Thursday • March 5
Thursday • March 5
8:00 a.m. Registration Opens & Breakfast
Breakfast will be served in the South Hall
9:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker
Davonna
Room: Theater
A moving, energizing keynote on Recharging the Heart of the Library—reflecting on how libraries shaped her childhood and celebrating the essential work you do. Leave recharged, affirmed, and ready for what’s next.
10:00 a.m. Vendor Hall & Poster Sessions Open
Room: South Hall
KDLA Kit Resources: From Career Development to America250KY • Hilary Writt, Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives
Reading Dragons: It's Pokemon, but with Reading • Jocelyn Embert, Casey County Public Library
Sensory Key • Angela Boggs, Russell County Public Library
Compensating Rate and Other Tax Questions Explained w/DLG • Becca Morton, Department of Local Government
Storytime Kits to Go • Kirsten Smith, Spencer County Public Library
Kynect Resources • Savannah Sublette
10:40 a.m. Panels & Roundtables
Panel: Recharging Your Mental Health
Room: Theater
Roundtable: Reader's Advisory
Room: Ballroom A-B
Roundtable: Programming
Room: Ballroom C-D
12:00 p.m. Awards Luncheon
Awards Luncheon will take place in the North Hall
Don't forget to check out our Support Kentucky Public Libraries fundraiser on CustomInk!
1:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Click here to read descriptions of the 1:30 sessions
It Begins with You: Intentional Leadership on Every Level
Lindsey Westerfield, Russell County Public Library
Room: Theater
Why Your Library Should be an Early Childhood Library
Holly Daugherty, McCreary County Public Library
Room: Hotel Conference Room
Survive Your Environment
Scott O'Brien, APB Consulting Solutions & Kelly Zumwalt, Pendleton County Public Library
Room: Ballroom A-B
Library Ambassadors: Sharing the Library's Value in Everyday Interactions
Dena Ratliff Warren, Alicia McGrath, and Nikole Gieske, Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives; Kalani Groves, Trimble County Public Library; Glennese Patterson, Henderson County Public Library
Room: Ballroom C-D
Libraries as Rural Resource Hubs
Dr. Margaret McGladery, Univeristy of Kentucky; Dr. Brian Real, University of Kentucky; Justin Brasher, McCracken County Public Library; Lea Wentworth, McCracken County Public Library; and Kristen Theile, University of Kentucky
Room: Ballroom E
2:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Click here to read descriptions of the 2:30 sessions
What the Heck is Resilience: From Tornadoes to Tampons
Emily Witthuhn & Gracie Harris, Warren County Public Library
Room: Theater
Doing Science in the Stacks
Kelsey Drifmeyer, Boone County Public Library
Room: Hotel Conference Room
Reimagining Library Operations: A Practical Look at HCPL's Organizational Structure
Shannon Sandefur, Glennese Patterson, Hannah Edwards, and Emily Hurt, Henderson County Public Library
Room: Ballroom A-B
The Value of Kentucky's Public Libraries: Using ROI to Explain Your Library's Impact
Dr. Brian Real, University of Kentucky
Room: Ballroom C-D
Skills Building and More for your Communities with Learning Express
Enid Wohlstein, Kentucky Virtual Library
Room: Ballroom E
3:30 p.m. Snack Break sponsored by KPC
Snacks will be served in the South Hall
4:10 p.m. Breakout Sessions
Click here to read descriptions of the 4:10 sessions
Protecting Your Peace
Christina Cornelison, Madison County Public Library and Sammie Betler, Casey County Public Library
Room: Theater
Using Google Suite as a Tool for Program Collaboration
Destiney Amiott, Meade County Public Library
Room: Hotel Conference Room
The Future of AI in Your Library
Katie Tyson, Logan County Public Library
Room: Ballroom A-B
ILL Best Practices Roundtable
Deborah Hibbard & Ilona Burdette, Kentucky Virtual Library
Room: Ballroom C-D
Media & Information Literacy Programming in Public Libraries
Elizabeth Daniels, KET
Room: Ballroom E
5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
KPLA Business Meeting