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Annual Conference Preview by MARIAM PERA YOUR AD HERE In the Library n ACTIVISM Going Digital n NEWSMAKER Alice Walker JUNE 2013 THE MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Chicago Annual Conference PLUS Preview n Tastes of Chicago n The Void in Charter Schools n Sound Literature 100% of the New York Times hardcover fi ction bestsellers available to libraries as eAudio are on OneClickdigital. The OneClickdigital homepage is the place for your patrons to © Recorded Books, LLC © Recorded Books, LLC fi nd the New York Times bestseller list—no search required. FREE mobile apps and patron support are included with the service. 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Now library users enjoy one-stop access to collections and services. The end-result: More engaged users who explore collections and partake in the many services that the library offers. “Iguana just fits the bill.”—Lester Webb, Director, Outreach and Technology, Kingston Frontenac Public Library Why Infor? A recent Pew Internet & American Life Project study confirms that 91% of Americans ages 16 and older say public libraries are important to their communities. What’s more, the widespread use of technology is changing the way library users expect to access not only library materials but also library services such as job search help, homework assistance, meeting rooms, and much more. While the public has high expectations from the library and the services it provides, budgets are tight. With the right solution, libraries can deliver more services while attaining operational efficiencies along the way. Infor end-to-end solutions for libraries are designed to help libraries increase usage of collections and services in the most efficient way. Our solutions are: • Personalized. Customize workflows to meet your – and your library’s needs. • Flexible. Manage collections of any kind – digital and traditional. • Extensible. Easily deliver a range of services such as RFID, self-check, sorting systems, and more. • Insightful. Know how you’re doing with insight into trends and performance. Get in touch today to learn how Infor can help you deliver more services to users and provide better access to collections. We’re at ALA annual in Chicago. Visit us at booth # 1524. Copyright 2013 © Infor. www.infor.com. All rights reserved. CONTENTS AMERICAN LIBRARIES | June 2013 Features 32 THE VOID IN CHARTER SCHOOLS 26 How can kids develop a love for reading without a library to nurture them? BY MARIA R. TRASKA SOUND LITERATURE 32 A guide to audiobooks for youth BY MARY BURKEY APPS AND AUTISM 36 Tools to serve children with special needs BY BARBARA KLIPPER TASTES OF CHICAGO 52 American Libraries staff members offer a sample of our choice picks BY THE EDITORS 52 36 COVER STORY 40 CHICAGO 2013 Annual Conference Preview BY MARIAM PERA A view of the Chicago River and downtown. Cover photo by Songquan Deng / Shutterstock.com CONTENTS AMERICAN LIBRARIES | JUNE 2013 | VOLUME 44 #6 | ISSN 0002-9769 52 Departments INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 24 DISPATCHES FROM THE FIELD Ebook Business Models BY MIRELA RONCEVIC 25 IN PRACTICE Need Help? Join.me Online BY MEREDITH FARKAS PEOPLE 62 CURRENTS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 64 YOUTH MATTERS The Whole Library Approach BY LINDA W. BRAUN 66 LIBRARIAN’S LIBRARY Updates and Trends Bridging the Digital Divide BY KAREN MULLER 10 ALA 67 ROUSING READS 17 PERSPECTIVES The Grief and Joy of Man’s Best Friend 20 NEWSMAKER: Alice Walker BY BILL OTT 68 SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES OPINION AND COMMENTARY 20 26 4 FROM THE EDITOR Chicago, My Kind of Town BY LAURIE D. BORMAN 5 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Representing ALA BY MAUREEN SULLIVAN 6 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE Rethinking, Reinventing BY KEITH MICHAEL FIELS 8 READER FORUM Letters and Comments 18 17 21 NOTED AND QUOTED 22 ON MY MIND Analog Ideas, Digital Activism BY ANDY WOODWORTH 23 ANOTHER STORY As a Matter of Fact ... BY JOSEPH JANES 72 WILL’S WORLD Reading Mom Like a Book BY WILL MANLEY American Psychological Association | 3 • Dominican University | 28 • Drexel E-Learning, Inc. | Cover 3 • Geico | 38 • Infor | Insert • Innovative Interfaces | Cover 4 • Kingsley | 7 • Mackin Educational Resources | 34 • Mango Languages | 29 • Meyer, advertisers | page Scherer, Rockcastle | 35 • New Jersey State Library | 30 • OCLC | 31 • ProjectMUSE | 16 • Recorded Books | Cover 2 • Rut- gers University | 51 • ST Imaging | 61 • San José State University | 13 • The Crowley Company | 14 • University of Washington | 39 • VTLS, Inc. | 69 • American Library Association | Booklist | 71 • ALA Graphics | 65 VISIT APA AT BOOTH #706 AT MLA New eBook Content Now Available for APA PsycNET® Your source for the latest scholarly and professional book content in psychology. APA Handbooks APA Books® in Psychology™ Series E-Collection 2013 • APA Addiction Syndrome Handbook APA Books E-Collection 2013 features the exclusive electronic release of core scholarly and professional • APA Educational Psychology Handbook titles* from the 2013 copyright year. APA Books • APA Handbook of Behavior Analysis E-Collections are available from 2001 forward, and • APA Handbook of Counseling Psychology encompass book content in psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, • APA Handbook of Ethics in Psychology sociology, education, pharmacology, neuroscience, and • APA Handbook of Industrial more. and Organizational Psychology *Exclusions apply. • APA Handbook of Psychology, Religion, and See www.apa.org/pubs/eBooks13 Spirituality in Psychology (NEW!) • APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology • APA Handbook of Testing & Assessment in Psychology (NEW!) For more information go to www.apa.org/pubs/eBooks13 or contact APA at [email protected] APA DATABASES & ELECTRONIC RESOURCES The Past, Present, & Future of Psychology ebooks ad resize.indd 1 4/26/2013 2:20:49 PM FROM THE EDITOR | Masthead Chicago, My Kind of Town THE MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION by Laurie D. Borman 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611 ne of the best perks of working at ALA is picking up “gently americanlibrariesmagazine.org email [email protected] used” advance reading copies (or ARCs, as they’re known) of toll free 800-545-2433 plus extension yet-to-be-published books. Every few weeks, Booklist edi- local 312-944-6780 • fax 312-440-0901 O online career classified ads: JobLIST.ala.org tors share with the ALA staff piles of bound galleys and ARCs that have been considered for review by the magazine. When these books Editor and Publisher Laurie D. Borman • [email protected] • x4213 arrive in the lunchroom for perusing, it’s a book lover’s dream. Managing Editor No wonder, then, that ALA staffers jumped at the chance to share Sanhita SinhaRoy • [email protected] • x4219 Senior Editor their love of books with others through World Book Night on April 23. George M. Eberhart • [email protected] • x4212 Senior Editor Thousands of people across the US gave out 500,000 free paperbacks to Beverly Goldberg • [email protected] • x4217 Associate Editor light and nonreaders. Reactions ranged from puzzled to surprised to Phil Morehart • [email protected] • x4218 gleeful when I passed out books to folks along my trip home. It was as if Associate Editor Mariam Pera • [email protected] • x5282 everyone got an ALA book benefit. Advertising and Marketing Specialist Katie Bane • [email protected] • x5105 In the words of Chicago Picking up books from publishers is just one of the many perks for librarians design and production master plan architect Dan- Managing Editor, ALA Production Services Chris Keech coming to ALA Annual Conference, too. Senior Production Editor Kirstin Krutsch iel Burnham: “Make no This year, we’re happy to welcome you to Senior Production Editor Krista Joy Johnson publishing department little plans. They have no our hometown, Chicago. The editors Associate Executive Director Donald Chatham brainstormed their favorite places to eat Marketing Director Mary Mackay magic to stir men’s blood Rights, Permissions, Reprints Mary Jo Bolduc • x5416 so you can enjoy our neighborhoods as and probably themselves well as good food with your new books. columnists Linda W. Braun, Meredith Farkas, Joseph Janes, will not be realized.” There were so many heavenly options, we Will Manley, Karen Muller, Bill Ott had a hard time winnowing the list.
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