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Welcome to the 2017 IL Annual Conference site! The theme this year is: Seeking Inclusion, Finding Success.

All pre-conference and conference sessions have been approved for continuing education credit by the State Library of Iowa.

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Rebecca Funke

Des Moines Area Community College
Director of Library Resources
Ankeny, IA
Rebecca Funke is the Director of Library Resources for Des Moines Area Community College.
Wednesday, October 18
 

3:00pm CDT

Grand Opening of Exhibits Exhibit Hall

6:30pm CDT

SLIS Anniversary Reception Coral Grand Ballroom
 
Thursday, October 19
 

7:45am CDT

New Members / First-time Attendee Breakfast Coral D

8:30am CDT

Opening General Session and Keynote: The Language in the Mirror: Dictionaries, Inclusivity, and The Irritating Case of “Irregardless” Coral Grand Ballroom

10:00am CDT

Break in the Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall

12:00pm CDT

Awards Luncheon Coral Grand Ballroom

1:25pm CDT

Subdivision Business Meetings (Session I) Various (see details)

2:15pm CDT

Beyond The Shush: Librarians As Community Crusaders Coral D Click-bait, Hoaxes, Propaganda, and More! Libraries Combating “Fake News” Oakdale III

3:05pm CDT

Exhibit Hall Break Exhibit Hall

4:30pm CDT

Exhibit Hall Time Exhibit Hall Subdivision Business Meetings (Session II) Various (see details)

6:00pm CDT

Trivia Night with Dinner Coral Grand Ballroom
 
Friday, October 20
 

7:30am CDT

Breakfast with the ILA Board Oakdale III

8:30am CDT

General Session and Keynote: Staying At The Table: Inclusivity In Libraries Coral Grand Ballroom

10:05am CDT

White Pages, White Faces Oakdale IV

10:55am CDT

Break TBA

11:20am CDT

Moving Beyond Queer Acceptance: Creating A New Community Culture Oakdale IV

12:15pm CDT

All Iowa Reads: The Power of Fiction: Discovering the Universal within the Individual Coral Grand Ballroom