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Conference Schedule of Events

*Please note that all times and events are subject to change*

Wednesday, November 1
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Registration Desk open
8:30 am - 12:30 pm Preconference Workshops I
10:30 am - 11:00 am Coffee Break
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch on your own
1:00 pm-2:00 pm Afternoon refreshments
2:00 - 5:00 pm Preconference Workshops II
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Board Meeting
6:15 pm - 6:45 pm  New Member/First Timer Reception
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Meet & Greet Reception hosted by Knights of Veritas
Thursday, November 2 
7:00 am - 5:30 pm Registration Desk open
8:30 am - 9:45 am Welcome Breakfast & Keynote with ALA President Jim Neal
10:00 am - 11:15 am Morning Sessions
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Exhibit Hall Grand Opening
11:30 pm - 6:30 pm Exhibit Hall open
12:00 pm - 1:45 pm Lunch & Learn Workshops
-OR-
Lunch on your own & exhibits
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm Afternoon Sessions I
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Exhibits & Break with coffee service
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Afternoon Sessions II
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Reception co-hosted by UW Tacoma Library and WLA Academic Library Division
6:30 pm - 7:00 pm Fund the Future 5k Run
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm  Annual Meeting of the Society Gaius Julius Solinus v. Washingtonius 
Friday, November 3 
7:30 am - 5:00 pm Registration Desk Open
8:30 am - 9:45 am CAYAS Author Breakfast with Martha Brockenbrough
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Breakfast on your own
9:00 am - 10:00 am Morning coffee service sponsored by Gale, A Cengage Company
10:00 am - 6:30 pm Exhibit Hall open
10:00 am - 11:15 am Morning Sessions
11:15 am - 11:45 am Exhibits & Break
12:00 pm - 1:45 pm WLA Awards Lunch & Business Meeting
2:00 pm - 3:15 pm Afternoon Sessions I
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Exhibits & Break with afternoon refreshments
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Afternoon Sessions II
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Reception co-hosted by the Special Library Association, Antioch University, and Emporia State University
6:45 pm - 8:45 pm The Mad Hatter’s Feast with Marissa Meyer and The Bushwick Book Club
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm President's Reception
Saturday, November 4
7:30 am - 12:00 pm  Registration Desk open
8:30 am - 9:20 am School Library Summit Morning Keynote with continental breakfast
8:30 am - 5:00 pm School Library Summit
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Exhibit Hall open
9:00 am - 10:00 am Exhibits & Break
10:00 am - 11:15 am Morning Sessions 
11:15 am - 12:00 pm Exhibits & Break
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

School Library Awards Lunch & Business Meeting
-OR-
Lunch on your own & exhibits

2:00 pm - 3:15 pm Afternoon Sessions I
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Exhibits Grand Finale with coffee service sponsored by Scholastic Library Publishing
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm Afternoon Sessions II