Conference on Academic Library Management 2026

Conference on Academic Library Management 2026

Samantha Schafer

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

Digital & Institutional Archivist

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 Recognizing our Strengths: How Librarian Skills Translate into Effective Person-Centered Management TBAHailley Fargo • Jennifer Gilley • Jennifer Jarson • Maura Smale 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 Flying by the Seat of Our Pants: Assessing Early Career Academic Librarians’ Readiness for Management Roles TBACathy Austin • Lauren Geiger

1:45pm EDT

That's a Great Idea: A Person-Centered Framework for Collaborative Work TBALisa Forrest • Jacob Heil

3:00pm EDT

Transparent Tightropes: Balancing Employee Morale and Merit in an Open-Expenditure Organization TBAKevin Hebert

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 Lowering the Stakes, Raising the Impact: Regular Check-Ins for Strategic Plan Success TBAJamie Hazlitt • Kathryn Ryan

1:45pm EDT

Findings from the Identifying Gaps & Opportunities in Professional Development Support for Managers TBADani Brecher Cook • Kathleen Kim Bell • Veronica Arellano Douglas • Heather James • Maoria J Kirker • Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz • Diann Smothers

3:30pm EDT

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