Presentations
- "Bias, Blackballing, Banning, and Burning: How Libraries and Communites Can Respond to Intellectual Freedom Challenges", Southeast Chapter of Pennsylvania Library Assocation Annual Meeting, December 1, 2017 (forthcoming). Invited keynote speaker.
- Presentation to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Information Science course "Intellectual Freedom and Censorship (IS 546)", September 12, 2017 (forthcoming). Invited presenter.
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"How being a Librarian is like being a Rotarian: Commonalities from the Four-way Test." Montclair Rotary Club, April 4, 2017. Invited speaker.
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Coalition & Resource Sharing: Using the June is GLBT Book Month campaign to build advocacy and relationships" ALA Midwinter Meeting, January 28, 2017. Invited panelist.
- "Intellectual Freedom in Hood County, Texas: A Case Study", Presentation to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Information Science course "Intellectual Freedom and Censorship (LIS 546)", September 13, 2016. Invited presenter.
- “Intellectual Freedom for All: Safeguard Against Censorship of GLBT Books”, Webinar, ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom, June 15, 2016. Invited Co-Presenter. [Link]
- “Open to All: Serving the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community in your Library”. Public Library Association Conference, April 2016. Panel organizer.
- “Picture books and Challenges: Dealing with controversial topics in Children's collections”, Webinar, ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom, November 18, 2015. Invited Co-Presenter. [Link]
- “Not in My Library: How to handle challenges to GLBT materials”. Texas Library Association District 10 Meeting, October 2015. Invited keynote speaker.
- “The History and Evolving Acceptance of Collecting LGBT Materials in Libraries,” American Library Association Annual Conference, June 2015. Invited panelist.
- "ALA Round Table Panel", ALA Student Chapter at San Jose State University School of Information, September 9, 2014. Invited panelist.
- “Out of the Closet and Onto the Bookshelf: Discussing GLBT Literature with David Levithan” Texas Library Association Annual Conference, April 2014 . Panel organizer.
- “Out of the Closet and Onto the Shelves: GLBTQ Literature for Today's Teen” Public Library Association Conference, March 2014 . Panel organizer.
- “Out of the Closet and Onto the Shelves: GLBT Literature Today”. Texas Library Association Annual Conference, April 2013. Panel organizer.
- “Blogging to Develop your Digital Identity: Crafting your Personal Brand”. Pennsylvania Library Association Annual Conference, October 2010. Invited panelist.
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