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Dawn Lewallen
JCPL - Jefferson County Public Libraries
Kids & Families Librarian
Thursday
, October 1
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
12:45pm
EDT
Art for Everyone, Including Masters of Library and Information Science
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Delaware A-C
Tamara Palmer • Kyla Wong
LIMITED
Information Literacy through Children's Literature
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom E-F
Brooke Gross
LIMITED
2:15pm
EDT
Just in Time for Halloween Hum-rorous Graphic Novels for Children and Tweens
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom E-F
Scot Smith
LIMITED
3:45pm
EDT
Collaborative Tools for Thinking about Children’s Play
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Avant
Rebekah Willett • Jacqueline Kociubuk • Lynn Montague
LIMITED
Escape (Room) Your Book Club
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Encore
Austin Ferraro
LIMITED
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
Beyond Compliance: How Community Partnership Drives Meaningful Library Accessibility
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom E-F
Tess Botkin • Kristin Williamson
LIMITED
Making the Case for Nonfiction: Inspiring Readers and Celebrating Informational Books
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Salon
Stacey Rattner • Elisa Gall • Cathy Potter
LIMITED
12:45pm
EDT
Supporting Neurodiverse Youth Ages 0-12
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom E-F
Lauren Williams • Erin Richards
FILLING
2:15pm
EDT
Before 1, 2, 3: Early Math Precursors for Babies and Toddlers
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Avant
Jacqueline Kociubuk
LIMITED
Scalable STEAM Programs for Any Budget and Bandwidth
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Salon
Abby Jean Duvall
LIMITED
Writing, Illustrating, and Publishing Kidlit 101: How Books Go from Our Brains to Your Shelves
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom G
Sarah Mead • Heather Lee • Deena Viviani
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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