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COGNOTES MIDWINTER MEETING & EXHIBITS February 9–13, 2018 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12 | DENVER

DENVER, CO AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Youth Media Awards Announced at Monday Ceremony

John Newbery Randolph Medal Hello, Universe WOLF IN by Erin THE SNOW by Entrada Kelly Matthew Cordell

Pura Belpré Pura Belpré William C. Morris Illustrator Award Author Award Award Coretta Scott Coretta Scott King Juana Martinez- Ruth Behar The Hate U Giveby King Illustrator Author Award Neal illustrator of author of Lucky Angie Thomas Award Renée Watson author La Princesa and the Broken Girl Ekua Holmes of Piecing Me Together Pea illustrator of Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrat- ing Poets

Schneider Family Book Award Young Children’s Book Silent Days, Silent Dreams by Allen Say YALSA Award Stonewall Award Michael L. Middle Grades for Excellence Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert Printz Award Macy McMillan and the in Nonfiction The 57 Busby Dashka Slater We Are Okay by Rainbow Goddess by Shari Vincent and Nina LaCour Green Theo: The Van Teen Book Gogh Brothers You’re Welcome, Universe by Deborah by Whitney Gardner Heiligman » see page 10

Manhattan Beach, You Don’t Have to Say You Readers’ Advisory Love Me Receive 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medals Experts Announce for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction 2018 Notable he American Library Association lections will serve as a guide for those who are Books List (ALA) selects Manhattan Beach by looking for the best of the best in fiction and , published by Scribner, nonfiction for adult readers, thus transforming USA’s Notable T Books Council, as the winner of the 2018 Andrew Carnegie lives through education and lifelong learning.” Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and You Alexie’s You Don’t Have to Say You Love Rfirst established Don’t Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir by Me: A Memoir, presents a courageous, en- in 1944, has announced Sherman Alexie, published by Little, Brown, lightening, anguished, and funny memoir the 2018 selections of the as the winner of the 2018 Andrew Carnegie told in prose and poetry that pays tribute to Notable Books List, an Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction. The se- his Spokane Indian mother and reveals many annual best-of list comprised of 26 titles lections were announced Sunday evening at complex traumas and tragedies of reservation written for adult readers and published in the Reference and User Services Association’s life, as well as his own struggles. the U.S. including fiction, nonfiction, and (RUSA) Book and Media Awards sponsored “My sincere congratulations to this year’s From mobsters to the first poetry. For a complete list with annota- by . winners of the Carnegie Medals for Excellence woman diver at the Brooklyn Naval Station tions, please visit www.rusaupdate.org. The awards, established in 2012, serve as in Fiction and Nonfiction and to the award during WWII to the archetypally motley crew a guide to help adults select quality reading committee for selecting such noteworthy of a merchant-marine ship in U-boat-infested The 2018 selections are: material. They are the first single-book awards titles,” said ALA President Jim Neal. “Today’s waters, Egan’s Manhattan Beach, is an insight- Fiction for adult books given by the ALA and reflect selections illustrate how the expertise of librar- ful and propulsive saga that portrays complex Stay with Me: A Novel by Ayobami the expert judgment and insight of library ians and library staff can help lead efforts to and intriguing individuals navigating the rising Adebayo, Borzoi Books, Alfred A. Knopf. professionals and booksellers who work closely support adult literacy by identifying titles that tides of war. » see page 15 with adult readers. resonate with adult readers. Today’s medal se- » see page 14 Small Libraries Doing Big Things

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Readers’ Advisory Experts Announce 2018 Reading List: Year’s Best in Genre Fiction for Adult Readers The Reading List Council of the Horror Reference and User Services Association Kill Creek by Scott Thomas. Inkshares. has announced the 2018 selections of Mystery the Reading List, an annual best-of list The Dime by Kathleen Kent. Mulhol- comprising eight different fiction genres land Books/Little, Brown and Company. for adult readers. Romance The 2018 winners are: An Extraordinary Union: A Novel of Adrenaline the Civil War by Alyssa Cole. Kensington Fierce Kingdom: A Novel by Gin Phil- Books. lips. Viking, an imprint of Penguin Ran- dom House. The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi. Fantasy Tor Science Fiction, a Tom Doherty As- Down Among the Sticks and Bones by sociates Book. “Bill” Nye Gregory Mone Seanan McGuire. A Tor.com Book, pub- Women’s Fiction (Photo by Jesse DeFlorio) lished by Tom Doherty Associates. The Almost Sisters: A Novel by Joshilyn Historical Fiction Jackson. William Morrow, an imprint of Bill Nye and Gregory Mone to The Half-Drowned King: A Novel by HarperCollins Publishers. Linnea Hartsuyker. Harper, an imprint of For the complete list including annota- Speak at Closing Session HarperCollins Publishers. tions, shortlists and read alikes, visit www. rusaupdate.org. Science educator, mechanical engineer, television host, and New York Times bestsell- “Bill” Nye and Gregory Mone ing author, William Sanford “Bill” Nye, and Today, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. coauthor Gregory Mone, a novelist, science CCC Mile High Ballroom 2&3 BCALA Announces the 2018 journalist, speaker, and children’s book author will close the 2018 ALA Midwinter Meeting Literary Awards Winners & Exhibits. The session will take place today award-winning children’s books include Fish, The Black Caucus of the American Li- Women by Roxane Gay (Grove/Atlantic, Inc.). from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Dangerous Waters, and The Truth About Santa: brary Association, Inc. (BCALA) announced The Honor Books for Fiction areSing, Un- As creator of the Emmy Award-winning, syn- Wormholes, Robots, and What Really Happens on the winners of the 2018 buried, Sing by Jesmyn Ward (Scribner) and dicated television show “Bill Nye the Science Christmas Eve, which at its heart is about the BCALA Literary Awards The Tragedy of Brady Sims: A Novel by Ernest Guy,” Nye first became a household name while power of science and technology and which during the Midwinter J. Gaines (Knopf ). introducing the Millennial generation to science was picked by USA Today as one of its “top five Meeting. The awards rec- The winner in the nonfiction category and engineering. He now appears in his much- holiday books for geeks.” ognize excellence in adult is Chester B. Himes by Lawrence P. Jackson anticipated return to the screen, in the Netflix In Jack and the Geniuses: At the Bottom of fiction and nonfiction by (Norton W. W. & Company). series, “Bill Nye Saves the World.” Nye, who is the World, Nye and Mone take middle-grade African American authors The Honor Book for the nonfiction cat- on a mission to help foster a scientifically literate readers on a scientific adventure that features published in 2017, includ- egory is Defining Moments in Black History: society and help people everywhere understand real-world science and scientific facts along with ing an award for Best Poetry and a citation Reading Between the Lies by Dick Gregory and appreciate the science that makes our action and a mystery that will leave kids guess- for Outstanding Contribution to Publishing. (HarperCollins). world work, has appeared on “Good Morning ing until the end, making the books ideal for The recipients will receive awards during the The winner for BCALA’s Best Poetry America,” “CNN New Day,” “The Late Show STEM education. The first book in their new 2018 annual meeting of the American Library Award is Incendiary Art: Poems by Patricia with Stephen Colbert,” “Last Week Tonight with middle-grade series from Amulet Books, an Association in New Orleans, La. Smith (Northwestern University Press). John Oliver,” and “Real Time with Bill Maher,” imprint of ABRAMS, Jack and the Geniuses, was The BCALA Literary Awards Committee as a trusted science source. published last spring and a second book in the se- The winner of the 1st Novelist Award is A presents the Outstanding Contribution to Mone has covered artificial intelligence, ro- ries, In the Deep Blue Sea, was released in the fall. Kind of Freedom: A Novel by Margaret Wilk- Publishing Citation to 100 Amazing Facts bots, physics, and biology as a magazine writer. Bill Nye and Gregory Mone’s appearance at erson Sexton (Counterpoint Press). About the Negro by Henry Louis Gates Jr. “I’m always busy writing about strange people the meeting is sponsored by Amulet Books, an The fiction category winner is Difficult (Knopf Doubleday). building strange contraptions,” he said. His imprint of ABRAMS.

ALA President’s Program participants James LaRue (from left), Emily Drabinski, Em Claire Knowles, Kathleen de la Pena McCook, Kelvin Watson, ALA President Jim Neal, Emily Knox, Chris Bourg, and R. David Lankes debate the question of neutrality in librarianship. 4 COGNOTES DENVER MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 Acevedo Shares Poetry, Gift of Literature

By Kacee Anderson/Northbrook Elementary and her mother took care of other children, so that she could feed her own. Acevedo described Elizabeth Acevedo captured the attention her literature-rich home. Her father bought of her audience by opening with a powerful three newspapers every day. Her mother read poem. The Arthur Curley Lecture speaker lots of medical texts. “Literature was at home, has been a writer, poet, and performer for 12 but I thought it was an adult thing, what years. The session touched on how she fell in grownups did.” love with reading, began as a writer, and the Acevedo credits her mother for being the purpose of both of these art forms. reason she loved books. Her mother brought Acevedo’s parents were Dominican im- her a large book and said they would start migrants. Her father worked on a factory line the book together, but she would finish it by herself. “I fell in love with reading, and the empowerment it brought.” Acevedo did not Author and Poet Elizabeth Acevedo presents the Arthur Curley Lecture have much of a classroom or school library. Saturday afternoon. She started forcing her mother to go the library twice a week. “My love of reading is directly related to my mother’s love of me; her efforts to make me into a “literary being” were a result of her wanting to equip me with a facility of language and an access to knowledge.” She appreciated the fact that her own reading wasn’t regulated; the act of reading is what was encouraged. Acevedo grew up in a house of storytellers. She learned timing and pacing from her father’s stories and jokes. Her mother told stories of her own childhood and BAKER & TAYLOR her grandfather was a gifted orator. Because of this, Acevedo mentioned, “I didn’t think my writing was meant to be read, it was meant to be heard.” She shared her writing with her teacher SOLUTIONS who encouraged her. The teacher brought manuscripts for students to read and it was at Proudly serving public this point Acevedo realized, “Writing is not permanent the first time you put it on paper. libraries with the industry’s Writing can evolve.” Acevedo talked about teaching eighth grade best solutions and services. English and being the first core teacher many of her students had experienced who looked like them. She performed two more poems, one from the forthcoming The Poet ,X and one in response to a writing assignment given by an alienating professor. She faced struggles in her own master’s degree program being the only TO LEARN MORE person of African and Latinx descent, and often COME VISIT US AT felt alone and isolated. “I think constantly about our literary canon and how many students are BOOTH #1238 left out of that and how many students are looking for stories like their own. I was lucky. I think about the students around me and in my community who were not so lucky.” Acevedo urged everyone to seek out the contemporary stories that are being added to the literary canon today. “Every time you put a CLS - Technical service solution story in someone’s hand, you’re engaging in an act of love, community building, and offering CATS - Children’s & Teen Services a gift.” The Poet Xwill be released in . Axis 360 - Digital media library Title Source 360 - Comprehensive selection/ordering tool collectionHQ - Library collection improvement Today’s Schedule VIP - Extended inventory title access 9:00 – 9:50 a.m. – I’m New Here: MG & YA 2018 Debuts to Love ESP - Evidence-based Selection Planning 10:00 – 10:50 a.m. – Celebrating food literacy by cooking with love and “sohn- massh” with kids: Children’s story, Korean www.baker-taylor.com Kimchi, street food, and new American food culture remix. From an extraordinary new literary voice comes a modern-day THE JUNGLE

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Librarians fill the hall for a colorful presentation by Junot Diaz, whose book Islandborn is his first work of fiction for young readers.

Bella Monahan, Denver Language School, reads a book at the Demco booth in the Exhibits.

Venessa Carson (from left), Matthew Phipps, and Summer Ogata wear hypnotizing glasses to help promote the book The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik at the Penguin booth.

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Newbery Medal-winning author Matt De La Peña and New York Times bestselling illustrator Loren Long sign copies of their book LOVE at the Baker & Taylor booth. ALA presidential candidates Wanda K. Brown and Peter Hepburn at the ALA Presidential Candidates’ Forum. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 DENVER COGNOTES 7

Reference Experts Announce Cognotes’ Olympic Annual Outstanding Reference Medal Count Sources List for Adults The most noteworthy reference titles pub- Encyclopedia of Black Comics. Sheena C. 8 4 lished in 2017 have been named to the 2018 Howard. Greenwood. Outstanding References Sources List, an annual End of Days: An Encyclopedia of the Apoca- list selected by experts of the Collection Develop- lypse in World Religions. Wendell G. Johnson ment and Evaluation Section (CODES) of the (ed). ABC-CLIO. Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). The Holocaust: An Encyclopedia and Docu- The Outstanding Reference Sources Com- ment Collection. Paul R. Bartrop and Michael 5 4 mittee was established in 1958 to recommend Dickerman (eds). ABC-CLIO. the most outstanding reference publications Horses of the World. Elise Rousseau. Princ- published the previous year for small and eton University Press. *As of press time, 2/11/18 medium-sized public and academic librar- The Last Superpower Summits: Reagan, Gor- ies. The selected titles are valuable reference bachev, and Bush at the End of the Cold War. resources and are highly recommended for Svetlana Savranskya and Thomas Blanton. inclusion in any library’s reference collections. Central University Press. The winners are: Musicals in Film: A Guide to the Genre. COGNOTES Defining Documents in American History: Thomas S. Hischak. Greenwood. ISSN: 0738-4319 • Volume 2018 Issue 5 Immigration & Immigrant Communities (1790- War and Religion: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict.Jeffrey M. Shaw and Timothy J. 2016), James S. Pula (ed). Salem Press. Publisher/Managing Editor Production Video Editor/ Demy (eds). Greenwood (ABC-CLIO). A Dictionary for the Modern Percussionist Deb Nerud Vernon Tim Mercer Videographer and Drummer, James A. Strain. Rowman & Women in American History: A Social, Politi- Jenn Waters Andrew Franks Littlefield. cal, and Cultural Encyclopedia and Document Assistant Editor CustomNews, Inc. Guido Ronge Encyclopedia of African Colonial Conflicts. Collection. Peg A. Lamphier and Rosanne Kacee Anderson Welch. ABC-CLIO. Timothy J. Stapleton (ed). ABC-CLIO. Media Manager ALA Liaisons Photography Fiona Soltes Paul Graller Today’s Schedule Curtis Compton Ad Sales Donna Hunter 9:30 – 10:15 a.m. – Best New Picture Books from Small Presses Armando Solares Rich Widick 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. – HarperCollins/Harlequin Books Adult Book Buzz Michael Buxbaum [email protected] 11:10 – 11:40 a.m. – FollettBound and Fabulous: Essential Titles for Alexandra Buxbaum Youth Services

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LITA Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists The LITA Committee Recognizing Excel- are problem solvers and science users rather teacher who promoted children’s science fiction. What Goes Up by Katie Kennedy. Blooms- lence in Children’s and Young Adult Science than someone who must be rescued. This list Jek/Hyde by Amy Ross. Harlequin Teen. bury USA Childrens. Fiction presents the inaugural 2018 LITA Ex- is named for Eleanor Cameron, author of the The Innocence Treatment by Ari Goelman. Dare Mighty Things by Heather Kaczynski. cellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Mushroom Planet series. Roaring Brook Press. HarperTeen. Fiction Notable Lists. The lists are composed Lucy and the Rocket Dog by Will Bucking- Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray. Little, Brown. All Rights Reserved by Gregory Scott Kat- of notable children’s and young adult science ham, illustrated by Monica Arnaldo. Alfred Nyxia by Scott Reintgen. Penguin Random soulis. Harlequin Teen. fiction published in 2017, organized in three A Knopf. House. Spill Zone by Scott Westerfeld, illustrated by age-appropriate categories. The annotated lists Me and Marvin Gardens by Amy Sarig Spliced by Jon McGoran. Holiday House. Alex Puvilland. First Second. (Graphic novel). will be posted on the website sfnotables.org. King. Arthur A. Levine Books. The Dark Intercept by Julia Keller. Tor Teen. The Evaporation of Sofi Snow by Mary We- The Golden Duck Notable Picture Books Watchdog by Will McIntosh. Delacorte This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada. Simon ber. Thomas Nelson. List is selected from books intended for pre- Press. Pulse. school children and very early readers, ages The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Holeby up to 6 years old. Recognition is given to the Michelle Cuevas. Dial Books. author and the illustrator. Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Aliens Get the Sniffles Too! Ahhh-Choo! by Cottrell Boyce. Walden Pond Press. Katy S. Duffield, illustrated by K.G. Camp- Castle in the Stars: The Space Race of 1869 bell. Candlewick. by Alex Alice, illustrated by Alex Alice. First Life on Mars by Jon Agee. Dial Books. Second. (Graphic novel). Rufus Blasts Off! by Kim Griswell, illus- The Countdown Conspiracy by Katie Sliv- trated by Valeri Gorbachev. Sterling Children’s ensky. HarperCollins. Books. Last Day on Mars by Kevin Emerson. Zelda’s Big Adventure by Marie Alafaci, il- Walden Pond Press. lustrated by Shane McG. Clarion Books. Crash Course #1 by Landry Q. Walker, il- Charlotte the Scientist is Squished by Camille lustrated by Keith Zoo. Penguin Workshop. Andros, illustrated by Brianne Farley. Clarion One Trick Pony by Nathan Hale. Amulet Books. Books. (Graphic novel). E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The Classic Illus- trated Storybook by Kim Smith. Quirk Books. The Hal Clement Notable Young Adult Books List contains science fiction books The Eleanor Cameron Notable Middle written for ages 12 – 18 with a young adult Grade Books List titles are chapter books or protagonist, a teenager who must make adult short novels that may be illustrated. They are decisions. This list is named for Hal Clement, Elizabeth Martinez (right) and Binnie Tate Wilkin (center), two of the written for ages 7 – 11. Containing more sci- the pen name of Harry Stubbs, a well-known profession’s leading advocates for equitable library services, lead the ence fiction than fantasy, the main characters science fiction writer and high school science “Libraries Transform – Diversity & Equity” plenary session.

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YMA Awards Pura Belpré Honor Coretta Scott King Odyssey Honor » from page 1 Books for Narration. Virginia Hamilton Award The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvagedby Philip The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamoraby Pablo Car- for Lifetime Achievement Alex Award Pullman, narrated by Michael Sheen (Lis- taya (Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random Eloise Greenfield tening Library, an imprint of the Penguin : The Murderbot Diaries by House LLC.). Random House Audio Publishing Group). (Tor.com Book, published by The First Rule of Punkby Celia C. Pérez (Vi- Coretta Scott King John Thomas Doherty Associates). king, an imprint of Steptoe Award for New A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig, nar- LLC.). Talent rated by Stephen Fry (Listening Library, The Clockwork Dynastyby Daniel H. Wilson David Barclay Moore for The Stars Beneath an imprint of the Penguin Random House (Doubleday, a division of Penguin Random Caldecott Honor Books Our Feet (Alfred A. Knopf). Audio Publishing Group). House LLC). Big Cat, little cat, illustrated and written by Elisha Cooper (Roaring Brook Press, a Charly Palmer for Mama Africa!: How Long Way Down, written and narrated by Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song Jason Reynolds (Simon & Schuster Audio) McGuire (Tor.com Book, published by Limited Partnership). (Farrar, Straus Giroux). Thomas Doherty Associates). Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews, narrated Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, illustrated by Coretta Scott King by Dion Graham (Live Oak Media). Electric Arches by Eve L. Ewing (Haymarket Gordon C. James, written by Derrick Barnes Author Honor Books Books). (Bolden Books, an Imprint of Agate Publish- Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, written by The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell, nar- ing, a Denene Millner Book). Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Gordon C. rated by David Tennant (Hatchette Audio). A Hope More Powerful Than the Seaby James (Bolden, an Agate Imprint, a Denene Melissa Fleming (Flatiron Books). A Different Pond, illustrated by Thi Bui, Millner Book). Robert F. Siebert Award written by Bao Phi (Capstone Young Read- Larry Dane Brimner, author of Twelve Days Malagash by Joey Comeau (ECW Press). ers, a Capstone imprint). Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (Ath- in May: Freedom Ride 1961 (Calkins Creek, eneum an imprint of Simon & Schuster an imprint of Highlights). Roughneck by Jeff Lemire (Gallery 13, an Grand Canyon, illustrated and written by Children’s Publishing Division, a Caitlyn imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.). Jason Chin (A Neal Porter Book published Dlouhy Book). Sibert Honor Books by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtz- Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix by She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper (Ecco, a brinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partner- The Hate U Giveby Angela Thomas (Balzer Jacqueline Briggs Martin and June Jo Lee, division of HarperCollins Publishers). ship). + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Pub- illustrated by Man One (Readers to Eaters). lishers). Things We Have in Common by Tasha Margaret A. Edwards Award Grand Canyon, written and illustrated by Kavanagh (MIRA Books). Angela Johnson is the recipient of the 2018 Coretta Scott King Jason Chin (Roaring Brook Press, a Neal award, honoring her significant and lasting Illustrator Honor Books Porter Book). An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard contribution to writing for teens. Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, illustrated (SAGA Press, a division of Simon & by Gordon C. James and written by Derrick Not So Different: What You Really Want to Schuster, Inc.). Theodor Seuss Barnes (Bolden, an Agate Imprint, a Denene Ask about Having a Disability by Shane Charlie & Mouse, written by Laurel Snyder Millner Book). Burcaw, illustrated by Matt Carr (Roaring Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (Ath- and illustrated by Emily Hughes (Chronicle Brook Press). eneum, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Books). Before She Was Harriet: The Story of Harriet Children’s Publishing Division, a Caitlyn Tubman, illustrated by James E. Ransome Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Dlouhy Book). Geisel Honor Books and written by Lesa Cline-Ransome Ecosystem by Patricia Newman (Millbrook I See a Cat, written and illustrated by Paul (Holiday House). May Hill Arbuthnot Press, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, Meisel (Holiday House). Inc.). Honor Lecture Award Newbery Honor Books Debbie Reese, PhD King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson Stonewall Honor Books Dog Treats, written by Dori Hillestad Butler (Bloomsbury Children’s Books). Mildred L. Batchelder Award As the Crow Flies, written and Illustrated by and illustrated by Nancy Meyers (Peachtree Melanie Gillman (Iron Circus Comics). Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random Publishers). Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, written by House Children’s Books, a division of Derrick Barnes and illustrated by Gordon C. The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtueby Penguin Random House LLC, for My Kite Is Stuck! And Other Stories, written James (Bolden, an Agate imprint, a Denene Mackenzi Lee (Katherine Tegen Books, an The Murderer’s Ape. and illustrated by Salina Yoon (Bloomsbury Millner Book). imprint of HarperCollins Publishers). USA Childrens Books). Pura Belpré Honor Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Books for Illustration Noodleheads See the Future, written by Tedd HarperAudio producer of the , Jacqueline Woodson All Around Us , illustrated by Adriana M. Arnold, Martha Hamilton, and Mitch Weiss, The Hate U Give, written by Angie Thomas Garcia, written by Xelena González (Cinco illustrated by Tedd Arnold (Holiday House). and narrated by Bahni Turpin, for excellence Puntos Press). in Audiobook Production. Snail & Worm Again, written and illustrated Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos, illustrated by Tina Kügler (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt by John Parra, written by Monica Brown Publishing Company). (NorthSouth Books, Inc., an imprint of NordSüd Verlag AG).

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Inaugural ALA Policy Corps Members Convene for the First Time The 13 members of the new ALA Policy of Los Angeles Public Library looks forward Corps met for the first time immediately before to learning with the group how to effectively the opening session of ALA’s 2018 Midwinter advocate for her patrons. A teen services librar- Meeting. The corps is a signature initiative of ian, Mack especially sees the need to show ALA President Jim Neal, who launched the how public policies impact young people and program in October 2017 as an extension communicate that to decision-makers. “The of the “Libraries Transform; Libraries Lead” older children get, the attention they campaign. receive – yet the more resources they need to “The past year has brought sweeping chang- succeed.” Developing a level of expertise in es and challenges to policies that ALA has advocacy alongside colleagues, she says, will advocated for, from net neutrality, to federal enable library professionals to bring more op- library funding, to privacy protections,” said portunity to the youth they serve. Neal. “It is imperative that information pro- Like Mack, Todd Carpenter and other fessionals have a voice, not only in defending, members feel confident in their expertise in Members of the ALA Policy Corps include (left to right, top): Larry Neal, Ann but in shaping national policies that impact a specific issue area (for Carpenter, technol- Ewbank, Jenna Nemec-Loise, Hannah Buckland, Lance Werner our patrons, our profession, and our nation.” ogy policy), but look forward to broadening Bottom, left to right: Nicolle Davies, Candice Mack, Lisa Varga, Qiana Johnson, The ALA Policy Corps is part of a larger their experience in one-on-one advocacy with Todd Carpenter effort that also includes equipping and train- decision-makers. Sometimes the only thing Not pictured: Deborah Rinio, Samantha Hines, and Hallie Rich. ing at least one ALA member in every con- standing in the way of that is an invitation. gressional district to establish and maintain Carpenter, executive director of National relationships with their elected officials and Information Standards Organization in Balti- Tell Congress to #FundLibraries policymakers. “The word ‘advocacy’ scares more, has worked with Neal in other profes- people,” said cohort member Lance Werner, sional contexts. “One hallmark of Jim Neal’s and More at National Library director of Kent (Mich.) District Library. “But leadership,” said Carpenter, “is giving people advocacy is really just building constructive like me – especially early in their careers – the Legislative Day 2018 relationships. “In advocacy,” he continued, you opportunity and encouragement to step up. ALA members rose in record numbers to approach relationships with a goal in mind, Distributing knowledge and responsibility is advocate for libraries last year, after the White but maintaining those relationships is the key part of an institutional succession plan, but it’s House proposed cutting federal funding for to creating meaningful change. also smart advocacy.” libraries in its FY2018 budget proposal. In Cultivating relationships within the pro- The corps will meet next for a two-day addition to phone calls and visits with elected fession is a key aspect of the corps, which training program in March in Washington, federal leaders, more than 40,000 emails were will develop members’ skills in the context D.C., and then again in Washington for Na- sent to Congress, and more than 500 people of a community of practice. Candice Mack tional Library Legislative Day on May 7-8. attended National Library Legislative Day 2017 in Washington, D.C. That advocacy is paying off for librar- ies. By the time FY2018 officially began in October 2017, the Appropriations Com- mittees from both chambers of Congress had passed bills that maintained (and in the Senate, increased by $4 million) funding for libraries. Though the FY2018 budget is still not finalized, a budget agreement passed last week gives further reason for hope. One lesson learned from the long FY2018 appropriations process is that when libraries speak, decision-makers listen. Library advocates will need to strengthen that resolve this year. The White House is ex- pected to release its FY2019 budget proposal very soon, and ALA’s Washington Office expects even more drastic cuts than those proposed last year. In addition to funding cuts, many other federal programs and poli- cies important to libraries are under threat. One way you can advocate for libraries is to participate in the 44th annual National Library Legislative Day. Held in Washington, D.C., May 7-8, 2018, the two-day educa- Top – Jennifer Adams reads tional event will give you the opportunity to her book I am a Warrior learn from advocacy and issue area experts. Goddess on the Pop Top National Library Legislative Day is open Stage. to the public, and to advocates with any level of advocacy experience. Whether you the most of your meetings on Capitol Hill, are fresh out of library school or you are a and give you the chance to share tips with Left – Medellee Antonioli longtime library board member, a new ad- library advocates from all over the country. looks over a selection of vocate, or an experienced defender of library On day two, you will put those skills to work, free books at the Liveright interests, National Library Legislative Day along with other attendees from your state, Publishing Corporation booth will give you tools to help you engage your in meetings with your elected officials and in the Exhibits. elected leaders effectively. their staff. All you must do is come prepared On day one, you’ll join hundreds of to talk about the important work your library other librarians, information experts, and is doing for your community. library supporters for a full day of training. To register for National Library Legisla- We’ll discuss the most pressing legislative tive Day in Washington or to participate issues facing libraries, prepare you to make virtually from home, visit ala.org/nlld. 12 COGNOTES DENVER MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 RUSA Announces Winner of Sponsored by ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries, the Symposium on 2018 the Future of Libraries explores future trends for academic, public, school, and The winner of the 2018 Dartmouth Medal Princeton University Press, edited by Andrea special libraries that will help us adapt to for most outstanding reference work, an an- Carandini. the needs of our communities. nual award presented by the expert reference With contributions from 27 authors from Plenary sessions feature the civic, and collection development librarians of 14 countries, The Music of Central Asia is an education, and social innovators who are the Reference and User Services Association intriguing reference work that provides an in- Monday’s Schedule creating what’s next for cities, campuses, (RUSA), a division of ALA, is The Music of formative introduction to the musical heritage and communities. Concurrent sessions Central Asia published by Indiana University of an often-overlooked region of the world. offer insights from the library profession- Press and edited by Theodore Levin, Saida This resource will be useful in a variety of set- 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. als introducing new services, spaces, col- Daukeyeva, and Elmira Köchümkulova. tings, from the reference desk to the classroom. Libraries Transform – lections, and partnerships and discussions The Dartmouth Medal, established in 1974, It provides a companion website which is freely Civic Innovation with experts and innovative thinkers from honors the creation of a reference source of available, where viewers may access 189 audio CCC 405/407 allied professions and disciplines sharing outstanding quality and significance. and video examples accompanied by listening their visions for the future, helping us There are two Honorable Mentions this guides. The performances are wide-ranging, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. think beyond our current work. year: The International Encyclopedia of Geog- from practice sessions to formal demonstra- Equity-Driven Services and The Symposium integrates and builds raphy: People, the Earth, Environment, and tions. Beautifully illustrated with sidebars and Programs: Exploring Alternative on the Midwinter Meeting’s popular ALA Technology by Wiley and the American As- musician profiles and an illustrated instrument Information Services at the Library Masters Series and You Can Use sociation of Geographers, edited by Douglas glossary, this is an extraordinary, affordable CCC 401 updates, which highlight innovations and Richardson, and The Atlas of Ancient Romeby resource for all libraries. advances in libraries. Is Your Library STEM Ready? CCC 402 New! My Book Tote – Libraries as Community Partners in the Workforce Development System The ALA Book App CCC 404 for Readers Sustainability Strategies for Libraries & Communities The My Book Tote App from the American Library Association provides an easy way to CCC 403 keep track of and save titles of interest while perusing the exhibits at the ALA Conference. Use the built-in auto scanner to create book lists and share your choices with colleagues, Web Literate Library Staff: Keeping the Internet a Free and Public Resource friends, book clubs, or on and . CCC 405/407 For more information, and to download My Book Tote, click the tile on the 2018 Mid- winter Meeting Mobile App, or download the free App on Google Play, or Apple App Store.

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www.choice360.org/products/reviews MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 DENVER COGNOTES 13 Listen List Announced The Listen List Council of the Collection Childhood by Trevor Noah. Narrated by Trevor Macmillan Audio. Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) Noah. Brilliance Audio. Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel by George of the Reference and User Services Association The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir: A Novel by Saunders. Narrated by Nick Offerman, David (RUSA) has announced the 2018 selections of Jennifer Ryan. Narrated by Gabrielle Glaister, Sedaris, George Saunders, Carrie Brownstein, the Listen List, selected for both avid listeners Laura Kirman, Imogen Wilde, Adjoa Andoh, Miranda July, Lena Dunham, and a full cast. of audiobooks and those new to the pleasures Tom Clegg, Mike Grady. Books on Tape. Books on Tape. of the fastest-growing format in publishing. Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail The Reason You’re Alive: A Novelby Matthew This juried list of 12 newly released titles features Honeyman. Narrated by Cathleen McCarron. Quick. Narrated by R. C. Bray. HarperAudio. extraordinary narrators and listening experiences Books on Tape. Sourdough: A Novel by Robin Sloan. Nar- that merit special attention by a general adult The Force: A Novelby Don Winslow. Nar- rated by Therese Plummer. Macmillan Audio. audience and the librarians who advise them. rated by Dion Graham. Blackstone Audio. The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary The Lady Travelers Guide to Scoundrels and Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel. The 2018 selections are: Other Gentlemen by Victoria Alexander. Nar- Narrated by Mark Bramhall. Books on Tape. The Book of Polly: A Novel by Kathy Hepin- rated by Marian Hussey. Harlequin Audio. You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me: A Mem- stall. Narrated by Jenna Lamia. Books on Tape. Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk: A Novelby oir by Sherman Alexie. Narrated by Sherman Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Kathleen Rooney. Narrated by Xe Sands. Alexie. Hachette Audio.

Ilana Kurshan Named Winner of 2018 Sophie Brody Medal for Achievement in Jewish Literature The Reference and User Services As- sociation (RUSA) has announced its selec- tion for the 2018 Sophie Brody Medal, an annual honor bestowed by its Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES). This year’s winner is Ilana Kurshan, author of If All the Seas Were Ink: A Mem- oir published by St. Martin’s Press. This Interaction engaging memoir chronicles the author’s experience with Daf Yomi, the practice of MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR studying a page of Talmud daily. Contem- porary life and Jewish learning intersect as Kurshan searches for answers to the changes and challenges of her own life. The cycle of Daf Yomi provides a map for The World’s #1 the author’s journey. Honorable mentions include Heretics by Leonardo Padura, translated from the Spanish by Anna Kushner, published LIBRARY EVENT Information by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, and Bruce Henderson, author of Sons and Soldiers: The Untold Story of the Jews Who Escaped of the year! the Nazis and Returned with the U.S. Army to Fight Hitler published by William Morrow. The Sophie Brody Medal is given to encourage, recognize, and commend out- standing achievement in Jewish literature. Works for adults published in the in the preceding year are eligible Registration for the award. open NOW at Innovation ALAANNUAL.ORG ALA Washington Office Session Offers Federal Policy Update From federal library funding to net neutral- ity to information access, major shifts took place in 2017 on issues that libraries care about. As a new session of Congress begins, the Washington Office will give an update on what’s in store for libraries in 2018 in their News You Can Use session today from 10:30 –11:30 a.m. in CCC 501/502. 14 COGNOTES DENVER MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018

2018 Amelia Bloomer List Conference tip: If you don’t have something nice to say... Highlights Best Feminist Books for Young Readers This bibliography consists of well-written Clark Became the Ocean’s Most Fearless Scientist and well-illustrated books with significant by Jess Keating, illustrated by Marta Alvarez feminist content for young readers from birth Miguens. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, Pre-K to 18 years old. Named for Amelia Bloomer, to Grade 3. a pioneering 19th century newspaper editor, Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar. Lee & Low/Tu, feminist thinker, public speaker, and suf- Grades 3-7. fragist, the list features books that spur the Noteworthy by Riley Redgate. Abrams/ imagination and promote equity for people Amulet, Grades 9-12. of all genders. Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at The top 10 titles of the 2018 Amelia a Time by Tanya Lee Stone. Penguin/Random Bloomer List are: House Children’s Books/Wendy Lamb, Grades Saints and Misfitsby S.K. Ali, Simon & 9 and up. Schuster/Salaam Reads, Grades 7 and up. Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson. #Not Your Princess: Voices of Native Ameri- Bloomsbury, Grades 7 and up. can Women, by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Malala’s Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai, Beth Leatherdale, editors. Annick Press, illustrated by Kerascoët. Hachette/Little, Grades 8 and up. Brown and Company, Grades K-3. Hand Over Hand by Alma Fullerton, illus- The complete annotated list will be pub- trated by Renné Benoit. Second Story, Pre-K lished by February 15 on the Amelia Bloomer to Grade 3. Project blog at http://ameliabloomer.word- The One Hundred Nights of Hero by Isabel press.com/ and on the Feminist Task Force Greenberg. Little, Brown, Grades 9 and up. website at http://www.ala.org/rt/srrt/feminist- Shark Lady: The True Story of How Eugenie task-force.

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Visit Library COMIC at Booth #714 Carnegie The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by » from page 1 David Grann, published by Doubleday. The 2018 fiction finalists include Lincoln in “It has been an honor to be part of the the Bardo by George Saunders, published by dedicated committee selecting the 2018 An- Random House; and Sing, Unburied, Sing by drew Carnegie Medal winners,” said Andrew Jesmyn Ward, published by Scribner. Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and The Medals are made possible, in part, by Thanks to Our Sponsors Nonfiction selection committee chair Victoria a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New Caplinger. “We are very excited to finally get to York in recognition of Andrew Carnegie’s ALA is proud to acknowledge the following organizations share this news. It has been hard keeping it to deep belief in the power of books and learning for their generous support of the Midwinter Meeting. ourselves! We hope many readers enjoy these to change the world and are cosponsored by books – both the winners and the finalists – as ALA’s and RUSA. much as we have.” Platinum Sponsor Annotations and more information on the Nonfiction finalists for 2018 include The , a Cengage Company – Shuttle Buses awards can be found at http://www.ala.org/ Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear carnegieadult. Book cover artwork is available War Planner by Daniel Ellsberg, published by for download at http://tinyurl.com/Carnegi- Diamond Sponsor Bloomsbury; and Killers of the Flower Moon: eMedalsArtwork. ProQuest - Spectrum Scholarships

Ruby Sponsors Bluubeam- iBeacon Technology Sweet Winner of the 2018 My Book Tote mobile app - Powered by Combined Book Exhibit - Conference Lanyards Sugarman Award Two-time Caldecott Honor winner and writing, and content “worthy of emulation.” Speaker Sponsors acclaimed children’s author and illustrator According to Annisha Jeffries, chair Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS Melissa Sweet is the 2018 winner of the of the Norman A. Sugarman Children’s Chronicle Books Norman A. Sugarman Children’s Biogra- Biography Committee, “Sweet has weaved HarperCollins Children’s Books phy Award for her remarkable biography, together a delightful biography of cel- Macmillan Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White. The ebrated children’s book author E.B. White. Penguin Young Readers Sugarman Award is given biennially by the This book is a joyous tribute and a feast for Scholastic Cleveland Public Library to honor excel- the eyes.” Her signature style of watercolor lence in the field of children’s biography. and collage exquiste artowrk, accompanies These books capture the essence mandated White’s writings, personal letters, and es- For information on sponsorship opportunities at future events, contact by Sugarman award criteria that titles be says, and the classic books that made a E.B. Paul Graller at [email protected] or (312) 280-3219. selected for age-appropriateness, quality of White, “Some Writer!” MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2018 DENVER COGNOTES 15

by Thi Bui, Abrams ComicArts, an imprint of Notable ABRAMS. » from page 1 Grant by Ron Chernow, Penguin Press. Days Without End: A Novel by Sebastian The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Barry, Viking. Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine The Last Ballad: A Novelby Wiley Cash, Who Outwitted America’s Enemies by Jason William Morrow. Fagone, Dey Street Books, an imprint of American War: A Novel by Omar El Akkad, HarperCollins. Borzoi Books, Alfred A. Knopf. The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister’s Quest to Here in Berlin: A Novel by Christina Garcia, Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medi- Counterpoint Press. cine by Lindsey Fitzharris, Scientific American/ Less: A Novel by Andrew Sean Greer, Lee Farrar, Strauss and Giroux. Boudreaux Books / Little, Brown and Company. Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body by Roxanne Exit West: A Novel by Mohsin Hamid, Gay, Harper. . Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Mur- Human Acts: A Novel by Han Kang, Hog- ders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann, arth, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Doubleday. Group. Robert Lowell, Setting the River on Fire: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, Grand Central A Study of Genius, Mania, and Character by Publishing. Kay Redfield Jamison, Borzoi Books, Alfred Junot Diaz talks about Islandborn, his first work of fiction for young readers, at Solar Bones by Mike McCormack, Soho A. Knopf. Sunday’s Auditorium Speaker Series presentation. Press Inc. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders, America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore, Random House. Sourcebooks. Libraries Represent Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward, Bellevue: Three Centuries of Medicine and Scribner, an imprint of Simon and Schuster Mayhem at America’s Most Storied Hospital by Resistance and Regeneration Inc. David Oshinsky, Doubleday. By Kacee Anderson/Northbrook Elementary Librarians are faced with a wide array of The Blood of Emmet Till by Timothy B. tough issues. “One cannot do any of this Nonfiction Tyson, Simon and Schuster. “Books help us make a way when there is no alone. Find a team in your school or commu- You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me: A way.” Junot Díaz delivered an animated, deeply nity to engage in an issue.” In addition, Díaz Memoir by Sherman Alexie, Little, Brown Poetry powerful Auditorium Speaker presentation recommended that every year we recognize the and Company. I Know Your Kind by William Brewer, Sunday, recounting the influence of libraries history of segregation as it relates to libraries. Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American Milkweed Editions. in his own life as well as the role of libraries in “Every year, we must remind ourselves from War in Vietnam by Mark Bowden, Atlantic The Virginia State Colony for Epileptics society. “Throughout my childhood, libraries which we come. At the heart of decolonization Monthly Press. and Feebleminded by Molly McCully Brown, were my one constant. How could they not is to remember.” The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir Persea Books be?” Díaz said that no matter what happened, Díaz’ debut children’s book, Islandborn, is he never turned away from libraries. due out next month. “Those of us who have Today’s News You Can Use Schedule The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The been historically excluded from books through 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao held erasure or non-presence, know the pain of nothing back as he recounted how central li- that is something we have not accounted for. Late Breaking News from the ALA Washington Office braries were to his childhood. As an immigrant We’ve only begun to express that pain.” Díaz CCC 501/502 child, Díaz said nothing came close to the utter compared the lack of diversity to “living next OCLC Research Update desolation felt during the first few months in to the ocean and never being permitted to put CCC 503/504 America. He gave a nod to his elementary your feet or any part of you near it. I always school librarian for giving him a tour of the wanted to be in that water. Islandborn is an Today’s ALA Store Hours library and making sure he understood that attempt to provide that for some readers.” 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. the library was his. “I’d never seen a non-Bible Each of us, he said, has our library story. book before or a library. To be honest I didn’t “We wouldn’t be here if we didn’t. Yours is Today’s Exhibit Hall Hours even know a library existed. On a cold sunny not an easy calling.” No matter what struggle February day, a librarian gave me the gift of libraries face, “the work of the library lives on 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. libraries.” in the hearts of people like me.” Díaz spoke on his own depression in high school causing him to start skipping school. While cutting school in his neighborhood was endemic, “My ass cut school so I could spend time at the library. Who in the world does that?” Díaz made the four-mile trek to the Old Booth1557 Bridge Public Library three to five times per week. He buried his head in the books, stating that reading was his Olympic event. XR libraries Libraries and librarians know about crises; Once in the purview of science fiction, virtual, We’ve built an XR maze with characters Come to VARLIBRARIES booth to it’s no surprise that people turn to them during augmented and mixed realities are showing up revealing secrets while paying homage pick up a tablet to discover how XR their own. Díaz stated that while we are faced as immersive experiences in libraries with XR to the sc-fi classic Ready, Player, One can bring content alive. Look for with a nation of exclusion and exclusivity, becoming an all-encompassing descriptor. these characters spread throughout libraries are doubling down on inclusivity. “If the show floor. Collect all ten clues it wasn’t for librarians and the fact that so many and return to our booth to claim an XR prize for your library. of us grew up in libraries and were made by libraries, this shit would be a whole lot worse.” He likened libraries to symbols of resistance as well as powerful totems of regeneration. Díaz received a standing ovation, followed with an enlightening question-and-answer ses- sion. One librarian recounted her struggles with young boys getting into fights. “Hyper-masculin- ity is alive and well. It’s an acquired culture. We are addicted to the politics that destroy us. We have to try; we have to figure out a way to create a wedge to destroy it,” replied Díaz. Friday’s PopTop Stage Schedule 5:45 – 6:35 p.m. Author Sue Macy presents Motor Girls

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