Conference on Academic Library Management 2026

Conference on Academic Library Management 2026

Annette Marines

University of California, Santa Cruz

Research Librarian

1:00pm EDT

Opening Keynote: Slow Management in a Fast WorldMeredith Farkas

2:45pm EDT

Leading Up and Leading Down: Critical Reflections on the Middle Management Identity, Power, and Practice in Academic Librarianship TBAMegan Benson • Kelly LaVoice • Kelee Pacion • Alison Shea Leading from Within: Cultivating a Person-Centered Culture for Meaningful Change TBAAshley Cole • Laura Edwards • Trenia Napier

4:00pm EDT

AI Under Duress: Two Approaches to Building AI Confidence TBAAlissa Link Cilfone • Lindley Homol

12:30pm EDT

A Person-Centered Promotion Process in Academic Libraries, or “Are you the A$$h0l3?” TBAEmily Frigo • Patrick Roth • Anna White

1:45pm EDT

Motivational Interviewing for Leaders: Building Engagement Through Better Conversations TBAKerri Rittschof Guided Journeys: Recruiting and Hiring with the Whole-Person Approach TBAStephanie Pierce • Ellen Urton That's a Great Idea: A Person-Centered Framework for Collaborative Work TBALisa Forrest • Jacob Heil

3:00pm EDT

Managing at a Distance: Research-Backed Strategies to Boost Work Engagement for Remote and Hybrid Employees TBAAmanda Ziegler Doing Less with Less: Adapting the Liaison Model for Leaner Times TBAErinn Aspinall • Danya Leebaw • Scott Marsalis

4:15pm EDT

Moving Beyond a Land Acknowledgement and Towards DecolonizationKim Pittman • Joshua Sanchez • Erika Quintana • Beth Wallis • Maria Mejia

12:30pm EDT

Amplifying Empathy from the Middle: Navigating Organizational Change Without Becoming an Emotional Sponge TBAKristina Clement Lowering the Stakes, Raising the Impact: Regular Check-Ins for Strategic Plan Success TBAJamie Hazlitt • Kathryn Ryan

1:45pm EDT

Create your Home-Grown Solution: Build a People Leader Program TBANikhat Jehan Ghouse

3:30pm EDT

Closing Keynote: Theorizing with Communities: A Leadership Praxis Rooted in Hope TBASilvia Vong