Featured Speakers
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Opening Keynote
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Author Breakfast
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Closing Keynote
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MASL 52 Growing Together - Schedule Highlights
Wednesday, December 10th
8:30-9:15 - Pre-conference Registration & Coffee
9:15-12:30 - Pre-conference Morning Session: Demco Book Doctor & Makerspace Playground
12:30-1:30 - Lunch
1:30-4:45 - Pre-conference Afternoon Session: Demco Book Doctor & Makerspace Playground
5:30-7:00 - Registration & Welcome Reception
9:00-11:00 - Librarians After Dark
8:30-9:15 - Pre-conference Registration & Coffee
9:15-12:30 - Pre-conference Morning Session: Demco Book Doctor & Makerspace Playground
12:30-1:30 - Lunch
1:30-4:45 - Pre-conference Afternoon Session: Demco Book Doctor & Makerspace Playground
5:30-7:00 - Registration & Welcome Reception
9:00-11:00 - Librarians After Dark
Thursday, December 11th
7:15-10:00 - Registration
7:45-9:00 - Welcome & Opening Keynote: Jillian Heise
9:15-10:00 - Breakout Sessions:
10:00-10:30 - Shoptalks: High School & Middle School
10:30-10:45 - Newcomer Meet & Greet
11:00-11:30 - Shoptalks: Elementary, Multi-Assignment & Paraprofessional
11:00 -1:00- Past Presidents’ Meeting & Luncheon
12:00-1:00 - General Membership Lunch
1:00-1:45 - Breakout Sessions:
6:00-8:30 - Awards Gala & Dinner
9:00-11:00 - Librarians After Dark
7:15-10:00 - Registration
7:45-9:00 - Welcome & Opening Keynote: Jillian Heise
9:15-10:00 - Breakout Sessions:
- Revamping the Library Space to Support Student Success
- Book Joy for Neurodivergent Readers: Connecting with Those Who Experience Books Differently
- Answering Tough Questions While Keeping Your Cool
- The Law, Right to Read, and Intellectual Freedom
- Planting Seeds in Design Using Canva
10:00-10:30 - Shoptalks: High School & Middle School
10:30-10:45 - Newcomer Meet & Greet
11:00-11:30 - Shoptalks: Elementary, Multi-Assignment & Paraprofessional
11:00 -1:00- Past Presidents’ Meeting & Luncheon
12:00-1:00 - General Membership Lunch
1:00-1:45 - Breakout Sessions:
- Booktalk Bonanza: Elementary and Middle School
- Unmasking Censorship: Effective Strategies for Protecting Students’ Right to Read
- "That’s what they said!” Exploring Critical AI Literacies Through Quotes
- From the Library to the Lounge: Sharing Your Expertise Through MEA LearnCenter
- Memorable Memoirs: Tasting the Flavors of Life
- Booktalk Bonanza: Middle and High School
- Surviving in Today's School Libraries for All Library Staff
- Blooming with AI: Cultivating Open Educational Resources into Powerful K–12 Lesson Plans
- AASL National Standards Refresh
- Google Workspace's Hidden Treasures
6:00-8:30 - Awards Gala & Dinner
9:00-11:00 - Librarians After Dark
Friday, December 12th
7:15-10:00 - Registration
7:45-9:00 - Author Breakfast with Saadia Faruqi (pre-registration is required $$)
9:15-10:00 - Breakout Sessions:
12:00-1:00 - General Membership Lunch & Meeting
1:00-1:45 - Breakout Sessions:
3:15-4:00 - MISelf in Books
7:15-10:00 - Registration
7:45-9:00 - Author Breakfast with Saadia Faruqi (pre-registration is required $$)
9:15-10:00 - Breakout Sessions:
- Stronger Together: School & Public Library Partnerships
- From Reluctant Readers to Bookworms: Building a Reading Culture with Innovation & Incentives
- Using Data and TitleMaps to Advocate for Equity in Library Student Services
- Creating Context for Teaching the Holocaust through Diaries
- 12-15 Year Olds Need Books! It's Time for Young Teen Lit
12:00-1:00 - General Membership Lunch & Meeting
1:00-1:45 - Breakout Sessions:
- Unlocking the Leader Within
- Books To Raise A New Generation of Global Citizens
- Managing the Role of School Librarian for a District or Multiple Schools
- Discover Wonder Media: a Media Literacy Programming Resource for Engaging Students
- Empowering Librarians: Leveraging REMC Resources for Innovation and Impact
- Disability Representation in the Stacks and Beyond
3:15-4:00 - MISelf in Books
