2026 ILA Conference

We Like to Party- Opening Up Library Spaces For Patro... 11:00am - 11:50am

Vibrant Programming for Small Libraries 11:00am - 11:50am

"So you want to do a building project..." 11:00am - 11:50am

Start Where You Are: Scalable Strategies for Library... 11:00am - 11:50am

Finding Fable: The Origin Story of CFPL’s Mascot 11:00am - 11:50am

The Opportunity Center Model: Expanding Library Servi... 11:00am - 11:50am

Poetry for the People: Expanding Literary Arts Litera... 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Lessons from a Consortium-Led Community Read Program 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Inclusivity & Universal Design for the Modern Library 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Tween & Teen Food Programming for Large and Small Gro... 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Digital Archives and R.O.I. 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Policies Are Systems: Designing for Real-World Use, N... 1:30pm - 2:20pm

Exhibitor Break 2:30pm - 4:00pm

How It’s Made, How It’s Used: Understanding and Apply... 4:00pm - 4:50pm

Lightning Talks 4:00pm - 4:50pm

Digital Safety Lab: Practical Ways to Talk to Patrons... 4:00pm - 4:50pm

Libraries: Mighty Catalysts for Community Resilience 4:00pm - 4:50pm

If You Build It, Teens Will Come: Creating a Teen Spa... 4:00pm - 4:50pm

Library Champions: Building Advocates Through Shared... 8:00am - 8:50am

Clinton High School Library has Main Character Energy 8:00am - 8:50am

Fundraising Basics 8:00am - 8:50am

BLAST: Bringing Libraries and Schools Together 8:00am - 8:50am

The Doctor Is In: Restorative Care for Broken Books 8:00am - 8:50am

The Parallels of Censorship: The Second Red Scare and... 8:00am - 8:50am

Silent Book Club®: A Novel Concept for a Library Prog... 9:00am - 9:50am

Present & Future of ILA: A Conversation with the Inco... 9:00am - 9:50am

Easy-Peasy STEAM-Powered Programming with Picture Boo... 9:00am - 9:50am

Activate Your Advocates: Designing marketing campaign... 9:00am - 9:50am

Exhibitor Break 9:55am - 10:25am

Defining Value: Leveraging Data to Make Confident Dig... 10:30am - 11:20am

A Galaxy of Ideas: Tween and Teen Programs for the 20... 10:30am - 11:20am

Community Pathways to Accessing Literacy 10:30am - 11:20am

The Reluctant Mentor's Toolkit 10:30am - 11:20am

Creativity and Collaboration: How Student Art install... 10:30am - 11:20am

From Book List to Shared Experience: Programming with... 10:30am - 11:20am