iSchool represented at the 2025 ALA Annual

Join the iSchool at the American Library Association (ALA) 2025 Annual Conference and Exhibition on June 26–30 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

On June 27, Interim Dean Emily Knox will present the 2024 Downs Intellectual Freedom Award at the Intellectual Freedom Awards reception, which is organized by the Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT), Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF), and iSchool at Illinois.

During the conference, visit the School at Booth #2442 in the Exhibit Hall. Library Trends will be doing a booth takeover on June 28 from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). 

iSchool participation at the ALA Annual Conference includes (all times in ET):

Associate Professor Colin Rhinesmith will participate in the panel discussion, “New Research: Libraries Are Core to ‘Human Infrastructure of Broadband’” on June 27 at 2:30 p.m.

Interim Dean Emily Knox will participate in the panel discussion, “ALA at 150: Envisioning the Next 50 Years — How Will ALA Empower Libraries and Library Workers in 2076,” on June 28 at 4:00 p.m.

PhD student Jim Hahn will present “BIBFRAME in Production: Practical Insights and Case Studies from UC Davis and Penn Libraries,” on June 29 at 9:00 a.m.

Suzan Alteri, assistant director of the Center for Children’s Books, served on the 2025 Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Excellence in Nonfiction Committee. She will be attending the YALSA Awards Celebration on June 29, at 10:30 a.m.

Affiliate Professor Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe will participate in the panel discussions, “LearnRT Behind the Bookshelves: Building a Career in Staff Training and Professional Development,” on June 28 at 10:30 a.m. and “NISO Standards Update” on June 29 at 1:00 p.m.

On June 29, Affiliate Professor Clara Chu will moderate the panel discussion, “Librarians Connecting Globally: Insights and Conversations from the Americas and Beyond,” at 8:30 a.m.; participate in the panel discussion, “Stronger Together Through Connections Worldwide: International Collaborations in Library Services,” at 11:00 a.m.; and co-present the poster, “International Partnerships and Collaborations: The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs Approach,” at 3:30 p.m.