Cognotes JUNE 27 SATURDAY Edition

cognotes JUNE 27 SATURDAY Edition

San Francisco, CA use the tag #alaac15 American Library Association Haifaa al-Mansour, Award-Winning Director and Screenwriter Offers Insight, Inspiration ward-winning film director and screenwriter from Saudi Arabia Haifaa al-Mansour Haifaa al-Mansour – outspoken, Auditorium Speaker A 10:30 a.m., MCC Esplanade 305 smart, and media-savvy – adds ALA to a long list of high-profile appearances, including being interviewed by Jon Stewart on “The Audience Award at the Los Angeles Film Daily Show” and Dave Eggers for McSwee- Festival, among other awards, and is the first ney’s journal Wholphin. Al-Mansour joins feature-length movie filmed entirely in Saudi the 2015 Annual Conference Auditorium Arabia; the first feature filmed by a female Speaker series today, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Saudi Arabian director; and the first Saudi United States House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi recognizes the efforts of Winner of an EDA Female Focus Award, Arabian film submitted for the Best Foreign Roberta A. Kaplan after the Opening General Session. al-Mansour’s first feature-length film “Wad- Language Oscar. jda” also won the Best International Feature The film is the basis of al-Mansour’s middle-grade (and Author and “Social Observer” debut) novel The Green Bicycle, about Sarah Vowell Brings Wit, History to a spunky and sly eleven-year-old liv- Auditorium Speaker Series ing in Riyadh, the 015 ALA Annual Conference attend- capital of Saudi ees will be among the first to hear Sarah Vowell Arabia, who con- journalist, essayist, social commen- Auditorium Speaker 2 12:00 p.m., MCC Esplanade 305 stantly pushes the tator, and New York Times bestselling author boundaries of what’s of nonfiction books on American history considered proper – and culture Sarah Vowell talk (among other Lafayette was a general who became going out without a things) about her humorous and perceptive wildly unpopular in his native France but headscarf, wearing account of the Revolutionary War hero Mar- so beloved by Americans that George Wash- Converse sneakers quis de Lafayette. Vowell will appear as an ington considered him a son and 90,000 Auditorium Speaker today, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Haifaa al-Mansour » see page 3 » see page 3 QUick Look Join ALA and “Show Your Registration Pride in the Sat. 6/27: 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Sun. 6/28: 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Exhibits” Mon. 6/29: 7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Exhibit Hours LA is planning many special Moscone Center Halls A,B,C,D Aactivities to coincide with Pride Sat. 6/27: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Week. Begin Sunday with a continental Sun. 6/28: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. breakfast in the Exhibits at 9:30 a.m. Mon. 6/29: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Exhibitors will be promoting special events, pricing, and giveaways at their Gloria Steinem 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. booths throughout the day. Make sure MCC Esplanade 305 to check out the featured Exhibitors on page 19 of this issue of Cognotes. Attendees hit the floor during Friday’s ALA/ERT Exhibits Opening Reception. BAKER & TAYLOR A CHAMPION OF LIBRARIES Come see the new, all-in-one Axis 360 App! Attend a demo and get hands-on with Axis 360 using our giant iPad! Attendees will qualify to win one of two iPad prizes. COLLECTIONHQ DEMOS AXIS 360 THEATRE DEMOS TITLE SOURCE 360 DEMOS 9:30 - 9:45 a.m. 10 - 10:45 a.m. 11 - 11:45 a.m. BOOTH #2815 3:15 - 3:30 p.m. 2 - 2:45 p.m. 1 - 1:45 p.m. LIBRARY SOLUTIONS THAT REVOLVE AROUND YOU. The Axis 360 digital media platform is easy for your patrons to use, and easy for you to manage.

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To learn more, visit www.baker-taylor.com/axis360. SATURDAY, jUNE 27, 2015 C ognotes . 3 Nick Offerman: Actor, Author, Humorist, and Woodworker Actor Nick Offerman – best known for his His Aunt Michele still works at the Three role as Ron Swanson on NBC’s “Parks and Rivers Public Library; sister Lauren Offerman Nick Offerman Recreation” – promises conference attend- is executive director of the Three Rivers Public Auditorium Speaker 3:30 p.m., MCC Esplanade 305 ees plenty of laughter when he appears as an Library District. Auditorium Speaker today, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Offerman acted with Chicago theatre Offerman is also a humorist, woodworker, companies, worked as a fight choreographer Attendees can look forward to a humor- and the author of the New York Times best- and master carpenter at Steppenwolf Theatre filled hour if the introduction on Offerman’s seller Paddle Your Own Canoe: One Man’s Company, and appeared in many films. Prior to professional woodshop’s website is any indi- Fundamentals for Delicious Living and the “Parks and Recreation,” for which he received cation: “We like to carve spoons, chainsaw forthcoming Gumption: Relighting the Torch of the Television Critics Award for Individual stumps, plank canoes, keep our chisels sharp Freedom with America’s Gutsiest Troublemakers Achievement in Comedy, his most prominent with stones, build pinball machines, and fine (Dutton, May 2015). role was as factory worker and Benny-Lopez- furniture. From refined modern designs to As a lifelong reader coming from a fam- love-interest Randy McGee on “George Lo- enormous Middle-Earth masterpieces, we ily of librarians, he credits his aunt, Michele pez.” In 2007, he co-starred in the Comedy build it all while smiling a lot.” Houchens, the local history librarian at the Central series “American Body Shop.” Other Offerman’s appearance at ALA Annual Three Rivers Public Library in Minooka, Il- TV appearances include “Will & Grace,” “The Conference is sponsored by Dutton, a division linois, with encouraging his love of reading. Nick Offerman(Photo © Emily Shur) King of Queens,” “24,” and “The West Wing.” of Penguin Publishing.

to school, and The daughter of a poet, al-Mansour stud- people showed up editor for This American Life and an original al-Mansour speaking with ied comparative literature in Cairo and later Vowell to cheer for him contributor to McSweeney’s. She has been a » from page 1 » from page 1 boys in public attended film school in Australia. Her 2005 when he sailed into columnist for Salon, Time, and San Fran- places. The story of her attempt to get a bi- documentary “Women Without Shadows” New York Harbor after a 30-year absence. cisco Weekly and writes occasional essays for cycle, considered improper for girls to ride, speaks to the hidden lives of women in Arab In the forthcoming book Lafayette in the the opinion page of The New York Times. unfolds against the shifting social attitudes States of the Persian Gulf and was shown at Somewhat United States (October 2015), In addition to making numerous appear- of the Middle East, and explores gender 17 international festivals; received the Golden Vowell offers an insightful look at a na- ances on the “Late Show with David Let- roles, conformity, and the importance of Dagger for Best Documentary in the Muscat tion’s idealism and its reality through her terman,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” family with warmth, spirit, and humor. Film Festival; and got a special jury mention portrait of the one Frenchman we could and the “Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” in the fourth Arab Film Festival in Rotterdam. all agree upon. Vowell is also the voice of teen superhero Her next film, “A Storm in the Stars,” about Vowell is often referred to as a “social Violet Parr in the Academy Award-winning REMINDER Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and starring Elle observer,” and her previous books include animated film “The Incredibles.” Shuttle buses drop off attend- Fanning, is set to release in 2016. Unfamiliar Fishes, The Wordy Shipmates, Vowell’s appearance at the Annual ees at Moscone North and pick Al-Mansour’s appearance is sponsored by Assassination Vacation, The Partly Cloudy Conference is sponsored by Riverhead, a up attendees at Moscone South. Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint Patriot, and essay collections Take the Can- division of Penguin. of Penguin Young Readers. noli and Radio On. She was a contributing

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By Michelle Kowalsky, Rowan University, NJ They stressed the Search System (TESS) of the United States described their heroic efforts in library importance of searching Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), programming for campus entrepreneurs Librarians who support entrepreneurs re- Google Patents and as well as at the U.S. Copyright Office’s and advised ways to partner on business ceived intense training on patent searching website at http://copyright.gov. research with a variety of community and and trademark research at the RUSA BRASS described pitfalls in cases where intellectual Spending time researching patents, statewide enterprises. Librarians from all preconference on Friday. trademarks, and copyright is indeed a valu- types of libraries are able to help reinforce Alex Feerst and Genevieve Rosloff, attor- property matters were able preventative measure to avoid lawsuits. messages about the ways in which libraries neys from the San Francisco area, addressed litigated as a result of Cindy Elliott and Jason Dewland, librar- and librarians are valuable tools for business a variety of problems which can arise when poor-quality research by ians at the University of Arizona, Tucson, development. supporting entrepreneurs in their business startups. research efforts. They stressed the importance of searching Google Patents and described pitfalls in cases where intellectual property matters were litigated as a result of poor-quality research by startups. Librarians were reminded that additional sources of elusive business information can be found via news of pending litigation, websites of various law firms, and specialized databases available to the T oday’s Schedule public from the 83 Patent and Trademark Resource Centers around the country. 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Linda Kocis, Public Library of Cincinnati Leanne Brown and Hamilton County, and John Schlipp, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Northern Kentucky University, demon- Diane Mott Davidson strated various advanced searching meth- 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. ods for using domestic and international Katie Webster 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. patent databases, including Cooperative Tanya Holland Patent Classification (CPC) schemes to 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. help find existing products in the pipeline Julie Morris from potential competitors. 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Landscape and competitive intelligence Leah Brooks analyses can be done using free online re- Recent LIS graduates learn the importance of peer-mentorship on Friday. sources such as the Trademark Electronic See the future of digital lending

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“Regarding Susan Sontag,” a look at one of ers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers. nary American Couple’s Extraordinary Rescue 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. “The Great Book Robbery” the most influential and provocative thinkers Mission Into the Heart of Nazi Germany This documentary is about the systematic of the 20th century; “The Homestretch,” a 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. “50 Children” (HarperCollins, hardcover and paperback). “collection” of 70,000 Palestinian books by documentary that follows three homeless In the spring of 1939, Gilbert and Eleanor Sponsored by 7th Art Releasing and Harp- Israeli forces (including librarians) before, teens in Chicago; and “Memory of Forgot- embarked on a risky and unlikely mission. erCollins Publishers. during, and after the establishment of the ten War,” which explores the meaning of Traveling into the heart of Nazi Germany, state of Israel in 1948. loss by four survivors of the Korean War. they rescued 50 Jewish children from Vienna 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. “Regarding Susan Sontag” This showing is sponsored by the Social All showings will take place in room MCC and brought them to the United States. The documentary explores Susan Sontag’s Responsibilities Round Table. 123 North. Steven Pressman, the director, pro- life through evocative experimental images; Library Instruction Round Table Invites Connect with ACRL Conference Attendees to its Awards Ceremony Discussion and In recognition of the accomplishments of a $1,000 cash prize and a plaque during the Interest Groups librarians and libraries who promote informa- ceremony. The honorees will briefly discuss ACRL discussion and interest groups pro- tion literacy, the Library Instruction Round their work in forwarding information literacy, T oday’s Schedule vide a great way to meet and discuss hot Table (LIRT) will host an Awards Ceremony followed by a reception with hors d’oeuvres topics with your academic and research and Reception on Sunday from 5:30 – 7:00 and a cash bar. All conference attendees are 10:00 –11:00 a.m. p.m., at the Hotel Nikko, Golden Gate room. welcomed and encouraged to attend. Mob Panel library colleagues. Topics include assess- 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. This year LIRT will be honoring Dr. Lesley The Library Instruction Round Table ment, cataloging issues, copyright, col- Marissa Moss lection development, digital humanities, S. J. Farmer, professor of library media at Cali- (http://www.ala.org/lirt) was started in 1977 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. information commons, management, fornia State University Long Beach, winner of with the intent of bringing together librarians Stephan Pastis with Teri Lesesne popular culture in libraries, residency, the 2015 LIRT Librarian Recognition Award, who provide library instruction across all types 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. and more. Discussion group meetings are and the Claremont Colleges Library, winner of libraries and who advocate information Len Vlahos open to all conference attendees. Check of the 2015 LIRT Innovation in Instruction literacy as a part of lifelong learning. This is 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. the conference program for details. Award. the second year that LIRT has offered the Women in Mystery Award recipients will be presented with Library Instruction Awards. WARREN Q13th

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KATE CARLISLE NICK OFFERMAN author of author of Ripped from the Pages Gumption 3:30–4:30 pm ALA Auditorium 2:00–3:00 pm Booth Signing Speaker Series 4:00–5:00 pm PopTop Stage: Mystery for All Panel Signing to follow Signing to follow

SUNDAY, JUNE 28 JANIS COOKE NEWMAN MAMRIE HART author of author of You Deserve a Drink STUART ROJSTACZER A Master Plan for Rescue 3:00–4:00 pm Booth Signing author of 10:00–11:00 am Booth Signing 5:30–7:30 pm United for Libraries “The Laugh’s The Mathematician’s Shiva on Us” Event*, Signing to follow 8:00–10:00 am Literary Tastes Breakfast* Signing to follow VAL BRELINSKI 11:30 am–12:30 pm Booth Signing author of The Girl Who Slept With God ALEXANDRA PETRI 10:00–11:00 am Booth Signing author of A Field Guide to Awkward Silences 1:00–2:00 pm United for Libraries 3:00–4:00 pm Booth Signing AMY BELDING BROWN “First Author, First Book” Panel 5:30–7:30 pm United for Libraries “The Laugh’s author of Flight of the Sparrow Signing to follow on Us” Event*, Signing to follow 8:00–10:00 am Literary Tastes Breakfast* Signing to follow MONDAY, JUNE 29 11:30 am–12:30 pm Booth Signing JENNIFER TYLER LEE author of MATTHEW PEARL The 52 New Foods Challenge author of The Last Bookaneer 11:30 am–12:30 pm What’s Cooking Stage 2:00–4:00 pm United for Libraries Gala 9:30–10:30 am Signing to follow Author Tea*, Signing to follow PENGUIN ADULT & YOUNG READERS BOOK BUZZ Listen as we showcase our KEITH McCAFFERTY KEITH McCAFFERTY Summer/Fall 2015 titles. author of author of Crazy Mountain Kiss Crazy Mountain Kiss Refreshments will be served. 10:30–11:30 am AAP Mystery Panel 2:00–3:00 pm Booth Signing Signing to follow

* Tickets required PENGUIN PUBLISHING GROUP 14 . Cognotes SATURDAY, jUNE 27, 2015

Mark Puente Receives 2015 Participants Selected for Third EMIERT Distinguished Librarian Award ALA Leadership Institute Mark Puente, director of diversity and “We are honored to recognize Mark for his Forty mid-career librarians have been awareness and self-confidence, equipped leadership programs at the Association of dedication, accomplishments, and contribu- selected from a highly competitive pool to with better skills for leading, coaching, Research Libraries (ARL), is the recipient tion to moving the needle on inclusivity in participate in ALA’s 2015 Leading to the collaborating, and engaging within their of the 2015 American Library Association libraries.” Future, the four-day immersive leadership organizations and in their communities, Ethnic and Multicultural Information Prior to his work at ARL, Puente worked development program for future library and prepared to identify, develop, and Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) Distin- as coordinator of digital projects and special/ leaders. The selection committee, headed implement solutions which will benefit guished Librarian Award. Given annually, gift collections and assistant professor of up by the Library Leadership and Man- all stakeholders. the Distinguished Librarian Award recog- library administration at the University of agement Association (LLAMA), looked Participants in the 2013 and 2014 nizes significant accomplishments in library Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and as re- for a diverse participant mix based on institutes rated the experience and its services that are national or international search assistant professor and music librarian type of library (public, academic, school, applicability to their work situations in scope and include improving, spreading, at the University at Tennessee, Knoxville. In special), organizational responsibility, highly. When asked to highlight one and promoting multicultural librarianship. addition to ALA, Puente is an active member geography, gender, and race/ethnicity, as best thing, they mentioned: building a Puente is recognized for his work to in the Music Library Association and the well as demonstrated leadership potential, network of colleagues through formal, expand diversity efforts within the library Association of College & Research Libraries. readiness for increased responsibility, pro- in-session discussions and informal con- profession, specifically toward developing As recipient of the 2015 Award, Puente fessional achievement, and community or versations; interactivity and networking; strategies and programs that librarians in all will receive a commemorative plaque and a campus involvement. the professionalism and pacing of the types of libraries can use to enhance their $500 honorarium to be presented during the Led again by ALA Past President program; how easy it was to apply the collections and services to underserved users. EMIERT President’s Program. Maureen Sullivan and ACRL Content strategies, ideas and techniques in their “We are impressed with Mark’s trajectory “Collective Cultural Competency: Pro- Strategist Kathryn Deiss, the ALA Leader- jobs afterward; being able to focus on from ALA Spectrum Scholar to mentor to moting a Dialogue about Diversity in an ship Institute is designed to help partici- the content in a setting with no other national leader in diversity advocacy,” said Academic Library” takes place today at 4:30 pants develop and practice their leadership distractions; exploring case studies and EMIERT Chair Katherine Trouern-Trend. p.m. in room MCC 3012 West. skills in areas critical to the future of the solidifying concepts; and thinking more libraries they lead, and allow them to form deeply about their own leadership chal- Panel to Address Digital Primary Sources a vibrant learning community and net- lenges and desires. Consider attending what promises to print differ and how these differences can work. With content based on real world Support for the institute is provided by be an excellent panel about teaching be woven together into a cohesive experi- cases and nuanced situations, participants Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (booth 2625). with print and digital primary sources, ence, and who is involved in creating these will explore topics related to the greatest Further information, including where the “Double Dutch: Explorations in Hybrid experiences. challenges and possibilities of leading into 2015 participants are from, is available Primary Source Instruction” today from The panelists will offer varied perspec- a future marked by turbulence and ambi- on the ALA Leadership Institute page at 1:00 – to 2:30 p.m. in MCC 2014 West. tives, including both their successes at teach- guity. Participants are expected to return http://www.ala.org/transforminglibraries/ Topics addressed will include how peda- ing with primary sources and the pitfalls they to their institutions, with greater self- ala-leadership-institute. gogical approaches of using digital and have encountered along the way.

The Library of Congress Exhibit Booth Schedule ALA Annual Conference – San Francisco, CA June 26 – 29, 2015

Saturday, June 27

9:00 The Library of Congress Is Your 12:00 Copyright: Why It Matters! Library (webcast from the Library / George Thuronyi & Sylvester Simpkins of Congress) 12:30 Cataloger’s Desktop: More than Just a New Teaching with Primary Sources Look / Colleen Cahill (webcast from the Library of Congress) 1:00 Civil Rights History Project / Kate Stewart

That ALL May Read: The National Library 9:15 The Enduring Value of Magna Carta 1:30 Service -- Increasing Access to Standard (webcast from the Library of Print / MaryBeth Wise Congress)

ISSN @ 40: Past, Present, and Future 9:30 The Center for the Book, Literacy, 2:00 / Regina Romano Reynolds and the National Book Festival

PM AM / Guy Lamolinara 25 Million Records and Counting: What 2:30 Federal Library Catalogs Are Telling Us 10:00 Classification Web: All about about U.S. Government Libraries Searching / Patricia Hayward / Steve Short

10:30 Alan Lomax Centennial: New Online Cataloging and RDA Training for Novices Collections and Digital Projects 3:00 / Tim Carlton / Maggie Kruesi 3:30 BIBFRAME Training: How the Library of 11:00 Digging for Gold: Finding Nuggets in Congress Is Preparing for the BIBFRAME Historic American Newspapers in Pilot / Paul Frank Chronicling America / Teri Sierra

The Library of Congress (featured video 11:30 Veterans History Project: Preserving 4:00 from C-Span) Veterans Stories and How You Can Booth Participate / Andrew Huber & #717 Candace Milburn Follow us on Twitter: @librarycongress Facebook: facebook.com/libraryofcongress www.loc.gov We’re Hiring! Offering customized and efﬁ cient service for libraries takes talent. That’s why we’re looking for professionals like you! We are hiring in the following areas:

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Author Signings & Giveaways Shadow Mountain Publishing—Booth # 3332 Mysteries of Cove: Fires of Invention A Steampunk middle-grade series about a future society that is frozen in 19th century technology out of fear of provoking a new attack by dragons who once nearly de- stroyed them. Steampunk Plus Dragons! Free Advance Reader Copies! J. SCOTT SAVAGE SIGNING: Sunday, June 28 11:00 AM-11:45 AM

DAILY “STAFF PICK” GIVEAWAYS Middle-Grade Adult for YA The Caretaker’s Guide to Westly: A Spider’s Tale Lord Fenton’s Folly Fablehaven A unique mash-up of A Proper Romance Written as if YOU were the fantasy and fable. Westly Series caretaker of the Fablehaven emerges from his cocoon Our Regency romances preserve. A visual discovery thinking he’s a butterfly but focus on accurate historical of the mystical creatures is surprised to see he’s a detail—the courtly manners, from the series that sold spider! He must now learn the fashions of the day, and more than 3 million copies. to navigate a world where the “cat and mouse” game Included throughout are the butterflies are at the top of the relationship chase! clues about the creatures of the social strata, insects Praise for A Heart and artifacts that will be at the bottom, and spiders Revealed, prequel to Lord introduced in the are somewhere in-between. Fenton’s Folly: Dragonwatch series, Loaded with illustrations, “Unusually well-crafted. . . the sequel to Fablehaven, it will appeal to reluctant Literary...Very compelling.” coming in Fall 2016. readers! —Kirkus, Starred Review

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LEANNE BROWN YVONNE PRINZ BARNEY SALTZBERG AVI ANDREW ROE author of GOOD author of IF YOU’RE LUCKY author of BEAUTIFUL OOPS! author of CATCH YOU author of THE MIRACLE GIRL AND CHEAP and the REDBIRD books LATER, TRAITOR AUTOGRAPHING AUTOGRAPHING DEMONSTRATING & 11:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. AUTOGRAPHING AUTOGRAPHING 3:00—4:00 p.m. AUTOGRAPHING In booth 1:00—2:00 p.m. 2:00—3:00 p.m. In booth 10:30—11:30 a.m. In booth In booth The Cooking Stage APPEARANCE 3:00—4:00 p.m. APPEARANCE AAP’s Children’s & Teen 3:00—4:00 p.m. Author Speed Dating Event AAP’s Children’s & Teen Author Speed Dating Event Marriott Marquis San Francisco (Golden Gate B) Marriott Marquis San Francisco (Golden Gate B)

SUNDAY

BARBARA SHAPIRO WILL RITTER NOVA REN SUMA author of THE ART FORGER and THE MURALIST author of JACKABY and BEASTLY BONES author of THE WALLS AROUND US AUTOGRAPHING APPEARANCE AUTOGRAPHING APPEARANCE AUTOGRAPHING 9:30—10:30 a.m. 9:00—10:00 a.m. 10:30—11:30 a.m. 9:00—10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. —12:30 p.m. In booth The YALSA Coffee Klatch In booth The YALSA Coffee Klatch In booth Marriott Marquis San Francisco Marriott Marquis San Francisco (Yerba Buena Salon 07) (Yerba Buena Salon 07)

DEANNA F. COOK ANDREW ROE SHARON LOVEJOY author of COOKING CLASS author of THE MIRACLE GIRL author of TOAD COTTAGES & SHOOTING STARS DEMONSTRATING & AUTOGRAPHING APPEARANCE AUTOGRAPHING 12:30—1:30 p.m. 1:00 —2:00 p.m. 2:00—2:30 p.m. The Cooking Stage The UFL First Author, First Book Panel In booth Convention Center 232-234S

MONDAY

KAREN MACNEIL BARBARA SHAPIRO author of THE WINE BIBLE author of THE ART FORGER and THE MURALIST SPEAKING & AUTOGRAPHING SPEAKING 10:00—11:00 a.m. 2:00—4:00 p.m. The Cooking Stage The UFL Author Tea Hilton Union Square, Continental 6 Tickets are available at the UFL booth.

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Cognotes Ad 10x14_new.indd 1 6/3/15 9:50 AM 18 . Cognotes SATURDAY, jUNE 27, 2015 Council I to Vote on Resolution at Sunday’s Meeting The Sustainability Round Table recently resolution and the first year of its existence. regenerative; respect and use natural resources, and introduced the historic Resolution on the Resolution on the Importance of Sustain- • Whereas library leaders, and those who create healthy indoor and outdoor envi- Importance of Sustainable Libraries which able Libraries: inspire future library leaders, have a ronments will stabilize and reduce their will be voted on at Council I on Sunday • Whereas our communities are faced mandate to ensure future access to eco- long-term energy costs, help build more morning of the conference. with economic, environmental, and nomical library services; sustainable communities, and thereby This resolution is coming before Council societal changes that are of great concern • Whereas libraries that demonstrate good increase community support for the after having been the first resolution ever to our quality of life; stewardship of the resources entrusted library; now, therefore, be it resolved, passed at the ALA Virtual Membership • Whereas libraries are uniquely po- to them can build community support that the American Library Association Meeting. It passed with 94 percent of the sitioned and essential to build the that leads to sustainable funding; (ALA) on behalf of its members: vote and with more than 300 members in capacity of the communities they serve • Whereas the people who work in our • recognizes the important and unique attendance. This is the round table’s first to become sustainable, resilient, and libraries and those who access services in role libraries play in wider community our facilities deserve a healthy environ- conversations about resiliency, climate ment in which to do so; change, and a sustainable future and • Whereas the Intergovernmental Panel begins a new era of thinking sustain- on Climate Change (IPCC) has deter- ably in order to consider the economic, mined that: “Human influence on the environmental, and socially equitable climate system is clear… Recent climate viability of choices made on behalf of changes have had widespread impacts the association; on human and natural systems;” • enthusiastically encourages activities by • Whereas the American Library Asso- itself, its membership, library schools, ciation has acknowledged in its 2015 and state associations to be proactive Strategic Plan that, “Libraries are widely in their application of sustainable recognized as key players in economic thinking in the areas of their facilities, development, in building strong and operations, policy, technology, program- vibrant communities, and in sustaining ming, partnerships, and library school a strong democracy” and launched the curricula; and ALA Center for Civic Life (CCL) in • directs the ALA executive director to 2010 in conjunction with the Kettering pursue sustainable choices when plan- Foundation to promote community en- ning conferences and meetings and to gagement and foster public deliberation actively promote best practices of sus- through libraries; and tainability through ALA publications, • Whereas libraries that demonstrate lead- research and educational opportunities Relax, review, and get your questions answered in the new ALA Lounge. ership in making sustainable decisions to reach our shared goal of vital, visible, that positively address climate change, and viable libraries for the future. SATURDAY, jUNE 27, 2015 C ognotes . 19

Show Your Pride In the Exhibits on Sunday Begin Sunday with a continental breakfast in the Exhibits at 9:30 a.m. Exhibitors will be promoting special events, pricing, and giveaways at their booths throughout the day.

3M Library Systems (booth 2501) At Charlesbridge (booth 3116), LEE & LOW BOOKS will be giving OECD (booth 2307) will be giving will feature a Post-it® for Pride Mitali Perkins signs at 10:30 a.m., away ARCs of Joseph Bruchac’s new away tumblers, book marks, and wall, where attendees can fill out a Isabel Campoy and Alma Flor Ada at YA novel, Trail of the Dead (booth stickers. Come see a demo of the new Post-it note with the name of their 12:00 p.m., and Pamela Turner and 1020). data portal. favorite book supporting diversity. Gareth Hinds at 1:00 p.m. For each completed Post-it note, 3M Lucas Color Card (booth 3139) will The Office of Minority Health will donate $5 to the ALA’s GLBT Chicago Review Press (booth 1441) be giving away a special Pride-themed Resource Center (booth Round Table organization. is celebrating the upcoming release of bookmark in addition to other designs 2212) provides documents and Gay & Lesbian History for Kids with to commemorate your attendance at bibliographies on LGBT health. Pulitzer Prize winner Jonathan “Wilde for LGBT History” buttons ALA 2015. Stop by for free online demos and Freedman and International Latino and the author will sign books from handouts. Book Awards finalist Fred Rivera will 10:30 –11:30 a.m. Join LYRASIS (booth 2341) for Orca be signing books at A Word with demos of ArchivesSpace and Islandora, #Relentlesslygay reads from and Second Story Press (booth 3038) you Press publisher’s table (booth Child’s Play (booth 1410) aims to meet LYRASIS staff, grab a “Doctor . 3546). reflect our diverse society and challenge Who” tote bag, and find out who Celebrate Pride Month with award- stereotypes. For Show Your Pride, we Purrlock is! winning #LGBTQ titles for teens at ABRAMS (booth 1022) celebrates will be giving away a picture book to booth 3038! Pride with free giveaways of the new five winners throughout the day. Stop Macmillan (booth 1009) 9:00 – 10:00 Prospecta Press (booth 1321) YA-GLBTQ novel Beyond Clueless by our booth to sign up and follow a.m., Hannah Dennison will be signing is by Linas Alsenas, author of Gay @ChildsPlayUSA on Twitter! complimentary copies of Deadly hosting a demonstration with Will America, while supplies last. Desires at Honeychurch Hall. 11:00 Cleveland, author of Yo! Millard Visit The Child’s World® (booth a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Ann Jacobus will Fillmore, teaching kids nine and Bibliotheca (booth 2231) Drop by 1017) and enter to win all our be signing complimentary copies of up the Presidents of the U.S. in 30 to chat about our ALA-only special exhibited books, and sign up for special Romancing the Dark in the City of minutes! – a complete RFID system for under promotions! Light. 12:00 – 1:00 p.m., Join mystery booth 3614 $20,000. mavens Jane Cleland (Ornaments of Please stop by , pick Visit Discover Books (booth 2219) Death), Kelli Stanley (City of Ghosts), up a giveaway, and enter to win a SPANISH-LANGUAGE Collection to register for your chance to win a and Hannah Dennison (Deadly Desires $1,500.00 gift certificate good for Road Scholar Development Librarians! Visit Surface Pro tablet! We help libraries at Honeychurch Hall) in discussion at travel with ! BILINGUAL PUBLICATIONS manage their surplus books ask us how! the PopTop Stage. A complimentary Co., (booth 2435) SparkFun (booth 227) . Order HOT book signing will follow. 3:00 – 4:00 Stop by YA TITLES – Harry Potter, the Divine Arts (booth 1327) books and p.m., Anna-Marie McLemore will be and enter our ROYGBIV-away for “AFTER” series, Percy Jackson – for films celebrate the sacred in everyday signing complimentary copies of her a chance to show your pride with a 35 percent PRIDE DAY discount. life. For our inaugural participation we debut YA novel, The Weight of Feathers. beginner soft circuit kit! Bitingduck Press (booth 3216B) sell each book for $5.00! Mighty Media 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 Subaru wants to remind you to will have giveaways of its LGBT- FairVega Russian Library Services, “Dining Out p.m. (booth 1329) Paul Czajak support their partner, themed fiction and non-fiction titles (booth 3640) For Life” , will showcase Deti 404, signs Seaver the Weaver, about an orb supporting AIDS service on Sunday from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 a project supporting LGBTI youth in organizations nationally. More p.m. spider who weaves his own path despite Russia... a place where it’s desperately his siblings’ pressure to conform. info: http://www.diningoutforlife. Booklist (booth 1210) is handing needed. com. out a limited number of Read with Come by Mission Bell Media (booth Groundwood (booth 1327) Watson Label Products Pride totes and pins, as well as a core Christine 2308) for Lead the Way: SF Insiders’ Come by (booth 3415) collection guide to adult and youth Baldacchino will be signing copies Guide and enter to win one of five $50 for free Tootsie Pops LGBTQ titles. of her Stonewall Honor children’s Amex gift cards. Read all the details and commemorative ALA San book, Morris Micklewhite and the at http://www.missionbellmedia.com/ Francisco lenticular (flip image) In Candlewick Press’s booth (booth Tangerine Dress on Sunday from 2:00 – blog/2015/6/18/lead-the-way-ala- bookmarks. 3316), Susan Kuklin will be signing 3:00 p.m. 2015-san-francisco. copies of 2015 Stonewall Honor Book Beyond Magenta from 2:00 – Stop by Hallett Movers (booth 902) 3:00 p.m. and Lesléa Newman will for your Pride sticker! Show your be signing copies of Heather Has Two rainbowed support! Mommies from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

Literary Tastes Author Event Celebrates the Best Reading of the Year Enjoy a light and refreshing breakfast while Sparrow (New American Library, 2014), Ashley Weaver for Murder at the Bright- in Nonfiction. listening to some of the year’s best authors shortlist selection for the 2015 Reading List well (Minotaur Books, 2014), winner of the Literary Tastes is the premier author event discuss their work and the craft of writing – Historical Fiction. 2015 Reading List – Mystery. at the Annual Conference, and is an oppor- and enjoying the company of other book Stuart Rojstaczer for The Mathematician’s Jo Walton for My Real Children ( Tor tunity to celebrate the year’s best books for lovers. All Annual Conference registrants are Shiva (Penguin, 2014), Honorable Mention Books, 2014), winner of the 2015 Reading adults as selected by readers’ advisory experts invited to participate in the Literary Tastes for the 2015 Sophie Brody Medal for Jewish List – Women’s Fiction. in the Reference and User Services Associa- program on Sunday from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Literature. Bryan Stevenson for Just Mercy: A tion (RUSA). in the MCC West Exhibit Hall, 1st Floor. Katherine Addison for The Goblin Em- Story of Justice and Redemption (Spiegel Authors will sign books following the This year’s presenting authors are: peror (Tor Books, 2014), winner of the 2015 & Grau, 2014), shortlist selection for the presentation. Amy Belding Brown for Flight of the Reading List – Fantasy. Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence 20 . Cognotes

Snoopy to Anchor Library Card Sign-up Month in September This September, Snoopy, the world-famous beagle who has been known as The Flying Ace, The Masked Marvel, and Man’s Best Friend, will add a new title to his resume Visit the spa at as honorary chair of Library Card Sign-up Gale Booth Month. As honorary chair, Snoopy will remind parents and caregivers, children, and teens that the coolest card of all is a #703 library card! Peanuts Worldwide Entertainment has donated Snoopy’s image to print and digital public service announcements (PSAs). ALA will place the PSAs in magazines and on websites to remind parents and educators that a library card is a key tool in achieving REVITALIZING academic success. Also, this fall Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Research Education Lucy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang & come to the big screen in “The Peanuts Movie” from 20th Century Fox and Blue important school supply of all. Thousands Hit Reset! Sky Studios. of public and school libraries join together ENERGIZE with a few minutes of fresh air at our oxygen bar. PSAs featuring Snoopy are available for each fall in a national effort to ensure every Enjoy a stress-busting chair massage. download at http://www.ala.org/confer- child signs up for their own library card. encesevents/celebrationweeks/card. Free Treat your tired tootsies to our double-padded carpet. Library Card Sign-up Month is an initia- customization is available. tive of the American Library’s Association’s Learn about how to revitalize your library’s resources! In addition to the PSAs, sample media Campaign for America’s Libraries, the ALA’s tools are now available to remind the public public awareness campaign that promotes of all the resources available for free with a the value of libraries and librarians. Thou- library card. Tools include a sample press re- sands of libraries of all types – across the lease, proclamation, and radio PSA scripts. country and around the globe – use the 1-800-877-4253 www.gale.cengage.com Library Card Sign-up Month is a time Campaign’s @ your library® brand. The when libraries across the country remind campaign is made possible in part by ALA’s parents that a library card is the most Library Champions.

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Saturday, June 27, 2015 • 9:30 –10:00 AM

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Peanuts Poised to Entertain the Next Generation What are the elements that go into grow- the next generation through strategic part- ing an evergreen brand? At the 2015 PR nerships with, among others, ALA Graph- Forum on Sunday from 8:30 ics’ READ program (with – 9:30 a.m., Craig Herman, Snoopy as honorary chair of executive director of publish- Library Card Sign-up Month) ing at Peanuts Worldwide and the Association of Ameri- Entertainment, will discuss can Publisher’s Get Caught how the Peanuts brand reached Reading initiative, along with new audiences to develop the continued newspaper syndica- next generation of fans. tion, an active book publishing Herman, a 25-year veteran program, and “The Peanuts of publishing, has held high- Movie” coming from 20th level positions at Running Century Fox this November. Press, Simon and Schus- PR Forum 2015 will be Craig Herman ter, and HarperCollins. He held in room MCC 121 North. was named Advertising Age The annual PR Forum, Marketer of the Year in 2011. one of the most anticipated programs For more than 65 years the Peanuts gang about library public relations and mar- has been entertaining kids of all ages. Build- keting at the ALA Annual Conference, is ing on this solid publishing foundation, coordinated by the ALA Public Awareness Peanuts is poised to engage and entertain Committee.

ACRL’s Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education Update Learn about the latest news from Learn about ACRL’s professional de- ACRL’s Information Literacy initia- velopment program to assist librarians tives, including a special focus on the in understanding how they can use the Framework for Information Literacy Framework and contribute to its growth. for Higher Education. Hear about The update session will be held from plans for a “sandbox” for examples and 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. on Sunday in room experimentation by the community. MCC 132 North.

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Ideasbox from Libraries Without Borders ALA to Screen “Killswitch” Film A unique opportunity is available for confer- The Ideasbox provides individuals and ALA Annual Conference attendees will “Killswitch” premiered at the Wood- ence attendees to see and examine the Librar- communities isolated by disaster the tools to learn about the battle for control of the stock Film Festival in October 2014 ies Without Borders (LWB) “Ideasbox” at read, write, create, and communicate. Each internet at a screening of the 2014 award- and won the award for best editing. booth 246. This unique concept is a portable box unfolds to create a customized library and winning documentary “KillSwitch” on It was screened at the Capitol’s Visi- multimedia kit for refugee and vulnerable media center, with internet access and its own Sunday from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. as part of tor Center in Washington D.C. the populations that provides access to culture and power source. Easily transportable, sturdy, and the Now Showing @ ALA film series. evening before the May 2015 Federal information in emergency situations. simple to set up, the Ideasbox empowers com- “KillSwitch” features the parallel lives Communications Commission historic According to its website, http://www. munities to construct an informed civil society of two hackers, Aaron Swartz and Edward decision on net neutrality. Directed librarieswithoutborders.org, LWB has partne- and to pave the way for a self-reliant future. Snowden, who challenge the system by by Ali Akbarzadeh and produced by red with the United Nations Refugee Agency This media center in a box is a colorful championing the democratic right to Jeffrey Horn, the documentary was (UNHCR) and Philippe Starck to create the series of sturdy trunks that fit on two pallets both unfettered information access and three years in the making. The film Ideasbox. This portable toolkit addresses the containing devices such as tablets, laptops, privacy. Narrated by Tim Wu, Lawrence provides a rich overview of the how needs arising from humanitarian crises as HD cameras, and video games, as well as Lessig, and Peter Ludlow, the documen- the internet has truly transformed our refugees are often deprived of information, paper books, puppets, and board games. As- tary warns of the threat to privacy and a lives. The screening is made possible culture, education, and professional training, sembled in just 30 minutes, it allows refugee free and open internet when government the by ALA Committee on Legislation, and they suffer from trauma, boredom, and communities to access information and re- is closely aligned to big business. Telecommunications Subcommittee. loss of hope. construct their social and civil lives.

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