ABC Children's Institute 2017 Program

Both the Full-Day and Half-Day tours are sold out.  If you would like to be added to a waitlist, please email [email protected].

Attendees of Children's Institute may participate in one of two tours to Portland-area bookstores. Registration closes when the tours reach capacity. Space will be limited and first-come, first-serve. Buses will depart from the Banquet Entrance at the Red Lion Hotel.

Full-day tour – $35 pp - SOLD OUT!
Half-day tour – $25 pp - SOLD OUT!

The Full-Day Tour will depart at 9:45 am from the Red Lion Hotel on the River and will visit the following stores*:

• Annie Bloom's Books
• Another Read Through
• Art of STEM Books
• Broadway Books
• Green Bean Books
• MudPuddles Toys & Books
• Powell's City of Books

Lunch is not provided on the full-day tour, but there will be an extended stop at one of the stores to allow time for tour registrants to each lunch at an area restaurant. A listing of area-restaurants will be provided on the tour bus.

The Half-Day Tour will depart at 12:45 pm from the Red Lion Hotel on the River and will visit the following stores*:

• A Children's Place
• Broadway Books
• Green Bean Books
• Powell's City of Books
• Vintage Books

Lunch is not provided on the half-day tour and there will be no extended stops on the tour, but a listing of places to get a quick bite on each stop of the tour will be provided on the bus.

Both the Full-Day and Half-Day tour will depart the Red Lion Hotel on the River at the appointed times. Boarding will begin 15 minutes prior to the departure time. The last stop on both tours will be at Powell's City of Books. The tour buses are scheduled to arrive at Powell's at approximately 4:15 and you will have a chance to tour the iconic store prior to the Scholarship Meet-and-Greet (5:00 pm if you're a scholarship recipient) and Opening Reception (5:30 pm), both of which will be taking place at the store.

*Listing of stores is in alphabetical order and does not reflect the store tour scheduled order of stops.

Note if registering multiple people in one session: Participants need not go on the same tour; each may choose Tour 1 or Tour 2. The first selection below is for the first person being registered.

Booksellers attending the Children's Institute on scholarship will have an opportunity to meet their publisher sponsors at this informal reception, held at Powell’s City of Books (Burnside) in the Pearl Room (3rd floor), just prior to the official Welcome Reception and Backlist Book Swap Party. 
 

Party with colleagues and booksellers at Powell’s City of Books (Burnside) and enjoy handcrafted brews and bites from Portland's Rogue Brewery. All Ci5 attendees are invited to participate in the fun Backlist Book Swap. Come to Powell's with a copy of your favorite backlist children’s, middle grade, or young adult book and leave with someone else’s favorite. Books should be at least five years old and still in print. Please let us know what book you will be swapping by completing this form, and be sure include a store bookmark so the taker can contact you.
 

If you are a young professional in the book business, this party is for you! Come meet your fellow industry professionals from across the country, make new friends, and experience the Children’s Institute together. This is a great opportunity for fun and engaging conversations about bookselling and our industry. 
 

The benefits of a racially diverse workforce are countless, from more creative problem solving to meeting the needs of diverse customers. However, many well-meaning businesses that recognize the value still struggle to hire and retain employees of color. Ilsa Govan will share strategies to reduce implicit bias and counter systemic racism in order to develop a more equitable hiring process and inclusive work environment.

All mentees will sit with their mentors at tables upfront at the Thursday opening breakfast, and again at the Friday breakfast keynote. Mentors will be holding paddles with their name.

The Galley Room will be filled with a plethora of ARCs for upcoming titles from Children’s Institute sponsors. A limited supply of book bags will be on hand. The room will be closed during keynotes and both lunches. The PartnerShip shipping desk will be open during Galley Room hours.

View Consultation Station participants here.

Allison Risbridger, client development specialist at NPD Book, will present a review of the most recent data on the U.S. children’s book market with a deep-dive into the latest trends in genres, formats, buyer behavior, and more. Attendees will emerge with plenty of new insights to help them better understand their business in the coming year.

Enjoy lunch and learn about great upcoming titles from Children's Institute publisher sponsors at the Rep Picks Speed Dating Lunch. Seats are assigned; table numbers are printed on booksellers’ badges.

View Consultation Station participants here.

For the first time at Children’s Institute, booksellers will have the opportunity to meet with Ci5 sponsoring publishers in small groups to discuss issues and concerns, as well as productive and practical ways to work together to improve sales. Booksellers will remain at their assigned table while publishers move from table to table. See your badge for table assignment. A short list of likely topics will be provided ahead of the Institute.

Relax with your colleagues and meet authors from Children’s Institute publisher sponsors. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served. Please click here for a list of authors currently scheduled to appear, as well as upcoming editions of Bookselling This Week for additional authors as they are confirmed.

Join Scholastic authors James Nicol (The Apprentice Witch), Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm (Swing It, Sunny), Daniel José Older (Shadowhouse Fall), and Allen Say (Silent Days, Silent Dreams) for drinks and dessert, sponsored by Scholastic

Jason Reynolds tells the story of being a reluctant reader as a child, to being a bookseller at Karibu Bookstore, and how all of it helped shape him as a writer.

The Galley Room will be filled with a plethora of ARCs for upcoming titles from Children’s Institute sponsors. A limited supply of book bags will be on hand. The room will be closed during keynotes and both lunches. The PartnerShip shipping desk will be open during Galley Room hours.

Marley Dias, in conversation with Suzanna Hermans of Oblong Books, will discuss her journey from New Jersey tween to viral activist sensation—and now to author. Marley’s effort to diversify the characters on her bookshelf by collecting #1000BlackGirlBooks was celebrated by thousands of readers, and by booksellers across the country who supported her campaign in their stores and on social media. At this event, Marley will engage in a lively Q&A about reaching young readers who are equally interested in activism, pop culture, and serious news As she said in an Elle.com interview, “My generation feels the pressure to make things better, but we need more spaces to speak our minds and to make a difference.” Marley will encourage booksellers to make their stores a go-to resource for young people and their varied passions.

In a series of brief presentations, Ci5 small press sponsors discuss their publishing programs and key upcoming titles. Seating is open for this lunch.

This September marks a major publishing event with the release of The Purloining of Price Oleomargarine—a never-before-published, unfinished children’s story by Mark Twain, completed and brought to life by Philip and Erin Stead. Join the author and illustrator of Caldecott Medal-winner A Sick Day for Amos McGee in conversation with their editor, Frances Gilbert, associate publishing director for Random House Books for Young Readers, as they discuss their work on this project by America's most legendary writer, from discovery to the process of adapting and finishing Twain’s story in words and illustrations.
 

Rachel Ignotofsky is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator based in Kansas City, Missouri. She grew up in New Jersey on a healthy diet of cartoons and pudding and graduated with honors from Tyler School of Art's graphic design program in 2011. Rachel works for herself and spends all day and night drawing, writing, and learning as much as she can. Her work is inspired by history and science. She believes that illustration is a powerful tool that can make learning exciting and has a passion for taking dense information and making it fun and accessible. Rachel hopes to use her work to spread her message about scientific literacy. She is the author of Women in Science, the I Love Science journal, and the forthcoming Women in Sports, which will be published in July 2017 by Ten Speed Press.

Teams will compete for bragging rights at the first-ever Post-Ci5 Trivia Party. Based on the popular event held at the regional trade shows, the Ci5 version will focus on children’s literature so everyone can play!