North Regional Conference Schedule

Friday, April 14 

Host: St. Joe County Public Library - Stephanie Murphy
Address: SJCPL Community Learning Center 305 S. Michigan Street, South Bend, IN 46601 
Session Type Start End Session Title Track Presenters
Registration 8:15am 9:00am      
Keynote Session 9:00am 10:15am Libraries: A Gift to Our Brains and Community Resilience   Keynote Velshonna Luckey, Dr. Nancy Michaels
Breakout Session 1 10:30am 11:30am Library Philosophy: Why We Do What We Do Back to Basics Ashley Wadsworth 
Breakout Session 1 10:30am 11:30am Writing Policy without Worry  Director / Manager Beka Lemons
Breakout Session 1 10:30am 11:30am How To Build Storytimes for EVERY Child Public / Youth Services Emily Assenmacher
Breakout Session 1 10:30am 11:30am What's Cooking in the Library? Programming Cindy Baumeister, Erika Wagner
Tour Option 10:30am 11:30am Tour of the Main Library  Tour Kris Springer
Breakout Session 2 11:45am 12:45pm The Reference Interview Back to Basics Sara Maloney, Ross Haney
Breakout Session 2 11:45am 12:45pm Navigating the Era of Book Challenges: Tools for Rural Libraries Director / Manager MacKenzie Ledley
Breakout Session 2 11:45am 12:45pm Music and Early Literacy Public / Youth Services Kara Pauley, Darla Casey
Breakout Session 2 11:45am 12:45pm Book Club Cheats Programming Krissy Wright
Breakout Session 2 11:45am 12:45pm Human Resources Q&A Director / Manager Kara Yeomans
Networking Lunch 12:45pm 1:45pm Networking Lunch    
Keynote Session 1:45pm 2:15pm State of the ILF Keynote Lane Velayo
Breakout Session 3 2:30pm 3:30pm Readers' Services and EDIA: A Roadmap for Success  Back to Basics Kris Springer, Matthew Howe
Breakout Session 3 2:30pm 3:30pm Run a Meeting Like a Pro Director / Manager Beka Lemons
Breakout Session 3 2:30pm 3:30pm Explore @ the Library  Public / Youth Services Sarah Audiss
Breakout Session 3 2:30pm 3:30pm Programming in a Post-Covid World (Panel) Programming Sarah Schmidt, Ashley Montelongo
Tour Option 2:30pm 3:30pm Tour of the Main Library  Tour Jennifer Henecke
Please keep in mind that the schedule is subject to change. 
If you have any questions about this schedule or any of the other location schedules, please contact Caroline White