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  • CANCELLED: Truly 24/7: Access on the Patron’s Schedule
  • CANCELLED Using Media Literacy as a Tool to Interrogate Picture Books
  • CANCELLED: Huddle: How a Book Study of Huddle Transformed Me as a Female Literacy Leader
  • CANCELLED: Lessons from the Trenches: Learn How Louisiana Libraries are Fighting the War on Intellectual Freedom
  • CANCELLED: Libraries as a Resource Hub: How the Nashville Helps Website Connects Patrons to Providers
  • CANCELLED: Press On: How Audiobooks Help Struggling Readers to Attain Literacy Proficiency
  • CANCELLED: Tech Tools to Expand Outreach & Engagement
  • Representation as Inspiration for Careers in Librarianship: ALA Authors in Conversation
  • Friday, January 19, 2024
  • 7:30am – 5:00pm EST
    LLX Registration Open
  • 8:00am – 12:00pm EST
    International Relations Round Table
  • 9:00am – 12:00pm EST
    ALA Gives Back - Enoch Pratt Free Library
  • 9:00am – 12:00pm EST
    ALA Gives Back - Living Classrooms
  • 10:00am – 12:30pm EST
    ALSC Executive Committee
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm EST
    Gaming Pop-up
  • 1:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    ALA Governance Institute
  • 4:00pm – 5:30pm EST
    NMRT Conference Orientation
  • 6:00pm – 8:00pm EST
    I Love My Librarian Award followed by the LLX Welcome Reception
  • 8:00pm – 10:00pm EST
    USBBY Meeting and Outstanding International Books Announcement
  • Saturday, January 20, 2024
  • 7:30am – 5:00pm EST
    LLX Registration Open
  • 8:00am – 9:15am EST
    Opening Main Stage Featuring Michele Norris
  • 8:00am – 5:00pm EST
    Community of Care Quiet Room
  • 9:30am – 10:15am EST
    Sahtinay Abaza: The Ramadan Drummer
  • 9:30am – 4:00pm EST
    Kathy Simmers: Jump the Moon
  • 9:30am – 4:00pm EST
    LLX Marketplace
  • 9:40am – 10:10am EST
    Beyond the Bachelor's Degree: Supporting First-Generation Students Through Graduate School
  • 9:40am – 10:10am EST
    Fostering Language Development through Tabletop Gaming
  • 9:45am – 10:45am EST
    RUSA Book & Media Awards
  • 9:50am – 10:50am EST
    Publisher Ask Me Anything Panel
  • 10:00am – 10:20am EST
    Representing Indigenous Knowledges on the Web: A-Work-in-Progress
  • 10:00am – 10:45am EST
    Katherine Marsh: The Lost Year
  • 10:00am – 11:00am EST
    Natasha Tripplett/Daniel O'Brien: Juneteenth Is
  • 10:20am – 10:50am EST
    Bite-Sized Improvements: How to Make Small, Meaningful Changes to Library Space
  • 10:20am – 10:50am EST
    ChatGPT is a Liar and other Lessons Learned from Information Literacy Instructors
  • 10:30am – 10:45am EST
    Spoken Word Poetry with Mecca Verdell
  • 10:30am – 10:50am EST
    Steering the ‘Ship: Navigating a Cross-Departmental, Cross-Status Mentorship in an Academic Library
  • 10:30am – 11:30am EST
    Hena Khan: Drawing Deena ARC Signing
  • 10:45am – 11:30am EST
    RaQia Lowo: Weekend and Zay: Saturday School
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm EST
    Erika Robuck: The Last Twelve Miles
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm EST
    LLX Studio Speaker Kate DiCamillo
  • 11:30am – 12:30pm EST
    Anna Lapera: Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice
  • 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
    Gaming Pop-up
  • 12:20pm – 12:50pm EST
    Collaboration and Learning Strategies for "Turnaround" Libraries
  • 12:20pm – 12:50pm EST
    Successful Submissions: How to Write a Conference Proposal
  • 12:30pm – 1:30pm EST
    John Cochran: BREAKING INTO SUNLIGHT
  • 1:00pm – 1:45pm EST
    Caroline Brewer: Say Their Names
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    3D Scanning for Cultural Heritage Institutions: Practical Skills and Considerations for Library Preservation
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Breathing Life into Difficult Histories and Engaging Children toward Ethical Citizenship through Fiction
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Building Joy-Centric Libraries: an Experiential Workshop
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Creating Welcoming and Supportive Libraries for Asylum Seekers and People Experiencing Homelessness and Poverty
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Fighting Censorship in a Changing Landscape
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Flip the Fair: Invite young library patrons to judge University graduate student science projects
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    LLX Studio Speaker: Jesús Trejo
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Using Federal Funds to Move from Digital Equity Plans to Implementation
  • 1:00pm – 4:00pm EST
    All Jobs are Climate Jobs: Why Library Workers Need to be Climate Action Leaders
  • 1:00pm – 4:00pm EST
    How to Navigate Privacy Issues Involving Youth and Technology
  • 1:00pm – 4:00pm EST
    Unleashing AI's Potential: A Design Sprint for Library Staff
  • 2:00pm – 2:45pm EST
    Sahtinay Abaza: The Ramadan Drummer
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm EST
    David Unger: Jose Feeds the World
  • 2:10pm – 2:30pm EST
    Improving Accessibility of Instructional Materials, One Slideshow at a Time
  • 2:10pm – 2:30pm EST
    The "Haunted Library Tour" as Community Outreach and Engagement
  • 2:10pm – 2:30pm EST
    Tips and Tricks for Supporting Challenging Student Patrons
  • 2:15pm – 2:45pm EST
    Centering Care: Aunties as Praxis within Librarianship
  • 2:15pm – 2:45pm EST
    Developing Supportive Pedagogical Communities in Academic Libraries
  • 2:15pm – 3:00pm EST
    Lara Jean Okihiro and Janis Bridger: Obaasan's Boots
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm EST
    Building a Digital Equity Strategy from the Ground Up
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm EST
    Embracing Culturally Responsive Practice in School Libraries
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm EST
    Enhancing Customer Service with Personalized Reading Recommendations
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm EST
    Establishing Early Children's Literacy Book Ecosystems in Indigenous Communities: Reading Nation Waterfall
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm EST
    From Paper to Practice: Workflow Modeling for Digital Libraries
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm EST
    Not Too Young: Intellectual Freedom Programming for Children and Families (NOTE TIME CHANGE)
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm EST
    Roseanne A. Brown: Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting
  • 2:40pm – 3:00pm EST
    Advancing a Culture of Creativity: Programming and Engagement
  • 2:40pm – 3:00pm EST
    Welcoming Families to the Academic Library: Lessons Learned Supporting Student-Parents
  • 3:00pm – 3:45pm EST
    APA Council Meeting
  • 3:00pm – 4:00pm EST
    LLX Studio Speaker Antonia Hylton
  • 3:15pm – 4:00pm EST
    RaQia Lowo: Weekend and Zay: Saturday School
  • 3:45pm – 5:00pm EST
    ALA Council Meeting
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    "Spreading Literacy, No Walls Needed': Empowering Communities through the 'Library in a Box' Initiative
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    Building Culturally Responsive Library Collections and Programming with Schools
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    Chatbot-based Learning Activities Mapped to "Searching as Strategic Exploration" ACRL Framework Knowledge Practices
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    Feeling Lost?!  MAP it out: Using Maps in Libraries to Entertain and Educate
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    Libraries for Sustainable Development: Information Actions Briefs Mobilizing Social Responsibility and Community Change
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    Networking Bingo I
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    The Book Crawl: Engaging Adult Customers Through Pop-Up Programming
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    Transforming student “library work” to “real world” learning experiences
  • 5:00pm – 6:30pm EST
    ALA Chapter Leader Networking
  • Sunday, January 21, 2024
  • 6:30am – 8:00am EST
    Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sunrise Celebration
  • 7:30am – 5:00pm EST
    LLX Registration Open
  • 8:00am – 5:00pm EST
    Community of Care Quiet Room
  • 8:30am – 9:45am EST
    Main Stage Panel: It’s All Happening at the Library!
  • 10:00am – 10:45am EST
    Shannon Hitchcock: Story Quilts: Appalachian Women Speak
  • 10:00am – 11:00am EST
    Advocacy Remixed: ALA Groups and Members Collaborate to Support Librarians and the Communities they Serve
  • 10:00am – 11:00am EST
    BookBag: Bridging the Summer Gap with Books, Hygiene Kits, Snacks, and Fun!
  • 10:00am – 11:00am EST
    Creating Diverse Pathways to Librarianship and Leadership
  • 10:00am – 11:00am EST
    How to Talk with Kids About Tough Topics without Triggering Controversy: A Workshop
  • 10:00am – 11:00am EST
    Risky Business: How South Carolina Academic Libraries are Using CDL for Inter-Library Loan
  • 10:00am – 11:00am EST
    Upholding Trans Patron Privacy & Information Access
  • 10:00am – 12:00pm EST
    National Strategy for Climate Action for Libraries
  • 10:00am – 12:15pm EST
    Level Up Connected Learning at Your Library
  • 10:00am – 12:15pm EST
    The Application of UX and Usability Standards in Browser-Based Virtual/Augmented Reality Environments
  • 10:00am – 12:15pm EST
    Uncovering Unsung Sheroes: Teaching Women's History in Hip-hop
  • 10:00am – 4:00pm EST
    Kathy Simmers: Posey's Problem: A Pony Tale
  • 10:00am – 4:00pm EST
    LLX Marketplace
  • 10:10am – 10:30am EST
    5 Pet-Friendly Program Models
  • 10:10am – 10:30am EST
    Enhancing Outdoor Access: Cultivating a Gear Library for the LGBTQIA+/BIPOC community
  • 10:10am – 10:30am EST
    Rotting Research: How Link Rot Impacts the Integrity of Scholarly Publishing
  • 10:15am – 10:45am EST
    A Librarian’s Guide to Sparking Curiosity
  • 10:15am – 10:45am EST
    Partnering for the Success of English Learners
  • 10:40am – 11:00am EST
    Creating Connections: Hosting Intergenerational Book Clubs with Middle Schoolers and Retirees
  • 10:40am – 11:00am EST
    Doorways to Books and More: How Partnerships Can Create the School Libraries All Kids Deserve
  • 10:45am – 11:00am EST
    Spoken Word Poetry with Mecca Verdell
  • 11:00am – 11:45am EST
    Sahtinay Abaza: The Ramadan Drummer
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm EST
    LLX Studio Speaker Mia Armstrong
  • 11:15am – 11:35am EST
    Re-imagining an Instruction Librarian Retreat with Micro-courses
  • 11:15am – 12:15pm EST
    Embracing Neurodiversity in Youth Services
  • 11:15am – 12:15pm EST
    Facilitating Campuswide DEIA-Informed Conversations about the Banning of Books
  • 11:15am – 12:15pm EST
    Food is a Right: The Library’s Role in Food Justice
  • 11:15am – 12:15pm EST
    Going Green with Summer Reading
  • 11:15am – 12:15pm EST
    Knowledge of the Community: What It Is and How To Measure It
  • 11:15am – 12:15pm EST
    Stuck in a Routine: When Library Routines Become Barriers
  • 11:30am – 12:30pm EST
    Lara Jean Okihiro and Janis Bridger: Obaasan's Boots
  • 11:55am – 12:15pm EST
    After the Onboarding: Leveling Up Your Management Style and Your Team's Potential
  • 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
    Gaming Pop-up
  • 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST
    Letisha Marrero: Salsa Magic
  • 12:15pm – 12:45pm EST
    Readers’ Advisory Training: Tips and Techniques
  • 12:30pm – 1:15pm EST
    Caroline Brewer - Say Their Names
  • 1:00pm – 1:20pm EST
    Enhancing Research Services: Leveraging the Power of Artificial Intelligence
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Be Prepared: Program Challenges at Your Public Library
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Learn Interactive Marketing with augmented reality technology -"The Worlds Largest Aquarium," and more!
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Library Advocacy Basics: Creating Lifelong Civic Engagement
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Library Programming for Expectant Parents and Parents of Newborns that Build Community Partnerships
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    LLX Studio Speaker George M. Johnson
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Networking Bingo II
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Not Another Named Storm: Disaster Planning in Public Libraries
  • 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
    Stronger Together: A Summary of Priorities and Best Practices from National Heritage Month EDI Symposiums
  • 1:30pm – 2:15pm EST
    Shannon Hitchcock: Story Quilts: Appalachian Women Speak
  • 1:40pm – 2:00pm EST
    Working Towards More Equitable Hiring and Onboarding Processes at Your Organization
  • 2:00pm – 2:30pm EST
    CSKBART Meet and Greet
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm EST
    Mary G. Thompson: THE WORD
  • 2:00pm – 3:00pm EST
    Refreshment Break
  • 2:00pm – 4:00pm EST
    Bmore Collaborative: Building a Successful School & Public Library Partnership
  • 2:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    Data in Support of Equitable Summers
  • 2:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    You Had Me at Hello! Renovating Libraries for Inclusion
  • 2:10pm – 2:30pm EST
    Teaching Information Literacy Using Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation
  • 2:15pm – 2:45pm EST
    Emerging Adult Enigma: Library Programming for Attracting and Retaining Emerging Adults
  • 2:15pm – 2:45pm EST
    Who Said It? Using Role-Playing Games to Understand Perspective and Evaluate Sources
  • 2:30pm – 3:30pm EST
    Wendy Wan-Long Shang: The Secret Battle of Evan Pao
  • 2:40pm – 3:00pm EST
    Restorative Justice in the School Library
  • 2:45pm – 3:05pm EST
    Teaching Student Workers to Use ChatGPT for Creating Metadata?!
  • 2:45pm – 3:45pm EST
    Co-designing librarian training for effective immigrant outreach: An ideas workshop
  • 2:45pm – 3:45pm EST
    Cultivating caregiver knowledge, well-being, and community to create a strong foundation for very young children
  • 2:45pm – 3:45pm EST
    Digital Inclusion: The New Core Service
  • 2:45pm – 3:45pm EST
    Libraries Catalyze Communities in Times of Crisis: A participatory workshop
  • 2:45pm – 3:45pm EST
    Oh Crab! I'm a Director, Now What?!
  • 3:00pm – 4:00pm EST
    AI and Libraries: A Discussion on the Future
  • 3:00pm – 4:00pm EST
    RaQia Lowo: Weekend and Zay: Saturday School
  • 3:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    ALA Council Meeting
  • 3:15pm – 3:35pm EST
    Promoting the Merritt Fund: Strategies and Resources
  • 3:25pm – 3:45pm EST
    Promoting Diverse Books Through School, Library, and University Partnerships
  • 4:00pm – 4:20pm EST
    Gender-Supportive School Library Services
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    Circulating Roku Devices with Premium Subscriptions
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    Crowdsourcing and community engagement
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    Narrative Learning Theory and Open Educational Resources Across the Grade Levels
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    Navigating AI in Education through a K-12 Librarian's Lens
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    The Art and Science of Leadership: Combining Soft Skills and Data to Achieve Results
  • 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    Using University Archival Materials to Teach Social Justice Topics
  • 4:40pm – 5:00pm EST
    Swap Talk: Bringing Your Community Together and Reducing Waste with Zero-Cost Swap Events
  • 5:00pm – 6:30pm EST
    AJL Shmooze and Nosh!
  • Monday, January 22, 2024
  • 7:30am – 12:00pm EST
    LLX Registration Open
  • 8:00am – 9:30am EST
    ALA Youth Media Awards
  • 8:00am – 12:00pm EST
    Community of Care Quiet Room
  • 9:30am – 10:15am EST
    Shannon Hitchcock: Story Quilts: Appalachian Women Speak
  • 9:30am – 12:00pm EST
    Kathy Simmers: Posey's Problem: A Pony Tale
  • 9:30am – 12:00pm EST
    LLX Marketplace
  • 9:45am – 10:15am EST
    Using Machine Learning Technology to Make Unique Collections More Accessible
  • 10:00am – 10:20am EST
    Empowering Future Scholars Through High School Information Literacy Workshops in Academic Libraries
  • 10:00am – 10:20am EST
    Low Stress, High Mayhem: Using Twitch for Professional Development and Programming
  • 10:00am – 10:20am EST
    The School Library Certificate Program Redesigned
  • 10:30am – 10:50am EST
    Examine the Past to Empower the Future with Archival Chapbooks
  • 10:30am – 10:50am EST
    Ideas for Increasing Library Student Employee Training, Engagement, and Retention
  • 10:30am – 10:50am EST
    Setting International Patrons Up for Success by Dismantling Deficit Thinking
  • 10:30am – 11:00am EST
    Teaching about Bias and Trust in a Politically Charged Environment
  • 11:00am – 12:00pm EST
    LLX Close Out - Navigating Leadership: Perspectives on Purpose-Driven Careers
  • 1:00pm – 5:00pm EST
    ALA-APA Board of Directors Meeting
  • 1:30pm – 5:00pm EST
    ALA Executive Board Meeting