Florida Public Library Directors Meeting
David Lankes took a 360 degree photograph during his Library Renaissance presentation.
2024 meeting
This year's meeting will be held in-person in Tallahassee and virtually on Wednesday, December 11 and Thursday, December 12. Save the date!
2023 meeting
Keynote speakers included:
- Steve Hughes from Hit Your Stride
- Meridith Elliott Powell
- Review the agenda (PDF).
Handouts from the 2023 meeting
Partner updates
- New Worlds Reading Initiative (PDF)
- Braille and Talking Book Library (PDF)
- Florida Department of Corrections (PDF)
- Right Service at the Right Time (PDF)
- Right Service at the Right Time bookmarks (PDF)
The Library Has What?!
- Home Delivery: Miami-Dade (PDF)
- Creative Edge Studio: Boynton Beach
- Digital media lab: Jacksonville (PDF)
- Tool library: Safety Harbor (PDF)
- Sensory kits and more: Leon County (PDF)
- Cybrarium: Homestead (PDF)
- Makerspaces: Pasco County (PDF)
- Library of things: St. Johns County (PDF)
- Touch A Truck: Boca Raton (PDF)
- Visibility beyond the library's website: Lee County (PDF)
About the meeting
This meeting provides an opportunity for public library directors and leaders from across the state to:
- Learn from national thought leaders about cutting-edge trends within the library community.
- Receive updates from statewide leaders on current issues.
- Gain new insights and skills from library community contemporaries.
- Network with colleagues.
- Share best practices.
- Recognize outstanding programs and leaders.
We invite all Florida public library directors and administrative heads, multitype library cooperative executive directors and special guests to attend this meeting.
2022 meeting
Handouts and presentations
- Florida Libraries' Marketing Solutions (PDF), by Cordelia Anderson
- The Social Work Approach in Public Libraries (PDF), by Dr. Don Latham
- Timely Topics: iSmart (PDF), by Marcia Mardis
- The Library Has What?! NED (PDF), by Brad Ward
- Pinellas Talking Book Library Video (2:25), by Cheryl Morales
- Leon County Public Library Has What?! (PDF), by Pamela Munroe
- Lit City Slide Show (PDF), by Cindy Ansel
- Partner Update: Florida Virtual Campus Library Services (PDF), by Elijah Scott
- Navigating Florida's Aging Network (PDF), by Kira Houge
- A Library Renaissance (PDF), by Dr. R. David Lankes
- Florida Humanities Funding Opportunities Flyer (PDF)
- Opioid Crisis Free Resources for Rural Libraries (PDF)
- Umatilla Caboose Postcard (PDF)
Marti Minor presents Top Legal Concerns From Florida Librarians.
Past agendas
You can review agendas from past Directors Meetings to see session topics, speakers and more.
Contact us
For more information about the Florida Public Library Directors Meeting, contact us at 850.245.6603.
Participants networking during a break from the online/in-person hybrid meeting.
