ULA Annual Conference 2026

ULA Annual Conference 2026

We look forward to seeing you at the Utah Library Association’s 2026 Annual Conference at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo, Utah!

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7:30am MDT

Registration Level 3 North Prefunction

8:00am MDT

Rural and Small Libraries Roundtable (RSLRT) Meeting Cascade AShawn Bliss • Brittnie Hecht Youth Services Roundtable (YSRT) Meeting Cascade BNancy Moos Early Morning Coffee Service Level 3 North Prefunction

8:15am MDT

Copyright Education (CERT) Meeting Cascade CEllen Amatangelo • Marissa Bischoff

9:00am MDT

Quiet Space Level 2 North Prefunction Jennifer Blair Keynote Ballroom BC - Level 2Jennifer Blair

10:15am MDT

Morning Break Ballroom A - Level 2 Career Services Booth Ballroom A - Level 2Angela Beatie Posters Level 2 East PrefunctionGeorge Strawley • Heidi Taylor • Elysia Butler • David Bird • Christina Walsh • Laura Marone • Nancy Funes • Leonides Ortiz • Ellen Amatangelo • Scott Aylett • Marissa Bischoff • Mikayla Bishop • Kelsey Bradshaw • Cherie Bush • Gordon Daines • Paul Daybell • Miriam Gersdorf • Holly Grierson • Adam Griggs • Lance Hansen • Tia Haycock • Eric Howard • Bryan Hull • Sandra Joseph • Jen Kirk • Nancy Moos • Cory Nimer • Jillian Peterson • Kori Robbins • Carmin Smoot • Duane Wilson • Emma Wilson • Braydon Write • Allejah Young

10:30am MDT

Leveling Up — Teaching Transferable Skills Cascade CMichael Newell • Rebecca Walton Being a Library Superhero Without Burning Out Cascade DAlan Anderson • Cassidy Simpson • Cherie Willis • Lorie Womack From Meh to Major: Leveling up Your Library’s Social Media Soldier CreekKaren Bowling • Aubrey Durrant Navigating AI-Generated Content in Library Collections Cascade BKara Huggard • Donalee Jacobs • Katie Wegner Strategic Communication: How to Get it Write Cascade EErika Hill The Largest Publisher: Why the History of the Government Publishing Office Matters in the Information Universe Hobble CreekBrian Wages Brain Building & Trauma Informed Early Literacy Practices Cascade AJoella Bagshaw • Caroline Macfarlane

11:30am MDT

Lunch & Beth Brower Keynote Ballroom BC - Level 2Beth Brower

1:15pm MDT

A Decade of Deployment: Impacts of 3D Printing Services at Marriott Library Cascade AGreg Hatch • Thomas Ferrill Genealogy and Local History for All: Strategies for Every Library Hobble CreekCherie Bush • Sandra Joseph • Kori Robbins Diversity Audits: Equitable Collection Management Cascade EMichael Biggs • Lexi Johnson Due for Review: The Art of Constructive Feedback Cascade CBreanne Gilroy • Carla Gordon Makerspaces in the Library: How to Start, Train, and Run a Makerspaces in a Multi-Branch Library System Cascade DJoe Larson Six (or Seven) Strangers: Creating Cultural Connection in a Small Town Soldier CreekShawn Bliss The Library Next Door: Creating an Off-Site Teen Center Cascade BCarrie Valdes • Christina Williams Library Instruction Roundtable (LIRT) Meeting Silver CreekToni Pilcher • Angela Beatie

2:05pm MDT

Afternoon Break Ballroom A - Level 2

2:30pm MDT

Your Librarian Is In: Office Hours Outside of the Library Cascade BBetsy Hopkins • Maggie Marchant Are You Lost? Developing a MAP (Metadata Application Profile) for Your Institutional Repository Soldier CreekDavid Advent • Connor Murphy Projects, Interns, and Hourly Wages: A Panel About Student Employees in Libraries and Archives Cascade CPaul Daybell • Karen Glenn • Jen Kirk • Paul Robbins Overcoming Information Nihilism: Coaching Patrons from "Everything is Fake" to Hopeful Skepticism Cascade ENena Schvaneveldt • Angela Beatie Creative Connections: Getting in the Door for School Outreach and What To Do When You're There Cascade AKaitlyn Gundlach • Paige Stringham • Elizabeth Weaver Mind the Gap: Designing Programs for a Changing Population Cascade DEmery Faux • Rachel Louisiana • Stacy Martineau • Michelle Parry • Charlotte Smith • Stephanie Webb You Can't Outgrow the Library: Providing Storytime to Big Kids (K-2) Hobble CreekKatie Young

2:55pm MDT

User Scheduled Media Production Studios at the Marriott Library Soldier CreekRobert J. Nelson

3:30pm MDT

Coordinating Large Projects – A Report on the Outcome of an Exhibition with Many Stakeholders Cascade BTeresa Gomez • Mark Jackson • David Pixton • Paul Robbins Grateful, Mindful and Well-Watered: Strategies to Promote Mental Health for Library Workers Cascade AGeorge Strawley • Samantha Nunn Remix the Future: A ULA Listening & Design Session Hobble CreekHeidi Fendrick Cultivating Outreach Connections Cascade EAmber Lowe • Mariah Lucas • Maggie Marchant • Jessica Tuwun Innovating for Impact: Social Innovation in Utah’s Libraries Cascade DDaniel Neville-Rehbehn • Jessica Styons Unsung Heroes of the Catalog: Metadata Maintenance, Enhancement, and Remediation Soldier CreekKatie Yeo • Abby Beazer • Janice Bunker • Jessie Christensen • Nicole Lewis Parental Perceptions of Censorship in Utah Cascade CDallyn Edmunds • Rachel Wadham

3:55pm MDT

Under New Management: Mistakes Made and Victories Won as a New Unit Manager Cascade BSadie Webster