NLA/MPLA Joint Conference: Grid

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Central Library, Omaha Public Library	Dapper 1	Dapper 3	Gatsby	La Vista Conference Center	Manhattan II	Sugarloaf	TBA

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Omaha Public Libraries, Central Library Open House and Tours 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Keynote: Jewel Rodgers 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Advocacy in Action 1:00pm - 5:00pm

Qualitative Research Bootcamp for Librarians & Archivists 9:00am - 12:00pm

Threading the Needle: Navigating Tough Topics in Librarianship 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Information Desk Open 8:00am - 6:00pm

MPLA Board Meeting 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Intro to Anime and Manga: A Cram Session 9:00am - 12:00pm

Lunch on Your Own 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Dine Around 5:00pm - 6:30pm

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Dapper 1	Dapper 2	Dapper 3	Fedora 1	Fedora 2	Gatsby	La Vista Conference Center	Manhattan I	Manhattan II	Smash Park La Vista	Sugarloaf	TBA

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Navigating AI: Conversations, Guidance, and Poli... 8:00am - 8:45am

Tough Questions You Need Answered About Your Lib... 9:00am - 9:45am

Borrowing Brains - Working Together to Figure It... 11:15am - 12:00pm

Pro Bono Librarianship: Collection Development a... 1:15pm - 2:00pm

Responding to Crisis: The Lexington Public Libra... 3:15pm - 4:00pm

Conference Chew & Chat 4:15pm - 5:00pm

Starting a Reading Dragons & Friends Program at... 8:00am - 8:45am

Stars, Stripes, and Strong Libraries: Preparing... 9:00am - 9:45am

Human-Centered AI: Policies and Practices to Ele... 11:15am - 12:00pm

Better Together: Strategic Campus and Community... 1:15pm - 2:00pm

Leveling up: How gamification supercharged our l... 3:15pm - 4:00pm

Empowering Student Success and Library Innovatio... 4:15pm - 5:00pm

Where Stories Come Alive: Inside Our Reading Pro... 8:00am - 8:45am

Playing to Your Strengths: Empowering Your Best... 9:00am - 9:45am

Golden Sower Award Presentation 11:15am - 12:00pm

From Challenges to Superpowers: ADHD & AuDHD in... 1:15pm - 2:00pm

There’s No Need to Rush - Why Generative AI Can... 3:15pm - 4:00pm

Everyday Inclusion: Welcoming Neurodivergent Gue... 4:15pm - 5:00pm

The Nebraska Rural Poll at 30: Insights for Libr... 8:00am - 8:45am

Beyond Inclusion: Building Library Collections T... 9:00am - 9:45am

From Review to Remediation: Building a Sustainab... 11:15am - 12:00pm

Local History in the Public Square: Opportunitie... 1:15pm - 2:00pm

Notable Books, Along with Some Interesting Other... 3:15pm - 4:00pm

Exploring AI with Confidence and Curiosity 4:15pm - 5:00pm

Saving the Site: A D.I.Y. Approach to Website Ar... 8:00am - 8:45am

Data Analysis for Librarians: Using the R Progra... 9:00am - 9:45am

Best Teen Titles of 2026 11:15am - 12:00pm

Nontraditional Pathways to Librarianship 1:15pm - 2:00pm

Curate Your Collection By Utilizing Data and You... 3:15pm - 4:00pm

How Did I Get Here and Why Do I know That? Stori... 8:00am - 8:45am

Youth Services Tips and Tricks 9:00am - 9:45am

From Shelf to Spotlight: Amplifying Readers Serv... 11:15am - 12:00pm

IFRT/Advocacy Committee Business... 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Tech Services Showcase: Four Projects, Four Pers... 1:15pm - 2:00pm

From Community Memory to Access: Sharing and Pre... 3:15pm - 4:00pm

Team Tiny Kiosk Bot, Deployment of a local LLM-p... 4:15pm - 5:00pm

Information Desk Open 7:00am - 6:00pm

C&U Business Meeting 12:30pm - 1:00pm

PLTS Business Meeting 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Smash Park 7:30pm - 9:30pm

AI Literacy as Civic Duty: Preparing Students fo... 8:00am - 8:45am

From Racism to Reconciliation: The Path Forward... 9:00am - 9:45am

Just a punk a$$ librarian...nothing formal, born... 11:15am - 12:00pm

TSRT Business Meeting 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Food For Thought: Feeding Our Future Through Par... 1:15pm - 2:00pm

The Audacity! How to step up and speak out for l... 3:15pm - 4:00pm

One Book Many Librarians 4:15pm - 5:00pm

Exhibit Floor Open 8:00am - 7:00pm

Keynote: Kelvin Watson 10:00am - 10:45am

Exhibitor Break 10:45am - 11:15am

Lunch 12:00pm - 1:00pm

MPLA Member Meeting 12:30pm - 1:00pm

Keynote: Alex Kava 2:15pm - 3:00pm

Exhibitor Reception with live band: The Raw Nerve 5:00pm - 7:00pm

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Opening Up the American Dream: Advocating for Af... 8:30am - 9:15am

AI Perspectives; or, A Luddite And A Tech Bro Wa... 9:30am - 10:15am

Collaboration Station!: How School Libraries and... 1:30pm - 2:15pm

$$$ Show me the (Library) Money! $$$ 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Critical Thinking in the Digital Age: Helping St... 8:30am - 9:15am

Podcasting: How to Develop, Facilitate, and Host... 9:30am - 10:15am

From ‘Meh’ to ‘Heck Yeah!’—Book Talks That Work 1:30pm - 2:15pm

How spicy is too spicy?: Readers Advisory in the... 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Discovering Stories and Developing Community via... 8:30am - 9:15am

Controlled Chaos: The Beautiful Mess of Teen Pro... 9:30am - 10:15am

Low Cost/No Tech Makerspaces 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Visual Excel-lence: Using Spreadsheets for Their... 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Respectful Representation: Honoring Indigenous A... 8:30am - 9:15am

LEGOs in your Library 9:30am - 10:15am

Don’t Panic!: Common Interlibrary Loan Errors an... 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Unlocking Nebraska’s Stories: Introducing the Ne... 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Museum Exhibitions for the Public Library: Bring... 8:30am - 9:15am

Best Children's Books of 2026 9:30am - 10:15am

Pages from the Past: Bringing Local History to L... 8:30am - 9:15am

Staff Innovation Grants - watch staff, services,... 9:30am - 10:15am

When I Disagree Becomes I Can’t: Balancing Perso... 1:30pm - 2:15pm

NLA Advocacy Committee Updates 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Information Desk Open 7:30am - 5:00pm

Strong Boards, Strong Libraries: Governance Skil... 8:30am - 9:15am

Securing Public Computers 9:30am - 10:15am

Books, Blocks and Bubbles: Hosting a Young Child... 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Strategic Planning: A Roadmap for Libraries 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Exhibit Floor Open 8:00am - 11:30am

Exhibitor Break 10:15am - 11:30am

NLA Annual Meeting Opening Speak... 11:30am - 12:00pm

NLA Annual Meeting 11:30am - 12:30pm

Lunch 12:30pm - 1:15pm

Experiential Learning in the Archives: The New Mexico Black History Spotlights 1:30pm - 3:15pm

Bess Streeter Aldrich - Nebraska Hall of Fame Author 1:30pm - 3:15pm

Threading Tales: Library Engagement through StitchCraft 1:30pm - 3:15pm

Something's Been Eating the Books: A Practical Approach to Pest Management 1:30pm - 3:15pm

New patron opportunities: increasing your out-of-service-area users 1:30pm - 3:15pm

Shedding Light on Untold Stories and Underrepresented Voices in the Creighton University Archives 1:30pm - 3:15pm

Jigsaw Puzzling 1:30pm - 3:15pm

Mysteries Await at Your Library – New Books for the 2027 Summer Reading Program 1:30pm - 3:15pm

Meet the NLA Candidates 1:30pm - 3:15pm

Small Spaces, Big Impact: Designing Immersive Play Environments for Family Engagement 1:30pm - 3:15pm

Keynote: Juli Burney 3:30pm - 4:15pm

Closing Address

NLA/MPLA Joint Conference

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