Welcome and Framing the Day

John Szabo, City Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library, @LAPublicLibrary

Maura Marx, Acting Director, IMLS, @mauramarx / @US_IMLS

Assessing the Needs of Our Communities

Moderator: Susan Benton, President and CEO, Urban Libraries Council, @ULCSusanBenton / @UrbanLibCouncil

Panelists:
Jacquie Brinkley, Library Consultant, Infopeople, @infotweets

Danielle Milam, Development Director, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District and Foundation, @LVCCLD

Kristin McDonough, Director, The New York Public Library Science, Industry, and Business Library, @NYPL_SIBL

Building Capacity with Programs and Partnerships

Moderator: Norine Han, Citizenship Outreach Specialist, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, @USCIS

Panelists:
John Szabo, City Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library, @LAPublicLibrary

Susan McVey, Director, Oklahoma Department of Libraries, @ODLtweet

Homa Naficy, Multicultural Services Director, Hartford Public Library, @HPLCT

Celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Michele Farrell, Senior Program Officer, IMLS, @US_IMLS

Lisa Wadors Verne, Educational Program Manager, Benetech, @Benetech

Leveraging Partnerships, Part 1: Cross Sector

Moderator: Ralph Smith, Managing Director, Campaign for Grade Level Reading, @readingby3rd

Panelists:
Sherri Killins, Director of Systems Alignment and Integration, BUILD Initiative, @BUILDInitiative

Janet McKenney, Director of Library Development, Maine State Library, @MaineStLibrary

Kyle Zimmer, President, First Book, @KyleFirstBook / @FirstBook

Leveraging Partnerships, Part 2: Federal

Moderator: Heidi Silver-Pacuilla, Team Leader, Applied Innovation and Improvement, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education, @LINCS_ED

Panelists:
Steve Reder, Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics, Portland State University, @Portland_State

Jamie Markus, Library Development Manager, Wyoming State Library, @WyoLibraries

Denise Dombek, Division Chief, Division of Workforce Investment, Employment and Training Administration, Region 6 – San Francisco, U.S. Department of Labor, @USDOL

Communicating with and Beyond Our Communities

Moderator: Greg Lucas, State Librarian, California State Library, @CAStateLibrary

Panelists:
Renee F. Hill, Assistant Professor of Practice, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University, @iSchoolSU

Rivkah Sass, Director, Sacramento Public Library, @Rivkah / @saclib

Jennifer Peters, Community Engagement Administrator, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, @JenniferBPeters / @TSLAC

Reassessing for Success: Evaluation and Sustainability

Moderator: Robert Karatsu, President, California Library Association, @RKaratsu / @CalLibAssoc

Panelists:
Marcia Mardis, Associate Professor, School of Information, Florida State University, @FSUlibIT

Michelle Perera, Director, Rancho Cucamonga Library, @CityOfRC

Julie Walker, State Librarian, Georgia Public Library Service, @georgialibs

Closing Remarks

Robin Dale, Associate Deputy Director, IMLS, @rldale / @US_IMLS