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MiALA 2026 Annual Conference

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Kendra Lake

North Central Michigan College

Librarian

9:45am EDT

President's Welcome Grandview IMary O'Kelly

10:00am EDT

Keynote Address Grandview ISteven M. Adams

11:30am EDT

Crafting our Collective Compass: Collaborations to Advance Incarcerated Students' Academic Library Access FrontJessica Hronchek • Cara Medvedenko • Jen Fiero • Sarah Kolk Illuminating Digital Learning: A Library-Led Faculty Development Journey ParkKatie Edmiston

12:15pm EDT

Birds of a Feather Lunch Grandview I

1:20pm EDT

From One-Shots to Syllabi: Charting the Possibilities of Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Instruction BoardmanSamantha Minnis • Cayla Dwyer • Mary Ruge • Gayle Schaub • Hazel McClure The CAPS Matrix: A Values-Driven Framework for Strategic Alignment in Academic Libraries FrontMary O'Kelly

2:15pm EDT

Connecting Library Work to the Dimensions of Belonging BoardmanJon Jeffryes

3:15pm EDT

AI as Wayfinder or Deceiver? Google Lens and Human Catalogers in Describing Detroit's Murals Grandview IJoan E. Beaudoin, PhD, MLIS, MA • Sarah Offerman

4:15pm EDT

'Baby Bargain Basement Librarians' and 'Has Beens': Surveying Ageism in Research Libraries ParkJodi Coalter (she/her) • Gennifer Iverson • Evalyn Stow (she/her) • Eli Wachter (they/them) FLITE BITES: Fueling Study and Combatting Food Insecurity Torch/LeelanauLauren Vogt

9:00am EDT

MiALA Membership Meeting Grandview I

10:00am EDT

Active Learning Strategies: A Show and Tell ParkSamantha Minnis • Mary Ruge Library of Things: Powered by Enthusiasm, Not Dollars FrontLauren Vogt • David Scott

10:30am EDT

Navigating Tension Between Academic Freedom and Standardization in a LibGuides Streamlining Project BoardmanJennifer J. Rundels • Elizabeth Heitsch

11:00am EDT

More than Crafting: How F.U.N. Committee Fostered Resilience and Collaboration ParkLee Parker • Ariel Wiborn