Beyond Hope 2025

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Prince George Public Library, Bob Harkins Branch

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Pre-Conference Social: A Journey Through Oz 1:00pm - 6:30pm

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Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Ballroom	Keith Gordon Room, Prince George Public Library	Main Auditorium (#103), Prince George Conference & Civic Centre,	Room 201-202, Prince George Conference & Civic Centre,	Room 207, Prince George Conference & Civic Centre,	Room 208, Prince George Conference & Civic Centre,	Skylab, Prince George Public Library	Teen Area, Prince George Public Library	Upper Hallway, Prince George Conference & Civic Centre,

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Monday Night Social: A Night in the Emerald City 5:30pm - 11:00pm

Pay No Attention to the Bot Behind the Curtain: ChatGPT for Libr... 10:00am - 11:00am

Restorative Practice: A Philosophy and Practical Approach for Li... 11:15am - 12:15pm

There’s No Place Like Accessible Social Media and Newsletters 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Looking Behind the Curtain: You Don’t Need to be a Wizard to do... 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Promoting Diversity and Inclusio... 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Breakfast 7:45am - 8:30am

Keynote Address: Defying Gravity Beyond Hope by Gohar Ashoughian 8:30am - 9:45am

Lunch 12:15pm - 1:30pm

The Aberdeen Tiny Library: Not Just for Munchkins 10:00am - 11:00am

Update from the Public Library Accessibility Working Group 11:15am - 12:15pm

Building a Sensory Musical Storytime Nest (And Leaving with Your... 2:45pm - 3:45pm

In the Cloud: Elevating Streaming Music Collections for Library... 10:00am - 11:00am

Building Anti-Racism Resources to Support Learners 11:15am - 12:15pm

Indigenous Subject Heading Repla... 4:00pm - 4:30pm

The Mobile Response Team: Supporting Frontline Library Workers i... 10:00am - 11:00am

Through the Mental Health Looking Glass: Supporting the Well-Bei... 11:15am - 12:15pm

Intellectual Freedom: A Timely Tune Up [Part 1] 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Intellectual Freedom: A Timely Tune Up [Part 2] 2:45pm - 4:30pm

The New Clicklaw: A Lesson in Legal Sourcery 11:15am - 12:15pm

Dancing through Data: Using the Canadian Census of Population to... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

What Was New Is Old Is New Again: The Return of the Co-Op Gaming... 10:00am - 11:00am

Toto's Corner: De-Stress with the St. John's Ambulance Therapy D... 2:45pm - 3:45pm

Coffee Break

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Keith Gordon Room, Prince George Public Library	Main Auditorium (#103), Prince George Conference & Civic Centre,	Room 201-202, Prince George Conference & Civic Centre,	Room 207, Prince George Conference & Civic Centre,	Room 208, Prince George Conference & Civic Centre,	Upper Hallway, Prince George Conference & Civic Centre,

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Climate Change Adaptation in Your Library and Community 9:00am - 10:00am

Uncovering Northern BC’s 2SLGBTQIA+ History: Preserving and Shar... 10:15am - 11:15am

"Popular! I'll Help You be Popular!": An Introduction to Social... 11:30am - 12:30pm

The Wizard and AI: Conjuring an Escape Room on a Budget 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Book Slam! 2:45pm - 4:00pm

Breakfast 7:45am - 9:00am

Unravel Every Riddle: Library Directors' Table Talk 10:15am - 11:15am

Unravel Every Riddle: Library Directors' Table Talk 11:30am - 12:30pm

Lunch 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Harm Reduction & Naloxone Training 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Reimagining Library Vendor Relationships - One Path to a Reset F... 9:00am - 10:00am

Culturally-Aware Early Literacy: Implementing Moe the Mouse in L... 9:00am - 10:00am

CANCELLED ID for All: Reducing Barriers to Identification Servic... 9:00am - 10:00am

The Emerald City of Access: Cataloguing, Reporting, and Digital... 10:15am - 11:15am

Online Resources for Indigenous Education - Local and Beyond 11:30am - 12:30pm

I'm Not that Branch: A Sharing Knowledge Circle for Leaders of S... 9:00am - 10:00am

Sensing the Possibilities: Creating Inclusive Library Spaces for... 10:15am - 11:15am

Introduction to SOGI 123 and SOGI-inclusive Literature 11:30am - 12:30pm

Navigating Accessibility: Learn to use Okanagan Regional Library... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

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