This page contains recordings of the keynotes and sessions from the 2025 Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival. Access to the recordings are limited to registered festival attendees. For any questions about accessing the sessions, please contact Mary.A.Osborne@usm.edu.

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Submissions from 2025

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Sensory Programming at Your Library: Creating Meaningful, Hands-On Learning Experiences Through Imaginative (and Messy) Play, Aimee Ardonne

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General Keynote, Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Susan Bartoletti

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Strangers Into Neighbors: Engaging Community Conversations That Matter, Gloria McEwen Burgess and Meridith Wulff

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Impacted by Incarceration: How Libraries Can Support Children and Families Affected by the Legal System, Ramona Caponegro and Ashlynn Koontz

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General Keynote, Carmen Agra Deedy, Carmen Deedy

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Programming on the Fly: Building a Programming Toolkit for Rainy Days, Kandice Evans and Katie Grice

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General Keynote, Ezra Jack Keats Panel, Ezra Jack Keats Foundation

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Engaging Student Curiosity to Propel Development of Literacy Skills, Jo Hackl

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Taking a Whole-School Read to the Next Level to Help Students Create Cross-Curricular Connections, Build Empathy, Grit and Resilience, and Strengthen the Overall School Community, Jo Watson Hackl

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Beyond the Desk: Expanding Library Reach with Passive Programming at Your Patron's Pace, Dee Hare and Leigh Hood

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Proving Concept Through Podcasting, Brett Harris and Adam Trest

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General Keynote, Will Hillenbrand, Will Hillenbrand

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Coleen Salley Storytelling Award Keynote, Jos Holman, Jos Holman

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Got Paper??, K.E. Hones

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Diversity in Manga, Tori Hopper

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Promoting Engaging Reading Experiences with Physical Activities, Tori Hopper

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Let's Write a Story!, Linda Williams Jackson

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Words that Mend: Finding Heart, Hope, and the Transformative Power of Writing Poetry, Kim Johnson and Margaret Simon

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What Can You Do with One Book?, Karen Konnerth

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Inclusivity in Story Time: A Beginner's Toolbox, Annaliese Melvin

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Funding, Programming, and Community Engagement: How the Mississippi Humanities Council Can Benefit Libraries, Katie Molpus and Tonja Murphy

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Teaching Story Structure Like an Author, Heather C. Morris and Hallie Christensen

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SLIS Lecturer Keynote, Jamie Naidoo, Jamie Naidoo

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Medallion Session, LeUyen Pham, LeUyen Pham

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Drawing the Line: One Cartoonist's Journey into Visual Storytelling, Marshall Ramsey

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A Formula for Center Creation, Ashley Rich

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Teen Takeover: Trendy Programs for Teen Audiences, Beth Shamley

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MLC's Special Collections and Your Library, Charlie Simpkins

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Walking Within the Pages: Using Storywalks to Enhance Literacy Engagement, Charlie Simpkins and Elisabeth Scott

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Designing Diverse, Disability-Friendly Spaces: Crafting Accessible STudy and Computer Rooms for All, Fawn Ussery

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This is How We Roll: How a Trolley Got a Second Life to Take the Library to its Community, Karyn Walsh and Ethan Glenn