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10:20am CDT
Book Chat with Colleagues
Thursday October 24, 2024 10:20am - 11:10am CDT
Speakers 
Executive Director of PALS, PALS
Johnna Horton is the Executive Director of PALS, an organization that provides software support and training for library personnel in the Consortium of MnPALS Libraries, a group of 53 academic, special/state agency, and K-12 libraries. Over the years, Johnna has been a bookseller...
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2:00pm CDT
(Why) Do People Come to the Library?: Reassessing the Data We Rely on to Speak for the Library and Its Users
Thursday October 24, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Speakers 
Library Data Coordinator, Minnesota Department of Education, State Library Services
Verena Getahun is the library data coordinator at State Library Services in the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). In her role at MDE, Verena coordinates data collection and analysis for the annual report and consults with libraries on using data to communicate their value...
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Assistant Director, East Central Regional Library
Rachel Howell is the Assistant Director for East Central Regional Library (ECRL). In her role, she oversees the staff responsible for ECRL’s 14 branches, 8 outreach locations, and Legacy programming, in addition to working with the region’s statistics for state, county, and local...
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LSTA Coordinator, State Library Services
Maddie Rudawski is the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) coordinator at State Library Services in the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). In her role at MDE, Maddie implements and manages LSTA funding for libraries all over the state. Prior to working at MDE, she was...
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Saint Paul Public Library
Currently managing the Riverview branch of the Saint Paul Public Library system, Eric Yang brings twenty-four years of public library experience. He's worked at all levels, from shelving library materials, to providing Storytime for families, to managing a library and its staff. His...
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3:15pm CDT
Club de Lectura
Thursday October 24, 2024 3:15pm - 4:05pm CDT
Speakers 
Director, Austin Public Library
Julie is the director at the Austin Public Library and has called Minnesota home for 25 years. She enjoys travel and spending time in nature, as long as there are not too many frogs about.
Mower County Courthouse
Nitaya Jandragholica - Cultural Liaison and Spanish Interpreter for Mower County, she holds advanced degrees in music and physical therapy and licenses in legal and medical interpreting. With over two decades of community service, she has contributed to many organizations, including...
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4:35pm CDT
To Genrefy or Not to Genrefy: That is the Question!
Thursday October 24, 2024 4:35pm - 5:25pm CDT
Speakers 
Library Media Specialist, Anoka Hennepin ISD #11/Coon Rapids High School
Debra Geiger holds a BA in English from Concordia College, Moorhead, MN and an MA in Liberal Studies from Hamline University, and completed coursework for Library Media Specialist licensure at St. Cloud State University. She taught secondary classroom English for 21 years, and has...
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Library Media Specialist, Champlin Park High School
Allison Hackenmiller holds a BA in History from Drake University, an MLIS from the University of Wisconsin, and an MEd from the University of Minnesota. She has worked as a school librarian for 15 years, and has been at Champlin Park High School since 2015.
Librarian, Anoka Hennepin ISD #11
Abbey Engebretson holds a BA in Social Studies Education from University of Minnesota - Duluth and an MEd from Hamline University. She taught middle school social studies for 10 years, and has worked as a school librarian for 7 years, and has been at Anoka High School since 2018...
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