Conference on Academic Library Management 2026

Conference on Academic Library Management 2026

Candace Jacobs

UNC Greensboro

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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

To Err is Human: Centering the Person in Making and Recovering from Mistakes TBAPenelope MacDonald • Mary Moser Recognizing our Strengths: How Librarian Skills Translate into Effective Person-Centered Management TBAHailley Fargo • Jennifer Gilley • Jennifer Jarson • Maura Smale

12:30pm EDT

Beyond Quick Fixes: Using Conflict Transformation for Sustainable Library Management TBAMelissa Mallon Flying by the Seat of Our Pants: Assessing Early Career Academic Librarians’ Readiness for Management Roles TBACathy Austin • Lauren Geiger

1:45pm EDT

Motivational Interviewing for Leaders: Building Engagement Through Better Conversations TBAKerri Rittschof

3:00pm EDT

Managing at a Distance: Research-Backed Strategies to Boost Work Engagement for Remote and Hybrid Employees TBAAmanda Ziegler Transparent Tightropes: Balancing Employee Morale and Merit in an Open-Expenditure Organization TBAKevin Hebert I’m a Department Head and a Mom”: Our Stories as Mothers and Academic Library Leaders TBAMadeline Kelly 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

Leadership Without Apology: Women in Library Management TBAHelen Bischoff • Tiffney-Gipson Goodwin • Lisa Nichols

1:45pm EDT

Making Space at the Center: Designing A Community of Resonance and Experience (CoRE) for Harmed Library Workers TBASteven Adams • Sarah Hightower • Kaetrena Davis Kendrick • Clenise Platt 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