Schedule

PRELIMINARY AGENDA

9:00 am
Dr. Ana Ndumu, Assistant Professor, UMD iSchool
Dr. Renee Hill, Principal Lecturer, UMD iSchool
Dr. Keith Marzullo, Dean, UMD iSchool

9:30 am
Keynote:
Dr. Clara M. Chu
Be, Belong, Become:
Civic Engagement, Vulnerable Communities, Information, and Libraries”

BREAK

10:30 am
Session 1: Libraries & Census 2020
“Working with your local Complete Count Committee”
Roberta Phillips
Jordan Baucum-Colbert
Gavin Baker

Q&A

BREAK

12:00 pm
Lunch 

James Partridge Award for Outstanding African American American Librarian
B. Parker Hamilton Scholarship Award

1:00 pm
Session 2: Libraries & Civic Engagement
“Voter Registration Drives at Your Library”
Brian Hart
“Absentee Ballot Day in the Library”
Gwendolyn Reese and Mary Evangeliste
“Lunch & Learn Models: Building First-person Narratives
into Training and Public Programming for Civic Engagement”
Rebecca Hass, Lauren Eichelberger, and Monica Powell
Q&A

BREAK

2:30 pm
Session 3: Libraries & Democracy
“Library Outreach in the Capital City”
Johnna Percell
“Promoting Civic Engagement among immigrants”
Madeleine Idelfonso
“Seeking Funding for strengthening community connections:
Opportunities at IMLS”
Sandra Toro
Q&A

4:00 pm
Closing Thoughts & Next Steps