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Forming Partnerships along the Way…

Attending the American Library Association’s Annual conference is always refreshing and inspiring.  I get new ideas and meet new people as well as visit with friends and colleagues from across the country.  After getting back home, I always make sure to take some time to reflect on the panels and presentations I was able to attend.  This past June, I was honored to take part in a panel sponsored by the Library Instruction Roundtable (LIRT) for the President’s Program.  I honestly did not know much about the LIRT before I joined this panel and had assumed that it was mainly for academic librarians.  But, the mission of the LIRT is to “empower…librarians, from all types of libraries, to become better teachers through sharing best practices, leadership and professional development, and networking.” On Saturday, June 28 at Annual, Brad Sietz and Alicia Vaandering, co-chairs of the LIRT Conference Program Committee moderated…