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  • Monday, June 30, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM EDT
    OCLC AI Demo Room
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM EDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 1
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM EDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 2
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM EDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 3
  • 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Are You a Librarian? The Untold Story of Black Librarians
  • 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM EDT
    2025 ALSC Awards
  • 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
    ALA Parent/Baby Room
  • 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM EDT
    Community of Care
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey Editorial Board Meeting (ACRL)
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Your Morning is Booked: ALMA/LibraryReads Adult Author Panel
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    A+ Outreach: Successfully Combat Learning Loss
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Ban Those Boring Book Reports: 21 Ways to Engage and Inspire Your Students
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Beyond the Ledger: Exploring Corporate Archives & Business Histories
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Building Platforms to Collect, Preserve, and Provide Access to Digital Games
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Creating Accessible and User-friendly Black Genealogical Tools
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Dark Reads, Bright Minds: Empowering Youth Through YA Horror Fiction
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Enhancing student success through assessment tools: an interactive session
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    It’s a Process!: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Certified Public Library
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Judged by the Covers: Meet the Challenge – Organize, Advocate, and Overcome
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Libraries Transforming Communities: Enhancing Accessibility for People with Disabilities in Small and Rural Libraries
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Library and Library Education Innovations in the Philippines: a Showcase of Best Practices
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    LRRT Chair's Program
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Organizing In/Beyond ALA: Lessons from the First Year of the Elder Justice Task Force
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    RDA Linked Data Forum
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Resilience in the Stacks: How Librarians Respond to and Document Climate Change and Environmental Disasters
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Retired Librarians as Changemakers: Working Together on Advocacy
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Top Tech Trends
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Work It Out @ Your Library! A Computational Thinking Program for Families with Young Children
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
    AIA/ALA Awards Breakfast
  • 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    ALA Council III
  • 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Film & Media Round Table – Executive Board Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) Meeting II
  • 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Library Marketplace Open
  • 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Read Around the World
  • 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM EDT
    Audiobook Spotlight: Bringing Anthologies to Audio with Terry J. Benton Walker
  • 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM EDT
    Humor and Graphic Novels: The Perfect Pairing for Reluctant Readers
  • 9:30 AM – 10:20 AM EDT
    Mindfulness and Emotional Development: Sarah Dennehy, Md - Mindful with Me, Eleanor Brindle - The First Days, Laura Adtkins - Bringing the Beach Home
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
    EMIERT Executive Board Meeting
  • 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Stonewall Book Awards - GREEN ROOM
  • 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EDT
    Stonewall Book Awards
  • 10:10 AM – 10:40 AM EDT
    Great Graphic Novels for Kids: Papercutz Book Buzz
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM EDT
    "How the World Might Be": Science Fiction, Fantasy, and the Endless Possibilities of Genre Fiction
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM EDT
    Black Creators Series - Amplifying Black Voices: A Live Podcast Experience
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM EDT
    Lorna Gross/Jennifer Newens: Tablescape and Drink Demos - Entertaining by Design/Monday Night Mocktails/Wednesday Night Wine Down
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM EDT
    Traci Hunter Abramson - When Fiction Mirrors Reality: Bringing Characters to Life
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM EDT
    Unshelving the Mysteries of Tabletop Roleplaying Games with Kobold Press
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    AIRUS (Artificial Intelligence in Reference & User Services) Interest Group Meetup & Discussion
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    All the Feels: Leading with Emotional Intelligence
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    ALSC Membership Meeting
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Booklist and LibraryReads Read 'N' Rave
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Bridging the Data Gap: Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Data for Holistic Library Reporting
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Disaster Response and Sustainability: how libraries are using Federal funds to support communities
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Equity in Action: Academic Libraries' Roadmap to Closing Opportunity Gaps and Fostering Student Success
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Food for Thought: A Model for Food Justice in Public Libraries
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    GNCRT and REFORMA’s Core List: The Best Latinx Graphic Novels and Using Them for Programs
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Illiteracy: A National Problem
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Inclusive history: creating a sustainable platform for community newspapers
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Innovative Library Capital Funding and Revenue
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Joe Hill
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Kickstart Summer Reading with a Festival!
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Legislation in the States: Update and Discussion
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Library Advocacy: Leveraging the United Nations SDGs to benefit local libraries
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Library Freedom Project: Practical Privacy Advocacy for All
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    ODLOS Advisory Chair's Program
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage: The Role of Libraries, Educational, Cultural Institutions in Archiving Living Traditions
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    RUSA RSS Programming
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    School Libraries that Speak: Empowering ENL Students
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Seamless Access
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Simon & Schuster Book Buzz: New Children's & Adult Books!
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Staying CALM in Change: Effective Management for Academic Libraries
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Techniques from Wall Street for Competitive Intelligence Research
  • 10:40 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
    Movie Screening: Rebel with a Clause
  • 10:50 AM – 11:20 AM EDT
    Simon & Schuster Book Buzz: New Children's & Adult Books!
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    YALSA Presidents Program
  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT
    Share Family Workshop
  • 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM EDT
    Workman Running Press Group Kids Fall 2025 Preview
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM EDT
    A Touch of Romance Pop Top Stage Panel
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM EDT
    Genre Mashups: From Sapphic Eco-romantasy to Historical Horror, Blending Genres for Compelling Stories
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM EDT
    Moving the Mystery Up
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM EDT
    Then What? Stories of What We Did After the Diversity Audit
  • 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM EDT
    Unscrolled: From Screen to Page
  • 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Board of Directors III Meeting (AASL)
  • 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM EDT
    ¡En Español, Por Favor!: Building Your Spanish Language Collection
  • 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM EDT
    Difference Engine: Felicia Lowe in conversation with Shreya Davis
  • 12:30 PM – 1:20 PM EDT
    New York Times Bestselling Author Pam Jenoff Presents Her Latest Historical Novel, LAST TWILIGHT in PARIS
  • 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    ALA Executive Board Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Approaches to Collecting Community and Local Histories: A South Asian American Case Study
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Beyond the hype: how 2 urban libraries are approaching AI
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    BRASS Leadership Council
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Build Your Brand, Build Your Community
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Building a School Culture of Intellectual Freedom
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Continued Conversations: Libraries, Publishers, and the Future of Ebook Licensing
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Graphic Medicine: Meeting Health Education Needs with Our Most Popular Medium
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    How Does Students’ Cultural Capital Impact Their Information Literacy Skills? What the Data Tells Us
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Improving Accessibility @ Community Events
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Libraries in action: Practical Approaches to Leverage Artificial Intelligence in the Research Lifecycle
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Lights, Camera, Community: Empowering Voices Through Video Storytelling
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Main Stage Speaker: Grace Lin
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Navigating Difficult Situations in Public Libraries: Trauma-Informed Strategies for De-Escalation
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Onboarding for Equity and Inclusion in Libraries
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Reading Nation Waterfall: Building Book Ecosystems and Improving Access to Libraries in Native American Communities
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    RUSA Executive Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Safe-Scary: How Middle Grade Horror Provides Kids with a Safe Environment to Face Their Fears
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    T.E.C.H. to Reentry: Digital Literacy and Public Library Programming for Formerly Incarcerated Community Members
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Wheels Up: Going Global with your Library teens!
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
    The Current Landscape of AI and its Effects on Children
  • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT
    RFORMA General Membership Meeting
  • 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Core Executive Board Meeting II
  • 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Gala Author Tea (ticketed event)
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Bridging Justice: Legal Information Support for the Incarcerated
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Empowering Libraries, Connecting Communities: Unleashing the Potential of Federal Internet for All Funds
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Fraud: How to stop the scourge in your library
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Freedom Walk - Celebrating Our Students' Freedom to Read
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) Meeting #2
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    It’s Not Bragging! (if it’s true): Interviewing tips to help you and your staff
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Lifelong Literacy and Africa: The Role of Libraries and Library and Information Professionals
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    LikeSNU from students to researchers: Story about developing ai-based research trend analysis, contents curation system
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Making space for BIPOC library workers: listening, learning, and supporting diverse workforces through statewide initiatives
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Manga, Manhwa, and More: Navigating the Latest Trends in Graphic Novels for Teens
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Navigating the Transition: Retirement and Succession Planning from Diverse Perspectives in Libraries
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Next-Gen Reference: Exploring AI Capabilities in Business Databases
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Poetry Stacked: Building 21st Century Programming in the Library
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Reparative Metadata Assessment with MaRMAT: A New Tool for Identifying Harmful and Outdated Language
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Sensory-Sensitive Spaces, Varied Texts, and Supportive Staff: Welcoming Neurodivergent Patrons into our Libraries
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Successful Implementation Requires Teamwork: Getting Staff to Work Together
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Working Together: Collaborative Response to Support and Welcome Asylum Seekers
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Closing General Session featuring Geena Davis
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
    ALA Inaugural Celebration (ticketed event)