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ArLA 2026 Annual Conference
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Friday, October 16
 

12:45pm CDT

Opening General Session
Friday October 16, 2026 12:45pm - 2:00pm CDT
Exhibit Hall D
Friday October 16, 2026 12:45pm - 2:00pm CDT
Exhibit Hall D
  General Session
 
Saturday, October 17
 

11:00am CDT

Campfire Conversations with Arkansas Authors
Saturday October 17, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT
Exhibit Hall D
In a small departure from previous years, we’re thrilled to host a panel of authors in conversation with one another as they discuss their work, impacts of libraries and archives, and intellectual freedom. The slated panel includes Alice Driver, an award-winning investigative journalist and J. Anthony Hopkins Award winner for her book Life and Death of the American Worker; Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch, dean of the Graduate School and professor of History at Arkansas State University, author of Better Living By Their Own Bootstraps: Black Women’s Activism in Rural Arkansas, 1913-1965; and Olivia Paschal, Arkansas native journalist, historian, and author of the forthcoming book Something in the Water. Box lunches provided.
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Speakers
avatar for Cherisse Jones-Branch

Cherisse Jones-Branch

Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Communication, Arkansas State University
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Communication at Arkansas State University. 2021-2022 American Council of Education (ACE) Fellow.   Former ACE Women's Leadership Program mentor, an ACE Council of Fellows Board member, part of the inaugural cohort of the America Council of... Read More →
avatar for Olivia Paschal

Olivia Paschal

I'm a journalist, historian, and editor based in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Right now, I'm writing a book for Farrar Straus & Giroux about the history of northwest Arkansas—the region that incubated Walmart, Tyson, J.B. Hunt, and Bill Clinton—as an origin story for American neol... Read More →
Saturday October 17, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT
Exhibit Hall D
  General Session
 
Sunday, October 18
 

12:00pm CDT

Where the Park Meets the Library
Sunday October 18, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm CDT
Exhibit Hall D
Join us for a moderated panel discussion featuring local, state, and federal parks professionals discussing their work and offering insight and ideas on how libraries and parks could collaborate and support each other in innovative program and resource development. Boxed lunches provided.
Moderators
avatar for Sydney Mullins-Britt

Sydney Mullins-Britt

Children's Librarian, Faulkner County Library
Sydney Mullins-Britt is the Children’s Librarian at the Faulkner County Library where she spends her days dreamin’ up new ways for kiddos and families to connect with the natural world around them. When she’s not at the library, she’s advocating for a greener future as a board... Read More →
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Nicole Norelli

Librarian, Reference and Adult Services, Fayetteville Public Library
Greetings! My name is Nicole Norelli and I'm currently an adult and reference services librarian with the Fayetteville Public Library in NW Arkansas and a co-chair of the new Sustainability CI.

I was an army brat and a field biologist in my first life, chasing shorebirds and wrestling invasive plant species across the country. Now I spend my days in my favorite place in the world, constantly trading stories, references, and the most fascinating facts with the most amazing peop... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Dr. Paige Ford

Dr. Paige Ford

Station Archaeologist, Plum Bayou Mounds State Park

avatar for Matthew Friant

Matthew Friant

Program Coordinator, Arkansas Parks and Tourism
Hard, diligent worker, love the outdoors and will stop at nothing to see that it is preserved, saved, and managed properly.  Have to learn by doing and getting your hands dirty.
avatar for Cane West, PhD

Cane West, PhD

Interpretive Park Ranger, Hot Springs National Park
Cane West is an academic and public historian whose work bridges the communication divides between advanced research and public audiences. His public outreach and history communication work has been recognized by the National Park Service and NASA, and his academic publications have... Read More →
avatar for Anthony Whittington

Anthony Whittington

Director, Hot Springs Parks and Recreation

Sunday October 18, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm CDT
Exhibit Hall D
  General Session

1:40pm CDT

Annual Membership Meeting
Sunday October 18, 2026 1:40pm - 2:30pm CDT
Exhibit Hall D
The annual membership meeting is scheduled for Sunday immediately following lunch! The meeting will be open to all members of the Association. The privilege of making motions, debating, and voting shall be limited to individual members and affiliate and institutional member representatives. A quorum shall consist of thirty members or ten percent of the total Association membership, whichever is less. Stick around to learn more about what is going on in ArLA!
Sunday October 18, 2026 1:40pm - 2:30pm CDT
Exhibit Hall D
  General Session
 
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