Full Schedule

7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT

Sustainability Round Table (SustainRT) plogging event

Location: Off Site, Off Site

7:30 AM - 2:00 PM EDT

Registration

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Grand Hall

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM EDT

The Pollinators!

Location: STEAM Pavilion

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Are You a Librarian? The Untold Story of Black Librarians

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Now Showing @ ALA Film Program (Room 102A)

8:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

2025 ALSC Awards

Location: Philadelphia Marriott, Salon G

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT

ALA Parent/Baby Room

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 302

8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT

OCLC Meeting Room 1

Location: Philadelphia Marriott, Conference Suite 3

8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT

OCLC Meeting Room 2

Location: Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 01

8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT

OCLC Meeting Room 3

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 301

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM EDT

Apple Vision Pro

Location: STEAM Pavilion

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey Editorial Board Meeting (ACRL)

Location: Philadelphia Marriott, Room 303

Presenter: – University of Missouri Libraries

Moderator: – University of Missouri Libraries

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Your Morning is Booked: ALMA/LibraryReads Adult Author Panel

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 123

Moderator: – LibraryReads

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT

Individual Career Mapping

Location: STEAM Pavilion

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT

Rob Harrell: Popcorn

Location: Booth 1509 Table 2

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

A+ Outreach: Successfully Combat Learning Loss

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 115 A

Moderator: – Pioneer Library System

Presenter: – Pioneer Library System

Outreach and Engagement

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Beyond the Ledger: Exploring Corporate Archives & Business Histories

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 105

Presenter: – Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies

Presenter: – Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Moderator: – Brigham Young University Library

Teaching and Learning

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Building Platforms to Collect, Preserve, and Provide Access to Digital Games

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 118 A B

Presenter: – University of North Carolina Greensboro

Collections, Access, and Technical Services

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Creating Accessible and User-friendly Black Genealogical Tools

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 109

Presenter: – Solano County Library

Collections, Access, and Technical Services

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Dark Reads, Bright Minds: Empowering Youth Through YA Horror Fiction

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 113 B C

Presenter: – Harry N. Abrams

Presenter: – Sourcebooks Fire, William Morrow

Presenter: – CamCat Books

Presenter: – Clown in a Cornfield, Influencer

Presenter: – Random House Delacorte

Books and Authors

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Ellen Jovin: Rebel with a Clause

Location: Booth 606

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Enhancing student success through assessment tools: an interactive session

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 122 A B

Presenter: – LIRT

Presenter: – University of Illinnois Chicago

Outreach and Engagement

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Erin Entrada Kelly - THE FIRST STATE OF BEING

Location: Booth 605

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

It’s a Process!: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Certified Public Library

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 108

Presenter: – San Antonio Public Library

Careers, Leadership, and Management

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Jonathan Auxier: The War of the Maps

Location: Booth 318

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Judged by the Covers: Meet the Challenge – Organize, Advocate, and Overcome

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 119 A B

Presenter: – Rogers Memorial Library

Presenter: – Suffolk Cooperative Library System

Presenter: – Port Jefferson Free Library

Careers, Leadership, and Management

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Libraries Transforming Communities: Enhancing Accessibility for People with Disabilities in Small and Rural Libraries

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 115 B C

Moderator: – ALA

Presenter: – Cherokee Public Library

Presenter: – Ashby Free Public Library

Presenter: – Pottsboro Library

Programs and Services

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Library and Library Education Innovations in the Philippines: A Showcase of Best Practices

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 107

Moderator: – University of Central Florida

Presenter: – University of the Philippines

Presenter: – University of the Philippines School of Library and Information Studies Library

Presenter: – University of the Philippines

Presenter: – California State University Fullerton/Fulbright Scholar to the Philippines

Presenter: – Quezon City Public Library

Programs and Services

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

LRRT Chair's Program

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 117

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Organizing In/Beyond ALA: Lessons from the First Year of the Elder Justice Task Force

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 121 B C

Presenter: – Louisiana State University - School of Information Studies

Presenter: – UNC Chapel Hill - School of Information and Library Science

Presenter: – Central Arkansas Library System

Presenter: – Arapahoe Libraries

Outreach and Engagement

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Resilience in the Stacks: How Librarians and Archivists Respond to Climate Change and Environmental Disasters

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 111 A B

Moderator: – Temple University

Presenter: – Brooklyn Public Library Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center

Presenter: – Madlyn L. Hanes Library, Penn State Harrisburg, The Pennsylvania State University Libraries

Collections, Access, and Technical Services

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Retired Librarians as Changemakers: Working Together on Advocacy

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 120 A

Moderator: – United for Libraries

Presenter: – Students Need Libraries in HISD

Presenter: – iSchool, Syracuse University

Presenter: – Marquette University

Outreach and Engagement

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Top Tech Trends

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 114 (Nutter Theatre)

Moderator: – Hesburgh Libraries at the University of Notre Dame

Presenter: – Kalamazoo Public Library

Presenter: – San Juan College

Presenter: – Evolve Project

Presenter: – Library Technology Guides

Presenter: – University of Virginia Library

Infrastructure

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Work It Out @ Your Library! A Computational Thinking Program for Families with Young Children

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 126 A B

Presenter: – Conneaut Public Library

Programs and Services

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

AIA/ALA Awards Breakfast

Location: Off Site, AIA Headquarters, 1218 Arch Street

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Crystal Murakami: Oh No! Chinese School!

Location: Booth 1548-D

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Karl Stewart, Award-Winning Author of the Legend of See Bird Series

Location: Booth 1762

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

ALA Council III

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Ballroom B

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Film & Media Round Table – Executive Board Meeting

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 106 A

Moderator: – FMRT; Librarian for the Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University Libraries

Moderator: – Berkeley Library, University of California

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Hilda Eunice Burgos: Bodega Cats series

Location: Booth 2366

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) Meeting II

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103 A

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT

Belle And Chloe: Reflections In The Mirror by Isabela Sardas, Ph.D. "An insightful chidren's book about self-acceptance and resilience in the face of adversity (L.T. 1.12.24)

Location: Booth 113

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT

Giveaways - Daily - Badge Ribbons, Bookmarks, Flower Seeds, Pins, Postcards, Stickers plus more!

Location: Booth 511

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT

Kevin J Laws: Hunter of the Damned: A Walk through Hell

Location: Booth 1655

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT

Library Marketplace Open

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Exhibit Hall

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT

Myka Kennedy Stephens: Integrated Library Planning

Location: Booth 1564

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT

Philly Voices Pavilion

Location: Philly Voices Pavilion (Booths 2211 and 2219)

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT

Community of Care Quiet Room

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 104 A B

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Dorothy Price - Daddy Daughter Day

Location: Booth 117

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Read Around the World: Children's and YA Books from International Publishers and Creators

Location: Book Buzz (Booth 138)

9:30 AM EDT

Amanda Foody: The Accidental Apprentice

Location: Booth 406

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Experience Spatial Computing

Location: STEAM Pavilion

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT

Lisa Tolin: Can You Imagine?

Location: Booth 405

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT

Audiobook Spotlight: Bringing Anthologies to Audio with Terry J. Benton Walker

Location: Diversity in Publishing Stage (Booth 2411)

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT

From My Mama's Kitchen, My 9 MOMS—Conversations about Life, Love, and Laughter

Location: What's Cooking @ ALA Stage (Booth 248)

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT

H.D. Hunter: Something Like Right

Location: Booth 1918

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT

Humor and Graphic Novels: The Perfect Pairing for Reluctant Readers

Location: Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Booth 2062)

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT

Mindfulness, Resilience and Emotional Development in Kids

Location: Chapter One Stage (Booth 112)

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT

That’s So Embarrassing! Fun Ways to Introduce Shame & Body Safety to Young Readers

Location: PopTop Stage (Booth 2453)

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Gracey Zhang: Illustrated Noodles on a Bicycle

Location: Booth 1509

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

L.L. McKinney: Nubia: Too Real

Location: Booth 1517

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Matthew Burgess & Doug Salati: Words with Wings and Magic Things

Location: Booth 1622

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Raúl The Third: The Snips: A Bad Buzz Day

Location: Booth 205

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Sharee Miller: Curlfriends: Back In Business

Location: Booth 205

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM EDT

ALA Connect 20 Minute Huddle with ALA Editions | Neal-Schuman Author Chris Rosser - Can libraries afford to ignore Generative AI?

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, 200 Level Bridge

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Information Gone Wild: Conversations from the Field

Location: STEAM Pavilion

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT

Katie Mazeika: Maybe Just Ask Me!

Location: Booth 405

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT

Anna Sortino: On the Bright Side

Location: Booth 1509 Table 2

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT

Lauren Seal: Light Enough to Float

Location: Booth 1509 Table 2

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT

Zine Thesaurus: An Alternative to LCSH for Radical Resources

Location: Zine Pavilion (Booth 1862)

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EDT

C. G. Esperanza and Stephanie Seales: My Daddy Is A Cowboy

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 2

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EDT

Edwards, Jason: Chronicles of the Monster Detective Agency

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EDT

Meet Caldecott Medalist: Rebecca Lee Kunz & Andrea L. Rogers

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Anna Sato: Japan Now! A Japanese Language Reader

Location: Booth 1329

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

EMIERT Executive Board Meeting

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 203 A

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Leah Cypess: The Truth About the Tooth Fairy (Miriam's Magical Creature Files #1)

Location: Booth 318

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Yuko Shimizu and Anita Yasuda - UP, UP, EVER UP!

Location: Booth 605

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT

Stonewall Book Awards - GREEN ROOM

Location: Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 11

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT

Stonewall Book Awards

Location: Philadelphia Marriott, Franklin 12 & 13

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM EDT

Great Graphic Novels for Kids: Papercutz Book Buzz

Location: Book Buzz (Booth 138)

10:30 AM - 10:40 AM EDT

Red Fire, Blue River

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Now Showing @ ALA Film Program (Room 102A)

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Andrea Max: The Art of Exile

Location: Booth 406

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Immersive Storytelling

Location: STEAM Pavilion

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Meredith Moriarty: THIRD SHIFT SOCIETY

Location: Booth 2259

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT

"How the World Might Be": Mystery, Horror, and the Endless Possibilities of Genre Fiction

Location: Chapter One Stage (Booth 112)

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT

Adam Cesare: Influencer

Location: Booth 716

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT

Black Creators Series - Amplifying Black Voices

Location: Diversity in Publishing Stage (Booth 2411)

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT

Building Community, Literacy, and Trust in the Digital Age

Location: PopTop Stage - Booth 2453

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT

Hosting in Style with Lorna Gross and Jennifer Newens

Location: What's Cooking @ ALA Stage (Booth 248)

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT

Martha Brockenbrough: Future Tense

Location: Booth 1918

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT

When Fiction Mirrors Reality: Bringing Characters to Life

Location: A Real Page-Turner Stage (Booth 2435)

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT

Unshelving the Mysteries of Tabletop Roleplaying Games with Kobold Press

Location: Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Booth 2062)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

AIRUS (Artificial Intelligence in Reference & User Services) Interest Group Meetup & Discussion

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 204 A

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

All the Feels: Leading with Emotional Intelligence

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 113 B C

Presenter: – New York Library Association

Careers, Leadership, and Management

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

ALSC Membership Meeting

Location: Philadelphia Marriott, Liberty C

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Booklist and LibraryReads Read 'N' Rave

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 112 A B

Moderator: – Booklist

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Bridging the Data Gap: Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Data for Holistic Library Reporting

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 122 A B

Presenter: – Counting Opinions

Careers, Leadership, and Management

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Catherine Newman: Wreck

Location: Booth 606

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Disaster Response and Sustainability: how libraries are using Federal funds to support communities

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 121 B C

Presenter: – Florida State University

Presenter: – Mid-Hudson Library System

Presenter: – Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Programs and Services

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Equity in Action: Academic Libraries' Roadmap to Closing Opportunity Gaps and Fostering Student Success

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 126 A B

Presenter: – West Chester University

Presenter:

Programs and Services

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Food for Thought: A Model for Food Justice in Public Libraries

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 111 A B

Presenter: – Central Arkansas Library System

Presenter: – Be Mighty Little Rock with the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS)

Outreach and Engagement

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

GNCRT and REFORMA’s Core List: The Best Latinx Graphic Novels and Using Them for Programs

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 118 A B

Presenter: – Broward County Library

Presenter: – Howard University / Moorland-Spingarn Research Center

Presenter: – University of North Carolina Wilmington

Books and Authors

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Inclusive history: creating a sustainable platform for community newspapers

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 107

Presenter: – Whirl-i-Gig

Presenter: – Grand Rapids Public Library

Collections, Access, and Technical Services

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Innovative Library Capital Funding and Revenue

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 109

Presenter: – Salt Lake City Public Library

Presenter: – MSR Design

Presenter: – Putting Assets to Work

Presenter: – Pathway Group

Careers, Leadership, and Management

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Legislation in the States: Update and Discussion

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 124

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Library Advocacy: Leveraging the United Nations SDGs to benefit local libraries

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 105

Moderator: – Consultant

Presenter: – University of Pittsburgh

Presenter: – ARL

Presenter:

Presenter: – SustainRT

Programs and Services

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Library Freedom Project: Practical Privacy Advocacy for All

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 120 B C

Presenter: – Library Freedom Project

Teaching and Learning

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Main Stage Speaker: Joe Hill

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace III & IV Ballroom

Speaker:

Moderator : – RA for All

Sponsored By:

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Meet the Authors of Pink Trees Press

Location: Booth 1569

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage: The Role of Libraries, Educational, Cultural Institutions in Archiving Living Traditions

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 115 B C

Presenter: – University of Pittsburgh

Collections, Access, and Technical Services

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

RUSA RSS Programming

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 125

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

School Libraries that Speak: Empowering ENL Students

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 119 A B

Moderator: – NYC Department of Education

Presenter: – NYC Public Schools

Presenter: – NYC Department of Education

Teaching and Learning

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Staying CALM in Change: Effective Management for Academic Libraries

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 108

Presenter: – Goldey-Beacom College

Careers, Leadership, and Management

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Techniques from Wall Street for Competitive Intelligence Research

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103 B C

Presenter: – Baruch College, City University of New York

Programs and Services

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

United for Libraries: Ask an Expert about Trustees, Friends, Foundations

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 120 A

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

FREE FOR ALL: The Public Library

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 114 (Nutter Theatre)

10:40 AM - 12:15 PM EDT

Movie Screening: Rebel with a Clause

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Now Showing @ ALA Film Program (Room 102A)

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Benji Xavier: The Rebel Diet

Location: Booth 1509

10:50 AM - 11:20 AM EDT

Simon & Schuster Book Buzz: New Children's & Adult Books!

Location: Book Buzz (Booth 138)

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Claudia Friddell: THE MYSTERIOUS VIRGINIA HALL

Location: Booth 1412

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Kim Kelly: Fight to Win!

Location: Booth 405

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Make Your Own Augmented Reality Sticker Story!

Location: STEAM Pavilion

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Nina Crews: Extraordinary Magic

Location: Booth 205

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

April Harrison Illustrator: Go Forth and Tell

Location: Booth 1509 Table 2

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Breanna J. McDaniel: Go Forth and Tell

Location: Booth 1509 Table 2

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Eric Geron: Fry Guys: Batter of the Bands

Location: Booth 414

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

Tate Godwin: Operation: Cover-Up

Location: Booth 414

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM EDT

Vashti Harrison: Big

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 2

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Diana Rodriguez Wallach: Hatchet Girls

Location: Booth 819

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Sami Ellis: Dead Girls Walking

Location: Booth 318

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 101

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 123

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Icy Smith: Half Spoon of Rice

Location: Booth 1548-D

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Share Family Workshop

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 202 B

Main Contact: – Casalini Libri and Share Family

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Julie Fortenberry signing ASTRONAUT SISTERS

Location: Booth 1405

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM EDT

Workman Running Press Group Kids Fall 2025 Preview

Location: Book Buzz (Booth 138)

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT

A Touch of Romance Pop Top Stage Panel

Location: PopTop Stage (Booth 2453)

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT

Genre Mash-Ups: From Alternate History Horror to Futuristic Fantasy Heists, Blending Genres for Compelling Stories

Location: A Real Page-Turner Stage (Booth 2435)

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT

Moving the Mystery Up

Location: Chapter One Stage (Booth 112)

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT

Then What? Stories of What We Did After the Diversity Audit

Location: Diversity in Publishing Stage (Booth 2411)

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT

WEBTOON Unscrolled: From Screen to Page

Location: Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Booth 2062)

11:30 AM - 2:00 PM EDT

Nicole M. Wolverton: A Misfortune of Lake Monsters

Location: Booth 2366

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM EDT

Michael Dow: Nurse Florence®, What is a Heart Attack?

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM EDT

Johnny Tan author of From My Mama's Kitchen, My 9 MOMS—Conversations about Life, Love, and Laughter

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM EDT

Traci Hunter Abramson: Novel Threat and Victim #8

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 2

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT

Donna Gephart & Lori Haskins Houran: Welcome to the Woofmore

Location: Booth 318

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Zine Pavilion Community Zine Launch

Location: Zine Pavilion (Booth 1862)

12:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Board of Directors III Meeting (AASL)

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 106 A

12:25 PM - 12:55 PM EDT

Read Wide! The Indie Kids' Titles Your Collection Needs

Location: Book Buzz (Booth 138)

12:30 PM - 1:15 PM EDT

Hilda Eunice Burgos: Bodega Cats

Location: Booth 815

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT

¡En Español, Por Favor!: Building Your Spanish Language Collection

Location: Diversity in Publishing Stage (Booth 2411)

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT

Belle And Chloe: Reflections In The Mirror by Isabela Sardas, Ph.D. "An insightful chidren's book about self-acceptance and resilience in the face of adversity (L.T. 1.12.24).

Location: Chapter One Stage (Booth 112)

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT

Drawn into Discomfort: Starting Difficult Conversations Through Comics

Location: Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Booth 2062)

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT

Making Global Sense of Libraries in the 21st century.

Location: PopTop Stage (Booth 2453)

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT

New York Times Bestselling Author Pam Jenoff Presents Her Latest Novel, LAST TWILIGHT in PARIS

Location: A Real Page-Turner Stage (Booth 2435)

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

ALA Executive Board Meeting

Location: Philadelphia Marriott, Independence I & II

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

Rachel Katz: Rise Up!

Location: Booth 714

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Approaches to Collecting Community and Local Histories: A South Asian American Case Study

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 109

Moderator: – Emory University

Presenter: – Emory University Libraries

Presenter: – New York University Libraries

Collections, Access, and Technical Services

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Beyond the hype: how 2 urban libraries are approaching AI

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 108

Presenter: – Columbus Metropolitan Library

Presenter: – Edmonton Public Library

Infrastructure

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

BRASS Leadership Council

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103 A

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Build Your Brand, Build Your Community

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 115 A

Presenter: – Pioneer Library System

Infrastructure

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Building a School Culture of Intellectual Freedom

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 118 A B

Presenter: – iSchool, Syracuse University

Teaching and Learning

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Continued Conversations: Libraries, Publishers, and the Future of Ebook Licensing

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 113 B C

Moderator: – Lyrasis

Presenter: – Teacher Created Materials

Presenter: – New Jersey State Library

Presenter: – Blackstone Publishing

Presenter: – Book Bridge

Collections, Access, and Technical Services

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

FMRT Chair's Program - Scribe Video Center Community Engagement

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 123

Moderator: – FMRT; Librarian for the Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University Libraries

Presenter: – Scribe Video Center

Presenter: – Free Library of Philadelphia

Presenter: – Temple University

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Graphic Medicine: Meeting Health Education Needs with Our Most Popular Medium

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 115 B C

Moderator: – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School

Presenter: – Academy of the Sacred Heart

Presenter: – Vanderbilt University

Presenter: – Wissahickon School District

Presenter: – Street Noise Books

Teaching and Learning

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

How Does Students’ Cultural Capital Impact Their Information Literacy Skills? What the Data Tells Us

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 120 B C

Presenter: – Penn State Abington

Presenter: – Penn State University Libraries

Programs and Services

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Improving Accessibility @ Community Events

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 121 B C

Presenter: – S'more Services LLC

Outreach and Engagement

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture 2025

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 112 A B

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Lights, Camera, Community: Empowering Voices Through Video Storytelling

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 111 A B

Moderator: – University of Washington

Presenter: – Smithville Public Library

Presenter: – University of Washington & Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Presenter: – University of Washington

Presenter: – Asotin County Library

Programs and Services

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Main Stage Speaker: Grace Lin

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace III & IV Ballroom

Speaker:

Moderator :

Sponsored By

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Navigating Difficult Situations in Public Libraries: Trauma-Informed Strategies for De-Escalation

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 105

Presenter: – Eastern Michigan University

Books and Authors

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Onboarding for Equity and Inclusion in Libraries

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 126 A B

Presenter: – George Washington University

Careers, Leadership, and Management

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

RDA Linked Data Forum

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 121 A

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Reading Nation Waterfall: Building Book Ecosystems and Improving Access to Libraries in Native American Communities

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 120 A

Moderator: – School of Information, San Jose State University

Presenter: – School of Information, San Jose State University

Presenter: – Cal Poly Humboldt

Presenter: – Menlo Park Library

Presenter:

Presenter: – San Jose State University

Outreach and Engagement

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

RUSA Executive Meeting

Location: Philadelphia Marriott, Conference Suite 1

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Safe-Scary: How Middle Grade Horror Provides Kids with a Safe Environment to Face Their Fears

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 107

Moderator: – Scholastic / Anne Arundel Community College

Presenter: – Aladdin Books

Presenter: – Scholastic / Anne Arundel Community College

Presenter: – Greenwillow Books / HarperCollins

Presenter: – Delacorte Press/Random House Children's Books

Presenter: – Aladdin / Simon & Schuster

Books and Authors

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

T.E.C.H. for Reentry: Digital Literacy and Public Library Programming for Formerly Incarcerated Community Members

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103 B C

Moderator: – San Francisco Public Library

Presenter: – American Library Association

Presenter: – Los Angeles Public Library

Presenter: – Brooklyn Public Library

Programs and Services

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Wheels Up: Going Global with your Library teens!

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 122 A B

Moderator: – Nederland Community Library District

Presenter: – Nederland Community Library District

Presenter: – ZB Bibliotheek

Presenter: – Nederland Communtiy Library District

Presenter: – ZB Bibliotheek van Zeeland

Presenter: – ZB Library

Programs and Services

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

ALSC President's Program: The Current Landscape of AI and its Effects on Children

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 114 (Nutter Theatre)

Moderator: – The Berkeley Carroll School

Speaker:

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

RFORMA General Membership Meeting

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 117

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Core Board of Director Meeting II

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 203 A

1:05 PM - 1:35 PM EDT

Cold Trails: Investigating Cold Cases in Fiction & Nonfiction

Location: Book Buzz (Booth 138)

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Gala Author Tea sponsored by OverDrive (ticketed event) - SOLD OUT

Location: Courtyard by Marriott Philadelphia Downtown, Trumbauer Ballroom

Moderator: – Booklist Publications

Presenter:

Books and Authors

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Bridging Justice: Legal Information Support for the Incarcerated

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 122 A B

Presenter: – Thurgood Industries

Presenter: – Ithaka S+R

Presenter: – San Francisco Law Library

Outreach and Engagement

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Empowering Libraries, Connecting Communities: Unleashing the Potential of Federal Internet for All Funds

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 121 B C

Moderator: – Michelle Frisque Consulting Group, LLC

Presenter: – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy

Presenter: – New Mexico State Library

Presenter: – Delaware Libraries

Programs and Services

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Fraud: How to stop the scourge in your library

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 111 A B

Presenter: – Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library

Presenter:

Presenter: – Penn State University Libraries (Harrisburg)

Moderator: – New York Public Library

Outreach and Engagement

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Freedom Walk - Celebrating Our Students' Freedom to Read

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 115 B C

Presenter: – Northside ISD

Teaching and Learning

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

It’s Not Bragging! (if it’s true): Interviewing tips to help you and your staff

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 126 A B

Presenter: – Johnson County Library, KS

Presenter: – Johnson County Library

Presenter: – Johnson County Library Kansas

Careers, Leadership, and Management

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Lifelong Literacy and Africa: The Role of Libraries and Library and Information Professionals

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 112 A B

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

LikeSNU from students to researchers: Story about developing ai-based research trend analysis, contents curation system

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 108

Presenter: – Seoul National University

Moderator: – Seoul National University

Infrastructure

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Making space for underrepresented library workers: listening, learning, and supporting the workforce through statewide initiatives

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 113 B C

Presenter: – Minnesota State Library Services, Minnesota Department of Education

Presenter: – Minnesota Library Association

Presenter: – Minnesota State Library Services

Presenter: – Dakota County Library - Inver Glen

Presenter: – Kitchigami Regional Library System

Presenter: – Dakota County Library

Presenter: – Cloquet Public Library

Careers, Leadership, and Management

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Manga, Manhwa, and More: Navigating the Latest Trends in Graphic Novels for Teens

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 118 A B

Presenter: – Free Library of Philadelphia

Collections, Access, and Technical Services

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Navigating the Transition: Retirement and Succession Planning from Diverse Perspectives in Libraries

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 109

Presenter: – Northwestern University

Presenter: – American University Library

Presenter: – Whitman College

Presenter: – Temple University

Careers, Leadership, and Management

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Next-Gen Reference: Exploring AI Capabilities in Business Databases

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 119 A B

Presenter: – Baruch College, City University of New York

Programs and Services

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Poetry Stacked: Building 21st Century Programming in the Library

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 120 B C

Moderator: – University of Cincinnati Libraries

Presenter: – University of Cincinnati Libraries

Presenter: – University of Cincinnati

Presenter: – University of Cincinnati Libraries

Programs and Services

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Reparative Metadata Assessment with MaRMAT: A New Tool for Identifying Harmful and Outdated Language

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103 B C

Moderator: – J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah

Presenter: – J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah

Collections, Access, and Technical Services

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Sensory-Sensitive Spaces, Varied Texts, and Supportive Staff: Welcoming Neurodivergent Patrons into our Libraries

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 107

Presenter: – Denver Academy

Teaching and Learning

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Successful Implementation Requires Teamwork: Getting Staff to Work Together

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 115 A

Presenter: – The Good Teammate Factory

Careers, Leadership, and Management

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

Working Together: Collaborative Response to Support Immigrant Communities

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 105

Presenter: – The New York Public Library

Presenter: – New York Public Library

Outreach and Engagement

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Closing General Session featuring Geena Davis

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Terrace III & IV Ballroom

Speaker:

Speaker: – The Kansas City Public Library

Sponsored By

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT

ALA Inaugural Celebration (ticketed event)

Location: Pennsylvania Convention Center, Ballroom B