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!

Samantha Nunn

NNLM Training Office

Program Manager

https://nnlm.gov/training

About me

Samantha Nunn is the Program Manager for the Network of the National Library of Medicine Training Office at the University of Utah.

8:00am MDT

Registration Level 3 North Prefunction

9:00am MDT

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

7:30am MDT

Early Morning Coffee Service Level 3 North Prefunction 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 Posters Level 2 East PrefunctionGeorge Strawley • Heidi Taylor • Elysia Butler • David Bird • Christina Walsh • Laura Marone • Nancy Funes • Leonides Ortiz • Gordon Daines • Duane Wilson • Jen Kirk • Ellen Amatangelo • Marissa Bischoff • Nancy Moos • Kori Robbins • Adam Griggs • Cory Nimer • Bryan Hull • Carmin Smoot • Cherie Bush • Sandra Joseph • Paul Daybell • Lance Hansen • Emma Wilson • Braydon Write • Eric Howard • Mikayla Bishop • Tia Haycock • Scott Aylett • Kelsey Bradshaw • Allejah Young • Jillian Peterson • Miriam Gersdorf • Holly Grierson

10:10am MDT

Attitudes, Behaviors, and Beliefs: The Psychology of Library Instruction Cascade EBetsy Hopkins • Anne R. Diekema • Brandon Patterson • Nena Schvaneveldt Don't Self-Opt Out of Career Opportunities: Proceed with Confidence Hobble CreekValerie Mendoza

11:10am MDT

From Assessment to Transcription: AI in Real Library Work Soldier CreekGarrett Blazzard • Melanie Colman • Duane Wilson

12:00pm MDT

Lunch & Awards Presentation Ballroom BC - Level 2

2:30pm MDT

Afternoon Break & Exhibit Hall Ballroom A - Level 2

3:00pm MDT

The Librarian Is In: Demystifying Systematic Reviews for Better Decision-Making Cascade ETallie Casucci • Lydia Howes • Mary McFarland Growing Library Programming for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Cascade CSarah Brinkerhoff • Jennifer Flake • Kathryn Kidd • Ellen Thayn A Dose of Institutional History: Archiving Health Sciences Campus Milestones Hobble CreekBryan Hull • Carmin Smoot Empowering Teens as the Voices of the Library, Supporting Teens Mental Health Cascade AElysia Butler • Heidi Taylor

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

Early Morning Coffee Service Level 3 North Prefunction

9:00am MDT

Jennifer Blair Keynote Ballroom BC - Level 2Jennifer Blair

10:15am MDT

Morning Break Ballroom A - Level 2

10:30am MDT

Being a Library Superhero Without Burning Out Cascade DAlan Anderson • Cassidy Simpson • Cherie Willis • Lorie Womack Navigating AI-Generated Content in Library Collections Cascade BKara Huggard • Donalee Jacobs • Katie Wegner

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

2:05pm MDT

Afternoon Break Ballroom A - Level 2

2:30pm MDT

Overcoming Information Nihilism: Coaching Patrons from "Everything is Fake" to Hopeful Skepticism Cascade ENena Schvaneveldt • Angela Beatie

3:30pm MDT

Remix the Future: A ULA Listening & Design Session Hobble CreekHeidi Fendrick Coordinating Large Projects – A Report on the Outcome of an Exhibition with Many Stakeholders Cascade BTeresa Gomez • Mark Jackson • David Pixton • Paul Robbins