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ALAALAIssue 3 CognotesBOSTON Sunday, January 16, 2005 Today: President’s Program on President's Program Advocacy Today 3:00– 5:00 p.m. With libraries in almost ev- can be contagious in the same Westin, America North/ ery state facing funding cuts, way a virus is. In his new book, Central Ballroom American Library Association Blink: The Power of Thinking (ALA) President Carol Brey- Without Thinking, due out ALA Council Casiano will launch a nation- January 2005, Gladwell ana- 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. wide advocacy ‘epidemic’ for li- lyzes social intuition, or how we braries January 16, at 3:00 p.m. know what we know in social Hynes CC, Ballroom at the Westin Hotel, America situations. North/Center Ballroom. Patricia Glass Schuman, past Brey-Casiano welcomes key- president of ALA and founder of Monday: note speaker Malcolm ALA’s Library Advocacy Now Youth Media Awards Gladwell, best-selling author of (LAN) initiative, will moderate Press Conference The Tipping Point: How Little the panel discussion following the Things Can Make a Big Differ- keynote presentation. 8:15– 9:15 a.m. ence, and a panel of speakers The panel includes: Marga- Hynes CC, Ballroom The sixth annual Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture sounds an entirely different note by featuring a presentation by the to discuss how to enhance the ret Blood, founder and president Cognotes will be Mendelssohn String Quartet. image of and increase support of Strategies for Children; available after the for libraries, librarians and li- Nancy Talanian, director of the press conference brary workers. The panel also Bill of Rights Defense Commit- will discuss how to bring in- tee; and Sergio Troncoso, Boston Public Library creased attention to critical na- award-winning author and li- tional issues such as literacy brary advocate, whose work Exhibit Bids the ALA and equity of access; and how includes The Last Tortilla and to expand the global reach of Other Stories and The Nature librarians. of Truth. ‘Welcome Back to Boston’ Gladwell’s The Tipping Gladwell appears courtesy of Exhibit Hours By Frederick J. Augustyn, Jr. Fred Perkins, and Thomas Point has become one of the Little, Brown and Company. The Library of Congress Bicknell. most influential social explora- The President’s Program Re- When attendees of the ALA According to the exhibit, ALA tions in recent times. The book ception is sponsored by Today: Midwinter Meeting pull them- previously met in Boston in 1879, is an examination of social epi- Shepley Bullfinch Richardson 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. selves away from the sessions and 1902, and 1941. Directors of the demics and suggests that ideas and Abbott. Monday: exhibits and wander into historic BPL who served as ALA Presi- 9:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m. Boston Public Library in nearby dents were Justin Winsor in Copley Square (as inevitably they 1897; Herbert Putnam in 1898 will), they should be certain to and 1903; Charles Putnam in Registration visit the small exhibit on ALA 1925; Milton Lord in 1949; and, Hours history set up especially for them. Arthur Curley in 1994. Four exhibit cases of scrapbooks, So stop by and pay homage Today: documents, and photographs are to Boston’s influence on ALA 7:30 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. located on the ground floor pas- when you are on your way to Monday: sageway between the Research either of the two eating estab- 7:30 a.m.– 1:00 p.m. Library (the McKim Building lishments in the Library (Novel from the 1890s) and the General Restaurant or Sebastian’s Café), ALA Store Library (the Johnson Building to the larger exhibit “Riot and extension from the 1970s) detail- the Rule of Law—The Boston Hours ing Boston’s connection to our Massacre—John Adams and the organization. Trial of 1770,” or just to tour the Today: From 1879 until 1909 ALA was facilities. 8:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. headquartered in Boston before it The Central Library in Copley Monday: moved to Chicago. The Charter Square is open Monday - Thurs- 8:00 a.m.– 2:00 p.m. of 1879 on display lists founders day 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Fri- Justin Winsor, Charles Ammi day and Saturday 9:00 a.m. to ALA Presidential candidates Christine Lind Hage, left, and Cutter, Samuel Swett Green, 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 1:00 p.m. Leslie Burger, right, shake hands as they prepare to make James Whitney, Melvil Dewey, to 5:00 p.m. opening statements at the Presidential Candidates Forum. Page 2 • Cognotes Sunday, January 16, 2005 Check Out the Boston History Exhibit at Boston Public Library “Riot and the Rule of Law” is a col- tral library at Copley Square, 700 laborative exhibition generously funded Boylston St., in the newly renovated by the Boston Public Library Founda- great exhibition hall of the BPL. It will tion, which brings together original ar- remain open to the public through March tifacts—manuscript documents, early 6, 2005, Monday – Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. printed books, historic maps, political – 9:00 p.m., Friday – Saturday, 9:00 a.m. cartoons and prints—from the BPL’s – 5:00 p.m., and Sundays 1:00 – 5:00 Department of Rare Books and Manu- p.m. Admission to the exhibition is free. scripts, the personal library of John Highlights of the exhibition include: Adams, the Department of Prints and • Paul Revere’s original manuscript the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center. sketch of the Boston Massacre, docketed The exhibition also coincides with a and possibly used in the trial of the Brit- two-year project to catalogue, preserve, ish troops. Arthur Giannini, Lake County Public Library, Merrillville, In., checks digitize, and provide access to the John • Original manuscript depositions out the On The Run! basket filled with items for running with Adams Library, funded by the Institute taken by the Town of Boston from eye exhibitor Lisa Alent, left, at the ProQuest booth as he enters for his of Museum and Library Services by an witnesses to the Massacre. chance to win. Act of Congress. The exhibition is located in the cen- Schedule Updates Changes: •ACRL ANSS Conf. Prg Planning, Chicago 2005, Sun. 9:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. moved to MAR Grand BR A. • RUSA MARS Products and Ser- The LIBRARY of CONGRESS vices Disc. Forum, Sunday, 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. MOVED to MAR Grand BR C/D. • ALCTS CCS Copy Cataloging Disc. Visit us at In-Booth Presentations Group, Sunday, HIL- Jefferson, 9:30 – Sunday, January 16th Schedule 11:00 a.m. Booth #2827 • ACRL Information Literacy Advi- sory Com. Sunday, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. for a look at 10:00 am Digital Preservation at the Library of MOVED to HCC 101. Congress • ALSC Storytelling Disc. Group our latest 10:30 am Portals to the World Monday, 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. MAR, 11:30 am Library of Congress Website from Wellesley Rm. Web services Your Point of View Addition •ALA GODORT Rare and Endan- www.loc.gov/ala/ 12:00 pm Cataloger’s Desktop gered Government Publications Com. 1:00 pm The Encyclopedia of the Library of Sunday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Omni Congress Alcott BR B. 1:30 pm Classification Web: Now with LC/ Cancellations: Dewey Correlations •ALA - Ethics II, Monday, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. 2:00 pm Educator’s Tour of the Library’s •RUSA HS Biblio. and Indexes Com. Website Monday, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 2:30 pm Workforce Diversity at LC Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress Cognotes Staff New! Definitive reference work describing the Alberta Comer, Editor Library of Congress's collections, functions, and Indiana State University services, 1800-2004. Includes the Library's role in American librarianship and the digital future, Brad Martin, Assistant Editor ABC News biographies of the 13 Librarians of Congress, etc. 600 pp. 215 illustrations. $95.00 Reporters Frederick J. Augustyn, Jr. Cataloging Distribution Service (CDS) The Library of Congress Web product presentations any time during the Walter Bell day. Lamar University - Cataloger’s Desktop Susan Hunnicutt www.loc.gov/cds/desktop/ Wayne State University - Classification Web www.loc.gov/cds/classweb/ Julia Schneider University of Wisconsin Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) Rochelle Hartman Building the entry points for popular Library of Bloomington Public Library, IL Congress reference services. 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