TNLA 2025 Conference: Grid

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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Talk About Worldbuilding: Teens and TTRPG Mapmaking 9:00am - 12:00pm

Lessons from Retail: How to Analyze Space to Increase Circulation 1:30pm - 4:30pm

TNLA Board Meeting 4:45pm - 5:45pm

De-escalation in the Workplace 9:00am - 12:00pm

The Great Equalizer: Generative AI Tools for Public Library Staff 1:30pm - 4:30pm

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AT&T Field	Ballroom H	Ballrooms E, F, & G	Meeting Room 10	Meeting Room 11	Meeting Room 16	Meeting Room 17	Meeting Room 2	Meeting Room 9	Meeting Rooms 4, 5, 6

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All-Conference Reception 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Intellectual Freedom Luncheon 11:45am - 1:00pm

Free Time in Exhibits 11:00am - 11:45am

Silent Auction 11:00am - 5:00pm

Exhibits Open 11:00am - 5:00pm

Bridging the Divide: Information & Digital Literacy P... 8:30am - 9:20am

Check Your Alignment: Getting Back to Basics with Stu... 1:10pm - 2:00pm

Resume and Interviewing Tips 2:10pm - 3:00pm

Inventory: It's more than scanning! 3:10pm - 4:00pm

The Librarian in the Mirror: Reflective Practice for... 4:10pm - 5:00pm

Back to the Basics: Law (Foundations) for Libraries 8:30am - 9:20am

Building Stronger Communities: Effective Fundraising... 1:10pm - 2:00pm

Measuring What Matters: a Back-to-basics Approach to... 2:10pm - 3:00pm

Librarianship and Social Work: Complimentary, Not Com... 3:10pm - 4:00pm

Don't Drop Kirby: How to Build a Teen Advisory Board... 4:10pm - 5:00pm

No Longer Bound: Details of the Massive Periodical De... 8:30am - 9:20am

Advancing Consumer Health in Rural Public Libraries:... 1:10pm - 2:00pm

Breaking into Libraries: Expectations vs. Realities 2:10pm - 3:00pm

The Basics That Bend: Getting Back to Core Principles... 3:10pm - 4:00pm

Growing Library Gardens 4:10pm - 5:00pm

How Can a Book and a Shot Save a Life 8:30am - 9:20am

Academic Roundtable Business Meeting 1:10pm - 2:00pm

Cataloging Fundamentals: Principles and Practices 2:10pm - 3:00pm

Honest, Direct, and Kind: The Library Manager’s Guide... 3:10pm - 4:00pm

Getting Fit with the Library: How to Incorporate Fitn... 4:10pm - 5:00pm

Beyond Funding: Outreach Approaches for Grant Funded... 8:30am - 9:20am

Fun with PLIX: a public library partnership with MIT 1:10pm - 2:00pm

Boundary Setting: Preventing Burnout in the Library P... 2:10pm - 3:00pm

Words Matter: Exploring the Discourse of Book Bans in... 3:10pm - 4:00pm

The Lazy Librarian's Guide to Building a Culture of R... 4:10pm - 5:00pm

We hear you! Helping Children Find Their Voice Throug... 8:30am - 9:20am

"We're Not Boring, I Swear!": Strategies for Showing... 1:10pm - 2:00pm

Hustle and Know: Hip Hop Programing, DIY, and Leaning... 2:10pm - 3:00pm

Better with Friends: Navigating Common Challenges to... 3:10pm - 4:00pm

Promoting School-Readiness Skills Through Storytime 4:10pm - 5:00pm

DIFFERENTIATED LEADERSHIP: Leading in an Anxious Workplace 9:30am - 11:00am

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Ballroom H	Ballrooms E, F, & G	Meeting Room 10	Meeting Room 11	Meeting Room 16	Meeting Room 17	Meeting Room 2	Meeting Room 9

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Trustee /Friends of the Library Luncheon 12:00pm - 1:15pm

Exhibits Open 9:00am - 2:00pm

Silent Auction 9:00am - 11:00am

Free Time in Exhibits 10:20am - 11:10am

Taking Control of Your Story: Telling your story to t... 8:30am - 9:20am

Fostering Autistic Inclusion in Middle Tennessee Libr... 9:30am - 10:20am

Beyond Books: Exploring the Possibilities of Non-Trad... 11:10am - 12:00pm

They are called Comics for a Reason: Humorous Graphic... 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Beyond Books: How Libraries Can Offer Even More Basic... 2:30pm - 3:20pm

So What's a Library Doing in a Prison? 8:30am - 9:20am

Information Literacy in the Time of AI 9:30am - 10:20am

Putting Some "Fun" in the Fundamentals of Locating Go... 11:10am - 12:00pm

Constructed and Contextual: Exploring Concepts of Aut... 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Generative AI Sandbox: Hands-On Learning for Beginner... 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Forgot Your Why: Shedding the Superhero Cape and Gasl... 8:30am - 9:20am

The ONEAL Project: negotiation education for library... 9:30am - 10:20am

Back to Basics: Rebuilding Student Engagement and Out... 11:10am - 12:00pm

Pushing Back Against Censorship in TN Libraries: One... 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Encouraging the Anxious: Free and Low Cost Events to... 2:30pm - 3:20pm

TNLA DEI Committee Business Meeting 8:30am - 9:20am

Technical Services Roundtable Business Meeting 9:30am - 10:20am

Children's & YA Roundtable Business Meeting 11:10am - 12:00pm

Public Library Roundtable Business Meeting 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Library Storytelling: From Data to Narrative 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Interlibrary Loan: Basics and Etiquette 8:30am - 9:20am

The ‘Little’ Hatch Act: Balancing Library Advocacy an... 9:30am - 10:20am

ADHD and the Library Profession 11:10am - 12:00pm

Read a Good Book Lately 1:30pm - 2:20pm

The Basics of Becoming a Good Leader in Your Workspac... 2:30pm - 3:20pm

Streamlining and Empowerment: A 7-Year Retrospective... 8:30am - 9:20am

Mushroom for All: Creating an Open-Access Guide to Ca... 9:30am - 10:20am

Nurturing Your Community Through Library Agriculture 11:10am - 12:00pm

Read and Ride: A Pilot Partnership Between Chattanoog... 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Haunted History: Teaching Teens About Primary Sources 2:30pm - 3:20pm