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EARN UP TO 70% IN PROFIT & REWARDS* Schedule Two or More Scholastic Book Fairs and Receive: • 250 Scholastic Dollars™ reward • $5 gift certificate for teachers to shop each Book Fair • Increased Scholastic Dollars multiple-Fair reward. Now enjoy • Exclusive sales and invitations to 15% back! special online events Contact your Book Fair Representative Today to Take Advantage of These Special Offers! * At least two Book Fairs must be scheduled by 7/31/19. Contact your Book Fair representative for additional qualifying conditions. © Scholastic Inc. All rights reserved. 15590 S19 Welcome to TLA 2019 CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION This program lists locations by day and time. Unless noted, all sessions & events Austin Convention Center are in the Austin Convention Center or Locations by Level ....................................3 Hilton Austin Downtown Hotel. Hilton Hotel ..................................................3 Hours of Operation ...................................3 • Meeting rooms at the center have Conventon Center Maps .................... 4, 5 the room number and LVL; Hilton Hotel Map & Shuttle Service .................6 Hotel locations are designated as Corporate Sponsors ..................................7 such; and other locations provide the address of the selected facility. PROGRAMS & EVENTS by Date & Time • Program session titles are BLACK; Preconferences (Monday) ......................8 Events & Meetings are in PURPLE. Monday, April 15 ..................................... 10 Consult the online 2019 Conference Tuesday, April 16 ..................................... 13 Program (www.txla.org) for details of Wednesday, April 17 .............................. 20 program content, CPE credits, speakers Thursday, April 18 ................................... 29 and presenters, sponsoring units, and EXHIBITORS ......................................................32 special events. This publication reflects details as they were known on March 21, 2019. Any changes will CONFERENCE CONNECTIONS be announced via the conference mobile app during conference. www.txla.org provides ready access to TLA social media, conference resources, and all the latest conference news. Check TLA’s Facebook Event page and track news and events through Twitter by following @txla or searching for #txla19. TLA’s mobile app is available for download from App Stores; access is provided through either your TLA member login (email and password) or for non-members through your email and password assigned in the registration process. Visit the Connection Corner for assistance. All conference updates will be posted on the mobile app. The TLA conference phone number is 512-404-4600. 1 TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CODE OF CONDUCT Texas Library Association (TLA) is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, age, ethnicity, military status, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down other individuals. Behave professionally. Remember that harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary jokes are not appropriate. Individuals violating these rules will be sanctioned or expelled from the conference/event/ activities and may be prohibited from attending any future events at the discretion of TLA. Harassment includes offensive verbal comments or actions related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, age, ethnicity, military status, race, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Individuals asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. If an individual engages in harassing behavior, TLA may take any action deemed appropriate, including warning the offender, expelling from the conference/event/activities and banning the offender from future conferences/events/activities. SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING Reporting Code of Conduct Incidents If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or observe any Code of Conduct violations, please report these concerns immediately in any of the following ways: • Contact a member of event staff • Call or text the TLA Code of Conduct Reporting Hotline: 512-529-5029 • Report Online: https://goo.gl/forms/4DVnAFPkjRoi2fxu1 Information obtained from individuals reporting code of conduct incidents will remain confidential. When you submit a report, TLA will ask you to provide your name and contact information for purposes of investigating, responding, and record-keeping. All reports and follow- up will be handled in confidence. Event staff will help participants contact venue security or local law enforcement, provide escorts, or otherwise assist those experiencing harassment to feel safe for the duration of the event. We value your attendance. Reporting Suspicious Activity Or Behavior Please report suspicious activity or behavior to a police officer or member of venue security or event staff: Austin Convention Center security: 512-404-4011 Local emergency and non-emergency medical information: • 911 (emergency) • 311 (non-emergency) Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673 This information will be available in the TLA App and on signage throughout the venue. 2 Locations by Level AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER LEVEL ONE Hotels LEVEL THREE Authors Area Innovation Lab Meeting Rooms 4-10 Bag Check Meeting Rooms 1-3; Show Offices 12-16 Ballroom A-C Career Center Austin Suite Conference Message Board Management Palazzo LEVEL FOUR Registration - Attendee Connection Corner/ Meeting Rooms 11-19 & Exhibitors TLA Workroom Ballrooms D E F G Exhibit Hall Austin Information Exhibitor Showcases TLA/TBA Store 1-2 TLA Information Exhibit Hall Café TL PAC Quilt Raffle Trinity Street Lobby HILTON AUSTIN DOWNTOWN HOTEL LEVEL ONE LEVEL FOUR LEVEL SIX Austin Taco Project Meeting Rooms: 400, Meeting Rooms: 602, Restaurant 403, 404, 408 615, 616, 617, AGB Salons F, G, H, J, K LEVEL THREE Hotel Lobby; Cannon and Belle Restaurant HOURS OF OPERATION EXHIBIT HALL CONNECTION CORNER / TLA WORKROOM Mon, April 15 .......................... 5 – 7 PM Mon, April 15 ..................10 AM – 7 PM Tue, April 16 ....................10 AM – 5 PM Tue, April 16 .......................7 AM – 5 PM Wed, April 17......................9 AM – 5 PM Wed, April 17......................7 AM – 5 PM UPS STORE/ RENT-A-BOX Thu, April 18 ..........................7 – 11 AM TLA/TBA STORE & CORETTA SCOTT KING EXHIBIT Mon, April 15 .................... 5 – 7:15 PM Mon, April 15 ..................10 AM – 7 PM Tue, April 16 .............10 AM – 5:15 PM Tue, April 16 ....................10 AM – 5 PM Wed, April 17............... 9 AM – 5:15 PM Wed, April 17......................9 AM – 5 PM Thu, April 18 ................ 8 AM – 2:15 PM AM CAREER CENTER Thu, April 18 ..........................9 – 11 REGISTRATION Mon, April 15 ......1 – 5 PM; 7 – 11 PM Mon, April 15 .....................7 AM – 7 PM Tue, April 16 ................... 10 AM – 5 PM Tue, April 16 .......................7 AM – 5 PM Wed, April 17.....................8 AM – 5 PM Wed, April 17......................7 AM – 5 PM Thu, April 18 ......................9 AM – 2 PM Thu, April 18 ..........................7 – 11 AM 3 LEVEL ONE REGISTRATION EXHIBITS Ballrooms A-C Meeting Rooms 1-3 4 LEVEL THREE Meeting Rooms 4A-10C, Austin Suite, Show Offices 12-16 LEVEL FOUR Sky Bridge to Hilton Austin, Level 6 Meeting Rooms 11-19, Ballrooms DEFG 5 12 4 6 10 HOTELS 1 Hilton Austin 2 Hilton Garden Inn 3 The Line t S 11 5 y 1 2 4 Intercontinental Stephen F. Austin t i n i 5 Courtyard Downtown r T 6 Hotel Indigo 3 7 Homewood Suites 8 Holiday Inn e 9 E v Ces 9 Four Seasons A ar Ch 8 s av s ez S 10 Omni Downtown e t r g n 11 Residence Inn o C 14 12 Holiday Inn Express University 13 Embassy Suites 14 Hotel Van Zandt 13 7 SHUTTLE BUS Service Wednesday, April 17 TLA provides complimentary shuttle service to 6:30 - 11:15 AM: Service every 10 to 20 and from the following hotels: Embassy Suites min. to and from ACC and host hotels Austin Downtown, Holiday Inn Express and Suites Austin Downtown-University, Holiday (Fun Run via Green-2) Inn Town Lake, Intercontinental Stephen 11:15 AM - 5 PM: No transportation service F. Austin Hotel, Hilton Garden Inn Austin available Downtown, Hotel Indigo Austin Downtown University, Omni Austin Downtown; and 5 - 9:45 PM: Service every 10 to 20 min. to selected offsite events. Conference badges are and from host hotels and ACC required to ride these buses. 5 - 6:30 PM: Service to Authors Reception/ Monday, April 15 Dinner & SCLRT Social at Austin Public 7 - 11:30 AM: Service every 20 to 30 min. Library via Red-1 (No return service to ACC or to and from ACC and host hotels Host Hotels from Austin Public Library after 6:30 PM) 11:30 AM - 5 PM: Service every 30 min. Thursday, April 18 5 - 11:35 PM: Service every 15 to 20 min. 6:30 AM - 1:30 PM: Service every 15 to 30 (Exhibit Grand Opening and TLA After Hours min. to and from ACC and host hotels at Convention Center) 8:45 AM: Depart to Austin Public Library via Red-1 Route Tuesday, April 16 11:30 AM: Return to ACC from Austin 6:30 -11:15 AM: Service every 10 to 20 min. to and from ACC and host hotels Public Library 1:30 - 3:30 PM: Service every 30 min. to 11:15 AM - 4:00 PM: No transportation