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2011 Annual Conference Preview Update NEW ORLEANS Cognotes • Page 21 ngaging your community has never been more challenging. At ALA we understand that. For the 2011 ALA Annual Conference, we’ve built a relevant learning experience for you in the key areas of Advocacy, Marketing and Fundraising. These workshops and programs give you easy access to the information you need to address your library’s challenges plus show you how to integrate all types of support in your plan. Someday starts today. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the top thinkers and network with your peers. Join us for these sessions which reflect ALA President Roberta Stevens’ platform of advocacy and fundraising. E Grow A Network of Loyal Support @ Your Library Competing in the Information Marketplace II: Strategic PR Partnerships Demonstrate Value of Libraries MCC, Room 383-385 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Libraries are a Lifeline to Information in Times of Crisis MCC, Room 277 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Recovery Along the Gulf Coast: 21 Communities Build Back Better Public Libraries MCC, Room 278-282 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Anatomy of a Comprehensive Library Fundraising Program MCC, Room 243 Ensuring the Library’s Place in Your Community MCC, Room 264 BTOP & Libraries: Spotlight on the Workforce MCC, Room 284 Washington Update MCC, Room 283 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Fundraising: The Shape of Things to Come MCC, Room 243 Empowering Voices: Communities Speak Out for Libraries MCC, Room 271-273 President’s Program: Marketing on a Dime MCC, Room 383-385 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Public Programs that Work in Rural Libraries MCC, Room 346-347 Monday, June 27 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. The Library Marketing Unprogram: Learn from your peers MCC, Room 350-351 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Library Snapshot Day: A Nationwide Success Story of Library AdvocacyNew Jersey State Library MCC, Room 334 Making Beautiful Music Together: 360 Degree Fundraising MCC, Room 277 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. ALA Advocacy University: Frontline Fundraising Hilton-River Sunday, June 26 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Federal Advocacy - Take it to the Next level! MCC, Room 276 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Basic of Working with Grants from the Grant Professionals Association CEO Gail Vertz MCC, Room 335 Innovative Library Fundraising with Panelists Tori Jensen (school), Janice Trapp (public) and Robin Wagner (college) MCC, Room 344 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. ALA President’s Program: Sue Gardner - Wikipedia : Past, Present, and Future MCC, Auditorium B Friday, June 24 8:30 to 1:00 pm Workshop: Nuts & Bolts for Trustees, Friends and Foundations MARCC, River Bend 2 1:00 to 4:00 pm Workshop: Boomers, Staff & StudentsEngaging the Many Voices of Advocacy: An Advocacy Institute Workshop MARCC, River Bend 2 CLICK HERE ANNUAL CONFERENCE Saturday, June 25 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Marketing Libraries to Diverse Communities Morial Convention Center (MCC), Room 342 Learn the Basics about Grants L earn more about working with grants during the session “Basics of Grants with the Grant Professionals Association,” Sunday, June 26, from 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. in Room 335-336 of the Convention Center. Gail Vertz, CEO of the Grant Professionals Association-GPA, has been involved in the grants industry for over 20 years. Vertz will communicate information she has learned throughout the years. The session contains four objectives: 1) gain knowledge about a variety of potential funding sources; 2) increase general knowledge about grants; 3) learn a multitude of tips and strategies for improving your grant applications; and 4) learn about grant budgets. Vertz has served as a reviewer, chairperson and facilitator of many federal grant reviews. Some of the information in this workshop will be presented through the eyes of a reviewer to assure attendees are making the most of their grant applications. Visit with GPA staff in booth #1619. T AASL Launches Online Lesson Plan Database bilities, and self-assessment strategies represented in the lesson plan to their corresponding English Language Arts Common Core Standard as set forth by the AASL crosswalk. When available, the database will be updated to include the same capability with the Common Core Math Standards. Submissions are vetted by AASL reviewers. The lesson plan rubric and checklist used by moderators are available to site users prior to submitting a lesson plan. With this system, AASL hopes that the database serves not only as a useful tool full of exciting best practices, but as professional development to those new to developing lesson plans. Not only can peers rate and comment on published plans, but site moderators can provide feedback on plans prior to being published. For more information, visit http://aasl.jesandco.org/. he American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announces the launch of the “Standards for the 21st-Century Learner Lesson Plan Database,” a public, online database providing school librarians a fast and user-friendly way to create and share quality lesson plans with their peers. Registered users may submit lesson plans to the database, as well as search the database by learning standards and indicators, content topic, grade-level, resources used, type of lesson or schedule, keyword and much more. Registered users can also bookmark lesson plans for future use, rate and comment on lesson plans in the community, print plans to PDF, and share lesson plans across social networking platforms. The database automatically aligns the skills, dispositions in action, responsi- An app and mobile site to promote your services, collections, events and much more. Starting at just: App: $49.99 / m | $399 setup App + site: 59.99 /m | $599 setup Visit us in the mobile pavilion. www.nowinthelibrary.com Brought to you by Infor Library and Information Solutions http://www.alaannual.org/content/travel-housing-and-registration-information http://www.nowinthelibrary.com http://www.nowinthelibrary.com http://aasl.jesandco.org/

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Friday’s Opening General Session Features Dan Savage
ALA Annual Conference Exhibits to Open Friday Afternoon
Visit New Artist Alley, Mobile App Pavilion
Auditorium Speaker Series Attracts Range of Authors
Writer, Actor Molly Shannon at Closing General Session
ALA Mobile Connects at Annual
Pat DiNizio of The Smithereens at Wrap Up Rev Up!
ALA Annual Conference Exhibits Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA Halls G-JJ
ERT Silent Auction to Benefit Christopher J. Hoy/ERT Scholarship
Wikimedia Director to Speak at ALA President’s Program
Celebrating Libraries: The Power of Renewal and Service to Their Communities
“What’s Cooking @ ALA” Cooking Stage Schedule
The Graphic Novel Stage
Now Showing @ALA
ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Awards Ceremony Moves to ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans
Washington Office Update to Feature Accessibility Initiative, Disaster Preparedness Tips
Shuttle Bus Schedule
Grow A Network of Loyal Support @ Your Library
Learn the Basics about Grants
AASL Launches Online Lesson Plan Database
Join the Celebration: Stonewall Book Awards Mark Their 40th
Enter to Win the $20,000+ Great Graphic Novel Library Giveaway
Lauren Myracle Headlines AASL Awards Luncheon
Wedgeworth to Explore Past, Future of Library Literacy Programs at 2011 Coleman Lecture
Authors, Illustrators Discuss “Trickster” Graphic Novel and Honoring Cultures
Diversity in Action at Annual Conference
The PopTop Stage Schedule
Large Print Books for Baby Boomers
Town Hall Meeting on Diversity
PLA Preconferences Dedicated to Public Library Professionals
AASL Presents Preconferences
Karioth to Present AASL President’s Program
Joint Conference of Librarians of Color to Host June 24 Fundraising Reception
AASL to Recognize Million Dollar Mark
Programs Focus on Daniel Ellsberg, the Pentagon Papers, Current Events

ALA Cognotes New Orleans Preview Update