Programming Librarian Guide to the ALA Annual Conference
New Orleans, June 23–28, 2011
Author Events
These programs present authors talking about their work and partnering with libraries. Programming librarians will learn about the latest information from the publishing world and find ideas for author events in their library.
In the Exhibits Hall
Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage
Hear from the authors, illustrators and creators of the hottest games and graphic novels.
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LIVE! @ your library Reading Stage
PPO
Saturday, June 25, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Sunday, June 26, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.
Monday, June 27, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Take a break from a busy day of programs and meetings, and let someone read to you for a change. Stop by the LIVE! @ your library Reading Stage to experience readings by new and favorite authors and poets, learn how to develop author programs, and find new reading recommendations for your patrons. The LIVE ! @ your library Reading Stage is presented by the ALA Public Programs Office.
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The PopTop Stage—Popular Topics, Every Day
The PopTop Stage will focus on extremely popular librarian favorites: Mystery, Romance, Technology and Travel. The PopTop Stage will feature readings, discussions, and presentations over the course of the exhibits.
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What’s Cooking @ ALA Cooking Demonstration Stage
The Cookbook Pavilion will be heating up the exhibit floor with fantastic displays of the latest cookbooks. Chefs will be there everyday to prepare the hottest recipes on the Demonstration Stage and to autograph their latest books.
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Auditorium Speakers
Friday, June 24
Opening General Session with Dan Savage
Friday, 4–5:15 p.m.
Dan Savage is the author of the syndicated column, "Savage Love," and the Editorial Director of The Stranger, Seattle’s weekly newspaper. In addition to his frequent appearances on CNN, MSNBC, Real Time With Bill Maher, and The Colbert Report, Savage is a regular contributor to public radio’s This American Life. He is the author of Savage Love; The Kid: What Happened When My Boyfriend and I Decided to Get Pregnant; Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America; and The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage and My Family. Savage is writing a new book, tentatively titled The Sex Life of Others (Dutton, 2012). Dan has recently attended a White House press conference on bullying and is currently working on a pilot with MTV.
Sponsored by Dutton Books
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Saturday, June 25
Mystery Panel featuring J. A. Jance and Harlan Coben
Saturday, 8–9 a.m.
J. A. Jance is the New York Times bestselling author of the J. P. Beaumont series, the Joanna Brady series, the Ali Reynolds series, and four interrelated thrillers about the Walker Family. Born in South Dakota and brought up in Bisbee, Arizona, Jance lives with her husband in Seattle, Washington, and Tucson, Arizona.
Harlan Coben is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous adult novels, and the winner of the Edgar Award, Shamus Award, and Anthony Award—the first author to receive all three. His books are published in forty languages—with more than 47 million copies in print worldwide—and have been #1 bestsellers in over a dozen countries. He lives in New Jersey. Shelter is his first novel for young adults. Find out more about Harlan and the Mickey Bolitar books.
Sponsored by Penguin Young Readers
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Jeff Kinney
Saturday, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Jeff Kinney’s work has been widely credited for its ability to turn reluctant readers on to books. Since publication of the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid book in April 2007, more than 35 million books are in print in the United States, and the books have been sold in more than 30 countries around the world. The series is a fixture on the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, and has remained consistently in the top spots on the New York Times lists since publication. The book series has won a Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award, books in the series have won numerous awards voted on by students and teachers in schools around the globe and, in 2009, Jeff Kinney was named one of TIME magazine’ most influential people in the world. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife and sons.
Sponsored by Abrams Book For Young Readers and Amulet Books
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William Joyce
Saturday, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
A true luminary and creative spirit, William Joyce has put his personal stamp on all types of children’s media. His picture books include George Shrinks, Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family, Lazardo, Bently & Egg, and Santa Calls; he’s won three Emmy awards for his Rolie Polie Olie animated series; developed character concepts for Toy Story and A Bug’s Life; his films include Robots and Meet the Robinsons and he’s currently co-directing The Guardians and producing The Leaf Men, based on his picturebook.
Sponsored by Simon & Schuster
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Siva Vaidhyanathan
Saturday, 3:30–4:30 p.m.
Siva Vaidhyanathan, Professor of Media Studies and Law at the University of Virginia, is the author of Copyrights and Copywrongs: The Rise of Intellectual Property and How It Threatens Creativity and The Anarchist in the Library: How the Clash between Freedom and Control is Hacking the Real World and Crashing the System. In his newest book, The Googlization of Everything (and Why We Should Worry), Siva Vaidhyanathan examines the ways we have used and embraced Google—and the growing resistance to its expansion across the globe.
Sponsored by UC Press
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Sunday, June 26
Daniel Ellsberg: “War and Secrecy”
Sunday, 8–9:15 a.m.
A Presentation by Daniel Ellsberg, the man the Nixon administration dubbed “The Most Dangerous Man in America.” Ellsberg is a former United States military analyst who, while employed by the RAND Corporation, precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret Pentagon study of US government decision-making about the Vietnam War, to The New York Times and other newspapers. This is the fortieth anniversary of Ellsberg’s going into hiding to avoid arrest by the FBI while disseminating the Pentagon Papers to the major news media. Ellsberg also spent three years in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving as rifle platoon leader, operations officer, and rifle company commander. Read a more detailed biography on Daniel Ellsberg’s website.
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Brooke Gladstone
Sunday, 10:30–11:30 a.m.
Brooke Gladstone is co-host and managing editor of NPR’s award-winning On The Media. A former senior editor at Weekend Edition and All Things Considered, Gladstone has won a Peabody Award, two Murrow Awards, the National Press Club’s press criticism award, and has been the recipient of a Peabody and a Knight Fellowship at Stanford University. Her first book, The Influencing Machine, will be published by W. W. Norton & Company in May.
Sponsored by W.W. Norton
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Tuesday, June 28
Closing General Session with Molly Shannon
Tuesday, 9–10 a.m.
Molly Shannon, whose debut children’s book Tilly the Trickster will be published in September 2011 by Abrams Books for Young Readers, is one of the most recognizable female comedic actresses in entertainment through her work on television and in films. The Emmy-nominated actress is known for portraying exuberant characters and became famous for her roles on Saturday Night Live. Molly has appeared in numerous hit movies, including Superstar, Never Been Kissed, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and featured on top-rated television shows, including Glee in 2010, and 30 Rock, Scrubs, Seinfeld, Will & Grace, Sex and the City, and The New Adventures of Old Christine, among many others. Her talents extend beyond comedy. Molly recently starred in the hit Broadway show Promises, Promises and begins a new chapter as an author as the feisty, mischievous young heroine in Tilly the Trickster find her way to children, parents, and all of her fans.
Sponsored by Abrams Book for Young Readers
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Special Events
Saturday, June 25
Margaret A. Edwards Luncheon
YALSA
Saturday, noon–1:30 p.m.
Event Code: YAL3
| Ticket Prices: | Advance | Onsite |
| Members & Non-Members | $59 | $59 |
Come join us for lunch and listen to the winner of the 2011 Margaret A. Edwards Award, Sir Terry Pratchett, speak about his writing. The award honors his significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. The annual award is administered by YALSA and sponsored by School Library Journal magazine.
Speakers: Sir Terry Pratchett
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Sunday, June 26
Amelia Bloomer Project Breakfast
ALA-SRRT
Sunday, 8–10 a.m.
Event Code: ALA5
| Ticket Prices: | Advance | Onsite |
| Members & Non-Members | $35 | $35 |
Join the Amelia Bloomer Project committee of the SRRT Feminist Task Force for a breakfast presentation looking at the world of children’s literature through the lens of feminism.
Speakers: Maureen McCoy, Librarian, Amelia Bloomer Library; Beth Olshewsky, Library Media Supervisor, South Pasadena Library
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Literary Tastes Breakfast
RUSA and RUSA CODES
Sunday, 8–10 a.m.
Event Code: RUS 2
| Ticket Prices: | Advance | Onsite |
| Members & Non-Members | $55 | $60 |
| Division (RUSA) Member | $50 | $55 |
| Round Table Member | N/A | N/A |
| Retired Member | $50 | $55 |
| Student Member | $50 | $55 |
| Non-Member | $55 | $60 |
RUSA, the home to readers’ advisory, welcomes all book lovers to celebrate the power and pleasure of reading at this Annual Conference tradition! Hear from the 2011 RUSA book award winners, including the Notable Books List and Reading List. Enjoy a delicious breakfast while listening to authors speak about their work. Past breakfast guests include Khaled Hosseini and Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Authors will sign books after the program. To reserve a table, purchase 10 tickets.
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YA Author Coffee Klatch
YALSA—Special Event
Sunday, 9–10 a.m.
Event Code: YAL4
| Ticket Prices: | Advance | Onsite |
| Members & Non-Members | $19 | $19 |
Enjoy coffee and meet with YALSA’s award-winning authors! This informal coffee klatch will give you an opportunity to meet authors who have appeared on one of YALSA’s six annual selected lists or have received one of YALSA’s five literary awards. Librarians will sit at a table, and every three or four minutes a new author will arrive at your table to talk.
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Bookmobile Sunday—Author Luncheon with Margriet Ruurs
OLOS Subcommittee on Bookmobiles; Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services ABOS
Sunday, 12:30–1:30 p.m.
Event Code: OLO1
| Ticket Prices: | Advance | Onsite |
| Members & Non-Members | $25 | $25 |
Margriet Ruurs is an award-winning author of 26 children’s books, including outreach-related titles such as My Librarian is a Camel and My School in the Rain Forest. Listen to her speak about the importance of outreach and her experiences while researching and promoting her books.
Speakers: Margriet Ruurs
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The Laugh’s On Us!
ALTAFF
Sunday, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Event code: ALT1
| Ticket Prices: | Advance | Onsite |
| ALA Member | $49 | $55 |
| Division (ALTAFF) member | $45 | $55 |
Comedian, author, and ALTAFF spokesperson Paula Poundstone will headline this evening, which will feature a lineup of hilarious writers. Wine and cheese will be served, and a book signing will follow. Some books will be given away free and others will be available for purchase at a generous discount. Purchase tickets early to this event, which is always a sell-out.
Speakers: Paula Poundstone, Andy Borowitz, Jill Kargman, Leila Sales
Sponsored by Playaway
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Monday, June 27
Michael L. Printz Program and Reception
YALSA
Monday, 8–10 p.m.
Event Code: YAL5
| Ticket Prices: | Advance | Onsite |
| Members & Non-Members | $29 | $35 |
Come listen to Michael L. Printz award-winning author of Ship Breaker, Paolo Bacigalupi, and honor book authors Lucy Christopher (Stolen); A.S. King (Please Ignore Vera Dietz); Marcus Sedgwick (Revolver); and Janne Teller (Nothing) speak about their writing, followed by a reception. The annual award is administered by YALSA and sponsored by Booklist magazine.
Speakers: Paolo Bacigalupi, Lucy Christopher, A.S. King, Marcus Sedgwick, Janne Teller
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Stonewall Book Awards Brunch
ALA-GLBTRT
Monday, 10:30 a.m.–2 p.m.
Event Code: ALA4
| Ticket Prices: | Advance | Onsite |
| Members & Non-Members | $55 | $55 |
The Stonewall Book Awards celebration brunch will feature this year’s winning fiction, nonfiction, and children’s authors.
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AASL Awards Luncheon with Lauren Myracle
AASL Special Event
Monday, noon–2:00 p.m.
Event Code: AAS3
| Ticket Prices: | Advance | Onsite |
| ALA member | $55 | N/A |
| Division (AASL) Member | $55 | N/A |
| Roundtable Member | $55 | N/A |
| Retired Member | $55 | N/A |
| Student Member | $55 | N/A |
| Non-Member | $55 | N/A |
The AASL Awards Luncheon highlights best practices in school library programming. Through collaboration, leadership, national involvement, upholding the principles of the profession, and innovative programming, each person or program being honored has made a signification contribution to the school library profession. The luncheon is a public acknowledgement and celebration of school librarians that have modeled excellence in the profession.
Speaker: New York Times best-selling author Lauren Myracle
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Gala Author Tea
ALTAFF
Monday, 2–4 p.m.
Event code: ALT2
| Ticket Prices: | Advance | Onsite |
| ALA member | $49 | $55 |
| Division (ALTAFF) Member | $45 | $55 |
Bestselling writers will discuss their writing life and forthcoming books. Enjoy tea, finger sandwiches, and a variety of sweet treats. A book signing will follow, with some books given away free and others available for purchase at a generous discount. This ticketed event is sponsored by ReferenceUSA. This event is often a sell-out so purchase your tickets early.
Speakers: Nevada Barr, Eleanor Brown, Susan Wiggs and Elizabeth Wiggs Maas, Dorothea Benton Frank, Amanda Kyle Williams, Karin Slaughter
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The Language of Conservation at the Audubon Zoo
PPO–Special Event
Monday, 5–7 p.m.
Event Code: PPO1
| Ticket Prices: | Advance | Onsite |
| Members & Non-Members | $20 | N/A |
Experience the groundbreaking Language of Conservation poetry installation at the Audubon Zoo. Event features an air-conditioned wine reception, 45-minute train tour through the zoo to see the installations up close, and a slide show and poetry reading by nationally acclaimed poet and Audubon Zoo Poet-in-Residence, Mark Doty. Bus transportation to/from the event included. This event is presented by the ALA Public Programs Office in cooperation with the New Orleans Public Library, Poets House, and the Audubon Zoo. The Language of Conservation is made possible by a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS).
Speakers: Mark Doty, nationally acclaimed poet and Audubon Zoo Poet-in-Residence
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Tuesday, June 28
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Breakfast
ALA-EMIERT Special Event
Tuesday, 7–9:00 a.m.
Event Code: ALA3
| Ticket Prices: | Advance | Onsite |
| Members & Non-Members | $50 | $60 |
Celebrate the 2011 Coretta Scott King Book Awards recipients at this annual breakfast honoring the year’s best African American authors and illustrators of books for children and youth. The Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement recipient will also be honored.
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Programs
Saturday, June 25
Strange Bedfellows: Unusual Pairings of Artists and Writers
ALSC
Saturday, 10:30–noon
What happens when an editor thinks outside of the box when choosing an artist and writer? This program will explore the marriage between the image and the word. A distinguished panel of editors and their authors and illustrators will discuss how bringing together an unexpected combination of artists and writers can result in unique and imaginative books.
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Celebrating Southern Writers
ALTAFF
Saturday, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
This panel will celebrate authors from the region. The program will be moderated by Barbara Hoffert, editor, Prepub Alert, Library Journal. An author signing will follow. Some books will be given away, and others will be sold at a generous discount.
Speakers: John Hart, Jennifer Niven, Tayari Jones, Pat MacEnulty, Kevin Wilson, Kathleen Kent
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Tales from the Heart: Literary Memoirs
ALTAFF
Saturday, 4–5:30 p.m.
Join memoirists for this engaging panel. The program will be moderated by Barbara Hoffert, editor, Prepub Alert, Library Journal. An author signing will follow. Some books will be given away and others will be sold at a generous discount.
Speakers: Brianna Karp, Wendy McClure, Theresa Weir, Rachel Hadas, Margaux Fragoso
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Sunday, June 26
Nonfiction Book Blast: Booktalks and Activities for Your Library
ALSC
Sunday, 8–10 a.m.
Start school with new booktalks and activities from ten nonfiction authors: April Pulley Sayre (Rah, Rah, Radishes), Kelly Milner Halls (In Search of Sasquatch), Deborah Heiligman (Charles and Emma), Loree Griffin Burns (The Hive Detectives), Carla Killough McClafferty (The Many Faces of George Washington), Christine Taylor-Butler (Magnets), Shirley Duke (You Can’t Wear These Genes), Darcy Pattison (Prairie Storms), Carla Mooney (Explorers of the New World) and Anastasia Suen (Read and Write Sports).
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Mystery and Horror @ your library
ALTAFF
Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–noon
Featured mystery and horror writers will discuss their books and writing life. The program will be moderated by Barbara Hoffert, editor, Prepub Alert, Library Journal. An author signing will follow. Some books will be given away and others will be sold at a generous discount.
Speakers: C.S. Harris, Erica Spindler, Bill Loehfelm, S.J. Watson, Cammie McGovern
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Newbies and Newberys: Three Authors Talk about the Wows and Woes of Winning the Newbery Honor with First Books
ALSC
Sunday, 10:30–noon
Three Newbery Honor winning authors discuss their experiences as writers when their first published novels receive a Newbery Honor Award. The panel will share their own experiences as writers, including their thoughts at the time their book was first accepted for publication, the subsequent reader responses to a first book in print, and the next stage of working through the process of publishing subsequent books.
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First Author, First Book
ALTAFF
Sunday, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
This event allows the audience to hear future best-selling authors and join in a lively question-and-answer period. Be the first to collect your signed first edition or advance reader’s copy! The program will be moderated by Barbara Hoffert, editor, Prepub Alert, Library Journal. An author signing will follow. Some books will be given away, and others will be sold at a generous discount.
Speakers: Sen. Bob Graham, Ellen Bryson, Eleanor Henderson, Jon Michaud, Neil Abramson, Rebecca Makkai
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Monday, June 27
Isn't it Romantic?
ALTAFF
Monday, 8–10 a.m.
Bestselling romance authors will be discussing and reading from their work. The program will be moderated by Barbara Hoffert, editor, Prepub Alert, Library Journal. An author signing will follow. Some books will be given away, and others will be sold at a generous discount.
Speakers: Stephanie Laurens, Robyn Carr, Julie James, Brenda Jackson, Adrienne McDonnell
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ALTAFF President’s Program
ALTAFF
Monday, 10:30 a.m.–noon
Join ALTAFF President Rod Gauvin as he hosts best-selling writer Marilyn Johnson (This Book is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All). Johnson has been a national champion of libraries, and was the moving force behind ALTAFF’s “Authors for Libraries,” a large and growing group of authors who are willing and ready to speak out at the local and national levels about the importance of libraries. A book signing will follow.
Speakers: Rod Gauvin, Marilyn Johnson
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Think Big
YALSA Membership Meeting/President’s Program
Monday, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
YALSA President Kim Patton’s theme for the year is “Think Big.” This session will feature speakers who challenge you to think big about your library program and who will provide ideas for rethinking how you serve teens in order to keep your library program relevant in these rapidly changing times.
Speakers: Authors Paul Volponi, Richard Peck
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The Language of Conservation: A Case Study in Library-Zoo Partnerships
PPO
Monday, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
In 2008, Poets House initiated a groundbreaking collaboration, creating poetry installations in zoos and related programming at libraries in five cities. The poems from around the world have encouraged millions of visitors to imagine a sustainable future for all cultures and wildlife on Earth. Join award-winning poet Mark Doty and representatives from Poets House, the New Orleans Public Library, and the Audubon Zoo as they share information regarding this unique collaboration and how you can use poetry to create vibrant partnerships that engage the public in a dialogue around culturally significant issues.
Speakers: Missy Abbott, Manager, Milton H. Latter Branch, New Orleans Public Library; Mark Doty, New Orleans Language of Conservation poet-in-residence; Reginald Harris, Poetry in the Branches Coordinator, Poets House; Brenda Walkenhorst, Director of Education/Volunteers, Audubon Zoo
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8th Annual Poetry Blast
ALSC
Monday, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Poetry should be heard and not just seen. Poetry Blast celebrates the wonder and excitement of this aural tradition, featuring contemporary North American poetry for children by poets both new and established. The audience will find this enlightening and energizing event a perfect way to end a conference day. Ten to twelve poets will read. Hosted by Barbara A Genco, Brooklyn Public Library, and poet/writer Marilyn Singer. Information about current and forthcoming books of poetry will be available.
Speakers: Barbara A. Genco, Marilyn Singer