Speaking

I am available, and delighted, to speak on wellness in the workplace for library staff. You can see a list of past presentations and training by browsing the presentations category. I not longer update the list below.

If you are interested in a topic not listed, please ask. If I am unable to speak, I keep a list of speakers and trainers so I may refer you to someone who can meet your needs.

Please email me bobbi.newman AT gmail.com

Keynotes and Invited Presentations
Interviews and Brown Bags
Conference Presentations

Keynotes and Invited Presentations

April 2022, IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workforce Learning (CPDWL) Section and New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG), Panel

Wellness for Librarians

February 2021, Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL), ALA

• How Employers Can Support Library Workers Who Are Caregivers During COVID-19

August 2020, ALA-Allied Professional Association webinar

• “Creating a Culture of Wellness for Library Staff”, Presentation for APA-ALA

June 2020, ALA New Members Round Table (NMRT) President’s Program, Panel, ALA Annual virtual conference,

• Making Your Library Sustainable for Your Community and Our Future

January 2020, American Library Association MidWinter Conference

• “Mindful Librarianship: Achieving Success Through Daily Mindfulness Practice”.

October 2017, Internet Librarian

• Closing Keynote Panel, Future Focus

March 2017, William F. Laman Public Library, Little Rock AK

• Keynote, “Set the World on Fire”
• Breakout session

September 2016, Minnesota Library Association Annual Conference, Duluth MN

• Keynote

October 2015, WALE Conference, Chelan, WA

• Keynote, “Look to the Future of Libraries”

October 2014, Lexington County Public Library Staff Day

• Keynote, “Libraries as a Bridge: The Role of Libraries in Closing the Digital Skills Gap”

May 2014, Iowa Library Association – Association of College and Research Libraries

• Keynote, “Escape The Silo: Why and How to Escape Your Professional Silo”

January 2014, Ontario Library Association Superconference, Toronto Canada

• Spotlight Speaker, Ontario College and University Library Association (OCULA) division, “Disruption as Opportunity”

October 2013, South Central Library System, Wisconsin

• Webinar, “A Bridge Across the Divide: The role of libraries in the digital skills gap”
  

October 2013, Accufest, Heidelberg Germany

• Keynote, “Looking Over the Horizon: The Future of Libraries“

February 2013, All Tech Considered: Navigating Through Multiliteracies, Annual Faculty Conference, Houston Community College, Houston TX

• Keynote, “This Transliterate Life”

November 2012, Digital Literacy Task Force, OITP, ALA

• Digital Literacy Virtual Forum, Creating a Culture of Learning

October 2012, Colorado Library Association, Ready, Set, Go! Innovating Colorado Libraries

• Keynote, Set The World on Fire

Interviews and  Brown Bags

November 2012, University of Iowa

• brown bag lunch talk with ALA Student Chapter, Library and Information Science Student Organization (LISSO) [write up]

April 2012, Bibliotech Podcast

January 2012, Circulating Ideas Podcast

• Interview

March 2011, University of Alberta

• Guest Lecture for New Media Narratives

March 2011, University of Michigan, School of Information

• Guest Speaker on ebooks

October 2010, guest post at Broadband for America

• Libraries Are Essential to Bridging the Broadband Gap and the Digital Opportunity Gap

April 2008 – Interview on local NPR station about the Grant for the Mobile Computing Lap

• write up & audio

Conference Presentations

Most of my conference presentations are related to my work at the Network of the National Library of Medicine, so I do not include them here.

October 2011, Internet Librarian

• Training is not Learning with Polly Farrington and Kate Sheehan
• Transliteracy & 21st-Century Skills for Library Users with Matt Hamilton and Jamie Hollier
• Ebooks: Putting the Issues on the Table, panel with Sarah Houghton-Jan, Amy Affeft, and Faith Ward, moderated by Dick Kaser, VP Content, Information Today.
• Productivity Tools & Tips for Internet Librarians

June 2011 ALA Annual

• Why Transliteracy?
• Working Towards Transliteracy

October 2010, Internet Librarian 2010, Monterey CA

• Libraries in a Transliterate, Technology Fluent World
• Learning From Failure with Matt Hamilton
• Digital Manager Sound Off with David Lee King, Matt Hamilton, & Sarah Houghton-Jan

June 2010 ALA Annual Conference, Washington D.C.

• Designing Digital Experiences for Library Websites, LITA with David Lee King, Toby Greenwalt and John Blyberg [slideshows]
• Promoting Teen Reading with Web 2.0 Tools, YALSA
• Battledecks participant

April 2010 Computers in Libraries, Arlington VA

• Introducing Libraries and Transliteracy with Matt Hamilton and Buffy Hamilton
• Digital Manager Sound Off with David Lee King, Matt Hamilton, and Sarah Houghton-Jan
• Ebooks: Landscape & Implications with Brian Hulsey and Jason Griffey
• Training in the Cloud or Mobile Labs! With Maurice Coleman

2010, Classes for Staff at CVL

January 2010, American Library Association Mid-Winter Meeting

• Battledecks winner

November 2009 Chattahoochee Valley Libraries, Columbus GA

• Keeping Afloat: Time Management, half day Workshop

October 2009 Internet Librarian Conference, Monterey CA

• Keeping Afloat: Time Management – preconference workshop with Brenda Hough
• Sneaking the Social Web into Your Library with Erin Downey Howerton
• Collaborating in the Clouds: Selecting Tools with Tom Ipri, Rachel Vacek and Anna Creech
• 23 Things for Communities with Jennifer Koerber, Sean Robinson, Rebecca Ranallo

October 2009 COMO XXI, Columbus GA

• Implementing a 23 Things Program at your Library
• Bring on the Rain: Putting the Cloud to Work for You: An Introduction to Cloud Computing

October 2009

• Libraries and Transliteracy

March 2009 –Computers in Libraries Conference, Arlington VA

• Web 2.X Training for Customers and Staff, with Beth Tribe and Michael Sauers

March 2009 – MaintainIT, online conference

• 23 Things Summit

October 2008 – Missouri Library Association

• Reaching Your Patrons in the Brave New World of the Social Web
•  Beyond Learning 2.0 – Library Learning 2.1

August 2008 – Summer Technology Institute with MOREnet & Missouri State Library, Columbia MO

• Becoming 2.0: What Web 2.0 Can Do for You

June 2008 – Mobius Annual Conference, Lake of the Ozarks, MO

•  Connect with Your Patrons in the Digital World: Using Social Networking Tools as Outreach

April – September 2008 – Missouri River Regional Library  – Internet Training for patrons

•  Introduction to Blogging
• Find Your Friends on Facebook
•  Online Picture Sharing
• Discover New Library Resources
• The Basics of Internet Safety
• Explore Online Reading and Book Tools

February 2008 – Library Technology Institute for MoreNet & Missouri State Library, Columbia MO

• What Web2.0 Can Do For You, with Robin Hastings,

October 2007 – Missouri Library Association, Springfield MO

• Learning Web 2.0 Technologies and Beyond, with Robin Hastings

April 2007 – MOREnet Web Seminar

• Learning Web 2.0 Technologies and Beyond, with Robin Hastin