Schedule

October 2026

2–3

“Using Pho­tos, Videos, and Web­cams to Enrich Infor­ma­tion­al Lit­er­a­cy,” ALSC Nation­al Insti­tute, Buf­fa­lo, NY

13

“Info-licious Books that Excite, Inspire, and Inform,” Mass­a­chu­setts Read­ing Asso­ci­a­tion, South­east Region­al Din­ner, Fire­side Grill, Mid­dle­boro, MA

14

Non­fic­tion Per­son­al Learn­ing Com­mu­ni­ty, Michi­gan  Asso­ci­a­tion of School Librar­i­ans (vir­tu­al)

November 2026

1

“Devel­op­ing a Plan for an Info-licious Library: From Col­lec­tion Devel­op­ment to Instruc­tion,” Con­necti­cut Asso­ci­a­tion of School Librar­i­ans Con­fer­ence, Gro­ton, CT

11

Non­fic­tion Per­son­al Learn­ing Com­mu­ni­ty, Michi­gan Asso­ci­a­tion of School Librar­i­ans (vir­tu­al)

12

“20 Ways to Nur­ture and Nour­ish Non­fic­tion Read­ers,” Arling­ton, VA Pub­lic School Dis­trict (vir­tu­al)

15

New­ton Children’s Book Fes­ti­val, Amer­i­can Legion Nona­tum Post 440, 295 Cal­i­for­nia St., New­ton, MA

19–22

“5 Kinds of Non­fic­tion: Enrich­ing Lit­er­a­cy Instruc­tion with an Inno­v­a­tive Sys­tem for Clas­si­fy­ing Infor­ma­tion­al Chil­dren’s Books,” Nation­al Coun­cil of Teach­ers of Eng­lish, Philadel­phia, PA

December 2026

3

“Oh, the Irony! How Melvil Dewey’s Quest for Effi­cien­cy Pri­or­i­tized the Books He Val­ued Least,” Library His­to­ry Sem­i­nar XV, Amer­i­can Library Association’s Library His­to­ry Round Table (vir­tu­al)

4

“The Sur­pris­ing Sto­ry of Nonfiction’s Neg­a­tive Name: Why Nine­teenth-cen­tu­ry Librar­i­ans ‘Oth­ered’ the Lit­er­a­ture They Val­ued Most and How that Affects Us Today,” Library His­to­ry Sem­i­nar XV, Amer­i­can Library  Association’s Library His­to­ry Round Table (vir­tu­al)

9

Non­fic­tion Per­son­al Learn­ing Com­mu­ni­ty, Michi­gan Asso­ci­a­tion of School Librar­i­ans (vir­tu­al)

January 2027

3

“Tips and Tools for Non­fic­tion Read Alouds,” Arling­ton, VA Pub­lic School Dis­trict (vir­tu­al)

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