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Create Your Own Event

CALCON 2024

8:00am MDT

Registration/ Welcome Desk Foyer: Third Floor

8:30am MDT

Craft Your Way to a Better Library (Or Any Other) Job with Efficiency and Proactive Communication Beaver Den Coppertop II Breakout Room: Second Floor Do More With Less: Reorganize Your Library for Better Circulation and Engagement Cupid (Summit Gallery Peaks Peaks 6, 7, 8): Second Floor OERColorado: Colorado Learns with Shared Knowledge Grizzly (Summit Gallery Peaks 9, 10): Second Floor Understanding Teens for Better Services and Advocacy Torreys (Summit Gallery Peaks 11, 12): Second Floor

11:00am MDT

Exhibit Hall Breckenridge Ballroom Exhibit Hall: First Floor

12:00pm MDT

IFC Awards Lunch Colorado Ballroom: Third Floor

1:45pm MDT

Building and Running a Committee that Serves Hispanic Communities Grizzly (Summit Gallery Peaks 9, 10): Second Floor Connect to Health @Your Library: Rural & Small Libraries as Telehealth Hubs Torreys (Summit Gallery Peaks 11, 12): Second Floor Excellent Elementary EL Collaboration Coppertop III Breakout Room: Third Floor Libraries Supporting Small Business Cupid (Summit Gallery Peaks Peaks 6, 7, 8): Second Floor “Teens Don’t Read” . . .Or Do They? Rethinking What 21st Century Teen Literacy Might Look Like Beaver Den Coppertop II Breakout Room: Second Floor

3:00pm MDT

Exploring Complementary and Integrative Health Resources Coppertop III Breakout Room: Third Floor I Feel Blah about work but I have No Serious Mental Health Symptoms Beaver Den Coppertop II Breakout Room: Second Floor Internalize EDI: Support Colleagues Through Advocacy Torreys (Summit Gallery Peaks 11, 12): Second Floor Taking a Walk in Their Shoes: Bringing the Blind Experience to Your Library Cupid (Summit Gallery Peaks Peaks 6, 7, 8): Second Floor What can evaluation do for you? Learn from our true story of a beautiful evaluation friendship. Imperial Ballroom Breakout Room: Fourth Floor

4:00pm MDT

Exhibit Hall Happy Hour Breckenridge Ballroom Exhibit Hall: First Floor

5:00pm MDT

Adult Services Interest Group Meetup Beaver Den Coppertop II Breakout Room: Second Floor Business Services Interest Group Torreys (Summit Gallery Peaks 11, 12): Second Floor Children & Teen Services Interest Group Grizzly (Summit Gallery Peaks 9, 10): Second Floor Reading Advisory Interest Group Meetup Cupid (Summit Gallery Peaks Peaks 6, 7, 8): Second Floor

6:00pm MDT

Summit County South Branch Library Meetup Summit County South Branch Library

8:00am MDT

Registration/ Welcome Desk Foyer: Third Floor

8:30am MDT

Exhibit Hall Breakfast Breckenridge Ballroom Exhibit Hall: First Floor Exhibit Hall Breckenridge Ballroom Exhibit Hall: First Floor

9:30am MDT

CAL Business Meeting and Keynote Speaker Colorado Ballroom: Third Floor

11:15am MDT

AI-Driven Transcription in Media Production - A Case Study at Colorado State University Libraries Cupid (Summit Gallery Peaks Peaks 6, 7, 8): Second Floor Communication Breakdowns: Tools for Working Through Conflict in the Workplace Grizzly (Summit Gallery Peaks 9, 10): Second Floor Community Voices: Harnessing the Power of Community Interviews for Library Planning Torreys (Summit Gallery Peaks 11, 12): Second Floor The School Library Without the School Librarian: Providing Library Services No Matter What Coppertop III Breakout Room: Third Floor Trustee Track: A Survey of Changing Laws and Principles Imperial Ballroom Breakout Room: Fourth Floor

12:15pm MDT

CAL Awards Lunch Colorado Ballroom: Third Floor

2:00pm MDT

Colorado libraries by the numbers: The Public Library Annual Report Coppertop III Breakout Room: Third Floor Find Your Adventure - Make Your Passion Your Paycheck for Teens Torreys (Summit Gallery Peaks 11, 12): Second Floor Intentional Early Literacy Outreach to Spanish-Speaking Communities Cupid (Summit Gallery Peaks Peaks 6, 7, 8): Second Floor Trustee Track: Becoming a Board: A Trustee Panel Shares Defining Moments Imperial Ballroom Breakout Room: Fourth Floor Your Age is an Asset: Embracing a Multi-Generational Library Workforce Beaver Den Coppertop II Breakout Room: Second Floor “Don’t Know Why I Would Need that Information...But Cool:” Outcomes from a Website Usability Study Grizzly (Summit Gallery Peaks 9, 10): Second Floor

3:00pm MDT

Exhibit Hall Dessert Reception Breckenridge Ballroom Exhibit Hall: First Floor

4:00pm MDT

Reel History: Microfilming and Beyond at History Colorado Beaver Den Coppertop II Breakout Room: Second Floor Alternative Literacy: What is It and Why is it Important to Implement Torreys (Summit Gallery Peaks 11, 12): Second Floor Here’s the Thing: A Successful Redesign of a Library of Things Coppertop III Breakout Room: Third Floor The State of Taxes in Colorado Libraries: Resources for Libraries of All Sizes Grizzly (Summit Gallery Peaks 9, 10): Second Floor Trustee Track: Purposeful Planning & Communication for Public Library Leaders Imperial Ballroom Breakout Room: Fourth Floor

4:15pm MDT

Pages to Profits: Fundraising From Your Collection Beaver Den Coppertop II Breakout Room: Second Floor

4:30pm MDT

“A Chicken in Every Pot and Books on Every Library Shelf” - Advocating for Colorado’s Libraries Beaver Den Coppertop II Breakout Room: Second Floor

5:30pm MDT

CALCON After Hours Carter Park and Pavilion

8:00am MDT

Registration/ Welcome Desk Foyer: Third Floor

8:30am MDT

Summit County North Branch Library Meetup Summit County North Branch Library Book Madness - Engaging Schools, Teachers, & the Community Coppertop III Breakout Room: Third Floor Data Deep Dive: Gaining insights and answers from library data (laptop required) Imperial Ballroom Breakout Room: Fourth Floor Library Leadership Development – Five Steps to Creating a Successful Leadership Academy Torreys (Summit Gallery Peaks 11, 12): Second Floor Program Innovation: Small Changes for Big Impact Beaver Den Coppertop II Breakout Room: Second Floor

10:45am MDT

Electrifying Eats & Lightning Talks Colorado Ballroom: Third Floor

12:30pm MDT

Best practices in Bilingual Libraries: My experience in Harris Elementary School Coppertop III Breakout Room: Third Floor Community Resource Coordinator: A Different Approach to Social Services in Libraries Imperial Ballroom Breakout Room: Fourth Floor PRISM Project: Assessing the impact of prison libraries on incarcerated Coloradans. Grizzly (Summit Gallery Peaks 9, 10): Second Floor The Importance of Monsters: How Engaging the Horror Genre Sparks Adolescent Bravery Beaver Den Coppertop II Breakout Room: Second Floor When research doesn’t support popular opinion: How best to serve children diagnosed with dyslexia Cupid (Summit Gallery Peaks Peaks 6, 7, 8): Second Floor

1:45pm MDT

Artificial Intelligence (AI) an Introduction Beaver Den Coppertop II Breakout Room: Second Floor Bienvenidos: Creating welcome for Hispanohablantes and Latines at Your library Coppertop III Breakout Room: Third Floor Bringing Spanish Speakers In: Tips on Serving Your Spanish Speaking Community Cupid (Summit Gallery Peaks Peaks 6, 7, 8): Second Floor Little Library on the Plains: Pioneering Internal Staff Equity. Imperial Ballroom Breakout Room: Fourth Floor