Conference on Academic Library Management 2026

Conference on Academic Library Management 2026

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Miranda Webster

The University of Alabama

Senior Instructional Designer

Tuscaloosa, AL

1:00pm EDT

Opening Keynote: Slow Management in a Fast WorldMeredith Farkas

2:45pm EDT

The Art of Letting Go: Delegation, Trust, and Empowering Your Team TBADr. Janette Klein Navigating Workplace Accommodations for Neurodiversity: A Collaborative Journey TBASusan Klopper • Saira Raza

4:00pm EDT

To Err is Human: Centering the Person in Making and Recovering from Mistakes TBAPenelope MacDonald • Mary Moser Cultivating Ownership Through Shared Learning: A Person-Centered Professional Development Model TBAVivian Bynoe

12:30pm EDT

Beyond Quick Fixes: Using Conflict Transformation for Sustainable Library Management TBAMelissa Mallon A Person-Centered Promotion Process in Academic Libraries, or “Are you the A$$h0l3?” TBAEmily Frigo • Patrick Roth • Anna White

1:45pm EDT

When You Make the News: Leadership Response and Trauma-Informed Support After Violent Incidents TBAJon Copeland • Nina McHale • Nicole Cortez Nevarez 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 Transparent Tightropes: Balancing Employee Morale and Merit in an Open-Expenditure Organization TBAKevin Hebert

12:30pm EDT

Managing Conflict, Confidentiality, and Staff Perception TBASarah Parramore • Sarah Pickle Amplifying Empathy from the Middle: Navigating Organizational Change Without Becoming an Emotional Sponge TBAKristina Clement 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

3:30pm EDT

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