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LAUNC-CH 2025 Annual Conference: Serving our Communities

Event Information

The morning keynote will be hybrid (live on zoom and in-person at Wilson Library) and the rest of the conference will be fully online. Zoom links will be emailed to registrants before the conference. Registration is free and open to anyone.

The conference keynote presentation and reception are sponsored by the University Libraries at UNC Chapel Hill.

To download the complete schedule as a PDF, click here.

Schedule at a Glance

8:30AM Opening Reception at Wilson Library
8:45AM Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
9–10AM Keynote
10–10:15AM Stretch break
10:15–11:15AM Finding Hope: The Role of Oral History Collection After Hurricane Helene (25)

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Librarians as Collaborators in Community Health: Empowering People with Resources and Strategies to Manage Their Health (10-20)

 Bringing Contemporary Africa to Elementary Classrooms: A Collaborative Effort (25)

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Supporting Young Adult Health Literacy: Academic Health Science Librarian Partners with Public High School Career Technical Education Program (25)

 Library Copyright Institute: Connection Through Copyright (50)

 
11:15–11:30AM Stretch Break
11:30AM–12:30PM Access to Libraries and Disability Justice: Arts for All (50) Vocational Awe and the Work Ethic of Public Library Staff in North Carolina (25)

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Reaching Across the State: How ILL is Connecting the University Libraries to NC Public Libraries (25)

 Action Focused: Task-Based Library Instruction to Improve Student Engagement (30)
12:30–1:30 PM Lunch break
1:30–2:30 PM The Spectrum of Grey: School Desegregation Remembered Through Orality, Memory, and Story (50) Integrating Library Desks, or When Collaboration Gets in the Way of Service (40 min)

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Fostering Student Engagement Through Feedback Platforms: The Evolution of the “What’s On Your Mind?” Program (10 min)

  Cataloguing with AI (25)
2:30–2:45PM Stretch break
2:45–3:45PM Improving Digital Literacy Through UNC-SILS and Community Partnerships (25)

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Civic Engagement Workshops: The Importance of Supporting Civic and Political Awareness in Undergrads (25)

 Clearing Up the Smoke: Creating Resources for the NC JUUL Settlements Documents Usage (25)

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Book Art and Belonging: Creating Community with Primary Sources in the Art Library (25)

 The Library Space Crunch: How Library Partners Can Help With Brainstorming Solutions (25)

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Reflecting Our Communities: Languages Other Than English (LOTE) in Collection Development at Wake County Public Libraries (25)

 

Additional Information 

For questions, please contact Ellie Campbell (elliec@email.unc.edu)