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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.

Lori Cox

West Polk Public Library

Benton, Tennessee

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8:30am EDT

Reading the Room: Situational Awareness and Early Intervention in Libraries 300 BArlene Limas

9:30am EDT

Opening General Session Lecture HallJ.T. Ellison

11:00am EDT

Free Time in Exhibits Ballrooms E&F

1:10pm EDT

*CANCELLED* Bridgework: leadership and literacy strategies 200 ARebecca Tolley

2:10pm EDT

Crafting Practical MOUs between Friends and Libraries 200 AKathy Dooley-Smith Inviting Spaces: Inclusive Programming for Teens & Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 300 BJessica Joy

3:10pm EDT

Bridging Stories and Collections: A Collaborative Collection Assessment with the OCLC Complete 500 List 200 AKeani King • Samantha Freeman

4:10pm EDT

Gotta Catch Em' All: Hosting a Pokemon Club at your Library 200 AKimberlee Byrge • Kelsie Herrell Lower Your Drawbridge: Strategies for Disability-Inclusive Customer Service 200 BBeth Williamson, CPACC

8:30am EDT

How Do YOU Reference? The Evolving Face of Reference Service in Academic Libraries 300 APerveen Rustomfram • Bess Robinson • Alexandra Boris • Hannah Brandon • Zoe Bastone Real-Life Ready: Using Micro-Credentials to Bridge Digital Skills and Citizenship 200 AKaren Dearing • Ashley Shealy

9:30am EDT

Beyond Our Walls 200 ACatherine Morton

10:20am EDT

Free Time in Exhibits Ballrooms E&F

11:10am EDT

For the Birds (and the People): How Our Library Became a Certified Wildlife Habitat 300 CCourtney Mercurio Volunteerism in the Volunteer State 200 AMeredith Hale

1:30pm EDT

Read a Good Book Lately? 200 BErin Lankford • Courtney Fuson • Michael Hale • Jennifer Cowan-Henderson • Cathy Farley

2:30pm EDT

Back Pocket Programming 200 CKate Greene Smith