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Spring Institute For Youth Services 2025 Schedule at a Glance

This schedule is tentative and subject to change.

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
5:30 - 6:30 PM Registration Open
6:00 - 8:00 PM Wednesday Night Arrivals Reception at Frankenmuth James E. Wickson District Library

Thursday, April 10, 2025
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Registration Open
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15 AM Welcome Announcements
9:15 - 10:15 AM Opening Keynote with Gary Schmidt - 'To Watch the Woods Fill Up with Snow':  The Promises We Keep as People of the Book
10:15 - 11:00 AM Visit with Vendors
10:30 - 11:00 AM Poster Presentations
11:00 - 11:45 AM Breakout Sessions
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM Lunch - Lightning TitleTalks with CATS
1:15 - 1:45 PM Visit with Vendors
1:45 - 2:30 PM Breakout Sessions
2:30 - 3:00 PM Visit with Vendors
3:00 - 3:45 PM Breakout Sessions
4:00 - 5:00 PM Afternoon Keynote with Kathy MacMillan - Welcoming Deaf Kids and Families to Your Library
5:30 - 7:30 PM Celebration at the Lodge

Friday, April 11, 2025
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Registration Open
8:00 - 9:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 AM Morning Keynote - Celebrating Our Stories: Fireside Chat with Author Aisha Saeed
10:00 -2:15 PM Non-Profit Partner Fair Open
10:00 - 10:45 AM Visit with Partners
10:45 - 11:30 AM Breakout Sessions
11:30 - 11:45 AM Visit with Partners
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Breakout Sessions
12:30 - 1:45 PM Lunch
1:45 - 2:15 PM Visit with Partners
2:15 - 3:00 PM Breakout Sessions
3:00 - 4:00 PM Closing Keynote with Kaitlin Johnstone - From Classroom to Kind Cotton: Building a Legacy of Literacy
 

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