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  • Monday, June 29, 2026
  • 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
  • 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM CDT
    Community of Care Quite Room
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CDT
    PRH Graphic Novel Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    2026 ALSC Awards
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    BRASS Leadership Council
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Your Morning is Booked: ALMA/LibraryReads Adult Author Panel
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Beyond Bookmobiles: Mobile Branches for Equity, Access, and Disaster Readiness
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Beyond the Walls: Designing Inclusive and Interactive Virtual Library Tours for All Learners and Patrons
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Change Agents: Encouraging Leadership and Advocacy in Young Adult Readers through Inspiring Main Characters
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    For Every Player Their Game: Winning Strategies for Recommending Games
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    From Page to Voice: How Audiobooks Connect Authors, Narrators, and Libraries
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Government Information Lifeguards: Preserving Public Access to our Nation’s Digital Resources
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    I’m Not a Robot: AI's Impact on Virtual Reference Interviews
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Instructional Methods to Reach Neurodiverse Students
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Libraries and Book Fairs Building a Reading Culture in the United Arab Emirates
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Libraries Disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Service in Every Square Foot: The Hidden Labor of Library Spaces
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    Supersize Your Friends Group: Fundraising , Connections, and Fun!
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    The Librarian Advantage: Leading AI Transformation in Your School Community
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CDT
    The State of Diversity Audits of Public Library Collections
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CDT
    Share Family Workshop
  • 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    ALA Council III Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access Meeting II (CC:DA)
  • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
    Film and Media Round Table Executive Board Meeting
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
    Kimberlé W. Crenshaw
  • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
    Stonewall Book Awards
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    AIRUS ( Artificial Intelligence in Reference & User Services) Interest Group Meetup & Discussion
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    ALSC Membership Meeting
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Pokémon Club @ Your Library: From Inspiration to Implementation
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CDT
    Words have Power, a Dignity Indexdiscussion co-sponsored by RMRT & United for Libraries: Discussion co-sponsored by RMRT & United for Libraries
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    SRRT's Chair's Program: Promoting Health Equity & Medical Diversity, a Film Screening and Discussion of "The Calling: A Medical School Journey"
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    After the Fallout: Rebuilding Leadership and Trust Following Executive Disruption
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Design for All: How Universal Access Enhances Every Library User's Experience
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Fostering Belonging: Translating Data into Inclusive Teaching Practices
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    From Diaries to Data: Mining Library and Archival Collections for Climate History
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    From Idea to Airwaves: Student-Run Podcasting as Authentic Learning
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Generative AI and Librarianship: Teaching Information Literacy for AI Tools
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Indigenous Idaho and Beyond: A Library Staff Training for All
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Libraries as Bridges: Connecting Families with Early Intervention Programs
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Making the Most of Milestones: Golden Opportunities in Library Fundraising
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Relationship-Centered Teen Outreach That Makes a Difference: Period Products, Juvenile Detention, and School Partnerships
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Shelf to Story: Inspiring Tomorrow’s Authors
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Special Education Students explore the library with a map, self-regulation tools, and a Library Journal!
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    The AI Playground: How to Offer a Hands-On Workshop for Your Community
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Trusted Voices, Public Choices: Librarians on the Ballot
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    Welcoming Every Child: Cultivating Inclusivity in Your Library and Growing Your Own Skills
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
    What does it take to be a leader?: Reflections from library leaders of color
  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM CDT
    AASL Reviewer Training
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CDT
    ALA Executive Board Meeting II
  • 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Board of Directors III (AASL)
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    (Re)Building Community: Cultivating a Thriving School Library from Scratch
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    AASL Recognition Reviewer Report Writing
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    AI Beyond the Hype: Showcasing How Library Professionals Use Generative AI
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Be the BEST Public Library Trustee You Can Be
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Among Library Workers - And How to Combat It
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    From Compliance to Inclusion: Redesigning Asynchronous Learning Content with Universal Design Principles
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    From Deluxe Editions to Digital Lending: Navigating Manga Formats for Every Collection and Every Reader
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Lessons Learned from New Jersey’s Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Roadmap Project
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Library Advocacy for Everyone: Simple Steps to Grow Your Stakeholders and Fight for Your Library
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Living Archives: Immersive Virtual Reality Discovery Spaces for Libraries and Special Collections
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Main Stage Speaker: Billy Porter
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Making Room on the Rug: Research Driven, Doable in Real Life
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    PLA Update on Apple Accessibility Toolkits for Libraries
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    RDA and AI
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    RUSA Executive Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Second Chance High School at Your Library
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Teen Science Cafes: Exploring the importance of Youth Led Youth Programming
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    The Digital Public Goods Library: Preserving the Past to Ensure the Future
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Transformative Learning in the Library: A Participatory ESOL Model from Queens Public Library
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT
    Trapped in 1984: Teaching Critical Information Literacy in the Age of AI and Misinformation
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CDT
    ALSC Charlemae Hill Rollins President’s Program - Picture Books for All: Celebrating the Joy of Visual Literacy
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
    Core Board of Directors Meeting II
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Gala Author Tea (TICKETED)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    “That Guy”: Addressing Patron Sexual Harassment in Reference Services
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Amplifying Services for Incarcerated People: Key Findings from Expanding Information Access for Incarcerated People
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Beyond Borders, Within Reach: The Fulbright Specialist Experience for Librarians
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Beyond Storytime: Community-Driven Bilingual Programs that Empower Families
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Civics, Schools, and Communities: A non-partisan exploration of civic principles
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Finding a Middle Ground: Ethical AI Use in Libraries
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Libraries as Rapid Conveners: Building Multi-Sector Partnerships in Times of Urgent Community Need
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Makerspaces for All: Creating Inclusive and Accessible Spaces
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Meeples and Metrics: Curating a Tabletop Game Collection Using Data-Informed Strategies
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Navigating Disability in the Academic Library Workplace
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Our America, Our Stories: Collecting and Preserving Immigrant Histories
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Protecting Our Right to Read: Historic and Current Court Cases
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Public Libraries Reacting to Transphobia
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Sound Thinking: Designing and Managing Acoustic Environments in Today’s Libraries
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Stories That Inspire: Leadership, Literacy, and Civic Engagement - CSKBART Chair's Program
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    Talking to AI: Building Better Research Topics in First-Year Writing
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
    The Early-Career Resilience Toolkit: Collective Strategies for Thriving in Academic Libraries
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CDT
    Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table Executive Board Meeting
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT
    Closing General Session featuring Wayne Brady
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CDT
    ALA Inauguration Celebration