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iSchool faculty and staff present at AISLE annual conference

Join the iSchool for the Association of Illinois School Library Educators (AISLE) annual conference, held October 5–7 at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, Illinois. The theme for the conference is “Libraries Build Connections.”

Carolyn Kinsella (MSLIS '03), Beverly Frett (MSLIS '04), and Adjunct Lecturer Karen Egan will be honored with the 2025 Polestar Award, 2025 Lifetime Membership Honor Award, and the Crystal Honor, respectively, during the AISLE awards banquet. 

The following iSchool faculty and staff will present during the conference:

Adjunct Lecturer Kristen Mattson will lead a preconference session entitled “AI Literacy through the iSAIL Standards” at 2:30 p.m. on October 5. Mattson will also present “Fighting AI ‘Slop’—Teaching about Misinformation in the Age of AI” at 11:15 a.m. on October 6; “Best Resources for Teaching Digital Citizenship” at 2:00 p.m. on October 6; and “Digital Citizenship Through Dystopian Literature” at 9:30 a.m. on October 7. 

On October 6, Professor Kate McDowell opens the conference as the welcome speaker. She will be discussing “Critical Data Storytelling for Libraries” at 8:00 a.m.

Editor for The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Kate Quealy-Gainer and Assistant Director of the Center for Children’s Books Suzan Alteri will present “Timely, Inspiring, Diverse Reads with the Center for Children’s Books” at 11:15 a.m. on October 6.

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