ALA Annual 2019
REFORMA Meetings and Events
Full Schedule - Conference Scheduler
Thursday, June 20, 2019
8:30am - 5:00pm · REFORMA Institute
Mt. Pleasant Branch - DC Public Library
Friday, June 21, 2019
9:00am - 12:00pm · REFORMA Institute
Library of Congress - Tour of the Hispanic Reading Room
REFORMA Legislator of the Year Award
Congressman Ben Ray Luján [D-NM-3]
1:00pm - 3:00pm · Executive Committee Meeting I
Grand Hyatt Washington, Banneker
4:00pm - 7:00pm · Opening General Session & Exhibit Floor Opening Reception
Washington Convention Center, Hall D
7:00pm - 8:30pm · Noche de Cuentos
Library of Congress - Hispanic Reading Room
Saturday, June 22, 2019
8:00am - 10:00am · All-Committees Meeting
Grand Hyatt Washington, Tiber Creek AB
8:00am - 9:00am · "Change the Subject" Film Screening
Washington Convention Center, 209A-B
10:00am - 11:00am · Libraries = Strong Communities Closing Event
Washington Convention Center, Exhibits Area
10:30am - 11:30am · REFORMA President's Program: The Power of Communication: Digital Content, Marketing, and Outreach
Grand Hyatt Washington, Tiber Creek AB
1:00pm - 3:00pm · Board of Directors Meeting
Embassy Suites, Capital A
3:00pm - 5:00pm · ODLOS Diversity Fair
Washington Convention Center, Exhibits Area
6:00pm - 8:00pm · Awards Ceremony and Fundraiser
Marriott Marquis – LeDroit Park Room
Sunday, June 23, 2019
9:00am - 10:00am · New Destinations in the Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement of People of Color to the Library Profession (REFORMA program)
Washington Convention Center, 150A
10:30am - 11:30am · Counting on Trust, Trusting the Count: Census 2020 (REFORMA-endorsed program)
Washington Convention Center, 146B
1:00pm - 3:00pm · Pura Belpre Celebración
Marriott Marquis, Liberty BR Salons M-P
3:00pm - 5:30pm · ALA Award Ceremony and President's Program
Washington Convention Center, Ballroom B-C
5:00pm - 7:00pm · REFORMA Happy Hour Meet & Greet
Check REFORMA's website or Twitter account for location info.
6:00pm - 11:00pm · ALSC 2019 Newbery-Caldecott-Legacy Bacquet (Caldecott Honor: Alma and Hose She Got Her Name, Juana Martinez-Neal; Newbery Winner: Merci Suárez Changes Gears, Meg Medina) * Ticketed event
Monday, June 24, 2019
12:00pm - 2:00pm · General Membership Meeting
Grand Hyatt Washington, Declaration AB
3:00pm - 5:00pm · Executive Committe Meeting II
Grand Hyatt Washinton, Banneker
8:00pm - 10:00pm · YALSA Printz Program and Reception (Winner: Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X) * Ticketed event
Questions? Please email vice-president@reforma.org.