Speaker: Todd P. Deck – Tehama County Library
Speaker: Vi Thuc Ha – Los Angeles Public Library
Main Contact: Nanette Andersson, AIA, NCARB ,FMP, LEED AP – Engberg Anderson Architects, Inc.
Moderator: Nanette Andersson, AIA, NCARB ,FMP, LEED AP – Engberg Anderson Architects, Inc.
Speaker: Kelly Brubaker – Shepley Bulfinch
Speaker: Richard Kong – Skokie Public Library
Speaker: Alex Cohen – Aaron Cohen Associates LTD (ACA)
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Moderator: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn – Barnard College
Speaker: Armando Leon, CPP, CSP – Armite International Security Solutions
Speaker: Lorin K. Jackson – Medical University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Main Contact: Janice Newsum – University of Houston Clear Lake
Speaker: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Carmen Boston – D.C. Public Library
Main Contact: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Moderator: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Speaker: Sandy Cohen – Nashville Public Library / Equal Access Division / Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Moderator: Danielle H. Miller, n/a – Library Services to Persons with Print Disabilities Round Table
Main Contact: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Speaker: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Moderator: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Speaker: Alicia Deal – Dallas Public Library
Main Contact: Alice Hagemeyer – Bridging Deaf Cultures, an interest group of ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Speaker: KayCee Choi – Dallas Public Library
Speaker: Alec C. McFarlane – National Literary Society of the Deaf, Inc.
Speaker: Laurent Clerc Holt – The Laurent Clerc Stamp Project
Speaker: Irene Tunanidas – The Ohio Association of the Deaf
Moderator: Kyle K. Courtney, n/a – Harvard University
Main Contact: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Megan Sutherland – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Alan S. Inouye, n/a – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Sari Feldman, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Hallie Rich, n/a – Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Public Library
Speaker: Michael L. Blackwell, n/a – St. Mary’s County (Maryland) Library/ReadersFirst
Main Contact: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Speaker: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Moderator: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Speaker: Mike Rossetti – myLIBRO
Main Contact: Samantha Oakley – American Library Association
Speaker: Samantha Oakley – American Library Association
Speaker: BeeBee Browne – American Library Association
Speaker: Cindy Fesemyer – Fesemyer Consulting, LLC
Moderator: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Speaker: Michele Sellars
Speaker: Claire Dygert
Speaker: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Main contact: Virginia c. sTANLEY, n/a – HarperCollins Publishers
Speaker: Lainey Mays – HarperCollins Publishers
Speaker: Essie Ramirez – HarperCollins Publishers
Moderator: Hannah Sommers – George Washington University
Speaker: Matthew Bright – George Washington University
Speaker: Qali Farah
Speaker: Jen Froetschel – George Washington University
Speaker: Joyce Whitmore – George Washington University
Main Contact: Hannah Sommers – George Washington University
Main Contact: Kathia S. Ibacache – University of Colorado Boulder
Moderator: Joyce Martin, MA, MLIS – Arizona State University
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Speaker: Alexander Soto – Arizona State University
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Speaker: Seonaid Valiant – Arizona State University
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
Speaker: Manuel Ostos – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main contact: Samantha Abrams, n/a – Center for Research Libraries
Speaker: George Porter – Caltech Library
Main Contact: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Moderator: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Davis – Saint Louis Public Library
Main Contact: Janice Newsum – University of Houston Clear Lake
Speaker: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Carmen Boston – D.C. Public Library
Speaker: Paula Poundstone
Moderator: Donna Seaman – Booklist Publications
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: Amber Billey – Bard College
Speaker: Amber Billey – Bard College
Moderator: Amber Billey – Bard College
Main Contact: Ashley R. Lierman – Rowan University
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Moderator: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Speaker: Michele Sellars
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
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Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Moderator: Hannah Sommers – George Washington University
Speaker: Matthew Bright – George Washington University
Speaker: Qali Farah
Speaker: Jen Froetschel – George Washington University
Speaker: Joyce Whitmore – George Washington University
Main Contact: Hannah Sommers – George Washington University
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
Speaker: Manuel Ostos – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Moderator: Deborah Doyle – Sonoma County (Calif.) Library Commission
Speaker: Peter D. Pearson – Pearson Dewane Fundraising Consultants
Speaker: David Baker – Giving Design, LLC
Main Contact: Debbie Joy, MLS – Library Systems & Services
Moderator: Debbie Joy, MLS – Library Systems & Services
Speaker: Jon D. Solomon – Riverside County Library System
Speaker: Rino Landa – Homestead Cybrarium
Speaker: Sue Considine – Library Systems & Services
Speaker: Holly Ritchie – Manassas Park City Library
Main Contact: Nanette Andersson, AIA, NCARB ,FMP, LEED AP – Engberg Anderson Architects, Inc.
Moderator: Nanette Andersson, AIA, NCARB ,FMP, LEED AP – Engberg Anderson Architects, Inc.
Speaker: Kelly Brubaker – Shepley Bulfinch
Speaker: Richard Kong – Skokie Public Library
Speaker: Alex Cohen – Aaron Cohen Associates LTD (ACA)
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Moderator: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Davis – Saint Louis Public Library
Main Contact: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Speaker: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Moderator: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Main Contact: Shukrani Gray – New Orleans
Speaker: Heather Riley – New Orleans Public Library
Moderator: Heather Riley – New Orleans Public Library
Moderator: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn – Barnard College
Speaker: Armando Leon, CPP, CSP – Armite International Security Solutions
Speaker: Lorin K. Jackson – Medical University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Moderator: Lynn Silipigni Connaway – OCLC
Moderator: Julie Garrison
Moderator: Earl Givens, Jr. – Catawba College / Corriher-Linn-Black Library
Speaker: Jessica Dai – West Virginia University
Speaker: Laura A. Johnson – Livingstone College
Speaker: Tim Renick
Speaker: Michael Walker – Prince George's Community College
Speaker: Debbie L. Smart – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Jenn Borrell – Friends of the Library Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Moderator: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
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Moderator: Sarah W. Fuller – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Rebecca Hamilton, n/a – State Library of Louisiana
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Speaker: Anna M. Ward – Wake County Public Libraries
Speaker: Anne Rasmussen – Milwaukee Public Library
Moderator: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Speaker: Jennifer K. Embree, NMRT Emerging Leader Project Group – Binghamton University
Main Contact: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Speaker: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Moderator: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Speaker: Amanda McKay – Effingham Public Library
Main Contact: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Moderator: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Speaker: Tandra Solvey – King County Library System
Speaker: Sebastian Rodriguez – King County, WA
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Speaker: Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., M.L.I.S., Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Moderator: Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., M.L.I.S., Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Main Contact: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Moderator: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Vishal R. Patel – ChristianaCare
Speaker: Charity Tyler – Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Moderator: Lizzie Gall – Jefferson County Public Library
Speaker: Padma Polepeddi – Jefferson County Public Library
Main Contact: Lizzie Gall – Jefferson County Public Library
Speaker: Donna Walker – Jefferson County Public Library
Speaker: Steve Chestnut
Main Contact: Alison Macrina – Library Freedom Project
Speaker: Howard Besser – NYU
Moderator: Howard Besser – NYU
Main Contact: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Moderator: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Speaker: Abby Kiesa – CIRCLE at Tufts University
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Diana Veiga – DC Public Library
Speaker: Danny Navarro – Nonprofit VOTE
Main Contact: Donna Walker – Jefferson County Public Library
Moderator: Donna Walker – Jefferson County Public Library
Speaker: Rose Nelson – Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
Speaker: Christine Kreger – Colorado State Library
Speaker: Padma Polepeddi – Jefferson County Public Library
Speaker: Bailey Wallace – Auraria Library
Speaker: Bryan Duran
Speaker: Jessica Kirk – Arkansas State Library
Speaker: Emily Aaronson
Speaker: Kelsey Hughes – Prince George’s County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: David Vinjamuri – New York University
Speaker: Joseph Huberty – Engberg Anderson, LLC
Speaker: Julie Retherford – Chetco Community Public Library
Main Contact: Amber Billey – Bard College
Speaker: Amber Billey – Bard College
Moderator: Amber Billey – Bard College
Main Contact: Ashley R. Lierman – Rowan University
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Ginger H. Williams – Fort Hays State University
Speaker: Ginger H. Williams – Fort Hays State University
Speaker: Amy Harris Houk – UNC Greensboro Libraries
Moderator: Amy Harris Houk – UNC Greensboro Libraries
Main Contact: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Moderator: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Speaker: Lisa Dale – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: CJ McCort – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: Marlee Givens – Georgia Tech Library
Speaker: Liz Holdsworth – Georgia Tech Library
Speaker: Heather Jeffcoat – Georgia Tech Library
Speaker: Susan Hempstead, MPA – PLA
Main Contact: Mary Hirsh – Public Library Association | ALA
Speaker: Martin Garnar, n/a – Amherst College
Main Contact: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Speaker: Teri DeVoe – U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Cynthia Landrum – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Anthony D. Smith – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Main Contact: Teri DeVoe – U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services
Moderator: Soline D. Holmes – Academy of the Sacred Heart
Moderator: Arune Singh – Skybound Entertainment
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main contact: Virginia c. sTANLEY, n/a – HarperCollins Publishers
Speaker: Lainey Mays – HarperCollins Publishers
Speaker: Essie Ramirez – HarperCollins Publishers
Main Contact: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Speaker: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Moderator: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Moderator: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie M. Bennett – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie Esser – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Casey Wallace – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA
Speaker: Rebecca A. Weber – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Regina Fallon – Gwinnett County Public Library
Moderator: Kari Evans – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Angela D. Moore – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Pat Satterfield – Dunamis Educational Foundation
Speaker: Linda Hoang – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Regina Fallon – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Moderator: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Todd P. Deck – Tehama County Library
Speaker: Vi Thuc Ha – Los Angeles Public Library
Main Contact: Tina Lerno – GNCRT Conferences & Conventions Committee
Main Contact: Brian Fulton – GNCRT Conferences & Conventions Committee
Moderator: Deborah Allman – NYPL
Moderator: Aryssa Damron, MSLS – District of Columbia Public Library
Main Contact: Allan M. Kleiman – Edison Public Library
Speaker: Fatima Perkins – Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging
Moderator: Janet Tom – American Library Association
Main Contact: Megan Janicki, M.Ed – American Library Association
Moderator: Megan Janicki, M.Ed – American Library Association
Speaker: Diane M. Luccy, MLIS, CET – Richland Library
Speaker: Taneesa Hall – Ferguson Municipal Public Library
Speaker: Rachael Svoboda – Wyoming Library to Business
Speaker: Yee Vue
Main contact: Rebecca Vnuk, n/a – LibraryReads
Moderator: Rebecca Vnuk, n/a – LibraryReads
Speaker: Paula Poundstone
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Margaret Triandafyllis – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: Danielle H. Miller, n/a – Library Services to Persons with Print Disabilities Round Table
Moderator: Donna Seaman – Booklist Publications
Main Contact: Laura Saunders – Simmons University
Speaker: Laura Saunders – Simmons University
Moderator: Laura Saunders – Simmons University
Speaker: Gianna C. Gifford – Boston Public Library
Speaker: Rachel Williams – Simmons University
Speaker: Genevieve Galarneau – Simmons University
Main Contact: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Shannon Talian – Charleston County Public Library
Main Contact: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Moderator: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Speaker: Tandra Solvey – King County Library System
Speaker: Sebastian Rodriguez – King County, WA
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Moderator: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Vishal R. Patel – ChristianaCare
Main contact: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Emily Bergman, MLS – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Susan Kusel – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Rebecca Vnuk, n/a – LibraryReads
Moderator: Christopher Vaccari – Union Square & Co
Main Contact: Kelly LaVoice – Vanderbilt University
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Speaker: LaMonica Wiggins – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Alexandra Howard, MLIS – University of Louisville
Speaker: Mark Bieraugel – California Polytechnic State University
Speaker: Morgan Perry – Mid-Continent Public Library
Main Contact: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Megan Sutherland – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Sharon M. Palmer – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Sharon M. Palmer – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: LaMeane C. Isaac – BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Moderator: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Speaker: Felton Thomas – Cleveland Public Library
Speaker: Deb A. Hamilton – Pikes Peak Library District
Main Contact: Sarah LeMire – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Sarah LeMire – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Angel Abounader – Commerce Public Library
Moderator: Dawn LaValle – CT State Library
Speaker: Suzanne Moore – Appalachian Regional Library System - Wilkes County Public Library
Main Contact: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Moderator: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Speaker: Abby Kiesa – CIRCLE at Tufts University
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Diana Veiga – DC Public Library
Speaker: Danny Navarro – Nonprofit VOTE
Moderator: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Tri Voung
Speaker: Alex Antone – Skybound Comet / Image Comics
Speaker: Liz Brown – Baltimore County Public Library
Speaker: Jeremy Holt – Image Comics
Main contact: Rebecca Vnuk, n/a – LibraryReads
Moderator: Rebecca Vnuk, n/a – LibraryReads
Main Contact: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Main Contact: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Moderator: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Kim E. Zablud, MLIS, PMP – Advancing with Purpose
Speaker: Kerrie Cotten Williams – Library of Congress
Speaker: Rich Reyes-Gavilan – DC Public Library
Moderator: Susan Maguire – Booklist/ALA
Main Contact: David Vinjamuri – New York University
Speaker: Joseph Huberty – Engberg Anderson, LLC
Speaker: Julie Retherford – Chetco Community Public Library
Main Contact: Ken McDonnell – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Moderator: Ken McDonnell – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Speaker: Emily Mross – Penn State University
Speaker: Robin Lesher – Pennsylvania Library Association
Speaker: Emily Early – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Darlene Cavalier – SciStarter
Speaker: Karen Peterson – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Robin J. Salthouse – SciStarter
Main Contact: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Deborah A. Long – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Tracey Phillips – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Shawn Arbogast – Louisville Public Library
Moderator: Deborah Blackwell – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Givane Hayes – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Meredith Silvestri – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Wendi Smolowitz – Ocean County Library
Main Contact: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Moderator: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Main Contact: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Marissa Caico – Syracuse University iSchool
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Anne E. Manly, n/a – American Library Association
Moderator: Amy Fiscus – The New York Times
Speaker: Nicole A. Cooke, MLS, PhD – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Cecilia Kang – The New York Times
Speaker: Jim Rutenberg – The New York Times and the Sunday magazine.
Main Contact: Meghan Gieseker – American Library Association Public Programs Office
Main Contact: Sarah Ostman – ALA Public Programs Office
Speaker: Beatriz Echeverría – Evanston (IL) Public Library
Speaker: Nick Demke – Racine Public Library
Speaker: Kristina Gómez – Madison (WI) Public Library
Moderator: Mia Henry – Freedom Lifted
Speaker: Madeleine Ildefonso, MLIS – Los Angeles Public Library
Speaker: Brandon West – Independence Public Library
Main Contact: Megan Janicki, M.Ed – American Library Association
Speaker: Jennifer Johnson – Cell-Ed
Speaker: Lauren Brami – Zoobean, Inc.
Speaker: Kathi Inman Berens – Portland State University
Speaker: Rachel Noorda – Portland State University
Main Contact: Alan S. Inouye, n/a – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Janie L. Hermann – Princeton Public Library
Speaker: Tanya King – Glen Ellyn Public Library
Speaker: Madeleine Rosenberg – Princeton Public Library
Speaker: Marsha Walker-McWilliams – Black Metropolis Research Consortium University of Chicago Library
Point of Contact: Hannah Arata – ALA
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Iain Williamson – OECD
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Scott Sheleur – U.S. Census Bureau
Speaker: Maria Olmedo Malagon – U.S. Census Bureau
Main contact: Jo Monahan, n/a – University of North Texas Libraries
Moderator: Joe Thompson, COL Chair – Carroll County Public Library
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Deborah Doyle – Sonoma County (Calif.) Library Commission
Speaker: Peter D. Pearson – Pearson Dewane Fundraising Consultants
Speaker: David Baker – Giving Design, LLC
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Moderator: Rhonda Evans – Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Speaker: George M. Johnson – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Moderator: Joe Thompson, COL Chair – Carroll County Public Library
Speaker: Michelle Francis, n/a – Ohio Library Council
Speaker: Moira Lenehan-Razzuri – Senator Jack Reed
Speaker: Wendy Knapp – State Library of Ohio
Speaker: Todd P. Deck – Tehama County Library
Speaker: Vi Thuc Ha – Los Angeles Public Library
Speaker: Danica E. White – Penn State University
Main Contact: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Moderator: Sharyn November – The Book Kitchen
Speaker: Diana Tixier Diana Herald Herald – Mesa County Libraries
Speaker: Kekla Magoon – Candlewick
Moderator: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Speaker: Jennifer K. Embree, NMRT Emerging Leader Project Group – Binghamton University
Main Contact: Kristin Conlin – The University of Baltimore
Speaker: Allison Jennings-Roche – Towson University | University of Maryland
Moderator: Allison Jennings-Roche – Towson University | University of Maryland
Speaker: Kristin Conlin – The University of Baltimore
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Main Contact: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Speaker: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Moderator: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Speaker: Amanda McKay – Effingham Public Library
Main Contact: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Shannon Talian – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Speaker: Alicia Deal – Dallas Public Library
Main Contact: Alice Hagemeyer – Bridging Deaf Cultures, an interest group of ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Speaker: KayCee Choi – Dallas Public Library
Speaker: Alec C. McFarlane – National Literary Society of the Deaf, Inc.
Speaker: Laurent Clerc Holt – The Laurent Clerc Stamp Project
Speaker: Irene Tunanidas – The Ohio Association of the Deaf
Moderator: Paul Kissman, n/a – Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Moderator: Joe Thompson, COL Chair – Carroll County Public Library
Speaker: Kyle K. Courtney, n/a – Harvard University
Speaker: Danielle Johnson, n/a – Loyola Notre Dame Library
Speaker: Pia M. Hunter, n/a – University of Illinois College of Law
Main Contact: Kelly M. Wilson – Soka University of America
Speaker: Sherre L. Harrington – Social Responsibilities Round Table
Speaker: Deb Sica – Alameda County Library
Speaker: David Mather – City of Gulfport
Moderator: Kelsey Michelle Flynn – Federal Librarian
Main Contact: Samuel C. Rumore – Birmingham Public Library
Speaker: Allison L. Scanlan – Pinson Public Library
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: David Lusk – Key Advocacy
Moderator: Kian Flynn
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main contact: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Emily Bergman, MLS – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Susan Kusel – Association of Jewish Libraries
Speaker: Charity Tyler – Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Speaker: Loriene Roy, PhD – School of Info UT-Austin
Speaker: Kellee Forkenbrock
Speaker: Monique M. Oldfield, MSW, MLIS – Wayne State University
Main Contact: Sarah LeMire – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Sarah LeMire – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Angel Abounader – Commerce Public Library
Moderator: Dawn LaValle – CT State Library
Speaker: Suzanne Moore – Appalachian Regional Library System - Wilkes County Public Library
Main Contact: Kelly Passek – AASL and VAASL
Speaker: Kelly Passek – AASL and VAASL
Speaker: Kendel Lively – AASL and VAASL
Moderator: Judy Deichman – AASL and VAASL
Main Contact: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Moderator: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Speaker: Abby Kiesa – CIRCLE at Tufts University
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Diana Veiga – DC Public Library
Speaker: Danny Navarro – Nonprofit VOTE
Speaker: Alan S. Inouye, n/a – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Sari Feldman, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Hallie Rich, n/a – Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Public Library
Speaker: Michael L. Blackwell, n/a – St. Mary’s County (Maryland) Library/ReadersFirst
Main Contact: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Speaker: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Main Contact: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Moderator: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Bethany Sharpe – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice -DJJ
Speaker: Suzanne E. Lloyd – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Pinar Mohialdeen – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Main Contact: Catherine L. Murray-Rust – Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation Board member
Speaker: Catherine L. Murray-Rust – Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation Board member
Speaker: Jennifer Alvino – Windham Public Library
Speaker: Ashley Harrington – Office of Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education
Speaker: Kevin Maher – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Michael Yudin – The Raben Group
Speaker: Julia M. Warga – Kenyon College
Main Contact: Gavin Baker – American Library Association Public Policy & Advocacy office
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Speaker: Theresa Chmara, J.D. – Freedom to Read Foundation
Main Contact: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Speaker: Erin Hemlin – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs
Speaker: Richard Reyes-Gavilan, MLIS – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Gavin Baker – American Library Association Public Policy & Advocacy office
Speaker: Aisha Quarles-Fisher, MD, FAAP – Children's National Hospital
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Main Contact: Megan Murray Cusick, MLIS – American Library Association
Speaker: Jason Reynolds
Speaker: Nancy Pearl
Speaker: Bell High School Library Ambassadors
Main Contact: Elois Sharpe – American Library Association/ACRL
Speaker: Rebecca A. Croxton, MLIS, PhD – University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Moderator: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Speaker: Michele Sellars
Speaker: Claire Dygert
Speaker: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Erica A. Bruchko – Emory University
Moderator: Brooke Becker – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Melissa Adler – Western University, Canada
Speaker: Timothy Vollmer – University of California Berkeley Library
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Main Contact: Kathia S. Ibacache – University of Colorado Boulder
Moderator: Joyce Martin, MA, MLIS – Arizona State University
Speaker: Daniel Canosa – Centro Argentino de Ingenieros
Speaker: Alexander Soto – Arizona State University
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Speaker: Seonaid Valiant – Arizona State University
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
Speaker: Manuel Ostos – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main contact: Samantha Abrams, n/a – Center for Research Libraries
Speaker: George Porter – Caltech Library
Moderator: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn – Barnard College
Speaker: Armando Leon, CPP, CSP – Armite International Security Solutions
Speaker: Lorin K. Jackson – Medical University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Moderator: Theresa Burress – University of South Florida
Speaker: Amanda Boczar – University of South Florida
Speaker: Sydney Jordan – University of South Florida
Speaker: Matthew Knight – University of South Florida
Main Contact: Nerissa Lindsey – San Diego State University
Speaker: Nerissa Lindsey – San Diego State University
Main Contact: Greta Suiter – Ohio University
Speaker: Greta Suiter – Ohio University
Main Contact: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Speaker: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Moderator: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Speaker: Lesley Langa, Ph.D. – OCLC
Speaker: Kendra Morgan – OCLC
Speaker: Rachel L. Frick – OCLC
Speaker: Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D. – OCLC - Online Computer Library Center
Main Contact: Erica Melko – OCLC
Speaker: John Bracken, Bracken – Digital Public Library of America
Speaker: Micah May – Digital Public Library of America
Speaker: Shaneé Yvette Willis – Digital Public Library of America
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Moderator: Hannah Sommers – George Washington University
Speaker: Matthew Bright – George Washington University
Speaker: Qali Farah
Speaker: Jen Froetschel – George Washington University
Speaker: Joyce Whitmore – George Washington University
Main Contact: Hannah Sommers – George Washington University
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
Speaker: Manuel Ostos – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Moderator: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Catherine Tong – Comparative Literature (focus Chinese and English); University of California, Berkeley. Intended majors/minors: Political Economy/Public Health
Main Contact: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Beth P. Camden – University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Speaker: Katherine Ahnberg, MLS – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Main Contact: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Moderator: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Davis – Saint Louis Public Library
Main Contact: Susan Mythen, n/a – Florida State College at Jacksonville
Moderator: Lauren Kehoe – New York University
Moderator: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn – Barnard College
Speaker: Armando Leon, CPP, CSP – Armite International Security Solutions
Speaker: Lorin K. Jackson – Medical University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Main Contact: Mega Subramaniam – College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Speaker: Mega Subramaniam – College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Speaker: Nitzan Koren – College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Moderator: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Liz Rudloff
Speaker: Alan S. Inouye, n/a – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Sari Feldman, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Hallie Rich, n/a – Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Public Library
Speaker: Michael L. Blackwell, n/a – St. Mary’s County (Maryland) Library/ReadersFirst
Main Contact: Amber Billey – Bard College
Speaker: Amber Billey – Bard College
Moderator: Amber Billey – Bard College
Main Contact: Ashley R. Lierman – Rowan University
Main Contact: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Speaker: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Moderator: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Speaker: Mike Rossetti – myLIBRO
Main Contact: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Moderator: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Speaker: Lisa Dale – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: CJ McCort – Sacramento Public Library
Main Contact: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Beth P. Camden – University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Speaker: Katherine Ahnberg, MLS – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Main Contact: Nerissa Lindsey – San Diego State University
Speaker: Nerissa Lindsey – San Diego State University
Main Contact: Greta Suiter – Ohio University
Speaker: Greta Suiter – Ohio University
Main Contact: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Speaker: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Moderator: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Main Contact: Amber Billey – Bard College
Speaker: Amber Billey – Bard College
Moderator: Amber Billey – Bard College
Main Contact: Ashley R. Lierman – Rowan University
Speaker: Adam L. Schiff – University of Washington Libraries
Speaker: Judith P. Cannan – Library of Congress
Main Contact: Anne Washington – OCLC
Moderator: Anne Washington – OCLC
Moderator: Mingyan Li – ALA
Main Contact: Lauren Geiger – Mississippi State University Library
Speaker: Lauren Geiger – Mississippi State University Library
Moderator: Lauren Geiger – Mississippi State University Library
Main Contact: DeeDee Baldwin, MLIS – Mississippi State University
Speaker: DeeDee Baldwin, MLIS – Mississippi State University
Moderator: Deborah Doyle – Sonoma County (Calif.) Library Commission
Speaker: Peter D. Pearson – Pearson Dewane Fundraising Consultants
Speaker: David Baker – Giving Design, LLC
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Main Contact: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Moderator: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Speaker: Lisa Dale – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: CJ McCort – Sacramento Public Library
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Moderator: Hannah Sommers – George Washington University
Speaker: Matthew Bright – George Washington University
Speaker: Qali Farah
Speaker: Jen Froetschel – George Washington University
Speaker: Joyce Whitmore – George Washington University
Main Contact: Hannah Sommers – George Washington University
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
Speaker: Manuel Ostos – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Main Contact: Debbie Joy, MLS – Library Systems & Services
Moderator: Debbie Joy, MLS – Library Systems & Services
Speaker: Jon D. Solomon – Riverside County Library System
Speaker: Rino Landa – Homestead Cybrarium
Speaker: Sue Considine – Library Systems & Services
Speaker: Holly Ritchie – Manassas Park City Library
Main Contact: Nanette Andersson, AIA, NCARB ,FMP, LEED AP – Engberg Anderson Architects, Inc.
Moderator: Nanette Andersson, AIA, NCARB ,FMP, LEED AP – Engberg Anderson Architects, Inc.
Speaker: Kelly Brubaker – Shepley Bulfinch
Speaker: Richard Kong – Skokie Public Library
Speaker: Alex Cohen – Aaron Cohen Associates LTD (ACA)
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Margaret Sullivan – Margaret Sullivan Studio
Moderator: Margaret Sullivan – Margaret Sullivan Studio
Speaker: Jamar Rahming – Wilmington Free Library
Speaker: Darius Brown – Delaware General Assembly
Moderator: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn – Barnard College
Speaker: Armando Leon, CPP, CSP – Armite International Security Solutions
Speaker: Lorin K. Jackson – Medical University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Debbie L. Smart – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Jenn Borrell – Friends of the Library Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Speaker: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Moderator: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Main Contact: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Speaker: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Moderator: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Speaker: Amanda McKay – Effingham Public Library
Speaker: Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., M.L.I.S., Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Moderator: Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., M.L.I.S., Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Main Contact: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Moderator: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Kim E. Zablud, MLIS, PMP – Advancing with Purpose
Speaker: Kerrie Cotten Williams – Library of Congress
Speaker: Rich Reyes-Gavilan – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Deborah A. Long – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Tracey Phillips – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Shawn Arbogast – Louisville Public Library
Moderator: Deborah Blackwell – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Givane Hayes – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Meredith Silvestri – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Wendi Smolowitz – Ocean County Library
Main Contact: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Moderator: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Speaker: Lisa Dale – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: CJ McCort – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: Fred Boll, Masters – Office of American Spaces , U.S. State Department
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Valentyna Pashkova – U.S. Embassy, Kyiv, Ukraine
Speaker: Oksana Brui – Ukrainian Library Association
Speaker: Ethan Rosenzweig – Academic Programs Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the US Department of State.
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Kelly Michelle Grogg, MLS – United States Peace Corps
Main Contact: Eva Mitnick – Los Angeles Public Library
Moderator: Laurie Reese – Los Angeles Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Davis – Saint Louis Public Library
Speaker: Cathy Schultis – Cuyahoga County Public Library
Speaker: Jennifer A. Noble – Los Angeles Public Library
Moderator: Ruth A. Monnier, MLIS – Pittsburg State University
Speaker: Kesley Bogan – San Jose State University / Great Valley High School
Speaker: Dani B. Cook – UC San Diego Library
Speaker: Kimberly Johnson – Tulsa City-County Library
Speaker: Sylvie Golod – Richland Library Business and Career Center, Columbia, South Carolina
Main Contact: John Mack Freeman – Georgia Institute of Technology
Speaker: John Mack Freeman – Georgia Institute of Technology
Speaker: Radha Ashok – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Angela Cortellino – Sequoyah Regional Library System
Moderator: Rebecca Camp – Sequoyah Regional Library
Moderator: Lynn Silipigni Connaway – OCLC
Moderator: Julie Garrison
Moderator: Earl Givens, Jr. – Catawba College / Corriher-Linn-Black Library
Speaker: Jessica Dai – West Virginia University
Speaker: Laura A. Johnson – Livingstone College
Speaker: Tim Renick
Speaker: Michael Walker – Prince George's Community College
Speaker: Bobbie L. Newman
Moderator: Elizabeth Kamper – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Tammie Busch – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Main Contact: Elizabeth Kamper – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Shelly R. McDavid – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Simone Williams – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Denice Adkins, MLS, PhD – University of Missouri
Main Contact: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Moderator: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Speaker: Mary Hirsh – Public Library Association | ALA
Speaker: Sereena Hamm – Washington Latin Public Charter School
Speaker: Luke Kirkland – Waltham Public Library, Massachusetts
Speaker: Joy Robinson – Piscataway Public Library, New Jersey
Speaker: Darshni Patel – George Mason University, Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Margaret Triandafyllis – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Sylvie Golod – Richland Library Business and Career Center, Columbia, South Carolina
Speaker: Kristopher Dempster – Richland Library Business and Career Center, Columbia, South Carolina
Main Contact: Sofia Slutskaya – Emory University
Moderator: Cara M. Calabrese – Miami University
Speaker: Margaret Mering – University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
Speaker: Aubrey Iglesias – New Mexico State University
Speaker: Karen Snow – Dominican University
Speaker: Rania Ramadan Osman – Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Moderator: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Speaker: Megan Hodge, MSLS – Virginia Commonwealth University
Speaker: Brandy McNeil, PhD – New York Public Library
Speaker: Dan Tam Do – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Teri O. Gallaway, PhD – Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC)
Main Contact: Michelle L. Frisque – Michelle Frisque Consulting Group, LLC
Speaker: Michelle L. Frisque – Michelle Frisque Consulting Group, LLC
Speaker: Tina Chan – MIT Libraries
Main Contact: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Moderator: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Liz Rudloff
Main Contact: Alison Macrina – Library Freedom Project
Speaker: Howard Besser – NYU
Moderator: Howard Besser – NYU
Main Contact: Erin D. Nunley – Ascension Saint Thomas
Speaker: Erin D. Nunley – Ascension Saint Thomas
Speaker: Kristin Stout – Ascension St. Vincent
Speaker: Brad Reel – Ascension St. Vincent Evansville
Moderator: Christina Tyson – Ascension Library Services
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: Erin Boyington – Colorado State Library
Moderator: Erin Boyington – Colorado State Library
Speaker: Matthew Galloway – Anythink Libraries
Speaker: Halle Carlson – NoveList
Speaker: Allison Escoto – The Center for Fiction
Speaker: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Moderator: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Speaker: Courtney Pyrke – University of New Brunswick
Main Contact: Ginger H. Williams – Fort Hays State University
Speaker: Ginger H. Williams – Fort Hays State University
Speaker: Amy Harris Houk – UNC Greensboro Libraries
Moderator: Amy Harris Houk – UNC Greensboro Libraries
Speaker: Claire Dygert
Speaker: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Erica A. Bruchko – Emory University
Moderator: Brooke Becker – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Melissa Adler – Western University, Canada
Speaker: Timothy Vollmer – University of California Berkeley Library
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main Contact: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Beth P. Camden – University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Speaker: Katherine Ahnberg, MLS – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Moderator: Paula R. Dempsey – University of Illinois Chicago
Moderator: Renee Kiner – University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Speaker: Emily Drabinski – Graduate Center, City University of New York
Speaker: Staci Ross – University of Pittsburgh
Main Contact: Melissa Hackman – Emory University
Main contact: Ayman Osman, n/a – Alzad company
Speaker: Ayman Osman, n/a – Alzad company
Main contact: Kamal al-Gazzar – al-Zad
Main Contact: Nerissa Lindsey – San Diego State University
Speaker: Nerissa Lindsey – San Diego State University
Main Contact: Greta Suiter – Ohio University
Speaker: Greta Suiter – Ohio University
Main Contact: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Speaker: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Moderator: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Main contact: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Emily Bergman, MLS – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Susan Kusel – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Moderator: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Tri Voung
Speaker: Alex Antone – Skybound Comet / Image Comics
Speaker: Liz Brown – Baltimore County Public Library
Speaker: Jeremy Holt – Image Comics
Main Contact: Amber Billey – Bard College
Speaker: Amber Billey – Bard College
Moderator: Amber Billey – Bard College
Main Contact: Ashley R. Lierman – Rowan University
Main Contact: Cara M. Calabrese – Miami University
Moderator: Cara M. Calabrese – Miami University
Moderator: Miloche Kottman – University of Kansas
Speaker: Dorie Kurtz
Speaker: Beth Picknally Camden
Speaker: Adam L. Schiff – University of Washington Libraries
Speaker: Judith P. Cannan – Library of Congress
Main Contact: Anne Washington – OCLC
Moderator: Anne Washington – OCLC
Moderator: Mingyan Li – ALA
Main Contact: Sylvia Norton – American Association Of School Librarian
Moderator: Soline D. Holmes – Academy of the Sacred Heart
Moderator: Arune Singh – Skybound Entertainment
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Erin Stewart – Penguin Random House
Speaker: Erin Stewart – Penguin Random House
Moderator: Rose Brock – Sam Houston State University, American Library Association, North Texas Teen Book Festival
Speaker: Kara McDowell – Scholastic
Speaker: Phil Stamper – HarperCollins & Bloomsbury
Speaker: Jordan Sonnenblick – Scholastic
Speaker: Nicole D. Collier – HarperCollins/Versify
Speaker: Jessica Lewis – Scholastic
Speaker: Amalie Jahn
Main Contact: Patricia Newman – Patricia Newman Books
Speaker: Patricia Newman – Patricia Newman Books
Moderator: Patricia Newman – Patricia Newman Books
Speaker: Mélina Mangal – Minneapolis Public Schools
Speaker: Carole Lindstrom – Carole Lindstrom Books
Main Contact: Susan Azim Boyer – St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books
Speaker: Susan Azim Boyer – St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books
Speaker: Erik Jon Slangerup – Aladdin/Simon & Schuster
Speaker: Dannie Olguin – Melange Books / Fire and Ice YA
Speaker: Lindsay S. Zrull – Flux / North Star Editions Inc.
Moderator: Jenn Bishop – Aladdin / Simon & Schuster
Speaker: Valerie Byrd Fort – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Maria Cahill – University of Kentucky
Speaker: Lesley J. Farmer, MSLS, EDD, community college & adult ed credentials, single subject and teacher librarian credentials – California State University. Long Beach
Speaker: Dr. Sue Kimmel – Old Dominion University
Speaker: Judi Moreillon – Consultant
Speaker: Daniella Smith, PhD – University of North Texas
Speaker: Danielle E. Hartsfield – University of North Georgia
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kalynn Bayron
Speaker: Vincent Tirado – Sourcebooks LLC
Speaker: Andrew Joseph White – Peachtree Teen
Main Contact: Melinda S. Burchard, PhD – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Speaker: Melinda S. Burchard, PhD – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Speaker: Julianna Ashlyn Chen – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Speaker: Alexandria Cass – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Moderator: Sarah Myers – Messiah University
Main Contact: Tina Lerno – GNCRT Conferences & Conventions Committee
Main Contact: Brian Fulton – GNCRT Conferences & Conventions Committee
Main Contact: Janice Newsum – University of Houston Clear Lake
Speaker: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Carmen Boston – D.C. Public Library
Main Contact: Monica L. Chapman, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Main Contact: Sarah Anderson – John Champe High School, Aldie, VA
Speaker: Sarah Anderson – John Champe High School, Aldie, VA
Speaker: Catherine Cote – John Champe High School
Moderator: Lyndsay Friedman – Independence High School, Ashburn, VA
Main Contact: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Speaker: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Main contact: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Emily Bergman, MLS – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Susan Kusel – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main Contact: Karen Meier – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Speaker: Karen Meier – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Speaker: April M. Dawkins – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Moderator: April M. Dawkins – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Moderator: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Tri Voung
Speaker: Alex Antone – Skybound Comet / Image Comics
Speaker: Liz Brown – Baltimore County Public Library
Speaker: Jeremy Holt – Image Comics
Moderator: Susan Azim Boyer – St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books
Speaker: Maya Prasad – Disney-Hyperion
Speaker: Katryn Bury – Harper Collins/Clarion
Speaker: Vanessa L. Palensky – Knopf Books for Young Readers
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: Kathlyn J. Kirkwood – Better B LLC
Speaker: Kathlyn J. Kirkwood – Better B LLC
Moderator: Janna Morishima – Janna Co.
Speaker: Emily Early – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Darlene Cavalier – SciStarter
Speaker: Karen Peterson – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Robin J. Salthouse – SciStarter
Main Contact: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Moderator: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Main Contact: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Moderator: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Gabrielle Prendergast – Orca Book Publishing
Speaker: Tina Dolcetti – Moose Jaw Public Library
Main Contact: Nichole Folkman – Hartsburg-Emden CUSD #21/ StagsRead Community Literacy
Speaker: Nichole Folkman – Hartsburg-Emden CUSD #21/ StagsRead Community Literacy
Moderator: Nichole Folkman – Hartsburg-Emden CUSD #21/ StagsRead Community Literacy
Main Contact: Sarah N. Ressler Wright – Delaware City Schools
Moderator: Sarah N. Ressler Wright – Delaware City Schools
Speaker: Brandon T. Snider
Speaker: Dion Graham
Speaker: Varian Johnson
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Main Contact: Sylvia Norton – American Association Of School Librarian
Moderator: Soline D. Holmes – Academy of the Sacred Heart
Moderator: Arune Singh – Skybound Entertainment
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Main Contact: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Speaker: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Moderator: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Main Contact: Erin Stewart – Penguin Random House
Speaker: Erin Stewart – Penguin Random House
Moderator: Rose Brock – Sam Houston State University, American Library Association, North Texas Teen Book Festival
Speaker: Kara McDowell – Scholastic
Speaker: Phil Stamper – HarperCollins & Bloomsbury
Speaker: Jordan Sonnenblick – Scholastic
Speaker: Nicole D. Collier – HarperCollins/Versify
Speaker: Jessica Lewis – Scholastic
Speaker: Amalie Jahn
Moderator: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie M. Bennett – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie Esser – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Casey Wallace – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA
Speaker: Rebecca A. Weber – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Valerie Byrd Fort – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Maria Cahill – University of Kentucky
Speaker: Lesley J. Farmer, MSLS, EDD, community college & adult ed credentials, single subject and teacher librarian credentials – California State University. Long Beach
Speaker: Dr. Sue Kimmel – Old Dominion University
Speaker: Judi Moreillon – Consultant
Speaker: Daniella Smith, PhD – University of North Texas
Speaker: Danielle E. Hartsfield – University of North Georgia
Main Contact: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Moderator: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Catherine Tong – Comparative Literature (focus Chinese and English); University of California, Berkeley. Intended majors/minors: Political Economy/Public Health
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kalynn Bayron
Speaker: Vincent Tirado – Sourcebooks LLC
Speaker: Andrew Joseph White – Peachtree Teen
Main Contact: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Moderator: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Main Contact: Tina Lerno – GNCRT Conferences & Conventions Committee
Main Contact: Brian Fulton – GNCRT Conferences & Conventions Committee
Main Contact: Janice Newsum – University of Houston Clear Lake
Speaker: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Carmen Boston – D.C. Public Library
Main Contact: Monica L. Chapman, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Main Contact: Mega Subramaniam – College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Speaker: Mega Subramaniam – College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Speaker: Nitzan Koren – College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Main Contact: Sally E. Battle – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Sally E. Battle – Evanston Public Library
Moderator: Betsy Bird – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Jessica Iverson – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Kennedy Joseph – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Kellye Fleming – Evanston Public Library-Robert Crown Branch
Main contact: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Emily Bergman, MLS – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Susan Kusel – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main Contact: Karen Meier – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Speaker: Karen Meier – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Speaker: April M. Dawkins – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Moderator: April M. Dawkins – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Brooke Windsor – Stratford Public Library
Speaker: Brooke Windsor – Stratford Public Library
Moderator: Cameron K. Ray – Toronto Public Library
Moderator: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Tri Voung
Speaker: Alex Antone – Skybound Comet / Image Comics
Speaker: Liz Brown – Baltimore County Public Library
Speaker: Jeremy Holt – Image Comics
Main Contact: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Main Contact: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Moderator: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Kim E. Zablud, MLIS, PMP – Advancing with Purpose
Speaker: Kerrie Cotten Williams – Library of Congress
Speaker: Rich Reyes-Gavilan – DC Public Library
Speaker: Emily Early – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Darlene Cavalier – SciStarter
Speaker: Karen Peterson – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Robin J. Salthouse – SciStarter
Main Contact: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Moderator: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Main Contact: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Deborah A. Long – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Tracey Phillips – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Shawn Arbogast – Louisville Public Library
Moderator: Deborah Blackwell – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Givane Hayes – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Meredith Silvestri – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Wendi Smolowitz – Ocean County Library
Main Contact: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Moderator: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amie Seigle – Chesapeake Public Schools
Speaker: Heather Simpson – North East Library
Main Contact: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Moderator: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Gabrielle Prendergast – Orca Book Publishing
Speaker: Tina Dolcetti – Moose Jaw Public Library
Main Contact: Nichole Folkman – Hartsburg-Emden CUSD #21/ StagsRead Community Literacy
Speaker: Nichole Folkman – Hartsburg-Emden CUSD #21/ StagsRead Community Literacy
Moderator: Nichole Folkman – Hartsburg-Emden CUSD #21/ StagsRead Community Literacy
Main Contact: Jo W. Hackl – Random House Children's Books; Outdoorosity.org
Speaker: Jo W. Hackl – Random House Children's Books; Outdoorosity.org
Moderator: Jo W. Hackl – Random House Children's Books; Outdoorosity.org
Main Contact: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Beth P. Camden – University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Speaker: Katherine Ahnberg, MLS – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Main Contact: Amber Billey – Bard College
Speaker: Amber Billey – Bard College
Moderator: Amber Billey – Bard College
Main Contact: Ashley R. Lierman – Rowan University
Moderator: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Speaker: Michele Sellars
Speaker: Claire Dygert
Speaker: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Moderator: Soline D. Holmes – Academy of the Sacred Heart
Moderator: Arune Singh – Skybound Entertainment
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main contact: Virginia c. sTANLEY, n/a – HarperCollins Publishers
Speaker: Lainey Mays – HarperCollins Publishers
Speaker: Essie Ramirez – HarperCollins Publishers
Main Contact: Erica A. Bruchko – Emory University
Moderator: Brooke Becker – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Melissa Adler – Western University, Canada
Speaker: Timothy Vollmer – University of California Berkeley Library
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Main Contact: Kathia S. Ibacache – University of Colorado Boulder
Moderator: Joyce Martin, MA, MLIS – Arizona State University
Speaker: Daniel Canosa – Centro Argentino de Ingenieros
Speaker: Alexander Soto – Arizona State University
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Speaker: Seonaid Valiant – Arizona State University
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
Speaker: Manuel Ostos – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Moderator: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Davis – Saint Louis Public Library
Main Contact: Susan Mythen, n/a – Florida State College at Jacksonville
Moderator: Lauren Kehoe – New York University
Main Contact: Jennifer J. Sturge – AASL/ALA/ESL
Speaker: Jennifer J. Sturge – AASL/ALA/ESL
Moderator: Jennifer J. Sturge – AASL/ALA/ESL
Main Contact: Tina Lerno – GNCRT Conferences & Conventions Committee
Main Contact: Brian Fulton – GNCRT Conferences & Conventions Committee
Moderator: Aryssa Damron, MSLS – District of Columbia Public Library
Main Contact: Janice Newsum – University of Houston Clear Lake
Speaker: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Carmen Boston – D.C. Public Library
Main contact: Rebecca Vnuk, n/a – LibraryReads
Moderator: Rebecca Vnuk, n/a – LibraryReads
Speaker: Paula Poundstone
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Moderator: Donna Seaman – Booklist Publications
Main Contact: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Main Contact: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Speaker: Marina Morgan – Florida Southern College, Roux Library
Speaker: Carrie S. Banks – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Khoa Nguyen – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Miyo Sandlin – Fashion Institute of Technology
Speaker: Martin Wallace – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Robert Weinstein – Brooklyn Public Library
Main Contact: Sarah Anderson – John Champe High School, Aldie, VA
Speaker: Sarah Anderson – John Champe High School, Aldie, VA
Speaker: Catherine Cote – John Champe High School
Moderator: Lyndsay Friedman – Independence High School, Ashburn, VA
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Speaker: Ashley R. Hawkins – Tilden Campus Library (NYCDOE)
Speaker: Julie Stivers – Mount Vernon Middle School, Raleigh, NC
Speaker: Emily Ratica – Arroyo Valley High School
Speaker: Jillian Rudes – New York City Department of Education
Speaker: Sara Smith – Sanger High School
Main contact: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Emily Bergman, MLS – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Susan Kusel – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Emily A. Thompson – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Speaker: Emily A. Thompson – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Moderator: Emily A. Thompson – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Speaker: Eric Johnson – Virginia Commonwealth University
Speaker: Jason Evans Groth – North Carolina State University
Speaker: Vanessa Rodriguez – University of Miami
Moderator: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Tri Voung
Speaker: Alex Antone – Skybound Comet / Image Comics
Speaker: Liz Brown – Baltimore County Public Library
Speaker: Jeremy Holt – Image Comics
Main contact: Rebecca Vnuk, n/a – LibraryReads
Moderator: Rebecca Vnuk, n/a – LibraryReads
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Susan Maguire – Booklist/ALA
Main Contact: Jason M. Coleman – Kansas State University
Speaker: Jason M. Coleman – Kansas State University
Moderator: Jason M. Coleman – Kansas State University
Speaker: Ryan W. Otto – Kansas State University
Speaker: Joelle Pitts – Carnegie Mellon University
Main Contact: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Moderator: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Main Contact: Amber Billey – Bard College
Speaker: Amber Billey – Bard College
Moderator: Amber Billey – Bard College
Main Contact: Ashley R. Lierman – Rowan University
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Moderator: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Gabrielle Prendergast – Orca Book Publishing
Speaker: Tina Dolcetti – Moose Jaw Public Library
Main Contact: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Moderator: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Speaker: Lisa Dale – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: CJ McCort – Sacramento Public Library
Main Contact: Nichole Folkman – Hartsburg-Emden CUSD #21/ StagsRead Community Literacy
Speaker: Nichole Folkman – Hartsburg-Emden CUSD #21/ StagsRead Community Literacy
Moderator: Nichole Folkman – Hartsburg-Emden CUSD #21/ StagsRead Community Literacy
Main Contact: Rocco Staino – Retiree Members Roundtable
Moderator: Edward Liebow, PhD – American Anthropological Association
Speaker: James Deutsch, Ph.D. – Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Speaker: Daniel Ginsberg, Ph.D. – American Anthropological Association
Speaker: Sojin Kim, Ph.D. – Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Speaker: Caitlyn Kolhoff, Ph.D. – American Anthropological Association
Speaker: Brian Russell – American Library Association
Speaker: Niki Becker – SciGirls
Speaker: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Speaker: Veronica Casanova – Tulare County Library
Speaker: Flo Trujillo – REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico
Speaker: Miguel Ruiz
Speaker: Adad Ocampo
Speaker: Rebekah Lynam – Pioneer Library System
Main contact: Kristen Whitson, n/a – WiLS
Main contact: Ellen Brooks – WiLS (Wisconsin Library Services)
Main contact: Emily Pfotenhauer – WiLS (Wisconsin Library Services)
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Iain Williamson – OECD
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Scott Sheleur – U.S. Census Bureau
Speaker: Maria Olmedo Malagon – U.S. Census Bureau
Main contact: Jo Monahan, n/a – University of North Texas Libraries
Moderator: Joe Thompson, COL Chair – Carroll County Public Library
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie M. Bennett – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie Esser – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Casey Wallace – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA
Speaker: Rebecca A. Weber – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Main Contact: Kathia S. Ibacache – University of Colorado Boulder
Moderator: Joyce Martin, MA, MLIS – Arizona State University
Speaker: Daniel Canosa – Centro Argentino de Ingenieros
Speaker: Alexander Soto – Arizona State University
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Speaker: Seonaid Valiant – Arizona State University
Main Contact: Sara Jones – Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State
Speaker: Alejandro Palacios – Independent Filmmaker
Speaker: Raemona Little-Taylor – Marin County Free Library
Speaker: Annemarie Russo
Moderator: Sara Jones – Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State
Main Contact: Susan Azim Boyer – St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books
Speaker: Susan Azim Boyer – St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books
Speaker: Erik Jon Slangerup – Aladdin/Simon & Schuster
Speaker: Dannie Olguin – Melange Books / Fire and Ice YA
Speaker: Lindsay S. Zrull – Flux / North Star Editions Inc.
Moderator: Jenn Bishop – Aladdin / Simon & Schuster
Main contact: Kate Waldron, n/a – EBSCO Information Services
Main Contact: Debbie Joy, MLS – Library Systems & Services
Moderator: Debbie Joy, MLS – Library Systems & Services
Speaker: Jon D. Solomon – Riverside County Library System
Speaker: Rino Landa – Homestead Cybrarium
Speaker: Sue Considine – Library Systems & Services
Speaker: Holly Ritchie – Manassas Park City Library
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Regina Fallon – Gwinnett County Public Library
Moderator: Kari Evans – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Angela D. Moore – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Pat Satterfield – Dunamis Educational Foundation
Speaker: Linda Hoang – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Regina Fallon – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Main Contact: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Moderator: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Catherine Tong – Comparative Literature (focus Chinese and English); University of California, Berkeley. Intended majors/minors: Political Economy/Public Health
Main Contact: Tor Loney
Speaker: Tor Loney
Speaker: Rebecca Lubin – Albany Public Library
Speaker: Jade Warrick – Amplified Voices
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kalynn Bayron
Speaker: Vincent Tirado – Sourcebooks LLC
Speaker: Andrew Joseph White – Peachtree Teen
Moderator: Rhonda Evans – Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Speaker: George M. Johnson – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Main Contact: Kevin Dyke – MAGIRT
Speaker: Frank Donnelly – Brown University
Speaker: Michelle Donlin – East Stroudsburg University
Speaker: Andrea Johnston
Speaker: Todd P. Deck – Tehama County Library
Speaker: Vi Thuc Ha – Los Angeles Public Library
Moderator: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn – Barnard College
Speaker: Armando Leon, CPP, CSP – Armite International Security Solutions
Speaker: Lorin K. Jackson – Medical University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Moderator: Deborah Allman – NYPL
Moderator: Aryssa Damron, MSLS – District of Columbia Public Library
Main Contact: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Moderator: Sharyn November – The Book Kitchen
Speaker: Diana Tixier Diana Herald Herald – Mesa County Libraries
Speaker: Kekla Magoon – Candlewick
Main Contact: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Moderator: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Speaker: Elisabeth Braw – American Enterprise Institute
Speaker: Reyhaneh Makotufi – hhmi| Tangled Bank Studios
Speaker: Ethan Porter
Main Contact: Cassy A. Lee – Taipei American School
Main Contact: Allan M. Kleiman – Edison Public Library
Speaker: Fatima Perkins – Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging
Moderator: Janet Tom – American Library Association
Moderator: Elizabeth Kamper – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Tammie Busch – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Main Contact: Elizabeth Kamper – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Shelly R. McDavid – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Simone Williams – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Denice Adkins, MLS, PhD – University of Missouri
Speaker: Debbie L. Smart – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Jenn Borrell – Friends of the Library Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Janice Newsum – University of Houston Clear Lake
Speaker: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Carmen Boston – D.C. Public Library
Main Contact: Megan Janicki, M.Ed – American Library Association
Moderator: Megan Janicki, M.Ed – American Library Association
Speaker: Diane M. Luccy, MLIS, CET – Richland Library
Speaker: Taneesa Hall – Ferguson Municipal Public Library
Speaker: Rachael Svoboda – Wyoming Library to Business
Speaker: Yee Vue
Main Contact: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Moderator: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Speaker: Sandy Cohen – Nashville Public Library / Equal Access Division / Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Main Contact: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Moderator: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Sarah W. Fuller – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Moderator: Sarah W. Fuller – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Rebecca Hamilton, n/a – State Library of Louisiana
Speaker: Irene M. Padilla – Maryland State Library Agency
Speaker: Anna M. Ward – Wake County Public Libraries
Speaker: Anne Rasmussen – Milwaukee Public Library
Speaker: Paula Poundstone
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Speaker: Margaret Triandafyllis – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
Main Contact: Kristin Conlin – The University of Baltimore
Speaker: Allison Jennings-Roche – Towson University | University of Maryland
Moderator: Allison Jennings-Roche – Towson University | University of Maryland
Speaker: Kristin Conlin – The University of Baltimore
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Moderator: Danielle H. Miller, n/a – Library Services to Persons with Print Disabilities Round Table
Moderator: Donna Seaman – Booklist Publications
Main Contact: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Speaker: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Moderator: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Main Contact: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Main Contact: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Speaker: Marina Morgan – Florida Southern College, Roux Library
Speaker: Carrie S. Banks – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Khoa Nguyen – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Miyo Sandlin – Fashion Institute of Technology
Speaker: Martin Wallace – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Robert Weinstein – Brooklyn Public Library
Main Contact: Sally E. Battle – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Sally E. Battle – Evanston Public Library
Moderator: Betsy Bird – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Jessica Iverson – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Kennedy Joseph – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Kellye Fleming – Evanston Public Library-Robert Crown Branch
Main Contact: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Shannon Talian – Charleston County Public Library
Main Contact: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Moderator: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Speaker: Tandra Solvey – King County Library System
Speaker: Sebastian Rodriguez – King County, WA
Speaker: Alicia Deal – Dallas Public Library
Main Contact: Alice Hagemeyer – Bridging Deaf Cultures, an interest group of ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Speaker: KayCee Choi – Dallas Public Library
Speaker: Alec C. McFarlane – National Literary Society of the Deaf, Inc.
Speaker: Laurent Clerc Holt – The Laurent Clerc Stamp Project
Speaker: Irene Tunanidas – The Ohio Association of the Deaf
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Kristin Fontichiaro – U of Michigan School of Information
Speaker: Kristin Fontichiaro – U of Michigan School of Information
Speaker: Wendy Stephens – Jacksonville State University
Main Contact: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Speaker: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Moderator: Joe Thompson, COL Chair – Carroll County Public Library
Main Contact: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Speaker: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Moderator: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Moderator: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Vishal R. Patel – ChristianaCare
Speaker: Charity Tyler – Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Main Contact: Kelly LaVoice – Vanderbilt University
Moderator: Mark Pond – Spokane Public Library
Speaker: LaMonica Wiggins – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Alexandra Howard, MLIS – University of Louisville
Speaker: Mark Bieraugel – California Polytechnic State University
Speaker: Morgan Perry – Mid-Continent Public Library
Main Contact: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Moderator: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Main Contact: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Moderator: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Main Contact: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Moderator: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Speaker: Sarah Dupont – X̱wi7x̱wa Library, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Jacob P. Powell – Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
Speaker: Kapena Shim – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Main Contact: Sharon M. Palmer – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Sharon M. Palmer – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: LaMeane C. Isaac – BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Moderator: Nicole T. Bryan – Brooklyn Public Library
Main Contact: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Moderator: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Liz Rudloff
Main Contact: Kacper J. Jarecki – Queens Public Library
Moderator: Kacper J. Jarecki – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Brandon Jeffries – Youth Justice Court
Speaker: Eyitami Oyarijivbie – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Ashley Allen – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Kirlyn H. JOSEPH – Queens Defenders
Main Contact: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Moderator: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Speaker: Felton Thomas – Cleveland Public Library
Speaker: Deb A. Hamilton – Pikes Peak Library District
Main Contact: George G. Strawley – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Moderator: George G. Strawley – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Main Contact: Michele Spatz – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Speaker: Michele Spatz – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Speaker: Trish Hull, BA Political Science; MLS – Salt Lake County Library Services
Speaker: Rochelle Cassells – University of Utah / Genetic Science Learning Center
Speaker: Kari May – Jackson County Library Services
Speaker: Toan Lam-Sullivan – Multnomah County Library
Speaker: Karen Nguyen – Multnomah County Library
Main Contact: Brooke Windsor – Stratford Public Library
Speaker: Brooke Windsor – Stratford Public Library
Moderator: Cameron K. Ray – Toronto Public Library
Main Contact: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Moderator: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Speaker: Abby Kiesa – CIRCLE at Tufts University
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Diana Veiga – DC Public Library
Speaker: Danny Navarro – Nonprofit VOTE
Main Contact: Benjamin A. Franz – Medgar Evers College CUNY
Moderator: Benjamin A. Franz – Medgar Evers College CUNY
Speaker: Brigid Maher – Film and Media Division at American University’s School of Communication
Main Contact: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Main Contact: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Speaker: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Main Contact: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Moderator: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Bethany Sharpe – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice -DJJ
Speaker: Suzanne E. Lloyd – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Pinar Mohialdeen – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Main Contact: Dustin Hensley – Elizabethton High School- AASL
Speaker: Dustin Hensley – Elizabethton High School- AASL
Moderator: Dustin Hensley – Elizabethton High School- AASL
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Moderator: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Kim E. Zablud, MLIS, PMP – Advancing with Purpose
Speaker: Kerrie Cotten Williams – Library of Congress
Speaker: Rich Reyes-Gavilan – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Kathlyn J. Kirkwood – Better B LLC
Speaker: Kathlyn J. Kirkwood – Better B LLC
Moderator: Janna Morishima – Janna Co.
Main Contact: Martha Bongiorno – Fulton County Schools
Speaker: Meggan Ford – Fulton County Schools
Main Contact: David Vinjamuri – New York University
Speaker: Joseph Huberty – Engberg Anderson, LLC
Speaker: Julie Retherford – Chetco Community Public Library
Main Contact: Ken McDonnell – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Moderator: Ken McDonnell – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Speaker: Emily Mross – Penn State University
Speaker: Robin Lesher – Pennsylvania Library Association
Speaker: Emily Early – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Darlene Cavalier – SciStarter
Speaker: Karen Peterson – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Robin J. Salthouse – SciStarter
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Main Contact: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Deborah A. Long – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Tracey Phillips – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Shawn Arbogast – Louisville Public Library
Moderator: Deborah Blackwell – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Givane Hayes – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Meredith Silvestri – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Wendi Smolowitz – Ocean County Library
Main Contact: Jessica Fitzpatrick – Katy ISD: Mayde Creek High School
Speaker: Jessica Fitzpatrick – Katy ISD: Mayde Creek High School
Moderator: Jessica Fitzpatrick – Katy ISD: Mayde Creek High School
Speaker: Natalie Michelle Tuttle – Katy ISD: Katy High School
Moderator: Natalie Michelle Tuttle – Katy ISD: Katy High School
Speaker: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Moderator: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Speaker: Courtney Pyrke – University of New Brunswick
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Moderator: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amie Seigle – Chesapeake Public Schools
Speaker: Heather Simpson – North East Library
Moderator: Katherine Dow – Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources
Speaker: John Hickok – California State University Fullerton
Speaker: Mark Mattson – Penn State University Libraries
Speaker: Diana Price – Alexandria Library
Main Contact: Katherine Dow – Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources
Main Contact: Diana Price – Alexandria Library
Main Contact: David Vinjamuri – New York University
Speaker: Joseph Huberty – Engberg Anderson, LLC
Speaker: Julie Retherford – Chetco Community Public Library
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: John MacLeod – XRLibraries
Moderator: Chantel Walker – Marin County Free Library
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Kevin Dyke – MAGIRT
Speaker: Frank Donnelly – Brown University
Speaker: Michelle Donlin – East Stroudsburg University
Speaker: Andrea Johnston
Main Contact: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Moderator: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Davis – Saint Louis Public Library
Main Contact: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Moderator: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Soo Young Rieh – School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
Moderator: Soo Young Rieh – School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
Speaker: Martha Alvarado Anderson – University Libraries, University of Arkansas
Speaker: Trevor Watkins – George Mason University Libraries
Main Contact: Janice Newsum – University of Houston Clear Lake
Speaker: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Carmen Boston – D.C. Public Library
Speaker: Paula Poundstone
Speaker: Margaret Triandafyllis – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
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Speaker: Raemona Little-Taylor – Marin County Free Library
Speaker: Annemarie Russo
Moderator: Sara Jones – Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
Speaker: Manuel Ostos – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Main Contact: Eva Mitnick – Los Angeles Public Library
Moderator: Laurie Reese – Los Angeles Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Davis – Saint Louis Public Library
Speaker: Cathy Schultis – Cuyahoga County Public Library
Speaker: Jennifer A. Noble – Los Angeles Public Library
Main Contact: John MacLeod – XRLibraries
Moderator: Chantel Walker – Marin County Free Library
Main Contact: Nanette Andersson, AIA, NCARB ,FMP, LEED AP – Engberg Anderson Architects, Inc.
Moderator: Nanette Andersson, AIA, NCARB ,FMP, LEED AP – Engberg Anderson Architects, Inc.
Speaker: Kelly Brubaker – Shepley Bulfinch
Speaker: Richard Kong – Skokie Public Library
Speaker: Alex Cohen – Aaron Cohen Associates LTD (ACA)
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Regina Fallon – Gwinnett County Public Library
Moderator: Kari Evans – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Angela D. Moore – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Pat Satterfield – Dunamis Educational Foundation
Speaker: Linda Hoang – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Regina Fallon – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Main Contact: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Moderator: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Catherine Tong – Comparative Literature (focus Chinese and English); University of California, Berkeley. Intended majors/minors: Political Economy/Public Health
Main Contact: Tor Loney
Speaker: Tor Loney
Speaker: Rebecca Lubin – Albany Public Library
Speaker: Jade Warrick – Amplified Voices
Main contact: Lizeth Cruz, n/a – Penguin Random House
Moderator: Elizabeth Fabian, n/a – Penguin Random House
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kalynn Bayron
Speaker: Vincent Tirado – Sourcebooks LLC
Speaker: Andrew Joseph White – Peachtree Teen
Moderator: Rhonda Evans – Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Speaker: George M. Johnson – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Main Contact: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Moderator: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Davis – Saint Louis Public Library
Main Contact: Susan Mythen, n/a – Florida State College at Jacksonville
Moderator: Lauren Kehoe – New York University
Main Contact: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Moderator: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Danica E. White – Penn State University
Main Contact: Jennifer J. Sturge – AASL/ALA/ESL
Speaker: Jennifer J. Sturge – AASL/ALA/ESL
Moderator: Jennifer J. Sturge – AASL/ALA/ESL
Main Contact: Shukrani Gray – New Orleans
Speaker: Heather Riley – New Orleans Public Library
Moderator: Heather Riley – New Orleans Public Library
Main Contact: Melinda S. Burchard, PhD – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Speaker: Melinda S. Burchard, PhD – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Speaker: Julianna Ashlyn Chen – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Speaker: Alexandria Cass – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Moderator: Sarah Myers – Messiah University
Moderator: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn – Barnard College
Speaker: Armando Leon, CPP, CSP – Armite International Security Solutions
Speaker: Lorin K. Jackson – Medical University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Moderator: Lynn Silipigni Connaway – OCLC
Moderator: Julie Garrison
Moderator: Earl Givens, Jr. – Catawba College / Corriher-Linn-Black Library
Speaker: Jessica Dai – West Virginia University
Speaker: Laura A. Johnson – Livingstone College
Speaker: Tim Renick
Speaker: Michael Walker – Prince George's Community College
Moderator: Paula R. Dempsey – University of Illinois Chicago
Moderator: Renee Kiner – University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Speaker: Emily Drabinski – Graduate Center, City University of New York
Speaker: Staci Ross – University of Pittsburgh
Main Contact: Melissa Hackman – Emory University
Moderator: Deborah Allman – NYPL
Moderator: Aryssa Damron, MSLS – District of Columbia Public Library
Main Contact: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Moderator: Sharyn November – The Book Kitchen
Speaker: Diana Tixier Diana Herald Herald – Mesa County Libraries
Speaker: Kekla Magoon – Candlewick
Main Contact: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Moderator: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Speaker: Elisabeth Braw – American Enterprise Institute
Speaker: Reyhaneh Makotufi – hhmi| Tangled Bank Studios
Speaker: Ethan Porter
Speaker: Gretchen Zaitzeff – Canyons School District
Main Contact: Cassy A. Lee – Taipei American School
Speaker: Christina Fuller-Gregory – S.C. Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities
Speaker: Mark Puente – Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies
Main Contact: Karen E. Fisher, Ph D, Library & Information Science – University of Washington
Main Contact: Allan M. Kleiman – Edison Public Library
Speaker: Fatima Perkins – Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging
Moderator: Janet Tom – American Library Association
Moderator: Elizabeth Kamper – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Tammie Busch – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Main Contact: Elizabeth Kamper – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Shelly R. McDavid – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Simone Williams – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Denice Adkins, MLS, PhD – University of Missouri
Main Contact: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Moderator: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Soo Young Rieh – School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
Moderator: Soo Young Rieh – School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
Speaker: Martha Alvarado Anderson – University Libraries, University of Arkansas
Speaker: Trevor Watkins – George Mason University Libraries
Main Contact: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Main Contact: Janice Newsum – University of Houston Clear Lake
Speaker: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Carmen Boston – D.C. Public Library
Main Contact: Megan Janicki, M.Ed – American Library Association
Moderator: Megan Janicki, M.Ed – American Library Association
Speaker: Diane M. Luccy, MLIS, CET – Richland Library
Speaker: Taneesa Hall – Ferguson Municipal Public Library
Speaker: Rachael Svoboda – Wyoming Library to Business
Speaker: Yee Vue
Main Contact: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Moderator: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Speaker: Sandy Cohen – Nashville Public Library / Equal Access Division / Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Main Contact: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Moderator: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Speaker: Mary Hirsh – Public Library Association | ALA
Speaker: Sereena Hamm – Washington Latin Public Charter School
Speaker: Luke Kirkland – Waltham Public Library, Massachusetts
Speaker: Joy Robinson – Piscataway Public Library, New Jersey
Speaker: Darshni Patel – George Mason University, Washington, D.C.
Main Contact: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Speaker: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Moderator: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Speaker: Kari D. Weaver, Ed.D. – University of Waterloo
Speaker: Frances Brady – Adler University
Main Contact: Monica L. Chapman, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Erica Melnichok – Penguin Random House
Speaker: Deanna Singh – Penguin Random House
Main Contact: Raymond Pun, Ed.D. and MLS – Alder Graduate School of Education
Main Contact: Kristin Conlin – The University of Baltimore
Speaker: Allison Jennings-Roche – Towson University | University of Maryland
Moderator: Allison Jennings-Roche – Towson University | University of Maryland
Speaker: Kristin Conlin – The University of Baltimore
Main Contact: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Moderator: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Jaya Raju – Department of Knowledge and Information Stewardship, Humanities Faculty, University of Cape Town
Moderator: Jaya Raju – Department of Knowledge and Information Stewardship, Humanities Faculty, University of Cape Town
Speaker: Kendra S. Albright – School of Information, Kent State University
Speaker: Bharat Mehra – School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alabama
Speaker: Reggie Raju – University of Cape Town (UCT) Libraries
Main Contact: Bryan J. Sajecki – SUNY University at Buffalo
Speaker: Nicole Thomas – SUNY University at Buffalo Libraries
Speaker: Keith T. Nichols – SUNY University at Buffalo Libraries
Speaker: Jocelyn Swick-Jemison – SUNY University at Buffalo Libraries
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Moderator: Danielle H. Miller, n/a – Library Services to Persons with Print Disabilities Round Table
Main Contact: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Speaker: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Moderator: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Main Contact: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Main Contact: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Speaker: Marina Morgan – Florida Southern College, Roux Library
Speaker: Carrie S. Banks – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Khoa Nguyen – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Miyo Sandlin – Fashion Institute of Technology
Speaker: Martin Wallace – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Robert Weinstein – Brooklyn Public Library
Main Contact: Sally E. Battle – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Sally E. Battle – Evanston Public Library
Moderator: Betsy Bird – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Jessica Iverson – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Kennedy Joseph – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Kellye Fleming – Evanston Public Library-Robert Crown Branch
Main Contact: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Shannon Talian – Charleston County Public Library
Main Contact: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Moderator: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Speaker: Tandra Solvey – King County Library System
Speaker: Sebastian Rodriguez – King County, WA
Speaker: Alicia Deal – Dallas Public Library
Main Contact: Alice Hagemeyer – Bridging Deaf Cultures, an interest group of ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Speaker: KayCee Choi – Dallas Public Library
Speaker: Alec C. McFarlane – National Literary Society of the Deaf, Inc.
Speaker: Laurent Clerc Holt – The Laurent Clerc Stamp Project
Speaker: Irene Tunanidas – The Ohio Association of the Deaf
Main Contact: Sarah Anderson – John Champe High School, Aldie, VA
Speaker: Sarah Anderson – John Champe High School, Aldie, VA
Speaker: Catherine Cote – John Champe High School
Moderator: Lyndsay Friedman – Independence High School, Ashburn, VA
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Emily Reed – Penn State University Libraries
Speaker: Brendan Johnson – Penn State University Libraries
Moderator: Brendan Johnson – Penn State University Libraries
Main Contact: Kristin Fontichiaro – U of Michigan School of Information
Speaker: Kristin Fontichiaro – U of Michigan School of Information
Speaker: Wendy Stephens – Jacksonville State University
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main contact: Lizeth Cruz, n/a – Penguin Random House
Moderator: Elizabeth Fabian, n/a – Penguin Random House
Main Contact: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Speaker: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Main Contact: Ana Ndumu – University of Maryland College Park iSchool
Speaker: Shaundra Walker – Georgia College - Russell Library
Speaker: Shauntee Burns-Simpson – Black Caucus of the American Library Association
Main Contact: Kelly M. Wilson – Soka University of America
Speaker: Sherre L. Harrington – Social Responsibilities Round Table
Speaker: Deb Sica – Alameda County Library
Speaker: David Mather – City of Gulfport
Moderator: Kelsey Michelle Flynn – Federal Librarian
Main Contact: Samuel C. Rumore – Birmingham Public Library
Speaker: Allison L. Scanlan – Pinson Public Library
Main Contact: Nerissa Lindsey – San Diego State University
Speaker: Nerissa Lindsey – San Diego State University
Main Contact: Greta Suiter – Ohio University
Speaker: Greta Suiter – Ohio University
Main Contact: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Speaker: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Moderator: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: David Lusk – Key Advocacy
Moderator: Kian Flynn
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main contact: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Emily Bergman, MLS – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Susan Kusel – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main Contact: Kelly LaVoice – Vanderbilt University
Moderator: Mark Pond – Spokane Public Library
Speaker: LaMonica Wiggins – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Alexandra Howard, MLIS – University of Louisville
Speaker: Mark Bieraugel – California Polytechnic State University
Speaker: Morgan Perry – Mid-Continent Public Library
Main Contact: Karen Meier – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Speaker: Karen Meier – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Speaker: April M. Dawkins – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Moderator: April M. Dawkins – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Main Contact: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Moderator: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Main Contact: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Moderator: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Main Contact: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Moderator: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Speaker: Sarah Dupont – X̱wi7x̱wa Library, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Jacob P. Powell – Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
Speaker: Kapena Shim – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Main Contact: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Megan Sutherland – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Andrea A. Trudeau – Deerfield District 109 / Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Speaker: Andrea A. Trudeau – Deerfield District 109 / Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Moderator: Andrea A. Trudeau – Deerfield District 109 / Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Moderator: Lizzie Gall – Jefferson County Public Library
Speaker: Padma Polepeddi – Jefferson County Public Library
Main Contact: Lizzie Gall – Jefferson County Public Library
Speaker: Donna Walker – Jefferson County Public Library
Speaker: Steve Chestnut
Main Contact: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Moderator: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Liz Rudloff
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Nathalie DeFelice – Rogers Honors Academy
Moderator: Heather VanDyne – Fort Hays State University
Speaker: Jason M. Broughton – Library of Congress
Speaker: Hilda H. LohGuan – Alhambra Library
Speaker: Raina Tuakoi – City of Sunnyvale
Speaker: Cindy Hohl – The Kansas City Public Library
Main Contact: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Moderator: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Speaker: Felton Thomas – Cleveland Public Library
Speaker: Deb A. Hamilton – Pikes Peak Library District
Main Contact: George G. Strawley – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Moderator: George G. Strawley – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Main Contact: Michele Spatz – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Speaker: Michele Spatz – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Speaker: Trish Hull, BA Political Science; MLS – Salt Lake County Library Services
Speaker: Rochelle Cassells – University of Utah / Genetic Science Learning Center
Speaker: Kari May – Jackson County Library Services
Speaker: Toan Lam-Sullivan – Multnomah County Library
Speaker: Karen Nguyen – Multnomah County Library
Main Contact: Kelly Passek – AASL and VAASL
Speaker: Kelly Passek – AASL and VAASL
Speaker: Kendel Lively – AASL and VAASL
Moderator: Judy Deichman – AASL and VAASL
Main Contact: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Moderator: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Speaker: Abby Kiesa – CIRCLE at Tufts University
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Diana Veiga – DC Public Library
Speaker: Danny Navarro – Nonprofit VOTE
Moderator: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Tri Voung
Speaker: Alex Antone – Skybound Comet / Image Comics
Speaker: Liz Brown – Baltimore County Public Library
Speaker: Jeremy Holt – Image Comics
Main Contact: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Moderator: Susan Azim Boyer – St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books
Speaker: Maya Prasad – Disney-Hyperion
Speaker: Katryn Bury – Harper Collins/Clarion
Speaker: Vanessa L. Palensky – Knopf Books for Young Readers
Main Contact: Donna Walker – Jefferson County Public Library
Moderator: Donna Walker – Jefferson County Public Library
Speaker: Rose Nelson – Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
Speaker: Christine Kreger – Colorado State Library
Speaker: Padma Polepeddi – Jefferson County Public Library
Speaker: Bailey Wallace – Auraria Library
Main Contact: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Speaker: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Main Contact: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Moderator: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Bethany Sharpe – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice -DJJ
Speaker: Suzanne E. Lloyd – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Pinar Mohialdeen – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Main Contact: Kian Flynn – University of Washington
Speaker: Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards – Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Stephen Menendian
Speaker: Jamein Cunningham
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Moderator: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Kim E. Zablud, MLIS, PMP – Advancing with Purpose
Speaker: Kerrie Cotten Williams – Library of Congress
Speaker: Rich Reyes-Gavilan – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Kathlyn J. Kirkwood – Better B LLC
Speaker: Kathlyn J. Kirkwood – Better B LLC
Moderator: Janna Morishima – Janna Co.
Main Contact: Liz Knapp – Kent District Library
Speaker: Liz Knapp – Kent District Library
Speaker: Michelle Roossien – Kent District Library
Speaker: Leigh L. Verburg – Kent District Library
Speaker: Emily Early – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Darlene Cavalier – SciStarter
Speaker: Karen Peterson – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Robin J. Salthouse – SciStarter
Main Contact: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Moderator: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Main Contact: Catherine L. Murray-Rust – Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation Board member
Speaker: Catherine L. Murray-Rust – Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation Board member
Main Contact: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Deborah A. Long – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Tracey Phillips – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Shawn Arbogast – Louisville Public Library
Moderator: Deborah Blackwell – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Givane Hayes – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Meredith Silvestri – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Wendi Smolowitz – Ocean County Library
Main Contact: Amber Billey – Bard College
Speaker: Amber Billey – Bard College
Moderator: Amber Billey – Bard College
Main Contact: Ashley R. Lierman – Rowan University
Speaker: Adam L. Schiff – University of Washington Libraries
Speaker: Judith P. Cannan – Library of Congress
Main Contact: Anne Washington – OCLC
Moderator: Anne Washington – OCLC
Moderator: Mingyan Li – ALA
Main Contact: Erin Boyington – Colorado State Library
Moderator: Erin Boyington – Colorado State Library
Speaker: Matthew Galloway – Anythink Libraries
Speaker: Halle Carlson – NoveList
Speaker: Allison Escoto – The Center for Fiction
Main Contact: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Speaker: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Moderator: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Speaker: Mike Rossetti – myLIBRO
Main Contact: Lauren Geiger – Mississippi State University Library
Speaker: Lauren Geiger – Mississippi State University Library
Moderator: Lauren Geiger – Mississippi State University Library
Main Contact: DeeDee Baldwin, MLIS – Mississippi State University
Speaker: DeeDee Baldwin, MLIS – Mississippi State University
Main Contact: Morgan Yoshimura – San Antonio Public Library
Speaker: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Main Contact: Nichole Folkman – Hartsburg-Emden CUSD #21/ StagsRead Community Literacy
Speaker: Nichole Folkman – Hartsburg-Emden CUSD #21/ StagsRead Community Literacy
Moderator: Nichole Folkman – Hartsburg-Emden CUSD #21/ StagsRead Community Literacy
Main Contact: Sarah N. Ressler Wright – Delaware City Schools
Moderator: Sarah N. Ressler Wright – Delaware City Schools
Speaker: Brandon T. Snider
Speaker: Dion Graham
Speaker: Varian Johnson
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Main contact: Jo Monahan, n/a – University of North Texas Libraries
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Erica A. Bruchko – Emory University
Moderator: Brooke Becker – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Melissa Adler – Western University, Canada
Speaker: Timothy Vollmer – University of California Berkeley Library
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Main Contact: Kathia S. Ibacache – University of Colorado Boulder
Moderator: Joyce Martin, MA, MLIS – Arizona State University
Speaker: Daniel Canosa – Centro Argentino de Ingenieros
Speaker: Alexander Soto – Arizona State University
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Speaker: Seonaid Valiant – Arizona State University
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Moderator: Rhonda Evans – Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Speaker: George M. Johnson – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Main Contact: John Mack Freeman – Georgia Institute of Technology
Speaker: John Mack Freeman – Georgia Institute of Technology
Speaker: Radha Ashok – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Angela Cortellino – Sequoyah Regional Library System
Moderator: Rebecca Camp – Sequoyah Regional Library
Main Contact: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Moderator: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Soo Young Rieh – School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
Moderator: Soo Young Rieh – School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
Speaker: Martha Alvarado Anderson – University Libraries, University of Arkansas
Speaker: Trevor Watkins – George Mason University Libraries
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Speaker: Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., M.L.I.S., Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Moderator: Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., M.L.I.S., Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Main Contact: Kristin Fontichiaro – U of Michigan School of Information
Speaker: Kristin Fontichiaro – U of Michigan School of Information
Speaker: Wendy Stephens – Jacksonville State University
Main Contact: Nerissa Lindsey – San Diego State University
Speaker: Nerissa Lindsey – San Diego State University
Main Contact: Greta Suiter – Ohio University
Speaker: Greta Suiter – Ohio University
Main Contact: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Speaker: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Moderator: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: David Lusk – Key Advocacy
Moderator: Kian Flynn
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Kacper J. Jarecki – Queens Public Library
Moderator: Kacper J. Jarecki – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Brandon Jeffries – Youth Justice Court
Speaker: Eyitami Oyarijivbie – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Ashley Allen – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Kirlyn H. JOSEPH – Queens Defenders
Main Contact: Alison Macrina – Library Freedom Project
Speaker: Howard Besser – NYU
Moderator: Howard Besser – NYU
Main Contact: Christina D. Mune – San Jose State University
Speaker: Christina D. Mune – San Jose State University
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Main Contact: Amber Billey – Bard College
Speaker: Amber Billey – Bard College
Moderator: Amber Billey – Bard College
Main Contact: Ashley R. Lierman – Rowan University
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Sara Jones – Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State
Speaker: Alejandro Palacios – Independent Filmmaker
Speaker: Raemona Little-Taylor – Marin County Free Library
Speaker: Annemarie Russo
Moderator: Sara Jones – Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State
Main Contact: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Moderator: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Catherine Tong – Comparative Literature (focus Chinese and English); University of California, Berkeley. Intended majors/minors: Political Economy/Public Health
Main Contact: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Moderator: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Emily Early – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Darlene Cavalier – SciStarter
Speaker: Karen Peterson – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Robin J. Salthouse – SciStarter
Main Contact: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Moderator: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amie Seigle – Chesapeake Public Schools
Speaker: Heather Simpson – North East Library
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Main Contact: David Vinjamuri – New York University
Speaker: Joseph Huberty – Engberg Anderson, LLC
Speaker: Julie Retherford – Chetco Community Public Library
Main Contact: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Deborah A. Long – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Tracey Phillips – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Shawn Arbogast – Louisville Public Library
Moderator: Deborah Blackwell – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Givane Hayes – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Meredith Silvestri – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Wendi Smolowitz – Ocean County Library
Moderator: Deborah Doyle – Sonoma County (Calif.) Library Commission
Speaker: Peter D. Pearson – Pearson Dewane Fundraising Consultants
Speaker: David Baker – Giving Design, LLC
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Moderator: Aryssa Damron, MSLS – District of Columbia Public Library
Speaker: Debbie L. Smart – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Jenn Borrell – Friends of the Library Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Paula Poundstone
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Speaker: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Moderator: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Speaker: Amanda McKay – Effingham Public Library
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Speaker: Charity Tyler – Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Moderator: Deborah Doyle – Sonoma County (Calif.) Library Commission
Speaker: Peter D. Pearson – Pearson Dewane Fundraising Consultants
Speaker: David Baker – Giving Design, LLC
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Speaker: Maura Deedy – Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Speaker: Madeline Jarvis – Two Harbors Public Library
Moderator: Aryssa Damron, MSLS – District of Columbia Public Library
Speaker: Debbie L. Smart – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Jenn Borrell – Friends of the Library Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Paula Poundstone
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Moderator: Donna Seaman – Booklist Publications
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Main Contact: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Speaker: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Moderator: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Speaker: Charity Tyler – Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
Speaker: Manuel Ostos – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Moderator: Deborah Doyle – Sonoma County (Calif.) Library Commission
Speaker: Peter D. Pearson – Pearson Dewane Fundraising Consultants
Speaker: David Baker – Giving Design, LLC
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Debbie L. Smart – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Jenn Borrell – Friends of the Library Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Speaker: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Moderator: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Speaker: Amanda McKay – Effingham Public Library
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Moderator: Joyce Garczynski – Towson University
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: David Lusk – Key Advocacy
Moderator: Kian Flynn
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Charity Tyler – Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Main Contact: Kelly LaVoice – Vanderbilt University
Moderator: Mark Pond – Spokane Public Library
Speaker: LaMonica Wiggins – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Alexandra Howard, MLIS – University of Louisville
Speaker: Mark Bieraugel – California Polytechnic State University
Speaker: Morgan Perry – Mid-Continent Public Library
Main Contact: Zhihong Xu – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Zhihong Xu – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Xuan zhou – Texas A&M Universtiy
Speaker: Ashlynn Kogut – Texas A&M University
Speaker: John Watts – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Bryan Duran
Speaker: Jessica Kirk – Arkansas State Library
Speaker: Emily Aaronson
Speaker: Kelsey Hughes – Prince George’s County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Moderator: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Speaker: Lisa Dale – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: CJ McCort – Sacramento Public Library
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Moderator: Deborah Doyle – Sonoma County (Calif.) Library Commission
Speaker: Peter D. Pearson – Pearson Dewane Fundraising Consultants
Speaker: David Baker – Giving Design, LLC
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Debbie L. Smart – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Jenn Borrell – Friends of the Library Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Speaker: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Moderator: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Speaker: Amanda McKay – Effingham Public Library
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Moderator: Joyce Garczynski – Towson University
Main Contact: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Speaker: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Moderator: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: David Lusk – Key Advocacy
Moderator: Kian Flynn
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Charity Tyler – Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Main Contact: Dustin Hensley – Elizabethton High School- AASL
Speaker: Dustin Hensley – Elizabethton High School- AASL
Moderator: Dustin Hensley – Elizabethton High School- AASL
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Gretchen Zaitzeff – Canyons School District
Main Contact: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Shannon Talian – Charleston County Public Library
Moderator: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Speaker: Michele Sellars
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Kevin Dyke – MAGIRT
Speaker: Frank Donnelly – Brown University
Speaker: Michelle Donlin – East Stroudsburg University
Speaker: Andrea Johnston
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Iain Williamson – OECD
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Scott Sheleur – U.S. Census Bureau
Speaker: Maria Olmedo Malagon – U.S. Census Bureau
Moderator: Joe Thompson, COL Chair – Carroll County Public Library
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
Speaker: Manuel Ostos – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main contact: Samantha Abrams, n/a – Center for Research Libraries
Speaker: George Porter – Caltech Library
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: David Lusk – Key Advocacy
Moderator: Kian Flynn
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Moderator: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Speaker: Abby Kiesa – CIRCLE at Tufts University
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Diana Veiga – DC Public Library
Speaker: Danny Navarro – Nonprofit VOTE
Main Contact: Susanne Caro
Main Contact: Kian Flynn – University of Washington
Speaker: Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards – Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Stephen Menendian
Speaker: Jamein Cunningham
Main Contact: Ken McDonnell – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Moderator: Ken McDonnell – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Speaker: Emily Mross – Penn State University
Speaker: Robin Lesher – Pennsylvania Library Association
Main Contact: Dennis P. Nangle – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Moderator: Dennis P. Nangle – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Main Contact: Jill Connors-Joyner – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Moderator: Jill Connors-Joyner – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Katherine Trujillo – Libraries Without Borders
Speaker: Jodi Krahnke – Ypsilanti District Library
Speaker: Nicole Umayam – Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
Speaker: Jennifer R. Nelson – New Jersey State Library
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Nettie Lagace – NISO
Speaker: Todd Carpenter – NISO
Main Contact: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Moderator: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Jaya Raju – Department of Knowledge and Information Stewardship, Humanities Faculty, University of Cape Town
Moderator: Jaya Raju – Department of Knowledge and Information Stewardship, Humanities Faculty, University of Cape Town
Speaker: Kendra S. Albright – School of Information, Kent State University
Speaker: Bharat Mehra – School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alabama
Speaker: Reggie Raju – University of Cape Town (UCT) Libraries
Main Contact: Kelly Passek – AASL and VAASL
Speaker: Kelly Passek – AASL and VAASL
Speaker: Kendel Lively – AASL and VAASL
Moderator: Judy Deichman – AASL and VAASL
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Todd Carpenter – NISO
Main Contact: Cara M. Calabrese – Miami University
Moderator: Cara M. Calabrese – Miami University
Moderator: Miloche Kottman – University of Kansas
Speaker: Dorie Kurtz
Speaker: Beth Picknally Camden
Main Contact: Debbie Joy, MLS – Library Systems & Services
Moderator: Debbie Joy, MLS – Library Systems & Services
Speaker: Jon D. Solomon – Riverside County Library System
Speaker: Rino Landa – Homestead Cybrarium
Speaker: Sue Considine – Library Systems & Services
Speaker: Holly Ritchie – Manassas Park City Library
Speaker: Todd P. Deck – Tehama County Library
Speaker: Vi Thuc Ha – Los Angeles Public Library
Speaker: Margaret Triandafyllis – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Main Contact: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Moderator: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Speaker: Tandra Solvey – King County Library System
Speaker: Sebastian Rodriguez – King County, WA
Main Contact: David Vinjamuri – New York University
Speaker: Joseph Huberty – Engberg Anderson, LLC
Speaker: Julie Retherford – Chetco Community Public Library
Main Contact: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Deborah A. Long – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Tracey Phillips – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Shawn Arbogast – Louisville Public Library
Moderator: Deborah Blackwell – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Givane Hayes – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Meredith Silvestri – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Wendi Smolowitz – Ocean County Library
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Speaker: Claire Dygert
Speaker: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main contact: Jo Monahan, n/a – University of North Texas Libraries
Main Contact: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Moderator: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Speaker: Mary Hirsh – Public Library Association | ALA
Speaker: Sereena Hamm – Washington Latin Public Charter School
Speaker: Luke Kirkland – Waltham Public Library, Massachusetts
Speaker: Joy Robinson – Piscataway Public Library, New Jersey
Speaker: Darshni Patel – George Mason University, Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main Contact: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main contact: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Emily Bergman, MLS – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Susan Kusel – Association of Jewish Libraries
Speaker: Niki Becker – SciGirls
Speaker: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Speaker: Veronica Casanova – Tulare County Library
Speaker: Flo Trujillo – REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico
Speaker: Miguel Ruiz
Speaker: Adad Ocampo
Speaker: Rebekah Lynam – Pioneer Library System
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Niki Becker – SciGirls
Speaker: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Speaker: Veronica Casanova – Tulare County Library
Speaker: Flo Trujillo – REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico
Speaker: Miguel Ruiz
Speaker: Adad Ocampo
Speaker: Rebekah Lynam – Pioneer Library System
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Moderator: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Catherine Tong – Comparative Literature (focus Chinese and English); University of California, Berkeley. Intended majors/minors: Political Economy/Public Health
Moderator: Rhonda Evans – Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Speaker: George M. Johnson – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Main Contact: Kevin Dyke – MAGIRT
Speaker: Frank Donnelly – Brown University
Speaker: Michelle Donlin – East Stroudsburg University
Speaker: Andrea Johnston
Main Contact: Susan Mythen, n/a – Florida State College at Jacksonville
Moderator: Lauren Kehoe – New York University
Moderator: Lynn Silipigni Connaway – OCLC
Moderator: Julie Garrison
Moderator: Earl Givens, Jr. – Catawba College / Corriher-Linn-Black Library
Speaker: Jessica Dai – West Virginia University
Speaker: Laura A. Johnson – Livingstone College
Speaker: Tim Renick
Speaker: Michael Walker – Prince George's Community College
Moderator: Paula R. Dempsey – University of Illinois Chicago
Moderator: Renee Kiner – University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Speaker: Emily Drabinski – Graduate Center, City University of New York
Speaker: Staci Ross – University of Pittsburgh
Main Contact: Melissa Hackman – Emory University
Main Contact: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Moderator: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Speaker: Elisabeth Braw – American Enterprise Institute
Speaker: Reyhaneh Makotufi – hhmi| Tangled Bank Studios
Speaker: Ethan Porter
Speaker: Gretchen Zaitzeff – Canyons School District
Main Contact: Cassy A. Lee – Taipei American School
Main Contact: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Speaker: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Moderator: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Speaker: Kari D. Weaver, Ed.D. – University of Waterloo
Speaker: Frances Brady – Adler University
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Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
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Moderator: Allison Jennings-Roche – Towson University | University of Maryland
Speaker: Kristin Conlin – The University of Baltimore
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Speaker: Nicole Thomas – SUNY University at Buffalo Libraries
Speaker: Keith T. Nichols – SUNY University at Buffalo Libraries
Speaker: Jocelyn Swick-Jemison – SUNY University at Buffalo Libraries
Main Contact: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Main Contact: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Speaker: Marina Morgan – Florida Southern College, Roux Library
Speaker: Carrie S. Banks – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Khoa Nguyen – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Miyo Sandlin – Fashion Institute of Technology
Speaker: Martin Wallace – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Robert Weinstein – Brooklyn Public Library
Main Contact: Emily Reed – Penn State University Libraries
Speaker: Brendan Johnson – Penn State University Libraries
Moderator: Brendan Johnson – Penn State University Libraries
Moderator: Kyle K. Courtney, n/a – Harvard University
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Speaker: Kristin Fontichiaro – U of Michigan School of Information
Speaker: Wendy Stephens – Jacksonville State University
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Speaker: Victoria Tsonos – Saint Paul University
Main Contact: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Moderator: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Liz Rudloff
Moderator: Candice Dahl – University of Saskatchewan
Main Contact: Ava Brillat – University of Miami
Speaker: Lorisia MacLeod – The Alberta Library
Speaker: Angela Gibson – Modern Language Association
Speaker: Emily Drabinski – Graduate Center, City University of New York
Main Contact: Jenna Spiering – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Jenna Spiering – University of South Carolina
Moderator: Jenna Spiering – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Liz Hartnett – South Carolina Center for Community Literacy
Speaker: Christine Shelek – South Carolina Center for Community Literacy, University of South Carolina
Speaker: Valerie Byrd Fort – University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Moderator: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Speaker: Abby Kiesa – CIRCLE at Tufts University
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Diana Veiga – DC Public Library
Speaker: Danny Navarro – Nonprofit VOTE
Speaker: Alan S. Inouye, n/a – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Sari Feldman, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Hallie Rich, n/a – Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Public Library
Speaker: Michael L. Blackwell, n/a – St. Mary’s County (Maryland) Library/ReadersFirst
Main Contact: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Speaker: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Main Contact: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Moderator: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Bethany Sharpe – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice -DJJ
Speaker: Suzanne E. Lloyd – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Pinar Mohialdeen – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Main Contact: Zhihong Xu – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Zhihong Xu – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Xuan zhou – Texas A&M Universtiy
Speaker: Ashlynn Kogut – Texas A&M University
Speaker: John Watts – Texas A&M University
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: Martha Bongiorno – Fulton County Schools
Speaker: Meggan Ford – Fulton County Schools
Main Contact: Ken McDonnell – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Moderator: Ken McDonnell – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Speaker: Emily Mross – Penn State University
Speaker: Robin Lesher – Pennsylvania Library Association
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Main Contact: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Moderator: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amie Seigle – Chesapeake Public Schools
Speaker: Heather Simpson – North East Library
Main Contact: Debbie Joy, MLS – Library Systems & Services
Moderator: Debbie Joy, MLS – Library Systems & Services
Speaker: Jon D. Solomon – Riverside County Library System
Speaker: Rino Landa – Homestead Cybrarium
Speaker: Sue Considine – Library Systems & Services
Speaker: Holly Ritchie – Manassas Park City Library
Speaker: Margaret Triandafyllis – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Main Contact: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Moderator: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Speaker: Tandra Solvey – King County Library System
Speaker: Sebastian Rodriguez – King County, WA
Main Contact: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Deborah A. Long – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Tracey Phillips – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Shawn Arbogast – Louisville Public Library
Moderator: Deborah Blackwell – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Givane Hayes – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Meredith Silvestri – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Wendi Smolowitz – Ocean County Library
Main Contact: Zhihong Xu – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Zhihong Xu – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Xuan zhou – Texas A&M Universtiy
Speaker: Ashlynn Kogut – Texas A&M University
Speaker: John Watts – Texas A&M University
Main contact: Jo Monahan, n/a – University of North Texas Libraries
Main Contact: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Speaker: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Moderator: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Moderator: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie M. Bennett – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie Esser – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Casey Wallace – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA
Speaker: Rebecca A. Weber – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Main Contact: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Moderator: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Catherine Tong – Comparative Literature (focus Chinese and English); University of California, Berkeley. Intended majors/minors: Political Economy/Public Health
Main Contact: Susan Mythen, n/a – Florida State College at Jacksonville
Moderator: Lauren Kehoe – New York University
Main Contact: Melinda S. Burchard, PhD – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Speaker: Melinda S. Burchard, PhD – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Speaker: Julianna Ashlyn Chen – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Speaker: Alexandria Cass – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Moderator: Sarah Myers – Messiah University
Main Contact: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Moderator: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Speaker: Elisabeth Braw – American Enterprise Institute
Speaker: Reyhaneh Makotufi – hhmi| Tangled Bank Studios
Speaker: Ethan Porter
Main Contact: Cassy A. Lee – Taipei American School
Main Contact: Janice Newsum – University of Houston Clear Lake
Speaker: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Carmen Boston – D.C. Public Library
Main Contact: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Speaker: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Moderator: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Speaker: Kari D. Weaver, Ed.D. – University of Waterloo
Speaker: Frances Brady – Adler University
Main Contact: Kristin Conlin – The University of Baltimore
Speaker: Allison Jennings-Roche – Towson University | University of Maryland
Moderator: Allison Jennings-Roche – Towson University | University of Maryland
Speaker: Kristin Conlin – The University of Baltimore
Main Contact: Bryan J. Sajecki – SUNY University at Buffalo
Speaker: Nicole Thomas – SUNY University at Buffalo Libraries
Speaker: Keith T. Nichols – SUNY University at Buffalo Libraries
Speaker: Jocelyn Swick-Jemison – SUNY University at Buffalo Libraries
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Moderator: Theresa Burress – University of South Florida
Speaker: Amanda Boczar – University of South Florida
Speaker: Sydney Jordan – University of South Florida
Speaker: Matthew Knight – University of South Florida
Main Contact: Sally E. Battle – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Sally E. Battle – Evanston Public Library
Moderator: Betsy Bird – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Jessica Iverson – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Kennedy Joseph – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Kellye Fleming – Evanston Public Library-Robert Crown Branch
Main Contact: Emily Reed – Penn State University Libraries
Speaker: Brendan Johnson – Penn State University Libraries
Moderator: Brendan Johnson – Penn State University Libraries
Main Contact: Marta Samokishyn – Saint Paul University
Speaker: Victoria Tsonos – Saint Paul University
Main Contact: Kelly M. Wilson – Soka University of America
Speaker: Sherre L. Harrington – Social Responsibilities Round Table
Speaker: Deb Sica – Alameda County Library
Speaker: David Mather – City of Gulfport
Moderator: Kelsey Michelle Flynn – Federal Librarian
Main Contact: Samuel C. Rumore – Birmingham Public Library
Speaker: Allison L. Scanlan – Pinson Public Library
Main Contact: Kelly LaVoice – Vanderbilt University
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Speaker: LaMonica Wiggins – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Alexandra Howard, MLIS – University of Louisville
Speaker: Mark Bieraugel – California Polytechnic State University
Speaker: Morgan Perry – Mid-Continent Public Library
Main Contact: Karen Meier – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Speaker: Karen Meier – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Speaker: April M. Dawkins – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Moderator: April M. Dawkins – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Main Contact: Michelle Jones – Chesterfield County Public Library
Speaker: Michelle Jones – Chesterfield County Public Library
Moderator: Michelle Jones – Chesterfield County Public Library
Main Contact: Andrea A. Trudeau – Deerfield District 109 / Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Speaker: Andrea A. Trudeau – Deerfield District 109 / Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Moderator: Andrea A. Trudeau – Deerfield District 109 / Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Main Contact: Sharon M. Palmer – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Sharon M. Palmer – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: LaMeane C. Isaac – BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Moderator: Nicole T. Bryan – Brooklyn Public Library
Main Contact: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Moderator: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Liz Rudloff
Moderator: Candice Dahl – University of Saskatchewan
Main Contact: Ava Brillat – University of Miami
Speaker: Lorisia MacLeod – The Alberta Library
Speaker: Angela Gibson – Modern Language Association
Speaker: Emily Drabinski – Graduate Center, City University of New York
Main Contact: Jenna Spiering – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Jenna Spiering – University of South Carolina
Moderator: Jenna Spiering – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Liz Hartnett – South Carolina Center for Community Literacy
Speaker: Christine Shelek – South Carolina Center for Community Literacy, University of South Carolina
Speaker: Valerie Byrd Fort – University of South Carolina
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Speaker: Kelly Passek – AASL and VAASL
Speaker: Kendel Lively – AASL and VAASL
Moderator: Judy Deichman – AASL and VAASL
Main Contact: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Speaker: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Main Contact: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Moderator: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Bethany Sharpe – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice -DJJ
Speaker: Suzanne E. Lloyd – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Pinar Mohialdeen – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: Martha Bongiorno – Fulton County Schools
Speaker: Meggan Ford – Fulton County Schools
Main Contact: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Moderator: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Main Contact: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Moderator: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amie Seigle – Chesapeake Public Schools
Speaker: Heather Simpson – North East Library
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Main Contact: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Speaker: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Moderator: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Main Contact: Michelle Jones – Chesterfield County Public Library
Speaker: Michelle Jones – Chesterfield County Public Library
Moderator: Michelle Jones – Chesterfield County Public Library
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Nettie Lagace – NISO
Speaker: Allen Jones – The New School
Speaker: Jennie Rose Halperin – Library Futures
Main Contact: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Speaker: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Moderator: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Speaker: Mike Rossetti – myLIBRO
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Moderator: Soline D. Holmes – Academy of the Sacred Heart
Moderator: Arune Singh – Skybound Entertainment
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Rhonda Evans – Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Speaker: George M. Johnson – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Main Contact: Rhonda Evans – Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Moderator: Rhonda Evans – Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Speaker: Kristin Pekoll, MLIS and CAE – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Speaker: Shaundra Walker – Georgia College
Main Contact: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Moderator: Sharyn November – The Book Kitchen
Speaker: Diana Tixier Diana Herald Herald – Mesa County Libraries
Speaker: Kekla Magoon – Candlewick
Main Contact: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Moderator: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Speaker: Elisabeth Braw – American Enterprise Institute
Speaker: Reyhaneh Makotufi – hhmi| Tangled Bank Studios
Speaker: Ethan Porter
Main contact: Terry L. Weech, n/a – University of Illinois
Main Contact: Kristin Conlin – The University of Baltimore
Speaker: Allison Jennings-Roche – Towson University | University of Maryland
Moderator: Allison Jennings-Roche – Towson University | University of Maryland
Speaker: Kristin Conlin – The University of Baltimore
Speaker: Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., M.L.I.S., Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Moderator: Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., M.L.I.S., Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Moderator: Kyle K. Courtney, n/a – Harvard University
Moderator: Joe Thompson, COL Chair – Carroll County Public Library
Speaker: Kyle K. Courtney, n/a – Harvard University
Speaker: Danielle Johnson, n/a – Loyola Notre Dame Library
Speaker: Pia M. Hunter, n/a – University of Illinois College of Law
Speaker: Charity Tyler – Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Moderator: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Tri Voung
Speaker: Alex Antone – Skybound Comet / Image Comics
Speaker: Liz Brown – Baltimore County Public Library
Speaker: Jeremy Holt – Image Comics
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., M.L.I.S., Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Moderator: Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., M.L.I.S., Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Moderator: Joe Thompson, COL Chair – Carroll County Public Library
Main Contact: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Moderator: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Main Contact: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Moderator: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Speaker: Sarah Dupont – X̱wi7x̱wa Library, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Jacob P. Powell – Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
Speaker: Kapena Shim – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Moderator: Edward Liebow, PhD – American Anthropological Association
Speaker: James Deutsch, Ph.D. – Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Speaker: Daniel Ginsberg, Ph.D. – American Anthropological Association
Speaker: Sojin Kim, Ph.D. – Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Speaker: Caitlyn Kolhoff, Ph.D. – American Anthropological Association
Speaker: Brian Russell – American Library Association
Speaker: Milena Dobreva – Sofia University, Bulgaria.
Speaker: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Ajit Pyati – Faculty of Information and Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario (London, Ontario, Canada).
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Kathia S. Ibacache – University of Colorado Boulder
Moderator: Joyce Martin, MA, MLIS – Arizona State University
Speaker: Daniel Canosa – Centro Argentino de Ingenieros
Speaker: Alexander Soto – Arizona State University
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Speaker: Seonaid Valiant – Arizona State University
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Moderator: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Catherine Tong – Comparative Literature (focus Chinese and English); University of California, Berkeley. Intended majors/minors: Political Economy/Public Health
Main Contact: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Moderator: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Speaker: Elisabeth Braw – American Enterprise Institute
Speaker: Reyhaneh Makotufi – hhmi| Tangled Bank Studios
Speaker: Ethan Porter
Main Contact: Allan M. Kleiman – Edison Public Library
Speaker: Fatima Perkins – Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging
Moderator: Janet Tom – American Library Association
Moderator: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Speaker: Jennifer K. Embree, NMRT Emerging Leader Project Group – Binghamton University
Main Contact: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Moderator: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Jaya Raju – Department of Knowledge and Information Stewardship, Humanities Faculty, University of Cape Town
Moderator: Jaya Raju – Department of Knowledge and Information Stewardship, Humanities Faculty, University of Cape Town
Speaker: Kendra S. Albright – School of Information, Kent State University
Speaker: Bharat Mehra – School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alabama
Speaker: Reggie Raju – University of Cape Town (UCT) Libraries
Moderator: Katherine Dow – Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources
Speaker: John Hickok – California State University Fullerton
Speaker: Mark Mattson – Penn State University Libraries
Speaker: Diana Price – Alexandria Library
Main Contact: Katherine Dow – Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources
Main Contact: Diana Price – Alexandria Library
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Moderator: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Main Contact: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Moderator: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Speaker: Sarah Dupont – X̱wi7x̱wa Library, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Jacob P. Powell – Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
Speaker: Kapena Shim – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Main Contact: Amanda Click – U. S. Naval Academy
Speaker: Amanda Click – U. S. Naval Academy
Speaker: Claire Walker Wiley
Speaker: Meggan Houlihan – Colorado State University
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Main Contact: Raymond Pun, Ed.D. and MLS – Alder Graduate School of Education
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Moderator: Hannah Sommers – George Washington University
Speaker: Matthew Bright – George Washington University
Speaker: Qali Farah
Speaker: Jen Froetschel – George Washington University
Speaker: Joyce Whitmore – George Washington University
Main Contact: Hannah Sommers – George Washington University
Main Contact: Sara Jones – Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State
Speaker: Alejandro Palacios – Independent Filmmaker
Speaker: Raemona Little-Taylor – Marin County Free Library
Speaker: Annemarie Russo
Moderator: Sara Jones – Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
Speaker: Manuel Ostos – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main Contact: Eva Mitnick – Los Angeles Public Library
Moderator: Laurie Reese – Los Angeles Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Davis – Saint Louis Public Library
Speaker: Cathy Schultis – Cuyahoga County Public Library
Speaker: Jennifer A. Noble – Los Angeles Public Library
Main Contact: Debbie Joy, MLS – Library Systems & Services
Moderator: Debbie Joy, MLS – Library Systems & Services
Speaker: Jon D. Solomon – Riverside County Library System
Speaker: Rino Landa – Homestead Cybrarium
Speaker: Sue Considine – Library Systems & Services
Speaker: Holly Ritchie – Manassas Park City Library
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Moderator: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Catherine Tong – Comparative Literature (focus Chinese and English); University of California, Berkeley. Intended majors/minors: Political Economy/Public Health
Main Contact: Tor Loney
Speaker: Tor Loney
Speaker: Rebecca Lubin – Albany Public Library
Speaker: Jade Warrick – Amplified Voices
Main Contact: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Moderator: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Davis – Saint Louis Public Library
Main Contact: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Speaker: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Moderator: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Main Contact: Shukrani Gray – New Orleans
Speaker: Heather Riley – New Orleans Public Library
Moderator: Heather Riley – New Orleans Public Library
Main Contact: John Mack Freeman – Georgia Institute of Technology
Speaker: John Mack Freeman – Georgia Institute of Technology
Speaker: Radha Ashok – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Angela Cortellino – Sequoyah Regional Library System
Moderator: Rebecca Camp – Sequoyah Regional Library
Moderator: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn – Barnard College
Speaker: Armando Leon, CPP, CSP – Armite International Security Solutions
Speaker: Lorin K. Jackson – Medical University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Moderator: Lynn Silipigni Connaway – OCLC
Moderator: Julie Garrison
Moderator: Earl Givens, Jr. – Catawba College / Corriher-Linn-Black Library
Speaker: Jessica Dai – West Virginia University
Speaker: Laura A. Johnson – Livingstone College
Speaker: Tim Renick
Speaker: Michael Walker – Prince George's Community College
Main Contact: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Moderator: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Speaker: Elisabeth Braw – American Enterprise Institute
Speaker: Reyhaneh Makotufi – hhmi| Tangled Bank Studios
Speaker: Ethan Porter
Main Contact: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Moderator: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Sarah W. Fuller – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Moderator: Sarah W. Fuller – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Rebecca Hamilton, n/a – State Library of Louisiana
Speaker: Irene M. Padilla – Maryland State Library Agency
Speaker: Anna M. Ward – Wake County Public Libraries
Speaker: Anne Rasmussen – Milwaukee Public Library
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Moderator: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Speaker: Jennifer K. Embree, NMRT Emerging Leader Project Group – Binghamton University
Main Contact: Raymond Pun, Ed.D. and MLS – Alder Graduate School of Education
Main Contact: Dawn la Valle – CT State Library
Moderator: Dawn la Valle – CT State Library
Speaker: Nicole Baker-Rosa – Kedge Futures School
Speaker: Alicia Deal – Dallas Public Library
Main Contact: Alice Hagemeyer – Bridging Deaf Cultures, an interest group of ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Speaker: KayCee Choi – Dallas Public Library
Speaker: Alec C. McFarlane – National Literary Society of the Deaf, Inc.
Speaker: Laurent Clerc Holt – The Laurent Clerc Stamp Project
Speaker: Irene Tunanidas – The Ohio Association of the Deaf
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Moderator: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Speaker: Megan Hodge, MSLS – Virginia Commonwealth University
Speaker: Brandy McNeil, PhD – New York Public Library
Speaker: Dan Tam Do – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Teri O. Gallaway, PhD – Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC)
Main Contact: Michelle L. Frisque – Michelle Frisque Consulting Group, LLC
Speaker: Michelle L. Frisque – Michelle Frisque Consulting Group, LLC
Moderator: Joyce Garczynski – Towson University
Main Contact: Kelly M. Wilson – Soka University of America
Speaker: Sherre L. Harrington – Social Responsibilities Round Table
Speaker: Deb Sica – Alameda County Library
Speaker: David Mather – City of Gulfport
Moderator: Kelsey Michelle Flynn – Federal Librarian
Main Contact: Samuel C. Rumore – Birmingham Public Library
Speaker: Allison L. Scanlan – Pinson Public Library
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: David Lusk – Key Advocacy
Moderator: Kian Flynn
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Charity Tyler – Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Main Contact: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Moderator: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Main Contact: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Moderator: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Speaker: Sarah Dupont – X̱wi7x̱wa Library, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Jacob P. Powell – Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
Speaker: Kapena Shim – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Moderator: Lizzie Gall – Jefferson County Public Library
Speaker: Padma Polepeddi – Jefferson County Public Library
Main Contact: Lizzie Gall – Jefferson County Public Library
Speaker: Donna Walker – Jefferson County Public Library
Speaker: Steve Chestnut
Main Contact: Kacper J. Jarecki – Queens Public Library
Moderator: Kacper J. Jarecki – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Brandon Jeffries – Youth Justice Court
Speaker: Eyitami Oyarijivbie – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Ashley Allen – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Kirlyn H. JOSEPH – Queens Defenders
Main Contact: Kelly Passek – AASL and VAASL
Speaker: Kelly Passek – AASL and VAASL
Speaker: Kendel Lively – AASL and VAASL
Moderator: Judy Deichman – AASL and VAASL
Main Contact: Alison Macrina – Library Freedom Project
Speaker: Howard Besser – NYU
Moderator: Howard Besser – NYU
Main Contact: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Moderator: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Speaker: Abby Kiesa – CIRCLE at Tufts University
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Diana Veiga – DC Public Library
Speaker: Danny Navarro – Nonprofit VOTE
Main contact: Jill Gengler, n/a – School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main Contact: Kristen R. Holdman-Ross – Johnson County Library
Moderator: Kristen R. Holdman-Ross – Johnson County Library
Speaker: Deveron Tillotson – Johnson County Library
Speaker: Lisa Jordan – Johnson County Library
Speaker: Michelle Olsen – Johnson County Library
Main Contact: Donna Walker – Jefferson County Public Library
Moderator: Donna Walker – Jefferson County Public Library
Speaker: Rose Nelson – Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
Speaker: Christine Kreger – Colorado State Library
Speaker: Padma Polepeddi – Jefferson County Public Library
Speaker: Bailey Wallace – Auraria Library
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Bryan Duran
Speaker: Jessica Kirk – Arkansas State Library
Speaker: Emily Aaronson
Speaker: Kelsey Hughes – Prince George’s County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: David Vinjamuri – New York University
Speaker: Joseph Huberty – Engberg Anderson, LLC
Speaker: Julie Retherford – Chetco Community Public Library
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Main Contact: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Deborah A. Long – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Tracey Phillips – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Shawn Arbogast – Louisville Public Library
Moderator: Deborah Blackwell – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Givane Hayes – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Meredith Silvestri – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Wendi Smolowitz – Ocean County Library
Main Contact: Amber Billey – Bard College
Speaker: Amber Billey – Bard College
Moderator: Amber Billey – Bard College
Main Contact: Ashley R. Lierman – Rowan University
Main Contact: Erin Boyington – Colorado State Library
Moderator: Erin Boyington – Colorado State Library
Speaker: Matthew Galloway – Anythink Libraries
Speaker: Halle Carlson – NoveList
Speaker: Allison Escoto – The Center for Fiction
Main Contact: Ginger H. Williams – Fort Hays State University
Speaker: Ginger H. Williams – Fort Hays State University
Speaker: Amy Harris Houk – UNC Greensboro Libraries
Moderator: Amy Harris Houk – UNC Greensboro Libraries
Main Contact: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Moderator: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Speaker: Lisa Dale – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: CJ McCort – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: Marlee Givens – Georgia Tech Library
Speaker: Liz Holdsworth – Georgia Tech Library
Speaker: Heather Jeffcoat – Georgia Tech Library
Main Contact: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Speaker: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Moderator: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Cassy A. Lee – Taipei American School
Main Contact: Dustin Hensley – Elizabethton High School- AASL
Speaker: Dustin Hensley – Elizabethton High School- AASL
Moderator: Dustin Hensley – Elizabethton High School- AASL
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: Martha Bongiorno – Fulton County Schools
Speaker: Meggan Ford – Fulton County Schools
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Moderator: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Speaker: Elisabeth Braw – American Enterprise Institute
Speaker: Reyhaneh Makotufi – hhmi| Tangled Bank Studios
Speaker: Ethan Porter
Speaker: Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., M.L.I.S., Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Moderator: Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., M.L.I.S., Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: David Lusk – Key Advocacy
Moderator: Kian Flynn
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Charity Tyler – Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Main Contact: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Moderator: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Speaker: Abby Kiesa – CIRCLE at Tufts University
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Diana Veiga – DC Public Library
Speaker: Danny Navarro – Nonprofit VOTE
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main contact: Virginia c. sTANLEY, n/a – HarperCollins Publishers
Speaker: Lainey Mays – HarperCollins Publishers
Speaker: Essie Ramirez – HarperCollins Publishers
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kalynn Bayron
Speaker: Vincent Tirado – Sourcebooks LLC
Speaker: Andrew Joseph White – Peachtree Teen
Moderator: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Tri Voung
Speaker: Alex Antone – Skybound Comet / Image Comics
Speaker: Liz Brown – Baltimore County Public Library
Speaker: Jeremy Holt – Image Comics
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Moderator: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Speaker: Michele Sellars
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Iain Williamson – OECD
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Scott Sheleur – U.S. Census Bureau
Speaker: Maria Olmedo Malagon – U.S. Census Bureau
Main contact: Jo Monahan, n/a – University of North Texas Libraries
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Moderator: Rhonda Evans – Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Speaker: George M. Johnson – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Main Contact: Susan Mythen, n/a – Florida State College at Jacksonville
Moderator: Lauren Kehoe – New York University
Main Contact: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Moderator: Sharyn November – The Book Kitchen
Speaker: Diana Tixier Diana Herald Herald – Mesa County Libraries
Speaker: Kekla Magoon – Candlewick
Main Contact: Karen E. Fisher, Ph D, Library & Information Science – University of Washington
Main contact: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Moderator: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Morgan Perry, n/a – Skybound
Main Contact: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Moderator: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Sarah W. Fuller – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Moderator: Sarah W. Fuller – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Rebecca Hamilton, n/a – State Library of Louisiana
Speaker: Irene M. Padilla – Maryland State Library Agency
Speaker: Anna M. Ward – Wake County Public Libraries
Speaker: Anne Rasmussen – Milwaukee Public Library
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Moderator: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Speaker: Jennifer K. Embree, NMRT Emerging Leader Project Group – Binghamton University
Main Contact: Raymond Pun, Ed.D. and MLS – Alder Graduate School of Education
Speaker: Margaret Triandafyllis – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Main Contact: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Moderator: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Speaker: Tandra Solvey – King County Library System
Speaker: Sebastian Rodriguez – King County, WA
Speaker: Alicia Deal – Dallas Public Library
Main Contact: Alice Hagemeyer – Bridging Deaf Cultures, an interest group of ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Speaker: KayCee Choi – Dallas Public Library
Speaker: Alec C. McFarlane – National Literary Society of the Deaf, Inc.
Speaker: Laurent Clerc Holt – The Laurent Clerc Stamp Project
Speaker: Irene Tunanidas – The Ohio Association of the Deaf
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Speaker: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main Contact: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main Contact: Kelly M. Wilson – Soka University of America
Speaker: Sherre L. Harrington – Social Responsibilities Round Table
Speaker: Deb Sica – Alameda County Library
Speaker: David Mather – City of Gulfport
Moderator: Kelsey Michelle Flynn – Federal Librarian
Main Contact: Samuel C. Rumore – Birmingham Public Library
Speaker: Allison L. Scanlan – Pinson Public Library
Main contact: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Emily Bergman, MLS – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Susan Kusel – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main Contact: Kelly LaVoice – Vanderbilt University
Moderator: Mark Pond – Spokane Public Library
Speaker: LaMonica Wiggins – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Alexandra Howard, MLIS – University of Louisville
Speaker: Mark Bieraugel – California Polytechnic State University
Speaker: Morgan Perry – Mid-Continent Public Library
Main Contact: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Moderator: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Moderator: Nathalie DeFelice – Rogers Honors Academy
Moderator: Heather VanDyne – Fort Hays State University
Speaker: Jason M. Broughton – Library of Congress
Speaker: Hilda H. LohGuan – Alhambra Library
Speaker: Raina Tuakoi – City of Sunnyvale
Speaker: Cindy Hohl – The Kansas City Public Library
Main Contact: Kelly Passek – AASL and VAASL
Speaker: Kelly Passek – AASL and VAASL
Speaker: Kendel Lively – AASL and VAASL
Moderator: Judy Deichman – AASL and VAASL
Moderator: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Tri Voung
Speaker: Alex Antone – Skybound Comet / Image Comics
Speaker: Liz Brown – Baltimore County Public Library
Speaker: Jeremy Holt – Image Comics
Main contact: Jill Gengler, n/a – School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main Contact: Susanne Caro
Main Contact: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Speaker: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Main Contact: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Moderator: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Bethany Sharpe – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice -DJJ
Speaker: Suzanne E. Lloyd – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Pinar Mohialdeen – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: Jessica Fitzpatrick – Katy ISD: Mayde Creek High School
Speaker: Jessica Fitzpatrick – Katy ISD: Mayde Creek High School
Moderator: Jessica Fitzpatrick – Katy ISD: Mayde Creek High School
Speaker: Natalie Michelle Tuttle – Katy ISD: Katy High School
Moderator: Natalie Michelle Tuttle – Katy ISD: Katy High School
Main Contact: Erin Boyington – Colorado State Library
Moderator: Erin Boyington – Colorado State Library
Speaker: Matthew Galloway – Anythink Libraries
Speaker: Halle Carlson – NoveList
Speaker: Allison Escoto – The Center for Fiction
Main Contact: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Moderator: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Main Contact: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Marissa Caico – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Moderator: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Speaker: Courtney Pyrke – University of New Brunswick
Moderator: Katherine Dow – Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources
Speaker: John Hickok – California State University Fullerton
Speaker: Mark Mattson – Penn State University Libraries
Speaker: Diana Price – Alexandria Library
Main Contact: Katherine Dow – Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources
Main Contact: Diana Price – Alexandria Library
Main Contact: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Speaker: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Moderator: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Main Contact: Janice Newsum – University of Houston Clear Lake
Speaker: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Carmen Boston – D.C. Public Library
Main contact: Terry L. Weech, n/a – University of Illinois
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Ana Ndumu – University of Maryland College Park iSchool
Speaker: Shaundra Walker – Georgia College - Russell Library
Speaker: Shauntee Burns-Simpson – Black Caucus of the American Library Association
Main Contact: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Moderator: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Main contact: Jill Gengler, n/a – School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Moderator: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amie Seigle – Chesapeake Public Schools
Speaker: Heather Simpson – North East Library
Main Contact: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Beth P. Camden – University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Speaker: Katherine Ahnberg, MLS – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Main Contact: Nerissa Lindsey – San Diego State University
Speaker: Nerissa Lindsey – San Diego State University
Main Contact: Greta Suiter – Ohio University
Speaker: Greta Suiter – Ohio University
Main Contact: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Speaker: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Moderator: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Main Contact: Lauren Geiger – Mississippi State University Library
Speaker: Lauren Geiger – Mississippi State University Library
Moderator: Lauren Geiger – Mississippi State University Library
Main Contact: DeeDee Baldwin, MLIS – Mississippi State University
Speaker: DeeDee Baldwin, MLIS – Mississippi State University
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Moderator: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie M. Bennett – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie Esser – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Casey Wallace – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA
Speaker: Rebecca A. Weber – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Main Contact: Sara Jones – Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State
Speaker: Alejandro Palacios – Independent Filmmaker
Speaker: Raemona Little-Taylor – Marin County Free Library
Speaker: Annemarie Russo
Moderator: Sara Jones – Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Regina Fallon – Gwinnett County Public Library
Moderator: Kari Evans – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Angela D. Moore – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Pat Satterfield – Dunamis Educational Foundation
Speaker: Linda Hoang – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Regina Fallon – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Moderator: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Catherine Tong – Comparative Literature (focus Chinese and English); University of California, Berkeley. Intended majors/minors: Political Economy/Public Health
Main contact: Lizeth Cruz, n/a – Penguin Random House
Moderator: Elizabeth Fabian, n/a – Penguin Random House
Moderator: Rhonda Evans – Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Speaker: George M. Johnson – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Moderator: Lynn Silipigni Connaway – OCLC
Moderator: Julie Garrison
Moderator: Earl Givens, Jr. – Catawba College / Corriher-Linn-Black Library
Speaker: Jessica Dai – West Virginia University
Speaker: Laura A. Johnson – Livingstone College
Speaker: Tim Renick
Speaker: Michael Walker – Prince George's Community College
Main Contact: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Moderator: Sharyn November – The Book Kitchen
Speaker: Diana Tixier Diana Herald Herald – Mesa County Libraries
Speaker: Kekla Magoon – Candlewick
Main Contact: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Moderator: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Speaker: Sandy Cohen – Nashville Public Library / Equal Access Division / Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Speaker: Margaret Triandafyllis – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Main Contact: Emily Reed – Penn State University Libraries
Speaker: Brendan Johnson – Penn State University Libraries
Moderator: Brendan Johnson – Penn State University Libraries
Main contact: Lizeth Cruz, n/a – Penguin Random House
Moderator: Elizabeth Fabian, n/a – Penguin Random House
Main Contact: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Speaker: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Main contact: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Emily Bergman, MLS – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Susan Kusel – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main Contact: Karen Meier – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Speaker: Karen Meier – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Speaker: April M. Dawkins – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Moderator: April M. Dawkins – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Main Contact: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Moderator: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Liz Rudloff
Main Contact: George G. Strawley – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Moderator: George G. Strawley – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Main Contact: Michele Spatz – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Speaker: Michele Spatz – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Speaker: Trish Hull, BA Political Science; MLS – Salt Lake County Library Services
Speaker: Rochelle Cassells – University of Utah / Genetic Science Learning Center
Speaker: Kari May – Jackson County Library Services
Speaker: Toan Lam-Sullivan – Multnomah County Library
Speaker: Karen Nguyen – Multnomah County Library
Main Contact: Jenna Spiering – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Jenna Spiering – University of South Carolina
Moderator: Jenna Spiering – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Liz Hartnett – South Carolina Center for Community Literacy
Speaker: Christine Shelek – South Carolina Center for Community Literacy, University of South Carolina
Speaker: Valerie Byrd Fort – University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Speaker: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Main Contact: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Moderator: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Bethany Sharpe – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice -DJJ
Speaker: Suzanne E. Lloyd – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Pinar Mohialdeen – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Emily Early – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Darlene Cavalier – SciStarter
Speaker: Karen Peterson – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Robin J. Salthouse – SciStarter
Main Contact: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Moderator: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Main Contact: Jessica Fitzpatrick – Katy ISD: Mayde Creek High School
Speaker: Jessica Fitzpatrick – Katy ISD: Mayde Creek High School
Moderator: Jessica Fitzpatrick – Katy ISD: Mayde Creek High School
Speaker: Natalie Michelle Tuttle – Katy ISD: Katy High School
Moderator: Natalie Michelle Tuttle – Katy ISD: Katy High School
Main Contact: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Moderator: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amie Seigle – Chesapeake Public Schools
Speaker: Heather Simpson – North East Library
Main Contact: Kelly Sitzman – Pioneer Library System
Speaker: Kelly Sitzman – Pioneer Library System
Speaker: Ashley Welke – Pioneer Library System
Speaker: Michele Gorman – Fort Worth Public Library
Speaker: Theresa R. Davis – Fort Worth of Public Library
Speaker: Chantez Neymoss, MLS – Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Moderator: Deborah Allman – NYPL
Moderator: Elizabeth Kamper – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Tammie Busch – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Main Contact: Elizabeth Kamper – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Shelly R. McDavid – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Simone Williams – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Denice Adkins, MLS, PhD – University of Missouri
Main Contact: Chelsea J. Kovalevskiy – Cherokee Regional Library
Speaker: Chelsea J. Kovalevskiy – Cherokee Regional Library
Main Contact: Deborah Hakes – Georgia Public Library Service
Speaker: Deborah Hakes – Georgia Public Library Service
Moderator: Deborah Hakes – Georgia Public Library Service
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Kelly LaVoice – Vanderbilt University
Moderator: Mark Pond – Spokane Public Library
Speaker: LaMonica Wiggins – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Alexandra Howard, MLIS – University of Louisville
Speaker: Mark Bieraugel – California Polytechnic State University
Speaker: Morgan Perry – Mid-Continent Public Library
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: David Vinjamuri – New York University
Speaker: Joseph Huberty – Engberg Anderson, LLC
Speaker: Julie Retherford – Chetco Community Public Library
Speaker: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Moderator: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Speaker: Courtney Pyrke – University of New Brunswick
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main contact: Jo Monahan, n/a – University of North Texas Libraries
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Eva Mitnick – Los Angeles Public Library
Moderator: Laurie Reese – Los Angeles Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Davis – Saint Louis Public Library
Speaker: Cathy Schultis – Cuyahoga County Public Library
Speaker: Jennifer A. Noble – Los Angeles Public Library
Main Contact: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Moderator: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Catherine Tong – Comparative Literature (focus Chinese and English); University of California, Berkeley. Intended majors/minors: Political Economy/Public Health
Moderator: Elizabeth Kamper – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Tammie Busch – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Main Contact: Elizabeth Kamper – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Shelly R. McDavid – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Simone Williams – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Denice Adkins, MLS, PhD – University of Missouri
Main Contact: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Moderator: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Speaker: Mary Hirsh – Public Library Association | ALA
Speaker: Sereena Hamm – Washington Latin Public Charter School
Speaker: Luke Kirkland – Waltham Public Library, Massachusetts
Speaker: Joy Robinson – Piscataway Public Library, New Jersey
Speaker: Darshni Patel – George Mason University, Washington, D.C.
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Moderator: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Speaker: Megan Hodge, MSLS – Virginia Commonwealth University
Speaker: Brandy McNeil, PhD – New York Public Library
Speaker: Dan Tam Do – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Teri O. Gallaway, PhD – Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC)
Main Contact: Kelly M. Wilson – Soka University of America
Speaker: Sherre L. Harrington – Social Responsibilities Round Table
Speaker: Deb Sica – Alameda County Library
Speaker: David Mather – City of Gulfport
Moderator: Kelsey Michelle Flynn – Federal Librarian
Main Contact: Samuel C. Rumore – Birmingham Public Library
Speaker: Allison L. Scanlan – Pinson Public Library
Main Contact: Donna Walker – Jefferson County Public Library
Moderator: Donna Walker – Jefferson County Public Library
Speaker: Rose Nelson – Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
Speaker: Christine Kreger – Colorado State Library
Speaker: Padma Polepeddi – Jefferson County Public Library
Speaker: Bailey Wallace – Auraria Library
Main Contact: Alex Nelson – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Alex Nelson – Kansas City Public Library
Moderator: Alex Nelson – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Ellen Brooks – WiLS (Wisconsin Library Services)
Speaker: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Speaker: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Moderator: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Speaker: Courtney Pyrke – University of New Brunswick
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Claire Dygert
Speaker: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main Contact: Erica A. Bruchko – Emory University
Moderator: Brooke Becker – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Melissa Adler – Western University, Canada
Speaker: Timothy Vollmer – University of California Berkeley Library
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main Contact: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Beth P. Camden – University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Speaker: Katherine Ahnberg, MLS – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Main Contact: Susan Mythen, n/a – Florida State College at Jacksonville
Moderator: Lauren Kehoe – New York University
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Nettie Lagace – NISO
Speaker: Todd Carpenter – NISO
Main Contact: Nerissa Lindsey – San Diego State University
Speaker: Nerissa Lindsey – San Diego State University
Main Contact: Greta Suiter – Ohio University
Speaker: Greta Suiter – Ohio University
Main Contact: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Speaker: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Moderator: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Todd Carpenter – NISO
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Nettie Lagace – NISO
Speaker: Allen Jones – The New School
Speaker: Jennie Rose Halperin – Library Futures
Speaker: Adam L. Schiff – University of Washington Libraries
Speaker: Judith P. Cannan – Library of Congress
Main Contact: Anne Washington – OCLC
Moderator: Anne Washington – OCLC
Moderator: Mingyan Li – ALA
Main Contact: Lauren Geiger – Mississippi State University Library
Speaker: Lauren Geiger – Mississippi State University Library
Moderator: Lauren Geiger – Mississippi State University Library
Main Contact: DeeDee Baldwin, MLIS – Mississippi State University
Speaker: DeeDee Baldwin, MLIS – Mississippi State University
Moderator: Edward Liebow, PhD – American Anthropological Association
Speaker: James Deutsch, Ph.D. – Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Speaker: Daniel Ginsberg, Ph.D. – American Anthropological Association
Speaker: Sojin Kim, Ph.D. – Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Speaker: Caitlyn Kolhoff, Ph.D. – American Anthropological Association
Speaker: Brian Russell – American Library Association
Moderator: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie M. Bennett – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie Esser – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Casey Wallace – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA
Speaker: Rebecca A. Weber – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Main Contact: Kathia S. Ibacache – University of Colorado Boulder
Moderator: Joyce Martin, MA, MLIS – Arizona State University
Speaker: Daniel Canosa – Centro Argentino de Ingenieros
Speaker: Alexander Soto – Arizona State University
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Speaker: Seonaid Valiant – Arizona State University
Main Contact: Patricia Newman – Patricia Newman Books
Speaker: Patricia Newman – Patricia Newman Books
Moderator: Patricia Newman – Patricia Newman Books
Speaker: Mélina Mangal – Minneapolis Public Schools
Speaker: Carole Lindstrom – Carole Lindstrom Books
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kalynn Bayron
Speaker: Vincent Tirado – Sourcebooks LLC
Speaker: Andrew Joseph White – Peachtree Teen
Main Contact: Melinda S. Burchard, PhD – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Speaker: Melinda S. Burchard, PhD – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Speaker: Julianna Ashlyn Chen – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Speaker: Alexandria Cass – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Moderator: Sarah Myers – Messiah University
Moderator: Deborah Allman – NYPL
Main Contact: Allan M. Kleiman – Edison Public Library
Speaker: Fatima Perkins – Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging
Moderator: Janet Tom – American Library Association
Main Contact: Janice Newsum – University of Houston Clear Lake
Speaker: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Carmen Boston – D.C. Public Library
Main Contact: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Moderator: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Speaker: Sandy Cohen – Nashville Public Library / Equal Access Division / Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Main Contact: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Speaker: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Moderator: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Main Contact: Sally E. Battle – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Sally E. Battle – Evanston Public Library
Moderator: Betsy Bird – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Jessica Iverson – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Kennedy Joseph – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Kellye Fleming – Evanston Public Library-Robert Crown Branch
Main Contact: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Moderator: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Speaker: Tandra Solvey – King County Library System
Speaker: Sebastian Rodriguez – King County, WA
Speaker: Alicia Deal – Dallas Public Library
Main Contact: Alice Hagemeyer – Bridging Deaf Cultures, an interest group of ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Speaker: KayCee Choi – Dallas Public Library
Speaker: Alec C. McFarlane – National Literary Society of the Deaf, Inc.
Speaker: Laurent Clerc Holt – The Laurent Clerc Stamp Project
Speaker: Irene Tunanidas – The Ohio Association of the Deaf
Main Contact: Emily Reed – Penn State University Libraries
Speaker: Brendan Johnson – Penn State University Libraries
Moderator: Brendan Johnson – Penn State University Libraries
Main contact: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Emily Bergman, MLS – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Susan Kusel – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main Contact: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Moderator: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Main Contact: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Moderator: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Main Contact: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Moderator: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Speaker: Sarah Dupont – X̱wi7x̱wa Library, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Jacob P. Powell – Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
Speaker: Kapena Shim – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Main Contact: George G. Strawley – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Moderator: George G. Strawley – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Main Contact: Michele Spatz – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Speaker: Michele Spatz – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Speaker: Trish Hull, BA Political Science; MLS – Salt Lake County Library Services
Speaker: Rochelle Cassells – University of Utah / Genetic Science Learning Center
Speaker: Kari May – Jackson County Library Services
Speaker: Toan Lam-Sullivan – Multnomah County Library
Speaker: Karen Nguyen – Multnomah County Library
Main Contact: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Moderator: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Speaker: Abby Kiesa – CIRCLE at Tufts University
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Diana Veiga – DC Public Library
Speaker: Danny Navarro – Nonprofit VOTE
Moderator: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Tri Voung
Speaker: Alex Antone – Skybound Comet / Image Comics
Speaker: Liz Brown – Baltimore County Public Library
Speaker: Jeremy Holt – Image Comics
Main Contact: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Speaker: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Main Contact: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Moderator: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Bethany Sharpe – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice -DJJ
Speaker: Suzanne E. Lloyd – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Pinar Mohialdeen – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Main Contact: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Moderator: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Kim E. Zablud, MLIS, PMP – Advancing with Purpose
Speaker: Kerrie Cotten Williams – Library of Congress
Speaker: Rich Reyes-Gavilan – DC Public Library
Main Contact: David Vinjamuri – New York University
Speaker: Joseph Huberty – Engberg Anderson, LLC
Speaker: Julie Retherford – Chetco Community Public Library
Main Contact: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Moderator: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Moderator: Katherine Dow – Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources
Speaker: John Hickok – California State University Fullerton
Speaker: Mark Mattson – Penn State University Libraries
Speaker: Diana Price – Alexandria Library
Main Contact: Katherine Dow – Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources
Main Contact: Diana Price – Alexandria Library
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Main contact: Jo Monahan, n/a – University of North Texas Libraries
Moderator: Thomas E. Rink, N/A, MLIS – Beta Phi Mu, President
Speaker: Thomas E. Rink, N/A, MLIS – Beta Phi Mu, President
Main contact: Thomas E. Rink, N/A, MLIS – Beta Phi Mu, President
Moderator: Ruth A. Monnier, MLIS – Pittsburg State University
Speaker: Kesley Bogan – San Jose State University / Great Valley High School
Speaker: Dani B. Cook – UC San Diego Library
Speaker: Kimberly Johnson – Tulsa City-County Library
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Debbie L. Smart – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Jenn Borrell – Friends of the Library Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Moderator: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Speaker: Sandy Cohen – Nashville Public Library / Equal Access Division / Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Raymond Pun, Ed.D. and MLS – Alder Graduate School of Education
Moderator: Danielle H. Miller, n/a – Library Services to Persons with Print Disabilities Round Table
Main Contact: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Speaker: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Moderator: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Speaker: Alicia Deal – Dallas Public Library
Main Contact: Alice Hagemeyer – Bridging Deaf Cultures, an interest group of ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Speaker: KayCee Choi – Dallas Public Library
Speaker: Alec C. McFarlane – National Literary Society of the Deaf, Inc.
Speaker: Laurent Clerc Holt – The Laurent Clerc Stamp Project
Speaker: Irene Tunanidas – The Ohio Association of the Deaf
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Speaker: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main Contact: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main Contact: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Moderator: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Liz Rudloff
Speaker: Loriene Roy, PhD – School of Info UT-Austin
Speaker: Kellee Forkenbrock
Speaker: Monique M. Oldfield, MSW, MLIS – Wayne State University
Main contact: Jill Gengler, n/a – School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois
Speaker: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Moderator: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Speaker: Courtney Pyrke – University of New Brunswick
Main Contact: Morgan Yoshimura – San Antonio Public Library
Speaker: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Moderator: Katherine Dow – Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources
Speaker: John Hickok – California State University Fullerton
Speaker: Mark Mattson – Penn State University Libraries
Speaker: Diana Price – Alexandria Library
Main Contact: Katherine Dow – Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources
Main Contact: Diana Price – Alexandria Library
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Main Contact: Raymond Pun, Ed.D. and MLS – Alder Graduate School of Education
Main contact: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Emily Bergman, MLS – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Susan Kusel – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main Contact: Erin D. Nunley – Ascension Saint Thomas
Speaker: Erin D. Nunley – Ascension Saint Thomas
Speaker: Kristin Stout – Ascension St. Vincent
Speaker: Brad Reel – Ascension St. Vincent Evansville
Moderator: Christina Tyson – Ascension Library Services
Speaker: Kelly Czarnecki
Speaker: Brooke Corso, MEd, MLS – Pin Oak Middle School - Houston ISD
Speaker: Anthony Bernier – San Jose State University School of Information
Speaker: Siva Ramakrishnan – The New York Public Library
Speaker: Molly Krill
Main Contact: Erin Boyington – Colorado State Library
Moderator: Erin Boyington – Colorado State Library
Speaker: Matthew Galloway – Anythink Libraries
Speaker: Halle Carlson – NoveList
Speaker: Allison Escoto – The Center for Fiction
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Moderator: Hannah Sommers – George Washington University
Speaker: Matthew Bright – George Washington University
Speaker: Qali Farah
Speaker: Jen Froetschel – George Washington University
Speaker: Joyce Whitmore – George Washington University
Main Contact: Hannah Sommers – George Washington University
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
Speaker: Manuel Ostos – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Main Contact: Kelly Sitzman – Pioneer Library System
Speaker: Kelly Sitzman – Pioneer Library System
Speaker: Ashley Welke – Pioneer Library System
Speaker: Michele Gorman – Fort Worth Public Library
Speaker: Theresa R. Davis – Fort Worth of Public Library
Speaker: Chantez Neymoss, MLS – Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Tor Loney
Speaker: Tor Loney
Speaker: Rebecca Lubin – Albany Public Library
Speaker: Jade Warrick – Amplified Voices
Main Contact: Margaret Sullivan – Margaret Sullivan Studio
Moderator: Margaret Sullivan – Margaret Sullivan Studio
Speaker: Jamar Rahming – Wilmington Free Library
Speaker: Darius Brown – Delaware General Assembly
Main Contact: Shukrani Gray – New Orleans
Speaker: Heather Riley – New Orleans Public Library
Moderator: Heather Riley – New Orleans Public Library
Main Contact: John Mack Freeman – Georgia Institute of Technology
Speaker: John Mack Freeman – Georgia Institute of Technology
Speaker: Radha Ashok – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Angela Cortellino – Sequoyah Regional Library System
Moderator: Rebecca Camp – Sequoyah Regional Library
Moderator: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn – Barnard College
Speaker: Armando Leon, CPP, CSP – Armite International Security Solutions
Speaker: Lorin K. Jackson – Medical University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Moderator: Paula R. Dempsey – University of Illinois Chicago
Moderator: Renee Kiner – University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Speaker: Emily Drabinski – Graduate Center, City University of New York
Speaker: Staci Ross – University of Pittsburgh
Main Contact: Melissa Hackman – Emory University
Speaker: Lisa G. Kropp, MLS – Lindenhurst Memorial Library
Main Contact: Dawn la Valle – CT State Library
Moderator: Dawn la Valle – CT State Library
Speaker: Nicole Baker-Rosa – Kedge Futures School
Main Contact: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Moderator: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Speaker: Tandra Solvey – King County Library System
Speaker: Sebastian Rodriguez – King County, WA
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Main Contact: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Moderator: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Speaker: Megan Hodge, MSLS – Virginia Commonwealth University
Speaker: Brandy McNeil, PhD – New York Public Library
Speaker: Dan Tam Do – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Teri O. Gallaway, PhD – Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC)
Main Contact: Kristin Fontichiaro – U of Michigan School of Information
Speaker: Kristin Fontichiaro – U of Michigan School of Information
Speaker: Wendy Stephens – Jacksonville State University
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Main Contact: Kelly M. Wilson – Soka University of America
Speaker: Sherre L. Harrington – Social Responsibilities Round Table
Speaker: Deb Sica – Alameda County Library
Speaker: David Mather – City of Gulfport
Moderator: Kelsey Michelle Flynn – Federal Librarian
Main Contact: Samuel C. Rumore – Birmingham Public Library
Speaker: Allison L. Scanlan – Pinson Public Library
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: David Lusk – Key Advocacy
Moderator: Kian Flynn
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Megan Sutherland – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Michelle Jones – Chesterfield County Public Library
Speaker: Michelle Jones – Chesterfield County Public Library
Moderator: Michelle Jones – Chesterfield County Public Library
Speaker: Loriene Roy, PhD – School of Info UT-Austin
Speaker: Kellee Forkenbrock
Speaker: Monique M. Oldfield, MSW, MLIS – Wayne State University
Main Contact: Alison Macrina – Library Freedom Project
Speaker: Howard Besser – NYU
Moderator: Howard Besser – NYU
Main Contact: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Moderator: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Kim E. Zablud, MLIS, PMP – Advancing with Purpose
Speaker: Kerrie Cotten Williams – Library of Congress
Speaker: Rich Reyes-Gavilan – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Catherine L. Murray-Rust – Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation Board member
Speaker: Catherine L. Murray-Rust – Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation Board member
Main Contact: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Moderator: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Speaker: Lisa Dale – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: CJ McCort – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: Marlee Givens – Georgia Tech Library
Speaker: Liz Holdsworth – Georgia Tech Library
Speaker: Heather Jeffcoat – Georgia Tech Library
Speaker: Niki Becker – SciGirls
Speaker: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Speaker: Veronica Casanova – Tulare County Library
Speaker: Flo Trujillo – REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico
Speaker: Miguel Ruiz
Speaker: Adad Ocampo
Speaker: Rebekah Lynam – Pioneer Library System
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Speaker: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Moderator: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Main Contact: Kathia S. Ibacache – University of Colorado Boulder
Moderator: Joyce Martin, MA, MLIS – Arizona State University
Speaker: Daniel Canosa – Centro Argentino de Ingenieros
Speaker: Alexander Soto – Arizona State University
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Speaker: Seonaid Valiant – Arizona State University
Moderator: Cathy Zimmerman – Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services
Speaker: Cathy Zimmerman – Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services
Speaker: Lori Berezovsky, MLS – Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kalynn Bayron
Speaker: Vincent Tirado – Sourcebooks LLC
Speaker: Andrew Joseph White – Peachtree Teen
Main Contact: Kevin Dyke – MAGIRT
Speaker: Frank Donnelly – Brown University
Speaker: Michelle Donlin – East Stroudsburg University
Speaker: Andrea Johnston
Main Contact: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Moderator: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Danica E. White – Penn State University
Moderator: Deborah Allman – NYPL
Main Contact: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Moderator: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Speaker: Elisabeth Braw – American Enterprise Institute
Speaker: Reyhaneh Makotufi – hhmi| Tangled Bank Studios
Speaker: Ethan Porter
Main Contact: Allan M. Kleiman – Edison Public Library
Speaker: Fatima Perkins – Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging
Moderator: Janet Tom – American Library Association
Speaker: Debbie L. Smart – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Jenn Borrell – Friends of the Library Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Moderator: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Speaker: Sandy Cohen – Nashville Public Library / Equal Access Division / Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Main Contact: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Speaker: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Moderator: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Speaker: Kari D. Weaver, Ed.D. – University of Waterloo
Speaker: Frances Brady – Adler University
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Speaker: Margaret Triandafyllis – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Moderator: Danielle H. Miller, n/a – Library Services to Persons with Print Disabilities Round Table
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Speaker: Amanda Boczar – University of South Florida
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Speaker: Matthew Knight – University of South Florida
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Speaker: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Moderator: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
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Moderator: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
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Speaker: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
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Main Contact: Alice Hagemeyer – Bridging Deaf Cultures, an interest group of ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
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Moderator: Brendan Johnson – Penn State University Libraries
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Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
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Speaker: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
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Speaker: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
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Speaker: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
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Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
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Speaker: Sarah LeMire – Texas A&M University
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Speaker: Brooke Windsor – Stratford Public Library
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Moderator: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Speaker: Abby Kiesa – CIRCLE at Tufts University
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Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
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Speaker: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
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Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
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Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Scott Sheleur – U.S. Census Bureau
Speaker: Maria Olmedo Malagon – U.S. Census Bureau
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Speaker: Andrea Buntz Neiman – Equinox Open Library Initiative
Moderator: Andrea Buntz Neiman – Equinox Open Library Initiative
Speaker: Rogan Hamby – Equinox Open Library Initiative
Main Contact: Sara Jones – Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State
Speaker: Alejandro Palacios – Independent Filmmaker
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Speaker: Annemarie Russo
Moderator: Sara Jones – Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State
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Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
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Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
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Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
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Main Contact: Regina Fallon – Gwinnett County Public Library
Moderator: Kari Evans – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Angela D. Moore – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Pat Satterfield – Dunamis Educational Foundation
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Moderator: Margaret Sullivan – Margaret Sullivan Studio
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Moderator: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Carmen Boston – D.C. Public Library
Main Contact: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Moderator: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
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Speaker: Sereena Hamm – Washington Latin Public Charter School
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Main Contact: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
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Speaker: Khoa Nguyen – University of Texas at Arlington
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Speaker: Charity Tyler
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Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
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Speaker: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
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Speaker: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Moderator: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
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Speaker: Sharon M. Palmer – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: LaMeane C. Isaac – BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Moderator: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Speaker: Felton Thomas – Cleveland Public Library
Speaker: Deb A. Hamilton – Pikes Peak Library District
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Speaker: Jenna Spiering – University of South Carolina
Moderator: Jenna Spiering – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Liz Hartnett – South Carolina Center for Community Literacy
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Moderator: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Speaker: Abby Kiesa – CIRCLE at Tufts University
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Diana Veiga – DC Public Library
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Speaker: Dustin Hensley – Elizabethton High School- AASL
Moderator: Dustin Hensley – Elizabethton High School- AASL
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Moderator: Ken McDonnell – Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Speaker: Robin Lesher – Pennsylvania Library Association
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Speaker: Karen Peterson – National Girls Collaborative
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Speaker: Alex Nelson – Kansas City Public Library
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Speaker: Ellen Brooks – WiLS (Wisconsin Library Services)
Speaker: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
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Speaker: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
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Speaker: Frances W. Brummett – Salt Lake City Public Library
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Speaker: Tor Loney
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Speaker: Vi Thuc Ha – Los Angeles Public Library
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Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Alicia Deal – Dallas Public Library
Main Contact: Alice Hagemeyer – Bridging Deaf Cultures, an interest group of ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Speaker: KayCee Choi – Dallas Public Library
Speaker: Alec C. McFarlane – National Literary Society of the Deaf, Inc.
Speaker: Laurent Clerc Holt – The Laurent Clerc Stamp Project
Speaker: Irene Tunanidas – The Ohio Association of the Deaf
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Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
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Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
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Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
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Speaker: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Moderator: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
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Speaker: Sereena Hamm – Washington Latin Public Charter School
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Speaker: Joy Robinson – Piscataway Public Library, New Jersey
Speaker: Darshni Patel – George Mason University, Washington, D.C.
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Speaker: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
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Moderator: Howard Besser – NYU
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Speaker: Catherine L. Murray-Rust – Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation Board member
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Speaker: Amber Billey – Bard College
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Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
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Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
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Speaker: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
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Speaker: Gretchen Zaitzeff – Canyons School District
Main contact: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Moderator: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Morgan Perry, n/a – Skybound
Speaker: Paula Poundstone
Main Contact: Monica L. Chapman, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Moderator: Donna Seaman – Booklist Publications
Main Contact: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Main Contact: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Speaker: Marina Morgan – Florida Southern College, Roux Library
Speaker: Carrie S. Banks – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Khoa Nguyen – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Miyo Sandlin – Fashion Institute of Technology
Speaker: Martin Wallace – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Robert Weinstein – Brooklyn Public Library
Main Contact: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Shannon Talian – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Speaker: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Moderator: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Moderator: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Main Contact: Brooke Windsor – Stratford Public Library
Speaker: Brooke Windsor – Stratford Public Library
Moderator: Cameron K. Ray – Toronto Public Library
Moderator: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Tri Voung
Speaker: Alex Antone – Skybound Comet / Image Comics
Speaker: Liz Brown – Baltimore County Public Library
Speaker: Jeremy Holt – Image Comics
Main Contact: Benjamin A. Franz – Medgar Evers College CUNY
Moderator: Benjamin A. Franz – Medgar Evers College CUNY
Speaker: Brigid Maher – Film and Media Division at American University’s School of Communication
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
Speaker: Manuel Ostos – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Speaker: Todd P. Deck – Tehama County Library
Speaker: Vi Thuc Ha – Los Angeles Public Library
Moderator: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn – Barnard College
Speaker: Armando Leon, CPP, CSP – Armite International Security Solutions
Speaker: Lorin K. Jackson – Medical University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Main Contact: Benjamin A. Franz – Medgar Evers College CUNY
Moderator: Benjamin A. Franz – Medgar Evers College CUNY
Speaker: Brigid Maher – Film and Media Division at American University’s School of Communication
Main Contact: Zhihong Xu – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Zhihong Xu – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Xuan zhou – Texas A&M Universtiy
Speaker: Ashlynn Kogut – Texas A&M University
Speaker: John Watts – Texas A&M University
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Speaker: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Moderator: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Nettie Lagace – NISO
Speaker: Todd Carpenter – NISO
Moderator: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn – Barnard College
Speaker: Armando Leon, CPP, CSP – Armite International Security Solutions
Speaker: Lorin K. Jackson – Medical University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Speaker: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Moderator: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Speaker: Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., M.L.I.S., Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Moderator: Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., M.L.I.S., Ph.D. – University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
Main Contact: Kristin Fontichiaro – U of Michigan School of Information
Speaker: Kristin Fontichiaro – U of Michigan School of Information
Speaker: Wendy Stephens – Jacksonville State University
Main Contact: Nerissa Lindsey – San Diego State University
Speaker: Nerissa Lindsey – San Diego State University
Main Contact: Greta Suiter – Ohio University
Speaker: Greta Suiter – Ohio University
Main Contact: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Speaker: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Moderator: Kurt Hanselman – San Diego State University
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Todd Carpenter – NISO
Main Contact: Erin Berman – Alameda County Library
Speaker: Erin Berman – Alameda County Library
Moderator: Erin Berman – Alameda County Library
Speaker: Bonnie Tijerina – Data & Society
Speaker: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Moderator: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Speaker: Courtney Pyrke – University of New Brunswick
Moderator: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Speaker: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Main Contact: Michael Dowling, n/a – American Library Association
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Main contact: Jo Monahan, n/a – University of North Texas Libraries
Main Contact: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Speaker: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Moderator: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Main Contact: Eva Mitnick – Los Angeles Public Library
Moderator: Laurie Reese – Los Angeles Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Davis – Saint Louis Public Library
Speaker: Cathy Schultis – Cuyahoga County Public Library
Speaker: Jennifer A. Noble – Los Angeles Public Library
Moderator: Ruth A. Monnier, MLIS – Pittsburg State University
Speaker: Kesley Bogan – San Jose State University / Great Valley High School
Speaker: Dani B. Cook – UC San Diego Library
Speaker: Kimberly Johnson – Tulsa City-County Library
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Beth P. Camden – University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Speaker: Katherine Ahnberg, MLS – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Main Contact: Margaret Sullivan – Margaret Sullivan Studio
Moderator: Margaret Sullivan – Margaret Sullivan Studio
Speaker: Jamar Rahming – Wilmington Free Library
Speaker: Darius Brown – Delaware General Assembly
Main Contact: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Moderator: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Davis – Saint Louis Public Library
Main Contact: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Moderator: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Moderator: Aryssa Damron, MSLS – District of Columbia Public Library
Main Contact: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Moderator: Sharyn November – The Book Kitchen
Speaker: Diana Tixier Diana Herald Herald – Mesa County Libraries
Speaker: Kekla Magoon – Candlewick
Speaker: Lisa G. Kropp, MLS – Lindenhurst Memorial Library
Speaker: Christina Fuller-Gregory – S.C. Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities
Speaker: Mark Puente – Purdue University Libraries and School of Information Studies
Main Contact: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Moderator: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Soo Young Rieh – School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
Moderator: Soo Young Rieh – School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
Speaker: Martha Alvarado Anderson – University Libraries, University of Arkansas
Speaker: Trevor Watkins – George Mason University Libraries
Main Contact: Janice Newsum – University of Houston Clear Lake
Speaker: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Carmen Boston – D.C. Public Library
Main Contact: Patrick A. Hoecherl – Learning RT
Moderator: Patrick A. Hoecherl – Learning RT
Speaker: Colleen Hooks – Orange County Library System
Speaker: Cassandra Collucci – Somerset County Library System / Learning RT Treasurer
Speaker: Paula Poundstone
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Speaker: Margaret Triandafyllis – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
Main Contact: Sofia Slutskaya – Emory University
Moderator: Cara M. Calabrese – Miami University
Speaker: Margaret Mering – University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
Speaker: Aubrey Iglesias – New Mexico State University
Speaker: Karen Snow – Dominican University
Speaker: Rania Ramadan Osman – Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Main Contact: Dawn la Valle – CT State Library
Moderator: Dawn la Valle – CT State Library
Speaker: Nicole Baker-Rosa – Kedge Futures School
Speaker: Alicia Deal – Dallas Public Library
Main Contact: Alice Hagemeyer – Bridging Deaf Cultures, an interest group of ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Speaker: KayCee Choi – Dallas Public Library
Speaker: Alec C. McFarlane – National Literary Society of the Deaf, Inc.
Speaker: Laurent Clerc Holt – The Laurent Clerc Stamp Project
Speaker: Irene Tunanidas – The Ohio Association of the Deaf
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Moderator: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Speaker: Megan Hodge, MSLS – Virginia Commonwealth University
Speaker: Brandy McNeil, PhD – New York Public Library
Speaker: Dan Tam Do – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Teri O. Gallaway, PhD – Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC)
Speaker: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main Contact: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main Contact: Kelly M. Wilson – Soka University of America
Speaker: Sherre L. Harrington – Social Responsibilities Round Table
Speaker: Deb Sica – Alameda County Library
Speaker: David Mather – City of Gulfport
Moderator: Kelsey Michelle Flynn – Federal Librarian
Main Contact: Samuel C. Rumore – Birmingham Public Library
Speaker: Allison L. Scanlan – Pinson Public Library
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: David Lusk – Key Advocacy
Moderator: Kian Flynn
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Karen Meier – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Speaker: Karen Meier – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Speaker: April M. Dawkins – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Moderator: April M. Dawkins – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Speaker: Loriene Roy, PhD – School of Info UT-Austin
Speaker: Kellee Forkenbrock
Speaker: Monique M. Oldfield, MSW, MLIS – Wayne State University
Speaker: Africa S. Hands, n/a – East Carolina University
Moderator: Africa S. Hands, n/a – East Carolina University
Speaker: Karen F. Kaufmann – Seminole State College of Florida
Moderator: Karen F. Kaufmann – Seminole State College of Florida
Main Contact: Sarah LeMire – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Sarah LeMire – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Angel Abounader – Commerce Public Library
Moderator: Dawn LaValle – CT State Library
Speaker: Suzanne Moore – Appalachian Regional Library System - Wilkes County Public Library
Main Contact: Jenna Spiering – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Jenna Spiering – University of South Carolina
Moderator: Jenna Spiering – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Liz Hartnett – South Carolina Center for Community Literacy
Speaker: Christine Shelek – South Carolina Center for Community Literacy, University of South Carolina
Speaker: Valerie Byrd Fort – University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Kelly Passek – AASL and VAASL
Speaker: Kelly Passek – AASL and VAASL
Speaker: Kendel Lively – AASL and VAASL
Moderator: Judy Deichman – AASL and VAASL
Main Contact: Alison Macrina – Library Freedom Project
Speaker: Howard Besser – NYU
Moderator: Howard Besser – NYU
Speaker: Karen Harker – UNT Libraries
Moderator: Karen Harker – UNT Libraries
Main Contact: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Speaker: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Main Contact: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Moderator: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Bethany Sharpe – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice -DJJ
Speaker: Suzanne E. Lloyd – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Pinar Mohialdeen – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Main Contact: Erin D. Nunley – Ascension Saint Thomas
Speaker: Erin D. Nunley – Ascension Saint Thomas
Speaker: Kristin Stout – Ascension St. Vincent
Speaker: Brad Reel – Ascension St. Vincent Evansville
Moderator: Christina Tyson – Ascension Library Services
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: David Vinjamuri – New York University
Speaker: Joseph Huberty – Engberg Anderson, LLC
Speaker: Julie Retherford – Chetco Community Public Library
Speaker: Emily Early – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Darlene Cavalier – SciStarter
Speaker: Karen Peterson – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Robin J. Salthouse – SciStarter
Main Contact: Catherine L. Murray-Rust – Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation Board member
Speaker: Catherine L. Murray-Rust – Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation Board member
Main Contact: Cara M. Calabrese – Miami University
Moderator: Cara M. Calabrese – Miami University
Moderator: Miloche Kottman – University of Kansas
Speaker: Dorie Kurtz
Speaker: Beth Picknally Camden
Main Contact: Erin Boyington – Colorado State Library
Moderator: Erin Boyington – Colorado State Library
Speaker: Matthew Galloway – Anythink Libraries
Speaker: Halle Carlson – NoveList
Speaker: Allison Escoto – The Center for Fiction
Main Contact: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Moderator: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Main Contact: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Marissa Caico – Syracuse University iSchool
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Moderator: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amie Seigle – Chesapeake Public Schools
Speaker: Heather Simpson – North East Library
Main Contact: Ginger H. Williams – Fort Hays State University
Speaker: Ginger H. Williams – Fort Hays State University
Speaker: Amy Harris Houk – UNC Greensboro Libraries
Moderator: Amy Harris Houk – UNC Greensboro Libraries
Main Contact: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Moderator: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Speaker: Lisa Dale – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: CJ McCort – Sacramento Public Library
Moderator: Katherine Dow – Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources
Speaker: John Hickok – California State University Fullerton
Speaker: Mark Mattson – Penn State University Libraries
Speaker: Diana Price – Alexandria Library
Main Contact: Katherine Dow – Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources
Main Contact: Diana Price – Alexandria Library
Speaker: Marlee Givens – Georgia Tech Library
Speaker: Liz Holdsworth – Georgia Tech Library
Speaker: Heather Jeffcoat – Georgia Tech Library
Main Contact: Tor Loney
Speaker: Tor Loney
Speaker: Rebecca Lubin – Albany Public Library
Speaker: Jade Warrick – Amplified Voices
Speaker: Margaret Triandafyllis – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Main Contact: George G. Strawley – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Moderator: George G. Strawley – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Main Contact: Michele Spatz – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Speaker: Michele Spatz – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Speaker: Trish Hull, BA Political Science; MLS – Salt Lake County Library Services
Speaker: Rochelle Cassells – University of Utah / Genetic Science Learning Center
Speaker: Kari May – Jackson County Library Services
Speaker: Toan Lam-Sullivan – Multnomah County Library
Speaker: Karen Nguyen – Multnomah County Library
Main Contact: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Deborah A. Long – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Tracey Phillips – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Shawn Arbogast – Louisville Public Library
Moderator: Deborah Blackwell – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Givane Hayes – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Meredith Silvestri – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Wendi Smolowitz – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Claire Dygert
Speaker: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main Contact: Kelsey L. Ford, MAM – Bridges & Books Podcast
Speaker: Kelsey L. Ford, MAM – Bridges & Books Podcast
Moderator: Kelsey L. Ford, MAM – Bridges & Books Podcast
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Moderator: Deborah Allman – NYPL
Main Contact: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Moderator: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Sarah W. Fuller – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Moderator: Sarah W. Fuller – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Rebecca Hamilton, n/a – State Library of Louisiana
Speaker: Irene M. Padilla – Maryland State Library Agency
Speaker: Anna M. Ward – Wake County Public Libraries
Speaker: Anne Rasmussen – Milwaukee Public Library
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Dennis P. Nangle – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Moderator: Dennis P. Nangle – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Main Contact: Jill Connors-Joyner – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Moderator: Jill Connors-Joyner – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Katherine Trujillo – Libraries Without Borders
Speaker: Jodi Krahnke – Ypsilanti District Library
Speaker: Nicole Umayam – Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
Speaker: Jennifer R. Nelson – New Jersey State Library
Main Contact: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Moderator: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Vishal R. Patel – ChristianaCare
Main Contact: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Megan Sutherland – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Moderator: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Kim E. Zablud, MLIS, PMP – Advancing with Purpose
Speaker: Kerrie Cotten Williams – Library of Congress
Speaker: Rich Reyes-Gavilan – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Alex Nelson – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Alex Nelson – Kansas City Public Library
Moderator: Alex Nelson – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Ellen Brooks – WiLS (Wisconsin Library Services)
Speaker: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Main Contact: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Deborah A. Long – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Tracey Phillips – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Shawn Arbogast – Louisville Public Library
Moderator: Deborah Blackwell – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Givane Hayes – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Meredith Silvestri – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Wendi Smolowitz – Ocean County Library
Main Contact: Amber Billey – Bard College
Speaker: Amber Billey – Bard College
Moderator: Amber Billey – Bard College
Main Contact: Ashley R. Lierman – Rowan University
Main Contact: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Moderator: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Speaker: Lisa Dale – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: CJ McCort – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: Marlee Givens – Georgia Tech Library
Speaker: Liz Holdsworth – Georgia Tech Library
Speaker: Heather Jeffcoat – Georgia Tech Library
Moderator: Edward Liebow, PhD – American Anthropological Association
Speaker: James Deutsch, Ph.D. – Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Speaker: Daniel Ginsberg, Ph.D. – American Anthropological Association
Speaker: Sojin Kim, Ph.D. – Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Speaker: Caitlyn Kolhoff, Ph.D. – American Anthropological Association
Speaker: Brian Russell – American Library Association
Speaker: Niki Becker – SciGirls
Speaker: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Speaker: Veronica Casanova – Tulare County Library
Speaker: Flo Trujillo – REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico
Speaker: Miguel Ruiz
Speaker: Adad Ocampo
Speaker: Rebekah Lynam – Pioneer Library System
Moderator: Joe Thompson, COL Chair – Carroll County Public Library
Main Contact: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Speaker: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Moderator: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Moderator: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie M. Bennett – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie Esser – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Casey Wallace – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA
Speaker: Rebecca A. Weber – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Main Contact: Kathia S. Ibacache – University of Colorado Boulder
Moderator: Joyce Martin, MA, MLIS – Arizona State University
Speaker: Daniel Canosa – Centro Argentino de Ingenieros
Speaker: Alexander Soto – Arizona State University
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Speaker: Seonaid Valiant – Arizona State University
Main Contact: Kelly Sitzman – Pioneer Library System
Speaker: Kelly Sitzman – Pioneer Library System
Speaker: Ashley Welke – Pioneer Library System
Speaker: Michele Gorman – Fort Worth Public Library
Speaker: Theresa R. Davis – Fort Worth of Public Library
Speaker: Chantez Neymoss, MLS – Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Main Contact: John MacLeod – XRLibraries
Moderator: Chantel Walker – Marin County Free Library
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Moderator: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Catherine Tong – Comparative Literature (focus Chinese and English); University of California, Berkeley. Intended majors/minors: Political Economy/Public Health
Main Contact: Tor Loney
Speaker: Tor Loney
Speaker: Rebecca Lubin – Albany Public Library
Speaker: Jade Warrick – Amplified Voices
Main Contact: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Moderator: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Moderator: Aryssa Damron, MSLS – District of Columbia Public Library
Main Contact: Megan Janicki, M.Ed – American Library Association
Moderator: Megan Janicki, M.Ed – American Library Association
Speaker: Diane M. Luccy, MLIS, CET – Richland Library
Speaker: Taneesa Hall – Ferguson Municipal Public Library
Speaker: Rachael Svoboda – Wyoming Library to Business
Speaker: Yee Vue
Main Contact: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Moderator: Madison E. Bolls – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Sarah W. Fuller – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Moderator: Sarah W. Fuller – Institute of Museum and Library Services
Speaker: Rebecca Hamilton, n/a – State Library of Louisiana
Speaker: Irene M. Padilla – Maryland State Library Agency
Speaker: Anna M. Ward – Wake County Public Libraries
Speaker: Anne Rasmussen – Milwaukee Public Library
Speaker: Paula Poundstone
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Margaret Triandafyllis – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Moderator: Donna Seaman – Booklist Publications
Main Contact: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Speaker: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Moderator: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Main Contact: Sally E. Battle – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Sally E. Battle – Evanston Public Library
Moderator: Betsy Bird – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Jessica Iverson – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Kennedy Joseph – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Kellye Fleming – Evanston Public Library-Robert Crown Branch
Main Contact: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Shannon Talian – Charleston County Public Library
Main Contact: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Moderator: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Speaker: Tandra Solvey – King County Library System
Speaker: Sebastian Rodriguez – King County, WA
Main Contact: Hannah Arata – ALA
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Speaker: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main Contact: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main Contact: Sharon M. Palmer – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Sharon M. Palmer – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: LaMeane C. Isaac – BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Moderator: Nicole T. Bryan – Brooklyn Public Library
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Moderator: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Speaker: Abby Kiesa – CIRCLE at Tufts University
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Diana Veiga – DC Public Library
Speaker: Danny Navarro – Nonprofit VOTE
Main Contact: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Moderator: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Kim E. Zablud, MLIS, PMP – Advancing with Purpose
Speaker: Kerrie Cotten Williams – Library of Congress
Speaker: Rich Reyes-Gavilan – DC Public Library
Speaker: Emily Early – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Darlene Cavalier – SciStarter
Speaker: Karen Peterson – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Robin J. Salthouse – SciStarter
Main Contact: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Deborah A. Long – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Tracey Phillips – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Shawn Arbogast – Louisville Public Library
Moderator: Deborah Blackwell – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Givane Hayes – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Meredith Silvestri – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Wendi Smolowitz – Ocean County Library
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Moderator: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amie Seigle – Chesapeake Public Schools
Speaker: Heather Simpson – North East Library
Main Contact: Morgan Yoshimura – San Antonio Public Library
Speaker: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Moderator: Joe Thompson, COL Chair – Carroll County Public Library
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Moderator: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn – Barnard College
Speaker: Armando Leon, CPP, CSP – Armite International Security Solutions
Speaker: Lorin K. Jackson – Medical University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Main Contact: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Moderator: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Speaker: Elisabeth Braw – American Enterprise Institute
Speaker: Reyhaneh Makotufi – hhmi| Tangled Bank Studios
Speaker: Ethan Porter
Moderator: Elizabeth Kamper – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Tammie Busch – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Main Contact: Elizabeth Kamper – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Shelly R. McDavid – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Simone Williams – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Denice Adkins, MLS, PhD – University of Missouri
Speaker: Debbie L. Smart – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Jenn Borrell – Friends of the Library Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Janice Newsum – University of Houston Clear Lake
Speaker: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Carmen Boston – D.C. Public Library
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Speaker: Charity Tyler – Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Main Contact: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Moderator: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Liz Rudloff
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Speaker: Michele Sellars
Speaker: Niki Becker – SciGirls
Speaker: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Speaker: Veronica Casanova – Tulare County Library
Speaker: Flo Trujillo – REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico
Speaker: Miguel Ruiz
Speaker: Adad Ocampo
Speaker: Rebekah Lynam – Pioneer Library System
Moderator: Joe Thompson, COL Chair – Carroll County Public Library
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie M. Bennett – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie Esser – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Casey Wallace – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA
Speaker: Rebecca A. Weber – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Moderator: Rhonda Evans – Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Speaker: George M. Johnson – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Main Contact: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Moderator: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Moderator: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn – Barnard College
Speaker: Armando Leon, CPP, CSP – Armite International Security Solutions
Speaker: Lorin K. Jackson – Medical University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Main Contact: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Moderator: Sharyn November – The Book Kitchen
Speaker: Diana Tixier Diana Herald Herald – Mesa County Libraries
Speaker: Kekla Magoon – Candlewick
Main Contact: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Moderator: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Speaker: Elisabeth Braw – American Enterprise Institute
Speaker: Reyhaneh Makotufi – hhmi| Tangled Bank Studios
Speaker: Ethan Porter
Main Contact: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Moderator: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Speaker: Mary Hirsh – Public Library Association | ALA
Speaker: Sereena Hamm – Washington Latin Public Charter School
Speaker: Luke Kirkland – Waltham Public Library, Massachusetts
Speaker: Joy Robinson – Piscataway Public Library, New Jersey
Speaker: Darshni Patel – George Mason University, Washington, D.C.
Main Contact: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Speaker: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Moderator: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Speaker: Kari D. Weaver, Ed.D. – University of Waterloo
Speaker: Frances Brady – Adler University
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Main Contact: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Speaker: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Moderator: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Main Contact: Laura Saunders – Simmons University
Speaker: Laura Saunders – Simmons University
Moderator: Laura Saunders – Simmons University
Speaker: Gianna C. Gifford – Boston Public Library
Speaker: Rachel Williams – Simmons University
Speaker: Genevieve Galarneau – Simmons University
Main Contact: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Main Contact: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Speaker: Marina Morgan – Florida Southern College, Roux Library
Speaker: Carrie S. Banks – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Khoa Nguyen – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Miyo Sandlin – Fashion Institute of Technology
Speaker: Martin Wallace – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Robert Weinstein – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Alicia Deal – Dallas Public Library
Main Contact: Alice Hagemeyer – Bridging Deaf Cultures, an interest group of ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Speaker: KayCee Choi – Dallas Public Library
Speaker: Alec C. McFarlane – National Literary Society of the Deaf, Inc.
Speaker: Laurent Clerc Holt – The Laurent Clerc Stamp Project
Speaker: Irene Tunanidas – The Ohio Association of the Deaf
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Moderator: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Vishal R. Patel – ChristianaCare
Main Contact: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Megan Sutherland – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Moderator: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Liz Rudloff
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main Contact: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Main Contact: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Moderator: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Kim E. Zablud, MLIS, PMP – Advancing with Purpose
Speaker: Kerrie Cotten Williams – Library of Congress
Speaker: Rich Reyes-Gavilan – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Jason M. Coleman – Kansas State University
Speaker: Jason M. Coleman – Kansas State University
Moderator: Jason M. Coleman – Kansas State University
Speaker: Ryan W. Otto – Kansas State University
Speaker: Joelle Pitts – Carnegie Mellon University
Main Contact: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Deborah A. Long – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Tracey Phillips – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Shawn Arbogast – Louisville Public Library
Moderator: Deborah Blackwell – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Givane Hayes – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Meredith Silvestri – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Wendi Smolowitz – Ocean County Library
Main Contact: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Moderator: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Main Contact: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Marissa Caico – Syracuse University iSchool
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Frances W. Brummett – Salt Lake City Public Library
Speaker: Frances W. Brummett – Salt Lake City Public Library
Speaker: Allison Carmola – Alexandra Library
Speaker: Tanya Platt – Salt Lake City Public Library
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main contact: Ayman Osman, n/a – Alzad company
Speaker: Ayman Osman, n/a – Alzad company
Main contact: Kamal al-Gazzar – al-Zad
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Moderator: Soline D. Holmes – Academy of the Sacred Heart
Moderator: Arune Singh – Skybound Entertainment
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main contact: Virginia c. sTANLEY, n/a – HarperCollins Publishers
Speaker: Lainey Mays – HarperCollins Publishers
Speaker: Essie Ramirez – HarperCollins Publishers
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Tina Lerno – GNCRT Conferences & Conventions Committee
Main Contact: Brian Fulton – GNCRT Conferences & Conventions Committee
Moderator: Aryssa Damron, MSLS – District of Columbia Public Library
Main Contact: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Moderator: Sharyn November – The Book Kitchen
Speaker: Diana Tixier Diana Herald Herald – Mesa County Libraries
Speaker: Kekla Magoon – Candlewick
Main Contact: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Main contact: Rebecca Vnuk, n/a – LibraryReads
Moderator: Rebecca Vnuk, n/a – LibraryReads
Speaker: Paula Poundstone
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Moderator: Donna Seaman – Booklist Publications
Main Contact: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Shannon Talian – Charleston County Public Library
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main contact: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Emily Bergman, MLS – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Susan Kusel – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Rebecca Vnuk, n/a – LibraryReads
Moderator: Christopher Vaccari – Union Square & Co
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Tri Voung
Speaker: Alex Antone – Skybound Comet / Image Comics
Speaker: Liz Brown – Baltimore County Public Library
Speaker: Jeremy Holt – Image Comics
Main contact: Rebecca Vnuk, n/a – LibraryReads
Moderator: Rebecca Vnuk, n/a – LibraryReads
Main Contact: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Speaker: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Main Contact: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Moderator: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Bethany Sharpe – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice -DJJ
Speaker: Suzanne E. Lloyd – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Pinar Mohialdeen – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Susan Maguire – Booklist/ALA
Main Contact: Erin Boyington – Colorado State Library
Moderator: Erin Boyington – Colorado State Library
Speaker: Matthew Galloway – Anythink Libraries
Speaker: Halle Carlson – NoveList
Speaker: Allison Escoto – The Center for Fiction
Main Contact: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Moderator: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Main Contact: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Marissa Caico – Syracuse University iSchool
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Rocco Staino – Retiree Members Roundtable
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Moderator: Elizabeth Kamper – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Tammie Busch – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Main Contact: Elizabeth Kamper – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Shelly R. McDavid – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Simone Williams – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Denice Adkins, MLS, PhD – University of Missouri
Speaker: Debbie L. Smart – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Jenn Borrell – Friends of the Library Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Moderator: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Speaker: Megan Hodge, MSLS – Virginia Commonwealth University
Speaker: Brandy McNeil, PhD – New York Public Library
Speaker: Dan Tam Do – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Teri O. Gallaway, PhD – Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC)
Main contact: Jill Gengler, n/a – School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois
Main Contact: Catherine L. Murray-Rust – Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation Board member
Speaker: Catherine L. Murray-Rust – Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation Board member
Main Contact: Ginger H. Williams – Fort Hays State University
Speaker: Ginger H. Williams – Fort Hays State University
Speaker: Amy Harris Houk – UNC Greensboro Libraries
Moderator: Amy Harris Houk – UNC Greensboro Libraries
Moderator: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Speaker: Michele Sellars
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Speaker: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Moderator: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Main Contact: Laura Saunders – Simmons University
Speaker: Laura Saunders – Simmons University
Moderator: Laura Saunders – Simmons University
Speaker: Gianna C. Gifford – Boston Public Library
Speaker: Rachel Williams – Simmons University
Speaker: Genevieve Galarneau – Simmons University
Main Contact: Kelly LaVoice – Vanderbilt University
Moderator: Mark Pond – Spokane Public Library
Speaker: LaMonica Wiggins – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Alexandra Howard, MLIS – University of Louisville
Speaker: Mark Bieraugel – California Polytechnic State University
Speaker: Morgan Perry – Mid-Continent Public Library
Main Contact: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Megan Sutherland – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Moderator: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Speaker: Felton Thomas – Cleveland Public Library
Speaker: Deb A. Hamilton – Pikes Peak Library District
Main Contact: Meg Galasso – Indiana University Kokomo
Speaker: Julie Marie Frye – IUPUI
Speaker: Maria Hasler-Barker – Sam Houston State University
Speaker: Karina Sanchez – The University of Texas at Austin
Main Contact: Jason M. Coleman – Kansas State University
Speaker: Jason M. Coleman – Kansas State University
Moderator: Jason M. Coleman – Kansas State University
Speaker: Ryan W. Otto – Kansas State University
Speaker: Joelle Pitts – Carnegie Mellon University
Main Contact: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Moderator: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Main Contact: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Marissa Caico – Syracuse University iSchool
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
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Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Main Contact: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Beth P. Camden – University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Speaker: Katherine Ahnberg, MLS – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Main Contact: Jennifer J. Sturge – AASL/ALA/ESL
Speaker: Jennifer J. Sturge – AASL/ALA/ESL
Moderator: Jennifer J. Sturge – AASL/ALA/ESL
Main Contact: Karen E. Fisher, Ph D, Library & Information Science – University of Washington
Main Contact: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Speaker: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Moderator: Alissa Droog – Northern Illinois University
Speaker: Kari D. Weaver, Ed.D. – University of Waterloo
Speaker: Frances Brady – Adler University
Main Contact: Emily Reed – Penn State University Libraries
Speaker: Brendan Johnson – Penn State University Libraries
Moderator: Brendan Johnson – Penn State University Libraries
Main Contact: Karen Meier – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Speaker: Karen Meier – Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Speaker: April M. Dawkins – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Moderator: April M. Dawkins – University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Speaker: Africa S. Hands, n/a – East Carolina University
Moderator: Africa S. Hands, n/a – East Carolina University
Speaker: Karen F. Kaufmann – Seminole State College of Florida
Moderator: Karen F. Kaufmann – Seminole State College of Florida
Speaker: Karen Harker – UNT Libraries
Moderator: Karen Harker – UNT Libraries
Main Contact: Zhihong Xu – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Zhihong Xu – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Xuan zhou – Texas A&M Universtiy
Speaker: Ashlynn Kogut – Texas A&M University
Speaker: John Watts – Texas A&M University
Main Contact: Meg Galasso – Indiana University Kokomo
Speaker: Julie Marie Frye – IUPUI
Speaker: Maria Hasler-Barker – Sam Houston State University
Speaker: Karina Sanchez – The University of Texas at Austin
Main Contact: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Speaker: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Moderator: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Speaker: Mike Rossetti – myLIBRO
Moderator: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Joseph B. Everett – Brigham Young University Library
Speaker: Michele Sellars
Main Contact: Amanda Click – U. S. Naval Academy
Speaker: Amanda Click – U. S. Naval Academy
Speaker: Claire Walker Wiley
Speaker: Meggan Houlihan – Colorado State University
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Andrea Buntz Neiman – Equinox Open Library Initiative
Speaker: Andrea Buntz Neiman – Equinox Open Library Initiative
Moderator: Andrea Buntz Neiman – Equinox Open Library Initiative
Speaker: Rogan Hamby – Equinox Open Library Initiative
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Shukrani Gray – New Orleans
Speaker: Heather Riley – New Orleans Public Library
Moderator: Heather Riley – New Orleans Public Library
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Speaker: Margaret Triandafyllis – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
Main Contact: Bryan J. Sajecki – SUNY University at Buffalo
Speaker: Nicole Thomas – SUNY University at Buffalo Libraries
Speaker: Keith T. Nichols – SUNY University at Buffalo Libraries
Speaker: Jocelyn Swick-Jemison – SUNY University at Buffalo Libraries
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Kelly LaVoice – Vanderbilt University
Moderator: Mark Pond – Spokane Public Library
Speaker: LaMonica Wiggins – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Alexandra Howard, MLIS – University of Louisville
Speaker: Mark Bieraugel – California Polytechnic State University
Speaker: Morgan Perry – Mid-Continent Public Library
Main Contact: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Moderator: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Main Contact: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Moderator: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Speaker: Sarah Dupont – X̱wi7x̱wa Library, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Jacob P. Powell – Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
Speaker: Kapena Shim – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Main Contact: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Moderator: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Liz Rudloff
Speaker: Loriene Roy, PhD – School of Info UT-Austin
Speaker: Kellee Forkenbrock
Speaker: Monique M. Oldfield, MSW, MLIS – Wayne State University
Speaker: Africa S. Hands, n/a – East Carolina University
Moderator: Africa S. Hands, n/a – East Carolina University
Speaker: Karen F. Kaufmann – Seminole State College of Florida
Moderator: Karen F. Kaufmann – Seminole State College of Florida
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Nettie Lagace – NISO
Speaker: Allen Jones – The New School
Speaker: Jennie Rose Halperin – Library Futures
Main Contact: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Moderator: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amie Seigle – Chesapeake Public Schools
Speaker: Heather Simpson – North East Library
Speaker: Niki Becker – SciGirls
Speaker: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Speaker: Veronica Casanova – Tulare County Library
Speaker: Flo Trujillo – REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico
Speaker: Miguel Ruiz
Speaker: Adad Ocampo
Speaker: Rebekah Lynam – Pioneer Library System
Main contact: Jo Monahan, n/a – University of North Texas Libraries
Main Contact: Sara Jones – Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State
Speaker: Alejandro Palacios – Independent Filmmaker
Speaker: Raemona Little-Taylor – Marin County Free Library
Speaker: Annemarie Russo
Moderator: Sara Jones – Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State
Main Contact: John MacLeod – XRLibraries
Moderator: Chantel Walker – Marin County Free Library
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Moderator: Rhonda Evans – Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Speaker: George M. Johnson – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Main Contact: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Moderator: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Todd P. Deck – Tehama County Library
Speaker: Vi Thuc Ha – Los Angeles Public Library
Main Contact: Megan Janicki, M.Ed – American Library Association
Moderator: Megan Janicki, M.Ed – American Library Association
Speaker: Diane M. Luccy, MLIS, CET – Richland Library
Speaker: Taneesa Hall – Ferguson Municipal Public Library
Speaker: Rachael Svoboda – Wyoming Library to Business
Speaker: Yee Vue
Main Contact: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Moderator: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Speaker: Sandy Cohen – Nashville Public Library / Equal Access Division / Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Main Contact: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Moderator: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Speaker: Mary Hirsh – Public Library Association | ALA
Speaker: Sereena Hamm – Washington Latin Public Charter School
Speaker: Luke Kirkland – Waltham Public Library, Massachusetts
Speaker: Joy Robinson – Piscataway Public Library, New Jersey
Speaker: Darshni Patel – George Mason University, Washington, D.C.
Speaker: Paula Poundstone
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Moderator: Donna Seaman – Booklist Publications
Main Contact: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Moderator: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Vishal R. Patel – ChristianaCare
Main contact: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Emily Bergman, MLS – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Susan Kusel – Association of Jewish Libraries
Speaker: Charity Tyler – Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Main Contact: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Moderator: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Speaker: Felton Thomas – Cleveland Public Library
Speaker: Deb A. Hamilton – Pikes Peak Library District
Main Contact: George G. Strawley – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Moderator: George G. Strawley – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Main Contact: Michele Spatz – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Speaker: Michele Spatz – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Speaker: Trish Hull, BA Political Science; MLS – Salt Lake County Library Services
Speaker: Rochelle Cassells – University of Utah / Genetic Science Learning Center
Speaker: Kari May – Jackson County Library Services
Speaker: Toan Lam-Sullivan – Multnomah County Library
Speaker: Karen Nguyen – Multnomah County Library
Main Contact: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Moderator: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Speaker: Abby Kiesa – CIRCLE at Tufts University
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Diana Veiga – DC Public Library
Speaker: Danny Navarro – Nonprofit VOTE
Speaker: Bryan Duran
Speaker: Jessica Kirk – Arkansas State Library
Speaker: Emily Aaronson
Speaker: Kelsey Hughes – Prince George’s County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Kelly Czarnecki
Speaker: Brooke Corso, MEd, MLS – Pin Oak Middle School - Houston ISD
Speaker: Anthony Bernier – San Jose State University School of Information
Speaker: Siva Ramakrishnan – The New York Public Library
Speaker: Molly Krill
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Nettie Lagace – NISO
Speaker: Todd Carpenter – NISO
Speaker: Nick Shockey, n/a – SPARC
Main Contact: Elois Sharpe, esharpe@ala.org – American Library Association/ACRL
Main Contact: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Moderator: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Jaya Raju – Department of Knowledge and Information Stewardship, Humanities Faculty, University of Cape Town
Moderator: Jaya Raju – Department of Knowledge and Information Stewardship, Humanities Faculty, University of Cape Town
Speaker: Kendra S. Albright – School of Information, Kent State University
Speaker: Bharat Mehra – School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alabama
Speaker: Reggie Raju – University of Cape Town (UCT) Libraries
Moderator: Candice Dahl – University of Saskatchewan
Main Contact: Ava Brillat – University of Miami
Speaker: Lorisia MacLeod – The Alberta Library
Speaker: Angela Gibson – Modern Language Association
Speaker: Emily Drabinski – Graduate Center, City University of New York
Speaker: Karen Harker – UNT Libraries
Moderator: Karen Harker – UNT Libraries
Main Contact: Zhihong Xu – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Zhihong Xu – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Xuan zhou – Texas A&M Universtiy
Speaker: Ashlynn Kogut – Texas A&M University
Speaker: John Watts – Texas A&M University
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Todd Carpenter – NISO
Main Contact: Jason M. Coleman – Kansas State University
Speaker: Jason M. Coleman – Kansas State University
Moderator: Jason M. Coleman – Kansas State University
Speaker: Ryan W. Otto – Kansas State University
Speaker: Joelle Pitts – Carnegie Mellon University
Speaker: Adam L. Schiff – University of Washington Libraries
Speaker: Judith P. Cannan – Library of Congress
Main Contact: Anne Washington – OCLC
Moderator: Anne Washington – OCLC
Moderator: Mingyan Li – ALA
Speaker: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Moderator: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Speaker: Courtney Pyrke – University of New Brunswick
Speaker: Claire Dygert
Speaker: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Moderator: Edward Liebow, PhD – American Anthropological Association
Speaker: James Deutsch, Ph.D. – Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Speaker: Daniel Ginsberg, Ph.D. – American Anthropological Association
Speaker: Sojin Kim, Ph.D. – Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Speaker: Caitlyn Kolhoff, Ph.D. – American Anthropological Association
Speaker: Brian Russell – American Library Association
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Iain Williamson – OECD
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Scott Sheleur – U.S. Census Bureau
Speaker: Maria Olmedo Malagon – U.S. Census Bureau
Moderator: Joe Thompson, COL Chair – Carroll County Public Library
Main Contact: Patricia Newman – Patricia Newman Books
Speaker: Patricia Newman – Patricia Newman Books
Moderator: Patricia Newman – Patricia Newman Books
Speaker: Mélina Mangal – Minneapolis Public Schools
Speaker: Carole Lindstrom – Carole Lindstrom Books
Main Contact: Sara Jones – Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State
Speaker: Alejandro Palacios – Independent Filmmaker
Speaker: Raemona Little-Taylor – Marin County Free Library
Speaker: Annemarie Russo
Moderator: Sara Jones – Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Moderator: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Catherine Tong – Comparative Literature (focus Chinese and English); University of California, Berkeley. Intended majors/minors: Political Economy/Public Health
Main Contact: Tor Loney
Speaker: Tor Loney
Speaker: Rebecca Lubin – Albany Public Library
Speaker: Jade Warrick – Amplified Voices
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kalynn Bayron
Speaker: Vincent Tirado – Sourcebooks LLC
Speaker: Andrew Joseph White – Peachtree Teen
Speaker: Todd P. Deck – Tehama County Library
Speaker: Vi Thuc Ha – Los Angeles Public Library
Speaker: Danica E. White – Penn State University
Moderator: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn – Barnard College
Speaker: Armando Leon, CPP, CSP – Armite International Security Solutions
Speaker: Lorin K. Jackson – Medical University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Moderator: Lynn Silipigni Connaway – OCLC
Moderator: Julie Garrison
Moderator: Earl Givens, Jr. – Catawba College / Corriher-Linn-Black Library
Speaker: Jessica Dai – West Virginia University
Speaker: Laura A. Johnson – Livingstone College
Speaker: Tim Renick
Speaker: Michael Walker – Prince George's Community College
Moderator: Paula R. Dempsey – University of Illinois Chicago
Moderator: Renee Kiner – University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Speaker: Emily Drabinski – Graduate Center, City University of New York
Speaker: Staci Ross – University of Pittsburgh
Main Contact: Melissa Hackman – Emory University
Main Contact: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Moderator: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Speaker: Elisabeth Braw – American Enterprise Institute
Speaker: Reyhaneh Makotufi – hhmi| Tangled Bank Studios
Speaker: Ethan Porter
Speaker: Lisa G. Kropp, MLS – Lindenhurst Memorial Library
Main Contact: Cassy A. Lee – Taipei American School
Main Contact: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Moderator: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Speaker: Jennifer K. Embree, NMRT Emerging Leader Project Group – Binghamton University
Main Contact: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Moderator: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Jaya Raju – Department of Knowledge and Information Stewardship, Humanities Faculty, University of Cape Town
Moderator: Jaya Raju – Department of Knowledge and Information Stewardship, Humanities Faculty, University of Cape Town
Speaker: Kendra S. Albright – School of Information, Kent State University
Speaker: Bharat Mehra – School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alabama
Speaker: Reggie Raju – University of Cape Town (UCT) Libraries
Main Contact: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Moderator: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Speaker: Tandra Solvey – King County Library System
Speaker: Sebastian Rodriguez – King County, WA
Speaker: Alicia Deal – Dallas Public Library
Main Contact: Alice Hagemeyer – Bridging Deaf Cultures, an interest group of ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Speaker: KayCee Choi – Dallas Public Library
Speaker: Alec C. McFarlane – National Literary Society of the Deaf, Inc.
Speaker: Laurent Clerc Holt – The Laurent Clerc Stamp Project
Speaker: Irene Tunanidas – The Ohio Association of the Deaf
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Emily Reed – Penn State University Libraries
Speaker: Brendan Johnson – Penn State University Libraries
Moderator: Brendan Johnson – Penn State University Libraries
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Speaker: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Main Contact: Kelly M. Wilson – Soka University of America
Speaker: Sherre L. Harrington – Social Responsibilities Round Table
Speaker: Deb Sica – Alameda County Library
Speaker: David Mather – City of Gulfport
Moderator: Kelsey Michelle Flynn – Federal Librarian
Main Contact: Samuel C. Rumore – Birmingham Public Library
Speaker: Allison L. Scanlan – Pinson Public Library
Main Contact: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Moderator: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Vishal R. Patel – ChristianaCare
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: David Lusk – Key Advocacy
Moderator: Kian Flynn
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Moderator: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Main Contact: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Moderator: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Main Contact: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Moderator: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Speaker: Sarah Dupont – X̱wi7x̱wa Library, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Jacob P. Powell – Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
Speaker: Kapena Shim – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Speaker: Loriene Roy, PhD – School of Info UT-Austin
Speaker: Kellee Forkenbrock
Speaker: Monique M. Oldfield, MSW, MLIS – Wayne State University
Main Contact: Kacper J. Jarecki – Queens Public Library
Moderator: Kacper J. Jarecki – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Brandon Jeffries – Youth Justice Court
Speaker: Eyitami Oyarijivbie – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Ashley Allen – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Kirlyn H. JOSEPH – Queens Defenders
Main Contact: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Moderator: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Speaker: Felton Thomas – Cleveland Public Library
Speaker: Deb A. Hamilton – Pikes Peak Library District
Main Contact: Alison Macrina – Library Freedom Project
Speaker: Howard Besser – NYU
Moderator: Howard Besser – NYU
Main Contact: Benjamin A. Franz – Medgar Evers College CUNY
Main Contact: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Speaker: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Main Contact: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Moderator: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Bethany Sharpe – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice -DJJ
Speaker: Suzanne E. Lloyd – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Pinar Mohialdeen – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Main Contact: Kian Flynn – University of Washington
Speaker: Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards – Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Stephen Menendian
Speaker: Jamein Cunningham
Main Contact: Dustin Hensley – Elizabethton High School- AASL
Speaker: Dustin Hensley – Elizabethton High School- AASL
Moderator: Dustin Hensley – Elizabethton High School- AASL
Main Contact: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Moderator: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Kim E. Zablud, MLIS, PMP – Advancing with Purpose
Speaker: Kerrie Cotten Williams – Library of Congress
Speaker: Rich Reyes-Gavilan – DC Public Library
Main Contact: David Vinjamuri – New York University
Speaker: Joseph Huberty – Engberg Anderson, LLC
Speaker: Julie Retherford – Chetco Community Public Library
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Moderator: Joe Thompson, COL Chair – Carroll County Public Library
Main Contact: Kelly Sitzman – Pioneer Library System
Speaker: Kelly Sitzman – Pioneer Library System
Speaker: Ashley Welke – Pioneer Library System
Speaker: Michele Gorman – Fort Worth Public Library
Speaker: Theresa R. Davis – Fort Worth of Public Library
Speaker: Chantez Neymoss, MLS – Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Moderator: Winn W. Wasson, MSLIS MA – Syracuse University
Speaker: Elisabeth Braw – American Enterprise Institute
Speaker: Reyhaneh Makotufi – hhmi| Tangled Bank Studios
Speaker: Ethan Porter
Speaker: Moni Barrette – LibraryPass
Speaker: Chloe Ramos – Image Comics, Inc.
Speaker: Jack Phoenix
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Speaker: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Moderator: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Moderator: Candice Dahl – University of Saskatchewan
Main Contact: Ava Brillat – University of Miami
Speaker: Lorisia MacLeod – The Alberta Library
Speaker: Angela Gibson – Modern Language Association
Speaker: Emily Drabinski – Graduate Center, City University of New York
Speaker: Alan S. Inouye, n/a – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Sari Feldman, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Hallie Rich, n/a – Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Public Library
Speaker: Michael L. Blackwell, n/a – St. Mary’s County (Maryland) Library/ReadersFirst
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Moderator: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Speaker: Courtney Pyrke – University of New Brunswick
Speaker: Claire Dygert
Speaker: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Main Contact: Erica A. Bruchko – Emory University
Moderator: Brooke Becker – University of Alabama at Birmingham
Speaker: Melissa Adler – Western University, Canada
Speaker: Timothy Vollmer – University of California Berkeley Library
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Main Contact: Kathia S. Ibacache – University of Colorado Boulder
Moderator: Joyce Martin, MA, MLIS – Arizona State University
Speaker: Daniel Canosa – Centro Argentino de Ingenieros
Speaker: Alexander Soto – Arizona State University
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Speaker: Seonaid Valiant – Arizona State University
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
Speaker: Manuel Ostos – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Moderator: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn – Barnard College
Speaker: Armando Leon, CPP, CSP – Armite International Security Solutions
Speaker: Lorin K. Jackson – Medical University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Moderator: Theresa Burress – University of South Florida
Speaker: Amanda Boczar – University of South Florida
Speaker: Sydney Jordan – University of South Florida
Speaker: Matthew Knight – University of South Florida
Main Contact: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Moderator: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Main Contact: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Moderator: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Main Contact: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Moderator: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Speaker: Sarah Dupont – X̱wi7x̱wa Library, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Jacob P. Powell – Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
Speaker: Kapena Shim – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Main Contact: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Moderator: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Kim E. Zablud, MLIS, PMP – Advancing with Purpose
Speaker: Kerrie Cotten Williams – Library of Congress
Speaker: Rich Reyes-Gavilan – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Regina Fallon – Gwinnett County Public Library
Moderator: Kari Evans – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Angela D. Moore – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Pat Satterfield – Dunamis Educational Foundation
Speaker: Linda Hoang – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Regina Fallon – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Melinda S. Burchard, PhD – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Speaker: Melinda S. Burchard, PhD – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Speaker: Julianna Ashlyn Chen – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Speaker: Alexandria Cass – Messiah University, Pennsylvania
Moderator: Sarah Myers – Messiah University
Main Contact: Allan M. Kleiman – Edison Public Library
Speaker: Fatima Perkins – Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging
Moderator: Janet Tom – American Library Association
Main Contact: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Moderator: Poppy Steele – Library Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Speaker: Sandy Cohen – Nashville Public Library / Equal Access Division / Library Services for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Alicia Deal – Dallas Public Library
Main Contact: Alice Hagemeyer – Bridging Deaf Cultures, an interest group of ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Speaker: KayCee Choi – Dallas Public Library
Speaker: Alec C. McFarlane – National Literary Society of the Deaf, Inc.
Speaker: Laurent Clerc Holt – The Laurent Clerc Stamp Project
Speaker: Irene Tunanidas – The Ohio Association of the Deaf
Main Contact: Sarah LeMire – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Sarah LeMire – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Angel Abounader – Commerce Public Library
Moderator: Dawn LaValle – CT State Library
Speaker: Suzanne Moore – Appalachian Regional Library System - Wilkes County Public Library
Main Contact: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Speaker: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Main Contact: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Moderator: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Bethany Sharpe – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice -DJJ
Speaker: Suzanne E. Lloyd – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Pinar Mohialdeen – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Main Contact: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Deborah A. Long – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Tracey Phillips – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Shawn Arbogast – Louisville Public Library
Moderator: Deborah Blackwell – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Givane Hayes – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Meredith Silvestri – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Wendi Smolowitz – Ocean County Library
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
Speaker: Manuel Ostos – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Main Contact: Kelly Sitzman – Pioneer Library System
Speaker: Kelly Sitzman – Pioneer Library System
Speaker: Ashley Welke – Pioneer Library System
Speaker: Michele Gorman – Fort Worth Public Library
Speaker: Theresa R. Davis – Fort Worth of Public Library
Speaker: Chantez Neymoss, MLS – Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Margaret Sullivan – Margaret Sullivan Studio
Moderator: Margaret Sullivan – Margaret Sullivan Studio
Speaker: Jamar Rahming – Wilmington Free Library
Speaker: Darius Brown – Delaware General Assembly
Main Contact: Shukrani Gray – New Orleans
Speaker: Heather Riley – New Orleans Public Library
Moderator: Heather Riley – New Orleans Public Library
Moderator: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn – Barnard College
Speaker: Armando Leon, CPP, CSP – Armite International Security Solutions
Speaker: Lorin K. Jackson – Medical University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Moderator: Deborah Allman – NYPL
Speaker: Debbie L. Smart – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Jenn Borrell – Friends of the Library Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Kristin Conlin – The University of Baltimore
Speaker: Allison Jennings-Roche – Towson University | University of Maryland
Moderator: Allison Jennings-Roche – Towson University | University of Maryland
Speaker: Kristin Conlin – The University of Baltimore
Moderator: Theresa Burress – University of South Florida
Speaker: Amanda Boczar – University of South Florida
Speaker: Sydney Jordan – University of South Florida
Speaker: Matthew Knight – University of South Florida
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: David Lusk – Key Advocacy
Moderator: Kian Flynn
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Moderator: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Speaker: Lisa Dale – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: CJ McCort – Sacramento Public Library
Main contact: Jo Monahan, n/a – University of North Texas Libraries
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Patrick A. Hoecherl – Learning RT
Moderator: Patrick A. Hoecherl – Learning RT
Speaker: Colleen Hooks – Orange County Library System
Speaker: Cassandra Collucci – Somerset County Library System / Learning RT Treasurer
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Moderator: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Speaker: Megan Hodge, MSLS – Virginia Commonwealth University
Speaker: Brandy McNeil, PhD – New York Public Library
Speaker: Dan Tam Do – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Teri O. Gallaway, PhD – Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC)
Main Contact: Kelly M. Wilson – Soka University of America
Speaker: Sherre L. Harrington – Social Responsibilities Round Table
Speaker: Deb Sica – Alameda County Library
Speaker: David Mather – City of Gulfport
Moderator: Kelsey Michelle Flynn – Federal Librarian
Main Contact: Samuel C. Rumore – Birmingham Public Library
Speaker: Allison L. Scanlan – Pinson Public Library
Main Contact: Catherine L. Murray-Rust – Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation Board member
Speaker: Catherine L. Murray-Rust – Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation Board member
Main Contact: Cara M. Calabrese – Miami University
Moderator: Cara M. Calabrese – Miami University
Moderator: Miloche Kottman – University of Kansas
Speaker: Dorie Kurtz
Speaker: Beth Picknally Camden
Main Contact: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Moderator: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Main Contact: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Marissa Caico – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Marlee Givens – Georgia Tech Library
Speaker: Liz Holdsworth – Georgia Tech Library
Speaker: Heather Jeffcoat – Georgia Tech Library
Speaker: Claire Dygert
Speaker: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Moderator: Hannah Sommers – George Washington University
Speaker: Matthew Bright – George Washington University
Speaker: Qali Farah
Speaker: Jen Froetschel – George Washington University
Speaker: Joyce Whitmore – George Washington University
Main Contact: Hannah Sommers – George Washington University
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
Speaker: Manuel Ostos – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main Contact: John MacLeod – XRLibraries
Moderator: Chantel Walker – Marin County Free Library
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Beth P. Camden – University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Speaker: Katherine Ahnberg, MLS – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Main Contact: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Moderator: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Davis – Saint Louis Public Library
Main Contact: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Speaker: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Moderator: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Nettie Lagace – NISO
Speaker: Todd Carpenter – NISO
Main contact: Ayman Osman, n/a – Alzad company
Speaker: Ayman Osman, n/a – Alzad company
Main contact: Kamal al-Gazzar – al-Zad
Main Contact: Sofia Slutskaya – Emory University
Moderator: Cara M. Calabrese – Miami University
Speaker: Margaret Mering – University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
Speaker: Aubrey Iglesias – New Mexico State University
Speaker: Karen Snow – Dominican University
Speaker: Rania Ramadan Osman – Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Todd Carpenter – NISO
Main Contact: Cara M. Calabrese – Miami University
Moderator: Cara M. Calabrese – Miami University
Moderator: Miloche Kottman – University of Kansas
Speaker: Dorie Kurtz
Speaker: Beth Picknally Camden
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Nettie Lagace – NISO
Speaker: Allen Jones – The New School
Speaker: Jennie Rose Halperin – Library Futures
Speaker: Adam L. Schiff – University of Washington Libraries
Speaker: Judith P. Cannan – Library of Congress
Main Contact: Anne Washington – OCLC
Moderator: Anne Washington – OCLC
Moderator: Mingyan Li – ALA
Main Contact: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Moderator: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Speaker: Lisa Dale – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: CJ McCort – Sacramento Public Library
Main Contact: Lauren Geiger – Mississippi State University Library
Speaker: Lauren Geiger – Mississippi State University Library
Moderator: Lauren Geiger – Mississippi State University Library
Main Contact: DeeDee Baldwin, MLIS – Mississippi State University
Speaker: DeeDee Baldwin, MLIS – Mississippi State University
Speaker: Claire Dygert
Speaker: Martha Kyrillidou – QualityMetrics LLC
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Main Contact: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Speaker: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Moderator: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Main Contact: Andrea Buntz Neiman – Equinox Open Library Initiative
Speaker: Andrea Buntz Neiman – Equinox Open Library Initiative
Moderator: Andrea Buntz Neiman – Equinox Open Library Initiative
Speaker: Rogan Hamby – Equinox Open Library Initiative
Main contact: Kate Waldron, n/a – EBSCO Information Services
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main contact: Samantha Abrams, n/a – Center for Research Libraries
Speaker: George Porter – Caltech Library
Main Contact: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Beth P. Camden – University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Speaker: Katherine Ahnberg, MLS – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Main Contact: Kevin Dyke – MAGIRT
Speaker: Frank Donnelly – Brown University
Speaker: Michelle Donlin – East Stroudsburg University
Speaker: Andrea Johnston
Main Contact: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Speaker: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Moderator: Marshall Breeding – Library Technology Guides
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Nettie Lagace – NISO
Speaker: Todd Carpenter – NISO
Moderator: Lynn Silipigni Connaway – OCLC
Moderator: Julie Garrison
Moderator: Earl Givens, Jr. – Catawba College / Corriher-Linn-Black Library
Speaker: Jessica Dai – West Virginia University
Speaker: Laura A. Johnson – Livingstone College
Speaker: Tim Renick
Speaker: Michael Walker – Prince George's Community College
Main Contact: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Moderator: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Soo Young Rieh – School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
Moderator: Soo Young Rieh – School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
Speaker: Martha Alvarado Anderson – University Libraries, University of Arkansas
Speaker: Trevor Watkins – George Mason University Libraries
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Speaker: Margaret Triandafyllis – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Moderator: Danielle H. Miller, n/a – Library Services to Persons with Print Disabilities Round Table
Main Contact: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Speaker: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Moderator: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Main Contact: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Main Contact: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Speaker: Marina Morgan – Florida Southern College, Roux Library
Speaker: Carrie S. Banks – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Khoa Nguyen – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Miyo Sandlin – Fashion Institute of Technology
Speaker: Martin Wallace – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Robert Weinstein – Brooklyn Public Library
Main Contact: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Shannon Talian – Charleston County Public Library
Main Contact: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Speaker: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Moderator: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Main Contact: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Moderator: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Vishal R. Patel – ChristianaCare
Main Contact: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Megan Sutherland – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Michelle Jones – Chesterfield County Public Library
Speaker: Michelle Jones – Chesterfield County Public Library
Moderator: Michelle Jones – Chesterfield County Public Library
Main Contact: Andrea A. Trudeau – Deerfield District 109 / Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Speaker: Andrea A. Trudeau – Deerfield District 109 / Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Moderator: Andrea A. Trudeau – Deerfield District 109 / Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Moderator: Candice Dahl – University of Saskatchewan
Main Contact: Ava Brillat – University of Miami
Speaker: Lorisia MacLeod – The Alberta Library
Speaker: Angela Gibson – Modern Language Association
Speaker: Emily Drabinski – Graduate Center, City University of New York
Main Contact: Emily A. Thompson – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Speaker: Emily A. Thompson – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Moderator: Emily A. Thompson – University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Speaker: Eric Johnson – Virginia Commonwealth University
Speaker: Jason Evans Groth – North Carolina State University
Speaker: Vanessa Rodriguez – University of Miami
Main Contact: Benjamin A. Franz – Medgar Evers College CUNY
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Todd Carpenter – NISO
Main Contact: Erin D. Nunley – Ascension Saint Thomas
Speaker: Erin D. Nunley – Ascension Saint Thomas
Speaker: Kristin Stout – Ascension St. Vincent
Speaker: Brad Reel – Ascension St. Vincent Evansville
Moderator: Christina Tyson – Ascension Library Services
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: Christina D. Mune – San Jose State University
Speaker: Christina D. Mune – San Jose State University
Main Contact: Martha Bongiorno – Fulton County Schools
Speaker: Meggan Ford – Fulton County Schools
Main Contact: Erin Berman – Alameda County Library
Speaker: Erin Berman – Alameda County Library
Moderator: Erin Berman – Alameda County Library
Speaker: Bonnie Tijerina – Data & Society
Speaker: Emily Early – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Darlene Cavalier – SciStarter
Speaker: Karen Peterson – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Robin J. Salthouse – SciStarter
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Speaker: Adam L. Schiff – University of Washington Libraries
Speaker: Judith P. Cannan – Library of Congress
Main Contact: Anne Washington – OCLC
Moderator: Anne Washington – OCLC
Moderator: Mingyan Li – ALA
Speaker: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Moderator: Helen Power – University of Saskatchewan
Speaker: Courtney Pyrke – University of New Brunswick
Main Contact: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Speaker: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Moderator: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Speaker: Mike Rossetti – myLIBRO
Speaker: Callan Bignoli
Moderator: Margaret Heller – Loyola University Chicago
Speaker: Anastasia Diamond-Ortiz – Lorain Public Library System
Speaker: Veronda J. Pitchford – Califa
Speaker: Evviva Lajoie
Main contact: Jo Monahan, n/a – University of North Texas Libraries
Main Contact: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Speaker: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Moderator: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Moderator: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Main Contact: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Moderator: Sharyn November – The Book Kitchen
Speaker: Diana Tixier Diana Herald Herald – Mesa County Libraries
Speaker: Kekla Magoon – Candlewick
Main Contact: Patrick A. Hoecherl – Learning RT
Moderator: Patrick A. Hoecherl – Learning RT
Speaker: Colleen Hooks – Orange County Library System
Speaker: Cassandra Collucci – Somerset County Library System / Learning RT Treasurer
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
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Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
Main Contact: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Speaker: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Moderator: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Main Contact: Kelly M. Wilson – Soka University of America
Speaker: Sherre L. Harrington – Social Responsibilities Round Table
Speaker: Deb Sica – Alameda County Library
Speaker: David Mather – City of Gulfport
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Speaker: Allison L. Scanlan – Pinson Public Library
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: David Lusk – Key Advocacy
Moderator: Kian Flynn
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Moderator: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Speaker: Felton Thomas – Cleveland Public Library
Speaker: Deb A. Hamilton – Pikes Peak Library District
Speaker: Alan S. Inouye, n/a – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Sari Feldman, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Hallie Rich, n/a – Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Public Library
Speaker: Michael L. Blackwell, n/a – St. Mary’s County (Maryland) Library/ReadersFirst
Speaker: Bryan Duran
Speaker: Jessica Kirk – Arkansas State Library
Speaker: Emily Aaronson
Speaker: Kelsey Hughes – Prince George’s County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Liz Knapp – Kent District Library
Speaker: Liz Knapp – Kent District Library
Speaker: Michelle Roossien – Kent District Library
Speaker: Leigh L. Verburg – Kent District Library
Main Contact: Erin Berman – Alameda County Library
Speaker: Erin Berman – Alameda County Library
Moderator: Erin Berman – Alameda County Library
Speaker: Bonnie Tijerina – Data & Society
Speaker: Emily Early – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Darlene Cavalier – SciStarter
Speaker: Karen Peterson – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Robin J. Salthouse – SciStarter
Main Contact: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Moderator: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Main Contact: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Marissa Caico – Syracuse University iSchool
Main Contact: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Moderator: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amie Seigle – Chesapeake Public Schools
Speaker: Heather Simpson – North East Library
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Speaker: Niki Becker – SciGirls
Speaker: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Speaker: Veronica Casanova – Tulare County Library
Speaker: Flo Trujillo – REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico
Speaker: Miguel Ruiz
Speaker: Adad Ocampo
Speaker: Rebekah Lynam – Pioneer Library System
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Moderator: Joe Thompson, COL Chair – Carroll County Public Library
Main Contact: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Speaker: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Moderator: Anthony S. Chow – San Jose State University School of Information
Moderator: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie M. Bennett – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie Esser – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Casey Wallace – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA
Speaker: Rebecca A. Weber – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Moderator: Hannah Sommers – George Washington University
Speaker: Matthew Bright – George Washington University
Speaker: Qali Farah
Speaker: Jen Froetschel – George Washington University
Speaker: Joyce Whitmore – George Washington University
Main Contact: Hannah Sommers – George Washington University
Main Contact: Sara Jones – Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State
Speaker: Alejandro Palacios – Independent Filmmaker
Speaker: Raemona Little-Taylor – Marin County Free Library
Speaker: Annemarie Russo
Moderator: Sara Jones – Washington State Library, Office of the Secretary of State
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
Speaker: Manuel Ostos – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main Contact: John MacLeod – XRLibraries
Moderator: Chantel Walker – Marin County Free Library
Main Contact: Debbie Joy, MLS – Library Systems & Services
Moderator: Debbie Joy, MLS – Library Systems & Services
Speaker: Jon D. Solomon – Riverside County Library System
Speaker: Rino Landa – Homestead Cybrarium
Speaker: Sue Considine – Library Systems & Services
Speaker: Holly Ritchie – Manassas Park City Library
Main Contact: Nanette Andersson, AIA, NCARB ,FMP, LEED AP – Engberg Anderson Architects, Inc.
Moderator: Nanette Andersson, AIA, NCARB ,FMP, LEED AP – Engberg Anderson Architects, Inc.
Speaker: Kelly Brubaker – Shepley Bulfinch
Speaker: Richard Kong – Skokie Public Library
Speaker: Alex Cohen – Aaron Cohen Associates LTD (ACA)
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Tor Loney
Speaker: Tor Loney
Speaker: Rebecca Lubin – Albany Public Library
Speaker: Jade Warrick – Amplified Voices
Main Contact: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Beth P. Camden – University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Speaker: Katherine Ahnberg, MLS – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Moderator: Rhonda Evans – Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Speaker: George M. Johnson – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Main Contact: Kevin Dyke – MAGIRT
Speaker: Frank Donnelly – Brown University
Speaker: Michelle Donlin – East Stroudsburg University
Speaker: Andrea Johnston
Main Contact: Margaret Sullivan – Margaret Sullivan Studio
Moderator: Margaret Sullivan – Margaret Sullivan Studio
Speaker: Jamar Rahming – Wilmington Free Library
Speaker: Darius Brown – Delaware General Assembly
Main Contact: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Moderator: Anna Strackeljahn – St. Louis Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Davis – Saint Louis Public Library
Main Contact: Susan Mythen, n/a – Florida State College at Jacksonville
Moderator: Lauren Kehoe – New York University
Main Contact: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Moderator: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Todd P. Deck – Tehama County Library
Speaker: Vi Thuc Ha – Los Angeles Public Library
Moderator: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Speaker: Sarah Barlow-Ochshorn – Barnard College
Speaker: Armando Leon, CPP, CSP – Armite International Security Solutions
Speaker: Lorin K. Jackson – Medical University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Elizabeth DeBold – Folger Shakespeare Library
Main Contact: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Moderator: Sharyn November – The Book Kitchen
Speaker: Diana Tixier Diana Herald Herald – Mesa County Libraries
Speaker: Kekla Magoon – Candlewick
Speaker: Lisa G. Kropp, MLS – Lindenhurst Memorial Library
Moderator: Elizabeth Kamper – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Tammie Busch – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Main Contact: Elizabeth Kamper – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Shelly R. McDavid – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Simone Williams – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Speaker: Denice Adkins, MLS, PhD – University of Missouri
Main Contact: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Moderator: Clara M. Chu – Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Soo Young Rieh – School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
Moderator: Soo Young Rieh – School of Information, University of Texas at Austin
Speaker: Martha Alvarado Anderson – University Libraries, University of Arkansas
Speaker: Trevor Watkins – George Mason University Libraries
Speaker: Debbie L. Smart – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Jenn Borrell – Friends of the Library Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Megan Janicki, M.Ed – American Library Association
Moderator: Megan Janicki, M.Ed – American Library Association
Speaker: Diane M. Luccy, MLIS, CET – Richland Library
Speaker: Taneesa Hall – Ferguson Municipal Public Library
Speaker: Rachael Svoboda – Wyoming Library to Business
Speaker: Yee Vue
Moderator: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Speaker: Jennifer K. Embree, NMRT Emerging Leader Project Group – Binghamton University
Speaker: Margaret Triandafyllis – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
Main Contact: Mega Subramaniam – College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Speaker: Mega Subramaniam – College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Speaker: Nitzan Koren – College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Main Contact: Kristin Conlin – The University of Baltimore
Speaker: Allison Jennings-Roche – Towson University | University of Maryland
Moderator: Allison Jennings-Roche – Towson University | University of Maryland
Speaker: Kristin Conlin – The University of Baltimore
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Moderator: Theresa Burress – University of South Florida
Speaker: Amanda Boczar – University of South Florida
Speaker: Sydney Jordan – University of South Florida
Speaker: Matthew Knight – University of South Florida
Main Contact: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Speaker: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Moderator: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Main Contact: Dawn la Valle – CT State Library
Moderator: Dawn la Valle – CT State Library
Speaker: Nicole Baker-Rosa – Kedge Futures School
Main Contact: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Speaker: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Moderator: Kimberly Coughran – Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library
Speaker: Amanda McKay – Effingham Public Library
Main Contact: Sally E. Battle – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Sally E. Battle – Evanston Public Library
Moderator: Betsy Bird – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Jessica Iverson – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Kennedy Joseph – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Kellye Fleming – Evanston Public Library-Robert Crown Branch
Main Contact: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Moderator: Audrey BARBAKOFF – Co/Lab Capacity
Speaker: Tandra Solvey – King County Library System
Speaker: Sebastian Rodriguez – King County, WA
Speaker: Alicia Deal – Dallas Public Library
Main Contact: Alice Hagemeyer – Bridging Deaf Cultures, an interest group of ALA's Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services (ODLOS)
Speaker: KayCee Choi – Dallas Public Library
Speaker: Alec C. McFarlane – National Literary Society of the Deaf, Inc.
Speaker: Laurent Clerc Holt – The Laurent Clerc Stamp Project
Speaker: Irene Tunanidas – The Ohio Association of the Deaf
Main Contact: Sarah Anderson – John Champe High School, Aldie, VA
Speaker: Sarah Anderson – John Champe High School, Aldie, VA
Speaker: Catherine Cote – John Champe High School
Moderator: Lyndsay Friedman – Independence High School, Ashburn, VA
Main Contact: Emily Reed – Penn State University Libraries
Speaker: Brendan Johnson – Penn State University Libraries
Moderator: Brendan Johnson – Penn State University Libraries
Main Contact: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Moderator: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Speaker: Megan Hodge, MSLS – Virginia Commonwealth University
Speaker: Brandy McNeil, PhD – New York Public Library
Speaker: Dan Tam Do – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Teri O. Gallaway, PhD – Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC)
Main Contact: Michelle L. Frisque – Michelle Frisque Consulting Group, LLC
Speaker: Michelle L. Frisque – Michelle Frisque Consulting Group, LLC
Main Contact: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Speaker: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Main Contact: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Moderator: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Vishal R. Patel – ChristianaCare
Main Contact: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: David Lusk – Key Advocacy
Moderator: Kian Flynn
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Moderator: Carol A. Leibiger, Ph.D., MSLIS – University of South Dakota
Main Contact: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Moderator: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Main Contact: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Moderator: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Speaker: Sarah Dupont – X̱wi7x̱wa Library, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Jacob P. Powell – Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
Speaker: Kapena Shim – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Main Contact: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Ann McIntire – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Megan Sutherland – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Andrea A. Trudeau – Deerfield District 109 / Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Speaker: Andrea A. Trudeau – Deerfield District 109 / Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Moderator: Andrea A. Trudeau – Deerfield District 109 / Alan B. Shepard Middle School
Main Contact: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Moderator: Stephanie Hallam – Southeast Missouri State University
Speaker: Liz Rudloff
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Loriene Roy, PhD – School of Info UT-Austin
Speaker: Kellee Forkenbrock
Speaker: Monique M. Oldfield, MSW, MLIS – Wayne State University
Main Contact: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Moderator: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Speaker: Felton Thomas – Cleveland Public Library
Speaker: Deb A. Hamilton – Pikes Peak Library District
Main Contact: George G. Strawley – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Moderator: George G. Strawley – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Main Contact: Michele Spatz – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Speaker: Michele Spatz – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Speaker: Trish Hull, BA Political Science; MLS – Salt Lake County Library Services
Speaker: Rochelle Cassells – University of Utah / Genetic Science Learning Center
Speaker: Kari May – Jackson County Library Services
Speaker: Toan Lam-Sullivan – Multnomah County Library
Speaker: Karen Nguyen – Multnomah County Library
Moderator: Candice Dahl – University of Saskatchewan
Main Contact: Ava Brillat – University of Miami
Speaker: Lorisia MacLeod – The Alberta Library
Speaker: Angela Gibson – Modern Language Association
Speaker: Emily Drabinski – Graduate Center, City University of New York
Main Contact: Kelly Passek – AASL and VAASL
Speaker: Kelly Passek – AASL and VAASL
Speaker: Kendel Lively – AASL and VAASL
Moderator: Judy Deichman – AASL and VAASL
Main Contact: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Moderator: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Speaker: Abby Kiesa – CIRCLE at Tufts University
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Diana Veiga – DC Public Library
Speaker: Danny Navarro – Nonprofit VOTE
Main contact: Jill Gengler, n/a – School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois
Main Contact: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Speaker: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Main Contact: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Moderator: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Bethany Sharpe – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice -DJJ
Speaker: Suzanne E. Lloyd – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Pinar Mohialdeen – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Main Contact: Zhihong Xu – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Zhihong Xu – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Xuan zhou – Texas A&M Universtiy
Speaker: Ashlynn Kogut – Texas A&M University
Speaker: John Watts – Texas A&M University
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Moderator: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Kim E. Zablud, MLIS, PMP – Advancing with Purpose
Speaker: Kerrie Cotten Williams – Library of Congress
Speaker: Rich Reyes-Gavilan – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Martha Bongiorno – Fulton County Schools
Speaker: Meggan Ford – Fulton County Schools
Main Contact: Alex Nelson – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Alex Nelson – Kansas City Public Library
Moderator: Alex Nelson – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Ellen Brooks – WiLS (Wisconsin Library Services)
Speaker: Betha Gutsche – OCLC
Main Contact: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Moderator: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Main Contact: Catherine L. Murray-Rust – Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation Board member
Speaker: Catherine L. Murray-Rust – Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation Board member
Main Contact: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Deborah A. Long – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Tracey Phillips – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Shawn Arbogast – Louisville Public Library
Moderator: Deborah Blackwell – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Givane Hayes – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Meredith Silvestri – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Wendi Smolowitz – Ocean County Library
Main Contact: Jessica Fitzpatrick – Katy ISD: Mayde Creek High School
Speaker: Jessica Fitzpatrick – Katy ISD: Mayde Creek High School
Moderator: Jessica Fitzpatrick – Katy ISD: Mayde Creek High School
Speaker: Natalie Michelle Tuttle – Katy ISD: Katy High School
Moderator: Natalie Michelle Tuttle – Katy ISD: Katy High School
Speaker: Adam L. Schiff – University of Washington Libraries
Speaker: Judith P. Cannan – Library of Congress
Main Contact: Anne Washington – OCLC
Moderator: Anne Washington – OCLC
Moderator: Mingyan Li – ALA
Main Contact: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Moderator: Rachel Ivy Clarke – Syracuse University iSchool
Main Contact: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Leah T. Dudak, MLIS – Syracuse University iSchool
Speaker: Marissa Caico – Syracuse University iSchool
Main Contact: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Speaker: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Moderator: Angela Nolet – King County Library System
Speaker: Mike Rossetti – myLIBRO
Main Contact: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Moderator: Helle Lauridsen – Lyngsoe Systems
Speaker: Lisa Dale – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: CJ McCort – Sacramento Public Library
Speaker: Marlee Givens – Georgia Tech Library
Speaker: Liz Holdsworth – Georgia Tech Library
Speaker: Heather Jeffcoat – Georgia Tech Library
Main contact: Marie Waltz, MLS – Center for Research Libraries
Moderator: Matthew Revitt, MLS – University of Maine
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main Contact: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Moderator: Shari Laster – Arizona State University
Speaker: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Moderator: Lorrie A. McAllister – Arizona State University Library
Speaker: Sócrates Silva – Columbia University / Cornell University
Speaker: Manuel Ostos – The Pennsylvania State University
Speaker: Rebecca C. Hyde – Saint Louis University
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Beth P. Camden – University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Speaker: Katherine Ahnberg, MLS – University of Pennsylvania
Speaker: Jim Hahn – University of Pennsylvania
Main Contact: Kevin Dyke – MAGIRT
Speaker: Frank Donnelly – Brown University
Speaker: Michelle Donlin – East Stroudsburg University
Speaker: Andrea Johnston
Main Contact: Margaret Sullivan – Margaret Sullivan Studio
Moderator: Margaret Sullivan – Margaret Sullivan Studio
Speaker: Jamar Rahming – Wilmington Free Library
Speaker: Darius Brown – Delaware General Assembly
Main Contact: Shukrani Gray – New Orleans
Speaker: Heather Riley – New Orleans Public Library
Moderator: Heather Riley – New Orleans Public Library
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Speaker: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Moderator: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Main Contact: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Main Contact: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Speaker: Marina Morgan – Florida Southern College, Roux Library
Speaker: Carrie S. Banks – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Khoa Nguyen – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Miyo Sandlin – Fashion Institute of Technology
Speaker: Martin Wallace – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Robert Weinstein – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Main Contact: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Moderator: Gina Costello – Louisiana State University Libraries
Speaker: Megan Hodge, MSLS – Virginia Commonwealth University
Speaker: Brandy McNeil, PhD – New York Public Library
Speaker: Dan Tam Do – University of Pittsburgh
Speaker: Teri O. Gallaway, PhD – Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC)
Main Contact: Kristin Fontichiaro – U of Michigan School of Information
Speaker: Kristin Fontichiaro – U of Michigan School of Information
Speaker: Wendy Stephens – Jacksonville State University
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Main Contact: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Speaker: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Moderator: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Speaker: Charity Tyler – Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Main Contact: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Moderator: Lori Patel – City of Hayward, California
Main Contact: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Moderator: Win Shih – University of Southern California Libraries
Speaker: Sarah Dupont – X̱wi7x̱wa Library, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Jacob P. Powell – Te Tumu Herenga | Libraries and Learning Services Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
Speaker: Kapena Shim – University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Speaker: Melissa S. Stoner – Ethnic Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley
Main Contact: Elois Sharpe, esharpe@ala.org – American Library Association/ACRL
Speaker: Janine A. Kuntz – Wheaton College Massachusetts
Speaker: Jeannette E. Pierce – University of Missouri Libraries, University of Missouri - Columbia
Speaker: Laura R. Taylor – Northern Arizona University, Cline Library
Moderator: Candice Dahl – University of Saskatchewan
Main Contact: Ava Brillat – University of Miami
Speaker: Lorisia MacLeod – The Alberta Library
Speaker: Angela Gibson – Modern Language Association
Speaker: Emily Drabinski – Graduate Center, City University of New York
Main Contact: Zhihong Xu – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Zhihong Xu – Texas A&M University
Speaker: Xuan zhou – Texas A&M Universtiy
Speaker: Ashlynn Kogut – Texas A&M University
Speaker: John Watts – Texas A&M University
Main Contact: Christina D. Mune – San Jose State University
Speaker: Christina D. Mune – San Jose State University
Main Contact: Catherine L. Murray-Rust – Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation Board member
Speaker: Catherine L. Murray-Rust – Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation Board member
Main Contact: Jessica Fitzpatrick – Katy ISD: Mayde Creek High School
Speaker: Jessica Fitzpatrick – Katy ISD: Mayde Creek High School
Moderator: Jessica Fitzpatrick – Katy ISD: Mayde Creek High School
Speaker: Natalie Michelle Tuttle – Katy ISD: Katy High School
Moderator: Natalie Michelle Tuttle – Katy ISD: Katy High School
Moderator: Deborah Doyle – Sonoma County (Calif.) Library Commission
Speaker: Peter D. Pearson – Pearson Dewane Fundraising Consultants
Speaker: David Baker – Giving Design, LLC
Speaker: Debbie L. Smart – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Jenn Borrell – Friends of the Library Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Paula Poundstone
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Moderator: Joyce Garczynski – Towson University
Speaker: Charity Tyler – Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Speaker: Bryan Duran
Speaker: Jessica Kirk – Arkansas State Library
Speaker: Emily Aaronson
Speaker: Kelsey Hughes – Prince George’s County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: David Vinjamuri – New York University
Speaker: Joseph Huberty – Engberg Anderson, LLC
Speaker: Julie Retherford – Chetco Community Public Library
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Moderator: Soline D. Holmes – Academy of the Sacred Heart
Moderator: Arune Singh – Skybound Entertainment
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Moderator: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main contact: Kelley M. Shively, Shively, MA – OCLC
Main contact: Mary Ann Semigel, n/a – OCLC
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Tor Loney
Speaker: Tor Loney
Speaker: Rebecca Lubin – Albany Public Library
Speaker: Jade Warrick – Amplified Voices
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kalynn Bayron
Speaker: Vincent Tirado – Sourcebooks LLC
Speaker: Andrew Joseph White – Peachtree Teen
Moderator: Rhonda Evans – Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Speaker: George M. Johnson – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Main Contact: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Moderator: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Moderator: Deborah Allman – NYPL
Speaker: Debbie L. Smart – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Jenn Borrell – Friends of the Library Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Speaker: Mike Driskell – Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Main Contact: Megan Janicki, M.Ed – American Library Association
Moderator: Megan Janicki, M.Ed – American Library Association
Speaker: Diane M. Luccy, MLIS, CET – Richland Library
Speaker: Taneesa Hall – Ferguson Municipal Public Library
Speaker: Rachael Svoboda – Wyoming Library to Business
Speaker: Yee Vue
Main Contact: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Moderator: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Speaker: Mary Hirsh – Public Library Association | ALA
Speaker: Sereena Hamm – Washington Latin Public Charter School
Speaker: Luke Kirkland – Waltham Public Library, Massachusetts
Speaker: Joy Robinson – Piscataway Public Library, New Jersey
Speaker: Darshni Patel – George Mason University, Washington, D.C.
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main contact: Terry L. Weech, n/a – University of Illinois
Speaker: Paula Poundstone
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Moderator: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Aaron W. Dobbs, n/a – ALA
Speaker: Lauren Comito – Urban Librarians Unite
Speaker: Adeeba Afshan Rana – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Lawrence Fiorelli – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Neva S. Faulkner – DC Public Library
Speaker: Margaret Triandafyllis – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Main Contact: Laura Saunders – Simmons University
Speaker: Laura Saunders – Simmons University
Moderator: Laura Saunders – Simmons University
Speaker: Gianna C. Gifford – Boston Public Library
Speaker: Rachel Williams – Simmons University
Speaker: Genevieve Galarneau – Simmons University
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Megan D. Cusick, MLIS – ALA Public Policy & Advocacy
Speaker: Charity Tyler
Speaker: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, J.D. – ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Moderator: Nick Martin – Delaware Libraries
Speaker: Vishal R. Patel – ChristianaCare
Speaker: Charity Tyler – Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: George G. Strawley – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Moderator: George G. Strawley – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Main Contact: Michele Spatz – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Speaker: Michele Spatz – Network of the National Library of Medicine
Speaker: Trish Hull, BA Political Science; MLS – Salt Lake County Library Services
Speaker: Rochelle Cassells – University of Utah / Genetic Science Learning Center
Speaker: Kari May – Jackson County Library Services
Speaker: Toan Lam-Sullivan – Multnomah County Library
Speaker: Karen Nguyen – Multnomah County Library
Main Contact: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Moderator: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Speaker: Abby Kiesa – CIRCLE at Tufts University
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Diana Veiga – DC Public Library
Speaker: Danny Navarro – Nonprofit VOTE
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main contact: Nichelle M. Hayes, MPA, MLS – BCALA
Main Contact: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Moderator: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Kim E. Zablud, MLIS, PMP – Advancing with Purpose
Speaker: Kerrie Cotten Williams – Library of Congress
Speaker: Rich Reyes-Gavilan – DC Public Library
Speaker: Bryan Duran
Speaker: Jessica Kirk – Arkansas State Library
Speaker: Emily Aaronson
Speaker: Kelsey Hughes – Prince George’s County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: David Vinjamuri – New York University
Speaker: Joseph Huberty – Engberg Anderson, LLC
Speaker: Julie Retherford – Chetco Community Public Library
Main Contact: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Moderator: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Moderator: Barbara Hoffert – Library Journal
Main Contact: Debbie Joy, MLS – Library Systems & Services
Moderator: Debbie Joy, MLS – Library Systems & Services
Speaker: Jon D. Solomon – Riverside County Library System
Speaker: Rino Landa – Homestead Cybrarium
Speaker: Sue Considine – Library Systems & Services
Speaker: Holly Ritchie – Manassas Park City Library
Speaker: Margaret Triandafyllis – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Camille Tomlin – Free Library of Philadelphia
Moderator: David Moore – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Rachel J. Hayes – Free Library of Philadelphia
Speaker: Tierre Graves – Free Library of Philadelphia
Main Contact: David Vinjamuri – New York University
Speaker: Joseph Huberty – Engberg Anderson, LLC
Speaker: Julie Retherford – Chetco Community Public Library
Main contact: Kimberly A. Gladfelter Graham, n/a – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Moderator: Joe Thompson, COL Chair – Carroll County Public Library
Moderator: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie M. Bennett – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie Esser – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Casey Wallace – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA
Speaker: Rebecca A. Weber – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Regina Fallon – Gwinnett County Public Library
Moderator: Kari Evans – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Angela D. Moore – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Pat Satterfield – Dunamis Educational Foundation
Speaker: Linda Hoang – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Regina Fallon – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Moderator: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Speaker: Mary Hirsh – Public Library Association | ALA
Speaker: Sereena Hamm – Washington Latin Public Charter School
Speaker: Luke Kirkland – Waltham Public Library, Massachusetts
Speaker: Joy Robinson – Piscataway Public Library, New Jersey
Speaker: Darshni Patel – George Mason University, Washington, D.C.
Main Contact: Kristin Conlin – The University of Baltimore
Speaker: Allison Jennings-Roche – Towson University | University of Maryland
Moderator: Allison Jennings-Roche – Towson University | University of Maryland
Speaker: Kristin Conlin – The University of Baltimore
Main Contact: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Kirsten Grünberg – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Pamela A. Hamlin, Pamela Hamlin is the Family Literacy Specialist for the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System. For over 25 years, she has worked in the early education field as a teacher and administrator, teen parent resource and referral counselor, trainer, and librarian. One aspect of her current position is providing early literacy workshops for caregivers, librarians, and early childhood educators based on ALA’s Every Child Ready to Read initiative. She was honored to have served on the 2019 Newbery Award Committee. – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Denise R. Laird, Denise Laird is a Library Associate in the Outreach Department of the Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She drives Storytime Express bookmobiles to deliver books and present Storytimes for preschools, day care centers and home care providers throughout Carroll County. She helps design and perform puppet shows based on classic children’s literature as part of the Carroll County Public Library puppet troupe, presenting in branches and on the road. She also teaches best practices for Storytimes and Puppetry to high school students in Child Development classes. Since COVID, she has added a popular virtual Storytime series to her offerings. Denise has been a Home Visitor for the international program Parents as Teachers for both the library and the local public school system. She previously was a part of the Judy Center, the early learning initiative, in Carroll County Public Schools since its inception in 2002 and previously taught Kindergarten. – Carroll County Public Library / Outreach Services
Speaker: Carrie Sanders, Masters of Library Science – Maryland State Library
Speaker: Dorothy Stoltz, MLS; certified trainer for Edward de Bono Creativity Thinking Methods, retired director for community engagement at Carroll County Public Library in Maryland. She was chair of the PLA/ALSC Every Child Ready to Read Committee (2014-2015), president of the Maryland STEM Festival Board (2017 - 2022), and is currently serving on the Maryland Hatchlings Steering Committee. Upcoming book release: Activate Peer Learning in Your Library and Community, Dec. 15, 2022. Other publications include Inspired Thinking, Transform and Thrive, Inspired Collaboration, and the article “Augmented Reality Brings Early Industry to Life” in Old Mill News. Dorothy is a co-author for the ALSC white paper, “Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth,” The Power of Play, Every Child Ready for School, Tender Topics, and the Every Child Ready to Read Toolkit for Serving Early Childhood Educators. She is consultant and owner of Waldo Publishers LLC. – Waldo Publishers LLC
Main Contact: Elaine Czarnecki, MEd, Reading Specialist – Resources in Reading
Main Contact: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Speaker: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Moderator: Shannon G. Richie – Penn State Hazleton
Main Contact: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Main Contact: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Daniel L. Messer – Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Moderator: Joshua C. Newport – Illinois State University
Speaker: Marina Morgan – Florida Southern College, Roux Library
Speaker: Carrie S. Banks – Brooklyn Public Library
Speaker: Khoa Nguyen – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Miyo Sandlin – Fashion Institute of Technology
Speaker: Martin Wallace – University of Texas at Arlington
Speaker: Robert Weinstein – Brooklyn Public Library
Main Contact: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Speaker: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Moderator: Sandra Elaine Scott – Friends of the Millis Public Library
Main Contact: Kacper J. Jarecki – Queens Public Library
Moderator: Kacper J. Jarecki – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Brandon Jeffries – Youth Justice Court
Speaker: Eyitami Oyarijivbie – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Ashley Allen – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Kirlyn H. JOSEPH – Queens Defenders
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: Sylvia Norton – American Association Of School Librarian
Moderator: Soline D. Holmes – Academy of the Sacred Heart
Moderator: Arune Singh – Skybound Entertainment
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Main Contact: Erin Stewart – Penguin Random House
Speaker: Erin Stewart – Penguin Random House
Moderator: Rose Brock – Sam Houston State University, American Library Association, North Texas Teen Book Festival
Speaker: Kara McDowell – Scholastic
Speaker: Phil Stamper – HarperCollins & Bloomsbury
Speaker: Jordan Sonnenblick – Scholastic
Speaker: Nicole D. Collier – HarperCollins/Versify
Speaker: Jessica Lewis – Scholastic
Speaker: Amalie Jahn
Main Contact: Susan Azim Boyer – St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books
Speaker: Susan Azim Boyer – St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books
Speaker: Erik Jon Slangerup – Aladdin/Simon & Schuster
Speaker: Dannie Olguin – Melange Books / Fire and Ice YA
Speaker: Lindsay S. Zrull – Flux / North Star Editions Inc.
Moderator: Jenn Bishop – Aladdin / Simon & Schuster
Main Contact: Kelsey L. Ford, MAM – Bridges & Books Podcast
Speaker: Kelsey L. Ford, MAM – Bridges & Books Podcast
Moderator: Kelsey L. Ford, MAM – Bridges & Books Podcast
Speaker: Valerie Byrd Fort – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Maria Cahill – University of Kentucky
Speaker: Lesley J. Farmer, MSLS, EDD, community college & adult ed credentials, single subject and teacher librarian credentials – California State University. Long Beach
Speaker: Dr. Sue Kimmel – Old Dominion University
Speaker: Judi Moreillon – Consultant
Speaker: Daniella Smith, PhD – University of North Texas
Speaker: Danielle E. Hartsfield – University of North Georgia
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kalynn Bayron
Speaker: Vincent Tirado – Sourcebooks LLC
Speaker: Andrew Joseph White – Peachtree Teen
Main Contact: Tina Lerno – GNCRT Conferences & Conventions Committee
Main Contact: Brian Fulton – GNCRT Conferences & Conventions Committee
Main Contact: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Moderator: Sharyn November – The Book Kitchen
Speaker: Diana Tixier Diana Herald Herald – Mesa County Libraries
Speaker: Kekla Magoon – Candlewick
Main Contact: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Main Contact: Janice Newsum – University of Houston Clear Lake
Speaker: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Carmen Boston – D.C. Public Library
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Monica L. Chapman, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Sarah Anderson – John Champe High School, Aldie, VA
Speaker: Sarah Anderson – John Champe High School, Aldie, VA
Speaker: Catherine Cote – John Champe High School
Moderator: Lyndsay Friedman – Independence High School, Ashburn, VA
Main Contact: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Speaker: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Speaker: Ashley R. Hawkins – Tilden Campus Library (NYCDOE)
Speaker: Julie Stivers – Mount Vernon Middle School, Raleigh, NC
Speaker: Emily Ratica – Arroyo Valley High School
Speaker: Jillian Rudes – New York City Department of Education
Speaker: Sara Smith – Sanger High School
Main contact: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Emily Bergman, MLS – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Susan Kusel – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Susan Azim Boyer – St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books
Speaker: Maya Prasad – Disney-Hyperion
Speaker: Katryn Bury – Harper Collins/Clarion
Speaker: Vanessa L. Palensky – Knopf Books for Young Readers
Main Contact: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Speaker: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Main Contact: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Moderator: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Bethany Sharpe – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice -DJJ
Speaker: Suzanne E. Lloyd – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Pinar Mohialdeen – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: Kathlyn J. Kirkwood – Better B LLC
Speaker: Kathlyn J. Kirkwood – Better B LLC
Moderator: Janna Morishima – Janna Co.
Main Contact: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Moderator: Delandrus L. I Seales – Library
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Main Contact: Sarah N. Ressler Wright – Delaware City Schools
Moderator: Sarah N. Ressler Wright – Delaware City Schools
Speaker: Brandon T. Snider
Speaker: Dion Graham
Speaker: Varian Johnson
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Niki Becker – SciGirls
Speaker: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Speaker: Veronica Casanova – Tulare County Library
Speaker: Flo Trujillo – REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico
Speaker: Miguel Ruiz
Speaker: Adad Ocampo
Speaker: Rebekah Lynam – Pioneer Library System
Main Contact: Sylvia Norton – American Association Of School Librarian
Moderator: Soline D. Holmes – Academy of the Sacred Heart
Moderator: Arune Singh – Skybound Entertainment
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Main Contact: Erin Stewart – Penguin Random House
Speaker: Erin Stewart – Penguin Random House
Moderator: Rose Brock – Sam Houston State University, American Library Association, North Texas Teen Book Festival
Speaker: Kara McDowell – Scholastic
Speaker: Phil Stamper – HarperCollins & Bloomsbury
Speaker: Jordan Sonnenblick – Scholastic
Speaker: Nicole D. Collier – HarperCollins/Versify
Speaker: Jessica Lewis – Scholastic
Speaker: Amalie Jahn
Moderator: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie M. Bennett – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie Esser – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Casey Wallace – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA
Speaker: Rebecca A. Weber – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Main Contact: John MacLeod – XRLibraries
Moderator: Chantel Walker – Marin County Free Library
Main Contact: Kelsey L. Ford, MAM – Bridges & Books Podcast
Speaker: Kelsey L. Ford, MAM – Bridges & Books Podcast
Moderator: Kelsey L. Ford, MAM – Bridges & Books Podcast
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Regina Fallon – Gwinnett County Public Library
Moderator: Kari Evans – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Angela D. Moore – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Pat Satterfield – Dunamis Educational Foundation
Speaker: Linda Hoang – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Regina Fallon – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Valerie Byrd Fort – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Maria Cahill – University of Kentucky
Speaker: Lesley J. Farmer, MSLS, EDD, community college & adult ed credentials, single subject and teacher librarian credentials – California State University. Long Beach
Speaker: Dr. Sue Kimmel – Old Dominion University
Speaker: Judi Moreillon – Consultant
Speaker: Daniella Smith, PhD – University of North Texas
Speaker: Danielle E. Hartsfield – University of North Georgia
Main Contact: Tor Loney
Speaker: Tor Loney
Speaker: Rebecca Lubin – Albany Public Library
Speaker: Jade Warrick – Amplified Voices
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kalynn Bayron
Speaker: Vincent Tirado – Sourcebooks LLC
Speaker: Andrew Joseph White – Peachtree Teen
Moderator: Rhonda Evans – Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Speaker: George M. Johnson – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Main Contact: Tina Lerno – GNCRT Conferences & Conventions Committee
Main Contact: Brian Fulton – GNCRT Conferences & Conventions Committee
Main Contact: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Andria L. Amaral, MLS – Charleston County Public Library
Moderator: Sharyn November – The Book Kitchen
Speaker: Diana Tixier Diana Herald Herald – Mesa County Libraries
Speaker: Kekla Magoon – Candlewick
Main Contact: Cassy A. Lee – Taipei American School
Main Contact: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Moderator: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Speaker: Mary Hirsh – Public Library Association | ALA
Speaker: Sereena Hamm – Washington Latin Public Charter School
Speaker: Luke Kirkland – Waltham Public Library, Massachusetts
Speaker: Joy Robinson – Piscataway Public Library, New Jersey
Speaker: Darshni Patel – George Mason University, Washington, D.C.
Main contact: Terry L. Weech, n/a – University of Illinois
Main Contact: Monica L. Chapman, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Main Contact: Ninah Moore, n/a – ALA
Main Contact: Mega Subramaniam – College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Speaker: Mega Subramaniam – College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Speaker: Nitzan Koren – College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Main Contact: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Shannon Talian – Charleston County Public Library
Main Contact: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Speaker: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Speaker: Ashley R. Hawkins – Tilden Campus Library (NYCDOE)
Speaker: Julie Stivers – Mount Vernon Middle School, Raleigh, NC
Speaker: Emily Ratica – Arroyo Valley High School
Speaker: Jillian Rudes – New York City Department of Education
Speaker: Sara Smith – Sanger High School
Main contact: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Emily Bergman, MLS – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Susan Kusel – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main Contact: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Rebecca Oxley – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Speaker: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Moderator: Teresa Miller – Prince George's County Memorial Library System
Main Contact: Kacper J. Jarecki – Queens Public Library
Moderator: Kacper J. Jarecki – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Brandon Jeffries – Youth Justice Court
Speaker: Eyitami Oyarijivbie – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Ashley Allen – Queens Public Library
Speaker: Kirlyn H. JOSEPH – Queens Defenders
Main Contact: Brooke Windsor – Stratford Public Library
Speaker: Brooke Windsor – Stratford Public Library
Moderator: Cameron K. Ray – Toronto Public Library
Main Contact: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Moderator: Steven D. Yates, Ph.D. – The University of Alabama
Speaker: Abby Kiesa – CIRCLE at Tufts University
Speaker: Robbie Sittel, MLIS – University of North Texas
Speaker: Diana Veiga – DC Public Library
Speaker: Danny Navarro – Nonprofit VOTE
Main Contact: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Main Contact: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Speaker: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Main Contact: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Moderator: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Bethany Sharpe – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice -DJJ
Speaker: Suzanne E. Lloyd – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Pinar Mohialdeen – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Main Contact: Dustin Hensley – Elizabethton High School- AASL
Speaker: Dustin Hensley – Elizabethton High School- AASL
Moderator: Dustin Hensley – Elizabethton High School- AASL
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Moderator: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Kim E. Zablud, MLIS, PMP – Advancing with Purpose
Speaker: Kerrie Cotten Williams – Library of Congress
Speaker: Rich Reyes-Gavilan – DC Public Library
Speaker: Kelly Czarnecki
Speaker: Brooke Corso, MEd, MLS – Pin Oak Middle School - Houston ISD
Speaker: Anthony Bernier – San Jose State University School of Information
Speaker: Siva Ramakrishnan – The New York Public Library
Speaker: Molly Krill
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Main Contact: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Deborah A. Long – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Tracey Phillips – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Shawn Arbogast – Louisville Public Library
Moderator: Deborah Blackwell – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Givane Hayes – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Meredith Silvestri – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Wendi Smolowitz – Ocean County Library
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Niki Becker – SciGirls
Speaker: Brooks W. Mitchell – The STAR Library Network
Speaker: Claire Ratcliffe Adams – The STAR Library Network
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Speaker: Veronica Casanova – Tulare County Library
Speaker: Flo Trujillo – REFORMA de Nuevo Mexico
Speaker: Miguel Ruiz
Speaker: Adad Ocampo
Speaker: Rebekah Lynam – Pioneer Library System
Main Contact: Sylvia Norton – American Association Of School Librarian
Moderator: Soline D. Holmes – Academy of the Sacred Heart
Moderator: Arune Singh – Skybound Entertainment
Moderator: Matthew Noe, MSLS – Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Moderator: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, MLS, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor (CSBA), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) – Executive Director, Mid-Hudson Library System
Speaker: Jensen Adams – Kansas City Public Library
Speaker: Uta Hussong-Christian, n/a – Oregon State University
Main Contact: Melanie Welch – American Library Association
Main Contact: Erin Stewart – Penguin Random House
Speaker: Erin Stewart – Penguin Random House
Moderator: Rose Brock – Sam Houston State University, American Library Association, North Texas Teen Book Festival
Speaker: Kara McDowell – Scholastic
Speaker: Phil Stamper – HarperCollins & Bloomsbury
Speaker: Jordan Sonnenblick – Scholastic
Speaker: Nicole D. Collier – HarperCollins/Versify
Speaker: Jessica Lewis – Scholastic
Speaker: Amalie Jahn
Moderator: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie M. Bennett – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Speaker: Laurie Esser – Gwinnett County Public Library
Speaker: Casey Wallace – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA
Speaker: Rebecca A. Weber – Gwinnett County Public Library
Main Contact: Devera M. Chandler – Gwinnett County Public Library, ALA, PLA, GLA, YALSA
Main Contact: Susan Azim Boyer – St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books
Speaker: Susan Azim Boyer – St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books
Speaker: Erik Jon Slangerup – Aladdin/Simon & Schuster
Speaker: Dannie Olguin – Melange Books / Fire and Ice YA
Speaker: Lindsay S. Zrull – Flux / North Star Editions Inc.
Moderator: Jenn Bishop – Aladdin / Simon & Schuster
Main Contact: John MacLeod – XRLibraries
Moderator: Chantel Walker – Marin County Free Library
Main Contact: Kelsey L. Ford, MAM – Bridges & Books Podcast
Speaker: Kelsey L. Ford, MAM – Bridges & Books Podcast
Moderator: Kelsey L. Ford, MAM – Bridges & Books Podcast
Main Contact: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Moderator: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Speaker: Meredith K. Saba, PhD, MLIS – The American University in Cairo
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Speaker: Kuuleilani Reyes – Kamehameha Schools - Midkiff Learning Center
Moderator: Brea Henson – University of North Texas
Main Contact: Felicia Chan – Public Libraries at National Library Board, Singapore
Main Contact: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Betsy Diamant-Cohen, MLS, DCD – Mother Goose on the Loose LLC
Speaker: Valerie Byrd Fort – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Maria Cahill – University of Kentucky
Speaker: Lesley J. Farmer, MSLS, EDD, community college & adult ed credentials, single subject and teacher librarian credentials – California State University. Long Beach
Speaker: Dr. Sue Kimmel – Old Dominion University
Speaker: Judi Moreillon – Consultant
Speaker: Daniella Smith, PhD – University of North Texas
Speaker: Danielle E. Hartsfield – University of North Georgia
Main Contact: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Bridget Kowalczyk – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Moderator: Tiffany Bradford-Oldham – San Jose Public Library
Speaker: Catherine Tong – Comparative Literature (focus Chinese and English); University of California, Berkeley. Intended majors/minors: Political Economy/Public Health
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kalynn Bayron
Speaker: Vincent Tirado – Sourcebooks LLC
Speaker: Andrew Joseph White – Peachtree Teen
Moderator: Rhonda Evans – Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Speaker: George M. Johnson – Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Main Contact: Tina Lerno – GNCRT Conferences & Conventions Committee
Main Contact: Brian Fulton – GNCRT Conferences & Conventions Committee
Speaker: Gretchen Zaitzeff – Canyons School District
Main Contact: Cassy A. Lee – Taipei American School
Main Contact: Janice Newsum – University of Houston Clear Lake
Speaker: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Brenda Pruitt-Annisette – Chair, Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table
Moderator: Carmen Boston – D.C. Public Library
Main Contact: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Diane P. Tuccillo, Over 40 years as a teen library services professional. – Poudre River Public Library District, Fort Collins, CO
Speaker: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Moderator: Sharon L. Rawlins, n/a – NJ State Library, Trenton, NJ
Speaker: Mary Hirsh – Public Library Association | ALA
Speaker: Sereena Hamm – Washington Latin Public Charter School
Speaker: Luke Kirkland – Waltham Public Library, Massachusetts
Speaker: Joy Robinson – Piscataway Public Library, New Jersey
Speaker: Darshni Patel – George Mason University, Washington, D.C.
Main contact: Terry L. Weech, n/a – University of Illinois
Main Contact: Monica L. Chapman, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Main Contact: Mega Subramaniam – College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Speaker: Mega Subramaniam – College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Speaker: Nitzan Koren – College of Information Studies, University of Maryland
Main Contact: Sally E. Battle – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Sally E. Battle – Evanston Public Library
Moderator: Betsy Bird – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Jessica Iverson – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Kennedy Joseph – Evanston Public Library
Speaker: Kellye Fleming – Evanston Public Library-Robert Crown Branch
Main Contact: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Tina Chenoweth – Charleston County Public Library
Speaker: Shannon Talian – Charleston County Public Library
Main Contact: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Speaker: Darlene Encomio – Martin County Library System
Speaker: Ashley R. Hawkins – Tilden Campus Library (NYCDOE)
Speaker: Julie Stivers – Mount Vernon Middle School, Raleigh, NC
Speaker: Emily Ratica – Arroyo Valley High School
Speaker: Jillian Rudes – New York City Department of Education
Speaker: Sara Smith – Sanger High School
Main contact: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Moderator: Kathleen M. Bloomfield, n/a – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Emily Bergman, MLS – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main contact: Susan Kusel – Association of Jewish Libraries
Main Contact: Jenna Spiering – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Jenna Spiering – University of South Carolina
Moderator: Jenna Spiering – University of South Carolina
Speaker: Liz Hartnett – South Carolina Center for Community Literacy
Speaker: Christine Shelek – South Carolina Center for Community Literacy, University of South Carolina
Speaker: Valerie Byrd Fort – University of South Carolina
Main Contact: Brooke Windsor – Stratford Public Library
Speaker: Brooke Windsor – Stratford Public Library
Moderator: Cameron K. Ray – Toronto Public Library
Main Contact: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS
Speaker: Rae-Anne Montague, Ph.D. – Chicago State University
Main Contact: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Speaker: Vilma Brandt De Barros – Department of Juvenile Justice Virginia - DJJ
Main Contact: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Moderator: Autumn L. Kaufman – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Bethany Sharpe – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice -DJJ
Speaker: Suzanne E. Lloyd – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Speaker: Pinar Mohialdeen – Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice - DJJ
Main Contact: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Speaker: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Moderator: Kelsey E. BOGAN – Great Valley High School
Main Contact: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Moderator: Maryann James-Daley – DC Public Library
Speaker: Kim E. Zablud, MLIS, PMP – Advancing with Purpose
Speaker: Kerrie Cotten Williams – Library of Congress
Speaker: Rich Reyes-Gavilan – DC Public Library
Main Contact: Kathlyn J. Kirkwood – Better B LLC
Speaker: Kathlyn J. Kirkwood – Better B LLC
Moderator: Janna Morishima – Janna Co.
Main Contact: Martha Bongiorno – Fulton County Schools
Speaker: Meggan Ford – Fulton County Schools
Main Contact: David Vinjamuri – New York University
Speaker: Joseph Huberty – Engberg Anderson, LLC
Speaker: Julie Retherford – Chetco Community Public Library
Speaker: Emily Early – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Darlene Cavalier – SciStarter
Speaker: Karen Peterson – National Girls Collaborative
Speaker: Robin J. Salthouse – SciStarter
Speaker: Christina Pommer – Saint Stephen's Episcopal School/Association of Independent School Librarians
Speaker: Renee B. Chevallier – Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Speaker: Nancy Florio – Westover School
Main Contact: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Sara Siegler – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Deborah A. Long – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Tracey Phillips – Louisville Public Library
Speaker: Shawn Arbogast – Louisville Public Library
Moderator: Deborah Blackwell – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Givane Hayes – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Meredith Silvestri – Ocean County Library
Speaker: Wendi Smolowitz – Ocean County Library
Main Contact: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Moderator: Amanda B. Jackson – Chesapeake Public Library
Speaker: Amie Seigle – Chesapeake Public Schools
Speaker: Heather Simpson – North East Library
Main Contact: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Moderator: Tess Prendergast – School of Information, University of British Columbia
Speaker: Gabrielle Prendergast – Orca Book Publishing
Speaker: Tina Dolcetti – Moose Jaw Public Library
Moderator: Kathleen Breitenbach, n/a – ALA-ODLOS