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Patricia Mumau
Lee-Whedon Memorial Library
Children's Services Coordinator
Medina, New York
leewhedon.org
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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
Friday
, October 2
8:00am
EDT
Registration
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Registration Desk (Mezzanine Level)
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
PBS Stations & Libraries Are the Dream Team!
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Delaware A-C
Tonia Burton • Cara Rager • Jackie Stapleton • Beth Fronckowiak
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
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
That Book Should Win an Award
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom G
Adrienne Pettinelli
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
Children’s Librarian to Public Library Director
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom G
Kristi Dougherty
LIMITED
11:15am
EDT
Lunch Break
12:45pm
EDT
Create a Critical Thinking Program Recipe
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Encore
Michelle Muller
LIMITED
2:15pm
EDT
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
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom A-D
4:30pm
EDT
Closing General Book Signing
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Regency Ballroom
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