2014 Midwinter Highlights Cognotes ALAPHILADELPHIA, PA February 2014 ALA Announces 2014 Youth Media Awards in Philadelphia The American Library Coretta Scott King Book Association (ALA) announced Award, recognizing an Afri- the top books, video, and can-American author and il- audio books for children and lustrator of outstanding books young adults – including the for children and young adults: Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Newbery and Printz awards – Williams-Garcia is the King at its Midwinter Meeting in Author Book winner. Three Philadelphia. King Author Honor Books John Newbery Medal for were selected: March: Book the most outstanding contri- One by John Lewis and An- bution to children’s literature: drew Aydin, illustrated by Flora & Ulysses: The Nate Powell; Darius & Twig Illuminated Adventures by by Walter Dean Myers; and Kate DiCamillo is the 2014 Words with Wings by Nikki Newbery Medal winner. Four Grimes. Newbery Honor Books also Knock Knock: My Dad’s were named: Doll Bones by Dream for Me, illustrated Holly Black; The Year of Billy by Bryan Collier, is the King Miller by Kevin Henkes; One Illustrator Book winner. The Came Home by Amy Timber- » see page 10 lake; and Paperboy by Vince Book committee members and librarians react as the Youth Media Awards are announced at the Vawter. Pennsylvania Convention Center January 27 during the 2014 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits. Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distin- by Brian Floca, is the 2014 cott Honor Books also were ten and illustrated by Molly guished American picture Caldecott Medal winner. The named: Journey, written and Idle; and Mr. Wuffles!, writ- Click here to see our ad on page 3. book for children: book also was written by illustrated by Aaron Becker; ten and illustrated by David Locomotive, illustrated Brian Floca. Three Calde- Flora and the Flamingo, writ- Wiesner. ALA Master Series; Lisa Waite Bunker by Brad Martin business and nonprofits can tion of nonprofits, small busi- LAC Group be helped in the library by ness, and the tech community, bringing different parts of the showed her how beneficial di- isa Waite Bunker told community together to share alogue between these groups how her attendance at ideas. can be. The program was so La South by Southwest Bunker, a social media eye-opening that she decided (SXSW) program led to the librarian, shared the story to share her experience with creation of Catalyst Café at during an ALA Masters Series the whole community and not the Pima County Public Li- session of the 2014 Midwinter just other library staff when brary in Tucson, AZ. Catalyst Meeting. The SXSW event, Café is a place where small which involved the intersec- » see page 8

Video Highlights of the 2014 Midwinter Meeting Activist Andrew Slack, whose Harry Potter Alliance and new Imagine Better Network invite people to “change the world for the better,” keynotes the ALA President’s Program. Wanted: Librarian Wizards to Help Change the World By Brad Martin Slack, HPA’s executive LAC Group director, recalled how he fell in love with the many Harry ndrew Slack cast a mag- Potter books by J.K. Rowling ic spell over the ALA and how that was the spark APresident’s Program to create a kind of real-world audience on January 26 as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft he described the work of the and Wizardry: Harry Potter Alliance (HPA) “All of a sudden the doors and its efforts to battle what to the house I grew up in were he called the “dark arts of our world.” » see page 13 Page 2 • Cognotes 2014 Midwinter Highlights

2014 ALA Annual See You in Warm and Conference Sunny Las Vegas in June! Registration and Housing Now Open he record cold temperatures in Philadelphia were in stark contrast to the warmth of the encounters with friends old he American Library Asso- ciation promises the same T and new at the 2014 Midwinter Meeting. I left feeling Toutstanding content, profes- refreshed, inspired, and energized by all the new ideas, innova- sional development, and network- tions, and transformations that people shared and discussed, by ing opportunities as always at the the thought-provoking speakers, and by the energy everywhere, 2014 Annual Conference, June from the exhibit hall to the Youth Media Awards and other events. 26 – July 1 in Las Vegas. Early Bird registration and housing is now open. I was gratified to get a sense of the momentum in my presidential Attendees will have access to initiatives, especially the Declaration for the Right to Libraries and ALA President the latest in digital content, eb- Libraries Change Lives. I know we’ve still got plenty of hard work Barbara K. Stripling ooks, innovation, library transfor- ahead, but the commitment in evidence at the Midwinter Meeting was mation, community engagement, inspiring, and I feel renewed for the next few months of my presidency until we meet again in Las Vegas in June. books and authors, leadership, and policy updates, as they enjoy networking and social events. I’m looking forward to picking up and continuing our conversations from Midwinter as we make They will be informed, inspired, the most of the usual array of professional development and networking opportunities at Annual and entertained through 500-plus Conference. A diverse group of speakers and authors is already confirmed (with more to come), programs, discussions, and ses- including Azar Nafisi, Ilyasah Shabazz, Stan Lee, Alexander McCall Smith, Jane Fonda, and sions; memorable speakers and Philippe Petit, and I’m thrilled to be welcoming legendary youth author and two-time Newbery events; 800-plus exhibitors and Medal winner Lois Lowry to the ALA President’s Program. In addition to the 500-plus sessions related events in the exhibit hall; preconferences offering in-depth and programs, pre-conferences, professional connections, and wonderful opportunities to professional development; hun- socialize, the exhibit floor will offer more than 750 exhibitors and dozens of events and activities. dreds of authors; conversations – facilitated and informal, planned I hope you will join us in Las Vegas, where among other things you’ll find an easy-to-navigate and impromptu; the ALA JobLIST conference campus, a plethora of free activities, and low hotel rates. General information about Placement Center; and a range of Annual, social media links, and details about how to register and book housing are at www.alaannual. other opportunities. org. I look forward to seeing you in June, when I trust that none of us will be sporting down coats Las Vegas offers a wide range of restaurants and diverse cuisines; or snow boots! unique museums and art galleries; the world-famous Strip; a vibrant Read more about the 2014 Annual Conference on page 6. theater scene; and outdoor activi- ties and wildlife. In Service of Teens: A Call to Action for Youth Librarians By Ashley Smolinski Teen librarians must now go beyond needs, and peer culture. The synthe- the library? They can start by embrac- State University of New York, reading and talking about books to sis of these three areas is essential if ing the role of facilitators instead of Albany reach teenagers in a connected learn- librarians are to meet youth at their experts, acting as a guide on the side. ing environment. Connected learning, level with relevant topics focused on Refocusing our traditional view of midst laughter, excitement, a model encouraged at this session, their needs. success is also important when mea- and great food, the Young Adult focuses on engaging teens through What can librarians do to help suring the impact they have on teen ALibrary Service’s Association supporting their interests, academic teens become and stay engaged within populations. (YALSA) session, “Findings from the Forum on Libraries and Teens,” began. A national forum on libraries and teens Attendees Check Out Google Glass was created to promote and continue a discussion on support for teen popula- tions. According to the Pew Research Center, teens are using libraries, but services for them are in jeopardy. Data for this report was collected by YALSA and sponsored by the Institute of Mu- seum and Library Services. The report, The Future of Library Services for and with Teens: A Call to Action, can be found by clicking here. The national forum discovered sev- eral significant pieces of information regarding teens and libraries. First, there has been a demographic shift in what young people look like and libraries must respond to the needs of their diverse populations. Second, technology is continuously present in the lives of teenagers, driving their interests and also shaping their behav- ior. Finally, teenagers are entering the workforce without essential informa- tion literacy skills. problems just got easier.

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(from left) Attendees at the Wrap Up/Rev Up celebration January 27 dance and clap to tunes by James McBride and his band. McBride reads from his novel The Good Lord Bird during the event, wrapping up the 2014 Midwinter Meeting and getting the crowd ready for the ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas, June 26-July 1. Swept into Another World by a Compelling Story by Brad Martin as the transcontinental railroad was LAC Group transformative, the scope of his book also changed as he looked at fantastic “ on-fiction books can sweep pictures and became enamored of the you away into another world,” subject. Floca went so far as to drive Nsaid moderator Ilene Cooper the entire route of the transcontinental as she brought five ac- railroad. complished authors to Nelson, who has the stage of the ERT/ “Why didn’t illustrated more than Booklist author forum 30 books, described the on January 24. Cooper anyone tell me recurring themes in his explored the creative as a child that work, which included process with Brian history was overcoming obstacles Floca, Kadir Nelson, and stories of the little Tonya Bolden, Steve fascinating?” hero. Nelson told of a Sheinkin, and Melissa —Tonya Bolden spiritual journey of his Sweet. own while traveling to Floca, using his the Nile river region latest book Locomotive of Egypt; his quest to as an example, explained how at find his own path became the theme of (from left) Moderator Ilene Cooper, Melissa Sweet, Steve Sheinkin, Tonya first he didn’t know what kind of the book Baby Bear. Bolden, Kadir Nelson, and Brian Floca participate in a panel discussion during locomotive he was going to write Bolden’s books (Tell All the Children the ERT/Booklist Author Forum January 24. about. But as he immersed himself in Our Story and Maritcha), focus on research, “the subject matter begins history, a topic that as a child was approach that it left her cold at the “upside-down puppets” of the Macy’s to speak to you.” He added that just presented in such a “flashcard” time. “There was no flesh and blood, Thanksgiving Day Parade. For most no heart and soul,” she said. When creative efforts, Sweet said, it’s about she later fell in love with history, she making decisions. “The more we know said she wondered, “Why didn’t anyone about our material, the more seamless Cognotes tell me as a child that history was and effortless it is.” fascinating?” Bolden credited librarians with Senior Reporter Production Sheinkin, author of The Notorious giving her ideas on a couple of Brad Martin Tim Mercer Benedict Arnold and several other occasions. Regarding research, she LAC Group CustomNews, Inc. highly-regarded books on American said, “Everything is in the research. I New York, NY Jenn Waters history, began his writing career plunge into the research and find the Reporter CustomNews, Inc. in the textbook field and remarked, story…When you step into someone’s Ashley Smolinski “Everything I have done since has shoes or someone’s world, the language State University of New York Fiona Soltes been to make amends for that!” comes.” Sheinkin said there are two essential Sweet compared the creative process Albany, NY Video Editors components that he strives for in his to a scavenger hunt and pointed out, “I Olaf Anderson writing – the first being an engaging just trust I am going to figure it out. ALA Liaison Guido Ronge Paul Graller narrative and the second to leave the When I don’t know what to do, I give reader with some questions. myself an assignment.” Publisher/Managing Editor Sweet, echoing earlier observations, Floca said that the process often Deb Nerud Vernon Read the 2014 Midwinter said, “Non-fiction had always felt a begins with “a love of landscape and Meeting & Exhibits issues little dry to me.” Sweet described her of motion” for him. Everyone on the Photography of Cognotes at research for the book Balloons Over panel seemed quite aware of how not Curtis Compton alamw14.ala.org/cognotes Broadway, which is about puppeteer just the reader, but also the author Armando Solares Tony Sarg and the invention of can fall in love and be swept away by Michael Buxbaum the giant helium-filled balloons or a compelling story. 2014 Midwinter Highlights Cognotes • Page 5

NSA Under a ALA Highlights Culture, Welcomes Sharjah International Book Fair Microscope he Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) is one of the larg- by Brad Martin est book fairs in the world – the LAC Group T 11-day event in 2013 attracted close to 900,000 visitors who browsed hen Edward Snowden ex- more than 400,000 titles from pub- posed the scope of surveil- lishers representing 60 countries. lance done by the National W ALA will be working with SIBF Security Agency (NSA) by releasing to provide library professional classified documents in June 2013, development opportunities, raise the he provided much-needed specific visibility of libraries in the region, evidence to support earlier report- and help promote the love of reading ing that only touched the topic and at the Book Fair in November. had been largely ignored until that “This collaboration helps us in point, according to Spencer Acker- our efforts to be an international man, national security editor for The leader among regional book fairs, Guardian (U.S.) and former reporter to promote the love of the written for Wired magazine. word and its creation, and to help Patrice McDermott, director of showcase the culture of the United Openthegovernment.org, who intro- Arab Emirates,” said SIBF Director duced Ackerman and moderated a Ahmed Al Amri. In addition to Al question and answer session after- Amri, SIBF representatives include wards, said, “The Snowden revelations Marketing Director Salim Omar ALA President Barbara K. Stripling, President-elect Courtney Young, and have been a hand grenade thrown into Salim, Midas Public Relations ALA Treasurer Mario González welcome dignitaries representing the Sharjah the room. Our comfort levels have been Chairman/International Consultant International Book Fair to the Midwinter Meeting. Pictured from left, Salim just completely blown away – what we Tony Mulliken, and Sharjah Library Omar Salim, Courtney Young, Barbara K. Stripling, Ahmed Al Amri, and Mario thought we knew is completely other Administrator Fida’a Alabed. González. than what the reality is. I encourage you to think about the values and prin- ciples that guide librarians.” Ackerman divided his talk into three sections that he called darkness, Presidential Candidates Set the Stage for ALA Future at Forum daylight, and impacts. By Ashley Smolinski the organization, with her slogan, ing on our own inspiration for the The darkness period was before the State University of New York, “communicating the power and impact profession, leveraging the enthu- Snowden revelations, a time post-9/11 Albany of libraries.” Farrell described her siasm to advance our association. when provisions of the Patriot Act past leadership within the ALA, her More information on each of the began to be implemented and sur- LA presidential candidates financial experience, and the positive candidates can be found by visiting veillance (and other) activity greatly Maggie Farrell and Sari perspective, energy, and strengths she their websites at www.maggiefar- expanded. Ackerman recalled a con- AFeldman offered their plans would bring to the presidency. Sum- rell.com and www.sarifeldman.com. versation he had in the spring of 2011 for presidency, answered questions, marizing her plans, she called for a The ALA website, www.ala.org, with Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), who is and inspired their supporters at the time of combining our efforts in order also has information on each of the a member of the Senate Intelligence Presidential Candidates Forum on to connect with our communities. candidates as well as information Committee. He said that Wyden told the evening of January 25. The fo- Feldman described her libraries as regarding the election process and him that if the public knew the kind rum, moderated by Past President the places that change lives, speaking biographical statements. of things that were being done in the Maureen Sullivan, gave the candi- of the opportunity to reframe the value From March 19 – April 25, 2014, name of national security that “they dates a chance to articulate their of libraries. Feldman intends to deliver ALA members across the nation would be horrified.” hopes for the future of ALA and to on plans created together in ALA’s will have a voice and the opportu- Ackerman had been reporting on graciously acknowledge the support strategic plan, mentioning three strat- nity to cast their electronic ballots national security for years at Wired they’ve encountered along the way. egies in her opening remarks. These for the best candidate and the next magazine, but he said that there was Farrell emphasized the need for included engaging ALA membership, a ALA President. Results will be an- a lack of solid evidence to support a strong and unified voice within commitment to innovation, and reflect- nounced May 2. what could only be hinted at in the reporting. In early 2013, Ackerman went to work at The Guardian (U.S.); Snowden released the NSA documents shortly thereafter and the daylight broke on what had previously existed only in the shadows. “All of a sudden I had my hands on an extensive trove of NSA documents that gave credence to a lot of what I had previously considered kind of conspiratorial talk about the scope of government surveillance and that upset everyone.” He added that the evidence of mass surveillance had instantly sparked debate about what kind of country America had become. Regarding other implications of the NSA revelations, Ackerman made a point of saying that it was not just a dump of data that happened by way of his newspaper and by the Washington Post. He said that there was much consideration about what should be released. Page 6 • Cognotes 2014 Midwinter Highlights 2014 ALA Annual Conference Rolls into Las Vegas as Vegas, known for shows, head- liners, and quality events, can Jane Fonda L now add ALA Annual Conference (photo 2014 to the list. This conference is by Firooz proving to be a premier event for all Zahedi) librarians. Those attending will be treated to programs with many famous and familiar faces including: Alexander McCall Smith (spon- sored by Random House); Jane Fonda (sponsored by Random House); Stan Lee (sponsored by Disney-Hyperion); Azar Nafisi (sponsored by Viking); Lois Lowry – part of the ALA Presi- dent’s Program (sponsored by Hough- Azar Nafisi (photo by Ilyasah Shabazz ton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Stanley Staniski) Readers); Ilyasah Shabazz sponsored by Simon & Schuster); Philippe Petit (sponsored by Riverhead); and many, many others. The Exhibits are proving to be bigger and better than ever – always a highlight for those in attendance. The popular specialty pavilions are gearing up to contain just what the savvy librarian is looking for. In addi- tion, the Exhibits Round Table (ERT) will once again help sponsor the ERT/ Christopher J. Hoy Scholarship and Artist Alley Silent Auction. Bid on wonderful, unique, and one-of-a-kind items while supporting a good cause. The ALA BiblioQuilters and friends of Alexander McCall Smith Stan Lee Philippe Petit Lois Lowry ERT will donate numerous quilts and (photo by Matt McKee) the participants of Artist Alley in the will also be at the conference. If you topic, find the answers at the ALA An- A variety of films and documentaries exhibits will donate original art. are looking for a new position or just nual Conference and plan to be part will be shown throughout the day, The ALA JobList Placement Center want to polish your resume or inter- of the conversation. Saturday through Monday. viewing skills, this is the place to be. Fun is also part of the Annual The Opening General Session will Hundreds of programs, to fit every Conference. Kick off your shoes and be Friday, June 27 at 4:00 p.m., so plan need, will soon be added to the Confer- enjoy yourself at the ALA/ProQuest to hear this special keynote speaker. ence Scheduler. If you have questions Scholarship Bash on Saturday, June And stay to the end so you also hear about intellectual freedom, program- 28 (8:00 – 10:00 p.m.). Tickets can be the Closing General Session speaker ming for young people, marketing, purchased when registering for the on Tuesday, July 1. dealing with boards and foundations, conference, or can be added later. En- You won’t want to miss the miracle reference interviews, ebooks, popular joy a film or two by checking out the in the desert, which this year is the culture, social media, or any other Now Showing @ ALA film program. ALA Annual Conference in June! Maybe There’s No Formula For Art, Success By Ashley Smolinski personality. He hesitated to say that State University of New York, this reason answers the question of why Albany he is successful. Quick proposed that a second reason atthew Quick or ‘Q’ wondered for his success in the book and film aloud to the audience, “How industry might be because he has Mdid I end up here?’” as he moved toward the positive and away reflected upon his recent experience from the negative. As a fiction writer, on the red carpet at the Academy he tries to create instead of destroy, Awards. Quick is the author of Silver writing good reviews for others and Linings Playbook, a New York Times developing a thick skin in response bestseller and blockbuster film, and to his own work. He advised young has also written the upcoming novel authors to, “say thank you, be polite, The Good Luck of Right Now. Quick and be professional.” offered his insight during the Audito- His third and final explanation rium Speaker Series, January 25. He was the fate of the book itself. Quick described three possible reasons for described his release of the book into his success as an author. the world, with or without knowing the His grandfather’s voice in his head book would have a future. He felt that told him to “rise as high as you can,” he had a calling and the “faith to put which, he felt, was one reason for his art into the world.” success. Personality and hard work In an effort to encourage others to Matthew Quick engages the audience during his Auditorium Speaker Series were both effective in his grandfather’s enjoy the mystery of what we do not presentation on January 25. life and became important in his know, Quick wrote The Good Luck of own. But, as Quick pointed out, Right Now. He created Bartholomew always lived with his mother. The book suggests, “Maybe there’s no formula many authors work hard and have Neil, a blue-collar character who has encourages us to let go a little bit, and for art.” 2014 Midwinter Highlights Cognotes • Page 7 RUSA Reveals Award Winners for the Adult Reader he 2014 Dartmouth Medal win- James Brown, narrated by Edward Z by Max Brooks, narrated by a full an Upstairs by Claire Messud (Knopf); ner for most outstanding refer- Herrmann (Recorded Books/Penguin cast (Books on Tape). Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki Tence work is Mammals of Africa Audio); The Grand Sophy by Georgette (Viking); and The Goldfinch by Donna by Jonathan Kingdon and David Hap- Heyer, narrated by Sarah Woodward The Reading List Tartt (Little, Brown). pold (Bloomsbury). (NAXOS AudioBooks); Heartburn Adrenaline: Red Sparrow by Jason Nonfiction: Lawrence in Arabia: The committee also selected two by Nora Ephron, narrated by Meryl Matthews (Scribner); Fantasy: Vicious War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the honorable mentions: the International Streep (Books on Tape/Random House by V.E. Schwab (Tor Books); Histori- Making of the Modern Middle East Encyclopedia of Ethics edited by Hugh Audio); Longbourn by Jo Baker, nar- cal Fiction: The Outcasts by Kathleen by Scott Anderson (Doubleday); Year LaFollette (Wiley-Blackwell) as well rated by Emma Fielding (Books on Kent (Little, Brown and Company); Zero: A History of 1945 by Ian Baruma as The Encyclopedia of Caribbean Tape/Random House Audio); The Horror: Last Days by Adam Nevill (St. (Penguin); On Paper: The Everything Religions by Patrick Taylor, Frederick Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Martin’s Griffin); Mystery: Murder as of Its Two-Thousand Year History Case, Sean Meighoo, and Joyce Leung Gaiman, narrated by Neil Gaiman a Fine Art by David Morrell (Mulhol- by Nicholas Basbanes (Knopf); To (University of Illinois Press). (Harper Audio); Oleander Girl by land Books); Romance: Any Duchess the End of June: The Intimate Life of The 2014 Sophie Brody Medal for Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, narrated Will Do by Tessa Dare (Avon); Science American Foster Care by Cris Beam achievement in Jewish literature by Sneha Mathan (Recorded Books/ Fiction: Love Minus Eighty by Will (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt); The was presented to Like Dreamers: The Simon & Schuster Audio); River of McIntosh (Orbit Books); Women’s Fic- Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Story of the Israeli Paratroopers Who Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay, narrated tion: Me Before You by Jojo Moyes (St. Their Quest for Gold at the 1936 Ber- Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a by Simon Vance (Recorded Books); The Martin’s Press). lin Olympics by Daniel James Brown Nation by Yossi Klein Halevi (Harp- Signature of All Things by Elizabeth (Viking); erCollins). Gilbert, narrated by Juliet Stevenson Notable Books Five Days at Memorial: Life and The committee also selected two (Penguin Audio/Blackstone Audio); Fiction: Americanah by Chimam- Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital honor books: My Promised Land: The Son by Philipp Meyer, narrated anda Ngozi Adichie (Knopf); Life by Sheri Fink (Crown); The Riddle of The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Will Patton, Scott Shepherd, Kate After Life by Kate Atkinson (Reagan the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an by Ari Shavit (Spiegel & Grau); and Mulgrew, and Clifton Collins, Jr. Arthur); Claire of the Sea Light by Ancient Code by Margalit Fox (Harper The Worlds of Shalom Aleichem: The (Harper Audio); Vampires in the Edwidge Danticat (Knopf); Too Bright Collins); On the Map: A Mind-Expand- Remarkable Life and Afterlife of the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell, nar- to Hear Too Loud to See by Juliann ing Exploration of the Way the World Man Who Created Tevye by Jeremy rated by Arthur Morey, Joy Osmanski, Garey (Random House); Enon by Looks by Simon Garfield (Gotham Dauber (Schocken). Kaleo Griffith, Jesse Bernstein, Mark Paul Harding (Random House); The Books); Johnny Cash: The Life by Rob- Bramhall, Michael Bybee, Romy Rose- Unchangeable Spots of Leopards by ert Hilburn (Little, Brown); The Skies Listen List mont, and Robbie Daymond (Books on Kristopher Jansma (Viking); The Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the The Boys in the Boat: Nine Ameri- Tape); The Warden by Anthony Trol- Dinner by Herman Koch (Hogarth); Golden Age of Hijacking by Brendan cans and Their Quest for Gold at lope, narrated by David Shaw-Parker Constellation of Vital Phenomena by the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel (NAXOS AudioBooks); and World War Anthony Marra (Hogarth); The Wom- » see page 10 Page 8 • Cognotes 2014 Midwinter Highlights Challenges Made Moore a Success By Ashley Smolinski Moore who had a similar story, but State University of New York, who took a different path. Instead of Albany overcoming struggles, this other Wes Moore made decisions that led to poor es Moore, author of bestseller choices and very different outcomes. The Other Wes Moore and This Wes Moore was sentenced to Wmore recently The Work, de- life in prison, charged with murder. scribed the difference that a story can On a whim, Moore wrote to the other make in a world full of need. Moore Wes Moore and learned his story. told his own story during the Audito- Exchanges of letters, questions, and rium Speaker Series on January 25, answers revealed that the line between depicting his behavioral and academic success and failure is thin indeed. struggle at a young age, mentioning Moore wrote The Work about some that, “the love of reading changed the of those who have made a difference direction of my life.” His mother, rec- in humanity. It is a collection of stories ognizing his love for basketball, but from people who have point and a acknowledging his previous hatred for purpose, people he has admired, and reading, handed him the book Fab Five those who have truly found why they by Mitch Albom. This story, about the are here. freshmen who started on the Univer- Moore pointed out that the reason Social Media Librarian Lisa Waite Bunker, Pima County Public Library, discusses sity of Michigan basketball team, made his own personal story was different Catalyst Cafe’ during the ALA Masters Series on Monday, January 27. words come to life. than the other Wes Moore’s story was Passion for a sports book turned into because of the people he had in his life a passion for reading and overcoming who helped him along and helped him Read the 2014 Midwinter ALA Masters his personal struggles. With the help of to make decisions. “Make sure that it Meeting & Exhibits issues his family and tough love, he became matters that you were even here,” he » from page 1 of Cognotes at successful in the traditional sense of emphasized. she returned. the word. alamw14.ala.org/cognotes Bunker shared her “recipe” Moore learned of a second Wes » see video on page 13 for Catalyst Café, stressing that people who come in to speak must consider the events conversa- Lifelong Journey Leads to Activism, Humanitarian Efforts tions rather than presentations. No PowerPoint presentations are allowed, and to break down hier- archies, seating is arranged in a circle. To keep things on topic and to deliver what is promised, ques- tions are sent in advance. Bunker explained that many times the lack of a large budget can get in the way of startups; one such idea was helped through Catalyst Café. Clothing company Fed By Threads uses proceeds of sales to feed the hungry. Bunker was heart- ened to hear sometime afterwards that it had fed 500 people. “The bigger success story,” ex- plained Bunker, “is what these kinds of programs have done for the library.” She said that when a Downtown Innovation District was created in Tucson, the library was asked to be a part of it. Bunker mentioned partnerships that have been formed with other organizations, including the Uni- Ishmael Beah delivers the Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture in the Grand Hall. versity of Arizona, Startup Tucson, and several others. She also told of By Brad Martin and treated with an almost sacred put memories of his childhood similar initiatives at other librar- LAC Group manner, he said. It was mostly teach- into words while they were still ies, including D.C. Public Library’s ers who had books, and Beah said relatively fresh in his mind. “I Digital Commons in Washington, shmael Beah related the story that if you were fortunate enough, you wanted to express what violence D.C., and the Eureka Loft collab- of his journey from his war- could visit a teacher’s house and read is, so people know how important orative workspace at Civic Center Iravaged homeland to a new life them there – “after first washing your it is to resist it.” Library in Scottsdale, AZ. When in America at the Arthur Curley hands so as not to soil them.” He was Beah referred to himself as “a the Scottsdale Chamber of Com- Memorial Lecture on January 25. astonished and filled with joy when he Sierra Leonian with American merce takes prospective businesses Beah, author of A Long Way learned that in his adopted country he tendencies,” also noted that people on tours of the community, the Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, could borrow and use books freely at who studied hard in Sierra Leone library is now one of the stops. grew up in the countryside of the library. were the “cool ones,” unlike in Bunker sees much potential in Sierra Leone with a father who Having written a prize-winning America. using similar outreach approaches valued education so much that “it short story, Beah was encouraged by Beah’s latest book is titled to solve library problems, and also was the only thing we celebrated. his professors and began writing A Radiance of Tomorrow and is a is interested in considering new We didn’t celebrate birthdays or Long Way Gone, his first book. Never work of fiction dealing with the and innovative ways to aid entre- anything else,” he added. intending it to be published, Beah aftermath of war in Sierra Leone. preneurship in the community via As a child, books were scarce said it was mostly a way for him to the library. 2014 Midwinter Highlights Cognotes • Page 9

Green, Pauley, Sedaris, and Sinek Among All-stars Coming to PLA 2014 he speaker slate is full to the and-coming “Big Idea” thinkers: Megan Children’s Author Lunch with Brad narrator. Guests include Mary Kay brim for the Public Library McArdle (The Up Side of Down: Why Meltzer (I Am Amelia Earhart, The Andrews (The Fixer Upper, Savannah TAssociation (PLA) 2014 Confer- Failing Well Is the Key to Success); Inner Circle) on Thursday, March 13 Breeze); Andre Dubus III (Townie, ence, March 11 – 15 in Indianapolis. David McRaney (You Are Now Less Adult Author Lunch with Craig House of Sand and Fog), Katherine From motivators, to informers, to en- Dumb: How to Conquer Mob Mentality, Johnson (Walt Longmire mystery Kellgren (2011 Booklist Voice of Choice), tertainers, to authors, How to Buy Happiness, series) and Lisa Unger (Fragile, and Walter Mosley (Little Green, Devil there’s somebody to and All the Other Ways Heartbroken) on Friday, March 14 in a Blue Dress). please everyone on the to Outsmart Yourself); Young Adult Author Lunch with Offered biennially, the PLA agenda. and Clive Thompson John Green (Looking for Alaska, The Conference is the premier event for public Bookending the (Smarter Than You Fault in Our Stars) on Friday, March 14 libraries. Registration and housing is conference at the Think: How Technology And once again, the Audio Publishers now open. For more information about Opening and Closing is Changing Our Minds Association Dinner on Thursday, PLA, contact the PLA office at (800) Sessions are Bryan for the Better). The March 13, brings together three best 545-2433, ext. 5PLA, or visit PLA’s Stevenson and David series will wrap up on selling authors and one award-winning website at www.pla.org. Sedaris, respectively. Saturday morning with Stevenson is the Time magazine “Game founder and executive Changer” Amy Cuddy. director of the Equal She’ll show attendees Justice Initiative in how to channel Montgomery, AL, and nonverbal behavior into Amy Cuddy his powerful message persuasive leadership, of equality and social justice will likely by demonstrating that physical posture resonate with the work of our public not only affects how others see you, but library attendees. Fast forward four also how you see yourself. It affects days, and end the conference on a high hormone levels, performance, and note with award-winning and best important life outcomes. selling author and humorist Sedaris. PLA Conference is also known for New at PLA 2014 will be the Big its popular author events – several Idea Series: invigorating, all-attendee lunches and a special dinner that bring sessions (included in the cost of attendees close to some of their favorite the conference) featuring thought- wordsmiths. Special registration is provoking speakers and presentations. required for these events. The Author Thursday morning, Simon Sinek, Lunches include: author of Start with Why: How Great Opening Lunch with Richard Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Ford (Canada, Bascombe trilogy) on The following 2014 Midwinter attendees have won prizes that will make Action, will kick things off with a bold Wednesday, March 12 their 2014 ALA Annual Conference visit even better. Winners include Kathy goal to help build a world in which the Adult Author Lunch with Jane Short, Michael Ciccone, Barry Baker, Walter Betts, Mary Lou Sowden, vast majority of people go home every Pauley (Your Life Calling: Reimagining Allison Kaplan, Robert Schnare, Bruce Whitham, Stephanie Beverage, day feeling fulfilled by their work. the Rest of Your Life) on Thursday, William Paullin, Wendy Lukehart, and Jane Marino. If you are a winner, ALA Friday morning will feature three up- March 13 Conference Services will contact you about your prize. “It’s convenient, fast, and saves our staff A LOT OF TIME.” — Marilyn Zielinski, Toledo-Lucas Public Library

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Rowell; The Kingdom of Little Wounds Youth Media Awards by Susann Cokal; Maggot Moon by » from page 1 Sally Gardner, illustrated by Julian Crouch; and Navigating Early by book was written by Daniel Beaty. Clare Vanderpool. One King Illustrator Honor Book was Schneider Family Book Award selected: Nelson Mandela, illustrated for books that embody an artistic ex- and written by Kadir Nelson. pression of the disability experience: Coretta Scott King/John Step- A Splash of Red: The Life and Art toe New Talent Award was given of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant, il- to When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool lustrated by Melissa Sweet, wins the Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop, il- award for children ages 0-10. lustrated by Theodore Taylor III. Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Coretta Scott King – Virginia Merrie Haskell is the winner of the Hamilton Award for Lifetime middle-school (ages 11-13) award. Achievement: The teen (ages 13-18) award winner Author Patricia McKissack and is Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein. author/researcher Fredrick McKis- Alex Awards for the 10 best adult sack are the winners of the Coretta books that appeal to teen audiences: Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award Brewster by Mark Slouka; The for Lifetime Achievement. The award Death of Bees by Lisa O’Donnell; is presented in even years to an Golden Boy: A Novel by Abigail Tart- African-American author, illustrator, telin; Help for the Haunted by John Angie Manfredi (left), head of youth services, Los Alamos County Library System, or author/illustrator for a body of his Searles; Lexicon: A Novel by Max Los Alamos, NM, and Wendy Stephens (right), district library coordinator, Cullman or her published books for children Barry; Lives of Tao by Wesley; Mother, City Schools, Huntsville, AL, react as the Youth Media Awards are announced at and/or young adults, one who has Mother: A Novel by Koren Zailckas; the Pennsylvania Convention Center on January 27. made a significant and lasting literary Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by contribution. family-based folklore to nonfiction excellence in literature written for Lucy Knisley; The Sea of Tranquil- Patricia McKissack and her late titles, is scholarly researched and young adults: ity: A Novel by Katja Millay; and The husband Fredrick McKissack, both written with accurate, authentic text, Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedg- Universe Versus Alex Woods by Gavin natives of Tennessee, began their creating a cultural transmission of wick is the 2014 Printz Award winner. Extence. writing and research partnership in history. Four Printz Honor Books also were Andrew Carnegie Medal for ex- the 1980s.Their subject matter, from Michael L. Printz Award for named: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow cellence in children’s video: Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard of Weston Woods Studios, Inc., producers of Bink & Gollie: Two for Giving Food for the Mind One, are the Carnegie Medal winners. The video’s cast is anchored by Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome, with mu- sic by David Mansfield. Tony Fucile’s artwork is brilliantly brought to life by Chuck Gammage Animation. Markus Zusak is the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achieve- ment in writing for young adults win- ner. His books include: The Book Thief,

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RUSA Awards » from page 7 I. Koerner (Crown); Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of our Fellow Creatures by Virginia Morell (Crown); Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety by Eric Schlosser (Penguin); and Faraway Nearby by Rebecca Solnit (Viking). Poetry: The Ogre’s Wife: Poems by Ron Koertge (Red Hen) and Hum by By Ashley Smolinski in writing Zero Day with Midwinter alarmed other passengers who Jamaal May (Alice James). State University of New York, attendees on January 26. While trav- overheard his conversation. Need- Albany eling to Fort Benning, he mustered less to say, he didn’t quite make Achievement Awards up the courage to zipline from a four- it to New York that day, and was The 2014 Louis Shores Award for estselling author David Bal- story building, fired rifles from 2,000 detained unexpectedly by the Am- excellence in book reviewing is pre- dacci was a self-proclaimed feet away, and trained in Humvee trak police. sented to Francine Graf, managing Blibrary rat growing up, a rollovers. Baldacci’s less dangerous ad- editor for Choice magazine. Dr. Grace lover of books who negotiated The love of research, although venture arrives in March when Jackson-Brown, assistant professor extra ones from librarians at an enjoyable, can be a little dangerous, Scholastic releases his latest of library science at Missouri State early age. Now with more than Baldacci recalled. Taking it seriously, children’s fantasy novel, The University, was selected as the 2014 110 million copies of his own nov- he traveled to see a medical examiner Finisher. The Finisher began as a Zora Neale Hurston Award winner, els in print, he shared that his life to ask further questions about creat- blank book, a Christmas gift from sponsored by Harper Perennial. is not as glamorous as one might ing the perfect crime for his novel Split his wife, Michelle. Writing under think, and he still has time to take Second. While on the train, he asked a pseudonym, he described that More information about RUSA the trash out when he gets home. interview questions and divulged his this story “allowed him to use his and its literary awards is available Baldacci shared his experiences poisoning plan in such detail that it imagination in an unfettered way.” at www.ala.org/rusa or www.litera- rytastes.com. 2014 Midwinter Highlights Cognotes • Page 11

Exhibits Stages – Something for Everyone

Author Donna Edwards appears on the PopTop stage in the Exhibits. Attendees gather at the Book Buzz stage to hear representatives from HarperCollins discuss upcoming releases.

Attendees headed to the Mobile App pavilion in the Exhibits for presentations by Paula Shoyer, author of Holiday Kosher Cookbook, shares exhibitors on mobile apps for books and recipes with attendees on the What’s Cooking at ALA John Schlimm, author of The Cheesy Vegan, seated, signs copies of reading. stage, its first appearance at Midwinter his book after his presentation at the What’s Cooking at ALA stage.

Same great conference . . . • 500+ programs, discussions, sessions • Dozens of thought leaders on ebooks, digital content, community engagement, strategic planning, emerging trends • 700+ exhibitors highlighting new and favorite titles, products, technology and services • 400+ authors and illustrators on live exhibit hall stages and in pavilions . . . Different • 150+ poster sessions on the latest hot topics and trends • Unlimited networking, conversations, social opportunities city! • Low hotel rates, averaging $122 in the ALA block • 30+ preconferences • Easy-to-navigate conference campus • World-class speakers • A plethora of free activities (just search online!) • ALA JobLIST Placement Center • The world-famous Strip • Leading library and publishing awards and celebrations • Wide range of restaurants—diverse cuisines, from cheap to haute • Unique museums and art galleries, and a vibrant theater scene Sing • Stunning western landscapes—scenic day trips, outdoor activities regiStration and hou and wildlife open January 13, 2014 Register,www.alaannual.org book housing, and get more information at Page 12 • Cognotes 2014 Midwinter Highlights

2014 Amelia Bloomer List Highlights Feminist Books for Young Readers he Amelia Bloomer Project, Baby Girls. Charlesbridge Publishing a product of the ALA Social (978-1-5808-9439-5) Preschool. TResponsibilities Round Table’s Markel, Michelle. Brave Girl: Clara (SRRT) Feminist Taskforce, an- and the Shirtwaist Makers’ Strike of nounced the 2014 Amelia Bloomer 1909. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. List at ALA’s Midwinter Meeting in Balzer + Bray (978-0-0618-0442-7). Philadelphia. Kindergarten-4th grade. The bibliography consists of well- Molloy, Aimee. However Long the written and illustrated books with Night: Molly Melching’s Journey to significant feminist content, intended Help Millions of African Women and for young readers from birth to 18 Girls Triumph. HarperOne (978-0- years old. This year’s list includes titles 0621-3276-5) 10th grade-up. published between July 1, 2012, and Mullenbach, Cheryl. Double Victory: Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits attendees fill the floor for the Exhibits December 31, 2013. How African American Women Broke Opening Reception on January 24. Named for Amelia Bloomer, a pio- Race and Gender Barriers to Help Win neering 19th century newspaper editor, World War II. Chicago Review Press feminist thinker, public speaker, and (978-1-5697-6808-2) 9th grade-up. suffragist, the list features books about Povich, Lynn. The Good Girls Re- Judy Blume Named Honorary girls and women that spur the imagi- volt: How the Women of Newsweek nation while confronting traditional Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Chair, National Library Week 2014 female stereotypes. Workplace. PublicAffairs (978-1-6103- udy Blume has been named the also written three novels for adults: The bibliography is intended to 9173-3) 10th grade-up. 2014 Honorary Chair of National Summer Sisters; Smart Women; and aid children and teens in selecting Schnall, Marianne. What Will It JLibrary Week, April 13-19, 2014. Wifey, all of them New York Times high-quality books released over the Take to Make a Woman President? This year, National Library Week bestsellers. More than 80 million cop- past 18 months. It may be used for a Seal Press (978-1-5800-5496-6) 10th- will be celebrated with the theme ies of her books have been sold, and recommended reading list for youth 12th grade. “Lives change @ your library.” her work has been translated into 31 and those who interact with them Wishinsky, Frieda. Profiles: As honorary chair, Blume will ap- languages. and as a collection development or Freedom Heroines. Scholastic (978-0- pear in print public service announce- Blume is a longtime advocate of reader’s advisory tool for interested 5454-2518-6) 4th-6th grade. ments (PSAs) promoting National intellectual freedom. Finding herself librarians. The top 10 titles of the 2014 Yousafzai, Malala with Christina Library Week. The PSAs, developed at the center of an organized book Amelia Bloomer List include: Lamb. I am Malala: The Girl Who by the American Library Association’s banning campaign in the 1980s, she Cummins, Julie. Flying Solo: How Stood Up for Education and Was Shot Campaign for America’s Libraries, began to reach out to other writers, as Ruth Elder Soared into America’s by the Taliban. Little, Brown and will be placed in magazines and on- well as teachers and librarians, who Heart. Illustrated by Malene R. Laug- Company (978-0-3163-2240-9) 8th- line throughout the spring. ALA will were under fire. Since then, she has esen. Roaring Brook Press (978-1-5964- 12th grade. also offer free customization of the worked tirelessly with the National 3509-4) Kindergarten-2nd grade. To view the complete annotated list, PSAs for libraries. Coalition Against Censorship and the Gevinson, Tavi (Ed.). Rookie please visit the Amelia Bloomer Project Adults as well as children will American Library Association’s Office Yearbook Two. Drawn & Quarterly blog, http://ameliabloomer.wordpress. recognize such Judy Blume titles as: of Intellectual Freedom to protect the (978-1-7704-6148-2) 7th grade-up. com. SRRT’s main website is hosted Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret; freedom to read. She is the editor of Global Fund for Children. Global at http://libr.org/SRRT. Blubber; Just as Long as We’re To- Places I Never Meant To Be: Original gether; and the five-book series about Stories by Censored Writers, and is the irrepressible Fudge. She has currently writing a novel. 2014 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Winners Selected Free Content Available to he Asian/Pacific Ameri- ner is Jet Black and the Ninja Wind ® can Librarians Association by Leza Lowitz and Shogo Oketani. Librarians on atyourlibrary.org T(APALA), an affiliate of the Young Adult Literature Honor was ibrarians are encouraged to the value of libraries with new audi- American Library Association, has given to Gadget Girl: The Art of Be- use and repurpose the articles ences. Librarians can also use the selected the winners of the 2014 ing Invisible by Suzanne Kamata. L on ALA’s public awareness database to further engage current Asian/Pacific American Awards for A Tale for the Time Being by website, www.atyourlibrary.org, to supporters by asking them to share Literature (APAAL). The awards Ruth Ozeki was selected as the highlight the resources available their own stories. promote Asian/Pacific American Adult Fiction Winner. The Gods of every day at libraries. Information on atyourlibrary.org® culture and heritage and are given Heavenly Punishment by Jennifer The mission of the atyourlibrary. is available under a Creative Com- based on literary and artistic merit. Cody Epstein is the Adult Fiction org® is to encourage people to connect mons license that allows libraries to The awards are given in five Honor title. with their library and librarians. repurpose content in either an online categories, with Winner and Honor The Adult Nonfiction Winner is Atyourlibrary.org® accomplishes this or offline format. Content should be books selected in each category. Citizens of Asian America: Democ- by providing users with information credited to atyourlibrary.org®. The winners of the 2014 awards racy and Race during the Cold War and recommended resources that ev- The website was launched with include: by Cindy I-Fen Cheng, published eryone can take advantage of at their funding from Carnegie Corpora- The Picture Book Winner is Red by New York University Press. local libraries. Content on the site tion of New York, with additional Kite, Blue Kite by Ji-li Jiang. Pic- The Adult Nonfiction Honor Book targets teens, parents, and kids, se- support provided by Disney Book ture Book Honor was awarded to is Garden of the World: Asian Im- niors, job seekers, and many others. Group. Barbed Wire Baseball by Marissa migrants and the Making of Agri- The website is also home to the Atyourlibrary.org® is part of the Moss, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu. culture in California’s Santa Clara “You belong @ your library” story Campaign for America’s Libraries, For Children’s Literature, the Valley by Cecilia M. Tsu. collection database. Stories found ALA’s public awareness campaign Winner is The Thing About Luck by The winners will each receive an within the database are contributed that promotes the value of librar- Cynthia Kadohata. The Vine Basket award plaque at the APALA Award by library users. ies and librarians. The Campaign by Josanne La Valley was selected Ceremony on Saturday, June 29, Librarians are encouraged to is made possible by ALA’s Library as the Honor recipient. 2014, during the ALA Annual Con- search the database for compelling Champions, corporations, and foun- The Young Adult Literature Win- ference in Las Vegas. stories to help raise awareness about dations. 2014 Midwinter Highlights Cognotes • Page 13

They refer to it playfully as a “novel President’s Program approach to civic engagement” and » from page 1 they are always looking to add more chapters. ALA Announces Libraries opened, and the feeling returned of As the organization grew, word being free again, running around the spread through the social and then Transforming Communities Public house with my mom, imitating the mainstream media, and the HPA was Wicked Witch of the West from The stunned to read J.K. Rowling herself Innovators Cohort Grant Opportunity Wizard of Oz. Just as Dorothy’s world praising them in Time magazine. exploded with color when she landed Slack praised libraries by saying, “I he American Library As- • Virtual and in-person “innova- in Oz, so too did mine as I landed into like to think of our country as nerve sociation (ALA) Public Pro- tion space” meetings. Harry’s school of Hogwarts.” cells, neurons, and in order for nerve Tgrams Office is accepting • Access to six in-depth distance Slack went on to explain, “When I cells to connect they need synapses, applications for the Libraries learning sessions. awoke from the dream, like millions of and when they connect, boy oh, boy, Transforming Communities Public • Monthly coaching and peer dia- us across the world, I wanted Hogwarts unexpected things happen – amazing Innovators Cohort, an 18-month, logue calls with a Harwood In- to be real.” things happen. But when they don’t team-based professional devel- stitute coach and cohort peers to “The HPA uses parallels from Harry connect it’s the equivalent of a stroke opment opportunity for public support implementation work. Potter novels to inspire fans to act as or being brain-dead.” libraries, developed by ALA and • Access to publicity and market- heroes in our world,” said Slack, who Slack hopes for the day when people The Harwood Institute for Public ing resources to support local- listed numerous examples of big issues might look back at this Midwinter Innovation. level communications. that will be tackled – such “immense Meeting and not merely recall a funny, The Libraries Transforming The Public Innovators Cohort is and profound” problems as racism, weird guy talking about Harry Potter, Communities project, made pos- grounded in the Harwood Institute’s poverty, media consolidation, human but remember a time “when America’s sible through a grant from the Bill approach of “turning outward,” trafficking, and global warming. libraries decided to join forces in an un- & Melinda Gates Foundation, ad- which emphasizes shifting the in- Slack recalled that the comedy precedented movement to use stories to dresses a critical need of the field stitutional and professional orienta- troupe he had worked with would draw change the world.” by developing and distributing new tion of libraries and librarians from thousands on college campuses, com- Slack said they now have a bigger tools, resources, and support for internal to external. Participants pared to only a few students for events plan, which is to build the “Imagine librarians to engage with their com- will develop and implement a plan presented by human rights groups. “We Better Project.” This organization will munities in new ways; strengthens for community engagement and wanted to make civic engagement as take the work of the HPA and expand it librarians as community leaders learn how to: compelling as entertainment.” to other popular stories. He said efforts and change agents; and strengthens • Identify community issues Knowing that, like him, readers of of the HPA and this new network chal- ALA’s capacity as a lead library sup- rooted in people’s shared aspi- the J.K. Rowling books cared deeply lenge the argument of “every grown-up port entity. rations; about these issues, he decided that it that has ever told a child to get their In April, up to 50 individuals • Strategically share this knowl- would be his job to send invitations head out of reading, out of fantasy and representing teams from 10 public edge with their communities to “to the Harry Potter fandom to go on into the so-called real world.“ libraries nationally will be selected build public will for action; a creative adventure to fight the dark Contrary to this belief, Slack repeat- to participate in the Public Innova- • Develop strategies that align arts in our world.” edly emphasized the refrain, “Fantasy tors Cohort. Selected libraries will with local context; Together with the help of a so-called is not an escape from our world, but an receive: • Create community conditions “wizard rock” band called Harry and invitation to go deeper into it.” • An $8,000 grant to support Co- that enable change; the Potters and Slack’s colleague Seth Calling librarians “the most pow- hort expenses. • Identify the right community Soulstein, the organization was born. erful heroes of our universe and the • An intensive 18-month Public partners to work with; and superheroes of our society,” Slack said Innovators Cohort experience • Develop networks for innova- they “hold the keys to libraries, and that will include training and tion and learning. Conversation Starters and libraries hold the keys to stories, and team coaching to develop and Complete guidelines and ap- Ignite Session Proposals stories hold the keys to everything.” implement a community en- plication instructions can be found Quoting his hero J.K. Rowling, he gagement plan. at: www.ala.org/LTC. A conference Now Being Accepted declared, “We do not need magic to • Cohort training at the intensive call for interested applicants will be ttendees of the 2014 ALA transform our world. We have all the three-day Public Innovators held at 1:00 p.m. CST on February Annual Conference have the power we need inside of us already. Lab, May 20-22, 2014. 12, 2014. A chance to inspire colleagues We have the power to imagine better.” and move the needle forward for the profession in one-hour “Conversation Starters” and five-minute “Ignite” ses- Wes Moore Shares His Story sions. Session proposals are accepted through Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Conversation Starters may be in lecture, panel, or discussion formats and will take place throughout the day on Saturday, June 28; Sunday, June 29; and Monday, June 30. The wide range of emerging topics and trends addressed in 2013 included new adult fiction, Tumblr for libraries, the future of scholarly publishing, great apps for mobile reference, leadership, energizing staff development, makerspaces, and augmented reality. Each five-minute Ignite session is accompanied by 20 slides that advance automatically every 15 seconds. There will be six Ignite sessions at Annual Conference on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. You can review the 2013 Annual Conference Ignite topics and presenters in the 2013 conference scheduler. Notifications of acceptance will be sent in early April. Page 14 • Cognotes 2014 Midwinter Highlights

Aaron Reynolds; Eleanor & Park pro- Youth Media Awards duced by Listening Library, written » from page 10 by Rainbow Rowell and narrated by Rebecca Lowman and Sunil Malhotra; I Am the Messenger, Getting the Girl, and Matilda produced by Penguin and Fighting Ruben Wolfe. Audio, written by Roald Dahl, and The winner of the May Hill Ar- narrated by Kate Winslet. buthnot Honor Lecture Award, The winner of the Pura Belpré recognizing an author, critic, librar- (Illustrator) Award, honoring a ian, historian, or teacher of children’s Latino illustrator whose children’s literature, is Brian Selznick. Selznick books best portray, affirm, and cel- will present the 2015 lecture at a win- ebrate the Latino cultural experience, ning host site. Selznick, an author is Niño Wrestles the World, illustrated and illustrator, graduated from Rhode by Yuyi Morales. The book was also Island School of Design intending to written by Yuyi Morales. Three Belpré be a set designer for the theater. He Illustrator Honor Books were selected: left to pursue a full-time career in Maria Had a Little Llama / María children’s book illustration, but he still Tenía una Llamita, illustrated and Barry Goldblatt, Barry Goldblatt Literary LLC, Brooklyn, NY, left, and Susannah designs theater sets and is a profes- written by Angela Dominguez; Tito Richards, Penguin Group, New York, NY, high five as the Youth Media Awards sional puppeteer. Among his award- Puente: Mambo King / Rey del Mambo, are announced at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on January 27. winning works are illustrations for The illustrated by Rafael López and written Invention of Hugo Cabret, which was by Monica Brown; and Pancho Rab- exceptional merit for children or teens ten and illustrated by Mary; A Big Guy awarded the 2008 Caldecott Medal. bit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale, relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, Took My Ball! written and illustrated The Mildred L. Batchelder illustrated and written by Duncan and transgender experience: by Mo Willems; and Penny and Her Award for an outstanding children’s Tonatiuh. Beautiful Music for Ugly Children Marble, written and illustrated by book originally published in a lan- The winner of the Pura Belpré by Kirstin Cronn-Mills and Fat Angie Kevin Henkes. guage other than English in a country (Author) Award honoring a Latino by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo are the win- William C. Morris Award for a other than the United States, and writer whose children’s books best por- ners of the 2014 Stonewall Children’s debut book published by a first-time subsequently translated into English tray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino and Young Adult Literature Award. author writing for teens: for publication in the United States, cultural experience is Yaqui Delgado Three Honor Books were selected: Charm & Strange by Stephanie is Mister Orange. Originally published Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medi- Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle; Kuehn is the 2014 Morris Award in Dutch in 2011, the book was writ- na. Three Belpré Author Honor Books Branded by the Pink Triangle by Ken winner. ten by Truus Matti and translated by were named: The Lightning Dreamer: Setterington; and Two Boys Kissing The Nazi Hunters: How a Team Laura Watkinson. Three Batchelder Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist by Mar- by David Levithan. of Spies and Survivors Captured the Honor Books also were selected: The garita Engle; The Living by Matt de Theodor Seuss Geisel Award World’s Most Notorious Nazi by Neal Bathing Costume: Or the Worst Vaca- la Peña; and Pancho Rabbit and the for the most distinguished book for Bascomb is the 2014 YALSA Award tion of My Life by Charlotte Mound- Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale, written and beginning readers: for Excellence in Nonfiction for lic, illustrated by Olivier Tallec and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh. The Watermelon Seed, written and Young Adults winner. translated by Claudia Zoe Bedrick; My Robert F. Sibert Informational illustrated by Greg Pizzoli, is the For more information on the ALA Father’s Arms Are a Boat by Stein Erik Book Award for most distinguished Geisel Award winner. Three Geisel youth media awards and notables, Lunde, illustrated by Øyvind Torseter informational book for children is Honor Books were named: Ball, writ- please visit www.ala.org/yma. and translated by Kari Dickson; and Parrots over Puerto Rico by Susan L. The War Within These Walls by Aline Roth and Cindy Trumbore, illustrated Sax, illustrated by Caryl Strzelecki by Susan L. Roth. Four Sibert Honor Over the Rainbow List Recognizes Quality and translated by Laura Watkinson. Books were named: A Splash of Red: GLBT Fiction and Nonfiction Titles The Odyssey Award winner for The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by best audiobook produced for children Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa he 2014 Over the Rainbow expression of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or young adults, available in Eng- Sweet; Look Up! Bird-Watching in Project book list, sponsored by and transgender experiences. Each lish in the United States, is Scowler Your Own Backyard, written and il- Tthe Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and year, the Over the Rainbow Project produced by Listening Library. The lustrated by Annette LeBlanc Cate; Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) releases its annotated bibliography to book is written by Daniel Kraus and Locomotive, written and illustrated of the American Library Associa- aid librarians and patrons in selecting narrated by Kirby Heyborne. Four by Brian Floca; and The Mad Potter: tion (ALA), was announced at ALA’s quality books released over the past Odyssey Honor Recordings also were George E. Ohr, Eccentric Genius by Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. 18 months. This year’s list includes selected: Better Nate Than Ever, pro- Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan. The bibliography features quality titles published between July 1, 2012 duced by Simon and Schuster Audio, Stonewall Book Award – Mike fiction and nonfiction books for adults and December 31, 2013. written and narrated by Tim Federle; Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & that are recognized by the Over the To view the 2014 bibliography, Creepy Carrots! produced by Weston Young Adult Literature Award, given Rainbow Project, an ad hoc commit- please visit www.glbtrt.ala.org/over- Woods Studios, Inc. and written by annually to English-language works of tee of GLBTRT, for their authentic therainbow.

Kevin King, Kalamazoo Freedom to Read Foundation Public Library, Kalamazoo, MI, participates in the Holds Memorial Reception discussion during the update he Freedom to Read Foundation attended Hunter College High School on the Libraries Transforming (FTRF) held a memorial recep- and New York University. She received Communities initiative Ttion on January 24 during the her MLS from the University of Califor- January 26. Midwinter Meeting for Carolyn Fors- nia Berkeley and was in the first class man, the librarian and jeweler who of doctoral students at the University passed away shortly before the 2013 of Maryland in the late 1960s. Follow- Midwinter Meeting. The reception ing a career as a librarian and activist, honored Forsman, who was known by Carolyn made the move to creating countless ALA Conference attendees imaginative, affordable, kinetic jew- for her wonderful jewelry (and purple elry that found its way into more than hair)! Forsman exhibited nearly every 120 museum shops around the world, year, with proceeds going to benefit the including the MoMA Design Store, the Freedom to Read Foundation. Over the Smithsonian Institution and the Vic- years she raised more than $150,000 toria and Albert Museum in London. for the Foundation and received the For more information about FTRF, FTRF Roll of Honor Award in 2001. contact Jonathan Kelley at jokelley@ Forsman grew up in the Bronx and ala.org.