Presentations

2024:

• Lessons in Practical Leadership, Conference Session with Maegen Rose and Robbin Ellis Friedman, Power Up: A Leadership Conference For Youth Services Managers And Staff, Madison, WI, March 2024

2023:

• Uplifting our Community Voices, Webinar with Amber Hayes, Bibliotheca, August 2, 2023

2022:

• Uplifting Community Voices, Presentation with Amber Hayes, Bibliotheca Insiders Event, November 30, 2022
• Emotional Intelligence and EdTech: Essentials for 21st Century Classrooms, Panel with Laura Tierney, Jimmeka Anderson, and Richard Culatta, FOSI, September 7, 2022

2021:

• Navigating Political and Social Topics in the Library, Panel with Courtney Tedrick and Stephen Jackson, LACONI RASS, September 29, 2021

2020:

• Helping People Develop Media Literacy, Panel with Donnell Probst and Jimmeka Anderson, A Media Mentorship Forum and Workshop: New Directions for Guiding Families, Educators, and Kids Through the Digital Deluge, December 2, 2020

2019:

• Bystander Intervention, Presentation with Elisa Gall, ALSC Membership Meeting, American Library Association 2019 Annual Conference, Washington, D.C.
• Using Your Data Superpowers for Good, Webinar with Devan Parkison, RAILS, April 24, 2019
• Streamline for Success, Conference Session with Kelsey Johnson-Kaiser, Power Up: A Leadership Conference for Youth Services Managers and Staff, Madison, WI, March 2019
• Against Bullying and Trolling in Scholarship, Bullying Responses Panel with Diane Foote, Emily Knox, Jamie Campbell Naidoo, and Aimee Strittmatter, Defeating the Bullies and Trolls in the Library, March 8, 2019, Skokie, IL
• Supporting Civic Engagement in the Library: The Skokie Civic Lab Model, Webinar, LibraryLinkNJ — The New Jersey Library Cooperative, January 8, 2019

2018:

• Libraries, Information, and Civic Engagement, Workshop, Eastern Shore Regional Library, Denton, MD, October 23, 2018
• Be a Data Champion at Your Library, Webinar with Toby Greenwalt, Infopeople, July 24, 2018
• Making the Library a Touchstone for Information: Civic Engagement Strategies for Public Libraries, Keynote, Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries 2018 Conference, May 3, 2018
• The Civic Lab and Beyond, Workshop with Mimosa Shah and Amy Holcomb, RAILS, April 6, 2018
• Refuting the Idea of “Neutral”: Supporting Civic Engagement & Information in the Library, Conference Session with Amy Holcomb and Mimosa Shah, Public Library Association 2018 Conference, Philadelphia, PA
• Project Outcome Training Workshop: Tools for Measuring Patron Outcomes, Preconference with Samantha Lopez, Crystal Schimpf, Julianne Rist, and Christa Werle, Public Library Association 2018 Conference, Philadelphia, PA
• Civic Literacy and a Civic Lab, Webinar with Christine Goertz, Indiana State Library, February 22, 2018
• The Future of Learning in Public Libraries, Conference Session with Christy Estrovitz, Maggie Jacobs, and April Mazza, Symposium on the Future of Libraries at ALA Midwinter 2018, Denver, CO

2017:

• Integrating Project Outcome into Strategic Planning & Measuring Priority Areas, Webinar with Julianne Rist, Christa Werle, and Emily Plagman, PLA, December 7, 2017
• Beyond the Numbers: Using Data for Your Library’s Present and Future, Preconference with Linda Hofschire, Brenda Hough, and Jennifer Sweeney, California Library Association 2017 Annual Conference, Riverside, CA
• What Now? Diversity, Intellectual Freedom, and Activism, Conference Panel with Dr. Emily Knox, Dr. Nicole Cooke, and Joy Triche, Illinois Library Association Conference 2017, Tinley Park, IL
• The Civic Lab & Beyond: Civic Engagement through Resources & Programming, Conference Session with Mimosa Shah, Illinois Library Association Conference 2017, Tinley Park, IL
• Media Mentors: A New Approach to Tech in Early Childhood, Conference Panel with Lisa Guernsey, Chip Donohue, and Yeliz Zurawic, Leap InnovatED Summit, August 28, 2017, Chicago, IL
• You Can’t Stay Neutral on a Moving Train: Making Critical Librarianship Tangible through Library Programs and Exhibits, Conference Session with Sofia Leung, Bekezela Mguni, Miriam Neptune, and Annie Pho, ALA Annual 2017, Chicago, IL
• Civic Engagement Through Library Programming, Webinar, Indianhead Federated Library System, April 6, 2017
• Channeling Passion into Leadership, Conference Session, Power Up: A Conference in Leadership for Youth Services Managers and Staff, Madison, WI, March 2017
• The Our Voices Chicago Initiative, Training Panel with Joy Triche, LACONI YSS Diverse Books Need Us, February 24, 2017, Alsip, IL
• Developmentally Appropriate Programming for Babies & Toddlers, Webinar with Brooke Newberry, Infopeople, February 9, 2017
• Creating Opportunities Through (Purposeful) Self-Promotion, Panel Discussion with Shannon Distel and Roberta Johnson, Recharge Personal Branding Summit Build Your Personal Brand: Smart Advice for Professional Librarians, February 4, 2017, Des Plaines, IL
• Planning & Evaluating Programs & Services for Youth, Webinar, Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference, January 25, 2017
• Building Civic Engagement with a Civic Lab, Conference Session with Amita Lonial, Symposium on the Future of Libraries at ALA Midwinter 2017, Atlanta, GA

2016:

• STEAM in the Library, Keynote, Missouri Association of School Librarians Fall Professional Development Days 2016, Jefferson City, MO
• For a Child Audience: Mock Award Programs in the Library, Conference Session, Missouri Association of School Librarians Fall Professional Development Days 2016, Jefferson City, MO
• The ABCs of Leading from Anywhere, Conference Session, Wisconsin Library Association Conference 2016, Milwaukee, WI
• Family Matters: Supporting Families to Learn, Connect, & Grow, Conference Session, Wisconsin Library Association Conference 2016, Milwaukee, WI
• Trend Scanning for Strategic Planning: Creating the Skokie Public Library 2016-2019 Strategic Plan, Virtual Conference Session, Library 2.016: Libraries of the Future Online Mini-Conference, October 6, 2016
• STEAM Programming for Diverse Populations, Webinar, Infopeople, June 14, 2016
• Pep Up Your Programming with Pop-Ups!, Conference Session with Shauna Anderson, Reaching Forward Conference 2016, Rosemont, IL
• Media Mentorship, Conference Session with Andrew Medlar, Illinois Youth Services Institute 2016, Normal, IL

2015:

• Unprogramming & Maker Activities for Youth, Workshop, St. Joseph County Public Library, October 15, 2015, South Bend, IN
• Librarianship for the 21st Century: School/Library Collaboration and Media Mentorship, Webinar, Mississippi Library Commission, October 7, 2015
• STEAM & Día: Offering Informal Learning with a Mind Toward Diversity, Webinar, Texas State Library, September 30, 2015
• Media Mentorship: An Introduction, Filmed Talk, Bergen County Cooperative Library System Youth Services Boot Camp, September 11, 2015
• STEAM Programs for Youth, Webinar, Texas State Library, September 9, 2015
• The Myth of Boy Books & Girl Books, Brown Bag It Staff Training, Skokie Public Library, September 8, 2015, Skokie, IL
• The BOOMbox: STEAM Learning for All Ages, Poster Session, Public Libraries & STEM Conference 2015, Denver, CO
• Building STEAM Among Diverse Youth, Poster Session, Public Libraries & STEM Conference 2015, Denver, CO
• Strategies for Reaching Groups Underrepresented in STEM Fields, Moderator and Panelist, Panel with Sarah Waldrop, Robert Jakubowski, and Tracey Treece, Public Libraries & STEM Conference 2015, Denver, CO
• Diverse Books Need Us, Panel with Roland Barksdale-Hall, Adriana McCleer, Kim Patton, and Kristin Pekoll, NCAAL 2015, St. Louis, MO
• Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth: A Primer, Webinar, ALSC, July 21, 2015
• The Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth White Paper: An Introduction, Introductory Keynote with Cen Campbell and Dorothy Stoltz, ALA Annual 2015, San Francisco, CA
• STEAM & the Maker Mentality for School-Age Youth, Webinar, Demco, April 16, 2015
• Making in the Youth Library, Webinar, Massachusetts Library System, March 17, 2015
• Building STEAM with Día: The Whys and Hows to Getting Started, Webinar, ALSC, March 17, 2015
• Schools and Libraries Together: Rethinking Learning, Core Conversation with Vanessa Rosenbaum, SXSWedu 2015, Austin, TX
• Unprogramming for Youth, Webinar, Massachusetts Library System, February 25, 2015
• Children’s Librarians: Becoming a Media Mentor, Webinar, Southern Ontario Library Service, February 4, 2015
• News You Can Use: An Update on Young Children, New Media, and Libraries, Session with Dorothy Stoltz, Chip Donohue, and Liz Mills, ALA Midwinter 2015, Chicago, IL
• The Everyday Importance of STEM, Panel with John Rennie and Claire Moore, ALA Midwinter 2015, Chicago, IL
• Literacy Programming: Forming Partnerships and Sharing Resources, Panel with Dr. Claudette McLinn, Irania Patterson, Pat Mora, Deborah Ford, Maureen Cosetello, and Michelle Leo, ALSC Day of Diversity: Dialogue and Action in Children’s Literature and Library Programming, ALA Midwinter 2015, Chicago, IL

2014:

• Collecting Graphic Novels in Your Library, Training, LACONI YSS Comic-Con in a Box!, November 21, 2014, Northlake, IL
• It’s a program. It’s an SLP. It’s… Heroes!, Workshop, South Central Library System Summer Library Program Workshop, November 14, 2014, Madison, WI
• So You Want to Blog: The Hows, Whats, and Whys of Creating Your Own Space on the Internet, Breakout Session with Sarah Bean Thompson, Missouri Library Association Conference 2014, Columbia, MO
• Unprogramming for Kids & Teens: High-impact Programs, Low-impact Planning, Breakout Session with Angie Soetebier-McDonnell, Missouri Library Association Conference 2014, Columbia, MO
• STEAM and the Makerspace: Engaging Programs and Services for Youth, Workshop, Montana State Library Fall Workshops, September 28, 2014, Helena, MT
• STEAM Power Your Library: Adding STEAM Elements to Children’s Programs and Services, Conference Program, 2014 ALSC National Institute, Oakland, CA
• Thinking Outside the Storytime Box: Building Your Preschool Programming Repertoire, Conference Program with Amy Commers, Melissa Depper, and Marge Loch-Wouters, 2014 ALSC National Institute, Oakland, CA
• Everyday Makerspaces: Low-tech, Highly Engaging Library Programming for Youth, Webinar, The Education Institute, July 16, 2014
• We Make Everyday: How you’re (most likely) already doing the makerspace thing, Conversation Starter with Justin Hoenke and Claire Moore, ALA Annual 2014, Las Vegas, NV
• Storytime: Not Just Reading Out Loud, Conversation Starter with Cory Eckert, Kendra Jones, and Brooke Rasche, ALA Annual 2014, Las Vegas, NV
• Young Children & New Media: Librarians Reframing the Discussion, Webinar with Cen Campbell, TEC Center at Erikson Institute, June 5, 2014
• STEAM in the Public Library: Programs & Services for Children, Webinar, Infopeople, May 7, 2014
• Integrating STEAM into the ECE Classroom: Finding and Utilizing the Right Resources for Your Center, Webinar, Early Childhood Investigations Follett Growing Readers Series, April 9, 2014
• Create a Personal Learning Network That Works for You, Webinar with Cory Eckert and Kendra Jones, ALSC Student Sessions, March 25, 2014
• Be a Champ! Effective Advocacy for Youth Services, Conference Program with Rhonda Puntney Gould, PLA 2014 Conference, Indianapolis, IN
• Guerrilla Storytime: Training and Advocacy for Storytime Professionals, ConverStation with Brooke Rasche, PLA 2014 Conference, Indianapolis, IN
• Guerrilla Professional Development: Put Collaboration to Work for You and Your Library! SparkTalk, PLA 2014 Conference, Indianapolis, IN
• Using Nonfiction in the Library, the Classroom and at Home, Webcast with Cathy Potter, School Library Journal, February 26, 2014
• Social Media and Grassroots Advocacy, LLAMA/NMRT New Leaders Discussion Group meeting, ALA Midwinter 2014, Philadelphia, PA
• Unprogramming: Recipes for Successful Programming with School-Age Children & Teens, Webinar with Marge Loch-Wouters, Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference, January 15, 2014

2013:

• Unprogramming for Teens: Offering Engaging, Teen-Centered Programs, Breakout Session, Chicago Public Library 2013 Teen Volume Conference, October 22, 2013, Chicago, IL
• The Community Joins In: Library Maker Spaces, Virtual Panel with Justin Hoenke and Michelle Cooper, The Digital Shift: Reinventing Libraries, Virtual Event from Library Journal and School Library Journal, October 16, 2013
• Digital Story Times: Adding Tablet Technology to Early Literacy Programs, Breakout Session, Missouri Library Association Conference 2013, October 3, 2013, St. Louis, MO
• Informal Library Youth Programs, Virtual Conference Presentation with Jennifer Hopwood, Global STEMx Education Conference, September 2013
• Unprogramming: Recipes for School-Age Program Success, Conversation Starter with Marge Loch-Wouters, ALA Annual 2013, Chicago, IL
• STEM Storytime Extenders, Preschool Services Discussion Group meeting, ALA Annual 2013, Chicago, IL
• Programming with ECRR2 in Mind, Early Literacy Staff Training with Julie Schwartz and Marla Capstick, St. Charles City-County Library District, April 9 & 10, 2013, St. Peters, MO