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!

Rae Schumann

8:00am MDT

Registration Level 3 North Prefunction

9:00am MDT

Silent Auction Slow Practices for Librarians Cascade CToni Pilcher

10:30am MDT

Morning Break Level 3 North Prefunction

12:00pm MDT

Lunch - On Your Own Lunch - Location of Your Choice

3:00pm MDT

Afternoon Break Level 3 North Prefunction

5:00pm MDT

Craft and Connect The Provo Marriott Hotel Lobby

7:30am MDT

Registration Level 3 North Prefunction

8:30am MDT

ULA President's Address & Lisa Varga Keynote Ballroom BC - Level 2Michael Whitchurch • Lisa Varga

9:45am MDT

Morning Break & Exhibit Hall Opens Ballroom A - Level 2

10:10am MDT

Cataloging 101: What Do You Mean I Have to Catalog?! Soldier CreekAmy Banks • India-Bleu Niehoff

12:00pm MDT

Lunch & Awards Presentation Ballroom BC - Level 2

1:40pm MDT

The State of Book Banning in Utah Cascade DSusan Hiner

2:30pm MDT

Afternoon Break & Exhibit Hall Ballroom A - Level 2

3:00pm MDT

Nine Digital Curation Principles to Guide Decision-making Cascade DLindsey Memory • Cory Nimer • Paul Robbins • Becca Stocks

4:00pm MDT

Networking Social Ballroom A - Level 2

5:00pm MDT

Stacks & Sips: An Evening Bookshop Stroll Ballroom A - Level 2Miyamoto Jensen

8:00am MDT

Rural and Small Libraries Roundtable (RSLRT) Meeting Cascade AShawn Bliss • Brittnie Hecht

9:00am MDT

Jennifer Blair Keynote Ballroom BC - Level 2Jennifer Blair

10:15am MDT

Morning Break Ballroom A - Level 2

10:30am MDT

Brain Building & Trauma Informed Early Literacy Practices Cascade AJoella Bagshaw • Caroline Macfarlane

11:30am MDT

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

2:05pm MDT

Afternoon Break Ballroom A - Level 2

2:30pm MDT

Mind the Gap: Designing Programs for a Changing Population Cascade DEmery Faux • Rachel Louisiana • Stacy Martineau • Michelle Parry • Charlotte Smith • Stephanie Webb