2025 Hawaii School Library Conference: Full Schedule

Sean Petrie is an award-winning author, poet, and professor. As a founder of the poetry troupe Typewriter Rodeo, Sean has written over 20,000 poems for people all over the country, at events ranging from Willie Nelson's annual music festival to the Smithsonian Museum, from celebrities to accountants (not necessarily mutually exclusive!), ages 1 to 100. He has taught hundreds of poetry and... Read More →

Partners

Pacific Literacy Consortium

Thursday August 7, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am HST
Piinaio Ballroom 1

General

10:55am HST

Exhibitor Exploration

Thursday August 7, 2025 10:55am - 11:30am HST

Piinaio Ballroom 2

Exhibitors

Beanstack

Beanstack helps public libraries, schools, and school districts grow their reading culture and motivate readers to read more.

World Book

World Book provides trusted, engaging, and up-to-date content in both print and digital formats, supporting learning and research for all ages. With expert-reviewed articles, interactive features, and continuously updated resources, it’s a go-to source for homes, libraries, and... Read More →

Capstone

Capstone is the nation’s leading educational publisher of K-5 digital solutions, children’s books, and literacy programs for school libraries, classrooms, and at-home reading. Home of the award-winning PebbleGo™ curriculum-connected learning tool, Capstone has a passion for... Read More →

The Library Corporation

The Library Corporation is a woman-owned, international technology company with industry-leading support, providing enterprise software systems, hardware solutions, and data services that are trusted by more than 5,500 libraries and media centers worldwide.

Sora, by OverDrive Education

The Sora student reading platform is designed to ignite a love of reading. Named one of TIME's Best Inventions, Sora provides every student digital access to the right books, including required curriculum titles, class sets and choice reading. Sora serves 62,000 schools worldwide... Read More →

Gale

Gale develops essential, curriculum-aligned content that empowers educators to solve curriculum challenges, keep students engaged in learning, and help schools curate a virtual non-fiction library.

Infobase

Infobase delivers award-winning multimedia reference content, online tools and technology, and professional development and training solutions to the school and library communities. For 80+ years, Infobase has been a reliable, authoritative resource providing flexible options for... Read More →

Infinium Interior

Infinium Interiors

Infinium Interiors is a veteran and minority-owned, small business specializing in office furniture, space planning, and interior design services. We provide services to Corporate Businesses, Education, Healthcare, Nonprofit and Government Sectors. Our goal is to help our clients... Read More →

Hawaii Association of School Librarians

Professional association (501c(3)) for school librarians in Hawaiʻi

Bess Press

Bess Press Publishing is an educational content producer and distributor of Hawaiian and Pacific island studies curriculum for Pre-K through High School and is comprised of varying divisions focused on educational publishing, trade publishing, online publishing, distribution, and... Read More →

OCID Computer Science

Mission: To provide equitable access to high quality Computer Science education to all preK-12 students within the Hawaii State Department of Education.

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library and Information Science

The Library & Information Science Program at UH Mānoa offers an ALA-accredited master’s degree which allows teachers to add the School Librarian teaching field to their teaching license. We also welcome school librarians for continuing education.

Follett School Solutions

Follett Content Solutions provides solutions for your library and classroom content needs, including curated book lists, Follett Book eFairs, Makerspace and hands-on learning resources, International Baccalaureate materials, genrefication and new school services, and more!

Hawaii State Public Library System

Thursday August 7, 2025 10:55am - 11:30am HST
Piinaio Ballroom 2

General

11:30am HST

Lunch & Networking

Thursday August 7, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm HST

Piinaio Ballroom 1

Thursday August 7, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm HST
Piinaio Ballroom 1

General

3:15pm HST

Networking Mixer: Connect, Create & Celebrate

Thursday August 7, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm HST

Piinaio Ballroom 2

Join fellow librarians for an interactive networking session designed to foster meaningful connections and collaborations. Whether you're looking to exchange ideas, seek partnerships, or simply expand your professional circle, this session offers the perfect opportunity to connect.
Special Features:

Live Typewriter Poetry: Experience the charm of personalized poetry crafted on a vintage typewriter by poet and author Sean Petrie. Share a topic or emotion, and receive a custom poem to take home—a unique keepsake from the event.
Door Prizes: All attendees will be entered into a drawing for exciting door prizes. Winners will be announced during the session, so be sure to stay until the end for your chance to win! Winners must be present to win.

Thursday August 7, 2025 3:15pm - 4:30pm HST
Piinaio Ballroom 2

General