Download the LSLS14 Complete Schedule, including descriptions of sessions.

8:00-8:45: Registration and Check-in at UMD Kirby Ballroom
Coffee and refreshments

Poster Session

Building bridges: Mentoring in the Digital Age
Jodi Carlson Grebinoski, University of Minnesota Duluth
Shannon Farrell, University of Minnesota Natural Resources Library

Minnesota Reading Corps: Bridging the Gap in Minnesota Elementary Schools
Kayleen Jones, Minnesota Reading Corps

From Resource to Central Hub: Building Outreach Opportunities
Kristin Mastel, University of Minnesota Twin Citites

Wisconsin’s Water Library
Anne Moser, University of Wisconsin-Madison

8:45: Opening Remarks – Kirby Ballroom

9:00-10:00: Session 1

If You Meme it, They Will Come: Building Bridges by Energizing Your Social Media Presence
Emily Passey , Shorewood Public Library
Intended Audience: Experienced with topic
Includes handout

Avoiding the Troll Under the Bridge: Creating Collaborations that Work
Valerie Horton, Minitex
Stef Morrill, WILS
Matt Rosendahl, University of Minnesota Duluth
Intended Audience: New to topic

Play! Sing! Read! Write! Talk! Putting Early Literacy Practices into Action
Heather Acerro, Rochester Public Library
Intended Audience: New to topic

Content Creators, Consumers and Owners: Librarians in the Crosshairs of MOOCs
Bruce D. Reeves, University of Minnesota Duluth
Intended Audience: New to topic

10:15-11:15: Session 2

Working with the Digital Public Library of America
Jason Roy, University of Minnesota Libraries
Dorothea Salo, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Intended Audience: New to topic

Project WIN: 99 to 1
Bruce Smith, WiLS
Michael Sheehan, Northern Waters Library Service
Lori Roholt, Indianhead Federated Library System
Inese Christman, Wisconsin Valley Library Service
Intended Audience: New to topic

Bridge Over Troubled Water: Intellectual Freedom is on Your Side
Kirsten Clark, University of Minnesota
Amy Springer, University of Minnesota
Intended Audience: New to topic

Bridges to The Mindful Library
Alison Stucke, WITC-Superior
Bridget Reistad, Lake Superior College
Richie Townsend
Intended Audience: New to topic

11:15-12:15: Lunch – Deluxe Taco Bar

12:15-1:15: Keynote: Bridging the Digital Divide with Jessamyn West

1:30-2:30: Session 3

Building a bridge to the future: present and future states of library and information science programs
Dorothea Salo, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chad Zahrt, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Deb Grealey, St. Catherine University
facilitated by Matt Rosendahl, University of Minnesota Duluth
Intended Audience: Experienced with topic

Technology Mixer – Tools for Making Your Awesome Library Awesomer
Includes inventory
Andrea Coffin, WiLS
Intended Audience: Experienced with topic

Literacy Equity: Engaging Resourceful Community Knowledge
Anna Barker, Crosswinds Arts & Science School
Leah Larson, Perpich Center for Arts Education
Byron Richard, Perpich Center for Arts Education
Intended Audience: Experienced with topic

Building Bridges, Planting Seeds
Jocelyn Baker, Duluth Public Library
Carla Powers, Duluth Public Library
Intended Audience: New to topic

2:45-3:45: Session 4

Psst, you and your library should be on Twitter
John Meyerhofer, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Intended Audience: New to topic

Burning Bridges (to Build Bridges)
Laura Jacobs, University of Wisconsin-Superior
Patricia Maus, University of Minnesota Duluth
Intended Audience: New to topic

Know When to Hold ‘Em and Know When to Fold ‘Em
Nicole Miller, Gilbert Public Library
Intended Audience: New to topic

Understanding MN Public Libraries: History, Governance, and Funding Structures
Mark Ranum, Plum Creek Library System / Pioneerland Library System
Intended Audience: New to topic

3:45-4:00: Concluding Remarks – Kirby Ballroom

4:00-???: Social Event At Sara’s Table/Chester Creek Cafe