ByWater Solutions Partners Presenting at the ALA Annual Conference 2025

by Elise Aiello on Apr 18, 2025

ByWater Solutions will be at the 2025 American Library Association Annual Conference and are excited to see several of our partners presenting at this year's conference

The Conference will be held from June 26 - June 30 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We will be at booth 2413 in the Exhibit Hall, come by and say hello!

The ByWater team will be available for product demonstrations, to answer questions, and to take part in discussions regarding the future of Open Source solutions for Libraries.

Read More at ByWater Solutions at the American Library Association Annual Conference 2025.

2025 ALA Presenters

Saturday, June 28th

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Aaron Espinosa, Director, Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory: Conquering Self-Doubt: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Together

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Nicole Westbom, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, and Susan Whitehead,Vermont State Colleges System Libraries: Dyslexic-Positive Libraries: 8 Practical Ways to Decrease Discrimination and Increase Equitable Access to Information

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Russell Michalak, Library Director, Goldley-Beacom College: AI on the Mind: A Cross-Disciplinary Librarian Panel on AI Applications

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Michelle Gordon Hartman, Collection Services Manager
Sacramento Public Library: Cardholder Signup Policies: Access in Practice

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Amanda B. Jackson, Director, Chesapeake Public Library: Leading Passionate, Engaged Staff through Uncertain Political Times

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Georgina de Roché, Collection Services Librarian, and Laura McEwan, Coordinator of Collection Services, Ajax Public Library: Diversity Audits: The Inside Scoop from “Checklists” to “Next Steps” (and everything in-between)

Sunday, June 29th

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Jack Phoenix, Collection Development Manager, Cuyahoga Falls Library: GAYSSS IN COMICSSSSS: A Spotlight on LGBTQ+ Empowerment in Comics

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Will O'Hearn, Executive Director, Chattanooga Public Library: Rewriting Your Story: How Self-Storytelling Shapes Success & Well-Being

11:00 AM - 12:00pm

Vicki Karlovsky, Inclusion Coordinator, Deerfield Public Library, Adaptive Arcade at the Library : Video Games are for Everyone

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Russell Michalak, Library Director, Goldey-Beacom College: Old Pages, New Tricks: AI-Powered Discovery and Instruction in Special Collections

Monday, June 30th

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Brian Pichman, Director of Strategic Innovation, Evolve Project: Top Tech Trends

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Russell Michalak, Library Director, Goldey-Beacom College: Staying CALM in Change: Effective Management for Academic Libraries

About ByWater Solutions

ByWater Solutions is a full service, high quality Koha support and implementation company dedicated to providing libraries with a lower cost, more advanced level of support for their ILS than a traditional proprietary solution can offer. ByWater Solutions has a proven track record in first rate Koha implementation and support with library systems of all sizes.

Our highly ranked, comprehensive support is what sets our company apart from any other vendor in the industry. Partnering with ByWater Solutions for Koha support not only lowers the cost of implementing and maintaining an ILS, but more importantly empowers libraries by giving them the flexibility and freedom they deserve. For more information please visit: https:bywatersolutions.com.