Here is the list of all the talks that I have given. I’ve changed my talks page to be a bit more focused on recent talks I’ve done. If you would like me to give a talk, please don’t hesitate to read more about what I do, read my faq or my resume, or just get in touch with me.
2019
- Social Justice is a Library Issue; Libraries are a Social Justice Issue
- Tampa, FL, 18oct19
- The 251 Club of Vermont
- Barre VT, 10oct19
- Teaching the Practical Privacy Toolkit
- Webinar, OPLIN (OH) 03oct19
- VLA Brag Deck
- Burlington VT, 22may19
- How to do the “Seven Scams” talk
- Burlington VT, 22may19
- Aging at the Library
- Meredith NH, 11may19
- Social Justice Roles for Libraries and Librarians *
- Cambridge MD, 03may19
- Seven Scams and How to Avoid Them
- Randolph VT, 26apr19
- Vermont’s 183 Libraries
- St Johnsbury VT, 25apr19
- Teaching the Practical Privacy Toolkit
- Webinar, WiLSWorld (WI) 12apr19
2018
- Future-proofing the library…through the empowerment divide*
- Webinar for Library Association of Singapore 30nov18
- Vermont Library Conference “Brag Deck”
- Fairlee VT 18may18
- Practical Privacy Toolkit
- Brattleboro VT 07may18
- Social Justice Roles for Libraries and Librarians
- University of Hawai’i Manoa, 17apr18
- EN.GAGE.MENT
- Urban Librarians Conference, NYC, 13apr18
- Libraries Bridging the Digital Divide
- TechForum, Toronto ON, 23mar18
- Practical Privacy for Libraries (webinar, watch it!)
- Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference, 24jan18
- Disrupting Tradition (webinar, watch it!)
- South Central (NY) Regional Library Council, 17jan18
2017
- Internet Privacy Toolkit (and how to teach it)
- Burlington, Randolph, Rochester & Rockingham VT
- Disrupting tradition? The good, bad and ugly of library innovation.
- Saratoga Springs NY, 09nov17
- Bridging the Divide & Speaking Truth to Power and Digital Readiness: Libraries Easing the Empowerment Divide
- Baraboo Wisconsin, 19oct17
- Digital Readiness and other digital divide strategies *
- Edmonton, Alberta, 03oct17
- Social Justice Roles for Libraries and Librarians: Bridging the Divide & Speaking Truth to Power *
- Rhode Island Library Conference, Smithfield RI, 31may17
- Future-proofing the library *
- NH Library Trustees Conference, Concord, NH, 23may17
- Celebrating Our Voices & Creativity
- Vermont Library Conference, Killington, Vermont, 18may17
- Is this CRAAP? How to evaluate internet sources.
- Central Vermont Career Center, Barre VT, 01may17
- Internet Privacy Toolkit
- Kimball Library, Randolph VT, 11apr17 & Rochester Public Library, Rochester VT, 16may17
- How to break the law in the interests of good customer service
- Dangerous Librarianship Conference, Brooklyn NY 07apr17
- Newsletters! The Cybertour!
- Computers in Libraries, Crystal City VA 30mar17
- Digital Readiness: Libraries Easing the Empowerment Divide
- OLA Superconference, Toronto ON, 01feb17
- Social Justice Roles for Libraries and Librarians Bridging the Divide & Speaking Truth to Power
- Toronto Public Library Staff Day, Toronto ON, 31jan17
- Future-proofing the library
- Panhandle Library Access Network, Niceville FL, 27jan17
2016
- My Open Library talks (ongoing)
- Innovation vs Liberation
- Knight Foundation Library Innovation grant kickoff, Cambridge MA, November 28, 2016
- Solve the Digital Divide! with One Neat Trick!
- NHLA Fall Conference and Business Meeting, November 3, 2016
- The Last 15% – Libraries Easing the Empowerment Divide
- Southern Tier Library System annual meeting, Painted Post NY, October 13, 2016
- Disrupting Tradition: Libraries as Agents of Innovation and Advocacy
- Digital Learning Initiative Speaker Series, Boston University, October 6, 2016
- Passport to Vermont Libraries Program (recording)
- NCompass Live, June 15, 2016
- Critical Librarianship approach to the library as classroom (in eight minutes)
- Library 2.016 Worldwide Virtual Conference, June 15, 2016
- If I Ran the
ZooLibrary - Merri-Hill-Rock Coop, Hooksett, NH, June 8, 2016
- The Digital Divide’s Last Mile
- Vermont Library Conference, Stowe VT, May 18, 2016
- The Digital Divide’s Last Mile
- University of Rhode Island, Kingston RI, April 18, 2016
- The Digital Divide and Privacy
- SJSU, Library 2.016, March 16, 2016
- LLAMA Career Institute Workshop
- ALA, Boston MA, January 8, 2016
2015
- Digital Divide’s Last Mile
- CLA, Pasadena CA November 7, 2015
- Rural internet access “challenges and opportunities”
- Maine ILEAD Conference & Maine State Library, Bangor Maine June 24 & September 24, 2015
- Pecha Kucha talk about Open Library
- Vermont Library Conference, Burlington VT, May 19, 2015
- Attitude: How you bridge the empowerment divide by being more like Vanilla Ice
- Connecticut Library Association, Groton CT, April 27, 2015
2014
- Futureproofing the Library
- MA Library Conference, Sturbridge MA, October 29, 2014
- The Digital Divide and You
- Mississippi Library Conference, Vicksburg MS October 14, 2014
- How Do We Get to the Future?
- Ashfield PL Centennial Celebration, Ashfield MA July 17, 2014
- Why the public library is different from anything else (and maybe better)
- Somerville PL Friends Group, Somerville MA June 25, 2014
- Bridging the Digital Divide *
- Lake Superior Library Symposium, Duluth MN, June 06, 2014
- 21st Century Digital Divide *
- Rural Libraries Conference, Mackinac Island MI, April 30, 2014
- Blogs, Bloggers and Blogging
- Lexington Reads, Cary Public Library, Lexington MA, March 22, 2014
- Open, Now – Fair Use and Striking While the Iron is Hot *
- METRO-NY Annual Conference, Manhattan NY, January 15, 2014
2013
- Copyright and Fair Use recent legal shifts and trends
- NJLA Intellectual Freedom Mini-Conference, September 19, 2013
- Teaching Tech
- NLC Digital Library Coaching Corps, Lincoln NE, August 19, 2013
- Open Resources & Fair Use – Share ALL the things
- USNH Academic Technology Institute, Plymouth NH, May 28, 2013
- Open Library and Open Libraries – information for ALL the people *
- NEKLS Tech & Innovation Day, Topeka KS, April 24, 2013
- Encouraging a Culture of Openness in Libraries*
- NETSL, Worcester MA, April 12, 2013
2012
- How can I find it? Can I use it?
- Academic Technology Institute, Keene State College June 27 2012
- Myths & Facts About the Digital Divide
- Metrolina Library Association Conference, Charlotte, NC, June 14, 2012
- Cloudsourcing Considerations for libraries considering the cloud *
- NELA-ITS Spring Conference, Worcester MA, June 8 2012
- The Unevenly Distributed Future *
- LACUNY Institute, New York New York, June1, 2012
- Achieving Tech Literacy
- Maine Library Association conference, Orono Maine, May 21 2012
- Creating and managing desirable online communities
- Mixmedias conference, Montreal QC, May 17 2012
- Stupid Rules and How to Change Them *
- ILF District Six conference, Lawrenceburg IN, April 13 2012
- Myth & Facts About Digital Divide
- National Library of Medicine Health Information Equity Program, Shrewsbury MA, March 29 2012
- Myths & Facts About the Digital Divide *
- TNLA, Knoxville TN, March 23 2012
- Myths & Facts About the Digital Divide
- MU LIS program, Colombia MO, March 19 2012
- Magic Tricks & Maintenance – Helping the Public Learn Technology
- Big Talk for Small Libraries online conference, February 28 2012
2011
- Myths About the Digital Divide – speed version
- KU Diversity Summit, December 3 2011
- Myths About the Digital Divide and what you can do about it
- UNC SLIS, Chapel Hill NC, November 18, 2011
- Myths About the Digital Divide and what you can do about it
- Michigan Library Association, Kalamazoo MI, Oct 28 2011
- Myths About the Digital Divide (video)
- Olin College Technology & Culture Series, Needham MA, Oct 17 2011
- Myths About the Digital Divide*
- CLIR Annual Meeting, Milwaukee WI, October 12, 2011
- Herding Cats & Deflecting Energies – running a web community
- AADL staff day, Ann Arbor MI, October 10, 2011
- Digital Divide Readiness Checklist
- NELA, Burlington VT, October 4, 2011
- Ebooks & Libraries
- Augusta ME, September 22, 2011
- Tiny Tech/High Tech
- Tech Net Conference, Decatur TX, August 3, 2011
- On the Fly Tech Support
- Tech Net Conference, Decatur TX, August 3, 2011
- The Mayor of Everywhere
- NELA-ITS, Boylston MA, June 17, 2011
- Asking Questions Online*
- Oregon Virtual Reference Summit, The Dalles OR, June 10, 2011
- Looking at the Digital Divide
- CLA, Stamford CT, May 3, 2011
- Curriculum Development for Public Libraries
- MLA, Danvers MA, April 29, 2011
- Without a Net, Confronting the Digital Divide
- TLA, Austin TX, April 12, 2011
- Tiny Tech & 2.0 Ethics
- Windsor County Librarian staff day, Brattleboro VT, March 24, 2011
- Offline America: Why We Have a Digital Divide
- SXSW, Austin TX, Mar 11, 2011
2010
- Why You Care What I Had for Breakfast
- NHLA Business meeting, Boston MA, Nov, 4 2010
- You Do What For a Job?
- Simmons Public Speaking Workshop, Boston MA, Oct 29, 2010
- Tiny Tech
- Regina Public Library staff day, Regina SK, Oct 22, 2010
- The Mayor of Everywhere Using Social Tools to Be More Places at Once
- Regina Public Library staff day Regina SK, Oct 22, 2010
- The Mayor of Everywhere Using Social Tools to Be More Places at Once
- Dartmouth University, Hanover NH, Oct 15, 2010
- Geek Out Don’t Freak Out the Digital Divide and the Library’s Mission
- MCLS, Indianapolis, IN Aug 12, 2010
- SEFLIN – 2.0 Ethics & Tiny Tech
- SEFLIN, Coconut Creek & Fort Walton Beach FL August 03-04, 2010
- Success with Social Networking
- Mid-York Library System Staff Day, Utica NY, 18jun10
- The Digital Divide Hurts Hacking and Libraries
- Next HOPE, NY NY, 16jun10
- Solving Problems with FOSS
- FOSS-VT, Fairlee, VT April 9, 2010
- Library 2.0 & Reader’s Advisory
- Portland OR< Mar 22, 2010 [talk written but not given thanks to travel snafu]
- How The Other Half Lives Touring The Digital Divide [w/ Jenny Engstrom]
- SXSW, Austin TX, Mar 16, 2010
- What’s a CMS? & 2.0 Ethics
- AKLA, Anchorage AK, March 5&6, 2010
- Tiny Tech Tips & 2.0 Ethics
- NEFLIN Workshop, Orange Park FL, March 1 2010
- Why there is a CMS in your future
- PLAN Tech Day, Niceville FL, Jan 29, 2010
2009
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About 2.0 But Were Afraid to Ask
- Nassau Library System In-Service, Uniondale NY, Nov 16, 2009
- Stupid Rules and How to Change Them * [also “moss is awesome”]
- BitNorth, Harrington QC, Oct 31 2009
- Tiny Tech
- ILA, Des Moines IA, Oct 22 2009
- On the Fly Tech Support
- ILA, Des Moines IA, Oct 22 2009
- Tiny Tech
- NLA, Elko NV, Oct 9 2009
- Ethics of Library 2.0
- NLA, Elko NV, Oct 10 2009
- Website 2.0! why there is a CMS in your future
- NELA ITS CMS Day, Portsmouth NH, June 12 2009
- NOW I WILL INSPIRE YOU
- ETIG/Library Camp, Montreal QC, May 29 2009
- A big fan of open *
- Evergreen Conference, Athens GA, May 22 2009
- Social Software & Intellectual Freedom
- Massachusetts Library Association, Springfield MA, May 8 2009
- Engage Your Patrons with Web 2.0
- Training for North County Library System, Watertown NY, April 25, 2009
- Advanced YouTubery & Firefox and Other Free Tools
- NJLA, Long Branch NJ, April 28, 2009
- Ethics of Library 2.0
- Library 2.0 Symposium, Yale Law School, April 4, 2009
- Tiny Tech
- Computers in Libraries, Crystal City VA March 30, 2009
- Open Source Browsers
- Computers in Libraries, Crystal City VA, March 31 2009
- Smart Tiny Tech
- OLA Superconference, Toronto ON January 29, 2009
2008
- Library 2.0 and Reader’s Advisory
- By the Book RA conference, Albany NY, November 14, 2008
- Towards Open Libraries *
- CAL Conference, Denver CO, November 8, 2008
- Technology and Libraries What are we DOING?
- SCKLS Training Day, Clearwater KS, November 6, 2008
- It’s Really About Connections – Linking People, Services & a Changing World
- NEKLS, Lawrence KS, October 23, 2008
- Beyond Google: Using Web 2.0 Search Tools
- NAHSL Conference, Lowell, MA October 19, 2008
- Teaching Tech & Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0
- Marquette & Houghton Michigan, September 25-26, 2008
- Tiny Libraries, Tiny Tech *
- ARSL Conference, September 20, 2008
- Web Trends and Whatnot all day workshop
- NNYLN, Potsdam NY, September 12, 2008
- Four talks for ALA w/ Louise Alcorn for MaintainIT
- ALA, Anaheim, CA, June 28, 2008
- What do Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 Actually Mean?
- Connecticut Library Consortium, New Britain CT, June 9, 2008
- Social Software & Intellectual Freedom
- RILA, Newport RI, June 6, 2008
- Introduction to Library 2.0 – all day training
- Winding River Library System, Lacrosse WI, May 22, 2008
- Websites with WordPress
- Vermont Library Conference, Burlington VT, May 13, 2008
- Web Trends: five trajectories
- Vermont Library Conference, Burlington VT, May 14, 2008
- Web 2.0 and the Open Library
- NYLINK meeting, Saratoga Springs, NY, May 5, 2008
- Towards Open Libraries
- Sasktchewan Manitoba Library Conference, Regina SK, May 3, 2008
- Tiny Tech/High Tech – How Small Libraries Can Use
- Central MA Regional Library System, Shrewsbury MA, April 28, 2008
- Small Libraries and the Digital Divide & why it matters, a lot
- Simmons College GSLIS, Boston MA, April 7, 2008
- OPACs – The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good
- Simmons West, South Hadley MA, April 5, 2008
- Teaching Tech in Libraries
- Cambridge Public Library, Cambridge MA, April 4, 2008
- Teaching Tech *
- MLC Conference, Lansing MI, March 17, 2008
- The Users Are Revolting!
- Notes for a SXSW Panel, Austin TX, March 8, 2008
- Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0
- Workshop/Mini-conference, McGill University, Montreal QC, February 14 & 15, 2008
- Social Software in Libraries: Creative Applications & Privacy Awareness (see main page for handouts)
- SEMLS Workshop, Lakeville MA, February 6, 2008
2007
- Library 2.0 – using buzzwords to help people *
- ILN Conference, Dubai, UAE, December 8, 2007
- Blog & Wiki Workshop
- ILN Conference, Dubai, UAE, December 8, 2007
- Sleeper 2.0 – Agitprop problem solving
- NEASIS&T, Providence, RI, November 15, 2007
- Social Software & Intellectual Freedom
- NELA, Sturbridge MA, October 14, 2007
- Pimp My Firefox
- NELA, Sturbridge MA, October 15, 2007
- Web 2.0 Library 2.0 Librarian 2.0 – updated!
- NELA, Sturbridge MA, October 16, 2007
- [listen to this talk as it was given]
- Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0 – solving problems with buzzwords *
- Access 2007, Victoria BC, October 11, 2007
- Flickr & del.icio.us
- NHLA Continuing Education Workshop, Hooksett, NH, September 24, 2007
- Library 2.0 Canada version
- NSLA, Antigonish Nova Scotia, September 22, 2007
- Smart, Tiny Tech – How to Use Technology Sensibly
- Halifax Public Libraries, Halifax Nova Scotia, September 21, 2007
- MyWhat? Decoding social technologies
- New Hampshire libraries, June 10-11, 2007
- 2.0 without all that MySpace blah blah
- MLibrary 2.0 Kickoff, Ann Arbor, MI, June 8, 2007
- Library 2.0 in Word and Deed
- ACURIL Conference, San Juan Puerto Rico, June 5, 2007
- What’s What With Wifi
- Vermont Library Association Conference, Burlington VT, May 16, 2007
- Tiny Tech – How to Use Technology Sensibly in Small Libraries
- Massachusetts Library Association Conference, Sturbridge MA, May 2, 2007
- Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0, good news about what you are already doing
- LARC, Suffern, NY April 26, 2007
- Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0, and why it’s no big deal
- Dodge City, KS, April 20, 2007
- Pimp My Firefox – How to Make Firefox Really Work for You
- Computers in Libraries, Crystal City, VA, April 17, 2007
- Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0, and why it’s no big deal, seriously*
- LocLib conference & Inservice Day, Perth & Adelaide Australia, March 2 & 6, 2007
- Blah Blah Blogs, Why They Matter for You and Your Library
- LocLib Conference, Perth, Western Australia, March 2, 2007
- Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0, and why it’s no big deal, seriously
- Inservice Day, Manhattan, KS, February 19, 2007
2006
- Blah Blah Blogs Why They Matter for You and Your Library (long version)
- Michigan Library Consortium, Lansing Michigan, November 15, 2006
- On The Fly Tech Support “Hey, this isn’t my job!”* (updated)
- HLA, Waikiki HI, November 11, 2006
- Doing More With Less – Sensible Library Technology* (updated)
- HLA, Waikiki HI, November 11, 2006
- Small Libraries and the Digital Divide
- WLA, The Dells WI, November 03, 2006
- Sensible Technology Trends in Libraries
- WLA, The Dells WI, November 03, 2006
- Sensible Approaches to New Technology in Libraries* (updated)
- ACRL-OR, Corbett OR, October 26, 2006
- Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0
- NELA, Burlington VT, October 24, 2006
- The Information Poor & the Information Don’t Care: The Digital Divide and Rural Libraries
- NDLA, Fargo ND, September 22, 2006
- Evaluating New Technologies for Libraries High Tech on a Shoestring
- NDLA, Fargo ND, September 22, 2006
- On The Fly Tech Support, or “Hey, this isn’t my job!”
- PALS Training, Shorewood, IL, August 21, 2006
- Search – It’s Not All Google or is it?
- PALS Training, Shorewood, IL, August 21, 2006
- Capturing Collaborative Information News, Blogs, Librarians, and You
- SAA, Washington DC, August 5, 2006
- The Information Poor & the Information Don’t Care, Small Libraries and the Digital Divide (more updated)
- RILA, Smithfield, RI, June 1, 2006
- The Information Poor & the Information Don’t Care, Small Libraries and the Digital Divide (updated)
- OLC Small Libraries Conference, Columbus, OH, May 17, 2006
- Until We’re All Robots: Sensible Approaches to Technology in Libraries
- OLC Small Libraries Conference, Columbus, OH, May 17, 2006
- Doing More with Less: High Tech on a Shoestring
- SLA Hudson Valley Branch meeting, Chappaqua, NY, May 8, 2006
- Revolting Librarians Redux Review
- TLA, Houston, TX, April 28, 2006
- Tech Trends in Libraries, the Good News and the Bad News
- UAB, Birmingham, AL, January 6, 2006
2005
- The Information Poor & the Information Don’t Care: Small Libraries and the Digital Divide
- UAZ, Tucson, AZ, November 12, 2005
- The Information Poor & the Information Don’t Care: Small Libraries and the Digital Divide
- SJSU, San Jose CA, October 26, 2005
- Flickr, Tagging, and the F-Word
- IL05, Monterey CA, October 24, 2005
- Hot Hot Robot*
- ILF, Plainfield IN, September 16 2005
- Choice: Empowerment Through Information Technology [seriously]
- IU SLIS, Bloomington IN, September 15 2005
- Revolting Librarians Redux Review
- RILA, Newport RI, June 03 2005
- Emerging Technology and Libraries: A Good Fit?
- RILA, Newport RI, June 03 2005
- In Service Day – hybrid talk
- Northland Public Library, Pittsburgh PA, May 20 2005
- Staying Current Using Blogs and RSS: A Program for Everyone
- NHLA, Manchester NH, May 13 2005
- Until We’re All Robots: Sensible Approaches to Technology in Libraries*
- NHLA, Manchester NH, May 12 2005
- Choice: Empowerment Through Information Technology [seriously]
- Simmons College, Boston, MA, April 25 2005
- Ten Tech Tools for Librarians
- NJLA, Long Branch, NJ, April 13 2005
- Librarian Eye for the Tech Buy
- Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT, April 11 2005
- Postcards from the Other Edge of the Digital Divide
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, March 21 2005
2004
- Progressive Librarianship & The New Librarians*
- ALIA New Librarians’ Symposium, Adelaide Australia, December 2004
- Ten Tech Tools: making technology work for your library not vice versa
- Librarians of the Upper Valley Meeting, Newport NH, September 2004
- A Short and Inexact History of Progressive Librarianship
- prepared for ALA Annual, Orlando FL, July 2004
- Affronts to Library Liberty. Legal, ethical, and practical responses.
- Medical Library Association conference, Washington DC, May 2004
- Unabashedly Accessible: How I Run My Web Site Good
- Vermont Department of Libraries workshop, Killington VT, April 2004
- Using Your Librarian Powers for Good: Tips for Aspiring Librarian Superheroes
- Simmons College, Boston & Holyoke MA, April 2004
- Evolve or Die. Evolve and Die. The false dichotomy of tech
- Columbia University, New York City, March 2004
2003
- Beyond Listservs & Powerpoint: Linking yourself & your message
- ALA Mars/RUSA Preconference, Toronto ONT, June 2003
- The USA PATRIOT Act and CIPA legally, ethically & practically*
- NHLA, Concord NH, November 2003
- Collaborative Information Systems Redux – the blogosphere
- ASIST Conference, MIT, Cambridge MA, April 2003
* indicates keynote