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2024 Colorado Teen Literature Conference

Welcome to the 2024 Colorado Teen Literature Conference! We are so excited to have you here!

7:30am MDT

Registration Entry Hall

8:30am MDT

Welcome Library

8:40am MDT

Keynote - Meg Long LibraryMeg Long

9:15am MDT

9:30am MDT

Exhibits Commons Lightning Rounds Frederick - W109Catherine Boddie • Becca Philipsen • Wendy Roberts • Bridget Kiely Diverse Reads for Every Taste Kleger - W209Arra Katona • Emily Miller Judge a Book(talk) By its Cover Loper – W206Erica Schimmel • RaineBo Thunder • Kayla Townsend Something In-between: A Brief History of Young Adult Literature Anderson - W208Annie Spencer Letting Teens Lead: Teen Engagement in Library Programming, Merchandising, and Beyond Cobble – W107Belmar Library Teen Advisory Board • Jayna Ramsey The Recharge Spot Fjetland - W207 Get Out of Your Bubble! Increasing Cultural Intelligence through Travel and Books Drake – W108Kellie McIntyre Make Your Story Come Alive Banham - W106Laura Resau

10:45am MDT

Crossover Reads: Like the Alex Awards But Without the Award Part Frederick - W109Bridget Kiely Read with Pride! Kleger - W209GSA Teen Advisory Board • Arra Katona • Tori Sandoval What's New in YA Anderson - W208Catherine Boddie Your Voice, Your Space: Co-Designing the Future of the Public Library Cobble – W107Kate Brunner The Recharge Spot Fjetland - W207 Create a Plot Points Roadmap Drake – W108Jenny Elder-Moke What is Indie Publishing? Banham - W106Tasha Christensen

12:00pm MDT

12:30pm MDT

Announcement of Colorado Blue Spruce Award Winner Library

12:45pm MDT

Keynote - Local Author Panel LibraryOlivia Chadha • Natalie Mae • Todd Mitchell • Laura Resau • Kellie McIntyre

1:45pm MDT

Exhibits Commons Crossover Reads: Like the Alex Awards But Without the Award Part Frederick - W109Bridget Kiely Navigating Nonfiction for Teens Loper – W206Erica Schimmel • Christine Dyar Read with Pride! Kleger - W209Tori Sandoval • Arra Katona A Place in the Story: How D&D Supports Our Teens Drake – W108Rachel Nickell Get Inspired to Program! Cobble – W107Katie Harness-Hemmer The Importance of Alternative Literacy Anderson - W208Sarah Vail The Recharge Spot Fjetland - W207 Editing: What is it? Who Needs it? When to do it? How to do it? Banham - W106Cheryl Carpinello

3:00pm MDT

Teen Connection Panel Library

4:00pm MDT

Author Book Signings CommonsMeg Long • Olivia Chadha • Natalie Mae • Todd Mitchell • Laura Resau • Kellie McIntyre