Saturday, July 11, 2009 • CHICAGO CHICAGO • Saturday, July 11, 2009 Cognotes • Page 13 APALA Announces 2009 Asian/Pacific Learn about PLAspace and CoPs American Award For Literature The Public Library Association other supporters who want to take The Asian/Pacific American Librar- Picture Book Winner (PLA) will be holding its All Com- part in ongoing, focused discussions ians Association (APALA) announces Reibstein, Mark. Wabi Sabi. Illus- mittee Meeting on Sunday, July 12 surrounding library issues. The site the following titles as winner and honor trated by Ed Young. New York: Little from 8:00 – 11:00 am in the Grand incorporates many common social books of 2009 Asian/Pacific American Brown, 2008. Ballroom at the Palmer House Ho- networking and interactive compo- Awards for Literature. The awards pro- Honorable Mention for Picture Book tel. Community of Practice (CoP) nents, including chat rooms, event mote Asian/Pacific American culture Sheth, Kashmira. Monsoon After- members who are attending the calendars and custom tools that and heritage, based on literary and noon. Illustrated by Yoshiko Jaeggi.. 2009 ALA Annual Conference are allow CoP members to coordinate artistic merit. The books were chosen New York: Peachtree, 2008. encouraged to get there early to take project management. from titles by or about Asian Pacific Youth Literature Winner advantage of the opportunity to meet PLA began development on PLAs- Americans published in 2008. Ly, Many. Roots and Wings. New face-to-face with other members of pace.org in July 2008 after mem- A reception will be held at ALA An- York: Delacorte, 2008. their groups at the All Committee bership overwhelmingly voted to nual in Chicago from 8:30 to 10 am Honorable Mention for Youth Meeting. disband the more traditional com- tomorrow at McCormick Place West Literature In addition, Doug Dawson, PLA’s mittees in favor of CoPs, which al- (MCP) W-196b. Hirahara, Naomi, 1001 Cranes. New manager of web services, will be an- low members to create and sustain York: Delacorte, 2008. swering questions about PLAspace groups dedicated to specific library Adult Fiction Winner Yoo, Paula. Good Enough. New York: and CoPs at the PLA booth in the topics in an online environment. Lahiri, Jhumpa, Unaccustomed Harper Collins, 2008. ALA Membership Pavillion (booth Currently, PLAspace.org is home Earth. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Please see the APALA Web site (www. # 3034) today from 2:00 – 4:00 pm, to nearly 20 CoPs, including those 2008. apalaweb.org) for descriptions of the and Monday, July 13 from 10:00 am tackling subjects such as branch Honorable Mention for Adult Fiction books as well as lists of past winners. to noon and 2:00 – 4:00 pm. libraries, cataloging, readers advi- Ng, Fae Myenne. Steer Toward PLAspace.org, the Web site devel- sory, rural libraries and technology. Rock. New York: Hyperion, 2008. oped by PLA to support Communi- Visit www.plaspace.org to join an Adult Non-Fiction Winner CSLA 2.0 Team Meeting ties of Practice (CoPs), is available to existing conversation or to start a Lee, Jennifer 8. Fortune Cookie California School Library As- librarians, library staff members and new one. Chronicles: Adventures in the World of sociation President Connie Ham- Chinese Food. New York: Twelve, 2008. ner Williams and CSLA 2.0 Team Honorable Mention for Adult Project Manager Jackie Siminitus Non-Fiction invite school librarians who have ALSC Explores Children’s Literacy Pham, Andrew X. Eaves of Heaven: completed, are working on, or think- The Association for Library Service Fellows describe their experiences and A Life in Three Wars. New York: Har- ing about working on School Library to Children (ALSC) is offering a num- present the results of their research mony Books, 2008. Learning 2.0 to meet and greet one ber of programs at Annual Conference projects. This program is taking place Yang, Kao Kalia. The Latehomecom- another at 3:15 pm today in the back centered on children’s literacy. From from 3:30 to 5:30 pm tomorrow at Mc- er: A Hmong Family Memoir. Minne- left corner of the ALA Membership multicultural literature, to different Cormick Place West, W-192a. apolis, MN: Coffee House Press, 2008. Meeting. ways of expressing the written word and lessons from children’s literature of the past, ALSC explores the many ways we can help children learn to love reading. The Cuentos de las Americas: Cel- ebrating Latino Cultures and Día with Recent Outstanding Latino Children’s Books session offers suggestions to librarians on how to locate and select high quality Latino youth literature, and discusses library programs that celebrate this diverse population. Ex- amples of recent outstanding Latino youth literature will be highlighted as well as ways to celebrate Día in your library program. This program is spon- sored by both ALSC and REFORMA, and will take place from 10:30 am to noon today at McCormick Place West, W-192A. Kick back, relax and join ALSC for Stories for a Saturday Evening. During this session, three to five outstanding storytellers, including Tim Tingle and Dovie Thomason, will demonstrate the best in storytelling while showing how this fun, inspirational art form can be used in your library. This program is taking place from 8:00 – 10:00 pm today at the Chicago Hilton, Northwest 1. Using Historic Children’s Literature to Motivate Children to Read: Highlight from 15 Years of the Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellow2ship Award will give participants a brief overview of the Fel- lowship before a panel of past Bechtel Friends of Bill W. Will take place at HYATT- Soldier Field, Sat., 7:00 – 8:00 pm, Sun., 6:30 – 7:30 pm Page 14 • Cognotes Saturday, July 11, 2009 • CHICAGO Williams, Needham to Speak about Revitalization of Libraries at ASCLA The Jonas Brothers “Debut” President’s Program at ALA Annual Conference Don’t miss out on the wit and wis- braries are encouraged to attend. dom of pundits Joan Frye Williams The event will kick off with the pre- While the Grammy-nominated This year’s ALA Store also show- and George Needham as they discuss sentation of the 2009 ASCLA awards— trio will not make an in-the-flesh cases a plethora of new ALA Edi- future perspectives on libraries at the ASCLA/KLAS/NOD award for a appearance at this year’s Annual tions books. Assist patrons seek- “Revitalizing the Library Experi- library providing notable services to Conference, the New Jersey-born ing new summer reads with the ence,” the 2009 President’s Program, those with disabilities, and the Fran- siblings, Kevin, Joe, and Nick will revised edition of Joyce Sarick’s for the Association cis Joseph Campbell be available at the ALA Store. The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Genre of Specialized and Award for outstand- brand-new Jonas Brothers Poster Fiction or the fourth edition of Cooperative Library ing contributions to and Bookmark features all three The Coretta Scott King Awards, Agencies (ASCLA). Williams and Needham the advancement of brothers on stage holding their fa- which gathers the best in African In a stimulat- will tackle emerging library service for the vorite books: Words from the Wise, American literature for children th ing and fast-paced issues affecting all library blind and physically The Alchemist, and A Wrinkle in and celebrates its 40 anniversary presentation, Wil- environments and handicapped. Time. With their latest album, Lines, this year. Bill Ott’s The Back Page Vines, and Trying Times, hitting is guaranteed to entertain anyone liams and Needham employees—from the Williams, an inde- will tackle emerg- pendent information record stores less than a month ago curious about the publishing world rural library to the large and a world tour in progress, there’s just as Stuart A. P. Murray’s The ing issues affecting library system employee, technology consul- all library environ- tant, and Needham, no doubt these fan favorites are on Library: An Illustrated History will to the information broker. ments and employ- OCLC vice president their way to the top. satiate any desire to know the story ees—from the rural for member services, Another rising star, Ne-Yo, will of that remarkable place we call the library to the large are frequent presen- also make his first-time appearance library. And to celebrate those who library system em- tation partners in at the ALA Store. The chart-topping make our remarkable institutions ployee, to the information broker. Spe- conducting staff development sessions singer and actor has collaborated run, The Librarian Book of Quotes cifically, they will examine the latest as well as addressing critical topics with notable artists like Corbin makes for a charming gift to take in social networking, search engines, such as innovation and risk-taking in Bleu, Beyoncé, and Celine Dion, and home or an inspiring read to return customer services and other emerging the library environment, library proj- holds Neil Gaiman’s latest Newbery- to again and again. technology products. ect management and market research winning work, The Graveyard Book, For these great products, plus The program, which was selected as a techniques for libraries. Between them, making the poster an all-around hundreds more, visit the ALA Store starred not-to-miss conference event by they have more than eight decades of winner. These musicians’ posters located beside Registration outside Library Journal, will be held 10:30 am to experience encompassing all aspects and bookmarks serve as great com- the Exhibit Hall entrance. The ALA noon on Sunday in the Empire Room at of the library profession and are rec- plements and inspiration for sum- Store will be open today through the Palmer House Hilton, 17 E.