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Thursday, June 22, 2023
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Inclusion, Resources, and Joy: Serving the Alzheimer’s/Dementia Community in Public Libraries
Location: McCormick Place, W187
Presenter: Amy DelPo – Denver Public Library
Presenter: Timothy J. Dickey – Columbus (OH) Metropolitan Libraries
Presenter: Mary Beth Riedner – Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
Transforming: Community Relationships
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
Research in the Heart of America: Chicago Area Resources for Genealogy and Local History
Location: Off Site, Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State Street
Transforming: Services
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Walking Tour of Chicago
Location: Off Site, Off Site
Moderator: Annice Sevett – NMRT
Friday, June 23, 2023
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
Global Libraries As Advocates For Information Policy Change
Location: McCormick Place, W184bc
Moderator: Jim Neal (he/him/his) – Columbia University
Presenter: Deborah Caldwell-Stone (she/her/hers) – Office for Intellectual Freedom
Presenter: Larra Clark – Public Library Association | ALA
Presenter: Alan S. Inouye – ALA PPA
Presenter: Joseph Thompson, COL Chair – Carroll County Public Library
Presenter: Timothy Vollmer – University of California Berkeley Library
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
Unlocking the Power of RDA: A Joint Workshop with NARDAC and PCC SCT RDA Training Task Group
Location: McCormick Place, W183b
Presenter: Robert Maxwell – Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University
Presenter: Adam Baron – University of California, Berkeley
Presenter: May Chan (she/her/hers) – University of Toronto
Presenter: Melanie Polutta – LOC
Presenter: Thomas Brenndorfer (he/him/his) – Guelph Public Library
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
Assembling Your Consultant Tool Kit: What you Need to Know to Become a Successful Consultant
Location: McCormick Place, W186
Presenter: Claire Dygert
Presenter: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Core Values
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
Core Chicago Area Public Libraries Tour
Location: Off Site, Off Site
Transforming: Physical & Virtual Space
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
Core Merchandise Mart Furniture Showrooms and Factory Tour
Location: Off Site, Off Site
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
Exploring with Tweens! Creating STEAM Exploration Spaces that are Inclusive, Equitable, and Accessible for Youth
Location: McCormick Place, W183c
Presenter: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Presenter: Stephanie Vierow-Fields – Space Science Institute
Presenter: Miguel Ruiz – Arlington Public Library
Presenter: Flo Trujillo – REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico
Presenter: Veronica Casanova – Tulare County Library
Presenter: Niki Becker – SciGirls
Transforming: Services
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
New Digital Tools for Capturing Learning Outcomes and Impact
Location: McCormick Place, W175c
Presenter: Rebecca L. Millerjohn (she/her/hers) – Madison Public Library
Presenter: Amy Holcomb (she/her/hers) – Skokie Public Library
Presenter: Sue Abrahamson (she/her/hers) – Waupaca Public Library
Presenter: Kailea Saplan
Presenter: Carissa Christner
Presenter: Michael Deidrick
Presenter: Sonal Jain
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
Chapter Leaders Forum
Location: Hilton Chicago, Boulevard AB
Presenter: Brianna Hoffman, MLS (she/her/hers) – Washington Library Association (State)
Presenter: Lisa Varga, MLS – Virginia Library Association
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
Core Innovative Learning Spaces: A Tour of Innovative Chicago Area Academic Institutions
Location: Off Site, Off Site
Transforming: Physical & Virtual Space
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
ISS School Tour
Location: Off Site, Off Site
Transforming: Teaching & Learning
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
Library Insights Summit
Location: McCormick Place, W470a
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM CT
Preservation in Action
Location: Off Site, Off Site
Core Values
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM CT
Cookies & Conversation for Trustees, Friends, and Foundations
Location: McCormick Place, W184bc
Transforming: Library Leadership Expectations – Staff and Boards
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Introduction to Library Assessment
Location: McCormick Place, W185d
Presenter: Holt Zaugg – Brigham Young University
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Project Outcome: Data for Impact and Improvement
Location: McCormick Place, W175c
Presenter: Sara Goek – Public Library Association | ALA
Presenter: Katina Jones (she/her/hers) – Public Library Association | ALA
Transforming: Services
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM CT
Booklist and YALSA Present: The 2023 Michael L. Printz Awards
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Grant Park AB
Books & Authors
Saturday, June 24, 2023
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
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
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
Sunday, June 25, 2023
7:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
54th Annual Coretta Scott King Book Awards Breakfast
Location: Hilton Chicago, International North
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
Literary Tastes: Celebrating The Best Reading of the Year (RUSA
Location: McCormick Place, W183b
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
YA Author Coffee Klatch
Location: McCormick Place, W192
Books & Authors
6:30 PM – 11:00 PM CT
Newbery-Caldecott-Legacy Awards Banquet
Location: Hyatt Regency Chicago, Grand Ballroom
Books & Authors
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM CT
ALA Trivia Championship
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Grant Park ABC
8:00 PM – 10:55 PM CT
Rainbow Round Table 50th Anniversary Celebration (RRT)
Location: Off Site, Museum of Contemporary Art, 222 E. Chicago Ave.
Monday, June 26, 2023
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
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
International Librarians Reception
Location: Off Site, Off Site
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM CT
ALA President Inaugural Celebration
Location: McCormick Place, W187