Photo of three conference committee members sitting at a table in a large event room at KSU. There is a projector screen visible on the wall behind them. It is the first day of the 49th annual CSLA conference, which was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of attendees gathered in the Special Collections & Archives Reading Room of Kent State University. Meghan Harper (red skirt), Evelyn Pockrass (white jacket), and Cheryl Cutchin (light purple) are standing against the display cases in the room with the other attendees. Their bags are on the tables for visitors. The group visited on the first day of the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of Kelly Boyer Sagert standing at the front of a room during her workshop about creative writing tips at the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016. Behind her is a desk and children's books on a case.

Photo of keynote speaker Lindsay Bonilla standing next to Mary Rodgers, a storytelling participant, in the conference room. In her hand is a microphone and Rodgers is wearing a crown for the performance. Bonilla was attending the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of keynote speaker Lindsay Bonilla standing behind a podium in the conference room. In her hand is a small booklet and in front of her is a microphone. There are attendees seated at the tables in the room. It was the 49th annual CSLA conference and was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of attendees, including Marianne Stowers, sitting around a table with speaker Scott Dutkiewicz in the Reinberger Children's Library Center at the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016. There are more tables and a projector screen behind them along with several shelves full of children's books.

Photo of keynote speaker Lindsay Bonilla standing next to Mary Rodgers, a participant, in the conference room. In her hand is a microphone and Rodgers is wearing a crown for the storytelling performance. They were attending the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of attendees with exhibits set up in an open area at KSU. They have books set up and displayed on tables in front of them for attendees. It is the first day of the 49th annual CSLA conference, which was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of an attendee holding up books during lunch on the first day of the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016. She is standing at the end of a table where Mary Trauernicht and another attendee are seated with their lunches. There is a stack of books on the table as well.

Photo of the attendees eating lunch at banquet tables on the first day of the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016. Against the wall are two large screens for projectors and the tables are arranged between the two.

Photo of Marcia Trauernicht standing at a podium during the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016. She is holding a notepad in her hands and there is a microphone in front of her.

Photo of Susan Spoonas speaking to attendees from a podium during the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016. There is a microphone in front of her.

Photo of Marcia Trauernicht speaking to the attendees, including Lindsay Bonilla, during the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016. On the tables are pink papers, some have colored boxes and one has booklets standing up on it.

Photo of a speaker during lunch on the first day of the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016. She is standing at a podium in the banquet room and has a microphone in front of her.

Photo of attendees gathered in the archives of the Kent State University Special Collections. There is a statue of Babar the fictional elephant character from a popular children's series. The group visited the archives on the first day of the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of attendees seated around tables in the dining area during the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016. On the tables are pink papers and the one in the front has three colored cubes on top.

Photo of the Babar Collection of John L. Boonshaft in the archives of the Kent State University Special Collections. On the floor there are rocking chairs, and 'elephants' featuring Babar, the fictional elephant character from the popular children's series. On the shelves are boxes filled with other Babar related items. A group of attendees visited the archives on the first day of the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of Cara Gilgenbach (brown) speaking to attendees in the Special Collections & Archives Reading Room of Kent State University. There are display cases built into the wall and tables in the center for visitors. Marcia Trauernicht is sitting at one. The group visited on the first day of the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of Cara Gilgenbach speaking to attendees in the Special Collections & Archives Reading Room of Kent State University. Behind her is a desk and the entrance to the library's archives. The group visited on the first day of the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of conference committee members gathered together around tables in a large event room at KSU. There are projector screens along the wall on one side of the room. It is the first day of the 49th annual CSLA conference, which was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.

Photo of attendees, including Marianne Stowers, sitting around a table with speaker Scott Dutkiewicz in the Reinberger Children's Library Center at the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016. There are several shelves full of children's books behind them.

Photo of attendees at a workshop for modern cataloging practices in a library during the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016. They are seated at long tables in rows in a smaller room in the conference building. They each have papers in front of them to take notes.

Photo of one of the exhibit tables during the 49th annual CSLA conference that was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016. On the tables are several children's books and novels. Cheryl Cutchin and another attendees are holding and looking at them.

Photo of conference committee members sitting at tables in a large event room at KSU. There is a projector screen visible on the wall behind them. It is the first day of the 49th annual CSLA conference, which was held at Kent State University from June 27-29 in 2016.