Name: We Should Be Friends: What We Can Learn From Preschoolers (Or, Intersectionality Between Public and Academic Libraries)
Start: 2026-10-08T15:30:00-0700
End: 2026-10-08T16:30:00-0700

We Should Be Friends: What We Can Learn From Preschoolers (Or, Intersectionality Between Public and Academic Libraries)

Thursday October 8, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT

Grand Oasis Hotel Minot - Grand Ballroom

When I started my current position, dropping from Director to a mid-level supervisor and librarian (that had to do RESEARCH), I was... trepidatious. However, in my first year as an academic librarian, I have found lovely points of intersection between public and academic librarianship, as well as opportunities for lucrative partnerships. This will explore some of these points and offer some ideas for programs and initiatives, though they will all be in the ideas phase, since I accidentally don't have enough time to do anything yet.

Speakers

Maddie Sharpe

Downtown & Development Librarian, North Dakota State University

Maddie Sharpe (she/her) is the Downtown & Development Librarian at North Dakota State University in Fargo. Having transitioned from Director of Lake Region Public Library in Devils Lake, she now oversees the downtown branches of NDSU Libraries and advocates for the Libraries' development... Read More →

Thursday October 8, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm PDT
Grand Oasis Hotel Minot - Grand Ballroom 1505 N Broadway, Minot, ND 58703, USA

Concurrent Session, Public Libraries

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