Thursday 12 November 2026: Preconference Tours and Cocktail Party
Friday 13 November 2026 : Day 1
| Day 1 | ||
| 7:45-8:20 | Arrive | Arrivals & Registration |
| 8:25 | Welcome & Housekeeping | |
| 8:30 | Intro: | Welcome by Dr James Dalziel – Head of school |
| 8:50 | Keynote: | Pim Wangtechawat – Author |
| Book gift from Overdrive | ||
| Snack introduction from StoryBox Hub | ||
| 10:00 | StoryBox Library Snack Break | |
| 10:15 | Intro: | Logistics |
| Present: | Inclusive Stories Beyond the Western Framework – Mary Franco | |
| Time to read: Independent reading in the high school – Lauren Elliott | ||
| Building a World Language Collection Collaboratively – Carolyn Ann Jeziorski | ||
| Lean-in Librarians – Leah Ittner | ||
| 11:15 | BREAK | |
| Present: | Beyond the Bookshelf: Building School-Wide Partnerships Around the Library Collection – Stojana Popovska | |
| Beyond the Bookshelves: Designing Library Experiences that Create Connection – Erika Wigren | ||
| Dewey Is Dead – Jennifer Hedrick | ||
| Shelfies – Making Our Reading Community (and Collection) Visible – Tanja Else Maria Galetti | ||
| Lunch introduction by EPC | ||
| 12:30 | EPC LUNCH Break 1:00 optional session from Sora |
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| 1:15 | Intro: | NIST Libraries – Laine Palendat & Sally Bray |
| NIST Library Tours & Group Photo |
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| BREAK | ||
| 2:45 | Present: | The Human Library – Charity Cantlie |
| Censorship in School Libraries – Raquel Ruiz-Cecconello & Hugo Radyn | ||
| Conference Dinner intro by Follett AccessIt | ||
Conference Dinner
This event is reserved for delegates and sponsors who have registered and paid for the conference dinner. Attendees will self-transport to the venue:
6:00 pm: Taling Pling on Sukhumvit soi 34
Saturday, 14 November 2026 – Day 2
| Day 2 | ||
| 8:00-8:30 | Arrivals | |
| 8:45 | Intro: | Welcome & Logistics |
| 9:00 | Keynote: | Avery Fischer Udagawa – Translator of Japanese literature |
| 10:00 | BREAK | |
| 10:15 | Present: | The Art of Starting Over – Gabrielle Wong |
| LIT! Building a Library Intern Team – Susan Grigsby | ||
| The Impact of the Prem Reading Dog – Kerry Jane Kiely | ||
| Library Ambassadors Club: Fostering Belonging Through Student-Led Initiatives – Blaire Hart | ||
| Libraries in Times of Uncertainty: Lessons from Crisis, Earthquake, and Recovery – April Pleasants | ||
| 11:15 | BREAK | |
| Present: | Tiny Changes, Big Impact – John McRobbie | |
| Tiny Explorers – Setting up a community playgroup in the library – Alison Lyford | ||
| They Can Read It, But Do They Understand It: From Collecting Information to Connecting Meaning – Kristine Kirby | ||
| Share a Story, Build Your Community – Fiona Shea | ||
| Stepping In Without Stepping On Toes: Navigating Culture, Needs, and Change as a New Hire – Sarah Wakefield | ||
| 12:40 | Lunch introduction by Mackin | |
| 12:45 | Mackin LUNCH 1:15 optional session: The Mackin Difference |
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| 1:30 | Present: | From Blueprint to Bookshelves: The Joys and Woes of Being a Foundation Teacher Librarian – Julie Muir |
| Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Using National Reading Campaigns to Build School Reading Communities – Jane Hayes | ||
| Teaching Curriculum in the Library – Angela Hilderbrand | ||
| Speed Lists – Bec Taylor | ||
| 2:30 – 3:00 | CLOSING REMARKS & NEXT UP | |