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Sugarman Children’s Biography powerful man. program, an innovative educational members who want to broaden Award for her remarkable biography, The second honor book, The Lin- opportunity created to help develop their perspectives, improve their George Washington Carver (Abrams colns: A Scrapbook Look at Abraham leaders in public libraries. This leadership skills, drive change in Books for Young Readers, an imprint and Mary (Schwartz and Wade, Ran- scholarship program offers PLA their institutions and plan with a of Harry N. Abrams, Inc.). The Sugar- dom House) by Candace Fleming is members who are public library strategic vision. man Award is given biennially by the a newsy narrative about the lives of managers a chance to attend execu- Each executive leadership pro- Cleveland Public Library to honor Mary and Abraham Lincoln empha- tive leadership training at some of gram varies in length, scope and excellence in the field of biography sizing their childhood, young adult- the best universities in the United focus, and candidates are encour- for children. hood, their courtship and marriage States, including: aged to research the programs to George Washington Carver is a as well as after President Lincoln’s • Harvard University, Kennedy determine which is best suited to unique combination of fluid text and death. The book delves into Mary’s School of Government, Senior their needs before applying. The PLA lively illustration that successfully seemingly interminable widowhood, Executives in State and Local Leadership Fellows program will merges archival photography, Carver’s offering a bit of history that is not Government; cover the cost of tuition, as well as own sketches and an extraordinary often shared in the plethora of mate- • University of Pennsylvania, housing and most meals. Transporta- book design to express the creative rials available about these seminal Wharton School of Business, tion and any additional meals are the energy of the inspiring life of a “renais- figures in American history. Leading Organizational Change; responsibility of the attendee. sance” man. Born into slavery, George • University of Michigan, Ross Candidates must be PLA mem- Washington Carver became a world School of Business, Positive Lead- bers who are management staff renowned scientist dedicated and de- Scan a Barcode ership – Building Extraordinary in a public library system with termined to learn as much as he could Using iPhone Leadership Capabilities; and a minimum of five years experi- and then to share that knowledge with • University of Washington, Evans ence in a leadership role. Selected others. The book designer organized RedLaser Application School of Public Affairs, Execu- participants will be asked to share this book in a format reminiscent of tive Management Program. their experience at a PLA program a family photo album, using vibrant iPhone users can now download These programs focus on apply- and provide input to the Leadership colors and Bolden’s well researched the RedLaser application to scan a ing leadership concepts that are Taskforce in an effort to help shape a narrative, to offer familiarity to Carver barcode on a book and find that book generally learned in a business or comprehensive leadership develop- and his extraordinary life’s accom- in a nearby library using data from public administration education ment program for PLA. Applications plishments for the young reader. WorldCat, online database of records but that are vital for public library are being accepted now at http://pla. Two honor awards were selected representing items held in libraries. leaders to understand in order to org/ala/mgrps/divs/pla/plaawards. for 2010; Ashley Bryan: Words to My RedLaser, developed by Occipital, move their organizations forward. Leadership/index.cfm. Life’s Song by Ashley Bryan (Ath- of Boulder, Colorado, is a barcode eneum) is a beautifully designed scanning application and technology for the iPhone, available through the Apple App Store. The RedLaser app, which is currently among the top 25 paid applications in the App Store, turns the iPhone camera into a bar- code scanner. For book barcodes, the Visit H.W. Wilson Booth #1714 app uses WorldCat APIs to deliver localized U.S. library results based on the user’s geolocation, providing library holdings, library location, At the Wilson Theater: contact and map information. 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Visit us at ALA Midwinter Booth 2459 A WORLD OF ECONOMIC INFORMATION www.aeaweb.org Page 16 • Cognotes BOSTON • Monday, January 18, 2010

The Boston skyline looms in the distance as Laura Amos, Newport News Public Library, Author Lee Smith signs a copy of her book Mrs. Darcy and the Newport News, Va., reads The Tilting House by window light Sunday afternoon. Blue-Eyed Stanger at the Algonquin Books booth.

Woman’s Day to Profile Women who Have Saved gale cengage learning Money at the Library shuttLe Bus sCheduLe And route The ninth year of the American Library Association’s Campaign sHUttle service to tHe boston convention & exHibition center for America’s Libraries’ partner- ship with Woman’s Day magazine Forshuttle accessibility service is provided assistance, between please the bcec call 800-523-4046and the hotels listed during below. the Please shuttle check hours the signlisted in yourbelow. hotel lobby for any additional information or changes for your specific route. for additional service or to make advanced registration will kick off in March with a time- for an ada approved shuttle, please see the shuttle supervisor at the bcec or call yankee line at (800)942-8890 ly article on how library services have helped Woman’s Day readers deal with tough economic times. shUttle schedUle One reader will have her story frequency of service: Peak 5-10 minutes | non-Peak 15 – 20 minutes profiled in the March issue of Woman’s Day magazine, in addi- FridAY, JAnUArY 15, 2010 tion to three other readers whose shuttles to run between Hotels and bcec non Peak 7:30Am – 4:00pm stories will be featured on the shuttles to run between Hotels and bcec Peak 4:00pm – 8:00pm* magazine’s web site. Also in the March issue, Wom- sAtUrdAY, JAnUArY 16, 2010 an’s Day will announce an initia- shuttles to run between Hotels and bcec Peak 7:00Am – 10:00Am tive asking readers to write in shuttles to run between Hotels and bcec non Peak 10:00Am – 3:30pm about how libraries are the heart shuttles to run between Hotels and bcec Peak 3:30pm – 6:00pm* of their communities. Since 2002, Woman’s Day has sUndAY, JAnUArY 17, 2010 dedicated 32 pages of its pub- shuttles to run between Hotels and bcec Peak 7:00Am – 10:00Am lication to generating public shuttles to run between Hotels and bcec non Peak 10:00Am – 3:30pm awareness on behalf of the value shuttles to run between Hotels and bcec Peak 3:30pm – 6:00pm* of libraries and librarians. The magazine has a readership of 22 mondAY, JAnUArY 18, 2010 million. shuttles to run between Hotels and bcec Peak 7:30Am – 3:00pm Woman’s Day is a partner of shuttles to run between Hotels and bcec non Peak 3:00pm – 6:00pm* the Campaign for America’s Li- braries. Other partners include *time last shuttle departs bcec. last shuttle departs hotels approximately 45 minutes prior to this time the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Dollar General, the Finan- maKe sUre to stoP at gale bootH 1732 cial Industry Regulatory Author- ity (FINRA), the International and cHecK oUt wHat’s new Federation of Library Associa- tions and Institutions (IFLA), the roUte #1 (red) boArdinG locAtion roUte #3 (blUe) boArdinG locAtion National Baseball Hall of Fame Marriott Copley Prudential CTR, Huntington Ave En- Omni Parker House Tremont Street by the Sovereign Bank and Museum, Univision Radio trance Hilton Financial District Curbside Entrance on Broad Street and Verizon. Sheraton Boston Prudential CTR, Huntington Ave En- Hyatt Regency Boston Curbside Avenue D’Layfeyette trance The Campaign for America’s Westin Copley Place Prudential CTR, Huntington Ave En- roUte #4 (pinK) boArdinG locAtion Libraries (www.ala.org/@yourli- trance Intercontinental Hotel Curbside entrance on Atlantic Avenue brary), ALA’s public awareness Fairmont Copley Place Prudential CTR, Huntington Ave En- Renaissance Boston Curbside entrance on Congress Street campaign, promotes the value of trance Seaport Hotel Curbside entrance on Seaport Lane libraries and librarians. Thou- sands of libraries of all types — roUte #2 (Green) boArdinG locAtion The following hotels listed below are within close walking across the country and around Boston Park Plaza Curbside entrance on Columbus Avenue distance to the Boston Convention & Exposition Center. There the globe — use the Campaign’s Four Seasons Hotel Curbside entrance on Columbus Avenue will be NO shuttle service for these hotels. ® Westin Boston Waterfront @ your library brand. The Cam- Courtyard Tremont Hotel Curbside entrance on Tremont Street paign is made possible in part by All Shuttle busses will depart from the BCEC on Level 0 – ALA’s Library Champions. immediately outside of the registration area.

american library association: midwinter meeting 2010 29 Monday, January 18, 2010 • BOSTON Cognotes • Page 17

Midwinter attendees cross high above the Exhibits Hall as they take the bridge to the east side of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Author Tracy Chevalier signs copies of her books at the Penguin booth.

Karen Nagel, left, Blue Apple Books, and Elliot Kreloff, right, Harriet Ziefert The Polaris booth is a replica of the “Cheers” bar, although they are serving up Inc., both from Maplewood, N.J., look over the display book The Boys by Jeff coffee rather than other types of beverages. Newman at the Simon & Schuster, Inc., booth.

Pamela Roberts, left, Cohen Hillel Academy, Marblehead, Mass., considers buying some Tutto luggage as exhibitor Susan Lee demonstrates at Cheryl Willis Hudson, left, Publisher & Editorial Director of Just Us Books, Inc., East Orange, NJ, and exhibitor the Tutto Luggage booth. Jennifer Hunt, right, look over a copy of The Lion & The Mouse at the Little, Brown and Company booth. Page 18 • Cognotes BOSTON • Monday, January 18, 2010 ALCTS Launches National Preservation Week May 9–15 Recognizing the critical role li- Preservation Week intends to raise It is the first national awareness importance of preservation in sustain- braries play in preservation, the awareness of libraries’ role in connect- campaign targeting collections pres- ing cultural heritage and information Association for Library Collections ing the general public to preservation ervation awareness for the general access and to enhance knowledge of and Technical Services (ALCTS) in information and expertise. Events public by strengthening community preservation issues among the public collaboration with the Library of Con- sponsored by libraries will increase partnerships for preservation. and those responsible for collections. gress and the Institute of Library and preservation awareness by emphasiz- Preservation Week will begin to In 2004 Heritage Preservation Museum Services (IMLS) will sponsor ing the close relationships among per- address the preservation concerns of carried out the first national survey, the first national Preservation Week, sonal, family, community, and public the valuable collections of individuals, the Heritage Health Index, to docu- May 9–15, 2010. collections and their preservation. families and collectors by providing ment collections preservation needs Web resources, success stories, and in libraries, museums, and archives ideas for programs and projects, focus- (www.heritagepreservation.org/HHI/ Exhibitor News ing on libraries as a place for preserv- summary.html). That survey showed ing our rich heritage. The Preservation that roughly 1.3 billion items need These listings are paid advertise- complete title lists and new purchase Week web site will connect librar- treatment to reduce the risk and rate ments. To place an Exhibitor News and perpetual-access options. “HEB ians with excellent resources already of damage. item in Cognotes at the 2010 Annual Portal” will facilitate cost-effective available for those who need specific The Heritage Health Index recom- Conference in Washington, D.C., please distribution of monographs and re- preservation information. Go to the mended that meeting the national contact Karee Williams at kwilliams@ lated materials to scholars and librar- Preservation Week site at www.ala. preservation need will take shared re- ala.org. ies. Please visit Booth 2553. org/preservationweek for information sponsibility by many, including public ABC-CLIO (Booth # 1642): ABC- LAT (Booth # 1624): features and resources. and institutional decision-makers, and CLIO is an award-winning publisher the allCIRC DVD dispensing solu- A Preservation Week poster and policy makers. of reference titles, academic and tion by LAT. Watch how the allCIRC bookmark is now available in the The condition of 30 percent of general interest books, electronic safely and securely provide DVDs on ALA Store. Help support Preservation items across every type of collection resources, and books for students, demand to your patrons, while allow- Week by purchasing these items. Visit and library is unknown. Even when librarians and other professionals. To- ing them to check out all materials at the ALA Store at Midwinter or online condition is known, our cultural heri- day, ABC-CLO publishes under these one location Booth 1624. at: http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail. tage continues to be at risk, including well-respected imprnts; ABC-CLO, Serials Solutions (Booth # aspx?ID=2823. newly created digital collections. Greenwood Press, Praeger, Praeger 1512): Let users search your library With the theme of “Pass it on,” the Preservation Week is a great oppor- Securty International, Libraries just as they search the Open Web. first preservation week is a collabora- tunity for libraries to become involved Unlimited, and Linworth Publishing. Imagine the breadth of your library’s tive effort with many other libraries, in the broader movement to save our ACLS Humanities E-Book collection — physical and digital — cultural heritage organizations and cultural heritage. Libraries are the (Booth # 2553): ACLS Humanities accessible from a single search box. associations, to connect people to natural gathering place and source E-Book finalizes plans for “universal” See the one and only Summon at the preservation on a personal level, to in- of information on preservation for collaboration with publishers to offer Serials Solutions booth. crease the number of advocates for the the public. Preservation Week hopes elevate everyone’s awareness of the importance of saving personal and CONFERENCE TIP: Don’t be a twit family heritage whether a photograph, a newspaper, or a baseball card. Blogging? The speaker's “more blah blah.” arguments are pretty Live involved... “Some doofus tweeting! I’m sat down next Honor YALSA’s Award- paraphrasing! to me." it’s for posterity! winning Authors at Free Reception Tonight YALSA will host a free program and reception for the 2010 Morris Award and 2010 Excellence in Non- fiction Award winners and honorees at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Westin by Gene Ambaum & Bill Barnes Overdue Media LLC Visit us at Booth 1474! www.unshelved.com © Copley Place Essex Center South. YALSA announced the finalists for both awards in December; you can learn more about the Morris short- list at www.ala.org/morris and the Nonfiction shortlist at www.ala.org/ yalsa/nonfiction. Authors attending the reception include Deborah Heiligman (Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith), Phillip Hoose (Claudette It’s teatime Colvin: Twice Toward Justice), Sally (and tee-time) Walker (Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Mary- at Mango! land), and Tanya Lee Stone (Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream). The event will begin with an open bar and refreshments from 7:30 to 8:00 p.m. and authors speaking Mango is the online language learning system Stop by booth #2314 from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. Attendees for libraries. Using an easy-to-follow interface, for an interactive demo, a hot cup can mingle with authors over more practical conversations, and audio from native refreshments from 9:30 to 10:00 p.m. For more information about YAL- speakers, it’s is the easiest way for your patrons of mango tea and your very own SA or for lists of recommended to learn a foreign language. Mango t-shirt! reading, viewing and listening, go to www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists, or learn more at mangolanguages.com contact the YALSA office by phone: 800-545-2433, ext. 4390; or e-mail [email protected]. Speakers Nettie Lagace, bX Product Manager, Ex Libris David Walker, Library Web Services Manager, California State University Office of the Chancellor

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