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VAASL 2024 Annual Conference
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                                                                                                       Welcome to the VAASL 2024 Fall Conference App! 
                                                                                       Telling Our Story through an incredible program of sessions and events.

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Thursday, November 7
 

8:30am EST

Opening Kickoff with Keynote Tom Bober
Thursday November 7, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am EST
Colony Room
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Tom Bober

Librarian-Author Keynote
Tom Bober is a school librarian at Captain Elementary in St. Louis, MO. He is a Library Journal Mover and Shaker, former Teacher in Residence at the Library of Congress, and author of the books Building News Literacy, Elementary Educator's Guide to Primary Sources, as well as his... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 8:30am - 9:45am EST
Colony Room
  General Session

3:30pm EST

General Session w/Jason Chin - Awards & Scholarships
Thursday November 7, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm EST
Colony Room
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Jason Chin

Author/Illustrator - Keynote
Caldecott medalist Jason Chin is the author and illustrator of manyacclaimed books, including Grand Canyon, Redwoods and Your Place inthe Universe. He received the 2022 Caldecott Medal for Watercress, byAndrea Wang and a Caldecott Honor, Sibert Honor, and the NCTE OrbisPictus award... Read More →
Thursday November 7, 2024 3:30pm - 5:00pm EST
Colony Room
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Friday, November 8
 

9:00am EST

Keynote Samira Ahmed & VAASL Business Meeting
Friday November 8, 2024 9:00am - 10:15am EST
Colony Room
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Samira Ahmed

Author - Keynote
Samira Ahmed is the New York Times and indie bestselling author of numerous works for young people including Love Hate & Other Filters, Internment, Hollow Fires, This Book Won’t Burn, the Amira & Hamza duology and Ms. Marvel: Beyond the Limit. She was born in Bombay, India and grew... Read More →
Friday November 8, 2024 9:00am - 10:15am EST
Colony Room
  General Session

2:00pm EST

General Session w/Lisa Yee & LOY Announcement
Friday November 8, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm EST
Colony Room
 Keynote:
From Reader to Writer, One Author's Journey: A flashlight reader as a child, Lisa had many different (odd) careers before her dream job happened almost by accident. Now a successful author, she reflects on her life, books, and what’s next.  
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Lisa Yee

Author - Keynote
Lisa Yee’s groundbreaking Millicent Min, Girl Genius, featuring one of the first Asian American protagonists in contemporary literature, debuted in 2003. Her most recent novel, Maizy Chen’s Last Chance, has garnered numerous awards including a Newbery Honor, National Book Award... Read More →
Friday November 8, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm EST
Colony Room
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