ALA 2023 Conference Resource Center

ALA 2023 Conference Resource Center

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We’re so excited to see our librarian friends on June 22 to 27 in Chicago!

What’s inside

What’s inside

What’s inside

What’s inside our ALA Resource Center:
  • Make the most of your ALA experience + meet your favorite authors & illustrators!
    Check our ALA schedule for a full list of in-person author programs and book signings.
  • We’ve collected our digital resources for you in this handy resource center!
    Download our digital catalogs, request digital preview copies, and fill out our checklist survey for your chance to win a collection of free books for your library!
  • Not attending ALA?
    You can still download digital resources, request preview copies, and more!

MacKids ALA 2023 Schedule:
Author Programs & Book Signings

Download our flyer for a full list of MCPG author signings at ALA 2023!


View our full schedule of authors events below,
including programs with Angeline Boulley, Carole Lindstrom, Angela Joy, Charlene Chua, Janelle Washington, Jas Hammonds, Claribel Ortega, Rose Bousamra, Eoin Colfer, Lily Anderson, Steve Sheinkin, A.L. Graziadei, Kekla Magoon, Jamison Shea, Ari Tison, Thien Pham, Susie Jaramillo, Zach Weinersmith, and Monica M. Magana.

Click to expand: View our full schedule of MCPG author events here!

Friday

Friday

Friday , June 23rd

8:00pm to 10:00pm
Committee Program/Reception: Printz Award
Featuring Lily Anderson author of Scout’s Honor, and A.L. Graziadei author of Icebreaker
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Grant Park AB 2233 S Martin Luther King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616


Saturday, June 24th

10:00am to 11:30am
GNCRT President’s Program – Comics in Libraries: Past, Present, and Future
Featuring Harmony Becker author of Himawari House
Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Room: Grant Park AB 2233 S Martin Luther King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616


12:30pm to 1:20pm
New Voices in Young Adult

Featuring Thien Pham author of Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam, Jamison Shea author of I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me, and Ari Tison author of Saints of the Household. Moderated by Jas Hammonds author of We Deserve Monuments
Location: Exhibit Hall Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)


3:30pm to 4:20pm
In-Conversation with Angeline Boulley and Lily Meade
Featuring Angeline Boulley, author of the 2022 Printz Medal Winner, Warrior Girl Unearthed
Location: Exhibit Hall Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)


6:00pm to 9:00pm
Committee Program/Reception: APALA Lit Award Banquet
Featuring Harmony Becker author of Himawari House
Location: Ming Hin Cuisine Chinatown, 2168 Archer Avenue, Chicago, IL 60616


Sunday, June 25th

7:00am to 10:00am
54th Annual Coretta Scott King Book Awards Breakfast

Featuring Jas Hammonds author of We Deserve Monuments, Angela Joy and Janelle Washington (Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement), and Kekla Magoon author of The Minus-One Club
Location: Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave., International Ballroom (2nd floor)


9:00am to 10:30am
YA Authors Coffee Klatch

Featuring Lily Anderson author of Scout’s Honor
Location: McCormick Place, W192
★This is a ticketed event ★


9:00am to 10:00am
News You Can Use Beyond the Middle School Rainbow:
Intersectionality in LGBTQIA+ Middle Grade Books
Featuring Mariama Lockington author of Forever Is Now, and Claribel Ortega author of Frizzy
Location: McCormick Place, W180


9:30am to 10:20am
Finding Cozy Classics for Emerging and Middle Grade Readers

Featuring Matthew Cordell author of Evergreen
Location: Exhibit Hall Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)


1:00pm to 3:00pm
2023 Pura Belpré Award Celebración

Featuring Claribel Ortega and Rose Bousamra Frizzy, and Karina Nikole Gonzales and Krystal Quiles (The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding)
Location: Palmer House Hilton (17 East Monroe Street), Red Lacquer Room


3:30pm to 4:20pm
New Spins: Middle Grade Graphic Novel Retellings

Featuring Monica M. Magaña illustrator of Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knight, and Zach Weinersmith author of Bea Wolf
Location: Exhibit Hall Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)


6:30pm to 11:00pm
Newbery Caldecott-Legacy Banquet

Featuring Angela Joy and Janelle Washington author and illustrator of Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
Location: Chicago Hyatt Regency, 151 E Wacker, Table #20

Monday, June 26th

8:00am to 10:30am
ALSC Awards

Featuring Angela Joy author of Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
Location: Hilton Chicago, 720 S. Michigan Ave., International Ballroom (2nd floor)


2:00pm to 4:00pm
Committee Program: Stonewall Ceremony

Featuring Charlene Chua illustrator of Love, Violet, and Mariama Lockington author of Forever Is Now
Location: W176ab of the McCormick Place West Building



Click the covers below to learn more about these books and authors you can meet at ALA!

ALA Exclusive Giveaways!

Bound Manuscript Giveaway

Art + Promo Giveaway!

Autumn Peletier, Water Warrior Art Print
Frizzy Art Print
Hispanic Star: Selena Gomez Poster
Hispanic Star: Sylvia Rivera Poster
Tegan and Sara: Junior High Laptop Sticker
We Deserve Monuments Tote Bags
You Will Do Great Things Signed Art Print

ALA Youth Media Award Winners

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We’re celebrating our 2023 ALA Youth Media Award Winners! Learn more about these must read, award-winning books.


MacKids Digital Catalogs

Celebrate BIPOC Voices and expand your inclusive collection!
Download our Latinx Voices catalog, Black Voices catalog, Asian and Asian American Voices catalog, LGBTQ Voices catalog here!


Visit our digital catalog page to find our Edelweiss digital catalogs.


2023 Stars You Can’t Miss!

Does your collection include the top-reviewed books of 2023?
Browse our round-up of starred reviews!

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Read & Share Frequently Challenged Books

Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group stands against censorship, and in support of the librarians and teachers who are doing their part to share a love of reading with their students. We believe that all readers deserve access to an inclusive selection of titles and we are committed to working with our authors to reach readers with their stories. Click here to find more resources for sharing challenged books + fighting censorship in your community from the ALA’s Office of Intellectual Freedom.

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More Educator Resources

Click the covers below to download discussion guides and activity kits. Find more guides here!