ULA Annual Conference 2025

ULA Annual Conference 2025

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!

1:30pm MDT

From Passion to Policy: Practical Advocacy for Every Librarian Sunbrook CPeter Bromberg • Rebekah Cummings • Daniel Neville-Rehbehn Intellectual Property Beyond Copyright & Fair Use: Discovering Patents and Trademarks Sunbrook BTallie Casucci • Alfred Mowdood • John Burns Navigating Challenges: the Workplace Situation of Library Workers in the U.S. Entrada AArlene Limas OLY Tell Your Story With Data Entrada CJosh Johnson • Heidi Fendrick

8:30am MDT

ULA President's Address & Keynote: Cindy Hohl, ALA President TBA

10:10am MDT

Beyond Traditional Library Services: Social Work in the Library Sunbrook AHolly Okuhara • Bobby Workman ULA 101 Sunbrook BEmily Johnson • Anika Nacey

11:10am MDT

DSRT and You!: Supporting Yourself and Other Diverse Staff AuditoriumLeonides Ortiz • Sarah Müller Empowering Communities: Libraries Leading Public Health Partnerships Sunbrook AGeorge Strawley • Utah Health Literacy Coalition

11:40am MDT

A Brief Catalog of Library Games (20 minute session) Entrada ANick Totten

1:30pm MDT

Outreach - Don't Overthink It! Entrada CAmber Lowe • Mariah Lucas Rightsizing the 5th Floor: Perspectives on Collection Assessment in the Humanities Entrada BAdam Griggs • Cassandra Belliston • Megan Gurney • Mikayla VanDyke Self-Care for Library Workers Sunbrook CMike Goates • Jamie Hansen • Meg Frost

2:50pm MDT

Assisting Patrons with Marketplace Health Insurance Sunbrook CSusan Meagher • Bobby Workman Boundaries & Back-Up Sunbrook ADavid Bird

3:50pm MDT

To Reciprocity and Beyond: Building Trust with Local Tribes Sunbrook CKathleen Broeder • Sally McDonald When the Walls Come Tumbling Down: Creating a Library Time Capsule in the Sparest of Spare Time Entrada CBryan E. Hull • Carmin Smoot • Sy Maestas • Shawn Steidinger • Olivia Kavapalu • Nena Schvaneveldt

9:00am MDT

Keynote: James LaRue TBA

1:00pm MDT

Help! They Don't Know What to Read! AuditoriumGloria Larson Problem Solving Through Play: Using Lego Serious Play to Kickstart Library Planning, Service Design, and User Research Sunbrook CAlex Sundt • Lara Petersen • Sara Szobody • Katie Luder The Experience of Your Customer Entrada CJeff Davis

1:30pm MDT

Law in the Libraries: A Guide to Legal Resources and Avoiding Unauthorized Practice of Law (20 minute session) Entrada APeter Vanderhooft

2:10pm MDT

Allyship at the Library Sunbrook AMichelle Cao • Esther Daranciang Everyday Inclusion: How to Adapt Your Existing Programs, Services, and Mindset AuditoriumCaroline Macfarlane • Mariah Lucas Librarians are People, Too!: Marketing Your Library with an Authentic Voice Sunbrook CCarla Gordon • Erika Hill

3:10pm MDT

Artificial Intelligence and its Translations from Minority Languages Entrada AMilan Pohontsch Books that Make a Difference: Collecting and Reflecting on Stories that Inspire Readers Entrada BJamie Hansen • Betsy Hopkins • Maggie Marchant • Toni Pilcher • Rachel Wadham Fellow Citizens Ballroom EWanda Huffaker Let's Go With The Flow: Considerations for Period Products in the Library Sunbrook BRebecca Baker Library Outreach: Challenges and Opportunities AuditoriumBrittany Maloy • Amber Lowe • Jennifer Schill • Amy Crockett • Erin Davis Measuring Impact, Telling Stories Sunbrook CNathan Robison