Full Schedule

7:30 AM - 4:00 PM CDT

Academic and Research Libraries Tour: Creating Contemporary Spaces in Historic Libraries (TICKETED)

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

Embedding Anti-Racism Practices into Program Innovations (TICKETED)

Presenter: – City of Chicago

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Presenter: – Margaret Sullivan Studio

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

Thinking Money for Kids Librarian Summer Camp (TICKETED)

8:00 AM - 12:30 PM CDT

One Mission, Many Voices: Libraries Collaborating for Inclusion - IRRT Preconference (TICKETED)

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

Capital Improvements Project Management for Libraries: The Tools you Need to Build a Better Library Space (TICKETED)

Presenter: – Early Rain, LLC

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT

Introduction to Digital Preservation (TICKETED)

Presenter: – University of Southern Mississippi

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT

Practice Cataloging Using Official RDA (TICKETED)

Moderator: – University of California, Berkeley

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT

Public Library Tour (TICKETED)

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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)

Presenter: – Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - SIS

Presenter: – Deputy Director, The New York Public Library

Presenter: – OverDrive, Inc.

Presenter: – Sourcebooks

Presenter: – Denver Public Library

Presenter: – The Seattle Public Library

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Presenter: – Chicago Public Library

Presenter: – University of North Carolina - SLIS

8:30 AM - 4:00 PM CDT

Latest and greatest - Merchandise Mart and Fulton Market Tours (TICKETED)

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

Help! I’m a Teen Librarian Who Needs to Provide Outreach, and I Don’t Know Where to Start: A Crash Course in Connecting, Serving, and Sustaining Your Outreach to Underserved Teens (TICKETED)

Presenter: – Boston Public Library

Moderator: – Boston Public Library

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

Jump into Reading: How Public Libraries Can Support Children Learning to Read (TICKETED)

Presenter: – Chicago Public Library

Presenter: – National Center on Improving Literacy

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM CDT

Chapter Leaders Forum (TICKETED)

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM CDT

Preservation in Action (TICKETED)

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT

Finding the Immigrant/Migrant Story: Resources for Genealogy and Local History (TICKETED)

Presenter: – Polish Genealogical Society of America

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Presenter: – Vasa Order of America National Archives

Presenter: – FamilySearch International

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT

ISS School Tour (AASL) (TICKETED)

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT

Accessible Book Building Workshop at Chicago Public Library (TICKETED)

Presenter: – National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress

Presenter: – Libraries For All LLC

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)

Presenter: – Colorado State Library

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12:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Core Skills for Effective Library Management (TICKETED)

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Presenter: – Florida State College at Jacksonville

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

GNCRT & Booklist Comics Publishers Summit (TICKETED)

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Dive Deep into Discovery: Celebrating 25 Years of the Sibert Medal (TICKETED)

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1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

Inclusive & Accessible Storytimes: Supporting All Children and Caregivers (TICKETED)

Presenter: – Mother Goose on the Loose, LLC

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4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CDT

Opening General Session featuring Rachel Maddow

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