Registration is open for the 2026 Institute, taking place on Friday, March 13th, 2026, at the San Francisco Public Library – Main Branch from 9 am-5 pm.

🎟️ Tickets are available here: $60 for ACL Members, $70 for Non-members, and $30 for Students or Paraprofessionals. Group rates are available for groups of 5 or more at the ACL member price of $60 per ticket.
👩🏽🤝👨🏼 A limited number of scholarships are available through the link here. Applications are open now through Wednesday, February 25th!
We are happy to share the following schedule, which can also be viewed here on the website, for more details and updates:
- 9:45 – Welcome Remarks
- 10:00 – Author Joanna Ho
- 11:00 – Breakout Sessions
- 11:45 – Lunch on Your Own (or with a Friend!) & Book Sale
- 1:00 – Author Tony Weaver Jr.
- 2:00 – Rest as Service: From Burnout to Creativity and Emergent Action with Nethra Samarawickrema
- 3:00 – Somatics for Resilience
- 4:00 – Closing Remarks and Networking & Book Sale
🙌🏾 What we need from you: Please share the news with your network, consortium, or school district! Unfortunately, we were unable to book the date in time for April, so we have less time to market the Institute. The flyer attached can be shared along with the information in this email.
Thank you for your patience, and we hope to be in community with you this March!
📚 ACL 2026 Institute
🗓️ Friday, March 13th, 2026 at SFPL – Main🎟️
Tickets at https://www.bayviews.org/acl-institute-tickets/
👩🏽🤝👨🏼 Scholarships at https://forms.gle/At3hMyqU4XscYfgGA🔗
More information at https://www.bayviews.org/acl-institute-2026/—
Fernanda, Keith, Kimberly, Lillian, Shani
2026 Institute Committee
Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern California
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