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PROGRAM &
EXHIBIT DIRECTORY
JUNE 25–30, 2015 | MOSCONE CONVENTION CENTER
Knowledge
When everyone has access to information, the truth
will always be closer at hand. And when the collected
wisdom of the world is within reach, everyone gets a seat
at the table. Together as OCLC, libraries promote unique,
local voices in ways that span the globe.
Because what is known must be shared.SM
Learn more at booth #2825
oclc.org/share
Photo Credit Michele McDonald
Photo Credit Michele McDonald
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Photo Credit Craig Line
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9:00-10:00
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Sunday,
Sunday,
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Photo Credit Kai Suzuki
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Monday,
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For more information
For more information
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Perma-Bound Books • 617 East Vandalia Road • Jacksonville, IL 62650
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STAY GOLDEN with Little, Brown
Books for Young Readers!
Meet your favorite authors & illustrators in
Booth #1219
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
SUNDAY, JUNE 28
5:30 – 7:00 PM
12:00 – 1:00 PM
ANDREA DAVIS PINKNEY
and SHANE EVANS
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
VIRGINIA BOECKER
2015 Caldecott Medalist
DAN SANTAT
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
1:00 – 2:00 PM
LEUYEN PHAM
12:00 – 1:00 PM
ERIC LINDSTROM
9:00 – 10:00 AM
MONICA BROWN
2:00 – 3:00 PM
JON KLASSEN
1:00 – 2:30 PM
LEMONY SNICKET
10:00 – 11:00 AM
ALI BENJAMIN
3:00 – 4:00 PM
DAV PILKEY
3:00 – 4:00 PM
SOPHIE BLACKALL
MONDAY, JUNE 29
4:00 – 5:00 PM
LEV ROSEN
2015 Caldecott Medalist
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
TODD PARR
LittleBrownLibrary.com
LittleBrownSchool
@LBSchool
9:00 – 10:30 AM
DAN SANTAT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ALAplay........................................ 33
Bookmobile Saturday................... 34
San Francisco Library Tours.......... 34
Think Fit @ ALA............................ 35
Green Efforts................................ 35
Division Presidents’ Programs...... 38
TAB 1: GENERAL INFO
Mobile App.................................. 41
iBeacon......................................... 42
General Information..................... 44
ALA JobLIST Placement Center... 48
Shuttle Schedule.......................... 50
Hotel Locator Map....................... 52
Meeting Room Locator................ 53
Hotel Floor Plans.......................... 54
Office Locator & Floor Plan......... 62
Convention Center Floor Plan...... 64
Thank You to Sponsors................. 66
Library Champions....................... 67
Library School Reunions............... 68
First-Time Attendee Information. 69
Captioned Meetings.................... 71
Membership & Council Meetings.. 71
TAB 2: PROGRAMS &
SCHEDULES
Program Content Areas............... 76
Conversation Starters
& Ignite Sessions.......................... 92
Program Descriptions................... 99
Daily Schedule............................ 139
TAB 3: EXHIBITION
Exhibit Highlights....................... 179
Specialty Pavilions...................... 180
Mobile App Pavilion................... 181
GLBT Pavilion Special Events..... 181
Zine Activities............................. 181
GraphiCon.................................. 182
What’s Cooking @ ALA Stage.... 184
PopTop Stage............................. 187
Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage.... 192
Book Buzz Theater..................... 196
Gaming Lounge.......................... 198
"Meet the Authors" Schedule... 201
ALA Poster Sessions................... 212
Exhibition Floor Plans................. 216
Exhibitor Listings........................ 221
Exhibitor Listings by Product..... 273
2016 Midwinter Meeting &
Annual Conference..................... 286
Index........................................... 289
Advertiser Index......................... 335
Acronyms...................................... 74
To access the scheduler
online, scan the QR code
or visit: alaannual.org/
scheduler
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FIND SAN FRANCISCO FUN FACTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ALA President’s Welcome.............. 4
Mayor’s Welcome Letter................ 5
Executive Board and Officers......... 6
Division Presidents......................... 7
Gail Schlachter Memorial Service.... 8
Opening General Session/
Ribbon Cutting............................... 9
ALA/ERT Exhibits Opening
Reception....................................... 9
ALA Awards Presentation and
President’s Program..................... 10
Closing General Session............... 11
Inaugural Brunch.......................... 11
Auditorium Speaker Series........... 12
Book Buzz Theater....................... 18
Now Showing @ ALA
Film Program................................ 22
ERT/Artist Alley Silent Auction..... 25
iBeacon Info................................. 26
Spectrum Leadership Institute..... 27
International Programs
and Events.................................... 28
In the Exhibit Hall......................... 29
ALA Conference Store................. 30
ALA Lounge.................................. 32
Networking Uncommons............. 33
Unconference............................... 33
Battle Decks................................. 33
Library Camp................................ 33
throughout the program book and learn
more about San Francisco! Thanks to
Rebecca Gerber and Karen Muller, ALA
Library, for their work on the project.
The motto of the city
of San Francisco is
Oro en Paz, Fierro en
Guerra. In English: Gold
in Peace, Iron in War.
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ALA PRESIDENT’S WELCOME
Welcome to San Francisco and 2015 ALA Annual
Conference where we’ll make valuable connections with
one another as we imagine and prepare for the libraries
of the future, and take inspiration from the array of formal
and informal learning opportunities and speakers.
I’m looking forward to so much, but if I have to pick a few personal highlights, here they are.
Connecting with librarians and library staff from all types of libraries around the
world, and learning how we can support one another as we build on opportunities and
address our shared challenges.
Introducing “cultural powerhouse” Sarah Lewis at my President’s Program on Sunday
afternoon after the ALA Awards presentations.
ALA PRESIDENT'S WELCOME
Getting updated on new and favorite technologies, products, and services with the
vendors in the exhibits, and having the chance to see new books and meet so many of
their authors.
Honoring incoming President Sari Feldman, incoming President-Elect Julie Todaro,
Executive Board members, and Division Presidents-Elect at the Inaugural Brunch on
Tuesday.
Hearing about my colleagues’ latest innovations and passions in programs like the
Conversation Starters and Ignite sessions, and laughing together at fun events like
the Library Games and ALAplay.
Staying on top of things with the great mobile app at www.alaannual.org/mobile-app,
discovering how iBeacon technology can help me get more out of my experience by
meeting me where I am in the convention center, and by tracking #alaac15.
It’s been an honor to serve as your President this year and to learn more about the many ways
we make libraries better through well-informed work. I’m inspired by how ALA helps us stand
strong in our commitment to vibrant school, public, academic, and special libraries for all
communities, by the dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and by the potential of the
three current strategic directions: Advocacy, Information Policy, and Professional & Leadership
Development.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and passion, and here’s to a great conference. Have fun!
Courtney L. Young
ALA President, 2014–15
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MAYOR’S WELCOME LETTER
On behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, it is with great pleasure that I welcome the American
Library Association. San Francisco is one of the top literary cities in the country. Our San Francisco Public
Library system – with its welcoming and beautiful Main Library and 27 branch libraries throughout the City –
attests to our residents’ love of reading, community, technology and education.
Each of our City’s branch libraries reflects the community it serves. Within the last decade, these libraries have
undergone a renaissance, with 24 branches recently rebuilt or renovated through our Branch Library
Improvement Program. While visiting the welcoming Main Library, be sure to stop by the new youth-designed
haven for teens on the Second Floor. The Mix at SFPL offers state-of-the-art digital technology, including an
audio studio, video production studio, a maker space and more. The Bridge at Main, the recently opened 5th
Floor learning center, supports technology and learning including the Job Seekers Lab, computer training,
adult literacy, financial literacy and the Veterans Resource Center.
As you make your way through our City by the Bay, feel free to enjoy our fabulous downtown and amazing
waterfront. With several of the finest hotels in the world, exquisite dining, entertainment opportunities and
major attractions in surrounding communities, San Francisco has something for everyone. I hope you will
allow yourselves an opportunity to explore our multicultural neighborhoods, and make sure you take a ride on
our world-famous cable cars! San Francisco extends best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable time in our
City. Congratulations to the American Library Association and all the organizers who contributed to making
this event a true success. Best wishes for a productive and fruitful conference!
MAYOR'S WELCOME LETTER
GREETINGS FROM THE MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO
With warmest regards,
Edwin M. Lee
Mayor
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2014–2015 EXECUTIVE BOARD AND OFFICERS
2014–2015 EXECUTIVE BOARD
AND OFFICERS
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Courtney L. Young
Sari Feldman
Barbara K. Stripling
Mario González
Robert E. (Rob) Banks
Peter Hepburn
Alexia Hudson-Ward
Sara Kelly Johns
John A. Moorman
James (Jim) Neal
Gina Persichini
President
President - Elect
Treasurer
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Immediate Past President
Keith Michael Fiels
Executive Director
EXHIBITION
DIVISION PRESIDENTS
Terri Grief
Karen A. Williams
Mary Page
Ellen Riordan
Kathleen Ann Moeller-Peiffer
Rachel Vacek
Diane Bruxvoort
Larry Neal
Joseph A. Thompson Jr
AASL
ACRL
ASCLA
LLAMA
PLA
Christine Lind Hage
United for Libraries
LITA
RUSA
DIVISION PRESIDENTS
ALSC
ALCTS
Chris Shoemaker
YALSA
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GAIL SCHLACHTER MEMORIAL SERVICE
Sunday, June 28 • 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
MCC - Esplanade 304
Join family, friends and colleagues to share your memories of Gail Schlachter, president
of Reference Service Press, member of the ALA Executive Board, 5-term ALA Councilor-atLarge, past president of RUSA, past chair of the ALA Publishing Committee, and member
of PLA, ACRL, IFRT, SRRT and EMIERT.
GAIL SCHLACHTER MEMORIAL SERVICE
All are welcome.
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Friday, June 26 • 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm
MCC - Esplanade Ballroom
Roberta A. Kaplan
“Robbie Kaplan has been involved in some of the most important legal
developments of recent years,” notes The Financial Times. Hear how
Roberta A. Kaplan — with the help of a band of supporters–extended
equal rights and made America a more democratic nation. Kaplan will
offer insights into how the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was defeated,
how laws get overturned, and how change is made legally. When Edie
Windsor called Roberta Kaplan to take on the case that would bring down
DOMA, Kaplan did not hesitate as gay advocates and other lawyers had. In Windsor, the nation's highest court ruled that a key provision of DOMA
violated the U.S. Constitution by barring legally married same-sex couples
from enjoying the wide-ranging benefits of marriage conferred under federal law. Kaplan’s forthcoming book, Then Comes Marriage: United States v. Windsor and the
Defeat of DOMA (Norton, Fall 2015), will offer a complete account of the success.
Described as a “litigation superstar,” a “powerhouse corporate litigator” and a “pressure
junkie” who “thrives on looking at the big picture,” Kaplan is a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison and an adjunct professor of law at Columbia Law School, and is currently
litigating the case against Mississippi’s gay marriage ban. Selected as one of “The 100 Most
Influential Lawyers,” as well as a 2013 “Litigator of the Year” by The American Lawyer, the 2013
“Lawyer of the Year” by Above The Law and the 2014 “Most Innovative Lawyer of The Year” by
The Financial Times, she was ranked as number 5 in this year's "Politico 50." Sponsored by W. W. Norton & Company
Book signing immediately following the Opening General Session in the W. W. Norton Booth #1119
Kaplan’s presentation is part of the conference’s Opening General Session, where ALA President
Courtney Young and others welcome attendees and set the stage for the coming days.
ALA/ERT EXHIBITS OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, June 26 • 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Exhibit Halls
Join in the fun as we kick off the 2015 Annual Conference.
ALA Exhibitors will be on hand to welcome you throughout the
Exhibit Hall as you enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drinks. This is a
great way to start your conference experience, so be sure to
join us!
OPENING GENERAL SESSION & EXHIBITS OPENING RECEPTION
OPENING GENERAL SESSION /
RIBBON CUTTING
Sponsored by ALA, the Exhibits Round Table (ERT) and your ALA
Exhibitors.
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Sunday, June 28 • 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
MCC - Esplanade 305
Join ALA President Courtney L. Young to celebrate the award winners and her featured speaker Sarah Lewis.
Sarah Lewis
“Sarah Lewis is applying her turbocharged intellect to bridging the gap
between art and social policy,” says Vogue magazine. Join ALA President
Courtney L. Young to welcome art historian, critic, writer, and “cultural
powerhouse” Lewis as she celebrates creativity, focusing on how it can
lead us through fear and failure to ultimate success. In our pursuit of success and mastery, is it actually our near wins that push us forward and
our failures that become the process?
Photo Annie Leibovitz
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“Embrace the Near Win” was selected as one of TED Talks’ 2014
Collection of the Most Powerful Talks. In it, as in her acclaimed debut
book The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure and the Search for Mastery
(described by the New York Times as “strikingly original”), Lewis urges
her audience to consider the role of the almost-failure in our own lives. “Coming close to what
you thought you wanted can help you attain what you never dreamed you could,” she says. She
came to understand that what really motivates us is “the unfinished” and that mastery is in the
reaching rather than the arriving when, at her first museum job, she noticed that not every work
by an artist she was studying was a total masterpiece.
Lewis has served on President Obama’s Arts Policy Committee, been selected for Oprah’s
“Power List,” and is a Du Bois Fellow at Harvard University. She is also an active curator, having
held positions at both the Tate Modern and The Museum of Modern Art. Her writing on contemporary art has been published extensively, and her fresh perspectives on the dialogue between
culture, history, and identity have made her central to these conversations.
Sponsored by Simon & Schuster
Book signing outside ballroom immediately following event.
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CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
Tuesday, June 30 • 9:30 am – 11:00 am
MCC - Esplanade 305
Robbie Robertson and David Shannon
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Robbie Robertson and Caldecott Honor-winner (No, David!) David Shannon
will talk about their new book, Hiawatha and the Peacemaker (September 2015). Written in a lyrical
voice and paired with arresting oil paintings, the book is bound to both fascinate and educate your young
students and patrons about Native American history.
Robertson was the lead guitarist and primary songwriter of the legendary musical group The Band. Born of
Mohawk and Cayuga descent, he learned the story of Hiawatha and his spiritual guide, the Peacemaker,
as part of the Iroquois oral tradition. Hiawatha was a strong and articulate Mohawk chosen to translate
the Peacemaker’s message of unity for the five warring Iroquois nations during the 14th century. This
message not only united the tribes but also forever changed how the Iroquois governed themselves—a blueprint for democracy
that would later inspire the authors of the U.S. Constitution. Shannon is the internationally-acclaimed illustrator of numerous
bestselling books for children, and his illustrations have appeared in a wide variety of publications including The New York
Times, Time, and Rolling Stone.
Sponsored by Abrams Books for Young Readers
INAUGURAL BRUNCH
Tuesday, June 30 • 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
MAR - Yerba Buena Salon 7, Lower Level B2
Join ALA President Courtney L. Young in honoring incoming President Sari Feldman
and incoming Division Presidents at this Inaugural Brunch. This elegant event will
immediately follow the Closing General Session and includes food, entertainment,
and more.
Tickets may be purchased at the events counter in the registration area through
Monday, June 29 at 2:00 pm
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION & INAUGURAL BRUNCH
The Closing General Session is a not-to-miss event, where current ALA President Courtney L. Young will pass the gavel to the
2015–16 ALA President Sari Feldman and introduce new Division Presidents. An exciting conversation with Robbie Robertson
and David Shannon will close out the conference.The Closing General Session will be immediately followed by the elegant
Inaugural Brunch.
San Francisco's
longest street, Mission
Street, follows the
original Mission Trail
between Yerba Buena
and Mission Dolores.
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AUDITORIUM SPEAKER SERIES
MCC - Esplanade 305
Gloria Steinem
Saturday, June 27 • 8:30 am – 9:30 am
Photo Tom Marks
Writer, lecturer, editor, journalist, social and political activist, and self-described “hope-aholic,”
Gloria Steinem became nationally recognized as a leader and spokeswoman for the feminist
movement in the late 1960s and early 70s. Join this session to hear her talk about the path
that led her there, including a challenging childhood and a short stint as a Playboy Bunny. After
helping found New York magazine in 1968, where she was a political columnist and wrote
feature articles, Steinem co-founded Ms. Magazine in 1972, and remained one of its editors
for 15 years. In 2005, Steinem, Jane Fonda, and Robin Morgan co-founded the Women's Media
Center, an organization that works "to make women visible and powerful in the media." Steinem
currently travels internationally as an organizer and lecturer and is a media spokeswoman on
issues of equality.
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Steinem’s numerous awards include the Penney-Missouri Journalism Award, the Front Page and
Clarion awards, National Magazine awards, an Emmy Citation for excellence in television writing, the Women's Sports Journalism Award, the Lifetime Achievement in Journalism Award from
the Society of Professional Journalists, the Society of Writers Award from the United Nations,
and in 2013, the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama. Her books include
the bestsellers Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem, Outrageous Acts and Everyday
Rebellions, Moving Beyond Words, and Marilyn: Norma Jean, on the life of Marilyn Monroe. Her
forthcoming book Diary of a Nomad: My Life on the Road (her first in 20 years and with all new
material, October 2015) is an inspiring, intimate memoir that tells her whole life story.
Sponsored by Penguin Random House
Haifaa al-Mansour
Saturday, June 27 • 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Outspoken, smart, and media-savvy, award-winning Saudi Arabian film
director and screenwriter Haifaa al-Mansour adds ALA to a long list of
high-profile appearances, including being interviewed by Jon Stewart on
The Daily Show and Dave Eggers for McSweeney’s journal Wholphin.
Winner of an EDA Female Focus Award, al-Mansour’s first feature-length
film Wadjda also won the Best International Feature Audience Award at
the Los Angeles Film Festival, among other awards, and is the first featurelength movie filmed entirely in Saudi Arabia, the first feature filmed by a
female Saudi Arabian director, and the first Saudi Arabian film submitted
for the Best Foreign Language Oscar. The film is the basis of al-Mansour’s
middle-grade (and debut) novel The Green Bicycle, about a spunky and
sly eleven-year-old, who constantly pushes the boundaries of what's considered proper — going
out without a headscarf, wearing Converse sneakers to school, and speaking with boys in public
places. The story of her attempt to get a bicycle, considered improper for girls to ride, unfolds
against the shifting social attitudes of the Middle East, and explores gender roles, conformity,
and the importance of family. See p. 22 for details about the screening of Wadjda as part of
"Now Showing @ ALA."
The daughter of a poet, al-Mansour studied comparative literature in Cairo and later attended
film school in Australia. Her 2005 documentary Women Without Shadows speaks to the hidden
lives of women in Arab States of the Persian Gulf and was shown at 17 international festivals,
received the Golden Dagger for Best Documentary in the Muscat Film Festival, and got a special jury mention in the fourth Arab Film Festival in Rotterdam. Her next film, A Storm in the
Stars, about Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and starring Elle Fanning, is set to release in 2016.
Sponsored by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers
Book signing outside ballroom immediately following event.
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Sarah Vowell
Photo Bennett Miller
Saturday, June 27 • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Be among the first to hear this journalist, essayist, social commentator
and New York Times bestselling author of nonfiction books on American
history and culture as she talks (among other things) about her humorous and perceptive account of the Revolutionary War hero Marquis de
Lafayette. In the forthcoming book Lafayette in the Somewhat United
States (October 2015), Vowell offers an insightful look at a nation’s idealism and its reality through her portrait of the one Frenchman we could all
agree upon. Lafayette was a general who became wildly unpopular in his
native France but so beloved by Americans that George Washington considered him a son and 90,000 people showed up to cheer for him when
he sailed into New York Harbor after a 30-year absence.
Sponsored by Riverhead, a division of Penguin
Book signing outside ballroom immediately following event.
Nick Offerman
Photo Emily Shur
Saturday, June 27 • 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Actor, author, humorist, and woodworker Nick Offerman — best known for
his role as Ron Swanson on NBC's Parks and Recreation — promises you
plenty of laughter as well as a special library connection. As a lifelong
reader coming from a family of librarians, he credits his aunt, a local
history librarian, with encouraging his love of reading. Offerman is the
author of the New York Times bestseller Paddle Your Own Canoe: One
Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living and the forthcoming Gumption:
Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America’s Gutsiest Troublemakers
(Dutton, May 2015). He acted with Chicago theatre companies, worked
as a fight choreographer and master carpenter at Steppenwolf Theatre
Company, and has appeared in numerous films. Prior to Parks and
Recreation, for which he received the Television Critics Award for Individual Achievement in
Comedy, his most prominent role was as factory worker and Benny-Lopez-love-interest Randy
McGee on George Lopez. In 2007, he co-starred in the Comedy Central series American Body
Shop. Other TV appearances include as a plumber on Will & Grace, as a hobo on The King of
Queens, in 24, and in an episode of The West Wing.
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Vowell is often referred to as a "social observer,” and her previous books include Unfamiliar
Fishes, The Wordy Shipmates, Assassination Vacation, The Partly Cloudy Patriot, and essay
collections Take the Cannoli and Radio On. She was a contributing editor for This American Life
and an original contributor to McSweeney’s. She has been a columnist for Salon, Time, and San
Francisco Weekly and writes occasional essays for the opinion page of the New York Times. In
addition to making numerous appearances on the Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night
with Conan O’Brien and the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Vowell is also the voice of teen superhero Violet Parr in the Academy Award-winning animated film The Incredibles. You can look forward to a humor-filled hour if the introduction on Offerman’s professional woodshop’s website is any indication: “We like to carve spoons, chainsaw stumps, plank canoes,
keep our chisels sharp with stones, build pinball machines and fine furniture. From refined
modern designs to enormous Middle-Earth masterpieces, we build it all while smiling a lot.”
(And by the way, his Aunt Michele Houchens still works at the Three Rivers Public Library in
Minooka, Illinois, where his sister Laurie is Executive Director.)
Sponsored by Dutton, a division of Penguin Publishing
Book signing outside ballroom immediately following event.
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Joshua Davis with Rick Jacobs and David Thomson
United for Libraries President's Program
Monday, June 29 • 8:30 am – 9:30 am
From Cover to Screen — Books to Movies
Joshua Davis, author of Spare Parts, will be joined by producer Rick Jacobs
and esteemed film critic David Thomson to talk about writing the book,
creating the movie, and how movies are judged and reviewed. Attendees
will view a trailer for the film version, starring George Lopez, Jamie Lee
Curtis and Marissa Tomei. Spare Parts is about four undocumented
Mexican teenagers overcoming all odds to win a high-tech underwater
robot competition against teams from elite universities, and has been
called a “triumphant read” by the Toronto Star and “a great American
story” by the Washington Post.
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Joshua Davis is a contributing editor at Wired, cofounder of Epic magazine, and the author of The Underdog, a memoir about his experiences
as an arm wrestler, backward runner, and matador. A 2014 nominee for
a National Magazine Award for feature writing, he has written for The New
Yorker and other periodicals, and his writing is widely anthologized. David
Thomson, author of the forthcoming How to Watch a Movie (Random
House, November 2015), is the definitive source on all things film. He
was film critic for The New Republic and has also written for The Guardian
and The Independent (in London), The New York Times, Salon, Movieline,
Film Comment, and Sight & Sound. Rick Jacobs is a producer and manager specializing in “genre” development and the convergence of media
between feature films, television, video games and print publication, with a focus on adapting
projects from source material including comic books and graphic novels, video games, Asian
remakes, and magazine articles. The three speakers will be interviewed on stage by Library
Journal’s Barbara Hoffert. Davis, Jacobs, and Thomson are appearing on the United for Libraries President Christine Lind
Hage’s program.
Sponsored by Macmillan and Penguin Random House
Book signing outside ballroom immediately following event
The San Francisco
Giants have won the
World Series in 2010,
2012, and 2014.
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Edwidge Danticat
Monday, June 29 • 10:30 am – 11:30 am
A writer named "1 of 20 people in their twenties who will make
a difference" in Harper's Bazaar, featured in the New York Times
Magazine as one of "30 under 30" people to watch, and called
one of the "15 Gutsiest Women of the Year" by Jane Magazine is
definitely one not to miss. Edwidge Danticat’s first novel, Breath,
Eyes, Memory, was also an Oprah's Book Club Selection, and her
second book, the story collection Krik? Krak! made her the youngest National Book Award nominee ever. Born in Haiti, Danticat immigrated to a Haitian American neighborhood in Brooklyn at age 12.
Her disorientation in her new surroundings saw her turn to literature for solace, and two years
later she published her first writing in English in a citywide magazine written by teenagers.
“Writing for New Youth Connections had given me a voice. My silence was destroyed completely,
indefinitely.”
Sponsored by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers
Book signing outside ballroom immediately following event.
Sonia Manzano
Monday, June 29 • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
One of America’s “most influential Hispanics” according to People en
Español, Sonia Manzano — best known as the Emmy Award–winning actor
who defined the role of Maria on Sesame Street — will inspire you with her
story. She has won fifteen Emmy Awards for her television writing, was
twice nominated for an Emmy Award as best performer in a children’s
series, and has been recognized by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
in Washington, D.C. She is the author of the Pura Belpré Honor Book The Revolution of Evelyn
Serrano, which was a Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Book of 2012
and hailed in a starred review in Booklist as a “wry . . . moving” novel.
Becoming Maria, Manzano’s latest book, is her coming-of-age memoir, the remarkable story
of a girl plunged into a world she never expected. It’s the story of dreams — some of them nightmares, others visions of romance and escape. Set in the Bronx in the 1950s, it’s the tale of a
family that is loving and troubled, and of the child who grew up to become a TV star. Sonia’s creative drive keeps her afloat despite the turbulence of her life and times — including the cramped,
colorful world of her Latino neighborhood and an abusive and alcoholic father. Spiced with
Nuyorican culture, heartache, and humor, the memoir paints a revealing portrait of a girl’s
resilience as she grows up to become an inspiration to millions.
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Prominent themes in her writing include national identity, mother-daughter relationships, and
diasporic politics, and she is a strong advocate for issues affecting Haitians abroad and at
home. Her work has been translated into many languages, and her numerous awards include
a Pushcart Short Story Prize, The National Book Critics Circle Award, the American Book Award,
a Langston Hughes Medal, and a MacArthur Fellowship, and fiction awards from Essence and
Seventeen magazines. Her most recent novel, Claire of the Sea Light, was shortlisted for ALA’s
2014 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. The poignant and tender picture book
Mama’s Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation (forthcoming September 2015)
highlights the connective and transformative power of words and stories.
Sponsored by Scholastic
Book signing outside ballroom immediately following event.
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Meet Your Favorite Simon & Schuster
Authors & Illustrators!
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
Booth #1103/1104
ALEX
AWARD WINNER
Opening Night
Celebration!
GET YOUR FREE
I LOVE MY LIBRARY
POSTER!
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M.
Zubizarreta, Island Treasures:
Growing Up in Cuba, and Love,
Amalia
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Debbie Ridpath Ohi,
Where Are My Books?
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Zak Ebrahim,
The Terrorist’s Son:
A Story of Choice
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. 10:30 – 11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. –
Linda Davick,
Dorothy Hearst,
12:00 p.m.
Say Hello!
Spirit of the Wolves Liz Garton Scanlon,
The Great Good
Summer
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Jim Averbeck,
One Word from Sophia
11:00 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.
Avi,
Old Wolf
Have lunch
with us! Free
galactic hot dogs
and a book!
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
11:30 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.
Nnedi Okorafor,
Lagoon
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Marissa Moss,
Amelia’s BFF
PURA BELPRÉ
AWARD WINNER
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Jodi Lynn Anderson, Alison McGhee, Marjorie Agosin,
I Lived on
My Diary from the
Firefly Hollow
Butterfly Hill
Edge of the World
MARGARET A.
EDWARDS AWARD
WINNER
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Gary Paulsen,
Margarita Engle, Sharon M. Draper, Ashley Bryan,
This Side of Wild:
Enchanted Air:
Sail Away
Stella by Starlight
Mutts, Mares, and Two Cultures, Two
Laughing Dinosaurs Wings: A Memoir
Pop Top Stage
Book Collaboration
3:00 –
4:00 p.m.
With Scott
Westerfeld,
Margo
Lanagan,
and
Deborah
Biancotti
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
April Pulley Sayre,
Raindrops Roll
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Authors & Illustrators!
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10:30 – 11:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Daniel Kraus,
Andrew Smith,
The Death and Life of
Stand-Off
Zebulon Finch, Volume 1
Have a glass of
wine on us!
SUNDAY, JUNE 28
SUNDAY, JUNE 28
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Tony DiTerlizzi,
Bruce Coville,
Candace Fleming and
The Battle for WondLa Goblins on the Prowl
Eric Rohmann,
Bulldozer’s Big Day
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Laura Dave,
Eight Hundred Grapes
11:00 a.m. –
12:00 p.m.
Jason Reynolds,
The Boy in the
Black Suit
12:00 – 12:30 p.m.
Erin Bow,
The Scorpion Rules
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Suzanne Young,
Hotel Ruby
CARNEGIE
FINALIST AND ALEX
AWARD WINNER
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Carol Lynch Williams,
Signed, Skye Harper
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
N.H. Senzai,
Saving Kabul Corner
Pop Top Stage
Humor
10:00 –
11:00 a.m.
With
Aaron Karo
ODYSSEY
HONOR
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.
Sonia Manzano,
A Box Full of Kittens
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Tim Federle,
Five, Six, Seven, Nate!
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Carter Goodrich,
We Forgot Brock!
10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Stephen T. Johnson,
Alphabet School
/SSEdLib
@SSEdLib
SIGNING TO
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MONDAY, JUNE 29
MONDAY, JUNE 29
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Anthony Doerr,
All the Light We Cannot See
BOOK BUZZ THEATER
Exhibit Hall (S), behind Aisle 3900, near Booth 3931
Saturday, June 27
Scholastic and Simon & Schuster
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Buzz with Scholastic and Simon & Schuster Children's/Adult
Join Simon & Schuster and Scholastic to hear about all the latest in children's, young adult, and adult
titles — you won't be able to help buzzing about these books when you attend this session!
Charlesbridge
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Reading Picture Books With Children: How to Shake Up Storytime and Get Kids Talking About What We
See
Join Megan Dowd Lambert to discuss The Whole Book Approach, an interactive way to get children talking
about picture books and what they hear and see during storytime. Developed by Megan while at the Eric
Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, this tried and tested method focuses on the picture book as a visual
art form and invites kids to become active participants during shared reading. Join Megan and author/
illustrator David Hyde Costello to share anecdotes, learn tips and gain access to road-tested techniques to
get kids thinking with their ears and their eyes.
Random House Publishing Partners Kids
BOOK BUZZ THEATER
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Random House Publishing Partners Kids Book Buzz
All the best in children's titles from the publishing partners of Random House LLC such as: Archie Comics,
Dark Horse Comics, POW!, Quirk Books, NYRB, and MORE!
HarperCollins Children's Books, Bloomsbury Children's Books,
Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, and Disney-Hyperion
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Join us for a preview of the Fall 2015 children's and teen titles from these leading publishers. Snacks will
be served, so come and stay awhile!
Macmillan, HarperCollins and Sterling
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Three's Company. The best in Fall 2015 Adult books from Virgina with HarperCollins, Talia with Macmillan
and Chris with Sterling.
Random House Library Marketing
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Love is in the air!
Don't miss our Fall 2015 titles on love, romance, relationships, and heartbreak! Get ARCs, Tote Bags, and
the inside scoop on titles sure to drive your hold list. Attendees will be entered to win a Dream Lover Gift
Basket. Chocolate and champagne will be served.
Sunday, June 28
Penguin Young Readers Group and Penguin Adult
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Kick off 'Pride' with Penguin!
Come listen as we showcase our Adult and Young Readers Summer/Fall 2015 titles with Penguin Pride.
San Francisco treats will be served.
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Random House Children's Books
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Stop by the Random House Children's Book Buzz to hear about our BIGGEST picture books, middle grade,
and young adult novels coming out this Fall-with a sneak peek at Spring 2016!
Perseus Books and Hachette
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Just as our favorite midwives Chummy, Jenny and Sister Evangelina brought new lives into the world so too
will we bring new books to life. Elenita and Melissa will share stories of their favorite upcoming new babies. You’ll experience the first Car Wars, learn Adventures in Human Being, and prepare for Crouching Tiger and
Keep Moving with Dick Van Dyke, it is sure to be a Scream!
From Hachette Book Group you will hear about the new babies (books) from authors Stacy Schiff, Oscar
Hijuelos, Ray Kelly, Ann Leckie, Joel Osteen, Max Wirestone (A librarian!), and James Patterson.
Holiday House
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch & Learn with Holiday House
Join Holiday House for lunch as editors Mary Cash and Grace Maccarone share our new children's books
for Fall 2015 — from preschool through young adult! Advance books and promotional materials will be available. Lunch and snacks will be provided during this fun midday break. See you in San Francisco!
Zonderkidz Blink
BOOK BUZZ THEATER
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
What's New at Zonderkidz & Blink?
We will be discussing titles to watch for the Zonderkidz and Blink imprints of HarperCollins Christian
Publishing. This will include faith based books for grades pre-k through high school (Zonderkidz) and general market YA fiction (Blink).
Tor Forge
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
The Future According to Tor: New Titles for Young Readers and Teens
We are pleased to present a selection of must-shelve upcoming fiction from Starscape, Tor Teen, and Tor/
Forge Books. Join us as we discuss some of our stellar forthcoming titles, as well as highlights from the
current season. ARCs, posters, and other giveaways are available in the Tor/Forge Books booth (#1013).
Monday, June 29
HarperCollins Christian
9:30 am – 10:30 am
A Preview of All the New and Exciting Titles From Tommy Nelson
Tommy Nelson, the children's division of Thomas Nelson, Inc., publishes a wide variety of high quality, enjoyable products that are consistent with the teachings found in the Bible. Tommy Nelson products are designed
to expand children's imaginations and nurture their faith while pointing them to a personal relationship with
God. For more information, visit www.tommynelson.com and be sure to visit us on the exhibit floor.
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SIGNINGS AT BOOTH #3100
F R I D AY, J U N E 2 6 T H
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
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12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
JULIE
MURPHY
CHRISTIE
MATHESON
Special Galley Signing!
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
RAE
CARSON
SOMAN
CHAINANI
Special Galley Signing!
Special Poster Signing!
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
NOELLE
STEVENSON
LAURA
RUBY
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
KEVIN
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Special Poster Signing!
Special Galley Signing!
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ELLEN
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9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
DONALD
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Signing times subject to change.
Please visit booth #3100
for an up-to-date schedule.
Wilder Award Winner!
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NOW SHOWING @ ALA FILM PROGRAM
Regarding Susan Sontag
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
NOW SHOWING @ ALA FILM PROGRAM
Saturday, June 27
Wadjda
8:00 am – 10:00 am
An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her
school's Koran recitation competition as
a way to raise the remaining funds she
needs in order to buy the green bicycle
that has captured her interest. Don't miss
director Haifaa al-Mansour when she
appears as an Auditorium Speaker, see
p. 12.
watch?v=3koigluYOH0
Runtime: 98 minutes
Preview: www.youtube.com/
Regarding Susan Sontag is an intimate
and nuanced investigation into the life of
one of the most influential and provocative
thinkers of the 20th century. Passionate
and gracefully outspoken throughout her
career, Susan Sontag became one of the
most important literary, political and feminist icons of her generation. The documentary explores Sontag’s life through
evocative experimental images, archival
materials, accounts from friends, family,
colleagues, and lovers, as well as her own words, read by actress
Patricia Clarkson. From her early infatuation with books and her first
experience in a gay bar; from her marriage in adolescence to her last
lover, Regarding Susan Sontag is a fascinating look at a towering cultural critic and writer whose works on photography, war, illness, and
terrorism still resonate today. More than any other thinker of her day,
Sontag was watched, viewed, photographed and stared at. She was
gazed at, and she looked back, very carefully, particularly at language
and metaphor and at photography and what she called “the ecology of
images.” Regarding Susan Sontag gives viewers the chance to watch
Sontag while she examines the world. Runtime: 100 minutes
Preview: http://sontagfilm.org/trailer
Sponsored by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young
Readers.
Sponsored by Question Why Films, GLBTRT
50 Children
The Great Book Robbery
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
In the spring of 1939, Gilbert and Eleanor
Kraus embarked on a risky and unlikely
mission. Traveling into the heart of Nazi
Germany, they rescued 50 Jewish children
from Vienna and brought them to the
United States.
Steven Pressman, the director, producer
and writer of the Emmy-nominated 50
Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and
Mrs. Kraus, will introduce the film and
participate in a brief post-screening Q&A. Steve is also the author of
50 Children: One Ordinary American Couple's Extraordinary Rescue
Mission Into the Heart of Nazi Germany (HarperCollins, hardcover and
paperback).
Runtime: 62 minutes
Preview: www.50childrenfilm.com/The_Film.html
Released by 7th Art Releasing www.7thart.com/films/50-Children
This documentary about the systematic
"collection" of 70,000 Palestinian books
by Israeli forces (including librarians)
before, during, and after the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. The
film tells the story of the books and
what has become of them -- many are
now labeled "Abandoned Property" at Israel's National Library -- and
explores issues of library ethics and cultural heritage.
Runtime: 57 Minutes
Preview: https://vimeo.com/6303260
Sponsored by Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT)
Sunday, June 28
Sponsored by 7th Art Releasing and HarperCollins Publishers
The city’s cable cars
are a National Historical
Monument and the only
permanently operational
manually operated cable
car system in the world.
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Got Book? Auntie Helen’s
Gift of Books
Sunday, June 28
Start your day with SHORTS
3D Printing in the
Classroom
8:00 am
Got Book? profiles Helen Agcaoili
Summers Brown, founder of the Filipino
American Library. Auntie Helen, as she is widely known in the Los
Angeles Filipino Community is interviewed by one of her sons, George
Brown, tracing her upbringing in the Philippines as a mestiza (half
Filipino and half Caucasian American). Reputedly the first Filipina to
attend UCLA, Helen married her UCLA sweetheart, Bill Brown, became
a teacher and raised a family. Her collection of Philippine books from
her father became the basis of her dream, the Filipino American
Library, a community based non-profit in the Los Angeles Historic
Filipinotown district.
Runtime: 7 minutes
Dalip Singh Saund: His Life,
His Legacy
Runtime: 11 minutes
Preview: https://vimeo.com/119583269
Sponsored by lynda.com
9:00 am
Project-based Learning:
STEM to STEAM with Dos
Pueblos Engineering
Academy
8:15 am
In 2002, a school district in Goleta, California, attempted an experiment. They introduced DPEA, the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy,
a program designed to teach twenty-first-century skills via projectbased learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM). They discovered that when they added "art" to the program
(STEAM) that they attracted 50% more girls, and got better adoption
from parents, mentors, the outside community, and students. DPEA
allows students to explore one project a year, rotating through each
aspect of the STEAM program. The Academy has been running for over
ten years and is recognized as a pioneer in education reform, prizing
independent thought and modern skills over standardized testing and
book-based lectures. Here the students, teachers, and administrators
tell us why it works. Learn about their cutting-edge robotics program,
multidisciplinary approach, and the unique collaborations that happen
between students, teachers, and parents.
Runtime: 9 minutes
Preview: https://vimeo.com/101665737
Sponsored by lynda.com
Visual Thinking Strategies
8:30 am
What if teachers taught with questions
rather than lectures? What if students
were asked to reflect instead of regurgitate? Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) challenges the standard model
of teaching by encouraging a reflection-and-response style of learning. Designed by art educator Philip Yenawine and developmental
psychologist Abigail Housen, VTS relies on children's natural ability to
observe, using imagery as the starting point for learning. The teacher
asks open-ended questions; students reflect and respond. The process has been proven to strengthen critical thinking skills, language
development, confidence, and collaboration. Watch VTS at work in
three Louisiana schools and find out what alternative teaching methods like these might have in store for America's classrooms.
Runtime: 11 minutes
Preview: https://vimeo.com/105894448
This documentary film explores the
extraordinary life of Dr. Dalip Singh Saund
(1899-1973) while providing historical
context of legal and social discrimination
against Asians. Through the telling of
the personal story of Dalip Singh Saund
librarians will learn of about the early
U.S. immigration laws aimed at preventing people from Asia and the Pacific Islands from coming to America
and naturalizing as citizens. He came to the U.S. in 1920 as a student
and attended UC Berkeley. He graduated in 1924 with a Masters and
a PhD in Mathematics. Because Dalip Singh Saund was ineligible for
citizenship, he was unable to find a job in his field. When he was able
to naturalize as a citizen, Saund became the first Asian, the first Indian
and the first Sikh elected to serve in the U.S. Congress.
Runtime: 36 minutes
Preview: https://drive.google.com/
file/d/0B2Ut5hz0MVnENGQ4TUdyMkZmMXc/view?usp=sharing
Sponsored by Heritage Series, LLC, APALA
Picking Tribes
9:45 am
In a heartfelt, and often hilarious, attempt
to be more than ‘ordinary,’ a girl growing
up in the 1940s tries to choose between
her African-American and Native-American
heritages. As a child, she is inspired to ‘lay claim to my one-quarter
Indian blood’ because of the track record of the Cleveland Indians
baseball team, and the ‘bad PR Negroes were suffering’. She puts
feathers in her hair, pretends her name means Gentle Starlight, and
dreams of becoming the first Native-American drum majorette. NOW SHOWING @ ALA FILM PROGRAM
How do you turn young tech consumers into tech creators? At Hartford High School, Mike Hathorn puts
students in charge of their own learning, giving them the topics and
equipment, but also the freedom, to explore their own ideas. But room
212 is no ordinary classroom. Hathorn's students create detailed
digital models with professional 3D software like SketchUp, and print
their designs on the school's own 3D printers. Watch this short film to
learn how the Hartford high schoolers are digitizing and "printing" their
town's history, and encouraging other students to explore technology
at maker showcases like TechJam.
8:45 am
When she becomes a young woman, she is surrounded by images of
the civil rights movement and African pride. Suddenly, ‘Indians are
out and Mother Africa is in!’ She grows her hair, takes African dance
classes and sports tribal dress. When a teacher tells her what tribe
he believes she’s from, she runs right to the library to make sure it
really exists. ‘Finally," she says, ‘I belong!’ It is only when her beloved
grandfather dies that she is able to reconcile the power of both her
heritages and realizes her own uniqueness. Runtime: 7 minutes
Preview: www.asharpshow.com/pages/picking_tribesOld.html
Sponsored by A Sharp Show
Sponsored by lynda.com
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The Homestretch
Monday, June 29
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
The Homestretch is a powerful documentary that follows three homeless teens
in Chicago as they fight to stay in school,
graduate, and build a future. Each of
these smart, ambitious teenagers - surprise, inspire, and challenge audiences
to rethink stereotypes of homelessness
as they work to complete their education
while facing the trauma of being alone and
abandoned at an early age.
Runtime: 90 minutes
Preview: https://vimeo.com/77430311
NOW SHOWING @ ALA FILM PROGRAM
Sponsored by SRRT/HHPTF, Spargel Productions, Kartemquin Films
Killswitch
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Killswitch is about the battle for control
over the Internet. Lawrence Lessig, Tim
Wu and Peter Ludlow frame the story
of two young hactivists, Aaron Swartz
& Edward Snowden, who symbolize the
disruptive and dynamic nature of the
Internet. Their lives parallel one another
as they free information to millions on the
Internet, putting them directly in the crosshairs of the most powerful interests in the
world. Will this be a cautionary tale of what
happens when you dare to take on elite power structures? Or will it be
the spark that ignites a revolution that will redefine democracy in the
digital age?
Runtime: 72 minutes
Preview: https://vimeo.com/104911615
Sponsored by Akorn Entertainment CineCity Pictures, ALA Subcommittee on
Telecommunications
Speaking in Tongues
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Speaking in Tongues follows four diverse
students on their path to bilingualism. An
African-American boy from public housing
learns to read, write, and speak Mandarin.
A Mexican-American boy, whose parents
are not literate in any language, develops academic Spanish while mastering
English. A Chinese-American girl regains
a language lost to her parents through
assimilation. A Caucasian teen’s Mandarin
skills ease cross-cultural exchange. Their
stories reveal the promise of a multilingual America as each student
develops both bicultural and bilingual fluency.
Runtime: 56 minutes
Preview: https://vimeo.com/6073529
Sponsored by Patchwork Films
Tested
10:30 am – 12:00 pm
The gap in opportunities for different races
in America remains extreme. Nowhere is
this more evident than our nation’s top
public schools. In New York City, where blacks and Hispanics make up
70% of the city’s school-aged population, they represent less than 5%
at the city’s most elite public high schools. Meanwhile Asian Americans
make up as much as 73%. This documentary follows a dozen racially
and socioeconomically diverse 8th graders as they fight for a seat at
one of these schools. Their only way in: to ace a single standardized test.
Runtime: 77 minutes
Preview: www.testedfilm.com/watch/
Sponsored by Bull & Monkey, LLC, APALA
Memory of a Forgotten War
CitizenFour
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Memory of Forgotten War conveys the
human costs of military conflict through
deeply personal accounts of the Korean
War (1950-53) by four Korean-American
survivors. Their stories take audiences
through the trajectory of the war, from
extensive bombing campaigns, to day-today struggle for survival and separation
from family members across the DMZ.
Decades later, each person reunites with
relatives in North Korea, conveying beyond words the meaning of
family loss. These stories belie the notion that war ends when the guns
are silenced and foreshadow the future of countless others displaced
by ongoing military conflict today.
Runtime: 30 minutes
Preview: www.mufilms.org/films/memory-of-forgotten-war/#.
VT-JYCFVhBc
CitizenFour is a real life thriller, unfolding
by the minute, giving audiences unprecedented access to filmmaker Laura Poitras
and journalist Glenn Greenwald’s encounters with Edward Snowden in Hong Kong,
as he hands over classified documents
providing evidence of mass indiscriminate
and illegal invasions of privacy by the
National Security Agency (NSA). Poitras
had already been working on a film about
surveillance for two years when Snowden
contacted her, using the name “CITIZENFOUR,” in January 2013. He
reached out to her because he knew she had long been a target of government surveillance, stopped at airports numerous times, and had
refused to be intimidated. When Snowden revealed he was a high-level
analyst driven to expose the massive surveillance of Americans by the
NSA, Poitras persuaded him to let her film.
Runtime: 114 minutes
Preview: https://citizenfourfilm.com/trailer
Sponsored by OD, OLOS, APALA
Sponsored by Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT)
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ERT/ARTIST ALLEY SILENT AUCTION
ERT/Christopher J. Hoy Scholarship Silent Auction
MCC - South Concourse, Lower Level
Be sure to stop by the auction located on the South Lower Concourse. Named for a long time ALA staff member, the annual
scholarship is awarded to an individual pursuing a library sciences degree in an ALA-accredited program.
Artist Alley participants donate an original piece of artwork to be used in the scholarship silent auction.
Also featured in the silent auction are the original vibrant quilts created by the Biblioquilters. The quiltmakers are representatives who work both in and with libraries.
MCC - Exhibit Hall Aisle 100
Located on the exhibit floor, the Artist Alley includes the best from all genres. Past exhibitors have included many of today's leading artists, illustrators and creators of comics, games and graphic novels showcasing original artwork. Examples:
ERT/ARTIST ALLEY SILENT AUCTION
Artist Alley
The Chinese fortune
cookie was likely
invented by a Japanese
resident of San Francisco
in the 1890's.
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iBEACON INFO
BluuBeam—ALA Annual Conference Official iBeacon Provider
Get links to
Building on the successful rollout at the content like slides
2015 Midwinter Meeting, BluuBeam and handouts—to
use on-site or
is back to help provide the best consave for later.
ference experience. ALA Conference
Services is pleased to be working with
BluuBeam, the #1 iBeacon provider for libraries.
You will find BluuBeam throughout ALA Annual Conference, offering relevant information right on your smartphone. You’ll get links
to content like slides and handouts (to use on-site or save for later)
for programs and sessions such as Conversation Starters and Ignite
Sessions, and information from places like the ALA Store, ALA Lounge,
and the Networking Uncommons when you visit their space. You can
also save the link to your favorite sessions.
How to get the BluuBeam app:
• T ap on the “What’s Beaming” icon in the ALA Annual Conference
App (See page 41)
•S
earch for BluuBeam in the iTunes App Store or Google Play Store
• T ext the word “link” to 38470 to
download the BluuBeam app
iBEACON INFO
Once you download the app, an
alert on your phone shows you
information relevant to your location when you come within range
of a Beam (about 40'). The messages include links, pictures and
text and are clearly organized in
the BluuBeam app. You can access
Beams that are around you now as
well as Beams that you’ve visited
previously, as well as saving your
favorites—which makes it easy to
review later.
About BluuBeam
BluuBeam is a turnkey proximity triggered messaging service offered to libraries to inform patrons about
things that may interest them based on their location within the library. BluuBeam also seeks to give libraries a way to increase awareness within their community by leveraging their own network. To learn more, visit
www.bluubeam.com or check out our beam in the Mobile App Pavilion.
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SPECTRUM LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
Don't Go Missing on the Shelf: Getting the
Support you Need to be a Success
Thursday, June 25 • 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
HIL - Franciscan A/B
flexible and open to new opportunities for growth. Scholars will gain key
takeaways they can implement immediately in their career development.
Speakers: Barbara Alvarez; Jason Broughton; Andrea Galbo; April
Hathcock; Madeline Sheldon
Where can librarians go for professional guidance? Members of this
panel will present their perspectives of mentorship, and discuss the
variety of ways in which they have engaged with their own mentors.
Learn what a mentor can be, what options exist for mentoring, and
how to get the most from the experience.
Spectrum Institute Lunch
Speakers: Sharon Tani; Carla Y. Davis-Castro; Rachel Keiko Stark;
Patricia Guardiola
Even Your Bathroom Breaks Are Scheduled:
Insights into the application, interviewing,
and hiring process.
Spectrum Institute Opening Reception
Friday, June 26 • 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
HIL - Franciscan C/D
Friday, June 26 • 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
HIL - Franciscan A/B
Featuring opening remarks from ALA President Courtney Young,
ALA President-Elect Sari Feldman, and ALA Executive Director Keith
Michael Fiels.
Every library has a different process for hiring. This panel is designed
to provide insight and guidance into the application, interviewing, and
hiring process for different types of libraries and will allow students
the opportunity to learn about the hiring process from both a potential
employee and a potential employer's point of view.
Defining Diversity Through Dialogue
Thursday June 25 • 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
HIL - Franciscan A/B
This session explores the interconnectedness of our identities, the
unique ways that we define ourselves, and our values, beliefs and
biases. We will use exercises to help us learn about who we are and how
we impact others, and similarly, who others are and how they impact
us. Come prepared to participate in this highly interactive session.
Speaker: Alanna Aiko Moore
Spectrum Institute Breakfast
Friday, June 26 • 7:30 am – 8:30 am
HIL - Franciscan C/D
Mentorship Magic: Spectrum Edition
Friday, June 26 • 8:30 am – 10:00 am
HIL - Franciscan A/B
Speakers: Ricardo Antoni; Rachel Keiko Stark; Christie Hamm;
Margaret Lirones
GLBTRT 45th Anniversary Joint Social with the
Spectrum Scholars
Saturday, June 27 • 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Library of the San Francisco
Public Library
$5 suggested donation at the door
Spectrum Institute Closing Breakfast
Sunday, June 28 • 7:30 am – 10:00 am
HIL - Franciscan A/B
Closing breakfast which includes Spectrum Sponsors and alumni,
certificates of completion, and reflections about our time at the
conference.
Spectrum alums will speak about the importance of seeking guidance
from peer mentors, veteran colleagues and allies in professional LIS
organizations. As relatively new librarians, the speakers will share their
insights on identifying and connecting with mentors/supporters, the
impact of mentorship on the diversification of the information profession and its benefit to our communities.
SPECTRUM LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
Thursday, June 25 • 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
HIL - Franciscan C/D
Speakers: Hannah Gomez; Dawn Wing
Building Blocks: Constructing Your Career
Path through Networking, Branding, and
Flexibility
Friday, June 26 • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
HIL - Franciscan A/B
Five librarians from different backgrounds, career paths, and geographic
areas will share their unique experiences in building successful library
careers. From public to academic to state libraries and first-career to
second-career librarians, this panel will share perspectives on building
strong networks and developing a professional brand, while remaining
Thank you to our supporters who funded 2014–2015
Spectrum Scholarships:
• American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
• Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL)
• Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC)
• Ellen Fader
• William R. Gordon
• Medical Library Association/National Library of Medicine
• ProQuest
• Texas Library Association
• Dr. Betty J. Turock
• Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
Spectrum Institute events at the Hilton are open only to current Spectrum Scholars, and invited alumni and guests.
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INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
An International Focus
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
Join the many internationally focused programs, poster sessions, meetings, social events, and discussions that offer
unique insights into the wider world of libraries.
To find all Annual Conference international options, locations,
and other details, check the Programs & Schedules section of
this book , or enter “international” in the Conference Scheduler
search box (www.alaannual.org/scheduler, or for the mobile
app, www.alaannual.org/mobile-app).
International Librarians Orientation
Friday, June 27 • 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
An overview of ALA, the conference, exhibits, and the city of San
Francisco, including recommended programs and social activities,
plus the chance to meet colleagues who will help international attendees make the most of the conference experience.
Learning from One Another: Mentoring Across
and Within Borders-IRRT Paper Session
Saturday, June 27 • 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Mentoring is an effective way of assisting people to progress in their
careers through partnerships between experienced mentors and
less experienced mentees. This program will feature presentations
on library-related mentoring projects and programs from around the
world.
Developing and Strengthening Culturally
Relevant Materials in African Libraries
Saturday, June 27 • 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Libraries Creating Positive Change:
Championing Access to Information GloballyIRC Chair's Program
Saturday, June 27 • 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Looking at the history of the development of government information,
sources that could be used to access government information, the
policies governing them, and similarities and differences, this presentation will explore access in the US and China.
CONFERENCE
Want information about the ALA Conference and international
events? Need tips on getting around San Francisco? Looking
for a place to meet friends and other international visitors?
Computers are available to check e-mail and use the Internet. Or
just sit and relax!
An Opportunity to Serve: American Librarians
in Eurasia
Sunday, June 28 • 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Three American-based librarians who have worked or are working in
institutions in Afghanistan, Georgia and Kazakhstan will talk about
the rewards and challenges of working in Central Asian and Eurasian
libraries.
Leaning International: Recipes from the Field
For MLS students through seasoned information professionals
interested in working internationally, this annual interactive program
hosted by IRRT’s International Connections Committee features
American librarians discussing their own international experiences.
Current Practices and Trends in East/
Southeast/Pacific (E/SE/P) Asian Libraries
Hear U.S. librarians who have experience with E/SE/P Asian libraries
discuss some of the current practices and trends in that region of the
world. Panelists will include those who have lived/worked in E/SE/P
Asia, as well as those in the U.S. who work collaboratively with E/SE/P
Asian libraries.
Strategic Collaborations: Sister Libraries in
Sister Cities
Sunday, June 28 • 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Access to Government Information: the Case
of US and China
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International Visitors Center
Sunday, June 28 • 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Saturday, June 27 • 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
ALA
The International Publishers Pavilion with suppliers from around
the world, is the perfect place to find multilingual and multicultural
publications and library materials.
Sunday, June 28 • 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Hear creative ideas about projects, services, research studies, culturally relevant materials including local languages, preservation and dissemination of indigenous knowledge, and locally relevant digital projects for both African and U.S. libraries that serve African populations.
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Friday, June 26 – Monday, June 29 • 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
MCC - North Lobby - Street Level
Experiences and practices from the global library field fostering
positive change, sustainable libraries and development. The program
includes best practices, models and recommendations from global
experts.
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Nancy Bolt and Janet Lee will highlight the successes and challenges
of dovetailing Sister Libraries with existing Sister Cities partnerships
as they share a grass roots perspective from the local level. Carol Brey
will report on the ALA Past-Presidents group promoting international
issues through a top-down connection with the Sister Cities National
Organization.
EXHIBITION
Building Sustainable Libraries in Asia:
Success Stories-ISLD-Interest Group Program
Monday, June 29 • 8:30 am – 10:00 am
This interactive program with speakers and audience participation
will highlight factors that contributed to the success of specific library
development projects in Asia.
Culture Under Siege and our Response:
Scholars and Librarians In Action
Monday, June 29 • 10:30 am – 11:30 am
The Near East and South Asia Subcommittee of ALA’s International
Relations Committee invites all interested scholars and librarians
to a roundtable discussion about what steps and risk management
strategies can be taken to protect manuscripts,books, and the cultural
heritage under threat in several countries in our region. During the last
few years, libraries and collections have been destroyed in Timbuktu,
Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and other countries in the region.
IRRT Chair’s Program: Library Leadership
Initiatives—­Stories from a Global Perspective
The E-Book Landscape in Europe
Monday, June 29 • 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Exploring the e-book landscape in several European countries, this
panel discussion will focus on topics such as funding models, subscription/ownership models, assessment, acceptance, infrastructure,
and more.
International Poster Session
Sunday, June 28 • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Come to the Exhibit Floor and find out about innovative programs and
transformative ideas that are shaping libraries all over the world.
International Librarians Reception
Monday, June 29 • 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
OS - San Francisco Public Library
Your chance to meet and mingle with librarians from more than 80
countries! This is a great chance to enjoy a mix of culture and ideas,
awards presentations, regional cuisine, hors d’oeuvres and an open
bar. Tickets are available in the conference registration area. Free to
international librarians registered for the full conference.
Monday, June 29 • 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
How do individuals, country associations, or international library
organizations present, plan, and train for library leadership roles and/
or succession planning? How do international conferences promote
individual leadership skills? Learn more as you hear leadership stories
and solutions from a global perspective.
MCC - Exhibit Hall, behind booth 2142
ALA Diversity and Outreach Fair & Parade of
Bookmobiles
PR Xchange Awards (sponsored by the PRMS
section of LLAMA)
Saturday, June 27 • 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Sunday, June 28 • 12:30 pm – 01:30 pm
The annual Diversity and Outreach Fair celebrates library services,
programs and collections to underserved and under-represented communities. Visit with program leaders, learn details and strategies for
success, and consider how they might be repeated in your library community. Enjoy the festive atmosphere while networking and learning
about these important programs! Sponsored by DEMCO, Inc.
The annual PR Xchange Awards recognize the very best public relations
materials produced by libraries in the past year. Winners are selected
(based on content, originality, and design) by a team of experts in public
relations, graphic design, and communications.
SPECIAL EVENTS AREA
SPECIAL EVENTS AREA
PR Xchange
Sunday, June 28 • 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
View and sample a showcase of PR materials (annual reports, newsletters, program promotions, websites, YouTube videos, and more!),
including the winners of the PR Xchange awards, a juried selection of
the best library promotional materials and methods from libraries of
all types and sizes (and budgets!)
Alcatraz Federal
Penitentiary (1934–1963)
on Alcatraz Island held
notable inmates such
as Al Capone, "Machine
Gun Kelley", and the
"Birdman of Alcatraz."
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IN THE EXHIBIT HALL
MCC - Exhibit Hall
Welcome to the ALA Exhibits!
With more to see and do, the ALA exhibit hall provides you with the opportunity to see the latest in products, services, titles,
authors, and technologies. Set aside plenty of time to meet with exhibitors, get the latest books autographed, and hear from
over 100 authors and illustrators on the live stages in the hall. In addition to specialty pavilions and theme exhibit areas, the
range of exhibitors will give you an insight into the hottest products for your library. There are plenty of hands-on opportunities
for you to extend the learning experiences started in the conference sessions. Detailed schedules and locations are outlined on
the pages noted below, but be sure to look for updates in your daily edition of Cognotes and on the official Conference Scheduler
at www.alaannual.org/scheduler.
Exhibit Hours
Friday, June 26 •5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Exhibits Opening Reception
Saturday, June 27 • 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, June 28 • 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (new closing time)
Monday, June 29 • 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
IN THE EXHIBIT HALL
The Live Stages in the Exhibit Hall offer a chance to enjoy dozens of leading personalities and events during exhibit hours
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
At Book Buzz Theater, your favorite publishers entertain and inform you about their hottest new titles, including fiction and nonfiction for young readers and adults alike, from
manga to the Common Core! See page 18 or 196 for the complete schedule.
The Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage is your chance to hear from authors, illustrators, and
creators of the hottest games and graphic novels. Learn more about the art of graphic
novels and illustration, how games and gaming inspire creativity and social interaction,
and how comics in the library and in the classroom can help you inspire and reach reluctant readers. See page 192 for the complete schedule.
The PopTop Stage features readings, discussions, and presentations over the course
of the exhibits, 2015 topics will include: fiction, diversity, narration, children's books,
activism, storytelling, mystery, poetry and romance to name a few. See page 187 for the
complete schedule.
Mobile App Pavilion Stage brings you the latest in apps from well-known and emerging
exhibitors. See new apps for reading, patron services, and more. See page 181 for the
complete schedule.
What’s Cooking @ ALA Demonstration Stage features live cooking demonstrations and
education on foods of all variety that will rouse your taste buds. See page 184 for the
complete schedule.
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ALA CONFERENCE STORE
Products hot off the press, special events at the ALA Store
Located just outside the Exhibits, the ALA Store offers products that meet the widest range of your promotional and continuing
education/professional development needs — as well as fun gift items. Make sure to carve out some time in your schedule to
stop by and examine the many new and bestselling items available!
ALA Store hours:
Friday, June 26 12:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Saturday, June 27 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, June 28 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Monday, June 29 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
You’ll get all this (and more) at the store:
• Popular posters, bookmarks, and promotional materials from ALA Graphics,
including the conference debuts of a new Batgirl poster, the GLBT Book Month
poster, and the 2015 Banned Books Week t-shirt.
• Live demos of RDA: Resource Description and Access Toolkit.
• More information about eLearning opportunities.
• Your 2015 ALA Annual Conference t-shirt. (Stop by early to get your pick — they sell out fast!)
•F
ree shipping on all book orders placed in the ALA Store (posters, bookmarks, and other gift-type items are not eligible for
this offer).
• Prices that automatically reflect the ALA Member discount, so there’s no need to dig out your member number.
Don’t forget that every dollar you spend at the ALA Store helps support library advocacy, awareness, and other key programs
and initiatives!
ALA CONFERENCE STORE
• New titles hot off the press from ALA Editions, ALA Neal-Schuman, ALA divisions, and Facet Publishing, including The Weeding Handbook: A Shelf-by-Shelf
Guide, by Booklist editor Rebecca Vnuk; the new third edition of Assessing Service Quality: Satisfying the Expectations of
Library Customers, by Peter Hernon, Ellen Altman, and Robert E. Dugan; and The Handbook for Storytellers, by Judy Freeman
and Caroline Feller Bauer.
San Francisco is
Spanish for "Saint
Francis." Colonists from
Spain founded it on June
29, 1776 with a fort and
a mission named for
St. Francis of Assisi.
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ALA LOUNGE
MCC - South Lobby
Stop by the new ALA Lounge — brought
to you by ALA Membership — to connect with colleagues and other ALA
members, ALA staff, and the volunteer Ambassadors who are on hand to answer your questions about
what’s going on at the conference and at ALA in general. First-timers,
this is a great spot to start at and to get plugged in.
Lounge Hours
Friday, June 26
10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 27
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, June 28
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Monday, June 29
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Learn the latest about ALA’s initiatives including the Spectrum Scholarship Program and Banned Books Week. Ask about membership in ALA, divisions, and round tables, and find out how you can connect with ALA, including ways to become involved in
the three strategic initiatives that underpin current work across all of ALA — advocacy, information policy, and professional and
leadership development.
New this year! Enjoy coffee breaks sponsored by ALA Membership and the ALA Office for Advocacy on Saturday at 10:00 am
and 2:00 pm.
ALA LOUNGE
Near the ALA Lounge, you’ll find the Networking Uncommons, another ideal spot for connecting and continuing the conversations and building on new ideas.
All Ages!
All Skill Levels
Make Your Library
Interactive
KEVA planks instantly transform libraries
into engaging, interactive learning spaces.
Quiet unguided construction or activities
that bring stories, STEM and art to life. !
!
Libraries keep calling us. Ask us why and
receive a free gift. Join the interactive trend
now. Visit Booth 243.!
Precision cut identical
wood blocks!
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“It’s like having a little science center in our library.”!
Jude Schanzer - East Meadow Public Library, NY!
CONFERENCE
&
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Duke University Library
Relax the Mind
NETWORKING UNCOMMONS
Need an open meeting space to continue the conversation?
Use the Networking Uncommons.
MCC - South Lobby
We also invite you to leave
your mark in various ways
in the Uncommons, so
stop by to find out what’s
going on.
Networking Uncommons Hours
Friday, June 26
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday, June 27
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, June 28
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Monday, June 29
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Vendors, please use your booth on the exhibit floor to run activities or contact ALA Conference Services to discuss getting space. Any non-ALA
marketing material left in the space will be thrown away. Selling and marketing in the Uncommons isn't allowed.
UNCONFERENCE
ALAPLAY
Friday, June 26 • 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
MAR - Golden Gate B
Friday, June 26 • 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
MAR - Yerba Buena Salon 07
An Unconference is a participant-guided experience that harnesses the unstructured conversations people usually have
between conference sessions into the conference itself. Unlike
most conferences where talking heads and group leaders
decide what is important, unconferences are organized by the
crowd. Unconferences are about sharing the knowledge and
passion we have for our profession and taking what we learn
into the world to make a difference. Everyone has something
to share. Everyone has something to learn. We can all change
the world.
Make your way to ALAplay for a free evening of open gaming,
learning and exploration centered around games, graphic
novels and cosplay. Play some of the newest games in ALA's
game library and also be sure join our guests Paizo, Fantasy
Flight, and Academy Games. We'll also be running an Unpub at
ALAplay this year. Local game designers and librarians will be
bringing in their unpublished games for playing and feedback
from attendees, with prizes being handed out for the best rated
games. If you have a tabletop game design that you would like
to bring, share and get feedback on, get in touch with Brian
Mayer ([email protected]). So come and play at ALA!
LIBRARY CAMP
THE LIBRARY GAMES:
THE SAN FRAN SEQUEL
Monday, June 29 • 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
MCC - Esplanade 301
Monday, June 29 • 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
MCC - Esplanade 303
Want to ask questions, explore options, make recommendations, examine ideas, share inspirations, and reflect on
the implications of updates, conversations, and what you’ve
learned at Annual Conference? If yes, the informal Library
Camp is perfect for you, and everyone is welcome.
First there were the Olympic Games, then the Hunger Games
became all the rage. Combine the two and you get The Library
Games! Four brave teams of librarians competing in several
fast-paced, cut-throat events to take home the trophy and be
crowned the champions of libraryland. Audience participation
and voting will be crucial to the outcome, so make sure you are
there to witness history in the making.
Round out your experience in San Francisco with a stimulating
conversation, and come prepared to share your experiences
and/or lead an informal discussion on whatever you want to
talk about.
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NETWORKING UNCOMMONS & MORE
Make the connections you want at the Networking Uncommons
space in the Moscone Convention Center. It’s a dedicated area
where you can gather in small groups to have a quick meeting, polish your presentation, follow up on a discussion, or
just recharge your batteries. The area features tables, chairs,
free convention center Wi-Fi, power cords, and a projector and
screen, as well as some gadgets in case you want to push content out in real time. Sign up for a time slot if you want to plan
ahead — otherwise just show up. During open times, the area is
up for grabs, although it’s big enough that multiple groups can
use it at once, even when someone has scheduled something.
You can also check the topics each day to see what interests
you. Check online at www.alaannual.org/uncommons.
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BOOKMOBILE SATURDAY
Join us Saturday, June 27!
Bookmobile Saturday — Bringing Service
Beyond the Library's Walls
Parade of Bookmobiles
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
MCC - Exhibit Hall (S), behind booth 3901
8:30 am – 10:00 am
MCC - 2008 (W)
Every day, bookmobiles bring the world to the communities they
serve, extending library programs, services and much more beyond
the library’s physical walls. Join bookmobilers from the Bay Area and
beyond as they discuss innovative mobile outreach programs and initiatives. Part of Bookmobile Saturday, this 90-minute panel discussion
is open to all attendees of ALA Annual Conference.
Join us for the 2015 Parade of Bookmobiles! At the Parade, attendees
can explore bookmobiles and speak with bookmobile staff and enter
for a random prize drawing. The parade is free and open to all conference attendees.
Sponsored by:
Bookmobile Saturday: Making the Bookmobile
Purchase — Tips from Leading Vendors
BOOKMOBILE SATURDAY
10:30 am – 11:30 am
MCC - 200 - 212 (S)
Looking to purchase a bookmobile? There are many things to consider,
from size, layout, furnishings, electronics, connectivity, green technologies, and much more. Part of Bookmobile Saturday, this hour-long
panel discussion will feature representatives from leading bookmobile
manufacturers including Farber Specialty Vehicles and OBS Specialty
Vehicles, Inc. as they discuss the cutting edge developments in bookmobiles today, as well as what to expect when going through the purchasing process. This session is free to all attendees of ALA Annual
Conference.
Speakers: Barb Ferne, OBS Specialty Vehicles, Inc.; Marty Marek,
Farber Specialty Vehicles, Inc.
SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY TOURS
The San Francisco Public Library and San Francisco City Guides are pleased to provide
tours of the Main Library during the annual conference. Tours will focus on:
• Art and architecture of the Main Library.
• Unique program features, including the San Francisco History Center, Book Arts &
Special Collections, the DIGI Center (digitizing Library materials and teaching the
public), The Bridge at Main (literacy and learning center), Affinity Centers (e.g. Hormel
LGBT, African American, Chinese), The Mix at SFPL (teen digital media center), Library
for the Blind & Print Disabled, Deaf Services Center and the Jewett Gallery.
Special Offer
Enjoy free admission to the Asian
Art Museum, located next to the San
Francisco Public Library on Larkin
Street. Simply show your conference
badge at the museum’s admissions
desk (valid June 25–30, 2015).
Tours will be held as follows:
Saturday, June 27 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Saturday, June 27 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Monday, June 29
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Tours are free, but reservations are required to ensure a maximum of 20 participants for a quality tour experience. To make a
reservation, contact City Guides at 415-557-4260 or email [email protected]. Tours will last approximately 45 minutes.
Those participating should meet at the Information Desk on the first floor of the Main Library a few minutes prior to start time.
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THINK FIT @ ALA
Think Fit @ALA is our health and well-being initiative with a
focus on both personal health and environmental awareness.
It includes a range of sessions, programs, and events.
Meditation Room
MCC - 270 (S)
Dimmed lights and low music provide the perfect space for the
ALA Meditation room. If you need a break, time to stretch and
relieve stress, join us in the Think Fit Meditation Room.
The Edinburgh
Journals Collection
Giving your library complete access
to 39 rigorously edited and
peer-reviewed journals in the
Humanities and Social Sciences
www.euppublishing.com
THINK FIT @ ALA & GREEN EFFORTS
Space is free for use and open:
Saturday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Monday, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
GREEN EFFORTS
Going Green
ALA and our partners include important green initiatives in our
conference.
• ALA badge recycling bins are located throughout the convention center. Look for them and recycle your badge as an
eco-friendly opportunity.
• GES, a main conference partner, uses recyclable carpet and
carpet padding made with 98% pre- and post-consumer
content.
•
SAVOR, Moscone Center’s exclusive catering company,
hosts a food composting program capturing all organic
material from food service operations.
• Installed and launched in March of 2004, Moscone Center
is one of the nation’s largest municipally-owned solar generation installations which is operated from the roof of the
Moscone Center.
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Stop by Booth #1003 to Meet Your Favorite Authors
from Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Friday, June 26th
Sibert Honor!
KATHERINE ROY
Signing 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 27th
Printz Honor &
Caldecott Honor!
GENE LUEN YANG
Signing 6:00–6:30 p.m.
Caldecott Honor &
Belpré Illustrator Award!
YUYI MORALES
JILLIAN TAMAKI
& MARIKO TAMAKI
Signing 9:30–10:30 a.m.
MIKE CURATO
PHILIP C. STEAD & ERIN E. STEAD
JACK GANTOS
Signing 10:00–11:00 a.m.
Signing 9:00–10:00 a.m.
Signing 11:00 a.m.–Noon
Signing 11:00 a.m.–Noon
KATHERINE APPLEGATE
Signing 1:30–2:30 p.m.
LEIGH BARDUGO
MARISSA MEYER
Signing 3:00–4:00 p.m.
Signing 3:00–4:00 p.m.
CSK Author Honor!
SHANE W. EVANS
Signing 2:30–3:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 28th
Saturday, June 27th (continued)
LANE SMITH
Signing 1:30–2:30 p.m.
KEKLA MAGOON
Signing 10:00–11:00 a.m.
ANDREA DAVIS PINKNEY
Signing 10:30–11:00 a.m.
Monday, June 29th
Schneider Award Winner!
MAC BARNETT
ANN M. MARTIN
Signing 9:30–10:00 a.m.
Farrar Straus Giroux
Come Celebrate Bad Kitty’s
10th Anniversary with
Some Sweet Treats!
2:00–3:00 p.m.
Signing 10:00–11:00 a.m.
Feiwel and Friends
Henry Holt
Priddy Books
Roaring Brook Press
Square Fish
mackids.com
DIVISON PRESIDENTS’ PROGRAMS
AASL
ALSC
President's Program
Saturday, June 27 • 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
HIL - Continental 5
An engaging and entertaining speaker, Neiburger has spoken across
the US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand about libraries, gaming,
ebooks, publishing, and the web. He will challenge President’s
Program attendees to think – think about what they do and why they
do it, think about what changes are coming in the library world, think
about what they can do to transform learning for their students.
ACRL
DIVISION PRESIDENTS' PROGRAMS
President's Program: The Power of Mindset:
Fostering Grit on the Way to New Roles
Saturday, June 27 • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
MCC - 3018 (W)
The education landscape is evolving rapidly, but the stress of being
pulled in different directions can be challenging. New research shows
that our approach to challenges can make all the difference. How
can library staff at all levels develop a growth mindset to approach
the demands of new roles? Hear from Thomas Hoerr, noted author
of Fostering Grit, and OCLC research scientist Constance Malpas to
understand the emerging higher education landscape and to learn to
embrace its challenges, celebrate mistakes, persist in the midst of
setbacks, and focus on continuous learning to re-invent ourselves and
our libraries.
Speakers: Thomas Hoerr, New City School Head; Constance Malpas,
OCLC Research Scientist
ALCTS
Charlemae Rollins President's Program: More
to the Core: From the Craft of Nonfiction to the
Expertise in the Stacks
Monday, June 29 • 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
MCC - 2001 (W)
Awarding winning author and illustrator Melissa Sweet and literacy
advocate Judy Cheatham, VP of Literacy Services at Reading is
Fundamental, share the stage to present an informing and inspiring
look at the creation of excellent nonfiction and the matchmaking of
great books and kids who need them. Libraries’ role in innovative
implementation of programs and services to support the Common
Core Standards is a central skill and an important contribution to the
communities we serve. Even if CCS isn’t a part of your educational
landscape, great nonfiction books — how they are created and ways to
connect them to children and families is central to our craft and critical
to our ability to collaborate with our communities. Let’s be inspired
together!
ASCLA
President's Program
Sunday, June 28 • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
MCC - 3014 - 3016 (W)
Join us for a thoughtful discussion about social media and technologies with speaker Charlene Li, expert on leadership, strategy, social
technologies, interactive media and marketing. Learn more at www.
charleneli.com.
Speaker: Charlene Li
LITA
President's Program: Three Short Stories
about Deep Reading in the Digital Age
Awards Presentation and President's Program
Sunday, June 28 • 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
MCC - 3014 - 3016 (W)
Monday, June 29 • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
MCC - 3014 - 3016 (W)
Join us for this exciting President’s Program. In this presentation,
Professor Wolf will explore three themes (short stories): The transition
from a literary to a digital culture­ — with its concomitant effects on the
changing reading brain; the beauty and the threats of the digital milieu
on the next generation of readers; and the role of stewardship played
by the Library in the preservation of “deep reading” in our culture.
Speakers: Maryanne Wolf, Tufts University, Director, Center for
Reading and Language Research and John DiBaggio Professor of
Citizenship and Public Service
LITA President Rachel Vacek welcomes Louis Rosenfeld to present
on the latest cutting edge issues of concern to technology librarians.
Lou Rosenfeld has been instrumental in helping establish the fields of
information architecture and user experience, and in articulating the
role and value of librarianship within those fields. Lou is co-author of
Information Architecture for the World Wide Web (O’Reilly; 4th edition
to be published in 2015) and Search Analytics for Your Site (Rosenfeld
Media, 2011), co-founder of the Information Architecture Institute
and the Information Architecture Summit and Enterprise UX conferences, and a former columnist for Internet World, CIO, and Web Review
magazines.
Lou founded the ground-breaking information architecture consultancy
Argus Associates in the early 1990s. As an independent consultant, he
has helped a variety of large and highly-political enterprises make their
information more findable, including Caterpillar, PayPal, Ford, AT&T,
the Centers for Disease Control, Accenture, and the NCAA. Lou now
manages Rosenfeld Media, which publishes some of the best-loved
books in user experience, produces UX events, and equips UX teams
with coaching and training. Follow Lou @louisrosenfeld
Speaker: Louis Rosenfeld, Rosenfeld Media
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LLAMA
UNITED
Saturday, June 27 • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
MCC - 3005 (W)
Monday, June 29 • 8:30 am – 9:30 am
MCC - Esplanade 305
This presentation provides the basics of what servant leadership is
and quite frankly, what it’s not. Art Barter will compare the power
model of leadership to the service model and evaluate how these
models affect employee engagement and productivity. A case study of
servant leadership implementation at Datron World Communications
is presented, including an examination of the steps leading to culture
transformation, how trust is the foundation for everything, and how
servant leader behaviors guide employees’ daily interactions. The
presentation concludes with a personal assessment of your current
organizational environment and the opportunity to define your role
when influencing change.
Joshua Davis, author of Spare Parts, will be joined by producer Rick
Jacobs and esteemed film critic David Thomson to talk about the writing of the book, the creation of the movie and how movies are judged
and reviewed. Attendees will also view a trailer for the film version,
starring George Lopez, Jamie Lee Curtis and Marissa Tomei. Spare
Parts is about four undocumented Mexican teenagers overcoming all
odds to win a high-tech underwater robot competition against teams
from elite universities, and has been called a “triumphant read” by the
Toronto Star and “a great American story” by the Washington Post.
Speaker: Art Barter, Founder & CEO, Servant Leadership Institute
YALSA
President's Program — Servant Leadership
101: The Road Best Traveled
President Christine Lind Hage's Program—
From Cover to Screen — Books to Movies
Speakers: Joshua Davis; Rick Jacobs; David Thomson
Saturday, June 27 • 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
MCC - 3014 - 3016 (W)
We have more access to more information than ever before, while
others have more access to data about us than ever before. This ecosystem of “big data” introduces a myriad of challenges as the public
grapples with privacy, digital literacy, the politics of algorithms, and
collapsing contexts across social media. Librarians, long the patron
saint of information, have a crucial role to play in helping guide the
conversation. In this talk, danah boyd will weave together her research
on youth culture with her analysis of the “big data” phenomenon to
discuss the role of libraries and librarians in a data-soaked world.
Sponsored by the RUSA President’s Program Planning Committee and
the RUSA Just Ask Task Force.
Think Shark Tank, the popular TV show that features aspiring entrepreneurs pitching their business idea to a panel of potential investors.
In YALSA’s version, library staff pitch their ideas to a group of sharks
made up of tech entrepreneurs, educators, and library staff. Come
learn about the programs that made it to the finals and listen to the
feedback from YALSA’s group of Sharks.
Speakers: Susan Del Rosario, Senior Director of Library Programs,
Tutor.com; Crystle Martin, Post-Doctoral Researcher, UC Irvine; K-Fai
Steele, Program Associate, National Writing Project; David ten Have,
Lead on Business Strategy, Makey Makey.
Speaker: danah boyd, Data & Society, Founder and President
DIVISION PRESIDENTS' PROGRAM
Membership Meeting and President's
Program — Taking a Deep Dive Into Digital
President's Program — It's Complicated:
Navigating the Dynamic Landscapes of Digital Literacy: Shark Tank for Library Staff
Monday, June 29 • 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Literacy, Collapsing Contexts, and Big Data
MCC - 2014 (W)
RUSA
The bear on California’s
state flag is modeled after
a California grizzly named
Monarch, who was held
at Golden Gate Park.
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BE A REBEL.
READ A BOOK.
CELEBRATE
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AT DK BOOTH
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Swag Giveaways
Stop by the DK booth and receive an exclusive “Be A Rebel. Read A Book.” T-shirt
while supplies last. DK will give away 50 T-shirts every day at 12:00pm
Saturday, June 27 through Monday, June 29. Additional giveaways
include DK Star Wars® tote bags, themed bookmarks, and activity posters.
Star Wars® Book Signing
Meet author Jason Fry at a free book signing of
Star Wars® in 100 Scenes on Saturday, June 27
at 3:00pm and on Sunday, June 28 at 10:00am.
Champagne Toast
Join DK as we raise a glass to an exciting year of Star Wars® publishing.
Toast kicks off on Saturday, June 27 at 4:00pm.
*All activities/giveaways while supplies last.
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A WORLD OF IDEAS:
SEE ALL THERE IS TO KNOW
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Meet the Authors…
at ALA
Join us at the Annual Conference, BTSB
Booth
#904,
book signing event with
BTSB invites
you to for
meeta
author
these popular,
award-winning authors.
Candace
Fleming
Author of the “The Family Romanov”
CANDACE FLEMING
“The Family Romanov”
Saturday, June 27
BTSB invites you to meet author
11 am – Noon
Sharon Draper
Author
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Authorsiofin“Stella By Starlight”
Win an Author…
at AASL
In celebration of our 95th year in business,
Bound to Stay Bound Books will have a drawing
to give away two author visits, with the winners
announced at the AASL 2015 Conference.
SHARON M. DRAPER
Honored as National
Teacher of the Year, she
is the author of the
“Sassy” series and other
award-winning titles.
SHARON
M.Booth
DRAPER
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number 904
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27, 2015
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to meet
author
Dav Pilkey
Author of the Captain Underpants series
Drop-outs from the
corporate world, they are
the award-winning
creators of “Pete the Cat.”
DAV PILKEY
ALA Conference, BTSB Booth number 904
The “Captain
Sunday, June 28, 2015
Underpants”
11:00 a.m. series
- noon
Monday, June 29
10:30 – 11:30 am
Autgni
n
ALA Conference, BTSB Booth number 904
Monday, June 29, 2015
10:30-11:30 a.m.
1880 West Morton Ave., Jacksonville, IL 62650
Tel: 800-637-6586 • Fax: 800-747-2872
[email protected] • www.btsb.com
Two ways to win a visit: 1 For every 50 books
purchased from 1/1/15 thru 10/31/15, we’ll enter your
library into the drawing for an author visit; 2 Meet
with a BTSB representative at a meeting or conference
and complete an entry form for the drawing.
FREE ir
Souven
Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot
Copyright © 2015 by Dav Pilkey. Published by Scholastic.
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CELEBRATING 95 YEARS
COMPLIMENTS OF
BOUND TO STAY BOUND BOOKS
Be sure to pick up your
2015 souvenir,
“Captain Underpants
and the Sensational
Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot”,
by Dav Pilkey.
Published by Scholastic.
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2015 ALA ANNUAL
CONFERENCE SCHEDULER
Access the powerful ALA Annual Conference Scheduler
online at www.alaannual.org/scheduler or through the Mobile App.
What you can do when you access the scheduler:
• Update, add to, and reprioritize your personal calendar—or create
one if you didn’t do that before coming to the conference
• Share your calendar with others, or keep it private
• See what your colleagues are attending, if they have chosen to share
• Browse sessions and events in multiple ways
• Get your tailored lists of recommendations based on division, groups,
library type, and interests specified in your user profile
• Get word on any session cancellations
• Create a list of exhibitors to visit
• Add personal meetings to your schedule
• Find an attendee to send a personal message
• Refer to the Quick-Start Guide to the Scheduler if you need help
Don’t Miss a Thing!—Get the Mobile App
Instant access to the scheduler,
maps, exhibitor listings, photos,
Cognotes, BluuBeam and more!
iOS Users
STEP 1 Browse to www.alaannual.org/m
on your phone.
STEP 2 Click the Share icon at the bottom of
the screen and select Add to Home Screen.
STEP 3 Use your Annual Conference
information on the go!
Android Users
Download from the Google Play store.
Other Platforms
Browse to www.alaannual.org/m for access.
iBEACON INFO
BluuBeam—ALA Annual Conference Official iBeacon Provider
Get links to
Building on the successful rollout at the content like slides
2015 Midwinter Meeting, BluuBeam and handouts—to
use on-site or
is back to help provide the best consave for later.
ference experience. ALA Conference
Services is pleased to be working with
BluuBeam, the #1 iBeacon provider for libraries.
You will find BluuBeam throughout ALA Annual Conference, offering relevant information right on your smartphone. You’ll get links
to content like slides and handouts (to use on-site or save for later)
for programs and sessions such as Conversation Starters and Ignite
Sessions, and information from places like the ALA Store, ALA Lounge,
and the Networking Uncommons when you visit their space. You can
also save the link to your favorite sessions.
How to get the BluuBeam app:
• T ap on the “What’s Beaming” icon in the ALA Annual Conference
App (See page 41)
•S
earch for BluuBeam in the iTunes App Store or Google Play Store
• T ext the word “link” to 38470 to
download the BluuBeam app
iBEACON INFO
Once you download the app, an
alert on your phone shows you
information relevant to your location when you come within range
of a Beam (about 40'). The messages include links, pictures and
text and are clearly organized in
the BluuBeam app. You can access
Beams that are around you now as
well as Beams that you’ve visited
previously, as well as saving your
favorites—which makes it easy to
review later.
About BluuBeam
BluuBeam is a turnkey proximity triggered messaging service offered to libraries to inform patrons about
things that may interest them based on their location within the library. BluuBeam also seeks to give libraries a way to increase awareness within their community by leveraging their own network. To learn more, visit
www.bluubeam.com or check out our beam in the Mobile App Pavilion.
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Ian Hillenbrand
HOLIDAY HOUSE
MARY JANE AUCH & HERM AUCH
SATURDAY 2:00-2:30
BOB BARNER
SATURDAY 2:30-3:00
RENÉ COLATO LAÍNEZ
WILL HILLENBRAND
SATURDAY 10:00-11:00
CHRISTOPHER MYERS
SATURDAY 3:00-3:30
Rich Schmitt
SUNDAY 1:30-2:30
SUSAN GOLDMAN RUBIN
ALAN SCHROEDER
SATURDAY 11:30-12:00
SATURDAY 4:00-4:30
AU T H O R S A R T I S T S AU T O G R A P H I N G
S AT U R DAY
WILL HILLENBRAND ALL FOR A DIME 10:00-11:00
SUSAN GOLDMAN RUBIN FREEDOM SUMMER:
The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in America 11:30-12:00
MARY JANE AUCH & HERM AUCH
THE BUK BUK BUK FESTIVAL 2:00-2:30
BOB BARNER
I HAVE A GARDEN: An I Like to Read® Book 2:30-3:00
RENÉ COLATO LAÍNEZ
SEÑOR PANCHO HAD A RANCHO 3:00-3:30
ALAN SCHROEDER
ABE LINCOLN: His Wit and Wisdom from A-Z 4:00-4:30
S U N DAY
Visit us online!
www.holidayhouse.com
BOOTH #1203
CHRISTOPHER MYERS
Jazz 1:30-2:30
GENERAL INFORMATION
Accessibility Information
ALA works to make sure your experience will
be a pleasant and accessible one. Here are
the features we in place to ensure the ALA
2015 Annual Conference is accessible to all:
•W
e caption our main sessions, e.g.,
President’s Program, Membership Meeting,
Council Meetings, and others as requested
by organizers.
•W
e have accessible sleeping rooms in our
hotel block. There are rooms for the deaf,
blind, and attendees in wheelchairs. Please
fill out the housing form and check the
appropriate box. An onPeak representative will contact you to make sure you are
placed in an appropriate room.
•Leader animals of all kinds are welcome
throughout the ALA Conference.
GENERAL INFORMATION
•Listening devices are available for those
who are hard of hearing.
•Our shuttle bus company has accessible
buses. Instructions on how to obtain rides
are available in each hotel, in the convention
center on-site, and in the on-site newspaper,
Cognotes.
•Based upon availability in each city, we
maintain a limited number of wheelchairs
and scooters on a first-come, first-served
basis.
Conference Services coordinates interpreting services for people who are deaf or hard
of hearing. To use the service, Interpreter
requests should have been made prior to
conference attendance by contacting Alee
Navarro before May 15, 2015.
An interpreter is also on-call in the Conference
Services Office in Moscone Center North,
Thursday through Monday for last minute
requests on a first-come, first-served basis.
ALA Store
Longer hours and easy access near
Registration make it more convenient to
shop and browse at the ALA Store on the
exhibit level concourse. The ALA Store offers
products that meet the widest range of your
promotional and continuing education/professional development needs — as well as fun
gift items. Make sure to carve out some time
in your schedule to stop by and examine the
many new and bestselling items available!
ALA Store hours:
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Friday, June 26
12:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Saturday, June 27
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, June 28
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Monday, June 29
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
2015
ALA
ANNUAL
Child Care at the Annual
Conference
ALA will reimburse the charges expended
on childcare in the amount of $25 per day,
per child to a maximum of $50 per day, per
family to any fully registered parent for each
day of the Annual Conference week, June 26
– June 29, 2015. You must provide a receipt
for childcare. This covers only childcare in the
parent’s hotel room or other residence in the
meeting city (San Francisco) and does not
include charges for children’s food and transportation or gratuities and transportation for
the sitter. ALA will not reimburse childcare
expenses to attendees who live within the San
Francisco area that would be paid to the regular provider whether the parent was attending
the Annual Conference or not. Parents may
contact their hotel childcare center/babysitting service where it is available or find one
online. Reimbursement forms are available
at the ALA Conference Services Desk and
must be signed by the individual performing
the childcare services and presented by the
parent to the Conference Services Desk by
Monday, June 29, 2015. Please note that
all reimbursement will be mailed out to the
attendee the week following the Conference.
“Children In The Exhibit Hall”
Policy
Strollers are permitted on the exhibit floor but
only if there is a child in them at all times.
Unescorted children are not permitted on the
exhibit floor. Children under the age of five
must be under control at all times (stroller,
pack, etc.). Any child over the age of five must
have an Exhibits Only badge to be admitted to
the exhibit floor. These badges are available
at onsite registration for $60. An adult must
accompany all children under the age of 16.
Cognotes — The Official Daily
Newspaper
Cognotes is the daily newspaper published
and staffed by a group of ALA member
volunteers. The Cognotes office is open for
submissions from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm,
Friday through Monday during the Annual
Conference in the ALA Office in Room 102/103
of Moscone North. The publication includes
highlights of Annual events, important meeting times and room changes, photographs,
and news items relating to the Meeting. The
paper is published Friday through Monday
during the Annual Conference, and a special
digital Highlights issue (Issue No. 5) will be
emailed to all ALA members following the
Meeting. An online version will be available to
all members at www.alaannual.org. Cognotes
CONFERENCE
&
EXHIBITION
is available in the registration area at the
convention center, in the Cognotes office,
and at several other locations throughout
the convention center. News and informational contributions will be considered for
publication on a daily basis. The deadline
for news items is 2:00 pm the day before
publication.
Exhibits
The exhibits are located in Exhibit Halls of
Moscone North and South. Following the special opening ceremony at 5:15 pm on Friday
evening, the exhibits are open:
Friday, June 26
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 27
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, June 28
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Monday, June 29
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Starting on page 179 you can find more information on the special events we are offering
on the exhibition floor this year.
Gender-Neutral Bathroom
There will be a gender-neutral bathroom facility located in Moscone Center South Building:
near room 102, North Building: near room
123, and West Building: near room 2024.
Hotel Reservations
Hotel accommodations were arranged
by onPeak. onPeak is available onsite in
the Registration area for any assistance.
Additional assistance is available from 9:00
am – 5:00 pm (Central time) Monday through
Friday by calling 1-800-584-9047 or ala@
onpeak.co.
Internet Cafés
The Internet Café features a comfortable
place for delegates to surf the Internet and
check e-mail. Located throughout the three
buildings of Moscone, the Cafés is open
from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm, Friday through
Monday, and on Tuesday 6:00 am–1:00 pm.
Wi-Fi access will also be available throughout
Moscone at no charge.
Internet Rooms
Internet Rooms are open during exhibit hours
and are located in the Exhibit Hall beyond
booth 1443 and 3943. The Room is managed
by ALA’s Internet Room Steering Committee
and staffed with volunteers during regular
exhibit hours.
Literature Distribution Area
Materials have been placed in compartments
in the ALA Registration Area. Delegates may
help themselves to items of interest. Only
ALA pre-approved items may be distributed.
Additional materials cannot be accepted
on-site.
Lost And Found
Items may be turned in or claimed at the
Conference Services counter at the ALA Office
in Moscone Center North, Room 102/103.
Unclaimed items will be held in Conference
Services, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL
60611 for one month after the meeting. For
help in locating lost items during the meeting,
please call 415-978-3600. After the meeting
please call 312-280-3222.
Meeting Changes On-Site
Meeting Point
Need to meet up with someone? Meet in front
of the Meeting Point Pin located in Moscone
Center Concourse for an easy way to meet up.
Membership Services
Any questions or issues concerning your membership may be directed to ALA Membership
Services personnel at the Registration desk.
Bring any related paperwork or correspondence for faster service.
Message Center
Need to send a message? Just log in to ALA
Connect at http://connect.ala.org and use
the “member search” link to find someone
and send them a message.
ALA Annual Conference Scheduler — get it on
the go!
Access the powerful ALA Annual Conference
Scheduler through the mobile app for iOS
and Android phones. Look for the app under
“2015 ALA Annual” in the Google Play Store
or download the iOS version from the Annual
website.
What you can do in the online Scheduler and
app . . .
•U
pdate, add to, and reprioritize your
personal calendar — or create one if you
didn’t already do that before coming to the
conference
•S
hare your calendar publicly or keep it
private
•S
ee what your colleagues are attending, if
they’ve chosen to share
•B
rowse sessions and events in multiple
ways
•G
et your tailored lists of recommendations
based on division, groups, library type, and
interests specified in your user profile
Open Meeting Rule
By Council action it was voted that all meetings of the Association are open to all members and to recognized members of the press.
Closed meetings may only be held to discuss
matters affecting privacy of individuals or
institutions. Unit chairs may contact their
staff liaison officer when unable to determine
whether an open or closed meeting is appropriate. Closed meetings are designated with
an * in the Daily Schedule.
Placement Services
Provided by the ALA Office for Human Resource
Development and Recruitment (HRDR), the
Placement Services is open: Saturday and
Sunday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm in room 104 of
Moscone North. Job seekers can register and
search for jobs on the JobLIST Online site at
www.joblist.ala.org. All services are free to job
seekers. Registration is not required, but is
recommended. Registration gives registered
employers access to your resume information. It also allows for direct communication
between job seekers and employers.
The New Mothers’ Room is located in room
203, Moscone Center South.
Employers who want to post positions should
post them on the JobLIST Online site at www.
joblist.ala.org. Employers who want to use the
interviewing facilities must have an active ad
placed on JobLIST at the time you schedule
an interview. Employers who want a booth in
the Placement Center should contact Beatrice
Calvin at 800-545-2433, ext. 4280. Policy
54.3 state, “The American Library Association
is committed to equality of opportunity For all
library employees or applicants for employment, regardless of race, color, creed, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, individual life-style, or
national origin; and believes that hiring individuals with disabilities in all types of libraries
is consistent with good personnel and management practices.”
No Smoking Policy
Poster Sessions
Council action at the 1991 Atlanta Annual
Conference resolved that, “smoking is prohibited at Annual Conferences, Midwinter
Meetings, regional/national conferences,
continuing education programs, exhibits and
other gatherings sponsored by the ALA.”
The ALA Conference Poster Sessions will take
place on Saturday and Sunday. Poster sessions provide an opportunity for attendees to
review graphic representations created and
shared by individual librarians or libraries of
current research, programs or creative solutions to library problems. Posters are located
behind booth 1404.
•G
et word of any session cancellations
•A
dd personal meetings to your schedule
•C
reate a list of exhibitors to visit
•F
ind an attendee to send a personal message to
•R
efer to the Quick-Start Guide
Scheduler if you need help
to the
Don’t miss a thing! Access the Conference
Scheduler now at http://alamw15.ala.org/
scheduler.
New Mothers’ Room
Office Area Services
GENERAL INFORMATION
To change, add, or cancel a meeting, contact
Yvonne McLean in the Conference Services
Office, Room 102/103 of the convention
center immediately. The information will be
published in Cognotes if the change has been
requested before the 2:00 pm Cognotes deadline. All changes must be submitted directly to
Yvonne McLean, and she will coordinate the
publication of those changes with Cognotes
directly. Note: Door signs of ALA meeting
rooms list all of the sessions scheduled (up
to the time of their printing) to be held in each
room, each day. Please do not assume that a
room will be available when a listing does not
appear for a time slot. Assignments may have
been made after the sign was posted, or the
hotel may be using the room for an outside
meeting.
Mobile App For Annual
Schedule And Exhibitor List
Computers and printers are available for use
by members in the ALA Office. Please bring
your own software and jump drive. Paper is
provided for member use.
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Pride Parade Info
Reprographics
The Pride Parade will be held on Sunday, June
28 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Many streets
will be closed at times during the day. Be
sure to plan extra travel time in your schedule
whether riding a bus or walking.
A Reprographics center has been set up in the
ALA Office area Room 102/103.
Special activities are scheduled in the exhibit
hall throughout the day on Sunday. Kicking off
“Show Your Pride in the Exhibits” will be a free
continental breakfast from 9:30 am – 10:30
am. Exhibitors will provide special giveaways,
author signings, and ARCs. The exhibits will
close at 4:00 pm on Sunday to help relieve
outbound shuttle traffic from the convention
center.
Program Addendum
Inserted in every program book, additional
copies of the supplement are available at
the registration desk. The program addendum includes critical changes to the meeting
schedule.
Registration Hours
GENERAL INFORMATION
Registration is located in the Lobby of
Moscone North. Hours are:
Thursday, June 25
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Friday, June 26
7:30 am – 7:00 pm
Saturday, June 27
7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, June 28
7:30 am – 4:00 pm
Monday, June 29
7:30 am – 2:00 pm
The hours are:
Friday, June 26
10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Saturday, June 27 7:30 am–9:00 pm
sunday, June 28
7:30 am–9:00 pm
Monday, June 29
7:30 am–9:00 pm
Tuesday, June 30
8:00 am– 11:00 am
The charge for copies is 10 cents per page.
Shuttle Bus - Sponsored By
Gale Cengage
Free shuttle bus service between the Meeting
hotels is provided for registered attendees
and for delegates with special needs. Shuttle
bus schedules will be available at participating hotels, in Cognotes, and at registration.
Complimentary bus service is provided by
Gale Cengage Learning. Don’t forget to stop
by their booth #703 and say thanks for the
lift. This year we celebrate 50 years of support
from Gale/Cengage.
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To provide all participants—members and
other attendees, speakers, exhibitors, staff
and volunteers—the opportunity to benefit from
the event, the American Library Association
is committed to providing a harassment-free
environment for everyone, regardless of
gender, sexual orientation, gender identity,
gender expression, disability, physical appearance, ethnicity, religion or other group identity.
For more information visit www.alaannual.
org/statement-of-appropriate-conduct
US Postal Services
Located in the Exhibit Hall at the front of the
2100 aisle.
You must be in line by the posted end time.
Saturday, June 27
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Sunday, June 28
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Monday, June 29
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Attendees receive one mailing envelope or
tube, compliments of ALA.
Credit and Debit cards payments only.
Wireless Internet Access
Basic wireless Internet access will be available
throughout Moscone Center at no charge.
The Golden Gate Bridge
was the longest suspension bridge in the
world from 1937–1964,
but now ranks 9th.
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Statement Of Appropriate
Conduct at ALA Conferences
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Newbery
Medal
winner
10:30–11:30 a.m.
Kwame Alexander
Caldecott
Honor
winner
1:00–2:00 p.m.
Margarita Engle
Clarion Books
Newbery
Medal
winner
ALA JobLIST PLACEMENT CENTER
The ALA JobLIST Placement Center is located in the Moscone Convention Center - Room 104N. Conference registration is NOT
required to go to the Placement Center, to use Placement services, or to attend any workshop that is held in the Placement
Center. All services and sessions are free (unless otherwise noted). Complimentary services for job seekers include resume
posting on the JobLIST website (http://joblist.ala.org), job search workshops, conversations with career counselor, resume
review, mentor connections, and time to talk to employers. Computers are also available.
Placement Center Open
Check Out a Librarian
Saturday, June 27 • 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, June 28 • 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday, June 27 • 2:00 pm • 3:00 pm
Sunday, June 28 • 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Employers will be available to talk to you
about their institutions. You do not have to
be an active job seeker to attend. Conference
attendees can feel free to walk around and
talk to employers. No appointment necessary.
This orientation is intended for people who are
not familiar with the ALA JobLIST Placement
Center. We will walk around the Center and
discuss the available services and activities.
Both employers and job seekers are welcome
to attend. Staff will be available to answer
questions. Are you a job seeker? Looking to find your
librarian niche? Want to move up the librarianship ladder but not sure how? Are you interested in some of ALA's amazing programs or
getting involved in activities? Join us to talk
with working librarians who are doing great
and interesting things with their careers. Find
out how to get a job, move into a more specialized area, or move into your career goals. All
types of libraries will be represented. Libraries
are changing and you need to be ready! No
appointment needed. Career Counseling
Mentoring-On-the-Fly
Placement Center Orientation ALA JOBLIST PLACEMENT CENTER
Saturday, June 27 • 8:30 am
Saturday, June 27 • 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, June 28 • 9:00 am – 11:00 am;
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Recharge your career by meeting with a professional career coach. She can guide you in
strategizing for the next phase of your career,
solving a problem in your current job situation, defining goals, and/or rejuvenating your
career. Each one-on-one session is 20 minutes, and is completely confidential.
Career Development Workshops
Saturday, June 27
Meet the Bohemian Librarians:
Using Your Librarian Skills in
Innovative Ways
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Following up on the March/April 2015
American Libraries article, The Bohemian
Librarian, meet some librarians who have
gone off the beaten path with their career
choices, blending librarian skills in innovative
ways. They will discuss their own career paths
and provide tools for those looking to explore
employment outside the traditional library.
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Saturday, June 27 • 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Sunday, June 28 • 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Looking for some professional guidance and
advice while at the ALA Annual Conference in
San Francisco? If so, you should stop by the
Placement Center for the ACRL - University
Libraries Section's "Mentoring-On-the-Fly" to
talk with an experienced librarian about any
and all aspects of your career. Mentoring sessions are available by appointment and on a
first-come, first-served drop-in basis. Open House/Job Fair
Photography Service
Saturday, June 27 • 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, June 28 • 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sign-up for an appointment with ALA's conference photography team to have a professional
photo taken and set of digital images created
for your use in job applications, social media
and other networking opportunities. Walk-ins
welcome. Cost is $20 in cash, check or money
order only.
Resume Review Service
Saturday, June 27 • 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday, June 28 • 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
If you need help getting your resume polished,
stop by the Placement Center. Come and discover the best way to show your most recent
accomplishments with an updated resume.
The Key to Getting Interviews:
Great Cover Letters and
Resumes
The Path Rarely Taken:
Becoming a Librarian Through
Temporary Positions
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
You can’t show the hiring manager what a
perfect fit you are for that job you really want
if you can’t get an interview. Effective cover
letters and resumes can be the key to getting
your foot in the door. Come to this session
to get tips from someone who reviews cover
letters and resumes on a daily basis. You will
leave with ideas for polishing your resume
and cover letters so that you can start getting
those interviews. Dan Hoppe, the Director of
Human Resources at the American Library
Association, will share his years of experience in human resources to help attendees
understand how to prepare great cover letters
and resumes--ones that will help you secure
interviews.
The job market can be a tough place for new
professionals who are trying to break into the
field of librarianship. Landing the dream job
might not occur immediately but there are
other great short term opportunities that can
help you jumpstart a career. This workshop
will expose non-traditional opportunities such
as fellowships, library residency programs,
and internships that can assist in landing a
permanent professional position. The objectives and benefits of these opportunities will
be discussed, as well as how to best position
yourself for this type of employment. Please
come with your questions and be prepared for
an informative session.
CONFERENCE
&
EXHIBITION
Lessons From Hiring Librarians
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Emily Weak, founder of the blog Hiring
Librarians, will reveal lessons learned from
interviews with hundreds of people who hire
librarians and nearly 600 job hunters. The
workshop will use the Hiring Librarians survey
format to also look at the job hunting experiences of attendees, in order to help develop
personalized strategies for finding work.
Friday, June 26
6:00–7:00 p.m.
Melissa Sweet
Saturday, June 27
11:00 a.m.–noon
HR Confidential: Insider Tips
from Library HR Directors
9:00 am – 10:00 am
An informal discussion/Q&A session where
you can gain an insider's perspective on the
recruitment process from three experienced
HR Directors. Get tips on how to make your
Meet
Our
Stars!
Visit booth #1421 for FREE
advance reading copies,
bookmarks, posters, and more!
application stand out. Find out how to be your
own best advocate for professional development and career advancement. Explore negotiation strategies to ensure you get the most
out of your offer package. All questions are
welcome!
In 1954, baseball star Joe
DiMaggio married Marilyn
Monroe at City Hall.
Rebecca Kai Dotlich
and Fred Koehler
Saturday, June 27
3:00–4:00 p.m.
ALA JOBLIST PLACEMENT CENTER
Dian Curtis Regan
Sunday, June 28
Barb Rosenstock
Sunday, June 28
9:30–10:30 a.m.
10:30–11:30 a.m.
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SHUTTLE SCHEDULE
Complimentary shuttle service is provided between the Moscone Center and the official ALA hotels listed below. Shuttle information signs will be posted in the lobby of each hotel. Check the sign in your hotel lobby for additional information and changes.
If you have questions about the shuttle please see the supervisor at the Moscone Center or call Kushner & Associates at
310-975-4528.
HOTELS & BOARDING
SHUTTLE SCHEDULE to
MOSCONE CENTER
LOCATIONS
1
ROUTE 1 HOTELS
BOARDING LOCATION
Clift
At Hilton San Francisco Union Square
Hilton San Francisco Union Square
Curbside on Taylor
Hotel Adagio
At Hilton San Francisco Union Square
Hotel Monaco
At Hilton San Francisco Union Square
King George Hotel
At Hilton San Francisco Union Square
Serrano, A Kimpton Hotel
At Hilton San Francisco Union Square
2
SHUTTLE SCHEDULE
3
4
5
ROUTE 2 HOTELS
BOARDING LOCATION
Handlery Union Square
Hotel G
JW Marriott Hotel
Prescott Hotel
Villa Florence Hotel
The Westin St. Francis
At Westin St. Francis
At Westin St. Francis
At Westin St. Francis
At Westin St. Francis
At Westin St. Francis
Curbside on Post
ROUTE 3 HOTELS
BOARDING LOCATION
Grand Hyatt San Francisco
Hotel Triton
Marriott Union Square
Sir Francis Drake Hotel
Curbside on Post at Stockton
Curbside on Post at Stockton
Curbside on Post at Stockton
Curbside on Post at Stockton
ROUTE 4 HOTELS
Hotel Abri
Hotel Nikko
Hotel Union Square
Parc 55, A Hilton Hotel
BOARDING LOCATION
At Parc 55
At Parc 55
At Parc 55
Curbside on Cyril Magnin, across the street
ROUTE 5 HOTELS
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
12:00 pm–5:00 pm* At InterContinental Mark Hopkins
Curbside on California
At InterContinental Mark Hopkins
ROUTE 6 HOTELS
BOARDING LOCATION
Galleria Park Hotel, a Joie de Vivre Hotel
Curbside on Sutter
Hilton San Francisco Financial District
Curbside on Kearny
Hyatt Regency San Francisco *Curbside on Market
Le Meridien
Front entrance on Battery
Service every 20–25 minutes
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
7:00 am–3:00 pm
3:00 pm–8:00 pm*
Service every 20–25 minutes
Service every 10–15 minutes
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
7:00 am–11:00 am
11:00 am–1:30 pm
1:30 pm–6:00 pm*
Service every 10–15 minutes
Service every 20–25 minutes
Service every 10–15 minutes
SUNDAY, JUNE 28
Shuttle Service has been increased due to Pride Parade.
Plan for extra travel time as traffic delays may occur.
6:00 am–11:00 am
11:00 am–1:30 pm
1:30 pm–6:00 pm*
Service every 10–15 minutes
Service every 20–25 minutes
Service every 10–15 minutes
MONDAY, JUNE 29
7:00 am–11:00 am
11:00 am–6:00 pm*
Service every 10–15 minutes
Service every 20–25 minutes
TUESDAY, JUNE 30
BOARDING LOCATION
The Fairmont San Francisco
InterContinental Mark Hopkins
Stanford Court
6
All buses drop off at Moscone North.
All buses board to hotels at Moscone South.
7:00 am–2:00 pm* Service every 20–25 minutes
*Indicates last time shuttle departs convention center
returning to hotels. Last shuttle departs hotels coming
to convention center approximately 45 minutes prior to
this time.
*Hyatt pick up on Sunday, June 28 will be at Le Meridien.
To make a reservation for
a wheelchair-accessible
shuttle
WALK HOTELS
The following hotels are located within walking distance of the
Moscone Center, therefore, shuttle service is not provided.
San Francisco Marriot Marquis–HQ
Courtyard by Marriott SF Downtown
Park Central Hotel San Francisco
InterContinental San Francisco
please see the supervisor
at the Moscone Center or
call Kushner & Associates
at 310-975-4528.
The Mosser Hotel
The Palace Hotel
Hotel Palomar
Shuttle schedule as of June 1. Subject to change.
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EXTENDED SHUTTLE SERVICE
MICHAEL L. PRINTZ PROGRAM
& RECEPTION
at San Francisco Marriott Marquis
FRIDAY, JUNE 26
6:00 pm–8:00 pm
8:00 pm–10:30 pm 6:00 PM–10:30 PM
CORETTA SCOTT KING BOOK
AWARDS & BREAKFAST
at San Francisco Marriott Marquis
SUNDAY, JUNE 28
6:00 AM–7:00 AM
Service every 20–25 minutes
Return service only
• EXPECT TRAFFIC DELAYS DUE TO PRIDE PARADE •
6:00 am–7:00 am
Service every 10–15 minutes
Buses for the event will pick up and drop off at the Moscone
Convention Center.
Buses for the event will pick up and drop off at the Moscone
Convention Center.
ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDALS
FOR EXCELLENCE EVENT
at Hotel Nikko
NEWBERY-CALDECOTT-WILDER
AWARDS
at Hilton San Francisco Union Square
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
6:00 pm–8:00 pm
8:00 pm–11:00 pm 6:00 PM–11:00 PM
Service every 20–25 minutes
Return service only
6:00 pm–8:00 pm
8:00 pm–11:00 pm 6:00 PM–11:00 PM
Service every 20–25 minutes
Return service only
Shuttle service provided for Routes 5, 6, and Walk hotels only.
No shuttle service for Routes 1–4 hotels as the Hilton is within
walking distance.
SHUTTLE SERVICE
Buses drop off and pick up at the Hilton SF Union Square on
Taylor St. Attendees to walk to and from the Hilton for shuttles.
Shuttle service provided for Routes 5, 6, Walk hotels only. No
shuttle service for Routes 1–4 hotels as the Hotel Nikko is
within walking distance.
SUNDAY, JUNE 28
THANK YOU TO GALE FOR SPONSORING SHUTTLE SERVICE FOR 50 YEARS!
Be sure to stop by Gale, Cengage Learning
Booth #703 and check out what’s new!
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HOTEL LOCATOR MAP
American Library Association 2015 Hotel Map
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1 Hotel Abri 127 Ellis St.
2 Hotel Adagio 550 Geary St.
3 Clift 495 Geary St.
4Courtyard by Marriott San Francisco Downtown
299 Second St.
5 The Fairmont San Francisco 950 Mason St.
6 Hotel G 386 Geary St.
7 Galleria Park Hotel, a Joie de Vivre hotel 191 Sutter St.
8 Grand Hyatt San Francisco 345 Stockton St.
9 Handlery Union Square Hotel 351 Geary St.
10 Hilton San Francisco Financial District 750 Kearny St.
11 Hilton San Francisco Union Square 333 O'Farrell St.
12 Hyatt Regency San Francisco Five Embarcadero Center
13InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco
One Nob Hill
14 InterContinental San Francisco 888 Howard St.
15JW Marriott Hotel San Francisco Union Square
500 Post St.
16 King George Hotel 334 Mason St.
17 Le Meridien San Francisco 333 Battery St.
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18 Marriott Union Square - San Francisco 480 Sutter St.
19 Hotel Monaco 501 Geary St.
20 The Mosser Hotel 54 Fourth St.
21 Hotel Nikko San Francisco 222 Mason St.
22Palace Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel
2 New Montgomery St.
23 Hotel Palomar 12 Fourth St.
24Parc 55 San Francisco — A Hilton Hotel
55 Cyril Magnin St.
25 Park Central Hotel San Francisco 50 Third St.
26 Prescott Hotel 545 Post St.
27 San Francisco Marriott Marquis 780 Mission St.
28 Serrano Hotel San Francisco 405 Taylor St.
29 Sir Francis Drake Hotel 450 Powell St.
30 Stanford Court San Francisco 905 California St.
31 Hotel Triton 342 Grant Avenue
32 Hotel Union Square 114 Powell St.
33 Villa Florence Hotel 225 Powell St.
34The Westin St. Francis San Francisco On Union Square
335 Powell St.
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MEETING ROOM LOCATOR
Reference the hotel codes below to find meeting room locations, and use the hotel maps on the following pages for more
detailed information.
Moscone Convention Center
Hotel Nikko
CODE: MCC
CODE: NIKKO
747 Moscone Street
222 Mason Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
San Francisco, CA 94102
(Note: N, S, W after the room numbers are
directional. N=North Building, S=South
Building, W=West Building)
Grand Hyatt
CODE: HYATT
345 Stockton Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
Hilton San Francisco
Union Square*
CODE: HIL
Intercontinental
San Francisco
San Francisco Marriott
Marquis*
CODE: MAR
780 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Westin St. Francis
CODE: INTER
CODE: WEST
888 Howard Street
335 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
SanFrancisco, CA 94102
Parc 55 San Francisco
*Co-HQ Hotels
CODE: PARC
55 Cyril Magnin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
MEETING ROOM LOCATOR
333 O’Farrell Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
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G R AN D HYAT T SAN FR ANCI SCO
345 Stockton Street
San Francisco, CA 94108, USA
+1 415 398 1234
+1 415 391 1780
telephone
fax
GRAND HYATT
grandsanfrancisco.hyatt.com
345 Stockton Street
Code: HYATT
3-D FLOOR PLAN
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WOMENS
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WOMENS
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SAUSALITO
TIBURON
HOTEL FLOOR PLAN GRAND HYATT
BUSINESS
CENTER
SALES / CATERING
& EXECUTIVE OFFICE
MEZZANINE LEVEL / ONEUP RESTAURANT & LOUNGE
KITCHEN
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HILTON SAN FRANCISCO UNION SQUARE
Floorplan: Lobby Level
PLAZA
BALLROOM
333 O'Farrell
Street
Code: HIL • Co - HQ Hotel
Floorplan: Golden Gate Rooms
Floorplan: Lobby Level
Floorplan: Golden Gate Rooms
PLAZA BALLROOM
HILTON UNION SQUARE HOTEL FLOOR PLAN
Floorplan: Executive Conference Center
SUNSET ROOM, SEACLIFF ROOM, MARINA ROOM, PRESIDIO ROOM,
AND EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE CENTER FOYER
Floorplan: Executive Conference Center
SUNSET ROOM, SEACLIFF ROOM, MARINA ROOM, PRESIDIO ROOM,
AND EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE CENTER FOYER
Dimensions
ROOM
Sq Ft
LxW
School
School
Ceiling
Theatre
Height
Room
Room
Banquet
Reception
Conference
2 per 6' 3 per 6'
Floorplan: Ballroom Level
Plaza Room
Plaza A
Sq Ft
ROOM
6237
Dimensions
3240
6237
8'8"-10'
Ceiling
81'
x 40'
LxW
2997
Plaza B
Plaza Room
81' x 77'
8'8"-10'
Theatre
Height
81' x 37'
81' x 77'
8'8"-10'
8'8"-10'
675
CONTINENTAL BALLROOM, IMPERIAL BALLROOM, FRANCISCAN
Ceiling
348
500 Dimensions
717 EAST
N/A AND EXECUTIVE
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LOUNGE,
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Height
Floorplan:LxW
Ballroom Level
232
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350
134
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250
201
Golden Gate 2
500
Golden Gate 3
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717
N/A
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80
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2997
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8'8"-10'
350
134
201
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984
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10’6”
1032
34
10’6”
80
Floorplan: Fourth Floor
Golden Gate 6 24’x42"
1008
Golden Gate 5 24’x41"
10’6”
984
32
10’6”
75
10’6”
1008
34
10’6”
80
Golden Gate 8 24’x43"
1032
Golden Gate
7 24’x43"
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80
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Height
N/A
Hollow
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IMPERIAL
CONTINENTAL372
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280
N/A BALLROOM,
Dimensions
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49Conference
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EXECUTIVE
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80
Floorplan: Fourth Floor
UNION SQUARE ROOMS
ROOM
Sq Ft
Dimensions
Ceiling
LxW
Height
Sunset Room
308
22' x 14'
Seacliff Room
456
ROOM
24' x 19'
Sq Ft
Theatre
School
School
Room
Room
9'6"
N/A
N/A
Dimensions
Ceiling
9'6" LxW
Banquet
Reception
Conference
2 per 6' 3 per 6'
N/A Height
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
12
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Grand Banquet
Ballroom Level
Room
Reception
Theatre Floorplan:
Room
N/A
N/A
N/A
16
GRAND
3 per 6'
2 per 6'BALLROOM
ROOM
M arina Room
342
18' x 19'
Sunset Room
308
9'6"
22' x 14'
N/A
N/A
9'6"
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Presidio Room
330
15' x 22'
Seacliff Room
456
9'6"
24' x 19'
N/A
N/A
9'6"
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
12
N/A BallroomN/A
342
18' x 19'
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A Parlor 1 N/A
M arina Room
Presidio Room
330
15' x 22'
9'6"
9'6"
N/A
N/A
N/A
12
Floorplan: Sixth Floor
Dimensions
Ceiling
LxW
Height
N/A GRAND BALLROOM
12
9'8"-11'
228'x84'
100
11'-20'
40 2,200 60
9'8"-11'
40'x23'
120
9'8"-11'
48
Parlor 3
920
Parlor 2
40'x23'
1,080
9'8"-11'
40'x27'
100
9'8"-11'
40
Ballroom 4
4,116
Parlor 3
49'x84'
920
16'3"-20'
40'x23'
475
9'8"-11'
180
Ballroom 5
4,200
50'x84'
4,116
16'3"-20'
49'x84'
490
16'3"-20'
180
49'x84'
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16'3"-20'
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16'3"-20'
180
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120
9'8"-11'
48
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9'8"-11'
N/A
Parlor 8
8’3"
22’x16’
50
8’3"
14
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21
30
22
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380
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90
8’3"
32
50 48
14 70
21
87 30
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22
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&4
8’3"
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40
8’3"
14
90 21
32 30
48
39 70
16
87
40
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418
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Union Square 3
340
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50
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18
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22
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418
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356
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403
26’x16’
356
Union Square 5
&4
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&6
Union Square 6
ROOM
Sq Ft
403
21
30
27
39 70
16
84
44
30
40
14
21
30
32
50 48
18 70
27
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40
8’3"
14
90 21
32 30
48
41 70
22
87
8’3"
23’x16’
50
8’3"
18
30
46
Grand
Ballroom
29,63722
26’x16’
8’3"
Dimensions
Ceiling
LxW
Height
Theatre
27
ROOM
40
14
21
30
50
A
18 Salon27
30
School
School
Room
Room
2 per 6' 3 per 6'
Sq Ft
100
120
100
475
490
475
100
40
60
270
270
270
60
72
120
48
40
180
180
180
40
80
400
400
400
80
90
48
LxW
Ceiling
Height
Theatre
40
267’x111’
22
ROOM
14’8"x20’9"
Sq Ft
3,300
School
School
Room
Room
Banquet
2 per 6' 3 per 6'
Dimensions
Ceiling
N/A
80
40
106
40
90
40
124
40
80
N/A
106
40
270
483
400
N/A
473
N/A
270
473
400
N/A
483
N/A
270
106
400
40
473
N/A
124
80
40
106
40
90
124
40
124
106
72
473
60
60
72
LxW
1,200
1,800 Height
2,700
Reception
87’x111’22
13’7"x14’8"
Grand Ballroom
900
29,637
400
267’x111’
600
830
14’8"x20’9"
1,110
3,300
14’8"-20’9"
Salon A
2,250
9,657
800
87’x111’
1,200
1,760
13’7"x14’8"
2,297
900
Foyer
1,548
69’x22’
11’6"
Salon B
N/A
19,980
N/A
180’x111’
N/A
N/A
14’8"-20’9"
11’6"
N/A
Conference
N/A
The largest hotel in
San Francisco, the
Hilton's architecture style
is Brutalist—referencing the raw concrete
Conference building material.
School
Theatre
3,407
180’x111’
680
40
2,100
106
1,620
60
9,657 46
Reception
Conference
90
19,980
Green Room
Conference
Reception
N/A
800 80 1,200
72
Salon B
Banquet
Reception
School
40
40
48 Dimensions
22
41
1,080
Banquet
Room Banquet
Theatre
Room
800
1,2002 per1,620
6' 3 per 6' 2,100
40'x27'
920
380
25’x16’
Union Square 1
340
48
Height
2,200
40'x23'
19,000
Union Square 2
Union Square 3
32 30
LxW
11'-20'
Room
1,080
Parlor 1 12
8’3"
47’x16’
90 21
Ceiling
School
Room
Continental
920 12
Ballroom
Parlor 2
Square 122’x16’
Union Square 1Union
340
730
&2
14
Dimensions
School
2 per 6' 3 per 6'
School
Sq Ft
228'x84'
16
Ballroom 4
LOMBARD ROOM, MASON ROOM, POWELL ROOM, SUTTER ROOM,
4,116
Ballroom 6
TAYLOR ROOM, AND VAN NESS ROOM
School School
Floorplan: Sixth
Floor
Ballroom 5
Dimensions
Ceiling
Room Banquet Reception
Conference
ROOM
Sq Ft
Theatre
Room
MASON ROOM,
POWELL ROOM, SUTTER ROOM,
LOMBARD ROOM,LxW
Height
Parlor 7
920
2 per 6' 3 per 6'
Ballroom 6
TAYLOR ROOM, AND VAN NESS ROOM
School School
Dimensions
Ceiling
Parlor
8
1,080
Room Banquet Reception
Conference
ROOM
Sq Ft
Theatre
Room
Union Square 1
LxW
Height
Parlor 7
730
47’x16’
8’3"
90
32
48 2 per 6'70 3 per 6' 84
40
&2
40
8’3"
Theatre
ROOM
19,000
Continental
N/A
Conference
Sq Ft
Floorplan: Grand Ballroom Level
School
Room Banquet
Room
N/A
2 per 6' 3 per 6'
1,200
N/A
1,800
N/A
600
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N/A
N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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2,700
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• Dominican University
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Look for the royal blue ribbons and “ASK ME”
buttons that all Ambassadors will be wearing. They are ready to help.
Tweet or DM us your question at http://twitter.
com/alaannual.
Visit the Networking Uncommons where
there’s always someone to help.
Ask other attendees around you; they’ve all
been first timers.
ALA Lounge (brought to you by ALA JobLIST Placement Center
The ALA JobLIST Placement Center in the
ALA membership)
Convention Center is open Saturday and
Visit the new ALA Lounge to connect with colleagues from the New Members Round Table
(NMRT) and other members, as well as ALA
staff who can help answer your questions
about the conference, your membership, and
the many things happening at ALA. You can
also find ALA Ambassadors here, ready to
help you (and anyone looking for a conference
refresher, first-timer or not) make connections
to programs, people, and places so your conference time is well spent.
Sunday, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, with an orientation on Saturday, June 27, 8:30am. Stop
by the Open House on Sunday, June 28,
10:30am – 12:00 noon for a special chance
to talk to numerous employers. Free services
for jobseekers include résumé posting on
the JobLIST website (http://joblist.ala.org/
placementcenter.cfm), career guidance workshops, conversations with a career counselor,
résumé review, photography, and the chance
to talk to employers in the Placement Center. Conference 101: Orient Yourself
ALA Divisions and Round Tables sponsor 101 programs throughout the weekend. These 101
programs will help you plan your conference experience based on your work or the type of
library in which you work. Get expert advice on programs to attend, exhibitors to visit, parties to
enjoy, and other ways to get the most out of being here. Programs especially for new attendees
are highlighted in the program guide.
Plan to attend at least one of these informative programs, especially if you’re a first-time
attendee.
NMRT 101
Saturday, June 27 • 8:30 am – 10:00 am
HIL - Franciscan C/D
New Members Round Table (NMRT) leaders
and experienced members welcome current and prospective NMRT members to the
NMRT 101 session. Learn about what NMRT
does, NMRT events happening at ALA Annual
Conference, benefits of membership, and how
to get more involved. This will be a great place
to make connections and network with other
new members and experienced leaders alike.
Conference Orientation
(NMRT)
Friday, June 26 • 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
MAR - Golden Gate B
Tips from the New Members
Round Table for a successful
ALA Conference
(Find more at www.alaannual.org/
resources-for-first-timers)
Basics
Explore your interests and learn something
new. Wear your nametag to meetings
and social events. Bring business cards.
Use the maps provided in this program
book. Take advantage of the free conference shuttles. For last-minute changes
check the show daily, Cognotes; the Conference Scheduler at www.alaannual.org/
scheduler or www.alaannual.org/mobileapp; and/or Twitter (#alaac15).
Design Your Conference
Use the conference scheduler to design
your experience--match the programs,
poster sessions, discussion groups,
speaker series, and social events to your
interests, expertise, and organization’s
initiatives. (A mobile app is available — see
p.41 for how to download it, or check www.
alaannual.org/mobile-app.) Schedule your
days to fit times and places and have
alternate events in mind just in case — and
it’s ok to arrive late or leave early. Allocate
plenty of time for the Exhibits.
Network and Stay Connected
Meet people and network like mad — talk to
others, ask questions, share information,
and learn from the thousands of other
attendees, ALA staff, and exhibitors. You
may just meet a potential collaborator,
mentor, or friend for life. Keep connections — make notes and send follow-ups
to the contacts and presenters you meet.
When you get home, apply your experiences, review your notes, share new ideas
you learned with your co-workers.
FIRST-TIME ATTENDEE INFORMATION
ALA Ambassadors (ALA members who are
longtime Annual Conference-goers) will be
available throughout the conference and in
the new ALA Lounge. ALA ambassadors can
help you make connections to programs,
people, and places so your conference time is
well spent. Look for the Roving Ambassadors
around the conference site, too, with royal
blue ribbons and “ASK ME” buttons, ready to
answer your questions on the go. Questions?
Enjoy!
New to the Annual Conference or ALA? Get
a fun and informative introduction to the
Annual Conference and San Francisco. Learn
how to navigate the exhibits and decipher the
conference program, how to make ALA and
NMRT work for you, and where to spend your
free time in the city. NMRT provides tips from
the pros and an orientation that will prepare
you to take full advantage of the conference
experience.
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AASL 101 (AASL)
ASCLA 101 (ASCLA)
Saturday, June 27 • 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
HIL - Yosemite B
Saturday, June 27 • 10:30 am – 11:30 am
MAR - Yerba Buena Salon 13 - 15
Experienced
members
of
American
Association of School Librarians (AASL) will
show you how to navigate Annual Conference
and fill you in on other ALA/AASL events. Don't
miss this opportunity to learn the AASL ropes
regarding everything from the features and
benefits of your membership to practical tips
and ideas that can help you in your career
as a school library media professional. Firsttime attendees and prospective members are
invited and long-time members are welcome
to attend this great networking opportunity.
If you’re an ASCLA newbie or a longtime
member looking for opportunities to connect
with members and ways to get involved, make
sure to add ASCLA 101 to your conference
schedule. Learn, network and engage with
this small but mighty division!
ACRL 101 & Membership
Meeting (ACRL)
Saturday, June 27 • 8:30 am – 9:30 am
MCC - 3018 (W)
ACRL leaders will meet with the first-time
attendees and explain how to get the most
out of the ALA Annual Conference experience
as well as opportunities for engagement with
ACRL. The orientation program will follow a
30-minute membership meeting.
ALCTS 101 (ALCTS)
Friday, June 26 • 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
MCC - 2001 (W)
Gather together with ALCTS leaders and new
members for an evening of fun and food.
ALSC 101 (ALSC)
Saturday, June 27 • 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
MCC - 133 (N)
Annual conference can be a big place with so
much to do! One must for any librarian serving youth is ALSC 101 where we'll help you
sort it all out. Learn about navigating Annual
Conference, the perks of ALSC membership,
and how to get involved. Plus, you'll get to
know your peers and potentially win some
prizes!
LITA 101: Open House (LITA)
Friday, June 26 • 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
MCC - 2005 (W)
LITA Open House is a great opportunity for
current and prospective members to talk
with Library and Information Technology
Association (LITA) leaders and learn how to
make connections and become more involved
in LITA activities.
RUSA 101: Network, Get
Oriented, Get Involved (RUSA)
Friday, June 26 • 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
WEST - Tower Salon A & B
If you’re new to RUSA or are a longtime
member looking for opportunities to connect with members and ways to get involved,
make sure to put RUSA 101 on your calendar!
Spend an hour with us before heading off to
the opening of the exhibit floor.
International Librarians
Orientation
Friday, June 26 • 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
MAR - Golden Gate A
In this “must-attend” session for first-time
international attendees and others from
abroad, ALA members will provide an overview of ALA, the conference, exhibits, and the
city of San Francisco, including recommended
programs and social activities. You can also
meet and network with other colleagues who
will help you as international librarians to get
the most from your conference experience.
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Intellectual Freedom 101
(OIF)
Friday, June 26 • 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
MCC - 2004 (W)
Intellectual Freedom (IF) is one of the most
basic values of librarianship. At this fastpaced one-hour session, you will meet leaders from ALA’s various intellectual freedom
groups, get all the details on the IF programs
planned for this conference and other upcoming events, and find out how you can get
involved in the intellectual freedom workings
of ALA and FTRF.
The Art of Asking: Salary
Negotiation for Library
Workers (ALA/APA)
Sunday, June 28 • 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
MCC - 2018 (W)
Join ALA-APA for an introduction to the principles of salary negotiation, with a focus
on libraries. In this session with speakers
Tiffany Allen and Elisa Topper, we will discuss
salary and non-salary compensation issues
to consider in library hiring and promotion,
review best sources for library salary information, and offer concrete advice to empower
library workers to negotiate with ease and
confidence.
Friday, June 26
ALA Council/Executive Board/Membership
Information Session
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
MCC - 134 - 135 (N)
Monday, June 29
Opening General Session
4:00 pm -5:15 pm
MCC - Esplanade Ballroom
ALA Membership Meeting
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
MCC - 134 - 135 (N)
Executive Board Meeting II
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
MAR - Nob Hill A - C
Saturday, June 27
Sunday, June 28
Executive Board Meeting I
8:30 am – 11:00 am
MAR - Nob Hill A - C
Auditorium Speaker Gloria Steinem
8:30 am – 9:30 am
MCC - Esplanade 305
Auditorium Speaker Haifaa
al-Mansour
10:30 am – 11:30 am
MCC - Esplanade 305
Auditorium Speaker Sarah Vowell
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
MCC - Esplanade 305
ALA Council I
8:30 am – 11:00 am
MCC - 134 - 135 (N)
ALA Awards Presentation
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
MCC - Esplanade 305
ALA President’s Program
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
MCC - Esplanade 305
ALA Council II
8:30 am – 11:30 am
MCC - 134 - 135 (N)
Tuesday, June 30
ALA Council III
7:45 am – 9:15 am
MCC - 134 - 135 (N)
Closing General Session
9:30 am – 11:00 am
MCC - 307 - 310 (S)
Executive Board Meeting III
1:30 pm – 4:00 pm
MAR - Nob Hill A - C
MEMBERSHIP & COUNCIL MEETINGS
Saturday, June 27
Sunday, June 28
Monday, June 29
Council Orientation Session for New and
Reelected Councilors
8:00 am – 10:30 am
MCC - 134 - 135 (N)
ALA Council I
8:30 am – 11:00 am
MCC - 134 - 135 (N)
ALA Council II
8:30 am – 11:30 am
MCC - 134 - 135 (N)
ALA Awards Presentation
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
MCC - Esplanade 305
ALA Council Forum II
8:30 pm – 10:00 pm
MAR - Golden Gate C1
ALA President’s Program
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
MCC - Esplanade 305
Tuesday, June 30
ALA Council/Executive Board/Membership
Information Session
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
MCC - 134 - 135 (N)
ALA Membership Meeting
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
MCC - 134 - 135 (N)
ALA President’s Reception
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
MCC - Esplanade 301
ALA Council III
7:45 am – 9:15 am
MCC - 134 - 135 (N)
ALA Council Forum I
8:30 pm – 10:00 pm
MAR - Golden Gate C1
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