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Sunday, January 13, 2008 Cognotes ALAIssue 3 Philadelphia, PA Sunday, January 13, 2008 Inside the FBI: A Highlights Whistleblower Speaks Out Today By Brad Martin his work on the first World ABC News Trade Center bombing, being Sunrise Speaker Series reassigned to a different area, 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. BI Special Agent Bassem the Communications Analysis Youssef, despite displea- Unit. Penn. Conv. Ctr. sure by the FBI about Within a few months, he Ballroom A F the proposed content of his realized the FBI was using presentation, bravely spoke what are called “exigent cir- ALA Council / Exec. on his own behalf Saturday cumstances” to perform sur- Board / Membership about his experiences, mostly veillance of private citizens Information Session by answering questions asked and that he didn’t know this 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. of him by ALA’s Tom Sussman to be legal. Grammy-nominated jazz violinist Regina Carter performs at the 9th Penn. Conv. Ctr. and by audience members. Stephen M. Kohn, president Annual Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture. See page 15 for a review. Ballroom B Youssef, the highest rank- of the National Whistleblower ing Arab-American agent and Center and Bassem’s attor- ALA Council I fluent Arab speaking agent ney, has written seven books Philadelphia Sunrise Speaker 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. employed by the FBI, saw his on whistleblowing, and in career take an unexpected turn elaborating on this, said that Series Concludes on Monday Penn. Conv. Ctr. for the worse after 9/11 when the agency was doing this in n Sunday and Ballroom B he told director Robert Mueller hundreds of situations, even Monday, Janu- about discriminatory practices though getting National Secu- Oary 13 and 14, ALA President’s Program within the bureau and that rity Letters (NSLs) was easy. get up early and attend 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. he thought the organization Kohn moderated what he felt a lively, educational Penn. Conv. Ctr. could do a better job pursuing his client was allowed to dis- and innovative speaker Ballroom A al Qaeda and other terrorist cuss during his appearance and session, which will run organizations if it made better was described by Sussman as from 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Monday use of their knowledge of Arab someone who has “been on the Today enjoy A Morn- language and culture. front lines of protecting those ing with Aaron Lan- This resulted in Youssef, individuals who have had the sky in the Pennsylva- Sunrise Speaker Series who is the recipient of the courage to step forward. Mr. nia Convention Center Victoria Lustbader Elizabeth Noble 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. prestigious Director of Central Ballroom A. Aaron Lan- Penn. Conv. Ctr. Room Intelligence (DCI) award for Continued on page 10 sky is the founder of the non- ships in the Pennsylvania 201 B/C profit organization the National Convention Center 201 B/C. Yiddish Book Center, which has This lively session will be a Youth Media Awards recovered almost 1.5 million vol- conversation about books, read- Press Conference umes and is still going strong. ing groups, and relationships 8:00 – 9:15 am Lansky’s first book, Outwitting that are formed and strength- History, has received numerous ened through the experience of Penn. Conv. Ctr. awards since its publication in reading, with authors Shireen Ballroom A October 2004. Sponsored by Dodson, Elizabeth Noble, and Algonquin Books. Victoria Lustbader, and Carol Technology Showcase On Monday, January 14, Continued on page 11 10:00 am – 1:10 pm attend Books Build Friend- Penn. Conv. Ctr. Exhibit Floor Exhibit Hours Today: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ALA presidential candidates J. Linda Williams, left, and Camila Alire, prepare to take questions from the audience Tomorrow: after discussing some of their goals if elected president 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. during Saturday’s ALA Presidential Candidates Forum. Shireen Dodson, center Carol Fitzgerald Introducing INDIGO Beautiful software. How will you Indigo? Invent. Design. Go. See Indigo in Booth 222. Solutions that Deliver Enter to win an iPod touch. seeindigo.com THOMSON SCIENTIFIC Have you experienced the new face of research? I used the Analyze Tool to see how citations and publication of the people in the department in our “ subject area have improved, for example, during the last 20 years... the Vice Provost and everyone was happy to see the performance of the department… — Hamid Jamali See it for yourself at Research Student BOOTH #1204 and” Research Assistant isiwebofknowledge.com SM newfaceofresearch.com ISI Web of Knowledge Sunday, January 13, 2008 Cognotes • Page 3 Let’s Talk About It: Love and Forgiveness By Ericka Patillo new themes, and how to create and sion and recruit a local scholar to lead a peer-reviewed application process, Radford University submit a competitive proposal. the discussions. Each theme includes she suggested that applicants should Co-sponsored by the Fetzer In- a selection of five literary works ac- “make an enthusiastic case” and that Mary Davis Fournier, Project Direc- stitute, whose mission is to foster companied by a scholarly essay. The “your peers want to know why you’re tor for ALA’s Public Programs Office, awareness of the power of love and theme “Let’s Talk About It: Jewish enthusiastic about the program.” led an information session Saturday forgiveness in the emerging global Literature” includes essays written “Embrace the themes” and tie them on Love and Forgiveness, the latest community, the theme aims to encour- by Betty Sue Flowers, professor of in to what is going on in the commu- program in the “Let’s Talk About It” age contemplation and conversation English at the University of Texas nity, Fournier continued. She is “happy reading and discussion series. Librar- about love and forgiveness and recruit and director of the Lyndon B. Johnson to review drafts” of proposals, as long ies have an opportunity to apply for new libraries to the “Let’s Talk About Presidential Library. as she receives them before June 1. $2,500 grants to support training, It” model, which was launched by Although there are 30 grants avail- The deadline for grant applications program materials, promotion and ALA in 1982. Participating libraries able solely for use by public libraries, is July 15. honoraria for participating scholars. select one of three themes and plan a other libraries may partner with Session participant Theresa Rhe- Fournier discussed the program, the five-part series of reading and discus- them or offer related programming inheimer of Middlebury Community on their own. In fact, the series has Public Library (IN) has been present- reached more than four million people ing “Let’s Talk About It” programs around the United States because since 1987, producing a session every many humanities councils, cultural two weeks to mostly female audiences. organizations and libraries develop Using scholars from the South Bend their own themes. The themes for community to lead the discussions, Love and Forgiveness are: Love and Rheinheimer buys 25 books per title Forgiveness in the Presence of the Enemy; Love and Forgiveness in the Light of Death; and Love, Forgiveness, Meeting Corrections and Wisdom. Books include Embers by Sandor Marai, The Death of Ivan Illych and Cancellations by Leo Tolstoy, and A Winter’s Tale by William Shakespeare. ALSC 2009 Siebert Committee Fournier encouraged the audience Meeting, scheduled for today, to apply for the grant, sharing tips 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., has been CAN- for success based on her knowledge of CELLED. previous “Let’s Talk About It” grant recipients. “This is not grant-writing ALSC Notable Children’s Record- 101,” Fournier disclaimed as she made ings, today, 8:00 – 10:00 p.m., has Jo Kibbee, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, registers to win the gift basket at the suggestions and gave out proposal- been CANCELLED. Gale booth during the Friday Night Opening Reception. writing tips. Explaining that this is See What’s New at Swets’ Booth #404! View in-booth presentations and see our SwetsWise portfolio in action. 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