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  • Friday, Jun 28th
    9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    “Literary Kaleidoscope: A Journey Through Diverse Narratives”
    Location: Marriott Marquis, Grand Blrm Section 10
    Books and Authors
  • Friday, Jun 28th
    11:00am – 3:00pm Pacific
    GNCRT Friday Comics Discussion Forum - Marvelous Manga: Manga for Every Reader
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 23 A B C
    Books and Authors
  • Friday, Jun 28th
    4:00pm – 5:30pm Pacific
    Opening General Session featuring Trevor Noah
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 20
    Speaker: Trevor Noah
    Books and Authors
    Sponsored By 
  • Friday, Jun 28th
    8:00pm – 10:00pm Pacific
    Booklist and YALSA Present: The 2024 Michael L. Printz Awards
    Location: Marriott Marquis, Marina Salon D
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    8:30am – 10:00am Pacific
    HarperCollins Adult Fall/Winter Preview
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 06 F
    Speaker: Lainey Mays – HarperCollins Publishers
    Speaker: Virginia Stanley – HarperCollins Publishers
    Speaker: Grace Caternolo – HarperCollins Publishers
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Get on Board! Evaluating and Honoring Excellent, Developmentally-Appropriate Board Books to Promote Early Literacy
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 05 B
    Presenter: Lisa Dennis (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
    Presenter: Rachel G. Payne, MLS, MS Ed. (she/her/hers) – Brooklyn Public Library
    Moderator: Rachel G. Payne, MLS, MS Ed. (she/her/hers) – Brooklyn Public Library
    Presenter: Cynthia Weill (she/her/hers) – Bank Street College of Education
    Presenter: Steve Light, Author/illustrator (he/him/his) – Candlewick Press
    Presenter: Alisha Sevigny (she/her/hers) – Orca Book Publishers
    Presenter: Anne Wynter (she/her/hers) – HarperCollins/Little Bee
    Presenter: Carole Boston Weatherford – Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Inclusive Scholarly Publishing: Demystifying Processes & Empowering New Scholars
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 11 B
    Moderator: Kimberly Shotick – Northern Illinois University
    Presenter: Janis Shearer (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
    Presenter: Zoe G. Bastone (she/her/hers) – Pellissippi State Community College
    Presenter: Kristen Shuyler (she/her/hers) – James Madison University Libraries
    Presenter: Anne Holland (she/they) – National Center for Interactive Learning/Space Science Institute
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Yalla, Habibi: Where are the Arab American Voices in Children's Literature?
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 04
    Moderator: Huda Al-Marashi, Author (she/her/hers) – Abrams Books
    Presenter: Susannah Aziz (she/her/hers) – New York Public Library, Little Bee Books
    Presenter: Nedda Lewers (she/her/hers) – Putnam Books for Young Readers
    Presenter: Rhonda Roumani (she/her/hers) – Yale MacMillan Center/Union Square/Holiday House
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    First Novels: An Author Panel
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 24 C
    Moderator: Melissa DeWild
    Presenter: Muriel Leung
    Presenter: Del Sandeen
    Presenter: Navid Sinaki
    Presenter: Anna Rasche
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Main Stage Speakers: John and Anni Furniss
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 20
    Books and Authors
    Sponsored By 
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    9:00am – 10:30am Pacific
    GNCRT President's Program - Queer Joy in Comics
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 11 A
    Moderator: Shira Pilarski (they/them/theirs) – Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table
    Presenter: Mariko Tamaki – ABRAMS
    Presenter: Sina M Grace – ABRAMS
    Presenter: Bianca Xunise – Penguin Young Readers
    Presenter: Nora Dåsnes (she/her/hers) – Hippo Park (Astra Books for Young Readers)
    Presenter: Ngozi Ukazu (she/her/hers) – comics!
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    9:15am – 10:00am Pacific
    DC New Reads
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    10:10am – 10:40am Pacific
    Navigating Manga with VIZ Media
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    10:50am – 11:20am Pacific
    Hachette's Adult & Children's Book Buzz!
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    11:00am – 11:30am Pacific
    CANCELLED SESSION. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Advance Reader Copies of Dear Dad by Jay Jay Patton
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Sails Pavilion
    Books and Authors
    Sponsored By 
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
    Chaotic Good and Lawful Evil: The Appeal of Morally Gray Characters in Fantasy and Sci-fi
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 28 A B C
    Moderator: Athina Livanos-Propst (she/her/hers) – Voice of America
    Presenter: O.O. Sangoyomi (she/her/hers) – Tor Publishing
    Presenter: Veronica Roth (she/her/hers) – Tor Publishing
    Presenter: Yume Kitasei – Macmillan Publishers
    Presenter: Mary E. Pearson (she/her/hers) – Macmillian Publishers
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    11:30am – 12:15pm Pacific
    It’s All About the Book! Candlewick, Holiday House, and Peachtree Look Ahead to Fall
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    12:25pm – 12:55pm Pacific
    Penguin Young Readers Fall 2024 Book Buzz
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Soft Censorship of LGBTQIA+ Content and its Chilling Effect on the Children's Book World
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 23 A B C
    Moderator: Kit Ballenger, JD/MLIS (she/her/hers) – Help Your Shelf
    Presenter: Antonio Cerna (he/him/his) – Chronicle Books
    Presenter: Vicki Johnson (she/her/hers) – Little Bee Books
    Presenter: Darcie Little Badger (she/her/hers) – Levine Querido
    Presenter: Katherine Roy (she/her/hers) – Norton
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    CSKBART Chair's Program
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 05 B
    Moderator: Janice M. Newsum (she/her/hers) – CSKBART
    Presenter: Kacie Armstrong (she/her/hers) – Euclid Public Library,
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Main Stage Speaker: Kwame Alexander
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 20
    Books and Authors
    Sponsored By 
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    1:00pm – 3:00pm Pacific
    GNCRT Magical Comics Tea
    Location: Marriott Marquis, Grand Blrm Section 9
    Presenter: Anthony Del Col
    Presenter: Carol Lay
    Presenter: James Tynion IV
    Presenter: Jeffrey Brown (he/him/his) – NBM
    Presenter: Jeremy Whitley – Mad Cave Studios
    Presenter: Jerzy J. Drozd (he/him/his) – Jerzy Drozd - Illustrator
    Presenter: Junepurrr . – Oni Press
    Presenter: Kirk Scroggs – Union Square & Company
    Presenter: Ngozi Ukazu – DC Comics
    Presenter: Ru Xu – Status Royale
    Presenter: Saladin Ahmed
    Presenter: Samuel Sattin – Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    1:05pm – 1:35pm Pacific
    Lee & Low Fall 2024 Book Buzz with Special Guests Olivia Abtahi & Isabel Quintero
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    1:45pm – 2:30pm Pacific
    Compelling True Stories for Teen Readers: Rex Ogle and Paula Yoo in Conversation
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    2:00pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    Schneider Family Book Award Twentieth Anniversary Celebration Program
    Location: Marriott Marquis, Grand Blrm Section 8
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    The Experimental Library: How to Take Risks, Fail Forward, and Create Change
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 30 A B C D E
    Presenter: Cathryn Copper (she/her/hers) – University of Toronto
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    Love Stories: An Author Panel
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 24 C
    Moderator: Susan Maguire (she/her/hers) – Booklist/ALA
    Presenter: Jayne Allen
    Presenter: Ana Huang
    Presenter: Ann Rose
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    United for Libraries President's Program: Connie Chung
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 20
    Presenter: Connie Chung
    Moderator: Gordon N. Baker (he/him/his) – United for Libraries
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    2:40pm – 3:10pm Pacific
    Gibbs Smith Publishing, Bushel & Peck Books, and Welbeck Publishing
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    3:20pm – 3:50pm Pacific
    Mad Cave Studios: Book Buzz
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    3:30pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    Schneider Family Book Award Twentieth Anniversary Celebration Reception
    Location: Marriott Marquis, Grand Blrm Section 5
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    4:00pm – 4:45pm Pacific
    Manga Power Hour with Yen Press, Kodansha, and Square Enix
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    ALMA/LibraryReads Saturday Adult Author Panel
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 09
    Moderator: Rebecca Vnuk, LibraryReads – LibraryReads
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    Main Stage Speaker: Taraji P. Henson
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 20
    Books and Authors
    Sponsored By 
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    Nonfiction You Can't Put Down: An Author Panel
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 11 B
    Moderator: Donna Seaman – Booklist Publications
    Presenter: Sarah LaBrie
    Presenter: Chelsea Devantez
    Presenter: Abigail Heringer
    Presenter: Wright Thompson
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    4:00pm – 5:30pm Pacific
    Core President's Program & Awards featuring Jay Ellis
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 23 A B C
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    4:00pm – 5:30pm Pacific
    Macmillan Publishers Adult + YA Book Buzz
    Location: Hilton Bayfront, Indigo Ballroom BF
    Speaker: Amanda Crimarco – Macmillan Publishers
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    5:30pm – 7:30pm Pacific
    The Laugh's On Us sponsored by Data Axle Reference Solutions
    Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt, Harbor BR A-C
    Presenter: Paul Scheer
    Presenter: Paula Poundstone
    Presenter: Jim O'Heir
    Presenter: Maureen Kilmer
    Presenter: Beth Kander
    Presenter: Danny Ramadan
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    6:00pm – 8:00pm Pacific
    CSKBART Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement Celebration
    Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt, Harbor Ballroom D E F
    Presenter: ROSE T. DAWSON (she/her/hers) – Alexandria Library
    Presenter: Idella A. Washington (she/her/hers) – Jefferson Parish Public Schools
    Books and Authors
  • Saturday, Jun 29th
    7:00pm – 10:00pm Pacific
    2024 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Award Ceremony and Reception
    Location: Off Site, Off Site
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    7:00am – 9:30am Pacific
    CSKBART Book Awards Breakfast
    Location: Marriott Marquis, Grand Ballroom Sections 08-13
    Presenter: Janice M. Newsum (she/her/hers) – CSKBART
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    8:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Literary Luminaries: Celebrating the Best Reading of the Year
    Location: Marriott Marquis, Grand Blrm Section 5
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Growing Up with Graphic Novels
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 08
    Presenter: Nora Dåsnes (she/her/hers) – Hippo Park, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
    Presenter: Tri Vuong
    Presenter: Raina Telgemeier
    Presenter: Jeremy Lambert – Oni Press
    Moderator: Natasha Forrester Campbell (she/her/hers) – Multnomah County Library
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    9:15am – 10:00am Pacific
    Buzz About Books with Astra, Bloomsbury Children’s Books, Disney, and HarperCollins Children’s Books
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    9:30am – 10:30am Pacific
    Main Stage Speaker: Max Greenfield in conversation with Kit Ballenger
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 20
    Moderator: Kit Ballenger
    Books and Authors
    Sponsored By 
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    10:10am – 10:40am Pacific
    Chronicle Books & Levine Querido: What’s New in 2024?
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    10:30am – 12:00pm Pacific
    YALSA Awards Celebration
    Location: Marriott Marquis, Pacific Ballroom Section 18
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    10:50am – 11:20am Pacific
    Book Buzz with Union Square & Company: Fall 2024 Adult, Children's & Teen New Titles
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
    The Power of Children's Poetry in the Classroom and the Community
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 23 A B C
    Presenter: Chris Baron – San Diego City College
    Presenter: Margarita Engle (she/her/hers) – Simon and Schuster,
    Presenter: Katey L. Howes (she/her/hers) – Lerner, Sourcebooks, Chronicle, The Innovation Press
    Presenter: Rebecca Gardyn Levington (she/her/hers) – Barefoot Books, Penguin Random House/Rocky Pond Books, Scholastic, Capstone, HarperCollins, Farrar Straus & Giroux/Macmillan, Sleeping Bear Press
    Presenter: Janet Wong (she/her/hers) – Pomelo Books
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
    Main Stage Speaker: Ali Velshi
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 20
    Speaker: Ali Velshi
    Books and Authors
    Sponsored By 
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    11:30am – 12:15pm Pacific
    Literary Comics: Spotlight on Fantagraphics
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    11:30am – 12:30pm Pacific
    Penguin Random House Adult Library Book Buzz
    Location: Marriott Marquis, Grand Ballroom Section 01
    Speaker: JEN CHILDS – Penguin Random House
    Moderator: JEN CHILDS – Penguin Random House
    Speaker: ELIZABETH FABIAN, n/a – Penguin Random House
    Moderator: ELIZABETH FABIAN, n/a – Penguin Random House
    Speaker: KELLY COYLE-CRIVELLI – Penguin Random House
    Moderator: KELLY COYLE-CRIVELLI – Penguin Random House
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    12:25pm – 12:55pm Pacific
    Macmillan Publishers Adult + YA Book Buzz
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    12:30pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    EMIERT's Taste of the Town Luncheon
    Location: Off Site, Puesto, 789 W Harbor Dr., Unit 155
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    SING, TALK, READ: Engaging the Brain, Body, and Senses through nonfiction Picture Books
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 30 A B C D E
    Presenter: Gabrielle Balkan (she/her/hers) – Books! Podcasts! Educational Materials! Germantown NY Library
    Presenter: Rekha S. Rajan – Academic Editor, Journal of General Music Education
    Presenter: Jessica Ralli (she/her/hers) – Brooklyn Public Library
    Presenter: Dan Saks (he/him/his) – Noodle Loaf
    Presenter: Joshua David Stein – Freelance
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    "Writing Sherlock Holmes into the Twenty-First Century" featuring Laurie R. King, Nicholas Meyer, Leslie Klinger
    Location: Hilton Bayfront, Indigo Ballroom C
    Presenter: Laurie R. King (she/her/hers) – The Sub-Librarians Scion of the Baker Street Irregulars in the American Library Association
    Presenter: Nicholas Meyer (he/him/his) – The Sub-Librarians Scion of the Baker Street Irregulars in the American Library Association
    Presenter: Leslie S. Klinger (he/him/his) – The Sub-Librarians Scion of the Baker Street Irregulars in the American Library Association
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Comics Challenges and How to Handle Them
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 09
    Presenter: C. Spike Trotman
    Presenter: Eti Berland (she/her/hers) – Wilmette Public Library
    Presenter: Tayla Cardillo (she/her/hers) – Cranston Public Library
    Moderator: David F. Walker
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Main Stage Speaker: Maggie Nichols
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 20
    Books and Authors
    Sponsored By 
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    PRHPS Client Book Buzz
    Location: Marriott Marquis, Grand Ballroom Section 01
    Speaker: JEN CHILDS – Penguin Random House
    Moderator: JEN CHILDS – Penguin Random House
    Speaker: ELIZABETH FABIAN, n/a – Penguin Random House
    Moderator: ELIZABETH FABIAN, n/a – Penguin Random House
    Speaker: KELLY COYLE-CRIVELLI – Penguin Random House
    Moderator: KELLY COYLE-CRIVELLI – Penguin Random House
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    1:00pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    2024 Pura Belpré Award Celebración
    Location: Hilton Bayfront, Indigo Ballroom BF
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    1:05pm – 1:35pm Pacific
    New Novels of Wonder and Awe from Kensington Publishing!
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    1:45pm – 2:30pm Pacific
    Skybound’s Graphic Novels: Invincible, The Walking Dead, Transformers, LEGO NINJAGO & More
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    Multitudes: The Power of Authentic & Diverse Representation in Muslim Stories
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 09
    Moderator: Helaire Hamilton Mitchell (she/her/hers) – Redondo Beach Public Library
    Presenter: Natasha Khan Kazi (she/her/hers) – Penguin Books, HarperCollins Publishers
    Presenter: Diana Ma (she/her/hers) – Clarion Books, HarperCollins
    Presenter: Rhonda Roumani (she/her/hers) – Yale MacMillan Center/Union Square/Holiday House
    Presenter: Khadijah VanBrakle (she/her/hers) – Holiday House
    Presenter: M.O. Yuksel (she/her/hers) – HarperCollins, Charlesbridge
    Presenter: Huda Al-Marashi, Author (she/her/hers) – Abrams Books
    Presenter: Sarah Mughal (she/her/hers) – Wednesday Books / Macmillan US
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    Sharpening Your Ethical Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 32 A B
    Presenter: Norman Mooradian (he/him/his) – SJSU School of Information
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  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    Thrills & Chills: An Author Panel
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 24 C
    Moderator: Rebecca Vnuk, LibraryReads – LibraryReads
    Presenter: Jacquie Walters
    Presenter: Jane Pek
    Presenter: Alli Dyer
    Presenter: Hannah Deitch
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    2:40pm – 3:10pm Pacific
    Amazon Publishing and Little Bee Books Children's & YA Book Buzz
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    4:00pm – 4:45pm Pacific
    Book Buzz Theater | The Collective Book Studio
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    4:15pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    Black Creators Series: A Conversation with Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul, Carole Boston Weatherford, James E. Ransome, Lisa Cline-Ransome, and Briana Mukodiri Uchendu
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 24 C
    Speaker: Sonja Cherry-Paul – Candlewick Press
    Moderator: Sonja Cherry-Paul – Candlewick Press
    Books and Authors
  • Sunday, Jun 30th
    6:30pm – 10:30pm Pacific
    Newbery-Caldecott-Legacy Awards Banquet
    Location: Hilton Bayfront, Sapphire Ballroom
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  • Monday, Jul 1st
    8:00am – 10:30am Pacific
    2024 ALSC Awards
    Location: Marriott Marquis, Pacific Ballroom Section 18
    Books and Authors
  • Monday, Jul 1st
    8:30am – 10:00am Pacific
    Your Morning is Booked: ALMA/LibraryReads Adult Author Panel
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 32 A B
    Moderator: Rebecca Vnuk, LibraryReads – LibraryReads
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  • Monday, Jul 1st
    9:15am – 10:00am Pacific
    Papercutz: Book Buzz
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Monday, Jul 1st
    10:10am – 10:40am Pacific
    Macmillan Children's Publishing Group Fall 2024 Book Buzz
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Monday, Jul 1st
    10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Finding Yourself Within the Pages: Young Adult Graphic Novels
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 32 A B
    Presenter: Keith Davidsen
    Presenter: Richard A. Hamilton (he/him/his) – Mad Cave Studios / Maverick
    Presenter: Allison Pond (she/her/hers) – Mad Cave Studios
    Presenter: Jeremy Whitley (he/him/his) – Mad Cave / Macmillan / S&S / PRH / Marvel / IDW
    Books and Authors
  • Monday, Jul 1st
    10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Booklist and LibraryReads Read 'N' Rave
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 24 C
    Books and Authors
  • Monday, Jul 1st
    10:50am – 11:20am Pacific
    Simon & Schuster Book Buzz: New Children's & Adult Books!
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Monday, Jul 1st
    11:30am – 12:15pm Pacific
    Mental Health Books for Kids from The American Psychological Association (APA)
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Monday, Jul 1st
    11:30am – 1:30pm Pacific
    Schneider Family Book Award Luncheon (Closed)
    Location: Marriott Marquis, Marina Salon D
    Books and Authors
  • Monday, Jul 1st
    12:25pm – 12:55pm Pacific
    Harlequin Trade Publishing Presents Books with Buzz
    Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Booth 3027)
    Books and Authors
  • Monday, Jul 1st
    1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Supporting Transgender Students: Practical Tips for Librarians, Educators and Allies
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 32 A B
    Presenter: Alex Myers (he/him/his) – The Mountain School of Milton Academy
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  • Monday, Jul 1st
    1:00pm – 2:30pm Pacific
    Illuminating the Legacy of Illustrious African American Librarians
    Location: Marriott Marquis, Pacific Ballroom Section 18
    Presenter: Veleda Simpson (she/her/hers) – Chicago Public Library
    Presenter: Breanna McDaniel
    Moderator: Jonda C. McNair (she/her/hers) – The Ohio State University
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  • Monday, Jul 1st
    2:00pm – 4:00pm Pacific
    Gala Author Tea sponsored by Baker & Taylor
    Location: Manchester Grand Hyatt, Harbor BR A-C
    Moderator: Donna Seaman – Booklist Publications
    Presenter: Chloe Gong
    Presenter: Tom Ryan
    Presenter: Lev AC Rosen
    Presenter: Justinian Huang
    Presenter: Chris Whitaker
    Presenter: Anna Montague
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  • Monday, Jul 1st
    2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    Paddling the Canoe Together: Three Pacific Island Librarians Share Ways to Serve Indigenous Communities
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 24 A B
    Presenter: Nicola Andrews (she/her/hers) – University of San Francisco
    Presenter: Steve Shaw (he/him/his) – Oakland Public Library
    Presenter: Neil Poʻokela Ordinario (ʻo ia/he/they/hammah) – San Jose State University
    Books and Authors
  • Monday, Jul 1st
    3:30pm – 5:30pm Pacific
    2024 Odyssey Awards
    Location: Marriott Marquis, Pacific Ballroom Section 18
    Books and Authors
  • Monday, Jul 1st
    4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    Collecting Chinese Jewish Stories for Your Library: A Panel of Voices from Two Cultures
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 05 B
    Moderator: Ray Pun, MLS, Ed.D (he/him/his) – Alder Graduate School of Education
    Moderator: Sally Stieglitz (she/her/hers) – Long Island Library Resources Council
    Presenter: Virginia Loh-Hagan (she/her/hers) – SDSU APIDA Center
    Presenter: Rachel DeWoskin
    Presenter: Lynn Scurfield
    Presenter: Richard Ho – Chronicle
    Presenter: Wendy Shang (she/her/hers) – Scholastic
    Presenter: Madelyn Rosenberg (she/her/hers) – Scholastic
    Books and Authors
  • Tuesday, Jul 2nd
    9:30am – 10:30am Pacific
    Closing General Session featuring Anika Noni Rose
    Location: San Diego Convention Center, Ballroom 20
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