ByWater Solutions Partners Presenting at Utah Library Association and Mountain Plains Library Association Conference

by Jessie Zairo on Feb 23, 2024

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

The 2024 Annual Conference will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, from May 8-10. We will in the Exhibit Hall, come by and say hello!

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2024 ULA/MPLA Presenters

You can view the full program and speaker list here.

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

• Library Ethics: What would you do? Patty Collins and Gail Santy, Central Kansas Library System

Thursday, May 9, 2024

• What Makes a Learned Person - Connecting Marketing Poster Art with UX, Charlene Brewer, Southern Utah University
  
• Beyond Late Fees: What a Stray Cat Taught Me About Library Service, Carrie Valdes, Grand County Public Library
• Barbrarianship: Utilizing RPGs for Library Programming, Amber Swartz
  Adult Services Librarian, Spanish Fork Library
• Curating Positive Representation through Children's Fairy Tales and Folklore from around the World, Katie Young, Orem Public Library
• Ranganathan Was on to Something: The Facets of Classification Schemes, Anna Szczepanski, Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC)
• The Curious Case of the Vanishing Librarian: Leaving Our Politics, Region, and Morals at the Door, Chris Younkin, Southern Utah University

Friday May, 10, 2024

• Beginning Ukulele for Storytime, Kirsa Merrell and Anna Millett, Spanish Fork Library
• Focusing on the "Can": Framing Your Messaging for Patron Empowerment, Amber Swartz, Spanish Fork Library
• D.I.Y. Library Escape Rooms, Sami Merrell, Duchesne County Library

About Utah Library Association

The Utah Library Association (ULA) cultivates professional development, connection, and inclusivity to promote strong Utah libraries. The goals of ULA include:

• Promote library services and librarianship in all types of libraries in the state of Utah.
• Provide opportunities for professional involvement of all persons engaged in any phase of librarianship within the state.
• Assist in setting standards and principles for libraries in the state.
• Provide continuing education programs for Utah librarians and library employees.

Read more at https://ula.org/organization/.

About Mountain Plains Library Association

The Mountain Plains Library Association (MPLA) is a twelve state association of librarians, library paraprofessionals and friends of libraries. Its purpose is to promote the development of librarians and libraries by providing significant educational and networking opportunities.

Read more at https://www.mpla.us/.

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.

For More Information

Jessica Zairo
Director of Library Sales & Outreach
ByWater Solutions
bywatersolutions.com
Phone:(888)900-8944