The AALL Annual Meeting & Conference is around the corner, and we hope to see many LLAM members there. This year’s conference runs from July 19 to July 22 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland.

Join us for the LLAM Dine Around on Saturday, July 19th! We’re headed to the Cartside Food Carts, which is a 15-minute walk from the Convention Center. If you want to walk over together, we’ll meet in the Hyatt Regency lobby at 6:30pm. If you prefer to meet up there, we expect to arrive before 7pm.

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Also, check out these LLAM Member programs.

Hot Topic: Federal Courts: A Year In Review
Sunday, July 20, 2025 2:00pm – 3:00pm PDT

• Eleanor S. Tyler
  Principal Legal Analyst, Bloomberg Law
• David E. Matchen, Jr.
  Assistant Director for Access Services and Adjunct Professor, University of Baltimore Law Library
• John T. Parry
  Edward Brunet Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School

Resistance Is NOT Futile: Strategies for Integrating a Critical AI Perspective in Libraries
Sunday, July 20, 2025 11:30am – 12:30pm PDT

• Rebecca Fordon
  Law Librarian and Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
• Kate Irwin
  Reference Librarian, Government Documents Librarian, Wake Forest Law
• Leland Sampson
  Head of Web Content and Services, Maryland Thurgood Marshall State Law Library

Deep Dive: Hitting the Documentation Trail: Where Every Step Is a Guidepost
Sunday, July 20, 2025 2:00pm – 4:15pm PDT

• Chi H. Song
  Systems & Instruction Librarian, Thurgood Marshall Law Library
• Sara Billard
  Director of Research & Information Services, Miles & Stockbridge PC
• Jessica Mundy
  Head of Collection Management, Maryland Thurgood Marshall State Law Library
• Hiroko Hashitani
  Acquisitions & Access Services Librarian, University of Utah

Diversity Symposium: What Does Professional Look Like?
Sunday, July 20, 2025 3:15pm – 4:15pm PDT

• Tanya Johnson
  Research & Instructional Services Librarian, UConn School of Law
• Marina Valenzuela
  Research Analyst, Holland & Hart, LLP
• Kirstin Nelson
  Law Librarian and DEI Speaker, University of Maryland

Animal Policies in Libraries: Balancing Accessibility, Safety, and Inclusion
Monday, July 21, 2025 9:45am – 10:45am PDT

• Savannah M. G Long
  Faculty Services & Reference Librarian, University of Baltimore Law Library
• Wendy E. Moore
  Associate Director for Collection Services, University of Georgia School of Law, Alexander Campbell King Law Library
• Corinne Schram
  Supervising Attorney, Disability Rights Oregon

Fake News Is Lethal: How Critical Media Literacy Aids to Avert the Violent Consequences of Disinformation
Monday, July 21, 2025 9:45am – 10:45am PDT

• Zanada Joyner
  Associate Director for Collections & Information Discovery, University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law, Thurgood Marshall Law Library
• Randy Blazak, Ph.D
  Chair, Oregon Coalition Against Hate Crime
• Christian Goering
  Professor, University of Arkansas, College of Education & Health Professions

Bold Moves in DEI Strategic Planning
Monday, July 21, 2025 1:15pm – 2:15pm

• Kirstin Nelson
  Law Librarian and DEI Speaker, University of Maryland
• Kaitlin Desselle
  Founder, Wayfinders Coaching & Consulting
• Shoshona “Shoni” Britton
  Transformational Culture Leader, LITE Forward, LLC

Hot Topics in Library Operations
Monday, July 21, 2025 1:15pm – 2:15pm

• Brittany Persson
  Assistant Professor & Director of the Library, Brooklyn Law School
• Kristina J. Alayan
  Associate Dean for Library & Technology, Law School Associate Professor, University of Maryland – Francis King Carey School of Law
• Kim Nayyer
  Edward Cornell Law Librarian, Associate Dean for Library Services, and Professor of the Practice, Cornell Law School and Cornell University Library
• Kris Turner
  Associate Director of Public Services, University of Wisconsin Law Library