[kids-lib] LJ/SLJ's Virtual LibraryCon Live on 11/7

Wed Oct 31 14:35:26 PDT 2018

Please pardon the cross-posting.

“Join Library Journal and School Library Journal for our second annual LibraryCon Live! We're excited to offer a day-long celebration of fandom-beloved stories and characters, from mind-bending speculative fiction to innovative comics and graphic novels. You'll also learn from librarians and industry insiders on how to plan and host your own Comic Con-style event… LibraryCon Live! is a free, completely virtual conference—no traveling and no cost!”

Can’t make it on 11/7 but want to? Register, and you’ll receive access to archived sessions for 3 months.

Program, speakers, and registration: https://www.slj.com/?event=librarycon

FYI,
Jen

Jen Maurer, MLS
School Library Consultant
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From: Library Journal Events
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To: Jennifer Maurer
Subject: LibraryCon Live! >> Join us on November 7.

Join us for free at our day-long celebration of fandom-beloved stories and characters!
Click here<http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-1c1d-1810/Bct/l-0a57/l-0a57:87c/ct0_0/1?sid=TV2%3A1fE5GhfGA> to register for the second annual LibraryCon Live! virtual conference
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LibraryCon Live!
<http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-1c1d-1810/Bct/l-0a57/l-0a57:87c/ct2_0/1?sid=TV2%3A1fE5GhfGA>FREE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE

Wednesday, November 7, 2018
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET

[Your chance to win an Oculus Rift for your school or library! Join us at LibraryCon Live!]<http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-1c1d-1810/Bct/l-0a57/l-0a57:87c/ct0_1/1?sid=TV2%3A1fE5GhfGA>

We're just one week away from our second annual LibraryCon Live!<http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-1c1d-1810/Bct/l-0a57/l-0a57:87c/ct2_1/1?sid=TV2%3A1fE5GhfGA> free virtual conference. Register now<http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-1c1d-1810/Bct/l-0a57/l-0a57:87c/ct0_2/1?sid=TV2%3A1fE5GhfGA> to join Library Journal and School Library Journal for this day-long celebration of beloved authors of fandom stories and characters, from pulse-pounding sci-fi horror to innovative reboots of classic series to mind-bending speculative fiction across formats. You'll also learn from librarians and industry insiders on how to plan and host your own Comic Con-style event.
This year's exciting agenda at-a-glance
Opening Keynote
Victor LaValle, Destroyer (BOOM! Studios)
Moderator:
Mahnaz Dar, Reference and Professional Reading Editor, Library Journal & School Library Journal
Panel: Women Creators in the Lead
Karen Berger, Editor, Berger Books (Dark Horse)
Gwenda Bond, Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds (Del Rey)
Amy Chu, Summit (Lion Forge)
Dana Simpson, Phoebe and Her Unicorn (Andrews McMeel)
Moderator:
Sam Maggs, Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History; Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy; Editor, The Mary Sue (Quirk Books)
Lunch Keynote
Mariko Tamaki, Supergirl: Being Super and Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass (DC Comics, Abrams)
Moderator:
Shelley Diaz, Reviews Manager, School Library Journal
Panel: Hosting Your Own Comic Con-style Event
Rachel Gagnon, Teen Services Librarian, Haverhill Public Library (MA)
Justin Kontonicolaou, YA Servies Supervisor, Ridgewood Public Library (NJ)
Justin Portelli, Supervising Library Assistant/Technology Supervisor, Fair Lawn Public Library (NJ)
Moderator:
Brian Hibbs, Store Owner, Comix Experience (Lion Forge)
Panel: Children's and YA
Greg Neri, Grand Theft Horse (Lee & Low)
Chad Sell, Cardboard Kingdom (Random House Children's Books)
Tui Sutherland, Wings of Fire (Scholastic)
Mark Tatulli, Short & Skinny (Little, Brown)
Moderator:
Mahnaz Dar
Panel: Fan Faves
Jo Whittemore, Supergirl: Age of Atlantis (Abrams)
Jeremy Whitley, Princeless (Diamond)
F.C. Yee, The Rise of Kyoshi (Abrams)
Closing Keynote
Margie Stohl, The Life of Captain Marvel (Marvel)
Moderator:
Kiera Parrott, Reviews Director, Library Journal & School Library Journal

[Register]<http://mediasource.actonservice.com/acton/ct/10574/s-1c1d-1810/Bct/l-0a57/l-0a57:87c/ct0_3/1?sid=TV2%3A1fE5GhfGA>

SPONSORS

[Penguin Random House]

[Diamond]

[Abrams]

[Andrews McMeel]

[BOOM! Studios]

[Dark Horse Comics]

[DC Comics]

[First Second]

[Image Comics]

[Junior Library Guild]

[Lee & Low Books]

[Lion Forge]

[Little, Brown Books for Young Readers]

[Macmillan Children's]

[Marvel]

[Penguin Young Readers]

[Random House Children's Books]

[Scholastic]

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Wednesday, November 7, 2018
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
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