Past Directors Meetings
2025 meeting
Handouts and presentations from the meeting
Partner presentations
- Veterans' History Program Presentation (PDF)
- Veterans' History Program Flyer (PDF)
- The Florida Braille and Talking Book Library (PDF)
- Florida Forest Service and Marion County Public Library System (PDF)
The Library Has What!?
- Next Chapter Book Club at Maitland Public Library (PDF)
- Sensory Training and Services at Martin County Library System (PDF)
- Miami-Dade Public Library System (PDF)
- Libby Reciprocal Lending at Martin County, St. Johns County and Clay County Public Libraries (PDF)
2024 meeting
Inspirational speaker Patti Dobrowolski helped the 2024 Directors Meeting illustrate their desired new reality.
Keynote speaker:
- Patty Dobrowolski from Up Your Creative Genius
Handouts from the 2024 meeting
Partner updates
- Friends of the State Library and Archives of Florida (PDF)
- Dementia-Friendly Library Opportunities: Elder Affairs (PDF)
- Sunshine State Digital Network (PDF)
- SEFLIN Library Step UP (PDF)
The Library Has What!?
- The Florida Bureau of Braille and Talking Book Library Services (PDF)
- North Miami Beach Library Community Impact (PDF)
- Storytelling, Marion County Public Library System (PDF)
- Social Workers in Libraries: Pedal Forward Project, Volusia County (PDF)
- Short Story Machine at the Palm Harbor Library (PDF)
- Paranormal Activity Bundle, Martin County Public Library System (PDF)
- Trick or Treat Story Walk and Library Animals, Wakulla County (PDF)
2023 meeting
Keynote speakers included:
- Steve Hughes from Hit Your Stride
- Meridith Elliott Powell
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)
2022 meeting
David Lankes took a 360 degree photograph during his Library Renaissance presentation.
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)
Past agendas
You can review agendas from past Directors Meetings to see session topics, speakers and more.
