Children's Institute 2020

Celebrate the opening of the 8th annual Children’s Institute in the company of your colleagues from around the country with a costume party! Come dressed as your favorite book character or collaborate with fellow booksellers on a group costume. All attendees are encouraged to put their best sartorial foot forward and join in the fun!

First time at Children’s Institute? Don’t panic! Join us before the Opening Reception and Costume Party to get the scoop on Children’s Institute and meet other attendees new to the event. Together, we will assist you in making the perfect game plan that ensures you get the most out of your Ci8 experience. If you requested a mentor, now is also the time to meet them so that you can connect throughout the conference.

This workshop is a repeat of the 9:15 am session and can accommodate up to 50 booksellers. Registration will open in early March.

We live in a multicultural world; however, we’ve been socialized to be believe that everyone should assimilate into the dominant culture’s norms, values, and customs. When trying to practice multicultural inclusion, we need to examine how the perspectives of the privileged, their culture, and identity have been normalized and may unintentionally create spaces where People of Color feel unwelcome. White people who truly want to address race and social justice and create more equitable environments know they must start with themselves.

In this session, participants will recognize and discuss the institutional advantages and disadvantages communities face due to race. The workshop is designed for people who are interested in examining unconscious biases and learning strategies to practice anti-racist allyship. Attendees will focus on awareness, knowledge, and skills that people with privilege can learn together, rather than expecting people of color to educate them. While this session is primarily intended for White booksellers, all Children’s Institute attendees are welcome to participate.

Facilitator Ilsa Marie Govan has close to 20 years of experience leading white caucus spaces that are rooted in scholarship and accountable relationships with people of color. To find out more about this strategy, you can read her December 2019 article in Diversity Best Practices, “Five Ways an Anti-Racist White Caucus Supports Diversity and Inclusion.”

Sign up for the first-ever Bookseller Olympics, where booksellers get to flex their muscles with relays designed by their peers. From dump building to speed jacket-flapping, the Bookseller Olympics will test your bookish skills in the best way possible. Who’s going to bring home the gold? Could be you!

This workshop will be repeated at 12:45 pm for booksellers who are unable to attend the morning session. The workshop can accommodate up to 50 booksellers. Registration will open in early March.

We live in a multicultural world; however, we’ve been socialized to be believe that everyone should assimilate into the dominant culture’s norms, values, and customs. When trying to practice multicultural inclusion, we need to examine how the perspectives of the privileged, their culture, and identity have been normalized and may unintentionally create spaces where People of Color feel unwelcome. White people who truly want to address race and social justice and create more equitable environments know they must start with themselves.

In this session, participants will recognize and discuss the institutional advantages and disadvantages communities face due to race. The workshop is designed for people who are interested in examining unconscious biases and learning strategies to practice anti-racist allyship. Attendees will focus on awareness, knowledge, and skills that people with privilege can learn together, rather than expecting people of color to educate them. While this session is primarily intended for White booksellers, all Children’s Institute attendees are welcome to participate.

Facilitator Ilsa Marie Govan has close to 20 years of experience leading white caucus spaces that are rooted in scholarship and accountable relationships with people of color. To find out more about this strategy, you can read her December 2019 article in Diversity Best Practices, “Five Ways an Anti-Racist White Caucus Supports Diversity and Inclusion.”

Pick up your badge, the official Ci8 welcome bag, and your printed schedule of institute events. Mentor/mentee table assignments and Publisher Focus Group details are printed on the back of bookseller badges.