AASL @ ALA Annual Conference
The 2025 ALA Annual Conference will take place June 26-30 in Philadelphia, PA.
The tentative AASL schedule of events is below. Events are subject to change.
Friday, June 27 |
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| Time | Meeting/Event | Location |
| 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Chapter Leaders Forum * | PCC-201A |
| 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Independent Schools Tour | Off Site |
Saturday, June 28 |
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| Time | Meeting/Event | Location |
| 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Independent Schools Section Meeting | Sheraton, Liberty Ballroom A |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Unity Goals! Empowering Young Readers With High Interest Sports Stories That Inspire Social Change | PCC-105 |
| 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | AASL President's Program (Slides | Worksheet) Turning the Page Together: Anchored in Advocacy & Action featuring authors Ashley Hope Perez |
PCC-115A |
| 12:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. | AASL Board of Directors Meeting I | PCC-203B |
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Showcasing Student Voice: Elevate Your School Library Program and Ignite Community Connections | PCC-105 |
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Poetry as Makerspace: Making Poetry Visible in Your Library Year-Round | PCC- 103B-C |
| 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. | USBBY Program | PCC-115A |
| 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | AASL Chapter Assembly | PCC-125 |
| 2:30 -p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Broadening Textuality: Using Media Literacy Frameworks with Picture Books | PCC-103B-C |
| 2:30 -p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Maker Therapy: Collaborating with counselors in the makerspace to support mindfulness and wellness | PCC-126A-B |
| 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Adapting Library Services for Patrons with Significant Disabilities | PCC-115B-C |
| 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Best Digital Tools | PCC-121A |
Sunday, June 29 |
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| Time | Meeting/Event | Location |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Soft Censorship: How to Recognize It and How to Combat It | PCC-119A-B |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Hyping History: highlighting history in a high school library. | PCC-115B-C |
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | Knowledge Quest & School Library Research Editorial Boards Meeting | Marriott-Room 307 |
| 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Educators of School Librarians Section Meeting | PCC-113A |
| 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Supervisors Section Meeting | Marriott-Franklin 08 |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Youth Social Action in the Library: Cultivating Change Makers | PCC-120B-C |
| 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | AASL Board of Directors Meeting II | PCC-203A |
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Supporting Multilingual Learners in Libraries | PCC-122A-B |
| 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | AI Gone Right: Fostering Responsible Tech Use and Academic Integrity | PCC-108 |
| 2:30 -p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Going Places with the Library of Congress | PCC-103B-C |
| 2:30 -p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | How Images Manipulate Us | PCC-119A-B |
Monday, June 30 |
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| Time | Meeting/Event | Location |
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Ban Those Boring Book Reports: 21 Ways to Engage and Inspire Your Students | PCC-103B-C |
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Chapter Advocacy Workshop Discussion* | TBD |
| 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | School Libraries that Speak: Empowering ENL Students | PCC-119A-B |
| 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Legislation in the States: Update and Discussion* | PCC-124 |
| 12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | AASL Board of Directors Meeting III | PCC-106A |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Safe-Scary: How Middle Grade Horror Provides Kids with a Safe Environment to Face Their Fears | PCC-107 |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Building a School Culture of Intellectual Freedom | PCC-118A-B |
| 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Freedom Walk - Celebrating Our Students' Freedom to Read | PCC-115B-C |
