| 12:00-6:00pm | Registration Table | Northumberland Room Porch |
| 1:00-4:00pm | Pre-conference sessions 1. Safe Spaces Training to raise awareness and understanding of the LGBTQ community with Vania MacMillan, Pictou County Centre for Sexual Health 2. Developing Library Strategies to assist patrons with executive functioning difficulties with Doreen Coady Shadbott, Nova Scotia Health Authority 3. Creative Reminiscence: Presenting programs for seniors with Sue Mosher, Annapolis Valley Regional Library (AVRL) |
1. Northumberland Room 2. Wentworth Room 3. Julianna Room |
| 4:00-5:30pm | NSLA Board Meeting | Wentworth Room |
| 4:30-6:00pm | LBANS Executive Meeting | Julianna Room |
| 5:30-6:30pm | Pizza Buffet *optional at an additional cost | Fireside Lounge |
| 5:30-6:30pm | NSLA AGM Part 1 | Julianna Room |
| 6:30-7:30pm | One Book Nova Scotia (1BNS) reading | Northumberland Room A |
| 7:30-9:00pm | Opening Reception & 'An Evening of Spirits' Including local product samplings and ghost stories around the campfire! | Fireside Lounge & outdoors |
| 7:00-8:00am | Yoga on the Beach with Rachael MacLean | Northumberland deck, then beach |
| 8:15-9:00am | Breakfast | Northumberland Room |
| 8:00am-1:30pm | Registration Table | Northumberland Room Porch |
| 9:00am-4:30pm | Exhibitors | Northumberland Room B |
| 9:00-10:00am | Keynote Speaker - Elena Madison, Project for Public Spaces (sponsored by Nova Scotia Provincial Library and Total Transport Solutions Inc.) | Northumberland Room A |
| 10:00-10:30am | Nutrition Break with Exhibitors sponsored by CVS/Hoopla | Northumberland Room B |
| 10:30-11:45am | Session I A. Architectural Design of Library Buildings with Dale Archibald, Archibald & Fraser Architects Inc. B. Safety for all in a Public Workplace with Cst. Paul Vanderlaan, Pictou County District RCMP C. Building a "Makerspace" with Megan Cameron, Colchester East Hants Public Libraries (CEHPL) |
A. Northumberland Room B. Wentworth Room C. Julianna Room |
| 12:00-1:30pm | Lunch | Fireside Lounge |
| 1:30-2:30pm | Session II A. Libraries as Community Art Spaces with Sarah O'Toole & Elizabeth Glinz, Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library (PARL) B. The People's Place Library: Building social inclusion with, and for, Indigenous Peoples with Laura Lee Kearns & Nancy Peters, St. Francis Xavier University C. LBANS Town Hall: Panel on Capital Fundraising An open panel discussion with representatives from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage and the Building Canada Fund |
A. Julianna Room B. Wentworth Room C. Northumberland Room |
| 2:30-3:00pm | Nutrition Break sponsored by Whitehots | Northumberland Room |
| 3:00-4:00pm | Session III A. Getting Creative with Weeded and Donated Books - a hands on crafting session! (runs until 4:15pm) with Carol Wilkie & Pat Smith, PARL B. Block Party: Connecting to Your Community Through Play with Mark Black &Sarah Manchon, Halifax Public Libraries (HPL) C. Bookrage Podcast with Denise Corey, Cumberland Public Libraries (CPL) & Laura Emery, Eastern Counties Regional Library (ECRL) |
A. Julianna Room B. Northumberland Room C. Wentworth Room |
| 4:30-5:30pm | LBANS meeting & NSLA Pre-Resolutions | Julianna Room (LBANS) Wentworth Room (NSLA) |
| 6:30-9:00pm | Pre-dinner meet and greet, Conference Banquet and NSLA awards | Fireside Lounge |
| 7:30-9:00am | Breakfast | Northumberland Room |
| 8:00-9:00am | NSLA AGM Part II | Northumberland Room |
| 9:00-10:00am | Session IV A. Keeping it Green with Marla Cameron, Pictou County Solid waste Management B. Academic and Public Library Partnerships for Leisure Reading Collections with Kristel Fleuren-Hunter, PARL & Suzanne Van den Hoogen, St. Francis Xavier University C. Babies and Books ... and Seniors? Taking Baby and Toddler Programs into the Seniors Home with Kate Oland, Cape Breton Regional Library |
A. Wentworth Room B. Northumberland Room C. Julianna Room |
| 10:00-10:30am | Nutrition Break sponsored by Atlantic Book Ltd. | Northumberland Room |
| 10:30-11:30am | Session V A. Community Engagement in Nova Scotia Libraries with Heather Reid, HPL B. Creating Community: Art and Inspiration in Public and School Libraries with Pam Eakin, CEHPL, Roxanne MacMillan, Rocky Lake Junior High School & Becky Thompson, Artist & Teacher C. Non-Fiction Historical Research and Writing with John Ashton, Ashton Creative Design |
A. Julianna Room B. Northumberland Room C. Wentworth Room |