The mission of the Arizona Library Association shall be to promote library service and librarianship in libraries of all types in the state of Arizona.

• Developed statewide materials purchasing contracts
• Lobbied and obtained the end of use taxes on books
• Provide continuing education credits for school librarians
• Sponsor the Horner Fellowship
• Provide regional forums to obtain statewide input to the association
• Nominate young librarians to the Snowbird Leadership Institute

Date: April 10, 2025

Time: 1 - 2pm

Registration Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wBlBRpbUS5yriBCkoZ_gbw

Program description:

Build community by connecting teens and adults at the library! Learn how Apache Junction Public Library attracts and engages ages 13-99 together in programs. From open mic nights to music bingo, trivia at local coffee shops, to craft nights, book clubs, escape rooms, cooking classes, Cricut demos and more! Join members of Apache Junction Public Library’s teen, adult, and outreach departments to explore building an intergenerational atmosphere at your library!  

Presenter Bios: 

Megan Carbiener, Outreach Supervisory Librarian at Apache Junction Public Library. Megan started as a part-time page, progressed to a librarian, and is now a supervisory librarian, for a total of 4 years at AJPL. She is passionate about providing equal access to the Apache Junction community, and this shines through her efforts to spearhead AJPL’s bookmobile and expand outreach services and staffing. In 2022 Megan received AZLA’s Emerging Leader Award and in 2023 the Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services’ Rising Stars Award. 

Stephanie Oplinger, Senior Library Assistant at the Apache Junction Public Library. She has held several positions over her last 28 years at AJPL, finally landing in Youth & Teen Services. She loves teen services and recently redesigned the teen areas, giving teens two spaces. When not at the library, she, and her husband love to travel and attend Arizona Rattler football games. 

Megan Sparks is a Senior Library Assistant in Adult Services at Apache Junction Public Library. She has been with the library for 18 years and loves the fact that no day is ever the same as the previous one! Megan enjoys working on marketing projects, keeping the library’s website up-to-date, and coming up with program ideas to educate and inspire Apache Junction’s adult population. 

You can find all our previous webinar recordings on the AzLA Professional Development Webinar channel