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Upcoming & Recent
Upcoming & Recent
collectionHQ to LibraryIQ Quick Hit, Statistics for Tech & Collections, LACONI TSS (Technical Services Section) and LACONI CSS (Circulation Services Section) on 11/13/2026.
Collection Development Basics, PCI Webinars on 09/30/2026.
Weeding Your Popular Materials Collection with Karen Toonen within ALA's Collection Development Crash Course on 09/24/2026.
Weeding Popular Materials Collections, PinCon (Pinnacle Library Cooperative Conference) on 08/07/2026.
Check Out Your Future: A Library Career Starter Series, Part 2 (Panelist), LACONI CSS (Circulation Services Section) on 08/06/2026.
From 2020 to Now
From 2020 to Now
Weeding
Weeding
Weeding Popular Materials Collections, PCI Webinars on 05/06/2026.
Weeding Your Collection with Karen Toonen within ALA's Collection Development Crash Course on 02/26/2026.
Weeding Your Collection with Karen Toonen within ALA's Collection Development Crash Course on 07/23/2025.
Weeding Your Collection with Karen Toonen within ALA's Collection Development Crash Course on 08/08/2024.
Weeding Your Collection with Karen Toonen within ALA's Collection Development Crash Course on 12/06/2023.
Weeding Your Collection with Karen Toonen within ALA's Collection Development Crash Course on 02/07/2023.
Collection Development
Collection Development
New Vendor Survival Guide: EDI, Grids, & Getting Started, WILIUG Spring 2026 Conference on 05/05/2026.
With Stephanie Girardi (Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District).
Learn from Leaders: Fostering a Collection that Serves the Community (Panelist), Naperville Public Library on 03/25/2026.
Book Bans & The Freedom to Read: A Roundtable Discussion (Panelist), North Central College on 10/07/2025.
With Michelle Boule Smith, Audrey Barsella, Kathleen March, and Rebecca Stafford moderated by Steve Macek.
Book Challenges for LACONI CSS (Circulation Services Section) on 09/29/2023.
Book Bans (Panelist), YAMidwest: A Brand New Bookfest for YA Readers on 06/22/2023.
With Kalynn Bayron, Juno Dawson, Ryan La Sala, and Mindy McGinnis moderated by Ginny Wehrli-Hemmeter.
Lifecycle of a Book, hybrid presentation for Naperville Public Library Staff Day on 09/16/2022.
Fast Facts: Collection Services Edition, Naperville Public Library Staff Day on 09/16/2022.
Diversity Audits: Sharing and Panel Discussion (Panelist), SWAN Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Metadata Task Force on 07/28/2021.
Episode 14: Circ Stats, Bridgerton, and Other Library Business (Circ Stats portion), Booklist's Self Care, on 04/29/2021.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Cataloging and Collection Development (Panelist), LACONI TSS (Technical Services Section) on 04/09/2021.
Additional Topics
Additional Topics
Check Out Your Future: A Library Career Starter Series, Part 1 (Panelist), LACONI CSS (Circulation Services Section) on 04/17/2026.
Learn from Leaders: Leading in our Community (Panelist), Naperville Public Library on 03/23/2023.
Murder, They Wrote! (Programming Team and Panelist), Adult Reading Round Table on 08/17/2021.
Library Programming in Uncertain Times (Panelist), 2020 Illinois Library Association Annual Conference on 10/21/2020.
With Jez Layman (Elmhurst Public Library) and Becky Spratford (RA for All).
4th Annual Horror Writers Association Librarians' Day (Logistics Coordinator). Panel videos live throughout November 2020.
ARRT Book Chat (Coordinator) from 06/11/2020 to 12/09/20.
ARRT Narrative Nonfiction Genre Study Coordinator from 02/06/2020 to 04/09/20. (Postponed due to COVID.)
Planning Successful Author Events, Hosting Successful Local Author Fairs for LACONI POP (Promotions, Outreach, & Programming Section) on 02/21/2020.
Learn from Leaders: Versatility in Library Careers (Panelist), Naperville Public Library on 02/18/2020.
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