ALSC @ ALA Annual Conference
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Newbery-Caldecott-Legacy Awards Banquet
Sunday, June 29, 2025 | 7:00pm
Join ALSC for the biggest night in #kidlit! ALSC is excited to celebrate this year's Medalists and Honorees with you. The evening will begin with a reception, followed by a seated dinner, and will culminate with the awards ceremony and speeches from this year's Medalists. Please note: this is a ticketed event. Banquet information, including the table reservation form, will be available the week of February 24!
2025 ALSC Charlemae Hill Rollins President's Program
Join ALSC for "The Current Landscape of AI and its Effects on Children", a timely and crucial conversation about artificial intelligence and its growing influence on children’s lives, featuring distinguished voices at the intersection of technology, education, and social impact. This year’s 2025 ALSC President’s Program speakers will explore the ethical use of AI tools for children and libraries, and will discuss how AI impacts society and the role of technology companies in shaping responsible AI tools that are free from bias.
Featured Speakers: Martha Brockenbrough, Dr. Desmond Upton Patton, and Dr. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas; moderated by Manuela Aronofsky
Leveraging the Power of Play in Storytime: Engaging Techniques for Early Childhood Programs Preconference
Friday, June 27, 2025 | 1:00-4:00pm
Discover powerful ways to make your storytimes more interactive for both children and caregivers - and save your sanity in the process! Music, movement, and dramatic play help bring stories to life, allow children to fully embody new concepts, and promote caregiver interaction. Research shows that interactive storytime techniques tap into children’s natural instincts to play, leverage multi-sensory stimuli, provide connections to all four lobes of the brain, and heighten emotional and social awareness - all while reinforcing the early literacy practices of Every Child Ready to Read.
Not only do interactive storytime models provide engaging structure for young children, they also help increase caregiver participation and curb programmer burnout. In this half day preconference, programmers will learn how anyone can design and lead an interactive storytime, regardless of their level of experience with music, movement, or drama. In fact, because there are no craft supplies to buy and prep, no lengthy scripts to memorize, and no story kits to make - interactive storytimes are one of the simplest, cheapest, and quickest library programs to implement. Participants will walk away with new resources, practical tips, and actionable steps for immediate program implementation.
ALSC 101
Saturday, June 28, 2025 | 1:00-2:00pm
Annual conference can be a big place with so much to do! One must for any librarian serving youth is ALSC 101. Learn about navigating Annual Conference, the perks of ALSC membership, and how to get involved. Plus, you'll get to know your peers and potentially win some door prizes!
ALSC Education Programs at 2025 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
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