2025 Annual Conference Sessions for Management
Brought to you by the ILF Management Division, below is a recommended list of sessions for current and aspiring managers. Navigate to the schedule via the mobile app by clicking this link. Search the sessions to learn more!
Monday, November 10
11:00-11:50am
- Title: From Shelves to Safety: Empowering Library Staff with Tools for De-escalation and Crisis Response
- Speaker(s): Arlene Limas
- Location: Edison North
1:30-2:20pm - 3 Options
- Title: Building Pyramids Instead of Funnels: Empowering Employees to Find Solutions
- Speaker(s): Beka Lemons
- Location: Grand Hall Alcove
- Title: The Future of Collaboration in the Library Profession: A Dialogue
- Speaker(s): Pam Seabolt
- Location: Milwaukee
- Title: Weaving Belonging Into Your Library Practice
- Speaker(s): Jenny Kobiela-Mondor
- Location: Nickel Plate
2:30-3:20pm - 3 Options
- Title: Cybersecurity in Libraries: Protecting Your Institution, Staff, and Patrons
- Speaker(s): Tim Pritchett
- Location: Milwaukee
- Title: How to Talk to Staff During Uncertain Times: Best Practices & Challenges
- Speaker(s): Management Division (Nathan Jochum, Lynn Hobbs, Kevin Kilmer, Georgeann Doan)
- Location: Edison North
- Title: Library Feuds to Library Fusion: Transforming Team Dynamics and Staying on Mission
- Speaker(s): Dr. Mary Provence
- Location: Southern
4:00-4:50pm
- Title: Management Division Roundtable
- Speaker(s): Nathan Jochum, Lynn Hobbs, Neal Starkey, and Kevin Kilmer
- Location: Nickel Plate
5:00-5:50pm - 2 Options
- Title: Strategic Horizons: Building a Sustainable Financial Future
- Speaker(s): Lisa Huntington
- Location: Nickel Plate
- Title: The Future Is Human: Sustaining Hope, Meaning, and Well-Being
- Speaker(s): Andie Hines-Lagemann
- Location: New York Central
Tuesday, November 11
8:00-8:50am - 6 Options
- Title: Everyday Advocacy
- Speaker(s): Julie Wendorf & Vanessa Martin
- Location: Illinois Street East
- Title: Before IT Hits the Fan: What to Do Before Your IT Manager Quits
- Speaker(s): Stephanie Rawlins, Christine Golden, Austin Rawlins
- Location: Grand Hall Alcove
- Title: Facilitating Positive Conversations (When you find discussing uncomfortable topics to be challenging)
- Speaker(s): Lacey Klemm & Megan Adams
- Location: New York Central
- Title: Fostering Community Well-Being and Environmental Resilience
- Speaker(s): Erin Jennings
- Location: Milwaukee
- Title: Planning For Crisis – Tools for Clarity, Confidence and Control
- Speaker(s): Bea Northcott
- Location: Edison North
- Title: Practicing Servant Leadership Without Burning Out
- Speaker(s): Traci Ward
- Location: Edison South
11:00-11:50am - 3 Options
- Title: Everyday Advocacy for Leadership
- Speaker(s): Julie Wendorf & Vanessa Martin
- Location: Illinois Street East
- Title: Protecting LGBTQ+ Library Staff
- Speaker(s): Jenni Frencham
- Location: Nickel Plate
- Title: Responsible Budgeting in Tumultuous Times
- Speaker(s): Lynn Hobbs & Edra Waterman
- Location: Illinois Street West
1:30-2:20pm - 3 Options
- Title: Impacts of 2025 Legislation on Funding for Libraries Focusing on Property and Local Income Taxes
- Speaker(s): Baker Tilly
- Location: Grand Hall
- Title: Creating Inclusive Libraries
- Speaker(s): Courtney Floyd, Becky Taylor & Elizabeth West
- Location: C&O
- Title: Do You Feel Free? Recent Developments in Intellectual Freedom for Indiana Libraries
- Speaker(s): Intellectual Freedom Committee (Shane White, Carey LaBella, Kristin Shelley, Ashley Fletcher & Cassie Nash)
- Location: New York Central
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