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Aaron Farris
Arapahoe Public Libraries
Library Specialist
Southglenn Public Library
About me
I have been working in Libraries for almost ten years, and during my time working in Libraries I have completed my undergrad with a degree in Art History and will be pursuing my graduates degree in Art History as well.
Thursday
, October 1
9:30am
EDT
TSDD: Don't Leave Tweens Stuck In Between!
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Salon
Dania Souid
LIMITED
10:45am
EDT
TSDD: Manga from the Mouths of Teens
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Encore
Alicia Abdul
LIMITED
12:00pm
EDT
TSDD: The Edwards Award Luncheon and Keynote with Candace Fleming
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Avant
Candace Fleming
LIMITED
1:00pm
EDT
Registration
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Registration Desk (Mezzanine Level)
2:00pm
EDT
TSDD: Building Year-Round Connections Through Dynamic Teen Programming
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Avant
Nicole Rambo • Kristine Tanzi
LIMITED
3:15pm
EDT
TSDD: Include Con: A Comic Con for Everyone
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Avant
Laura Indick
LIMITED
6:00pm
EDT
Opening General Dinner
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom A-G
7:00pm
EDT
Opening Keynote with Angie Thomas
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom A-G
Angie Thomas • HarperCollins Publishers
8:00pm
EDT
Exhibits
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Regency Ballroom
Scholastic, Inc. • Brodart • Teach My Kid to Read • Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Friday
, October 2
8:30am
EDT
Friday Big Ideas: Creating Reading Rainbow
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom A-D
Barbara Irwin • Tony Buttino • Pamela Johnson • West Herr Auto Group
10:15am
EDT
Mastering the Dungeon: How to Incorporate RPGs into your Youth and Teen Services Programming
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Encore
Elizabeth Sanderson
LIMITED
11:15am
EDT
Lunch Break
12:45pm
EDT
Art for Everyone, Including Masters of Library and Information Science
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Delaware A-C
Tamara Palmer • Kyla Wong
LIMITED
3:45pm
EDT
Escape (Room) Your Book Club
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Encore
Austin Ferraro
LIMITED
Saturday
, October 3
8:30am
EDT
Saturday Big Ideas: Dive Deep Into Discovery - Celebrating Children's Nonfiction
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom A-D
Marc Aronson • Lesa Cline-Ransome • Candace Fleming • Scholastic, Inc. • Candlewick | Holiday House | Peachtree • Macmillan Children's Publishing
10:15am
EDT
The Powerful Impact of Play: How Play Can Engage Your Community and Strengthen Early Literacy Skills
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Avant
Nichole King • Raina Tuakoi
LIMITED
12:45pm
EDT
Pages to Purpose: Using the Power of Story to Inspire Action
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Salon
Jen Donnalley • Susan Polos
LIMITED
2:15pm
EDT
Scalable STEAM Programs for Any Budget and Bandwidth
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Salon
Abby Jean Duvall
LIMITED
3:30pm
EDT
Saturday Closing Session: Playful Picture Books featuring Kari Lavelle, Deborah Marcero, and Rhode Montijo
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom A-D
Derek Ivie Reed • Rhode Montijo • Kari Lavelle • Deborah Marcero • Sourcebooks • Little, Brown Books for Young Readers • Penguin Young Readers
4:30pm
EDT
Book Signing: Kari Lavelle, Rhode Montijo, Deborah Marcero
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Regency Ballroom
Deborah Marcero • Kari Lavelle • Rhode Montijo
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