69th MRA Conference: Full Schedule

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11:30am EST

Saturday March 8, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm EST

This year MRA is excited to offer a luncheon opportunity with Keynote Speaker John Schu. If you are attending MRA's 69th Annual Conference, this is your opportunity to purchase a ticket for this limited seating spectacular presentation on Saturday, March 08, 2025, at 11:30 AM - 12:30PM. You will also have an opportunity to purchase one of John Schu's books and have it signed by him later in the day at the Author's Garden event at 4:00 PM. Cornucopia Bookstore will be on-site Saturday and Sunday at the conference. Be sure to stop by Cornucopia's booth in the Exhibit Hall C at DeVos Place before the end of day Saturday. Check-in for the event will be available starting at 11:00 AM. The celebration will be held in the Ambassador Ballroom, at the Amway Grand Plaza, Curio Collection by Hilton , 187 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.

Luncheon Registration is required to attend this event.
You must also be a registered attendee for the MRA 69th Annual Conference.
Conference Registration will be verified.
Refunds will not be available.
Seating is first come first serve.
Book giveaways!

Speakers

John Schu

Author and Children's Librarian, Bookelicious

John Schu has made a career out of advocating for the people and things he cares about most: kids, books, and the people that connect them. He was named a Library Journal Mover and Shaker for his dynamic interactions with students and his passionate adoption of new technologies... Read More →

Saturday March 8, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm EST
Ambassador East (Amway)

4:00pm EST

Books 'N Bites

Saturday March 8, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EST

Ambassador East (Amway)

Saturday March 8, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EST
Ambassador East (Amway)

Appropriate for All Levels

11:30am EDT

Ticketed Event: Kaleidoscope Luncheon

Sunday March 9, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm EDT

Ambassador East (Amway)

2025 Kaleidoscope Student Author Brunch
This year, we’re excited to celebrate our student authors with a special presentation by Emmy Kastner, a talented author and illustrator of children's books such as So Tortoise Dug (2025), While You’re Asleep, and A Very Big Fall. Emmy, a former high school teacher, co-founded the youth writing center Read and Write Kalamazoo (RAWK), which is dedicated to amplifying youth voices through reading and writing. She lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan with her family and spends her days writing and creating art in her studio above their family-owned coffee shop. This is a ticketed student event.

Speakers

Emmy Kastner

Emmy is an author and illustrator of children’s books, including SO TORTOISE DUG (2025), WHILE YOU’RE ASLEEP, and A VERY BIG FALL. A former high school teacher, Emmy taught English and science in San Francisco, CA. Moving back to Michigan, she co-founded the youth writing cen... Read More →

Sunday March 9, 2025 11:30am - 1:00pm EDT
Ambassador East (Amway)