ALSC National Institute Schedule
ALSC is happy to announce the skeleton agenda for 2024 National Institute in Denver, Colorado. More details about each of these events will be announced as they are finalized.
| Thursday, September 19, 2024 | |
| ALSC 101 | 4:30pm - 5:30pm |
| Opening General Dinner | 6:00pm - 7:00pm |
| Opening General Session with Meg Medina Sponsored by Candlewick |
7:00pm - 8:00pm |
| Opening General Book Signing & Exhibits Open | 8:00pm - 9:00pm |
| Friday, September 20, 2024 | |
| Big Ideas I General Session | 8:30am - 9:30am |
| Break & Book Signing | 9:30am - 10:15am |
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Education Programs: - Building Support and Community through Podcasting - Conscious Kids Kits: Using Picture Books to Spark Conversations About Racial Equity with our Children - Standing in Solidarity: Equipping Public Libraries with Tools to Successfully Face Today's Book Challenges - What's Cooking? Leveraging Partnerships to Bring Food Education to Your Community |
10:15am - 11:15am |
| Lunch & Exhibits | 11:15am - 12:45pm |
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Education Programs: - Climbing the Leadership Ladder: What You Need to Know Before the First Rung and How to Decide Where to Stop - Gender Inclusive Libraries: Welcoming Transgender and Nonbinary Children and Their Caregivers - Implementing an Inclusive Merchandising Strategy - Optimizing Services for All Babies and Their Families |
12:45pm - 1:45pm |
| Break | 1:45pm - 2:15pm |
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Education Programs: - Disrupting Your Library's Status Quo from a Youth Services Perspective - Helping Meet Community Needs: Insights from Fathers Served by Social Service Systems - Intellectual Freedom: Strategies for Success - Pride All Year Round: Rainbow Family Storytime at Multnomah County Library |
2:15pm - 3:15pm |
| Break | 3:15pm - 3:45pm |
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Education Programs: - How the Science of Reading is Having an Impact on Public Libraries - People, Paper, Pop! How to Create a Readers' Advisory System that Works for Your Library - Turning the Page on Trauma: Libraries as Safe Havens for Children and Caregivers - WTF? Where's the Fat in Kidlit? |
3:45pm - 4:45pm |
| Bookstore Event | 5:00pm - 6:00pm |
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Optional Networking Event: Hosted with REFORMA Colorado |
6:30pm - 8:00pm |
| Saturday, September 21, 2024 | |
| Big Ideas II General Session | 8:30am - 9:30am |
| Break | 9:30am - 10:15am |
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Education Programs: - Teach, Not Celebrate - Thinking Beyond the Stacks: Creating a Summer Camp for Tweens! - Towards Inclusive Early Literacy Services for Children in Informal Childcare - You Are Not Alone: Leveraging Community Advocates for Children to Unite Against Book Bans |
10:15am - 11:15am |
| Lunch & Exhibits | 11:15am - 12:45pm |
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Education Programs: - Celebrate Autistic Joy in Your Library - Fostering Outdoor Appreciation Through Nature-based Programming - School and Public Libraries Change the World! Cultivating Sustainable School and Public Library Prams and Partnerships with the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals - The Science Behind Our Compassion Fatigue and Burnout |
12:45pm - 1:45pm |
| Break | 1:45pm - 2:15pm |
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Education Programs: - Building the Mosaic with Multilayered Diverse Representations - Let's Play! Engaging Programs for Babies Beyond Storytime - Reaching Out to Bring Them In: Mutually Beneficial Community Connections - Supporting Developing Readers with Library Programs |
2:15pm - 3:15pm |
| Break | 3:15pm - 3:45pm |
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Education Programs: - Building Connections and Generating Buy-In: How to Begin Outreach Work - Libraries Supporting Readers with Dyslexia - Relax. Breathe. Read a Graphic Novel: Graphic Novels as a Format to Promote Mental and Emotional Well-Being - Should It Stay or Should It Go? |
3:45pm - 4:45pm |
| Closing General Session | 5:00pm-6:00pm |
| Closing General Book Signing | 6:00pm-7:00pm |
*This agenda is subject to change.
