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Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Terry McMillan

Terry McMillan

John Shableski

John Shableski

Aaisha Haykal

Aaisha Haykal

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Sessions

Poster Session

July 28, 2021, 05:30 PM

Jerry McRae

Elisha Jewell

April Lynn James, PhD

Diversity Programming for Children and Families: Latinx Programming

July 28, 2021, 08:00 PM

Stephanie Huaman

Amairani Perez Chamu

Unknown to Accessible

July 28, 2021, 08:00 PM

Ondrea Murphy

Contesting Covers: Critical Race Theory, Cover Design, and Images of Black Boys

July 28, 2021, 09:15 PM

DeAnza Williams

Keeping Up With Teen Trends

July 29, 2021, 03:00 PM

Jessica Sanchez

Leah Weyand

The Future of a Black Heritage Collection at a Historically Black College and University

July 29, 2021, 03:00 PM

Eddie Hughes

The Value (and Power) of Representation in Graphic Novels

July 29, 2021, 03:00 PM

Alex Simmons

Christina Taylor

John Shableski

Storyboard That: Understanding and Implementing comics and graphic novels to improve Tween readers

July 29, 2021, 05:30 PM

S. Michele Echols

Eboni Henry

The Peer Information Counsultng Program : A legacy of student peer education excellence

July 29, 2021, 05:30 PM

Alexandra Rivera

Jesus Espinoza

Black Unbound: African American Interest Programs in Outdoor Spaces

July 30, 2021, 03:00 PM

Kalela Williams

Seasoning Your Collections with Soul and Spice: Culinary Reads for Your Library

July 30, 2021, 05:30 PM

Tracy Crawford

Miriam Tuliao

Facilitating Culturally Responsive Conversations about Diverse Children's and Young Adult Books

July 30, 2021, 08:00 PM

Nick Glass

A Taxonomy of Black History Month Programming in Public Libraries: Looking Back to Impact the Next 50 Years

July 31, 2021, 06:45 PM

Shauntee Burns-Simpson

Grace Jackson-Brown

Dr. Deborah Robinson

Aaisha Haykal

Demystifying Computational Thinking

July 31, 2021, 08:00 PM

Nicole Husbands

Communities in Conversation: Current Trends and Best Bets for Book Discussion Groups

July 31, 2021, 09:15 PM

Tracy Crawford

Miriam Tuliao

Meeting the Challenges of Online Learning for Adult Learners, in Academia, Public Libraries, and the Workforce

July 31, 2021, 09:15 PM

S. Michele Echols

Simone Yearwood

Author Chat & Reading

July 31, 2021, 10:30 PM

Terry McMillan