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COGNOTES MAY PREVIEW EDITION CHICAGO, IL AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Reshma Saujani, Girls Who Code Founder, CEO to Open 2017 ALA Annual Conference ince 2012, Girls Who Code has followers. The forthcoming book Girls Who taught computing skills to and in- Reshma Saujani Code: Learn to Code and Change the World spired more than 10,000 girls across Opening General Session (August 2017, ages 10 and up), will show S Friday 6/23, 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. America – and they are just at the beginning girls how coding skills are relevant to their of their mission to close the gender gap lives and will get them excited about creating in tech. Reshma Saujani, the founder and Girls Who Code is growing fast, with a their own apps, games, and robots. With dy- CEO of the national nonprofit organization, goal of reaching one million young women namic artwork, down-to-earth explanations is also the author of the groundbreaking by 2020. 1.4 million jobs will be open in of coding principles, and real-life stories of book Women Who Don’t Wait In Line, in computing related fields in the U.S., of girls and women working at places like Pixar which she advocates for a new model of which we are only on pace to fill 29 per- and NASA, it sets out to prove that coding is female leadership focused on embracing cent with computing graduates, a mere 3 truly for everyone, no matter their interests. risk and failure, promoting mentorship and percent of whom are likely to be women. “The world is advancing in technology and sponsorship, and boldly charting your own The organization has been featured in more women and girls need to educate ourselves on course. She will speak at the opening general than 100 publications and media outlets, computer science to catch up. I don’t know session of the Annual Conference on Friday, from The New York Times to “The Today Reshma Saujani (photo by Adrian Kinloch) June 23, 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. Show,” and has more than 105,000 Twitter see page 7 Sara Paretsky, Matthew Desmond, and Colson Whitehead to Speak at Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Event in Chicago atthew Desmond and Colson attended the event include Anthony Doerr, website when registering for the conference Whitehead, authors of the win- 2017 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Richard Ford, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Viet or they may be added later. You can also ning titles of the 2017 Andrew Fiction and Nonfiction Thanh Nguyen, Donna Tartt, and Bryan purchase a table for 10 to enjoy the exciting M Saturday 6/24, 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Stevenson. Featured speakers have included evening with chosen friends and colleagues – Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction Chicago HIlton and Nonfiction, will join Annual Conference Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Billy Collins, and get details about table reservations here. The attendees at the celebratory 2017 event on Karin Slaughter. 2017 event is sponsored by NoveList. Saturday, June 24, 8:00 – 10:00 p.m., at the Warshawski mystery series and one of only Tickets for the 2017 celebration are avail- Chicago Hilton. The featured speaker will be five living writers to receive both the Grand able on the 2017 ALA Annual Conference see page 7 Sara Paretsky, author of the bestselling V.I. Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers’ Association. A Look Back QUICK LOOK Whitehead’s novel The Underground Rail- road won the fiction medal, and Desmond’s Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American Exhibits City won the nonfiction medal. Desmond Friday, June 23 and Whitehead will each speak after accepting 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. their medals and $5,000 checks. The winning Saturday & Sunday, June 24-25 titles were announced at the RUSA Book and 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Media Awards event at the Midwinter Meet- Monday, June 26 ing in January 2017. 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. A conference highlight now in its sixth Registration year, this popular Andrew Carnegie Medals OPEN NOW! for Excellence event includes the program CLICK HERE TO REGISTER hosted by the current selection committee Auditorium Speaker Series chair, Donna Seaman, and a lively dessert and ► Saturday, Sunday, and Monday drinks reception where attendees mingle with June 24-25-26 winning authors, speakers, colleagues, editors, and ALA leaders. Other winners who have REGISTER CONFERENCE BOOK EXHIBITS NOW SCHEDULER YOUR TRIP INFO 2 COGNOTES MAY 2017 PREVIEW ‘Vulnerability’ Sandra Uwiringiyimana, Author of How Expert, Brené Dare the Sun Rise, to Speak in Chicago Brown to remarkable story will be shared when Sandra Uwiringiyimana, Sandra Uwiringiyimana Speak Sunday originally from the Democratic Auditorium Speaker Series A Saturday 6/24, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Republic of Congo, appears as an Audi- torium Speaker on Saturday, June 24 at the ALA Annual Conference. education and ending child marriage, and Uwiringiyimana was just 10 years has become a voice for women and girls, old when she found herself with a gun refugees and immigrants, and forgotten pointed at her head. She had watched people like the Banyamulenge Tribe. Now as rebels gunned down her mother and a student at Mercy College in New York six-year-old sister in a refugee camp. City, she is the co-founder and Director Remarkably, the rebel didn’t pull the trig- of Partnerships & Communications at ger and she escaped. She tells her story Jimbere Fund (jimberefund.org). In tell- in the memoir How Dare the Sun Rise: ing her story, she has shared the world Memoirs of a War Child, and will talk stage with Charlie Rose, Angelina Jolie, with attendees about her survival, about former Secretary of State Madeleine Al- finding her place in a new country, her bright, and Tina Brown at the Women hope for the future, and how she found in the World Summit. She addressed the Brené Brown (Photo by Danny Clark) a way to give voice to her people. United Nations Security Council to plead Since her family’s resettlement to the with world leaders to act on the pressing Dr. Brené Brown United States in 2007 through a United issue of children in armed conflict. Auditorium Speakers Series Nations refugee program, Uwiringiy- Her appearance is sponsored by Sunday 6/25, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. imana has fought hard to raise awareness HarperCollins Children’s Books (booth and calls for justice for the Gatumba #3511). r. Brené Brown has spent the massacre and other human rights abuses Get details and add to your schedule past 15 years studying courage, in the region. She is passionate about girls’ now. Dvulnerability, shame, and empa- Sandra Uwiringiyimana thy and is the author of three #1 New York Times bestsellers – The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, and Rising Strong. With Sarah Jessica Parker Unveils First Book Club over 25 million views, her TED talk, “The Power of Vulnerability,” is one of the top Central Pick at ALA President’s Program five most viewed TED talks in the world. She has also appeared on Oprah’s “Super rom an early age, books were my con- Sarah Jessica Parker Soul Sunday,” “Super Soul Sessions,” and stant companions and my local library a place I could find a new friend on ALA President’s Program in Oprah magazine. Her session will take F Saturday 6/24, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. place on Sunday, June 25, 8:30 – 9:30 every shelf,” said award-winning television a.m., at the Annual Conference. and film actor, producer, designer, library Brown’s reputation as a speaker is built supporter, and avid reader Sarah Jessica Parker. Three Rivers Press (booth #3711). SJP for on her ability to explore difficult topics with During the President’s Program at the Hogarth will selectively publish high-quality tremendous honesty, warmth, and humor. 2017 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition works of fiction by both established writers She is a thought-leader, researcher, and sto- on Saturday, June 24 at 3:30 p.m., Parker will and distinctive emerging voices with critical ryteller with the rare ability to both inspire unveil her first title selection as part of the and commercial promise. audiences and leave them with actionable official launch of ALA Book Club Central, Parker, an Emmy, Golden Globe, and change strategies. As she says, “you either for which she will serve as Honorary Chair. Screen Actors Guild Award-winning actor, is walk inside your story and own it, or you Book Club Central – created in partnership the star and executive producer of the HBO stand outside your story and hustle for your with the ALA’s Booklist (booth # 3217) and series “Divorce,” and is well known for her worthiness.” United for Libraries – is an online platform leading role as Carrie Bradshaw on “Sex and Brown is the Founder and CEO of both of reading resources, including recommenda- the City.” She currently serves as the vice- COURAGEworks – an online learning tions, expert book lists, and other content for chairman of the board of directors for the New platform that offers classes for individuals book clubs and their readers. York City ballet, and was elected in 2009 by and families on braver living and loving, As host of the President’s Program and the Obama administration to be a member and BRAVE LEADERS INC – an orga- initiator of Book Club Central, ALA President of the President’s Committee on the Arts Sarah Jessica Parker nization dedicated to providing courage- Julie Todaro said, “The ALA is lucky to be able and the Humanities.