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2026 TNLA Conference

Welcome to the 2026 Tennessee Library Association Conference! #tnla26 We’re glad you’re here. Build your schedule below, and be sure to check the various pages for additional conference details.

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8:30am EDT

From the Pews to Peer-Reviewed: Transforming a Church Library into an Academic Collection 300 CAnn Rox • Tess Lyle • William Jones How Do YOU Reference? The Evolving Face of Reference Service in Academic Libraries 300 APerveen Rustomfram • Bess Robinson • Alexandra Boris • Hannah Brandon • Zoe Bastone Identifying perceived barriers and drivers of Artificial Intelligence (AI) integration in the User Experience (UX) design 200 BNadia Khalique People first, preservation later: critical community engagement to activate dialogue-based archives 300 BYingying Han Real-Life Ready: Using Micro-Credentials to Bridge Digital Skills and Citizenship 200 AKaren Dearing • Ashley Shealy Stepping into Leadership: Supporting New Managers in Libraries 200 CCaitlin Harrington

9:30am EDT

Beyond Our Walls 200 ACatherine Morton Books, Families & Fun – An Overview of Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) Programming 300 AHeather Logan Bridges to Belonging: Holistic Library Outreach and Instruction for Student Success 200 CJonathan Wilson • Lydia Gwyn Bridging Programs to the Library: Building a Community of Readers 300 BAlexandra Boris • Rebekah Moses Law for Librarians: Public Libraries 200 BSara Coffman • Evelyn Hunter • Xan Lasko Providing Access to E-theses, E-dissertations (ETDs) and Digitized Theses and Dissertations (DTDs) in the Library Catalogs at the University of Tennessee Libraries 300 CAnchalee Panigabutra-Roberts • Wanda Rosinski • David W Scott

11:10am EDT

Activating Archives: Bringing Special Collections to Life in Digital Commons 200 CCasey Parkman • Grace Neeley Every Voice Counts: Employee Engagement in the Strategic Planning Process 300 BAshley Sergiadis For the Birds (and the People): How Our Library Became a Certified Wildlife Habitat 300 CCourtney Mercurio Growing Community: Cultivating Mental Wellness in a Post-Pandemic Academic Library at a Public HBCU 300 AMeaghanne Hooberry Kodomomuke: Manga for Children 200 BScot Smith Volunteerism in the Volunteer State 200 AMeredith Hale

1:30pm EDT

Bridges for Children's/YA Literature: Children's Book Awards in the Southeast United States 200 CHeidi Busch Bridging the Gap to Library Accessibility: Building Access Together 300 BBeth Williamson, CPACC • CYNTHIA MOYNIHAN Read a Good Book Lately? 200 BErin Lankford • Courtney Fuson • Michael Hale • Jennifer Cowan-Henderson • Cathy Farley Traveling with Diverse Books; How Far Can We Go? 300 ADr. Cindy Welch 💩 happens at the library. . . and other duties as assigned 200 AMargaret Petty • Tina Stevens Personable Professionalism: How to Be Approachable While Maintaining a Professional Presence 300 CDana Richardson

2:30pm EDT

Back Pocket Programming 200 CKate Greene Smith Love, libraries, and the freedom to read 300 CSara Wigal • Randi Smith Mapping AI Literacy in Medical Education: A Review of Concepts and Teaching Practices 300 BYingbo Ma OSINT in the Library 200 BLisa Krajecki The Art of Saying No: Establishing and Maintaining Equitable Workplace Culture 300 ACalantha Tillotson • Christy Urquieta Cortes