| We're just one week away from our second annual LibraryCon Live! free virtual conference. Register now to join Library Journal and School Library Journal for this day-long celebration of beloved authors of fandom stories and characters, from pulse-pounding sci-fi horror to innovative reboots of classic series to mind-bending speculative fiction across formats. You'll also learn from librarians and industry insiders on how to plan and host your own Comic Con-style event. This year's exciting agenda at-a-glance Opening Keynote Victor LaValle, Destroyer (BOOM! Studios) Moderator:
Mahnaz Dar, Reference and Professional Reading Editor, Library Journal & School Library Journal Panel: Women Creators in the Lead Karen Berger, Editor, Berger Books (Dark Horse)
Gwenda Bond, Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds (Del Rey)
Amy Chu, Summit (Lion Forge)
Dana Simpson, Phoebe and Her Unicorn (Andrews McMeel) Moderator:
Sam Maggs, Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History; Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy; Editor, The Mary Sue (Quirk Books) Lunch Keynote
Mariko Tamaki, Supergirl: Being Super and Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass (DC Comics, Abrams) Moderator:
Shelley Diaz, Reviews Manager, School Library Journal Panel: Hosting Your Own Comic Con-style Event Rachel Gagnon, Teen Services Librarian, Haverhill Public Library (MA)
Justin Kontonicolaou, YA Servies Supervisor, Ridgewood Public Library (NJ)
Justin Portelli, Supervising Library Assistant/Technology Supervisor, Fair Lawn Public Library (NJ) Moderator:
Brian Hibbs, Store Owner, Comix Experience (Lion Forge) Panel: Children's and YA Greg Neri, Grand Theft Horse (Lee & Low)
Chad Sell, Cardboard Kingdom (Random House Children's Books)
Tui Sutherland, Wings of Fire (Scholastic)
Mark Tatulli, Short & Skinny (Little, Brown) Moderator:
Mahnaz Dar Panel: Fan Faves Jo Whittemore, Supergirl: Age of Atlantis (Abrams)
Jeremy Whitley, Princeless (Diamond)
F.C. Yee, The Rise of Kyoshi (Abrams) Closing Keynote Margie Stohl, The Life of Captain Marvel (Marvel) Moderator:
Kiera Parrott, Reviews Director, Library Journal & School Library Journal | 
