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  • Saturday, June 24, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM CT
    Committee on Accreditation Meeting II
  • 8:00 AM – 8:03 AM CT
    Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Board of Directors Meeting (ACRL) (Part 1 of 2)
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Board of Directors (ALSC)
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Create Efficiencies for Your Staff and Your Patrons
  • 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 8:03 AM – 8:05 AM CT
    Rebel with a Clause
  • 8:05 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Storming Caesars Palace
  • 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    ALA JobLIST Placement & Career Development Center Orientation
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    ALA Award Committee
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    BCALA Executive Board Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    BRASS All Committees Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Committee on Library Advocacy Meeting 1
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    CSKBART Executive Board Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Forum on War in Ukraine and Its Impact on Libraries (ACRL ESS)
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    HarperCollins Adult Fall/Winter Preview
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    IRC/IRRT All Subcommittee Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    PLA Coffee Catch-up with President McCauley
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    REFORMA All Committees Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Shared Collections Interest Group Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    STARS All-Committee Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Universal Access Interest Group Meeting
  • 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM CT
    Banned/Challenged Books Read A Thon
  • 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Aisha Saeed/ Forty Words for Love
  • 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Sherri Winston, THE BRAID GIRLS
  • 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Ariel Kaplan / THE POMEGRANATE GATE
  • 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    Neal Shusterman: Courage to Dream
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    A Procrastinator's Guide to the 2023/2024 Solar Eclipses
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    “Asking for help makes me nervous”: High School to College Library Experiences
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Adam Wallace: A Very Dinosaur Birthday
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    All-Committees Meeting (ACRL DSS)
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Architecture for Public Libraries Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Awards for Buildings & Interiors Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Beth Revis: Night of the Witch
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    CALA President’s Program 2023: A Panel Discussion with NALCo Leaders & Presidents
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    CANCELLED -The Living Library: Responsive Physical and Virtual Design
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Changing the Narrative: ALA Policy Corps Takes On Book Banners
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    CODES Notable Books Council
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Council Orientation
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Digital Conversion Interest Group Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Emerging Technologies Section Membership Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Equip Communities to “Be MediaWise” with a Misinformation Resilience Toolkit
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Fostering Economic Opportunity and Advancement with Innovative Programming
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Health Programming at Your Library: Project Ideas, Resources, and Opportunities
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    History Librarians Disussion Group
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Informational Meeting (ACRL CJCLS)
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Laurie Halse Anderson: Shout
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    LearnRT Executive Board Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Library Advocacy for Trustees, Friends, and Foundations
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Library Services to the Justice Involved Interest Group Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Main Stage Speaker: Maysoon Zayid
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    OCLC Transforming metadata
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Pairing WWII Graphic Novels and Primary Sources for Collaborative Instruction
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Poetry is for Everyone (Especially in Libraries): A 10-Year Review of the National Student Poets Program
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Reimagining School Readiness Toolkit for Libraries
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Research and Scholarly Environment Committee Meeting (ACRL)
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Sabaa Tahir: All My Rage
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Sara Raasch: Night of the Witch
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Socioeconomic Mixing: Creating Public Libraries Where Everyone Belongs
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Sy Montgomery: THE BOOK OF TURTLES signing
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Systematic and Evidence Synthesis Reviews: Supporting Research in the Social Sciences
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Talk Story: Centering Oral Traditions to Advance Literacy Justice and Transform Community Relationships
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    The Data Storytelling Toolkit for Librarians
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Travis Jonker signs JUST ONE FLAKE
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    User Services in Public Libraries Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Vincent Tirado: We Don't Swim Here
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    What's Your Point?: Gamification for Professional Development & Student Engagement
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Xue Mo and His Lights——A Sharing Session on the Award-winning Novel Into the Desert
  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Gary Jansen: Remember Us With Smiles
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Amber Raymond/ The Power of Thought series
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Amber Raymond: I Have Choices (The Power of Thought)
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Cancelled: Marcie May: The Adventures of Penny & Tubs
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Core 101 & Meet/Greet
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    David Petrovic and Sandy Petrovic: Expect A Miracle: Understanding and Living with Autism
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Matt Dragovits: A Tale for Christmas: Zach's Quest
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Patricia Davison: Jack Black
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Renee Goodwin: GG Cleans House – Learning Teamwork
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Shreya Gupta: Flamingo Feet
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Mentoring-on-the-Fly I
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Banned Books from the Big Chair
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Career Coaching I
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Community of Care Quiet Room
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Photography Services I
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    R.G. Taylor: Spike and the Holiday Parade
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Resume Review I
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Swag giveaway: Exclusive Frances Lincoln 40 tote bag + books!
  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    The Library Marketplace
  • 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.
  • 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Candlewick Press, Chronicle Books, and Levine Querido Present 2023 Children's Titles!
  • 9:15 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Nikita Kapoor:Gentle Shadows Fierce Wings
  • 9:30 AM – 9:45 AM CT
    What Difference Will it Make 100 Years From Now?
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Brian Pinkney: A Walk in the Woods
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Derrick Barnes/ Like Lava in My Veins
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Mayo Clinic Press Kids and Alicia the Dog: Helping Paws Academy
  • 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    Nikki Grimes: A Walk in the Woods
  • 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
  • 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    BOO! - Horror in Middle Grade & Young Adult Literature.
  • 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    How Technology Can Help You Get More Patrons Engaged & Through the Door
  • 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    IDW Originals - The Next Wave from IDW Publishing for Graphic Novels!
  • 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Image Comics - Into the Massive-Verse
  • 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Tradition or Discrimination: Is Your Beloved Team Mascot Cultural Appropriation?
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Genevieve Valentine: Two Graves
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    P. Djèlí Clark: A MASTER OF DJINN and ABENI'S SONG
  • 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Signing with Author Carole Boston Weatherford and Illustrator Jeffrey Boston Weatherford
  • 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM CT
    US Postal Service Post Office
  • 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    E. Lily Yu / JEWEL BOX
  • 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM CT
    Visual Literacy in the Classroom
  • 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Beth Bacon | The Panda Cub Swap
  • 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM CT
    Kelsey James: THE WOMAN IN THE CASTELLO
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Alana Tyson and London Ladd: My Red White and Blue
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Alana Tyson: My Red, White, and Blue
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    AMI POLONSKY, author of WORLD MADE OF GLASS
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Cielito Lindo: Mexican Folk/Violin & Guitar
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Clyde Boyer: Girl Out of Time
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Fraco Aureliani/ Catherine Satrun/ Sarah Satrun: Fae and the Moon
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Frank Sennett: Shadow State
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    JOAN SCHOETTLER: The Honey Jar: An Armenian's Escape to Freedom
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Kevin McCloskey: CATERPILLARS: WHAT WILL I BE WHEN I GET TO BE ME?
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Kiley Reid: Such a Fun Age
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    London Ladd: My Red, White, and Blue
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Signing - David Ferraro: THE ALCHEMY OF MOONLIGHT
  • 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    Yuval Zommer: Big Book of Nature Art
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CT
    Frederick L. Jones and Tony Dawkins from Saturday AM
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CT
    John Cho: Troublemaker
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CT
    Kevin O'Brien: THE ENEMY AT HOME
  • 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM CT
    Laurie Halse Anderson/Ashes
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Adriana M. Garcia & Xelena González: Where Wonder Grows & Donde las maravillas crecen
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Beth Bacon: The Panda Cub Swap
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Jenin Mohammed signs NAMING CEREMONY
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Jessica Willis Fisher, Unspeakable
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Molly Chanson: Yoga Wise: 365 Days of Yoga-Inspired Teachings to Transform Your Life
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Pepper Basham: Positively, Penelope
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    RMRT Field Trip: Newberry Library Collection Highlights
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Robert Genetski: Is There Evidence for God?: An Economist Searches for Answers
  • 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)
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Sherri Winston: LOTUS BLOOM AND THE AFRO REVOLUTION, SHARK TEETH
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Signing - Sy Montgomery: OF TIME AND TURTLES
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Signing with Author Aisha Saeed
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Wendy Walker: What Remains. In-booth book signing at Blackstone booth #3022
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Zack Kaplan: Break Out (Graphic Novel) - Saturday
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    GNCRT President's Program - Past, Present, and Future
  • 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    President's Program (AASL)
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Alex Teplish: Survivor : Aron's Story (Graphic Novel & Interactive Virtual Museum)
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Don Helin: Twins (Military Thriller)
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Edy Nathan author of It's Grief: The Dance of Self-Discovery Through Trauma and Loss
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Information Session and Membership Meeting
  • 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Steve Physioc: The Walls of Lucca
  • 10:00 AM – 12:20 PM CT
    Kaci Bolls & Nathan Meckel | Dare to Be Me
  • 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM CT
    Bibliotheca Presents
  • 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
    Book giveaway: Held by the Land by Leigh Joseph
  • 10:10 AM – 10:40 AM CT
    Fall 2023 New Titles Preview with Union Square & Co. and Union Square Kids
  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM CT
    America's Harvest
  • 10:30 AM – 10:50 AM CT
    Anna Bliss: BONFIRE NIGHT
  • 10:30 AM – 10:50 AM CT
    Michael Cherkas | Red Harvest
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Brooke Hartman: Klyde the Kraken Wants a Friend
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Dr. Artika R. Tyner: Justice Makes a Difference
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Jennie Wood: Paper Planes
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Lesa Cline-Ransome: For Lamb
  • 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Nathan Hill: Wellness
  • 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    Sheila Bair, Princess Persephone’s Dragon Ride Stand
  • 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    Sheila Bair: PRINCESS PERSEPHONE'S DRAGON RIDE STAND signing
  • 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    Tlotlo Tsamaase / WOMB CITY
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    Bilingual books for young readers from the creator of Emmy-nominated, award-winning bilingual preschool series, Canticos.
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    Booklist Graphic Novels Panel, Part I
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    Breaking Down Barriers in the Kitchen with New York Times Cooking
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    Coding with Bravery, Resilience, Community, and Equity
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    The 60s and 70s are Historical Now: The allure of mid-century historicals
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    Women Writing Humor with the Authors of Mindy Kaling’s imprint, Mindy’s Book Studio
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    APALA President’s Program
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Candace Fleming/ Mine
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Discussion Group (ACRL ESS)
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Committee on Education
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE) Meeting
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    CSKBART Membership Meeting
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    DK Dyson/ Window Fishing
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Genealogy & Local History Discussion Group
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Information Exchange (ACRL DSS)
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    International Relations Committee Meeting
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    IRRT International Sustainable Library Development
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    LearnRT Program
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Less talk, more action: adventures in inclusive metadata
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    MAGIRT - GeoTech and GIS Discussion Group meeting
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    NISO's Interoperability System of Controlled Digital Lending (IS-CDL) Working Group
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Project Management Interest Group
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Public and Cultural Programs Advisory Committee (PCPAC) Annual Meeting
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Rainbow Round Table (RRT) Executive Board Meeting
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    REFORMA President's Program: Advancing Digital Inclusion in Latinx Communities: A Panel Presentation
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Rudy Gutierrez/ Window Fishing
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Shirin Shamsi: Zahra's Blessing
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    STARS ILL Discussion Group
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Terah Shelton Harris: One Summer in Savannah
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Cultivating, Applying, and Assessing the DEIA Lens: Building on the Diversity Count
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Spectrum Education 25th Celebration: From Inception to Disruption
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Tiktok, Boom
  • 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM CT
    Guy Brown: How Cats Say I Love You and Look Up To See
  • 10:50 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    What’s the Buzz at Hachette Book Group?
  • 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM CT
    Retro Active Television
  • 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    Angela Joy and Janelle Washington/CHOOSING BRAVE
  • 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    Johnny Teague | The Lost Diary of Anne Frank
  • 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM CT
    Michael Cherkas | Red Harvest
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Annie Cathryn: The Friendship Breakup
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Father and His Son Author Book Signing
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Halle Hill: Good Women
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    JANESSA PARKER: I Am the Sun
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Jonas Friddle: Old-Time Banjo/Banjo
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Ralph Shayne: Hour of Need
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Signing with Author Kiyash Monsef
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    Victoria Gilbert: A Cryptic Clue
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CT
    David Hu: The P Word
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CT
    Jas Hammonds/WE DESERVE MONUMENTS
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CT
    Larry Hilton, author of Streets of Tears
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CT
    Samira Ahmed: Hollow Fires
  • 11:00 AM – 11:50 AM CT
    Sina Grace: Superman: The Harvests of Youth
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    #RealRep: The Power of Authentic Pacific Islander Representation
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    A Bridge to Parent Engagement in School Partnerships
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Annie Wu: Two Graves
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Approaches to Collaborative Programming From Local to Statewide
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    At a Crossroads: The Intersection of Access, Accessibility, and Emerging Tech
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Author Ariana Stein: Vámonos a Oaxaca
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Author Patty Rodriguez: The Life of / La vida de Dolores
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Baptiste Paul & Jacqueline Alcántara: Climb On! & The Field
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Biophilic Design: Impacting the Emotional Wellbeing of Library Goers
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Charles Waters and Traci Sorell: Mascot
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Colonies in SF/F: Exploring Brave New Worlds and Oppressive Conquerors
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Communication Strategies for Engaging Non-Native English Speaking Library Patrons Beyond Google Translate
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Culture In My Neighborhood: Bringing the Arts To Every Community and Every Library
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Donna Barba Higuera signs THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Dr. La Verne Ford Wimberly: My Sunday Best
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Equity and Diversity in the Metaverse: Building a sustainable metaverse for libraries
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Exploring Primary Sources Using Library of Congress Digital Collections
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Finding a New Normal: Library Policies and Practices
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    IMLS Update: Expanding Scope and Emerging Priorities
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Intellectual Freedom for Trustees, Friends, and Foundations
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Interviewing Etiquette in the Post-COVID Era
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Jen Ferguson: THE SUMMER OF BITTER AND SWEET signing
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Jeremy Whitley: School For Extraterrestrial Girls
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Johnny Teague: The Lost Diary of Anne Frank
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Libraries as “Spokes” in an Entrepreneurial “Hub”: Lessons From the SBA Community Navigator Grant
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Lynn Austin: Long Way Home
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Main Stage Speaker: Idina Menzel and Cara Mentzel
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Making a Difference with School Libraries in Kenya- and Opportunities for You to Volunteer
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Making DEI a Core Part of Technical Services
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Ray Xu: Alterations
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Reconsideration Committee: Strengthening our Response to Customer Challenges
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Rita Woods: THE LAST DREAMWALKER
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Signing - Jean Kwok: THE LEFTOVER WOMAN
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Small and Rural Libraries: The Heart of Innovation
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Strategies for Teaching and Promoting Data Literacy Skills among Students and Librarians
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Substance Misuse: Programming to Support Healthy Communities
  • 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
  • 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
    Ashley Belote: Listen Up Louella
  • 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
    Dave Mason - EO-N (Thriller)
  • 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
    Davinder Kaur: Forced to Marry Him: A Lifetime of Tradition and the Will to Break It
  • 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CT
    R E Russell: Stories of Justus and Mercy Part 1
  • 11:15 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Kevin O'Brien: The Enemy at Home
  • 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM CT
    Evidence for God
  • 11:30 AM – 11:50 AM CT
    A.L. Grazidea/ICEBREAKER
  • 11:30 AM – 11:50 AM CT
    ALA Connect Huddle: Challenges in your library – Share your ideas and experiences
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Irene Latham: THIS POEM IS A NEST
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Kyle Lukoff: Different Kinds of Fruit
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Signing with Author Joelle Wellington
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM CT
    Signing with Author Katie Van Heidrich
  • 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM CT
    Buzz About Books with Bloomsbury Children’s Books, Disney, and HarperCollins Children’s Books
  • 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
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
    Celebrating the Genre and the Literary: A Look at Erewhon Books of Fall 2023
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
    Image Comics - Capturing the Surreal
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
    Intentionally Diversifying: Strategies for Building Collections that Matter
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
    Text Analysis in the Library: Prepare your students for the data-driven future
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM CT
    The Plant Love Kitchen with Marisa Moore
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    Alli Frank & Asha Youmans: The Better Half
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    Chad Corrie: Shadow Regent (Graphic Novel) and Sons of Ashgard (Graphic Novel) - Saturday
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    Joan Schoettler: Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    Rochelle Alers / TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    There Are (No) Stupid Questions in Science: Leah Elson. In-booth book signing at Blackstone booth #3022
  • 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM CT
    Polish American Librarians Association Presidents Program and membership meeting
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    Spectrum Leadership Institute Closing Ceremony and Lunch
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    NEW - Transactional Data Capture: Use Cases
  • 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM CT
    Cancelled: The Immortality Wars
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    Shreya Gupta
  • 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM CT
    ALA Connect Huddle: Teen Programming – how has it changed at your library?
  • 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM CT
    Doug Greco | To Find a Killer
  • 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM CT
    Edy Nathan author of It's Grief: The Dance of Self-Discovery Through Trauma and Loss
  • 12:00 PM – 12:20 PM CT
    Laura Briggs | Remote Work for Military Spouses
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    Kiel Phegley: Strikers
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    Angeline Boulley/WARRIOR GIRL UNEARTHED
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    Author Montana Wakefield: Chasing Time (Adrielle Maddox)
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    Art Baltazar:Yahgz The Craynobi Tales Volume 1
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Daniel Kraus/1-2-3-4, I Declare a Thumb War (Graveyard Girls: Book #1)
  • 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
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    Jadzia Axelrod/ The DK Book of Pride
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    Joel A. Sutherland: House of Ash and Bone
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Kitt Thomas: My Fade is Fresh
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    Liza Ferneyhough: Nana, Nenek & Nina
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    Robert Genetsk: Is There Evidence for God?: An Economist Searches for Answers
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    Steven Graham Jones: My Heart is a Chainsaw, The Babysitter Lives, Don't Fear the Reaper, Earthdivers
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    ALA Affiliates Luncheon
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Cancelled: Julianne Stanz: Braving the Thin Places
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    ALA & Council Incoming Committee Chair Strategic Leadership Meeting
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    Brian Brewer: The Face of God
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    Jerry Craft: SCHOOL TRIP signing
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    Richard V. Battle: The Unopened Present
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    Van Jensen/ARCA, Pinocchio Vampire Slayer, Two Dead, Walk Together
  • 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Board of Directors Meeting (PLA)
  • 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Book giveaway: Advance reader copy of Brilliant Bites by Maegan Brown
  • 12:25 PM – 12:55 PM CT
    Penguin Young Readers Fall 2023 Book Buzz
  • 12:30 PM – 12:45 PM CT
    Military Thrillers
  • 12:30 PM – 12:50 PM CT
    Steve Physioc: Walls of Lucca, Above the Walls, Walks in the Wind, Catching the Wind
  • 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
    Beautiful & Fun D.E.I. Kids Books from Independent Publishers
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    Book and Bottle Pairings: How to Organize an Informal Wine Tasting for Your Book Clubs
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    Library Success Stories – Empowering Outreach Through Technology
  • 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
    New Voices in Young Adult
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    Representing Deafness in Literature and Creating Deaf-Friendly Spaces
  • 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM CT
    Skybound Entertainment - Growing Together Through Graphic Novels
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Jeffrey Richards / WE ARE ONLY GHOSTS
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Kyle Higgins, Cherish Chen, & Melissa Flores: The Massive-Verse
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Marisa Moore: Plant Love Kitchen
  • 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Signing - Ally Carter: THE BLONDE IDENTITY
  • 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    CALA Midwest Chapter Annual Program
  • 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM CT
    Walls of Lucca - World War I and II Survival
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    ALA Connect Huddle: Let's talk comics metadata and cataloging, graphic novel labeling and shelving!
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    Beth Trembley | Look Again
  • 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Heather Riordan: Eclectic World Music/Accordion
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    Traci Sorell: Contenders
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM CT
    Becca Kinzer: Dear Henry, Love Edith
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    Ben Clanton: A Super Scary Narwhalloween
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    Eoin Colfer/ JUNIPER'S CHRISTMAS
  • 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM CT
    Joseph Coelho: Courage Out Loud, One Little Word, and Poetry Prompts
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    KATHRYN OTOSHI: Lunch Every Day
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    Kelly Yang/Finally Seen
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    Lamar Giles: Static: Up All Night
  • 1:00 PM – 1:50 PM CT
    Meredith Rusu: There’s a Yeti in My Tummy
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    40+ Sure-fire Ways to Spark a Love of Reading
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    ALA Membership Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    All-Committees Meeting (ACRL STS)
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    An Introduction to Organizing and Collective Bargaining in Libraries
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    Benchmark: Data-Driven Planning and Advocacy for Public Libraries
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Bethany Turner: Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other
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    Books Under Fire: Law and the Right to Read, 2023
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    Cancelled: Keith Carreiro: The Immortality Wars
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Carmen Turner-Schott: Moon Signs, Houses & Healing: Gain Emotional Strength & Resilience through Astrology
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    CDW: Building blocks For Your Professional Reputation
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    Chapter Relations Committee I
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    Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship
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    Connecting Library Experiences: Collaboration across library types to better support our patrons
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Conquering Cataloging: new perspectives with a new tool
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    Copyright Game Show
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Cynthia Weill: Mi familia calaca / My Skeleton Family
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Diversi-TEAM: Building effective teams with diversity in mind
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Executive Perspectives: A Conversation on the Future of the Library Technology Industry
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    First Author, First Book
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    Fundraising & Sponsorships Committee Meeting
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    GameRT Board Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Harnessing Jazz and American song to ignite the creativity and voice of youth. Build community, compassion and self-understanding through free arts-based activities designed for youth programming in libraries.
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Hear Me Out: Podcasting as Community Connection
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    Just the "T": Duty, Authority, Responsibility & Liability- Library Trustees as Public Officials
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    Kennedy Ryan: The Kingmaker
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Latinx Kidlit Book Festival
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Leading for Justice: Surveying the Intersection of Social Justice and User Services
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    Library Interiors, Furnishings, and Equipment Committee Meeting
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    News You Can Use—Plug into DigitalLearn: New Programs and Opportunities for your Library
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    Programming for Accessibility: workshops, graphic design and 508 compliance
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    Reading Nation Waterfall Year Two: The Role of Libraries in Supporting Early Children's Literacy in Tribal Communities
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    Retired Members Roundtable Membership Meeting
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    Rowan Beaird: THE DIVORCEES
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    Sam Horn: Talking On Eggshells
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    Security in Today's Libraries
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Supervisors Section Meeting (AASL_SPVS)
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    The Contextual Nature of Research as a Threshold Concept for Information Literacy
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    Transforming Readers Advisory: Read Beyond
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    Universal Design for Learning: Planning for All Learners
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    Using Virtual Reality to Explore the World Around Us
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Wish there was an App for that? Build one! Learn the processes needed to create a custom application and take your library from wishing to the app stores.
  • 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM CT
    Going to the Root: Libraries, Adult Literacy, and the Interruption of Generational Poverty
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Doug Salati/ Hot Dog
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Julia Fabris McBride: When Everyone Leads: How The Toughest Challenges Get Seen And Solved
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    2024 Caldecott Committee Meeting
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    2024 Newbery Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Cancelled: Herbie J Pilato - Retro Active Television: An In-Depth Perspective on Classic TV’s Social Circuitry
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Cancelled: Rick Robinson - A Fish Ate My Homework: A Beginner's Guide to Fly Fishing
  • 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
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    Heather Dugan: Beyond the Book Club: Building real community in a digital world
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Joe Coleman: (former lead singer of The Platters) - My Time to Shine
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Karl Stewart - Getting the Green Light: Finding Inspiration
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    Len McBride: America's Harvest
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    REFORMA Board of Directors (BOD) Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
    Preserving the Past, Providing Access and Anticipating Future Needs
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Digitize Once, Preserve Forever Photo Booth
  • 1:05 PM – 1:35 PM CT
    Kensington Historical Fiction Book Buzz
  • 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM CT
    EO-N - A story of love and loss
  • 1:30 PM – 1:50 PM CT
    Mariama Lockington/IN THE KEY OF US
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Alice Faye Duncan: CORETTA'S JOURNEY
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Meet the Rainbow Fish!
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Susie Jaramillo: Kiki Can! Go to School
  • 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM CT
    Andy Sima: CLIMATE signing
  • 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM CT
    Gillian King-Cargile and Andy Sima, Vaccines Change the World and Climate
  • 1:30 PM – 2:15 PM CT
    Gillian King-Cargile: VACCINES CHANGE THE WORLD signing
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    Youth Council Caucus