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 Vernā Myers Tuesday, October 10 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. Opening Keynote Vernā Myers is the Founder of The Vernā Myers Company, a Baltimore-based consulting firm dedicated to eradicating barriers to diversity in the workplace. She is a Harvard-trained lawyer, activist, author and cultural innovator committed to making the most difficult conversations around bias, cultural competence, and inclusion accessible to all. Vernā is an expert facilitator, motivational speaker, and strategic advisor to for-profit and nonprofit organizations. She has delivered keynotes at The World Bank, National Geographic, 21st Century Fox, NASA, Warner Bros., the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and tech companies such as Qualcomm. Notably, Vernā was a recipient of The Network Journal’s “25 Influential Black Women in Business.” Vernā’s appearances and message of power and possibility have touched millions of lives, including her TED talk,“How to Overcome Our Biases? WalkBoldly Toward Them,”which has been viewed over 1.5 million times. Vernā is also the author of two best-selling books, a contributor to Refinery 29 and Huffington Post, and a cited expert for The Atlantic, Forbes, the Harvard Business Review, and TED NPR Radio.
In all, Vernā is a visionary who teaches people how to understand, respect, and include others so each person operates at his or her fullest capacity in society. As Vernā puts it, “Diversity is being invited to the party, Inclusion is being asked to dance.™” |
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Terri Murphy Wednesday, October 11 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Youth Services Forum Author Breakfast Terri Murphy has crafted a life surrounded by art, books and children. She is the picture book illustrator for Dance Y’all, Dance and One Day I Went Rambling authored by Kelly Bennett and published by Bright Sky Press, and frequent contributor to Spider, Ladybug and Cricket Magazines. She is also the Illustrator Coordinator in Illinois for The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), where she brings Chicago-area illustrators together for their continuing education. As a Youth Services Librarian at the Prospect Heights Public Library, Terri develops Young Artists Workshops for children and teens and Young-at-Heart Artists Workshops for adults, which eventually make their way to area libraries. |
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Wednesday, October 11 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. Public Library Forum Luncheon Carson Block has led and loved library technology efforts for more than 20 years. He's been called a "Geek who speaks English" and is occasionally compared to Ferris Bueller and Calvin (and Hobbes). Carson is dead serious about the essential and positive community impacts of libraries, and evangelizes libraries to SXSW Interactive and other tech communities. |
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Wednesday, October 11 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. DiversiTEA: RISE UP! |
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Thursday, October 12 9:00 – 10 a.m. Trustee Day Keynote: I'm A Library Trustee, And My Role is…? Becoming a board member is much like becoming a parent. In both situations, it is assumed that if you know how to become one, you know how to be a good one. Not true in either situation! This presentation will focus on developing a better understanding of the power of a Library Trustee, the role of the Board, being a part of the Library Leadership Team, and understanding the board-staff relationship. Nancy Sylvester is a Certified Professional Parliamentarian through the American Institute of Parliamentarians as well as a Professional Registered Parliamentarian through the National Association of Parliamentarians. She has presented to organizations across the country.
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