Children's Institute 2021 Program at a Glance

1:00 pm to 6:00 pm ET

BIPOC Small Press Expo Hopin Expo

1:00 pm to 3:15 pm ET

Workshop: Empowered Listening: How to Hear, Accept, and Respond During Difficult Conversations (registration required) Zoom Meeting

3:15 pm to 4:00 pm ET

Break

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET

Indies Introduce Hopin Stage

5:15 pm to 6:00 pm ET

Break

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm ET

Opening Reception Kumospace

7:15 pm to 8:15 pm ET

BIPOC Bookseller Meet-up Zoom Meeting

9:00 am to 6:00 pm ET

ABA Membership Support, ABA Committee on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and IndieCommerce Hopin Expo

Publisher and Business Partner Expo Hopin Expo

Virtual Galley Room Hopin Expo

9:00 am to 10:00 am ET

IndieCommerce One-on-Ones

9:00 am to 12:30 pm ET

The Lounge Hopin Session Room

10:00 am to 10:45 am ET

Welcome and Opening Keynote with Nicola and David Yoon Hopin Stage

10:45 am to 11:00 am ET

Break

11:00 am to 12:00 pm ET

The Future of Events: How Independent Bookstores Can Lead the Hybrid-Event Market Hopin Stage

12:15 pm to 12:30 pm ET

Break

12:30 pm to 2:30 pm ET

Rep Picks Hopin Session Room

2:30 pm to 2:45 pm ET

Storytime with Max Greenfield Hopin Stage

2:30 pm to 5:45 pm ET

The Lounge Hopin Session Room

2:45 pm to 3:00 pm ET

Break

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET

Roundtable: Community Partnerships and the Return on Investment of Doing Good Hopin Session Room

Roundtable: Organizational Structure for Small Stores Hopin Session Room

Roundtable: Planning In-Store Operations for the Holidays Hopin Session Room

Roundtable: Taking Off with TikTok Hopin Session Room

4:00 pm to 5:45 pm ET

IndieCommerce One-on-Ones

Publisher Open House Hopin Expo

5:45 pm to 6:00 pm ET

Break

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm ET

Authors on Parade Hopin Session Room

7:35 pm to 8:20 pm ET

Encore Welcome and Opening Keynote with Nicola and David Yoon Hopin Stage

9:00 am to 6:15 pm ET

ABA Membership Support, ABA Committee on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and IndieCommerce Hopin Expo

Publisher and Business Partner Expo Hopin Expo

Virtual Galley Room Hopin Expo

9:00 am to 10:00 am ET

IndieCommerce One-on-Ones

9:00 am to 12:15 pm ET

The Lounge Hopin Session Room

10:00 am to 10:45 am ET

Closing Keynote: Music and the Stories that Make Movement Hopin Stage

10:45 am to 11:00 am ET

Break

11:00 am to 12:00 pm ET

Current Market Trends in Children's Books: An NPD Presentation with Kristen McLean Hopin Stage

12:00 pm to 12:15 pm ET

Storytime with Kate DiCamillo Hopin Stage

12:15 pm to 12:30 pm ET

Break

12:30 pm to 2:00 pm ET

Authors on Parade Hopin Session Room

2:00 pm to 2:15 pm ET

Break

2:00 pm to 5:45 pm ET

The Lounge Hopin Session Room

2:15 pm to 2:30 pm ET

Storytime with Ziggy and Orly Marley Hopin Stage

2:30 pm to 3:30 pm ET

Roundtable: Industry & the Innovation of Nontraditional Stores Hopin Session Room

Roundtable: Learning Tools for Academic Achievement Hopin Session Room

Roundtable: Measuring Virtual Events’ Return on Investment Hopin Session Room

Roundtable: Optimizing Sales with Gift Bundles, Curated Boxes & Sidelines Hopin Session Room

3:30 pm to 3:45 pm ET

Break

3:45 pm to 5:15 pm ET

IndieCommerce One-on-Ones

Publisher Open House Hopin Expo

5:15 pm to 5:45 pm ET

Break

5:45 pm to 6:30 pm ET

Encore Presentation of Keynote Hopin Stage

6:30 pm to 7:30 pm ET

Closing Reception in Kumospace with Authors Kumospace

7:45 pm to 8:45 pm ET

LGBTQIA+ Bookseller Meetup Zoom Meeting