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  • On Demand
  • Digital Experience Speaker: Graham Norton
  • Public Library Technology Outcomes Through Impact Measurement
  • Thursday, June 22, 2023
  • 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT
    REFORMA Institute
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Inclusion, Resources, and Joy: Serving the Alzheimer’s/Dementia Community in Public Libraries
  • 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM CT
    Freedom to Read Foundation Board of Trustees and Liaisons Business Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Research in the Heart of America: Chicago Area Resources for Genealogy and Local History
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    ADA Disability Welcome Open Session
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Walking Tour of Chicago
  • 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    External Review Panel (ERP) Training
  • 4:00 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    SLI Opening Ceremony
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM CT
    AASL/ALSC/YALSA Joint Executive Meeting
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CT
    Unite Against Book Bans! A Rally for the Right to Read and Awards Ceremony
  • Friday, June 23, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM CT
    Committee on Accreditation Meeting I
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    SLI Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Board Update (ACRL)
  • 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
    Global Libraries as Advocates for Information Policy Change
  • 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    A Joint Workshop with NARDAC and PCC SCT RDA Training Task Group: Unlocking the Power of RDA
  • 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Assembling Your Consultant Tool Kit: What you Need to Know to Become a Successful Consultant
  • 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Core Chicago Area Public Libraries Tour
  • 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Core Merchandise Mart Furniture Showrooms and Factory Tour
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) Board Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    ALA-APA Board of Director's Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    ALA Training, Orientation & Leadership Development (TOLD) Committee
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    CSK Breakfast Committee Meetings
  • 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM CT
    Emerging Leaders Leadership Development
  • 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Library Insights Summit: Meeting the Evolving Needs of Libraries: What Do Librarians Need from Publishers in Today’s Post-Pandemic World?
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Information Technology Policy Advisory Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Things I Didn't Learn in Library School
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Working Together Library Staff, Unions & Management
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Indie/Self Published Authors Book Talk
  • 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    PAN Annual 2023
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    ALA Executive Board Meeting I
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Exploring with Tweens! Creating STEAM Exploration Spaces that are Inclusive, Equitable, and Accessible for Youth
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    New Digital Tools for Capturing Learning Outcomes and Impact
  • 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Chapter Leaders Forum
  • 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Core Innovative Learning Spaces: A Tour of Innovative Chicago Area Academic Institutions
  • 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    ISS School Tour
  • 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Library Insights Summit
  • 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Preservation in Action
  • 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Community of Care Quiet Room
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Library Insights Summit: What a Librarian Needs
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Tour Harold Washington Library Center
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    APALA Local Arrangements Friday Tour
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Executive Committee Meeting (ALSC)
  • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    American Indian Library Association Leadership Retreat
  • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    Ebooks Interest Group
  • 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    PLA 2024 Conference Program Subcommittee Meeting
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Booklist Reviewers Meetup
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Instructional Technologies Interest Group Meeting
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    SLI Session Two
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 101
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    OCLC Cataloging Community
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Round Table Coordinating Assembly
  • 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    ODLOS Advisory Committee-Let's Talk Outreach
  • 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM CT
    Library Insights Summit: Understanding and Combating Book Bans
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    ALA Conference Committee
  • 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM CT
    GNCRT Comics Friday Discussion Forum
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Tour Harold Washington Library Center
  • 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM CT
    Library Insights Summit: Lunch and Keynote
  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    SLI Lunch
  • 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    The Changing Standards Landscape: 16th Annual NISO/BISG Forum Diverse & Sustainable: A Conversation About How Book Publishing Evolves
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    ALA Scholarship & Study Grant Committee
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Committee on Literacy/Literacy Assembly meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Council Committee on Sustainability
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Fellowship of Christian Librarians Annual Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) Meeting #1
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Value of Academic Libraries Committee Meeting (ACRL)
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    What's New at JSTOR?
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 301
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Joint Budget Analysis & Review Committee/Finance & Audit Subcommittee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    REFORMA Executive Committee (EC) Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Cookies & Conversation for Trustees, Friends, and Foundations
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Board of Directors I Meeting (AASL)
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Board Orientation (ALSC)
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Introduction to Library Assessment
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Project Outcome: Data for Impact and Improvement
  • 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM CT
    Library Insights Summit: Working with Library Wholesalers
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    International Relations Committee I
  • 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    NMRT Conference Orientation
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    International Librarians Orientation
  • 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM CT
    Library Insights Summit: Ebook Library Landscape
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    COL Business Meeting I
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Emerging Leaders Poster Session
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Getting to Know the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT 101)
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Library and Vendor Privacy Community of Practice
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Re-engaging Readers with Multicultural Literature.
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    SLI Session Three
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    SRRT Membership Meeting
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Technical Services Managers in Academic Libraries Interest Group
  • 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM CT
    Committee on Diversity Business Meeting
  • 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM CT
    Library Insights Summit: Closing Remarks
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Independent Schools Section Meeting (AASL_ISS)
  • 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    Judy Blume
  • 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM CT
    Kate Robards: The Three Deaths of Willa Stannard
  • 5:30 PM – 6:15 PM CT
    Bonnie Jo Campbell: The Waters: A Novel
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM CT
    Celebrate 20 Years of The Pigeon!
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM CT
    Meredith Rusu: There’s a Yeti in My Tummy
  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM CT
    Shawnee Gibbs / Shawnelle Gibbs: Ghost Roast
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Banned Books from the Big Chair
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Book giveaway: 365 Gays of the Year (Plus 1 for a Leap Year) by Lewis Laney
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Book giveaway: LPBD Amanda Gorman by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Heather Dugan: Beyond the Book Club: Building real community in a digital world
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Joe Coleman Legendary Lead Singer of the Platters
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Karl Stewart: The Legend of See Bird: Kiamichi
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Matt Dragovits: A Tale for Christmas - Zach's Quest
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Richard V. Battle: The Unopened Present
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Swag giveaway: Exclusive Frances Lincoln 40 tote bag + books!
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    The Library Marketplace Opening Reception
  • 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM CT
    Victoria Gilbert: A Cryptic Clue
  • 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM CT
    Signing - Kimberly Wilson: A PENNY'S WORTH
  • 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM CT
    Joseph Coelho book signing - One Little Word
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Dave Scheidt, Wrapped Up
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Eliot Schrefer: QUEER DUCKS
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Gabi Burton: SING ME TO SLEEP
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Jen St. Jude: IF TOMORROW DOESN'T COME
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Joanna Ho: THE SILENCE THAT BINDS US signing
  • 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Trang Thanh Tran: SHE IS A HAUNTING
  • 6:15 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Katherine Roy: Making More: How Life Begins
  • 6:15 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Yuval Zommer: The Big Book of Nature Art
  • 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Book giveaway: Here and Queer by Rowan Ellis
  • 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM CT
    REFORMA Presents Noche de Cuentos
  • 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM CT
    ALA Play
  • 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM CT
    Booklist and YALSA Present: The 2023 Michael L. Printz Awards
  • 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM CT
    Community Reception
  • Saturday, June 24, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM CT
    Committee on Accreditation Meeting II
  • 8:00 AM – 8:03 AM CT
    Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Board of Directors Meeting (ACRL) (Part 1 of 2)
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Board of Directors (ALSC)
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Create Efficiencies for Your Staff and Your Patrons
  • 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 8:03 AM – 8:05 AM CT
    Rebel with a Clause
  • 8:05 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Storming Caesars Palace
  • 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    ALA JobLIST Placement & Career Development Center Orientation
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    ALA Award Committee
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    BCALA Executive Board Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    BRASS All Committees Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Committee on Library Advocacy Meeting 1
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    CSKBART Executive Board Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Forum on War in Ukraine and Its Impact on Libraries (ACRL ESS)
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    HarperCollins Adult Fall/Winter Preview
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    IRC/IRRT All Subcommittee Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    PLA Coffee Catch-up with President McCauley
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    REFORMA All Committees Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Shared Collections Interest Group Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    STARS All-Committee Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Universal Access Interest Group Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM CT
    Banned/Challenged Books Read A Thon
  • 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Sherri Winston, THE BRAID GIRLS
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    A Procrastinator's Guide to the 2023/2024 Solar Eclipses
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    “Asking for help makes me nervous”: High School to College Library Experiences
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Adam Wallace: A Very Dinosaur Birthday
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    All-Committees Meeting (ACRL DSS)
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Architecture for Public Libraries Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Awards for Buildings & Interiors Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    CALA President’s Program 2023: A Panel Discussion with NALCo Leaders & Presidents
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Changing the Narrative: ALA Policy Corps Takes On Book Banners
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    CODES Notable Books Council
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Council Orientation
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Digital Conversion Interest Group Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Emerging Technologies Section Membership Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Equip Communities to “Be MediaWise” with a Misinformation Resilience Toolkit
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Fostering Economic Opportunity and Advancement with Innovative Programming
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Health Programming at Your Library: Project Ideas, Resources, and Opportunities
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    History Librarians Disussion Group
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Informational Meeting (ACRL CJCLS)
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Laurie Halse Anderson: Shout
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    LearnRT Executive Board Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Library Advocacy for Trustees, Friends, and Foundations
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Library Services to the Justice Involved Interest Group Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Main Stage Speaker: Maysoon Zayid
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    OCLC Transforming metadata
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Pairing WWII Graphic Novels and Primary Sources for Collaborative Instruction
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Poetry is for Everyone (Especially in Libraries): A 10-Year Review of the National Student Poets Program
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Reimagining School Readiness Toolkit for Libraries
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Research and Scholarly Environment Committee Meeting (ACRL)
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Sabaa Tahir: All My Rage
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Socioeconomic Mixing: Creating Public Libraries Where Everyone Belongs
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Sy Montgomery: THE BOOK OF TURTLES signing
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Systematic and Evidence Synthesis Reviews: Supporting Research in the Social Sciences
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Talk Story: Centering Oral Traditions to Advance Literacy Justice and Transform Community Relationships
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    The Data Storytelling Toolkit for Librarians
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    The Living Library: Responsive Physical and Virtual Design
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    User Services in Public Libraries Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    What's Your Point?: Gamification for Professional Development & Student Engagement
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Xue Mo and His Lights——A Sharing Session on the Award-winning Novel Into the Desert
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Gary Jansen: Remember Us With Smiles
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Amber Raymond: I Have Choices (The Power of Thought)
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Core 101 & Meet/Greet
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    David Petrovic and Sandy Petrovic: Expect A Miracle: Understanding and Living with Autism
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Marcie May: The Adventures of Penny & Tubs
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Matt Dragovits: A Tale for Christmas: Zach's Quest
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Patricia Davison: Jack Black
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Renee Goodwin: GG Cleans House – Learning Teamwork
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Shreya Gupta: Flamingo Feet
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Mentoring-on-the-Fly I
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Banned Books from the Big Chair
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Career Coaching I
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Community of Care Quiet Room
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Photography Services I
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    R.G. Taylor: Spike and the Holiday Parade
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Resume Review I
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Swag giveaway: Exclusive Frances Lincoln 40 tote bag + books!
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    The Library Marketplace
  • 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM CT
    GPO Update and Chat with Superintendent - an opportunity for FDL to meeting GPO staff and Superintendent of Documents in updates and focus group.
  • 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Candlewick Press, Chronicle Books, and Levine Querido Present 2023 Children's Titles!
  • 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    What Difference Will it Make 100 Years From Now?
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Mayo Clinic Press Kids and Alicia the Dog: Helping Paws Academy
  • 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM CT
    Weston Woods: I Am Ruby Bridges; Our Table; The Little Red Fort; The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess
  • 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    BOO! - Horror in Middle Grade & Young Adult Literature.
  • 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    How Technology Can Help You Get More Patrons Engaged & Through the Door
  • 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    IDW Originals - The Next Wave from IDW Publishing for Graphic Novels!
  • 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Image Comics - Into the Massive-Verse
  • 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Tradition or Discrimination: Is Your Beloved Team Mascot Cultural Appropriation?
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Genevieve Valentine: Two Graves
  • 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT
    Visual Literacy in the Classroom
  • 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Kelsey James: THE WOMAN IN THE CASTELLO
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Alana Tyson and London Ladd: My Red White and Blue
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    AMI POLONSKY, author of WORLD MADE OF GLASS
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Cielito Lindo: Mexican Folk/Violin & Guitar
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Fraco Aureliani/ Catherine Satrun/ Sarah Satrun: Fae and the Moon
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Frank Sennett: Shadow State
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Signing - David Ferraro: THE ALCHEMY OF MOONLIGHT
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CT
    Frederick L. Jones and Tony Dawkins from Saturday AM
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CT
    John Cho: Troublemaker
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CT
    Kevin O'Brien: THE ENEMY AT HOME
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CT
    Laurie Halse Anderson/Ashes
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CT
    Michaela Goade: Berry Song
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Beth Bacon: The Panda Cub Swap
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Jessica Willis Fisher, Unspeakable
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Pepper Basham: Positively, Penelope
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    RMRT Field Trip: Newberry Library Collection Highlights
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Robert Genetski: Is There Evidence for God?: An Economist Searches for Answers
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Shaun Hayes: The Gray Choice: Lessons on My Journey from Big-Time Banking to the Big House (and Back)
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Sherri Winston: LOTUS BLOOM AND THE AFRO REVOLUTION, SHARK TEETH
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Signing - Sy Montgomery: OF TIME AND TURTLES
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Wendy Walker: What Remains. In-booth book signing at Blackstone booth #3022
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Zack Kaplan: Break Out (Graphic Novel) - Saturday
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    GNCRT President's Program - Past, Present, and Future
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    President's Program (AASL)
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Alex Teplish: Survivor : Aron's Story (Graphic Novel & Interactive Virtual Museum)
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Don Helin: Twins (Military Thriller)
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Edy Nathan author of It's Grief: The Dance of Self-Discovery Through Trauma and Loss
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Information Session and Membership Meeting
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Steve Physioc: The Walls of Lucca
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Steve Physioc: Walls of Lucca, Above the Walls, Walks in the Wind, Catching the Wind
  • 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT
    Bibliotheca Presents
  • 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Book giveaway: Held by the Land by Leigh Joseph
  • 10:10 AM – 10:40 AM CT
    Fall 2023 New Titles Preview with Union Square & Co. and Union Square Kids
  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    America's Harvest
  • 10:30 AM – 10:50 AM CT
    Anna Bliss: BONFIRE NIGHT
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Dr. Artika R. Tyner: Justice Makes a Difference
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Jennie Wood: Paper Planes
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Nathan Hill: Wellness
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    Bilingual books for young readers from the creator of Emmy-nominated, award-winning bilingual preschool series, Canticos.
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    Booklist Graphic Novels Panel, Part I
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    Breaking Down Barriers in the Kitchen with New York Times Cooking
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    Coding with Bravery, Resilience, Community, and Equity
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    The 60s and 70s are Historical Now: The allure of mid-century historicals
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    Women Writing Humor with the Authors of Mindy Kaling’s imprint, Mindy’s Book Studio
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    APALA President’s Program
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Discussion Group (ACRL ESS)
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Committee on Education
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE) Meeting
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    CSKBART Membership Meeting
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Genealogy & Local History Discussion Group
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Information Exchange (ACRL DSS)
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    International Relations Committee Meeting
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    IRRT International Sustainable Library Development
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    LearnRT Program
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Less talk, more action: adventures in inclusive metadata
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    MAGIRT - GeoTech and GIS Discussion Group meeting
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    NISO's Interoperability System of Controlled Digital Lending (IS-CDL) Working Group
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Project Management Interest Group
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Public and Cultural Programs Advisory Committee (PCPAC) Annual Meeting
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Rainbow Round Table (RRT) Executive Board Meeting
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    REFORMA President's Program: Advancing Digital Inclusion in Latinx Communities: A Panel Presentation
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Shirin Shamsi: Zahra's Blessing
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    STARS ILL Discussion Group
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Cultivating, Applying, and Assessing the DEIA Lens: Building on the Diversity Count
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Tiktok, Boom
  • 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM CT
    Guy Brown: How Cats Say I Love You and Look Up To See
  • 10:50 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    What’s the Buzz at Hachette Book Group?
  • 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    Retro Active Television
  • 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    Angela Joy and Janelle Washington/CHOOSING BRAVE
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Annie Cathryn: The Friendship Breakup
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Father and His Son Author Book Signing
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Jonas Friddle: Old-Time Banjo/Banjo
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    Ralph Shayne: Hour of Need
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    Victoria Gilbert: A Cryptic Clue
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    David Hu: The P Word
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    Jas Hammonds/WE DESERVE MONUMENTS
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    Larry Hilton, author of Streets of Tears
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    Samira Ahmed: Hollow Fires
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    #RealRep: The Power of Authentic Pacific Islander Representation
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    A Bridge to Parent Engagement in School Partnerships
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    Annie Wu: Two Graves
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    Approaches to Collaborative Programming From Local to Statewide
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    At a Crossroads: The Intersection of Access, Accessibility, and Emerging Tech
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    Baptiste Paul & Jacqueline Alcántara: Climb On! & The Field
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    Biophilic Design: Impacting the Emotional Wellbeing of Library Goers
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    Charles Waters and Traci Sorell: Mascot
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    Colonies in SF/F: Exploring Brave New Worlds and Oppressive Conquerors
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    Communication Strategies for Engaging Non-Native English Speaking Library Patrons Beyond Google Translate
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    Culture In My Neighborhood: Bringing the Arts To Every Community and Every Library
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    Dr. La Verne Ford Wimberly: My Sunday Best
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    Equity and Diversity in the Metaverse: Building a sustainable metaverse for libraries
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    Exploring Primary Sources Using Library of Congress Digital Collections
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    Finding a New Normal: Library Policies and Practices
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    IMLS Update: Expanding Scope and Emerging Priorities
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    Intellectual Freedom for Trustees, Friends, and Foundations
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    Interviewing Etiquette in the Post-COVID Era
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    Jen Ferguson: THE SUMMER OF BITTER AND SWEET signing
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    Johnny Teague: The Lost Diary of Anne Frank
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    Libraries as “Spokes” in an Entrepreneurial “Hub”: Lessons From the SBA Community Navigator Grant
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    Lynn Austin: Long Way Home
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    Main Stage Speaker: Idina Menzel and Cara Mentzel
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    Making a Difference with School Libraries in Kenya- and Opportunities for You to Volunteer
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    Making DEI a Core Part of Technical Services
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    Ray Xu: Alterations
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    Reconsideration Committee: Strengthening our Response to Customer Challenges
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    Signing - Jean Kwok: THE LEFTOVER WOMAN
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    Small and Rural Libraries: The Heart of Innovation
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    Strategies for Teaching and Promoting Data Literacy Skills among Students and Librarians
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    Substance Misuse: Programming to Support Healthy Communities
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    Wrangling Institutional Advisory Efforts: How One Public Library System Created a Platform for All Format, All Ages Advisory Services
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    Ashley Belote: Listen Up Louella
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    Dave Mason - EO-N (Thriller)
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    Davinder Kaur: Forced to Marry Him: A Lifetime of Tradition and the Will to Break It
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    Heather Dugan: Beyond the Book Club: Building real community in a digital world
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    Evidence for God
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    A.L. Grazidea/ICEBREAKER
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    Buzz About Books with Bloomsbury Children’s Books, Disney, and HarperCollins Children’s Books
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    Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of The Tale of Despereaux with Kate DiCamillo - A LIVE recording of THE YARN with Travis Jonker
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    Celebrating the Genre and the Literary: A Look at Erewhon Books of Fall 2023
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    Image Comics - Capturing the Surreal
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    Intentionally Diversifying: Strategies for Building Collections that Matter
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    Text Analysis in the Library: Prepare your students for the data-driven future
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    The Plant Love Kitchen with Marisa Moore
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    Alli Frank & Asha Youmans: The Better Half
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    Chad Corrie: Shadow Regent (Graphic Novel) and Sons of Ashgard (Graphic Novel) - Saturday
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    There Are (No) Stupid Questions in Science: Leah Elson. In-booth book signing at Blackstone booth #3022
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    Polish American Librarians Association Presidents Program and membership meeting
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    Spectrum Leadership Institute Closing Ceremony and Lunch
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    NEW - Transactional Data Capture: Use Cases
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    Cancelled: The Immortality Wars
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    Shreya Gupta
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    Edy Nathan author of It's Grief: The Dance of Self-Discovery Through Trauma and Loss
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    Kiel Phegley: Strikers
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    Angeline Boulley/WARRIOR GIRL UNEARTHED
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    Author Montana Wakefield: Chasing Time (Adrielle Maddox)
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    Art Baltazar:Yahgz The Craynobi Tales Volume 1
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    Daniel Kraus/1-2-3-4, I Declare a Thumb War (Graveyard Girls: Book #1)
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    Doug Greco: To Find A Killer - The Homophobic Murders of Norma and Maria Hurtado and the LGBT Rights Movement
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    Joel A. Sutherland: House of Ash and Bone
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    Kitt Thomas: My Fade is Fresh
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    Liza Ferneyhough: Nana, Nenek & Nina
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    Robert Genetsk: Is There Evidence for God?: An Economist Searches for Answers
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    Steven Graham Jones: My Heart is a Chainsaw, The Babysitter Lives, Don't Fear the Reaper, Earthdivers
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    ALA Affiliates Luncheon
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    Cancelled: Julianne Stanz: Braving the Thin Places
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    ALA & Council Incoming Committee Chair Strategic Leadership Meeting
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    Jerry Craft: SCHOOL TRIP signing
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    Richard V. Battle: The Unopened Present
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    Van Jensen/ARCA, Pinocchio Vampire Slayer, Two Dead, Walk Together
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    Board of Directors Meeting (PLA)
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    Book giveaway: Advance reader copy of Brilliant Bites by Maegan Brown
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    Penguin Young Readers Fall 2023 Book Buzz
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    Military Thrillers
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    Steve Physioc: Walls of Lucca, Above the Walls, Walks in the Wind, Catching the Wind
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    Beautiful & Fun D.E.I. Kids Books from Independent Publishers
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    Book and Bottle Pairings: How to Organize an Informal Wine Tasting for Your Book Clubs
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    Library Success Stories – Empowering Outreach Through Technology
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    New Voices in Young Adult