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Friday, Jun 28th
9:00am – 3:30pm Pacific
Library Advocacy: A Roadmap to Success
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 01 B
Moderator: Paul Signorelli – Paul Signorelli & Associates
Presenter: Paul Signorelli – Paul Signorelli & Associates
Presenter: Essraa Nawar, MBA, MA, MLIS – Chapman University, CA
Presenter: Kate Pretorius
Outreach and Engagement
Friday, Jun 28th
9:00am – 4:00pm Pacific
Library Insights Summit: Connecting Publishers & Librarians
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 06 F
Outreach and Engagement
Friday, Jun 28th
1:00pm – 4:00pm Pacific
Engaging Friends, Foundations, Trustees, and the Community: Collaborating for Impact
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 03
Presenter: Robin Hoklotubbe – Co-Founder of Serving with a Purpose Conference in California
Presenter: Cindy Fesemyer, MLIS (she/her/hers) – Fesemyer Consulting, LLC
Presenter: Amanda E. Standerfer, MLIS (she/her/hers) – Fast Forward Libraries
Presenter: Jonna Ward (she/her/hers) – Seattle Public Library Foundation
Presenter: Kelvin Watson
Presenter: Aaron Espinosa – Rancho Mirage Library & Observatory
Presenter: Bill Kelly (he/him/his) – Cuyahoga County Public Library
Outreach and Engagement
Friday, Jun 28th
2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
Bridging Deaf Cultures Interest Group Meeting
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 13
Presenter: Evelyn Keolian – Chicago Public Library
Outreach and Engagement
Friday, Jun 28th
2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
Getting to Know the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT 101)
Location: Marriott Marquis, Grand Blrm Section 11
Presenter: Kian Flynn (he/him/his) – University of Washington Libraries
Presenter: Andie Craley – Harford
Presenter: Benjamin G. Aldred (they/them/theirs) – University of Illinois Chicago
Outreach and Engagement
Friday, Jun 28th
7:00pm – 8:30pm Pacific
Noche De Cuentos / A Night of Storytelling
Location: Marriott Marquis, Marina Salon E
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
Fostering Conversation and Connection Among Community Members with Contrasting Political Views
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 28 A B C
Presenter: Wendy G. DeGroat (she/her/hers) – Maggie L. Walker Governor's School
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
Little Free Library and Public Library Collaborations: Not Just for the Front Yard Anymore
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 09
Presenter: Migell Acosta – San Diego County Library
Presenter: Anthony S. Chow, PhD (he/him/his) – San Jose State University School of Information
Presenter: Greig Metzger – Little Free Library
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
Simple steps to increase your library’s visibility to web users
Location: Hilton Bayfront, Indigo Ballroom C
Presenter: Jill Jones (she/her/hers) – OCLC
Presenter: Laura Turner (she/her/hers) – University of San Diego / Copley Library
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
9:00am – 5:00pm Pacific
Banned Books From the Big Chair
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Lobby E
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
CANCELLED: Library Services to Persons with Print Disabilities Interest Group
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 07 A
Presenter: Elizabeth Burns, JD, MLIS (she/her/hers) – New Jersey State Library Talking Book and Braille Center
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
Level Up Your Digital Equity Efforts with Federal Internet for All Funding
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 09
Moderator: Michelle L. Frisque (she/her/hers) – Michelle Frisque Consulting Group, LLC
Presenter: Larra Clark – ALA
Presenter: Curtis Williams (he/him/his) – SDPL
Presenter: Anne Slaughter (she/her/hers) – Reaching Across Illinois Library System
Presenter: Megan Hammond (she/her/hers) – Arizona State Library, Archives & Public
Presenter: Nicole Umayam (she/her/hers) – National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
Sharing Knowledge: How the Victoria Native Friendship Centre and Greater Victoria Public Library Foster Reconciliation
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 24 A B
Presenter: Nadya Comeau (she/her/hers) – Victoria Native Friendship Centre
Presenter: Fatima Ferreira (she/her/hers) – Greater Victoria Public Library
Presenter: Ron Rice (he/him/his) – Victoria Native Friendship Centre
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
Uplifting Diverse Voices Through Inclusive Library Service
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 30 A B C D E
Presenter: Cassandra M. Taylor, MLS (she/her/hers) – Nashville Public Library
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
Bridging the Gap - Serving Beyond the Walls
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 31 A B C
Moderator: Cathy Zimmerman (she/her/hers) – Association of Bookmobile & Outreach Services
Presenter: Jenn Koetz (she/her/hers) – Association of Bookmobile & Outreach Services
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
Library Friends, Foundations, & Trusts--Information, Ideas, and Tips for the Heart of Nonprofit Library Support
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 03
Presenter: Diane P. Tuccillo – Friends of the Knox County Public Library
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
Open Science Conversations: Academic Library Engagement, Outreach & Services in the Year of Open Science
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 05 A
Moderator: Paul Scott Lapinski, MS, ALM (he/they) – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Presenter: Katie Steen-James (she/her/hers) – SPARC
Presenter: Melanie Gainey, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Mellon University
Presenter: Christine Andresen (she/her/hers) – Medical University of South Carolina
Presenter: Lenny Teytelman, Ph.D. (he/him/his) – protocols.io
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
Ripley's Believe It or Not! Takes a Stand Against Censorship
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 07 B
Speaker: amanda Joiner, n/a – Ripley Entertainment, Inc. (Ripley's Believe It or Not!)
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
Museum Objects in Libraries as Catalysts for Family and Community Engagement
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 29 A B C
Presenter: Kiani Kodama (she/her/hers) – Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Children's Museum
Presenter: Rachel G. Payne, MLS, MS Ed. (she/her/hers) – Brooklyn Public Library
Presenter: Sara Kocahasan (she/her/hers) – Brooklyn Public Library
Presenter: Alicia A. Pritchard – Brooklyn Public Library
Presenter: Julie Zimmerman – Brooklyn Public Library
Presenter: Louisa Lebwohl (she/her/hers) – Brooklyn Public Library
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
Won't You Be Our Player?: Building Queer Community with Games
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 01 A
Presenter: Molly Porter – Games & Gaming Round Table
Presenter: Danielle Costello (she/her/hers) – University of Georgia
Presenter: Rebecca Strang (she/they) – Naperville Public Library
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
2:30pm – 4:00pm Pacific
AILA President's Program - Language Revitalization Programs
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 11 A
Moderator: Richenda Hawkins (she/her/hers) – Oregon State University Libraries
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
3:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
San Jose State University - School of Information Networking Reception
Location: Hilton Bayfront, Cobalt 501 A B C
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
City as a Classroom: Empowering Youth to Rewrite Law
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 03
Presenter: Megan Maloy (she/her/hers) – San José Public Library
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
Expanding the Idea of Campus/Community Partnerships in an Academic Library
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 25 A B C
Presenter: Kate Pitts – Lafayette College
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
Organizing for Librarians: Skills for Successful Advocacy
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 30 A B C D E
Moderator: Betsy Gomez (she/her/hers) – Office for Intellectual Freedom
Presenter: Kris Stewart (she/her/hers) – ALA Public Policy and Advocacy Office
Presenter: MacKenzie Ledley (she/her/hers) – Pulaski County Public Library
Presenter: Jen LaBarbera (they/them/theirs) – San Diego Pride
Presenter: Kelly McElroy (she/her/hers) – Oregon State University
Presenter: Jennie Pu
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
Friends of the Library / Foundations / Fundraising Discussion Group
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 27 B
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
5:00pm – 6:00pm Pacific
Joint Council of Librarians of Color 2026 Conference Announcement
Location: Marriott Marquis, Grand Blrm Section 6
Outreach and Engagement
Saturday, Jun 29th
6:30pm – 7:30pm Pacific
Bridging Deaf Cultures Social Connect!
Location: Off Site, Off Site
Presenter: Evelyn Keolian – Chicago Public Library
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
Food is a Right: Libraries Respond to Food Inequity
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 04
Presenter: Lauren Boeke – Toledo-Lucas Public Library
Presenter: Christine D'Arpa (she/her/hers) – School of Information Sciences at Wayne State University-Detroit
Presenter: Anastasia Diamond-Ortiz (she/her/hers) – Lorain Public Library
Presenter: Luis Labra – Alexandria Public Library
Presenter: Margot O'Connell (she/her/hers) – Sitka Public Library
Moderator: Katie Sullivan (she/her/hers) – Urban Libraries Council
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
If You Can See It, You Can Be It! Connecting STEM Role Models with Youth
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 25 A B C
Presenter: Niki Beverly (she/her/hers) – Twin Cities PBS
Presenter: Katie K. Hessen (she/her/hers) – Twin Cities PBS
Presenter: Claire Ratcliffe Adams (she/her/hers) – Space Science Institute
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
9:00am – 5:00pm Pacific
Banned Books From the Big Chair
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Lobby E
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
Opportunity for Public Input: Updated Standards for the Blind and Print Disabled Library Network
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 10
Presenter: Mandy Mattingly (she/her/hers) – Standards and Guidelines of Service Revision Project 2024
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
Not Just One Thing: Intellectual Freedom and Information Literacy through a Social Justice Lens
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 04
Moderator: Laura Saunders (she/her/hers) – Simmons University
Presenter: Laura Saunders (she/her/hers) – Simmons University
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
Team Up! Building Student Community with Trivia Nights in the Academic Library
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 11 A
Presenter: Margaret McGuire, MLIS (she/her/hers) – University of the South
Presenter: Jennifer L. Pate (she/her/hers) – Texas A&M University
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
We are Water: Connecting Communities, Sharing Stories, Sharing Place
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 25 A B C
Presenter: Claire Ratcliffe Adams (she/her/hers) – Space Science Institute
Presenter: Brooks W. Mitchell (he/him/his) – Space Science Institute
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
REFORMA's Children in Crisis Project - Creating Immigrant Youth and Library Connections
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 11 A
Presenter: Adriana Blancarte-Hayward, MLIS (she/her/ella) – The New York Public Library
Presenter: Ady Huertas (She/her/hers/ella) – San Diego Public Library
Presenter: Patrick Sullivan (he/him/his) – San Diego State University
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
Supporting Public Libraries in Ukraine: Challenges and Opportunities
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 03
Moderator: Ulia Gosart – School of Information, San Jose State University
Presenter: Liudmyla Diadyk – Taras Shevchenko Regional Library of Cherkasy, Ukraine
Presenter: Ulia Gosart – School of Information, San Jose State University
Presenter: Maryna Sokolova – Boyarka Public Library, Ukraine
Presenter: Anthony S. Chow, PhD (he/him/his) – San Jose State University School of Information
Presenter: Sara Clair (she/her/hers) – San Jose State University
Presenter: Natalia Petrenko – V. H. Korolenko State Scientific Library of Kharkiv, Ukraine
Presenter: Anzhelika Pidhaina – Kharkiv Korolenko State Scientific Library, Ukraine
Presenter: Kelly Rausch (she/her/hers) – San Jose State University, School of Information
Presenter: Tetyana Svatula – Kherson Regional Library, Ukraine
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
What about your friends? Strengthening relationships with your Friend of the Library groups
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 04
Presenter: Jennifer Claire Siron – Los Angeles Public Library
Presenter: Isabella Ramirez Sandoval (she/her/hers) – Los Angeles Public Library
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
Building Partnerships with Communities in Africa : Sister Cities 500 in 5 years
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 08
Moderator: Justine Withers, MLIS – Western New Mexico University
Presenter: Ricki R. Garrett (she/her/hers) – Sister Cities International
Presenter: Janet Lee – IRRT
Presenter: Diane Withers – LaCrosse Friends of Cameroon
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
Government Documents Round Table Chair's Program: Government Information in Evidence Synthesis: Challenges & Opportunities
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 29 A B C
Presenter: Kian Flynn (he/him/his) – University of Washington Libraries
Presenter: Andie Craley – Harford
Presenter: Elizabeth Sanders (she/her/hers) – Mary & John Gray Library, Lamar University
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
Services to Refugees, Immigrants and Displaced Persons Sub-committee (SRIDP) Meet & Greet
Location: Marriott Marquis, Encinitas
Presenter: Celina Tirona (she/her/hers) – Daly City Public Library
Presenter: Shayna L. Ross (she/her/hers) – Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Presenter: Ziba Perez (she/her/hers) – Palisades Branch Library of the Los Angeles Public Library
Presenter: Jamie Kurumaji (she/her/hers) – Fresno County Public Library
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
How Your Library can Support Users Impacted by Incarceration: Standards Launch
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 02
Presenter: Jeanie Austin (they/them/theirs) – San Francisco Public Library
Presenter: Erin Boyington – Colorado State Library
Presenter: Eldon R. James (he/him/his) – Retired
Presenter: Bee Okelo (they/them/theirs) – SFPL Jail and Reentry Services
Presenter: Victoria Van Hyning, MSt, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Maryland, College of Information
Presenter: Rachel Kinnon (she/her/hers) – San Francisco Public Library
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
The Battle for the First Amendment: Why You Can’t Afford to Remain Neutral
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 03
Presenter: Skip Dye (he/him/his) – Penguin Random House
Presenter: Dorcas Hand, MLS from SUNY Albany (she/her/hers) – Students Need Libraries in HISD
Presenter: Elizabeth Nebeker (she/her/hers) – Lone Star College CyFair
Presenter: Jennifer Griswold (she/her/hers) – Pflugerville Public Library
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
AJL Schmooze and Nosh
Location: Off Site, 207 Bar at the Hard Rock Hotel
Moderator: Emily Bergman (she/her/hers) – Association of Jewish Libraries
Speaker: Sean Boyle – Association of Jewish Librares
Moderator: Sean Boyle
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
4:00pm – 5:30pm Pacific
International Collaborations: Strengthening Library Global Impact-IRRT Chair's Program
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 32 A B
Presenter: Vivienne Byrd – Exploration & Creativity Department, Los Angeles Public Library
Presenter: Lisa Hussey (she/her/hers) – Simmons University School of Library and Information Science
Moderator: Mark Mattson – Penn State University Libraries
Moderator: Barbara Marson
Moderator: Clara M. Chu, PhD (she/her/hers) – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs
Presenter: Nurfarawahidah Badruesham (she/her/hers) – Senior Librarian, Al-Bukhari Library Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Pahang Branch, Malaysia
Presenter: Clara M. Chu, PhD (she/her/hers) – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
5:00pm – 7:00pm Pacific
University of Illinois School of Information Sciences Alumni Reception and iSchool Alumni Association Annual Meeting
Location: Marriott Marquis, Grand Ballroom Section 06
Outreach and Engagement
Sunday, Jun 30th
7:00pm – 9:00pm Pacific
ALA Trivia Championship
Location: Marriott Marquis, Grand Blrm Section 5
Outreach and Engagement
Monday, Jul 1st
9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
The Role of Libraries in an Aging Society: A Social Justice Imperative
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 28 D E
Presenter: Joseph Winberry, Ph.D. – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - School of Information and Library Science
Outreach and Engagement
Monday, Jul 1st
10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
Building Homeschooling Resources and Community Relationships at the Public Library
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 11 A
Presenter: Marika Jeffery, M.A., M.S. (she/her/hers) – San Diego Public Library
Presenter: Deborah Hempe, M.A., M.S.L.I.S. (she/her/hers) – Middle Country Public Library
Presenter: Alison M. Peters (she/her/hers) – Contra Costa County Library, Hercules & Crockett Branches
Presenter: Katy Buder (she/her/hers) – Contra Costa County Library, Hercules Branch
Outreach and Engagement
Monday, Jul 1st
10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
READCON: A Curriculum for Library Readiness, Advocacy, and Community Empowerment During Challenging Conditions
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 03
Presenter: Valerie Byrd-Fort (she/her/hers) – University of South Carolina
Presenter: April M. Dawkins (she/her/hers) – School of Education, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Presenter: Lucy Santos Green (she/her/hers) – School of Library and Information Science, University of Iowa
Outreach and Engagement
Monday, Jul 1st
1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
Bridgebuilding: Fostering Community Engagement, Dialogue, and Interactions in Libraries
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 05 B
Moderator: shamichael hallman (he/him/his) – Urban Libraries Council
Presenter: shamichael hallman (he/him/his) – Urban Libraries Council
Presenter: Tara Susman-Peña (she/her/hers) – IREX
Presenter: Jennie Garner (she/her/hers) – Association for Rural & Small Libraries
Outreach and Engagement
Monday, Jul 1st
1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
Summer Fun School: A Community-Based Approach to Addressing Learning Gaps Through Equitable Summer Services
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 31 A B C
Presenter: Carrie Burrier (she/her/hers) – Akron-Summit County Public Library
Presenter: Marianna DiGiacomo – Stark Library
Presenter: Julia Shaheen – Stark Library
Presenter: Desiree Bolden (she/her/hers) – Akron Public Schools
Outreach and Engagement
Monday, Jul 1st
2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
For the Love of Libraries: The Untold Story of a Community that Saved 148 Libraries
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 05 B
Presenter: MIKE McQUEEN – Missouri School for the Blind
Outreach and Engagement
Monday, Jul 1st
2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
The Library is Open to ALL: LGBTQIA+ Community Engagement at the San Diego Public Library!
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 23 A B C
Moderator: Jeremy Davies (he/she/they/Sister) – San Diego Public Library
Presenter: Francesca de Vera (she/her/hers) – San Diego Public Library
Presenter: Emily Derry (she/her/hers) – San Diego Public Library
Presenter: Ady Huertas (She/her/hers/ella) – San Diego Public Library
Presenter: Jen LaBarbera (they/them/theirs) – San Diego Pride
Presenter: Carrie Sanabria (she/her/hers) – San Diego Public Library
Outreach and Engagement
Monday, Jul 1st
4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
Developing Immersive Experiences from Library Collections
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 11 A
Presenter: Trina F. McCowan (she/her/hers) – Flagler College
Presenter: BERYL D. White-Bing (she/her/hers) – University of North Florida
Outreach and Engagement
Monday, Jul 1st
4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
Planting the Future: Promoting Biodiversity in Your Community
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 03
Presenter: Kathryn Miller (she/her/hers) – Murrieta Public Library
Presenter: Linda Dobb (she/her/hers) – Cal State East Bay
Presenter: Julianna Robbins (she/her/hers) – California State Library
Presenter: Jonathan Waltmire – Tulare County Library
Outreach and Engagement