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Features 44 2012: year in review 34 Our recap of industry highlights BY the editors

unlocking the riches 40 of hathitrust It’s a whole new world for digital access a roundtable discussion with karen coyle, barbara fister, and james grimmelmann

manufacturing makerspaces 44 Products, resources, and models to help your library get started BY travis good and the editors

10 great technology 50 initiatives for your library Want to incorporate new ideas into your library’s digital strategy? Here are some tips 56 BY ellyssa kroski

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Art design by Krista Joy Johnson. CONTENTS American Libraries | January/february 2013 | Volume 44 #1/2 | ISSN 0002-9769 Departments 68 Information Technology 32 in Practice e-Discovery with QR Codes by Meredith Farkas

People 74 Currents

Professional Development 80 youth Matters Teacher Librarian Tips By michelle luhtala and dan ambrosio 81 outside/in Develop Your Emotional Intelligence By david lee king and michael porter 82 librarian’s Library Updates and Trends Disaster Recovery, Going Green, Protecting 10 ALA Privacy: How We Do Librarianship 18 Perspectives By karen muller 83 rousing Reads 28 Newsmaker: Jenica Rogers Hot Country By Bill Ott Special News Reports 84 solutions and Services Opinion and Commentary 17 ala Leadership institute: 4 from the editor leading to the future engaging Our Communities By laurie D. borman 6 executive director’s Message reenvisioning ALA By keith michael fiels 8 president’s Message What You Can Do about Ebooks and Libraries By maureen sullivan 30 on My Mind 50 60 Libraries as Safe Spaces By Shawn vaillancourt 17 31 another STORY Why Do Publishers Hate Us? By Joseph Janes 88 will’s World Digitized to Distraction By Will Manley

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ver the past few The transforma- The Association, tion” diversity plan, months, the ALA Ex- tion of libraries of which would in- like libraries, ecutive Board has all types involves volve the ALA eth- been involved in a much more than must change nic affiliates, other rangeO of discussions that reflect just the digital revo- and evolve. associations, some of the more urgent issues lution, of course. A library schools, facing libraries, and the Asso- rapidly growing Transforming and employers. While ALA members ciation’s strategic priorities. Libraries site (ala.org/transforming can be proud of the 700 Spectrum Because the Association, like libraries) now provides “one stop” scholars we have supported, much libraries, must change and evolve to access to information on resources, work still lies ahead. A meeting with best serve our communities, a series publications, webinars, and online the ethnic affiliates is planned for of brainstorming meetings this fall discussion groups, and communi- Midwinter to continue discussions. asked both the ALA Executive Board ties—all created by librarians—relat- The ALA Executive Board and and the division leadership to “re- ed to the many aspects of library members are all looking at ways to think” ALA. They did this by asking: transformation: ebooks and digital support our strategic goal of increas- “What opportunities exist for the content, community relationships, ing the availability of continuing ed- Association?” “What are our aspira- user expectations, library services, ucation, career development, and tions?” and “What results would we physical space, library leadership, certification opportunities. The new like to see in five years?” They then and the library workforce. ALA Online Learning site (ala.org/ asked how the answers might suggest The board also discussed the new onlinelearning) now makes it easy to changes in the way we operate. The Libraries Matter portal, which supports find out about the many webinars discussion will continue at Midwinter; our strategic goal of “increasing re- and online courses offered by divi- with a number of opportunities for search and evaluation documenting sions, round tables, offices, and ALA members to contribute their ideas and the value and impact of libraries.” Publishing. New courses are being suggestions in the coming months. Libraries Matter (ala.org/research/ developed by a growing array of ALA Digital content and libraries, and librariesmatter) now allows access to member experts. New certification most urgently the issue of ebooks, con- information on hundreds of studies programs offer credentials for those tinues to be a focus. In October, that document the impact of public, involved in online training pro- President Maureen Sullivan issued a academic, and school libraries, and is grams. Continuing Education Units statement that strongly criticized the designed to help local advocates use (CEUs) are now available for a grow- lack of progress by the largest pub- these studies to make the case for ing number of ALA online courses. lishers that were not yet making library support. Specific areas covered The question is: How can these piec- ebooks available to libraries. Her include the impact on: the local econ- es work together to bring the collec- january/february 2013

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attention, and ALA has followed up literacy and education. members to your local laptop, tablet, with a tool kit for use by local libraries. The ALA Office for Research and or handheld? It is designed to make communities Statistics released an updated Diversity For more information on the ALA and users aware of the issue and to Counts study in September, showing 2015 Strategic Plan and the fall bring positive pressure to bear on that diversity in the library profession board meeting, see ala.org. z publishers who continue to withhold has grown only slightly since the 2000 ebooks from libraries. (See President’s census. With a two-year Spectrum Message on page 8 about how you can Presidential initiative just completed, KEITH MICHAEL FIELS is executive director of the American Library Association,

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wanted to share ideas Board of Trustees, or meet with a have focused on extending these about what you can do to local editorial board. Extending our pilots as soon as possible to all help solve the problem reach through media is one of the libraries. Of the Big Six, only Simon of publishers who will best ways to strengthen our collec- & Schuster has taken no action. Inot sell ebooks to libraries. tive voice. ALA’s Digital Content and Stay informed. The ALA Trans- Let publishers know.Tell pub- Libraries Working Group (DCWG) forming Libraries website and the lishers your users has focused its ef- American Libraries E-Content blog need access to We welcome forts on addressing provide breaking news, as well as ebooks. Some your help in member concerns information about various studies libraries have also about library access and reports. These include recent encouraged patrons getting the to the full range of ebook research, information on to contact publish- word out. ebook titles. Two economic models, and tip sheets on ers. Remember that subgroups within ebooks and e-content. It also covers library users are also book and the DCWG focus on communications local library initiatives and public ebook buyers, and as heavy readers, and awareness – both providing tools awareness campaigns. library users serve a key role in and resources to help librarians, as Make your patrons aware. spreading the word on new books. well as tips on strategic outreach to Users are questioning libraries on a Work with your state chapter. the media and external audiences. daily basis about unavailable Many state chapters are organizing These groups have created a media ebooks, and this offers a great op- public awareness campaigns or and communications toolkit for portunity to explain the situation. shared action plans. State officials librarians that is available at ala.org/ Public opinion is the most powerful also need to be aware of the need for transforminglibraries/ebooktoolkit. tool we can bring to bear on pub- ebook access. The toolkit provides librarians lishers, and tens of millions of Work with other libraries. Many with templates to support activities library users, who are also print and libraries belong to automated net- such as issuing a press release, ob- ebook buyers, cannot be ignored. works, consortia, and other collec- taining op-ed placement in the local Make community leadership tive groups that already provide newspaper, writing letters to the aware. Let other departments, other shared and/or statewide e-content editor, and working with the media. community organizations, and your to libraries. Many of these are ex- We welcome your help in getting elected officials know about the sit- ploring or implementing ways for the word out, and hope you’ll act on uation. It is important that they un- libraries to work together to provide these ideas yourself. derstand that publishers, not increased access to ebooks. Working together, I know that we january/february 2013

| libraries, are denying access. They Where we stand. Most of the can resolve the current impasse and

can help spread the word, building thousands of small- and medium- ensure that ebooks are available to public support. Schedule special size publishers of ebooks are work- all library users in all our communi- briefings at community meetings. ing with libraries. Of the Big Six, ties at a fair and affordable price. z Make local media aware. Pub- Random House and HarperCollins lishers want favorable publicity, not make ebooks available to libraries, MAUREEN SULLIVAN is an organization development consultant to libraries and unfavorable publicity. Write a guest although at pricing much higher than professor of practice in the Managerial editorial (you can use my open letter that for individuals. Macmillan, Pen- Leadership in the Information Professions doctoral program of the Graduate School of as a starting point), or a letter to the guin, and Hachette are all engaged in Library and Information Science at Simmons

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University of Mississippi, Oxford Mississippi, of University Reference Librarian Alex Phillip Watson Chicago DePaul University Librarian University Walter Scott West Lafayette, Indiana Purdue University StudentDoctoral Temitope Toriola (Iowa) Bettendorf Director Library F. Topper Elisa Potomac Falls, Virginia Loudoun Public County Library Branch Manager Cascades Tracy Reid Sumler Alaska of University Web Librarian Services Sheldon-Hess Coral Denton North of University Books Rare of Curator Jennifer K. Sheehan Milwaukee Marquette University Raynor Memorial Libraries Head, Information Library Edward Sanchez (N.Y.)Binghamton University Web Librarian Services Rushton E. Erin DeRidder, Louisiana Beauregard Parish Library Public Library Anchorage Texas Libraries Technology accreditation programs for library professionals worldwide. Neal-Schuman purchases fundadvocacy, awareness and neal-schuman.com take place on May 4. 4. May on place take will certification Election 26. Friday, April on time 11:59 at close p.m.Central will polls 2013The election ALA 19. March on begin will 2013 election ALA the for mailing Ballot governance/alaelection. at ala.org/aboutala/ found be can petitions filing for Instructions electronically. submitted concerns must be professional of statement a and information biographical containing form additional An current personal members. 25ALA than fewer no of e-signatures) (or signatures the have must form petition 2013. 4, The February Monday, on time p.m. Central 11:59 until Director Executive ALA the to petition a paper send or petition electronic an file may petition by Council ALA for running in interested are who Individuals Kenosha, Wisconsin College Carthage Outreach Librarian Zitron Lizz T Leading to the Future Institute: Leadership New! mersive programwillhelpparticipantsdevelopand increased leadershipresponsibility, thisfour-day im- among othertopics: additional facultymembers,thecurriculum willinclude, future of thelibrariestheylead. practice theirleadershipskillsinareascriticaltothe to form avibrantlearning communityandnetwork—an transformation. Led byALAPresidentMaureen Sullivan(right)with Participants in the programwillhaveopportunity n n n n n

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17 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 18 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 S Library MayBeSettoClose American Dental lending booksNovember 15. The librarystoppedbuyingbooks inJuly andstopped 25% of journals,aswellclosingthe librarytowalk-ins. budget wouldmeancanceling subscriptions toasmany to hireapublicrelationsfirm. budget alsoincludedanewexpenditurelineof $800,000 the board’s Thefinal budgetpassedlargelyunchanged. at theADA House of DelegatesmeetinginOctober, but surplus wasneededtobuildreserves. whohadstatedthatthe rector KathleenO’Loughlin, byADAber 21op-edonDrBicuspid.com ExecutiveDi- the library. His commentswereinresponsetoaNovem- $500,000 eveniftheyapprovedrestoring $600,000 to which therewouldstillbeasurplusof included asurplusof of $1.1million, derstanding thattheapprovedbudget the defeat wasduetomembersnotun- adentalwebsite,that DrBicuspid.com, member SpencerBloomwrotein ber. Chicago-areadentistandADA vices atcurrentlevelsfailedinOcto- maintain thelibrarybudgetandser- announced inJuly, aresolutionto the ADA librarycutswhen theywere americanlibrariesmagazine.org.] results ofthatmeeting,pleasevisit deadline forthisissue.Tolearnthe ing thebudgetwasheldafter The ADAboardmeetingconcern- 2012, boardmeeting.[Editor’snote: verse courseatitsDecember9–12, to losetheirjobsJanuary1iftheboarddoesn’tre- was slashed,andeightof13librarystaffersexpect American DentalAssociation’s(ADA)librarybudget March whentheheadlibrarianretired.InJuly, can MedicalAssociation’slibraryquietlyclosedin Trends | Trends The books and physical library space could also be The booksandphysical libraryspacecouldalso be In additiontothe likely loss of staff jobs,theproposed The librarycutssparked afuroroverthesummer and Although therewascriticism about edly cutoverthepastfewyears.TheAmeri- Association librarybudgethasbeenrepeat- taking itonthechin.TheAmericanHospital pecialized healthcarelibrarieshavebeen Perspectives

Inside theADAlibrary. veloped specifically for libraries,suchastheonecreated on investmentin medicallibrariesbyusinga formula de- Association (MLA),suggested the ADA measurereturn typically notprofit generators. of associationmembershipsuchaslibraries, whichare health associations,however, norassessingthebenefits sion Lensdoesnotclaimanyexpertiseinnonprofit and pharmaceuticallife sciencesindustries.Deci- energyandutilities,consumer products, transportation, well ascompaniesintheaerospaceandengineering, that focuses onreturninvestmentfor governmentas benefit prioritieswasDecisionLens,asoftware package December holidays.)Themaintoolusedtodetermine and surveyresultsweren’t scheduledtobeinbefore the September, aftertheboardadopteditsbudgetproposal, cost andbooksloanedfor four weeksfor thecostof ship- ADA library—suchascopies of onlinejournalarticlesat nomoneyhasbeen setasidetomovethecollection. point, partnership(s) withregionalmedical physically housethesematerialsandisexploringpotential the collectionis,ADA isworkingtofindapartner commentary:“Recognizinghowunique DrBicuspid.com moved outof ADA headquarters,O’Loughlinwroteinher Carla Funk,executivedirector of theMedical Library Bloom notedthattheresourcesavailablethrough Association various ADA serviceswassentinmid- member surveytogaugereactions (A or membershippollwasconducted. Inen. noneedsassessment addition, about thecuts,butnoactionwastak- tions totheboardaftertheyheard information andalternativesugges- the ADA. evidence-based practice,akey tenetof gether willdiscourageresearchand reduced accessorthelackof italto- as theyarenow.” However, Bloomsaid to journalarticleswouldstaythesame apiece. O’Loughlinwrotethat“access line journalarticlesaverage$40–$45 average$200eachandon- textbooks expensive for asolepractitioner, as ping charges—wouldbeprohibitively Library staffmemberssentrelevant libraries.” Atthis

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19 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 20 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 W cans atNCSU. Wheresheusedtoseejustanotherbuild- tour campuswithaneyeonthehistoryof AfricanAmeri- Libraries inRaleigh. to anappdevelopedbyNorth CarolinaStateUniversity dent, checkingmessagesorherFacebookpage. Walking Tour History Black of University’s Provides App a Trends | Trends The Red, White,andBlack appallowedWilliamsThe Red, to But Williams washoldinghistoryinherhands,thanks recordings, andmore. photos, maps,audio history. Itfeatures and facultyinNCSU’s American students the storyofAfrican- and Blackapptells The Red,White, looked likejustanothercollegestu- tablet inhand,TovaWilliamsmayhave alking aroundhercollegecampus, Perspectives campus,” saidWilliams. now whenIwalk through organizations. for African-American student in 2004overlackof funding action oncampusandagain proposals toendaffirmative in themid-1990sagainst the siteof monthsof protests learned thecenterwasalso Through theapp,Williams can: AugustusWitherspoon. named for anAfricanAmeri- first buildingoncampus the Witherspoon Center, the and facultyinNCSU’s history. African-American students recordings, tellsthestoryof pictures,andaudio mation, pus, highlightedwithinfor- times ayear. Amapof cam- Cultural Centergivesafew school’s AfricanAmerican ular walkingtourthatthe there.” experience andahistory had an said Williams. “They people whowerelike me,” those whohavecomebefore. struggles andvictoriesof ing, shenowseesthe “I seesomethingdifferent One pointonthemapis The appgrewoutof apop- “It’s agreatreminderof Sept. 2010, Sept. historical tourof campus buildings(AL, an app.In 2010, they releasedWolfWalk—an app witha rather thantryingtomake themcome tous.” app puts[information] inaspacewhere theyalreadyare, might notevenknowthey’re there,” “The saidO’Gara. into thearchivesandrequested boxesof materials.They formation theywouldn’t normallysee. tive, saidtheappgivespeopleaccesstomaterialsandin- project librarianfor NCSU’s StudentLeadershipInitia- ators, andthelibrary’s O’Gara, specialcollections. Genya tween NCSU’s DigitalLibraryInitiative, thetour’s cre- library’s specialcollections. NCSU’s DigitalLibraryInitiative,thetour’s creators, andthe White, andBlack,whichstartedasacollaborationbetween history attheuniversity. WilliamsisusinganappcalledRed, tablet totourcampuswithaneyetoward African-American North Carolina StateUniversitystudentTova Williams usesa It’s notthefirsttimelibrary staffhasputtogether “People whousetheappprobablywouldn’t havecome White,andBlackstartedasacollaborationbe- Red,

Photo: Charles Samuels, NCSU Libraries Photo: Charles Samuels, NCSU Libraries been completed between January 1, 2012, and April 30, 2013. 30, 1, April 2012, and January between completed been have must projects To eligible, it. be about know to readers our want we edge, cutting the on is century. library your If 20th the of turn the at built libraries branch of restoration the to certifications LEED and walls living from everything ways. effective and interesting, unique, in patrons of needs service the address that and ture shining examples of innovative architec 2013 issue. October September/ our to issue March/April our from moving be will Showcase The types. all of libraries expanded or renovated celebrating the best new and newly Design Showcase, our annual feature A 2013 September/October Showcase Design Moved Has Library to sphere hereatNCSU encouragesit. rector of program and Marian Fragola, the Lown, conversations betweenO’Gara, he said. pioneers infiguringouthowtouseit,” to beearlyadoptersof technologyand ies tomake “We theinvestment. like Lownsaidit’swork, criticalfor librar- ness thetechnologycanbealotof the school’s colors.) the Wolfpack, andredwhiteare refers totheuniversityteam, (“Wolf” dio toenrichtheuserexperience. butaddedphotosandau- and Black, WolfWalk White, whencreatingRed, said theyusedthebasicdesignof gies development digitaltechnolo- p. 24).CoryLown, Previous submissions have included included have submissions Previous are that libraries for looking We are “We andtheatmo- hadtheidea, The ideafor theappgrewoutof Although figuringouthowtohar- submissions for the 2013 Library 2013 the Library for submissions merican Libraries planning. librarian atNCSU, is now accepting accepting now is library’s di- - them cometous.” tomake rather thantrying where peoplealreadyare, information inaspace materials. Theappputs and requestedboxesof come intothearchives probably wouldn’t have “People whousetheapp also itswillingnesstotellstoriesthat is notonlyitsuseof technologybut makes White,andBlackunique Red, ideas,” shesaid. ble areallowedtopursuetheir People whoareinterestedandcapa- Fragola saidoneof thethingsthat Design Showcase. Library Services,featured inthe2012Library The MagnabranchofSaltLakeCounty(Utah) —Genya O’Gara, projectlibrarian librariesmagazine.org/librarydesign12. [email protected]. submissions canbefeatured. Formoreemail information, submissions [email protected]. Unfortunately, notall american at Showcase Design 2012 the Library View —Megan Cottrell, a difference.” gree,” saidWilliams. “It reallymakes striving togetmyundergraduatede- helps mekeep myheadupandkeep people whoweresuccessfulhere.It student. app hasencouragedherasanNCSU spired Williams, whosaysusingthe talk about.” includes stuffthat’s reallyhardto “Some of thestoriesareemotional.It campus lookterrific,” said Fragola. that they’re nottheretomake the about thewalkingtourandappis segregation. sity’s history, like discriminationand include difficultparts oftheuniver- “When Ihearthosestories,see “When But thosetoughstorieshavein- “One of thethingsIreallyadmire writer, blogger, andreporter, Chicago 60611. You can also email Huron St.,Chicago,IL Design Showcase,50E. Libraries, Attn:Library tal images,toAmerican or high-resolution digi- along withcolorprints librariesmagazine.org, available atamerican pleted submission form, considered, sendacom- 31, May is 2013. sions The submis deadline for To haveyourlibrary -

21 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 22 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 T technology.” revolutionary change ininformation ing thelibraryduringaperiod of and friendliness,” and“transform- no boundaries,” “warmpersonality Davison for “helpfulnessthatknows faculty member. wrote John Esser, nominatorand through DeanDavison’s efforts,” library’s funded smartclassroom, cipients. New York City, oneof 10awardre- mann LibraryatWagner Collegein Dorothy Davison, deanof Horr center of non-classroomlife,” said ize thatwehavebecomea it’s sogratifyingtoreal- on mywaytothelibrary,’ you atthelibrary’or‘I’m dents saying‘I’llmeet campus andhearstu- York City. award ceremonyinNew travel stipendtothe winners $5,000 anda Librarian Awardgives theILoveMyciation, American LibraryAsso- Times, andadministeredbythe tion of New York andtheNew York school, andacademiclibrarians. whichrecognizes public,the award, York CityonDecember18. 2012 Award,presentedinNew received theILoveMyLibrarian ties, andlibrarieswhenthey mitment topatrons,communi- 2012 Award Honored Winners I Love My Librarian Trends | Trends Other nominatorscomplimented “Instruction occursinthe Iwalkaround “When Sponsored byCarnegieCorpora- Patrons nominatecandidatesfor for theirunwaveringcom- ate librarianswerehonored en dedicatedandpassion- Perspectives achieve theirdreams.” that’s whatIwanttodo:helppeople and inspiredmeothers, Library. “Iliked thewayshehelped Mecklenburgfor Charlotte (N.C.) mine,” saidthereference librarian profession hadbecomeadreamof “Eversince,the a bilinguallibrarian. dream beganatage13, whenshemet their possibilitiestoo.” of library resourcesanddiscover want tohelpotherstake advantage fortunate tohavehadmentors.“I his familytogocollegeandfeels treats.” He said hewasthefirstin oratChicanoStudiesre- dorm, atacoffeestudent union, shop,in a me—weekdays orweekends—at the meeting studentswheretheyneed nator Miroslava Chavez-Garcia. represented students,” said nomi- particularly for historicallyunder- library aneasierplacetonavigate, staff, andfaculty. [He] makes the humorous rapportwithstudents, Davis, isknownfor “hisquirkyand at theUniversity of California, librarian atPeter J. ShieldsLibrary Beatriz AdrianaGuevara’s career Said Delgadillo,“Outreachis Roberto CarlosDelgadillo,

cuse, New York, saidthatherschool’s Grove Middle SchoolinEastSyra - the rightcareer.” what Ido,” Hyland “and said, Ipicked tions circulateatleastonce.“I love point that95%–98%of newacquisi- revived thebookcollectionto Farmington, Connecticut. munity College ment librarianfor theTunxis Com- reference andcollectiondevelop- tion literacy,” saidHyland, whois grades. Andoneabilityisinforma- achievements byabilities,notjust open—and wemeasurestudents’ librarian.” legal. “Beatrizistrulythepeople’s is onherwaytobecomingapara andcollege, receivingfinancialaid, Garcia saidshe’s nowenrolledin applications. Becauseof thathelp, complete herSAT andfinancialaid and saidthatGuevarahelpedher mational workshopatthelibrary, a collegeplanningandcareerinfor- Nominator ClarissaGarciaattended and throughoutthecommunity. and lifelong learninginthelibrary Susan Kowalski,librarianatPine Other nominatorssaidHyland Guevara haspromotedreading treasures—egalitarian, our country’s greatest and librariesareamong information literacy.” istrators—think about dents tofacultyadmin- the wayallof us—fromstu- to herworkhaschanged andenergyshebrings wit, Terrell. intelligence, “The ian,” saidnominator arock-starlibrar - ply put, “Community colleges “Rachel Hyland is,sim- Library in Sally Library of theNaval Postgraduate ment manager at theDudleyKnox outreach andcollectiondevelop - make adifference,” said Marlatt, pelled tohelpstudentsandothers serving mycountry, andIfeel com- “Beinghereismywayofnation. professional commitmentistoher als tocompletetheproject. Using PhotoStory, theyinsertvisu- trailers, andthenstoryboardit. music, determinethepacingof the studentsselectimagesandment, on photographyandthemedevelop- the trailers.With Locke’s guidance book reviewsandthenscriptsfor book trailersinwhichtheywrite team tohelpstudentscreatedigital members of the5th-gradeteaching a schoollibrary,” Augerisaid. inviting placethatismuchmorethan Garden Library, and warm, avibrant, ning, creating,andgrowingitsSecret poured herheartandsoulintoplan- lished in2002,and“RaeAnnehas Theschool wasestab- Connecticut. Elementary SchoolinWestport, library mediaspecialistatSaugatuck nominator Melissa Augerisaidof the tion thelibrarianof thecentury!” families, andtheentirecommunity.” leaves lastingmemoriesfor students, etry, andskits.“In essence,Sue trivia games,andfestive music,po- goddesses thatiscompletewithfood, palooza—a dayof ancientgodsand novative” witheventssuchasMytha - learning andschooltimefunin- noted that“Suealwaysmakes ley upequipmentfor events. setting livering wirelesslaptopcartsand port throughoutthebuildingbyde- program providestechnologysup- become involvedinourlibrary.” The encourage andempowerstudentsto iStaff programis “one of thewayswe Greta Marlatt explainsthather Locke hasalsocollaboratedwith “Rae AnneLockeiswithoutques- Nominators Mary andBarbKipp New York, runstheMail-a-Book Queens Library inQueensVillage, homebound servicescoordinator at nections ortheirowncomputers). residents donothaveinternet con- more technologyfor youth(many moted newprogramsandaccessto which helpedtheUStake Iwo Jima. World War IIintheirnativedialect, information during they transmitted came tothelibrarydiscusshow tion’s CodeTalkers, someof whom She helpedfeature theNavajo Na- knows theyhaveuntappedpotential. poorest countyintheUS,Pellington Gallup residentsliveinthe20th- nator John Fortunato Although said. word todescribeMary Ellen,” nomi- Indian Reservation). tween theNavajo American (Gallupislocatedbe- a majorityof whomareNative but servesacountyof nearly74,000, library isfundedbyacityof 20,000 Thebraces diversityandinclusion. Library inGallup,New Mexico, em- director atOctaviaFellin Public Library andissecondtonone.” for theHomeland SecurityDigital “Greta servesasthecontentmanager versity programsandcurricula, latt’s dutiesinclude supportinguni- member, addedthatalthoughMar- and Securityteachingfaculty the Centerfor Homeland Defense governmental organizations.” governments, thinktanks,andnon- weekly distributionof newsfrom sentations toclasses,herblog,and civilians eachyearviatailoredpre- national militaryofficers and vice toupwardof 400USandinter- “Greta providesaninvaluableser- School inMonterey, California. Madlyn Schneider, olderadult/ She andherstaffhavealsopro- “ Mary EllenPellington, library Ted Lewis,executivedirectorof Said nominatorThomasBruneau, ‘Visionary’ isprobablythebest ‘Visionary’ Nation andZuni | Trends Perspectives | of librariesandtheircontributions.” those whounderstandtheimportance challenging times,wearegrateful for ans,” Wales “As said. ateamworkingin because Irepresentsomanylibrari - Wales, ourschoollibrarian.” room? ThatpersonwouldbeJulie you smilewhentheywalkintothe you evermetsomeonewhomakes students. Wrote onecolleague:“Have able technologyandsearchskillsto help isneededandprovidesinvalu- say she’s alwaysquicktoassistwhen collaborative Wales is.Her colleagues teacher feedback underscoreshow feel caredaboutandconnected.” is asanctuaryfor wherethey them, cy, andtechnology. Ourmediacenter a loveof reading,information litera- is inthekids,ourstudents,fostering “My said, Rockledge, Florida, heart cialist atMcNair Magnet Schoolin and suppliedmoralsupport. numbers of governmentresources, cery stores,providedcontact ranged for food deliveryfromgro- residents couldseekhelp.Shear- from herhomesothathomebound conducted threeteleconferences ing Hurricane Sandy, Schneider led byprofessionals invariousfields. monthly programsanddiscussions as well,andparticipatein18–20 now communicatewithoneanother homebound adults.Participants can spond tothecommunicationneedsof and phoneteleconferencing tore- live streamingandinteractivevideo wrote thatSchneideralsoinitiated doorsteps, freeof charge. terials deliveredstraighttotheir homebound patronsgetlibraryma- whichhelpsmorethan850 program, “It’s notjustmewhowonanaward, Nominator ShereenLuchtensaid Julie Wales, librarymediaspe- When thelibrarywascloseddur- Nominator BonnieSuePokorny blogger andfreelance writer, Chicago —Sally Chapralis,

23 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 24 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 T Report onGuatemalaandHonduraslibraries Libraries Become Community Funded In Central Community-Minded America, emerge fromseveral difficultyears. is redefiningitselfinorderto period of severe seen goodtimes,andnow, duringa Itthe region. isamovementthathas lawless realitythatreignsthroughout alternative totheoften chaoticand ency, andcitizenparticipationasan movement of democracy, transpar - Riecken Foundation, havefostered a lished bytheFrances andHenry these libraries,whichwereestab- $2 aday. For thepastdozenyears, where manypeopleliveonlessthan villages of Honduras andGuatemala, dent communitylibrariesinremote rather toanetworkof 64indepen- ment-managed publiclibraries,but leadership programsatlibraries.” thinking whentheyhaveaccessto Children canchangetheirwayof less interestedindrugsandalcohol. behalf of theircommunitiesand kids moreinterestedinactingon Vicente Centenario.“We wanttosee berto LiconaCortés,mayorof San to getkidsoff thestreet,” saidDago- ment thatsurroundsthem. cially atrisk,giventheenviron- Honduran childrenareespe- country. Andasinanyculture, employment throughoutthe States—is rampant,asisunder tined forMexicoandtheUnited of cocaineandotherdrugs—des- from toptobottom.Trafficking government andpoliceforces corruption havegnawedthrough Trends | Trends The foundation cameabout thanks Cortés isnotreferring togovern- “Honduran librariesareworking in theworld.Decadesof duras isamongthehighest he homiciderateinHon- Perspectives financial challenge, way thatvastly differed fromtradi- bers andtrained staffmembersin a local volunteerlibraryboardmem - Libraries. Thefoundation recruited network of Riecken Community a privateorganizationthatbuilt the ces andHenry Riecken Foundation, 2000, Anderssonfounded theFran- Inlibraries inCentralAmerica. build andmanagecommunity than $10millionof theirfortune to Riecken decidedtocommitmore multimillionaire, andalongwith ing strategytohelpalleviatepoverty. development wasamoreempower- own community key role intheir they couldplaya to information so villagers access givingrural son, But for Anders- jobs, andmore. good ernment, er, honestgov- schools, fertiliz- medicine, basics: food, residents needed nation’s rural learned thatthe Andersson mid-1960s, ras inthe ment inHondu- Corps assign- a two-yearPeace Riecken. During wife Susan andhis nessman, American busi- awealthy son, to AllenAnders- Andersson wentontobecomea The libraryisoneofseveraltoreceive foundationsupport. The street outsidethepubliclibraryinCopán,Honduras. rization isthenorm. skills inaculture whererotememo- as criticalthinkingandleadership encourage aloveof reading,aswell programs andoutreachinitiatives to en librarieshavealsodeveloped cessible onlytolibrarystaff). Rieck- patrons bykeeping theminareasac- style of “protecting” collectionsfrom the traditionalCentralAmerican and take themhome(incontrastto that allowpatronstobrowsebooks have beenpromotingopenstacks libraries inCentralAmerica. tional government-runpublic Riecken CommunityLibraries

Photo: Carol A. Erickson Photo: Carol A. Erickson sole-donor-funded modelintoone desperately scrambledtoturnhis libraries operating,Andersson economic crisis. lost everything because of theglobal $500,000 peryear. in2008,he Then, pocket, whichaveragedmorethan libraries’ fundingfromhisown a formal education. girls, whoareoften deniedaccessto entrepreneurs, andindigenous grams toreachfarmers,aspiring grams for newmothers;andpro- book clubs;infantnutritionpro- where. Riecken librariesalsohost government transparencyelse- financial information toencourage boards publiclyposttheirmonthly transparency, manyof thelibraries’ In aneffort topromotefinancial Concerned withhowtokeep the Andersson paidfor everybitof the In New York apremiumreductionmaybeavailable. Employees InsuranceCompany, markofGovernment GEICOisaregisteredservice Washington, D.C. 20076; a BerkshireHathawayInc. subsidiary. ©2012GEICO Some discounts, coverages, paymentplansandfeaturesarenotavailableinallstates orallGEICOcompanies. Discountamountvariesin somestates. Onegroupdiscountapplicableperpolicy. Coverageisindividual. FORTUNATELY, YOU COULD M ention your It forever takes to vacation earn time. ALA membershiptosee how much you couldsave. programming, andbookfundsfrom their salaries,operatingexpenses, from communities.” it willbewithgreatercontributions will continuetobuildlibraries,but again,” “Riecken saidCartwright. debtors’ prison. Rica toavoidbeingthrowninto rights lawyer, hadtofleeCosta anexperiencedhumanwright, executive officer, William Cart- foundation’s presidentandchief the peakof thefinancialcrisis, and Honduras. Atonepointduring nicipal governmentsinGuatemala requested supportfromlocalmu- status tothatof anonprofit, and changing theprivatefoundation’s supporters, initiatedtheprocessof that hadamorediversebaseof 1-800-368-2734 geico.com/disc/ala Once accustomedtoreceiving “We’ll nevergobacktothatmodel Get a free quote. afree Get SAVE WITHGEICO ’S SPECIAL’S DISCOUNT. without salaries. staff memberswork for months gle togetneededmonies,andsome the librariesareinaconstantstrug- which meansthatroughly25%of intended fundsfor themselves, casionally trytokeep thelibraries’ manifests itself.Municipalities oc- ment corruptionsometimes Nevertheless, entrenchedgovern- staff salariesandbuildingutilities. ments nowincludeprovisionstopay training. through advocacy, networking,and themselves andtheirbudgets they arenowworkingtostrengthen the librariesisstilloperating,and Instead,easily closed. everyoneof ported bylocalresidentscouldhave Riecken librariesthatwerenotsup- a singlewealthyAmericandonor, Agreements withlocalgovern-

25 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 26 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 members strivetomodeldemocracy to becognizantof theserealities,its their services.WhileARBICOR has undermine efforts tostrengthen nitive governmentsystemthatcould ities of acorruptandsometimespu- crafted tonavigatethepoliticalreal- advocacy efforts havetobecarefully in Honduras. León Arrazolaof theCedroslibrary death of itscommunity,” saidJosé support educationissupportingthe strengthen thenetwork. and developingastrategyto board andbegandefiningpriorities tives electedARBICOR’s governing Honduras,Sula, libraryrepresenta- Riecken (ARBICOR)—in SanPedro Red deBibliotecasComunitarias Libraries network—orAsociacion meeting of theRiecken Community Trends | Trends In November 2012atathree-day Library officials hereknowthat “A localgovernmentthatdoesn’t to efficienttouchscreen navigation. information of display graphical from need, you features oG Mbl App Mobile MozGo Unique libraries require uniquesolutions— Perspectives • • • library Complete branding foryour compliant ILS Connects toyourZ39.50/SIP2 patron accountmanagement Includes OPAC searching and VTLS Inc. • www.vtls.com • [email protected] •800–468–8857 •[email protected] •www.vtls.com Inc. VTLS living, andaccesstoreliableinfor- methods, improvedstandardsof enhancedagriculturalsanitation, operate aresearchingfor better ties inwhichRiecken libraries temalan andHonduran communi- institutions.” nonpartisan butdeeplydemocratic Theyaretoward thepublicgood. ing strongcommunitiesthatwork bring powertothepeoplebybuild- “Riecken’s librariesareworkingto empowerment,” saidAndersson. there ismoredemocracyandlocal International LibraryProjects. Presidential Citationfor Innovative 2012 AmericanLibraryAssociation nity Librarieswererewardedwitha The efforts of theRiecken Commu- are openandavailabletoeveryone. parent finances,andservicesthat through freelyelectedboards,trans-

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27 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 28 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 TRENDS | TRENDS oit react? Society How didtheAmericanChemical JENICA ROGERS: WasACS journals? there backlash? Potsdam overyourdecisiontocancel What havebeentheeffects atSUNY what washappening. who wouldbeinterestedinitknew Anyonein thediscussionupfront. making sureeveryonewasinvolved conscientiousin I wasextremely tions. I’m notinterestedinmaking a pricing solution for small institu- that wecouldcomeupwithabetter so longastherewasatruechance us. Isaidwouldbehappyto meet solution forto tryandfindabetter to comePotsdam totalkwithme Nordinpointed. saidhewouldlike priate andthatIwasverydisap- that ACS wasexceedinglyinappro- North Americansales,andtoldhim Brandon Nordin, vicepresidentof choose to.In responseIcalled can readaboutitonlineifyou marketing, andwebstrategy. You theirvicepresidentofRuskin, sales, press responsewasfromGlenn to reachoutme.Theirinitial I outcomes ofherdecision. with RogersinNovemberaboutthe open access.AmericanLibrariesspoke business modelsandthechallengeof brought upquestionsconcerningnew waves throughout thecommunityand tion costs.Rogers’s stancesentshock because ofever-increasing subscrip- Society’s (ACS)onlinejournalspackage subscription totheAmericanChemical not berenewing heruniversity’s annual candidly inSeptemberthatshewould in thelibrarycommunityforannouncing New York atPotsdam,drew attention NEWSMAKER: libraries fortheStateUniversityof n 2012,JenicaRogers,director of They havechosennot Interview No, nobacklash. J

enica main professional goalistoconnect ing excellentservice, andwhenyour ments? ment. Whatwere someoftheirargu- representatives tocomeanagree- You metforsevenhours withACS that? ians tosaynopricehikes.Why is You havesaidthatitishard forlibrar tions like mine. dealfor institu - there tobeabetter dealjustfor Potsdam;better Iwant ended upnowhere. gotiate onthatbaseprice.Sowe able. Andtheyarenotwillingtone- price thatiscompletelyunaccept- “fair andaccurate” factorstoabase lenge isthattheythenapplyallthose that is“fairandaccurate.” Thechal- the sizeof yourinstitutions,etc.— based onuseatyourinstitutions, that librarianssayisimportant— to buildthekindof pricingmodel tutions andthattheyhadbeentrying standardize pricingacrossallinsti- hard for thepastseveralyearsto said theyhadbeenworkingvery Theyacceptable counterargument. We arereallygood atprovid- They hadacleanand Rogers - right nowisnotsustainable. Butwhat wehavea paidsolution. andsometimes thatwillbesolution, times thatwillbeanopen-source sustainable for publishers.Some- able for libraries;anditneedstobe for scholars;itneedstobesustain- Itinvolved. needstobesustainable able, whateveritis,for allpeople really hard. information. Philosophicallythat’s harder for peopletogetaccess price increase,we’re makingit formation. Sowhenwesaynotoa what wedo:We helppeoplefindin- right?That’sple whattheyneed, wewanttogivepeo- the shortterm, Becauseindecision inthelongrun. things, evenifit’s areallyfoolish over backwardtofindawayafford people toinformation, we’ll bend action. Diditwork? Attempting Eleganceasacallto You bloggedaboutthis experienceat ic libraries? What isyouridealmodelforacadem- ulty in the discussion. z ulty inthediscussion. librarians totruly engagetheirfac- I washopingtoencourageisfor lot of Part peopletoconsult. of what our culturalthingsandsothere area their decisionmaking.Thatis oneof libraries thatareveryinclusive in coming year. Therearemany are locked intotheircontractfor the moment hascomeandgone.They straints. For somelibrariesthat Weademia. havefiscalyearcon- work quickly, particularlynotinac- to tryorstarttrying.Librariesdon’t tell. ButIhopeitencouragedpeople It needstobesustain- It’s tooearlyto

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It behooves librarians to figure out how by Shawn Vaillancourt to serve LGBTQ patrons

espite gains in the re- Annual Conference. It was so suc- times be uncomfortable for LGBTQ cent elections, those cessful that transgender inmates re- and straight folks alike. It was so suc- who are lesbian, gay, ported feeling more comfortable cessful that it resulted in a research bisexual, transgender, talking with the clerks than they did fair that highlighted various topics orD questioning (LGBTQ)—espe- before. Librarian Elizabeth Marshak from the class. cially youth—are still targets of told me that many transgender in- Many libraries have created path- bullying, harassment, violence, mates at the facility now say they finders and guides; some are using and discrimination. Because of view the library as a safe space. The LibGuides or a similar system to that fact, this group can benefit library also posted signs stating, “A highlight available titles in their col- from libraries in two distinct few rules of the library: Respect lections. Georgia State University ways: through the access to in- each other, respect the library, be Library in Atlanta has a particularly formation that libraries offer open to learning.” comprehensive guide. and the sense of community that Other libraries—like the Bellevue One easy way to make the library library programs can foster. (Wash.) College Library Media Center, more visible to the community is LGBTQ people the University of Iowa through Pride celebrations in June. can be found in Pride Month in Libraries in Iowa City, The District of Columbia Public almost every com- June isn’t the and the University of Library (DCPL) garnered support munity, so it be- Missouri–Kansas City from its Friends groups and put to- hooves librarians only time of (UMKC) Libraries— gether a presence at DC’s Pride festi- to figure out how year to reach have liaisons to their val, allowing the library to have an we can serve them. out to LGBTQ patrons. institutions’ gay- information booth and to sign up 77 During the 2012 straight alliances or new patrons via iPad, which staffers ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, LGBTQ resource centers. In the case also used to lend books onsite. DCPL the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Trans- of UMKC and Holy Names University also sent out roving trivia teams to gender Round Table (GLBTRT) hosted in Oakland, California, this kind of help people win giveaway goodies. a program called “Fabulous Havens: outreach has led groups to use library But Pride Month isn’t the only time Libraries as Safe Spaces for the Needs space to meet and hold events. This of year to put on programs for LGBTQ of LGBTQ Youth.” There, Jenny Betz of can be especially critical for student patrons; just ask the Sacramento the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Educa- groups at institutions where they can- (Calif.) Public Library about its “You tion Network (GLSEN) shared many not find a staff advisor but are not belong @ your library” campaign. It ways in which libraries can effectively permitted to operate a gay-straight involved everything from “It Gets reach out to this group. alliance without one. Better” filming to a Rainbow Family january/february 2013

| First off, how can we ensure that At the University of Tennessee, Egg Hunt event around Easter to a

users feel comfortable the moment Knoxville, a librarian helped estab- “Come Out! for Aerobics” session. they walk in the door? By having lish the university’s first LGBTQ or- The outreach continues: The library friendly welcoming staff members ganization. At the University of has scheduled Rainbow Family who are trained and ready for them Kansas in Lawrence, a librarian sat in storytimes, a great way of showing that inside. The inmate clerks of the on a course called “Perspectives in all families are welcome year-round. z library at the Correctional Training LGBT Studies” so students would be- Facility in Soledad, California, un- come familiar with the librarian and Shawn Vaillancourt is education librarian at the University of Houston and derwent the GLSEN training and feel comfortable asking questions director-at-large of the GLBTRT’s executive board. Reach him at [email protected]. americanlibrariesmagazine.org immediately implemented it after about LGBTQ issues, which can often-

30 Another Story | OPINION Why Do Publishers Hate Us?

Fear of uncertainty is driving—or deterring—dialogue by Joseph Janes

kay, now I’ve got this work with us in figuring out how to thinking that we are in fact trying to bright, shiny new col- proceed. The pervasive school of buy one copy of The Casual Vacancy umn to play with … thought seems to be that it’s prefera- and then lend it to every public What will I do with ble to lock stuff up—in perpetuity, or library patron in the country? It it?O Be provocative? Reassuring? as close to that as can be legislatively can’t be envy. Disrespect? Speak the uncomfortable truth? or judicially achieved—rather than You know what I think it is? None Turn to history for lessons? Look run the tiny risk that some long-tail of those. Secretly, privately, doors to the future for inspiration? novel or journal might get copied and closed in the dark of night, publish- More than likely. For now, let me read a second time. Please. ing houses believe the jig is up. The ponder this month’s title question. Not to mention the ne plus ultra— end of a century-old comfy business It doesn’t take and who thought model is nigh, and thus they’ll leave much to find nu- With the seemingly you’d ever read us out in the cold while they make merous examples this in a library deals with Amazon or Apple or who- endless series of in recent months publication?— ever is in power and slit their own to indicate that insidious ebook publishers sim- throats in the process in order to the publishing models, who ply refusing to eke out the last few dimes before the world, broadly sell books to clock strikes midnight. Or merge. would have thought that the construed, has a libraries (Random Penguin House, anyone?) library problem. HarperCollins 26-loan model (ebooks, that Do I think the future is that dire (Or, more aptly, would look so quaint? is). Bennett Cerf for publishers, or for libraries? No, the library world is undoubtedly but I do think that many people do, has a publishing problem.) rolling in his grave. There aren’t a which is what really matters. Every- The Georgia State e-reserves law- whole lot of reasons that a profit- body knows that massive change suit. The American Chemical Society making corporation just won’t sell with an uncertain outcome is afoot; reacting very badly indeed to SUNY something to you. Despite our long- so what’s driving the bus here isn’t Potsdam’s decision to dump its on- standing commitment to building vengeance, or confusion, or realign- line journal subscription package readership, publishers now want no ment. It’s fear. (see p. 28). The seemingly endless part of us and our market power We’re collateral damage. It’s not series of instances of ever-more in- when it comes to digital titles. us; it’s them, as they struggle to en- sidious models of pricing, licenses, It is, still, hard to believe that an vision their place in a landscape policies, and so on for ebooks. Who entire sector—one that still courts frightening and unfamiliar. In that

would have thought that the Harper- us at ALA and BookExpo America respect, at least, we’re on common january/february 2013

Collins 26-loan model would look so with tote bags and Hershey’s Kisses, ground, as that’s an issue we’ve been |

quaint or desirable so soon? and with which we have worked so dealing with for quite some time. For good measure, there’s also the successfully for generations—has Who knows? Maybe if they just Authors Guild lawsuit against the turned so quickly and comprehen- asked us nicely, we could give them HathiTrust business model, which sively against us. Perhaps, in a spirit some advice (actually, we already hinges in part on the orphan works of generosity, we could give them have) … but that’s another story. z issue (see p. 40). I hereby propose the benefit of the doubt and consid- that we refuse to listen to any lec- er what else might be going on. Do Joseph Janes is associate professor and tures about this until publishers get you suppose they so fully misunder- chair of the MLIS program at the Information School of the University of Washington in

their own house in order, or at least stand or misconstrue our work, Seattle. americanlibrariesmagazine.org

31 32 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 E-Discovery QR Codes with Connecting physicalanddigitalcontent T ly provideclues abouttheirdigital holdings, ourprint collectionsrare- ers aboutthephysicalanddigital volume. Whileour catalogstellus- to knowwherelookfor aspecific it canoften bedifficult forpatrons works tobuyingdigitalpublications, tions toprintserialsandreference our variouscontenttypes. digital, buildingabridgebetween connect thephysicalworldwith about QR codes istheirabilityto and muchmore.Whatexcitesme loadavideo, sendatext, cific URL, codes thatwilltake patronstoaspe- where librarianscancreateQR There areplentyof freewebsites a freedownloadedapplication. enabled mobilephonecanreadwith square barcodesthatanycamera- Theseareare onepossiblesolution. library todigitalholdings.QR codes connect whatisinthephysical covery tools,librariesneedwaysto our userscanbeachallenge. of greatstuff,butsurfacingitfor ing allofit.Librarieshavealot have asinglesystemforsearch- ing, asmostlibrariesstilldon’t For patrons,thiscanbeconfus- but also,muchisstillinprint. brid spacewheremuchisdigital, grow, mostlibrariesexistinahy- libraries continuetomanageand the largeprintcollectionsthat rent limitationsofebooksand TECHNOLOGY |InPractice With theconversion of subscrip- In onlinedis- additiontobetter libraries. Giventhecur- being arealityatmost lection isprettyfarfrom he fullyelectroniccol- don’t comestandard withaQR code most phonesin theUnited States people don’t knowwhattheyare, and from somemajorlimitations. Many for theysuffer thosewhousethem, plement andprovideagreatservice tremendous value. users’ pointsof needcouldprovide this contentoutof thelibraryandat offices, lounges,andlabs.Getting search guidesindepartmental ers thatlinkpatronstospecificre- fliers orpost- could imagineputting Insubject. academic libraries,I stacks nearbooksontherelevant link topathfindersareplacedinthe York, posterswithQR codesthat ing DixHills andMelville, New low Hills CommunityLibrary, serv- Atthe could mostbenefit. Half Hol- often underutilizedbythosewho treasure trovesof information are specific subjectareas,butthese pathfinders andresearchguideson online their journalstoleadpatronsthe tothecurrentissuesof codes next librarianshaveputQR the UK, the University of Huddersfield in record for thejournal.Similarly, at electronic patrons tothe runs thatlink print journal ends of some QR codesatthe Ashford hasput ian versity inPortland, librar- Oregon, complements. AtGeorgeFox Uni- While QR codesaresimpletoim- Many librarieshavedeveloped Robin version. and instructionalcontent. will makeiteasier New technologies ers tocollections to connectourus- Contact [email protected]. created LibrarySuccess:ABestPracticesWiki. She blogsatInformation Wants toBeFree and services atPortland(Oreg.) StateUniversity. MEREDITH FARKAS isheadofinstructional information landscape. trons navigatethisoften-perplexing and digitalholdingswillhelppa- bridge thedividebetweenphysical codes orothertechnologiesto collections fittogether. Using QR the variouspiecesof ourfragmented libraries needtothinkabouthow andmore. tional content, users toourcollections,instruc- promise for easilyconnectingour communications especiallyholds time inlibraries,butnear-field are stillnotquitereadyfor prime automatically. Thesetechnologies the electronicversionpulledup take apictureof ajournalandhave apatron couldmobile visualsearch, she approachesthemachine.With microfilm scannerassoonheor an onlinetutorialonhowtousethe RFID) couldtake apatron’s phoneto near-field communications(think and digitalworlds.Atechnologylike tools for connectingthephysical as astop-gapsolutiontowardbetter also generateshortenedURLs(us- reader. In lightof this,librarianscan At thispointinourhistory, tablet. smartphone or enter intoa people caneasily and goo.gl)that Bitly, ing toolslike by Meredith Farkas I seeQR codes TinyURL, z Who the hell is Kingsley & why should I take time to read this?

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HathiTrust Ebooks In a big win for digitization, and ALA a federal judge ruled Octo- In September, ber 10 that the book-scan- ALA President ning program run by the Maureen research-library collabora- Sullivan led a tive HathiTrust was fair use, delegation of on the grounds of both members of the scholarship and transfor- ALA Digital mative value. The ruling Content and went against the Authors Libraries Work- Guild’s contention that it ing Group to New York to meet with some of the violated the copyright of Big Six publishers to discuss ebook pricing and individual works. See our coverage on page 40. availability to libraries.

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34 YEAR IN REVIEW libraries withpriceschargedtoconsumers. monthly chartsthatcompareebookpricesfor Douglas County(Colo.)Librariesbegancompiling Truth Ebook in Pricing 30 New Jersey warehouse. its flagshipbuildingandintoa revised planstomove1.5millionbooksoutof Following widespreadobjections,New York PublicLibrary StorageNYPL Plan Georgia State Archives State Georgia gia, whichplanstoaddGSA staff. gia, Georgia officials announced to theUniversity Systemof Geor- the archiveswillbetransferred October 18thatthestatewould pending legislativeapproval, restore $125,000 tothebudget der of thefiscalyear. On July 1, Archives openfor theremain- to keep theGeorgiaState

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an online petition to boycott thecompany.an onlinepetitiontoboycott November, nearly13,000 researchershadsigned abillthreateningopenaccess.BylateAct, support for thesince-withdrawnResearchWorks giant Elsevierbecauseof highpricesanditsearly In January, scientistsbeganprotestingpublishing Elsevier Number of researchers who signed have the PETITION

35 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 36 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 colleges anduniversities. courses atthestate’s public Library asof fall2013for fornia DigitalOpenSource books hostedbytheCali- - online accessto50text give undergradsfree A newstatelawwill Textbook Library Free Digital California’s resource. literacy digital an online develop Services to Library Museum and the Institute of a $291,178grantfrom The PublicLibraryAssociationwasawarded PLA’s Online Digital Literacy Grant 58 Infinitum Nihil (“nothing is forever”), with HarperCollins. $291,178 GRANT $291,178 preloaded withabooktheywant toread. Actor Johnny Depp launchedhisownbookimprint, likely toborrowane-readingdevice % aged adults—saytheywouldbe“very”or“somewhat” from libraries—including60%ofhighschoolersandcollege- of thoseunderage30whodonotcurrently borrow ebooks Johnny Depp (SOURCE: PewResearch Center)

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37 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 38 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 other visualizationsusingVoyant Tools. Wall Streettweetsintowordclouds,heatmaps,and Commons hasshapedmorethan10millionOccupy Emory University Libraries’ DigitalScholarship Emory to read. pioning thefreedom anniversary of cham- celebrated its30th Banned BooksWeek WeekBooks Banned well as books, warmth, andpoweroutlets. as books,warmth, well the RockawaystoprovideFEMAapplicationsas the QueensLibrary wasabletosendaBookBus Queens remainedclosedonemonthlater, although library branchesinBrooklynandfour branchesin near Atlantic City, New Jersey, on October 29. Five libraries initspathshortlyafteritmadelandfall Superstorm Sandybroughtseriousharmtosome Sandy Hurricane

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40 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 HathiTrust Unlocking the Riches of new worldfor digital access It’s awhole

shaping thefuture ofsharing digitallypreserved printmaterials. James Grimmelmannshared withALhowtheyseethisdecision pending. Meantime,bloggeratiBarbaraFister, Karen Coyle,and “more andbetter”usesofitsscannedcontent.Anappealis toldAmericanLibrariestheorganization continuestoplan Wilkin enduring workoflibraries,”HathiTrust ExecutiveDirector John repository ofmillionsfull-textbookscans.Callingtheproject “the HathiTrust librarycollaborativetoblocktheuseofitsgrowing are not going to be building their own full-text search are notgoingto bebuildingtheirownfull-text and somecompelling usesfor thescans.Most libraries provides bothpotentiallegalcover for digitizingbooks elsewhere. providing somematerialsfor classrooms, mustlook Librarieswishingtomakeabled. otheruses,suchas of documents touserswhoqualifyasvisuallydis- text word termappearsonthepage,andprovidingfull page numbers andthenumber of timesthekey- withtheresultsincludingonly indexing of texts, uses madeof thematerials—keyword-based sion-making wasbasedheavilyonthe tion): It isclearthat thejudge’s deci- we’ll seewhathappensnext. the AuthorsGuildisappealing,so about potentialpenalties.Ofcourse, are legalwithoutquitesomuchanxiety forward withprojectsthatwebelieve This decisionshouldemboldenustogo do isnotonlylegalbutworthdefending. It isencouragingthatjudgesfeel whatlibraries verely limitedinhowtheycanbuildonothers’ work. property—not thepublic,andnotcreators,whoarese- olating it)hasprimarilybenefitedowners of intellectual thereachof copyright(andthepenaltiesforextended vi- to advancescienceandculture,butlegislationthathas government-granted limitedmonopoliesasanincentive general public.TheConstitutionclearlymeanttouse the imbalanceof powerbetweenrightsholdersandthe couraging for librarians.Judges seemtoberecognizing own holdings,eitherthrough Googleorontheirown? sion meanforlibrariesthatare consideringdigitizingtheir AMERICAN LIBRARIES:WhatdoestheHathiTrust deci - T It JAMES GRIMMELMANN(The Laboratorium): It KAREN COYLE (Coyle’s InForma- BARBARA FISTER(LibraryBabelFish): Thisisen- dismissed theAuthorsGuild’s year-old lawsuitagainstthe October, whenUSDistrictCourtJudgeHarold Baersummarily he constitutionalityofdigitalfairusewasupheldthispast digitization. easier to engage in easier toengagein just-in-case mass It may get It mayget –Karen Coyle orphan works program when the Authors Guild objected to orphan worksprogram whentheAuthorsGuild objectedto What are theimplicationsofthisdecisionfororphanworks? ing, alibrarycan’t simplydigitize abookandputitonline. change intheshortterm;even under and make themavailabletopatrons. That’s notlikely to sofar,has not, beenaneffort todigitizein-copyrightbooks is a stirring endorsement ofto the blind, library values. preserve the cultural and making record, books accessible pretation of fairuse,includingindexing,theneedto Books, ithasmuchwiderimplications.Thejudge’s inter- digital repositories thatscanworks? the DigitalPublicLibraryofAmerica(DPLA)andother Does therulingapplyjusttoGooglescans?Whatabout ing themaccesstothefullrangeof alibrary’s collection. The decisionopensupmajornewpossibilitiesfor giv- engines, butalllibrarieshaveprint-disabledpatrons. COYLE: Iseenothingintherulingthatlimitsitselfto FISTER: None, HathiTrust at this point. suspended its FISTER: dants. Its effects muchfurther. arelikely to extend DPLA only toGoogle’s librarypartnersnamedasdefen -

Google scans.Many librarieshavedonesome The ruling technically applies GRIMMELMANN: Therulingtechnicallyapplies copying,oranyotheruses. digitization, Though thecasewasprimarilyaboutGoogle scanning, often undertheexceptionspro- works, of course,carry no restrictions on vided for librariesinSection108of the these designated purposes. Public domain designated purposes.Publicdomain these copyright code. Note that the digitization in-copyright bookscanbedigitizedfor of booksinthepublicdomainisnot partners. Thequestionisonlywhether the otherlawsuitsagainstGoogleandits under discussioninthissuitoranyof HathiTrust’s reason -

41 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 42 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 online research inthedigitalhumanities? Whattypesof What doesthis decision meanforfurtherdigitization and stepping outintothestreet. eventhemostcautiouspedestriansshouldfeelpoint, safe brighter.case justmakes thegreenlightalittle At some tomatic plagiarismdetectionin studenttermpapers.This light for years, thanks to cases on online search and au- versus Google’s BookSearchproject. in thenow-seven-yearsagaof authorsandpublishers use—Authors Guildv. Google,whichistheremainingthread before we knowiffor-profit usewillberuledtofair issues areparallel. grounds tocachingcopiesof webpages,eventhoughthe There haven’t beenlarge-scaleobjectionsoncopyright a nondigitalform andforget thatitalsopertainstowebsites. thatsometimestakeof copyrightpertainsuniquelytotexts of Somehow, search. mostpeopleseemtothinktheconcept contentious issuethanindexingthewebfor thepurposes indexingbooks seemstohavebeenafarmore That said, formative enoughtobeafairuse,evenifit’s onalargescale. creating an index using digital copies of works is trans text? ed works,aslongtheindexingdoesnotleadtofull- claim “fairuse”forsearch-engine indexingofcopyright- Is thisagreen lightforBingandothersearch engines to ways forward onorphanworks. will alsoinform theinquiryCopyrightOfficeismaking for copyright owners,reducingthescaleof the problem. And it reunite some orphans with help their may This ones). al individu with with entirecorpusesof books(ratherthan search enginesandopenthemuptoresearcherswhowork process of duediligenceisopenandmostlyuninvestigated. like HathiTrust canreleaseorphanworksthroughsome copyright owners.Thequestionof whetheraninstitution the samefair-usetreatmentasworkswithidentifiable in judiciallanguage. a declarationthatthereisno“futuremaybe” tense muchwas etize whatlibrariesweredoing.It pretty maybe, rightsholderswouldfindawaytomon- do somethingonthegroundsthatsomeday, rights holderscouldn’t forbid librariesto Thejudgealsosaidthat is significant. the timeof In thesuit. away, thisinitself that HathiTrust wasnotactuallydoingat would notruleonthelegalityof something HathiTrust’s procedures,andthejudge GRIMMELMANN: Searchengineshavehadagreen COYLE: Thereisstillonecasewhoserulingneeded FISTER: It certainlyisencouragingthatajudgehassaid GRIMMELMANN: Thedecisionwillputorphanworksin COYLE: For now, HathiTrust willgiveorphanworks but worthdefending. what librariesdo is notonlylegal Judges feel –Barbara Fister - humanities thefreedomtogrowandmature. field, Judge Baer’s opiniongivesresearchinthedigital ists? Byrecognizingthepotentialinthisstill-quite-young century novelsorfairlydividetherevenuesamongnovel- determine afairfee todoaninfluenceanalysison20th- bythiscase. confident hasbeensettled aquestionthatIamnot analysisusingthisdata, ticated text on thepartof humanities scholarstobeabledosophis- Keyword indexingwasoneuse,buttherealsoadesire by humans anddidnottake theplaceof readingthetexts. werenotread inwhichthetexts pus of digitaltexts—uses relatingto specific text “nonconsumptive uses” of thecor- representatives of authorsandpublishersincludedsome only whereIwork[GustavusAdolphusCollegelibrary]. lished in2003(nowwithVatican II!)isavailableinprint out of copyright).Yet theNew CatholicEncyclopediapub- access totheCatholicEncyclopedia(publishedin1907, so Students are often perplexedthat they have free online Thisleadstosomepeculiarsituations. to dodigitalwork. century classicsandhistoryhavehadmoreopportunities that theGSUjudge studiedtheactualnumber of usesof supportive of education andfairuse.Onekey similaritywas upheld andthatthisimbalance isharmfultousall. cases underscorethatonlypart of that bargainhasbeen ful arts” bygrantinglimited monopolies, thesecourt explicitly given the job of promoting science and the “use- ThoughCongressis restrict libraryusesof digitaltexts. doing it in an era when rights holders are finding ways to libraries traditionally do, and they uphold the value of our Congress inrecentyears.Bothdecisionsrespectwhat the socialpurposeof copyrightthanwehaveseenfrom and to work through with more care the questions about tutional issuesaroundthenatureandpurposeof copyright are willingtowrestlewiththeimplicationsof theconsti- decision alignwiththeHathiTrust decision? How doestheGeorgia State Universitye-reserves case ers. People teachinganddoingresearchonpre–20th GRIMMELMANN: How onearthwouldoneeither betweenGoogleand COYLE: Theproposedsettlement COYLE: Thisisanothercasewherethe judgewasvery FISTER: Bothdecisionsarehopefulsignsthatthecourts

it tendstodiscouragecreativityandscholarship. that youthought wasinthepublicdomainbutisn’t, I suspectsomefieldshavebeenluckierthanoth- be fined $150,000 online one text for putting even innocently, Whenyoucould issohigh. because thepenaltyfor makingamistake, either been halted or not even conceived either beenhaltedornotevenconceived initiatives havebeenonholdpending been affected, but I suspect many have been affected, butIsuspectmanyhave the courtruling? I’m not sure what projects have FISTER: I’m notsurewhatprojectshave decision isthat digitizationtocreatesearch-engine in- right of societytomake useof it. act betweenauthors’ rightsto control theirworkandthe Fairages moreknowledgecreation. useisthebalancing copyright monopoly is valid only in that it encour- argues stronglyfor theconstitutional view that to deny first-sale rights. This ruling as attempts lishers’ refusaltosellebookslibraries,aswell of including somepub- knowledge creation, favor commercialgainoverthesocialvalue to sentatives couldbeseenasattempts by publishersandsomeauthors’ repre- creation of newknowledge.Recentactions necessary socialcompacttofurtherthe withsomeeloquence,asafirmed, Fairaltered. use,however, hasbeenreaf- public, andthepublichasrights.Dealwithit. If itbecomesinsomesense Ipublishmywork, merely alimitedmonopolygrantedtothembythestate. work isnotlike realestateorgoods,andcopyrightis butonly ontheirownterms.Inwith theworld, facttheir that theirworkispropertytheyaregrudginglysharing their control,theytendtobaseoutrageonasense holders areforced torecognizethattherearelimits withoutanyaction beingtaken. Whenassertiverights default, Soisthefactthat everythingiscopyrightedbysioned. balancing actthattheframersof theConstitutionenvi Term Actof 1998]isasignificanterosioninthe Extension the life of theauthor plus70years[theSonnyBonoCopyright right from14 years[aslegislatedin1790]to,ultimately, ofthe wayof thetermof restrictions.Theextension copy- fartoomuchinis nolackof Thereis,infact, copyright. will authorssecure rightsundertheruling? Does digitizationnowmeanthelackofcopyright?How age—an expectationthateverypage,wordismetered. willing to.Butthereneverhasbeen—eveninthedigital are askinguniversitiestopay, andtheyaregenerallyquite a reasonablewaytopaycopyrightownersfor courts that, ing significantportions of booksorarticlesandthereis rip outthedesks.Whereteachersandstudentsareread- education; theywouldnomoreripoutthecomputersthan tion technologyisnowpartof thebasicfabricof higher sion win their lawsuits. Judges have learned that informa- tools toenabletheirordinaryresearchandteachingmis- it mucheasiertoengagein“justcase” massdigitization. digitization itselfisnotacopyrightoffense, whichmakes digitized workswerenotinfringements.Iseeatrendwhere many of thecontestedworksandconcludedthatunused GRIMMELMANN: Copyrightabides. Thebasisof this COYLE: Copyright is alive, well, and un- There FISTER: Rightsholdersstillhavetheupperhand. GRIMMELMANN: University librariesthatusedigital the researchers tofind. search enginesfor –James Grimmelmann –James orphan worksin This willput - will affect theirrelationships todigitizationaswell. z worddifferent relationships toprintandthewritten material. Their ily onillustrationsandother nontextual years. Others, like physiology and art history, relyheav- materials thathumanities scholarswishtoworkwithare discoverable anduseful. and scholarstoexplorewaysof makingthisliteraturemore status—but thesecourtdecisionsareencouraginglibraries sive number of 20th-century books of uncertain copyright the pastwillbetrickytonegotiate—particularlymas- create andwanttoshare.In thehumanities, thelegacyof always havetheaccesstheyneedtoliterature been makingstridesinlargepartbecausescientistsdon’t to allthosebooks.In theSTEMfields,openaccesshas footnote. scholarsmayexpecttohavedigitalaccess Soon, where, tohaveeverybooktheymightrunacrossina ago. In scholarsexpectedsomelibrary, thepast, some- reuse contentinwaysthatwereunimaginable50years andars whowanttobeablemeasure,mine,remix, andimageswilladjusttomeettheneedof schol- ing texts of allfields,andtherestrictionswehaveplacedonshar- People will eventually expect digitalaccesstothe literature shape howscholarsshiftgearstoaccommodatechange. nomic andculturalissuesatplayinthedisciplinesthat over another? right thathavehampered thedigitizationofonediscipline search infiveyears?Are there factorsotherthancopy- How willthisdecisionchangethefaceofhumanitiesre- case wouldhavebeenverydifferent. ing outoractuallyinhibitingsalesof digitaleditions,the Ifsold. therehadbeenevidencethatthescanswere leak- interfere withtheordinarymarkets inwhichbooksare dexes andmake copiesavailabletotheblinddoesnot not digitized, includinglarge numbers ofnot digitized, publicdomain COYLE: Hurdle number oneistheplainfactthatmost FISTER: Apartfromlegalconcerns,thereareeco- ing theirpapersinstructured typesetformats for computer science and physics, have been compos tion elsewhere. texts. Thosethatareavailablenotalwaysin texts. GRIMMELMANN: Some disciplines, like

and coherently,- should Google turn its atten compatible formats thatwouldallowthem members of thecorpus,anddosoquickly to bestudiedtogether. Thegreatadvan- today ishowtofillinthe key missing tage of Google Booksisthattheywere libraries, andresearchorganizations digitized with more or less a single question for educationalinstitutions, a trulyviableresearchcorpus.The generation of technology, making them -

43 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 44 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 K they are places to promote community engagement. they areplacestopromotecommunityengagement. Forvisits anddemandasaresult. publiclibraries, and craft—andtheyareexperiencingincreased developed makerspaces—places tocreate,build, 3D printers.Many librariesacrosstheUShave and for smallbusinessproductswithlasercutters engineer newprojectswhileadultscreateprototypes with computersandmixers;students create digitalmusic,movies,andgames ids gathertomake Legorobots;teens Manufacturing For academiclibraries,they are placeswherestudentsand faculty feel welcometodo classwork andresearch. are atechnologicalleappast library knitting andquilting library knitting circles, wherepatronsand Fundamentally, makerspaces Above right:Checking theovenatDeLaMare ScienceandEngineeringLibrary attheUniversityof Nevada inReno.Left: DeLaMare librarydirector Tod Colegrove shows 3D printerresults. pieces onthecostsandresources involved. magazine writerTravis aswellpractical Good, and advice from author Cory Doctorow and know-how, includingMaker Monday. winter Meeting for moremakerspace inSeattle Mid makerspace sessions.LooktotheALA attended the librarycanbuyandsharewithcommunity. person cannotafford topurchase for occasionaluse, makerspace soappealingtolibraryvisitors—whatone Thecostfactoriswhatmakesand thread. a more expensivethananeedle flashier, andcertainly skill. Thenewtoolsarealot niques andtrainothersina gether tolearnnewtech- experts haveoften cometo- In few pages,you’ll thenext findexpertopinions The ALA2012Virtualwell- Conference featured two MAKE -

Three Makerspace “They [TekVen- ture] needed a practi- Models That Work cal solution to their By Travis Good space issue, a physi- Tools in a library makerspace range from electronics to cal presence where digital media, 3D printing, and more. While the variety of the community could products and space configuration is vast, the approach to visit to learn about implementation is not. Here are a few makerspace models them,” Krull said. “I that work. needed a partner to help work through Collaborate ideas, expose the Jeff Krull, director of Allen County (Ind.) Public Library library to making, and potentially help me implement a (ACPL), identified partnerships as a key ingredient to solution. We could both benefit from working together.” developing a successful project. While he can’t pin down Jacobs outfitted a 50-by-10-foot trailer; wired it for phone, the exact day they joined forces, Krull and Greg Jacobs, power, and internet; filled it with tools; and then parked it in president of TekVenture, met several years ago, and a a lot across the street from the library. ACPL’s costs are less partnership blossomed. than $200 a month for utilities and other services.

Cory Doctorow on Making

rolific author Cory Doctorow en- it. Being able to go in and take a tool be making computers run; it is going to Pvisioned a makerspace revolution and make it suited to your own hand is be getting rid of them fast enough. in his 2009 novel, Makers. American a thing that we’ve been doing since we Libraries caught up with him during his started creating axes. What are some likely businesses cross-country tour to promote his new or organizations that could serve book, Pirate Cinema. How do you want to influence the as fruitful partners in a library development of makerspaces? Mak- makerspace endeavor? Apart from American Libraries: In Makers, one of erspaces do a very good job of being the obvious, open-source hardware your characters says, “Every industry welcoming to people who are of a tech- manufacturers would be one. Another that required a factory yesterday nical bent. But they have yet to figure good source would be whoever is in only needs a garage today. It’s a real out a way of sorting out how to appeal charge of your local e-waste recycling. return to fundamentals.” Do you to nontraditional audiences. I think that MAKE magazine, of course, is another. think this is what library makerspaces [librarians should be] actively pursu- Local vocational programs, lo- are—a return to fundamentals? ing ways to help people who are from cal shops, and local unions, Doctorow: One of the things that I nontraditional audiences in your hacker- particularly trade unions. hope makerspaces can do in libraries is spaces, find the thing that they need to Also, parents who are show people how the information works do and show them how to do it. freaked out that their at the bare metal and to understand what kids go to schools is going on underneath all those abstrac- What would you say are essential where the chemistry tion layers with the technology that they elements of a library makerspace? [class] just allows them to use, and to take ownership of the devices Throwing smart, enthusiastic kids—who make crystals from super and technology around them. have received a little bit of mentor- saturated solutions and ship—at a mountain of e-waste is the actually want them to One of your characters says makers best way to get going, I think. Particu- be curious about the are like 5-year-old kids. Is that the larly if you can partner up with places world—they would way libraries should encourage mak- that need computers. If you can get make natural volun- ing—unleashing the 5-year-old in you? started turning e-waste into functional teers.—Laurie D.

Photo: DeLaMare: ©Nick Crowl Doctorow: ©Paula Mariel Salischiker Doctorow: ©Nick Crowl Photo: DeLaMare: Absolutely. That’s the gateway drug to computers, your problem isn’t going to Borman Together, TekVenture and “We want to ignite that spark in ACPL developed a summer patrons’ minds to see where it takes them.” program schedule. The library promotes the TekVenture Maker Station while 2012, building out 7,000 square feet and consolidating TekVenture delivers the maker- technology from two buildings. space programs. Topics run the TechCentral features a computer lab with 90 work gamut from basic robot assem- stations (there are 120 HP Thin Clients throughout the bly and circuit bending to ho- library); circular tables to encourage meeting, interaction, lography and welding, totaling and collaboration; and a “Tech ToyBox” with iPads, Kindles, Above: The TekVenture space more than 50 classes. In addition, and other technology. There’s even a 3D printer. Working at Allen County (Ind.) Public Library. Maker Station is home to weekly with HP and Citrix, Cleveland Public Library built a maker meetups and the place MyCloud service that includes Microsoft Office. MyCloud Below: Projects at Cleveland Public Library. where library staff receive hands- provides a personal desktop persistent across sessions on exposure to making. and available to each library card holder older than 17. Opposite page, top and bottom: Makerspace at DeLaMare What’s next for ACPL? “I’ve come The 14-member TechCentral team “are all trained library Library at the University of to the conclusion that if we’re re- assistants but filtered for technology prowess,” C. J. Lynce, Nevada, Reno. ally going to have a library maker- TechCentral’s manager, said. Team members offer free space, then we need to get past the Maker Station very computer and tech topic classes and one-on-one training quickly. It’s too unavailable across the street and its open sessions. hours are too limited. We need to do something inside the TechCentral’s $1 million launch was funded primarily library building itself,” Krull said. through existing budgets: The library centralized computers and added a few Centralize, new ones, and redeployed library employ- develop, deploy ees. It also partially funded the MyCloud Cleveland Public Library Executive and Tech ToyBox through corporate part- Director and CEO Felton Thomas Jr. is ners. The facility itself was formerly leading the charge to “make libraries the housed in the AV department. center of learning, where technology is What’s next? “We want to introduce the provided that levels the playing field for whole maker idea at a basic level. We’ve the disadvantaged.” purchased K’NEX Kits, littleBits, Crawling Cleveland Public Library’s approach Microbug robots, soldering irons, and centers on its Main Branch, where ideas various hand tools. We’re doing this because are developed and tested and then rolled out as appropri- we want to ignite that spark in patrons’ minds to see where ate. The library system launched TechCentral on June 14, it takes them,” Lynce said.

A History of Making 1873 1905 1933 Gowanda, New York Carnegie Manitoba The Gowanda Ladies Social Society Library of (Canada) formed to quilt, knit, sew, socialize, Pittsburgh Crafts and talk about books. In 1877, it Frances Jen- Museum and became the Ladies Library Asso- kins Olcott, Library ciation, receiving a state library children’s Created as a charter in 1900 as the Gowanda department meeting place and resource connect- Free Library. head, helped to establish home ing people to crafts, the Manitoba libraries in working-class houses, Crafts Museum and Library in Win- where she organized crafts such as nipeg is dedicated to preserving sewing or basketry for local kids. the province’s cultural heritage and americanlibrariesmagazine.org teaching students how to craft.

46 Opportunistic/ it, a lifetime cost of $500 of that average entrepreneurial book made the expense of purchasing three Tod Colegrove, director of the DeLaMare kits seem reasonable. Science and Engineering Library at the To justify purchasing two professional University of Nevada in Reno, used a 3D printers (one color for $20,000 and strategy of deliberate opportunism to cre- one monochrome for $4,500), Colegrove ate his library’s makerspace. noted some individual journal subscrip- “It was the only way we could bring about tions can cost more than $3,000 per year, any change. There was no funding. The with at least one engineering journal run- state of Nevada was in the midst of dra- ning more than $100,000 per year. matic budget cuts so we didn’t have the luxury of being “We put the printers and scanner in the entry lobby for sidetracked by a master plan,” he said. all to see, to use, to talk about, to think about; it’s about Colegrove first assessed what space was used and what marketing,” said Colegrove. They hit their lifetime cost/ wasn’t. With 22,500 square feet, the library had only use target of more than 1,000 uses after four months. 2,000–3,000 square feet open for collaboration. “There Prior to the change, hourly head counts in the library peaked was way too much stuff in a fairly small space and cer- at 24. Now they average more than 200 and are expected to tainly not enough room for the users,” he said. reach the rated capacity of 400 by spring finals week. A patron usage study revealed that students and fac- The university community collaborated to make the ulty mostly accessed electronic versions of journals, but makerspace happen. Dean of print journals took up more than half the library shelf University Libraries Kathlin Ray space. Officials decided to warehouse low-use items in an was very supportive, and an as- automated storage and retrieval system, opening up 18,000 sistant dean secured an internal square feet. To furnish the space, the library team picked grant to fund the 3D printers. The up surplus UNR furniture, inventory from the closed Knowledge Center managed the Getchell library next door, and surplus from the county intake of thousands of linear feet school district. of material from the Science and Students liked whiteboards, but each 6-by-4-foot Engineering Library. board cost $500. The solution was to cover walls with “Idea “I see students and faculty Paint,” whiteboard paint that cost $500 per 100 square actively engaged in the library. feet. “There’s something just plain fun about an entire I’m just thrilled that it’s happening in DeLaMare Library,” wall you can write on,” Colegrove said. said Colegrove. SparkFun’s Toolkit ($60) and Inventors’ Kit for Ardu- Each of these approaches started with ambition. ino ($100) were purchased for electronics prototyping. Whether it was through creative partnering, inventive Since the average science and engineering book costs central planning, or scrappy entrepreneurialism, these

TekVenture: ©ACPL; ©Cleveland Public Library; DeLaMare: ©Nick Crowl ©ACPL; ©Cleveland Public Library; DeLaMare: TekVenture: $300, with overhead costs for handling and maintaining librarians found their way.

1960 1976 1979 Nebraska Library The Merrimack (N.H.) Commission Tool Public Library Funded for Library The newly renovated

FY1960 by the The Re- and expanded Merrimack Public Library opened Library Services building Together Central Ohio with a children’s craft room. Act of 1956, the Tool Library was created by Nebraska Library Commission Columbus as the tool-lending 2011 (then known as the Nebraska library with a federal commu- Fayetteville (N.Y.) Public Library Commission) in nity development block grant. Free Library Makerspace Lincoln hosted a variety of spe- In March 2009, Rebuilding To- The first 21st-century makerspace opened in cial activities, including creative gether Central Ohio took over Fayetteville Free Library. It was the first of its arts, that were organized by operation of the library. kind in a public library and includes a 3D printer americanlibrariesmagazine.org area groups. that works in a mobile capacity.

47 Cool Stuff to Outfit Your Makerspace

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1. Modela 2. Laser Cutter Tabletop-size milling machine that can drill holes and A carbon dioxide laser that cuts through plastic and oth- mill small parts and prototypes from a designer’s plan. er materials, up to a quarter-inch thick. The cutter can Modela can also scan a part and then replicate it on also be used to engrave text, graphics, and photos on a demand. variety of materials. Manufacturers: JET Tools and Woodstock International, Manufacturers: Jinan Transon CNC Equipment Co. Ltd. Inc., manufacturer of Shop Fox Woodworking and Lightobject Price: $450–$9,299 Price: $1,450–$5,995

Maker Monday at Midwinter 2013

The publisher of MAKE magazine, a panel of Maker Camp The Maker Movement Comes to

veterans, and other experts will share their insights and Libraries session, Dale Dougherty, experiences at Maker Camp Monday at the ALA Midwinter founding editor and publisher of Meeting in Seattle on January 28, 2013. The first session will MAKE magazine, and Travis Good, be a discussion on the Maker Camp pilot program, a six- a contributing writer for MAKE week online summer camp for teens ages 13–17 that taught magazine, will discuss do-it-yourself them how to complete 30 projects in 30 days. A number of (DIY) culture and how it can help libraries from across the country participated in the program libraries. Informal play and Q&A sessions are also available and four will share their experiences on integrating Maker throughout the day with Steve Teeri of the Detroit Public Camp into their summer programs. In The New Stacks: Library in the Networking Uncommons area. americanlibrariesmagazine.org

48 7 Resources

Websites n Arduino Blog: Tips on how to program Arduinos without learning technical syntax. arduino.cc/blog n Hackerspaces.org: A wiki that includes a listing of active hackerspaces, upcoming events and classes, hacker contact information, and a blog of interesting hacker projects. n Hackerspace Meetups: A directory of hackerspace Meetups around the world. hackerspaces .meetup.com n MAKE magazine: A good go-to source for 3. CNC Machines maker-related activities and news. makezine.com n Makerspace.com: An online community that Computer-guided router makes complicated cuts in aims “to build literacy in design, science, technology, wood. It can carve complex designs for furniture engineering, art, and mathematics by combining what and letters for signs. O’Reilly Media, MAKE magazine, and Otherlab have Manufacturers: PRSalpha and Tormach learned about the maker community.” Price: $6,850–$23,000 n Thingiverse: Digital designs for 3D printers. 4. Arduino thingiverse.com An open-source electronics platform or board and Books the software used to program it. Arduino is designed n to make electronics more accessible to artists, de- DIY Couture: Create Your Own Fashion Collection. signers, hobbyists, or anyone else interested in cre- Rosie Martin. (Laurence King Publishers, 2012) n ating interactive objects or environments. DIY: Design It Yourself (Design Handbooks). Manufacturers: SparkFun Electronics and Gravitech Ellen Lupton. (Princeton Architectural Press, 2006) n Distributors: RadioShack and Adafruit Industries Hack This: 24 Incredible Hackerspace Projects Price: $20–$65 from the DIY Movement. John Baichtal. (Que Publishing, 2011) 5. 3D Printer n Makers: The New Industrial Revolution. Chris Able to generate 3D objects that can be used for Anderson. (Crown Business, 2012) parts or prototypes. n Makerspace Playbook: An online guide to suc- Manufacturers: Solidoodle and 3D Systems cessfully building a makerspace, developed by Dale Price: $499–$2,999 Dougherty with Dr. Saul Griffith. Includes all the necessary forms and tips for getting funding. bit.ly/Typ2Rr 6. Vinyl Cutter n P.S.—I Made This … I See It. I Like It. I Make It. Uses a fine-tuned blade to cut thin materials. It can Erica Domesek. (Abrams Image, 2010) cut vinyl, cloth, cardboard, and thin metals such as copper sheets to make electrical circuits. Podcasts Manufacturers: Roland and Stahls’ n Hackerspaces Signal: Streaming hacker radio. Price: $595–$6,995 blog.hackerspaces.org/category/podcast n NerdAbsurd: Topics range from 3D printed guns 7. Espresso Book Machine to cool computer games. nerdabsurd.com Machine prints and binds a paperback book in a few n The Amp Hour: A weekly hourlong podcast on the minutes. The technology can be used for self- and world of electronics design. theamphour.com custom publishing as well as on-demand titles. Through its EspressNet digital catalog, users can ALA Webinar choose from more than 7 million in-copyright and n January 7, 1 p.m. Central time. “Learn About public-domain titles. Makerspaces from the Innovators at Carnegie Library Manufacturer: Xerox Corp. in Pittsburgh.” To register, visit goo.gl/oZYUR. Price: Approximately $100,000 per unit, or Or to view previous webinars, go to alapublishing 5–9 cents per page .webex.com. 50 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 Want toincorporatenew ideasintoyourlibrary’s digital strategy?Here are some tips T echnology Technology for Your Library for Initiatives By Ellyssa Kroski TechSource, June 2012). these come straight fromTheTech Set#11–20 series (ALA age today’s mostinnovativetoolsandtechniques.Allof their digitalstrategies.Here are10ideasfor youtolever- ing withandincorporatingthesenewtechnologiesinto applications, andparticipatinginsemanticwebefforts. networks, developingbleeding-edgeaugmented-reality claiming theirvenuesonlocation-basedmobilesocial Librariesareapplications aredevelopedaroundthem. digital collectionsarestoredinthecloudandmobile ability strategiestoproduceuser-informed designs.New tices meandevelopinguserpersonasandfollowing us- not enoughtoredesignthelibrarywebsite.Bestprac- toolstoenhanceusers’ing cutting-edge experience.It’s ways neverthoughtaboutbefore. create digitalcollections,andaccessinformationservicesin build communities,store andanalyzelarge collections ofdata, and adoptionofmobiledevicesare enablinglibrarianstoshare and availability ofaffordable cloud-basedservicesand the evolution Forward-thinking librariansareactively Libraries havebecometechnologyleadersbyintegrat- popular socialmediawebsitesandappscombinedwiththe libraries anewworldofopportunitiestoengagepatrons. Ultra- oday’s hottestwebandmobiletechnologiesare offering as much redundancy and libraries will need to provide dards andbestpractices, digital preservationstan- repository thatconforms to a full-fledgedtrusteddigital be unique.In theabsence of cases where the objects may especially inpreservation, ensure theirintegrityand precautionsto extraordinary media collectionsdemand their localresources.Multi- age requirementsmaystrain stor- deliver digitalcontent, As librariesincreasingly collection based cloud- Host a experiment- tion. Yoution. canaddyour library logo,adjusttheheader for creatingdifferent mobile pageviewsandcustomiza- setup of yoursite.Thedashboardfeatures many options Dashboard viewsandform wizardsguide youthroughthe is freeandallowsfivemobile sites for eachuseraccount. Thesite management system. WordPress orDrupal content site usinganRSSfeed froma tool thatcancreateamobile Winksite is an easy-to-use view of their library data. portunity tocreateamobile tors offer everyonetheop- Mobile sitesandappgenera- websitemobile Create a basic TIFF mastercopiestoJPEG. suchasconvertingneeded, derivative transformations essary, andcreating any chronizing versionsasnec- integrity of eachfile,syn- vices relatedtovalidatingthe Azure. It alsoincludesser- Rackspace, andWindows cloud-based storageservices,includingAmazonS3, That information wouldthenbedistributedtooneormore interface thatwouldallowyoutoeasilyuploadcontent. based onopen-sourcesoftware,DuraCloud, provides an use yourlibrary’s ILStodescribeandpresentlinksit. DuraCloud service. are Amazon’s S3 with Amazon CloudFront and DuraSpace’s security for digitalobjectfilesaspossible. Two options For example,youcouldstorecontentinAmazonS3and

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Copyright 2012 © Infor. www.infor.com. All rights reserved. 56 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 Forec osure Forec Fight Libraries Help Homeowners Help Libraries look for information. “There wasnot arealcentraltoll-free look for information. “There overwhelmed by theprocessanddidnotknow whereto their homes,andMoore believedthatmanyof themwere were experiencing for the first time the possibility of losing meant thatanunprecedented number of arearesidents fewer than6,000 defaults annually. thisslide Asaresult, rienced morethan38,000 defaults. And theworstwasyettocome:In 2009, thecountyexpe- defaults grewfromalmost10,300 tomorethan34,000. Recorder’s Office.Duringthatsame time,the number of statistics dating back to 1991 from the San Diego County Resource Management, whichpostsmonthlyhousing more than230%from2006to2008,accordingInnoVest The defaultrateamongcountyhomeownersincreasedby crisis SoCal’s housing the forefront ofhelpingresidents find relief duringthehousingcrisis With free clinicsandexpert panelists,SanDiegoCountyLibraryhasbeenat For muchof thepreviousdecade,San DiegoCountyhad W would beamongthehardest-hit locationsinthecountry. the beginningofnationwidehousingcrisis—andSanDiego However, Moore’s arrivalinSouthernCaliforniacoincidedwith not expecttobeorganizing foreclosure clinicsforthepublic. the previous 15yearsinLouisville, Kentucky, shedid County (Calif.)Library(SDCL)in2008afterspending hen SusanMoore accepted ajobattheSanDiego the countylibrary, tocontinuesearch for asolution to expense wouldhavemadesuch aneffort toodifficult. to save their house, but he later learned that the attorney home. Apontesuggestedthat theyimmediatelyhirean notified himthattheywere at risk of losingtheirown ing crisishadhitclosetohome for Aponte; relativeshad Aponte, director of San Diego County Library. The hous- library service,butwesawtheneedwasthere,” shesaid. this inlibraryschool,andit’s notverytraditionalasa wasn’t don’t “They surewheretoturn. reallytellyouabout to addressaproblemfacingmanyof itscustomers,she if theylooked locally,”. Libraries shetoldAmerican number for housinginformation thatapersoncouldgoto Aponte encouraged Moore, nowthe deputydirectorof However, she received strong support from José Although Moore knewthelibraryhadtodosomething By DenizKoray

Photo: © David Hartig 2012 Photo: © David Hartig 2012 “You knewyouweren’t 2005. “There wasa bought hishomein having thehousing definite benefit to Jeffery Broussard library,” hesaid. going tobesold clinics inthe anything.”

57 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 58 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 branch almost90 minutesnorthof themainlibraryhead - es neartheirhomes. in publicmeetings,sotheyoften avoided goingtobranch- several locations: Many didnotwantto be seen attendees ticipated benefittohosting the foreclosure clinicsin but theleadershipmadethispossibleinSanDiego.” should be doing this,” Pajanor “It said. was kind of a risk, like this, they[AponteandMoore] werethefirsttosay they others wereaskingwhylibrariesshouldbedoingprograms praise for thelibrary’s “When commitmenttotheprogram. the SanDiegoCountyLibrary, andPajanor iseffusiveinhis theevent. 200 peopleattended HOC helda clinic atSDCL’s More Encinitasbranch. than to turnandunableafford realestateattorneys. need of housingassistancebutwereuncertainaboutwhere opportunity tohelphundredsof customerswhowerein ing OpportunitiesCollaborativebecauseitpresentedan Moore saidthelibrarywasexcitedtopartnerwithHous- require, andtherewon’t besomebodytryingtoscamthem.” people willpitchaproductorservicetheydon’t needor comfortable,” Pajanor told library isbecauseitaneutralgroundwherepeopleare working withchurches,thelibraryhadbeenitsfirstchoice. andwhilethegrouphadalso considered munity would trust, said theorganizationwasseekingalocationthatcom- offices ofpartnering agencies. variety of locations,includingcommunitycentersandthe monthly clinics.In itsfirstyear,a in HOC helditsprograms following year, thegroupsoughtastablevenuetohostits credit counselors,lenders,andattorneys. its firstfree foreclosure clinicon June 2,2007, and featured Bernardino, andSanDiego.TheDiegobranchheld California counties:Imperial, Orange,Riverside,San with theirmortgages.HOC haschaptersinfiveSouthern provide assistancetohomeownersstrugglingkeep up one of thefirstnonprofit organizationsinthearea to The Housing OpportunitiesCollaborative(HOC) was nonprofits with Partnering tinuation of theprogram. years, from 2008 to 2011, Aponte has supported the con- get hadbeenreducedbyalmostathirdinthepastfew role of thelibrary. Eventhoughthecountylibrary’s bud- county’s residents, even though it fell outside the typical the problemaffecting anincreasingnumber of the Because SDCLhas33branches—with theFallbrook Moore saidshequickly realizedanadditional,unan- Since thatfirstclinic, HOC hascontinuedtoworkwith The partnershipbecameofficial in January2009, when Despite operatinginatimeof cutstoprogramming, “One of themainreasonswewantedtoworkwith Vino Pajanor, HOC’s presidentandexecutivedirector, As HOC’s programs grew in popularity throughout the AL. “It’s not a place where

that haseverhappenedtome.” done, sinceowningahomehasbeenoneof thebestthings or threeyearsfromnow, wonderingwhatelseIcouldhave “I didn’the said. inanapartment two wanttobe sitting “Iturned overeveryrocktosavemyhouse,”positive result. correlation betweenhisactiveparticipationandthe theclinics.He started attending thoughttherewasadirect resolved inFebruary 2011,abouteightmonthsafterhe weren’t goingtobesoldanything.” nite benefittohavingtheminthelibrary. You knewyou defi a was in holdingtheclinicspubliclibraries.“There andmeetingwith people.”about it, it keeps youfocused onthecase.Talking hearing aboutit, “Ifhelped himstayontask. youkeep goingtotheclinics, about newthingsthatwerehappening,” Broussardsaid. different speakers offered unique angles and were talking ings, andtherefore information “The wasrarelyrepeated. were often different kinds of expertsatthemonthlymeet- to discusshowIgotthere.” told after, monthlymeetings. hebeganattending about theclinicsaftersearchingfor helponline.Soon problems payinghismortgageinJuly 2010. He found out his SanDiegoCountyhomeinAugust2005butencountered help theyreceivedfromareaexperts.Broussardpurchased been willingtospeakoutandinform thepublicabout suchasJefferySome clinicattendees, have Broussard, account A firsthand ing on average—although at one point, a single session hading on average—although at one point, - withmorethan70 familiesattend session everymonth, the option to meet individually with experts afterward. have and taxlaw;realestateprofessionals. All attendees specializinginbankruptcy,pro bonoattorneys realestate, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development; counselors; housingcounselorsfromagenciesapprovedby Eachoneinvolvescredit Saturdays, beginningat10a.m. clinics havehadthesamegeneralformat: Theyoccuron es of San DiegoCountyLibrary. From thebeginning, Collaborative hashadmorethan30workshopsatbranch- the Since thefirstclinicwasheld, Housing Opportunities clinics of state current The receive freeassistance. had multipleoptionsawayfromtheirlocallibrariesto Mexican border—residentswaryof beingseenbyneighbors nearthequarters andotherlocationstwohourssouth, Ultimately, hismortgagesituationwas Broussardsaid, Broussard also agreed about the advantages Pajanor saw Additionally, theclinicsregularly attending hesaid, He wasusefulbecausethere saidcontinualattendance “I wenttoeveryoneuntilIfound asolution,” Broussard At thepeakof thehousingcrisis,HOC wasoffering one AL. “And Ikept evenwhenIgotthesolution, on going - positive relationship withtheHousing Opportunities While SanDiego CountyLibrarycontinues tohavea Beyond Diego San anticipates holdingsixorseven sessionsin2013. and Moore40–50 families per session, said the library have followed thattrajectory. Still,theclinicsattract years, since2009, numbers attheclinics andattendance the number of defaultshasbeendecliningthepastthree business cards,saidPajanor. solicit businesswhileattheclinics—notevenhandout minority barassociations. unteer attorney, saidsherecruitsfromcountyand local mand].” Pascual, who also has a law degree and is a vol- an entirebar[association],gooverfor that[tomeetde- undoable, andinthatinstancewehadtohave40attorneys, panelists wasmeetingthedemand. themost significantproblem dance, shesaid, for volunteer since thestartof- thehousingcrisis.Atpeakof atten founders of the clinicsandhasbeenavolunteerfor HOC ment of Housing andUrban wasoneof Development, the dance wasmid-to-late2010. Pajanormore than600attendees. - saidthepeakof atten According totheSanDiegoCountyRecorder’s Office, Each volunteerisprescreenedandhasagreednotto isjust“Trying to3p.m. tohelp600peoplefrom10a.m. Myrna Pascual, afieldpolicymanagerattheUSDepart- such asfairsforpeoplewhomay resources tomore relevant projects said thelibrarywillbedevoting mortgage payments.Instead,Moore fewer residents are defaultingon number ofprograms for2013,as closure clinics,ithasdecreased the Library iscontinuingtohostfore- needs. WhiletheSanDiegoCounty 2. local needs. Aponte believeithelpedaddress role ofthelibrary, bothMoore and ance maynotfallintothetraditional Collaborative. Whilesuchanalli- ship withtheHousing supportive ofthe Director JoséAponteforbeing San DiegoCountyLibrary, credits Susan Moore, deputydirector ofthe 1. Anticipate future community Support from thetopiscrucial. library’s partner Opportunities Opportunities Tips onImplementing Housing Programs - workplace outof ics atbranchesneartheirhomeor hesitant toattendforeclosure clin- members ofthecommunitymaybe 4. their timeforaworthwhilecause. tions thatare interested indonating partnerships withqualityorganiza- Moore saidthekeyistobuildlasting the housingclinics.BothAponteand culation aswellthecontinuationof cuts, SDCLhasseenincreases incir throughout thecountry, despitethe three years.Muchlikeotherlibraries budget reduced by32%inthepast Diego CountyLibraryhasseenits programs duringbudgetcuts. 3. back intothehousingmarket. may nowbethinkingaboutgetting have suffered credit problems but Consider the possibility that Consider thepossibilitythat It ispossibletoimplement embarrassment. Library andpossiblyholdmeetings initslibraries. hoping to increaseits relationship withthe Orange County government buildings—saidtheorganizationwasalso which hasrunclinicsinchurches,communitycenters,and Connie DerTorossian of HOC’s OrangeCounty chapter— ner withmorelibrariesinSouthernCalifornia inthefuture. spring. classes next of Southern Nevada tohostforeclosure prevention the libraryisplanningtoworkwithLegalAidCenter coordinator for Additionally, thecountylibrarydistrict. according toJennifer Weitz, publicservices administration with Nevada LegalServicestoprovidesimilarclasses, Thispastfall, thelibrarydistrictpartneredprevention. ation tooffer classesonbankruptcyand foreclosure hosted severalhousingclinicsrunbylocalnonprofits. the onlylibraryworkingwithhousingnonprofits. patrons with assistance about this issue, it is certainly not Collaborative andremainsattheforefront of providing The Housing Opportunities Collaborativemayalsopart- In fall2011,itworked withtheNevada Justice Associ- The LasVegas–Clark CountyLibraryDistricthasalso DENIZ KORAY and theColumbiaMissourian. publications suchastheLosAngelesBusiness Journal Baton Rouge,Louisiana.Hiswritinghas appeared in San San

- of yourownlibrariesaswell. lack familiaritywiththecapabilities and otherlocalorganizations may It isquitepossiblethatnonprofits for programs atmultiplebranches. that thelibraryhadspaceavailable potential partnerswere unaware County LibraryDistrictsaidmany nifer Weitz oftheLas Vegas–Clark of workingwiththelibrary. Jen- partners andexplainthebenefit 5. away from thebase. perial Beach—more than90minutes to travelclinicsasfarawayIm- people from themilitarywere willing Pendleton waspoorlyattended;but Marine CorpspersonnelnearCamp ing toMoore, ameetingintendedfor ings inavarietyoflocations.Accord- So, beprepared toholdthemeet- Reach outtoprospective

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The 19 awards—selected by committees The 19awards—selected bycommittees means theYouth Media Awards. fans of youthliterature,Midwinter arewelcome. ter attendees annual literaryawards.AllMidwin - reference sourcesaspartof CODES’ year’s and nonfiction, bestfiction, will revealtheirchoicesfor the expert readers’ advisorycommittees Media AwardsReception.RUSA’s miss in adultliteraturewillnotwantto Those seekingtocelebratethebest buzz-theater. found at alamw13.ala.org/book- publishers andtheschedulecanbe the stage.Afulllistof participating place whenBookBuzzTheatertakes For Monday, January For 28,8a.m. Sunday, January 27,5–6:30p.m. Worldwide. is sponsored byDisneyPublishing she celebrateswithinherownfamily. memorizing andreciting poetrythat poetry andthespecialtraditionof on themanywayswecanappreciate Kennedy’s introductions shedlight standing thatnoonecantakeaway.” confidence, knowledge,andunder wisdom todrawon,wealsogain by heart,notonlydowehavetheir minding readers, “Ifwelearnpoems favorite poemsforthenewbook,re- She selectedmore than100ofher ing collectionAFamilyofPoems. York Timesnumberonebestsell- The bookisacompaniontoherNew by award-winning artistJonJ.Muth. Worldwide, withoriginalillustrations an imprintofDisneyPublishing lished inMarch byDisney-Hyperion, Learn byHeart—duetobepub- Your workistrulylifechanging.” and collaborativecomposition…. journey ofintellectualcollaboration RUSA’s MidwinterBookand Caroline Kennedy’s appearance Her newestbook,Poemsto -

61 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | monthjanuary/february 2011 2013 62 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | monthjanuary/february 2011 2013 cial attentionto newmembers. Table willbeonhandtooffer spe- nections. TheNewMembersRound help makepowerful,personalcon - find outhowALAmembership can sions, offices,and round tables,and members andstaff from ALA’s divi- bership Pavilion,#1650.Meet Month, andChoosePrivacyWeek). Week, Teen Tech Week, School Library ing materialsforNationalLibrary products from ALAGraphics(includ- and offices,aswellfunposters Neal-Schuman, andALA’s divisions est titlesfrom ALAEditions, experts atALA.Checkoutthenew- and promotional products from the professional developmentmaterials alamw13.ala.org/exhibitors. ies. Seeafulllistofexhibitorsat nologies availablefortoday’s librar services, andthetoolstech- products, services,books,online the breadth anddepthoflibrary Masters Series,p.64.) in theexhibithall.(More atALA library-like enhancements—parked catching littlevehiclewithveryun- (Library Live)—asuprisingandeye- a specialfeature: Don’t missLiLi always buzzingwithactivity. And hall atALAMidwinterMeetingis Stage andothervenues,theexhibit and bookactivitiesatthePopTop niche areas, readings, theALAStore cial pavilionsdevotedtoimportant and servicesforeverylibrary, spe- W Preview |MidwinterMeetingandExhibits Monday, January28 Sunday, January27 Saturday, January26 Friday, January25 Exhibit HallHours Connect withALAattheMem- In theALAStore, Exhibit hallvisitorscanexplore offering innovativeproducts ith more than400exhibitors in theExhibithall find #1670, find - events. takes overthestagewithvarious the NationalStorytellingAssociation noon. Storytellingwillcometolifeas sion ofYA horror. at 2:30.Thedayendswithadiscus- horror, followedbygraphicnovels p.m., thefocusturnstosmall-press a panelon tionship withlibraries,followedby who willdiscussthegroup’s rela- ica willfeature apanelofauthors 5 p.m.TheHorror Writers ofAmer by the Robar, andMargaret Mallory, hosted Julia Quinn,StellaCameron, Serena panelists includingCherryAdair, 4:15 p.m.Lovewillbeintheairwith tion, visitalamidwinter.org. and themost after each presentations, withabooksigning Featuring readings, PopT St der willhost. Tom Angleberger andChrisAlexan- in Ballroom 6B.Bestsellingauthors Star Wars–themed party, 2–3p.m. Legion Stormtroopers before the discounts, giveaways,and501st Wrap Up/RevUpstartswithspecial Monday, January28, from noon. inside theexhibithall. The GrandOpeningReception Friday, January25, 5:30–7p.m. Celebra Opening andClosing Monday, January28,10a.m.– Sunday, January27,9:30 a.m.– Saturday, January26,9a.m.– Romance Writers ofAmerica. panel. Forafullschedule ebooks at11a.m.At1 tions up-to-date informa- age 9 a.m.–3 p.m. a.m.–3 9 9 a.m.–5p.m. p.m. a.m.–5 9 discussions, and 5:30–7 p.m.

- community engagement andrecon- ing and widely known for hisworkon of Peterbestsellingauthor p.m. Block, Scheduler. check theMidwinter websiteand #alayma. the conversationwithhashtag andjointhe YMAs,visitala.org/yma honorees andotherinformation on among others.For acompletelistof the Morris andPrintzawards, awards, theStonewalland King Scott awards, theCoretta andNewberythe 2013Caldecott teens, includingthehonoreesfor ature andmediafor childrenand SA)—highlight theverybestinliter- Library ServicesAssociation(YAL- Round Table, andtheYoung Adult Bisexual,andTransgenderLesbian, tion ExchangeRoundTable, theGay, Ethnic andMulticultural Informa- Service toChildren(ALSC),the from theAssociationfor Library p.m., p.m., , andHolmanp.m. Sunday, 1–2:30 Harwoodment, onSaturday, 1–2:30 on librariesandcommunityengage- lead threefacilitatedconversations sation andsocialtechnologies,will large organizationsthroughconver- agent whospecializesinguiding authorandchange Seattle-based Harwood Institute’s RichHarwood. President Maureen Sullivanandthe including apanelsessionledbyALA winter withaseriesof events, munities of LibrariesTransforming Com- The Promisemunity engagement. a granttoadvancelibrary-ledcom- wood Institute for PublicInnovation (IMLS) awardedALAandtheHar- Museum andLibraryServices In October2012,theInstitute of Saturday, 8:30–10 a.m. January26, Communities Connecting Libraries Community: The Structure ofBelong- Community: TheStructure Sunday, January 27,3:30–5:30 For otherauthorsnottomiss, Harwood andPeggy Holman, a and

project kicksoff at Mid- Monday, 8:30–11:30a.m. Midwinter instyle,offering thefirst Booklist AuthorForum—kicks off 2013 topicof thealwayspopularERT/ Novel“The Is Alive andWell”—the Friday, January 25,4–5:15p.m. Author Forum / ERT p.65.)Block, mandate andforce. (Q&Awith nectedness ratherthanthrough change throughconsentandcon- His approachfocuses oneffecting countable, andsharedownership. role modeling,holdingpeopleac- pends onleadershipthatincludes how communaltransformation de- dent’s Blockwilldefine Program, Aspartofreconciliation. thePresi- for communityengagementand ofBelongingandadvocate Structure selling authorof Community:The van welcomesPeterbest- Block, p.m. ALAPresidentMaureen Sulli- Sunday, January 27,3:30–5:30 P reading, andsociety(seep.61.) about theimportanceof Caroline Kennedy, whowillspeak tional LibraryWeek Honorary Chair tures Americaniconand2013Na- The Auditorium Speaker Seriesfea- that newsolutionsareontherise. that progressisstillpossibleand makes thetimelyandinspiringcase gridlocked witholdideas,Johnson holds thatthepoliticalsystemis time whentheconventionalwisdom mative outlookfor thefuture.Ata Johnson willoffer hishopeful,affir- sionaries of contemporaryculture, the mostbrilliantandinspiringvi- dia theoristStevenJohnson. Oneof series kicksoff withbestsellingme- Saturday, January The 26,10a.m. Speaker Series Auditorium Program (seebelow). discussion as part of thePresident’s facilitateaninteractive will ciliation, resident’s P resident’s Sunday, January 27,10–11a.m. Booklist

rogram libraries, M p.m. want—from theirlibraries. on whatAmericanswant—anddon’t findings from the research juggernaut and AmericanLifeProject, discusses of thePewResearch Center’s Internet Research Update,LeeRainie,director 11:30 a.m.DuringthePewInternet on issuesthataffect libraries. upcoming congressional legislation tors. Additionally, shewilldiscuss that effectively resonate withlegisla- library supporterstarget messages assess thepoliticalclimatetohelp its latestterminJanuary. Duffy will from thenewCongress, beginning a review ofwhatlibrariescanexpect ALA Washington OfficeUpdatewith Editor JenniferDuffy headlinesthe 10 a.m. working Uncommonsarea. a small-group discussionintheNet- the implications—orfollowupwith tions, examineideas,andreflect on explore options,makerecommenda- Monday afternoontoaskquestions, and Monday;LibraryCampon cussion groups onSaturday, Sunday, the facilitatedconversationsanddis- ees canjoinUnconference onFriday; ing typesintheScheduler. Can UseUpdates”inthelistofmeet- a completelist,clickon“NewsYou their schedulesfortheseupdates.For data) shoulddefinitelymakespacein beta trials,focusgroups, andother ports, legislation/regulation, projects, (based onnewresearch, surveys,re- research, statistics,andtechnology Saturday, January26,1 Saturday, January26,10:30 Saturday, January26,8:30 Process theImplications.Attend- Finding asuccessfulebook latest informationonpolicy, idwinter attendeesseekingthe “News Y Senior Cook PoliticalReportSenior Essential upda –2:30 – ou Can Use” –

tes fromtheexpert s demic LibrariesInitiative. the UpdateonACRL’s Value ofAca- Libraries andStudentSuccess”at “Assessment inAction:Academic Learn aboutACRL’s newIMLSgrant environment. data inacloud-basedorhosted with vendor-provided orlicensed ing andmixinglibrary-created data the issuesandramificationsofstor ates, willleadadiscussionon librarian CarlGrant,ofCAREAffili- ment, IsItStillMine?”Educatorand I Created ResidesinaCloudEnviron- experts onthisyear’s topic,“IfData featuring thoughtleadersandtech its roots witharound-table session Top Technology Trends returns to 11:30 a.m.LITA’s always-popular ians andEducatorsOnline. Linda Braun,consultantwithLibrar date, hostedbyproject manager project attheDigitalBadgesUp- sites. Findoutthelatestaboutthis sumes, Facebookpages,andother individuals candisplayonvirtualre- for ServingYouth with badges that lined inthedivision’s Competencies project alignscompetenciesout- a.m. YALSA’s BadgesforLibrarians York), andAlanInouye(ALAOITP). Wolven (ColumbiaUniversityinNew County [Ohio]PublicLibrary),Bob include SariFeldman(Cuyahoga and Directions for2013.Speakers year atALAandEbooks:Prospects is settingonthisissueforthenew and whatprioritiestheAssociation the discussionwithmajorpublishers vocated forlibrariestobepartof industry; findouthowALAhasad- strategy isahighpriorityforour Sunday, January27, 1–2:30p.m. Sunday, January27,10:30– Sunday, January27,8:30–10 - -

63 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | monthjanuary/february 2011 2013 64 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | monthjanuary/february 2011 2013 Preview |MidwinterMeetingandExhibits Genova hascaptureda place incon- Neuroscientist-turned-novelist Lisa Saturday, January 26,4–5p.m. Lecture Memorial Curley Arthur being fullof hersignaturehumor. describedas already creatingabuzz, Being, isherfirstineightyearsand forthcoming novel,ATale forthe Time traordinary circumstances. into thelivesof peoplecaughtinex- tailed narrativesthatoffer insights ington state,isknownfor creatingde- nativelivinginWash aSeattle Olsen, - TaleBartender’s . editor mostrecentlypublishedThe andmagazine newspaperman, hand, lively personality. Theformer ranch Front andisknownfor hiswitand grew upalongtheRockyMountain nara trilogy. trilogy, andtheHigh Druidof Shan- the Voyage of theJerle Shannara of theGenesisof Shannaranovels, isauthorBrooks (aformer attorney) more than25booksunderhisbelt, cific Northwest ontheirwork. el form andtheinfluence of the Pa- contribute tothethrivingof thenov- and RuthOzekionhowtheirbooks ry Brooks,Ivan Doig,GreggOlsen he drawsoutbestsellingauthorsTer editor, willworkhisusualmagicas Brad Hooper, Booklistadultbooks following days.Livelymoderator see favoriteauthorsupcloseoverthe of manyopportunitiestohearand Vancouver-based authorOzeki’s New York Timesbestsellingauthor National BookAwardfinalistDoig A writersincehighschoolwith Lisa Genova Steven Johnson - check outtheQ&A sessions (#2645) intheexhibithalland country duringarecentroadtrip. makerspaces hesawthroughoutthe Goodwillrelaymodelsofinvolved. er), describeshowlibrariescanget ( MAKE magazine)andTravis Good (founding editorandpublisherof Libraries, The Maker Movement Comesto MAKE magazineandGoogle. Maker Camppilotprogramwith libraries canparticipateinthe2013 Camp, apanelwilldiscusshow events andactivitiesonJanuary 28. Experience afulldayof maker- Maker Monday information. freedom andfreepublicaccessto to theprinciplesof intellectual Arthur Curley’s lifelong dedication tary filmTo Not Fade Away. the EmmyAward-winningdocumen- like Shewasfeatured tolivewithit. in andwhat itfeels ments, prevention, Alzheimer’s disease—itscauses,treat- York Timesbestsellerlist. Bothhaveappeared ontheNewprint. Still AliceandLeftNeglected, arein million copiesof herfirsttwonovels, Moreseller), isaboutautism. than1 (also herthirdNew York Timesbest- Her LoveAnthony mostrecentbook, knowledge of howthebrainworks. temporary fictionbyusingher MAKE magazinecontributingwrit- Visit the TheNew1–2:30 p.m. Stacks: DuringMaker10:30–11:30 a.m. The lectureseriescommemorates Genova speaksworldwideabout RuthOzeki with DaleDougherty MAKE magazinebooth Ivan Doig related related

technological advances. formation becamepossiblethrough Journey,” Siangdescribeshowtrans - ogy AdoptionandTransformation and innovating.In “LibraryTechnol- operating reactivelytoanticipating changed Singapore’s librariesfrom on howtheestablishmentof theNLB Libraries inSingapore,” Leereflects Insession. “Transformation of Siang, willparticipateinatwo-part pore, KatherinaLeeandKee the National LibraryBoardof Singa- Two p.m. a.m.–12:30 membersof discuss maximizing thereachandim- columnist) DavidLibraries LeeKing technology expert(andAmerican guru tions,” Facebook andsocialmedia Digital Revolutionof PublicRela- In12:30 p.m. “Outreach2.0: The maker kits,andletyoutrythemout. cuss tools,offer ideas,shownew Public Library’s SteveTeeri willdis- ing Uncommons, whereDetroit throughout thedayinNetwork- sions are: their ownthoughts.Thethreeses- ping uptomeetthemandshare trends andhowlibrariansarestep- to listeninsightsintothehottest these fast-paced45-minutesessions canbringtheirlunchto Attendees their latestin-houseinnovations. astheydescribe informal setting from acrosslibraryspecialtiesinan chance tohearandtalkexperts The ALAMasters Seriesoffers a Series Masters ALA Gregg Olsen n n

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Photos: Lisa Genova, © Christopher Seufert; Steven Johnson, © Nina Subin; Ruth Ozeki, © Kris Krug; Ivan Doig, © author; Terry Brooks, © Judine Brooks. Photos: Lisa Genova, © Christopher Seufert; Steven Johnson, © Nina Subin; Ruth Ozeki, © Kris Krug; Ivan Doig, © author; Terry Brooks, © Judine Brooks. 3:30–5:30 p.m. Program, Sunday, January27, Appearing atthePresident’s Peter Block bestlling author Connections A Conversation about door openers.To connectcommuni- and nowwehaveautomaticgarage isolation. Thefront porches are gone unconnected communities.Itis our schools, health—are theeffect of call problems—like safety, children, PETER BLOCK: allows placestothrive? about aconnectedcommunitythat AMERICAN LIBRARIES:Whatisit 5:30 p.m. Program onJanuary27,from 3:30to Block’s sessionduringthePresident’s conversation, makesure toattend bring peopletogether. To jointhe power ofthelibraryandhowitcan with AmericanLibrariesaboutthe forefront ofthatrevolution. Hetalked the world,andlibrariesare atthe connected communitiescanchange mainstream culturalbeliefs.Hesays deal withproviding analternativeto Community, Blockwritesbooksthat ing, TheEmpowered Manager,and bestselling authorofFlawlessConsult- what makeslibrariesfunction.Asa and accountabilityare attheheartof A says empowerment,stewardship, uthor andconsultantPeterBlock Most thingswe

to Godorget closertoleaders are designedforpeopletogetcloser for peopletogetconnected.They church meetings,are notdesigned Most communitymeetings,including zens nevergettoknowoneanother. talk andthepeoplelisten.Butciti- in apatriarchal way, where leaders meeting. Mostofthoseare organized that? does connectednesscoexistwith How the unitoftransformation.” Y first. I’mtryingto reverse thatorder. nections secondaryandputsplanning That isthethinkingthatmakescon- as somebodypredicting thefuture. nection. Typically wethink ofaction ago. Theplanofactionisaboutcon- same symptomstheyhad20years and yetourcommunitieshavethe We’ve beensayingthat fordecades more funding,more accountability. more programs, betterleadership, Conventional thinkingisthatweneed mon goodandthecommonground. reactivate ourconcernforthecom- tion todothat—istheonlyway ties—and librariesare amajorinstitu- ou writethatthe“smallgroup is Let’s saywehaveatownhall people together. tables andchairswouldbringmore with rectangular designs,butcircular for physicalefficiency, soyou endup together?” Mostlibrariesare designed space so20,30,70peoplecancome Ask yourself,“Howcanwedesignthis to buildpeople’s trustinthelibrary. Library designisahugeopportunity without alotofcolumnsandobstacles. tables sopeoplecouldseeeachother semble]. We hadtomovechairsand there, butittooksomehours[toas- convening spaceforsomeworkIdid library inClarksdale,Mississippi,asa because spacematters.We usedthe cuss inCommunity? build thekindofbelongingyoudis- Are librariesdesignedto modern their conveningcapacity. tions, however, haven’t yetdiscovered top; theotherisfire stations.Fire sta- together? the capacitytohelpstrangerscome What otherexistinginstitutionshave and nooneisarguing aboutthem. thought. Theyare politicallyneutral for aninstitutionthatvaluesideasand take advantageofit.Librariesstand stand thatasset,themore theycan one another. Themore librariesunder and peoplewhoare wealthyruninto I knowwhere peoplewhoare poor people cross class.Itistheonlyplace ies? Librariesare thatspacewhere the world.Howwillthisaffect librar a “surge oflocalism”thatischanging In arecent blogpost,youmentioned find commonground. can meetanddiscoverthatthey creating astructure where strangers the stranger. Smallgroups are about is howwedealwiththeother, with small groups. Thechallengeweface happens is,youbreak peopleupinto together isthepoint.Thewaythat trying toinvert.Citizenscoming somehow thepoint,thisiswhatwe’re The wholethinkingthatleadersare and seewhattheycandobetter. Libraries are rightatthe That’s achallenge, —Jordan Brandes - -

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tarian dishes,and more.Indian mussels, coconutlobstertail, vege- chili, lamb burgerwithMasala fries,goat Trygives themhisowntwist. a Chacko takes traditionaldishesand Owner/ChefGeogyis yourspot. want agreat-tastingmeal?Far-Eats Craving somethingdifferent orjust 2301 FifthAve., Ste.101, Seattle geogychacko.com 206-770-EATS (3287) F Good forsmallandlarge groups B, L,D,latenightdaily$ sharing withlotsof friends. big boothsfor spreadingoutor and alwaysfull.Therearesomenice shiitake friedrice.Thebarissmall ginger chicken, asparagusand es, dimsum happyhour, caramel items onthemenu:greatbentobox- Among theergetic theatercrowd. amount Hotel, thereisahipanden- comfortable. JuxtaposedtothePar- Pan-Asian food canbecolorfuland 722 PineSt.,Seattle 206-467-7777 dragonfishcafe.com Dragonfish AinCafé Takeout B, L,earlyDdaily$ enjoy. your pastry, orsoup,and sandwich, batches. Thisisalltakeout; grab and cakes baked dailyinsmall san breadsandhandmadepastries cream pie,butyouwilllovethearti- well knownisthetriplecoconut ia Loungeturnsoutbigflavors. Most doortotheDahl- This tinyspotnext 2001 FourthAve., Seattle restaurants/dahlia-bakery 206-441-4540 tomdouglas.com/ Dahlia Bkery Good forsmallgroups L, Ddaily of yourrequestrightaway. andsomeonewilltake carebutton what you’re craving?Hit theblue salmon roe,andmore.Don’t see AR-E thali lunchplates,curried TS $$

1321 FirstAve., Seattle 206-777-6193 cafefonte.com FontÉ Good for smallgroupsortakeout. Amigos, BelltownBurger, 3Asian. owned byGeogy:Beba’s Deli,Dos sive spotsonthesameblockarealso Four smallbutalsoquick/inexpen- Good forsmallandlarge groups L, Ddaily$–$$ from theconventioncenter. About fiveblocks of windows. and plenty ange wall, bright or- a tables, and almostcozy. Awoodenstairway itmanagestobeinvitingrestaurant, shades of paintusedthroughoutthis and amount of coloredglassfixtures Despite itssizeandtheamazing 1933 FifthAve., Seattle 206-441-6330 icongrill.com icon Grill Good forsmallgroups B, L,Ddaily$$ pasta. salad, selections includepizza, Menupared onhouse-madebread. keep itcold).Sandwichesarepre- beer dispensedatyourtableto even beergiraffes (96ouncesof old- andnew-worldwines—and Thefullbarfeaturessage latte). course, itsveryowncoffee (trythe ArtMuseumSeattle thatoffers, of bistro-style café acrossfromthe for years.Now ithasaEuropean of-the-line coffee inGeorgetown Fonté Café hasbeenroastingtop- CaféandWineBr $

69 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 70 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 ALA |MidwinterMeeting cherries jubilee (flambéedtableside and milkchocolateganache) lava (filledwithhouse-made caramel are addictive,suchasthechocolate seafood Afew intown. of thedesserts with someof thefineststeaksand vides aswankinessthat’s rarehere, town withyoursweetie,theMet pro- business hoursoranightoutonthe Whether it’s apowerlunchduring 820 SecondAve., Seattle 206-624-3287 themetropolitangrill.com Metropolit Good forsmallgroups B, L,D,latenightdaily$$ blackboard for dailyspecials. derful cheesesaswell—checkoutthe you make yourreservations.Won- and it’s bestifyouorderitatthetime aware thatittakes awhiletocook, its whole-roastedchicken—just be the morning.LePichetisfamousfor fare. Ilovethesmellof café aulaitin think you’re inParis withouttheair- and fuzzy, nottomentionfull.You’ll taurant willleaveyoufeeling warm This casualandfriendlyParisian res- 1933 FirstAve., SeattleDowntown 206-256-1499 lepichetseattle.com Le Pichet Good forsmallandlarge groups L, Ddaily$$$ Dungeness crabrisotto. like thefriedmacandcheese up offers someinterestingchoices, Northwest comfort food taken astep The fullbarisonthemainfloor. leads uptoaprivatediningroom. an Grill mari withahint of jalapeño, and steamed shrimpballs,friedcala - nice-size portionsare$5–$7: budget? Gofor happyhour, where a mustwhileyou’re Ona intown. Full bar. Lovelybanquetrooms. It’s sum offered daily. No MSGused. Dimjade tofu. Saucesareexcellent. prawns toKobestylebeefandspicy nese regionsandrangefromwasabi Menu itemscomefromvariousChi- O’Asian issophisticated andurban. blocks fromtheconventioncenter), downtown’s tallbuildings(six Located ontheplazalevelof oneof 800 FifthAve., SeattleDowntown 206-264-1789 oasiankitchen.com O’Asian Kitchen&Lounge Good forsmallgroups ortakeout L, D(closedSunday)$ yourself agreatmeal. shake, beer, orwineandyou’ve got milk- soda, Addasalad, hot oven. cooks intwominutestheirhot, order atthecounter, andthepizza Placeyourmand) for a$6.88pizza. quality? Head toMOD (madeonde- meal butdon’t wanttosacrifice inexpensiveLooking for aquick, Seattle One UnionSquare, 1302SixthAve., 206-332-0200 modpizza.com MOD Pizza Good forsmallandlarge groups L (M–F),Ddaily$$$$ der theMaine lobstertail. ulous. If you’re justor- goingallout, and greenpepperdemi-glaceisfab- New York withablackpeppercrust ice cream).ThepeppercornPrime and servedwithMadagascar vanilla chef’s cheeseflight. chef’s a selectionof threecheesesfromthe your wine.Want justasample?Order wide assortmentof cheesestogowith and pumpkin seeds.There’s alsoa dates, braisedbeetswithmintyogurt, the focus here:Gorgonzola-stuffed Appetizers are theater eveningcrowd. business lunchcrowdandthepre- feel. Enjoythehustleandbustleof the the wine“cellar,” andadowntown ings, aspiralstaircasesurrounding Purple offers greatwine-food pair- Seattle 1225 FourthAve., thepurplecafe.com 206-829-2280 Bar Se Purple Café&Wine large groups Good forsmalland Dim sum,L,Ddaily$$ town). potstickers (bestin long. Make yourreservationsnow. and awaitinglistthatcanbedays Wild Gingerfeatures Asianfusion 1401 Third Ave., Seattle 206-623-4450 wildginger.net Wild GingerSea Good forsmallgroups L, Ddaily$$ and wineavailable. more. Themenuchangesdaily. Beer andmuchKalamata olives,spinach, fontina cheese,caramelizedonions, have toppingslike and mozzarella in anapplewood-burningovenand arecooked Pizzas all whocomein. from sixtoeightandaresharedby Tablesthe charm. generallyseat stone tiles,andwheatsheavesaddto coming. Wooden windowframes, It’s notbig,butit’s warmandwel- 316 Virginia St.,Seattle restaurants/serious-pie 206-838-7388 tomdouglas.com/ Serious Pie Good forsmallandlarge groups L, Ddaily$$–$$$ ttle

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back of a building next toanoutdoor back of abuildingnext This oysterbaristucked awayatthe 1916 PikePlace,Seattle emmettwatsonsoysterbar.com 206-448-7721 Emmett W Good forsmallandlarge groups B, L,earlyDdaily$$ corned beefhash. the eggsBenedictorhomemade the fullbar. For checkout breakfast, of chowder. Largebeerselectionat ortrythesourdoughbowl local treat, choices. Penn Covemusselsarea ty, althoughtherearemanyother is spectacular. Seafood isthespecial- pic Mountains risinginthedistance BaywiththeOlym - the viewof Elliott were filmedhere.Opensince1909, Some scenesfromSleeplessinSeattle 1517 PikeSt.,Seattle 206-624-7166 athenianinn.com Athenian Inn shouldn’t miss: not hitthemall.Here areafew you here atadifferent spoteachdayand convention center. You couldeat within walkingdistanceof the ers’ market inthecountry, andit’s We havethelongest-runningfarm- Seattle in Only Good forsmallandlarge groups L (M–Sat),Ddaily$$ of riceandthebestpicklesever. Lamb. Theycomewithasmallsquare Saigon Scallop,Young Mountain more. Theirsataysareamazing: existed keep youcomingbackfor es, andflavorsyoudidn’t know large woodenbooths.Spices,sauc- main diningroomhostspopular room for drinkingandeating.The Bars ontwolevelsprovideplentyof a tson’ OyterBar Good forsmall groups L, Ddaily$$ and-chips alsogetshighmarks. one of Fish- thecoldbeersonhand. andgogreatwithsonably priced, rea- ago. Oystersarealwaysfresh, it wasopenedmorethan30years city, butthiswasSeattle’s firstwhen patio. Oysterbarsarealloverthe vations for10people;allyoudoissignupbefore thoseslotsare taken. local hot-spotrestaurants onFriday, January25.ALAsecures thereser goers achancetosignup—forsingleseatorasgroup—to several evening forDineAround Seattle.DineAround Seattlegivesconference- L scallops, andchipotletigerprawnswithpumpkin-seed-cilantro pipien. cialties thatincludeMedjool dateswrappedinbacon,serrano-wrapped in Latin-inspired cuisine.Thisrestaurant isatapaslover’s dream, withspe- Visit alamidwinter.org forupdates. More restaurants willbeaddedtothelistastheybecomeavailable. formation andsignupatbit.ly/dinearoundseattle untilspotsfillup. perk toaddtheDineAround Seattleexperience.Findmore in- and localproduce around. The restaurant isalsohometosomeofthefreshest wildcaughtfish its Northwest-styleclamchowder. Notachowderfan?toworry. Fiorentina. You won’t leavedisappointed. outs includeitsclassicbruschettacaldaandthesavorybisteccaalla Backed byitsnumerous awards andexcellentreviews, thestand- industrial decor—ispopularwithlocalsandwilllikelyfillupfast. made withfresh localingredients. Thisrestaurant—with itssignature lection ofartisancheeses,thechef’s specials,oranotherdinneroption are sure topleaseyourpalate.Pairwineselectionwiththecol- sive winecollectionofmore than600bottlesthatspantheglobeand along withtheSimply600low-caldishesforhealth-consciousattendees. decor. able Enjoythefullbar, vegetarianoptions,andgluten-free menu sic Americanfare, anditpridesitselfonthelarge menuandcomfort- old andnewconference friends?Looknofurther—joinusforthe ooking tohitthetownandexplore Seattleoveragreat dinnerwith n Dining spotsinclude: n All participatingrestaurants are offering Midwinterattendeesa n n n

T Daily Grill Ivar’s Acres ofClams Il Fornaio Purple CaféandWineBar(thepurplecafe.com)hostsanexten- ango RestaurantandLounge (ilfornaio.com) servesupauthenticItaliandishes. (dailygrill.com) isknownforitsstraightforward andclas- (ivars.com) isaSeattlestaple,famousfor (tangorestaurant.com) specializes The entertainment: burlesque,atra- Whatsetsitapart? lounge liebeyond. below. Aseconddiningareaand sends youintoadiningroom20 feet yes, apinkdoor, a steepstairway Entering fromPost Alleythrough, 1919 PostAlley, Seattle 206-443-3241 thepinkdoor.net Pink Door -

71 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 72 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 ALA |MidwinterMeeting chance inlife, andthat’s whatFare- People sometimes needanother Seventh Ave. andVirginia, Seattle 206-443-1233 farestart.org FareSt of Market the outside restaurants Seattle— in Only Good forsmallandlarge groups L, Ddaily$$–$$$ good! crispy chicken springrolls—it’s all Theo Chocolatepecanpie.Orthe caviar pie,gumbo, chowder, orthe Bay.ket and Elliott Don’t missthe of chili.” Full bar. View of themar- collard greensandan“honestbowl you’d expectfromChefKevin Davis: burgers.Plusallthe thingspasta, ites broughtuptodate—seafood, diner. Yet thefood isallyourfavor- booths,plaintables—verykitchen, Counter seatsrightinfrontof the 95 PineSt.,Seattle 206-625-0129 steelheaddiner.com Steelhead Diner Good forsmallandlarge groups L (M–Sat),Ddaily$$ day. overlook thescampiorfish of the ceptional withseafood, sodon’t offered from day one.Thechefisex- are amama’s recipe,andhavebeen Mama’s Meatballs—and thesereally American menuoffers rigatoniand This Italian-main diningroom. peze artistabovediners’ headsinthe art Good forsmall and large groups D daily$$ round outthepackage. winelist cocktails andanextensive Ginger listingonp.70).Interesting above Triple Door;seetheWild food from Wild Ginger(located best insoundandlighting,itoffers tainment eversince.Alongwiththe providing greatlivemusicalenter- 2002, andtheTriple Doorhasbeen Renovationbeganintertainment. ing washometosomeform of en- From 1926to1983, theMann Build- 216 UnionSt.,Seattle 206-838-4333 tripledoor.com The ripleDoor Good forsmallandlarge groups D daily$$$ the Mediterranean mezeplate. in January), theseafood and paella, fall vegetables(iftheyarestillthere but considerthecoconut-curried listen away. Themenuis eclectic, and ner? Situpstairs,haveadrink, before theshow. Don’t wantdin- tions andarriveanhourormore mances. You’ll wanttohavereserva- and duringsomegreatliveperfor- Food isgoodandyoudinebefore Dinner herecanbearealtreat. 2033 SixthAve., Seattle 206-441-9729 jazzalley.com Dimitriou’s JazzAlley Good forsmallandlarge groups three-course meal,$29.95 Guest ChefNight:Thursdaysonly; L (M–F)$ and mission. seasonally. Greatfood, atmosphere, Themenuchanges rant setting. entrées, anddessertsinarestau- soups, freshlybaked breads,salads, ating lunchbuffets of cooking skillsbycre- als whoteachthem with profession- individuals work disadvantaged Homeless and Start provides. the best. but theviewof Seattle’s skylineis soyou’redowntown, taking atrek, Salty’s Bayfrom isacrossElliott other imaginablebrunchitem. claws andlegs)alongwithevery clams, peel-and-eatshrimp,crab and includesfreshseafood (salmon, place bothSaturdayandSunday, nearly world-famousbrunchtakes Therestaurant’sis nottobemissed. sherry chowder toppedwithalittle ways agoodchoicehere,andthe seafood andsteaks.Salmonisal- andenjoyfresh downtown Seattle you lookacrossthewatertoward and alotof energy. Greatrestaurants,condos,located. Lake Union areawhereAmazon is trolley fromdowntowntothe South take neighborhood, the ing Seattle If you’d like toseeanup-and-com - Union Lake South Good forsmallandlarge groups $$$$ Brunch (weekends),L(M–F),Ddaily elevator ($19)andgofor theview. Don’t wanttoeat?Just payfor the cals needtoreturneverysooften. Evenlo- nations, bringyourwallet. legs. Aswithmost“touristy”desti- trées like cedar-wrappedkingcrab crusted artisangoatcheeseanden- top. Lookfor appetizerslike pecan- views, alongwiththeviewsfrom lower areathathave360-degree excellent banquetroomsonthe The SpaceNeedle providessome 400 Broad St.,Seattle 206-443-9800 spaceneedle.com Space Needle Good forsmallandlarge groups L, Ddaily$$$–$$$$ The viewcan’t bebeatas West Seattle 1936 HarborAve., seattle saltys.com/ 206-937-1600 Salty’s on Alki

zas. Located above the zas. Locatedabove the blanca andGiovannipiz- Menu itemsinclude the alongwithawinebar.za, Certified Neapolitan piz- Seattle 2200 Westlake, Ste.112, tuttabella.com 206-624-4422 Tutt Good forsmallandlarge groups L (M–F),Ddaily$$$$ filet mignonistenderandjuicy. squashravioli.The grilled butternut crusted ahiisspectacular, asisthe Lake Union. Sesame-peppercorn- Seastarisaprime spotnearproject, bar. Locatedinthe2200Westlake Amazing seafood andakillerraw Lake Union 2121 Terry Ave., Ste.108,Seattle 206-462-4364 seastarrestaurant.com Bar Se Seast Good forsmallandlarge groups B, Ldaily$$ breakfast. cream) isreallyalwaysagoodideaat nuts,whippedbar (freshfruit, Atriptothe toppingsare verygood. Saladsbarbecued porksandwich. white beangardenburgerorthe food isfreshanddelicious.Try the tainable farmsandproducers.Their sus- serve comesfrom:local,clean, These folks carewherethefood they 391 Terry Ave., SeattleLakeUnion 206-462-6400 portagebaycafe.com Port Good forsmallandlarge groups L, Ddaily$$ Great for amealorgroupfunction. room withcoolandfungames. shakes, tastyfries,plusanarcade tan’s tearsketchup, boozymilk- flavors like blacktrufflemayoorSa- Creative andunusualburgerswith 1253 ThomasSt.,SeattleLakeUnion 206-621-1090 lunchboxlaboratory.com Lunchbox Labora a Bell age B ar Rest South LakeUnion ttle y Café Pizzeria aurnt &Raw tory

2411 AlaskanWay, Pier67, Seattle 206-269-4575 edgewaterhotel.com 67 Rest hill. Comingupisanotherstory. Sixblocks down- the waterfront. You’re youhavetogo inSeattle; Waterfront Good forsmallgroups L, Ddaily carrot cake. Beerandwineavailable. soy andwheat),don’t missthe crispy chickin’ sandwich(madewith Checkoutthe SantaFeis yourspot. in andoutwithin25–30minutes,this andgivesyouthe abilitytobe priced, food isreasonably thattastesgood, you’re lookingfor 100%plant-based Yes, achainfromCalifornia, butif Lake Union 446 Terry Ave. N,SeattleSouth 206-623-0336 veggiegrill.com Veggie Grill Good forsmallorlarge groups L, Ddaily$$ salads, antipasto,andespresso. wine, youcanenjoypizza, project, Whole Foods inthe2200Westlake aurnt &Lounge

1201 AlaskanWay, Pier56,Seattle elliottsoysterhouse.com 206-623-4340 Elliott’s OyterHoue Good forsmallandlarge groups Brunch (Sunday),B,L,Ddaily$$$$ have toseeit. the Beatlesstayed;youprobably lounge, greatview. Thisistheplace Fungula pesto-brushedhalibut. forager andaru- mushroomragout, black cherriesandspicedpecans, warm Durocporkbellysaladwith local, seasonalingredients.Think Therestaurantfocuses onSeattle. dining inacasualatmosphere—very You’llmenu arenot. findhigh-end The lookisrustic,buttheviewand Good forsmallandlarge groups L, Ddaily$$–$$$ Fullclam. bar. vides greatferry watching.Keep Baypro- The grandviewof Elliott and crispyfriedHood Canaloysters. whipped lemonmascarponecheese, dip, asmoked salmonplatewith fer Dungenesscrabandgoatcheese to say, seafood iskinghere.Theyof- through picturesandfood. Needless Ivar liveson icon, Haglund, aSeattle 1001 AlaskanWay, Seattle 206-624-6852 ivars.com Ivar’ s AcreofClams Good forsmallandlarge groups L, Ddaily$$$–$$$$ Bay.front locationonElliott Great water- tensive whitewinelist. dishes, Northwest anex- salmon, A 21-foot-long oysterbar, crab CONNIE ADAMSiseditorof Seattle DINING!anonline magazine aboutdiningin the PugetSoundarea. seattledining.com wash downyourmeal. The All-AmericanStackat also offers beerandwineto Veggie Grill.Therestaurant

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n November 5 Stacey n October 31 Richard W. Aldrich became deputy Boss retired after 50 years secretary for the Office of as a library professional, Commonwealth Libraries most recently as senior at the North Central consultant at Information Nancy Howe Jenna Kahly Ruth Reeves Nancy Roderer Library District in Wil- Systems Consultants in liamsport, Pennsylvania. Columbia, Maryland. co State University Library Clara County (Calif.) n October 15 Kenning n November 1 Faith Brau- at Las Cruces. Library District. Arlitsch became dean of tigam became director of n October 16 Kevin Cher- n September 16 Jenna the Montana State Uni- Kokomo–Howard County ry joined the North Caroli- Kahly began serving as versity Library in Boze- (Ind.) Public Library. na Department of Cultural regional youth services man. n September 4 J. Drusilla Resources in Raleigh as coordinator for Lake n October 8 Marcy Bid- Carter became director of deputy secretary for the Agassiz Regional Library ney became curator of the the Willimantic (Conn.) state’s Office of Archives in Moorhead, Minnesota. American Geographical Public Library. and History. n November 1 Mike Society Library at the n Felipe Castillo is now n October 15 Joan Clark Kastellec became infor- University of Wisconsin– serving as business was named director of Ar- mation technology services Milwaukee Libraries. librarian at the New Mexi- izona State Library, Ar- manager for North Caroli- chives, and Public na State University Records in Phoenix. Libraries in Raleigh. n In October Linda Dash- n September 6 Barbara naw retired as head chil- Mathews retired as direc- cited dren’s services librarian at tor of Churchill County Shrewsbury (Mass.) Pub- Library in Fallon, Nevada. lic Library. n October 8 Dale McNeill n Elissa Miller, associate director for collections n September 28 Janey was named assistant at the District of Columbia Public Library, has been Deal retired as history library director for public named the Librarian of the Year by America Reads curator and genealogy services at San Antonio Spanish. The award, sponsored by the Federation librarian for the Patrick (Tex.) Public Library. of Publishing Guilds of Spain and the Institute of Beaver Memorial Library in n September 7 Andrew Foreign Trade, is given to an American librarian Hickory, North Carolina. Patterson retired after 35 who has promoted Spanish-language books and n Deborah Ervin recently years as reference librar- reading in the United States, increased the Span- became assistant library ian for Bryn Mawr (Pa.) ish-language holdings of a library, and worked to director of Concord (Mass.) College. disseminate the Spanish language in the United Free Public Library. n October 29 Karyn States. As part of Miller’s award, the D.C. Public n In December Christine Prechtel became deputy Library Foundation received a $1,600 donation to Flaherty retired as direc- director of Pima County january/february 2013 be used for the purchase of books in Spanish.

| tor of Bigelow Free Public (Ariz.) Public Library.

n Jessica Van Buren, state law librarian at Utah Library in Clinton, Mas- n December 31 Ruth State Law Library in Salt Lake City, has received sachusetts. Reeves retired as head of the 2012 O. James Werner Award from the Ameri- n September 21 Gwen adult services for Normal can Association of Law Libraries’ State, Court, and Hopper retired as direc- (Ill.) Public Library. County Law Libraries Special Interest Section. Van tor of Crowley (Tex.) n Amy Reyes recently Buren was honored for her volunteer work with Public Library. became children’s librar- the Utah State Library for the Blind and Disabled, n September 17 Nancy ian at the Eagle Valley where she records books for the blind. Howe was named county Library District’s Eagle,

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n On January 15 Nancy obituaries Roderer will retire as director of Welch Medical Library and the Division n Esther Dombrowski, 81, a retired providing library service to individuals of Health Sciences Infor- librarian who worked for Bel Air who are institutionalized because of matics at Johns Hopkins (Md.) High School for 31 years, died health issues. He was also 1975–76 University in Baltimore, October 8 of pneumonia. president of ALA’s Health and Rehabil- but will continue teaching n Beth Howse, 69, a longtime special itative Library Services Division (now there. collections librarian for Fisk Univer- the Association for Specialized and n December 31 Rhea sity in Nashville, died September 26. Cooperative Library Services) and won Joyce Rubin retired after For more than 20 years she served as its Exceptional Service Award in 1982. 38 years as a librarian, director of Fisk’s Mini College, a sum- n Robert North Jr., 102, who retired serving for the past 32 mer program designed to broaden the as assistant deputy director of the years as an independent academic and cultural experiences of Buffalo and Erie County (N.Y.) Public consultant. children within a college setting. Library in 1973, died November 15 n In December Judith n Judy Katzung, 74, who retired in after a brief illness. Sessions retired as dean 2003 as supervising librarian for US n Yvette Robison, 59, former man- of Miami University News & World Report, died September ager for North Sarasota (Fla.) Library, Libraries in Oxford, 21. She was a teacher and librarian in died September 23 after a 14-year Ohio. the South St. Paul, Minnesota, schools battle with breast cancer. n November 5 Sydney before becoming chief librarian for n Frances Tompson Rutter, 92, Thompson became asso- the St. Paul Dispatch–Pioneer Press. She cofounder and publisher of the Shoe ciate head of access and began serving at US News & World Re- String Press, died September 13. delivery services for North port in 1987. n Lois Smith, 84, trustee for New- Carolina State University n Susan A. Matson, 74, former seri- bury Town Library in Byfield, Massa- Libraries in Raleigh. als cataloger at Southern Illinois Uni- chusetts, died October 7 from a brain n September 10 Janine versity Carbondale and trainer for the hemorrhage. The celebrity publicist Waters became director of Illinois Statewide Online Catalog, had been working to launch a new the Narberth (Pa.) Com- died October 9. library Friends group and had a long- munity Library. n Harris Clark McClaskey, 81, pro- term goal to create an endowment to n November 1 Kathleen fessor of library science at the Univer- ensure steady funding. Whitt was named director sity of Minnesota for 22 years, died n Sandra Van Wert, 64, director of of Upper Sandusky (Ohio) September 21. At Washington State Homer (Mich.) Public Library from Community Library. Library, McClaskey was a pioneer in 1994 to 2010, died November 22. n November 19 Tanner Wray became director of College Libraries and Information Services at and Mike Mansfield coordinator for the Office n November 19 Roberta Montgomery College in Library at the University for Human Resource Pierce became communi- Rockville, Maryland. of Montana in Missoula. Development and cations specialist for ALA n

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Zhang began serving as At ALA n November 19 Krista Joy n November 21 Lynn | professor and dean of n September 17 Pamela Johnson became senior Slawsky left the Public libraries for the Maureen Akins became e-learning production editor for Pro- Library Association as specialist for Information duction Services. program officer. Technology and Telecom- n December 3 Phil n November 12 Lian Sze munication Services. Morehart joined American became program coordi- n October 29 Alicia Libraries magazine as nator for the Public Bastl became program associate editor. Library Association. z

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75 American Library Association American Library Association 2012-2013 Library Champions INVESTINGwould IN AMERICA’S like to LIBRARIESthank its 2012-2013 Library Champions ALA’sINVESTING Library IN AMERICA’S Champions LIBRARIES program was by libraries – was established as a result of the importance and impact of libraries as launched by a select group of corporate and impact of the Library Champions program. information, learning, and community centers throughout the nation. To each of our foundation supporters who joined together to The investment of our Library Champions in Champions, thank you for supporting ALA advocate for libraries and the library profession. ALA’s advocacy efforts has resulted in multiple and for making the Campaign for America’s Since its inception, the Library Champions programs that include: National Library Libraries a success. program has been a great opportunity to Week, Library Card Sign-Up Month, En Tu connect corporations and foundations with Bibliotheca, and Connect with your kids @ your To learn more about how your company can ALA’s goal to raise awareness and support for library. In addition, their support has enabled become a Library Champion and help ALA libraries and librarians. ALA to create public relations and marketing speak up and speak out on behalf of libraries, ALA’s Campaign for America’s Libraries and toolkits and other turnkey resources that can be please contact the ALA Office of Development its @ your library® brand – which now supports used by all libraries. at 800-545-2433, ext. 5050, or [email protected]. libraries across the nation by fostering public ALA appreciates the Library Champions’ awareness of the value and services offered generous commitment to increasing the

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Richard W. Dreiling, CEO George Coe, President, Baker & Taylor Institutional At Candlewick Press, we dedicate ourselves to creating the highest Dollar General’s commitment to literacy spans the life of our company Baker & Taylor’s products and services are designed with you, our quality books for young readers. Located in Somerville, Massachusetts, and remains strong because of the significant need in our nation. Our customer, in mind. We have more than 180 years of experience we are America’s largest employee-owned children’s publisher. Our co-founder, J.L. Turner, was functionally illiterate when he started serving libraries around the world. Since 1828, we have brought independence allows us to pursue a wide range of creative choices the company recognized today as Dollar General. We understand that libraries the widest range of product offerings in the industry, as well while we serve our young “constituents” from infancy to adulthood. sometimes circumstances in life prevent individuals from achieving as value-added and customized services to meet your needs, and We honor librarians, who give as much care and attention to the their educational goals. Whatever the circumstances, we believe it is ultimately, the needs of your patrons. Today, we are committed to alchemy of connecting readers and books as we try to give to each never too late to learn. We believe that learning to read, receiving your developing new products, programs and services that are in step with detail of the publishing process. GED or learning the English language is an investment that opens today’s technology and the changing needs of you and your patrons. By www.candlewick.com new doorways for personal, professional and economic success. Since providing superior service and support, we are helping to ensure that its inception in 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has your library remains a champion in your community. awarded more than $24.5 million in grants. www.DollarGeneral.com www.baker-taylor.com

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Bob Sibert, President Jon Malinowski, President For over 90 years our company has put children’s books in our unique The Combined Book Exhibit began in 1933 as the original Book Mike Grasee, President binding so they are durable enough to withstand the heavy circulation Mobile, providing a venue for librarians to find new books and make Demco provides solutions for libraries and schools, helping them meet they get in schools and public libraries. Our company’s mission to help wise decisions with their limited funds during the Great Depression. their individual needs. From everyday supplies, to innovative library librarians put quality books in their libraries has not wavered since my Today, The Combined Book Exhibit has a rich history as a staple spaces, our unique family of brands provides the products and services grandfather founded the company. Bound to Stay Bound has tried to at over 25 shows each year, where librarians and educators can relax needed to create an imaginative learning environment that’s full of support ALA, librarians and libraries in other ways through the years. while searching through the vast CBE collection of small, medium possibilities. Our goal is to help libraries evolve by working with them Since 1985 we have sponsored several scholarships a year for students and large presses. With their sister company, The American Collective to anticipate future needs, as well as making them more functional, trying to become children’s librarians. Since 2001 we have sponsored Stand, The Combined Book Exhibit is not only a venue for librarians attractive and user friendly today. Our commitment to serving libraries ALA’s Robert F. Sibert Award for informational children’s books. to see new books, but a venue for publishers to display their books and librarians extends to our support of programs like the Library of www.btsb.com worldwide. Champions, and our participation at ALA Conferences. www.combinedbook.com www.demco.com

Double the size of traditional LEGO® bricks on all dimensions, DUPLO® bricks offer children so many ways to creatively play, learn and explore. DUPLO® bricks have entertained toddlers and preschoolers around the world for more than 40 years and research Joe Largen, President & Chairman of the Board Allen Powell, President, EBSCO Information Services indicates that construction play contributes to every stage of learning, Brodart Co. has a rich history of partnering with librarians to EBSCO would like to salute the library community and the good from nurturing cognitive abilities and motor functions to developing bring library patrons information in comfortable and functional works being accomplished by librarians worldwide. Our association social, emotional and imaginative skills to promoting creative environments. Through our Books & Library Services, Contract with ALA and other information and standards organizations allows storytelling. LEGO® DUPLO® has partnered with ALSC in a program Furniture, and Supplies & Furnishings Divisions, we have the us to actively participate in the ongoing discourse among libraries, to celebrate children’s librarians - the community stewards of story expertise, products and services to help librarians capitalize on publishers, and vendors. It also gives EBSCO the opportunity to time. Together, LEGO® DUPLO® and ALSC will work to provide opportunities and manage the challenges facing them. We are honored contribute to various sponsorship and scholarship programs created inspiration for story time in libraries and at home by offering engaging to subsidize continuing education and conference attendance to be a Library Champion and delight in supporting the important for librarians. We believe it is important to invest in professional activities and creative ideas that celebrate the critical role of play in contributions of libraries and librarians to communities worldwide. developing and reinforcing early literacy. The company is committed development for new and emerging librarians. Our goal is to promote www.brodart.com librarianship and see libraries flourish throughout the world. EBSCO’s to the development of children’s creative and imaginative abilities, and services for complete e-resource management and discovery are a its employees are guided by the motto adopted in the 1930s by founder natural extension of the print subscription support we’ve provided for Ole Kirk Christiansen: “Only the best is good enough.” more than 65 years. Thank you for the opportunity to work together. www.LEGO.com www.ebsco.com American Library Association 2012-2013 Library Champions INVESTING IN AMERICA’S LIBRARIES

Elsevier is proud to be an active advocate of libraries worldwide. Michael E. Hansen, President & Chief Executive Officer Kim Massana, CEO Today, librarians and Elsevier are partnering in new and innovative Gale, part of Cengage Learning, is committed to providing value to Innovative (www.iii.com) creates cutting-edge products that allow projects that support our common goal: making genuine contributions libraries and power to users. We have a unique focus on integrating libraries to succeed in a modern technology environment and the to the global science and health communities. research with learning and on delivering an outstanding user freedom to implement solutions that best meet their specific needs. Librarians play a primary role in the development of our electronic experience and increasing usage. We stand side by side with library The company’s versatile and market-leading solutions include: the products as well as providing valuable advice and insight through partners to promote the library as a vital part of its community. Sierra Services Platform, the Millennium ILS, the Encore Synergy Elsevier’s advisory boards. With our combined efforts we are able We are delighted to be ALA Library Champions. It’s all part of our discovery application, Electronic Resource Management, and INN- to improve scholarly communication and facilitate the mission of continuing heritage of serving libraries and librarians and supporting Reach resource sharing. An established company with a vision for the researchers and faculty. the good work of the American Library Association. future, Innovative connects with thousands of libraries of all types www.elsevier.com gale.cengage.com in over 50 countries. Innovative’s commitment to service is reflected by its 24/7/365 Help Desk, Innovative University, and the CSDirect Web support center. The company is headquartered in Emeryville, California. www.iii.com

Matti Shem Tov, President & CEO Guy Marhewka, CEO Jude Hayes, Manager of Consortia Sales, Academic & Library Solutions Ex Libris Group is a leading provider of library automation solutions, Gaylord Bros. has helped librarians meet the needs of their patrons, LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions provides students, faculty offering the only comprehensive product suite for the discovery, students and staff for over 100 years. Through the continual and public library patrons with unparalleled access to business, management, and distribution of all materials—print, electronic, and development of innovative and quality products, we’ve endeavored legal and news information from the most credible sources available digital. Dedicated to developing the market’s most inventive and to make the library environment and processes more inviting and through its portfolio of online resources – LexisNexis Academic for creative solutions, Ex Libris leads the way in defining and designing user friendly. Gaylord has also focused on providing expert guidance colleges and universities, LexisNexis Scholastic for K-12, LexisNexis efficient, user-friendly products that serve the needs of academic, in library layout as well as custom products that meet the specific Library Express for public libraries and lexis.com for paralegal research, and national libraries today, enabling them to transition demands of individual libraries. studies programs.We design products with the goal of simplifying and into the future. By collaborating closely with customers and industry www.gaylord.com ensuring successful research for students, faculty, knowledge workers, visionaries, Ex Libris addresses the evolving requirements of libraries and librarians. In our quest to create truly useful products, we rely in the high-tech era. on librarians for their support, candor, and feedback. We hope that www.exlibrisgroup.com librarians realize they can rely on us, too; supporting the ALA Library Champions program is merely one way we hope to demonstrate our unwavering commitment to the profession. www.LexisNexis.com

Todd Litzsinger, President of Follett Library Resources Rich Rosy, Vice President/General Manager Ron Dubberly, Chief Executive Officer Follett Library Resources is proud to support the American Library Ingram Content Group Inc. is the world’s largest distributor of physical LSSI has a proud and successful history of providing vital contributions Association’s advocacy efforts through the Library Champions program. and digital content. Thousands of publishers, retailers, and libraries to libraries serving local communities, schools, colleges, corporations As a Follett Corporation company, we are committed to providing the worldwide use our products and services to realize the full business and the federal government. We are the world’s premier contract highest quality books, audiovisual materials, digital content, value- potential of books. Ingram has earned its lead position and reputation provider of library operation services and solutions to public and added services, and personal assistance to PreK-12 schools around the by offering excellent service and creating innovative, integrated government libraries. LSSI improves library services and operations world. Our goal is to use our experience and expertise to anticipate and solutions. of communities and institutions by focusing on established service exceed your needs. School librarians have the lofty, yet challenging, www.ingramcontent.com priorities, customer service quality, best practices, and efficiencies. mission of educating PreK-12 students, and our mission is to make it LSSI accomplishes more with our customers’ library budgets. easier for you to do great things. We identify and secure grants, leverage library automation and www.titletales.com / www.titlewave.com technology, and create library programs tailored to the needs of the local community. www.lssi.com

Smart investing @ your library® and the Boone County (KY) Public Library Smart investing @ your library® is supported with grants from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Foundation http://www.finrafoundation.org and project management and training from the Reference and User Services Association- a division of ALA. Through a nationwide network, public and community college libraries are demonstrating their relevance as essential, valued community assets with trained staff devoted to connecting people with reliable, unbiased financial and investor education resources and programs at the grassroots level. The Boone County Public Library is partnering with the Brighton Center to present an all ages program called Earn, Spend, Save. Engaging their audiences with topics that are important to them, the program appeals to kids, teens and adults with a series of year-long workshops that offer practical financial education. Topics are presented throughout each quarter plus one night a month, where everyone comes together with a different workshop for each age group to share Money Matters Meal Night. Busy families can attend without having to find childcare or cook dinner- a free meal is included. And to keep the momentum going, “Summer of Savings” incorporates the Save topic in the summer reading program, targeted to include all age groups. For more information about the program, visit http://www.smartinvesting.ala.org American Library Association 2012-2013 Library Champions INVESTING IN AMERICA’S LIBRARIES INVESTING IN AMERICA’S LIBRARIES

Jonathan Worrall, CEO Kurt Sanford, CEO Blaise R. Simqu, President & CEO As a proud member of the Library Champion family, Mergent is pleased In 1938, ProQuest began a partnership with libraries to connect Librarians stand at the forefront of the information revolution. SAGE to offer our strong support of the American Library Association. Founded individuals to the world’s knowledge: the great books, articles, ideas, and stands beside them. For more than 45 years, SAGE has consulted and in 1900, Mergent operates one of the longest continuously collected news destined to spark new wisdom and action. Over the years, we have conferred with librarians to help meet the ever-changing needs of library databases of: descriptive and fundamental information on domestic evolved together through changing technologies, fluctuating economies, patrons, most recently with the publication of the report “Working and international companies; pricing and terms and conditions data on and end-user vagaries. We’ve watched information rise to cloud-level and together: Evolving value for academic libraries,” a six-month research fixed income and equity securities; and corporate action data. Mergent’s collections float beyond walls. And here we are… still partners in our project carried out by LISU and commissioned by SAGE. Through unique history has enabled it to be an innovative leader in easy-to-use, joint goal of connecting people with authoritative information that can our Library Advisory Group at the ALA Annual Conference, SAGE powerful information tools that combine functionality with the latest illuminate, educate and excite. At ProQuest, we relish this partnership representatives and librarians exchange ideas, discuss initiatives, and plan in technology. In addition, Mergent’s Indxis subsidiary develops and with libraries and librarians. We invest in library education, recognize strategies for the future. SAGE was founded on the idea that engaged licenses equity and fixed income investment products based on its educators who enthuse the next generation of librarians, and support scholarship lies at the heart of a healthy society. Today SAGE is a global, proprietary investment methodologies. Our licensed products have MLS programs with free resources. If we’re being measured by the growing group of companies, including CQ Press and the recent addition over $5 billion in assets under management and are offered by major company we keep, we are truly honored to be called Library Champions. of Adam Matthew to the SAGE family. SAGE is privileged to further this investment management firms. www.proquest.com vision as a Library Champion. www.mergent.com www.sagepublications.com

Joe Mansueto, Chairman, Founder & CEO Steve Laird, President Richard Robinson, Chairman, President, & CEO It is a pleasure to partner with an organization that looks for better ways ReferenceUSA is a powerful online reference and research tool providing Scholastic is proud to once again join the ALA in championing the to serve people. We at Morningstar are proud to be Library Champions library cardholders instant, real-time access to accurate, in-depth important role school and public libraries play in providing all children and to support the American Library Association. information on 24 million U.S. businesses and 235 million U.S. and young adults access to books, research, and technology. Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment residents. ReferenceUSA makes it faster and easier to find new business As a long-time supporter of ALA, we believe in the importance of research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Our goal is opportunities, research executives and companies, find news articles, libraries as a valuable resource for improving student achievement and to offer products that improve the overall investment experience for conduct job searches, research papers, locate addresses and phone life-long learning. Through Scholastic Library Publishing, we continue individual investors, financial advisors, and institutions. Founded more numbers, conduct market research and much more. to respond to the needs of libraries by developing print and digital than 25 years ago, we continue to evolve and expand our products. www.ReferenceUSA.com products through our well-regarded print brands of Children’s Press We’re committed to delivering world-class investment research and and Franklin Watts, and our digital brands of Grolier Online, BookFlix services to people around the globe. and TrueFlix. We are proud to provide libraries with the resources they www.morningstar.com/goto/mirc need to prepare our children for the future. www.scholastic.com/librarypublishing

Jay Jordan, President & CEO Jed Lyons, President & CEO Edwin Buckhalter, Chairman OCLC strongly supports the Library Champions program and its The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. is one of the largest If the future of world civilization lies with education, then it is commitment to library advocacy and the vital efforts of librarians and fastest growing independent publishers and distributors in North unacceptable that any country should fail to educate its children (and around the world. Since 1967, OCLC and its member libraries have America. We are honored to be the supporter of ALA’s distinguished in some cases adults) to read and write and to introduce them to the been working together for the public good. Each day, the OCLC Equality Award which is awarded at the annual conference. The company pleasures of gaining knowledge and experience through reading. community of librarians in more than 72,000 libraries in 170 countries publishes under a dozen imprints in virtually all fields in the humanities Libraries reinforce teaching and open wide horizons to all, irrespective uses OCLC cooperative services to help people find the information and social sciences including Scarecrow Press, Sheed & Ward, Taylor of their background. At a time of budget cuts and economic difficulties they need. Each day, these Library Champions help to advance Trade and AltaMira Press. While celebrating our 36th anniversary in 2011, it is critical for the ALA to maintain its support for The Campaign research, scholarship and education. We at OCLC are proud to be we will publish 1,400 new academic, reference, and general interest books. for America’s (and the World’s) Libraries. I am delighted that Severn advocates for libraries and librarians and the ideals they embody. Each of our 1,400 new books will be released simultaneously in paper and House’s contribution demonstrates our ongoing willingness to support www.oclc.org e-book editions. We also own National Book Network (NBN) and NBN library advocacy via the Champion program, which in turn helps International. More than 30,000 new books have been published since the produce a balanced society—and its future leaders in the community. company was founded in 1975. www.severnhouse.com www.rlpgbooks.com

2012 I Love My Librarian Award

Robert Massie, the first winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction for his William Schickling, President & CEO work Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman, spoke Today’s libraries are looking for better ways to serve their patrons at the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New and streamline staff workflow. And that’s precisely what we do at Polaris Library Systems. As a forward-thinking library automation York Times I Love My Librarian Award ceremony Bob Massie Caroline Kennedy at TheTimesCenter on December 18. The event company, our goal is to keep you at the leading edge of technology, Photo by Alex Remnick Photo by Tom Fitzsimmons helping you to maximize resources, reduce costs and improve patron honored the 10 winners of the 2012 I Love My satisfaction. Our mission at Polaris is to help libraries better serve their Librarian Award. communities. www.polarislibrary.com Caroline Kennedy spoke at the 2011 award ceremony. She will serve as the Honorary Chair of National Library Week 2013 (April 14-20). American Library Association 2012-2013 Library Champions INVESTING IN AMERICA’S LIBRARIES

Bill Davison, Executive Chairman S&P Capital IQ provides proprietary and third-party multi-asset class Chris Kibarian, President – IP & Science SirsiDynix, with libraries, helps communities thrive by connecting data, research and analytics to institutional investors, investment Thomson Reuters is proud to be a part of the American Library people with the resources they need in the way they need them. advisors and wealth managers around the world. We deliver our Association’s Library Champions program. We recognize the SirsiDynix offers a comprehensive suite of solutions for superior library content through desktop solutions such as Capital IQ, Global Credit contributions our nation’s libraries and librarians make toward management and user experience. The solutions help libraries improve Portal and MarketScope Advisor, as well as through customized strengthening science and scholarship in the United States. Thomson internal productivity and enhance a library’s capabilities to better meet enterprise feeds such as Global Data Solutions, S&P Securities Reuters works with over 5,600 academic institutions to provide the needs of people and communities, making libraries more relevant Evaluations and Compustat. S&P Capital IQ sharpens financial research solutions from Web of Knowledge, Web of Science to than ever. SirsiDynix also assists libraries through cloud computing, intelligence into the wisdom our customers seek. NetAdvantage EndNote. In all cases, libraries remain at the forefront of advancing personal consulting, and other professional services. SirsiDynix is the has recently increased coverage with the addition of the Daily Price knowledge exchange in a rapidly changing world, and we value world’s leader in library automation providing functionality to all library Record, a searchable and sortable database providing high, low and opportunities to increase public awareness. market types: academic, public, school and special and serving over closing prices of over 75,000 US stocks traded on NYSE, AMEX and www.thomsonreuters.com 3,600 customers, 23,000 individual libraries, and 160 million library NASDAQ. Users can easily search for pricing on both active and users in 70 countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East inactive stocks and mutual funds. and Asia-Pacific. www.netadvantage.standardandpoors.com www.sirsidynix.com

The mission of Sisters in Crime is to promote the professional Jose Luis Andrade, President, Swets North America Annette Harwood Murphy, President & CEO development and advancement of women crime writers to achieve Swets is focused on improving the delivery and use of knowledge The Library Corporation, a family-owned business founded in 1974, equality in the industry. Sisters in Crime has 3,600 members in from your library. We provide you with the most effective solutions provides automation solutions for school, public, academic, and 48 chapters world-wide, offering networking, advice and support by combining people, data and technology. Our innovative solutions special libraries of all sizes, including some of the busiest libraries in to mystery authors. The organization includes authors, readers, address Decision Support, enabling Research Productivity and the world. TLC’s library automation and cataloging products include publishers, agents, booksellers and librarians bound by our affection Collaboration, and ensuring the overall success of your library. Library•Solution®, Library•Solution® for Schools, CARL•X™, LS2 for the mystery genre and our support of women who write mysteries. Contact us today at [email protected] for more information on any PAC, LS2 Kids, LS2 Mobile, LS2 Circ, Textbook Tracking & Asset Sisters in Crime was founded by Sara Paretsky and a group of women of our services. Management, BiblioFile®, ITS•MARC®, AuthorityWorks™, and Online at the 1986 Bouchercon in Baltimore. www.swets.com Selection & Acquisitions – all backed by an unparalleled level of customer www.sistersincrime.org support and assistance. TLC is proud to support the Library Champions program, which recognizes the achievements of individual librarians while increasing public awareness and promoting advocacy programs – important reasons to stand behind this program. www.TLCdelivers.com

Derk Haank, CEO Roger Horton, CEO, Taylor & Francis Group Dr. Vinod Chachra, President Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) is a leading The Taylor & Francis Group is proud to be an active supporter of VTLS started in the library automation business in 1975. Consistently in global scientific publisher, providing researchers in academia, scientific the US library community and to participate in the ALA’s Library the forefront of library automation and information technology, VTLS has institutions and corporate R&D departments with quality content via Champions program. provided innovative software, custom solutions, and superior service to the innovative information products and services. Springer is also a trusted As one of the world’s leading publishers of scholarly journals, books, library community in 45 countries. VTLS’s Virtua now supports RDA and local-language publisher in Europe – especially in Germany and the ebooks, and reference works, Taylor & Francis helps bring knowledge FRBR. RDA compliant cataloging tools and user interfaces are provided Netherlands – primarily for physicians and professionals working in to life by providing researchers and students with the highest quality in the Virtua ILS and custom Drupal modules are available for both Virtua the automotive, transport and healthcare sectors. Springer publishes information across a range of specialties in Humanities, Social Science, and VITAL digital asset management software. Maintaining a steadfast roughly 2,000 journals and 7,000 new books each year, and the group is Science, Technology and Medicine. commitment to development and customer service, VTLS devotes 40 home to the world’s largest STM eBook collection, as well as the most Taylor & Francis staff provide local expertise and support to our percent of its resources to research and development and another 30 comprehensive portfolio of open access journals. Springer employs more editors, societies, and authors and tailored, efficient customer service percent to customer support. VTLS’s growth testifies not only to the than 7,000 individuals across the globe. to our library colleagues. success of its corporate vision but also to the fulfillment of its mission to www.springer.com/librarians www.tandf.co.uk/libsite develop, market, and support exceptional library automation products. www.vtls.com Library Card Sign-up Month ALA’s atyourlibrary.org continues to build public A print public service announcement (PSA) featuring Super Bowl winner and awareness for libraries Library Card Sign-up Month Chair Troy Polamalu appeared on the website of With support from ALA’s Library Champions, TIME magazine during the month of September. ALA’s public awareness website, atyourlibrary. The print PSA joined several other promotional tools featuring Polamalu on org, continues to grow. the Library Card Sign-up Month website (ala.org/librarycardsignup), including The website was designed for the general a digital PSA and a Facebook banner that libraries public – library users and non-users – and aims could use on their Facebook pages throughout the at increasing the use of libraries by people of month of September. all ages. The goal is to provide information and In addition, a “60 Ways to Use Your Library Card” recommended resources that everybody can online slideshow used real-life examples and photos take advantage of at their local library. submitted by public libraries to showcase what library Recent articles on atyourlibrary.org have users can find at the library. touched on art exhibitions, classic films and libraries and e-books. In addition, This and other resources are freely available for use in working with ALA Editions, atyourlibrary.org has run a series of articles on on library websites and blogs. During the Library how to get a job, paying for college, and other content. Card Sign-up Month promotional period, the slideshow received 138,000 pageviews. Professional Development | Youth Matters Teacher Librarian Tips

10 things every new school librarian ought to know by Michelle Luhtala and Dan Ambrosio

ot everything you need Number 8: Set mea- accomplishing, are likely to to know about school surable goals. Incentiv- earn recognition and build librarianship is taught ized by the Race to the stronger partnerships. in graduate school. Top federal education Number 4: Promote NNo matter how comprehensive grant program, teacher and protect. School the training for school library certi- evaluations are, in many Here’s what librarians are expected to fication, a few aspects of teaching instances, based on stu- embed digital citizenship, may still surprise you. What follows dent achievement on to expect as a profile management, and is a top 10 list of what to expect as a standardized tests—tricky rookie librarian. online safety into the core newbie school librarian. business for a teacher curriculum. Promote your Number 10: Assume the best. librarian. Although programs through Face- With the exception of Montana, ev- studies demonstrate the positive im- book, YouTube, and Twitter. ery state in the union has passed pact of one or more school librarians Number 3: Connect learners. antibullying legislation since 1999. on achievement, teacher evaluations When school librarians connect These laws mandate teachers to re- require school librarians to provide a students with other learners, teach- port incidences of bullying, intimi- measurable correlation between ers, and experts, they give students dation, and harassment. While this their work and their students’ suc- a chance to hone those skills. may seem logical, new teacher cess. This requires careful planning, Number 2: Be the solution. New librarians may not always find it goal setting, and pedagogical work. school librarians know they are in- easy to understand the developmen- Number 7: Build community. Sel- structional partners, but until tal idiosyncrasies of student inter- dom is there more than one school teachers perceive them as facilita- actions. Distinguishing bullying librarian assigned to a given building. tors, they will tend to refrain from from other behaviors can prove Cultivate a professional learning com- collaborating at all. Establishing re- challenging, and overreporting can munity within and beyond your dis- lationships can be slow and frus- undermine collegial partnerships trict to offset professional isolation. trating work for a rookie librarian. and students’ receptiveness to Number 6: Master the standards. Number 1: Balance the old and library services. Learn standards such as Common new. Some traditional responsibili- Number 9: Be flexible. Most flexi- Core State Standards, American Asso- ties—cataloging, for example—are bly scheduled school librarians do not ciation of School Librarians’ Learn- more important than ever in the have access to special education stu- ing For Life, the International digital landscape. Of course, there dents’ individualized education plans Society for Technology in Education’s are also new responsibilities—also and therefore are often unfamiliar National Educational Technology driven by technological innovation, january/february 2013

with these students’ diagnoses and Standards, and the Partnership for such as helping teachers find the |

recommended accommodations. But 21st Century Learning—all critical in right tool for an instructional objec- in inclusive settings, school librarians K–12 education. Most states also have tive—that are now part of school teach all students, sometimes with their own standards, and districts of- librarians’ workload. z limited support from special ed ten have their own curricula. School teachers. Although this is beginning librarians who develop expertise MICHELLE LUHTALA is school librarian for to change, many K–12 librarians still quickly emerge as district leaders. New Canaan (Conn.) High School. DAN AMBROSIO was a student librarian and intern have to intuit students’ instructional Number 5: Publish and flourish. at New Canaan High School while earning and socioemotional needs and then Those who share online what they his master’s of arts in educational technology and school library certification from Fairfield modify lesson plans. learn, as well as what their students are (Conn.) University. americanlibrariesmagazine.org

80 Outside/In | Professional Development Develop Your Emotional Intelligence

To help improve service to customers by David Lee King and Michael Porter (and colleagues), go beyond what you know

n the many presentations we tomers. Remembering this is of emotional intelligence make us have given over the years, important; it keeps us focused on more effective at meeting our own one of the most powerful organizational needs and inter- and most common questions goals and strategy Applying acting with oth- Iwe receive deals with psychology. rather than on ers. This makes the concept The topic came up most recently distractions us more credible when we were preparing a presenta- stemming from of emo- and ultimately tion on how library staff can com- emotional reac- tional intel- helps us fulfill the municate more effectively with tions during a ligence can help create more mission of the information technology staff mem- planning meet- library. bers. We initially wanted to empha- ing. efficiency, harmony, and How can we size that when working with IT (2) We need progress. But the first step is develop our emo- staff, it’s crucial to prepare and dis- to consciously to develop this emotional IQ. tional intelli- cuss lists of processes, procedures, focus on emo- gence? A good and tips. tional intelligence in library inter- first step is simply to recognize its But as our session date drew clos- actions. It can be tempting to importance and maintain an aware- er, we began to think about interac- concentrate on things we are most ness of our reactions as they hap- tions with IT personnel in terms of familiar with, like these common pen. Examining the emotional emotions. performance predictors: intelli- reactions of others, particularly in What stereotypical assumptions gence, education, experience, or difficult times, is also important. do librarians make about informa- personality. These are important, Listening, understanding, having tion technology people? Why might but they aren’t enough. Weaving the patience, empathizing, and showing they act a certain way when speaking critical factor of emotional intelli- strength and resilience—these are with nontechie library staff? What gence into our interactions at the all key components. emotional baggage or misconcep- library—whether in hiring, commu- But there is much more to learn. tions do librarians bring to some of nicating across departments, or If the topic interests you or your these situations? Applying the con- simple day-to-day interactions with staff, then encourage and support january/february 2013

cept of emotional intelligence can staff and customers—is critical. continuing education in this area. | smooth things out between the two (3) We must work to develop our The rewards can be powerful, and groups and create more efficiency, emotional intelligence because it will extend across your organization harmony, and progress. will help us more accurately per- and your personal life. z As a result, here’s what we in- ceive emotions in ourselves and cluded in that presentation: others. We can then use emotions to DAVID LEE KING is digital services director (1) Our jobs are not about specif- facilitate our thinking, understand for Topeka and Shawnee County (Kans.) Public Library. MICHAEL PORTER is currently leading ic departments or personalities. Our emotional meanings, and assist us the effort of the e-content–centric nonprofit jobs are about the library, its mis- as we manage our own set of emo- Library Renewal and has worked for more than 20 years as a librarian, presenter, and

sion, and our service to library cus- tions. In other words, higher levels consultant for libraries. americanlibrariesmagazine.org

81 Professional DEVELOPMENT | Books Librarian’s Library

Disaster recovery, going green, protecting privacy: by Karen Muller How we do librarianship

egardless of how large less impact on the en- All of tomers? Or are (or small) your library vironment. libraries so integral to us are is, or whether you serve Indexed. Library Juice our democratic foun- elementary school Press, 2012. 280 p. $32. 978-1- affected dations that we should students,R college professors, or 936117-08-6 (Also available put limits on commer- as an ebook.) by current retirees seeking the latest book cial, privatizing influ- by their favorite author, you With the explosion of events that change ences? These are some are affected by issues that may information available how we practice of the questions one change how we “do” librarian- on the internet, some our profession. might ask when read- ship. Here are a few recent titles people think libraries ing the extensively re- that discuss these topics, some- have become irrelevant. But in Web of searched Libraries, Classrooms, and times raising more questions Deceit: Misinformation and Manipula- the Interests of than not—and therefore mak- tion in the Age of Social Media, editor Democracy: ing them fit nicely with the 2013 Anne P. Mintz has assembled a series Marking the ALA Midwinter Meeting theme, of essays on the privacy issues, Limits of Neolib- “The conversation starts here.” scams, and political misinformation eralism, by John rampant across social media and on- Buschman. In How can your line in general. this sequel to library go An underlying his Dismantling green? What message, the Public environmen- though, is the Sphere: Situating tal factors are increased im- and Sustaining Librarianship in the under your portance of Age of the New Public Philosophy control that knowing how to (Libraries Unlimited, 2003), you can ad- make accurate Buschman continues his discussion dress to make connections of the dangers of incorporating a a contribution between facts business model into the delivery of toward im- and determining that information library services, which should be a proving the environment? Monika sources are indeed reliable. In other public good. Neither is easy reading, Antonelli and Mark McCullough of- words, what remains critical is un- but the issues discussed provide a fer a group of essays in Greening derstanding and conveying the im- philosophical foundation for under- Libraries that explore some of the portance of information literacy, a standing current trends toward january/february 2013

| questions. Building a new LEED- key element of library service in to- “library as place” and privatization.

certified building is one route; an- day’s information age. Indexed. Scarecrow Press, 2012. 248 p. $65. other is to update an existing Indexed. CyberAge/Information Today, 2012. 978-0-8108-8528-8 (Also available as an building. Several case studies de- 224 p. $29.95. 978-0-910965-91-0 ebook.) scribe how staff committees worked to bring environmental awareness Are libraries in competition with More optimistic is Opening Up Educa- to library services—including evalu- avenues for entertainment or sourc- tion: The Collective Advancement of Ed- ating the giveaways, employing al- es of information? Should libraries ucation through Open Technology, Open ternative energy resources, and market their services in the same Content, and Open Knowledge, edited

americanlibrariesmagazine.org finding ways to do outreach with way businesses market to their cus- by Toru Iiyoshi and M. S. Vijay

82 management specialist fortheALALibrary. karen mullerislibrarianandknowledge Indexed. AL force of ahurricane. for acommunity’s recoveryfromthe public librarygardens,andsupport at asummer readingprogram, ter for new Americans,freelunches studies providehope:aliteracycen- Thecaseline andbroadcastmedia. disasters, andpervasiveuseof on- by seeminglymorefrequentnatural lations, climatechangemanifested financial constraints,shiftingpopu- facing citiesandtheirlibraries: by reviewingthetrendsandissues communities. Dudleysetsthestage economically, andsocially resilient tive rolesinbuildingecologically, transforma- that havetaken eral libraries stories of sev- ley, tellsthe Michael Dud- edited by Cities, and Resilient Public Libraries 0262-51501-6 Indexed. MITPress,2010.500p portunity for ourcommunities? able, transformative educationalop- tacit knowledgetocreateasustain- libraries usesharedexperiencesand nities withtheseresources?Can libraries canbuildlearningcommu- library users?Whataretheways these resourcesfor thebenefit of our need tochangetake advantageof teaching process.Buthowdowe sign andtransformations inthe A, 2013.192p . $65.978-08389-1136-5 of learningde- explore issues coursework and available to createfreely have combined nologies that the opentech- sayists describe Kumar. Thees- . $18.95.978-

z I something special. an unquenchabledesire tofindoutifthenextcard turnedjustmightbe been-there-twice-seen-this-shit-before cynicismanditspolaropposite, other fictionalwarcorrespondents atevokingthatirresistible mixof Harrington’s Cruz-Price,buthecanholdhisownwiththemandallthe gripping. Cobbdefinitelybreathes thesameairasGreene’s Fowlerand follow, butthecharacterstudies,senseofplace,andmood are utterly fallen inlove.Theplotofthismultistrandedthrillerisattimesdifficult to be somethingverydifferent—and withwhomKithasverydefinitely the matterofMexicanwomanwhomaybealaundress butmayalso he wouldalsoliketoscore aninterviewwithPanchoVilla. Thenthere’s peculiar mini-invasion.Kitwouldliketogetthebottomofthat,and naturally hewindsupinVeracruz in1914,justastheU S isstagingavery him “Kit”)isanewspaperwarcorrespondent insearch ofaction,so minute you’re deepintheheartofdarkness. secret service.Oneminuteyou’re sippingadrinkattheclub;next It doesn’t helpthathealsofallsforthewifeofheadGuatemala’s legendary RedJaguar, agiantMayansculpture madeentirely ofjade. buys arun-downcoffee plantationinhopesoffindingonitsgrounds the Jungle (2005),thedissolutecorrespondent isRussellCruz-Price,who novelists: KentHarringtonandRobertOlenButler. InHarrington’s Red your role model. learn howtotread waterinaseaofmoralambiguity, looktoGreene as pens tobeinterested instealingFowler’s girl.Ifyou’re awritertryingto logue whofomentswarsascasuallyhebuysthenextround—hap- spur toaction,itdoesn’t hurtthatthe“quietAmerican”—alethalideo- win anunwinnablewar, heknowshe’s ontosomething.Asanadditional in theon-deckcircle, ready topinch-hitforthefailingFrench attryingto pores, butwhenhepicksuphintsthattheAmericansare limberingup the French warinVietnam, knowsdissolutedowntohisgin-soaked of thewarcorrespondent novel.BritishjournalistFowler, idlycovering lethargic astoignore signsoftheBigStoryonhorizon. solute astheguyonnextbarstool,butsomehow, he’s notquiteso somewhere inthehumidity, beyondtheceilingfans.Ourhero isasdis- Story thatjustmightbelurkingoutthere from theirlethargy toinvestigatetheBig press club,mostofwhomcan’t beroused of cigarette smoke)overthedenizensof innuendo hanging(likeaubiquitouscloud hip); and,mostimportant,asenseofconstant growth ofbeard (before thatlookbecame (ostensibly tofightoff malaria);afewdays’ suits; constantconsumptionofginandtonics here—rumpled, sweat-stainedseersucker cal climes.You knowwhatI’mtalkingabout respondents, especiallythosesetintropi- ’m asuckerfornovelsstarringwarcor In Butler’s TheHotCountry(2012),ChristopherMarloweCobb(call You canfindtheGreene influenceinthework oftwocontemporary Graham Greene’s TheQuietAmerican(1956)isreally thegodfather Bill Ottiseditorandpublisher ofALA’s Booklist. ROUSING READS Hot Country -

83 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 84 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 Solutions Services and << | SHOWCASE list, orusedtocreatenewlists. can beexportedtoaspreadsheet,addedanexisting lists, orlimitcollections.Oncelistsarecompiled,data out. Librarianscanviewsavedpicklists,createweeding of itemswithcorrespondingtransactiondataforcheck- their searchwithfilters.Eachselectedfilteroffersalist & Actionsenableslibrarianstocustomizeandnarrow circulation tasksfromanywherewithinthebuilding.Lists allows alibrariantoleavehisorherdeskandperform screen-optimized tablet-friendlysoftwaredesignthat automation system.TheLS2Staffinterfacehasatouch- web-based LS2StaffinterfacefortheLibrarySolution & Actions,acirculationfeaturetocomplementthe The LibraryCorporation(TLC)hasintroducedLists tlcdelivers.com exchange ofheadsetsbetweenusers. is completedinonetotwominutes, allowingquickandsafe the electromagneticlocksautomaticallyengage.Theprocess The sanitizingcyclecannotbeginuntilthecaseisclosedand sanitize theheadphones,killing99%ofharmfulpathogens. phones atonetime.FourUVClampswithreflectivepanels racking systemthatholdsuptoeightlargeor16regularhead- wall-mounted orsuppliedinatransportablecasewithbuilt-in facilities thatusesharedheadphones.Theequipmentcanbe phone Sanitizerforschools,libraries,museums,andother Hamilton BuhlhasreleasedtheHygenXUVCAutomaticHead- hamiltonbuhl.com To haveanewproduct considered for thissection,contactPhilMorehart atpmorehart New Products << ing onthecompanywebsite. ing eachebook.Freetrialsareavailablebyregister- guide alsooffersasuggestedgradelevelforread- the materialtoCommonCoreStateStandards.The Teaching Linksguidewithideasonhowtoalign Each titleinthecollectionisaccompaniedbyafree smartphones, tablets,andinteractivewhiteboards. any deviceincludingdesktopandlaptopcomputers, the browser-based StarWalk Reader, which works on StarWalk KidsMedia.Theebooksarestreamedto thor andcofounderof children’s scienceau- Simon, award-winning 53 booksbySeymour nonfiction andincludes collection emphasizes of 148ebooks.The platform withacatalog new children’sebook dia haslaunchedits StarWalk KidsMe- starwalkkids.com << @ ala.org. and schools. staff, forexample),thesystemisespeciallyconvenientlibraries name badgecanbemadeonsite(forvolunteers,visitors,andnew tached toawearer’sshirtwithmagneticfastener.Becausenew printing accuracy.Thepiecescanbesnappedtogetherandat- holder, andMicrosoft-certifiednamebadgesoftwaretoensure plate, printableinsertsheets,badgelenscover,name name badgestarterkitincludesthefollowingcomponents: sonalized badgeswithnames,colors,andlogos.Forassembly,the to provideemployersthetoolsandsoftwareneededcreateper- Imprint PlusintroducestheReusableNameBadgeSystem—away imprintplus.com manager BillOtt, wrote theentire codefortheRFID ment, undertheinstructionofinformation systems open-source integratedlibrarysystem.TheITdepart- beyond itsfinancial reach, itmigratedtoEvergreen, an Ehlers, GRPLassistantdirector. from repetitive workfocusedonitems,”saidMarla out andcheck-in,howusingRFIDcouldfree staff much more efficientmaterialshandlingbothatcheck- early onhowitoffered reader. “We recognized books usingahandheld fies items,andlocate security gatethatidenti- books atonce,provide a turns, checkoutseveral can automatebookre- UHF system,thelibrary counters. Butwiththe short-range atcheckout sive tags,whichread high-frequency (HF)pas- RFID technologyuse that haveimplemented libraries inthecountry (UHF) RFIDsystem.Most an ultra-high-frequency 2012. ThelibraryisthefirstinNorthAmericatoadopt was installedinitseightbrancheslateNovember a radiofrequency identification(RFID)systemthat Grand Rapids(Mich.)PublicLibrary(GRPL)haslaunched After thelibraryreceived quotesin2007thatwere <<< Library, usestheultra-high-frequency RFIDsystem. Marla Ehlers,assistantdirector ofGrandRapidsPublic innovative materials handling CASE STUDY although thosewon’t happenforsometime yet.” cart reader, as wellotherfeatures to thesystem, to takeawholecollectioninventory witharolling said, “Eventuallyweplantodevelop thesoftware to amissingitem’s IDwhen itiswithin20feet.Ehlers ware forahandheldreader thatwillalertstaff members accommodate otherhelpfulfunctions,includingsoft- the floorfor reshelving muchsooner. of eAgile,aGrandRapidstagmanufacturer thatcould ing anout-of-boxsystem.In2008Ottbecameaware Calvin College.Thissaved60%ofthecostpurchas- system, alsoreceiving inputfrom studentsofnearby The libraryiscurrently beta-testingtechnologyto and itemsare brought upon through checkoutmuchfaster eAgile reader, theyare moving trons scanthelabelsoveran book, CD,andDVD.Aspa- printed RFIDlabelsforeach every shelf,andencoded with cataloginformationfor The libraryprovided eAgile mercially availablesystems. Evergreen, aswellcom- open-source ILSplatformslike with thetransitiontoward that are designedtointegrate ing UHForHFRFIDsolutions company specializesinsupply- materials handlingsystem.The create anopen-source RFID

85 americanlibrariesmagazine.org | january/february 2013 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Classifieds

position is part of a team that provides Minnesota State University, Mankato has leadership and direction for the plan- a long-standing commitment to diversity ning, development, implementation, and is actively seeking to nurture and Career growth, and maintenance of a program enrich its underrepresented communi- to serve the digital repository needs of ties. Women, minorities and individuals the Library and university. Responsibili- with disabilities are encouraged to apply. ties include identifying, evaluating, and Minnesota State University, Mankato is implementing appropriate software an AA/EO university and is a member Leads and hardware for the digital collections; of the Minnesota State Colleges and identifying and implementing appropri- Universities system. ate metadata standards; writing and maintaining policies and procedures; and Instructional Services Librarian, As- promoting collections to the University sistant Professor, Minnesota State from community. All library faculty serve on University, Mankato RESPONSIBILI- teams as a subject liaison to one or more TIES: In collaboration with the Instruction disciplines/programs, with responsibil- Program and Design Librarian, librarians, ity for collection development, library and teaching faculty, provide leadership instruction sessions and the development in the development, provision, and evalu- joblist.ala.org of class and subject guides; share in ation of information literacy and library weekend reference responsibilities and instruction. Position responsibilities providing introductory library instruction include: coordinate and promote library Your #1 source for job sessions; contribute to Library Services instruction for large, general education openings in Library and Department committees/activities; and courses such as English composition, may participate in university governance public speaking and first year experi- Information Science and through membership on committees ence to support undergraduate student and task forces. REQUIRED QUALIFICA- success and retention. Schedule library Technology TIONS: MLS (or related Master’s Degree) instruction sessions and participate from ALA-accredited program (degree with other library faculty in providing requirements completed by August in-person, online or hybrid instruc- Mississippi Valley State University in 19, 2013). Experience with digitization tion. Work with the Library Outreach Itta Bena, MS seeks a Catalog Librarian standards and workflows in an academic Committee to explore opportunities to to perform original and copy catalog- library setting. For Library information, connect with campus offices, programs ing using OCLC and current cataloging visit: http://www.lib.mnsu.edu. Addi- and organizations. In consultation with rules. This position reports directly to tional information on Minnesota State library administration and systems, de- the Director of the Library and is also University, Mankato can be found at: velop and support the effective use of responsible for maintaining the library’s http://www.mnsu.edu. APPLICATION library classroom spaces. Collaborate Sirsidynix card catalog as well as prepar- PROCEDURES: Official vacancy notice with colleagues to provide reference ing and maintaining monthly statistical and application information available and research services in a busy library reports. Required ALA-accredited at: http://agency.governmentjobs commons setting. All library faculty Master of Library Science or Library and Information Science degree. Submit a .com/mankato/default.cfm. Review of serve on teams as a subject liaison to letter of application, résumé, tran- applications will begin January 14, 2013 one or more disciplines/programs, with scripts and the name and addresses and continue until finalists are selected. responsibility for collection develop- of three (3) references to: Mississippi Contact Information: Search Commit- ment, library instruction sessions and Valley State University, Office of Hu- tee – Digital Initiatives Librarian, Phone: the development of class and subject man Resources MVSU 7260 14000 Hwy 507-389-5956, TTY: 800-627-3529 or guides; share in providing introductory 82 W. Itta Bena, MS 38941. 711, [email protected]. library instruction sessions; contribute

Stetson University seeks an innovative and Contact Email [email protected] or call 800-545-2433, Katie Bane, ext. 5105. Career Leads, American Libraries, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; fax 312-337-6787. dynamic Learning & Information Literacy Librarian for a full-time tenure-track ap- pointment as an assistant professor. The ideal candidate understands technologies, learning theory, and how technology can best be used to teach research skills and promote information literacy. Demonstrated expertise and leadership in emerging learning technologies with an understanding of active engaged learn- The #1 source for jobs in Library and Information Science and Technology ing is especially desired. For a complete description of the position, application WHERE JOB SEEKERS AND EMPLOYERS GET RESULTS january/february 2013 procedures, and information about Stet-

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86 to Library Services Department com- (MCFL) is seeking a dynamic, hardwork- mittees/activities; and may participate ing and innovative Managing Librarian. in university governance through mem- This is a senior level position that reports On-Demand bership on committees and task forces. directly to the Library Director and has REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: • MLS wide ranging responsibilities. If you love (or related Master’s Degree) from ALA- working with fun and dedicated cowork- Is In Demand accredited program • Minimum two ers who are making a huge impact in years post-MLS professional experience their community, this may be the position Patron Scanners. in providing library instruction for an for you. Priority screening date January Perfect Prices. academic institution. For Library infor- 18, 2013. For more information and to mation, visit: http://www.lib.mnsu.edu. apply, go to www.co.monterey.ca.us/ Additional information on Minnesota personnel. State University, Mankato can be found at: http://www.mnsu.edu. APPLICA- Director, Craighead County Jonesboro TION PROCEDURES: Official vacancy Public Library. The Position reports to notice and application information and works closely with Administrative available at: http://agency.govern Board of Directors and a service-driven mentjobs.com/mankato/default.cfm. staff. Minimum Education/Experience. Review of applications will begin Requirements: MLS from ALA-accredit- January 14, 2013 and will continue ed program, with preferably 6-8 years of until finalists are selected. Contact progressively-responsible professional Information: Search Committee – In- experience (post-MLS) and 4 years of structional Services Librarian, Phone: successful supervisory/managerial expe- 507-389-5956, TTY: 800-627-3529 or rience. Candidates with professional ex- 711, [email protected]. perience or experience in a public library Minnesota State University, Mankato has are given priority. Must meet eligibility a long-standing commitment to diversity requirements for professional certifica- and is actively seeking to nurture and tion with the Arkansas State Library. enrich its underrepresented communi- Must have a driver’s license. Starting ties. Women, minorities and individuals salary $60,000-$80,000 dependent upon BOOTH 1926 with disabilities are encouraged to apply. qualifications and type, amount and Minnesota State University, Mankato is appropriateness of experience. Submit an AA/EO university and is a member resume and letter requesting applica- of the Minnesota State Colleges and tion form to: Nancy Dobbins, Business Universities system. Manager, Craighead County Jonesboro 240.215.0224 Public Library, 315 West Oak Avenue, www.thecrowleycompany.com Come join us in beautiful Monterey Coun- Jonesboro, AR 72401. ty! Monterey County Free Libraries

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87 COMMENTARY | Will’s World Digitized to Distraction

There are pros to being one of the “have-nots” by Will Manley

igital literacy is sup- chised can develop Simple. Physical posedly what will save their digital literacy. How many books don’t distract the public library, and And that’s crucial: In virtual balls from the story with a I don’t doubt that. today’s world, digital should you screen full of apps. WhileD you hear stories about illiteracy is as de- We live in a society welfare recipients and street feating as basic illit- have to that glorifies multi- people carrying around the lat- eracy was in the days juggle at once? tasking. You see it all est in iPhone technology, those when color televi- the time: People text of us who labor in the public sion was the next big thing. at stoplights, talk on the phone library vineyard know that those But why do we never talk about while dining with companions, or kinds of stories are triumphs of the literacy needs of folks who are switch deftly between Angry Birds distortion over reality. Suppos- digital “haves,” especially the chil- and an urgent call from their nail edly, America is the one country dren? I live in a northern California tech while holding down a public in the world where poor people community filled with Silicon Valley services desk. Digital literacy is less are both overweight and wired. workers, two of whom are my son about how to turn on a computer The truth is, however, that many and daughter-in-law. I drive my and more about how to move be- people come to the library to use 7-year-old grandson and 5-year- tween apps. But how many virtual digital technology because they old granddaughter to school every balls can you juggle at once? are the computer have-nots. morning. They are perfectly well It may be a stretch to pity the in- Not only do many people not have behaved in their federally approved ability of the digitally indulged to their own computer, they wouldn’t child safety seats because they have unitask. But it isn’t a stretch to won- know how to turn it on if they did. his and her iPads. der whether we have a responsibility As a result, librarians like to say that I call it peace through electronics, to push glue-and-paper books just the public library is the bridge over but it’s an electronic trap. So, when as enthusiastically as ebooks, if only the digital divide. It’s where those I’m in charge of my grandchildren, I to save the concept of literature. who are technologically disenfran- endure the inevitable screams of Like most new technologies, the protest when I ebook mimicked what it sought to snatch their iPads, replace at first. Publishers did ev- turn off the high-def erything possible to make them big-screen TV, and function like glue-and-paper ones, hide the videogame but the growth of interactive fea- console. That leaves tures is quickly changing this. Soon january/february 2013

| a soccer ball, a set of the modern novel will bear more re-

watercolors, and a semblance to a noisy videogame glue-and-paper than a piece of literature, and that’s book. not good for people, civilization, or Why bother ex- libraries. z posing them to glue- and-paper books WILL MANLEY has furnished provocative when their iPads commentary on librarianship for more than “I remember when multitasking was eating 30 years and has written nine books on the a sandwich while reading the paper.” contain a veritable lighter side of library science. Contact him at [email protected]. americanlibrariesmagazine.org children’s library?

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