Children's Institute 2019 Program at a Glance

9:00 am to 7:00 pm

ABA Welcome Desk Lobby

9:45 am to 4:00 pm

Downtown Pittsburgh Full-day Bookstore Tour Lobby

10:00 am to 4:00 pm

Events University (AM): In Store and Off Site Author Events Duquesne

10:30 am to 12:30 pm

Institute Quidditch Match Sports Dome

1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

IndieCommerce One-on-Ones Allegheny

North Pittsburgh Half-day Bookstore Tour Lobby

4:15 pm to 5:00 pm

First-Timer Orientation & Mentor/Mentee Meet-up GreenTree Ballroom

5:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Friends of Bill (A Private Meeting) Salk

5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

Ci7 Welcome Reception and Book Character Costume Party Oakmont Ballroom

7:00 am to 7:30 am

Friends of Bill (A Private Meeting) Salk

7:00 am to 5:00 pm

Ask ABA Ballroom Rotunda

7:45 am to 8:45 am

Opening Keynote: Ann Patchett GreenTree Ballroom

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

IndieCommerce One-on-Ones Allegheny

The Quiet Room Linc

9:00 am to 10:00 am

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Talking Productively About Content Issues in Children's Literature Duquesne

Operations & Finances: Small Acts for Financial Gain Foster

Buying & Selling: Buyers Roundtable: Series Shelf Life Interstate

Advanced Bookselling & Special Topics: Small Footprint, Big Impact Monongahela

Programming & Partnerships: Working with Title 1 Schools Westinghouse

9:00 am to 7:00 pm

Galley Room Salon A

Shipping Desk Salon A

9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Consultation Station GreenTree Ballroom Foyer

10:00 am to 10:30 am

Coffee Break and Networking Seasons

10:30 am to 11:30 am

Buying & Selling: Buying Non-book for the Holidays Duquesne

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Representation in Store Culture and Why It Matters Foster

Operations & Finances: Roundtable: Charging for Services Interstate

Programming & Partnerships: The Art of Reading Aloud Monongahela

Advanced Bookselling & Special Topics: Marketing Events to Ensure a Home Run Westinghouse

11:45 am to 1:45 pm

Rep Picks Speed Dating Lunch GreenTree Ballroom

Education for Authors Lunch Seasons

1:45 pm to 5:00 pm

Consultation Station GreenTree Ballroom Foyer

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

ABA Town Hall Oakmont Ballroom

3:10 pm to 4:40 pm

Mix & Mingle Various

5:15 pm to 6:45 pm

Author Reception GreenTree Ballroom

9:45 pm to 12:00 am

Kick off the Summer at the Scholastic After Party! Oakmont Ballroom

7:00 am to 7:30 am

Friends of Bill (A Private Meeting) Salk

7:30 am to 3:00 pm

Ask ABA Ballroom Rotunda

7:45 am to 9:00 am

Indies Introduce Breakfast GreenTree Ballroom

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

IndieCommerce One-on-Ones Allegheny

The Quiet Room Linc

9:00 am to 7:00 pm

Galley Room Salon A

Shipping Desk Salon A

9:00 am to 11:45 am

Meet the Presses GreenTree Ballroom Foyer

9:15 am to 10:15 am

Operations & Finances: Intro to ABACUS: The Independent Bookstore's Benchmarking Report Duquesne

Advanced Bookselling & Special Topics: Expanding Your Brand as a #Bookstagram Influencer with Hafsah Faizal Foster

Programming & Partnerships: Roundtable: Programming for the Older Crowd: How to Get Teens to Show Up and Shop Interstate

Buying & Selling: Books in Translation Monongahela

POS/IndieCommerce Integration User Group: IBID Starzl

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Conducting a Diversity Audit Westinghouse

10:30 am to 11:45 am

Glory Edim: Well-Read Black Girl Workshop Oakmont Ballroom

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Rep Picks Plenary Lunch Presentations GreenTree Ballroom

1:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Meet the Presses GreenTree Ballroom Foyer

1:30 pm to 3:00 pm

Publisher Office Hours Social Promenade

1:45 pm to 2:45 pm

Advanced Bookselling & Special Topics: Author Event Grids Duquesne

Operations & Finances: Categories and Sub-categories for Inventory Maintenance and Control Foster

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Roundtable: All Are Welcome Here! Creating a Space for LGBTQ+ Youth Interstate

Programming & Partnerships: Customer Loyalty Programs Monongahela

POS/IndieCommerce Integration User Group: Booklog Starzl

Buying & Selling: Subscription Boxes Westinghouse

3:00 pm to 3:45 pm

Afternoon Keynote: Elizabeth Acevedo Oakmont Ballroom

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Buying & Selling: Selling Direct to Schools Duquesne

Operations & Finances: Utilizing Co-op Foster

Programming & Partnerships: Roundtable: Summer Camps Interstate

Advanced Bookselling & Special Topics: Bookselling as Activism Monongahela

POS/IndieCommerce Integration User Group: Wordstock Starzl

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Representation in Publishing: Why it Matters and Where Publishing is Headed Westinghouse

5:15 pm to 6:15 pm

Closing Keynote: Alyssa Milano GreenTree Ballroom

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm

Special Screening of Fred Rogers Documentary Foster