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MLA 2024 Conference
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To Genrefy or Not to Genrefy: That is the Question!
Thursday October 24, 2024 4:35pm - 5:25pm CDT
Meeting Room 101
Genrefication has been discussed in library circles for more than 20 years now. Have you taken the leap? Have you decided not to? Our team will share our experience of grappling with the question of whether or not to re-organize our secondary school library collections according to Reader Interest Classification, and ultimately deciding to make the shift in Spring 2024. Participants will hear our honest evaluation of benefits and challenges, our process for getting the work done, and initial reactions from our patrons–and have a chance to share their own thoughts and experiences.
Target audience: School library media media specialists, gr. K-12; interested public librarians
Speakers
avatar for Debra Geiger

Debra Geiger

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... Read More →
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Allison Hackenmiller

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.
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Abbey Engebretson

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... Read More →
Thursday October 24, 2024 4:35pm - 5:25pm CDT
Meeting Room 101
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