Join us at the Dixie Convention Center in St. George, Utah for the 2025 Utah Library Association Annual Conference!Registration is now open, with early bird pricing ending March 31. Soon after registering, you will receive a Sched invite to this event so you can plan your conference schedule. See you in St. George!
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In 2024, former Utah Library Association President Rebekah Cummings became the first librarian to run for Lt. Governor on a major party ticket in the United States. In addition to being a historic moment at the intersection of librarianship, advocacy, and public service, the selection of Rebekah as a Lt. Governor candidate highlights how the national book challenge battle has thrust librarians from the fringes of politics into the mainstream. In this presentation, Rebekah will share her inspirational seven-month journey on the campaign trail, the reasons that she now believes librarians are uniquely well-suited for public office, lessons learned, and a call to action to all librarians looking to engage in public service or run for public office.
Through personal narratives, we will discuss our paths to librarianship, how we defended ourselves as part of marginalized groups, and how our colleagues supported us through our journey. Resources will be shared.
Teens and Tweens patrons are busy people, so how can you inspire them to spend their limited time at the library? By offering "Return Programming"! From Bookopoly, to Plinko, to Junior Dungeons & Dragons, ongoing activities encourage readers to keep coming back and reward reluctant readers for trying something new. Join Kaitlin and Sarah as cover how to put a "Return Program" together, where to gather inspiration, and share some of their most successful ideas.
Reference Librarian, Washington County Library System
Cosplayer and reformed sewing machine serial killer, Sarah's secret identity for the past twenty plus years has been a Teen and Reference Librarian at the Hurricane Branch of the Washington County Library System. She has created, staffed, and been a guest at conventions, run book... Read More →
Librarianship as a profession often appeals to introverts. Working with books and seeing the regular patrons in a relatively quiet setting seems like the perfect job for the more reserved. But what happens when an introvert advances in their career and suddenly find themself in a leadership position? Can introverts be effective leaders? Yes! In this panel session we will hear from some great librarian leaders who are introverts and learn how being introverted actually helps them be effective leaders.
Scrapbooks from the 1960s Alpenbock Climbing Club were donated to the Library in 2006, but were only made publicly available in 2023. This presentation describes the challenges of a multi-author unpublished donation and my multi-step de-risking process so the library could publish the scrapbooks in the Digital Library. The digitized scrapbooks immediately received recognition. Scrapbook images were featured on the front-page of the Salt Lake Tribune and several other news stories highlighting the historical significance of these inspirational stories. This case study's process provides a framework for other complicated donations, especially for those working within a community.
