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www.ala.org/pla/getinvolved TABLE OF CONTENTS PRODUCT Table of Contents Welcome from the Governor and Mayor. . . 6–7 Schedule and Program Descriptions Welcome from the PLA President...... 8 Tuesday, April 5...... 26–28 PLA 2016 Conference Committees...... 10 Wednesday, April 6 ...... 30–32 OF THE YEAR PLA Conference Partners...... 11 Thursday, April 7...... 34–47 New at PLA 2016!...... 12–13 Friday, April 8...... 48–61 Accessibility ...... 13 Saturday, April 9...... 62–68

PLACEHOLDER General Information ...... 14–16 Recommended for Trustees...... 70–71 Map of Denver Hotels...... 18 Recommended for Small Getting Around Denver...... 19 and Rural Library Staff ...... 72–73 Colorado Convention Center Floor Plan. . 20–23 Exhibitor Floor Plan...... 74–75 2016 Schedule-at-a-Glance...... 25 Exhibitor Directory...... 77–101 Index of Exhibits by Product...... 102–117

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4 PLA 2016 Conference Program #PLA2016 • www.placonference.org 5 WELCOME FROM THE MAYOR STSTATEATE OF OF COL COLORORADOADO OFFICE OFTHE GOVERNOR 136 StateOFFCapICEitolOFT BuildingHE GOVERNOR Denver,136 ColStateoradoCap 8it02ol03 Building (303)De 866nver, - 24 Col71 orado 80203 (303) 866 - 2471 (303) 866 - 2003 fax (303) 866 - 2003 fax

John W. Hickenlooper John W. Hickenlooper Governor Governor

Dear Public Library Association Attendees,

Welcome to the Mile High City! Denver is honored to host the 2016 PLA National Conference.

Dear Public Library Association Attendees, GreetingGreetings Publics Public Library LibraryAssociationAssociation Attendees Attendees: : We invite you to explore our city and experience all that it has to offer. From seven pro sports teams to the nation’s second largest performing arts complex and the mile-long 16th Street Mall As the Governor of Colorado, it is my great pleasure to welcome the 2016 PLA National Conference Welcome to the Mile High City! Denver is honored to host the 2016 PLA National Conference . As the Governor of Colorado, it is my great pleasure to welcome the 2016 PLA National Conference to our many museums and cultural facilities, Denver is filled with attractions to entertain you. to our beautiful state. to our beautiful state. We invite you to explore our city and experience all that it has to offer. From seven pro sports Our many neighborhoods like Cherry Creek, Highlands, LoDo, Uptown, Five Points, Golden teams to the nation’s second largest performing arts complex and the mile - long 16 th Street Mall We are pleased and honored to have you here. Colorado is blessed with outstanding scenery and Triangle and Old South Pearl are filled with outstanding restaurants and one-of-a-kind shops, We are pleased and honored to have you here. Colorado is blessed with outstanding scenery and to our many museums and cultural facilities, Denver is filled with attractions to entertain you. beauty, while our climate is the envy of the nation. Our Rocky Mountains provide unlimited while after dark, Denver is a center for live music. Whether you visit one of our parks like Red beauty,recreawhiletionaourl oppor climtunitiate ises, the andenvy we hopeof the yo nation.u will also Our haveRockytime Mountainsto explore providesome ofunlimit our fascedinating recreational opportunities, and we hope you will also have time to explore some of our fascinating Rocks Park and Amphitheatre or borrow a B-cycle and take a bike ride on our 850 miles of off- historical and cultural attractions. Our manystreet neighborhoods bike paths, you’ll like find Cherry that Creek,Denver Highlands, has 300 days LoDo, of bright Uptown, sunshine Five a Points, year. Golden historical and cultural attractions. Triangle and Old South Pearl are filled with outstanding restaurants and one-of-a-kind shops, Colorado is open to innovation and ideas. Many of our most successful businesses were started while afterAt an dark, elevation Denver of 5,280 is a center fee t above for live sea music.level, Denver Whether is truly you a visi milet one high… of andour climbing.parks like Have Red a WELCOME FROM THE GOVERNOR THE FROM WELCOME Colobyrado people is open who to fir innovationst came her ande to idatteaends. Many a meetiofng.our Ifmost you are succe interessfulsted bu insin openingesses w aere businestarssted in Rocks Parkwonderful and Amphitheatre conference and or enjoy borrow your a stay!B-cycle and take a bike ride on our 850 miles of off- by peopleColora whodo, we fir wouldst came loveher toe toassist attendyou. a meeting. If you are interested in opening a business in street bike paths, you’ll find that Denver has 300 days of bright sunshine a year. Colorado, we would love to assist you. Sincerely, I wish you the best for a successful event. Have a safe and productive stay in our state, and At an elevation of 5,280 fee t above sea level, Denver is truly a mile high… and climbing. Have a I wishpleayouse comethe be against for soon. a successful event. Have a safe and productive stay in our state, and wonderful conference and enjoy your stay! please come again soon. Sincerely, Sincerely,

Sincerely, Michael B. Hancock Mayor

John Hickenlooper Michael B. Hancock Governor John Hickenlooper Mayor STATE OF COLORADO Governor STATE OF COLORADO

6 PLA 2016 Conference Program #PLA2016 • www.placonference.org 7 PENGUIN YOUNG READERS Welcome from the PLA President Hello and Welcome!

On behalf of the Public Library Association, welcome to PLA 2016! What a pleasure it is to join so many friends and public library colleagues in Denver for this exciting event.

The PLA Conference isn’t just another convening of public library Come by booth #1346 to get a FREE book signed by one of your favorite authors! professionals; it’s a rich set of meaningful dialogues and partnerships within PLA and with each other. We’re all here because we have THURSDAY, APRIL 7TH something in common: we work in public libraries because of their YOU’RE INVITED TO unique and unparalleled ability to help anyone learn, do, and grow. This PENGUIN YOUNG READERS’ shared vision brings our profession together not only here in Denver, PLA BOOK BUZZ! but as we continuously work to ensure that public libraries remain vital and th relevant to the communities they serve. Thursday, April 7 9:45-10:30 AM The PLA Conference would not exist without the hard work and dedication of our many volunteers. Mineral Hall B I’d like to thank the PLA 2016 Committee, chaired by Marcellus Turner, for their overall direction and 3rd floor | Hyatt Regency Denver support; the program subcommittee, chaired by Pam Sandlian Smith, for selecting and organizing more than 100 premier programs; and the local arrangements subcommittee, chaired by Diane Start the day with complimentary coffee, Lapierre, and all of the local Denver volunteers, for welcoming us to the Mile High City. pastries, and news about our upcoming titles MELANIE CROWDER and PLA giveaways! 3:00 P.M.–4:00 P.M. Because we believe extraordinary libraries create extraordinary communities, this conference is challenging us to Be Extraordinary, during the conference and back in our libraries. I know FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH you’re all up for the challenge. I hope your time in Denver at PLA 2016 is truly extraordinary! WELCOME FROM THE PLA PRESIDENT PLA THE FROM WELCOME

Vailey Oehlke Director, Multnomah County (Ore.) Library 2015-2016 PLA President

INGRID LAW JONATHAN FENSKE NATASHA WING 9:30 A.M.–10:30 A.M. 10:30 A.M.–11:30 A.M. 3:00 P.M.–4:00 P.M. Visit the Penguin Young Readers Booth #1346 for FREE advanced 8 PLA 2016 Conference Program reader copies, library materials, posters, and more! PLA CONFERENCE PARTNERS PLA 2016 Conference Committees PLA Conference Partners

PLA thanks the members of the PLA 2016 Conference Committees, as well as local Colorado PLA would like to thank the generous support of our sponsors. volunteers. Their hard work and dedication are instrumental in providing this extraordinary conference. Platinum ($10,000+) PLA 2016 Conference PLA 2016 Conference PLA 2016 Conference Committee Program Subcommittee Local Arrangements Chair: Marcellus Turner, The Seattle Chair: Pam Sandlian Smith, Anythink Subcommittee (Wash.) Public Library Libraries, Thornton, Colo. Chair: Diane Lapierre, Denver (Colo.) Carolyn Anthony, Skokie (Ill.) Public Michael Lloyd Beck, Glendale (Ariz.) Public Library Library Public Library Assistant Chair: Sherry Spitsnaugle, Paula Brehm-Heeger, Public Library Sara Dallas, Southern Adirondack Denver (Colo.) Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County Library System, Saratoga Springs, (Ohio) N.Y. Local Information Diane Lapierre, Denver (Colo.) Public Michelle Jeske, Denver (Colo.) Public Chair: Cindy Phillips, Arapahoe Library Library (Colo.) Library District Gold ($5,000+) Pam Sandlian Smith, Anythink Kevin A. R. King, Kalamazoo (Mich.) Annie Kemmerling, Denver (Colo.) Libraries, Thornton, Colo. Public Library Public Library Larry Neal, Clinton-Macomb (Mich.) Martina Kominiarek, Bucks County Elena Rosenfeld, High Plains Library Public Library (Pa.) Free Library District, Greeley, Colo. Vailey Oehlke, Multnomah County Richard Kong, Skokie (Ill.) Public Kira Zimmerman, Colorado Library

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES CONFERENCE (Ore.) Library Library Consortium (CLiC) Portia Eileen Latalladi, Chicago (Ill.) Tours and Activities Public Library Co-Chair: Patty Wright, Douglas Miriam Lytle, Gail Borden Public County (Colo.) Libraries Library, Elgin, Ill. Co-Chair: Jane Smith, Douglas Aurora Martinez, Morley Library, County (Colo.) Libraries Painesville, Ohio Jamie LaRue, American Library Sydney Leigh McCoy, Frederick Association, Chicago, Ill. County (Md.) Public Libraries Sherry Spitsnaugle, Denver (Colo.) Suzanne McGowan, Anythink Public Library Libraries, Thornton, Colo. Silver ($1,000+) Juliane Morian, Clinton-Macomb Volunteers (Mich.) Public Library Audio Publishers Association Ali Ayres, Douglas County (Colo.) Aiden Elizabeth Street, Pioneer Libraries Blackstone Audio Library System, Oklahoma City, Okla. Nancy Bolt, Nancy Bolt & Associates Books on Tape, a division of Random House Veletta Hopes, Denver (Colo.) Public Library DK Publishing, Inc. Elizabeth Kelsen Huber, Colorado HarperAudio Library Consortium (CLiC) Library Ideas, LLC Erin Neufeld, High Plains Library District, Greeley, Colo. Quipu Group Andrea Pettegrew, Colorado Library Recorded Books Consortium (CLiC) Cindy Schneider, Denver (Colo.) Public Library

10 PLA 2016 Conference Program #PLA2016 • www.placonference.org 11 ACCESSIBILITY New (or expanded) at PLA 2016! New in the Exhibit Hall!

New Program Tracks Book Buzz: Presented by Booklist COLab How-To Festival We’re shaking things up by introducing new, Wednesday, April 6, 9:30–10:30 AM The most successful makerspaces are those that Join in the fun by participating in our first-ever mini How- extraordinary program tracks for 2016! CCC – Mile High Ballroom 1–2 encourage exploration, experimentation, failure, and To Festival, based on the wildly successful How-To Festival “Book Buzz: Presented by Booklist” will highlight some collaborative learning, and COLab aims to bring this that attracts 4,000 individuals to the Louisville (Ky.) Free BROADCAST – Tell your story of the best upcoming books for adults. Get the inside atmosphere to the Exhibit Hall. Colorado libraries team Public Library every May. The PLA 2016 How-To Festival up with local makers and businesses—such as Aleph is a cooperative learning experience, teaching practical, Programs in the BROADCAST track will provide scoop from a panel of premier publisher representatives, Industries, Sparkfun, and SketchUp—to offer structured hands-on skills that can be learned in short, 20-minute participants with tools, strategies, and ideas for effective including: Jen Childs, Penguin Random House; Golda workshops, AMA (ask me anything) sessions, and a bunch sessions. marketing, advocacy, and diffusion of information. Rademacher, W. W. Norton & Company; Talia Sherer, of opportunities for play and experimentation. Macmillan; Virginia Stanley, HarperCollins. Moderated by Wednesday, April 6...... 4:00–6:30 p.m. CHALLENGE – Push boundaries Donna Seaman, Booklist Editor, Adult Books. Thursday, April 7. . . 9:45–10:30 a.m. and 3:15–4:00 p.m. Friday, April 8. . . . 9:45–10:30 a.m. and 3:15–4:00 p.m. Programs in the CHALLENGE track will show participants Extraordinary Exhibits how to use risk to their advantage and provide ways to Make It Extraordinary! PLA is introducing a new interactive game in the exhibit

NEW AT PLANEW2016! AT overcome fear and achieve positive results. Wednesday, April 6, 10:45–11:45 AM hall, Extraordinary Exhibits. Using the PLA 2016 mobile Take Charge Lounge app, attendees will upload photos to complete challenges CCC – Mile High Ballroom 3–4 Keep connected and experience a creative approach to COLLABORATE – Share success created by participating exhibitors. For example, you may Grab your “Be Extraordinary” notebook (provided at community engagement! To unleash your potential at be asked to upload a selfie with the exhibitor’s mascot or Programs in the COLLABORATE track will offer participants registration) and join us at this new event to learn tips for PLA this year, you’ll need to keep those devices charged a member of the exhibitor’s booth staff. Attendees must inspiration, examples, and the “how-tos” of successful making this your best conference ever! Our guest speaker and ready. PLA has teamed up with Anythink Libraries to document completion of each challenge by uploading connections both within and outside of the library. Kari Chapin will inspire and motivate you with her tangible bring you their fleet of pedal-powered charging stations. a photo in the PLA 2016 mobile app, and will have to tips to maximize your experience at PLA 2016. Use these stationary bikes to power your device – or just complete all challenges no later than 3:00 PM on Friday, IMAGINE – Think big lounge and hang out with your friends and colleagues. April 8, to be eligible for the prize drawing held during the Programs in the IMAGINE track will examine current trends Exhibits Closing Reception. Attendees must be present and emerging realities to explore the larger questions and Film Night at the prize drawing to win. Play Extraordinary Exhibits issues about the future of libraries. Thursday, April 7, 5:30–7:30 PM CCC – 401–404 so you don’t miss a chance to win extraordinary prizes, including tech products from Apple, Samsung, Bose, and INVENT – Design, test, repeat Plan to join us for this special one-time screening of Amazon, AMEX/Visa gift cards, and more! Programs in the INVENT track will provide participants Emmy Award-winner Laurie Kahn’s documentary film, with ideas to invoke the creative spirit in their libraries and Love Between the Covers, about the global community inspire innovation and solution-focused thinking. of romance novel writers and readers. Love stories are universal. Love stories are powerful. And so are the Accessibility LEAD – Inspire, listen, empower women who write them. For three years, the filmmakers follow the lives of five published romance authors and Programs in the LEAD track will provide participants one unpublished newbie as they build their businesses, with the information and tools needed to build healthy find and lose loved ones, cope with a tsunami of change PLA works to make sure your experience will Mobility Assistance organizations that innovate and excel. in publishing, and earn a living doing what they love— be a pleasant and accessible one. Here are the Based upon availability, PLA maintains a limited number while empowering others to do the same. Romance is the PLAN – Invest with purpose features we have in place to ensure that the of scooters and wheelchairs on a first-come, first-served behemoth of the publishing industry; it outsells mystery, basis for attendees that require mobility assistance. PLA Programs in the PLAN track will provide participants with PLA 2016 Conference is accessible to all. sci-fi, and fantasy combined. Yet no filmmaker has ever offers these scooters on a complimentary basis to be used insight, guidance, and support for setting and tracking taken an honest look at the amazing global community • We caption the Opening Session, the Closing Session, during regular session hours. For liability reasons, these goals and initiatives. that romance writers and readers have built. Until now. and the BIG IDEAS Series. scooters are for use in the Colorado Convention Center We also will feature a preview of the new film Free for All only. PLAY – Energize and engage – Inside the Public Library, a documentary by filmmakers • We have accessible sleeping rooms in our hotel block. Scooter pick-up and drop-off will be at the Special Programs in the PLAY track will provide participants with Dawn Logsdon and Lucie Faulknor, which examines the • Leader animals of all kinds are welcome throughout Assistance counter in Registration, located in the Colorado the opportunity to discover new concepts, skills, and fun history, spirit, and challenges of the American public the PLA Conference. Convention Center. You will be asked to sign-out and ways to build better libraries. library. Light refreshments will be provided. • All Denver Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) return the scooters daily with the attendant. buses, including the free MallRide, and light rail Scooter hours: vehicles are accessible for mobility aids, such as Tuesday:...... 7:30 a.m. –5:15 p.m. wheelchairs, electric scooters, segways, walkers, Wednesday: . 7:30 a.m. –6:45 p.m. and crutches. Bus and light rail operators are trained to Thursday: ...... 7:30 a.m. –5:15 p.m. assist passengers with disabilities boarding or exiting Friday: ...... 7:30 a.m. –6:45 p.m. the vehicle. For more information, contact RTD Customer Saturday:. 8:00 a.m. –2:00 p.m. Care at 303-299-6000.

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Addendum Exhibits Internet Access No Smoking Policy An addendum to this program, containing changes and Visit hundreds of booths in the Exhibits Hall of the Wireless Internet is available in the common areas of the The Colorado Convention Center is a nonsmoking updated information, will appear in the conference daily Colorado Convention Center and see the latest in convention center. Conference registrants may also access building. According to ALA policy, smoking is prohibited newspaper, the PLA Daily News. The PLA Daily News will be publications, audio-visual materials, technology, the Internet via desktop computers in registration and the in open meetings and programs sponsored by ALA units available Wednesday through Saturday throughout the equipment, supplies, and services. See the Exhibits Hall exhibit hall. PLA thanks OCLC for its support of the Exhibits during conferences. Colorado Convention Center. Be sure to consult the paper Floor Plan on pages 74-75. Hall Internet Café and OverDrive for its support of the when planning your conference schedule. meeting room level WiFi Lounge. PLA/ALA Election Exhibits Hours In the 2016 PLA/ALA election, six nominees are standing Appropriate Conduct Local Information Desk Wednesday, April 6 for three positions—PLA President and two Directors-at- All participants are expected to observe the rules and Volunteers from the surrounding area and the Local Large. These are crucial leadership roles that will guide PLA behaviors described in the Statement of Appropriate Exhibits Opening Reception: 3:30–6:30 p.m. Arrangements Subcommittee staff the Local Information into the next several years, ensuring that PLA delivers on Conduct (available at www.placonference.org/ Sponsored by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning Desk, located in the Colorado Convention Center’s main its core purpose to strengthen public libraries and their appropriate-conduct) in all conference venues, including Thursday, April 7 lobby, near the 14th Street entrances. Information on contribution to the communities they serve. Get to know online venues, and conference social events. conference events, Denver tourist attractions, and area your candidates by stopping by their tables located at the 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. restaurants is available. end of aisle 1300 in the exhibit hall, during exhibit hours. Coffee Breaks: 9:30–10:45 a.m. and 3:00–4:00 p.m. Voting in the 2016 PLA/ALA election opened on March 15 Career Center Friday, April 8 and will close on April 22. The Career Center will have coordinated events at select Lost and Found 9:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. times, but will remain open during conference hours to Articles may be turned in and reclaimed at the PLA Office Coffee Break: 9:30–10:45 a.m. enable job posting or impromptu interviews. Located in in CCC – A Mezzanine. PLA Office Closing Reception: 3:00–4:00 p.m. GENERAL INFORMATION GENERAL room CCC – 103/105. The PLA Office is located in A Mezzanine in the Colorado Sponsored by Ingram Convention Center. You can access the A Mezzanine Career Fair...... Thursday, 1:00–3:00 p.m. Meal Events from any of the lobbies using Elevator A, across from Resume Review and Exhibits Badges All meal events require preregistration. Tickets will not be registration, and using the MZ button to get to the Interview Coaching. . . . . Friday, 10:45 a.m.–3:15 p.m. sold onsite for meal events. Check the message board in Mezzanine. You can also access A Mezzanine from Exhibit For those who aren’t registered for the full conference, the main registration area to see if anyone is interested in Hall A using Stairwell 30. The office phone numbers are Speed Mentoring Event...... Friday, 4:00–5:15 p.m. special exhibits badges are available onsite at the selling tickets. (303) 228-8450 and (303) 228-8451. registration desk. Office hours: Children’s Policy • Exhibits Only badge ($25): entitles the user to visit the Tuesday ...... 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. exhibits floor only Medical Emergencies/First Aid Strollers are permitted on the exhibits floor, but only if Wednesday...... 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. A first-aid room, staffed by an EMT and supplied with over- there is a child in them at all times. Children under the age • Exhibits Plus badge ($50): entitles the user to visit the Thursday . 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. the-counter medications (aspirin, etc.), is located at the of five must be restrained (stroller, carrier, etc.). Any child exhibits as well as attend the Opening Session, the BIG Friday . 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. end of the 500 meeting room hallway, near the restrooms. over the age of five must have an Exhibits Only ($25) or IDEAS Series, the All Conference Reception, and the Saturday...... 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Exhibits Plus ($50) badge to be admitted to the exhibit Closing Session. floor. These badges are available at onsite registration. An Message Center adult must accompany all children under the age of 16. PLA Store A message board is located in the registration area. Firearms Plan to shop the onsite PLA Store for great values on Attendees may post messages for each other and post No carrying of firearms is allowed in the Colorado ALA Editions publications, ALA division publications, Daily News buy/sell notices for meal tickets. Convention Center unless you’re on-duty law enforcement conference t-shirts, celebrity READ posters, and much The PLA Daily News, the official conference newspaper, or off-duty and on payroll of the show or SMG (convention more. The PLA Store is located in the registration area. highlights conference news and events. Published center management). Mobile App daily Wednesday through Saturday, the newspaper Store hours: will be available in the registration area and at several Attendees will be able to access full event schedules, rate Wednesday...... 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. locations throughout the convention center. News Food Service sessions, and customize their own agenda with personal Thursday: ...... 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Friday: ...... 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. and informational contributions will be considered for Food service is available throughout the Colorado appointments on the PLA 2016 mobile app. Available publication when submitted to the PLA Daily News office, Convention Center as well as within walking distance for Android, iOS, and other mobile devices. Visit www. located in room CCC – 206 at the convention center. Hours outside. Restaurant information is available at the Local placonference.org/mobile-app on your mobile device are 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Tuesday, April 5, through Friday, April Information Desk in the main registration area. to download and install the app, or download the app 8. Deadlines are noon for exhibit news and reports on directly from the App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android). programs. All submissions are accepted at the discretion of the editor and are subject to change based on editorial, grammatical, or space considerations.

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1 Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Delaware St. 934 16th Street where the skinny rubber meets the road. A web of hundreds of miles of Cherokee St. 2 Crowne Plaza Denver Downtown 1450 Glenarm Place dedicated bike paths weaves through Denver and its edges. Denver’s bike sharing program, Denver B-Cycle, offers more than 800 new, shiny 3 Curtis – a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel 1405 Curtis Street red Trek bicycles, available at 84 stations around The Mile High City. 4 Denver Marriott City Center 1701 California Street All access passes cost only $9 for 24-hours. MAP OF DENVER HOTELS & ATTRACTIONS & HOTELS DENVER OF MAP 5 Embassy Suites Denver Downtown at the Convention Center 1420 Stout Street In addition to biking, Denver is a delightfully walkable place. Every 6 Grand Hyatt Denver 1750 Welton Street important city venue can be reached on foot. Visitors can hoof it over the Millennium Bridge connecting the bustling 16th Street Mall with 7 Hampton Inn & Suites Convention Center 550 15th Street the relaxing Riverfront Park in the Central Platte Valley neighborhood. 8 Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Denver 1400 Welton Street 9 Holiday Inn Express 401 17th Street 10 Homewood Suites Denver/Downtown – Convention Center 550 15th Street 11 Hyatt Place Denver Downtown / Hyatt House Denver Downtown 440 14th Street 12 Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center 650 15th Street 13 Residence Inn by Marriott Downtown City Center 1725 Champa Street 14 Sheraton Denver Downtown 1550 Court Place

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Tuesday, April 5 Friday, April 8 7:30 a.m.−5:00 p.m. Registration 7:30 a.m.−4:00 p.m. Registration 9:00 a.m.−5:00 p.m. Preconferences* 8:15 a.m.−9:15 a.m. BIG IDEAS with Sherry Turkle 9:30 a.m.−4:00 p.m. Exhibits Open Wednesday, April 6 9:30 a.m.−10:45 a.m. Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall 7:30 a.m.−5:00 p.m. Registration 10:45 a.m.−11:45 a.m. Programs 9:00 a.m.−12:00/1:00 p.m. Preconferences* 12:00 p.m.−1:30 p.m. Author Lunches with DREMA HALL ALISON RUTH SOUKUP 9:30 a.m.−10:30 a.m. Book Buzz: Arianna Huffington and Presented by Booklist We Need Diverse Books* BERKHEIMER HODGSON 2:00 p.m.−3:00 p.m. Programs FEATURED 10:45 a.m.−11:45 a.m. Make it Extraordinary! SIGNING RUNNING ON SIGNING THE PUG LIST 2:00 p.m.−3:30 p.m. Opening Session with 3:00 p.m.−4:00 p.m. Exhibits Closing Reception RED DOG ROAD APRIL 7 3:00PM-4:00PM GIVEAWAY Anderson Cooper 4:00 p.m.−5:00 p.m. Programs APRIL 6 4:30PM-5:30PM Meet The Real Pug Oliver 3:30 p.m.−6:30 p.m. Exhibits Opening Reception 5:30 p.m.−7:00 p.m. All Conference Reception PICK UP YOUR COPY OF UNSTUFFED 9780310344964 9780310343837 Thursday, April 7 Saturday, April 9 $15.99 Softcover $15.99 Softcover 9780310337690 7:30 a.m.−6:30 p.m. Registration 8:00 a.m.−10:00 a.m. Registration On-sale 4/12/2016 On-sale 4/5/2016 $16.99 Softcover On-sale 4/5/2016 8:15 a.m.−9:15 a.m. BIG IDEAS with Vernā Myers 8:15 a.m.−9:15 a.m. BIG IDEAS with 9:30 a.m.−5:00 p.m. Exhibits Open Anand Giridharadas 9:30 a.m.−10:45 a.m. Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall 9:30 a.m.−10:30 a.m. Programs AUTHOR SIGNINGS BOOTH 1250 10:45 a.m.−11:45 a.m. Programs 10:45 a.m.−11:45 a.m. Programs 12:00 p.m.−1:30 p.m. Author Lunches with 12:00 p.m.−1:00 p.m. Closing Session with Nikki Giovanni and Tig Notaro Sherman Alexie* 2:00 p.m.−3:00 p.m. Programs * Require an additional fee 3:00 p.m.−4:00 p.m. Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall 4:00 p.m.−5:00 p.m. Programs 6:00 p.m.−8:30 p.m. Audio Publishers Association Dinner*

LISA EVANGELINE BERGREN DENMARK SIGNING SEASON SIGNING CURIO OF GLORY Download the PLA APRIL 6 APRIL 7 2016 Conference App! 5:30 PM-6:30 PM 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Attendees will be able to access full event schedules, rate sessions, and customize their own agenda with 9780310729662 personal appointments on the PLA 2016 mobile app. 9780310735663 Hardcover, Jacketed Available for Android, iOS, and other mobile devices. Hardcover, Jacketed On-sale 1/5/16 Visit www.placonference.org/mobile-app on your On-sale 3/8/16 mobile device to download and install the app, or download the app directly from the App Store (iOS) or Google Play (Android).

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April TUESDAY • 9:00 AM–5:00 PM Tuesday Designed for Experience: Reimagining Stepping Up to Extraordinary: Using Core 5 Spaces and Services Values to Inform Public Library Leadership

Schedule CCC 401–404 CCC 205 What if we designed our physical libraries with learning This interactive preconference is designed for leaders Preconference Descriptions – not shelving – at their core? This simple question led at all levels of a public library. Whether you are a new Registration one library (and its team of awesome experts) to create director facing significant change, a mid-career manager 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. an unconventional framework for reimagining its spaces who’s looking for ways to step up, or nearing the end and services. In this highly interactive session, participants of your career and seeking ways to find more meaning Preconferences will explore the customer activities and outcomes that in your work, this session is for you. Participants will can drive library design. Using a fun and participatory identify core values, reflect on defining situations that 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. methodology, participants will create spaces that help instill those values, consider how core values can be Preconferences offer in-depth education for public library managers, administrators, librarians, and trustees. Separate customers learn, create and share. applied to everyday work, and discover strategies for registration is required; however there may still be a limited number of seats available onsite. Visit the PLA 2016 Presenters: Melanie Huggins, Richland Library, Columbia, S.C.; navigating values conflicts. Participants will engage in a TUESDAY TUESDAY registration counter to confirm availability and register. Margaret Sullivan, Margaret Sullivan Studio, New York, N.Y. variety of individual, paired, and group activities that give them more clarity on core values, more confidence and commitment to using values with intention, and a deeper Full-Day Preconferences So You Want to Be a Director? sense of meaning and purpose in their work. 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. CCC 405–407 Presenter: Sharon Morris, Colorado State Library, Denver, Colo. Find these preconference descriptions alphabetized on page 27. Have you recently accepted a directorship or are you contemplating moving into a library director role? PRECONFERENCE TITLE ROOM Discover the tools and tactics you need to traverse the Think, Do, Show: Practical Techniques for Designed for Experience: Reimagining Spaces and Services CCC 401–404 (SOLD OUT) pitfalls of being a new director from leaders who have Analyzing, Using, and Visualizing Data to So You Want to Be a Director? CCC 405–407 done it successfully. Whether you’re stressed about Improve Practice and Demonstrate Impact Stepping Up to Extraordinary: Using Core Values to Inform Public Library Leadership CCC 205 creating a budget, anxious about resolving HR issues, Presented by the Colorado Association of Libraries Think, Do, Show: Practical Techniques for Analyzing, Using, and Visualizing Data to Improve Practice CCC 501–504 (SOLD OUT) unsure how to work with your board or local government, (CAL ) and Demonstrate Impact or losing sleep over the idea of strategic planning, CCC 501–504 this preconference is for you. Participants will gain the Libraries collect a lot of data: circulation, program knowledge, skills, and confidence to fearlessly face the attendance, user satisfaction, etc. In this preconference, Half-Day Afternoon Preconferences challenges of library directorship. you will learn how to go beyond simply collecting 2:00–5:00 p.m. Presenters: Kevin King, Kalamazoo (Mich.) Public Library; Rachel and reporting on these numbers. Through a series of Find these preconference descriptions alphabetized on page 28. Rubin, Bexley (Ohio) Public Library; Pam Sandlian-Smith, Anythink interactive exercises, you will discover how to analyze your Libraries, Thornton, Colo.; David Singleton, Charlotte Mecklenburg data, use your results to inform your strategic planning, PRECONFERENCE TITLE ROOM Library, Charlotte, N.C.; Felton Thomas, Cleveland (Ohio) Public Library; Marcia Warner, Grand Rapids (Mich.) Public Library management, and communication with stakeholders, and Keeping Peace in the Library: Best Practices for Providing Service to Patrons Experiencing CCC 301–303 (SOLD OUT) visually present your statistics in infographics and other Homelessness formats to demonstrate your library’s impact. Powerful Summers: Library-Community-School Partnerships CCC 505–507 (SOLD OUT) Presenters: Denise Davis, Sacramento (Calif.) Public Library; Linda Teach Adults Anything and Do It Right CCC 207 (SOLD OUT) Hofschire, Colorado State Library, Denver, Colo.; Elizabeth Kelsen Huber, Colorado Library Consortium, Centennial, Colo.; Jamie LaRue, American Library Association, Chicago, Ill.; Zeth Lietzau, Denver (Colo.) Public Library; Rochelle Logan, Highlands Ranch, Colo.; Jon D. Solomon, Englewood (Colo.) Public Library; Nicolle Steffen, Colorado State Library; Sara Wright, Berthoud (Colo.) Community Library District

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Keeping Peace in the Library: Best Teach Adults Anything and Do It Right Practices for Providing Service to Patrons CCC 207 Experiencing Homelessness From e-mail to knitting to financial planning, customers CCC 301–303 are expecting libraries to provide high quality instruction on the things that matter to them. Creating engaging, BOOK SIGNINGS Does your library serve a large number of persons experiencing homelessness? We know from public effective lesson plans can be a challenge; designing an WITH YOUR FAVORITE AUTHORS health experts that a large number of that population entire curriculum is even more daunting. This workshop experience mental health issues. How do you provide the will teach you how to create truly extraordinary classes best possible service for them while ensuring the comfort using instructional design theory. You’ll leave with a lesson and safety of all library patrons? This session will look plan template and a great class that works for you and THURSDAY FRIDAY at the situation from a holistic viewpoint, including the your customers. perspectives of security, law enforcement, mental health, Presenters: Simone Groene-Nieto, Denver (Colo.) Public Library; and library professionals. Attendees will come away with Squee Leigh, Denver Public Library the latest information and great strategies for success. Presenters: Elissa Hardy, Denver (Colo.) Public Library; Scot Hopkins, Frederick County (Md.) Sherriff’s Department; Bob Knowles, Denver Public Library; Sydney McCoy, Frederick County (Md.) Public Libraries

Preconference Descriptions Preconference Powerful Summers: Library-Community- School Partnerships CCC 505–507 KARI KAMPAKIS KATE GROSMAIRE This interactive preconference explores strategies and 10 ULTIMATE TRUTHS GIRLS SHOULD KNOW FORGIVING MY DAUGHTER’S KILLER partnerships for summer learning. Find out how summer THURSDAY, APRIL 7 FRIDAY, APRIL 8 learning experts, schools, community partners, and 9:30-10:30 A.M. 9:30 – 10:30 A.M. libraries are working together to address the challenge +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ of summer learning loss by maximizing summer opportunities for youth. Join the conversation on piloting new partnerships, identifying outcomes, and exploring + new models for summer. Share your experience and get + TUESDAY TUESDAY PICK UP YOUR FREE COPY advice, as participants craft a vision for summer. This interactive session will build on research conducted by OF THESE GREAT TITLES IN BOOTH #1846 the Urban Libraries Council (ULC) in partnership with the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Presenters: Christy Estrovitz, San Francisco (Calif.) Public Library; Leslie Gabay-Swanston, National Summer Learning Association, Washington, D.C.; Jennifer Hoffman, Denver (Colo.) Public Library; Liz McChesney, Chicago (Ill.) Public Library; Lisa McClure, Broward County (Fla.) Library; Cristina Mitra, San Francisco Public Library; FREE Emily Samose, Urban Libraries Council, Washington, D.C. SIGNED COPIES! HANNAH HALL, MAX LUCADO STEVE WHITLOW LYSA TERKEURST WAYNE THOMAS BATSON EMILY MAYNARD JOHNSON GLORY DAYS GOD BLESS OUR COUNTRY IT WILL BE OKAY WAR FOR THE WAKING WORLD I SAID YES

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April Opening Session with Anderson Cooper 2:00–3:30 p.m. Colorado Convention Center – Bellco Theatre 6 Wednesday Join us for the Opening Session with Anderson Cooper, anchor of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360°, a nightly newscast that goes beyond the headlines—keeping politicians and policy makers honest Schedule with in-depth reporting and investigations. The show airs weeknights at 8:00 PM ET on CNN. Since the start of his career in 1992, Cooper has covered nearly all-major news events around the world, often reporting from the scene. Most recently, he has extensively covered the conflicts in Syria and Registration Egypt, the NSA surveillance programs, the Boston Marathon bombing, and the Sandy Hook shootings. 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Cooper has also played a pivotal role in CNN’s political and election coverage and has anchored from conventions and

moderated several presidential debates. In October 2012 Cooper moderated CNN’s Republican debate from Las Vegas. Schedule Preconferences In addition to his shows on CNN Cooper is also a regular correspondent for CBS’s 60 Minutes. At CNN and 60 Minutes 9:00 a.m.–12:00/1:00 p.m. Cooper has won numerous major journalism awards. Cooper helped lead CNN’s Peabody Award winning coverage of Hurricane Katrina and DuPont award winning coverage of the 2004 tsunami. Additionally, he has been awarded 8 Emmy Preconferences offer in-depth education for public library managers, administrators, librarians, and trustees. Separate Awards, including two for his coverage of the earthquake in Haiti, and an Edward R Murrow award. Dispatches from the registration is required; however there may still be a limited number of seats available onsite. Visit the PLA 2016 Edge, Cooper’s memoirs about covering wars and disasters, topped the New York Times’ bestseller list and other bestseller registration counter to confirm availability and register. charts. Find these preconference descriptions alphabetized on page 32. Before joining CNN, Cooper was an ABC News correspondent and host of the network’s reality program The Mole. Cooper PRECONFERENCE TITLE ROOM anchored ABC’s off-beat overnight newscast World News Now, and was a correspondent for World News Tonight as well

WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY as 20/20. Cooper joined ABC from Channel One News, where he served as chief international correspondent. During that Emerging Adults in Our Libraries: Who Are They and How Do We Find Them? CCC 505–507 (SOLD OUT) time, he reported and produced stories, often on his own, from conflicts in Bosnia, Cambodia, Haiti, Israel, Myanmar, Every Child Ready to Read: The Spirit of Collaboration CCC 405–407 Russia, Rwanda, Somalia, and South Africa. Channel One News was a school television network seen daily in more than Practical Community Engagement CCC 501–504 (SOLD OUT) 12,000 classrooms nationwide. Cooper graduated from Yale University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political Project Outcome Enrollment Workshop: Simple Tools to Measure Our True Impact on the People We CCC 401–404 (SOLD OUT) science. He also studied Vietnamese at the University of Hanoi. Cooper is based in New York City. Serve PLA thanks HarperCollins for its support of this event.

Book Buzz: Presented by Booklist Exhibits Opening Reception 9:30–10:30 a.m. 3:30–6:30 p.m. Colorado Convention Center – Mile High Ballroom 1–2 Get a first look at the products and services offered by more than 300 exhibiting companies…and enjoy some food and “Book Buzz: Presented by Booklist” will highlight some of the best upcoming books for adults. Get the inside scoop from drink while you’re at it. a panel of premier publisher representatives, including: Jen Childs, Penguin Random House; Golda Rademacher, W. W. PLA thanks Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, for its support of this event. Norton & Company; Talia Sherer, Macmillan; Virginia Stanley, HarperCollins. Moderated by Donna Seaman, Booklist Editor, Adult Books.

PLA thanks Booklist for its support of this event. How-To Festival 4:00–6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Make It Extraordinary! Join in the fun by participating in our first-ever mini How-To Festival, based on the wildly successful How-To Festival 10:45–11:45 a.m. that attracts 4,000 individuals to the Louisville (Ky.) Free Public Library every May. The PLA 2016 How-To Festival is a Colorado Convention Center – Mile High Ballroom 3–4 cooperative learning experience, teaching practical, hands-on skills that can be learned in short, 20-minute sessions. Join us at this new event and learn tips for making this your best conference ever! Our guest speaker Kari Chapin will inspire and motivate you with her tangible tips to maximize your experience at PLA 2016. A best-selling author, teacher, marketing mentor, and consultant, she is a guru in the handmade Dine Around Denver industry, with her bestseller The Handmade Marketplace and her website (karichapin.com) propelling 7:00 p.m. a multitude of small business-owners to success. In addition, her other books, The Brilliant Ideas Get a taste of Denver with local librarians and other PLA colleagues over a delicious meal. The Local Arrangements Launch Pad and Make It Happen – A Workbook & Productivity Tracker (to name a few), help readers Committee has graciously arranged dinners in a number of restaurants throughout the city on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. generate and capture their best ideas, as well as improve productivity and manage their time. Dinners are pay-your-own-way, and space is limited. The restaurant list and sign-up sheets are available at the Local Bring your “Be Extraordinary” notebook (provided at registration) and join us to learn how to optimize Information Desk in the main lobby, near the 14th Street entrances. your time at PLA 2016, adapt ideas you’ll learn at conference to fit your circumstances, and unleash your creativity and imagination. "Make It Extraordinary!” will be repeated as a concurrent program session on Thursday, April 7, 10:45–11:45 AM.

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Emerging Adults in Our Libraries: Who Are Regina Calcaterra, will join a panel of librarians and They and How Do We Find Them? educators as they explore how to develop extraordinary CCC 505–507 partnerships among early childhood allies – parents, caregivers, agencies, schools, and public officials – and The term emerging adults is a recently identified promote talking, singing, reading, writing, and playing in demographic in library services that encompasses ages order to help children get ready to learn to read. 18–25 and can include up to age 30. The four librarians Presenters: Regina Calcaterra, author, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Beth Crist, will present the findings from their national research, Colorado State Library, Denver, Colo.; Holly Henley, Arizona State identifying service trends and gaps in delivery, and will Library, Phoenix, Ariz.; Susan Mitchell, Carroll County (Md.) Public also include best practices and ways to garner support Schools; Maren Ostergard, King County (Wash.) Library System; from library administration for serving this population. Dorothy Stoltz, Carroll County Public Library; Krista Tokarz, Interactive activities and an action plan exercise will help Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Public Library attendees come away with concrete ideas for their own libraries. Practical Community Engagement Presenters: Laura Liang, New York (N.Y.) Public Library; Jessica Snow, Presented by the Colorado Association of Libraries Boston (Mass.) Public Library; Vikki Terrile, Queens (N.Y.) Library; (CAL) Julie Winkelstein, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. CCC 501–504 Carrie Andrew, Library Director at Norwood Public Library Every Child Ready to Read: The Spirit of and James Vallejos, Senior Librarian at the Hadley Branch Collaboration Library, Denver Public Library, will talk about their use of Preconference Descriptions Preconference Presented by the Every Child Ready to Read joint the Harwood community engagement model in drastically committee different ways – one in rural Western Slope Colorado, in CCC 405–407 preparation for a new library building; and one in urban The ultimate goal of this preconference is to spark Denver, working to engage the Vietnamese community. curiosity about how we can best serve families through Using the Libraries Transforming Communities model, community cooperation, collaboration, and celebration they will share their lessons learned as well as engage using Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR). Learn how ECRR attendees in the Harwood Community Model exercises. is helping the library redefine its role to better collaborate Presenters: Carrie Andrew, Norwood (Colo.) Public Library; Michelle with parents and child-serving agencies to serve children. Jeske, Denver (Colo.) Public Library; James Vallejos, Denver Public NY Times best-selling author and children’s advocate, Library

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Project Outcome Enrollment Workshop: Simple Tools to Measure Our True Impact on the People We Serve CCC 401–404 At this preconference, PLA will convene public libraries representatives and introduce them to Project Outcome and how it helps them measure the impact of their services. Library leaders from PLA’s Project Outcome Task Force will kick off the session by describing their experience in pilot-testing outcome measurement in seven core service areas. Attendees will learn how to deploy outcome measures in their libraries, collect and use resulting data, and leverage the project support network to ensure successful adoption. Presenters: Carolyn Anthony, Skokie (Ill.) Public Library; Denise Davis, Sacramento (Calif.) Public Library; Crystal Schimpf, Kixal

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Schedule Broadcast Marketing/Advocacy LibraryReads Best in Debut Authors CCC 501–504

Broadcast Collections/Tech Top 5 of the Nonfiction 5 CCC 102/104/106 Registration Services 7:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Challenge Serving Youth Accessibility from Every Angle CCC 108/110/112 Schedule Collaborate Leadership Disasters Bring Out the Best in Us: Providing Community Support CCC Mile High Ballroom When It Is Needed Most 3–4 BIG IDEAS with Vernā Myers Collaborate Leadership Extraordinarily Engaged: How Three Libraries Are Transforming Their CCC 601/603/605/607 8:15–9:15 a.m. Communities Colorado Convention Center – Bellco Theatre Collaborate Serving Adults Services to Those Who Serve: Library Programs for Veterans and CCC 109/111/113 Kicking off the PLA BIG IDEAS Series is Vernā Myers, author of the best-selling booksMoving Active Duty Military Families Diversity Forward: How to Move From Well-Meaning to Well-Doing and What If I Say the Wrong Imagine Spaces and Places Bubbler @ Madison Public Libraries: A System-Wide Approach to CCC Mile High Ballroom Thing? 25 Habits for Culturally Effective People. Myers is on a personal mission to disrupt the Learning through Making 1–2 THURSDAY THURSDAY status quo and she knows how to: she’s lived it. Myers rose out of Baltimore’s working class to Imagine Leadership Make It Extraordinary! CCC 401–404 become a Harvard-trained lawyer, entrepreneur, author, and cultural innovator. Her dynamic, Invent Serving Adults Score! Engaging Sports Fans at Your Library CCC 702/704/706 laugh-out-loud speeches inspire audiences to go further—to move beyond leveling the playing field to create a new field altogether—and empower people of all backgrounds to contribute at their Invent Administration/ Tech Assistance for Cutting-Edge Communities CCC 405–407 Management highest levels. For the last two decades, Vernā and her team of consultants have helped eradicate barriers of race, gender, ethnicity, and sexual orientation at elite international law firms, Wall Street Lead Staffing Developing Truly Effective Performance Evaluations CCC 708/710/712 powerhouses, and the 10,000 member Fire Department of New York, with the aim of establishing a new, more productive, Lead Staffing Never Leave Internal Communications to Chance CCC 201/203/205/207 and just status quo. Plan Marketing/Advocacy Beyond Bilingual Storytime and ESL: Digging Deeper into Your CCC 707/709/711 Spanish-Speaking Community Exhibits Coffee Break Plan Administration/ The Power of Performance: The PLA Performance Measures Initiative CCC 505–507 Management 9:30–10:45 a.m. Play Serving Youth 52 Weeks of STEM at Your Library CCC 301–303 Take advantage of this no-conflict time to explore and connect with vendors.

How-To Festival Adult Author Lunch with Nikki Giovanni 12:00–1:30 p.m. 9:45–10:30 a.m. Colorado Convention Center – Four Seasons Ballroom 4 Exhibit Hall Pre-registration required. No tickets will be sold onsite. Join in the fun by participating in our first-ever mini How-To Festival, based on the wildly successful How-To Festival that attracts 4,000 individuals to the Louisville (Ky.) Free Public Library every May. The PLA 2016 How-To Festival is a Nikki Giovanni is a world-renowned poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. Over the past cooperative learning experience, teaching practical, hands-on skills that can be learned in short, 20-minute sessions. thirty years, her outspokenness, in her writing and in lectures, has brought the eyes of the world upon her. One of the most widely-read American poets, she prides herself on being “a Black American, a daughter, a mother, a professor of English.” Giovanni remains as determined and committed as ever to the fight for civil rights and equality. Over the course of more than three decades of publishing and lecturing, she has come to be called both a “National Treasure” and, most recently, one of Oprah Winfrey’s twenty-five “Living Legends.” Her autobiography, Gemini, was a finalist for the National Book Award; Love Poems, Blues: For All the Changes, Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea, Acolytes, and Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat were all honored with NAACP Image Awards. Blues: For All the Changes reached #4 on the Los Angeles Times best-seller list, a rare achievement for a book of poems. Most recently, her children’s picture book, Rosa, about the civil rights legend Rosa Parks, became a Caldecott Honors Book, and reached #3 on the New York Times best-seller list. Giovanni’s spoken word recordings have also achieved widespread recognition and honors. Her Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection, on which she reads and talks about her poetry, was one of five finalists for a Grammy Award.

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Children’s Author Lunch with Sherman Alexie Exhibits Coffee Break 12:00–1:30 p.m. 3:00–4:00 p.m. Colorado Convention Center – Four Seasons Ballroom 1–2 Take advantage of this no-conflict time to see what’s on the exhibits floor! Pre-registration required. No tickets will be sold onsite.

Schedule Author, poet, and screenwriter Sherman Alexie connects readers around the world to the American How-To Festival Indian experience, making them laugh, cry, and think through his semi-autobiographical writings. 3:15–4:00 p.m. One of The New Yorker‘s 20 top writers for the 21st century, Alexie is, as Men’s Journal describes, Exhibit Hall “the world’s first fast-talking, wisecracking, mediagenic American-Indian superstar.” His upcoming Join in the fun by participating in our first-ever mini How-To Festival, based on the wildly successful How-To Festival children’s book, Thunderboy Jr., will be available in May 2016. Alexie grew up on the Spokane Schedule Indian Reservation in Washington, but it wasn’t until a college professor recognized his “intensity that attracts 4,000 individuals to the Louisville (Ky.) Free Public Library every May. The PLA 2016 How-To Festival is a of language, passion, and energy” that he fully committed to writing. Shortly after, his first books cooperative learning experience, teaching practical, hands-on skills that can be learned in short, 20-minute sessions. of poetry were published, and he began developing into a gifted orator, telling tales of contemporary American Indian life with razor sharp humor, unsettling candor, and biting wit. His novels, such as Reservation Blues, Indian Programs Killer, and The Toughest Indian in the World, have won numerous awards and accolades, including Booklist‘s Editor’s Choice 4:00–5:00 p.m. Award, the PEN/Malamud Award, Publishers Weekly‘s Book of the Year. His anthology of new stories and beloved classics, Blasphemy, was included on Kirkus Reviews, The New York Times, and NPR’s lists of 2012’s best books. The National Book Find these program descriptions alphabetized on pages 44–46. Award-winning The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was named the best Young Adult Book of all time by Time. TRACK PRIMARY TAG PROGRAM TITLE ROOM

THURSDAY THURSDAY Broadcast Marketing/Advocacy Get Outside the Lines: Reintroducing Your Library to the Community CCC 201/203/205/207 Career Fair Challenge Marketing/Advocacy De-Identifying Patron Data to Balance Privacy and Insight CCC 708/710/712 1:00–3:00 p.m. Challenge Serving Youth Shhhh! Don't Tell My Mom: Readers' Advisory that Everyone Can Live CCC Mile High Ballroom Career Center: CCC – 103/105 With 1–2 Calling all job seekers! Stop by the Career Fair and visit with libraries/recruiters to learn about job opportunities. Collaborate Serving Youth Making the Grade at Each Stage with School Outreach CCC 102/104/106 Imagine Administration/ Aspen Institute's "Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public CCC Mile High Ballroom Programs Management Libraries" in Action 3–4 Imagine Spaces and Places The Intentional Makerspace: A New Framework for Making and CCC 301–303 2:00–3:00 p.m. Learning in Libraries Find these program descriptions alphabetized on pages 42–44. Invent Serving Adults AnyAbility: Taking Ordinary Service for Adults with Disabilities to an CCC 108/110/112 Extraordinary Level TRACK PRIMARY TAG PROGRAM TITLE ROOM Invent Collections/Tech Merchandising Master Class: Youth Materials and the Art/Science CCC 405–407 Broadcast Serving Youth Book Buzz: What's New in Children's and YA Publishing CCC 601/603/605/607 Services Behind Extraordinary Displays Challenge Collections/Tech Tech to Go: Circulating Nontraditional Items CCC 401–404 Lead Administration/ Organizational Health: Capitalizing on Your Most Important Asset CCC 501–504 Services Management Collaborate Technology at Your Library: Preparing Your Current and Future Workforce CCC 501–504 Lead Staffing We Are Tech Workers: Cultivating a Library Technoculture CCC 401–404 Collaborate Leadership It Happened in My Town: Collaboration in Crisis CCC 102/104/106 Plan Collections/Tech Data Driven Collections: Right-Sizing Library Collections CCC 601/603/605/607 Imagine Leadership Libraries = Education: Reclaiming Our Purpose for the 21st Century CCC Mile High Ballroom Services 3–4 Plan Marketing/Advocacy Making Waves with Research: Lessons from RIPL Participants CCC 109/111/113 Imagine Serving Youth Safe in the Stacks: Public Libraries Serving LGBTQ Homeless Youth CCC 108/110/112 Play Spaces and Places Blast Off with San José Public Library's Maker[Space]Ship! CCC 707/709/711 Imagine Serving Adults This Ain't Your Grandma's Library... Or Is It? Serving Older Adults in a CCC Mile High Ballroom Play Serving Youth Early Literacy Outreach for Teen Parents CCC 702/704/706 Changing World 1–2 Invent Marketing/Advocacy Creative Merchandising Strategies for Libraries CCC 201/203/205/207 Invent Serving Youth Sustainable Connected Learning for Youth CCC 301–303 Spark Talks 4:00–5:00 p.m. Lead Administration/ Creating a New Support Organization: Lessons Learned That You Can CCC 702/704/706 Management Apply, Too Colorado Convention Center – 505–507 Lead Technology Tame Your Digital Strategy CCC 405–407 These up-to-the minute, fast-moving sessions feature five-minute presentations on the latest and greatest ideas from your public library colleagues. Come be surprised, inspired, and energized! Plan Serving Adults Immigration Reform: Is Your Library Ready? CCC 109/111/113 Plan Administration/ The Power of Performance 2: Project Outcome Enrollment Primer CCC 505–507 Management Play Spaces and Places Everything is Awesome! Reimagining Library UX CCC 707/709/711

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Film Night THURSDAY • 10:45–11:45 AM 5:30–7:30 p.m. Colorado Convention Center – 401–404 52 Weeks of STEM at Your Library and solicit audience participation. You will leave this Plan to join us for this special one-time screening of Emmy Award-winner Laurie Kahn’s documentary film,Love Between session with an outreach toolkit and network of like- the Covers, about the global community of romance novel writers and readers. Love stories are universal. Love stories Play

Schedule minded public librarians. are powerful. And so are the women who write them. For three years, the filmmakers follow the lives of five published CCC 301–303 romance authors and one unpublished newbie as they build their businesses, find and lose loved ones, cope with a | Presenters: Adriana Huertas, San Diego (Calif.) Public Library; tsunami of change in publishing, and earn a living doing what they love—while empowering others to do the same. Simone Groene-Nieto, Denver (Colo.) Public Library; Leslie McNabb, Hydraulic butterflies? DNA extraction? Computer San Diego Public Library Romance is the behemoth of the publishing industry; it outsells mystery, sci-fi, and fantasy combined. Yet no filmmaker

programming principles via life-sized mazes?! STEM isn’t Program Descriptions has ever taken an honest look at the amazing global community that romance writers and readers have built. Until now. scary, it’s fun! At this hands-on presentation, you’ll learn We also will feature a preview of the new film Free for All – Inside the Public Library, a documentary by filmmakers Dawn how to incorporate engaging STEM programming in your Bubbler @ Madison Public Libraries: Logsdon and Lucie Faulknor, which examines the history, spirit, and challenges of the American Public Library. Light library. We’ll walk you through everything from finding A System-Wide Approach to Learning refreshments will be provided. and evaluating potential STEM activities, to incorporating through Making them into lively programs for all ages. Participants will Imagine Audio Publishers Association Dinner leave with an arsenal of 52 kid-tested, librarian-approved CCC Mile High Ballroom 1–2 6:00–8:30 p.m. STEM programs and access to additional resources and | evaluation tools for future STEM programming. Hyatt Regency Denver – Capitol Ballroom Thanks to an IMLS National Leadership Grant, Madison

THURSDAY THURSDAY Presenters: Heather Love Beverley, Cook Memorial Public Library Pre-registration required. No tickets will be sold onsite. District, Libertyville, Ill.; Heather Thompson, Cook Memorial Public Public Library (Wisc.) and the University of Wisconsin- Tavia Gilbert, an acclaimed narrator of more than 300 full-cast and multi-voice audiobooks for Library District Madison are engaged in a collaborative process seeking virtually every publisher in the industry, is a six-time Audie nominee and the recipient of six to understand and strengthen “Bubbler”: a maker-focused Earphones Awards and a ListenUp Award. With frequent inclusion on Best of Year and Annual Top program for all-ages. In this participatory workshop, learn Accessibility from Every Angle how Bubbler acts as a platform for artists to share their Ten lists, Gilbert is a trusted and increasingly sought-after actress for work across every genre, from Challenge children’s and YA, to literary fiction, non-fiction, and genre fiction. Gilbert is a producer, singer, and a craft and inspire others, uses digital storytelling with CCC 108/110/112 writer of personal essay and memoir. Library Journal said this of the highly-acclaimed actress “as close court-involved teens at the Juvenile Detention Center and as you can get to a full cast narration with a solo voice.” | Shelter Home, and is developing a system-wide model Accessibility is crucial to providing top-notch customer unique in its community-based approach and methods to George Guidall has recorded over 900 unabridged novels, bringing a consistent artistry to his engage Madison’s underserved populations. readings and delighting listeners for over 20 years. His narrations of classics such as Crime and service in public libraries to ensure that all members of the Presenters: Alexandra Lakind, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Punishment and The Iliadas as well as best sellers like Snow Falling on Cedars and Lillian Jackson community are welcome. This program provides attendees with an overview of disability awareness, services, and Wisc.; Trent Miller, Madison (Wisc.) Public Library; Jesse Vieau, Braun’s Cat Who… series have set a standard for excellence recognized throughout the audiobook Madison Public Library industry. In addition to his award-winning work as an audiobook narrator, Guidall has also programs combined with basic principles of Universal enjoyed a forty-year career in the theatre, including starring roles on Broadway in such plays as Design. Attendees will understand the value and ease of Chapter Two, Cafe Crown, Alone Together, and Cold Storage. welcoming youth with autism and other disabilities as part Developing Truly Effective Performance of a whole-library approach to inclusive service. Johnny Heller is an award-winning actor and teacher with over 25 years of experience in the industry Evaluations Presenters: Renee Grassi, Glen Ellyn (Ill.) Public Library; Holly Jin, Lead in voice over, stage, television, and stand-up comedy. He has narrated over 500 titles for adults, Skokie (Ill.) Public Library; Portia Latalladi, Chicago (Ill.) Public young adults, and children—working in almost every genre. Heller is a 2005 and 2009 Audie Award Library CCC 708/710/712 Winner, a double nominee in 2015, a 2014 Nominee for Best Male Narrator, a double nominee in | 2012 and was named a Best Voice of 2008–2011 and 2014, and a Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award The Toledo-Lucas County (Ohio) Public Library has Winner 2008–2013. A winner of over 20 Earphone Awards, AudioFile Magazine named Heller one of Beyond Bilingual Storytime and ESL: developed a hybrid performance evaluation process the top 50 voices of the 20th Century. Digging Deeper into Your Spanish- that provides pathways for effectively resolving issues, Ruth Reichl is the bestselling author of Tender at the Bone and Comfort Me with Apples. She was Editor Speaking Community motivates staff to stretch with managerial support, and in Chief of Gourmet Magazine from 1999 to 2009. Before that she was the restaurant critic of both The Plan is still flexible enough to work for all employees. It can New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, where she was also named food editor. As co-owner of CCC 707/709/711 expand and contract where needed and includes space The Swallow Restaurant from 1974 to 1977, she played a part in the culinary revolution that took | for employee input and shared performance goals. The place in Berkeley, Calif. In 2007, Reichl was named Adweek’s Editor of the Year and received the process has become a great career development and Do you want to move beyond the basic Bilingual Storytime Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service in Journalism. Reichl also received the 2008 Matrix customer service training tool, and we are eager to share and ESL program to serve your Spanish speaking Award for Magazines from New York Women in Communications, Inc., and has been honored with six what we’ve learned. James Beard Awards. community? This session will assist you with identifying an underserved segment of the community and developing Presenters: Meg Delaney, Toledo-Lucas County (Ohio) Public PLA thanks the Audio Publishers Association; Blackstone Audio; Books on Tape, an imprint of Penguin Random House Audio; an outreach plan. Speakers will give unique examples of Library; Amy Hartman, Toledo-Lucas County Public Library HarperAudio; and Recorded Books for their support of this event. outreach to underserved Spanish speaking communities

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Disasters Bring Out the Best in Us: Presenters: Rumaan Alam, Ecco, New York, N.Y.; Tina Jordan, AAP, he has used to successfully engage the library with the The Power of Performance: The PLA New York, N.Y.; Mona Awad, Penguin Books, New York, N.Y.; Lindy sports fans in his community. Providing Community Support When It Is West, Hachette Books, New York, N.Y.; Gina Wohlsdorf, Algonquin, Performance Measures Initiative Needed Most Chapel Hill, N.C. Presenters: Nathan Hohl, Topeka and Shawnee County (Kans.) Plan Collaborate Public Library CCC 505–507 CCC Mile High Ballroom 3–4 Make It Extraordinary! | | Services to Those Who Serve: Library Imagine Just as they do on “Dancing with the Stars,” if the public Programs for Veterans and Active Duty Libraries can be valuable assets during disasters and public CCC 401–404 doesn’t like your performance, they vote—usually with Military Families health emergencies when other facilities and services | their feet. If you are interested in understanding your may be compromised or closed. In an interactive format, Collaborate community by using a simple and straightforward Program Descriptions instructors will share how public librarians can become an Get inspired to make this your best conference ever! CCC 109/111/113 measurement process, come hear from colleagues that Best-selling author, teacher, and consultant Kari Chapin integral part of the emergency preparedness and response | have been trained on and implemented a powerful one. efforts in the local community. They will also demonstrate will share tangible tips to maximize your experience Learn what differences it has made in planning services, an array of existing resources, tools, and programs that are at PLA 2016. You’ll learn how to make the most of your There are 21.8 million veterans and more than 1.3 million improving programming, and enhancing connections with available to support them in this role. time at conference, adapt the ideas you learn to fit active duty service members. Many service members face their communities. your circumstances, and unleash your creativity and challenges unnoticed by civilians. Veterans must cope with Presenters: Carolyn Anthony, Skokie (Ill.) Public Library; Denise Presenters: Siobhan Champ-Blackwell, National Library of imagination. Bring your “Be Extraordinary” notebook separation from the military and the lingering impact of Medicine, Bethesda, Md.; Elizabeth Norton, National Library of Davis, Sacramento (Calif.) Public Library; Emily Plagman, Public (provided at registration). You’ll leave with the tools and combat. Active duty members and families must adapt Medicine; Dan Wilson, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, Library Association, Chicago, Ill. Program Descriptions Program University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va. motivation you need to capture your best ideas and bring to deployment cycles. Learn how libraries are responding them home to make a real impact in your community! with services for veterans and their families. This session will help you understand your audience’s needs, identify Top 5 of the Nonfiction 5 Presenter: Kari Chapin, Portland, Ore. Extraordinarily Engaged: How Three collaborators, and take steps toward planning successful Broadcast Libraries Are Transforming Their services. CCC 102/104/106 Communities Never Leave Internal Communications to Presenters: Kristen Mulvihill, San Diego (Calif.) Public Library; | Collaborate Chance Cynthia Olney, National Network of Libraries of Medicine Outreach Lead Evaluation Resource Center, Health Sciences Library, Seattle, Wash.; Floundering at the desk when asked for a book you might CCC 601/603/605/607 not be familiar with? What if it’s nonfiction? Get a “go-to” CCC 201/203/205/207 Frances Rickard, Austin, Tex.; Loriene Roy, School of Information, | The University of Texas at Austin, Tex.; Jennifer Taft, Harnett County list for books/authors of popular nonfiction for leisure | (N.C.) Library What happens when you stop talking about your library readers. RA experts will showcase five top nonfiction areas and start listening to your community? Learn what Internal communication is linked to job satisfaction, for readers (history, sports, micro-histories, the occult, and community engagement looks like from libraries who organizational alignment, and success. In this session you Tech Assistance for Cutting-Edge pop culture) and what every librarian should know about

THURSDAY THURSDAY them: the top five books, up-and-comers, and trends. have been using the Harwood Institute approach. Hear will see examples of powerful, effective communication, Communities and communication efforts that fall short. You will hear the good, the difficult, and joyful when Columbus (Wisc.) Invent Presenters: Craig Clark, Clark Free Library, Columbus, Ohio; Andie Public Library, Red Hook Public Library (N.Y.), and Spokane about Douglas County (Colo.) Libraries’ path of discovery Paloutzian, Mid-Continent Public Library, Woodneath Library Center, CCC 405–407 County (Wash.) Library District share their experience around internal communication, engage with the tools we Kansas City, Mo.; Kaite Stover, The Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library; of “turning outward” to engage people in conversation, have developed, and be empowered to develop an outline | Barry Trott, Williamsburg (Va.) Regional Library; Rebecca Vnuk, Booklist, Chicago, Ill. identify aspirations, and make a difference in their for your own internal communication plan. Since the emergence of e-books and skyrocketing Wi-Fi communities. This highly interactive concurrent program session is also usage, public libraries have seen an influx of customers Presenters: Cindy Fesemyer, Columbus (Wisc.) Public Library; Erica offered on Friday, April 8 at 10:45–11:45 AM. seeking increasingly complex technology assistance. Hear Freudenberger, Red Hook Public Library, Red Hook, N.Y.; Sarah Presenters: Amber DeBerry, Douglas County (Colo.) Libraries; about two different approaches to satisfy this need, one Ostman, American Library Association, Chicago, Ill.; Patrick Roewe, Art Glover, Douglas County Libraries; Patti Owen-DeLay, Douglas a community technology center and one a retail-inspired Spokane County (Wash.) Library District; Amber Williams, Spokane County Libraries point of service within the library. Get tips and techniques County Library District from inception to implementation, staff and patron feedback, as well as how it might be replicated on a small LibraryReads Best in Debut Authors Score! Engaging Sports Fans at Your or large scale at your library. Library Broadcast Presenters: Oliver Sanidas, Arapahoe Library District, Englewood, CCC 501–504 Invent Colo; Nick Taylor, Arapahoe Library District; Tracy Treece, Denver CCC 702/704/706 (Colo.) Public Library | | Meet and learn about writers who have just hit the literary scene with their debut books. Hosted by the Association Who are sports fans, what would they like from their of American Publishers. Featuring Gina Wohlsdorf, author library, and what can libraries do for them? Your circulation of Security (Algonquin); Lindy West, author of Shrill: Notes stats will likely tell you that it’s more than providing sports from a Loud Woman (Hachette Books); Rumaan Alam, books. Join Nathan Hohl from the Topeka and Shawnee author of Rich and Pretty (Ecco); and Mona Awad, author of County (Kans.) Public Library as he explains what makes 13 Ways of Looking At a Fat Girl (Penguin Books). the sports fan tick and demonstrates some of the methods Knowledge Level Interaction Level For those with no previous knowledge of the topic. Single speaker/panel with Q&A at the end of the program. For those with some knowledge; increase your understanding. Single speaker/panel with questions or audience participation throughout. For those with extensive knowledge; learn about new developments. Facilitated discussion; small group discussion; hands-on activity.

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THURSDAY • 2:00–3:00 PM time of change has left already vulnerable populations at Safe in the Stacks: Public Libraries Serving greater risk of misinformation and fraud. How can we get LGBTQ Homeless Youth accurate information to our communities? Libraries can Imagine play a critical role in preparing those who qualify to apply Book Buzz: What’s New in Children’s and community support for capital campaigns, and raising the CCC 108/110/112 for current Immigration Relief programs which serve as a visibility of library needs and impact. YA Publishing model, should Immigration Reform pass. | Broadcast Presenters: Karen Beach, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Everyone can have a role in preventing and addressing CCC 601/603/605/607 Foundation, Charlotte, N.C.; Jenni Gaisbauer, Charlotte Mecklenburg Presenters: Angelica Fortin, San Diego County (Calif.) Library; Luis Library Foundation Guerra, UFW Foundation, Los Angeles, Calif.; Fumiko Osada, San LGBTQ youth homelessness. Come learn how your library | Diego County Library can welcome and serve these youth in our communities

Hear news on the latest titles and trends in Children’s and and our libraries. Attendees will hear directly from the Program Descriptions Creative Merchandising Strategies for youth themselves, and the service providers who work YA publishing straight from the mouths of publishing Libraries It Happened in My Town: Collaboration in professionals. Ask questions and give your feedback on Crisis with them, as they offer their stories and their suggestions. what works (and what doesn’t) in your library. Invent Audience interaction will be encouraged, and together CCC 201/203/205/207 Collaborate we will create plans that address barriers and highlight Presenters: Laura Antonacci, Listening Library, New York, N.Y.; Lucy CCC 102/104/106 | solutions. DelPriore, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, New York, N.Y.; | Presenters: Jama Shelton, True Colors Fund, New York, N.Y.; Julie Dina Sherman, Disney, White Plains, N.Y.; Victoria Stapleton, Little, The 16,000 public library branches nationwide house Brown Books for Young Readers, New York, N.Y. Winkelstein, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. some of the last physical showrooms for books. With An EF5 tornado rips through your town, taking lives,

Program Descriptions Program big-box and independent booksellers closing their doors, destroying homes, flattening businesses. A shooter at Your Library: Preparing Your the ways in which consumers discover new titles through opens fire in a theater. Riots break out and rally for days. Sustainable Connected Learning for Youth Current and Future Workforce thoughtful displays are shrinking. Yet libraries have the A wildfire rages, burning everything its path. Flooding Invent swallows a town, threatening lives. What would you do Collaborate space, the materials, and the trusted experts to get titles CCC 301–303 into the hands of consumers. In this interactive session, if this happened in your town? Learn firsthand from the CCC 501–504 | learn ways that creative merchandising can enhance survivors of natural and man-made disasters, and hear | the customer’s experience and impact your library’s how they turned crises into opportunities by working Connected Learning is an innovative approach to youth In many communities, computer programming circulation. collaboratively. learning that is based on the principle that learning opportunities are fast outpacing the number of qualified Presenters: Stacie Ledden, Anythink Libraries, Thornton, Colo.; Presenters: Miriam Anderson Lytle, Gail Borden Public Library happens best when it is interest-driven, peer supported, local applicants. Public libraries can serve the role of David Vinjamuri, Thirdway Brand Trainers, New York, N.Y. District, Elgin, Ill.; Patti Bateman, Aurora (Colo.) Public Library; and academically oriented. Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Public closing this gap by providing a platform for residents to George Noe, City Manager, Aurora, Colo.; Aiden Street, Pioneer Library system has spent the last two years developing learn to code. Louisville (Ky.) Free Public Library is involved Library System, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Paula Watson-Lakamp, Poudre rich, outcomes-based programs, and creating a sustainable River Public Library District, Fort Collins, Colo. with Code Louisville, which sends participants through an Everything is Awesome! Reimagining pool of volunteers with STEAM (science, technology,

THURSDAY THURSDAY intensive 12-week course to develop coding skills using a Library UX engineering, art, and math) background. Learn how the mixture of in-person mentorships and self-paced learning Play Libraries = Education: Reclaiming Our connected learning model has been implemented at via the Treehouse learning platform. Denver (Colo.) CCC 707/709/711 Purpose for the 21st Century Cuyahoga County Public Library’s 27 branches. Public Library has offered a series of summer DevCamps | Imagine Presenters: Megan Barrett, Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Public Library; for teens, during which participants learn basic web CCC Mile High Ballroom 3–4 Rebecca Ranallo, Cuyahoga County Public Library development technologies, learn from mentors who are in Dayton (Ohio) Metro Library (DML) kicked off its citywide | the profession, and work collaboratively to build sites. capital improvement program with a visionary, interactive, Tame Your Digital Strategy and fun workshop to reinvent the DML user experience. Looking for a session that will make you think? Attend Presenters: Michelle Jeske, Denver (Colo.) Public Library; Zeth The ideas generated at this workshop translated into Lead Lietzau, Denver Public Library; Julie Scoskie, Louisville (Ky.) Free to experience a vision that is ushering in a new era: real-world library service and facility applications that are Public Library “Libraries = Education.” Libraries adopting this approach CCC 405–407 being implemented system wide at DML. Through hands- enjoy heightened respect and optimal funding—because | on work with digital and analog tools (including Legos!), they are now accorded the same enduring worth The digital service field can be wild and uncontrolled. How Creating a New Support Organization: session participants will collaborate, explore, and reinvent assigned to other educational institutions. Dispelling all Leasons Learned That You Can Apply, Too the library user experience (UX) for their own libraries. do we trap it long enough to define what it is and isn’t? misperceptions, “Libraries = Education” will reposition your How do we domesticate it for public consumption so that Lead Presenters: Carson Block, Carson Block Consulting Inc., Fort Collins, library as a key component of the education enterprise. we can streamline it, teach it, market it, evaluate it, sunset CCC 702/704/706 Colo.; Tim Kambitsch, Dayton (Ohio) Metro Library; David Schnee, The best part? You won’t have to change anything you do. it, or win awards with it? Learn from two leading-edge | Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning, South San Francisco, Calif. Presenter: Valerie Gross, Howard County (Md.) Library System Digital Strategy experts as they help you harness your After years of successfully raising funds, the Charlotte library’s digital strategy. Mecklenburg Library (N.C.) created a new support Immigration Reform: Is Your Library Ready? Presenters: Anastasia Diamond-Ortiz, Cleveland (Ohio) Public organization in 2012 in order to maximize opportunities Library; Toby Greenwalt, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Juliane for greater private fundraising. Come learn about which Plan Morian, Clinton-Macomb Public Library, Clinton Township, Mich. structure options they considered and why, how an CCC 109/111/113 existing affiliate Friends of the Library transitioned into this | new structure, effective working relationships with library In the last few years, new immigration laws and initiatives leadership and staff, setting fundraising goals, building Knowledge Level Interaction Level have passed on both the national and state level. This For those with no previous knowledge of the topic. Single speaker/panel with Q&A at the end of the program. For those with some knowledge; increase your understanding. Single speaker/panel with questions or audience participation throughout. For those with extensive knowledge; learn about new developments. Facilitated discussion; small group discussion; hands-on activity.

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Tech to Go: Circulating Nontraditional libraries better measure the outcomes of their patron Blast Off with San José Public Library’s Early Literacy Outreach for Teen Parents Items services. This session will provide participants with an Maker[Space]Ship! Play Challenge in-depth overview of how to enroll in the project and Play CCC 702/704/706 also how to use its tools and resources to meet advocacy, CCC 401–404 CCC 707/709/711 | partnership, and funding goals using outcome-focused | | results. The Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR) initiative has Your patrons want to binge watch Netflix, record their skiing Presenter: Emily Plagman, Public Library Association, Chicago, Ill. Making is not limited to the confines of a library’s walls! provided a powerful toolkit for introducing parents to adventures, admire Jupiter, and need Wi-Fi to find a job. Good Discuss why taking making on the road is important and early literacy practices. When those parents also happen news! Now your library can offer technology for checkout. how it impacts the community. Learn how the San José to be teenagers, it helps to take a fun-yet-thoughtful This Ain’t Your Grandma’s Library... Or Is It? Discover how three libraries are shaking the paradigm (Calif.) Public Library is taking pop-up spaces to a new approach to programming, lest you lose your audience. In Program Descriptions of libraries = books by circulating Rokus, GoPro cameras, Serving Older Adults in a Changing World level with their Maker[Space]Ship and what aspects can this program, you’ll learn reliable, time-tested methods for mobile hotspots, microscopes, and much more. Libraries Imagine be replicated by all libraries. Engage in a rapid prototype reaching your teen parent population and introducing the are all about learning—it’s time to expand the horizon of CCC Mile High Ballroom 1–2 session to create pop-up maker programs that you can Five Practices in a way that is simple, straightforward, and your community by offering new hands-on experiences. | bring back and refine at your library. highly interactive. Presenter: Corinne Sanchez, San Antonio (Tex.) Public Library Presenters: Samantha Chada, Sandusky (Ohio) Library; Mikael Using humor and reflection as well as statistics, we’ll Presenter: Erin Berman, San José (Calif.) Public Library Jacobsen, Skokie (Ill.) Public Library; Suzanne Wulf, Niles (Ill.) Public Library explore what aging means and learn about the explosion of the older adult demographic in our communities. Aging Data Driven Collections: Right-Sizing Get Outside the Lines: Reintroducing Your Program Descriptions Program affects the individual, the family, and the community in Library Collections Library to the Community The Power of Performance 2: Project important ways. How can libraries serve this diverse and Plan Broadcast growing segment of our society? Audience members will Outcome Enrollment Primer CCC 601/603/605/607 CCC 201/203/205/207 Plan have the opportunity to share relevant ideas so that best | | CCC 505–507 practices from all sizes of libraries may be heard. Outside the Lines provides a framework for libraries of | Presenter: Wendy Pender, King County (Wash.) Library System This session will explore how evidence-based collection analysis can be used to inform collection funding, all types and sizes to reintroduce themselves to their Join this session and learn how to enroll in Project weeding, and corresponding shelving changes to adjust communities. Learn how this international grassroots Outcome: PLA’s latest field-driven initiative, helping to patron demands and interests, with the goal of initiative helps get people thinking—and talking—about increasing collection use and making better investments libraries in a whole new way. In this interactive session, with collection dollars. A panel of representatives from a we’ll discuss some of the innovative ways libraries have variety of public libraries will be present to share their own connected with their communities, the importance of experiences, discuss tools that they use, and encourage reshaping our library stories, and together brainstorm

THURSDAY THURSDAY THURSDAY • 4:00–5:00 PM discussion surrounding best practice. some fun, creative engagement strategies. Presenters: Elizabeth Chase, Frisco (Tex.) Public Library; Debra This highly interactive concurrent program session is also Lambert, Indianapolis (Ind.) Public Library offered on Friday, April 8 at 2:00–3:00 PM. AnyAbility: Taking Ordinary Service Aspen Institute’s “Rising to the Challenge: Presenters: Dolly Goyal, East Palo Alto (Calif.) Library; Stacie for Adults with Disabilities to an Re-Envisioning Public Libraries” in Action De-Identifying Patron Data to Balance Ledden, Anythink Libraries, Thornton, Colo.; Jacqueline Murphy, Extraordinary Level Imagine Privacy and Insight Colorado State Library, Denver, Colo. Invent CCC Mile High Ballroom 3–4 Challenge CCC 108/110/112 | CCC 708/710/712 Making the Grade at Each Stage with | “Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning Public Libraries,” | School Outreach developed by the Aspen Institute and funded by the Collaborate Learn about one library’s experience creating programs In a world where people are becoming products and Gates Foundation, presents a framework for library CCC 102/104/106 that have grown into engaging experiences where adults online activities are valuable commodities for marketers transformation in the 21st century. Learn how the report | with disabilities connect with their community, interact and retailers, the public library remains an oasis of privacy. with peers, and utilize library resources. As a result of the and the newly released Action Guide are being used to However, our traditional data management practices School partnerships offer a unique form of service, AnyAbility program, library staff are more comfortable initiate thoughtful conversations with policy makers, result in lost opportunities to learn about “fresh markets” marketing, and outreach for public libraries. Four library using people-first language, have rewarding interactions government officials at all levels, library supporters, and and changing demographics in our communities. systems, at different stages of their partnership process, with customers with disabilities, and have positively library systems. “De-identifying” data can track patron behaviors while will share what they are doing and how they got there, changed the dynamic of the library. The AnyAbility Presenters: Maria Carpenter, Santa Monica (Calif.) Public Library; maintaining individual anonymity. It can yield insights into offering a freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior program has taken ordinary service for adults with Cindy Fesemyer, Columbus (Wisc.) Public Library; Susan Hildreth, habits and activities of our patrons and transform the way perspective on school outreach. They will address the disabilities to an extraordinary level. Peninsula Library System/Califa Group, San Mateo, Calif.; Dawn we develop services. La Valle, Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Conn.; Gina Millsap, logistics of getting started, address sustainability, and Presenters: Janet Lemle, North Metro Community Services, Inc, Topeka and Shawnee County (Kans.) Public Library; Kendall Wiggin, Presenters: Stephen Halsey, The Seattle (Wash.) Public Library; highlight the importance of library and stakeholder Westminster, Colo.; Marsha Marcilla, Anythink Libraries, Thorton, Connecticut State Library Becky Yoose, The Seattle Public Library buy-in. The panel will cover concerns with giving every Colo.; Hannah Martinez, Anythink Libraries; Suzanne McGowan, Anythink Libraries Knowledge Level Interaction Level For those with no previous knowledge of the topic. Single speaker/panel with Q&A at the end of the program. For those with some knowledge; increase your understanding. Single speaker/panel with questions or audience participation throughout. For those with extensive knowledge; learn about new developments. Facilitated discussion; small group discussion; hands-on activity.

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student a library card; benefits of attending school events; Organizational Health: Capitalizing on related to making and learning that will be of broad workforce thwarted efforts to engage staff with new marketing to teachers; and collaborating with schools on Your Most Important Asset interest to the profession. Ample time will be provided for services, we embarked on a culture-shifting journey to learning initiatives. Lead Q&A. develop a deep understanding and appreciation for technology. Come hear about our Staff Tech Conference, Presenters: Cari Gast, Howard County (Md.) Library System; Julie CCC 501–504 Presenter: Tim Carrigan, Institute of Museum and Library Services, TEDxMarkhamPublicLibrary, Digital Artist in Residence Jurgens, Arlington Heights (Ill.) Memorial Library; Juliane Morian, | Washington, D.C. Clinton-Macomb Public Library, Clinton Township, Mich.; Lisa program, and more! Mulvenna, Clinton-Macomb Public Library; Judy Nelson, Pierce The session will showcase San Antonio (Tex.) Public Presenters: Andrea Cecchetto, Markham (Ontario) Public Library, County (Wash.) Library System We Are Tech Workers: Cultivating a Library Library’s (SAPL) groundbreaking focus on Organizational Canada; Pam Saliba, Markham Public Library Health implemented as a priority in SAPL’s strategic plan. Technoculture

Making Waves with Research: Lessons An Organizational Health focus has helped SAPL cultivate Lead Program Descriptions from RIPL Participants an environment that inspires innovation and provides CCC 401–404 Plan responsive management and decision making, while | also implementing best practices to increase operational CCC 109/111/113 efficiencies, encourage creative risk-taking, and reward Markham, Ontario is Canada’s “High-Tech Capital,” | breakthrough programs and service. Attendees will learn housing 900 high-tech companies and their employees. In response, Markham Public Library began hosting Make data work! Participants who attended the 2015 about how SAPL’s results impacted the organization and how to replicate the program. maker and coding events, launched a digital media Research Institute for Public Libraries will share some “aha!” lab, and purchased 3D printers. When skill gaps in our moments from the Institute and also how they are using Program Descriptions Program Presenters: Kate Gray, San Antonio (Tex.) Public Library; Candelaria what they learned to collect and analyze data for decision- Mendoza, San Antonio Public Library; Roberta Sparks, San Antonio making and communicating library successes. Panelists Public Library represent public libraries from small to large, urban to rural, and hope to inspire you to help drive a culture Shhhh! Don’t Tell My Mom: Readers' shift in public libraries and be purposeful in gathering, analyzing, and using data. Advisory that Everyone Can Live With Challenge Knowledge Level Interaction Level For those with no previous knowledge of the topic. Single speaker/panel with Q&A at the end of the program. Presenters: John K. DeBacher, Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction, CCC Mile High Ballroom 1–2 Division for Libraries and Technology, Madison, Wisc.; Jon D. For those with some knowledge; increase your understanding. Single speaker/panel with questions or audience participation throughout. Solomon, Englewood (Colo.) Public Library; Sarilda Tacket, Jackson | For those with extensive knowledge; learn about new developments. Facilitated discussion; small group discussion; hands-on activity. (Mich.) District Library; Sara Wright, Colorado Library Consortium, Berthoud, Colo. Teens’ and tweens’ book choices don’t always coincide with what their parents or educators think is “appropriate,” and librarians can get caught in the middle! This

THURSDAY THURSDAY Merchandising Master Class: Youth session will help you meet, head on, those inevitable Materials and the Art/Science Behind confrontations. You will leave with a fabulous selection of Extraordinary Displays up-to-date YA literature ranging from the squeaky-clean Invent to the oh-so-shocking. Give your young readers the types CCC 405–407 of books they want, while keeping the adults around them happy! | Presenters: Jessica Anne Bratt, Grand Rapids (Mich.) Public Library; Merchandising is critical to a thriving collection. Think Monica Walen, Kent District Library, East Grand Rapids, Mich. you’ve mastered the basics? Ready for more? Join the panel as they: give specific instances of great displays, show you how to create your own pop-up libraries The Intentional Makerspace: A New anywhere and everywhere, and help you see your whole Framework for Making and Learning in department holistically as one creative display. At the Libraries same time, learn how to easily track metrics and integrate Imagine master class merchandising into your workflow. CCC 301–303 Presenters: Wendy Bartlett, Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Public Library; | Elisabeth Gattullo Marrocolla, Darien (Conn.) Library; Cheryl Lee, Santa Clara (Calif.) City Library; Mary Schreiber, Cuyahoga County This session will introduce a new IMLS funded framework Public Library for intentional planning and development of makerspaces to assist libraries and museums in making informed investments in line with their institutional values and community needs. The session will highlight recent IMLS grantees engaged in promising models, developing communities of practice, and conducting new research

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April Programs 10:45–11:45 a.m. 8 Friday Find these program descriptions alphabetized on pages 53–55. TRACK PRIMARY TAG PROGRAM TITLE ROOM Schedule

Schedule Broadcast Marketing/Advocacy LibraryReads Mystery Authors Revealed CCC 501–504

Broadcast Technology Making Progress in Digital Content CCC 505–507 Registration Challenge Spaces and Places Don't Worry... We're Only Going to Change Everything CCC Mile High Ballroom 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. 3–4 Challenge Serving Adults Puff, Puff, Lend: Cannabis Culture and the Library Collection CCC 102/104/106 BIG IDEAS with Sherry Turkle 8:15–9:15 a.m. Collaborate Leadership Networking for Wallflowers CCC 707/709/711 FRIDAY FRIDAY Colorado Convention Center – Bellco Theatre Collaborate Serving Youth Teen Asset Mapping: A Community Development Approach to Teen CCC 108/110/112 Services Expansion Sherry Turkle has spent the last 30 years studying the psychology of people’s relationships Imagine Serving Adults From Reading to Learning: New Pew Research on Libraries' Role in CCC 109/111/113 with technology. She is the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Professor of the Social Studies of Education Science and Technology at MIT. A licensed clinical psychologist, she is the founder and Imagine Serving Youth Middle Childhood Matters: Revitalizing Services and Programs for CCC 401–404 director of the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self. Turkle is the author of five books and three School-Age Children edited collections, including a trilogy of three landmark studies on our relationship with digital Invent Spaces and Places Designing Spaces for People, Not Collections CCC 405–407 culture: The Second Self, Life on the Screen, and most recently, Alone Together. A recipient of a Guggenheim and Rockefeller Humanities Fellowship, she is a featured media commentator and a Invent Technology The Visible Library: Exposing Collections through Linked Data CCC 301–303 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Lead Leadership Following the Leadership Academies CCC 702/704/706 PLA thanks Penguin Random House for its support of this event. Lead Staffing Never Leave Internal Communications to Chance CCC 201/203/205/207 Plan Collections/Tech Developing a Holistic Collection Development Policy CCC 708/710/712 Services Exhibits Coffee Break 9:30–10:45 a.m. Play Administration/ Play Your Way to an Engaged Staff CCC 601/603/605/607 Take advantage of this no-conflict time to explore and connect with vendors. Management Play Spaces and Places The Studio Experience: Creating a Makerspace for Ages 0–108 CCC Mile High Ballroom 1–2 How-To Festival 9:45–10:30 a.m. Resume Review and Interview Coaching Exhibit Hall 10:45 a.m.–3:15 p.m. Join in the fun by participating in our first-ever mini How-To Festival, based on the wildly successful How-To Festival Career Center: CCC – 103/105 that attracts 4,000 individuals to the Louisville (Ky.) Free Public Library every May. The PLA 2016 How-To Festival is a cooperative learning experience, teaching practical, hands-on skills that can be learned in short, 20-minute sessions. If you’re looking for a new job, be sure your resume is top-notch and your interview skills make a great first impression. Meet one-on-one with librarians experienced in hiring to get some objective insight and assistance. Sign-up is available in the Career Center.

Adult Author Lunch with Arianna Huffington 12:00–1:30 p.m. Colorado Convention Center – Four Seasons Ballroom 1–2 Pre-registration required. No tickets will be sold onsite. Arianna Huffington is the chair, president, and editor-in-chief of the Huffington Post Media Group, and author of fourteen books. In May 2005, she launched The Huffington Post, a news and blog site that quickly became one of the most widely-read, linked to, and frequently-cited media brands on the Internet. In 2012, the site won a Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. She has been named to Time Magazine‘s list of the world’s 100 most influential people and the Forbes Most Powerful Women list. Originally from Greece, she moved to England when she was 16 and graduated from Cambridge University with an M.A. in economics. At 21, she became president of the famed debating society, the Cambridge Union. Her 14th book, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder, debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list and was released in paperback in March 2015. Her new book, on the science, history and mystery of sleep, will be published in April 2016. PLA thanks Penguin Random House for its support of this event. Photo of Sherry Turkle courtesy of Peter Urban. courtesy of Peter Turkle of SherryPhoto

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We Need Diverse Books Young Adult Author Lunch Programs 12:00–1:30 p.m. 2:00–3:00 p.m. Colorado Convention Center – Four Seasons Ballroom 4 Find these program descriptions alphabetized on pages 56–58. Pre-registration required. No tickets will be sold onsite. TRACK PRIMARY TAG PROGRAM TITLE ROOM Schedule

Schedule PLA is pleased to partner with We Need Diverse Books™ for the Young Adult Author Lunch. This lunch program will be Broadcast Marketing/Advocacy Get Outside the Lines: Reintroducing Your Library to the Community CCC 201/203/205/207 moderated by I.W. Gregorio and feature a panel of YA authors including e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, Sara Farizan, and Lamar Giles. Broadcast Marketing/Advocacy Lights, Camera, Advocacy: Digital Storytelling for Your Library CCC Mile High Ballroom 1–2 I.W. Gregorio is a practicing surgeon by day, masked avenging YA writer by night. After getting her Challenge Serving Youth How Two Libraries Quit Summer Reading and You Can, Too CCC 601/603/605/607 MD, she did her residency at Stanford, where she met the intersex patient who inspired her debut Challenge Marketing/Advocacy OUT @ the Library: Innovative LGBTQ Programming at the Library CCC 102/104/106 novel, None of the Above (Balzer & Bray/HarperCollins), which is a Spring 2015 Publishers Weekly Flying Start and a Capitol Choices Nominee. She is a founding member of We Need Diverse Books Collaborate Collections/Tech Connect, Crowdsource, and Kickstart: Make Dream Projects a Reality CCC 108/110/112 Services and serves as its VP of development. A recovering ice hockey player, she lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and two children. Collaborate Leadership Engaged and Inclusive: Institutional Approaches to Racial Equity and CCC 707/709/711

FRIDAY FRIDAY Social Justice Kirkus Reviews calls writer, filmmaker and artivist e.E. Charlton-Trujillo “a force of Imagine Serving Youth Storytime Manifesto: Early Literacy Awareness and Advocacy CCC Mile High Ballroom nature.” In 2013, she embarked on a unique book tour to empower at-risk youth through free writing 3–4 workshops for several months. Her feature documentary At-Risk Summer chronicles this experience, Invent Collections/Tech [Your Community Here]: Engaging Audiences and Artists with Local CCC 109/111/113 showcasing raw and inspiring stories from youth, educators, librarians, and award-winning authors. Services Digital Collections Her third novel, Fat Angie, won the American Library Association’s 2014 Stonewall Award. That Invent Serving Adults Taking It Personally: Creating Human Connection in a Virtual World CCC 505–507 year, she and author C.G. Watson co-founded the nonprofit Never Counted Out to offer creative mentorship to at-risk youth. Her fourth novel When We Was Fierce will be published in 2016 by Lead Leadership Hospitality: The Essential Ingredient CCC 401–404 Candlewick Press. Lead Staffing Trauma-Informed Care and the Library CCC 702/704/706 Sara Farizan is the author of If You Could Be Mine and Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel. She is Plan Administration/ Building for the Future Today: Broadband Planning CCC 708/710/712 the recipient of the 2014 Lambda Literary Award in LGBT Children’s/Young Adult, the winner of two Management Publishing Triangle awards, and both of her novels are top 10’s on the ALA Rainbow list. Her debut Plan Serving Youth Every Child Ready to Read and Its Impact on Parents in Your CCC 301–303 novel was named one of Rolling Stone‘s Top 100 YA books of all time. She is the daughter of Iranian Community immigrants and lives in the Greater Boston area. She likes 80’s R&B, Kurosawa films, the Boston Plan Administration/ The One-Page Strategic Plan: Is It Real? Is It Right for You? CCC 501–504 Celtics, and is incredible at lip-synching. Management Play Spaces and Places Think Outside the Box by Going Inside the Box CCC 405–407 Lamar Giles writes novels and short stories for teens and adults. He is the author of

the 2015 Edgar® Award Nominee Fake ID, a second YA thriller Endangered, a third, currently untitled YA novel from HarperCollins, as well as the forthcoming YA novel Overturned from Scholastic Press. Lamar Giles is a founding member of We Need Diverse Books™ and resides in Virginia with his wife. Exhibits Closing Reception PLA thanks We Need Diverse Books for its support of this event. 3:00–4:00 p.m. Take one last look around the exhibits and network with vendors and colleagues during this social reception. PLA thanks Ingram for its support of this event.

How-To Festival 3:15–4:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall Join in the fun by participating in our first-ever mini How-To Festival, based on the wildly successful How-To Festival that attracts 4,000 individuals to the Louisville (Ky.) Free Public Library every May. The PLA 2016 How-To Festival is a cooperative learning experience, teaching practical, hands-on skills that can be learned in short, 20-minute sessions. Photo of e.E. Charlton-Trujillo courtesy of Howard Wells III. Wells courtesy of Howard Charlton-Trujillo of e.E. Photo

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Programs FRIDAY • 10:45–11:45 AM 4:00–5:00 p.m. Find these program descriptions alphabetized on pages 58–61. Designing Spaces for People, Not Presenters: Anders Dahlgren, Library Planning Associates, Normal, Ill.; Joe Huberty, Engberg Anderson, Milwaukee, Wisc.; Detlev TRACK PRIMARY TAG PROGRAM TITLE ROOM Collections Pansch, Barrington (Ill.) Area Library Program Descriptions Schedule Broadcast Serving Adults Every Person Is a Book, Every Life Tells a Story CCC 405–407 Invent Broadcast Marketing/Advocacy What's Your Elevator Speech? The Message Matters CCC Mile High Ballroom CCC 405–407 Following the Leadership Academies 3–4 | Challenge Administration/ A Different Way of Doing Business: Cross-Functional Strategic CCC 501–504 Lead Management Initiative Teams Library space design traditionally begins with contents CCC 702/704/706 and collections. Dokk1, in Aarhus, Denmark embodies Challenge Collections/Tech Beyond Bad Covers, Poor Copyediting and Questionable Content: CCC 601/603/605/607 | Services How to Deal with the Self-Publishing Onslaught a shift in philosophy: library design for people. This discussion will focus on planning spaces for discovery, Is there really such a thing as a natural born leader, or Collaborate Administration/ Better Together: Civic Engagement and Civic Dialogues CCC 707/709/711 do some people know how to tap into their strengths Management creation, participation, learning, performing, and FRIDAY FRIDAY innovation. Community collaboration influenced the to develop strong leadership skills? Hear from two state Collaborate Staffing Guiding Ohio Online: Working With AmeriCorps to Strengthen CCC 102/104/106 library leadership institutes on how they use the Gallup Technology Skills in Rural Library Communities library to become a space that empowers its citizens. Whether you are thinking about repurposing space, Strengths Finder 2.0 tool to identify and develop strengths Imagine Spaces and Places Inside the 2015 New Landmark Libraries CCC 301–303 renovating, or building a new library, designing for people for their participants. Learn how strong library leaders Invent Spaces and Places Creating Alternative Library Facilities CCC 109/111/113 is an essential space planning concept. have used this assessment to strengthen their own talents Invent Leadership Design Thinking at Your Library: Try Try Again CCC Mile High Ballroom Presenters: Marie Østergård, Aarhus Public Libraries, Denmark; to lead from any position. Hear from a library administrator 1–2 Pam Sandlian Smith, Anythink Libraries, Thornton, Colo. on how to fold this into library training to create stronger Lead Leadership Building a Better Board to Support Your Library CCC 401–404 teams and build leadership among your staff, teams, or departments. Lead Leadership Library Leadership for Family Engagement CCC 108/110/112 Developing a Holistic Collection Presenters: Amy Boese, Ramsey County (Minn.) Library; Jean Lead Leadership Understanding Microaggressions: A Catalyst for Climate Change in CCC 201/203/205/207 Development Policy the Workplace Duncan McFarren, Stark County (Ohio) District Library; Elizabeth Plan Kelsen Huber, Colorado Library Consortium, Centennial, Colo.; Plan Administration/ E-rate Evolution: Getting from Policy to Practical CCC 708/710/712 Suzanne McGowan, Anythink Libraries, Thornton, Colo. Management CCC 708/710/712 | Play Serving Youth View from the Director's Chair: Filmmaking for Teens CCC 702/704/706 Creating a new collection development policy can be a From Reading to Learning: New Pew daunting task, but it need not be! Come to our session Research on Libraries’ Role in Education Spark Talks and learn how to strategically think about your collection Imagine 4:00–5:00 p.m. policy and how it can reflect the diverse needs of the CCC 109/111/113 Colorado Convention Center – 505–507 community. | These up-to-the minute, fast-moving sessions feature five-minute presentations on the latest and greatest ideas from Presenters: Elizabeth Marszalik, Oak Park (Ill.) Public Library; New research from the Pew Research Center strikes at your public library colleagues. Come be surprised, inspired, and energized! Michele Paladines, Oak Park Public Library the heart of the role libraries play—or don’t!—in meeting community education and learning needs, and how this Speed Mentoring Event Don’t Worry... We’re Only Going to Change varies among different community demographics. The 4:00–5:15 p.m. Everything recent survey of American adults explores where, how, and Career Center: CCC – 103/105 Challenge why people pursue professional and personal learning— CCC Mile High Ballroom 3–4 and the role technology plays. Findings show that the This fast-paced event will connect experienced librarians with individuals newer to the profession. Pre-registration is path to learning is not smooth for all. Come find out how | required. Americans perceive libraries in the education ecosystem On its 100th anniversary, one library hit the restart button and how we can play a greater role in improving learning All Conference Reception with a fearless but thoughtful leap into the future that pathways. 5:30–7:00 p.m. took nothing for granted. We will share the importance of Presenters: Larra Clark, ALA Office for Information Technology Hyatt Regency Denver – Centennial Ballroom a bold, shared vision; how that vision enabled the team to Policy, Washington, D.C.; John Horrigan, Pew Research Center, step away from standards—not only nibbling at the edges, Washington, D.C. Get your groove on and party hard at this fun conference celebration, featuring local Denver entertainment! Join but reimagining the library from the ground up; and how your fellow attendees in blowing off some steam after an extraordinary week of conference-going. There is no extra that spirit allowed the library to change. registration for this event but be sure to wear your conference badge for admittance.

Knowledge Level Interaction Level For those with no previous knowledge of the topic. Single speaker/panel with Q&A at the end of the program. For those with some knowledge; increase your understanding. Single speaker/panel with questions or audience participation throughout. For those with extensive knowledge; learn about new developments. Facilitated discussion; small group discussion; hands-on activity.

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LibraryReads Mystery Authors Revealed Childhood Framework has revolutionized delivery of Presenters: Connie Behe, ImagineIF Libraries, Kalispell, Mont.; Kim The Studio Experience: Creating a Crowley, ImagineIF Libraries Broadcast services to children aged 6–12. Makerspace for Ages 0–108 CCC 501–504 Presenters: Diane Banks, Toronto (Ontario) Public Library, Canada; Play Peggy Thomas, Toronto Public Library, | Puff, Puff, Lend: Cannabis Culture and the CCC Mile High Ballroom 1–2 Library Collection | This event will feature bestselling mystery book authors Program Descriptions Challenge whose titles are soon to hit the library shelves. Mystery Networking for Wallflowers Learn how The Studio at Anythink Brighton (Colo.) grew CCC 102/104/106 Authors Revealed will feature C.J. Box, author of Badlands Collaborate to offer extraordinary experiences for ages 0–108, from (Minotaur Books/Macmillan); Alison Gaylin, author of What CCC 707/709/711 | banana bongos for babies, to embroidery for adults, to Remains of Me (HarperCollins); Stephanie Barron, author | Got weed? Of course not! Should you have High Times 3D printing for teenagers, and robotics for all ages. The of Jane and the Waterloo Map: Being a Jane Austen Mystery session will offer program ideas, tips and tools for creating Does the idea of networking frighten you? Terrify magazine? Why not? Many customers have questions (Soho Crime); William Kent Krueger, author of Manitou scalable, sustainable programming, and suggestions for you? Cause compulsive cocktail napkin wadding and/ about marijuana and its usage, but how can they become Canyon (Atria/Simon & Schuster); and Heather Gudenkauf, expanding makerspaces beyond technology and tinkering. or nervous laughter? As a librarian out in the business informed? Are there any local resources that inform author of Missing Pieces (MIRA). Book signing to follow. Get hands on with The Studio and learn how to share your community I understand your struggle and I am here to consumers about strains for consumption? What materials creative talents in a maker environment. Presenters: Stephanie Barron, Soho Crime, New York, N.Y.; C.J. help! Networking for Wallflowers is a special workshop do you have on growing, cultivating, or cooking marijuana Box, Minotaur Books/Macmillan, New York, N.Y.; Alison Gaylin, tailored to the needs of introverted librarians. We will and how did you choose them? Relax and learn about Presenters: Sandra Brown, Anythink Libraries, Brighton Colo.; Janet HarperCollins, New York, N.Y.; Heather Gudenkauf, MIRA, North identify what librarians have to offer, learn how to talk growing, business, use, science, law, and activism. Come Hollingsworth, Boulder (Colo.) Public Library; Catherine Odson, Anythink York, Ontario, Canada; Tina Jordan, AAP, New York, N.Y.; William Kent for the information on local programs in your community Libraries Program Descriptions Program Krueger, Atria/Simon & Schuster, New York, N.Y. about those things, and practice making connections. Success is achievable for every personality type! or your local library, but stay for the “Book and Bud” pairings. Presenters: Amy Fisher, Mid-Continent Public Library, The Visible Library: Exposing Collections Making Progress in Digital Content Independence, Mo.; Morgan Perry, Mid-Continent Public Library Presenters: Aaron Bock, Anythink Libraries, Thornton, Colo.; Broadcast Jennifer Hendzlik, Anythink Libraries; Derrick Mason, Pueblo through Linked Data CCC 505–507 City-County (Colo.) Library District Invent Never Leave Internal Communications to CCC 301–303 | Chance Teen Asset Mapping: A Community | A panel of library and publishing experts will provide an Lead Development Approach to Teen Services For libraries to remain relevant, we need to meet our users FRIDAY FRIDAY update on the library e-book lending market and discuss CCC 201/203/205/207 best ways for libraries to advance access to digital content. Expansion where they are: on smart phones and tablets, in front | Opportunities for building out digital collections, working Collaborate of computers, and almost always on the Web. Libraries with self-published authors, assessing use of e-book Internal communication is linked to job satisfaction, CCC 108/110/112 must change the way we format, present, and connect data, so that we can make the Web our best partner. The collections, utilizing e-books in outreach and partnership organizational alignment, and success. In this session you | projects, downloadable vs. streaming content, and will see examples of powerful, effective communication, Early Adopter Public Libraries in the Libhub Initiative are options for acquiring digital content are among the issues and communication efforts that fall short. You will hear In order to appropriately position the Denver (Colo.) Public paving the way to provide the entry point for the larger currently being explored. Speakers will talk about current about Douglas County (Colo.) Libraries’ path of discovery Library (DPL) as a teen services provider, a team of DPL library community to make the transition to exposure issues and field questions presented from the floor. around internal communication, engage with the tools we staff developed and implemented a project to identify on the Web. Panelists will share their experiences with have developed, and be empowered to develop an outline and describe existing assets for teens in Denver, based transforming data from MARC to BIBFRAME, the impacts Presenters: Carolyn Anthony, Skokie (Ill.) Public Library; Micah May, on other library services, and what we’re learning that will New York (N.Y.) Public Library; Veronda Pitchford, Reaching Across for your own internal communication plan. on the Asset-Based Community Development model. This program will discuss the asset mapping process, help others transform their data. Illinois Library System, Burr Ridge, Ill. This highly interactive concurrent program session is also why this is an appropriate model for libraries to use, and Presenters: Susan Allen, Worthington (Ohio) Libraries; Rachel offered on Thursday, April 7 at 10:45–11:45 AM. the anticipated impact of this project on the Denver Fewell, Denver (Colo.) Public Library; Sharon Karr, Edmonton Middle Childhood Matters: Revitalizing Presenters: Amber DeBerry, Douglas County (Colo.) Libraries; community. (Alberta) Public Library, Canada; Logan MacDonald, Anythink Art Glover, Douglas County Libraries; Patti Owen-DeLay, Douglas Libraries, Thornton, Colo. Services and Programs for School-Age Presenters: Kellie Cannon, Denver (Colo.) Public Library; Kristin County Libraries Children Grabarek Roper, Denver Public Library; Corinne Jackamore, Denver Imagine Public Library; Michelle Jeske, Denver Public Library; Nikki Van Thiel, CCC 401–404 Play Your Way to an Engaged Staff Denver Public Library | Play CCC 601/603/605/607 In 2014, Toronto (Ontario) Public Library transformed Middle Childhood services and programs. With a focus | on supporting healthy child development and resiliency, Did you know that play is as essential to brain we constructed a research based framework for Middle development as sleep? Or that only doing “instrumental” Childhood. Programs, services, and spaces for school things all day can lead to an anxiety disorder? You need age children are now intentionally developed to foster to goof off to be more productive. Learn how to more creativity, support critical thinking, and inspire self- fully engage staff at work by providing meaningful directed learning. Just as early childhood services were connections, a sense of community, and lots of transformed by Every Child Ready to Read, our Middle opportunity for play. We promise to surprise and delight! Knowledge Level Interaction Level For those with no previous knowledge of the topic. Single speaker/panel with Q&A at the end of the program. For those with some knowledge; increase your understanding. Single speaker/panel with questions or audience participation throughout. For those with extensive knowledge; learn about new developments. Facilitated discussion; small group discussion; hands-on activity.

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FRIDAY • 2:00–3:00 PM initiative helps get people thinking—and talking—about Lights, Camera, Advocacy: Digital libraries in a whole new way. In this interactive session, Storytelling for Your Library we’ll discuss some of the innovative ways libraries have Broadcast connected with their communities, the importance of [Your Community Here]: Engaging librarians can apply to any collection or project that needs CCC Mile High Ballroom 1–2 reshaping our library stories, and together brainstorm Audiences and Artists with Local Digital some TLC. | some fun, creative engagement strategies. Program Descriptions Collections Presenter: Emily Meloche, Chelsea (Mich.) District Library How can you tell your library’s story in a way that will Invent This highly interactive concurrent program session is also offered on Thursday, April 7 at 4:00–5:00 PM. increase public support? This session will identify how CCC 109/111/113 Engaged and Inclusive: Institutional digital stories can be used for advocacy efforts, from | Presenters: Dolly Goyal, East Palo Alto (Calif.) Library; Stacie Approaches to Racial Equity and Social Ledden, Anythink Libraries, Thornton, Colo.; Jacqueline Murphy, raising awareness to political action. Presenters will cover Libraries are creating digital collections that forge Justice Colorado State Library, Denver, Colo. developing a compelling story and leveraging it to show new connections in their communities and amplify Collaborate your impact in the community. Walk away with a list of technology tools that will help you develop top-notch local creative work. We’ll share what we learned as we CCC 707/709/711 Hospitality: The Essential Ingredient developed two online local music collections, Yahara stories. We will explore this topic through discussion, | Lead Music Library and Capital City Records. From establishing activities, and examples. goals, to licensing local content, to developing software, In many communities, libraries seek to address staggering CCC 401–404 Presenters: Ginny Mies, TechSoup, San Francisco, Calif.; Crystal to assessing success, this session will cover the key racial disparities and create more inclusive public spaces. | Schimpf, Kixal, LLC, Florence, Colo. Madison (Wisc.) Public Library is working with local

Program Descriptions Program components of building a local digital project that government to establish racial equity and social justice as Leading restauranters often say that the key to their nurtures community engagement and reflects your success is not their food, but their hospitality: creating OUT @ the Library: Innovative LGBTQ library’s values. core principles in all decisions, policies, and services. Learn about a model that focuses on dismantling structural environments where people have exceptional experiences. Programming at the Library Presenters: Alex Carruthers, Edmonton (Alberta) Public Library, barriers to equity through both an “equity impact tool” and Learn about key elements of hospitality, including hiring, Challenge Canada; Guy Hankel, Madison (Wisc.) Public Library; Kelly Hiser, participation on Neighborhood Resource Teams (action training, and building a hospitality culture, from a leading CCC 102/104/106 Rabble, Madison, Wisc. Denver Foodie and a Denver Library Director. Both believe groups that support communities in identifying and | addressing community needs). that they exist not only to bring happiness to their guests Building for the Future Today: Broadband but also to be a place where we can connect ideas and The Seattle Public Library’s “OUT @ the Library” team Presenters: Sarah Lawton, Madison (Wisc.) Public Library; Tariq stories that bind the community together. focused on innovative and co-curated programming with

FRIDAY FRIDAY Planning Saqqaf, City of Madison Plan Presenters: Ben Hecht, Mercantile Restaurant, Denver, Colo.; Pam community partners to reach LGBTQ youth, adults, and communities of color. This included several programming CCC 708/710/712 Sandlian Smith, Anythink Libraries, Thornton, Colo. Every Child Ready to Read and Its Impact firsts for libraries: health fair events that included HIV | on Parents in Your Community and hepatitis rapid results, gender variant storytimes, How Two Libraries Quit Summer Reading and a literary drag event at a local night club for Banned Representatives from state library agencies, network Plan and You Can, Too managers, IT directors, and library consortia will share CCC 301–303 Books Week. Come learn how you can apply the lessons Challenge learned to create your own risk-taking, community curated lessons learned that will help you plan a successful | broadband upgrade. We will take into consideration CCC 601/603/605/607 programming. planning, implementation, assessment, and the different For more than a decade, librarians have used the PLA | Presenters: Jared Mills, The Seattle (Wash.) Public Library; Misha challenges for urban and suburban vs. rural and small and ALSC Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR) initiative to Stone, The Seattle Public Library Two libraries, one a large urban system with 21 branches, libraries in attempting to bridge the digital divide for all engage, educate, and empower parents to help their the other a small resort town library, independently users. children become ready to read and be ready for school. But until now, the impact of ECRR on parent behavior had challenged their assumptions about summer reading. They Storytime Manifesto: Early Literacy Presenters: Emily Almond, Georgia Public Library Service, Atlanta, not been quantitatively measured. This program will detail unthought themes, focused on outcomes, and questioned Awareness and Advocacy Ga.; Wendy Knapp, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, Ind.; Marijke everything. Both built patron-centered summer programs Visser, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy, Chicago, Ill. Dr. Susan Neuman’s IMLS-funded research on how ECRR Imagine affects parent behavior and engagement during their that provided an easy and customizable user experience. CCC Mile High Ballroom 3–4 This session will detail how your library, no matter its size, children’s most formative years. | Connect, Crowdsource, and Kickstart: can engage more participants, reduce staff workload, and Presenters: Clara Bohrer, West Bloomfield (Mich.) Township Library; recapture the community’s passion for their library. Translate your passion for storytime into a meaningful Make Dream Projects a Reality Susan Neuman, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and message for early literacy awareness and advocacy. Collaborate Human Development at New York University, New York, N.Y. Presenters: Jessica Manis, Park City (Utah) Library; Lindsey Patrick, CCC 108/110/112 Nashville (Tenn.) Public Library This session will be entirely interactive: a high-energy discussion, debate, and drafting workshop to establish | Get Outside the Lines: Reintroducing Your fresh and inspirational language to guide early literacy Every library has hidden gems that could shine if there Library to the Community action in our profession. Polish your brainstorming skills only were more time and money. Connecting with your Broadcast and engage in collaborative, process-based, experiential community’s interests, crowdsourcing your knowledge CCC 201/203/205/207 and time, and using Kickstarter-style campaigns are three | key ways to make the most of your resources. Using the Outside the Lines provides a framework for libraries of preservation and digitization of Chelsea (Mich.) District Knowledge Level Interaction Level all types and sizes to reintroduce themselves to their Library’s historic photo and newspaper collections as For those with no previous knowledge of the topic. Single speaker/panel with Q&A at the end of the program. examples, this presentation will give specific strategies communities. Learn how this international grassroots For those with some knowledge; increase your understanding. Single speaker/panel with questions or audience participation throughout. For those with extensive knowledge; learn about new developments. Facilitated discussion; small group discussion; hands-on activity.

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learning as we write a Storytime Manifesto! Let’s develop a Think Outside the Box by Going Inside the Better Together: Civic Engagement and require a strong committee structure to get the job new philosophy for storytime in the 21st century. Box Civic Dialogues done. A partnership of the library director, the support Presenters: Heidi Dolamore, San José (Calif.) Public Library; Patrick Play Collaborate organization leader, and the Board chair is essential. Learn how to recruit and retain valuable Board members and Remer, Contra Costa County (Calif.) Library CCC 405–407 CCC 707/709/711 how to create a successful structure that makes it all work! | | Program Descriptions Taking It Personally: Creating Human Presenters: Sue Hall, Friends of the Saint Paul (Minn.) Public Get inside two participatory learning spaces, Oak Park Is your library leading an engaged and empowered citizenry? Library; John Marshall, Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library; Peter Connection in a Virtual World (Ill.) Public Library’s (OPPL) Idea Box and Skokie (Ill.) Public Does your library tackle social justice inequities, solve Pearson, Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library Invent Library’s (SPL) BOOMbox. OPPL’s Idea Box is a dedicated problems, increase voting, and participate in social and CCC 505–507 civics and art space that provides a new and dynamic civic organizations? Perhaps you are already at that table, Creating Alternative Library Facilities | participatory community experience each month. SPL’s or maybe you are the table where folks gather. Discover Invent BOOMbox is a connected learning space designed to spark how a 21st century library is a cornerstone of democracy, In an age of rapid change, public libraries have a unique the imagination through rotating STEAM experiences. and become inspired by achievable projects happening CCC 109/111/113 opportunity to provide warm, responsive service that Learn how to choose foci, involve partners, get buy-in, nationwide. Find out the secret of reaching politicians and | is missing in a world mediated by technology and create physical spaces, develop training techniques, tackle government officials to create sustainable change. Urban and suburban libraries are searching for alternatives accessed by devices. In 2014, Multnomah County (Ore.) management challenges, and measure success. Library established the My Librarian service, to bring the Presenters: Miriam Anderson Lytle, Gail Borden Public Library to developing new facilities in response to rapid growth warmth and connection of personal service into an online Presenters: Amy Holcomb, Skokie (Ill.) Public Library; Mikael District, Elgin, Ill.; Susan Benton, Urban Libraries Council, and demand stimulated by the creation of new residential Jacobsen, Skokie Public Library; Raleigh Ocampo, Oak Park (Ill.) Washington, D.C.; Diana Brawley Sussman, Carbondale (Ill.) Public Program Descriptions Program environment. The service provides a web-based menu of and commercial communities, specifically those in Public Library Library; Amita Lonial, Skokie (Ill.) Public Library 17 librarians who share their passion for books, movies, Transit Oriented Developments (TOD). This session will and music. explore innovative solutions already being implemented in communities worldwide. Additionally, the interactive Presenter: Alison Kastner, Multnomah County (Ore.) Library Trauma-Informed Care and the Library Beyond Bad Covers, Poor Copyediting and Lead Questionable Content: How to Deal with session will share techniques to offer librarians and trustees the ability to discover creative solutions that CCC 702/704/706 the Self-Publishing Onslaught The One-Page Strategic Plan: Is It Real? Is would be most appropriate to their community. | Challenge It Right for You? CCC 601/603/605/607 Presenters: Peter Bolek, HBM Architects, Cleveland, Ohio; Dennis Plan Working in a public library can be stressful. Many of our Humphries, Humphries Poli Architect, Denver, Colo.

FRIDAY FRIDAY | CCC 501–504 customers experience trauma in their lives and bring their struggles with them to the library. This can put library | More than 400,000 self-published titles are released every Design Thinking at Your Library: Try Try staff at risk of experiencing issues that mirror those of our year, and most libraries grudgingly accept only a few from Again “Focus” and “flexibility” are NOT mutually exclusive! A traumatized customers. In this program, presenters will local patrons who are particularly persistent. Yet some one-page strategic focus can prepare your library for share techniques you can use to insulate yourself from of the most popular books on the market are coming Invent greater community impact and increased innovation by vicarious trauma, secondary trauma, and compassion from independent authors. Are important authors being CCC Mile High Ballroom 1–2 keeping you on track and encouraging creative thinking fatigue. In addition, you’ll learn strategies to improve overlooked? Should libraries be paying more attention | at the same time. Learn how to determine if a streamlined how you work and to enhance your overall health and to these titles? What are the implications of this trend on strategic focus is right for your library and get an idea of happiness. Is your library shackled by the curse of perfection? Looking the future of publishing? We will moderate a lively panel to find innovative ways to solve problems at your library? what it takes to implement for real change. It’s simple, but Presenters: Elissa Hardy, Denver (Colo.) Public Library; Ann Schwab, discussion on these topics. it’s not easy! Go through the steps of Design Thinking (brainstorm, Denver Public Library Presenters: Keir Graff, Booklist Magazine, Chicago, Ill.; Jamie LaRue, empathize, and prototype) and learn how to apply them Presenter: Kendra Trachta, Sno-Isle Libraries, Marysville, Wash. American Library Association, Chicago, Ill.; Michael Saperstein, Harris every day. Hear the stories of three California libraries County (Tex.) Public Libraries; Mark Stevens, author; Nathan Lowell, (urban, suburban, and rural) that put design thinking into author; Patti Thorn, BlueInk Review, Greenwood Village, Colo. practice: San José Public Library, Rancho Cucamonga Public Library, and Yolo County Public Library. FRIDAY • 4:00–5:00 PM Building a Better Board to Support Your Presenters: Erik Berman, San José (Calif.) Public Library; Sue Library Billing, Yolo County (Calif.) Public Library; Kristin Brailey, Rancho Lead Cucamonga (Calif.) Library Services; Nancy Donnell, San José Public Library; Sharon Fung, San José Public Library; Margaret Hatanaka, CCC 401–404 teams were formed and the position of Manager of Rancho Cucamonga Library Services A Different Way of Doing Business: Cross- | Functional Strategic Initiative Teams Innovation and Initiatives was created to help facilitate Challenge the process. The library has taken risks and learned many Successful fundraising and advocacy starts with a lessons. You will learn about things our teams have tried, CCC 501–504 great Board! Size doesn’t matter but composition is the experimented, failed, and iterated—from a subscription key. Effective Boards focus on the big picture but also | service for our customers, to an adult reading program, to Denver (Colo.) Public Library recently reorganized, customer feedback tools. transitioning to a different way of planning and Presenter: Anne Kemmerling, Denver (Colo.) Public Library implementing our strategic work. Cross-functional Knowledge Level Interaction Level For those with no previous knowledge of the topic. Single speaker/panel with Q&A at the end of the program. For those with some knowledge; increase your understanding. Single speaker/panel with questions or audience participation throughout. For those with extensive knowledge; learn about new developments. Facilitated discussion; small group discussion; hands-on activity.

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E-rate Evolution: Getting from Policy to Inside the 2015 New Landmark Libraries Presenters: Myron Anderson, Metropolitan State University of What’s Your Elevator Speech? The Message Denver, Colo.; Kevin King, Kalamazoo (Mich.) Public Library; Kathryn Practical Imagine Young, Metropolitan State University of Denver Matters Plan CCC 301–303 Broadcast CCC 708/710/712 | CCC Mile High Ballroom 3–4 | View from the Director’s Chair: | Program Descriptions Library Journal’s New Landmark Libraries project identifies Filmmaking for Teens Over the last two years, the E-rate program has gone the most innovative, recently opened new buildings Play Are you building a “state of the art library,” or a “library or major renovations. The 2015 round selected 11 New through quite a shake-up, taking a 20th century program CCC 702/704/706 the community deserves”? Is your library a “social service into the 21st. See how national-level library advocacy in Landmarks and 11 Honorable Mentions. This highly visual organization” or an “economic development agency”? | D.C. impacts the services you can provide in your local presentation and discussion will be part virtual tour of Whether you’re talking to the public, voters, or a politician, community. E-rate coordinators from several states will these New Landmarks and part trends deep dive. Explore View from the Director’s Chair was a program developed the differences between these messages and how you address the changes resulting in E-rate 2.0, including how these exemplars are reinventing the library as they to introduce teens to professional filmmaking equipment. convey them matter. In this session, we will teach the opportunities to increase broadband capacity in the respond to community needs with green elements, For eight weeks, eleven high school students met at the techniques utilized by some of the nation’s largest political library and provide robust Wi-Fi for your patrons. flexible solutions small and large, site adjacencies, and Downers Grove (Ill.) Public Library to learn about film. Each action committees and advocacy groups to help you craft more. Presenters: Emily Almond, Georgia Public Library Service, Atlanta, class built on the previous week’s lessons, growing from your message. Ga.; Wendy Knapp, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, Ind.; Marijke Presenters: Rebecca Miller, Library Journal/School Library Journal, the essential basics of how to handle camera equipment Presenters: John Chrastka, EveryLibrary, Riverside, Ill.; Patrick Visser, ALA Office for Information Technology Policy, Chicago, Ill. New York, N.Y.; Emily Puckett Rodgers, University of Michigan to advanced video editing. The students produced four Sweeney, EveryLibrary, Redwood City, Calif. Library, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Pam Sandlian Smith, Anythink Libraries, final films, which screened for over 200 people at our Program Descriptions Program Thornton, Colo. town’s movie theater. Every Person Is a Book, Every Life Tells a Story Presenters: Dale Galiniak, Downers Grove (Ill.) Public Library; Library Leadership for Family Engagement Lynette Pitrak, Downers Grove Public Library Broadcast Lead CCC 405–407 CCC 108/110/112 | | Knowledge Level Interaction Level Some of the most compelling stories you’ll ever encounter For those with no previous knowledge of the topic. Single speaker/panel with Q&A at the end of the program. Children exhibit healthy development and academic For those with some knowledge; increase your understanding. Single speaker/panel with questions or audience participation throughout. aren’t on your shelves—they are walking around your For those with extensive knowledge; learn about new developments. Facilitated discussion; small group discussion; hands-on activity. FRIDAY FRIDAY success when families are engaged: when families foster town and your library. Storytelling fosters understanding, nurturing parent-child relationships, take responsibility nurtures acceptance, and creates connections. Learn for children’s learning, and encourage children to focus how to encourage people in your community who have on effort and learn from failure. Family engagement must overcome adversity, defeated the odds, or fought the be supported where learning occurs—which includes good fight to share their stories in “human book” events, the public library! PLA and the Harvard Family Research oral history projects, and local history programs. Project are collaborating to identify and promote Presenters: Tatiana Calhamer, Gail Borden Public Library District, easy, flexible ideas for libraries to strengthen family Elgin Ill.; Tina Viglucci, Gail Borden Public Library District engagement work. Learn how library leadership can drive change and innovation to make family engagement work. Guiding Ohio Online: Working With Presenters: Margaret Caspe, Harvard Family Research Project, AmeriCorps to Strengthen Technology Cambridge, Mass.; Lorette McWilliams, Harvard Family Research Skills in Rural Library Communities Project Collaborate CCC 102/104/106 Understanding Microaggressions: | A Catalyst for Climate Change in the Rural libraries often struggle with their patrons’ lack Workplace of technology skills. With fewer staff members, these Lead libraries are sometimes unable to devote the time needed CCC 201/203/205/207 to assist with in-depth technology-related questions. | In collaboration with AmeriCorps, the State Library of The goal of this session is to understand the Ohio created Guiding Ohio Online, a program placing physical, psychological, and environmental effects of AmeriCorps volunteers in rural Ohio libraries to address microaggressions in the workplace. This interactive session these very needs. Learn what it took for us to apply for, defines organizational climate and shares research that oversee, and participate in this unique collaborative uncovers microaggressions (including role, hierarchy, program. gender, and race) and their affect in the workplace. 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Schedule Broadcast Serving Adults Creating Community Conversations about Homelessness CCC 301–303

Broadcast Collections/Tech Crossover Appeal: Books That Work for Teens and Adults CCC 501–504 Registration Services Schedule 8:00–10:00 a.m. Challenge Serving Youth Strong Girls School: Create a Program Addressing Gender Bias, CCC 102/104/106 Inequality, and Self-Esteem Building for Girls

BIG IDEAS with Anand Giridharadas Collaborate Administration/ Extraordinary at Any Size: Tips for Keeping Your Library Relevant and CCC Mile High Ballroom 8:15–9:15 a.m. Management Your Community Engaged for Every Size Library 1–2 Colorado Convention Center – Bellco Theatre Anand Giridharadas is a writer. He is a New York Times columnist, writing the biweekly “Letter Imagine Marketing/Advocacy Dragons in the Library: Tabletop Gaming and the Public Library CCC 405–407 from America.” He is the author, most recently, of The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas. In 2011 he published India Calling: An Intimate Portrait of a Nation’s Remaking, about Imagine Marketing/Advocacy Open to All: Serving the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender CCC 108/110/112

SATURDAY SATURDAY (GLBT) Community in Your Library returning to the India his parents left. His datelines include Italy, India, China, Dubai, Norway, Japan, Haiti, Brazil, Colombia, Nigeria, Uruguay, and the United States. He has also written for The Times‘s Invent Serving Youth Cultural Connections: Celebrating Diversity with Picture Books and CCC 109/111/113 arts, business, and travel pages, and its Book Review, Sunday Review, and magazine. Giridharadas Poetry appears regularly on TV and the radio in the United States and globally, including on CNN, MSNBC, Invent Spaces and Places Walking the Literary Landscape: Using Mobile Apps to Connect CCC 201/203/205/207 NPR, Morning Joe, and The Daily Show. He has given talks on the main stage of TED and at Harvard, Literature to Your Community Stanford, Columbia, Yale, Princeton, the University of Michigan, the Aspen Institute, Summit at Sea, the Sydney Opera Lead Administration/ Library Board Wars and Power Plays: How to Resolve, Avoid, and Do CCC 401–404 House, the United Nations, the Asia Society, PopTech and Google. Giridharadas lectures on a wide range of topics, Management It Right! bringing a special cultural take to his subjects, whether it’s the prospects for America’s future or the rise of the non- Lead Staffing Put Learning First: Developing a Staff Learning Philosophy CCC Mile High Ballroom Western powers or the relationship between humans and our technologies. His BIG IDEAS presentation will focus on 3–4 inequality, Islamaphobia, and the True American. Plan Administration/ Blowing Up The PLDS: Measuring Impact CCC 601/603/605/607 Management Plan Collections/Tech Weed? In Denver?: Collection Maintenance at DPL and Fort Worth CCC 505–507 Programs Services 9:30–10:30 a.m. Play Serving Youth Read & Reach: Promoting Physical Activity in Storytime Programs CCC 707/709/711 Find these program descriptions alphabetized on pages 64–66.

TRACK PRIMARY TAG PROGRAM TITLE ROOM Closing Session with Tig Notaro Broadcast Collections/Tech Giving Your Community Back Its Voices: Making Your Oral History CCC 102/104/106 Services Collections Fully Accessible 12:00–1:00 p.m. Challenge Administration/ The Changing Landscape of Library Privacy CCC 505–507 Colorado Convention Center – Bellco Theatre Management Wrap up PLA Conference in an extraordinary way with Tig Notaro! Collaborate Serving Youth Eric Carle Meets Rachel Carson: 21st Century Environmental Literacy CCC 301–303 Most recently, Amazon ordered a semiautobiographical comedy pilot for Tig to star in, co-write/ create, and executive produce. Tig is teaming up with Diablo Cody, who is set to co-write, along with Collaborate Spaces and Places So a Planner and a Librarian Walk into a Bar... CCC 501–504 Louis CK, who is executive producing and directing. Tig’s stand-up special, Boyish Girl Interrupted, Imagine Technology Building Digitally Inclusive Communities CCC 108/110/112 premiered on HBO in August 2015. A documentary feature was made about the comedian Imagine Serving Youth Where the Black and Brown Boys Aren't (and Why) CCC 201/203/205/207 following a series of devastating life events, entitled Tig. The film opened to a standing ovation at Sundance in 2015 and premiered globally as a Netflix Original documentary that July. Tig is Invent Serving Adults Leamos (Let's Read) at the Library: Using Web-Based Curriculum to CCC 707/709/711 Engage Latino Families returning for the second season of the critically acclaimed series Transparent on Amazon this fall. In 2016, Harper Collins will be releasing Tig’s memoir. Invent Collections/Tech Steal This UX: Improving Your Collection with Content Strategy and CCC 405–407 Services User Testing In 2014, Tig was nominated for a Grammy Award for her sophomore release, LIVE, which sold over 100,000 units in just Lead Staffing One Community, Many Faces: Building a Diverse Staff CCC 109/111/113 six weeks. This album is a stand-up set delivered just days after she was diagnosed with stage 2 bilateral breast cancer. Plan Spaces and Places Designing for Patron Behaviors CCC 401–404 Tig has since announced her cancer to be in remission. Tig remains a favorite on Conan and This American Life, tours internationally, and enjoys bird watching with her partner at their home in Los Angeles. Plan Administration/ Stress Tests: Conducting Strategic Analyses of Services and Programs CCC Mile High Ballroom Management to Guide Libraries of the Future 1–2 PLA thanks HarperCollins for its support of this event. Play Administration/ Bite-Sized Staff Training: Transform Staff Development for Busy CCC 601/603/605/607 Management Employees Play Serving Adults The Hyperlinked Classroom: Extraordinary Learning Experiences in CCC Mile High Ballroom Public Libraries 3–4 •Photo of Tig Notaro courtesy Notaro of Scott McDermottTig HBO. of •Photo

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SATURDAY • 9:30–10:30 AM learn English, have difficulty navigating American systems, Steal This UX: Improving Your Collection and work in low wage jobs. And they certainly do not go with Content Strategy and User Testing to libraries. Learn how Leamos (Let’s Read) is changing Invent that. Bite-Sized Staff Training: Transform Staff Eric Carle Meets Rachel Carson: 21st CCC 405–407 Presenter: Cathay Reta, Azusa (Calif.) City Library Development for Busy Employees Century Environmental Literacy | Play Collaborate Content strategy and user testing are buzzwords from the CCC 601/603/605/607 CCC 301–303 One Community, Many Faces: Building a online realm, but these principles can be just as useful | | Diverse Staff for practitioners of old-school collection development. Discover ways to maximize the impact of staff training to Presenters will examine the need for outdoor education, Lead Tear out some pages from the digital librarian’s playbook Program Descriptions fit the ever-changing needs of the modern learner. Using explain how exposure to nature through play leads to CCC 109/111/113 and learn how user interviews, evaluative research, A/B instructional design principles, adult learning theories, exploration and discovery, engaging both the physical | testing, and other fast, inexpensive UX techniques can and personal learning styles, participants will learn tips and mental abilities of children, and link the role of the revolutionize your approach to collection management. Public libraries serve a rich blend of multiple communities, and tricks to engage staff members using microlearning library as a community institution to the environmental from varied ethnic and cultural groups to LGBT to the Presenters: Stephanie Anderson, Darien (Conn.) Library; Annabelle techniques that are easy to integrate into a busy library movement. Learn how to bring the outdoors inside, Mortensen, Skokie (Ill.) Public Library disabled. How do you assemble a staff reflective of the schedule. At the end of the session, participants will have regardless of your location, as well as move library communities you serve? A library director and HR manager tools to customize and modernize their staff training programming outside, further redefining library spaces from a large and a mid-sized urban system will share their program. and enhancing community engagement and partnerships. Stress Tests: Conducting Strategic Program Descriptions Program strategies for building inclusive communities internally Analyses of Services and Programs to Presenter: Julia Huprich, Georgia Public Library Service, Atlanta, Ga. Presenters: Christie Chandler-Stahl, Evanston, Ill.; Erin Francoeur, with their own staff in order to provide the best possible Guide Libraries of the Future Shasta Public Libraries, Redding, Calif.; Tracy LaStella, Middle experience for their external customers. Participants will Plan Country (N.Y.) Public Library; Sheila McNair, Anythink Libraries, learn how these libraries identified and filled gaps in Building Digitally Inclusive Communities Commerce City, Colo. CCC Mile High Ballroom 1–2 staffing, developed nontraditional job descriptions, and Imagine created welcoming, safe environments for all staff. | CCC 108/110/112 Giving Your Community Back Its Voices: | Presenters: Sara Dallas, Southern Adirondack Library System, Libraries need to change without abandoning their Making Your Oral History Collections Fully Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; Aurora Martinez, Morley Library, Painesville, core mission and services. To adapt in this dynamic Libraries have done tremendous work to provide Internet Accessible Ohio; Terry New, Kalamazoo (Mich.) Public Library; Marcellus Turner, landscape, the Free Library of Philadelphia (Pa.) developed The Seattle (Wash.) Public Library access to their communities. In fact, in 2/3 of US towns, Broadcast an analytical tool that objectively and effectively libraries are the only source of no-fee Internet access. CCC 102/104/106 “stress tests” programs and services to determine their But there is more libraries can do to help build digitally impact, feasibility, viability, and sustainability. In this | So a Planner and a Librarian Walk into a inclusive communities. Learn how libraries can support interactive workshop, we will describe our stress test and SATURDAY SATURDAY Bar... Special collections departments in Colorado public demonstrate this versatile tool for producing analysis that new hotspots in key locations in your community thanks Collaborate to the power of TV white spaces, how libraries are libraries discuss how they are making oral history can guide libraries in new directions. CCC 501–504 increasing Internet access by lending mobile hotspots and collections discoverable, understandable, available, and | Presenters: Nathaniel Eddy, Free Library of Philadelphia, Pa.; devices, and how one city is converting old pay phones usable at their institutions. Discussion will cover: the value Autumn McClintock, Free Library of Philadelphia; Joel Nichols, Free with free public Wi-Fi kiosks. of oral histories to the community served by your library; Madison (Wisc.) Public Library (MPL) has developed a Library of Philadelphia Presenters: Kerry Ingersoll, Manhattan (Kans.) Public Library; how to get that “shoebox” collection of tapes online; how new model for applying community planning principles to structure your metadata for oral histories and why Richard Kong, Skokie (Ill.) Public Library; Don Means, Gigabit to library service and design. MPL’s Library Planner and The Changing Landscape of Library Libraries Network; Kelvin Watson, Queens (N.Y.) Library this matters; and how to grow a unique collection your Neighborhood Library Supervisor will discuss the process Privacy community will draw on for generations to come. of working with staff, neighborhood leaders, planners, Challenge Designing for Patron Behaviors Presenters: Tammi Moe, Pueblo City-County (Colo.) Library District developers, patrons, and traditionally underserved and University College London, Qatar; Cyns Nelson, Boulder (Colo.) populations to build a culture of engagement for CCC 505–507 Plan Public Library; Adam Speirs, Douglas County (Colo.) Libraries new library construction. This interactive session will | CCC 401–404 present lessons from thinking cross-professionally and Some argue that libraries should collect, retain, and use | the perspective of a professional of color in designing Leamos (Let’s Read) at the Library: Using patron data to provide better personalized services to methods of equitable engagement. We are turning conventional wisdom on its head in Web-Based Curriculum to Engage Latino patrons. This is a serious challenge to the profession’s a suburb of Kansas City. Using demographic data to Families Presenters: Catherine Duarte, Madison (Wisc.) Public Library; Sarah ethical commitment to protecting patron privacy, Lawton, Madison Public Library make decisions can limit the success of public services Invent especially since many platforms providing these services and spaces. This session presents the inspirations and CCC 707/709/711 are operated by vendors who may not share librarians’ innovations behind Johnson County (Kans.) Library’s new professional values. We’ll explore these issues and discuss behavior-based services and facilities plan. Learn about | possible frameworks that allow libraries to provide the process used to create the plan and the implications This program shares up-to-date results of the pilot project and impacts of it. “Leamos (Let’s Read) at the Library,” a model program Presenters: Sean Casserley, Johnson County (Kans.) Library; Jill within California public libraries intended to meet the Eyres, Group 4 Architecture, South San Francisco, Calif. literacy needs of adult Spanish speakers who cannot read Knowledge Level Interaction Level or write in any language. These adult learners struggle to For those with no previous knowledge of the topic. Single speaker/panel with Q&A at the end of the program. For those with some knowledge; increase your understanding. Single speaker/panel with questions or audience participation throughout. For those with extensive knowledge; learn about new developments. Facilitated discussion; small group discussion; hands-on activity.

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personalized services while maintaining their commitment Presenters: Pam Sandlian Smith, Anythink Libraries, Thornton, New York, N.Y.; Robin Talley, Harlequin TEEN, Don Mills, Ontario, Institutional relevancy requires an ability to reject to protecting patron privacy. Colo.; Michael Stephens, San José (Calif.) State University SLIS Canada traditional library responses to community issues and Presenters: Deborah Caldwell-Stone, ALA Office for Intellectual truly innovate. Participants in the Libraries Transforming Freedom, Chicago, Ill.; Michael Robinson, Consortium Library, Where the Black and Brown Boys Aren’t Cultural Connections: Celebrating Communities (LTC) initiative will share how their systems University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alas. achieved significant change by “turning outward.” (and Why) Diversity with Picture Books and Poetry Topics include administrative buy-in, staff training Imagine Invent processes, system adaptations, successes, and challenges. The Hyperlinked Classroom: Extraordinary CCC 201/203/205/207 CCC 109/111/113 Presenters: Madeleine Ildefonso, Los Angeles (Calif.) Public Library; Learning Experiences in Public Libraries | | Aileen Luppert, Spokane County (Wash.) Library District; Randall

Play Program Descriptions Too many young males of color have little interest in This session weaves together the perspectives of scholars, Studstill, San José (Calif.) Public Library; Kelly Tyler, Los Angeles CCC Mile High Ballroom 3–4 Public Library reading or engaging meaningfully in public libraries. authors, and librarians to consider how we celebrate | The older these boys get, the more they opt out, often diversity in the materials we select, programs we plan, The hyperlinked library is welcoming, participatory, and to the point where they drop out of reading completely. and children we serve. We’ll consider practical strategies Library Board Wars and Power Plays: incorporates user input. It is a playful model emphasizing If they drop out, they miss out on many opportunities for valuing the diverse cultural fabric of our communities How to Resolve, Avoid, and Do It Right! for achievement and future successes in life. Library while pairing diverse genres like picture books and poetry collections and spaces that evolve via user and staff Lead professionals can and must become advocates committed to build deeper literacy, too. We’ll provide print and digital participation in a transformational anytime, anywhere CCC 401–404 service dynamic. What does the future look like going to effectively engaging boys of color to reign as readers in resources for diversity programming while incorporating libraries. required reading skills (e.g., CCSS) in meaningful ways. | Program Descriptions Program forward as we encourage learning everywhere as a means for transformative change for ourselves and our users? This Presenters: Phyllis Hunter, Phyllis C. Hunter Consulting, Inc., Presenters: Sylvia Vardell, Texas Woman’s University, Dallas, Tex.; This program will deal with Board wars and power plays session will explore new ideas and thinking about learning Sugarland, Tex.; Nichole Shabazz, Cleveland (Ohio) Public Library Janet Wong, Pomelo Books, Princeton, N.J.; Ally Garcia, Clearview among the trustees, the Board, and the director. Role at the library. Library District, Windsor, Colo.; Nancy Bo Flood, Boyds Mills Press, playing will be an essential part of the program. How can Honesdale, Pa.; Marianne Follis, Valley Ranch Library, Irving, Tex. the director manage the Board in a positive way ensuring successful outcomes? How can Board wars be avoided and Dragons in the Library: Tabletop Gaming how can it be done right? and the Public Library Presenters: Nancy Bolt, Nancy Bolt & Associates, Golden, Colo.; SATURDAY • 10:45–11:45 AM Imagine Dierdre Brennan, Reaching Across Illinois Library System, Burr Ridge, CCC 405-407 Ill.; Peggy Danhof, Fountaindale Public Library, Bolingbrook, Ill.; Paul Mills, Fountaindale Public Library; Sally Reed, United for Libraries, | Bryn Mawr, Pa.; Kathy Spindel, Fountaindale Public Library Blowing Up The PLDS: Measuring Impact became significant players in a constructive community Plan dialog about homelessness. Hear lessons learned in the Want to introduce role-playing or tabletop gaming at your SATURDAY SATURDAY CCC 601/603/605/607 process of working with this unique population and watch library? The Fresno County (Calif.) Public Library developed Open to All: Serving the Gay, Lesbian, library patrons explain on camera the role the library plays the Bookwyrm Gaming Convention to do just that. They’ll | Bisexual and Transgender (GLBT) in their daily life on the streets. discuss how to reach new library users including comic Community in Your Library We all know that our traditional statistics—visits, enthusiasts and tabletop gamers, as well as how to Presenter: Lisa Lindsay, Fresno County (Calif.) Public Library Imagine circulation, reference questions—no longer paint the organize, advertise, and connect with local businesses to CCC 108/110/112 full picture of the important work of public libraries. create a similarly successful event at your library. | But what can we replace these familiar numbers with? Crossover Appeal: Books That Work for Presenters: Tiffany Polfer, Fresno County (Calif.) Public Library; In this interactive panel, library leaders will share their Teens and Adults James Tyner, Fresno County Public Library Serving gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) work on this topic, ranging from the PLA Performance Broadcast customers can often be challenging for public librarians, Measurement Task Force to Calgary (Alberta) Public CCC 501–504 particularly in small and rural libraries. This session will Library’s measurement of social impact, and lead audience Extraordinary at Any Size: Tips for | help library staff work with a new toolkit from ALA’s Gay, members in developing their own measure to bring home. Keeping Your Library Relevant and Your Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table— “Open Join us for a YA Crossover panel to hear from fantastic Presenters: Mark Asberg, Calgary (Alberta) Public Library, Canada; Community Engaged for Every Size Library to All: Serving the GLBT Community in Your Library.” authors whose works appeal to both teen and Brian Auger, Somerset County (N.J.) Library System; Lynn Hoffman, Collaborate This session will teach best practices, how to find local adult readers. Whether you’re involved in Collection Somerset County Library System; Katina Jones, Mid-Continent CCC Mile High Ballroom 1–2 partnerships, and how to make your library open to all. Public Library, Independence, Mo. Development or Readers’ Advisory, or you’re just always | looking for good books with broad appeal, this will be Presenters: Peter Coyl, Dallas (Tex.) Public Library; Deborah a relevant and exciting panel. Authors include: Paul A library can transform a community and a community Sica, Alameda County (Calif.) Library; Ann Symons, Symons et al., Portland, Ore. Creating Community Conversations about Rudnick, It’s All Your Fault (Scholastic); Robin Talley, Lies We can change a library. An engaged library system demands Homelessness Tell Ourselves (Harlequin TEEN); Marissa Meyer, Heartless a shift in internal communication, focus, and training. Broadcast (Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan) and Matthew Quick, Every CCC 301–303 Exquisite Thing (Little Bown Brooks for Young Readers). A | book signing will follow the event. Brought to you by the AAP Children’s Library Marketing Committees. Public libraries are utilized daily by homeless individuals. These patrons can offer learning opportunities for the rest Presenters: Tina Jordan, AAP, New York, N.Y.; Marissa Meyer, Feiwel Knowledge Level Interaction Level & Friends/Macmillan, New York, N.Y.; Matthew Quick, Little, Brown of our community. Through LSTA funds, Fresno’s unhoused For those with no previous knowledge of the topic. Single speaker/panel with Q&A at the end of the program. Books for Young Readers, New York, N.Y.; Paul Rudnick, Scholastic, For those with some knowledge; increase your understanding. Single speaker/panel with questions or audience participation throughout. For those with extensive knowledge; learn about new developments. Facilitated discussion; small group discussion; hands-on activity.

66 PLA 2016 Conference Program #PLA2016 • www.placonference.org 67 Put Learning First: Developing a Staff Nancy Evans that addresses gender bias, inequality, Learning Philosophy and self-esteem building. You will learn why this type of Lead programming is necessary and valuable, how to create and run a similar program, and how to overcome fears about CCC Mile High Ballroom 3–4 programming risks. | Presenter: Nancy Evans, Levittown (N.Y.) Public Library An organizational learning philosophy can guide our learning. It can be a way of thinking, a guideline for engagement, and an ideal path for personal growth. In Walking the Literary Landscape: Using this session, explore truths about learning and collectively Mobile Apps to Connect Literature to Your develop a staff learning philosophy with activities that Community can be adapted within your organization. Richland Library Invent (Columbia, S.C.) staff will share how they drafted their CCC 201/203/205/207 learning philosophy, engaged in skillful conversations, and | worked to sustain dialogue and discover ways of nurturing interdependent learning. Move out of the library and into the literary world! By employing mobile mapping technology to develop Presenters: Thomas Lide, Richland Library, Columbia, S.C.; Susan Lyon, Richland Library literary walking tours, public librarians will connect the Program Descriptions Program community with their local authors and literary heritage. Walking tours can spark conversation and enhance the Read & Reach: Promoting Physical Activity community’s collective literary imagination. This program in Storytime Programs will provide librarians with effective project management Play tips, recommendations on open source mapping apps, CCC 707/709/711 content management templates, and suggestions on how to create visually appealing and engaging tours. | Presenters: Tom Cole, Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library, Join us for this lively, engaging session that will introduce Charlotte, N.C.; Keith Gorman, The University of North Carolina at Read & Reach, a comprehensive resource of children’s Greensboro, N.C.; Kathelene Smith, The University of North Carolina books that encourage physical activity. Read & Reach at Greensboro provides detailed information to assist librarians in developing storytime programs that encourage health SATURDAY SATURDAY promotion. Background information on reasons and Weed? In Denver?: Collection Maintenance rationale for integrating physical activity into library at DPL and Fort Worth programs will be discussed. Popular youth services Plan librarian and immediate past-president of ALSC, Starr CCC 505–507 LaTronica, will lead an active storytime session. | Presenters: Faith Burns, University of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.; There’s more to weeding than CREW and MUSTIE. Two Mary Grace Flaherty, SILS - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, libraries share their tools and tips for establishing a N.C.; Starr LaTronica, Four County Library System, Vestal, N.Y. standard approach to weeding. These include guidelines, best practices, training, reports, weed disposal, and Strong Girls School: Create a Program strategies for handling the impact of floating. We’ll share Addressing Gender Bias, Inequality, and context and training for staff to help them effectively Self-Esteem Building for Girls communicate what’s happening with the collection when Challenge users ask about shifts and weeding. CCC 102/104/106 Presenters: Deborah Duke, Fort Worth (Tex.) Library; Rachel Fewell, Denver (Colo.) Public Library | Many youth services librarians are afraid to run gender-based and/or “risky” programs. This session will discuss Strong Girls School, a successful and rewarding young adult program for girls created by librarian

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Trustees attend PLA Conference with a unique leadership perspective. The PLA 2016 Conference Program Subcommittee has highlighted a number of programs at PLA 2016 that will be relevant and beneficial to trustees.

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10:45–11:45 a.m. 10:45–11:45 a.m. 9:30–10:30 a.m. 10:45–11:45 a.m. • Bubbler @ Madison Public Libraries: A System-Wide • Play Your Way to an Engaged Staff • Building Digitally Inclusive Communities • Blowing Up The PLDS: Measuring Impact Approach to Learning through Making • Developing a Holistic Collection Development Policy • Designing for Patron Behaviors • Extraordinary at Any Size: Tips for Keeping Your Library • Developing Truly Effective Performance Evaluations Relevant and Your Community Engaged for Every Size • Don’t Worry… We’re Only Going to Change Everything • One Community, Many Faces: Building a Diverse Staff Library • Disasters Bring Out the Best in Us: Providing Community • Never Leave Internal Communications to Chance • So a Planner and a Librarian Walk into a Bar… Support When It Is Needed Most • Library Board Wars and Power Plays: How to Resolve, • Teen Asset Mapping: A Community Development • Stress Tests: Conducting Strategic Analyses of Services Avoid, and Do It Right! • Extraordinarily Engaged: How Three Libraries Are Approach to Teen Services Expansion and Programs to Guide Libraries of the Future Transforming Their Communities • Put Learning First: Developing a Staff Learning • The Visible Library: Exposing Collections through Linked • The Changing Landscape of Library Privacy Philosophy • Tech Assistance for Cutting-Edge Communities Data • The Power of Performance: The PLA Performance Measures Initiative 2:00–3:00 p.m. • Building for the Future Today: Broadband Planning 2:00–3:00 p.m. • Connect, Crowdsource, and Kickstart: Make Dream • Creating a New Support Organization: Leasons Learned Projects a Reality That You Can Apply, Too • Hospitality: The Essential Ingredient • Everything is Awesome! Reimagining Library UX • How Two Libraries Quit Summer Reading and You Can, • Immigration Reform: Is Your Library Ready?

RECOMMENDED TRUSTEES FOR RECOMMENDED Too • It Happened in My Town: Collaboration in Crisis • Storytime Manifesto: Early Literacy Awareness and • Libraries = Education: Reclaiming Our Purpose for the Advocacy 21st Century • Taking It Personally: Creating Human Connection in a • Tame Your Digital Strategy Virtual World • The Power of Performance 2: Project Outcome • The One-Page Strategic Plan: Is It Real? Is It Right for You? Enrollment Primer • Think Outside the Box by Going Inside the Box

4:00–5:00 p.m. 4:00–5:00 p.m. • Aspen Institute’s “Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning • A Different Way of Doing Business: Cross-Functional Public Libraries” in Action Strategic Initiative Teams • Data Driven Collections: Right-Sizing Library Collections • Better Together: Civic Engagement and Civic Dialogues • De-identifying Patron Data to Balance Privacy and Insight • Building a Better Board to Support Your Library • Get Outside the Lines: Reintroducing Your Library to the • Design Thinking at Your Library: Try Try Again Community • E-rate Evolution: Getting from Policy to Practical • Making Waves with Research: Lessons from RIPL Participants • Inside the 2015 New Landmark Libraries • Organizational Health: Capitalizing on Your Most • What’s Your Elevator Speech? The Message Matters Important Asset • The Intentional Makerspace: A New Framework for Making and Learning in Libraries

70 PLA 2016 Conference Program #PLA2016 • www.placonference.org 71 RECOMMENDED FOR SMALL AND RURAL LIBRARY STAFF Recommended for Small and Rural Library Staff SEE WHAT’S NEW With over 100 educational programs, PLA Conference can offer an overwhelming amount of options for learning. With the help of the PLA 2016 Conference Program Subcommittee, we’ve FROM LERNER! VISIT selected some programs that may be of particular interest to staff of small and rural libraries. PLA BOOTH SPORTY SUMMER 1539 Thursday, April 7 Friday, April 8 Saturday, April 9 READING OPTIONS See our collection of sports and health-oriented titles, perfect for this year’s summer reading theme! 10:45–11:45 a.m. 10:45–11:45 a.m. 9:30–10:30 a.m. • 52 Weeks of STEM at Your Library • Developing a Holistic Collection Development Policy • Bite-Sized Staff Training: Transform Staff Development for Busy Employees • Accessibility from Every Angle • Don’t Worry… We’re Only Going to Change Everything • Building Digitally Inclusive Communities • Developing Truly Effective Performance Evaluations • Networking for Wallflowers • Leamos (Let’s Read) at the Library: Using Web-Based • Extraordinarily Engaged: How Three Libraries Are • Puff, Puff, Lend: Cannabis Culture and the Library Curriculum to Engage Latino Families Transforming Their Communities Collection • The Changing Landscape of Library Privacy • Services to Those Who Serve: Library Programs for • The Studio Experience: Creating a Makerspace for Ages Veterans and Active Duty Military Families 0–108 10:45–11:45 a.m. HUNGRY TOMATO™ 2:00–3:00 p.m. 2:00–3:00 p.m. • Crossover Appeal: Books That Work for Teens and Adults Introducing our new high-interest nonfiction imprint, • Creative Merchandising Strategies for Libraries • Building for the Future Today: Broadband Planning • Dragons in the Library: Tabletop Gaming and the Public Hungry Tomato! Play Tomato Toss at our booth to win a FREE Library book (while supplies last). • Everything is Awesome! Reimagining Library UX • Connect, Crowdsource, and Kickstart: Make Dream Projects a Reality • Extraordinary at Any Size: Tips for Keeping Your Library • It Happened in My Town: Collaboration in Crisis Relevant and Your Community Engaged for Every Size • Hospitality: The Essential Ingredient • Tech to Go: Circulating Nontraditional Items Library • How Two Libraries Quit Summer Reading and You Can, • This Ain’t Your Grandma’s Library…Or Is It? Serving Older • Open to All: Serving the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Too Adults in a Changing World Transgender (GLBT) Community in Your Library • Lights, Camera, Advocacy: Digital Storytelling for Your • Put Learning First: Developing a Staff Learning Library 4:00–5:00 p.m. Philosophy • The One-Page Strategic Plan: Is It Real? Is It Right for You? • AnyAbility: Taking Ordinary Service for Adults with • Read & Reach: Promoting Physical Activity in Storytime Disabilities to an Extraordinary Level Programs • Aspen Institute’s “Rising to the Challenge: Re-Envisioning 4:00–5:00 p.m. • Walking the Literary Landscape: Using Mobile Apps to YA AUTHOR SIGNING Public Libraries” in Action • A Different Way of Doing Business: Cross-Functional Connect Literature to Your Community Len Vlahos will be signing Strategic Initiative Teams • Data Driven Collections: Right-Sizing Library Collections • Weed? In Denver?: Collection Maintenance at DPL and Scar Girl, the exciting sequel • Better Together: Civic Engagement and Civic Dialogues Fort Worth to the William C. Morris • Get Outside the Lines: Reintroducing Your Library to the Award winner The Scar Boys! Community • Building a Better Board to Support Your Library Limit one free book per • Making the Grade at Each Stage with School Outreach • E-rate Evolution: Getting from Policy to Practical person, while supplies last. • Organizational Health: Capitalizing on Your Most • Every Person Is a Book, Every Life Tells a Story Thursday, April 7 Important Asset • Guiding Ohio Online: Working With AmeriCorps 9:30–10:45 am to Strengthen Technology Skills in Rural Library Communities Kirkus Reviews • What’s Your Elevator Speech? The Message Matters

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Demco ...... 1002 Badges Exhibitor Index by Category ELM USA Disc Repair Products...... 646 PermaCard...... 863 The Library Store, Inc...... 739 Today’s Business Solutions ...... 633 Public Information Kiosk ...... 1809 Zoobean...... 632 Alternative Books Associations RTI ...... 1809 Combined Book Exhibit...... 514 American Library Association...... 1603 Showcases...... 1756 Bar Codes Midwest Library Service...... 1453 Counting Opinions...... 425 VenMill Industries Inc...... 753 Brodart Company...... 933 Turtleback Books...... 640 iREAD Summer Reading...... 758 Laptops Anytime...... 619 Public Library Association - DigitalLearn...... 1903 Authority Control Lucas Color Card...... 957 Romance Writers of America...... 1542 Apparel Backstage Library Works...... 615 MARCIVE, Inc...... 1643 4imprint...... 762 Book Systems...... 853 Midwest Library Service...... 1453 Collaborative Summer Library Program...... 653 Audio Books CASSIE...... 618 PermaCard...... 863 iREAD Summer Reading...... 758 Arte Publico Press...... 1950 LibLime...... 505 Rasmussen Software, Inc...... 657 Stop Falling Productions ...... 862 Audio Editions...... 1742 Librarica LLC...... 618 Showcases...... 1756 Unshelved...... 1462 Baker & Taylor, Inc...... 1203 Library Systems & Services, LLC...... 946 Today’s Business Solutions ...... 633 Bella & Harry...... 1842 MARCIVE, Inc...... 1643 Watson Label Products...... 1651 Architects Blackstone Audio...... 714 TLC - The Library Corporation...... 1709 B • EXHIBITOR INDEX EXHIBITOR • Dewberry...... 1540 Booklist Publications...... 1633 Binders Engberg Anderson, Inc...... 951 Child's Play ...... 1752 A Automation Large Document Solutions...... 763 Clear-Vu...... 659 HBM / HPA Architects ...... 536 Altarama Information Systems...... 761 Northern Micrographics...... 1647 Dreamspinner Press...... 856 Hidell and Associates Architects...... 1452 Backstage Library Works...... 615 Showcases...... 1756 Janice Davis Design, LLC ...... 1917 ELM USA Disc Repair Products...... 646 Biblionix...... 532 Hachette Book Group...... 1850 Laptops Anytime...... 619 Bibliotheca ...... 1424 Book Repair & Preservation NatureMaker...... 441 HarperCollins Publishers ...... 1247 Book Systems...... 853 ALA / ALCTS Preservation Week...... 746 Tappé Architects, Inc...... 1955 Ingram Content Group...... 1410 ByWater Solutions LLC ...... 757 Brodart Company...... 933 Junior Library Guild/Library Journal...... 1241 CASSIE...... 618 CoLibri Systems North America, Inc...... 1751 Archival Products Macmillan Adult...... 1559 Clear-Vu...... 659 Midwest Tape...... 703 Demco ...... 1002 ALA / ALCTS Preservation Week...... 746 CoLibri Systems North America, Inc...... 1751 National Library Service for the Blind and ELM USA Disc Repair Products...... 646 Alexander Street...... 1817 Comprise Technologies ...... 833 Physically Handicapped...... 660 LYRASIS...... 1825 BMI Digital ReeL ...... 846 Counting Opinions...... 425 ODILO...... 916 The MediaPreserve...... 1916 Crowley Company ...... 756 Equinox Software...... 1803 OverDrive ...... 603 Showcases...... 1756 DLSG at Image Access...... 902 FaxScan24 Fax and Scan Service...... 1815 Peachtree Publishers...... 1757 FamilySearch ...... 1041 Innovative Interfaces, Inc...... 1117 Playaway Pre-Loaded Products...... 403 Book Wholesalers Indus International, Inc...... 759 Laptops Anytime...... 619 Publisher Spotlight...... 1761 Children’s Plus, Inc...... 1533 Large Document Solutions...... 763 LibLime...... 505 Publishers Weekly...... 510 Child's Play ...... 1752 LYRASIS...... 1825 Librarica LLC...... 618 Recorded Books...... 1521 Davidson Titles, Inc...... 1646 NA Publishing, Inc...... 1949 Lyngsoe Systems, Inc...... 1625 Shambhala Publications...... 1951 Emery-Pratt Company...... 1743 Scannx, Inc...... 861 MARCIVE, Inc...... 1643 Simon & Schuster, Inc...... 1341 Ingram Content Group...... 1410 William S. Hein & Co., Inc...... 760 Media Flex - OPALS...... 410 TEI Landmark Audio...... 439 OCLC, Inc...... 1513 Midwest Library Service...... 1453 Thomas Klise / Crimson Multimedia...... 1459 P.V.Supa Inc / Bayscan...... 611 Really Big Coloring Books, Inc...... 1921 Art Books Weston Woods / Scholastic Audio ...... 1139 Public Information Kiosk ...... 1809 Tsai Fong Books, Inc...... 1652 Baker & Taylor, Inc...... 1203 Zondervan/Zonderkidz/Blink...... 1250 Scannx, Inc...... 861 East View Information Services...... 962 Schedule3W / Dymaxion Research, Ltd...... 751 Bookmobiles Independent Publishers Group...... 1933 Audio Visual Equipment SirsiDynix...... 1233 Farber Specialty Vehicles...... 1450 Midwest Library Service...... 1453 AWE Learning...... 1733 Talkingtech LTD...... 1456 LDV Inc...... 750 Publishers Weekly...... 510 Birchard Co/EZDrop...... 521 Tech Logic...... 1503 mk Solutions, Inc...... 1924 Quarto Publishing Group USA...... 1963 Clear-Vu...... 659 Telelift...... 953 OBS Specialty Vehicles Inc...... 742 Really Big Coloring Books, Inc...... 1921 Communico LLC...... 941 TLC - The Library Corporation...... 1709 Summit Bodyworks...... 1958 D-Tech International USA...... 525 Trafsys Walker Wireless...... 436 TMC Furniture, Inc...... 725

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Books Perseus Books Group...... 1659 OCLC, Inc...... 1513 Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group...... 1561 ABC-CLIO...... 1609 Peterson's Nelnet LLC...... 1957 Showcases...... 1756 Mason Crest, an imprint of National Highlights. . . . . 1961 ABDO...... 838 Poisoned Pen Press...... 512 SirsiDynix...... 1233 National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped...... 660 Abingdon Press...... 612 Publisher Spotlight...... 1761 TLC - The Library Corporation...... 1709 Papercutz / NBM...... 1862 Arte Publico Press...... 1950 Publishers Group West...... 1656 Peachtree Publishers...... 1757 Baker & Taylor, Inc...... 1203 Publishers Weekly...... 510 CD-ROM The Penworthy Company ...... 1639 Baker Publishing Group...... 1546 Quarto Publishing Group USA...... 1963 AWE Learning...... 1733 Perseus Books Group...... 1659 Bedtime Math Foundation ...... 850 Reading Group Choices...... 1952 ELM USA Disc Repair Products...... 646 Publisher Spotlight...... 1761 Bernan ...... 711 Really Big Coloring Books, Inc...... 1921 Thomas Klise / Crimson Multimedia...... 1459 Publishers Group West...... 1656 Better World Books...... 1739 Romance Writers of America...... 1542 Quarto Publishing Group USA...... 1963 Booklist Publications...... 1633 Rourke Educational Media...... 1923 Children’s Books Scholastic Library Publishing...... 1141 Really Big Coloring Books, Inc...... 1921 Brodart Company...... 933 ABDO...... 838 Shambhala Publications...... 1951 Recorded Books...... 1521 Candlewick Press ...... 1762 Albert Whitman & Company...... 442 Simon & Schuster, Inc...... 1341 Rhode Island Novelty ...... 1908 Center Point Large Print...... 1363 Arte Publico Press...... 1950 Sourcebooks, Inc...... 1758 Rosen Publishing ...... 1446 Chelsea Green Publishing...... 1550 Audio Editions...... 1742 Star Bright Books...... 1458 Seoul Selection USA, Inc...... 412 Chicago Review Press...... 1933 AWE Learning...... 1733 Tor / Forge Books ...... 1560 Simon & Schuster, Inc...... 1341 Child's Play ...... 1752 Bearport Publishing Company, Inc...... 1551 Sourcebooks, Inc...... 1758

Tsai Fong Books, Inc...... 1652 C • EXHIBITOR INDEX EXHIBITOR • Collaborative Summer Library Program...... 653 Bedtime Math Foundation ...... 850 Star Bright Books...... 1458 Combined Book Exhibit...... 514 Turtleback Books...... 640 C Bella & Harry...... 1842 W.W. Norton & Company, Inc...... 1638 TEI Landmark Audio...... 439 D.K. Agencies (P) Ltd...... 955 BiblioLabs...... 950 Western Writers of America...... 859 Third Week Books...... 616 David C Cook...... 1750 Bloomsbury ...... 1562 William S. Hein & Co., Inc...... 760 Tor / Forge Books ...... 1560 Davidson Titles, Inc...... 1646 Booklist Publications...... 1633 Women Writing the West...... 1911 Tsai Fong Books, Inc...... 1652 Dreamspinner Press...... 856 Candlewick Press ...... 1762 Workman Publishing Co...... 1360 Turtleback Books...... 640 Firefly Books...... 1553 Children’s Plus, Inc...... 1533 W.W. Norton & Company, Inc...... 1638 Fitzhenry & Whiteside...... 1863 Child's Play ...... 1752 Western Writers of America...... 859 Groundwood Books...... 1656 Books/Audio Leasing Child's World...... 1859 Weston Woods / Scholastic Audio ...... 1139 Grove Atlantic, Inc...... 1656 Baker & Taylor, Inc...... 1203 CLCD...... 1557 Workman Publishing Co...... 1360 Hachette Book Group...... 1850 Brodart Company...... 933 Collaborative Summer Library Program...... 653 Zondervan/Zonderkidz/Blink...... 1250 Harlequin...... 847 Recorded Books...... 1521 Combined Book Exhibit...... 514 HarperCollins Christian...... 1846 D.K. Agencies (P) Ltd...... 955 HarperCollins Publishers ...... 1247 Business Books David C Cook...... 1750 Clothing Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...... 1858 Audio Editions...... 1742 Davidson Titles, Inc...... 1646 4imprint...... 762 Collaborative Summer Library Program Infobase Learning...... 1818 Bernan ...... 711 Disney-Hyperion...... 1946 ...... 653 D-Tech International USA Ingram Content Group...... 1410 BiblioLabs...... 950 East View Information Services...... 962 ...... 525 Unshelved...... 1462 Junior Library Guild/Library Journal...... 1241 Combined Book Exhibit...... 514 Firefly Books...... 1553 Kensington Publishing...... 1962 McGraw-Hill Education...... 606 Fitzhenry & Whiteside...... 1863 Legato Publishers Group...... 1656 Mergent, Inc...... 733 Fulcrum Publishing ...... 1933 Computer Hardware Lerner Publishing Group...... 1539 Turtleback Books...... 640 Groundwood Books...... 1656 Aleph Objects, Inc...... 960 Lonely Planet...... 1861 HarperCollins Children’s Books ...... 1246 AWE Learning...... 1733 Macmillan Adult...... 1559 Cataloging HarperCollins Christian...... 1846 BMI Digital ReeL ...... 846 Mason Crest, an imprint of National Highlights. . . . . 1961 Comprise Technologies ABC-CLIO...... 1609 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...... 1858 ...... 833 McFarland & Company Inc., Publishers...... 1240 D-Tech International USA Auto-Graphics, Inc...... 1433 Independent Publishers Group...... 1933 ...... 525 McGraw-Hill Education...... 606 EnvisionWare Book Systems...... 853 Ingram Content Group...... 1410 ...... 1103 Mergent, Inc...... 733 Laptops Anytime Brodart Company...... 933 iREAD Summer Reading...... 758 ...... 619 Midwest Library Service...... 1453 Large Document Solutions Children’s Plus, Inc...... 1533 Junior Library Guild/Library Journal...... 1241 ...... 763 Moody Publishers...... 1714 Lyngsoe Systems, Inc. D.K. Agencies (P) Ltd...... 955 Legato Publishers Group...... 1656 ...... 1625 National Library Service for the Blind and mk Solutions, Inc. EBSCO Information Services...... 1123 Lerner Publishing Group...... 1539 ...... 1924 Physically Handicapped...... 660 Public Information Kiosk Ingram Content Group...... 1410 Library Ideas, LLC ...... 1022 ...... 1809 Other Press...... 1451 Scannx, Inc. Innovative Interfaces, Inc...... 1117 Little Brown Books for Young Readers...... 1851 ...... 861 Peachtree Publishers...... 1757 TLC - The Library Corporation MARCIVE, Inc...... 1643 Lonely Planet...... 1861 ...... 1709 The Penworthy Company ...... 1639

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Today’s Business Solutions ...... 633 Clear-Vu...... 659 Copiers Library Systems & Services, LLC...... 946 Trafsys Walker Wireless...... 436 Dewberry...... 1540 Large Document Solutions...... 763 MARCIVE, Inc...... 1643 Userful ...... 738 Geographic Research Inc. / SimplyMap ...... 857 Scannx, Inc...... 861 HBM / HPA Architects ...... 536 ST Imaging, Inc...... 1738 Demographics Computer Software Impact Survey, University of Washington Today’s Business Solutions ...... 633 Bernan ...... 711 Information School Altarama Information Systems...... 761 ...... 426 CIVICTechnologies...... 720 Janice Davis Design, LLC Auto-Graphics, Inc...... 1433 ...... 1917 Geographic Research Inc. / SimplyMap ...... 857 Library Design Systems, Inc...... 1960 Database AWE Learning...... 1733 ABC-CLIO...... 1609 Impact Survey, University of Washington Library Strategies Consulting Group...... 961 Information School ...... 426 BiblioCommons Inc...... 1418 ABDO...... 838 Loss Prevention Systems, Inc...... 416 Office of Minority Health Resource Center ...... 639 BMI Digital ReeL ...... 846 Auto-Graphics, Inc...... 1433 Quipu Group, LLC...... 959 Book Systems...... 853 Brainfuse...... 1133 Telelift...... 953 Brain HQ®...... 417 Britannica Digital Learning...... 947 Digital Content Hosting/Repository Brainfuse...... 1133 CIVICTechnologies...... 720 Backstage Library Works...... 615 Career Cruising ...... 1839 Consulting Services CLCD...... 1557 Boopsie, Inc...... 417 CIVICTechnologies...... 720 CASSIE...... 618 Counting Opinions...... 425 Communico LLC...... 941 Collaborative Summer Library Program...... 653 ChiliFresh Enterprises, Inc...... 719 EBSCO Information Services...... 1123 Crowley Company ...... 756 Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)...... 1650 CIVICTechnologies...... 720 FamilySearch ...... 1041 Large Document Solutions...... 763 D • EXHIBITOR INDEX EXHIBITOR • Equinox Software...... 1803 Communico LLC...... 941 Gale, Cengage Learning...... 1402 LYRASIS...... 1825 Comprise Technologies ...... 833 Hidell and Associates Architects...... 1452 C Grey House, Salem Press & HW Wilson...... 1653 Media Flex - OPALS...... 410 Impact Survey, University of Washington D-Tech International USA...... 525 Infobase Learning...... 1818 Northern Micrographics...... 1647 Information School ...... 426 EnvisionWare...... 1103 Library Ideas, LLC ...... 1022 OCLC, Inc...... 1513 Janice Davis Design, LLC ...... 1917 Equinox Software...... 1803 MARCIVE, Inc...... 1643 TLC - The Library Corporation...... 1709 LibLime...... 505 Evanced Solutions, LLC...... 1002 Mergent, Inc...... 733 William S. Hein & Co., Inc...... 760 Library Design Systems, Inc...... 1960 Gimlet...... 1959 Morningstar, Inc...... 1746 Library Strategies Consulting Group...... 961 Impact Survey, University of Washington National Library of Medicine ...... 1558 Digitization Information School ...... 426 Library Systems & Services, LLC...... 946 NewsBank, Inc...... 1615 ALA / ALCTS Preservation Week...... 746 Innovative Interfaces, Inc...... 1117 LYRASIS...... 1825 Office of Minority Health Resource Center ...... 639 Backstage Library Works...... 615 LibLime...... 505 Public Library Association - DigitalLearn...... 1903 PolicyMap...... 418 BMI Digital ReeL ...... 846 Librarica LLC...... 618 Quipu Group, LLC...... 959 Pronunciator Language Learning...... 1947 Crowley Company ...... 756 The Library Store, Inc...... 739 Reading Group Choices...... 1952 ProQuest...... 1215 DLSG at Image Access...... 902 Lyngsoe Systems, Inc...... 1625 Telelift...... 953 Recorded Books...... 1521 e-ImageData Corp...... 647 Mango Languages...... 1333 ReferenceUSA ...... 1914 Indus International, Inc...... 759 Media Flex - OPALS...... 410 Cookbooks S&P Capital IQ and SNL...... 1753 Large Document Solutions...... 763 mk Solutions, Inc...... 1924 BiblioLabs...... 950 Scholastic Library Publishing...... 1141 Legacy Digital Productions...... 860 Plymouth Rocket, Inc...... 642 Chelsea Green Publishing ...... 1550 TLC - The Library Corporation...... 1709 LibLime...... 505 Public Library Association - DigitalLearn...... 1903 Firefly Books ...... 1553 Transparent Language...... 1922 LYRASIS...... 1825 S&P Capital IQ and SNL...... 1753 Fulcrum Publishing ...... 1933 Video Librarian...... 1454 Media Flex - OPALS...... 410 Scannx, Inc...... 861 HarperCollins Christian ...... 1846 William S. Hein & Co., Inc...... 760 The MediaPreserve...... 1916 Schedule3W / Dymaxion Research, Ltd...... 751 HarperCollins Publishers ...... 1247 WT Cox Information Services...... 1719 NA Publishing, Inc...... 1949 SirsiDynix...... 1233 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ...... 1858 Northern Micrographics...... 1647 TLC - The Library Corporation...... 1709 Lonely Planet ...... 1861 Database Conversions Office of Minority Health Resource Center ...... 639 Today’s Business Solutions ...... 633 Macmillan Adult...... 1559 Backstage Library Works...... 615 Scannx, Inc...... 861 Trafsys Walker Wireless...... 436 Perseus Books Group...... 1659 Library Systems & Services, LLC...... 946 SirsiDynix...... 1233 Transparent Language...... 1922 Publishers Weekly...... 510 MARCIVE, Inc...... 1643 ST Imaging, Inc...... 1738 Userful ...... 738 Seoul Selection USA, Inc...... 412 TLC - The Library Corporation...... 1709 William S. Hein & Co., Inc...... 760 Zoobean...... 632 Shambhala Publications...... 1951 Turtleback Books...... 640 Directories Consultants Workman Publishing Co...... 1360 Database Preparation Backstage Library Works...... 615 Bernan ...... 711 Biblomodel...... 420 Equinox Software...... 1803 Counting Opinions...... 425 CIVICTechnologies...... 720 Peterson's Nelnet LLC...... 1957

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Disaster Planning Davidson Titles, Inc...... 1646 Electronic Library Kiosk Financial Information Provider ALA / ALCTS Preservation Week...... 746 Dreamspinner Press...... 856 AWE Learning...... 1733 Comprise Technologies ...... 833 Biblomodel...... 420 EBSCO Information Services...... 1123 Biblionix...... 532 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...... 1913 East View Information Services...... 962 Fitzhenry & Whiteside...... 1863 Bibliotheca ...... 1424 Morningstar, Inc...... 1746 LYRASIS...... 1825 Fulcrum Publishing ...... 1933 Clear-Vu...... 659 National Endowment for Financial Education...... 851 National Library of Medicine ...... 1558 Gale, Cengage Learning...... 1402 Communico LLC...... 941 S&P Capital IQ and SNL...... 1753 Hachette Book Group...... 1850 Comprise Technologies ...... 833 U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission...... 1919 Display Cases/Fixtures/Systems Harlequin...... 847 D-Tech International USA...... 525 HarperCollins Christian...... 1846 3 Branch Products...... 1725 EnvisionWare...... 1103 Foreign Language Books HarperCollins Publishers ...... 1247 Brodart Company...... 933 FaxScan24 Fax and Scan Service...... 1815 Bella & Harry...... 1842 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...... 1858 Interface...... 541 Laptops Anytime...... 619 BiblioLabs...... 950 Independent Publishers Group...... 1933 Janice Davis Design, LLC ...... 1917 mk Solutions, Inc...... 1924 Candlewick Press ...... 1762 Infobase Learning...... 1818 Library Bureau Steel...... 1840 Public Information Kiosk ...... 1809 Children’s Plus, Inc...... 1533 Kensington Publishing...... 1962 Library Design Systems, Inc...... 1960 RTI ...... 1809 Child's Play ...... 1752 Lerner Publishing Group...... 1539 MBA Design & Display Products Corp...... 1447 Scannx, Inc...... 861 D.K. Agencies (P) Ltd...... 955 Library Ideas, LLC ...... 1022 Palmieri Furniture Ltd...... 625 ST Imaging, Inc...... 1738 Dreamspinner Press...... 856 Little Brown Books for Young Readers...... 1851 TMC Furniture, Inc...... 725 Today’s Business Solutions ...... 633 East View Information Services...... 962

Lonely Planet...... 1861 F • EXHIBITOR INDEX EXHIBITOR • HarperCollins Christian...... 1846 LYRASIS...... 1825 E Environmental Products Independent Publishers Group...... 1933 Document Delivery Systems Macmillan Adult...... 1559 Chelsea Green Publishing...... 1550 Library Ideas, LLC ...... 1022 Altarama Information Systems...... 761 McGraw-Hill Education...... 606 National Library of Medicine ...... 1558 McGraw-Hill Education...... 606 DLSG at Image Access...... 902 Midwest Library Service...... 1453 NatureMaker...... 441 ODILO...... 916 FaxScan24 Fax and Scan Service...... 1815 Midwest Tape...... 703 Peachtree Publishers...... 1757 Large Document Solutions...... 763 ODILO...... 916 Pronunciator Language Learning...... 1947 OCLC, Inc...... 1513 Other Press...... 1451 Facilities Management Star Bright Books...... 1458 Scannx, Inc...... 861 OverDrive ...... 603 EnvisionWare...... 1103 Third Week Books...... 616 Telelift...... 953 Peachtree Publishers...... 1757 Schedule3W / Dymaxion Research, Ltd...... 751 Tsai Fong Books, Inc...... 1652 Playaway Pre-Loaded Products...... 403 Trafsys Walker Wireless...... 436 e-Books Poisoned Pen Press...... 512 ABC-CLIO...... 1609 Pronunciator Language Learning...... 1947 Film, Video, & DVD Fund Raising ABDO...... 838 ProQuest...... 1215 Alexander Street...... 1817 Better World Books...... 1739 Amigos Library Services...... 414 Publishers Weekly...... 510 Alliance Entertainment...... 1953 Edge Initiative/Urban Libraries Council ...... 424 Arte Publico Press...... 1950 Quarto Publishing Group USA...... 1963 Backstage Library Works...... 615 JanWay Company...... 1439 AWE Learning...... 1733 Recorded Books...... 1521 Baker & Taylor, Inc...... 1203 Really Big Coloring Books, Inc...... 1921 Baker & Taylor, Inc...... 1203 Romance Writers of America...... 1542 Clear-Vu...... 659 Baker Publishing Group...... 1546 Rosen Publishing ...... 1446 Davidson Titles, Inc...... 1646 Furniture Bearport Publishing Company, Inc...... 1551 Rourke Educational Media...... 1923 e-ImageData Corp...... 647 3 Branch Products...... 1725 Bella & Harry...... 1842 SAGE Publishing...... 1718 ELM USA Disc Repair Products...... 646 Biblomodel...... 420 Bernan ...... 711 Scholastic Library Publishing...... 1141 Ingram Content Group...... 1410 Big Cozy Books ...... 1657 BiblioCommons Inc...... 1418 Seoul Selection USA, Inc...... 412 Legacy Digital Productions...... 860 Birchard Co/EZDrop...... 521 BiblioLabs...... 950 Shambhala Publications...... 1951 The MediaPreserve...... 1916 Brodart Company...... 933 Bibliotheca ...... 1424 Sourcebooks, Inc...... 1758 Midwest Tape...... 703 Burgeon Group, LLC...... 1833 Bloomsbury ...... 1562 Star Bright Books...... 1458 Motion Picture Licensing Corp...... 852 Demco ...... 1002 Britannica Digital Learning...... 947 Tor / Forge Books ...... 1560 Movie Licensing USA...... 963 DEMCO Interiors...... 1002 Candlewick Press ...... 1762 Total Boox...... 409 Playaway Pre-Loaded Products...... 403 Eustis Chair...... 1843 Chelsea Green Publishing...... 1550 Unique Management Services, Inc...... 517 Recorded Books...... 1521 Gressco Ltd...... 747 Child's World...... 1859 Unshelved...... 1462 Seoul Selection USA, Inc...... 412 Interface...... 541 Combined Book Exhibit...... 514 William S. Hein & Co., Inc...... 760 VenMill Industries Inc...... 753 Janice Davis Design, LLC ...... 1917 D-Tech International USA...... 525 Zondervan/Zonderkidz/Blink...... 1250 Video Librarian...... 1454 Laptops Anytime...... 619 Western Writers of America...... 859 Library Bureau Steel...... 1840 Weston Woods / Scholastic Audio ...... 1139 Library Design Systems, Inc...... 1960

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The Library Store, Inc...... 739 Office of Minority Health Resource Center ...... 639 Journals Literacy MBA Design & Display Products Corp...... 1447 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...... 406 4imprint...... 762 Arte Publico Press...... 1950 Palmer Hamilton, LLC ...... 1938 U.S. Government Publishing Office ...... 1909 Baker & Taylor, Inc...... 1203 AWE Learning...... 1733 Palmieri Furniture Ltd...... 625 U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission...... 1919 D.K. Agencies (P) Ltd...... 955 Baker & Taylor, Inc...... 1203 Tappé Architects, Inc...... 1955 Universal Service Administrative Company...... 438 EBSCO Information Services...... 1123 Better World Books...... 1739 TMC Furniture, Inc...... 725 Library Journal...... 1241 Brodart Company...... 933 Worden Company...... 841 Graduate Studies Lonely Planet...... 1861 Burgeon Group, LLC...... 1833 Brainfuse...... 1133 Magazine Subscription Service Agency...... 643 Candlewick Press ...... 1762 Genealogy Emporia State University, School of Library & Info Mgmt. 518 NA Publishing, Inc...... 1949 CIVICTechnologies...... 720 e-ImageData Corp...... 647 Morningstar, Inc...... 1746 NewsBank, Inc...... 1615 Collaborative Summer Library Program...... 653 FamilySearch ...... 1041 Peterson's Nelnet LLC...... 1957 Oxford University Press...... 1440 JanWay Company...... 1439 NewsBank, Inc...... 1615 San Jose State University - iSchool...... 423 Reading Group Choices...... 1952 Junior Library Guild/Library Journal...... 1241 ProQuest...... 1215 University of Illinois Graduate School of Library and SAGE Publishing...... 1718 National Library of Medicine ...... 1558 ST Imaging, Inc...... 1738 Information Science...... 652 Video Librarian...... 1454 Office of Minority Health Resource Center ...... 639 University of North Texas...... 543 William S. Hein & Co., Inc...... 760 Oxford University Press...... 1440 Government University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee School Pronunciator Language Learning...... 1947 of Information Studies ...... 519 Bernan ...... 711 Large Print Books Public Library Association - DigitalLearn...... 1903 M • EXHIBITOR INDEX EXHIBITOR • CareerOneStop...... 1816 Baker & Taylor, Inc...... 1203 Random Order, LLC ...... 507 J Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...... 1913 Graphic Novels/Comic Books Baker Publishing Group...... 1546 Star Bright Books...... 1458 Counting Opinions...... 425 ABDO...... 838 Center Point Large Print...... 1363 Third Week Books...... 616 FDA Office of Women’s Health...... 858 BiblioLabs...... 950 Gale, Cengage Learning...... 1402 Zoobean...... 632 Federal Trade Commission ...... 1918 Booklist Publications...... 1633 Hachette Book Group...... 1850 Institute of Museum and Library Services...... 958 Candlewick Press ...... 1762 HarperCollins Publishers ...... 1247 Magazines Peterson's Nelnet LLC...... 1957 Children’s Plus, Inc...... 1533 Midwest Library Service...... 1453 3 Branch Products...... 1725 Really Big Coloring Books, Inc...... 1921 Davidson Titles, Inc...... 1646 National Library Service for the Blind and BookPage...... 1361 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...... 406 Fulcrum Publishing ...... 1933 Physically Handicapped...... 660 D.K. Agencies (P) Ltd...... 955 U.S. Government Publishing Office ...... 1909 Groundwood Books...... 1656 Poisoned Pen Press...... 512 EBSCO Information Services...... 1123 U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission...... 1919 Hachette Book Group...... 1850 Really Big Coloring Books, Inc...... 1921 Lonely Planet...... 1861 Universal Service Administrative Company...... 438 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...... 1858 Magazine Subscription Service Agency...... 643 Independent Publishers Group...... 1933 Library Cards NA Publishing, Inc...... 1949 Library Ideas, LLC ...... 1022 Brodart Company...... 933 National Library Service for the Blind and Macmillan Adult...... 1559 Government Documents Lucas Color Card...... 957 Physically Handicapped...... 660 Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group...... 1561 Bernan ...... 711 PermaCard...... 863 NewsBank, Inc...... 1615 Magazine Subscription Service Agency...... 643 East View Information Services...... 962 Quipu Group, LLC...... 959 OverDrive ...... 603 Midwest Library Service...... 1453 Geographic Research Inc. / SimplyMap ...... 857 Showcases...... 1756 Papercutz / NBM...... 1862 Papercutz / NBM...... 1862 LibLime...... 505 Today’s Business Solutions ...... 633 Publishers Weekly...... 510 Playaway Pre-Loaded Products...... 403 MARCIVE, Inc...... 1643 Vanguard ID Systems...... 1457 Really Big Coloring Books, Inc...... 1921 Publisher Spotlight...... 1761 Mergent, Inc...... 733 Watson Label Products...... 1651 Recorded Books...... 1521 Really Big Coloring Books, Inc...... 1921 Office of Minority Health Resource Center ...... 639 Seoul Selection USA, Inc...... 412 Recorded Books...... 1521 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...... 406 Library Science Texts Video Librarian...... 1454 Shambhala Publications...... 1951 WT Cox Information Services...... 1719 U.S. Government Publishing Office ...... 1909 ABC-CLIO...... 1609 Tor / Forge Books ...... 1560 U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission...... 1919 Rowman & Littlefield...... 711 Turtleback Books...... 640 William S. Hein & Co., Inc...... 760 Magnetic Stripe Cards Unshelved...... 1462 Lucas Color Card...... 957 W.W. Norton & Company, Inc...... 1638 Library Store/Promotional Products PermaCard...... 863 Government Services 4imprint...... 762 Today’s Business Solutions ...... 633 Comprise Technologies ...... 833 Jewelry Better Containers Mfg. Co...... 1823 LibLime...... 505 iREAD Summer Reading...... 758 Pearls With Purpose...... 1907 Library Systems & Services, LLC...... 946 Lucas Color Card...... 957 Media Management Publisher Spotlight...... 1761 National Library Service for the Blind and PermaCard...... 863 BMI Digital ReeL ...... 846 Stop Falling Productions ...... 862 Physically Handicapped...... 660 Upstart...... 1002 Book Systems...... 853

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Clear-Vu...... 659 Music EBSCO Information Services...... 1123 HarperCollins Publishers ...... 1247 Communico LLC...... 941 Alexander Street...... 1817 FamilySearch ...... 1041 Ingram Content Group...... 1410 D-Tech International USA...... 525 Alliance Entertainment...... 1953 Mergent, Inc...... 733 Macmillan Adult...... 1559 ELM USA Disc Repair Products...... 646 ELM USA Disc Repair Products...... 646 Midwest Library Service...... 1453 Other Press...... 1451 Loss Prevention Systems, Inc...... 416 Ingram Content Group...... 1410 National Library Service for the Blind and Peachtree Publishers...... 1757 Physically Handicapped...... 660 Lyngsoe Systems, Inc...... 1625 Library Ideas, LLC ...... 1022 Perseus Books Group...... 1659 NewsBank, Inc...... 1615 ODILO...... 916 Midwest Tape...... 703 Playaway Pre-Loaded Products...... 403 OCLC, Inc...... 1513 Schedule3W / Dymaxion Research, Ltd...... 751 NA Publishing, Inc...... 1949 Poisoned Pen Press...... 512 Oxford University Press...... 1440 Thomas Klise / Crimson Multimedia...... 1459 National Library Service for the Blind and Publisher Spotlight...... 1761 TLC - The Library Corporation...... 1709 Physically Handicapped...... 660 PolicyMap...... 418 Publishers Group West...... 1656 Video Librarian...... 1454 Really Big Coloring Books, Inc...... 1921 ProQuest...... 1215 Quarto Publishing Group USA...... 1963 Video Librarian...... 1454 ReferenceUSA ...... 1914 Seoul Selection USA, Inc...... 412 Microfiche Western Writers of America...... 859 U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission...... 1919 Sourcebooks, Inc...... 1758 Video Librarian Backstage Library Works...... 615 ...... 1454 Star Bright Books...... 1458 William S. Hein & Co., Inc. BMI Digital ReeL ...... 846 Music Reference ...... 760 Tor / Forge Books ...... 1560 Zondervan/Zonderkidz/Blink...... 1250 Crowley Company ...... 756 Alexander Street...... 1817 e-ImageData Corp...... 647 EBSCO Information Services...... 1123 Out-of-Print Books P • EXHIBITOR INDEX EXHIBITOR • Large Document Solutions...... 763 Hal Leonard Corporation...... 1461 Midwest Library Service...... 1453 Photo ID Systems NA Publishing, Inc...... 1949 NA Publishing, Inc...... 1949 Today’s Business Solutions ...... 633 O Northern Micrographics...... 1647 Outreach ST Imaging, Inc...... 1738 Mystery Books CIVICTechnologies...... 720 Poetry Books Arte Publico Press...... 1950 Edge Initiative/Urban Libraries Council ...... 424 Arte Publico Press...... 1950 Microfilms Audio Editions...... 1742 Impact Survey, University of Washington Audio Editions...... 1742 Information School ...... 426 Backstage Library Works...... 615 Baker Publishing Group...... 1546 Booklist Publications...... 1633 JanWay Company...... 1439 BMI Digital ReeL ...... 846 BiblioLabs...... 950 Candlewick Press ...... 1762 LDV Inc...... 750 Crowley Company ...... 756 Booklist Publications...... 1633 Fitzhenry & Whiteside...... 1863 National Center for Interactive Learning at the Space e-ImageData Corp...... 647 Combined Book Exhibit...... 514 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...... 1858 Science Institute / ALA Public Programs Office...... 440 FamilySearch ...... 1041 Groundwood Books...... 1656 Other Press...... 1451 National Library Service for the Blind and Large Document Solutions...... 763 Grove Atlantic, Inc...... 1656 Peachtree Publishers...... 1757 Physically Handicapped...... 660 NA Publishing, Inc...... 1949 Hachette Book Group...... 1850 Seoul Selection USA, Inc...... 412 Public Library Association - DigitalLearn...... 1903 NewsBank, Inc...... 1615 HarperCollins Christian...... 1846 Sourcebooks, Inc...... 1758 OCLC, Inc...... 1513 Northern Micrographics...... 1647 HarperCollins Publishers ...... 1247 W.W. Norton & Company, Inc...... 1638 Office of Minority Health Resource Center ...... 639 ProQuest...... 1215 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...... 1858 Western Writers of America...... 859 Plymouth Rocket, Inc...... 642 ST Imaging, Inc...... 1738 Independent Publishers Group...... 1933 Scripps National Spelling Bee, Inc...... 1925 Today’s Business Solutions ...... 633 Kensington Publishing...... 1962 Third Week Books...... 616 Posters Library Ideas, LLC ...... 1022 iREAD Summer Reading...... 758 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...... 406 Macmillan Adult...... 1559 Publisher Spotlight...... 1761 Mobile Storage Zoobean...... 632 Biblomodel...... 420 Poisoned Pen Press...... 512 Third Week Books...... 616 Sourcebooks, Inc...... 1758 Estey / Tennsco ...... 1547 Paperback Books Library Bureau Steel...... 1840 Tor / Forge Books ...... 1560 Baker Publishing Group...... 1546 Professional Services Library Design Systems, Inc...... 1960 Turtleback Books...... 640 ABC-CLIO...... 1609 Candlewick Press ...... 1762 MJ Industries ...... 522 W.W. Norton & Company, Inc...... 1638 ALA - Allied Professional Association...... T-2 Chelsea Green Publishing...... 1550 mk Solutions, Inc...... 1924 Western Writers of America...... 859 Booklist Publications...... 1633 David C Cook...... 1750 Palmieri Furniture Ltd...... 625 Counting Opinions...... 425 Davidson Titles, Inc...... 1646 Dewberry...... 1540 Online Search Services Dreamspinner Press...... 856 Auto-Graphics, Inc...... 1433 HBM / HPA Architects ...... 536 Moving Companies Firefly Books...... 1553 Library Design Systems, Inc...... 1960 Brainfuse...... 1133 Hidell and Associates Architects...... 1452 Groundwood Books...... 1656 Britannica Digital Learning...... 947 Impact Survey, University of Washington Hachette Book Group...... 1850 Communico LLC...... 941 Information School ...... 426 HarperCollins Christian...... 1846 D.K. Agencies (P) Ltd...... 955 Janice Davis Design, LLC ...... 1917

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LibLime...... 505 Religious Book Clear-Vu...... 659 Sports & Fitness Books Movie Licensing USA...... 963 Abingdon Press...... 612 Comprise Technologies ...... 833 Audio Editions...... 1742 Public Library Association - DigitalLearn...... 1903 Audio Editions...... 1742 D-Tech International USA...... 525 Baker & Taylor, Inc...... 1203 SirsiDynix...... 1233 Baker Publishing Group...... 1546 EnvisionWare...... 1103 BiblioLabs...... 950 BiblioLabs...... 950 Gressco Ltd...... 747 Combined Book Exhibit...... 514 Puzzles and Games Combined Book Exhibit...... 514 Laptops Anytime...... 619 Fulcrum Publishing ...... 1933 Burgeon Group, LLC...... 1833 David C Cook...... 1750 Librarica LLC...... 618 Hachette Book Group...... 1850 Collaborative Summer Library Program...... 653 Hachette Book Group...... 1850 The Library Store, Inc...... 739 Independent Publishers Group...... 1933 iREAD Summer Reading...... 758 HarperCollins Christian...... 1846 Loss Prevention Systems, Inc...... 416 Perseus Books Group...... 1659 Macmillan Adult...... 1559 Independent Publishers Group...... 1933 LYRASIS...... 1825 Playaway Pre-Loaded Products...... 403 Moody Publishers...... 1714 mk Solutions, Inc...... 1924 Subscription P.V.Supa Inc / Bayscan...... 611 Random Order, LLC ...... 507 Oxford University Press...... 1440 Alexander Street...... 1817 Tech Logic...... 1503 Rhode Island Novelty ...... 1908 Shambhala Publications...... 1951 Center Point Large Print...... 1363 Weplay/Kiddie’s Paradise Inc...... 432 Zondervan/Zonderkidz/Blink...... 1250 ChiliFresh Enterprises, Inc...... 719 Self Help Books CIVICTechnologies...... 720 Rare Books Relocation Services Audio Editions...... 1742 Counting Opinions...... 425 D.K. Agencies (P) Ltd...... 955 Library Design Systems, Inc...... 1960 Baker Publishing Group...... 1546 D.K. Agencies (P) Ltd...... 955 T • EXHIBITOR INDEX EXHIBITOR • Fulcrum Publishing ...... 1933 East View Information Services...... 962

S Reference Books Resource and Activity Books HarperCollins Christian...... 1846 EBSCO Information Services...... 1123 Macmillan Adult...... 1559 ABC-CLIO...... 1609 Fulcrum Publishing ...... 1933 Impact Survey, University of Washington Shambhala Publications...... 1951 Information School Baker Publishing Group...... 1546 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...... 1858 ...... 426 Turtleback Books...... 640 Infobase Learning Bernan ...... 711 iREAD Summer Reading...... 758 ...... 1818 Zondervan/Zonderkidz/Blink...... 1250 Magazine Subscription Service Agency Davidson Titles, Inc...... 1646 Oxford University Press...... 1440 ...... 643 Morningstar, Inc. Firefly Books...... 1553 Quarto Publishing Group USA...... 1963 ...... 1746 Gale, Cengage Learning...... 1402 Shelving PolicyMap...... 418 Grey House, Salem Press & HW Wilson...... 1653 Scholarly Books Biblomodel...... 420 Publishers Weekly...... 510 Burgeon Group, LLC...... 1833 Reading Group Choices...... 1952 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...... 1858 ABC-CLIO...... 1609 Demco ...... 1002 Recorded Books...... 1521 Infobase Learning...... 1818 Baker Publishing Group...... 1546 DEMCO Interiors...... 1002 Transparent Language...... 1922 McGraw-Hill Education...... 606 Bernan ...... 711 Estey / Tennsco ...... 1547 Tutor.com...... 1715 Mergent, Inc...... 733 Fitzhenry & Whiteside...... 1863 Library Bureau Steel...... 1840 Video Librarian...... 1454 Oxford University Press...... 1440 Independent Publishers Group...... 1933 Library Design Systems, Inc...... 1960 WT Cox Information Services...... 1719 Poisoned Pen Press...... 512 Oxford University Press...... 1440 The Library Store, Inc...... 739 Reading Group Choices...... 1952 Rowman & Littlefield...... 711 MJ Industries ...... 522 Rowman & Littlefield...... 711 SAGE Publishing...... 1718 Supplies SAGE Publishing...... 1718 P.V.Supa Inc / Bayscan...... 611 Aleph Objects, Inc...... 960 Palmer Hamilton, LLC ...... 1938 Turtleback Books...... 640 Science Books Amigos Library Services...... 414 Western Writers of America...... 859 Palmieri Furniture Ltd...... 625 Brodart Company...... 933 Audio Editions...... 1742 Showcases...... 1756 D-Tech International USA...... 525 Fitzhenry & Whiteside...... 1863 TMC Furniture, Inc...... 725 Demco ...... 1002 Reference Systems Fulcrum Publishing ...... 1933 ELM USA Disc Repair Products...... 646 Altarama Information Systems...... 761 Infobase Learning...... 1818 Sign Systems LYRASIS...... 1825 Auto-Graphics, Inc...... 1433 McGraw-Hill Education...... 606 Communico LLC...... 941 P.V.Supa Inc / Bayscan...... 611 BMI Digital ReeL ...... 846 Oxford University Press...... 1440 Demco ...... 1002 PermaCard...... 863 Britannica Digital Learning...... 947 Peachtree Publishers...... 1757 Janice Davis Design, LLC ...... 1917 Showcases...... 1756 CLCD...... 1557 Quarto Publishing Group USA...... 1963 LibLime...... 505 W.W. Norton & Company, Inc...... 1638 Mergent, Inc...... 733 Specialized Books Technical Books OCLC, Inc...... 1513 Security Systems Seoul Selection USA, Inc...... 412 McGraw-Hill Education...... 606 ReferenceUSA ...... 1914 Publisher Spotlight...... 1761 Bibliotheca ...... 1424 S&P Capital IQ and SNL...... 1753 CASSIE...... 618 Springshare...... 433

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Technology Rasmussen Software, Inc...... 657 East View Information Services...... 962 Young Adult Books Above the Treeline...... 413 Rourke Educational Media...... 1923 Fulcrum Publishing ...... 1933 ABDO...... 838 Aleph Objects, Inc...... 960 RTI ...... 1809 Library Ideas, LLC ...... 1022 Albert Whitman & Company...... 442 Altarama Information Systems...... 761 Scannx, Inc...... 861 Lonely Planet...... 1861 Arte Publico Press...... 1950 Auto-Graphics, Inc...... 1433 Schedule3W / Dymaxion Research, Ltd...... 751 Perseus Books Group...... 1659 Audio Editions...... 1742 AWE Learning...... 1733 SenSource, Inc...... 651 Publishers Group West...... 1656 Baker Publishing Group...... 1546 BiblioCommons Inc...... 1418 SirsiDynix...... 1233 Quarto Publishing Group USA...... 1963 BiblioLabs...... 950 BMI Digital ReeL ...... 846 ST Imaging, Inc...... 1738 Seoul Selection USA, Inc...... 412 Bloomsbury ...... 1562 Book Systems...... 853 Talkingtech LTD...... 1456 Booklist Publications...... 1633 Boopsie, Inc...... 417 Tech Logic...... 1503 Video Games Candlewick Press ...... 1762 Burgeon Group, LLC...... 1833 Telelift...... 953 Alliance Entertainment...... 1953 Children’s Plus, Inc...... 1533 ByWater Solutions LLC ...... 757 TLC - The Library Corporation...... 1709 AWE Learning...... 1733 CLCD...... 1557 CASSIE...... 618 Trafsys Walker Wireless...... 436 ELM USA Disc Repair Products...... 646 Collaborative Summer Library Program...... 653 ChiliFresh Enterprises, Inc...... 719 Tutor.com...... 1715 Ingram Content Group...... 1410 Combined Book Exhibit...... 514 CIVICTechnologies...... 720 Unique Management Services, Inc...... 517 Recorded Books...... 1521 D.K. Agencies (P) Ltd...... 955 Clear-Vu...... 659 Universal Service Administrative Company...... 438 Thomas Klise / Crimson Multimedia...... 1459 Davidson Titles, Inc...... 1646 Communico LLC...... 941 Userful ...... 738 Video Librarian...... 1454 Dreamspinner Press...... 856

VenMill Industries Inc...... 753 Y • EXHIBITOR INDEX EXHIBITOR • Comprise Technologies ...... 833 Fitzhenry & Whiteside...... 1863

T Counting Opinions...... 425 Web Products Fulcrum Publishing ...... 1933 Crowley Company ...... 756 Toys ABC-CLIO...... 1609 Groundwood Books...... 1656 D-Tech International USA...... 525 Bella & Harry...... 1842 Above the Treeline...... 413 Harlequin...... 847 Demco ...... 1002 Burgeon Group, LLC...... 1833 BiblioCommons Inc...... 1418 HarperCollins Children’s Books ...... 1246 e-ImageData Corp...... 647 Collaborative Summer Library Program...... 653 BMI Digital ReeL ...... 846 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...... 1858 EBSCO Information Services...... 1123 iREAD Summer Reading...... 758 Brainfuse...... 1133 Independent Publishers Group...... 1933 Edge Initiative/Urban Libraries Council ...... 424 Random Order, LLC ...... 507 ChiliFresh Enterprises, Inc...... 719 Ingram Content Group...... 1410 EnvisionWare...... 1103 Rhode Island Novelty ...... 1908 Communico LLC...... 941 Kensington Publishing...... 1962 Gimlet...... 1959 Weplay/Kiddie’s Paradise Inc...... 432 Comprise Technologies ...... 833 Legato Publishers Group...... 1656 Impact Survey, University of Washington Counting Opinions...... 425 Lerner Publishing Group...... 1539 Information School ...... 426 Training FamilySearch ...... 1041 Library Ideas, LLC ...... 1022 Indus International, Inc...... 759 4imprint...... 762 Geographic Research Inc. / SimplyMap ...... 857 Little Brown Books for Young Readers...... 1851 Laptops Anytime...... 619 ALA - Allied Professional Association...... T-2 Gimlet...... 1959 Macmillan Adult...... 1559 Large Document Solutions...... 763 ALA / ALCTS Preservation Week...... 746 Impact Survey, University of Washington Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group...... 1561 Librarica LLC...... 618 Amigos Library Services...... 414 Information School ...... 426 Mason Crest, an imprint of National Highlights. . . . . 1961 LibraryThing...... 437 CareerOneStop...... 1816 Infobase Learning...... 1818 National Library Service for the Blind and Loss Prevention Systems, Inc...... 416 Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)...... 1650 Library Ideas, LLC ...... 1022 Physically Handicapped...... 660 Lynda.com...... 524 Infopeople...... 661 LibraryThing...... 437 Peachtree Publishers...... 1757 Lyngsoe Systems, Inc...... 1625 LibLime...... 505 Lynda.com...... 524 Playaway Pre-Loaded Products...... 403 Mango Languages...... 1333 Lynda.com...... 524 Morningstar, Inc...... 1746 Poisoned Pen Press...... 512 Media Flex - OPALS...... 410 LYRASIS...... 1825 NA Publishing, Inc...... 1949 Publisher Spotlight...... 1761 mk Solutions, Inc...... 1924 National Center for Interactive Learning at the Space NewsBank, Inc...... 1615 Publishers Group West...... 1656 Morningstar, Inc...... 1746 Science Institute / ALA Public Programs Office...... 440 Niche Academy...... 402 Publishers Weekly...... 510 National Center for Interactive Learning at the Space NCWIT...... 1915 OCLC, Inc...... 1513 Seoul Selection USA, Inc...... 412 Science Institute / ALA Public Programs Office...... 440 Public Library Association - DigitalLearn...... 1903 Plymouth Rocket, Inc...... 642 Simon & Schuster, Inc...... 1341 NCWIT...... 1915 SirsiDynix...... 1233 Public Library Association - DigitalLearn...... 1903 Sourcebooks, Inc...... 1758 ODILO...... 916 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services...... 406 Quipu Group, LLC...... 959 Star Bright Books...... 1458 P.V.Supa Inc / Bayscan...... 611 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee School ReferenceUSA ...... 1914 TEI Landmark Audio...... 439 Playaway Pre-Loaded Products...... 403 of Information Studies ...... 519 Schedule3W / Dymaxion Research, Ltd...... 751 Tor / Forge Books ...... 1560 Plymouth Rocket, Inc...... 642 SirsiDynix...... 1233 Turtleback Books...... 640 Public Library Association - DigitalLearn...... 1903 Travel Books Springshare...... 433 Weston Woods / Scholastic Audio ...... 1139 Quipu Group, LLC...... 959 Bella & Harry...... 1842 Tutor.com...... 1715 Workman Publishing Co...... 1360 Zoobean...... 632 Zondervan/Zonderkidz/Blink...... 1250 116 PLA 2016 Conference Program #PLA2016 • www.placonference.org 117 Notes

NOTES Save the Date Enjoy every minute you’re in Denver and then get ready to head east for the PLA 2018 Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 20–24.

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