2025 Hawaii School Library Conference: Full Schedule

Reimagine and Refresh

9:40am HST

TBD

Thursday August 7, 2025 9:40am - 10:55am HST

Palolo Room 2

NOTE: This is a CORE bundle resource.

Thursday August 7, 2025 9:40am - 10:55am HST
Palolo Room 2

Breakout

12:35pm HST

Bridging the Gap: Strengthening K-12 and Academic Library Partnerships for Student Success LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm HST

Palolo Room 2

Last year, we began a discussion about ways to connect academic and school libraries in a more coordinated effort to equip K-12 students with essential research skills and information literacy foundations that support lifelong learning. Since then, we've taken action. A new working group of school and academic librarians is actively collaborating to reach young students statewide, including those in schools without librarians. We also conducted a survey of school and academic librarians to identify the most critical skills students need, the gaps that hinder their readiness for higher education, and opportunities to build a seamless K-20 pipeline of support.

Join us as we share our progress, discuss emerging ideas, and invite you to help shape our next steps. Through interactive discussion, we’ll explore ways to strengthen collaboration between school and academic librarians to ensure students are prepared for the complex information landscapes of both higher education and life beyond the classroom. Let’s work together and turn these insights into meaningful action.

Speakers

Shannon Alueta

Instruction Librarian, UH Maui College

Shannon Alueta is currently UHMC's Instruction Librarian. Previously, she worked as a HIDOE High School Librarian for 16 years, and earned her National Board Certification in Library Media/Early Childhood Through Young Adulthood in 2012.

Carina Chernisky

Public Services Librarian, UH West Oʻahu

Carina Chernisky is a Public Services Librarian at the University of Hawai‘i-West O‘ahu Library where she serves as the liaison to the Education and Social Sciences divisions. Carina is active in campus and system efforts related to Open Educational Resources, and currently serves... Read More →

Thursday August 7, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm HST
Palolo Room 2

Breakout

2:00pm HST

Empowering Librarians with the Virtual Fabrication Lab LIMITED

Thursday August 7, 2025 2:00pm - 3:15pm HST

Palolo Room 2

Explore how the Virtual Fabrication Lab empowers DOE educators and students with hands-on STEM and computer science experiences by providing access to our fabrication equipment, including 3D printers and laser cutters. Discover the creative opportunities available through our Canvas Courses, learn how we’ve partnered with DOE librarians, and gain inspiration for how you can utilize our fabrication services for your students in the upcoming school year!

Speakers

Terry Holck

Courtney Tawata

Educational Specialist, State Distance Learning Program

Thursday August 7, 2025 2:00pm - 3:15pm HST
Palolo Room 2

Breakout

9:40am HST

How Hiring a Certified School Librarian Impacted Reading Culture at Waiāhole Elementary LIMITED

Friday August 8, 2025 9:40am - 10:55am HST

Palolo Room 2

For years Waiāhole Elementary Principal Alex Obra struggled to keep the school library open without a certified librarian. In 2024, Obra secured funding and was able to hire a certified school library media specialist. Our session will share qualitative and quantitative evidence of the impacts of hiring a school librarian on student interest in reading and the school's teaching and learning environment.

Speakers

Selena Mobbs

School Librarian, Waiahole Elementary

Alex Obra

Principal, Waiahole Elementary

Friday August 8, 2025 9:40am - 10:55am HST
Palolo Room 2

Breakout

12:35pm HST

ISTELive 25 Sharing (TBD) LIMITED

Friday August 8, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm HST

Palolo Room 2

Coming Soon!

Speakers

Michelle Carlson

Librarian a.k.a. Facilitator of Curiosity, Daniel K. Inouye Elementary School

Carolyn Kirio

Librarian, W. R. Farrington High

Carolyn H. Kirio is a Librarian at Farrington High School where she collaborates and instructs with teachers in project-based learning work. She has presented at state and national conferences and has coauthored Collaborating for Project-based Learning in Grades 9-12 (Linworth Publishing... Read More →

Friday August 8, 2025 12:35pm - 1:50pm HST
Palolo Room 2

Breakout

2:00pm HST

The Power of PebbleGo LIMITED

Friday August 8, 2025 2:00pm - 3:15pm HST

Palolo Room 2

Slide Presentation

Learn why PebbleGo is loved by students and trusted by librarians. Join us to discover PebbleGo’s updated look, new features, new lesson plans and see how PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next articles correlate to 90+% of the C3 Framework, NGSS and the Hawaii Social Studies and Science Standards.

Using PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next’s read aloud voice audio, even your struggling readers will grasp the content. Teach even your youngest students how to use PebbleGo once and they can use it on their own. We have made it even easier to support your teachers and students.

Hear from fellow librarians on how they use PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next and how they partner with their teachers to integrate PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next into the classroom and curriculum.

Exhibitor Representative

Teresa Sakurada

Hawaii Capstone Sales Rep, Capstone

Please stop by my booth to enter my book drawing and find out how Capstone can support your school with Science/NGSS and Social Studies/C3 resources. I am the Hawaii Sales Rep for Capstone (library and classroom) and Lerner. I specialize in expiring funds and working to ensure... Read More →

Exhibitors

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 →

Friday August 8, 2025 2:00pm - 3:15pm HST
Palolo Room 2

Breakout