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Nicole Loinaz
Thursday
, October 1
7:30am
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
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
Every Day, Every Shelf: Bringing Native Stories Into Year-Round Library Life
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom G
Laurel Goodluck • Stacy Wells
LIMITED
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
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
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
LIMITED
3:45pm
EDT
Guided by Values: How School Librarians Navigate Collection Development in a Time of Censorship
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Salon
Melissa Iamonico
LIMITED
5:30pm
EDT
Creator Alley & Buffalo Erie Public Library Reception and Tour
Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
Saturday
, October 3
8:30am
EDT
Big Ideas: TBA!
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom A-D
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
A Case Study of Censorship in a Louisiana Public Library or You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom E-F
Tanya DiMaggio
LIMITED
Supporting Neurodiverse Youth Ages 0-12
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom G
Lauren Williams • Erin Richards
LIMITED
Using Photos, Videos, and Webcams to Enrich Informational Literacy
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Avant
Melissa Stewart
LIMITED
2:15pm
EDT
Scalable STEAM Programs for Any Budget and Bandwidth
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Salon
Abby Jean Duvall
LIMITED
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
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom A-D
4:30pm
EDT
Closing General Book Signing
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Regency Ballroom
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