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  • Saturday, June 27, 2026
  • Against the Algorithm: Humanities Librarians and AI Resistance (ACRL LES)
  • 5:00 AM - 11:00 PM CDT
    ALA Interview Room
  • 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM CDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 1
  • 6:00 AM - 11:00 PM CDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 2
  • 6:00 AM - 11:55 PM CDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 3
  • 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM CDT
    Community of Care Quiet Room
  • 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM CDT
    Meeting of the Committee on Accreditation
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT
    "Bibliothèque publique" screening with myfilmfriend- meet the patrons of the Bibliothèque publique d'information in Paris in this award-winning documentary.
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Core Awards Breakfast: Core Awards & John Cotton Dana Awards Presentations (breakfast sponsored by EBSCO)
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Ingram All Day Meeting Space
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
    ALA Council Orientation
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    IRC/IRRT All Subcommittee Meeting
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    LearnRT President's Program: The Invisible Labor of Library Work: Data, Metrics, and Storytelling for Advocacy
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    LIRT Steering Committee
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Membership Forum: Hot Topics in Education and Behavioral Sciences Librarianship (ACRL EBSS)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Past Presidents Breakfast (PLA)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Shared Collections Interest Group
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    STARS All Member Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    APALA and AILA Presidents' Program: Supporting AANHPI and Indigenous library users and staff with disabilities
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Applied Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) in Library Instruction: Research Findings and Applications
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Architecture for Public Libraries Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    ATLA President's Program: Stop W[ai]ting, Start Advocating: Leveraging Your Information Literacy Expertise to Guide AI Initiatives at Your Institution
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Balancing the Books: Using logistics software to thoughtfully manage collections across a library system.
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Beyond Bias 101: Auditing Recommenders, Search Results, and AI Outputs
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Beyond Dewey and BISAC: WholeStory’s Natural-Language Approach to Increasing Circulation and Building Patron Knowledge
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Beyond the Basics: Mastering Service Dog Access in Library Settings
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Bridging the Legal Information Gap in Prisons: A Dialogue between Librarians and Jailhouse Lawyers
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Career Quest: Engaging Teens with their Future Careers
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Civic Engagement, Advocacy, and Comics
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Collaboration, Communication, and Flexibility: Working Together to Reach Campaign Goals
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Committee on Diversity Business Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Committee on Library Advocacy and Ecosystem Subcommittee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Communications and Publications Committee (ACRL ESS)
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    ERASE-ism: Confronting White Supremacy in Libraries Through Black and Multicultural Collections
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    From Commitment to Action: How Libraries Support Immigrants, Refugees, and Newcomers
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    From Shelves to Safety: Empowering Library Staff with Tools for De-escalation and Crisis Response
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Government and Community Leadership: A Librarian's Role
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Intellectual Property Competencies for Libraries: A New Framework for IP Support
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Leading from the Middle: Building Consensus Through Influence, Not Authority
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Libraries as Literacy Centers: Strengthening Libraries' Capacity to Meet Local Literacy Needs
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Library Services to Persons with Print Disabilities Interest Group Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    LRRT Chair's Program Celebrating 50 Years of Jesse H. Shera Awards
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    LSSRT Meet Up and Sticker Swap
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Queer Kidlit Joy: Positive Representation in the Face of Censorship
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Ready Set PreK: Social-Emotional Learning as the Foundation of Preschool Readiness
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Sonja Cherry-Paul: HOW THE WORD IS PASSED (Adapted for Young Readers)
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Successful Online Sales for Friends of the Library Fundraising
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Sustaining Your School Library Community Throughout the Summer: A Beginner’s Toolkit
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    THE ARCTIC: OUR LAST GREAT WILDERNESS - Documentary Film & Education Campaign
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Young Adult Library Services Association 101
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    HarperCollins Adult Fall/Winter Preview
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    Independent School Section Business Meeting and Discussion (AASL_ISS)
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Mattel Activation Zone
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Mentoring-on-the-Fly I
  • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CDT
    US Postal Service Post Office
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Banned Books from the Big Chair
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Career Coaching I
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Collaborative Zine
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Lauren Fornoles: Night Owl and Early Bird
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Library Marketplace Open
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Photography Service I
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Resume Review Service I
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Literary Comics: Spotlight on 50 Years of Fantagraphics
  • 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT
    Author Bao Phi Talks About His New Picture Book Ride/Đạp Xe
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM CDT
    Back in Style: The Swinging '60s Returns
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM CDT
    Clean and Wholesome Romance with Stephanie Mack, debut author of Twenty Something Else
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM CDT
    Creating Comics with Oni Press
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM CDT
    Jessica Guerrieri - Modern Motherhood in All its Complexity
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM CDT
    Reaching Young Teen Readers
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    CDW: You're Not Just Tired: The 7 Types of Rest Library Workers Actually Need
  • 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    Alex Ritany: Maybe Tomorrow I'll Know
  • 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM CDT
    Future Knowledge podcast: Live Recording at ALA
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    Florence Migga: The Summer Scrapbook
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    Mariana Llanos: Los perros finos
  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM CDT
    Laurenne Sala: Mi Escuela is my School
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CDT
    Dr. Josh McConkey: The Heart of a Leader
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CDT
    Liz Brizzi: Milo and Twig
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CDT
    Paula Sevenbergen - FLOW
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CDT
    Sarah Dessen: CHANGE OF PLANS
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CDT
    Tina Neely author of Bacon Loves Everyone!
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
    Darin S. Cape: Zicky Wrath of the Rat King and Woodstake
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
    Retired Members Round Table (RMRT) Driehaus Museum Tour (TICKETED)
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
    Sunshine O'Donnell: States of Arousal
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    AASL President's Program - Telling Our Stories: Native Voices in Children's Literature
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    ACRL President's Program: Leading Academic Libraries through VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) in Higher Education
  • 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Continuing Resources Cataloging Committee (CRCC) Update Forum
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    ALA Council I Meeting
  • 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM CDT
    Chronicle Books & Levine Querido: What’s New in 2026?
  • 10:15 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Story & Pictures By
  • 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT
    Elizabeth Slade: Momentum: Montessori, a Life in Motion
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
    Aria Joy Prichard - Luna and the Lost Cove
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
    Jon and Jess Fogel: Set My Feelings Free
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
    Natasha Tarpley: KEYANA LOVES HER FRIEND
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM CDT
    Beyond Boundaries: YA Crossover Graphic Novels That Captivate All Ages
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM CDT
    Cartoonists as Local Resources
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM CDT
    Middle Grade Luminaries
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM CDT
    New Voices in Young Adult
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM CDT
    Penguin Young Readers Book Buzz featuring award-winning graphic novel creator Pedro Martín
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM CDT
    Representation Matters: Books for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM CDT
    Unbeatable, Nontraditional Access: Public & Academic Panelists Talk Lockers Onsite and in Communities
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    10 tips for Library Accessibility
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Beyond the Bookmobile: Outreach Services in all its forms
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance Discussion Group (ACRL ESS)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    How to use your ALA Membership to Connect, Discover and Engage
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    ILL Discussion Group
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Library Consulting Interest Group Meeting
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Living Stories: Centering Contemporary Native Voices
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Main Stage Speaker: Lois Lowry
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Making shared print work: Data, tools, and workflows for effective collective collection stewardship
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Politics, Policy and International Relations Section Forum: How to Stay Current in Times of Changing Government Policies: Tariffs (ACRL PPIRS)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Smart Growth on Lean Resources: Bootstrapping Library Entrepreneurship Support
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Storytelling for Literacy and Community Healing: Empowering Libraries as Catalysts for Change
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    SustainRT Membership Meeting
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    To Manage or Not to Manage? Library career advancement for new(er) professionals, NMRT President's Program
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    GNCRT President's Program: Social-Emotional Growth & Resilience Through Manga
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Outreach and Engagement Poster Session
  • 10:50 AM - 11:20 AM CDT
    Children's Books for America 250 and Beyond: Barefoot Books & Publisher Spotlight
  • 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CDT
    Cold Calls & Climate Change: The Science of Electric Cars
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Jody Jensen Shaffer: Disco Dave
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CDT
    Adrianna Pakes Award Winning Author of That’s My Sister, Growing Up With My Special Needs Twin
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CDT
    Candace Fleming: Joint Publisher Signing
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CDT
    Joe Corallo: Ruth Roche: The Phantom Hand of Comics
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CDT
    Marcella White Campbell: Maya's Journey: A Story of Two Great-Grandmothers
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CDT
    Stephan Pastis/WillHenry: The Adventures of He-Man (and Porter!): Skeletor Ate My Homework
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    32nd Annual Reference Research Forum
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Adaptive Gaming : Level Up Your Library
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Advocacy for All: Building Inclusive Voices for Lasting Impact
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    AI Assisted Metadata Creation: Real-World Applications, Ethical Questions, and Practical Lessons
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Am I Supposed to Be Here? Unmasking Imposter Syndrome
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    An ALA Legacy going strong over 100 years: The American Library in Paris
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Betty Chang: Frankie Lu's Summer of No Regrets
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Beyond Diwali: Serving the Growing South Asian Communities
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Build a vibrant online community: An effective social media strategy
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    CDW: Making a Move: Translating Your Skill Across Library Fields
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Darren Demaree: Two Towns Over
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Developing Creative Writing Programs for Library Kids
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Harold Green III: Hugged by the Night
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Introducing The Banned Book Index Project: Documenting Censorship and the Fight to Preserve Access
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Journey Mapping the Library: Retail UX Research for Intuitive Spaces
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Leading the Way with Speculative Fiction: Leadership Lessons from Imaginary Worlds
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Lessons from Resilient Communities: Advancing Sustainability in and through Libraries
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    LeUyen Pham: Shrinking Violet
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Must-Read Memoirs: An Author Panel
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Public Library Services for Strong Communities: Results from PLA's 2025 Annual Survey
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Serving the Health Needs of Tweens and Teens Through Literature
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Striving to make the world a better place: The Jane Addams Children’s Book Award
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Unlocking Access: ADA, Accessibility, and Assistive Technologies in Carceral Libraries
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Well... It Depends: Making Confident Copyright Decisions Under Pressure
  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CDT
    2026 Odyssey Awards
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
    Electronic Resources Interest Group Meeting
  • 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM CDT
    The Fillbach Brothers: SS Junkee Star
  • 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Meet Xuemo, an award-winning writer , and explore Western China
  • 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM CDT
    Beyond the Bookshelf: Simplifying Professional Vodcasting and Self-Service Video Studios
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Hee-hawesome Storytime With Donkey Hodie!
  • 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM CDT
    Book Buzz with Bloomsbury, Disney Publishing, HarperCollins Children's Books, and Sourcebooks
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM CDT
    Academic Freedom and the Role of the Academic Librarian
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM CDT
    From Newbery Medal to New Voices: New Middle Grade Books to Love
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM CDT
    Now I See The Value Of Picture Books
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM CDT
    Poets Talk: Community, Joy, & Celebration in Picture Books
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM CDT
    Supercharge Your Material Selection: Using Data to Build Smarter, Community-Driven Collections
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM CDT
    Truth & Testimony in Comics Storytelling: Graphic Journalism, Autobiography & Memoir
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CDT
    Zoulfa Katouh: THE OCEAN WOULD PAINT ME BLUE
  • 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM CDT
    Brian Crosamun author of Sammy and Bubba Catch a Sasquatch
  • 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM CDT
    Franco Aureliani: SPEED RACER ADVENTURES
  • 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM CDT
    Julie Rogers Pomilia author of The Ridiculous Party
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CDT
    Art Baltazar: Aw Yeah Universe
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CDT
    Sue Ruffle & Stefano Spaziani: The Stone of Shiro
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
    Jacqueline Alcantara: Tíos and Primos
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
    Jess Lourey: The Verdant Cage
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CDT
    Spectrum Leadership Institute: Closing Ceremony
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Core Event: PR Xchange Event
  • 12:25 PM - 12:55 PM CDT
    VIZ at 40: The Stories That Shaped a Generation (and Beyond)
  • 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM CDT
    Reading in the Middle Podcast-Interviewing Authors Who Write for Middle Grade Audiences
  • 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM CDT
    Christopher Greenslate: QUEEN KODIAK
  • 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM CDT
    Wayne Olivieri: The Undiscovered Showman
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM CDT
    Adventure, Heart, and a Dash of Magic: Middle-Grade Stories That Inspire
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM CDT
    Creative Programming With Cartoonists:
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM CDT
    Graphic Medicine: a conversation about health, wellness, medicine, and the power of comics
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM CDT
    If Research Starts With AI, Where Does the Library Fit? Experiments From JSTOR
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM CDT
    Read Around the World: The Best of the Best of International Children's Books
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM CDT
    Then, Now, Next: 40 Years of American Girl Stories
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CDT
    Supporting Immigrant Women Through Community Care
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Past Presidents' Luncheon (AASL)
  • 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    LiteracyNation and EMIERT Awards & Brothers Gonna Work It Out: Conversation featuring Christopher Paul Curtis
  • 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM CDT
    A. Marc Ross author of Attacking the Dragon
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM CDT
    Zetta Elliott: A SONG FOR JUNETEENTH
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CDT
    Col. William Dunn author of Gunfighter's Rule
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CDT
    Darin S. Cape: Zicky Wrath of the Rat King and Woodstake
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CDT
    Jashar Awan: EVERY MONDAY MABEL and LOOPS
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CDT
    Jay Fleck: Tiny T. Rex Tries Soccer
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Architecting Access: Designing New and Existing Facilities for Unstaffed Self-Service
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) 101
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Behind Bars, Beyond Books: Equity and Access in Corrections Libraries
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Borrow, Don't Buy: Meet your Needs with a LIbrary of Things - SustainRT Chair's Program
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    BRASS All Member Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Catholic Library Association Informational Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    CDW: The Engaged Job Search: Finding the Right Job for You
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Celebrating 24 Years of the Rise: Feminist Book Project List
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    FMRT Chair's Program
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    From Stalled to Built: Navigating Library Capital Projects with Optimism and Consensus
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Further Together: A Collaborative Approach to Achieving Digital Equity For All
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Germanists Discussion Group (ACRL ESS)
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Gotta Go! Inclusive Restroom Design and How to Get It Right
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Half a Brain and a Party Hat: Using Object-Based Learning to Jumpstart First Year Research
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    How Library Staff Can Better Serve Deaf Patrons
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Intellectual Freedom Privacy Subcommittee Meeting - IFC Privacy
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    International Council of Library Association Executives (ICLAE)
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Library Services for Dementia/Alzheimer's Interest Group Annual Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Library Services to the Justice-Involved (LSJI) Interest Group Annual Business Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen: Now I See Summer
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    MAGIRT Chair's Program: How to Catalog a Map
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Metaliteracy is AI Literacy… And Libraries Lead the Way!
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    NARDAC Forum
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Neuropositive Picture Books: A Celebration of New Neurodiversity-Affirming Titles
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Past, Present, and Possibilities: Special Librarians Speak Out on AI's Impact on Their Roles
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Pawsitive Impact: How Two School Librarians Transformed Crisis Response and Student Wellness with Therapy Dogs
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    PCC Program for Cooperative Cataloging Lighting Talks
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Rainbow Round Table Chairs Program
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Read Trans Books: Resources for Collection Development, Reader’s Advisory, and More!
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    REFORMA Information Session
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    RUSA HS History Librarians Discussion Group
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Science Book Clubs That Work: Diverse Authors Drive Community Engagement in Public Libraries
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Tara Betts: Break the Habit
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    The Great Metadata Migration: 20 Years of Digital Collections Information on the Move
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Top Tech Trends
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    United for Libraries President's Program
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Unlocking History: How Librarians Can Harness AI for Family and Local History Research
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Virtual Reference Roundup
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    We're returning to the Moon soon:The Artemis Mission and how your library can get involved!
  • 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM CDT
    Farming While Black
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
    Intellectual Freedom Round Table - IFRT Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
    The Educators Poster Session
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
    GNCRT Magical Comics Tea (TICKETED)
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
    Board of Directors Meeting I (ACRL)
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
    Little Free Library Build
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
    Wizards of the Coast Activation Zone
  • 1:05 PM - 1:35 PM CDT
    Random House Children's Books Book Buzz
  • 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM CDT
    Dr. Josh McConkey: The Heart of a Leader
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    American Icons: Randal Jelks, My America and Angela Dodson, We’ve Been Here Before
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Brock Eastman as Dr. Fizzlebop reading from Super Simple Space Science
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM CDT
    A Conversation on Storytelling, Machismo, and Empowering the Next Generation
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM CDT
    Creating An Icon: The Making Of The New Collegiate Dictionary
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM CDT
    How Teens Turned Climate Worries into a Top 50 Children's Science Book and Automaker Approvals
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM CDT
    Introducing Covered: How Ingram Helps Libraries Reach Catalogs and Galleys
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM CDT
    Young Adult Takes Center Stage
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
    ALA Strategic Leadership Meeting - Parliamentary Presiding and Governance
  • 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Awards
  • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
    Candlewick Press, Holiday House & Peachtree Present Upcoming Titles!
  • 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM CDT
    Dale Morton: The Return of the Flying Boat
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
    Alicia Wallace: Bite Me & Love Bites Vol 1
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
    Core Awards: PR Xchange Awards Ceremony
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
    Leslé Honoré: MY BROWN BOY
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
    Patricia Jackson: Ban This! How One School Fought Two Book Bans and Won (and How You Can Too)
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
    Victor D.O. Santos:Things I Learned from My Dog
  • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM CDT
    Olga Herrera: A Light for Lucinda
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CDT
    A. Marc Ross author of Attacking the Dragon
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CDT
    Drew Beckmeyer: STALACTITE & STALAGMITE
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CDT
    Lois Lowry: Building 903
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
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  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CDT
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  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CDT
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  • 3:20 PM - 3:50 PM CDT
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  • 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM CDT
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  • 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM CDT
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  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM CDT
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  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM CDT
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  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM CDT
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  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
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  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
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  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
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  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM CDT
    Patricia Miller author of It's Okay to Have Feelings
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM CDT
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  • 4:30 PM - 4:50 PM CDT
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  • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
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  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CDT
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  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT
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  • 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM CDT
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  • 7:45 PM - 9:30 PM CDT
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  • 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT
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  • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM CDT
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