2025 Regional Conference Schedule

Fort Wayne - May 7th

9:00 am - 9:45 am
Registration

9:45 am - 10:50 am
Keynote: From Stress to Strength - A Pathway to Resilience
Presenter: Andie Hines-Lagemann

11:00 am - 11:50 am
Breakout Block 1

• Tour: The Studio (Maker Lab)
• Presenter(s): Beth Boatright

• From Awareness to Action - Strengthening Resilience in Daily Practice
• Presenter(s): Andie Hines-Lagemann
• You Inherited a Hoard. What Do You Do Next?
• Presenter(s): Katy Southern & Micheala Golden

• Practicing Servant Leadership without Burning Out
• Presenter(s): Traci Ward

11:50 am - 12:50 pm
Lunch

12:50 pm - 1:00 pm
Group Photo

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
Breakout Block 2

• Get Involved with Indiana FREADOM to Read
• Presenter: Kyle Hickman, Vanessa Martin & Bee Gray-Chemey
• Playful Opportunities (Peabody PL)
  • Presenter(s): Kelsey Fickinger & Kathy Harrison
• Transforming Library Spaces: Design for Today and the Future
  • Presenter(s): Kim Bolan
• Adult Literacy in Northeast Indiana
• Presenter(s): Melinda Haines

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm
Breakout Block 3

• FSSA Resources: 211 & 988
• Presenter(s): Shari Bowers-Dueker
• Everyday Advocacy
  
  • Presenter(s): Vanessa Martin & Julie Wendorf
• Marketing Mix for Libraries 
  • Presenter(s): Aja Michael-Keller & Chris Ford
• Tour: Special Collections
• Presenter(s): Curt Witcher