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  • Friday, June 27, 2025
  • 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM EDT
    A Tour of Philadelphia Academic Libraries: Classic Spaces & Renovation Projects (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Professional Development Plans & Journals for Career Success: The Power of Two (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
    Preservation Tour of The George Blood LP Facility (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM - 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)
  • 8:15 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    Walking Tour of Philadelphia’s Library Heritage (ticketed event) - SOLD OUT
  • 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 - 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
  • 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
  • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
    Booklist and YALSA Present: The 2025 Michael L. Printz Awards (ticketed event)
  • Saturday, June 28, 2025
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
    RMRT Rosenbach Library Tour (ticketed event) - SOLD OUT
  • 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
    GNCRT Magical Comics Tea (ticketed event)
  • 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
    International Librarians Reception (ticketed event)
  • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM EDT
    2025 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Award Ceremony and Reception (ticketed event)
  • Sunday, June 29, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 9:30 AM EDT
    Coretta Scott King Book Awards Breakfast (ticketed event)
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    Literary Luminaries: Celebrating the Best Reading of the Year (ticketed event)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM EDT
    YA Coffee Klatch (ticketed event)
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT
    EMIERT's Taste of the Town Luncheon (ticketed event) - SOLD OUT
  • 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)
  • 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
  • Monday, June 30, 2025
  • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
    Gala Author Tea sponsored by OverDrive (ticketed event) - SOLD OUT
  • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
    ALA Inaugural Celebration (ticketed event)
  • Cancelled
  • CANCELLED: The Business of Self: Personality-driven business models (ticketed event)
  • CANCELLED: United for Libraries Institute: Trustees, Friends, Foundations, and Fundraising (ticketed event)