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Friday, September 11
 

8:45am MDT

The Standards Advantage: A Framework for Strategic Planning and Library Success
Friday September 11, 2026 8:45am - 9:45am MDT
Step 1: Read Colorado Public Library Standards. 
Step 2: ???. 
Step 3: Library growth and success! 
If your library’s director, leaders, and trustees are wondering about “Step 2”, learn how the Clearview Library District is using the Colorado Public Library Standards to drive library assessment, identify improvement opportunities, and shape our Operational and Strategic Plans. We’ve built a framework that we’d like to share and we've learned a lot along the way. This candid conversation will feature our successes, along with lessons learned, and we invite anyone with a passion for library leadership, growth, and development to join us.
Speakers
avatar for Jeromey Balderrama

Jeromey Balderrama

As a Trustee for the Clearview Library District Board, I worked diligently with the standards to develop surveys for each standard. Following the survey dissemination, I collected, mined and curated the data, presenting it back to the Board of Trustees and staff., Clearview Library District

avatar for Erica Rose

Erica Rose

comprehensive evaluation of our library district over the course of 18 months. As a new director, I often reached for the standards to help ground my decision making and direction. We are now relying on the results of our evaluation to as key aspects of our operational plan and upcoming strategic plan., Clearview Library District

Friday September 11, 2026 8:45am - 9:45am MDT
Digital Defender Breakout Room 5

10:00am MDT

Beyond Listening: Expanding Library Services Through the Power of Music
Friday September 11, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MDT
Is the extent of your library's musical offerings a wilting CD collection? Do you want to level up your storytimes, all while flexing your own creativity? This talk is for you! Find out what happens when we integrate music into library services, and how to expand and work to integrate more music into library offerings. Whether you are a seasoned musician, an intimidated first time storytime performer, or anywhere in between, this talk presented by musician and library programmer Asa Kennison will redefine the boundaries of what you thought possible of library services and the reach and magic of music.
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Asa Kennison

I have worked as a passionate public library employee for over five years, providing a dynamic range of library services to every possible age group in that time across both in-house and outreach settings. Alongside my career as a public library employee, I have been a lifelong independent musician. Guitar is my instrument of choice, although I love the piano, and I am also an audio engineer. Based on that musical background, I have integrated my passion for singing and songwriting into my work at the library. I've built and grown a unique music-based early literacy program titled 'Songs and Stories', which has become a highly popular program. Since building this program from its humble beginnings to a beloved community experience, I've begun to develop other ways to integrate music into library services. I want to encourage others to do the same, expanding patron access to music in many forms and facilitating more opportunities for community based connections., Clearview Library District

Friday September 11, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am MDT
Digital Defender Breakout Room 5

1:15pm MDT

Beyond D&D: The Wide World of Roleplaying Games in Libraries
Friday September 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:45pm MDT
At this point, you know about Dungeons & Dragons. But what else is out there?
 
We’ll discuss the diverse range of roleplaying games (RPGs) currently being published and strategies for connecting library patrons to their next favorite game, whether it’s at a library program or with their own playgroup. Similar to traditional reader’s advisory, we’ll discuss factors like genre, tone, familiarity-level and more, as well as challenges to connecting people with games they might love.
 
This panel presentation will include perspectives on purchasing, reader’s advisory interactions, and programming, for libraries serving varied communities. You’ll walk out with a deeper appreciation for how RPGs in libraries can help grow resiliency and belonging for patrons, and a wider view of what’s available – and you’ll roll a few dice along the way.
 
Speakers
avatar for Becky Van Den Berg

Becky Van Den Berg

Hosting RPG library programs, Pine River Library District (Bayfield branch)

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Matthew Galloway

Purchasing RPG-related materials for library collection, Anythink Libraries (Collection Development department)

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Jakob Seelig

Hosting RPG library programs, Anythink Libraries (Thornton Community Center branch)

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Patrick Austin

Teen Guide, Anythink Libraries (Huron St branch)
I have been running role playing games as a teen guide at Anythink for the past three years. When I'm not gaming, I am writing and collecting zines, tinkering with retro games and cameras, and conducting Unwise Microwave Experiments
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Izzie Olsen

RPG Reader’s Advisory with library patrons, Anythink Libraries (Wright Farms branch)

Friday September 11, 2026 1:15pm - 2:45pm MDT
Digital Defender Breakout Room 5
 
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