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President & Chair Programs (Preliminary)

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Saturday, June 24, 2023
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

CALA President’s Program 2023: A Panel Discussion with NALCo Leaders & Presidents

Location: McCormick Place, W183c

Moderator: Vincci Kwong, n/a – Indiana University South Bend

Presenter: Annie Pho (she/her/hers) – APALA

Presenter: Nichelle Hayes – BCALA

Presenter: Richenda Hawkins – American Indian Library Association

Presenter: Dr. Romelia Salinas (she/her/hers) – REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking

Presenter: Raymond Pun, MLS, Ed.D (he/him/his) – Chinese American Librarians Association

Transforming: Library Workforce

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
GNCRT President's Program - Past, Present, and Future

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT

GNCRT President's Program - Comics in Libraries: Past, Present, and Future

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Grant Park AB

Presenter: Robin Brenner – GNCRT

Moderator: Brigid Alverson

Presenter: Jeff Smith – Scholastic / Graphix

Presenter: Kazu Kibuishi – Scholastic / Graphix

Presenter: Harmony Becker

Presenter: Lamar Giles (he/him/his)

Books & Authors

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT
President's Program (AASL)

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT

President's Program (AASL) - Freedom to Read Ambassadors

Location: McCormick Place, W196a

Presenter: Becky Calzada (she/her/hers) – Leander ISD

Presenter: Sonja Cherry-Paul (she/her/hers) – Red Clay Educators

Presenter: Amanda Jones, MEd (she/her/hers) – Louisiana Association of School Librarians

Presenter: Kelly Yang

Moderator: Kathy Lester (she/her/hers) – American Association of School Librarians

Core Values

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
APALA President’s Program

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

APALA President's Program 2023: Forging a New Path: Asian American Representation in Publishing, Librarianship, and Media

Location: McCormick Place, W183b

Presenter: Annie Pho (she/her/hers) – APALA

Presenter: Elaine Tai

Presenter: Charles Kim (he/him/his) – Third State Books

Presenter: Stephanie Lim

Presenter: Michelle Li (she/her/hers) – The Very Asian Foundation

Core Values

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT
LearnRT Program

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Work/Life Balance for Library Leaders Who Do It All

Location: McCormick Place, W187a

Presenter: Cindy Fesemyer, MLIS (she/her/hers) – Fesemyer Consulting, LLC

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

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

REFORMA President's Program: Advancing Digital Inclusion in Latinx Communities: A Panel Presentation

Location: McCormick Place, W195

Moderator: Dr. Romelia Salinas (she/her/hers) – REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking

Presenter: Edwin Rodarte – Los Angeles Public Library

Presenter: Paola Vilaxa (she/her/hers) – Jefferson County Public Library

Presenter: Kathryn Blackmer Reyes – San José State University

Transforming: Systems & Technology

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

Cultivating, Applying, and Assessing the DEIA Lens: Building on the diversity count

Location: McCormick Place, W176ab

Presenter: Steven Adams – Northwestern University

Presenter: Kawanna M. Bright (she/her/hers) – East Carolina University

Presenter: dela Dos, n/a – ARL

Core Values

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
Small and Rural Libraries: The Heart of Innovation

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Small and Rural Libraries: The Heart of Innovation

Location: Hilton Chicago, Lake Michigan

Moderator: Kate Laughlin (she/her/hers) – Association for Rural & Small Libraries

Presenter: Jennie Garner (she/her/hers) – Association for Rural & Small Libraries

Presenter: Kathy Zappitello (she/her/hers) – Conneaut Public Library & The Association for Rural & Small Libraries

Presenter: Tyler J. Hahn, n/a (he/him/his) – Cherokee Public Library

Presenter: Heather D. Hutto (she/her/hers) – M&ABJ Bristow Public Library

Transforming: Services

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM CT
Polish American Librarians Association Presidents Program and membership meeting

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM CT

Polish American Librarians Association Presidents Program and membership meeting

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Field AB

Moderator: Ewa E. Barczyk, n/a (she/her/hers) – Polish American Librarians Association

Presenter: Ewa E. Barczyk, n/a (she/her/hers) – Polish American Librarians Association

Presenter: Claire Gene Esker, Polish Genealogy Society of America member, Register of Qualified Genalogists & Assoc. of Professional Genealogists (she/her/hers) – Polish Genealogical Society of America

Transforming: Services

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT
Leading for Justice: Surveying the Intersection of Social Justice and User Services

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Leading for Justice: Surveying the Intersection of Social Justice and User Services

Location: McCormick Place, W196b

Presenter: Cynthia A. Johnson – UC Irvine

Presenter: Loriene Roy, PhD (she/her/hers) – School of Info UT-Austin

Presenter: Joe Sanchez (he/him/his) – City University of New York - Queens College

Presenter: Erin Anderson (she/her/hers) – University of Texas at Austin

Presenter: Tatiana Swancy (she/her/hers) – Oak Park Public Library

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT
Transforming Readers Advisory: Read Beyond

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Transforming Readers Advisory: Read Beyond

Location: McCormick Place, W179b

Moderator: Dontaná McPherson-Joseph, n/a (she/her/hers) – Rainbow Round Table

Presenter: Rose Barnes (she/her/hers) – Oak Park Public Library

Presenter: Stephanie Sendaula (she/her/hers) – LibraryLinkNJ

Presenter: Gabby Womack (she/her/hers) – Tufts University

Presenter: Rebecca Oxley (She/they) – Prince George's County Memorial Library System

Transforming: Services

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT
Universal Design for Learning: Planning for All Learners

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Universal Design for Learning: Planning for All Learners

Location: McCormick Place, W176c

Moderator: Julie N. Hornick, M.A., M.L.I.S. (she/her/hers) – Florida Southern College

Moderator: Brad Sietz (he/him/his) – LOEX

Moderator: Alicia G. Vaandering (she/her/hers) – University of Rhode Island

Presenter: Carrie S. Banks (she/they) – Brooklyn Public Library

Presenter: Emily Porter (she/her/hers) – Chicago Public Schools

Presenter: Cristina Colquhoun (she/her/hers) – Oklahoma State University

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
Preserving the Past, Providing Access and Anticipating Future Needs

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Preserving the Past, Providing Access and Anticipating Future Needs

Location: McCormick Place, W183c

Moderator: Annice Sevett – NMRT

Presenter: Frank Sweis – Northwestern University

Presenter: Jennifer Teper (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Presenter: Amanda Y. Focke (she/her/hers) – Rice University, Fondren Library

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
American Indian Library Association President's Program

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Food is Medicine in Medicine Spring Library : Food Sovereignty Needs In A Tribal Library - AILA President's Program

Location: McCormick Place, W180

Presenter: Aaron LaFromboise, MLIS (she/her/hers) – American Indian Library Association

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
Censorship and Diversity: How Do Librarians Continue to Protect the Rights of Marginalized Communities Amid Targeted Book Challenges?

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Censorship and Diversity: How Do Librarians Continue to Protect the Rights of Marginalized Communities Amid Targeted Book Challenges?

Location: McCormick Place, W181a

Moderator: Andrea Jamison – EMIERT Chair

Presenter: K.C. Boyd – Jefferson Academy - District of Columbia Public Schools

Presenter: Amy Hermon, MLIS (she/her/hers) – School Librarians United Podcast

Presenter: Emma K. McNamara (she/her/hers) – Adjunct Professor, University of the District of Columbia

Presenter: Caitlin Stewart (she/her/hers) – Illinois State University

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
US-Iran Relations in the Biden Era

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

US-Iran Relations in the Biden Era

Location: McCormick Place, W195

Moderator: Al Kagan – University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign

Presenter: Trita Parsi

Core Values

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT
The Importance of Outreach and Meeting Folx Where They Are

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

The Importance of Outreach and Meeting Folx Where They Are

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Field AB

Presenter: Brittany D. Peacock (she/her/hers) – Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services

Presenter: Cathy Zimmerman, n/a (she/her/hers) – Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services

Presenter: Jenn Koetz (she/her/hers) – Association of Bookmobile & Outreach Services

Transforming: Community Relationships

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
Core President's Program

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT

Core President's Program Featuring Angela Saini

Location: Hilton Chicago, International South

Moderator: Margaret Heller – Loyola University Chicago

Presenter: Angela Saini

Core Values