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Friday
, October 16
Dapper 1
8:30am •
Opening Up the American Dream: Advocating for Affordable Textbooks for All Students
9:30am •
AI Perspectives; or, A Luddite And A Tech Bro Walk Into A Bar
1:30pm •
Collaboration Station!: How School Libraries and Public Libraries Work Together!
2:30pm •
$$$ Show me the (Library) Money! $$$
Dapper 2
8:30am •
Critical Thinking in the Digital Age: Helping Students Navigate Online Resources
9:30am •
Podcasting: How to Develop, Facilitate, and Host a Podcast in an Academic Library
1:30pm •
From ‘Meh’ to ‘Heck Yeah!’—Book Talks That Work
2:30pm •
How spicy is too spicy?: Readers Advisory in the ever changing world of romance
Dapper 3
8:30am •
Discovering Stories and Developing Community via Archives
9:30am •
Controlled Chaos: The Beautiful Mess of Teen Programming
1:30pm •
Low Cost/No Tech Makerspaces
2:30pm •
Visual Excel-lence: Using Spreadsheets for Their Graphical Potential
Fedora 1
8:30am •
Respectful Representation: Honoring Indigenous Art and Culture in Libraries
9:30am •
LEGOs in your Library
1:30pm •
Don’t Panic!: Common Interlibrary Loan Errors and How to Resolve Them
2:30pm •
Unlocking Nebraska’s Stories: Introducing the Nebraska Literary & History Escape Room Kits
Fedora 2
8:30am •
Museum Exhibitions for the Public Library: Bring the experience local!
9:30am •
Best Children's Books of 2026
Gatsby
8:30am •
Pages from the Past: Bringing Local History to Life Through Community Partnership
9:30am •
Staff Innovation Grants - watch staff, services, and programs thrive!
1:30pm •
When I Disagree Becomes I Can’t: Balancing Personal and Professional Ethics
2:30pm •
NLA Advocacy Committee Updates
La Vista Conference Center
7:30am •
Information Desk Open
Sugarloaf
8:30am •
Strong Boards, Strong Libraries: Governance Skills That Matter
9:30am •
Securing Public Computers
1:30pm •
Books, Blocks and Bubbles: Hosting a Young Child Fair for Your Community
2:30pm •
Strategic Planning: A Roadmap for Libraries
TBA
8:00am •
Exhibit Floor Open
10:15am •
Exhibitor Break
11:30am •
NLA Annual Meeting Opening Speaker: Dr. Maria McCauley
11:30am •
NLA Annual Meeting
12:30pm •
Lunch
1:30pm •
Experiential Learning in the Archives: The New Mexico Black History Spotlights
1:30pm •
Bess Streeter Aldrich - Nebraska Hall of Fame Author
1:30pm •
Threading Tales: Library Engagement through StitchCraft
1:30pm •
Something's Been Eating the Books: A Practical Approach to Pest Management
1:30pm •
New patron opportunities: increasing your out-of-service-area users
1:30pm •
Shedding Light on Untold Stories and Underrepresented Voices in the Creighton University Archives
1:30pm •
Jigsaw Puzzling
1:30pm •
Mysteries Await at Your Library – New Books for the 2027 Summer Reading Program
1:30pm •
Meet the NLA Candidates
1:30pm •
Small Spaces, Big Impact: Designing Immersive Play Environments for Family Engagement
3:30pm •
Keynote: Juli Burney
4:15pm •
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