Programming Librarian Guide to the ALA Annual Conference
New Orleans, June 23–28, 2011
Family and Youth Programs
These programs emphasize outreach to children and families. They will help programming librarians with ideas on programming geared towards younger audiences.
Friday, June 24
Outreach through New Partnership: Strategies and Success
ALA-IRRT Preconference
Friday, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. (followed by lunch)
Event Code: IRR1
| Ticket Prices: | Advance | Onsite |
| Members & Non-Members | $75 | $75 |
Join us in this half day preconference program to learn more about what libraries around the world are doing to outreach through new partnerships. Presenters will discuss practical case studies, application of unique outreach models, successful implementation of creative programs, and summaries of library strategies and approaches to developing sustainable partnerships with local organizations. The $75 registration includes light refreshments and lunch.
Categories: Family & Youth, Partnerships & Collaboration
Saturday, June 25
Beyond Fiestas, Calaveras, and Quinceañeras: Exploring Relevant Cultural Issues and Daily Experiences of Contemporary Latino Youth Via High-Quality Literature
ALSC
Saturday, 8–10 a.m.
By exploring the cultural and social themes present in recent Latino children’s books, this interactive session strives to provide the tools and knowledge that will enable librarians and educators to integrate contemporary Latino themes in their programs and promote reading among multicultural societies. A portion of the program includes a guided discussion on the authentic Latino experience in youth literature with notable Latino children’s author René Colato Laínez.
Speakers: René Colato Laínez
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Categories: Book Discussion, Family & Youth, Programming Resources
Many Children, Many Cultures, Many Books: Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of Día
ALSC
Saturday, 10:30–noon
Join us for the 15th anniversary celebration of Día! Hear from Día founder Pat Mora about the history of Children’s Day/Book Day and author Jeanette Larson about the initiative’s future. Learn effective, multicultural programming techniques for year-round Día celebrations and explore new Día resources.
Speakers: Pat Mora
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Categories: Book Discussion, Family & Youth, Programming Resources
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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Categories: Author Events, Book Discussion, Family & Youth
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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Categories: Author Events, Family & Youth
Presentation of the Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming
PPO
Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
The purpose of the Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award is to recognize, promote, and support excellence in humanities programming in elementary and middle school libraries that serve children K–8. To promote and encourage other school libraries interested in developing outstanding humanities programs, a professional development presentation will be made by a representative of the winning library. The focus of this presentation is to share the school’s program as a model for inspiration and adaptation by other library media programs.
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ABC’s of Sustainable Partnerships: Affiliations Build Communities
PPO
Saturday, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Across the nation, libraries and humanities councils have partnered to fund public programming in libraries and schools. A variety of successful outreach models, including the award-winning PRIME TIME FAMILY READING TIME program, will be showcased. Representatives from several states, including Louisiana, Georgia, and Michigan, the ALA Public Programs Office, and the National Endowment for the Humanities will share impressive results of collaborative efforts, including bilingual and multicultural programming. A recently released study titled, “Stemming the Tide of Intergenerational Illiteracy: A Ten-Year Impact Study of PRIME TIME FAMILY READING TIME” will be presented.
Speakers: Miranda Restovic, Director PRIME TIME FAMILY READING TIME, Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities; Thomas C. Phelps, Director of the Division of Public Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities; Lainie Castle, Project Director, ALA Public Programs Office; Elaine Black, Director of Youth Services, Georgia Public Library Service; Cynthia Dimitrijevic, Grants Director, Michigan Humanities Council
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Graphic Novels: Bridging Generations, Bridging Cultures
ALA-EMIERT
Saturday, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
One picture is worth a thousand words! Join our panel of comic gurus as we examine how comic books and graphic narratives can lend a broader understanding of indigenous cultures as well as serve as an accessible medium for emergent adult readers and newcomers with limited English proficiency.
Speakers: Homa Naficy, Hartford (CT) Public Library, Manager, Outreach and Multicultural Education; Chair, EMIERT
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Focus on International Children’s Books
AASL
Saturday, 4–5:30 p.m.
In addition to presenting unique perspectives on international children’s books, the USBBY program offers attendees information about professional development opportunities and resources they can use to include more international children’s literature in their collection development and teaching, advocate for more of its use in the classroom, and use international children’s books to bring to their children a richer understanding of global experiences and issues.
Categories: Family & Youth, Programming Resources
Stella Jones Exhibition of Lubuto Library Youth Artists
IRRT
Saturday, 5:30–8:30 p.m.
The International Relations Roundtable and the Lubuto Library Project invite the ALA membership to view an exhibition of artwork created by vulnerable youth in Zambia who have participated in the libraries’ LubutoArts program. Lubuto Libraries target the most vulnerable children and youth in Zambia with excellent libraries and programs that enable out-of-school and street children to develop their knowledge, talents, and self-expression. LubutoArts is a self-sustaining art training program, led by former head of Zambia’s Visual Arts Council, artist, and art teacher Victor Makashi. Offered weekly in Lubuto Libraries, the program is supported by a percentage of the proceeds of the sale of artworks. Lubuto Libraries’ programs and partnerships will also be discussed as part of the Outreach through New Partnership: Strategies and Success IRRT preconference on Friday.
Categories: Family & Youth, Partnerships & Collaboration
Sunday, June 26
Where the Wild Things Are: Children’s Disco
LLAMA-BES
Sunday, 8–10 a.m.
This two-hour program will review how public librarians have changed children’s library spaces. Increasingly they are no longer children’s book collections and children’s story hours, and instead have become destinations for children and their caregivers for discovery, play and learning. A panel of four nationally known experts on these transformations will describe how to create discovery and learning spaces in libraries, including a detailed discussion of the types of play and discovery items to use. Attendees will also hear about new early literacy efforts and have ample time for questions and answers.
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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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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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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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NEH’s Picturing America: Model Programs for Public Libraries
PPO
Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–noon
Since Picturing America was launched by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in 2007, 3,600 public libraries have been awarded this collection of American artwork. Public librarians who have the Picturing America artwork in their collections are invited to attend this session to learn more about developing related programs for public audiences. Model program formats presented will include book and media discussion programs, local history presentations, lecture series, poetry programming, and more.
Speakers: Malore Brown, Program Officer, National Endowment for the Humanities; Lainie Castle, Project Director, ALA Public Programs Office; Amber Creger, Children’s Librarian, Chicago Public Library–Woodson Regional Library; Colleen Leddy, Director, Stair Public Library, Morenci, MI; Brandy Morrill, Librarian III, Chicago Public Library–Chinatown Branch; Laura Moran, Library Programmer, Western Sullivan Public Library, Jeffersonville, NY; Jude Schanzer, Director of Public Relations and Programming, East Meadow Public Library; East Meadow, NY; Carla Sharp, Brighton District Library; Head of Youth Services, Brighton, MI
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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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Science Programming 101: Presenting Excellent Science Programs in Your Library
PPO
Sunday, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Learn how to create exciting hands-on science programs for children and young adults from representatives of the National Center for Interactive Learning/Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado; and the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas. The program will also discuss two science exhibits for rural public libraries, Discover Earth and Discover Tech, and introduce a new science “Community of Practice” librarians can use.
Speakers: Paul Dusenbery and Lisa R. Curtis, National Center for Interactive Learning/Space Science Institute; Stephanie Shipp and Keliann LaConte, Lunar and Planetary Institute; Karen Peterson, National Girls Collaborative Project, Lynwood, WA; Susan Brandehoff and Jennifer Dominiak, ALA Public Programs Office
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Reach Out and Read: How Libraries Can Work with Doctors Who “Prescribe Reading” to Achieve Common Goals
ALSC
Sunday, 4–5:30 p.m.
Extend your library’s reach into the community by partnering with local Reach Out and Read (ROR) site, a pediatric literacy intervention based in doctors’ offices that gives new books to children and advises parents about the importance of reading. ROR is interested in partnering with librarians to promote reading and library usage. Hear about already existing collaborations and learn how to work with existing ROR programs, or even how to start a site in your community.
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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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You Can Do Puppet Shows Too!
PLA
Monday, 10:30 a.m.–noon
How much do you spend on outside performers to come to your library? Times are financially hard in the library world, and you could pay out several hundred dollars for a program you hope will be great. Homegrown puppet shows may be the answer to your fiscal woes. You too will be able to plan, construct, and perform an entertaining puppet show on a shoestring budget.
Speakers: Michelle Brzozowski, Senior Librarian, Brick Branch of the Ocean County Library; Chien-Ju Lin, Senior Librarian, Brick Branch of the Ocean County Library
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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.
Categories: Author Events, Book Discussion, Family & Youth
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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Graphic Genius: Examining and Exploring Visual Literacy through Graphic Novels
ALSC
Monday, 1:30–3:30 p.m.
This panel presentation will focus on developing visual literacy through graphic novels. The first Ambassador of Children’s Literature, Jon Scieszka, and author/illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka will join Dr. Matthew Zbaracki and Dr. Jennifer Geringer in discussion how graphic novels serve to engage readers through visual literacy. The presentation will begin with an overview of visual literacy and provide a plethora of literary examples that exemplify the topic, and then extend into discussions between authors and attendees.
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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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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