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  • Monday, July 1, 2024
  • 7:00am – 7:00pm Pacific
    Community of Care Room
  • 7:00am – 7:00pm Pacific
    Parent/Baby Room
  • 8:00am – 9:00am Pacific
    Loud Enough - Surviving Justice
  • 8:00am – 10:30am Pacific
    2024 ALSC Awards
  • 8:30am – 10:00am Pacific
    Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey Editorial Board Meeting (ACRL)
  • 8:30am – 10:00am Pacific
    Share Family Workshop
  • 8:30am – 10:00am Pacific
    Your Morning is Booked: ALMA/LibraryReads Adult Author Panel
  • 9:00am – 9:10am Pacific
    Explore Coral Reefs in the STEAM Pavilion
  • 9:00am – 9:30am Pacific
    Carole Boston Weatherford
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    "It's not okay. It's not normal": Sexual harassment of librarians and implications for the field
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Addressing Homelessness with a Collaborative Network
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Audrey Perrott: Moo Hoo
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Brenda Maier: The Little Green Swing
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Candy Crush Searching
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Chapter Advocacy Workshop Discussion
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Chris Baron: On All Other Nights
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Christopher Paul Curtis
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Demystifying AI for Business and Libraries
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Designing Libraries with Diverse Communities in Mind Using Lenses of Neurodiversity and Process Driven Approaches
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Digital Inclusion Working Group Meeting
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Electronic Resources Interest Group Meeting: “What Can We Learn from the Past Practices of E-Resources?”
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    James Acker : THE LONG RUN
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    JUNK+IMAGINATION=ADVENTURE! - Meet THE MAD SCIENTISTS' CLUB 2.0 authors, test the club's immersive Apple Vision 3D experience, and gain early access to preview the upcoming digital ARC! (Middle Grade)
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Pondering Primary Sources: Authenticity, Bias, and Controversy in Historical Research
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Prepared Libraries, Empowered Teams: Putting Words to Action
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Supercharge Your Fundraising with…Advocacy!
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    The Role of Libraries in an Aging Society: A Social Justice Imperative
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    Top Tech Trends
  • 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific
    WebServices4Lib Interest Group
  • 9:00am – 11:00am Pacific
    Join Indie Press Revolution for Open Gaming
  • 9:00am – 11:30am Pacific
    ALA Council III
  • 9:00am – 11:30am Pacific
    FMRT Executive Board Meeting
  • 9:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
    Committee on Cataloging: Description and Access Meeting II (CC:DA)
  • 9:00am – 1:00pm Pacific
    US Postal Service Post Office
  • 9:00am – 2:00pm Pacific
    Crystal Murakami: I am Hapa
  • 9:00am – 2:00pm Pacific
    Library Marketplace Open
  • 9:00am – 2:00pm Pacific
    Michael Smith: Relativity & Earthwaves
  • 9:00am – 2:00pm Pacific
    Oliver Chin: Julie Black Belt: The Belt Of Fire
  • 9:00am – 2:00pm Pacific
    The Beach @ ALA
  • 9:15am – 9:45am Pacific
    C. Rowen MacCarald: How Mom Met Mama
  • 9:15am – 10:00am Pacific
    Papercutz: Book Buzz
  • 9:15am – 10:00am Pacific
    Stephanie Quayle: Why Do We Stay?
  • 9:30am – 9:40am Pacific
    Explore the Blue in the STEAM Pavilion
  • 9:30am – 10:00am Pacific
    Abortion and Women's Rights 1970
  • 9:30am – 10:00am Pacific
    Cece Bell: Animal Albums from A to Z
  • 9:30am – 10:20am Pacific
    Celebrate Spanish Language Books with Candlewick, Holiday House, and Peachtree en Español!
  • 9:30am – 10:20am Pacific
    DC Draws
  • 9:30am – 10:20am Pacific
    Elections 101: Books to Help Young Readers Make Sense of the Political Process
  • 9:30am – 10:20am Pacific
    Gemstone Lore in THE STONE WITCH OF FLORENCE
  • 9:30am – 10:20am Pacific
    J.S. Lemon: Greta
  • 9:30am – 10:20am Pacific
    Ruth Chan: Uprooted
  • 9:30am – 10:20am Pacific
    Unraveling the Threads of Masculinity: Alain Chevarier + Mark McGuire on 'Clay Footed Giants'
  • 10:00am – 10:10am Pacific
    "Children Draw War Not Flowers" Virtual Art Exhibit in the STEAM Pavilion
  • 10:00am – 10:20am Pacific
    Carolee Dean: Hank the Tank: Animal in the Spotlight (Book and Activity Book) Next Generation Indie Book Award Recipient
  • 10:00am – 10:30am Pacific
    Mariana Llanos: Vampirita and the Angry Mob
  • 10:00am – 10:45am Pacific
    JAMES TYNION IV: The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos/Blue Book
  • 10:00am – 10:50am Pacific
    April Showers: Afro Unicorns: The Land Of Afronia
  • 10:00am – 10:50am Pacific
    Chloe Gong: Immortal Longings & Foul Heart Huntsman
  • 10:00am – 10:50am Pacific
    Vashti Harrison (BIG - Caldecott Medal Winner & Coretta Scott King Honor Title)
  • 10:00am – 11:00am Pacific
    Abdi Nazemian : ONLY THIS BEAUTIFUL MOMENT
  • 10:00am – 11:00am Pacific
    Amanda Glaze: The Second Death of Edie and Violet Bond
  • 10:00am – 11:00am Pacific
    Madelyn Rosenberg: Not Your All-American Girl
  • 10:00am – 11:00am Pacific
    Mazey Eddings: THE PLUS ONE
  • 10:00am – 11:00am Pacific
    Richard Ho and Lynn Scurfield: Two New Years
  • 10:00am – 11:00am Pacific
    Shannon McNeill: Sparkles No Sparkles
  • 10:00am – 11:00am Pacific
    Wendy Wan-Long Shang: This Is Just a Test
  • 10:00am – 11:30am Pacific
    DIY Mini-Comic Book Making
  • 10:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
    Ashley Belote: Don't Wash Winston
  • 10:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
    Jeff Weber: You Sound Amazing: Every Single Lie of the Music Business
  • 10:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
    Zine Pavilion Community Zine Launch
  • 10:00am – 1:00pm Pacific
    Hector Mexia: Illustrator of The Adventures of Wandala, Miss Dirt Turtle's Garden Club, Tavey's First Hunt (Mom's Choice Award Recipient)
  • 10:00am – 2:00pm Pacific
    Marcia M Chen: Author of the Steampunk Graphic Novel Series, Lady Mechanika
  • 10:10am – 10:40am Pacific
    Macmillan Children's Publishing Group Book Buzz
  • 10:15am – 11:00am Pacific
    Lev Rosen: The Bell in the Fog
  • 10:15am – 11:15am Pacific
    Carole Boston Weatherford: Hair Like Obama's, Hands Like Lebron's
  • 10:15am – 11:15am Pacific
    Elle Rowley
  • 10:30am – 10:40am Pacific
    Walk on the Moon in the STEAM Pavilion
  • 10:30am – 10:50am Pacific
    Hector Mexia: Illustrator of The Adventures of Wandala, Miss Dirt Turtle's Garden Club, Tavey's First Hunt (Mom's Choice Award Recipient)
  • 10:30am – 11:20am Pacific
    Diversity Discussion with The Collective Book Studio, Lil' Libros, and Bitty Bao Books
  • 10:30am – 11:20am Pacific
    Inside the Studio: The Making of Two Odyssey Audiobooks
  • 10:30am – 11:20am Pacific
    Jeffrey Brown and Jacoby Salcedo
  • 10:30am – 11:20am Pacific
    John W. Maly: Juris Ex Machina
  • 10:30am – 11:20am Pacific
    Monday Morning Storytime with our Favorite New Read-Alouds
  • 10:30am – 11:20am Pacific
    Nick Brooks: Promise Boys
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Advancing Diversity in Librarianship: The Role of African American Professionals
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    ALSC Membership Meeting
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Libraries Interest Group
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Beyond the Audit: Embracing the Freedom to Read through Curation and Promotion of Inclusive Collections
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Booklist and LibraryReads Read 'N' Rave
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Building Homeschooling Resources and Community Relationships at the Public Library
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Crime Scene Investigation: Gateway to Research
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Finding Yourself Within the Pages: Young Adult Graphic Novels
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Fortifying Libraries: Cultivating Information Security in Shared Environments
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Inclusive Libraries for Students with Special Needs and Adapted Book Library Collections
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Libraries supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Our Diverse Characters Book Club: Discussing Divisive Concepts in Red States
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    READCON: A Curriculum for Library Readiness, Advocacy, and Community Empowerment During Challenging Conditions
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    SeamlessAccess Update: What’s happening in the world of authentication to resources?
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Seeking Immortality: Using VR to Preserve and Share the Northern Cheyenne Tribe's Language and Culture
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    State Legislative Update
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Supporting Trauma-Informed Services in Library Settings
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Telling our Story: Career Paths in Resource Sharing
  • 10:30am – 11:30am Pacific
    Update on the Academic Library Trends and Statistics Survey (ACRL)
  • 10:30am – 12:00pm Pacific
    How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer
  • 10:30am – 12:00pm Pacific
    YALSA President's Program and Membership Meeting
  • 10:50am – 11:20am Pacific
    Simon & Schuster Book Buzz: New Children's & Adult Books!
  • 11:00am – 11:10am Pacific
    Explore Coral Reefs in the STEAM Pavilion
  • 11:00am – 11:20am Pacific
    ALA Connect 20 Minute Huddle with Reference and User Services Assn. | Natalie Maquez
  • 11:00am – 11:20am Pacific
    ALA Connect 20 Minute Huddle with Retired Members Round Table |Lisa Kippur
  • 11:00am – 11:30am Pacific
    Dianne White: Finding Grateful
  • 11:00am – 11:30am Pacific
    Joe Cepeda: THE BEST WORST CAMP OUT/ILTR Comics
  • 11:00am – 11:30am Pacific
    Katie Kennedy: Hearts on Thin Ice (Print and Audiobook Signing)
  • 11:00am – 11:30am Pacific
    Meditation @ ALA San Diego
  • 11:00am – 11:30am Pacific
    René Colato Laínez: LET’S PLAY IN THE PARK
  • 11:00am – 11:30am Pacific
    Sy Montgomery: Brave Baby Hummingbird
  • 11:00am – 11:45am Pacific
    Michelle Lindo-Rice: The Bookshop Sisterhood
  • 11:00am – 11:50am Pacific
    Jennifer McGee: Izzy Can’t Talk
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
    123 Andrés: Hello Friend/Hola Amigo and Ten Little Birds/Diez Pajaritos
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
    Becky Albertalli : IMOGEN, OBVIOUSLY
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
    Ben Sheehan: What Does the Constitution Say?
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
    Candace Fleming: The Enigma Girls
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
    Courtney Gould: WHAT THE WOODS TOOK
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
    Sherri L. Smith: Pearl: A Graphic Novel
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm Pacific
    Tom Turner / SIGN OF THE SANDMAN Saga - Exclusive 10th Anniversary 3 Book Collection ARC with Sneak Peek Sequel Chapters (Middle Grade)
  • 11:00am – 1:00pm Pacific
    Carolee Dean: Hank the Tank: Animal in the Spotlight (Book and Activity Book) Next Generation Indie Book Award Recipient
  • 11:00am – 1:00pm Pacific
    Smoothies @ The Beach
  • 11:00am – 2:00pm Pacific
    Joe Benitez: Creator, Author, and Illustrator of the Steampunk Graphic Novel Series, Lady Mechanika
  • 11:15am – 12:00pm Pacific
    Ann Davila Cardinal: We Need No Wings
  • 11:15am – 12:15pm Pacific
    Bo Lu: Bao's Doll
  • 11:30am – 11:40am Pacific
    Explore the Blue in the STEAM Pavilion
  • 11:30am – 12:15pm Pacific
    Mariana Llanos: Benita and the Night Creatures
  • 11:30am – 12:15pm Pacific
    Mental Health Books for Kids from The American Psychological Association (APA)
  • 11:30am – 12:20pm Pacific
    “How the World Might Be”: Speculative Fiction, Horror, and the Endless Possibilities of Genre Fiction
  • 11:30am – 12:20pm Pacific
    Celluloid and Ink: Poets and Debut Novelists Working in the Film Industry
  • 11:30am – 12:20pm Pacific
    Why Do We Stay? A Conversation About Recognizing Toxic Relationships and the Path to Healing Through a Riveting Personal Story and Professional Insights
  • 11:30am – 12:20pm Pacific
    You Watched the Show, Now Read the Book: Read the Comics That Inspired the Anime and K-Dramas!
  • 11:30am – 12:30pm Pacific
    Brett Helquist
  • 11:30am – 12:30pm Pacific
    Nicholas Day
  • 11:30am – 1:30pm Pacific
    Schneider Luncheon (Closed)
  • 12:00pm – 12:10pm Pacific
    Walk on the Moon in the STEAM Pavilion
  • 12:00pm – 12:20pm Pacific
    ALA Connect 20 Minute Huddle with Reference and User Services Association | Larayne Dallas
  • 12:00pm – 12:30pm Pacific
    L.C. Rosen: EMMETT
  • 12:00pm – 1:00pm Pacific
    Anna Montague/HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL, MAGDA EKLUND?
  • 12:00pm – 1:00pm Pacific
    Julio Anta & Jacoby Salcedo: This Land Is Our Land
  • 12:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Astra Publishing House
  • 12:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Stonewall Book Awards Green Room
  • 12:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    Board of Directors III Meeting (AASL)
  • 12:15pm – 1:00pm Pacific
    John Schu: Louder Than Hunger
  • 12:25pm – 12:55pm Pacific
    Harlequin Trade Publishing Presents Books with Buzz
  • 12:30pm – 12:40pm Pacific
    Explore Coral Reefs in the STEAM Pavilion
  • 12:30pm – 1:20pm Pacific
    Feeling Supernatural: Breathtaking Worlds in Young Adult Literature
  • 12:30pm – 1:20pm Pacific
    Graphic Medicine - Meditations on Mental Health in Comics
  • 12:30pm – 1:20pm Pacific
    Resurrecting Our Erotic Histories with Justinian Huang
  • 12:30pm – 1:20pm Pacific
    Write Your Story, Own Your Narrative
  • 1:00pm – 1:10pm Pacific
    Walk on the Moon in the STEAM Pavilion
  • 1:00pm – 1:45pm Pacific
    Lakshmi Thamizhmani: Ganesha Goes Green
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    (Room change) Generative Artificial Intelligence, Libraries, and The People They Serve: A Guided Discussion
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Basic 3D Modeling with Tinkercad
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    BRASS Leadership Council
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Bridgebuilding: Fostering Community Engagement, Dialogue, and Interactions in Libraries
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Doodle Your Way to Success: Canva Sketchnotes Unleashed
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Empowering BIPOC Youth Through Library Services
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Leaning International: The Benefits and Impacts of Librarians Working Abroad
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Navigating Excellence: Developing Effective Leadership and Management Skills in Modern Libraries
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Programming for Your Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing Patrons
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Resilient Learning Landscapes: Exploring Post-Pandemic Student Perspectives on Information Literacy
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Summer Fun School: A Community-Based Approach to Addressing Learning Gaps Through Equitable Summer Services
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Supporting Transgender Students: Practical Tips for Librarians, Educators and Allies
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    The African American and Ethnic-American Press: Newspaper Collection Development and Access in the 21st Century
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm Pacific
    Wake Up! It's 1984.
  • 1:00pm – 2:30pm Pacific
    Illuminating the Legacy of Illustrious African American Librarians
  • 1:00pm – 3:00pm Pacific
    REFORMA General Membership Meeting
  • 1:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    ALA Executive Board Meeting
  • 1:30pm – 1:40pm Pacific
    "Seeking Immortality" XR Metaverse in the STEAM Pavilion
  • 2:00pm – 3:25pm Pacific
    Ecosystem Meeting
  • 2:00pm – 4:00pm Pacific
    Gala Author Tea sponsored by Baker & Taylor
  • 2:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    Stonewall Book Awards
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    (Room Change) A Call to Play: Encouraging Staff to Play in Public Libraries
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    Beyond Borders, Beyond Basics: the value of International Resource Sharing
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    For the Love of Libraries: The Untold Story of a Community that Saved 148 Libraries
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    Library Research Round Table Virtual Mentoring Program Symposium and Information Session
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    One More Hat: Community College Librarians as AI Leaders on Campus
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    Paddling the Canoe Together: Three Pacific Island Librarians Share Ways to Serve Indigenous Communities
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    RDA Linked Data Forum
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    The Library is Open to ALL: LGBTQIA+ Community Engagement at the San Diego Public Library!
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    Training of Community-Embedded Racial/Ethnic Minorities in the Archival Studies Social Justice Master’s Scholarship Program
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm Pacific
    Welcome to the Dragon’s Lair: Engaging Students in your School Library
  • 3:30pm – 5:30pm Pacific
    2024 Odyssey Awards
  • 3:30pm – 6:00pm Pacific
    Core Board of Directors Meeting II
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    ACEs and Somatic Healing for Resilient Communities (with Sound Bath)
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    Collecting Chinese Jewish Stories for Your Library: A Panel of Voices from Two Cultures
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    Connecting for play: Outreach, instruction, and programming with games
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    Developing Immersive Experiences from Library Collections
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Learning Pods for Deeper Staff Development
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    Fill the Gap at Your Library: Justify Hiring a Second Business Librarian
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    LearnRT Membership Social
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    Manga Goes to School
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    Planting the Future: Promoting Biodiversity in Your Community
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    Sustainable Leadership as Solution for Representation and Inclusion in LIS
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    The ABC’s of Youth Engagement: Culturally Affirming Tools
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific
    You Are Not Alone: Leveraging Community Advocates Against Book Bans
  • 4:00pm – 5:30pm Pacific
    Library Services for Dementia/Alzheimer's Interest Group
  • 6:00pm – 8:00pm Pacific
    International Librarians Reception