8:00 AM

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9:15 AM

Culinary Arts Dining Room

W121

Steeped in Story: English Breakfast & Book Chat

Start your day with a warm cup of tea, delicious English breakfast bites, and great conversation. Learn about the cultural roots of your meal and connect with classmates over shared stories from The Midnight Library.

Theme: Cultural Discovery & Immersion

9:30 AM

to

10:45 AM

GenRe Forum

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WebEx (virtual)

Question, Persuade, and Refer

This session is designed to equip students with 3 steps anyone can learn to prevent suicide. The QPR mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training. The signs of crisis are all around us. We believe that quality education empowers all people, regardless of their background, to make a positive difference in the life of someone they know. Attendees will receive a QPR training certificate. 

Theme: Mental Health & Wellness

9:30 AM

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10:45 AM

Culinary Arts Dining Room

W121

Steeped in Story: English Breakfast Grab & Go

Grab a bite of English breakfast goods--no sit-down required.

Theme: Cultural Discovery & Immersion

11:00 AM 

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12:15 PM

Culinary Arts Dining Room

W121

Steeped in Story: English Breakfast & Book Chat

Start your day with a warm cup of tea, delicious English breakfast bites, and great conversation. Learn about the cultural roots of your meal and connect with classmates over shared stories from The Midnight Library.

Theme: Cultural Discovery & Immersion

12:30 PM

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1:45 PM

W115

Web of Connections

Students will explore key themes from The Midnight Library--especially life's possibilities and choices--by engaging in brief thought-provoking paired conversations with rotation partners. Each conversation prompt will ask you to reflect on an idea inspired by the novel, followed by a whole-group reflection at the end. By the end of the workshop, students will have built a web of connection with other participants, mirroring how Nora's choices and connections to other characters from the fabric of her many lives.

Theme: Connection

2:00 PM

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3:15 PM

WebEx (Virtual)

Library of Possibilities

Inspired by Matt Haig's The Midnight Library, this reflective and interactive workshop invites students to explore the many "books" that could exist in their personal library of life. Through guided journaling, collaborative visual mapping, and small group discussion, participants will imagine alternate versions of their lives--realistic or aspirational--and consider how elements of those possibilities might be brought into the present. The workshop encourages self-discovery, curiosity, and intentionality, helping students recognize that while we can't live every possible life, we can choose meaningful aspects of those imagined paths and take steps toward them.

Theme: Self Reflection & Discovery

2:00 PM

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3:15 PM

W105

Opening Moves: A Chess Workshop for Beginners

In The Midnight Library, every decision leads to a new reality--just like every move in chess shapes the game ahead. Join us for a beginner-friendly chess workshop where you'll learn the basics and explore strategies.

Theme: Skill-Building & Connection

4:00 PM

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5:15 PM

W115

Creating Possibilities

Students can create their own version of The Midnight Library book covers. They can choose one of Nora's regrets (or one of their own) and create their version of what the book cover could be as well as other potentially meaningful possibilities. No prior art experience needed.

Theme: Regrets, Creativity, & Discovery

5:30 PM

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6:45 PM

GenRe Forum

Midnight Library Trivia Challenge

Step into the infinite shelves of possibility! Test your knowledge of The Midnight Library in this thought-provoking trivia game that explores Nora Seed's and Matt Haig's journey through their extraordinary life experiences! Including a BONUS round that will be sure to add more pivotal plot twists! Test your knowledge for some fun and a chance to win a gift card!

Theme: Connection