The Center for the Future of Libraries returns to sponsor a Symposium for the Future of Libraries, this year titled "Library Futures: Literacy Equity, Sustainability, Liberation, Play." The symposium, free with registration, will engage participants in a range of experiences and conversations at the intersection of futures thinking and library practice.
Times and sessions are subject to change. To learn more about the Center for the Future of Libraries, visit www.ala.org/tools/future
| Time | Format | Title |
| 1:30 – 2:45 PM | Learning Lab | Libraries, Speculative Design Studies, and Civic Futures |
| 1:30 – 2:00 PM | Ideas Xchange | The Literacy Equity Insights Dashboard: Refining Our Understanding of Libraries' Roles in Literacy Access |
| 3:00 – 4:15 PM | Learning Lab | An Open Access Future: Leveraging Wikimedia for Increased Visibility |
| Time | Format | Title |
| 10:00 – 11:15 AM | Learning Lab | Which World? Using Far Fetched Scenarios to Map Out the Future of Libraries |
| Time | Format | Title |
| 10:30 – 10:50 AM | ShopTalk | Civic Fluency, Libraries, and the Future of Literacy Equity |
| Time | Format | Title |
| 10:30 - 11:45 AM | Learning Lab | Civic Imagination Stations: Libraries Partnering with Artists to Create New Approaches to Building Literacies |
| 1:00 – 2:15 PM | Learning Lab | Talking Climate: Resilient Communities grantees share their stories |
| 1:00 – 4:00 PM | Accelerator | Introduction to Virtual Reality Development for Libraries (NO headsets required) |
| Time | Format | Title |
| 10:15 – 10:45 AM | Ideas Xchange | Building Community with Reimagined Spaces, Technology, and Innovation |
| Time | Format | Title |
| 10:00 – 10:20 AM | ShopTalk | Innovating to Bridge the Digital Divide |