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MSLA 2017 Conference

The annual conference of the Massachusetts School Library Association

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8:30am EDT

Building Community Grand Ballroom IILiz Phipps Soeiro DigCitKids: Amplifying Student Voice and Student Choice Grand Ballroom IICurran Dee Dreaming of Possibilities Grand Ballroom IIWendy Garland Giving Students a Voice with Touchcast Grand Ballroom IILaura Gardner

9:00am EDT

Opening Keynote: Global Stories for Young Readers: Ten Questions about Race, Culture, and Power Grand Ballroom IIMitali Perkins

10:00am EDT

See. Do. Lead. Learning Commons Mindset Cape CodPam Harland • Rachel Small The Reality Is... Recently Published NF Books Kids Will Want to Read Grand Ballroom IISusannah Richards City X: An Adventure in Creativity, Problem Solving, and 3D Printing Hyannisport EastMaya Bery Touchcast Video Production Hyannisport WestLaura Gardner

11:00am EDT

How to Teach the Tough Issues Through Literature and Enrichment Activities Grand Ballroom IIMitali Perkins Storytelling is an Art (Form): Elementary/Middle Illustrator Panel OrleansJennifer Reed • Ekua Holmes • Scott Magoon • Vita Murrow • Raul the Third What's New with Statewide Databases and eBooks Barnstable IISteve Spohn

1:30pm EDT

Global Collaboration to Fit Your Needs Grand Ballroom IIPernille Ripp Four Authors on Research & Writing: Nonfiction Panel OrleansSusannah Richards • Sarah Albee • Loree Griffin Burns • Susan Hood • Melissa Stewart Massachusetts Library System and Your School Library Barnstable IIGreg Pronevitz • Elena Schuck

2:30pm EDT

Be More Like Charlie Brown #BMLCB Hyannisport WestMarialice Curran Formative Assessment Smackdown: Fun Formative Assessment Tools Grand Ballroom IITraci Jansen • Jennifer Judkins Genre-fying: Tales from the Trenches Cape CodLaura Gardner • Wendy Garland Beyond Inspiration: Middle Grade Author Panel OrleansChristi Farrar • Nate Ball • Megan Frazer Blakemore • Jennifer Jacobson • Dana Alison Levy • Lauren Wolk

4:30pm EDT

Author Meet & Greet Grand Ballroom FoyerMitali Perkins • Kristy Acevedo • Sarah Albee • Nate Ball • Megan Frazer Blakemore • Loree Griffin Burns • Kathleen Duble • Susan Hood • Jennifer Jacobson • Dana Alison Levy • Ife Oshun • Melissa Stewart • Nancy Werlin • Lauren Wolk • Ekua Holmes • Scott Magoon • Vita Murrow • Raul the Third

8:10pm EDT

Dinner Keynote: Passionate Readers - The Art of Reaching and Engaging Every Child Bass River RoomPernille Ripp