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  • Thursday, June 26, 2025
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    ALA Parent/Baby Room
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Freedom to Read Foundation Board and Liaison Meeting
  • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 1
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Bridging the Gap: An AI Community of Practice, Offered by ACRL and the Elsevier Foundation
  • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    PLA Board of Directors Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Core Board of Directors Meeting I
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Registration
  • 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
    Spectrum Leadership Institute Opening Ceremony
  • Friday, June 27, 2025
  • Matt Phelan Illustrator: Library of Unruly Treasures
  • 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT
    Legacy Society Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM EDT
    Spectrum Leadership Institute Breakfast
  • 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    A Tour of Philadelphia Academic Libraries: Classic Spaces & Renovation Projects (ticketed event)
  • 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Committee on Accreditation Meeting I
  • 7:30 AM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Registration
  • 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    BCALA Executive Board Meeting
  • 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 - 1:00 PM EDT
    Connecting and Fostering Community Through Library Initiatives Around the World-IRRT Preconference (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    A Joint Workshop with NARDAC and PCC SCT RDA Training Task Group (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) - SOLD OUT
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Wilmington Area Public Libraries Tour (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM - 7:30 PM EDT
    ALA Parent/Baby Room
  • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 1
  • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 2
  • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 3
  • 8:15 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Walking Tour of Philadelphia’s Library Heritage (ticketed event) - SOLD OUT
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Fundraising and Sponsorship Committee Planning Meeting
  • 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    ALA Executive Board Meeting
  • 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Emerging Leaders Leadership Development
  • 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Longwood Gardens Preconference by PaLA (registration required)
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Information Technology Policy Advisory Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Spectrum Leadership Institute Session A: Things I Didn’t Learn in Library School
  • 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Print Archive Network (PAN)
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Building Your Digital Accessibility Strategy: A Workshop to help move your organization from theory to practice (ticketed event)
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Ebooks Interest Group Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    STAR Net presents: Don’t Wing it--Bring Local Bird Science to Your Library
  • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Chapter Leaders Forum (ticketed event)
  • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Genealogy Day: Celebrating the Birth of America (ticketed event)
  • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    ISS School Tour (AASL) (ticketed event)
  • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Preservation in Action (ticketed event) - SOLD OUT
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Community of Care Quiet Room
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    ALA Conference Committee
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    ALA Connect 20 Minute Huddle with LSSRT: Sticker Swap!
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Executive Committee Meeting (ALSC)
  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    PLA 2026 Conference Program Subcommittee Meeting
  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    USBBY Board Meeting
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Catholic Library Association Annual Meeting for Members and Nonmembers
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Spectrum Leadership Institute Session B: Cover Letters, CVs, Interviewing
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    State of the Bridging Deaf Cultures Interest Group
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Storytelling Advocacy Jumpstart: Essential tools for building your library story
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    OCLC Cataloging Community meeting
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Round Table Coordinating Assembly
  • 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT
    GNCRT Friday Forum: Panels, Pages, and Perspectives: Using Graphic Novels and Comics in School Libraries
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Spectrum Leadership Institute: Networking Lunch & Keynote
  • 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    18th NISO-BISG Forum: The Changing Standards Landscape: Accessibility Futures
  • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
    PSLA/PARSL Read-In
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Committee on Diversity Education Session “DEI Scorecard”
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE) Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Digital Inclusion Working Group
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    REFORMA Executive Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    NMRT Conference Orientation
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    ACRL Leadership Council and Membership Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Board Orientation (ALSC)
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Leveraging the Power of Play in Storytime: Engaging Techniques for Early Childhood Programs (ticketed event) - SOLD OUT
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Open Access in Area Studies (ACRL ESS) (ticketed event) - SOLD OUT
  • 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    The Librarians Screening and Discussion
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    REFORMA Board of Directors (BOD) Meeting
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    International Librarians Orientation
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    ALA Scholarships and Study Grants Committee (Closed)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    American Indian Library Association (AILA) Membership Meeting
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) Discussion Group
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Call It What You Want: Updating the Framework for Access Services Librarianship
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Christopher Fleming / Confronting and Defeating the Imposter Syndrome
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Committee on Legislation Meeting l
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Emerging Leaders Poster Session
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) Meeting #1
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    International Relations Committee I
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    LiteracyNation - Beyond Allyship: Building Accompliceship to Dismantle Injustice in Librarianship
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    New Research: Libraries are Core to “Human Infrastructure of Broadband”
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Public and Cultural Programs Advisory Committee Meeting
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Rainbow Round Table Executive Board Meeting
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Spectrum Leadership Institute Session C: Professional Development
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    SRRT All Task Force Meeting & Annual Membership Meeting
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    The PRISM Project: Outcomes, impacts, and room to improve jail and prison libraries
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    ACRL Leadership Council Welcome Reception
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    GODORT 101: Get to know the Government Documents Round Table
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    Opening General Session featuring Governor Gretchen Whitmer
  • 5:30 PM - 5:55 PM EDT
    Author Signing / Character Meet & Greet (6-foot-tall eagle) / RANGER BALDY AND THE DISAPPEARING WATERFALL - A YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK ADVENTURE plus preview his new Sequoia NP book!
  • 5:30 PM - 5:55 PM EDT
    Author Signing, SIGN OF THE SANDMAN Collection Preview ARC. BOOKLIST called the original “…all adventure, all the time. Middle-grade readers who enjoy fun alongside their fantasy will love this one.”
  • 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
    Andrew Cusick: Song for the Dead
  • 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
    Creator Q&A: Shannon Watters and Branden Boyer-White (Hollow) - Boom Studios
  • 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM EDT
    Author Wolverton Hill (Barry Wolverton): THE BOY WHO BECAME A PARROT, A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear, Who Invented Nonsense
  • 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM EDT
    Kami Garcia: Teen Titans: Starfire
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Jason Reynolds: Soundtrack
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Jeanne Birdsall : The Library of Unruly Treasures
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Terah Shelton Harris: Where the Wildflowers Grow
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Wade Huson: The Reckoning
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 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)
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Clay Cane: Burn Down Master's House
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Collaborative Zine
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Crystal Murakami: Oh No! Chinese School!
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Giveaways - Daily - Badge Ribbons, Bookmarks, Flower Seeds, Pins, Postcards, Stickers, and more!
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Jared Sams: Space Negro
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Jennifer Green: The Dark History of Penn's Woods
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Kevin J Laws, Hunter of the Damned: A Walk through Hell
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    L. Ryan Storms: Slip
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Lee Y. Miao: Wei to Go!
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Michael Dow: Nurse Florence® and Nurse Dorothea® author
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Myka Kennedy Stephens: Integrated Library Planning
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Philly Voices Pavilion
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    The Library Marketplace Opening Reception
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    XR Steam Lab Round Robin
  • 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM EDT
    Annette Whipple – Chomp! The Truth About Sharks
  • 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Colleen Paeff: FIREFLY SONG
  • 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Creator Chat & Live Draw: Pierre-Alexandre Comtois (Sunder) - Mad Cave Studios
  • 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Kay Healy signing CASEY'S CASES: THE MYSTERIOUS NEW GIRL
  • 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Michele Kwasniewski: The Rise and Fall of Dani Truehart Series: “Rising Star,” “Burning Bright,” and “Falling Star.”
  • 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM EDT
    Jonathan Stutzman/Jay Fleck: Tiny T. and the First Day Oopsies
  • 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM EDT
    Liz Gotauco: F*cked Up Fairy Tales: Sinful Cinderellas, Prince Alarmings, and Other Timeless Classics
  • 6:00 PM - 6:45 PM EDT
    Tommy & Charlie Greenwald Signing: The Rescues Three Wishes
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Eileen Flanagan will sign copies of Common Ground: How the Crisis of the Earth is Saving Us from Our Illusion of Separation (Seven Stories Press, August 19)
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    John Parra: This Moment is Special
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Karina Yan Glaser signing: THE NINE MOONS OF HAN YU AND LULI
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Mark Kurlansky: The Boston Way: Radicals Against Slavery and the Civil War
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Martheaus Perkins: The Grace of Black Mothers
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Mary Ellen Taylor: After Paris
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Renee Watson: All the Blues in the Sky
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Sara Pennypacker: The Lions' Run
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Stephanie Graegin: Everyday Bean
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Winsome Bingham and E. B. Lewis: The Walk (A Stroll to the Poll)
  • 6:15 PM - 6:45 PM EDT
    Dr. Marc J. Kuchner signing COSMIC COLLISIONS SUPER GIANT VS. NEUTRON STAR
  • 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Illustrator Matthew Forsythe: Live painting & book signing (THE GRAMMAR OF FANTASY)
  • 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Children's Picture Book signing: Just Ducky: A Friendship Takes Flight with author/illustrator Berrie Torgan-Randall
  • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
    Intellectual Freedom Awards
  • 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
    GameRT Presents ALA Play 2025
  • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
    Booklist and YALSA Present: The 2025 Michael L. Printz Awards (ticketed event)
  • Saturday, June 28, 2025
  • 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Registration
  • 7:30 AM - 6:30 PM EDT
    Committee on Accreditation Meeting II
  • 8:00 AM - 8:10 AM EDT
    Red Fire, Blue River
  • 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
    REFORMA All Committees Meeting
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    ALA Parent/Baby Room
  • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 1
  • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 2
  • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 3
  • 8:10 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Razing Liberty Square
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
    ALA Council Orientation
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    BCALA President's Program: Political crises, information justice, and Black librarianship
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Coffee with Core - Core 101 & Volunteer Fair
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Committee on Library Advocacy and Ecosystem Subcommittee Meeting
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Community and Junior College Libraries Section Networking and Program Event (ACRL CJCLS)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Consortium Change Management Lessons from Evergreen ILS Consortia
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Educational & Behavioral Sciences Section Membership Forum: Hot Topics in Education and Behavioral Sciences Librarianship (ACRL EBSS)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    HarperCollins Adult Fall/Winter Preview
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    IRC/IRRT All Subcommittee Meeting
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    LIRT Steering Committee
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    PLA Past Presidents Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Shared Collections Interest Group Meeting
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    STARS-All Member Meeting
  • 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Independent Schools Section Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 9:25 AM EDT
    Author Signing / Character Meet & Greet (6-foot-tall eagle) / RANGER BALDY AND THE DISAPPEARING WATERFALL - A YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK ADVENTURE plus preview his new Sequoia NP book!
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
    Charly Palmer: How Sweet the Sound
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
    Lindsay Currie: The House With No Keys
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
    Peter Brown: TROUBLING TONSILS
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
    The Pollinators!
  • 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    Cherry Mo: Home in a Lunchbox
  • 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    The Pigeon: Will the Pigeon Graduate?
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    AILA President's Program: Truth, Identity, and Responsibility: Libraries and the Issue of Pretendians
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Alda P. Dobbs: The Giving Flower
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    APALA Celebrates The Whale Rider: Pacific Island Literature with Witi Ihimaera and Friends
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Bookstagrammers are People Too: Boosting Library Engagement with Influencer Marketing
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Conquering Self-Doubt: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Together
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Creating Inclusive Library Spaces: Strategies for Implementing Sensory-Inclusive Programs and Resources
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Dyslexic-Positive Libraries: 8 Practical Ways to Decrease Discrimination and Increase Equitable Access to Information
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Elisha Cooper: Here Is a Book
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Exploring the Effectiveness of Digital Language Learning Resources in Academic Libraries: A Librarian-Centric Study
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Foster Connections and Engage Your Community with a Pen Pal Program for All Ages
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Free Expression in 2025: Challenges for Libraries
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Friends/Foundations/Trustees/Boards Discussion Groups
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Homosaurus Unleashed: A Panel on Transforming LGBTQ+ Subject Access in Libraries
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Illustrating Diversity: Elevating BIPOC Voices in Graphic Novels and Comics
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Is Your Library Ready? Strengthening Community Resiliency with Inclusive Public Library Disaster Planning
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Jennifer Niven: When We Were Monsters
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Kiersten White: The House of Quiet
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Librarians and the Data Literacy Ecosystem: Workforce Perspectives on Competencies and Skills Development
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Library Services to Persons with Print Disabilities Interest Group Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Library Workers Peer Support Network: A project by and for library workers
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Love Stories: An Author Panel
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Public History Meets Private Company: Digitizing a Historically Black University's Archival Photographs with Getty Images
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Rainbow Round Table 101
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Ruchira Gupta: The Freedom Speaker
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Supporting “STEM SMART” Families: Simple Skill-Building Practices to Enhance Programming for Children and Caregivers
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    The Mothman Properties: exploring linked data at West Virginia University
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    The Work of Prison Libraries and Why Further Investment is Needed
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Unity Goals! Empowering Young Readers With High Interest Sports Stories That Inspire Social Change
  • 9:00 AM - 10:55 AM EDT
    Jane Van Tuyl Author of The Woodcutter’s Children (Next Generation Indie Book Award)
  • 9:00 AM - 10:55 AM EDT
    Robert Forbes and Barbara McClintock - Award-Winning Author and Illustrator of Addison Mizner Visionary Architect
  • 9:00 AM - 10:55 AM EDT
    Robin Okumu: Crossing Waiyaki Way: A True Story of Poverty, Prayer, and Politics in Kenya (Next Generation Indie Book Award)
  • 9:00 AM - 10:55 AM EDT
    Tracy Ripley: Prayerful Warrior Mom: Embracing Faith Through the Storms of Your Child’s Congenital Heart Journey
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    2025 Odyssey Awards
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Ellen L. Ramsey: A Book for Bear
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Jennifer Robin Barr: Goodbye, Mr. Spalding
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Rusty McQuade: Author of Award-Winning Popcorn the Squirrel
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    ADVENTURE = JUNK + IMAGINATION! Meet MAD SCIENTISTS' CLUB 2.0 Chief Scribe, read hot off-the-typewriter sneak peek pages, & test the club's 3D Headset Experience! (Middle Grade)
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) Meeting I
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Mentoring-on-the-Fly I
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Banned Books From the Big Chair
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 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)
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Career Coaching I
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Collaborative Zine
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Community of Care Quiet Room
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Giveaways - Daily - Badge Ribbons, Bookmarks, Flower Seeds, Pins, Postcards, Stickers plus more!
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Kevin J Laws, Hunter of the Damned: A Walk through Hell
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Library Marketplace Open
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Myka Kennedy Stephens: Integrated Library Planning
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Philly Voices Pavilion
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Photography Services I
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Resume Reviews I
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Candlewick, Holiday House, and Peachtree Book Buzz, featuring guest speakers Jonathan Hill and Yuyi Morales!
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
    Ngozi Ukazu: Barda
  • 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    Patricia Miller- Mystery Writer: Murder on Blood Red Island
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    ALA APA Council
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Joseph Olshan: Milo's Reckoning
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Lisa Disimini: Fire Pups to the Rescue!
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Priyanka Taslim: ALWAYS BE MY BIBI
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Shane Svorec: Acorn Adventure
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    XR Scanner Basics & Program Idea
  • 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
    Barbara Perez: Animal Rescue Friends: Learning New Tricks
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    Bias, Misinformation, and AI Chatbots: How Can My Students Find Anything on the Internet?
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    Celebrating 2025 Newbery Honorees!: A Yarn Live Recording with Travis Jonker, Featuring Erin Entrada Kelly, Ruth Behar, Chanel Miller, Lesa Cline-Ransome, and Kate O'Shaughnessy
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    Exploring Neurodiversity Through Science, Poetry, and Bookmaking
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    Kami Garcia: Mixed-Up
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    Life on the Ranch: Stories to Inspire Young Readers
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    Philadelphia Freedom! Calkins Creek Creators Offer an Inside Look at Children's Books on American History
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    We Control Our Own Fate: Great Expectations in Graphic Novels
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Anna Kang & Christopher Weyant: SO-HEE AND LOWY
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Ben Clanton: This Book Is Dangerous! (A Narwhal and Jelly Picture Book #1)
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    CDW: The Engaged Job Search: Finding the Right Job for You
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Donna Freitas signing HER ONE REGRET
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Will Caverly: Tinicum & Eastwick
  • 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
    Andrea Stumpf: Memoirs of an Arabian Princess: An Accurate Translation of Her Authentic Voice
  • 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
    Author Signing (Philly Native!), SIGN OF THE SANDMAN. BOOKLIST called the original “…all adventure, all the time. Middle-grade readers who enjoy fun alongside their fantasy will love this one.”
  • 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    Nancy A. Hughes: The Point of the Bodkin
  • 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    Serena Minott/Carolina Buzio: The Amazing Adventures of Aya & Pete
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Creators in Conversation: Kayla E. (Precious Rubbish) and Sara Boyce - Fantagraphics
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Historical Fiction Signing (Perfect for Book Clubs!): To Chase the Glowing Hours with author Katherine Kirkpatrick
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Joëlle Retener: Marley's Pride
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    June Jo Lee/Chef Roy Choi y su comida remix, Sandor Katz and the Tiny Wild
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Kimberly Adams: Five Mile Charlie Series: Charlie Goes to the Library (...and three other titles from the Five Mile Charlie Series)
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Megan Okonsky: The Barefoot Followers of Sweet Potato Grace
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Rajani LaRocca Signing: The Secret of the Dragon Gems and A Vaccine is Like a Memory
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Sasha Bonét: The Waterbearers
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Yuyi Morales signing LITTLE REBELS
  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT
    Mia Wenjen & Simon Tam signing We Sing From the Heart
  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT
    Paula Yoo: Rising From the Ashes
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    Betsy Bird/Andrea Tsurumi: POP! Goes the Nursery Rhyme
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham: Lunar New Year Love Story
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    Jenni Walsh: "Bug Bandits"
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    Lindsay Currie:"The House with no Keys"
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    Peter Brown: The Wild Robot on the Island
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Accessibility Assembly Meeting
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    ARC Break Up with Narcissism: How to Break Free and Stay Free by Dr. Alina Kastner (Quarto/Fair Winds Press/9780760395233/DEC 2025) While supplies last!
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Ashley Wall/The Day I Had a Bulldozer
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Beth Ferry: ROAR FOR READING and GROWING HOME
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Brandon Mull: Tales of Newel & Doren
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Crystal Murakami: Oh No! Chinese School!
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Cynthia Weill Signing ¡TOCAMOS!
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Deborah Derrickson Kossmann: Lost Found Kept: A Memoir
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    H.L. Howard presents "The Zodiac-Based Emotional Intelligence"—a vibrant fusion of astrology and psychology to boost enhance relationships, emotional awareness, and real-world decision-making.
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Laurie Halse Anderson
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Pauline Hoffmann: Fake News, Witch Hunts, and Conspiracy Theories
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Samuel Teer and Mar Julia : BROWNSTONE
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Sarah Prager: A CHILD'S INTRODUCTION TO PRIDE
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Trading Card Game with The Giant Room!
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Winsome Bingham and C. G. Esperanza: Fish Fry Friday
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    ALA Council I
  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Isabela Sardas, Ph.D., "Belle And Chloe: Reflections In The Mirror
  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Jared Sams: Space Negro
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM EDT
    Laura Resau: The Alchemy of Flowers
  • 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM EDT
    Expanding Your Manga Selection with VIZ Media
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Karen Leggett Abouraya -Zamzam
  • 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
    Brian Pinkney Illustrator: The Littlest Drop
  • 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
    Matthew Cordell: To See an Owl
  • 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM EDT
    Joyce Shui: Spray, the Bug
  • 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    A. Marc Ross: Attacking the Dragon
  • 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    Dan Hendrickson Author of Pirate Adventure/romance Brandy, the Pirate Princess of the Caribbean
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Dr. Susan Agbenoto: New Wine: A Journey Into Refueling Your Life in the Spirit
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    John Parra: VIVA VALENZUELA posters
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    K.L Going: Big Kids
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Nívola Úyá: The Soul of the Violin
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Booklist Graphic Novel Panel, Part I
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Catch Up with the Latest Library Tools from APA Style, the most widely used writing style guide in the world
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Horror in Comics and Graphic Novels
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Jasmine Warga: The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Magic, Mystery, and Suspense for Kids: Authors Share Insights and Motivations. Moderated by Andrew Medlar.
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    New Voices in Young Adult
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    AuthorFest: How and Why Librarians Should Support Independent Authors
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Books Unbanned Breakfast
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Brian "Smitty" Smith: Transformers: Worst Bot Ever - Meet Ballpoint!
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Consortium Management Interest Group Meeting: Consortial Trends, Leadership, and Value
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Empowering & Innovating Games-based Library Services: National Best Practices for Gaming Collections & Programming
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Ethical AI Use in Public Libraries: Idea Exchange Discussion Groups
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    How to use your ALA Membership to Connect, Discover and Engage
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Illustrator Matthew Forsythe: Live painting & book signing (THE GRAMMAR OF FANTASY)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Jonathan Hill Signing LIZARD BOY 2: THE MOST PERFECT SUMMER EVER
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Kirk Reedstrom: Duck in the Dark
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    LearnRT Behind the Bookshelves: Building a Career in Staff Training and Professional Development
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Main Stage Speaker: George Takei
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Marketing & Social Media Committee Meeting
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    PLA EDISJ Committee - Listening Session
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Scary Sisters: Libraries Supporting Women Creators in Horror Comics
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    STARS Access to Resources Discussion Group
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Sustainability Round Table Membership Meeting
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Unlocking open access for user discovery
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Virtual Reference Voices-Reference Roundup
  • 10:30 AM - 11:35 AM EDT
    ALA-APA Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) Review Committee
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    ACRL 2025 President’s Program: Demystifying AI: Navigating the Laws and Policies Shaping Our Digital Future
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    BRASS All Member Meeting
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Building Radical Collections: Advocacy, Access, and Alliances with SRRT and Indie Presses
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    From Music Box Films, Hoopla and Midwest Tape: The Trouble with Jessica
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    RMRT Rosenbach Library Tour (ticketed event) - SOLD OUT
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Turning the Page Together: Anchored in Advocacy & Action
  • 10:50 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Macmillan Publishers Adult + YA Book Buzz
  • 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Debbie Levy: A Dangerous Idea
  • 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Jane Van Tuyl: Author of The Woodcutter’s Children
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Dr. Grace Torres-Hodges: Private Practice Solution: Reclaiming Physician Autonomy and Restoring the Doctor-Patient Relationship
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Have Fun with Rail Cube!
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Historical Fiction signing (Perfect for Book Clubs!): Measure of Devotion with author Nell Joslin
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    John Grandits: Dog & Cat: Concrete Poems & Conversations
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Kate Messner: Over and Under the Coral Reef
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Maya Henderson Signing: Neecy and Nay Nay Series
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Rebecca E. Hirsch: A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Serena Minott/Carolina Buzio: The Amazing Adventures of Aya & Pete
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Sue Soltis: The Moon Moved In
  • 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
    E. B. Lewis + Gary Golio: EVERYWHERE BEAUTY IS HARLEM, THE SOLDIER'S FRIEND
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Carole Boston Weatherford
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Kimberly Bea: The Changeling Queen
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    MIKE HENSEL/Wiggles & Waddle/Unicorn Go to Bed (Cottage Door Press)
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Neal Shusterman: All Better Now
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Ronald Hickey: Greatness Is What Greatness Does: The 10 Principles of Exceptional Leadership in the Quantum Psychology Perspective
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    AI on the Mind: A Cross-Disciplinary Librarian Panel on AI Applications
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Amrit Kallar/Gilded Spirits
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Andrea Beaty: Billie Jean Peet, Athlete
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Beyond the Books: Virtual Reality in Academic Libraries
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Book Joy for Neurodivergent Readers: Connecting with those who experience books differently!
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Brian Anderson: Sophie
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Building Bridges in Divisive Times: Using Personal Stories to Take One Small Step
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Cardholder Signup Policies: Access in Practice
  • 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
    Cultivating Community Through Critical Indigenous Librarianship Programming: Creative Expression to Language Immersion to Research
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    David and Stephanie Miles: Exoplanets and The Interactive New Testament
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Enhancing Library Metadata for LGBTQ+ Users: A User-Centric Approach
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Evolving Staff Roles, Policies and Practices: Results from PLA's 2024 Annual Survey
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Fostering Growth: Building Strong Mentor-Mentee Relationships in Libraries
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Free Children Read Freely: Banned Books in Story Times for Young Children
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    H.L. Howard: “Zodiac-Based Emotional Intelligence for Babies Series” explores traits and symbols to help parents nurture their baby’s potential through astrology and early development.
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    In Real Life: Must-Read Memoirs
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Katie Kennedy: DID YOU HEAR WHAT HAPPENED IN SALEM?: THE WITCH TRIALS OF 1692
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Kevin Henkes and Laura Dronzek : FINDING THINGS
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Leading Passionate, Engaged Staff through Uncertain Political Times
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Lesa Cline-Ransome signing ONE BIG OPEN SKY
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Matt Forrest Esenwine: A Universe of Rainbows
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Meet the Authors of Pink Trees Press
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Nova Ren Suma: Wake the Wild Creatures
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Paige Murray: Rosie's Wild Ride
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Rebecca Gardyn Levington, Autor of Write Here, Write Now
  • 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
    Shana Targosz: RIVER OF SPIRITS
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Stephanie Graegin: Everyday Bean
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Strengthening partnerships with immigrant communities: self-paced, practical librarian training
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Supporting Youth Mental Health: Libraries as Spaces for Readers to Grow into Writers
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Susan Coll: Susan Coll
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Teaching an Old Library New Tricks: Developing Inclusive and Engaging Library Anniversaries
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Trials and tribulations: Making historic court records freely accessible to all
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    YALSA Membership Meeting
  • 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM EDT
    Andrea Emily Stumpf: Memoirs of an Arabian Princess (Next Generation Indie Book Award)
  • 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM EDT
    Dan Hendrickson signing his new book Brandy, Dame of the Caribbean
  • 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM EDT
    Patricia Miller Book Signing! Award-Winning Author of the series, Mysterious Tales of the Unexplained
  • 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM EDT
    Steven Joseph Book Signing! Snoodles, Kidoodles, Poodles and Lots and Lots of Noodles
  • 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM EDT
    Tammy Gerhard Signing Cocoa Hugs and Coffee Mugs
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Artress Bethany White: My Afmerica
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Heather P. Stigall: PAISLEY’S BIG BIRTHDAY
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Icy Smith: Mei Ling in China City
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Patricia Kreiser: Always Together
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Winsome Bingham – Fort Goode: The Goode Life
  • 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Michael Dow, RN, MS, MHA, MSM: Nurse Florence®, How Do We Understand Time?
  • 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Robin Okumu Author of Crossing Waiyaki Way: A True Story of Poverty, Prayer, and Politics in Kenya
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Danielle Billetz-Reppert: The Start of All Things Good: A Complete Guide to Building Your Business
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Laura Piper Lee: Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Sharon Virts: The Grays of Truth
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Signing: Dan Mazur and Stephen Weiner - NBM Publishing
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    THE MAD SCIENTISTS’ CLUB is back! SIGNING of 60th anniversary edition of this classic book (Sheridan Brinley, author’s son) plus MAD SCIENTISTS’ CLUB 2.0 sneak peek from club’s Chief Scribe.
  • 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    Lee & Low Books 2024 Book Buzz with Special Guest GUADALUPE GARCÍA MCCALL
  • 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    Matt Eicheldinger: Holes in My Underwear
  • 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    Randy Ribay: Everything We Never Had
  • 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    Rey Terciero: Dan In Green Gables
  • 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    Tom Greenwald signing The Right Call
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
    Adina King: The House No One Sees
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
    Different Cultures, Shared Messages: Exploring Identity, History, and Hope Through Our Asian American Experiences
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
    I Found My Thrill: What’s Trending in YA Horror & Thrillers
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
    Magnificent Middle Grade!
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
    Maria van Lieshout: Song of a Blackbird
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
    Puzzle Magic! How to Bring National Puzzle Month & the Highlights Puzzle Party to Your Library
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
    Restoring ILS Accuracy with RFID
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
    Using Comics and Graphic Novels to Promote Learning and Literacy
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Ben Clanton: Aquamanatee
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Brian Biggs: Hard Hat Hank and the Sky-High Solution
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Colleen AF Venable : JUNIE B. JONES GRAPHIC NOVEL
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Con Lehane signing THE RED SCARE MURDERS
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Rob Justus: Superman's Good Guy Gang
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Trung Le Nguyen: Angelica and the Bear Prince
  • 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM EDT
    Johnny Tan author of From My Mama's Kitchen, My 9 MOMS—Conversations about Life, Love, and Laughter
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Andrew Katz: My Therapist Says This Grief Journal Is a Good Idea
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Jessica Bantom: Design For Identity: How to Design Authentically for a Diverse World
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Sarah Albee: THE PAINTER AND THE PRESIDENT
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Young Adult Road Trip Fiction signing: Finding Normal with author Jen Doktorski
  • 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT
    Nikkolas Smith Signing: A Change is Gonna Come
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM EDT
    Carrie Harris: Miraculous Ladybug Chibi
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM EDT
    Franco Aureliani: FLASH GORDON ADVENTURES and CHASE SPEEDINGTON
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM EDT
    Jeremy Whitley: Navigating With You
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM EDT
    Kate Messner: The Trouble with Heroes
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM EDT
    Kathleen Kaufman, The Entirely True Story of the Fantastical Mesmerist Nora Grey
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    ARCs Chappell Roan by Harbert Day and Sabrina Carpenter by Selena Fragassi (Quarto/Epic Ink/9780760399279/9780760399293 OCT 2025)While supplies last!
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    D.L. Miller and BigFoot: The Day I Met BigFoot: And Made a New Friend
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Emma Otheguy: Cousins in the Time of Magic
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Erin Yun: Pippa Park Raises Her Game (Over 100k Sold!)
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    G.R. Boden: Stormbringer: The Predator's Stone, Book 1
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Lane Smith: Recess
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Laurie Gilmore: The Pumpkin Spice Café & The Strawberry Patch Pancake House
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Matthew Forsythe: AGGIE AND THE GHOST
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Nicholas Santore: SCROOBIOUS PIP
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    PR Xchange Event
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Victoria Vanransom/The Captain's Cook:A Noval
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Vincent Tirado: We Came to Welcome You
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Board of Directors I Meeting (AASL)
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Spectrum Leadership Institute: Closing Ceremony and Graduation
  • 12:25 PM - 12:55 PM EDT
    Penguin Young Readers Book Buzz Featuing Chanel Miller!
  • 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM EDT
    Reading in the Middle Podcast - Interviewing Authors Who Write for Middle Grade Audiences
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Carole Boston Weatherford: When I Move
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    John Kenney: I See You've Called in Dead
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Katherine Locke & Nicole Melleby: Athlete Is Agender: True Stories of LGBTQ+ People in Sports
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Susan Wands: High Priestess and Empress, Book Two, Arcana Oracle Series
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Talk: How Best to Curate Your Growing Manga Collection w/Christopher Woodrow-Butcher (Mangasplaining podcast) and Ben Applegate (translator and editor) - Fantagraphics
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    Curated Reads: Help Readers Discover Their Next Read with Amazon Books
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    From Philly with Love: How Local Cartoonists Go Global
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    Introducing Caitlin Rozakis
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    Solving Mysteries: On and Off Page  Pop Top Stage Panel
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    Spotlight on Avery Hill Publishing
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    Supercharge Your Material Selection
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Guadalupe García McCall signing FALL OF THE FIREFLIES
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Jesmeen Kaur Deo: Reasons We Break
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Tillie Walden: Clementine Book Three
  • 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    ALA Leadership Development Luncheon
  • 1:00 PM - 1:10 PM EDT
    Red Fire, Blue River
  • 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM EDT
    Dr. Natasha Cox-Magno: A Purposeful Reading Journey with a Metacognitive Approach
  • 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    ALA Connect 20 Minute Huddle with Reference & User Services Association - How do you maintain quality control of your LibGuides?
  • 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    ALA Connect 20 Minute Huddle with Social Responsibilities Round Table - What does library advocacy and social responsibility look like to you?
  • 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    Rick Robinson: 1968: A Primer for Understanding Baby Boomers
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Ambreen Butt Hussain: You're Out of Luck, Alina Butt
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Amy S. Hansen: Wanda Hears the Stars
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Author Signing (Philly Native!), SIGN OF THE SANDMAN. BOOKLIST called the original “…all adventure, all the time. Middle-grade readers who enjoy fun alongside their fantasy will love this one.”
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Hayden Casey: A Harvest of Furies
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Islenia Mil Signing: Sunshine Baby, Bofrot Cheeks
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    LGBTQIA+ Children's Picture Book signing: Like That Eleanor: The Amazing Power of Being an Ally with bestselling author & activist Lee Wind
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Loretta Goldberg: Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: A World War II Novel of Love and Loss
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Make Marty the Robot Dance!
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Pat Zietlow Miller: One Can Be
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Rajani LaRocca & Huy Voun Lee: Some of Us
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Rebecca Gardyn Levington: Whatever Comes Tomorrow
  • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
    Bryan Collier: Black Boy, Rise
  • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
    Ruth Behar: Across So Many Seas
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM EDT
    Adam Ellis: Let Me in Your Window
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM EDT
    Craig Kofi Farmer/Kwame Crashes the Underworld
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM EDT
    Kekla Magoon & Karina Yan Glaser: The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class Series
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM EDT
    Laurie Halse Anderson: Rebellion 1776
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM EDT
    Paula Lafferty: The Once and Future Queen
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM EDT
    Tammy Gerhard: I Love My Community Kids Activity Book (Next Generation Indie Book Award)
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    A Practical Guide to New Digital Accessibility Requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    AI Ethics and the Library
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    ALA Membership Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    All are invited to Join in this powerful discussion of the Handbook for Black Librarianship 3rd Edition
  • 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
    Antwan Eady: The Gathering Table
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Association For Library Service to Children (ALSC) 101
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Author Wolverton Hill (Barry Wolverton): THE BOY WHO BECAME A PARROT, A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear, Who Invented Nonsense
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Autism-Ready Libraries: Designing Inclusive Early Literacy Programs
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Black Men in Libraries: Testimonies, Trials, and Triumphs
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Booklist presents: The State of RA Today
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Books Unbanned Teen Advocacy Toolkit: Centering Teens in the Fight Against Censorship
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Bradlyn Zimmerman: Building Wood & Resin River-Style Tables
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Bringing a Multicultural Community Together through Food: How Culinary Programming Transformed a Public Library
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Committee on Education (COE)
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    CSKBART Chair's Program
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Elizabeth R. Hyman: The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Enfys J. Book: Queer Rites: A Magickal Grimoire to Honor Your Milestones with Pride
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    European Studies Section College and Medium-Sized Libraries Discussion Group (ACRL ESS)
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Everything is All Reused: Teaching Academic Integrity Through the Lens of Pop Culture
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Freedom to Read Foundation President's Program: Fighting for Your Right to Read Freely
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Generative AI and the Power of Professional Library Organizations: Training, Empowering, and (Re)Centering the Library
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    H.L. Romquist: Nicholas Quick and the Man from the Chaos Dimension
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Hà Dinh: Ly-Lan and the New Class Mix-up
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) Privacy Subcommittee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Jennifer Dorsey: From Pitch to Print: The Nonfiction Writer’s 10-Step Plan to Getting Published
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Library Services to the Justice Involved (LSJI) Annual Business Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Lindsay MacMillan: Summer on Lilac Island
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    London Ladd Illustrator : The Gathering Table
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Main Stage: In Conversation with Dr. Carla Hayden
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Marci Kay Monson: The Mysterious Affair at Styles
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Martheaus Perkins: The Grace of Black Mothers
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Metadata Interest Group Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Navigating Information Literacy in the Age of AI
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Notable Books Council Meetup
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Notary and Passport Services at Your Library
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Overseas Librarianship: Wielding Your Expertise Globally
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    PLA EDISJ Committee Listening Session
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Poetry as Makerspace: Making Poetry Visible in Your Library Year-Round
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    PR Xchange Awards Ceremony
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Public Official Basics for Trustees: Introduction to Public Administration and Public Finance
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Roll for Adventure: Using Role-Playing Games to Increase Engagement
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    RUSA History Section Discussion Group
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Ryan K. Woodall/The Distraction Monster 2
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Scott Snyder: Absolute Batman Vol. 1: The Zoo
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Show Me the Money: Strategies and Skills for Successful Salary Negotiation
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Showcasing Student Voice: Elevate Your School Library Program and Ignite Community Connections
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Solving Technical, Legal and Copyright Issues in Born-Digital Collecting from Independent Creators
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Starting a Zine Library
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Strategic Priorities for the Committee on Literacy
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Susan Verde & Steph Littlebird: Body Beautiful
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Tess Gerritsen: The Summer Guests
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Tiffany D. Jackson : THE SCAMMER
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Tony Weaver Jr: Award-Winning Author of the Eisner Nominated Graphic Novel Weirdo
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Tracy Gallup: My First Book of Zen
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    USBBY Presents Visual Generation: Image, Design, Words
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Walk Around Philadelphia: Discovering the City by Exploring Its Boundaries
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Continuing Resources Cataloging Update Forum
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    E-Rate Task Force
  • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    PCC, Program for Cooperative Cataloging Office Hours: Bring Your Questions to PCC
  • 1:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT
    Johnny Tan author of From My Mama's Kitchen, My 9 MOMS—Conversations about Life, Love, and Laughter
  • 1:00 PM - 2:55 PM EDT
    Hazell Thomas author of Money Moves a Nation, A Civil Rights Lesson for Children (Gold Mom's Choice Award)
  • 1:00 PM - 2:55 PM EDT
    Krista Beggan: A Life Saving Bullet
  • 1:00 PM - 2:55 PM EDT
    Margaret Ann Philbrick: House of Honor - the Heist of Caravaggio’s Nativity (Next Generation Indie Book Award Winner)
  • 1:00 PM - 2:55 PM EDT
    Wayne Olivieri Rock Star and Author - The Undiscovered Showman
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    A..Marc Ross: Author Attacking the Dragon
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    GNCRT Magical Comics Tea (ticketed event)
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Lindsay K. Bandy: Inevitable Fate
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Melissa Trempe: Ladybug Launch, Inspired by a True Story of Chinitas in Space
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Board of Directors Meeting I (ACRL)
  • 1:05 PM - 1:35 PM EDT
    Skybound’s Graphic Novel Book Buzz – Transformers, the Walking Dead, Universal Monsters, and More!
  • 1:10 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Every Little Thing
  • 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
    Angela DeGroot: Not Pop-Pop
  • 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Nikki Grimes - Dyamonde Daniel: Loser
  • 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
    Nancy A. Hughes: The Point of the Bodkin
  • 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM EDT
    Second Life: Dinosaur Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces Kit
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Adam Aresty: Skyboy: A Sci-Fi Action Adventure Novel
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Carl Baker and Bernadette Wells: the co-authors of “Bliss and Her Friends,” a children's book about valuing friendships
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Experience Spatial Computing
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Suzanne Kaufman: Blue
  • 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM EDT
    Hilda Eunice Burgos Signing MIOSOTIS FLORES NEVER FORGETS
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM EDT
    Book Lounge by Libby: Live Author Conversations and Our New Chapter
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM EDT
    Booklist Graphic Novel Panel, Part II
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM EDT
    Level Up Your Library with Candid: Become Your Community's Nonprofit Hub
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM EDT
    Maryrose Wood: Bad Badger
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM EDT
    Small Presses, Smaller Hands: How Indie Book Publishers Can Revolutionize Your Children's Book Collection
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM EDT
    Tell Me a Story
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM EDT
    WRITERS TO WATCH LIVE!
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Meg Medina Signing GRACIELA IN THE ABYSS
  • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Schiffer Publishing New Title Presentation
  • 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM EDT
    Victor Piñeiro: Island of the Forgotten Gods.
  • 2:00 PM - 2:20 PM EDT
    ALA Connect 20 Minute Huddle with ALA Public Programs Office - What programs, services, or resources would you like to support with grant funding, and where do you plan to apply for that funding?
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Debbie Levy: Friendship Train
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Jody Jensen Shaffer: Porcupine Had a Fuzzy Sweater
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Kate Messner: Emma McKenna, Full Out
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Kathryn Troutman: Transitioning Your Federal Resume to Private Industry: Are You at the Fork of the Road?
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    L.M. Elliott: Truth, Lies, and the Questions in Between
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Lana Button: Brianna Banana, Helper of the Day
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Lara Ehrlich: Bind Me Tighter Still
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Mia Wenjen: Food for the Future
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Susannah Aziz Signing: Halal Hot Dogs
  • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT
    Antero Garcia: The Cost of Being Undocumented
  • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT
    H.L. Howard: The Journey Must Be Taken – Playlist. A soulful romance of fate, music, and tarot—where love, spirit, and second chances intertwine on a poetic journey of divine timing.
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM EDT
    Gabriel Valentin: Digital Lizards of Doom
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM EDT
    Jason Reynolds: Twenty-Four Seconds from Now. . .
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM EDT
    Laura Parnum: "Peril at Price Manor"
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM EDT
    Margo Donohue: Fever
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM EDT
    Petra Lord/Queen of Faces
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM EDT
    Pierre-Alexandre Comtois: Sunder Vol. 1
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM EDT
    Robert Forbes and Barbara McClintock: Author and Illustrator of Addison Mizner Visionary Architect
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM EDT
    Taryn Souders: "Secrets of Broken House"
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Alexandra Villasante: The Grief Keeper
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Anastasia Garcia: Ghostly, Ghastly Tales and Creepy Campfire Stories
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    ARC of Alternative for the Masses: The '90s Alt-Rock Revolution - An Oral History by Greg Prato (Quarto/Motorbooks/9780760398425/OCT 2025) While supplies last!
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Brian Anderson: Sophie
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    D.L. Miller and BigFoot: The Day I Met BigFoot: And Made a New Friend
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Dan Schlund/ The Last Rocketman: A Memoir
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Faith Erin Hicks: Universal Monsters: The Mummy
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Illustrator Sarah Jacoby: THE COZIEST PLACE ON THE MOON
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Jacqueline Jules: Smoke at the Pentagon
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Jashar Awan: Towed by Toad
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Jenni Walsh/Bug Bandits
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Jolene Gutiérrez and Mirelle Ortega: Mamiachi and Me
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Katherine Locke: GENDER REBELS
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Lindsay Currie: The House with No Keys
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Patricia Kreiser, Author of Always Together
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Patricia Tanumihardja: Mortar and Pestle
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Rhoni Blankenhorn: Rooms for the Dead and the Not Yet
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Rita Williams-Garcia : ONE CRAZY SUMMER graphic novel
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Zines Out Loud! Zine Reading
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    BRASS Discussion Group
  • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Strawberry Shortcake
  • 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Chapter Assembly (AASL)
  • 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM EDT
    Cheryl Willis Hudson and London Ladd signing WHEN I HEAR SPIRITUALS
  • 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM EDT
    K. X. Song: The Dragon Wakes with Thunder
  • 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Annette Whipple – Chomp! The Truth About Sharks
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
    Jodi Jill: Second Life Dinosaur Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces Kit
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
    Mark Russell: Batman: Dark Age, Superman: Space Age, and Prez: Setting a Dangerous President
  • 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM EDT
    E. Lockhart: We Fell Apart
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    A Champagne Toast with Kwame Alexander
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Aurita Maldonado: The Zen of Dancing in the Rain: Becoming One with the Storm
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Carole Boston Weatherford Signing CROWNING GLORY
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Heather Colley: The Gilded Butterfly Effect
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Individual Career Mapping
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Local Indie authors in your library
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Regina Linke: Big Enough
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    THE MAD SCIENTISTS’ CLUB is back! SIGNING of 60th anniversary edition of this classic book (Sheridan Brinley, author’s son) plus MAD SCIENTISTS’ CLUB 2.0 sneak peek from club’s Chief Scribe.
  • 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
    Erin A. Craig: A Land So Wide & The Thirteenth Child
  • 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
    Jennifer N. Sellitti: The Adriatic Affair
  • 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM EDT
    A Conversation with Award-winning Children's Authors Derrick Barnes and Erin Entrada Kelly
  • 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM EDT
    BANNED TOGETHER: Defending Diverse Stories in a Time of Censorship
  • 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM EDT
    Doctor Who Comics!
  • 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM EDT
    Dusti Bowling: The Beat I Drum
  • 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM EDT
    Library Panel: Modern Self-Service Technology for True Access
  • 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM EDT
    She Speaks: History and Legends Revisited from the Female Perspective
  • 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM EDT
    Why We Need More Books Set in Middle America
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    "Should Not be Denied or Abridged Because of...Age": Privacy and Minors in the Library
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Amy Chu, Alexander Chang, Louie Chin: Fighting to Belong! Vol. II: Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders, 1900–1970
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Bridging the Divide: Enhancing Family Ties in Correctional Settings
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Broadening Textuality: Using Media Literacy Frameworks with Picture Books
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Cara Black signing MURDER IN THE MARAIS (The Aimée Leduc Investigations)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Censorship in the Courts: Current Litigation throughout the United States
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Censorship Is Still a Drag
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Citational Privilege: Disrupting the Patriarchy and Empowering Students Through Feminist Citation Practices
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Diane McKinney-Whetstone: Family Spirit
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Ed Lin signing GHOST MONTH (The Taipei Night Market Novels)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Elevate your library skills with a preview of LiFT courses
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    EMIERT Chair's Program
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Enhancing Library Services for Deaf Individuals: Best Practices and Resources
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    European Studies Section Membership Committee Meeting (ACRL ESS)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Everyone - Get Ready to Fight for your Right (to libraries, read, books, and more)!
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Executive Perspectives: A Conversation on the Future of the Library Technology Industry
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Findings and Implications from the National Survey on Black History Month Programming in Public Libraries
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Follow the Leader: GameRT and How We Learned to be Professionals through Play
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    GODORT Chair's Program
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Impact and Connection: How Structured Mentorship Effects the Success of BIPOC Librarians
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Infant Programming Reimagined: Connecting Caregivers and Communities through Libraries
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    International Council of Library Association Executives (ICLAE)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Kirsten Miller: The Women of Wild Hill
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Loyalty or Survival? Understanding Trauma and Employee Commitment in Academic Libraries
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Maker Therapy: Collaborating with counselors in the makerspace to support mindfulness and wellness
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Meeting the Moment: Reimagining Library Support for Adult Literacy in a Changing Landscape
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Melissa de la Cruz: When Stars Align
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Nonfiction You Can't Put Down: An Author Panel
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    North American RDA Committee (NARDAC) Forum
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    ODLOS Subcommittee Services to Refugees, Immigrants, and Displaced Persons Meeting
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Outreach Services: The Gateway to Equitable Access
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    REFORMA President's Program
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    RMRT Membership Meeting
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Safe Spaces in Scary Books
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Sarah Albee: Zero! The Number That Almost Wasn't
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Sheilah Vance: Threshold to Valley Forge
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    STARS- ILL Discussion Group Annual Meeting
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Sujata Massey signing THE WIDOWS OF MALABAR HILL (The Perveen Mistry Novels)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    The NISO Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Project (CCLP)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Wonder Media: Media & News Literacy for Tweens & Teens
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    YALSA Presidents Program
  • 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Core Awards & President's Program Featuring Gwen Westerman
  • 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    Board of Directors (ALSC)
  • 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM EDT
    Book Buzz with Bloomsbury, Disney Books, HarperCollins Children's Books, and Macmillan
  • 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM EDT
    ALA Connect 20 Minute Huddle with Reference & User Services Association, Federal and Armed Forces Librarians Interest Group - How do you define your own professional success?
  • 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM EDT
    Hazell Thomas: Money Moves a Nation, A Civil Rights Lesson for Children
  • 3:00 PM - 3:20 PM EDT
    Wayne Olivieri: The Undiscovered Showman
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Christina Shawn: And Then Came You
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Dan Yaccarino: Piccolo
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Emma Otheguy: Cousins in the Time of Magic and Primos en tiempos de magia
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Heather Pierce Stigall: Gilbert and the Ghost
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    How to Introduce AI to Beginners
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Jason Chin signing HURRICANE
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Louise Wannier: Tree Spirits Around the World
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Melinda Beatty Signing: The Witch's Table
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Publisher Meet and Greet w/Avery Hill Publishing
  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Rebecca Stead: Anything
  • 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM EDT
    Kathleen Choi signing Giving Thanks with Halmoni
  • 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM EDT
    Michael G. Long: Fight AIDs!
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM EDT
    David Dabel: The Curse of Monte Cristo
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM EDT
    Katherine Applegate: Pocket Bear
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM EDT
    Matthew Forsythe: THE GRAMMAR OF FANTASY
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM EDT
    Richard Ashley Hamilton: Tectiv
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM EDT
    Victor Manibo: The Villa, Once Beloved
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Anne Byrn: Baking in the American South
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Barbara McClintock: Where Are You, Brontë?
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Carolina Ixta : SHUT UP, THIS IS SERIOUS
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Dan Mazur & Steve Weiner/Will Eisner: A Comics Biography
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Dorinda Wegener: Four Fields
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Gwendolyn Reece/The Waters of Mnemosyne
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Jenni L. Walsh: The Bug Bandits
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Jo Ann Lepore: Picture Patchwork: 15 Charter Patterns for Novelty Quilts
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Joan Schoettler: Books Travel the World and The Honey Jar
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Susan Hagedorn & Carla Berrigan/Block Island: Poems, Photos, and Letters
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Susie Spikol: Forest Magic for Kids
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Yesenia Moises: Sounds Like Joy
  • 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    ZineCat Show ‘N Tell
  • 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Abrams Children's Books Fall 2025 Preview
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Annette Whipple: Chomp! The Truth About Sharks
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Bob Ernst. "Dr. Bob" Mom's Choice Award Winner of The Pondville Series for Children
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Dr. Natasha Cox-Magno: How Many Ways Can I Find To Add Up To Numbers 1 Through 5
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Icy Smith: Half Spoon of Rice
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Judith Peck Ed.D, Dynamic Play and Creative Movement: Powering Body and Brain
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Nancy A. Hughes: The Point of the Bodkin
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Rick Robinson: 1968: A Primer for Understanding Baby Boomers
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    San Jose State University - School of Information Networking Reception
  • 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Laura Parnum: "Peril at Price Manor"
  • 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM EDT
    Carole Boston Weatherford: WHIRLIGIGS
  • 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Sandra Martín Denis - Why the Turtle Walks So Slowly
  • 3:20 PM - 3:50 PM EDT
    Adult Graphic Novels with Abrams ComicArts, Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly, New York Review of Comics
  • 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM EDT
    5 Years of Levine Querido
  • 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM EDT
    Judah Freed - Making Global Sense & A Tale of Liberty Lost and Found
  • 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM EDT
    Steven Joseph Author of the popular Snoodles, Kidoodles, Poodles Children's Book Series
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Diane Stevenson / James Berger / Geri Lipschultz: Did You Kiss A Cat Today???
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Dusti Bowling: Holding on for Dear Life
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Eric Velasquez signing THE POLAR BEAR AND THE BALLERINA
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Immersive Storytelling
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Rebecca Gardyn Levington: Whatever Comes Tomorrow
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Signing: Jonathan Lackman & Zachary J. Pinson (The Woman With Fifty Faces: Maria Lani & The Greatest Art Heist That Never Was) - Fantagraphics
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
    Behind the Scenes of an Odyssey Honor Audiobook: Renée Watson and BLACK GIRL YOU ARE ATLAS
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
    Celebrating the 2025 Caldecott Honorees
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
    Eric Lide: Sword of the Champion (DragonForged series, Book #1)
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
    Exploring tech-driven tools for discovery, access, and digital collection stewardship
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
    Hard Case Crime Gets Graphic!
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
    Historical Mysteries with Lyndsay Faye, Charles Todd, and Otto Penzler
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
    SHREYA DAVIES/To the Last Gram (Difference Engine)
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Debbie Levy: Photo Ark 1-2-3
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    E. Lockhart: We Fell Apart
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Matt Braly: Family Force V
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Pink Trees Press Authors: Madeline Artenberg, Pauline Findlay, Phillip Giambri, Linda Kleinbub and Jane LeCroy - Reading, Book Signing and Raffle
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Scott Campbell: Cabin Head and Tree Head
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Sita Jit, Author of Divya's Supersecret Plan
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Taryn Souders and Victor Piñeiro: Secrets of the Broken House and Island of the Forgotten Gods
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    My Sextortion Diary
  • 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Derrick Barnes: The Incredible Human Henson Blayze
  • 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM EDT
    Spotlight on Debut Author-Illustrator Larry Daley
  • 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
    ALA Connect 20 Minute Huddle with Retired Members Round Table - What do Retired Members do anyway?
  • 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
    Patricia Miller Author of the Unexplained Mystery Collection!
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Ashley Hope Pérez signing BANNED TOGETHER
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Candy J. Cooper: SHACKLED
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Information Gone Wild: Conversations from the Field
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Kate Messner: First Ascent: The Epic Yosemite Rock-Climbing Rivalry of Royal Robbins and Warren Harding
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Signing: Alex Krokus (Talking to My Father’s Ghost) - Chronicle
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Vicki Johnson Signing: Molly's Tuxedo
  • 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT
    Manga Power Hour with Yen Press and Kodansha
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM EDT
    Ellen Marie Wiseman: The Lies They Told
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM EDT
    Joe Corallo: King Arthur & The Knights of Justice
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM EDT
    Ngozi Ukazu: Flip
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM EDT
    Ronald T. Hickey: Greatness Is What Greatness Does: The 10 Principles of Exceptional Leadership in the Quantum Psychology Perspective
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Adapting Library Services for Patrons with Significant Disabilities
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    ALA at 150: Envisioning the Next 50 Years — How Will ALA Empower Libraries and Library Workers in 2076
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    ALA/AIA Building Awards Ceremony Planning Meeting
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    ALA-APA Certification Program Committee
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Alyssa Reynoso-Morris: Plàtanos Are Love and Bold Brilliant and Latiné
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Amy Neeren: Nellie in Knots: Talent Show Trouble and Nellie in Knots: The Dog Olympics
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    ARCs of The Hidden Wisdom of Animals by Kate Siber, Illustrated by Kaitlynn Copithorne (Quarto/Wide Eyed Editions/9780711294776/OCT 2025) While supplies last!
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    BRASS New Business Librarians Group
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Building a Welcoming Initiative at Your Library
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    CANCELLED: Navigating Women's Reproductive Health and Access to Information Challenges
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Carla Messinger Signing WHEN THE SHADBUSH BLOOMS
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Changing The Status Quo: Picture Books That Differentiate
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Collaboration in Instruction with Other Types of Libraries
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Committee on Diversity Business Meeting
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Danielle Prescod: The Rules of Fortune
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Diversity Audits: The Inside Scoop from “Checklists” to “Next Steps” (and everything in-between)
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Don’t just shake it off: using debriefing tools to support front-line library staff
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Educational & Behavioral Sciences Section Education Librarians Discussion (ACRL EBSS)
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Empowering Teens Through Internships
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    From Parchment to Pixels: Digital Preservation for the Future
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    History Section All-Section Meeting
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Intellectual Property for Librarians
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Jerry Craft & Kwame Alexander: J vs. K
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    John Jennings: The Parable of the Talents (A Graphic Novel Adaptation)
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    John Parra: This Moment is Special and Este momento es especial
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Learning Round Table Membership Social
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Main Stage Speaker: Angeline Boulley
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Makiia Lucier : DRAGONFRUIT
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Meetup for Federal and Military Librarians
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Middle Managers Interest Group Meetup and Chat
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Niro Feliciano: All is CALMish - How to Feel Less Frantic and More Festive During the Holidays
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Putting your Emergency Plan to the Test: Lessons Learned
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Show Up For Our Libraries: Advocating for libraries in adverse times
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Time for Something Different: Planning The Institute for Reimagining Equity in Academic Libraries
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Turning the Page: The Role of Libraries in Re-entry
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Why Is It Always a Battle?: Concerns of Public Library Trustees in the United States
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    ALMA/LibraryReads Speculative Fiction Adult Author Panel
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    CSKBART Executive Board Meeting
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    LiteracyNation's President's Program - Vanessa Tyler - Live with Author Khristi Adams
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    RMRT Book Group
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    SRRT Action Council I
  • 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Banned Together Film Screening and Organizing Party
  • 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Kaitlin Sikes - One Drop
  • 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM EDT
    Hear Jeannine A. Cook, author of It’s Me They Follow, LIVE!
  • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Michelle Kadarusman: Seabird
  • 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
    Penguin Young Readers Original Art Showcase Reception
  • 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM EDT
    1876 Club Happy Hour
  • 5:30 PM - 5:55 PM EDT
    ADVENTURE = JUNK + IMAGINATION! Meet MAD SCIENTISTS' CLUB 2.0 Chief Scribe, read hot off-the-typewriter sneak peek pages, & test the club's 3D Headset Experience! (Middle Grade)
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
    John Cotton Dana Awards & Reception
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    Banned Together Film Screening and Discussion Reception
  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
    Addressing the New Standards for Accreditation in Today’s Complex Society
  • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
    Ghost Tour of Philadelphia with NMRT (ticketed event) - SOLD OUT
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Fireside Chat with Dr. Carla Hayden (ticketed event) - SOLD OUT
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
    GODORT Awards Ceremony & Reception
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
    International Librarians Reception (ticketed event)
  • 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
    2025 Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement Reception
  • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
    2025 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Award Ceremony and Reception (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
    The Wilmington Library Presents a Screening and Party Featuring "Are You a Librarian"
  • Sunday, June 29, 2025
  • 2:30 AM - 3:30 PM EDT
    PRH Library Book Buzz
  • 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
    Coretta Scott King Book Awards Breakfast (ticketed event)
  • 7:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Readex Breakfast Presentation
  • 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Registration
  • 8:00 AM - 8:10 AM EDT
    Red Fire, Blue River
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Literary Luminaries: Celebrating the Best Reading of the Year (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    United for Libraries Board Meeting
  • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    ALA Parent/Baby Room
  • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 1
  • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 2
  • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 3
  • 8:10 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
    Law for Librarian Trainers Coffee and Conversation
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Librarians Connecting Globally: Insights and Conversations from the Americas and Beyond
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    MAGIRT - Cartographic Resources Cataloging Interest Group
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    OCLC Resource Sharing Community Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Universal Access Interest Group meeting
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    YA Coffee Klatch (ticketed event)
  • 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Measurement, Evaluation and Assessment Advisory Group Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 9:25 AM EDT
    Author Signing / Character Meet & Greet (6-foot-tall eagle) / RANGER BALDY AND THE DISAPPEARING WATERFALL - A YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK ADVENTURE plus preview his new Sequoia NP book!
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
    Jolene Gutiérrez: The Ofrenda That We Built
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
    Kari Lavelle: Butt or Face? Volume 2
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
    Karla Arenas Valenti: María Mariposa
  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
    The Pollinators!
  • 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    Juana Medina Illustrator: A Maleta Full of Treasures
  • 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM EDT
    Molly O'Sullivan: The Book of Autumn
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    "Saddle Stitched, Edition of 500”: Indie Comics Micropresses in Libraries
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Advocate Smarter AND Harder: Advocacy Tools for Rural & Small Libraries
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    AI Ethics and the Library
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    ALA-APA Certified Public Library Administrator Certification (CPLA) Review Committee
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 101, Talk Saves Lives
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Beyond Mere Quantity: Why Current Approaches to EDI Further Embed Inequities
  • 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
    Candace Fleming: Death in the Jungle
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    GameRT Board Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    GAYSSS IN COMICSSSSS: A Spotlight on LGBTQ+ Empowerment in Comics
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Growing “Terrific Talkers:” Cultivating Early Communication Skills through a Family-centered Community Read
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Hyping History: highlighting history in a high school library
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Librarian and Educator Collaborations with Latinx KidLit Book Festival
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Libraries as Transformational Spaces: Creating Comprehensive Services for Underserved Populations in Today’s Political Climate
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Marcelo Verdad: The Dream Catcher
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Nathan Hale: Hog-Rocket Ruckus (The Mighty Bite)
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    OLAC Catalogers Network Meetup
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Place Making in our Communities: Using Libraries to activate our cities, towns and communities
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Rainbow Round Table Membership Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Reflective Teaching as a Catalyst for Change: Inspiring New Approaches in Library Instruction
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Reversing Burnout and Attrition: How Group Coaching Creates a Common Language & Transforms Workplaces
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Rewriting Your Story: How Self-Storytelling Shapes Success & Well-Being
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Sarah Weinman: Without Consent
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Soft Censorship: How to Recognize It and How to Combat It
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Something's Missing: The Need for Library Involvement in Prison Literacy Programs
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Thrills & Chills: An Author Panel
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Using Virtual Reality as a Career Exploration and Skills Development Opportunity
  • 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Outreach and Engagement Poster Session
  • 9:00 AM - 10:55 AM EDT
    Lori D. Finlay: Create the Vitality You Crave: Epigenetics 101 to Unlock Your Healing Power (Next Generation Indie Book Award)
  • 9:00 AM - 10:55 AM EDT
    Sharon Barnes author of Shanghai Sunset (The Great Adventures of Breeze Lee Book1) Next Generation Indie Book Award
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    A. Marc Ross: Attacking the Dragon
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Access & Equity All Section & Committee Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    AI and Machine Learning in Libraries Interest Group Meeting
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Allyn Howard: FALL PARADE
  • 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
    Hallee Adelman: Way Past Shame
  • 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
  • 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    ALA Council II
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Banned Books From the Big Chair
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Career Coaching II
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Collaborative Zine
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Community of Care Quiet Room
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Giveaways - Daily - Badge Ribbons, Bookmarks, Flower Seeds, Pins, Postcards, Stickers plus more!
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Kevin J Laws, Hunter of the Damned: A Walk through Hell
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Library Marketplace Open
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Myka Kennedy Stephens: Integrated Library Planning
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Philly Voices Pavilion
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Photography Services II
  • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Resume Reviews II
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Hachette Book Buzz!
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Kaitlin Sikes - One Drop
  • 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
    Rob Justus: Superman's Good Guy Gang
  • 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    Children's Book Author Bob Ernst, author of The Pondville Series
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Michelle Kadarusman: Seabird
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    XR Scanner Basics & Program Ideas
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    A Queer Library Worker in NYC: Katie Fricas's Checked Out
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    Alicia McKenzie - These ABC's Belong to Me!, Dr. Audrey Barbakoff - Mazel Toes! and Lee Wind
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    Asher Perlman: Hi, It’s Me Again
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    Enchantment Awaits: Diving deep into visual storytelling with Matthew Forsythe, Sarah Jacoby, and Claudia Bedrick!
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    Jarrett Melendez and Jermaine McLaughlin
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    Publish Like a Pro!
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    Rebecca Stead: The Experiment
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    Tom Caraccioli and Jerry Caraccioli authors of Ice Breakers (Quarto/becker&mayer!kids/9780760395691)
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    Writing Romance with Chemistry but Without the Steam: Emma St. Clair - Bestselling Romance Author
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Cara Black signing HUGUETTE
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Drew Beckmeyer: Stalactite & Stalagmite
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Jashar Awan: Towed by Toad
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Jenna Beatrice: ANNABELLE AND THE SPAGHETTI-CONFETTI SURPRISE
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Lynn Brunelle and Jason Chin signing LIFE AFTER WHALE
  • 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
    Ashley Belote Author/Illustrator of SheepWrecked
  • 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
    Author Signing / Character Meet & Greet (6-foot-tall eagle) / RANGER BALDY AND THE DISAPPEARING WATERFALL - A YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK ADVENTURE plus preview his new Sequoia NP book!
  • 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    Howard Langer author of the Award-Winning Novel The Last Dekrepitzer
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Alyssa Nassner Signing: Apple of My Eye
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Is That the Bus?
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Joëlle Retener & DeAnn Wiley: Marley's Pride
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Kari Allen: Maddie and Mabel Make a Friend
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    MICHELLE KADARUSMAN: Seabird (Pajama Press)
  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT
    Bessie Flores Zaldívar: Libertad
  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT
    Maya Van Wagenen: Chronically Dolores
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    A.D. Sui: The Iron Garden Sutra
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    Jasmine Walls: The Last Session
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    Mike Kunkel: HEROBEAR & THE KID
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    Nisha Sharma: Illusions of Fire
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    Sarah Davidson: Jackson's Wilder Adventures
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Baptiste Paul: Climb On!
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Brian Anderson/Sophie Series 2
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Courtney Walsh: Everything's Coming Up Rosie
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Editorial Boards Meeting (AASL- KQ/SLR)
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Erin Entrada Kelly : THE FIRST STATE OF BEING and AT LAST SHE STOOD
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Faith Erin Hicks: Universal Monsters: The Mummy
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    John Picacio: The Invisible Parade
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    John Schu Signing RUTHIE ROSE'S BIG IDEA and LOUDER THAN HUNGER
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Mariko Tamaki: This Place Kills Me
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Melissa de la Cruz: The Super-Secret Mission to the Center of the Moon (Pie)
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Peter Schmitz: Adventures in Theater History, Philadelphia
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    RUSA Coffee & Conversations
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Ryan G. Van Cleave: Decide & Survive: Agent 355: Can You Win the Revolution? and Schoolapalooza: A Silly Alphabet of 26 Schooltime Poems
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Susan Lee: Julia Song Is Undateable
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Trading Card Game with The Giant Room!
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Educators of School Librarians Section Meeting
  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Supervisors Section Meeting
  • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Zine Union Catalog Reunion
  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Free giveaways with book purchase: 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.
  • 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM EDT
    Literary Comics: Spotlight on Fantagraphics
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Nikki Grimes - Dyamonde Daniel: Loser
  • 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
    Karla Arenas Valenti: LOLA
  • 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
    Kate O’Shaughnessy: The Wrong Way Home
  • 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM EDT
    Karl Stewart, author of International Award-Winning Historical Novel The Green Light
  • 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    Bev Adamo & Terri Clifton: Wild & Wise Witch – Daily Meditations to Open Your Path (Next Generation Indie Book Award)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Ambreen Butt-Hussain: You're Out of Luck, Alina Butt
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Candace Fleming: IS IT REAL? THE LOCH NESS MONSTER
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Chris Heath Book Signing! No Road Leading Back
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Matthew Forsythe (THE GRAMMAR OF FANTASY) and Sarah Jacoby (THE COZIEST PLACE ON THE MOON)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    The Invisible Enemy
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Cli-Fi Panel: Exciting Forthcoming Environmental Fiction
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Comics for Troubled Times
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Discovering Content from Independent and Self-Published Authors for Librarians
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Engaging Communities by Using Latinx Picture Books: Strategies for Developing Inclusive Library Outreach
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Middle Grade Luminaries
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead: A Snow Day for Amos McGee
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    SHH! We're Telling Picture Book Secrets!
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    ACRL Privacy Literacy Discussion Group Meeting
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    ACRL Technical Services Interest Group Meeting
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Coffee Connections: University Libraries Member Professional Development Hub (ACRL ULS)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Edmund G. Holley Memorial Lecture: Complicating the Past: Historic sites interpretation and the challenges of a more accurate history
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Empowering Library Support Staff: Navigating Challenges and Embracing Opportunities
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    European Studies Section Research and Planning Committee Meeting (ACRL ESS)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    FMRT Multimedia Production Discussion Group
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    L.L. McKinney: Nubia: Too Real
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Librarians Assemble: Supercharging Your Library Mini Comic Con on a Shoestring Budget
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    MAGIRT - Cataloging and Classification Committee
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Main Stage Speaker: Thien Ho
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Mango Languages Meetings
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Marcelo Verdad: The Dream Catcher
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Margarita Engle: Wild Dreamers and Sueños salvajes
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    NMRT Board Meeting
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Polly Stewart: The Felons' Ball
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Public Libraries Advisory Committee Meeting (PLA)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    RMRT Program - Philadelphia Museum of Art Library
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    ALSC BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color) Discussion Group
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Association for Library to Service to Children (ALSC) Interest Meetup
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Collection Management Discussion Group (ALSC)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Job Fair
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Preschool Services Discussion Group (ALSC)
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    YALSA Awards Celebration: Alex, Edwards, Excellence in Nonfiction, Morris
  • 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM EDT
    APALA Membership Meeting
  • 10:50 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Amazon Publishing and Little Bee Books 2025 Children's and YA Book Buzz
  • 10:50 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    ADVENTURE = JUNK + IMAGINATION! Meet MAD SCIENTISTS' CLUB 2.0 Chief Scribe, read hot off-the-typewriter sneak peek pages, & test the club's 3D Headset Experience! (Middle Grade)
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 AM EDT
    Linda Oatman High: Somebody's Someone
  • 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
    Indigenous Voices in Kid Lit
  • 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    ALA Connect 20 Minute Huddle with ALA Editions | Neal-Schuman Author Hilda Weisburg - What are you doing to get parents to value libraries and support them?
  • 11:00 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Karl Stewart - Award-Winning Author of the Legend of See Bird series. Historical fiction based on his ancestors.
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Have Fun with Rail Cube!
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Kate Woodworth: Little Great Island: A Novel
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Lynn Brunelle: TURN THIS BOOK INTO A BIRD FEEDER
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Meet Michelin-Starred Chef Curtis Duffy with Jeremy Wagner/Fireproof: Memoir of a Chef
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Mirelle Ortega Signing: Pepe and the Parade
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Rajani LaRocca: Rohan Murthy Has a Plan
  • 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
    Jamiel Law: JIMMY'S RHYTHM AND BLUES
  • 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
    Yuko Shimizu: Imogen
  • 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
    Zeke Peña: Sundust
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Chas! Pangburn & Kim Shearer: DOUBLE BOOKING
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Eli Frankel: Sisters in Death
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Karen Kilpatrick: "When Glitter met Glue"
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Max Beaudry & David Perry: AW,NUTS!
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Mitali Ruths: "Party Diaries - Lucky Mermaid"
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Scott Dooley & Jason Chatfield: You’re Not a Real Dog Owner Until…
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Taylor Robin: Hunger's Bite
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Tracey Baptiste: Boy 2.0
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Adaptive Arcade at the Library: Video Games are for Everyone
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Andrew Joseph White signing COMPOUND FRACTURE
  • 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
    Bob Lentz, Illustrator of Author vs. Illutrator
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Defend The Right to Read: Working Together
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Emma St. Clair: If All Else Sails
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Hannah V. Sawyerr: Truth Is
  • 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
    Jarret Keene: Heroes of World War II and Schoolapalooza: A Silly Alphabet of 26 Schooltime Poems
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Kon Tan: We're All Gonna Die-nosaur!
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Libraries in action: Some practical Approaches to Support the Research Lifecycle with Artificial Intelligence
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Liz Rosenberg: Giant Baby!
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Lulu Delacre Signing RAFI AND ROSI MENU!
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Mac Barnett: Meet National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature at the Library of Congress!
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Making It Real: Preparing for BIBFRAME in Public Libraries
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Physical Delivery Interest Group Meeting
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    PLA Legal Issues in Public Libraries Forum
  • 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
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Rex Ogle: When We Ride
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    RUSA RSS Executive Meeting
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Scott Campbell: Cabin Head and Tree Head
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Sex is a Funny Word: Incorporating Gender and Sexuality Literature and Activities into Youth Programming
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Stronger Together through Connections Worldwide: International Collaborations in Library Services
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Update on the Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey (ACRL)
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    What’s it Worth? Strategies to Define, Assess, and Communicate the Value of Teen Services
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Youth Social Action in the Library: Cultivating Change Makers
  • 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    From Film Movement, Hoopla and Midwest Tape: Joseph Campbell and the Power of the Myth - Episode 1 The Hero's Adventure
  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Are You A Librarian? The Untold Story of Black Librarians – Preserving History, Empowering Communities
  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    The Educators Poster Session
  • 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM EDT
    Howard Langer author of the Award-Winning Novel The Last Dekrepitzer
  • 11:00 AM - 12:55 PM EDT
    Gracie Lynne: Autumn Faith…An Unexpected Blessing
  • 11:00 AM - 12:55 PM EDT
    Lauren Kay Johnson: The Fine Art of Camouflage (Next Generation Indie Book Award)
  • 11:00 AM - 12:55 PM EDT
    Scott Feld:Dax to the MAX: Blah Blah Blobs vs. Power Pods (Mom's Choice Award)
  • 11:00 AM - 12:55 PM EDT
    Sofia Wells: The Tales of Charlie Wags: NYC (Mom’s Choice Award)
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Icy Smith: Mei Ling in China City
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Thelia Hutchinson: More Than You Imagine
  • 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Winsome Bingham – Fort Goode: The Goode Life
  • 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
    Author Signing (Philly Native!), SIGN OF THE SANDMAN. BOOKLIST called the original “…all adventure, all the time. Middle-grade readers who enjoy fun alongside their fantasy will love this one.”
  • 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
    The Library is Open Podcast
  • 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    ALA Connect 20 Minute Huddle with ALA Editions | Neal-Schuman Author Megan Lotts - How can play advance teaching and learning in libraries?
  • 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Dr. Robert A. Ernst author of the popular Pondville Series for Children
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Ann D. Koffsky: Kayla and Kugel's Super Sweet Rosh Hashanah
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Daniel Minter: And She Was Loved
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Karla Arenas Valenti: Wrath of the Rain God
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Publisher Meet and Greet w/Graphic Mundi and Kendra Boileau
  • 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    Simon & Schuster’s Books Like Us: Diversifying Your Bookshelf
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
    Putting the "A" in STEAM: Artistry in STEAM Picture Books with Jason Chin and Torben Kuhlmann
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
    Alyssa Reynoso-Morris author of Bold, Brilliant, and Latine: Meet 52 Latine and Hispanic Heroes from Past and Present (Quarto/Wide Eyed Editions/9780711294363/Sept 2025)
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
    An Audience with Horror Master Ronald Malfi
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
    Landing Your Book in Libraries: Metadata, Marketing, and Tools for Success
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
    Libba Bray: Under the Same Stars
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
    Power up the Pages with Spectacularly Supernatural and Superhuman Graphic Novels!
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
    The Nurse Florence® Series - Introducing Some Medical Words to Kids in Every Book®
  • 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM EDT
    Veeda Bybee: Cultural Richness in Storytelling: Elevating Connection in Children’s Stories
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Angela Flournoy: The Wilderness
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Anna North Signs BOG QUEEN (Anna's previous novel was the NYT bestseller and Reese's Book Club pick OUTLAWED)
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Barbara O'Neal: The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    D.L. Miller and BigFoot: The Day I Met BigFoot: And Made a New Friend
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Jamia Wilson: Make Good Trouble
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Jeannine A. Cook: It's Me They Follow
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Matt Braly: Family Force V
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Pink Trees Press Authors: Madeline Artenberg, Pauline Findlay, Phillip Giambri, Linda Kleinbub and Jane LeCroy Reading, Book Signing and Raffle
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Schneider Family Book Award Luncheon (Closed)
  • 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Constance Lombardo + Micah Player: ITTY BITTY BETTY BLOB MAKES A SPLASH/ITTY BITTY BETTY BLOB
  • 12:00 PM - 12:15 PM EDT
    Rick Robinson: 1968: A Primer for Understanding Baby Boomers
  • 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM EDT
    ALA Connect 20 Minute Huddle with Public Policy and Advocacy Office - What are best messaging practices for statewide and local advocacy?
  • 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM EDT
    Andrea Emily Stumpf: Memoirs of an Arabian Princess (Next Generation Indie Book Award)
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Brian "Smitty" Smith Signing: Band Camp
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
    David Elliott signing IN THE DESERT and BOAR AND HEDGEHOG
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
    S.E. Case: Foothold: Rigsby WI Volume 1
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Sara Ackerman: Good Knight
  • 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT
    Angie Kang: Our Lake
  • 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EDT
    Nikkolas Smith: The History of We
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM EDT
    Charlie Donlea: Guess Again
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM EDT
    Jason Platt: Paw & Order
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Andrea L. Rogers/Chooch Helped
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Barbara Perez Marquez: The Cardboard Kingdom Trilogy
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Deborah Derrickson Kossman: Lost Found Kept: A Memoir
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Donna Barba Higuera: El Cucuy Is Scared, Too!
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Ibi Zoboi - FIRST DAY AROUND THE WORLD and (S)KIN signing
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Joyce Uglow: Stuck! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Sav R. Miller and Xio Axelrod: Endless Anger and Girls with Bad Reputations
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Tracey Baptiste: Moko Magic: Carnival Chaos
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    ALA Affiliate Luncheon
  • 12:25 PM - 12:55 PM EDT
    HTP Books Presents Books with Buzz!
  • 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM EDT
    Making Global Sense of ALA 2025
  • 12:30 PM - 12:50 PM EDT
    ALA Connect 20 Minute Huddle with Public Policy and Advocacy Office - How can your library support digital equity (E-Rate, hotspots, Digital Equity Act, etc.)?
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Gordon C. James: Go Tell It
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Kelly Ann Jacobson: Lies of a Toymaker
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Mia Wenjen & Colleen Kong-Savage signing Fortune Cookies for Everyone
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Publisher Meet and Greet w/Street Noise and Cara Gormally
  • 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM EDT
    Matthew Cody: Cat Ninja: Cat’s Claw
  • 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM EDT
    Shirley Neal: AfroCentric Style
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    Crossing Thresholds: The Rise of Transgressive Horror
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    Descend into Madness: Mad Cave Studios Book Buzz
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    Everyone Belongs
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    Fiction or Nonfiction? Only a Shade of Difference
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    Inside the Studio: How Creators Craft Stories Across Genres and Formats
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    The Art of Building Bridges with Debut Middle Grade and Young Adult Authors
  • 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Matthew Burgess & Doug Salati: Words with Wings and Magic Things
  • 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Board of Directors II Meeting (AASL)
  • 1:00 PM - 1:15 PM EDT
    Krista Beggan: A Life Saving Bullet
  • 1:00 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    Michael Dow, RN, MS, MHA, MSM: Nurse Florence® for Beginning Readers: How Do We Feel Hot and Cold Things?
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Ann Diament Koffsky Signing: Ping-Pong Shabbat
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    CAROLINE BREWER: Harriet Tubman: Force of Nature/A Biography in Poems (What on Earth!)
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    How to Introduce AI to Beginners
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Meredith Adamo: Not Like Other Girls
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Rachel Katz: Rise Up!
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Snailords: FREAKING ROMANCE
  • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
    Chanel Miller: Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
  • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
    Daniel Bernstrom: ONE DAY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA
  • 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
    Ruth Behar: Across So Many Seas
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM EDT
    Carolyn Marie Wilkins: Murder at the Wham Bam Club
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM EDT
    Daniel Nayeri: Bizarre Bazaar: Mirror Town
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM EDT
    Sammy Savos: The Girl Who Sang
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM EDT
    Veeda Bybee: The Invincible List of Lani Li
  • 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM EDT
    Weirdo Book Signing with Tony Weaver Jr.
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    AI Gone Right: Fostering Responsible Tech Use and Academic Integrity
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Albert Kleine: Complete Starter Guide to Making Wooden Boxes
  • 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
    Back to Full Hit Points: Regenerating Community Well-Being with Tabletop Role-Playing Games in Libraries
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Best Digital Tools (AASL)
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Black Authors Speak: A Conversation about Children's Books Centering Black Joy
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    CALA President’s Program 2025: A Panel Session on Strengthening Libraries' Relevance in a Changing World
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Can It Happen Here? Book Challenges, Censorship, and Academic Freedom in Academic Libraries
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Caribbean Libraries at the Forefront of Transformation: Navigating Change, Building Resilience, and Empowering Communities
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Chapter Relations Committee II
  • 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
    Copyright Legislation, Education, and Advocacy Networth Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Court Stevens: Tell Me Something Good
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    David Levithan: Songs for Other People's Weddings
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    EMIERT's Taste of the Town Luncheon (ticketed event) - SOLD OUT
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    From Page to Play: Storybooks as Starting Points for Creative Learning
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Greg Pizzoii: Earl and Worm
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    HRDR Advisory
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Information Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC)
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Intentional Service Design for Multilingual Readers
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    IRRT Executive Committee Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Jennie Phillips: Yellow Light Moments: Maximize Your Health and Vitality Through The Power of Pausing
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Julio Anta: This Land is Our Land: A Blue Beetle Story
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Lauren Magaziner: The Incorruptibles
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Luanne G. Smith: The Golden Age of Magic
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    My Big Embarrassing Elephant
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Nick Esposito: The Good Guys Agency series
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    NISO Standards Update
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Old Pages, New Tricks: AI-Powered Discovery and Instruction in Special Collections
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Practical Puppetry for Powerful Programs: Amplify Early Learning, Social Emotional Learning, and Inclusive Experiences
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    PRH Library Book Buzz
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Pride is 365: Providing Year-round LGBTQIA+ Programming and Services
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Priority One: Local government engagement
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    RNTLOAK Business Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Sachiko Kashiwaba: The Village Beyond the Mist
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Spectacular Collaboration: A Deep Dive into Hosting a Collective Program
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Sunshine O'Donnell: States of Arousal
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Supporting Multilingual Learners in School Libraries
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    The Adventure of Lomax the Sub-librarian Featuring Lyndsay Faye
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    The Future of Library Services: Innovating with AI, User Experience, and Service Design
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Tillie Walden: Clementine Book Three
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Unlocking Potential in Opportunity Youth
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    What the New ADA Rule Means For Your Library
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Where's YOUR Data? Privacy and Cyber Security as Emerging Legal Concerns for Libraries
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Wrestling and Comics? Who Knew?
  • 1:00 PM - 2:55 PM EDT
    Brian D McLean author of Our Global Crisis: “We’ll Never Run Out!” (Next Generation Indie Book Award Winner)
  • 1:00 PM - 2:55 PM EDT
    Julie Simmons: The Lost Canvas (Next Generation Indie Book Award)
  • 1:00 PM - 2:55 PM EDT
    Mary C McCluskey: Bubbles, Balloons and Birds: Learning to Thrive-Helping Kids Cope with Adversity (Mom's Choice Award)
  • 1:00 PM - 2:55 PM EDT
    Suzanne Brown Author of Maestra with Joy An Introduction to Great Women Composers (Next Generation Indie Book Award)
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Alison Green Myers: This Way to Happy
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Bev Adamo: Wild & Wise Witch – Daily Meditations to Open Your Path (Next Generation Indie Book Award)
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Board of Directors Meeting II (ACRL)
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Matt Phelan: Big Changes for Plum!
  • 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    2025 Pura Belpré Award Celebración
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Mentoring-on-the-Fly II
  • 1:05 PM - 1:35 PM EDT
    Chronicle Books & Levine Querido: What’s New in 2025?
  • 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Dorothy Price - Daddy Daughter Day
  • 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM EDT
    A. Marc Ross: Attacking the Dragon
  • 1:30 PM - 1:50 PM EDT
    ALA Connect 20 Minute Huddle with Public Policy and Advocacy Office - AMA (Ask Me Anything!) with Lisa Varga, Associate Executive Director of ALA’s Public Policy and Advocacy Office
  • 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Experience Spatial Computing
  • 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM EDT
    Mac Barnett signing THE WOLF, THE DUCK, AND THE MOUSE and TWENTY QUESTIONS
  • 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM EDT
    Shidan Youssefian & Roshan Youssefian: Life Really Socks
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM EDT
    Batter Up!: Engaging Kids with Sports Reference Books to Encourage Teamwork and Empathy
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM EDT
    BLACK HISTORY AS SEEN THROUGH THE LENS OF FASHION
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM EDT
    Captain Bacawly and the Breakaway Bandits by Jimmy Jungles
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM EDT
    Reclaiming Our Stories: Indigenous Voices in Literature
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM EDT
    The Mukharjis: Heartland Masala
  • 1:30 PM - 2:20 PM EDT
    Yen Press Presents: You’ve Seen the Show, Now Read the Book!
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Andrea Beatty/Lila Greer and the Shrieking Shadow
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Main Stage Speaker: Roy Wood, Jr.
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Wendy Mass & Nora Raleigh Baskin: The Planet, the Portal, and a Pizza
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Zines and Academia
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Infrastructure Poster Session
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    The Collectors Poster Session
  • 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Indie Book Bingo! Discover Amazing Titles for Adults and Kids from Independent Publishers
  • 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM EDT
    Wayne Olivieri: The Undiscovered Showman
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Baptiste Paul: To Carnival!
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Christopher Chambers: Streetways
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Historical Fiction signing (Book Club Favorite!): Land of Sins and Promise with author Jay G. Grubb
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Ingrid Ochoa: THE KISS BET
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Matthew Burgess - FIREWORKS
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Nikki Grimes: A Cup of Quiet
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    RACHEL C. KATZ: Rise Up! Powerful Protests in American History (Barefoot Books)
  • 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
    Signing: Dan Mazur and Stephen Weiner - NBM Publishing
  • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT
    Jonaz McMillan Illustrator: Monster Hands
  • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT
    Joyce Wan: BE MY YUMMY ABC
  • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT
    Karen Kane: Monster Hands
  • 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT
    Kaylin Melia George & Mae Waite signing Aloha Everything
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM EDT
    Alex Segura: Dick Tracy
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 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)
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM EDT
    Carole Boston Weatherford - 2026 Legacy Winner - joint-publisher signing
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM EDT
    Daniel Nayeri: The Teacher of Nomad Land
  • 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM EDT
    Markus Redmond: Blood Slaves
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Barbara Perez Marquez, Author of Paulina and the Disaster at Pompeii
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Ben Clanton: Aquamanatee
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    CALA Membership and Poster Session
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Calvin Stovall Jr./Hidden Hospitality: Untold Stories of Black Hotel, Motel, and Resort Owners from the Pioneer Days to the Civil Rights Era
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Ea Fuqua, Meg DeLong: Tidying Up
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Heather Avis: I Like You So Much
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Jackie Morera: Together We Remember
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Justinian Huang: Lucky Seed
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Kwame Mbalia: Jax Freeman and the Phantom Shriek
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Liz Rosenberg: Giant Baby!
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Mary Roach: Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Meet the Authors of Pink Trees Press
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Michelle Jabes Corpora: His Face is the Sun
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Nicole Juday: The Private Gardens of Philadelphia
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Torben Kuhlmann: Earhart
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    Becky Gehrisch: Escape to Play
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    Meet the Author: Allison Perkins-Caldwell
  • 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM EDT
    Corey Ann Haydu: Zoomi and Zoe and the Tricky Turnaround
  • 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
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  • 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM EDT
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  • 2:30 PM - 2:50 PM EDT
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Signing: Felicia Low-Jimenez and Shreya Davies - Difference Engine
  • 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Susan Metallo signing REASONS TO HATE ME
  • 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM EDT
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM EDT
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    Clelia Castro-Malaspina author of Girls with Goals: How Women's Soccer Took Over the World (Quarto/Holler/9781836001898)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM EDT
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    LGBTQ+ and Free: Queer Publishing in 2025
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
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    Disrupting Silences: Public Libraries as Leaders in Community Archiving
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
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  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
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    Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) Meeting #2
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
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    It’s Never Too Late: Pathways to Career Advancement in LIS
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  • 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM EDT
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  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
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  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    E.B. Lewis - TO WALK THE SKY
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    Jenny Andrus signing ELSA'S CHESSBOARD
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  • 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Signing: Briana Loewinsohn (Raised By Ghosts and Ephemera: A Memoir)
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    Nadia Salomon: A Voice of Hope
  • 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM EDT
    Taraneh Matloob signing Dear New Friend
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM EDT
    Ekua Holmes: Coretta
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM EDT
    Fran Wilde: A Philosophy of Thieves
  • 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM EDT
    Grace Lin: The Gate, the Girl, and the Dragon
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    H.E. Edgmon: The Flicker
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    Kwame Alexander: Say Yes
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    Oliver Bly: The Mushroom Knight
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    J. B. Hwang Signs Her Debut Novel, MENDELL STATION
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  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
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  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
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    Jan Zauzmer: DOWN WITH LIME BOOKS!
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    W. G. Griffiths: Time Trove (New York Book Festival Award)
  • 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Karen Leggett Abouraya -Zamzam
  • 3:20 PM - 3:50 PM EDT
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  • 3:20 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
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    Judah Freed on Deep Literacy
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Edward J. Delaney: Hard Margins
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Frederick Joseph signing THIS THING OF OURS
  • 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
    Immersive Storytelling
  • 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM EDT
    Nathalie Alonso + Rudy Gutierrez: CALL ME ROBERTO!
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
    B. Dylan Hollis: Baking Across America with the Bestselling Author and Social Media Star
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
    Fantastic Graphic Novels from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
    Lauren Haldeman: Wild That We’re Alive
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
    Luis Miguel Echegaray author of Messi Mania: The ultimate story of the world's greatest soccer star (Quarto/Holler/9781836001201)
  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
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  • 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
    The Power of Action: Driving Change Through Social Activism
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    The Power of the Picture Book: A Conversation with National Ambassador for YPL, Mac Barnett
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Author Autographing Session: Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey: Action Philosophers Omnipotence for Dummies
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Ben Clanton: This Book Is Dangerous! (A Narwhal and Jelly Picture Book #1)
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Jadzia Axelrod: Galaxy: The Prettiest Star
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Jes and Cin Wibowo - LUNAR BOY
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Taylor Tracy - MURRAY OUT OF WATER
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Diversity Fair Poster Session
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Global Solutions Poster Session
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    In the Shadow of Beirut
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Learning Round Table Training Showcase
  • 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    ALA Awards Presentation & President’s Program featuring Brené Brown
  • 3:40 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
    Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian: Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature
  • 4:00 PM - 4:15 PM EDT
    Dan Hendrickson Author of Brandy, the Pirate Princess of the Caribbean
  • 4:00 PM - 4:20 PM EDT
    Second Life: Lollipop Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces Kit
  • 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EDT
    Information Gone Wild: Conversations from the Field
  • 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT
    Illustrated by Ekua Holmes: Black Girl You Are Atlas
  • 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT
    Kelly Starling Lyons: Miles Lewis - Pet Sitter
  • 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT
    Renée Watson: Black Girl You Are Atlas
  • 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT
    Young Adult Graphic Novels: Maverick Book Buzz
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM EDT
    Amit Tishler: The Last Wardens
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM EDT
    Ismée Williams: Abuelo, the Sea, and Me
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM EDT
    Making Global Sense: Grounded hope for democracy and the earth, (inspired by Thomas Paine’s Common Sense). - Author: Judah Freed
  • 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM EDT
    Maria Tureaud: This House Will Feed
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    COL/COLA/IFC Meeting
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Committee on Diversity Chair's Program
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Copyright Discussion Group
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Donna Janell Bowman & S.D. Nelson: Wings of an Eagle
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Joy-Ann Reid: Medgar & Myrlie
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Kari Lavelle: Butt or Face? Volume 2
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Library Facilities and Interiors Interest Group Meeting & Discussion
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Library Services for Dementia/Alzheimer's Interest Group
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Rex Ogle: Abuela Don't Forget Me
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    RUSA RSS All Member Meeting
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Travis Jonker: Just One Wave & Caboose
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    Association of Jewish Libraries Schmooze and Nosh
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    Engage with IFLA
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    LIRT Awards Ceremony
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    MAGIRT - Executive Board and Annual Membership Meeting
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EDT
    PCC and Linked Data -- Successes and Challenges of Implementing Linked Data
  • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
    GNCRT Grant Reception & Social
  • 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM EDT
    ConnectWell is more than a database: our digital resource & programs scale health literacy and put healthy lifestyle practices into action while building community and social support at the library.
  • 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich: Synclaire Fields Knows the Score
  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    NMRT Annual Social
  • 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    University of Illinois School of Information Sciences Alumni Reception and iSchool Alumni Association Annual Meeting
  • 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    ALA Community Reception
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
    Film & Media Round Table Gala (ticketed event)
  • 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM EDT
    The Laugh's On Us sponsored by Data Axle Reference Solutions (ticketed event)
  • 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
    BCALA Membership Meeting
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
    Rainbow Round Table Social
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
    ALA Trivia Championship (ticketed event)
  • 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT
    Core 5 Year Anniversary Gala (ticketed event)
  • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
    Newbery-Caldecott-Legacy Awards Banquet (ticketed event) - SOLD OUT
  • 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
    BCALA Literary Awards
  • Monday, June 30, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM EDT
    Sustainability Round Table (SustainRT) plogging event
  • 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Registration
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM EDT
    The Pollinators!
  • 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 - 8:00 PM EDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 1
  • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 2
  • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM EDT
    OCLC Meeting Room 3
  • 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
    Apple Vision Pro
  • 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 - 9:30 AM EDT
    Individual Career Mapping
  • 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM EDT
    Rob Harrell: Popcorn
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    A+ Outreach: Successfully Combat Learning Loss
  • 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
    Ellen Jovin: Rebel with a Clause
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Enhancing student success through assessment tools: an interactive session
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Erin Entrada Kelly - THE FIRST STATE OF BEING
  • 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
    Jonathan Auxier: The War of the Maps
  • 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
    Resilience in the Stacks: How Librarians and Archivists Respond to 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 - 11:00 AM EDT
    Crystal Murakami: Oh No! Chinese School!
  • 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Karl Stewart, Award-Winning Author of the Legend of See Bird Series
  • 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 - 11:30 AM EDT
    Hilda Eunice Burgos: Bodega Cats series
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    ADVENTURE = JUNK + IMAGINATION! Meet MAD SCIENTISTS' CLUB 2.0 Chief Scribe, read hot off-the-typewriter sneak peek pages, & test the club's 3D Headset Experience! (Middle Grade)
  • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access (CC:DA) Meeting II
  • 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)
  • 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Giveaways - Daily - Badge Ribbons, Bookmarks, Flower Seeds, Pins, Postcards, Stickers plus more!
  • 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Kevin J Laws: Hunter of the Damned: A Walk through Hell
  • 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Library Marketplace Open
  • 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Myka Kennedy Stephens: Integrated Library Planning
  • 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Philly Voices Pavilion
  • 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT
    Community of Care Quiet Room
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Dorothy Price - Daddy Daughter Day
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Read Around the World
  • 9:30 AM EDT
    Amanda Foody: The Accidental Apprentice
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Experience Spatial Computing
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Lisa Tolin: Can You Imagine?
  • 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
    From My Mama's Kitchen, My 9 MOMS—Conversations about Life, Love, and Laughter
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    H.D. Hunter: Something Like Right
  • 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, Eleanor Brindle - The First Days, Laura Adtkins - Bringing the Beach Home
  • 9:30 AM - 10:20 AM EDT
    That’s So Embarrassing! Fun Ways to Introduce Shame & Body Safety to Young Readers
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Gracey Zhang: Illustrated Noodles on a Bicycle
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    L.L. McKinney: Nubia: Too Real
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Matthew Burgess & Doug Salati: Words with Wings and Magic Things
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Raúl The Third: The Snips: A Bad Buzz Day
  • 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Sharee Miller: Curlfriends: Back In Business
  • 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?
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Historical Fiction signing (Perfect for Book Clubs!): The Last Whaler with author Cynthia Reeves
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Information Gone Wild: Conversations from the Field
  • 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDT
    Katie Mazeika: Maybe Just Ask Me!
  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT
    Anna Sortino: On the Bright Side
  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT
    Lauren Seal: Light Enough to Float
  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EDT
    Zine Thesaurus: An Alternative to LCSH for Radical Resources
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    Author Signing, SIGN OF THE SANDMAN Collection Preview ARC. BOOKLIST called the original “…all adventure, all the time. Middle-grade readers who enjoy fun alongside their fantasy will love this one.”
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    C. G. Esperanza and Stephanie Seales: My Daddy Is A Cowboy
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    Edwards, Jason: Chronicles of the Monster Detective Agency
  • 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM EDT
    Meet Caldecott Medalist: Rebecca Lee Kunz & Andrea L. Rogers
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Anna Sato: Japan Now! A Japanese Language Reader
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    EMIERT Executive Board Meeting
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Leah Cypess: The Truth About the Tooth Fairy (Miriam's Magical Creature Files #1)
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Sarah Penner: The Amalfi Curse
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Yuko Shimizu and Anita Yasuda - UP, UP, EVER UP!
  • 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 - 10:40 AM EDT
    Red Fire, Blue River
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Andrea Max: The Art of Exile
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Creator Chat: Gabriel Valentin (Digital Lizards of Doom) - Mad Cave Studios
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Immersive Storytelling
  • 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
    Meredith Moriarty: THIRD SHIFT SOCIETY
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    "How the World Might Be": Mystery, Horror, and the Endless Possibilities of Genre Fiction
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Adam Cesare: Influencer
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Black Creators Series - Amplifying Black Voices: A Live Podcast Experience
  • 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Building Community, Literacy, and Trust in the Digital Age
  • 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
    Martha Brockenbrough: Future Tense
  • 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
    Catherine Newman: Wreck
  • 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
    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
    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
    Main Stage Speaker: Joe Hill
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Meet the Authors of Pink Trees Press
  • 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
    Staying CALM in Change: Effective Management for Academic Libraries
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Techniques from Wall Street for Competitive Intelligence Research
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    United for Libraries: Ask an Expert about Trustees, Friends, Foundations
  • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    FREE FOR ALL: The Public Library
  • 10:40 AM - 12:15 PM EDT
    Movie Screening: Rebel with a Clause
  • 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
    Benji Xavier: The Rebel Diet
  • 10:50 AM - 11:20 AM EDT
    Simon & Schuster Book Buzz: New Children's & Adult Books!
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Author Signing / Character Meet & Greet (6-foot-tall eagle) / RANGER BALDY AND THE DISAPPEARING WATERFALL - A YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK ADVENTURE plus preview his new Sequoia NP book!
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Claudia Friddell: THE MYSTERIOUS VIRGINIA HALL
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Kim Kelly: Fight to Win!
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Make Your Own Augmented Reality Sticker Story!
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
    Nina Crews: Extraordinary Magic
  • 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
    April Harrison Illustrator: Go Forth and Tell
  • 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
    Breanna J. McDaniel: Go Forth and Tell
  • 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
    Eric Geron: Fry Guys: Batter of the Bands
  • 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT
    Tate Godwin: Operation: Cover-Up
  • 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM EDT
    Vashti Harrison: Big
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Diana Rodriguez Wallach: Hatchet Girls
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Pam Jenoff: Last Twilight in Paris
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Sami Ellis: Dead Girls Walking
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 101
  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Icy Smith: Half Spoon of Rice
  • 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Share Family Workshop
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Graphic Medicine Meetup
  • 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Julie Fortenberry signing ASTRONAUT SISTERS
  • 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
  • 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Nicole M. Wolverton: A Misfortune of Lake Monsters
  • 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM EDT
    Michael Dow: Nurse Florence®, What is a Heart Attack?
  • 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EDT
    New! Howard Megdal signing BECOMING CAITLIN CLARK
  • 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
  • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM EDT
    Traci Hunter Abramson: Novel Threat and Victim #8
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
    Donna Gephart & Lori Haskins Houran: Welcome to the Woofmore
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    Zine Pavilion Community Zine Launch
  • 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT
    Board of Directors III Meeting (AASL)
  • 12:25 PM - 12:55 PM EDT
    Read Wide! The Indie Kids' Titles Your Collection Needs
  • 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM EDT
    Hilda Eunice Burgos: Bodega Cats
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    ¡En Español, Por Favor!: Building Your Spanish Language Collection
  • 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).
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    Drawn into Discomfort: Starting Difficult Conversations Through Comics
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    Making Global Sense of Libraries in the 21st century.
  • 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM EDT
    New York Times Bestselling Author Pam Jenoff Presents Her Latest Novel, LAST TWILIGHT in PARIS
  • 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    ALA Executive Board Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
    Rachel Katz: Rise Up!
  • 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
    FMRT Chair's Program - Scribe Video Center Community Engagement
  • 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
    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
    RDA Linked Data Forum
  • 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. for 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
    ALSC President's Program: The Current Landscape of AI and its Effects on Children
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    RFORMA General Membership Meeting
  • 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Core Executive Board Meeting II
  • 1:05 PM - 1:35 PM EDT
    Cold Trails: Investigating Cold Cases in Fiction & Nonfiction
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Gala Author Tea sponsored by OverDrive (ticketed event) - SOLD OUT
  • 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
    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 underrepresented library workers: listening, learning, and supporting the workforce 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 Immigrant Communities
  • 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)
  • Cancelled
  • CANCELLED: A Tale in Time: Historical Fiction Authors
  • CANCELLED: AI Unleashed: Transforming Library Instruction and Research Support for the Future
  • CANCELLED: All Community Meeting of the Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
  • CANCELLED: Andrew Cusick: Song for the Dead
  • CANCELLED: Assessing Library Services to Veterans: A Cross-Unit Mixed Methods Approach
  • CANCELLED: Ban Those Boring Book Reports: 21 Ways to Engage and Inspire Your Students
  • CANCELLED: Battle of the Brains: Can Artificial Tutors Deliver Authentic Support?
  • CANCELLED: Battledecks Competition
  • CANCELLED: Beyond the Page: Empowering Students with Lateral Reading Skills
  • CANCELLED: Building a Local History Collection On A Shoestring: Collaboration, Creativity, & Outreach
  • CANCELLED: Camri Kohler: Peachy
  • CANCELLED: Committee on Literacy Meeting
  • CANCELLED: Community Voices in the Library Classroom: Teaching Information Literacy Through Lived Experiences
  • CANCELLED: Dr. Charles Camarda: Mission out of Control: An Astronaut's Odyssey to Fix High-Risk Organizations and Prevent Tragedy
  • CANCELLED: Eddie Glaude: We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For
  • CANCELLED: Ellen Jovin: Rebel with a Clause
  • CANCELLED: Emerging Leaders Meet and Greet
  • CANCELLED: Equitable and Accessible Library Services for Persons with Visual Disability (EALS-VIP)
  • CANCELLED: Exploring the Impacts of Florida Legislation on Diverse and Culturally Representative Materials in School Library Collections
  • CANCELLED: Facilitating OER Authorship with AI: A Community-Driven Approach
  • CANCELLED: From Challenges to Opportunities: The Journey of the 'Libraries Without Borders' Project
  • CANCELLED: From Queries to Conversations: Revolutionizing Library Services with AI-Powered Chatbots
  • CANCELLED: From Sound Booth to Storytime
  • CANCELLED: Illiteracy: A National Problem
  • CANCELLED: Illustrator Matthew Forsythe: Live painting & book signing (THE GRAMMAR OF FANTASY)
  • CANCELLED: Indigenous Writing and Resistance: Storytelling in a Time of Censorship
  • CANCELLED: Jarrett Melendez
  • CANCELLED: Judah Freed on Thomas Paine in the 21st century
  • CANCELLED: Keeping Up with AI - Continuing Education for Serbian Librarians
  • CANCELLED: Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation
  • CANCELLED: Kickstart Summer Reading with a Festival!
  • CANCELLED: Knowledge Bases and Related Tools (KBART)
  • CANCELLED: Leadership Reception
  • CANCELLED: Leslie Kimmelman: Eve and Adam Discover the World
  • CANCELLED: Marketing Your Library Made Simple: Canva Basics & Digital Display Strategies
  • CANCELLED: Mifflin Lowe: Dad, The Man, The Myth. The Legend; Forgotten Founders; and The True West
  • CANCELLED: Nico Lang: American Teenager
  • CANCELLED: ODLOS Advisory Chair's Program
  • CANCELLED: ODLOS Advisory Committee Business Meeting
  • CANCELLED: Past Presidents' Luncheon (AASL)
  • CANCELLED: Preparing 21st Century Librarians: Building Data Librarianship Skills Through the NCDS Data Internship
  • CANCELLED: Psychosocial, Emotional, and Cultural Factors of Information Literacy within Library and Information Studies Program Curricula
  • CANCELLED: Publisher/Vendor/Library Relations Interest Group Meeting
  • CANCELLED: Rebecca Stead: ANYTHING
  • CANCELLED: Ryan Cole: The Last Adieu
  • CANCELLED: Scott Snyder: Absolute Batman Vol. 1: The Zoo
  • CANCELLED: Seamless Access
  • CANCELLED: Simon Tolkien: The Palace at the End of the Sea
  • CANCELLED: Strategies to retrieve trusted and accurate information through artificial intelligence tools
  • CANCELLED: The Banned Books Campus Tour: Engaging Students and Fighting Censorship
  • CANCELLED: The Business of Self: Personality-driven business models (ticketed event)
  • CANCELLED: The Last Adieu: Ryan L. Cole's Forthcoming History of Lafayette's Triumphant Return and the Grand Celebration That United a Grateful America
  • CANCELLED: United for Libraries Institute: Trustees, Friends, Foundations, and Fundraising (ticketed event)
  • CANCELLED: United for Libraries President's Program: Mallory McMorrow
  • CANCELLED: Voices of Today: A Panel with Debut and Award Finalist Authors
  • CANCELLED: Young Adult Library Services Association 301
  • CANCELLED: Zachary Sergi: LOVE AND VIDEO GAMES
  • DUPLICATE: Best Digital Tools (AASL)
  • DUPLICATE: Committee on Legislation, Intellectual Freedom Committee, and Committee on Library Advocacy (CCOL-IFC-OLA) joint meeting
  • DUPLICATE: Educators of School Librarians Business Meeting and Discussion (AASL_ESLS)
  • DUPLICATE: Independent School Section Business Meeting and Discussion (AASL_ISS)
  • DUPLICATE: Outreach Services: The Gateway to Equitable Access
  • DUPLICATE: Supervisors Section Business Meeting and Discussion
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 AM EDT
    CANCELLED: Chapter Relations Committee I