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Thursday, June 25, 2026
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Faith for Libraries Bootcamp: How Library Workers and Faith Communities Can Advocate for the Freedom to Read (TICKETED)
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Faith for Libraries Bootcamp: How Library Workers and Faith Communities Can Advocate for the Freedom to Read (TICKETED)
Location: Marriott Marquis, Great Lakes C
Presenter:
Paul Raushenbush
Presenter:
Velda Love
Presenter:
Qiana M. Johnson (she/her/hers)
– Dartmouth Libraries
Friday, June 26, 2026
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Academic and Research Libraries Tour: Creating Contemporary Spaces in Historic Libraries (TICKETED)
7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Academic and Research Libraries Tour: Creating Contemporary Spaces in Historic Libraries (TICKETED)
Location: Off Site, Off Site
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
Thinking Money for Kids Librarian Summer Camp (FREE TICKETED)
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
Thinking Money for Kids Librarian Summer Camp (FREE TICKETED)
Location: Marriott Marquis, Great Lakes A
Moderator:
Sarah Ostman, sostman@ala.org (she/her/hers)
– American Library Association
Presenter:
Jessica Mardo
Presenter:
Cass Argo (she/her/hers)
– Perry County District Library
Presenter:
Jennifer Knight
– Coos Bay Public Library
Presenter:
Amy Randazzo (she/her/hers)
– Ferguson Municipal Public Library
Presenter:
Karen L. Pierce
– Henderson Memorial Public Library
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
CDT
One Mission, Many Voices: Libraries Collaborating for Inclusion - IRRT Preconference (TICKETED)
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
CDT
One Mission, Many Voices: Libraries Collaborating for Inclusion - IRRT Preconference (TICKETED)
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Adler ABC
Presenter:
Wendy Cornelisen (she/her/hers)
– State Library of Oregon
Presenter:
Jennifer Cox
– Chemeketa Community College
Presenter:
Haley Lagasse
Presenter:
Yvonne Ng
– National Library Board of Singapore
Presenter:
Nafiz Zaman Shuva
– Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY)
Presenter:
Donna Hall-Comissiong
Presenter:
Helen Johnson
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Assembling Your Consultant Tool Kit: What you Need to Know to Become a Successful (TICKETED)
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Assembling Your Consultant Tool Kit: What you Need to Know to Become a Successful (TICKETED)
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, DuSable AB
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Capital Improvements Project Management for Libraries: The Tools you Need to Build a Better Library Space (TICKETED)
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Capital Improvements Project Management for Libraries: The Tools you Need to Build a Better Library Space (TICKETED)
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Clark AB
Presenter:
Toni Lombardozzi
– Early Rain, LLC
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Introduction to Digital Preservation (TICKETED)
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Introduction to Digital Preservation (TICKETED)
Location: Marriott Marquis, Great Lakes F
Presenter:
Elizabeth La Beaud
– University of Southern Mississippi
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Practice Cataloging Using Official RDA (TICKETED)
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Practice Cataloging Using Official RDA (TICKETED)
Location: Marriott Marquis, Great Lakes B
Moderator:
Adam Baron
– University of California, Berkeley
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Public Library Tour (TICKETED)
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Public Library Tour (TICKETED)
Location: Off Site, Off Site
Presenter:
Andrea Quilici
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
CDT
Is AI Really Gonna Take My Job?: The Impact of AI on the Work Occurring in Public Libraries (TICKETED)
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
CDT
Is AI Really Gonna Take My Job?: The Impact of AI on the Work Occurring in Public Libraries (TICKETED)
Location: Marriott Marquis, Great Lakes C
Presenter:
Emily Knox (she/her/hers)
– Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - SIS
Presenter:
Dr. Brandy McNeil, PhD
– Deputy Director, The New York Public Library
Presenter:
Steve Potash
– OverDrive, Inc.
Presenter:
Dominique Raccah
– Sourcebooks
Presenter:
William Schoeppner
– Denver Public Library
Presenter:
Helen Tapping
– The Seattle Public Library
Moderator:
Marcellus Turner
Presenter:
Nicole Steeves (she/her/hers)
– Chicago Public Library
Presenter:
Diane Kelly
– University of North Carolina - SLIS
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Latest and greatest - Merchandise Mart and Fulton Market Tours (TICKETED)
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Latest and greatest - Merchandise Mart and Fulton Market Tours (TICKETED)
Location: Off Site, Off Site
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
Embedding Anti-Racism Practices into Program Innovations (TICKETED)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
Embedding Anti-Racism Practices into Program Innovations (TICKETED)
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Grant Park AB
Presenter:
Margaret Sullivan
– Margaret Sullivan Studio
Presenter:
Al-Jalil Gault (he/him/his)
– Placer.ai
Presenter:
Sybil Madison
– MacArthur Foundation
Presenter:
Elle Ramel
– World Business Chicago
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
I'm a Teen Librarian Needing to Provide Outreach, and I Don't Know Where to Start (TICKETED)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
I'm a Teen Librarian Needing to Provide Outreach, and I Don't Know Where to Start (TICKETED)
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Regency Ballroom C
Presenter:
Jess Snow
– Boston Public Library
Moderator:
Jess Snow
– Boston Public Library
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
Jump into Reading: How Public Libraries Can Support Children Learning to Read (TICKETED)
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
CDT
Jump into Reading: How Public Libraries Can Support Children Learning to Read (TICKETED)
Location: Marriott Marquis, Great Lakes E
Presenter:
Katie Eckert
– Chicago Public Library
Presenter:
Lori Frumkin (she/her/hers)
– Chicago Public Library
Presenter:
Kristin Kane
– National Center on Improving Literacy
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Chapter Leaders Forum (TICKETED)
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Chapter Leaders Forum (TICKETED)
Location: Marriott Marquis, 33rd Floor
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Preservation in Action (TICKETED)
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Preservation in Action (TICKETED)
Location: Off Site, Off Site
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Finding the Immigrant/Migrant Story: Resources for Genealogy and Local History (TICKETED)
9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
CDT
Finding the Immigrant/Migrant Story: Resources for Genealogy and Local History (TICKETED)
Location: Off Site, Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State Street
Presenter:
Robert M. Pine
– Polish Genealogical Society of America
Presenter:
Sumayya Ahmed
Presenter:
Kathy Cuff (she/her/hers)
– Vasa Order of America National Archives
Presenter:
Cherie Bush (she/her/hers)
– FamilySearch International
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CDT
ISS School Tour (AASL) (TICKETED)
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
CDT
ISS School Tour (AASL) (TICKETED)
Location: Off Site, Off Site
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Accessible Book Building Workshop (TICKETED)
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CDT
Accessible Book Building Workshop (TICKETED)
Location: Marriott Marquis, Culture
Presenter:
Alice Baker O'Reilly (she/her/hers)
– National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress
Presenter:
Courtney Walker (she/her/hers)
– Libraries For All LLC
Presenter:
Courtney Walker (she/her/hers)
– Libraries For All
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Activating Leadership and Cultivating Your Team: Thinking Differently about Who You Are and What You Do in the Library (TICKETED)
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Activating Leadership and Cultivating Your Team: Thinking Differently about Who You Are and What You Do in the Library (TICKETED)
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Field AB
Presenter:
Kieran Hixon
– Colorado State Library
Presenter:
Cristy Moran
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
GNCRT & Booklist Comics Publishers Summit (TICKETED)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
GNCRT & Booklist Comics Publishers Summit (TICKETED)
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Grant Park AB
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Dive Deep into Discovery: Celebrating 25 Years of the Sibert Medal (TICKETED)
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Dive Deep into Discovery: Celebrating 25 Years of the Sibert Medal (TICKETED)
Location: Marriott Marquis, Daniel Burnham
Moderator:
Joyce Laiosa (she/her/hers)
– MVLS
Presenter:
Vicky Smith
Moderator:
Nina Lindsay
– Oakland Public Library
Presenter:
Kadir Nelson
– Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and HarperCollins Publishers
Presenter:
Steve Sheinkin
– Roaring Brook Press
Presenter:
Sara Andrea Fajardo
– Roaring Brook Press
Presenter:
Juana Martinez-Neal
– Roaring Brook Press
Presenter:
Connie Hsu
– Roaring Brook Press
Presenter:
Duncan Tonatiuh
– Abrams
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Inclusive & Accessible Storytimes: Supporting All Children and Caregivers (TICKETED)
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
CDT
Inclusive & Accessible Storytimes: Supporting All Children and Caregivers (TICKETED)
Location: Marriott Marquis, Great Lakes E
Presenter:
Betsy Diamant-Cohen, Author, Mother Goose on the Loose (she/her/hers)
– Mother Goose on the Loose, LLC
Presenter:
Alyssa Jewell (she/her/hers)
– La La Librarian & Storytime Central
Saturday, June 27, 2026
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CDT
Retired Members Round Table (RMRT) Driehaus Museum Tour (TICKETED)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CDT
Retired Members Round Table (RMRT) Driehaus Museum Tour (TICKETED)
Location: Off Site, The Driehaus Museum, 50 E. Erie St.
Presenter:
Vidushi Lohia
Moderator:
Vidushi Lohia
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
GNCRT Magical Comics Tea (TICKETED)
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
CDT
GNCRT Magical Comics Tea (TICKETED)
Location: Hilton Chicago, Continental A
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
CDT
ALA 150: A Celebration For Our Libraries (TICKETED)
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
CDT
ALA 150: A Celebration For Our Libraries (TICKETED)
Location: Marriott Marquis, Grand Horizon Ballroom
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
CDT
2026 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Award Ceremony and Reception (TICKETED)
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
CDT
2026 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Award Ceremony and Reception (TICKETED)
Location: Off Site, American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., 2nd Fl
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
CDT
YALSA Presents: The 2026 Michael L. Printz Awards (TICKETED)
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
CDT
YALSA Presents: The 2026 Michael L. Printz Awards (TICKETED)
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Grant Park AB
Sunday, June 28, 2026
7:00 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
Coretta Scott King Book Award Round Table Annual Awards Breakfast (TICKETED)
7:00 AM - 9:30 AM
CDT
Coretta Scott King Book Award Round Table Annual Awards Breakfast (TICKETED)
Location: Marriott Marquis, Great Lakes Ballroom
Presenter:
Kacie V. Armstrong (she/her/hers)
– CSKBART
Presenter:
Maegen J. Rose
– Rye Country Day School
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CDT
Rise, Connect, Learn: ALA Learning Round Table Networking Breakfast (TICKETED)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
CDT
Rise, Connect, Learn: ALA Learning Round Table Networking Breakfast (TICKETED)
Location: McCormick Place, W 192 B
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
Literary Luminaries: Celebrating the Best Reading of The Year (TICKETED)
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
CDT
Literary Luminaries: Celebrating the Best Reading of The Year (TICKETED)
Location: McCormick Place, W 190 A
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CDT
2026 YALSA Awards and Coffee Klatch (TICKETED)
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
CDT
2026 YALSA Awards and Coffee Klatch (TICKETED)
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Grant Park ABC
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
International Librarians Reception (TICKETED)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
International Librarians Reception (TICKETED)
Location: Off Site, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St.
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
The Laugh's On Us sponsored by Data Axle Reference Solutions (TICKETED)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
The Laugh's On Us sponsored by Data Axle Reference Solutions (TICKETED)
Location: McCormick Place, W 375 A Skyline
Presenter:
D.L. Hughley
– Mariner Books/HarperCollins
Presenter:
Sona Movsesian
– Plume/Penguin Random House
Presenter:
John Scalzi
– Tor Books/Macmillan
Presenter:
Paula Poundstone
– https://paulapoundstone.com/
6:00 PM - 10:30 PM
CDT
Newbery-Caldecott-Legacy Awards Banquet (TICKETED)
6:00 PM - 10:30 PM
CDT
Newbery-Caldecott-Legacy Awards Banquet (TICKETED)
Location: Hilton Chicago, International Ballroom
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
CDT
ALA Trivia Championship (TICKETED)
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
CDT
ALA Trivia Championship (TICKETED)
Location: Marriott Marquis, Great Lakes AB
Monday, June 29, 2026
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Gala Author Tea (TICKETED)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
CDT
Gala Author Tea (TICKETED)
Location: McCormick Place, W 375 A Skyline
Moderator:
Donna Seaman
– Booklist Publications
Presenter:
Cara Bastone
– Penguin Random House
Presenter:
Nina de Gramont
– Simon & Schuster
Presenter:
Tom Drury (he/him/his)
– Grove Atlantic
Presenter:
Elizabeth Kostova
– Ballantine Books/Penguin Random House
Presenter:
Tom Lin
– Little, Brown and Company/Hachette
Presenter:
Deesha Philyaw
– Mariner Books/HarperCollins
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
ALA Inauguration Celebration (TICKETED)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
CDT
ALA Inauguration Celebration (TICKETED)
Location: Off Site, Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State Street
