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!

9:00am MDT

Slow Practices for Librarians Cascade CToni Pilcher

1:30pm MDT

After Rejection: Giving “Failed” Applicants a Chance to Thrive Cascade DCamila Becerril • Miranda Kispert

8:30am MDT

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

9:45am MDT

Career Services Booth Ballroom A - Level 2Angela Beatie

10:10am MDT

ULA 101 Cascade ACaroline Macfarlane

11:10am MDT

From Assessment to Transcription: AI in Real Library Work Soldier CreekGarrett Blazzard • Melanie Colman • Duane Wilson The Lawyer Is In: Library Legislation over Time Cascade AEllen Amatangelo • Marissa Bischoff • Morgan Capitan • Jack Newman

1:40pm MDT

Finding Joy in Librarianship, When You "Care Too Much" Cascade BAngela Beatie Intellectual Freedom: Navigating Current Concerns Cascade CLori Ann Potter • Suzanne Sawyer • Wanda Mae Huffaker • Shawn Bliss • Dianna Aldrich Self-Care for Librarians Cascade EShaina Robbins The State of Book Banning in Utah Cascade DSusan Hiner

3:25pm MDT

Utah Reading Census Soldier CreekAllyson Mower

9:00am MDT

Jennifer Blair Keynote Ballroom BC - Level 2Jennifer Blair

10:15am MDT

Career Services Booth Ballroom A - Level 2Angela Beatie

10:30am MDT

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

1:15pm MDT

Diversity Audits: Equitable Collection Management Cascade EMichael Biggs • Lexi Johnson

2:30pm MDT

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

3:30pm MDT

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