2024 NMLA Conference Program Schedule
*Please note: Program and schedule is subject to change
Pre-conference Details | Wednesday October 23, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
All pre-conference sessions are free and included with full conference registration.
HALF DAY Morning Sessions: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Afternoon Sessions: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speakers: Deirdre Caparoso, Bo Ford
- Digital Equity/Telemedicine
Time: Morning, TBDLocation: TBD
Telehealth is a hot button topic for rural libraries throughout the country, and New Mexico is unique in its connectivity challenges. Access to a doctor and accurate information is a barrier for 38.4% of New Mexican residents, and over 24.7% of New Mexicans are aging citizens. Libraries are well positioned to facilitate telehealth appointments through privacy spaces, and trained community health information specialists.
- CANCELLED Collection Development Policies: Training to Fight Censorship Dragons
Speakers: Kate Alderete, Eli Guinnee
Time: Morning, TBD
Location: TBD
Join State Librarian, Eli Guinnee and Deputy State Librarian, Kate Alderete, for a hands-on collection development policy training.
- Something Queer at the Library: Supporting LGBTQ+ Patrons in a Time of National Crisis
Speaker: Samuel Buelow
Time: Afternoon, TBD
Location: TBD
Nationwide, LGBTQ+ patrons are feeling particularly vulnerable. This workshop explores ways libraries can actively support this group in both overt and discrete ways in terms of programming, collections, connections with local services, and patron-staff interactions. Santa Fe Public Library's "Something Queer at the Library" events series provides an example.
FULL DAY 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Lead from Where You Are: Leveraging International Leadership Skills to Bring Your Team to the Next Level
Speaker: Jason Shoup
Time: Afternoon, TBD
Location: TBD
All too often we find ourselves in leadership roles simply because we were great librarians. This workshop will introduce frameworks to help you intentionally leverage what you already know and to cultivate new skill sets to cement you in your role as a leader within your organization.
- Descriptive Cataloging and Subject Cataloging Workshops
Speakers: Bradley Carrington, Joseph Angelo, Sarah Obenauf
Time: Half Day
Location: TBD
We will cover the basics and more. Descriptive cataloging in the morning (describing all formats of resources) and subject cataloging in the afternoon (assigning subject terms and classification numbers).
- Research Bootcamp for Librarians
Speakers: Erin Renee Wahl, Dr. Kristin Kew, Dr. Brian Atkinson
Time: Full Day
Location: TBD
Have you ever wanted to do your own research study, but were unsure where to start? Slay this dragon by attending this workshop designed for everyone...public librarians, school librarians, archivists, and academic librarians. Publication doesn't have to be part of your job to attend! Participants will get a crash course in quantitative and qualitative research. Other topics included: choosing and using frameworks, IRB, the publishing process, co-authoring and networking, etc.
Conference Day 1 Details | Thursday, October 24, 8:00 AM - 5:10 PM
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Registration and Coffee with the Exhibitors
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Keynote Address featuring Dr. Leo Lo, Dean of UNM Libraries and ACRL President
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Break with Exhibitors
11:00 AM-11:50 AM Session 1
Rm 1 Developing Community Engagement and Partnerships for Strong Programming (C Osterloh)
Rm 2 Generative AI for Library-Centered Course Content (J Goodland)
Rm 3 Navigating the Triple-Headed Threat: Rules for Drone Flying for Programmatic Purposes (N Camp)
Carousel Rm Digital Equity Delivered Holistically (B Ford)
11:50 AM- 1 PM Lunch
NMCal Meeting (Room TBD)
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM Session 2
Rm 1 Law for Librarians (F Binnert)
Rm 2 So You Have a Bunch of Papers: Practical Archiving for the Non-Archivist (M Mongeau)
Rm 3 I’m a D&D and So Can You: Running a Dungeons and Dragons at your Library (C Reed)
Carousel Rm Wellness at Work: Building Resilience to Overcome Burnout (K Straw)
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Session 3
Rm 1 What the Flood: A Case Study in Disaster Response (A Smith)
Rm 2 Public Library Director Meeting: Updates with Q & A (C Aragon)
Rm 3 Perspectives of Sustainability in Archives: A Panel (E Wahl)
Carousel Rm Transactors: A Parent's Storied Journey of Raising a Transgender Child. (S Buvala)
3:20 PM - 4:10 PM Session 4
Rm 1 Slaying Dragons with Ideas to Fire up Your Library Programming! (K Trujillo)
Rm 2 Truth, Justice, and the American: How Comics Animate Culture (J Benham)
Rm 3 Re-Define Your Library with New Branding (K Underwood)
Carousel Rm Using OERs for Course Recovery and Community Education (M Earick)
4:20 PM - 5:10 PM Session 5
Rm 1 Quest for the Dragon's Treasure: Discovering Quality Open Educational Resources (OER) (J Jordan)
Rm 2 Erna Fergusson: First Lady of New Mexico Letters (J Sabatini)
Rm 3 Crow Canyon Petroglyphs site translation project (M Walters)
Carousel Rm Cats, Books, and Libraries: The True Meaning of Sublime (L McNickle)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Carousel: NMLA Awards Reception (Tickets Required)
Conference Day 2 Details | Friday, October 25, 8:00 AM - 2:45 PM
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Registration and Coffee with the Exhibitors
8:45 AM - 9:35 AM Session 1
Rm 1 Empowering the Skilled Trade Workforce: A Blueprint for Libraries (S Jones)
Rm 2 Another "A" -- the using the Ancient Intelligence of the oral tradition with tweens (H Cole)
Rm 3 Name that (Government) Resource! An informative trivia game (S Caro)
Carousel Rm What's Next for Mosaic and What's New with EBSCO eBooks? (S Wasinger)
9:35 AM - 10:00 AM Break with the Exhibitors
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Session 2
Rm 1 Challenging the Challengers: Effective Advocacy in the Era of Book Bans (K Oliver)
Rm 2 Representation Matters: Enhancing Library Services and Spaces through Culturally Responsive Practices
(E Montano)
Rm 3 Supporting Students and Families Through Sensory Programming (S Villa)
Carousel Rm Slaying the Digital Dragon: Transforming Libraries with Cutting-Edge Technology (B Pichman)
10:55 AM - 11:45 AM Session 3
Rm 1 NMSL Youth Services: Summer Reading Wrap Up! (C Aragon)
Rm 2 Indigenous Children's Books and the Diverse Book Finder (C Osterloh)
Rm 3 How all librarians can use OERs to support their community: a panel discussion (M Morrow)
Carousel Rm Theatre As Social Media : Programming Shakespeare for Young Adults (J McKenzie)
11:50 AM - 1:15 PM Youth Author Luncheon
1:20 PM - 2:10 PM Session 4
Rm 1 Library Marketing in a Changing World (T Iovino)
Rm 2 Creating a "Library Store" During KSRP at a Rural Library: A Journey of Innovation Without a Template (L
Moyer)
Rm 3 Fire Up Your Battle of the Books Program (K Trujillo)
Carousel Rm Updating the Data Literacy Framework to include Generative AI (B Atkinson)
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Session 5 Lightning Presentations
Rm 1
A. Keeping it local: When the LOC isn't enough (B Sauer)
B. Archival Compositions: An Exercise in Collaboration (K Gray)
Rm 2
A. Serving our whole community: ways to reach the unhoused community (S Jones)
B. New Technologies from the Library for the Blind and Print Disabled (J Caro)
Rm 3
A. Library Service for People Who Recently Experienced Incarceration (A DiBello)
B. Slaying barriers to learning: Creating safe spaces to explore information literacy (L Ross)
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