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In-Person Schedule | Virtual Schedule | ||
Sunday, May 22nd | Sunday, May 22nd | ||
1pm-5pm |
FLA Preconference Register hereThese sessions will be free. Limited space. Reset and Reconnect Library Friends Groups and Foundations Room- Heritage C/E |
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5pm-7pm | Registration Open | ||
6:30pm - 8:30pm | FLA Networking Meetup (cash bar) Dinner on your own- this is a perfect event to visit as a last stop of the evening. |
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Monday, May 23rd | Monday, May 23rd | ||
7:30am-5:30pm | Registration Open | ||
8am-9am | First time Attendee and New Member Orientation Heritage A/B |
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8am-9am |
Breakfast with Friends Join us for a round-table discussion facilitated by Beth Nawalinkski and Peter Pearson. This is a chance for you to talk with fellow Friends (and non-Friends) from about the state! Exchange ideas, meet new people and have fun. A breakfast buffet and the opening session is included in the purchase price of the ticket. Limited to 50 people. Register here |
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9am-9:30am |
Coffee Break Sponsored by Smart Horizons Career Online High School |
9:30am-10am | Zoom Room Networking Lounge |
10am-11:30am |
Opening General Session
"Mirna Valerio is a native of Brooklyn, NY, a former educator, cross-country coach, ultrarunner, obstacle course enthusiast..." click her for bio. |
10am-11:30am | Opening General Session- Live Streamed |
11:30am-12:30pm |
Power Lunch with Baker & Taylor |
11:30am- 1pm | Zoom Room Networking Lounge Open On-Demand Videos Open Scavenger Hunt Open |
12pm-1pm | Lunch on own | ||
12pm-1pm |
FLA Advocacy & Legislative Committee Meeting |
12pm-1pm |
Advocacy & Legislative Committee Meeting |
1pm-4pm |
Performers Arcade • DoDad's Lab • James Songster Emerging Leader Training • Jane Rosenbohm, Guitar Extraordinaire • Mr. Richard • On the Go Music (tentative) • Orisirisi African Folklore • The Story Dome • Turtle Dance Music (tentative) |
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1pm-2pm |
Better Stats for Better Stories: Show AND Tell Eight Steps to Excellent Customer Service in Virtual Reference Lightning Rounds FLA Professional Development Committee Meeting |
1pm-2pm |
Better Stats for Better Stories: Show AND Tell
FLA Professional Development Committee Meeting |
2pm-3pm |
FLA Communications Committee Meeting |
2pm-3pm | FLA Communications Committee Meeting Meeting Link |
2:30pm-4pm |
Support Health and Mental Wellness with Florida Electronic Library Resources Reset and Reconnect with Adaptive Yoga in the Library and Virtually Alternative Universes - Alternate Reality Games and Creative Website Design |
2:30pm-4pm |
Support Health and Mental Wellness with Florida Electronic Library Resources |
3pm-4pm | FLA Membership Development Committee Meeting Room: Gallery A/B |
3pm-4pm |
FLA Membership Development Committee Meeting |
4pm-6pm |
Exhibit Hall Opens
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4pm - 5pm | Exhibitor Zoom Room Open |
4pm-5pm | Poster Session I | ||
5:30pm - 7pm | FSU Alumni Reception | ||
6:30pm-9:30pm |
After Hours Networking Event: Sunset River Cruise* We set sail at sunset on Tuesday evening on the St. John's River! Transportation, lite appetizer and 1 drink ticket is included. There will be a cash bar too. Space is limited to 50 people. Register here* FLA conference attendees only |
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Tuesday, May 24th | Tuesday, May 24th | ||
7:30am-5:30pm | Registration Open | ||
7am - 8am |
OCLC Update Breakfast |
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8am-1pm |
Exhibit Hall Opens Author Tables
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8am-9:30am | Coffee with Exhibitors | ||
8:30am-9:30am | Poster Session II | 8:30am-9am | Zoom Room Networking Lounge |
9am-10am |
Library on the Move: Bringing Library Services to Neighborhoods Keep Calm and Pivot: Resetting Library Engagement with Remote Outreach The Role of Libraries in the Mis/Disinformation Age |
9am-10am |
Library on the Move: Bringing Library Services to Neighborhoods |
10:30am-12pm |
Connecting to the Other Side and Local History Reconnecting the Right Way with Video and Social Media Career 411 - Never Too Late to Jumpstart Your Career! FLA Youth Services Member Group Meeting |
10:30am-12pm |
Connecting to the Other Side and Local History
FLA Youth Services Member Group Meeting |
1030am-12pm |
Author Tables
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12pm-1pm |
Concession Lunch in exhibit hall |
12pm - 1pm | ![]() Trivia Game for virtual audience |
1pm-2pm |
Resetting Intellectual Freedom for Today's World Social Workers in Public Libraries: An Exploration of Current Practice in Florida What We've Learned This Year |
1pm-2pm | Resetting Intellectual Freedom for Today's World Live streamed |
2:30pm-3:30pm |
Summer Reading Outreach to Overcome the COVID-Divide Know Your Neighborhood: Manatee County Neighborhood Histories Project Hire the Best: Enhance the Library Workforce with Inclusive Job Recruitment FLA Awards & Honors Committee Meeting |
2:30pm-3:30 |
Summer Reading Outreach to Overcome the COVID-Divide
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4pm-5pm |
From Disconnected to HS Diploma Bound: How Florida Public Libraries are Re-Engaging Adults Back into the Virtual Educational System Refresh & Reconnect Your Instructional Videos FLA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee Meeting |
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5:30pm-7:30pm |
19th Hole President's Reception Sponsored by: L3Harris |
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Wednesday, May 25th | Wednesday, May 25th | ||
7:30am-12pm | Registration Open | ||
7:30am-8:30am | Fun Walk/Run Sponsored by ByWater Solutions |
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8am-9am |
FLA Conference Planning Committee Meeting |
8am-9am |
FLA Conference Planning Committee Meeting |
9am-10am |
SLIDE INTO OUR DMS: The Power of the BIPOC Bookstagram Community English Literacy for Families Your Library - The Place to Be! |
9am-10am |
SLIDE INTO OUR DMS: The Power of the BIPOC Bookstagram Community |
10:30am-11:30am |
Asian American & Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AA & NH/PI) Representation in Comics FLVC - Library Services Update FLA Intellectual Freedom Committee Meeting |
10:00am - 12:30pm |
Zoom Room Networking Lounge Open
FLA Intellectual Freedom Committee Meeting |
12pm-12:30pm | Closing General Session Lunch | ||
12:30pm-1:30pm |
Closing General Session, Awards and Board Inductee Ceremony Sponsored by GALE |
12:30am-1:30pm | Closing General Session, Awards and Board Inductee Ceremony Live streamed |
1:45pm-2:30pm |
FLA Board of Directors Meeting |
1:45pm-2:30pm |
FLA Board of Directors Meeting |