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Yoon-Jung Shimamura
Troy Public Library
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
8:00am
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
A Case for Dismantling Dewey to Bring Back the Magic in Elementary Non-Fiction
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Salon
Jessie Hudson
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
11:15am
EDT
Lunch Break
12:45pm
EDT
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
Escape (Room) Your Book Club
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Encore
Austin Ferraro
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
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 G
Lauren Williams • Erin Richards
LIMITED
2:15pm
EDT
Before 1, 2, 3: Early Math Precursors for Babies and Toddlers
Embassy Suites Buffalo | Avant
Katie Campana • Jacqueline Kociubuk
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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