SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - IN-PERSON

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023
1pm-5pm

FLA Pre-Conference Sessions
These sessions will be free with a conference registration. Limited space.  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

5pm-7pm  Registration Open
Location:  South Tower Conference Foyer
5pm-6:30pm FLA Networking Meetup
Room location: Oceanview

Cash Bar and appetizers.  Dinner on your own 
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
7:30am-5:30pm Registration Open
Location:  South Tower Conference Foyer
8am-9am

Breakout Sessions:

8am-9am

Public Library Directors Member Group Meeting
Room Location:  Executive Board Room A - South Tower

9am-9:30am

Coffee Break
Location:  South Tower Conference Foyer

Sponsored by:

9:30am-11:30am

Opening General Session, Keynote Address and Photo-Line
Room Location:  Grand Ballroom South Tower

Sponsored by: 


Keynote Speaker:  
Nalo Hopkinson
The first woman of African descent to receive the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master award, which is the lifetime honour from Science Fiction Writers of America, Nalo Hopkinson is also the youngest person to be so honored.  Jamaican-born, Hopkinson is the lead author of The House of Whispers comics series set in Neil Gaiman's Sandman Universe, with the TV adaptation now on Netflix. She’s written five novels including the award-winning, Brown Girl in the Ring, and her writing often draws on Caribbean language and traditions. She's been a finalist for a Nebula Award and won a World Fantasy Award, as well as the Gaylactic Spectrum Award for positive LGBTQ representation.

 

 

Guest Speaker:  Lessa Kanani'opua Pelayo-Lozada, 2022-2023 ALA President

 

 

 

 

11:30am-1:30pm

Keynote speaker book sales
Location:  South Tower Conference Foyer

11:45am-12:45pm

Sponsored Lunch & Learn ( Sponsored by OCLC)
Room Location:  Oceanview
Limited space, invite only


12pm-1pm Lunch on own 
12pm-1pm

FLA Communications Committee Meeting
Room Location:  Executive Board Room A - South Tower

1pm - 2pm

Breakout Sessions

2pm-3pm

FLA Advocacy and Legislative Committee Meeting
Room Location:  Executive Board Room A - South Tower

2:30pm-3:30pm

Breakout Sessions

3pm-4pm

FLA Membership Development Committee Meeting
Room Location:  Executive Board Room A - South Tower

4pm-6pm

Exhibit Hall Opens 
Location:  Coquina Ballroom in North Tower 2nd floor 

-Welcome Reception (appetizers/cash bar) 
-Author Tables
-Poster Session I: 

  • Open House:  Spotlighting the Next Frontier  of Learning, Engagement and Library Services
  • Consciously Creating Content: AI-Powered Social Media Strategies for Promoting Digital Collections
  • Driving Workshop Traffic Through Targeted Marketing
  • Learning from Experts: Night with a Scientist Programs at Volusia County Public Library
  • Creating diversity, equity and inclusion through access and preservation of unique audio recordings: lessons learned from a Recordings at Risk grant!

 

5:30pm - 7pm Alumni Reception(s)
Room Location:  Oceanview


6pm-7pm Public Library Managers Group Meeting
Room Location: Dolphin Meeting Room North Tower near Exhibit Hall 
6pm-9pm

After Hours Networking Event: Lady Dolphin Dinner Cruise
Bus pickup location:  North Tower Lobby Entrance  below Exhibit Hall near Hyde Park Steakhouse Restaurant. Bus leaves at 6:05pm and then loops back for a last pickup leaving PROMPTLY at 6:30pm.

Come enjoy a delicious meal with friends and colleagues surrounded by the beauty of the intracoastal waterway on the Halifax River!   Transportation, dinner, and 1 drink ticket is included.  There is a cash bar too.  Space is limited to 75 people.

Includes transportation to/from hotel
* FLA conference librarian attendees only.  ONE sponsor organization - see Prospectus for details.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Thursday, May 18, 2023
7:30am-5:30pm Registration Open
Location:  South Tower Conference Foyer
7am - 8am

Sponsored Breakfast Session (sponsored by Bibliotheca)
Room Location:  Grand Ballroom 1-4
Limited space, invite only - RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/630276713617

8am open

Exhibit Hall Open 8am-2pm
Location:  Coquina Ballroom in North Tower 2nd floor 
8am - 9am Coffee with Exhibitors
8am - 10am Author Tables
8am - 9:30am Poster Session II:

  • Living History: Bringing the Old Frontier to Life in the New Frontier
  • Welcome to Chillville: Creating a Space for Play, Relaxation, and Engagement in the Academic Library
  • Celebrating Life, Understanding Death: Starting a Community Conversation
9am-10am

Breakout Sessions

10:30am-11:30am

Breakout Sessions

10:30am-11:30am

FLA Youth Services Member Group Meeting
Room Location:  Executive Board Room A - South Tower

11:30am - 2pm

Concession Lunch in Exhibit Hall (Lunch advanced ticket available - CLICK HERE)
Author Tables
Magic Mirror
Poster Session III: 

  • The Library of Many Things: Circulating Games at an Academic Library 
  • Passive Programs for Community Impact
  • Representing Communities through Descriptive Practices in the Archives
  • Virtual Book Club: Forging Towards the Future, Connecting Collaboratively at a Distance
  • Learning from Experts: Recipes and Reads Culinary Labs Fighting Food Insecurity at Volusia County Public Library


Join us for our finale luncheon in the exhibit hall with our gracious vendors.  The price of the concession lunch is only $15 and tickets can be purchased in advance or onsite. 

12pm-1pm

Food for Thought served by Baker & Taylor
Sponsored Lunch & Learn
Room Location:  Oceanview

Invite Only, limited attendance

2:15pm - 3:15pm

Breakout Sessions

2:15pm-3:15pm

FLA Awards & Honors Committee Meeting
Room Location:  Executive Board Room A - South Tower

3:30pm - 4:30pm

Breakout Sessions

3:30pm-4:30pm

FLA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee Meeting
Room Location:  Executive Board Room A - South Tower

5:30pm-7:30pm



"Librarian Things" President's Reception
Room Location:  Grand Ballroom

(Heavy hors-d'oeuvres, cash bar)

Sponsored by:

Friday, May 19, 2023
7:30am-12pm Registration Open
Location:  South Tower Conference Foyer
7:30am-8:30am



Fun Walk/Run
on the beach sponsored by ByWater Solutions

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8am-9am

FLA Conference Planning Committee Meeting
Room Location:  Executive Board Room A - South Tower

9am-10am

Breakout Sessions

9am-10am

Friends & Foundations Roundtable
Room Location:  Oceanview (coffee available)

Libraries rely on their Friends and Foundations for fundraising and advocacy now more than ever. Yet, both library staff and Board members can struggle to find the right balance to ensure a healthy relationship. Join Fundraising expert Peter Pearson and FLA Vice President Douglas Crane for a casual roundtable conversation where we invite you to ask questions, share stories, and identify success strategies to take your Friends and Foundations connection into the next frontier!

9am-10am

FLA Professional Development Committee Meeting
Room Location:  Executive Board Room A - South Tower

10:30am-11:30am

Breakout Sessions

10:30am-11:30am FLA Intellectual Freedom Committee Meeting
Room Location:  Executive Board Room A - South Tower
12pm-1:30pm Closing General Session Lunch, Awards and Board Inductee Ceremony
Room Location:  Grand Ballroom

Sponsored by:  


1:45pm-2:30pm

FLA Board of Directors Meeting
Room Location:  Executive Board Room A - South Tower

 

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