RAILS Member Programs at ALA Annual

We are excited to see so many of our member libraries presenting for a national audience at the ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition, June 22-27. Below is a list of RAILS members who are presenting at ALA. We’ll update it as we receive more program information. If you or someone at your library is presenting at ALA Annual, please let us know, so we can add it to our list. Contact RAILS Communications! (please link communications@railslibraries.info)

Full conference schedule.

Thursday, June 22

• "An Introduction to Organizing and Collective Bargaining in Libraries"
  • 1-2 p.m., McCormick Place, W183a 

Friday, June 23

• "New Digital Tools for Capturing Learning Outcomes and Impact" 
  • 9 a.m.-noon, McCormick Place, W175c
• “Spectrum Institute: Navigating Oppression in These Challenging Times”
  • 10:30-11:30 a.m., Palmer House, Salon 04-06 

Saturday, June 24

• "Approaches to Collaborative Programming From Local to Statewide" 
  • 11 a.m.-noon, McCormick Place, W184a
• "Using Virtual Reality to Explore the World Around Us"
  • 1-2 p.m., McCormick Place, W185a
• "Leading for Justice: Surveying the Intersection of Social Justice and User Services" 
  • 1-2 p.m., McCormick Place, W196b
• "Transforming Readers Advisory: Read Beyond"
  • 1-2 p.m., McCormick Place, W179b
• "Using Twitch at Your Public Library" 
  • 2:30-3:30 p.m., McCormick Place, W181b

Sunday, June 25

• "2023 Will Eisner Graphic Novel Grants for Libraries Presentation"
  • 9–10 a.m., McCormick Place, W181b
• "Is it La Biblioteca? Or La Libreria? A story about community engagement and targeted outreach of the Hispanic population" (Poster 18)
  • 9:30-11:00 a.m., McCormick Place, W190a
• "The Marvelous Middle: Finding Ways to Grow and Thrive in Middle Management"
  • 1-2 p.m., McCormick Place, W181a
• “Beyond the Vote: Library Advocacy Stories from the Front Lines”
  • 1-2 p.m., McCormick Place, W183b
• "Navigating Challenging Topics with Graphic Novels and Manga"
  • 1-2 p.m., McCormick Place, W175ab

Monday, June 26

• "Booklist and LibraryReads Read 'N' Rave"
  • 10:30-1:30 a.m., McCormick Place, W176ab
• "K-12 Copyright 101 for School Librarians"
  • 1-2 p.m., McCormick Place, W176c