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Next Library 2014: Session Leaders and Presenters

Lourdes Aceves Senior Program Manager – Edge Urban Libraries Council (US)

Look Through Your Community Lens: Technology Planning Monday, June 23 1:30-3:00 pm

Lourdes Aceves, Senior Program Manager for the Edge Initiative at the Urban Libraries Council, managed the development of a robust online toolkit that helps libraries use the Edge benchmarks in strategic and technology planning, as well as in strengthening partnerships with local leaders. She currently leads her organization’s engagement efforts with the library field. Lourdes’ background in project management spans the for-profit, non-profit and government sectors. Her experience includes helping launch Illinois’ Hardest Hit Fund (HHF) Program, a $445m federally funded foreclosure prevention program, serving the U.S. State Department in Serbia and corporate security for United Airlines post-9/11.

Twitter:

@UrbanLibCouncil

@LibraryEdge

Mads Egtved Anderson Librarian Aarhus Public Libraries

Our Business is Economic Growth Monday, June 23 10:45 am-12:15 pm

Mads Egtved Andersen, Aarhus Public Libraries (Denmark). 2010 graduated from The Royal School of Library and Information Science. Experienced with giving courses with various digital topics to target groups that have difficulties with basic use of computer and the Internet. To me as a librarian it is imperative that people who are in need of help in this area has a place to go as the use of digital solutions will only expand in the future. The public library is an obvious place where this help is provided.

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Gia Arbogast Assistant Director Outreach, Communications and Programming Miami-Dade Public Library System (FL)

Connected Learning in Action: YOUmedia and Learning Labs Monday, June 23 10:45 am-12:15 pm and Tuesday, June 24 10:45 am-12:15 pm

Gia Arbogast became the Assistant Director for the newly created Outreach, Communications and Programming division of the Miami-Dade Public Library System in 2012. As Assistant Director she is responsible for the development and execution of the Library’s Signature event, the International Art of Storytelling, along with system-wide programming such as Summer Reading, Teen Read Week, and Bookmark Contest as well as outreach services like mobile libraries, Talking Books, Connection: Library Service for the Homebound, Jump Start and Project L.E.A.D. (Literacy for Every Adult in Dade). Ms. Arbogast also implemented YOUmedia Miami and was instrumental in creating the Library’s early literacy initiative, Reading Ready.

Lisa Brahms PhD, Director of Learning and Research Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh (PA)

Connecting Make & Community Monday, June 23 10:45 am-12:15 pm and Tuesday, June 24 10:45 am-12:15 pm

Lisa Brahms is the Director of Learning and Research at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and is a member of the University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out of School Environments (UPCLOSE). Lisa has been an educator and designer of formal and informal learning experiences and environments for over a decade, working in schools and at numerous children’s, art and history museums. Lisa earned her PhD in Learning Sciences and Policy at the University of Pittsburgh and holds a master’s degree in Museum Education and Childhood Education from Bank Street School of Education.

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Jennifer Byrnes Business Research Specialist Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County (NY)


Jennifer Byrnes is a Business Research Specialist in the Business & Social Sciences Division of the Rochester Public Library. In addition to business, she coordinates a financial literacy grant through FINRA and the American Library Association. She has coordinated numerous research grants and contracts at both the state and federal levels.

Melinda Cervantes Executive Director of Pima County Public Library (AZ)

Libraries Leading Learning Partnerships Monday, June 23 1:30-3:00 pm

Melinda Cervantes became the Executive Director of Pima County Public Library (AZ) in May 2012 after leading the Santa Clara County Library District (CA) for 10 years. Throughout her 33-year career as a librarian and leader in her profession, she has been involved in local, state and national library associations. A member of the Urban Libraries Council Executive Board, Ms. Cervantes is active in the Tucson community - recently joining the Steering Committee for the Tucson Festival of Books, the Board of Directors for Literacy Connects and the OCLC Global and Americas Regional Councils.

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Kezang Cholden Program Officer READ Bhutan (BT)

Successful Library Partnerships: Are They the Same Worldwide? Tuesday, June 24 10:45 am-12:15 pm

Kezang Cholden joined READ Bhutan in July 2010. She was stationed in Ura for 4 months to work with the Ura READ Center and its community to strengthen programs and activities. She oversees activities for other upcoming READ Centers across Bhutan. Before READ, Kezang worked for Kuzoo FM, a youth radio station, as the Program Coordinator. She graduated from North Bengal University in India with honors in literature in 2006. She also has a post-graduate diploma in radio journalism from Asian College of Journalism in Chennai, India.

Carol Coletta VP, Community and National Initiatives Knight Foundation (US)

Re-Imaging the Civic Commons Monday, June 23 1:30-3:00 pm

Carol Coletta, who joined Knight Foundation in 2013, is an expert on the development of cities. Coletta was Director of ArtPlace, a unique public-private collaboration to accelerate creative placemaking in communities across the United States. ArtPlace brings together leading private foundations, the National Endowment for the Arts, other federal agencies and major banks. For 7 years, Coletta was President and CEO of CEOs for Cities, a national network of urban leaders. Previously, she served as Executive Director of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design and also ran a Memphis-based public affairs consulting firm, Coletta & Company, focused on civic issues.

Twitter: @ccoletta

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Jennifer Collings Teen Service Coordinator – Offices of Children and Youth Services San Francisco Public Library (CA)


Jennifer Collins has served as the Teen Services Coordinator for San Francisco Public Library since 2000 and has worked as a youth services librarian in the Bay Area for over 20 years. She oversees youth development efforts and school outreach services as well as directing out-of-school time programs and events for ages 13-18. She has also played a central role in developing and designing a new youth digital learning lab for the San Francisco Public Library. She has advised architectural teams on developing youth spaces within library branches and represents the library on many Bay Area community working groups.

Twitter: @jenlibsf

Kendra Davey Assistant Branch Manager Pima County Public Library (AZ)


Kendra Davey has worked as a Youth Services Librarian for 7 years with Pima County Public Library. During that time, her focus has been to provide teens and young adults with meaningful job and career skills through volunteering at the library. Kendra also has a deep interest in leadership and institutional planning. She has combined all three interests with her work during the planning process for Pima County Public Library’s (PCPL) Youth Media Lab. Kendra served as a supervisor and mentor for PCPL’s Youth Design Team, a group of 22 teens tasked with planning a youth media center for Pima County.

Twitter: @kdavey

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Jason M. Driver Children's Librarian - George C. Hall Branch

Chicago Public Library (IL)

Human Centered Design: Using the Service Journey to Improve Library Services Monday, June 23 10:45 am-12:15 pm and Tuesday, June 24 10:45 am-12:15 pm

Jason Driver is a Children’s Librarian at the Hall Branch Library in the historic Bronzeville community in Chicago, Illinois, where he has served children and young adults for the past 10 years. For the past 9 months Jason has worked with a group of librarians on the Bill and Melinda Gates grant for Human Centered Design in libraries, focusing on the integration of play into library spaces. He has a passion for people and a zest for teaching and learning. He holds a B.S. in Psychology from Illinois State University and M.S. in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois.

Twitter: @jasdriver

Jeremy Dunn Director, Teen Services Chicago Public Library (IL)


Jeremy Dunn is the Director of Teen Services at the Chicago Public Library. He is responsible for the

development of a new Teen Services system-wide department that supports library staff in developing

teen-driven programs and interest-based learning

environments based on the success of the YOUmedia library services model. He has also

worked as a school librarian, an educator and administrator in the Chicago Public Schools and in

rural Kenya. Although he’s been a city dweller in Chicago for more than 20 years, his roots are

further west in the Great Plains where he grew up

on a Kansas farm.

Twitter: @jldunn2

Amy Eshleman Program Leader for Education Urban Libraries Council (US)


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As Program Leader for Education, Amy Eshleman is leading ULC’s support of Learning Labs for Libraries and Museums, a national program to design and build innovative learning experiences and spaces for teens in 24 libraries and museums across the U.S. Prior to joining ULC, Amy was the Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Planning and Partnerships at the Chicago Public Library. In that role Amy led the creation and implementation of long-range planning, design and resource-building collaborations and programs including: YOUmedia; One Book, One Chicago; Kraft Great Kids and Computer Smarts @ CPL.

Twitter: @eshlefoot @Learning_Labs_

Joshua Brach Farnum Children's Librarian - West Garfield Park Branch Chicago Public Library (IL)


Josh Farnum is a Children’s Librarian with the Chicago Public Library. He has been serving the families of West Garfield Park for 5 years and was recently published in the ILA Reporter alongside the photo of a rubber chicken. Josh is proud to have served on the indefatigable Team Play for the Human Centered Design project, and he only occasionally falls down on roller skates.

Twitter: @aholeistodig

Gates Global Libraries Training Working Group Training Manager/Specialist Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bac Ngyuen Thi Camelia Crisan Catalina Melo Göknur Kaplan Akilli Inga Niedra Irma Vičytė Jacek Krolikowski Laura Agosta Masnur Esterida Cornelia Violeta Bunescu Yaroslava Tytarenko

From Global to Local: Infuse Your Library’s Partnership Strategies with Global Perspective Monday, June 23 10:45 am-12:15 pm

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The Training Working Group is a cohort of grantees of the Global Libraries program of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Training Working Group members include training experts who are implementing large-scale library staff training programs in Colombia, Indonesia, Jamaica, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam. The Training Working Group itself is a powerful model of a collaborative learning partnership, where ideas and initiatives are transformed and adapted to deliver high-impact. By working together as a network, the Training Working Group accelerates learning.

John Glynn Branch Manager – Albany Park Chicago Public Library (IL)


John Glynn is the Branch Manager for the Chicago Public Library’s Albany Park branch location. For the past year and a half, while his branch has been closed for the construction of a new building, he has been working in an administrative role in the Children’s Service Department. In the past year, he was given the opportunity to lead a team collaborating on a project focusing on Human Centered Design and Library Services funded by the Gates Foundation. The project was in collaboration with IDEO and the Aarhus Public library.

Hallie Gordon SYA Artistic & Educational Director Steppenwolf Theatre Company (IL)

Are you HIVE Curious? Global Connected Learning Networks for Youth Tuesday, June 24 10:45 am-12:15 pm

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Hallie Gordon, Artistic and Educational Director of Steppenwolf for Young Adults, has created and facilitated many educational programs. Along with selecting the young adult productions each season she has created the Young Adult Council, high school students who collectively help to create innovative programming for their peers. Hallie is the Founder and Co-Creator of Now Is The Time a city-wide initiative inspiring young people to make positive change in their communities and stop youth violence and intolerance. She has directed staged readings for The Goodman Theatre, Timeline Theatre, Chicago Dramatists and Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Hallie is the recipient of The Helen Coburn Meier & Tim Meier Achievement Award. Hallie is an Advisory Committee member to The Hive Chicago.

Betha Gutshe Program Manager OCLC/Webjunction (US)

Nimble is the Name of the Innovation Game Monday, June 23 10:45 am-12:15 pm

Betha Gutsche has been contributing to continuing education for library staff for almost 9 years, primarily through OCLC’s WebJunction.org program. She has worked on defining competencies (Co-Editor of the recently updated Competency Index for the Library Field), developing curriculum, presenting and training (in-person and online) and exploring new strategies in learning. She led the development of the training curriculum for Project Compass, which helped expand the capacity of U.S. libraries to support economic recovery in their communities. She collaborated with Dale Musselman to deliver a workshop on “Moving Training from Face-to-face to Online” for the Global Libraries Training Working Group. Betha is currently working on an IMLS-funded program to build e-learning development skills and models and increase the availability of high-quality library-specific online learning.

Twitter: @blg3

http://webjunction.org/documents/webjunction/Competency_Index_for_the_Library_Field.html

http://webjunction.org/documents/webjunction/Competency_Index_for_the_Library_Field.html

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Rolf Hapel Director Citizens’ Services and Libraries (DK)

Library as Studio: Designing for Creativity Monday, June 23 10:45 am-12:15 pm

Rolf Hapel is Head of Citizens’ Services and Libraries (CSL) in Aarhus, Denmark. He is the chairman of numerous steering groups, committees and international advisory boards, as well as a writer and international speaker on library transformation. CSL has a long earned reputation of creating innovative services and developments using methods of co-creation and user involvement. Aarhus Public Libraries was appointed European Centre of Excellence and received the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award. International events like Transformations, Children’s Interactive Library, My Library and the unconference series Next Library have mapped Aarhus as one of the hot spots in the world for public library development.

Twitter: @Hapelr

Melanie Huggins Executive Director Richland Library (SC)

Mapping the Experience: Go on a Service Safari Monday, June 23 1:30-3:00 pm

Melanie Huggins has been the Executive Director of the Richland Library (SC) since 2009. A noted expert in the areas of strategic planning, collaborations, leadership development and library staffing, she is a frequent speaker and facilitator for other libraries and organizations. At Richland Library, Ms. Huggins has led a new focus for strategic planning, coordinated the first Amnesty Week to remove barriers to library service for everyone in the community and received more than $1 million in grants.

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Barbara M. Jones Director of the Office, Intellectual Freedom Executive Director, Freedom to Read Foundation

Creating a Culture of Innovation Monday, June 23 1:30-3:00 pm

Barbara M. Jones is the Director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom, and the Executive Director of the Freedom to Read Foundation, at the American Library Association in Chicago. She has written two books on librarianship, the latest being Protecting Intellectual Freedom in Your Academic Library: Scenarios From the Front Lines (2009). She currently serves as a Consultant for IFLA’s FAIFE Committee (Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression). She teaches about the freedom to read overseas for the U.S. State Department and for FAIFE. She has taught in Canada, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Angeline Kapferer Adult Services Supervisor - Brook Park Branch Cuyahoga County Public Library (OH)

Design Backwards to Move Forwards: Creating Interactive Technology Learning Strategies Tuesday, June 24 10:45 am-12:15 pm

Angeline Kapferer is an Adult Services Supervisor at the Brook Park Branch of Ohio’s Cuyahoga County Public Library. Previously she worked as a Teen Services Librarian and Children’s Services Supervisor. Angeline has a Masters of Library and Information Science and Bachelors of Arts in English and Women’s Studies. She is involved in exploring innovative library services to engage patrons. She has expanded traditional library services by creating zine writing workshops for teens, presenting sensory story times for adults, and developing technology literacy programs for staff. She has presented on alternative publications for public libraries, Disability Studies, community reading projects, and teen programming.

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Melissa Kaszynski Branch Manager – Dunning Chicago Public Library (IL)


Melissa Kaszynski is the Branch Manager of the Chicago Public Library's Dunning Branch, a bustling and beautiful new library located on the Chicago's northwest side. She has a passion for programming for all ages and believes strongly in patron centered service. This past year she had the privilege to work on Team Play, a Human Centered Design project to investigate and ideate on play in libraries. At home you can find Melissa playing and reading with her amazing kids or watching old episodes of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

Twiiter:@mpkaszynski

Brandon (BK) Klevence Lead Mentor and Prototype Free Library of Philadelphia (PA)


BK Klevence is Lead Mentor and Prototyper at the Free Library of Philadelphia with a background in Industrial Design, Interactive Installations and the Built Environment. He helped pilot maker programming at the Free Library in 2013 working within a variety of different spaces and contexts. Currently, he acts as a resource to library staff, artists and mentors to develop and implement new projects and programing. This is done through the Maker Jawn Initiative, a working group at the Free Library which he has helped form, grow and maintain.

Twitter: @bklvnc

Chris Lawrence Senior Director Mozilla – Webmaker Community Team (US)

Are you HIVE Curious? Global Connected Learning Networks for Youth Tuesday, June 24 10:45 am-12:15 pm

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Chris Lawrence is the Senior Director of Mozilla’s Webmaker Community Team. Through this work Chris helps guide the Hive Learning Network project helping to spread connected learning, web literacy through the exploration of digital skills for youth and educators. He is a graduate of Bank Street College’s Museum Education program and previously worked at the New York Hall of Science.

Nicholas Mayr Manager, Community Initiatives, National Summer Learning Association

Libraries Leading Learning Partnerships Monday, June 23

1:30-3:00 pm

Nicholas Mayr is manager of Community Initiatives for the National Summer Learning Association, a network hub for thousands of summer learning program providers and stakeholders, providing tools, resources, and expertise to improve program quality, generate support, and increase both access to and participation in summer learning activities. Mayr earned a master’s degree in Public Policy from The Johns Hopkins University. He has worked in survey research at the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, and at the Roosevelt Institute.

Elizabeth McChesney Director of System Wide Children’s Services Chicago Public Library (IL)

Summer Learning Challenge Monday, June 23 1:30-3:00 pm

Elizabeth McChesney is the Director of Children’s Services for the Chicago Public Library. She has spent her entire career serving kids in Chicago, first at various branches in the city and then later as the Outreach Coordinator, Assistant Director for 12 years and Director of Children’s Services since 2012. She has won numerous awards for her work including the Chicago Police Department’s highest civilian honor for public service, the Morales Award, and the 2014 Library Journal “Mover and Shaker Award” for her leadership in STEM-based summer programming. When not thinking about Summer Learning Challenges; storytelling, language acquisition, early literacy and great picture book

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illustration are keen among her professional interests.

Danielle Patrick Milam Director of Development Las Vegas-Clark County Library District (NV)


Danielle Patrick Milam is an urban planner that landed in the public library world in 1998. She currently serves as Development Director for the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District and Foundation where she shapes and finds funding for service innovation and partnership initiatives. Before that, she served as Sr. VP of Program and Development at the Urban Libraries Council in Chicago, IL, where she designed industry conferences, research, publications and futures projects. Prior to that, she ran her own planning firm in San Antonio, TX, while raising her 4 children, working on environmental, literacy and economic development projects.

Brandy Morrill Children's Librarian – Chinatown Branch Chicago Public Library (IL)

Human Centered Design: Using the Service Journey to Improve Library Services

Monday, June 23 10:45 am-12:15 pm and Tuesday, June 24 10:45 am-12:15 pm

Brandy Morrill is a Children's Librarian with Chicago Public Library, where she has served the amazing Chinatown community for the past 12 years. This year she had the privilege to participate in the Human Centered Design project with the 4 fantastic librarians of Team Play. When Brandy is not at the library, she is spending time with her family, her bike and her books.

Twitter: @meeither

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Dale Musselman Operations Manager OCLC/Webjunction (US)

Nimble is the Name of the Innovation Game Monday, June 23 10:45 am-12:15 pm

Dale Musselman has worked in education and training for nearly 20 years and has been at OCLC since 2005. He leads WebJunction’s continuing education efforts, developing and managing online learning services and the technical platforms that support them. His work has encompassed most aspects of project and product management and instructional design. Before coming to OCLC, Dale spent 6 years at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in the U.S. Library Program as a traveling trainer, technical support specialist and website content manager. In earlier life, Dale had a wide variety of work experiences, including teaching high school. He has a BFA in Painting and Drawing and a M. Ed. in secondary education.

Louise Overgaard Team Leader Aarhus Public Libraries (DK)


Louise Overgaard works as a team leader for the Family and Children’s team. Louise works intensely with developing the new Family and Children’s section at Dokk1 – the future library in Aarhus. The focus is on stories, play and learning. Through various development processes and cooperation with external partners the aim is to create a unique space for families and children in Aarhus. Louise has also for several years worked as project manager at the Main Library and has among other projects managed youth projects, projects about collaboraitve innovation and a two year project about makerspaces in the library.

Twitter: @L_Overgaard

https://twitter.com/sidselbech

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Sidsel Bach-Peterson Library Transformer Aarhus Public Libraries (DK)


As a Library Transformer, Sidsel Bach-Peterson supports the process of transforming the Main Library into the future library in Dokk1, the new main library in Aarhus. Her main focus areas are: design thinking as a tool to transfom libraries; digital surfaces in a physcial library building; and service design and customer engagement in libraries. Sidesel has worked on NEXT Library: conferences and innovation camps; Transformation Lab: new ideas for the physical library of the future; Use the users!,userdriven innovation in libraries; InfoGallery: How to use large displays and digital media in a physical setting; and Mobile Probes: How to use mobile phones to collect knowledge about our users.

Twitter: @sidselbech

Patrick Quattlebaum Managing Director Adaptive Path (CA)

Mapping the Experience: Go on a Service Safari Monday, June 23 1:30-3:00 pm

As Managing Director, Patrick Quattlebaum guides the evolution of Adaptive Path’s services in response to the emerging needs of its clients. He is also an in-demand consultant who helps organizations envision, architect and manifest new product and service experiences. He’s a passionate storyteller, facilitator and teacher. Patrick joined the San Francisco studio after nearly a decade of service at Macquarium Intelligent Communications, where he built the firm’s user experience practice from the ground up, and crafted experience strategies across numerous industries and problem spaces. In fact, Patrick urges leaders in business and in technology to look to the humanities for inspiration as we move beyond the industrial age.

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Rebecca Ranallo Information & Technology Literacy Manager Cuyahoga County Public Library (OH)

Design Backwards to Move Forwards: Creating Interactive Technology Learning Strategies Tuesday, June 24 10:45 am-12:15 pm

Rebecca Ranallo is the Information & Technology Literacy Manager for the Cuyahoga County Public Library where she oversees innovation, implementation and training. Rebecca has a Masters in Library and Information Science and a background in adult technology instruction. Before joining the Cuyahoga County Public Library, Rebecca worked for Cuyahoga Community College where she managed their Technology & Information Literacy Learning program and designed, evaluated and implemented distance learning instruction.

Twitter:@Beckyranallo

Mary W. Rowe Director Urban Resilience and Livability: The Municipal Art Society of New York (NY)


Mary Rowe is currently Director, Urban Resilience and Livability at Municipal Art Society of New York City (www.mas.org), one of the country’s oldest and most successful advocacy organizations, working to promote the livability and resilience of New York City through effective urban planning, land use, design and civic engagement. Current initiatives include Re-Imagining the Civic Commons, supported by the Knight Foundation, to explore the ever-changing uses of shared places – civic assets including libraries, community centers, settlement houses and public spaces – in contemporary cities, that enhance their value, ensure their sustainability and contribute to creating successful cities. Mary also coordinates the MAS CityBuilders Global Network, a peer-to-peer learning platform connecting urban practitioners to the livability and resilience of cities around the world.

Twitter:@Rowemw

http://www.mas.org/

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Rebecca Ryan Library Manager Saint Paul Public Library (MN)


Rebecca Ryan currently manages a branch of the Saint Paul Public Library. Previously, she was the Community Services Coordinator and Project Manager for the mobile WORKplace. Since 2004 she has worked promoting, planning and implementing library services inside and outside of library buildings.

Twitter:@RyanRebecca29

Susan Schnuer Associate Director Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois (IL)


Susan Schnuer has worked at the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs since 1992 and has developed its training programs and managed new initiatives. The Mortenson Center offers intensive professional development programs that are tailored to meet the unique needs of librarians around the world. Susan has been actively involved in projects and training in Central America, China, Ghana, Latvia, Nigeria, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda. The projects have ranged from helping university libraries to automate to developing strong leadership in the library community. Susan has recently provided training to library communities in Kazakhstan and Myanmar.

Crystal Schimpf Librarian Kixel

Look Through Your Community Lens: Technology Planning Monday, June 23 1:30-3:00 pm

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Crystal Schimpf is a librarian and a trainer with a passion for digital literacy and technology issues. As co-founder of Kixal, she provides collaborative, transformative training for libraries and nonprofits. She has provided training on projects for the Urban Libraries Council’s Edge Initiative, the Public Library Association, TechSoup, the Colorado State Library, Community Technology Network, and the R-Squared Conference.

Twitter: @crystalschimpf

Ruhi Seth Training Officer READ India (IN)


Ruhi Seth has extensive experience in language and professional development training, as well as counseling. She began working with READ India in 2012 as a Master Trainer for the Training of Trainers (ToT) model at several rural READ Centers. She joined the READ India team in 2014 as Training Officer. Prior to her work with READ, Ruhi worked as a Provincial Civil Registration Officer. She has also worked as a freelance voice artist and radio anchor.

Margaret Sullivan Principal Margaret Sullivan Studio (NY)

Library as Studio: Designing for Creativity Monday, June 23 10:45 am-12:15 pm

Margaret Sullivan, an award-winning interior designer and trained architect, is Founder of Margaret Sullivan Studio. Based in New York City, the full-service design firm specializes in cultural and civic institutions, with an emphasis on the visioning, planning, programming and design of the 21st century library. Margaret led the design of the new YOUmedia teen space for the DreamYard Art Center in the Bronx, which served as the prototype for the Learning Lab grants. She is currently working with the Richland Library, SC, to re-design both physical and service design system-wide based

Twitter: @magsinnyc

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on the Library as Studio model of activating knowledge through learning, creating and sharing.

Denis Weil Adjunct Faculty & Research Associate Institute of Design, IIT Chicago

Library Living Labs Tuesday, June 24 10:45 am-12:15 pm

Denis Weil was most recently the Vice President, Concept + Design, at McDonald’s Corporation, responsible for the development of next generation customer experience and retailing concepts. Denis is now focused on applying his experience of discovering and scaling new experience and service innovations to the social sector. He consults with different community based organizations and teaches Design for Social Innovation at the Institute of Design in Chicago and the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Israel. His viewpoints about the value of design for innovation have been published in ID magazine and Business Week. He was named a 2010 Master of Design by Fast Company. A native of Switzerland, Denis received his MDes in design planning from the Institute of Design and an MSc in Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland.

Claire Weisz FAIA Principal W X Y architecture + urban design (NY)


Claire Weisz is an architect and urbanist. She is a founding principal of WXY, an award-winning practice based in New York City whose work focuses on innovative approaches to public space, structures and cities. WXY has received the League Prize and an Emerging Voices Prize in 2011, in addition to numerous design and planning awards from, among others, the AIA and APA. Her recent and ongoing work includes the redesign of The Drawing Center; The Brooklyn Tech Triangle, a

Twitter: @WXYStudio

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study of Brooklyn’s growing tech culture; The East River Blueway Plan, “Blue Dunes”, a HUD Rebuild by Design project; and the renovation of Jefferson Market Library. She is Chief Curator for the Municipal Art Society's Reimagining the Civic Commons initiative, funded by the Knight Foundation.

Jane Werner Executive Director Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh (PA)


Jane Werner’s 31 years of museum experience includes 23 years at The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh where she served as Program Director, Deputy Director and currently as Executive Director. Jane is President of the Association of Children’s Museums. She is past president of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council Board and New Hazlett Theater. She is on the Advisory Boards of the Maker Education Initiative, Carnegie Mellon University’s Studio for Creative Inquiry, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and Fred Rogers’ Center.

Corey Wittig Digital Learning Librarian - Teen Services Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (PA)


Corey Wittig is the Digital Learning Librarian for Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. He manages The Labs @ CLP, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's teen-only Learning Lab and was recognized as a Library Journal “Mover and Shaker” in 2012.

Twitter: @loveplussqualor

Bryan Wunar Director of Community Initiatives Center for the Advancement of Science Education (CASE) Museum of Science and Industry

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Bryan Wunar is currently the Director of Community Initiatives in the Center for the Advancement of Science (CASE) at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Mr. Wunar leads the Museum’s strategic efforts to engage youth, families and communities in science learning experiences focused on developing science literacy and preparing the next generation to consider STEM careers. Wunar joined the staff of the Museum of Science and Industry in 2004 serving as the Director of Teaching and Learning, providing leadership for the Museum’s programming to support improved science education for students, teachers, schools, and communities in the Chicago area.

Pang Yang Community Services Coordinator Saint Paul Public Library (MN)


Pang Yang is the Library Community Services Coordinator at the Saint Paul Public Library. Approaching her 10th year at the library, Pang manages the Mobile WORKplace and coordinates storytimes in various languages throughout Saint Paul. She is a graduate of Saint Catherine University, an advocate for unrepresented and underserved populations and an avid traveler.

Durgesh Kumar Yogi Monitor and Evaluation Officer READ Nepal (NP)


Durgesh Kumar Yogi joined READ Nepal in July of 2012 as Monitoring and Evaluation Officer. He is responsible for the overall monitoring and evaluation of READ Nepal and provides support to READ India and Bhutan, as well. Prior to joining READ, Durgesh worked with Partnership for Sustainable Development Nepal, UNICEF Nepal and the District AIDS Committee of Dang. Durgesh holds a master's degree in public health from State University of Bangladesh and a bachelors in commerce from Tribhuvan University in Nepal.

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