2017 VLA Annual Conference Session Documents & Slideshows

Download the Final VLA Conference Program to see the full schedule of events. Scroll down to view or download the slideshows and other documents from this year's conference sessions. Note: Files are organized by time slot. 

Thursday, Oct. 12

12:30 pm - 1:15 pm Sessions

• Crafting Effective Descriptions for Print, Social Media, and the Web | Exercise | Tips
• It's Not Contagious: Connecting with Customers Who Have Mental Health Problems | Handout
• Library Promotion 101
• Public Library Collection Management Discussion Forum
• Serving the Underserved: A Year of Diversifying Our Youth Programs and Outreaches
• Escape from the Restricted Session, a Library-Themed Escape Room
• Jefferson Cup Award Winners Spotlight: Cat Winters
• Successful Strategies for Seeking an Academic Library Position
• Librarians as Guests in the Classroom: Making the Most of a One-Shot
• Librarians as Academic Advisors
• Lightning Talks
• Charlottesville and Beyond: Developmentally Appropriate Ways to Use Social Justice in the Elementary Library
• Diversity in Libraries: Launching a Diversity Internship Program
• Bursting the Filter Bubble
• STEAMing Up and Camping In Your Library

1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Sessions

• Building Bridges to the Future: Strategic Planning Using Four Frame Analysis
• Cataloging Comics
• Kaleidoscope Sensory Storytimes for Preschool Children with Special Needs | Handout | Books | Songs
• Tinkering with Tinkercad: A Beginner's Guide to Creating 3D Printer Designs
• But Do You Have a Free Bus Pass? Building Bridges and Opportunities for Job Seekers through Partnering
• Designing + Coordinating a Volunteer Program | Photos
• Memory Labs — Helping your Patrons Preserve their History
• One for All...All for Kids
• Respect My Authority: Positioning Expertise, Authority, and Trustworthiness in Source Evaluation
• Digging Deeper into Text and Data Mining
• Public-Academic Library Directors Mixer

2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Sessions

• Build a Better Mousetrap — Write a Cover Letter to Get You to the Interview
• Cradle to Grave Intellectual Freedom: NEW, IMPROVED, and BACK by POPULAR DEMAND
• What The Tech is This? Teen Tech Tutors & Senior Tech Users
• All About ME: Taking It to the Streets
• Out at the Library: Moving From Library Curated Programming to Community Curated Programming
• Outward Bound: Moving Away from the Desk Model
• The Drop: Automated Materials Handling
• We Need Diverse Children's Books!
• Going Rogue — Doing Away with a Library Summer Reading Log
• Funding Professional Development: Getting a Bigger Bang for Your Buck
• How Do We Keep Faculty Engaged When They aren't Visiting the Library?
• Search, Search, and Research: Developing a Research Skills Study Hall for Incoming Students

3:15 p.m. - 4 p.m. — Poster Sessions

• Exploring Fandom at the Library
• Some Libraries are Hard to Find: Where is the Hampton Roads Naval Museum Library?
• Tolerance, Respect, Empathy and Kindness: Teaching Civility Through Storytime Kits
• The VALLA Advantage: Growing Tomorrow's Library Leaders
• Little Free Libraries: Spreading the Public Library into the Community | Handout
• Telescopes and More: Lending STEM Equipment
• A Survey of Diversity in Virginia Libraries
• Marketing with Peanuts: Using Facebook Advertising to Reach Your Patrons
• Adding Color to Graphic Novels: Developing and Promoting Diversity in Contemporary Collections
• Unlikely Pairings: Why Do Outreach in a Brew Pub or Winery
• Reading on the Run
• Speed Dating, Outreach Style
• So You Think You Can Judge
• Your City, Your Playground
• Job Searches in Liaison Departments: Opportunities for Outreach and Inreach
• Discovering Hidden Digital Scholarship Skills
• Three Years Later: A Review of the Single Service Model at Longwood
• Who Has Time to Read? Finding a Cure for Campus Aliteracy
• Don't Forget the Middle Child: What Graduate Students Need From University Libraries
• Evaluating the Outcomes of Social Media Marketing Alongside Traditional Promotional Techniques in Library Outreach
• iPad Treasure Hunts: Building Bridges Between the Library Classroom and the Rest of the Library
• I Heart Communication: Exploring Communication Satisfaction in the Library
• Unwind the Mind — Simple Physical Activities at the Library to Give Brains a Chance to Recharge
• Promoting Civic Engagement through Academic Library Outreach Programs
• You Are Welcome Here: The Genesis and Evaluation of a New Employee Orientation Program Within the Library

4:15 p.m. - 5 p.m. Sessions

• "You Don't Look Like a Librarian:” Decoding Microaggressions In the Library Environment
• Teen Murder Mystery by TACO (Teen Advisory Creative Organization)
• Trials and Tribulations of Running a Video Game Lab
• Building a Public 3-D Printing Service One Layer at a Time
• Building Bridges to the Community by Building Better Libraries
• Challenge Proof Your Collection Policy
• It's Not You, It's How You Interview
• Library as Lifeboat: How the Local Library Supports Local Emergency Response Efforts.
• Mindfulness in the Library: A Bridge to Sanity
• Richmond Public Library, a System that is Breaking Out of the Library Box
• The Prepared Mind: Enhancing Creativity in Academic Librarianship

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sessions

• Virtual Library of Virginia (VIVA) More than Making Do: Innovating Amidst Budget Cuts

Friday, Oct. 13

9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Sessions

• Building Barriers and Breaking Bridges — Hands on Challenges and Activities with KEVA Planks
• Escape the Library: To Pull Students in, Sometimes you Need to Lock 'Em Up
• Leaving Slides Behind — Saving the World From Boredom One Presentation at a Time
• Cataloging a Very Large Hidden Collection: The Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation
• Crossing City Lines: Battle of the Books, a Regional Partnership
• Library Justice Warriors: Rethinking Libraries Through A Social Justice Lens
• Mobilizing Advocacy: Bringing Together a Board of Trustees, Foundation and Friends
• New Adult: More Than a Buzz Word
• Preservation in Reel Time: Documenting the Women's March Participant Experiences
• Incorporating Metacognitive Exercises into A Freshman Library Instruction Program: Examples that Work!
• Lightning Talks
• Ten Foot Pole Conversations: Charlottesville and the Aftermath in Our Library World
• Creating and Expanding Entrepreneurship Support in the Public Library
• Building Your Community of Practice with a Book Club
• Mindfulness in the Library

10:30 - 11:15 a.m.

• Developing New Audiences and Roles For Public Libraries In the 21st Century
• River of Life and Death: Helping Library Users Navigate the Bereavement Process
• Breaking Barriers Behind Bars: Learning Plans for Teens in Juvenile Detention | Handout
• Leadership and Beyond! Why YOU should attend the Leadership Academy in 2018
• Mind the Gap: Finding and Filling School Needs with Library Programming
• Task Force Structure: Developing Grassroots Leadership and Idea Sharing | Read Me First | Blank Charter Form | Recommendations and Proposals
• The TREK for Civility at Norfolk Public Library
• Our Jefferson Cup Overfloweth
• Making Group Projects Work: Facilitating Collaboration between Students
• The Flipped Library Classroom: Using Digital Objects in Information Literacy Instruction
• Diversity Dialogues

1:15 p.m. - 2 p.m. Sessions

• Finding Legislation and Regulations: When You Users Want To Engage Past the Headlines
• How Do Students Get Help With Homework Outside Of The Classroom?
• The Journey From a Kid With Learning and Attention Issues to a Best-Selling Author
• One Day at a Time: Orientation for New Employees in 17 Days | Notes | Circulation Checklist | Librarian Checklist | Shelver Checklist
• Get the Word Out — Publishing with the Virginia Library Association
• Increasing Access and Removing Barriers through Teen Library Cards
• Strategic Planning on a Shoe String Budget
• Taken For Granted
• Transition to Tipasa: Insights from the First Six Months
• Teaching the Research Process: Building Partnerships between Faculty and Librarians
• Student Search Behavior: An Analysis of EBSCO and Gale Database Queries

2:15 p.m. - 3 p.m. Sessions

• Ending Big Projects: Advice from Closing a Library-Run Minecraft Server
• Let's Get Digital: DIY Digitization Programming on a Budget
• Preschool Play the Senior Living Way
• Programming for Adults with Special Needs | Notes | Sample Program
• Reclaim Reading
• Building a Volunteer Program That Welcomes People of Many Ages and Skills | Policy | Statement of Confidentiality | Project Sheet | Example Project Sheet
• Graphic Design on a Dime
• Sphero Code Club: How To Get Rolling On Coding With Teens | Manual
• Building Bridges: Leading Underrepresented Students to Undergraduate Research
• Playing an Active Role in Affordable Course Content: A Step by Step Guide
• #Charlottesville Strong: Responsive Planning and Programming

For more information about professional development opportunities — including future conferences — visit our Event Calendar.

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—Last Updated 10/1/2017