Presentations



  • Multiple moderated panels at Texas Library Association Annual Conferences, 2012-present 
  • Multiple moderated author panels, North Texas Teen Book Festival and North Texas Teen Book Festival Educators' Day, 2014- 2018
  • Multiple sessions presented during campus and district professional development, 2013 - present
  • Reigniting Middle School Readers through Community - Presented at NCTE Annual Convention, 2013
  • Books for Deeper Thinking: Librarians’ Choices 2011 – Presented at TWU Rose F. Spicola Forum in Reading, 2011
  • Building a Reading Community: The Essential Building Blocks for Creating a Kinship of Readers Around the Elementary Library – Presented to Frisco ISD Elementary Librarians, 2011
  •  Building a Reading Community: The Essential Building Blocks for Creating a Kinship of Readers Around the Secondary Library – Presented to Frisco ISD Secondary Librarians, 2011 
  • Creating Book Buzz:  Using Displays to Increase Circulation and to Build a Reading Community – Presented to Irving ISD Librarians, 2010
  • We’re in the People Business!  We’re in the Book Business!  - Presented to Frisco ISD Library Aides, 2010
  • The Contender: Using the Novel to Create a Classroom Culture that Respects Diversity – Presented to Frisco ISD Literature Teachers, 2009
  • Creating Book Buzz through Displays and Book ClubsPresented to Frisco ISD Librarians, 2008
  •  From Bricks to Books:  Building New School Libraries  - Panelist in TLA Annual Conference session, 2008
  • Multiple book talks and book trailers at TLA Annual Conference, Texas Lone Star Reading List Book Talk sessions, 2008-2012