2025 Regional Conference Schedule

Fort Wayne - May 7th

9:00 am - 10:00 am
Registration

10:00 am - 10:50 am
Keynote: From Stress to Strength - A Pathway to Resilience
Presenter: Andie Hines-Lagemann

11:00 am - 11:50 am
Breakout Block 1

  • Tour: The Studio (Maker Lab)
    • Presenter(s): Beth Boatright
  • You Inherited a Hoard. What Do You Do Next?
    • Presenter(s): Katy Southern & Micheala Golden
  • Practicing Servant Leadership without burning out
    • Presenter(s): Traci Ward

11:50 am - 12:50 pm
Lunch

12:50 pm - 1:00 pm
Group Photo

1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
Breakout Block 2

  • Get Involved with Indiana FREADOM to Read
    • Presenter: Kyle Hickman, Vanessa Martin & Bee Gray-Chemey
  • Playful Opportunities (Peabody PL)
    • Presenter(s): Kelsey Fickinger & Kathy Harrison
  • Transforming Library Spaces: Design for Today and the Future
    • Presenter(s): Kim Bolan
  • Adult Literacy in Northeast Indiana
    • Presenter(s): Melinda Haines

2:00 pm - 2:50 pm
Breakout Block 3

  • FSSA Resources: 211 & 988
    • Presenter(s): Tara Morse & Kevin Evans
  • Everyday Advocacy
    • Presenter(s): Vanessa Martin & Julie Wendorf
  • Marketing Mix for Libraries 
    • Presenter(s): Aja Michael-Keller & Chris Ford
  • Tour: Special Collections
    • Presenter(s): Curt Witcher
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm
Afternoon Keynote: State of the ILF 
Presenter(s): Kyle Hickman and Julie Wendorf