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Saturday, June 24, 2023
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM CT
Committee on Accreditation Meeting II
Location: Hilton Chicago, Marquette Room
8:00 AM – 8:03 AM CT
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Location: W471A
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
Board of Directors Meeting (ACRL) (Part 1 of 2)
Location: Palmer House, Salon 12
Transforming: Library Leadership Expectations – Staff and Boards
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Board of Directors (ALSC)
Location: McCormick Place, W475a
Updates/Briefings
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Reflecting the Diversity of Your Community in Your Collection
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Prairie Room A
Presenter: Ann Ford – Midwest Tapes
8:00 AM – 5:30 PM CT
Speaker Ready Room
Location: McCormick Place, W182
8:03 AM – 8:05 AM CT
Rebel with a Clause
Location: W471A
8:05 AM – 9:30 AM CT
Storming Caesars Palace
Location: W471A
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CT
ALA JobLIST Placement & Career Development Center Orientation
Location: McCormick Place, Show Floor - ALA Placement Center
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
ALA Award Committee
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Boardroom 4
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
BCALA Executive Board Meeting
Location: Hilton Chicago, Astoria Room
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
BRASS All Committees Meeting
Location: McCormick Place, W193
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Committee on Library Advocacy Meeting 1
Location: McCormick Place, W475b
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
CSKBART Executive Board Meeting
Location: Hilton Chicago, Williford B
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Forum on War in Ukraine and Its Impact on Libraries (ACRL ESS)
Location: Palmer House, Salon 07-09
Transforming: Services
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
HarperCollins Adult Fall/Winter Preview
Location: McCormick Place, W192
Presenter: Lainey Mays – HarperCollins Publishers
Presenter: Virginia C. Stanley, n/a – HarperCollins Publishers
Presenter: Grace Caternolo – HarperCollins Publishers
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
IRC/IRRT All Subcommittee Meeting
Location: McCormick Place, W470
Updates/Briefings
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
PLA Coffee Catch-up with President McCauley
Location: Hilton Chicago, Continental A
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
REFORMA All Committees Meeting
Location: Hilton Chicago, Boulevard AB
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Shared Collections Interest Group Meeting
Location: McCormick Place, W471b
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
STARS All Members Meeting
Location: McCormick Place, W190a
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Universal Access Interest Group Meeting
Location: Marriott Marquis, Philosophy
Presenter: Marti Goddard – San Francisco Public LIbrary
8:30 AM – 3:00 PM CT
Right To Read A Thon Banned & Challenged Books!
Location: Hilton Chicago, Continental C
Moderator: Richard E E. Ashby,Jr, MLIS – LiteracyNation INC.
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
Aisha Saeed/ Forty Words for Love
Location: Booth 2613
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
Sherri Winston, THE BRAID GIRLS
Location: Booth 3217
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM CT
Ariel Kaplan / THE POMEGRANATE GATE
Location: Booth 2518
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM CT
Neal Shusterman: Courage to Dream
Location: Booth 2216
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
A Procrastinator's Guide to the 2023/2024 Solar Eclipses
Location: McCormick Place, W187b
Moderator: Anne Holland (she/they) – National Center for Interactive Learning/Space Science Institute
Presenter: Anne Holland (she/they) – National Center for Interactive Learning/Space Science Institute
Presenter: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Presenter: James Harold (he/him/his) – STAR Net/Space Science Institute
Presenter: Morgan Yoshimura – San Antonio Public Library
Presenter: Elsie Purcell – Hondo Public Library
Presenter: Mary Anne Johnson – Comfort Public Library
Presenter: Cresencia S. Huff (she/her/hers) – San Antonio Public Library
Transforming: Community Relationships
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
“Asking for help makes me nervous”: High School to College Library Experiences
Location: McCormick Place, W175c
Presenter: Abigail Morgan, MLIS, MEd (she/her/hers) – Miami University
Presenter: Janell Verdream (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University- Newark and Central Ohio Technical College
Presenter: Jerry Yarnetsky (he/him/his) – Miami University Libraries
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Adam Wallace: A Very Dinosaur Birthday
Location: Booth 3516
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
All-Committees Meeting (ACRL DSS)
Location: Palmer House, Wabash Room
Transforming: Services
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Architecture for Public Libraries Committee Meeting
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Erie
Core Values
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Awards for Buildings & Interiors Committee Meeting
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Clark C
Core Values
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Beth Revis: Night of the Witch
Location: Booth 2920
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
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
CANCELLED -The Living Library: Responsive Physical and Virtual Design
Location: McCormick Place, W183a
Moderator: Sofia Darcy – Katy ISD
Presenter: Brooke Corso, MEd, MLS – Pin Oak Middle School - Houston ISD
Transforming: Physical & Virtual Space
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
News You Can Use—Changing the Narrative: ALA Policy Corps Takes On Book Banners
Location: McCormick Place, W180
Moderator: Kenton Oliver (he/him/his) – ALA PPA
Presenter: Amanda Kordeliski (she/her/hers) – Norman (OK) Public Schools
Presenter: Becky Calzada (she/her/hers) – Leander ISD
Presenter: Erin MacFarlane (she/her/hers) – Arizona Library Association
Core Values
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
CODES Notable Books Council
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Superior
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
ALA Council Orientation
Location: McCormick Place, W375b/Skyline
Updates/Briefings
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Digital Conversion Interest Group Meeting
Location: McCormick Place, W181c
Transforming: Systems & Technology
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Emerging Technologies Section Membership Meeting
Location: Marriott Marquis, Calculus
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
News You Can Use—Equip Communities to “Be MediaWise” with a Misinformation Resilience Toolkit
Location: McCormick Place, W179a
Presenter: Vanya Tsvetkova (she/her/hers) – Poynter Institute for Media Studies
Presenter: Sunny Xun Liu – Stanford University
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Fostering Economic Opportunity and Advancement with Innovative Programming
Location: McCormick Place, W196b
Presenter: Andrea Levandowski – New Jersey State Library
Presenter: Geeta Halley (she/her/hers) – Round Rock Public Library
Presenter: Jennifer Byrnes (she/her/hers) – Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County
Moderator: Megan Janicki, n/a – ALA
Transforming: Services
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Health Programming at Your Library: Project Ideas, Resources, and Opportunities
Location: McCormick Place, W185bc
Presenter: Michael Balkenhol, MLIS (he/him/his) – Network of the National Library of Medicine All of Us Program Center
Presenter: Sharon Han (she/her/hers) – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Presenter: Carolyn Martin – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Presenter: Melissa (Missy) Solis (she/her/hers) – San Diego County Library
Presenter: Oscar Gittemeier (he/him/they/them) – San Diego Public Library
Transforming: Services
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
History Librarians Disussion Group
Location: McCormick Place, W196c
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Informational Meeting (ACRL CJCLS)
Location: Palmer House, Salon 04-06
Transforming: Services
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Laurie Halse Anderson: Shout
Location: Booth 2613
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
LearnRT Executive Board Meeting
Location: McCormick Place, W177
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Be Fierce: How to Harness Your Power for Your Libraries
Location: McCormick Place, W187a
Presenter: Chris Chanyasulkit (she/her/hers) – American Public Health Association
Moderator: Lauren Trujillo
Presenter: Jamie M. Gregory (she/her/hers)
Presenter: Lindsey Kimery (she/her/hers) – Metro Nashville Public Schools
Transforming: Library Leadership Expectations – Staff and Boards
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Library Services to the Justice Involved Interest Group Meeting
Location: McCormick Place, W181b
Presenter: Chelsea Jordan-Makely, n/a (she/her/hers) – Griswold Memorial Library
Presenter: Kiera Vargas – University of South Carolina
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Main Stage Speaker: Maysoon Zayid
Location: McCormick Place, W375e/Skyline
Speaker: Maysoon Zayid
Books & Authors
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
OCLC Transforming metadata
Location: McCormick Place, W194a
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Pairing WWII Graphic Novels and Primary Sources for Collaborative Instruction
Location: McCormick Place, W185d
Presenter: Liz Hartnett (she/her/hers) – South Carolina Center for Community Literacy
Presenter: Valerie Byrd Fort (she/her/hers) – University of South Carolina
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Poetry is for Everyone (Especially in Libraries): A 10-Year Review of the National Student Poets Program
Location: McCormick Place, W184bc
Moderator: Dennis P. Nangle – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Presenter: Dennis P. Nangle – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Presenter: Chris Wisniewski (he/him/his) – Alliance for Young Artists and Writers
Presenter: Emily C. Igwike (she/her/hers)
Presenter: Maya Salameh
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Reimagining School Readiness Toolkit for Libraries
Location: McCormick Place, W183b
Moderator: Michelle D. Weissman Randall, PhD (she/her/hers) – Bay Area Discovery Museum
Presenter: Michelle D. Weissman Randall, PhD (she/her/hers) – Bay Area Discovery Museum
Presenter: Kathleen Campana, PhD – Kent State University
Presenter: Amy Olson – Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
Presenter: Julia Shaheen – Stark Library
Presenter: Celeste Swanson (she/her/hers) – Lane Libraries
Presenter: Penelope Shumaker – State Library of Ohio
Presenter: Pamela Brockway (she/her/hers) – The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County
Presenter: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, DCD (she/her/hers) – Mother Goose on the Loose
Presenter: Kymberlee Powe (she/her/hers) – Connecticut State Library
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Research and Scholarly Environment Committee Meeting (ACRL)
Location: Palmer House, Salon 03
Transforming: Services
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Sabaa Tahir: All My Rage
Location: Booth 2613
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Sara Raasch: Night of the Witch
Location: Booth 2920
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Socioeconomic Mixing: Creating Public Libraries Where Everyone Belongs
Location: McCormick Place, W175ab
Moderator: shamichael hallman, na – Harvard Graduate School of Design
Presenter: Bridget Marquis – Reimagining the Civic Commons
Presenter: Keenon McCloy – Memphis Public Libraries
Transforming: Community Relationships
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Sy Montgomery: THE BOOK OF TURTLES signing
Location: Booth 3611
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Systematic and Evidence Synthesis Reviews: Supporting Research in the Social Sciences
Location: McCormick Place, W181a
Moderator: Samantha Godbey (she/her/hers) – University of Nevada Las Vegas
Presenter: Scott Marsalis (he/him/his) – University of Minnesota
Presenter: Jade G. Winn – University of Southern California Libraries
Presenter: Matt Kibbee (he/him/his) – Cornell University
Transforming: Services
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Talk Story: Centering Oral Traditions to Advance Literacy Justice and Transform Community Relationships
Location: McCormick Place, W186
Moderator: Sarah Nguyễn (she, they) – University of Washington Information School
Presenter: Amy Kyung-eun Breslin (she/her/hers) – Lorain Public Library System
Presenter: Sarah Nguyễn (she, they) – University of Washington Information School
Presenter: Stacy Wells (she/her/hers) – Southlake Public Library
Presenter: Aaron LaFromboise, MLIS (she/her/hers) – American Indian Library Association
Presenter: Tiffany Mallery (she/her/hers) – Simmons University
Transforming: Community Relationships
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
The Data Storytelling Toolkit for Librarians
Location: McCormick Place, W176c
Presenter: Kate McDowell (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Presenter: Matt Turk
Presenter: Xinhui Hu – University of Illinois, School of Information Sciences
Presenter: Zachary Stier (he/him/his) – University of Illinois, School of Information Sciences
Core Values
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Travis Jonker signs JUST ONE FLAKE
Location: Booth 3020
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
User Services in Public Libraries Committee Meeting
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Huron
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Vincent Tirado: We Don't Swim Here
Location: Booth 2920
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
What's Your Point?: Gamification for Professional Development & Student Engagement
Location: McCormick Place, W178b
Moderator: Karina Quilantan-Garza (she/her/hers) – Jaime Escalante Middle School
Presenter: Karina Quilantan-Garza (she/her/hers) – Jaime Escalante Middle School
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
CANCELLED: Xue Mo and His Light: A Glimpse of the Award-winning Novel Into the Desert
Location: McCormick Place, W194b
Main contact: Lanyi Liu, n/a – staff
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Gary Jansen: Remember Us With Smiles
Location: Booth 1851
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Amber Raymond/ The Power of Thought series
Location: Booth 4443
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Amber Raymond: I Have Choices (The Power of Thought)
Location: Booth 4443
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Cancelled: Marcie May: The Adventures of Penny & Tubs
Location: Booth 4443
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Core 101 & Meet/Greet
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Jackson Park ABC
Core Values
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
David Petrovic and Sandy Petrovic: Expect A Miracle: Understanding and Living with Autism
Location: Booth 4443
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Matt Dragovits: A Tale for Christmas: Zach's Quest
Location: Booth 4443
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Patricia Davison: Jack Black
Location: Booth 4443
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Renee Goodwin: GG Cleans House – Learning Teamwork
Location: Booth 4443
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Shreya Gupta: Flamingo Feet
Location: Booth 4443
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Mentoring-on-the-Fly I
Location: McCormick Place, Show Floor - ALA Placement Center
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Banned Books from the Big Chair
Location: McCormick Place, Grand Concourse
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Career Coaching I
Location: McCormick Place, Show Floor - ALA Placement Center
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Community of Care Quiet Room
Location: McCormick Place, W474
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Photography Services I
Location: McCormick Place, Show Floor - ALA Placement Center
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
R.G. Taylor: Spike and the Holiday Parade
Location: Booth 1356
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Resume Review I
Location: McCormick Place, Show Floor - ALA Placement Center
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Swag giveaway: Exclusive Frances Lincoln 40 tote bag + books!
Location: Booth 2620
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
The Library Marketplace
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall
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.
Location: Marriott Marquis, Analysis
9:15 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Candlewick Press, Chronicle Books, and Levine Querido Present 2023 Children's Titles!
Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)
9:15 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Nikita Kapoor:Gentle Shadows Fierce Wings
Location: Booth 2054
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
What Difference Will it Make 100 Years From Now?
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Brian Pinkney: A Walk in the Woods
Location: Booth 3016
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Derrick Barnes/ Like Lava in My Veins
Location: Booth 2613
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Mayo Clinic Press Kids and Alicia the Dog: Helping Paws Academy
Location: Booth 3620
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Nikki Grimes: A Walk in the Woods
Location: Booth 3016
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
Location: W471A
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
BOO! - Horror in Middle Grade & Young Adult Literature.
Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
How Technology Can Help You Get More Patrons Engaged & Through the Door
Location: Exhibit Hall – Tech Talk Stage (End of 2400 Aisle)
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
IDW Originals - The Next Wave from IDW Publishing for Graphic Novels!
Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
Into the Massive-Verse with Image Comics!
Location: Exhibit Hall – Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
Tradition or Discrimination: Is Your Beloved Team Mascot Cultural Appropriation?
Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Genevieve Valentine: Two Graves
Location: Booth 2229
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT
P. Djèlí Clark: A MASTER OF DJINN and ABENI'S SONG
Location: Booth 2911
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Signing with Author Carole Boston Weatherford and Illustrator Jeffrey Boston Weatherford
Location: Booth 3530
9:30 AM – 4:00 PM CT
US Postal Service Post Office
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM CT
E. Lily Yu / JEWEL BOX
Location: Booth 2518
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT
Visual Literacy in the Classroom
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM CT
Beth Bacon | The Panda Cub Swap
Location: Booth 4429
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM CT
Kelsey James: THE WOMAN IN THE CASTELLO
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Alana Tyson and London Ladd: My Red White and Blue
Location: Booth 2613
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Alana Tyson: My Red, White, and Blue
Location: Booth 2613
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
AMI POLONSKY, author of WORLD MADE OF GLASS
Location: Booth 3217
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Cielito Lindo: Mexican Folk/Violin & Guitar
Location: Exhibit Hall - Front Porch Stage in the Park @ ALA (3400 aisle)
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Clyde Boyer: Girl Out of Time
Location: Booth 3029
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Fraco Aureliani/ Catherine Satrun/ Sarah Satrun: Fae and the Moon
Location: Booth 3726
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Frank Sennett: Shadow State
Location: Booth 2425
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
JOAN SCHOETTLER: The Honey Jar: An Armenian's Escape to Freedom
Location: Booth 3122
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Kevin McCloskey: CATERPILLARS: WHAT WILL I BE WHEN I GET TO BE ME?
Location: Booth 3020
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Kiley Reid: Such a Fun Age
Location: Booth 5034
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
London Ladd: My Red, White, and Blue
Location: Booth 2613
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM CT
Signing - David Ferraro: THE ALCHEMY OF MOONLIGHT
Location: Booth 2913
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM CT
Yuval Zommer: Big Book of Nature Art
Location: Booth 2216
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CT
Frederick L. Jones and Tony Dawkins from Saturday AM
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 5
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CT
John Cho: Troublemaker
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CT
Kevin O'Brien: THE ENEMY AT HOME
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 2
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CT
Laurie Halse Anderson/Ashes
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 6
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Adriana M. Garcia & Xelena González: Where Wonder Grows & Donde las maravillas crecen
Location: Booth 3322
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Beth Bacon: The Panda Cub Swap
Location: Booth 4429I
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Jenin Mohammed signs NAMING CEREMONY
Location: Booth 3020
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Jessica Willis Fisher, Unspeakable
Location: Booth 2220
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Molly Chanson: Yoga Wise: 365 Days of Yoga-Inspired Teachings to Transform Your Life
Location: Booth 2923
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Pepper Basham: Positively, Penelope
Location: Booth 3516
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
RMRT Field Trip: Newberry Library Collection Highlights
Location: Off Site, Newberry Library
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Robert Genetski: Is There Evidence for God?: An Economist Searches for Answers
Location: Booth 4442
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)
Location: Booth 1631
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Sherri Winston: LOTUS BLOOM AND THE AFRO REVOLUTION, SHARK TEETH
Location: Booth 3013
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Signing - Sy Montgomery: OF TIME AND TURTLES
Location: Booth 3511
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Signing with Author Aisha Saeed
Location: Booth 3630
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Wendy Walker: What Remains. In-booth book signing at Blackstone booth #3022
Location: Booth 3022
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Zack Kaplan: Break Out (Graphic Novel) - Saturday
Location: Booth 2717
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) - 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
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Alex Teplish: Survivor : Aron's Story (Graphic Novel & Interactive Virtual Museum)
Location: Booth 1450
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Don Helin: Twins (Military Thriller)
Location: Booth 4243
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Edy Nathan author of It's Grief: The Dance of Self-Discovery Through Trauma and Loss
Location: Booth 4442
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Hybrid ALA Membership Meeting & Information Session
Location: McCormick Place, W375b/Skyline
Updates/Briefings
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Steve Physioc: The Walls of Lucca
Location: Booth 4443
10:00 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Kaci Bolls & Nathan Meckel | Dare to Be Me
Location: Booth 4429
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT
Bibliotheca Presents
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Clark AB
Moderator: Scott Hackstadt – Bibliotheca
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Book giveaway: Held by the Land by Leigh Joseph
Location: Booth 2620
10:10 AM – 10:40 AM CT
Fall 2023 New Titles Preview with Union Square & Co. and Union Square Kids
Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT
America's Harvest
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM CT
Anna Bliss: BONFIRE NIGHT
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM CT
Michael Cherkas | Red Harvest
Location: Booth 4429
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Brooke Hartman: Klyde the Kraken Wants a Friend
Location: Booth 3029
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Dr. Artika R. Tyner: Justice Makes a Difference
Location: Booth 3620
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Jennie Wood: Paper Planes
Location: Booth 1423
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Lesa Cline-Ransome: For Lamb
Location: Booth 3016
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Nathan Hill: Wellness
Location: Booth 2613
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Sheila Bair, Princess Persephone’s Dragon Ride Stand
Location: Booth 3817
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Sheila Bair: PRINCESS PERSEPHONE'S DRAGON RIDE STAND signing
Location: Booth 3817
10:30 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Tlotlo Tsamaase / WOMB CITY
Location: Booth 2518
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Bilingual books for young readers from the creator of Emmy-nominated, award-winning bilingual preschool series, Canticos.
Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Booklist Graphic Novels Panel, Part I
Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
A Conversation with New York Times Cooking
Location: Exhibit Hall – What’s Cooking Stage (End of 4700 Aisle)
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Coding with Bravery, Resilience, Community, and Equity
Location: Exhibit Hall – Tech Talk Stage (End of 2400 Aisle)
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
The Allure of Mid-century: Yes, the 60s and 70s are Historical
Location: Exhibit Hall – Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Women Writing Humor with the Authors of Mindy Kaling’s imprint, Mindy’s Book Studio
Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)
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
Candace Fleming/ Mine
Location: Booth 2613
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Discussion Group (ACRL ESS)
Location: Palmer House, Salon 01
Transforming: Services
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Committee on Education
Location: McCormick Place, W177
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE) Meeting
Location: Marriott Marquis, Philosophy
Core Values
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
CSKBART Membership Meeting
Location: Hilton Chicago, Waldorf Room
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
DK Dyson/ Window Fishing
Location: Booth 2613
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Genealogy & Local History Discussion Group
Location: McCormick Place, W196b
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Information Exchange (ACRL DSS)
Location: Palmer House, Wabash Room
Updates/Briefings
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
International Relations Committee Meeting
Location: Marriott Marquis, Anthropology
Core Values
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
IRRT International Sustainable Library Development
Location: Hilton Chicago, Conference Room 4C
Updates/Briefings
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
Less talk, more action: adventures in inclusive metadata
Location: Hilton Chicago, Boulevard AB
Moderator: Jill Annitto – Atla
Presenter: Jill Annitto – Atla
Presenter: Cynthia M. Whitacre (she/her/hers) – OCLC
Presenter: Heidy Berthoud (she/her/hers) – Library of Congress
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
MAGIRT - GeoTech and GIS Discussion Group meeting
Location: Hilton Chicago, Joliet Room
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
NISO's Interoperability System of Controlled Digital Lending (IS-CDL) Working Group
Location: McCormick Place, W194a
Main contact: Nettie Lagace – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Speaker: Peter Collins
Speaker: Allen Jones – The New School
Speaker: Sebatian Hammer
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Project Management Interest Group
Location: McCormick Place, W183c
Core Values
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Public and Cultural Programs Advisory Committee (PCPAC) Annual Meeting
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Clark C
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Rainbow Round Table (RRT) Executive Board Meeting
Location: Marriott Marquis, Biology
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 – 11:30 AM CT
Rudy Gutierrez/ Window Fishing
Location: Booth 2613
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Shirin Shamsi: Zahra's Blessing
Location: Booth 3725
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
STARS ILL Discussion Group
Location: McCormick Place, W176c
Speaker: Adebola Fabiku
Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Terah Shelton Harris: One Summer in Savannah
Location: Booth 2920
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
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Spectrum Education 25th Celebration: From Inception to Disruption
Location: McCormick Place, W190b
Presenter: Elizabeth Martinez
Presenter: Binnie L. Wilkin (she/her/hers)
Moderator: Cindy Hohl (she/her/winyan) – The Kansas City Public Library
Presenter: Dr. Betty J. Turock
Presenter: Candice (Wing-yee) Mack – Los Angeles Public Library
Presenter: Bradley Kuykendall – Dayton Metro Library
Presenter: Kay P Maye – Tulane University
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Tiktok, Boom
Location: W471A
10:30 AM – 1:00 PM CT
Guy Brown: How Cats Say I Love You and Look Up To See
Location: Booth 2053
10:50 AM – 11:20 AM CT
What’s the Buzz at Hachette Book Group?
Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM CT
Retro Active Television
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Angela Joy and Janelle Washington/CHOOSING BRAVE
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Johnny Teague | The Lost Diary of Anne Frank
Location: Booth 4429
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Michael Cherkas | Red Harvest
Location: Booth 4429
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Annie Cathryn: The Friendship Breakup
Location: Booth 2425
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Father and His Son Author Book Signing
Location: Booth 4235
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Halle Hill: Good Women
Location: Booth 3029
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
JANESSA PARKER: I Am the Sun
Location: Booth 3122
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Jonas Friddle: Old-Time Banjo/Banjo
Location: Exhibit Hall - Front Porch Stage in the Park @ ALA (3400 aisle)
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Ralph Shayne: Hour of Need
Location: Booth 3726
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Signing with Author Kiyash Monsef
Location: Booth 3530
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Victoria Gilbert: A Cryptic Clue
Location: Booth 2613
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CT
David Hu: The P Word
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 5
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CT
Jas Hammonds/WE DESERVE MONUMENTS
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CT
Larry Hilton, author of Streets of Tears
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 6
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CT
Samira Ahmed: Hollow Fires
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 4
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CT
Sina Grace: Superman: The Harvests of Youth
Location: Booth 3520
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
#RealRep: The Power of Authentic Pacific Islander Representation
Location: McCormick Place, W183a
Moderator: Gretchen Zaitzeff – Canyons School District
Presenter: Lehua Parker (she/her/hers) – Lehua Parker
Books & Authors
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
A Bridge to Parent Engagement in School Partnerships
Location: McCormick Place, W175c
Presenter: Kelly T. Behle (she/her/hers) – SImi Valley Public Library
Presenter: Katey Dager (she/her/hers) – Simi Valley Public Library
Presenter: Kelly Tinker (he/him/his) – City of Simi Valley
Transforming: Community Relationships
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Annie Wu: Two Graves
Location: Booth 2229
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Approaches to Collaborative Programming From Local to Statewide
Location: McCormick Place, W184a
Moderator: Jill Pifer (she/her/hers) – Fairview Heights Public Library
Presenter: Tamar Sarnoff, PhD – Maryland State Library Agency
Presenter: Nicholas A. Brown, MMus, MSLIS, BA (he/him/his) – Library of Congress
Presenter: Jennifer Czajka (she/her/hers) – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Presenter: Melissa Morgan, MLS (she/her/hers) – Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District
Transforming: Services
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
At a Crossroads: The Intersection of Access, Accessibility, and Emerging Tech
Location: McCormick Place, W184bc
Moderator: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Presenter: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Transforming: Services
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Author Ariana Stein: Vámonos a Oaxaca
Location: Booth 3212
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Author Patty Rodriguez: The Life of / La vida de Dolores
Location: Booth 3212
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Baptiste Paul & Jacqueline Alcántara: Climb On! & The Field
Location: Booth 3629
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Biophilic Design: Impacting the Emotional Wellbeing of Library Goers
Location: McCormick Place, W178a
Moderator: Jeffery L. Davis – MSR Design
Presenter: Jeffery L. Davis – MSR Design
Presenter: Jeffrey Hoover – Tappe Architects
Presenter: William D. Browning – Terrapin Bright Green
Transforming: Physical & Virtual Space
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Charles Waters and Traci Sorell: Mascot
Location: Booth 3214
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Colonies in SF/F: Exploring Brave New Worlds and Oppressive Conquerors
Location: Hilton Chicago, International South
Moderator: Athina Livanos-Propst (she/her/hers) – PBS Education
Presenter: Edward Ashton (he/him/his)
Presenter: P. Djeli Clark (he/him/his)
Presenter: Tochi Onyebuchi (he/him/his)
Presenter: Annalee Newitz (they/them/theirs)
Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Communication Strategies for Engaging Non-Native English Speaking Library Patrons Beyond Google Translate
Location: McCormick Place, W175ab
Moderator: Steven Mahoney – New York Public Library
Presenter: Robin Poley (she/her/hers) – New York Public Library
Presenter: Heather Dutiel (she/her/hers) – The New York Public Library
Presenter: Anaie J. Loyola (she/her/hers) – New York Public Library
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Culture in My Neighborhood: Bringing the Arts To Every Community and Every Library
Location: McCormick Place, W186
Moderator: Mary Ellen Messner (she/her/hers) – Chicago Public Library
Presenter: Mary Ellen Messner (she/her/hers) – Chicago Public Library
Presenter: Jennifer M. Lizak (she/her/hers) – Chicago Public Library
Transforming: Community Relationships
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Donna Barba Higuera signs THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF
Location: Booth 3020
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Dr. La Verne Ford Wimberly: My Sunday Best
Location: Booth 3514
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Equity and Diversity in the Metaverse: Building a sustainable metaverse for libraries
Location: McCormick Place, W187c
Moderator: John MacLeod – XRLibraries
Presenter: John MacLeod – XRLibraries
Transforming: Systems & Technology
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
News You Can Use—Exploring Primary Sources Using Library of Congress Digital Collections
Location: McCormick Place, W180
Presenter: Soline D. Holmes, MLIS, JD (she/her/hers) – Academy of the Sacred Heart
Presenter: Sarah H. Northam, MSLS, MS, M.Ed. (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University-Commerce
Presenter: Rebecca Stanwick, MA, ME, MLS (she/her/hers) – Bowling Green State University
Transforming: Community Relationships
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Finding a New Normal: Library Policies and Practices
Location: McCormick Place, W179b
Moderator: Michele Fenton, n/a – Indiana State Library
Moderator: Brea Henson (she/her/hers) – University of North Texas
Presenter: Brea Henson (she/her/hers) – University of North Texas
Presenter: Guoying Liu (she/her/hers) – University of Windsor
Presenter: Shiyi Xie – University of Western Ontario
Presenter: Dr. Danilo M. Baylen (he/him/his) – University of West Georgia
Presenter: Elra M. Madalogdog – West Visayas State University
Presenter: Catherine Barnes (she/her/hers) – University of South Australia
Presenter: Magdeline Tao Tao Ng (she/her/hers) – National University of Singapore
Presenter: Suei N. Wong, n/a (she/her/hers) – NUS
Presenter: Siu Chen LIM (she/her/hers) – National University of Singapore
Transforming: Services
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
News You Can Use—IMLS Update: Expanding Scope and Emerging Priorities
Location: McCormick Place, W179a
Presenter: Teri DeVoe, MSLS (she/her/hers) – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Presenter: Cyndee Landrum, MLIS (she/her/hers) – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Presenter: Anthony D. Smith, MSLIS – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Updates/Briefings
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Get Ready, Stay Ready: Supporting Proactive Community Advocacy for Library Professionals
Location: McCormick Place, W185a
Moderator: Lucy Santos Green (she/her/hers) – School of Library and Information Science, University of Iowa
Presenter: Alan Fishel (he/him/his) – ArentFox Schiff
Presenter: Valerie Byrd-Fort (she/her/hers) – University of South Carolina
Presenter: April Dawkins (she/her/hers) – UNC Greensboro
Transforming: Library Leadership Expectations – Staff and Boards
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Interviewing Etiquette in the Post-COVID Era
Location: McCormick Place, Show Floor - ALA Placement Center
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Jen Ferguson: THE SUMMER OF BITTER AND SWEET signing
Location: Booth 3611
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Jeremy Whitley: School For Extraterrestrial Girls
Location: Booth 1423
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Johnny Teague: The Lost Diary of Anne Frank
Location: Booth 4429I
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Libraries as “Spokes” in an Entrepreneurial “Hub”: Lessons From the SBA Community Navigator Grant
Location: McCormick Place, W181b
Moderator: Megan Janicki, n/a – ALA
Presenter: Rachael Svoboda (she/her/hers) – Wyoming Library to Business
Presenter: Leah R. Patterson (she/her/hers) – Central Arkansas Library System
Presenter: Amy Lea (she/her/hers) – U.S. Small Business Administration
Presenter: Stephen C. Boss (he/him/his) – University of Wyoming, University Libraries
Presenter: Nathaniel A. Burnard (he/him/his) – Allen County Public Library
Transforming: Services
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Lynn Austin: Long Way Home
Location: Booth 3316
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Main Stage Speaker: Idina Menzel and Cara Mentzel
Location: McCormick Place, W375e/Skyline
Speaker: Idina Menzel
Speaker: Cara Mentzel
Books & Authors
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Making a Difference with School Libraries in Kenya- and Opportunities for You to Volunteer
Location: McCormick Place, W185d
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a (he/him/his) – ALA
Presenter: Rita Field-Marsham – Knowledge Empowering Youth Trust
Presenter: James Nyambane Nyakundi, n/a (he/him/his) – Knowledge Empowering Youth (KEY)
Presenter: Christine Aretha Kambe Simani – Knowledge Empowering Youth
Speaker: Gladys Kerich – Knowledge Empowering Youth Trust
Presenter: Gladys Kerich – Knowledge Empowering Youth Trust
Transforming: Services
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Making Diversity, Equity & Inclusion a Core Part of Technical Services
Location: McCormick Place, W184d
Moderator: Cara M. Calabrese (she/her/hers) – Miami University
Presenter: Cara M. Calabrese (she/her/hers) – Miami University
Presenter: Masha Stepanova
Presenter: Violet Fox (she/her/hers) – Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University
Presenter: Lesile Brown (she/her/hers) – New York Public Library
Presenter: Stephanie Rojas (she/her/hers) – Eastchester Library
Transforming: Library Workforce
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Ray Xu: Alterations
Location: Booth 3317
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Reconsideration Committee: Strengthening our Response to Customer Challenges
Location: McCormick Place, W185bc
Moderator: Sarah Peterson – ALA, PLA
Presenter: Sarah Peterson – ALA, PLA
Presenter: Amanda Oyama (she/her/hers) – ALA
Core Values
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Rita Woods: THE LAST DREAMWALKER
Location: Booth 2911
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Signing - Jean Kwok: THE LEFTOVER WOMAN
Location: Booth 3511
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
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Strategies for Teaching and Promoting Data Literacy Skills among Students and Librarians (BRASS)
Location: McCormick Place, W181a
Presenter: Maggie Marchant – Brigham Young University
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Substance Misuse: Programming to Support Healthy Communities
Location: McCormick Place, W181c
Presenter: Kendra Morgan (she/her/hers) – OCLC
Presenter: Dianne Connery (she/her/hers) – Pottsboro Library
Transforming: Services
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Wrangling Institutional Advisory Efforts: How One Public Library System Created a Platform for All Format, All Ages Advisory Services
Location: McCormick Place, W178b
Presenter: erin sladen (they/them/theirs) – Denver Public Library
Presenter: Dodie Ownes (she/her/hers) – Denver Public Library
Transforming: Customer & User Expectations
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
Ashley Belote: Listen Up Louella
Location: Booth 4443
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
Dave Mason - EO-N (Thriller)
Location: Booth 4442
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
Davinder Kaur: Forced to Marry Him: A Lifetime of Tradition and the Will to Break It
Location: Booth 4443
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
R E Russell: Stories of Justus and Mercy Part 1
Location: Booth 4443
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Kevin O'Brien: The Enemy at Home
Location: Booth 2216
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM CT
Evidence for God
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM CT
A.L. Grazidea/ICEBREAKER
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM CT
ALA Connect Huddle: Challenges in your library – Share your ideas and experiences
Location: McCormick Place, ALA Connect Lounge, Hall F2 Lobby
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Irene Latham: THIS POEM IS A NEST
Location: Booth 3020
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Kyle Lukoff: Different Kinds of Fruit
Location: Booth 2613
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Signing with Author Joelle Wellington
Location: Booth 3530
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Signing with Author Katie Van Heidrich
Location: Booth 3630
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM CT
Buzz About Books with Bloomsbury Children’s Books, Disney, and HarperCollins Children’s Books
Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of The Tale of Despereaux with Kate DiCamillo - A LIVE recording of THE YARN with Travis Jonker
Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Celebrating the Genre and the Literary: A Look at Erewhon Books of Fall 2023
Location: Exhibit Hall – Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Capturing the Surreal with Image Comics
Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Intentionally Diversifying: Strategies for Building Collections that Matter
Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Text Analysis in the Library: Prepare your students for the data-driven future
Location: Exhibit Hall – Tech Talk Stage (End of 2400 Aisle)
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
The Plant Love Kitchen with Marisa Moore
Location: Exhibit Hall – What’s Cooking Stage (End of 4700 Aisle)
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
Alli Frank & Asha Youmans: The Better Half
Location: Booth 3313
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
Chad Corrie: Shadow Regent (Graphic Novel) and Sons of Ashgard (Graphic Novel) - Saturday
Location: Booth 2717
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
Joan Schoettler: Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth
Location: Booth 3322
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
Rochelle Alers / TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME
Location: Booth 2518
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
There Are (No) Stupid Questions in Science: Leah Elson. In-booth book signing at Blackstone booth #3022
Location: Booth 3022
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
11:30 AM – 2:00 PM CT
Spectrum Leadership Institute Closing Ceremony and Lunch
Location: Palmer House, Honore Ballroom
11:45 AM – 1:15 PM CT
NEW - Transactional Data Capture: Use Cases
Location: McCormick Place, W476
Main contact: Frank Biss, n/a – ALA
Main contact: Lindsay Thompson – ALA
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM CT
Cancelled: The Immortality Wars
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM CT
Shreya Gupta
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM CT
ALA Connect Huddle: Teen Programming – how has it changed at your library?
Location: McCormick Place, ALA Connect Lounge, Hall F2 Lobby
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM CT
Doug Greco | To Find a Killer
Location: Booth 4429
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM CT
Edy Nathan author of It's Grief: The Dance of Self-Discovery Through Trauma and Loss
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM CT
Laura Briggs | Remote Work for Military Spouses
Location: Booth 4429
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CT
Kiel Phegley: Strikers
Location: Booth 3620
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM CT
Angeline Boulley/WARRIOR GIRL UNEARTHED
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM CT
Author Montana Wakefield: Chasing Time (Adrielle Maddox)
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 4
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
Art Baltazar:Yahgz The Craynobi Tales Volume 1
Location: Booth 1423
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
Daniel Kraus/1-2-3-4, I Declare a Thumb War (Graveyard Girls: Book #1)
Location: Booth 3317
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
Doug Greco: To Find A Killer - The Homophobic Murders of Norma and Maria Hurtado and the LGBT Rights Movement
Location: Booth 4429I
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
Jadzia Axelrod/ The DK Book of Pride
Location: Booth 2613
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
Joel A. Sutherland: House of Ash and Bone
Location: Booth 2715
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
Kitt Thomas: My Fade is Fresh
Location: Booth 2613
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
Liza Ferneyhough: Nana, Nenek & Nina
Location: Booth 2613
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
Robert Genetsk: Is There Evidence for God?: An Economist Searches for Answers
Location: Booth 4442
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
Steven Graham Jones: My Heart is a Chainsaw, The Babysitter Lives, Don't Fear the Reaper, Earthdivers
Location: Booth 2615
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
ALA Affiliates Luncheon
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, DuSable ABC
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
Cancelled: Julianne Stanz: Braving the Thin Places
Location: Booth 1851
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
ALA Strategic Leadership Workshop
Location: McCormick Place, W190a
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Brian Brewer: The Face of God
Location: Booth 4443
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Jerry Craft: SCHOOL TRIP signing
Location: Booth 3611
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Richard V. Battle: The Unopened Present
Location: Booth 4443
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Van Jensen/ARCA, Pinocchio Vampire Slayer, Two Dead, Walk Together
Location: Booth 2615
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Board of Directors Meeting (PLA)
Location: Palmer House, Crystal Room
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Book giveaway: Advance reader copy of Brilliant Bites by Maegan Brown
Location: Booth 2620
12:25 PM – 12:55 PM CT
Penguin Young Readers Fall 2023 Book Buzz
Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM CT
Military Thrillers
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
12:30 PM – 12:50 PM CT
Steve Physioc: Walls of Lucca, Above the Walls, Walks in the Wind, Catching the Wind
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Beautiful & Fun D.E.I. Kids Books from Independent Publishers featuring Ryan Estrada and Laura James
Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Book and Bottle Pairings: How to Organize an Informal Wine Tasting for Your Book Clubs
Location: Exhibit Hall – What’s Cooking Stage (End of 4700 Aisle)
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Library Success Stories – Empowering Outreach Through Technology
Location: Exhibit Hall – Tech Talk Stage (End of 2400 Aisle)
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
New Voices in Young Adult
Location: Exhibit Hall – Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Representing Deafness in Literature and Creating Deaf-Friendly Spaces
Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Choose Your Apocalypse: Dystopian Graphic Novels for Every Age
Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT
Jeffrey Richards / WE ARE ONLY GHOSTS
Location: Booth 2518
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT
Kyle Higgins, Cherish Chen, & Melissa Flores: The Massive-Verse
Location: Booth 2229
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT
Marisa Moore: Plant Love Kitchen
Location: Booth 3420
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT
Signing - Ally Carter: THE BLONDE IDENTITY
Location: Booth 3511
12:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
CALA Midwest Chapter Annual Program: Embracing Growth: Adapting to Changes in Librarianship
Location: McCormick Place, W470
Moderator: Meng Qu (she/her/hers) – Miami University, Oxford OH
Presenter: Meng Qu (she/her/hers) – Miami University, Oxford OH
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM CT
Walls of Lucca - World War I and II Survival
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
1:00 PM – 1:20 PM CT
ALA Connect Huddle: Let's talk comics metadata and cataloging, graphic novel labeling and shelving!
Location: McCormick Place, ALA Connect Lounge, Hall F2 Lobby
1:00 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Beth Trembley | Look Again
Location: Booth 4429
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
Heather Riordan: Eclectic World Music/Accordion
Location: Exhibit Hall - Front Porch Stage in the Park @ ALA (3400 aisle)
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
Traci Sorell: Contenders
Location: Booth 2613
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM CT
Becca Kinzer: Dear Henry, Love Edith
Location: Booth 3316
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM CT
Ben Clanton: A Super Scary Narwhalloween
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 4
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM CT
Eoin Colfer/ JUNIPER'S CHRISTMAS
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 2
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM CT
Joseph Coelho: Courage Out Loud, One Little Word, and Poetry Prompts
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 5
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM CT
KATHRYN OTOSHI: Lunch Every Day
Location: Booth 3122
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM CT
Kelly Yang/Finally Seen
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 6
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM CT
Lamar Giles: Static: Up All Night
Location: Booth 3520
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM CT
Meredith Rusu: There’s a Yeti in My Tummy
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
40+ Sure-fire Ways to Spark a Love of Reading
Location: McCormick Place, W178a
Moderator: Shannon M. Anderson – Indiana Friends of the Library
Presenter: Shannon M. Anderson – Indiana Friends of the Library
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
ALA Membership Committee Meeting
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Field C
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
All-Committees Meeting (ACRL STS)
Location: Palmer House, Salon 02
Transforming: Services
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
An Introduction to Organizing and Collective Bargaining in Libraries
Location: McCormick Place, W183a
Presenter: Meredith Kahn (they/them/theirs) – University of Michigan
Presenter: Rachael Bild (she/her/hers) – Skokie Public Library
Presenter: Alice Tippit (she/her/hers) – Northwestern University Library
Presenter: Anna Feuer – Ryerson and Burnham Libraries, Art Institute of Chicago
Presenter: Analu Lopez – The Newberry Library
Presenter: Cate Levinson (she/her/hers) – Niles-Maine District Library
Transforming: Library Workforce
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Data-Driven Planning and Advocacy for Public Libraries
Location: Palmer House, Salon 03
Presenter: Katina Jones (she/her/hers) – Public Library Association | ALA
Presenter: Daniel Hensley (he/him/his) – Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Presenter: Jerianne Thompson (she/her/hers) – Tualatin Public Library
Presenter: Sara Goek – Public Library Association | ALA
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Bethany Turner: Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other
Location: Booth 3516
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
News You Can Use—Books Under Fire: Law and the Right to Read, 2023
Location: McCormick Place, W180
Presenter: Deborah Caldwell-Stone (she/her/hers) – Office for Intellectual Freedom
Presenter: Theresa Chmara, J.D. – Freedom to Read Foundation
Updates/Briefings
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Cancelled: Keith Carreiro: The Immortality Wars
Location: Booth 4442
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Carmen Turner-Schott: Moon Signs, Houses & Healing: Gain Emotional Strength & Resilience through Astrology
Location: Booth 2923
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Building Blocks For Your Professional Reputation
Location: McCormick Place, Show Floor - ALA Placement Center
Presenter: Susanne Markgren – Manhattan College
Presenter: Linda Miles, MLS, MA, PhD (she/her/hers) – Hostos Community College
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Chapter Relations Committee I
Location: McCormick Place, W177
Transforming: Community Relationships
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Jackson Park D
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Connecting Library Experiences: Collaboration across library types to better support our patrons
Location: McCormick Place, W175c
Moderator: Niki Fullmer (she/her/hers) – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Presenter: Katie Strand – Utah State University
Presenter: Niki Fullmer (she/her/hers) – University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Presenter: Jen Kirk – Utah State University
Transforming: Community Relationships
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Conquering Cataloging: New Perspectives with a New Tool
Location: McCormick Place, W187b
Moderator: Travis Kelley – Baker & Taylor
Presenter: Lori Thorrat (she/her/hers) – Cuyahoga County Public Library
Presenter: Lisa Sallee – Ocean State Libraries
Presenter: Corrine Lagacy
Presenter: Amy Dissmeyer (she/her/hers) – Hastings Public Library
Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Copyright Game Show
Location: McCormick Place, W183b
Presenter: Kyle K. Courtney, n/a – Harvard
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Cynthia Weill: Mi familia calaca / My Skeleton Family
Location: Booth 3322
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Diversi-TEAM: Building Effective Teams with Diversity in Mind
Location: McCormick Place, W186
Presenter: Joselyn D. Williams (she/her/hers) – Harnett County Public Library
Presenter: Chris Robinson – University of North Carolina - Wilmington
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Executive Perspectives: A Conversation on the Future of the Library Technology Industry
Location: McCormick Place, W185bc
Moderator: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Presenter: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Presenter: Sebastian Hammer – Index Data
Presenter: Lisa Carlucci (she/her/hers) – Equinox Open Library Initiative
Presenter: Tom Jacobson
Presenter: Constance Malpas (she/her/hers) – OCLC
Transforming: Systems & Technology
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
First Author, First Book
Location: McCormick Place, W185d
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert (she/her/hers) – Library Journal
Presenter: Barbara Hoffert (she/her/hers) – Library Journal
Books & Authors
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Fundraising & Sponsorships Committee Meeting
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Boardroom 1
Core Values
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
GameRT Board Meeting
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Huron
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Jazzing up Youth Creativity: Free Arts Programs for Libraries
Location: McCormick Place, W187a
Moderator: Seton Hawkins (he/him/his) – Jazz at Lincoln Center
Presenter: Seton Hawkins (he/him/his) – Jazz at Lincoln Center
Presenter: Jenn Conner (she/her/hers) – Cng Learning
Presenter: Kristin Stayer (she/her/hers) – Mizzen by Mott
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Hear Me Out: Podcasting as Community Connection
Location: McCormick Place, W187c
Moderator: Steve Thomas (he/him/his) – Gwinnett County Public Library
Presenter: Katharine Russell (she/her/hers) – Gwinnett County Public Library
Presenter: Sarah Martin (she/her/hers) – Gwinnett County Public Library
Presenter: Steve Thomas (he/him/his) – Gwinnett County Public Library
Presenter: Brandon King – Gwinnett County Public Library
Transforming: Services
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Just the "T:" Duty, Authority, Responsibility & Liability- Library Trustees as Public Officials
Location: McCormick Place, W178b
Moderator: Clare D. Membiela – Library of Michigan
Presenter: Clare D. Membiela – Library of Michigan
Transforming: Library Leadership Expectations – Staff and Boards
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Kennedy Ryan: The Kingmaker
Location: Booth 2920
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Bring the Virtual Latinx Kidlit Book Festival to Your Community!
Location: McCormick Place, W175ab
Moderator: M García Peña (she/her/hers) – Latinx KidLit Book Festival
Presenter: Ismee Williams (she/her/hers) – Latinx KidLit Book Festival
Presenter: Megan Lauterio Jensen (she/her/hers) – Latinx KidLit Book Festival
Transforming: Community Relationships
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
Library Interiors, Furnishings, and Equipment Committee Meeting
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Boardroom 3
Core Values
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
News You Can Use—Plug into DigitalLearn: New Programs and Opportunities for your Library
Location: McCormick Place, W179a
Presenter: Erika Jenns (she/her/hers) – Southern Tier Library System
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Programming for Accessibility: Workshops, Graphic Design and 508 Compliance
Location: McCormick Place, W181a
Moderator: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, DCD (she/her/hers) – Mother Goose on the Loose
Presenter: Cameron A. Morgan (they/them/theirs) – City of Baltimore & Freelance Graphic Design
Presenter: Sean Yein – Yein-Accessibility
Transforming: Services
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Reading Nation Waterfall Year Two: The Role of Libraries in Supporting Early Children's Literacy in Tribal Communities
Location: McCormick Place, W181b
Moderator: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University- School of Information
Presenter: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University- School of Information
Presenter: Sophia LaMonica – SJSU
Presenter: Lynette Dial – Hoke County Library and Registered Member of the Lumbee Tribe
Presenter: Adrienne Violett – Chief Dull Knife College
Presenter: Adam Lambert – Qualla Boundary Tribal Library
Presenter: HEATHER K. Sellers (she/her/hers) – UNC Pembroke
Presenter: Kathryn Grogan – Wested Evaluation Services
Presenter: Amber Passey – SJSU
Presenter: brandon Castle – SJSU
Presenter: Izaskun Uriz – SJSU
Presenter: Megan Curione – SJSU
Presenter: Tiffiny Remmer – SJSU
Presenter: Jim Quillen
Presenter: Shana Coriz
Presenter: Leah Choi (she/her/hers) – SJSU
Presenter: Monica Colcord
Presenter: Rosa Peña – SJSU/LA County Library
Presenter: Soua Kue – San Jose State University
Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Retired Members Roundtable Membership Meeting
Location: McCormick Place, W475a
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Rowan Beaird: THE DIVORCEES
Location: Booth 2911
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Sam Horn: Talking On Eggshells
Location: Booth 3029
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Security in Today's Libraries
Location: McCormick Place, W194a
Presenter: Dustin R. Koopman, n/a (he/him/his) – Mid-Continent Public Library
Transforming: Library Workforce
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Supervisors Section Meeting (AASL_SPVS)
Location: McCormick Place, W475b
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
The Contextual Nature of Research as a Threshold Concept for Information Literacy
Location: McCormick Place, W181c
Moderator: Allison Hosier (she/her/hers) – University at Albany, SUNY
Presenter: Allison Hosier (she/her/hers) – University at Albany, SUNY
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
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
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 – 2:00 PM CT
Using Virtual Reality to Explore the World Around Us
Location: McCormick Place, W185a
Presenter: Amanda Jones, MEd (she/her/hers) – Louisiana Association of School Librarians
Presenter: Andrea A. Trudeau (she/her/hers) – Deerfield District 109 / Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Wish there was an App for that library service; come learn to build one!
Location: McCormick Place, W184a
Moderator: Rebekah Cowan (she/her/hers) – Tulsa City-County Library
Presenter: Rebekah Cowan (she/her/hers) – Tulsa City-County Library
Presenter: Scott Williamson (he/him/his) – Tulsa City-County Library
Transforming: Systems & Technology
1:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT
Going to the Root: Libraries, Adult Literacy, and the Interruption of Generational Poverty
Location: McCormick Place, W375e/Skyline
Moderator: Jai Winston – John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Speaker: Matthew Desmond
Speaker: Ken Bigger (he/him/his) – ALA Center for the Future of Libraries
Speaker: Tracie D. Hall – American Library Association
Speaker: Deborah Kennedy – National Coalition for Literacy
Speaker: Federico Salas-Isnardi – Mayor’s Office for Adult Literacy in Houston
Core Values
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Doug Salati/ Hot Dog
Location: Booth 2613
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Julia Fabris McBride: When Everyone Leads: How The Toughest Challenges Get Seen And Solved
Location: Booth 2732
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
2024 Caldecott Committee Meeting
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Clark C
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
2024 Newbery Committee Meeting
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Erie
Books & Authors
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Cancelled: Herbie J Pilato - Retro Active Television: An In-Depth Perspective on Classic TV’s Social Circuitry
Location: Booth 4443
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Cancelled: Rick Robinson - A Fish Ate My Homework: A Beginner's Guide to Fly Fishing
Location: Booth 4443
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Community Engagement Around 3 PBS Programs: Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein | The U.S. and the Holocaust | The American Buffalo
Location: W471A
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Heather Dugan: Beyond the Book Club: Building real community in a digital world
Location: Booth 4443
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Joe Coleman: (former lead singer of The Platters) - My Time to Shine
Location: Booth 4443
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Karl Stewart - Getting the Green Light: Finding Inspiration
Location: Booth 4443
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Len McBride: America's Harvest
Location: Booth 4442
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
REFORMA Board of Directors (BOD) Meeting
Location: Hilton Chicago, Williford A
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
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Digitize Once, Preserve Forever Photo Booth
Location: Grand Concourse
1:05 PM – 1:35 PM CT
Kensington Historical Fiction Book Buzz
Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT
EO-N - A story of love and loss
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
1:30 PM – 1:50 PM CT
Mariama Lockington/IN THE KEY OF US
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Alice Faye Duncan: CORETTA'S JOURNEY
Location: Booth 3020
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Meet the Rainbow Fish!
Location: Booth 3629
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Susie Jaramillo: Kiki Can! Go to School
Location: Booth 3011
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM CT
Andy Sima: CLIMATE signing
Location: Booth 3817
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM CT
Gillian King-Cargile and Andy Sima, Vaccines Change the World and Climate
Location: Booth 3817
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM CT
Gillian King-Cargile: VACCINES CHANGE THE WORLD signing
Location: Booth 3817
1:30 PM – 2:15 PM CT
Youth Council Caucus
Location: McCormick Place, W196c
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM CT
America's Racial Reckoning Through the Lens of Speculative Fiction
Location: Exhibit Hall – Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM CT
Booklist Graphic Novel Panel, Part II
Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM CT
Celebrando Nuestra Latinidad: A Conversation with Award-Winning Latine Creators
Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM CT
Robots, Literacies, and Libraries: Center for the Future of Libraries Tech Talk
Location: Exhibit Hall – Tech Talk Stage (End of 2400 Aisle)
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM CT
Women Sleuths in Historical and Contemporary Mysteries
Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Amy Chu: Carmilla: The First Vampire (Graphic Novel)
Location: Booth 2717
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Jennifer Mack-Watkins: You Gotta Meet Mr. Perfect
Location: Booth 2613
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Leah Johnson, Ellie Engle Saves Herself
Location: Booth 2220
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Nikkolas Smith: Born on the Water
Location: Booth 2613
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Signing with Author Jarrett Lerner
Location: Booth 3630
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Whitney Moran: I Want to Build a Seahouse
Location: Booth 3931
1:45 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Get Graphic with Penguin Random House Library Marketing
Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM CT
David Gaines | Radical Business
Location: Booth 4429
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM CT
Jennie Wood: Paper Planes
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1
2:00 PM – 2:20 PM CT
Sarah Anne Carter | Orphan Wish Island
Location: Booth 4429
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
G.R. BODEN: The Predator's Stone (Stormbringer #1)
Location: Booth 3122
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Hannah Batsel: The Knight of Little Import
Location: Booth 3620
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Harmony Becker/HIMAWARI HOUSE
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 6
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Kathryn Otoshi: LUNCH EVERY DAY
Location: Booth 3029
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Mehran Jalili: Spanish Flamenco/Guitar
Location: Exhibit Hall - Front Porch Stage in the Park @ ALA (3400 aisle)
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Rajani LaRocca: The Secret of the Dragon Gems & A Vaccine is Like a Memory
Location: Booth 3726
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Ray Anthony Shepard: A LONG TIME COMING
Location: Booth 3020
2:00 PM – 2:40 PM CT
Natale MacLean: Wine Witch On Fire
Location: Booth 3226
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Cindy Morgan: The Year of Jubilee
Location: Booth 3316
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Signing - Alex Brown: DAMNED IF YOU DO
Location: Booth 2913
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Taryn Souders- The Mystery of Radcliffe Riddle – In booth signing at – VIRCO INC - Booth #2234
Location: Booth 2234
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM CT
Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, Dawud Anyabwile: Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice
Location: Booth 3416
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CT
Art Baltazar: YAHGZ The Craynobi Tales Signing
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 4
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CT
Cancelled: Ashley Belote - Author/Illustrator The Me Tree, A Partridge in the We Tree, Listen Up Louella
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 2
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CT
Cancelled: Guy Brown: How Cats Say I Love You
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 5
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CT
Gary Jansen: Remember Us With Smiles
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM CT
Yehudi Mercado: Shazam!: Thundercrack
Location: Booth 3520
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Annalee Newitz: THE TERRAFORMERS
Location: Booth 2911
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Ask the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden
Location: Booth 2211
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Gina L. Maxwell: The Dark King
Location: Booth 2914
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Jasmine Warga: A ROVER'S STORY
Location: Booth 3611
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Jeneva Rose: You Shouldn't Have Come Here. In-booth book signing at Blackstone booth #3022
Location: Booth 3022
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Kelsey James / THE WOMAN IN THE CASTELLO
Location: Booth 2518
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Kraig Kann: Can You Get Our Attention?
Location: Booth 4443
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Michael Hyacinthe, Kevin & Stephanie Kammeraad: Wimee Creates with Vehicles and Colors
Location: Booth 3516
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Raissa Figueroa & Nina Mata: We Are One
Location: Booth 3313
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Sarah Anne Carter: Orphan Wish Island
Location: Booth 4429I
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Sergio Ruzzier signs NO! SAID CUSTARD THE SQUIRREL and THE REAL STORY
Location: Booth 3020
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Signing - Wanda Morris: ANYWHERE YOU RUN
Location: Booth 3511
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Signing with Author Alexandra Diaz
Location: Booth 3530
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Tillie Walden: Clementine Book Two
Location: Booth 2229
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Board of Directors Meeting (ACRL) (Part 2 of 2)
Location: Palmer House, Salon 12
Transforming: Library Leadership Expectations – Staff and Boards
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Amy Rothenberg: You Finished Treatment, Now What? A Field guide for Cancer Survivors
Location: Booth 2054
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Author Montana Wakefield: “Chasing Time (Adrielle Maddox YA series )
Location: Booth 2055
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Daniel Boyd: WrestleDreamia: A Boy's Strange Journey Into The Squared Circle
Location: Booth 4443
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
GNCRT's 2023 Magical Comics Tea
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Grant Park AB
Presenter: Greg Pak
Presenter: Sina Grace (he/him/his)
Presenter: Stephen Graham Jones
Presenter: Frederick Jones
Presenter: Kyle Starks
Presenter: Jeff Lemire
Presenter: Terry Moore
Presenter: Daniel Kraus (he/him/his)
Presenter: Tracy White
Presenter: Austin Paramore
Presenter: Sarah Bollinger
Presenter: Raymond Xu
Presenter: Andrew Woodrow-Butcher – Fantagraphics Books
Books & Authors
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Hannah Templer/Cosmoknights, Cosmoknights 2, Flung out of Space
Location: Booth 2615
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Larry Hilton: Streets of Tears
Location: Booth 4442
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Book giveaway: Anti-Racist Art Activities for Kids by The Anti-Racist Art Teachers
Location: Booth 2620
2:15 PM – 2:45 PM CT
It's Grief
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Rachel DiNunzio: Forsynthia
Location: Booth 2216
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM CT
Davinder Kaur, the award-winning author of Forced to Marry Him: A Lifetime of Tradition and the Will to Break It
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1
2:30 PM – 2:50 PM CT
Cancelled: Keith Carreiro, Author of The Immortality Wars
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM CT
Meet the Rainbow Fish!
Location: Booth 3629
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM CT
Ari Tison: Saints of the Household
Location: Booth 3011
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM CT
Cancelled: Barkcuterie: The Talking Corgis Authored a Book!
Location: Exhibit Hall – What’s Cooking Stage (End of 4700 Aisle)
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM CT
Cancelled: Superstar Restaurateur and Iron Chef Champion Chef Justin Sutherland - Author of Northern Soul
Location: Exhibit Hall – What’s Cooking Stage (End of 4700 Aisle)
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM CT
Edible Science with Liz Lee Heinecke
Location: Exhibit Hall – What’s Cooking Stage (End of 4700 Aisle)
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM CT
Korean Comics: A Rising Star in the World of Graphic Novels - Presented by Yen Press/Ize Press
Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM CT
Mysteries, Thrillers and True Crime- Oh My! Exciting Crime Reads from Independent Publishers featuring Cynthia Pelayo and Zhanna Slor
Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM CT
New and Notable Books from Award Winning Authors
Location: Exhibit Hall – Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM CT
Perception vs. Reality - How Occupancy Data Can Improve Student Experiences in Libraries
Location: Exhibit Hall – Tech Talk Stage (End of 2400 Aisle)
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM CT
Uncovering Unsung Sheroes: A Discussion of Women in Hip-Hop
Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Access Services Interest Group
Location: Palmer House, Salon 04-06
Transforming: Services
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
Beta Phi Mu Annual Meeting and Initiation
Location: McCormick Place, W192
Moderator: Adrienne L. Teague, MLIS (she/her/hers) – Beta Phi Mu
Moderator: Jennifer E. Steele, MLIS, Ph.D. – Beta Phi Mu
Presenter: Adrienne L. Teague, MLIS (she/her/hers) – Beta Phi Mu
Presenter: Jennifer E. Steele, MLIS, Ph.D. – Beta Phi Mu
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Bridging Deaf Cultures Interest Group Discussion Session
Location: Marriott Marquis, Astronomy
Presenter: Alicia Deal (she/her/hers) – Dallas Public Library
Updates/Briefings
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Stress Management for Real Life
Location: McCormick Place, Show Floor - ALA Placement Center
Presenter: Bobbi Newman, MLIS, MA (she/her/hers) – Network of the Library of Medicine Region Six Office - University of Iowa
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
Collecting Stories from Underrepresented Communities: How to Co-Create a Community Archive at Your Public Library
Location: McCormick Place, W184a
Moderator: Chris Jowaisas (he/him/his) – University of Washington, Information School
Presenter: dindria barrow – Tacoma Public Library
Presenter: Anna Trammell (she/her/hers) – Tacoma Public Library
Presenter: kate larsen (she/her/hers) – Tacoma Public Library
Presenter: Jason C. Young (he/him/his) – University of Washington Information School
Presenter: Sarah Nguyễn (she, they) – University of Washington Information School
Transforming: Community Relationships
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Communications and Publications Committee Meeting (ACRL ESS)
Location: Palmer House, Salon 01
Transforming: Services
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Core Top Ten Technology Trends: Libraries Take On ChatGPT
Location: Hilton Chicago, Continental B
Presenter: Thomas A. Ferren, CMP – Core
Presenter: Fernando Aragon – Gwinnett County Public Library
Presenter: Trevor Watkins (he/him/his) – George Mason University Libraries
Presenter: Jonathan McMichael – Arizona State University
Presenter: Hannah Byrd Little, MLIS (she/her/hers) – The Webb School
Transforming: Systems & Technology
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
CSK Book Awards Jury Meeting - Jason Driver, Chair
Location: Hilton Chicago, Conference Room 4A
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Dave Scheidt/ Mayor Good Boy Goes Hollywood
Location: Booth 2613
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Discovery by Design: developing intentional online user experiences designed to amplify library customer discovery in alignment with organizational strategy.
Location: McCormick Place, W184bc
Moderator: Maddie Hines – Montgomery County Public Libraries (MD)
Presenter: Maddie Hines – Montgomery County Public Libraries (MD)
Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Strengthening the Pipeline: Shaping and Sustaining the Library Story (AASL_ESLS)
Location: McCormick Place, W194b
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Get To Know IFLA: Your Questions Answered
Location: McCormick Place, W194a
Updates/Briefings
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Growing Equitable Library Services (GELS)
Location: McCormick Place, W187c
Moderator: Kymberlee Powe (she/her/hers) – Connecticut State Library
Presenter: Kymberlee Powe (she/her/hers) – Connecticut State Library
Presenter: Dawn la Valle – CT State Library
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Hybrid Work Culture Post-Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities from Geographically Diverse Libraries
Location: McCormick Place, W187a
Moderator: Carla H. Lee (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
Presenter: Mira Waller (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia
Presenter: Glen Wiley (he/him/his) – University of Miami
Presenter: David Goldsmith – NC State University
Transforming: Library Workforce
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) Privacy Subcommittee Meeting
Location: McCormick Place, W177
Core Values
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Isn't it Romantic?
Location: McCormick Place, W185d
Presenter: Jillian A. Wentworth (she/her/hers) – United for Libraries
Moderator: Amy Alessio – Dominican University
Books & Authors
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Jumata Emill/ The Black Queen
Location: Booth 2613
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Learners of 2030: Preparing for Literacies and Skills of the Future
Location: McCormick Place, W184d
Moderator: Danielle Theiss – Park University
Presenter: Rachel King (she/her/hers) – Rowan University Libraries
Presenter: Ian Mellor-Crummey – Fondren Library, Rice University
Presenter: Meaghan Moody (she/her/hers) – University of Rochester
Presenter: Laura Saunders (she/her/hers) – Simmons University
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Learnings from Cities: How the Library Catalyzes a City's Equity-Driven Community Economic Development Agenda
Location: McCormick Place, W185bc
Moderator: Margaret Sullivan – Margaret Sullivan Studio
Presenter: Chris Brown – Chicago Public Library
Presenter: Darius Brown
Presenter: Heidi Daniel – Enoch Pratt Free Library
Presenter: Al-Jalil Gault (he/him/his) – Gensler
Presenter: Annie Norman – Delaware Division of Libraries
Presenter: Bridget E. Quinn (she/her/hers) – Hartford Public Library
Presenter: Jamar Rahming – Wilmington Free Library
Transforming: Physical & Virtual Space
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Libraries, Literature, & the Counseling Connection
Location: McCormick Place, W175c
Moderator: Valerie DiLorenzo (she/her/hers) – Rumsey Hall School
Presenter: Valerie DiLorenzo (she/her/hers) – Rumsey Hall School
Transforming: Physical & Virtual Space
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Library of Things: Increasing Engagement & Digital Literacy to Empower Your Community
Location: McCormick Place, W186
Moderator: Tiffany Oakley – Premier Wireless
Presenter: Lea Bogle – Premier Wireless Business Technology Solutions
Transforming: Community Relationships
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Magdalena Mora & Claudia Guadalupe Martínez: Still Dreaming / Seguimos soñando
Location: Booth 3322
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Meet Booklist Reader
Location: McCormick Place, W196b
Transforming: Services
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Meet me on the web: Reach information seekers where they search
Location: McCormick Place, W179b
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Member Engagement Coordination Committee Meeting
Location: Marriott Marquis, Calculus
Core Values
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Memory Cafes and Library Dementia Services
Location: McCormick Place, W175ab
Presenter: Timothy J. Dickey – Columbus (OH) Metropolitan Libraries
Presenter: Mary Beth Riedner – Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Presenter: Angela Meyers (she/her/hers) – Bridges Library System
Transforming: Services
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Metadata Rights of Libraries: A Panel Discussion
Location: McCormick Place, W185a
Moderator: Lacie Griffin (she/her/hers) – Johnson County Library
Presenter: Kyle K. Courtney, n/a – Harvard
Presenter: Elijah Scott – Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC)
Presenter: Amanda Sprochi (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri Libraries
Presenter: Karen Snow (she/her/hers) – School of Information Studies, Dominican University
Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Metadata Standards Committee Meeting
Location: Marriott Marquis, Philosophy
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
NARDAC RDA Update Forum
Location: McCormick Place, W196c
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Narrowing the Divide: Using Intersectionality to Re-Examine Pandemic Learning Loss & Online Library Usage
Location: McCormick Place, W178a
Moderator: Cantrell Johnson (she/her/hers) – Project Literade
Presenter: Cantrell Johnson (she/her/hers) – Project Literade
Transforming: Customer & User Expectations
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
News You Can Use—Lessons and Tools on Well-being for Your Library, from The New York Times
Location: McCormick Place, W179a
Moderator: Madeline Felix
Presenter: Jancee Dunn
Presenter: Christina Caron
Presenter: Kate Lowenstein
Presenter: Patia Braithwaite
Transforming: Community Relationships
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Pedro Martín: Mexikid
Location: Booth 2613
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Readers' Advisory Trends and Topics
Location: McCormick Place, W181c
Moderator: Barry Trott – Library of Virginia
Presenter: Barry Trott – Library of Virginia
Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Retiree Member Roundtable Book Discussion
Location: McCormick Place, W475a
Books & Authors
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
RUSA Accessibility Assembly
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Jackson Park D
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
SOS: Stock Our Shelves (with challenged and banned books)!
Location: McCormick Place, W187b
Moderator: Jen Nails (she/her/hers) – Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
Presenter: Jen Nails (she/her/hers) – Las Vegas-Clark County Library District
Transforming: Community Relationships
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
STARS Access Services Discussion Group Forum
Location: McCormick Place, W183b
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
The Black Librarian in America Book
Location: Hilton Chicago, Williford C
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
The Freedom of Information Act: Requests to Redactions
Location: McCormick Place, W178b
Moderator: Brooke Becker (she/her/hers) – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Presenter: Louis Carlile (he/him/his) – North Chicago Public Library
Presenter: Jessica Hartman – National Archives and Records Administration
Transforming: Services
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
United for Libraries: Ask an Expert about Trustees, Friends, Foundations
Location: McCormick Place, W193
Transforming: Library Leadership Expectations – Staff and Boards
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Using Twitch at Your Public Library
Location: McCormick Place, W181b
Moderator: Anne Jamieson – Deerfield Public Library
Presenter: Anne Jamieson – Deerfield Public Library
Presenter: Cristina A. Bueno, M.A. (she/her/hers) – Deerfield Public Library
Presenter: Vicki Karlovsky (she/her/hers) – Deerfield Public Library
Presenter: Sam Rosen – Deerfield Public Library
Transforming: Services
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
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
You're a Grown-Up--So Why Are You Reading a YA Book?
Location: McCormick Place, W176ab
Moderator: Catherine M. Andronik, MLS, Retired high school librarian, presenter for th Bureau of Education & Research, adjunct lecturer at North Carolina Central University (she/her/hers) – Norwalk (CT) Public LIbrary
Presenter: Catherine M. Andronik, MLS, Retired high school librarian, presenter for th Bureau of Education & Research, adjunct lecturer at North Carolina Central University (she/her/hers) – Norwalk (CT) Public LIbrary
Books & Authors
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
We Need Diverse Books and ALA Present: How to Fight Book Bans: Authors On Speaking Up and Fighting Back
Location: McCormick Place, W183a
Moderator: Ellen Oh (she/her/hers) – We Need Diverse Books
Presenter: Kyle Lukoff
Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Presenter: Ashley Hope Perez – The Ohio State University
Presenter: Jerry Craft
Presenter: Eliot Schrefer
Books & Authors
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM CT
How Media Literacy is Fundamental to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice (EDISJ)
Location: McCormick Place, W196a
Moderator: Belinha S. De Abreu – International Council for Media Literacy/Sacred Heart University
Presenter: Nicole Cooke – University of South Carolina
Presenter: Kelly N. Czarnecki (she/her/hers) – Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Presenter: Jimmeka Anderson – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Books & Authors
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
ALA Council I
Location: McCormick Place, W375b/Skyline
Updates/Briefings
2:40 PM – 3:10 PM CT
Norton Book Buzz!
Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM CT
Former Lead Singer of the Platters
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM CT
Len McBride, America’s Harvest
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM CT
Rob Smat | Power to the Players
Location: Booth 4429
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Alison Chesley: New-Classical, Ambient/Amplified Cello
Location: Exhibit Hall - Front Porch Stage in the Park @ ALA (3400 aisle)
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CT
Cancelled: Herbie J Pilato - Retro Active Television: An In-Depth Perspective on Classic TV’s Social Circuitry
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 5
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CT
Dave Mason - EO-N (Thriller)
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 2
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CT
Don Helin - Twins (Military Thriller)
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 4
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CT
Jadzia Axelrod: Galaxy: The Prettiest Star
Location: Booth 3520
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CT
Jason Reynolds & Jason Griffin/Ain't Burned All the Bright
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 6
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CT
Richard Battle - Made in America by AmeriCANS Not AmeriCANTS
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM CT
SHIRIN SHAMSI: Zahra's Blessing, A Ramadan Story
Location: Booth 3122
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Anna Bliss / BONFIRE NIGHT
Location: Booth 2518
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Cancelled: Keith Carreiro: The Immortality Wars
Location: Booth 4442
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Cecil Castellucci: Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Volume 1 (Graphic Novel) and Shifting Earth (Graphic Novel) - Saturday
Location: Booth 2717
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Edward Ashton: ANTIMATTER BLUES
Location: Booth 2911
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
The Eyewitness Event
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Hyde Park AB
Moderator: Kristen Pozzuoli – DK
Presenter: Kristen Pozzuoli – DK
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Linda Magoon: Live Free and Hike: Finding Grace, Healing, and Self-Discovery Atop New Hampshire’s 48 White Mountain Summits
Location: Booth 1631
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Main Stage Speaker: Nikki Grimes and Brian Pinkey
Location: McCormick Place, W375e/Skyline
Speaker: Brian Pinkney
Speaker: Nikki Grimes
Books & Authors
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Meg Medina and Joseph Coelho: Youth Literature Ambassadors with the Library of Congress
Location: Booth 2211
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Michael Tyler: The Smallest Spot of a Dot
Location: Booth 3516
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Rajani LaRocca: MIRROR TO MIRROR signing
Location: Booth 3611
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Rob Smat: Power to the Players - The Real Gamestop Story and Why Its Only Getting Started
Location: Booth 4429I
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Signing with Author Candace Fleming
Location: Booth 3630
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Tommy Greenwald signs DINGED and THE ULTIMATE GOAL
Location: Booth 3020
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
X. Fang: Dim Sum Palace
Location: Booth 2715
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Angela Halgrimson: Yeti Needs a Haircut
Location: Booth 4443
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Laura Khoury: The Tale of Mallory Mouse: From Foster Care to Adoption
Location: Booth 4443
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Noemi Figueroa Soulet: THE BORINQUENEERS, A VISUAL HISTORY OF THE 65TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
Location: Booth 4443
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
S Alston: I AM Mighty Me (Mighty Me Series for Children)
Location: Booth 4443
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Sheila Alston: I AM Mighty Me (Mighty Me Series Book 1)
Location: Booth 4443
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
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Tracy Mattes: Church Dog and The Girl in the Mirror
Location: Booth 4443
3:15 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Juliana Gaddis: Minivan Mix-Up
Location: Booth 2216
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM CT
Grab a Coveted Fourth Wing Arc (While Supplies Last)
Location: Booth 2914
3:20 PM – 3:50 PM CT
Curating Your Manga Section
Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Diana Sudyka, author and illutstrator of LITTLE LAND
Location: Booth 3217
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Lina Chern/ Play the Fool
Location: Booth 2613
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Meet the Rainbow Fish!
Location: Booth 3629
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Rebecca Keller: You Should Have Known
Location: Booth 2425
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Ryan Estrada: Occulted
Location: Booth 3029
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM CT
Chicago Gold! Two Legendary Chicago Cultural Leaders Discuss their First Books with the Chicago Black Caucus of the American Library Association
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM CT
Jamison Shea: I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me
Location: Booth 3011
3:30 PM – 4:15 PM CT
Kristen Schroeder: ALIEN TOMATO
Location: Booth 2913
3:30 PM – 4:20 PM CT
Creating Character-Building Books in an Age of Uncertainty: What Does Bravery Have to Do with Bison?
Location: Exhibit Hall – Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)
3:30 PM – 4:20 PM CT
Graphic Mundi Presents: After Alison- Queer Voices in Graphic Novels
Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)
3:30 PM – 4:20 PM CT
In-Conversation with Angeline Boulley and Lily Meade
Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)
3:30 PM – 4:20 PM CT
Johnny Teague | The Lost Diary of George Washington
Location: Booth 4429
3:30 PM – 4:20 PM CT
Magnificent Middle Grade!
Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)
3:30 PM – 4:20 PM CT
Open Opportunities: Moving to an Open Source Solution
Location: Exhibit Hall – Tech Talk Stage (End of 2400 Aisle)
3:30 PM – 4:20 PM CT
Robert Genetski, Is There Evidence for God?: An Economist Searches for Answers
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Charles Waters: African Town
Location: Booth 2613
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Irene Latham/ Charles Waters: African Town
Location: Booth 2613
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Irene Latham: African Town
Location: Booth 2613
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Pornsak Pichetshote: The Good Asian: 1936 Edition
Location: Booth 2229
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Signing with Author Lesa Cline-Ransome
Location: Booth 3530
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
My Garden of a Thousand Bees; and Wild Hope: The Big Oyster
Location: W471A
3:45 PM – 4:15 PM CT
Claudia Guadalupe Martinez: Not a Monster
Location: Booth 3214
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM CT
Amber Morrell, The Alchemy of Letting Go
Location: Booth 3817
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM CT
Amber Morrell: THE ALCHEMY OF LETTING GO signing
Location: Booth 3817
4:00 PM – 4:45 PM CT
Literary Comics: Spotlight on Fantagraphics
Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM CT
Cancelled: Rick Robinson - A Fish Ate My Homework: A Beginner's Guide to Fly Fishing
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM CT
Daniel Boyd -Miss Dirt Turtle's Garden Club
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 2
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM CT
Joe Coleman (former lead singer of The Platters) - My Time to Shine
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 5
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM CT
Kraig Kann - Can You Get OUR Attention?
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 4
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
A Bird in the Hand: Strategies for Retaining Library Employees
Location: McCormick Place, W181a
Moderator: Jim Neal (he/him/his) – Columbia University
Presenter: Kris Johnson, MLIS (she/her/hers) – Montana State University Library
Presenter: Tarida Anantachai – North Carolina State University Libraries
Presenter: Jennifer M. Jackson (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Presenter: Je Salvador (ey/em/eirs) – University of Washington Bothell & Cascadia College Campus Library
Speaker: Kris Johnson, MLIS (she/her/hers) – Montana State University Library
Transforming: Library Workforce
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
ALA-APA Certification Program Committee
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Boardroom 2
Moderator: Erin barnthouse, MLIS – APA Certification Program Committee
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
ALMA/LibraryReads Saturday Adult Author Panel
Location: McCormick Place, W184a
Moderator: Rebecca Vnuk, LibraryReads – LibraryReads
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Americans and the Holocaust: Bringing Holocaust History to Local Communities
Location: McCormick Place, W181b
Moderator: Hayley Prihoda (she/her/hers) – U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)
Presenter: Cynthia L. Hunt (she/her/hers) – Amarillo Public Library
Presenter: Carina Chernisky (she/her/hers) – University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu
Presenter: Adam Clemons (he/him/his) – The University of Mississippi
Presenter: Ben Treat (he/him/his) – Bangor Public Library
Transforming: Community Relationships
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Andrea Beatriz Arango/ Iveliz Explains It All
Location: Booth 2613
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Beta Phi Mu 75th Anniversary Celebration
Location: McCormick Place, W192
Moderator: Adrienne L. Teague, MLIS (she/her/hers) – Beta Phi Mu
Moderator: Jennifer E. Steele, MLIS, Ph.D. – Beta Phi Mu
Presenter: Adrienne L. Teague, MLIS (she/her/hers) – Beta Phi Mu
Presenter: Tom Rink, MLIS – Beta Phi Mu
Presenter: Jennifer E. Steele, MLIS, Ph.D. – Beta Phi Mu
Career Development
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Book giveaway: Advance reader copy of The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful by Milo Rossi
Location: Booth 2620
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Cancelled: Herbie J Pilato - Retro Active Television: An In-Depth Perspective on Classic TV’s Social Circuitry
Location: Booth 4443
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Copyright Legislation, Education and Advocacy Network COL Subcommittee
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Clark C
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Colleen Cambridge / MURDER BY INVITATION ONLY
Location: Booth 2518
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
News You Can Use—Digital Public Library of America: Looking Ahead: An Open Board + Community Meeting
Location: McCormick Place, W179a
Presenter: John Bracken – DPLA
Presenter: Micah May – DPLA
Updates/Briefings
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Ecosystem Tools for Your State Leadership, a Working Session
Location: McCormick Place, W184bc
Moderator: Dorcas Hand, MLS from SUNY Albany – Students Need Libraries in HISD
Presenter: Michelle A. Robertson, Ph.D., MLIS, NBCT (she/her/hers) – University of Central Oklahoma
Presenter: Jennifer Alvino Wood (she/her/hers) – Windham Public Library
Transforming: Community Relationships
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
News You Can Use—Fighting Censorship in a Changing Landscape
Location: McCormick Place, W180
Presenter: Eric Stroshane (he/him/his) – OIF
Presenter: Betsy Gomez (she/her/hers) – ALA
Presenter: Vickery Bowles (she/her/hers) – Toronto Public Library
Updates/Briefings
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Tabletop Gaming with Kids and Families: Using Games to Foster Language and Social Emotional Development
Location: McCormick Place, W183b
Presenter: Carolyn Vibbert, NBCT (she/her/hers) – Sudley Elementary
Presenter: Annabelle Blackman (she/her/hers) – Oakland Public Library
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Historian Rick Perlstein in Conversation with Harper's Magazine
Location: McCormick Place, W179b
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
HS All-Section Meeting
Location: McCormick Place, W193
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Johnny Teague: The Lost Diary of George Washington
Location: Booth 4429I
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Leaning International: Notes from the Field
Location: McCormick Place, W187c
Moderator: April Moyo – Congressional School
Presenter: Lisa Hussey (she/her/hers) – Simmons University School of Library and Information Science
Presenter: Laurie Kutner (she/her/hers) – University of Vermont
Presenter: Mohammad M. AlHamad – Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Presenter: Eugenia A. Ortega Martinez (she/her/hers) – University of Minnesota Duluth/ Kathryn A. Martin Library
Career Development
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Learning Apprenticeships in the Media and Information Literacy Classroom
Location: McCormick Place, W184d
Presenter: Nate Floyd (he/him/his) – Miami University Libraries
Presenter: Jaclyn Spraetz (she/her/hers) – Miami University
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Leverage Federal Funds to Advance Digital Equity in Your Community Update
Location: McCormick Place, W185a
Moderator: Michelle L. Frisque, n/a (she/her/hers) – Michelle Frisque Consulting Group, LLC
Presenter: Larra Clark – Public Library Association | ALA
Presenter: Julie Walker – Georgia Public Library Service
Presenter: Ben Miller (he/him/his) – Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Presenter: Angela Thi Bennett (she/her/hers) – National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Updates/Briefings
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Libraries Helping Refugees and New Immigrants Learn the U.S. Financial System

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Lindsay Currie: It Found Us
Location: Booth 2920
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Lisa Yee/ Maizy Chen's Last Chance
Location: Booth 2613
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
NCAAL XII Info Session
Location: Hilton Chicago, Lake Michigan
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
NCAAL XII Planning
Location: Hilton Chicago, Boulevard AB
Presenter: Nichelle Hayes – BCALA
Career Development
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Near-Peer Leadership at the Library: Teens Inspiring Kids through Tutoring, Storytelling, and Readers’ Advisory
Location: McCormick Place, W175c
Moderator: Rachel Roseberry, M.Ed (she/her/hers) – New York Public Library
Presenter: Rachel Roseberry, M.Ed (she/her/hers) – New York Public Library
Presenter: Olisha James (she/her/hers) – New York Public Library
Presenter: Christy Lau (she/her/hers) – New York Public Library
Transforming: Services
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Rainbow Round Table (RRT) Annual Membership Meeting
Location: McCormick Place, W176ab
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Research with people who are currently or have been incarcerated in the United States
Location: McCormick Place, W175ab
Presenter: Erin Boyington – Colorado State Library
Presenter: Charissa M. Brammer – Colorado State Library
Presenter: Chelsea Jordan-Makely, n/a (she/her/hers) – Griswold Memorial Library
Presenter: Jeanie Austin (they/them/theirs) – San Francisco Public Library
Presenter: Nili Ness (she/her/hers) – San Francisco Public Library
Presenter: Tammy Ortiz
Presenter: Laura C. Richardson (she/her/hers) – Washington State Library
Presenter: Anna Nash (she/her/hers) – Washington State Library
Transforming: Services
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Supporting Invisibly Disabled Students in the Library Classroom
Location: McCormick Place, W185bc
Presenter: Elizabeth Novosel – University of Colorado Boulder
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Taryn Souders: The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle
Location: Booth 2920
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Supporting Young Children's Social and Emotional Development with Children's Literature
Location: McCormick Place, W186
Presenter: Stacy Simonyi (she/her/hers) – Saint Michael's College
Presenter: Soo Joung Kim (she/her/hers) – Saint Michael's College
Books & Authors
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
CALA's 50th Anniversary Social & Poster Presentations
Location: McCormick Place, W187b
Moderator: Raymond Pun, MLS, Ed.D (he/him/his) – Chinese American Librarians Association
Moderator: Susen Shi, MLIS – The New York Public Library
Moderator: Vincci Kwong, n/a – Indiana University South Bend
Presenter: Kelly Yang
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
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
Downs Award Reception
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, DuSable AB
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
Educators of School Librarians Meeting (AASL_ESLS)
Location: McCormick Place, W475a
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
CANCELLED: Research and Planning Committee Meeting (ACRL ESS)
Location: Palmer House, Salon 04-06
Transforming: Services
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
SRRT Action Council I
Location: McCormick Place, W475b
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
The NISO Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Project (CCLP)
Location: McCormick Place, W181c
Main contact: Nettie Lagace – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Speaker: Jill Morris
Speaker: Boaz Nadav-Manes
Speaker: Todd Carpenter – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
North Carolina Central University – School of Library & Information Sciences Alumni Reception
Location: Marriott Marquis, showroom Food Hall in Marriott Marquis Chicago
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Jesse Byrd: Sunny Days
Location: Booth 2216
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Sina Grace: Superman: The Harvests of Youth
Location: Booth 3520
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM CT
Streets of Tears
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
4:30 PM – 4:50 PM CT
Meet the Rainbow Fish!
Location: Booth 3629
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
AMELIA BRUNSKILL, author of WOLFPACK
Location: Booth 3217
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
Communities of Practice Meeting (AASL)
Location: McCormick Place, W183c
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM CT
JCLC Reception
Location: Hilton Chicago, Williford C
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CT
San José State University's School of Information Reception
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Grant Park CD
Moderator: Sheila Gurtu – San Jose State University- School of Information
Presenter: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University- School of Information
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT
Revision of Standards for Accreditation of Master's Programs in Library and Information Studies
Location: Hilton Chicago, Astoria Room
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM CT
The Laugh's On Us sponsored by Ingram Content Group
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Jackson Park ABCD
Books & Authors
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM CT
Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Reception
Location: Hilton Chicago, Waldorf Room
Presenter: Carolyn Garnes
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
Core Happy Hour - Hard Rock Cafe Chicago (Outdoor Patio) Sponsored by EBSCO
Location: Off Site, Off Site
Core Values
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
Dominican University’s Alumnae/i Reception
Location: Off Site, Fat Pour Tap Works
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
The University of Texas at Austin - School of Information (iSchool)
Location: Marriott Marquis, George Pullman
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
USC iSchool Alumni Meetup
Location: McCormick Place, Connie's Pizza in McCormick Place
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM CT
APALA Literature Awards Banquet
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM CT
2023 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Award Ceremony and Reception
Location: Off Site, American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., 2nd Fl
Books & Authors