This year’s lineup reflects a wide range of topics from artificial intelligence and instructional design to student engagement and campus outreach. Whether you're a librarian, administrator, or library staff member, the 2025 WRLC Annual Meeting offers something for everyone.
View details about this year’s presentations at https://www.libraries.wrlc.org/2025-wrlc-annual-meeting/agenda. You may also use the Zoom link listed in this article to attend all sessions.
Day 1 — Tuesday, May 20: Keynote and Presentations
11:00 AM — WRLC Update
12:00 PM — Keynote: AI Competencies for Academic Library Workers
1:00 PM — Intellectual Freedom Update 2025
1:25 PM — Harnessing AI for Research: Explore, Experiment, and Engage
2:00 PM — ProQuest and Anti-Quest: What's Next for Perpetual Access?
2:25 PM — "Do Students Even Know This Exists?": Creative (and Cheap) Ways to Get Real Feedback on Library Services
Day 2 — Wednesday, May 21: Presentations
10:00 AM — Alma Analytics on the Web
10:25 AM — Sustainable, Snappy, Strategic: Info Tips for Library Outreach and Instruction
11:00 AM — Creating an AI Toolkit for Instructional Librarians
11:25 AM — Handle with Care: Practicing Humane Leadership in Special Collections and Academic Libraries
1:00 PM — Taste Test: Engaging the UDC Community in Hands-On Exploration of Gen AI Tools
1:25 PM — What is Undergraduate Research? Bridging the Gap Between Libraries and the Undergraduate Research Office
2:00 PM — Standardizing English 101 Library Instruction at Catholic University Libraries
2:25 PM — Incorporating Civic Engagement into a Librarian’s Role
Day 3 — Thursday, May 22: Final Day of Presentations
10:00 AM — Building a Culturally Responsive Zine Collection
10:25 AM — Critical Friendship: Peer-Mentoring for Professional and Scholarly Success
11:00 AM — "You’ve made yourselves invaluable": Updates from UDC’s Embedded Librarian Program
11:25 AM — Rethinking Student Worker Training for the Information Desk
1:00 PM — "Bueller? Bueller...?": A Case Study in Tackling Student Staff Absenteeism and Supporting Coverage Needs
1:25 PM — Edible Book Festival: Appetizing Outreach for Any Library
2:00 PM — Nobody Likes the Couches (and Other Important Lessons): Space Assessment in the New UDC Library
2:25 PM — A Review of the Open@WRLC Faculty Course Transformation Pilot Program
