2026 Core Forum

2026 Core Forum

KM

Katie MacKendrick

2:00pm EST

Registration Open

5:00pm EST

Opening Welcome Reception

8:30am EST

Opening General Session - Nick Laucuente - Bourbon Archaeology: Unearthing Spirited Stories

10:00am EST

Morning Break with Vendors

10:30am EST

Stop Beating Yourself Up: Leading with Compassion Tackling Problematic Subject Categories In the Stacks: Promoting Inclusivity Through Signage, Marketing Efforts, and Strategic Partnerships

11:30am EST

Lunch On Your Own

1:00pm EST

From Assumptions to Insight: Attribution Theory in Library Leadership

2:00pm EST

Afternoon Break with Vendors

2:30pm EST

Cataloging Non-Roman Scripts With Help From AI: A Case Study of Chinese Language Materials

3:30pm EST

Afternoon Break with Vendors

3:45pm EST

The Tech Services Librarian Behind the Curtain: Building Relationships for Behind the Scenes Positions

8:30am EST

Opening General Session - Frank X Walker - Curious George Goes to the Library(and Gives Birth to a Poet)

10:00am EST

Morning Break with Vendors and Poster Sessions

11:00am EST

Designing for Inclusion: Creating Sensory Spaces for Neurodiverse Library Users Navigating the Surge: Developing Policies for AI-Generated Books Top Tech Trends

12:00pm EST

Lunch On Your Own

1:30pm EST

Modern Middle Leadership: Redefining How to Lead at the Most Crucial Level On Our Terms: Building a Community Subject Thesaurus for Radical Materials

2:30pm EST

Afternoon Break with Vendors

3:00pm EST

The Overlooked Advantage: How Different Thinkers Strengthen Organizations

4:00pm EST

Afternoon Break with Vendors

4:15pm EST

AI Use by Library Technical Services Workers in the U.S. and Canada From Flat Files to Knowledge Graphs: Rescuing an Endangered Dataset with Wikidata I Trust You: How Three Little Words Can Unleash Your Team