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  • Thursday, June 26, 2025
  • 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Core Executive Board Meeting I
  • Friday, June 27, 2025
  • 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM EDT
    A Tour of Philadelphia Academic Libraries: Classic Spaces & Renovation Projects (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Professional Development Plans & Journals for Career Success: The Power of Two (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT
    Preservation Tour of The George Blood LP Facility (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Assembling Your Consultant Tool Kit: What You Need to Know to Become a Successful Consultant (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Library Design & Construction Project Management: The Tools you need to Build your Best Library Space (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Philadelphia Area Public Library Tour (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Wilmington Area Public Libraries Tour (ticketed event)
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Fundraising and Sponsorship Committee Planning Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Ebooks Interest Group Meeting
  • Saturday, June 28, 2025
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Coffee with Core - Core 101 & Volunteer Fair
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Conquering Self-Doubt: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Together
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Facilitating OER Authorship with AI: A Community-Driven Approach
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Homosaurus Unleashed: A Panel on Transforming LGBTQ+ Subject Access in Libraries
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) Meeting I
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Consortium Management Interest Group Meeting
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Marketing & Social Media Committee Meeting
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Competencies and Education for a Career in Cataloging Interest Group Meeting
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Fostering Growth: Building Strong Mentor-Mentee Relationships in Libraries
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Redesigning Success: Lessons in Multi-Phase Renovation and Student-Centered Spaces
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Trials and tribulations: Making historic court records freely accessible to all
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EDT
    PR Xchange Event
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Analyzing the Public Value of Public Libraries with the Community Capitals Framework
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Executive Perspectives: A Conversation on the Future of the Library Technology Industry
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Metadata Interest Group Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    PR Xchange Awards Ceremony
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Solving Technical, Legal and Copyright Issues in Born-Digital Collecting from Independent Creators
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
    Continuing Resources Cataloging Update Forum
  • 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM EDT
    Core Awards & President's Program Featuring Gwen Westerman
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    ALA/AIA Building Awards Ceremony Planning Meeting
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    From Parchment to Pixels: Digital Preservation for the Future.
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Middle Managers Interest Group Meetup and Chat
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Putting your Emergency Plan to the Test: Lessons Learned
  • 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM EDT
    John Cotton Dana Awards & Reception
  • Sunday, June 29, 2025
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    BIBFRAME in Production: Practical Insights and Case Studies from UC Davis and Penn Libraries
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
    Place Making in our Communities: Using Libraries to activate our cities, towns and communities
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
    Access & Equity All Section & Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
    Building & Operations All Section & Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
    Digital Conversion Interest Group Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
    Leadership & Management All Section & Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
    Metadata & Collection All Section & Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
    Preservation Section All Committee & Section Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
    Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest Group Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
    Technical Work Flow Efficiency Interest Group
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
    Technology All Committee & Section Meeting
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Beyond Description: Applying the Concept of Thick Translation to Library Cataloging
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Imagineering Interest Group: Finding Your People: The Power of Chosen Family in Genre Literature (Note new date and room)
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Making It Real: Preparing for BIBFRAME in Public Libraries
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Preservation Section Town Hall Meeting
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Putting Theories into Practice: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Justice in Action
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    AI and Machine Learning in Libraries Interest Group Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Assessing Metadata for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Cultural Heritage Institutions
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Authority Control Interest Group Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Collection Management in Public Libraries Interest Group Meeting
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Committee Cataloging Asian and African Materials (CC:AAM)
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Intentional Service Design for Multilingual Readers
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    The Adventure of Lomax the Sub-librarian Featuring Lyndsay Faye
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Book & Paper Interest Group Meeting
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Claim the Center: Libraries, AI, and the Future of Learning and Work
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Core International Relations Committee Meeting
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Core Library Storage Interest Group Meeting
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    It’s Never Too Late: Pathways to Career Advancement in LIS
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Project Management Interest Group Meeting
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT
    Library Facilities and Interiors Interest Group Meeting & Discussion
  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
    Core 5 Year Anniversary Gala (ticketed event)
  • Monday, June 30, 2025
  • 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
    Top Tech Trends
  • 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
    AIA/ALA Awards Breakfast
  • 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
    Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) Meeting II
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    All the Feels: Leading with Emotional Intelligence
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
    Preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage: The Role of Libraries, Educational, Cultural Institutions in Archiving Living Traditions
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Build Your Brand, Build Your Community
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Continued Conversations: Libraries, Publishers, and the Future of Ebook Licensing
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
    Onboarding for Equity and Inclusion in Libraries
  • 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
    Core Executive Board Meeting II
  • 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
    Successful Implementation Requires Teamwork: Getting Staff to Work Together
  • Cancelled
  • CANCELLED: Publisher/Vendor/Library Relations Interest Group Meeting