Registration and Reservations

Register

Registration for the July 23-24, 2026 Summer Literacy Institute includes

• All sessions
• Thursday lunch
• Thursday banquet
• Friday breakfast
• Friday lunch

Overnight Accommodations

Overnight accommodations are available at the following Farmville area hotels:

• Hampton Inn Farmville
• Holiday Inn Express & Suites Farmville
• Hotel Weyanoke
• Tru by Hilton Farmville

Tentative Conference Schedule

Thursday, July 23, 2026

10:00 a.m. Welcome

10:30 - 12:00 p.m. – Stripling – Part 1

12:15 - 1:15 p.m.– Lunch / Author signings / Vendors

1:30 - 3:00 p.m. – Stripling – Part 2

3:00 - 3:15 p.m. – Break

3:15 - 4:15 p.m. – Concurrent I

4:15 - 4:45 p.m. – Walk around Campus / Visit the Greenwood Library / Break / SLIB 595 class

5:00 p.m. - Author Banquet with Wendy Wan-Lon Shang

Friday, July 25, 2025

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. - Continental Breakfast and Vendors

9:00 -10:30 a.m. – Welcome

9:15 – 10:30 a.m.- Keynote with Laurie Halse Anderson

10:45 - 11:45 a.m. – Concurrent Session II

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. – Lunch, networking, and book signing

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. – Concurrent Session III

2:30 - 2:45 p.m. – Break w/ Snacks

2:45 - 3:45 p.m. – Concurrent Session IV

4:00 - 4:30 p.m. – Closing remarks and door prizes / SLIB 595 class