Cognotes 2012ALA ANNUAL CONFERENCE SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2012 John Irving Addresses Actor and children’s book author Chris the Process of Writing, Colfer, best known for his starring role Libraries, Awakenings as Kurt Hummel in the award- HigHligHts By Frederick J. Augustyn, Jr. responded to queries sent in winning comedy The Library of Congress previously to his publisher that “Glee,” discusses Speakers he himself is not gay, “asked his first children’s pening the Auditorium to have the first three rows book, The Land The ALA Auditorium Speaker Series on reserved for transgendered of Stories, at his Speaker Series OSaturday morning, librarians. But I don’t know Auditorium Speaker continues today, noted novelist John Irving, what happens to memos these presentation including Dan Rather, introduced by ALA Executive days.” Saturday afternoon. Henry Winkler and Lin Board member Steve Matthews, In fact, when recollecting Oliver. See page 10 in talked about wrestling with several characters in his other this issue for complete timely issues information. i n h i s 13 t h Serving Communities Outside book In One Andrew Carnegie Person (Simon The Walls of the Library Medals for Excellence & Schuster, By Lauren Wallis searching for low-income neigh- in Fiction and 2 0 1 2 ) , University of North borhoods in Tulsa, Oklahoma Nonfiction will be d e s c r i b e d Carolina at Greensboro and helping visually-impaired awarded tonight, as his most preschoolers pick out Braille 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. at political work anelists at “Serving Com- books. Throughout their sto- the Hilton in Pacific A s i n c e T h e munities Outside the ries about these very different & B. Cider House Walls of the Library” pre- groups of patrons, they had one Rules (Morrow, P sented Saturday morning, had experience in common – their 1985). Replete Exhibit Hours stories to tell about adventures work was far from over when with references Best-selling author John Irving discusses his on bookmobiles. They recount- they parked the bookmobile at to reading and Sunday 13th novel and latest release at the Auditorium ed driving down dirt roads on the end of the day. librarians, this 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Speaker Series. rural California dairy ranches, » see page 4 Monday st or y about 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. the coming of age and self- works, Irving stated that acceptance of the bisexual he often portrayed “sexual Wrap Up Rev Up protagonist Billy Dean opens outsiders.” He said, “writers are Monday in a small-town Vermont attracted to outsiders because 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. library during the 1950s that is who we think we are.” where Billy, clutching a copy Jenny Fields, the mother in Raffle Coupon of Great Expectations, becomes The World According to Garp on pg. 22 infatuated with the mysterious, (Dutton, 1978) had sex only once beguiling (later revealed as and that was with a comatose transgendered) librarian Miss man. Johnny Wheelwright, Frost. Later Billy is said also to a character in A Prayer for have a crush on his soon-to-be Owen Meany (Morrow, 1989) stepfather Richard Abbott, the was probably a “non-practicing newly hired private academy homosexual.” Irving asserted literature teacher, who first that it was easier for him to brings Billy to the library to relate the lives of those who get his reader’s card. Toward have same-sex relations than the end of the work, Irving those who have never had sex. Cleo Van Der Veen, Burgeon Group LLC, Phoenix, Ariz., reads Scan this QR code to introduces “a young woman- Irving mentioned that a book to Zoe Wednesday Hersfelt inside the Azusa City Library download the free to-be,” the transgendering he often has several stories bookmobile during the Parade of Bookmobiles on the Exhibit ALA Mobile App. G. In fact, Irving, who here » see page 4 floor. The San Diego County Library bookmobile is seen outside. Specialized Customization. Leaders in Flexible Solutions. Booth #438 tech-logic.com getmediasurfer.com collectionHQ Visit us at booth #1638 Sunday, June 24, 2012 — Anaheim Cognotes • Page 3 Increasing U.S. Competitiveness through Digital Literacy By Brad Martin outlined “Connect2Compete” on Sat- to promote & expand digital literacy Cognotes LAC Group urday at the ALA Washington Office training. ISSN: 0738-4319 Update session. A “Literacy Finder App” is also be- Volume 2012 Issue 7 Jordan Usdan, Director of Public- Connect2Compete is a national ing worked on that will help people Private Initiatives at the Federal non-profit organization whose goal is find free local training opportunities Senior Reporters Communications Commission (FCC) to bring together leaders from commu- through a phone and web training Frederick J. Augustyn, Jr. nities, the private sector and leading locator system. It will point to librar- The Library of Congress foundations with the goal of ies and other organizations Washington, DC Changes and helping Americans ac- participating in the Brad Martin cess the technology program. Corporate Cancellations “We need to make sure LAC Group needed to improve libraries have a place training partners Sunday Additions New York, NY their lives and be at the table and that Best Buy and Mi- ACRL “Research Forum” 10:30 Students to ALA more competitive that we are prepared.” crosoft will be of- a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Disneyland Hotel in the global econ- fering free “train Stacey Flynn – Magic Kingdom BR 1. omy. the trainer sessions,” University of Maryland UW Madison SLIS ALA Friends Usdan noted how de- according to Usdan. College Park and Alum Reunion 2012. Sunday spite a broadband being deployed to Library and community partner Lauren Wallis 5:30 – 7:30 p.m., Catal Restaurant about 95 percent of America, the adop- capacity building was also stressed, University of North Carolina & Uva Bar, 580 Disneyland Dr. tion rate is about 68 percent. He noted as is curriculum development – some- at Greensboro Open to SLIS students, alumni, that due to such factors as cost, digital thing libraries are unique position to faculty, staff and friends of SLIS. literacy and perceived relevancy, ap- help with. Sara Zettervall Sunday Cancelled proximately 66 million Americans do Chrystie Hill, Director of Com- St. Catherine University (Minn.) GODORT GITCO 1:30 – 3:30 not use the Internet. “Being connected munity Services at WebJunction. ALA Liaison at home is a necessity,” said Usdan, org, described the Connect2Compete p.m. Paul Graller adding that those people left out need initiative as a “fantastic opportunity LITA Linked Library Data IG Publisher/Managing Editor 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. not just Internet access, but train- for libraries to extend what they are LLAMA Leadership Coordinat- ing in how to access information in already doing to bridge the gap in Deb Nerud Vernon ing Group 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. areas such as education, healthcare, digital literacy.” Despite being already Photography e-government. “It is a competitiveness stretched by constrained budgets, Hill LLAMA Leadership Education Curtis Compton issue,” Usdan noted. said “we need to respond the best way Task Force Meeting 8:00 – 10:00 Production a.m. In addition to help in providing we can – and fast.” computers to low-income families “We need to make sure libraries have Tim Mercer Monday Cancelled (connected to those eligible for free a place at the table and that that we are CustomNews, Inc. 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All trademarks herein not owned by OverDrive, Inc. are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with or sponsored by OverDrive, Inc. Amazon, Kindle and the Amazon Kindle logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Page 4 • Cognotes Sunday, June 24, 2012 — Anaheim of reading is positive for these children day care center for medically-fragile with their names written in Braille Communities and teenagers. children and a school for visually- and check out books by themselves » from page 1 Terry Jones had a similar story impaired preschoolers. at the desk. “Many of these children Brad Thomas, Manager of Outreach of integrating a bookmobile into a At the two hospitals, the bookmobile are invisible to their communities, Services at Tulsa City (Okla.) County community, although she works with provides materials to children who especially the ones who never get out of Library, spoke about bookmobile much different groups of patrons. are so ill that they are confined to the the hospital,” Apland explained. “The services that focus on serving youth in Jones, Mobile Services Librarian for hospital most of the time. “The books bookmobile can have a huge impact on government-funded housing in Tulsa. the Marin County Free Library (Calif.), and computer games greatly improve these children.” When the bookmobile first began and her bookmobile serves ranch their quality of life,” she recognized.