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Joel Ferdon

Stanly Community College
Director of Library Services
jferdon0525@stanly.edu

Joel Ferdon is the Director of Library Services at Stanly Community College. Along with having his Master’s in Library Science, Joel also has an MA in English Literature and an MFA in Creative Writing, both from McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana where he taught and worked in the graduate library. When he’s not at the college, Joel loves hiking, gardening, and spending time with his wife, two year old son, and their two black labs in Concord where they live.

9:00am EDT

Project Outcome for Academic Libraries: Data for Impact and Improvement [Pre-Conference; Registration Required] Salem 3AJennifer Arnold

1:30pm EDT

Show Me the Money! Grant Writing Made Easy [Pre-Conference; Registration Required] Salem 3CCatherine Prince • Lauren Clossey • Amanda Johnson • Jackie Haske • State Library of NC

8:00am EDT

NMRT Coffee + Networking Event Forsyth County Central LibraryAmanda Glenn-Bradley • Breanne Crumpton • NMRT

9:00am EDT

Building Vital Connections: The Iredell Public and School Library StudentAccess Program Winston 3BAnthony Chow • Julianne Moore • Morgan Pruitt • Amanda Thompson • Dawn Hall • Chris Baker • Kathy Hurley

10:00am EDT

Welcome and Opening Keynote: Melanie Huggins, "Library as Studio" Piedmont 4Melanie Huggins

1:30pm EDT

Poster Session #1 Piedmont 1-3Teresa LePors Poster #10 -- Sun, Rain, and Flowers: Growing a Marketing Plan Piedmont 1-3Amelia Hill Poster #8 -- From Dawn to Desk: Finding the Sparkle in Everyday Reference Practice Piedmont 1-3Meghan Wanucha Smith • Walter Lanham Poster #11 -- Exposing Students to a More Diverse History & Culture Through Graphic Novels Piedmont 1-3Joan Hill • Kim J. Allman Poster #4 -- Assessment in Instruction: Identifying Disconnect Piedmont 1-3Samantha O'Connor • Grace Sharrar

2:30pm EDT

Revamping First-Year Instruction Through Multiple Means: One Team's Experiences Salem 1ARachel Olsen • Jenny Dale • Maggie Murphy • LI

3:30pm EDT

Calling all academic library deans/directors! Salem 1BJanice Lewis • Anne Moore

4:30pm EDT

Vendor Reception sponsored by ProQuest Piedmont 1-3Catherine Tingelstad • ProQuest

6:30pm EDT

Endowment Book Trivia Night Footnote Coffee & CocktailsAmanda Glenn-Bradley • Breanne Crumpton • NMRT

8:00am EDT

Wellness Literacy @ Your Library Winston 1CDebra Trogdon-Livingston • Jenneffer Sixkiller • LI

9:00am EDT

So! You STILL Want to be a Public Library Director: Thriving in a Governmental Environment Salem 3CRoss Holt • NCPLDA

10:00am EDT

Ogilvie Lecture: Libraries: The Space to Guide Community and Professional Growth: Conversations with the ALA President and State Librarian of NC Piedmont 4Michael Crumpton • Wanda K Brown • Timothy Owens

11:00am EDT

So! You STILL Want to be a Library Director: The Data Driven Director Salem 3CRoss Holt • Lesley Mason • Amanda Johnson • Juan Vasquez • NCPLDA

1:30pm EDT

Take a CHANCE: Academic Library Outreach to Hispanic and Latinx High School Students Winston 3CRachel Olsen • Amy Harris Houk • Kathelene McCarty Smith • Armondo Collins • Paula Damasceno • LI

2:30pm EDT

Poster Session #2 + Vendor Coffee Piedmont 1-3Teresa LePors

3:30pm EDT

Tidying up and calming down: tips for increasing workplace productivity Winston 1AClaire Leverett • Caroline Hallam • LAMS Librarian Projects with Online Learners: Innovations, Successes, and Failures Salem 3ASam Harlow • Kyle Denlinger • Jenny Dale • Nora Burmeister • Rachel Olsen • DLS

6:00pm EDT

All-Conference Reception and Awards Presentation sponsored by NC Live Forsyth County Central LibraryMichael Crumpton • Lorrie Russell • NC LIVE

8:00am EDT

Poster #16 -- Trade Work Initiative Piedmont 1-3Hannah Drum Poster #2 -- Marketing School Age Programming: Best Practices Piedmont 1-3Anna Ward Poster #7 -- Tales and Trails: Spaces to Collaborate Piedmont 1-3Adrian Zeck Poster #1 -- Library Offline: providing library services during a renovation Piedmont 1-3Kate Engelbrecht • Leanda Gahegan Poster #25 -- Cultivating and Inspiring North Carolina Library Leaders Piedmont 1-3Michael Crumpton Poster #23 -- Connecting Patrons with Library Services Using LibCal Piedmont 1-3Chad Fortner Fortner Poster #12 -- The Grateful Dead Course @ UNCG: Peace, Love, and Library Collaborations Piedmont 1-3Rachel Olsen • Sarah B. Dorsey

9:00am EDT

Raffle Basket Drawing! Piedmont 1-3

9:30am EDT

You Want Me to Write What?! Teaching Creative Writing to Patrons like a Boss Winston 1CJoel Ferdon • PLS

10:30am EDT

Academic Libraries: Spaces to Promote Recreational Reading!: Research-Driven Justifications for Recreational Reading Initiatives Salem 3BMeredith Lewis • LI

11:30am EDT

All-Conference Luncheon + Business Meeting [Registration Required] Salem 2Michael Crumpton • Lorrie Russell

12:30pm EDT

Closing Keynote: Jaki Shelton-Green, "Celebrating The Power of Our Stories: Building Community One Story at a Time" Salem 2Jaki Shelton Green