By Amanda Kaufman

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Amanda at LOEX 2015

Earlier this month, Joy and I attended the annual LOEX Conference in Denver, Colorado. Like previous years, this continues to be the standout library instruction conference and I’m so happy we were able to go. Keynote I would agree with Joy’s assessment that the opening keynote, presented by Anne-Marie Dietering, was one of the best... more

Amanda at NCLA-College and University Section Conference

On Friday, December 5th I had to opportunity to present at the NCLA College and University Section Conference in Charlotte, NC. The conference took place at the UNC-Charlotte City Center Campus which is where UNC-Charlotte hosts its MBA program. It’s pretty fancy, check it out: UNC-Charlotte City Center Building (Credit: flickr.com/photos/kenfagerdotcom) Confession: I’m not a... more

Joy, Kyle, and Amanda at The Innovative Library Classroom Conference

(McConnell Library at Radford University) On Tuesday, May 23th, Kyle, Joy, and Amanda had the opportunity to attend the first ever Innovative Library Classroom Conference at Radford University in Radford, Virginia. We joined 75 other instruction librarians interested in new, creative ways to teach information literacy. May is a conference-heavy month for instruction librarians, so... more

Amanda at LOEX 2014

Joy and I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the LOEX conference in the beautiful city of Grand Rapids, Michigan with 375 other librarians. This was my second LOEX, and again I am impressed with what a great conference this is and how much it has given me to think about. Some takeaways from the... more

Amanda at SCLA/SELA 2013

Earlier this week, I co-presented with a former colleague at the South Carolina Library Association/Southeastern Library Association joint conference in Greenville, South Carolina. My presentation was late in the day, so I had the opportunity to sit in on several interesting and relevant presentations. Keynote Speaker ALA President-Elect Courtney Young: To open the conference, Young... more