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8:30 a.m. CST
Welcome Session
9-10 a.m. CST Concurrent Sessions
A1. Everything You Wanted to Know About Back Matter
Sophia Gholz, Lisa Katzenberger, Charlotte Offsay, Meera Sriram, and Helen Wu
How to Get Published
(0.1 CEUs)
A2. Barefoot Dreams: Unearthing Details of an Old Family Story
Alda P. Dobbs
School Libraries, Storytelling
(0.1 CEUs)
A3. Global Literature in Libraries Initiative (GLLI) 2022 Translated YA Book Prize
Winners
Kim Becnel, Catharine Bomhold, Brooke Cruthirds, and Jewel Davis
Programming, Best New Books
(0.1 CEUs)
10:15-11:15 a.m. CST Concurrent Sessions
B1. Let's Go for a Walk! Taking Stories Outdoors
Dee Hare and Leigh Hood
Public Libraries, Programming
(0.1 CEUs)
B2. How to Use Social Media To Gain Funding and Diverse Programming for Your School
Library
Lydia Green
Technology/Social Media, School Libraries
(0.1 CEUs)
B3. Ordinary Terrible Things: Children's Literature, Reality, and the Power of Witnessing
Anastasia Higginbotham
Best New Books, School Libraries, Public Libraries
(0.1 CEUs)
B4. Summer Library Programs
Kayla Martin-Gant
Public Libraries, Programming
(0.1 CEUs)
Noon-1:30 p.m. CST Keynote Session
Coleen Salley Storytelling Session
Donna Washington
2-3:30 p.m. CST Keynote Session
de Grummond Children's Literature Lecture
Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
4-5:30 p.m. CST Keynote Session
Southern Miss School of Library and Information Science Lecture
Dr. Eric L. Tribunella
9-10:30 a.m. CST Keynote Session
Jen Bryant
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CST Keynote Session
Southern Miss Medallion Session
Brian Selznick
1-2:30 p.m. CST Keynote Session
Ezra Jack Keats Award Ceremony
3-4 p.m. CST Concurrent Sessions
C1. EJK Bookmaking Seminar & Live Q&A
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
Programming, Public Libraries, School Libraries
(0.1 CEUs)
C2. Fostering Empathy Through a Diverse Library
Cynthia Harmony, Mariana Llanos, and Ana Siqueira
School Libraries, Booktalks/Best New Books
(0.1 CEUs)
C3. South Asian Stories: Elements of Culture and Faith
Tina Athaide, Rashimi S. Bismark, MD, MPH, Sana Rafi, and Kaitlyn Wells
Storytelling, Booktalks/Best New Books
(0.1 CEUs)
4:15-5:15 p.m. CST Concurrent Sessions
D1. Diversify Your Collection: The Importance of Diversity in Every Genre
Tegan Beese
Booktalks/Best New Books, Public Libraries
(0.1 CEUs)
D2. Engaging Storytimes
Kirsti Call and Carol Gordon Ekster
School Libraries, Programming
(0.1 CEUs)
D3. From Primary Sources to Published: How to Get Published in Children’s Nonfiction
Elisa Boxer, Kirsten W. Larson, Colleen Paeff, Anna Crowley Redding, and Mindy Yuksel
How to Get Published
(0.1 CEUs)
7-8 p.m. CST Keynote Session
Tell Me Another Story Documentary
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
9-10:30 a.m. CST Keynote Session
In Conversation with Nic Stone and Angie Thomas
10:45-11:45 a.m. CST Concurrent Sessions
E1. The “Natural” Library: Taking Public and School Libraries OUTSIDE!
Soline Holmes and Alicia Schwarzenbach
Programming, Booktalks/Best New Books
(0.1 CEUs)
E2. If You Have Emotions and Know It Shout Hooray: Presenting Social Emotional Learning
in Storytime
Melanie Borski-Howard
Storytelling, Booktalks/Best New Books
(0.1 CEUs)
E3. Poverty and Privilege: Intersectionality of Race and Class in Young People's Literature
Christina Dorr
Public Libraries, School Libraries
(0.1 CEUs)
Noon-1:30 p.m. CST Keynote Session
Raúl The Third
1:45-2:45 p.m. CST Concurrent Sessions
F1. Poetry to Promote Inclusion and Improve Writing
Jo Watson Hackl
Common Core, School Libraries
(0.1 CEUs)
F2. Let’s Play Banned Books Week Jeopardy and Charades
Kathy Barco
Community Outreach, Public Libraries
(0.1 CEUs)
F3. Discovering African Town: Lessons Learned from the Survivors of the Last Slave
Ship
Irene Latham and Charles Waters
Booktalks/Best New Books, School Libraries
(0.1 CEUs)
3-4 p.m. CST Concurrent Sessions
G1. Exploring the Magnolia Book Awards, Mississippi Children's Choice Award
Bethany Carlisle and Wendy Daughdrill
School Libraries, Public Libraries
(0.1 CEUs)
G2. Reaching Young Readers with Exemplary Diverse Literature
Lesley Colabucci and Mary Napoli
Booktalks/Best New Books
(0.1 CEUs)
G3. Family Ties: Real Families in Fiction
Alison Green Myers and Alex Villasante
Common Core, Storytelling
(0.1 CEUs)
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Events at Southern Miss
Jul 26
12:00 am
12:00 am
Lake Thoreau Summer Camps at Lake Thoreau Environmental Center
USM's
Lake Thoreau Summer Camps will immerse children in the beauty of nature
while introducing them to the broad diversity of animals that inhabit
our planet. All camps are for rising 3rd through 6th grade students.
Nature Camp: Herpetology Camp
Jul
26
26
Art exhibition featuring drawings by high school students from across the state of Mississippi. Closing reception on August 12 at 2 p.m. Summer Hour...
Make Your Mark: Mississippi High School Drawing Exhibition at George Hurst Building - Gallery of Art and Design
Jul
26
26
Mapping Freedom—a National Science Foundation: Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF-REU)—will hold its inaugural end-of-program research sy...