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Readers advisory services are vital for connecting books with readers, and readers with books – and RA has returned in popularity in recent years. With a seemingly endless variety of titles and genres and personal tastes, building a strong readers advisory program can seem like an insurmountable task. But readers advisory can be mastered with the right mix of curiosity, awareness, and strategy, collaborating with patrons to find the perfect book or material for their need.

Creating visual content that can easily move from one platform to another - from social media to websites, digital signage, and newsletters - allows libraries to work smarter and strengthen the brand experience across audiences. Explore practical strategies for planning, adapting, and repurposing visual content while keeping messaging clear and consistent across a variety of platforms. Participants will explore how to think in "content families," design with reuse in mind, and make small adjustments that work within the constraints of different mediums.

New federal accessibility requirements raise the stakes for digital services and re-center libraries' roles in championing equitable access to information. Beginning in April 2026, the ADA Title II rule requires all public-facing library websites, mobile apps, and electronic resources to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards. These changes impact every aspect of library operations—from vendor negotiations and licensing to catalog design and metadata practices.

Neurodiversity reflects the natural variation in how people think, learn, and process information, encompassing differences such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and more. Creating inclusive workplaces that recognize and support neurodiverse individuals is essential to building empathetic, innovative, and collaborative teams.

Creating compelling media content is essential for today’s libraries. This hands-on session is designed for library staff who create media content specifically to support outreach, programming, and events. Using Canva, participants will learn how to streamline their design workflow and transform a single message into cohesive materials for print, social media, and video.

Academic reference interactions can be more than just question-and-answer exchanges—they can be powerful teaching moments. This session explores how librarians can use the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy to transform challenging reference encounters into opportunities for student learning.

As artificial intelligence tools become increasingly integrated into library workflows, the ability to craft effective prompts is essential. Develop practical strategies for building, refining, and testing AI prompts tailored to real-world library scenarios. Explore how prompt structure influences responses and learn techniques to improve clarity, relevance, and usefulness. Through guided activities, experiment with prompt variations, compare outputs, and evaluate whether results are appropriate for contexts such as instruction, collection management, communication, and creative projects.

Explore how libraries become an indespesible part of patrons' lives.

Using plain language can improve accessibility for users of all literacy levels and remove barriers to understanding. This session covers plain language basics, how to get others on board, and how to create sustainable habits that work for your library. Learn to write easy-to-read messaging for library communications of all kinds, both internally and externally.

Python can be an invaluable tool for automating processes and saving time. Python is a programming language that can help automate workflows and metadata management processes. This straightforward introduction will help staff get started with Python, reviewing the basics of the language for writing simple scripts and using the PyMARC library to automate library-specific tasks.