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2026 TNLA Conference

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Sarah Seddon

Lincoln Memorial University

Head of Collection Engagement

Harrogate, TN

library.lmunet.edu

About me

Work Related: Managing student workers, using an inhouse system to catalogue graphic novels, Juvenile books, etc.

Non-work Related: Anime/manga, crochet and amigurumi, graphic novels, fairy tales, writing fiction, living in Japan for 5 years, horror and fantasy genres, etc.

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

The Greatest Show on Campus: Building Belonging with the University Libraries Welcome Carnival 300 ACarl Hess • Brannen Varner

3:10pm EDT

Library Leadership in Textbook and Course Material Affordability Session 1: University Perspectives 300 BMelissa N. Mallon • Ashley Sergiadis • Joshua Nave • Ginelle Baskin • Levi Fleming

4:10pm EDT

*CANCELLED* Guiding Students through the AI Fog: The Librarian's Role in Research Confidence and Judgment 200 CRebecca Tolley

5:00pm EDT

SIS Alumni Reception Maple Hall

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

9:30am EDT

Bridges to Belonging: Holistic Library Outreach and Instruction for Student Success 200 CJonathan Wilson • Lydia Gwyn

10:20am EDT

Free Time in Exhibits Ballrooms E&F

11:10am EDT

Volunteerism in the Volunteer State 200 AMeredith Hale

1:30pm EDT

Bridging the Gap to Library Accessibility: Building Access Together 300 BBeth Williamson, CPACC • CYNTHIA MOYNIHAN

2:30pm EDT

Mapping AI Literacy in Medical Education: A Review of Concepts and Teaching Practices 300 BYingbo Ma