Pre-Conference Workshop (Optional)
Librarians as Teachers: An ACRL Immersion Workshop
Rebecca Miller Waltz. Penn State University and Mary Broussard, Bucknell University
Thursday, May 7, 2026
- 1:00 - 4:00pm (Eastern)
- Cost per person: $150
- Location: Hilton Norfolk The Main (conference hotel) - exact room location TBD
***Registration is now open***
Registration form for LOEX 2026 pre-conference workshop
This interactive workshop aims to help participants explore their roles as educators by offering the space to reflect on core aspects of information literacy, teacher identities, and strategies for professional well-being. During this workshop, participants will engage in discussion around the multifaceted role of librarians as educators and identify some of the knowledge and tools needed to advocate for information literacy, reflect on their teaching practices, sustain themselves professionally, and engage with the larger Immersion community.
Typically, pre-conference workshops have anywhere from 10-25 attendees. As such, they are able to have a significant amount of interactivity.
Typically, pre-conference workshops have anywhere from 10-25 attendees. As such, they are able to have a significant amount of interactivity.
Outcomes
Participants will:
- Articulate the importance of information literacy in order to tell the story of the role of librarians as teachers
- Reflect on their identity as a teacher in order to understand teaching perspectives and inform instructional practices
- Discuss strategies and boundaries needed to sustain ourselves and to nurture and maintain professional communities
- Describe learning opportunities with ACRL Immersion in order to continue to engage with the Immersion community
Payment
Payment can be made via check, Visa or Mastercard. To pay by:
Check—mail to: LOEX ; 4007 Carpenter Rd #357; Ypsilanti MI 48197
Credit card by phone—call 734-340-2653Credit card online—use this online form