ULA Annual Conference 2026: Grid

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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Cascade C	Cascade D	Joe Vera's Mexican Restaurant	Level 2 North Prefunction	Level 3 North Prefunction	Lunch - Location of Your Choice	Provo River Park	The Provo Marriott Hotel Lobby

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Slow Practices for Librarians 9:00am - 12:00pm

Archives 101: Intro to Archives 1:30pm - 4:30pm

From the Ground Up: Building a New Foundation for Information Literacy at Weber State 9:00am - 12:00pm

After Rejection: Giving “Failed” Applicants a Chance to Thrive 1:30pm - 4:30pm

Dinner Social w/ Mentoring and Networking Roundtable: Joe Vera's Mexican Restaurant 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Quiet Space 8:30am - 4:30pm

Registration 8:00am - 4:30pm

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Lunch - On Your Own 12:00pm - 1:30pm

5K Fun Run/Walk/Stroll 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Craft and Connect 5:00pm - 10:00pm

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Ballroom A - Level 2	Ballroom BC - Level 2	Boardroom	Cascade A	Cascade B	Cascade C	Cascade D	Cascade E	Hobble Creek	Level 2 East Prefunction	Level 2 North Prefunction	Level 3 North Prefunction	Silver Creek	Soldier Creek	TBA	The Provo Marriott Hotel Lobby

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Career Services Booth 9:45am - 3:00pm

Morning Break & Exhibit Hall Opens

Afternoon Break & Exhibit Hall 2:30pm - 3:00pm

Typewriter Poets 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Networking Social 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Stacks & Sips: An Evening Bookshop Stroll 5:00pm - 6:00pm

ULA President's Address & Lisa Varga Keynote 8:30am - 9:45am

Lunch & Awards Presentation 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Technical Services Roundtable (TSRT) Meeting: TSRT Presents Brea... 10:00am - 11:00am

ULA 101 10:10am - 11:00am

The Lawyer Is In: Library Legislation over Time 11:10am - 12:00pm

Refocusing Library Security: Shifting from Punitive M... 1:40pm - 2:30pm

Empowering Teens as the Voices of the Library, Suppor... 3:00pm - 3:50pm

Programming Burnout 10:10am - 11:00am

Cryptid Catchers: Imaginative Programming for Older K... 11:10am - 12:00pm

Finding Joy in Librarianship, When You "Care Too Much... 1:40pm - 2:30pm

Where Are the Fun Books? Reflections from an Academic... 3:00pm - 3:50pm

Better Together: Library Outreach and Community Resil... 10:10am - 11:00am

Source Fight: An Information Literacy Card Game 11:10am - 12:00pm

Intellectual Freedom: Navigating Current Concerns 1:40pm - 2:30pm

Growing Library Programming for Adults with Intellect... 3:00pm - 3:50pm

Finding Your Feet: Harnessing the Power of Collaborat... 10:10am - 11:00am

Our Path to Unity: A Reflective Case Study in Library... 11:10am - 12:00pm

The State of Book Banning in Utah 1:40pm - 2:30pm

Nine Digital Curation Principles to Guide Decision-ma... 3:00pm - 3:50pm

Attitudes, Behaviors, and Beliefs: The Psychology of... 10:10am - 11:00am

Rockin' Good Times 11:10am - 12:00pm

Self-Care for Librarians 1:40pm - 2:30pm

The Librarian Is In: Demystifying Systematic Reviews... 3:00pm - 3:50pm

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Don't Self-Opt Out of Career Opportunities: Proceed w... 10:10am - 11:00am

Reflecting on the First Year of Health Outreach at th... 11:10am - 12:00pm

Mindful Moments: Libraries Creating Dementia-Friendly... 1:40pm - 2:30pm

A Dose of Institutional History: Archiving Healt...

Chaos to Clarity: Automating Metadata Audits in...

Posters 9:45am - 5:00pm

Quiet Space 9:00am - 10:00am

Registration 7:30am - 4:00pm

Early Morning Coffee Service 7:30am - 8:30am

Business Roundtable (BURT) Meeting

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Cataloging 101: What Do You Mean I Have to Catalog?! 10:10am - 11:00am

From Assessment to Transcription: AI in Real Library... 11:10am - 12:00pm

The Great Metadata Migration: 20 Years of Digital Col... 1:40pm - 2:30pm

Zero-Prep Programming 3:00pm - 3:25pm

Utah Reading Census 3:25pm - 3:50pm

Headshots with Career Services 9:45am - 1:45pm

Craft and Connect 5:00pm - 10:00pm

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Ballroom A - Level 2	Ballroom BC - Level 2	Cascade A	Cascade B	Cascade C	Cascade D	Cascade E	Hobble Creek	Level 2 East Prefunction	Level 2 North Prefunction	Level 3 North Prefunction	Silver Creek	Soldier Creek

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Afternoon Break 2:05pm - 2:30pm

Jennifer Blair Keynote 9:00am - 10:15am

Lunch & Beth Brower Keynote 11:30am - 1:00pm

Rural and Small Libraries Roundtable (RSLRT) Meeting 8:00am - 8:50am

Brain Building & Trauma Informed Early Literacy Pract... 10:30am - 11:20am

A Decade of Deployment: Impacts of 3D Printing Servic... 1:15pm - 2:05pm

Creative Connections: Getting in the Door for School... 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Grateful, Mindful and Well-Watered: Strategies to Pro... 3:30pm - 4:20pm

Youth Services Roundtable (YSRT) Meeting 8:00am - 8:50am

Navigating AI-Generated Content in Library Collection... 10:30am - 11:20am

The Library Next Door: Creating an Off-Site Teen Cent... 1:15pm - 2:05pm

Your Librarian Is In: Office Hours Outside of th...

Coordinating Large Projects – A Report on the Ou...

Under New Management: Mistakes Made and Victorie...

Copyright Education (CERT) Meeting 8:15am - 8:50am

Leveling Up — Teaching Transferable Skills 10:30am - 11:20am

Due for Review: The Art of Constructive Feedback 1:15pm - 2:05pm

Projects, Interns, and Hourly Wages: A Panel About St... 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Parental Perceptions of Censorship in Utah 3:30pm - 4:20pm

Being a Library Superhero Without Burning Out 10:30am - 11:20am

Makerspaces in the Library: How to Start, Train, and... 1:15pm - 2:05pm

Mind the Gap: Designing Programs for a Changing Popul... 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Innovating for Impact: Social Innovation in Utah’s Li... 3:30pm - 4:20pm

Strategic Communication: How to Get it Write 10:30am - 11:20am

Diversity Audits: Equitable Collection Management 1:15pm - 2:05pm

Overcoming Information Nihilism: Coaching Patrons fro... 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Cultivating Outreach Connections 3:30pm - 4:20pm

The Largest Publisher: Why the History of the Governm... 10:30am - 11:20am

Genealogy and Local History for All: Strategies for E... 1:15pm - 2:05pm

You Can't Outgrow the Library: Providing Storytime to... 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Remix the Future: A ULA Listening & Design Session 3:30pm - 4:20pm

Posters 10:15am - 2:30pm

Quiet Space 9:00am - 10:00am

Registration 7:30am - 12:00pm

Early Morning Coffee Service 8:00am - 9:00am

Library Instruction Roundtable (LIRT) Meeting 1:15pm - 2:15pm

From Meh to Major: Leveling up Your Library’s Social... 10:30am - 11:20am

Six (or Seven) Strangers: Creating Cultural Connectio... 1:15pm - 2:05pm

Are You Lost? Developing a MAP (Metadata Applica...

User Scheduled Media Production Studios at the M...

Unsung Heroes of the Catalog: Metadata Maintenance, E... 3:30pm - 4:20pm

ULA Annual Conference 2026

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