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June 9, 2015 by Gary Price

Videos of Panels From IMLS Focus on Learning in Libraries Now Available Online

June 9, 2015 by Gary Price

The IMLS Focus: Learning in Libraries took place at the Kansas City, Missouri Public Library on May 14, 2015.
IMLS posted recordings of each session and keynote on YouTube earlier today. All of the videos can be found in this playlist and the title of each session below is linked to the video of the session.
As is the case with most IMLS events and as you’ll see below, the list of moderators and panelists is a who’s who of U.S. librarianship.

8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • Speaker: Crosby Kemper, Executive Director, Kansas City Public Library, @KCLibrary
  • Introduced by:  Maura Marx, Acting Director, IMLS, @mauramarx / @US_IMLS
8:45 – 9:45 Participatory Learning in Libraries
  • Moderator: Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information, @cni_org
  • Panelists:
    • Bill Derry, Director of Innovation, Westport Library, @BillDerry / @WestportLibrary
    • Tod Colegrove, Director, DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library, University of Nevada, Reno, @pcolegrove / @DeLaMareLibrary
    • Laura Damon-Moore, Co-creator, Library as Incubator Project, @LauraDM08 / @IArtLibraries
    9:45 – 10:45 Early Learning in Libraries
    • Moderator: Clara Bohrer, Director, West Bloomfield Township Public Library, @wblib
    • Panelists:
      • Diane Hutchins, Consultant and Project Manager, Washington State Library, @WAStateLib
      • Beth Crist, Youth and Family Services Consultant, Colorado State Library, @BethCSL / @COStateLibrary
      • Kathleen Deerr, National Coordinator, Family Place Libraries at Middle Country Public Library, @MiddleCountryPL
      11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Adult Learning and Workforce Development in Libraries
      • Moderator: David Singleton, Director of Libraries, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, @cmlibrary
      • Panelists:
        • Diosdado Gica, Director of Learning and Literacy, Queens Borough Public Library, @QueensLibrary
        • Karisa Tashjian, Literacy Program Coordinator, Providence Public Library, @ktashjian / @provlib
        • Cindy Gibbon, Access and Information Services Director, Multnomah County Library, @MultCoLib
        12:45 – 1:15 Continuing Education for Librarians
        • Moderator: Tim Cherubini, Executive Director, Chief Officers of State Library Agencies
        • Panelists:
          • Chrystie Hill, Community Relations Director, OCLC, @itgirl / @OCLC
          • Anne Craig, Director, Illinois State Library, @annewbcraig
          1:15 – 2:30 Leveraging Research to Inform Better Practice
          • Moderator: John Horrigan, Senior Researcher, Pew Research Center, @JohnBHorrigan
          • Panelists:
            • Mega Subramaniam, Assistant Professor, iSchool – College of Information Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, @mmsubram / @iPAC_UMD
            • Gail Dickinson, Associate Dean, Graduate Studies & Research, Old Dominion University, @gailkd  / @ODUnow
            • Jill Castek, Research Assistant Professor, Portland State University, @Portland_State
            • Alison Head, Principal Research Scientist, Information School, University of Washington, @alisonjhead / @UW_iSchool
            2:30 – 3:30 Digital Literacy and Inclusion
            • Moderator: Colin Rhinesmith, Assistant Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, University of Oklahoma, @crhinesmith / @OUSLIS
            • Panelists:
              • Ruth Small, Laura J. & L. Douglas Meredith Professor, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, @drruthsyr / @iSchoolSU
              • Dwight McInvaill, Director, Georgetown County Library, @dmcinvaill / @GtownCoLibrary
              • Susan Feller, President/CEO, Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, & Museums, @TribalALM
              3:45 – 5:00 Aligning Curriculum with the Needs of Today’s Libraries and Users
              • Moderator: Bonnie Postlethwaite, Dean of Libraries, University of Missouri-Kansas City, @UMKCLibraries
              • Panelists:
                • David Lankes, Professor, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, @rdlankes / @iSchoolSU
                • Mary Stansbury, Associate Professor, Library and Information Science, University of Denver, @marystansbury / @UofDenver
                • Mark Puente, Director of Diversity and Leadership Programs, Association of Research Libraries, @ARLnews
                • Siobhan Reardon, President and Director, Free Library of Philadelphia, @FLPDirector / @FreeLibrary
                  5:00 – 5:15 Closing Remarks

Filed under: Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, Management and Leadership, Patrons and Users, Public Libraries, School Libraries, Video Recordings

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About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.

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