Presentations

SC Association of School Librarians, Columbia, SC, March 2026

Iowa School Library Association, April 2026

NYLA School Library Division, Ithaca, NY, April 2026

ALA Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, June 2026

NC Region 5 School Librarian Conference, December 16, 2025

• Building Your Collection of Graphic Novels (with Karen Meier)

AASL National Conference, October 2025

• Hold the Line: District Library Supervisors & the Freedom to Read (Research into Practice)

• READCON

• Building Allies & Accomplices for Students' First Amendment Rights, FTRF Krug Education Committee (with Dorcas Hand, Carl Harvey & Judy Moreillon)

NCSLMA Conference, Winston-Salem, October 2025

• Fifty Fantastic Finds in Kids Lit (with Karen Meier)

• Navigating Difficult Conversations (pre-conference workshop)

AISLE (Illinois School Library Association)  State Conference, October 2025

• Empowering Your Community to Be Library Advocates

SCASL Summer Institute, June 11, 2025

• Guiding the Way: Navigating Challenges in School Libraries (keynote)

ACRL CJCLS Spring Webinar, March 2025

• Bridging the Gap: Community College Library Service to Early College High School Students

L3: Legal Landscape of Librarianship: Know Your Rights and Options, Virtual Conference, February 18-20, 2025

• Expert Witness: A Firsthand Account (What Can Be Shared)

IASL 2024 Conference, Virtual, October 26-29, 2024 (with Dr. Lucy Santos Green & Valerie Byrd Fort)

• READCON

NC School Library Media Association Annual Conference, Greensboro, October 2024

• Fifty Fantastic Finds in Kids Lit (with Tammy Gruer & Karen Meier)

• Stop the Carnivores! 

ALISE Annual Conference, Portland, OR, September 2024 (with Dr. Lucy Santos Green & Valerie Byrd Fort)

• READCON

United for Libraries webinar, July 9, 2024 (with Dr. Lucy Santos Green & Valerie Byrd Fort)

• READCON

ALA Annual Conference, San Diego, June 24-July 2, 2024 (with Dr. Lucy Santos Green & Valerie Byrd Fort)

• READCON

NC Curriculum Materials Center (CMC) Directors Association, June 14, 2024

• Curriculum Materials Centers in Challenging Times

Metrolina Library Association Conference, Keynote, Charlotte, NC, June 13, 2024

• Prepared for the Challenge

NWRESA Mini-Conference, North Wilkesboro, April 15, 2024

• Handling Difficult Conversations

• Leading the Reconsideration Committee

Principal Preparation for Excellence and Equity in Rural Schools (PPEERS), January 18, 2024, Browns Summit, NC (with Dr. Heather Moorefield-Lang)

• Roles of the School Librarian & Building a Culture of Reading

Ethical Humanist Society of the Triangle, January 21, 2024, Chapel Hill, NC

• Facing Censorship Challenges: Librarians & Community Members Working Together

NCSLMA 2023 Conference, Oct 5-7, Winston Salem

• Fifty Fantastic Finds in Kids Lit (with Tammy Gruer & Lori Sands)

• Empowering Your Community to Stand Up for Students' Right to Read

• Where are all the Nonfiction Read Alouds? (With Karen Meier)

Great Decisions Lecture, Pittsboro, NC, Oct 11

AASL 2023 Conference, Oct 18-21, Tampa, FL

• Community of Scholars (with Dr. Rita Soulen)

• Bloomsbury Publishing - New Textbooks Session (with Dr. Joyce Valenza & Dr. Rebecca Morris)

• Research into Practice: Revising or Creating Your Selection and Reconsideration Policies

• AASL Research Paper Award - Selection Policy Content Analysis

United for Libraries Webinar series, November 8

• Get Ready, Stay Ready: Supporting Proactive Community Advocacy for Library Professionals (with Dr. Lucy Santos Green & Valerie Byrd Fort)

NC Region 5 School Library Media Coordinator Conference

• Trends in Censorship, 2023 Edition