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7:00am CDT

Breakfast Waconia 1234

8:10am CDT

Digitzation and the Role of Archives at a Public Library Chaska 1 How to Talk to Vendors and Get Free Stuff Owatonna 1 Transforming Libraries One Community at a Time Waconia 5 Building for the Future: How Campus and Community Collaborations Drive Innovation in Academic Makerspaces Owatonna 2 Yawp! A National Poetry Month Project Anoka 2 The Interlocked Library: Interweaving Your Community's Mission into Library Services Owatonna 3 Nutrition Labels for News: a journalistic approach to news literacy Anoka 1 The Library as a Nonpartisan Community Hub for Voter Outreach and Education Waconia 6 Understanding Book Clubs: New Research Offers Surprising Insights! Winona 1

9:10am CDT

State Library Services: An Update Anoka 2 Take a Risk: Share Your Ideas for Effective Friends' Practices: Idea Exchange and Sharing Anoka 1 From Amateur to Zealot: Becoming an Effective Library Advocate Waconia 6 Read Brave Saint Paul: Expanding the One City One Book Idea Anoka 3 Teaching Undergraduates How to Think Like a Researcher Owatonna 1 Connecting Library Communities with Virtual Reality Owatonna 3 DIY Escape Room Workshop Waconia 5 Creating new job pathways through partnerships and POP UP hiring events! Winona 1 Giving an Old Book New Life: Creating a Searchable Name Database from the Book of Concord Owatonna 2 Is it Just Bean Counting? What Faculty Think About Research Metrics and How Libraries Can Support Them Chaska 1

10:00am CDT

Exhibit Hours Exhibits and Silent Auction Hall-Minnetonka Silent Auction Minnetonka Ballroom

10:30am CDT

Express yourself! Understanding the legal and practical limits of patron and librarian conduct on social media platforms. Chaska 1 Progressing Through Partnership Pitfalls Owatonna 1 Story Maps: Sharing Stories of Places and Experiences Owatonna 2 Youth Taking the Lead: A Teen Services Sharing Session Winona 1 Checking Out Superheroes: How Our Academic Library Got Students on Bicycles, Buses, and Trains Anoka 2 Innovation and Efficiency, powered By Google Anoka 1 40 in 50 Non-fiction Book Blast Waconia 5 Minnesota Public Library Structures - Simplified Owatonna 3 Digital Humanities for the Masses Anoka 3 Racial Equity in Programming and Collection Management : Libraries Are for Everyone Waconia 6

11:35am CDT

Lunch and Keynote Address: How to turn Workplace Conflict & Our Work with Diverse Communities into Success Waconia 1234

1:00pm CDT

MLA Legislative Committee meet and greet Winona 1 Reference and Adult Services Section Business Meeting Waconia 5 Children and Young People's Section Business Meeting Owatonna 3 Instruction Round Table Business Meeting Anoka 2 Technical Services Section Business Meeting Owatonna 1 MLTA/MFL Business Meeting Anoka 1 Intellectual Freedom Committee Roundtable Meeting Owatonna 2 Reader's Advisory Round Table (RART) Subunit Meeting Chaska 1

2:15pm CDT

Featured Speaker: Our Window: Being Culturally Intelligent in Diverse Situations Waconia 5 Leading Diversity and Inclusion Discussions Owatonna 1 Long Distance Leadership Owatonna 3 MALF Awards Presentations: Evy Nordley Best Project & Stand Out Friends Anoka 1 Mischief Managed! Conspire with your youth and community to create the best Yule Ball ever Waconia 6 Writers Across Minnesota: Engage Your Community Through Stories Anoka 2 Engagement: outreach librarianship and connecting with your community Anoka 3 Navigating the Line Between Data Privacy and Community Engagement Winona 1 All Roads Lead to Access: A Minitex Cataloging & Metadata Update Owatonna 2 From Good to Amazing? Evaluating and Improving Library Programs Chaska 2

3:05pm CDT

Dessert Minnetonka Ballroom

3:35pm CDT

Pockets of Joy: A Minnesota Author’s Journey Chaska 2 Coming Together for National Library Giving Day Chaska 1 Reconciliation in Libraries Owatonna 3 A Little Dirt Never Hurt: Growing a collaboration between libraries and environmental partners Waconia 6 Legislative Issues Affecting All Libraries: A Deep Dive into ACRL's Legislative Agenda Anoka 3 One Chapter At A Time: How Fergus Falls Built Its New Library Anoka 1 There's an Archives in My Library!: Archives Basics for Library Professionals Anoka 2 Expand your collection to the stars! Owatonna 2 Accessibility Tools for Reading: Meeting the Diverse Needs of All Readers Owatonna 1 User-Centered: Designing Outcomes and Assessment for Programs and Services Winona 1 Effective Summer Library Programs for Youth: Best Practices and Sure-Fire Ideas Waconia 5

4:00pm CDT

Thursday pickup for Silent Auction Minnetonka Ballroom

4:45pm CDT

MLA State of the Association Meeting Waconia 5

5:45pm CDT

MLA Happy Hour Prefunction Space

7:00pm CDT

ARLD Happy Hour The Meadows Bar & Grille Mystic Lake