Young Adult

 

• Bigger than Beyoncé: bringing the new superstars of YouTube to your library collection - Logan Macdonald - Handout

• Are You There Librarian? It’s Me, Tween: Managing the Transition to Teen Books - Lori Crocker and Jayna Ramsey

• Got STEM? You should! - Anne Holland and Beth Barrett -

• Diverse Stories for Diverse Realities: A YA Author Panel - Claire Studholme, Isabel Quintero, Melanie Crowder, Denise Vega, Traci L. Jones, and Lauren Sabel - Handout

 

Programming

 

• Boomers: Books and Programs for an Energized Generation – Ann Bell - Slides    Handout

• A’s and F’s in YA Programming - Julie Stephens and Paige Garrison

• Programming for the People - Jenny LaPerriere, Erin Wilkings, Emily Funk, and Brenda Ritenour - Slides

• Explore Programming for Patrons with Developmental Disabilities - Christine Dyar and Delaina Massie - Handout

 

Leadership

 

• Library Trustee Tips and Basics (For Directors and Staff Too) - Jacqueline Murphy, Jarrod Biggs, and Sandy Messick

• Fires, Floods and Locusts (er, Bedbugs): Library Crisis and Communication Plans - Shellie Tressell, Paula Watson-Lakamp, Claudine Perrault and Chris Henning - Slides

• TABOR (Taxpayer Bill of Rights) - What Officials Need to Know - Michael Varnet and Carol Hedges -Tutorial    Handout

• Public Finance 101 - Michael Varnet and Nan Fisher - Slides     Audit Timetable     Statistics Definitions     Financial and Budget Definitions    Budget Calendar   PPLD Long Form    

• Difficult, Hostile, and Potentially Dangerous Library Visitors: Protecting People and Property - Pat Wagner - Handout

• What Every Library Professional Needs to Know about Trust and Why It’s Essential to Engagement - Nan Russell - Handout

• What You Say Without Speaking a Word: Communication in Libraries - Erica Rose

• Collaborate to be Great! - Rebecca Czarnecki and Squee Leigh

• Discovering Your Leadership Potential - Lindsay Brownfield and Dawn Combe

 

Making Change

 

• The Business of Libraries: Beyond Books - Dan Cordova and Kathleen Carothers

• Making Your Library an Escape Route from Poverty - Lu Benke and Beth Crist - Slides     Handout     Tough Times

• Dumping Dewey: Do We? - Katherine Weadley

• Introducing BIBCAT – a BIBFRAME Catalog - Jeremy Nelson

• Reinventing Your Professional Self or How to Be Successful at a New Job You Know Nothing About - Deborah Hamilton - Slides    Handout

• Using Design Thinking to Rethink Your Library - Nancy White - Slides    Handout

• Lessons Learned:  A Reorganization, Cross-Functional Teams, and a New Position - Anne Kemmerling

• Course Correction: Integrating User Feedback to Make Changes Big & Small - Lindsay Roberts and Andrea Reveley

• The Subtle Shift: Ideas to Thrive in a Changing World - Becky Russell and Kieran Hixon

• Having a Growth Mindset – The Pathway to a More Successful You - Terri Brungardt - Slides

 

Instruction

 

• 20 Tools and 250 Ways to Use Them with Primary Sources - Laura Israelsen and Michelle Pearson - Resources

• Vibrant Video in Your Library - Phil Goerner - Slides   Handout

• Aligning Standards to Digital Tools & eResources - Shannon Miller and Bobbi Craig - Slides

• Make Your Surveys FORM-tastic! Gathering Data in Your Library - Nannette McMurtry and Amy Bland

• Tech Shy to Tech Savvy: First your staff then your community - Diana Laughlin

• Recreational Reading for College Students - Cynthia Rain and Kathe Gibb

• Universal Design in Learning (UDL) as an architecture for accessibility - Paul Betty

• I Googled It! Developing Digital Literacy Skills with Google Search - Nannette McMurtry - Slides

• Make It Work: Fixed, Flexible & Everything in Between - Megan McQuinn and Emily Hungerford

• Peer-Driven Organizational Culture Librarians’ Perceptions of Student Learning - Kendra Spahr, William Cuthbertson, Lyda Ellis, and Andrea Falcone - Slides

 

Engagement

 

• What’s in a Place? Stealth Assessment for Student Use of Space in the Library and Its Impact on Academic Libraries - Annie Epperson

• Colorado Libraries Kick Ass - Jacqueline Murphy, Stacie Ledden, Kelli Johnson, Amber DeBerry

• Relationship-based Marketing - Judy Robbins

• Fast and Fit: How and Why to Offer Brain Training to Your Community - Pat Sohmer

• Data Visualization for the Rest of Us: A Beginner’s Guide - Linda Hofschire and Meghan Wanucha

• Connecting by Assessing 3 Case Studies - Lia Vella, Patricia Andersen, and Lisa Dunn

• Getting AG-tive with a Community Garden - Shelley Walchak, Judy Poe, and Kami Larsen

• Bigger on the Inside! Regenerating to an outreach role in a traditional academic library - Annie Epperson

• Turning Wallflowers into Groupies Getting Non-Users to Use the Academic Library - Andrea Reveley, Lindsay Roberts, and Casey Lansinger

 

Nuts and Bolts

 

• Front Line Customer Service: Your Service, Your Image, Your Agency - Steve Wasiecko

• Is that Legal? Basic Copyright Law for Librarians - Carla Myers - Slides

• State of the State: Readers’ Advisory - Jessi Barrientos and Amy Hall

• Applying Formalized Project Management Techniques in Libraries - Shea-Tinn (Sheila) Yeh

• Weeding Isn’t Sexy, but It Should Be - Jennifer Hendzlik

 

Makerspaces

 

• But What If They Print THAT? The Ethical Implications of User-Created Content - Martin Garnar

• Hands on in Special Collections: Active Learning at the CU-Boulder Libraries - Deborah Hollis, Susan Guinn-Chipman, Ph.D., and Professor Barb Losoff

• Made in a Makerspace Showcase - Cody Yantis and Nick Taylor

• Maker in Residence: Bringing the Community In - Rebecca Cruz and Antonia Krupicka-Smith

 

Partnerships

 

• Beyond Institutional Preparedness:  Partnerships for Preparation, Response and Recovery - Leslie Williams and Amy Zimmer

• Brewing Up Strong Relationships: A Discussion on Developing Great Partnerships - Amanda Armstrong and Robert Ayala - Slides

• Making the Most of Makerspaces: School and Library Partnership Opportunities - Phil Goerner and Ashley Kazyaka - Slides

 

Early Literacy

 

• Earlier Is Easier: Unifying Voices for a Common Goal - Mary Kuehner, Carol Edwards, Alison Hatch, Megan Wilson, Marion Batayte

• No Whine in the Book Club - Andrea Cleland and Deborah Kauffman - Handout    Parent Tips

• Storytime Outside the Lines: Lessons Learned from Professional Children’s Entertainers - Cliff Davidson, Kathleen DiLeo, and Lori Crocker - Handout

• Walk This Way: Taking Storytime Out of the Library - Tammy Benninger, Kelly Benninger, and Stephanie Stocking - Handout

• 30 Minutes in the Community, Readers for Life - Alberto Pellicer and Lauren Dennis

• Read, Write, Sing, Talk, Play: Using the CLEL Bell Awards at Your Library - Sarah Johnson and Stella Fowler

• Hands Off! Passive Programming for Children - Amy Forrester, Kahla Gubanich and Warren Shanks

 

21 Century

 

• Everything Is Awesome…with Legos and iPads - Peggy St.Clair, Dawn Young, Lisa de la Pena, and Claire Shadow

• The Internet of Things (IoT) and Your Privacy - Stephanie Noble

• Cutting Edge Communities: Tech Assistance - Nick Taylor , Tracy Treece, and Oli Sanidas

• Engaging 21st Century Learners by Badging History - Laura Douglas and Michelle Pearson

• May the Force of Technology Be with You! - Caroline Hughes

• Reveal, Don’t Conceal: Opening Colorado’s Doors and Collections into the Web - Rachel Fewell, David Pimentel, Cindy Phillibs, Julie Halverstadt, and Logan Macdonald

• The Self-Publishing movement: What It Means to Libraries - Shelley Walchak, Mary Walewski, and Patricia Ross

 

Wildcard

 

• Nothing Comes Between Me and My… Genes: The Future of Personalized Medicine - Dana Abbey - Slides

• Puff, Puff, Lend: Cannabis Culture and the Library - Aaron Bock, Jen Hendzlik, and Logan Macdonald

• Trauma-Informed Care and Libraries - Ann Schwab and Elissa Hardy

• Hip or Hype? Over-promoted Graphic Novels v. The Sleepers - Steph Myers, Peter Derk, and Brett Keniston

• Creating a Successful Website: Balancing User Needs with Business Goals - Christine Coughlan and Erin Holloway

• Sustainable Staff Development: 5 Steps to Create a Culture of Learning - Crystal Schimpf - Slides

• Re-Imagine Your Library - Dennis Humphries and Ozi Friedrich

• Building a Digital Citizenship Program with Common Sense Education - Brian Dino

 

Hot Topics

 

• Breaking Out: Outreach with Schools - Cari Borchert and Ally Garcia

• Libraries Serving Homeless Populations: Developing Meaningful Library Services and Policy Best Practices - David Farnan, Jean Bosch, Zac Schaffner, Elissa Hardy, Jacqueline Murphy, and Hillary Esthner