Full Schedule

8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Democracy Demands Disclosure: Legal Barriers to Public Information

Coordinator: Mariangeli Lugo-Zayas, JD, MBA, MSIS – Universidad de Puerto Rico, Recinto de Rio Piedras

Marketing + OutreachProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level

8:30am - 9:30am EDT

FCIL 101: Learn the Basics of Foreign, Comparative & International Law Research

Moderator/Coordinator: Alison A. Shea – University of St. Thomas School of Law

Research + AnalysisTeaching + Training

8:30am - 9:30am EDT

It's Storytime: Advocacy Storytelling Tools to Promote Your Library

Moderator/Coordinator: Kathleen N. Darvil – Brooklyn Law School

Management + Business AcumenProfessionalism + Leadership at Every Level

8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Litigation in the Age of AI Slop: Best Practices, Ethics, and Education

Coordinator: Jason Wilson – Bloomberg Law

Research + AnalysisTeaching + Training

8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Mapping the Law: How a 10-Day Road Trip to Discover County Law Library Services Built a Community

Coordinator/Speaker: Brittany J. Young (she/her/hers) – Lane County Law Library

Speaker: Amy Gregory – Washington County Law Library

Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelMarketing + Outreach

8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Personal Safety for Librarians: An Intro to Basic Skills

Coordinator/Speaker: Margaret Kiel-Morse – Indiana University Maurer School of Law

Professionalism + Leadership at Every Level

8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Touchable in Cleveland? Eliot Ness and the Kingsbury Run Torso Murders

Moderator/Coordinator: Laura Ray – Cleveland State University College of Law

Marketing + OutreachTeaching + Training

8:30am - 12:00pm EDT

Exhibit Hall Open

9:45am - 11:15am EDT

Exhibit Hall Refreshment Break

9:45am - 11:15am EDT

Poster Session Presentation and Review Period

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Alternative Teaching: How to Reach Students Outside of the Traditional Classroom

Moderator/Coordinator: Tanya Johnson (she/her/hers) – UConn School of Law

Speaker: Anne Rajotte (she/her/hers) – UConn School of Law

Teaching + Training

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Banning Book Banning: Librarian-Led Advocacy and the Rhode Island Freedom to Read Coalition

Moderator/Coordinator: Nicole P. Dyszlewski – Roger Williams University

Speaker: Ed Garcia – Cranston Public Library System

Speaker: Skip Dye – Penguin Random House

Speaker: Rosie Stewart – PRH

Speaker: Padma Venkatraman – Self

Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelMarketing + Outreach

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Increasing Access to Justice with Public Libraries

Coordinator/Speaker: Carol Hassler (she/her/hers) – Wisconsin State Law Library

Speaker: Aaron Glenn – University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law

Speaker: John Murphy (he/him/his) – Anoka County Law Library

Professionalism + Leadership at Every LevelMarketing + Outreach

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Negotiating Contracts: A Conversation Between Information Vendors and Librarians on Issues, Strategies, and ADA Changes

Coordinator: Mary Jenkins (she/her/hers) – Devine, Millimet & Branch, P.A.

Speaker: Ashley Newton – Law Library, University of California, Irvine

Management + Business AcumenInformation Management

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Save Our Now: Preserving the Institution's History for Tomorrow's Users

Moderator/Coordinator: Sharon Bradley – University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law

Information ManagementMarketing + Outreach

11:30am - 12:30pm EDT

Utilizing Free GenAI Programs to Prepare Profiles of People and Companies

Coordinator/Speaker: Nathan A. Rosen – Herrick Feinstein LLP

Research + AnalysisTeaching + Training

12:45pm - 2:00pm EDT

Association Luncheon (Ticketed Event)

2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

Library Tour: Cleveland Police Museum (Separate Registration Required)

2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

Library Tour: Cleveland State University Law Library (Separate Registration Required)

2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

AALL Informal Executive Board Meeting (2026-2027 Board Members)