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ALAMIDWINTER.ORG LIBRARY JOURNAL Conference Edition contents Volume 93, No 4 Winter 2017 Published by the TEXAS LIBRARY President’s Perspective: Advocacy and Storytelling...... Ling Hwey Jeng...... 2 ASSOCIATION From the Editor...... Wendy Woodland...... 4 ALADENVER MIDWINTER OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN HIGHER EDUCATION Get Inspired! Membership in TLA is open to any Advocate for Open...... Dean Hendrix...... 6 individual or institution interested The Challenge of Open Educational Resource MeetingFEBRUARY & 9–13, Exhibits 2018 in Texas libraries. Implementation at Private Institutions...... Diane Graves...... 8 Student Success and Diversity and Inclusion: To find out more about TLA, order TLA OER@UH...... Lisa German..... 10 publications, or place advertising in BOOK BUZZ Texas Library Journal, write to The Faculty Perspective on Open Educational Programs Texas Library Association Resources as a Means to Increase Access THEATER Innovation to Higher Education...... Bruce Herbert..... 11 3355 Bee Cave Road, Suite 401 Discussions Programs Denver Austin, Texas 78746-6763; Library Support for Sustainability Open Education Sessions SYMPOSIUM ON THE call 1-800-580-2TLA (2852); or visit Using Learning Objects, Repositories, our website at www.txla.org. and Open Access Principles...... Hong Xu..... 12 FUTURE OF LIBRARIES A directory of TLA membership is Social Events ALA Connecting Cultures & Community ...... Jorie Nissen..... 14 Publishers Pavilions Organizations SCHEDULER available in the “Members Only” section Libraries Share Stories of Resilience...... Sara Ortiz..... 15 of the website. Intercampus Collaboration on Copyright: MIDWINTER Experts

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Librarians are affected by politics every Good storytelling shares how residents day. Be it state legislative sessions, or city of our community learn and grow council, library board, or academic affairs together to become who they are today, meetings, there are issues that directly the distance they can go tomorrow; and or indirectly impact our work, staff, and how we facilitate their success along the budgets and each carries consequences way. In these fascinating and moving that reach beyond library users to the stories, our libraries and librarians are much broader communities where indispensable to communities. libraries belong. In essence, this is what the 2018 TLA According to Pew Research Center, Annual Conference is about – perfecting 95% of Americans think libraries help our advocacy and storytelling game. people’s lives and librarians are among I invite each and every one of you to Listen to regional United Way the most trusted professionals. However, join me and thousands of your fellow leaders’ insights into how a nonprofit that positive perception does not always librarians in Dallas April 3 – 6. I organization transforms itself successfully translate to public action and support. promise. You will be enlightened and by using a collective impact approach to While the public believes that libraries inspired! community building. are nice and helpful, they need to see that T.Scott Gross will raise your aspirations Author Grace Lin and artist Harlan libraries are valuable and essential. to provide “Positively Outrageous W. Butt will demonstrate how Librarians cannot be accidental Service.” You’ll discover effective storytelling can be a powerful tool for advocates, speaking up only when a strategies in community coalition sharing cultural heritage. Two iconic legislative crisis threatens. Advocacy building where everyone can lead, lexicographers, Kory Stamper and Anu means passionately engaging to help our courtesy of Paul Schmitz. Garg, will thoroughly entertain you as community shape a collective cultural Sharpen your awareness of larger they discuss the use of words in today’s identity that is aligned with our core communities with an understanding of public rhetoric. values of access, equity, democracy, Texas demographic and employment And finally, join David Lankes for the and diversity. It is not only getting out trends shared by Steve Murdock closing session to recharge and renew our votes during elections or making calls and Michael Sherrod, as well as commitment to an action plan where and sending emails during a particular John Horrigan’s data rich session on librarians aspire to be exceptional and time, but also strengthening community Americans’ use and attitudes toward communities can expect more from us. members’ common beliefs and passion libraries. Advocacy and storytelling are not just for libraries, as well as unwillingness to about words, they are about our outlook, do without. our aspirations, our constant presence, To influence community cultural and how we engage community members identify, we must be excellent storytellers in everything we do. Our library stories and choose words wisely in our advocacy are the stories of our communities. language – words that are different; When members of the community see words that elicit strong emotions; words themselves in those stories, they are that dig into people’s instinct, reflex, empowered to share their own fantastic and fear of loss; and words that can be library experiences. By empowering repeated by many people often enough members of our communities, we help to shape the common understanding and create a collective narrative that libraries perception are valuable and essential, not just nice J Good stories are not about library to have. policies, or professional statements. They are definitely not about merely telling our communities what we do best for them. 2 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 MEET OUR AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS TLA 2018, Dallas, TX | Disney Book Group Booth #2607 Authors and Illustrators will be signing in the author signing area unless noted otherwise

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BOOTH #2607 Editorial Get to Know by Wendy Woodland TLA’s New Executive Director has been on You are also an online instructor with the Dana Braccia the job just American Library Association and adjunct FUN FACTS three short months as of December 31. In instructor in a number of MLS programs First impression of Texas that time, she relocated from Scottsdale, – what trends are you seeing with students AZ to Austin, finished her MBA, and in these programs? Feels like home! I’m looking forward to exploring the entire state and have traveled the state from El Paso to the I’ve really seen a solid recognition that already started a great list of eclectic Valley and to North Texas for completing a course or degree is just the and off-the-beaten path places to visit. TLA district meetings. She participated in beginning. We are in a continually evolving All must-see suggestions welcome! conference program committee and local environment and being a life-long learner arrangement committee meetings; was is the new norm and baseline. I’ve also Favorite literary genre a guest speaker at a University of Texas seen a greater understanding that one must Really depends on my mood and time iSchool Brown Bag Lunch Workshop; and become a proactive personal curator of of year. I tend to pick up mysteries and met with TLA staff and many association fresh content. This can come from a diverse members to learn more about the classics in the winter, non-fiction in the array of resources inside and outside the spring, and am open to any great read association’s exciting initiatives. Of course, profession including associations, websites, regardless of genre in the summer this is by no means a comprehensive list, colleagues, blogs, books, podcasts etc. – and fall. but it demonstrates that our new executive continually building a YOUniversity. director has jumped into this huge role Why should people join TLA? Most memorable vacations with enthusiasm, curiosity, and great Bali and Italy – as well as family energy. According to the Directory of National Trade and Professional Associations of road trips in a camper when I was Keep reading and get to know Dana! the U.S., there are more than 7,000 growing up. You are just the third executive director associations and professional societies in Favorite cuisine in TLA’s 115-year history. How do you the country, and approximately 85 percent I love to try new foods – especially envision building on the association’s of all business failures occur in firms that anything spicy. Since moving to Texas, legacy? are not members of their trade association. I have a new passion for BBQ and beef With the phenomenal speed of change in TLA is extremely fortunate to have had jerky. a very special legacy of amazing and technology and services, now more than passionate leadership. This is reflected not ever it is critical for people to join and Best Austin experience (so-far) only in the former executive directors, become actively involved in professional Kayaking in Lady Bird Lake and getting but also throughout the association’s associations in order to stay abreast of a Texas library card. membership and staff. Our mission to trends, build a network of dynamic promote, support, and improve library colleagues, as well as influence and impact Roller Coasters – yes or no? the profession in a meaningful way. For all services in Texas is just as relevant today YES! J as it was in 1902 – and it is essential that of us who care about libraries – being an active participant with TLA is a linchpin we continue to infuse innovation into TLA Executive Director Dana Braccia all aspects of our services to libraries and link in ensuring long term vibrancy and (seated, third from left) with attendees members. connection to the communities we serve. at the District 9 Fall Meeting in Lubbock. Regardless if someone has been a member for 30 days or 30 years – we want to continually delight and inspire the library community. Enhancing and expanding relationships with current and potential members, sponsors and vendors; providing incredibly comprehensive and engaging annual conferences and omni-channel professional development programs; and offering seamless opportunities for in-person and virtual networking and engagement are essential to achieving this goal. 4 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017

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    Advocate for Open course filter. In the short term, the library Open provides a list of known courses that by Dean Hendrix use OER to the registrar. The long term implementation goal will task academic Educational Rising textbook prices have an alarming departments to comply with the law. impact on students, and data from Though above and beyond this directive, Resources countless surveys show that students will go libraries’ promotion of the OER filter to to great lengths in order to avoid the costs registering students is a crucial advocacy associated with buying new textbooks in piece. in Higher Education print, including buying used books; renting semester-long access; sharing textbooks 2. Establishes a state-wide grant program to with classmates; pirating them online or via encourage faculty to use OER. The 2017 Texas Council of Academic a scanner; and, with increasing frequency, Implication for libraries: Many universities going without access to textbooks in Texas already administer local OER Libraries (TCAL) Annual Conference altogether. Without the resources to faculty grant programs, and can inform complete their coursework, student success programming centered on Open the roll out of a statewide grant program. outcomes – retention rates, graduation rates The Texas Higher Education Coordinating and workforce preparedness Educational Resources and included Board (THECB) has been – suffer. Begin by underscoring why entrusted with negotiated In response, open rulemaking authority for updates from the Texas Higher libraries are uniquely positioned educational resources this program, which has Education Coordinating Board on (OERs) initiatives have to effectively lead and administer $200,000 earmarked over two years. The public sprung up at universities this emergent and growing area. SB 810 implementation, information all over the country. comment period has Comprised of public expired and representation from the Texas Digital Library on OER domain course materials, OERs are no-cost on the rulemaking committee has been resources that students can freely access and decided upon including five library activities, and a panel discussion on use online. OERs’ open licenses encourage representatives. The request for applications pedagogical customization by permitting is slated to be released in 2018. OER implementation and related faculty to retain, reuse, revise, remix and 3. Mandates that a study be conducted redistribute as they design, create and teach to determine the feasibility of a state challenges and opportunities. their courses. repository of OERs. OERs save students millions of dollars Implication for libraries: Similar to the Four of the panelists, which are annually and elected officials have taken statewide grant program, the scope of the notice. According to SPARC, over 70 all at different stages of OER feasibility study is under the authority bills related to OER were filed in 28 states of THECB. The THECB report must in 2017. Coupling the current maturity implementation at their universities, include methods by which OER would be level of OERs, and the political interest gathered and curated; measures to ensure in lowering the cost of higher education, shared their perspectives with the public access to the repository; methods librarians and open education advocates of encouraging the use of the repository; in Texas pushed hard for OER legislation. Texas Library Journal. In addition, management of intellectual property rights; In June 2017, Texas added it name to the and other measures necessary to ensure the former project librarian for a list of these states when Governor Greg the repository’s success. Librarians have Abbott signed Senate Bill 810 with broad great experience in similar areas including National Science Foundation funded bipartisan support. resource curation, user experience, 1. SB 810 promotes the use of OER in the provision of academic content project provided a case study. higher education in three ways: and repositories to inform the report’s Requires colleges and universities to recommendations. provide information in the course schedule LIBRARY ADVOCACY to whether course materials are OERs; and Like any disruptive innovation in its to provide a search function if the course early maturation phase, open education schedule is online. Moreover, colleges and has skeptics. In light of the compelling universities must make a reasonable effort economic arguments, faculty detractors to disseminate the availability of courses often cite content quality, the lack of using OERs. supplemental resources, smaller royalties Implication for libraries: If the library from textbooks sales, lack of time and leads on OER on campus, work with the training, and academic freedom as reasons registrar and IT to implement an OER for non-adoption. However, those specific 6 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 concerns can be addressed adequately. The student groups. Encourage student groups these contacts, the libraries must build local real obstacle to OER adoption is primarily to make appointments with faculty and networks of faculty advocates on an annual a cultural one. Encouraging the use of administrators, issue official position basis. These faculty are vital to convincing no-cost course materials by students and statements, and post on social media. their colleagues that OER is maturing and faculty is a disruptive and political act, so Listen closely to students’ stories – such a serious alternative to current practice. Providing these faculty updated talking effective communications, advocacy and as, “…We spent all night scanning this points and data, both from their courses political strategies are needed textbook…,” “…my schedule says I have the and the aggregate, keeps current faculty Across the nation, librarians have led on textbook Tuesdays and Fridays…,” “…I do advocates engaged and active. the promotion and adoption of OERs. But not take classes with textbooks over $200…,” one dedicated person will not be able to “…I’ll see how far I can get in this class OER is an enormous cultural change convert the masses to OER; it takes a team without buying the textbook…” – which put for faculty who have collaborated with of librarians with a basic understanding of a human face to the issue. Document the textbook publishers for years. For librarians, open educational resources in order to sell stories and the storytellers to lend gravity it is important to anticipate common this change to administrators and faculty. and emotion to the data-driven narrative critiques, develop answers and provide Begin by underscoring why libraries are developed by the library. data. It is also imperative to acknowledge uniquely positioned to effectively lead and the disruptive cultural change, but that To foment sustained change, university necessary support and training is available administer this emergent and growing administrators must be supportive and take area, including our significant experience to locate and implement potential OERs. ownership of OER initiatives. Only then SPARC recently released a report titled, making electronic resources available and will the university be able to operationalize discoverable, coordinating intramural and “OER Mythbusting” that assists libraries in systems, policies and incentives that answering common faculty questions. extramural collaborations, and supporting champion OER adoption. Focus on sustainable publishing environments. messaging the Provost, CIO and Deans. GET STARTED! Propose a small pilot program to start and Most administrators do not know the promise to share the assessment data. In the last five years, the momentum has details of the textbook market and OER, shifted quickly from proposals that use It goes without saying; the economic case so connecting these initiatives directly proprietary materials and take advantage is the easiest argument to make in favor of with student success, faculty productivity, of publisher’s lower marginal costs in OER adoptions. Libraries should provide education quality, and the cost of higher distributing digital resources to OER – a one page report with simple and/ education is an advocate’s number one completely open. Several universities and or visualizations that show OER savings for priority. A library’s advocacy goal is to not organizations have laid the groundwork for particular courses with high enrollments only heighten administrators’ awareness this switch and are leaders these areas. To (e.g., cost of the previous textbook of OERs, but raise money and resources get started with OER, please visit: multiplied by the students enrolled in to support OER initiatives. Though it will a course). Be prepared for pushback on vary from campus to campus, seek out MIT Open CourseWare (ocw.mit.edu/) financial numbers due to actual student interested partners who can contribute As a torchbearer for the open education behaviors (e.g., most students do not money and/or staff time to the governance movement, MIT has made nearly all of buy new textbooks for every course). and implementation of OER. At UTSA, its 2000+ courses and its content free and Periodically inform administrators how for example, the Libraries partnered with open since 2001. much money the university is saving Teaching and Learning Services and the Open Textbook Library (open.umn.edu/ students through OER and the return on Provost’s Office to fund $50,000 of faculty opentextbooks) investment (e.g., total OER savings/total OER adoption grants, and will launch a resources spent on OER). crowdfunding campaign to fund OER Run by the Open Textbook Network, a A more opaque argument is that OER initiatives in spring 2018. consortium of over 600 campuses, the Open Textbook Library provides a large adoptions affect student outcomes Faculty are the key constituency that multidisciplinary library of peer-reviewed definitively. To address student success, will make or break your OER program. OERs, some which are accompanied by point to overwhelmingly positive student With less than 5% using OER, and only faculty reviews of the material. satisfaction data on OER from other a quarter of faculty nationwide aware of institutions. Librarians must keep abreast OERs, library advocates must develop a OpenStax (openstax.org) of current learning outcomes research in strategy that encompasses awareness and Based out of Rice University, OpenStax is courses using OER as studies become larger the removal of obstacles to adoption. To a leader in publishing high-quality OERs and more rigorous in experimental design. increase basic awareness, set up meetings as well as courseware that personalizes Generally, this nascent area of research with departmental and committee chairs education. OpenStax textbooks have been suggests that course learning outcomes are across campus to discuss OER and their adopted for use at over 4500 educational the same, if not slightly better in courses effect on students. Parlay the successful institutions. using OER. meetings into short sales pitches at Students are libraries’ natural ally on this departmental or committee meetings. Bring Dean Hendrix is dean of University issue, and are willing to work to enact printed OER texts along, so that faculty Libraries at the University of Texas in these (relatively) quick changes with clear can thumb through them, and evaluate San Antonio. benefits. Meet often and regularly with content quality and not the medium. From 2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 7 The Challenge of Open Educational Resource Implementation at Private Institutions

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for students from low income families or those who are first-generation college attendees. Campus support for the use of OERS comes from a wide range of college administrators, including senior administrators in academic affairs, the student success director, the financial aid director (funds not used for textbooks can be assigned for tuition, thus lightening the financial burden twice: once by eliminating the cost of the textbook, At the end of Open Access Week in on the Open Textbook Library site, or and then by allocating those funds back October 2009, Trinity University became one distributed by OpenStax at Rice toward tuition and fees). the first higher education institution in University. Peer teacher/scholars have Student Government Association Texas to propose and pass a campus-wide carefully vetted, reviewed and tweaked representatives were vocal in their concern faculty-supported Open Access Policy. these titles which are often aimed at about the high cost of textbooks, and even Trinity also was the first small, private introductory, required college courses, conducted their own study on textbook residential liberal arts college in the U.S. and new texts on additional subjects keep costs for the average Trinity student. Last to pass such a policy. We have been active appearing. The Open Textbook Library fall, in response to student interest, Trinity in the Open Access movement for years, puts their titles through a process that joined the Open Textbook Network as and continue to champion other elements is quite similar to that used by the big a shared investment between the library of “open” including Open Data, Open commercial textbook firms. In the case of and the Collaborative for Learning & Science and, of course, Open Educational OpenStax, students may view the book Teaching, the faculty development office Resources (OER). online at no charge or purchase a physical on campus. Then in early February 2017, copy for under $50. Librarians can assist In the OER world, proponents often talk teaching faculty as they seek such options, about the three levels of OER options: and even do a little local vetting to find 1. Adapt, 2. Adopt, 3. Create. Libraries the best fit for a class. can be particularly helpful in all three scenarios. CREATE ADAPT Finally, the create option supports faculty members who decide to In the case of adapting content, a create their own original textbook or professor and librarian might work course content. This option is much together to identify readings that more time-consuming than the other are available through existing online two options, and yet it may offer the e-resources, including full-text materials most tailored result in terms of support made accessible through TexShare or for a particular course. Again, subject other purchasing options. While not specialists may be involved in helping to truly open to all users, these articles and craft the content, assisting with research ebooks would be available through license or answering questions about fair use and agreements to any faculty member or currently enrolled student. Essentially derivative works. faculty who choose to adapt content are As leaders in the Open Access movement, those who might have created a course Trinity librarians hoped that we could pack in the days of print-only journals. develop a similar level of interest in OERs, particularly at the introductory course ADOPT level. Our students already pay private This option involves using an existing school tuition and fees, and the expense of open textbook, such as may be found textbooks is an added burden, especially Open Educational Resources in HIGHER ED 8 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 the library and the Collaborative held And finally, since professors don’t pay drives change, private institutions can workshops for interested faculty, hoping for the texts themselves, (much less remain blissfully unaware of the potential to attract and inspire some early adopters the texts an individual student must impact of a bill like SB 810. As we know in the OER space. buy for an entire semester of courses) from our own lives, convenience often It may be too early to see real results, the price burden isn’t visible to them. trumps all else. Faculty members focus but it appears that faculty enthusiasm Further, most are not informed of the on the content of a text they select for for using OERs at Trinity is not strong. way the financial aid system works, so a class, and likely spend very little time thinking about how the cost of that Professors offer many counter arguments, they remain unaware of the impact their particular text – one among several that chief among them the amount of time textbook choices might have on students’ a student will acquire each semester – fits and effort that an instructor must ability to pay tuition, or purchase into their students’ financial realities. make to change the content and flow housing and food. of an existing course to accommodate With the passage of SB 810 in the Until private colleges choose to offer new textual material. Faculty members most recent legislative session, state similar incentives and other rewards, have identified textbooks that work for institutions now have modest, but still faculty members at Trinity and colleges them, and they value the convenience very real, incentives to develop and like it will only migrate to OERs if they and familiarity of those titles. Many deploy OERs on their campuses. In this feel a strong commitment to equal access professors appreciate the ancillary online era of rapidly rising higher education and social justice. Trinity librarians will materials that accompany the textbook. costs, and the accompanying impact on likely find themselves in the position students, textbooks are one small way in of advocating and educating for the Most private college professors pride foreseeable future. J themselves on their strong commitment which faculty members can offer some to teaching – and thus resent and resist financial relief. To students and their Diane Graves recently retired from any outside attempts to change their parents, the financial liability they take Trinity University in San Antonio current practices. At private colleges and on to acquire a college degree can be universities, they may enjoy a higher level daunting; the added cost of textbooks where she was the assistant vice of autonomy in their course development can be prohibitive. president for Academic Affairs, and and delivery than their colleagues at While institutions that rely heavily on university librarian and professor. public institutions. state support must heed legislation that

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2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 9 Student Success and Diversity and Inclusion: OER@UH by Lisa German the case at UH because the provost, Dr. Libraries has also expanded its course The University of Houston (UH) seeks Paula Myrick Short, led the UH initiative reserve program. When Hurricane to empower students in their pursuit to join the Open Textbook Network. She Harvey hit the fall semester had started of learning, discovery, leadership, understands the importance of reducing and students had already purchased and engagement. With over 45,000 the financial burden of our students who their textbooks. One of our student students from more than 100 countries, spend an estimated $1200 dollars per employees said that she grabbed her it is the second most diverse research year on textbooks, and is encouraging textbooks, her husband grabbed their university in the country, the only Tier faculty members to assign open baby and they evacuated their home. 1 public university in Houston, and it educational resources to students in their Some of our students were not able to is designated an “R1” – highest research classes. This support is invaluable. grab their textbooks and lost them in the activity by the Carnegie Foundation flooding. The University jumped into for the Advancement of Teaching. Its action. Our Barnes and Noble bookstore mission is to offer nationally competitive We simply want to level the playing field for lent the UH Libraries textbooks for 50 and internationally recognized of the largest-enrolled classes. We applied our students. If they cannot afford course opportunities for learning, discovery, and for, and received, a $5000 grant from engagement to a diverse population of materials, they’re placed at a disadvantage the Texas State Library and Archives students in a real world setting. Commission so that we can put more on the first day of class. textbooks on reserve for our students. Student success is a primary goal for While an increase in textbooks on reserve UH and for the University Libraries. is not a long-term solution, it is part of Academic success starts with access to At UH, we are taking a multi-pronged the program that the University Libraries materials, yet the high costs of textbooks approach to encourage the classroom flip is putting in place to make educational remains a significant concern for many from high cost commercial textbooks to resources available to students. college students. One of the ways in openly available learning materials. The president of the Student Government UH is committed to equity, inclusion, which academic institutions can help and accountability, and to removing Association is sending a survey to the mitigate the cost of textbooks is to move barriers to success. One of the University entire student body to get concrete to open educational resources (OER). of Houston Libraries’ values is to foster information about the impact that the Recent studies, such as the one by diversity and inclusion in our spaces, cost of textbooks has on purchasing Fischer, Hilton, Robinson, and Wiley services, programs, and resources and habits (i.e., do students purchase, rent, entitled “A multi-institutional study of to make them accessible to all. We the impact of open textbook adoption on forgo purchasing their textbooks) and simply want to level the playing field the learning outcomes of post-secondary other information which will be used for our students. If they cannot afford students” conclude that “students in discussions with faculty. We held course materials, they’re placed at a whose faculty chose [open educational benchmarking sessions with university disadvantage on the first day of class. resources] OER generally performed as libraries from across the country that Working together with our partners well or better than students whose faculty are further along in the OER adoption across the university, we can empower assigned commercial textbooks.” (Fisher, process. our students to achieve success here at Hilton, Robinson and Wiley 2015) The working group is creating a the University of Houston and beyond. Libraries can assist and lead these OER framework for a grant program to Open educational resources can make a initiatives. To create an OER support encourage faculty to adopt, adapt, or difference. system on the UH campus, I put together create open textbooks. Funding will Bibliography a working group including faculty, come from the Office of the Provost librarians, and student government and the Dean of University Libraries, Fischer, Hilton, Robinson and Wiley. leadership. One of the faculty members and the amount will depend on whether (2015). A multi-institutional study of in the working group, Dr. Mimi Lee, faculty adopt, adapt, or create a new the impact of open textbook adoption on attended the Open Textbook Network open textbook. This program will launch the learning outcomes of post-secondary Symposium with me in the summer of in the spring of 2018. In order to jump students. In Journal of Computing in 2017. As one of the few librarian/faculty start Open@UH, we will be hosting a Higher Education, 27 (159-172). J member pairs in attendance, we learned workshop this February for faculty and so much from the other attendees. librarians given by trainers from the Lisa German is dean of University It is essential to have the support of the Open Textbook Network. Libraries and Elizabeth D. Rockwell university’s administration, and this can Since our goal is student affordability Chair, University of Houston Libraries. be challenging. Fortunately, this was not of educational material, the University Open Educational Resources in HIGHER ED 10 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 Since relatively few books are available, textbooks and open educational resources, The Faculty the impact across an entire curriculum 2. support the adoption of alternatives to is limited. Second, most programs don’t high costs commercial textbooks, and 3. Perspective on address faculty motivation, and their need lead to the development of new OERs. for support and recognition. It is almost These programs use a range of strategies Open Educational impossible for a university to institute a and outcomes that have successfully Resources as a successful OER program without faculty recruited faculty partners. support and involvement. Therefore, Texas A&M Student it is critical that campus OER leaders Government Open Means to Increase understand the faculty perspective and work to address their concerns. Educational Resources Access to Higher Teaching Awards The Faculty Perspective Education In 2015, the Texas A&M University Texas A&M faculty genuinely care about Libraries partnered with Student by Bruce Herbert student access to higher education and Government to sponsor the establishment Programs around the country seek to their academic success, and we call upon of Open Educational Resources Teaching address costs associated with commercial these values to recruit faculty to our OER Awards. These annual awards recognize textbooks for college students, a textbook programs. Whether we can faculty members who go above and significant barrier to college access for persuade the faculty to take any action beyond in adopting and demonstrating many students (Baker et al., 2009), and after the initial contact is controlled by a exemplary usage of OERs in their open access (OA) textbooks provide a low- number of other factors that faculty use classrooms, or taking active roles in the to no-cost alternative. An open textbook to construct a cost-benefit calculation that creation or dissemination of these open is an openly licensed, digital textbook drives their decision, as they try to balance access materials. The awards recognize offered online by its author(s). The open the many demands in their work life faculty who promote or contribute to a license sets these textbooks apart from (Fairweather and Beach, 2002). culture of utilizing free academic resources traditional textbooks by allowing users There are four factors faculty consider in and knowledge sharing in order to lessen to read online, download, or print the deciding whether to seek an alternative to the financial burden on students, and book at no cost or compensation to the a traditional, commercial textbook for a mediate the overall cost of receiving author(s). specific class. an education. Faculty values the award because it highlights teaching quality – an OA textbooks are one type of open First - the quality of the alternatives, important criterion used in tenure and educational resources (OER) - teaching, and how well they match their syllabus, promotion at the university. learning, and research resources released teaching style, and students’ needs. under an open license that permits their Texas A&M Universities Second - the workload required to Libraries’ Open Access free use and repurposing by others. OER switch to an alternative textbook which can be full courses, course materials, includes rearranging the syllabus; Textbook Initiative lesson plans, open textbooks, learning adapting presentations, lectures or student This program supports faculty interested objects, videos, games, tests, software, or activities; or developing a custom reading in adopting alternatives to commercial any other tool, material, or technique that list using library resources if a relevant textbooks. We first meet with the faculty supports access to knowledge. OA textbook does not exist. Additionally, instructor to review the course syllabus In addition to reducing costs for students, there may be a need to develop an and discuss implementation strategies OA textbooks may positively impact alternative to publisher homework systems for individual courses that include the educational outcomes by allowing faculty if these are used by the class. possible use of existing OA textbooks or instructors to customize textbooks. Open other OERs, the use of library resources Third - major courses required for a to form custom reading lists, or the use access textbooks frequently include the degree program often use textbooks that right to add, remove or alter content, of copyrighted materials through fair use are a tradition in the discipline and OA determinations. The faculty instructor is generally on the condition that derivative textbooks may not be as accepted. works must have the same license. then partnered with a subject librarian to Therefore, OA textbooks support faculty Fourth - the potential for recognition for complete the project. Subject librarians instructors’ efforts to design innovative, their work, especially if they are early OA are uniquely qualified to help instructors effective instructional materials, and textbook adopters. locate appropriate OA textbooks, OERs, or explicitly align these materials to the course Program Development suggest alternate sources to produce flexible and dynamic course packets using library goals and objectives (Petrides et al., 2011). at Texas A&M resources. Finally, the library recognizes Unfortunately, OER and OA textbook The Texas A&M University Libraries that switching textbooks represents a programs suffer from two limitations developed a systemic program significant burden for instructors, therefore, that reduce their systemic impact. First, incorporating elements that directly faculty who adopt an OA textbook or OER programs often focus on persuading address the factors described above, existing library component replacements in faculty to adopt existing OA textbooks, leading to three specific outcomes: 1. lieu of a commercial textbook are awarded such as those available from OpenStax. advance faculty awareness of open access stipends up to $1500. 2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 11 Texas A&M Universities Library Support for Sustainability Open Libraries’ National Sci- ence Foundation (NSF) Education Using Learning Objects, Broader Impacts Initiative Research funded by the NSF requires Repositories, and Open Access Principles a broader impacts program (Holbrook, 2005), and we are partnering with by Hong Xu NSF principal investigators to use the Introduction broader impact program to support the development of OERs. Specifically, our The Research Coordination Network– to the course development team, and program supports principal investigators Climate, Energy, Environment and directly participated in course development in the development of an OA chapter Engagement in Semiarid Regions activities. The Texas A&M University that is aligned with an existing OA (RCN CE3SAR) is a National Science Library stores and manages the learning textbook and the funded research, and a Foundation (NSF) funded five-year objects in a learning object repository and digital collection or other programmatic project (2012-2016, extended to provides open access to users. activities that directly support one of the 2017). The purpose of the project is Learning Objects four NSF broader impact outcomes: full to form a robust research, educational STEM participation, improve STEM and engagement network of regional A learning object is any digital resource education, scientific literacy, or workforce universities, research centers, and that can be reused for instruction and development. institutes. RCN CE3SAR is led by Texas to support learning (Wiley 2000). It is BIBLIOGRAPHY A&M University-Corpus Christi in digital, reusable, has instructional value, partnership with Texas A&M-Kingsville, and can be in any format (digital image, Baker, J., Thierstein, J., Fletcher, K., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, animation, flash, audio, video, game, or Kaur, M., and Emmons, J., 2009, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, text-based webpage). Learning objects can Open Textbook Proof-of-Concept via be reused by others directly, can be edited, Connexions: International Review Texas A&M International University, Southwest Research Institute, Texas A&M modified, and combined with other of Research in Open and Distance learning materials, and may serve as the Learning., v. 10, no. 5, p. 1-13. University in College Station, and Texas State University. basic building blocks of course materials. Fairweather, J. S., and Beach, A. L., Once a learning object is created, it can 2002, Variations in faculty work at Beginning in 2011, NSF required be reused many times saving faculty research universities: Implications for all research studies to include a data time and effort, and contributing to the state and institutional policy.: The management plan ensuring the improvement of education in both online Review of Higher Education, v. 26, no. dissemination and sharing of research and classroom environments. (Xu 2011) 1, p. 97-115. results. Data management, which is Our original plan was to create six three- provided by Texas A&M University Holbrook, J. B., 2005, Assessing the credit hour courses on sustainability, Library and led by a project librarian, science–society relation: The case of however, based on feedback from an is indispensable to the RCN CE3SAR the US National Science Foundation’s online meeting on faculty needs in RCN project. Services include data standards second merit review criterion: CE3SAR, we learned that faculty are and metadata consultation, data Technology in Society, v. 27, no. 4, p. very interested in curriculum that can management plan assistance, and tools for 437-451. be incorporated into their courses, and sharing and preserving data such as course Petrides, L., Jimes, C., Middleton‐ somewhat less interested in building a full materials, research reports, conference Detzner, C., Walling, J., and Weiss, S., course to be offered elsewhere. materials, etc. 2011, Open textbook adoption and use: Therefore, instead of creating three-credit Implications for teachers and learners. In support of its goal to conduct hour courses, we decided to create a : Open Learning: The Journal of Open sustainability education and develop six 3 series of standalone learning objects on and Distance Learning, v. 26, no. 1, p. sustainability courses, the RCN CE SAR different sustainability topics that can be 39-49. J steering committee adopted two strategies incorporated into courses. Nine topics to enhance sustainability education in of interest were identified and learning Bruce Herbert is the director of the South Texas: creating learning objects and objects on each topic can be built into Office of Scholarly Communications, supporting open education. one-credit hour mini-courses. A set of University Libraries, Texas The project librarian introduced the nine one-credit hour online courses could A&M University. concepts of learning objects, learning object be designed to snap together (like Lego’s) repository, and open education resources into three-credit hour courses as needed Open Educational Resources in HIGHER ED 12 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 RCN CE3SAR free to access and to reuse for educational Sustainability purposes as long as credit is given to the creators. Some creators also allow users to Courses Structure remix and modify their learning objects. Faculty and researchers from different To date, the RCN CE3SAR has completed universities and institutions in the RCN learning objects on water topics and the 3 CE SAR are learning objects creators. South Texas overview. Learning objects To achieve a better learning outcome, on other topics are created and in the Dr. Rudy Rosen, visiting professor editing and reviewing stage. Once they are and director of the Institute for Water completed, they will be published through Resources Science and Technology at through a learning management system, YouTube, RCN CE3SAR Learning Object Texas A&M University in San Antonio, such as Blackboard. Repository, and the RCN CE3SAR course conducted a pilot test, creating learning The RCN CE3SAR Learning Object website. objects on all water topics. Repository is a digital application where Bibliography His 111 learning objects covered the learning objects are stored, managed, and three water topics in video format made accessible. (Barnes et al 2008) The Wiley, David. The Instructional Use of which can be tagged by key words and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Learning Objects: Online Version, 2000. indexed into one or several water topics. (TAMU-CC) Repository, an open online http://reusability.org/read/chapters/ The contents of these learning objects site for storing and sharing digital content wiley.doc are based on an open text book, Texas created or owned by the TAMU-CC Barnes, Svetlana, Li Fei., Serhiy Polyakov, Aquatic Science (texasaquaticscience. community, is managed by TAMU-CC Xu Hong, and William Moen. 2008. org/) published by Dr. Rosen and are Library and serves as a learning object A Repository for Learning Objects: accessible via YouTube: Aquatic Science repository. Materials created through the Supporting the Reuse and Repurposing Lessons with Dr. Rudy Rosen. project, including learning objects, related of Redesigned Courses and Their In addition to Dr. Rosen’s video format metadata, and reference materials such as Content. In Grove, A. (Ed.), 71st learning objects, Dr. Kenneth Tobin open textbooks are stored and managed ASIS&T Annual Meeting: Vol. 45. created 11 learning objects covering in the RCN CE3SAR Course collection in People Transforming Information - several topics, such as water, energy, the TAMU-CC Repository. The learning Information Transforming People. http:// and environment in South Texas. These objects in this collection are downloadable thecblor.unt.edu/files/ASIST_2008_ learning objects are animations which and ready for faculty to reuse. THECB_Paper_final_25Jan2008.pdf are also accessible via YouTube: Center The RCN CE3SAR Sustainability Courses Xu, Hong, Factors Affecting Faculty Use for Earth and Environmental Studies – Website (sustainabilitycourse.org) is Of Learning Object Repositories: An TAMIU. designed to promote learning objects Exploratory Study Of Orange Grove And Open Education created through the RCN CE3SAR Wisc-online, dissertation, 2011. https:// project. It presents not only learning digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/ Resources metadc103412/. J objects and curricula, but also policies Although sustainability education could about using these learning objects. The greatly benefit from these learning objects, website is user friendly - creators can Hong Xu was a project librarian if they could not be accessed and used free publish and tag their learning objects, by educators and learners, those benefits and provided the information and users can download a learning object would not be realized. Therefore, in services for a NSF funded project: along with usage requirements and support of open education, we made all Research Coordination Network for information. of the learning objects Open Education Climate, Energy, Environment, and Resources (OER). Copyright Engagement in South Texas, and coordinated the development of To accomplish this, the learning objects Copyright is critical because it governs sustainability learning objects in this were published via three channels: 3 the usage of RCN CE SAR learning project. He currently is the YouTube, a learning object repository, and objects. The TAMU-CC Library provides director of Library Services at a website. copyright consulting and encourages Coastal Bend College. Learning object creators are encouraged creators to use creative commons licenses to publish their learning objects (video to define who can use their learning clips, animations, etc.) on YouTube so objects, and how they may be used that every learner may access them easily. - for example, reuse with or without The Aquatic Science Lessons video clips modification, and allowing or prohibiting created by Dr. Rosen have been viewed remix. The copyright statement and more than 20,000 times in two years usage policy is published on YouTube, (June 2015-June 2017). These video clips the learning object repository, and the can easily be combined into a curriculum course website. All learning objects are 2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 13 Connecting Cultures Community Photos courtesy of Jorie Nissen, Harris County Public Library & by Jorie Nissen Harris County Public The Freeman Library community warmly many wonderful aspects of Islamic culture, Library’s (HCPL), embraced the Know Your Muslim but whittled the activities down to what mission to “provide Neighbor event which began a dialogue could fit in Freeman Library’s Community information and resources to enrich lives between people from numerous walks of Room. Some patrons found the prospect and strengthen communities through life and members of MAS Houston. For strange, perhaps objectionable, but over innovative services within and beyond example, Jim Bordelon, longtime patron, 700 people happily participated. our walls,” expresses our commitment to eagerly connected with a MAS Houston We were honored that MAS Houston asked assist patrons in acquiring and gaining volunteer in a dialogue over how their us to help host both events and we look knowledge. In service of this mission, respective faiths were similar. Later, these forward to holding Know Your Muslim HCPL’s Clear Lake City – County two men met for lunch to continue their Neighbor events in the future. We certainly Freeman Branch Library sought to discussion. As library patrons continued encourage similar requests from other walks learn more about our users’ goals and to ask when our next Know Your Muslim of faith. Freeman Library is a setting where concerns by hosting various Community Neighbor event would be, we declared the users from diverse backgrounds regularly Conversation programs designed to collaboration a success. access information, and that is what makes identify ways the library could better serve In 2017, Dina asked if Freeman Library the library a dynamic member of the Clear the community. wanted to cohost another event. After Lake City and global communities. J During the summer of 2016, Dina studying meeting room reservations, the only time available was early in the Islamic Abdulrahman, a member of the Freeman Jorie Nissen is the adult services observation of Ramadan which requires Library community, served as a panelist librarian at the Clear Lake City – in HCPL Community Conversations. adherents to perform the Sawm, or fasting, during this holy month. Dina graciously County Freeman Branch Library, Harris Dina, who is also a member of the accepted the challenge and agreed to put County Public Library Muslim American Society Houston on the event during Ramadan. (MAS Houston), recommended hosting a Know Your Muslim Neighbor event As with our first, our second event received that would highlight Muslim heritage and plenty of attention. Thirteen teens, 94 culture. She wanted to build a bridge to children, and 129 adults enjoyed the event lead the Freeman Library community to which included a panel discussion led by understand how much those of the Islamic a medical doctor, a teacher, and a NASA faith add to our society, and expand engineer. NewsFix, a local news program, knowledge of the Muslim culture. added to the excitement by stopping by and interviewing participants. NewsFix In September 2016, Freeman Library further thrilled us by running a piece about collaborated with MAS Houston to host the event that evening. the first Know Your Muslim Neighbor event. Dina and other MAS Houston An unprecedented program at Freeman members organized a great fair of Library, the Know Your Muslim Neighbor interactive activities showcasing ways the event brought on unique challenges. MAS Islamic community contributes to the Houston wanted attendees to experience . MAS Houston volunteers planned booths to educate and entertain patrons of all ages. HCPL provided the venue, all publicity, and extra sets of hands for “day of” duties. Turnout was wonderful: 477 people (38 teens, 187 kids, and 252 adults) attended presentations about the Muslim community, viewed poster exhibits, savored ethnic refreshments, tried henna art, wrote their names in Arabic, , listened to Islamic music, and/or tried on a hijab. Imams, among other people of the Islamic faith, welcomed questions from attendees. 14 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 and Archives Commission (TSLAC) with department looked into donating the funding from the Institute of Museum 2008 computers, and with the help and Library Services, awarded $194,071 of the Central Texas Library System in grants. (CTLS), the information was posted on Before, during, and after Harvey struck, the Texas Library Recovery Connection. libraries and stakeholders from Texas Shepherd Public Library requested all and beyond demonstrated a willingness computers, and within weeks, Weger to unite and help. These are the stories, drove the four hours to deliver 20 towers, voices, and notes of appreciation shared 20 keyboards, 20 mice, 30 power cords, with Texas libraries and their supporters. and extra vga cords. The Hingham Middle School Library Weger, a former librarian, expressed Media Center in Hingham, MA that “she was happy to do it”. She coordinated a book drive to assist recalls reading an article about the Mauriceville Middle School in Orange role of libraries in (natural or man- after the school’s entire library collection made) disasters, “People go to the was lost. Jennifer Marcantel, Mauriceville library, because they know that there Middle School’s librarian, posted a is knowledge, power (to charge your seven-word sentence on TLA’s Texas phone); there’s a way to keep kids Library Recovery Connection: Entire entertained while filling out paperwork Libraries library is lost due to flooding. The for FEMA…” The article included a Hingham Library Media Center worked story about a librarian pulling up to the closely with Marcantel to be sure they library after Katrina and finding a visitor collected books Mauriceville needed. sitting on the front curb, expressing Share When asked why they chose to get she had nowhere else to go having lost involved, staff responded, “There were everything, so she came to the library. schools that lost their entire printed Weger said, “I’m not a sentimental book collection, and [the book drive] person, but that’s what I want to be for Stories of was something we could do for them. people – that’s what I want our libraries [The students]… really got on board and to be for people.” TSLAC also granted were so enthusiastic about it.” The book $5,000 to Shepherd Public Library. Resilience drive encouraged participants to bring Aransas County Independent School in new or gently used books and bags of District in Rockport was forced to change to help with shipping. Organizers close indefinitely, moving students to by Sara Ortiz collected 11 boxes of nearly 400 books makeshift spaces thereby affecting the for Mauriceville Middle School readers. programs and services of five campuses. Mauriceville Consolidated ISD also ACISD received $25,000 from TSLAC As Hurricane received grants from TSLAC and TLA to to purchase essentials, such as books, assist three campuses that were flooded. rolling shelving, tablet and/or notebook computers, makerspace materials, and Harvey hit the other furnishings. Linda Erwin the Little Bay Primary Texas coast, lead library media specialist expressed: it was apparent that the damage would be “Three months after Harvey, families and extensive. Within days, the Texas Library community members are still struggling Association (TLA) ramped up calls for to find a sense of normal in our small donations to the TLA Disaster Relief town. Many are still living in untenable Fund and launched the Texas Library circumstances. Our school libraries are Recovery Connection – an online system much more than the books and online for connecting libraries in need directly Books gathered at the Hingham Middle School book resources we curate for our students. We with individuals and organizations drive for Mauriceville Middle School in Orange, TX provide many community programs and offering assistance. Over the course of services beyond our school walls and three months, more than $160,000 The City of Haltom (near Fort Worth) serve as a safe harbor for many of our was donated by 1100 individuals IT department had just replaced all students throughout the school day. The and corporations, and TLA awarded the public computers a couple weeks TSLAC Relief Grant will help us… find $102,600 in Disaster Relief grants to 25 before Hurricane Harvey. Laura Weger a sense of normal.” Texas libraries. The Texas State Library and Paul Berwick from the Haltom IT 2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 15 .Gates Memorial Library at Lamar State donating storage and transportation. Te TLA Disaster Relief Fund College in Port Arthur is now serving Port Arthur Public Library also received a The Gail Borden Public Library (GBPL) customers who would normally use $5,000 TLA Disaster Relief grant. in Elgin, IL collected $4,000 to donate the Port Arthur Public Library which The newly renovated Henderson Middle to the TLA’s Disaster Relief Fund by is closed. Community members visit School in Sour Lake was entirely combining one week’s overdue fines with Gates Memorial to use destroyed, rendering donations from community members, its resources, computers, the building and staff, foundation directors, and board equipment, and apply contents inaccessible. of trustees members. GBPL serves the for FEMA disaster The district quickly largest library district (approximately assistance. Dean of decided to purchase 145,000) in the state of Illinois. Katie library services Helena S. portable buildings, Teeter, a team member in the customer Gawu explains, “In order and the Henderson services department, planted the seed for to fulfill the technology Middle School Village helping Texas victims. and library needs of Port was formed. In mid- Arthur residents, the People were happy to pay fines and give November, the school library requested funds additional donations to Harvey-damaged moved into the portable for the creation of a pop- libraries. The community truly got in building, where the up library. This library’s the sense of giving back to libraries. “A library is now housed. Information acquisition of additional laptops, tablets big part of our messaging is that what specialist Susie Brooks shares that and other accessories will assist the libraries bring to a community, especially the library is hosting students in the community not only with hurricane relief in times of need, is having computers afternoon during a study hall period. but also assist students who have been available, people filling out government “Students who come into the library personally affected and need computers or FEMA applications. It can be such may not yet see books, but they do find for homework as they continue their a big loss to a community, and it’s not a big smile and comfortable seating with education.” TSLAC awarded Gates just about not being able to read a book. fun activities for them to choose from. Memorial $5,000. There are other services that libraries We are hoping help comes quickly as we provide. It was with a loving heart that Kent District Library (KDL) in Kent want to make the library center as homey people gave,” said executive director County, MI adopted the Port Arthur as possible, especially because so many Carole Medal.aJ Public Library, spearheading a campaign of our students no longer have homes. to restock the shelves and pledging to I want the library to be a place they partner with other Michigan libraries to feel comfortable in and look forward to Sara Ortiz is the TLA communications donate 50,000 items, including books, walking in the doors.” Henderson Middle and marketing specialist. CDs, and DVDs. “What seems like a school received a $4,000 grant from the monumental task is truly an effort that highlights just how much libraries care for the communities they serve and their library colleagues throughout the state and nation,” said Brian Mortimore, KDL director of human resources. “A natural disaster leaves destruction in its wake, but also presents people with an opportunity to demonstrate the very best that humanity has to offer. We have the opportunity to mobilize our respective talents to help one another, and that’s what Michigan libraries are doing.” In January, all collected items will be shipped to Port Arthur, and Tanis Trucking (in Jenison, MI) is generously

16 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 Intercampus Collaboration on Copyright: Doing the ©Right Thing in the Permian Basin

by Howard C. Marks and John Deats

Copyright is the Wild West of higher decided to partner and offer two Participants discovered there are few education. What appears to be clear is consecutive, dynamic learning workshops absolutes in copyright law, but that not. There are no easy formulas. Legal and professional in-service opportunities educators can work within general definitions have many shades of grey. for faculty and library staff at the guidelines, such as fair use. However, Instead of a predictable list of do’s and University of Texas of the Permian Basin librarians and faculty should be careful to don’ts, there are unpredictable danger (UTPB) and Midland College (MC). avoid rendering what might be construed zones and minefields. The interests of The symposium was envisioned as a as a “legal opinion.” authors, inventors and their publishers means to guide both librarians and UTPB’s online newspaper, The (creators) are often at odds with those of faculty to answer specific questions about Journal (2017) interviewed one of the students and faculty (users). Copyright copyright, and “present a seminar that organizers, Howard Marks, director of law is always evolving, and educators could direct educators into making the UTPB’s J. Conrad Dunagan Library, who generally favor more open and less right, and ethical, decision(s).”(Copyright stated, “Attorney and librarian Gretchen restricted access to works. Crash Course 2017) With the full McCord’ s two day, free workshop Copyright law actually dates back to the support of administrators, we gained covered copyright, fair use and how to Gutenberg press. As new technologies quick, cooperative buy-in for the events make complex distance learning legal forged new paths of creative expression on both campuses. Our institutions issues simple. She brought a plethora the law changed. According to Doty shared the costs, including speaker fees of positive experience and energy to (2017), “In the United States, copyright and marketing, and the events were free the presentation. As a professional and is not a natural right. It is granted to attend. educator in today’s digital world, it is by Congress under the United States important to properly know how to Constitution, Article I, Section 8, protect yourself from copyright violation. Clause 8 wherein Congress shall have McCord showed us in two hours.” the power, “To promote the Progress the COPYRIGHT is Science and useful Arts, by securing for Pre-Event Survey limited Times to Authors and Inventors the Wild West Prior to the symposium, we wanted to the exclusive Right to their respective test the hypothesis that how confident Writings and Discoveries.” of higher ed. one is in copyright law correlates to Since the Copyright Act of 1976, two how much one is in compliance. UTPB additional laws, the Digital Millennium e-mailed SurveyMonkey surveys and Copyright and scholarly communication Copyright Act (1998) and the TEACH symposium promotional materials generally can be dry subject matter, Act (2002) have been enacted. The to registrants (librarians, faculty, and much like the arid southwest landscape. Digital Millennium Copyright Act members of the public) and to selected We invited copyright expert Gretchen protects digital content, while the individuals in the library community. McCord of Digital Information Law TEACH Act makes allowances for access to fly into this desert and guide us Of the 13 responses, 46% indicated in distance learning and safeguards a proficient or somewhat proficient against unauthorized use. through the dust of copyright issues. McCord, who is an attorney, librarian understanding of copyright law; the same One thing is for certain; according to the and consultant, is an engaging speaker percentage were mostly in compliance; Copyright Crash Course (2017), “the with vast experience on the principles of 30% characterized their fair use role of copyright in the flow of research copyright, fair use, intellectual property, knowledge as average; and 53% were is undergoing dramatic and exciting distance learning, and related issues. somewhat confident that their colleagues change.” The copyright law for digital know current copyright law. media is a work in progress. Digital media More than 60 faculty and adjuncts, Post-Event Survey has evolved much faster than laws that staff and community members attended cover it, and thanks to rapid changes in the symposium at UTPB, and 32 We received very positive feedback on technology, copyright in higher education participated in the MC symposium. both events. One survey participant will continue to evolve at a fast pace. Overall feedback was very positive, as one noted he was “grateful for the attendee stated, “Thank you for including opportunity to listen and learn from such Digital Copyright Symposium us and allowing us to participate in this a qualified and engaging speaker,” and Recognizing that ever-evolving changes seminar! It was very informative, and will another stated that she “learned more in copyright are a significant challenge help us tremendously, especially moving than I ever thought possible.” in higher education, our institutions toward our OER goals.” 2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 17 However, we wanted to determine if to know the current copyright law and its personnel on how to operate within legal attendees improved their understanding allowances, were tabulated as confident parameters and ethical boundaries of of copyright law and had confidence in (11%), somewhat confident (22%), and proper copyright protection. their colleagues’ knowledge on this topic. not confident (66%). This demonstrates In an ideal world, each library Of the 22 responses to the post-event the importance of librarians having a would have a dedicated scholarly survey, 64% reported a high or extremely strong understanding of copyright law so communications and copyright officer, high level of understanding of copyright they may support their colleagues. and would be able to provide consistent law, 68% believe they are always or Conclusion training to faculty and staff. Lacking mostly in compliance, and 73% are that but recognizing the importance of somewhat confident that their colleagues The faculty members from UTPB and protecting and preserving our rights, know current law. MC who participated in the symposium our institutions for higher learning, with Librarian Workshop benefited greatly from McCord’s the support of campus administrators, expertise and the specialized information worked together to address this training Prior to the afternoon symposium at need in a cost-effective, efficient and MC, McCord presented a “librarians provided. Essentially, this workshop educational manner. only” workshop to an of was a wakeup call to higher education ten, mostly library directors where Howard Marks is the director of the she shared online J. Conrad Dunagan Library at the charts and tools University of Texas of the which greatly clarify Permian Basin. various copyright date ranges and other John Deats is the director of the legal principles, and Murray Fasken Learning Resource can be applied on a Center at Midland College. case-by-case basis. Librarians surveyed before and after the Bibliography presentation indicated “Copyright Crash Course,” University they had increased of Texas Libraries, last modified 2 confidence in their November, 2017, accessed 10 November own knowledge of 2017, http://copyright.lib.utexas.edu/ intellectual property tutorial/ and copyright laws Doty, Philip, “Intellectual Property” (IP), from not at all University of Texas at Austin School of proficient (22%) or Information, (February 2017), 1-9. somewhat proficient Staff Reports (UTPB), “Copyright (55%), to above Expert Addresses ‘Fair Use’ To Students, average (88%). Faculty,” The Mesa Journal, http:// Significantly, their mesajournalnews.com/4230/showcase/ confidence in their copyright-expert-addresses-fair-use-to- colleagues (both students-faculty/, (accessed February librarians and faculty) 2017). J

18 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 newsnotes

TLA Awards Deadline Is With multiple categories, make sure you for the webinar for a single fee. For more January 15 and your staff are recognized for the great information and to register visit www. work you do promoting your library and txla.org/CE-AZ. There is still time to nominate its services. Visit www.txla.org/branding- January 17, 1-2pm outstanding individuals and programs iron for more information and to submit for TLA awards! Take a minute to your entry. AZ: The Big Picture: Crucial Roles for nominate someone for the Librarian of Library Specialists Texas Book Festival Grant the Year Award, Distinguished Service Explore the roles and responsibilities for Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Applications Due February 2 library staff (including library assistants, Outstanding Services to Libraries Award, The Texas Book Festival (TBF) awards library clerks, etc.) in a 21st century Wayne Williams Library Project of grant to support collection enhancement library. The session includes a broad the Year Award, or Libraries Change for Texas public libraries. This funding overview of institutions as well as the basic Communities Award. Visit www.txla. enables libraries to share the diversity processes, with particular attention to the org/awards for more information and and breadth of literature with their key job functions, governing principles the online nomination form. entire communities. TBF is now and the tenets of professionalism for Scholarships and Stipends accepting Library Grant applications all library staff including ethical work for the 2018 grant cycle. Application practices (ex. confidentiality, privacy, TLA members are invited to apply for documentation.) Handouts include scholarships and conference stipends deadline is February 2, 2018. Visit www. texasbookfestival.org/library-grants seminar content (including the PPT) as to be awarded in the spring of 2018. well as a guide with recommendations Applicants must be TLA members, for more information and the online application. on integrating learning and training into and scholarship applicants must also support staff orientation, training and be accepted as a graduate student at a A to Z: Diverse and In-Depth development and recommendations for Texas ALA-Accredited Library Program. Training for Library additional web content online training. Numerous unit awards and stipends are Support Staff also available. More information and the February 21, 1-2pm online applications are found on www. This popular library support staff training AZ: Dealing with Difficult Situations series continues with monthly webinars txla.org/awards. This program features advanced training taught by Julie Todaro. Registration for Branding Iron Award Deadline in the art of customer service (both each webinar is $25 for TLA members, frontline and behind the scenes), Is February 15 $45 for nonmembers. Group rates are including types and levels of service, This award honors excellence in library available based on library size and you dealing with harassment, scripts for public relations and marketing activities. can register an unlimited number of staff consistency and training, coping with difficult situations (conflicts with patrons, TLA Remembers coworkers, bosses), and articulated behavioral expectations. i n m e m o r i a m March 28, 1-2pm Harold Wayne Billings Christine McNew AZ: Keeping Up with Trends Elspeth Blakeman Ina (Ikie) Miller Every library requires that all of their library staff “keep up” with the technology Sherry Gragg Cornelia (Connie) Moore in the library – both hardware and software. But libraries are changing and – Sherri Grieb Clara Mounce in fact – they are rapidly and constantly Karl T. Gruben Margaret Irby Nichols changing! It is critical that library staff work with their managers to determine Donna Hotho Carol Ann Rhodes WHAT they need to keep up with and how that might happen. This webinar Virginia Louise Howle Juanita (Nina) Van Dusen Efrid will offer diverse ways to keep up with Joy Llorens Daniel Walsh changes in the library and the information profession so you and your staff can stay Donna MacKinney Madge Weatherby current and relevant.

2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 19 Connect to Know As you supervise the activities of others March 14, 2-3 pm - whether they are full, part time, hourly Community Engagement in the Real World employees or volunteers - you realize you (Free webinar) are responsible for motivating, identifying, All webinars are recorded; a link delegating/assigning work responsibilities, The Texas Library Association’s to the archived version is sent designing new work projects, tracking and Community Engagement Task Force to everyone who registers. Most assessing work product and performance, identified numerous examples of how webinars carry Continuing Education and providing - by using all appropriate libraries are truly becoming partners and credit of 1 hour. Registrants who miss a forms of communication - direction and stakeholders in their local regions. Join webinar may still earn credit by viewing feedback to indicate success and a need for this free program from the task force the recording and taking a short quiz. improvement. to learn how all types of libraries are Register for TLA webinars at www.txla. redefining their larger role to enjoy more Presenter: Julie Todaro org/CE. support and more influence. Registration is $25 for TLA members, January 24, 2-3 pm $45 for nonmembers. Presenter: Mary Beth Harrington Defining Community Engagement Group rates are also available. (Free webinar) March 7, 1-2 pm Community engagement is a hot topic in Communication in the Workplace the library field now, and also the theme TLA 2018 Mobile App The foundation of every discussion of the 2018 Texas Library Association of successful management styles or Conference. A recent TLA survey showed, Use the official TLA 2018 mobile techniques includes recommended however, that librarians are unsure of what app to access the most up-to-date (and required) communication styles really constitutes community engagement conference information. Find session as opposed to community outreach. Join with techniques for print and oral descriptions, speakers, authors, and this free webinar to get a clear definition communication, as well as techniques for of this action and what it can mean for the in person and distance communication. exhibitors; and create your own survival of all types of libraries. No matter the management or leadership personal schedule. style, communication activities in presenter: Mary Beth Harrington. both centralized and decentralized February 27, 2-3 pm environments are enhanced by consistent, Once you register for conference, Volunteer Management standardized policies and practices for search your App Store for TLA 2018 communicating up, down and across and download the app. Volunteers are the most underutilized work groups. What are the top ten tips for resource in nonprofits. In this fast paced, communicating in organizations? Tune in • TLA members: Use your TLA content rich webinar, we will review and discover - no matter the size of your everything you need to know to have a library - how excellent communication is membership login as your app robust and revenue generating volunteer the underpinning of all activities and is at username and password. program. Volunteer managers often attend the heart of the success of you and your however executive directors and other staff library staff. members are also encouraged to attend • Nonmember conference since the vitality of your organization’s Presenter: Julie Todaro registrants will receive their volunteer program really depends on you! Registration is $25 for TLA members, $45 for nonmembers. username and password via a Presenter: Mary Beth Harrington. Group rates are also available.. confirmation email. Registration is $25 for TLA members, $45 for nonmembers. February 28, 1-2 pm Basic Supervision Membership RENEWALS Whether you are just starting out as a Yes, it’s that time of year again! In addition to reducing the costs of conference supervisor in a new job, taking over as registration, your TLA membership keeps you connected to colleagues, informed manager when your manager retires, on issues affecting your profession and your library, and provides opportunities for moving up in your organization from a non-supervisory to a supervisory role, professional and personal growth. Renew your membership by February 1, 2018 or supervising a new department or a to be eligible to vote in next year’s TLA elections. Let’s work together to make 2018 a new function in the library or – as often great year for Texas libraries. happens – you are coordinating the activities of other staff (employees, etc.) www.txla.org/join - you have your work cut out for you.

20 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 2018 corporate sponsors – As of December 14, 2017 Double Diamond Platinum Gold Capstone Bound To Stay Bound Brodart Company Badge Holders/Lanyards Texas Bluebonnet Award Author Luncheon General Session II Member Grand Prize Black Caucus RT Author Session Brunch Demco, Inc. Teacher Day @ TLA EBSCO Information Services/ Battledecks Prizes Tech Camp Learning Express Book Cart Drill Team Competition District 5 Fall 2017 Meeting FOLLETT / Baker & Taylor Executive Leadership Immersion Executive Leadership Immersion TALL Texans Institute & 25th Celebration Acquisitions & Collection Development Hands-On-Labs TALL Texans RT Reception RT Breakfast TALL Texans Institute & 25th Celebration General Session I Upstart Innovative Programming Award Indeco Sales President’s Party H-E-B / Read 3 School Administrators Conference iLab Stage and Demo Area Furniture Exhibit Hall Grand Opening & Welcome Teacher Day @ TLA Tech Camp Ingram Content Group Texas Bluebonnet Award Tabletop Donor Silver Exhibit Hall Grand Opening & Welcome Biblionix Mackin EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Public Library Division Membership Party Biblionix / PLD Travel Stipend & Program Exhibit Hall Park Benches Biblionix / SCLRT Stipend Public Library Division Membership Party iLab - Idea Lab & Robotics Arenas Library Interiors of Texas / Small Comunity Libraries RT Dessert Social Tech Camp Refreshments Estey Library Shelving by Texas Bluebonnet Award Travel Stipends Tennsco Gale, A Cengage Company Conference Mobile App 2018 Annual Assembly Exhibit Hall & Membership Recharge Letters About Literature: How Books Lounges We appreciate our Change Lives Media Source Teacher Day @ TLA Corporate Aisle by Aisle coupon book Tech Camp Authors Area Perma-Bound Books Members Junior Library Guild Diversity Stipends Letters About Literature: How Books Letters About Literature: How Books Change Lives Change Lives Baker & Taylor, A Follett Co. Teacher Day @ TLA Bound To Stay Bound Teacher Day @ TLA Texas Bluebonnet Award Tabletop Donor Capstone TOCKER FOUNDATION Demco, Inc. Executive Leadership Immersion

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2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 21 featured featured SPEAKERS SPEAKERS General Sessions

Rick Steves MacArthur Foundation, the Institute for Library and Museum Services, NASA, the Libraries and travel have much in U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. common. Both expand our understanding Department of Defense, the National by exposing us to different cultures and Science Foundation, the U.S. State perspectives. Librarians and travel guides Department, and the American Library lead us to discover and appreciate the Association. He received the American diverse world we live in. Rick Steves – Library Association’s Ken Haycock Award acclaimed for his bestselling guidebooks for Promoting Librarianship in 2016. and public television series – believes there’s more to travel than good-value Tech Camp hotels, great art, and tasty cuisine. Kristina Holzweiss Americans who “travel as a political act” can have the time of their lives and come home is a middle school media smarter with a better understanding of the interconnectedness of today’s world. In this specialist in Long Island provocative presentation, Steves will explain how travel, whether overseas or through (NY) who shares ideas and libraries, can be truly transformational, providing the greatest souvenir: a broader resources about her school perspective. library and makerspaces Kristina Holzweiss Junot Díaz via bunheadwithducttape. com. Holzweiss is president of Long Born in the Dominican Republic and Island LEADS (longislandleaders.org), a raised in New Jersey, Díaz is the author community effort to learn, educate, of the critically acclaimed Drown; The advocate, develop, and support the maker Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which movement and STEAM education. She won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and the founded SLIME - Students of Long Island National Book Critics Circle Award; Maker Expo (slimemakerexpo.com) where and This Is How You Lose Her, a New schools, libraries, museums, nonprofit York Times bestseller and National Book organizations, civic associations, and Award finalist. A graduate of Rutgers educational companies can celebrate University, he is currently the fiction editor at Boston Review and the Rudge and creativity and innovation. In 2015, she Nancy Allen Professor of Writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. was named the School Library Journal Librarian of the Year, the winner of the Director’s Symposium Alliance for Excellent Education. Under 2015 NYSCATE Lee Bryant Outstanding her leadership Baltimore County Public Teacher Award, and received the Long Fran Glick is a career educator in Schools was named the National School Island Technology Summit Fred Podolski Baltimore County Public Schools who is a Library Program of the Year for 2017. Leadership and Innovation Award. passionate advocate for re-imagining Cynthia Merrill is a school librarians and libraries and CLOSING SPOTLIGHT leveraging technology to support teaching consultant, advocate, and R. David Lankes and learning. Her expertise and experience is a leader in balanced literacy guides her as she shapes passionate advocate for instruction and digital policy, designs and delivers libraries and their essential literacy understanding. She role in today’s society who is a believer in kid voice, professional learning, and Cynthia Merrill collaborates inside and seeks to understand how and provides support to information approaches schools and organizations looking to outside of her district. R. David Lankes Long active in the national and technologies can be deepen opportunities for kids using Fran Glick school library community used to transform industries. As professor technology. she has served on the American and director of the University of South Liv Van Ledtje is Association of School Librarians’ Carolina’s School of Library and a 10-year old reader, Standards and Indicators Taskforce and Information Science, he has always been thinker, and kid voice the Standards in Action Taskforce. She is a interested in combining theory and believer from Durham thought partner in the Future Ready practice to create active research projects (NH). Her work on Librarians leadership team with other that make a difference. Lankes’ work has digital citizenship and been funded by organizations such as the national leaders in collaboration with the student voice has been Liv Van Ledtje

22 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 featured internationally as a model for Jennifer Casa-Todd Karla Collins is an students using social media platforms. is a teacher-librarian, wife, assistant professor of A seasoned keynote speaker and book mom, student, former School Librarianship in activist, she hopes to inspire others to literacy consultant, and the College of Education think more about connected learning the author of Social and Human Services at opportunities for kids. Jennifer Casa-Todd LEADia from Ontario, Karla Collins Longwood University Canada. She is passionate (VA). Before joining the about connecting students to each other faculty at Longwood, Karla taught 5th Kwame Alexander and the world using the many tools at grade and was a school librarian at is a poet, educator, and our fingertips, and showing teachers and elementary, middle, and high school the New York Times students how to use social media for levels. bestselling author of 24 good. books, including SOLO, a Audrey Church is professor and Kwame Alexander young adult novel, and Carl Harvey II is an The Crossover, a middle coordinator of the School Librarianship assistant professor of grade novel which received the 2015 program at Longwood University (VA). School Librarianship at John Newbery Medal for the Most Prior to coming to Longwood, she was a Longwood University Distinguished Contribution to American K-12 building level school (VA). The author of six librarian in Virginia public literature for Children, the Coretta Scott professional books and Carl Harvey II King Author Award Honor, The NCTE schools for 20 years. A 60+ journal articles, he is Charlotte Huck Honor, the Lee Bennett frequent presenter at state a past president of the American Hopkins Poetry Award, and the Paterson and national conferences, Association of School Librarians, the Poetry Prize. Alexander writes for she is the author of several Indiana Library Federation, and the children of all ages. The recipient of the books and numerous Audrey Church Association for Indiana Media Educators. 2017 Inaugural Pat Conroy Legacy journal articles. She Harvey served on the Randolph Award, he believes that poetry can currently serves as immediate past Caldecott Award Committee in 2014, change the world, and he uses it to president of the American Association of and his school library program at North inspire and empower young people. School Librarians.

-FEATURING- ADAM BOOTH BETH HORNER LAURA PACKER TIM TINGLE

Storytelling Concerts • Music • Ghost Stories • Kids’ Activities • Story Slam Sacred Tales Concert • Story Swaps • Liars Contest • Workshops

2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 23 Elementary School (IN) received the Grace Lin is the award-winning and community and social change. Schmitz is AASL National School Library Media bestselling author and illustrator of When a faculty member of The Asset-Based Program of the Year Award in 2007. He the Sea Turned to Silver, Starry River of Community Development Institute, was a is co-editor for the ABC-CLIO journal, the Sky, Where the social innovation advisor to the Obama School Library Connection. Mountain Meets the Moon, White House, and has been named three John Horrigan is The Year of the Dog, The separate years to The Nonprofit Times list senior fellow at the Year of the Rat, Dumpling of the 50 most influential nonprofit Technology Policy Days, and Ling & Ting, as leaders in America. well as picture books such Institute (MD), with a Grace Lin Gina Seymour is the focus on technology as The Ugly Vegetables and library media specialist at Dim Sum for Everyone! She is a graduate of John Horrigan adoption, digital Islip High School (NY). inclusion, and evaluating the Rhode Island School of Design and She was awarded the the outcomes and impacts of programs lives in Massachusetts. Her website is Suffolk School Library designed to promote communications gracelin.com. Gina Seymour Media Association’s School technology adoption and use. Horrigan is Steve Murdock is the Allyn R. and Librarian of the Year in also a consultant to the Urban Libraries Gladys M. Cline Professor of Sociology at 2014, and this year she was named to Coalition, and has served as an associate Rice University. He previously served as Library Journal’s Movers & Shakers list as director for Research at the Pew Research director of the U.S. Bureau of the Census a “Change Agent.” Look for her upcoming Center, where he focused on libraries and having been nominated for the position book, Makers with a Cause (a Libraries their impact on communities, as well as by President George W. Bush and Unlimited imprint), and a chapter on technology adoption patterns and open unanimously confirmed by the U.S. inclusive makerspaces for Heather government data. Horrigan is a Senate in 2007, serving until the change Moorefield Lang’s, School Library nationally recognized leader on home in administration January, 2009. Texas Makerspaces in Action, both due out next broadband adoption patterns, the impact Governor Rick Perry appointed year. Seymour serves on numerous of connectivity on individuals, and Murdock to serve as the American Library Association and Young strategies for closing adoption gaps. official State Demographer Adult Library Services Association Horrigan was part the leadership team at of Texas, the first person to committees, and is an adjunct professor at the Federal Communications hold this position. He St. John’s University (NY). She shares her Commission for the development of the earned his Ph.D. in work, musings and reflections on her blog National Broadband Plan (NBP). demography and sociology GinaSeymour.com and on Twitter @ Steve Murdock Kirsten Hostetler has from the University of ginaseymour. worked as a research Kentucky, and is the author or editor of Joyce Valenza is an associate for Project 15 books and more than 150 articles and assistant professor in the Information Literacy technical reports on the implications of Masters of Information (PIL), an ongoing, current and future demographic and program at Rutgers national research study Kirsten Hostetler socioeconomic change. University School of about college students in Paul Schmitz builds Joyce Valenza Communication and the digital age, since 2013, and was the the collective leadership of Information (NJ) who has associate director of the Lifelong organizations and been a school, public, reference and Learning Study in 2016. Hostetler has communities to achieve special librarian. She is co-primary worked in both public and academic greater social impact investigator of an Institute of Museum libraries and is currently pursuing her through his consulting Paul Schmitz and Library Services study on students PhD in Instructional Design and firm Leading Inside Out and credibility decision making. Valenza Technology from Old Dominion and his role as senior advisor to The writes the NeverEnding Search blog for University. She is the instruction and Collective Impact Forum. He is the School Library Journal, and was the outreach faculty librarian at Central author of Everyone Leads: Building techlife@school columnist for the Oregon Community College (OR). Leadership from the Community Up, and Philadelphia Inquirer. Joyce earned her the former CEO of Public Allies, where he doctoral degree in Information Science helped more than 5,000 diverse young from the University of North Texas in adults begin careers working for August, 2007 and speaks nationally about issues relating to libraries and thoughtful use of technology. J

24 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 programs by TOPIC

ABOUT TLA Library Instruction RT Business Meeting...... 7:30-8:15 am ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS @TLA Library Support Staff RT Business Meeting...... 7:30-8:15 am Archives Public Libraries Division Tuesday, April 3 Executive Board Meeting...... 7:30-8:15 am Wednesday, April 4 Introduction to TLA Finances...... 2:45-3:45 pm Tejas Star Book Reading List Committee...... 7:30-8:15 am Dive into Digital: Tips and Best Practices for Small Institutions...... 10-11 am Thursday, April 5 Texas Association of School Librarians TLA 101: How it Works/Get Involved...... 8:30-9:30 am Legislative & Advocacy Committee...... 7:30-8:15 am Thursday, April 5 Speed Dating with Collections Vendors Create Local Community Archives...... 11 am-12 pm Business Meetings (ACQRT Business Meeting)...... 7:30-9:30 am Memory Maker Spaces...... 2:45-3:45 pm Tuesday, April 3 Birds of a Feather: Special Libraries Discussion Texas Bluebonnet Award Joint Committee...... 10 am-12 pm Groups (SLD Business Meeting)...... 9:45-10:45 am Digital Collections TALL Texans RT Business Meeting...... 11 am-12 pm Copyright and Access IG Business Meeting... 12:15-1:15 pm Tuesday, April 3 Jeanette & Jim Larson Mystery Distance/E-Learning RT Business Meeting..... 12:15-1:15 pm Hyku-An Open Source Solution Grant Committee...... 12:15-2:30 pm District Planning Committee...... 12:15-1:15 pm for Digital Repositories...... 1-4 pm Bylaws & Resolutions Committee I...... 1:30-2:30 pm Latino Caucus RT Business Meeting...... 12:15-1:15 pm Data Readiness for the Digital Public Library of America 4-5 pm College and University Libraries Division Leadership Development Committee...... 12:15-1:15 pm ...... All-Committee Meetings...... 1:30-2:30 pm Programming for Adults RT Business Meeting. 12:15-1:15 pm Wednesday, April 4 Digital Libraries RT Business Meeting 1:30-2:30 pm ...... Small Community Libraries RT Dive into Digital: Tips and Best Practices Gov’t Documents RT Business Meeting...... 1:30-2:30 pm Business Meeting...... 12:15-1:15 pm for Small Institutions...... 10-11 am What’s New with Texas Children’s Special Libraries Division Business Meeting... 12:15-1:15 pm DIY Digital Collections...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Authors and Illustrators 1:30-2:30 pm ...... Texas Topaz Nonfiction Digital Pride...... 3-4 pm College and University Libraries Division Reading List Committee...... 12:15-1:15 pm Executive Board Meeting 2:45-3:45 pm Thursday, April 5 ...... Goodbye, ILLiad! Hello, Tipasa! Introduction to TLA Finances...... 2:45-3:45 pm Feedback Driven UX Research on The Portal (ILLRSRT Business Meeting)...... 1:30-2:30 pm to Texas History Redesign...... 2:45-3:45 pm College and University Libraries Division Retired Librarians RT Business Meeting...... 2:30-3:30 pm Membership Committee Meeting 4-5 pm ...... Teamwork Wins: Online Reference & Instruction Digitalization & Preservation Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List Committee I...... 4-5 pm Librarians (DELRT Business Meeting)...... 2:45-3:45 pm Wednesday, April 4 Legislative Committee...... 4-5 pm Friday, April 6 Dive into Digital: Tips and Best Practices Library Friends, Trustees, and Advocates for Small Institutions...... 10-11 am RT Business Meeting...... 4-5 pm Teacher Day@TLA Committee...... 7:15-7:45 am DIY Digital Collections...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Texas Youth Creators Awards Committee...... 4-5 pm Texas Association of School Librarians MVP Award Committee...... 7:15-7:45 am Basic Book Repair & Mending Lab...... 1:45-4:45 pm Young Adult RT Lone Star Committee...... 4-5 pm Texas Association of School Librarians Digital Pride...... 3-4 pm Young Adult RT Maverick Committee 4-5 pm ...... Talks Editorial Board...... 7:15-7:45 am Young Adult RT Spirit of Texas HS Committee 4-5 pm Thursday, April 5 ...... NLM Disaster Health Information Create Local Community Archives...... 11 am-12 pm Young Adult RT Spirit of Texas MS Committee...... 4-5 pm (Disaster Relief Committee)...... 9:15-10:15 am Feedback Driven UX Research on The Portal Young Adult RT Tayshas Committee...... 4-5 pm Letters About Literature: How Books Change to Texas History Redesign...... 2:45-3:45 pm Texas Library Association Council I...... 4:30-5:30 pm Lives (TASL Business Meeting)...... 9:15-11:30 am Memory Maker Spaces...... 2:45-3:45 pm Wednesday, April 4 Bylaws & Resolution Committee II...... 11:45-1 pm Reference & Information Services Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List Committee II.....11:45-1 pm Local History RT Business Meeting...... 7:15-7:45 am New Members RT Business Meeting...... 11:45-1 pm Tuesday, April 3 TASL Student Transitions Discussion Group...... 7:15-7:45 am Texas Association of School Librarians Family Search for Genealogical Research...... 9 am-12 pm Executive Board 11:45-1 pm Scholarship Committee...... 7:30-8:15 am ...... A Toast to Library Pioneer Jane Yolen and Children’s RT Texas Association of School Librarians Membership Lillian Moore Bradshaw, 1915-2010...... 3:30-5:30 pm Committee...... 11:45-1 pm Business Meeting...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Wednesday, April 4 Assessment IG Business Meeting...... 12:30-1:15 pm Young Adult RT Executive Board...... 11:45-1 pm An Insider Look at Genealogy Trends in Libraries...... 3-4 pm Children’s RT Executive Board Meeting...... 12:30-1:15 pm Texas Library Association Council II...... 2:45-3:45 pm Texas Library Association Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List Electronic Resources & Serials Management Author Panel...... 4:15-5:15 pm RT Business Meeting...... 12:30-1:15 pm Executive Board Meeting 2...... 4-6 pm Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender RT Health Events Thursday, April 5 Business Meeting...... 12:30-1:15 pm Create Local Community Archives...... 11 am-12 pm Intellectual Freedom Committee...... 12:30-1:15 pm Wednesday, April 4 Memory Maker Spaces...... 2:45-3:45 pm Hetherington XXXI Fun Run/Walk...... 6-7 pm Private School Discussion Group Meet Up.... 12:30-1:15 pm CAREER DEVELOPMENT Professional Issues and Ethics Committee..... 12:30-1:15 pm Thursday, April 5 Supervision, Management, & Administration Yoga...... 7-8 am Alternate Careers RT Business Meeting...... 12:30-1:15 pm Social Events & Competitions Tuesday, April 3 A Conversation with Laini Taylor & Cassandra Skills Without Borders: Taking LIS Clare (YART Business Meeting) 1:45-2:45 pm ...... Tuesday, April 3 Competencies Beyond Library Walls...... 1:30-2:30 pm Science Fiction: Libraries of the Future A Toast to Library Pioneer (PLD Business Meeting)...... 3-5:15 pm Lillian Moore Bradshaw, 1915-2010...... 3:30-5:30 pm Wednesday, April 4 Cataloging for Makerspaces Battledecks 2018!...... 4-5 pm Cool Jobs 2018...... 10-11 am (CMRT Business Meeting)...... 4:15-5:15 pm TALL Texans Social...... 5:30-6:30 pm Career Guidance & Mentoring Texas Library Association Exhibit Hall Grand Opening & Welcome...... 5:30 – 7:30 pm Membership Meeting...... 5:15-5:45 pm Tuesday, April 3 Story Swap/Vendor Showcase Thursday, April 5 Get Your Support Staff in the Game...... 12:15-1:15 pm (Storytelling RT Business Meeting)...... 5:30-7:30 pm Book Cart Drill Team Competition...... 5:15-5:45 pm Why the Hell Should I Hire You?...... 2:45-3:45 pm Thursday, April 5 Latino Caucus RT Social...... 5:30-7 pm Texas Labor Market Trends for Automation & Technology RT Small Community Libraries RT Social...... 6:30-8:30 pm Library and Information Services...... 4-5 pm Business Meeting...... 7:30-8:15 am GLBT RT Meet & Greet...... 7-9 pm

2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 25 Wednesday, April 4 Developing Emotional Intelligence...... 4:15-5:15 pm Why Curate?...... 11 am-12 pm Cool Jobs 2018...... 10-11 am Thursday, April 5 Library Development for Special Collections....1:30-2:30 pm Be a Dynamic School Leader 11:15 am-12:15 pm ...... TLA 101: How it Works/Get Involved...... 8:30-9:30 am Diverse Publisher Spotlight...... 2:45-3:45 pm What They Don’t Tell You in Library School 3-4 pm ...... Thinking Outside the Lockbox: New Ways Friday, April 6 Thursday, April 5 to Use Escape Kits in Any Library...... 9:45-10:45 am Demystifying Uncle Sam: Government Resources TLA 101-How it Works/Get Involved...... 8:30-9:30 am Winning the Game with Instructional Partners... 11 am-12 pm to Answer Community Questions...... 9:15-10:15 am Making the Grade Level Leap...... 11 am-12 pm Association of College & Research Dewey Need Numbers? Subject Classification The Power of Mentoring and Developing Libraries 101...... 1:30-2:30 pm for the Public Library...... 10:30-11:30 am Leadership in Academic Libraries...... 11 am-12 pm Explore the New AASL National School Library Electronic Resources Speed Mentoring for Managers...... 11 am-12 pm Standards & Program Guidelines...... 2:45-3:45 pm Librarian and Teacher Collaborations Tuesday, April 3 Continuing Education Score Big Results...... 2:45-3:45 pm Family Search for Genealogical Research ...... 9 am-12 pm Wednesday, April 4 COLLECTION SERVICES Cultivating ORCIDs on Your Campus...... 12:15-1:15 pm In It to Win It! Ways to Connect & Wednesday, April 4 Collaborate Professionally 11:15 am-12:15 pm ...... Acquisitions Authors! Authors! Anytime & Anywhere with Value of Community Needs Assessments.11:15 am-12:15 pm Wednesday, April 4 TexQuest & TexShare’s TeachingBooks.net...... 10-11 am Becoming a National Board Certified Exploring eResource Management Exploring eResource Management Librarian...... 4:15-5:15 pm in Public Libraries...... 10-11 am in Public Libraries...... 10-11 am Thursday, April 5 Inspiring, Entertaining, & Heart Warming Go for the Gold: Open Access Searching Winning Instruction: Perfecting Your Craft...... 11 am-12 pm Spanish Books (Tejas Star Reading List)...... 1:45-2:45 pm in Reference and ILL...... 10-11 am Integrated eResources Lifecycle Management: Deep Dive into Maximum Networking Burnin’ Down the Silos...... 1:45-2:45 pm Ebook Efficiency...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Tuesday, April 3 Building Popular Reading Collections How to Run Trials Conference Orientation...... 12:15-1:15 pm in Academic Libraries...... 3-4 pm for Electronic Resources...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm TALL Texans Social...... 5:30-6:30 pm Buying in Bulk: The Value of Consortia...... 4:15-5:15 pm Take This, It’s Free: Digital Media in the Public Domain...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Wednesday, April 4 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List Author Panel...... 4:15-5:15 pm Integrated eResources Lifecycle Management: Be a Dynamic School Leader...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Burnin’ Down the Silos...... 1:45-2:45 pm Thursday, April 5 In It to Win It! Ways to Connect Buying in Bulk: The Value of Consortia...... 4:15-5:15 pm and Collaborate Professionally...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Book Buzz-Adult Titles Round 1...... 8:30-9:30 am Thursday, April 5 Opening Author Session...... 12:15-1:30 pm Book Buzz-Round 2...... 9:45-10:45 am Speed Dating with Collections Vendors...... 7:30-9:30 am What They Don’t Tell You in Library School...... 3-4 pm COLLECTION SERVICES Two for One: Dual Credit & Early College Becoming a National Board Certified High School Programs...... 8:30-9:30 am Librarian...... 4:15-5:15 pm Cataloging & Metadata Team Up with TexQuest: 10 Things Teachers Build Your School Library Advocacy Network.....4:15-5:15 pm Tuesday, April 3 Want in Their Curriculum Playbook...... 11 am-12 pm Black Caucus Reception...... 7:30-9:30 pm Data Readiness for the Digital Public Library...... 4-5 pm TexShare & TexQuest Updates...... 1:30-2:30 pm Thursday, April 5 Wednesday, April 4 eBooks: eTricks, eCreate, & eTrends...... 2:45-3:45 pm Director’s Symposium: Making Your Library Cataloging for Makerspaces...... 4:15-5:15 pm SimplyE Comes to Texas...... 2:45-3:45 pm Indispensable ...... 7:30-9:30 am Friday, April 6 TLA 101: How it Works/Get Involved...... 8:30-9:30 am Thursday, April 5 Demystifying Uncle Sam: Gov’t Resources What is a TALL Texan? And Why Would I MarcEdit Basics for Catalogers...... 11 am-12 pm to Answer Community Questions...... 9:15-10:15 am Want to be One?...... 8:30-9:30 am Friday, April 6 Birds of a Feather: Special Libraries Dewey Need Numbers? Subject Classification Open Educational Resources Discussion Groups...... 9:45-10:45 am for the Public Library...... 10:30-11:30 am Friday, April 6 Speed Mentoring for Managers...... 11 am-12 pm Collection Management Building an Educated Community with OER. 10:30-11:30 am Winning the Game with Instructional Partners... 11 am-12 pm Librarian and Teacher Collaborations Tuesday, April 3 Scholarly Communication Score Big Results...... 2:45-3:45 pm Serving Teens of Color...... 12:15-1:15 pm Tuesday, April 3 Lightning Rounds: How Academic Libraries Weeding Comedy...... 2:45-3:45 pm Cultivating ORCIDs on Your Campus...... 12:15-1:15 pm Engage Campuses & Local Communities....2:45-3:45 pm Wednesday, April 4 Latino Caucus RT Social...... 5:30-7 pm Thursday, April 5 Exploring eResource Management Copyright Year in Review...... 9:45-10:45 am Small Community Libraries RT Social ...... 6:30-8:30 pm in Public Libraries...... 10-11 am GLBT RT Meet & Greet...... 7-9 pm Lending Mobile WiFi Hotspots LIBRARIANSHIP Friday, April 6 in Rural Communities...... 10-11 am Best Practices & Core Competencies What’s Your Retirement Game Plan?...... 10:30-11:30 am Perfecting Your Technical Services Game...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Tuesday, April 3 Professionalism Beyond Books: Circulating Non-traditional Grant Writing 101 ...... 8 am-12 pm Tuesday, April 3 Items for Adults...... 1:45-2:45 pm Digital Privacy ...... 9 am-12 pm Disability Awareness ...... 9 am-12 pm Integrated eResources Lifecycle Management: Improving Services with Design Thinking ...... 9 am-5 pm Conference Orientation...... 12:15-1:15 pm Burnin’ Down the Silos...... 1:45-2:45 pm Better Together: Schools, Libraries, Basic Book Repair & Mending Lab...... 1:45-4:45 pm and Museums Working Together 12:15-1:15 pm Wednesday, April 4 ...... Building Popular Reading Collections Idea Sharing Live: Unconferencing A Mother’s Story: Discussing Transgender Issues in Academic Libraries...... 3-4 pm Your Inner Brainstormer ...... 1-4 pm with the Texas Attorney General...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm CollectionHQ + Librarians: ACRL Framework ...... 1-5 pm Be a Dynamic School Leader...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Software-Assisted Weeding...... 3-4 pm Team Up with Home Schools...... 2:45-3:45 pm Future Ready Librarians: Leading Beyond the Library...... 3-4 pm Thursday, April 5 Weeding Comedy...... 2:45-3:45 pm Introducing the New Texas School Library Speed Dating with Collections Vendors...... 7:30-9:30 am Wednesday, April 4 Program Standards...... 3-4 pm 2X2 Showcase...... 8:30-9:30 am Go for the Gold: Open Access Searching Social Media & You...... 3-4 pm Best of Guadalajara International Book Fair... 9:45-10:45 am in Reference and ILL...... 10-11 am What They Don’t Tell You in Library School...... 3-4 pm The Reluctant Sidekick: A Skeptic’s Guide Show Me the Money! Tips & Tricks Becoming a National Board Certified to Graphic Novel Selection...... 11 am-12 pm for Winning State and National Grants...... 10-11 am Librarian...... 4:15-5:15 pm Weeding the Library Collection...... 11 am-12 pm Libraries Ready to Code...... 10:15-11 am 26 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 Future Ready Librarians: Empower Taking Storytime on the Road: Public Libraries Uno, Dos, Tres: Bilingual Early Literacy Students as Creators...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Engaging Communities...... 2:45-3:45 pm in Libraries...... 4:15-5:15 pm Perfecting Your Technical Evening Storytelling Concert...... 7-9 pm Thursday, April 5 Services Game...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Friday, April 6 Book Buzz-Adult Titles Round 1...... 8:30-9:30 am Raspberry Pi ...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm The Artist and His Vessels: Visual Storytelling for Community Let’s Get Real: Contemporary Fiction Electric Partnerships: How a Library Makerspace Connection...... 9:15-10:15 am for Young Adults...... 8:30-9:30 am Partners to Have Global Impact...... 12:30-1:30 pm Community Partnerships: Bridge the Digital Lone Star Reading List Author Panel...... 8:30-9:30 am The Deliberate Librarian: Evidence-Based Divide Using Edge Outcomes...... 9:15 – 10:15 am Practice in School Libraries...... 1:45-2:45 pm TAYSHAS Reading List Author Panel...... 8:30-9:30 am NLM Disaster Health Information...... 9:15-10:15 am Teachers Talk: Collaboration with Librarians 1:45-2:45 pm Book Buzz-Round 2...... 9:45-10:45 am .... Preparing Staff to Assist People Experiencing Connecting Cultures: The Power of the Book...... 3-4 pm Little Maverick Graphic Novel Homelessness...... 9:15-10:15 am Reading List Showcase...... 9:45-10:45 am Future Ready Librarians: Leading Beyond the Library 3-4 pm ... Community Coalition Building Where Heartbreaks & First Loves: Romance Engaging Language Learners with Technology...4:15-4:45 pm Everyone Leads...... 10:30-11:30 am Fiction for Young Adults...... 11 am-12 pm Leverage Your Resources to Help Picture Books for the Preschool Crowd...... 11 am-12 pm Your Library Flourish 4:15-5:15 pm Standards ...... Storytelling as a Mirror for Cultural Heritage.... 11 am-12 pm What Administrators Look for in an Effective Tuesday, April 3 The Lariat Adult Reading List Author Session....1:30-2:30 pm School Library Program...... 4:15-5:15 pm ACRL Framework...... 1-5 pm Texas Tea: Meet & Greet with YA Authors...... 1:30-3:30 pm Thursday, April 5 Wednesday, April 4 14th Annual Poetry Round Up...... 2:45-3:45 pm Leadership Secrets/ LILEAD Fellowship...... 8:30-9:30 am Introducing the New Texas School Library Authors for Your Book Club...... 2:45-3:45 pm Program Standards...... 3-4 pm Birds of a Feather: Special Libraries General Session II with Junot Diaz...... 4-5 pm Discussion Groups...... 9:45-10:45 am Thursday, April 5 Evening with the Authors...... 6-9:30 pm Copyright Year in Review...... 9:45-10:45 am Building Bridges Between Makerspace & ELA ...1:30-2:30 pm Friday, April 6 Future Ready Librarians: Facilitating Explore the New AASL National School Library Professional Learning...... 9:45-10:45 am Standards & Program Guidelines...... 2:45-3:45 pm Texas Authors for Grown-ups...... 8-9 am Public and School Libraries: Diverse Voices in Young Adult Literature...... 9:15-10:15 am A Winning Partnership...... 9:45-10:45 am Adult Literature Real Middle Graders, Real Worlds, Is It Fake News?...... 11 am-12 pm Wednesday, April 4 Real Problems...... 9:15-10:15 am The Reluctant Sidekick: A Skeptic’s Guide Opening Author Session...... 12:15-1:30 pm Letters About Literature: How Books to Graphic Novel Selection...... 11 am-12 pm We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph Change Lives...... 9:15-11:30 am Winning Instruction: Perfecting Your Craft...... 11 am-12 pm at Mother Emanuel...... 1:45-2:45 pm Fairytales with a Modern Twist...... 10:30-11:30 am Winning the Game with Instructional Partners... 11 am-12 pm Thursday, April 5 The Language of Dreams: Fantasy Fiction Building Digital Toolkits for Student for Young Adults...... 10:30-11:30 am Book Buzz-Adult Titles Round 1...... 8:30-9:30 am & Staff Learning...... 1:30-2:30 pm Closing Author Session Stranger than Fiction: Adult Nonfiction with Kwame Alexander...... 11:45-1:15 pm Future Ready Librarians: Instructional Readers Advisory...... 8:30-9:30 am Partnerships...... 2:45-3:45 pm Book Buzz-Round 2 9:45-10:45 am Children’s Literature Librarian and Teacher Collaborations ...... Score Big Results...... 2:45-3:45 pm The Lariat Adult Reading List Author Session....1:30-2:30 pm Tuesday, April 3 Friday, April 6 Authors for Your Book Club...... 2:45-3:45 pm Poetry Rodeo: Winning with Poetry Friday, April 6 Across the Curriculum...... 1-5 pm Future of ILL is Now...... 8-9 am What’s New with Texas Children’s Texas Authors for Grown-ups 8-9 am The Purpose-Based Library...... 9:15-10:15 am ...... Authors and Illustrators...... 1:30-2:30 pm Game On! Award Winning Librarians Authors & Illustrators Speed Dating the Bluebonnets...... 2-5 pm Share Ways to Engage Learners...... 10:30-11:30 am Tuesday, April 3 What’s New with Texas Middle Grade and Young Adult Authors...... 2:45-3:45 pm Community Engagement Texas LEAPS with Texas Authors...... 1:30-2:30 pm Speed Dating at the Texas Author Tuesday, April 3 What’s New with Texas Children’s and Illustrator Meet and Greet...... 4-5 pm Authors and Illustrators...... 1:30-2:30 pm Connect Your Community to the World...... 9-11 am Too Young for Harry, Percy, and Katniss...... 4-5 pm Better Together: Schools, Libraries, Speed Dating the Bluebonnets...... 2-5 pm & Museums Working Together...... 12:15-1:15 pm Nevertheless, She Persisted: Strong Female Wednesday, April 4 Summer Lunch Programs in Public Libraries... 12:15-1:15 pm Characters in Young Adult Literature...... 2:45-3:45 pm Pow! Bam! How to Read Graphic Novels Aloud..... 10-11 am Bringing Organizations and People Together....1:30-2:30 pm What’s New with Texas Middle Grade Armadillo Readers’ Choice: and Young Adult Authors...... 2:45-3:45 pm Ready-Made K-2 Resources...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Choose Civility: A New Approach for a New Era...... 1:30-2:30 pm Who Tells Your Story? Biographies & Jane Yolen and Children’s RT Memoirs for Young Adults...... 2:45-3:45 pm Business Meeting...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Positively Outrageous Service...... 2:45-3:45 pm Speed Dating at the Texas Author Rekindling the Bluebonnet Spirit...... 11:15 am-12:15 am Team Up with Home Schools...... 2:45-3:45 pm and Illustrator Meet and Greet...... 4-5 pm Author, Please Come! Never Mind. Wednesday, April 4 Surviving & Thriving: Social Issues in YA Fiction...... 4-5 pm Please Don’t...... 1:45-2:45 pm Community Coalition Building Too Young for Harry, Percy, and Katniss...... 4-5 pm From Fact to Narrative: Creative the United Way...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Wednesday, April 4 Nonfiction for Children...... 1:45-2:45 pm Electric Partnerships: How a Library Makerspace Intercultural Understanding Partners to Have Global Impact ...... 12:30-1:30 pm Fandomonium: Fandoms & Fanfiction for YA...... 10-11 am through Global Literature...... 1:45-2:45 pm Are Libraries Becoming Invisible to Junior Scholars?...3-4 pm ‘We Are Made by History’: Historical Fiction Bluebonnet Ambassadors: Keep Students Reading.....3-4 pm for Young Adults...... 10-11 am Teen-Driven Community Engagement: Wordless & Almost Wordless Books...... 3-4 pm Fashion Edition...... 3-4 pm Connecting the Past to the Present in Nonfiction Literature...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Ultimate Children’s Picture Book Community Engagement in Small Libraries.....4:15-5:15 pm Illustrators Sketch-Off...... 4:15-5:15 pm Opening Author Session...... 12:15-1:30 pm Thursday, April 5 A Conversation with Laini Taylor Thursday, April 5 Libraries and Homelessness...... 9:45-10:45 am and Cassandra Clare...... 1:45-2:45 pm 2X2 Showcase...... 8:30-9:30 am According to Pew Research Center...... 11 am-12 pm Can You Handle the Truth? Narrative Bookme, #: One-on-One Student Community Engagement in the Real World..... 11 am-12 pm Nonfiction for Young Adults...... 3-4 pm Readers Advisory...... 8:30-9:30 am Community-Based Project Design Wordless & Almost Wordless Books...... 3-4 pm Little Maverick Graphic Novel for Social Change...... 1:30-2:30 pm Science Fiction: Libraries of the Future...... 3-5:15 pm Reading List Showcase...... 9:45-10:45 am Libraries Engaging Families...... 2:45-3:45 pm LGBTQIA Fiction for Young Adults...... 4:15-5:15 pm Picture Books for the Preschool Crowd...... 11 am-12 pm Lightning Rounds: How Academic Libraries Ultimate Children’s Picture Book Texas Bluebonnet Award Author Session ...... 12-1:45 pm Engage Campuses & Local Communities....2:45-3:45 pm Illustrators Sketch-Off...... 4:15-5:15 pm 14th Annual Poetry Round Up...... 2:45-3:45 pm

2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 27 Friday, April 6 Wednesday, April 4 How to Run Trials for Using Children’s Literature to Promote Compassion & Storytime and Programming Diversity: Electronic Resources...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Empathy in the Classroom & Beyond...... 8-9 am Embrace the Cultures in Your Community...... 10-11 am Value of Community Needs Real Middle Graders, Real Worlds, StoryCorps: Recording and Amplifying Assessments...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Real Problems...... 9:15-10:15 am the Stories of Your Community...... 4:15-5:15 pm Digital Inclusion: Libraries, Access, & Equity.....1:45-2:45 pm Letters About Literature: Story Swap/Vendor Showcase The Impact of Library Instruction on Undergraduate How Books Change Lives...... 9:15-11:30 am & Business Meeting...... 5:30-7:30 pm Student Success: A Four-Year Study...... 1:45-2:45 pm Fairytales with a Modern Twist...... 10:30-11:30 am Thursday, April 5 Saying No: Align Services with Priorities...... 1:45-2:45 pm Hot off the Press: Featuring YA Extend Your Storytelling with Art & Creativity.... 11 am-12 pm Introducing the New Texas School Library Program Standards...... 3-4 pm and YA Diverse Titles...... 10:30-11:30 am Great Adult Storytelling Programs...... 1:30-2:30 pm Diverse Literature Evening Storytelling Concert...... 7-9 pm Thursday, April 5 Finding Funding...... 9:45-10:45 am Tuesday, April 3 Friday, April 6 Community Engagement in the Real World..... 11 am-12 pm Serving Teens of Color...... 12:15-1:15 pm Support the Team with Your Winning Speed Mentoring for Managers...... 11 am-12 pm Texas LEAPS with Texas Authors...... 1:30-2:30 pm Storytelling/Writing Activities!...... 10:30-11:30 am Trans-inclusive Libraries: Up Your Storytime Game with Dual Young Adult Literature A Win for Our Community...... 11 am-12 pm Language and Music & Movement...... 1:30-2:30 pm Tuesday, April 3 Born Digital: Finding, Evaluating, and Surviving & Thriving: Social Issues in YA Fiction...... 4-5 pm Nevertheless, She Persisted: Strong Female Using Information for Today’s Learners...... 1:30-2:30 pm Wednesday, April 4 Characters in YA Literature...... 2:45-3:45 pm Getting Ready For 60x30TX...... 1:30-2:30 pm Author, Please Come! Never Mind. What’s New with Texas Middle Grade Hiring With a Diverse Mindset...... 1:30-2:30 pm Please Don’t...... 1:45-2:45 pm & Young Adult Authors...... 2:45-3:45 pm Big Data for Big Questions...... 2:45-3:45 pm Inspiring, Entertaining, and Heart Warming Who Tells Your Story? Biographies & Memoirs Managing Your Management Style...... 2:45-3:45 pm Spanish Books (Tejas Star Reading List)...... 1:45-2:45 pm for Young Adults...... 2:45-3:45 pm Intercultural Understanding Surviving & Thriving: Social Issues in YA Fiction...... 4-5 pm Friday, April 6 Build Your Best Application to Win a TMLDA Award....8-9 am through Global Literature...... 1:45-2:45 pm Wednesday, April 4 Connecting Cultures: The Power of the Book...... 3-4 pm Preparing Staff to Assist People Experiencing Fandomonium: Fandoms & Fanfiction for YA...... 10-11 am LGBTQIA Fiction for Young Adults...... 4:15-5:15 pm Homelessness...... 9:15-10:15 am ‘We Are Made by History’: Historical Fiction Problem Solving by Design: Using the Uno, Dos, Tres: Bilingual Early for Young Adults...... 10-11 am Literacy in Libraries...... 4:15-5:15 pm Stanford d.school Method...... 9:15-10:15 am Connecting the Past to the Present The Purpose-Based Library...... 9:15-10:15 am Thursday, April 5 in Nonfiction Literature...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Deadly Meetings: Prevention & Intervention An Anti-Bias Approach to Literacy...... 8:30-9:30 am A Conversation with Laini Taylor to Ensure Effective Meetings...... 10:30-11:30 am and Cassandra Clare...... 1:45-2:45 pm Best of Guadalajara International Book Fair... 9:45-10:45 am Dewey Need Numbers? Subject Classification Storytelling as a Mirror for Cultural Heritage.... 11 am-12 pm Can You Handle the Truth? Narrative for the Public Library...... 10:30-11:30 am Nonfiction for Young Adults...... 3-4 pm Texas Bluebonnet Award Author Session...... 12-1:45 pm Payoffs & Challenges: Student Workers Exploring the Spirit of Texas (SPOT) Reading in Academic Libraries 10:30-11:30 am Diverse Publisher Spotlight...... 2:45-3:45 pm Program: Middle & High School...... 4:15-5:15 pm ...... Friday, April 6 LGBTQIA Fiction for Young Adults...... 4:15-5:15 pm Assessment Diverse Voices in Young Adult Literature...... 9:15-10:15 am Thursday, April 5 Tuesday, April 3 Real Middle Graders, Real Worlds, Bookme, #: One-on-One Student A Picture is Worth 1000 Words...... 9-11 am Real Problems...... 9:15-10:15 am Readers Advisory...... 8:30-9:30 am Wednesday, April 4 Hot off the Press: Featuring YA Let’s Get Real: YA Contemporary Fiction...... 8:30-9:30 am and YA Diverse Titles...... 10:30-11:30 am Value of Community Needs Lone Star Reading List Author Panel...... 8:30-9:30 am Assessments...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Reading Lists TAYSHAS Reading List Author Panel...... 8:30-9:30 am The Deliberate Librarian: Evidence-Based Tuesday, April 3 Heartbreaks & First Loves: Romance Fiction Practice in School Libraries...... 1:45-2:45 pm for Young Adults...... 11 am-12 pm Speed Dating the Bluebonnets...... 2-5 pm The Impact of Library Instruction on Undergraduate The Reluctant Sidekick: A Skeptic’s Guide Student Success: A Four-Year Study...... 1:45-2:45 pm Wednesday, April 4 to Graphic Novel Selection...... 11 am-12 pm Armadillo Readers’ Choice: The Real Deal: Bring Your Library to Life Thursday, April 5 Ready-Made K-2 Resources...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm with Nonfiction...... 1:30-2:30 pm Tableau: Interactive Data Visualizations Rekindling the Bluebonnet Spirit...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Texas Tea: Meet & Greet with YA Authors...... 1:30-3:30 pm for Your Library...... 8:30-9:30 am Tablea...... 9:45 am-12 pm Inspiring, Entertaining, and Heart Warming Friday, April 6 Spanish Books (Tejas Star Reading List)...... 1:45-2:45 pm Big Data for Big Questions...... 2:45-3:45 pm Diverse Voices in Young Adult Literature...... 9:15-10:15 am Bluebonnet Ambassadors: Keep Students Reading 3-4 pm ..... Hot off the Press: Featuring YA Friday, April 6 Top Texas Topaz Picks...... 3-4 pm and YA Diverse Titles...... 10:30-11:30 am Community Partnerships: Bridge the Digital Exploring the Spirit of Texas (SPOT) Reading The Language of Dreams: Fantasy Fiction Divide Using Edge Outcomes...... 9:15 – 10:15 am Program: Middle & High School...... 4:15-5:15 pm for Young Adults...... 10:30-11:30 am Buildings & Facilities Thursday, April 5 MANAGEMENT Tuesday, April 3 2X2 Showcase...... 8:30-9:30 am Administration Responding to Emergencies: Libraries that Lone Star Reading List Author Panel...... 8:30-9:30 am Have Gone through the Unthinkable...... 12:15-1:15 pm TAYSHAS Reading List Author Panel...... 8:30-9:30 am Tuesday, April 3 Wednesday, April 4 Little Maverick Graphic Novel Perfecting Your Game with Skilled Volunteers!...... 9 am-4 pm The Emotional Makerspace: Reading List Showcase...... 9:45-10:45 am Project Management and You!...... 1-5 pm Addressing Mental Health...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm The Lariat Adult Reading List Author Session....1:30-2:30 pm Intellectual Freedom Challenges Insect Pests in the Library...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Storytelling Across Library Types...... 1:30-2:30 pm Weeding Comedy...... 2:45-3:45 pm Customer Service Tuesday, April 3 Wednesday, April 4 Techniques & Tips to Perfect Your Tuesday, April 3 Storytelling Game!...... 1-3:30 pm General Session I with Rick Steves...... 8:15-9:45 am Get Your Support Staff in the Game...... 12:15-1:15 pm Up Your Storytime Game with Dual Language Keep Projects Mello with Trello...... 10-11 am Enlisted Librarians: and Music & Movement...... 1:30-2:30 pm Show Me the Money! Tips & Tricks Serving Those Who Served...... 1:30-2:30 pm for Winning State and National Grants...... 10-11 am Positively Outrageous Services...... 2:45-3:45 pm

28 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 Wednesday, April 4 Partnerships Security A Mother’s Story: Discussing Transgender Issues Tuesday, April 3 Wednesday, April 4 with the Texas Attorney General...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Better Together: Schools, Libraries, Recognizing the Signs of Child Abuse...... 10-11 am Services for Community Users and Museums Working Together...... 12:15-1:15 pm at an Academic Library...... 1:45-2:45 pm Intimate Partner Violence: Bringing Organizations and People Together....1:30-2:30 pm The Hard Truth...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Thursday, April 5 Choose Civility: A New Approach Handling Active Shooter Situations in Libraries...... 3-4 pm Millennials and the Public Library...... 11 am-12 pm for a New Era...... 1:30-2:30 pm PROFESSIONAL ISSUES Finances My Books Bring all the Boys to the Yard...... 1:30-2:30 pm Team Up with Home Schools...... 2:45-3:45 pm Diversity & Social Change Tuesday, April 3 Makers, Podcasters, & Vloggers, Oh My: Tuesday, April 3 Grant Writing 101...... 8 am-12 pm Following the Yellow Brick Road 4-5 pm ...... Disability Awareness...... 9 am-12 pm Responding to Emergencies: Libraries that Skills for Life: Guiding Teens into Adulthood...... 4-5 pm Have Gone through the Unthinkable...... 12:15-1:15 pm Choose Civility: A New Approach Wednesday, April 4 for a New Era...... 1:30-2:30 pm Wednesday, April 4 Together We Do More: Academic-Public Enlisted Librarians: Serving Those Who Served..1:30-2:30 pm Show Me the Money! Tips & Tricks for Winning Library Collaboration...... 10-11 am Intellectual Freedom Challenges State and National Grants...... 10-11 am Community Coalition Building Across Library Types...... 1:30-2:30 pm Thursday, April 5 the United Way...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Booktalking Challenging Books...... 4-5 pm Finding Funding...... 9:45-10:45 am Teachers Talk: Collaboration with Librarians....1:45-2:45 pm Wednesday, April 4 Leadership & Change Welcoming New Americans: Storytime and Programming Diversity: A Service Strategy...... 1:45-2:45 pm Tuesday, April 3 Embrace the Cultures in Your Community...... 10-11 am Park, Pond, or Parking Lot: Programming Black Caucus RT Author Session...... 10 am-12:15 pm Improving Services with Design Thinking...... 9 am-5 pm Beyond the Walls...... 3-4 pm A Mother’s Story: Discussing Transgender Issues Responding to Emergencies: Libraries that Teen-Driven Community Engagement: with the Texas Attorney General...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Have Gone Through the Unthinkable..... 12:15-1:15 pm Fashion Edition 3-4 pm ...... We Are Charleston: Tragedy & Triumph Idea Sharing Live: Unconferencing Build Your School Library Advocacy Network....4:15-5:15 pm at Mother Emanuel...... 1:45-2:45 pm Your Inner Brainstormer...... 1-4 pm Community Engagement in Small Libraries.....4:15-5:15 pm Connecting Cultures: The Power of the Book...... 3-4 pm Project Management and You!...... 1-5 pm StoryCorps: Recording and Amplifying Digital Pride...... 3-4 pm Wednesday, April 4 the Stories of Your Community...... 4:15-5:15 pm Thursday, April 5 Digital Inclusion: Libraries, Access, & Equity.....1:45-2:45 pm Thursday, April 5 Avoiding Accidental Aggression in the Age Saying No: Align Services with Priorities...... 1:45-2:45 pm Two for One: Dual Credit & Early College of Safe Spaces and Trigger Warnings...... 8:30-9:30 am High School Programs 8:30-9:30 am Developing Emotional Intelligence...... 4:15-5:15 pm ...... Best of Guadalajara International Book Fair... 9:45-10:45 am The 60x30TX Initiative: Roles for Libraries 9:45-10:45 am Thursday, April 5 ..... Empowering Students through Feminism...... 9:45-10:45 am What is a TALL Texan? And Why Would I Astronaut Health: Science Education Storytelling as a Mirror for Cultural Heritage.... 11 am-12 pm Resources for K-12 and Beyond...... 9:45-10:45 am Want to be One?...... 8:30-9:30 am Trans-inclusive Libraries: Community Engagement in the Real World..... 11 am-12 pm Going Green: Sustainable Living Programs... 9:45-10:45 am A Win for Our Community...... 11 am-12 pm Explore the New AASL National School Library Public and School Libraries: Community-Based Project Design Standards & Program Guidelines...... 2:45-3:45 pm A Winning Partnership...... 9:45-10:45 am for Social Change...... 1:30-2:30 pm Managing Your Management Style...... 2:45-3:45 pm Literacy Through Libraries...... 11 am-12 pm Hiring With a Diverse Mindset...... 1:30-2:30 pm Friday, April 6 Friendship: Library to Library Partnership...... 1:30-2:30 pm Rainbow Families: Serving LGBTQ Families TexShare & TexQuest Updates 1:30-2:30 pm Problem Solving by Design: ...... in Your Public Library...... 1:30-2:30 pm Using the Stanford d.school Method...... 9:15-10:15 am Future Ready Librarians: Serving Diverse Communities in Texas...... 1:30-2:30 pm Instructional Partnerships...... 2:45-3:45 pm Diverse Publisher Spotlight...... 2:45-3:45 pm Marketing & Social Media Taking Storytime on the Road: Public Latino Caucus RT Social...... 5:30-7 pm Libraries Engaging Communities...... 2:45-3:45 pm Tuesday, April 3 GLBT RT Meet & Greet...... 7-9 pm Connect Your Community to the World...... 9-11 am Friday, April 6 Intellectual Freedom Tell Your Story with Online Newsletters.... 11:30 am-1:30 pm Community Partnerships: Bridge the Digital Library Promotions with Pizazz...... 2-4 pm Divide Using Edge Outcomes...... 9:15-1015 am Tuesday, April 3 Creating Positive Media Relationships – Act Out at Your Library: Engage Community Digital Privacy...... 9 am-12 pm Before the Problem Occurs...... 2:45-3:45 pm Re-enactors, Cosplayers, and More...... 10:30-11:30 am Intellectual Freedom Challenges Positively Outrageous Services...... 2:45-3:45 pm Community Coalition Building Across Library Types...... 1:30-2:30 pm Strategies for Propelling Entrepreneurship...... 4-5 pm Where Everyone Leads...... 10:30-11:30 am Minors’ Rights and Their First Amendment...... 2:45-3:45 pm Programming for Adults Booktalking Challenging Books...... 4-5 pm Wednesday, April 4 with Special Needs...... 10:30-11:30 am Deep Dive into Maximum Wednesday, April 4 Ebook efficiency...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Personnel Author, Please Come! Never Mind. Gamifying Library Orientation: Tuesday, April 3 Please Don’t...... 1:45-2:45 pm Helping Students Get a Clue...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Perfecting Your Game with Skilled Volunteers!...... 9 am-4 pm Thursday, April 5 One Website, Many Constituents...... 1:45-2:45 pm Get Your Support Staff in the Game...... 12:15-1:15 pm Thinking Outside the Lockbox: New Ways Park, Pond, or Parking Lot: to Use Escape Kits in Any Library...... 9:45-10:45 am Programming Beyond the Walls...... 3-4 pm Wednesday, April 4 Friday, April 6 Thursday, April 5 Developing Emotional Intelligence...... 4:15-5:15 pm Public Libraries Division Membership Party...... 5:30-6:30 pm Net Neutrality is Over: Words Matter: The Power of Shaping Public What Do We Do Now?...... 9:15-10:15 am Rhetoric to Carry Our ...... 9:45-10:45 am Thursday, April 5 According to Pew Research Center...... 11 am-12 pm Director’s Symposium: Making Your Library Intellectual Property eBooks: eTricks, eCreate, & eTrends...... 2:45-3:45 pm Indispensable...... 7:30-9:30 am Tuesday, April 3 Friday, April 6 Don’t Let Stress Take You Out of the Game.....8:30-9:30 am Cultivating ORCIDs on Your Campus...... 12:15-1:15 pm Build Your Best Application to Win a TMLDA Award....8-9 am Hiring With a Diverse Mindset...... 1:30-2:30 pm Wednesday, April 4 How Modern Library Leaders Are Friday, April 6 Take This, It’s Free: Digital Media Promoting their Libraries...... 8-9 am Payoffs & Challenges: Student Workers in the Public Domain...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm in Academic Libraries...... 10:30-11:30 am

2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 29 Thursday, April 5 Tell Your Story with Online Newsletters.... 11:30 am-1:30 pm Emerging Technology Copyright Year in Review...... 9:45-10:45 am Library Promotions with Pizazz...... 2-4 pm Tuesday, April 3 Virtual Reality in Your Library...... 2-4 pm Getting Ready For 60x30TX...... 1:30-2:30 pm Virtual Reality in Your Library...... 2-4 pm Makers, Podcasters, & Vloggers, Oh My: Leadership & Advocacy Following the Yellow Brick Road...... 4-5 pm Wednesday, April 4 Tuesday, April 3 Wednesday, April 4 Raspberry Pi ...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Creating Positive Media Relationships – Becoming a Wikibrarian: An Introduction to Thursday, April 5 Before the Problem Occurs...... 2:45-3:45 pm Wikipedia Editing for Librarians & Archivist...... 10-11 am Sharing Your Why’s, What If’s, & Innovations...8:30-9:30 am Wednesday, April 4 Inspire Youth with the Texas Youth Visible Thinking Strategies...... 8:30-9:30 am Advocacy Make and Take...... 1:45-2:45 pm Creators Awards...... 10-11 am Building Digital Toolkits for Student We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph Keep Projects Mello with Trello...... 10-11 am & Staff Learning...... 1:30-2:30 pm at Mother Emanuel...... 1:45-2:45 pm Library Disrupted! How to Introduce 30 Maker Programs for Adults in 30 Minutes ...2:45-3:45 pm Are Libraries Becoming Invisible to Junior Scholars.....3-4 pm New Technology in a Public Library... 11:15 am-12:15 pm SimplyE Comes to Texas...... 2:45-3:45 pm Future Ready Librarians: Leading Beyond the Library...3-4 pm Pronunciator: A Powerful Language Learning Tool...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Friday, April 6 Build Your School Library Advocacy Network....4:15-5:15 pm Raspberry Pi ...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm STEM Boxes To Go ...... 10:30-11:30 am Community Engagement in Small Libraries.....4:15-5:15 pm Ditch the Breakout Box-Go Digital...... 1:45-2:45 pm Networks & Hardware Thursday, April 5 CollectionHQ + Librarians: Wednesday, April 4 Avoiding Accidental Aggression in the Age Software-Assisted Weeding...... 3-4 pm Lending Mobile WiFi Hotspots of Safe Spaces and Trigger Warnings...... 8:30-9:30 am Docs: Making Collaboration Easier 3-4 pm ...... in Rural Communities...... 10-11 am Leadership Secrets/LILEAD Fellowship...... 8:30-9:30 am Screencasting and Creating a YouTube Channel 3-4 pm ...... Digital Inclusion: Libraries, Access, and Equity...1:45-2:45 pm Sharing Your Why’s, What If’s, & Innovations...8:30-9:30 am Curation Tools...... 4:15-5:15 pm Thursday, April 5 Tableau: Interactive Data Visualizations Thursday, April 5 for Your Library...... 8:30-9:30 am Connect Your Community with Broadband...... 1:30-2:30 pm Google App Time! ...... 8:30-9:30 am What is a TALL Texan? And Why Would I Open Educational Resources Want to be One?...... 8:30-9:30 am : Statistics & Program Tracking Made Easier 8:30-9:30 am Thinking Outside the Lockbox: New Ways ...... Thursday, April 5 to Use Escape Kits in Any Library...... 9:45-10:45 am Visible Thinking Strategies...... 8:30-9:30 am Two for One: Dual Credit & Early College Words Matter: The Power of Shaping Public Driver’s Ed: Using and Apps... 9:45-10:45 am High School Programs...... 8:30-9:30 am Rhetoric to Carry Our Messages...... 9:45-10:45 am Free Photos on Fleek: An Insight into Free Photos on Fleek: An Insight Follow that Bill: How a Bill Becomes a Law Creative Commons...... 9:45-10:45 am into Creative Commons...... 9:45-10:45 am & What You Can Do...... 1:30-2:30 pm Pi for Everyone: Programming & Problem Why Curate?...... 11 am-12 pm Small Community Libraries RT Social...... 6:30-8:30 pm Solving with Raspberry Pi...... 9:45-10:45 am Getting Ready For 60x30TX...... 1:30-2:30 pm Utilizing Bootstrap within LibGuides V2 Friday, April 6 to Increase Functionality and Usability..... 9:45-10:45 am Friday, April 6 How Modern Library Leaders are Promoting Tableau...... 9:45 am-12 pm Building an Educated Community their Libraries...... 8 am-9 am with OER...... 10:30-11:30 am MarcEdit Basics for Catalogers...... 11 am-12 pm Net Neutrality is Over: Systems What Do We Do Now?...... 9:15-10:15 am Building Digital Toolkits for Student & Staff Learning...... 1:30-2:30 pm Community Coalition Building Tuesday, April 3 Where Everyone Leads...... 10:30-11:30 am Connect Your Community with Broadband...... 1:30-2:30 pm Digital Privacy...... 9 am-12 pm Goodbye, ILLiad! Hello, Tipasa!...... 1:30-2:30 pm Hyku-An Open Source Solution Trends & Forecasting Google App Time!-Never Lose Another for Digital Repositories...... 1-4 pm Tuesday, April 3 Thought with ...... 1:30-2:30 pm Websites & UX Idea Sharing Live: Unconferencing How to Hack a Hackathon...... 1:30-2:30 pm Your Inner Brainstormer...... 1-4 pm YouCanBook.Me...... 1:30-2:30 pm Wednesday, April 4 Texas Labor Market Trends for Library A Feast of Ideas for K-5 Technology...... 2:45-3:45 pm One Website, Many Constituents...... 1:45-2:45 pm and Information Services...... 4-5 pm Google App Time! – Presentations Thursday, April 5 on the go with 2:45-3:45 pm Wednesday, April 4 ...... Utilizing Bootstrap within LibGuides V2 Future Ready Librarians: Empower Friday, April 6 to Increase Functionality and Usability..... 9:45-10:45 am Students as Creators...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Future of ILL is Now...... 8 am-9 am Robotics for Teens ...... 11 am-12 pm Science Fiction: Libraries of the Future...... 3-5:15 pm 10+ Mind-Blowing Tech Tools...... 9:15-10:15 am Feedback Driven UX Research on The Portal Thursday, April 5 Using for Outreach to Texas History Redesign...... 2:45-3:45 pm SimplyE Comes to Texas 2:45-3:45 pm Sharing Your Why’s, What If’s, & Innovations...8:30-9:30 am & Assessment...... 9:15-10:15 am ...... The 60x30TX Initiative: Roles for Libraries..... 9:45-10:45 am Texas Youth Creators Award Presentation..... 9:15-11:30 am USER SERVICES Tinkering with 3D Design in Tinkercad...... 10:30-11:30 am Future Ready Librarians: Facilitating Core Services Professional Learning...... 9:45-10:45 am Data Curation & Management Wednesday, April 4 Libraries and Homelessness...... 9:45-10:45 am Tuesday, April 3 According to Pew Research Center...... 11 am-12 pm Lending Mobile WiFi Hotspots Hyku-An Open Source Solution in Rural Communities...... 10-11 am for Digital Repositories 1-4 pm Friday, April 6 ...... Library Disrupted! How to Introduce Makerspaces vs. Playkerspaces...... 9:15-10:15 am Data Readiness for the Digital Public Library...... 4-5 pm New Technology in a Public Library... 11:15 am-12:15 pm TECHNOLOGY Wednesday, April 4 The Impact of Library Instruction on Undergraduate Take This, It’s Free: Digital Media Student Success: A Four-Year Study...... 1:45-2:45 pm Applied Technology in the Public Domain...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Services for Community Users Tuesday, April 3 Cataloging for Makerspaces...... 4:15-5:15 pm at An Academic Library...... 1:45-2:45 pm Robot Petting Zoo Makeathon...... 8 am-4 pm Curation Tools...... 4:15-5:15 pm Thursday, April 5 A Picture is Worth 1000 Words...... 9-11 am Thursday, April 5 Not Your Grandmother’s Videos...... 2:45-3:45 pm Connect Your Community to the World...... 9-11 am Tableau: Interactive Data Visualizations Taking Storytime on the Road: Public Libraries I Can Teach That in My Sleep/Screencasting...... 9-11 am for Your Library...... 8:30-9:30 am Engaging Communities...... 2:45-3:45 pm Tech Camp...... 10 am-4 pm Robotics for Teens ...... 11 am-12 pm Friday, April 6 G Suite Basics...... 11:30 am-1:30 pm Why Curate?...... 11 am-12 pm Future of ILL is Now...... 8-9 am Green Screen Tools...... 11:30 am-1:30 pm 30 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 Creation & Fabrication Literacy Literacy Through Libraries...... 11 am-12 pm Tuesday, April 3 Tuesday, April 3 Picture Books for the Preschool Crowd...... 11 am-12 pm Green Screen Tools...... 11:30 am-1:30 pm After School Programming in Public Libraries...1:30-2:30 pm Texas Bluebonnet Award Author Session...... 12-1:45 pm After School Programming in Public Libraries...1:30-2:30 pm My Books Bring all the Boys to the Yard...... 1:30-2:30 pm Getting Ready For 60x30TX...... 1:30-2:30 pm Wednesday, April 4 Up Your Storytime Game with Dual Language The Real Deal: Bring Your Library to Life and Music & Movement...... 1:30-2:30 pm with Nonfiction...... 1:30-2:30 pm The Future Ready Makerspace...... 10-11 am Summer Library Programming for Schools...... 1:30-2:30 pm Libraries Ready to Code 10:15-11 am Booktalking Challenging Books...... 4-5 pm ...... When Books Become Best Friends: The Emotional Makerspace: Wednesday, April 4 One Book, Many Visits...... 2:45-3:45 pm Addressing Mental Health...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Pow! Bam! How to Read Graphic Novels Aloud..... 10-11 am Friday, April 6 Electric Partnerships: How a Library Makerspace Pronunciator: A Powerful Language Partners to Have Global Impact ...... 12:30-1:30 pm Learning Tool...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Preschoolers! No Problem! Literacy Skills for Emergent Readers...... 9:15-10:15 am Dressed in Code: An All-Girls Middle School Rekindling the Bluebonnet Spirit...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm STEM Group Fuses Fashion with Coding ....1:45-2:45 pm Fairytales with a Modern Twist 10:30-11:30 am From Fact to Narrative: Creative ...... Making Literacy: Promoting Literacy Nonfiction for Children...... 1:45-2:45 pm Support the Team with Your Winning through Makerspace Activities...... 3-4 pm Storytelling/Writing Activities! 10:30-11:30 am Intercultural Understanding ...... Cataloging for Makerspaces...... 4:15-5:15 pm through Global Literature...... 1:45-2:45 pm Reference Services Thursday, April 5 Are Libraries Becoming Invisible to Junior Scholars?...3-4 pm Tuesday, April 3 Byte-Sized Programming ...... 9:45-10:45 am Top Texas Topaz Picks...... 3-4 pm Strategies for Propelling Entrepreneurship...... 4-5 pm Pi for Everyone: Programming & Wordless & Almost Wordless Books...... 3-4 pm Problem Solving with Raspberry Pi 9:45-10:45 am ...... Beyond Storytime: Programming Wednesday, April 4 Extend Your Storytelling with Art & Creativity.... 11 am-12 pm for Young Children...... 4:15-5:15 pm Go for the Gold: Open Access Searching Creating a Pop-Up Makerspace ...... 12:15-1:15 pm Uno, Dos, Tres: Bilingual Early Literacy in Reference and ILL...... 10-11 am Building Bridges Between Makerspace & ELA ...1:30-2:30 pm in Libraries...... 4:15-5:15 pm Black Caucus RT Author Session...... 10 am-12:15 pm 30 Maker Programs for Adults in 30 Minutes ...2:45-3:45 pm Thursday, April 5 An Insider Look at Genealogy Trends in Libraries...... 3-4 pm Friday, April 6 An Anti-Bias Approach to Literacy...... 8:30-9:30 am Thursday, April 5 Makerspaces vs. Playkerspaces ...... 9:15-10:15 am Stranger than Fiction: Adult Nonfiction Is It Fake News?...... 11 am-12 pm Texas Youth Creators Award Presentation..... 9:15-11:30 am Readers Advisory...... 8:30-9:30 am Teamwork Wins: Online Reference Tinkering with 3D Design in Tinkercad...... 10:30-11:30 am Byte-Sized Programming ...... 9:45-10:45 am and Instruction Librarians...... 2:45-3:45 pm

Seating is limited for all Hands on Lab sessions. These labs are ticketed events, and reservations must be made by March 16, 2018 through online preregistration only.

TUESDAY, APRIL 3 A Picture is Worth 1000 Words (BYOD*; Lab 1)...... 9 - 11 am

Connect Your Community to the World (Lab 2)...... 9 - 11 am THURSDAY, APRIL 5 I Can Teach That in My Sleep (BYOD; Lab 3)...... 9 - 11 am Google App Time! Google Slides (Lab 16)...... 8:30 - 9:30 am G Suite Basics (BYOD; Lab 4)...... 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Google Sheets: Statistics & Program Tracking Green Screen Tools (BYOD; Lab 5)...... 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Made Easier (BYOD; Lab 17)...... 8:30 - 9:30 am Tell Your Story with Online Newsletters Utilizing Bootstrap within LibGuides V2 (Lab 6)...... 11:30 am - 1:30 pm to Increase Functionality & Usability Library Promotions with Pizazz (BYOD; Lab 7)...... 2 - 4 pm (Lab 18)...... 9:45 - 10:45 am Virtual Reality in Your Library (Lab 8)...... 2 - 4 pm Tableau (BYOD; Lab 19)...... 9:45 am - 12 pm WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4 MarcEdit Basics for Catalogers (Lab 20)...... 11 am - 12 pm Google App Time! Never Lose Another Becoming a Wikibrarian: Intro to Wikipedia Editing Thought with Google Keep (Lab 21)...... 1:30 - 2:30 pm for Librarians & Archivists (BYOD; Lab 9)...... 10 - 11 am YouCanBook.Me (BYOD; Lab 22)...... 1:30 - 2:30 pm Keep Projects Mello with Trello (BYOD; Lab 10)...... 10 - 11 am eBooks: eTricks, eCreate, & eTrends Deep Dive into Maximum Ebook (BYOD; Lab 23)...... 2:45 - 3:45 pm Efficiency (Lab 11)...... 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Google App Time! Presentations on the Go Pronunciator: A Powerful Language with Google Sites (Lab 24)...... 2:45 - 3:45 pm Learning Tool (BYOD; Lab 12)...... 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Expand Your Storytime: New Ideas to Update FRIDAY, APRIL 6 Traditional Storytimes (Lab 13)...... 1:45 - 2:45 pm Using Google Forms for Outreach Basic Book Repair & Mending (Lab 14)...... 1:45 - 4:45 pm & Assessment (Lab 25)...... 9:15 - 10:15 am : Making Collaboration Tinkering with 3D Design in Tinkercad

Hands on L abs Easier (Lab 15)...... 3 - 4 pm (Lab 26)...... 10:30 - 11:30 am

* Devices provided unless noted as Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)

2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 31 Friday, April 6 Armadillo Readers’ Choice: Serving Diverse Communities in Texas...... 1:30-2:30 pm Ready-Made K-2 Resources...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Demystifying Uncle Sam: Government Resources Friday, April 6 to Answer Community Questions...... 9:15-10:15 am Youth Music in the Library: Outdoor Festivals with Teen Bands... 11:15 am-12:15 pm NLM Disaster Health Information...... 9:15-10:15 am Services for Adults Ditch the Breakout Box-Go Digital...... 1:45-2:45 pm Preparing Staff to Assist People Tuesday, April 3 Expand Your Storytime: Bringing New Experiencing Homelessness...... 9:15-10:15 am Family Search for Genealogical Research...... 9 am-12 pm Ideas to Update Traditional Storytimes...... 1:45-2:45 pm Engaging with the New Adult Now and in the Future...... 10:30-11:30 am Strategies for Propelling Entrepreneurship...... 4-5 pm Librarians Helping to Financially Empower Youth...... 1:45-2:45 pm Programming for Adults with Special Needs. 10:30-11:30 am Wednesday, April 4 Bluebonnet Ambassadors: Keep Students Reading.....3-4 pm From Readers to Writers: Developing Writing Transliteracy & Instruction Workshops in Your Library...... 10-11 am Teen-Driven Community Engagement: Fashion Edition...... 3-4 pm Tuesday, April 3 Winning with Chess in Your Library...... 10-11 am Beyond Storytime: Programming I Can Teach That in My Sleep Skills Beyond the Library: for Young Children...... 4:15-5:15 pm with Screencasting...... 9-11 am Secret Lives of Librarians...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Green Screen Tools 11:30 am-1:30 pm Exploring the Spirit of Texas (SPOT) Reading ...... Beyond Books: Circulating Non-traditional Program: Middle & High School...... 4:15-5:15 pm Wednesday, April 4 Items for Adults...... 1:45-2:45 pm Ultimate Children’s Picture Book Becoming a Wikibrarian: An Introduction to Welcoming New Americans: A Service Strategy 1:45-2:45 pm . Illustrators Sketch-Off...... 4:15-5:15 pm Wikipedia Editing for Librarians and Archivist.... 10-11 am StoryCorps: Recording and Amplifying Story Swap/Vendor Showcase The Future Ready Makerspace 10-11 am the Stories of Your Community...... 4:15-5:15 pm ...... & Business Meeting...... 5:30-7:30 pm Information Literacy for First Year Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List University Students 10-11 am Author Panel...... 4:15-5:15 pm Thursday, April 5 ...... Future Ready Librarians: Empower Students Story Swap/Vendor Showcase Bookme, #: One-on-One Student as Creators 11:15 am-12:15 pm & Business Meeting...... 5:30-7:30 pm Readers Advisory...... 8:30-9:30 am ...... Gamifying Library Orientation: Thursday, April 5 Astronaut Health: Science Education Resources for K-12 and Beyond...... 9:45-10:45 am Helping Students Get a Clue...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm Stranger than Fiction: Adult Nonfiction Empowering Students through Feminism...... 9:45-10:45 am Dressed in Code: An All-Girls Middle School Readers Advisory...... 8:30-9:30 am STEM Group Fuses Fashion with Coding ....1:45-2:45 pm Byte-Sized Programming ...... 9:45-10:45 am Public and School Libraries: A Winning Partnership...... 9:45-10:45 am Teachers Talk: Collaboration with Librarians....1:45-2:45 pm Going Green: Sustainable Living Programs... 9:45-10:45 am Extend Your Storytelling with Art & Creativity.... 11 am-12 pm Making Literacy: Promoting Literacy Great Adult Storytelling Programs...... 1:30-2:30 pm through Makerspace Activities...... 3-4 pm Robotics for Teens ...... 11 am-12 pm How to Hack a Hackathon...... 1:30-2:30 pm Beyond Storytime: Programming Summer Library Programming for Schools...... 1:30-2:30 pm Serving Diverse Communities in Texas...... 1:30-2:30 pm for Young Children...... 4:15-5:15 pm Libraries Engaging Families...... 2:45-3:45 pm 30 Maker Programs for Adults in 30 Minutes ...2:45-3:45 pm Curation Tools...... 4:15-5:15 pm When Books Become Best Friends: Authors for Your Book Club...... 2:45-3:45 pm One Book, Many Visits...... 2:45-3:45 pm Thursday, April 5 Friday, April 6 Evening Storytelling Concert...... 7-9 pm STEAM into Action at School and Public Libraries...... 8:30-9:30 am Texas Authors for Grown-ups...... 8 am-9 am Friday, April 6 Turn Your Read-Aloud Game NLM Disaster Health Information 9:15-10:15 am ...... Comic Con! Yes, You Can! Learn from into an Inquiry Adventure!...... 8:30-9:30 am Act Out at Your Library: Engage Community Libraries that Have...... 8-9 am Two for One: Dual Credit & Early College Re-enactors, Cosplayers & More 10:30-11:30 am ...... STEM Needs Girls...... 8-9 am High School Programs...... 8:30-9:30 am Engaging with the New Adult Jump into the STREAM: Host a Summer The 60x30TX Initiative: Roles for Libraries..... 9:45-10:45 am Now and in the Future...... 10:30-11:30 am Camp at Your Library...... 9:15-10:15 am Astronaut Health: Science Education Programming for Adults Resources for K-12 and Beyond...... 9:45-10:45 am with Special Needs...... 10:30-11:30 am Preschoolers! No Problem! Literacy Skills for Emergent Readers...... 9:15-10:15 am Beyond Digital Citizenship: Empowering Services for Children & Young Adults Thinking Outside the Storytime Box...... 9:15-10:15 am Students to be Digital Leaders...... 9:45-10:45 am Tuesday, April 3 Texas Youth Creators Award Presentation..... 9:15-11:30 am Future Ready Librarians: Facilitating Professional Learning...... 9:45-10:45 am Summer Lunch Programs in Public Libraries... 12:15-1:15 pm Act Out at Your Library: Engage Community Re-enactors, Cosplayers and More...... 10:30-11:30 am Pi for Everyone: Programming & Problem Techniques & Tips to Perfect Solving with Raspberry Pi...... 9:45-10:45 am Your Storytelling Game!...... 1-3:30 pm Services for Special Populations Is It Fake News?...... 11 am-12 pm Poetry Rodeo: Winning with Poetry Across the Curriculum...... 1-5 pm Tuesday, April 3 Robotics for Teens ...... 11 am-12 pm After School Programming in Public Libraries...1:30-2:30 pm Disability Awareness...... 9 am-12 pm Team Up with TexQuest:10 Things Teachers Want in Their Curriculum Playbook...... 11 am-12 pm My Books Bring all the Boys to the Yard...... 1:30-2:30 pm Serving Teens of Color...... 12:15-1:15 pm Winning Instruction: Perfecting Your Craft...... 11 am-12 pm Texas LEAPS with Texas Authors...... 1:30-2:30 pm Summer Lunch Programs in Public Libraries... 12:15-1:15 pm Enlisted Librarians: Serving Those Who Served..1:30-2:30 pm Born Digital: Finding, Evaluating, & Using Minors’ Rights and Their First Amendment...... 2:45-3:45 pm Information for Today’s Learners...... 1:30-2:30 pm Makers, Podcasters, & Vloggers, Oh My: Wednesday, April 4 Summer Library Programming for Schools...... 1:30-2:30 pm Following the Yellow Brick Road...... 4-5 pm Recognizing the Signs of Child Abuse...... 10-11 am A Feast of Ideas for K-5 Technology...... 2:45-3:45 pm Skills for Life: Guiding Teens into Adulthood...... 4-5 pm Storytime and Programming Diversity: Future Ready Librarians: Speed Dating at the Texas Author Embrace the Cultures in Your Community...... 10-11 am Instructional Partnerships...... 2:45-3:45 pm and Illustrator Meet and Greet...... 4-5 pm Intimate Partner Violence: Teamwork Wins: Online Reference Too Young for Harry, Percy, and Katniss...... 4-5 pm The Hard Truth...... 11:15 am-12:15 pm and Instruction Librarians...... 2:45-3:45 pm Wednesday, April 4 Welcoming New Americans: When Books Become Best Friends: Authors! Authors! Anytime and Anywhere with A Service Strategy...... 1:45-2:45 pm One Book, Many Visits...... 2:45-3:45 pm TexQuest & TexShare’s TeachingBooks.net...... 10-11 am Park, Pond, or Parking Lot: Friday, April 6 Programming Beyond the Walls...... 3-4 pm From Readers to Writers: Developing STEM Needs Girls...... 8-9 am Writing Workshops in Your Library...... 10-11 am Thursday, April 5 Preschoolers! No Problem! The Future Ready Makerspace...... 10-11 am Libraries and Homelessness...... 9:45-10:45 am Literacy Skills for Emergent Readers...... 9:15-10:15 am Inspire Youth with the Texas Youth Millennials and the Public Library...... 11 am-12 pm Building an Educated Community Creators Awards 10-11 am ...... Trans-inclusive Libraries: with OER...... 10:30-11:30 am Pow! Bam! How to Read Graphic Novels Aloud..... 10-11 am A Win for Our Community...... 11 am-12 pm STEM Boxes To Go ...... 10:30-11:30 am Winning with Chess in Your Library...... 10-11 am Rainbow Families: Serving LGBTQ Families Black Caucus RT Author Session...... 10 am-12:15 pm in Your Public Library...... 1:30-2:30 pm

32 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 2018 Conference Committees

Conference Program CONNECTION CORNER Rebecca McKee, Mesquite ISD Rebecca Sullivan, co-chair Sallie Lockhart, Dallas Public Library Neil Krasnoff, Highland Park ISD Mary Woodard, co-chair, Mesquite ISD Cristina Winner, Crowley Public Library Jacob Mangum, University of North Texas Rebecca Anderson, Riter C. Hulsey Public Library ENTERTAINMENT L.G. Swift, Fort Worth Library Brent Bloechle, Plano Public Library Belinda Jacks, Dallas ISD REGISTRATION Crissy Casey, Frisco ISD Erica Richardson, Benbrook Public Library Amanda Mims, Texas Woman’s University Jackie Chetzron, Dallas ISD EXHIBITS Barbara Thompson, Haslet Public Library Thomas Finley, Frisco Public Library Erik Knapp, Plano Public Library System SOCIAL MEDIA Nicole Graham, Fort Worth ISD Marna Morland, University of Texas at Dallas Sarah Brown, University of Dallas Kerol Harrod, Denton Public Library HEALTH EVENTS Lauren Hough, Dallas Public Library Deborah Hathaway, University of Dallas Heather Lassley, Frisco ISD TLA STORE Kimberly Johnson, Texas Woman’s University Tezeno Roberson, Little Elm Public Library Annie Guzman, Plano Public Library System Donna Kearley, Denton ISD HOSPITALITY Paige Shank, Dallas Public Library Elizabeth Fisanick, LISD? Courtney Kincaid, North Richland Hills Public TRANSPORTATION Library Susan Wedding, Carrollton Public Library Rosenid Badia, Dallas ISD Irena Klaic, Austin Community College INFORMATION Annita Owens, Texas Women’s University Vidya Krishnaswamy, Dallas County Community Victoria Kemp, Flower Mound Public Library VOLUNTEERS College District MEETING ROOM Kimber Harlan, Carrollton Public Library Buffie Massey, Mesquite ISD Barbara Henderson, Fort Worth Library Stephen Lingrell, Central Park Campus, Nello Moa, Dallas Public Library Marcia McIntosh, University of North Texas Collin College Jennifer Moore, Texas Woman’s University Kjerstine Nielsen, Dallas Public Library Texas Library Association Sarah Northam, Texas A&M University at Commerce Texas Library Association is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, Gay Patrick, Dallas ISD regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical Carol Perryman, Texas Woman’s University appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of event participants in Jana Prock, Keller Public Library any form. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate for any event venue, including talks. Michael Pullin, University of North Texas Health Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down other attendees. Behave professionally. Remember Science Center that harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary jokes are not appropriate for Texas Library Association events. Alma Ravenell, University of Texas at Tyler Lesley Roane, Frisco ISD Event participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event at the discretion of the event organizers. Spencer Smith, McKinney Public Library Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and Valerie Tagoe, Dallas ISD expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, sexual Kelly Visnak, University of Texas at Arlington images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and Local Arrangements unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to Stacy Cameron, co-chair, Frisco ISD comply immediately. Jo Giudice, co-chair, Dallas Public Library If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the event organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference. If you are AUTHORS AREA being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please Libby Holtmann, Plano Public Library System contact a member of event staff immediately. Gina King, Garland ISD Event staff will be happy to help participants contact venue security or local law enforcement, Barbara Stroup, Dallas ISD provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER the event. We value your attendance. Greg Hardin, University of North Texas We expect participants to follow these rules at all event venues and event-related social events. Patricia Peters, Decatur Public Library

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2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 35 Tuesday April 3 PRECONFERENCES All sessions are open to all attendees, unless noted otherwise. Preregistration is required for all preconferences by Friday, March 16; ticket purchase is required as noted. All preconferences will be held at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center unless otherwise noted.

security literacy, practice with free online tools, Continuing Professional Education credits Event State Board for TX State Library & and communicate this information to users. Number Educator Certification Archives Commission Alison Macrina, Library Freedom Project. tech camp Automation and Technology Round Table and CPE#123: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0 Texas State Library & Archives Commission. conference within a conference Program Title CPE#PC204: SBEC 3.0; TSLAC 3.0 CPE#PC208: SBEC 5.5; TSLAC 5.5 8:00 - 9:50 am (Ticketed; register online only) Disability Awareness (Ticketed) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm 9:00 am - CPE#PC200: SBEC 4.0; 12:00 pm TLA’s acclaimed Tech Camp returns with TSLAC 4.0 Obtain new content to equip participants with skills Grant Writing 101 practical skills and knowledge to maximize social media (Ticketed) for improving platforms, web applications, digital content, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm library and tech tools that wow students, teachers, Beginning grant writers will services and and administrators. Learn what’s hot, what will Bethany Livingston Devin Axtman Rachel Buchanan receive a general overview of accessibility be hot, and how to master and promote these the grant process including: for users with special needs. Learn to identify resources to build learning and collaboration finding funding any preexisting assumptions and biases, and at your school. Bring your own device. opportunities, becoming recognize hidden disabilities. In addition to the opening and closing familiar with internal grant Devin Axtman and Rachel Buchanan, keynotes, participants will have 4 breakout office structures, University of North Texas. session times, with multiple sessions being documenting the need, and offered. Attendees are encouraged to go to any Debbie Montenegro Diversity and Inclusion Committee. program evaluation. and all breakout sessions they are interested in, CPE#PC205: SBEC 3.0; TSLAC 3.0 Bethany Livingston and Debbie Montenegro, South and can move between sessions offered at the Central Regional Library, National Library Family Search for Genealogical same time. of Medicine. Research (Ticketed) Conference Program Committee. SCHEDULE 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 8 - 9 am ...... Registration CPE#PC201: SBEC 7.0; TSLAC 7.0 Help users become efficient genealogy 9 - 9:40 am ...... Opening Keynote researchers. Learn the scope and depth of Robot Petting Zoo Makeathon 9:55 - 10:50 am ...... Breakout Session 1 (Ticketed; register online only) information available in Family Search, a 11 - 11:55 am ...... Breakout Session 2 8:00 am - 4:00 pm premier, free resource. The Robot Petting Zoo Susan Kaufman, Houston Public Library. 12 - 12:45 pm ...... Lunch program engages students Archives, Genealogy, and Local History 12:55 - 1:50 pm ...... Breakout Session 3 and educators in friendly Round Table. 2 - 2:50 pm ...... Breakout Session 4 making, coding, and design CPE#PC206: SBEC 6.0; 3:10 - 4:00 pm ...... Closing Keynote with a creative twist on the TSLAC 6.0 OPENING KEYNOTE traditional hackathon. Katie Henry Perfecting Your Game During this RPZ Makeathon, with Skilled Volunteers 9:00 – 9:40 am attendees create animatronic animals while (Ticketed) The Future is Me learning empathic design Liv Van Ledtje, The LivBits and Cynthia Merrill, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm thinking, teamwork, and Carla Campbell Lehn The Literacy Consortium. Address public library engineering using cardboard, Our tween volunteer needs, motivation, job descriptions, robotics kits, code, and craft keynote recruitment plans, and staff buy-in. supplies. speaker will Participants will gain tools and resources to Katie Henry and Allison share five key enhance their existing volunteer engagement Allison Lambacher Lambacher, Birdbrain ideas that efforts and build new talent pools. Technologies. matter for Automation and Technology Round Table. Carla Campbell Lehn, The Lehn Group. Liv Van Ledtje Cynthia Merrill connected Texas State Library & Archives Commission. CPE#PC203: SBEC 3.0; learners. Hear

TUESDAY • APRIL 3 TUESDAY TSLAC 3.0 Digital Privacy (Ticketed) Take me to conference! 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Two-step authentication, Bring this publication to conference to keep full program details at hand. A malware, and risk assessment pocket-sized booklet with event names and locations will be distributed onsite, are a few of the concepts and updates on programs and events will be broadcast through TLA social Alison Macrina that will be discussed in this media and on the conference mobile app. interactive session. Improve privacy and

36 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 how her work as a “book activist” has gone technical baseline of skills? Experience an global, and be inspired by how she has come iPad Base Camp and learn what it is, and how to know her place in the world through to conduct one. Attendees will leave with a technology creation and connected learning toolkit that supports various types of iPad Base opportunities. Camps as well as logistical tips and structures for communication, process, and organization Breakout Session 1 Programs Sharon Eckert Kristina Holzweiss Lisa Johnson for delivering large scale professional 9:55 – 10:50 am development to secondary students. (A fully Makers with a Cause: Developing a charged and updated iPad is a must). Service Program for Youth (Part 1) Smashing the Research Project Gina Seymour, Islip School District (NY). Sarah Thomasson and Jamie Eikenberry, Programming that includes service-based Northwest ISD (Fort Worth). projects can nurture philanthropic qualities Stacey Rattner Randy Rodgers Gina Seymour With the rapid changes in technology, research and instill an empathic mindset in library is in a constant state of transformation, and youth. Part 1 of this session will focus on #digcit state of mind in all you do. Become educators must focus on new ways to facilitate developing a philanthropic maker program. a digital culture change agent through your and promote student-led discovery learning. The presenter will discuss a MakerCare persistent #digcit advocacy! Librarians, using a variety of Internet-based initiative which empowers young people to tools and apps, can help students curate and #make a difference by creating authentic items Redefining Research with Digital Design discover information, cite sources, and create to donate to charitable organizations. Learn Naomi Bates, Texas Woman’s University accurate research projects through smashing and Follett Learning. how to build community partnerships and sites and apps. Learn about a host of sites and develop numerous project ideas from simple Research is essential, but research design is resources, including new ways to search the low cost crafts to 3-D technology. (Part 2 of fluid. This program will share how to shift Internet on a deeper level. Explore Google this session is at 11:00am.) from a traditional research paper to one that Research and Drive, and discover new ways to mashes different web tools to create a dynamic create digital projects in partnership or in lieu Getting Connected with the Global research designed project built on the same of a traditional research paper. Read Aloud! foundation as the traditional project or paper Tina Berumen and Jaime Parker, Coppell ISD. where student choice impacts learning. Programmed to Succeed Each October millions of readers from all Randy Rodgers, Seguin ISD. over the world participate in The Global Read Breakout Session 2 Programs Demand for graduates skilled in computer Aloud project created by Pernille Ripp. The 11:00 – 11:55 am sciences continues to soar with the need for graduates who can create original programs, Global Read Aloud combines all the things Makers with a Cause: Developing a librarians love most: quality literature, read web tools, and mobile apps leading the way. alouds, lively book discussions and best of all Service Program for Youth (Part 2) While not every student will become the next Gina Seymour, Islip School District (NY). global connections. Learn how to promote Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates, every student GRA to your readers, locate and connect with Librarians can lead the way in empowering can benefit from, and should be exposed to partners, plan activities, and kick off your youth in our communities to be the change basic computer coding skills and principles. Global Read Aloud for 2018. they wish to see in the world. Learn about a Gain hands-on experience with several free maker program that empowers young people basic computer coding and computer science WebQuest 2.0 to #make a difference by creating authentic teaching tools, and ideas for implementation Mindy Albert and Denise Enriquez, Richardson ISD. items donated to charitable organizations. in your school curriculum. Remember the WebQuest of the 90’s? Well We’ll examine youth volunteers through A Piece of the Future Ready Pie: this isn’t it! This hands-on session will take research data, learn to develop community the best of WebQuest principles and merge it partnerships and set up a makerspace. Part Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment with the new Google Sites, hyperdocs and the Naomi Bates, Texas Woman’s University 2 of this session focuses on service projects; and Follett Learning. latest web creation tools to create authentic including hands on projects. learning experiences that teachers and students Using part of the future ready librarian will love. Google Sites + WebQuest Design = Books, Bytes, Swipes, & Likes: Crafting framework, this presentation will focus on Research Perfection Digital Identify with a Global one part of it - the importance of curation

empowering students as creators. TUEESDAY • APRIL 3 Full STEAM Ahead Audience Crissy Casey, Sharon Eckert, Liv Van Ledtje and Cynthia Merrill, LUNCH...... 12:00 – 12:45 pm and Stefanie Sanem, Frisco ISD. The Literacy Consortium. A librarian, tech facilitator, and math and In today’s connected world, it’s no longer a Breakout Session 3 Programs art teacher collaborated to create a STEAM question of whether or not students are going 12:55 – 1:50 pm to be using a device; it’s about helping students program on a middle school campus. Learn The Inclusive Makerspace: @ about the collaboration, how it was funded create, reason, and connect responsibly. In this presentation meet 10-year-old Olivia (aka WeNeedDiverseMakerspaces and marketed to students, and the monthly Gina Seymour, Islip School District (NY). activities based on different themes that went LivBit) and hear how crafting a digital identity gives deeper purpose to her literacy journey. Welcome the rich diversities of gender, beyond art projects and just tinkering on ethnicity, social status and ability into your computers. Leave inspired to begin your own Building Competency with Student makerspace. We are ALL makers! Acquire STEAM program. Base Camps practical advice on creating a hands-on Cultivating a #DigCit State of Mind Lisa Johnson, Eanes ISD. learning area with activities for students Nancy Watson, Plano ISD. How do you ensure that all students of all grade levels and abilities, including Discover ways to incorporate digital successfully experience the iPad’s legitimate English Language Learners and Students with citizenship into every lesson and convey a instructional functionality, and achieve a Disabilities to incorporate inclusive library 2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 37 programming through maker activities. These have chatted with students in distant states, Thinking and Making in 3D activities go across all areas of the curriculum, authors and illustrators from across the Randy Rodgers, Seguin ISD. can be self-directed, create an environment of country and more! Twitter was the key to 3D printing is becoming more commonplace collaboration and communication and promote these projects’ success. Bring the world to your as the market grows, applications expand, confidence in special population students. students from the comfort of your classroom and prices fall. The potential benefits of Notable Note-Taking: Into the and library at no cost, but with great rewards. these devices for learners are only starting Get Noticed: Social Media as Advocacy to be understood. This session will look at Notebook…We Go! tools and resources needed to begin a 3D Lisa Johnson, Eanes ISD. Lucy Podmore, Northside ISD (San Antonio). prototyping program, and examine ways My notes need to be paper - no Evernote - Social media posts that contain visuals are such a program can foster critical student #scrapnotes rule. Without washi tape and more likely to grab readers’ attention than competencies, such as creativity, critical Papermate pens, I can’t remember a darn posts without a visual. Learn to use four thinking, and problem solving. thing. Do you lose things in Evernote and tools that will help you easily create dynamic Google Docs? Do you lament when you can’t graphics to use for social media posts or flyers Just Right PD sketch note with actual pens, paper, and washi promoting your library program. Lucy Podmore and Connie Lippenholz, tape? Do you need a better way to organize Northside ISD (San Antonio). your thoughts, ideas, book summaries, and Breakout Session 4 Programs Learn how to provide different Professional notes? Let’s go analog and learn to hack your 2:00– 2:50 pm Development models to serve your staff, note-taking practices, and take the analog and ranging from long term studies to quick, Long LIV Books: Creating Books Bits one time PD sessions. Presenters will share digitize it. Bring pens, paper, and iPad and That Inspire Readers & Thinkers dive in to the world of notable note-taking. how these ideas have been implemented Liv Van Ledtje and Cynthia Merrill, successfully by librarians in collaboration The Literacy Consortium. Digital Breakouts with technology coaches at two San Antonio Sarah Thomasson, Northwest ISD (Fort Worth). Meet Liv, a true book activist! Hear how Northside high schools. Forward thinking librarians are focused on creation of simple video Bits can become new strategies to promote dynamic library powerful tools for reflection in literacy areas. Breaking Out & Breaking Through She will demonstrate the key ideas around Cynthia Alaniz, Heather Aston, and Tina Berumen, lessons and programs. One idea is to digitize Coppell ISD. creating a Bit, show how to craft reflection your breakout activity and take the entire Breakout of those old tired library orientations through hashtags, and explain the power of process online. Whether it’s an orientation and standard curriculum research units feedback from a global audience. activity, a school-wide scavenger hunt, a and give students real critical thinking, research project, or information on a new Nurturing the Neglected C collaboration and communication skills resource, an online breakout will engage all Lisa Johnson, Eanes ISD. with Breakout Edu. Whether you have the participants in a unique learning experience. According to many employers, communication official kits, want to go completely digital, This informative presentation will share how is the most valued of the four C’s or are thinking of a hybrid of the two, three to create an online breakout activity and share (communication, creativity, critical thinking, librarians will share how they created their Digital Breakouts, explore a host of tools, and and collaboration). While there are many own breakout experiences and how you can provide ideas for using Google applications to resources available to support creativity, critical too. Come ready to breakout and make some produce these creative online activities. thinking, and collaboration, very little content breakthroughs! The Student Maker is available to support communication skills. Texas Association of School Librarians, Randy Rodgers, Seguin ISD. How can secondary teachers better prepare Children’s Round Table, and Young Adult The maker movement celebrates the spirit their students for the future? How can oral, Round Table of individual creativity, imagination, and written, visual, and nonverbal communication CLOSING KEYNOTE inventiveness. Schools are now embracing skills be nurtured? Discover the secrets of 3:10 – 4:00 pm this trend that is only slightly about the nurturing the neglected C within a curricular “stuff” created, and more powerfully about context using a wide range of activities from The Power of ‘Yes, AND…” Kristina Holzweiss, Bay Shore Middle School (NY). the cognitive and social skills involved in email etiquette and positive interdependence innovating and making something new: design, strategies to critically evaluating social media, Learn how the concept of “Yes, AND...” can prototyping, product testing, problem solving, curation, and digital portfolios. help school librarians develop and deepen revision, etc. Explore options for promoting relationships to offer instructional opportunities the maker mentality and providing maker Sketchnotes and the Digital Learner that may not have been originally considered opportunities for students, and strategies to get Naomi Bates, Texas Woman’s University to students, faculty, administrators, and and Follett Learning. maximum benefits out of these experiences. community members. Create moments and Students learn at different levels in varying memories that will last a lifetime. Video Conferencing with Elementary degrees. Taking notes is a skill learners need Students: Going Beyond Skyping to achieve and sketchnoting is one way to ...... Grandma create and teach effective notetaking skills. end of tech camp Stacey Beth Rattner, Schodack Central Learn tools, basics of sketchnoting, and the School District (NY). TUESDAY • APRIL 3 TUESDAY impact of sketchnotes on student learning and How many times do you FaceTime or Skype engagement. Grandma or other family members? Do you ever wonder if those tools could be used to enhance your curriculum? They can. Second graders studying transportation as part of a collaborative inquiry based project were able to meet a bookmobile driver, a monorail conductor, a tugboat captain. Other students 38 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 CPE#PC207: SBEC 7.0; TSLAC 7.0 to library instruction. You will leave with an standards-based, developmentally appropriate, Improving Services with Design understanding of how the Framework can be and incorporate varied learning styles for K-8. Thinking(T icketed) used to enhance library instruction. Kathi Appelt and Margarita Engle, Simon & Schuster, Inc.; Jorge Argueta, Arte Público Press; 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Jane D. Stimpson, Lone Star College. Brod Bagert, Brad Baggert Poetry; Carmen Conference Program Committee. Using the “Design Thinking Toolkit for Bernier-Grand, author; Jen Bryant, Eerdmans Libraries,” an open source, step-by-step guide CPE#PC253: SBEC 4.0; TSLAC 4.0 Books for Young Readers; Nancy Bo Flood, created by IDEO with Bill and Melinda Gates Charlesbridge; David Harrison, Boyds Mills Press; Foundation support, participants will explore Poetry Rodeo: Winning with Poetry Juan Felipe Herrera, Candlewick Press; Carol-Ann Hoyte, Selwyn House School (Quebec, Canada); Across the Curriculum (Ticketed) collaborative activities they can use to leverage Guadalupe Garcia McCall, Southwest ISD (San design strategies to better understand and 1:00 - 5:00 pm Antonio); Eric Ode, Deep Rooted Music; Ann serve their communities’ needs. Poetry’s focus, imagery, and rich vocabulary Whitford Paul, author; Greg Pincus, author; Bob Michelle Frisque, Public Library. make it a natural teaching tool for connecting Raczka, author/poet; Laura Shovan, Random House Children’s Books; Elizabeth Steinglass, Conference Program Committee. across the curriculum in science, social author/illustrator; Holly Thompson, Yokohama City CPE#PC250: SBEC 2.5; TSLAC 2.5 studies, math, reading, and the arts. Led by University (MA) / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Sylvia a panel of award-winning poets, participants Vardell, Texas Woman’s University; April Halprin Techniques & Tips to Perfect Your will experience learning activities that are Wayland, Penguin Random House; Tamera Will Storytelling Game (Ticketed) Wissinger, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; and Janet Wong, Pomelo Books. 1:00 - 3:30 pm Children’s Round Table. Participate in fun storytelling exercises and discover how to incorporate creative drama, CPE#PC255: SBEC 4.0; TSLAC 4.0 rhythms, and audience members into the tales Project Management and You (Ticketed) you share. You will come away with stories to 1:00 - 5:00 pm tell; ready to score a storytelling home run! Kathi Appelt Jorge Argueta Brod Bagert Creating programs, implementing grants, or Toni Simmons, Zula B. Wylie Public Library. renovating spaces are some of the projects Storytelling Round Table and Black Caucus which take place in libraries today. Library Round Table. staff are increasingly expected to act as project CPE#PC251: SBEC 3.0; TSLAC 3.0 managers. Attendees will discover tools and Hyku - An Open Source Solution techniques for planning, organizing, and managing projects. for Digital Repositories (Ticketed) Carmen Bernier-Grand Jen Bryant Margarita Engle 1:00 - 4:00 pm Hyku is a digital repository solution for digital collections for institutions with limited technical resources and infrastructure. Attendees will walk through the Hyku repository, including technical features, Dwaraka Iyengar Sherry James Susan Kennedy metadata requirements, and customization. Nancy Bo Flood David Harrison Juan Felipe Herrera Dwaraka Iyengar, Sherry James, and Susan Bring your own device. Kennedy, Project Management Institute. Andrew Weidner, University of Houston; and Leadership Development Committee. Nicholas Woodward, Texas Digital Library. Automation and Technology Round Table. CPE#PC254: SBEC 4.0

CPE#PC252: SBEC 3.0; TSLAC 3.0 Speed Dating the Bluebonnets (Ticketed; register online only) Idea Sharing Live: Unconferencing Carol-Ann Hoyte Guadalupe G. McCall Eric Ode 2:00 - 5:00 pm Your Inner Brainstormer (Ticketed) In a small group format, several authors on 1:00 - 4:00 pm the 2018-19 TBA Master List will share Participate in this facilitated mini- their experiences and inspirations, while brainstorming session modeled after the Pixar committee members present best practices TUEESDAY • APRIL 3 Notes Day. Share the difficult issues in your and book specific resources to promote a library and find creative solutions to address Ann Whitford Paul Greg Pincus Bob Raczka lifelong love of reading. topics dealing with customers, leadership, Texas Bluebonnet Award Committee. staff, and processes. Ashly Ferguson and Sara Tebes-Kokojan, Irving Public Library; and Danyelle Weiss, Hurst PL. Library Support Staff Round Table.

CPE#PC256: SBEC 4.0; TSLAC 4.0 Laura Shovan Elizabeth Steinglass Holly Thompson ACRL Framework (Ticketed) 1:00 – 5:00 pm Examine the ACRL Framework at this discussion led by a librarian with experience in the Framework. Participants will be divided into small groups to analyze pieces of the framework and examine ways it can be applied April Halprin Wayland Tamera Wissinger Janet Wong 2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 39 Tuesday April 3 programs & events Badge Pick-up (preregistered)...... 7:30 am All sessions are open to all attendees, unless noted otherwise. Connection Corner (Computers, Meetings are in blue; events are black and sans serif. Housing, Internet)...... 10 am – 7 pm CPE#HOL202: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0 Registration...... 10 am – 7 pm CPE#HOL206: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0 TLA Store...... 10 am – 7:30 pm Connect Your Community Tell Your Story with Online Newsletters Career Development Center...... 1 – 5 pm to the World – Hands on Lab 02 – Hands on Lab 06 (Ticketed; register (Ticketed; register online only) Bag Check (UPS / Rent-a-Box)... 5:30 – 7:30 pm online only) 9:00 – 11:00 am 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Collaboration Space...... 5:30 – 7:30 pm Experiment with web platforms such as Explore free online tools such as Smore and Exhibits...... 5:30 – 7:30 pm , Skype, Zoom and YouTube Canva to share library happenings with your Innovation Lab...... 5:30 – 7:30 pm Live to connect with the world. Computers community. Computers provided. Tickets provided. Tickets must be purchased by Friday, must be purchased by Friday, March 16 through March 16 through preregistration. preregistration. Continuing Professional Education credits Nicole Payne and Tai Preuninger, Mesquite ISD. Event State Board for TX State Library & Lindi Farris-Hill, Mesquite ISD. Number Educator Certification Archives Commission Automation and Technology Round Table. Automation and Technology Round Table.

CPE#HOL203: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0 CPE#123: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0 CPE#256: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Program Title I Can Teach That in My Sleep Better Together: Schools,

8:00 - 9:50 am – A BYOD Hands on Lab 03 Libraries, and Museums (Ticketed; register online only) 12:15 - 1:15 pm 9:00 – 11:00 am Exhibitors Round Table Golf Outing Screencasting apps make it super easy to create Discover how (Ticketed} online tutorials for your users. Learn to create museums, 8:30 am - 2:00 pm and post instructional demos that are available libraries, Stevens Park Golf Course, 1005 N. Montclair Ave at all hours – even while you sleep. Bring and schools can work Enjoy a totally new golfing experience being your own device. Tickets must be purchased by together on Kathlene Goldin Emily Muehleman referred to as the “Little Augusta” of North Friday, March 16 through preregistration. collaborative Texas within the familiar settings of this Selena Knight, Mesquite ISD. programs and exhibits. The panelists will classic design. Located just west of downtown Automation and Technology Round Table. demonstrate how to embrace diverse Dallas, Stevens Park is convenient to both Texas Bluebonnet Award Joint Committee perspectives to meet the needs of stakeholders. DFW International Airport and Love Field 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Airport. Easily accessible via the nearby Connie Hatchette Barganier, Kimbell Art Museum; TALL Texans Round Table Business Mtg Kathlene Ann Goldin, Botanical Research Institute freeways, Stevens Park is just minutes from the of Texas; and Emily Muehleman, Perot Museum of American Airlines Center, Cowboy Stadium, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Nature and Science. Arlington Stadium and the Cotton Bowl. Conference Program Committee. Tickets must be purchased by Friday, March 16 CPE#HOL204: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0 through preregistration. G Suite Basics – A BYOD Hands on Conference Orientation 12:15 - 1:15 pm Exhibitors Round Table. Lab 04 (Ticketed; register online only) First conference jitters? Never fear, NMRT 11:30 am – 1:30 pm is here! Join us for a panel discussion on best Learn the basics of G Suite (formerly Google Texas State Library & Archives practices for successful conference navigation, Apps) in this hands-on session. Participants Commission getting the most out of your experience, and will create, collaborate, share, and save using 8:00 am - 2:30 pm tips on how to network with your peers! Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. Bring CPE#HOL201: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0 your own device. Tickets must be purchased by Chad Edward Hetterley, Desoto Public Library and Dina Sherman, Disney-Hyperian. Friday, March 16 through preregistration. A Picture is Worth 1000 Words New Members Round Table. – A BYOD Hands on Lab 01 Deanna Licatovich, Mesquite ISD. (Ticketed; register online only) Automation and Technology Round Table. CPE#241: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 9:00 – 11:00 am CPE#HOL205: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0 Cultivating ORCIDs on Your Campus Statistics and data are important tools for Green Screen Tools – A BYOD Hands on 12:15 - 1:15 pm showcasing the outcomes and effectiveness ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor (Ticketed; register online only) of any library program, and they are best Lab 05 ID) is a versatile and global ID system which presented in an eye-catching way. Instructional 11:30 am – 1:30 pm benefits researchers and administrators.

TUESDAY • APRIL 3 TUESDAY technologists guide you through planning Transport yourself through time, enter scenes Brainstorm how to work with possible and creating infographics. Bring your own that exist only in your imagination, or visit partners to implement a program at your device. Bring your own device. Tickets must faraway places - all in the comfort of your institution. be purchased by Friday, March 16 through library. Create fun and exciting adventures Christina Chan-Park and Billie Peterson-Lugo, preregistration. using green screen. Bring your own device. Baylor University. Kristi Petty and Emilee Simmons, Mesquite ISD. Tickets must be purchased by Friday, March 16 College and University Libraries Division. Automation and Technology Round Table. through preregistration. Denise Dalrymple and Chris Solis, Mesquite ISD. Automation and Technology Round Table.

40 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 CPE#242: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Jeanette & Jim Larson CPE#252: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Get Your Support Staff in the Game Mystery Grant Committee Intellectual 12:15 - 1:15 pm 12:15 - 2:30 pm Freedom Whether the title is paraprofessional, assistant, CPE#248: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Challenges circulation supervisor, or aide, library support Across After School Programming staff are involved in operations at all levels. Library in Public Libraries Learn about training programs to enhance Types service skills, career advancement, and 1:30 - 2:30 pm James LaRue Kristin Pekoll 1:30 - 2:30 pm continuing education or certification. Libraries are safe and welcoming locations How do different types of libraries go through Julie B. Todaro, Austin Community College. for kids after school. Hear ideas for successful the process of challenges to their collections? Conference Program Committee and Library programs to attract and engage the after- Support Staff Round Table. school crowd in public libraries of all sizes. The discussion will include a broad overview of censorship each type of library faces CPE#244: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Rebecca Denham, Houston Public Library; and Jenna Yeakley, Longview Public Library. and how librarians have managed specific Responding to Emergencies: Public Libraries Division. situations. Perspectives from Libraries that Have James LaRue and Kristin Pekoll, Office of Gone Through the Unthinkable CPE273: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association. Bringing Organizations Intellectual Freedom Committee, Texas 12:15 - 1:15 pm Association of School Librarians, and Texas State Hear from public and school librarians who and People Together Library & Archives Commission. have experienced the challenge of managing 1:30 – 2:30 pm CPE#254: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 emergencies such as fire, water, and storm A community activist damage. Attendees will provide tips on how shares how librarians can My Books Bring All better to prepare for library emergencies, impact their communities the Boys to the Yard Baranda Fermin drawing on what the panelists wish they had by collaborating with non- 1:30 - 2:30 pm known. profits and other organizations in innovative Get creative ideas for engaging Carolyn Booker, Lewisville Public Library; April ways. boys as readers at the library. Dillon, Hemphill County Library; Melissa Eason, Baranda Jahel Fermin, Faith in Texas Learn how to partner with Sherman Public Library; Kyla Hunt (moderator), Jamille Rogers Conference Program Committee. Texas State Library & Archives Commission; and teachers and community members to mentor and develop young men, Suzanne Lyons, Fort Bend ISD. CPE#249: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Texas State Library & Archives Commission. building self-esteem, future leaders, and readers. Choose Civility: A New Brandi McGruder, Dallas ISD; and Jamille Rogers, CPE#245: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Approach for a New Era Conway Schools (AR). Serving Teens of Color 1:30 - 2:30 pm Conference Program Committee. 12:15 - 1:15 pm Libraries can play a critical CPE#294 SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Librarians with experience serving teens in role in addressing the lack school and public libraries discuss collection of civility and polarization Skills without Borders: Christie Lassen development, collaboration with outside in today’s society. Discover Taking LIS agencies and programming to bridge the strategies to bring people together and foster Competencies Beyond digital and knowledge divide existing for teens civil discourse through events such as the Library Walls of color. Human Library, The Longest Table, and 1:30 - 2:30 pm Conversation Dialogue Circles. The national Desiree H. Alexander, Educator Alexander Robert Walton Librarians who took Consulting; Diedra Ballard-Moore, Irving ISD; Choose Civility initiative, led by Howard unconventional career Raquel Simon Cummings and Valerie Tagoe County Library System, strengthens libraries’ paths discuss how they thrive in using their (moderator), Dallas ISD. roles as community leaders and change agents. Conference Program Committee. professional knowledge, competencies, and Christie Lassen, Howard County Library System. skills to serve their own communities. CPE#246: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Richard Dickey, Federal Government and Robert Walton, National Association of College Stores, Inc. Summer Lunch Programs CPE#253: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0

Conference Program Committee. TUESDAY • APRIL 3 in Public Libraries Enlisted Librarians: 12:15 - 1:15 pm Serving Those Who Served CPE#257: SBEC 1.0 Interested in providing summer lunches 1:30 - 2:30 pm Texas LEAPS with Texas Authors for the children in your community? Learn The number of students who are veterans is 1:30 - 2:30 pm about the requirements, advantages and increasing on college campuses across Texas. Texas LEAPS is CRT’s new initiative that disadvantages in participating in the USDA A panel of academic librarians who work with celebrates Texas’ diverse cultures, communities Summer Food Service Program and find out this population will discuss student veterans’ and authors. Topics: Highlighting TLA’s how a summer lunch program can be used to specific interests and needs, and practical ways Reading Lists, Native American Tribes in Your engage young readers with your library while to implement services for veterans on your Community, and Texas Authors and serving a need in your community. campus. Delene Allen, Quitman Public Library; Melissa Dease, Dallas Public Library; Faye Hagerty, North Sheila Ross-Henderson, Austin Community College; East ISD (San Antonio); and Christina Thompson, Heather Scalf, University of Texas at Arlington; and Harris County Public Library. Susan Whitmer, Texas Woman’s University. Conference Program Committee. Public Libraries Division.

S.J. Dahlstrom John Erickson Varian Johnson

2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 41 Illustrators. A short overview of the program be purchased by Friday, March 16 through CPE#266: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 precedes a panel discussion with Texas authors. preregistration. Minors’ Rights and Their First S.J. Dahlstrom, Emma McDonald, Lovejoy ISD. Amendment author; John Erickson, Automation and Technology Round Table. 2:45 - 3:45 pm Maverick CPE#HOL208: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0 The First Amendment states that Congress shall Books; Ronda make no law abridging the freedom of speech Hayes Griffin Virtual Reality in Your Library (moderator), but it doesn’t have an age restriction. In this Arlington ISD; – Hands on Lab 08 (Ticketed; register session, learn what rights minors actually have. Michael Merschel Beth Vrabel online only) Varian James LaRue Johnson, Scholastic Inc.; Michael Merschel, Holiday 2:00 – 4:00 pm and Kristin House; and Beth Vrabel, Running Press. Explore virtual reality tools to take your users Pekoll, Office of Children’s Round Table. traveling through time and space. Computers Intellectual Freedom, CPE#250: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 provided. Tickets must be purchased by Friday, March 16 through preregistration. American Up Your Storytime Game with Dual Library Rebecca Rogers, Mesquite ISD. James LaRue Kristin Pekoll Association. Language and Music & Movement Automation and Technology Round Table. Intellectual Freedom Committee, Children’s 1:30 - 2:30 pm Round Table, and Texas Association of Enhance and enrich your storytime experience CPE#264: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 School Librarians. by implementing dual language, and non- Creating Positive Media Relationships traditional music and movement programs Before the Problem Occurs CPE#267: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 whether or not library staff is fluent in both 2:45 - 3:45 pm Nevertheless, She Persisted: languages. Discover additional techniques and Convincing the media to Strong Female Characters resources for varied approaches to successful cover your library stories can early literacy programs. in Young Adult Literature be challenging. With 34 years 2:45 - 3:45 pm Bonnie Barber (moderator), Frisco Public Library; of experience as a broadcast Yolanda Botello, Mansfield Public Library; Carmen Young adult authors explore the characteristics Alicia Lazo, Pflugerville Public Library; and Cara journalist, Steve Stoler shares of strong female characters and the reasons Waits, Kyle Public Library. his knowledge of how best to why they are appealing for both male and Children’s Round Table and Texas State Library & develop a good working Steve Stoler female readers. This moderated panel will Archives Commission. relationship with the media discuss gender standards and issues that affect outlets in your community. CPE#297 SBEC .5 women and girls in society. Steve Stoler, City of Plano. What’s New with Texas Childrens’ Conference Program Committee. Authors and Illustrators? CPE#255: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 1:30 - 2:30 pm Get to know your Texas childrens’ authors and Engaging College Students illustrators as they share their latest projects with Whiteboards and secrets for engaging all types of readers. A 2:45 – 3:45 pm Holly Black business meeting precedes the program. In today’s digital environment, connecting with Cate Berry; Donna Janell Bowman; Jason Gallaher; students in a meaningful way can be difficult. Holly Black and Penny Parker Klostermann; Susan Kay Kralovansky A recent whiteboard project at the University Libba Bray, (moderator); Elizabeth Garton Scanlon; Don Tate; Little, Brown Patricia Vermillion; and Emma Jo Virjan, authors of Central Arkansas (UCA) was a successful Books for and illustrators. way to engage students in the physical space Young Readers; An Na, Simon Texas Authors and Illustrators Round Table. of the library. Learn how you can adapt this project to your university’s needs. Jennifer A. Nielsen Jessica Spotswood & Schuster, Bylaws & Resolutions Committee I Inc.; Jennifer A. Nielsen, Scholastic Inc; and Jessica Spotswood, 1:30 - 2:30 pm Candlewick Press. College and University Libraries Division Young Adult Round Table. All-Committees CPE#243: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 1:30 - 2:30 pm Positively Outrageous Services Digital Libraries RT Business Mtg Karen Pruneda Jessica Riedmueller Amber Wilson 2:45 - 3:45 pm 1:30 - 2:30 pm Karen Pruneda, Jessica Riedmueller, and Amber The author of Positively Outrageous Government Documents RT Business Mtg Wilson, University of Central Arkansas. Service and his public library 1:30 - 2:30 pm Conference Program Committee. director will highlight successful tips to create your brand and develop a CPE#HOL207: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0 CPE#265: SBEC 1.0 community-embedded library culture. Learn TUESDAY • APRIL 3 TUESDAY Library Promotions with Pizazz Introduction to TLA Finances how to deliver user experiences above and – A BYOD Hands on Lab 07 2:45 - 3:45 pm beyond stakeholder expectations. (Ticketed; register online only) Officers are invited to learn about TLA Laura Bechtel, Butt Holdsworth Memorial Library (Kerrville); and T. Scott Gross, author. 2:00 – 4:00 pm budgeting, financial policies, and practices that Develop beautiful and eye-catching impact units and committees. Texas State Library & Archives Commission. promotional materials with Adobe Spark and Sherra Bowers, Texas Library Association. Canva. Bring your own device. Tickets must Council/Governance.

42 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 CPE#268: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 CPE#292: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 CPE#2650: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Team Up with Home Schools Why the Hell Should I Hire You? Build Community Partnerships to 2:45 - 3:45 pm 2:45 - 3:45 pm Maximize Your Resources Public libraries share the common goal of Sure you have great value to offer a potential 4:00 – 5:00 pm supporting all children academically, but library employer. You know your stuff, Create an action plan for identifying partnerships with home schools are often you’re at the top of your game. So, what’s community needs, defining success, embracing overlooked. Build strong connections with the problem? Learn from people who hire partnerships, and having a long-lasting home school groups through resource fairs, librarians what it takes to set yourself apart. impact on the community. Presenters will programs, and community outreach. Most importantly, learn what not to do. highlight successful programs, share lessons Marla Boswell, Arlington Public Library; Melissa From résumé red flags to dynamite answers learned along the way, and give tips on how to Grzybowski, Pflugerville Public Library; Anne to interview questions, learn how to highlight reach out and network with partners in your Neidinger, Montgomery County Memorial Library your value to get the job. System; and Martha Sanders, Buda Public Library. community. Victoria Chiavetta, Wm. T. Cozby Public Library Children’s Round Table. Lee Anne Detzel, Dallas Public Library; Laura (Coppell); J. Carter Cook, Fort Worth ISD; Cherie Hargrove, Plano Public Library; and Julia Willman, CPE#262: Hohertz, University of Dallas; Gary Landeck Lewisville Public Library. (moderator), McKinney Public Library and Lesley SBEC 1.0; Conference Program Committee. Roane (moderator), Frisco ISD. TSLAC 1.0 Conference Program Committee. CPE#271 SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Weeding College and University Libraries Division Data Readiness for the Digital Public Comedy Executive Board Meeting Library of America 2:45 - 3:45 pm 2:45 - 3:45 pm 4:00 - 5:00 pm Holly Hibner Mary Kelly What to do with A Toast to Library Pioneer Lillian Get your metadata ready for DPLA. Meet those out of date and out of touch books in Moore Bradshaw, 1915-2010 the people who will help you map the your collection? Librarians share ideas for metadata for your digital collections to DPLA 3:30 - 5:30 pm requirements, including the DPLA standard developing a successful weeding plan and Dallas Public Library, 1515 Young Street hilarious stories from a variety of libraries. rights statements. Join colleagues for a wine and cheese reception Albert Duran, Houston Public Library; Judith Hiott, Holly Hibner, Awful Library Books (MI) and Mary retired; Kristi Lynn Park, Texas Digital Library and Kelly, District Library (MI). honoring library pioneer Lillian Moore Hanna Tarver, University of North Texas. Conference Program Committee. Bradshaw, director of Dallas Public Library (1962-1984), and former TLA and ALA Digital Libraries Round Table. CPE#296 SBEC 1.0 president. Network and learn about this icon CPE263; SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 What’s New with Texas Middle Grade of Texas librarianship. Makers, Podcasters, & Vloggers, Oh and Young Adult Authors Kathryn Hoffman, Library Advocate. Retired Librarians Round Table. My: Following the Yellow Brick Road 2:45 - 3:45 pm in a World of Content Creation Get to know your Texas middle grade and Battledecks 2018! 4:00 – 5:00 pm young adult authors as they share their latest 4:00 - 5:00 pm Join us on a journalistic projects and disclose secrets for engaging all The popular Battledecks is back! Come journey through the gold types of readers. watch or compete in this improv game where standard of communication. Jessica L. Anderson; Samantha M. Clark; Tara contestants attempt to speak about slides Dairman; P.J. Hoover (moderator); Cynthia Discover strategies to use Levinson; Mari Mancusi; Cory Putman Oakes; and they’ve never seen. You’ll be entertained and maker ed projects, podcasts, Cynthia Leitich Smith, authors and Illustrators. leave with a fun programming idea to use in Stacy Bird Brown and vlogs to link students Texas Authors and Illustrators Round Table. your library. with authors, technology TALL Texans Round Table. experts, and other schools around the globe CPE#269: SBEC 1.0 to create meaningful curricular connections. Who Tells Your Story? Biographies CPE#274: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Become inspired to implement innovative & Memoirs for Young Adults Booktalking Challenging Books programming using social media platforms, 2:45 - 3:45 pm 4:00 - 5:00 pm mobile devices, and inventive podcasting

To entice teen A panel of public and school librarians applications. TUESDAY • APRIL 3 readers, will offer short book talks from a variety of Stacy Bird Brown and Jessica Osborne, The Davis authors of books which deal with intellectual freedom, Academy (GA). biographies censorship, and privacy issues. Find out how Conference Program Committee. and memoirs they approach booktalks anellen CPE#276: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 must delve d conversations surrounding challenging titles. Penelope Bagieu Lita Judge Skills for Life: Guiding Teens into the lives Jennifer Delmar-Rollings, Richardson Public Library; of their Julianne Ingram, Keller Public Library; Monica into Adulthood subjects and bring them vividly to the page. Carol Phillips, North Richland Hills Library; and 4:00 - 5:00 pm Young adult authors discuss the process of Sarah Thompson, Roanoke Public Library. Learn how librarians use students’ real-life researching and writing biographies, and how Intellectual Freedom Committee, Texas concerns and interests to teach important life Association of School Librarians, and Texas State to craft a compelling memoir. Library & Archives Commission. skills through engaging lessons with school M. T. Anderson and Deborah Hopkinson, Random and community members. Hear what works, House Children’s Books; Penelope Bagieu and Lita what doesn’t work, and how this program’s Judge, Macmillan Children’s Publishing. foundation can be implemented. Young Adult Round Table.

2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 43 Jennifer Stafford, Fort Worth ISD; Nikki Stroud, CPE#293 SBEC 1.0 Young Adult Round Table Maverick Azle ISD; and Sarah Thomasson, Northwest ISD Committee (Fort Worth). Texas Labor Market Trends 4:00 - 5:00 pm Young Adult Round Table. for Library and Information Services Young Adult Round Table Spirit of Texas CPE#295: SBEC 1.0 4:00 - 5:00 pm High School Committee Speed Dating at the Texas Author and How will the current and 4:00 - 5:00 pm Illustrator Meet and Greet projected Texas labor force Young Adult Round Table Spirit of Texas 4:00 - 5:00 pm trends in library and Middle School Committee Come to a free speed dating meet and greet information services impact 4:00 - 5:00 pm and get to know your Texas authors and job titles, salaries, and illustrators. Relax and visit while discovering qualifications for future LIS Young Adult Round Table Tayshas who is in your neighborhood and what kind of graduates? Hear two Texas Committee Steve Murdock work they do. demographers address this 4:00 - 5:00 pm The Texas State Library and Archives Commission Presents question. Texas Authors and Illustrators Round Table. Diversity Fair Our mission for Steve Murdock, Rice University and Michael Perfecting Your Game with Skilled Volunteers! Tuesday, 9 am – 4 pm CPE#275: SBEC 1.0; Sherrod, Texas Christian University. 4:00 - 5:30 pm over 100 years TSLAC 1.0 Conference Program Committee. Looking to add diversity programming at has been to The New Texas School Library Program Standards, Wednesday, 3 – 4 pm Strategies for Propelling your library? Join the Black Caucus, Diversity Entrepreneurship CPE#278: SBEC 1.0 and Inclusion Committee, GLBT Round support the Texas Two for One: Dual Credit & Early College High School Programs, Thursday, 8:30 – 9:30 am Too Young for Harry, Percy, Table, and the Latino Caucus at the first TLA 4:00 - 5:00 pm library community Connect Your Community with Broadband, Thursday, 1:30 – 2:30 pm What can your library and Katniss Diversity Fair featuring projects from around Rose Blair to do support a stronger 4:00 - 5:00 pm the state. and the people Building an Educated Community with OERs, Friday, 10:30 – 11:30 am Latino Caucus Round Table. local economy? Learn about collection What books do you recommend to readers we serve. Community Coalition Building Where Everyone Leads, Friday, 10:30 – 11:30 am development, online resources, partnerships who are not quite ready for or interested in Great Ideas Posters & More ? Hear authors talk about their and programs that will help small businesses 4:00 - 5:30 pm new books and learn about engaging middle TSLAC Programming and Events for the Texas Library Community succeed. Also learn about successful Innovative ideas will be shared in poster marketing strategies to help entrepreneurs grade reads for those who are not ready to sessions designed to open minds. Visit TSLAC Commission Meeting, Tuesday, 8:00 am – 2:30 pm. You are invited to meet Commission members and learn about the become library users. tackle upper middle grade and YA fiction. the showcase and leave with takeaways to work of the agency. Rose Blair, Dallas Metropolitan Small Business implement in your library. Development Center; Norma Fultz (moderator), Rio Digital Privacy, Tuesday, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Grande City Public Library; Dalinda Guillen, Rio Conference Program Committee. Responding to Emergencies: Perspectives from Libraries that Have Gone Through the Unthinkable, Tuesday, 12:15 – 1:15 pm Grande City Economic Development Corporation; Texas Library Association Council I and Lisa Smant, Arlington Public Library. Intellectual Freedom Challenges Across Library Types, Tuesday, 1:30 – 2:30 pm Public Libraries Division. 4:30 - 5:30 pm Council is the governing body of TLA. All Up Your Storytime Game with Dual Language and Music & Movement, Tuesday, 1:30 – 2:30 pm CPE#277: SBEC 1.0 Ron Bates Kate Beasley Stuart Gibbs conference attendees are invited. Positively Outrageous Services, Tuesday, 2:45 – 3:45 pm Surviving & Thriving: Social Issues Ron Bates, Hachette Book Group; Kate Beasley, in Young Adult Fiction Macmillan Chilren’s Publishing; Stuart Gibbs, TALL Texans Social (Ticketed) Booktalking Challenging Books, Tuesday, 4:00 – 5:00 pm Simon & Schuster, Inc.; Charise Harper, Houghton 5:30 - 6:30 pm , Mifflin Harcourt; and Eliot Schrefer, HarperCollins Show Me the Money! Tips for Winning State & National Grants Children’s Books. Celebrate the 25th anniversary of TALL Wednesday, 10:00 – 11:00 am Children’s Round Table. Texans at this year’s social. Catch up with School Administrators Conference, Wednesday, 10:30 am – 2:00 pm fellow TALLs, welcome the class of 2018, College and University Libraries Division and congratulate this year’s Standing TALL Digital Inclusion: Libraries, Access, and Equity, Wednesday, 1:45 – 2:45 pm How Books Change Lives Membership Committee recipient. The social is the perfect way to Introducing the New Texas School Library Program Standards, 4:00 - 5:00 pm connect and to kick off your conference. Wednesday, 3:00 – 4:00 pm FRIDAY 9:15 – 11:30 AM Laurie Anderson Daniel Chacon Jay Coles Tickets must be purchased by Friday, March 16 Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List Buying in Bulk: The Value of Consortia, Wednesday, 4:15 – 5:15 pm Has a book changed your life? 4:00 - 5:00 pm through preregistration. Committee Mtg I Stranger than Fiction: Adult Non ction Readers Advisory, Thursday, Young adults are barraged by TALL Texans Round Table. Celebrate the student winners of the 4:00 - 5:00 pm 8:30 – 9:30 am various social issues on a daily Texas Letters about Literature basis. Young adult authors Legislative Committee Exhibit Hall Grand Opening The 60x30TX Initiative: Roles for Libraries, Thursday, 9:45 – 10:45 am contest and hear them read their write about such subjects 4:00 - 5:00 pm winning entries. The TASL Welcome Extend Your Storytelling with Art and Creativity, Thursday, 11:00 – 12:00 pm Ellen Hopkins to bring awareness to their Library Friends, Trustees, and Advocates Weeding the Library Collection, Thursday, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Administrator of the readers and the community Round Table Business Mtg & 5:30 - 7:30 pm Year Award also will be at large. This panel will address the importance Exhibit Hall TexShare & TexQuest Updates, Thursday, 1:30 – 2:30 pm 4:00 - 5:00 pm of having these books in libraries. presented, and Brian Texas Youth Creators Awards Committee Join your colleagues as you settle in for Lending Mobile WiFi Hotspots in Rural Communities, Thursday, 2:45 – 3:45 pm Selznick and David Laurie Halse Anderson, Macmillan Children’s the 2018 Annual Conference. Meet up

TUESDAY • APRIL 3 TUESDAY Publishing; Daniel Chacon, Arte Público Press; 4:00 - 5:00 pm Libraries Engaging Families, Thursday, 2:45 – 3:45 pm Serlin, co-authors of Jay Coles, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; with friends and exhibitors during this Ellen Hopkins, Simon & Schuster, Inc.; and Tiffany Young Adult Round Table Lone Star uncontested time and begin four days Engaging with the New Adult Now and in the Future, Friday, 10:30 – 11:30 am the new book Baby Jackson, HarperCollins Children’s Books. Committee of networking and socializing. Light Support the Team with Your Winning Storytelling/Writing Activities! Monkey, will speak. Young Adult Round Table. 4:00 - 5:00 pm refreshments will be provided at stations Friday, 10:30 – 11:30 am throughout the Exhibit Hall. Conference Local Arrangements Committee Visit us at our booth #2406 to learn more about TexShare, TexQuest, the Talking Book Program, and all the services, programs, and grant opportunities available to your library!

44 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 The Texas State Library and Archives Commission Presents Our mission for over 100 years Perfecting Your Game with Skilled Volunteers! Tuesday, 9 am – 4 pm has been to The New Texas School Library Program Standards, Wednesday, 3 – 4 pm support the Texas Two for One: Dual Credit & Early College High School Programs, Thursday, 8:30 – 9:30 am library community Connect Your Community with Broadband, Thursday, 1:30 – 2:30 pm and the people Building an Educated Community with OERs, Friday, 10:30 – 11:30 am we serve. Community Coalition Building Where Everyone Leads, Friday, 10:30 – 11:30 am TSLAC Programming and Events for the Texas Library Community

TSLAC Commission Meeting, Tuesday, 8:00 am – 2:30 pm. You are invited to meet Commission members and learn about the work of the agency. Digital Privacy, Tuesday, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Responding to Emergencies: Perspectives from Libraries that Have Gone Through the Unthinkable, Tuesday, 12:15 – 1:15 pm Intellectual Freedom Challenges Across Library Types, Tuesday, 1:30 – 2:30 pm Up Your Storytime Game with Dual Language and Music & Movement, Tuesday, 1:30 – 2:30 pm Positively Outrageous Services, Tuesday, 2:45 – 3:45 pm Booktalking Challenging Books, Tuesday, 4:00 – 5:00 pm Show Me the Money! Tips for Winning State & National Grants, Wednesday, 10:00 – 11:00 am School Administrators Conference, Wednesday, 10:30 am – 2:00 pm Digital Inclusion: Libraries, Access, and Equity, Wednesday, 1:45 – 2:45 pm How Books Change Lives Introducing the New Texas School Library Program Standards, Wednesday, 3:00 – 4:00 pm FRIDAY 9:15 – 11:30 AM Buying in Bulk: The Value of Consortia, Wednesday, 4:15 – 5:15 pm Has a book changed your life? Stranger than Fiction: Adult Non ction Readers Advisory, Thursday, Celebrate the student winners of the 8:30 – 9:30 am Texas Letters about Literature The 60x30TX Initiative: Roles for Libraries, Thursday, 9:45 – 10:45 am contest and hear them read their Extend Your Storytelling with Art and Creativity, Thursday, 11:00 – 12:00 pm winning entries. The TASL Weeding the Library Collection, Thursday, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Administrator of the Year Award also will be TexShare & TexQuest Updates, Thursday, 1:30 – 2:30 pm presented, and Brian Lending Mobile WiFi Hotspots in Rural Communities, Thursday, 2:45 – 3:45 pm Selznick and David Libraries Engaging Families, Thursday, 2:45 – 3:45 pm Serlin, co-authors of Engaging with the New Adult Now and in the Future, Friday, 10:30 – 11:30 am the new book Baby Support the Team with Your Winning Storytelling/Writing Activities! Monkey, will speak. Friday, 10:30 – 11:30 am Visit us at our booth #2406 to learn more about TexShare, TexQuest, the Talking Book Program, and all the services, programs, and grant opportunities available to your library! Wednesday April 4 programs & events Connection Corner (Computers, All sessions are open to all attendees, unless noted otherwise. Housing, Internet)...... 7 am – 5 pm Meetings are in blue; events are black and sans serif. Registration...... 7 am – 5 pm Bag Check (UPS /Rent-a-Box)...... 9 am – 6 pm CPE#305: SBEC 0.5 Career Development Center....10:15 am – 5 pm Collaboration Space...... 10:15 am – 5 pm General Session I Exhibits...... 10:15 am – 5 pm Broaden Your Global Perspective with Rick Steves Innovation Lab...... 10:15 am – 5 pm 8:15 - 9:45 am TLA Store...... 10:15 am – 5 pm Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar Libraries and travel have much in common. Both expand our understanding by exposing us to different cultures and perspectives. Rick Steves Continuing Professional Education credits Librarians and travel guides lead us to discover and appreciate the Event State Board for TX State Library & diverse world we live in. Rick Steves – acclaimed for his bestselling Number Educator Certification Archives Commission guidebooks and public television series – believes there’s more to travel than good- value hotels, great art, and tasty cuisine. Americans who “travel as a political act” can CPE#123: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0 have the time of their lives and come home smarter with a better understanding of the Program Title interconnectedness of today’s world. In this provocative presentation, Steves will explain 8:00 - 9:50 am how travel, whether overseas or through libraries, can be truly transformational, providing the greatest souvenir: a broader perspective. Rick Steves, Rick Steves Europe, Inc. District 5 Conference Program Committee. 7:15 - 7:45 am Reference & Information Services Round librarians and archivists leverage the power CPE#311: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Table Business Mtg of Wikipedia and turn this tool into an Dive into Digital: Tips and Best 7:15 - 7:45 am interactive learning opportunity? Join us for a Practices for Small Institutions TASL Student Transitions Discussion Group hands-on venture into Wikipedia. Learn about 10:00 - 11:00 am the five pillars and how content is contributed 7:15 - 7:45 am Small libraries, whether public, academic by Wikipedians. Then create an account, Scholarship Committee or special, face challenges when taking on experiment within the friendly confines large digitization projects. Texas Wesleyan 7:30 - 8:15 am of your sandbox, and start editing actual University’s small library addressed that issue articles. Bring your own device. Tickets must CPE#306: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 with the Mason Johnson project. Follow their be purchased by Friday, March 16 through Authors! Authors! path from start to finish and see how your preregistration. library could replicate their success. Anytime and Anywhere Michael Barera, Texas A&M University at with TexQuest & Commerce; and Samantha Dodd, University of Elizabeth Bridges, Caitlin Rookey and Louis Texas at Arlington. Sherwood, Texas Wesleyan University; Alexandra TexShare’s Schutz, Stephen F. Austin State University. Automation and Technology Round Table. TeachingBooks.net Archives, Genealogy and Local History Round Table. Nicholas Glass 10:00 - 11:00 am CPE#317: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Do you enjoy learning from Cool Jobs 2018 CPE#312: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 authors? Would you like to have authors in 10:00 – 11:00 am your libraries, classrooms, and book clubs? Exploring eResource Management In this program, four librarians with unusual in Public Libraries Join this session to learn how easy it is via jobs will tell you what they do, how they got 10:00 - 11:00 am TeachingBooks.net, available to TexShare/ to where they are, and what you can do if you Public libraries differ in funding, population, TexQuest subscribers. want to have jobs like theirs. Nicholas Glass, TeachingBooks.net and Heather and services, and there is no one-size-fits- Jankowski (moderator), College Station ISD. all solution for e-resources management. Children’s Round Table. 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WEDNESDAY • APRIL 4 WEDNESDAY Karen Schnackenberg, Dallas Symphony Orchestra; Landes, Lakehills Area Library; Amy Mullin icketed – A BYOD Hands on Lab 09 (T ; Tanya Slaughter, Telesolv Consulting; Lisa Smith, (moderator), Austin Public Library; Danielle Plumer, register online only) South Central Regional Library, National Library of Texas State Library & Archives Commission; and 10:00 – 11:00 am Medicine; and Christine Walczyk, Trainers-R-Us. Marian Valentine, Fort Worth Library. As the fifth most popular site in overall Special Libraries Division. Electronic Resources & Serials Management global web traffic, Wikipedia is often the Round Table and Acquisitions and Collection Development Round Table. starting point for research. Its mission is to provide free access to knowledge. So how can

46 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 CPE#313: SBEC 1.0 CPE#314: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Gina Seymour, Islip School District (NY). Fandomonium: Fandoms & From Readers to Writers: Developing Conference Program Committee and Texas Fanfiction for Young Adults Writing Workshops in Your Library Association of School Librarians. 10:00 - 11:00 am 10:00 - 11:00 am CPE#318: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Libraries can be beacons for writers and Go for the Gold: Open Access would-be writers. A librarian and author Searching in Reference and ILL shares ways school and public libraries can 10:00 - 11:00 am become hubs for poets and writers by offering Fulfill your users’ needs quickly by using vibrant programming. Participants will walk the Open Access button and Unpaywall, a away ready to develop writers’ workshops in free browser extension. This presentation Alexa Donne A.V. Geiger Britta Lundin their own libraries. covers Gold, Green, and other open access Jenny A. Martin, Northwest ISD (Fort Worth). materials, and how to save money in ILL Fanfiction is Young Adult Round Table. by incorporating OA searching into your fast becoming CPE#307: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 borrowing strategy. a genre to Jody Bailey, Troy Christenson (moderator), Fen Lu, which young The Future Ready Makerspace and Jessica Randle, University of Texas at Arlington; adults are 10:00 - 11:00 am and Ann Jerabek, Sam Houston State University. Cori McCarthy Kimberly Reid gravitating. What can you do to become Future Ready? Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing YA authors will share how writing fanfiction What role can the library makerspace play? Round Table. brings writers and readers together in a variety Using the Future Ready Schools (FRS) CPE#346: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Framework, we’ll examine the role of library of fandoms, communities of fans who follow Information Literacy for First Year specific genres. makerspaces in addressing Alexa Donne, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; A.V. best practices, new initiatives University Students Geiger, Sourcebooks; Britta Lundin, Disney Book and creating a leading edge. 10:00 – 11:00 am Group; Cori McCarthy, Sourcebooks, Inc.; and Learn how Future Ready This presentation will demonstrate to Kimberly Reid, Tor Teen. Librarians can connect their librarians how to implement and expand Young Adult Round Table. practices, programs and instruction and academic engagement Gina Seymour spaces to educational programs to improve the student user innovation in schools. experience. Discovering a sense of place at the university, and gaining the information literacy WEDNESDAY • APRIL 4

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She will share Conference Program Committee. 10:00 am - 12:15 pm how all libraries can assist in CPE#331: SBEC 1.0 creating a safe, welcoming Michael Eric Dyson is an Connecting the Past to the Present award-winning author, a space through education and broadly-celebrated professor, available resources. in Nonfiction Literature and a noted political analyst. Amber Briggle, mother and 11:15 am - 12:15 pm An ordained Baptist minister Jacob Mangum, University of Authors share North Texas. and dynamic speaker, Dyson how non- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, fiction reveals Michael Eric Dyson has written 19 books in his Amber Briggle Transgender Round Table nearly 25-year publishing and Diversity and Inclusion the stories of career. His latest book, Tears We Cannot Stop: Committee. America’s past A Sermon to White America, offers his thoughts CPE#329: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 and present, on race relations in America. Tickets must be helping bind Larry Dane Brimner Karen Blumenthal purchased by Friday, March 16 through Armadillo Readers’ Choice: readers to the preregistration. Ready-Made K-2 Resources world around them. Take away library-based menu: Fruit and berry martini; Crustless 11:15 am - 12:15 pm activities that help young adults see themes spinach and swiss quiche, chicken apple sausage, The Armadillo Readers’ Choice Award from that pervade their communities. bacon/cheddar/chive and buffalo chicken potato Round Rock ISD features 10 newly published Karen picture books with accompanying TEKS- Blumenthal; barrels; Assorted rolls, bagels, and muffins; Larry Dane Coffee, tea, and orange juice. based, technology-driven lessons and activities Brimner, San Michael Eric Dyson, Macmillan - Adult. for K-2 that are available online. Diego State University; Kelly Black Caucus Round Table. Kristen Fournier, Stephanie Inzana, and Emily Kupersztoch, Round Rock ISD. 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Texas Digital Library 11:15 am - 12:15 pm Conference Program Committee. 12:30 - 1:15 pm As the Texas Bluebonnet Award (TBA) approaches its 40th anniversary in 2020, many CPE#350: SBEC 0.75 CPE#IL303: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 once vibrant programs have begun to struggle. Opening Author Session (Ticketed) Electric Partnerships: How a Library Listen and learn from Socorro ISD’s library 12:15 - 1:30 pm Makerspace Works with Partners to coordinator as she describes the vision and Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar Street Have a Global Impact (Innovation Lab 3) support which are revitalizing the TBA spirit Kick off your TLA conference with an 12:30 – 1:30 pm • Innovation Lab, Exhibit Hall in her district. insightful and entertaining discussion about Come see how a wide range of community Betty Payne and Marcy Sparks, Socorro ISD. books. This author trio – Dorothea Benton partners worked together with a library Texas Bluebonnet Award Committee. 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Nello Moa (moderator), Jennifer Ortiz, and William Innovation Lab Smith, Dallas Public Library; and Jana Prock, Keller Public Library. Demonstration Tables Conference Program Committee. 1:30 – 5:00 pm Plan for plenty of time in the Innovation CPE#3517: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Jonathan Evison Dorothea Benton Frank Wade Rouse Lab for dozens of hands-on learning Take This, It’s Free: Digital Media in menu: Butter Lettuce Salad with mixed greens, opportunities with librarians, teachers, the Public Domain Texas goat cheese, sweet pecans, jicama and and students who are engaging with WEDNESDAY • APRIL 4 11:15 am – 12:15 pm carrot served with Smoky Orange Cilantro and cutting-edge technologies and learning Digital collections have been a part of Texas vinaigrette dressings on the side; Balsamic glazed approaches for STEAM. 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become the go-to source for unbiased financial WEDNESDAY • APRIL 4 CPE#315: SBEC 1.0 Librarians have our perspective. Now it’s education and resources in every community. time to hear from teachers. Four teachers will Inspiring, Entertaining, and Heart- This presentation will provide join the dialogue, sharing their experiences, Warming Spanish Books from the Tejas detailed information on tools wisdom, and tips for developing truly Star Reading List and resources school meaningful partnerships through lessons, 1:45 – 2:45 pm librarians can use to support projects, clubs, and more. The Tejas Star Reading Committee will share teachers tasked with building youth financial capability. Maggie Bell, Courtney Harbin, Molly Hornsby, and their 2017-2018 list which supports the Jenny Martin (moderator), Northwest ISD development of quality Spanish collection Leslie Jones, Consumer Financial Peggy Muldoon (Fort Worth). Protection Bureau and Peggy materials for ages 4 through 12. Attendees will Children’s Round Table. leave with activities to incorporate into lessons Muldoon, National Endowment for Financial Education. and storytimes. CPE#3509: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Conference Program Committee. Tejas Star Book Reading List Committee. We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel 1:45 – 2:45 pm Journalist Herb Frazier, historian Bernard Powers, Jr. and poet Marjory Wentworth

2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 53 WEDNESDAY • APRIL 4 54 of civic instruction. of civicinstruction. English learnerprograms intoalargerstrategy the role oflibrariansascommunity mentors inthe field.Asthesetrendsexpertise continue, greater demandfortools,resources, and histories. With thispopularity, there isa to librariesexplore theirown family Roadshow –isdrivingnovice genealogists You Are, Finding Your Roots, andGenealogy programs –suchasWhoDo You Think The popularityofgenealogy-specific TV 3:00 –4:00 Trends inLibraries An Insider LookatGenealogy CPE#3518: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Debra Preston, AllenPublicLibrary. preregistration. be purchased by Friday, March 16through will receive asamplerepair kit.Tickets must techniques forrestoring them.Every attendee repair. Bring 3-4damagedbooksandlearn Books are stillrelevant andsoisbook 1:45 –4:45 online – Hands onLab14 Basic BookRepair &Mending Lab CPE#HOL314: SBEC 3.0; TSLAC 3.0 Public Library(CA). Library; andMadeleineIldefonso,Los Angeles and HeatherAnnLowe (moderator),DallasPublic Liz Cedillo-Pereira, CityofDallas;Lee AnneDetzel 1:45 -2:45 Strategy A Service Welcoming New Americans: CPE#374: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Marjory Wentworth, SouthCarolinaPoet Laureate. Bernard Powers, Jr., CollegeofCharlston;and Herb Frazier, MagnoliaPlantation&Garden; and Americanidentity. national issuesrelated torace,gunviolence and present toshow how theybothinfluence acompellingjourney,chart past intertwining and Triumph atMother Emanuel . Thewriters present theirbookWe Are Charleston: Tragedy Liz Cedillo-Pereira

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Automation and Technology Round Table. WEDNESDAY • APRIL 4 Conference Program Committee. CPE#3513 SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 CPE#390: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Handling Active Shooter CPE#387: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 What They Don’t Tell You Situations in Libraries Park, Pond, or Parking Lot: in Library School 3:00 - 4:00 pm Programming Beyond the Walls 3:00 - 4:00 pm It can happen anywhere. 3:00 - 4:00 pm Join us for a lively discussion on the exciting, Learn how to develop an Whether you have a park, a pond, or just unexpected, and sometimes overwhelming active shooter response, the parking lot, panelists will share program responsibilities librarians may face during their Anthony Williams including plans for ideas for all ages, different size budgets, and first years. Professionals representing a variety communication and evacuation. Identify diverse communities. Learn how to utilize of environments relate their experiences and areas of vulnerability and discover additional community partners and city departments to survival tips. resources for crafting procedures. make use of the space outside of the library Natalie McAdams, Kaeli Vandertulip, Texas Health Library Dallas Medical; and Julio Velasquez, Norman Howden, El Centro College; and Anthony and across your city. Duncanville Public Libary. Williams, Cedar Valley College, Dallas County Erik Brandon Knapp, Sarah Ellen Miller, and Rachel Community College District. Yzaguirre, Plano Public Library. New Members Round Table. Conference Program Committee. Public Libraries Division.

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Joyce Valenza Ray Schultz able able . . . personal life. Recognize and apply emotional CPE#3511 SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 intelligence as you grow as a leader. Perfecting Your Inquiry Game - Part 2 Jeremy Andrykowski, previously of Arlington 4:15 - 5:15 pm Heights Memorial Library (IL). For those who understand Conference Program Committee. inquiry, but want to take CPE#398: SBEC 1.0 their understanding to the AG Ford Sarah Jacoby Corinna Luyken next level, this session is for Exploring the Spirit of Texas Gene Ambaum, (co-host) Library you. An inquiry expert (SPOT) Reading Program: Comic/Ambauminable LLC; Raúl explains why inquiry works, Colón and Denise Fleming, Middle & High School Simon & Schuster, Inc.; AG Ford, Paige Jaeger will model a few successful 4:15 - 5:15 pm technology-infused inquiry Disney Hyperion; Sarah Jacoby, Chronicle Books; Corinna Committee members will highlight authors projects, and will share ideas for reaching out Luyken, Penguin Young Readers; on the current lists and present a variety of to colleagues. Dan Santat Dan Santat, Macmillan resources created to supplement programming Paige Jaeger, Think Tank Library (NY). Children’s Publishing Group; and John Trischitti, (co-host) Midland County Public for school and public libraries. Conference Program Committee. Libraries. Derika Bailey, Converse Public Library; and Cheryl Michulka, Pflugerville ISD. CPE#3504 SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Conference Program Committee. Young Adult Round Table. StoryCorps: Recording and Amplifying CPE#3508: SBEC 1.0 CPE#339: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 the Stories of Your Community Uno, Dos, Tres: Bilingual Early Leverage Your Resources to Help 4:15 - 5:15 pm Literacy in Libraries StoryCorps Your Public Library Flourish 4:15 - 5:15 pm is a nonprofit Join bilingual educators and librarians to learn 4:15 – 5:15 pm project whose Learn to do more with less! Libraries operating how to make early literacy multilingual and mission is fun at your library. with limited resources can leverage constraints to preserve to flourish despite lack of staff, money and Roselyn Almonte Perri Chinalai the stories space. Innovate new approaches in the face of everyday of limitations, focus collection management Americans. Partner with this organization to strategies on developing and maintaining a offer this service for your community. high-performing collection, and cope with Roselyn Almonte and Perri Chinalai, StoryCorps. staffing shortages, tight budgets, cross training, Conference Program Committee. and more! Lee Byrd Maria Alma Perez Michelle Touchet Yolanda Botello and Faria Matin, Mansfield Public CPE#368: SBEC 1.0 Lee Byrd, Cinco Puntos Press; Maria Alma Perez, Library; Elizabeth Chase, Frisco Public Library; and Texas Topaz Nonfiction Del Alma Publications; Marion Rocco, Austin ISD; Amanda King, Kennedale Public Library. and Michelle Touchet, Dallas ISD. Conference Program Committee. Reading List Author panel Latino Caucus Round Table. 4:15 – 5:15 pm CPE#3501: SBEC 1.0 Join a lively discussion with Topaz authors CPE#3505 SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 LGBTQIA Fiction for Young Adults Francesca Di Piazza (Remaking the John) and What Administrators 4:15 - 5:15 pm Clay Swartz (Who wins?). 100 historical figures Look For in an Effective go head-to-head, and you decide the winner, School Library Program as they discuss writing engaging and unique 4:15 - 5:15 pm nonfiction for youth. We will give away one A panel of Administrators copy of each book in a drawing. discuss how the library M. T. Anderson, Candlewick Press; Francesca Robert Bostic programs in their districts DiPiazza, Lerner Publishing Group; and Clay Schwartz, Workman Publishing. support educators by building Kody Keplinger Mark Oshiro Caleb Roehrig Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List Committee. critical thinking and inquiry, create a culture of reading Often an CPE#3507: SBEC 1.0 with at-risk students, and WEDNESDAY • APRIL 4 underserved Ultimate Children’s Picture Book use technology and coding population, Illustrators Sketch-Off Carla J. Santorno to engage students through LGBTQIA STEM and the 4 C’s. 4:15 - 5:15 pm readers are Scott Beck and Nick Migliorino, Norman Public finding Meredith Russo A.B. Rutledge See renowned illustrators compete in a sketch Schools (OK); Robert Bostic, Stafford Municipal representation off. Topics are capricious and mercurial based School District; and Carla J. Santorno, Tacoma more prevalent in today’s young adult and on audience suggestions and creative ideas of Public Schools (WA). middle-grade fiction. Authors will speak on the author emcee. More than 30 sketches will Conference Program Committee. be signed and given to audience members. the importance of building awareness and Texas Library Association having books available for their users and Membership Meeting community. 5:15 - 5:45 pm Kody Keplinger, Scholastic Inc; Mark Oshiro, Tor Teen; Caleb Roehrig, Macmillan Children’s Bring your ideas and observations to this Publishing; Meredith Russo, Flatiron Books YA; and annual forum for all TLA members. Discuss A.B. Rutledge, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. hot issues facing TLA. Young Adult Round Table. Gene Ambaum Raúl Colón Denise Fleming

2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 57 Public Libraries Division Membership Party Hetherington XXXI Fun Run/Walk President’s All-Conference Party

5:30 - 6:30 pm (Ticketed) 6:15 - 8:15 pm Aloft Dallas Downtown, 2033 Young Street 6:00 - 7:00 pm Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar Street The Public Library Division party provides a The 2018 Run/Walk will take place at Dallas Cut loose with the TLA President and welcome break from all of the hard work of City Hall building, which is located east of the cheer on the athletes participating in the the day. Members are invited to socialize with Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and Hetherington Fun Run as they cross the their colleagues and enjoy the refreshments directly across Young Street from the J. Erik finish line at this festive party. Relax and have which are generously provided by our Jonsson Central Library. Check-in is at 5:00 fun after a full day at conference. The event sponsors. Authors will also be on hand to meet pm at the run site. Participants will receive a includes entertainment, refreshments, and a with librarians and sign books. commemorative t-shirt, refreshments, and a cash bar. Public Libraries Division. colorful glow necklace for each mile completed Conference Local Arrangements Committee. around City Hall. Awards will be given for 1st, CPE#EF351: SBEC 1.0 2nd, and 3rd place finishers for the men’s and Black Caucus Round Table Reception Story Swap/Vendor Showcase women’s runs and the walk. Afterwards, return (Ticketed) & Business Meeting to the President’s All-Conference Party at the 7:30 - 9:30 pm 5:30 - 7:30 pm Omni Dallas Hotel to celebrate your victory! Join the Black Caucus Round Table (BCRT) Continuing Professional Education credits Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar Street Tickets must be purchased by Friday, March 16 as they raise a glass in honor of guest speaker, Event State Board for TX State Library & through preregistration. professor, radio host, and New York Times Number Educator Certification Archives Commission Preview storytelling vendors for your library, Conference Local Arrangements Committee. contributing opinion writer Michael Eric listen to your fellow librarians tell stories, or CPE#123: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0a Dyson. Shake hands with Dyson, celebrate bring your own 5-minute story to share. You Program Title are welcome to bring your dinner. A business with former BCRT library leaders, and meet 8:00 - 9:50 am meeting precedes the program. new friends and colleagues at this special reception Tickets must be purchased by Friday, Storytelling Round Table. March 16 through preregistration. Michael Eric Dyson, Macmillan - Adult. Black Caucus Round Table TAKE A CHANCE ON ART Annual Art Raffle Benefits TLA Disaster Relief Fund

Enter to win an illustration by Jarrett Krosoczka, author and/or illustrator of more than 35 books, including the wildly popular Lunch Lady graphic novels, and the Platypus Police Squad middle-grade novels.

Tickets are $5 each (or five for $20) and will be available on the TLA website and at the TLA Annual Conference in Dallas. The drawing takes place at the closing spotlight session on Friday, April 6.

Proceeds benefit the TLA Disaster Relief

WEDNESDAY • APRIL 4 WEDNESDAY Fund, which assists libraries in Texas as they recover from natural disasters.

58 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 Thursday April 5 programs & events All sessions are open to all attendees, unless noted otherwise. Connection Corner (Computers, Meetings are in blue; events are black and sans serif. Housing, Internet)...... 7 am – 5 pm Registration...... 7 am – 5 pm CPE#407: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0 CPE#479: SBEC 1.0; Bag Check (UPS /Rent-a-Box)...... 8 am – 5 pm Director’s Symposium: Making TSLAC 1.0 Career Development Center...... 9 am – 4 pm (Ticketed) An Anti-Bias Approach to Literacy Collaboration Space...... 9 am – 4 pm Your Library Indispensable 7:30 - 9:30 am 8:30 – 9:30 am Exhibits...... 9 am – 4 pm Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar Street Making collection choices so that children of Innovation Lab...... 9 am – 4 pm color feel their experiences and identities are A public and school library TLA Store...... 9 am – 4 pm included in the literature they read is critically director will share strategies important. Understand anti-bias literacy that persuaded stakeholders and how to integrate it into your inclusive to value and transform their Continuing Professional Education credits collection development. Event State Board for TX State Library & libraries. From building Number Educator Certification Archives Commission cohesion among staff to

Fran Glick preparing for those moments CPE#123: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0a of opportunity (think Program Title “elevator speeches”), these 8:00 - 9:50 am leaders provide real world tips on shaping a stronger future Kelly Starling Lyons Toni D. Sturdivant Lisa Taylor for your institution. Breakfast tickets must be purchased by Vandy Dubre, University of Texas at Tyler; Kimberly Yoga Gay (moderator), Prairie View A&M; Kelly Starling Marcellus Turner Friday, March 16, through Lyons, Penguin Young Readers Group; Toni Denese 7:00 - 8:00 am preregistration. Sturdivant, University of Texas at San Antonio; and Feeling stressed? Get your day off to a positive menu: Farm Fresh Scrambled Eggs, apple wood Lisa Taylor, Wiley College. start with morning yoga. This ancient Hindu bacon, garden potato pancakes; Baskets of glazed Conference Program Committee. practice has been proven to improve balance, mini cinnamon rolls, mini bagels, and gluten free CPE#4125: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 flexibility, and reduce stress. A certified yoga muffins; Regular and decaf coffee, hot tea and instructor will lead participants through orange juice. Avoiding Accidental Aggression hatha yoga sequences to help recharge the Fran Glick, Baltimore County Public Schools; and in the Age of Safe Spaces mind, body, and spirit, and prepare for a Marcellus Turner, Seattle Public Library. and Trigger Warnings great conference day. Suitable for beginners. Conference Program Committee. 8:30 – 9:30 am Participants supply their own yoga mats or Speed Dating with Collections Vendors Every day in the media we see people trying towels. Free of charge. to explain how some offensive thing they 7:30 - 9:30 am Aubrey James, Aubrey James Yoga. did or said wasn’t meant to be derogatory Start your day with dynamic, fast-paced Conference Local Arrangements Committee. or disrespectful. At work, in the classroom, discussions about vendor products and and around the dining room table, people Automation & Technology RT Business Mtg. services. You will get to talk to several may say things that cause pain, confusion, 7:30 - 8:15 am vendors in a small-group setting. All of the and disengagement. Some blunder forward, participating vendors will be available at their Children’s Round Table Little Maverick but many withdraw from interacting across exhibit booths for follow-up discussions. Graphic Novel Reading List Committee differences, fearing making a mistake. This Breakfast treats will be provided by the 7:30 – 8:15 am paralysis makes it hard to work in diverse vendors. A business meeting follows the program. District 3 teams and live in diverse communities. Learn Acquisitions and Collection Development Round not only how to address the verbal, written 7:30 - 8:15 am Table. missteps and negative actions of others, but

Library Instruction RT Business Mtg. CPE#410: SBEC 1.0 what to do if you “step in it” yourself. THURSDAY • APRIL 5 7:30 - 8:15 am 2X2 Showcase Elena Verna. Conference Program Committee. Library Support Staff RT Business Mtg. 8:30 - 9:30 am 7:30 - 8:15 am The Texas 2X2 Reading List CPE#411: SBEC 1.0 Public Libraries Division Executive Board Committee will introduce Book Buzz – Adult Titles Round 1 the titles on the current list 7:30 - 8:15 am Mac Barnett and showcase activities and 8:30 - 9:30 am Tejas Star Book Reading List Committee resources to promote the Learn about upcoming releases from 7:30 - 8:15 am books. publisher’s representatives. Victoria Kemp, Flower Mound Public Library. Texas Association of School Librarians Mac Barnett and Greg Pizzoli, Public Libraries Division. Legislative & Advocacy Committee Penguin Random House. Children’s Round Table. 7:30 - 8:15 am Greg Pizzoli

59 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 CPE#412: SBEC 1.0 CPE#419 SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 CPE#416: SBEC 1.0; #Bookme: One-on-One Leadership Secrets from TSLAC 1.0 Student Readers Advisory the Lilead Fellowship Sharing Your Whys, 8:30 - 9:30 am 8:30 - 9:30 am What Ifs, and We’ve all had them – students that can’t seem The founding Innovations 8:30 - 9:30 am to connect to a book, who don’t like to read, leaders of the Joyce Valenza and who avoid the library. Why not invite Lilead Fellows What drives innovation them on a book date where the librarian acts Program will across libraryland and inspires some of us as their personal shopper? It’s relationship discuss how to connect the dots others don’t see? Using building at its best. the Lilead video interviews of innovative practitioners Linda Kay, Barbara Ludden, Laura Stiles, and Jeffrey DiScala Christie Kodama Fellows that engaged in transformative leadership Wendy Tucker, Round Rock ISD. created to improve and enchant communities, find Texas Association of School Librarians. projects empowering librarians to be your own why and share your transformative instructional leaders, showcasing ways to CPE#414: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 leadership strategies. connect with administrators, and will discuss Don’t Let Stress Take Joyce Valenza, Rutgers University (PA). how building a network of library advocates Conference Program Committee. You Out of the Game and supporting district goals is an essential 8:30 - 9:30 am component to your library program. CPE#4122: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Are you feeling stressed? Jeffrey DiScala, Old Dominion University (VA) and STEAM into Action at School Come away with de-stressing Christie Kodama, University of Maryland. and Public Libraries Conference Program Committee. exercises and resources that Sarah Feuerbacher 8:30 – 9:30 am you can use and take back to CPE#417: SBEC 1.0 A librarian and your library team. Let’s Get Real: Contemporary four children’s Sarah Feuerbacher, Southern Methodist University Fiction for Young Adults authors will Center for Family Counseling. share the Public Libraries Division. 8:30 - 9:30 am positive In a world where fantasy and science fiction CPE#HOL416: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 impact multi- are popular, contemporary realistic fiction Patricia Newman Jennifer Swanson Google App Time! Google Slides – disciplinary ensures an important balance for all library approaches Hands on Lab 16 (Ticketed; register collections. YA authors share the impact and can have on learners of all ages. Discover how online only) importance this genre has on YA readers. to start and maintain a STEAM kit collection, 8:30 – 9:30 am Julie Buxbaum, Random House how STEAM literacy and books can stimulate Create and present your next presentation Children’s Books; Kayla Cagan, diverse thinking and expand cooperative team- from your mobile device! Collaborate with Chronicle Books; Paula Garner, building, and how to design STEAM others real-time to build your next group/ Candlewick Press; Carolyn activities using library books and STEAM kits Mackler, Bloomsbury Children’s team presentation. Explore templates and Books; and Preston Norton, to create real world problem-solvers. Presenters design elements available for use. This is not Disney Book Group. will share insights on funding, sourcing, staff a Google-certified session, but helpful toward Kayla Cagan Young Adult Round Table. training, and maintenance. Activity and certification. Computers provided; Google resource lists included. account required. Tickets must be purchased by Nancy Castaldo, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Friday, March 16 through preregistration. Carolyn DeCristofano, Blue Heron STEM Education; Annie Guzman, Plano Public Library; Patricia Christine Walczyk, Trainers-R-Us. Newman, Patricia Newman Books; and Jennifer Automation and Technology Round Table. Swanson, National Geographic Kids.

CPE#HOL417: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Paula Garner Carolyn Mackler Preston Norton Conference Program Committee. Google Sheets: Statistics & Program CPE#421: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 CPE#420: SBEC 1.0 Tracking Made Easier – A BYOD Stranger than Fiction: Adult Lone Star Reading List Author Panel Hands on Lab 17 (Ticketed; register Nonfiction Readers’ Advisory online only) 8:30 - 9:30 am 8:30 - 9:30 am The Lone Star Reading List is targeted to 8:30 - 9:30 am Readers’ advisory librarians from the Texas Creative and helpful uses of Google Sheets readers in grades 6 - 8. Authors highlight their books on the current list. State Library & Archives Commission will can make expense tracking and general library offer strategies to satisfy users who crave statistics tracking easier for you and your nonfiction, identify go-to authors and titles, staff. This is not a Google-certified session, and demystify nonfiction genres. but helpful toward certification. Bring your John Berkeland and Laura Jean Norris, Texas State own device. Required: Google account and Library & Archives Commission. THURSDAY • APRIL 5 THURSDAY understanding of spreadsheets and Google Texas State Library & Archives Commission. Sheets. Tickets must be purchased by Friday, March 16 through preregistration. Joelle Charbonneau Kevin Sands Jenna Evans Welch Mercedes Franks, Judy B. McDonald Public Library. Joelle Charbonneau, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Automation and Technology Round Table. Kevin Sands, Simon & Schuster, Inc.; and Jenna Evans Welch, Simon Pulse. Young Adult Round Table.

60 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 CPE#422: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 CPE#446 SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Innovation Lab Tableau: Interactive Data Turn Your Read-Aloud Demonstration Tables Visualizations for Your Library Game Into an Inquiry 9:00 am – 12:30 pm 8:30 - 9:30 am Adventure! Plan for plenty of time in the Innovation Librarians who use Tableau Public, a free 8:30 - 9:30 am online software for creating interactive data Lab for dozens of hands-on learning Paige Jaeger Target how to turn a read visualizations, will discuss how they use opportunities with librarians, teachers aloud into a springboard and students who are engaging with the software at their libraries, including for inquiry. Attendees will exit with an how to use the data to enhance advocacy to cutting-edge technologies and learning understanding of how inquiry can be modeled approaches for STEAM. key stakeholders. Learn application of data and taught so that students become fact- Conference Program Committee. presented in a Hands on Lab immediately finders and fact-checkers through fun reading following the session, 9:45-10:45 am – experiences. preregistration required; limited to 25. Paige Jaeger, Think Tank Library (NY). CPE#438: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Karen R. Harker (moderator), University of Conference Program Committee. North Texas; Karen Raborn, North Richland Hills The 60x30TX Initiative: Public Library; Heather Scalf, University of Texas CPE#425: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Roles for Libraries at Arlington; and Zoltán Szentkirályi, Southern 9:45 - 10:45 am Methodist University. Two for One: Dual Credit & Early The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Conference Program Committee. College High School Programs Board’s 60x30TX initiative’s goal is that at CPE#423: SBEC 1.0 8:30 - 9:30 am least 60 percent of Texans ages 25-34 will TAYSHAS Reading List Author Panel Learn how high school and college librarians have a certificate or college degree by 2030. collaborate to support dual credit and early 8:30 - 9:30 am Institutions of higher education, K-12 schools, college high school students including the use public libraries, industry, and community of Open Educational Resources and licensed organizations are working together to achieve e-resources. this goal. Get in the game! Jotisa Klemm, Tarrant County College Southeast Luis Martinez, Texas Higher Education Campus; Jennifer Rike, Mansfield ISD; and Karen Coordinating Board. Estelle Smith, ESC Region 11. Texas State Library & Archives Commission. Texas State Library & Archives Commission. Roshani Chokshi Kelly Loy Gilbert Shaun D. Hutchinson CPE#448: SBEC 1.0; CPE#426: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 TSLAC 1.0 Authors from Visible Thinking Astronaut Health: TAYSHAS, Strategies Science Education TLA’s high 8:30 - 9:30 am Resources for K-12 school reading Promote deeper student and Beyond list, will thinking and reflection with Debbie Montenegro Marcia Hensley 9:45 - 10:45 am highlight Samantha Mabry Amber Smith the powerful duo of thinking books on the routines and innovative technology tools. Librarians can support science educators current list. Craft lessons with quality questions at the core and students by fostering science and health Roshani Chokshi, Wednesday Books; Kelly and robust web-based tools (Canva, Screen literacy programs. This presentation will Loy Gilbert, Disney Book Group; Shaun David Castomatic, and Formative) for blended introduce school and public librarians to Hutchinson and Amber Smith, Simon & Schuster, learning that pull students into the center National Library of Medicine (NLM) and Inc.; and Samantha Mabry, Algonquin Young NASA resources. Readers. of the learning conversation and encourage reflective thinking skills. Debbie Montenegro, South Central Regional Young Adult Round Table. Library, National Library of Medicine. Marcia Hensley, Fidelity Investments. CPE#424: SBEC 1.0 Conference Program Committee. Conference Program Committee. TLA 101 - How it Works CPE#429: SBEC .5 CPE#427: SBEC 1.0 and How to Get Involved Best of Guadalajara

What Is a TALL Texan? And Why THURSDAY • APRIL 5 8:30 - 9:30 am International Book Fair Would I Want to Be One? Wonder how TLA works? What is the 9:45 - 10:45 am 8:30 - 9:30 am difference between a round table and a Can’t attend the Guadalajara International division? Panelists will explain TLA’s structure Have you been wondering about the TALL Book Fair (FIL) but would like to select and governance, as well as how to get involved. Texans Institute? What exactly is it and would quality Spanish materials by international Follow us to the Collaboration Space to meet it benefit you? A panel of librarians, from a authors? Presenters will identify the best of with committee representatives and learn variety of settings, will provide insight into the Spanish materials available at FIL. Find out more. experience and how it impacted their careers. about ALA’s Free Pass program to Guadalajara. Ling Hwey Jeng, Texas Woman’s University; Jennifer Jill Bellomy, Highland Park ISD; Susan Mann, A business meeting follows the program. LaBoon, Fort Worth ISD; Sarah Northam, Texas Hillsboro City Library; Tuan Nguyen, Mackin A&M University at Commerce; and Robin Elizabeth Educational Resources; Cecily Ponce De Leon, Elizabeth Anne Negrete Gaylor, Ardmore Public Swaringen, Dallas Public Library. Plano Public Library; and Aundrea Wright Young, Library (OK); Daniela Guardiola, Pflugerville ISD; and Marion Rocco, Austin ISD. New Members Round Table. Dallas ISD. TALL Texans Round Table and Library Support Staff Latino Caucus Round Table. Round Table.

2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 61 CPE#498: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 CPE#4124: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 ways to share your expertise with educators to Beyond Digital Driver’s Ed: Using Google Drive build critical skills for research assistance. Citizenship: Empowering and Apps Kristen Fontichiaro, University of Michigan. Students to be Digital 9:45 – 10:45 am Conference Program Committee. Leaders Google Drive is an extensive resource with CPE#439: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 9:45 - 10:45 am many uses, but it can be confusing if you are Going Green: Sustainable a new user. Beginners will learn how to use Jennifer Casa-Todd Take your students beyond Living Programs digital citizenship and Drive for storage, collaboration, sharing, and 9:45 - 10:45 am empower them to use social media to share much more. See what Drive can do for you! How can your users adopt greener lifestyles? learning, stand up for causes about which they Desiree H. Alexander, Educator Alexander Consulting. Discover easy, low-cost sustainable living are passionate, and become a positive influence Conference Program Committee. program ideas to implement yourself or as part on others. of a partnership. Jennifer Casa-Todd, Cardinal Carter Catholic High CPE#4107: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 School (Aurora, Ontario). Dianne Connery, Pottsboro Area Public Library; Toni Empowering Students Jean Davenport, New Braunfels Public Library; and Conference Program Committee. through Feminism Rebekah Mansfield and Julia Willman, Lewisville Public Library. CPE#430: SBEC .5 9:45 – 10:45 am Programming for Adults Round Table. Birds of a Feather: Embracing feminist culture and literature can Special Libraries Discussion Groups empower users and your library in ways that CPE#469: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 you could never imagine. Join a librarian and 9:45 - 10:45 am Libraries and Homelessness empowered students for tried and true ideas to Calling all special librarians and other 9:45 - 10:45 am bring this program into your library. librarians with unusual jobs. We will meet in A moderated panel on homelessness and groups and discuss areas of interest. Discussion Jennifer Stafford, Fort Worth ISD. libraries. Panel consists of a recent PhD. in questions will be provided and people are Conference Program Committee. Library Science who wrote a encouraged to bring their own issues. A CPE#435: SBEC 1.0; dissertation on Libraries and business meeting follows the program. TSLAC 1.0 Homelessness, a member of Special Libraries Division. Finding Funding the Dallas Public library’s team that works with the 9:45 - 10:45 am CPE#431: SBEC 1.0 homeless, and a couple of Increase your understanding Book Buzz – Adult Titles Round 2 Cindy Crain community partners. of funding sources and 9:45 - 10:45 am Kate Tkacik Cindy Crain, Metro Dallas trends. Libraries can now Homeless Alliance; Heather Ann Learn about upcoming releases from boost their fundraising with this user-friendly Lowe, Dallas Public Library; and publisher’s representatives. tool, Visualizing Funding for Libraries. Use Rachel D. Williams, Simmons Victoria Kemp, Flower Mound Public Library. the Foundation Center’s comprehensive free College (MA). Public Libraries Division. database of grants given to U. S. libraries to Professional Issues and Ethics Committee and Conference IL401: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 find new funding opportunities. Rachel D. Williams Program Committee. Mark Smith, Texas State Library & Archives Byte-Sized Programming Commission; and Kate Tkacik, Foundation Center. CPE#441: SBEC 1.0 (Innovation Lab 7) Library Friends, Trustees, and Advocates Little Maverick Graphic Novel 9:45 – 10:45 am Round Table. Reading List Showcase Innovation Lab, Exhibit Hall CPE#436: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 9:45 - 10:45 am Looking for ways to introduce new programs Free Photos on Fleek: The Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading and technology to patrons? Try bite-size An Insight into Creative Commons List Committee will introduce the titles on programming, offering your patrons a taste 9:45 - 10:45 am the current list. Little Maverick authors will of different STEAM concepts in a come-and- Develop greater insights into creative speak about their books and the importance of go environment that requires less staff time commons and open education resources by graphic novels as a literacy tool. and training. We’ll share successful program using a plethora of free content and creating Jennifer L. Holm and Judd Winick, Random House outlines for a variety of STEAM topics, professional quality designs. Bring your own Children’s Books; and Maya McElroy, Austin ISD. including robotics, circuits, and more! device. Children’s Round Table. Rachel Elizabeth Hadidi, Plano Public Library. Amy Lott, Shannon Sieber, and Krista Tyler, Round CPE#PP400: SBEC 0.5; TSLAC 0.5 Conference Program Committee. Rock ISD. Texas Association of School Librarians. New & Noteworthy (Pop Up CPE#433: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Presentation Session V & VI) CPE#437: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Copyright Year in Review 9:45 - 10:45 am 9:45 - 10:45 am Future Ready Discovery Stage, Exhibit Hall.

THURSDAY • APRIL 5 THURSDAY A copyright expert will share important Librarians: Facilitating Pop in for these quick presentations on ‘New developments in intellectual property laws Professional Learning & Noteworthy’ topics. Pop-up speakers will affecting how libraries provide services and 9:45 - 10:45 am be selected in the spring to give you access to support. Bring your questions and leave Literacy and research skills are the most current information about what’s with a more thorough understanding of this increasingly important in the happening in the library world! Check the important issue. Kristen Fontichiaro post-truth, fake news era. As TLA app for updated program info for Gretchen McCord, Digital Information Law. more research takes place in the classroom, learn speakers and specific topics before conference. Copyright and Access Interest Group. Conference Program Committee.

62 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 CPE#443: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Tickets must be purchased by Friday, March 16 CPE#4101: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Pi for Everyone: Programming & through preregistration. Community Engagement Problem Solving with Raspberry Pi Robert Smith, West Texas A&M University. in the Real World 9:45 - 10:45 am Automation and Technology Round Table. 11:00 am - 12:00 pm The Raspberry Pi teaches both computer CPE#4116: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Real world examples of community programming and problem solving skills. Words Matter: The Power of Shaping engagement from academic, public, and In this session, you will learn the basics school libraries will be shared. Public Rhetoric to Carry Our Messages of computer programming and how to Eric Lashley (moderator), Georgetown Public incorporate the Raspberry Pi into your STEM 9:45 – 10:45 am Library; Gretchen Pruett, New Braunfels Public program or maker space. Two lexicographers converse Library; and Gretchen Trkay, University of Texas at Arlington. Dwight Goodwin, Denton ISD. about how the words we use Community Engagement Task Force. Conference Program Committee. have significant impact on public perception. Choosing the right words and CPE#4103: SBEC .5; TSLAC .5 CPE#444: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 building a progressive public rhetoric projects Create Local Community Archives Public and School Libraries: a positive image of libraries and librarianship. 11:00 am - 12:00 pm A Winning Partnership Anu Garg, Wordsmith.org; It’s a win-win when archivists reach out to 9:45 - 10:45 am and Kory their communities to gain new collections Everyone wins when librarians unite. Creative Stamper, and preserve local history. Proactive archivists public and school librarians share how to Merriam- Webster showcase their work with underrepresented partner to increase attendance and promote Dictionary. groups and outline how to successfully develop community involvement in after school new community archives. A business meeting Anu Garg Kory Stamper programs and community reading programs. follows the program. Conference Program Committee. Patricia Alvarado, Irving ISD; Corine Barberena, Megan Blair, St. Edward’s University; LaToya Irving Public Library; and Susanna Joy Fitzgerald, CPE#HOL419: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Devezin, Austin History Center; and Laura Treat, Richland Hills Library. University of North Texas. Children’s Round Table. Tableau – A BYOD Hands on Lab 19 Archives, Genealogy, and Local History (Ticketed; register online only) Round Table. CPE#442: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 9:45 – 12:00 pm CPE#4102: SBEC 1.0; Thinking Outside the Lockbox: New This lab, a follow-up to the panel session on Ways to Use Escape Kits in Any Library TSLAC 1.0 Tableau at 8:30-9:30 am, will provide actual Extend Your Storytelling 9:45 - 10:45 am experience in uploading and modifying data, Learn creative ways to present escape rooms as well as creating charts, graphs, a dashboard with Art and Creativity for all ages, in any library. Escape kits can and a story (time permitting). Bring your own 11:00 am - 12:00 pm be used to teach students how to use library Integrate the visual arts into device with Tableau Public already installed; Ann Marie Newman databases, as tabletop games for teen events, the raw data will be provided. Tickets must your storytelling programs for staff development, and as a non-traditional be purchased by Friday, March 16 through to energize students’ learning through active circulating kit for parents, teachers and preregistration. participation. This session features live homeschoolers. Presenters will share their Karen R. Harker (moderator), University of drawing, 3D art making, origami, and more. experiences with worked, and what didn’t North Texas; Karen Raborn, North Richland Hills Include all learners using multi-disciplinary when planning and preparing escape rooms for Public Library; Heather Scalf, University of Texas approaches to awaken imaginations and at Arlington; and Zoltán Szentkirályi, Southern encourage teamwork. Leave with new activities varied audiences. Methodist University. to boost creativity for makerspaces. Laura Hargrove, Plano Public Library; Julianne Automation and Technology Round Table. Ingram, Keller Public Library; Jessica Wilson, Fort Ann Marie Newman, Tejas Storytelling Association. Worth Library; and Audrey Wilson-Youngblood, CPE#4120: Storytelling Round Table and Texas State Library & Keller ISD. SBEC 1.0; Archives Commission. Conference Program Committee. TSLAC 1.0 CPE#4115: SBEC 1.0 CPE#HOL418: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 According to Pew Heartbreaks & First Loves: Romance Utilizing Bootstrap within LibGuides Research Center... Fiction for Young Adults THURSDAY • APRIL 5 v2 to Increase Functionality and 11:00 am – 12:00 pm John Horrigan 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Usability – Hands on Lab 18 (Ticketed; Since 2010, the Pew Research Romance happens at different times and register online only) Center has conducted surveys on Americans’ on many different levels. Young adult 9:45 – 10:45 am use and attitudes toward libraries. This data- authors discuss their approach to crafting a LibGuides version 2 is built upon Bootstrap, rich “lessons learned” session will review romance that is authentic and delves into the a framework of CSS, JavaScript, and HTML. what Pew’s findings say about the public’s complexities of relationships without going Librarians can increase the usability and perspectives on libraries – as places for lifelong overboard. functionality of their guides with Bootstrap’s learning, building digital skills, and enhancing components without the need for extensive information literacy. web development experience. Minimal John Horrigan, Technology Policy Institute. knowledge of HTML and CSS LibGuides Conference Program Committee. version 2 is required. Computers provided.

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2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 63 Adi Alsaid, Ame Dyckman, Scholastic Inc.; Harlequin Denise Fleming, Simon & Teen; Cora Schuster, Inc.; Will Hillenbrand, Carmack and Holiday House; and Hena Khan, Jessica Chronicle Books. Pennington, Tor Teen; Mary Children’s Round Table. Kami Garcia Jessica Pennington H.K. Choi, Audrey Church Karla Collins Carl Harvey II Hena Khan Simon & Schuster, Inc.; and Kami Garcia, Macmillan Audrey Church, Karla Collins, and Carl Harvey II, CPE#449: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Children’s Publishing Group. Longwood University (VA). Young Adult Round Table. Texas Association of School Librarians and The Power of Mentoring and Conference Program Committee. Developing Leadership in CPE#4104: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Academic Libraries Is It Fake News? CPE#HOL420: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 MarcEdit Basics for Catalogers – Hands 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 11:00 am - 12:00 pm The speaker will discuss (Ticketed; register online only) Fake news is everywhere. Experts from all on Lab 20 the efficacy of programs for types of libraries will discuss strategies to 11:00 am – 12:00 pm developing leadership and increase customers’ news literacy skills. MarcEdit is a program that can share practical approaches Attendees will develop the skills needed to help streamline tasks and improve consistency and tools for creating a address fake news through reference and in your cataloging workflow. In this hands- mentoring program. Irene M.H. Herold instruction. on session, practice finding and importing Irene M. H. Herold, College of Wooster (OH). Mark A. Allan, Angelo State University and Patricia records, creating Tasks to automate bulk College and University Libraries Division. Mary Dewinter, Oakridge School (Arlington). changes, and using RDA Helper to add RDA Library Instruction Round Table and College and elements to records at the touch of a button. CPE#4109: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 University Libraries Division. Computers provided; a basic understanding The Reluctant Sidekick: A Skeptic’s CPE#PP400: SBEC 0.5; TSLAC 0.5 of MARC and cataloging practices is required. Guide to Graphic Novel Selection Tickets must be purchased by Friday, March 16 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Leading a Library (Pop Up Presentation through preregistration. Graphic novels lay beyond the comfort zone Session VII & VIII) Marci Chen, McKinney Public Library System. am pm of some librarians. This program, presented 11:00 - 12:00 Automation and Technology Round Table. Discovery Stage, Exhibit Hall. by the Maverick Graphic Novel Reading CPE#4507: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 List Committee, will explore best practices Pop in for these quick presentations about and resources for selection. Focusing on a ‘Leading a Library.’ Pop-up speakers will be Millennials and the Public Library technical approach, librarians unfamiliar selected in the spring to give you access to 11:00 am – 12:00 pm or uncomfortable with the comic form will the most current information about library A new analysis of Pew Research Center be able to make dispassionate, informed management! Check the TLA app for updated survey data from fall 2016 finds that 53% of decisions. program info for speakers and specific topics Millennials (those ages 18 to 35 at the time) Jennifer Delmar-Rollings, Richardson Public Library; before conference. say they used a library or bookmobile in the Elizabeth Gilbert, Aldine ISD; Christina Taylor, Conference Program Committee. previous 12 months. What is driving this Round Rock ISD; and Joshua Wilson, Amarillo ISD. increased usage? Are there lessons libraries can Young Adult Round Table. CPE#4105: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 take from this research to increase usage by Literacy Through Libraries other demographic groups? CPE#IL402:42764: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Amanda Geiger, Pew Research Center and Carol Robotics for Teens (Innovation Lab 8) Build literacy programs through partnerships Perryman, Texas Woman’s University. 11:00 am – 12:00 pm with community organizations and libraries Conference Program Committee. Innovation Lab, Exhibit Hall from ProLiteracy and the ALA Office for CPE#4108: SBEC 1.0 Plan and implement a robotics program using Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services. Picture Books for the Preschool Crowd Vex products and methods to draw young Discover grant opportunities and other adults back into the public library. Learn what 11:00 am - 12:00 pm resources available in the National Library it takes to build a successful program that How do you write for an audience that Literacy Action Agenda. Panel will also includes a battle of the bots competition. highlight successful literacy programs. may not be able to read? Authors discuss the pitfalls and pleasures of writing for our Marcus Edwards, Terrell ISD. Vinod Lobo, Learning Upgrade; and Alicia Suskin, Conference Program Committee. ProLiteracy. youngest readers. Latino Caucus Round Table. Speed Mentoring for Managers CPE#4106: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 11:00 am - 12:00 pm The number and depth of issues facing new Making the Grade Level Leap managers is daunting. Bring your questions 11:00 am - 12:00 pm and concerns to discuss with experienced THURSDAY • APRIL 5 THURSDAY Ready for a change? Many school librarians managers from the public and academic certified EC-12 often transition from Ame Dyckman Denise Fleming Will Hillenbrand library worlds in a speed dating format sure to elementary, middle, or high school to another keep the hour lively and educational. level. Explore how user characteristics and Supervision, Management, and Administration collaboration differ across levels and share Round Table. strategies for success.

64 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 CPE#405: SBEC 1.0 CPE#4113: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 CPE#450: SBEC 0.75 Storytelling as a Mirror Weeding the Library Collection Texas Bluebonnet Award Author for Cultural Heritage 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Session (Ticketed) 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Most libraries do not have unlimited space and 12:00 - 1:45 pm Author Grace Lin shares how must make room for new materials but many Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar Street she integrates cultural are tentative about removing books. Author of The Texas Bluebonnet Award is a nationally- heritage in her story plots and the CREW manual and librarians will discuss recognized children’s choice award. During character building. why we need to weed, how to do it, and how the luncheon, the author of the winning Grace Lin, Little, Brown Books to involve everyone in the process. Bluebonnet title will share insights on his/ for Young Readers. Sofia Darcy, Houston ISD; Deborah Hathaway her writing and will accept this year’s award (moderator), University of Dallas; and Jeanette Grace Lin Conference Program from student representatives. Luncheon tickets Committee. Larson, author. Conference Program Committee and Texas State must be purchased by Friday, March 16 through CPE#4111: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Library & Archives Commission. preregistration. menu: Fresh cut fruit; Baby kale and baby Team Up with TexQuest: CPE#4118: SBEC 1.0; 10 Things Teachers Want TSLAC 1.0 spinach salad with roasted breast of chicken, in Their Curriculum Playbook dried berries, shaved manchego, toasted Why Curate? pistachios, served with a port wine vinaigrette 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 11:00 am – 12:00 pm and buttermilk ranch on the side; Chocolate rum Librarians know the instructional materials Curation belongs in the cake with vanilla sauce and cardamom cream; and features in the TexQuest resources are curriculum. A curation Joyce Valenza Assorted rolls served with butter; Coffee, decaf, great for classroom use, but how do you show expert defines what might hot tea, iced tea, and water. teachers the resources they need when they be curated, the best new tools for curating, Children’s Round Table, Texas Association of need them? Join teachers and librarians as they students as curators, and using curation as an School Librarians, and Texas Bluebonnet share 10 ways TexQuest resources enhance effective strategy for scaling your practice. Award Committee. collaboration and make instruction more Joyce Valenza, Rutgers University (PA). CPE#IL403: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 meaningful. Conference Program Committee. Richelle O’Neil, Garland ISD; and Ann Vyoral, ESC Creating a Pop-Up Makerspace Region 20. CPE#4114: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 (Innovation Lab 9) Texas Association of School Librarians. Winning Instruction: 12:15 – 1:15 pm CPE#4112: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Perfecting Your Craft Innovation Lab, Exhibit Hall Trans-Inclusive Libraries: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm How do you fit in a Makerspace when physical A Win for Our Community Academic librarians work tirelessly to promote space is limited? Learn how this library turned information literacy in captivating ways. their limitations into an opportunity to engage 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Educators from different institutions will the education community with a Pop-Up Want your library to be trans-inclusive? Need describe their efforts to provide information Makerspace. Get informed about curation guidance? From bathrooms to cataloging, literacy instruction through dynamic of materials, storage and transportation, as programming to services, learn how policies presentations to all populations, with special well as recommendations for marketing and and practices can support our transgender emphasis on distance learners and universal community outreach. community members. Presenters share findings design. Caitlin Foley, Buda Public Library from 2016 ALA Diversity Grant, Creating a Elizabeth Ponder, East Texas Baptist University; Conference Program Committee. Model Policy for Transinclusiveness in Libraries, Alexia K. Riggs, Howard Payne University; and and the TX-Gender Project for Libraries. Joshua J Wallace, Tarleton State University. Copyright and Access Interest Group Brett Daniel Currier, Center for the Advancement Library Instruction Round Table. Business Mtg. of Data and Research in Economics (CADRE) (MO); 12:15 - 1:15 pm Spencer Keralis and Julie Leuzinger, University of CPE#4117: SBEC 1.0; North Texas; Kelly Visnak (moderator) and Tessa Distance/E-Learning RT Business Mtg. TSLAC 1.0 Lynn White, University of Texas at Arlington. 12:15 - 1:15 pm Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Round Table Winning the Game with and Conference Program Committee. District 1 Instructional Partners THURSDAY • APRIL 5 12:15 - 1:15 pm CPE#4121: SBEC 1.0 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Turning Pages Leads to Living Dreams! Instructional leadership is the Judi L. Moreillon District Planning Committee name of the game. To build 12:15 - 1:15 pm 11:00 am – 12:00 pm effective school library programs, librarians Enjoy the insights of Clayton Anderson, from Latino Caucus RT Business Mtg. must be collaborative leaders. Understanding his boyhood Nebraska dreams to a stellar 12:15 - 1:15 pm patterns of interaction and adult learning NASA career as both an engineer and a US is essential. You will think, create, share, Leadership Development Committee Astronaut. Now an accomplished author, learn and grow leadership strategies and plan for 12:15 – 1:15 pm how a love of reading, coupled with a solid building a culture of collaboration with your STEAM education, influenced his out-of-this- Programming for Adults RT Business Mtg. most promising partners. world trajectory. 12:15 - 1:15 pm Judi L. Moreillon, Story Power. Clayton Anderson, Astronaut and Author. Texas Association of School Librarians. Small Community Libraries RT Business Mtg. Conference Program Committee. 12:15 - 1:15 pm Special Libraries Division Business Mtg. 12:15 – 1:15 pm

2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 65 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List presented from Project Information Literacy’s about TSLAC’s new project Committee nine research studies. Libraries Connecting Texas 12:15 - 1:15 pm Kirsten Hostetler, Central Oregon Community designed to increase public College. library connectivity. Leave Conference Program Committee. Innovation Lab ready to assess your internet CPE#IL404: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 options. Demonstration Tables Carson Block, Carson Block Carson Block 12:30 – 4:00 pm Building Bridges Between Makerspace Consulting Inc. Plan for plenty of time in the Innovation and English Language Arts Texas State Library & Archives Commission. Lab for dozens of hands-on learning (Innovation Lab 10) CPE#461: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 opportunities with librarians, teachers 1:30 – 2:30 PM and students who are engaging with Innovation Lab, Exhibit Hall Follow that Bill: How a Bill Becomes cutting-edge technologies and learning a Law and What You Can Do Learn how to build a stronger collaboration approaches for STEAM. pm between English Language Arts teachers and 1:30 - 2:30 Conference Program Committee. Maker librarians. This session will outline Librarians need to actively engage in the ELA Makerspace activities that draw clear legislative process. Understand the process from start to finish with both state and federal CPE#475: SBEC 1.0; connections between Makerspaces and the TSLAC 1.0 required TEKS. Make this happen and get legislative issues. Association of College & your ELA teachers in for more than just Cindy Buchanan, Aldine ISD; and Susan Mann, checkout! Hillsboro City Library. Research Libraries 101 Legislative Committee. Tania Castillo and Gretchen Meyer, Clear Creek ISD. 1:30 - 2:30 pm Conference Program Committee. CPE#462: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 A past president will review Irene M.H. Herold the work of the ALA and CPE#458: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Friendship: Library ACRL as it applies to academic and research Building Digital Toolkits to Library Partnership libraries. Gain insights into the Plan for for Student & Staff Learning 1:30 - 2:30 pm Excellence’s four goal area committees, review How do you move beyond your community 1:30 - 2:30 pm an ACRL open access case study, and discover and into the community next door? Panelists Engage learners through collaboration and how the association’s practices, programs, from 3 communities will discuss how they different formats to break up learning into opportunities, and resources benefit members. created a partnership with local government chunks. Participants will work in small groups Irene M. H. Herold, College of Wooster (OH). approval. Listen to the how’s and why’s of to spark engagement and create a Google College and University Libraries Division. creating a library to library partnership that folder with shared ideas. Working with expands your library’s reach. CPE#PP450: SBEC 0.5; TSLAC 0.5 tools like flip grid and flippity attendees will Theresa Brooks, Zula B. Wylie Public Library; Beyond the Stacks walk away with ideas, a digital toolkit and Stephanie T. Lott, Duncanville Public Library; (Pop Up Presentation Session IX & X) information on how to get started. BYOD. Jami McCain, City of Cedar Hill; Kerry McGeath Naomi Bates, Texas Woman’s University and Follett (moderator), and Marquenez Runnels, DeSoto 1:30 - 2:30 pm Learning. Public Library. Discovery Stage, Exhibit Hall Texas Association of School Librarians. Library Support Staff Round Table, District 5, and Pop in for these quick presentations about Public Libraries Division. CPE#499 SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 topics from ‘Beyond the Stacks.’ Speakers will CPE#473: SBEC 0.5; TSLAC 0.5 Community-Based Project Design be selected in the spring to provide current Goodbye, ILLiad! Hello, Tipasa! presentations about outreach, marketing, for Social Change 1:30 – 2:30 pm and issues that affect you outside the library. 1:30 - 2:30 pm Tipasa will be replacing ILLiad as a cloud- Check the TLA app for updated program Discuss the role of libraries and other based ILL management system. Get info for speakers and specific topics before community anchor institutions (CAIs) information on the cost, benefits, roll-out conference. in coalition building and community timeline, and how to submit suggestions. A Conference Program Committee. engagement. Examine how to align business meeting follows the program. information services, information CPE#471: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 communications technologies, and the Troy Christenson, University of Texas at Arlington. Born Digital: Finding, Evaluating, and growing field of community informatics to Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Round Table. Using Information for Today’s Learners facilitate positive social change. 1:30 - 2:30 pm Will Senn, Texas Woman’s University. CPE#HOL421: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 An unprecedented number of Conference Program Committee. Google App Time! Never Lose Another today’s students were born CPE#459: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Thought with Google Keep– Hands on digital. For most, Google was Lab 21 (Ticketed; register online only) a constant for their entire Connect Your Community pm

THURSDAY • APRIL 5 THURSDAY 1:30 – 2:30 lives. How do technologies with Broadband Experience the Google App that allows you to like these and others impact 1:30 - 2:30 pm Kirsten Hostetler learning styles and KEEP all of your thoughts organized with the High-speed internet is the next frontier in ability to create lists, write or speak yourself information needs, especially providing exceptional service to your the information literacy competencies they notes, and capture images. Most exciting of community. Learn about a toolkit designed for all is sharing or co-creating these with others, develop from high school to college to lifelong small public libraries and hear learners? In this program, takeaways are all from your mobile device. This is not a Google-certified session, but helpful toward

66 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 certification. Computers provided; Google CPE#4508: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 CPE#445: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 account required. Tickets must be purchased by Library Development Summer Library Programming Friday, March 16 through preregistration. for Special Collections for Schools Christine Walczyk, Trainer-R-Us. 1:30 – 2:30 pm 1:30 – 2:30 pm Automation and Technology Round Table. Paintings, sculptures, historical realia, and rare Learning doesn’t have to end when school CPE#457: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 books can pose special problems for libraries. is out for summer. Explore how school Great Adult Storytelling Programs Discover the best guidelines for acquisition, librarians extend learning opportunities preservation, and promotion of special during the summer months for their students. 1:30 - 2:30 pm collections at your institution. Leave with great ideas for your own summer Public librarians share how they created and Dreanna Belden and Barbara Hawlsey, University programming. publicized successful storytelling performances of North Texas; Kimberley Johnson, Texas Woman’s Gabby Brown, Rockwall ISD; Crissy Casey for adults at their library. A storyteller will Univeresity; and Billy Fong, Texas Association of (moderator), Frisco ISD; Kiera Elledge, Hurst-Euless- demonstrate the kind of stories that appeal to Museums. Bedford ISD; and Buffie Massey, Mesquite ISD. adult listeners. Conference Program Committee. Conference Program Committee. Aranda Bell, Zula B. Wylie Public Library; Gwen CPE#470: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Caldwell, storyteller; Vrena Patrick, Richardson CPE#474: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Public Library; and Ari Wilkins, Dallas Public Rainbow Families: Serving LGBTQ TexShare & TexQuest Updates Library. Families in Your Public Library 1:30 - 2:30 pm Storytelling Round Table and Programming for 1:30 - 2:30 pm Adults Round Table. This news-you-can-use session about the Rainbow Roundup TexShare and TexQuest programs explains CPE#464: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 was formed to facilitate how and by whom these resource sharing Hiring with a Diverse Mindset networking, share resources, programs may be used, and how to participate. 1:30 - 2:30 pm and support North Texas Elizabeth Philippi, Danielle Plumer (moderator), and Presenters from systems with high success LGBTQ families. Its founder Russlene Waukechon, Texas State Library & Archives Kimberly Kantor Commission. rates in diversity staffing offer insights for and a public librarian will Texas State Library & Archives Commission. recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and retaining discuss the role libraries diverse staff. play in creating enjoyable environments for CPE#HOL422: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 LGBTQ families. Dale McNeill, San Antonio Public Library; Alma YouCanBook.Me – A BYOD Hands on Ravenell (moderator) and Jeanne Standley, Kimberly Kantor, Rainbow Roundup and Raymond University of Texas at Tyler; and Roosevelt Weeks, Sablack (moderator), Dallas Public Library. Lab 22 (Ticketed; register online only) Austin Public Library. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Round Table 1:30 – 2:30 pm Conference Program Committee. and Public Libraries Division. Tired of going round & round trying CPE#465: SBEC.5; TSLAC.5 CPE#472: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 to schedule appointments with students or patrons only to have the other party How to Hack a The Real Deal: Bring Your Library reschedule, cancel or miss it altogether? Hackathon to Life with Nonfiction YouCanBook.Me is a free app that enables 1:30 - 2:30 pm 1:30 - 2:30 pm people to schedule an appointment with you Hear from programmers, Presenters convey a clear definition of literary from your website and automatically sync it event organizers, and nonfiction and share exciting new titles in this to your calendar. Bring your own laptop or Adam Perschke community partners about genre that appeal to teens. They will also offer tablet; LibGuide experience helpful. Tickets how to set up and run a successful hackathon. programming suggestions, lesson ideas, and must be purchased by Friday, March 16 through Panelists will discuss success stories and lessons an annotated bibliography. Collaborate with preregistration. learned from libraries that opened their data colleagues via crowd-sourcing apps. Tracy Soto and Danelle Toups, Tarrant County to app developers, the products from those Laura Falli and Amelia Lewis, Round Rock ISD. College. partnerships, and how a hackathon can bring Texas Association of School Librarians. Automation and Technology Round Table. the community into the library. CPE#466: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 CPE#476: SBEC 2.0 Adam Perschke, HackDFW; and Marc Pomerleau, Freeman Group. Serving Diverse Communities in Texas Texas Tea: Meet & Greet with YA

Automation and Technology Round Table. 1:30 - 2:30 pm Authors (Ticketed) THURSDAY • APRIL 5 1:30 - 3:30 pm CPE#467: SBEC 1.0 Texas librarians engage with people from a wide range of cultures, especially assisting Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar Street Lariat Adult Fiction immigrants and refugees. These communities Join us for the annual Texas Tea, the premier Reading List Author Session often have different conventions and specific event for young adult literature enthusiasts. 1:30 - 2:30 pm needs. Gain awareness of facets needed to Young adult authors will interact with Celebrate the 9th year of the Lariat Reading connect and communicate more effectively participants through conversation. Participants List. Hear about the new selections for adult and explore methods that address discovered will have the opportunity to meet several fiction, meet several Lariat authors, and have needs within your workplace, to stakeholders, authors in this session, as the authors rotate to them sign your books. and to your public. different tables. Tickets must be purchased by Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List Committee. Helen Chou (moderator), Houston Public Library; Friday, March 16 through preregistration. Esther Garcia, Plano Public Library; Haley Holmes, San Antonio Public Library; and Dora Magana- Young Adult Round Table. Noverola, Austin Public Library. Retired Librarians RT Business Mtg. Public Libraries Division and Diversity and 2:30 - 3:30 pm Inclusion Committee.

2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 67 CPE#478: SBEC 1.0 titles? Hear about new titles that will spark CPE#HOL423: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 14th Annual Poetry Round Up conversation among your members. eBooks: eTricks, eCreate, & eTrends 2:45 - 3:45 pm Katherine Center, Macmillan - Adult; Colleen – A BYOD Hands on Lab 23 (Ticketed; Hoover, Simon & Schuster, Inc.; Silas House, register online only) Since 2005, Algonqin Young Readers/Workman; Victoria Kemp, the Poetry Flower Mound Public Library, and Charles Soule, 2:45 - 3:45 pm Round Up HarperCollins Publishers. Showcasing eBooks for library patrons: a tool has hosted Public Libraries Division. kit for the librarians. How to use free eBook over 73 poets CPE#PP450: SBEC 0.5; TSLAC 0.5 websites and create your own eBooks. Bring showcasing your own device. Tickets must be purchased by Jorge Argueta Margarita Engle the best and Beyond the Stacks (Pop Up Presentation Friday, March 16 through preregistration. latest poetry Sessions XI & XII) Kimberly Gay, Prairie View A&M University. for young people. Participants hear poets read 2:45 - 3:45 pm Automation and Technology Round Table. from their work and experience firsthand the Discovery Stage, Exhibit Hall CPE#482: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 pleasures to be found in the spoken word and Pop in for these quick presentations about the power of poetry for developing literacy and topics from ‘Beyond the Stacks.’ Speakers will Explore the New AASL National language. be selected in the spring to provide current School Library Standards & presentations about outreach, marketing, Program Guidelines and issues that affect you outside the library! 2:45 - 3:45 pm Check the TLA app for updated program Develop strategies for innovative school library info for speakers and specific topics before implementation using the newly launched conference. AASL National Library Standards. Engage Conference Program Committee. David Harrison Juan Felipe Herrera Janet Wong with the new structure, unpack the shared foundations, and relate your learning to CPE#4505: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Jorge Argueta, Arte Público Press; Margarita Engle, current practice and new opportunities. Simon & Schuster, Inc.; David Harrison, Boyds Mills Building a Space for Data Press; Juan Felipe Herrera, Candlewick Press; Sylvia Becky Calzada, Leander ISD; and Nancy Jo Vardell, Texas Woman’s University; and Janet 2:45 - 3:45 pm Lambert, Frisco ISD. Wong, Pomelo Books. As research is becoming increasingly reliant Texas Association of School Librarians. Children’s Round Table. on the mindful use of data, libraries are CPE#483: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 adjusting to support this research by offering CPE#IL405: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 new services and spaces. The presenter will Feedback Driven UX Research on 30 Maker Programs for Adults provide updates on the services she’s piloted as The Portal to Texas History Redesign in 30 Minutes (Innovation Lab 11) Director of Research Data Services. She will 2:45 - 3:45 pm 2:45 – 3:45 pm also provide insight around the use of space for Researchers gathered user experience (UX) Innovation Lab, Exhibit Hall data work in the library by presenting on her data based on feedback from patrons the Having trouble finding makerspace progress in collaborating with other librarians first 6 months after The Portal to Texas programming for adults? Whether you have a to create a draft spec sheet for data labs and History redesign release. This presentation makerspace or not, you can introduce maker her own experience developing a space for discusses methodologies used to conduct a culture to anyone from age 18 through 99. data creation, analysis, visualization, and UX evaluation, data and conclusions drawn We’ll run through 30 projects ranging from exploration in her library. from the research, and recommendations for easy to difficult, and you’ll learn about handy Peace Ossom-Williamson, University of Texas working with library users. at Arlington. tools to invest in for your library. Ana Jean Krahmer, University of North Texas. Conference Program Committee. Bette McDowell, Pflugerville Public Library. Digital Libraries Round Table and College and University Libraries Division. Conference Program Committee. CPE#481: SBEC 1.0 CPE#484: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 CPE#485: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Diverse Publisher Spotlight A Feast of Ideas for K-5 Technology 2:45 - 3:45 pm Future Ready Librarians: Looking to diversify your collection? Then look 2:45 - 3:45 pm Instructional Partnerships no further. Join publishers of diverse literature A smorgasbord of ideas on how to use 2:45 - 3:45 pm as they discuss upcoming diverse title offerings Learn how to partner with educators to design technology in your library lessons from and authors. Featured selections will be kindergarten to 5th grade. Using TEKS in and implement evidence-based curricula and appropriate for collections of all ages in every assessments that integrate elements of deeper all subject areas, find ways to incorporate library setting. technology into each of your classes, and learning, critical thinking, information literacy, Lee Byrd, Cinco Puntos Press; Monica Charny, digital citizenship, creativity, innovation, and increase students’ enthusiasm using books and Annick Press; Fred Horler, Groundwood Books; curriculum. Jason Low, Lee & Low Books; and Marina Tristán, the active use of technology. Clarissa Grindle, Round Rock ISD. Arte Público Press. Texas Association of School Librarians. Latino Caucus Round Table. THURSDAY • APRIL 5 THURSDAY

CPE#480: SBEC 1.0 Authors for Your Book Club 2:45 - 3:45 pm Stymied about what your book club might Fran Glick Joquetta Johnson Jennifer Meltzer like to read? Searching for books suitable for discussion? Thwarted by the plethora of

68 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 Fran Glick, Joquetta Johnson, and Jennifer Meltzer, will have a maximum of four minutes to James English, The New York Public Library and Baltimore County Public Schools (MD). allow as many presentations as possible. Christine Peterson, Amigos Library Services. Conference Program Committee. Bring and share business cards to continue Automation and Technology Round Table and Digital Libraries Round Table. CPE#HOL424: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 conversations after the program. Google App time! Presentations on the College and University Libraries Division. CPE#493: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Taking Storytime on the Road: Public Go with Google Sites – Hands on Lab CPE#490: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Libraries Engaging Communities 24 (Ticketed; register online only) Managing Your Management Style 2:45 - 3:45 pm 2:45 - 3:45 pm 2:45 - 3:45 pm Storytime is a staple of public libraries. Why Are you an avid Google Drive user? Wouldn’t Combine management styles to customize be nice to be able to quickly attach those not take the familiar format on the road? one just for you. Entry level managers will Presenters will discuss ways to approach items to your website? The latest version of be exposed to traditional and contemporary Google Sites - their website creation platform different organizations such as libraries, practices. Senior managers will learn to governmental agencies, festival organizers, which integrates with Google Drive - is out. modernize their current approach. Come see what features might meet your etc., and partner with them for mutually Raymond Sablack and Matthew Shank, Dallas beneficial storytime programming outside the library’s needs! This is not a Google-certified Public Library; and Susan Lynn Smith, Tarrant session, but helpful toward certification. County College. library. Computers provided; Google account Conference Program Committee and Supervision, Melissa Dease, Dallas Public Library; Anna Paola Management, and Administration Round Table. Ferate-Soto, Austin Public Library; and Jessica required. Tickets must be purchased by Friday, Wilson, Fort Worth Library. March 16 through preregistration. CPE#491: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Conference Program Committee. Christine Walczyk, Trainers-R-Us. Memory Maker Spaces Automation and Technology Round Table. CPE#494: SBEC 0.5; TSLAC 0.5 2:45 - 3:45 pm CPE#440: SBEC 1.0 Teamwork Wins: Online Reference Libraries and archives are ideal places for the and Instruction Librarians Librarian and Teacher public to preserve their memories. Denton 2:45 - 3:45 pm Collaborations Score Big Results Public Library has created a Memory Maker Space where the public is trained and Join the DELRT community to share ideas, 2:45 - 3:45 pm encouraged to preserve their family history. tools and strategies for working with students Two teachers are better than one. In this This session gives professionals the tools to and users online. During the interactive panel discussion, discover how teacher create their own Memory Maker Space. discussion, discover how to use TLA’s online librarian partnerships impacted student Laura Douglas and Chuck Voellinger, Denton tools to collaborate for the benefit of the learning and put the wheels in motion for a Public Library. whole DELRT community. A business meeting school wide literacy project at two elementary Archives, Genealogy and Local History follows the program. schools. Round Table. Tricia Boucher, Texas State University and Lisa Ryan Damron and Priscilla Delgado, San Marcos Marie Muilenburg, Del Mar College. CPE#4506: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 CISD; Lindsay Harris and Jodie McConnell, Distance E-Learning Round Table. Coppell ISD; Martha Rossi (moderator), ESC Not Your Grandmother’s Videos Region 20. CPE#495: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 2:45 – 3:45 pm Texas Association of School Librarians. Use videos in new, unique ways! Learn how When Books Become Best Friends: CPE#487: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 to download YouTube videos, teach content One Book, Many Visits Libraries Engaging Families through Hip Hop, quiz using videos, and 2:45 - 3:45 pm 2:45 - 3:45 pm where to find fun content videos. The fast- Explore the power of using Looking to engage your community through paced session is just what you need to add life carefully selected books family-centered outreach? Panelists will share to your lessons, and teach your teachers how through focused read aloud their public and school libraries’ late night to do the same. experiences across time. family-focused programs, museum field Desiree H. Alexander, Educator Alexander Examine every book layer by Consulting. trips, WIC Clinic partnerships, and Project Lester Laminack layer with a clear focus for Peep experiences. Attendees will leave with Conference Program Committee. each experience, using the book to harness the resources necessary to replicate these CPE#492: SBEC 1.0;

the power of close reading to improve writing THURSDAY • APRIL 5 programs. TSLAC 1.0 comprehension and garner insight about Drew Alvey, Houston Public Library; Andrea Keller, SimplyE Comes to Texas writing. Irving ISD; Dawn Renee Mehan (moderator), Lester Laminack, Western Carolina University. Harris County Public Library; and Amethyst Taylor, 2:45 - 3:45 pm Houston Public Library. Users seeking ebooks are Conference Program Committee. Children’s Round Table and Texas State Library & saddled with multiple vendor Archives Commission. interfaces, and SimplyE James English Lightning Rounds: How Academic makes the experience easier for them. The app creates a union catalog across ebook Libraries Engage Campuses & aggregators, while hiding the aggravation of Local Communities digital rights management (DRM). Discuss 2:45 - 3:45 pm its development and implementation in Texas Come prepared to share your experiences and nationally. and stories about innovative practices, projects and events that improved ties with your communities. Each volunteer speaker

2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 69 CPE#496: SBEC 0.5 UT - Austin Reception (Ticketed) General Session II with Junot Díaz 6:30 - 8:30 pm Campisi’s, 1520 Elm Street #111 4:00 - 5:00 pm Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar Street UH - Clear Lake Dinner (Ticketed) Junot Díaz, born in the Dominican Republic and raised in New Jersey, 6:30 - 9:00 pm Drown; The Brief Wondrous Life is the author of the critically acclaimed Wxyz Bar, Aloft Dallas Downtown, 2033 Young Street of Oscar Wao, which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book ______Critics Circle Award; and This Is How You Lose Her, a New York Times bestseller and National Book Award finalist. A graduate of Small Community Libraries Rutgers University, he is currently the fiction editor at Boston Review Round Table Social Junot Diaz and the Rudge and Nancy Allen Professor of Writing at the (Ticketed) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Díaz comes to TLA to discuss his 6:30 - 8:30 pm debut picture book Islandborn, which captures the universal immigrant experience while Dallas World Aquarium, 1801 N Griffin St celebrating our imagination’s boundless ability to connect us – to our families, to our The Small Community Libraries Round Table past, and to ourselves. Annual Social event provides an opportunity Junot Díaz, Penguin Young Readers Group. for networking and includes a raffle. The Conference Program Committee. SCLRT Librarian of the Year and Advocate of the Year awards are presented during the event. Tickets must be purchased by Friday, March 16 through preregistration. Small Community Libraries Round Table. Book Cart Drill Team Evening Storytelling Concert

Competition 7:00 - 9:00 pm 5:15 - 5:45 pm Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar Janet Beard Iris Cohen Minrose Gwin (Begins 10 minutes Lively Texas-known and nationally-renowned after the adjournment of GS II) menu: teller Toni Simmons headlines our evening Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar Spinach of storytelling. She will be joined by beloved Come see your creative and talented colleagues romaine salad regional tellers and librarian Shannon Adams. show off their skills with a choreographed and your Shannon Adams, Dallas Public Library; Gwen routine with book carts. Yes, book carts re choice of : 1) Caldwell, storyteller; Lucas Miller, Biorhythms good for more than just books! Cheer your Chicken cutlet John Hart Bryan Mealer Publishing; Ann Marie Newman, Tejas Storytelling favorite team to victory in the Book Cart Drill with sundried Association; and Toni Simmons, Zula B. Wylie Public Library. Team Texas Championship. Team registration tomatoes and artichoke hearts in a creamy basil Storytelling Round Table and Black Caucus is required. Visit the TLA website for details sauce; or 2) Slow roasted beef brisket with red Round Table. and an entry form. wine brown sauce; Butter roasted yukon mashed Conference Local Arrangements Committee. potatoes, shallot white wine broccolini, fresh GLBT Round Table Meet & Greet baked rolls with butter; chocolate mousse. Latino Caucus Round Table Social 7:00 - 9:00 pm Janet Beard, William Morrow Paperbacks; Iris Come get to know members of the GLBT 5:30 - 7:00 pm Cohen, Park Row Books/Harlequin; Minrose Gwin, Round Table! Whether you are a member Join the LCRT for the 2nd annual social. William Morrow/HarperCollins Publishers; John Hart, Macmillan; and Bryan Mealer, Flatiron Books. of the LGBTQ community or ally, all are This event is Dutch treat dinner with free Conference Program Committee. welcome. appetizers. Meet existing members and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Round Table. learn more about the LCRT. A wonderful Library School Dinners & opportunity to network. Receptions Intergalactic Dance Club Party (Ticketed) Latino Caucus Round Table. Tickets must be purchased by Friday, March 16 9:00 pm - 12:00 am Evening with the Authors through preregistration. Join fellow good-time library colleagues and (Ticketed) SHSU Alumni Event - Dallas by Chocolate friends for the one party that rises to the upper stratosphere of celebration and revelry. Tickets 6:00 - 9:30 pm Tour (Ticketed; register online only) must be purchased by Friday, March 16 through Dallas Public Library, 1515 Young Street 5:00 - 7:00 pm preregistration. Join five writers for a night of various literary Meet the Dallas by Chocolate shuttle at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Intergalactic Dance Club Round Table and culinary flavors. Authors Janet Beard (The Convention Center, lower C lobby.

THURSDAY • APRIL 5 THURSDAY Atomic City Girls), Iris Cohen (The Little TWU Reception (Ticketed) Clan), Minrose Gwin (Promise: A Novel), John Hart (The Hush), and Bryan Mealer (The Kings 6:30 - 8:00 pm of Big Spring: God, Oil, and One Family’s Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar Search for the American Dream) provide the readings for a majestic evening. Dinner tickets must be purchased by Friday, March 16 through preregistration.

70 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 Friday April 6 programs & events Connection Corner (Computers, All sessions are open to all attendees, unless noted otherwise. Housing, Internet)...... 7 am – 1 pm Meetings are in blue; events are black and sans serif. Registration...... 7 am – 1 pm CPE#523: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 CPE#513: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Career Development Center...... 9 am – Noon Comic Con! Yes, You Can! STEM Needs Girls Bag Check (UPS/Rent-a-Box).....8 am – 2:30 pm Learn from Libraries that Have 8:00 - 9:00 am Collaboration Space...... 9 am – Noon 8:00 – 9:00 am STEM outreach can seem daunting and Exhibits...... 9 am – Noon Explore the planning and support needed difficult for those who have little experience in Innovation lab...... 9 am – Noon to launch a Comic Con in your library. this area. In this session, members University TLA Store...... 9 am – Noon Taking the best elements of traditional of North Texas Society of comic conventions and book festivals, tap Women Engineers will teach into students’/young users’ excitement about you about the importance of Continuing Professional Education credits movies, gaming, and other non-traditional STEM education for girls Event State Board for TX State Library & storytelling formats to engage, entertain and and how you can help Number Educator Certification Archives Commission interest them in all types of literacy. Presenters increase interest in STEM in will share their own Comic Con experiences, Samantha Zellner your library through budget CPE#123: SBEC 2.0; TSLAC 2.0 and provide a model on how you can reach friendly and easy activities. Program Title under-served tweens and teens. Samantha Zellner, University of North Texas Society of Women Engineers. 8:00 - 9:50 am Rachel Hinds, Alvin ISD; Marcy Sparks, Socorro ISD; and Stephanie Williamson, Brazoria Conference Program Committee. County Library System. CPE#549: SBEC 1.0 Conference Program Committee. Prepare & Share: Program Planning Texas Authors for Grown-ups CPE#505: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 for TLA 2019 8:00 – 9:00 am 6:45 - 7:45 am The Future of ILL is Now Texas authors have always led the way in the Prepare for the 2019 TLA Conference 8:00 - 9:00 am publishing world. A wide variety of authors in Austin by getting critical information Tipasa, Open Access, IDS project – if you will discuss what inspires them and what puts on deadlines, procedures, and marketing don’t know what these are, you must attend their books on the map of Texas. opportunities. Share your program ideas this program. Learn about technological and find potential partners who can share changes in ILL and how to improve service labor and expenses. All officers with program to your customers. Find out about the new planning responsibilities are urged to attend. players, search strategies, and the future of Conference Program Committee. resource sharing. Teacher Day@TLA Committee Troy Christenson, University of Texas at Arlington. Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Susan Wittig Albert David Bowles Julie Heaberlin 7:15 - 7:45 am Round Table. Susan Wittig Albert and Julia Texas Association of School Librarians CPE#508: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Heaberlin, Penguin Random MVP Award Committee House; David Bowles, Cinco How Modern Library Leaders Punto Press / University of Texas 7:15 - 7:45 am Are Promoting their Libraries Rio Grande Valley; Julie Texas Association of School Librarians Heaberlin, Penguin Random 8:00 – 9:00 am Talks Editorial Board House/Ballantine; Victoria How can you successfully advocate for your James P. McCollom Kemp, Flower Mound Public 7:15 - 7:45 am Library; and James P. McCollom, institution and the profession? Library leaders Ingram/Counterpoint Press. from academic, public, school and special CPE#506: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Public Libraries Division. Build Your Best Application libraries share the innovative ways they promote and advocate for their libraries to a CPE#525; SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 to Win a TMLDA Award variety of audiences such as users, supervisors, Using Children’s Literature to Promote FRIDAY • APRIL 6 8:00 - 9:00 am communities, and local, state and national Compassion and Empathy in the The Texas Municipal League Directors elected officials. Ask questions and share your Association (TMLDA) confers annual awards ideas for strengthening and branding your Classroom and Beyond for achievement in library excellence to public libraries at this interactive session. 8:00 – 9:00 am libraries. Find out how to organize and submit Cindy Buchanan, Aldine ISD; Carlyn Gray, Austin How do children acquire the necessary social- an application to maximize your library’s Community College; Molly Dahlstrom Ledbetter, emotional learning (SEL) skills, attitudes, chance to win. The TMLDA Achievement of Austin Community College; Susan Mann, Hillsboro and courage to end peer cruelty, and promote Library Excellence Award will put your library City Library; Alex Simons, University of Houston kindness and compassion? How can educators M.D. Anderson Library; and Wendy Woodland, in the spotlight and garner the attention of Texas Library Association. in classrooms and library/media resource essential community stakeholders. Conference Program Committee. centers use children’s stories to foster empathy Shelley Holley, Frisco Public Library; Sara Patricia and perspective in a way that fully engage Montoya-Hernandez, McAllen Public Library; and students’ minds and hearts to create a more Lisa Youngblood, Harker Heights Public Library. accepting, inclusive school community? Texas Municipal Library Directors Association. Children’s authors will share how children’s stories can actually make a young reader’s

71 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 brain more empathetic, and be used to help Lourdes Aceves, Urban Libraries Council; Brent CPE#512: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Bloechle, Plano Public Library; Dianne Connery, create and maintain a culture of respect and Pottsboro Area Public Library; David Cooksey, Jump into the STREAM: Host a acceptance within your school community. San Antonio Public Library; Anacely Lopez, Reeves Summer Camp at Your Library County Library; and Jennifer Peters, Texas State Trudy Ludwig, author; Marissa Moss, Creston 9:15 - 10:15 am Books; Kathryn Otoshi, author; and John Trischitti Library & Archives Commission. (moderator), Midland County Public Libraries. Texas State Library & Archives Commission. Reach out to your community in a whole Conference Program Committee. new way by offering a summer day camp CPE#510: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 at your library. Learn from the Houston Demystifying Uncle Sam: Public Library as they share their experience Innovation Lab Government Resources developing and running Camp STREAM. Demonstration Tables to Answer Community Take away specific activity and program ideas. 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Rachel McMillan Stout and Mytesha Tates, Houston Plan for plenty of time in the Innovation Questions Public Library. Lab for dozens of hands-on learning 9:15 - 10:15 am Young Adult Round Table. Melissa G. Fairfield Unleash the power of opportunities with librarians, teachers IL501: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 and students who are engaging with Uncle Sam to supercharge cutting-edge technologies and learning your library. This interactive session will Makerspaces and Playkerspaces approaches for STEAM. use discussion, quizzes, and games to (Innovation Lab 12) help participants learn how government am Conference Program Committee. 9:15 – 10:15 information can be used to develop collections Learn more about the goals of both and answer common questions to meet CPE#520: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Playkerspace and Makerspace, where information needs of customers. these goals coincide, and how you can 10+ Mind-Blowing Tech Tools Melissa G. Fairfield, Government Publishing Office. encourage learners of all ages to participate 9:15 – 10:15 am Government Documents Round Table. in collaborative play and challenge-based Presenters demonstrate and discuss a selection CPE#511: SBEC 1.0 STEAM activities. Bring back great ideas to of the latest web tools and how they can be your library! used in the library, school and classroom Diverse Voices in Susan Hefley, McKinney ISD. by librarians, administrators, teachers, and Young Adult Literature Conference Program Committee. students. Leave this practical program ready to 9:15 - 10:15 am begin using these tools immediately. CPE#507: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Desiree H. Alexander, Educator Alexander Net Neutrality is Over: Consulting. Conference Program Committee. What Do We Do Now? 9:15 – 10:15 am CPE#546: SBEC 1.0 In December of 2017, the Federal The Artist and Communications Commission voted to His Vessels: Tomi Adeyemi Arvin Ahmadi nullify net neutrality regulations. Learn what Visual the impact has been for libraries and how Storytelling for institutions can cope with this dramatic change in the online environment. Community Connection Conference Program Committee. Harlan W. Butt 9:15 - 10:15 am Metalsmith Harlan W. Butt CPE#545: SBEC 0.5 discusses the ideas behind an artist’s creativity Dusty Bowling Eric Gansworth Tom Pollock NLM Disaster Health Information Diversity encompasses many backgrounds, and how he uses art to tell stories of national 9:15 - 10:15 am abilities, and identities. Authors will share how parks and to reconnect communities. This This session covers National Library of they reflect or illuminate diversity in young presentation is a companion to the Odyssey Medicine disaster health information and adult literature. Vessels Exhibit at Dallas Public Library. other emergency preparedness resources for Harlan W. Butt, University of North Texas. Elizabeth Acevedo, HarperCollins Children’s Books; community educators, families, friends and Tomi Adeyemi, Macmillan Children’s Publishing; Conference Program Committee. Arvin Ahmadi, Penguin Young Readers Group; caregivers. Resources for special populations CPE#509 SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Dusti Bowling, Sterling Publishing; Eric Gansworth, and those with special needs are highlighted. A Scholastic Inc.; and Tom Pollock, Soho Teen. business meeting follows the program. Community Partnerships: Bridge the Young Adult Round Table. Brian Leaf, South Central Regional Library, National Digital Divide Using Edge Outcomes Library of Medicine. 9:15 – 10:00 am Disaster Relief Committee. Engage with a panel of Texas library leaders on how they’re

FRIDAY • APRIL 6 FRIDAY making a difference in their community by using Edge to Take me to conference! establish critical partnerships with schools, community Lourdes Aceves Bring this publication to conference with you to keep full program details organizations, and local government. at hand. A pocket-sized booklet with event names and locations will be Leave with concrete strategies and tools to distributed onsite, and updates on programs and events will be broadcast communicate how library technology supports through TLA social media and on the conference mobile app. the local economy, workforce, and strong communities. 72 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 CPE#514: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 concentrating on their true mission and CPE#521 SBEC 1.5 Preparing Staff to Assist People purpose, and at a low cost. Letters About Literature: Experiencing Homelessness John Huber, J. Huber & Associates (OK). How Books Change Lives 9:15 - 10:15 am Conference Program Committee. 9:15 - 11:30 am Library staff and community service providers CPE#519: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Has a book changed your life? Celebrate the will discuss training recommendations Real Middle Graders, student winners of the Texas Letters about and models to assist people experiencing Literature contest and hear them read their homelessness or other crises. Real Worlds, Real Problems winning entries. The TASL Administrator of 9:15 - 10:15 am the Year Award also will be presented, and Middle grade students face all manner of Brian Selznick and David Serlin, co-authors difficult situations in their lives. These authors of the new address some of the topical, diverse, and book Baby important issues facing tweens as they navigate Monkey, will sometimes challenging, but all too real, worlds. speak. A Josh Cogan David S. Gruber Andrew Lomax business Josh Cogan, Outlast Youth; Suzanne Glover and meeting Heather Ann Lowe (moderator), Dallas Public Brian Selznick David Serlin follows the Library; David S. Gruber, Metro Dallas Homeless program. Alliance; and Andrew Lomax, The Bridge Brian Selznick and David Serlin, Scholastic Inc. Homeless Recovery Center. Texas Association of School Librarians. Conference Program Committee. Leslie Connor Elizabeth Eulberg Alan Gratz Texas Youth Creators Award Presentation CPE#516: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Preschoolers? No Problem! Leslie Connor, 9:15 - 11:30 am HarperCollins Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar Scaffolding Emergent Literacy Children’s The Texas Youth Creators Awards (formerly 9:15 - 10:15 am Books; Elizabeth Texas Media Awards) promotes excellence in The presenter will explore Eulberg, student media production and its importance the power of literature and Bloomsbury Jewell Parker Rhodes N.H. Senzai in life-long learning. The award recognizes various types of building Children’s outstanding entries in 10 media categories: early childhood literacy Books; Alan Gratz, Tor Books; Tae Keller, Random House Children’s Books; Jewell Parker Rhodes, book trailers, photography, multimedia, insights through talking, Little, Brown Young Readers; and N.H. Senzai, videography, animation, graphic design, singing, reading, writing, Simon & Schuster, Inc. web designing, music composition, and and play. Come for new Children’s Round Table. Lester Laminack makerspaces. Students from across Texas ideas and leave energized. CPE#544: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 receive awards and showcase their work. Lester Laminack, Western Carolina University. Texas Youth Creators Award Committee. Conference Program Committee. Thinking Outside the Storytime Box 9:15 - 10:15 am CPE#524: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 CPE#517: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Children’s librarians will discuss their Act Out at Your Library: Problem Solving by Design: experiences developing and implementing Using the Stanford d.school Method various storytime formats such as STEM, Engage Community Re-enactors, Cosplayers and More 9:15 - 10:15 am music and movement, and yoga storytimes. Collaboration, creativity and teamwork are Kelly Holt (moderator), Keller Public Library; Leigh 10:30 - 11:30 am usually the most successful ways to solve Kapsos, Grapevine Public Library; and Stacy Wells, Knights in shining armor, Civil War soldiers, Southlake Public Library. problems. The Stanford d.school offers Texas revolutionaries, Imperial stormtroopers, Conference Program Committee. methods and techniques for design thinking Star Fleet officers and more are hidden in your to build creative solutions for critical issues CPE#HOL525: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 community. You have the resources they need specific to your library. Attendees will to be authentic, so bring them in to use those Using Google Forms for Outreach & resources, perform, or teach classes. discuss how to apply the d.school method to Assessment – Hands on Lab 25 problem-solve. Kevin Marsh, Copperas Cove Public Library. (Ticketed; register online only) Alexia K. Riggs, Howard Payne University. Public Libraries Division. 9:15 – 10:15 am FRIDAY • APRIL 6 College and University Libraries Division. This lab will introduce participants to Google CPE#526: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 CPE#518: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Forms, a free platform for building basic Building an Educated The Purpose-Based Library surveys. We’ll build an event registration Community with OER form and a survey; learn how to share these 9:15 - 10:15 am 10:30 - 11:30 am with your patrons and how to access the data; The Purpose-Based Library The information landscape is changing. and brainstorm the potential for this tool to builds on the authors’ Find out about new, free, open educational enrich outreach and assessment. Computers insights gleaned from resources (OER). Public and academic provided; Google account required. Tickets decades of experience to experts will define OER, and its benefits for must be purchased by Friday, March 16 through demonstrate how libraries libraries, the community and society. Find preregistration. can create real growth out how to enhance your collection without John Huber opportunities by Spencer Keralis, University of North Texas. additional cost. Automation and Technology Round Table.

2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 73 Doug Jansen, Texas Higher Education Coordinating CPE#533: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 CPE#530: SBEC 1.0 Board (THECB) and Elizabeth Philippi, Texas State Library & Archives Commission. Engaging with the New Adult Hot off the Press: Featuring YA Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Round Now and in the Future and YA Diverse Titles Table, College and University Libraries Division, 10:30 - 11:30 am 10:30 - 11:30 am Copyright and Access Interest Group, and Texas State Library & Archives Commission. The new adult is an emerging demographic. Experts share booktalks on new and Explore what libraries can provide for adults forthcoming fiction and nonfiction books CPE#504: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 ages 19 – 35 and how to remain a presence in for grades 4-12. Participants will use this Community Coalition their lives. Instill a love for libraries now and information to promote these titles in their Building Where create library supporters for years to come. programs. Kyla Hunt (moderator), Texas State Library & Teri Lesesne and Karin M. Perry, Sam Houston State Everyone Leads Archives Commission; Sarah O’Pella, Frisco Public University; Donalyn Miller, Book Whisperer, Inc. am 10:30 – 11:30 Library; and Brienne Walsh, Plano Public Library. Young Adult Round Table. This interactive program on effective Texas State Library & Archives Commission. community coalition-building using CPE#531: SBEC 1.0 appreciative inquiry will CPE#528: SBEC 1.0 The Language of Dreams: Fantasy teach you to tap into the Fairytales with a Modern Twist Fiction for Young Adults 10:30 - 11:30 am leadership assets and 10:30 - 11:30 am potential of individuals and And they all lived happily Fantasy is a complex genre that reflects real community partners. ever after… or did they? world issues through a wondrous lens. Young Discover the 5 essential Come learn how middle adult authors explore the process of world Paul Schmitz elements needed to achieve grade authors have given old building in the realms of an imaginary setting maximum collective impact tales fresh twists with and creating a variety of characters both from community engagement. contemporary characters and familiar and fantastical that mirror current Paul Schmitz, Leading Inside Out. situations. social and political arenas. Texas State Library & Archives Commission. Jen Calonita

CPE#547 SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Deadly Meetings: Prevention and Intervention to Ensure Effective Meetings 10:30 - 11:30 am Sayantani DasGupta Adam Gidwitz Brandon Mull Stephanie Garber A C Gaughen Jessica Powers Don’t let your meetings go into overtime. John David Anderson, HarperCollins Children’s Select the best meeting format for the right Books; Jen Calonita, Sourcebooks; Sayantani Stephanie Garber, Flatiron purpose. Keep meetings and group discussions DasGupta, Scholastic Inc.; Adam Gidwitz, Penguin Books YA; A C Gaughen, effective, dynamic, and outcome-oriented Young Readers Group; and Brandon Mull, Simon & Bloomsbury Children’s Books; Schuster, Inc. Jessica Powers, Akashic Books; by designing an effective agenda, using and Hannah West, Holiday parliamentary procedures, and other strategies. Children’s Round Table. House. John W. Kirk Overbey, TLA parliamentarian. CPE#532: SBEC 1.0 Hannah West Young Adult Round Table. Conference Program Committee. Game On! Award Winning Librarians CPE#527: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Share Ways to Engage Learners CPE#535: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Dewey Need Numbers? 10:30 - 11:30 am Payoffs & Challenges: Student Subject Classification Ever wonder what it takes to Workers in Academic Libraries win School Library Journal for the Public Library 10:30 - 11:30 am Librarian of the Year? Three 10:30 - 11:30 am Part-time student workers are important to librarians who received this Inspired by Colorado’s library operations; however, they often have award talk about their Anythink Libraries different job duties, personal circumstances, Ronnie Storey programs and share tips and conversion to a subject-based and obligations than those of full-time Fran Glick tricks on ways to serve your classification system, Keller Public Library staff members. What are the unique issues community. made the decision to ditch Dewey in 2017. and potential challenges with training and Tamiko Brown, Clear Creek ISD; and Fran Glick, Learn all about how these two public libraries Baltimore County Public Schools. supervising students? A panel of academic librarians will discuss their perspectives. switched their entire collections to bookstore Conference Program Committee. style organization. Megan Ballengee, Texas State University; Kimberly Rae Cheney, Keller Public Library; Logan Gay (moderator), Prairie View A&M; Jon Hall, Texas Macdonald and Ronnie Storey-Ewoldt, Anythink Woman’s University; and Alison O’Reilly Poage, Libraries. Seminary of The Southwest. FRIDAY • APRIL 6 FRIDAY Conference Program Committee. College and University Libraries Division.

74 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 CPE#534: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 CPE#538: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Programming for Adults What’s Your Retirement Game Plan? CPE#551: SBEC 0.5 with Special Needs 10:30 - 11:30 am CLOSING SPOTLIGHT 10:30 - 11:30 am Write your own playbook and begin the next Incorporate arts, crafts, and technology to inning. Retirees from academic, public, and Expect More with create fun, engaging programs for adults school libraries will share their experiences. David Lankes: An with special needs. The panel will discuss Susi Parks Grissom; Judith Hiott; Kathryn Hoffman Action Plan for the outreach and community partnerships (moderator); and Laurie Thompson, retirees. necessary for creating programs that will Retired Librarians Round Table. Community help participants build new skills, broaden Engagement Bylaws & Resolution Committee II David Lankes their knowledge, and make friends in the 11:45 am - 1:00 pm community. 1:30 - 2:30 pm District 2 Olivia Griggs, W. Walworth Harrison Public Library Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar (Greenville) and Lisa Smant, Arlington Public 11:45 am - 1:00 pm Library. Prepare for a future of fewer libraries District 7 Programming for Adults Round Table and and more librarians. The mission of Diversity and Inclusion Committee. 11:45 am - 1:00 pm librarians is to improve society through District 10 facilitating knowledge creation in their IL502: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 communities. Join David Lankes in STEM Boxes to Go (Innovation Lab 13) 11:45 am - 1:00 pm this closing spotlight to develop our 10:30 – 11:30 am Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List Committee II action plan where librarians aspire to be Innovation Lab, Exhibit Hall 11:45 am - 1:00 pm exceptional and communities can expect Why limit your checkout to books? Level New Members Round Table Business Mtg. more from us. the playing field with STEM Boxes to Go. 11:45 am - 1:00 pm R. David Lankes, University of South Carolina STEM Boxes to Go provides all the materials Conference Program Committee. necessary for students to explore and create Texas Association of School Librarians anytime, anywhere in a compact and mobile Executive Board package. 11:45 am - 1:00 pm CPE#534: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 Diana Colby and Suzanne Ross, Keller ISD Texas Association of School Librarians Conference Program Committee. Membership Committee Contributed Paper Session 2:45 – 3:45 pm CPE#536: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 11:45 am - 1:00 pm TLA is bringing back Contributed Papers, a Support the Team with Your Winning Young Adult Round Table Executive Board session which allows academics and graduate Storytelling/Writing Activities 11:45 am - 1:00 pm students a peer reviewed forum to present 10:30 - 11:30 am their current research. CPE#550: SBEC 0.75 Support student writers in their race for Christine Walczyk, Trainers-R-Us. success through storytelling. Exciting activities Closing Author Session with Kwame Conference Program Committee. will be shared that will engage and motivate all Alexander (Ticketed) writers. Expository and narrative strategies and 11:45 am - 1:15 pm Texas Library Association COUNCIL II ideas will be revealed to ignite the storytelling Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar 2:45 - 3:45 pm and writing potential of every child. Bring Kwame Alexander is an Council is the governing body of TLA and will your pen and paper and let the games begin. educator, poet, and a New convene 15 minutes after the adjournment of Sue Kuentz, Kuentz Creative Consulting. York Times bestselling author. General Session III. All conference attendees Storytelling Round Table, Children’s Round Table, A dynamic speaker at schools are invited. and Texas State Library & Archives Commission. and conferences, Alexander Texas Library Association CPE#HOL526: SBEC 1.0; TSLAC 1.0 believes that poetry can Executive Board Meeting 2 Tinkering with 3D Design in Kwame Alexander change the world, and he uses it to inspire and empower 4:00 - 6:00 pm Tinkercad – Hands on Lab 26 people. Rebound – available April 3 – is the (Ticketed; register online only)

highly anticipated prequel to his Newbery FRIDAY • APRIL 6 10:30 – 11:30 am Medal-winning novel in verse, The Crossover. Have a makerspace and want some This is a presentation you won’t want to miss! information on a beginner’s level design tool? Luncheon tickets must be purchased by Friday, Interested in designing your own models but March 16 through preregistration. not sure how to get started? Come to a hands- menu: Caesar salad, parmesan cheese, croutons, on session that will give you the practice, served with Chef Jason’s Caesar dressing and confidence, and resources to learn to use the vinaigrette dressing on the side; Short ribs with Tinkercad website for design. Computers rosemary demi-glace, garlic mashed potatoes provided. Tickets must be purchased by Friday, and vegetables; Assorted rolls served with butter; March 16 through preregistration. Coffee, decaf, hot tea, iced tea, and water. Dennis Ryan Cassidy, Texas Tech University. Kwame Alexander, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Automation and Technology Round Table. Conference Program Committee.

2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 75 EVENTS Speakers SPONSORING UNITS Bowman, Donna Janell 48-53, 56, 59, 62-65, Copyright 13, 17-18 42 68-69, 73-75 Cost of Textbooks 6-11 Braccia, Dana 4 Chinalai, Perri 57 Cox, Janet 46 Branding Iron Award 19 Choi, Mary H.K. 63-64 CPE Credits 40, 46, 59, Bray, Libba 42 Chokshi, Roshani 61 71 to Z: Trainingndex for ag Check 40, 46, 59, A I B Brett, Kelsey 53 Chou, Helen 67 Crain, Cindy 62 Library Support Staff 71 Bridges, Elizabeth 46 Christenson, Troy 66, 71 Crawford, Laurel 50 19 Bagert, Brod 39 Briggle, Amber 49 Church, Audrey 23, 64 Cummings, Raquel Abdulrahman, Dina 14 Bagieu, Penelope 43 Brimner, Larry Dane 49 City of Haltom 15 Simon 41 Acevedo, Elizabeth 72 Bailey, Derika 57 Broker, Judy 56 Clare, Cassandra 51-52 Currier, Brett Daniel 65 Aceves, Lourdes 72 Bailey, Jody 47 Brooks, Susie 16 Clark, J.D. 56 ahlstrom, S.J. 41-42 Acquisitions & Collection Ballard-Moore, Deidra D Brooks, Theresa 66 Clark, Samantha 43 Dairman, Tara 43 Development Round 41 Brown, Gabby 67 Clayton, Art 50 Dalrymple, Denise 40 Table 46, 53-54, 59 Ballengee, Megan 74 Brown, Stacy 43 Clear Lake City-County Damron, Ryan 69 Adams, Shannon 70 Barber, Bonnie 42 Brown, Tamiko 74 Freeman Branch Daniel, Tony 56 Adeyemi, Tomi 72 Barberena, Corine 63 Brundage, Ashley 49 Library 14 Darcy, Sofia 65 Advocacy 2, 6-7 Barera, Michael 46, 51 Closing Author Session Bryant, Jen 39, 53 DasGupta, Sayantani 74 Afsharirad, David 56 Barganier, Connie 75 Buchanan, Cindy 52, Data Management Plan Ahmadi, Arvin 72 Hatchette 40 Closing Spotlight 75 66, 71 12 Aladangady, Suman 48, Barnett, Mac 59 Closing Spotlight 75 Buchanan, Rachel 36 Davenport, Toni Jean 62 52 Barrera, Jennifer Marie Coastal Bend College 13 Bui, Thi 54 Davis, Kenneth C. 53-54 Alaniz, Cynthia 38 50 Cochran, Christy 56 Butt, Harlan W. 72 Dawson, Margaret Albert, Mindy 37 Bass, Bill 55 Cogan, Josh 73 Buxbaum, Julie 60 53-54 Albert, Susan Wittig 71 Bates, Naomi 37-38, 66 Cohen, Iris 70 Bylaws & Resolutions Dease, Melissa 41, 69 Alexander, Desiree H. Bates, Ron 44 Committee 42, 75 Colby, Diana 75 41, 55, 62, 69, 72 Deats, John 17 Battledecks 43 Byrd, Lee 57, 68 Coles, Jay 44 Alexander, Kwame 23, DeCristofano, Carolyn Beard, Janet 70 Cagan, Kayla 60 Collaboration Space 40, 60 75 46, 59, 71 Beasley, Kate 44 Caldwell, Gwen 67, 70 Delgado, Prisciliana 69 Allan, Mark 64 College & University Bechtel, Laura 42 Calonita, Jen 74 Delmar-Rollings, Jennifer Allen, Delene 41 Libraries Division 40, Beck, Scott 57 Calzada, Becky 49, 68 43, 64 Almonte, Roselyn D. 57 42-44, 50, 53-54, 64, Becker, Aaron 56 Camper, Cathy 48 Denham, Rebecca 41 Alsaid, Adi 63-64 Belden, Dreanna 67 66, 68-69, 73-74 Alvarado, Patricia 63 Cannell, Jennifer 49 Collins, Karla 23, 64 Detzel, Lee Anne 43, 54 Bell, Aranda 67 Cao, Amy 48, 52 Devezin, LaToya 63 Alvey, Drew 69 Bell, Maggie 53 Colón, Raúl 56-57 Ambaum, Gene 57 Career Development Community Dewinter, Patricia Mary Bellomy, Jill 61 Center 40, 46, 59, 71 64 Anderson, Clayton 65 Berkeland, John 60 Conversation 14 Anderson, Jessica 43 Carmack, Cora 63-64 Community Engagement Díaz, Junot 22, 70 Bernier-Grand, Carmen Carnes, Susan 54 Dickey, Richard 41 Anderson, John David 39 2, 14 74 Casa-Todd, Jennifer 23, Digital Copyright Berry, Cate 42 Community Engagement Anderson, Laurie Halse 62 Task Force 51, 63 Symposium 17-18 Berumen, Tina 37-38 44 Casey, Crissy 37, 52, 67 Condrey, Coby 54 Digital Libraries Round Berwick, Paul 15 Anderson, M.T. 43, 57 Cassidy, Dennis Ryan 75 Condron, Melody 53 Table 42-43, 50, 54, Black Caucus Round Anderson, Rebecca 51 Castaldo, Nancy 60 Conference Local 68-69 Table 39, 49, 58, 70 Andrykowski, Jeremy 57 Castillo, Tania 66 Arrangements Digital Resource 6-13 Black, Holly 42 Appelt, Kathi 39 Cataloging & Metadata Committee 44, 55, 57, Dillon, April 41 Blair, Megan 50, 63 Aransas County ISD 15 Round Table 56 59, 70 DiPiazza, Francesca 57 Blair, Rose 44 Archives, Genealogy & Cedillo-Pereira, Liz 54 Conference Program Director’s Symposium 59 Local History Round Block, Carson 52, 66 Center, Katherine 68 Committee 36, 39-44, Disaster Relief Art Raffle Table 36, 46, 63, 69 Bloechle, Brent 72 Chacón, Daniel 44 46-57, 59-75 58 Argueta, Jorge 39, 68 Blumenthal, Karen 49 Chan-Park, Christina 40 Connection Corner 40, Disaster Relief Assessment Interest Book Cart Drill Team 70 Chapman, Liza Caroline 46, 59, 71 Committee 50, 72 Group 51, 53 Book Repair 54 52 Connery, Dianne 62, 72 Disaster Relief Grants Aston, Heather 38 Booker, Carolyn 41 Charbonneau, Joelle 60 Connor, Leslie 73 15-16 Automation & Bostic, Robert 57 Charlton-Trujillo, e.E. 52 Continuing Education DiScala, Jeffrey 60 Technology Round Boswell, Marla 43 Charny, Monica 68 19-20 Distance E-Learning Table 36, 39-40, 42, Botello, Yolanda 42, 57 Chase, Elizabeth 57 Contributed Paper Round Table 65, 69 46, 48-49, 51-52, Boucher, Tricia 69 Chen, Marci 64 Session 75 District 1 65 54-55, 59-60, 63-64, Bowen, Kimberly 48 Cheney, Rae 74 Cook, James Carter 43 District 10 75 67-69, 73, 75 Bowers, Sherra 42 Chetzron, Jackie 52 Cooksey, David 72 District 2 75 Awards 19 Bowles, David 71 Chiavetta, Victoria 43 Cooper, Michelle 49 District 3 59 Axtman, Devin 36 Bowling, Dusti 72 Children’s Round Table Copyright & Access IG District 4 51 38-39, 42-44, 46, 62, 65, 74 District 5 46, 66

76 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 District 6 75 Foley, Caitlin 65 Gruber, David S. 73 Holley, Shelley 71 Judge, Lita 43 District Planning Fong, Billy 67 Grzybowski, Melissa 43 Holm, Jennifer 62 Kadir, Saima 50 Committee 65 Fontichiaro, Kristin 62 Guardiola, Daniela 61 Holmes, Haley 67 Kantor, Kimberly 67 Diversity 10, 14 Ford, AG 57 Guillen, Dalinda 44 Holt, Kelly 49, 73 Kapsos, Leigh 73 Diversity and Inclusion Fournier, Kristen 49 Guzman, Annie 60 Holzweiss, Kristina 22, Katzenstein, Lisa 51 Committee 36, 40, 49, Frank, Dorothea Benton Gwin, Minrose 70 37-38, 50 Kaufman, Susan 36 54, 67, 75 51 Hadidi, Rachel Elizabeth Hoover, Colleen 68 Kay, Linda 60 Diversity Fair 44 Franks, Mercedes 55, 60 52, 62 Hoover, P. J. (Tricia) 43 Kearley, Donna 55 Dodd, Samantha Frazier, Herb 54 Hagerty, Faye 41 Hopkins, Ellen 44, 52 Keller, Andrea 69 Michele 46 Friends of Libraries and Hall, Jon 74 Hopkinson, Deborah 43 Keller, Tae 73 Donne, Alexa 47 Archives of Texas 52 Halls, Kelly Milner 49 Horler, Fred 68 Kelly, Mary 43 Douglas, Laura 69 Frisque, Michelle 39 Hance, Diane 56 Hornsby, Molly 53 Kemp, Victoria 59, 62, Draz, Mark David 52 Fultz, Norma Gomez 44 Hands on Lab 31, 40, Horrigan, John 24 68, 71 Dubre, Vandy 59 Gail Borden Public 42, 46, 48-50, 52, Hostetler, Kirsten 24, 66 Kennedy, Susan 39 Dunlap, Lanee 50 Library 16 54-55, 60, 63-64, House, Silas 68 Kent District Library 16 Duran, Albert 43 Gallaher, Jason 42 66-69, 73, 75 Howden, Norman 55 Keplinger, Kody 57 Dyckman, Ame 64 Gansworth, Eric 72 Harbin, Courtney 53 Hoyte, Carol-Ann 39 Keralis, Spencer D C, Dye, Kristen 56 Garber, Stephanie 74 Hargis, Carol Nakano Huber, John 73 65, 73 Dyson, Michael Eric 49, Garcia, Esther 67 53 Hunt, Kyla 49, 74 Khan, Hena 64 58 Garcia, Kami 64 Hargrove, Laura 43, 63 Hurricane Harvey 15-16 King, Amanda 57 Eason, MeLissa 41, 48 Garg, Anu 63 Harker, Karen 61, 63 Hutchinson, Shaun David Kistler, Irene Frances 56 Eckert, Sharon 37, 52 Garner, Paula 60 Harper, Charise 44 61 Klemm, Jotisa 61 Edwards, Marcus 64 Gates Memorial Library- Harris County Public Ildefonso, Madeleine 54 Klostermann, Penny Library 14 Eikenberry, Jamie 37 Lamar State College Illustrators Sketch-Off 57 Parker 42 Harris, Dawn Marie 53 Electronic Resources & 15 Inclusion 14 Knapp, Erik Brandon 55 Harris, Lindsay 69 Serials Management Gaughen, A C 74 Ingram, Julianne 43, 63 Knight, Selena 40 Harrison, David L. 39, Round Table 46, 51, Gawu, Helena 16 Innovation Lab 40, 46, Kodama, Christie 60 68 53 Gay, Kimberly 68, 74 49, 51-52, 55-56, 59, Kownslar, Edward 54 Harrod, Kerol 49-50 Elkins, Aaron 52 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, 61-62, 64-66, 68, Krahmer, Ana Jean 68 Hart, John 70 Elledge, Kiera 67 & Transgender Round 71-72, 74 Kralovansky, Susan Kay Harvey II, Carl 23, 64 Engle, Margarita 68 Table 49, 51-52, 54, Intellectual Freedom 42 Hathaway, Deborah 50, English, James 69 65, 67, 70 Committee 40, 42-43, Krasnoff, Neil 49 65 Enriquez, Denise 37 Geiger, A.V. 47 51-52 Kuentz, Sue 75 Hawlsey, Barbara 67 Erickson, John 41-42 Geiger, Amanda 64 intercampus Kulka, Lisa 56 Heaberlin, Julia 71 Erwin, Linda 15 General Sessions 46, 70 collaboration 17-18 Kupersztoch, Emily 49 Hebert, Lisa 48 Eulberg, Elizabeth 73 German, Lisa 10 Intergalactic Dance Club Hefley, Susan 72 LaBoon, Jennifer 61 Evening with the German, Lisa 10, 48 Round Table 70 Henderson Middle Lambacher, Allison 36 Authors70 Gibbs, Stuart 44 Interlibrary Loan & School Village 16 Lambert, Nancy Jo 68 Evison, Jonathan 51 Resource Sharing Gidwitz, Adam 74 Henderson, Gary 49 Laminack, Lester L. 69, Exhibit Hall Grand Round Table 47, 66, Gieringer, Morgan Davis Hendrix, Dean 7 73 Opening & Welcome 54 71, 74 Henry, Katie 36 Landeck, Gary 43 44 Gilbert, Elizabeth 64 Inzana, Stephanie 49 Hensley, Marcia 61 Landes, Dianna Leigh 46 Exhibitors Round Table Isbell, Rebecca 48 Gilbert, Kelly Loy 61 Herbert, Bruce 11 Langbein, Jan 50 40 Iyengar, Dwaraka 39 Glass, Nicholas 46 Herold, Irene M.H. 64, Lankes, R. David 22, 75 Exhibits 34-35, 40, 46, Glick, Fran 22, 59, 66 Jack, Emily 50 Lariat Adult Fiction 59, 71 68-69, 74 Herrera, Juan Felipe 39, Jackson, Tiffany 44 Reading List Committee Fairfield, Melissa G. 72 Glover, Suzanne 73 68 Jacoby, Sarah 57 44, 67, 75 Falli, Laura 67 Goldin, Kathlene Ann 40 Hetherington Fun Run/ Jaeger, Paige 55, 57, 61 Larson, Jeanette 65 Farris-Hill, Lindi 40 Golf Outing 40 Walk 58 James, Aubrey 59 LaRue, James 41-42 Favreau, Marc 53 Gonzalez, Raul 48 Hetterley, Chad Edward James, Sherry 39 Lashley, Eric 63 Ferate-Soto, Anna Paola Goodwin, Dwight 63 40 Janda, Cassie Stanley 48 Lassen, Christie 41 69 Government Documents Hiatt, Benetta 56 Jankowski, Heather 46 Latino Caucus Round Ferguson, Ashly 39 Round Table 42, 72 Hibner, Holly 43 Jansen, Doug 74 Table 44, 57, 61, 64- Fermin, Baranda Jahel Gratz, Alan 73 Higgins, Carter 56 Jeng, Ling Hwey 2, 61 65, 68, 70 41 Graves, Diane 8 Hill, Corinne 53 Jerabek, Ann 47 Latner, Alexis Glynn 56 Ferrell, Patrick 51 Gray, Carlyn 71 Hillenbrand, Will 64 Jim and Jeanette Larson Lazo, Carmen Alicia 42 Feuerbacher, Sarah 60 Green, Wanda 51 Hills, Sara 54 Grants Committee 41 Leadership Development Finley, Thomas 52 Griffin, Ronda Hayes 42 Hinds, Rachel 71 Johnson, Joqueta 68-69 Committee 39, 65 Fitzgerald, Susanna Joy Griffith, Ann 56 Hingham Middle School Johnson, Kimberly 67 Leaf, Brian 72 63 Griggs, Olivia 75 15 Johnson, Lisa 37-38 Learning Objects 12-13 Fleming, Candace 48 Grindle, Clarissa 68 Hiott, Judith 43, 75 Johnson, Varian 41-42 Learning Objects Fleming, Denise 57, 64 Grissom, Susi Parks 75 Hoffman, Kathryn 43, 75 Johnston, Melissa 49 Repository 12-13 Flood, Nancy Bo 39 Gross, T. Scott 42 Hohertz, Cherie 43 Jones, Leslie 53

2018 Annual Conference Edition: PERFECTING YOUR GAME 77 Ledbetter, Molly Mauriceville ISD 15 Negrete Gaylor, Perryman, Carol 64 Reference & Information Dahlstrom 71 McAdams, Natalie 55 Elizabeth Anne 61 Perschke, Adam 67 Services Round Table Legislative Committee McArthur, Elizabeth 49 Neidinger, Anne 43 Peters, Jennifer 72 46, 53 44, 52, 66 McCain, Jami 66 New Members Round Peterson, Christine 69 Registration 40, 46, 59, Lehn, Carla Campbell McCall, Guadalupe Table 40, 61, 75 Peterson-Lugo, Billie 40 71 36 Garcia 39 Newland, Somer 50 Petty, Kristi 40 Reid, Kimberly 47 Lesesne, Teri 74 McCarthy, Cori 47 Newman, Ann Marie Pew Research Center 2 Retired Librarians Round Leuzinger, Julie 53, 65 McCarthy, Meghan 53 63, 70 Philippi, Elizabeth 67, 74 Table 43, 67, 75 Levinson, Cynthia 43, McCollom, James P. 71 Newman, Patricia 60 Phillips, Monica Carol 43 Rhodes, Jewell Parker 73 49, 53 McConnell, Jodie 69 Newsum, Janice 54 Pincus, Greg 39 Riedel, Brian 54 Lewis, Amelia 67 McCord, Gretchen Nguyen, Tuan 61 Pinkney, Andrea Davis Riedmueller, Jessica 42 Library Friends, Trustees, 17-18, 62 Nielsen, Jennifer A. 42 53 Riggs, Alexia K. 65, 73 & Advocates Round McCormick, Erica 48 Nissen, Jorie 14 Pitman, Gayle 52 Rike, Jennifer 56, 61 Table 44, 51, 62 McDonald, Emma 42 Noble, Diana J. 48 Pizzoli, Greg 59 Roane, Lesley 43 Library Instruction Round McDowell, Bette Harrison Norris, Laura Jean 60 Plumer, Danielle 46, 67 Robson, Diane 56 Table 54, 59, 64-65 52, 68 Northam, Adam 51 Poage, Alison O’Reilly 74 Rocco, Marion 57, 61 Library School Alumni McElroy, Maya 48, 62 Northam, Sarah 61 Podmore, Lucy 38 Rodgers, Randy 37-38 Events 70 McGeath, Kerry 55-56 Norton, Preston 60 Pollock, Tom 72 Rodriguez, Allyson Elise Library Support Staff Mcghee, Shenise 48 Pomerleau, Marc 67 50 Round Table 39, 41, Oakes, Cory Putman Ponce De Leon, Cecily Rodriguez, Roberto 54 59, 61, 66 McGruder, Brandi 41 43 61 Roehrig, Caleb 57 Licatovich, Deanna 40 McNeill, Dale 67 Ode, Eric 39 Ponder, Elizabeth 65 Rogers, Jamille 41 Lin, Grace 24, 65 Mealer, Bryan 70 OER 6-13 Mehan, Dawn Renee 69 OER grants 7,11 Pop Up Sessions 52, 55, Rogers, Rebecca 42 Lindskog, Kim 55 62, 64, 66, 68 Meltzer, Jennifer 68-69 Olsen, Hannah 50 Rookey, Caitlin 46 Lippenholz, Connie 38 Pope, Sara 56 Merrill, Cynthia 22, O’Neil, Richelle 65 Root, Alexey W. 49 Livingston, Bethany 36 Port Arthur Public Library 36-38 O’Pella, Sarah 74 Ross, Suzanne 75 Lobo, Vinod 64 16 Merschel, Michael 42 Open Access Textbooks Ross-Henderson, Sheila Lomax, Andrew 73 Poster Session 44 Meyer, Gretchen 66 11-12 41 Lopez, Anacely 72 Powers, Bernard 54 Michulka, Cheryl 57 Open Access Week 8 Rossi, Martha 56, 59 Loranc, Lisa Marie 50 Powers, Jessica 74 Midland College 17-18 Open Educational Rouse, Wade 51 Lott, Amy 62 Preconferences 36-38 Migliorino, Nick 57 Resources 6-13 Rowe, Jennifer 53 Lott, Stephanie Tam 66 President’s All- Miller, Donalyn 74 Open Textbook Library Runnels, Marquenez 66 Low, Jason 68 Conference Party 58 Miller, Lucas 70 7-8 Russell, Clara Y. 48 Lowe, Heather Ann 54, President’s Programs 42, Miller, Sarah Ellen 55 Open Textbook Network Russell, Jessica 54 62, 73 44, 49, 63, 65-66, 7 Russo, Meredith 57 Lowe, J. 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78 Texas Library Journal • Winter 2017 Schutz, Alexandra 46 Suskin, Alicia 64 TLA Council 44, 75 Walton, Robert 41 Selznick, Brian 73 Sustainability Education 12-13 TLA Disaster Relief Fund 15, 58 Watson, Nancy 37 Senate Bill 810 6, 8 Sutherland, Tui T. 48 TLA Executive Board 75 Waukechon, Russlene 56, 67 Senn, Will 66 Swanson, James 54 TLA Membership Meeting 57 Wayland, April Halprin 39 Senzai, N.H. 73 Swanson, Jennifer 60 TLA Store 40, 46, 59, 71 Weeks, Roosevelt 67 Serlin, David 73 Swaringen, Robin Elizabeth 61 Tocker, Darryl 48 Weger, Laura 15 Seymour, Gina 24, 37, 47, 50, Swartz, Clay 57 Todaro, Julie B. 41, 54 Weidner, Andrew 39 55 Szentkiralyi, Zoltan 63 Touchet, Michelle 57 Weiss, Danyelle 39 Shank, Matthew 69 Taffet, David 54 Toups, Danelle 67 Welch, Jenna Evans 60 Sherman, Dina 40 Tagoe, Valerie 41 Treat, Laura 63 Wells, Stacy Vandever 73 Sherrod, Michael 44 Talbot, Liza 50 Trinity University 8 Wentworth, Marjory 54 Sherwood, Louis 46 TALL Texans Round Table 40, Trischitti, John 57, 72 Wenzel, Brendan 56 Shovan, Laura 39 43-44, 56, 61 Tristan, Marina 68 West, Hannah 74 Sieber, Shannon 62 Tall Texans Social 44 Trkay, Gretchen 63 White, Tessa Lynn 65 Siegel, Mark 48 Tarver, Hannah 43 Tucker, Wendy 60 Whitmer, Susan 41 Simmons, Emilee 40 Tate, Don 42 Turner, Marcellus 59 Wiesner, David 56 Simmons, Toni 39, 70 Tates, Mytesha 72 Tyler, Krista 62 Wilcox, Lauren 50 Simons, Alex 71 Taylor, Amethyst 69 University of Houston – Clear Wilkins, Ari 67 Slaughter, Tanya P. 46 Taylor, Christina 64 Lake 70 Williams, Anthony 55 Slonaker, Michelle 48, 56 Taylor, Kristi 52 University of Houston 10 Williams, Rachel D. 62 Small Community Libraries Taylor, Laini 51-52 University of Texas at Austin 70 Williamson, Stephanie 71 Round Table 48, 56, 65, 70 Taylor, Lisa 59 University of Texas at San Willman, Julia 43, 62 Smant, Lisa 44, 75 Teacher Day @ TLA 71 Antonio 7 Wilson, Amber 42 Smith, Amber 61 Tebes-Kokojan, Sara 39 University of Texas of the Wilson, Jessica 64, 69 Smith, Cynthia Leitich 43 Tech Camp 36-38 Permian Basin 17-18 Wilson, Joshua 64 Smith, Karen Estelle 61 Tejas Star Book Reading List Valentine, Marian 46 Wilson-Youngblood, Audrey 63 Committee 53, 59 Smith, Lisa 46 Valenza, Joyce 24, 56, 60, 65 Winick, Judd 62 Texas A&M University 11-12 Smith, Mark 52, 62 Van Dyke, Alan 50 Wissinger, Tamera Will 39 Texas A&M University-Corpus Wong, Janet 39, 68 Smith, R. Dale 48 Van Ledtje, Liv 22, 36-38 Christi 12-13 Woodland, Wendy 4 Smith, Robert 63 Vandertulip, Kaeli 55 Texas Association of School Woodward, Nicholas 39 Smith, Sheri 56 Vardell, Sylvia 39, 68 Smith, Susan Lynn 69 Librarians 38, 41-43, 46-47, Wright Young, Aundrea 61 49-56, 59-60, 62, 64-69, Velasquez, Julio 55 Smith, William 51 Vermillion, Patricia 42 Xu, Hong 12 Solis, Chris 40 71, 73, 75 Verna, Elena 59 Yan, Theodore Colin 53 Soto, Tracy 67 Texas Authors & Illustrators Virjan, Emma Jo 50 Yanowski, Kevin 56 Soule, Charles 68 Round Table 42-44 Visnak, Kelly 65 Yeakley, Jenna 41 SPARC 6-7 Texas Bluebonnet Award Program & Selection Voellinger, Chuck 69 Yoga 59 Sparks, Marcy 51, 71 Committees 39-40, 51, 54, Vrabel, Beth 42 Yolen, Jane 48, 50 Special Libraries Division 46, 65 Vyoral, Ann 65 Young Adult Round Table 38, 62, 65 Texas Digital Libraries 51 42-44, 47-49, 52, 54, 57, Spotswood, Jessica 42 Waits, Cara 42 Texas Higher Education 59, 61, 64, 67, 72, 74-75 Stafford, Jennifer 44, 48, 62 Walczyk, Christine 46, 60, 67, Coordinating Board 6 69 Youngblood, Lisa 71 Stamper, Kory 63 Texas Library Recovery Yzaguirre, Rachel 52, 55 Standley, Jeanne 67 Wallace, Joshua 65 Connection 15 Walsh, Brienne 74 Zellner, Samantha 71 Steinglass, Elizabeth 39 Texas Municipal Libraries Steves, Rick 22, 46, 52 Directors Association 71 Stiles, Laura 60 Texas State Library & Archives Stimpson, Jane D. 39 Commission 10, 15-16, 36, Stipends 19 40-43, 48, 52, 55-56, 60- TLJ 93:4 Advertisers Stoler, Steve 42 61, 63, 65-67, 69, 72, 74-75 American Library Association...... IFC Storey-Ewoldt, Ronnie 74 Texas Tea 67 Storyteller 2 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading Chronicle Books...... 9 Storytelling Round Table 39, 58, List Committee 55, 57, 66 Disney Book Group...... 3 63, 67, 70, 75 Texas Woman’s University 70 Stout, Rachel McMillan 72 Texas Youth Creators Award Ingram Library Services...... OBC Stroud, Nikki 44 Committee 44, 48, 73 Strover, Sharon 48 Thomasson, Sarah Lynn 37-38 Penguin Young Readers...... 5 Student Government 7-8, 10 Thompson, Christina 41 Teacher Day @TLA...... 47 Student Success 6 - 7, 10 Thompson, Holly 39 Sturdivant, Toni Denese 59 Thompson, James Michael 50 Tejas Storytelling Festival...... 23 Supervision, Management, & Thompson, Laurie 75 Administration Round Table Thompson, Sarah 43-44 Texas State Library & Archives Commission...... 45 48, 51, 64, 69 Tkacik, Kate 62

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