3rd Annual LITapalooza: A Literacy Love Fest for Educators & Authors! Register by June 30th to be entered to win a "Golden Skip The Line" pass that lets you skip every signing line!
Naperville, Illinois July 24, 2025! We are bringing K-8 educators & #kidlit creators back together for a day of community, learning, and celebration of all things literacy!
Registration is $40 per person and will include an autographed copy of Matt Eicheldinger's lastest book, Sticky Notes: Memorable Lessons from Ordinary Moments!
Check out more details and FAQs here:
https://andersonsbookshop.com/litapalooza-2025
What will LIT do for you?
Classroom- and student-focused panels!
Collaboration with authors and other educators/librarians!
A pop-up bookshop where EVERYTHING is 20% off!
CPDUs at the end of the day for IL educators!
Community, book joy, and the best professional development you could ask for!
Who's Coming to LITapalooza 2025?
Keynote Speakers:
Matt Eicheldinger: One of the most well known teachers on social media, Matt Eicheldinger is known for his captivating and relatable storytelling, including bucket filling educator based humor. Your registration includes a signed copy of his book, Sticky Notes!
Guest Authors (author lineup subject to change):
Aaron Becker, HM Bouwman, Arree Chung, Karla Clark, Gary Clement, Lindsay Currie, Alda P. Dobbs, Antwan Eady, Beth Ferry, Jay Fleck, Ben Guterson, Kate Hannigan, Nicole M. Hewitt, Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm, Anna Hrachovec, Sarah Hwang, Tiffany D. Jackson, Amy Kim, Gordon Korman, Kirby Larson, Laurie Lawlor, Peter Lerangis, Meg Medina, Gabi Mendez, G.F. Miller, Goldy Moldavsky, Kristin Nilsen, Mike Petrik, Victor Piñeiro, Christine Platt, Julian Randall, Barb Rosenstock, Paul Tremblay, Colleen AF Venable & Honie Beam, Cassidy Wasserman, Alby C. Williams, Jennifer Ziegler
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Day-of Schedule
8am: Open Doors
9-10am: Opening Keynote Speech
10-10:15am: Break
10:15-11am Breakout Session 1
11-11:15am Break
11:15-12pm: Breakout Session 2
12-1pm: LUNCH BREAK!
1-1;45pm Breakout Session 3
1:45-2pm: Break
2-2:45Breakout Session 4
2:45-3pm: Break
3-4:30pm Signing Session w/ All Authors
4:30pm: Doors close! See you all next year!
Breakout Session Panel Information Coming Soon!
REGISTER BY JUNE 30TH TO BE ENTERED TO WIN A GOLDEN SKIP THE LINE PASS THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SKIP EVERY SIGNING LINE AT LIT!
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