Name: Poetry for the People: Expanding Literary Arts Literacy and Access Through Community Partnerships
Start: 2026-10-08T13:30:00-0700
End: 2026-10-08T14:20:00-0700

Poetry for the People: Expanding Literary Arts Literacy and Access Through Community Partnerships

Thursday October 8, 2026 1:30pm - 2:20pm PDT

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This session would look at different strategies for engaging and enriching literary arts programming in collaboration with community partners to increase audience engagement.

Attendees will walk away with actionable strategies for approaching community programming partnerships. I want to highlight the value of arts literacy and arts programming in establishing community and in celebrating the talents of that community by providing strategies for programming, public art initiatives, and strong community partnerships centered around the arts. I plan to provide programming strategies that are outside of the box, strategies aimed at hiding the vegetables, if you will, and that cast a broader net for people who may not otherwise gravitate towards such programming.

Speakers

Seth Thill

Library Assistant, Waterloo Public Library

Seth Thill is a library assistant and poet from Dubuque, Iowa, now working at the Waterloo Public Library, where they coordinate programming, work on the Interlibrary Loan team, serve on various library committees, and more. They hold an M.A. in English from the University of Northern... Read More →

Thursday October 8, 2026 1:30pm - 2:20pm PDT
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Breakout Session 2

2026 ILA Conference

Seth Thill

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2026 ILA Conference

Seth Thill

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