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Digital Experience Speaker: Graham Norton
Digital Experience Speaker: Graham Norton
Speaker:
Graham Norton
Books & Authors
Digital Experience Speaker: Rhiannon Giddens
Digital Experience Speaker: Rhiannon Giddens
Speaker:
Rhiannon Giddens
Moderator:
K.C. Boyd
– Jefferson Academy - District of Columbia Public Schools
Friday, June 23, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
CT
Judy Blume
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
CT
Opening Session featuring Judy Blume
Location: McCormick Place, W375d-e/Skyline
Speaker:
Judy Blume
Saturday, June 24, 2023
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CT
Main Stage Speaker: Maysoon Zayid
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CT
Main Stage Speaker: Maysoon Zayid
Location: McCormick Place, W375e/Skyline
Speaker:
Maysoon Zayid
Books & Authors
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CT
Main Stage Speaker: Idina Menzel and Cara Mentzel
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
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
CT
Going to the Root: Libraries, Adult Literacy, and the Interruption of Generational Poverty
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
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CT
Main Stage Speaker: Nikki Grimes and Brian Pinkey
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
Sunday, June 25, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CT
Librarian of Congress – Dr. Carla Hayden
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
CT
In Conversation with Dr. Carla Hayden
Location: McCormick Place, W375e/Skyline
Speaker:
Carla Hayden
Speaker:
Chris Brown
– Chicago Public Library
Speaker:
Louise Bernard
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CT
Main Stage Speaker: Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
CT
Main Stage Speaker: Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro
Location: McCormick Place, W375e/Skyline
Speaker:
Rick Riordan
Speaker:
Mark Oshiro
Books & Authors
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
CT
ALA Awards Presentation & President’s Program featuring Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
CT
ALA Awards Presentation & President’s Program featuring Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
Location: McCormick Place, W375e/Skyline
Speaker:
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
Speaker:
Lessa K. Pelayo-Lozada (she/her/hers)
– Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association
Books & Authors
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CT
Main Stage Speaker: Amanda Gorman and Christian Robinson
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CT
Main Stage Speaker: Amanda Gorman and Christian Robinson
Location: McCormick Place, W375e/Skyline
Speaker:
Amanda Gorman
Speaker:
Christian Robinson
Books & Authors
