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Amy Dreger
Cuyahoga County Public Library
Children's Services Supervisor - Berea Branch
Thursday
, October 1
1:00pm
EDT
Registration
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Registration Desk (Mezzanine Level)
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
Innovative Play Programs for Babies & Toddlers to Boost Language, Early Learning, and Parent Engagement
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Avant
Angele Deneve • Emma Gordon • Kelly Smith • Rachel G. Payne • Jessica Ralli
LIMITED
11:15am
EDT
Lunch Break
Exhibits
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Regency Ballroom
12:45pm
EDT
Information Literacy through Children's Literature
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom E-F
Brooke Gross
LIMITED
1:45pm
EDT
Exhibits
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Regency Ballroom
2:15pm
EDT
Examining Early Literacy Spaces: Are We on the Right Track?
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom G
Kim Bolan • Erin Jennings, IIDA, AIA, NCIDQ, NCARB
FILLING
3:15pm
EDT
Exhibits
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Regency Ballroom
3:45pm
EDT
That Book Should Win an Award
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom G
Adrienne Pettinelli
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
11:15am
EDT
Lunch Break
12:45pm
EDT
CANCELLED: A Case Study of Censorship in a Louisiana Public Library or You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom G
LIMITED
2:15pm
EDT
Trading Spaces: How to Build a Tween Space in a Children's Room
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Encore
Olivia McElwain
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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