The Silver Sprocket Gang will be in the exhibit hall at McCormick Place, all weekend, to celebrate the American Library Association’s 150th anniversary! Come out and talk rad books with us and our authors at booth 3229F, or check out any of the panels they’re participating in, or just pop by to grab free stuff, like this sick-ass sticker by Alex Krokus!

Meet Your Favourite Artists!

Saturday, June 27, 2026

• 10:00 - 11:00 am
  • Signing – Marnie Galloway and Sage Coffey will be signing and giving away Sage Coffey, co-creator of the multi-award winning zine, Abortion Pill Zine: A Community Guide to Misoprostol and Mifepristone will be signing and giving away books at the Silver Sprocket booth! Come on out and chat about graphic medicine, civil rights, and community knowledge sharing!

Sunday, June 28, 2026

• 11:00 – 12:00 pm
  • Signing – Keezy Young, author and artist behind Sunflowers, will be signing and giving away books at the Silver Sprocket booth! Come on out and chat about mental illness, mysteries, and queer stuff! Location: Booth 3229F
• 1:30 – 2:20 pm
  • Panel – Illustrate Their Lives: Diverse Illustrated Books for Your Collection
    •  As patron demographics change, so do the illustrations that reflect them. Join this group of picture book authors, artists, and publishers to hear about the most beautifully illustrated children and adult titles. Location: The Look of Books Stage (Booth #1342)

Monday, June 29th, 2026

• 11:30 – 12:20 pm
  • Panel – LGBTQ+ and Us: Queer Titles from Independent Publishers Illustrate Their Lives: Diverse Illustrated Books for Your Collection
    • Join us again for this celebration of the queer authors and publishers responsible for some of the most exciting books of the year. This roundtable conversation will look at the backlash to queer writing and how librarians have supported queer writers in the ongoing fight against censorship. Location:Diversity in Publishing Stage (Booth #5242)