AASL @ ALA Annual Conference

The 2025 ALA Annual Conference will take place June 26-30 in Philadelphia, PA.

The tentative AASL schedule of events is below. Events are subject to change.

Friday, June 27
Time Meeting/Event Location
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Chapter Leaders Forum * TBD
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Independent Schools Tour Off Site
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. AASL Board of Directors Meeting I TBD

Saturday, June 28
Time Meeting/Event Location
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Independent Schools Section Meeting TBD
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Unity Goals! Empowering Young Readers With High Interest Sports Stories That Inspire Social Change TBD
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. AASL President's Program TBD
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. AASL Past President's Luncheon Off Site
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Showcasing Student Voice: Elevate Your School Library Program and Ignite Community Connections TBD
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Poetry as Makerspace: Making Poetry Visible in Your Library Year-Round TBD
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. AASL Chapter Assembly TBD
2:30 -p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Broadening Textuality: Using Media Literacy Frameworks with Picture Books TBD
2:30 -p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Maker Therapy: Collaborating with counselors in the makerspace to support mindfulness and wellness TBD
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Affirming and Adapted Library Services: Meeting the Needs of Patrons with Significant Disabilities TBD
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Best Digital Tools TBD

Sunday, June 29
Time Meeting/Event Location
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Soft Censorship: How to Recognize It and How to Combat It TBD
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Hyping History: highlighting history in a high school library. TBD
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Knowledge Quest & School Library Research Editorial Boards Meeting TBD
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Educators of School Librarians Section Meeting TBD
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Supervisors Section Meeting TBD
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Youth Social Action in the Library: Cultivating Change Makers TBD
12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. AASL Board of Directors Meeting II TBD
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Supporting Multilingual Learners in Libraries TBD
2:30 -p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Going Places with the Library of Congress TBD
2:30 -p.m. - 3:30 p.m. How Images Manipulate Us TBD

Monday, June 30
Time Meeting/Event Location
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Ban Those Boring Book Reports: 21 Ways to Engage and Inspire Your Students TBD
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Chapter Advocacy Workshop Discussion* TBD
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. School Libraries that Speak: Empowering ENL Students TBD
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. State Legislation Update * TBD
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. AASL Board of Directors Meeting III TBD
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Safe-Scary: How Middle Grade Horror Provides Kids with a Safe Environment to Face Their Fears TBD
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Building a School Culture of Intellectual Freedom TBD
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Freedom Walk - Celebrating Our Students' Freedom to Read TBD