*Please see my CV for a more complete listing of presentations.
American Library Association Annual Conference (June 2021)
CORE Top Tech Trends: Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act Reform Efforts
Georgia Library Instruction, Teaching, and Reference Conference (GLITR) (June 2021)
Fake News Instruction for Multiple Audiences
Gwinnett County Public Library (June 2021)
Pride Storytime
A storytime celebration LGBTQ+ Pride Month, produced at the Suwanee branch of the Gwinnett County Public Library.
Georgia Library Association Intellectual Freedom Interest Group (March 2021)
Getting Privacy Tools in Users’ Hands
Learn and Chat event.
American Library Association Midwinter Meeting (January 2021)
CORE Top Tech Trends: Deepfakes and the Evolving Misinformation Landscape
American Library Association Annual Conference (June 2020) – CANCELLED
Never Do It Just Once! Maximizing Your Programming Impact With Replicated Programs (with Nessa Griffin and Meg Wilson)
Library Leadership and Management Association Webinar Series (March 2020)
New Supervisors, Part 1: Old Conflicts (with Radha Ashok)
New Supervisors, Part 2: New Teambuilding (with Radha Ashok)
Hall County Public Library Staff Day (November 2019, Keynote)
Cross-selling and Upselling in Public Libraries
Georgia Libraries Conference (October 2019)
Finding the No: Setting Reasonable Boundaries on Library Service
Gwinnett County Public Library Staff Day (October 2019)
Fake News and Teaching Information Literacy in the Public Library
Jefferson County Library Association Staff Day (August 2018, Keynote), Georgia Libraries Conference (October 2018), Gwinnett County Public Library Staff Day (October 2018), Henry County Public Library (April 2019)
LGBTQ Services to Library Patrons
This presentation focused on an examination on library services to people of gender and sexuality minority status. It examines who the LGBTQ+ community is, what problems they specifically face, and it offers concrete solutions for how libraries can better serve LGBTQ+ people in numerous areas of library service including collections, customer service, facilities, employment, and more. Originally developed for the Jefferson County Area Library Association’s Staff Day, this talk has been remounted at Gwinnett County Public Library Staff Day and the Georgia Libraries Conference.
Gwinnett County Public Library (June 2018), Georgia Gwinnett College (October 2018), Grayson High School (March 2019), Shiloh Middle School (May 2019), Gwinnett County Public Schools Media Specialist In-Service Day (September 2019), Moore Middle School (January 2020), Berkmar High School (February 2020) (and various others)
Fake News: Disentangling News in a Digital Age
A presentation on fake news focusing on why fake news has become a recent problem, trends in the area, and how to increase information literacy skills to combat fake news and disinformation. Originally given at Gwinnett County Public Library, this talk has been remounted at Georgia Gwinnett College and other schools in the Gwinnett County area.
Georgia Library Association Carterette Webinar Series (August 2016)
“Maximizing Outreach Without Maxing Out: No-to-Low Cost Ways of Getting Your Library’s Message Out There”
This presentation was done in conjunction with Amanda Roper of Brenau University. The description was: “Almost every library considers marketing and outreach a priority, but too often staffing or budget constraints cut these efforts off at the knees. Join us for a webinar to discuss some of our successful no-to-low cost outreach and marketing efforts from both academic and public libraries. This webinar will cover how to select what to focus on, options you can try, and resources where you can reach out for help. Learn how to take in new ideas and scale them to your library without burning out your staff or maxing out your budget. From our cash-strapped marketing budgets to yours, join Amanda Roper and John Mack Freeman for a discussion on how you can do marketing and outreach without breaking the bank.” View the archive here.
Georgia Council of Media Organizations (October 2015)
“Being Who They Say You Are: Personal Branding for the New LIS Professional”
This presentation focused on how LIS students and new professionals could brand themselves to be more marketable in today’s competitive job market. Fundamentals of creating and maintaining a portfolio, getting involved in professional organizations, and how to create your personal brand were all discussed. The basis of this talk was re-presented at the Atlanta Emerging Librarians meeting in May 2016.
American Library Association Midwinter Meeting (January 2015)
“Blood Donations: Facts, Fears, and Discrimination”
Sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table of the American Library Association, this was a panel I moderated about the concerns related to blood drives and the discrimination that men who have sex with men experience in the American blood donation process.
Georgia Council of Media Organizations (October 2014)
“Better Services by Leaving People Out: How Segment Marketing Can Increase Access”
This presentation explored the tension between the idea of access for all and the need for segmenting populations for effective marketing. I explored several successful segment marketing case studies from the library and larger nonprofit world and offered tips on how libraries could begin to use these practices in their own services.
Georgina Council of Media Organizations (October 2014)
Resume Review Clinic
Sponsored by the New Members Round Table of the Georgia Library Association, this clinic helped new professionals get their resume reviewed before starting their job search. I was there to represent a public library point-of-view.
Valdosta State University Graduate Research and Scholarship Symposium (April 2014)
“How Targeted Marketing Impacts Access Ideals: An Analysis of John Cotton Dana Public Relations Award Winners from 2009 to 2013“
A poster session presentation of my Capstone project. A shared ideas exchange from the