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Shani B
San Rafael Public Library
Supervising 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
9:30am
EDT
Exhibits
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Regency Ballroom
Book Signing: Creating Reading Rainbow
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Regency Ballroom
Barbara Irwin • Tony Buttino • Pamela Johnson
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
The Role of Therapy Dogs in Public Libraries and Their Supportive Role in Literacy Initiatives
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom E-F
Dan Caufield • Brigette Atlas-Callahan • Sarah McLean-Plunkett
LIMITED
12:45pm
EDT
Exploring Mirrors of Latiné Representation in Pura Belpré Award-Winning Books, 2009-2023
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom G
Jamie Campbell Naidoo • Nicole Gillihan
LIMITED
Information Literacy through Children's Literature
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom E-F
Brooke Gross
LIMITED
2:15pm
EDT
Leading from the Middle: Building Consensus Through Influence, Not Authority
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Delaware A-C
Kristin Williamson • Emily Williams
LIMITED
3:45pm
EDT
Escape (Room) Your Book Club
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Encore
Austin Ferraro
LIMITED
Literacy @ Your Library
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom E-F
Marion Waldman • Beth Bevars • Valerie Byrd Fort
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
9:30am
EDT
Book Signing: Marc Aronson, Candace Fleming, Lesa Cline-Ransom
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Regency Ballroom
Marc Aronson • Lesa Cline-Ransome • Candace Fleming
Exhibits
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Regency Ballroom
10:15am
EDT
Centering Joy, Justice, and Black Girlhood Through Romance
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Encore
Jessica Grider
LIMITED
Children’s Librarian to Public Library Director
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Grand Ballroom G
Kristi Dougherty
LIMITED
12:45pm
EDT
BIPOC Library Staff Discussion Session
Hyatt Regency Buffalo | Ellicott
Shamika Fusco
LIMITED
Pages to Purpose: Using the Power of Story to Inspire Action
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Salon
Jen Donnalley • Susan Polos
LIMITED
2:15pm
EDT
Trading Spaces: How to Build a Tween Space in a Children's Room
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Encore
Olivia McElwain
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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