VAASL 2024 Annual Conference

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VAASL 2024 Annual Conference

Welcome to the VAASL 2024 Fall Conference App!
Telling Our Story through an incredible program of sessions and events.

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10:00am EST

Book Repair and Processing on a Dime (In Your Allegheny CMarney Clark • Jessica Drinks Free Place-based, Experiential PD! Piedmont BJen Spisak

11:00am EST

Manga Mania! Colony DEMadeline Davis Telling Your Story Allegheny ABLarry Issa New Choices for Virginia Libraries: New Circulation System, Fundraising Options, and More with Mackin! Piedmont BTodd Harold • Bob Stapf Chronicles of a Rookie Librarian: Lessons Learned in Year One Patriot ABSara Kauffman • Sarah Kindler Easy Advocacy for Elementary Librarians Tidewater CDMichelle Bergstresser • Heather Gonzalez AI Tools for Librarians, Teachers, and Students Colony ABCIdaMae Craddock

12:00pm EST

Diving Deeper into Collection Development Piedmont AChristopher Hutto • Laurie Bolt Telling the Library Story with Topics and Trends Colony DEAudrey Church 100 (or more) NEW Books for Middle and High School Readers! Colony ABCJenny Ashby • Janice Raspen How Can Your Librarian Help You Tidewater ABLeah Talbert • Jen Smith Creating Collaboration Allegheny CRebecca Sharpley • Lewis Coleman Interactive Timelines: Merging Research Skills with Artistic Expression Liberty ABMaria Lamb • Erin Nye Blank Brain? AI to the Rescue! (Utilizing AI as an Elementary Librarian) Tidewater CDJacquelyn McGuire-Day • Erin Berens • Jeannette Reynolds

1:00pm EST

Diverse Literature: VA READS in the Library Piedmont BAmi Schroder • Amy Hurley A Book for Every Reader: How One District Succeeds with Digital Patriot ABAmy Hailey • Jody Brookshire So Many Books, So Little Time Piedmont ALaurie Bolt Transforming Your Library for Any Budget Tidewater ABLisa Koch • Sarah Pevner Championing Computer Science in the Library: Practical Integration Strategies Allegheny ABTiffany Cobbs Adventures in AI Colony ABC Great Digital Resources Colony DEHeather Moorefield-Lang

2:30pm EST

Dynamic Diverse Books for Your Library Tidewater CDAmi Schroder • Katie Bruechert