2023 PLD Midwinter Conference
Thursday, January 26, 2023, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT
Category: Event
Homewood Public Library 1721 Oxmoor Road, Birmingham, AL 35209
Deadline to pre-register is: January 19, 2023.
Registration Costs:
- Full day with lunch (member) = $45
- Full day with lunch (non-member) = $55
- Full day with NO lunch (member) = $35
- Full day with NO lunch (non-member) = $45
Contact Wendy Geist ([email protected] or 205.332.6621) if you have any questions about the conference or Jodi Poe ([email protected] or 256.782.8103) if you have any issues registering.
PROGRAM LINEUP
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM REGISTRATION, Coffee & Pastries
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome
9:00 AM – 10:45AM Keynote (VIRTUAL)
Patron Response Framework: Responding with Empathy, Kindness, and Love to Difficult Situations Speakers: Liz Knapp, Michelle Roossien, and Leigh Verburg (Kent District Library, Michigan)
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM Morning Sessions
- Active Shooter Training Speaker: LT Justin Self, Homewood PD
- Trustee Training Speakers: Jessica Everingham, APLS
- Homeschool Hub Speakers: Cristina Castor, Homewood; Chelsea Rodriguez, BPL; Vanesa Warner, North Shelby
- S.T.E.A.M. Playground Storytime Speaker: Katie Jane Morris, Hoover
- Work/Life in Balance Speaker: Maggie Banger LPC-S, NCC
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM Early Afternoon Sessions
- Be a Rainbow Ally Speaker: Allison Scanlan, Pinson; Samuel Rumore, BPL
- Passports Speakers: Daniel Tacket, Vestavia; Lynn Hutchins, BPL; Jiemin Fan, BPL; Deja Ruddick Horse Shoe Bend
- Libraries and Anime: Bringing Manga & Anima to Your Library Speakers: Cat Sandler, Homewood; Lindsay Hamilton, Montgomery; Kristen Briggs, Florence
- Reimagining School Readiness Partnership (RSRP) 2023 Speaker: Jessica Everingham, APLS
2:30 – 3:45 Late Afternoon Sessions
- HIRING AND FIRING: Employee Relations in Today’s Market Speakers: Rosanna McGinnis, Opelika; Connie Chow, Huntsville; Dorothie Linton, Huntsville
- LSTA Training Speaker: Kelyn Ralya, APLS
- Adult Program Swap Moderator: TBD
- Children’s Program Swap Moderator: Tamara Hue, Irondale
Deadline to pre-register is: January 19, 2023.
Contact: Wendy Geist [email protected]
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