apply today for a beyond Words grant: www.ala.org/aasl/ disasterrelief

When your school library program is gone, the loss to the school community is beyond Words

school libraries are much more than literacy centers. they serve as a safe environment to explore and learn, access new information technologies, and collaborate with peers. when a school library program is destroyed by a natural disaster, the students and the community feel the immediate loss of a valuable resource that reaches far beyond books.

since 2006, the american association of school librarians, with funding from the dollar general literacy foundation, has given more than one million in grants to american association of school librarians over 125 school libraries across the country affected by natural disasters. 50 e Huron, Chicago, il 60611 | 1-800-545-2433, ext 4382 | www.ala.org/aasl

photographies are courtesy of beyond Words grant recipients

AASL_BeyondWords Ad-Prog Loss Disaster 8.375 x 10.875.indd 1 3/7/12 12:04 PM apply today TEXAS LIBRARY JOURNAL contents for a beyond Words grant: Published by the Volume 90, No 1 Spring 2014 www.ala.org/aasl/ disasterrelief TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION President’s Letter...... 3 Yvonne Chandler Membership in TLA is open to any Editorial: What Does the Library of the Future individual or institution interested in Texas libraries. Look Like to You?...... 5 Gloria Meraz When your school library To find out more about TLA, order TLA Libraries & Small Business Development: publications, or place advertising in Collaborative Efforts at Harris County Public Library...... 6 Texas Library Journal, write to program is gone, Texas Library Association Jim Johnson, Milagros Andrada-Tanega, Barbara Mitchell, and Claire Gunnels 3355 Bee Cave Road, Suite 401 Austin, Texas 78746-6763; Say Cheeese for Texas Libraries: Snapshot Day 2013...... 10 call 1-800-580-2TLA (2852); or visit our website at www.txla.org. Poetry in the Library...... 14 S. Zulema Silva Bewley A directory of TLA membership is Newsnotes...... 16 the loss to available in the “Members Only” section of the website. Corporate Members...... 18

Opinions expressed in Texas Library Journal are those of the authors and TLA 2014 the school are not necessarily endorsed by TLA. CONFERENCE CONTENT A Welcome to the TLA 2014 Conference...... 20 community is Journal Staff Corporate Sponsors...... 21 BUYERS GUIDE to TLA 2014 Exhibitors Editor Gloria Meraz Exhibiting Companies...... 22 Layout/Graphics Mary Ann Emerson Guide to Products and Services...... 52 beyond Words Advertising Mgr. Kasey Hyde Exhibit Hall Map...... 52-53 Printer Capital Printing See you in San Antonio April 8-11 – Henry B. Gonazalez Convention Center – © Texas Library Association school libraries are much more than literacy centers. for TLA 2014 as we share ways to they serve as a safe environment to explore and learn, access new information Texas Library Journal (ISSN 0040-4446) is published quarterly in spring, summer, fall, and technologies, and collaborate with peers. when a school library program is destroyed winter by the Texas Library Association, 3355 LEAD OUT LOUD #txla14 by a natural disaster, the students and the community feel the immediate loss of a Bee Cave Road, Suite 401, Austin, Texas 78746- Conference Information: valuable resource that reaches far beyond books. 6763. Periodicals Postage Paid at Austin, Texas. www.txla.org/annual-conference POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Texas since 2006, the american association of school librarians, with funding from the Library Journal, 3355 Bee Cave Road, Suite 401, dollar general literacy foundation, has given more than one million in grants to american association of school librarians Austin, Texas 78746-6763. Subscription price: to over 125 school libraries across the country affected by natural disasters. 50 e Huron, Chicago, il 60611 | 1-800-545-2433, ext 4382 | www.ala.org/aasl members of TLA, 94 cents, included in annual cover: The charming graphics on the front of this issue of Texas Library Journal are from a poster dues; to nonmembers, $25 per year for domestic, included among Día materials and resources on the American Libraries Association website. $30 out-of-country. Single issues: $7. How are you celebrating El día de los libros / El día de los niños in your community this year? photographies are courtesy of beyond Words grant recipients

1 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014

AASL_BeyondWords Ad-Prog Loss Disaster 8.375 x 10.875.indd 1 3/7/12 12:04 PM PENGUIN YOUNG READERS GROUP MEET OUR STARS! TLA 2014 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS · APRIL 8 11 Your favorite authors are signing in the Author Area. Stop by the Penguin Young Readers Group Booth, #1540, for books or galleys.

TUESDAY, APRIL 8 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

ADAM RUBIN PHIL BILDNER LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON MAIRA KALMAN 6:00 pm – 7:00 am 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Attend Adam’s “Animals Misbehaving: Being Join Phil Bildner at his signing on Wednesday, Join Laurie Halse Anderson at the LIFTA Attend Maira’s “Telling the Truth: Using Literary Bad Never Felt So Good” Program on Tuesday, April 9th in the Author Area. Luncheon on Thursday, April 10th, at 12:00 p.m.! Techniques to Present the Facts” Program on April 8th, at 2:00 p.m.! Wednesday, April 9th, at 2:00 p.m.! THURSDAY, APRIL 10

NIKKI LOFTIN MELISSA DE LA CRUZ NINA LACOUR ANDREW SMITH 9:00 am – 10:00 am 9:30 am – 10:30 am 11:30 am – 12:30 pm 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Attend Nikki’s “Strong Characters, Strong Stories for Attend Melissa’s “Haute YA Authors” Program on Attend Nina’s “Tayshas Reading List and Authors” Attend Andrew’s “Tayshas Reading List and Authors” YA” Program on Thursday, April 10th, at 2:00 p.m.! Thursday, April 10th, at 8:00 a.m.! Panel on Thursday, April 10th, at 10:00 a.m.! Panel on Thursday, April 10th, at 10:00 a.m.!

FRIDAY, APRIL 11

JACQUELINE WOODSON 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Attend Jaqueline’s Reaching Reluctant Readers through Urban Fiction: Black Caucus RT Author Session Bruch (ticketed event) on Thursday, April OLIVER JEFFERS ALEX LONDON 10th, at 10:00 a.m.! 9:00 am – 10:00 am 9:00 am – 10:00 pm Attend Oliver’s “Picture Books in a Digital Age” Program on Attend Alex’s “Openly YA: The Evolution of Gay Characters in YA Literature” Thursday, April 10th, at 2:00 p.m.! Program on Thursday, April 10th, at 2:00 p.m. and “Saving the World One or More Ordinary Kids at a Time” Program on Friday, April 11th, at 10:00 a.m.!

MAYA VAN WAGENEN 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm RACHEL DEWOSKIN HENRY WINKLER Join Maya at the Texas Tea for YA Authors on 10:00 am – 11:00 am Signing after General Session III Thursday, April 10th, at noon! Attend Rachel’s “Women of YA Panel” Program on Friday, Join Henry Winkler, the iconic King of Cool, at the General April 11th, at 8:00 a.m.! Session III on Friday, April 11th at 1:30 p.m.!

www.penguinclassroom.com Follow PenguinClass on Twitter and on Facebook at PenguinClassroom for all our TLA news! President’s Perspective by Yvonne Chandler

#Libraries diversity – in services, collections, and staff – at libraries. #Communities In my email over the past few weeks, I received two messages with links to an online article and a book addressing #Diversity the intersection between diversity and community for libraries. In an innovative #TLALibrarians article published in the February issue merica thrives on diversity. of SLATE magazine, photographer Kyle librarians who work in specialized fields A synthesis of the world’s plentiful Cassidy describes his unique project, “This who have to know about archaeology, and varied races, religions, and is What a Librarian Looks Like.” Cassidy for example, or medicine or research Acultures, the U.S. is home to all. I enjoy set up a portrait studio at the 2014 ALA science. The field was broader than I telling my students about my first job in Midwinter meeting in Philadelphia had gone in there thinking. a library. I was an intern in the Atlanta and took portraits of librarians as they A second email reported the news that mayor’s program to encourage public attended meetings, programs, and Professor David Lankes of Syracuse service. I was placed at the Atlanta other activities. His resulting collection University was making his 2012 title, Fulton Public Library Special Collections of pictures is a true celebration of the Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries Department, which included collections diversity of librarians. Cassidy discovered: for Today’s Complex World, available for documenting the impact of many I tend to think of librarians as the ones free download. Lankes is making the communities on that city and its history I know from my public library and digital version available at no cost so that from African Americans to genealogists from school. But there are librarians more librarians can use the book to engage to lovers of Gone with the Wind. This was who are researchers and archivists doing their boards, principals, and provosts in a my introduction to the importance of extraordinarily technical work. There are constructive conversation about the future

Meet Our Stars!

Sandra Neil Wallace • Rich Wallace Suzanne Bloom April 9 • 12:00–1:00 p.m. April 9 • 2:00–3:00 p.m. Nikki Grimes April 11 • 10:30–11:30 a.m. 2014 Coretta Scott King Author Honor recipient

Visit booth #1630 for FREE advance reading copies, guides, Terry Widener Christine Pakkala posters and more! April 10 • 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. April 10 • 2:00–3:00 p.m.

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 3 of their libraries. If you have not read this this initiative. The first step in defining title, I highly recommend it. Lankes writes the importance of diversity efforts to the about the ever more essential role that association is the creation of the Diversity libraries play in society and how librarians and Inclusion Committee. This committee can use Expect More when working with was created following recommendations communities whether in school, academic, to the Executive Board from the Diversity public, or corporate information Task Force. Past-President Sherilyn Bird environments. He comments: and TLA Treasurer Jesús Campos are Though the diversity of our jointly chairing the committee to insure MEET OUR communities can make it difficult to successful implementation of the goals agree on a single vision, we know it outlined in the Strategic Plan and the AUTHORS is possible. The library can bring our Diversity Task Force recommendations. neighbors and colleagues and students The 2014 annual conference will AT BOOTH #1548 and members together in a civil, safe, deliver a variety of programs that reflect and inspiring space to dream. the diversity of Texas to all types of WEDNESDAY Cassidy also examined librarians’ thoughts librarians and communities served. This APRIL 9, 2014 about the budget cuts and the effects of programming will include a half-day understaffing on local communities. In Diversity Summit on Tuesday, April 8. interviews, he asked librarians to talk “Breaking Down Silos for a Unified, about the challenges and importance of Diverse Society” will provide participants libraries today. He concluded: with a general overview of the value of It’s easy to dismiss libraries as diversity and inclusion to the profession, something superfluous if you have a the workplace, and personal life. It will 10AM connection to the Internet at home. help clarify the evolving meanings of Linda Joy Singleton But for people in many communities, author of Snow Dog, Sand Dog diversity and inclusion and will cover why the library is their lifeline to the they provide a strategic advantage. This is 2PM modern world. It’s the only way they going to be a great day, and I invite you to Sara Kocek can do research; it’s the only way they join in the learning. author of Promise Me Something can apply for jobs and file taxes. This is a class of people that is easy for many Our association activities, services, and of us to miss. This is who librarians are conference programming examine how THURSDAY especially fighting for. each Texas librarian or friend of the library can be a leader to proactively respond APRIL 10, 2014 Both of these resources affirm our work through Learning, Empowerment, at TLA. “Diversity and inclusiveness,” “equity of access to information,” as well Advocacy, and Diversity to the as “social responsibility and the public challenges facing library and information good” are core organizational values of our professionals in their communities. 10AM association. In the 2012-2015 Strategic Through these activities, Texas librarians Margaret Read-McDonald are prepared to be culturally-aware author of Plan, TLA members highlight these values The Boy from the Dragon Palace and call for the association to serve as a information professionals who are ready to “positive role model and valued leader, work with populations that are diverse in 2PM partner, resource, and advocate for Texas terms of gender, ability, language, literacy, Helen Ketteman libraries and communities.” socio-economic background, age, and author of There Once Was a Cowpoke Who Swallowed an Ant This year, the Executive Board has focused other factors. We must also understand extensively on addressing diversity. and anticipate the challenges and issues 3PM related to providing inclusive information TLA Strategic Initiative #3 Varsha Bajaj services to different populations in a range TLA values, seeks, and develops a author of of settings. Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood diverse leadership and membership. All barriers to full member participation I agree with a quote from Keith Richards based upon gender, race, creed, age, from the Rolling Stones. He says, sexual orientation, national origin, “When you’re growing up, there are two ethnicity, or disability will be identified institutional places that effect you most and eliminated. powerfully, the church, which belongs I am very excited about three to God, and the public library, which accomplishments that our association belongs to you.” Now more than ever, we made this year concerning the fulfillment need to be leaders in creating and telling of the goals and action items identified in our community story. J

4 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 Editorial What Does the Library of the Future by Gloria Meraz

e have all been asked some Look Like to You? version of: “Aren’t libraries Characteristics we need to develop/ technological and informational resources becoming obsolete?” To strengthen may look familiar on some will expand in relation to the commercial, whichW we offer a standard answer about levels and some may seem counterintuitive educational, and government offerings of the explosion of information, the need given the list above. I believe strongly these content. Libraries will generate unique to help people find what they need, the characteristics can and must work together. content to help navigate, access, and use importance of providing access to diverse • Collaboration – promulgating a team resources. technologies, the increased demand approach among allied stakeholders as I hope you will take time to think about given the complexity of information, etc. well as a nexus for customer/student/ the way Texas libraries should evolve. We We probably also affirm our absolute client problem-solving, interaction, and find ourselves at an opportune moment certainty that libraries will continue to be innovation. as the Texas State Library and Archives important institutions into the future. • Partnerships – formalizing roles with Commission (TSLAC) undertakes its The astute among us will usually follow private and government entities to strategic plan for the next five years and as that question with another – one that is achieve shared goals and strengthen TLA prepares for the upcoming legislative not so easy to answer: “So what does the economic, cultural, and education session. At a recent TSLAC Commission library of the future look like?” environments for stakeholders. meeting, commissioners discussed the Do you have a concrete answer to which • Entrepreneurship – creating a means importance of the agency working with you would proudly sign your name and for sustaining library activities while the library community to envision and tout at the top of your lungs? If so, please, adhering to core principles of equality work towards a vibrant role for the library let me know. Whole library conferences and open access. of the future. The commission noted the and institutes have been built around this • Innovation in information transactions importance of showcasing the important question – and we are still struggling to – pioneering means to connect content work of libraries (now and in the evolving find a meaningful, consistent response creators and users with the least amount technological and information landscape) that we, as a profession and community of of mediation and cost. to state leaders. stakeholders, can espouse and promote. • Adaptability – responding and A broad, collective, and thoughtful modeling to emerging needs, audiences, I’ll come clean now: I don’t have any consideration will help us develop a skills, and scope of activity (intimate to revelations for you. I cannot offer you a pat framework we can enthusiastically support mass delivery). answer. I can share some outcomes I believe and strive towards. A large dose of bravery, • Self-service – creating and bringing the library of the future will continue to confidence, and integrity must buttress together library spaces, instruction, achieve and some results I think need to be our efforts. We are served by adhering and resources that meet and encourage produced. First and foremost, libraries will to a vocabulary of action and results. continue to be about: individual’s self-sufficiency at diverse Lyrical adjectives of our importance move levels of information transactions. only those who already understand and • Access – to technology and connectivity, Physical and virtual spaces will be support us. The library of the future – resources (regardless of formats), and designed to promote these functions; and the library of today, for that matter skilled and personalized assistance; staff with diverse backgrounds and – is important because of what it does. • Co-location – a place (physical and expertise will be needed to meet and Achievement is the best end to any virtual) where people congregate to personify these goals; and the array of equation. J learn, engage, and innovate; • Community – a source for stakeholder identity, problem-solving, and economic, educational, and cultural PolicyMap for Schools activity; • Public Interest – a commitment and Universities. to equality of access, service and opportunity, as well as the shared and Get unlimited access to data with efficient use of resources; and our easy-to-use, professional • Informational Integrity – the mapping tool. promotion of intellectual freedom, diverse viewpoints, the ethical use of THE LATEST DATA + EASY-TO-USE MAPPING QUESTIONS / SCHEDULE A DEMO information, individual rights to access PolicyMap is an online data and mapping tool that offers 1-866-923-MAPS (6277) access to national data about communities and markets. [email protected] information and digital technology, and It is a powerful tool for research, market studies, and secure, safe, and private information business planning. START YOUR FREE 2-MONTH TRIAL www.policymap.com/subscribe-site-license transactions.

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 5 Libraries & Small Business Development: Collaborative Efforts at Harris County Public Library

Photo courtesy of HCPL

by Jim Johnson, Milagros Andrada-Tanega, Barbara Mitchell, and Claire Gunnels ibraries thrive on collaboration. SCORE, or Service Corps of Retired At Harris County Public Library Executives, is a resource partner with L(HCPL), a 26 branch system the U.S. Small Business Administration Local chambers of commerce are also an serving the Houston area, this holds and operates 360 chapters nationwide. important yet sometimes undervalued especially true for the wealth of creative As stated on the group’s website, it offers resource for public libraries, especially programs its branches offer to their “small business entrepreneurs practical for efforts such as this one. Some have respective communities. While many of business counseling advice at no charge counseling or similar services in place and our branches offer a variety of programs for the Life of Your Business (from would be willing to partner with libraries, to assist with workforce development, conception to profitable growth).” At that if for no other purpose than to reserve often in partnership with Texas Workforce time, no SCORE offices were located in available space. At Freeman, the local Solutions, some of the more successful southern Houston. Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce program collaborations in recent years has provided important networking After two pilot Saturday workshops have reached out to those involved opportunities through monthly small specifically in small business. The planned with SCORE in late 2012 to business development seminars that it partnerships that have formed enhance determine if there was a demand for offers and, which in turn, has provided the reach and influence of every entity business programs, the results were clear. speakers for library programs covering involved in a way that could not be The programs received a high attendance special business topics. rate, indicating a definite need. The done individually. These collaborative Overall, the partnership with SCORE has efforts have proven largely successful partnership with Freeman Library officially began in February 2013. been a win-win for all parties involved and can be instructive for other libraries and has proven itself to be a perfect seeking to find simple but effective ways SCORE counselors meet small business partnership for public libraries. While to encourage their local community’s owners for free, one-hour sessions in the the Freeman Library staff developed a economic development. library by appointment. Study rooms successful partnership for small business The Clear Lake City-County Freeman serve this purpose once a week, but other development by looking outward, other Branch Library in the southeast corner of meeting spaces can be used as well if HCPL librarians have found effective Harris County serves a community with needed. Free quarterly business workshops ways to support small businesses in a high concentration of engineers and have also been provided on a variety of their communities by looking within professionals due to both NASA’s Johnson topics, including financing your business, their walls. Space Center and the local petrochemical business plans, social media, marketing, LoneStar College-Cy Fair College industry. As economic stress developed a and Quickbooks. Library and LoneStar College-Tomball few years ago, many professionals found Almost 400 people registered for just five Community Library are each two libraries themselves looking at other endeavors quarterly sessions in late 2012, and over in one: the academic library of the Lone such as consulting and entrepreneurship. 140 received free, one-on-one counseling Star Community College and the public The Freeman Library witnessed a wave from SCORE representatives. Email library of the Harris County Public of professionals coming to the library for marketing for this and other library Library system. Each of their Business job search and business inquiries. Inspired programs began at Freeman around this Success Seminars were created through by North Richland Hills Public Library time and proved to be very effective. a collaboration of librarians from both and their successful partnership with the The “Business Matters @ Your Library” sides of the library with the Small Business nonprofit organization SCORE, Freeman email newsletter highlights SCORE and Development Center (SBDC) of Lone Library and SCORE Houston initiated other business events and programs at Star College. discussions about the creation of a small the library; research tips on market data; In February 2010, Lone Star College – business outreach program in the area in competitors; company and industry CyFair Small Business Development the fall of 2012. profiles; and much more. Center approached the library to discuss

6 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 texas on texas

Oveta Culp Hobby Acting Up and Texas Takes Wing Progressive Colonel, Cabinet Member, Getting Down A Century of Flight in the Country Philanthropist Plays by African Lone Star State How the 1970s Transformed by debra l. winegarten American Texans by barbara ganson the Texan in Popular Culture 23 b&w photos by sandra mayo and 70 b&w photos by jason mellard $14.95 paperback elvin holt $29.95 hardcover 17 b&w photos $14.95 e-book $24.95 paperback $29.95 e-book $29.95 hardcover $24.95 e-book $29.95 e-book

City on Fire Surf Texas Authentic Texas Red Scare The Explosion That Deves- photographs by People of the Big Bend Right-Wing Hysteria, tated a Texas Town and Ig- kenny braun by marcia hatfield Fifties Fanaticism, and nited a Historic Legal Battle 86 duotone photos daudistel and Their Legacy in Texas by bill minutaglio $55.00 hardcover bill wright by don e. carleton 12 b&w photos $55.00 e-book 96 color and b&w photos 22 b&w photos $19.95 paperback $24.95 paperback $24.95 paperback $19.95 e-book $24.95 e-book $24.95 e-book university of texas press

www.utexaspress.com plans for collaborative programming. develop a similar program. LSC Tomball resources, prefer electronic and CD audio It was determined that every semester answered the challenge. books and DVDs. they would present a series of one-hour As with business, marketing is critical to Partnerships and programs such as these seminars focused on small to medium- success. Tomball College has produced need not be large in scope and extensive in sized businesses. A team of librarians posters, and the public library side planning in order to succeed. The North and reference assistants was enlisted to produced digital monitor slides. The Channel Branch Library has developed facilitate the programs, which would SBDC and library have advertised via and maintained a fruitful small business be called Business Success Seminars. Facebook, Twitter, and blogs as well as education partnership with another local Recognizing the value of a community to the local chambers of commerce and college. “The Small Business Development organization already well connected that its own mailing list of small business Center at San Jacinto College North focuses on small business, they invited the clients. The paper surveys distributed Campus is located less than two miles CyFair Houston Chamber of Commerce to participants at seminars indicate that from our library branch, yet many of our to join as well. the SBDC business-focused advertising customers have no idea this incredible The team is instrumental in the has been the most effective in drawing resource is so close,” says Christina creation of the program from topic participants. Thompson, assistant branch librarian. ideas to speaker selections. Successful At Tomball, four series of seminars have “They’ve been hosting free programming programming, however, does not end been organized to date. The SBDC on starting your own business and writing with speaker selection and scheduling. typically suggests topics and speakers, a business plan at our branch for several Small but significant details in publicity which librarians approve. A few of the years now and for many of the attendees and operations can make a difference. topics for the four series have included: those programs really serve as the starting With this in mind, the library point for their businesses.” arranges for food, beverages, door • Social Media – Trend or Blip on the Radar? All in all, HCPL’s small business programs prizes, certificates of appreciation, and have yielded positive feedback and have marketing. The team also coordinates • Create Potential Client Lists produced an appreciative small business all the content for the flyers and press • Driving Revenue with LinkedIn community that continues to grow. Both releases and developed a brochure to • Selling on eBay public and academic libraries can develop highlight the resources provided by the • Broken Windows (Marketing on a successful partnerships to encourage library for business owners. Tight Budget) not simply workforce development but The topics of the seminars lean toward • Marketing to the Hispanic small business development in their social media but include other interesting Community communities by looking both inward and topics as well. Since 2010, the CyFair outward. A local, well-networked chamber • Building a Remarkable Brand program has held approximately 50 of commerce is often the best place to seminars that have benefitted 1300 • Google Tools for Business start but, as has been seen, is just one of attendees. While the target for these The library was opened early for the first many willing and available organizations, seminars are business owners and two series at 8:00 am. The early morning individuals, and services which can entrepreneurs, even nonprofits have time was deemed appropriate for business help. Libraries, as community services, gleaned valuable information, including people who would appreciate a breakfast can serve as an outlet not only for their the CyFair Friends of the Library. meeting but wouldn’t take time out from communities’ personal well-being but also “I volunteer at a small bookstore that I their business later in the day. Initial for their economic well-being through thought could generate more income, attendance averaged between 20 and 30 the development of mutually beneficial J which is used to support local good participants each time. Time was also partnerships such as these. causes,” says Ken Doherty, a FOL allowed after the formal presentation for participants to network. bookstore volunteer. “I learned how we Jim Johnson is branch librarian at could help market the store with the use At all four of the series, business cards Clear Lake City-County Freeman of Facebook, Google Search, and Google were collected for future advertising and Branch Library. Milagros Andrada- Maps as free, readily available marketing for a drawing of a door prize – a book Tanega is a reference librarian at tools; for example, when one queries related to the topic being discussed. Clear Lake City-County Freeman Google Maps about used books, they Related library books were also put on Branch Library. Barbara Mitchell could see our store’s location displayed, display and were used to promote signing is a reference librarian at Tomball along with others. Many free tools are up for a library card and to encourage Community Library. Claire Gunnels is available for those who want to use them, using HCPL’s various business databases, with others at low cost.” asssistant director for Adult Services the latter of which are advertised on a & Staff Training at Cy-Fair College Shortly after the recognized success of handout bookmark. Checkouts from Library. All are with Harris County Cy-Fair’s programs, the executive director displays have demonstrated that this Public Library. of the SBDC asked that all the colleges clientele, if they use business improvement

8 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014

A Sampling of Responses Say for What are three to five examples of Cheeese reference questions asked on Texas Libraries: Snapshot Day? • We are moving to the area and need to Snapshot identify the best schools for our children. What does Texas law say about the rights Day 2013 of grandparents as guardians? • Where are the scary books? • Where can I find information on fixing a 2000 Volkswagen Engine? I need to find a book about science projects. • Is there an app on the student iPads Photo courtesy of Albert B. Alkek Library, Texas State that we can use to reinforce vocabulary University. instruction? • Which database should I use for my exas Library Snapshot Day is an topic? annual tradition. During this Summaries • What’s the difference between copyright and Fair Use? promotional event, libraries pick Total 2013 participating libraries (includes Tone day in October (the official Snapshot academic, public, and school): 429 • How do you convert data in Excel into Day is billed as October 31 each year) a PIE Chart? How can I practice for the to gather and submit information about Sample of services from participating SAT? Do you have anything about anger library activities. It is a “snapshot” of a day libraries… and families? in the life of a library. • Every day, librarians at academic • Who is my state representative and how Library Snapshot Day provides a way institutions are collaborating on at least do I contact them? for libraries of all types across the state 20 support and collaborative class efforts • Is the iPad Lady here? to show what happens in a single day. As with faculty. • What would you recommend for a 2nd always, the range of programs is simply • The average public library building sees grade girl? impressive. It’s amazing how much libraries about 225 kids every day for storytime • Do you have any books about fracking? do! The student and customer comments and over 270 people attending programs. How do I cite this information? Which are priceless. Check out the summary and • The average school library hosts over database should I use to find information a list of all the comments submitted at 230 students participating in non-class about Obamacare? TLA’s official Snapshot Day home:www. related activities such as book clubs • Can I borrow headphones? How do I texaslibrarysnapshotday.org. and individual study, and almost 405 print from my iPad? How do I use the We thank all the libraries and people who students receive instructional assistance note feature in Easybib? What are the participated. We hope everyone will take from librarians. best websites for nutrition? part in Library Snapshot Day 2014. • How do I apply for unemployment?

ACTIVITIES Average from Responses Total Total Responses Customer/student visits (door count) 929.04 126,350 136 Internet/public computer use (number of people) 288.59 34,631 120 Number of reference questions (received through all forms: iiiin-person, email, phone, etc.) 121.04 14,404 119 Circulation (all materials) for the day 1,148.29 144,684 126 Database and e-resource usage (combined internal & external access) 5,750.75 506,066 88 Hits to Webpage 5,382.36 285,265 53 Number of children (age 0-12) participating in programs 325.82 36,818 113 Number of teens (age 13-18) participating in programs 182.71 15,348 84 Number of adults participating in programs (include higher ed students here) 52.28 5,751 110

10 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 What are three to five examples of forward to being able to load best sellers student/customer comments? on my iPad. Programs at libraries in • I have a library card and I’m not afraid to • I love doing my homework upstairs ONE school district: use it! NVC Library & Librarians have near the big window, it’s peaceful. Love Mentor Program (community member been more than helpful with students this, for work and play so does my wife, reads with a student); Parent info researching as well as giving of time and Great helpful staff! Love this place, been Session (how to use the library to expertise. They are gratefully appreciated coming here since the late 80’s. The help with homework); 4th grade book always! library provides a source of wholesome club (Big Read); Family Night @ the • I am learning English at the library, and educational activities. It’s the jewel of our city. Library; Storybook Character Parade; this helps me to help my daughter with Preschool story time, Halloween story her homework. Without the library, I • You need to extend your hours, especially time; Helped 7th grade ELAR teacher would never have learned how to use on the weekends. administer test on media literacy; a computer. I use the library to work • “This place is like book heaven!” – Reading Buddies; American Girl Book remotely and take online classes. student attending the book fair. “I’m Club; teacher in-service; intervention; • Should be open 7 days a week/ 24 hours glad to know that parents can check out Teaching 3rd graders to edit using I love Alkek! books from the school library. Movie Maker and Audacity Destination • The librarians are very helpful. The • Ms. Tubb does so many different types Imagination session; booktalks for computer tutorials are very educational of lessons with our first graders. She uses Halloween; Using Google Docs; Using and the librarians will try to help you technology some days, reads books, does Audacity; Using Glogster; Using anyway they can to find a solution. interactive lessons with the kids, and so Databases (Discovery Streaming); Thank you for everything you guys have much more. My class loves going to the Worked with ITS to show Learning. done throughout the years. Awesome job library. – Elementary teacher com to teachers during PLC ipad lesson on the programs, keep it up. • Our librarian is always ready to help and with first grade classes; Ebook help for • Love to come here. Staff is very, very share lesson/new books with my class teachers; Book talks; sharing Prezi in helpful in information and in service. and me. She inspires me to use literature Google Docs; Fall/Halloween Storytime • Fun. It’s a good place. The library of to better my teaching craft. – Elementary for Kinder-2nd grade; Texas Bluebonnet Duncanville High School is great. The teacher Award info session and Shared Reading librarians are nice and helpful. • The library provides many valuable for 3rd-5th grades; Scary Stories in the library; Bluebonnet lessons related • The Alpine Public Library is an resources for my family, including library to current Bluebonnet books; Middle outstanding facility. Clean, quiet and materials, computer resources and the having a great staff. Book selection is printer. We have always enjoyed the School had the Boo Bash for the current with many local texts dealing children’s programs. I love this library children from Pierce Early Childhood with Texana and local history, and because I can take on-line courses to help Center; iPAD information to 8 faculty; it’s architecturally pleasing. It is a in my job search. And the wonderful Taught four Leadership classes, a lesson community treasure. Really looking people who work there! that required students to select a short story and analyze a character’s leadership traits; Police officer spoke to 9 classes A theatrical performance at the Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton of 4th graders on Bullying; 3rd grade Branch Library. Photo courtesy reading tutoring after school; 2x2 read of Fort Bend County Libraries. alouds; co-teaching compare/contrast texts; K training for self-checkout; Library hosted a book fair and special extended hours for Family Night; Students were instructed on book care, calculating price, adding sales tax, rounding up to the nearest dollar and counting money; Chick Lit Book Club; Fall into Reading Night; teacher training on ebooks (GALE); book fair; planning with IT for acceptable use lesson; database training; NetTrekker training; Pebble-go training; Ebsco training; Britannica and World Book training; Tellegami app training; students created avatars; took fall photos; recited original poetry; Inventory in the library; Reading Spooky for Halloween. Whew!

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 11 • If there were no Internet at the library, 4th and 5th grade; 2 inference lessons; • Patrons enjoyed being asked about I would not have a good place to do 3 interactive booktalks comparing their library experience and what would homework. I would not be able to do my text encyclopedias to online databases; happen if libraries ceased to exist! They projects for school. Biography Lesson/Database instruction had fun having their picture taken and What are some examples of programs Book Talks, 6th grade Independent being interviewed. and/or training sessions you held on Reading Assignment; and collaboration • This [special day] was a great idea. The Snapshot Day? where students select and read different students had an opportunity to do genres or topics correlated to class things out of the norm. A wide variety • 5 information literacy classes instruction. of things may go on in the library on • I read a scary story to the 6th grade class • ALA Declaration for the Right to any particular day. Activities may range and discussed the difference between the Libraries on display for signing from circulation (always) to Future genres of mystery and scary stories. I also • Examples of programs and/or training Problem Solving competition to faculty had a fall breakfast in the library for the and departmental meetings. Participating school staff members that morning. sessions we held on Snapshot Day: Story time and costume parade conducted by librarians commented on how much fun • Internet safety, digital footprint, the day was both for themselves and for StudentNet usage, Database usage Cari Raley, children’s librarian, geared for the 3- 5 year olds. Teen Program the students. • In conjunction with No Place for Hate, • Great program to share what is I read Mo Willems’ book, The Duckling conducted by Stephanie Vazquez, teen librarian, geared for 13 - 18 year olds. happening in school libraries. Good way Gets a Cookie!? and we discussed and of promoting libraries with data! modeled how to speak to someone • Working on annotated bibliographies – • This Snapshot Activity was such a kindly and how kindness can change Students using the EasyBib App on their positive experience! We found it difficult someone. iPads to limit the number of comments and • How to use our online databases. • 2 orientation sessions for US 1100 class programs we collected in our stats. by Library staff; 1 orientation session • We had training sessions on searching for US 1100 class by Wittliff staff; for books in HIP (Horizon Information • This is a great way to showcase all the things we do in the library and remind Ladrillería, part 2 event in the Wittliff Portal). A class of students was shown patrons of the many resources we Gallery (Presented by Texas State’s how to use AP Archives for a research provide. Center for the Study of the Southwest, project. • Thank you for Snapshot and allowing us this second of three events features a • “Take Your Best Shot” of the Western to share what is going on in our library talk by Alberto Dávila, a border-area Texas College LRC/Library Outside/ with you. economist from the University of Texas- Inside Photo Contest – “Submit Your Pan American.) Favorite DVD” Contest • It was a fun Halloween Library Snapshot • Worked individually with one student to Day! Please make any comments you would create a Voki book report during lunch. • It was a lot of fun and ended up making like to add. • We had our regular once a week session the library experience more interactive Information Research Certificate classes. • I am always pleased by the many positive for our students. These are seven classes held almost every compliments we receive about our staff • I loved taking part in Snapshot Day. I week on a different weekday and in on Snapshot Day: “This is a great place realized I really need to promote using different order, covering research skills, for all ages to come, and the staff is great! the library computers for instruction use of catalog, databases, and web for I love and appreciate this place and these and other such purposes other than only research as well as citation in MLA and people more and more every day.” OPAC searches. I want to get other APA formats. libraries in my district to take part in Playtime at the Albert George Branch Library • Students were instructed in Internet (Needville). Photo courtesy of Fort Bend Snapshot Day so we can compare and Safety and given the opportunity to County Libraries. share information. create a Digitial Super Hero. • Instructed students on how to effectively It was a great day, evaluate websites. e-Library training with a big turn out! J sessions were being conducted. Austin Community College Connection Program Small Group, Books Studies Voicethread project with 6th graders. Read a book about the importance of math to first grade. Then we played a dice game on the Promethean Board to reinforce addition. Librarian presented a program on developing characters in fiction writing. Interactive story time, Broadcast, Math Intervention group, lunch group for reluctant readers in

12 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014

This all went smoothly. Students seemed was only slightly better and ditto for Poetry in the to be enjoying fanning themselves and Wednesday. However by Thursday my shivering while I read. But then, one of confidence had returned and when I the Take 5 tips suggests that the belted out the poem, the kids Library poem be sung to the tune of “O, . . . who knew were swaying to the rhythm. 3 by S. Zulema Silva Bewley Tannenbaum.” I decided to forge After I finished they all clapped ahead and sing. The reaction I kindergarteners and said “Again, again.” I felt received was rather interesting. like a rock star! ith the new rigors of STAAR could have such and the inclusion of poetry For a while now, I’ve suspected discriminating A couple of months later I in this state-wide test, school that I must have been sitting in decided to use The Poetry Friday musical tastes? librariansW across Texas have the a corner reading a book when Anthology again with some of opportunity to lead the way in making God was handing out singing the other grades, including sixth poetry resources available on their voices. The faces on those little ones grade. There is a Poetry Friday Anthology respective campuses. But our involvement confirmed my suspicions. While I was compiled by Sylvia Vardell and Janet with poetry can extend a bit further. As singing, one little boy who was sitting Wong now written especially for middle educators, we can encourage students to right in front of me would not even look school but was not available at the time read more poetry, and we can expose them at me. He was embarrassed for me! And so I used the one written for grades K-5. th to poetry through engaging activities. An then when I finished, everyone just sort of I chose a poem intended for 5 grade th excellent resource for these types of lessons looked at each other with little perplexed students with my 6 graders, “The Bully” 4 is The Poetry Friday Anthology: Poems for faces. I could read their minds... “Oh by Guadalupe Garcia McCall. This poem the School Year with Connections to the no, our librarian just sang to us....what is serious and powerful. My experiment th TEKS, K – 5 Edition compiled by Sylvia are we supposed to do? Is our teacher began when my 6 grade students visited Vardell and Janet Wong. I was fortunate coming soon?” Poor babies, I felt so bad the library at 8:15 in the morning. So on to have received this book through a mini- for them, but who knew kindergarteners Monday, my first group came in and I grant award. I used this resource with could have such discriminating musical proudly announced that we were doing my students last year, and the response tastes? Needless to say, I was not at all poetry! My enthusiasm was met with I received from them was at times excited to repeat this torture on Tuesday, rolling eyes and grumbles. One of the Take 5 activities says to stage a tableau, a surprising, humorous, and satisfying. I but I did. The reaction from that group learned some valuable lessons through the entire process. The Poetry Friday Anthology contains 36 original poems for each of the grades in K – 5. The poems are meant to be shared aloud and, when possible, displayed so that language skills can be reinforced. Five tips called “Take 5!” accompany Make Some History each poem and range from activities to The in Class Today ultimate encourage student participation, language history arts skills or poetry forms being taught, When students travel back in time with lesson to ways to connect each poem to other noted historians, or hear opposing poems. Armed with a book that had easy viewpoints analyze critical contemporary lessons to follow, I decided to engage my issues, they encounter the people, places, students with these new poems. events, and stories that shape our world One group from each grade level typically and our future. visits the library every day from Monday American Experience: Butch Cassidy through Thursday. The first group and the Sundance Kid engages with: that I used the PFA lessons with was • Separating fact from fi ction, AMERICAN kindergarten. I decided to use a poem EXPERIENCE’s popular The Wild West series about weather titled “Teddy Wear” explores the last pair of outlaws to fl ee on by Graham Denton.1 So one Monday horseback into a setting sun. last year, with a teddy bear on my lap, American Experience: Butch I read the poem out loud and then ran Cassidy and the Sundance Kid through some of the Take 5 activities for that poem. One activity suggests asking To purchase this and other educational resources, visit students to pretend to be hot during the shopPBS.org/teachershop or other authorized distributor sites. reading of the first stanza and pretend © 2014 PBS to be cold during the second stanza.2

14 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 frozen moment depicting a scene from the was published and my principal bought comp. (Princeton, New Jersey: Pomelo poem.5 I was thinking that this would get copies for our 6th grade reading teachers. Books, 2012), 35. Now every reading teacher has this the kids enthused. I was wrong. When I 3 Ibid. asked for volunteers, not one hand went valuable resource at his and her fingertips. up. I started to beg, but still nothing. And the involvement with poetry does not 4 Guadalupe Garcia McCall, “The Bully” So I decided to choose a table of students end there. I have shown the teachers how in The Poetry Friday Anthology: Poems who were muttering under their breaths to use EBSCO to find poems on certain for the School Year with Connections to and they got up, but they were definitely topics and pair them with non-fiction the TEKS, K-5 Edition, comp. Sylvia not happy. I was punishing them with articles on the same topic. Our hope is Vardell and Janet Wong (Princeton, poetry. How could I even think that this that students will be exposed to poetry in New Jersey: Pomelo Books, 2012), 248. a variety of ways. was going to be a positive experience? I 5 “Take 5!” in The Poetry Friday knew my actions were doomed from the This is an exciting time for children’s Anthology: Poems for the School Year with beginning. poetry. We can tap into the creative works Connections to the TEKS, K-5 Edition, I truly considered scrapping the whole of a host of brilliant poets. I do not recall comp. Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong thing and not even trying with Tuesday’s reading poetry with my librarian during (Princeton, New Jersey: Pomelo Books, group, but I did not. I persevered. I did, my school days. I had excellent teachers 2012), 248. however, have to rethink how I was going during my elementary school years, but about this activity. I decided to change I do not remember spending much time Bibliography the tableau to acting out the poem. I enjoying poetry. I hope to change that Denton, Graham. “Teddy Wear.” In The divided the poem up into three scenes and with our students. How wonderful it will Poetry Friday Anthology: Poems for the asked for volunteers to act out each scene be if a year from now, our teachers will School Year with Connections to the as I read the poem. The ground rules have marvelous stories to share about their TEKS, K-5 Edition, Sylvia Vardell and were that no physical contact was to take experiences teaching poetry. But imagine Janet Wong, comp. Princeton, New place – no real punching or kicking as how much more fulfilling it will be if Jersey: Pomelo Books, 2012:35 described in the poem. I was amazed at students have their own stories to share. how many students wanted to participate. Garcia McCall, Guadalupe. “The Bully.” On one of the days there were so many S. Zulema Silva Bewley is a librarian In The Poetry Friday Anthology: Poems boys volunteering that boys were playing at Harry Shimotsu Elementary School for the School Year with Connections to the parts of the girl! They were not at in Sharyland ISD. the TEKS, K-5 Edition, Sylvia Vardell all embarrassed. And, on top of that, we and Janet Wong, comp. Princeton, New had great discussions about how many Endnotes Jersey: Pomelo Books, 2012:35 characters in the poem were bullies ... was 1 Graham Denton, “Teddy Wear,” in Vardell, Sylvia and Janet Wong, comp. the father a bully or not? We discussed the The Poetry Friday Anthology: Poems The Poetry Friday Anthology: Poems for words the poet used to describe the father, for the School Year with Connections to the School Year with Connections to the his actions, etc. Victory!! the TEKS, K-5 Edition, comp. Sylvia TEKS, K-5 Edition. Princeton, New Years from now, will those sixth grade Vardell and Janet Wong (Princeton, Jersey: Pomelo Books, 2012. students remember acting out a poem New Jersey: Pomelo Books, 2012), 35. Vardell, Sylvia and Janet Wong, comp. during library class? I think so. I do hope, 2 “Take 5!” in The Poetry Friday The Poetry Friday Anthology for Middle however, that the kindergarten students Anthology: Poems for the School Year with School: Poems for the School Year with don’t remember my singing. Connections to the TEKS, K-5 Edition, Connections to the TEKS, Middle School All joking aside, I did learn some valuable comp. Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong Edition, Grades 6 - 8. Princeton, New lessons. For instance, I cannot be afraid to Jersey: Pomelo Books, 2013. J try different strategies in an effort to make poetry fun and a learning experience. Also, and perhaps more importantly, as an educator I am allowed to fail, but I should not give up. There are always ways to turn failures into successes. In the spring of 2013, my principal Anthony Limon and I teamed up to write a grant to be able to purchase a copy of The Poetry Friday Anthology for each of our reading teachers in grades K - 5 to use the following school year. The Sharyland Education Foundation felt this was a worthy endeavor and generously supplied the funds. Shortly thereafter, The Poetry Friday Anthology, Middle School Edition

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 15 newsnotes

A Declaration for the Right Libraries Change Lives to Libraries Declaration for the Right to Libraries The Declaration for the Right to Libraries is the cornerstone document of ALA In the spirit of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Universal President Barbara Stripling’s presidential Declaration of Human Rights, we believe that libraries are essential to a democratic initiative, Libraries Change Lives, which society. Every day, in countless communities across our nation and the world, is designed to build the public will and millions of children, students and adults use libraries to learn, grow and achieve sustained support for America’s right to their dreams. In addition to a vast array of books, computers and other resources, libraries of all types – academic, special, library users benefit from the expert teaching and guidance of librarians and library school and public. staff to help expand their minds and open new worlds. We declare and affirm our right to quality libraries -public, school, academic, and special – and urge you Throughout this last year, libraries of to show your support by signing your name to this Declaration for the Right to all types have held signing ceremonies, Libraries. during which community members, students, and stakeholders declared their LIBRARIES EMPOWER THE INDIVIDUAL. Whether developing skills to right to have vibrant libraries. These succeed in school, looking for a job, exploring possible careers, having a baby, or signing ceremonies are intended to serve planning retirement, people of all ages turn to libraries for instruction, support, and as the launching point for continued and access to computers and other resources to help them lead better lives. robust engagement. LIBRARIES SUPPORT LITERACY AND LIFELONG LEARNING. Many With National Library Week coming up children and adults learn to read at their school and public libraries via story times, in April, we are asking the Texas library research projects, summer reading, tutoring and other opportunities. Others come community to plan to gather signatures. to the library to learn the technology and information skills that help them answer The ALA Declaration website (see URL their questions, discover new interests, and share their ideas with others. C below) has many resources including LIBRARIES STRENGTHEN FAMILIES. Families find a comfortable, M a toolkit, signing sheets, an online welcoming space and a wealth of resources to help them learn, grow and play Y

place for signatures, and downloadable together. CM resources. Let’s ensure everyone knows LIBRARIES ARE THE GREAT EQUALIZER. Libraries serve people of every MY about this important and educational age, education level, income level, ethnicity and physical ability. For many people, CY initiative. Additionally, TLA’s ALA libraries provide resources that they could not otherwise afford – resources they Councilor Walter Betts has created CMY need to live, learn, work and govern. several downloadable template letters K available at TLA’s Declaration page LIBRARIES BUILD COMMUNITIES. Libraries bring people together, both (www.txla.org/library-rights) that you in person and online, to have conversations and to learn from and help each other. can use to ask for signatures from your Libraries provide support for seniors, immigrants and others with special needs. administrators and student groups. LIBRARIES PROTECT OUR RIGHT TO KNOW. Our right to read, seek You can drop off your signed documents information, and speak freely must not be taken for granted. Libraries and in the Registration Area at the TLA librarians actively defend this most basic freedom as guaranteed by the First conference. The collected signed Amendment. Declarations will be presented to LIBRARIES STRENGTHEN OUR NATION. The economic health and Stripling during the TLA successful governance of our nation depend on people who are literate and convention. informed. School, public, academic, and special libraries support this basic right. LIBRARIES ADVANCE RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP. Knowledge grows from knowledge. Whether doing a school assignment, seeking a cure for cancer, pursuing an academic degree, or developing a more fuel efficient engine, scholars and researchers of all ages depend on the knowledge and expertise that libraries and librarians offer. LIBRARIES HELP US TO BETTER UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER. People http://www. from all walks of life come together at libraries to discuss issues of common concern. Libraries provide programs, collections, and meeting spaces to help us ala.org/advocacy/ share and learn from our differences. declaration-right- LIBRARIES PRESERVE OUR NATION’S CULTURAL HERITAGE. The past libraries is key to our future. Libraries collect, digitize, and preserve original and unique historical documents that help us to better understand our past, present and future. www.ontheavenuemarketing.com 16 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 C

M

Y

CM

MY

CY

CMY

K

www.ontheavenuemarketing.com We appreciate our Corporate Members

DAVID SAMUELSON GEORGE COE TLA is the place Baker & Taylor has been to be! We get a dedicated supporter and great feedback sponsor of TLA for more than about our 50 years. We truly enjoy the products and energy and spirit of our Texas what customers Library partners, and share their need. There really passion for providing products is nothing like it! and services to the library community.

DON NUDING www.txla.org/cm MIKE GRASEE LearningExpress, LLC is happy to support organizations like TLA which Demco is passionate about supporting Texas librarians – advocate for you can hang your hat on that! Use our insights, product libraries and innovations and interior design services to create an their resources, imaginative library environment for a lifetime of learning. thereby providing To further the work you do in your community, Demco essential help to also funds TLA scholarships and grants. the community at large. TREVOR TAYLOR We enjoy being a member of TLA, because it keeps us up SCOTT CHAIN to date with the most recent Librarians have always been library news and events, and Follett’s core customers, but most makes us feel a part of the importantly, our supporters. Which Texas library community. is why we feel it’s important to give back. Our Project Connect advocacy program works to empower librarians through school and district leadership. Follett SCOTT SWIDERSKI partners with associations like TLA to help further this important Being involved in the construction industry message about the value of daily, we are able to share our wealth of school libraries in education. knowledge to aid in the decision making of library directors and staff. We facilitate with designers and contractors to resolve project issues on behalf of library organizations so they can focus on their daily responsibilities dominique Raccah We see TLA as a source of knowledge, expertise, and passion that is palpable when talking with Texas Librarians. TLA is a great medium for Sourcebooks to connect our books with readers and advocates for learning. We believe that books change lives and feel strongly that Texas librarians share the same motto.

RANDALL ASMO H-E-B has been committed to education in Texas for many years through our Classroom Champions Program, Excellence in Since my first involvement Education Awards and our support of programs such as with school libraries over 20 Junior Achievement, Communities in Schools and years ago, I have found that most recently, our early childhood literacy campaign, Texas librarians are some of Read 3. H-E-B is working hard to promote early the most passionate people in childhood literacy through the H-E-B Read 3 Program the library field. I believe this and is committed improving childhood literacy rates in passion has created the best Texas. That’s why we are proud to partner with the Texas library-related association in Library Association to make books available to all Texans the United States. - young and seasoned!

18 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 TLA to Reading Lists For more information about CE events, credit, and registration, visit www.txla.org/CE. TBA Has a Winner! Tejas Star SPRING WEBINARS 10 Rules You Absolutely Must Not Announces New List The Power of Positive Conflict Break If You Want to Survive the The Tejas Star Reading List (TSRL) Resolution: How to Take Any School Bus, written by John Grandits provides a recommended reading list Situation from Breakdown to and illustrated by Michael Allen Austin, developed by TLA member librarians Breakthrough in Eight Simple Steps was voted tops by the young readers in from the Texas Association of School May 1, 2-3 pm Texas who participated in the Texas Librarians (TASL), the Children’s Round Bluebonnet Award Program. A video This powerful webinar addresses the Table, Public Library Division (PLD), and greatest productivity and time robber of the announcement with a message by John Grandits and complete voting tallies the Latino Caucus. The new 2014-15 list of all: conflict. Conflict has a way of is now available on the TLA website. intertwining into our personal and are available on the TBA site. professional lives. Based upon her The 2014 statistics show the huge The purpose of the list is to encourage forthcoming book, Melinda Stallings, statewide participation in this children’s children ages 5-12 to explore multicultural SPHR, will briefly highlight each of choice award. A total of 181,734 students books and to discover the cognitive and the eight steps proven to effectively voted. They represented 1946 institutions. economic benefits of bilingualism and reduce conflict, providing an overview The winning book received over 15% of multilingualism. The Tejas Star Reading of a usable tool capable of positively the votes. Thanks to all our young Texas List is intended for recreational reading, changing participants’ lives. readers who participated! not to support a specific curriculum. J Organizing Friends of School Libraries www.txla.org/reading-lists May 7, 2-3 pm Ty Burns, director of Library Media Services at Clear Creek ISD, will describe how his district’s Friends of the Library GET HOT NEW BOOKS FROM LERNER! group was started. Districts and schools wishing to organize their own Friends BOOK SIGNING! may learn some of the advantages and potential challenges in founding such an association. (Part of the TLA Strategic Grants & Fundraising Series) Adding Diversity to Your Strategic Action Plan May 15, 2-3 pm Shani Moore, chief diversity and inclusion officer for Tarrant County College, will discuss how diversity initiatives have evolved from federally-mandated quotas JOHN HORNOR JACOBS to integral themes in successful strategic Author of The Twelve-Fingered Boy and The Shibboleth plans. Learn how her institution improved THURSDAY, APRIL 10 their outcomes by approaching diversity 2:00-3:00 PM in practical ways. AUTHOR AUTOGRAPHING AREA

www.txla.org/ce ENTER IT BOOTH Visit Lerner’s booth for a VIS

chance to win one of several 1222 sets of new Spring 2014 books.

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 19 er A Welcome to the Lead ship t en LEAD TLA 2014 Conference m y he 2014 TLA Annual Conference, E er c establishes one of the nation’s mpow a OUT premier interactive and engaging c T San Antonio o professional forums for library D Adv professionals. TLA is the only continuing April 8-11 iv education forum dedicated to the ersity LOUD specialized interests of Texas librarians and library supporters. From educational scholarly communications with several and Henry Winkler. Other teatured technology and changes in academic featured speakers. speakers are ARL President Elect Carol learning spaces to updates for state public PUBLIC librarians have the opportunity Pitts Diedrichs, school librarian specialist library accreditation and services designed to participate in the state’s open forums on Kristin Fonticiaro, LJ’s 2012 Librarian of to meet the changing demographics of accreditation and standards; “Leadership the Year Luis Herrera, technology trend the state, the TLA conference offers the from the Frontlines,” “Market Like You spotter Joe Murphy, technologist Jessamyn latest in news, best practices, and national Own IT: Library Marketing on the Edge,” West, library futurist Joan Frye Williams, discussions on library matters. “Library User Experience, Service, and child development specialist Ross Todd, The theme of the conference – LEAD Value,” “Completing a Comprehensive emerging technology expert Michael OUT LOUD – sets the stage for Library Valuation Picture: Tools of the Stephens, digital projects guru Brian E.C. authoritative and ambitious approaches to Trade,” and “Keeping Texas Competitive: Schottlaender, and communications and library planning, advocacy, and growth. Workforce Development and Libraries.” code expert Adromeda Yelten. Sessions at TLA will cover critical issues TECHcamp, a new feature at TLA, is Presenters also include: David Tyckoson such as scholarly communications, ebooks an intensive “boot camp” for SCHOOL (“Mr. Reference”) of California State and epublishing, learning strategies librarians and focuses on today’s University (Fresno); intellectual freedom for physical and digital classrooms, the technological and curriculum demands. defender Dave Askey of McMaster development of cooperative and creative Presenters include Bruce Ellis, Todd University; Educopia’s Katherine Skinner; library staff teams, emerging services, and Nesloney, Jennifer LaGarde, and Matthew Debbie Abilock of NoodleTools, Inc.; countless others topics. Nichols. Lee Rainie of the Pew Research Center; ACADEMIC librarians will also have Catherine Hakala-Ausperk of the Programming for SPECIAL librarians the opportunity to participate in many Northeast Ohio Regional Library System; ranges from digital innovation (curation, programs, including sessions on anythink™ Libraries’ Ronnie Storey- MOOCs with Michael Stephens; outreach, and partnerships) to competitive Ewoldt; inquiry design specialist Mega “flipping” academic instruction with intelligence activities and specialized Subramanian; Char Booth of Claremont Lane Wilkinson of the University of audience services. “Cataloging Special Colleges Libraries and expert in digital Tennessee at Chattanooga; Yale’s book Materials: The Case of the Metropolitan classroom learning strategies; and Bob delivery service with Julian Aiken; the Opera Library” with Tanisha Mitchell Steiner of The Institute for the Future transformation of research collections offers an in-depth look at one of the of the Book speaking on social reading with Carol Pitts Diedrichs; embedded nation’s premier special libraries. platforms. And MANY others! librarianship with David Shumaker of the The convention features a talented array Department of Library and Information of experts and leaders in all areas of Special Events Science at the Catholic University information and library services. General Exhibit Hall Grand Opening of America (Washington, DC); and session speakers include Jmees Patterson and Welcome Tuesday (April 8), 5:30-7:30 pm Late Breaking News! TLA proudly announces that Pulitzer Prize- Settle in for conference as you join Ron Suskind winning writer will speak at General Session II on the power of colleagues in the exciting and lively stories and the everyday miracles that transform us. The New York Times bestselling TLA Exhibit Hall. Meet up with friends author tackles his most personal story – that of his autistic son, Owen. Life, and exhibitors and begin four days of Animated, A Story of Sidekicks, Heroes, and Autism is the remarkable story of networking and learning. Refreshments will his own family and their courage and creativity in discovering the means to reach be provided. Owen. Suskind is author of the critically-acclaimed A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League. He was the senior national President’s Round-Up affairs writer for The Wall Street Journal. and All Conference Party (Due to unforeseen circumstances, Kareen Abul-Jabbar will be unable to attend the TLA conference.) Wednesday (April 9), 8:00-10:00 pm Briscoe Western Art Museum

20 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 Celebrate the art, history, and culture of Conference Essentials CORPORATE SPONSORS the American West at the Briscoe Western enhance our conference in many ways! Art Museum located on San Antonio’s PLACEMENT & CAREER CENTER: Located in Market Street Lobby. You do Please thank them personally when you famed River Walk. The institution is visit the TLA Exhibit Hall. housed in San Antonio’s first Public not have to be a registered conferee to Library and newly constructed pavilion. use or attend any programming located Diamond The Briscoe Campus also includes in the Placement Center. The Placement the adjacent McNutt Courtyard and Center hours are: Tuesday, April 8: 10 Capstone Sculpture Garden. Join your colleagues am – 5 pm; Wednesday, April 9: 8 am – 5 Follett pm; Thursday, April 10: 8 am – 4 pm; and for an engaging evening filled with music, H-E-B/Read 3 friends, and art. Friday, April 11: 8 am – noon. Work Librarians: Prepare to do with a pro to get your resumé critiqued LearningExpress, LLC or for interviewing techniques at the Media Source BATTLEDECKS!! Placement Center. Visit the TLA website Wednesday, 6:30 – 7:30 pm for additional information, to register as Platinum (just before the President’s Party) an employer or job seeker, and to discover more available services. Baker & Taylor Are you ready for the Olympics of Bound To Stay Bound Oratory? The witnessing of winning wits? AUTHORS AREA: Obtain autographs Mackin Educational Then you, dear library friend, are ready for from your favorite author(s) at the Battledecks! Authors Area in the TLA Exhibit Hall. Resources This growing movement of intellect, Conferees may bring up to five (5) items Gold humor, and bravery has been on the rise to be signed per author, per visit. The for several years. More than a sport or Authors Area and book signing schedules DEMCO, Inc. a game, Battledecks brings out the skill, are available on the TLA website. A few Libra-Tech Corporation passion, and energy of participants and copies will be available onsite at the Little, Brown and Company audience members alike. So, what is this Authors Area. Authors are also allowed to phenomenon that is capturing the hearts sign in the exhibit booth, at the discretion Silver and minds of the smart and gifted? of the Authors Area Committee. ABC-CLIO Battledecks is a competition in which Conference Info Brodart Company Ingram Content Group presenters (sign up!) have four minutes • Conference Program (in the winter Library Interiors of Texas to speak on 10 unrelated slides they have issue of TLJ) – Bring your copy with Simon & Schuster/Aladdin never seen before. Trust me, hilarity you to San Antonio. ensues! A panel of judges will select the Walden Media • The Exhibits Buyer’s Guide (in this issue 2014 Battledecks Champion. Along with earning credentials worthy of cereal box of TLJ) – Bring it with you! Bronze placement, the winner will walk away with • 2014 Pocket Program – You will receive Biblionix bragging rights and an army of admirers. a copy onsite. Escue & Associates National Center for CHildren’s Whether you want to test your • Mobile App: The conference mobile Illustrated Literature extemporaneous speaking skills or just app is on multiple mobile platforms; go to your provider’s app store and penguin young readers group watch others attempt Flying by the Seat Perma-Bound Books search TLA 2014. This application of Your Pants, do plan on attending the SCHOLASTIC soon-to-be-internationally-known TLA enables attendees with a web-enabled Battledecks Competition of 2014! phone or other mobile device to access Check our social their schedules while on the go and media platforms! 2014 Exhibits receive real-time updates to sessions Plan plenty of time to visit TLA’s and author events. It will also offer Twitter: @TXLA www.twitter.com/TXLA famous Exhibit Hall, where hundreds Twitter, exhibitor information, and Facebook: www.facebook.com/ of corporate partners and industry reps show documents. You can even use the TexasLibraryAssociation will be on hand to show you the latest mobile app to rate sessions and find Pinterest: Texas Library www.pinterest. in technology, trends, tools, resources, access to speaker content. com/pin2tla/ Tumblr: and (of course) books and informational • Conference Blog: www.txla.org/blog www.txla1902.tumblr.com content! The Exhibitor’s Guide included Instagram: @txla_1902 • General Conference FAQ & in this issue of Texas Library Journal Information A-Z (on the website) LinkedIn: Texas Library Association provides a listing of our vendors and (group) www.linkedin.com/ corporate partners. An online hall map Anyone wishing to contract for scooter groups?mostPopular=&gid=1960317 and Buyers Guide are available year rentals should contact Tom’s Wheelchair YouTube: Texas Library Assoc www. round. You can also shop with TLA Rentals directly (210-223-7878). youtube.com/texaslibraryassoc exhibitors via the conference mobile app.

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 21 2014 TLA EXHIBITORS AS OF MARCH 10, 2014 #1 Private Tutor...... 2411 720 Design...... 1331 Abdo Digital...... 2022/2023 15124 Ventura Blvd. 9003 Oakpath Lane 8000 West 78th Street, Suite 310 Sherman Oaks, TX 91403 Dallas, TX 75243 Edina, MN 55439 818-508-1296; fax: 818-508-9076 214-770-2320 952-698-2420; fax: 952-831-1632 www.privatetutorsat.com www.720design.net www.abdopublishing.com Private Tutor, the only 20-hour Interactive 720 Design Inc. is an architecture and Abdo Digital, a division of ABDO, features SAT Prep Course on DVD, is a new and interior design firm committed to providing thousands of hosted eBooks available for your innovative learning system. It provides a low professional consulting, planning, library. Curricular and sports databases are fun cost alternative to the unaffordable tutoring programming, design and furniture learning resources for elementary and middle industry. Used by thousands nationwide specification exclusively to public, school and schoolers, and eBoost offers nonfiction eBooks and highly praised by the library journals, academic libraries. with updated multimedia including Twitter teachers, librarians, tutors & students, Private Maureen Arndt feeds, Web links, and videos. Tutor covers all aspects of SAT Math, Writing Paul Abdo, Jim Abdo, Paul Skaj & Monte and Critical Reading sections in 9 DVDs & A. Bargas & Associates, LLC...... 1426 Kuehl of ABDO; Greg Escue, Tony Marolda, 3 books. Written & hosted by Amy Lucas, PO Box 792056 and Brent Quick of Escue & Associates; Parna Summa Cum Laude UCLA graduate with 15 San Antonio, TX 78279-2056 Bissell, Dawn years of tutoring experience. 210-344-2821; fax: 210-341-0033 Bluemel Oldfield, Gayle Hamrick, Ed Hamrick; Meir Sharony www.abargasco.com Candy Freiheit, Coye Duncan of Opal Booz & 3M Library Systems...... 1209 We offer an excellent selection of library Associates. furniture to suit your needs. Additionally, we 4124 Bonita Avenue offer classroom, office, laboratory, cafeteria Abdo Kids...... 2022/2023 Denton, TX 76210 furniture, lockers, auditorium and stadium 8000 West 78th Street, Suite 310 800-328-0067 x2; fax: 651-732-7563 seating. Give us a call! We’ll help you find just Edina, MN 55439 www.mmm.com/us/library what you’re looking for at a great price! 952-698-2403; fax: 952-831-1632 3M offers RFID, Automated Materials Chico Bargas, Hollie Bargas Wright, www.abdopublishing.com Handling Systems, Tattle-Tape and RF Janie Bargas, Jay Wright Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO, presents security technologies to optimize the gorgeous, oversized nonfiction for beginning handling, processing and security of materials ABC-CLIO...... 2123 reading. All titles available in reinforced throughout the library – making it easy to 130 Cremona Drive library bound editions. Free online resources identify, track and secure materials, while Santa Barbara, CA 93117 increasing staff productivity. 3M also offers a included. 800-368-6868; fax: 805-685-9685 Paul Abdo, Jim Abdo, Paul Skaj, Monte Kuehl of revolutionary eBook service, the 3M Cloud www.abc-clio.com Library. ABDO; Greg Escue, Tony Marolda, Brent Quick ABC-CLIO is an award-winning publisher of Shawn Brumley, Linda Burns of Escue & Associates; Parna Bissell, reference titles, academic and general interest Dawn Bluemel Oldfield, Gayle Hamrick, books, electronic resources, and books for Ed Hamrick; Candy Freiheit,Coye Duncan librarians, educators, and other professionals. of Opal Booz & Associates. INSIDE THE EXHIBIT HALL Today, ABC-CLIO publishes under five well- Enjoy food and refreshments during respected imprints: ABC-CLIO, Greenwood Abrams Books for Young Readers/ exhibit hall hours at the Fiesta Café Press, Praeger, Libraries Unlimited and Amulet Books/Abrams Linworth. and River City Lounge. The Café Rachel Carter Appleseed...... 1447 features a daily meal deal as well 115 West 18th Street as a la carte offerings. The Lounge ABDO...... 2022/2023 New York, NY 10011 offers a coffee and cupcake bar plus 8000 West 78th Street, Suite 310 212-229-8826; fax: 212-366-0809 www.abramsbooks.com sandwiches, snacks, and refreshments. Edina, MN 55439 952-698-2403; fax: 952-831-1632 A candy concession and other snacks ABRAMS, The Art of Books Since 1949, is www.abdopublishing.com the preeminent American publisher of high- will be available throughout the hall. ABDO has been an educational publisher of quality art and illustrated books. Abrams You can find a bag check area on each quality children’s and YA titles for 30 years, Books for Young Readers and Amulet Books end of the exhibits. Tower View Bag with nonfiction & fiction titles for grades for middle grade and young adult readers publish best selling and award winning Check is at the bottom of the escalators PreK-12 in reinforced library bindings as well as digital products including hosted eBooks, authors Jeff Kinney, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, on the Café side, and the Market databases, and eBoosts. Company divisions Michael Buckley, The Sisters Grimm and Street Bag Check offers Rent-a-Box in include Abdo Publishing, Abdo Kids, Magic Nerds, Lauren Myracle, l8r g8r and Flower addition to bag check. Wagon, Spotlight, and Abdo Digital. Power, Laurent de Brunhoff, Babar, Grame Base, Enigma, and more. Now featuring The Authors Area schedule is available Paul Abdo, Jim Abdo, Paul Skaj, Monte Kuehl of ABDO; Greg Escue, Tony Marolda, Brent Quick books for readers ages 0-5 in our new Abrams on the TLA website and the conference of Escue & Associates; Parna Bissell, Appleseed imprint. mobile app. Limited copies will be Dawn Bluemel Oldfield, Gayle Hamrick, Jason Wells, Laura Mihalick, Susan Van Metre available onsite, so print a copy to Ed Hamrick; Candy Freiheit, Coye Duncan of bring with you. Schedule changes will Opal Booz & Associates. be noted in the Authors Area.

22 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014

THE 16th Annual Disaster Relief Raffle features an original book illustration created and donated by author and illustrator GRACE LIN. The panel was created Take a Chance onfor OurArt Seasons (Charlesbridge Publishing, 2006).

TLA’s Texas Library Disaster Relief Fund assists libraries that have been damaged by floods, fires, tornados, hurricanes, and other such calamities. When you take a chance on art, you’re also increasing the chances that affected libraries can recover quickly. At the same time, of course, you’re giving yourself a chance to take home a masterpiece! Tickets may be purchased onsite at the Disaster Relief Table in the Market Street Lobby, from roving volunteers, or online. Visit the Itsy Bitsy Gallery (www. txla.org/gallery) for more details. The drawing will be held during General Session II on Thursday, April 10. tickets: $5 each or 5 for $20

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 23 Accelerated Reader...... 1322 circulation, cataloging, web, subscription This collaboration strengthens each member’s PO Box 8036 management, orders, budgets, patron ability to serve and lead its community in Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8036 management, word processing, email notices, the creative and effective use of information 715-424-3636; fax: 715-424-4242 400+ detailed and customizable reports, holds resources. www.renlearn.com & reservations over the web and much more! Bonnie Juergens, Laura Kimberly, Terri Mertz, Accelerated Reader™ software and best Chris Plummer Gerrye McEntire, Gina Minks practices help teachers monitor and Algonquin Books...... 1422 Andrews McMeel Publishing...... 1647 manage students’ daily reading practice through personalized goal-setting and See Publishers Spotlight 1130 Walnut Street Kansas City, MO 64106 effective classroom routines. Accelerated Amber Way Jewelry Company...... 2734 Reader Enterprise™ gives you access to 816-581-7496; fax: 816-581-7486 www.andrewsmcmeel.com more than 150,000 quizzes on both fiction 13702 Layton Hills and nonfiction titles to assess reading Cypress, TX 77429 Andrews McMeel Publishing is a leader in comprehension, literacy skills development, 281-213-3785; fax: 281-213-3785 humor, cookbook, gift, trade and children’s and vocabulary acquisition. We sell Baltic Amber with insects and books. Our AMP! Comics for Kids books Julie Vetrone inclusions in addition to jewelry made for the middle grade include reader favorites of natural Baltic amber. Our jewelry is Big Nate, Peanuts, and Pearls Before Swine, Adam Matthew...... 1408 handcrafted by the finest craftsmen in Poland, and new releases The Ice Cream Kid, Desmond Pucket, and Dragon Girl. 2455 Teller Road Russia and Lithuania. Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 Dennis Giadrosich, Gina Giadrosich, Andrea Colvin, Lynne McAdoo 805-410-7239 Katie Giadrosich, Chris Szafarczyk, www.amdigital.co.uk Tammie Oatis, Matthew Giadrosich, Annick Press...... 2232 Kelly Giadrosich 15 Patricia Avenue Adam Matthew, an imprint of SAGE, is an Toronto, ON M2M 1H9 Canada award winning publisher of digital primary America Reads Spanish...... 1639 416-221-4802 x17; fax: 416-221-8400 source collections for the humanities and www.annickpress.com social sciences. Founded in 1990, Adam 277 White Street Matthew has a long-standing relationship Buchanan, NY 10511 Annick Press is an innovative, cutting-edge with libraries and archives around the world, 914-739-7500; fax: 914-739-7575 publisher of books for children of all ages and and is known for bringing unique and very www.americareadsspanish.com young adults. Annick publishes about 30 titles rare treasures to readers everywhere. Sourced Official institution that develops and promotes a year including picture books, non-fiction, from leading libraries and archives around the Spanish Book Publishing Industries and graphic novels, and YA fiction. the world, our unique resources cover a wide channels inquiries and activities related to this Heather Davies range of subject areas on history, literature and industry. culture, and much on Texas itself. Alini San Juan, Isabel Neal Architects, Godfrey’s Tom Derrick, Ben Cartwright Associates, Inc...... 1100 Amicus...... 2006 10738 - C Park Village Place Albert Whitman & Company...... 1548 PO 1329 Dallas, TX 75230 Mankato, MN 56002 250 S. Northwest Highway, Suite 320 401-556-2398; fax: 214-691-3645 507-388-9357; fax: 507-388-1779 Park Ridge, IL 60068 www.GodfreysAssociates.com www.amicuspublishing.us 847-232-2800; fax: 847-581-0039 Godfrey’s is a Library Planning. Consulting, www.albertwhitman.com Amicus (meaning friend) promotes the and Architectural Design Firm, based in Albert Whitman & Company has been wonder, diversity, and challenges of the Dallas, working with All Types of Libraries publishing children’s books since 1919. modern world with our signature Readers, that has offered continuous service to Texas Best known for the classic series The Boxcar Illustrated, and High Interest library-bound libraries for 30 + years. Children® Mysteries, its highly praised picture fiction and nonfiction books. Our priority: Dick Waters, Brad Waters books, novels, and nonfiction titles succeed teaching children the skills to learn through in delighting and reaching out to children high interest books. Because with Amicus, all Arte Público Press...... 1633 and teens of all backgrounds and experiences. learning is high interest! Friend of Education. Univ. of Houston, 4902 Gulf Fwy. Bldg. 19 #100 Albert Whitman’s special interest titles Friend for Life. Houston, TX 77204-2004 address subjects such as disease, bullying, Cathy Stuve 713-743-2999; fax: 713-743-2847 and disabilities. All Albert Whitman books Amigos Library Services...... 2230 www.artepublicopress.com treat their readers in a caring and respectful The oldest and largest publisher of literature manner, helping them to grow intellectually 14400 Midway Road Dallas, TX 75244-3509 by U.S. Hispanic authors will exhibit books in and emotionally. 800-843-8482; fax: 972-991-6061 English, Spanish and bilingually for readers of Michael P. Spradlin, Mary Therese Barkhausen www.amigos.org all ages. Eloísa Pérez-Lozano, Marina Tristán Alexandria by Companion Amigos Library Services is one of the largest consortia of libraries and cultural Asia for Kids/Culture for Kids/ Corporation...... 1123 heritage institutions in the United States. 1831 Fort Union Blvd. For more than 35 years, Amigos has helped Master Comm...... 1235 Salt Lake City, UT 84121 members obtain affordable services and share 4480 Lake Forest Dr., Ste. 302 800-347-6439; 801-943-7277 library resources and knowledge. Through Cincinnati, OH 45242 fax: 801-943-7752 membership in Amigos, libraries collectively 800-765-5885; fax: 513-563-3105 www.goalexandria.com gain access to the latest innovations and www.master-comm.com Alexandria - The Power of Simplicity. Best- services in the library community; pursue Asia for Kids (asiaforkids.com) and Culture known for its ease-of-use, Alexandria is a opportunities for continuing professional for Kids (cultureforkids.com) specializes powerful, fully-integrated cross-platform education; leverage our buying power; and in multicultural and dual language books, library automation solution including: OPAC, preserve the region’s rich cultural heritage. DVDs, Software, and Dictionaries in more

24 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 than 100 languages; Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, and long-range planning, facility planning and approval processes common among legal, Somali, Croatian, Albanian, Farsi, Bengali, and building, architectural selection and financial, and industrial clients. The Reference French, Gujarati, Hindi, Hmong, Italian, management, financial planning, technology Shelf provides face-out display of titles from Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and more. planning, organizational planning and multiple publishers. Stop by to browse, or Families of the World; Worlds Together; employee evaluation, program and operations to discuss exhibit opportunities at 25 library BookBox Reading programs; My Brown Eyes; evaluations, furniture design and planning and shows annually. If the World Were a Village DVD and Lots of digital signage systems. Kim Stewart Languages Phrasebook for Schools. David Price, Sherry Price Selina Yoon, Frederick Chen Bayou Publishing...... 2239 AWE...... 1409 2524 Nottingham Street AtoZdatabases...... 2716 2501 Seaport Drive, Suite #410 SH Houston, TX 77005 11211 John Galt Blvd Chester, PA 19013 713-526-4558; fax: 713-526-4342 Omaha, NE 68137 610-348-2200; fax: 610-833-6440 www.BayouPublishing.com 402-939-3827; fax: 402-255-9099 www.awelearning.com Keeping families connected in the 21st www.atozdatabases.com AWE is a provider of digital learning solutions Century. Innovative resources for parents, AtoZdatabases, is a leading provider of job to libraries, schools, child care centers, and teachers, counselors, and students. Books; search, reference and marketing databases for other educational entities. Our products, which pamphlets; audio & digital resources. public libraries, academic institutions and include the Early Literacy Station, AfterSchool Gary McCain, Victor Loos, Sam Buser, Glenn government agencies across the United States. Edge, and Student Learning Center, are Sternes, Roger Leslie Trusted by over 1,000 nationwide. Offers 30 designed to be very intuitive for kids to use Million Business and Executives along with and easy for you to manage. AWE’s products Bearport Publishing...... 2039 220 Million Residents and much more. promote self-directed, independent learning 45 West 21st St, Suite 3B Ted Ballinger, Don Pinkerton and are safe because they do not require an New York, NY 10010 Internet connection. AWE’s flagship product, 877-337-8577; fax: 866-337-8557 August House Publishers...... 1527 the Early Literacy Station, is currently found in www.bearportpublishing.com 35% of U.S. public library systems. 3500 Piedmont Rd. NE, Suite 310 Bearport Publishing is dedicated to building Atlanta, GA 30305 Karl Thornton, Lisa Maestas, Michael Mok enthusiasm for reading with K-8 students. 800-284-8784; fax: 404-442-4435 Baker & Taylor/ YBP Library Our curriculum-aligned, nonfiction books and www.augusthouse.com eBooks are written in a compelling narrative Children’s books. Storytelling resources. Services...... 2223 style to engage children in well-told stories Steve Floyd, Rob Cleveland, Cindy McFarlane 2550 W. Tyvola Rd Ste. 300 that combine fascinating information with Charlotte, NC 28217 grade-appropriate text. These page-turners Austin Public Library...... 1310 704-998-3231; fax: 704-998-3316 have anecdotes about real-life characters that www.baker-taylor.com 800 Guadalupe Street make the information come alive! Austin, TX 78701 Baker & Taylor, Inc. is the world’s largest Candy Freiheit; Coye Duncan; Lynn Butler; 512-974-7466; fax: 512-097-47403 distributor of books, digital content and Dawn Oldfield; Greg Escue; Brent Quick; Tony library.austintexas.gov entertainment products. The company Marolda, Lisa Lasch, Monticia Sauer, Sara The Austin Public Library is committed leverages its unsurpassed worldwide Catherine Howard, Kim von Hoffman to providing easy access to books and distribution network to deliver rich content information for all ages, through responsive in multiple formats, anytime and anywhere. Bear’s Flower...... 1453 professionals, engaging programs and state Baker & Taylor offers cutting-edge digital 305 Rolling Green of the art technology in a safe and friendly media services and innovative technology Austin, TX 78734 environment. platforms to thousands of publishers, libraries 866-236-2466 and retailers worldwide. Toni Lambert, Patti Fowler, Dinene Animadu bearsflower.com An illustrated book that is at first blush a Authors Tim Tingle and charming children’s story but with a deeper Greg Rodgers...... 1830 look, will enlighten a child or any reader 4417 Morningside Way Alice Belous, Michael Bills, Livia Bitner, about a parent’s love for a child under any Canyon Lake, TX 78133 John Chamberlain, George Coe, Scott Crawford, circumstances. 830-832-4288; fax: none Camilla Corcoran, Tammy Crooks, Mary Kay Davis, Kerry McGill www.timtingle.com Cindy Lampley, Jeff McDaniel, Jamie Norman, Bee Lady Programs - For all levels, from K-12 and universities, Rebecca Ortiz, Carlyne Patenaude, Tingle and Rodgers offer writing workshops, Roberto Rodriguez, Jim Smith. Kim Lehman...... 1943 author visits, book signings, keynote addresses, See Storyteller, Kim Lehman 20th century American and Native American Basch Subscriptions Inc., A Prenax literature discussion groups, N.A. storytelling, Company/The Reference Shelf...... 2611 Bellwether Learning...... 1909 history, and music, including drums, rattles, 10 Ferry Street, Suite 429 5357 Penn Avenue South chants and Choctaw songs. Concord, NH 03301 Minneapolis, MN 55419 Tim Tingle, Greg Rodgers, Doc Moore 603-229-0662; fax: 603-226-9443 612-825-2545; fax: 612-825-2544 www.basch.com www.bellwetherlearning.com Averus Corporation...... 2423 BSI and Prenax, Inc. provide responsive, Bellwether Learning publishes informational 14439 NW Military Hwy, #288 customer-oriented print and electronic nonfictional paperbacks for beginning and San Antonio, WI 78231 subscription management. BSI services struggling readers. 210-384-4835; fax: 210-492-8044 and systems are shaped by the needs of John Martin, Shari Skeie www.averus.biz medical, government, academic and public Averus provides community analysis and land libraries; those of Prenax mesh with corporate use for new or existing libraries, strategic fulfillment systems and the desk-top ordering

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 25 Bellwether Media...... 1909 designs with a large number of accessories Blackstone Audio...... 1433 5357 Penn Avenue South • Exceptionally flexible solutions for your 31 Mistletoe Road Minneapolis, MN 55419 changing needs. With more than 20 years Ashland, OR 97520 612-825-2545; fax: 612-825-2544 serving the library market, BIBLOMODEL 800-729-2665; fax: 800-482-9294 www.bellwethermedia.com embraces change while supporting tradition. www.blackstoneaudio.com Bellwether Media publishes high/low Fred Schutmaat , Javier Arreola Blackstone Audio is your one stop shop for nonfiction for K-7 beginning, struggling, Big Cozy Books...... 2513 audiobooks. Imprints include: AudioGO, and reluctant readers. All 850 titles support Hachette and Harper Collins. Titles are the Common Core Reading Standards for See Library Interiors by Hoffman available on CD, MP3CD, Playaway and Informational Text. Big Timber Book Club...... 2010 download. Geena Maharaj, John Martin 1686 Cliff Road Judy Byers, Charlotte Poulos, Stephanie Hall BiblioLabs...... 2333 Burnsville, MN 55337 Blocks Rock!...... 2535 952-446-7239; fax: 952-746-4287 100 Calhoun Street, Suite 220 www.bigtimberbookclub.com 733 S. West Street Charleston, SC 29414 Indianapolis, IN 46225 843-696-0416 The Big Timber Book Club is a hassle- 317-972-6846 www.biblioboard.com free, year-round fundraising program that www.blocksrockgame.com boosts school book budgets and promotes a BiblioBoard® is the PatronsFirst™ mobile Blocks Rock! is the competitive, educational library. Digital collections of books, images, lifetime love of reading. Schools sign up for free, then direct their community to shop game invented by middle school students, articles, audio and video from leading then produced and marketed by high school publishers around the world that are curated thousands of the best trade and educational titles at www.bigtimberbookclub.com. 25% students. Benefits include color and shape by subject and accessible from anywhere identification, structure, coordination, with no check outs, returns or multi-user of every purchase benefits the school! Visit booth #2010 for more information and book computation. For ages 6 and up. An app based limits. BiblioBoard is transforming access to on the game was launched in May 2013. information by providing a world-class mobile giveaways! and web user experience that thrills library Bob Temple, Christin Meadows, Megan Naidl Don Hammond, Angela Johnson, Debra Boyer patrons and is sustainable for publishers. To Bloomsbury Children’s Books...... 1440 learn more, visit www.biblioboard.com. Bilingual Storyteller, Sue Young...2211 See Sue Young, Bilingual Storyteller 175 Fifth Avenue Cathy Suehisa, Steve Sutton, Nicole Palazzo New York, NY 10010 Biblionix...... 1333 Billingual Storyteller, Consuelo 646-438-6102; fax: 212-727-0984 www.bloomsbury.com 401 Congress Ave Suite 1540 Samarripa...... 1401 Austin, TX 78701 521 E. Veterans Memorial Blvd. #202 Bloomsbury Children’s Books, including its 877-800-5625; fax: 512-366-9311 Harker Heights, TX 76548-1305 imprint Walker Books for Young Readers, www.biblionix.com 254-680-5577 publishes a full range of trade books from picture book through teen, including Apollo Automation from Biblionix is a hosted www.consuelosamarripa.webs.com Consuelo shares her Mexican Heritage informational texts. automation service devoted solely to small- Beth Eller, Linette Kim and medium-sized public libraries. It was through, myths, legends, folktales, folklore, designed by practicing community librarians history, personal and ghost stories in bilingual Book Festivals of Texas...... 2443 and patrons. blends of English and Spanish. She also shares multicultural folktales, legends, and myths 21343 Glenbranch Drive Kim Earnest, Clark Charbonnet, Spring, TX 77388 Xan Charbonnet that include foreign phrases. She has been on the Texas Commission on the Arts from 2001- 281-203-9021 Bibliotheca...... 1508 2010. She offers workshops, and keynotes. 5 festivals combine to promote book festivals in Texas. Author Signings, books for sale. 3169 Holcomb Bridge Road Consuelo Samarripa Norcross, GA 30071 Tabatha Pope (MCBF), 877-207-3127 x190 Black Rabbit Books...... 1641 Danny Woodfill (YAB Fest) www.bibliotheca.com 123 South Broad Street the Book House, Inc...... 2132 Bibliotheca is the world’s largest company Mankato, MN 56001 dedicated to the development, deployment 507-388-1633; fax: 507-388-4797 208 W Chicago Street and support of library technology solutions, www.blackrabbitbooks.com Jonesville, MI 49250 with particular focus on public, private Black Rabbit Books is a premier publisher of 517-849-2117 x105; fax: 517-849-4060 www.thebookhouse.com and academic library markets. We create books for grades PreK-12. Our emphasis is on scalable and customizable self-checkout, top quality nonfiction. Our list contains books Book vendor providing ANY BOOK IN RFID, security and AMH solutions, offering on a wide variety of topics, presented with PRINT from publishers/distributors from the unparalleled integration with ILS systems as innovative approaches, dynamic photographs United States and Canada for over 50 years. well as easy-to-use, intuitive user interfaces for and illustrations, and multiple reading levels, Firm Orders, Standing Orders, Online Order both patrons and staff. to serve all facets of the school library market. Status, Online Order Database Bryan Pasteryk, Scotty Gage We feature hardcover library-bound titles as Victor Ginsberg well as a selection of books in paperback. Find BIBLOMODEL...... 1243 us on Facebook (www.Facebook.com search: Book Systems, Inc...... 2222 6075 Boulder Ridge NE Black Rabbit Books); become a fan and we’ll 4901 University Square, Suite 3 Belmont, MI 49306 send you a free book of your choice! Huntsville, AL 35816 812-309-0782 fax: 616-883-6292 Jonathan Strickland, Ann Schwab 800-219-6571; (256) 533-9746 www.biblomodel.com fax: 800-230-4183 Manufacturer of specialized merchandising, www.booksys.com display and storage shelving • Contemporary

26 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 Book Systems is a progressive software Boyds Mills Press...... 1630 Britannica Digital Learning...... 1430 development company that provides 815 Church 331 N. LaSalle Street comprehensive library management and millspress.com Chicago, IL 60654 cataloging solutions through library Boyds Mills Press, the trade book publishing 800-621-3900; fax: 800-344-9624 automation software and Internet/Intranet www.info.eb.com products and solutions. Atriuum, our Web- division of Highlights for Children, publishes Britannica Digital Learning (BDL) provides based application that runs on Windows or award-winning children’s books from reliable, high-quality classroom products and Linux, allows you to access your centralized preschool through the middle grades featuring picture books, early readers, non-fiction, solutions for educators. Our products are database quickly and easily from anywhere curriculum-correlated, designed for students using a browser. We offer a complete suite of poetry and trade science. Imprints include Calkins Creek and Wordsong. of all ages from preschool to college, and automation tools for managing your library, continuously updated by Britannica’s editors with features that are easy and intuitive, Brain Hive, LLC...... 1648 and expert contributors. BDL products including automated searching, circulation, 251 First Ave. N., Suite 300 make effective and creative use of classroom inventory, and automatic cataloging of Minneapolis, MN 55401 technologies – such as interactive whiteboards, MARC 21 records. We also offer full-service 612-215-6262 laptops, and student-response devices – aiming conversions, dedicated customer support, and www.brainhive.com always to make it easier for teachers to teach, training for all of our products. Brain Hive provides an innovative eBook for students to learn, and for all users to access Bruce Price, David Pierce rental solution for K-12 libraries, offering knowledge and lessons anywhere, anytime BookLingual...... 1355 a simple and economical alternative to the Jim Roberts, Becky Henry, Hilit Kravitz, traditional methods for eBook procurement. Lisa Gorena. 13883 S FM 148 Schools pay just $1 each time a title is Scurry, TX 75158 accessed. There are no up-front costs and no Brodart Company...... 1423 214-212-7700 commitments, and schools have the option to 500 Arch Street www.booklingual.com purchase high-use eBooks for their permanent Williamsport, PA 17701 BookLingual publishes bilingual leveled collection. 570-326-2461; fax: 570-651-1635 readers for young dual language, bilingual, Scott Mader, Jill Nadeau www.brodart.com and ESL/ELL students. Our books are used in Since 1939 libraries have been able to turn PreK-1st grade classes by teachers; and also at Brainfuse...... 2427 to Brodart for everything from shelf-ready home by parents. 271 Madison Ave. 3FL books to electronic ordering systems, high Michael Hodge, Raquel Hodge New York City, NY 10016 quality furniture, and supplies. From humble 866-272-4638; fax: 212-504-8184 beginnings, Brodart has grown to become Books on Tape...... 1530-1531 www.brainfuse.com an international company, serving libraries 1745 Broadway Brainfuse is America’s leading provider of live from the Northwest Territories to the Pacific New York, NY 10019 online tutoring and online job search support Rim, with facilities in the United States and 212-782-9000 for your patrons. With HelpNow, JobNow, Canada. Brodart truly has evolved into a full- www.booksontape.com and LearnNow, patrons of all ages receive service library company. comprehensive one-to-one tutoring, test For over 35 years, BOT has been a premier By Grace Enterprises...... 1652 publisher of bestselling, award-winning prep, job coaching, interview skills building, unabridged audiobooks including popular access to both the writing lab and resume 9515 Twin Oaks Dr. Manvel, TX 77578-5361 Fiction, Romance, Mysteries and Non- writing lab, and MS Office help – all from any computer with an internet connection. Learn 281-331-0210 fiction. BOT offers Library Edition CDs @ www.bygraceenterprises.com Retail Prices Also, Listening Library, Living why Dallas, Houston, Fort Bend, Arlington, Language, Large Print, and Popular Standing Brazoria, the Lone Star College System and Children’s books, CD’s and Plush Order Plans with extra discounting. organizations throughout the country enhance their patron/student support with HelpNow, Calkins Creek...... 1630 Jodie Cohen and JobNow. Stop by our booth to learn about See Boyds Mills Press Bound To Stay Bound Books...... 1015 these programs and our newest innovations including LearnNow and our mobile features! Camcor, Inc...... 1908 1880 West Morton Road Jacksonville, IL 62650 Jack Rothstein, Troy Weiman, Kris Lecciso 1079 W Round Grove Rd Lewisville, TX 75067 800-637-6586; 217/245-5191 Brainstorm...... 1909 fax: 800-747-2872 800-868-2462 x302; fax: 800-298-1181 www.camcor.com www.btsb.com 5357 Penn Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55419 Camcor provides school equipment and Prebound juvenile 612-825-2545; fax: 612-825-2544 library books with full technology solutions. Products include www.brainstormlibrary.com headphones, iPad docks, projectors, document processing and Distributor of children’s books cameras, printers, laminators, TV’s and more! automation support Jennifer Millikin available. Michael Bowling Milton VanDusen, Bretford Manufacturing...... 1910 Candlewick Press...... 1840 Bill Tobin, Greg Kaiser, 11000 Seymour Ave 99 Dover Street Katie Walter, Linda Price, Lori Smith, Franklin Park, IL 60131 Somerville, MA 02144 Andy Martin 847-801-1645; fax: 847-678-0852 617-588-4493; fax: 617-623-4893 www.bretford.com Boy Scouts of America...... 2626 www.candlewick.com Bretford® designs and manufactures Candlewick Press publishes award winning See Zytron Imaging Services dependable furniture products that are built to hardcover and paperback children’s books for improve how people work and learn. readers of all ages, including board books, Eric Nevenhoven, Angie Gaeta picture books, beginning readers, chapter

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 27 books, and novels for middle grade and young Cavendish Square Digital...... 1223 standards, prepare them for life and work adult readers. Our imprints include Templar, See Cavendish Square in the century ahead, and ignite their TOON Books, Nosy Crow, Big Picture Press imagination. Sleeping Bear Press features high- and Candlewick Entertainment. CERF - Curriculum Education quality, beautifully illustrated picture books, Sharon Hancock, Andie Krawczyk Resource...... 1607 engaging beginning to independent readers, and YA novels. Our mission is to provide PO Box 1107 Capstone...... 1613 Champlain, NY 12919 books that enrich children’s lives through 1710 Roe Crest Drive 877-331-1022 x225; fax: 514-336-8217 stories that blend entertaining text with North Mankato, MN 56003 www.cerfinfo.com educational content. 800-747-4992; fax: 888-262-0705 CERF is a collection of safe, authentic Ben Mondloch, Karl Gunderson, www.capstonepub.com information Websites that libraries can use to Matthew Kopyar, Greg Escue, Heather Hughes supplement their library resources. Websites Children’s Factory...... 1807 are selected and cataloged by experienced librarians. The service includes interfaces 245 W Essex for k-5 children and older... as well as a St. Louis, MO 63122 Capstone, a leading publisher of children’s bibliography generator. 334-803-2546; fax: 877-726-1714 www.childrensfactory.com books and digital products/services, offers Andrea Chan, Kelly Wilson, Harry Chan nonfiction, fiction, and picture books in print Children’s Factory is the leading, progressive and digital formats. Capstone is home to five Changeable Sign Systems...... 1041 distributor of furnishings for children under respected imprints: Capstone Press, Compass 2629 Aero seven years of age. Point Books, Heinemann-Raintree, Picture Grand Prairie, TX 75052 Virginia Williams Window Books, and Stone Arch Books. We 972-641-5985; fax: 972-641-5986 are the developers of the award-winning K-3 www.stacksigns.com Children’s Plus, Inc...... 2514, 2515 database PebbleGo and home to the industry’s Library signage. 1387 Dutch American Way largest selection of interactive eBooks, all with Craig Tappe, Brian Crouse, Beecher, IL 60401 spoken-word audio. Randy Thomas, John Hunt 800-230-1279; fax: 800-896-7213 Norm Berning, Michele Danches, www.childrensplusinc.com Marcie Danches, J’amie Quick, Pam Allen, Charles Scribner’s Sons...... 1023 Children’s Plus, Inc. provides a vast selection Greg Escue, Parna Bissell, Nicole Rollenhagen, See Gale Cengage Learning of children’s prebound books for grades K-12. Andy Wills Our selection includes titles that entertain as Charlesbridge...... 2440 well as educate, including fiction, nonfiction, Capstone Press...... 1613 85 Main Street First Floor Spanish, bilingual, reference and more. 1710 Roe Crest Drive Watertown, MA 02472 Our books have a superior binding that 617-926-0329; fax: 617-926-5720 North Mankato, MN 56003 is hand stitched and glued with a durable www.charlesbridge.com 800-747-4992; fax: 888-262-0705 easy-to-clean cover that can withstand www.capstonepub.com We publish award-winning fiction and hundreds of circulations. We can provide nonfiction picture books, board books, early Known for high-interest, curriculum-aligned all the Accelerated Reader quizzes you need. readers, and middle-grade novels. Our books Children’s Plus offers you superior customer books for struggling and reluctant readers. A introduce young readers to the world around service with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Capstone imprint. them and the people and animals that inhabit Kevin Walsh, Dan Walsh, Alissa Dorries, Carolrhoda Books...... 1222 it. Learning is exciting and our books reflect Margaret Finnigan, Sonia Walsh, Rich Beechin that philisophy. See Lerner Publishing Group Donna Spurlock, Megan Quinn, Julie Ham Child’s Play...... 1940 Carolrhoda LAB...... 1222 Chelsea House...... 2014 250 Minot Avenue See Lerner Publishing Group Auburn, ME 04210 132 West 31st Street, 17th Floor 800-639-6404; fax: 800-854-6989 Cavendish Square...... 1223 New York, NY 10001 www.childs-play.com 800-322-8755 x4362; fax: 800-678-3633 3132 Spring Lake Dr. www.chelseahouse.com Child’s Play is learning through play – active Bedford, TX 76021 and interactive books, games, toys and audio/ 800-747-2512; fax: 800-747-2512 Chelsea House is a leading nonfiction visual materials for early childhood. www.marshallcavendish.us publisher of curriculum-oriented sets and series for middle and high school students. Julie Gaudette Highly Recommended Sole Source Reference Our award-winning books and eBooks span The Child’s World Books...... 2034 Books, Elementary through College, and biographies, science and health, geography, current non-fiction books supporting major social studies, high-interest titles, and more. 32711 Teal Street curriculum areas, Teks as well as offering Chelsea Clubhouse presents easy-to-read, full- Brookshire, TX 77423 support for major reading programs (AR, color- books for elementary school readers. 800-676-2093; 281/375-8388 fax: 281-934-4145 Reading Counts). Over 50 Digital, Fully Greg Escue, Hal Sommer Functional, updated resources for student www.childsworld.com research and reports. Cherry Lake Publishing/ Over 800 hardcover, library bound books for Tom Rathbun & Associates - Metroplex, Central Sleeping Bear Press...... 2038 elementary schools and libraries. & NE Texas; Monticia Sauer - Houston & SE 32711 Teal Street Greg Escue Texas; Lisa Galloway & Associates - Brookshire, TX 77423 San Antonio, Corpus Christi & the Valley; Candy 800-676-2093; fax: 866-489-6490 Christian Large Print...... 1023 Thibodeaux - West Texas www.cherrylakepubishing.com See Gale Cengage Learning Cherry Lake Publishing features books designed to help students meet achievement

28 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 Chronicle Books...... 1832 collectionHQ...... 2223 Repair books in-house within minutes! Small 680 Second Street 2550 W. Tyvola Rd Ste. 300 desktop system repairs books and has them San Francisco, CA 94107 Charlotte, NC 28217 back in circulatin within the hour. Hardbacks 415-537-4296; fax: 415-537-4470 704-998-3231; fax: 704-998-3316 and paperbacks as well as textbooks can be www.chroniclebooks.com/educators www.collectionHQ.com repaired quickly for pennies with the Cover One system. Stop by our booth for some free Chronicle Books publishes award-winning, collectionHQ is the world leading collection chocolate while you watch a 30-second demo innovative books for children and adults. performance improvement solution which is of how our system works! Children’s publishing includes board books, revolutionizing the way many public libraries picture books, chapter books, middle grade, select, manage and promote their collections. Keith Wilde, Wanetta Wilde and young adult fiction and non-fiction. An essential part of the public libraries toolkit Crabtree Publishing Company...... 2009 Visit Chronicle Books booth for free ARC’s, for collection development utilizing the proven teacher’s guides, and more. Evidence Based Stock Management (EBSM) PMB 59051, 350 Fifth Ave., 59th Floor methodology to make the development and New York, NY 10118 Cinco Puntos Press...... 1931 management of the collection more effective, 800-387-7650; fax: 800-355-7166 701 Texas Ave. more customer focused, less wasteful, and www.crabtreebooks.com El Paso, TX 79901 more measured and performance based. Publisher of high-quality children’s preK to 915-838-1625; fax: 915-838-1635 Scott Crawford, Brendan Pearce, Norene Allen 9 library books. Our exciting 2014 Spring www.cincopuntos.com line includes 143 curriculum-aligned grade- Cinco Puntos Press publishes multicultural Combined Book Exhibit...... 1639 appropriate titles in science, social studies, and bilingual books that have the potential to 277 White Street health and guidance, and math. Extensive delight, edify and entertain kids and adults. Buchanan, NY 10511 resources for reading include early readers, Titles to be presented include Maximilian and 914-739-7500; fax: 914-739-7575 hi/lo books, graphic novels, Spanish and the Bingo Rematch, written and illustrated by www.combinedbook.com Bilingual editions, and audio read-alongs. Xavier Garza; Mi Familia Calaca / My Skeleton A cooperative exhibit showcasing books from Greg Escue, Andrea Crabtree, Kelly Spence Family, by Cynthia Weill; Remember Dippy, by hundreds of publishers ranging from the major The Creative Company...... 2015 Shirley Vernick; and Make It, Take It by Rus house to self-published independent presses Bradburd. and authors. PO Box 227 Bobby Byrd, Lee Byrd, John Byrd, Mary Claribel Ortega Mankato, MN 56002 Fountaine 800-445-6209; fax: 507-388-2746 Compass Point Books...... 1613 Nonfiction school K-12 library binding Claire Lynn Designs...... 2738 1710 Roe Crest Drive with a wide range of curriculum-related 222 Henderson North Mankato, MN 56003 topics. Through three generations of family Midlothian, TX 76065 800-747-4992; fax: 888-262-0705 ownership, we remain a small publisher 972-723-2251; fax: 972-775-2149 www.capstonepub.com committed to crafting inspired picture books Jewelry Smart Nonfiction for middle school readers. A and superb core material nonfiction for Capstone imprint. schools and libraries. Pick up a Creative book, COI - College of Information...... 2426 and your eyes and fingers will recognize the See University of North Texas College of Congressional Information difference. High standards, high quality, high Information Service...... 2334 reward. Anna Erickson, Greg Escue CoLibri System North See LexisNexis America Inc...... 2434 Consortium, Texas A&M CTLS, Inc...... 2341 925 Vista Park Drive (Texas publishers)...... 2141 5555 North Lamar, Suite L115 Pittsburgh, PA 15205 Austin, TX 78751 877-265-4274; fax: 412-787-5138 See Texas A&M University Press 800-262-4431; fax: 512-380-9207 www.colibriusa.com Consultants, Godfrey’s Associates.1100 ctls.net CTLS, Inc. is a membership-based cooperative CoLibri book covering system covers all types See Godfrey’s Associates, Inc. of books and printed assets. All it takes is nonprofit that provides educational and 20 seconds to create a tailored fit cover that Coutts Information Services...... 1922 consulting services which spark innovation adheres perfectly to the book without glue and change in Texas libraries. CTLS Connects One Ingram Blvd, MS 698 Texas Libraries Statewide and we do this by or tape. CoLibri covers are acid free, water La Vergne, TN 37086 resistant and do not alter the original cover of supporting collaborations and partnerships, 615-213-5295; fax: 615-213-5288 develop programs to encourage non-library the book. couttsinfo.com users to use their libraries, and stimulate Bob Bodzenski, Wanda Dierolf, Denver Abram Coutts offers the most inclusive inventory of financial and civic support for all Texas Collaborative Summer Library print and electronic content in the industry libraries. coupled with speed of delivery and expertly- Pat Tuohy, Laurie Mahaffey Program...... 1809 managed programs and services. Our mission 953 6th Place SE is to provide academic libraries world class Cultural Surroundings...... 1415 Mason City, IA 50401 selection, service, and speed so you can focus 5600 W. Lovers Lane, Suite 116, PMB 393 641-423-0005; fax: 641-424-5120 on what is really important – your students. www.cslpreads.org Dallas, TX 75209 Cover One...... 1934 214-742-2400; fax: 214-742-2407 The Collaborative Summer Library Program www.culturalsurroundings.com is a consortium of states working together 3767 Forest Lane # 124 Sales and service for library furniture, shelving, providing high quality summer reading Dallas, TX 75244 and equipment. program materials at the lowest cost possible 800-881-1521; fax: 888-747-0174 for public libraries. www.coverone.net Paula Wenstrom, Nicole McKenzie Karen Day, BriAnne Baxley, Cathy Howser

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 29 Culture for Kids...... 1235 Delaney Educational 469-232-5200; fax: 459-232-5201 www.dewberry.com See Asia for Kids/Culture for Kids/Master Enterprises, Inc...... 2133 Dewberry is a leading architectural, Communications 1455 W. Morena Blvd San Diego, CA 92110 engineering, and planning firm that specializes Dan Gibson, Storyteller...... 1500 800-788-5557 x 224; fax: 800-660-2199 in the design of library facilities that anchor See Storytellers, Dan Gibson and Tipi Tellers www.deebooks.com and create communities. We have been involved in over 220 public and academic Darby Creek...... 1222 Delaney Educational Enterprises, Inc. (DEE) library projects across the country, specializing has been serving schools and school libraries See Lerner Publishing Group in innovative, creative design solutions for all for over 40 years with an excellent reputation types and sizes of libraries. It is our mission to Database Management System - for service and satisfaction. We proudly improve the quality of life in the communities Questall...... 1607 provide high quality, shelf-ready, non-fiction, and campuses in which we work through our fiction and curriculum based books for all projects. Dewberry has earned nearly 250 PO Box 1107 age levels. Because we work with some of the design awards on national, regional, and local Champlain, NY 12919 best publishers in the industry, we guarantee levels throughout our history and we continue 877-331-1022 x225; fax: 514-336-8217 that you receive the lowest published price mediaflex.net to work today to remain on the leading edge on all the titles we support. Our dedicated of architectural and interior design. Questall is a database management system and experienced sales representatives provide Denelle Wrightson that keeps track of your library’s subscriptions, you with the convenience of local service, by authentication protocols and consolidated providing you with a wide variety of catalogs Diamond Book Distributors...... 1422 use statistics. The system will generate a and samples to browse and choose from. See Publishers Spotlight customized interface that enables your Sheryl Baker, Anna Davis, Juliee Denman, members to view, authenticate and access all of Pamela Blanchette, Janet Boon, Sofia Scott, Digital Knowledge Central...... 1933 these resources from one convenient location. Melissa Pavey, Roy Castellanos See Texas SUCCESS / Digital Knowledge Andrea Chan, Donna Hanus, Central Kelll Wilson, Harry Chan Demco...... 1713 4810 Forest Run Rd Digital Library Reserve...... 1340 Davidson Titles, Inc...... 1309 Madison, WI 53704 See OverDrive Inc. 2345 Doctor F. E. Wright Drive 800-356-1200; fax: 800-245-1329 Jackson, TN 38305 www.demco.com Disney-Hyperion...... 1640 800-433-3903; fax: 800-787-7935 125 West End Avenue, 3rd Floor www.davidsontitles.com New York, NY 100023 DTI offers both adult library books and 212-456-0740 children’s K-12 books for the library, www.disneybooks.com classroom, supplementals for textbooks, Disney Book Group publishes award-winning DVDs, and interactive books. Cataloging, Imagine what’s possible for your library with children’s books for all ages, featuring several processing, and collection development are Demco. Stop by our booth for innovative formats: board books, picture books, chapter available. Curriculum materials are available ideas and solutions! Our latest endeavor is books, novels, & paperback originals. Imprints for the classroom or library corners. Davidson helping you create age-specific zones in your include: Disney-Hyperion, Disney-Jump at Titles owns its own eBook platform with library – contact the space-planning and the Sun, Disney Press, and Disney Editions. thousands of eBooks currently available. furniture experts at DEMCO Interiors for Dina Sherman, LaToya Maitland, Danna Davidson, Ann Heuberger, Yolanda assistance. DEMCO proudly sponsors the Heather Crowley Murray, Jay Hale DEMCO/TLA Research Grant and the TALL Texan Institute. We value our relationship DLB Educational Corporation...... 1930 Deanan Gourmet Popcorn...... 1330 with TLA and Texas librarians and promise to 14110 Luthe Road 601 Toepperwein continue to provide our customers with the Houston, TX 77039 Converse, TX 78109-2248 best possible products and services 281-987-0383; fax: 281-987-8606 972-442-1500; fax: 800-929-0062 Janet Nelson dlbeduc.com www.deanan.com DEMCO Interiors...... 1713 DLB Educational Corporation distributes We have been in the business of fundraising Spanish and English language materials, with our delicious gourmet popcorn since 4810 Forest Run Rd including encyclopedias, dictionaries, 1987. We offer 50%-75% profit with both Madison, WI 53704 library books, curriculum enrichment sets direct sales and order taking with brochures. 800-356-1200; fax: 800-245-1329 and English Language Programs. Library The order is shipped on consignment to www.demcointeriors.com processing is available. We are located in schools or by advance payment to other non We help to take your vision to reality by Texas, so most orders will be shipped within a profit organizations. combining design services with comprehensive week unless cataloging is requested. We pride Barbara Hodge, John Hodge choices in library furniture and shelving. ourselves on excellent service. Services include design and layout, project Dan Brast, Shirleye Noah, Alice Pradia Debbie Leland...... 1555 management, and installation. Visit our PO Box 9656, College Station, TX 77842 website to see examples of our installations DLSG at Image Access...... 1431 979-764-0166 and for more information on our services and 543 NW 77th Street www.debbie-leland.com products. Boca Raton, FL 33487 Award-winning, children’s book author. New Kelly Matney, Janet Nelson 561-886-2900; fax: 561-431-2766 release, The Football Man, a gingerbread www.imageaccess.com/dlsg football player. Other titles include: Aggie Dewberry Architects Inc...... 1731 The Digital Library Systems Group offers Goose Rhymes, The Jalapeno Man, The Little 7557 Rambler Road, Suite 670 the best hybrid-library digitization products Prairie Hen, Daddy’s Love. Dallas, TX 75231 possible at prices that virtually any academic Debbie Leland or research library can afford. More university

30 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 students have access to KIC systems than all 800-253-7521 616-459-4591; fax: 616-459-4591 book series volumes, as well as providing other self-serve scanning systems combined. www.eerdmans.com/youngreaders an extensive range of online products and Daniel Casas, Mark Surkis We seek to engage young minds with words additional customer resources and services and pictures that inform and delight, inspire Donald Powlen Margie Konen Driving on the Right Side and entertain. of the Road ...... 1455 Enslow Publishers, Inc ...... 2035 Egmont USA ...... 1646 2210 Hancock Drive 40 Industrial Road Austin, TX 78703 443 Park Ave. So., Ste. 806 Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 512-320-8274; fax: 512-435-6118 New York, NY 10016 800-398-2504; fax: 908-771-0925 www.tmcec.com 646-430-7385; fax: 212-685-0612 www.enslow.com www.egmontusa.com A TxDOT funded project to provide traffi c Since 1976, Enslow has published the best safety materials to libraries and teachers Egmont USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary nonfi ction for PreK-12 students. Our colorful for use in language arts, social studies, and of Egmont UK, one of England’s largest elementary books are approved by reading and heath classes. Children’s book series, K-12 children’s publishers, and part of the Egmont content experts. Our middle and high school Curriculum. Guest speakers. International family of companies. Twice a books engage readers of all levels. Check out Hope Lochridge year, new picture books, middle grade and our new pre-k and fi ction books. young adult fi ction titles will be published. Escue & Associates: Greg Escue, Brent Quick, DTI ...... 1309 Our published titles include industry stars, Tony Marolda; Opal Booz & Associates: See Davidson Titles, Inc. debut authors, and fi rst YA novels for Candy Freiheit, Coye Duncan, Lynn Butler; established writers. Please visit us – we would Parna Bissell and Associates EasyBib.com ...... 1332 love to introduce ourselves. 10 East 39th Street, 3rd Floor Katie Halata, Robert Guzman EnvisionWare ...... 1906 New York, NY 10016 2855 Premiere Parkway, Suite A 212-675-6738 Electronics for Imaging – EFI ...... 2548 Duluth, GA 30097-5201 EasyBib.com 5301 Hollister Dr, Keller, TX 76244 678-382-6500; fax: 678-382-6501 EasyBib provides research & bibliography 817-296-0047 www.envisionware.com management tools to help education www.efi .com EnvisionWare delivers world class computer professionals teach information literacy skills. EFI Self-Serve and Payment Systems include and fi nancial management software, RFID We are the largest service of our kind online. user stations, kiosks, card readers and point circulation, security and inventory systems, We have over 30 million students using our of sale devices that provide the easiest way Automated Materials Handling solutions, service. Hundreds of schools have subscribed for users to access and pay for copy and print professional consulting services dedicated to to our institutional product, including many services, whether in a self-serve or assisted-sales the effi cient delivery of exceptional service to top tier universities. environment. Perfect for library and campus library patrons and the 24 Hour Library. Eli Rothschild, Scott Rodburg environments, these next-generation systems John Himes, Ted D’Alessandro allow students to print from USB drives, EBSCO Information Services ...... 1215 mobile devices or cloud accounts along with Escue & Associates ...... 2000 5724 Hwy 280 East the ability to pay with cash, credit card or 32711 Teal Street Birmingham, AL 35242 campus card. Brookshire, TX 77423 978-356-6500 x2564; fax: 205-995-1613 Casey Loftin, Tom Off utt, 800-676-2093; fax: 800-301-4040 www.ebsco.com Dianna Kampling-Scholberg www.escuebooks.com EBSCO Information Services partners Library books, ebooks , Interactive , data with libraries and their patrons, research Elizabeth Ellis, Storyteller ...... 1943 bases, classroom sets...both fi ction and non- institutions, publishers, corporations and 6218 Wofford books, graphic novel serving grade k-12 business communities. Th e world’s only full- Dallas, TX 75227 Greg Escue,Tony Marolda, Alissia Dorries, Brent service information provider, EBSCO off ers 214-381-4676 Quick, Kim Escue von Hoff mann, Lisa Lasch, a portfolio of services that spans the realm of www.elizabethellis.com Monticia Sauer, Sara Catherine Howard print and electronic subscription access and NEA American Masterpiece Touring Artist management, research databases, and more. Elizabeth Ellis tells stories from Texas and Estey ...... 1041 Education Service Center, Appalachia, as well as tales of heroic American 2629 Aero Region 20 ...... 1933 women, but arguably, her personal experience Grand Prairie, TX 75052 stories are the best. Invariably hilarious and 972-641-5985; fax: 972-641-5986 See Texas SUCCESS / Digital Knowledge poignant, her 30 year career has taken her across www.tennsco.com Central America. Schools and libraries are specialties. Steel Library Shelving But in-service training runs a close second. Education Week ...... 2443 Craig Tappe, Brian Crouse, Randy Th omas, Elizabeth Ellis, Gene Helmick-Richardson, John Hunt 6935 Arlington Rd - Ste 100 Peggy Helmick-Richardson, Kim Lehman Bethesda, MD 20814 Evanced Solutions ...... 1509 301-280-3223 Emerald Group Publishing, Inc ....1001 edweek.org 701 E. New York St. 84 Sherman Street, Brickyard Offi ce Park Indianapolis, IN 46202 American Education’s Newspaper of Record Cambridge, MA 02140 317-275-2700 Ryan Lanier 617-945-9130 x5685; fax: 617-945-9136 www.evancedkids.com emeraldinsight.com Eerdmans Books for Since 2001, Evanced Solutions Emerald is a global publisher linking research (evancedsolutions.com) has helped libraries Young Readers ...... 1446 and practice to the benefi t of society. Th e improve service to their communities with 2140 Oak Industrial Dr NE company manages a portfolio of more than calendaring, room-booking, and reading Grand Rapids, MI 49505 290 journals and over 2,000 books and program management software. Evanced also has developed a new software platform to help

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 31 kids discover their keenest interests and fi nd Findaway world is the creator of digital Debra Frasier’s Book Events build vocabulary, relevant books via a powerful recommendation content delivered YOUR WAY. Playaway creativity, and community – from individual engine. Learn more at evancedkids.com. and Playaway View give you best-selling activities to city-wide projects. TLA and ERT Rob Cullin, Lindsey Hill, Mark Vogelgsang, audiobooks and highly acclaimed video are hosting the Fabulous Alphabet Fair Photo Matt Sheley, AnneMarie Chambers, programs; pre-loaded for grab-and-go Booth, part of a school library carnival of Tracy Johnson, Andrew Johnson, Amy King, convenience, while Catalist Digital gives games that strengthens vocabulary, all based Vesone Dean you access to downloadable digital content on her book, A Fabulous Fair Alphabet. All anytime, anywhere. Just Press Play! Event materials are free at www.debrafrasier. Facts On File ...... 2014 Karen Peck com. Debra Frasier, Allyn Johnston 132 West 31st Street, 17th Floor Firefl y Books, Ltd ...... 1538 New York, NY 10001 Friend, Ronda - children’s author/ 800-322-8755 x4362; fax: 800-678-3633 50 Staples Avenue - Unit #1 www.facts.com Richmond Hill, ON L4B 0A7 Canada storyteller/musician/entertainer ..1655 Facts On File is an award-winning publisher of 416-499-8412; fax: 416-499-1142 See Sunfl ower Seeds Press print, eBook, and online reference materials for www.fi refl ybooks.com the school and library market. We specialize Quality trade books for children, young adults Frost Insurance ...... 1102 in core subject areas such as history, science, and adults. 401 Congress Ave, Suite 1400 literature, geography, health, and more. Facts Tom Martin, Ann Quinn Austin, TX 78701 On File has 70 years of service to librarians 512-473-4587 backing our editorial content and decisions. Five Star ...... 1023 www.frostbank.com Greg Escue, Hal Sommer See Gale Cengage Learning Frost Insurance is the insurance subsidiary of Frost, providing a full range of property FamilySearch ...... 2422 Folkmanis Puppets ...... 2522 and casualty, group employee benefi ts, estate 50 East North Temple, JSMB Main 694 Loop Rd, Killeen, TX 76542 planning and business succession, personal Salt Lake City, UT 84150 888-463-1169; fax: 888-463-1166 insurance, HR consulting and outsourcing 801-240-6382; fax: 801-240-3718 Get free Folkmanis puppets when you order needs throughout Texas. Th e fourth-largest www.familysearch.org books from Overlooked Books. 5-20% of your agency headquartered in Texas, Frost Insurance FamilySearch is the world’s largest genealogy book order is given back in credit to spend also ranks 61st of the top 100 insurance fi rms organization. Millions of people use on Folkmanis puppets – Book character hats, in the U.S. and eighth among all U.S. bank- FamilySearch’s free records, resources, and puppets, costumes, and plush toys – Character owned agencies. services to learn more about their history. and book related shirts + totes – Texas decor – Kathy Vowles Search at familysearch.org. and more. Cherie Bush Frozen Light ...... 2735 Follett ...... 1315 4459 S Gary Ave FaxScan24 Fax & Scan Service .....1201 1340 Ridgeview Dr. Tulsa, OK 74105 18 Deacon Abbott Lane S McHenry, IL 60050-7048 918-381-4449 Redding, CT 06896 888-511-5114; fax: 800-852-5458 www.frozenlight.biz 877-329-8363; fax: 888-329-8726 www.follettlearning.com Sterling silver jewelry with gemstones and www.faxscan24.com glamorous garments handmade by artisans all FaxScan24 is an aff ordable and easy-to-use over the world. self-service fax & scan kiosk. Patrons can easily Mona Betz send faxes and email scanned documents using credit, debit or prepaid fax cards as payment. Gale Cengage Learning ...... 1023 No library cost. No staffi ng required. Follett is the largest provider of educational 27500 Drake Road John Davey materials and technology solutions to PreK-12 Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535 libraries, classrooms, learning centers and 800-877-4253; 650.637.7594 Films Media Group ...... 2014 school districts in the United States, and a fax: 248-699-8094 www.gale.com; www.cengage.com 132 West 31st Street, 17th Floor major supplier to educational institutions New York, NY 10001 worldwide. Follett distributes books, reference Cengage Learning is a leading provider of 800-322-8755 x4362; fax: 800-678-3633 materials, digital resources, eBooks and innovative teaching, learning and research www.fi lms.com audiovisual materials, as well as pre-owned solutions for the academic, professional textbooks. Follett also is one of the leading Films Media Group is the leading publisher and library markets worldwide. Gale, part providers of integrated educational technology of educational video for grades 7-12 through of Cengage Learning, serves the world’s for the management of physical and digital college, with over 12,000 titles across the information and education needs through assets, the tracking, storing and analyzing of curriculum from our four imprints: Films its vast and dynamic content pools, which academic data, and digital learning for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge are used by students and consumers in their environment tools for the classroom focusing Educational, Meridian Education, and libraries, schools and on the Internet. It is on student achievement. Shopware. Our exclusive, award-winning best known for the accuracy, breadth and titles come from more than 700 producers Kit Carson, Tom Bolger, Connie DeVries, convenience of its data, addressing all types worldwide. Rich Dupre, Gordon Herring, Debbie Holloway, of information needs – from homework help Greg Escue, Hal Sommer Alan Johnston, Michael Kocurek, Billy Morrow, to health questions to business profi les – in a Susan Rabel, Rob Sieracki, Harvey Smith. variety of formats. Findaway World ...... 2532 Tammy McGee, Sammy Khmur, Debra Frasier, Author & 31999 Aurora Rd Vanessa Cardwell, Liz Valentine, Solon, OH 44139 Illustrator, Beach Lane Books ...... 1700 Jeremy Holland, Jennifer Fritsch, 440-893-0808 x203; fax: 440-893-0809 45 Barton Avenue SE Scott Willis, Debbie Henson, Stephanie Ball, www.playaway.com Minneapolis, MN 55414 Trent Endsley, Jennifer Choiniere, Dirk Weed, www.debrafrasier.com Chuck Leachman

32 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 Gamadin Sci-Fi Adventure Krystal Hanson, Susan Barber, Sarah Summers, Gumdrop Books ...... 2431 Book Series ...... 1927 Brigette Leonard, Linda Buetel PO Box 505 32857 Fox Lane Godfrey’s Associates, Inc ...... 1100 Bethany, MO 64424 Cottage Grove, OR 97424 800-821-7199; fax: 866-321-7199 541-246-4135 10738 - C Park Village Place www.gumdropbooks.com www.Gamadin.com Dallas, TX 75230 GUMDROP BOOKS where we guarantee 401-556-2398; fax: 214-691-3645 high quality products, competitive pricing Gamadin is a YA sci-fi book series. All novels www.GodfreysAssociates.com are listed in Renaissance Accelerated Reader & “knock your socks off ” customer service. Godfrey’s is a Library Planning, Consulting, program. Finally, the Boys have a Series the Off ering an outstanding selection of Girls love to Read! Booth #1927 and Architectural Design Firm, based in Accelerated Reader titles! Dallas, working with All Types of Libraries Tom Kirkbride Brett Fitzgerald, George Heyser, Chris Batscha, that has Off ered continuous service to Texas William Stuart, Susie Youngen, Laura Burch. Garcia Vasquez Enterprises ...... 2742 libraries for 30 + years. Dick Waters, Brad Waters Hachette Book Group ...... 1635 See Majeza Jewlery Cleaner & PYT Styling Tools 237 Park Avenue, Room 15-110B Goosebottom Books ...... 1339 New York, NY 10017 Gareth Stevens Publishing, Inc ....2042 See Publishers Group West 212-364-1343; fax: 212-364-0943 www.hachettebookgroup.com 111 E 14th Street, Suite 349 New York, NY 10003 Graphic Universe ...... 1222 Hachette Book Group is a leading trade 800-542-2595; fax: 877-542-2596 See Lerner Publishing Group publisher based in New York and a division of www.garethstevens.com Hachette Livre, the second largest publisher Publishers of high-quality, curriculum-aligned Greenhaven Press ...... 1023 in the world. Hachette Book Group’s product library bound books for grades Pre-K - 8. Our See Gale Cengage Learning lines include adult, illustrated, religious, line ranges from nonfi ction leveled readers for children’s and audio books under the Little, primary grades in science series; social studies Greenwood Press ...... 2122 Brown and Company, Little Brown Books for series; high interest; 200+ ATOS leveled 0.5- 130 Cremona Dr. Young Readers, Grand Central Publishing, 0.9 readers; Spanish and bilingual books. Over Santa Barbara, CA 93117 FaithWords, Center Street, Orbit, Yen Press 2,000 titles on Accelerated Reader. 800-368-6868; fax: 805-685-9685 and Hachette Book Group Digital Media www.abc-clio.com imprints. Its bestselling authors include Ansel Escue & Associates, Opal Booz & Associates, Adams, Marc Brown, David Baldacci, Michael Sommer Associates, Jennifer Jenson Greenwood publishes high-quality, authoritative reference books and general Connelly, Nelson DeMille, Malcolm Gladwell, Garrett Book Company ...... 1831 interest topics across the secondary and higher Robert Kiyosaki, Walter Mosley, Joyce Meyer, Stephenie Meyer, James Patterson, David education curriculum. PO Box 1588 Sedaris, Anita Shreve, Nicholas Sparks, Cecily Ada, OK 74821-1588 Rachel Carter von Ziegesar, and Paula White. HBG classics 800-654-9366; fax: 888-525-1560 Greg Rodgers, Choctaw author ....1830 include: Th e Catcher in the Rye, Th e Bridges of www.garrettbooks.com Madison County, Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations, Current year’s publications from leading See Authors Tim Tingle and Greg Rodgers To Kill A Mockingbird, the Arthur children’s Children’s and Young Adult publishers Grolier Online ...... 1622 books, and works by photographer Ansel including bilingual English/Spanish titles. Adams. All reinforced library bindings. Shelf-ready 2315 Dean Street Ali Coughlin, Melissa Nicholas processing and automation support for all St. Charles, IL 60175 automation systems. 98%+ fulfi llment rate 800-387-1437; fax: 203-797-3478 Half Price Books ...... 2241 scholastic.com/librarypublishing with no back orders. 9206 Kings Cross Gary May, John Ritchie, Lionel Garrett, Scholastic Library Publishing Digital is a San Antonio, TX 78254 Mike Reynolds, Vicky Reynolds leading digital publisher of fi ction and non- 214-208-5231 fi ction materials. Live demonstrations for www.halfpricebooks.com Gaylord Bros., Inc ...... 1115 Grolier Online™will take place throughout the Half Price Books buys and sells new and used 7282 William Barry Blvd conference. Please stop by for a preview of this books, movies, music, games at more - most at North Syracuse, NY 13212 comprehensive resource. All Scholastic Library half the publisher’s price or less. Teachers and 315-634-8632; fax: 800-595-7265 Publishing Digital product are aligned to the Librarians save 10% everyday with the HPB www.gaylord.com TEKS. Educator Discount Card. Gaylord Bros.,Inc. provides quality furniture, Pamela Weinberg, Evan St.Lifer, Billie Tuttle, Emily O’Neal-Ferguson library supplies, innovative ideas and expert Luann Tomkinson, Jackie Amos, service to libraries and schools worldwide. Allison Henderson Hank the Cowdog ...... 1043 Stop by the Gaylord booth #1115 and talk to See Maverick Books, Inc. our sales representatives about our new and Groundwood Books ...... 1339 innovative products. 110 Spadina Ave., Suite 801 Harlequin Enterprises, Ltd ...... 1649 Jon Moretti, Susan Hale Toronto, ON M5V 2K4 Canada 225 Duncan Mill Rd 416-363-4343 Toronto, Ontario M3B 3K9 Canada The Gift Solution ...... 2741 www.groundwoodbooks.com/ 416-448-7189 2901 Capital of Texas Hwy Groundwood Books publishes high-quality www.harlequin.com Austin, TX 78746 children’s books for all ages, including fi ction, Harlequin is one of the world’s leading 512-656-4436; fax: 512-327-8717 picture books and non-fi ction, as well as works publishers of books for women, with titles www.austinboutique.com by people of Latin American origin living in issued worldwide in 34 languages and sold Unique womens clothing & accessories, the Americas both in English and in Spanish in 110 international markets. Th e company including Yellow Box shoes. We carry sizes under our Libros Tigrillo imprint. publishes more than 110 titles monthly and petite to 3x. Fred Horler more than 1,300 authors from around the

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 33 world. Harlequin is a wholly owned subsidiary food, quality products, convenient services, Th e Horn Book Magazine provides its of Torstar Corporation (www.torstar.com), a and a commitment to environmental readership with in-depth reviews of the best broadly based media company listed on the responsibility and sustainability, H-E-B strives new books for children and young adults as Toronto Stock Exchange (TS.B). Harlequin to provide the best customer experience at well as features, articles, and editorials in each has offi ces in 18 countries, including offi ces everyday low prices. Based in San Antonio, issue. Th e Horn Book Guide, published twice in Toronto, New York and London. Visit H-E-B employs more than 76,000 Partners annually, gives a review and a numerical rating Facebook.com/HarlequinBooks and follow and serves millions of customers in more than for every hardcover children’s book published Harlequin on Twitter: @HarlequinBooks. 150 communities. in the U.S. during the previous publishing Amy Jones Chandra Bricker season. It is also available electronically as Th e Horn Book Guide Online. HarperCollins Children’s Books ...1738 Heinemann-Raintree ...... 1613 Katrina Elmer HarperCollins Children’s Books, 10 East 53rd St. 1710 Roe Crest Drive Houghton Miffl in Harcourt ...... 1730 New York, NY 10022 North Mankato, MN 56003 212-207-7679; fax: 212-702-2586 800-747-4992; fax: 888-262-0705 222 Berkeley Street www.harpercollinschildrens.com www.heinemannraintree.com Boston, MA 02116 617-351-5956; fax: 617-351-1111 Children’s trade books, from preschool to Heinemann-Raintree – Th e Best in www.hmhbooks.com young adult in trade, library, paperback Nonfi ction! A Capstone imprint. editions, including some Spanish language and Quality, award-winning books for children audio books. Helmick-Richardson, and young adults in a variety of formats, Patty Rosati, Molly Th omas Gene and Peggy ...... 1943 including board books, picture books, chapter books, paperbacks and paperback originals. HarperCollins Publishers ...... 1739 Hidell Associates Architects ...... 1232 Includes Clarion Books, Harcourt Children’s Books, Houghton Miffl in Books for Children, 10 E. 53rd Street 3033 Kellway Drive, Suite 120 HMH Books, Sandpiper and Graphia New York, NY 10022 Carrollton, TX 75006-2505 212-207-7592; fax: 212-207-6955 imprints. 972-416-4666; fax: 972-416-0169 Lisa DiSarro www.harpercollins.com www.hidell.com Adult trade titles including fi ction, non- Hidell & Associates have designed over 230 Humanities Texas ...... 2633 fi ction, poetry, perennial classics and reference. public libraries receiving numerous awards 1410 Rio Grande Street Virginia Stanley, Annie Mazes, for building design, interior design, lighting Austin, TX 78705 Amanda Rountree design and LEED recognition. Th e fi rm off ers 512-440-1991x126; fax: 512-440-0115 a comprehensive portfolio of services from www.humanitiestexas.org Harrington Library Consortium ...2622 program management, feasibility analysis, Humanities Texas, the state affi liate of the 413 SE 4th Avenue master planning, pre funding services, design, National Endowment for the Humanities, Amarillo, TX 79101 interiors, lighting, FF&E, ADA, LEED and advances heritage, culture, and education by 800-687-9771; fax: 800-765-7045 technology integration. conducting and supporting public programs harringtonlc.org Bill Hidell, Aaron Babcock, Tony Blaas, in history, literature, and other humanities Harrington Library Consortium provides Lynn Hidell disciplines. Visit our booth to learn more library automation products and services, about Humanities Texas grants, traveling training and continuing education, Highlights for Children ...... 1630 exhibitions, and online resources. exploration of innovative technologies and See Boyds Mills Press Melissa Huber, Sara Nezamabadi products, and library business intelligence for informed decision-making. The History Press ...... 2311 IImage Retrieval, Inc ...... 2630 H-E-B Read 3: Grow Young Minds, 645 Meeting Street, Suite 200 3620 North Josey Lane, #103 Charleston, SC 29403 Carrollton, TX 75007 Read 3 Times a Week ...... 1031 843-577-5971; fax: 843-457-6712 972-492-0930; fax: 972-492-5124 646 South Main, North 1 www.historypress.net www.iiri.com San Antonio, TX 78204 Regional history books IImage Retrieval (IIRI) is the exclusive 210-938-4070 Bob Barnett distributor of the i2S Digibook and www.heb.com Copibook line of book and rare works Read 3 Initiative – a program that focuses on Holiday House ...... 1432 scanners. Th e highest quality of images has educating parents and caregivers on the need 425 Madison Ave. been demonstrated by the digitization of to read to children a minimum of three times New York, NY 10017 the Gutenberg Bible in Austin, Texas and per week. Th rough in-store marketing 212-688-0085; fax: 212-421-6134 the scanning and republishing of Rolling activities, community outreach and access www.holidayhouse.com Stone Magazine. IIRI also provides extensive to free and aff ordable Children’s and young adult trade books in microfi lm and fi che conversion services. books, the goal of Derek Jenkins, Andrew Jenkins H-E-B’s Read 3 hardcover and paperback. Become a fan on Program is to ensure Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/ Holiday-House-Books-for-Young-People/) and ImageAccess, Inc./West Texas that all children have Micrograhics ...... 1431 an opportunity to follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/ begin their school HolidayHouseBks)! See DLSG at Image Access experience with an Terry Borzumato-Greenberg, Barbara Walsh INDECO Sales / Maco equal opportunity to succeed. H-E-B, with sales of more than $18 The Horn Book ...... 2315 Manufacturing ...... 1131 billion, operates more than 335 stores in Texas 56 Roland Street 805 East 4th Avenue and Mexico. Known for its innovation and Boston, MA 02129 Belton, TX 76513 community service, H-E-B celebrated its 105 888-628-0225; fax: 617-628-0882 800-692-4256; 254/939-5742 anniversary in 2010. Recognized for its fresh www.hbook.com

34 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 fax: 254-939-1760 reliable, authoritative resource for supporting Christie Harkin www.macomfg.com the middle school, high school, and academic Oak, maple, and laminate library & media curriculum, providing fl exible options for Jasper Chair Company ...... 1041 center furnishings; 20 year warranty; accessing educational content whether in 2629 Aero complimentary layout & design service. We school, at the library, or at home. Grand Prairie, TX 75052 have been servicing the K-12 educational Greg Escue, Hal Sommer 972-641-5985; fax: 972-641-5986 market for more than 35 years and have the www.jasperchair.com quality products, competitive prices and market Ingram Content Group ...... 1922 Library seating experience that is needed to service today’s One Ingram Blvd, MS 698 Craig Tappe, Brian Crouse, Randy Th omas, school districts. Please let us show you how we La Vergne, TN 37086 John Hunt can be a valuable partner on your next project! 800-937-5300 Option 1; fax: 615-213-5288 Chris Wermund, Scott Janes, Kevin Goldston, ingramcontent.com JGD Publishing LLC ...... 2313 Wayne Goldston Ingram Content Group Inc. is the world’s 6 Westover Road largest and most trusted distributor of physical Fort Worth, TX 76107 Independent Publishers Group ....1141 and digital content. Th ousands of publishers, 817-793-2594 814 N. Franklin retailers, and libraries worldwide use our best- www.goodnightsanantonio.com Chicago, IL 60610 of-class digital, audio, print, print-on-demand, Books are:Goodnight Cowtown and 312-337-0747; fax: 312-337-5985 inventory management, wholesale and full- Goodnight San Antonio www.ipgbook.com service distribution programs to realize the full Jennifer Drez, Robin Bumstead, Lisa Voight Independent Publishers Group is the exclusive business potential of books. distributor for a worldwide range of innovative Jim Heuer, Lisa Johnson JP Cooke Company ...... 2413 publishers. Among the highly relevant titles off ered via wholesalers nationwide or direct Innovative Interfaces, Inc ...... 1230 1311 Howard Street Omaha, NE 68102 from IPG are nonfi ction books on animals, 5850 Shellmound Way 800-877-8267; fax: 800-342-1260 Emeryville, CA 94608 crafts, health, history, music, pop-culture, www.readertags.com religion, spirituality, travel, and African 510-655-6200; fax: 510-450-6350 American interests; fi ction; romance; science- www.iii.com Incentive Reading Tags, Dog Tags fi ction; Spanish language; professional and Innovative Interfaces provides Web-based Jim Cooke academic, and children’s books. information technology solutions to libraries Julian Franklin-Library Rat ...... 1501 Jeff Tegge, Cynthia Murphy worldwide. Millennium is a Web-based, open- platform system that off ers the best and most 9818 Sagemark Drive Indus MIS, Inc ...... 2332 comprehensive functionality of any library Houston, TX 77089 automation software. Its JavaT interface off ers 281-481-5439 340 South Oak Street www.LibraryRat.com West Salem, WI 54669 staff and patrons an intuitive, easy-to-use, and 608-786-0300 x228; fax: 608-786-0786 platform-independent system. With its multi- Programs for children’s librarians. Author? www.indususa.com tiered system architecture, object-oriented Comedian? Speaker? Ventriloquist? Magician? Indus provides book scanning solutions to design, and complete scaleability, Millennium Storyteller? Teacher? Julian Franklin is all the library market. We are featuring the Indus provides full, integrated functionality; its core of these! Our team has expertly combined Book Scanner 9000, which is an overhead modules constitute a time- and library-tested performance skills with decades of teaching planetary scanner capable of scanning 18 automation system that can be implemented experience and created a series of programs inches x 28 inches books when open with in every type of library. that are engaging, laugh-out-loud funny, and optical resolution of 400 dpi. We off er walk- Nathan James at the same time inspiring. Th e programs include TEKS-based themes such as: the up/kiosk solutions, ILL solutions, scanning iREAD Summer Reading ...... 1835 capabilities for Special Collections, Archives scientifi c process, the writing process, reading and Production environments. See the Digital 325 W. Huron St. Ste 701 skills, and even a game-show option that Screenless Microfi lm scanner, the Indus Chicago, IL 60654 reinforces all subject areas while teaching test- 4601-SL will also be on display at our booth. 312-932-0900; fax: 312-277-3713 taking skills. Did we mention hilarious fun the Indus also provides micrographic products, www.ireadprogram.org whole time? readers, scanners and printers for microfi lm, iREAD summer reading programming Julian Franklin, Andrea Franklin microfi che and ultra-fi che. includes activities, graphics, crafts, reading Jump! ...... 1907 Scott Stenslien lists, incentives, and much more for children, teens, and adults. Over the past thirty years, 5357 Penn Ave South Infobase Learning ...... 2014 iREAD has grown into a leader of summer Minneapolis, MN 55419 132 West 31st Street, 17th Floor reading program development, providing 612-825-2545; fax: 800-675-6679 New York, NY 10001 libraries, large and small, with all of the www.jumplibrary.com/ 646-792-6344; fax: 800-678-3633 resources they need to promote, launch, and Jump! publishes children’s nonfi ction with a www.infobaselearning.com execute great reading programs. focus on high-interest subjects for beginning Infobase Learning is an educational solutions Robert P. Doyle, Rob Bagstad, Jill Donovan, and struggling readers. Our books combine company serving the school and library Kate Kite vibrant colors with captivating photography community with over 15,000 print, fi lm, and corresponding text to draw readers into and digital products. Under such well- James Lorimer & Company Ltd ...2240 the subject and encourage reading success. known brands as Facts On File, Th e World 5502 Atlantic Street Gabe Kaufman, Geena Maharaj Almanac®, and Films for the Humanities & Halifax, NS B3H 1G4 Canada Sciences, Infobase Learning provides students, 416-362-4762 Junior Library Guild ...... 2315 educators, and librarians with a broad range www.lorimer.ca 7858 Industrial Parkway of award-winning products that both enhance Focusing on high quality fi ction and non- Plain City, OH 43064 and enrich the learning experience. For more fi ction for reluctant readers, elementary 800-491-0197; fax: 800-827-3080 than 70 years, Infobase Learning has been a through high school. www.juniorlibraryguild.com

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 35 Junior Library Guild is a book review and Kingsley ...... 1041 to adult learners, with instant access to the collection development service that helps 2629 Aero most comprehensive collection of test school and public libraries acquire the best Grand Prairie, TX 75052 preparation tools, skill-building materials, and new children’s and young adult books. Season 972-641-5985; fax: 972-641-5986 career resources available. Over 770 online after season, year after year, Junior Library www.kle.com practice tests and interactive skill-building Guild book selections go on to win awards, tutorials are available, along with more than collect starred or favorable reviews, and earn Book Returns and Book Carts 130 eBook titles-all developed by expert industry honors. Craig Tappe, Brian Crouse, Randy Th omas, academic and industry professionals. Lisa Terry, Angie Brown, Jessica Berick, John Hunt Don Nuding, Kheil McIntyre Katrina Elmer Kirkbride, Tom: Gamadin Sci-Fi Lectorum Publications, Inc ...... 1135 KAPCO Book Protection ...... 1939 Adventure Book Series ...... 1927 205 Chubb Avenue 1000 Cherry St. See Gamadin Sci-Fi Adventure Book Series Lyndhurst, NJ 07071 Kent, OH 44240-0011 800-345-5946; fax: 877-532-8676 800-791-8965; 330-678-1626 KO Kids Books ...... 1339 www.lectorum.com fax: 800-451-3724 See Publishers Group West Leading Spanish language book distributor www.kapco.com in the U.S. One-stop shopping for all your Paperbacks Last Longer with KAPCO Covers. Komatsu Architecture ...... 2327 Spanish language needs. Children, young Let us show you how. Free book. 3880 Hulen Street, Suite 300 adult, adult fi ction/nonfi ction, and reference Jenifer Codrea, Tim Weber, Kary Barth Fort Worth, TX 76107 (dictionaries, encyclopedias, and atlases). Ask 817-710-1340; fax: 817-877-4754 about our collection development plan. Karen & Company, LLC ...... 2750 www.komatsu-inc.com Alex Correa HC 75 Box 1032 Komatsu Architecture provides integrated Los Ojos, NM 87551 library planning and specialized library Lehman, Kim ...... 1943 505-793-7489 interiors, equipment, and furnishings See Storyteller Kim Lehman karencojewelry.homestead.com combined with an architectural solution that Lemniscaat ...... 1422 I sell sterling, aluminum, pewter and gemstone is a result of teamwork with library staff to jewelry. My storyteller necklaces include hand serve a community’s needs and to refl ect your See Publishers Spotlight desired image - it is your library! carved fetishes. Lerner Publishing Group ...... 1222 Karen McInnis, Craig McInnis Karl A. Komatsu, Dana M. Compton 241 First Avenue North Kennebec Large Print ...... 1023 Kornpop.com ...... 2613 Minneapolis, MN 55401 800-328-4929; fax: 800-332-1132 See Gale Cengage Learning PO Box 1229 Chandler, TX 75758 www.lernerbooks.com Mary Grace Ketner, Storyteller .....2511 903-571-3089 Lerner Publishing Group creates high- Kornpop.com 109 Fir Street quality fi ction and nonfi ction for children San Antonio, TX 78210 Story teller, Balloon Artist, Clown. Stilt and young adults. Founded in 1959, Lerner 210-887-0628 Walker, Magician Publishing Group is one of the nation’s largest independent children’s book publishers with talesandlegends.net David McCullough, Kornpop the Klown, the following imprints and divisions: Lerner Mary Grace is a teller of traditional folktales, Long Tall Texan, Mister Iwister, Lil Publications, Lerner Digital, Carolrhoda fairy tales and legends in San Antonio with L4U Library Software ...... 2242 Books, Carolrhoda Lab, Millbrook Press, outreach to south Texas and the Rio Grande Twenty-First Century Books, Graphic Valley. Look for TEKS-related story programs Suite 400, 1632 Dickson Ave Universe, Darby Creek, ediciones Lerner for all levels and engaging Summer Reading Kelowna, BC V1Y 7T2 Canada (a Spanish-language imprint), First Avenue Programs for children and teens. Member 800-667-3634; fax: 800-856-4036 Editions, LernerClassroom, and Kar-Ben Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Artist www.L4U.com Publishing. Lerner Publishing Group also Roster with grant support available. We are Dedicated to Providing a Superior distributes fi ction and nonfi ction titles from Mary Grace Ketner, Ruth Sagebiel Integrated Library Management System that other publishers including Andersen Press is Easy to Use, Innovative and Responsive to USA, Gecko Press, Inside Pocket Publishing, Keystone Books & Media ...... 1923 Our Customers’ Needs. Kane Press, Stoke Books, and the We Do 5507 Green Springs Drive Ross Dickie, David Haight Listen Foundation. Houston, TX 77066-2428 David Wexler, Brad Richason, Tom Rathbun, 888-670-2665; fax: 281-549-2500 Large Print Press ...... 1023 Karl Gunderson, Lisa Galloway, Sara Catherine www.keystonebooksmedia.com See Gale Cengage Learning Howard, Monticia Sauer, John Quarello, Represent over 1,000 publishers. Easy, Fiction, Kay German Nonfi ction and Reference. Books and e-books. LearningExpress, LLC ...... 2438 English and Spanish. Full library processing 80 Broad Street, 4th Floor LexisNexis ...... 2334 available. Great customer service. A Texas New York, NY 10004 7500 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 1300 based company. 212-995-2566 Bethesda, MD 20814 Diane Kaigler, Vicki Sullivan, Carolyn Jordan, learningexpressllc.com/ 301-654-1550; fax: 301-657-3203 Linda Clearman, Rosemary Nieto, LearningExpress www.lexisnexis.com/Academic Mary Cherbonnier, Nina Jones-Hennessey, Library is an LexisNexis® provides authoritative legal, news, Martha Garcia, Floyd Kaigler, Gaby Arboleda, innovative, Web- and business information to corporate, legal, Roger Scherbenske, Greg Scherbenske based learning government and academic markets. Stop by solution that provides to learn about our newest product off erings KidHaven Press ...... 1023 patrons, from for research libraries: the LexisNexis® U.S. See Gale Cengage Learning elementary students

36 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 Congressional Record Permanent Digital Library Design Systems ...... 2215 Library Media Connection Collection and LexisNexis® Statistical Datasets. P. O. Box 750757 Magazine ...... 2122 Priscilla McIntosh Houston, TX 77275-0757 130 Cremona Dr. 713-869-4075; fax: 713-869-4168 Librarians Gift Store - Texas Santa Barbara, CA 93117 www.LDSgroupusa.com 800-368-6868; fax: 805-685-9685 Authors and Illustrators ...... 2522 Library Design Systems provides both 694 Loop Rd domestic and European furnishings, shelving Library Rat ...... 1501 Killeen, TX 76542 systems, off -site hi-bay shelving storage See Julian Franklin-Library Rat 888-463-1169; fax: 888-463-1166 systems and accessories for your library as www.Overlookedbooks.com well as relocating services. We off er a variety The Library Store, Inc ...... 2106 Overlooked Books has created the “Librarians of furnishings allowing you to choose from 112 E. South St., PO Box 964 Gift Store” - with every fun thing we traditional to contemporary lines. With Tremont, IL 61568 could think of that a librarian might want over 25 years of experience we welcome the 800-548-7204; fax: 800-320-7706 for his/her library. Puppets,Hats,Plush opportunity to assist with planning, project www.thelibrarystore.com Characters,Costumes....etc. Th ese items can be management, specifi cations and preparing budgets. For over 25 years, Th e Library Store, Inc. has purchased or received free with book orders. been serving the needs of America’s Libraries Overlooked Books gives 5-20% of book orders Fred Baucom, Robert Williams, LeAnn Oxley and Schools. We off er a full range of Library back to the library as a bonus to be “spent” Library Interiors - and School products including: Book Repair in the gift store, or on more books - and now Supplies, Audio Visual and Computer this “credit” can be used to get a free school Vance Hunt & Associates ...... 1041 Supplies, Teaching Resources, Library Skills, visit from a Texas Author, Illustrator. or even a 2629 Aero Facility Supplies, and Furniture/Shelving “Texas Robot”! Grand Prairie, TX 75052 products. Don Tate, Keith Graves, Alan Stacy, 972-641-5985; fax: 972-641-5986 Ann Kirgan Mark Mitchell, Terry Widener, www.vancehuntlibraries.com Rickey Pittman,Tom Mcdermott, Library shelving and furnishings planning, LibrarySkills, Inc ...... 1733 Jeff Crosby,Jessica Lee Anderson, P.J. Hoover, sales and service. PO Box 469 Jennifer Zeigler, Jason Henderson, Pam Calvert, West End, NC 27376 Spelile Rivas, Jeanette Larson. Library Interiors by Hoffman ...... 2513 800-482-9161; fax: 866-250-8953 www.libraryskills.com Libraries Unlimited ...... 2122 204 Live Oak Drive Cedar Creek, TX 78612 Unique library classifi cation signs - NEW! 130 Cremona Dr. 512-303-4453; fax: 888-346-1078 Shelf Markers & Swivel shelf signs plus Santa Barbara, CA 93117 www.libraryinteriorsbyhoffman.com Shelf Divider signs & holders; Shelf Labels 800-368-6868; fax: 805-685-9685 Manufacturer’s representative in South Texas and holders; poster sets; bookmarks and the www.abc-clio.com for Big Cozy Books, manufacturer of unique popular Genre Game. Colorful Posters for Serves the needs of the profession through furniture for the children’s area of libraries. Library & Reading, English, World Issues, quality publications for LIS students and We also represent Library Bureau and Library Celebrations and Non Fiction Spotlight faculty, practicing librarians, media specialists, Bureau Steel. Posters. and teachers. Boyce D. Hoff man, Janice G. Hoff man Lin Cox, Phil Cox Library Bureau ...... 1041 Library Interiors of Texas ...... 1707 Libra-Tech Corporation ...... 1247 2629 Aero, Grand Prairie, TX 75052 401 Congress Avenue, Suite 1540 525 E. Hickory Hill Rd 972-641-5985; fax: 972-641-5986 Argyle, TX 76226 www.librarybureau.com Austin, TX 78701 888-689-5489; fax: 888-690-5489 940-464-3033; fax: 940-464-3034 Library Furnishings. www.libraryinteriorsoftexas.com www.libraryfurniture.com Craig Tappe, Brian Crouse Library Interiors of Texas presents the ultimate Steel/Wood Shelving, A-Frame Shelving, Library Bureau Steel ...... 2513 in library furniture design. Uniting domestic favorites with the best of European vendors, Shelving Lighting and 204 Live Oak Drive we bring you the most comprehensive Accessories, Book/ Cedar Creek, TX 78612 portfolio of library furniture and shelving Media Display 512-303-4453; fax: 888-346-1078 available today. Fixtures, Computer www.librarybureaushelving.com and Technical Trevor Taylor, Moira Taylor, Dave Gaskins, Manufacturers of quality steel shelving. Furniture, Service/Circulation Desks, Indoor/ Rachel Taylor, Michael Taylor, Peter Ballentine Outdoor Book Returns and Depositories, Boyce Hoff man Library Journal ...... 2315 Book Carts, Signage, Library Space Planning Library Bureau, and Specifi cation. We are the proud sponsor of 160 Varick St, 11th Fl the TLA 2014 River City Lounge! a Moduform Company ...... 2513 New York, NY 10013 Penny Gromatzky, Mary Siddle, Lisette Alviar 204 Live Oak Drive 800-588-1030; fax: 800-827-3080 Cedar Creek, TX 78612 www.libraryjournal.com Listening Library ...... 1530-1531 512-303-4453; fax: 888-346-1078 Library Journal is one of the oldest and most www.librarybureau.com 1745 Broadway respected publications covering the library New York, NY 10019 Manufacturers of fi ne quality wood furniture. fi eld. Library Journal reviews over 8,000 books, 212-782-9000 Boyce Hoff man, Janice Hoff man audiobooks, videos, databases, and Web sites www.booksontape.com annually, and covers technology, management, policy, and other professional concerns. For over 55 years, Listening Library has Katrina Elmer been the leading publisher of unabridged audiobooks for children and teens. Our backlist includes the largest collections of Newbery winners, plus a wide selection of 2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 37 classic literature and popular fi ction. Enjoy our 1966. We handle over 150,000 publications Library Edition CDs @ Retail Prices when you and have over 3,000 satisfi ed customers. order direct from Books on Tape. Our target markets are libraries, professional Jodie Cohen offi ces, schools and government agencies. We handle all subscription service problems and Little, Brown Books for Mackin is a one source K-12 acquisition will provide free replacement issues to our Young Readers ...... 1632 service. We provide virtually any available customers when available. We accept all major book (all bindings), audio or CD-ROM in credit cards. 237 Park Avenue print, as well as many eBooks and Online Richard Emmons New York, NY 10017 Databases. All Mackin materials are provided 212-364-1187; fax: 212-364-0925 fully cataloged and processed shelf-ready to the Magic Wagon ...... 2022/2023 www.hachettebookgroup.com school’s exact specifi cations. Mackin off ers free 8000 West 78th Street, Suite 310 cataloging, free shelf-ready processing and Edina, MN 55439 totally free shipping on all orders. ($50.00 952-698-2420; fax: 952-831-1632 minimum order). www.abdopublishing.com Randal Heise, Kitty Heise, Ryan Th omas, Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO, features Susan Grimes, Dianne Meyer, Tuan Nguyen illustrated picture books, graphic novels, Quality hardcover, paperback and ebooks, Macmillan - Adult ...... 1438 chapter books, adapted stories, and leveled fi ction and nonfi ction books for children and readers for grades K–8. All books available in young adults. 175 Fifth Avenue, 21st Floor reinforced library bound editions. Victoria Stapleton, Jenny Choy New York, NY 10010 Paul Abdo, Jim Abdo, Paul Skaj, Monte Kuehl of 919-904-7253; fax: 646-307-5745 ABDO; Greg Escue, Tony Marolda, Brent Quick Little Free Library ...... 2640 www.macmillanlibrary.com of Escue & Associates; Parna Bissell, www.littlefreelibrary.org Adult trade titles in hardcover and paperback Dawn Bluemel Oldfi eld, Gayle Hamrick, from publishers Farrar, Straus & Giroux, What is a Little Free Library? It’s a take a book, Ed Hamrick; Candy Freiheit, Coye Duncan of Henry Holt, St. Martin’s Press, Griffi n, return a book, gathering place where neighbors Opal Booz & Associates. Picador, Tor/Forge, and Minotaur. share their favorite literature and stories. In Majeza Jewelry Cleaner its most basic form, a Little Free Library is a Talia Sherer & PYT Styling Tools ...... 2742 box full of books where anyone may stop by Macmillan Children’s and pick up a book (or two) and bring back 1764 Massey Drive another book to share. You can, too! Publishing Group ...... 1439 Lewisville, TX 75067 Rick Brooks 175 Fifth Avenue 187-742-09317; fax: 972-420-9317 New York, NY 10010 www.majeza.com www.pythair.com Lucas Miller, Singing Zoologist ....2233 646-307-5281; fax: 646-307-5247 100% Biodegradable Jewelry cleaner and www.mackids.com 12805 Winding Creek Rd. 100% Ceramic Styling Tools Austin, TX 78736 Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group Janeth Acevedo, Eduardo Garcia, 800-755-4415 publishes award winning trade books for Andres Hernandez, Rodrigo Novoa www.lucasmiller.net grades PreK-12. Imprints include Farrar Straus Author and songwriter Lucas Miller Giroux BFYR, Feiwel & Friends, First Second Mango Languages ...... 1935 teaches about wildlife with rockin’ songs, Books, Henry Holt BFYR, Roaring Brook 30445 Northwestern Highway, 300 hilarious stories, and amazing, multi-media Press, Square Fish and Priddy Books. Farmington Hills, MI 40334 presentations for schools and libraries. With Lucy Del Priore 248-254-7450 x871 more awards and rave reviews than you mangolanguages.com can shake a stickbug at, his presentations Macmillan Reference USA ...... 1023 Mango Languages online language learning are sure to get your students laughing and See Gale Cengage Learning software resources help your students excel in learning (and your teachers smiling and and out of the classroom with over 50 foreign complimenting)! Lucas has been sharing his Maco Manufacturing ...... 1131 language courses and 17 ESL courses taught in love of all things wild with children ever since 805 East 4th Avenue your students native languages. earning a BA in zoology in 1991. Booklist Belton, TX 76513 Heather Lantz, Nathan Cenovski gave his new DVD, “Animals Rock Vol. 1” a 800-692-4256; 254/939-5742 STARRED REVIEW and an Editor’s Choice fax: 254-939-1760 MARCIVE, Inc ...... 2342 www.macomfg.com for 2009 and he is also honored to be selected PO Box 47508 as an “American Masterpiece” by the Nat’l Custom library products and layouts. San Antonio, TX 78265-7508 Endowment for the Arts. Casework and Science Lab furnishings. Ask 800-531-7678; fax: 210-646-0167 Lucas Miller about our new Vision Series mobile storage for www.marcive.com media centers! Lucent Books ...... 1023 Are you interested in saving money for your Chris Wermund, Scott Janes, Kevin Goldston, library? Learn about MARCIVE’s *free* RDA See Gale Cengage Learning Wayne Goldston Conversion Service that is performed with Mackin Educational Resources .....2115 authorities processing. Accelerated Reader, Magazine Subscription Lexile, and Reading Counts information can all 3505 County Road 42 West Service Agency ...... 2531 be added for *free* at the same time. Ask how Burnsville, MN 55306 5248 State Road 54 you can provide better access to US government 800-245-9540; fax: 800-369-5490 information economically, or for *free.* www.mackin.com New Port Richey, FL 34652 800-368-7922; fax: 800-889-2004 Joan Chapa, Ligia Groff , Jim Noel, www.magazinesubservagy.com Patty Harwood We are a small family owned independent subscription service which was started in

38 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 Margaret Clauder Presents Mother Matthew Gollub Books & Dynamic world of children’s and young adult literature, Goose and THE Bookworm ...... 2310 Author Assemblies ...... 1452 collection development, and library management. Subsidiary companies include 916 Wayland Drive PMB: 181 2777 Yulupa Ave. Junior Library Guild, Th e Horn Book Magazine, Arlington, TX 76012 Santa Rosa, CA 95405 Library Journal, and School Library Journal. 817-980-1760; fax: 817-274-2123 707-544-4720; 800/852-4890 (orders) www.mcpshows.com fax: 707-544-5609 Randy Asmo TCA Touring Artist. Children learn while www.tortugapress.com Medieval Comedienne ...... 1301 they laugh! Accredited educational assembly DYNAMIC language arts assemblies by programs for PK - 5th grade. Veteran an author that has visited 1,000 schools! See Martha Hannah, Medieval Comedienne & Stand-Up Historian performer/educator with 20+ years experience. Matthew’s singular presentations include TEKS available. Reading and science drumming and storytelling in a mix of 4 Mergent, Inc ...... 2335 connections. Programs utilize storytelling, languages: English, Spanish, Japanese and jazz! Ideal for grades pre-K through 6th. Rollicking, 580 Kingsley Park Drive magic, puppetry, ventriloquism, and comedy Fort Mill, SC 29715 to convey educational principles and to keep bilingual family reading nights, too! His books 704-559-7659 the audiences attention. have garnered 25 national book awards and www.mergent.com Margaret Clauder distinctions. Th ey include picture books with inspired audio CDs such as “Th e Jazz Fly,” Mergent, Inc. is a leading provider of Martha Hannah, Medieval “Jazz Fly 2: Th e Jungle Pachanga,” and great business and fi nancial information on global Comedienne & Stand-Up new mini-picture books based on English publicly listed companies and has partnered with D&B® to provide several online/ Historian ...... 1301 - Spanish cognates. (Instant vocabulary for English and Spanish speakers!) Books signing print solutions. Based in the U.S., Mergent PO Box 90834 throughout the conference. Find out what this maintains a strong global presence, with offi ces Austin, TX 78709-0834 author, publisher and literacy advocate can do in New York, Charlotte, San Diego, London, 512-913-6263 for your school! Tokyo, Kuching and Melbourne. Founded www.marthahannah.com in 1900, Mergent operates one of the longest Performer, zany Comedienne, Author, Matthew Gollub, Rebecca Kochenderfer continuously collected databases of descriptive Speaker, Teaching Artist Martha Hannah, Maverick Books, Inc ...... 1043 and fundamental information as well as as the ‘audacious and entertaining’ Maid pricing and corporate action data on domestic Martha, Medieval Comedienne & Stand PO Box 549 and international companies, together with Up Historian makes the Middle Ages and Perryton, TX 79070 terms and conditions data on corporate and Renaissance come alive! Travel back in time 806-435-7611; fax: 806-435-2410 municipal bonds. Mergent subsidiaries provide with Maid Martha in her unique show www.hankthecowdog.com services in independent equity research and ‘Tudors & Fleas & To Be or Not to Be’ Hank the Cowdog books, CDs, t-shirts, plush, administration and tools for portfolio building fi lled with Medieval Jokes, Songs, History, posters, board game, backpack, cards, and and measurement. Ghost Stories, Multimedia & Audience Riley McDaniels books. Greg Sumner, Jeff Jones Participation. Martha also off ers Medieval John R. Erickson, Gary Rinker, Trev Tevis, and Creative Th eatre workshops and Janee McCartor, Ann Rinker, Rollie Rinker Midwest Tape ...... 1308 author visits for 3rd grade thru college, for P) Box 820 educators and community engagements. Media Flex - OPALS - CERF ...... 1607 Holland, OH 43528 Her unique, fun, performance-oriented, PO Box 1107, Champlain, NY 12919 800-875-2785; fax: 800-444-6645 multimedia programs and residencies are 877-331-1022 x225; fax: 514-336-8217 www.midwesttapes.com cross-curriculum, multi-discipline, inclusive www.mediafl ex.net Midwest Tape sells movies, music, audio books and interactive. Martha’s a touring artist OPALS Open-source Automated Library to libraries. We off er processing and OCLC with Texas Commission on the Arts and System is a powerful cooperatively developed, cataloging of these items if libraries choose. Mid-America Arts Alliance and member of Web-based, open source program. Th is We have just rolled out a new digital platform International Performing Arts for Youth. alternative technology provides Internet access called hoopla, this platform off ers digital TCA grant support is possible. Drop by to information databases, library collections movies, music, audio books, and television for Booth # 1301 to chat with Martha about and digital archives. Th e “total cost of patrons looking for digital content. her programs and her book, Th e Ghost of ownership” of this standards-based, Web- Eric Timm Hampton Court’, a haunting historical Henry based, feature rich software is demonstrably VIII tale. Join Martha at www.facebook.com/ and undeniably sustainable. Millbrook Press ...... 1222 MarthaHannahPerformer. Andrea Chan, Harry Chan See Lerner Publishing Group Martha Hannah, Larry Dowell Media Source Inc ...... 2315 Miller, Lucas, Singing Zoologist ...2233 Mason Crest, an imprint of 7858 Industrial Parkway See Lucas Miller, Singing Zoologist National Highlights Inc ...... 2007 Plain City, OH 43064 Mitinet Library Services ...... 2442 32711 Teal Street, Brookshire, TX 77423 800-491-0174; fax: 800-827-3080 800-676-2092; 281/375-8388 www.mediasourceinc.com 421 S Nine Mound Road fax: 800-301-4040 Verona, WI 53593 www.masoncrest.com 608-845-2300; 800-824-6272 fax: 608-845-9261 Young Adult non-fi ction school, library and www.mitinet.com curriculum product. Whether you are a public library, private Greg Escue, Candy Th ibodaux, Mike Th ibodaux, university or K-12 library, Mitinet™ is best Jackie Amos Media Source, Inc., serves the library at handling most any MARC record catalog community by combining school and public request from working with individual sites to library expertise with access to some of the those at state and district levels. most respected brands and best minds in the Mike Th omas, Justin Hoelscher

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 39 mk Sorting Systems ...... 2546 user to choose publication, section, and article. Nomad Press is a leader in the fi eld of It is available 24/7. project-based learning. From our offi ces in 105 Highland Park Drive Bloomfi eld, CT 06002 Stephen Tompkins, Kimberly Flores, Amy Brown the foothills of Vermont’s Green Mountains, 410-365-2264 we have been publishing nonfi ction books mk-sorting-systems.com National Highlights Inc ...... 2007 for over ten years that stimulate learning in See Mason Crest: National Highlights social sciences, STEM, and language arts by Deliver the power of self-service and provide integrating facts with inquiry-based projects. your patrons with the attention they deserve. National Library of Medicine ...... 1915 mk’s RFID, barcode and electromagnetic Rachel Benoit 1133 John Freeman Blvd. technology enhances time, effi ciency and NoodleTools ...... 2715 convenience for patron lending. Self-service Houston, TX 77030-2809 and automated sorters empower users to 713-799-7880; fax: 713-790-7030 PO Box 60214 control their patron experience. Ensure your www.nlm.nih.gov Palo Alto, CA 94306 library has shorter wait times for materials and A World of Knowledge for the Nation’s 650-561-4071; fax: 650-618-1911 increased circulation. With over 40 years of Health. NLM provides FREE access to www.noodletools.com automation experience, mk Sorting Systems Internet health information ranging from Designed by educators, NoodleTools is an will seamlessly solve your library’s operational elementary school level resources through online environment for the research-to- and logistical process challenges. academic. Free resources include MedlinePlus writing process. Librarians and teachers share Christopher Manna, Jeb Hall (consumer health); Tox Mystery (toxic unique cross-disciplinary opportunities for chemical information for elementary school teaching, integrative learning, e-portfolios, and MultiCharger-X ...... 2331 children); Genetics Home Reference (genetic assessment at the point-of-need. Diff erentiated 8504 Grand View Drive conditions information for the public) and tools, content and services for K12 through North Richland Hills, TX 76182 PubMed (MEDLINE). university. 682-472-8666 Naomi Gonzales, Michelle Malizia, Damon Abilock, Debbie Abilock, Rigele Abilock, www.np-np.com Cheryl Rowan, Karen Vargas Mary Beth Snee Multi-Charger for iPads; Portable Charging The New York Times ...... 2617 Solutions for Mobile Devices; Protective Cases Northern Micrographics ...... 2432 for Mobile Devices 613 South Avenue 2004 Kramer Street George H. Frentz, III Weston, MA 02493 La Crosse, WI 54603 301-461-3883; fax: 781-890-2799 800-236-0850; fax: 608-781-3883 MyHeritage- WorldVitalRecords...1932 www.nytimes.com www.normicro.com 2975 Executive Parkway, STE 310 Visit the New York Times booth for reduced Northern Micrographics has off ered Digital Lehi, UT 84043 home or offi ce delivery. Th e Times is Imaging and Microfi lming services for over 60 801-407-3955; fax: 801-407-3959 distributed internationally and is the largest years. Additionally, Northern Micrographics www.worldvitalrecords.com metropolitan newspaper in the United States. can also help place your digital collection World Vital Records is designed for guests Subscribe Today! online by using ProSeek. ProSeek provides a who are either just beginning their family NewsBank, Inc ...... 1917 cost eff ective yet robust method for storing, research or who after years of work want to searching and viewing your digital images. 5801 Pelican Bay Boulevard discover more of their past. Search family Scott Pechacek history and genealogy records and over one Naples, FL 34108-2734 billion family trees. Access key collections such 800-762-8182; fax: 239-263-3004 W.W. Norton ...... 1422 www.newsbank.com as: U.S. Federal Census images and indexes See Publishers Spotlight from 1790 to 1940; military records; birth, NewsBank provides unmatched Texas news marriage and death records; enhanced Social coverage with 330+ Texas news sources. Norwood House Press ...... 2008 NewsBank also off ers deep historical archives Security Death Index (SSDI) records; over one PO Box 316598 of newspapers from dozens of Texas towns, million newspaper pages. Th is database has Chicago, IL 60631 exclusive local and world collections. including Austin, Dallas, Houston and many 866-565-2900; fax: 866-565-2901 Christine Sorenson, Cole Freeman more. Th ese digitized titles unlock nearly www.norwoodhousepress.com two centuries of the Lone Star State’s unique NameFrames ...... 2447 history through detailed accounts of local, Norwood House Press is a children’s book regional and national life. Th roughout Texas publisher specializing in early readers and PO Box 151193 nonfi ction for the school and public library. Austin, TX 78715-1193 and worldwide, NewsBank provides libraries with easy access to nearly two billion news With over 300 titles in print, major series 512-619-4253 fax: 512-355-1878 include iScience Readers by Emily Sohn, Th e www.librarianshelpinglibrarians.com articles within 11,000 U.S. and international sources. NewsBank’s online resources feature Beginning-to-Read series by Margaret Hillert, Library Fundraiser current and historical information from a and Team Spirit by Mark Stewart. Debby Oliveira, Sid Oliveira, Al Brothers variety of sources, including newspapers, Don Hull, Frank Radell newswires, broadcasts, videos, websites and National Federation of the blogs, as well as historical, government and NoveList ...... 1215 Blind of Texas, Newsline ...... 2340 educational documents. See EBSCO Information Services 314 E Highland Mall Blvd #253 Dede Montenegro, Miguel Guillen, Austin, TX 78752 Carla Soviero OCLC ...... 2130 512-323-5444; fax: 512-420-8160 6565 Kilgour Place www.nfb-texas.org Nomad Press ...... 1339 Dublin, OH 43017 Newsline is a free service providing access to 2456 Christian Street 800-848-5878; fax: 614-764-6096 over 275 newspapers, television listings, and White River Junction, VT 05001 www.oclc.org other information for blind and physically 802-649-1995, x107 Visit the OCLC booth to see solutions that handicapped Texans. Th e service is easy to use www.nomadpress.net/ help your users discover and access materials from any touch-tone telephone, allowing a in your library and beyond. Th ese include

40 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 OCLC WorldShare Management Services, available in publishers hard cover or “Texas in science and technology, explore fascinating new WorldShare Metadata and Interlibrary Bound”, our guaranteed library binding. We ancient cultures, journey to faraway lands or Loan services, CONTENTdm for digitized have brought together virtually every Texas delve into an epic part of history, you want collections, Dewey 23 and Abridged 15, plus a related and Hispanic (Hispanic culture, PBS Educational Media! Content-rich and new user experience for online discovery. Spanish language and bilingual)title a fi lled with breathtaking cinematography, every Amanda Svec school library might want (Elementary and program explores the evolving perspectives Secondary). Overlooked Books has just about of today’s world that spur critical thinking. OPALS - CERF - Media Flex ...... 1607 every Spanish and Bilingual A.R. title that is Challenge assumptions and explore new PO Box 1107 available -most of them are “Texas Bound”. avenues of thought with the best content from Champlain, NY 12919 Overlooked Books has the best selection of public television that spans the educational 877-331-1022 x225; fax: 514-336-8217 ghost stories available. We now give 5-20% range from early learners to lifelong learners. cerfi nfo.com in gift credit to spend in our gift store which Plus, you get in-depth support from insightful includes all things Dr Suess,Folkmanis viewer guides and helpful teaching materials Th e OPALS Open-source Automated Library puppets, Plush characters,Hats,Costumes,cool System is a powerful cooperatively developed, to standards-based lesson plans designed to shirts+totes,Texas battle fl ags, and much more. enhance learning opportunities at every turn. Web-based, open source program providing You can also use this gift credit towards an Internet access to information databases and Author or Illustrator visit for your school. Martha Girard, Bonnie Lambert library collections. Many schools, churches, businesses and Union collections with ILL Pat Anderson, Jenna Anderson Peachtree Publishers, Ltd ...... 1435 needs are successfully using OPALS. Th ere Oxford University Press ...... 2527 1700 Chattahoochee Avenue is no need to install software or purchase Atlanta, GA 30318-2112 198 Madison Avenue expensive computer hardware for this powerful 800-241-0113 x112; fax: 404-875-2578 New York, NY 10016 Internet accessed system. www.peachtree-online.com 180-044-59714; fax: 919-677-1303 Harry Chan www.oup.com/us Peachtree Publishers is an independently Orca Book Publishers...... 1547 Oxford University Press is one of the world’s owned trade publisher specializing in quality leading innovators in online academic children’s books, from children’s fi ction PO Box 468 and non-fi ction picture books for children Custer, WA 98240-0468 research, publishing leading reference works and over 200 highly-cited journals. OUP 2-12, juvenile chapter books, and young 800-210-5277; fax: 877-408-1551 adult fi ction and non-fi ction; and consumer www.orcabook.com publishes a suite of critically acclaimed online products, including the Oxford references in health, education, and parenting. Award winning picturebooks, early chapter English Dictionary, the revolutionary Oxford Our mission is to create books that captivate books, juvenile and teen fi ction. Best known Bibliographies Online, the relaunched Oxford and educate young and old alike. Free Freight for reluctant reader series: Orca Soundings Scholarship Online, and the new cross- on Show Orders! and Orca Sports for high school students and publisher e-book platform, University Press Margaret M. Quinlin Orca Currents for middle school students. Scholarship Online. Stop by to learn more Translations in Spanish and French for about our award-winning resources. Pearls With Purpose reluctant teen readers. Rapid Reads - short Foundation ...... 2748 reads for adults. New nonfi ction for ages 8+: Jenifer Maloney 337 W 3800 N Orca Footprints Paragon ...... 1041 Dayle Sutherland Provo, UT 84604 2629 Aero 801-234-0194 OverDrive Inc ...... 1340 Grand Prairie, TX 75052 www.pearlswithpurpose.com 972-641-5985; fax: 972-641-5986 One OverDrive Way We off er genuine pearls and gemstones www.paragoninc.com Cleveland, OH 44125 handcrafted by disadvantaged women in 216-573-6886; fax: 216-573-6889 Melamine Library Furniture, computer Philippines, Cambodia and India. Our non- www.overdrive.com stations, circulation /reference desks, study profi t foundation trains women in the art Create your Virtual Branch! OverDrive® tables of Jewelry making and Micro-enterprise. In enables you to off er bestselling eBooks, Craig Tappe, Randy Th omas addition we off er Educational Scholarships audiobooks, music and video – online 24/7 Parkhurst Brothers Publishers .....1941 and Medical/Dental Assistance. – from your library’s website. More than Wendy Bird, Julie Orrock, Jessie Comoletti 28,000 libraries worldwide rely on OverDrive PO Box 356 for the best selection, best service and best Marion, MI 49665 Pelican Publishing Company ...... 1323 user experience. With more than 1.3 million 501-663-3551 www.parkhurstbrothers.com 1000 Burmaster St. premium titles available from more than 5,000 Gretna, LA 70053-2246 publishers, OverDrive has one of the largest Publisher of award-winning books by 504-368-1175 x319; fax: 504-368-1195 catalogs of digital books and more for libraries. storytellers throughout the USA, including www.pelicanpub.com Our support for Windows®, Mac®, iPad®, Elizabeth Ellis (Dallas), Jay Stailey (Houston), and Consuelo Samarripa (San Antonio). Convention Special: 20% off ! Authors/ iPhone®, Android™, Sony® Reader, NOOK™ Illustrators autographing include Dotti and Kindle®, plus hundreds of other devices Books on cultural heritage, picture books, writing manuals, and story collections. Enderle, David Davis, Jan Peck, Deborah makes us the most compatible download Kadair, Kathryn Lay, Layne Johnson, Dianne service for libraries. Ted Parkhurst de Las Casas, Melanie Chrismer, and more. Overlooked Books ...... 2522 PBS Educational Media ...... 1347 Come by to see our new children’s and YA titles as well as Texas history, cookbooks, and 755 Loop Rd 2100 Crystal Drive other titles for adults. Killeen, TX 76542 Arlington, VA 22202 888-463-1169; fax: 888-463-1166 703-739-8693; fax: 703-739-8487 John Scheyd, Caitlin Smith www.Overlookedbooks.com shopPBS.org/teachershop Hard to fi nd titles from small, regional, Educators, librarians and trainers! When you university and literary presses, which are all want to stay current with the latest innovations

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 41 Penguin Group (USA) ...... 1541 Rick Neubauer, Barbara Swanson, PolicyMap ...... 1101 375 Hudson Street Kaye Langerhans, Nicole Allo, Melinda Roland, 1700 Market St 19th Floor new York, NY 10014 George Weinberg, Melanie Gallagher, Philadelphia, PA 19103 212-366-2378; fax: 212-366-2933 Kyle Brown, Kenneth Brown, 215-574-5923 us.penguingroup.com Luann Tompkinson, Martha Garcia; S.L. Fuller www.policymap.com Penguin Group (USA) publishes trade fi ction PFAI ...... 1241 PolicyMap is a fully web-based Geographic and nonfi ction books through a wide range of Information System. Iy’s fast, effi cient and imprints. Please visit https:\\us.penguingroup. See Pro Forma Architecture, Inc. captures data in visually powerful ways through com for information on our titles, reader’s Pharos Systems ...... 2530 custom demographic maps, tables, reports and group guides, subject catalogs and other our analysis tool, Analytics. Included in the library conferences. Join us on Facebook, 4620 Sunbelt Dr, Suite 200 tool is PolicyMap’d data collection of 15,000+ Penguin Group (USA) Librarian’s Den, and Addison, TX 75001 indicators used to understand an area, such as follow us on twitter, @penguinlibrary. 214-461-9855x108; fax: 214-461-9865 real estate analysis, neighborhood conditions, www.tracsystems.com Dominique R. Jenkins, Catherine Hayden lending activity, money and income, education, Pharos Systems off ers print optimization and demographics, housing / homeowner and Penguin Young Readers management software that help organizations renter statistics; jobs and economy, health, Group...... 1540/1543 reduce print costs, print greener and enhance federal programs, and much more. Students and faculty can easily upload and incorporate 345 Hudson Street security. Pharos Uniprint Suite includes Uniprint, Off -Th e-Glass, and SignUp – a their data into and leverage it against the tens New York, NY 10014 of thousands of indicators already available in 212-414-3445; fax: 212-414-3393 collection of software products in a tightly www.penguin.com/teachersandlibrarians integrated system for libraries to manage and PolicyMap. See www.policymap.com/our-data. monitor network printer use, photocopier html for our full data listing. Publisher of quality hardcover and paperback and multi-function devices and computer Trudie Th omas, Bill Mott books for children and young adults. Imprints reservations – Presented by TRACSYSTEMS include Dial Books for Young Readers, Dutton Power Kids ...... 2030 Chris Trail, Jeff Libby, Celia Libby Children’s Books, Firebird, Frederick Warne, See Rosen Publishing/Power Kids G. P. Putnam’s Sons, Grosset & Dunlap, Philomel, Price Stern Sloan, Puffi n Books, Picture Window Books ...... 1613 Primary Source Media ...... 1023 1710 Roe Crest Drive Razorbill, and Viking Children’s Books. See Gale Cengage Learning Sara Ortiz, Laura Antonacci, Meg Beade, North Mankato, MN 56003 Marie Kent, Bridget Ryan 800-747-4992; fax: 888-262-0705 Pro Forma Architecture, Inc ...... 1241 www.capstonepub.com 17000 N. Dallas Parkway, #115 The Penworthy Company ...... 1234 Bright, wholesome, fun fi ction for your Dallas, TX 75248 219 North Milwaukee Street youngest reader. A Capstone imprint. 972-713-7100; fax: 972-713-7070 Milwaukee, WI 53202 Piel Canela Peru Fair www.proforma-inc.com 800-262-2665; fax: 414-287-4602 Pro Forma Architecture is a full-service, www.penworthy.com Trade Organization ...... 2727 design-oriented fi rm catering to Clients When you browse Penworthy’s collection of 1520 Wallace Rd NW who do not engage in frequent building children’s books, half your work is already Salem, OR 97304 programs. We focus on projects that enhance done - you’re looking at the best of the 503-930-9146 communities; hence, our particular interest best. Our customers tell us that we provide Educational fi nger puppets, Spanish books, in Library Design. Our services include needs the books kids want to read and a level of art and craft from Peru artisans, handmade assessment; programming; master planning; personal service they can trust. Our Penworthy Andean dolls, wall tapestries, alpaca fi ber vision/brand development; architectural, Prebound Binding makes our books the capes, wraps, sweaters, shawls, gloves, hats, interior & graphic design; audio-visual & most attractive and durable on the market, blankets, children’s sweaters, Andean music technology consulting; and furniture/shelving withstanding continuous circulations without instruments, CD’s music from the Andeans. layout & selection. Recent projects include the the need for repair or replacement. We’re also 8,500 SF Joann Cole Mitte Memorial Library a great resource for library-bound materials, Maria Iris Espinoza, Juan Espinoza Nima (2011 D/AIA Community Design Award board books and puppets. Piñata Books ...... 1633 Winner); 25,000 SF Denison Public Library Gary Campbell, Chris Roblin, Anne Broda & Technology Center; 53,500 SF Allen Public See Arte Público Press Library & Civic Auditorium; 11,000 SF Lake Perma-Bound Books ...... 1515 Polaris Library Systems ...... 1109 Travis Community Library; Bee Cave City 5020 Boulder Lake Rd. Hall & Library Master Plan; Sammy Brown PO Box 4903 Fort Worth, TX 76103 Library; and the downtown fl agship Branch of Syracuse, NY 13221-4903 817-451-4624; fax: 817-451-7376 the Dallas Public Library. 315-634-4560; fax: 315-457-5883 www.perma-bound.com www.polarislibrary.com Jeff D. Bulla III, Brett Atchison, Shari Nash Perma-Bound Books off ers over 60,000 Polaris Library Systems has been helping English and Spanish titles in our guaranteed ProQuest ...... 1139 and patented bindings. Also, we can provide libraries better serve their communities for 789 E. Eisenhower Parkway most K-12 library trade editions as well as over over 30 years. From our integrated library Ann Arbor, MI 48106 30,000 eBook titles. 1st choice for teaching system, open database, and modules like 734-707-2512; fax: 734-997-4224 materials, diff erentiated reading texts, books Community Profi les, Polaris has helped www.proquest.com with CDs, DVDs, thematic book sets, and hundreds of libraries across the United States ProQuest creates specialized information customized classrooom libraries to correlate leverage library technology to maximize resources and technologies that propel with Texas state standards. Manage your their time and resources and improve patron successful research and learning. A global library collection with Perma-Bound’s online satisfaction. leader in serving libraries of all types, book matching program and CAP (Collection Carrie Pearson, Dennis Todd, Joan York, ProQuest off ers the culmination of experience Analysis & Planning) service! Scott McCausland from many respected brands, including

42 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 CSA, UMI, Chadwyck-Healey, SIRS, and Footer, London Town Books, Cricket Books, Random House, Inc ...... 1530-1531 eLibrary. Th e ProQuest brand family also Milk & Cookies Press, Soft Skull Press/Red 1745 Broadway includes Serials Solutions, Ulrich’s, RefWorks/ Rattle Books, McSweeney’s, Silver Dolphin, New York, NY 10019 COS, Bowker, and Dialog LLC. More than Silver Dolphin en Espanol, Simply Read, H J 212-782-9000 a content provider or aggregator, ProQuest is Kramer, Web of Life Children’s Books. PGW www.randomhouse.com an information partner, creating indispensable is a division of Perseus Books Group. Bringing the best in fi ction, nonfi ction and research solutions that connect people and Helen Chin, Susan McConnell information. Inspired by its customers and children’s books. theirs, ProQuest is working toward a future Rainbow Book Company ...... 2109 Laura Antonacci, Jennifer Childs, Jodie Cohen that blends information accessibility with 500 East Illinois Route 22 Readex ...... 1917 community to further enhance learning and Lake Zurich, IL 60047 encourage lifelong enrichment. 800-255-0965;; fax: 847-726-9935 See NewsBank, Inc. Lisa Alent, Oliver Kelzenberg, Brad Roth, Brad www.rainbowbookcompany.com Reading & Radio Resource ...... 1631 Roades, Matt Stawicki, Ed Loera, Rainbow Book Company is a distibutor of Jason Martinez, David Conkling fi ction and non-fi ction children’s books, 2007 Randall featuring the newest copyrights and Dallas, TX 75201 Prufrock Press ...... 1132 Accelerated Reader titles. Our vast inventory 214-871-7668; fax: 214-871-7669 1935 Brookdale Rd., Suite 139 includes not only the most current English www.readingresource.org Naperville, IL 60563 titles but also a tremendous number of Audio Books and Audio Book/Hardcover 630-961-3900 x227; fax: 630-961-2168 Spanish and bilingual titles. Be now off er Book sets, including top-sellers Texas www.prufrock.com EBooks as well. Our clients receive the fi nest Bluebonnet Books, Luminarias, Lone Star List, Prufrock Press off ers award-winning products customer service in the industry. In addition, 2X2s, and Newbery Medal winners. More focused on gifted education, gifted children, we are able to provide virtually 100% than 4,000 titles in our catalogue. advanced learning, and special needs learners. fulfi llment on every order as a result of our Donna Miller, Jane Mullins, Anne Allred, For more than 20 years, Prufrock has unique marketing approach. Carol Shaw, Steve Cumming, Brit Stock, Billy supported gifted children and their education Chris Kissinger, Bob Robison, David Greenburg, Rodriguez and development. Th e company publishes Lowell Rosenthal, Wendy Rosenthal, Mike Ellis, more than 300 products that enhance the lives Oscar Martinez ReadingRacers.com ...... 2343 of gifted children and the teachers and parents PO Box 1752 who support them. Random House Children’s San Antonio, TX 78296 Joel McIntosh Books ...... 1530-1531 262-960-3000 Publisher Spotlight ...... 1422 1745 Broadway www.ReadingRacers.com New York, NY 10019 433 Sam Ridley Parkway Personalized Patented FUN Bookmarks, Pen 212-782-9000 Smyrna, TN 37167 Toppers and Tags. BRONZclay whistles & 615-287-0105; fax: 615-676-2779 www.RHTeachersLibrarians.com charms. All handmade in America! www.indiepressshowcase.com Quality books from hardcovers to paperbacks, Kim Struve Landolt, Kendra Landolt, Featuring established and award-winning pre-school through Young Adult, including Rachel Landolt publishers including Workman, Algonquin, the imprints of Alfred A. Knopf, Bluefi re, W.W. Norton, Diamond Book Distributors, Delacorte Press, Doubleday, Ember, Golden, Recorded Books, LLC ...... 1523 Top Shelf, Oni Press, Lemniscaat and more. Laurel-Leaf, Random House, Schwartz & 270 Skipjack Road Wade, Step Into Reading, Stepping Stones, Ellen Myrick Prince Frederick, MD 20678 Wendy Lamb Books, and Yearling. 877-732-2898; fax: 410-535-5499 Publishers Group West ...... 1339 Laura Antonacci, Adrienne Waintraub www.recordedbooks.com 1700 Fourth Street Random House Library Recorded Books is a leading provider of Berkeley, CA 94710 library services around the world, the 800-788-3123, x317; fax: 510-528-9555 & Academic Marketing ...... 1530-1531 largest independent producer of unabridged www.pgw.com 1745 Broadway audiobooks, and a distributor of other audio Publishers Group West is the largest exclusive New York, NY 10019 products. Over 10,000 titles for adults, distributor of independent publishers in North 212-782-9000 children, and young adults are narrated by America. We represent over 150 independent www.randomhouse.com/library professional award-winning actors. RBdigital publishers, who together are publishing some Random House, LLC. is the world’s largest from Recorded Books off ers digital database of the most topical, innovative, literary, and English-language general trade book publisher services for downloadable audiobooks as well award-winning books available today. While and includes an army of prestigious imprints as continuing education courses, software some publish over 60 titles a year, others and distribution lines, publishing some of training, online foreign language courses, publish only a few. Th ey are located in all the foremost writers of our time. Please also digital magazines, independent fi lms, and regions of the United States, in Canada, visit our websites for high schools (www. much more. Th e OneClickdigital platform and the UK. We distribute publishers that randomhouse.com/highschool) and for delivers electronic product to both libraries specialize in fi ction, art, travel, health, colleges/universities (www.randomhouse. and their patrons. eAudiobooks and eBooks children’s and YA books, multicultural titles, com/academic). Read our blog for librarians from all the major publishers are available business, gay and lesbian studies, drama, at www.RandomHouseLibrary.com and fi nd from OneClickdigital and a large collection of self-help, woodworking and home-building, rhlibrary on Facebook and Twitter. audio are simultaneous-access. music, and other nonfi ction in nearly every Jen Childs Clayton Stickland subject category. Our children’s publishers include: Groundwood Books, Children’s Book Press, Frances Lincoln Ltd., Milkweed Editions, Owlkids Books, KO Kids, Seven

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 43 Region 20 ESC ...... 1933 Rourke Publishing Group ...... 1231 with employment, housing, and medical issues, libraries can be a terrifi c resource for See Texas SUCCESS / Digital Knowledge PO Box 3328 Central Vero Beach, FL 32964 information. Learn about the government and 800-394-7055; fax: 888-355-6270 community resources available for veterans at Renaissance Learning ...... 1322 www.rourkepublishing.com this special exhibit booth staff ed by nonprofi t experts. PO Box 8036 Children’s books in English and Spanish; Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8036 Accelerated Reader; nonfi ction. eBooks and SCBWI - Texas ...... 1942 715-424-3636; fax: 715-424-4242 Interactive eBooks for Grades K - 8. www.renlearn.com See Society of Children’s Book Writers and Hal Sommer, Judy Sommer,Suzanne Spruiell, Illustrators - Texas Chapters Renaissance Learning™ is a leading provider David Spruiell, Mary Webber, Rebecca Jacobs of cloud-based assessment and teaching and Schirmer Reference ...... 1023 learning solutions that fi t the K12 classroom, Russwood Library Furniture ...... 2623 See Gale Cengage Learning raise the level of school performance, and 1222 E Arapaho suite 300 accelerate learning for all. By delivering Richardson, TX 75081 Scholastic Book Fairs, Inc ....1623/1723 deep insight into what students know, what 972-235-8828; fax: 972-235-7945 they like, and how they learn, Renaissance PO Box 20067, Waco, TX 76702-0067 www.russwood.net/ 800-792-2002; 254-662-2665 Learning enables educators to deliver Library Shelving, Circulation Desks & Tables fax: 254-662-0998 highly diff erentiated and timely instruction www.scholastic.com/bookfairs while driving personalized student practice Rusty Carroll, Mike Penfold in reading, writing, and math every day. Childrens’ literature. Renaissance Learning leverages top experts SAGE and Adam Matthew ...... 1408 Shane Kyle, Kelly Merriman, Joe Shaw within a rigorous development and calibration 2455 Teller Road process to deliver and continuously improve Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 Scholastic Library Publishing ...... 2043 its off erings in over one-third of U.S. schools 805-410-7239 32711 Teal Street, Brookshire, TX 77423 and more than 60 countries worldwide. www.sagepub.com 800-676-2093; fax: 866-489-6490 Julie Vetrone SAGE is a leading international publisher www.scholastic.com/librarypublishing of journals, books, and electronic media Scholastic Library Publishing is a leading print RL Waters Library Consultation for academic, educational, and professional publisher of children’s fi ction, non-fi ction Services Company ...... 1100 markets. Since 1965, SAGE has helped materials, which include products published educate a global community spanning a wide See Godfrey’s Associates, Inc. under the prestigious imprints Children’s Press range of subject areas including business, and Franklin Watts. The RoadRunner Press...... 2510 humanities, social sciences, and science, technology, and medicine. Greg Escue, Charles Townsend, Candy Freiheit PO Box 2564 Oklahoma City, OK 73101 Ed McBride, Christopher Dappen, James Wiser, Scholastic Library 405-524-6205; fax: 405-524-6312 Jarrod Roth, Mauricio Elwyn Publishing Digital ...... 1622 www.TheRoadRunnerPress.com Salem Press ...... 1227 2315 Dean Street, St. Charles, IL 60175 Th e RoadRunner Press is a new small, 800-387-1437; fax: 877-242-5865 4919 Route 22, PO Box 56 traditional publishing house based in www.scholastic.com/librarypublishing Amenia, NY 12501 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, specializing 518-789-8700; fax: 518-789-0556 Scholastic Library Publishing Digital is a in thoughtful juvenile fi ction and select www.salempress.com leading digital publisher of fi ction and non- adult nonfi ction and fi ction titles. We are fi ction materials. Live demonstrations for committed to discovering new voices in our Published for over 50 years, Salem Press products deliver award-winning literary, Grolier Online™, TrueFlix™ and FreedomFlix region and bringing them and the stories of will take place throughout the conference. the Mountain and Plains area to the world. historical, medical and science reference content to the public library, academic and ScienceFlix our newest digital product will Jeanne Devlin, Gaylene Murphy high school markets. From the long-standing launch in June 2014 with 30 units spanning the full scope of curricular science topics. Ronda Friend - children’s Magill’s Literary Annual to the forthcoming Computer Technology Innovators, Salem Press Please stop by for a preview of this cutting author ...... 1655 reference continues to enrich the collections of edge new product. All Scholastic Library See Sunfl ower Seeds Press all types of libraries. Publishing Digital product are aligned to Tom Rathbun the TEKS. Rosen Publishing/Power Kids ...... 2030 Allison Henderson, Evan St. Lifer, Pamela 29 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010 Sam Houston State University - Weinberg, Luann Tomkinson, Billie Tuttle, 800-237-9932; fax: 800-610-7424 Department of Library Science ....1926 Jackie Amos www.rosenpublishing.com PO Box 2236, Huntsville, TX 77341 Award-winning K-12 nonfi ction educational 936-294-1151; fax: 936-294-1153 Scholastic Trade Books ...... 1823 publisher off ers print books, ebooks, www.shsu.edu/~lis_www 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012-3999 Interactive ebooks, apps, games, and online Library Education 212-343-6100 databases. iPad and smartphone compatible www.scholastic.com resources support Common Core standards as Holly Weimar, Mary Ann Bell, Teri Lesesne, Rosemary Chance, Tricia Kuon, and Karin Perry. Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, well as 1:1 laptop learning, digital citizenship, education and media company, has a corporate fi nancial literacy, STEM, reading and language San Antonio Coalition for mission supported through all of its divisions arts, and bullying prevention. Learn more Veterans and Families ...... 2643 of helping children around the world to read about how we help students be college- and learn. Recognizing that literacy is the prepared and career ready at rosenpublishing. Texas has the second largest population of cornerstone of a child’s intellectual, personal, com and rosendigital.com. veterans in the United States, and hundreds and cultural growth, for nearly 90 years Tom Rathbun & Associates, of thousands more will be returning home Scholastic has created quality products and Candy Th ibodeaux, Greg Escue in the next few years. As veterans struggle services that educate, entertain, and motivate

44 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 children and are designed to help enlarge their Simon & Schuster Children’s Sleeping Bear Press ...... 2038 understanding of the world around them. Publishing ...... 1841 32711 Teal Street Lizette Serrano, Emily Heddleson, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, 12th Floor Brookshire, TX 77423 Candace Greene New York, NY 10020 800-676-2093; fax: 866-489-6490 www.sleepingbearpress.com School Library Journal ...... 2315 212-698-7000; fax: 212-698-2359 www.simonandschuster.com Sleeping Bear Press produces high-quality, 160 Varick St, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10013 Aladdin Paperbacks, Atheneum Books for beautifully illustrated picture books. Our goal 800-595-1066; fax: 646-380-0756 is to provide books that enrich children’s lives www.slj.com Young Readers, Libros para niños, Little Simon, Little Simon Inspirations, Margaret through stories that blend entertaining text School Library Journal is the most infl uential K. McElderry Books, Simon & Schuster with educational content. publication serving the largest market for Books for Young Readers, Simon Pulse, Simon Ben Mondloch, Heather Hughes, new children’s and young adult books and is Scribbles, and Simon Spotlight. Children’s Matthew Kopyar, Greg Escue the only full-service publication serving the trade hardcover and paperback books, board youth and school library market. Reaching books, novelty books, and book and audio Society of Children’s Book over 35,000 elementary, middle/junior, and packages for grades pre-K through 12. Writers and Illustrators - senior high school librarians and youth service Texas Chapters ...... 1942 librarians in public libraries, SLJ educates Michelle Fadlalla, Venessa Williams, its readers to become leaders in technology, Anthony Parisi PO Box 15061, San Antonio, TX 78212 reading, and information literacy. 210-722-2108 SirsiDynix ...... 2523 www.scbwi.org School Library Monthly 3300 N. Ashton Blvd, Ste 500 Th e SCBWI acts as a network for the Magazine ...... 2122 Lehi, UT 84043 exchange of knowledge among writers, 801-223-5200; fax: 801-223-5202 illustrators, editors, publishers, agents, 130 Cremona Dr., Santa Barbara, CA 93117 www.sirsidynix.com 800-368-6868; fax: 805-685-9685 librarians, educators, booksellers and others abc-clio.com SirsiDynix is the global leader in strategic involved with literature for young people. technology solutions for libraries-vital We are currently more than 22,000 members Sebco Books ...... 2323 institutions whose primary mission is to make worldwide, in over 70 regions, making us the sense of the vast world of information for largest children’s writing organization in the 2001 S.W. 31st Avenue people and communities. Th is is an exciting world. Pembroke Park, FL 33009 role as libraries assist people in discovering 800-223-3251; fax: 954-987-2200 Shannon Morgan, Vicki Sansum, Shelley Ann and using knowledge, resources and other Jackson, Carol Barreyre, Liz Mertz www.SebcoBooks.com valuable content for their educations, jobs and Sebco Books has dedicated itself to providing entertainment. In concert with key industry Sourcebooks, Inc ...... 1132 schools and libraries with the fi nest books and partners, SirsiDynix supports this strategic eBooks available. We believe our responsibility 1935 Brookdale Rd., Suite 139 role for libraries by off ering a comprehensive Naperville, IL 60563 is to make our customers’ job as easy as integrated suite of technology solutions possible by helping to save time, money and 630-961-3900 x227; fax: 630-961-2168 for improving the internal productivity of www.sourcebooks.com work. libraries and enhancing their capabilities for Melinda Zeagler, Pam Kern, Lowell Rosenthal, meeting the needs of people and communiteis Sourcebooks publishes children, YA and adult titles in many categories, including fi ction, Wendy Rosenthal, Sharon VanDamme Hollis including library managemnt systems (LMS) and search and discovery solutions. SirsiDynix poetry, health, history, business, parenting, Seizure of the Moment ...... 2710 has approximately 4,000 library and consortia sports, college guides and self-help. 5406 Diego Garcia, San Antonio, TX 78227 clients, serving more than 300 million people Southwest Book Company ...... 2138 210-598-9846 fax: 210-598-9846 through more than 20,000 library outlets in the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East 13003 H Murphy Road Nonfi ction Book entitled Stafford, TX 77477 and Asia-Pacifi c. Edna Fields, Jonell Fields 281-498-2603; fax: 281-498-7566 SJB Productions ...... 2430 Direct Sales, (Novel Sets), Author Silpada Designs Jewelry ...... 2648 8522 Fairway Trace Appearances, Sales, Consignments, Bookfairs 570 Cypress Pass Rd, Spring Branch, TX 78070 Fair Oaks Ranch, TX 78015 Joe Willtrout, Dan Randles, Pete Randles, 210-638-9503 830-755-5020; fax: 830-981-9705 Rhonda Pike www.mysilpada.com/beth.moller www.sjbproductions.com Hip-classic, .925 sterling silver, handcrafted SJB Productions off ers aff ordable educational Spacesaver/Southwest from artisans worldwide. DVDs about sea life, wildlife behavior and Solutions Group ...... 1334 Beth Moller, Kathy Jordan travelogs from around the world. “Exploring 4355 Excel Pkwy. Ste., 300 Unusual Birds” and “Exploring Whales and Addison, TX 75001 Silverleaf Resorts ...... 2726 Dolphins” and “Exploring Frogs and Toads 800-803-1083 140 Heimer Rd ste 595, San Antonio, TX 78232 are their newest releases. “Wonders of the Sea” www.southwestsolutions.com/library 210-491-0373 and “Part 2” are oriented toward children and Southwest Solutions Group specializes in Silverleafresorts.com are about marine life. “Exploring Wildlife of all facets of library design and collection Silverleaf Resorts Inc. is a company structured Southern Africa” shows behavior of animals in management. Our services include a no around four defi ning qualities: value, variety, their habitat. Travelogues cover India, Bhutan, cost evaluation, AutoCAD designs and convenience and fl exibility. With great Morocco, Vietnam, Th ailand, Cambodia, specifi cation development; our products emphasis placed upon these qualities coupled Kangaroo Island, Russia, Tibet, Jordan, Israel, include the following: Spacesaver compact with our tenacious commitment, we provide Egypt, Namibia, Ecuador, Micronesia, Turkey mobile shelving, 4-Post shelving, Cantilever great vacation experiences from a network of and more. shelving, Russ Bassett multimedia cabinets, high-quality resorts with country club style Sheryl Brakey, Robert Brakey library furniture, and oblique hanging folders amenities at aff ordable prices. for periodicals. Visit our website or call us toll

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 45 free @ 800-803-1083 to request a product fi ction and non-fi ction) including titles in 20 stories to life. Costumes, props, exaggerated catalog. Most of our products are available on languages. Special concentration on Spanish/ voices, and lots of interaction with the the TXMAS state contract and do not require English bilingual board books and paperbacks. audience are standard in the performances. All bidding. Mary Gibson, Anna Gibson stories are age appropriate for the audience, Ray Streight, Randy Brant, Jim Smith, pre K-6th grade. An encouraging message Daryl Miller Stars Information Solutions ...... 2338 or lesson enhances each program. Storybook 10102 Huebner Rd. Th eatre will get your students excited about Spirit Lala ...... 2730 San Antonio, TX 78240 reading! If not, we will adjust your fee 4241 Highborne dr NE 210-490-9156; fax: 210-490-5753 accordingly. Funding up to 50% available Marietta, GA 30066 www.starstek.com through TCA! 678-432-5067; fax: 770-809-5149 Th e new ScanPro 3000 by e-ImageData brings Lynn Draper, Monica Clegg, Jan Russell, www.spiritlala.com Ultra High Defi nition scanning to microfi lm Christie Smith, Sue Powell, Stephanie Phelps, Hand made art jewelry. with an unprecedented 26 megapixel camera, Linda Goldfarb, Linda Montez Spirit Bush, Samuel Bush, Genoa Bush allowing for never-before-seen archival quality images from all forms of microfi lm. Th e Storyteller, Consuelo Samarripa ..1401 Spirit Monkey ...... 2435 new camera capabilities are the highest of See Billingual Storyteller, Consuelo Samarripa any microfi lm scanner and and the images 20658 Stone Oak Pkwy #105 Storyteller, Dan Gibson ...... 1500 San Antonio, TX 78258 will print at over 500 dpi on a letter page, 210-978-0452; fax: 210-787-1490 making the ScanPro 3000 the highest optical 2023 Whitedove Drive www.spiritmonkey.com resolution scanner with the clearest image. Dallas, TX 75224 Dave Granato, Cameron Granato Dan-214-3314559; fax: 214-337-8363 Spirit Sticks are the latest school yard craze www.dangibson.net and educators love them! Small embroidered Starstek ...... 2338 patches students collect and display on their Th ought-provoking, entertaining storytelling backpacks. See Stars Information Solutions for all ages from many cultures supports TEKS Lisa deBonoPaula learning objectives in reading/language arts, Sterling Publishing ...... 1746 Texas history, environmental education, math, Spotlight ...... 2022/2023 387 Park Avenue South, 11th Floor social studies, science. Storytelling workshops. New York, NY 10016 Speical programs for Cub Scouts helps them 8000 West 78th Street, Suite 310 646-688-2509; fax: 212-532-5415 Edina, MN 55439 satisfy requirements for Msic Belt Loop. Dan www.sterlingpublishing.com 952-698-2420; fax: 952-831-1632 Gibson’s – www.dangibson.net; dan.gibson@ www.abdopublishing.com Sterling books cover a broad range of subject juno.com – repertoire includes musical stories and sing-alongs with a 5-string banjo, tales Spotlight, a division of ABDO, features areas including: current events, diet and health, parenting, popular culture, reference, from Texas History, multi-cultural folk tales, popular fi ction titles for grades K–8 in history, art and artists, music, and everything original stories, tall tales and ghost stories (if reinforced library bound editions featuring in between. Sterling Children’s books are requested). 80# glossy paper for graphic novels and both fi ction and non-fi ction and include Dan Gibson picture books, and acid-free commodity off set the classics, picture books, joke books, and paper for chapter books and classics. novelty formats, as well as books for babies Storyteller, Kim Lehman ...... 1943 Paul Abdo, Jim Abdo, Paul Skaj, Monte Kuehl of and toddlers. PO Box 2743 ABDO; Greg Escue, Tony Marolda, Brent Quick Chris Vaccari Austin, TX 78768 of Escue & Associates; Parna Bissell, 512-627-0113 Dawn Bluemel Oldfi eld, Gayle Hamrick, Stone Arch Books ...... 1613 www.kimlehman.com Ed Hamrick; Candy Freiheit, Coye Duncanof 1710 Roe Crest Drive www.beeladyprograms.com Opal Booz & Associates. North Mankato, MN 56003 Kim Lehman specializesin entertaining, 800-747-4992; fax: 888-262-0705 educational programs and workshops for Springer ...... 2410 www.capstonepub.com children and adults that combine stories with 233 Spring Street Stone Arch Books - what kids want to read! A music, magic and puppets. Th emes: fairy tales, New York, NY 10013 Capstone imprint. plants, world cultures, and science. Kim is on 212-460-1600 the Texas Commission on the Arts Touring springer.com Stop Falling Productions ...... 2731 Roster and is a popular workshop presenter. Springer Science+Business Media is a leading 237 E Fifth Street #159 “I could not believe how well you kept the global scientifi c publisher, providing academia, Eureka, MO 63025 children’s attention. I laughed so hard at your scientifi c institutions and corporations with 800-362-9511; fax: 636-257-2092 stories and the nose whistle that I almost fell quality content via innovative products and www.stopfalling.com out of my chair.” – Austin teacher services. Springer publishes roughly 2,000 We specialize in wearable products for Kim Lehman, Peggy Helmick-Richardson, journals and 7,000 new books each year, and librarians, reading teachers, elementary Gene Helmick-Richardson, Elizabeth Ellis is home to the largest STM eBook collection teachers, and reading enthusiasts. and the most comprehensive portfolio of open Sarah Hedrick, Becky Culbreth Storyteller Mary Grace Ketner .....2511 access journals. 109 Fir Street Victor Lao, Josh Helmin, Sarah Schulman Storybook Theatre ...... 1602 San Antonio, TX 78210 10415 Teich Loop 210-887-0628 Star Bright Books ...... 1742 New Braunfels, TX 78132 talesandlegends.net 13 Landsdowne Street 866-522-9819; fax: 830-214-7134 Mary Grace is a teller of traditional folktales, Cambridge, MA 02139 www.sbtheatre.com fairy tales and legends in San Antonio with 617-354-1300; fax: 617-354-1399 2009 National Endowment of the Arts “Best outreach to south Texas and the Rio Grande www.starbrightbooks.com in the Arts” American Masterpieces award Valley. Look for TEKS-related story programs Publisher of award-winning multicultural and winner, Storybook Th eatre is a high-energy for all levels and engaging Summer Reading inclusive children’s books for all ages (both touring childrens theatre group that brings Programs for children and teens. Member

46 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Artist and in-services at over 1,000 schools across Tales2Go ...... 2234 Roster with grant support available. the United States. R. Friend’s family nights 4701 Sangamore Rd. Mary Grace Ketner, Ruth Sagebiel are a blast as families and staff act out - “PU Bethesda, MD 20816 YOU STINK,” a picture book on teamwork 585-203-2326 Subtext ...... 1322 that is part of the “Wild & Wacky Animal www.tales2go.com Tales” series. Th e moral of the story is “the PO Box 8036 Tales2Go is an award-winning kids’ mobile family that stinks together - sticks together!” Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8036 audiobook service that streams thousands of Th is picture book series is one-of-a-kind and is 715-424-3636; fax: 715-424-4242 name-brand titles from leading publishers and written two diff erent ways - prose and poetry. Renaissance Learning™ is a leading provider storytellers to mobile devices and desktops in R. Friend will be in the booth. of cloud-based assessment and teaching and the classroom and beyond. learning solutions that fi t the K12 classroom, Ronda Friend, Bill R. Todd Gretchen Th ompson improve school performance, and accelerate learning for all. Renaissance Learning enables Sylvan Dell Publishing ...... 2235 TAMU ...... 2141 educators to deliver highly diff erentiated and 612 Johnnie Dodds Blvd,A2 See Texas A&M University Press timely instruction while driving personalized Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 student practice in reading, writing, and math 843-971-6722; fax: 843-216-3804 Taylor & Francis Group ...... 1349 every day. www.SylvanDellPublishing.com 530 Walnut Street, Suite 850 Enter to Win at Both 1446! Off ering one Philadelphia, PA 19106 Sue Young, Bilingual Storyteller ..2211 lucky winner a FREE iPad2 loaded with the 215-625-8900 PO Box 5786 Sylvan Dell App and all 76 eBooks, for your www.tandf.co.uk/libsite/ Austin, TX 78763 school a one-year eBook Site License and 5 Taylor & Francis Group partners with 512-323-2414; fax: 512-287-4307 hardcover books of your choice. Sylvan Dell researchers, scholarly societies, universities www.sueyoungmusic.com books are designed with care to accurately and libraries worldwide to bring knowledge to Bilingual storyteller and award-winning depict a mathematic or scientifi cally signifi cant life. As one of the world’s leading publishers songwriter Sue Young entertains, educates story through brilliant pictures. After the story, of scholarly journals, books, eBooks and and delights audiences pre-k through adults three to six “For Creative Minds” non-fi ction reference works, our content spans all areas with her programs: “Cantos Y Cuentos - Tales pages included in each book allow you to of Humanities, Social Sciences, Science and and Tunes of Latin America”- traditional become an expert on a topic. Extensive online Technology. From our network of offi ces in and popular songs and legends, myths and supplemental teaching activities and quizzes Oxford, Philadelphia, New York, Melbourne, tales of tricksters, heroes and heroines, “¡Viva are available through sylvandellpublishing. Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo, Stockholm, New Mexico!”- stories and music from Mexico to com for ready-made lessons tailored to each Delhi and Johannesburg, Taylor & Francis celebrate 5 de Mayo and 16 de Septiembre; book. Sylvan Dell also off ers an eBook site staff provide local expertise and support to “Celebrations of Light” - a multicultural license, where a school is able to access all our editors, societies and authors and tailored, winter holiday program and “Texican Tales books in the catalog. Th is unique site license effi cient customer service to our library and Tunes” with cowboy songs, Mexican format allows our eBooks to be auto-read/ colleagues. cantos and stories showcasing the diverse auto-fl ipped in English or Spanish at any time; Lauren Cash heritage of Texas, and an annual summer teachers are even able to project the book and reading program. Sue composed the 2011 supplemental activities through smartboards TCEQ ...... 2533 and 2009 theme songs for the Texas Summer in the classroom. Whether beginning a new See Take Care of Texas Reading Program. She is a Texas Commission foreign language or an ESOL family our on the Arts and Mid America Arts Alliance eBooks have wonderful tools that complement Teacher Created Materials Touring Artist. Sue performs at schools, our mission of teaching science and math Library ...... 2031 libraries, festivals and conferences and provides through literature. Seeing is believing and 5301 Oceanus Drive workshops for children, teens and adults and we encourage parents and teachers to go to Huntington Beach, CA 92649 in-service trainings. Drawings held for free our homepage www.sylvandellpublishing. 877-777-3450; fax: 888-877-7606 copies of her award winning CD release Th e com, click the eBook button then click www.teachercreatedmaterialslibrary.com Legend of the Quetzal - La Leyenda del Quetzal. through to take the test drive and experience Teacher Created Materials Library, exclusively Sue Young the diff erence in a Sylvan Dell eBook with distributed by Shell Education, provides your children. Drop by! We are eager to share award-winning, quality nonfi ction books and Sunfl ower Seeds Press ...... 1655 Sylvan Dell’s philosophy and demonstrate our reader’s theater scripts that combine high- PO Box 1476 products. interest content with learning concepts to Franklin, TN 37065 Lee German, Donna German, Rachel Hilchey develop successful, lifelong readers. 615-319-4416; fax: 615-807-3999 Alexandra Sena, Linda DeCarvalho www.RondaFriend.com Take Care of Texas ...... 2533 Sunfl ower Seeds Press exists to create and PO Box 13087 MC113 TeachingBooks.net ...... 1449 promote values based (AR & Reading counts) Austin, TX 78711 150 E Gilman St - Ste 1200 books inspiring children to sow seeds of 512-239-4745; fax: 512-239-1065 Madison, WI 53703 character. Each book highlights character www.takecareoftexas.org 608-257-2919; fax: 608-327-8010 traits. (ex. kindness, patience, teamwork, Take Care of Texas off ers FREE materials www.TeachingBooks.net etc.) Th e “Down on Friendly Acres” series is that encourage all Texans to conserve water TeachingBooks.net is an online collection a nostalgic look back at family farm life in and energy, keep our air and water clean, and of K–12 book and author resources to help the 60s and includes original songs, recipes, reduce waste. Materials include activity books, you discuss and integrate books throughout poems, historical facts hidden sunfl ower seeds bookmarks, fi eld guides, stickers, posters, and the curriculum. Accessible from school or and new vocabulary words. Ronda Friend, more! home, TeachingBooks includes original, the author,professional storyteller,entertainer Susanne Harm, Lino Garcia in-studio movies of authors and illustrators; and musician/song writer has captivated the audio excerpts of professional book readings; hearts and minds of children performing discussion guides for thousands of titles; and character-based assemblies, writing workshops thousands of other multimedia materials that

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 47 help children and young adults to read more – UNT Press, TCU Press, SFA Press, Texas Texas SUCCESS provides state-funded access and enjoy it! Review Press, TSHA Press, and State House/ to interactive math and reading programs for Nick Glass McWhinney Press. Call 800-826-8911 or visit Texas public school students in grades 3-8. us online to learn more or to place an order. DKC Digital Knowledge Central DKC is TEC ...... 1041 Kathryn Krol, Gayla Christiansen, Sharon Mills, an ESC-20 statewide initiative that provides 2629 Aero Wynona McCormick participating Texas public and non public Grand Prairie, TX 75052 schools with a comprehensive collection 972-641-5985; fax: 972-641-5986 Texas Book Festival ...... 2638 of online resources that supplement K-12 www.tecedfurniture.com 610 Brazos, Suite 200 instruction and digital literacy. DKC’s low Wood Library Furniture, tables, chairs, Austin, TX 78701 statewide negotiated pricing off ers a solution computer stations, circulation /reference desks, 512-477-4055; fax: 512-322-0722 to fi t diff erent budgets. shelving, study carrels, etc. www.texasbookfestival.org Susanna Garza, Michelle Martinez-Vega, Craig Tappe, Randy Th omas Th e Texas Book Festival is a non profi t Martha Rossi, Adrian Gutierrez, organization celebrating authors and their Donald Hawkins, Jennifer Beardsall Tech Logic ...... 1130 contribution to the culture of literacy, ideas Texas Tech University Press ...... 1838 1818 Buerkle Road and imagination. Th e Festival’s year-round White Bear Lake, MN 55110 fund raising and events benefi t the annual PO Box 41037 651-747-0492; fax: 651-747-0493 literary festival in Austin,Texas public libraries, Lubbock, TX 79409-1037 www.tech-logic.com and Reading Rock Stars, the organization’s 806-742-2982; fax: 806-742-2979 www.ttup.ttu.edu Tech Logic is the leading provider of literacy program. First Lady Laura Bush is innovative Automated Sorting Technologies the Festival’s Honorary Chair. Th e sixteenth Texas Tech University Press publishes scholarly (AST), circulation staff support tools, and annual Texas Book Festival will be held at the and general interest books in such subject areas patron self services for libraries. Tech Logic State Capitol in Austin October 22-23, 2011. as Texana, the American West and Southwest, provides barcode and RFID check-in and Lois Kim natural history, and textiles and costume check-out systems, material return drops, AST studies. systems, inter-library distribution systems, Texas Christian University Press ...2141 John Brock, Jada Rankin patron reserve systems, and MediaSurfer, the Lindsey Bldg., Lewis Street, 4354 TAMU kiosk that lends iPads! Tech Logic designs, College Station, TX 77843-4354 Texas Woman’s University - manufactures, delivers, installs, maintains, and 979-458-3984; fax: 979-847-8752 School of Library and services all of its systems. www.prs.tcu.edu Information Studies ...... 1735 Tim Lawson TCU Press specializes in the history and PO Box 425438 literature of the American West, and is Denton, TX 76204-5438 TESCO Industries, Inc ...... 2114 interested in women’s studies, art history, and 940-898-2603; fax: 940-898-2611 1035 E. Hacienda multicultural studies. www.twu.edu/slis Bellville, TX 77418 Susan Petty, Melinda Esco Th e School of Library and Information Studies 979-865-3176; 800/699-5824 prepares students for leadership roles in the fax: 979-865-9074 Texas Educational Solutions ...... 1453 www.tesco-ind.com information professions, including careers in See Bear’s Flower librarianship and as information specialists in a High quality library furnishings, including, variety of roles in private and public agencies. circulation desks, shelving, tables, computer Texas Municipal Courts Th e school off ers graduate programs leading furniture & technical pieces. TESCO off ers Education Center ...... 1455 to a Master of Library Science, Master of layout & design to assist customers with new See Driving on the Right Side of the Road Arts in Library Science, Dual Library/Health projects & existing products. Greenguard Studies Degree, School Librarian Certifi cation, Certifi ed for Leed points. Texas State Library Certifi cate of Evidence-Based Health Science John Sillavan and Archives ...... 1208 Librarianship, and Doctor of Philosophy Degree. Texas A&M University Press ...... 2141 PO Box 12927 Austin, TX 78711 Ling Hwey Jeng, Lynn Akin, Evelyn Curry, Lindsey Bldg., Lewis Street, 4354 TAMU Janine Golden, Gretchen Hoff man, College Station, TX 77843-4354 512-463-5514; fax: 512-463-5436 979-458-3984; fax: 979-847-8752 www.tsl.texas.gov Eileen McElrath, Judi Moreillon, www.tamupress.com Th e Texas State Library and Archives Carol Perryman, Jennifer Richey, Keith Swigger, Commission, created in 1909, makes quality Sylvia Vardell, Michael Lopez, Texas A&M University Press, founded in 1974 MaryAnn Kitchens, Sarah Merrill to support the university’s goals of stimulating library and information services available to all scholarly productivity and expanding the Texans. Services include: statewide reference, Texserve ...... 2330 horizons of knowledge, is today counted library consulting, grants, library resource 5151 Samuell, Dallas, TX 75228 among the top public university presses in sharing services, electronic resources, library service for patrons with disabilities, and a 214-944-4577 America. We are the leading publisher of the www.texserve.com history, natural history, and culture of Texas myriad of special collections, including the and the Southwest. We also publish extensively Library Science Collection. Texserve off ers online instructional resources in the fi elds of military history, conservation, Cesar Garza to school districts throughout the state of Texas at aff ordable prices. We also off er borderland studies, agriculture, women’s Texas SUCCESS / Digital studies, and anthropology. Many of our books technology services to school districts, are suitable for the classroom, and we publish Knowledge Central ...... 1933 including managed internet services, many titles for the young reader audience. We 1314 Hines Ave infrastructure monitoring, & managed storage also partner with award-winning university San Antonio, TX 78208 services. presses and prestigious private regional presses 187-731-54918; fax: 210-370-5755 Jane McKinney, Deanne Hullender, from around the state to form the Texas Book dkc.esc20.net Bonnie Blan, Barbara Starr Consortium. Consortium members include

48 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 Textbook Tracker by New Members Round Table ...... 2542 Tocker Foundation ...... 2341 COMPanion Corp ...... 1123 www.txla.org/groups/NMRT 3814 Medical Pkwy 1831 Fort Union Blvd. Th e New Members Round Table is a TLA Austin, TX 78756 Salt Lake City, UT 84121 unit specifi cally for those new to the library 512-452-1044; fax: 512-452-7690 800-347-6439; 801-943-7277 profession or those who have been members of www.tocker.org fax: 801-943-7752 the Association for fi ve years or less. Support to Rural Texas Public Libraries www.textbooktracker.com Kristine Hall Robert Tocker, Barbara Tocker, Darryl Tocker, Textbook Tracker - How much $$$ are you Terry Tocker, Brooke Sheldon, Mel Kunze, losing in lost and damaged textbooks? It’s Public Library Division ...... 2641 Micah McDonald time to put that $$$ back in your pockets... www.txla.org/groups/PLD Tongfang Knowledge Network Textbook Tracker is a powerful, easy-to- Provide a forum for communication among use system that will be the solution to your and a source of professional advice and Technology Co., Ltd ...... 2627 textbook management woes. assistance to all concerned with public library A2 Building, Dongsheng S & T Park, Aubrey Kleinfeldt, Dave Stephens service in Texas. Facilitate cooperation between Haidian District all types of Texas libraries and librarians as well Beijing, TX 100192 China Theatre, Storybook ...... 1602 as other related institutions and individuals 86-10-6270-1850; fax: 86-10-6279-1944 oversea.cnki.net www.cnki.net See Storybook Th eatre in the interest of improved public library service in Texas. Encourage public librarians Journals, dissertations & theses, newspapers, Thorndike Press ...... 1023 in Texas to continue their education in proceedings, books, yearbooks and statistics See Gale Cengage Learning response to changing circumstances in public and other academic resources from China libraries. In accordance with TLA policies and Joyce Zhang, KD Li Tilbury House Publishers ...... 1546 regulations, to speak for the profession on 12 Starr Street matters pertaining to public libraries in Texas Top Shelf Comics ...... 1422 Thomaston, ME 04861 including but not limited to legislative matters See Publishers Spotlight 800-582-1899; fax: 207-582-8227 at all governmental levels. www.tilburyhouse.com Linda Stevens Tor/Forge Books ...... 1448 Children’s pictures books on character Reference Round Table ...... 2539 175 Fifth Ave. New York,, NY 10010 education, cultural diversity, science, nature www.txla.org/groups/RRT and the environment suitable for meeting the 646-307-5486; fax: 646-307-5088 Common Core Standards. Reference Round Table encourages the www.tor-forge.com advancement of information, bibliographic, Patricia Royall, Tris Coburn Tor Books is a full category hardcover and mass and research services in all types of libraries. market publisher specializing in science fi ction Tim Tingle, Choctaw author ...... 1830 John C. Hepner and fantasy. We also publish children’s and YA, mysteries, historical fi ction, westerns, general See Authors Tim Tingle and Greg Rodgers Small Community Libraries fi ction, horror, non-fi ction. Imprints include TLA-SPONSORED EXHIBITORS Round Table ...... 2540 Forge, Orb, Starscape, Tor Teen, Tor Kids. www.txla.org/groups/SCLRT Kathleen Doherty, Melissa Frain, Ali Fisher Small Community Libraries Round Table Tortuga Press / Matthew Gollub, TLA 2015 Austin ...... 2639 addresses the needs of directors, staff , and Dynamic Author Assemblies ...... 1452 austintexas.org trustees of libraries serving communities with a population of less than 10,000 persons. See Matthew Gollub Books & Get ready for TLA 2015! Th e Austin Dynamic Author Assemblies Convention & Visitors Bureau will be Jennifer Brown providing city information on things to see & Texas Authors & Illustrators Townsend Press, Inc ...... 1553 do for TLA attendees. 439 Kelley Drive Linda Atkins Interest Group ...... 2526 West Berlin, NJ 08091 www.txla.org/groups/TAIIG 888-752-6410; fax: 800-225-8894 Black Caucus Round Table ...... 2541 www.townsendpress.com www.txla.org/groups/BCRT Th e Bluford Series. Young adult novels and Promotes library services to African- TLC - The Library Corporation .....2415 classic paperbacks priced at $1.00 per book. Americans and promotes the participation Research Park TRACSYSTEMS, inc ...... 2530 of African-American librarians at all levels Inwood, WV 25428 of the profession and the Association. 4620 Sunbelt Dr, Suite 200 800-325-7759; fax: 304-229-0295 Addison, TX 75001 In San Antonio, the booth will focus on www.TLCdelivers.com Texas African-American musicians, singers, 214-461-9855x108; fax: 214-461-9865 TLC is a family-owned company with a www.tracsystems.com composers and their libraries. singular commitment of serving libraries TRACSYSTEMS is a leading provider of Connie Matheny, D.L. Grant, Doug Matheny worldwide. From our innovative automation print, copy & computer management & RFID Exhibitors Round Table ...... 1700 and cataloging solutions to our award-winning systems for public & educational libraries. customer service and support, TLC is the one- With 30 years of experience, we tailor custom www.txla.org/groups/ERT stop resource for all your library automation solutions for your library to recover print/copy To better support TLA in bringing Texas needs. costs, manage computer reservations & off er library vendors and their representatives John Burns, Rich Jacobson self-service payment options. TRACSYSTEMS together with all librarians in the interest partners with leading software & hardware of fostering a better understanding of their providers (Pharos, D-Tech, PaperCut, Deep mutual needs. Freeze & more), manufactures custom self- Dave Gaskins

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 49 serve payment kiosks, backed by unmatched been on the Texas Commission on the Arts Th e University of North Texas Press publishes service and support Touring Artist Roster since 2003. books in the humanities and social sciences, Jeff rey Libby, Celia Libby, Chris Trail, Peggy Helmick-Richardson, with special emphasis on Texas history and Lara Trail, Steven English, Jonathan Cave Gene Helmick-Richardson culture, military history, western history, criminal justice, folklore, multicultural topics, Travels with Gannon & Wyatt ...... 1422 Tyndale House Publishers ...... 1643 music, natural and environmental history, See Publishers Spotlight 351 Executive Drive culinaryhistory, and women’s studies. Carol Stream, IL 60188 Ronald Chrisman, Karen DeVinney, Trinity Library Resources ...... 2423 630-784-5413; fax: 630-668-8905 Paula Oates, Mary Young 14439 NW Military Hwy, #288 www.tyndale.com San Antonio, WI 78231 Tyndale off ers a full line of faith based University of Texas Press ...... 2134 210-384-4835; fax: 210-492-8044 fi ction titles from Francine Rivers and Jerry PO Box 7819 www.trinitylibraryresources.com Jenkins. We have nonfi ction titles from NYT Austin, TX 78713 Trinity Library Resources provides bestselling authors like Tim Pawlenty, Tony 800-252-3206; 512/232-7630 interior design and furnishings for library Dungy and Joel Rosenberg. A variety of kids fax: 800-687-6046 environments. Services include re-purposing fi cton books from Chris Fabry and Dandi www.utexaspress.com designs to upgrade and modernize existing Mackall and more. Th e University of Texas Press publishes libraries, space planning, custom design Michael Walling scholarly, trade and regional books. capabilities, internal traffi c fl ow and book collection/technology ratio management. U*X*L ...... 1023 University Products Inc ...... 1335 Joel Morley, David Price, Frankie Hall See Gale Cengage Learning 517 Main Street Holyoke, MA 01040 Trinity University Press ...... 1339 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 413-532-3372; fax: 413-532-9281 One Trinity Place Services ...... 2642 www.universityproducts.com San Antonio, TX 78212 20 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 5200 Archival Preservation Supplies and 210-999-8884 Washington, DC 20529 Equipment. Public, College and School http://tupress.org/ 202-272-1308 fax: 202-272-1316 Library Supplies and Equipment. Th e press publishes intellectually rich books www.uscis.gov John D. Magoon that furthers Trinity University’s commitment U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to educate for “the personal, lifelong quest for (USCIS) is the government agency that Unshelved ...... 2339 understanding,” including ArteKids – bold, oversees lawful immigration to the United bilingual 10-page children’s board books that 4819 S. Oregon St. States. USCIS secures America’s promise as a Seattle, WA 98118 incorporates artwork found in the collections nation of immigrants by providing accurate of the San Antonio Museum of Art. 206-795-2455; fax: 425-699-0031 and useful information to our customers, www.unshelved.com Th omas Payton granting immigration and citizenship benefi ts, Creators of Unshelved, the daily comic strip TSLAC ...... 1208 promoting an awareness and understanding of about libraries, books, and the people who citizenship, and ensuring the integrity of the love them. See Texas State Library and Archives U.S. immigration system. Commission Bill Barnes, Gene Ambaum University of North Texas Upstart ...... 1815 TTUP ...... 1838 College of Information...... 2426 See Texas Tech University Press 4810 Forest Run Road Union Circle #311068 Madison, WI 53704-7338 Twayne Publishers ...... 1023 Denton, TX 76203 U.S 800-448-4887; fax: 800-448-5828 940-369-5053; fax: 940-565-3101 www.upstartpromotions.com See Gale Cengage Learning lis.unt.edu Products and programs designed to foster Twenty-First Century Books ...... 1222 Th e Department of Library and Information a love of reading and the library. Upstart®: See Lerner Publishing Group Sciences will expand its leadership role A diverse collection of unique reading in preparing information professionals to promotional materials. UpstartBooks: Twice Upon A Time Storytellers ...1943 meet the needs of the global information Creative concepts for library and classroom 6218 Wofford society. LIS graduates will continue to serve learning. LibrarySparks Magazine: Engaging Dallas, TX 75227 as intermediaries between information and programming ideas for elementary school and 214-381-4676 information seekers, as well as serve crucial roles children’s librarians. www.twicetellers.com in a wide variety of settings with increasingly Heidi Green, Matt Mulder Twice Upon A Time Storytellers (Gene and sophisticated technological tools. Th e diverse Peggy Helmick-Richardson) draw on folktales, faculty of LIS will contribute individual strengths to increase the quality of teaching, Vance Hunt Libraries ...... 1041 fables and personal stories to entertain 2629 Aero children and adults. Storytelling programs research, and service that will maintain the department as a center of excellence. Grand Prairie, TX 75052 include “Tales from Many Lands”, “Texas 800-228-2623; 972 641 5985 Prairie Tales, “Diff erent Ways to Make a Story” Suliman Hawamdeh, Yvonne Chandler, fax: 972-641-5986 and “Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?”. Ana Cleveland, Barbara Schultz-Jones, www.vancehuntlibraries.com “Strings and Th ings” presents string tricks, Toby Faber, Landon Ellison, Elvira Aguilar toys and games of the Texas pioneers. “What’s Everything for Libraries except the books and Bugging You?” explores the faxcinating world University of North Texas Press....2141 computers. Specializing in Libraries. of insects and spiders and may include BYOB Lindsey Bldg., Lewis Street, 4354 TAMU Craig Tappe, Brian Crouse, Randy Th omas, (Bring Your Own Bug). Th is tandem team has College Station, TX 77843-4354 John Hunt 979-458-3984; fax: 979-847-8752 www.unt.edu/upress

50 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 VIS Enterprises ...... 1811 Wild Horse Media Group ...... 2722 WT Cox Information Services, Inc .2231 2221 Tamarisk PO Box 331779, Fort Worth, TX 76163 201 Village Road Plano, TX 75023 817-344-7036; fax: 817-344-7036 Shallotte, NC 28470 972-867-4160; fax: 972-867-4160 www.wildhorsemedia.com 800-571-9554x259; fax: 910-755-6274 www.texasvis.com Books and DVDs www.wtcox.com VIS Enterprises provides: Texas History Billy Huckaby WT Cox proudly off ers the best service videos/DVDs with reproducible activity sheets standards in the industry. Our customers covering the TEKS/TAKS for 4th and 7th Wings Press ...... 1141 enjoy personalized print and electronic grade • American and Texas History modifi ed 814 N. Franklin, Chicago, IL 60610 serials solutions as well as a host of additional text/workbooks (7th and 8th grade) for 312-337-0747; fax: 312-337-5985 services. We are committed to serving Special Ed and ESL • 4 Book set K-2(Texas www.wingspress.com Academic, Special, Government, K-12 and Symbols,Lands,Animals,Heroes)Eng/Sp • Plus Wings Press is the oldest literary press in Public libraries across the nation. Added Study cards, Puzzles and Posters Texas, though its authors hail from all over off erings include Journal Finder - our exclusive A-Z, Link Resolver and ERM solution as well the Americas. Recent award winners include Cindy Sandell, Sandy Sandell as over 3+ million eBooks. Allow WT Cox to Pamela Uschuk (Crazy Love, 2010 American evaluate your collection and provide the best Vocabulary.com ...... 2131 Book Award for Poetry), Cecilia Urbina solution for your library. 599 Broadway 9 Fl. (A Tuesday Like Today, Premio Coatlicue Mike Perrine New York, NY 10012 [Mexico], short listed for the Dublin IMPAC 888-278-8600 International Literature Prize), Carmen YBP Library Services ...... 2223 www.vocabulary.com Tafolla (Th e Holy Tortilla and a Pot of Beans, Tomás Rivera Award), Maria Espinosa (Dying 2550 W. Tyvola Rd Ste. 300 Create vocabulary lists from any document, Charlotte, NC 28217 text book, etc. Vocabulary.com will pull out Unfi nished, PEN Josephine Miles Award). 704-998-3231; fax: 704-998-3316 all the Tier 2 academic vocabulary words. You Th is year, Wings is proud to publish the 50th www.ybp.com can then share the lists with your students, anniversary edition of John Howard Griffi n’s Black Like Me as well as ebooks of Griffi n’s YBP Library Services, a Baker & Taylor who play them in the form of a game. As this company, provides electronic and print books is going on teachers get back diff erentiated collected works. Bryce Milligan and supporting collection management and metrics showing exactly where each student is technical services to academic, research and struggling. Wordsong ...... 1630 special libraries. Gobi3, YBP Library Services Ivan V. Krieg online, interactive bibliographic information See Boyds Mills Press Weigl Publishers Inc...... 1510 service, provides access to three million titles World Book Web ...... 1009 in an English language database. 350 5th Avenue, 59th Floor 233 N. Michigan, Suite 2000 Kim Anderson, Danielle Miller, New York, NY 10118 Barbara Kawecki 866-649-3445; fax: 866-449-3445 Chicago, IL 60601 979-733-9355; fax: 979-732-6023 Weigl Publishers Inc. brings education to life www.worldbookonline.com Young Adult Library Services by creating inspired learning resources that Association ...... 2441 engage the minds of young readers. Dedicated Jon Gregory, Judy Beck, Cindi Burnside, Janet Dearman, Sherry DeBorde, Andy Snelling, 50 E. Huron St. to publishing nonfi ction that captivates and Chicago, IL 60611 enriches young imaginations, Weigl books Laura Walker 312-280-4390; fax: 312-280-5276 are fi lled with eye-catching visuals and well- World Book, Inc ...... 1009 www.ala.org/yalsa researched, trustworthy content. YALSA provides a range of resources to Linda A. Weigl, Sommer Associates 233 N. Michigan, Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60601 librarians and library workers to aid them in their eff orts to deliver excellent teen services, Weston Woods/Scholastic Audio...1626 979-733-9355; fax: 979-732-6023 www.worldbookonline.com including e-learning opportunities, books, 90 Old Sherman Tpke journals, promotional reading products, Danbury, CT 06816 Since 1917, World Book, Inc., has set the national guidelines, mentoring opportunities, 435-658-3181; fax: 435-658-1856 standard for providing accuracy, objectivity, grants and more. www.scholastic.com/westonwoods and reliability in research materials for both children and adults. Based in Chicago, Illinois, Letitia Smith, Linda W. Braun Audiovisual adaptions of outstanding World Book is an industry leader in the Zondervan/Zonderkidz/Blink ...... 1743 children’s literature production of award-winning encyclopedias, Barbara Starr, Billie Tuttle reference sources, and digital products for 5300 Patterson the home and schools. Th is commitment has Grand Rapids, MI 49530 Wheeler Publishing ...... 1023 culminated in the publication of the number- 616-698-3571; fax: 616-698-3235 www.zondervan.com See Gale Cengage Learning one selling print encyclopedia in the world, Th e World Book Encyclopedia, and the World Zondervan, a HarperCollins company, is a White Bird Publications ...... 2610 Book Web, a suite of online reference products world leader in Christian communications and PO Box 586 for every age and grade level. a leading Christian publishing brand. Blink brings true stories and fi ction to YA readers. Diana, TX 75640 Jon Gregory, Judy Beck, Cindi Burnside, 903-720-8128; fax: 903-797-2088 Sherry DeBorde, Laura Walker, Scott Phillips whitebirdpublications.com Zytron Imaging Services ...... 2626 Wow Productions ...... 1752 6413 Whitney Court Publisher – We carry over 40 titles. Anything North Richland Hills, TX 76182 from romances to mysteries, young adult to 234 W. Bandera #139 800-464-7944; fax: n/a children’s, and non-fi ction. Boerne, TX 78006 zytronimaging.com Evelyn M. Byrne, Jean Lauzier 210-913-5683; fax: NA www.withheartopenwide.com ST Imaging ST ViewScan II author/illustrator/self publish of 6 books Bill Kish, Bob Gerstenberg, Barry Gerstenberg

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 51 2014 BUYERS GUIDE

Audiovisual Equipment & Materials Audiovisual Equipment DVD, Film, & Video Audio Books Camcor, Inc...... 1908 #1 Private Tutor ...... 2411 Bayou Publishing ...... 2239 University Products Inc...... 1335 Asia for Kids/Culture for Kids/ Blackstone Audio ...... 1433 Books & Audio Kits Master Comm...... 1235 Baker & Taylor/ YBP Library Services ...... 2223 By Grace Enterprises...... 1652 Blackstone Audio ...... 1433 Ingram Content Group ...... 1922 Capstone ...... 1613 the Book House, Inc ...... 2132 Midwest Tape ...... 1308 Crabtree Publishing Company ...... 2009 Norwood House Press ...... 2008 PBS Educational Media ...... 1347 Driving on the Right Side of the Road ...... 1455 Reading & Radio Resource ...... 1631 SJB Productions ...... 2430 Findaway World ...... 2532 Tales2Go ...... 2234 Texserve...... 2330 Ingram Content Group ...... 1922 Weston Woods/Scholastic Audio ...... 1626 Storyteller Mary Grace Ketner ...... 2511 U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services ....2642 CD/DVD Duplicators Maverick Books, Inc...... 1043 Wild Horse Media Group ...... 2722 Midwest Tape ...... 1308 Camcor, Inc...... 1908 DVD, Film, & Video – Children’s OverDrive Inc...... 1340 Lucas Miller, Singing Zoologist ...... 2233 Publisher Spotlight ...... 1422 Midwest Tape ...... 1308 Reading & Radio Resource ...... 1631 Sebco Books ...... 2323 Tales2Go ...... 2234 TLA Exhibit Hall

Weston Woods/Scholastic Audio ...... 1626 Matthew Bear's Debbie Sun- BookLingual Driving...TMCEC Townsend 1355 1452Gollub 1453Flower 1455 1552 1553 1555Leland 1652ByGrace 1655flower Wow1752

Taylor Brain Tor/ Teaching- Albert Harle- & Hive, Books.net Whitman Francis Forge quin 1349 1448 1449 1548 164LLC8 1649 Sterling Orca Publ. AUTHORS Libra- Eerd- Tilbury Egmont Andrews Abrams Tech PBS mans House USA McMeel RIVER CITY 1247 1347 1446 1447 1546 1547 1646 1647 1746 AREA RECHARGE LOUNGE Penguin ZONE BIBLO Young Tyndale Star Zonder- SCBWI MODEL Blooms- Penguin Readers House Bright van Texas Disney- Simon 1243 Over- bury/ Young 1543Group 1643 1742 1743 Candle- 1942 Hyp- and Independent Walker Mac- Readers wick Drive Publ. Penguin erion Schuster Maverick Pro Books millan Group Black Child's Group Group Publishers Child- Rabbit Play Books Forma USA Harper 1043 1141 1241 1340 West 1440 1540 1541 1640 1641 Harper 1840 1841 1940 Group ren's Collins Collins Mac- Childr. Vance Combined TTU ProQuest millan Firefly Book Press 1041 Hunt 1139 1339 143Adult8 1439 1538 1639 1738 1739 1838

Asia Space- Hachette Lec- Pen- Univ Peach- Cover for saver Book TWU-SLIS IREAD worthy Products tree Source- torum SWSolut. Group Chron- One books 1135 1234 123Kids5 1334 1335 Holiday 1435 Little, 1635 1735 1835 1934 icle H-E-B House Brown Prufrock Houghton Books Biblio- Black- Random Random Arte Library My- Read Hidell EasyBib Mifflin nix stone House House Skills Heritage INDECO Publ. Harcourt 3 1132 1232 1332 1333 1432 1433 1632 1633 1733 1832 1932 / Rourke Garrett Maco Reading Tech Inno- Deanan 720 Britan- Boyds Tingle& & Dewberry Popcorn nica DLSG Rodgers DLB Logic vative Design Mills Radio 1031 1130 1131 1230 1231 1330 1331 1430 1431 1530 1531 1630 1631 1730 1731 1830 1831 1930

Salem A August Weston SHSU-LS Press Bargas House Woods 1227 1426 1527 1626 1926 Scholastic Scholastic Schol- Alex- Renais- Book Book astic Lerner sance Pelican Brodart Gale andria Learning Trade Caven- Scholastic Publisher Recorded Library Fairs Fairs Books dish Ingram Spotlight Books Publishing Square Digital Bridge 1023 1123 1222 1223 1322 1323 1422 1423 1523 1622 1623 1723 1823 1922 Hall ENTRANCE

Bound To Gaylord Cultural Perma EBSCO Follett Upstart Stay Bros Surroundings Bound Capstone Bound Demco 1015 1115 1215 1315 1415 1515 1815

1613 1713

Austin Public Weigl VIS Bretford Library Texas 1310 Sage/ 1510 World Davidson Evanced 1811 1910 Polaris State Adam Titles AWE Library 3M Matthew Solutions Midwest Biblio- Book Camcor Tape theca CLSP 1009 1109 1208 1209 1308 1309 1408 1409 1508 1509 Media Library 1809 1908

Interiors Child- Envi- Flex ren's sion Factory 1607 1707 1807 1906Ware

Fax- Martha Julian Story- Emerald Godfrey's PolicyMap Consuelo Gibson 1001 1100 1101 1102 1200 1201Scan24 1202 1300 1301Hannah 1302 1400 1401 1402 1500 1501Franklin 1602book

1700TLA ERT

52 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 SJB Productions ...... 2430 Automation Circulation Systems & Procedures Weston Woods/Scholastic Audio ...... 1626 Barcodes Bibliotheca ...... 1508 Book Systems, Inc...... 2222 DVD, Film, and Video – Entertainment Bibliotheca ...... 1508 Cover One ...... 1934 Midwest Tape ...... 1308 Th e Library Store, Inc ...... 2106 Media Flex - OPALS - CERF ...... 1607 DVD, Film, & Video – Instructional & Tech Logic ...... 1130 Tech Logic ...... 1130 Educational Cataloging TLC - Th e Library Corporation ...... 2415 #1 Private Tutor ...... 2411 Amigos Library Services ...... 2230 Coin-Op Boxes Asia for Kids/Culture for Kids/ Baker & Taylor/ YBP Library Services ...... 2223 Electronics for Imaging – EFI ...... 2548 Master Comm...... 1235 Biblionix ...... 1333 Humanities Texas ...... 2633 Computer Hardware Book Systems, Inc...... 2222 Infobase Learning ...... 2014 3M Library Systems ...... 1209 Follett ...... 1315 Texserve...... 2330 AWE ...... 1409 L4U Library Software ...... 2242 VIS Enterprises ...... 1811 mk Sorting Systems ...... 2546 MARCIVE, Inc...... 2342 Computer Software Maps and Globes Media Flex - OPALS - CERF ...... 1607 3M Library Systems ...... 1209 PolicyMap ...... 1101 OCLC ...... 2130 Alexandria by Companion Corporation ...... 1123 Musical Recordings Polaris Library Systems ...... 1109 AWE ...... 1409 TLC - Th e Library Corporation ...... 2415 Lucas Miller, Singing Zoologist ...... 2233 Britannica Digital Learning ...... 1430 Midwest Tape ...... 1308 CD-ROM EnvisionWare ...... 1906 Stereo Equipment NewsBank, Inc...... 1917 Evanced Solutions ...... 1509 Camcor, Inc...... 1908 ProQuest ...... 1139 Gumdrop Books ...... 2431 L4U Library Software ...... 2242

AUTHORS TLA Exhibit Hall

NameFrames mk EFI Silpada Pearls Karen. AREA 2447 2546 2548 2550 2646 2648 2650 2746 2748 2750

U.S. Majeza Scholastic Book Citizenship Eliz_Ellis Gareth Reading Education TLA Veterans Library MARCIVE MITINET and TwiceUpon Texas Week & Stevens Publishing L4U Festivals Racers SACV A&M, NMRT Immigration PYT Gift 1943 2042 2043 2242 2243 2342 2343 2442 2443 2542 2543 26Services42 2643 2742 UNT, Solu- TCU James South- Lorimer Little Parkhurst Half- Charles- TLA TLA TLA tion Presses & Free Brothers west CTLS YALSA Company NFB bridge Book Price SCLRT BCRT Library 1941 Cherry Bear- 2141 2240Ltd. 2241 2340 2341 2440 2441 2540 2541 2640 2PLD641 2740 2741 Lake port Texas Claire Bayou Stars Learning TLA TLA UNSHELVED Book Lynn KAPCO Express Publ Info REFRT Festival Designs 1939 2038 2039 2138 2239 2338 2339 2438 2539 2638 26201539 2738

Fro- zen Light 2735

CoLibri FIESTA System Mango Child's UT Tales Sylvan Lexis Mergent Spirit Blocks Amber Enslow North Languages World Dell FIS Monkey Rock! Press 2Go! Nexis America Human- Way 1935 2034 2035 2134 Delaney 2234 2235 2334 2335 2434Inc. 2435 Find- 2535 2634 2734 ities Educ away Take CAFE Texas Texas Book Annick Lucas Biblio- Northern Success/ Care Rosen Indus Labs Microg. DKC House Press Miller 1933 Publ/ Teacher 2132 2133 2232 2233 2332 2333 2432 Gum- 2532 2533TCEQ 2632 2633 2732 Stop Created Falling Power Texserve drop Maga- Cinco Think- (Dallas Multi- TRAC IImage Spirit Kids Amigos zine Puntos OCLC map Cox County ChargerX SJB SYSTEMS Retr. Lala 1931 2030 2031 2130 2131 2230 2231 23Schools)30 2331 2430 2431 2530 25Subsc.31 2630 2631 2730 2731

Silve- Piel Gamadin Brain TLA Oxford Komatsu leaf Canela Sci-Fi UNTCI fuse TAIIG UP Resorts 1927 2327 2626 2627 Peru Baker 2426 2427 2526 2527 2726 2727 ABC- ABC- Book Zytron ABDO ABDO Systems & CLIO CLIO Over- Russ- 2724 2725 Key Family Trinity Sirsi 2624 word Sebco looked Search Library Library stone Taylor Dynix Harr- Books Furn. ington

1923 2022 2023 2122 2123 2222 2223 2323 2422 2423 2522 2523 2622LC 2623 2722 2723

AtoZ News- NY The data- Bank Child- Times SLJ/LJ Library Child- HEB 2617 2716 1917 Info- Creative Library bases Noodle TESCO JrLibraryGuild Corp. ren's Base Company Mackin ren's Tools Design HornBook - Plus NLM TLC Plus Read 3 1915 2014 2015 2114 2115 2215 2315 2415 2514 2515 2615 2714 2715

Big Sue Margaret History JGD Road- Mary Siezure Springer #1_Private JPCooke BigCozy WhiteBird Basch KornPop Timber 2211Young 2310Clauder 2311Press 2313Petit 2410 2411 2413 2510Runner 2511Grace 2513 2610 2611 2613 2710Moment Book Bell- 2010Club Crab- Rainbow wether Tree The Norwood Book Library House Store 1909 2008 2009 2109

Mason Jump! Amicus Crest 1907 2006 2007 2106 Tower View TOWER VIEW BAG CHECK 2000Escue ENTRANCE

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 53 Polaris Library Systems ...... 1109 Document Delivery Systems TeachingBooks.net...... 1449 Renaissance Learning ...... 1322 Cover One ...... 1934 Texas SUCCESS / Digital Knowledge TRACSYSTEMS, inc...... 2530 DLSG at Image Access ...... 1431 Central ...... 1933 WT Cox Information Services, Inc...... 2231 FaxScan24 Fax & Scan Service ...... 1201 Tongfang Knowledge Network Technology ....2627 Databases – Bibliographic Northern Micrographics ...... 2432 OPAC Baker & Taylor/ YBP Library Services ...... 2223 Electronic Imaging Systems Alexandria by Companion Corporation ...... 1123 EBSCO Information Services ...... 1215 IImage Retrieval, Inc...... 2630 Biblionix ...... 1333 LexisNexis ...... 2334 Indus MIS, Inc...... 2332 Book Systems, Inc...... 2222 MARCIVE, Inc...... 2342 ProQuest ...... 1139 Media Flex - OPALS - CERF ...... 1607 National Library of Medicine ...... 1915 Stars Information Solutions ...... 2338 Polaris Library Systems ...... 1109 Texas SUCCESS / Digital Knowledge Zytron Imaging Services ...... 2626 SirsiDynix ...... 2523 TLC - Th e Library Corporation ...... 2415 Central ...... 1933 Internet Services Databases – Electronic Print-Cost Recovery AtoZdatabases ...... 2716 ABC-CLIO ...... 2123 AWE ...... 1409 Electronics for Imaging – EFI ...... 2548 AtoZdatabases ...... 2716 Basch Subscriptions Inc., A Prenax TRACSYSTEMS, inc...... 2530 BiblioLabs ...... 2333 Company/Th e Reference Shelf ...... 2611 Retrospective Conversion Biblionix ...... 1333 Brainfuse ...... 2427 Alexandria by Companion Corporation ...... 1123 Britannica Digital Learning ...... 1430 EnvisionWare ...... 1906 Biblionix ...... 1333 Cavendish Square ...... 1223 FamilySearch ...... 2422 Book Systems, Inc...... 2222 EBSCO Information Services ...... 1215 National Library of Medicine ...... 1915 L4U Library Software ...... 2242 Emerald Group Publishing, Inc...... 1001 SirsiDynix ...... 2523 MARCIVE, Inc...... 2342 Gale Cengage Learning ...... 1023 Texas SUCCESS / Digital Knowledge Mitinet Library Services ...... 2442 Central ...... 1933 Infobase Learning ...... 2014 Web Products Media Flex - OPALS - CERF ...... 1607 Texserve...... 2330 Mitinet Library Services ...... 2442 Vocabulary.com ...... 2131 #1 Private Tutor ...... 2411 Amigos Library Services ...... 2230 MyHeritage- WorldVitalRecords ...... 1932 Library Automated Systems Polaris Library Systems ...... 1109 Brainfuse ...... 2427 3M Library Systems ...... 1209 Education Week ...... 2443 PolicyMap ...... 1101 Alexandria by Companion Corporation ...... 1123 Scholastic Library Publishing Digital ...... 1622 Evanced Solutions ...... 1509 Biblionix ...... 1333 Humanities Texas ...... 2633 Springer ...... 2410 Book Systems, Inc...... 2222 TeachingBooks.net...... 1449 Innovative Interfaces, Inc...... 1230 CoLibri System North America Inc...... 2434 NewsBank, Inc...... 1917 Texas SUCCESS / Digital Knowledge Cultural Surroundings ...... 1415 Central ...... 1933 NoodleTools ...... 2715 EnvisionWare ...... 1906 Tongfang Knowledge Network Technology ....2627 OCLC ...... 2130 FaxScan24 Fax & Scan Service ...... 1201 Vocabulary.com ...... 2131 OverDrive Inc...... 1340 Gale Cengage Learning ...... 1023 World Book, Inc...... 1009 PolicyMap ...... 1101 Innovative Interfaces, Inc...... 1230 Renaissance Learning ...... 1322 Databases – Full Text L4U Library Software ...... 2242 SirsiDynix ...... 2523 Amigos Library Services ...... 2230 Media Flex - OPALS - CERF ...... 1607 TLC - Th e Library Corporation ...... 2415 EBSCO Information Services ...... 1215 mk Sorting Systems ...... 2546 Vocabulary.com ...... 2131 Emerald Group Publishing, Inc...... 1001 Polaris Library Systems ...... 1109 Books, Periodicals, Documents National Library of Medicine ...... 1915 SirsiDynix ...... 2523 NewsBank, Inc...... 1917 Tech Logic ...... 1130 ADA ProQuest ...... 1139 TLC - Th e Library Corporation ...... 2415 National Federation of the Blind Texas State Library & Archives Multimedia of Texas, Newsline ...... 2340 Commission ...... 1208 American Government Books Texas SUCCESS / Digital Knowledge Britannica Digital Learning ...... 1430 Central ...... 1933 OverDrive Inc...... 1340 Driving on the Right Side of the Road ...... 1455 Tongfang Knowledge Network Technology ....2627 ProQuest ...... 1139 Art Books Database Preparation Tech Logic ...... 1130 Abrams Books for Young Readers/ Amulet Books/Abrams Appleseed...... 1447 MARCIVE, Inc...... 2342 Online Search Services Sterling Publishing ...... 1746 Tongfang Knowledge Network Technology ....2627 Amigos Library Services ...... 2230 Wow Productions ...... 1752 Debit Vend Card Terminals Basch Subscriptions Inc., A Prenax Company/Th e Reference Shelf ...... 2611 Book Jobbers Electronics for Imaging – EFI ...... 2548 Britannica Digital Learning ...... 1430 the Book House, Inc ...... 2132 TRACSYSTEMS, inc...... 2530 Education Week ...... 2443 Bound To Stay Bound Books ...... 1015 Digital Book Scanners Evanced Solutions ...... 1509 Children’s Plus, Inc...... 2514, 2515 DLSG at Image Access ...... 1431 Mitinet Library Services ...... 2442 Davidson Titles, Inc...... 1309 IImage Retrieval, Inc...... 2630 MyHeritage- WorldVitalRecords ...... 1932 Garrett Book Company ...... 1831 Indus MIS, Inc...... 2332 Northern Micrographics ...... 2432 Gumdrop Books ...... 2431 Stars Information Solutions ...... 2338 ProQuest ...... 1139 Keystone Books & Media ...... 1923 Zytron Imaging Services ...... 2626 SirsiDynix ...... 2523 Mackin Educational Resources ...... 2115

54 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 Perma-Bound Books...... 1515 Firefl y Books, Ltd...... 1538 World Book, Inc...... 1009 Rainbow Book Company ...... 2109 Gareth Stevens Publishing, Inc...... 2042 Wow Productions ...... 1752 Scholastic Book Fairs, Inc...... 1623/1723 Garrett Book Company ...... 1831 Comic Books Sebco Books ...... 2323 Groundwood Books ...... 1339 Andrews McMeel Publishing ...... 1647 Business Books Gumdrop Books ...... 2431 Publisher Spotlight ...... 1422 Half Price Books ...... 2241 the Book House, Inc ...... 2132 Cookbooks HarperCollins Children’s Books ...... 1738 Emerald Group Publishing, Inc...... 1001 Charlesbridge ...... 2440 HarperCollins Publishers ...... 1739 Th e History Press ...... 2311 Holiday House ...... 1432 Chronicle Books ...... 1832 CD-ROM Houghton Miffl in Harcourt ...... 1730 HarperCollins Publishers ...... 1739 Combined Book Exhibit ...... 1639 Independent Publishers Group ...... 1141 Pelican Publishing Company ...... 1323 Driving on the Right Side of the Road ...... 1455 James Lorimer & Company Ltd...... 2240 Sterling Publishing ...... 1746 LibrarySkills, Inc...... 1733 JGD Publishing LLC ...... 2313 Wild Horse Media Group ...... 2722 Children’s Books Jump! ...... 1907 Foreign Language Books – Asian/Indian ABDO ...... 2022/2023 Junior Library Guild ...... 2315 Asia for Kids/Culture for Kids/ Abrams Books for Young Readers/ Keystone Books & Media ...... 1923 Master Comm...... 1235 Amulet Books/Abrams Appleseed...... 1447 Lectorum Publications, Inc...... 1135 Star Bright Books ...... 1742 Albert Whitman & Company ...... 1548 Lerner Publishing Group ...... 1222 Foreign Language Books – Spanish Amicus ...... 2006 Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ...... 1632 Arte Público Press ...... 1633 Andrews McMeel Publishing ...... 1647 Lucas Miller, Singing Zoologist ...... 2233 Asia for Kids/Culture for Kids/ Annick Press ...... 2232 Mackin Educational Resources ...... 2115 Master Comm...... 1235 Arte Público Press ...... 1633 Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group .....1439 BiblioLabs ...... 2333 August House Publishers ...... 1527 Martha Hannah, Medieval Comedienne BookLingual ...... 1355 & Stand-Up Historian ...... 1301 Authors Tim Tingle and Greg Rodgers ...... 1830 By Grace Enterprises...... 1652 Matthew Gollub Books & Dynamic Bearport Publishing ...... 2039 Cavendish Square ...... 1223 Bear’s Flower ...... 1453 Author Assemblies ...... 1452 Maverick Books, Inc...... 1043 Charlesbridge ...... 2440 Bellwether Learning ...... 1909 Child’s Play ...... 1940 Bellwether Media ...... 1909 Norwood House Press ...... 2008 Orca Book Publishers ...... 1547 Cinco Puntos Press ...... 1931 Big Timber Book Club ...... 2010 DLB Educational Corporation ...... 1930 Black Rabbit Books ...... 1641 Parkhurst Brothers Publishers ...... 1941 Peachtree Publishers, Ltd...... 1435 Escue & Associates ...... 2000 Bloomsbury Children’s Books ...... 1440 Groundwood Books ...... 1339 Bound To Stay Bound Books ...... 1015 Pelican Publishing Company ...... 1323 Penguin Young Readers Group ...... 1540/1543 Independent Publishers Group ...... 1141 Boyds Mills Press ...... 1630 Keystone Books & Media ...... 1923 Brain Hive, LLC ...... 1648 Th e Penworthy Company ...... 1234 Perma-Bound Books...... 1515 Lectorum Publications, Inc...... 1135 Brainstorm ...... 1909 Lerner Publishing Group ...... 1222 By Grace Enterprises...... 1652 Publisher Spotlight ...... 1422 Publishers Group West ...... 1339 Matthew Gollub Books & Dynamic Candlewick Press ...... 1840 Author Assemblies ...... 1452 Rainbow Book Company ...... 2109 Capstone ...... 1613 Overlooked Books...... 2522 Random House, Inc...... 1530-1531 Cavendish Square ...... 1223 Peachtree Publishers, Ltd...... 1435 Th e RoadRunner Press ...... 2510 Charlesbridge ...... 2440 Perma-Bound Books...... 1515 Rosen Publishing/Power Kids ...... 2030 Cherry Lake Publishing/ Publishers Group West ...... 1339 Sleeping Bear Press ...... 2038 Rourke Publishing Group ...... 1231 Rainbow Book Company ...... 2109 Children’s Plus, Inc...... 2514, 2515 Scholastic Book Fairs, Inc...... 1623/1723 Rosen Publishing/Power Kids ...... 2030 Child’s Play ...... 1940 Scholastic Library Publishing Digital ...... 1622 Star Bright Books ...... 1742 Th e Child’s World Books ...... 2034 Scholastic Trade Books ...... 1823 Sylvan Dell Publishing ...... 2235 Chronicle Books ...... 1832 Sebco Books ...... 2323 Cinco Puntos Press ...... 1931 Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing .....1841 Foreign Language Books - Other Collaborative Summer Library Program .....1809 Sourcebooks, Inc...... 1132 Asia for Kids/Culture for Kids/ Combined Book Exhibit ...... 1639 Southwest Book Company ...... 2138 Master Comm...... 1235 Crabtree Publishing Company ...... 2009 Star Bright Books ...... 1742 Child’s Play ...... 1940 Th e Creative Company ...... 2015 Sterling Publishing ...... 1746 Mackin Educational Resources ...... 2115 Davidson Titles, Inc...... 1309 Sunfl ower Seeds Press ...... 1655 Overlooked Books...... 2522 Debbie Leland ...... 1555 Sylvan Dell Publishing ...... 2235 Star Bright Books ...... 1742 Debra Frasier ...... 1700 Teacher Created Materials Library ...... 2031 General Books Delaney Educational Enterprises, Inc...... 2133 Tilbury House Publishers...... 1546 Andrews McMeel Publishing ...... 1647 Disney-Hyperion ...... 1640 Tor/Forge Books ...... 1448 Bayou Publishing ...... 2239 DLB Educational Corporation ...... 1930 Tyndale House Publishers ...... 1643 Brodart Company ...... 1423 Driving on the Right Side of the Road ...... 1455 Upstart ...... 1815 Cherry Lake Publishing/ Eerdmans Books for Young Readers ...... 1446 VIS Enterprises ...... 1811 Sleeping Bear Press ...... 2038 Egmont USA ...... 1646 Weigl Publishers Inc...... 1510 Chronicle Books ...... 1832 Enslow Publishers, Inc...... 2035 White Bird Publications ...... 2610 Combined Book Exhibit ...... 1639 Escue & Associates ...... 2000 Wild Horse Media Group ...... 2722 Firefl y Books, Ltd...... 1538

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 55 Hachette Book Group ...... 1635 Escue & Associates ...... 2000 Boyds Mills Press ...... 1630 Half Price Books ...... 2241 Parkhurst Brothers Publishers ...... 1941 Brainstorm ...... 1909 HarperCollins Publishers ...... 1739 Seizure of the Moment ...... 2710 Candlewick Press ...... 1840 Th e History Press ...... 2311 Upstart ...... 1815 Capstone ...... 1613 Independent Publishers Group ...... 1141 VIS Enterprises ...... 1811 Cavendish Square ...... 1223 Ingram Content Group ...... 1922 Journals Cherry Lake Publishing/ Sleeping Bear Press ...... 2038 Keystone Books & Media ...... 1923 Cover One ...... 1934 Th e Creative Company ...... 2015 Macmillan - Adult...... 1438 EBSCO Information Services ...... 1215 Enslow Publishers, Inc...... 2035 Mason Crest, an imprint of National Education Week ...... 2443 Highlights Inc ...... 2007 Escue & Associates ...... 2000 Emerald Group Publishing, Inc...... 1001 Parkhurst Brothers Publishers ...... 1941 Gareth Stevens Publishing, Inc...... 2042 Th e New York Times ...... 2617 Penguin Group (USA) ...... 1541 Garrett Book Company ...... 1831 Oxford University Press ...... 2527 Penguin Young Readers Group ...... 1540/1543 HarperCollins Children’s Books ...... 1738 SAGE and Adam Matthew ...... 1408 Th e Penworthy Company ...... 1234 HarperCollins Publishers ...... 1739 Springer ...... 2410 Publishers Group West ...... 1339 Th e History Press ...... 2311 Taylor & Francis Group ...... 1349 Random House, Inc...... 1530-1531 Houghton Miffl in Harcourt ...... 1730 Tongfang Knowledge Network Technology ....2627 Th e RoadRunner Press ...... 2510 Infobase Learning ...... 2014 University of Texas Press ...... 2134 Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing .....1841 James Lorimer & Company Ltd...... 2240 Young Adult Library Services Association ....2441 Sourcebooks, Inc...... 1132 Jump! ...... 1907 Texas Tech University Press ...... 1838 Large Print Books Lerner Publishing Group ...... 1222 Tor/Forge Books ...... 1448 Gareth Stevens Publishing, Inc...... 2042 Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group .....1439 University of Texas Press ...... 2134 Random House, Inc...... 1530-1531 Mason Crest, an imprint of National U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services ....2642 Library Science Texts Highlights Inc ...... 2007 Wild Horse Media Group ...... 2722 ABC-CLIO ...... 2123 Pelican Publishing Company ...... 1323 World Book, Inc...... 1009 Enslow Publishers, Inc...... 2035 Rosen Publishing/Power Kids ...... 2030 General Magazines OCLC ...... 2130 Rourke Publishing Group ...... 1231 Boyds Mills Press ...... 1630 Unshelved ...... 2339 Scholastic Library Publishing Digital ...... 1622 Sebco Books ...... 2323 Combined Book Exhibit ...... 1639 Literature and Criticism Education Week ...... 2443 Seizure of the Moment ...... 2710 Cinco Puntos Press ...... 1931 Sterling Publishing ...... 1746 WT Cox Information Services, Inc...... 2231 Enslow Publishers, Inc...... 2035 Government Documents Teacher Created Materials Library ...... 2031 Gale Cengage Learning ...... 1023 Tyndale House Publishers ...... 1643 NewsBank, Inc...... 1917 Literacy Kits Weigl Publishers Inc...... 1510 PolicyMap ...... 1101 NoodleTools ...... 2715 Wild Horse Media Group ...... 2722 Texas State Library & Archives Commission ...... 1208 World Book, Inc...... 1009 White Bird Publications ...... 2610 Graphic Novels Manga Out-Of-Print Books ABDO ...... 2022/2023 Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ...... 1632 Half Price Books ...... 2241 Abrams Books for Young Readers/ Microfi lm/fi che Paperbacks Amulet Books/Abrams Appleseed...... 1447 Indus MIS, Inc...... 2332 Albert Whitman & Company ...... 1548 Andrews McMeel Publishing ...... 1647 Stars Information Solutions ...... 2338 Bear’s Flower ...... 1453 BiblioLabs ...... 2333 Music/Music Reference Bellwether Learning ...... 1909 Bloomsbury Children’s Books ...... 1440 Texas A&M University Press ...... 2141 Big Timber Book Club ...... 2010 Candlewick Press ...... 1840 Bloomsbury Children’s Books ...... 1440 Mystery Books Capstone ...... 1613 Boyds Mills Press ...... 1630 Chronicle Books ...... 1832 Albert Whitman & Company ...... 1548 Charlesbridge ...... 2440 Crabtree Publishing Company ...... 2009 HarperCollins Publishers ...... 1739 Th e Creative Company ...... 2015 Disney-Hyperion ...... 1640 Orca Book Publishers ...... 1547 Disney-Hyperion ...... 1640 Houghton Miffl in Harcourt ...... 1730 Th e RoadRunner Press ...... 2510 Firefl y Books, Ltd...... 1538 Lerner Publishing Group ...... 1222 Tor/Forge Books ...... 1448 HarperCollins Children’s Books ...... 1738 Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group .....1439 White Bird Publications ...... 2610 Holiday House ...... 1432 Orca Book Publishers ...... 1547 Nonfi ction Houghton Miffl in Harcourt ...... 1730 Perma-Bound Books...... 1515 #1 Private Tutor ...... 2411 Lectorum Publications, Inc...... 1135 Publisher Spotlight ...... 1422 ABC-CLIO ...... 2123 Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ...... 1632 Publishers Group West ...... 1339 ABDO ...... 2022/2023 Mackin Educational Resources ...... 2115 Rourke Publishing Group ...... 1231 Amicus ...... 2006 Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group .....1439 Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing .....1841 Annick Press ...... 2232 Maverick Books, Inc...... 1043 Unshelved ...... 2339 Arte Público Press ...... 1633 Norwood House Press ...... 2008 Instructional Books Bayou Publishing ...... 2239 Orca Book Publishers ...... 1547 #1 Private Tutor ...... 2411 Bearport Publishing ...... 2039 Peachtree Publishers, Ltd...... 1435 Brain Hive, LLC ...... 1648 Bellwether Learning ...... 1909 Penguin Young Readers Group ...... 1540/1543 Crabtree Publishing Company ...... 2009 Bellwether Media ...... 1909 Sylvan Dell Publishing ...... 2235

56 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 Teacher Created Materials Library ...... 2031 Cherry Lake Publishing/ Annick Press ...... 2232 Tor/Forge Books ...... 1448 Sleeping Bear Press ...... 2038 Arte Público Press ...... 1633 Tyndale House Publishers ...... 1643 Springer ...... 2410 Authors Tim Tingle and Greg Rodgers ...... 1830 Weigl Publishers Inc...... 1510 Self Help Books Big Timber Book Club ...... 2010 White Bird Publications ...... 2610 #1 Private Tutor ...... 2411 Bloomsbury Children’s Books ...... 1440 Poetry Books Bear’s Flower ...... 1453 Bound To Stay Bound Books ...... 1015 Bear’s Flower ...... 1453 Lectorum Publications, Inc...... 1135 Candlewick Press ...... 1840 Boyds Mills Press ...... 1630 Peachtree Publishers, Ltd...... 1435 Capstone ...... 1613 Candlewick Press ...... 1840 Small Press Cherry Lake Publishing/ Sleeping Bear Press ...... 2038 Charlesbridge ...... 2440 Arte Público Press ...... 1633 Children’s Plus, Inc...... 2514, 2515 HarperCollins Children’s Books ...... 1738 Bayou Publishing ...... 2239 Th e Child’s World Books ...... 2034 Norwood House Press ...... 2008 By Grace Enterprises...... 1652 Chronicle Books ...... 1832 Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing .....1841 Children’s Plus, Inc...... 2514, 2515 Cinco Puntos Press ...... 1931 Sourcebooks, Inc...... 1132 Combined Book Exhibit ...... 1639 Collaborative Summer Library Program .....1809 Political Science Books Gamadin Sci-Fi Adventure Book Series ...... 1927 Th e Creative Company ...... 2015 Parkhurst Brothers Publishers ...... 1941 Overlooked Books...... 2522 Davidson Titles, Inc...... 1309 Texas A&M University Press ...... 2141 Parkhurst Brothers Publishers ...... 1941 Delaney Educational Enterprises, Inc...... 2133 Reference Th e Penworthy Company ...... 1234 Disney-Hyperion ...... 1640 ABC-CLIO ...... 2123 Th e RoadRunner Press ...... 2510 DLB Educational Corporation ...... 1930 AtoZdatabases ...... 2716 Star Bright Books ...... 1742 Eerdmans Books for Young Readers ...... 1446 Bayou Publishing ...... 2239 Sports and Fitness Books Egmont USA ...... 1646 Britannica Digital Learning ...... 1430 Bellwether Media ...... 1909 Enslow Publishers, Inc...... 2035 Cavendish Square ...... 1223 Brainstorm ...... 1909 Escue & Associates ...... 2000 Th e Child’s World Books ...... 2034 James Lorimer & Company Ltd...... 2240 Firefl y Books, Ltd...... 1538 Delaney Educational Enterprises, Inc...... 2133 Norwood House Press ...... 2008 Gamadin Sci-Fi Adventure Book Series ...... 1927 DLB Educational Corporation ...... 1930 Rourke Publishing Group ...... 1231 Gareth Stevens Publishing, Inc...... 2042 Firefl y Books, Ltd...... 1538 Tyndale House Publishers ...... 1643 Garrett Book Company ...... 1831 Gale Cengage Learning ...... 1023 Subscription Agencies Groundwood Books ...... 1339 Gareth Stevens Publishing, Inc...... 2042 Gumdrop Books ...... 2431 Basch Subscriptions Inc., A Prenax Half Price Books ...... 2241 Gumdrop Books ...... 2431 Company/Th e Reference Shelf ...... 2611 Harlequin Enterprises, Ltd...... 1649 Infobase Learning ...... 2014 EBSCO Information Services ...... 1215 HarperCollins Children’s Books ...... 1738 Junior Library Guild ...... 2315 Magazine Subscription Service Agency ...... 2531 Holiday House ...... 1432 Mason Crest, an imprint of National NoodleTools ...... 2715 Highlights Inc ...... 2007 Houghton Miffl in Harcourt ...... 1730 WT Cox Information Services, Inc...... 2231 MyHeritage- WorldVitalRecords ...... 1932 Infobase Learning ...... 2014 National Federation of the Blind Texana James Lorimer & Company Ltd...... 2240 of Texas, Newsline ...... 2340 Authors Tim Tingle and Greg Rodgers ...... 1830 Junior Library Guild ...... 2315 NewsBank, Inc...... 1917 Debbie Leland ...... 1555 Keystone Books & Media ...... 1923 OCLC ...... 2130 Th e History Press ...... 2311 Lectorum Publications, Inc...... 1135 Oxford University Press ...... 2527 Overlooked Books...... 2522 Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ...... 1632 Rainbow Book Company ...... 2109 Pelican Publishing Company ...... 1323 Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group .....1439 Scholastic Library Publishing Digital ...... 1622 Recorded Books, LLC ...... 1523 Mason Crest, an imprint of National Sourcebooks, Inc...... 1132 Rosen Publishing/Power Kids ...... 2030 Highlights Inc ...... 2007 Take Care of Texas ...... 2533 Texas A&M University Press ...... 2141 Orca Book Publishers ...... 1547 World Book, Inc...... 1009 Texas Tech University Press ...... 1838 Peachtree Publishers, Ltd...... 1435 Religion University of Texas Press ...... 2134 Pelican Publishing Company ...... 1323 Eerdmans Books for Young Readers ...... 1446 VIS Enterprises ...... 1811 Penguin Young Readers Group ...... 1540/1543 Independent Publishers Group ...... 1141 Travel Books Perma-Bound Books...... 1515 Tyndale House Publishers ...... 1643 JGD Publishing LLC ...... 2313 Publisher Spotlight ...... 1422 Publishers Group West ...... 1339 Scholarly Books University Presses Rainbow Book Company ...... 2109 ABC-CLIO ...... 2123 the Book House, Inc ...... 2132 Random House, Inc...... 1530-1531 Independent Publishers Group ...... 1141 Oxford University Press ...... 2527 Th e RoadRunner Press ...... 2510 Oxford University Press ...... 2527 Texas A&M University Press ...... 2141 Rosen Publishing/Power Kids ...... 2030 SAGE and Adam Matthew ...... 1408 Texas Tech University Press ...... 1838 Rourke Publishing Group ...... 1231 Taylor & Francis Group ...... 1349 University of Texas Press ...... 2134 Scholastic Book Fairs, Inc...... 1623/1723 Texas Tech University Press ...... 1838 Young Adult Books Scholastic Trade Books ...... 1823 University of Texas Press ...... 2134 Abrams Books for Young Readers/ Sebco Books ...... 2323 Scientifi c and Technical Books Amulet Books/Abrams Appleseed...... 1447 Seizure of the Moment ...... 2710 the Book House, Inc ...... 2132 Albert Whitman & Company ...... 1548 Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing .....1841 Amicus ...... 2006 Sourcebooks, Inc...... 1132

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 57 Southwest Book Company ...... 2138 Bretford Manufacturing ...... 1910 Th e Penworthy Company ...... 1234 Sterling Publishing ...... 1746 Brodart Company ...... 1423 Piel Canela Peru Fair Trade Texas A&M University Press ...... 2141 Camcor, Inc...... 1908 Organization ...... 2727 Texas Tech University Press ...... 1838 Children’s Factory ...... 1807 Stop Falling Productions ...... 2731 Tor/Forge Books ...... 1448 Cultural Surroundings ...... 1415 Rubber Stamps Townsend Press, Inc...... 1553 Demco ...... 1713 JP Cooke Company ...... 2413 White Bird Publications ...... 2610 DEMCO Interiors ...... 1713 Security Systems Equipment, Furniture, & Supplies Gaylord Bros., Inc...... 1115 Hidell Associates Architects ...... 1232 3M Library Systems ...... 1209 ADA Equipment INDECO Sales / Maco Manufacturing ...... 1131 Demco ...... 1713 Cultural Surroundings ...... 1415 Library Design Systems ...... 2215 DEMCO Interiors ...... 1713 Spacesaver/Southwest Solutions Group ...... 1334 Library Interiors by Hoff man ...... 2513 EnvisionWare ...... 1906 Vance Hunt Libraries ...... 1041 Library Interiors Of Texas ...... 1707 Library Interiors Of Texas ...... 1707 Archival Products Th e Library Store, Inc ...... 2106 mk Sorting Systems ...... 2546 TRACSYSTEMS, inc...... 2530 BiblioLabs ...... 2333 Libra-Tech Corporation ...... 1247 CoLibri System North America Inc...... 2434 Russwood Library Furniture ...... 2623 Shelving DLSG at Image Access ...... 1431 Spacesaver/Southwest Solutions Group ...... 1334 A. Bargas & Associates, LLC ...... 1426 Gaylord Bros., Inc...... 1115 TESCO Industries, Inc...... 2114 Bretford Manufacturing ...... 1910 IImage Retrieval, Inc...... 2630 Trinity Library Resources ...... 2423 Children’s Factory ...... 1807 KAPCO Book Protection ...... 1939 University Products Inc...... 1335 Cultural Surroundings ...... 1415 SAGE and Adam Matthew ...... 1408 Vance Hunt Libraries ...... 1041 DEMCO Interiors ...... 1713 University Products Inc...... 1335 Library Promotional Products Gaylord Bros., Inc...... 1115 Bookmarks/Reading Promotional Gifts Demco ...... 1713 INDECO Sales / Maco Manufacturing ...... 1131 Library Design Systems ...... 2215 Collaborative Summer Library Program .....1809 Gale Cengage Learning ...... 1023 Library Interiors by Hoff man ...... 2513 iREAD Summer Reading ...... 1835 iREAD Summer Reading ...... 1835 Library Interiors Of Texas ...... 1707 JP Cooke Company ...... 2413 JP Cooke Company ...... 2413 LibrarySkills, Inc...... 1733 Lerner Publishing Group ...... 1222 Th e Library Store, Inc ...... 2106 ReadingRacers.com ...... 2343 LibrarySkills, Inc...... 1733 Libra-Tech Corporation ...... 1247 SJB Productions ...... 2430 ReadingRacers.com ...... 2343 Russwood Library Furniture ...... 2623 Spirit Monkey ...... 2435 Upstart ...... 1815 Spacesaver/Southwest Solutions Group ...... 1334 Upstart ...... 1815 Young Adult Library Services Association ....2441 TESCO Industries, Inc...... 2114 Trinity Library Resources ...... 2423 Young Adult Library Services Association ....2441 Microfi lm Equipment Vance Hunt Libraries ...... 1041 Bookmobiles Indus MIS, Inc...... 2332 Signs INDECO Sales / Maco Manufacturing ...... 1131 Stars Information Solutions ...... 2338 Cultural Surroundings ...... 1415 Book Repair Zytron Imaging Services ...... 2626 LibrarySkills, Inc...... 1733 Micrographic Equipment CoLibri System North America Inc...... 2434 Libra-Tech Corporation ...... 1247 Cover One ...... 1934 Indus MIS, Inc...... 2332 Vance Hunt Libraries ...... 1041 Demco ...... 1713 Stars Information Solutions ...... 2338 Specialty/Personal Items (Jewelry/ Gaylord Bros., Inc...... 1115 Zytron Imaging Services ...... 2626 Accessories/Misc.) KAPCO Book Protection ...... 1939 Mobile Storage University Products Inc...... 1335 Amber Way Jewelry Company ...... 2734 A. Bargas & Associates, LLC ...... 1426 Claire Lynn Designs ...... 2738 Carpet & Floor Coverings Camcor, Inc...... 1908 Majeza Jewelry Cleaner & PYT DEMCO Interiors ...... 1713 DEMCO Interiors ...... 1713 Styling Tools ...... 2742 Clothing INDECO Sales / Maco Manufacturing ...... 1131 Karen & Company, LLC ...... 2750 Frozen Light ...... 2735 Library Design Systems ...... 2215 Seizure of the Moment ...... 2710 Th e Gift Solution ...... 2741 Library Interiors Of Texas ...... 1707 Silpada Designs Jewelry ...... 2648 Maverick Books, Inc...... 1043 Libra-Tech Corporation ...... 1247 Silverleaf Resorts ...... 2726 Piel Canela Peru Fair Trade MultiCharger-X ...... 2331 Stop Falling Productions ...... 2731 Organization ...... 2727 Spacesaver/Southwest Solutions Group ...... 1334 Storage Systems Spirit Lala ...... 2730 Offi ce Equipment (Copiers, A. Bargas & Associates, LLC ...... 1426 Stop Falling Productions ...... 2731 Telephones, Fax) INDECO Sales / Maco Manufacturing ...... 1131 Decorative Items – Artwork/Posters/ Electronics for Imaging – EFI ...... 2548 Library Design Systems ...... 2215 Miscellaneous FaxScan24 Fax & Scan Service ...... 1201 Spacesaver/Southwest Solutions Group ...... 1334 Frozen Light ...... 2735 MultiCharger-X ...... 2331 Supplies TRACSYSTEMS, inc...... 2530 LibrarySkills, Inc...... 1733 Brodart Company ...... 1423 Spirit Monkey ...... 2435 Puppets Children’s Factory ...... 1807 Furniture Children’s Factory ...... 1807 CoLibri System North America Inc...... 2434 720 Design...... 1331 Overlooked Books...... 2522 Demco ...... 1713 A. Bargas & Associates, LLC ...... 1426 Gaylord Bros., Inc...... 1115

58 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 JP Cooke Company ...... 2413 Bookfair Services Interlibrary Loan Services KAPCO Book Protection ...... 1939 Book Festivals of Texas ...... 2443 Zytron Imaging Services ...... 2626 Th e Library Store, Inc ...... 2106 Scholastic Book Fairs, Inc...... 1623/1723 Libraries & Library Organizations University Products Inc...... 1335 Southwest Book Company ...... 2138 Austin Public Library...... 1310 Toys, Games, and Puzzles Collection Development CTLS, Inc ...... 2341 Blocks Rock! ...... 2535 Baker & Taylor/ YBP Library Services ...... 2223 Harrington Library Consortium ...... 2622 Children’s Factory ...... 1807 BiblioLabs ...... 2333 LearningExpress, LLC ...... 2438 Evanced Solutions ...... 1509 Brodart Company ...... 1423 Storybook Th eatre ...... 1602 iREAD Summer Reading ...... 1835 Davidson Titles, Inc...... 1309 Library Schools Maverick Books, Inc...... 1043 Follett ...... 1315 Sam Houston State University - ReadingRacers.com ...... 2343 Ingram Content Group ...... 1922 Department of Library Science ...... 1926 Spirit Monkey ...... 2435 Junior Library Guild ...... 2315 Texas Woman’s University - School of Upstart ...... 1815 OverDrive Inc...... 1340 Library and Information Studies ...... 1735 Services Consultants University of North Texas College of Information ...... 2426 720 Design...... 1331 Architects Library Promotion 720 Design...... 1331 AWE ...... 1409 CTLS, Inc ...... 2341 EasyBib.com ...... 1332 Dewberry Architects Inc...... 1731 Half Price Books ...... 2241 Godfrey’s Associates, Inc...... 1100 Dewberry Architects Inc...... 1731 Elizabeth Ellis, Storyteller ...... 1943 H-E-B Read 3: Grow Young Minds, Hidell Associates Architects ...... 1232 Read 3 Times a Week...... 1031 Godfrey’s Associates, Inc...... 1100 Komatsu Architecture ...... 2327 LearningExpress, LLC ...... 2438 Harrington Library Consortium ...... 2622 Pro Forma Architecture, Inc...... 1241 ReadingRacers.com ...... 2343 Hidell Associates Architects ...... 1232 Associations Society of Children’s Book Writers Library Interiors Of Texas ...... 1707 Young Adult Library Services Association ....2441 and Illustrators - Texas Chapters ...... 1942 Libra-Tech Corporation ...... 1247 Literacy & Teaching Aids Author Visits mk Sorting Systems ...... 2546 Authors Tim Tingle and Greg Rodgers ...... 1830 Pro Forma Architecture, Inc...... 1241 AWE ...... 1409 Billingual Storyteller, Consuelo Book Festivals of Texas ...... 2443 Storyteller, Dan Gibson ...... 1500 Samarripa ...... 1401 Debbie Leland ...... 1555 Texas State Library and Archives EasyBib.com ...... 1332 Debra Frasier ...... 1700 Commission ...... 1208 Evanced Solutions ...... 1509 Gamadin Sci-Fi Adventure Book Series ...... 1927 Vance Hunt Libraries ...... 1041 H-E-B Read 3: Grow Young Minds, JGD Publishing LLC ...... 2313 Database Conversion Read 3 Times a Week...... 1031 Julian Franklin-Library Rat ...... 1501 L4U Library Software ...... 2242 Humanities Texas ...... 2633 Lucas Miller, Singing Zoologist ...... 2233 Mitinet Library Services ...... 2442 iREAD Summer Reading ...... 1835 Martha Hannah, Medieval Comedienne Database Preparation LearningExpress, LLC ...... 2438 & Stand-Up Historian ...... 1301 Matthew Gollub Books & Dynamic Matthew Gollub Books & Dynamic MARCIVE, Inc...... 2342 Author Assemblies ...... 1452 Author Assemblies ...... 1452 Mitinet Library Services ...... 2442 National Federation of the Blind SJB Productions ...... 2430 Facilities Management of Texas, Newsline ...... 2340 Society of Children’s Book Writers and I 720 Design...... 1331 NoodleTools ...... 2715 llustrators - Texas Chapters ...... 1942 EnvisionWare ...... 1906 Recorded Books, LLC ...... 1523 Sue Young, Bilingual Storyteller ...... 2211 Pro Forma Architecture, Inc...... 1241 Renaissance Learning ...... 1322 Sunfl ower Seeds Press ...... 1655 Financial Services TeachingBooks.net...... 1449 TeachingBooks.net...... 1449 Vocabulary.com ...... 2131 Wow Productions ...... 1752 Frost Insurance ...... 1102 Moving Companies Book Binderies Mergent, Inc...... 2335 Library Design Systems ...... 2215 Foreign Language Programming Cover One ...... 1934 Vance Hunt Libraries ...... 1041 Northern Micrographics ...... 2432 Mango Languages ...... 1935 Nonprofi t Organization Book Wholesalers Sue Young, Bilingual Storyteller ...... 2211 Book Festivals of Texas ...... 2443 Fundraising Baker & Taylor/ YBP Library Services ...... 2223 Boy Scouts of America ...... 2626 Big Timber Book Club ...... 2010 Big Timber Book Club ...... 2010 Collaborative Summer Library Program .....1809 Brodart Company ...... 1423 Deanan Gourmet Popcorn ...... 1330 CTLS, Inc ...... 2341 Children’s Plus, Inc...... 2514, 2515 Gamadin Sci-Fi Adventure Book Series ...... 1927 Education Week ...... 2443 Davidson Titles, Inc...... 1309 Hidell Associates Architects ...... 1232 FamilySearch ...... 2422 Follett ...... 1315 Komatsu Architecture ...... 2327 Garcia Vasquez Enterprises ...... 2742 Garrett Book Company ...... 1831 NameFrames ...... 2447 iREAD Summer Reading ...... 1835 Ingram Content Group ...... 1922 Pearls With Purpose Foundation ...... 2748 National Federation of the Blind Junior Library Guild ...... 2315 ReadingRacers.com ...... 2343 of Texas, Newsline ...... 2340 OverDrive Inc...... 1340 Silpada Designs Jewelry ...... 2648 National Library of Medicine ...... 1915 Th e Penworthy Company ...... 1234 Southwest Book Company ...... 2138 Pearls With Purpose Foundation ...... 2748

2014 Exhibitor & Buyers Guide Edition: LEAD OUT LOUD 59 Piel Canela Peru Fair Trade T.A.K.S. Presentations Training & Teacher Inservices Organization ...... 2727 Billingual Storyteller, Consuelo Billingual Storyteller, Consuelo PolicyMap ...... 1101 Samarripa ...... 1401 Samarripa ...... 1401 Society of Children’s Book Writers Storybook Th eatre ...... 1602 Elizabeth Ellis, Storyteller ...... 1943 and Illustrators - Texas Chapters ...... 1942 TLA Units & Events Martha Hannah, Medieval Comedienne Seminars, Conferences and Speakers & Stand-Up Historian ...... 1301 TLA 2015 Austin ...... 2639 Renaissance Learning ...... 1322 Amigos Library Services ...... 2230 TLA Black Caucus Round Table ...... 2541 Storybook Th eatre ...... 1602 Book Festivals of Texas ...... 2443 TLA Exhibitor Round Table (ERT) ...... 1700 Storyteller, Kim Lehman ...... 1943 Elizabeth Ellis, Storyteller ...... 1943 TLA New Members Round Table ...... 2542 Sue Young, Bilingual Storyteller ...... 2211 Frost Insurance ...... 1102 TLA Public Libraries Division ...... 2641 Sunfl ower Seeds Press ...... 1655 Martha Hannah, Medieval Comedienne TLA Reference Round Table ...... 2539 TeachingBooks.net...... 1449 & Stand-Up Historian ...... 1301 TLA Small Community Libraries National Library of Medicine ...... 1915 Round Table ...... 2540 Texserve...... 2330 Renaissance Learning ...... 1322 TLA Texas Authors and Illustrators U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services ....2642 SJB Productions ...... 2430 Interest Group ...... 2526 Young Adult Library Services Society of Children’s Book Writers Association...... 2441 and Illustrators - Texas Chapters ...... 1942 Storybook Th eatre ...... 1602 Storyteller, Kim Lehman ...... 1943 Sue Young, Bilingual Storyteller ...... 2211 POST-CONFERENCE RESOURCES Sunfl ower Seeds Press ...... 1655 Texas Book Festival ...... 2638 will be available on www.TXLA.ORG Unshelved ...... 2339 Special Collections • Handouts Th e Creative Company ...... 2015 • Buyers Guide FamilySearch ...... 2422 • 2015 Housing Northern Micrographics ...... 2432 • Conference Evaluation Texas State Library and Archives Commission ...... 1208 imag ine State/Government Agencies PLANNING IS WELL- borate lla Texas State Library and Archives UNDERWAY for TLA 2015. o AUSTINAUSTAUST Commission ...... 1208 c TLA 2015 Austin / Austin CVB ...... 2639 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Make room on your calendar for: Services ...... 2642 te Storytelling & Entertainment APRIL 14-17 innova Authors Tim Tingle and Greg Rodgers ...... 1830 Billingual Storyteller, Consuelo Samarripa ...... 1401 Book Festivals of Texas ...... 2443 TLJ 90:1 Advertisers Elizabeth Ellis, Storyteller ...... 1943 Gamadin Sci-Fi Adventure Book Series ...... 1927 Humanities Texas ...... 2633 AASL ...... Inside Front Cover Julian Franklin-Library Rat ...... 1501 Albert Whitman & COompany ...... (BOOTH 1548) ...... 4 Karen & Company, LLC ...... 2750 Outside Back Cover Kornpop.com ...... 2613 Baker & Taylor/YBP Library Services ...... (BOOTH 2223) ...... Lucas Miller, Singing Zoologist ...... 2233 Boyds Mills Press ...... (BOOTH 1630) ...... 3 Margaret Clauder Presents Mother Carpets for Kids ...... 13 Goose and THE Bookworm ...... 2310 Martha Hannah, Medieval Comedienne Lerner Publishing Group ...... (BOOTH 1222) ...... 19 & Stand-Up Historian ...... 1301 Little, Brown /James Patterson ...... (BOOTH 1632) ...... Inside Back Cover Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators - Texas Chapters ...... 1942 NFB of Texas, Newsline ...... (BOOTH 2340) ...... 15 Storybook Th eatre ...... 1602 On the Avenue Marketing ...... 17 Storyteller, Dan Gibson ...... 1500 Storyteller, Kim Lehman ...... 1943 PBS ...... 14 Sue Young, Bilingual Storyteller ...... 2211 Penguin Young Readers Group ...... (BOOTH 1540/43) ...... 2 Sunfl ower Seeds Press ...... 1655 Policy Map ...... (BOOTH 1101) ...... 5 Unshelved ...... 2339 Texas Woman’s University ...... (BOOTH 1735) ...... 9 University of Texas Press ...... (BOOTH 2134) ...... 7

60 Texas Library Journal • Spring 2014 PA ES TT

— — — — —M —E — — — —

A R

• J S

O M

N

I

D •

D L S E K O SC O HOOL B Don’t miss James Patterson speak at TLA San Antonio! Exclusive Premiere of his new kids’ series —

PUB DATE: 12/1/14

DATE: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 First 250 TIME: attendees 8:30-10:00 AM will receive an Exclusive LOCATION: Premiere ARC Lila Cockrell Theatre at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, Texas Book signing to follow! — Illustration © Juliana Neufeld

middleschoolbooks.com

Follow James Patterson on A WORLD OF CONTENT With Axis 360, Baker & Taylor’s digital media circulation platform, you enjoy easy integration and your users have a world of digital content at their fingertips.

AXIS 360 OFFERS YOU & YOUR USERS: Content from all of the Big Five publishers. Titles from more than 350 suppliers around the world. Almost 600,000 digital titles to enjoy. A vast selection of new releases, best-sellers and backlist titles.

VISIT BAKER & TAYLOR AT BOOTH #2223 AT TLA FOR A DEMO

Users can easily search, check out and download ebooks and audiobooks from your catalog — learn more today at www.baker-taylor.com/axis360.