ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 i WATCH US MOVE THE WORLD the digital age left yesterday. this is the age of connections.

With information moving faster than the speed of life America’s libraries are running ahead of the curve.

They are opening their doors to new ways of thinking, learning, engaging, working. New ways of connecting.

 Giving space to a cadre of entrepreneurs who want to share ideas.  Training thousands in financial, health and digital literacy.  Teaching students what it means to be a citizen of the 21st century.  Creating a welcoming place for families to grow.  Building bridges among diverse populations.

Working with communities, schools, universities, foundations and corporations to make them stronger, more inspired, more connected to the world around them.

And strengthening all these connections is the American Library Association. Want to know more? Read this annual report.

Watch us move the world.

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 merica cannot afford to wait for the economy to pick up. We cannot wait for This is just a small snapshot of what ALA is doing to strengthen communities. technology to slow down. We cannot hope things will get better some day. Our annual conference draws thousands of librarians, educators, publishers and businesses to discuss issues such as e-books, information, financial, health ASome day is now and America’s libraries are creating a powerful force to and digital literacy, how to advocate for library funding despite the brutal waves of recharge Americans to learn, work, innovate and connect as if their lives budget cuts and how to provide students and the public with the cutting-edge depend on it. Because they do. information services required to be a citizen in the 21st century.

Libraries play a critical role in the health of our nation and no one understands This annual report is filled with powerful that better than the American Library Association (ALA). stories of our leadership, partnerships, advocacy, programs and support as we While libraries are delivering services at the local level, ALA is working from a strengthen communities, libraries and national platform to create substantive, far-reaching support for America’s libraries. the profession.

ALA is identifying the information issues that need our attention and advocat- Want to know more? Read this ing funding for real solutions. In 2011, ALA received a grant from the Open Society annual report and watch us as we Foundations to fund “News Know-how: Libraries and News Literacy for a Better move the world Democracy,” a program to increase critical thinking and information-evaluation skills needed for an informed society and create a global connection among libraries and young citizen journalists.

ALA is building partnerships that strengthen the work of libraries at every level. For example, thanks to ALA’s relationship with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Foundation, a number of grants ranging from $5,000 to $100,000 have been awarded to libraries to develop programs that address financial literacy.

ALA is training the next generation of librarians to meet the challenges of the ALA champions our nearly profession through its Emerging Leaders program. In 2011, 83 individuals were 60,000 members, their chosen to participate in project planning workgroups; network with peers; gain an inside look into ALA structure; and have an opportunity to serve the profession in a profession and the public leadership capacity early in their careers. they serve through two national ALA is addressing the pressing need to better serve communities with diverse conferences, 11 professional populations. ALA awarded 53 Spectrum Scholarships of $6,500 (includes financial support for the Spectrum Leadership Institute) to support students from racially and divisions, research, national book ethnically backgrounds pursuing a master’s degree in library and information science. Molly Raphael Keith Michael Fiels ALA President ALA Executive Director awards, literacy campaigns, ALA is addressing early childhood literacy through Every Child Ready to Read® 2011-2012 student scholarships, professional @ your library ® developed by the Public Library Association (PLA) and the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC), divisions of ALA. This updated and expanded development workshops and second edition of Every Child Ready to Read® @ your library® provides new curriculum webinars, and protecting First and materials to continue the effort, supporting parents and caregivers with the early literacy development of their children birth to age five. Amendment freedoms.

2 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 3 top ten library stories of 2011 (American Libraries magazine, 01/12/2012)

1 2 6 7 Occupying CUTBACKS: School Librarians’ HARD times E-BOOK meet Cuts hit school libraries around the country, perhaps most severely in California, where the number of certified teacher- LIBRARIES ADVOCACY librarians dropped to 895 this year. Los Angeles Unified School ESCAPADES District laid off dozens of library staff, interrogating them for a Guerrilla libraries sprang up in the numer- Across the country, advo- HarperCollins imposed an arbitrary 26 loans cates united to persuade chance to be reassigned to a classroom. In 2012, advocates will per e-book license and Penguin refused to let li- ous camps of the Occupy movement, most notably in Zuccotti Park in New York City, politicians that libraries seek support for school libraries in the reauthorized Elemen- braries lend its new titles altogether. Even good matter enough to fight for tary and Secondary Education Act. e-news had a catch: Patrons who could now bor- where Occupy Wall Street protesters set up the People’s Library. By the time police them. Zombies crawled row Kindle-formatted ebooks had to disclose in Oakland, California their identities before downloading. Rejecting cleared the park on November 15, it held more than 5,500 volumes, showing that in- (“Zombies love brains”), 8 e-book licenses, Kansas State Librarian Joanne cute kids and parents held Budler struck a deal to ensure consortial owner- formation is an essential ingredient to any community, however temporary. read-ins from Chicago to PRIVATIZATION ship of what taxpayer money buys. California, and 200 folks pushback held hands and hugged the Savings-conscious administrators in at least two states got an New York Public Library. earful from constituents worried about outsourcing their librar- The third trip to the ballot 3 Colleagues worldwide coped with sudden calamity. Japan lost lives and libraries ies. A new California law mandates that proponents make their Rising box was the charm for Troy in a tsunami. Libraries shifted into community-relief mode in New Zealand and case with hard numbers as of January 1, 2012. Meanwhile, of- (Mich.) Public Library, and ABOVE Virginia after enduring earthquakes, as well as on the East Coast after Hurricane volunteers collected cash ficials of Santa Clarita, California, and Osceola County, Florida, natural Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. Library associations and library workers aided col- in shifts to reopen Central signed library privatization contracts with LSSI. DISASTERS leagues with funds and tech assistance. Falls (R.I.) library.

9 10 4 Transforming 5 Taking COPYRIGHT DIGITAL to COURT PRIVACY MOUNT destiny LIBRARIES’ IMAGE In September, the Authors Guild sued concerns HathiTrust and several universities, As e-reader sales soared, “ebooks” and “digital” became Librarians and technophiles are currently fighting the The ambitious Digital Public claiming that book digitization in- Library of America began a two- mots du jour. When content creators changed the lend- Stop Online Piracy Act, a sweeping bill that would require fringed on copyright and calling into internet service providers to police users’ activities for year endeavor in October to find ing rules, librarians responded by seeking digital work- question the fate of millions of scans at potential copyright infringement. Librarians cheered the a way to make the US cultural arounds. Libraries embraced crowdsourcing as a way to research libraries. Authors are seeking September announcement that OverDrive would allow li- and scientific record available enlist volunteers in deepening digital research potential. a class-action suit against the Google brary customers to lend ebooks to patrons with Kindles, online, while the Europeana ALA launched Library Boing Boing, libraries sprouted Books project and a judge is weighing but the fine print raised ethical concerns. ALA’s Office for Foundation launched a plan to hackerspaces and 3D printers, and Chicago’s YOUmedia whether Georgia State University pi- Intellectual Freedom hosted a Conference on Privacy and aggregate and distribute the lab inspired similar teen spaces at other libraries. rated its e-reserves. Youth in March to discuss how best to raise awareness. continent’s cultural heritage.

4 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 5 ALA STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES From coast to coast, ALA is partnering with libraries to help patrons navigate the information age.

A LIBRARY’S PURPOSE IS SIMPLE: BELONG TO EVERYONE. Service Innovations Reveal a New Future for Libraries The American Library Association believes that every day that a library In just five years, Smart investing @ your library® has awarded $6 million in grants is open – the door of opportunity opens for someone’s life to be changed. through a collaborative partnership between the FINRA Foundation and the The uniqueness of ALA lies in its long-term commitment to invest in the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of ALA. The result is individual through library innovations and leveraging private, public and a network of more than 80 programs in over 800 locations that reach a service area population of nearly 27 million. government collaborations to help people learn, work, create and connect. Smart investing @ your library® grantees are at the forefront of financial education programs that reach all economic and interest levels. Through creative partnerships IT WAS A REMARKABLE YEAR. with universities and community colleges, program models introduce and build Thanks to the generosity of our members, supporters and partners, we money management skills for adults and high school youth. Here are just two made significant strides towards our big audacious goal: ALA builds a examples that demonstrate the potential of libraries to help Americans improve world where libraries, both physical and virtual, are central to life-long their understanding of money and launch financially promising futures. discovery and learning, and where everyone is a library user. Some of the Bringing the community together @ Pike Learning about life’s basics @ Pelham best examples are described throughout this report. It has involved creativity County Public Library District; Pikeville, KY Public Library; Pelham, AL and a readiness to take risks and even make mistakes. We used our The Pike County Public Library District’s Road Map to Financial Freedom is reaching multigenerational program Making Money out to adults and teens in this modest suburb considerable relationships to bring groups of people together who can Make Sense is built on strong ties within the of Birmingham, AL. To reach teens, the library collaborate on real solutions to education, lifelong learning, equitable community, an existing partnership with the sponsored Reality Check for youth ages 15-19 access to information, intellectual freedom, and literacy. We took the elementary and high schools and new and partnered with the Pelham High School partnerships with several agencies including and Jefferson State Community College. time to understand the main concerns, to learn about the available resources the Pike County Extension Office of the University Students participating in this program are not and find out what is already being done, to learn about community interest of Kentucky. “With schools in our county dealing college bound. They are working-class kids and support and what we could to add to the equation. with multiple budget cuts, high school teachers who will enter the workforce directly from were looking for ways to prepare graduating high school. Modeled like a game, Reality students for the future,” noted Delania Adkins, Check simulates real-life money issues. Teens Head Librarian at Pike County Public Library are given a career, level of education, family “Libraries are among those cherished institutions District. “Materials and resources provided by situation, and a monthly salary. From this, Smart investing @ your library®, through the they devise a budget. Scenarios help young that are most representative of our open society. FINRA Foundation and the ALA were invalu- people weigh financial decisions: buying a We must, therefore, acknowledge that libraries— able tools in the success of Making Money car, buying a house or renting an apartment, Make Sense.” Classes for adults were offered buying groceries, providing insurance coverage, hence, librarians—are indispensable to the strength through high schools and local colleges, and paying for daycare, paying for utilities, paying and vitality of our nation and our democracy.” young adults could also choose to attend twelve taxes. Nearly 360 students participated in the additional financial programs presented at local four-day program. —Vartan Gregorian, President, Carnegie Corporation of New York community centers and libraries.

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With an emphasis of convening, America’s libraries bring individuals and families closer ALA and Traveling Exhibits together through the power of ALA’s Public Programs Office. Three new traveling exhibitions were Two hundred sites, including libraries, developed by the ALA Public Programs museums, community centers, heritage Office andNextbook, Inc, a nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher School, public, special and academic libraries across the country benefited organization dedicated to supporting learning, will host Lincoln: The Constitution Jewish literature, culture, and ideas. The and the Civil War, an exhibition developed from the 2011 initiatives of the ALA Public Programs Office. national tours of the exhibitions have in partnership with the National Constitution been made possible by grants from the Center with support from NEH. The • More than 600 libraries and community centers Charles H. Revson Foundation, the exhibition will visit each site for a period • Received grant awards and collection materials totaling $651,000 Righteous Persons Foundation, the of six weeks from August 2011 through David Berg Foundation, and an anonymous December 2015. • Recipients included 320 public, 155 academic, 25 special, and 57 school libraries, along with donor, with additional support from Tablet more than 50 additional centers for community engagement Magazine: A New Read on Jewish Life. Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries • Reached nearly half a million visitors and program participants of Discovery is a traveling exhibition developed in cooperation with the Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach and the Smithsonian Libraries Fostering Civic Engagement and Discussion Astrophysical Observatory to celebrate astronomy and its contributions to Building Common Ground: Discussions name. This library outreach program society and culture. The National of Community, Civility and Compassion is a collaboration among the National Aeronautics and Space Administration programs support public libraries as they Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), strive to enhance the quality of life and ALA Public Programs Office, and Nancy (NASA) provided major funding for the learning in their communities. Building Porter and Harriet Reisen for Filmmakers panel display. Fifty-five public libraries Common Ground brings adult audiences Collaborative. The initiative is designed hosted the exhibition from January together in the library for programs and to re-introduce audiences to Alcott by 2009 through May 2011. events that include reading, viewing, presenting a story full of fresh insights, reflection, discussion and civic engage- startling discoveries about the author, ment initiatives. The library programs and a new understanding of American associated with Building Common culture during her lifetime. Ground are funded by a grant from the Fetzer Institute to the American Library The ALA Public Programs Office and Association. In 2011, ALA announced the NEH announced that 65 public, aca- Great Stories CLUB names of 30 libraries who would receive demic, and community college libraries a grant of $2,500 for this program. will receive Let’s Talk About It: Making The “Great Stories CLUB” (Connecting Libraries, Underserved teens, and Books) reaches troubled teens through Sense of the American Civil War read- reading and discussing books that are relevant to their lives. The program encourages libraries to work with com- Thirty libraries received $2,500 grants ing and discussion program grants. Li- munity partners such as juvenile justice facilities, alternative high schools, drug rehabilitation centers, and other to support five reading, viewing, and braries received a cash grant to support nonprofits serving teens. Funding was provided for this program byOprah’s Angel Network. In 2011, the ALA discussion programs featuring the program expenses and support materi- Public Programs Office, in cooperation with the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), selected 150 documentary Louisa May Alcott: The als, including 30 copies of three titles, libraries to receive 11 sets of three, theme-related books to provide to members of a reading club as part of the Woman Behind Little Women and the promotional materials, and training for fourth round of Great Stories CLUB grants. Since 2005, more than 33,000 books have been distributed to nearly companion biography of the same the local project director. 1,000 Great Stories CLUBs, sparking conversations among teen readers in 49 states and the District of Columbia.

8 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 9 ALA STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES Día! Children’s Day/Book Day In 2011, over 300 libraries celebrated the 15th El día de los niños/El día de los libros Anniversary of Día on April 30, including Pima ALA’s commitment to fulfilling its vision of transforming lives happens at so many levels County Public Library in Tucson, Arizona that it often goes unnoticed and uncelebrated. By (the site of one of the first Día celebrations in recognizing and celebrating these “I have been doing a celebration for 1997). Día provides a wonderful opportunity for transformations, we reinforce empowerment in those who are working toward a better life. Dia del los niños for the last 8 years. parents to promote the power of books and We have 3,000-4,000 kids, we have reading to their own children. Through the over 80 booths that provide free generous support of the Dollar General Literacy activities, toys, food, drinks, books, Foundation, a new booklet was developed by finger printing, and more.” ALSC to offer suggestions to parents for children’s Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times books available in several languages—English, I Love My Librarian Award! —Belia Paz, program director/ radio host of Spanish and Chinese—plus resource websites, KWEI Spanish Radio, Caldwell, Idaho and literacy tips.

The American Library Association understands that innovations and solutions are most of- ten born among the people closest to the issues that need to be addressed. This is why the As- sociation enthusiastically supports community-library collaboration programs. Through exemplary and signature program models, community and academic, public, school and spe- cial libraries use their combined assets to assure healthy, sustainable and self-reliant com- munities across America.

thinking skills and analyze news In 2011, more than 1,700 library patrons News Know-how coverage in all of its formats. Participants nominated a librarian. The 2011 event In 2011, ALA's Office for Intellectual will have an opportunity to work with also was part of Carnegie Corporation’s “Libraries are no longer hushed reading rooms Freedom (OIF) unveiled a new campaign professional journalists and librarians Centennial Celebration. but busy social hubs for the exchange of life to engage librarians, journalists, news as mentors and will create projects that ethicists and students across the country skills and information. They have become will be shared online. Since 2008, The Carnegie Corporation community centers in the very best sense - in a news literacy education project. The of New York/New York Times I Love campaign, News Know-how, is supported Libraries that kicked off the project included My Librarian Award has been encour- places where we build community and weave by the Open Society Foundations. the Chicago Public Library, Oak Park (Ill.) aging library users to recognize the ac- together lives and dreams. The unemployed Public Library, Enoch Pratt Free Library complishments of exceptional public, During the two-year project, high school come to find job training and job opportunities, in Baltimore and several Iowa rural and school, college, community college, students will learn information literacy new immigrants come to learn English, stu- urban libraries working with the State or university librarians. Administered principles to help them develop critical Library. The lead training organization by the American Library Associa- dents use the library for college readiness for News Know-how is the News Literacy tion’s Campaign for America’s Librar- and college access, and adolescents can ex- Project Inc. (NLP), a national nonprofit ies, the event honors 10 librarians plore difficult social and emotional issues in education program active in schools in who are recognized for service to their the safe space of a library.” New York City, Chicago, Washington, communities, schools and campuses. D.C. and Bethesda, Maryland. The program Each winner receives a $5,000 cash —Caroline Kennedy, keynote speaker at the 2011 I Love My will be assessed by a team at the award and a plaque. Librarian Award Ceremony Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

10 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 11 ALA STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES Library Disaster Relief and Recovery In times of natural disaster, ALA is proud at public schools whose school library to partner with many organizations on has been affected by a disaster. To date, national and international disaster relief 116 schools have received disaster relief and recovery programs to provide critical grants with the program now exceeding financial and equipment support to libraries. in $1 million in grants to school libraries.

One of ALA’s signature disaster recovery ALA continues its significant international programs is Beyond Words, a program work by supporting recovery efforts in Haiti, generously funded by the Dollar General Chile and Japan. In Haiti, ALA has been Literacy Foundation and administrated able to distribute $55,000 to support in collaboration with the American library-rebuilding projects: Bibliothèque Association of School Librarians (AASL) Haïtienne des Pères du Saint-Esprit, Petit and the National Education Associa- Goave Public Library, and the Centre What do you need? How can we help you? tion (NEA). The fund provides grants Culturel Pyepoudre Community Library. to replace books, media and equipment With the generous support of the The 74 libraries used this award to develop Dollar General Literacy Foundation, and expand literacy services to adult Libraries in Demand by Job-Seekers ALA's Office for Literacy and Outreach English-language learners and their families. Services (OLOS) deepened the impact of American Dream libraries are located in A 2011 survey found that U.S. public libraries continue to expand as technology centers for communities, providing essential resources for job-seekers and support for critical e-government services. the successful American Dream Starts @ urban centers, suburban communities, your library® in 2011. The second phase and rural towns. The largest library serves • The 2011 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study reported that virtually all public awarded grants of $5,000 to 74 public more than one million people; the small- libraries—99 percent—provide public access to computers and the Internet. libraries in 24 states across the country. est serves less than one thousand. • More than 87 percent of libraries provide technology training. • More than two-thirds (67 percent) offer access to e-books, up 12 percent from two years ago. Conducted by ALA and the Information Policy & Access Center at the University of Maryland, the 2011 survey “The most gratifying part of “The naturalization ceremony at Bentonville Library was builds on the largest study of Internet connectivity in public libraries, which began in 1994. The study, funded amazing. It was the realization of our dream and the our American Dream project by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and ALA, functions as an annual “state of the library” report on the beginning of another dream—to continue our education is when our students stop into technology resources brokered by libraries and the funding that enables free public access to these resources. and improve ourselves. We are excited to vote! This is the library and say, ‘I just got our American Dream. We are part of the Land of Opportunity. a job’ or ‘I went to my first Banned Books Week includes Virtual Readout – and millions of Facebook friends We are citizens of the greatest nation on earth.” parent-teacher conference at my child’s school,’ and they Since the inception of Banned Books channel. Award-winning authors from —Francisco and Ingrid Maldonado, new U.S. citizens, Arkansas say they couldn’t have done it Week in 1982, libraries and bookstores A. S. King to celebrities such as Whoopi throughout the country have staged local Goldberg joined the 800 individuals without help from the library’s read-outs—a continuous reading of who posted videos on the BBW’s YouTube conversation club or reading banned/challenged books—as part of Channel. This OIF event doubled its or grammar clubs.” their activities. The 2011 Banned Books media coverage from the previous year, —Lisa Pappas, Plainfield Public Week, with the theme Free Your Mind: with 2,300 TV, radio, and newspaper Library District, Illinois Read a Banned Book, included for media placements; drawing millions the first time a Virtual Readout on its of friends and fans on Facebook from redesigned website, www.bannedbook- around the world. sweek.org and a dedicated YouTube

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America’s libraries need an advocate and that voice Our Authors, Our Advocates! is the American Library Association. Through Our Authors, Our Advocates, eleven authors are lending their support for libraries through media interviews, public service announcements, and other marketing materials. The ALA Office for Advocacy has created a toolkit to assist libraries at the local level in cul- tivating their own local celebrities. Library advocates can download audio and video PSAs from ilovelibraries.org, from such best-selling authors as Sharon Draper, Brad Meltzer, Sara ALA’s key action areas reveal the rich array of initiatives, issues and Paretsky and Scott Turow. The website also offers customizable English and Spanish PSA scripts to assist advocates with making the case for libraries. research in which the Association is involved. We continue to lead, being an authoritative voice, in helping America’s libraries transform their communities and in proactively shaping the library ecosystem.

EMPOWERING LIBRARIES FROM GRASSROOTS TO THE NATION’S CAPITOL ALA’s dedication and ability to work in partnership with libraries and thought leaders to reach out to legislators and other key stakeholders AASL Petition Goes to Washington* plus offer training, resources and toolkits to libraries empowering launched a petition on the whitehouse. them to advocate at the grassroot level in their local communities, in gov website in need of 25,000 signatures. state legislatures and in the nation’s capital is how we measure success. The petition stated that every child These efforts will continue as part of the Association’s plans to promote in this country deserved access to an effective school library program and the strength and opportunities at the library. urged President Obama to “include a dedicated funding stream for school library programs in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).”

Online Training Model: Turning the Page 2.0 The petition moved forward with more than 28,000 signatures, and well ahead Turning the Page 2.0 Online is a highly for free advocacy training to 1,500 librarians of its deadline on February 5th. A interactive, free training program and library supporters around the country In January 2012, ALA and AASL asked successful effort like this required many designed to give librarians, library staff, and even the world. members, friends and supporters for champions, and many friends coming trustees, and supporters the skills a very special kind of support: AASL together who value having school and confidence they need to advocate One librarian highlighted how she was President Carl A. Harvey II, School librarians and fully support school successfully on behalf of their libraries. able to raise $400,000 for her library’s digital Librarian in Noblesville, Indiana, had libraries in their communities. Through the generous support of the monitor project after going through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Turning the Page 2.0 training! *While this annual report includes ALA stories from September 2010-August 2011, ALA made an PLA was able to extend the opportunity exception for this special 2012 story.

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On multiple fronts, ALA is working to ensure that library leadership is well represented and remains the guiding force behind decisions affecting literacy, education and lifelong Advocacy Brochure Series Helps School Librarians Speak to Stakeholders learning in our society today. ALA achieves milestones because of the perseverance of our Developed and distributed through a Champion, AASL offers a new advocacy members and critical contributions from an array of organizations and individual experts grant from the Bound to Stay Bound tool – School Library Programs Improve spanning various fields. Books Foundation, an ALA Library Student Learning – a series of advocacy brochures each designed to speak to a specific stakeholder audience within the school library community, including administrators, policymakers, parents, and teachers.

Access Technology Benchmarks The School Library Programs Improve Student Learning brochure series unfolds In 2011, PLA, along with the Office for related tools that libraries can use to AASL’s Standards for the 21st-Century Information Technology Policy (OITP) measure and improve their public Learner and Empowering Learners: and 12 other organizations, continued to access technology service. PLA is Guidelines for School Library Programs play a crucial role in the development responsible for developing training on in a way that allows each stakeholder of the Edge public access technology using the benchmarks as a planning group to visualize a model school library benchmarks. The Bill & Melinda Gates and advocacy tool. It is anticipated program from their perspective. Foundation made a preliminary $2.8 this training will roll out to the field million commitment to Edge. The Edge in 2013. Initiative is a series of benchmarks and

National Library Legislative Day 2011 Federal budget threats targeted at library programs dominated the Libraries Now Included in FEMA Policy discussions for National Library Legislative Day (NLLD) held by the American Library Association’s Washington Office, but the ALA’s Office of Government Relations worked with Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) to help secure a change to Federal 361 NLLD participants who came to Emergency Management Agency policy that will allow libraries to be eligible for temporary relocation during Washington, D.C., were not deterred major disasters and emergencies under the FEMA Public Assistance Program. by the uncertainty in the Capitol. They were armed with their personal stories Prior to the policy change, libraries were specifically excluded from the list of eligible public facilities. “This is a and extra encouragement from Rep. common-sense change that I have been calling for since Hurricane Katrina,” Reed said. “It will help libraries in Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), (pictured need relocate so they can keep serving the public in the wake of a flood or other emergency. Libraries are vital on right) who had received a Public information hubs, and in the aftermath of a disaster, libraries take on an even greater community role, providing Service Award from ALA’s Association free and easy access to technology and essential information.” of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends, and Foundations at a NLLD reception. NLLD participants included members of the Newton, Massachusetts office of Ex Libris, an ALA Library Champion, who met with representatives of Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown.

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Library Public Relations: From Reading Rooms to Community Centers John Cotton Dana, the father of the modern library, is credited with helping transi- tion libraries from reading rooms to community centers. The John Cotton Dana (JCD) honor has been awarded continuously since 1946 and is sponsored by the H.W. Wilson Foundation, the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), a division of the ALA, and EBSCO Publishing, an ALA Library Champion. We are Libraries: Library Snapshot Day It is considered the most prestigious of all library awards in the field of public rela- tions. The 2011 Winners: Library Snapshot Day is an annual event held in April where libraries across the country capture and share the amazing, life-changing and life-enhancing activities Loudoun County Public Library, Leesburg, VA for Try Poetry – a year of building com- that take place every day in our library communities. munity through the borderless conversation of poetry. The program developed a long partnership with the public school system, created a unique relationship with the juve- nile detention center and offered a variety of captivating presentations to the community. Extensive media coverage in the Washington Post and other outlets, as well as highly respected authors, poets and actors helped to inform and excite all ages of the community. “I was unemployed after 22 years on Anythink Libraries of Adams County, CO built a Library of the future responding to a the same job and voter approved funding increase. A new customer service philosophy and branding in- creased population awareness and use in all areas, including a 42% increase in cardholders computer illiterate. and 66% increase in visitors. The distinct Anythink name and orange swirl has become a Tonya [computer lab nationally recognized signature for the library. staff] put me at ease The University of California Santa Cruz Library for its hugely successful campaign and showed me the surrounding its acquisition of the Grateful Dead archives. In addition to coverage in many national newspapers and magazines from the Wall Street Journal to Rolling Stone, basic skills computer the library’s Facebook page for this archive has over 48,000 friends – second only to the program and then Grateful Dead’s own web page – and they have received $1.5 million in donations. helped me set up an The Edmonton Public Library, Edmonton, Alberta, for Rebranding the Edmonton Pub- email. I’ve gotten 2 lic Library, a masterful blending of the work of professional designers and library staff. The simple, stylish logo and the slogan “Spread the Words” were taken by library staff and jobs lined up since customers and used in a guerilla marketing strategy that was impossible to ignore and then and I am hard to resist. The success of this campaign was built on a strong foundation of shared val- connected to friends ues, clear assessment, strategic marketing, and a committed and enthusiastic library staff. and family around Worthington Libraries, Worthington, Ohio for Find Yourself Here rebranding cam- the country. Thank paign, a unique, informative and fun way to position the library as an information source and inviting destination. Beginning with staff communications guidelines and expand- you Library of ing to service provision, the library was positioned as a place where everyone belongs Long Branch!” and is accepted. The net result was a 35% increase in online homework usage and a 36% increase in the circulation of downloadable books. -participant in Library Snapshot Day

18 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 19 Prestigious Authorization Demonstrates Commitment to High-Quality Lifelong Learning* In January 2012, The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) ALA STRENGTHENING THE PROFESSION awarded ALA the prestigious Authorized Provider status. IACET Authorized Providers are the only organizations approved to offer IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs).

*While this annual report includes ALA stories from September 2010-August 2011, ALA made an exception for this special 2012 story.

Librarians, library workers, library trustees and many others are driven to provide the best resources to their patrons, and that’s why they Emerging Leaders: Intense Leadership Training constantly seek educational opportunities at the ALA. Through The Emerging Leaders program began whose practice focuses on leadership conferences, forums, symposia, programs and quality initiatives, its fifth year with a day-long session at development for the profession, and Pe- the American Library Association helps the profession stay at the the 2011 Midwinter Meeting. Eighty- ter Bromberg, assistant director of the top of their field. three individuals were selected through Princeton (N.J.) Public Library. a competitive process for the program, which enables librarians and library Following the kickoff session, the YEAR AROUND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT staff from across the country to partici- program continued in an online Our professional development programs actively engage participants pate in project planning workgroups, learning and networking environ- network with peers, gain an inside look ment for six months, culminating in hands-on activities and give the library profession the opportunity into ALA structure, and have an oppor- with a poster session that showcased to use a variety of instructional materials and webinars where attendees tunity to serve the profession in a lead- the results of their project-planning can hear thought-provoking presentations from authors, librarians, ership capacity early in their careers. work at the 2011 Annual Conference researchers and educators. in New Orleans. Nearly half the Participants received two days of ori- participants received sponsorships entation and education with Maureen from ALA divisions, offices, round -ta Sullivan, ALA President Elect and an bles, state chapters, affiliate groups, and organizational development consultant other organizations.

ACRL Immersion Program The participants of the Association Teacher and Program Tracks are of College and Research Libraries offered together in the summer; the IMLS Grant Extends Doctoral Studies Program (ACRL) Immersion Program reflect a Intentional Teaching and Assessment The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) has awarded a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program dynamic type of emerging professional. Tracks are offered in the fall. In 2011, grant to the ALA Office for Diversity and in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh for their project, “Spectrum Four unique tracks of the Immersion 158 librarians participated in the four Doctoral Fellowship Program: Building Change.” The Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship Program continues ALA’s Program are offered each year: the Immersion Programs. efforts to recruit doctoral candidates from ethnically diverse backgrounds and to work with participating academic programs to support their education. Selected Spectrum Doctoral Fellows will receive: • full tuition and stipends for two years beginning in the fall of 2013 • support for participation in professional conferences where they can share their research • participation in two Spectrum Doctoral Fellows Institutes to prepare for their doctoral studies and dissertation work More than 20 LIS doctoral academic programs have agreed to participate in the project, each pledging to provide full tuition and stipends for the candidates after the first two years.

20 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 21 ALA STRENGTHENING THE PROFESSION

The Sullivan Award for Public Library Gale Cengage Learning Financial Leading by example: 2011 ALA Award Winners Administrators Supporting Services Development Award of $2,500 is presented to Children is given to an individual who to a library organization for financial Throughout ALA’s long history, individuals and libraries have been singled out by has shown exceptional understanding and development to secure new funding sources their peers for their extraordinary achievements. These are the highest and most support for public library service to children for a public or academic library. St. while having general management, Charles (MO) City-County Library prestigious awards given by the American Library Association, but they are only supervisory, or administrative responsibility District for its “Imagine” campaign that a handful of the 200-plus awards presented annually by ALA, its divisions, round that has included public service for children raised $25,000 to benefit programming in tables, offices, and other units. in its scope. Sol M. Hirsch, director of community outreach and services. Through the Alachua County (Fla.) Library District, collaborative partnerships, the library district for the creation of The Library Partnership created 2,000 Early Literacy Kits for local in 2009, a one-stop center offering social social service agencies and school districts’ ALA Honorary Membership, the Association’s Equality Award of $1,000 for an outstanding services and a full-service library under kindergarten and preschool programs. “Congratulations highest honor, is bestowed on living citizens contribution that promotes equality in the one roof; the Snuggle-Up Centers at each Donor: Gale Cengage Learning, an ALA of any country whose contributions to library profession. , dean and thank you all Joan R. Giesecke of the library’s 11 locations; and the library Library Champion. librarianship or a closely related field are of libraries at the University of Nebraska– district’s High School Intern Program. for sharing your so outstanding that they are of significant Lincoln, for her vision, leadership, energy, Donor: Peggy Sullivan. H. W. Wilson Staff Development Grant passion. There are and lasting importance to the entire research, presentations, and mentoring to of $3,500 to a library organization for a profession. Honorary members are elect- increase gender and racial diversity among ALA/Information Today Library of the program to further its staff development so many inspiring ed for life by vote of ALA Council upon librarians at UNL and elsewhere in the Future Award of $1,500 is presented to goals and objectives. The University stories amongst recommendation of the ALA Executive profession and the higher education an individual, library consortium, group of Kansas Center for Research and Board. 2011 Winner - Yohannes Gebregeorgis, community. Donor: Scarecrow Press. of librarians, or support organization for the University of Kansas Libraries’ the winners; your founder and executive director of Ethiopia innovative planning, application, or proposal “Enhancing Service and Engagement creative ideas and Reads, the author of Silly Mammo, the first Ken Haycock Award for Promoting development of patron training programs Through Understanding Staff Strengths: bilingual Amharic-English children’s book, Librarianship of $1,000 honors an about information technology in a library Individuals, Teams, and the Organization” for solutions are and was selected as one of CNN’s Top 10 individual for contributing significantly to setting. Orange County (FL) Library developing a comprehensive program to certainly worthy Heroes in 2008. the public recognition and appreciation System’s Technology and Education help staff members understand, implement, of librarianship through professional Center for its offering of 1,200 technology and assess their individual strengths and of these awards!” Beta Phi Mu Award of $1,000 for distinguished performance, teaching, and/or writing. classes each month at 15 locations. Nearly for planning a process to more effectively service to education in librarianship. Wendy Newman, senior fellow on the 50,000 patrons participated in the technology align the strengths of members of the staff with —Deana Groves, Western Lesley Farmer, professor of librarianship Faculty of Information Studies at the Kentucky University Libraries training programs for those seeking jobs, their work. Donor: H. W. Wilson Company. at California State University, Long Beach, University of Toronto and past president classes for small business owners, and for her work preparing students to become of the Canadian Library Association, for a life-skill enhancement classes—all offered The Freedom to Read Foundation Roll teacher-librarians. Donor: Beta Phi Mu distinguished career as a librarian, library in English, Spanish, and Haitian-Creole. of Honor Award recognizes individuals International Honor Society. administrator, and practitioner-educator. Donor: Information Today, Inc. who have contributed substantially to the Donor: Ken Haycock. foundation through adherence to its Melvil Dewey Medal and $2,000 for creative Marshall Cavendish Excellence in Library principles and/or substantial monetary professional achievement in library Joseph W. Lippincott Award of $1,000 for Programming Award of $2,000 to a support. Christopher M. Finan, president management, training, cataloging and outstanding participation in professional school or public library that demonstrates of the American Booksellers Foundation classification, and the tools and techniques library activities, notably published excellence in library programming by for Free Expression (ABFFE), longtime of librarianship. Deanna B. Marcum, professional writing or other significant providing programs that have community member of the Media Coalition and associate librarian for library services at activities on behalf of the profession. impact and respond to community needs. member and chair of the board of the Library of Congress in Washington, Camila Alire, Dean emeritus at the Burnsville (MS) Public Library for its the National Coalition Against Censorship, D.C., for her transformational leadership University of New Mexico and Colorado model aircraft program, ALOFT: A Learning for his distinguished career in both in cataloging and classification, most notably State University, past president of ALA Opportunity —Flight Technology, and its study and activism on behalf of the the creation of the Working Group on who launched the Family Literacy Focus instructional program to raise awareness freedom to read. Sponsor: Freedom to the Future of Bibliographic Control. to encourage families in ethnically diverse of common ruses used by child abductors, Read Foundation. Donor: OCLC, an ALA Library Champion communities to read and learn together. SAFE: Stop Abductions Forever. Donor: Donor: Joseph W. Lippincott III. Marshall Cavendish.

22 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 23 ALA CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES Financial Highlights 2010 - 2011 September 2012 - August 2013 Statement of Financial Position Assets Cash and short-term investments $18,088,304 september 2012 december 2012 Accounts receivables $2,847,129 Inventories $1,214,071 Joint Conference of I Love My Librarian Award Celebrate Teen Literature Day Grants receivable $802,385 Librarians of Color December 18 April 18 Prepaid expenses $659,748 September 19 – 23 Money Smart Week ® @ your library April 20 - 27 Property and equipment, less accumulated depreciation $14,620,551 ALSC National Institute january 2013 Long-term investment $31,310,618 September 20 - 22 ALA Midwinter Meeting National Volunteer Week January 25 - 29 April 21- 27 PLA Turning the Page 2.0 Total Assets $69,542,806 September 24 - October 29 ALA Book & Media Award Preservation Week April 21 - 27 Banned Books Week Announcements January 25 – 29 Liabilities September 30 - October 6 World Book Night Accounts payable and accrued expenses $4,821,732 April 23 Civic Awareness Month february 2013 Deferred revenue $12,875,606 El día de los niños/ Capital lease obligation $351,774 Library Card Sign-up Month Digital Learning Day El día de los libros (Día) Long-term debt $4,179,673 National Hispanic Heritage Month February 6 April 30 Accrued post-retirement benefits $16,980,883 Library Lovers’ Month october 2012 Library Snapshot Day National African American School Library Month Total Net Assets Banned Websites Awareness Day History Month $24,309,560 October 3 Unrestricted net assets may 2013 Temporarily restricted $5,292,933 LITA National Forum march 2013 $514,700 October 4 - 7 National Library Legislative Day Permanently restricted Teen Tech Week May 7 - 8 AASL Fall Forum March 10 - 16 Total net assets $30,117,193 October 12 - 13 Choose Privacy Week Freedom of Information Day Total liabilities and net assets $69,542,806 Teen Read Week™ March 16 Asian - Pacific American October 14 - 20 Heritage Month National Deaf History Month National Friends of Libraries Week National Older Americans Month Statement of Operations by Program Activity October 21 - 27 National Women’s History Month june 2013 Operating Revenue Diversity Awareness Month april 2013 $15,615,177 Annual Conference and Exhibition Publishing Information Literacy ACRL 2013 June 27 - July 2 Grants and awards $5,352,123 Awareness Month April 10 - 13 Contributions $1,449,608 Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender National D.E.A.R. Day Fiction and Nonfiction Announcement Meetings and conferences $10,021,000 (LGBT) History Month April 12 June 30 Membership dues $8,656,744 National Arts and National Library Week Products and promotions $1,271,473 Humanities Month April 14 - 20 july 2013 Short and long-term investments $1,535,283 National Library Workers Day ACRL Teacher/Program Track Other $2,680,212 november 2012 April 16 Immersion Program July 28 – August 2 Total revenue $46,581,620 YALSA Young Adult Literature National Bookmobile Day Symposium April 17 November 2 - 4 Operating Expenses International Game Day @ your library Payroll $20,938,781 November 3 Outside services $6,687,090 ACRL Assessment/Intentional Travel $1,731,608 Teaching Immersion Program Meeting and conferences $6,258,656 November 14 - 18 Publications $4,752,007 National American Indian For additional information about the Operating $6,373,855 Heritage Month events listed and to find out about other Post-retirement benefits $1,587,263 National Scholarship Month activities, please visit www.ala.org. Total expenses $48,329,260

24 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 25 A GREAT BIG THANK YOU . . .

 . . . to all the members and friends, individuals, corporations, government agencies, Library Champions foundations, and organizations who helped the American Library Association fulfill its mission in fiscal year 2011!The ALA is grateful for the generous support of the many donors who have graciously enriched the past, transformed the present, and created extraordinary opportunities ALA would like to thank the following Library Champions for their generous support for all types of libraries and the library profession. of ALA and our Campaign for America’s Libraries. The Library Champions program During fiscal year 2011, ALA and its divisions, offices, and round tables raised more than $7.2 million. was launched in 1991 by ALA with a select group of corporate supporters who came Through your generosity, we have been able to uphold advocacy for libraries and increase public together to advocate for libraries and the library profession. Since its inception, the awareness of their value and the services they provide, create awards and scholarships, and support Library Champions program has helped connect corporations and foundations with programs and initiatives. Your gift, grant, or sponsorship support makes a real difference and helps ALA’s goal to raise awareness and support for libraries and librarians. ALA better serve the nearly 112,000 libraries across America and the millions of people they serve each year. We are truly grateful. ALA’s Campaign for America’s Libraries and its @ your library® brand – which has been used by libraries of all types nationwide to foster public awareness of the value and services offered by libraries – continues strong thanks to the support and Library Advocates involvement of ALA’s Library Champions. To each of our Champions, thank you for supporting ALA and for making the Campaign for America’s Libraries a success. Corporations, Foundations, Government Agencies, and Organizations

$100,000 and above Library of Congress HarperCollins Publishers Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Lifetime Networks InfoGroup Inc. $25,000 or more Ingram Library Services Inc. Carnegie Corporation of New York Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Kettering Foundation Libraries Sustainer Innovative Interfaces, Inc. Dollar General Literacy Foundation Mattel, Inc. LSU Foundation Dollar General LexisNexis Fetzer Institute Medical Library Association Mackin Library Media The Library Corporation Financial Industry Regulatory Merck, Sharp & Dohme Research Penguin Group $10,000 or more Library Systems & Services, LLC Authority (FINRA) Foundation Midwest Tape Playaway Libraries Investor Mergent, Inc. Gale Cengage Learning Nash Family Foundation Poets House LEGO® DUPLO® Morningstar Institute of Museum and National Aeronautics and Prime Time Family Reading OCLC Online Computer Library Center Library Services Space Administration REFORMA: National Association to $5,000 Polaris Library Systems National Endowment for the Humanities National Constitution Center Promote Library & Information Services Libraries Member ProQuest Company National Library of Medicine National Endowment for the Arts to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking Baker & Taylor Books The Rowman & Littlefield National Science Foundation Newberry Library Sage Publications Open Society Foundation Nextbook, Inc. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Bound to Stay Bound Books Publishing Group Target OCLC Online Computer StoryCorps Brodart Company Sage Publications Verizon Foundation Library Center Thomson Reuters BWI - Follett Library Resources Scholastic Inc. Pearson Education W.W. Grainger Candlewick Press Severn House Publishers Ltd. $10,000 and above Polaris Library Systems YBP Library Services The Combined Book Exhibit SirsiDynix ABC-CLIO Inc. ProQuest DEMCO Incorporated Sisters in Crime, Inc. Baker & Taylor Books Random House, Inc. in-kind support EBSCO Information Services Springer Boston Public Library Righteous Persons Foundation Elsevier S&P Capital IQ Corporate: Bound To Stay Bound Books Inc. Scholastic Inc. Ex Libris Swets BWI-Follett Library Resources School Library Journal Bloomsbury Gale Cengage Learning Thomson Reuters Capstone Publishers Searle Funds at the Cinco Puntos Charles H. Revson Foundation Chicago Community Trust Free Spirit Publishing, Inc. Gaylord Bros., Inc. VTLS, Inc. Credo Reference Serials Solutions, LLC Lifetime Networks Highsmith David Berg Foundation Space Telescope Science Institute Louisiana State University – InfoGroup Disney Worldwide Services Inc. Synergy Enterprises, Inc. Rural Life Museum EBSCO Information Services Tablet Magazine: A New Read National Baseball Hall of Fame Elsevier on Jewish Life and Museum Emerald Group Publishing Limited Terra Foundation for American Art Scholastic Parent & Child Magazine Folger Shakespeare Library World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Univision Gerald M. Kline Family Foundation Viz Media Google Inc. $5,000 and above Women’s Day Magazine H. W. Wilson Company/ Alexander Street Press H. W. Wilson Foundation AudioGO Individual: Huntington Library & Art Gallery Black Caucus of ALA Lisa Browar Innovative Interfaces Findaway World, LLC Christian Dupont

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Together, along with more than 1,000 ALA members and friends, we met and surpassed ALA’s The role of libraries and the profession of librarianship keeps transforming and evolving. Libraries and goal of raising $1,000,000 by raising $1,187,542. As a result, the Spectrum Scholarship Program ALA librarians need a strong professional association on their side. Planned gifts help ALA respond effectively LEGACY Endowment has grown from $3.7 million to $4.8 million. Three permanent scholarships have been SOCIETY to future challenges and opportunities, and they can be a way for you to celebrate your passion for the established by ALSC, the Texas Library Association and ProQuest. ALA divisions, ALA round tables, profession, and create a legacy that will last long into the future. ALA affiliates plus the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, OCLC, National Library of Medicine, and the Medical Library Association gave generously to the Initiative, resulting in 59 pass-through Making a planned gift to ALA is simple, rewarding and incredibly impactful. The most common way to scholarships. Two individuals have joined the ALA Legacy Society by including the Spectrum make a planned gift and become a part of the ALA Legacy Society is to include ALA as a beneficiary in Scholarship Program in their estate plans. The list of achievements goes on and on. Of course, most your will. Other options include retirement plans and life insurance policies that name ALA. Our Legacy importantly, from July 2009 to June 2012, 225 students have received the financial support they needed Society recognizes all individuals who have shared with us that they are making a planned gift to to embark upon or complete their MLIS degree. provide support for the Association. Listing either ALA, a division, round table, program or fund in your estate plans qualifies you to become a member of the ALA Legacy Society.

Dinners for Spectrum Scholars and Special Fundraising Events In June 2012, ALA launched 15x15, a planned giving campaign to help strengthen the impact and Ann Arbor Librarians 1st Annual Dinner for Spectrum - BBQ Ann Arbor Librarians 2nd Annual Dinner for Spectrum – Mexican Fiesta longevity of ALA’s programs and activities in support of libraries and librarians. The goal of the Anne Arundel County Public Library Fundraiser in honor of Ellen Berkov’s retirement campaign is to secure $15 million in planned giving commitments by 2015. ALA would like to recognize APALA Luau Spectrum Fundraiser and thank the members of the Task Force for Planned Giving for their guidance and support: James G. CALA Food, Fun and Fundraising for Diversity Neal (Chair), Katharina Blackstead, Francis J. Buckley, Jr., William R. Gordon, Pam Spencer Holley, Dr. Gregory L. Calloway Marathon Run for Spectrum Em Claire Knowles, Robert Newlen andFrances Roscello. Barbara Eschner and Dick Cantley ProQuest Dinner in memory of Ron Clowney Drexel Student ALA Student Chapter Spectrum Dance Party Drexel University iSchool and Drexel Libraries Spectrum Dinner For more information about the ALA Legacy Society and how to support our 15x15 campaign, please Friends and Family of Dr. Betty Turock and Dr. Gus Friedrich in honor of their marriage visit: www.ala.org/plannedgiving. If you have already made provisions to support ALA through your Georgia Library Association Awards Banquet estate, please contact our Development Office at [email protected] or 312-280-3259 to learn more J. Linda Williams Dinner for Spectrum about the potential benefits the ALA Legacy Society can offer you. Los Angeles Public Library Spectrum Fundraiser hosted by Dora T. Ho Mario Ascencio and Mark Puente Dinner for Spectrum Miriam Tuliao Swims for Spectrum 2009, 2010 & 2011 in appreciation New Albany Public Library Spectrum Dinner Our Legacy Society honors the enduring commitment of our supporters who have identified ALA, New Jersey Spectrum Scholarship Committee Dinner its divisions, round tables, programs or funds as a beneficiary in their estate plans. ALA would like to Northern California Joint APALA/REFORMA Spectrum Fundraiser recognize and thank the following individuals: Ocean County NJ Library Spectrum Fundraiser REFORMA San Francisco Dinner for Spectrum Anonymous (2) Regina Minudri The ALA wishes to take this opportunity San Diego Area Spectrum Fundraiser hosted by Alanna Aiko Moore Peggy Barber* John N. Mitchell* to honor the memory of those friends Simmons College Dinner for Spectrum hosted by Dr. Em Claire Knowles Francis J. Buckley, Jr. James G. Neal who remembered the Association in Simmons College ALA Student Chapter Spectrum Fundraiser Carol Pitts Diedrichs Robert Newlen their estate plans and whose bequests Southern California Library Directors Challenge Carole & Stan Fiore* Sylvia K. Norton were realized. South Carolina Library Association Spectrum Fundraiser Shirley Fitzgibbons Kimberly Patton University of Arizona SIRLS & REFORMA Tucson Spectrum Fundraiser Barbara J. Ford* Frances R. Roscello Estate of Leo Albert University of California Los Angeles ALA Student Chapter Spectrum BBQ Charles Garris, Patricia Glass Schuman Estate of Arthur Curley in memory of Cicely Phippen Marks Peggy Sullivan* Estate of Ruth Frame University of North Carolina Chapel Hill ALA Student Chapter Spectrum Fundraiser William R. Gordon* Teri Switzer Estate of Eleanore Futas University of North Carolina Greensboro dinner hosted by the ALA Student Chapter, Ellin Greene* Ann & John Symons* Estate of Florence Gambino UNCG Libraries and UNCG Department of Library and Information Studies Nann Blaine Hilyard* Ruth & Jay Toor* Estate of Reiza Gaunt University of Pittsburgh School of Information Science Diversity Student Organization Spectrum Dinner Pam Spencer Holley Betty Turock* Estate of Helga Herz University of South Florida ALA Student Chapter Spectrum Fundraiser Suellen Hoy J. Linda Williams Estate of Gerald Hodges* University of Milwaukee SOIS Spectrum Fundraiser Penny Johnson Estate of Sara Elizabeth Mitchell Yolo County Library Spectrum Dinner hosted by Patty Wong and Ken Yamashita Dr. Em Claire Knowles * Charter Member Estate of William C. Morris Nancy Kranich Estate of Jeraline N. Nerney Shirley Loo* Estate of Margaret “Peg” Oettinger* Geri Hansen Mann Estate of Mildred Othmer Peterson Carse McDaniel* Estate of Lee Wheeler

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Anonymous (13) Rebecca A. Baer Barbara Billingsley Elizabeth Jean Brumfield Diane R. Chen Dedria Cruden Joseph Doniach Frederic Eustis Bernadine Abbott Hoduski Elizabeth L. Bagley Sharon G. Bish Barbara D. Bryan Jeanne Chesky Patricia Solie Cuesta William H. Dorf Ms. Anita K. Evans Mr. Mamoun Mohammad Bruce and Catherine Bakeberg Lizbeth Bishoff Susan Brynteson Janet M. Chin Mrs. Alice W. Cullen Sonia Dorfman Beth Evans Abdulkareem Daniel Bakeberg Virginia Bjorness Richard W. Buchen Edith Irene Ching Carrie L. Cummings Richard M. Dougherty Janet Gilles Everett Dr. Eileen G. Abels G. Gregory Bakeberg Mrs. Frances P. Black Mary M. Buck Prof. Marianna Tax Choldin Ms. Margo M. Cunniffe Ms. Nancy R. Dowd Margaret Giles Fallis Jill Abrahamsen Kimberly Bakeberg Betty J. Blackman Lawrence F. Buckland Elizabeth Chow Kristen Cure Ms. Erika Dowell Mr. Ibrahim Farah Ms. Ingrid Henny Abrams Bernadette Baldini Ms. Katharina J. Blackstead Francis J. Buckley, Jr. Dana Ann Christy Michael D. Current Karen Dowling Ms. Monica Farmer Mr. Joel H. Abrams Janet M. Baldwin Elise W. Blackwell Susan Bullock Dr. Audrey P. Church Jean T. Curtis Michael P. Dowling Lois and Morton Farrah Elizabeth G. Acerra Joan Balkenberg Norma E. Blake Martin E. Bunker Mr. Peter J. Cirona Michael R. Curtis Vernica M. Downey Bruce Stewart Farrar Ms. Marilyn Ackerman Rochelle Redmond Ballard Peggy J. Blake Alan Burger Mr. Matthew P. Ciszek Cynthia Czesak Dr. Karen E. Downing Ms. Maggie Farrell Paul Thomas Adalian Barbara Ballinger Ruth Blanchard Leslie B. Burger Kathleen A. Cizek Sandra da Conturbia Catherine F. Doyle Adele M. Fasick Melissa A. Adler Mrs. Alice P. Bangs Donna Blitenthal Ms. Helen S. Burke Sharon B. Clapp Ida R. Da Roza Deborah A. Doyle Paymaneh Fathian Muhammad Afzal Robert E. Banks Ms. Pamela M. Blome Mary Burkey Ms. Carolyn L. Clark Audrey Irene Daigneault Robert P. Doyle Susan W. Faust Ms. Gia Aivazian Ms. Cecilia M. Barber Erik R. Blomstedt Elizabeth A. Burns Cynthia D. Clark Glenn R. Dallman Erik D. Drake Linda H. Feaster Miriam Albert Ms. Karen Barber Pamela Bluh Mary Frances Burns Mr. David S. Clark Joan E. Dalusung Sally J. Drew M. S. Federowski Lois K. Albrecht Maryke Huyding Barber Jane L. Blumenthal Nicolas H. Buron Ms. Jane Claud Priscille M. Dando Ms. Lauren Drittler Ms. Judith M. Feller Rosie L. Albritton, Ph.D. Roberta S. Barber Carol Blumm Angela Burrows Mr. Rudolph Clay, Jr Wilfred Danielson Charlotte Droll Mary Fellows Sonia Alcantara-Antoine Ms. Sherri Lanail Barnes Edward and Regina Boehm Eleanor Buthmann Gail P. Clement John Joseph Danneker Susan Du Frank Felsenstein Kevin B. Aldridge Ms. Carolyn Baron Myrtle S. Bolner Janice R. Butler Anne Clifford Camille Forma Danziger Carol Duan Robyn Harrell Ferguson Amy J. Alessio Marsha J. Barr Nancy M. Bolt Zoe A. Butler Michele V. Cloonan Maxine Dark Mary H. Duffy Sara Ferguson Ms. Jean M. Alexander Adele L. Barsh Jennifer Bonnet Theresa S. Byrd Hester Coan Robert Allen Daugherty Lisa Dunkley Lisa Ferneau Haynes Dr. Camila A. Alire Susan D. Bartl Ms. Arpita Bose Tim Byrne Ana Maria Cobos Adam H. Davis Kathleen K. Dunn Riva Feshbach Christine M. Allen Patricia A. Bartoshesky Ellen M. Bosman Phillippa D. Caldeira Lynn Scott Cochrane Christine Davis Khue D. Duong Janice Feye-Stukas Leean Louella Allen Carol E. Bartz Connie Bottini Eileen K. Call Ms. Ann C. Cole Donald G. Davis, JR Dr. Christian Yves Dupont Keith Michael Fiels Melody L. Allen Steven Basha Virginia Boucher Erwin Camia Barbara W. Cole Mary Ellen K. Davis Elizabeth A. Dupuis Ms. Susan Melinda Ms. Tiffany Allen Jerene D. Battisti Cathleen Bourdon Lauren Campbell Mitzi M. Cole Nancy A. Davis Diane S. Durbin Fifer Canby Anne Marie Allison Mrs. S. M. Batzdorff Mr. Steven K. Bowers Margaret Campbell Donna J. Coleman Mr. Trevor A. Dawes Mrs. Laura Dysart Miguel A. Figueroa Mr. Brent Allison Kathryn Brazee Bayer Kay I. Bowes Diana Capetola Marlene F. Coleman Beth de la Fuente Mk Eagle Kathleen Finegan Thomas J. Alrutz Barbara J. Beach Yvonne D. Boyer Dr. Toni Carbo Cheryl Collins Mariaelena De La Rosa Phyllis L. Earles Mrs. Mildred Finkelstein Lucas Alvarez Adam T. Beauchamp Kathleen G. Bradbury Marilyn Carbonell Patricia Collins Alexandra De Luise Samuel Eason Cathi Finnen Althea F. Andersen Dr. Elizabeth Beaudin Sarah A. Bradley Leighton Judy Card Gerardo A. Colmenar Mrs. Jackie Dean David L. Easterbrook Mr. Lance C. Finney Mr. Craig J. Anderson Judith C. Bebout Dianne C. Brady Victor T. Cardell Ms. Tiffani R. Conner Jerry Dear Ms. Kristin A. Ecklund Ms. Carole D. Fiore Ms. Gail De Los Santos Sofia Becerra-Licha William B. Brahms Leslie Carloss Robert J. Conrad Barbara Jo DeFelice Thomas Joseph Edelblute Nicholas Fiore Anderson Ms. Edith K. Beckett Linda W. Braun Ms. Dudley B. Carlson George J. Conwell Louise F. Deis Elizabeth Edelstein Ms. Jane Fisher Fisher Ms. Judith Anilosky Anderson Martha Jo Beckort Nora Brazil Allyson Carlyle John F. Coogan Rosemary Del Core Mr. Phillip M. Edwards Dr. Phyllis D. Fisher Janet S. Anderson-Story Denise Bedenbaugh Kenneth Brecher James V. Carmichael, Jr Mr. Andrew N. Cook Clare Delaney Dottie Egan Judy K. Fitzgerald Heather M. Andolsen Jean N. Bedord Paula Brehm-Heeger Erin Carrillo Madelyn V. Cook Roberto Carlos Delgadillo Katherine Eickmann Michael J. Fitzgerald Camille Elizabeth Andrews Warren W. Behan Elizabeth C. Breting Mr. Bruce Carroll Nicole A. Cooke Priscilla E.S. DeLong Michelle Eickmeyer Arleen Flaherty Elizabeth Andrews Doreva Belfiore David W. Bretthauer Mr. Douglas T. Carroll Elizabeth B. Cooksey DeAnn DeLuna Diane L. Eidelman Ms. Katherine L. Fleming Dr. Hermina G.B. Nicholas J. Belkin Julie Brewer John Carson Lauren Corbett Mrs. Rosemarie DeMaio Mrs. Sondra Sue Eklund Sarah I. Flowers Anghelescu, Ph.D Gladys Smiley Bell Carol A. Brey-Casiano Anne L. Carter Frances E. Corcoran Charlotte K. Demchock Gloria J. Elia Janice L. Flug Ms. Beatrice E. Angus Sonia Bell Ms. Irene L. Briggs Yvonne B. Carter Nina Corneiro Elizabeth Dempsey Ms. Liane Elizabeth Elias Rochelle K. Follender Phyllis M. Anker Dr. Steven J. Bell Lea Briggs Patricia Carterette Julie A. Corsaro Dr. Adele S. Dendy Cherelynn A. Elliott Heather S. Folmar Carolyn A. Anthony Valerie P. Bell Mary L. Brink Robert Carterette Ms. Annette Counts Carol Ann Desch Fitz Elliott Diane Bailey Foote Janet Applegate Robert Bellanti Anne Putman Britton Mary M. Case Christina M. Cowles Becky deWolfe James Ellis Ms. Susan Forgrave Steven R. Arakawa Janice M. Benda Margaret Brizendine Michaele S. Casey Mrs. Karen A. Coy Patrick J. Dexter Jean H. Ellis Thomas Joseph Fortin Ruth Argust Joan W. Bennett Nancy E. Brochu Michael J. Cassidy Margaret E. Cozine Ronni S. Diamondstein Nicole L. Ellis Elaine A. Franco Mary J. Arnold Phyllis Bentley Heather Brodhead Lisa Castellano Nancy Crabbe Bonita D. Dillard Linda J. Elsner Donald G. Frank Tiara Arnold Ann M. Benvenuto Naomi C. Broering Anne F. Caudill MaryAnne S. Craft Florence Diller Jamie L. Elston Kenneth Frank Beth Arnott Josephine F. Berg Sophie Brookover Laurie A. Cavanaugh Dr. Elizabeth E. Cramer Renee Dillon Vicki M. Emery Eileen M. Franke Emilia Shirin Askari Katrina Kuizenga Bergen Julie B. Brooks Jo Anderson Cavinta Betsy Crawford Caitlin E. Dixon Diane Engel Connie Frankenfeld Joan L. Atkinson William D. Bergfalk Michelle Daniels Brooks Grace Cerrato Meredith Ash Crawford Linda Sue Dobb Ray Engel Robert and Deborah Frantz Rita Auerbach Marsha Bergman Valerie Bross Lisabeth A. Chabot Michael S. Creedon Mr. Aaron W. Dobbs Claire L. Englander Betsy Fraser Anne Marie Austenfeld Mr. Lawrenced Berman David Carl Brown Joan Chabrak Elizabeth J. Cress Wynne M Dobyns Jimmie E. Epling Judith H. Frazer Diane Austin Mary Rinato Berman Eva R. Brown Alena F. Chadwick Hilary S. Crew Jennifer Doderer Melissa Ernest Mrs. Yvonne Fredlake Mr. Jeffery G. Austin Mr. Alan Bern Felicia Brown Mardi Chalmers Nancy C. Cridland Timothy Dodge Ms. Alison Adams Ernst Jenna Freedman Judith M. Auth Dr. Anthony Bernier Jene Brown Ms. Holly E. Chambers Jamal L. Cromity Edmond J. Doherty Barbara M. Eschner Catherine R. Friedman Ms. Christine Samiran Kathleen E. Bethel Lorene B. Brown Connie J. Champlin Linda C. K. Crook Rachel Dohn Louix Escobar-Matute Bruce G. Friedrich Ayar Illichmann Panchapagesan Bharathan Melissa O. Brown Dr. Om Chandna Dorothy A. Cross Shana L. Dols Franklin Escobedo Mrs. Nicole Friend Elaine M Baarson Anjali Bhasin Nancy E. Brown Joy D. Chase Christine Crowley Alice M. Domineske Nancy L. Eskridge L. Ronald Frommeyer Nadine L. Baer Mary Biblo Maryellen Brubaker Georgene C. Chastain Ellen T. Crowley Mrs. Linda Dondero Rev. Pamela Jean Estes Rebecca H. Frost

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Carolyn Fruchtenicht Heidi Ginal Charles D. Hanson Jill M. Holmes Falona Joy Carol A. Kohnen K. Lee Lerner Judith W. Macnab Martina B. Fry Mary Ginnane Prof. Yasuhiro Harada Katherine E. Holmes Tonnya Joy Linda A. Kopecky Lauren Lerner Mr. Roderick MacNeil Christina L. Fuchs Fred J. Gitner Wendy Hardy Paula Holmes Liana Juliano Melissa A. Kopecky Dr. Teri S. Lesesne Sue H. MacTavish Serena Fugita Diane Glace Svetlana Harman Mr. Douglas Holtzman Prof. Alfred Kagan Robert Koppany Jeannine T. Levesque Nova C. Maddox Claudine Fujii Jane Glasby Ms. Amy Harmon Mary N. Hooks Ann L. Kalkhoff Emily Kornak Ms. Adeline L. Levine Marion C. Mader Nancy D. Fullenwider Susan Glaser Amy L. Harper Ruth H. Horie Ruth B. Kallenberg Marsha Korobkin Amy M. Levine Brenda K. Maiden Elizabeth Funk Wende Glimpse Elizabeth K. Harper Judy Kay Horn Ms. Kristi Koper Kallio Joel Kovarsky Susan H. Levine Donna M. Majchrzak Deborah D. Funkhouser Tom P. Glynn Sara Harrington Theodore C. Hornoi-Centerwall Janet C. Kammermeyer Hannah Kramer James Levins Rebecca R. Malek-Wiley Margaret Gabel Lori Goetsch Annie B. Harris Penelope Hornsby Nancy A. Kandoian Maria F. Kramer Margaret A. Lewis Ms. Ann Mallard Craig Gable Francisca Goldsmith Ms. Frances Jacobson Harris Kathleen Kerr Houlihan Joseph P. Kane Nancy Carol Kranich Guadalupe Leyva Debbie L. Malone Jean F. Gadd Jan E. Goldsmith Kashaundra M. Harris Gloria W. Houser Paul B. Kantor Charles E. Kratz, Jr. Ms. Xiaohua Li Kren Malone Dale W. Gaddis Claudia J. Gollop Ms. Sandra L. Harss David M. Hovde Mr. Kenneth Karmiole Kelley J. Krick Valerie A. Lichtman Jacqueline C. Mancall Donell J. Gaertner Virtudes G. Gomez Cathy N. Hartman Pamela Howard Heather Joy Kartzinel Jennifer Krueger Adriene I. Lim Rene S. Mandel Leroy J. Gaertner Ms. Rosalie L. Gonzales Aisha A. Harvey Martha Hruska Kristine M. Kasianovitz Sonja B. Krummel Joanne Lincoln Jeffrey Mandyck Jody Gallegos Gwynette Goodman Mr. Carl A. Harvey, II Patricia M. Hswe Mr. Ben Kavanaugh, III Mary Claire Krzewinski Ellen T. Lindenbaum Jennifer E. Manning Mr. Michael A. Gallen Dr. Ruth I. Gordon Sandra Hassell Susan E. Hubbard Steven Kaye Carol C. Kuhlthau Erika C. Linke Giovanna Elizabeth Mannino Lynne Gallison William R. Gordon Mary Lee Hastler Jennifer Hubert Jane A. Keefer Christine M. Kuhn Joseph W. Lippincott, III Ms. Jessie Mannisto Alison Ames Galstad Michael Gorman Mr. Gregory J. Hatch Jane Hudson Paul Keith Jim Kuhn, IV Holly Lipschultz Fil Marchese Mrs. Sandra Hodges Gamal Ann R. Gorwitz Coleen May Hathaway-Rosa Barbara C. Hudspeth Shelly G. Keller Linda L. Kumin Margaret Lirones Gary J. Marchionini Susan M. Gardiner Ms. Debra Ann Gottsleben W. Michael Havener Mr. Jeffrey C. Huestis Amy Kellman Mr. David M. Kupas Judy H. Listrom Janice Margle Charles A. Gardner Ross Graber Mr. Frank W. Hawthorne Dr. Judith Lin Hunt Dr. Carol Ritzen Kem Edward M. Kurdyla, Jr Sandra D. Littletree Chris E. Marhenke Joan M. Gardner Ms. Esther S. Grassian Ms. Pat Hawthorne June H. Iannuzzi Miriam Kennard Susan Kusel John M. Littlewood Catherine A. Marion Vicki Garlow Dawn M. Grattino Givane N. Hayes Mr. Florante Peter Ibanez Maya G. Kennedy Mr. Michael J. LaCroix Rory Litwin Linda S. Marion Martin L. Garnar Elizabeth M. Gray Stephen M. Hayes Bette Jean Ingui Candace D. Kent Mary A. Lacy Shu-Hua Liu Bonnie Markel Melinda R. Garrett Gloria M. Gray Anne A. Heanue Jane A. Irving Sharmon H. Kenyon Cary DuPre Lafaye Mrs. Sharon Livingston Ms. Sarah E. Markell Charles L. Garris Ms. Susan Mary Gray Phyllis S. Hedberg Jane M. Ishibashi Patricia E. Keogh Amar K. Lahiri Suzanne Lo Rhonda J. Marker Ann Ladenson Garrison Robert Graziano Margaret Hedstrom Mayu Ishida Steven P. Kerchoff Benjamin Lainhart Berlin Loa Ms. Penny S. Markey Frances S. Garrison Brenda Lee Green Kathleen B. Hegarty Ms. Linda R. Israelson Susan K. Kern Randall W. Lalonde William Locke Jayne L. Markuson Maria Guadalupe K’Lani Green Sara C. Heitshu Lara and Alexander Izotov Christopher Kertesz Nghi B. Lam Lucy M. Lockley Ms. Lizabeth Anne Martello Garza-Grande Mrs. Janice Leslie Greenberg Ethan A. Henderson Rebecca K. Jackman Dr. Majed J. Khader Jolaine B. Lamb Marilyn A. Logue Susan Martimo Rosario Garza Deana Greenfield Dr. Laretta Henderson Kate Jackson Mary A. Kietzman Britny LaMunyon David B. London Ann M. Martin Lupita Garza-Grande Susan F. Gregory Mary S. Hennessey Miles M. Jackson Erlene Bishop Killeen Liz A. Lane Sarah Ann Long Mr. Hillias Jackson Martin, Jr. Janifer L. Gatenby Wilma J. Grey Millicent Hennigan Ms. LaVonne Jacobsen Ms. Klara Yeijin Kim Ms. Mary Seminara Lane Shirley Loo J. David Martin Patricia H. Gates Karen V. Griebel Peter D. Hepburn Howard Jaffe Judith A. Kimball Andrea R. Lapsley Ms. Helen Look Dr. Robert S. Martin Marianne I. Gaunt Agnes M. Griffen Nancy P. Hernandez Lynda James-Gilboe Melanie A. Kimball Ms. Lexy Faist Largent Jovanni M. Lota Doreen Martinez Rodrigue E. Gauvin Barbara Griffiths Ms. Irene M.H. Herold Barbara B. James Gennice W. King Mr. Julien Larose Judith A. Louer Dorothy M. Martinez Dr. Karen W. Gavigan Laurel A. Grotzinger Mr. Alberto Herrera, Jr Dow S. Jarvis Jack King Jeanette Larson Dorothy A. Lourdou Ms. Sylvia Maria Martinez Mr. Charles B. Gee Gloria E. Grover Luis Herrera Penelope S. Jeffrey Trina E. King Ms. Sharalyn J. Laster Kathleen Low Lenore S. Maruyama Brit Geiger Sharon B. Grover Cindi L. Hickey Wei Jeng-Chu Ms. Connie A. Kirby Portia Eileen Latalladi Violet G. Lowery Kathleen Marvin Julia M. Gelfand Andrea M. Gruhl John Hickok Christine A. Jenkins Sabrina Kirby Dr. Joyce M. Latham Patricia Lowrey Ms. Judy Siebert Maseles Jennifer L. Gelman Leonard Grundt Pamela J. Hickson-Stevenson Ms. Laura M. Jenkins Sherwood Kirk Sara G. Laughlin Jean E. Lowrie Aileen J. Mason Barbara A. Genco Mr. Brian A. Guenther Steven Y. Higaki Sara Kelly Johns Terri G. Kirk Kathryn S. Lawhun DeAnne L. Luck John Mason Maria E. Gentle Ngoc-My Guidarelli Julie A. Higbee Amy Johnson Margaret L. Kirkpatrick Martha E. Lawrenz Susan Blethen Ludwig Barbara T. Mates Mr. James N. Gentner Mr. Michael G. Gunde Sarah B. Hill Andrea E. Johnson Ms. Rhonda H. Kleiman Ms. Jennifer Michelle Lawson Miriam and Lloyd Luehmann Ms. Amber Dawn Mathewson Mr. Sean P. S. George Ms. Emily R. Guss Suzanne P. Hill Betty L. Johnson Ilana Klein Sara Shatford Layne Mr. Gregory D. Lum Molly Susan Mathias John Gepson Kathleen Gust Nann Blaine Hilyard Jessica Johnson Stephen C. Klein Ms. Deborah Joy Lazar Deborah Lusardi Christine E. Matteo Cynthia Gerber Vi Thuc Ha Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe Linda B. Johnson Eric Kline Sally Leahey Stacey L. Luther-Harrison Jane Matthews Lillian N. Gerhardt Pamela Brailsford Haas Steven Hinckley Mary V. Johnson John Kloswick Bernadette A. Lear Alexandra Lutz Priscilla J. Matthews Joan Getaz Ruth Hafter Kiplinger Hine, Jr Patrice M. Johnson Margaret L. Knight Jeffrey M. Lechnar Ms. Pearl Ly Stephen L. Matthews Louella G. Geverdt Kalipa Hahn Marilyn L. Hinshaw Penny Johnson Rebecca C. Knight S.K.W. Lee Divina M. Lynch Patricia D. Matthias Ms. Mary W. Ghikas Dawn Hall Marsha Hirano-Nakanishi Richard D. Johnson Kurt Wesley Knoernschild Unjoo H. Lee Charlotte G. Lyon Zarita Mattox M. Dina Giambi Mary A. Hall Dora T. Ho Fayrene Johnson-Muhammad Martin L. Knott Angela Leeper Ms. Joyce Lyon Mrs. Silvia Matute Carolyn P. Giambra Sharon P. Hallberg Paula C. Hock Andrea Jones Dr. Em Claire Knowles Mr. John A. Lehner Richard Ma Anne B. Maverick Judith R. Gibbard Laurence Hallewell Carol Foley Hodges Ms. Jennifer T. Jones Mr. Mark Richardson Knox Ann V. Leighton Dr. Mary N. Maack Charlanne Maynard Susan Gibbons Jocelyn Hallman Elizabeth Hofsas Dr. Marie F. Jones Ellen B. Ko Alan Leinbach Mrs. Joanne C. Mabury-Logan Kay Maynard Mary Ellyn Gibbs Margaret A. Hammond Patricia M. Hogan Sherri Lynn Jones Noriko Kobayashi Kim Leith Jane Macaluso Mary I. Mazeau Nancy Snyder Gibson Kathleen Allen Hanley Dustin J. Holland Terri A. Jones Ottilia Koel Kathryn P. Leitzke Judith Ann Macaluso Sandra L. McAninch Donie J. Gignac Ms. Josie B. Hanneman Harold E. Holland Dr. Janis E. Jordan June Koelker Dennis J. LeLoup Candice A. Mack Ed McBride Ms. Glynnis G. Gilbert Elizabeth H. Hansen Edward Jens Holley Sandra J. Jordet Thomas L. Koenig Diana J. Lennon Mary Mackay Melissa McBride Sarah Gilbert Roland C. Hansen Pamela Spencer Holley Susan R. Joseph Jessie S. Koeppe Mr. Lars Leon Pamela Joan MacKintosh Lynne McCay Ms. Susan R. Gilmont Ms. Alida Welzer Hanson Mrs. Jessica N. Hollingshead Helen B. Josephine Amy Tonkonow Kohan Laura A. Leonard Ellen G. MacLean Adriana McCleer

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Heather McClure Paul Montgomerie Edward Noone Lilia and Taras Pavlovski Carla Jo Pomager Kysh S. Robinson-Clemons Eric Schatzman Ms. Erica Silverman Kevin McClure Alanna Aiko Moore Loretta and Robert Noone Ana-Elba Pavon Eva D. Poole Joyce W. Robinson John C. Scheer Bruce K. Silverstein Elaine H. McConnell Ms. Debra C. Moore Pamela and Edward Noone Dr. Linda M. Pavonetti Cecilia Siu-Wah Poon Ruth Ann Robinson Jeffrey A. Scherer Theodore Simkin Ms. Twyla McConnell Dorothy L. Moore Steve R. Norman Christine J. Pawley Nancy R. Posel Dr. Joan Roca Liza Scherff-Nesarikar Samuel L. Simon Kathleen McCook Virginia B. Moore Ms. Akilah S. Nosakhere Lorena G. Payan Christine R. Posinger Hazel P. Rochman Melissa H. Scheurer Mrs. Dora U. Sims Barbara S. McCrimmon Sarah E. Moorhead Mrs. Denise D. Novak Peter D. Pearson Ms. Connie Pottle Michelle Rogers Anita R. Schiller Ms. Marilyn Singer Donna K. McDonald Alice K. Moorhouse Karen H. Novick Edward C. Peck Eleanor K. Pourron Mary and Charles Rohe Nancy Lynn Schlatter Paula M. Singer Rachel McDonald John A. Moorman RosaLou Novi-Martin Heleni Marques Pedersoli Gwendolyn Prellwitz Dr. Susan Roman Megan J. Schliesman Kay Sinnema Peter McDonnell Pat Mora Sarah Novogrodsky Roberta E. Peduzzi Dr. Barbara S. Prentice Mary C. Romance Vicky Lee Schmarr Florence E. Sinsheimer Cecilia P. McGowan Irene E. Moran Michaeline Nowinski Lessa K. Pelayo-Lozada Lauren Pressley Ms. Enola R. Romano Rita Ann Schmidt Tamar Sirkin Susan M. McGowan Michael J. Moran Claude Charles Noyes Amy Pelman Bonita J. Preston Larry Romans Susan J. Schmidt Marie R. Sivak Jeri McGrath Mrs. Sylvia J. Moran Annabelle Nunez Ms. Wei Peng Ms. Patrice Hines Prevost Raymond G. Roney Julie A. Schneider Catherine M. Sjostedt Kathryn G. McGrath Mike Morgan Ruth J. Nussbaum Kelly-Ann Pennell Ms. Lenora Nonie Price Sandra Smith Rosado Katherine Schneider Dolores A. Skowronek Alana E. McGrattan Kate S. Moriarty Rita R. Oakes Vince Penta Ms. Sarah M. Pritchard Jim P. Rosaschi Karen R. Schneiderman Robert B. Slocum Ronald I. McGriff Pamela J. Moriarty Debra O’Bryan Oberhausen Alice Jane Perez Bill H. Ptacek Frances R. Roscello Susan M. Schnuer Carsten Slostad William A. McHugh Jill A. Moriearty Ellen O’Brien Dr. Derrie R. Perez Mark A. Puente Robert F. Rose Mrs. Theodora H. Schock Christine Marie Smith Dr. Claire R. McInerney Kristina Morita Laura Elena Ochoa Podell Mrs. Analiza Perez-Gomez Margaret Bernice Puentes Roger Rosen Lucy Schoener Dorothy D. Smith Toni S. McIntyre Janice Moro Kathleen F. Odean Linda A. Perkins Francoise S. Puniello Vicki Rosen Nicole O. Scholtz Henrietta M. Smith Mr. Bruce McKittrick Sharon Morris Jo Angela Oehrli Henri Perlman Rhonda K. Puntney Gould Howard Rosenberg William K. Schryba Ms. Holly A. Smith Michele T. McKnelly Samuel F. Morrison Margaret Anne Oettinger Margaret M. Perrera Ingrid Purrenhage Elena Rosenfeld Andrea Schulman Ms. Lori L. Smith Carolyn Mcleod Jeanette Mosey Joyce L. Ogburn Elizabeth A. Perrin Ms. Maria Puszkar Barbara M. Rosett Pete Schult Nathaniel Ellbert Smith Dr. Claudette S. McLinn Rose E. Mosley Julie Ann Oiye Mary Beth Perrot Joan P. Quasnitschka Margaret M. Ross Eleanor F. Schuster Patricia H. Smith Marilyn C. McManus Josievet Moss Rosalie R. Olds Margaret Perry Catherine Quinlan Jonathan Edward Rothman Mildred Schwartz Theodore Smith Paulette McNally Dr. Linda R. Most Mark Oliphant Maureen A. Perry Peggy M. Quinn E. M. Roublow Sarah E. Schwartz Ms. Elaine B. Smyth Mr. Seth E. McQuale David C. Mowery Mr. Jon Lawrence Oliver V. Tessa Perry Ms. Susan M. Quinn Deirdre Anais Routt Ann E. Schwarz Pamela Snelson Cindy Mediavilla Zuyi E. Mui Kim Olsen-Clark Peter Persic Elizabeth Qunell Sandra M. Rowland LeRoy Schwarzkopf Ms. Elizabeth A. Snowdon Andrew M. Medlar Mr. Kevin P. Mulcahy Charlotte C. Olson Gina A. Persichini Hannelore B. Rader April Rachelle Roy Barry Scott Ms. Mallory L. Snyder Denise Marie Medwick Craig A. Mulder Hope A. Olson Jean Peters Jacqueline Rafferty Dr. Loriene Roy Frances E. Scott David A. Sokol Michele F. Meisart Francis X. Mullen Kiley Orchard Barbara S. Petersohn Beverly D. Railsback Audrey A. Rubin Kathryn S. Scott Judy L. Solberg Kathie L. Meizner Eileen Muller Nancy Y. Orr Karen L. Peterson Cristina Dominguez Ramirez Carmela M. Ruby Ms. Emily L. Scribner John W. Sondheim Irene Hallie Mentzel Maureen T. Mullin Elizabeth C. Orsburn Lorna Peterson Donna M. Rando Kay K. Runge Barry W. Seaver Gloria Phillips Sorensen Bernard A. Mercer Shirley Murray Melissa M. Orth Taya M. Petino Katherine L. Rankin Ronald S. Russ Amy D. Seetoo Barbara Sottilaro Ms. Alline H. Merchant Margaret Myers Charli M. Osborne Mr. Kenneth Petrilli Mr. Charles G. Ransom Patricia Russell Ruth E. Seid Steven W. Sowards Jan Merrill-Oldham Patricia J. Myers Madelline E. Oshiro Mary Jane Petrowski Roberta Craig Reasoner Perveen K. Rustomfram Harriet S. Selverstone Katie Sparks Paul Meyer Alexa J. Nafke Maren C. Ostergard Jeanne L. Pfander Mr. Jean-Marie Reding Grace W. Ruth Jennie M. Seo Rita Spelkoman Sarah Meyer Mrs. Vickie C. Napoli Justin Lloyd Otto Jo Anne Pfeiffer Sally G. Reed Donna Ruther Ms. Andrea L. Sevetson Ms. Rekesha J. Spellman Theresa H. Michelson Caroline M. Nappo Patricia Montiel Overall Clare Phillips Virginia R. Reed Diane G. Rutledge Ms. Lisa V. Sewell Ed A. Spicer Rebecca Mielczarek Melissa M. Nasea James A. Overbeck Donna L. Phillips Patricia A. Reeling Kathleen Hunter Rutter Norman J. Shaffer Marsha Spiegelman Jennifer Miles Christine Nasso Elizabeth C. Overmyer John B. Phillips Diana Reese Ms. Sara Ryan Russell Shank Diana L. Spirt Mr. Arthur and Lynn Miller Jessica Marie Navarro Vinta M. Oviatt Ms. Barbara J. Pickell Frances Reeve Joseph D. Sabatini Ora Myles Sheares Karen M. Spruill Barbara A. Miller Elizabeth Z. Nawalinski Anne J. Owens Mary Joyce Pickett Joan Ress Reeves Ludmila K. Sabatiuk Mary Ann Sheble Stephanie Anne Squicciarini Prof. Barbara R. Miller Mr. Albert Neal, Jr. Dorothy J. Ownes Anne Cole Pierce Michelle Rehill Concetta N. Sacco Nichole Lynn Sheehan Sister Ritarose Stahl David P. Miller James G. Neal Jocelyn Ozolins Frances B. Pierce Camilla B. Reid Elizabeth Ahern Sahagian Emily Sheketoff Barbara A. Stampfl Dick R. Miller Ms. Leone A. Neegan Nancy Padilla Jeannette E. Pierce Noby F. Reidell Christina Gammell Salazar Sandra Jean Shelhamer Nadine P. Standland Ms. Karen Diane Miller Ms. Annie V. Nelson Ms. Rebecca L. Page Jackie Pierson Hannah Gascho Rempel Ramiro Salazar Kristin M. Shelley Carol L. Stanley Cliff Mills Bonnie R. Nelson Heawon Paick Ms. Beverly Ann Pietlicki Donna R.R. Resetar Laura L.M. Salisbury Thomas C. Shelton Mr. Robert H. Staples Gina J. Millsap Ms. Rachelle R. Nelson Alice D. Palmer Carol A. Pijacki James R. Rettig Laura Salmon Mr. Mark Shenkan Sandra L. Stark Albert J. Milo Sandra S. Nelson Sahon C. Palmer Nancy M. Pike Anne C. Reuland Joyce Salow Caroline Shepard Patricia Ann Steele Mrs. Eunhee Choi Milutinovic Eva Marie Nesbit Patricia Panella Ms. Barbara J. Pilvin Elizabeth A. Reyes Angelo J. Salvo Dr. Louise S. Sherby Janet L. Steins Ms. Gloria J. Mims Susan McCleaf Nespeca Geraldine B. Park Mrs. Susan A. Pines Kevin Reynolds Ms. Zora J. Sampson Sue Sherif Alice G. Stephens John Norman Mitchell Kenley E. Neufeld Dr. Leland M. Park Dawn B. Pinkston Teresa A. Rheinheimer Toby Sanchez Jean K. Sheviak Ann E. Stephens Marcie Mitchell Delia Neuman Dr. Thomas Park June A. Pinnell-Stephens Margery A. Ricards Mark Stuart Sandler Dorothy M. Shields Wendy Steadman Stephens Patricia A. Mitchell Ria Elizabeth Newhouse Ms. Ashley K. Parker Carol J. Pinson Mrs. Julie Rice John C. Sandstrom Lee Shiflett Dr. Richard E. Stern Sylvia C. Mitchell Sara Newkirk Joseph F. Parsio Ms. Pattie Piotrowski Cynthia S. Richardson Raymond Santiago Mr. Win Shih Keith R. Stetson Valencia Mitchell Ms. Janice Kay Nez Doris W. Parsons Katherine Ellsworth Pitcher Cynthia K. Richey Eloisa Sarao Robert Shindle Roberta A. Stevens W. Bede Mitchell Margaret F. Nichols Kathy A. Parsons Norman V. Plair Ms. Gail A. Richmond Mary B. Saratora Joy Shioshita John A. Stevenson Ms. Brenda M. Mitchell-Powell David Nicol Sharon M. Partridge Suzy Platt Patricia S. Richmond Ms. Maureen Diana Sasso Christopher Shoemaker Alan and Lea Stewart Eva M. Mitnick Ms. Miriam M. Nisbet Luisa Ruth Paster Andria Plonka Alison Scott Ricker Antoinette W. Satterfield Yasmeen Shorish Charles C. Stewart Cristina E. Mitra Michael L. Nitz Patti R. Patterson Arthur Plotnik Ms. Elizabeth Ann Ridler Marjorie D. Saunders Flora G. Shrode Dr. Henry R. Stewart, Jr. Winifred Mixon Larry T. Nix Glenn E. Patton Danielle Cunniff Plumer Rhonda A. Rios Kravitz Ann Sauter Owen Smith Shuman Joanne R. Stewart F. Alden Moberg Mr. Richard C. Noble Kimberly Anne Patton Elizabeth A. Poe Waleska Rivera-Suarez Pat R. Scales Karlan K. Sick Susan L. Stewart Natalia Molina Mr. David A. Nochimson Connie S. Paul Stephanie Poje Amy Nicole Roberson Jessica Scalph Pamela C. Sieving Stephen J. Stillwell, Jr. Janet R. Moltzan Kay P. Noguchi William D. Paullin John H. Pollitz Mrs. Jo Beth Roberts Deborah L. Schaeffer Samantha Shalom Silver Fraida Joy Stillwater

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VonVille Eleanor H. Williams Marya B. Zoller Associate Executive Director, Ms. Janet Tom Nina Wacholder Ginger (V. K.) Williams Elaine R. Zorbas Washington Office Ms. Dana M. Tonkonow Betty L. Wagner J. Linda Williams Arline Zuckerman Executive Board Maureen A. Toole Robin Wagner James F. Williams, II Isabel Zumel Dora Ho Donald Chatham Mary Alice Toomey Rod Wagner Janet Williams Los Angeles Public Library Associate Executive Director, Gabrielle M. Toth Mary Wajer Dr. Patricia A. Williams Los Angeles, CA (2011-2014) Publishing Services Julie Crawford Tozer Eileen M. Wakiji Patricia J. Williams Kate Tranquada Jina Choi Wakimoto Ms. Heather M. Williamson Alan Eric Travis Diane Walden Joyce Willis Maria A. Treadwell Martha M. Walke Evie Wilson-Lingbloom

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Members may join one or more of eleven membership divisions that deal with specialized topics such as academic, school, or public libraries, technical or reference services, and library administration. Members may also join any of nineteen round tables that are grouped around more specific interests and issues than Mission the broader set of ALA divisions. ALA’s mission is “to provide leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning

Divisions and ensure access to information for all.” American Association of School Map and Geospatial Information, (MAGIRT) Librarians (AASL) New Members (NMRT) Key Action Areas Association for Library Collections and Retired Members Round Table (RMRT) Technical Services (ALCTS) Social Responsibilities (SRRT) Key action areas include advocacy for libraries and the profession, diversity, education and Association for Library Service to Staff Organizations (SORT) lifelong learning, equitable access to information and library services, intellectual freedom, Children (ALSC) Video (VRT) literacy, organizational excellence and transforming libraries. Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Offices Association of Specialized and Cooperative Chapter Relations Office (CRO) History Library Agencies (ASCLA) Conference Services Founded by Justin Winsor, Charles Ammi Cutter, Samuel S. Green, James L. Whitney, Library Information Technology Development Melvil Dewey (Melvil Dui), Fred B. Perkins, and Thomas W. Bicknell in 1876 in Philadelphia Association (LITA) Finance and Accounting Library Leadership and Management Governance and chartered in 1879 in Massachusetts, ALA’s head office is now in Chicago. ALA is the oldest, Association (LLAMA) Human Resources largest, and most influential library association in the world. Public Library Association (PLA) Information Technology and Telecommunication Reference and User Services Services (ITTS) Association (RUSA) International Relations Office (IRO) Membership United for Libraries: the Association of Library Library ALA has nearly 60,000 members, including not only librarians but also library trustees, Trustees, Advocates, Friends, and Foundations Member and Customer Service publishers, and other interested people from every state and many nations. The Association (formerly ALTAFF) Membership Development Young Adult Library Services Office for Accreditation serves public, state, school, and academic libraries, as well as special libraries for people Association (YALSA) Office for Diversity working in government, commerce and industry, the arts, and the armed services or in hospitals, Office for Human Resource Development prisons, and other institutions. Round Tables and Recruitment (HRDR) Ethnic and Multicultural Information Office for Information Technology Exchange (EMIERT) Policy (OITP) Governing Structure Exhibits (ERT) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) ALA is governed by an elected council and an executive board. Keith Michael Fiels has Office for Library Advocacy (OLA) Federal and Armed Forces Libraries (FAFLRT) served as ALA executive director since 2002. Policies and programs are administrated by Games and Gaming (GameRT) Office for Literacy and Outreach Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Services (OLOS) eleven membership divisions representing public, school, academic and special libraries, (GLBTRT) Office for Research and Statistics (ORS) nineteen round tables and various committees, member groups and affiliations, and online Office of Government Relations (OGR) Government Documents (GODORT) communities that address specific issues and areas of interest, encompassing every aspect of Intellectual Freedom (IFRT) Public Information Office (PIO) International Relations (IRRT) Public Programs Office (PPO) library and information science. Learning (LearnRT) Publishing Staff Support Services Library History (LHRT) Big Audacious Goal Library Instruction (LIRT) Washington Office Library Research (LRRT) ALA builds a world where libraries, both physical and virtual, are central to life-long discovery Library Support Staff Interests (LSSIRT) and learning and where everyone is a library user.

38 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 ALA ANNUAL REPORT 2011 39 Selected 2011 ALA Book and Media Awards

Newbery Medal Coretta Scott King Book Award Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool, Author Award: One Crazy Summer by Rita published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Williams-Garcia, published by Amistad, an Random House Children’s Books, a division imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. of Random House Inc. Presented by the Presented by the ALA Office for Literacy Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and Outreach Services(OLOS)

Caldecott Medal Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award A Sick Day for Amos McGee illustrated by Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave illustrated Erin E. Stead, written by Philip C. Stead, and by Bryan Collier, written by Laban Carrick is a Neal Porter Book, published by Roaring Hill and published by Little, Brown and Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Company, a division of Hachette Book Publishing. Presented by the Association Group, Inc. Presented by the ALA Office for Library Service to Children (ALSC) for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS)

Pura Belpré Award Michael L. Printz Award Author Award: The Dreamer written by Pam Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi, published Muñoz Ryan, illustrated by Peter Sís and by Little, Brown and Company, a division of published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Presented by the Scholastic Inc. Presented by the Association Young Adult Library Services Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) (YALSA) and ALA Booklist.

Several other book and media awards are presented by ALA in recognition of excellence in literature for all types of audiences, such as the Mildred L. Batchelder Award, Booklist Editors’ Choice, Booklist Top of the List, Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children’s Video, Margaret A. Edwards Award, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award for New Talent, William C. Morris Award, Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production, RUSA Notable Books, Schneider Family Book Award, Robert F. Sibert Medal, Stonewall Books Awards, Laura Ingalls Wilder Award and the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award. American Library Association Credits Photo Credits: The announcement of the book and media medal winners and honor books, selected by librarians, is Development Office ALA Development Office Carl A. Harvey II 50 E. Huron Street Kim Olsen-Clark, Director of Jim McWilliams Photography eagerly awaited by the public, publishers, libraries and reading communities each year. ALA medal winners Chicago, IL 60611 Development Arizona Star ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom and honor books are easily recognized by embossed foil seals or seal images on paperback editions, book 800-545-2433 Marc Huber, Assistant Director Arizona Chandler Public Library www.ala.org of Development jackets, audio or video cassettes, compact disc cover copies, etc. Camp Field Branch/ Michael Gallego, Development Hartford Public Library Coordinator Flagstaff City-Coconino Public Library Public Library of Cincinnati & Turner+Cunniff Hamilton County Concept, design, editorial direction, Erica Coe copywriting Jean Midley Joseph

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