Conference on Academic Library Management 2026

Conference on Academic Library Management 2026

SM

Sarah McCarter

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Student Success Librarian for Professional Literacies

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 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 Cultivating Ownership Through Shared Learning: A Person-Centered Professional Development Model TBAVivian Bynoe 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 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

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

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

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 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 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