2026 TNLA Conference: Full Schedule

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.

5:30pm EDT

TNLA Board Meeting

Tuesday April 21, 2026 5:30pm - 6:00pm EDT

300 B

A Zoom link will be made available before the meeting to all Board members via the email list.

Speakers

Cathy Farley

Executive Director, Tennessee Library Association

Cathy McCord Farley is a graduate of Tennessee Technological University, where she earned a BS in Secondary Education and an MA in Library Science. She has served as Director of the White County Public Library in Sparta, Tennessee, for 28 years, and for the past seven years has also served as Executive... Read More →

Tuesday April 21, 2026 5:30pm - 6:00pm EDT
300 B

Meeting

1:10pm EDT

Academic Roundtable

Wednesday April 22, 2026 1:10pm - 2:00pm EDT

300 A

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Speakers

Kelly Tilton

Wednesday April 22, 2026 1:10pm - 2:00pm EDT
300 A

Meeting

2:10pm EDT

Public Library Roundtable

Wednesday April 22, 2026 2:10pm - 3:00pm EDT

300 C

Business meeting of the Public Library Roundtable. We will be nominating officers and discussing plans for the coming year.

Speakers

Whitney Norwood

Assistant Director, Jackson-Madison County Library

Wednesday April 22, 2026 2:10pm - 3:00pm EDT
300 C

Meeting

3:10pm EDT

Access and Patron Services Roundtable

Wednesday April 22, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT

300 A

A business meeting for members of the TNLA Access and Patron Services Roundtable. The purpose of the meeting is to conduct Roundtable business, including voting for Roundtable Leadership.

Speakers

Dwight Hunter

Marketing and Assessment Librarian, Chattanooga State

Beth Williamson, CPACC

Program Manager, Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Nashville Public Library, Graduate Student, University of South Carolina

Beth Williamson is Program Manager for Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing at Nashville Public Library, a certified accessibility professional, and an MLIS student at the University of South Carolina. Her work focuses on inclusive public service, equitable library practice... Read More →

Wednesday April 22, 2026 3:10pm - 4:00pm EDT
300 A

Meeting

4:10pm EDT

**CANCELLED** Technical Services Roundtable

Wednesday April 22, 2026 4:10pm - 5:00pm EDT

300 A

This is the annual business meeting of the Technical Services Roundtable. In this session, we will get to know one another and share and solicit feedback on developments, projects, challenges in our area of librarianship, as well as discuss ideas for roundtable programming and engagement for the coming year.

Speakers

Tiffany Day

Wednesday April 22, 2026 4:10pm - 5:00pm EDT
300 A

Meeting

4:10pm EDT

Leadership Roundtable

Wednesday April 22, 2026 4:10pm - 5:00pm EDT

300 C

An in-person meeting to drive up interest in the Leadership Roundtable. Will also have a small panel of leaders to present library leadership production topics for team-building, collection development tricks for 2026, and leadership in programming. P

Speakers