When the New Mexico Library Association Annual Conference takes place later this month, more than a dozen New Mexico State Library staff will be offering presentations sharing their expertise with library professionals from across the state. This year’s conference, with a theme of Making Due: Navigating Challenges with Ingenuity and Resourcefulness, includes an optional pre-conference day and two full-days of program sessions, keynote addresses, and author events.
New Mexico State Library staff and bureaus will be presenting the following sessions:
Morning Pre-Conferences: Wednesday, October 22
Respectful Representation: Acquiring and Displaying Native American Art and Artifacts in Your Library
Cassandra Osterloh, Tribal Libraries Program Coordinator
Bring stories, not just objects into your libraries. This session explores how to thoughtfully acquire and display Native American art and artifacts through respectful collaboration, honoring culture, and curating with care. Learn to turn exhibits into bridges between communities, history and healing.
Copy Cataloging Demystified: Learn the Basics of MARC and Catalog with Confidence
Joseph Angelo, Bureau Chief; Sarah Edwards Obenauf, Librarian Supervisor; Bradley Carrington, Cataloging Librarian
Become a better cataloger! You interact with MARC records on a daily basis, but did you ever wonder what all those field numbers mean? Participants will learn the most common MARC fields and how to apply this understanding in their daily copy cataloging workflows.
Thursday Sessions:
- Soundproof Booths, Telehealth, and Library Communities – Bo Ford, Digital Equity Program Manager, with Deirdre Caparoso, Melanie Ratliff, Tammi Moe, Lillian Chavez, and Angela Watkins
- More Than a Chore: Why Library Plans and Policies are Important and How to Write Them – Development Bureau Staff
- Wait, Is There an Exam? Librarianship Certification in New Mexico – Ada Negraru, Continuing Education Coordinator
- TSB is TCB: Helping You “Make Due” with What You Didn’t Know You Had – Sarah Edwards Obenauf, Cataloging and Database Administrator
- 50 Years of Creativity in Capacity – Berdina Nieto, Books by Mail Rural Outreach Specialist and Guillermo Martinez, Library Technician/Delivery Driver
- Chats & Conversation: Public Library Directors Meeting – Development Bureau Staff
- Beyond Inclusion: Building Library Collections that Center Native Voices – Cassandra Osterloh, Tribal Libraries Program Coordinator
- Craft Time and Book Recycling – Susanne Caro, Government Documents Librarian
- Government Information Trivia – Susanne Caro, Government Documents Librarian
Friday Sessions:
- Online Resources from the New Mexico State Library for Libraries, Students and Educators – Jennifer McGill, Outreach Librarian and Katherine Miles, Public Services Bureau Chief
- Summer Reading: Looking Back to Look Ahead – Kelly McCabe, Youth Services Coordinator
Registration is required for all Pre-Conferences and Program Sessions.
For full details and program descriptions see the Full Conference Program (PDF)
Registration information can be found at nmla.wildapricot.org/2025-NMLA-Conference