FLA Preconference Sessions
Registration will open soon. These sessions will be free with a conference registration. Limited space.

• FACRL Presents Academic Libraries & Student Success For the Next Generation
• No File Left Behind: Navigating Records Management in the Next Frontier, Florida Department of State/Division of Library and Information Services

Coffee Break
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Opening General Session and Keynote Address

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 FLA Advocacy & Legislative Committee Meeting

Breakout Sessions

• Milestones in the New Normal: Coordinating and Launching a Large-Scale, Multi-Month Celebration
• Be the Leader that shows how to C.A.R.E. 
• Engage with Combat Robotics
• What We've Learned This Year

FLA Communications Committee Meeting

Breakout Sessions

• The Next Frontier:  Creating Management Magic In the New Normal (90 min)
• Combined Beyond the Safe Space & Fear is Alive (90 min)
• Honoring the Legacy of Bernadette Storck and Barratt Wilkins
• Student Wellness and the Viking Exchange

FLA Membership Development Committee Meeting

Exhibit Hall Opens 
Welcome Reception (appetizers/cash bar) 
Author Tables
Poster Session I

After Hours Networking Event: Lady Dolphin Dinner Cruise
Come enjoy a delicious meal with friends and colleagues surrounded by the beauty of the intracoastal waterway on the Halifax River!  We will leave the hotel at 6pm on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.  Transportation, dinner, and 1 drink ticket is included.  There is a cash bar too.  Space is limited to 75 people.
More information and Registration Coming Soon
Includes transportation to/from hotel
* FLA conference librarian attendees only.  ONE sponsor organization - see Prospectus for details.

Sponsored Breakfast Session (tentative)
Limited space, invite only

Exhibit Hall Opens
Author Tables

Breakout Sessions

• Career 411 Never Too Late to Jumpstart Your Career!
• Collection Connection
• Highly Illogical: Understanding Current and Emerging Challenges to Intellectual Freedom
  
• FLVC Library Services Update

Breakout Sessions

• Lessons Learned From the Sunshine State Library Leadership Institute (SSLLI) and Next Level Library Leadership Institute (NLLLI)
• Demystifying Neurodiversity: Meeting the Needs of Niche Populations with Confidence
• Social Services 2.0
• Building Community Partnerships That Enhance Your Summer Reading Program

Author Tables

FLA Youth Services Member Group Meeting

Concession Lunch in Exhibit Hall (Lunch advanced tickets available soon)
Poster Session III
Author Tables
Magic Mirror

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. 

Breakout Sessions

• The Next Frontier: Diversity Through Visual Storytelling
• Making History a New Reality: How Library Partnerships Using 3D, Digital Collections and Virtual Platforms Can Elevate Learning
• Boldly Go Where No Library Has Gone Before: Taking Outreach to New Frontiers
• Boldly Weed! Don't Take Junk to the Next Frontier

FLA Awards & Honors Committee Meeting

Breakout Sessions

• Transforming Library Staff Learning through Technology Skills Assessments
• Building a digital Archive: Collaborating with the Sunshine State State Digital Network and DPLA to Create a World Class Open Access Archive

FLA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee Meeting

"Librarian Things" President's Reception
(Heavy hors-d'oeuvres, cash bar)

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Sponsored Breakfast (tentative)
Limited space, invite only

FLA Conference Planning Committee Meeting

Breakout Sessions

• Archives 101: Demystifying Archival and Manuscript Collections
• Assumed Safe: What Do Library Workers Think?
• Lightning Round

FLA Professional Development Committee Meeting

Breakout Sessions

• Lean Six Sigma: Using Process Improvement to Enhance Library Services
• Virtual ESL: Hosting Great Conversations

FLA Board of Directors Meeting