many munications, public relations, and marketing Presenter:
local, state, and national committees. efforts. No, she isn’t a librarian, but feels as Evelyn Neale is the Executive Director for the
Nicole Scherer is the Outreach & Engagement Manager at if she’s among her people here at the library. Colonie Town Library and has led her own
Nassau Library System. Previously, she was Head of Teen training company, Successful Change Inc.,
Services for the Fairfield (CT) Public Library. for the last three years. Evelyn is a certified
coach, facilitator, and trainer. Combining her
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passion for leadership with her background in information for over 25 years. She is a Past President of the NYLA’s The afternoon section will build on the concepts introduced
and education, Evelyn works with entrepreneurs and Youth Services Section and has served on many American in the morning through a framework for creating an action
organizations, offering sessions on strategic planning, Library Association committees with the Association of plan at your library. Participants will work collaboratively
effective communication, and healthy workplace culture. Library Service to Children (ALSC) section. She served on with tools created by ALA’s Office for Diversity, Literacy, and
Her most recent work with Bishop House had her facilitating the ALSC Notable Books Committee, 2014-2016, and has Outreach Services. These include an action plan template
a planning session with the senior leadership team at recently been appointed to the Bechtel/Special Collections and an asset-based assessment model.
GlobalFoundries. Among the other organizations she has Committee for 2018-2020. She has been an adjunct Presenters:
worked with are The Wesley Community, the New York Library professor at the University at Albany since 2000. Joyce is Jody Gray (Lakota) is the Director of ALA’s Office
Association, and Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth. also a consultant in Early Literacy Programming with UHLS for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services
and MVLS. (ODLOS). She has been actively involved with
CE-D: Today’s Comic/Graphic Novels and equity, diversity, and leadership development
Graphic Nonfiction – Programs, Book CE-E: EDIcon: Foundations of Equity, since the beginning of her career. Using a
Groups, and Lesson Plans, Oh My! Diversity, and Inclusion social justice framework, Jody and her team are responsible
Sponsor: Youth Services Section (YSS) Sponsor: Public Library Section (PLS) for programs and services that promote recruitment and
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM retention to the field of librarianship and development of
Comic books, graphic nonfiction, and graphic novels ALA recognizes that equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) best practices in serving underrepresented communities.
continue to ignite the reading imagination of young people impact all aspects of work among members of the She was the Diversity Outreach Librarian at the University of
from new titles such as Tiger vs. Nightmare to Hey, Kiddo association, within the field of librarianship, and within Minnesota for 13 years prior to her position at the American
and superheroes alike. Today just might be a new golden the communities served by libraries. This work includes Library Association. She is an enrolled member of the
age of comics. Comics are completely integrated into the addressing, dismantling, and transforming policies, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. She received her
reading life of young people and receive notice through structures, and biases. This pre-conference aims to facilitate MLIS from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
major awards from librarians. an understanding of self and our interactions with others. Kristin Lahurd is Assistant Director for Literacy
This workshop will provide ideas for programs using We will begin to identify and disrupt learned behaviors by and Continuing Education in ALA’s Office for
specific titles; suggestions for books that work with book exploring implicit bias, cultural competence, and privilege. Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services
groups and with multi-part programs; and using comics This session will also introduce the officially adopted (ODLOS), where she develops strategic plans
for specific curriculum plans. We will also pair comics with definitions of equity, diversity, and inclusion developed by for literacy and continuing education that
other texts and illustrated books as we work to engage all members of ALA as a model for libraries. further equity, diversity, and inclusion. She works with ALA
possibilities for reading fun. There will be a short comic The morning section introduces equity, diversity, and units, members, and partner organizations to create literacy
history; for novices we will talk about how to read and enjoy inclusion within a social justice framework. Through and continuing education initiatives and resources, and
comics; what one should look for in comics as we analyze multimedia and participatory experiences, the workshop represents ALA on the National Coalition for Literacy. Kristin
some specific pages; and finally looking at diversity in the explores cultural competence, implicit bias, and privilege in brings to the position several years of work in education,
recent past as well as the newest comics. the context of librarianship and the communities served by including roles as literacy coach, English teacher, and reading
Presenter: libraries. As a result of attending this session, the attendees teacher in the middle grades. Prior to her work in the public
Joyce Laiosa is the retired Head of Youth and will have a foundational understanding of themselves and schools, Kristin held positions in public health and social
Family Services of Voorheesville Public Library. the interactions needed to begin to identify and disrupt service. She has master’s degrees in education and public
She has been involved in Youth Services learned behaviors. health and a bachelor’s degree in English.
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Thursday Programs Women’s Leadership Panel:
Conquering Imposter Syndrome
Academic Librarians of Color
Understanding the Game
Program Slot #1 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Sponsor: NMN Sponsors: NYBLC / ESLN, LAMS, NMN
Come to this panel of strong women leaders in the field This presentation will cover the psychological pressures
Data-driven Collection Management and hear their stories of overcoming the ‘imposter’ cycle of facing librarians of color and how to develop Emotional
Sponsors: ASLS / SMART thinking, and how to acknowledge and own your value and Intelligences to survive and thrive in academia, while
Your ILS is filled with valuable information about the items the value of your work. learning how to say no successfully.
in your library’s collection and how they’re being used and Track: Current Issues & Research Track: Core Knowledge & Career Development
Speakers: Speakers:
not used by your patrons. We’ll review some reports you can
run back at your library, and actions you can take based on Sandra Echols Simone Yearwood, CUNY, Queens College
what you find. Arielle Hessler, John Jermain Memorial Library Sandra Michele Echols, Consultant
Track: Technology & Digital Information Others TBD
Speakers: Academic Programs that Pop
Robert Drake, Assistant Director for Technology Operations, We SANG to Combat Generational Poverty Sponsors: PCRT / ASLS
Nassau Library System Sponsor: RASS Accio engagement! This presentation will show how works
Casey Conlin, Library Sustainability Coordinator, Mid-Hudson Learn how Crandall Public Library created a community from popular culture can enhance a library event or breathe
Library System information portal to assist those in need with life into an otherwise mundane classroom assignment.
obtaining accurate, consistent, comprehensive, Track: User Services
Congrats You’re a Prison Librarian! and unbiased socioeconomic resources through Speaker:
Sponsors: CORT / RLRT collaboration with community partnerships. Kristen Cinar, Suffolk County Community College
This moderated discussion will allow for information Track: User Services
sharing including best practices. Leave the session feeling Speakers: PLS Membership Meeting
reenergized and ready to tackle the daily challenges that Kathy Naftaly, Crandall Public Library Sponsor: PLS
come with working in a correctional facility. Guinevere Forshey, Crandall Public Library Join your colleagues and gather for an informal series of
Track: Accessibility, Diversity & Unique Populations discussions on public library topics that have inspired and
Speakers: Publishing Successful eNewsletters: challenged us in 2019. Coffee and lite fare provided. We
Maren Kyle, Groveland Correctional Facility a Marketing How-to look forward to your feedback and seeing you there!
Andrea Snyder, Pioneer Library System Sponsors: SMART / ESLN, LAMS, MPRRT, RLRT, SSL Track: Current Issues & Research
Make your eNewsletter your most successful marketing Speakers:
Quiet Solidarity, Queer Storytelling, tool! Learn how to smartly market your library services and Sarah Clark, Voorheesville Public Library
resources to get website clicks, increase circulation, and Deanna DiCarlo, Albany Public Library
& Coffee Kelly Yim, New York Public Library
Sponsors: LGBTQIART / ASLS, ESLN, NMN create an online community.
Coming Out Day is an opportunity to express solidarity with Track: Technology & Digital Information
the LGBTQIA+ folks in the academic communities we serve. Speaker: An Internet Dark and Full of Terrors
New librarians can use outreach to introduce themselves Kristen Thornton-De Stafeno, White Plains Public Library Sponsors: SCLA / SMART
and support. The Alt-Right, Incels, Doxing, Grooming, you’ve heard these
Track: Accessibility, Diversity & Unique Populations YSS Membership Meeting buzzwords before, but why are they dangerous? This panel of
Speaker: Sponsor: YSS experts and survivors will explain the ramifications of online
Adrianna Martinez, New York Institute of Technology YSS Membership Meeting featuring author, George O’Connor harassment. Librarians of all fields will be empowered to spot
Track: School & Youth Programs, Services, and these behaviors in order to help patrons protect themselves.
Literacy Track: Current Issues & Research
Take It or Leave It: What You Need Speakers:
Speaker:
to Know about Employee Leaves George O’Connor, author Michael Buono, Brentwood Public Library
and Absences Robyn Byrd, M.A., The Graduate School at Northern
Sponsors: LTA / LAMS. PLS Illinois University
Everything you need to know about the Family and Program Slot #2 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM James Hartmann, Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library
Medical Leave Act, NY’s Paid Family Leave Act, and the James Hutter, Port Washington Public Library
other leave-related legal obligations affecting your library Expanding Correctional Services
Nicki Loder, Westhampton Free Library
and its employees. Ensure that your policies, in the Public Library
procedures, and practices are in compliance, Sponsors: CORT / RLRT
before you face an issue. Learn how Queens Library’s staff created impactful
Track: Administration & Leadership programming including services at two NYC facilities; in-
Speakers: house video-streaming visits between incarcerated patrons
Ellen Bach, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP and families; and training and programs for patrons on Children’s Authors as Writing Mentors
Robert Schofield, Whiteman Osterman & probation and parole. Sponsors: SSL / LAMS, SLSA, YSS
Hanna LLP Track: Accessibility, Diversity & Unique Populations Kids Need Mentors is a remote writing partnership between
Speakers: children’s authors and schools. Hear experiences from the
Small Library, Big Partnerships Nili Ness, QueensPublic Library program’s first year, including video conversations with
Sponsors: MSRT / LAMS, RLRT, SMART, Jill Anderson, Queens Public Library program co-founders Ann Braden and Jarrett Lerner.
Learn how to nurture unique, cross-sector partnerships, Track: School & Youth Programs, Services,
redesign marketing strategies, and expand STEAM/ Into the Trenches—Combating and Literacy
Speaker:
technical classes to connect people to educational and Controversy and Censorship
workforce opportunities, while increasing the library’s Sponsors: IFRT / NMN, RASS, RLRT, SSL, ULU, YSS Rebecca Donnelly, Potsdam Public Library
visibility and community impact. Anti-Valentines, Big Foot, Drag Queens and Psychics -
Track: Current Issues & Research libraries are no stranger to controversy. What do you do Behavior Management in Early Literacy
Speaker: when your programs are questioned by staff, the Board, or Programs
Leah Hamilton, Phelps Library the public? Sponsors: YSS / SSL
Track: Current Issues & Research We’ll explore methods for managing behavior and
Speakers: expectations with children and parents in early literacy
Michelle LaVoie, Olean Public Library programming. We’ll talk about how different behaviors can
Jennifer Sickles, Salamanca Public Library be managed in different situations.
Frank McKenna, Seaford Public Library Track: School & Youth Programs, Services,
and Literacy
Speaker:
Catherine Brenner, Bethlehem Public Library
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Friday Programs Ethical Implications of the Census
Sponsors: PLS / GIRT, LAMS, NMN, RLRT, SCLA, SED
Cross-Cultural Communicators in Libraries
Sponsors: ESRT / LAMS, NMRT, PLS, RASS
As the 2020 census approaches, join us for a panel This IMLS funded project will train Spanish-speaking
Program Slot #3 8:30 AM - 9:45 AM discussion of the ethical implications of the 2020 census bilingual library staff in communication effectiveness
with a variety of community and government stakeholders. through interpreter training. Participants will complete
Happy Librarians Talk Management and Morale Track: Current Issues & Research webinars in cultural competence and a workshop
Sponsors: ASLS / LAMS Speakers: teaching interpretation skills. Learn about project
Librarians from academic, school, and public libraries will Lauren Moore, Pioneer Library System goals and results to date.
share aspects of their work environments that contribute to Dr. Warren A Brown, Cornell University Track: Accessibility, Diversity & Unique
high morale and discuss actionable strategies for promoting Isabelle Thacker, the Legal Project Populations
a more positive workplace environment. Rifat Filkins, Refugee and Immigrant Support Services Speakers:
Track: Administration & Leadership of Emmaus Mimi Lee, New Jersey State Library
Speakers: Fred Gitner, Queens Library
Danielle Apfelbaum, Farmingdale State College
Queering Comics for All Ages
Ellen Frank Bayer, Flushing High School
Sponsors: SCLA / PCRT Fundraising Without Book Sales
Michael Cayea, Patchogue Medford Public Library
Join in the discussion of family-friendly, queer-positive Sponsors: FLS / RLRT
Derek Stadler, LaGuardia Community College
comics and manga that appeal to diverse readers from It’s time to step off the book sale treadmill and
10-years-old to 100-years-young. take a fresh look at ideas for raising funds to
Friends of Libraries Section Board Meeting Track: Accessibility, Diversity & Unique Populations support your library’s needs. Consider one of
Sponsor: FLS Speakers: these projects that may provide better returns on
The officers, members-at-large, and auxiliary volunteers for Derek Ivie, Suffolk Cooperative Library System your group’s time and efforts.
the 2018-19 and 2019-20 FLS Boards will conduct a joint Nola Thacker, Westhampton Free Library Track: Administration & Leadership
business meeting. We’re Friendly! Visitors are welcome to Valerie Acklin, Bellemore Memorial Library Speakers:
attend, and we would enjoy meeting you! Jody Ruggiero, Levittown Public Library Maria Bucci, Wood Library
Track: Administration & Leadership Tim Newell, Friends of the Town of
Speaker:
Hacked! Ballston Community Library
Lisa C. Wemett, President, Friends of Libraries Section Rebecca Darling, Town of Ballston
Sponsors: SMART / IFRT, SCLA
Learn from the South Huntington Public Library’s Community Library
Introduction to Civil Service experiences after an attack on its computer network. Hear Rhona Koretzky-Forman, Friends of the
Sponsors: LAMS / NMN, NYSED, RLRT, SCLA how they recovered and how to “harden” your facility against Clifton Park - Halfmoon Public Library
Join our civil service experts as they discuss the attacks on the library’s computer network.
ins and outs of the hiring process, answering Track: Technology & Digital Information Visualizing Data for Decision-Making
questions from the audience after their talk. Speaker: at Your Library
Track: Core Knowledge & Career Development Nick Tanzi, South Huntington Public Library Sponsors: LAMS / SMART
Speakers:
This session will present applications of online tools, such
Claudia Depkin, Haverstraw King’s Daughters Public Library
Creating YOUR Yearly Best Books List as Tableau and ArcGIS, for creating custom visualizations
Geoff Kirkpatrick, Bethlehem Public Library
Sponsors: SSL / IFRT, NMN, SLSA, YSS with your library data. Examples of how data is used for
Have you ever felt left out by what is on those “best of” lists decision making at Bethlehem Public Library will be shared.
Trauma Happened. What Next? because you do not have time to read all those books? Track: Administration & Leadership
Sponsor: LAR Learn how to use periodicals, blogs, and every list you can Speaker:
Learn how hard wired survival systems can go awry under find to come up with YOUR list. Catherine Stollar Peters, Bethlehem Public Library
the influence of stress. Explore how oppression and racism Track: School & Youth Programs, Services, and Literacy
act as stressors. Discuss techniques to reduce the impact Speaker: Creating the Library Experience
of trauma for yourself and your community. Joyce Laiosa, Early Literacy Consultant/ Sponsors: MPRRT / IFRT, NMN, RLRT, SSL
Track: Accessibility, Diversity & Unique Populations University at Albany Instructor Learn foundational design principles and
Speakers:
creative display ideas that, when combined with
Andrew Bell, Westchester County Department of
Yoga & Books & Kids, Oh my! knowledge of our community, can be leveraged
Community Mental Health
Sponsors: YSS / SSL to create an engaging user experience.
Elena Falcone, Westchester Library System
How to take your story hour and turn it into a yoga workout Track: User Services
for kids. Speakers:
Fixing Stuff and Creating Community Track: School & Youth Programs, Services, and Literacy Amanda Roberts, Northern Onondaga Public Library
Sponsor: MSRT Speaker: Jo-Ann Wong, Queens Library
Repair Cafés build community, encourage volunteerism, Leslie Boedicker, Parma Public Library
discourage waste, build partnerships and bring people into
Professional Development: Powering Up
the library! Learn how to get one started and where to seek
help for hands-on learning. Program Slot #4 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM the Workplace Culture
Track: Current Issues & Research Sponsors: NYBLC / NMN, PLS, ULU
Speakers: How Academic Librarians are Our illustrious fellow librarians will present Table Talks, sharing
Peggy Johansen, Mamakating Library Innovating the Workshop their knowledge about collaborative professional development
John Wackman, Repair Cafe Hudson Valley Sponsors: ASLS / RASS in digital scholarship, techniques around compassionate
Leah Hamilton, Phelps Library Instruction librarians are using voluntary workshops to fill methods to mend interpersonal snags, and the creation
gaps in library instruction. We will discuss our observations of training menus to assist library staff in developing self-
from inception to implementation of the workshops and advocacy for quality professional development.
Increasing Cardholder Activation and Retention
future plans. Track: Core Knowledge & Career Development
Sponsors: PLS / LAMS, MPRRT, RASS, RLRT, SCLA, ULU
Track: User Services Speakers:
The Mid-Hudson Library System conducted a new “Lab
Speakers: Eva Shapiro, New York Public Library
Project” in 2018 focused on increasing cardholder activation
Amber Amidon, Clarkson University Chelsea Condren, New York Public Library
and retention. Join us to learn, what worked, and what didn’t.
Lisa Hoover, Clarkson University Eileen Daly-Boas, University of Rochester
Track: Administration & Leadership
Mary Cabral, Clarkson University Kristen Totlenben, University of Rochester
Speakers:
Leah Hamilton, Phelps Library
Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Mid-Hudson Library System
AnnaLee Dragon, Kinderhook Memorial Library
Emily Chameides, Hudson Area Association Library
Gloria Governman, East Fishkill Community Library
Gillian Thorpe, Julia L. Butterfield Memorial Library
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