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!

arrow_back View All Dates

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

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

2:30pm MDT

Creative Connections: Getting in the Door for School Outreach and What To Do When You're There Cascade AKaitlyn Gundlach • Paige Stringham • Elizabeth Weaver You Can't Outgrow the Library: Providing Storytime to Big Kids (K-2) Hobble CreekKatie Young

3:30pm MDT

Grateful, Mindful and Well-Watered: Strategies to Promote Mental Health for Library Workers Cascade AGeorge Strawley • Samantha Nunn Innovating for Impact: Social Innovation in Utah’s Libraries Cascade DDaniel Neville-Rehbehn • Jessica Styons Parental Perceptions of Censorship in Utah Cascade CDallyn Edmunds • Rachel Wadham