2025 Hawaii School Library Conference

2025 Hawaii School Library Conference

Reimagine and Refresh

7:00am HST

Continental Breakfast Piinaio Ballroom 1 Registration Foyer

8:00am HST

Keynote: The Power of Poetry Piinaio Ballroom 1Sean Petrie • Pacific Literacy Consortium

9:40am HST

Brush Off the Dust: Hands-on Weeding Your Hawaiʻi Collection Piinaio Ballroom 1Meera Garud • Erica Dias • Cindy Texeira • Shannon Alueta • Hauʻolihiwahiwa Moniz Build Your Own Escape Room Using Gale Resources Palolo Room 3 & 4Tammi Burke • Gale Diana Rendina (TBD) Makiki RoomDiana Rendina Lunch Time Literacy: Short and Fun Book Clubs for Middle School Readers Palolo Room 1Betty Arai • Caroline Lee TBD Palolo Room 2 LS2 Basics (Part 1 of 3) Naio RoomMike Sweeney • The Library Corporation

10:55am HST

Exhibitor Exploration Piinaio Ballroom 2Beanstack • Capstone • Gale • Infobase • World Book • The Library Corporation • Sora, by OverDrive Education • Infinium Interior • Hawaii Association of School Librarians • Bess Press • OCID Computer Science • University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library and Information Science • Follett School Solutions • Hawaii State Public Library System Creative Possibilities with the Virtual Fabrication Lab Piinaio Ballroom 2Courtney Tawata • Terry Holck HO Interactive Piinaio Ballroom 2 HO Interactive Piinaio Ballroom 2 Innovate, Integrate, Inspire: Blending Computer Science and AI in the Library Piinaio Ballroom 2Brett Tanaka • Miki Cacace

11:30am HST

Lunch & Networking Piinaio Ballroom 1

12:35pm HST

Bridging the Gap: Strengthening K-12 and Academic Library Partnerships for Student Success Palolo Room 2Carina Chernisky • Shannon Alueta Connecting Clicks & Compassion: Mindful Media Literacy for Today’s Learners Palolo Room 3 & 4Meera Garud • Caitlin Ramirez Poetry for All Makiki RoomSean Petrie • Pacific Literacy Consortium Talk Story with Local Authors Piinaio Ballroom 1Cheryl Ryan Unlocking the Power of Sora: Transforming Reading Culture with Digital Tools Palolo Room 1Jody Brookshire • Sora, by OverDrive Education LS2 Basics (Part 2 of 3) Naio RoomMike Sweeney • The Library Corporation

2:00pm HST

Building a Foundation for Literacy: Collaborative Strategies for Promoting Reading Palolo Room 3 & 4Dori Seatriz • Janice Lee Diana Rendina (TBD) Makiki Room Empowering Librarians with the Virtual Fabrication Lab Palolo Room 2Courtney Tawata • Terry Holck Molokai Library Services Cadreʻs (MLSC) New Episode Palolo Room 1Diane Mokuau • Aisha Senas-Childs Read, Return, Repeat: Building a Culture of Reading Through Gamification with Beanstack Piinaio Ballroom 1Kelly Willams • Beanstack LS2 Basics (Part 3 of 3) Naio RoomMike Sweeney • The Library Corporation

3:15pm HST

Networking Mixer: Connect, Create & Celebrate Piinaio Ballroom 2

7:00am HST

Continental Breakfast Piinaio Ballroom 1 Registration Foyer

8:00am HST

Keynote: Piinaio Ballroom 1Diana Rendina • Hawaii Department of Education | School Library Media Services

9:40am HST

How Hiring a Certified School Librarian Impacted Reading Culture at Waiāhole Elementary Palolo Room 2Alex Obra • Selena Mobbs LS2 Reports & Cataloging Palolo Room 3 & 4Mike Sweeney • The Library Corporation Poetry for All! Makiki RoomSean Petrie • Pacific Literacy Consortium Refresh Reading Engagement with Book Subscription Boxes Piinaio Ballroom 1Tara Nakata • Martina Nagaasako Renew & Refresh: Getting Back to Basics with World Book Online Naio RoomJennifer Clayton • World Book Sora Essentials -Accessing your statewide digital reading platform Palolo Room 1Jody Brookshire • Sora, by OverDrive Education

10:55am HST

Exhibitor Exploration Piinaio Ballroom 2Beanstack • Capstone • Gale • Infobase • World Book • The Library Corporation • Sora, by OverDrive Education • Infinium Interior • Hawaii Association of School Librarians • Bess Press • OCID Computer Science • University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library and Information Science • Follett School Solutions • Hawaii State Public Library System Creative Possibilities with the Virtual Fabrication Lab Piinaio Ballroom 2Courtney Tawata • Terry Holck HO Interactive Piinaio Ballroom 2 Innovate, Integrate, Inspire: Blending Computer Science and AI in the Library Piinaio Ballroom 2Brett Tanaka • Miki Cacace

11:30am HST

Lunch Piinaio Ballroom 1

12:00pm HST

Lunch Speaker: Piinaio Ballroom 1

12:35pm HST

Diana Rendina (TBD) Makiki RoomDiana Rendina EBSCO (TBD) Palolo Room 1 Engaging K-12 Students in Computer Science with MagicSchool AI Piinaio Ballroom 1Brett Tanaka • Miki Cacace ISTELive 25 Sharing (TBD) Palolo Room 2Michelle Carlson • Carolyn Kirio Year at a Glance: Plan Ahead with Learn360 Palolo Room 3 & 4Tim Good • Infobase Newly Designed LS2 Reports Naio RoomMike Sweeney • The Library Corporation

2:00pm HST

Data-Driven Transformation: Using TitleWise to Reimagine Hawaii’s School Libraries Palolo Room 1Matthew Paur • Follett School Solutions Don't Despair, Repair! Piinaio Ballroom 1Renea Ruark • Caitlin Ramirez Lit Wars! District and School-wide Reading Competitions to Inspire Makiki RoomKeely Thornton • Tammy Le Passive Programming Ideas Naio RoomDaphne Miyashiro The Power of PebbleGo Palolo Room 2Teresa Sakurada • Capstone LS2 (TBD) Palolo Room 3 & 4Mike Sweeney • The Library Corporation

3:15pm HST

Closing & Evaluation Piinaio Ballroom 1