2025 Annual Conference

2025 Annual Conference

4:00pm EDT

ImaginOn Tour ImaginOn

8:30am EDT

Breakfast & Check-In Atrium

9:00am EDT

NC LIVE Introduction & Welcome AuditoriumClaire Leverett

9:30am EDT

Networking Icebreaker Auditorium

9:45am EDT

Keynote Session: Saray Garnett-Hochuli AuditoriumSaray Garnett-Hochuli

11:00am EDT

Anchoring the Library as Place: Encouraging Students to Engage Academically, Socially, and Civically Through Campus Collaboration 602Andrea Stanfield • Sarah Sowa • Sherrill Shiraz Defining Our Role: Greensboro Public Library in the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem 601Kassie Ettefagh Heartbeat Hub: Collaboration and Engagement in the Community College Library 604Mary DiRisio Here and Legally Queer: Supporting LGBTQ+ Legal Needs through Community Partnerships 606Raivynn Smith • Caroline Flory • Larkin Coffey

12:00pm EDT

1:00pm EDT

NC LIVE Feedback Session - Community Colleges 604 NC LIVE Feedback Session - NCICUs 606 NC LIVE Feedback Session - Public Libraries 601 NC LIVE Feedback Session - UNCs 602

1:45pm EDT

Crafting Community Partnerships of Universal Benefit 604Erica Barnett • Sarah Steiner • Ali Norvell Dragons in the Dungeon: Incorporating Therapeutic and Inclusive Practices in Library Table-Top Games 606Christopher Moore Lightning Talks (Session 1) 601Ashley Mills • Sydney Adams • Michael Chapin • Jordan Green • Abi Whitney • Therese Triumph Lightning Talks (Session 2) 602Sydney Adams • Audrey McCook • Alexis Murrell • Christin Lampkowski • Carlo Diy

2:30pm EDT

Coffee & Networking Break Atrium

3:00pm EDT

Library Anchors for All Abilities: Building Stronger Communities Through Task Boxes and Memory Care Kits 602Rachel Nelson Reaching Across the State: How Interlibrary Loan is Connecting the University Libraries to North Carolina Public Libraries 601Ash Radtke • Renée Bosman The Neurodiverse Affirming Library: Engaging in Effective Interactions, Creating Welcoming Spaces, and Collaborating with Community Partners 604Dawn Behrend Your Community is Full of Stories: Neuse Regional Libraries and Preserving Local History 606Carolyn Schulman • Lori Bradford