2026 Wyoming Library Association Conference

2026 Wyoming Library Association Conference

12:30pm MDT

Wyoming Civic Legacy Trolley Tour Meet near the registration table

1:00pm MDT

Change-Making Fundamentals - Building Positive Change for a Better Wyoming Wyoming Room ADaniel Galbreath

2:30pm MDT

Book Talk & Swap Sheridan RoomJennisen Lucas

3:00pm MDT

Scene It and Stress Testing Your Library Wyoming Room ADarci Lipp-Acord The Wellbeing Workshop: A Hands-On Lab for the Art of Journaling Sheridan RoomJessica Otto

8:00am MDT

Library Awards Reception Breakfast Wyoming Room C/D

9:30am MDT

From Cast On to Community: A Practical Knitting Program Model for Libraries Wyoming Room BGeralyn Dyson GoWYLD 2026: A Comprehensive Guide to New Tools and Statewide Resources Yellowstone RoomPaige Bredenkamp Helping Libraries Thrive: Grant Opportunities & Grant Writing Basics Sheridan RoomBen Kinion Program in a Box! Wyoming Room AJoanne Pruitt • April Freeman • Angel Capone Evans

10:30am MDT

Vendor Hall Grand Opening! Grand Ballroom

11:30am MDT

WLA Business Meeting & Keynote Luncheon: Mandy Fabel Wyoming Room C/DMandy Fabel

2:00pm MDT

Destination Imagination: Creative Problem Solving Programming at Your Library Sheridan RoomStephanie Birr The Library of Congress Has Something for You Yellowstone RoomLinann McDonald Toolkit to Thrive: Translating Library Statistics for Community Support Wyoming Room AJessica Otto WYZE: Building a Statewide Zine Exchange Through Wyoming Libraries (Part 1) Wyoming Room BJanice Grover & Dr. Phillip Goodwin

3:00pm MDT

Creating a Zine Community at University of Wyoming (Part 2) Wyoming Room BJanice Grover & Dr. Phillip Goodwin Library Shark Tank Sheridan RoomLisa Scroggins So You Think You Can Overdrive Wyoming Room AElizabeth Albin & Kate Mutch Sorry, It's the Burnout Yellowstone RoomMicah Copeland

5:30pm MDT

Mix & Mingle, a WLLI-sponsored event TBA

8:00am MDT

PIG-Programming Interest Group Meeting Wyoming Room B SLIG-School Libraries Interest Group Meeting Yellowstone Room Vendor Time Grand Ballroom WLLI/LEAD Interest Group Meeting Wyoming Room A YSIG-Youth Services Interest Group Meeting Sheridan Room

9:00am MDT

Early Literacy in the Library Yellowstone RoomHeather Filliponi-Pearson & Liz Smith Thriving, not just Surviving in Times of Change Wyoming Room AAmanda Bugbee • Amber Lotspeich • Sarah Rhodes Wanna See Some Sheet? Wyoming Room BSamuel Mutch Wyoming Summer Reading: Thriving Together by the Numbers Sheridan RoomJoanne Pruitt

9:50am MDT

PATHS Libraries Meet-up & Information Share with WY Telehealth Network Wyoming Room C/D

10:30am MDT

Friendship, Stories, and Stuffies, Oh My! (Collaboration Between School and Public Libraries) Yellowstone RoomJennisen Lucas Nontraditional Pathways to Librarianship Sheridan RoomJudi Boyce Vision Outreach Services--Talking Books and More Wyoming Room BKrisene Watson & Brenda Ariosto Wyoming Digital Newspaper Collection for your Library and your Users Wyoming Room AChad Hutchens

11:30am MDT

From the Stacks to the Streets: Let's Advocate for Libraries! Wyoming Room ACatilin White Speed Networking Yellowstone RoomLori Sponhour The Crafty Librarian's Guide to Book Yoga and Spine Surgery: Book Repair for Beginners Sheridan RoomLindee Strandgard & Aurora Keffeler

12:30pm MDT

Author Luncheon: Brandon Mull Wyoming Room C/DBrandon Mull