Program
9:00 – 9:30 AM: Breakfast and Registration
9:30 – 9:45 AM: Opening Remarks
Loida Garcia-Febo, President, American Library Association
9:45 – 10:30 AM: Fantasy and Illustration in Graphic Novels and Comics
- Raúl the Third, Lowriders Blast from the Past
- Liniers Macanudo, Buenas Noches Planeta
- Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, La Borinqueña
Moderator: Shelley Diaz, School Library Journal
10:30 – 11:20 AM: Elevating Our Heroes Through Picture Books
- Duncan Tonatiuh, Danza! Amalia Hernández and El Ballet Folklórico de México
- Raul Colón, Miguel’s Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don Quixote
- Eric Velasquez, Schomburg: The Man Who Built the Library
- Anika Aldamuy Denise, Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and StoryTeller Pura Belpré
- Rudy Gutierrez, Carlos Santana: Sound of the Heart, Song of the World
Moderator: Sonia Rodriguez, LaGuardia Community College
11:20 AM – 12:20 PM: Break
- Lunch on your own
- Book sales
11:45 AM – 12:20 PM: Author, Book Signing Begins
12:20 – 1:10 PM: Soy yo: Developing Identities & Relationships in Latinx Coming-of-Age Stories
- Pablo Cartaya, Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish
- Angela Dominguez, Stella Diaz Has Something to Say
- Hilda Eunice Burgos, Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle
- Aida Salazar, The Moon Within
Moderator: Carla España, Hunter College
1:10 – 1:30 PM: Keynote: Duncan Tonatiuh
1:30 – 2:00 PM: Authors Sign Books