Breakout Session: 1:40 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. 

Everyone knows the significance of quantitative data in sharing the successes of our libraries, but do the numbers tell the whole story? Find out how qualitative data in the form of patron experiences can elevate the stories we share with our administrators and board members about our libraries. Bring your stories to share with us! 

Teacher and children's book author, Shannon Anderson, will share her favorite 20 ways to spark reading excitement. From ways to inspire kids to check out more books, to creative ways to motivate kids to enjoy reading, you'll discover many you-can-do-it strategies and fun activities to create life-long readers. 

You can present a bilingual Spanish storytime, even if you aren’t a native speaker. Participants will learn how to get started planning, and incorporating books, rhymes, songs and movement activities into a successful Spanish bilingual storytime. 

Breakout Session: 2:40 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 

Please join us in learning the powerful research behind reading aloud, how to choose an engaging read-aloud, and learn tips to keep readers engaged and learning. We will model several read-alouds, tell you about the Indiana Read Aloud Committee and our lists, and then send you on your way with tons of ideas and new titles to get you started this fall!

This session will focus on books published in the past year looking especially at new titles that can help provide diversity in library collections giving children and youth windows and mirrors. 

Join a guided overview of what International Games Month is, what’s new for 2022, and where to find the resources to implement this into your library. 

As the pressure to remove and censor books from our libraries increases, librarians have to be prepared to defend everyone's right to read. Learn how one school corporation has dealt with several recent challenges to their school library collections and has been able to educate their staff and community on the tenants of intellectual freedom. While challenges can be stressful situations, the presentation will offer you several tools, resources and guidance to help you find some unintended positive outcomes when these contentious situations find their way to your library. 

This session allows participants to exchange ideas for programs and services for children who qualify as school-age patrons, and why it is important to have these programs at your library. You will be discussing your programs and how they work for your staff to serve your community! Please bring program ideas to share, and we will be grabbing volunteers to step up to our open mic to share with the group in a fun and friendly setting. 

This session will provide ideas for delivering high-quality STEAM learning for teens and tweens in your library. Dive into the planning, delivery, and ideating of how bringing low- and high-tech activities can enhance your audience. Learn more about Makey Makeys, Kahoot, Lego robotics, paper circuits, and more! 

General Session: 5:00 p.m. - 5:40 p.m., Hendricks A & B

Libraries Build Legacies 

Award-winning teacher and children's book author, Shannon Anderson, shares how her local library impacted her childhood, education, and career. Libraries are one of the lifelines of a community, providing opportunities to discover, create, and expand your thinking. Libraries leave legacies for people of all ages, cultures, socio-economic status, and gender by offering safe places to access some of the best resources the world has to offer. 

Book Signing: 5:40 p.m. - 6:15 p.m., Hendricks Pre-Function A

Shannon Anderson

Sunday Social Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Clarks Creek

Grab a drink, snack or meal and join attendees for after hours mingle time. 

Monday, Aug 22

Check-In & Coffee with Exhibitors: 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m., Hendricks Pre-Function A

Breakout Session: 9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m. 

At this session, we will demo and trade preschool programming ideas with each other, with a special focus on storytime. Please bring either a full storytime outline, a list of your favorite books, activities, songs, or rhymes for storytime, or be ready to jot a few down on paper when you arrive. We’ll be looking for volunteers to step up to the “open mic” to share their favorites with the group! If everyone shares, we’ll all leave with tons of new songs, rhymes, activities, and book ideas! 

Spanning a 20+year tenure in libraries, Lori Caskey-Sigety brings how the day-to-day victories and mishaps can make for excellent storytelling and writing. Participants will walk away with information on how to adapt writing workshops for youth. Lori currently is at the Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library, serving as a full-time reference Librarian.

Jessi Brown, the Teen Librarian at the Huntington City-Township Public Library will present some of the non-traditional library services that have been implemented at her library. Services such as the Teen Comfort Cabinet, an in-house social worker, ProjectKeep Warm, and more! There will be time after the presentation for attendees to discuss services their library may have or share ideas for services they hope to implement. 

BREAK: 9:50 - 10:30 a.m., Hendricks Pre-Function A

Breakout Session: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 

Please join us in learning the powerful research behind reading aloud, how to choose an engaging chapter book, and learn tips to keep older readers engaged and learning. We will model several read-alouds, tell you about the Indiana Read Aloud Committee and our lists, and then send you on your way with tons of ideas and new titles to get you started this fall!

Would you like to reach non-library children with early literacy skills? This session will give ideas for programs and ways to reach into your community. 

Join us to explore transformative ways to directly enrich the literacy work at your library with TeachingBooks and Book Connections – provided to all Indiana schools, public libraries, universities, and residents through INSPIRE, a service of the Indiana State Library. Learn about tools to assist with collection management and readers’ advisory, ready-to-use resources for book groups and story times, and more. Leave the session empowered to use and share these digital materials in your library, in classrooms, and beyond. 

Luncheon & General Session: 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m., Hendricks A & B 

The Unsung Hero's Journey

Sarah Schmitt

Come along as Sarah shares her journey from avid reader to published author and the librarians that helped her stay the course.

Book Signing: 12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., Hendricks Pre-Function A
Sarah Schmitt

Breakout Session: 1:30 p.m. - 2:20 p.m. 

This session offers library staff a chance to exchange program ideas and problem solve issues related to tween and teen services. We'll discuss why library services for teens is so important and highlight key info about tween & teen development, then open the floor for folks to share what does--and doesn't--work for them! Please bring a program idea to share and come prepared for a lively discussion. 

Youth librarians are busy. Wouldn't it be great if you could check out a story time kit with all the materials you need ready to go? And a plan included? Or maybe get a set of books for a book club with the questions already written? Guess what? You can! Learn more about the shortcuts you can take by borrowing program kits from the Indiana State Library in this interactive session with Suzanne Walker, Indiana Young Readers Center Librarian. 

This public librarian will share their experience with a variety of challenges that they have faced in their libraries. Book, display, and program challenges will be discussed. Panelists will welcome questions, discussion and encourage others to share their experiences. 

Roundtables: 2:30 p.m. – 3:20 p.m., Hendricks A & B