ALA 2024: Program Picks

(SDCC, room 25 ABC) Protecting the Right to Read in Challenging Times This presentation and panel discussion will feature reps from the ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom and the Intellectual Freedom Round Table, as well as Leila Green Little, a community member who fought against book bans with a lawsuit in Llano County, Tex. (SDCC, room 24 A–B) 2:30–3:30 p.m. Books & Big Ideas: Sparking Equity Conversations from Kindergarten to Adulthood This session will feature educators who are using picture books across age groups to teach language, support identity development, and develop relationships for students and their families in schools. (SDCC, room 29 D) 4–5 p.m. Organizing for Librarians: Skills for Successful Advocacy In a shifting political climate, many librarians have found themselves calling on a new set of skills: advocating to justify their professional values and calling on their communities for support in the face of book banning. (SDCC, room 3) Books Unbound: Libraries in the Age of AI This workshop will explore how AI can be used to enhance book selection and library management and tips on how librarians and educators can leverage AI innovations.