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Monday, June 26, 2023
8:00 AM – 8:05 AM CT
Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
Location: W471A
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
2023 ALSC Awards
Location: McCormick Place, W470
Books & Authors
8:05 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
Location: W471A
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
Speaker Ready Room
Location: McCormick Place, W182
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
ALA HRDR Advisory
Location: McCormick Place, W177
Moderator: Kim Copenhaver – HRDR Advisory
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
All Committee Meeting (RUSA)
Location: McCormick Place, W183b
Transforming: Services
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
iBlackCaucus & Mentoring
Location: Hilton Chicago, Marquette Room
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Past Presidents Breakfast (PLA)
Location: Palmer House, Buckingham Room
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Your Morning is Booked: ALMA/LibraryReads Adult Author Panel
Location: McCormick Place, W175ab
Moderator: Rebecca Vnuk, LibraryReads – LibraryReads
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Share-VDE - Share Virtual Discovery Environment Workshop
Location: McCormick Place, W192c
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
Rachel Elliott: THE REAL RILEY MAYES signing
Location: Booth 1450
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Academic Libraries, Campus Partners, and Student Success
Location: McCormick Place, W176c
Moderator: David Zenk – Gund Partnership
Presenter: Kristin Meyer (she/her/hers) – Grand Valley State University
Presenter: Amy Badertscher (she/her/hers) – Kenyon College
Presenter: Catherine Rudowsky (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Presenter: Jerel Benton (he/him/his) – Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Presenter: Chelsea Riddle (she/her/hers) – Seattle University
Transforming: Physical & Virtual Space
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Accessible Digital Libraries: Navigating Audiobook Apps with Low-Vision Patrons
Location: McCormick Place, W187b
Presenter: Melody Dworak – Iowa City Public Library
Presenter: Alyssa Hanson (she/her/hers) – Iowa City Public Library
Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Bridging the PK-20 Information Literacy Instruction Gap: Findings and Future Directions
Location: McCormick Place, W179b
Presenter: Elizabeth Burns – Old Dominion University
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Building Joy-Centric Libraries: an Experiential Workshop
Location: McCormick Place, W181b
Moderator: Rebecca Hass (she/her/hers) – Anne Arundel County Public Library
Presenter: Rebecca Hass (she/her/hers) – Anne Arundel County Public Library
Transforming: Library Workforce
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Carole Lindstrom and Steph Littlebird sign MY POWERFUL HAIR
Location: Booth 3020
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Casey McQuiston: I KISSED SHARA WHEELER
Location: Booth 2911
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Creative Aging: Cultivating Healthier Older Adulthood For Library Patrons Through Social and Creative Engagement
Location: McCormick Place, W185bc
Moderator: Jennifer Sulligan (she/her/hers) – Somerset County Library System of New Jersey
Presenter: Jennifer Sulligan (she/her/hers) – Somerset County Library System of New Jersey
Presenter: Amy DelPo – Denver Public Library
Core Values
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
How to Launch a VR-Based Skilled Trades Program for Patrons
Location: McCormick Place, W178b
Moderator: David Chapa – Interplay Learning
Presenter: Danielle Dupuis – Interplay Learning
Presenter: Rosalind K. Lett, MBA, MLS, CHIS – Infopreneurs, LLC,
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
iBlackCaucus & Mentoring
Location: Hilton Chicago, Boulevard AB
Presenter: Nichelle Hayes – BCALA
Career Development
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Interdisciplinarity and Humanities Librarianship: Are librarians (and Libraries) Keeping Pace, and What’s Next?
Location: McCormick Place, W184a
Moderator: Candice Dahl – University of Saskatchewan
Presenter: Dylan Ruediger – Ithaka S+R
Presenter: Glenda M. Insua (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois at Chicago
Presenter: Trishula Patel, BA, MA, MS, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Denver
Transforming: Services
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Is Your Library Challenge Ready?
Location: McCormick Place, W183a
Moderator: Val Edwards (she/her/hers) – Madison Metropolitan School District
Presenter: Val Edwards (she/her/hers) – Madison Metropolitan School District
Presenter: Maegan Heindel – Madison Metropolitan School District
Presenter: Becky Calzada (she/her/hers) – Leander ISD
Core Values
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Library Card Policies: Do They Work for Teens?
Location: McCormick Place, W175c
Moderator: Siva Ramakrishnan, MA, British & American Literature, MILS (2024) (she/her/hers) – The New York Public Library
Presenter: Siva Ramakrishnan, MA, British & American Literature, MILS (2024) (she/her/hers) – The New York Public Library
Presenter: Rosa Caballero-Li (she/her/hers) – BookOps
Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Maya Payne Smart: Reading for Our Lives
Location: Booth 2613
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
News You Can Use—OCLC Research Update: Partner with Purpose for Greater Impact
Location: McCormick Place, W180
Presenter: Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – OCLC
Presenter: Kendra Morgan (she/her/hers) – OCLC
Presenter: Dennis Massie – OCLC Research
Updates/Briefings
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Passion Project to Socially Conscious Business: Librarians Building Communities One Story at a Time (BRASS)
Location: McCormick Place, W184d
Moderator: E. Nikki Johnson (she/her/hers) – Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Presenter: Elizabeth Malafi (she/her/hers) – Middle Country Public Library
Presenter: Steve Cramer (he/him/his) – UNC Greensboro
Presenter: Will Colegrove (he/him/his) – University of Chicago, Chicago Booth’s Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation
Transforming: Community Relationships
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Revealing Chicago’s Planning Past Digitally: Chicago Government Information Transformed for Access
Location: McCormick Place, W181a
Moderator: Benjamin G. Aldred (they/them/theirs) – University of Illinois Chicago
Presenter: Tracy Seneca – University of Illinois at Chicago
Presenter: Cecilia Smith – University of Chicago Library
Presenter: Ellen Keith (she/her/hers) – Chicago History Museum
Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
The Music Modernization Act and Libraries: New Opportunities for Music Collections
Location: McCormick Place, W187a
Moderator: Kathleen DeLaurenti – Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Presenter: Kathleen DeLaurenti – Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University
Presenter: Peter Shirts – Emory University
Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Thinking To Produce Results
Location: McCormick Place, W186
Moderator: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS – Waldo Publishers LLC
Presenter: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS – Waldo Publishers LLC
Presenter: James P (Pat) P. Carlisle – the de Bono Group, LCC
Transforming: Library Workforce
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Books are A Refuge: Supporting Ukrainian Language Communities through Library Collections
Location: McCormick Place, W181c
Presenter: Oksana Brui – Ukrainian Library Association, Scientific and Technical Library, National Technical University of Ukraine
Presenter: Andriy Chaley – Ukrainian Best Books, Chicago
Moderator: Gabriella Reznowski – Washington State University
Presenter: Natalia Petrenko – V. H. Korolenko State Scientific Library of Kharkiv, Ukraine
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Curating Prison Witness: A Hands-on Workshop in The American Prison Writing Archive at prisonwitness.org
Location: McCormick Place, W193
Speaker: Doran Larson
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
ALA Council III
Location: McCormick Place, W375b/Skyline
Updates/Briefings
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT
Ashley Belote Author/Illustrator Book Signing, The Me Tree (Penguin Workshop)
Location: Booth 4443
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT
Banned Books from the Big Chair
Location: McCormick Place, Grand Concourse
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT
Book Signing Ashley Belote, Author/Illustrator, Listen Up Louella (Feiwel & Friends)
Location: Booth 4443
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT
The Library Marketplace
Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Book giveaway: LPBD Amanda Gorman by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Location: Booth 2620
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Community of Care Quiet Room
Location: McCormick Place, W474
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
Accelerating Literacy with the Toniebox
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
9:30 AM – 9:50 AM CT
ALA Connect Huddle: How can library programming promote a mindset shift toward sustainable living?
Location: McCormick Place, ALA Connect Lounge, Hall F2 Lobby
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Signing with Illustrator Charlene Chua
Location: Booth 3530
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
Art and Humor with Art Baltazar
Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
Giving Characters Permission to Dream Big: Writing Happy Endings for Queer, Gay, and Trans Youth with Edd Tello
Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
Black American History Uncovered! How Stories From the Past Inform Our Thinking Today, and in the Future
Location: Exhibit Hall – Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
WNDB Presents Books Save Lives: BIPOC + LGBTQ voices in solidarity
Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)
9:30 AM – 1:00 PM CT
US Postal Service Post Office
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT
Amy Chu: Writing Comics & Graphic Novels
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM CT
ALA Connect huddle: Challenges in your library – Share your ideas and experiences
Location: McCormick Place, ALA Connect Lounge, Hall F2 Lobby
10:00 AM – 10:20 AM CT
Katie Siegel: CHARLOTTE ILLES IS NOT A DETECTIVE
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
Colby Maddox: American Bluegrass & Old-Time/Fiddle
Location: Exhibit Hall - Front Porch Stage in the Park @ ALA (3400 aisle)
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
MICHELLE KADARUSMAN: We the Sea Turtles: A Collection of Island Stories
Location: Booth 3122
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM CT
Monica M. Magaña: Doña Quixote
Location: Booth 3011
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CT
Dustin Brady: World's Worst Time Machine
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CT
Kelly Sue DeConnick: Wonder Woman Historia: The Amazons
Location: Booth 3520
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CT
Liz Lee Heinecke: The Kitchen Pantry Scientist Ecology for Kids
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 2
10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CT
Michaela Goade: Berry Song
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 4
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Andrea Beaty signs AARON SLATER ILLUSTRATOR and AARON SLATER ILLUSTRATOR AND THE SNEAKY SNAKE
Location: Booth 3020
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Erin Stewart/ The Words We Keep
Location: Booth 2613
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Hannah Templer/Cosmoknights, Cosmoknights 2, Flung out of Space
Location: Booth 2615
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
Signing - Kim van Alkemade: COUNTING LOST STARS
Location: Booth 3511
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
William A. Morris Award Celebration
Location: McCormick Place, W190
Books & Authors
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT
Cancelled: PLA 2024 Conference Committee Meeting
Location: Palmer House, Burnham 1
10:10 AM – 10:40 AM CT
Simon & Schuster Book Buzz: New Children's & Adult Books!
Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT
Library is Open Podcast!
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM CT
Kemper Donovan: THE BUSY BODY
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
Ayana Mathis: The Unsettled
Location: Booth 2613
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Dark Fantasy and Jewish Folklore in YA Fiction
Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Let's Talk About Light Novels! What Are They and Who Are They For? - Presented by Yen Press/Yen On
Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
We're All In This Together: Building Community for Teen Readers
Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)
10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
YA Romance for the Neurodiverse: Jackie Khalilieh and her debut novel Something More
Location: Exhibit Hall – Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
2023 RUSA ETS Technology Showcase
Location: McCormick Place, W183a
Moderator: Erick T. Lemon, MSIT – Medical University of South Carolina
Presenter: Jonathan Bradley (he/him/his) – Virginia Tech University Libraries
Presenter: Todd Todd Ogle – Virginia Tech / University Libraries
Presenter: Kathy Essmiller (she/her/hers) – Oklahoma State University
Presenter: Jamie Holmes (she/her/hers) – Tulsa Community College
Presenter: William Parker – University of South Florida
Presenter: Janet Lee – Regis University
Presenter: Matthew Toro (he/him/his) – Arizona State University Library
Transforming: Systems & Technology
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Cataloging Correctly For Kids: The Basics of Cataloging Materials for Young People
Location: McCormick Place, W176c
Moderator: Stacey Devine (she/her/hers) – Library of Congress
Presenter: Michele Zwierski
Presenter: Raegan Wiechert – Missouri State University
Presenter: Trina Soderquist (she/her/hers) – The Library of Congress
Presenter: Lesley J. Farmer, MSLS, EDD, community college & adult ed credentials, single subject and teacher librarian credentials – California State University. Long Beach
Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
ALSC Membership Meeting
Location: McCormick Place, W183c
Presenter: Amy Koester (she/her/hers) – Skokie Public Library
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Booklist and LibraryReads Read 'N' Rave
Location: McCormick Place, W176ab
Moderator: Susan Maguire (she/her/hers) – Booklist/ALA
Presenter: Ashley Rayner (she/her/hers) – NORC at the University of Chicago
Presenter: Migdalia Jimenez (she/her/hers) – Chicago Public Library
Presenter: Rebecca Vnuk, LibraryReads – LibraryReads
Presenter: Magan Szwarek (she/her/hers) – Schaumburg Township District Library
Presenter: Annabelle Mortensen (she/her/hers) – Skokie Public Library
Books & Authors
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Cloud Watching for NASA!
Location: McCormick Place, W186
Presenter: Theresa Schwerin, MLIS, BS – Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Presenter: Vivienne Byrd – Los Angeles Public Library
Presenter: Jessica Taylor – NASA Langley Research Center
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Federated Authentication: Browser changes and what to expect
Location: McCormick Place, W181a
Main contact: Jason Griffey – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Speaker: Amanda Ferrante (she/her/hers) – EBSCO
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
FMRT and Labor Go to the Movies!
Location: McCormick Place, W179b
Moderator: Tiffany Hudson (she/her/hers) – FMRT
Presenter: Adrian Prawica (he/him/his) – Filmadria
Presenter: Rosemary Feurer (she/her/hers) – Northern Illinois University
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
iCLAE - International Council of Library Association Executives
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Jackson Park D
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
News You Can Use—Leading the Way: Community Engagement in Small & Rural Libraries
Location: McCormick Place, W180
Presenter: Rebecca J. Norlander, PhD (she/her/hers) – Knology
Presenter: Melina Sherman (she/her/hers) – Knology
Transforming: Services
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Library Services to Persons with Print Disabilities Interest Group Meeting
Location: McCormick Place, W475b
Presenter: Danielle H. Miller (she/her/hers) – Washington Talking Book & Braille Library
Updates/Briefings
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Listen to Win: Hearing from Audiobook Winners and the Judges Who Select Them
Location: McCormick Place, W181c
Moderator: Michele Cobb – Audio Publishers Association
Presenter: Sarah N. Ressler Wright (she/her/hers) – Delaware City Schools
Presenter: Kit Ballenger, JD/MLIS (she/her/hers) – Help Your Shelf
Presenter: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Presenter: Taryn Ocko Beato (she/her/hers) – Simon & Schuster
Presenter: Sarah Hashimoto (she/her/hers) – Library Journal
Books & Authors
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Michael Emberley: I Did It!
Location: Booth 3016
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
The 29th Annual Reference Research Forum
Location: McCormick Place, W185a
Moderator: Jen Hunter (she/her/hers) – Princeton University
Presenter: Mark Robison – University of Notre Dame
Presenter: Megan Elsen – University of Notre Dame
Transforming: Services
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Picture This! The Literacy of Digital Images
Location: McCormick Place, W178b
Presenter: Robbie Barber (she/her/hers) – Tucker High School
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Promoting Climate Change Resiliency: The Intersection of Climate Change and Mental Health
Location: McCormick Place, W185bc
Presenter: Sami Aaron (she/her/hers) – The Resilient Activist
Core Values
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Challenges and Solutions in E-Resources Licensing
Location: McCormick Place, W184d
Moderator: Lindsey Lowry (she/her/hers) – The University of Alabama, University Libraries
Moderator: Ajaye Bloomstone – LSU Law Library
Presenter: Alice Daugherty – University of Alabama, University Libraries
Presenter: Lisa Sallee – Ocean State Libraries
Presenter: Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Moderator: Jeff Eller (he/him/his) – Wake Forest University
Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Update on the ACRL Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey Editorial Board
Location: McCormick Place, W181b
Moderator: Devin Savage – Dean of Libraries, Illinois Institute of Technology
Presenter: Jeannette E. Pierce (she/her/hers) – University of Missouri Libraries, University of Missouri - Columbia
Speaker: Devin Savage – Dean of Libraries, Illinois Institute of Technology
Updates/Briefings
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Vikram Madan: Owl and Penguin
Location: Booth 3016
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Working with Newcomers and English Learners in Your Community
Location: McCormick Place, W175c
Moderator: Molly Milazzo (she/her/hers) – Sacramento Public Library
Presenter: Molly Milazzo (she/her/hers) – Sacramento Public Library
Presenter: Omar Azizi – Sacramento Public Library
Transforming: Community Relationships
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Exploring Entrepreneurship: Engaging a New Generation in Small Business Development
Location: McCormick Place, W175ab
Presenter: Kristin Linscott – Plano Public Library
Presenter: Karly Feinberg (she/her/hers) – Baltimore County Public Library
Transforming: Services
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
All Community Meeting of the Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Location: McCormick Place, W183b
Presenter: Kevin D. Strowder, n/a (he/him/his) – American Library Association
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
B.A.D.D.
Location: W471A
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Cancelled: Chicago Stories: The Union Stockyards
Location: W471A
10:50 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Cancelled: Image Comics Book Buzz Spectacular
Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)
10:50 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Exciting New Releases from Andrews McMeel Publishing and Andrews McMeel Kids
Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM CT
DUKEScomics: The future is in books (and comics)!
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM CT
ALA Connect Huddle: What is the name of your favorite book title that received the Coretta Scott King Book Awards?
Location: McCormick Place, ALA Connect Lounge, Hall F2 Lobby
11:00 AM – 11:20 AM CT
Heather Redmond: DEATH AND THE SISTERS
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Sergio Ruzzier: FISH AND WAVE signing
Location: Booth 3611
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
Taylor: African/Percussion
Location: Exhibit Hall - Front Porch Stage in the Park @ ALA (3400 aisle)
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CT
Christopher Denise: Knight Owl
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 2
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CT
Marlena Compston: The Hammock - Inspirations From My Heart to Yours
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CT
Ram V.: The Vigil
Location: Booth 3520
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Art Baltazar:Yahgz The Craynobi Tales Volume 1
Location: Booth 1423
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Melissa Iwai: GIGI AND OJIJI signing
Location: Booth 3611
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
R. Gregory Christie/ Sweet Justice
Location: Booth 2613
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Winsome Bingham and E. B. Lewis sign THE WALK (A STROLL TO THE POLL)
Location: Booth 3020
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
Nicole Melleby: The Science of Being Angry
Location: Booth 2054
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Scalable Media Labs: Building Your Own Public Library Media Space
Location: McCormick Place, W187b
Moderator: Jenna J. Li – The New York Public Library
Presenter: Jenna J. Li – The New York Public Library
Presenter: Manuel Martinez (he/him/his) – The New York Public Library
Presenter: Wilson Francis
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Zach Weinersmith: Bea Wolf
Location: Booth 3011
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM CT
The Library Love Fest Podcast
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
11:30 AM – 11:50 AM CT
Jana Tropper: Animal Rescue Friends
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Laurie Lawlor: Restoring Prairie, Woods, and Pond
Location: Booth 3016
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM CT
Kensington Mysteries: Contemporary and Historical Book Buzz
Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Return to the Ring with Hannah Templer of COSMOKNIGHTS!
Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants with Adapter Monique Gray Smith
Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
Walking Grandma Home: How Stories of Grief Can Bring Hope and Healing
Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)
11:30 AM – 1:30 PM CT
Schneider Family Book Award Luncheon
Location: McCormick Place, W192a
Books & Authors
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM CT
The Library Love Fest Podcast
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
12:00 PM – 12:20 PM CT
ALA Connect Huddle: What are the mental health and wellbeing benefits of running Dungeons and Dragons in your library?
Location: McCormick Place, ALA Connect Lounge, Hall F2 Lobby
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CT
McCoy Mrubata, Gary Wittner: South African Jazz
Location: Exhibit Hall - Front Porch Stage in the Park @ ALA (3400 aisle)
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM CT
Sylvia Notini: JUST A GIRL signing
Location: Booth 3611
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM CT
Claribel Ortega, FRIZZY
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 2
12:00 PM – 12:50 PM CT
Federico Erabia, signs Pedro & Daniel
Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
MATTHEW CORDELL, author of the CORNBREAD & POPPY series
Location: Booth 3217
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
Shawnee Gibbs / Shawnelle Gibbs: Ghost Roast
Location: Booth 1544
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Core Board Meeting
Location: Hilton Chicago, Marquette Room
Core Values
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Board of Directors III Meeting (AASL)
Location: McCormick Place, W177
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM CT
"Exploring Asian Perspectives: Royal Collins Publishing (#4137) - Unveiling Chinese Studies and Bridging Cultural Understanding for the Academic World"
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Author and Former Librarian Alechia Dow Introduces A Song of Salvation
Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Comics for Emerging Readers: I Like to Read® Comics—Introducing this year’s Theodor Geisel Medalist Michael Emberley and Honoree Vikram Madan—with Executive Editor Grace Maccarone and Senior Editor Sally Morgridge
Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Emmy-award winner, PJ Caldas, who was named the 2023 Jury President of the Artificial Intelligence Awards at the Art Director's Club and Curator of a Global immersive exhibit of designers collaborating with AI, presents his new novel.
Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
Saving Planet Earth: Introducing The Books for a Better Earth™ collection with author Laurie Lawlor and Holiday House Vice President and editor in chief, Mary Cash
Location: Exhibit Hall – Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)
1:00 PM – 1:15 PM CT
Calkins Creek Editorial Director Carolyn Yoder talks with author Ray Anthony Shepard
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
A Strategic Plan to Live By
Location: McCormick Place, W178a
Presenter: Caroline Dulworth – Pioneer Library System
Transforming: Library Leadership Expectations – Staff and Boards
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Capacity Building
Location: McCormick Place, W185bc
Moderator: Anthony Wilson – Columbus Metropolitan Library
Presenter: Laura Simonds – Columbus Metropolitan Library
Presenter: Andrea Villanueva (she/her/hers) – Columbus Metropolitan Library
Transforming: Library Workforce
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
K-12 Copyright 101 for School Librarians
Location: McCormick Place, W184bc
Moderator: Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., M.L.I.S., Ph.D. (he/him/his) – School of Information Studies
Presenter: Peggy Tahir, MLIS, MA (she/her/hers) – UCSF Library, University of California San Francisco
Presenter: Kyra Folk-Farber, D.Mus, MI (she/her/hers) – California State University, Channel Islands
Presenter: Elizabeth Libberton – St. Charles East High School
Transforming: Services
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
News You Can Use—Updates on ACRL Value of Academic Libraries Accomplishments
Location: McCormick Place, W180
Presenter: Jung Mi Scoulas, Ph.D. – University of Illinois Chicago Library
Presenter: Monika Chavez – Mt. San Antonio College
Transforming: Services
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
CANCELLED: YALSA President's Program
Transforming: Community Relationships
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Arab Israeli Dialogue/Imagine Peace
Location: W471A
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
BRASS Leadership Council
Location: McCormick Place, W181a
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Expanding Information Access for People Who are Incarcerated: Service Standards and Mapping
Location: McCormick Place, W183a
Presenter: Jeanie Austin (they/them/theirs) – San Francisco Public Library
Presenter: Bee Okelo (they/them/theirs) – San Francisco Public Library
Presenter: Nili Ness (she/her/hers) – San Francisco Public Library
Presenter: Eldon R. James (he/him/his)
Presenter: Erin Boyington – Colorado State Library
Transforming: Services
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
Leading with Your Hands and Your Heart: A Conversation about Leading from Wherever You Are
Location: McCormick Place, W470
Presenter: Ellen Oh (she/her/hers) – We Need Diverse Books
Presenter: Linda Sue Park (she/her/hers) – Allida Books imprint of Harper Collins, kiBooka website
Presenter: Dr. Ling Hwey Jeng – Texas Woman's University, School of Library and Information Studies
Career Development
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
REFORMA General Membership Meeting
Location: Hilton Chicago, Boulevard AB
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Stonewall Book Awards
Location: McCormick Place, W176ab
Moderator: Dontaná McPherson-Joseph, n/a (she/her/hers) – Rainbow Round Table
Books & Authors
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
ALA Executive Board Meeting II
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Adler ABC
Updates/Briefings
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT
Xue Mo and His Light
Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Gala Author Tea sponsored by Data Axle Reference Solutions
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Grant Park ABCD
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert (she/her/hers) – Library Journal
Books & Authors
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Catholic Library Association: Looking back and looking forward
Location: McCormick Place, W191
Moderator: Kathryn G. Shaughnessy, n/a (she/her/hers) – Catholic Library Association
Presenter: Kathryn G. Shaughnessy, n/a (she/her/hers) – Catholic Library Association
Presenter: Jean McManus
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
CANCELLED: Committee On Legislation Business Meeting II
Presenter: Kevin Maher, n/a – ALA PPA
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
News You Can Use—Cultural Humility in Practice
Location: McCormick Place, W180
Presenter: David A. Hurley (*) – University of New Mexico
Presenter: Sarah R. Kostelecky (she/her/hers) – University of New Mexico University Libraries
Presenter: Lori Townsend (she/her/hers) – University of New Mexico
Books & Authors
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Addressing the Spread of Misinformation and Disinformation: The Library's Role
Location: McCormick Place, W185bc
Moderator: Hannah Waltz (she/her/hers) – PEN America
Presenter: Kristen Calvert – Dallas Pubic Library
Presenter: Natasha Casey (she/her/hers) – Lincoln Land Community College
Presenter: Donnell Probst, MLIS (she/her/hers) – National Association for Media Literacy Education
Presenter: Bettina Chang, CIty Bureau Co-founder and Co-Executive Director of Chicago Programs (she/her/hers) – City Bureau
Transforming: Services
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
How You Can Build Better: Effective Library Project Management
Location: McCormick Place, W176c
Moderator: Toni Lombardozzi – Charleston County Public Library
Presenter: Toni Lombardozzi – Charleston County Public Library
Transforming: Physical & Virtual Space
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Library Linked Data Strategies in Action: Institutional Linked Data Frameworks for Collections, Discovery, and Access
Location: McCormick Place, W178a
Moderator: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Presenter: Abigail Sparling (she/her/hers) – University of Alberta Library
Presenter: Beth Picknally Camden – University of Pennsylvania
Presenter: Ian Bigelow – University of Alberta Library
Presenter: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Presenter: Kaylin Blount (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania
Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Library Research Round Table Virtual Mentoring Program Symposium and Information Session
Location: McCormick Place, W175c
Moderator: Jennifer K. Sweeney, MSLS, PhD – San Jose State University
Presenter: Jennifer K. Sweeney, MSLS, PhD – San Jose State University
Career Development
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Read Romance/Fight the Patriarchy
Location: McCormick Place, W178b
Moderator: Lori Lieberman (she/her/hers) – Lincoln High School
Presenter: Lori Lieberman (she/her/hers) – Lincoln High School
Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Serving your Patrons with Dementia
Location: McCormick Place, W475a
Presenter: Mary Beth Riedner – Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Transforming: Services
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Budget Committee (ALSC)
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Boardroom 1
Updates/Briefings
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CT
Category: Woman
Location: W471A
3:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
2023 Odyssey Awards
Location: McCormick Place, W190
Books & Authors
3:30 PM – 6:00 PM CT
AIA Awards and Reception
Location: Off Site, Off Site
Core Values
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
Expanding Professional Engagement Through Online Conference Access: Working Toward Inclusive and Effective Hybrid Models
Location: McCormick Place, W185bc
Presenter: Anne Marie Hamilton-Brehm, PhD, CA (she/her/hers) – Southern Illinois University
Moderator: Joe Hardenbrook
Transforming: Physical & Virtual Space
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
News You Can Use—Welcoming Spaces: Creating Welcoming Environments for Immigrant and Refugee Families
Location: McCormick Place, W180
Presenter: Sarah Polen (she/her/hers) – ALSC / ALA
Presenter: Jacqueline Kociubuk (she/her/hers) – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Transforming: Services
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM CT
Ecosystem Subcommittee Meeting
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Clark C
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
International Librarians Reception
Location: Off Site, Off Site