Preliminary Schedule

May 15

  • 8:30 – 9:30 Breakfast and welcome session
  • 9:30 – 10:30 Keynote Speakers: Topic #1: Libraries and Social Connections. Speakers: Jennifer Peterson and Brooke Doyle.
  • 10:30 – 11:30 Breakout 1 Small group discussion of keynote talk
  • 11:30 – 12:00 Finishing Session 1 Groups reconvene and draw key points and questions from breakout session
  • 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Catered/on-site
  • 1:00 – 2:00 Speaker 2 Topic #2: SUD/AUD, Social Connections, and Bibliotherapy
  • 2:00 – 3:30 Breakout 2 and Reconvening
  • 3:30 – 3:45 Break
  • 3:45 – 4:15 Speaker 3 Topic #3: Collection Development and Reading Groups
  • 4:15 – 5:00 Breakout 3 Small group discussion, followed by key points and questions from breakout
  • 5:00 – 5:30 Wrap-up Summarize day and distribute anything needed for day 2

May 16:

  • 8:30 – 9:30 Breakfast, welcome,housekeeping
  • 9:30 – 10:30 Speaker 4 Topic #4: Addiction and Recovery, including for library staff (Speaker from First Call KC)
  • 10:30 – 12:00 Breakout 4 Discussion on addiction, resources, etc.
  • 12:00 – 1:00 Catered lunch On-site
  • 1:00 – 2:00 Speaker Topic #5: Outreach and Marketing. How can you increase the appeal of these programs to different demographic groups?
  • 2:00 – 3:30 Breakout 5 Work on more outreach and marketing. Identify barriers, experiences with marketing to different demographics, etc.
  • 3:30 – 5:00 Wrapping it up–brainstorming session: plan for the toolkit and will, discuss next steps (feedback, timeline, updating website)