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.

Martha Earl

University of Tennessee Preston Medical Library

Director and Professor

Knoxville

gsm.utmck.edu/library

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About me

Martha Earl, Director and Professor, received her MSLS from UT and has over 30 years of experience as a medical librarian. She has worked at the UT Preston Medical Library since 1997 and previously helped people to find the answers at UTK, University of Memphis, Meharry Medical College, and East Tennessee State University. Martha is a Distinguished member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals, a Certified Health Information Specialist, and a 2011/2012 AAHSL/NLM Leadership Fellow.

8:30am EDT

Bridging the Divide: Information & Digital Literacy Partnerships to Reach Underserved Communities in TN Meeting Room 10Maggie Albro • Charles Barthel No Longer Bound: Details of the Massive Periodical Deselection Project at East Tennessee Meeting Room 16Katherine Libby • Blair Jones

9:30am EDT

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

11:00am EDT

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

11:45am EDT

Intellectual Freedom Luncheon Ballroom HKent Oliver

1:10pm EDT

Academic Roundtable Business Meeting Meeting Room 17Kelly Tilton Advancing Consumer Health in Rural Public Libraries: A Strategic Partnership Between a Medical Library and a Regional Public Library Meeting Room 16Martha Earl • David Petersen • Matthew Jordan Check Your Alignment: Getting Back to Basics with Student Employment Meeting Room 10Zoe Bastone • Susan Martel • Allison Scripa

2:10pm EDT

Boundary Setting: Preventing Burnout in the Library Profession Meeting Room 2Jessica McClure • Cassandra Taylor • Alex Sharp

3:10pm EDT

Inventory: It's more than scanning! Meeting Room 10Tiffany Day • Krystal White The Basics That Bend: Getting Back to Core Principles in Library Outreach Meeting Room 16Nancy Gibson • April Parker

4:10pm EDT

The Librarian in the Mirror: Reflective Practice for Professional Growth Meeting Room 10Julie Lewis

5:00pm EDT

UTK SIS Alumni Reception

7:00pm EDT

All-Conference Reception AT&T Field

8:30am EDT

Forgot Your Why: Shedding the Superhero Cape and Gaslighting Phrases Meeting Room 16Caroline Mickey Taking Control of Your Story: Telling your story to the most important person (you!) Meeting Room 10William O'Hearn

9:00am EDT

Exhibits Open Ballrooms E, F, & G

9:30am EDT

Information Literacy in the Time of AI Meeting Room 11Emory LaPrade The ONEAL Project: negotiation education for library workers Meeting Room 16Courtney F The ‘Little’ Hatch Act: Balancing Library Advocacy and Not Getting Fired Meeting Room 2Sharon Edwards • William Quinn • Kelly Tilton

10:20am EDT

Free Time in Exhibits Ballrooms E, F, & G

11:10am EDT

Back to Basics: Rebuilding Student Engagement and Outreach Post-COVID Meeting Room 16Lydia Gwyn • Jonathan Wilson • East Tennessee State University Putting Some "Fun" in the Fundamentals of Locating Government Publications Meeting Room 11Perveen Rustomfram • Bess Robinson

12:00pm EDT

Trustee /Friends of the Library Luncheon Ballroom HAlison Lebovitz • Friends of Tennessee Libraries

1:30pm EDT

Pushing Back Against Censorship in TN Libraries: One Group's Experience Meeting Room 16Frank Lambert • Keri Lambert • Jessica Robertson Read a Good Book Lately Meeting Room 2Jamie Osborn • Cathy Farley • Jennifer Cowan-Henderson • Michael Hale

2:30pm EDT

Encouraging the Anxious: Free and Low Cost Events to Lift Spirits in the Academic Library Meeting Room 16Jan Cohu • Michaela Rutledge • Jules LeFort-Cleary Library Data Storytelling: From Data to Narrative Meeting Room 17Dwight Hunter • Andrea Kincaid The Basics of Becoming a Good Leader in Your Workspace. How and Why? Meeting Room 2Rebeckah Coleman