TNLA 2025 Conference

TNLA 2025 Conference

Welcome to the 2025 Tennessee Library Association Conference #tnla25! We’re glad you’re here. Build your schedule below, and be sure to check the More Info page for additional conference details.

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8:30am EDT

Back to the Basics: Law (Foundations) for Libraries Meeting Room 11Erika Long • Xan Lasko Beyond Funding: Outreach Approaches for Grant Funded Projects Meeting Room 2Molly Copeland • Sara Kaparos • John Morton • Sara Baxter • Kimberly Wires • Carolyn Runyon Bridging the Divide: Information & Digital Literacy Partnerships to Reach Underserved Communities in TN Meeting Room 10Maggie Albro • Charles Barthel How Can a Book and a Shot Save a Life Meeting Room 17Elizabeth Harland • Katherine Horn No Longer Bound: Details of the Massive Periodical Deselection Project at East Tennessee Meeting Room 16Katy Libby • Blair Jones We hear you! Helping Children Find Their Voice Through Library Programming Meeting Room 9Cindy Wilkey

9:30am EDT

DIFFERENTIATED LEADERSHIP: Leading in an Anxious Workplace Meeting Rooms 4, 5, 6Karin Peabody

11:00am EDT

Free Time in Exhibits Ballrooms E, F, & G Exhibits Open Ballrooms E, F, & G

11:45am EDT

Intellectual Freedom Luncheon Ballroom HKent Oliver

1:10pm EDT

Academic Roundtable Business Meeting Meeting Room 17Kelly Tilton • Becky Frank • Robbi DePeri • Erik Nordberg • Susan Jennings • Hannah Brandon "We're Not Boring, I Swear!": Strategies for Showing Off Your Local History and Special Collections Meeting Room 9Meagan Grim Advancing Consumer Health in Rural Public Libraries: A Strategic Partnership Between a Medical Library and a Regional Public Library Meeting Room 16David Petersen • Martha Earl • Matthew Jordan • Madison Hough Building Stronger Communities: Effective Fundraising and Partnership Strategies for Small Communities Meeting Room 11Daphanie Gragg Check Your Alignment: Getting Back to Basics with Student Employment Meeting Room 10Zoe Bastone • Susan Martel • Will Buck • Allison Scripa TEL Basics Meeting Room 2Andrea Zielke

2:10pm EDT

Boundary Setting: Preventing Burnout in the Library Profession Meeting Room 2Jessica McClure • Cassandra Taylor • Alex Sharp Cataloging Fundamentals: Principles and Practices Meeting Room 17Tiffany Day Hustle and Know: Hip Hop Programing, DIY, and Leaning Into Your Network Meeting Room 9Skyler Gambert Measuring What Matters: a Back-to-basics Approach to Library Assessment Meeting Room 11Jenny Harris • Erik Nordberg Resume and Interviewing Tips Meeting Room 10Richard Groves • Madisen Kirkland Tennessee Government Information in the Digital Age Meeting Room 16Perveen Rustomfram • Renee Register

3:10pm EDT

Better with Friends: Navigating Common Challenges to Strengthen Your Friends Group Meeting Room 9Kathy Dooley-Smith Inventory: It's more than scanning! Meeting Room 10Tiffany Day • Krystal White Librarianship and Social Work: Complimentary, Not Competing, Professions for Society’s Benefit? Meeting Room 11Frank Lambert Tackling to-Dos with Trusty Tools Meeting Room 17Jenny Gillihan • Kathryn McBride • Jessica Gibson • Laura Reaves The Basics That Bend: Getting Back to Core Principles in Library Outreach Meeting Room 16Nancy Gibson • April Parker Words Matter: Exploring the Discourse of Book Bans in TN Meeting Room 2Janet Kesterson Isbell • Shawn Marie Hinkel

4:10pm EDT

Don't Drop Kirby: How to Build a Teen Advisory Board from Nothing Meeting Room 11Melissa Mote Glosup • Will Sutton Getting Fit with the Library: How to Incorporate Fitness into Programming for Libraries of Every Size Meeting Room 17Christina Sawyers Growing Library Gardens Meeting Room 16Brooke Marsh • Kelsi Gately • Chattanooga Public Library Promoting School-Readiness Skills Through Storytime Meeting Room 9Cindy Wilkey • Angela Knox The Lazy Librarian's Guide to Building a Culture of Reading: The Easiest Things You Can Do to Encourage Book Love for Children Meeting Room 2 The Librarian in the Mirror: Reflective Practice for Professional Growth Meeting Room 10Julie Lewis

7:00pm EDT

All-Conference Reception Chattanooga Public Library