ALSC National Institute Schedule
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ALSC is happy to announce the skeleton agenda for 2024 National Institute in Denver, Colorado. More details about each of these events will be announced as they are finalized.
| Thursday, September 19, 2024 | |
| ALSC 101 | 4:30pm - 5:30pm |
| Opening General Dinner | 6:00pm - 7:00pm |
| Opening General Session with Meg Medina Sponsored by Candlewick |
7:00pm - 8:00pm |
| Opening General Book Signing & Exhibits Open | 8:00pm - 9:00pm |
| Friday, September 20, 2024 | |
| Big Ideas I General Session | 8:30am - 9:30am |
| Break & Book Signing | 9:30am - 10:15am |
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Education Programs: - Building Support and Community through Podcasting - Conscious Kids Kits: Using Picture Books to Spark Conversations About Racial Equity with our Children - Standing in Solidarity: Equipping Public Libraries with Tools to Successfully Face Today's Book Challenges - What's Cooking? Leveraging Partnerships to Bring Food Education to Your Community |
10:15am - 11:15am |
| Lunch & Exhibits | 11:15am - 12:45pm |
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Education Programs: - Climbing the Leadership Ladder: What You Need to Know Before the First Rung and How to Decide Where to Stop - Gender Inclusive Libraries: Welcoming Transgender and Nonbinary Children and Their Caregivers - Implementing an Inclusive Merchandising Strategy - Optimizing Services for All Babies and Their Families |
12:45pm - 1:45pm |
| Break | 1:45pm - 2:15pm |
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Education Programs: - Disrupting Your Library's Status Quo from a Youth Services Perspective - Helping Meet Community Needs: Insights from Fathers Served by Social Service Systems - Intellectual Freedom: Strategies for Success - Pride All Year Round: Rainbow Family Storytime at Multnomah County Library |
2:15pm - 3:15pm |
| Break | 3:15pm - 3:45pm |
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Education Programs: - How the Science of Reading is Having an Impact on Public Libraries - People, Paper, Pop! How to Create a Readers' Advisory System that Works for Your Library - Turning the Page on Trauma: Libraries as Safe Havens for Children and Caregivers - WTF? Where's the Fat in Kidlit? |
3:45pm - 4:45pm |
| Bookstore Event | 5:00pm - 6:00pm |
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Optional Networking Event: Hosted with REFORMA Colorado |
6:30pm - 8:00pm |
| Saturday, September 21, 2024 | |
| Big Ideas II General Session | 8:30am - 9:30am |
| Break | 9:30am - 10:15am |
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Education Programs: - Teach, Not Celebrate - Thinking Beyond the Stacks: Creating a Summer Camp for Tweens! - Towards Inclusive Early Literacy Services for Children in Informal Childcare - You Are Not Alone: Leveraging Community Advocates for Children to Unite Against Book Bans |
10:15am - 11:15am |
| Lunch & Exhibits | 11:15am - 12:45pm |
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Education Programs: - Celebrate Autistic Joy in Your Library - Fostering Outdoor Appreciation Through Nature-based Programming - School and Public Libraries Change the World! Cultivating Sustainable School and Public Library Prams and Partnerships with the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals - The Science Behind Our Compassion Fatigue and Burnout |
12:45pm - 1:45pm |
| Break | 1:45pm - 2:15pm |
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Education Programs: - Building the Mosaic with Multilayered Diverse Representations - Let's Play! Engaging Programs for Babies Beyond Storytime - Reaching Out to Bring Them In: Mutually Beneficial Community Connections - Supporting Developing Readers with Library Programs |
2:15pm - 3:15pm |
| Break | 3:15pm - 3:45pm |
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Education Programs: - Building Connections and Generating Buy-In: How to Begin Outreach Work - Libraries Supporting Readers with Dyslexia - Relax. Breathe. Read a Graphic Novel: Graphic Novels as a Format to Promote Mental and Emotional Well-Being - Should It Stay or Should It Go? |
3:45pm - 4:45pm |
| Closing General Session | 5:00pm-6:00pm |
| Closing General Book Signing | 6:00pm-7:00pm |
*This agenda is subject to change.
