WEDNESDAY | MAY 27
| 8:45-10:15am | Keynote - Lead from the Heart, but Don’t Forget Your Medication | Cathy Farley | Community Room |
| 10:30-11:30am | Leveling Up Your Libraries' Defenders | Dr. Stacy Creel, Dr. Sarah Mangrum | Community Room |
| 10:30-11:30am | Meeting student needs in a 24 hour library | Joslin Lee-Nuhfer, Diann Lindsay | 211 Divinity Library |
| 1:15-2:10pm | Lightening Talks: AI | ||
| 1:15-1:30pm | Algorithms, Influence, and the Library’s New Role in the Age of AI | Charisse Brent | Community Room |
| 1:35-1:50pm | From Archive to Algorithm: Turning Staff Expertise into AI Power | Jim Duran | Community Room |
| 1:55-2:10pm | Troubleshooting AI Requests for Interlibrary Loan | Amanda Hardin, Kathy Foushee | Community Room |
| 1:15-2:10pm | Lightening Talks: Student Engagement | ||
| 1:15-1:30pm | The Hiring and Motivation of Student Assistants | Pearl Chai | 211 Divinity Library |
| 1:35-1:50pm | Reimagining Technology Lending: A Dual-Model Approach to Student Engagement and Access | Audrey Bentch, Rachel Oakley | 211 Divinity Library |
| 1:55-2:10pm | Student Engagement Inside and Outside the Library | M Roberts | 211 Divinity Library |
| 2:30-3:30pm | Safety and Security Procedures Explained at Western Kentucky University Libraries | Alley Sircy | Community Room |
| 2:30-3:30pm | Meaningful Connections Inspired through an Unforgettable Library Art Exhibition Guided Tour | Jennifer Kring | 211 Divinity Library |
| 3:45-4:45pm | Support your Intern, Develop your Future Colleague | Jennifer Baker | Community Room |
| 3:45-4:45pm | Thinking Outside the Chat Box: Building Chatbots for Any Topic with SpringShare | CJ Ellward | 211 Divinity Library |
THURSDAY | MAY 28
| 9:00-10:00am | Let's Talk Books | Machelle Keen | Community Room |
| 9:00-10:00am | Forging Lasting Connections at a R1/Top 100 University Through Human Interaction and Embracing Technology | Parrish Bush, Lawrence J. Mello, Jr. | 211 Divinity Library |
| 10:15-11:10am | Lightening Talks: Outreach | Community Room | |
| 10:15-10:30am | Community On Full Display: How Book Displays Strengthen Connections in the Library | Cyrenity Augustin | |
| 10:35-10:50am | Sowing Knowledge: Seed Libraries as Outreach | Kelseigh Bien, Taylor McPeake | |
| 10:55-11:10am | Surprise Date with a Book - Your library's path to inclusivity and patron engagement. | Nichaela Williams | |
| 10:15-11:10am | Lightening Talks: Technical Services | 211 Divinity Library | |
| 10:15-10:30am | Whose Catalog?: Homosaurus as a Pathway to LGBTQ+ Belonging | Jude Romines | |
| 10:35-10:50am | It takes a village: Collaborating with a family resource center to improve access to consumer health information | Kayce Gill | |
| 10:55-11:10am | Meeting Students Where They Are: Promoting Electronic Resources at University of Florida's Annual Fall Fest | Sheri L. Edwards | |
| 1:15-2:15pm | From Life to Desk: Transferable Skills from Unlikely Places | Joanna Tuskey, Bryn Murphy, Riley Vagis | Community Room |
| 1:15-2:15pm | Finding New Ways to Connect Patrons with the Collection: WKU Libraries A&P Bones Study Sessions | Daniel Newman | Divinity 211 |
| 2:30-3:30pm | Rising to the Occasion: Personal Narratives of Transformative Practice | Michelle M. Joseph, Eric Larsen | Community Room |
| 2:30-3:30pm | We're All In This Together: Modeling Leadership & Professionalism in Access Services | Catherine Paolillo | 211 Divinity Library |
| 3:45-4:30pm | Closing Keynote: The Emotional Economics of Libraries: Why Human Connection Is Our Greatest ROI | Elaina Norlin | Community Room |
FRIDAY | MAY 29
| Excursion package (optional) includes tickets, lunch, and travel to Frist Art Museum and National Museum of African American Music. | |||
| 9:15-11 a.m. | National Museum of African American Music | ||
| 1-3 p.m. | Frist Art Museum | ||
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
