Libraries for the Blind and Print Disabled

2017 Midlands/Northern Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, June 6-8 (Pre-Conference Tour, June 5)

3 PM: Tour Departs from The Graduate

Library of Michigan Tour
Michigan's Regional: Braille and Talking Book Library Tour (h’orderves to be served)

8 PM: Tour Returns to The Graduate

__Location: AADL Front Lobby__

7-9 PM: Early Registration (AADL Front Lobby)

7:15 PM: AADL Tour 1 (Front Lobby)

8 PM: AADL Tour 2 (Front Lobby)

__Location: AADL Front Lobby__

8-10 AM: Registration & Continental Breakfast

__Location: AADL Lower Level__

9:15 AM: Welcome & Roll Call of the States

10 AM: HathiTrust: Making 14M+ Books Accessible to the Blind & Print-Disabled Presented by MICHAEL FURLOUGH, Executive Director, HathiTrust

10:45 AM: Library Services to People With Print Disabilities - Today and Tomorrow Presented by KAREN KENINGER, Director, NLSBPH, Library of Congress, and Chair, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Section on Libraries Serving Persons With Print Disabilities

11:40 AM: Spark!

11:45 AM: Lunch on Your Own

1:15 PM: NLS and Multi-State Center East Updates and Q & A Presented by VICKIE COLLINS, Head of Network Services Section, NLSBPH,
PAMELA DAVENPORT, Network Consultant, NLSBPH, and JACKIE CONNER, Vice President, Multi-State Center East

2:15 PM: NLS Standards Revisions Presented by EURA SZUWALKSI, Project Director, NLSBPH Standards Revision. The revision of the 2011 Standards and Guidelines of Service for the Library of Congress Network of Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped started in late 2015 and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2017. Singe the last standards were developed, there have been a number of significant changes in the operation of Network libraries and in the development and use of new technologies. The second draft, which was distributed via email in March 2017, represents a new approach to the Standards and Guidelines for network service providers of the NLS service. This presentation will provide an overview of changes from the current 2011 edition and allow for questions on the second draft.

3 PM: Spark!

3:05 PM: Break

3:15 PM: NLS Updates and Q & A Presented by NEIL BERNSTEIN, Research and Development Officer, NLSBPH

4 PM: Regional Meetings

4:45 PM: Open Forum with KAREN KENINGER, Director, NLSBPH

8 AM: Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM: The Child's Place for Children With Special Needs Presented by CARRIE BANKS, Supervising Librarian, Child's Place for Children With Special Needs

9:25 AM: Spark!

9:30 AM: Braille & Early Literacy Panel Presented by KIM CHARLSON, Director, Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library, Watertown, MA, JILL ROTHSTEIN, Managing Librarian, Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library, New York, NY, BRIANNA ALBRIGHT, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, LBPH, Pittsburgh, PA, SUE CHINAULT, Regional Librarian, Braille & Talking Book Library, Lansing, MI

10:30 AM: Break

10:45 AM: Speed Networking With Discussion Starters Two heads are better than one! The best tips come from your colleagues, so join this round robin to meet your fellow attendees and discuss issues, highlights, and tricks we're all thinking about – in 3 minutes each

11:45 AM: Lunch Onsite: Zingerman's Classic Bag Lunch, Sponsored by Keystone Library Automation Systems (KLAS)

1 PM: Iowa's 5 & Dime Approach: Using an ILS to Tear Down Walls and Build Accessibility Presented by SARAH WILLEFORD, Library Director, Iowa LBPH, TIM WEST, Digital Recording Specialist/Studio Manager, Iowa LBPH, LESLIE HEINSZLER, Special Services Librarian, Iowa LBPH

1:55 PM: Spark!

2 PM: Small Groups With Discussion Starters Choose the discussions that interest you most and join your peers for 3 rounds of 15-minute discussions on the great path ahead. Topics will include:

1. Hindenburg and the Audio Studio
   
2. ILS Nitty-Gritty: Patron-Centered Cartridge Options, Subject Cataloging, and Ratings
3. Working Well With Others: Bookshare, Newsline, and Other Complimentary Services
4. Assistive Technology Coaching: Best Practices, Favorite Tools, and Apps for Independence
5. Youth Services
6. Adult Programming: Innovations and Hits
7. In and Out: Outreach Campaigns (Including People With Physical Disabilities and Reading Disabilities)
8. Advocating for Accessibility and Inclusion in the Larger Library Community and World

3 PM: Break

3:15 PM: Tech Talk & Maker Spaces

7 PM: AADL Public Program: A Screening of the Film Notes on Blindness (This is not a conference program, but anybody is welcome to attend!)

__Location: AADL Lower-Level__

8 AM: Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM: User Group Meetings

• KLAS: Lower-Level, Secret Lab
• CUL: Lower-Level, Multi-Purpose Room
• READS: 4th Floor, Conference Room A

Panel Presentation: Staff Training
Closing Remarks

12:30 - 3:30 PM: Open lab hours in the Secret Lab

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