Conference Sessions

From Backstage to Onstage – Bringing Language to Center Stage
Bonnie Roos – Jamestown S’Klallam Tribal Library – Washington

From Making to Manufacturing – Next level Community Engagement
Connie Behe, Megan Glidden – ImagineIf Libraries – Montana

Creating Civil Engagement
Gavin Woltjer – Billings Public Library – Montana

Stimulating Summers, Enriching Young Minds
Carolyn Petersen, Jeff Martin – Washington State Library – Washington

PNLA President’s Session: Pathways to Leadership
Rick Stoddart – University of Idaho – Idaho

Networking and Collective Impact (Collective Impact PNLA)
Mary DeWalt – Ada Library – Idaho

So That Everyone May Have a Voice
Catherine McMullen – Multnomah County Elections – Oregon

Library Card Campaign (FSPL Library Card Campaign)
Michele Fedyk, Kerri Twigge – Ft Saskatchewan Public Library – Alberta

Playwork in the Library
Martha Furman – ImagineIf Libraries – Montana

Reading the Region 2017-2018: Book Award Programs and the Latest Award-Winning Titles from Around the Region
Jan Zauha and members of the PNLA Board

Writing From Life – Breaking Author-Audience Barriers
Sneed Collard – Author – Montana

Breaking the Ice
Pam Hensley – Montana State Library

A Librarian Walks into an Elevator
Lauren McMullen – Montana State Library – Montana

Tales of a Wine Librarian
Kim Buschert – University of British Columbia Library, Okanagan Campus – British Columbia

Community Surveys: “Tell Us What You Think!”
Patricia Tully – Ketchikan Public Library – Alaska

Tandem Training of Student Employees at the Research Center: Learning from Each Other to Provide Excellent Service
Mary Anne Hansen – Montana State University – Montana

Your Library within your Community
Gavin Woltjer – Billings Public Library – Montana

What the Center for the Book Can Do For Your Library: Perspectives from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Washington
Linda Johns (Seattle Public / Washington Center for the Book), Kim Anderson (Humanities Montana / Montana Center for the Book), Page Brannon (University of Alaska Anchorage / Alaska Center for the Book), Nono Burling (Washington State Library / Washington Center for the Book)

Breaking Down the Archival Wall: Science Fiction Fandom in the Northwest
Erin Passehl-Stoddart, Ashlyn Velte – University of Idaho Library – Idaho

Building Programs Beyond the Fourth Wall (Slides)
Kendall Brookhart – Pierce County Library – Washington

Thinking Outside the Archive Walls
Jan Zauha – Montana State University Library – Montana

Rural Libraries: Collaboration, Creativity, and Community
Maureen Penn – Lac La Biche County Libraries – Alberta

Library Lights Out: Breaking the Fourth Wall by Bringing Library Outreach Back into the Library
Qing Meade, Justin Otto – JFK Library, Eastern Washington University – Washington

Bringing Storywalk ™ to Your Community (StoryWalks for PNLA)
Suzanne Davis – East Bonner County Library – Idaho

Partnership Pursuits: Expand Access, Demonstrate Value
Megan Stark, Wendy Walker – University of Montana – Montana

“You work there?”: Reflections on Work as a Vendor, Academic Librarian, and Public Librarian
Emily Hamstra – Washington

“The Care and Feeding of a Librarian” – a Life Lesson
Angela Archuleta – Lewistown Public Schools – Montana

How to Fix a Toilet (and other things library school didn’t teach me)
Mark McHale – Stony Plain Public Library – Alberta

Breaking Cultural Barrier Walls
Pam Henley – Montana State Library – Montana

ABC’s of DNA – Unraveling the Mysteries of Genetics Information for Consumers
Carolyn Martin – University of Washington Health Sciences Library – Washington

President’s Reception – Let’s Talk!