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- Monday, June 26, 2023
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Past Presidents Breakfast (PLA)
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Past Presidents Breakfast (PLA)Location: Palmer House, Buckingham Room
Megan Stewart, n/a – Public Library Association | ALA ### 213132###ALA Staff Liaison###Program Officer###Public Library Association | ALA###ALA Staff Liaison: – Public Library Association | ALA
### @@@ Mary Davis Fournier – Public Library Association | ALA ### 55286###ALA Staff Liaison###Executive Director###Public Library Association | ALA###ALA Staff Liaison: – Public Library Association | ALA
### @@@ Megan Stewart, n/a – Public Library Association | ALA ### 213132###Submitter###Program Officer###Public Library Association | ALA###Submitter: – Public Library Association | ALA
### 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Accessible Digital Libraries: Navigating Library Reading Apps with Vision-Impaired Patrons
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Accessible Digital Libraries: Navigating Audiobook Apps with Low-Vision PatronsLocation: McCormick Place, W187bPresenter: – Iowa City Public Library
Presenter: – Iowa City Public Library
Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access
Melody Dworak – Iowa City Public Library ### 1864890###Presenter###Librarian###Iowa City Public Library###Presenter: – Iowa City Public Library
### @@@ Alyssa Hanson (she/her/hers) – Iowa City Public Library ### 1864891###Presenter###Web Specialist###Iowa City Public Library###Presenter: – Iowa City Public Library
### she/her/hers @@@ Melody Dworak – Iowa City Public Library ### 1864890###Session Organizer###Librarian###Iowa City Public Library###Session Organizer: – Iowa City Public Library
### @@@ Megan Stewart, n/a – Public Library Association | ALA ### 213132###ALA Staff Liaison###Program Officer###Public Library Association | ALA###ALA Staff Liaison: – Public Library Association | ALA
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9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Passion Project to Socially Conscious Business: Librarians Building Communities One Story at a Time
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Passion Project to Socially Conscious Business: Librarians Building Communities One Story at a Time (BRASS)Location: McCormick Place, W184dModerator: – Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Presenter: – Middle Country Public Library
Presenter: – UNC Greensboro
Presenter: – University of Chicago, Chicago Booth’s Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation
Transforming: Community Relationships
E. Nikki Johnson (she/her/hers) – Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis ### 1864951###Moderator###Social Sciences Librarian###Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis###Moderator: – Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
### she/her/hers @@@ Elizabeth Malafi (she/her/hers) – Middle Country Public Library ### 1864955###Presenter###Coordinator, Miller Business Center###Middle Country Public Library###Presenter: – Middle Country Public Library
### she/her/hers @@@ Steve Cramer (he/him/his) – UNC Greensboro ### 1864956###Presenter###Business & Entrepreneurship Librarian###UNC Greensboro###Presenter: – UNC Greensboro
### he/him/his @@@ Will Colegrove (he/him/his) – University of Chicago, Chicago Booth’s Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation ### 1864957###Presenter###Director of the Edwardson Social Entrepreneurship Program###University of Chicago, Chicago Booth’s Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation###Presenter: – University of Chicago, Chicago Booth’s Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation
### he/him/his @@@ Jennifer Boettcher, MLS & MBA (she/her/hers) – Georgetown University ### 213119###Session Organizer###Business Reference Librarian###Georgetown University###Session Organizer: – Georgetown University
### she/her/hers @@@ Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA/RUSA ### 302787###ALA Staff Liaison###Program Officer-Continuing Education###ALA/RUSA###ALA Staff Liaison: – ALA/RUSA
### @@@ Emily Treptow ### 213115###Session Organizer#########Session Organizer:
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10:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT
PLA 2024 Conference Committee Meeting
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT
Cancelled: PLA 2024 Conference Committee MeetingLocation: Palmer House, Burnham 1
Megan Stewart, n/a – Public Library Association | ALA ### 213132###ALA Staff Liaison###Program Officer###Public Library Association | ALA###ALA Staff Liaison: – Public Library Association | ALA
### @@@ Melissa L. Johnson – Public Library Association | ALA ### 187577###ALA Staff Liaison###Meeting and Special Events Planner###Public Library Association | ALA###ALA Staff Liaison: – Public Library Association | ALA
### @@@ Megan Stewart, n/a – Public Library Association | ALA ### 213132###Submitter###Program Officer###Public Library Association | ALA###Submitter: – Public Library Association | ALA
### 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT
Scalable Media Labs: Building Your Own Public Library Media Space
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Scalable Media Labs: Building Your Own Public Library Media SpaceLocation: McCormick Place, W187bModerator: – The New York Public Library
Presenter: – The New York Public Library
Presenter: – The New York Public Library
Presenter:
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
Jenna J. Li – The New York Public Library ### 1864935###Moderator###Lead Media Specialist###The New York Public Library###Moderator: – The New York Public Library
### @@@ Jenna J. Li – The New York Public Library ### 1864935###Presenter###Lead Media Specialist###The New York Public Library###Presenter: – The New York Public Library
### @@@ Manuel Martinez (he/him/his) – The New York Public Library ### 1947032###Presenter###Library Manager###The New York Public Library###Presenter: – The New York Public Library
### he/him/his @@@ Wilson Francis ### 1947033###Presenter#########Presenter:
### @@@ Jenna J. Li – The New York Public Library ### 1864935###Session Organizer###Lead Media Specialist###The New York Public Library###Session Organizer: – The New York Public Library
### @@@ Megan Stewart, n/a – Public Library Association | ALA ### 213132###ALA Staff Liaison###Program Officer###Public Library Association | ALA###ALA Staff Liaison: – Public Library Association | ALA
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