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Wednesday
, October 14
Central Library, Omaha Public Library
5:30pm •
Omaha Public Libraries, Central Library Open House and Tours
6:30pm •
Keynote: Jewel Rodgers
Dapper 1
1:00pm •
Advocacy in Action
Dapper 3
9:00am •
Qualitative Research Bootcamp for Librarians & Archivists
Gatsby
1:00pm •
Threading the Needle: Navigating Tough Topics in Librarianship
La Vista Conference Center
8:00am •
Information Desk Open
Manhattan II
4:00pm •
MPLA Board Meeting
Sugarloaf
9:00am •
Intro to Anime and Manga: A Cram Session
TBA
12:00pm •
Lunch on Your Own
5:00pm •
Dine Around
Thursday
, October 15
Dapper 1
8:00am •
Navigating AI: Conversations, Guidance, and Policy in Nebraska Libraries
9:00am •
Tough Questions You Need Answered About Your Library: Navigating Space, Systems, and Technology
11:15am •
Borrowing Brains - Working Together to Figure It Out!
1:15pm •
Pro Bono Librarianship: Collection Development as Community Service
3:15pm •
Responding to Crisis: The Lexington Public Library Steps Up When Tyson Stepped Out
4:15pm •
Conference Chew & Chat
Dapper 2
8:00am •
Starting a Reading Dragons & Friends Program at Your Library
9:00am •
Stars, Stripes, and Strong Libraries: Preparing for Advocacy Challenges With Case Studies
11:15am •
Human-Centered AI: Policies and Practices to Elevate—and Safeguard—the Library Workforce
1:15pm •
Better Together: Strategic Campus and Community Partnerships
3:15pm •
Leveling up: How gamification supercharged our library's adult summer reading program
4:15pm •
Empowering Student Success and Library Innovation: The Impact of the Paul Scholar Program at Link Library
Dapper 3
8:00am •
Where Stories Come Alive: Inside Our Reading Programs
9:00am •
Playing to Your Strengths: Empowering Your Best Work
11:15am •
Golden Sower Award Presentation
1:15pm •
From Challenges to Superpowers: ADHD & AuDHD in the Workplace
3:15pm •
There’s No Need to Rush - Why Generative AI Can Wait
4:15pm •
Everyday Inclusion: Welcoming Neurodivergent Guests
Fedora 1
8:00am •
The Nebraska Rural Poll at 30: Insights for Libraries
9:00am •
Beyond Inclusion: Building Library Collections That Center Native Voices
11:15am •
From Review to Remediation: Building a Sustainable Reparative Metadata Workflow
1:15pm •
Local History in the Public Square: Opportunities for Public & Academic Libraries
3:15pm •
Notable Books, Along with Some Interesting Others
4:15pm •
Exploring AI with Confidence and Curiosity
Fedora 2
8:00am •
Saving the Site: A D.I.Y. Approach to Website Archiving
9:00am •
Data Analysis for Librarians: Using the R Programming Language to Tell Your Data Story
11:15am •
Best Teen Titles of 2026
1:15pm •
Nontraditional Pathways to Librarianship
3:15pm •
Curate Your Collection By Utilizing Data and Your Community
Gatsby
8:00am •
How Did I Get Here and Why Do I know That? Stories and Confessions of Small Library Directors
9:00am •
Youth Services Tips and Tricks
11:15am •
From Shelf to Spotlight: Amplifying Readers Services with Adult Programming
12:30pm •
IFRT/Advocacy Committee Business Meeting
1:15pm •
Tech Services Showcase: Four Projects, Four Perspectives
3:15pm •
From Community Memory to Access: Sharing and Preserving the Stories from the Great Plains Black History Museum
4:15pm •
Team Tiny Kiosk Bot, Deployment of a local LLM-powered robot in Creighton University Libraries' Makerspace
La Vista Conference Center
7:00am •
Information Desk Open
Manhattan I
12:30pm •
C&U Business Meeting
Manhattan II
12:30pm •
PLTS Business Meeting
Smash Park La Vista
7:30pm •
Smash Park
Sugarloaf
8:00am •
AI Literacy as Civic Duty: Preparing Students for America's AI-Powered Future
9:00am •
From Racism to Reconciliation: The Path Forward for Nebraska
11:15am •
Just a punk a$$ librarian...nothing formal, born to excel, be creative, and the best-est hype woman you ever met
12:30pm •
TSRT Business Meeting
1:15pm •
Food For Thought: Feeding Our Future Through Partnerships
3:15pm •
The Audacity! How to step up and speak out for libraries during your legislative session.
4:15pm •
One Book Many Librarians
TBA
8:00am •
Exhibit Floor Open
10:00am •
Keynote: Kelvin Watson
10:45am •
Exhibitor Break
12:00pm •
Lunch
12:30pm •
MPLA Member Meeting
2:15pm •
Keynote: Alex Kava
5:00pm •
Exhibitor Reception with live band: The Raw Nerve
Friday
, October 16
Dapper 1
8:30am •
Opening Up the American Dream: Advocating for Affordable Textbooks for All Students
9:30am •
AI Perspectives; or, A Luddite And A Tech Bro Walk Into A Bar
1:30pm •
Collaboration Station!: How School Libraries and Public Libraries Work Together!
2:30pm •
$$$ 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 •
Shedding Light on Untold Stories and Underrepresented Voices in the Creighton University Archives
1:30pm •
Small Spaces, Big Impact: Designing Immersive Play Environments for Family Engagement
1:30pm •
New patron opportunities: increasing your out-of-service-area users
1:30pm •
Something's Been Eating the Books: A Practical Approach to Pest Management
1:30pm •
Threading Tales: Library Engagement through StitchCraft
1:30pm •
Meet the NLA Candidates
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 •
Jigsaw Puzzling
1:30pm •
Mysteries Await at Your Library – New Books for the 2027 Summer Reading Program
3:30pm •
Keynote: Juli Burney
4:15pm •
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