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.
Submissions from 2025
Sensory Programming at Your Library: Creating Meaningful, Hands-On Learning Experiences Through Imaginative (and Messy) Play, Aimee Ardonne
General Keynote, Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Susan Bartoletti
Strangers Into Neighbors: Engaging Community Conversations That Matter, Gloria McEwen Burgess and Meridith Wulff
Impacted by Incarceration: How Libraries Can Support Children and Families Affected by the Legal System, Ramona Caponegro and Ashlynn Koontz
General Keynote, Carmen Agra Deedy, Carmen Deedy
Programming on the Fly: Building a Programming Toolkit for Rainy Days, Kandice Evans and Katie Grice
General Keynote, Ezra Jack Keats Panel, Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
Engaging Student Curiosity to Propel Development of Literacy Skills, Jo Hackl
Beyond the Desk: Expanding Library Reach with Passive Programming at Your Patron's Pace, Dee Hare and Leigh Hood
Proving Concept Through Podcasting, Brett Harris and Adam Trest
General Keynote, Will Hillenbrand, Will Hillenbrand
Coleen Salley Storytelling Award Keynote, Jos Holman, Jos Holman
Got Paper??, K.E. Hones
Diversity in Manga, Tori Hopper
Promoting Engaging Reading Experiences with Physical Activities, Tori Hopper
Let's Write a Story!, Linda Williams Jackson
Words that Mend: Finding Heart, Hope, and the Transformative Power of Writing Poetry, Kim Johnson and Margaret Simon
What Can You Do with One Book?, Karen Konnerth
Inclusivity in Story Time: A Beginner's Toolbox, Annaliese Melvin
Funding, Programming, and Community Engagement: How the Mississippi Humanities Council Can Benefit Libraries, Katie Molpus and Tonja Murphy
Teaching Story Structure Like an Author, Heather C. Morris and Hallie Christensen
SLIS Lecturer Keynote, Jamie Naidoo, Jamie Naidoo
Medallion Session, LeUyen Pham, LeUyen Pham
Drawing the Line: One Cartoonist's Journey into Visual Storytelling, Marshall Ramsey
A Formula for Center Creation, Ashley Rich
Teen Takeover: Trendy Programs for Teen Audiences, Beth Shamley
MLC's Special Collections and Your Library, Charlie Simpkins
Walking Within the Pages: Using Storywalks to Enhance Literacy Engagement, Charlie Simpkins and Elisabeth Scott
Designing Diverse, Disability-Friendly Spaces: Crafting Accessible STudy and Computer Rooms for All, Fawn Ussery
This is How We Roll: How a Trolley Got a Second Life to Take the Library to its Community, Karyn Walsh and Ethan Glenn