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Wednesday, April 19

Presenter: Bea Saba
Library Director
Bryan + College Station Public Library System
Three ways to strengthen your community connection and grow your digital collection
4:30pm

Presenter: Debbie McDonald
Account Executive
Kanopy
Unlocking Greater Access to Films that Matter for All Audiences
5:30pm
Thursday, April 20

Presenter: Andrew Garrison
Independent Filmmaker & Professor of Film and Digital Production
University of Texas at Austin
Telling Stories through Film
10:00am
Garrison’s documentary, TRASH DANCE, filmed in Austin, is the unprecedented double-winner of the Audience Award for Best Feature Documentary at AFI DOCS (Silverdocs) and the Full Frame Film Festival and of SXSW’s Special Jury Recognition at its premiere. From the Austin-American Statesman: “Garrison’s thoughtful, eloquent documentary illuminates the reality that all work matters and has dignity, no matter the invisibility of the labor.” Garrison’s award-winning documentary, THIRD WARD TX, filmed in Houston, premiered at SXSW and aired on PBS.
Garrison’s work has earned him Guggenheim, Rockefeller, NEA and AFI Fellowships, and his films have screened at Sundance, SXSW, Berlin International Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival and the New York Film Festival. He is a Professor of Film and Digital Media Production at The University of Texas at Austin. THIRD WARD TX is available on Kanopy from New Day Films.

Presenter: Beth Muirhead
Librarian
Birdville ISD
Our Sora Journey Through the Year
11:00am

Presenter: Amanda Hunt
Secondary District Librarian/LMS
New Braunfels ISD
Providing a deeper reading experience with Sora
12:30am

Presenter: Jennifer Shaw
Librarian
Irving Public Library
Next-level ways to promote your digital collection
2:30pm

Presenter: Trela Weesner
Library Media Services Administrator
Lewisville ISD
Exploring OverDrive Advantage
4:00pm
Friday, April 21

Presenter: Pamela Arevalo-Thompson
Lead Librarian
Judson ISD
Making a connection with Public Library Connect
9:30am

Presenter: Heather Hornor
Library & Information Technology Coordinator
Richardson ISD

Presenter: Ashleigh Osborne
Library & Information Technology Educator
Richardson ISD
How to boost your digital collection
11:00am
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