Reserve your complementary place today at this exclusive convening for public library leadership and engage with your peers to explore the trends and solutions that are reshaping our libraries and communities small and large.

Hosted in partnership with the San Diego Public Library, LJ’s 10th Annual Directors’ Summit will feature thought leaders in civic design who are reinventing our cities and towns with a focus on putting people first. The program will showcase exemplars of library innovation that create avenues for impact in new areas and at new scales.

Thursday, December 6, 2018

11:15 AM Opening Lunch and Welcome
Rebecca T. Miller, Editorial Director, Library Journal & School Library Journal
Misty Jones, Director, San Diego Public Library
 
Opening Keynote: Lucie Faulknor, Filmmaker, Free for All
 
Session: Reinventing Inclusion
With immigration and borders an increasingly hot button issue on the national scale, groundbreaking public libraries share how they are reaching out to and effectively providing service to immigrants and new Americans, and collaborating with colleagues across the border.

Catherine Hoang, Public Technology Services Librarian, San Diego Public Library
Michael Lambert, Acting City Librarian, San Francisco Public Library
Moderated by Meredith Schwartz, Executive Editor, Library Journal
 
Session: Zip Books: An Alternative to ILL
Greg Lucas, California State Librarian

• Industry Spotlight: Baker & Taylor
• Industry Spotlight: Better World Books

Session Breaking the Fine Barrier
While a few early adopter libraries have been fine free for years, recently the movement toward increasing equity (and use) by eliminating late fees has seen huge momentum. Hear from directors that have gone fine free about their process, challenges, and results!
Heidi Daniel, President and CEO, Enoch Pratt Free Library
Pam Sandlian Smith, Director, Anythink Libraries
Moderated by Misty Jones, Director, San Diego Public Library
 
Session: Indy's Shared System
Jackie Nytes, CEO, Indianapolis Public Library
 
Session: Outside the Box Programming
From a subway library to a biotech Maker space to a library beer and more, these libraries are innovating in ways that defy expectations.
Shawn Briley, Branch Manager, La Jolla Library (CA)
Luke Swarthout, Director of Digital Policy, New York Public Library
Moderated by Rivkah Sass, Director, Sacramento Public Library
 
Session: Smart Cities
Erik Caldwell, Interim Deputy Chief Operation Officer, Smart and Sustainable Cities, City of San Diego

6:30 PM END OF DAY 1

Friday, December 7, 2018

8:00 AM Day 2 Starts
 
Morning Keynote: Mary Wardell-Ghirarduzzi, Ed.D., Vice Provost & Chief Diversity Officer, Diversity Engagement and Community Outreach, University of San Francisco; President, National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, Northern California Chapter; President, San Francisco Public Library Commission; Trustee, Urban Libraries Council
 
Session: Libraries & First Responders
Increasingly public libraries plan a central role as refuge, coordinator, and more in cities’ crisis response teams. Hear how and why this is a library role from those on the front lines.
Adam S. Davis, Director, System Services, Palm Beach County Library System (CA)
Michelle Jeske, City Librarian, Denver Public Library
Moderated by Lisa Peet, Associate News Editor, Library Journal

• Industry Spotlight: Digital Library Systems Group
• Industry Spotlight: Playaway

Session: Intentional Equity
Learn how Seattle Public Library is operationalizing equity and inclusion in its service delivery and programming decisions, and how to audit your collection for diversity.
Tom Fay, Director, Library Programs and Services, Seattle Public Library
Karen Jensen, MLS, Creator & Administrator, Teen Librarian Toolbox
Moderated by Meredith Schwartz, Executive Editor, Library Journal

Closing Keynote: Louise Bernard, Museum Director, Obama Presidential Center

12:15 PM END OF DAY 2

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